Just Like The Movies: A Nostalgic Movie Podcast

What if I told you we did a podcast on The Matrix ? Take the blue pill, you deserve happiness, and join us as we revisit the 1999 classic that Will Smith turned down to star in Wild Wild West . We don't get into the sequels too much here, so if you haven't seen those you might have dodged a bullet, but we hope you dig our chat about The Matrix and the tangent rabbit holes it takes us down.  S...

Look out! Here comes a podcast about Spider-Man, the OG 2002 movie starring Tobey Maguire. Before the multi-verse, before the eyeliner and dancing, there was a movie, and it was called Spider-Man. We have a blast revisiting this classic that broke records long before they days of the Marvel plug-and-play formula of guaranteed box office success. We have fun as always, imagining what it would be li...

Our goal has always been to win the crowd, so we hope we've won your affection as we talk about the Best Picture Oscar winning Ridley Scott epic Gladiator, starring Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix. We both agree this might be the best movie we've discussed on the podcast, and we get into every reason why. We also deliver on-brand tangents and goof off along the way. In the end we hope we don't h...

Just tap tap tap into our latest episode on the 1996 Adam Sandler comedy classic Happy Gilmore! As young teens we were at the perfect age for Adam Sandler's prime run of comedies and Happy Gilmore is him at his absolute best, though that might also be because Christopher McDonald's Shooter McGavin is one of the greatest villains in cinema history! Anyway, meet us on the 9th green at 9, and enjoy t...

Listen up street rats! We're talking Disney's 1992 animated classic Aladdin. We realized modern movies need more dumb and purely evil villains like Jafar, attack small town theater actors, while also doing the expected gush over Robin Williams, as is tradition. So grab your magic carpet, rub your lamp, but save your three wishes, because this episode, like all of ours, is free. Subscribe to the po...

Before T2 there was Total Recall , Arnold Schwarzenegger's biggest box office hit at the time. We have a blast revisiting this one of a kind sci-fi romp, from the iconic three-boobed woman and Michael Ironside being born a 50 year old and never aging, to Sharon Stone's performance that led to her landing the most iconic role of her career, and of course, Arnold in vintage Arnold form. Consider div...

America, F*** YEAH! We revisit the 2004 marionette comedy/action/parody movie Team America: World Police from the creators of South Park , Trey Parker and Matt Stone. This episode is a one-way ticket to laughter and a reminder of how poking fun at serious things serves as therapy. Mike and Johnny were absolutely cooked from laughing for nearly two hours.  Subscribe to the podcast free on your...

MIchael Mann made one of the greatest heist movies of all time with 1995's HEAT. Join us as we talk about the film that brought Pacino and De Niro face to face on screen for the first time while also delivering one of the most immersive and realistic shootout scenes. We garnish this chat about a pretty serious film with our typical brand of humor, and it goes without saying this episode of the pod...

Ocean's 11 is the rare remake that is better than the original (sorry Sinatra faithful), but that doesn't mean we loved it. Possibly the least liked film by Mike and Johnny to date on the rewatch and we get into why, but that doesn't mean there weren't things we really enjoyed. This is one of our more tangent-loaded episodes and we go off the rails a bit, but in our opinion - in the best way possi...

Take a trip with us back to 1993 to go back to the Old West as we talk about Tombstone. Get ready for a lot of gushing over Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer's career defining portrayal of Doc Holliday (which we believe should have earned him some statues), Dana Delany's underrated traditional level of hotness, and how nobody out-mustaches Sam Elliott. One of the last great Western movies made, so pull up...

Before Dwayne Johnson, there was a movie called The Rock starring Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage, and Ed Harris, and it RULES. We talk about the 1996 action classic that stands the test of time due to a stellar cast, high-octane action, and honestly, absurd amounts of testosterone. This movie in pinnacle 90's action and we tackle it all and survived long enough to ignite our green flares at the end. W...

Wayne's World, pod time, excellent, woo!!!! Join us for a really excellent time as we talk about the 1992 comedy and have arguably the most fun time we've had on an episode to date. Party on! Please subscribe to the show on your preferred podcast app and if it has a rating system, please throw us a rating/review, and share the link to our show with a friend who loves movies! Thank you for listenin...

