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Movie Mike's Movie Podcast

279 episodes - English - Latest episode: 15 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1.9K ratings

Movie Mike’s Movie Podcast is hosted by Mike D who is the head writer on The Bobby Bones Show and The BobbyCast where he has been dubbed as the ‘resident movie expert’.  The podcast offers a weekly deep dive in a cinema topic often formatted in a ranking list format. Each episode, Mike gives a spoiler free review of a new movie in theaters or streaming at home. Plus, Mike offers listeners a look at what’s coming to a screen near you soon inside of Movie Mike’s Trailer Park where he breaks down the latest film teasers.  Mike is a frequent moviegoer and researcher of movie facts and trivia. He doesn’t consider himself a ‘critic’ because he’s just a guy who loves movies!

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Greatest Movie Quotes + Knives Out Movie Review + Who Will Be The Most Successful Marvel Actor Post-Avengers?

May 18, 2020 05:00 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MB

In this episode, Movie Mike talks about the greatest movie quotes of all-time….according to him! He picks movie quotes that have resonated in his life, breaks them down and explains their impact on him personally. Mike also reviews a movie that he waited for the hype to die down on “Knives Out” plus he discusses who will think will be the most successful actor from the Marvel movies post-Avengers.  New Episodes Every Monday! Follow Mike on Instagram: @mikedeestro Follow Mike on Twitter: @...

Good Movies With Bad Endings (SPOILER ALERT!) + Alternate Endings to Famous Movies + Movie Review: Extraction (Netflix)

May 11, 2020 05:00 - 32 minutes - 30 MB

In this episode, Movie Mike talks about good movies that have bad endings. SPOILER ALERT because you can’t really talk about how a movie has a bed ending without revealing what happens...but Mike tried to keep this to movies that have been out for a while. Movies discussed include: Titanic, Signs, War of the Words, La La Land, and The Dark Knight Rises. Mike also talks about famous movies that had much different endings planned. Including I Am Legend, Dodgeball, Star Wars: Return of the Jedi...

Bobby Bones on His Top 3 Movies + Why Bobby Thinks Thanos Plan in The Avengers Is Like The Coronavirus + How Much He Made Starring in ‘Bandslam’

May 04, 2020 05:00 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MB

Bobby Bones joins Movie Mike on this episode to talk about his 3 favorite movies from his life which include Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Man on The Moon plus some honorable mentions. Bobby and Mike debate why Thanos from the Avengers can be seen as a good guy. Bobby also compares what Thanos did in his ideology to what is going on now with the coronavirus and places opening back up. Mike also talks to Bobby about the movie he starred in back in...

Best Movies Based on Books + 5 Movies That Were Better Than the Book + Just Mercy Movie Review

April 27, 2020 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MB

In this episode, Movie Mike talks about some of the best movies based on books. From Harry Potter, Hunger Games to Perks of Being a Wallflower. He also discusses what movies were actually better than the book (do you agree?). Plus a movie review of Just Mercy (also based on a book) starring Jamie Foxx, Michael B. Jordan and Brie Larson. New Episodes Every Monday! Follow Mike on Instagram: @mikedeestro Follow Mike on Twitter: @mikedeestro Follow Mike on Facebook: @mikedeestro Learn more...

Best Movies Based on Books + 5 Movies That Were Better Than the Book + Just Mercy Movie Review

April 27, 2020 05:00 - 36 minutes

In this episode, Movie Mike talks about some of the best movies based on books. From Harry Potter, Hunger Games to Perks of Being a Wallflower. He also discusses what movies were actually better than the book (do you agree?). Plus a movie review of Just Mercy (also based on a book) starring Jamie Foxx, Michael B. Jordan and Brie Larson. New Episodes Every Monday! Follow Mike on Instagram: @mikedeestro Follow Mike on Twitter: @mikedeestro Follow Mike on Facebook: @mikedeestro Learn more a...

Worst A-List Actors Of Time + The Wayback Movie Review + Ranking Every Spiderman Movie

April 20, 2020 05:00 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MB

In this episode, Movie Mike breaks down what people say are some of the worst A-list actors of all-time. From Ben Affleck to Nicolas Cage to Keanu Reeves. Are they bad actors or just taken one too many bad roles? Also a review of the new Ben Affleck movie “The Way Back” and a ranking of all 8 Spider-Man movies! New Episodes Every Monday! Follow Mike on Instagram: @mikedeestro Follow Mike on Twitter: @mikedeestro Follow Mike on Facebook: @mikedeestro Learn more about your ad-choices at ...

