Mike & Mike Go To The Movies

It's week three of quarantine and this time our music supervisor Kyle Cullen joins us to talk video games like God of War and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, TV shows like Psych and Community (now on Netflix!), and movies like DIrty Dancing, which Mike S somehow just watched for the first time!

On the newest quarantine bonus ep, Mike & MIke talk movies like The Mask of Zorro, The Platform, Hard Eight, Motherless Brooklyn and more! Plus, MIke S talks the new HBO miniseries The Plot Against America and begins his journey through The Sopranos!

So due to recent events, it looks like Mike & Mike won't be able to go to the movies for the foreseeable future. But the podcast still goes on! We'll be pumping out these bonus episodes once in a while to talk what we've been watching while social distancing and provide whatever updates we can about our own situations and the state of the film industry in this insane time. Here's the first ins...

On the new ep, Nick Wermuth joins us to talk Leigh Whannell's take on THE INVISIBLE MAN, and he gets to confront Mike D about recommending PIGS! We also talk a few other new releases like EMMA, ONWARD, and THE WAY BACK, discuss the merits of TAMMY AND THE T-REX, and address the future of this podcast in the wake of the Coronavirus. 

We thought we were done with Nicolas Cage - but it turns out, Nicolas Cage wasn't done with us. Mike and Mike revive The Complete Works on this episode to talk Cage's role in the new H.P. Lovecraft adaptation COLOR OUT OF SPACE - which also happens to be the narrative comeback of director Richard Stanley. We toss in some discussions about a few other movies too, including WEATHERING WITH YOU, BRAH...

On the latest episode, Mike & Mike recap the Oscars and celebrate PARASITE's historic win, plus we talk the latest film in the DC Extended Universe, BIRDS OF PREY (AND THE FANTABULOUS EMANCIPATION OF ONE HARLEY QUINN), which is a title we will commit to saying in full every time we say it. We also talk some other recent releases like BLISS, GRETEL & HANSEL, JAY AND SILENT BOB REBOOT, and w...

On the latest episode, Mike and Mike talk Guy Ritchie's return to British crime comedy after a decade of big studio movies with THE GENTLEMEN! They also recommend some movies to go along with it, and talk some other recent releases like BAD BOYS FOR LIFE and THE TURNING while praising a little-known underseen movie called DIE HARD. 

Mike and Mike react to this year's Oscar nominations, and then take on the monumental task of ranking their top ten films of the entire 2010s. They even throw some Discussions in there for good measure! It's another long one, folks - and one that spends a surprising amount of time talking about the films of Justin Timberlake. 

Mike and Mike look back and count down their favorite films of 2019! Plus, they talk their favorite TV shows of the year, and preview 2020 with a look at the movies they're most excited to see. 

Mike and Mike are taking some time off for the holidays... but they had to get some STAR WARS thoughts out there. In this special, unedited, RAW version of Mike & Mike Go To The Movies, the Mikes are joined by frequent guests Kyle Cullen and Vin Craig to talk STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER. Things get off the rails pretty fast in this one, gang. 

Mike and Mike suspect foul play, and they're getting to the bottom of writer-director Rian Johnson's new murder mystery, KNIVES OUT! They also recommend some of their favorite whodunnits in a You May Also Like segment, and talk other recent releases like FORD V. FERRARI and THE IRISHMAN.  They also talk about the 2003 Playstation 2 video game THE SIMPSONS: HIT AND RUN for a few minutes too, b...

Mike and Mike take a return trip to the Overlook Hotel as we discuss Mike Flanagan's sequel that tries to merge the worlds of Kubrick and King into one, DOCTOR SLEEP! We also do a Retro Review of Stanley Kubrick's THE SHINING while we're at it and offer our first impressions of Disney+ and THE MANDALORIAN!

Mike & Mike take a look back on the entire TERMINATOR series before launching into their review of the fourth attempt to make a third one, TERMINATOR: DARK FATE! Mike D also goes deep on some cult horror and film noir with picks like SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE 2 and THE ASPHALT JUNGLE, while Mike S talks some more recent releases like THE LIGHTHOUSE and DOLEMITE IS MY NAME. 

Mike D is taking the week off, but special guest Vin Craig joins up to take his place as he and Mike S talk ZOMBIELAND: DOUBLE TAP, the long-awaited sequel to the hit zombie comedy from 2009! We also talk recent releases THE LAUNDROMAT and GEMINI MAN, run down what we thought of the first episode of HBO's WATCHMEN, and we talk HEAT for a while, cause hey, why not? DISCUSSIONS - 8:25 ZOMBIELAND: DO...

