Forgotten Cinema

The Mikes are continuing through Season 5 with slightly more connected vignettes in the 1999 film, Go , directed by Doug Liman, starring Sarah Polley, Timothy Olyphant, and Katie Holmes. This episode of Forgotten Cinema Season 5: Audience Choice is brought to us by Andrew Morgan from The Nomcast podcast. Listen in as Mike Field and Mike Butler discuss just how much Ronna sucks. *Spoiler Alert* It'...

Everyone at some point in their lives need to slay their (metaphorical) dragon. In the Mikes' case it's the 1992 Tom Selleck film(?) Folks! , directed by Ted Kotcheff. The question is, did the Mikes survive their battle unscathed? This episode of Forgotten Cinema Season 5: Audience Choice is brought to us by Steven Christina Jr. from the Super Retro Throwback Reviews podcast! Listen in as Mike Fie...

The Mikes are talking loosely connected vignettes and early 00's indie films with the 2003 film, 11:14 , starring Patrick Swayze, Hilary Swank, and Rachael Leigh Cook. This episode of Forgotten Cinema Season 5: Audience Choice is brought to us by Chris Frodel from the "Arguing with Myself" blog and Twitter account. Listen in as Mike Field and Mike Butler discuss this time stamped look at a group o...

On this episode the Mikes visit hippie forests.....in space!!!! That's right, it's time for the 1972 sci fi film, Silent Running ; starring Bruce Dern and directed by visual effects legend, Douglas Trumbull. This episode of Forgotten Cinema Season 5: Audience Choice ! is brought to us by Butler's mommy! Thanks ma! Listen in as Mike Field and Mike Butler discuss the influences Silent Running has ha...

The Mike's are going to try their best to act their age and not their show size in one of their most difficult episodes of Forgotten Cinema they've ever done as they tackle the 2003 comedy(?) Uptown Girls , starring Brittany Murphy and Dakota Fanning. This episode of Forgotten Cinema Season 5: Audience Choice ! is brought to us by listener Birkir Fannar who runs a podcast/social media pages as Lei...

Time for the Mikes to go back to 1958 New Orleans and channel their inner King for this week's episode of Forgotten Cinema ; King Creole. This episode of Forgotten Cinema Season 5: Audience Choice ! is brought to us by GI Gary over at the Pint O' Comics podcast. Listen in as Mike Field and Mike Butler discuss this early Elvis Presley film, directed by Michael Curtiz, who directed a small film you...

The Mike's (especially Field) are feeling super about this week's Audience Choice episode as they discuss the 1999 comedy film, Mystery Men starring Ben Stiller, William H. Macy, Janeane Garofalo, and Hank Azaria. This episode of Forgotten Cinema Season 5: Audience Choice ! is brought to us by Paul from The Countdown: Movies and TV Podcast. Listen in as Mike Field bemoans watching this film, and B...

The Mike's are watching Joaquin Phoenix hide bodies way too easily while Vince Vaughn laughs really weird in the 1998 film, Clay Pigeons , directed by David Dobkin. This episode of Forgotten Cinema Season 5: Audience Choice ! is brought to us by Shane Beauregard from the Media Mosh Podcast. Listen in as Mike Butler and Mike Field discuss their thoughts on the use of camera and lighting in this ind...

The Mikes bust out the checklists, dice, and pewter weapons as Forgotten Cinema explores the 1985 whodunit comedy, Clue , in episode 3 of Season 5: Audience Choice! This episode was chosen from recommendations from two of our viewers; Biggs from the Box Office Battle Podcast and Field's dear ol' mum herself. See what Mike Field and Mike Butler think of this film. SPOILER ALERT: They love it. Also,...

The Mike's are going to "Slam Evil" in this one, bro! ...Seriously, that's this film's tagline. It's the 1996 film, The Phantom on this episode of Forgotten Cinema Season 5: Audience Choice ! Brought to us by John Amenta, one of our good friends over at the Pint O' Comics podcast. Mike Butler and Mike Field take a look at this adventure film starring Billy Zane, Treat Williams, and Catherine Zeta...

Season 5: Audience Choice....begins!!!!! This episode was brought to us by Forgotten Cinema fan Zach Goodridge! Mike Butler and Mike Field travel 60's Europe during the midst of the Cold War to meet another dynamic duo who may actual bicker more than them in this episode of Forgotten Cinema . The Mikes look at the 2015 Guy Ritchie action film, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. , starring Henry Cavill, Armie...

We know what all of you are thinking: Each and every episode of Forgotten Cinema is always a flawless masterpiece of the Podcastian Arts (copyright pending), however, this isn't always the truth. Sometimes Mike Field and Mike Butler...mess up. *Pause for gasps* So, in honor of all the Mikes' birthdays this month (both the show's and their own), Forgotten Cinema (not so) proudly presents.... FORGOT...

