Hey, Turkeys! We got a big show for you to GOBBLE up this week! Since we already reviewed Eli Roth's Thanksgiving, we wanted to find another seasonally appropriate horror movie to celebrate Turkey Day, so we landed on BLACK FRIDAY. The main review for that starts around 29:03, but if you scrub ahead, you will miss all the good stuff... Like what, you ask? How about a NEW JEFF VOICEMAIL! He called in to teach us about this Glicked thing that all the musical theater kids are talking...

America needs to heal. So we've decided to review something that makes everyone happy... SHOWGIRLS. Come back with us to 1995, when the director of Robocop hung up his sci-fi spurs and decided to head west for a movie loaded up with boobs instead of bullets! That's right, this week we dive into SHOWGIRLS, and debate Elizabeth Berkley's "choices," fear for Kyle MacLachlan's safety during an intense pool scene, and wonder whether or not Verhoeven directed most of this movie in the nude....

As you may (or may not) have heard, our Patreon is dead and dusted. So, as a fun bonus for ALL OF OUR LISTENERS, I’m releasing some of those once great subscriber exclusives as bonuses here on the main feed. Enjoy!  WHAT EVIL LURKS IN THE HEARTS OF THE MATT AND MARK MOVIE SHOW? ONLY THE SHADOW KNOWS... Join us as we venture back into feature commentary territory with one of our favorite under-appreciated cult hits from the 90s, Russell Mulcahy's trippy adaptation of THE SHADOW, starring...

The Horror Show comes to an epic close with our 2024 Halloween Special! It also happens to be Mark's birthday, so to celebrate, we're watching the best Halloween movie ever made. No, not that one. The other one! Mike Dougherty's TRICK 'R TREAT! Hear us gush over this anthology masterpiece that pays tribute to all aspects of the holiday with its Pulp Fiction style narrative, and its iconic mascot, Sam. As always this time of year, we’re joined by our horror guest-in-residence, Tommy...

The Horror Show keeps your Halloween a-rockin' with our SPOILER review of Smile 2. Spoilers abound. You've been warned. As always this time of year, we’re joined by our horror guest-in-residence, Tommy Nuggetz. We had plenty to discuss this episode, including: what meat product the Smile Demon reminds us of, the return of the double decker taco, how we need a Matt and Mark Movie Show intern, and which horror trope Matt hates the most. Hint: it is directly troped the eff up in Smile 2....

The Horror Show returns this week with a Halloween must-watch: 1988's PUMPKINHEAD. Stan Winston's under-seen monster movie masterpiece turns 36 years old this week, and to celebrate, we go in-depth on its legacy. As always this time of year, we’re joined by our guest-in-residence, Tommy Nuggetz. We had plenty to discuss this episode, including: what any of this has to do with Michael Jackson and A Gnome Named Gnorm, having a crush on young Demi Moore, how to correctly pronounce Nissan...

We're so back. We survived another Halloween Horror Nights in Hollywood and lived to tell the tale. So put your babies away, it's time for the grown men... TO SCREAM LIKE LITTLE GIRLS. Hear our pulse-pounding play-by-play of every haunted house and scare zone at this year's event: we take you through the Blumhouse Terror Tram, the demonic gauntlet of Insidious: The Further, the frozen wasteland of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, the silent screams of A Quiet Place, the classic Universal...

We're on the road to HHN Hollywood this week, but The Horror Show must go on! So we're unearthing another Full Horror Rec's special to satisfy your spooky fix. That's right, boils and ghouls, we’ve got 9 MORE horror movie mini-reviews guaranteed to chill your old Activia bones… or your young Gen Z bones. As always this time of year, we’re joined by our guest-in-residence and horror scholar, Tommy Nuggetz. If you want to scrub ahead to a specific movie, and you don’t care to bear witness...

The Horror Show is here! And to kick off the season, we're dedicating an entire full-length special to Horror Rec's ONLY. Not sure where to start your watchlist this spooky season? We're gonna help you out with mini-reviews of NINE picks guaranteed to send shivers up your spine... or up your pooper. As always this time of year, we're joined by our guest-in-residence, Tommy Nuggetz. We had plenty to discuss this episode, including: Ray Liotta still somehow making movies despite being...

Day-Oooooo! Me say Day-Ohhhh! Daylight come and here's your SPOILER WARNING-O. Okay, you’ve been warned. We’re chatting BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE on the show this week, with special guest and friend-of-the-show, Dasein! Is Tim Burton back?! We discuss the man's triumphant return to the cineplex in all his gothy, practical FX glory. There are sandworms, stopmotion, and a very polarizing demon baby that we have a lot to say about. Plus, we chat Michael Keaton wanting to change his name,...

While you're out there saying his name three times, Mark is experiencing it all... FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME. Believe it: Mark has never seen Beetlejuice, so we decided to give it a watch before the hotly anticipated sequel comes out in a few days. Did Mark like it? Did he find it "strange and unusual?" You'll have to tune in to find out! Along the way, we also rank our favorite Tim Burton movies, explore the news story that Tom Cruise backed out of Edward Scissorhands for bathroom...

As you may (or may not) have heard, our Patreon is dead and dusted. So, as a fun bonus for ALL OF OUR LISTENERS, I'm releasing some of those subscriber exclusives as bonuses here on the main feed. Enjoy!  Sit back and listen to us gab about one of our favorite 80s fantasy movies ever made, 1988's Willow, directed by one of our fav's, RON HOWARD. Listen to two grown men cackle with glee over practical stunts and glorious physical effects from the heyday of ILM. There are stop-mo sequences...

