Mike & Mike Go To The Movies
230 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsMike Smith and Mike DeCriscio are two guys who love movies - so much so they had the completely original idea of doing a whole podcast about it! The two have been podcasting for years, and now this revamped version of their show will have reviews of the latest movies, retrospectives on their favorite media, discussions about a bunch of random topics, and jokes! Lots of jokes!
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Episodes
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods
April 12, 2024 16:19 - 50 minutes - 57.9 MBIn the wake of Akira Toriyama's death, Mike and Mike received another Ko-fi donation to talk about another Dragon Ball movie - this time around, we're talking DRAGON BALL Z: BATTLE OF GODS, the 2013 film which became the basis for the first season of Dragon Ball Super!
Star Trek: First Contact
April 05, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 71 MBApril 5th, 2063 is the day that humankind first made contact with the Vulcans... which means it's the perfect time for Mike & Mike to dive deep on STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT! Thanks to a Ko-Fi donation, we're digging into the 8th STAR TREK film, and talking its place in the series as a whole!
Off Mike - Love Lies Bleeding, Hundreds of Beavers, Orphan, and more!
March 29, 2024 08:00 - 57 minutes - 53 MBIt's time for an Off Mike Discussions episode! This week, Mike D catches up with the ORPHAN series and watches some recent Oscar nominees like ANATOMY OF A FALL and THE ZONE OF INTEREST. Meanwhile, Smith wants to spread the good word about his new favorite movie, HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS, plus LOVE LIES BLEEDING, GIRLS5EVA, and the original ROAD HOUSE!
Swiss Army Man (2016) / Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)
March 22, 2024 08:00 - 52 minutes - 59.6 MBThis week, it's time for a Mike Makes Mike Watch! Because Mike D is such a big fan of EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, Smith is making him watch the Daniels' debut feature, SWISS ARMY MAN! Meanwhile, Mike D is making Smith catch up with one of the better animated movies in the last few years, PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH!
Oscars and Discussions!
March 14, 2024 08:00 - 59 minutes - 68.2 MBThis week, Mike and Mike are breaking down everything that happened at this year's Academy Awards! Plus, we throw in a few extra discussions about films like PERFECT DAYS, STEAMBOAT BILL JR., THE SILENT PARTNER, and more!
Dune: Part Two (Guest: Producer Collin)
March 07, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 80.6 MBThis week, Producer Collin joins the Mikes on their journey to the planet Arrakis to break down Denis Villeneuve's highly-anticipated sequel, DUNE: PART TWO! Plus, Nick Wermuth reviews the less-highly-anticipated DUNE Popcorn Bucket!
Off Mike - Dune (2021), Starship Troopers, Drive-Away Dolls, and more!
February 29, 2024 15:34 - 53 minutes - 61.6 MBThis week, the Mikes are getting prepped for Dune: Part Two by rewatching the first one! Plus, we're talking Drive-Away Dolls, Lisa Frankenstein, Starship Troopers, Helldivers II, and more!
The Train (1964) / Non-Stop (2014)
February 22, 2024 09:00 - 54 minutes - 62.6 MBIt's a vehicular action double feature! This week for Mike Makes Mike Watch, Mike D is making Smith catch up with John Frankenheimer's THE TRAIN! Meanwhile, Smith is making Mike D brush up on his Liam Neeson with Jaume Collet-Sera's NON-STOP!
Off Mike - The Zone of Interest, The Beekeeper, Sexy Beast, and more!
February 15, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 61.2 MBIt's time for an Off Mike Discussions episode! This week, the two Mikes capture two very different Jonathan Glazer movies - Mike D watched SEXY BEAST while Mike Smith caught up with THE ZONE OF INTEREST. Plus, Mike D talks MEEK'S CUTOFF and WHIPLASH, while Smith protects the hive with THE BEEKEEPER and catches up with some older films like THE LAST DRAGON, THE DEVILS, and ROMY AND MICHELLE'S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION.
The Blackcoat's Daughter (2017) / Spirited Away (2002)
February 08, 2024 09:00 - 59 minutes - 68.5 MBIt's time for a Mike Makes Mike Watch! This time around, Mike D is getting hyped for LONGLEGS and making Smith watch Osgood Perkins' THE BLACKCOAT'S DAUGHTER. Meanwhile, Smith is making Mike D do some Miyazaki catchup with an all-timer, SPIRITED AWAY.
