The Matt and Mark Movie Show

This week, we’re reviewing THE ODYSSEY! I’ll make this short and sweet: one of us liked it, and one of us didn’t.

Who was was swept away by the spectacle? And who felt Trojan horsed?

SPOILERS abound in our review. You’ve been warned.

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History teachers are gonna hate this episode.

Before Christopher Nolan hides his massive IMAX cameras inside a horse for The Odyssey, we ask the only question that matters: Did TROY do it better twenty years ago?

In this episode, we’re throwing Wolfgang Petersen’s Trojan horse up against Nolan’s Trojan horse to determine the ultimate Trojan Horse champ. We also chat about James Cameron’s Billie Eilish movie, Mark’s Walter Hill fest, and an exciting (?) opportunity for the show that… well… we just don’t know about.

So, prepare to defy the gods, p...

WE BACK.

After a lengthy break, Matt and Mark are back up in your podcast feed, full of… well, full of something.

This episode, we’re talking Masters of the Universe (2026), the huge Kubrick Criterion boxed set, and over-sharing a whole buncha Rec’s of everything we watched off-air. We’ve got forgotten Bruce Willis movies, the triumphant return of Ben Wheatley, Hokum, My Science Project, and more.

This is the comeback episode. Destined to live rent-free in your heads. Join us.

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Travel back with us to Eternia!

In this episode, we’re revisiting the cult classic Masters of the Universe (1987) ahead of the upcoming He-Man remake? Reboot? Requel?

Does this live-action adaptation still hold up, or is it pure ‘80s nostalgia?

Join us for a Cannon Films love fest, praising Dolph Lundgren’s take on He-Man, Frank Langella’s iconic Skeletor, and the film’s awesome practical FX. We also break down the new film’s cast and compare them with their 80s counterparts.

If you’re excited about the new He-Man movie or just...

SHARK!!!

Get your flippers wet and dust off your old copies of Jaws, because Matt and Mark are getting back in to chum the shallow waters of new shark cinema.

Yes, we’re reviewing THRASH, a Netflix original that bares its fangs and yet can’t decide if it wants to be the next Jaws or the next Sharknado. Or both. Why is it so hard to create a good new shark movie from scratch?

While we deep-dive into that question, we also chat about Singapore, our most embarrassing college memories, and Matt’s depr...

Come back to a glorious time where movies were made for adults… and marketed to kids.

There’s flaming bow and arrows, hands getting chopped off, witches, bodies being caged, a live birth in the forest, and Alan Rickman threatening people with spoons. It’s Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves!

We review the 1991 blockbuster classic — a first time watch for Mark by the way.

Before that, we give you what you really want: a MONKEY BREAD taste test! Does it live up to the gooey hype of that box? We also make a big podc...

MONKEY BREAD. (Listen long enough, and that will make sense. And make you very, very hungry.)

THE “SPOOK-A-BLAST!” That’s what Sam Raimi dubbed his stylish fun house blend of horror and splatstick comedy. And that term definitely applies to his latest and greatest work, SEND HELP. It’s a survival thriller that’s brutal, gory, and hilarious. And we have a spook-a-BLAST reviewing it!

Join us as we rank our top Sam Raimi movies, praise the gnarly amounts of gore that somehow still make us cackle like idiots, and look at Rachel McAdams in a whole ne...

Good news: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Secret of the Ooze is celebrating its 35th anniversary… and we’re reviewing it!

Bad news: the Alamo sucks now… and we’re complaining about it!

We cover both in-depth on this latest episode. Grab your Pizza Hut breadsticks, dust off that white Secret of the Ooze VHS tape, and join us for a turtle-y awesome celebration of one of the most anticipated sequels of all time.

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Never, in the history of podcasting, has there been such a momentous milestone… for two old men who talk about movies.

Prepare your souls for our 200th episode!

We’re pulling out all the stops to celebrate. We’ve got guests, a whole bunch of voicemails, a celebrity message from Gay Jesus, our first ever Matt and Mark trivia, and the triumphant return of “the podcaaAAAaast guy.”

