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Forgotten Cinema

228 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 27 ratings

Welcome to Forgotten Cinema! Each episode, Mike Field and Mike Butler highlight a film that for a variety of reasons was forgotten by audiences. Whether it be because a more popular movie was released at the same time or the movie simply didn’t catch on with an audience in the its initial run. We’ll discuss what we love about the movie or perhaps don’t love about it and decide whether the movie is worth a revisit.

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Episodes

Halloween III: Season of the Witch

October 31, 2023 08:15 - 56 minutes - 77.5 MB

"No more time 'til Halloween! Halloween, Halloween! No more time 'til Halloween, Silver Shamrock!" That's right! The Mikes are comin' atcha with a special bonus Halloween episode this year and they're talking...Halloween!...three that is; "Halloween III: Season of the Witch." This third entry in John Carpenter's "Halloween" saga forgoes everyone's favorite unstoppable Shatner-masked killer in favor of...Celtic curses, killer robots, and deadly kids' masks? Oh yeah, it's a weird one. Mal...

Disturbing Behavior

October 25, 2023 07:00 - 47 minutes - 64.9 MB

The Mikes are travelling back to the 90's once again to bring you this oh-so-90's horror film "Disturbing Behavior." Field thinks Butler just can't appreciate good trash in this mess of a horror film with a troubled production. Starring James Marsden, Katie Holmes, and Nick Stahl, this film was written and directed by veteran "X-Files" crew; a fact that's about the only thing Butler likes about this film...oh, that and that scene where "Flagpole Sitta" plays, love that song. So, Letterman...

Sleepy Hollow

October 18, 2023 07:00 - 59 minutes - 82.4 MB

Did you know Tim Burton has only made one horror film? You read that right. Though Tim Burton is known for his spooky and macabre avante garde style, he never released a true horror film. That is not until the 1999 Johnny Depp starrer "Sleepy Hollow." Also starring Christina Ricci and Christopher Walken as the Headless Horseman, this horror film tells the classic tale Washington Irving tale of Ichabod Crane in with a few twists that make this movie an exciting and Halloween appropriate d...

eXistenZ

October 11, 2023 07:00 - 45 minutes - 62.2 MB

That's not a misspelling folks! The Mikes are hooking up their pods and entering the mind of David Cronenberg circa 1999. In this film (released before the Matrix) our characters enter a simulated world where not all is as it seems. The Mikes will talk what works, what doesn't, facts about the making of the film and where it stands within the weirdness that is Cronenberg's body of work. So plug in your pod, grab your two headed lizard and bone gun, please notice the alternate realities t...

An American Werewolf in London

October 04, 2023 07:00 - 52 minutes - 72.2 MB

Forgotten Cinema kicks off their 5th season of Forgotten Horror with the forgotten classic "An American Werewolf in London." Listen in as Mike Field and Mike Butler discuss the amazing practical effects by Rick Baker, the reasons John Landis included that weird dream, why Nurse Alex clearly has issues to be in love with David, and WTF is up with all those Disney decorations in her room? So, grab your chilled monkey brains, please notice the voodoo dolls to the left and right of you and set...

Goodbye - The Farewell Episode

April 26, 2023 06:30 - 1 hour - 86.3 MB

This is it. After four years of film viewing and discussion, it all comes down to this moment...the Forgotten Cinema farewell episode. Join Mike Butler and Mike Field one last time as they discuss not a movie, but their very own podcast. The Mikes will go over what some of their favorite moments on the podcast were, and maybe some of their least favorite. They'll talk about the commercials that they filmed for many of the episodes and even answer some questions, submitted by listeners li...

Conspiracy Theory

April 26, 2023 06:00 - 53 minutes - 73.1 MB

The Mikes are ending Forgotten Cinema?! It's a conspiracy I tell you! See what I did there? Mike Field and Mike Butler take a look at one last film for Forgotten Cinema and they're going out with a bang! Taking a look at a film starring America's darling, Mel Gibson. Just kidding! I mean Julia Roberts! There, that's better. The Mikes discuss the 1997 Richard Donner film, Conspiracy Theory, also starring Patrick Stewart in a villain role. They'll mostly talk about the utter lack of con...

Lockout

April 19, 2023 06:00 - 44 minutes - 61.2 MB

It's the penultimate episode of Forgotten Cinema and the Mikes are going to prison... SPACE PRISON! Join Mike Butler and Mike Field as they discuss the 2012 Luc Besson produced sci-fi action film Lockout, starring Guy Pearce. The Mikes talk about how they love Pierce's ripped from the 90's action hero, Snow, but regret that he wasn't placed in a better more (literally) grounded film. Butler loves the nostalgic feeling this movie has in it's feeling like a movie from a decade or two prior...

