This week, it's the return of Mike & Mike & Mike Go to the Movies! The Roxy Theater's Mike Emmons comes back to the podcast to help fulfill a request from mutual friend Jake - that we all watch Billy Wilder's 1953 classic STALAG 17! Plus, Emmons runs down some highlights from this year's Sundance Film Festival. 

This week, the Mikes dust off the old Film News theme song to talk about the Oscar nominations! Then, they review the new experimental horror movie that has become a viral sensation, SKINAMARINK! And as a bonus, they also talk episode three of THE LAST OF US!

This week, it's a Mike Makes Mike Watch! Mike D is making Mike S the 2010 crime drama ANIMAL KINGDOM, while Mike S makes Mike D watch the Lonely Island comedy POPSTAR: NEVER STOP NEVER STOPPING!

This week, the Mikes have a lot to say about the first episode of THE LAST OF US! Plus, Mike S catches up with a ton of new releases, including M3GAN, PLANE, BABYLON, DUAL, SPIRITED, GLASS ONION, and more; Meanwhile, Mike D enjoys a screwball Cary Grant double feature and discovers that PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH could have major implications for the future of this podcast. 

It's time for an annual tradition - the super-long end of year Top 10 episode! Mike and Mike are counting down their top 10 movies of 2022 - but not only that, they're also counting down their top 10 discoveries of 2022, AND looking ahead to count down their top 5 most anticipated movies of 2023! Special thanks to Toby Poser, Mike Emmons, Nick Wermuth, Ash Darrow, Mikey Pockets, Laura Colaneri, Producer Collin Stiles, Vin Craig, Benjamin Allocco, Kyle Cullen, Charley Macorn, and Eliza Stormborn for their contributions to this episode!

SHOWNOTES

15:45 - Top 10 Films of 2022

1:27:00 - The Mike & Mike Guests Tell Us Their Favorite Films of the Year

2:01:00 - Top 10 Discoveries of 2022

3:02:00 - Top 5 Most Anticipated Films of 2023

It's a very special in-person Christmas episode! That's right, Mike Smith is back in New York for the holidays, and that means it's time for he, Mike D, Kyle Cullen, and Nick Wermuth to get together to discuss their thoughts on James Cameron's 13-years-in-the-making AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER! Did we all enjoy our return trip to Pandora? Is the rest of the group ready to jump aboard the AVATAR train? Has Kyle never seen a non-AVATAR James Cameron movie?! Find out the answers within!

This week, Mike and Mike are talking their all-time favorite Christmas movies! With the notable exception of DIE HARD, which was taken off the board because it's too obvious - from family favorites to horror classics, we've got something for everyone on this one!

This week, it's an Off Mike Discussions episode - Mike D rewatched AVATAR for the first time in a long time, caught up with TED LASSO, and was pretty charmed by SPIRITED! Meanwhile, Mike Smith is catching up with 2022 releases like GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S PINOCCHIO, THE MENU, BLONDE, RESURRECTION, BONES AND ALL, AFTERSUN, and more!

This week, it's a Mike Makes Mike Watch! We finally got Mike D to watch Hayao Miyazaki's PRINCESS MONONOKE, while Mike Smith enters the realm of the recently-departed Albert Pyun with his beloved cult action classic, NEMESIS!

This week, Mike Smith is insane jealous that Mike D got to see GLASS ONION in a theater; but we've also got talk about BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER, THE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY HOLIDAY SPECIAL, THE FABELMANS, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN, DECISION TO LEAVE, and more!