Mike & Mike Go To The Movies

We accidentally stumbled into doing a Halfway to Halloween Month on the podcast! Two weeks ago, we ranked our favorite Vampire Movies. Last week, we talked vampires vs. werewolves in the UNDERWORLD series. So now, it's only fair to give werewolves the time of day - Let's Rank Werewolf Movies!

This week, Music Supervisor Kyle Cullen is on the podcast - inspired by the revelation that Mike Smith hadn't seen UNDERWORLD last week, he decided to do a Guest Makes Mike Watch of... you guessed it: UNDERWORLD! But not just UNDERWORLD - Kyle insisted on a double feature of UNDERWORLD and its sequel, UNDERWORLD: EVOLUTION. Are these movies better than Mike Smith gave them credit for back in the d...

In honor (kinda) of the release of MORBIUS, Mike and Mike decided to each rank their top 5 favorite vampire movies of all time! After an extended rant about MORBIUS (it couldn't be helped), we get to talk about some good movies in another edition of Let's Rank!

This week, Mike and Mike react to this year's Oscars: the craziest moments (you know the one), the winners, the weird structure of the show - all of it! Then, we talk some of the stuff we've been watching lately, which includes Ti West's X, the new TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, the new SCREAM, Paul Verhoeven's BENEDETTA, DEEP WATER, FRESH, a few MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE movies, and more! 

This week, it's a Mike Makes Mike Watch, where each Mike is forced to watch something they haven't seen. For Mike Smith, that's the 2000 Sandra Bullock comedy MISS CONGENIALITY (should have saved this podcast for April 25th, but whatever). For Mike DeCriscio, it's arguably the best film Tim Burton ever directed - 1994's ED WOOD!

This week, Mike Smith got to talk for a few minutes with New York Times writer Kyle Buchanan, author of the new book BLOOD, SWEAT & CHROME: THE WILD AND TRUE STORY OF MAD MAX: FURY ROAD. And then, inspired by the book, the Mikes decided to give the movie a rewatch and talk about it, with the additional context that the book provides. (Pro tip: it is always a good idea to rewatch MAD MAX: FURY...

This week, Mike and Mike talk THE BATMAN! Where does Robert Pattinson rank among actors who have played Batman? What does PLANET OF THE APES director Matt Reeves bring to the world of Gotham City? Is the world ready for a dark and gritty reboot of Batman... again? The answers to all these questions and more will be featured! 

This week, the Mikes are back with some Discussions! Mike Smith finally gets his thoughts in on MOONFALL, and talks other new releases like KIMI, UNCHARTED, TED K, and more. Meanwhile, Mike DeCriscio caught up with NIGHTMARE ALLEY, THE KING'S MAN, and the original TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE!

This week, Mike and Mike had the chance to sit down with three members of the Adams Family - John Adams, Toby Poser, and Lulu Adams - to discuss their latest film, HELLBENDER! They talk everything from the process of making the movie, how they got started as a family of filmmakers, how they broke out with their recent shift to horror filmmaking, and more! HELLBENDER is out now and can be watched e...

What if the moon... fell? This is the question posed by the latest cinematic opus from filmmaker Roland Emmerich. This week, Mike Smith has to take some time off (and is, for the record, very upset he missed this episode), so Mike DeCriscio is joined by Producer Collin to talk every aspect of the absolutely bonkers MOONFALL!

Mike DeCriscio is back and fully recovered from COVID! We catch up with what he's been doing in quarantine and work together to process the Oscar nominations. We also talk everything from JACKASS FOREVER to PARALLEL MOTHERS to ONE CUT OF THE DEAD to THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT - a lot going on this week! 

Mike DeCriscio is taking the week off, so this week Mike Smith is joined by music supervisor Kyle Cullen for a bonus Discussions episode! Mike looks back on the JACKASS film series ahead of the release of JACKASS FOREVER, while Kyle has some random thoughts about the 2005 FANTASTIC FOUR movie! We also talk everything from BELLE to THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT to THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST - this one's...

It's another edition of Mike Makes Mike Watch! This week, Mike D is forced to watch the Frank Henenlotter comedy horror classic BRAIN DAMAGE, while Mike S finally crosses off a major movie on his List of Shame: Ridley Scott's historical epic Best Picture winner, GLADIATOR! 

