With the release of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Mike professes why he doesn’t mind a legacy sequel when done correctly. He shares his Top 8 80’s movies he thinks should get sequels. In the Movie Review, Mike gives his thoughts on Beetlejuice Beetlejuice directed by Tim Burton who also did the original. He shares the history of the 1998 movie and  how the sequel compares to it, Jenna Ortega’s horror legacy and Michael Keaton’s return as the Iconic character. In the Trailer Park, Mike talks about Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and why it is subtly the best video game adaptation right now and how it  brought Jim Carrey out of retirement. 

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Mike and Kelsey are back for Movies of the Month for August. They each share the Best and Worst movie they saw and discuss the close to the summer blockbuster season, Blake Lively's celebrity status vs. acting career and a coming of age movie that stirred up some of their childhood traumas. In the Movie Review, Mike and Kelsey talk about Sing Sing starring Colman Domingo. He plays a man who was Imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit. He finds purpose by acting in a theatre group alongside other incarcerated men. Mike and Kelsey talk about how the movie packed an emotional punch to the gut. In the Trailer Park, Mike talks about the new comedy "Y2K” that hits theaters December 6th.  It's about a bunch of kids trying to survive when machines go haywire and start killing people at midnight on January 1st, 2000. 

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Movie Mike gives his Top 10 Movie Pet Peeves with the most recent examples of each. From horror cliches, product placement, the heroes never getting injured and more!  In the Movie Review, Mike gives his thoughts on Blink Twice starring  Channing Tatum. He plays a  Tech billionaire that invites a cocktail waitress to his private island for a vacation. But strange things happen, and their dream vacation turns into a nightmare.  Mike shares how he feels about it as Zoë Kravitz directorial debut, the unique cast and the main issue he had where he felt the movie fell flat. In the Trailer Park, Mike talks about Here starring Tom Hanks and Robin Wright. It’s directed by Robert Zemeckis and coming out in theaters November 1. This will be Tom Hanks and Robert’s 5th movie together with their first being Forrest Gump in 1994. 

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Movie Mike plays Ding Or Dong with all that went down recently at the D23 event where Disney showcased all of their new movies coming out in the next few years. From Toy Story 5 to Frozen 3, Mike shares what he is excited about (DING!) or what he couldn’t care less about (DONG!). Then, Mike talks to Luke Hemsworth and director Dimitri Logothetis about their new movie Gunner which is currently in select Regal Cinemas Theaters and available on Digital. They talk classic action movies, filmmaking on a modest budget, working with Morgan Freeman and growing up with Chris and Liam Hemsworth. In the Movie Review, Mike talks about Alien: Romulus. He shares how impressed he was with Cailee Spaeny as a lead, the great visuals, score but why he still doesn’t consider Alien to be a horror franchise. In the Trailer Park, Mike talks about Saturday Night,  the movie about the creation of "Saturday Night Live”.

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Mike shares his history of R-Rated movies. From the first R-Rated movie he was that scared the crap out of him to the one he regrets seeing with his parents at a young age. Plus the list of the Top 10 Highest Grossing movies of all-time in the US and what does and doesn’t deserve to be on it. In the Movie Review, Mike gives his thoughts on Dìdi which is a coming of age story that takes place in 2008 during the last month of summer before high school begins. Mike talks about how it brought back things he hadn’t thought of since high school,  how the family dynamic reminded him of his and the days of MySpace drama. Mike talks about A Complete Unknown which is the Bob Dylan biopic starring Timothée Chalamet. Mike gives his theories on how the movie is set up to have him win his first Oscar but will it work?

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Mike and Kelsey share the best and worst movies they watched in July. Mike gives his front runner picks for the best movies of the year now that we are more than halfway through the year.  In the Movie Review, Mike gives his thoughts on the new horror movie from M. Night Shyamalan.  It’s about a serial killer who takes his daughter to a concert and then realizes it was all a setup for the police to capture him. Mike talks about where the movie needed more of an edge, how it compares to M. Night’s recent work and the Josh Hartnett comeback. In the Trailer Park, Mike and Kelsey talk about the upcoming A24 movie called We Live In Time starring Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh. It’s about a couple who were brought together by a surprise encounter that changes their lives. As they embark on a path challenged by the limits of time, they learn to cherish each moment of their unconventional love story.

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Mike gives his SPOILER filled thoughts on Deadpool and Wolverine. Only listen to this episode if you’ve seen the movie or don’t care to have it spoiled. Mike talks about the cameos, funniest jokes and where the movie lost him. He also talks about what is next for both Deadpool and Wolverine in the MCU.

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In honor of the first Marvel movie of the year, Mike dishes out his Mount Rushmore of Heroes (male and female), Villains, Best and Worst Movies. In the Movie Review, Mike gives his spoiler-free thoughts on Deadpool & Wolverine. He talks about how Ryan Reynolds improved the character, Hugh Jackman giving us a different look at Wolverine, the mouth watering comic book accuracy but where the movie fell a little flat. In the Trailer Park, Mike talks about Cuckoo starring Hunter Shafter. It’s about a 17-year-old girl who is forced to move with her family to a resort. However, the reality of the place is very different from the idyllic paradise she thought. 

 

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Movie Mike hops in for an emergency podcast to talk about the news that broke last night at Comic-Con in San Diego. Robert Downey Jr. is set to return to the film franchise as classic Fantastic Four villain Doctor Doom for the newly titled Avengers: Doomsday, due out in May 2026, and Avengers: Secret Wars, bowing in May 2027. Kevin Feige also officially confirmed the Russo bros. will direct these next two Avengers films. Mike gives his thoughts on if he likes the decision to bring RDJ back, if it feels like a cash grab and the one worry he has that will be crucial to the success of the next two Avengers movies. 

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Welcome to the world of rewatchability! Movie Mike shares the Top 10 movies he has seen the most in his lifetime by ranking them on his view count. This is all in anticipation of Twisters which was just released this weekend and the original being one of Mike’s most watched movies! In the Movie Review, Mike and Kelsey talk about Twisters, one of their most anticipated movies of the year. They talk about how it compares to the original, Glen Powell as being the next big movie star and the experience of seeing it in IMAX. In the Trailer Park, Mike breaks down the first look at "Captain America: Brave New World.  There's a new Captain America as Anthony Mackie puts on the suit. Mike gives his thoughts on Harrison Ford as Thunderbolt Ross, how this could be the next piece of the puzzle for Marvel to move on the upward trajectory and how Red Hulk could be the next great villain in the MCU. 

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