Malice

April 12, 2023 06:00 - 51 minutes - 70.5 MB

What do you get, when you combine a medical malpractice drama, a husband/wife thriller, and a serial rapist murder mystery film? You get Malice! One of writer Aaron Sorkin's most bizarrely plotted films, but holy crap, does it have some great dialogue. Listen in as Mike Field and Mike Butler discuss this film starring Alec Baldwin, Bill Pullman, and Nicole Kidman. Both Mikes agree that Baldwin's role as a cocky surgeon is his most Alec Baldwin role, and he gets to deliver one of the gre...

Josie and the Pussycats

April 05, 2023 06:00 - 49 minutes - 67.3 MB

This is it! The Mike finally covering the film everyone has been waiting for... 2001's Josie and the Pussycats! Listen in as Mike Field and Mike Butler discuss this completely overlooked and underappreciated comedy, starring Rachael Leigh Cook, Rosario Dawson, Tara Reid, and more. The Mikes talk about how comedies of the late 90's and early 00's have been replaced by odd dramadies, that the film didn't pay or get paid for any of the real brands that were used (to hilarious effect) in t...

The Hudsucker Proxy

March 29, 2023 06:00 - 50 minutes - 68.8 MB

The Mikes have made it to the top of the corporate ladder and they've got THE next great product...a circle! You know...for kids. That's right, Mike Butler and Mike Field are taking a look at yet another Joel and Ethan Coen film, The Hudsucker Proxy, starring Tim Robbins, Paul Newman, and Jennifer Jason Leigh. Listen in as the Mikes discuss this quirky comedy. The story might be a little on the thin side, but the dialogue, acting, cinematography, and gags more than make up for it. So, gra...

*batteries not included

March 22, 2023 06:00 - 49 minutes - 67.6 MB

The Mikes are going back to 1987 to meet some robots, who might be aliens, but are definitely going to have some robot lovin' and make some robot babies as they look at the Brad Bird written, *batteries not included, directed by Matthew Robbins. Listen in as Mike Butler and Mike Field talk about this feel good 80's movie, that upon closer inspection leaves a lot to be desired in terms of story and character development. Butler enjoys the message of the movie and that film such as this woul...

The Spanish Prisoner

March 15, 2023 06:00 - 43 minutes - 59.3 MB

The Mikes are taking a look at a David Mamet film that DOES NOT have swearing in it! That's right, Mike Field and Mike Butler are discussing the 1998 Myster-Thriller The Spanish Prisoner. Listen in as the Mikes talk about Steve Martin playing his first serious on-screen role, the strange dialogue in Mamet films, the lack of mystery in this mystery film, and all the outside forces stacked against this film that made it forgotten. So, grab your popcorn and soda, please notice the exits to t...

Once

March 08, 2023 06:00 - 37 minutes - 51.6 MB

The Mikes are finishing their John Carney "music trilogy" with 2007's Once, starring Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová. Listen in as Mike Butler and Mike Field discuss one of the most uplifting movies of all time. A movie so good even Steven Spielberg said it made his year. They talk about how the film was made, how much they enjoy the look of the film and the music, how the film doesn't have a typical love story and more behind the scenes facts. So, grab your popcorn and soda, please no...

The Astronaut Farmer

March 01, 2023 06:00 - 42 minutes - 57.9 MB

The Mikes are helping Billy Bob Thorton blow up his barn and launch a rocket to space in this week's episode talking about the 2007 film The Astronaut Farmer. Mike Field and Mike Butler discuss the themes of this movie, like family and never giving up on your dreams. and how they carry this film from start to finish. Sure, building a rocket to space in your barn is kind of dumb, but Thorton, along with his wife (played by Virginia Madsen) and family make it a dumb idea that you root for. ...

EuroTrip

February 22, 2023 06:00 - 59 minutes - 81.5 MB

The Mikes are taking a trip to Europe where they'll experience soccer hooligans, the red-light district, and maybe accidentally become Popes as they discuss the 2004 comedy EuroTrip starring Michelle Trachtenberg, Scott Mechlowicz, and Jacob Pitts. Listen in as Mike Butler talks about how, while some of the comedy maybe be too much for a modern audience, much of it still holds up and is very funny. Field has never enjoyed this film and continues to dislike it. That's right everyone! It's...

