Forgotten Cinema

It's time for severed hands, bad accents, and an adorable pit bull puppy on this episode of Forgotten Cinema as the Mikes discuss the 2014 film, The Drop , starring Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, and James Gandolfini in his final role before his passing. Mike Field and Mike Butler both very much enjoy the story being told in this film. The writing and the dialogue are very well done. Butler believes tha...

The Mikes are going back to 1983 to sit down and have a long talk and hang out for the weekend. A "Big Chill" if you would. Get it?! That's right; Mike Butler and Mike Field are discussing the Lawrence Kasdan written and directed film The Big Chill , starring Kevin Kline, Jeff Goldblum, Glenn Close, William Hurt, Tom Berenger, JoBeth Williams, Mary Kay Place, and Meg Tilly. What a cast! Field and...

The Mikes are going back in time to the Hundred Years War where these modern men of the 21st century will surely thrive...nah just playing, they'd probably die; quickly and poorly. Mike Field and Mike Butler are instead watching the 2003 time travel film, Timeline , from the comfort of their own homes with all the modern amenities available to them. They'll discuss the differences between this fil...

It's time for some Cruise-on-Cruise action this week as the Mikes discuss the 2013 film "Oblivion" starring Forgotten Cinema's most repeated superstar; Tom Cruise. Mike Butler and Mike Field both truly enjoy this movie, but man does it have some issues when it comes to story. From conveniences in dialogue and character motivation for the purpose of driving the story along to inconsistent or nonsen...

It's two episodes into their 13th season and the Mikes are throwing the party of the century! A real rager! The most kick-ass rockin' in your face....ok I lied; they're just going to watch a movie about that kind of party. It's 2012's Project X . Directed by and starring no one you've ever heard of, this coming-of-age party film went on to make nearly TEN TIMES it's budget back! That's....astoundi...

Season 13 of Forgotten Cinema starts off with The Mikes driving a Soviet tank behind enemy lines by orders of a crazed George Dzundza, as they discuss the 1988 film The Beast of War . After about seven seasons worth of being asked to cover this film, Mike Field and Mike Butler finally discuss this Jason Patric, Stephen Baldwin starrer that takes place during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The...

In the season finale of Season 12, the Mikes are grabbing their bright red wigs and running back to the late nineties to catch up with Lola's terrible, very bad, no good day, in 1998's Run Lola Run. Mike Field loves this low budget flick that brings him back to "the day"; the club music soundtrack typified by artists like Moby and Prodigy thumping throughout, the nonstop pace of the film, the subt...

Roxanne!!!! That's right! The Mikes are talking about a film that they've already been told isn't forgotten. The first Eddie Murphy starrer, 48 Hours. Well jokes on everyone, because neither Mike Field or Mike Butler had ever seen it. Everyone talks about Beverly Hill Cop , it's great and it's repeated all over TV, but 48 Hours is the one that gave Eddie Murphy his start on the big screen and no o...

The Mikes are going to law school in the early 70's! And probably flunking "Contracts" class with Professor Kingsfield. That's right! It's The Paper Chase. Mike Butler believes that you are unlikely to ever see a mainstream film geared more directly at a particular subset of a particular kind of school. To Butler this film is for first year law students (possibly only those in the 70's) and that i...

The Mikes love talking about Mike....Clayton that is! This week Mike Butler and Mike Field are discussing the 2007 Tony Gilroy film, Michael Clayton , starring George Clooney, Tilda Swinton, and Tom Wilkinson. This film is a favorite of the Mikes, nominated for 7 Academy Awards, including a win for Swinton and a Best Picture nod, it's no wonder. From the phenomenal acting of its title character Cl...

Mike Field and Mike Butler are talking about ANOTHER group of friends finding ANOTHER bag filled with a ridiculous amount of money. Man, the 90's just had cash coming out of everywhere. This time it's the UK in Shallow Grave , the first feature film from director Danny Boyle. Starring Ewan "Obi-Wan" McGregor, Christopher "The Doctor" Eccleston, and Kerry Fox, this movie is about 3 terrible friends...

The Mikes are jumping into some unsafe looking homemade planes and flying a gaggle of geese south for the winter as they discuss the 1996 family film Fly Away Home starring Jeff Daniels and Anna Paquin. Butler was sure Field would hate his film, but to his surprise, Field didn't hate it! From the father/daughter relationship of Daniels and Paquin, the cinematography, the true story angle, and of c...

The Mikes are going on holiday "In Bruge" after a podcast gone wrong with guest host Laura Johns from the "Why the Book Wins" podcast. Mike Field, Mike Butler, and Laura will discuss what they like about this 2008 dark dramedy from writer/director Martin McDonagh (of Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri fame) starring Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, and Ralph Fiennes. The themes are ever-prese...