Off Mike - The 2024 Sundance Film Festival, American Fiction, Mean Girls, and more!
February 01, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBIt's time for an Off Mike Discussions episode! This week, Mike D closes the book on THE LAST KINGDOM and catches up with some underseen movies from a few years back, including CLIMAX and DESTROYER. Meanwhile, Mike Smith spent four days watching the online portion of the Sundance Film Festival, and has thoughts on AMERICAN FICTION, ALL OF US STRANGERS, and the new MEAN GIRLS.
The 2023 Mike & Mike Year in Review Spectacular!
January 25, 2024 09:00 - 3 hours - 432 MBIt's finally here! Mike and Mike are looking back on the year that was and counting down their Top 10 favorite movies of 2023, their Top 10 favorite discoveries of 2023, and the movies they're most looking forward to in 2024. Huge thanks to Mike Emmons, Kyle Cullen, Nick Wermuth, Laura Colaneri, Collin Stiles, Vin Craig, and Charlotte Macorn for their assistance with this episode! Here's to 2024, everyone!
Godzilla Minus One
January 11, 2024 07:00 - 2 hours - 138 MBIt's time for the annual, end-of-the-year in-person episode! This year, Mike and Mike are joined by frequent guests Kyle Cullen, Nick Wermuth, and Producer Collin to talk GODZILLA MINUS ONE... and a bunch of other stuff too!
Off Mike - Poor Things, The Boy and the Heron, Leave the World Behind, and more!
December 28, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 69.1 MBIt's time for the last episode of 2023, and it involved a lot of 2023 catchup! Smith is watching movies like POOR THINGS, THE BOY AND THE HERON, SALTBURN, and MAESTRO, while Mike D checked in on LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND and caught up with Michael Mann's THE INSIDER!
Black Christmas (1974) / 2012 (2009)
December 21, 2023 09:00 - 53 minutes - 61.7 MBIt's time for the final Mike Makes Mike Watch of the year! To celebrate the holiday season, we're making Mike D catch up with a horror classic: Bob Clark's 1974 slasher BLACK CHRISTMAS! And, because we simply can't get enough of Roland Emmerich on this podcast, Mike Smith is being made to watch his end-of-the-world disaster movie 2012!
Let's Rank Coen Brothers Characters! (Guest: Nick Wermuth)
December 14, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 74.3 MBThis week, frequent guest Nick Wermuth came to us with an idea to rank our favorite characters in the filmography of Joel and Ethan Coen - so that's exactly what we did! Nick joins us as we cover every era of the Coen Brothers, and run down our favorite larger-than-life characters from some of our favorite movies!
Off Mike - Napoleon, Godzilla Minus One, May December, and more!
December 07, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBThis week, it's another Off Mike Discussions episode! Smith is trying to catch up on new releases like NAPOLEON, GODZILLA MINUS ONE, AFIRE, NEXT GOAL WINS, and MAY DECEMBER, while Mike D is filling in some director gaps with David Fincher's PANIC ROOM and Michael Mann's MANHUNTER!
Frances Ha (2013) / Ravenous (1999)
November 30, 2023 09:00 - 51 minutes - 58.6 MBIt's time for another Mike Makes Mike Watch! This time around, Smith is making Mike D watch Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig's FRANCES HA, while D is making Smith finally get around to one of his favorites, the 1999 cannibal horror movie RAVENOUS!
Off Mike - Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, Blue Eye Samurai, The Marvels, and more!
November 23, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 70.8 MBIt's time for another Discussions episode! This week, Mike Smith is checking out SCOTT PILGRIM TAKES OFF, and talking new releases like THE MARVELS, THE HOLDOVERS, THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES, ANATOMY OF A FALL, and more! Plus, Mike D has lots to say about BLUE EYE SAMURAI, ALBERT BROOKS: DEFENDING MY LIFE, and spent some time rewatching the PLANET OF THE APES movies!
