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Sep 29, 2026 · 1:44:23
This week on the show, we look at two films from eighties icon Michael J. Fox. Beyond Back to the Future, he had a big-screen career for over a decade. Our throwdown is between…
Sep 18, 2026 · 2:03:58
This week on the show, it's a throwdown between Harlem drug kingpins, as 1991's New Jack City goes up against 2007's American Gangster. These films have a lot in common, but also…
Sep 8, 2026 · 1:36:06
This week it's an original vs. remake throwdown on the show. Directed by J. Lee Thompson, 1962's Cape Fear stars Robert Mitchum and Gregory Peck and tells the tale of a newly…
Sep 1, 2026 · 1:37:45
This week, the show gets back to basics with some early '90s action. In a throwdown between Die Hard-on-a-boat films as 1992's Under Siege takes on 2026's Mutiny. It's Seagal vs…
Aug 25, 2026 · 1:33:59
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…
Aug 18, 2026 · 1:53:01
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…
Aug 11, 2026 · 1:35:05
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"…
Aug 4, 2026 · 1:54:18
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…
Jul 28, 2026 · 1:34:35
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…
Jul 21, 2026 · 1:29:30
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…
Jul 14, 2026 · 1:24:46
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…
Jul 7, 2026 · 2:06:02
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…
Jun 30, 2026 · 1:46:43
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…
Jun 23, 2026 · 1:28:17
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…
Jun 16, 2026 · 1:13:03
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…
Jun 2, 2026 · 1:39:06
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…
May 19, 2026 · 2:16:35
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…
May 12, 2026 · 1:20:43
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…
May 5, 2026 · 1:34:20
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…
Apr 28, 2026 · 1:33:49
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…
Apr 21, 2026 · 1:23:08
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…
Apr 14, 2026 · 1:29:52
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…
Apr 7, 2026 · 1:49:28
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…
Mar 31, 2026 · 1:45:27
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…
Mar 24, 2026 · 1:44:21
This week on the show, we move on from the musicals of last week to films about musicians in a throwdown that might be one of our favorites to date. It's That Thing You Do! from…
Mar 17, 2026 · 1:37:08
On this week's episode, the guys dive deep into Mike's wheelhouse: movie musicals. To celebrate Sunday's Oscars ceremony, this is a battle of Best Picture nominees from all the…
Mar 10, 2026 · 1:47:10
In this week's episode, it's a matchup of original vs. remake as Mike and Steven discuss The Taking of Pelham One Two Three. The original, directed by Joseph Sargent, is from…
Mar 3, 2026 · 1:51:05
This week, a couple pairs of crime-fighting "guys" square off to find out who takes home the crown. It's 2010's THE OTHER GUYS going up against THE NICE GUYS from 2016. Is a…
Feb 24, 2026 · 1:31:14
In this episode, it's a battle of the ensemble rom-coms to round out February, as He's Just Not That Into You goes head-to-head with Crazy Stupid Love. Which one pulls off the…
Feb 17, 2026 · 1:22:14
In this episode, it’s a “sex worker with a heart of gold” showdown as we compare Pretty Woman (1990) and Milk Money (1994). One became a cultural phenomenon, while the other…
Feb 10, 2026 · 1:32:13
This week Mike and Steven match up a pair of movies that tell a similar story, made over fifteen years apart. It's Penny Marshall's BIG from 1988 versus 2004's 13 GOING ON 30,…
Feb 3, 2026 · 1:39:14
In this, the show's 100th episode, Mike and Steven pit two tales of high school longing against one another.1998's Can't Hardly Wait takes on 2009's I Love You, Beth Cooper. One…
Jan 27, 2026 · 1:36:11
