Forgotten Cinema

The Mike's find them stuck in the middle of a power and phone outage in mid 90's suburbia...and folks are going CRAZY!!!!!!

Mike Field and Mike Butler are talking about the 1996 David Koepp film, Trigger Effect, starring Kyle MacLachlan, Elisabeth Shue, and Dermot Mulroney. The Mikes discuss how this film is Koepp's directorial debut, the weakness in the character of Matt, wanting more of Durmot Mulroney's character and how underwritten Shue's character, Annie, is.

Butler and Field also talk about how Butler finds it too absurd that everything goes to Hollywood levels of crazy so fast during a power outage, and the use of color and long shots used to establish the start of the film.

So grab your popcorn and soda, please notice the exits at the front and rear of the auditorium, and settle down for Forgotten Cinema. 

Field and Butler travel to the town of Dirt, thirsty and desperate for its most necessary and missing resource...water. Good thing sheriff Rango is on the case!!!

The Mikes take a gander at the 2011 Gore Verbinski animated film, Rango, starring Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Ned Beatty, and Bill Nighy. Listen in as Mike Butler tries to figure out why Mike Field isn't a fan of Rango, even though Butler thought he'd love it. They'll discuss the look of the film, its use of adult plot and humor and whether it helps or hurts the film. They'll also talk the characters of the film and some fun facts about its production.

So grab your popcorn and soda, please notice the exits at the front and rear of the auditorium, and settle down for Forgotten Cinema. 

The game is afoot!

Join the Mikes as they put on their finest deerstalker caps and watch a young Sherlock Holmes and Watson stop an Egyptian cult from murdering people with hallucinogenic blow darts in 19th century London in Barry Levinson's Young Sherlock Holmes, written by Chris Columbus.

Mike Field and Mike Butler discuss how the film is a classic 80's adventure film with a lot of Spielberg touches, that harken back to Indiana Jones or The Goonies. Butler will also discuss how even though it came long after, its hard not to compare this film to another very British film from Chris Columbus...Harry Potter.

So grab your popcorn and soda, please notice the exits at the front and rear of the auditorium, and settle down for Forgotten Cinema. 

The Mikes are grabbing some fedoras and walking through doors in good ol' NYC on this episode of Forgotten Cinema as they take a look at the 2011 George Nolfi film, The Adjustment Bureau, starring Matt Damon and Emily Blunt.

Listen in as Mike Butler and Mike Field discuss the film's theme of "fate vs free will" and how they tackle such a quasi religious story without stepping on any toes, but still keeping it interesting. The Mikes will also talk about how this entire film hinges on the chemistry between Damon and Blunt. Without it, there is no film. They'll also get into the lore and inner workings of the so called "Bureau."

So grab your popcorn and soda, please notice the exits at the front and rear of the auditorium, and settle down for Forgotten Cinema. 

The Mikes are watching some Linda Fiorentino take it to some next level femme fatale on this episode of Forgotten Cinema as they take a look at the 1994 John Dahl film, The Last Seduction.

Listen in as Mike Field and Mike Butler discuss Ms. Fiorentino's amazing take on the classic noir character in director Dahl's follow up to another noir film of his we covered, Red Rock West. While both Mikes laud Fiorentino's turn as the villainous Bridget, they each have their own thoughts as to the quality of the film's story, secondary characters, setting, and more.

Can a movie be good based solely on the performance of one individual?

So grab your popcorn and soda, please notice the exits at the front and rear of the auditorium, and settle down for Forgotten Cinema. 

Get your podcast passes ready, because they need to be signed, verified, signed again and sent over to room 455 for inspection. Don't you just love bureaucracy and all its red tape?

The Mikes are taking a look at Terry Gilliam's 1985 classic, Brazil, starring Jonathan Pryce, Robert De Niro, Bob Hoskins, Ian Holm, Kim Greist, and more!

"If its such a classic film, then why are you talking about it on the podcast?" we hear you state in your troll-iest voice. Well smarty pants, that's what Mike Field and Mike Butler discuss in the podcast. Though widely known and discussed amongst film aficionados, the average joe under the age of 35 has probably never seen the film. Even many film schools that should be teaching about Brazil do not, which leaves a whole new generation of filmmakers without knowledge of a very defining piece of film history. That's where the Mikes come in...

