Michael and Us

With the Rebel Media imploding and Steve Bannon returning to Breitbart, the hosts of MICHAEL & US look back at the heyday of another #FakeNews boogeyman, Fox News. They watch Robert Greenwald's 2004 exposé OUTFOXED: RUPERT MURDOCH'S WAR ON JOURNALISM.

The U.S. may or may not be at war with North Korea by the time you read this, but folks, nothing stops the MICHAEL AND US podcast. On this episode, our heroes look at Sergei Eisenstein's Soviet propaganda classic.

As the Russia scandal continues to plague the White House, Will and Luke check in on the recent cinematic work of honorary Russian citizen/friend of Vladimir Putin/Aikido Ace, Steven Seagal. They watch his low-budget DEATH WISH-for-the-Trump-era action film CODE OF HONOR (2016).

Every generation gets the Archie Bunker it deserves, folks. The recent cancellation of Tim Allen's right-wing sitcom LAST MAN STANDING sent shockwaves through the conservative blogosphere. Will and Luke take a many tour through the most popular TV show you've never heard of.

Before The West Wing, before The Newsroom, before Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, there was The American President. Will and Luke revisit this Aaron Sorkin-scripted Oval Office romantic comedy from the Clinton era, and look for the seeds of Sorkin's later work.

Is this the movie that predicted both Donald Trump and Fox News? Will and Luke travel to Lonesome Rhodes's Cracker Barrel to watch A FACE IN THE CROWD, from legendary filmmaker and rat Elia Kazan.

Will and Luke begin their celebration of Canada's 150th birthday with a look back at the most talked-about Canadian film of the century. The reminisce about the late Toronto mayor Rob Ford, and their nostalgic journey takes them through Ford ephemera like FILTH CITY (a recent, Ford-inspired feature film) and the first episode of Sun News's short-lived FORD NATION. It's a jumbo-sized discussion of all things Ford!

While Alex Jones is stuck in family court, Will, Luke, and special guest Alex Ross examine the InfoWars pundit's career. They look at the 2009 documentary THE OBAMA DECEPTION, plus the 2001 episode of Jon Ronson's THE SECRET RULERS OF THE WORLD chronicling Jones's trip to Bohemian Grove. You will never defeat the human spirit! EVER!!!!!!!!!

In 2006, Sacha Baron Cohen sought to expose the dark heart of Bush-era America. Will and Luke are joined by Violet Lucca (Digital Producer at Film Comment) on this journey back to Kazakhstan. "Ma waaaiiiffe."

This was inevitable.