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Two Thumbs Down with Mike and Ryan

by Mike Park and Ryan Schumaker

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

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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 the third in Romero’s trilogy, Day of the Dead. The boys also talk…
121 - Halloween II (1981) and Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) with special guest Mark Schroeder

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

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

September 21, 2026 · 1 hr 39 min

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

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

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

August 10, 2026 · 1 hr 32 min

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

August 3, 2026 · 1 hr 54 min

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

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

July 20, 2026 · 1 hr 43 min

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. We also talk Jackass Best and Last, Obsession, Backrooms, and the GOD…

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About the show

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