Forgotten Cinema

One Mike thinks this film is "The Best of Times"....the other not so much. Mike Field and Mike Butler take a look at the 1986 comedy film The Best of Times starring Robin Williams and Kurt Russell. Listen to the episode as the Mikes disagree with each other about nearly every aspect in this film. Didn't think Robin Williams could be unlikeable in a film? Well, Butler is going to make a case that h...

It's the end of 2020 and what better way to ring in the new year with a film whose title neatly sums up this past year, From Hell , the 2001 film directed by the Hughes Brothers and starring Johnny Depp and Heather Graham. Listen in as the Mikes talk about the fascination with Jack the Ripper and how this film blends the many different theories behind the who and why of the famous killer together,...

You ever just want to tie your family up and tell them exactly what you think about them? Yeah....us either. But they do it in this week's film The Ref , starring Dennis Leary, Kevin Spacey, and Judy Davis. Listen to the episode as Mike Butler and Mike Field discuss the way this film blends drama and comedy in a way that is seldom if ever used today. The Mikes also talk about how using dramatic ac...

The Mikes have been poisoned, and now they have only 24 hours to watch and do a podcast episode on 1988's D.O.A starring Dennis Quaid. Well, maybe they weren't poisoned, but Quaid's character was; and Mike Butler and Mike Field are still going to talk about it on this episode of Forgotten Cinema ! Listen in as the Mikes discuss the relationship between Quaid's and Meg Ryan's characters, the slow d...

"You want my podcast?! Take my podcast!!!" The Mikes are going back to the 90s to watch Samuel L. Jackson take some hostages and break some laws to prove that he's an honest cop. It's 1998's The Negotiator , directed by F. Gary Gray. Listen to the episode where Mike Field and Mike Butler talk about a very different original plan for the film, where Sylvester Stallone would try to negotiate a hosta...

Honor, duty, awesome swords, and historical Tom Cruise. It's The Last Samurai directed by Edward Zwick, starring Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe on this episode of Forgotten Cinema . Listen as Mike Field and Mike Butler talk about the controversy surrounding this film, both from the aspect to casting Tom Cruise and the glorifying of the Samurai during that time. They'll also talk about how good Ken Wa...

Why should we worry! Why should we ca-a-a-re....that the Mikes are watching a film about a good-hearted team of singing and thieving street dogs and their precocious kitten pal. Maybe because one of those dogs is New York City legend Billy Joel?!?! Maybe. Mike Butler and Mike Field are talking 1988's Oliver and Company on this episode of Forgotten Cinema ! Join the Mikes as they discuss how even f...

The Mike's are taking us to 1981 to watch James Caan break into safes and act the crap out of Michael Mann's first feature film, "Thief" Listen in as Mike Butler and Mike Field discuss the skill and talent that Caan displays on screen as anti-hero, safe cracker and ex-con, Frank. From his monologue in the diner scene to his dialogue with the other characters. The Mikes make the argument that he ma...

Mike Field and Mike Butler are reporting for duty on the HMS Surprise, with Captain Jack Aubrey at the helm, as he travels the world in pursuit of the Archeron, a possible vessel supplying England's enemy, the French, during the Napoleonic Wars. That's right, it's time for the Peter Weir directed Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World , starring Russel Crowe and Paul Bettany on this epi...

The Mikes are starting the presses on Forgotten Cinema season 7 with The Front Page , directed by Billy Wilder and starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. Join Mike Field and Mike Butler as they discuss how this film is one of many remakes of the original stage play from the 20's and how that helps much of what makes this film so great. The Mikes also talk the great set design and how some of the...

The Mikeronomicon Ex Mortis....roughly translated....The Book of the Mikes. Join Mike Butler and Mike Field as they venture down into the fruit cellar of an old cabin to bring you the final episode of the second annual Forgotten Horror; 2013's Evil Dead , directed by Fede Alvarez and starring Jane Levy. The Mikes discuss how original The Evil Dead creator, Sam Raimi decided on newcomer Fede Alvare...

On this penultimate episode of the second annual Forgotten Horror, the Mikes are shining a light on the 2010 Guillermo Del Toro film, Don't Be Afraid of the Dark , starring Katie Holmes and Guy Pierce; directed by Troy Nixey. Mike Field and Mike Butler will talk about how the unknown Troy Nixey, with just about no credentials, found himself at the helm of a major studio production with fairly succ...

The Jack O' Lantern is still lit, the monsters are still mashing, so that means Forgotten Horror keeps on rolling! This week the Mikes are taking a look at the 2018 family fantasy film, The House with a Clock in Its Walls , directed by Eli Roth and starring Jack Black, Cate Blanchett, and Kyle MacLachlan. Listen as Mike Butler and Mike Field discuss how the film is a homage to some of the classic...