The Player

February 15, 2023 06:00 - 58 minutes - 79.8 MB

The Mikes have pissed off the wrong screenwriter, as they work to keep their high-powered producer jobs at their studio...wait, no that's Tim Robbins in Robert Altman's 1992 film, The Player. Listen in as Mike Butler and Mike Field discuss how this movie about moviemaking is great at poking fun at Hollywood, but maybe doesn't go far enough. They'll also talk about the endless celebrity cameos, certain plot elements that don't go anywhere and the very impressive 8-minute one take that opens...

Frailty

February 08, 2023 06:00 - 49 minutes - 67.8 MB

The Mikes are looking for demons to kill...who might just be regular innocent people as they discuss the 2002 Bill Paxton thriller Frailty, starring none other than Bill Paxton. Matthew McConaughey is also in it. Mike Butler and Mike Field talk about how they like this film, but find some issues with the way they handle the film's twist and mystery. They'll talk about the real-life murders that inspired this film, the reason the axe is named Otis, and how James Cameron helped Paxton make ...

Living In Oblivion

February 01, 2023 06:00 - 36 minutes - 50.5 MB

This is it...the beginning of the end! How fitting then that the Mikes take a look at the 1995 film, aptly titled Living in Oblivion, starring Steve Buscemi, Catherine Keener, Dermot Mulroney, and Peter Dinklage in one of his first on screen roles. Listen in as Mike Field and Mike Butler discuss how true to life this independent film about making an independent film is. From the on-set frustrations to the importance of a good craft service table. The Mikes have nothing but praise for thi...

Miller's Crossing

January 25, 2023 06:00 - 52 minutes - 72.5 MB

The Mikes are taking over the bootlegging business, and there ain't nobody going to get in their way, or else it's curtains for 'em! That's right...curtains! Mike Butler and Mike Field discuss the Joel and Ethan Coen's 1990 crime film, Miller's Crossing starring Gabriel Byrne, Albert Finney, Marcia Gay Harden, and Jon Turturro. Listen in as they gush about what might be the Coen brothers' most underrated film. A classic that was overshadowed by the behemoth that was Goodfellas. The writin...

A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon

January 18, 2023 06:00 - 38 minutes - 53.1 MB

Not since they recorded their unaired pilot episode, Sphere, have the Mikes both equally disliked a film as much as this... Mike Butler and Mike Field discuss all the things that make A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon a deservedly forgotten film (other than that ridiculously long title). River Pheonix does his best to save this film that was marketed as the next Ferris Bueller's Day Off, when in actuality it is a coming of age drama based on a book by William Richert. From its irredeema...

Man on Fire

January 11, 2023 06:00 - 56 minutes - 77.2 MB

The Mikes are chilling out with Denzel Washington on this episode; bleeding out in swimming pools and looking for revenge. Mike Field and Mike Butler discuss the 2004 Tony Scott film, Man on Fire, also starring Christopher Walken and a young Dakota Fanning. Butler and Field discuss the "Denzel Effect" in the movie business and how Butler loves this film while Field...not so much. So, listen in as the Mikes discuss redemption, revenge, and rectal explosives! So, grab your popcorn and soda...

State of Grace

January 04, 2023 06:00 - 46 minutes - 63.3 MB

Gary Oldman has got some severed hands in the freezer, but don't worry, it's not weird. It's just for doin' crimes and stuff. The Mikes are taking a look at the 1990 crime drama State of Grace also starring Sean Penn, Ed Harris, and Robin Wright. Mike Butler isn't a huge fan of this movie; from the Wright's unnecessary female love interest, to the overused "cop too deep undercover plot," the relationships have with Oldman's unhinged character and more. Field is a fan of the look, setti...

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

December 28, 2022 06:39 - 52 minutes - 72 MB

There's a podcast on the web like a great black pit and the vermin of the internet inhabit it and their opinions aren't worth what a pig could spit and it goes by the name of Forgotten Cinema! The Mikes are traveling back to 19th century not-so jolly ol' London as they discuss the 2007 Tim Burton directed, Johnny Depp starring Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street based on the musical by Stephen Sundheim. Mike Field and Mike Butler will talk about the little things that they notic...