Whether you’ve been with us since day one, or you just showed up, we want to say thank you for listening and allowing us into your ears fo...

We get an actual Friday the 13th this week, so… break out the hockey masks!

Welcome to this special Friday the 13th deep dive special! We’re celebrating the Friday fandom, reviewing Part IV – The Final Chapter (1984), and ranking every single Jason movie in the franchise.

Whether you’re in Camp Crystal Lake or the far reaches of outer space, join us for a love letter episode about what makes this slasher series iconic, debate the best and worst entries, and give big fan energy to the hockey-masked legend himself. Is Final Chapter really the best? Is...

It’s been twenty years since we dropped in on the quaint little town of Silent Hill. It’s time we return!

In this episode, we discuss Christophe Gans’ return to the Silent Hill franchise and try to understand his directorial choices, like including a spider creature with some major junk in the trunk. Ah, the French. Nothing will prepare you for The Booty Spider.

Listen if you dare…

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Wicked: For Good. One Battle After Another. That other one with Stellan Skarkygard.

Those awards-bait movies did NOT make our Favorite Films List of 2025. But you already know that!

We celebrate 2025 by naming our Favorite Movies of the Year, our Biggest Letdowns, Favorite Performances, and more! Big thank YOU for listening and sticking with us another year. Happy New Year, everyone.

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Santa’s got a brand new bag… a brand new GRAB BAG!

Yes, come celebrate the return of our annual HOLIDAY GRAB BAG EPISODE!  There’ll be retro Christmas commercials, holiday hijinks, and movie reviews. The theme this year: LUMP OF COAL — crappy christmas movies rated lower than a 5 on IMDb. And those lumpy movies are… Jingle All the Way 2 (starring Larry the Cable Guy!) and the Syfy original, Santa Jaws.

Happy holidays, everyone! Thanks for another year of podcasting fun. We’ll see you all in 2026!

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‘Tis the season for GREMLINS!

That’s right, we asked Saint Nick for a little holiday fun and he delivered with Joe Dante’s monster masterpiece.

We deep-dive into the classic film for Mark’s first watch ever, and geek out over Gizmo, Stripe, and of course, good ol’ Dick Miller.

We also announce this year’s holiday Grab Bag theme, so get pumped for that. If you want to get straight to the Gremlins talk, it happens around 21:00. But if you scrub ahead, just know that… I ATE THE BONES.

HASHTAG, I ATE...

Edgar Wright returns to theaters this week, and so do we! We’re reviewing his big blockbuster update of THE RUNNING MAN before it loses all of its premium screens because no one is seeing it. Whyyyy?

You can scrub directly to the review at 21:57 to hear our spoilery thoughts. But if you do, you’ll miss us chatting about Heinz 57 and laughing like idiots about old AOL screen names. Good times.

Oh, and speaking of idiots, Matt met William Shatner. It didn’t go well. To hear all about his William Shatner experience, scrub ahead...

We’re heading into the Badlands!

In this episode, we’re talking all things Predator – from deep-diving into this latest blockbuster installment PREDATOR: BADLANDS, to ranking our favorite Predator films across the franchise.

There will be blood, Alien crossovers, and of course, Matt’s Danny Glover impressions from Predator 2. “WANT SOME CANDY??”

And best of all, we’re doing it all with a special guest! Our buddy, Patrick M, returns to the show to help us review the film. Our main Predator-packed discussion begins at 21:00… but if you scrub ahead, you’ll miss our interview with...

Our Disneyland trilogy of episodes is now complete.

Nerds that we are, we returned to Disneyland to celebrate Halloween this year. Hear us recap our spook-tacular experiences at Oogie Boogie Bash, break down our first ever visit to Haunted Mansion Holiday, and chat about Award Wieners, Hallo-wieners, and all the wieners in between.

Joining me, as she always does for these Disneyland Trip Reports, is our own Producer in the Booth.

Back to our regularly scheduled programming next week!

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The Horror Show comes to a CHILLING conclusion this week… for the icy sequel, BLACK PHONE 2!

