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Film Reviews · Mike Park and Ryan Schumaker

Two Thumbs Down with Mike and Ryan

by Mike Park and Ryan Schumaker

Listen each week as two pals watch and discuss EVERY movie that legendary film critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert gave two thumbs down. Dissecting two movies per week, they’ll talk about performances, filmographies, Siskel and Ebert, and what the renowned critics got right (and wrong) about movies they just could not recommend to a living soul

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123 - The Vanishing (1993) and Nightwatch (1997) with special guest River Butcher

The time has come to put these European directors in their place. The guys have pal River Butcher back on the pod to talk all things European directors remaking their own

Oct 19
2 h 01 min

122 - Day of the Dead (1985) and Night of the Living Dead (1990) with special guest Danny Ross

It’s the thumbs of the living dead! This week the fellas bring back friend Danny Ross to talk about a remake of a George A. Romero classic, Night of the Living Dead and t

Oct 12
1 h 33 min

121 - Halloween II (1981) and Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) with special guest Mark Schroeder

Spooky season is here and we’re starting with a bang! The boys bring back Mark Schroeder to talk Halloween 2 and Halloween 3: Season of the Witch. They talk all things Mi

Oct 5
2 h 20 min

120 - The Air Up There (1994) and My Giant (1998)

It’s basketball time! The new NBA season is right around the corner so the lads are talking all things basketball (on the confines of Siskel and Ebert)! They talk some Bi

Sep 28
1 h 21 min

119 - Harry and the Hendersons (1987) and The Great Outdoors (1988) with special guest Emerson Dibley

It’s finally time to touch grass. This week the boys bring in Emerson Dibley to talk some 80’s comedy classics. First is Harry and the Hendersons, the Bigfoot flick starr

Sep 21
1 h 39 min

118 - The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) and Rhinestone (1984) with special guest Ilana Winter

Our very special Dolly Parton episode! This week we bring back Ilana Winter to talk all things Dolly, share memories and stories, and watch some incredibly unique movies

Sep 14
1 h 43 min

117 - Clue (1985) and ¡Three Amigos! with special guest Phil Del Costello

It’s our impromptu Tim Curry farewell episode. This week we bring in Phil Del Costello to say RIP and discuss Clue, with an all time great comedic performance from Curry,

Aug 31
1 h 53 min

116 - K2 (1991) and Daylight (1996)

We’re up and we’re down! This week we start with K2, a movie about K2, starring Michael Biehn climbing K2. Then we go underground with Rob Cohen’s Daylight, starring Sylv

Aug 24
1 h 31 min

Criminal Law (1988) and Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)

This week it’s all about the courtroom. First up is the murder thriller Criminal Law, with Gary Oldman and Kevin Bacon, then the biopic Ghosts of Mississippi, with Alex B

Aug 17
1 h 19 min

114 - Meet the Applegates (1991) and Meet the Deedles (1998)

Meet our new podcast episode! This week it’s a double feature of meeting with Meet the Applegates, starring Ed Begley Jr. and Stockard Channing, and Disney’s Meet the Dee

Aug 10
1 h 32 min

113 - Body of Evidence (1993) and Color of Night (1994)

It’s finally time to have the boys to have the sex talk. To help them out they watched Body of Evidence, with Madonna and Willem Dafoe, and Color of Night, with Bruce Wil

Aug 3
1 h 54 min

112 - Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986) and Burglar (1987)

WHOOPI WHOOPI WHOOPI! In this week’s episode it’s a Whoopi Goldberg double feature with Jumpin' Jack Flash and Burglar. The guys also talk about Tuner, Toy Story 5, and s

Jul 27
1 h 18 min

111 - Ghostbusters 2 (1989) and Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) with special guest Freddy Gaitan

It’s all about friendship on this episode because we bring on old friend and filmmaker, Freddy Gaitan to discuss some HUGE 80’s sequels in Ghostbusters 2 and Gremlins 2.

Jul 20
1 h 43 min

110 - The Good Son (1993) and Getting Even with Dad (1994) with special guest Justin Gautreau

It’s Macaulay Culkin day on the podcast! Today we’ve brought on DOCTOR Justin Gautreau to talk about his past book, The Last Word, about old Hollywood novelists and scree

Jul 13
2 h 08 min

109 - Highlander III: The Sorcerer AKA Highlander III: The Final Dimension AKA Highlander III: The Final Conflict

It’s the last mini episode and it’s Highlander III: The Final Dimension. Or maybe it’s Highlander III: Sorcerer? Or perhaps Highlander III: The Final Conflict? Will addin

Jul 6
47 min

108 - Highlander II: The Quikening (1991)

In the second mini episode it’s Highlander II: The Quickening! Hailed as one of the worst movies ever made, will the boys agree or maybe discuss this misunderstood MASTER

Jun 29
53 min

107 - Highlander (1986)

There can only be three mini episodes! First up is Highlander, the first in the franchise. The boys talk Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Clancy Brown, and even discuss

Jun 22
1 h 08 min

106 - The Color of Money (1986) and Road House (1989) with special guest River Butcher

Time to grab a drink and BE NICE. This week the boys bring back best boy River Butcher to talk all things Roadhouse, with Patrick Swayze, and The Color of Money, directed

Jun 15
2 h 21 min

105 - My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (1991) and Pure Country (1992)

As Alan Jackson once said, the hosts of the Two Thumbs Down podcast have gone country! The fellas discuss two country themed movies. My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys, s

Jun 8
1 h 27 min

104 - Mr. Wonderful (1993) and Mr. Wrong (1996)

You want another episode? You got it Mister! We’ve got two romantic comedies with Mr. in the title. Mr. Wonderful with Matt Dillon and even a bit of James Gandolfini. And

Jun 1
1 h 11 min

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Intelligent and hilarious hosts Mike and Ryan finally dethrone the critical tyranny of Siskel and Ebert by revisiting some classic (and classically bad) film gems that maybe deserve another chance, especially after receiving disturbing and perverted critiques from the big thumbsters. If you like movies, comedy, or like to root for the underdog, look no further. You’re home.

EtheHipster · Jun 2024

Two stars! As in, Mike and Ryan are two absolute stars doing a five star podcast! Really enjoying this great pod about movies! I love that Mike and Ryan have such differing views. Ryan usually takes the side of being correct about a movie being good and Mike usually defends his wrong opinion about a movie being bad, but who knows, you may lean more on Mike’s side. Their dynamic reminds me a lot of these two film critics I used to watch on TV in the 90s, I can’t remember their names.

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