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The Complete Works Podcast

The Complete Works

The Complete Works is a podcast dedicated to exploring an actor"s filmography, one movie at a time - assessing the highs and lows of their career and how it reflects the film industry at large. The current season, Season 5, is covering the films of Elijah Wood. Past seasons include Nicolas Cage, Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Yeoh, and Roy Scheider (with new episodes for their respective seasons being published as needed).

tv & film film history

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00:40:21

The Baxter (2005)

The Complete Works Podcast ·

2026/07/10

It's time for Mike Smith's annual Birthday By-Law episode! This year, he's finally getting around to a movie he really should have seen by now: 2005's THE BAXTER, written, directed by, and starring Michael Showalter. He and Mike D talk about the movie and Smith's lifelong obsession with the work of Showalter and David Wain!

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00:36:13

Ep. 7 - Day-O (1992)

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2026/07/06

This week, Eilijah Wood stars as an imaginary friend named Day-O in a TV movie called... DAY-O! Also starring Delta Burke, Charles Shaughnessy, and Fred Thompson, and boldy staking their claim to Harry Belafonte's classic song a couple of years after BEETLEJUICE cemented it in a cinematic classic.

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01:00:15

Ep. 6 - Radio Flyer (1992)

The Complete Works Podcast ·

2026/06/29

This week, Elijah Wood co-stars with JURASSIC PARK's Joe Mazzello in 1992's RADIO FLYER! Directed by Richard Donner, from the writer of THE SANDLOT, and also featuring Lorraine Bracco, Adam Baldwin, John Heard, and an uncredited Tom Hanks, it's a film that mixes flights of fantasy with realistic depictions of incredibly dark subject matter. How well does it mesh together? Now you can find out!

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01:01:08

Dial M For Murder (1954) / Hard Target (1993)

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2026/06/26

It's time for another Mike Makes Mike Watch! This time around, Smith is making Mike D catch up with his favorite Hitchcock film, DIAL M FOR MURDER! Meanwhile, Mike D is making Smith finally watch John Woo's first American film, HARD TARGET!

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00:49:49

Ep. 5 - Paradise (1991)

The Complete Works Podcast ·

2026/06/22

This week, Elijah Wood spends the summer with some family friends, learns some life lessons, and maybe teaches the adults a thing or two while he's at it! Wood stars alongside real-life married couple Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith, plus a pre-HOCUS POCUS Thora Birch in PARADISE!

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01:04:14

Cage Ep. 118 - Spider-Noir (2026)

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2026/06/15

It's time to get back in the Cage! Nicolas Cage is now starring in his very first TV series, a pseudo-spinoff of SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE in which he brings the character of Spider-Man Noir from animation to live-action. The full season is available now, and the Mikes have thoughts on the first two episodes!

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01:03:20

Ep. 4 - Avalon (1990)

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2026/06/08

Director Barry Levinson directed some of the biggest films of the '80s, and he followed up his Oscar-winning hit RAIN MAN with a semi-autobiographical tale about an immigrant family assimilating into life in America. And since Elijah Wood is in it, it's time for Mike and Mike to talk about AVALON!

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00:55:56

Prisoners (2013) / Cloak & Dagger (1984)

The Complete Works Podcast ·

2026/06/05

It's time for another Mike Makes Mike Watch! This week, Mike D is making Smith catch up on Denis Villeneuve's breakout hit, PRISONERS. Meanwhile, Smith is making Mike D watch the incredibly fun Hitchcock-for-kids thriller CLOAK & DAGGER!

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00:45:12

Ep. 3 - Child in the Night (1990)

The Complete Works Podcast ·

2026/06/01

This week, Mike and Mike discuss Elijah Wood's very first starring role in the 1990 TV movie CHILD IN THE NIGHT! This is a semi-forgotten thriller that was rediscovered by Vinegar Syndrome a few years back, featuring JoBeth Williams, Tom Skerritt, Darren McGavin, and a lot more of Peter Pan and Captain Hook than you're probably expecting!

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01:19:31

Off Mike - The Devil Wears Prada 2, Mortal Kombat II,...