Take Me Home Tonight

December 21, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 85.3 MB

It's the 80's, there's a stolen car, sick synth beats, and a large bag of cocaine! It's time to party! This week the Mikes are looking at 2011's Take Me Home Tonight starring Topher Grace, Anna Farris, and Chris Pratt. Mike Field and Mike Butler discuss what makes this 80's themed movie work. Mainly all the drugs if they're honest. This is because of Dan Fogler's character, who's story revolves around a never-ending bag of cocaine. Though the movie might be par for the course in terms ...

Enemy at the Gates

December 14, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 82.8 MB

This week the Mikes are discussing the 2001 World War Two film, Enemy at the Gates, starring Jude Law, Ed Harris, Rachel Weisz, and Jospeh Fiennes. And both Mikes seem to agree that in this film's case, the "enemy" in the title is the story and the "gates" is the film. A film that neither Mike Butler nor Mike Field have seen in full since its release in 2001, both discuss the problems with the story. From Weisz's completely unnecessary character, who only serves to create an even MORE unn...

Brain Candy

December 07, 2022 06:55 - 47 minutes - 65.2 MB

Oh, you're here. Great. Take a seat, have a Stummies, because the Mikes are going to try to sell you some Gleemonex after they discuss the 1996 Kids In The Hall comedy, Brain Candy. Listen as Mike Butler and Mike Field tell you why this forgotten comedy is actually filled with comedic gold. While not a perfect film by any means, Brain Candy has a ton of quotable moments and silly gags that will keep you watching; even if the film's story could use some work, or in Butler's opinion, could ha...

Willow

November 30, 2022 06:15 - 59 minutes - 81.1 MB

The Mikes are taking a trip through a fantasy world to stop an evil queen from killing a baby equipped with...acorns?! That's right! Just in time for its sequel series premiere on Disney+, Mike Butler and Mike Field are discussing the 1988 George Lucas created fantasy film, Willow, starring Warwick Davis and Val Kilmer. Listen in as the Mikes talk about how this is a film that seems to be made with the idea of creating a franchise or throwing generic fantasy elements together and then crea...

The Last Starfighter

November 23, 2022 06:00 - 57 minutes - 79.3 MB

The Mikes have achieved the highest score at their local liquor store arcade game and have been recruited by aliens to save the universe! That's, right Forgotten Cinema is taking a look at the 1984 film, The Last Starfighter! Listen in as Mike Butler and Mike Field discuss this cult classic and realize that it maybe doesn't hold up quite as well as a lot of 80s nostalgia would have you believe. From the terrible CG effects, which could have been decent practicals, a whiny protagonist whos...

The Tailor of Panama

November 16, 2022 05:45 - 53 minutes - 73.6 MB

The Mikes are going to Panama to blackmail a tailor into giving them some juicy political information on the Panama Canal...and maybe a couple of nice suits as they discuss the 2001 film The Tailor of Panama on this episode of Forgotten Cinema! Listen in as Mike Butler and Mike Field talk about how this film is not really a spy film, but a conman film that just so happens to involve spies. The Mikes will also discuss the chemistry between stars Pierce Brosnan and Geoffrey Rush, how Brosnan...

The Freshman

November 09, 2022 07:36 - 56 minutes - 77.4 MB

The Mikes are getting into the Komodo Dragon business with Matthew Broderick and Marlon Brando this week at they discuss the 1990 comedy, The Freshman. Listen in as Mike Field and Mike Butler give you some facts about the making of the film as well as their take on the film. Does Butler not like Broderick as an actor anymore; or is his character so poorly written that it actual affects Butler's opinion of an entire actor's career. Did Field really ask which of Brando doing Corleone is bet...

Alien Nation

November 02, 2022 06:36 - 1 hour - 86.2 MB

The Mikes are headed to Slagtown this week to hunt down a killer who also happens to be selling a detergent looking drug, to his fellow sour milk drinking, beaver eating alien immigrants circa 1991. That's right, it's 1988's Alien Nation, starring award winning actors James Caan and Mandy Patinkin. Listen in as the Mike Butler and Mike Field discuss the way the film builds its world of these "Newcomers" in LA and if it left too many questions unanswered. The film also heavily relies on a ...

Event Horizon

October 26, 2022 09:05 - 1 hour - 89.5 MB

Mike Butler and Mike Field are taking round trip through Hell, via a spaceship on the final episode of Forgotten Horror! Join the Mikes as they discuss the 1997 sci-fi horror film, Event Horizon, directed by Paul W.S. Anderson and starring Laurence Fishburne and Sam Neill. They'll talk about the original 130 minute cut of this film and how due to a delay in James Cameron's Titanic, this film was moved to fill its release spot, giving Anderson barely any time to finish filming and editing th...