Listen in as they talk about the importance of the film, from the story and themes, to the production, design and world building on a small budget. They'll all discuss the many different versions of the film and Terry Gilliam's fight to keep his cut of the film and the clever way he achieved it.

Also, we can't get that song out of our head either.

So grab your popcorn and soda, please notice the exits at the front and rear of the auditorium, and settle down for Forgotten Cinema. 

The Mikes are taking a ride with the craziest limo driver in Los Angeles in this episode of Forgotten Cinema at a 2014 Joe Carnahan film starring Patrick Wilson, Ed Helms, Jessica Alba, Ray Liotta, David Hasselhoff, Randy Couture, James Badge Dale and (totally not) Chris Pine in his craziest role to date.

That's right! We're talking Stretch!

All those people and you never heard of it? That's okay, because that's why the Mikes are here! Join hosts Mike Field and Mike Butler as they discuss and hypothesize what may have happened between Blumhouse Productions and Universal Pictures that caused this small budget film (that almost certainly would have at least made its money back) to be pulled from their theatrical line up (unless you lived in eastern Europe, you lucky bastards). They'll also talk the quick filming style, the dialogue, superfluous characters, how good Patrick Wilson and (not) Chris Pine are, and how this movie is one the finest B-Movie Action/Comedies in quite some time.

So grab your popcorn and soda, please notice the exits at the front and rear of the auditorium, and settle down for Forgotten Cinema. 

Its the start of Forgotten Cinema season 6 and the start of a crossover!

The Mikes are first looking at 2019's Terminator: Dark Fate, directed by Tim Miller and brings back series creator James Cameron, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Linda Hamilton as Sarah Connor.

Listen in as Mike Field and Mike Butler discuss Hamilton's return. Whether the focus on Sarah Connor hurts or helps the film, the return of Cameron, the divisive start of the film, and how the dialogue might bring the film down a bit. They'll also discuss why audiences have already forgotten about this very recent film.

Then after this episode, check out the Terminator: Resistance episode of the Two Player Bros podcast where Mike Field will join hosts Mike Butler and Dave Cannon to talk about this first person shooter that takes place during the human resistance against the machines as seen in Terminator 2. Listen wherever you get your podcasts!

So grab your popcorn and soda, please notice the exits at the front and rear of the auditorium, and settle down for Forgotten Cinema. 

The Mikes are ending Season 5 with a bang....well maybe a pile driver, or the people's elbow, as they take on the 2000 film, Ready to Rumble, starring David Arquette, Scott Caan and a ton of pro wrestlers.

This episode of Forgotten Cinema Season 5: Audience Choice is brought to us by Joey DiCarlo from the So Wizard Podcast.

Listen in as Mike Field and Mike Butler discuss how this early aughts comedy works best when focusing on the wrestling. The Mikes will also talk about the inconsistency in Arquette's and Caan's characters that keep you from forming a connection to them and how good Martin Landau is as Sal Bandini. "Wanna Wrestle?!"

Thanks again to Joey DiCarlo and find out more about the So Wizard Podcast at http://www.sowizardpodcast.com/.

So grab your popcorn and soda, please notice the exits at the front and rear of the auditorium, and settle down for Forgotten Cinema. 

The Mikes see if they got the "juice" in this episode of Forgotten Cinema as they take a look at the 1992 film Juice, directed by Ernest R. Dickerson and starring Omar Epps and Tupac Shakur.

This episode of Forgotten Cinema Season 5: Audience Choice! is brought to us by Aaron Singleton. Thanks Aaron!

Listen in as Mike Field and Mike Butler discuss the how Ernest R. Dickerson kept to a true three act structure within a tight 90 minute film. The Mikes also talk the excellent acting by the entire cast and the realistic motivations and actions of their central characters and whether or not Tupac's character, Bishop, is a villain or not.

Thanks again to Aaron for suggesting this film to us!

So grab your popcorn and soda, please notice the exits at the front and rear of the auditorium, and settle down for Forgotten Cinema.