Episodes

What started in the Grindhouse… ends up on the dinner table! This week, we sit down for a Thanksgiving dinner with friend-of-the-show Kevin from The Reel for Real. We’re hungry and ready for some new holiday horror, and thankfully, Eli Roth is serving up something good with his latest movie, THANKSGIVING. Do we think John Carver is a new slasher icon? You’ll have to listen to find out! Also, along the way, we discuss Boston accents and the actors that make a meal out of them, as well as our Th...

The man, the myth, the FINCHER. Join us as we discuss David Fincher’s latest Netflix film, The Killer, starring Michael Fassbender as a hitman whose competence comes into question. We review the film, rank our favorite and least favorite Fincher films, and ponder who the best cinematic snipers are. Also, we somehow get into living on a houseboat, the champagne of beers, and which country has the worst tourists. Hint: it’s not who you think! Drink Surge and Sobe responsibly. Support our show o...

We’ve talked ABOUT Carpenter on this pod, but it’s high time we actually TALK CARPENTER on this pod, youknowwhatImean? That’s right! You can practically hear that 70s synth, can’t you? We dig into John Carpenter’s splashy sophomore effort that took the 1977 Cannes film festival by storm. Cops and crooks must ban together, Rio Bravo style, to protect themselves from hordes of silent street gangs. Hear us awkwardly explore the movie’s controversial themes, compare its cutting edge style with toda...

It’s been kinda spooky, if you think about it… but the time has come once again for our Spoopy season to end with our annual Halloween special! To help us spoop it up right, we’ll be reviewing the hot new video game horror movie, FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S. We will want to spend more than five nights with Freddy? Or will this spell the end for animatronic animal movies on this show? Also, what giant animal did Matt dress up as for Halloween? Tune in to find out the horrifying answers to all of the...

It’s Tuesday the 17th, but whatever… it’s still FRIDAY THE 13TH to us! Grab your sleeping bag because we’re heading out to Camp Crystal Lake (or is it Forest Green?) to talk all things Jason, as we review the fan-favorite Friday movie, JASON LIVES. Joining us is Guest Host-in-residence and diehard Friday fan, Tommy Nuggetz. We reveal our personal favorite Friday the 13th movies, discuss the film’s unusual connections to Universal Classic Monsters and Nick at Nite (of all things!), and we get a...

Are you ready to re-enter the fog with us? We have returned from our annual pilgrimage to HHN with all sorts of terrifying tales, detailing our experience at Halloween Horror Nights 2023 in Hollywood. Hear our pulse-pounding play-by-play of every haunted maze at the event, plus scare zones. Hear how we survived the bug-infested crawl of Terror Tram Exterminatorz, the demonic possession of The Exorcist: Believer, Vecna’s mindscape from Stranger Things 4, the clickers and bloaters of The Last of...

Saw splices its way back into cinemas with SAW X, and we just couldn’t pass up an opportunity to Spoop It Up with our old pal Jigsaw. And we do mean OLD. Did you know Tobin Bell is 81?? Damn! Anywho, helping us play this sadistic cinema game is friend of the show and Guest Host-in-residence, Tommy Nuggetz. We discuss the redemption story happening on-screen and the one happening behind-the-scenes (shout-out to director Kevin Greutert), as well as the film’s gory traps, and its connections to th...

Spoopy season 2023 begins with a special KILLER KLOWNS BIRTHDAY BLOWOUT That’s right, grab your popcorn blaster and settle into a cozy cotton candy cocoon, because the Killer Klowns from Outer Space turn 35… and Matt turns 40. Join us as we celebrate these dualing holidays, discuss the Chiodo Brothers’ cult classic, its strange Seinfeld connections, and the disturbing implication behind that funny pie scene at the carnival. We also check out some birthday messages from our buddy Jeff (from Lov...

It’s been a long time since we’ve CUT IT UP with our ol’ pal, Jigsaw… so why not rewind to where it all began? We want to play a game… Since SAW X apparently happens between the events of the first two Saw films –did you know that?!– we decided to go back to 2004/2005 for a Retro Review of Saw & Saw II. We name our favorite Traps from each film, try to decode the franchise’s ridiculously convoluted timeline of events, and wonder what in the hairy hell is happening with Tobin Bell’s hairline fro...

PRAISE BE. We’re back in the Habit this week to review THE NUN II. Where do we stand on this Nun sequel? Do we miss Corin Hardy’s campy direction? Is there enough Bonnie Aarons (hint: there is NEVER enough Bonnie)? And how does this fit in with the rest of the Conjuring universe? We discuss all of this after a quick dose of Fast Food Talk, a Jeff from Love of Cinema voicemail, and some opening chatter about the downfall of Pixar and why Ratatouille is work of cinematic art that’s heaven sent. ...

Hey, it’s Labor Day here in the states, so we’re being good Americans and taking the week off. But we still have a NEW EPISODE for ya! (Well, NEW if you’re not already a Patron, which I’m guessing you’re not… judging by our subscriber numbers. You should be though!) Inspired by the free preview weekends that HBO used to do back in the day, we take you back in time to July 2023 to present this FREE unlocked Patreon episode of GET REC’D! WE’RE GONNA REC IT! And discuss whatever else comes into o...

NUN YA are ready for this. We’re back in the habit with friend-of-the-show, Jeff from The Love of Cinema podcast! Send us your thoughts and prayers as we get the liquid courage to finally confront the unholy terror of 2018’s THE NUN, the Conjuring movie spin-off that spawned a new horror icon. Does it live up to the horror hype? How many Nun Puns can we squeeze into one podcast? And what does any of this have to do with Monty Python and The Holy Grail? You’ll find out, sinners… Support our sho...