Excuse me, I ordered the large podcast? Hello!!! That's right! The Mikes are taking a trip to San Francisco 1993, where apparently coffee shop poet is a real job, in So I Married an Axe Murderer , starring Mike Myers and Nancy Travis. Mike Butler and Mike Field discuss what went on during the making of this movie; from script changes and fights over story credit, to rumored issues of a difficult t...

The Mikes find themselves in the Great Depression, running from our serial killer preacher step-father in the penultimate season 4 episode of Forgotten Cinema . Mike Butler and Mike Field break down the 1955 forgotten classic, "The Night of the Hunter" directed by Charles Laughton and starring Robert Mitchum. The Mikes discuss what makes this picture such an influence on so many films that came af...

Hi-ho Silver! Awaayyyyy!!!! The Mikes are headed west on this episode of Forgotten Cinema to explore The Lone Ranger , starring Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer. Listen in as Field valiantly defends this film from its haters as Butler attacks him with some general reasons that audiences didn't connect with this film; from its length to its inconsistent tone. The Mikes will also talk about how well the...

Forgotten Cinema tackles a film with Robert Redford, Ben Kingsley, Sidney Poitier, River Pheonix, Dan Akroyd, and James Earl Jones.... ...wait...this is "forgotten" cinema, right? Sneakers , released in 1992 and directed by Phil Alden Robinson, is a terrific heist film starring the stars listed above and then some. Mike Butler and Mike Field discuss the fun dynamic between the great cast, the inte...

How does she know you podcast? How does she know.....it's Forgotten Cinema! That's right, the manly Mikes from Forgotten Cinema are tackling the most testosterone driven film they've ever done before...Disney's Enchanted, starring Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey. Mike Field and Mike Butler discuss why this mega hit film seems to have been all but forgotten by its creator. They discuss the deconstruc...

It's our 50th Episode!!!! Time to celebrate with some Michael J. Fox vs Grim Reaper action! That's right, Forgotten Cinema tackles the 1996 cult hit, The Frighteners on this episode. Listen to Mike Field and Mike Butler discuss how this film is a culmination of Peter Jackson's previous films. The Mikes also talk about how great both Michael J Fox and Jeffrey Combs are in this film and how the...

The Mikes get duped by femme fatales and crooked politicians in 1940s Los Angeles in this episode of  Forgotten Cinema . Mike Field and Mike Butler tackle the 1995 Denzel Washington film,  Devil in a Blue Dress , based on the Easy Rawlins novels by Walter Mosley. The Mike's discuss crime noir tropes, Don Cheadle's character, 1940's Los Angeles, and how Easy Rawlins is a unique take on th...

The Mike's get groovy in this episode of Forgotten Cinema as they gush over one of their top 10 films of the last decade, The Nice Guys . Mike Field and Mike Butler discuss why this mystery, action, comedy by writer-director Shane Black deserved more credit and acclaim than it received. They talk about the chemistry between stars Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe; as well as how their characters are...

The Mikes are traveling to Staten Island circa 1956, by way of an independent film from 2000 known as Two Family House on this episode of Forgotten Cinema . Mike Butler and Mike Field break down why this is an independent feature worth looking into. From its copious amounts of heart, to its relatable themes and likeable main characters, Two Family House is a well written film that doesn't fol...

The Mike's take on the forces of Hell and Keanu Reeves to bring you this episode of  Forgotten Cinema ! Mike Butler and Mike Field discuss the 2005 film,  Constantine , directed by Francis Lawrence. The Mike's talk about the differences between the film and the  Hellblazer graphic novels on which it is based, the look and style of the film, and why a film like this seems to have bee...

Mike Field and Mike Butler, codenamed  Forgotten Entertainment , are on the case, breaking down the 1975, Sydney Pollack film  Three Days of the Condor , starring Robert Redford. The Mikes breakdown their thoughts on the movie. Butler and Field discuss the film's score and how it possibly undercuts the drama of the film, the sudden relationship between Redford's and Faye Dunaway's c...

The Mike's catch up with a vacationing Death in this Valentine's(ish) episode of Forgotten Cinema . That's right, the Mikes are discussing their very first romantic drama, Meet Joe Black , starring Brad Pitt and Anthony Hopkins, directed by Martin Brest. Listen as Mike Butler and Mike Field talk about the fantastic performances by all of the film's cast. Butler and Field also talk about...

The Mikes see dead people and misanthropic British dentists in this episode of  Forgotten Cinema . Listen as Mike Butler and Mike Field talk about the 2008 romantic comedy,  Ghost Town , starring Ricky Gervais and Tea Leoni. Written and directed by resident favorite, David Koepp.  The Mikes discuss the importance of why more men and so-called "film-guys" need to start embracing more...