White House Down (2013)
November 16, 2023 09:00 - 29 minutes - 33.4 MBApologies in advance: we had a tech issue this week, and lost about 30-40 minutes of audio in the middle of the episode. So, the episode is a little more truncated than we wanted it to be, but here it is: Producer Collin made a donation to our Ko-Fi page to make us watch Roland Emmerich's 2013 action movie WHITE HOUSE DOWN, and he's joining us to talk about the movie!
Dragon Ball Super: Broly
November 09, 2023 15:59 - 58 minutes - 66.6 MBThis week, thanks to a donation on our Ko-Fi page, Mike and Mike are talking DRAGON BALL SUPER: BROLY! Will Mike D be able to keep up without having ever seen DRAGON BALL? Will Smith over-explain the entire mythos to Mike D? Tune in to find out!
When Evil Lurks / Saw X
November 02, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 70.3 MBIt's Mike D's birthday episode! For his birthday, he has decided that we must watch the new horror film WHEN EVIL LURKS on Shudder - and then he ended up watching all of the SAW movies in a weekend, so we talk about those too!
The Perfect Storm (2000) / Trick 'r Treat (2009)
October 26, 2023 08:00 - 46 minutes - 43.5 MBIt's time for a Mike Makes Mike Watch! This week, Mike D is catching Smith up on a character actor smorgasbord, THE PERFECT STORM. Meanwhile, Smith is making Mike D watch one of his Halloween favorites, TRICK 'R TREAT!
Off Mike - No One Will Save You, Saw X, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, and more!
October 19, 2023 05:16 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBThis week, it's an Off Mike Discussions episode! Mike Smith recaps the Montana Film Festival and talks new releases like SAW X, TOTALLY KILLER, PATHAAN, and THE WONDERFUL STORY OF HENRY SUGAR; meanwhile, Mike D has thoughts on NO ONE WILL SAVE YOU, and subjected his friends to a double feature of THE BOOGENS and TREMORS.
The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
October 12, 2023 08:00 - 51 minutes - 58.5 MBThis week, a podcast patron paid to make us check in with those robots in disguise, and flash all the way back or THE TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE from 1986, aka the final acting credit from screen legend Orson Welles, or an animated Stan Bush music video. It's more than meets the eye!
The 2023 Montana Film Festival! (Guest: Mike Emmons)
October 05, 2023 08:00 - 54 minutes - 62.7 MBThis week, Artistic Director of the Montana Film Festival Mike Emmons returns to the podcast to tell us about everything that's happening at this year's MTFF! From exciting new features like THE ROYAL HOTEL, THE PEOPLE'S JOKER, and THE SWEET EAST to incredible shorts an a 35mm screening of Clint Eastwood's UNFORGIVEN (featuring a Q&A with LA Times film critic Kenneth Turan), there's going to be something for everyone from October 12th through 15th at The Roxy Theater (the indie theater near ...
Off Mike - Bottoms, Nimona, They Cloned Tyrone, and more!
September 28, 2023 18:26 - 1 hour - 77.6 MBIt's an Off Mike Discussions week - this time around, both Mikes ended up having some pretty massive movie days, and watched new releases like BOTTOMS, THEATER CAMP, NIMONA, THEY CLONED TYRONE, and more!
October Sky (1999) / Lady Bird (2017)
September 21, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 69.1 MBIt's time for another Mike Makes Mike Watch! This time around, Mike D is making Smith watch Joe Johnston's OCTOBER SKY, while Smith is making Mike D catch up with Greta Gerwig's LADY BIRD!
Let's Rank Gateway Horror!
September 14, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 72.6 MBMike and Mike are getting ready for spooky season, and they've been thinking about the kinds of films they would want to show someone who was just getting into horror movies. So this week, it's time for Let's Rank Gateway Horror!
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
September 07, 2023 15:16 - 52 minutes - 59.9 MBThis week, thanks to a donation on our Ko-Fi page, the Mikes are boldly going where no man has gone before - that's right, we're watching STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN!
Off Mike - The Camp Horror Film Festival and Zombiethon!
August 31, 2023 15:58 - 1 hour - 75.7 MBThe Mikes each went to different horror festivals this weekend! Mike Smith tells us all about the 3rd Camp Horror Film Festival at the Roxy Theater, where he got to experience a ton of cool shorts and William Castle's THE TINGLER; meanwhile, Mike D went to Zombiethon at the Cinema Arts Centre in Huntington, NY, where he watched movies like ARMY OF DARKNESS, RE-ANIMATOR, and Tom Savini's NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. Plus, Mike D caught up with some masterpieces like DOG DAY AFTERNOON and TAXI DR...