Actors Who Hated Each Other + Underrated Movie: A Goofy Movie (Disney+) + Top 10 Movie Reviews: No. 8 - No Country for Old Men

April 13, 2020 05:00 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MB

On this episode, Movie Mike talks about actors who starred in movies together but in real life hated each other and had beefs at some point. From The Rock and Vin Diesel to Billy Murray and Lucy Lu. Mike also debuts a new segment called the Underrated Movie of the Week which features this week A Goofy Movie that is now streaming on Disney+. Mike also continues his list of Top 10 Movies Of All-time and reviews his No. 8 movie: No Country for Old Men starring Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Jo...

Greatest One Hit Wonder Actors + When Will Movies Go Back to Normal? + The Platform Review (Netflix

April 06, 2020 05:00 - 33 minutes - 31.2 MB

In this episode, Movie Mike talks about his Top 5 Greatest One Hit Actors of all-time. These are actors who achieved major success with ONE role and were never really able to find that again in any other movie title. Mike also continues his list of reviewing his Top 10 Movies Of All Time: he covers No. 9 which is Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Mike also talks about how the last movie has fallen from the Summer Blockbuster lineup and what that means for the film industry going forward...

Morgan2 On Binging Every Star Wars Movie For the First Time + I Watched Frozen For The First Time and Review Parts 1 + 2

March 30, 2020 05:00 - 44 minutes - 41.2 MB

In this episode, Movie Mike is joined by Morgan2 from the Bobby Bones Show. She recently binged all the Star Wars movies for the first time. She gives her viewing order, review of each movie and overall favorites from the franchise. SPOILER ALERT: The Reviews of The Force Awakens, and The Last Jedi contain spoilers. Then Movie Mike talks about watch Frozen for the first time and the reason he held off on seeing it. Both Mike and Morgan review Frozen and Frozen 2.  Follow Morgan2 on Instagr...

Movie Mike’s Quarantine Movie Watch List + ‘Netflix Party’ Experience Review + Top 10 Movie Reviews: No. 10 Drive

March 23, 2020 05:00 - 44 minutes

In this episode, Movie Mike gives his Top 5 Movie Franchises to watch while we are all quarantined. From Star Wars to Batman and more. He also talks about where you can rent or stream them online. Mike talks about his experience with “Netflix Party” which allows you to watch movies off Netflix with your friends and family. Mike will also be reviewing his Top 10 Favorite Movies of all-time in the coming week. He starts with No. 10 which is Drive (2011) starring Ryan Gosling. New Episodes Ever...

Movie Mike’s Quarantine Movie Watch List + ‘Netflix Party’ Experience Review + Top 10 Movie Reviews: No. 10 Drive

March 23, 2020 05:00 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MB

In this episode, Movie Mike gives his Top 5 Movie Franchises to watch while we are all quarantined. From Star Wars to Batman and more. He also talks about where you can rent or stream them online. Mike talks about his experience with “Netflix Party” which allows you to watch movies off Netflix with your friends and family. Mike will also be reviewing his Top 10 Favorite Movies of all-time in the coming week. He starts with No. 10 which is Drive (2011) starring Ryan Gosling. New Episodes Eve...

How A Movie Actually Makes Money + How Netflix Movies Work + Movie Review: Big Time Adolescence + Movies Delayed Due To Coronavirus

March 16, 2020 05:00 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MB

In this episode, Movie Mike covers how major motion pictures actually make money through box office sales, home entertainment and merchandising. He also talks about the difference in how Netflix movies are profitable in the same respect. Mike reviews the new Hulu original movie “Big Time Adolescence” starring Pete Davidson and in movie news he covers all the movies delayed in release and production due to the coronavirus. New Episodes Every Monday! Follow Mike on Instagram: @mikedeestro F...

How A Movie Actually Makes Money + How Netflix Movies Work + Movie Review: Big Time Adolescence + Movies Delayed Due To Coronavirus

March 16, 2020 05:00 - 41 minutes

In this episode, Movie Mike covers how major motion pictures actually make money through box office sales, home entertainment and merchandising. He also talks about the difference in how Netflix movies are profitable in the same respect. Mike reviews the new Hulu original movie “Big Time Adolescence” starring Pete Davidson and in movie news he covers all the movies delayed in release and production due to the coronavirus. New Episodes Every Monday! Follow Mike on Instagram: @mikedeestro Fo...

Musicians Turned Actors: Ranking The Best and Worst + Disney - Pixar’s ‘Onward’ Movie Review + Will The Cornas Virus Change the Way We Watch Movies?

March 09, 2020 05:00 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MB

In this episode, Movie Mike talks about musicians who went on to have an acting career. He breaks it down which were successful and which careers flopped. From Mark Wahlburg, Ice Cube, Jennifer Lopez, Jessica Simpson, Britney Spears and more. Mike also reviews the new Disney + Pixar Movie “Onward starring Chris Pratt and Tom Holland. In movie news, the release of the upcoming James Bond movie “No Time To Die,” starring Daniel Craig, has been postponed until November 25th. Mike talks about ho...