Matt returns from vacation… just in time to review a buzzy new horror movie on the pod. That movie? COBWEB. In spite of what the trailer tells you, you are not prepared for the final half hour of this movie. Honestly, that’s how they should probably be marketing this thing, but instead they dumped it with no ad campaign in the middle of July on streaming. WOMP WOMP. Along the way, we also briefly chat about Jesus stories, propose some sequel ideas for The Nun, and discuss why hitmen in true cri...

Back from the road… with a SEQUEL! Nerds that we are, we returned to Disneyland for another stellar trip. Hear us break down our ride strategies and recap our experiences on Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye, Stars Wars: Rise of the Resistance, Radiator Springs Racers, and more. We also chat Oga’s Cantina in Galaxy’s Edge, Rogers The Musical, and what not to do in Downtown Disney. Joining me for this special sequel Trip Report is our own Producer in the Booth. Back to our regu...

We survived Barbenheimer. Grab a nice hot cup o’ tea, and gather ’round… for two grown men will tell tales of their movie-going adventures during this historic weekend at the cinema to answer the age-old question: Are we Kenough? We also react to that new Exorcist: Believer trailer, have a mini edition of Cat Talk, and tell a legendary story from the Matt and Mark archives about an unfortunate incident involving a dog and a doorman. This episode’s got real KENERGY! Support our show on Patreo...

Your mission, should you choose to accept it… is to listen in to our spoiler review of Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One! Join us as we break down our favorite stunts from the film, dissect the directorial choices throughout the franchise, and discuss the movie’s shrinking window for premium large format screens. And hey, Mark also raps a lil’ Limp Bizkit for you! That’s in of honor of John Woo helming the worst entry in this series. Stop pretending you like M:I-2. JUST STOP. We al...

Come tiptoe through the tulips with us! We go back to the year 2010 to revisit the first film in James Wan’s hit horror franchise, INSIDIOUS. Join us as we discuss the film’s use of jump scares, its smart filmmaking on a low budget, and what exactly we think the Red Faced Demon is doing in that workshop of his. Creepy! Besides that, you know how we do. Tangents galore. We touch on doing “homework” for Marvel movies and TV shows and whether or not it’s worth it (hint: it isn’t). And we also pimp...

Here in an instant, gone IN A FLASH. Yes, we were away for two weeks. Yes, we missed a bunch of stuff, including The Flash’s dismal opening weekend and even worse second weekend drop! But we’re here now to say goodbye to the DCEU of old. Helping us to do that is friend of the show, Dave from The Love of Cinema Podcast. We leave no multiversal Easter Egg unturned. We spoil, we plunder, we praise, and we gripe. Along the way, we discuss Michael Keaton’s return as Batman and how it affected us, s...

This week, we re-enter the Spoiler-Verse… er, I mean Spider-verse… to talk Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Your spidey senses should be tingling right away though, because this is a SPOILER-STUFFED REVIEW, so don’t say we didn’t warn ya, you big crybabies. We spoil the ending, the cameos, the Easter eggs, the surprises, you name it. Joining us in this spoiler quest is friend-of-the-show and friendly neighborhood Spider-Fan, Derick McDuff from The Underrated Podcast! We also have the return...

This week, it’s all about the FAMBLY. We get fueled up for for a sweaty, high-octane discussion of FAST X. We talk about the secret cameos that everyone already knows about. We talk about the new Delorean. We talk about how they went to space in the last one and that’s somehow the most boring entry in the franchise. Fast X is a wild ride, and we’re not just talking about Jason Momoa’s performance… and hairdo’s! For the tenth installment in a global cinematic saga, this movie’s got a lot under t...

We finally review a sports movie on the pod, and that movie is AIR — directed by human meme, Ben Affleck. Where did we land on this true story behind the most lucrative sneaker deal in history? Do we even remember the 80s? And can either of us wear sneakers with our clubbed old man feet? You know you wanna listen in to find out. To quote the swoosh: “JUST DO IT.” Support our show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheMattandMarkMovieShow . You can get access to fun podcast extras for as little...

Our snazzy new Retro Review theme was composed by friend of the show, Hitpoint. Go give him a follow and tell him Matt and Mark sent ya! Our house isn’t just filled with corpses this week, it’s also filled with… allergies! Mark and I battle through medicinal brain fog for a zany podcast that’s fittingly about the mad genius Rob Zombie and his debut film, House of 1000 Corpses. To celebrate the film’s 20th anniversary, we walk down memory lane to a time when Mark wore JNCO jeans and listened to ...

The Deadites return to theaters, so COME GET SOME! This week, we review EVIL DEAD RISE and ask a very serious question: is this the bloodiest movie ever made? It honestly might be. Guinness World Records need to look into this one. Also, we briefly chat about Evil Dead 2013, the ongoing Jonathan Majors situation, and YANNI. Yes, Yanni of all people. Is he Greek? What’s his deal? Support our show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheMattandMarkMovieShow . You can get access to fun podcast ext...

DRACULA rises again, and this time, it’s our lord and savior, NICOLAS FREAKIN’ CAGE!!! Here to sink their teeth into our Renfield review, and honor the dark one with us, are our friends Jake & Emily from FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME podcast! They’re massive Cage fans and filmmakers as well. Do be sure to check out their upcoming movie, Compression. Besides heaping tons of praise on the timeless genius of Cage’s Dracula performance, we also discuss CG blood in movies, debate the annoying new trend ...