The Others

October 19, 2022 08:30 - 50 minutes - 69.9 MB

Can a movie survive multiple viewings when you already know the twist? The Mikes are about to find out as they discuss the 2001 gothic-horror film, The Others, starring Nicole Kidman and Christopher Eccleston on the penultimate episode of Forgotten Horror! Listen to the episode as Mike Butler and Mike Field talk about how knowing the big twist at the end of the film harms this film in many ways, but in other, similar films, such as The Sixth Sense or Stir of Echoes (an episode the Mikes did...

Cursed

October 12, 2022 06:00 - 53 minutes - 73.8 MB

The Mikes are bitten by something worse than a werewolf...studio interference!!!! It's (technically) Wes Craven's aptly titled Cursed on this next instalment of Forgotten Horror! In this 2005 werewolf film, Christina Ricci and Jesse Eisenberg play brother and sister who after a car accident involving a werewolf, start to feel themselves change and have to figure out a way to stop their curse before they become monsters themselves. Listen in as Mike Field and Mike Butler discuss how this f...

Trilogy of Terror

October 05, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 91.8 MB

Mike Butler and Mike Field are joined by John Doolan of the You Can't Sit With Us podcast for the premiere of the fourth annual Forgotten Horror! What's in the coffin tonight? The 1975 television horror special Trilogy of Terror starring Karen Black in three (or four) distinct roles and an especially violent Zulu warrior doll. Listen in as the three discuss Karen Black ability to become numerous different characters in three distinct stories. They'll also talk about how surprisingly adult...

The Way Way Back

September 28, 2022 08:00 - 48 minutes - 66.7 MB

The Mike's are watching this week's film from the back of a station wagon as they discuss the 2013 film The Way Way Back, starring Steve Carell, Sam Rockwell, and Toni Collette. Listen as Mike Butler and Mike Field discuss this coming-of-age comedy/drama. From the great dialogue from Rockwell's character to the story and it's adherence to the main character's point of view. This movie carries along its themes out in a meaningful, but still fun and enjoyable way. So, grab your popcorn and...

Role Models

September 21, 2022 06:30 - 1 hour - 86.5 MB

Mike Field and Mike Butler are joined by Chris and Dan from Film Trace podcast as they discuss the 2008 film, Role Models, directed by David Wain, and starring Paul Rudd, Seann William-Scott, Elizabeth Banks, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, and a breakout role for Bobb'e J. Thompson. Role Models tells the story of two thirty-something losers (Rudd & William-Scott) who must enroll in their city's Big Brother program as community service or go to jail. Between a live action role playing lonely tee...

Mousehunt

September 14, 2022 06:00 - 52 minutes - 72 MB

The Mikes are about to make millions, but first they just have to catch that mouse that's been running around the house...if they don't kill each other first. That's basically the plot of Forgotten Cinema in a nutshell, but ALSO the plot of the 1997 film, Mousehunt; the first feature film by director Gore Verbinski. In the film, brothers Ernie (Nathan Lane) and Lars (Lee Evans) are down on their luck when inherit their father's old dying string factory that they promised not to sell as wel...

Wind River

September 07, 2022 08:30 - 56 minutes - 77.2 MB

The Mikes are teaming up with Pat Whalen once again for a trip into a Native American Reservation in Wyoming to investigate a mysterious death. Or...I mean, talk about other people doing that; not them. They just talk movies...not solve murders, like in the 2017 film Wind River. Cory Lambert (Jeremy Rener) is a wildlife officer who finds the body of an 18-year-old woman on an American Indian reservation in snowy Wyoming. When the autopsy reveals that she was raped, FBI agent Jane Banner (El...

Diggstown

August 31, 2022 06:00 - 36 minutes - 50.5 MB

The Mikes are a couple of conmen placing a multimillion dollar bet on a boxing match for the ownership of a town...nope, wait...I was thinking of James Woods and Louis Gossett Jr. in the 1992 film, Diggstown. In the film, just released from prison, smooth-talking con man Gabriel Caine (Woods) and his partner in crime, Fitz (Oliver Platt), travel to a town named Diggstown. Upon arriving, Fitz and Caine bet the wealthiest resident, John Gillon (Bruce Dern), that they know a guy who can beat D...