We're a couple of wise guys talking about arguably the greatest mafia/gangster movie of all time: ' Goodfellas '. And yes we are here to amuse you. We guarantee this is the only Goodfellas podcast in existence that pictures what would have happened if Madonna was cast as Karen and how she would hide Henry's gun. We both walked away loving and appreciating this movie more than we did going in, whic...

You may not have time to bleed, but we hope you have time to listen to our episode on the Arnold Schwarzenegger classic PREDATOR! We have a blast revisiting this run through the jungle, and for a movie that is considered by many to be a surface-level romp, we walked away learning things about it we never would have imagined. The CIA may have had Dillon pushing too many pencils, but all we want you...

Welcome to (a podcast about) Jurassic Park! We revisit the Spielberg classic that launched filmmaking (especially visual effects) into the next era. We talk about the film in detail but also the marketing, toys, games, cultural impact, and behind the scenes bits of trivia. Oh and of course, which character Mel Gibson was considered for. And we couldn't talk about Jurassic Park without dedicating a...

When someone asks you if you're a pod, you say YES! Ghostbusters is one of the greatest movies of all time and we had a blast making this beast of an episode. In addition to talking about the movie and our memories seeing it as kids, we also get into the toys, cartoons, sequels, and more, including what form we would have chosen for the destructor instead of Mr. Stay Puft. We also try something ne...

On this episode we talk about Major League, one of the best sports comedies of all time. The 1989 baseball comedy followed the footsteps of Bull Durham as an R-rated baseball comedy, but with a way more slapstick and over-the-top approach, and it worked. We get into what made this movie endure as a comedy classic, from Charlie Sheen's admission to taking steroids to throw better fastballs, to whet...

The King of the buddy cop action movies, LETHAL WEAPON ! We take a trip back to 1987's Richard Donner classic starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover. A movie that set the bar for action films by developing characters more than the one dimensional strongman (Sorry Arnold). We make the argument that Die Hard doesn't exist or at least doesn't turn into what it did without this movie. A true classic tha...

Take a trip with us to Toon Town as we revisit the one of a kind Who Framed Roger Rabbit , the 1988 Robert Zemeckis classic that broke new ground and masterfully achieved a full feature film combining 2D animation with live-action. We had a blast looking back on this one, so puh-puh-puh-please join us!  Please subscribe to the show on your preferred podcast app and if it has a rating system,...

You have the right to remain silent and listen to us talk about the original Robocop . A movie nobody initially wanted to be a part of that went on to become a hit that lives on as an iconic action/sci-fi film over three decades later. If you want to see the Dad from That 70's Show being a complete villainous scumbag, this is the movie for you. We talk all about it and you don't even have to buy i...

There's a million fine looking podcasts in the world, but not all of them bring you episodes about Kevin Smith's Clerks, most of them just cheat on you. What? We wanted to save this for our 37th episode but we couldn't help ourselves. Join us as we delve into the charming first chapter in the story of friends Dante and Randall that launched the View Askew universe. We assure you we're open. ...

Pretty please, with sugar on top, listen to this episode because we're talking about tasty burgers, heirloom watches, five dollar shakes, all the while trying to be the shepherd as we dive into 1994's Academy Award winning Quentin Tarantino masterpiece Pulp Fiction! Please subscribe to the show on your preferred podcast app and if it has a rating system, please throw us a rating/review, and share...

Brandon Lee lives on forever in 1994's The Crow. We talk about the comic book movie that plays out the ultimate revenge fantasy, payback to the ones who hurt the ones you love. We have a lot of fun on this episode but we of course can't talk about this brooding tale of justice without getting into the tragic loss of its star Brandon Lee, who died while filming it. We celebrate his legacy and this...

The dudes abide, we're talking about The Big Lebowski. This episode really ties the room together as we visit the 1998 Coen Brothers comedy and hang with our old bowling buddies The Dude, Walter, and Donny. From its cult status, cultural impact, and insane quotability, join us over a White Russian (but not 10) as we see what condition our condition was in.  Please subscribe to the podcast on...

We look back on 1994's Ace Ventura: Pet Detective , the movie that turned In Living Color 's James Carrey into superstar Jim Carrey, launching his decade of dominance. Co-starring Courtney Cox and Sean Young, the movie was critically panned but caught fire with kids of the 90's and wound up becoming an iconic and very quotable comedy, and the first of three big hits for Carrey in 1994. Lots of lau...