In this episode, we put Days of Thunder and F1 head-to-head to settle the ultimate racing movie debate. From on-track realism and storytelling to star power and pure adrenaline,…
Jan 20, 2026 · 1:27:20
This week Mike and Steven go back to their childhoods to pit two legendary '80s action films against one another. It's Missing In Action (1984) vs. Rambo: First Blood Part II.…
Jan 13, 2026 · 1:29:25
On this week's episode, Mike and Steven travel all the way back to 1999 to take a look at two similar—but also very different—heist films: Entrapment and The Thomas Crown Affair.…
Jan 6, 2026 · 1:33:11
Happy New Year and welcome to the new Weekly Movie Throwdown! In this episode, Mike and Steven debut a brand-new format that leans into the throwdown part of the show's…
Dec 1, 2025 · 1:06:06
This week on the show, Mike and Steven returning to their Rewatch & Reconsider series with a title Steven thinks could stand the test of time. From 1985, it's Moving Violations,…
Nov 24, 2025 · 1:14:18
On this week's episode Mike and Steven discuss The Strange Love of Martha Ivers, an impeccable noir film that touches on many of the genre's hallmark tropes: nihilism, murder,…
Nov 17, 2025 · 1:25:58
On this week's episode Mike and Steven return to Veronica Lake during November Noir Month, and examine her second big film with Alan Ladd, The Blue Dahlia. This noir classic is a…
Nov 9, 2025 · 1:02:14
Noir November rolls on with one that's a bit controversial. Clash By Night, Fritz Lang's 1952 tale of dissatisfaction and adultery starring Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Ryan, and…
Nov 4, 2025 · 1:05:39
It's November, which means Mike and Steven are talking noir on the show. This time around they're focusing on two leading ladies of the genre: Veronica Lake and Barbara Stanwyck.…
Oct 31, 2025 · 57:25
This week on the show, Mike and Steven wrap up Not-So-Scary Horror Month with 1987's The Monster Squad. This horror-comedy is Goonies meets the Universal Monsters, co-written by…
Oct 21, 2025 · 1:03:17
On this week's episode, Mike and Steven break down the 1978 sci-fi classic, Invasion of the Body Snatchers. This film of conformity and the struggle against it is a feast for the…
Oct 14, 2025 · 1:12:02
Do you believe in ghosts? If so, you're going to love this week's episode. And if you don't, well, it's still a good time. Mike and Steven discuss the late, great William…
Oct 6, 2025 · 1:08:40
It's October, which means spooky season. So Mike and Steven are kicking off a month of horror discussions with a caveat: the frights in these films are few and far between. Call…
Sep 29, 2025 · 1:11:35
Stories From the Gridiron Month finally wraps up this week with a spoiler-heavy discussion about HIM, the new football horror film from director Justin Tipping, starring Tyriq…
Sep 22, 2025 · 1:23:15
Stories From the Gridiron Month rolls on this week with a real doozy of a film. Oliver Stone's Any Given Sunday from 1999 is a highly stylized story of a pro football team…
Sep 14, 2025 · 1:11:56
This week on the show, it's a Rewatch & Reconsider episode, where Mike and Steven revisit a film that is generally considered a clunker, and re-evaluate it to see if it's still…
Sep 8, 2025 · 1:32:57
Stories From the Gridiron Month 🏈 continues this week with 2000's The Replacements, directed by Howard Deutch. Mike and Steven called an audible this week, replacing John…
Sep 1, 2025 · 1:32:46
This week Mike and Steven kick off Stories of the Gridiron Month (see what we did there?) with 1993's The Program. This film, directed by David S. Ward, is one of only a few that…
Aug 25, 2025 · 1:27:46
This week on the podcast, Mike and Steven close out Physical Media Appreciation Month with a deep dive into John Landis’s horror classic An American Werewolf in London (1981).…
Aug 17, 2025 · 1:08:06
This week, we continue Physical Media Appreciation Month with a real mind-bender of a film. Christopher Nolan's Memento from 2000 is an exercise in manipulation, identity, and…
Aug 10, 2025 · 1:39:57
Physical Media Appreciation Month kicks off this week with Sorcerer from 1977. This forgotten masterpiece from Exorcist director William Friedkin is newly available as an…