Serenity

August 24, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 89.5 MB

"Take their mics, take their PCs, take them where there are no podcasts, they don't care, they'll still watch movies, you can't take the cinema from them." If you ever watched the very short-lived, but super beloved TV show Firefly you tried terribly to match those lyrics to the theme song. The Mikes are podcasters, not lyricists. Speaking of podcasters, the Mikes are joined by fellow podcaster John Amenta of The Pint podcast, long-time friend of the show and first-time guest (tho...

The Accountant

August 17, 2022 06:00 - 50 minutes - 69.3 MB

Mike Butler and Mike Field are teaming up with Ben Affleck to fight mercenaries and math on this episode of Forgotten Cinema as they discuss the 2016 action thriller, The Accountant, directed by Gavin O'Connor. Also starring Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons, Jon Bernthal, and Jon Lithgow, the films centers on Christian Wolff, a genius accountant who falls on the autism spectrum. Using a small-town CPA office as a cover, he makes his living as a freelance accountant for dangerous criminal organiz...

Summer Catch

August 10, 2022 07:30 - 57 minutes - 78.3 MB

The Mikes are playing America's favorite past-time with their guest this week; Pat Whalen from the Yet Another MCU Podcast as they discuss the 2001 romantic sports comedy, Summer Catch. Taking place in Cape Cod and about players on their Chatham A's baseball team. The film centers on local player, Ryan Dunne (Freddie Prinze Jr.) who meets and falls for Tenley Parrish (Jessica Biel), the daughter of a wealthy couple who summer on the Cape. Ryan must deal with his feelings for Tenley as he c...

Atomic Blonde

August 03, 2022 07:30 - 54 minutes - 62.9 MB

The Mikes are going back to 1980's Germany during the fall of the Berlin Wall to do some spy stuff with Charlize Theron in 2017's Atomic Blonde. Directed by David Leitch of John Wick fame, this film also stars James McAvoy as a partner/foil for Theron's deadly agent, as East and West Berlin spies race to find a secret list of undercover agents and find the identity of a double agent working against them. The film also stars, Sofia Boutella, John Goodman, Toby Jones, and Bill Skarsgård. Mi...

Minority Report

July 27, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 78.7 MB

It's the Season 13 finale! Get your sick sticks ready! Mike Butler and Mike Field are discussing the 2002 hit Minority Report, directed by a small indie director named Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Cruise in what is surely now the last Tom Cruise film we haven't covered...seriously though, this is our sixth Tom Cruise film! We might have a problem. Field gives you the facts, Butler tells you why they think it's forgotten by many and they both just gush over how much they love this mo...

Reefer Madness

July 20, 2022 06:00 - 52 minutes - 72.1 MB

The Mikes are getting into the "funny papers" this week, as they discuss the 2005 comedy musical Reefer Madness, starring Kristen Bell, Christian Campbell, Steven Weber, Ana Gasteyer, and Alan Cumming. Mike Butler and Mike Field enjoy this raunchy, hilarious musical, that is a farcical "remake" of a ridiculous anti-marijuana film from the 1930's. The film is also adapted from the same stage play performed just a few years prior, which also starred much of the same cast. So, grab your pop...

Eastern Promises

July 13, 2022 07:30 - 57 minutes - 79.4 MB

The Mikes are running afoul of the Russian mob as they check out David Cronenberg's 2007 crime film, Eastern Promises, starring Viggo Mortensen and Naomi Watts. Mike Field and Mike Butler discuss the how underrated both Mortensen and Cronenberg are in terms of general audiences, the infamous bathhouse fight, and what worked and what didn't in terms of the story such as choices that Watt's character makes and if the film goes far enough in terms of the violence for a film directed by Cronenb...

Popeye

July 06, 2022 17:45 - 54 minutes - 74.4 MB

The Mikes are mumbling their way through some strange songs and even stranger characters on this episode of Forgotten Cinema as they discuss Robert Altman's 1980 musical-comedy Popeye, starring Robin Williams and Shelly Duval. Mike Butler is not a fan of this very odd children's film based on the popular cartoon character. From the unfunny dialogue, the slow pacing of the first third of the film, and the odd beats and off-key songs, there isn't much in this film that Butler can get behind,...

Crazy Stupid Love

June 29, 2022 07:30 - 51 minutes - 70.7 MB

Be better than the Gap! It's time for Ryan Gosling to teach you and a down-on-his-luck Steve Carell how to be a better man...or at least a better player in 2011's Crazy Stupid Love. Mike Butler and Mike Field discuss how this quirky romantic dramedy is actually a generally great movie, that is well acted, well written, and well directed. This film has many branching storylines and although they are not all as strong as others, they all intersect very well and work to build a film that is ...