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Wow. Just - wow. What an incredible feat in filmmaking. I can't say enough good things about today's movie - but I try. I actually watched this in the theater this morning at a 9:10am showing. I smuggled some Dunkin' coffee in and a breakfast sandwich made by yours truly. It really was a perfect vacation morning. In a theater by myself with maybe 4 other people, good coffee, and a fant...

What? You didn't think I'd forget to that I wasn't caught up on the Insidious movies yet did you? And hell, by this time next year there will be another one to talk about! This one - well let's just say this....I haven't watched it yet, so I have no idea how I feel about it. I guess I'll just have to listen to what I end up saying. You should too.

I'm officially on vacation for the rest of Movie Month (and beyond). To celebrate I watched a 2022 action movie where 95% of it takes place on a train. Brad Pitt leads a cast of over the top characters in a movie that might not be great - but was still a fun ride...Whoa, what a pun! But yeah, don't think too much about the plot - just go along for the journey...Oh snap, I did it again.

Fight, shoot, stab. Repeat! And repeat and repeat! I would watch John Wick have Chapters for decades to come - now will that happen? Hmm, maybe - maybe not. But all I know is, as long as they keep making them I'll keep enjoying them - even when they eventually end up being 5 hours long...

Happy Father's Day to all you dads out there. I thought I'd celebrate by getting freaked out for a good 100 minutes. I am so glad that I went into this movie seeing/knowing so little and was genuinely surprised as to where it went and how it got there. Now it makes me want to see what this writer/director does next!

While yesterday I watched a movie in the theater for the first time in years - today I watched a movie that was meant to be watched at home. The screen wasn't as good. The sound was as good as my earbuds allowed. The experience just wasn't the same - BUT boy oh boy was this an enjoyable movie with some fantastic action set pieces. Probably would've looked amazing on the big screen - bu...

After almost a four year break, I finally made it back to the movie theater. December 2019 was the last time I saw a film on the big screen - but I was not going to let this one pass me by! Accompanied by my 12 year old niece and 10 year old nephew, we saw in a huge screen, and spoiler alert - we all loved it!

Look, I'm going to be honest with you. It's 11:31pm and I am rushing to get this episode up and done and get all the posts about it done - so I don't have any real time to talk about this movie, but I will tell you this: I FRIGGIN' LOVED THIS MOVIE!

And with that, I am completely caught up with Marvel - except I am totally not and didn't realize it until I started typing this...Oops, that Tree and Raccoon movie is still out there. Oh well, I'm not changing it now. This was basically a space movie with Ant-Man. Not great, but enjoyable enough.

With the Wisdom of Solomon, the Strength of Hercules, the Courage of Achilles, the Power of Zeus, the Stamina of Atlas, the Speed of Mercury, I watched today’s movie – Shazam! Fury of the Gods! Sure this movie died out at the box office, and the critics didn’t love it, and for a while I wasn’t sure if I would like it – but it picked up for me, and by the end I was enjoying myself even if I was thi...

This movie has been on my list since the first time I saw the trailer. It looks so dark and creepy - not sure why I waited so long (probably was only available to purchase at the time). If you can't tell, I wrote this description before watching the movie. My buddy wants to go get Indian food tonight so I wanted to prep ahead of time and get as much done as possible BEFORE watching the movie....

Today I watched the first movie in the Rocky-verse that did not feature Sylvester Stallone in it. And you know what? That is okay - because this was a good, well-made movie. And sure, during my podcast I got name of the big fight wrong - and I forgot to talk about the ring announcer with the crazy dreds - but hey that's okay. Maybe I'll remember those for Creed IV.

It's always great when a movie that a bunch of your friends have been loving and quoting lives up to (and even exceeds) the hype. A movie that you know was going to be good based on their opinions, on the fact of who made and acted in this movie, and of course all the accolades it was getting - and yet you still come out appreciating it even more than you thought you would. Oh and my friend an...

I knew for a while that this would be the movie for day 9 - mainly because today is the day Renfield showed up on Peacock. Oh and even though the movie didn't get great reviews or have a great box office - I had a lot of fun watching it. With Nicolas Cage as Dracula - How could I not?

It's been 33 years between Fletch movies and I think it was worth the wait. Any reason to get Jon Hamm and John Slattery in a room talking to each other is good enough for me - but in all honesty, I really really enjoyed this movie. I wish it got more attention so there could be more.

The Rock giveth and The Rock taketh away. This movie left me feeling bittersweet. Sweet because of the cameo at the end. Bitter because it was probably the last time we'll see that man play that character. And also bitter because this movie was just...meh.

I started this movie with a frozen burrito for breakfast and ended the movie during some Hot Pockets at lunch. As you can see, I'm a huge foodie so this movie was right up my ally. In all seriousness, this movie was dark, fun, scary, weird, and with great acting. My compliments to the chefs!

Marvel, Ryan Coogler, and the cast of this movie really could not have done a better job with crafting this sequel - especially under the real life circumstances - as well as they did. I definitely had some chopped onions nearby.

What's your favorite scary movie? I'll tell that mine - is not this. I didn't hate it, and there was a bunch I did like about it - but my eyes did roll more than once as I tried to figure out what crazy person was wearing the Ghostface mask this time...

This movie was everything I expected and more. Bonkers. Crazy. Ridiculous. Absurd. And I am saying those with the highest level of compliment. The most shocking thing to me is the Motion Picture Academy were smart enough to give the Oscar to this wild, fun, emotional - incredibly acted - ride. This movie will definitely have to be rewatched - so I can try to figure out all the things I KNOW I miss...

In a shocking turn of events, I'm watching a Marvel movie! Yup, I'm probably the last MCU fan in the world to see this one.

And just like that it's June again! Welcome back movie nerds to another 30 days of movies. Another 30 days of podcasts. Another 30 days of dear ol' Mikey watching and talking a movie he's never every day this month! And what makes this even crazier is - this is the TENTH year of Movie Month! This year will mark the 300th movie and the 240th podcast (remember those first two years were...

Well, my friends, the time has come. To raise the roof and have some fun. Throw away the work to be done. Let the podcast play on.....We did it! It's here! The Marchy McFly 3 Finale episode! I laughed, I cried, I drank diet soda, and I did my best to recap scene-by-scene with no notes the entire plot of the movie in what I call "The Story of Back to the Future Part III." Thank you to e...

This feels weird. There's only one more day of Marchy McFly left after today. I'm not sure what to think. In one way, this month has flown by - but on the other hand it feels like my life now is just watching and podcasting about Back to the Future Part III - so I am not sure how it's going to feel once it's all over. But that day is not today. No, today I talk mostly about what th...

It's just another Manic Wednesday....Nah, that didn't work. No wonder Prince changed it to Monday. Anyway - Happy day 29 everybody! Today I talk a tiny bit about some notes, and focus most of the time talking about Doc and Clara's sons, Jules...And Verne. I found a reddit page talking about the actor who played Verne that was kind've interesting. And I look up a little about those...