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2026/05/29

It's time for another Off Mike Discussions episode! This week, Smith is talking new releases like MILE END KICKS, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2, MORTAL KOMBAT II, and HOKUM, while Mike D is talking the latest season of GANGS OF LONDON plus his new tradition of Criterion Channel Sundays!

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00:48:29

Ep. 2 - Internal Affairs (1990)

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2026/05/25

This week, Elijah Wood makes another blink-and-you'll-miss-it appearance in the 1990 crime thriller INTERNAL AFFAIRS, from LEAVING LAS VEGAS director Mike Figgis! Featuring an insane performance from Richard Gere, a no-nonsense lesbian cop played by Laurie Metcalf, and WAY more infidelity than you're expecting.

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01:38:45

Ep. 1 - Back to the Future Part II (1989)

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2026/05/18

"You mean you have to use your hands? That's like a baby's toy!" The wait is finally over - we're kicking off a brand new season of The Complete Works! As we look back on the films of Elijah Wood, we have to start by talking about one of Smith's favorite film series of all time. Elijah Wood makes his debut film appearance in a brief but memorable role in Robert Zemeckis' 1989 blockbuster sequel, BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II!

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02:04:01

Let's Rank Video Games!

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2026/05/14

And now for something a little different on the podcast - we're not talking movies at all! Instead, to celebrate the release of the new film MORTAL KOMBAT II, Mike and Mike are ranking their five favorite video games of all time!

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00:06:41

Season 5 Debuts May 18th!

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2026/05/08

The Complete Works: Season 5 is finally set to make its debut! Look out for the first episode of our Elijah Wood season on Monday, May 18th!

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01:07:36

Off Mike - Lee Cronin's The Mummy, The Pitt, Speed...

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2026/05/01

It's time for another Off Mike Discussions episode! This week, both Mikes have thoughts on Lee Cronin's The Mummy, which of course leads Mike D to give some thoughts on THE MUMMY (1999), plus NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE, THRASH, and REDUX REDUX. Meanwhile, Mike Smith has been singing the praises of SPEED RACER since 2008 and the rest of the world has finally caught up, and he's got thoughts on new releases like THE DRAMA, FACES OF DEATH, THEY WILL KILL YOU, and more!

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01:00:44

Dawn of the Dead (2004) / Tenacious D in the Pick of...

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2026/04/24

It's time for another Mike Makes Mike Watch! This time, Mike D is making Smith finally get around to Zack Snyder's magnum opus, the 2004 remake of DAWN OF THE DEAD! Meanwhile, Smith is making Mike D understand the power of rock with TENACIOUS D IN THE PICK OF DESTINY!

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00:56:05

Onward (2020)

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2026/04/17

Thanks to a Ko-Fi donation, Mike and Mike are looking back on the 2020 Pixar film ONWARD! Mike D has never seen it, Smith saw it in theaters (one of the last pre-COVID releases he got to see before everything shut down!). Find out if they'd place it among Pixar's best!

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01:13:49

Off Mike - Project Hail Mary, Scream 7, Ready or Not...

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2026/04/10

It's time for an Off Mike Discussions episode! Mike and Mike are talking a lot of new releases like PROJECT HAIL MARY, GOOD LUCK HAVE FUN DON'T DIE, SEND HELP, SCREAM 7, READY OR NOT 2, and more!

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00:39:37

The Villain (1979)

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2026/04/03

This week, thanks to a listener donation on Ko-Fi, Mike and Mike are talking about 1979's THE VILLAIN! Director Hal Needham (SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT, HOOPER) made this Looney Tunes/western pastiche starring Kirk Douglas, Ann-Margret, and a VERY young Arnold Schwarzennegger!If you want to choose a topic for a Mike & Mike episode, all you have to do is donate $50 to Ko-Fi.com/mikeandmikepods and let us know what you want to make us watch!

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00:50:21

The 98th Academy Awards!

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2026/03/28

Sure we're almost two weeks late on posting this, but don't you want to hear the Mikes talk about the Oscars? We're recapping the ceremony, the winners, the Conan, the awkward presenters, and more!

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