Mike hangs out with the Broken Lizard guys (Super Troopers, Beerfest) and actress Adrianne Palicki (Friday Night Lights, John Wick) to talk about their new comedy Quasi coming to Hulu on 4/20! Director Kevin Heffernan, Jay Chandrasekhar, Paul Soter and Erik Stolhanske talk about why we are seeing less comedies in theaters, why this movie almost got shut down, and how Adrianne Palicki reacted when she got the part. The guys share behind the scenes stories, the unfun side of making movies, how they keep from laughing while filming and the one bit they regret from Super Troopers. Mike shares his Top 3 quotes from their movies and gets the origin of each famous line.  In the movie review, Mike gives his thoughts on Quasi, where it ranks among the Broken Lizard films, and what it was like going to his first movie premiere! In the Trailer Park, Mike talks about the fun look at the Barbie movie coming out on July 21st. 
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In-Studio with The Guys Who Brought You Super Troopers  + Adrianne Palicki on Their New Comedy ‘Quasi' and Stories Behind Their Famous Funny Scenes! + Movie Review: Quasi (Hulu) + Trailer Park: Barbie

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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After The Fall Guy debuted below expectations to kick off the summer blockbuster season — Mike decides to take a look at the rest of the summer schedule to see what movies have the best chance to reach 1 billion dollars this year. In the Movie Review, Mike gives his spoiler-free thoughts on Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes which picks up 300 years after the last movie. Mike talks about if watching the previous trilogy is necessary, how it’s different without Andy Serkis, what oddly didn't work for him in this installment and overall why it’s an underrated franchise. In the Trailer Park, Mike breaks down the Despicable Me 4 trailer which introduces a new member of the family, Gru Jr and Mega Minions! 
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Will It Make 1 Billion? + Movie Review: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes + Trailer Park:  Despicable Me 4

Mike and Kelsey share their best and worst movie experiences to recap the month of April. They also discuss The Rock showing up to set 7-8 hours late, Chris Hemsworth admitting he became a "parody" of himself in "Thor: Love and Thunder" and a study that found Americans think the perfect movie length is just 92 minutes. In the Movie Review, Mike gives his thoughts on The Fall Guy starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt. He plays a stuntman and she is a first time action movie director. His character must find the missing star of her movie…trying to win back her love in the process.  In the Trailer Park, Mikes breaks down the Mufasa: The Lion King which serves as both a sequel and a prequel to the 2019 ‘live-action’ movie. Mike says what this movie will need to have in order to match the previous box office total of 1.6 billion set by its predecessor. 
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Best and Worst of the April + Movie Review: The Fall Guy + Trailer Park: Mufasa: The Lion King

Ben Stiller was recently talking  about how he wasn’t expecting to get the amount of hate and bad reviews for Zoolander 2. Mike discusses why it and other legacy sequels have flopped and shares his list of sequels that should not have been made. In the Movie Review, Mike talks about Challengers starring Zendaya which finds her in a tennis love triangle. Mike gives his thoughts on Zendaya’s stardom, the steamy scene and did it live up to the hype? In the Trailer Park, Mike breaks down Transformers One trailer which is the first-ever fully CG-animated Transformers movie. Mike is sad after realizing this movie was not made for him despite being excited for it. 
 
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Sequels That Shouldn’t Exist + Movie Review: Challengers + Trailer Park: Transformers One

Movie Mike dives deep into the world of underrated actors and discusses their standout performances. From unsung heroes to overlooked talents, get ready to discover a whole new appreciation for the actors you may have missed! In the Movie Review, Mike talks about Civil War from A24. He shares why it ended up being a much different movie than the trailer lead one, the anxiety ride it took him on, what works and where the movie could have improved to take it to a top tier film for him. In the Trailer Park, Mike talks about Apple’s new rom com called Fly Me To The Moon starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum. The film is set in the 1960s and features Johansson as a marketing exec hired by NASA to film a fake moon landing in case the real mission fails.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Top 5 Underrated Actors  + Movie Review: Civil War + Trailer Park: Fly Me to the Moon

CinemaCon is the largest and most important gathering of movie theater owners from around the world!  In response to this year’s convention,  Mike gives his annual State of the Cinema Address to talk about how studios and movie theaters need to work together to give us a better experience.  Mike also talks about the Top 3 CinemaCon announcements he’e most excited about including an R-Rated Ninja Turtles movie. He also breaks down all the additional movie announcements.  In the Movie Review, Mike talks about Monkey Man starring and directed by Dev Patel. It follows his character as he seeks vengeance against the corrupt leaders who took everything from him and continue to systemically victimize the poor and powerless.  In the Trailer Park, Mike breaks down the Trailer for Joker: Folie à Deux starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga in one of the most anticipated R-Rated sequels of all-time. 
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In-Studio with The Guys Who Brought You Super Troopers + Adrianne Palicki on Their New Comedy ‘Quasi' and Stories Behind Their Famous Funny Scenes! + Movie Review: Quasi (Hulu) + Trailer Park: Barbie

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