BONUS EPISODE! Mike and Mike talk the new movie meant to answer the question, "What exactly happened to Jesse Pinkman after the events of Breaking Bad?" We run down what we thought of the movie, talk the spoilery specifics, identify cameos and easter eggs, and more!

Mike and Mike are joined by Sam Harper from The Review Zoo to talk JOKER, the dramatic reinterpretation of the classic Batman villain starring Joaquin Phoenix. Before that, they discuss the Joker's legacy on film and talk everything from YOUNG JUSTICE to THE BIG CHILL to THE NIGHTINGALE, plus a quick recap of the Montana Film Festival!

On the latest episode of Mike & Mike Go To The Movies, the Mikes go into deep space with Brad Pitt as they discuss James Gray's cerebral sci-fi adventure AD ASTRA! We also talk everything from the original FRIDAY THE 13TH and Michael Mann's THIEF to more recent movies like HUSTLERS and RAMBO: LAST BLOOD - and we even toss in some recommendations after you watch AD ASTRA in our You May Also Lik...

On the latest episode of Mike & Mike Go To The Movies, Kyle Cullen joins us as we make our return trip to Derry, and even go back to tell you what we thought of our first adventure with Pennywise! But it's not all evil clowns - we also talk everything from the Harry Potter movies to The Green Inferno to Robert Zemeckis' very first film, now on Criterion Blu-Ray! DISCUSSIONS - 4:25 IT (2017) RE...

On the latest episode of Mike & Mike Go To The Movies, the Mikes discuss the new horror comedy READY OR NOT! They also talk Mike D's experience at the Trash Action Movie Marathon at the Alamo Drafthouse in Yonkers, recent releases like GOOD BOYS and BLINDED BY THE LIGHT, and recommend some more movies with YOU MAY ALSO LIKE! DISCUSSIONS - 2:30 YOU MAY ALSO LIKE - 46:55 READY OR NOT REVIEW - 1:...

We didn't have time to do a full episode this week, so the Mikes are coming in hot with their first "Off Mike" bonus episode! Here we talk FAST AND FURIOUS PRESENTS: HOBBS AND SHAW, and we go into a brief Film News segment where we discuss the controversy surrounding Blumhouse's THE HUNT. 

On the latest episode of Mike & Mike Go To The Movies, we talk Quentin Tarantino's ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD, and to celebrate, we introduce a new segment called You May Also Like, where we recommend some picks that you may like if you're a HOLLYWOOD fan. We also talk everything from the original A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET to recent VOD hits like DRAGGED ACROSS CONCRETE and UNDER THE SILVER...

On the latest episode of Mike & Mike Go To The Movies, the Mikes go through every single detail about Marvel's massive panel at San Diego Comic-Con, in which they unveiled a whole lot of upcoming projects including THOR 4, SHANG-CHI, and BLADE - plus, they've got an in-depth review of Disney's new remake of THE LION KING! They also talk everything from KILLING EVE to the 25th Anniversary Warpe...

On the latest episode of Mike & Mike Go To The Movie, the Mikes are joined by their buddy Vin Craig, esteemed actor who just finished a run in Viral: The Musical and who can be seen in Jim Jarmusch's new zombie-comedy, THE DEAD DON'T DIE. We chat with him about that for a bit before covering all kinds of pop culture under the sun, including STRANGER THINGS 3, the original WICKER MAN, the remak...

On the latest episode of Mike & Mike Go To The Movies, the boys take you through a retrospective on the TOY STORY series before finally going in-depth on TOY STORY 4! They also talk subjects as varied as SUPER TROOPERS, THE DEAD DON'T DIE, the new MEN IN BLACK, the '80s low-budget classic NIGHTBEAST, and Mike S's beloved cancelled sitcom HAPPY ENDINGS! SHOWNOTES 4:50 - DISCUSSIONS 49:50 - TOY...

On another double episode of Mike & Mike Go To The Movies, Nick Wermuth joins us as we get underwhelmed by a couple of new franchise films - GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS and the final-ish X-Men movie, DARK PHOENIX. We'll also do a whole retrospective of the X-Men franchise and have some spirited discussions about TREMORS, ROCK N ROLL HIGH SCHOOL, THE MAN WHO KILLED DON QUIXOTE and more along...