Two Thumbs Down with Mike and Ryan

Grab your ten gallon and lasso, it’s cowboy time! The boys discuss westerns, chapasses, Woody Harrelson/Kiefer Sutherland chemistry, and non stop Billy Crystal bits

It’s time to stand on it! The guys get back in the drivers seat and discuss the stacked cast of Speed Zone, car stunts, Burt Reynolds, and how sick of a jacket Stroker Ace has (VERY sick)

Call us FLUBBERGASTED at this week’s movies! The fellas take their first deep dive into Robin Williams and discuss the physics of Flexible RUBBER and its effects on the human digestive system, cgi mambo, and whether Patch Adams is the strangest movie they’ve reviewed yet

Have you heard the one about Chuck Norris? It’s called Two Thumbs Down! And this week, the boys bring back Jeremy Bolm to talk his favorite movies of 2024, all things Chuck Norris, 80’s action movies, and whether anyone actually died while making these movies

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Your friends Mike and Ryan talk about their favorite movies of 2024, their favorite movies they’ve discussed on the podcast so far, and they also go on a rant about the awards season schedule (spoiler: they’ve had enough of it!)

It’s the most worst time of the year! The hot takes are firing on all cylinders as the boys talk about their least favorite movies of 2024 as well as the worst movies they’ve discussed on the podcast so far

Christmas is coming to a close and your friends Mike and Ryan bring in best bud Danny Ross to review National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation and Grumpy Old Men. They talk Uncle Eddie, Jack Lemmon/Walter Matthau supremecy, and are there enough grumpy old men in Grumpy Old Men?

We couldn’t believe either! This week the guys bring in comedian and perfect pal River Butcher to talk about Home Alone and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Daniel Stern excellence, one of the worst movie uncles of all time, and one of the greatest scenes ever filmed in celluloid history (you know the one)

Is Christmas Eve bigger than Christmas? This week your boys bring in Two Thumbs Down veteran Christina Laskay to talk about a Christmas Eve double feature, the trio of Jon Lovitz, Dana Carvey, and Nicolas Cage, the BPM (bits per minute) of each movie and the queen Madeline Kahn (I know I said Parker Posey was the queen a few weeks ago but there can be two!)

Christmas time begins with some classic Noel lore legends. The guys bring in elf friend Jim VanBlaricum to talk about Santa’s origin story, an all time great John Lithgow performance, the complicated ethics of your dad turning into a Snowman, and Michael Keaton’s legendary blues band

We give thanks to our queen! This week the fellas have not only a thanksgiving double feature (sorta), but also a PARKER POSEY double feature. It’s a feast of indie actors this week with discussions about Stanley Tucci (and his booty), Liev Schreiber, and the GOAT Anne Meara

MOST DOMINANT podcast EVER! The gents bring you a Shaquille O'Neal double feature and talk about superheroes, best athlete actors ever, bad children, and, of course, RAPPING GENIES

It’s the college horror days in this episode with special guest Austin Wolf-Sothern! The boys talk some gnarly movie deaths, some really stacked casts, some incredible twist reveals in both movies, and RASTA JACK BLACK

It's slashin' time! The fellas bring in pal Mark Schroeder to talk Friday the 13th, slasher movies, horror franchises, and some of the most unhinged Siskel and Ebert reviews we've heard yet

The boys bring in the biggest piece of Two Thumbs Down lore and best friend LAUREN HAMLETT to discuss all things witches, wizards, warlocks, sorcerers, and...is Skeet Ulrich hot?

It came from outer space (Europe)! This week your pals try to recap the insane plot of Xtro, Tom Everett Scott bad, Julie Delpy good, make up vs. CGI werewolves, and possibly the worst movie step dad of all time

We all record a little pod sometimes. The boys bring back Christina Laskay to talk Psycho 2 and Psycho 1998, is Norman Bates brat, should these movies be made, and one spectacular shovel stunt!!

This week the boys deal with the cops (movies)! They discuss A LOT about James Remar, Burt Reynolds and Liza Minelli, and how great Cops and Robbersons is at being a very bad movie

The boys GET WET. On this episode, Mike and Ryan bring in their pal Jeff to discuss two movies that are sure to get you drenched. They also talk about Kevin Bacon, 90’s industrial music, Morgan Freeman as a bad guy, and how to say David Strathairn

In podcast space, everyone can hear your takes! The boys bring in Jeremy Bolm (Touche Amore, The First Ever Podcast) to talk all things Alien franchise, ranking our favorite Alien movies, androids, David Fincher, and all things FREAKS

Get your dancing headphones on, it’s time to fight! This week the buddies talk about dance fighting movies, too much Lorenzo Lamas, pre-2000’s New York City, capoeira, duster jackets, dancing, fighting, and did I mention DANCE FIGHTING

We’re going back to the future and past! Your boys talk about Flintstones mania, the GOAT John Goodman, PPM (puns per minute), Cyperpunk mania, 90’s CGI, hacker lingo, and the GOAT Udo Kier!!

Watch out for the ol switcheroo! This episode is all about the boys talking body swap movies. Hair metal and punk band cameos, Dudley Moore, and the strange implications of having George Burns inside of you while you’re in a coma. Plus Mike learns a lesson about judging a film by its cover!

Get out of the water and into this episode of Two Thumbs Down! The fellas bring in guest Tess Ornstein to dive deep into all things underwater movies, sea creatures, and underrated comedic treasure Kevin J. O’Connor.

The boys may have made a wrong turn in letting guest Christina Laskay pick the two movies this week (Nothing but Trouble and U-Turn), but the real wrong turn would be turning off this podcast before listening to them talk about Digital Underground, Brazilian dance craze the chonka, their mutual disdain for Oliver Stone, and Sean Penn’s butt.