Ice Cold in Alex (1958) / Premium Rush (2012)
August 24, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 75.4 MBThis week, it's another Mike Makes Mike Watch! Mike D is making Smith watch J. Lee Thompson's 1958 World War II thriller ICE COLD IN ALEX, while Smith is making Mike D watch a beloved classic that everyone knows, David Koepp's 2012 bike messenger action movie with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Michael Shannon, PREMIUM RUSH!
Off Mike - Baldur's Gate 3, Barbenheimer, Talk to Me, and more!
August 17, 2023 15:20 - 1 hour - 79 MBThis week, Mike D has mostly been playing BALDUR'S GATE 3, while Mike Smith has been watching new releases like BARBIE, OPPENHEIMER, TALK TO ME, and TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM!
The Camp Horror Film Festival and 13 GHOSTS (Guest: Charley Macorn)
August 10, 2023 08:00 - 51 minutes - 58.7 MBThis week, the mercurial icon and the voice of your generation Charley Macorn returns to the podcast to talk abut the upcoming Camp Horror Film Festival at the Roxy Theater in Missoula, MT! Plus, since Camp Horror is showing William Castle's THE TINGLER in 35mm this year, Charley's taking us on a journey through another William Castle film: 13 GHOSTS!
In the Line of Duty 3 and 4
August 03, 2023 08:00 - 47 minutes - 54.1 MBIt's time for Mike Smith's Birthday Episode! And for his birthday, the Mikes are digging into their new 88 Films boxset of the first four movies in the IN THE LINE OF DUTY series! They've already talked about YES, MADAM and ROYAL WARRIORS on the Michelle Yeoh podcast, so now it's time to get into IN THE LINE OF DUTY III and IN THE LINE OF DUTY IV!
Frailty (2001) / The Before Trilogy (1995, 2004, 2013)
July 27, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 81.8 MBThis week, it's time for a Mike Makes Mike Watch! Mike D is making Mike Smith watch Bill Paxton's FRAILTY, also starring Matthew McConaughey and Powers Boothe; meanwhile, Mike Smith made Mike D watch Richard Linklater's BEFORE SUNRISE... but Mike D ended up watching the whole trilogy so we're also talking about BEFORE SUNSET and BEFORE MIDNIGHT! Plus, we talk a little Barbenheimer!
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
July 20, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 78.9 MBOur mission, should we choose to accept it, is to discuss the latest entry in the MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE series! Does DEAD RECKONING PART ONE live up to the high bar that has been set for this series? Does Tom Cruise pull off another incredible stunt? Did that one thing really happen to that one character (gotta be vague for spoilers, obviously)? Find out within!
Off Mike - Christopher Nolan, Past Lives, Extraction 2, and more!
July 13, 2023 06:51 - 1 hour - 77.1 MBIn this week's Off Mike Discussions episode, Mike Smith completes his pre-Oppenheimer Christopher Nolan rewatch, raves about PAST LIVES, and talks about new superhero TV shows like SECRET INVASION and MY ADVENTURES WITH SUPERMAN. Meanwhile, Mike D has begun his bi-annual MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE rewatch, tells us about 1956's ATTACK!, and checks in with Tyler Rake for EXTRACTION 2.
Freddy Got Fingered (2001)
July 06, 2023 08:00 - 41 minutes - 48 MBA listener paid us to watch Tom Green's FREDDY GOT FINGERED - at the time a notorious bomb and critically-reviled film, but a movie which quickly gained a cult audience who hold it up as a surrealist masterpiece. Where do we fall on the issue? Let's find out!
The Indiana Jones Retrospective!
June 29, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 97.8 MBThis week, Mike Smith and guest host Nick Wermuth are taking a deep dive into the Indiana Jones series! They'll be discussing all four movies in detail, plus talking about what they hope to see in INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY!
Angel (1984) / Josie and the Pussycats (2001)
June 22, 2023 08:00 - 53 minutes - 61.7 MBThis week, it's a Mike Makes Mike Watch! Mike D is making Mike Smith watch the exploitation thriller ANGEL, featuring Donna Wilkes, Susan Tyrell, and Rory Calhoun; meanwhile, Mike Smith is making Mike D catch up with a cult classic, 2001's JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS!
