Podcast Episodes

Episode 119: Point Break vs. The Fast and the Furious

Episode 119

It's often said that Rob Cohen's The Fast and the Furious from 2001 is the same film as Kathryn Bigelow's Point Break from 1991, but with cars instea…

7 hours ago

Episode 118: Close Encounters of the Third Kind vs. Disclosure Day

Episode 118

On this week's episode, we delve into the world of Steven Spielberg with a throwdown between two of his most discussed sci-fi films. Close Encounters…

1 week ago

Episode 117: Baby Driver vs. Tuner

Episode 117

On this week's episode, Mike and Steven host an interesting throwdown between two films that feature reluctant criminals with hearing conditions at t…

2 weeks ago

Episode 116: Bringing Out the Dead vs. Ambulance

This week on the Weekly Movie Throwdown, it's a battle between two films set primarily inside emergency vehicles. Martin Scorsese's Bringing Out the …

4 weeks ago

Episode 115: Bringing Up Baby (1938) vs. The Philadelphia Story (1940) with Laura Carney

Episode 115

In this week's episode, Mike and Steven go way back to the Golden Age of Hollywood to discuss a throwdown between two very different Katharine Hepbur…

1 month, 1 week ago

Episode 114: Atomic Blonde vs. Gunpowder Milkshake

Episode 114

In this week's episode it's a throwdown between woman-led action tales, as 2017's Atomic Blonde takes on 2021's Gunpowder Milkshake. Two ass-kicking …

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Episode 113: Black Swan vs. Whiplash

Episode 113

On this week's episode, it's a throwdown between two stories of toxic achievement, as Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan (2010) takes on Damien Chazelle's…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Episode 112: Airplane! vs. Caddyshack

Episode 112

On the show this week, Mike and Steven host a throwdown between two legendary comedy classics, both from 1980. It's the Zucker/Abrahams production Ai…

2 months ago

Episode 111: Matinee vs. Ed Wood

Episode 111

This week on the show, it's a battle of the B-movie directors as Joe Dante's homage to Hollywood showman William Castle, Matinee!, throws down agains…

2 months, 1 week ago

Episode 110: Enemy of the State vs. Kimi

Episode 110

This week on the podcast, it's a throwdown between two films that feature murder caught on tape, as Tony Scott's Enemy of the State takes on Steven S…

2 months, 2 weeks ago