Oddity is a movie where the less you know going in, the better. I'll tell you this... it's scary enough that it made Mark and I punk out halfway through for a 5-minute break so we could text each other about how scared we were. Then, we manned up and finished it and now we sleep with the lights on. LIKE MEN. To skip directly to our main ODDITY review, scrub ahead to 13:03, but if you do, you’ll miss us revealing our new Halloween logo for the spooky ep's this year, discussing the death of...

SPOILER WARNING. Okay, you've been warned. Grab your Tums and Xenomorph popcorn buckets because we're chatting ALIEN: ROMULUS on the show this week, with special guest Tommy Nuggetz! We dive in to Fede Alvarez's entry into the Alien franchise, discussing the good, the bad, and the ugly (YOU KNOW WHO WE MEAN). Disney hits us again with another deepfaked actor and we've got opinions about it. We also rank our favorites in the Alien saga, find time to mock David Gordon Green, and revisit a...

Matt and Mark, Matt and Mark, whatchu gonna do? Whatchu gonna do when they pod for you? This week, we play a little Summer Movie Catch-Up with Bad Boys: Ride or Die, the surprise hit 4th movie in the Bad Boys franchise. We missed it in theaters during its initial run, but wanted to circle back with our Bad Boys since we did a big franchise rewatch earlier this year. We review the film, discuss the movie's directors coming back from that unfortunate Batgirl situation, and wonder why this...

SPOILER WARNING. (Okay, you’ve been warned.) It's the biggest movie of the summer and catnip for millenials, so of course, we're talking DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE this week! Yes, we lifted our "no MCU rule" temporarily to bring you this spoiler-stuffed discussion of what is now the biggest R-rated opening weekend of all time. You're welcome. What did we love? What did we hate? Hear us talk about the cameos, the highs and lows, and of course, get distracted with discussions about Marvel's...

WHERE WERE THE COWS???! That's the question on our minds as we review TWISTERS, the sequel (?) follow-up (?) to one of our favorite summer blockbusters of old. How does it compare to the original? Don't we worry, we answer that... and also try to understand this new movie's storm science, get our first look at our new Superman from Superman: Legacy, and speculate why none of the OG cast returned. Along the way, Mark reveals a lucky find from his travels abroad, and Matt draws jeers for...

SPOILER WARNING. (Okay, you've been warned.) Friend-of-the-show Tommy Nuggetz is in the house to help me review A24's MaXXXine!  If you want to get straight to the review, scrub ahead to 12:30, but if you do, you'll miss us talking about the best way to now watch the X trilogy in its entirety - chronological order or release order? We do a deep-dive on MaXXXine, discuss whether or not it's a proper giallo, and whether or not it's actually a horror movie -- our answer to that WILL SHOCK...

SPOILER WARNING. Okay, you've been warned. A not-so-quiet guest joins me this week to talk Day One in the Quiet Place universe... it's our buddy, Jeff, from The Love of Cinema Podcast! We had A TON to catch up on, so if you want to Fast Forward straight to our review, head to 9:40. Prepare your ear drums for a deep-dive on A Quiet Place: Day One and hear us heap praise on the movie's feline star, which might be the best animal actor we've ever seen in a movie. Ever. We also wax...

Spoiler: we would definitely NOT survive life in the Quiet Place universe. Before we all head out to see DAY ONE, join us as we revisit the first two A Quiet Place movies. We've got all the recaps you need (in case you need a refresher) in this double feature review episode, plus deep-dive reviews of each film. Along the way, we chat about this movie's unusual connection to Michael Bay, we learn how to correctly pronounce Djimon Honsou's name, and we re-title Part II to "A Quiet Place Near...

We're back for an old school style, free-flowing catch-up episode. If you want to SKIP AHEAD to the reviews, jump to 20:24. But if you do skip ahead, you'll miss us chatting about the Alamo Drafthouse / Sony Pictures deal, Bad Boys 1-3, watching the Olympics, and high school horror stories. You'll also miss an epic voicemail from Jeff from The Love of Cinema. It's a free-form jazz exploration that would NPR breathe heavy. Join us! Oh, and if you're here to hear something specific,...

IT'S THE EXTREME! This week, a storm's-a-brewing... when TWISTER hits the podcast! Grab your storm chasing gear and some steak & eggs because we’re getting prepped for the upcoming TWISTERS with a Retro Review of the classic summer thrill ride movie from 1996. How much storm lingo can you make up? What is Phillip Seymour Hoffman's character's job in this movie exactly? And what kind of insane mutant tornados do we want to see in the new movie this summer? We discuss all of this and...

SPOILER WARNING. Okay, you've been warned. It's a wasteland. And we're not just talking about Hollywood's box office... hey-o! We return to George Miller's vision of the wasteland with his latest apocalyptic offering, FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA. Join us for a spoilery discussion wherein we ask: does it live up to the mastery of Fury Road? Who's in charge of naming characters in the wasteland? And can we finally learn how to correctly pronounce Zendaya? Kick back, tune in, and WITNESS US...

Enter the mind of a serial killer... with J. LO! We rewind to the year 2000 this week for a Retro Review of The Cell, a visionary sci-fi horror film from music video director Tarsem Singh. Along with discussing the film, we also chat about Jennifer Lopez's butt, remember the glory days of New Line Cinema's InfiniFilm DVDs, and try to pinpoint exactly when Tarsem stopped going by Tarsem and switched over to his full name Tarsem SINGH. It's a mindfu... mind-trip. I was going to say...