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#127
Tuesday · 1 hr 33 min
Episode 127: Clueless vs. Emma
This week's episode is a throwdown between two retellings of Jane Austen's classic novel, Emma. Amy Heckerling's Clueless from 1995 sets the story in the present day, while Emma., Autumn De Wilde's 2020 adaptation stays true to the original. Which one...
#126
August 18 · 1 hr 53 min
Episode 126: Jerry Maguire vs. Chef
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's Jerry Maguire, Tom Cruise plays the titular character, lost in a world of soulless sports agents....
#125
August 11 · 1 hr 35 min
Episode 125: Get Hard vs. Central Intelligence
This week's throwdown features two mid-2010s Kevin Hart comedies. Get Hard, co-starring Will Ferrell, goes up against Central Intelligence, with co-star Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Both are fun in their own way, but in which one does funnyman Kevin...
#124
August 4 · 1 hr 54 min
Episode 124: The Invitation vs. The Menu
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 with dire consequences! Both are excellent, which makes it tough to choose. Tune in for this fun and...
#123
July 28 · 1 hr 34 min
Episode 123: Blue Ruin vs. Rebel Ridge
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, goes up against 2024's Netflix-produced Rebel Ridge. It's a fun examination of how his style changed...
#122
July 21 · 1 hr 29 min
Episode 122: Notting Hill vs. Runaway Bride
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 great matchup, and a great conversation filled with hot takes. Give it a listen!Folllow the show on...
#121
July 14 · 1 hr 24 min
Episode 121: Phone Booth vs. The Guilty
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. Which one walks away with the title? Tune in and find out!Folllow the show on social media and vote for...
#120
July 7 · 2 hr 6 min
Episode 120: 20th Century Summer Blockbuster Movie Draft (with Laura Carney and Gerik Gooch)
This week, we welcome author Laura Carney and filmmaker Gerik Gooch to the show to draft 20th-century summer blockbusters like Jaws, The Empire Strikes Back, and Batman. Which player wins in the end? Check out the episode and decide.Folllow the show...
#119
June 30 · 1 hr 46 min
Episode 119: Point Break vs. The Fast and the Furious
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 instead of surfboards. Well this week on the show, Mike and Steven get to the bottom of that notion and talk...
#118
June 23 · 1 hr 28 min
Episode 118: Close Encounters of the Third Kind vs. Disclosure Day
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 of the Third Kind from 1977 goes up against Disclosure Day, which is in theaters now. It's an...
#117
June 16 · 1 hr 13 min
Episode 117: Baby Driver vs. Tuner
On this week's episode, Mike and Steven host an interesting throwdown between two films that feature reluctant criminals with hearing conditions at their center. From 2017, it's Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, going up against Daniel Roher's Tuner from...
June 2 · 1 hr 39 min
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 Dead from 1999 is a haunting character study of a man (played by Nicolas Cage) who can only find peace...
#115
May 19 · 2 hr 16 min
Episode 115: Bringing Up Baby (1938) vs. The Philadelphia Story (1940) with Laura Carney
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 Hepburn/Cary Grant films. It's 1938's Bringing Up Baby, directed by Howard Hawks, going up against George...
#114
May 12 · 1 hr 20 min
Episode 114: Atomic Blonde vs. Gunpowder Milkshake
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 films with a lot of style and substance levels that are all over the map. Which one is better? Tune in...
#113
May 5 · 1 hr 34 min
Episode 113: Black Swan vs. Whiplash
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 Whiplash (2015). Which film is better? Tune in to see which way Mike and Steven go, and find out...
#112
April 28 · 1 hr 33 min
Episode 112: Airplane! vs. Caddyshack
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 Airplane! going up against Harold Ramis' Caddyshack. Which one is better? It's a very tough call. Listen...
#111
April 21 · 1 hr 23 min
Episode 111: Matinee vs. Ed Wood
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 against Tim Burton's biopic of the "worst director of all time," Ed Wood. Which one represents its...
#110
April 14 · 1 hr 29 min
Episode 110: Enemy of the State vs. Kimi
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 Soderbergh's Kimi. Each is a treatise on technological and government overreach, told in its own...
#109
April 7 · 1 hr 49 min
Episode 109: The Natural vs. Field of Dreams
Batter up! This week on the show, it's a throwdown between two baseball classics: The Natural (1984) vs. Field of Dreams (1989). Both are beloved stories of fathers, sons, and the pursuit of a calling (literally in one of them!). With near-mythic...
#108
March 31 · 1 hr 45 min
Episode 108: The Martian vs. Project Hail Mary
This week's episode comes straight from the theater as we match two Andy Weir book adaptations against one another. 2015's The Martian, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Matt Damon, goes head to head with Project Hail Mary, the new film from...

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