Politics In Movies

Join the slumber party with GS and I as we talk about the 1987 Teen Comedy, Adventures in Babysitting. Written by David Simkins and directed by Chris Columbus. Starring Elizabeth Shue, Keith Coogan, Anthony Rapp, Maia Brewton and Vincent D'Onofrio. We really get into it on this one, perhaps more than you'd expect. Enjoy! Contact us at [email protected]

Today on Politics In Movies, GS and I are discussing the hit 1994 Action Comedy, True Lies. Written and directed by James Cameron and based on La Totale! (1991) and Emilie (1981 screenplay) by Lucien Lambert. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold, Bill Paxton, Art Malik and Tia Carrere. This movie's a ton of fun and of course we have an absolute blast talking about it, join us! For business inquiries, contact us at [email protected]

This is an older episode I mostly recorded on my phone, I spruced up the audio as best as I could but it's still a little garbled in some places. Today GS and I are tackling the Coen Brothers' Neo-Noir Crime Drama, Miller's Crossing (1990). Written, directed and produced by Joel and Ethan Coen. Starring Gabriel Byrne, Marcia Gay Harden, John Turturro, Jon Polito, J.E. Freeman and Albert Finney. It was a box office flop but a critical darling, of course GS hates it. Listen to the turmoil. For business inquiries, email us at [email protected]. Pre-order Sand: My Time Chilling and Killing In Northern Florida by Mike Luciw starting August 1st for .99 cents on both Amazon and Audible. The price jumps to 4.99 on October 1st when it's released, so act fast!

MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU, EVERYONE! Tonight we jump into Star Wars Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980). Directed by Irvin Kershner, written by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan based on a story by George Lucas. Starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew and Frank Oz. Today Mike is joined by Billy and Smoopy. We have an absolute blast on this one, enjoy! Oh, SPOILERS FOR INVINCIBLE AS WELL AS ALL OF STAR WARS. Contact us at [email protected].

Hello again! We're back with a blast from the recent past, Sinners (2025). GS is his usual contrarian self and I do my best to make him see reason on the layers and layers of rich storytelling (and politics) to mine here. Fantastic movie written and directed by Ryan Coogler, produced by Coogler, Zinzi Coogler and Sev Ohanian. Starring Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Miles Caton, Jack O'Connell, Wunmi Mosaku, Jayme Lawson, Omar Benson Miller and Delroy Lindo. We sink our teeth into it, maybe even more than you'd expect. The stakes have never been higher, fortunate to have vampires cowering beneath them. For business inquiries, email us at [email protected]

Tonight on Politics In Movies, we delve deep into the sordid tale of Weapons, directed and written by Zach Cregger and featuring a cast of Julia Garner, Josh Brolin, Benedict Wong, Alden Ehrenreich and Amy Madigan. Billy and I have a blast with this one, check it out. SPOILERS as always.

Welcome back to Politics In Movies with Mike and Friends, today GS and Mike take a deep dive into the 2023 film written and directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, starring Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis and Hugh Grant. Hop in, this one's a wild ride. Tangents, asides and digressions galore.

This one's another doozy, give it a shot. Today Mike and GS talked about the 1974 cult classic Zardoz. Written, directed and produced by John Boorman and starring Sean Connery and Charlotte Rampling. Give this one a listen if you want to hear us ramble about class disparity and eugenics lol. Contact us at [email protected]

Mike and GS talk about the underrated 1997 Quentin Tarantino flick Jackie Brown in this episode of Politics In Movies. Come for the politics, stay for GS saying cops are people too. He's so brave. Contact us at [email protected].

Welcome Back! Enjoy this unhinged commentary from Mike and Billy on one of their favorite movies of all time, Back to the Future. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale and starring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Crispin Glover and Lea Thompson. Dare to go back in time to with us to 1985. Contact us at [email protected].

