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Episode 126: Jerry Maguire vs. Chef
Episode 126
This week's episode is a throwdown between two films about men who must redefine themselves after losing their careers—and their identities. In 1996'…
9 hours ago
Episode 125: Get Hard vs. Central Intelligence
Episode 125
This week's throwdown features two mid-2010s Kevin Hart comedies. Get Hard, co-starring Will Ferrell, goes up against Central Intelligence, with co-s…
1 week ago
Episode 124: The Invitation vs. The Menu
Episode 124
On this week's episode, it's a battle of the dinner-party-from-hell films as The Invitation from 2015 takes on 2022's The Menu—two cult-centric meals…
2 weeks ago
Episode 123: Blue Ruin vs. Rebel Ridge
Episode 123
This week on the show, it's a throwdown between Jeremy Saulnier films. One of the director's earliest films, the micro-budgeted Blue Ruin from 2013, …
3 weeks ago
Episode 122: Notting Hill vs. Runaway Bride
Episode 122
This week, it's a throwdown between two 1999 Julia Roberts rom-coms, Notting Hill and Runaway Bride. Both have their own merits—and pitfalls. It's a …
4 weeks ago
Episode 121: Phone Booth vs. The Guilty
Episode 121
On this week's episode, it's a throwdown between to exceptional guy-on-the-phone films, as 2002's Phone Booth goes up against The Guilty from 2021. W…
1 month ago
Episode 120: 20th Century Summer Blockbuster Movie Draft (with Laura Carney and Gerik Gooch)
Episode 120
This week, we welcome author Laura Carney and filmmaker Gerik Gooch to the show to draft 20th-century summer blockbusters like Jaws, The Empire Strik…
1 month, 1 week ago
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…
1 month, 2 weeks 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 month, 3 weeks 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 months ago