Ever wanted to see The Grabber ice skating like he’s in the Winter Olympics? No? Too bad, you’re gonna see it anyway and we’re gonna discuss it as we deep-dive into spoiler conversation for Black Phone 2. Joining us is friend-of-the-show Derick McDuff from the Underrated Movie Podcast. 

That review begins at 25:56… but if you scrub ahead, you’ll miss the news that Mark is leaving the show (temporarily)! Come hear about his exciting Turkish travels. jerk kids at movie...

The Horror Show rolls on with a special episode this week… all about HALLOWEEN HORROR NIGHTS!

Yes, we survived Halloween Horror Nights in Hollywood and we’re here to tell you tales about what we saw in the fog. There were brujas. And cram fries. And bone marrow. ARE YOU BRAVE ENOUGH TO HEAR THEM?

Hear our pulse-pounding play-by-play of every haunted house at this year’s event, including Terrifier, Five Nights at Freddy’s, Fallout, The Horrors of the Wyatt Sicks, Poltergeist, Scarecrow Music by Slash, Monstruos 3: The Ghosts of Latin America, Jason Universe, and the...

The Horror Show returns this week for a special BIRTHDAY SPOOK-TACULAR!

That’s right, Matt celebrates turning 42 with a trip to THE ‘BURBS!

Join us as we go back in time to the days of Fun Tom Hanks, obsess over our favorite sight gags, and of course, praise the genius of Joe Dante. If you want to cut right to The ‘Burbs review, you can scrub ahead to 41:56…

…but just know you’ll miss birthday shenanigans, some big updates on our HHN trip to Hollywood, and most importantly, our victory lap for winning the Prank Ca...

LIVE from the back of Mark’s rental car, it’s… THE MATT AND MARK HORROR SHOW!

Join us as we say goodbye to the Warrens with a full SPOILER review of the record-breaking horror blockbuster, The Conjuring: Last Rites. We deep dive into spoiler talk on the film as we attempt to answer questions like: why is there a giant Annabelle? How many Conjuring cameos can you spot? And who voted to have John Wayne replace The Nun?  HUH?

If you want to cut right to The Conjuring: Last Rites review, you can scrub ahead t...

We went viral… and it’s all thanks to Ice Cube’s crappy new movie.

Hear us talk all about how the star of Amazon’s zoom call, War of the Worlds, helped us take over Instagram!

Plus, special guest Tommy Nuggetz joins us to review Zach Cregger’s horror hit, Weapons. And if that wasn’t cool enough, Mark and I also slice out some episode time to chat about our Turtle-y awesome screenings of  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for its 35th anniversary.

If you want to cut right to the big reviews, you...

Sun’s out, James Gunn’s out.

We’re popping our heads up from break to chat about all the summer movies we’ve caught so far. Spoilers abound, so proceed with caution. The movies on the docket: Superman (2025), Jurassic World Rebirth, F1: The Movie, M3GAN 2.0, 28 Years Later, and Final Destination Bloodlines.

We also catch you up on what we’ve been up to this summer, hear some voicemails from our buddy, Patrick M., and discuss which is better: bacon or sausage. All this and more, but if you want to go directly to the movie...

JAWS KNOCKOFFS JUNE comes to a thrilling end this week! In honor of Jaws’ 50th anniversary, we’ve been chumming for the deep-sea movies that tried to follow Bruce the Shark’s legacy, only to get deep-sixed by audiences instead.

And that movie, this week, is TENTACLES – an overly-dubbed Italian production about the world’s biggest lil’ killer octopus. We’re joined by friend-of-the-show Dave who was kind enough to play along and complete our Love of Cinema hat trick. We discuss the film’s “qualities,” and that is putting it nicely, because this film finally lives down to the “Jaws Kn...

JAWS KNOCKOFFS JUNE continues! In honor of Jaws’ 50th anniversary, we’re chumming for the deep-sea movies that tried to follow Bruce the Shark’s legacy, only to get deep-sixed by audiences instead.