Today on Politics In Movies, Mike and Billy get into it for the 1999 Animated Sci-Fi Cult Classic, The Iron Giant. Directed by Brad Bird, written by Tim McCanlies and Brad Bird and starring Vin Diesel, Jennifer Anniston and Harry Connick Jr. We have an absolute blast on this one, hopefully non-nuclear. Contact us at [email protected]

Tune in and check out our thoughts on the 2018 Sci-Fi Action romp, Upgrade. Written and directed by Leigh Whannell, produced by Jason Blum and starring Logan Marshall-Green. TW: Torture. We really get into it on this one, check it out. We discuss privacy, interrogation ethics, Sci-Fi themes and so much more. Contact us at [email protected]

This week on Politics In Movies we delve into the Scorsese classic, Taxi Driver. Directed by Martin Scorsese, Written by Paul Schrader and Starring Robert DeNiro and Cybill Shepherd. This one's a wild ride, check it out.

Back from our long hiatus with another banger: Paul Thomas Anderson's acclaimed 2007 film There Will Be Blood. Starring Daniel Day Lewis and Paul Dano. Contact us at [email protected].

Welcome back, we're back to present our take on Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. Directed and co-written by Peter Weir and starring Russell Crowe and Paul Bettany, GS and Mike take turns discussing the politics of this movie, the Vietnam war for some reason and the Peter Weir films GS doesn't like. Contact us at [email protected]

Today on Politics In Movies we discuss the incredible 2023 epic war thriller Oppenheimer. Written and directed by Christopher Nolan. This one's a wild ride and GS certainly has some opinions about it. Contact us at [email protected]

Today on Politics In Movies we discuss the hit Fantasy Horror film Gremlins. Directed by Joe Dante, written by Chris Columbus and starring Zach Galligan and Phoebe Cates. We go off the rails on this one. Again. Usually happens in the GS episodes.

Welcome back! Politics In Movies is returning from our winter break and getting into the holiday spirit with action comedy Christmas classic Die Hard. Directed by John McTiernan and starring Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman, we've got a lot to say about this one, including a dumb tangent about 9/11 for some reason.

Going out in style with our closure to the Halloween season with a double feature! Today we're analyzing Beetlejuice (1988) and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024). We have a lot of fun on this one, definitely tune in! (SPOILERS FOR BOTH MOVIES) Contact us at [email protected]

Today we cover the 1981 comedy horror classic An American Werewolf In London. Written and directed by John Landis, starring David Naughton, Jenny Agutter, Griffin Dunne and John Woodvine. We really sink our werewolf teeth into this one. (SPOILERS AS ALWAYS). Contact us at [email protected]

Today on Politics In Movies we're joined by GS to discuss the 1999 Japanese Horror classic Audition. Directed by Takashi Miike, written by Daisuke Tengan and starring Ryo Ishibashi and Eihi Shiina. This one unravels quite a bit by the end and no, I'm not talking about the movie. Contact us at [email protected].

As we continue our journey through horror for the season, we land on the 1986 Sci-Fi body horror The Fly. Directed by David Cronenberg, written by Charles Edward Pogue and David Cronenberg and starring Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis. We have a lot of fun and get a little controversial on this one. Brundlefly! Contact us at [email protected]

This week on Politics In Movies, Mike and GS tackle the 1986 body horror sci-fi film From Beyond. Directed by Stuart Gordon, written by Dennis Paoli and starring Jeffrey Combs and Barbara Crampton. Based on a short story by H.P. Lovecraft. This one is pretty good, check it out if you haven't already. We go a little off the rails on this one. (SPOILERS)

This week on Politics In Movies, Mike and Billy are tackling the new psychological body horror satire The Substance. Produced, written and directed by Coralie Fargeat, starring Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley and Dennis Quaid. We really have fun with this one, give it a listen. (SPOILERS) Contact us at [email protected].

Today we're covering The Long Kiss Goodnight, directed by Renny Harlin, written by Shane Black and starring Geena Davis and Samuel L. Jackson. My guest today is GS, we have some fun with this one. (SPOILERS AHEAD)

Today on Politics in Movies, Mike and Billy are discussing the hit sports drama Challengers. Directed by Luca Guadagnino, written by Justin Kuritzkes and starring Zendaya, Josh O'Connor and Mike Faist. (SPOILERS)