This week on the podcast, Mike Emmons - programming coordinator for The Roxy Theater, the indie theater near Mike Smith's house in Missoula, Montana - returns to discuss the upcoming Montana Film Festival, which is set to take place at the Roxy from November 18th through 21st! Then, he continues our month-long series of Halloween Guests Make Mikes Watch movies - we'll be talking Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 1997 horror thriller, CURE!

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The Roxy Theater's Mike Emmons Makes Us Watch CURE (1997)!

It's another week of our Halloween round of Guest Makes Mikes Watch episodes, and this week we're bringing back podcaster Sam Harper, from shows like Four Minutes To and Kickstart My! He did not understand the assignment, but that's ok - because we all ended up watching VHS 94, the return of the found footage anthology series featuring an eclectic array of young horror talent. The new movie is now streaming as an exclusive on Shudder, and we're ready to dive deep into each of its individual shorts!

Sam Harper Makes Us Watch VHS 94 (2021)!

It's officially October, which means it's time for us to kick off a new month-long tradition - every week leading up to Halloween, we're gonna have a different special guest join us on the podcast and make us watch a different horror movie that we've never seen. And to get the month off to a great start, Laura Colaneri returns to the podcast to give us another crash course in South American horror - first up, it's the 1964 Brazilian classic AT MIDNIGHT I'LL TAKE YOUR SOUL, which marks the first appearance of the iconic Coffin Joe. After that, we're talking a tight, underseen thriller in the vein of SORCERER - from Argentina, it's COLD SWEAT! 

Laura Colaneri Makes Us Watch AT MIDNIGHT I'LL TAKE YOUR SOUL (1964) and COLD SWEAT (2010)!

We're finally back to full podcasting strength! Mike S returns and we deliver on an episode that we had promised a few weeks back - it's another Mike Makes Mike Watch! This time around, Mike D has to watch the cult classic Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker comedy TOP SECRET!, while Mike S has to check out Tony Scott's 2004 action thriller MAN ON FIRE - plus, we reveal our exciting, Halloween-themed plans for the podcast as October rolls around!

Top Secret! / Man On Fire

It's another week where Mike S is off, so that means Mike D is left to fend for himself! And this week, he's brought frequent guest Nick Wermuth with him, who's decided to make the two of them watch Werner Herzog's NOSFERATU THE VAMPYRE! 

Off Mike - Mike D and Nick Watch NOSFERATU THE VAMPYRE (1979)

Mike S is back from vacation! Mike D took a break from watching Master Chef! And together, they talked about all kinds of movies and shows like SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS, MONEY HEIST, BAND OF BROTHERS, THE NIGHT HOUSE, FREE GUY, John Carpenter's THE FOG and more! Plus, Mike S has a recap of The Roxy Theater's Camp Horror Film Festival and we lay out the schedule for the next few weeks. 

Off Mike - Shang-Chi, Money Heist, Free Guy, and more!

Surprise! Mike S had to take the week off due to crazy life stuff (which he'll hopefully be able to explain next week) - so in the meantime, Mike D is running the show and he's bringing Producer Collin along with him to talk 2016's adaptation of the popular video game series, ASSASSIN'S CREED! Was it unfairly dismissed back when it came out? In fact, does it sort of... rock? Let's dive into the Animus and find out!

Off Mike - Producer Collin and Mike D Watch ASSASSIN'S CREED (2016)

It's the return of Mike Makes Mike Watch! Mike D makes Mike S watch an old favorite from childhood, the Owen Wilson/Gene Hackman war thriller BEHIND ENEMY LINES! Meanwhile, Mike S gets a goofier choice in for Mike D - Vin Diesel's triumphant return to the xXx franchise, XXX: THE RETURN OF XANDER CAGE! 

Behind Enemy Lines (2001) / xXx: The Return of Xander Cage (2017)

Mike D finally got around to watching the latest film in the FAST & FURIOUS series, F9: THE FAST SAGA! To celebrate, we gathered the Family together to talk about it - frequent guests and ride-or-die devotees of the franchise Kyle Cullen, Vin Craig, and Producer Collin all join us to spout their opinions on the latest chapter in the saga of the Toretto family. Salute, mi familia. 

It's Finally Time To Talk About F9! (Guests: Kyle Cullen, Vin Craig, Producer Collin)

It's a crossover that's been a long time in the making - Benjamin Allocco, co-host of the Last Year's Horror podcast, joins us to make us watch a low-budget eco-horror film from 1972 featuring a young Sam Elliott and an old Ray Milland - it's time to talk about FROGS! Ben also tells us about the bittersweet decision to end Last Year's Horror, and reveals a ton of info about a bunch of upcoming projects. 

Benjamin Allocco Of Last Year's Horror Makes Us Watch FROGS (1972)!

This week, comedian Charley Macorn, one half of Missoula's Horror Hostesses, joins us to talk the upcoming Camp Horror Film Festival at The Roxy Theater, AND make us watch Stuart Gordon's 1995 horror movie CASTLE FREAK! Charley dives deep on everything people can expect from the festival, from movies, comedy, s'mores, and a real slasher villain! 

The Roxy Theater's Camp Horror Film Festival and CASTLE FREAK (Guest: Charley Macorn)

On the latest Off Mike Discussions episode, Mike and MIke talk a ton of new releases, including the FEAR STREET trilogy, Steven Soderbergh's NO SUDDEN MOVE, THE TOMORROW WAR, ZOLA, LUCA, RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON, SHIVA BABY, and more!

Off Mike - Fear Street, Zola, No Sudden Move, and more

On the latest episode, the other Mike Smith aka Mikey Pockets joins us to talk all things Marvel as we dive into the new recent Marvel releases - the long-delayed film BLACK WIDOW, and the latest Disney+ series LOKI!

Black Widow / Loki (Guest: Michael Smith from Fun Times In Flushing)

In honor of the release of BLACK WIDOW, Mike and Mike are ranking their favorite prequels of all time! And just for fun, one of us expanded his reach beyond just talking about movies - it's time for another Let's Rank! 

Let's Rank Prequels!

On the latest Off Mike bonus episode, Mike and Mike talk a few recent releases they've been watching, like THE SPARKS BROTHERS, IN THE HEIGHTS, and SUPERDEEP! They also go into some old-school horror with 1953's HOUSE OF WAX and the original THE LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS!

Off Mike - The Sparks Brothers, In The Heights, Mythic Quest, and more

Mike Smith and Mike DeCriscio are two guys who love movies - so much so they had the completely original idea of doing a whole podcast about it! The two have been podcasting for years, and now this revamped version of their show will have reviews of the latest movies, retrospectives on their favorite media, discussions about a bunch of random topics, and jokes! Lots of jokes!

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