Off Mike - Warrior, Air, Christopher Nolan, and more!
June 15, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 77.1 MBIt's time for an Off Mike Discussions episode! This week, Mike S is starting a Christopher Nolan rewatch to get prepared for OPPENHEIMER, and he's catching up with new movies like AIR, BLACKBERRY, and ARE YOU THERE, GOD? IT'S ME, MARGARET. Meanwhile, Mike D is getting really into the Max series WARRIOR, rewatches some classics like THE DIRTY DOZEN, and questions his life decisions by watching 2017's THE MUMMY.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse (2023)
June 08, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 72.5 MBThwip thwip! This week, the Mikes are talking one of their most highly-anticipated movies of the year, SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE! Is it a worthy successor to the critically-beloved original? Are there more Spider-people than you can shake a stick at? Are we losing our minds trying to comprehend how they animated this thing? The answers to all these questions and more lie inside!
The Net (1995) / Piranha 3D (2010)
June 01, 2023 08:00 - 50 minutes - 57.5 MBThis week, it's time for another Mike Makes Mike Watch! Mike D is making Mike S turn on his dial-up modem to watch Sandra Bullock in the '90s thriller THE NET, while Mike S is making Mike D one of the finest 3D experiences of the last 20 years (move over, AVATAR), Alexandra Aja's PIRANHA 3D!
Fast X with the Family (Guests: Kyle Cullen, Vin Craig, Producer Collin, and Nick Wermuth)
May 25, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 126 MBThere's a new FAST & FURIOUS movie in theaters, and that means it's time to assemble the Family. Kyle Cullen, Vin Craig, Producer Collin, and Nick Wermuth all make their triumphant return to the podcast to join Mike & Mike in discussing FAST X!
Off Mike - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Beau is Afraid, How to Blow Up a Pipeline, and more!
May 18, 2023 18:55 - 1 hour - 87.3 MBThis week, it's an Off Mike Discussions episode! Both Mikes have some thoughts on GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3 and BEAU IS AFRIAD; Mike S has been watching new releases like HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE and SHOWING UP, while Mike D checks back in with YELLOWJACKETS and catches up with some older films like Brian De Palma's BODY DOUBLE and Dario Argento's SUSPIRIA!
Let's Rank Movie Moms!
May 11, 2023 08:00 - 57 minutes - 65.9 MBThis week, in celebration of Mother's Day, the Mikes are counting down their favorite Movie Moms! And it turns out, they each have a slightly different take on what qualifies for a great Movie Mom... let's just say there's a lot of horror movies that pop up on Mike D's list. Happy Mother's Day, everyone!
Off Mike - Evil Dead Rise, The Pope's Exorcist, Clerks III, and more!
May 05, 2023 22:25 - 1 hour - 88.3 MBThis week, it's an Off Mike Discussions episode! The Mikes both had a blast with EVIL DEAD RISE - plus, Mike S catches up with CLERKS III, POLITE SOCIETY, and JOHN MULANEY: BABY J while Mike D talks THE POPE'S EXORCIST, DRESSED TO KILL, SUMMER OF SOUL, and more!
Knights (1993) / World's Greatest Dad (2009)
April 27, 2023 15:35 - 48 minutes - 55.8 MBThis week, it's a Mike Makes Mike Watch! Mike D is making Mike S catch up with Albert Pyun's dystopian vampire cyborg martial arts thriller, KNIGHTS; meanwhile, Mike S is making Mike D check out one of Robin Williams' best performances in Bobcat Goldthwait's WORLD'S GREATEST DAD!
Off Mike - Yellowjackets, Party Down, Suzume, and more!
April 20, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 81.3 MBIt's an Off Mike Discussions episode! This week, Mike D is concerned about the new season of YELLOWJACKETS, while Mike S has some thoughts on PARTY DOWN, SUCCESSION, TED LASSO, and more. We also talk recent releases like 65, SHAZAM! FURY OF THE GODS, and SUZUME, while getting into some older gems like THE DRIVER, CRUISING, and (checks notes) LEPRECHAUN 2!