Episodes

  • The 10 Best, 5 Worst and 5 Most Disappointing DC Movies + Movie Review: I Know What You Did Last Summer + Trailer Park: Weapons
    Jul 21 2025

    Mike is riding off a DC Comics high so he decides to rank his Top 10 DC movies of all time. He also shares the Top 5 Worst and Top 5 Disappointments that left a bad taste in his mouth. Where does Superman (2025) rank on this list and the one movie that most people hate but makes his Top 10. In the Movie Review, Mike talks about I Know What You Did Last Summer where we see the return of Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. It’s about a new group of friends who are terrorized by a stalker who knows about a gruesome incident from their past. What was the most frustrating part, what he hated about the fisherman killer and how the OGs did at reprising their roles. In the Trailer Park, Mike talks about the Weapons starring Julia Garner and Josh Brolin and why it genuinely freaked him out. The trailer shows kids mysteriously leaving their homes and everyone in the town trying to figure out why. Mike also talks about Josh Brolin and how he was broke when one of his most famous movies was released.

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    55 mins
  • Top 10 Highest Grossing Actors and How Much Money They REALLY Make + Movie Review: Superman + Trailer Park: Roofman
    Jul 14 2025

    With the huge opening of “Jurassic World: Rebirth,” Scarlett Johansson has just become the highest-grossing actor in movie history. Mike takes a look at the Top 10 actors, breaks down how much an actor would take home after getting paid $20 million dollars for 1 role and what actors on the cusp have the best shot at breaking into the Top 10? In the Movie Review, Mike talks about Superman directed by James Gunn. Mike has never been a fan of the character but did this movie change that? Mike also answers the questions: How was David Corenswet as the Man of Steel? Does it set up DC for success? Who were the rest of the standouts? The story follows Superman who gets drawn into conflicts at home and abroad, his actions are questioned, giving tech billionaire Lex Luthor the opportunity to get the Man of Steel out of the way for good. In the Trailer Park, Mike talks about how Roofman with Channing Tatum could be his next favorite movie. The film follows a robber who lived in a Toys R Us store & broke into more than 60 McDonald’s then emptied the cash register after herding staff into freezers.

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    50 mins
  • Best and Worst of June with Mike and Kelsey + Movie Review: Why Did Jurassic World Rebirth Suck? + Trailer Park: Project Hail Mary
    Jul 7 2025

    Mike and Kelsey talk about the Best and Worst movies they saw in the month of June. They share their experience at a new theater chain they went to on vacation in Arizona, why Sydney Sweeney’s character was insufferable in Echo Valley and a movie Mike can’t believe got greenlit in 2025. In the Movie Review, Mike talks about Jurassic World: Rebirth starring Scarlett Johansson. The movie takes place five years post-Jurassic World: Dominion (2022). It’s about an expedition that braves isolated equatorial regions to extract DNA from three massive prehistoric creatures for a groundbreaking medical breakthrough. Where does it rank in the franchise, why the acting felt off and why it looked magnificent despite being boring. In The Trailer Park, Mike talks about how Ryan Gosling is humanity's last chance for survival in the upcoming movie "Project Hail Mary." He plays as a middle school teacher who is sent to space as the world comes to an end. Mike gives his reasoning on why the movie will either be a huge hit or major flop.

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    46 mins
  • The Making of Final Destination: Bloodlines with Directors Adam Stein and Zach Lipovsky + Movie Review: 28 Years Later + Trailer Park: Deliver Me from Nowhere
    Jun 30 2025

    Mike talks to Adam Stein and Zach Lipovsky who directed Final Destination Bloodlines. They share stories behind the coolest deaths, how veteran stuntwoman Yvette Ferguson came out of retirement to become the oldest person ever set on fire on camera, the films that inspired them to become directors, and the episode of Goosebumps that Zach starred in as a kid! Final Destination Bloodlines is now available on digital and on 4K UHD on July 22! In the Movie Review, Mike talks about 28 Years Later starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson. Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland reunite. It's been almost three decades since the rage virus escaped a biological weapons laboratory, and now, still in a ruthlessly enforced quarantine, some have found ways to exist amidst the infected. Mike talks about what sets it apart in the franchise, why it’s one of the most beautiful horror films he’s watched and why it is what he describes to be as ‘butt drenching’. In the Trailer Park, Mike talks about Jeremy Allen White as Bruce Springsteen in Deliver Me from Nowhere which is an upcoming biographical musical drama film about the iconic singer. Are we over biopics, does embody Bruce and is it too soon to tell his story?