Can you feel it? The chill in the air? That feeling that there's something behind you? The hair standing up on the back of your neck?! That means it's time to GET SPOOKY Y'ALL!!!!! That's right! It's Butler's favorite time of year, Forgotten Horror ! The Mike Butler and Mike Field are raising four frightfully delightful horror films back from the forgotten graves starting with John Carpenter's Vam...

The Mikes take a trip with Kevin Costner down "Too Many Sub-Plot" Lane in this episode of Forgotten Cinema . Join Mike Field and Mike Butler as they talk about the 2007 crime thriller, Mr. Brooks , starring Kevin Costner, William Hurt, Danielle Panabaker, and comedian Dane Cook in the not so funny role of Mr. Smith. The Mikes discuss how Mr. Brooks is a compelling and well acted film with an inter...

The Mike's find them stuck in the middle of a power and phone outage in mid 90's suburbia...and folks are going CRAZY!!!!!! Mike Field and Mike Butler are talking about the 1996 David Koepp film, Trigger Effect , starring Kyle MacLachlan, Elisabeth Shue, and Dermot Mulroney. The Mikes discuss how this film is Koepp's directorial debut, the weakness in the character of Matt, wanting more of Durmot...

Field and Butler travel to the town of Dirt, thirsty and desperate for its most necessary and missing resource...water. Good thing sheriff Rango is on the case!!! The Mikes take a gander at the 2011 Gore Verbinski animated film, Rango, starring Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Ned Beatty, and Bill Nighy. Listen in as Mike Butler tries to figure out why Mike Field isn't a fan of Rango, even though Butler...

The game is afoot! Join the Mikes as they put on their finest deerstalker caps and watch a young Sherlock Holmes and Watson stop an Egyptian cult from murdering people with hallucinogenic blow darts in 19th century London in Barry Levinson's Young Sherlock Holmes , written by Chris Columbus. Mike Field and Mike Butler discuss how the film is a classic 80's adventure film with a lot of Spielberg to...

The Mikes are grabbing some fedoras and walking through doors in good ol' NYC on this episode of Forgotten Cinema as they take a look at the 2011 George Nolfi film, The Adjustment Bureau , starring Matt Damon and Emily Blunt. Listen in as Mike Butler and Mike Field discuss the film's theme of "fate vs free will" and how they tackle such a quasi religious story without stepping on any toes, but sti...

The Mikes are watching some Linda Fiorentino take it to some next level femme fatale on this episode of Forgotten Cinema as they take a look at the 1994 John Dahl film, The Last Seduction . Listen in as Mike Field and Mike Butler discuss Ms. Fiorentino's amazing take on the classic noir character in director Dahl's follow up to another noir film of his we covered, Red Rock West . While both Mikes...

Get your podcast passes ready, because they need to be signed, verified, signed again and sent over to room 455 for inspection. Don't you just love bureaucracy and all its red tape? The Mikes are taking a look at Terry Gilliam's 1985 classic, Brazil, starring Jonathan Pryce, Robert De Niro, Bob Hoskins, Ian Holm, Kim Greist, and more! "If its such a classic film, then why are you talking about it...

The Mikes are taking a ride with the craziest limo driver in Los Angeles in this episode of Forgotten Cinema at a 2014 Joe Carnahan film starring Patrick Wilson, Ed Helms, Jessica Alba, Ray Liotta, David Hasselhoff, Randy Couture, James Badge Dale and (totally not) Chris Pine in his craziest role to date. That's right! We're talking Stretch ! All those people and you never heard of it? That's okay...

Its the start of Forgotten Cinema season 6 and the start of a crossover! The Mikes are first looking at 2019's Terminator: Dark Fate , directed by Tim Miller and brings back series creator James Cameron, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Linda Hamilton as Sarah Connor. Listen in as Mike Field and Mike Butler discuss Hamilton's return. Whether the focus on Sarah Connor hurts or helps the film, the return...

The Mikes are ending Season 5 with a bang....well maybe a pile driver, or the people's elbow, as they take on the 2000 film, Ready to Rumble , starring David Arquette, Scott Caan and a ton of pro wrestlers. This episode of Forgotten Cinema Season 5: Audience Choice is brought to us by Joey DiCarlo from the So Wizard Podcast . Listen in as Mike Field and Mike Butler discuss how this early aughts co...

The Mikes see if they got the "juice" in this episode of Forgotten Cinema as they take a look at the 1992 film Juice , directed by Ernest R. Dickerson and starring Omar Epps and Tupac Shakur. This episode of Forgotten Cinema Season 5: Audience Choice ! is brought to us by Aaron Singleton. Thanks Aaron! Listen in as Mike Field and Mike Butler discuss the how Ernest R. Dickerson kept to a true three...