October 6, 2024 Interviews Interview 4: Josh Larsen, Author, “Fear Not,” Film Critic – Filmspotting and Think Christian As it's Spooky Season, Mike and Jay recorded this bonus episode: a horror-themed interview with film critic Josh Larsen, best known as the co-host of the stellar film podcast "Filmspotting."… READ MORE
September 29, 2024 Shows Episode 37: Ballistic: Ecks Vs. Sever and Bottom 5 Box-Office Bombs On this week's episode of the podcast that wields films like deadly weapons, Mike and Jay bring a nuclear arsenal of big budget failures, first by tackling "Ballistic: Ecks Vs.… READ MORE
September 15, 2024 Shows Episode 36: Runaway and Botton 5 Mustaches For this episode, things get hairy... (literally?) with Jay hurling Mike into the far-flung future of... 1991? By reviewing the Tom Selleck/Michael Crichton sci-fi team-up that is 1982's "Runaway," the… READ MORE
September 1, 2024 Shows Episode 35: From Justin to Kelly and Bottom 5 Parties As Filmjitsu Summer comes to an end, Mike delivers to Jay the cinematic C-4 explosive that is 2003's "From Justin to Kelly" starring Kelly Clarkson, thankfully in her first -… READ MORE
August 25, 2024 Interviews Interview 3: Virgil Cardamone – Mahoning Drive-in partner, film booker, curator & publicity director In this special interview episode, Mike took a journey to one of his favorite places on Earth: Lehighton, Pennsylvania, home to the much-loved Mahoning Drive-in Theatre. This last-of-its-kind, old-school site… READ MORE
August 18, 2024 Shows Episode 34: Twisters and Bottom 5 Guilty Pleasures In this special episode of Filmjitsu, Jay and Mike record from the parking lot of the cinema after watching Lee Isaac Chung's "Twisters," a sequel of sorts to the much-loved… READ MORE
August 4, 2024 Shows Episode 33: Gunpowder Milkshake and Bottom 5 Gun Scenes Jay tosses Mike an unloaded pistol in a cinematic firefight with 2021's "Gunpowder Milkshake," a CGI-stuffed, Netflix-distributed, fox-force-five-riff that gathers an astonishingly great cast and wastes them on bad fight… READ MORE
July 21, 2024 Shows Episode 32: Jaws The Revenge and Bottom 5 Fourth Installments If Filmjitsu is the podcast that wields movies like deadly weapons, Mike pulls out a cinematic neutron bomb when he forces Jay to watch and review, "Jaws The Revenge," the… READ MORE
July 7, 2024 Shows Episode 31: Speed 2 – Cruise Control and Bottom Five Replacements Put on your life jacket because Mike and Jay continue with their summer-themed cinematic torture showcase with the 1997 debacle that is "Speed 2 - Cruise Control!" Mike weaves and… READ MORE
June 23, 2024 Shows Episode 30: Blood Beach and Bottom 5 Beach Scenes It's hot FIlmjitsu summer, and the guys are kicking it off with Mike making Jay watch 1980's "Blood Beach," a horror film that goes the bold route of blending the… READ MORE