Politics In Movies

We're gonna need a bigger podcast! Tonight on Politics In Movies, Mike and Billy sink their chompers into Jaws. The classic 1975 American Thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg. Based on the 1974 novel by Peter Benchley. Written by Peter Benchley and Carl Gottlieb. Produced by Richard D. Zanuck and David Brown. Starring Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary and Murray...

Don't forget to pack your toothbrush and your Palimony agreement because on the final day of Pride Month, Mike and Billy are cleaning out the newspaper lining of The Birdcage. The 1996 American Comedy film produced and directed by Mike Nichols. Written by Elaine May, based on the 1978 French-Italian film La Cage aux Folles written by Francis Veber, Edouard Molinaro, Marcello Danon and Jean Poi...

MISTER BANNISTER! WOULD YOU LIKE TO ENJOY A FILM WITH ME, MISTER BANNISTER? POPCORN AND SODA, MR. BANNISTER? Join Mike and GS as they dissect the crumpled corpse of the 1996 Supernatural Comedy Horror film, The Frighteners. Directed by Peter Jackson. Written by Jackson and Fran Walsh. Executive produced by Robert Zemeckis. Produced by Peter Jackson and Jamie Selkirk. Music by Danny Elfman. Starrin...

"Better late than never"-Aristotle. Check out our long delayed latest banger episode, Dick Tracy! The 1990 American Crime Action Neo Noir film based on the 1930s comic strip created by Chester Gould. Directed, produced and starring Warren Beatty. Music by Danny Elfman. Original songs by Stephen Sondheim. Written by Jim Cash and Jack Epps Jr. Featuring Al Pacino, Madonna, Glenne Headly, Charlie Kor...

Today on Politics In Movies, Mike and GS do vehicular parkour to escape an angry marine while analyzing the hit 2017 Action Thriller Baby Driver. Written and directed by Edgar Wright, our favorite Pop Culture Ourobouros. Produced by Nira Park, Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner. Starring Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Lily James, Jon Hamm, Eiza Gonzalez and Jamie Foxx. Also with a bunch of fun cameos by musi...

Dodge those landmines and hop on the EVAC HELO, because today Mike and GS are breaking down Spike Lee's 2020 War Drama, Da 5 Bloods. Directed, produced and co-written by Spike Lee. Also written by Danny Bilson, Paul De Meo, and Kevin Willmott. Also produced by Jon Kilik, Beatriz Levin and Lloyd Levin. Starring Delroy Lindo, Jonathan Majors, Clarke Peters, Norm Lewis, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Melanie Th...

PART 2! PART 2! PART 2! Today on Politics In Movies, Mike, Billy and Smoopy conclude our two-part series on Zodiac. Directed by David Fincher, written by James Vanderbilt based on the nonfiction books by Robert Graysmith: Zodiac (1986) and Zodiac Unmasked (2002). Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr., Anthony Edwards, Brian Cox, Elias Koteas, Donal Logue, John Carroll Lynch, Ch...

Join us in the Blue Rock Springs parking lot this balmy summer evening. Watch out for guys wearing size 10.5 Wing Walkers because we're talking about Zodiac. A 2007 American Crime Thriller Film directed by David Fincher and written by James Vanderbilt. Based on true events and the nonfiction books by Robert Graysmith: Zodiac (1986) and Zodiac Unmasked (2002). Produced by Mike Medavoy, Arnold W. Me...

Today on Politics In Movies, I'm joined by GS and Fishy to trudge through the desert towards the most political American movie of all time, Casablanca. Directed by Michael Curtiz, written by Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein and Howard Koch. Produced by Hal B. Wallis. Based on the unproduced 1940 play, Everybody Comes to Rick's by Murray Burnett and Joan Alison. Starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid...

Today on Politics In Movies, we're guzzling down the 1987 British Satirical Black Comedy, Withnail & I. Well, GS and Fishy talk about it. I get a few words in edgewise but fair warning, my microphone totally blew out on this one after only two uses so Walmart Corporate can expect a dazzling one star review very soon. The movie is written and directed by Bruce Robinson based on his own experien...

Today on Politics In Movies, Mike and newcomer Ronnie take a flying taxi cab deep dive on the 1997 Sci-Fi Action film The Fifth Element. Directed by Luc Besson and co-written by Besson and Robert Mark Kamen. Produced by Patrice Ledoux. Starring Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm, Chris Tucker and Milla Jovovich. Come for the shiny costumes, stay for the Military Industrial Complex. Enjoy! Contact...

Clear off those nanobots and settle down with a nice hot cup of tea in the Fortress of Solitude because today Mike and Billy are soaring across the beautiful landscape of Superman (2025). Written and directed by James Gunn, based on the DC Comics character Superman by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Produced by James Gunn and Peter Safran. Starring David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, Nicholas Hoult,...