The Mikes are going under cover at a new school, pretending to be men in order to....wait...something isn't right. Maybe sometimes the Mikes are just watching movies; movies like Just One of the Guys from 1985, featuring William Zabka as, you guessed it...a bully! Mike Butler and Mike Field discuss why this film still works today at a time when a film from the 80's with a gender-swapping plot such...

What do you get when you have Mike Field and Mike Butler discuss the 2018 Steven Soderbergh film Unsane on an episode of Forgotten Cinema ? A fight! This Claire Foy vehicle; filmed (almost completely) on an iPhone split the Mikes opinions down the line. Mike Field enjoys the basic premise of the film; that being accidentally self-admitted in a mental institution is frighteningly possible. Mike But...

The game is afoot! The Mikes play some games with deadly consequences with Sirs Michael Caine and Laurence Olivier on this episode of Forgotten Cinema as they discuss the 1972 film, Sleuth ! Join Mike Butler and Mike Field as they talk about this two-man show featuring some of the greatest acting talent the world has ever seen. A mix of comedy, mystery, and drama with themes of revenge, racism, an...

The Mikes are getting mean on this episode of Forgotten Cinema as they take a look at Neil LaBute's The Shape of Things , starring Paul Rudd, Rachel Weisz, Gretchen Mol, and Fredrick Weller. Listen in as Mike Field and Mike Butler discuss how this film is based (as most of LaBute's films are) on one of his successful plays that stars the original cast as well. Butler and Field discuss the very pla...

Join the Mikes as they watch the 54th train and come together as the Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, led by Col. Robert Gould Shaw. Starring Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, Andre Braugher, Matthew Broderick, and Cary Elwes. Directed by Edward Zwick with an amazing score by the great James Horner. This is Glory! If you can't tell, both Mike Butler and Mike Field love this film and...

Which Mike would betray whom if they found a sack of money worth millions of dollars? Both of course! Just like the three men in this week's episode of Forgotten Cinema ! Join Mike Field and Mike Butler as they discuss the 1998 film "A Simple Plan," directed by Sam Raimi and starring Bill Paxton, Billy Bob Thorton, Brent Briscoe and Bridget Fonda. The Mikes will talk about how the performances of...

Butler and Field are giving up the conveniences of modern life to hide out amongst the Amish as they discuss Witness starring Harrison Ford and Kelly McGillis, directed by Peter Weir. Listen in as Mike Field and Mike Butler talk about the screenplay to Witness that is often considered one of the greatest screenplays ever written. They'll also debate the performance of Lukas Haas as Samuel and whet...

The Mikes are assembling their crew and about to pull of the biggest heist in NASCAR history on this episode of Forgotten Cinema ! This week Mike Butler and Mike Field are discussing the 2017 Steven Soderbergh film, Logan Lucky , starring Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Daniel Craig, Riley Keough, Seth McFarlane and Katie Holmes. The Mikes love this charming "Ocean's 7/11" from the characters like Jo...

Mike Field and Mike Butler encounter their most 80's title sequence yet as they discuss the 1986 film Ruthless People , starring Danny Devito, Bette Midler, Judge Reinhold, Helen Slater, Anita Morris, and Bill Pullman in his first film role Join the Mikes as they discuss how this film might be the most 80's of 80's films, from design, to cinematography and everything else. Every character is intro...

This time Field picks the troubled picture! You heard that right! In this episode of Forgotten Cinema , Mike Field and Mike Butler are discussing the 1990 Alan Alda directed comedy Betsy's Wedding , starring Molly Ringwald, Joe Pesci, Madeline Kahn, Anthony LaPaglia, Catherine O'Hara, Ally Sheedy, and of course...Alan Alda in a film that Alan Alda had such a bad time making that he never directed...

The Mikes are headed to the "Farm" with Colin Farrell to see if they have what it takes to be a CIA spy...or secret patsy for Al Pacino. Whatever pays better obviously. It's the 2003 spy thriller The Recruit on this episode of Forgotten Cinema . Listen in as Mike Butler and Mike Field discuss this film, directed by Roger Donaldson, that seems to have been made at least partly as a response to the...

The Mikes are getting two large fries, two large Cokes, and two cheeseburgers...wait...just one; Mike Field is a vegetarian, as they sit down to discuss the 2016 film, The Founder , starring Michael Keaton as Ray Kroc, the founder of McDonalds. Join Mike Butler and Mike Field as they talk about Michael Keaton's tremendous performance, playing someone who is equal parts hard and easy to root for. T...