Two Thumbs Down with Mike and Ryan

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

126 Episodes

126 - Clifford (1994) and Jack (1996) with special guest Tess Ornstein
11/9/2026
2:17:13
Everyone on this podcast is an adult baby! We welcome Tess Ornstein back to the studio to talk about all things Clifford and Martin Short then everything Jack, Robin Williams, and Francis Ford Coppola. We also talk Evil Dead Burn, La Bola Negra, The Weight, and so much more!
125 - Galia (1966) and Rascal (1969)
11/2/2026
1:19:54
Happy birthday Ryan! To celebrate the birth of the most important host, the boys are reviewing the first movies that Siskel and Ebert ever reviewed. Galia, a French drama from 1966, and Rascal, a live action Disney movie from 1969 about a boy and his new raccoon!
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124 - Screamers (1995) and Event Horizon (1997) with special guest Austin Wolf-Sothern
10/26/2026
2:12:59
It’s the end of spooky month and the boys end it on a banger. This week Austin Wolf-Sothern is brought back in to talk sci fi horror movies Screamers, starring Peter Weller of Robocop, and Event Horizon, with Laurence Fishburne and the late great Sam Neill. The fellas also talk The Bone Temple, Hope, Steven Soderbergh, and The Batman 2
123 - The Vanishing (1993) and Nightwatch (1997) with special guest River Butcher
10/19/2026
2:01:12
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 movies in America in The Vanishing and Nightwatch. The dudes also talk Digger, Andrew Garfield and The Uprising, The Weight, Primetime, Resident Evil, and The Social Reckoning
122 - Day of the Dead (1985) and Night of the Living Dead (1990) with special guest Danny Ross
10/12/2026
1:33:29
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 more Michael Myers, John Wilson’s The History of Concrete, and The Drama
121 - Halloween II (1981) and Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) with special guest Mark Schroeder
10/5/2026
2:20:25
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 Michael Myers, The Odyssey, and just in time for scary season the men go on a deep dive into Resident Evil
120 - The Air Up There (1994) and My Giant (1998)
9/28/2026
1:21:14
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 Billy Crystal, Kevin Bacon, Gheorghe Mureșan, and some even Steven Seagal
119 - Harry and the Hendersons (1987) and The Great Outdoors (1988) with special guest Emerson Dibley
9/21/2026
1:39:29
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 starring John Lithgow. Then the boys go to The Great Outdoors, starring John Candy, Dan Aykroyd, and Annette Bening. The boys also discuss Obsession, Spider-Man Brand New Day, I Want Your Sex, Sheep Detectives, and Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass
118 - The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) and Rhinestone (1984) with special guest Ilana Winter
9/14/2026
1:43:44
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 in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, featuring Burt Reynolds, and Rhinestone, featuring Sylvester Stallone
117 - Clue (1985) and ¡Three Amigos! with special guest Phil Del Costello
8/31/2026
1:53:22
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, and Three Amigos, another 80’s classic comedy. We also talk a bit about The Odyssey, Dune 3, Tony, Obsession, and Bob Odenkirk’s Normal

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Two Thumbs Down with Mike and Ryan

Mike Park and Ryan Schumaker

126 Episodes

126 - Clifford (1994) and Jack (1996) with special guest Tess Ornstein

125 - Galia (1966) and Rascal (1969)

124 - Screamers (1995) and Event Horizon (1997) with special guest Austin Wolf-Sothern

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

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

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

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

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

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

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