Episodes

It's time for a first here on the Complete Works - we're covering a movie we've done on a previous season! And this one's about a cast of characters who've seen Better Days: we're revisiting CHAIN OF FOOLS! Elijah Wood pops up alongside an ensemble cast that includes Steve Za...

From sneaking into a callback audition to landing a role in a future cult classic, this episode is packed with unforgettable Hollywood stories. Actress Erica Hubbard joins Jackie and Danielle for a nostalgic trip through some of the most beloved movies and TV shows of the late '90s and early 2000s. ...

It's time for another Ko-Fi donation episode! Thanks to a $50 donation from Dave, Mike and Mike are watching the 1985 adventure film REMO WILLIAMS: THE ADVENTURE BEGINS starring Fred Ward. The studio was trying to set up an American James Bond - and even brought in a director and screenwriter wh...

Does The Bone Collector (1999) still hold up? Jackie and Danielle revisit the psychological crime thriller starring Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie, and Queen Latifah to find out whether this '90s mystery still keeps us guessing. We're digging into Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Donaghy's unlikely partn...

This week, Elijah Wood appears in BLACK AND WHITE, a documentary-style film from director James Toback that explores white suburban teens obsessed with black culture. The movie's got an insane cast that includes Robert Downey Jr., Brooke Shields, Gaby Hoffman, Mike Tyson, several members of the ...

It's time for another Mike Makes Mike Watch! This week, Smith is making Mike D catch up with the classic John Frankenheimer thriller THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE; meanwhile, Mike D is making Smith fill a '90s action blind spot with the Sylvester Stallone vehicle DAYLIGHT!

This week, Elijah Wood is paired up with Rachel Leigh Cook in the little-seen hospital drama THE BUMBLEBEE FLIES ANYWAY! Mike and Mike are asking the important questions in this one like, "Is this actually a stealth sequel to RADIO FLYER?"

We got a Ko-Fi donation this week to finish out a (sort of) trilogy from our listener David. At the beginning of this year, he laid out three actors for him to select movies for us to watch, and we've reached the last one: Stanley Tucci in UNDERCOVER BLUES! The 1993 comedy from the director of F...

We're heading back to the Owens family home! Jackie and Danielle revisit Practical Magic (1998), the beloved supernatural romance starring Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Stockard Channing, and Dianne Wiest. From the midnight margaritas and the Owens sisters' unforgettable bond to the family curse, w...

This week, Elijah Wood leads a huge ensemble cast that includes Jordana Brewster, Clea Duvall, Josh Hartnett, and more in the 1998 cult classic THE FACULTY! Doing for alien invasion movies what SCREAM did for slashers, the film is directed by Robert Rodriguez, written by Kevin Williamson, and featur...

Get ready to shout "Viva Los Bio-Dome!" Jackie and Danielle are joined by Jackie's sister, Heather, for a fun bonus episode packed with Pauly Shore nostalgia, movie rankings, and plenty of laughs as they revisit one of the most quotable cult comedies of the '90s. If you enjoyed thi...

It's time for an Off Mike Discussions episode! This week, Mike D recaps his experience at the All-Nighter Horror Marathon at the Cinema Arts Center in New York, while Smith talks new releases like TONY, COYOTE VS. ACME, TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA, and gets really into the new HBO serie...

This week, the Mikes are bringing in Disaster Movie Expert Producer Collin to discuss Elijah Wood's first real foray into big blockbuster filmmaking, Mimi Leder's 1998 film DEEP IMPACT! Famously released around the same time as Michael Bay's ARMAGEDDON - a movie with a similar plot - thi...

Get ready to shout "Viva Los Bio-Dome!" Jackie and Danielle are joined by Jackie's sister, Heather, for a fun bonus episode packed with Pauly Shore nostalgia, movie rankings, and plenty of laughs as they revisit one of the most quotable cult comedies of the '90s. If you enjoyed thi...

This week, Elijah Wood stars as The Artful Dodger in the Wonderful World of Disney TV movie version of OLIVER TWIST! Also starring Richard Dreyfuss as Fagin - and if you watch it on YouTube, you can see it as it was originally broadcast, with vintage commercials intact!

Matchmaking, misunderstandings, and some very questionable romantic decisions are on the menu as Jackie and Danielle revisit Emma (1996) with film and TV creator and Regency media lover Aynsley Broom. Is Gwyneth Paltrow’s Emma Woodhouse a lovable meddler or the friend who desperately needs to mind h...