My Girlfriend Kelsey And Our Relationship Through Movies + She Reviews ‘All The Bright Places’ (Netflix) + The Invisible Man (Review)

March 02, 2020 06:00 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MB

In this episode, Movie Mike is joined by his girlfriend Kelsey. They have been dating for almost 2 years and are currently in a long distance relationship. He lives in Nashville and she lives in Austin, TX. They talk about their relationship in movies and how it was a bonding experience early on in the early stages of getting to know each other. Kelsey gives her Top 3 Movies of All-Time, the movie she hated that Mike took her to see on their first ‘movie date” and her review of ‘All The Brig...

Why Two Similar Movies Come Out Around the Same Time? + Who Won The ‘Twin’ Films Box Office Battle + The Lighthouse Movie Review

February 24, 2020 06:00 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MB

Have you ever noticed when two oddly similar movies come out around the same time? Like, didn’t you see a movie trailer JUST like that a month ago? Well, good news is that you’re not crazy. Bad news, this will probably keep happening and there’s nothing we can do about it. In this episode, Movie Mike talks about the ‘Twin Film” phenomenon and why this happens. Mike also looks at several ‘twin’ movies and who won at the box office and why no one gets sued. Mike also reviews “The Lighthouse” s...

The Batman Episode: Robert Pattinson in ‘The Batman’ + The Best ‘Batman’ Actors and Villains Ranked + Sonic The Hedgehog Movie Review

February 17, 2020 06:00 - 39 minutes

In this episode, Movie Mike covers all that we know about ‘The Batman’ starring Robert Pattinson and ranks the best actors to ever play Batman. Last week, we got our first look at Robert Pattinson in ‘The Batman’. There have been so many greats (and no so greats…) to play the role of Batman, one of the most beloved comic book characters of all-time. Do the character justice — and receive high critical acclaim! Do the character wrong — and get ridiculed meme after meme. Plus, we’ll look at the...

The Batman Episode: Robert Pattinson in ‘The Batman’ + The Best ‘Batman’ Actors and Villains Ranked + Sonic The Hedgehog Movie Review

February 17, 2020 06:00 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MB

In this episode, Movie Mike covers all that we know about ‘The Batman’ starring Robert Pattinson and ranks the best actors to ever play Batman. Last week, we got our first look at Robert Pattinson in ‘The Batman’. There have been so many greats (and no so greats…) to play the role of Batman, one of the most beloved comic book characters of all-time. Do the character justice — and receive high critical acclaim! Do the character wrong — and get ridiculed meme after meme. Plus, we’ll look at th...

Weird Reasons Actors Turned Down Major Roles + Oscars Winners Reactions + Recap + Birds of Prey: Movie Review

February 10, 2020 06:00 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MB

Could you imagine Jessica Simpsons in the Notebook? Will Smith in the Matrix? Tom Cruise in the Shawshank Redemption? On this episode, Movie Mike talks about the weird (and sometimes dumb) reasons why actors turned down major roles. Mike also gives his reaction to the Oscars last night and his movie review of DC Comics ‘Birds of Prey’. New Episodes Every Monday! Follow Mike on Instagram: @mikedeestro Follow Mike on Twitter: @mikedeestro Follow Mike on Facebook: @mikedeestro Learn more ...

Fact Checking Movies Based On True Stories + Bad Boys for Life Review + Top 5 Things That Happen In Movies But Never In Real Life

February 03, 2020 06:00 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MB

Mike researched movies based on true stories to determine how much actually happened in real life vs. what was made up strictly for the movie. This episode covers The Revenant, Remember the Titans, Catch Me If You Can, Walk the Line, The Blindside, and The Texas Chainsaw. Mike also gives his review of ‘Bad Boys for Life’ starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. Plus his Top 5 List of Things that happen in movies but NEVER in real life such as a police officer taking a civilian's car to use i...

The Greatest Musical Scenes in Movies + Top 5 Highest Grossing Movie Franchises of All-Time + Little Women Movie Review

January 27, 2020 06:00 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MB

Movie Mike talks about what he thinks are the greatest uses of songs in movies. These songs that were not written specifically for a movie. The list instead consists songs that added something special to a scene or gained popularity from the movie they are associated with being featured in. Mike also talks about the Top 5 Highest Grossing Movie franchises of all-time as he is rewatching all of the Star Wars saga. Plus his review of Little Women, which is up for 6 Oscars this year. New Episo...