Mike and Mike needed a breather after last week's epic four-hour year in review, so they're back this week with some loose Discussions about what they've been watching lately! That includes the new SCREAM, CODA, THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH, DON'T LOOK UP, NIGHTMARE ALLEY, WEST SIDE STORY, and some TV including YELLOWJACKETS, PEACEMAKER, THE RIGHTEOUS GEMSTONES, and THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT. 

It's time for our annual end-of-year super-long countdown spectacular! Mike and Mike are counting down their Top 10 Films of 2021, and then they're counting down their Top 10 Favorite Discoveries of 2021! Plus, they'll be looking ahead at what the future holds in 2022. Special thanks to Jonny Grant, Elza Kephart, Mike Emmons, Mikey Pockets, Producer Collin, Kyle Cullen, Laura Colaneri, Vin Craig,...

This week, we're joined by Kyle Cullen, Nick Wermuth, and Producer Collin because we're going back to where it all started... back to the Matrix! It's time to talk THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS - what's new? What's different? What's riffing on what came before? Lana Wachowski takes the entire modern blockbuster landscape to task and we're digging into how that works for a MATRIX movie! 

We've assembled our All-Star Guests once again for a fun review of the new MCU installment, Spider-Man: No Way Home. This episode was recorded in person right after Christmas, which was the first time Mike and Mike recorded an episode in the same room since 2015! We're joined by Producer Collin Stiles, Music Supervisor Kyle Cullen, Nick Wermuth, and Vin Craig for this round-table on the future of...

This week, we're joined by No More Late Fees co-host Danielle Clarke for another round of Guest Makes Mikes Watch - and this week, Danielle is making us watch one of her nostalgic favorites: MY GIRL 2! We talk about how it succeeds as a coming-of-age story, get familiar with the MY GIRL universe, and analyze the trajectory that most child stars have in their careers. 

We're getting hyped for the release of THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS, so we decided to take a look back and talk about everything MATRIX! That means the original trilogy, THE ANIMATRIX, and the tie-in video games! We're covering what THE MATRIX meant for pop culture back in 1999, what it meant to us growing up,  and how the movies hold up today! We can only show you the door - it's up to you to wa...

This week, Mike and Mike catch up on some of the movies they've been watching lately, and that includes new releases like LAST NIGHT IN SOHO, HALLOWEEN KILLS, ETERNALS, THE FRENCH DISPATCH, GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE, CENSOR, and more! Plus, both Mikes have begun a SPIDER-MAN rewatch ahead of the release of NO WAY HOME, so it's the perfect time to talk about the greatest movie ever made, SPIDER-MAN 2...

This week, we're honoring the Father, Son, and HOUSE OF GUCCI by talking about the career of Ridley Scott - it's time to rank our top five favorite Ridley Scott movies! Which obscurities made the cut? Which all-time classic was somehow left off of our lists? Will the dang millennials get off their cell phones long enough to listen to this podcast? Let's find out! 

Daniel Craig's final outing as James Bond just hit VOD, so it felt like as good a time as any to finally talk about it! Returning guest Nick Wermuth - our resident Bond expert - joins us to talk about NO TIME TO DIE, reflect on Daniel Craig's tenure in the role, and speculate on what the future holds for Agent 007! 

On this Off Mike Discussions episode, returning guest Vin Craig joins us to catch up on a bunch of new releases, most notably DUNE, HALLOWEEN KILLS, and VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE! Plus, Mike D's been watching all of the Daniel Craig Bond movies, Vin's been watching a lot of horror, and Mike S has got thoughts on LAST NIGHT IN SOHO and THE MANY SAINTS OF NEWARK. 

We're here with a little discussion of SCREAM 3 (and the SCREAM franchise as a whole) for a delayed birthday by-law episode for Mike D! What do you think? Is it the worst one? The best one? Only time will tell.

In the final installment of our Halloween Guest Makes Mike Watch series (we'll come up with a better name for it next year, we promise), Jonny Grant - co-screenwriter of THE DARE - returns to the podcast to dive deep into British horror! We discuss a relative obscurity - 2008's MUM & DAD - and jump around to a variety of topics like: what makes British horror films different from American ones...