Forgotten Cinema

The Mikes are going back to 1987 to meet some robots, who might be aliens, but are definitely going to have some robot lovin' and make some robot babies as they look at the Brad Bird written, *batteries not included , directed by Matthew Robbins . Listen in as Mike Butler and Mike Field talk about this feel good 80's movie, that upon closer inspection leaves a lot to be desired in terms of story a...

The Mikes are taking a look at a David Mamet film that DOES NOT have swearing in it! That's right, Mike Field and Mike Butler are discussing the 1998 Myster-Thriller The Spanish Prisoner . Listen in as the Mikes talk about Steve Martin playing his first serious on-screen role, the strange dialogue in Mamet films, the lack of mystery in this mystery film, and all the outside forces stacked against...

The Mikes are finishing their John Carney "music trilogy" with 2007's Once , starring Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová . Listen in as Mike Butler and Mike Field discuss one of the most uplifting movies of all time. A movie so good even Steven Spielberg said it made his year. They talk about how the film was made, how much they enjoy the look of the film and the music, how the film doesn't have a t...

The Mikes are helping Billy Bob Thorton blow up his barn and launch a rocket to space in this week's episode talking about the 2007 film The Astronaut Farmer . Mike Field and Mike Butler discuss the themes of this movie, like family and never giving up on your dreams. and how they carry this film from start to finish. Sure, building a rocket to space in your barn is kind of dumb, but Thorton, alon...

The Mikes are taking a trip to Europe where they'll experience soccer hooligans, the red-light district, and maybe accidentally become Popes as they discuss the 2004 comedy EuroTrip starring Michelle Trachtenberg , Scott Mechlowicz , and Jacob Pitts . Listen in as Mike Butler talks about how, while some of the comedy maybe be too much for a modern audience, much of it still holds up and is very fu...

The Mikes have pissed off the wrong screenwriter, as they work to keep their high-powered producer jobs at their studio...wait, no that's Tim Robbins in Robert Altman 's 1992 film, The Player . Listen in as Mike Butler and Mike Field discuss how this movie about moviemaking is great at poking fun at Hollywood, but maybe doesn't go far enough. They'll also talk about the endless celebrity cameos, c...

The Mikes are looking for demons to kill...who might just be regular innocent people as they discuss the 2002 Bill Paxton thriller Frailty , starring none other than Bill Paxton. Matthew McConaughey is also in it. Mike Butler and Mike Field talk about how they like this film, but find some issues with the way they handle the film's twist and mystery. They'll talk about the real-life murders that i...

This is it...the beginning of the end! How fitting then that the Mikes take a look at the 1995 film, aptly titled Living in Oblivion , starring Steve Buscemi , Catherine Keener , Dermot Mulroney , and Peter Dinklage in one of his first on screen roles. Listen in as Mike Field and Mike Butler discuss how true to life this independent film about making an independent film is. From the on-set frustra...

The Mikes are taking over the bootlegging business, and there ain't nobody going to get in their way, or else it's curtains for 'em! That's right...curtains! Mike Butler and Mike Field discuss the Joel and Ethan Coen's 1990 crime film, Miller's Crossing starring Gabriel Byrne , Albert Finney , Marcia Gay Harden , and Jon Turturro . Listen in as they gush about what might be the Coen brothers' most...

Not since they recorded their unaired pilot episode, Sphere , have the Mikes both equally disliked a film as much as this... Mike Butler and Mike Field discuss all the things that make A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon a deservedly forgotten film (other than that ridiculously long title). River Pheonix does his best to save this film that was marketed as the next Ferris Bueller's Day Off , when...

The Mikes are chilling out with Denzel Washington on this episode; bleeding out in swimming pools and looking for revenge. Mike Field and Mike Butler discuss the 2004 Tony Scott film, Man on Fire , also starring Christopher Walken and a young Dakota Fanning . Butler and Field discuss the "Denzel Effect" in the movie business and how Butler loves this film while Field...not so much. So, listen in a...

Gary Oldman has got some severed hands in the freezer, but don't worry, it's not weird. It's just for doin' crimes and stuff. The Mikes are taking a look at the 1990 crime drama State of Grace also starring Sean Penn , Ed Harris , and Robin Wright . Mike Butler isn't a huge fan of this movie; from the Wright's unnecessary female love interest, to the overused "cop too deep undercover plot," the re...

There's a podcast on the web like a great black pit and the vermin of the internet inhabit it and their opinions aren't worth what a pig could spit and it goes by the name of Forgotten Cinema ! The Mikes are traveling back to 19th century not-so jolly ol' London as they discuss the 2007 Tim Burton directed, Johnny Depp starring Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street based on the musical by...