This Memorial Day weekend we're dissecting the 1998 Sci-Fi Action Comedy hit, Small Soldiers; The only children's movie I can think of that references The Bataan Death March. Directed by Joe Dante, written by Gavin Scott, Adam Rifkin, Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio. Produced by Michael Finnell and Colin Wilson. Starring Kirsten Dunst, Gregory Smith, Jay Mohr, David Cross, Phil Hartman, Kevin Dunn, D...

Today on Politics In Movies, Mike and GS are accessing the syncording of The 6th Day (2000). Directed by Roger Spottiswoode. Written by Cormac and Marianne Wibberley. Produced by Jon Davison, Mike Medavoy and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Rapaport, Tony Goldwyn, Michael Rooker, Sarah Wynter and Robert Duvall. We get into it on cloning, religion, how well this movie...

Today, Mike and GS unwrap the hit 2023 Satirical Fantasy Comedy, Barbie. Directed by Greta Gerwig, written by Gerwig and Noah Baumbach. Based on Barbie by Mattel and Ruth Handler. Produced by David Heyman, Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley and Robbie Brenner. Starring Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon, Issa Rae, Rhea Perlman, Michael Cera, Emerald Fennell and Will Ferrell. We h...

Join the slumber party with GS and I as we talk about the 1987 Teen Comedy, Adventures in Babysitting. Written by David Simkins and directed by Chris Columbus. Starring Elizabeth Shue, Keith Coogan, Anthony Rapp, Maia Brewton and Vincent D'Onofrio. We really get into it on this one, perhaps more than you'd expect. Enjoy! Contact us at politicsinmovies@gmail.com

Today on Politics In Movies, GS and I are discussing the hit 1994 Action Comedy, True Lies. Written and directed by James Cameron and based on La Totale! (1991) and Emilie (1981 screenplay) by Lucien Lambert. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold, Bill Paxton, Art Malik, Tia Carrere and Charlton Heston. This movie's a ton of fun and of course we have an absolute blast talkin...

This is an older episode I mostly recorded on my phone, I spruced up the audio as best as I could but it's still a little garbled in some places. Today GS and I are tackling the Coen Brothers' Neo-Noir Crime Drama, Miller's Crossing (1990). Written, directed and produced by Joel and Ethan Coen. Starring Gabriel Byrne, Marcia Gay Harden, John Turturro, Jon Polito, J.E. Freeman and Alber...

MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU, EVERYONE! Tonight we jump into Star Wars Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980). Directed by Irvin Kershner, written by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan based on a story by George Lucas. Starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, Frank Oz and of course the inimitable voice of James...

Hello again! We're back with a blast from the recent past, Sinners (2025). GS is his usual contrarian self and I do my best to make him see reason on the layers and layers of rich storytelling (and politics) to mine here. Fantastic movie written and directed by Ryan Coogler, produced by Coogler, Zinzi Coogler and Sev Ohanian. Starring Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Miles Caton, Jack O&#3...

Tonight on Politics In Movies, we delve deep into the sordid tale of Weapons, directed and written by Zach Cregger and featuring a cast of Julia Garner, Josh Brolin, Benedict Wong, Alden Ehrenreich and Amy Madigan. Produced by Cregger, Roy Lee, Miri Yoon, J.D. Lifshitz, and Raphael Margules. Music by Ryan Holladay, Hays Holladay and Zach Cregger. Billy and I have a blast with this one, check it ou...

Welcome back to Politics In Movies with Mike and Friends, today GS and Mike take a deep dive into the 2023 film written and directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, starring Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis and Hugh Grant. Hop in, this one's a wild ride. Tangents, asides and digressions galore. Contact us at politicsinmovies@gmail.com

This one's another doozy, give it a shot. Today Mike and GS talk about the 1974 cult classic Zardoz. Yes, the movie where Connery wears a diaper but it's so much more than that. Written, directed and produced by John Boorman and starring Sean Connery and Charlotte Rampling. Give this one a listen if you want to hear us ramble about class disparity and eugenics lol. Contact us at politicsinmovies@g...

Mike and GS talk about the underrated 1997 Tarantino flick Jackie Brown in this episode of Politics In Movies. Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. Based on the novel Rum Punch (1992) by Elmore Leonard. Produced by Lawrence Bender. Starring Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Forster, Bridget Fonda, Michael Keaton and Robert De Niro. Come for the politics, stay for GS saying cops are people...

Welcome Back! Enjoy this unhinged commentary from Mike and Billy on one of their favorite movies of all time, Back to the Future. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale and starring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Crispin Glover, Thomas F. Wilson and Lea Thompson. Dare to go back in time to with us to 1985. Executive Produced by Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy and Fran...