The Greatest Musical Scenes in Movies + Top 5 Highest Grossing Movie Franchises of All-Time + Little Women Movie Review

January 27, 2020 06:00 - 37 minutes

Movie Mike talks about what he thinks are the greatest uses of songs in movies. These songs that were not written specifically for a movie. The list instead consists songs that added something special to a scene or gained popularity from the movie they are associated with being featured in. Mike also talks about the Top 5 Highest Grossing Movie franchises of all-time as he is rewatching all of the Star Wars saga. Plus his review of Little Women, which is up for 6 Oscars this year. New Episod...

A-List Actors Who Have Never Won An Oscar + Parasite and 1917 Movie Reviews + 2020 Oscar Predictions

January 20, 2020 06:00 - 37 minutes

Welp, they did it again. The Oscars missed out on some actors who Movie Mike believes should have been nominated this year. He talks about who he thinks are the major snubs of the year ...which leads him to his list of A-List Actors who have surprisingly never won an Oscar in their career including Joaquin Phoenix, Brad Pitt, Will Smith and Amy Adams. Mike also gives a double review on 2 Best Picture Nominees: Parasite and 1917. Plus, he gives his predictions on who will win the major categor...

A-List Actors Who Have Never Won An Oscar + Parasite and 1917 Movie Reviews + 2020 Oscar Predictions

January 20, 2020 06:00 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MB

Welp, they did it again. The Oscars missed out on some actors who Movie Mike believes should have been nominated this year. He talks about who he thinks are the major snubs of the year ...which leads him to his list of A-List Actors who have surprisingly never won an Oscar in their career including Joaquin Phoenix, Brad Pitt, Will Smith and Amy Adams. Mike also gives a double review on 2 Best Picture Nominees: Parasite and 1917. Plus, he gives his predictions on who will win the major catego...

Morgan2 on Watching All 23 Marvel movies For the First Time + The Correct Marvel Viewing Order + Her Favorite Marvel Superhero

January 13, 2020 06:00 - 37 minutes - 34 MB

Morgan2 from the Bobby Bones Show assigned herself the task of watching every single Marvel Movie on Disney+. On this episode, we talk about the order she decided to watch them in. Then we review every single movie from all 3 Marvel Phases. We talk about her favorites from the franchise and we discuss what Marvel has planned for Phase 4.  PHASE 3 SPOILER ALERT: Morgan2 drops some spoilers in her reviews of the 3rd part of the podcast. I’ll give you another heads up inside the episode!  Her...

The Evolution of Adam Sandler: From Comedic to Dramatic Roles (Uncut Gems) + Top 5 Most Anticipated Movies of 2020 + The Irishman Movie Review

January 06, 2020 06:00 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MB

Movie Mike gives The Evolution of Adam Sandler (according to his opinion) from his most famous comedic roles, box office bombs to his critically acclaimed dramatic performances. Movie Mike also goes into how Adam Sandler's performance in “Uncut Gems” worked so incredibly well and how it resonated it with him after leaving the theater. Plus Mike's Top 5 List of The Most Anticipated movies of 2020 and a review of “The Irishman” on Netflix by Martin Scorsese and starring Robert De Niro, Al Paci...

Actors Who Were Hurt or Killed While Filming + Top 5 Movies That Take Place In One Day + Marriage Story Movie Review

December 30, 2019 06:00 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MB

On this episode, Movie Mike talks about actors who were hurt while filming a movie including Jim Caviezel in The Passion of the Christ who was struck by lightning. As well as the tragic and mysterious death of Brandon Lee on the set of ‘The Crow’. In this week’s movie list, Mike lists and rates his Top 5 Movies that all take place in one day. The only rule is that the events of the story are contained within 24 hours. Plus a movie review of the Netflix drama ‘Marriage Story’ starring Adam Dr...

Top 3 Movies of 2019 with Morgan1 + The Worst Movies of the Year + Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Movie Review

December 23, 2019 06:00 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MB

Mike and Morgan1 worked together for 3 years on The Bobby Bones Show and during that time they talked a lot about movies. On this episode, they each rate + review their Top 3 Movies of 2019. They also give their picks for what they thought was the WORST movie of the year. Mike also gives his review of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker from a non-Star Wars fan perspective and brief history of the franchise.  Follow Morgan1 on Instagram + Twitter!  Follow Mike on Instagram! New episodes ever...

The Highest-Paid Movie Roles of All-Time...Including $100 million for a Single Movie + Honeyboy Movie Review + Top 5 Movies of the Decade (#1)

December 16, 2019 06:00 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MB

Welcome to the first episode of Movie Mike’s Movie Podcast! It's rare for actors to bring in huge salaries today. At least compared to the days when audiences were drawn to a movie primarily based on its leading star. So, in this episode Movie Mike goes through the list of the actor’s highest paying roles of all times. He also gives his in-depth review of “Honeyboy” starring Shia LaBeouf and his Top 5 Movies of The Decade! New episodes every Monday! Follow on Instagram: @mikedeestro Lear...

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