Joining us this week are TWO very special guests: John Say AND Dasein from The Love of Cinema Podcast! These cinema-loving bros are here to help us BRODOWN about Joe Dante’s PIRANHA. Or Pirañha, if you’re feeling zesty.

How do these little mutated sawed-off sea jerks stand up to the Great Whites and Orcas we’ve covered thus far? And was that...

MOVIES THAT MAKE SHARK WEEK LOOK LIKE SHART WEEK.

Welcome to the official start of… JAWS KNOCKOFFS JUNE! In honor of Jaws’ 50th anniversary, we’re chumming for the deep-sea  movies that tried to follow Bruce the Shark’s legacy, only to get deep-sixed by audiences instead.

This week, we review ORCA, the movie that pits a young Dumblebore against the undisputed king of the waters, the killer whale. Ever thought you’d see a killer whale blow up an oil refinery? Well, you will! You’ll also hear Richard Harris’ best Irish accent, you’ll see a young Bo...

A little bonus bite for… JAWS KNOCKOFFS JUNE!

Before we go deep-sea diving for the crap, let’s go back to the big fish that started it all.

As a primer, hear Matt recap and review all four JAWS movies. Where can you watch them? HOW can you watch them? And which Jaws sequel is a stealth good movie that’s been getting a bad rap? Hint: it’s not the one you think!

See you next week for the official start of Jaws Knockoffs June… ORCA: The Killer Whale!

FIN.

Wann...

MOVIES THAT MAKE SHARK WEEK LOOK LIKE SHART WEEK.

Welcome to our second themed month… JAWS KNOCKOFFS JUNE! In honor of Jaws’ 50th anniversary, we’re chumming for the deep-sea  movies that tried to follow Bruce the Shark’s legacy, only to get deep-sixed by audiences instead.

And to kick off this Jaws-some month, we’re pre-gaming with a movie that’s not a Jaws knockoff at all… FREE WILLY, with special guest co-host, Jeff from The Love of Cinema Podcast. That’s right, he leapt out of the voicemail box and onto the podcast. Like a fish out o...

It’s an allergy episode. I’m sorry I sound like Rudolph in the 1964 Christmas special where he has to wear a fake nose.

It’s not all bad though… Jeff graced us with another legendary Jeff voicemail! Plus, we talk movie news about that huge Kung Fury leak, and we discuss a bunch of stuff we’ve been watching, like A24’s WARFARE, Marvel Studios’ Thunderbolts (I’m not putting that stupid asterisk), Death of a Unicorn, and more.

If you want to get right to the movie talk, you can scrub ahead to 43:27, Mr. Impatient.<...

Until Dawn is a popular horror videogame that everyone seems to love with a movie that no one seems to be watching. Why??? Join us for this Matt and Mark Super Informative Investigate Report… for Dummies.

We review this new horror film from the director of Lights Out and the Shazam movies that stars character actor darling, Peter Stormare. We praise its craft, inventive storytelling, and physical FX work that leaves little to the imagination. (So, Horror Hounds, you’re eating good this week.)

Along the way, we also discuss the horrors of scalpers ruining expe...

This is one of them FREAKY TALES.

The directing team behind Captain Marvel (yep) returns from director jail with a retro anthology movie called FREAKY TALES, and since Matt is only human and likes cool poster art, he dove at the chance to review this little oddity of a movie.

What do Pedro Pascal, an axe, green lightning, Blade, and the rapper Too Short have in common? We don’t know. We’re not sure this movie knows either. But hey guys, it’s the 80s! That’s what matters, right? RIGHT????

Along the way...

Holy crap, how long’s it been?!

The Matt and Mark Movie Show returns from a long pod break to watch Jason Statham punch, kick, and kill stuff. Yes, we’re reviewing A WORKING MAN, a movie you had no idea was written by Sylvester Stallone. Believe it.

Along the way, we question some of the movie’s logic, try to understand Statham’s living situation, and play predictions about whether or not we actually liked this movie. Where does it stand on Matt’s Non-Stop Statham list? Listen in to find out!

We also br...

