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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…
11 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