Myke at the Movies
Myke Hurley discusses films he’s generally never seen before with his podcast co-hosts. This feed includes segments from the archives of Relay FM, with Jason Snell (Upgrade) and Casey Liss (Analog{ue}). Occasionally Myke will also record original episodes just for Myke at the Movies listeners.
(Relay FM excerpts will generally appear here 30 days after they appear on their original podcast.)
All Episodes
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February 17, 202353 “Wakanda Forever”
Myke and Jason discuss “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.”
(Originally appeared in Upgrade+ 433, November 2022.)
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August 26, 2021
52 “Loki” and the “Ted Lasso” S2 premiere
Myke and Jason discuss “Loki” and then dip into the first episode of “Ted Lasso” season two.
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August 6, 2020
51 “Hamilton” on Disney+
Myke and Jason react to the Disney+ film version of “Hamilton: An American Musical.”
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May 13, 2020
49 “Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home”
Myke doesn’t understand that we needed to save the whales in the ’80s.
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July 14, 2019
47 “Kiki’s Delivery Service”
Myke and Jason watch one of Jason’s favorites, Miyazaki’s “Kiki’s Delivery Service.”
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June 2, 2018
44 “Avengers: Infinity War”
Myke and Jason break down the shocking and surprising events of “Avengers: Infinity War.”
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April 5, 2018 “Aliens”
43 “Aliens”
Myke and Jason continue their walk through 80s movie classics with the prototypical 80s sci-fi/action film, James Cameron’s “Aliens.”
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April 4, 2018
42 Myke at the Matinee: “Hamilton”
It’s not a movie, it’s a theatre phenomenon—and now that Myke has seen “Hamilton” in London and Jason has seen it in “San Francisco”, it’s time to talk about it.
(This conversation originally appeared in Upgrade 177 on Relay FM, but features six minutes of additional material.)
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January 1, 2018 “Serenity”, at last
40 “Serenity”
The Myke Watches “Firefly” Project comes to an end.
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December 25, 2017 Firefly episode 14
38 Firefly: “Objects in Space”
Myke and Casey reach the end of the Firefly television journey with the story of a bounty hunter.
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December 12, 2017 Firefly episode 13
37 Firefly: “Heart of Gold”
Space brothels. Of course there would be space brothels.
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November 27, 2017 Firefly episode 12
35 Firefly: “The Message”
The task of returning a dead soldier home turns into something quite different.
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November 14, 2017 Firefly episode 11
34 Firefly: “Trash”
Episode 11 of Firefly, in which Saffron returns.
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September 30, 2017
31 “Kill Bill”
Myke and John Siracusa discuss both “Kill Bill: Vol 1”, and “Kill Bill: Vol 2.”
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September 21, 2017 A second cut at “Blade Runner”
28 “Blade Runner: The Final Cut”
Special guest John Siracusa explains to Jason and Myke why “Blade Runner” is good and why the “final cut” version is the one to watch.
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August 15, 2017 “Spider-Man: Homecoming”
26 “Spider-Man: Homecoming”
Myke and Jason give their quick reactions to “Spider-Man: Homecoming.”
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August 7, 2017 Firefly episode 5
25 Firefly: “Safe”
Mal Reynolds faces a difficult choice, and we learn much more about River and Simon.
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July 25, 2017 Firefly: “Shindig”
24 Firefly: “Shindig”
Everyone get dressed up, because it’s time for a Space Cowboy shindig.
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July 10, 2017 Firefly: “Bushwhacked”
23 Firefly: “Bushwhacked”
Myke’s excited about Firefly’s third episode, “Bushwhacked”!
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June 26, 2017 Firefly: “The Train Job”
22 Firefly: “The Train Job”
Myke and Casey continue their walk through “Firefly” with the first episode aired, “The Train Job.”
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June 14, 2017 Firefly Episode 1
21 Firefly: “Serenity”
Myke and Casey begin their watch of the entirety of the TV series “Firefly”, starting with the original pilot, “Serenity.”
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June 11, 2017 “Blade Runner”
20 “Blade Runner”
Myke and Jason revisit the sleepy sci-fi classic “Blade Runner.” This one’s sure to frustrate fans of the film…
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May 4, 2017 “Alien” (1979)
19 “Alien”
Myke and Jason break down 1979’s “Alien” live and in person in London.
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December 25, 2016 “Home Alone”
17 “Home Alone”
Jason lived through the 90s and yet somehow never saw the biggest comedy of the decade, “Home Alone.” That’s getting remedied right now, as Myke turns the tables!
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December 24, 2016 “Gremlins”
16 “Gremlins”
Myke and Jason watch beloved(?) holiday monster classic “Gremlins.”
It doesn’t go well.
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September 18, 2016 “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan”
14 “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan”
Myke reluctantly views one of Jason’s favorite movies.
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January 1, 2016 “The Force Awakens”
13a “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”
Recorded December 2016, here’s Myke and Jason’s discussion of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.”
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December 30, 2015 More Rob Reiner and John Cusack.
13 “The Sure Thing”
1985’s “The Sure Thing,” a sort of proto-“When Harry Met Sally” or “Say Anything.”
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December 26, 2015 “True Lies” (1994)
12 “True Lies”
Myke and Casey discuss 1994’s James Cameron-Arnold Schwarzenegger actioner “True Lies”
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December 18, 2015 “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation”
11 “Christmas Vacation”
Christmas special! In an original “Myke at the Movies” episode, Myke Hurley and Tiffany Arment discuss 1989’s “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.”
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November 20, 2015 Myke goes back (and forward) in time
10 “Back to the Future Part II”
Myke and Jason watch 1989’s “Back to the Future Part II.” The good, the not so good, and the great. In that order.
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August 17, 2015 Protovision, I have you now.
8 “WarGames”
Shall we play a game? 1983’s Cold War thriller with a message—and lots of old computers—is in the spotlight.
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August 2, 2015 Timothy Dalton’s in this one.
7 “The Rocketeer”
Casey and Myke strap on their jetpacks and watch 1991’s “The Rocketeer.”
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June 22, 2015 I gave her my heart, and she gave me a pen.
6 “Say Anything”
Love is in the air, and 1989’s classic John Cusack film “Say Anything” is in the spotlight.
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June 21, 2015 My voice is my passport.
5 “Sneakers”
Casey makes Myke watch 1992’s star-studded techno-heist film “Sneakers.”
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May 11, 2015 Bad dates.
4 “Raiders of the Lost Ark”
Steven Spielberg and George Lucas’ 1981 Indiana Jones adventure “Raiders of the Lost Ark” is in the spotlight.
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May 4, 2015 Killer robots
3 “Avengers: Age of Ultron”
Myke and Jason do a quick post-viewing review of “Avengers: Age of Ultron.”
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April 13, 2015 It’s one louder, isn’t it?
2 “This is Spinal Tap”
Myke and Jason watch the 1984 mockumentary classic “This is Spinal Tap.”
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February 9, 2015 I drank what?
1 “Real Genius”
Myke and Jason take on 1985’s “Real Genius,” starring Val Kilmer.
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February 2, 2015 Have fun storming the castle!
0 “The Princess Bride”
We invent “Myke Watches the Movies” with a trip to 1987’s cult classic “The Princess Bride.”