We interrupt our April break to bring you a brand new episode… from the past! Dun dun dunnnn…

Yes, while we’re on the road, we’re opening the Matt and Mark vault to give you an episode that most of you have never heard before, and trust us, it’s a doozy! Strap in for wild Retro Reviews of ALTERED STATES from 1980 and SURF NINJAS from 1993. We even squeeze in some MADAME WEB talk. Why? Why the hell not.

What ridiculous caveman scene made Matt giddy? Why do we love Surf Ninjas so much? And will M...

Why is the Invisible Man such a jerk in all his movies? How many techs did it take to animate Kevin Bacon’s invisible dong? And what does this movie have to do with why Matt hates Olive Garden?

We discuss all of this and more in this week’s HOLLOW MAN episode — our second entry into our unofficial Invisible Man movie miniseries. You know we love Paul Verhoeven so we were stoked to review another one of his movies on the pod. We do impressions of the man, but we have a deep, deep respect for him an...

Bong Joon-Ho spent hundreds of millions of Warner Bros’ money on a very expensive movie about clones. Let’s discuss it!

Joining us this week is friend-of-the-show and fellow physical media guy, Kevin from The Reel for Real. Go give him a follow and check out his reviews.

We go into full-on spoilers for Mickey 17 — you’ve been warned. Along the way, we discuss the rarity of seeing something so strange getting such a ginormous budget, try to figure out what the hell Mark Ruffalo is doing, and lament the days when our movie presidents were act...

It’s the movie that nearly ended John Carpenter’s career!

Come back with us to 1992, as we discuss Memoirs of an Invisible Man, the monster movie flop that starred one of Hollywood’s most legendary jerks, Chevy Chase.

Join us as we delve into the film and try to decide which SNL character is a dead ringer for Chevy in this movie. We also discover this film’s strange connection to Halloween III: Season of the Witch, as well as some behind-the-scenes drama involving its stars.

Oh, and Matt won’t shut the hell u...

BILLY ZANE-UARY goes out with a BANG, as we review one of the few action-packed films in Billy Zane’s filmography… SNIPER.

We discuss the film’s unusual approach to action, its ten (!) direct-to-video sequels, the gravely performance of Tom Berenger, and where it falls on our all-time list of sniper films.

If you want to get right to the main Sniper review, scrub ahead to 13:59 … but just know, you’ll miss some important stuff about the new Orange Cream flavor of Coke, Matt’s Sharon Stone story, and other little bon bons of goodness. We also revi...

BILLY ZANE-UARY heads out to sea… with the aquatic thriller, DEAD CALM, from 1989.

For Those Who Came In Late, we’re doing a month-long celebration of one of our best and BALDEST actors, Mr. Billy Zane. And this week, we’re joined by another Zane-iac — friend-of-the-show, Tommy Nuggetz. Give him a follow and show him some love on the socials.

What happens when you’re in the middle of the ocean and Billy Zane rows up to your boat? Well, young Nicole Kidman and Dr. Alan Grant from Jurassic Park are about to find out!

We d...

BILLY ZANE-UARY continues! For Those Who Came In Late, we’re doing a month-long celebration of one of our best and BALDEST actors, Mr. Billy Zane. And this week, we’re reviewing one of his biggest and most villainous roles ever in… Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight.

The Cryptkeeper goes Hollywood and takes Billy Zane along for the ride. We discuss the film’s cult appeal, its impressive demon special FX, the legendary Dick Miller, and how Tales from the Crypt had pop culture in the palm of its decrepit hand.

If you want to get r...

“FOR THOSE WHO CAME IN LATE…”

Welcome to our first ever themed month… BILLY ZANE-UARY! A mini-series celebration of one of our best and BALDEST actors.

And to kick off this Zane-y stunt, we’re reviewing one of Billy’s classic roles as the ghost who walks… AKA… THE PHANTOM. Did Black Panther borrow a ton from this movie and just not tell anyone? We think so. We also think it has some not-so-nice things to say about the Indiana Jones franchise.

We had plenty to discuss this episode, including: the 90s revivals of old serials, B...