It's the 80's, there's a stolen car, sick synth beats, and a large bag of cocaine! It's time to party! This week the Mikes are looking at 2011's Take Me Home Tonight starring Topher Grace , Anna Farris , and Chris Pratt . Mike Field and Mike Butler discuss what makes this 80's themed movie work. Mainly all the drugs if they're honest. This is because of Dan Fogler 's character, who's story revolve...

This week the Mikes are discussing the 2001 World War Two film, Enemy at the Gates , starring Jude Law , Ed Harris , Rachel Weisz , and Jospeh Fiennes . And both Mikes seem to agree that in this film's case, the "enemy" in the title is the story and the "gates" is the film. A film that neither Mike Butler nor Mike Field have seen in full since its release in 2001, both discuss the problems with th...

Oh, you're here. Great. Take a seat, have a Stummies, because the Mikes are going to try to sell you some Gleemonex after they discuss the 1996 Kids In The Hall comedy, Brain Candy . Listen as Mike Butler and Mike Field tell you why this forgotten comedy is actually filled with comedic gold. While not a perfect film by any means, Brain Candy has a ton of quotable moments and silly gags that will k...

The Mikes are taking a trip through a fantasy world to stop an evil queen from killing a baby equipped with...acorns?! That's right! Just in time for its sequel series premiere on Disney+, Mike Butler and Mike Field are discussing the 1988 George Lucas created fantasy film, Willow , starring Warwick Davis and Val Kilmer . Listen in as the Mikes talk about how this is a film that seems to be made w...

The Mikes have achieved the highest score at their local liquor store arcade game and have been recruited by aliens to save the universe! That's, right Forgotten Cinema is taking a look at the 1984 film, The Last Starfighter ! Listen in as Mike Butler and Mike Field discuss this cult classic and realize that it maybe doesn't hold up quite as well as a lot of 80s nostalgia would have you believe. F...

The Mikes are going to Panama to blackmail a tailor into giving them some juicy political information on the Panama Canal...and maybe a couple of nice suits as they discuss the 2001 film The Tailor of Panama on this episode of Forgotten Cinema ! Listen in as Mike Butler and Mike Field talk about how this film is not really a spy film, but a conman film that just so happens to involve spies. The Mi...

The Mikes are getting into the Komodo Dragon business with Matthew Broderick and Marlon Brando this week at they discuss the 1990 comedy, The Freshman . Listen in as Mike Field and Mike Butler give you some facts about the making of the film as well as their take on the film. Does Butler not like Broderick as an actor anymore; or is his character so poorly written that it actual affects Butler's o...

The Mikes are headed to Slagtown this week to hunt down a killer who also happens to be selling a detergent looking drug, to his fellow sour milk drinking, beaver eating alien immigrants circa 1991. That's right, it's 1988's Alien Nation , starring award winning actors James Caan and Mandy Patinkin . Listen in as the Mike Butler and Mike Field discuss the way the film builds its world of these "Ne...

Mike Butler and Mike Field are taking round trip through Hell, via a spaceship on the final episode of Forgotten Horror ! Join the Mikes as they discuss the 1997 sci-fi horror film, Event Horizon , directed by Paul W.S. Anderson and starring Laurence Fishburne and Sam Neill . They'll talk about the original 130 minute cut of this film and how due to a delay in James Cameron's Titanic , this film w...

Can a movie survive multiple viewings when you already know the twist? The Mikes are about to find out as they discuss the 2001 gothic-horror film, The Others , starring Nicole Kidman and Christopher Eccleston on the penultimate episode of Forgotten Horror! Listen to the episode as Mike Butler and Mike Field talk about how knowing the big twist at the end of the film harms this film in many ways,...

The Mikes are bitten by something worse than a werewolf...studio interference!!!! It's (technically) Wes Craven 's aptly titled Cursed on this next instalment of Forgotten Horror! In this 2005 werewolf film, Christina Ricci and Jesse Eisenberg play brother and sister who after a car accident involving a werewolf, start to feel themselves change and have to figure out a way to stop their curse befo...

Mike Butler and Mike Field are joined by John Doolan of the You Can't Sit With Us podcast for the premiere of the fourth annual Forgotten Horror! What's in the coffin tonight? The 1975 television horror special Trilogy of Terror starring Karen Black in three (or four) distinct roles and an especially violent Zulu warrior doll. Listen in as the three discuss Karen Black ability to become numerous d...