You Had Me At Skip It

This week on You Had Me At Skip It, Mike and Taylor split the watchlist and come back with very different takes. Mike dives into The Drama, breaking down whether it actually earns its title. Meanwhile, Taylor checks out Roommates, from Happy Madison and Netflix. 

This week Taylor reviews yet another Dracula project and Mike reviews Send Help from director Sam Raimi. Mike also dives into his post theatre show tradition of tv catchup that includes the new seasons of Euphoria, For All Mankind, Daredevil Born Again and the return of Scrubs. 

Mike returns to the show just in time to save the world from a dying sun! Taylor and Mike welcome Katie Wilson back to the show to discuss Project Hail Mary, the book is now the movie. Has Mike changed his mind on Ryan Gosling? How does the story hold up in a 2 and a half hour movie? Find out...right now.

This is not an episode about time travel movies...though now we may have to do one. This is the previously mentioned pre-oscars recorded episode with Nicole and Taylor talking about Oscars movies! So enjoy knowing way more about the fait of these films then our hosts...stay tuned for Mike's return next week. 

Taylor welcomes back Father Quirk as the countdown to Mike's return is on! This week they discuss Diary of a Country Priest, a thriller from 1951 plus the eastern season in the movie world. 

It's time to dive into The Bride, from director Maggie Gyllenhaal ! The Bride stars now Oscar Winner Jessie Buckley in another powerful performance. Taylor and Nicole chat about the film, directing choices and this rendition of Frankenstein's monster. 

Mike's back! For a short time, as he and Taylor take a look at the 2026 Oscar Winners, going through each category to give their thoughts. They also reveal the full standings in our 2026 Oscars Pool. How long will Mike stay? Only time will tell....he'll be back full time April 16, it's fine, everything is fine. 

This week on You Had Me At Skip It, Taylor and Katie dive into two wildly different films that couldn’t be more unpredictable. First up is No Other Choice, Park Chan-wook’s darkly comic thriller about a man pushed to increasingly desperate lengths after losing his job. Then they take on the chaotic cult comedy Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, where reality, absurdity, and Toronto indie energy...

Mike makes a brief but impactful appearance to announce the 2026 Oscars Pool is now live on solonearts.ca! Go to "Projects" and "Podcasts" and fill out your ballot today. He leaves, Taylor and Nicole do all the work once again.    www.solonearts.ca/podcasts/ sign up now and send in your Oscars Ballot! 

Mike is still off on what Taylor insists on calling his “Artistic Sabbatical,” so Taylor welcomes You Had Me At’s resident book-to-screen expert, Katie, to the mic. This week, they dive into the 2026 adaptation of Wuthering Heights, written and directed by Emerald Fennell. They break down what works, what doesn’t, how it stacks up against Emily Brontë’s original novel, and whether this latest take...

Father Quirk joins Taylor for a fun Anti-Valentines movie talk as they discuss Don't Look Now (1973) and Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975). 

An absent Mike, a cold fighting Taylor and a sad special guest makes for a great kick-off to the February movie season! Friend of show, friend of Taylor, Nicole, joins us this week to review Dream Lover (1993) and we also hear what else has caught Nicole's eye recently on the big screen. 

Mike dives headfirst into Together, the 2025 supernatural body horror debut from Michael Shanks, to see whether its ambition sticks the landing or collapses under its own weight. Meanwhile, Taylor checks out Song Sung Blue, Craig Brewer’s biographical musical drama, to judge if it hits the right emotional notes or plays it too safe. Two very different films, one shared question: did they actually...

We interrupt this regularly scheduled episode for our Oscars Reactions! The nominations are out, and Taylor welcomes guest host Nicole in to discuss the films up for various awards and what they have seen or are looking forward to seeing...

Awards season chaos is here. Mike and Taylor break down the Golden Globe winners, who earned it, who didn’t, and which wins actually matter going forward. Then it’s a full mailbag episode, tackling listener questions, hot takes, and the topics you’ve been itching for us to dig into. Loose structure, sharp opinions, and zero filler.

This week, Mike revisits the jungle with the Anaconda (2025) remake to see if nostalgia or modern excess wins out, while Taylor digs into Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery to judge whether Benoit Blanc still has gas in the tank. Two movies, two very different outcomes, and honest takes on what’s worth your time.

Taylor and Mike break the spoiler seal and go all in on Stranger Things Season 5. They unpack how the final season sticks (or stumbles), what actually lands emotionally, and whether the series earns its ending after nearly a decade of hype, monsters, and synths. Full spoilers, zero mercy.

Mike and Taylor tackle their 2025 movie scorecard, sorting every title into their sacred categories: See It, Stream It, Airplane It, or Skip It. It’s a rapid-fire rundown of the best, the worst, and the films they forgot they even watched. Expect chaos, closure, and at least one existential crisis about how many hours of cinema they sacrificed this year.

Mike and Taylor trade blockbusters for bleak British dread with special guest Father Quirk. They dig into A Warning to the Curious (1972), a seaside tale that proves loneliness is the scariest thing of all; The Signalman (1976), where bureaucracy, inevitability, and Victorian trauma collide; and Herbert Wise’s The Woman in Black (1989), still doing more with fog and silence than most modern horror...

Mike dives headfirst into Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, questioning how many times one man can sprint before physically evaporating. Taylor unpacks K-Pop Demon Hunters on Netflix, a movie that somehow juggles choreography, friendship, and exorcism with unhinged confidence. Together, they tear through this year’s Golden Globe nominations, calling out the shocks, the snubs, and the “why...

Mike wades into the emotional baggage of Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale. Taylor takes on Playdate, a film that turns a casual hangout into a full-blown nightmare.

This week Mike reviews Wicked: For Good and rants for a while about movies, musicals, movie musicals, stage musicals and the mess that was Wicked: For Good. Taylor reviews Frankenstein, the latest film from Guillermo del Toro, and she compares it to other Frankenstein films.

We welcome Tyler Vance back to the show as he defines what a Mike Movie and a Taylor Movie is, while also defending Tyler Vance movies. We discuss Sunshine (2007) and The House Of the Devil (2009).

This week, it’s a deep dive into 80s oddities and icons. Taylor reviews Fade to Black, a cult thriller where a lonely cinephile’s obsession with movies takes a deadly turn. Mike takes on Little Shop of Horrors, the horror-comedy musical blooming with catchy songs and a man-eating plant, along with Spaceballs, Mel Brooks’ interstellar parody that skewers sci-fi with slapstick flair. 

It's a fall movie catch-up as we're joined by Katie Wilson who reviews One Battle After Another, while Taylor reviews Bring Her Back and Mike reviews A House of Dynamite.