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    53 mins
  • The Best and Worst Live-Action Remakes of Animated Movies + Movie Review: Did Materialists Bring Rom-Coms Back? + Trailer Park: Eddington - Why Is Pedro Pascal So Popular?
    Jun 23 2025

    Mike loves animation but not always when studios decide that the movies we love need a live-action remake. He shares what he thinks are the Top 5 Best, Worst and ones that actually need a live-action adaptation that haven’t been made. In the Movie Review, Mike talks about Materialists starring Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans. It’s about a young New York City matchmaker's lucrative business that gets complicated as she finds herself torn between the perfect match and her imperfect ex. Mike talks about 3 classic things it brought back, has Dakota Johnson recovered from Madame Web and how it included one of his newest movie pet peeves. In the Trailer Park, Mike breaks down Eddington directed by Ari Aster. The western is set during the tense summer of 2020 and stars Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal in a heated small-town mayoral race. It follows the political and social turmoil in the fictional city of Eddington, New Mexico, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Mike does a dive into why Pedro Pascal is so popular right now.

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    55 mins
  • Top 5 Debut Films of Mike’s Favorite Directors + Movie Review: The Phoenician Scheme and Is Wes Anderson Still Cool? + Trailer Park: Mike and Kelsey on Going to Broadway and Wicked: For Good
    Jun 16 2025

    Mike was recently inspired by the Paul Reubens’ documentary after learning about Pee Wee’s Big Adventure being such an important first film for Tim Burton. He shared what directors he believes made the biggest splashes with their debut studio films, why he thinks the Oscars are wrong about animation and what new directors are just heating up. In the Movie Review, Mike talks about The Phoenician Scheme from one of his favorite directors Wes Anderson. Benicio Del Toro plays a wealthy and maligned industrialist Zsa Zsa Korda , who, after surviving one too many assassination attempts by rivals, names his forgotten daughter as his sole heir-over his eight sons. Mike talks about if Wes Anderson is still cool, where it ranks among his most recent films and why Michael Cera was born for this role. In the Trailer Park, Mike and Kelsey talk about Wicked: For Good, going to see Wicked on Broadway this summer and how it lines up with The Wizard of Oz.

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    50 mins
  • Which Dead Actor Would You Bring Back for One Final Movie? + Movie Review: Bring Her Back + 3 Red Flags About Happy Gilmore 2
    Jun 9 2025

    The theme of this episode is Death and creepy rituals. Mike shares the top 5 actors he would bring back from the dead and what 1 movie he would want them to star in. In the Movie Review, Mike talks about A24’s Bring Her Back. It’s about a brother and sister who witness a terrifying ritual at the secluded home of their new foster mother. Mike gives his reasoning why it is the horror movie of the year, how twin brothers went from YouTubers to directing bangers and how one of the actors job the part with ZERO acting experience. In the Trailer Park, Mike shares his 3 Red Flags why Netflix’s Happy Gilmore 2 isn’t going to be good. It takes place 30 years after winning his first tour and retired golfer Happy Gilmore returns to the sport to pay to send Vienna to a ballet school.

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    43 mins
  • Movie Experience with In-Laws, Kelsey Questions Mike’s Google History, Underrated Movie Snack + Movie Review: Why ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’ Fell Short + Trailer Park: Keanu Reeves Is A Guardian Angel In “Good Fortune"
    Jun 2 2025

    Mike and Kelsey share their best and worst movies for the month of June. They talk about the best and worst places to sit in the theater, an underrated movie snack, and Mike feeling embarrassed for liking Stitch so much. In the Movie Review, Mike talks about Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning. He shares why he thinks the finale to the franchise fell short, why Tom Cruise needs to go back to dramas and will Glen Powell take over the franchise? In the Trailer Park, Mike talks about Keanu Reeves in “Good Fortune,” which is an upcoming comedy from Aziz Ansari. The “John Wick” star plays a well-meaning guardian angel named Gabriel who tries to help Arj, played by Ansari, by swapping his life with a wealthy venture capitalist, played by Seth Rogen.

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    54 mins