Jul 28, 2025 · 1:37:08
This week on the podcast, Mike and Steven wrap up Stories of Summer month with a deep dive into Spike Lee’s 1994 coming-of-age classic, Crooklyn. Set in 1970s Brooklyn and…
Jul 21, 2025 · 1:12:01
This week on the show, Stories of Summer Month continues, as Mike and Steven explore the 2023 comedy Theater Camp, directed by Nick Lieberman and Molly Gordon. Tune in as they…
Jul 14, 2025 · 1:11:32
On this week's episode, Mike and Steven continue Stories of Summer Month with The Way Way Back from 2013. They discuss how the film's humor and heart make it stand out among…
Jul 7, 2025 · 1:08:34
Crank up the AC! This week Mike and Steven kick off Summer Stories Month with a classic eighties comedy that has a heart of gold: Summer School from 1987. They discuss the film's…
Jun 30, 2025 · 1:24:25
This week on the podcast, we wrap up One Crazy Night Month with a deep dive into Michael Mann’s gripping 2004 crime thriller, Collateral. Starring Tom Cruise as a chilling hitman…
Jun 23, 2025 · 1:01:53
Critically panned and sitting at a lowly 51% on Rotten Tomatoes, James Mangold’s Knight and Day has long been dismissed as a box office misfire. Even with A-listers Tom Cruise…
Jun 16, 2025 · 1:05:10
This week on the podcast, we continue One Crazy Night Month with a deep dive into the hit 2018 comedy Game Night, directed by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein. This dark…
Jun 9, 2025 · 1:45:49
This week on the podcast, One Crazy Night Month rolls on with a deep dive into Martin Scorsese’s 1985 cult classic After Hours—the film he credits with rekindling his love for…
Jun 2, 2025 · 1:06:02
This week on the podcast, we kick off One Crazy Night Month—a series celebrating movies where the action unfolds over the course of a single wild night. First up: Go (1999), Doug…
May 26, 2025 · 1:10:11
21st-Century Westerns Month wraps up this week with a real gem. We dig into Joel and Ethan Coen's No Country for Old Men, adapted from Cormac McCarthy's novel of the same name.…
May 19, 2025 · 1:19:40
This week 21st-Century Westerns Month continues with a double shot of 3:10 to Yuma. We compare and contrast the original 1957 version—directed by Delmer Daves—and the 2007 James…
May 13, 2025 · 1:13:24
On the show this week we discuss Wind River from 2017. This is the directorial debut of writer/actor/Paramount+ benefactor Taylor Sheridan. It's the third in his trilogy about…
May 5, 2025 · 1:15:35
This week we kick off 21st Century Westerns Month, where we'll discuss the similarities and difference between modern films in this genre and their predecessors from the early…
Apr 28, 2025 · 1:34:07
This week we wrap up Baseball Month with one of the best films about the sport in the modern era. David S. Ward's Major League is a screwball comedy with a lot of the tropes we…
Apr 21, 2025 · 1:12:18
Baseball Month continues this week with 2002's The Rookie, directed by John Lee Hancock. This story based on the life of pitcher Jim Morris fits the Disney template for inspiring…
Apr 15, 2025 · 1:07:05
This week we're staying in 1976 with a look at The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings, a somewhat forgotten comedy that looks at the obstacles faced by players in the…
Apr 12, 2025 · 28:09
After our Bad News Bears episode we thought it'd be fun to stay on the mics and have a conversation about A Working Man, the new film from director David Ayer. It stars Jason…
Apr 7, 2025 · 1:28:18
April is upon us and that means it's time for a new monthly theme. Since spring is in the air we've decided to talk baseball this month on the show. Some of these films are a…
Mar 31, 2025 · 1:07:23
This week we wrap up Fictional American Presidents Month with some high-octane fun. 1997's Air Force One, directed by Wolfgang Petersen, pits President Harrison Ford against…
Mar 24, 2025 · 1:16:45
Fictional American Presidents Month rolls on this week with 1995's The American President, directed by Rob Reiner. This film stars Michael Douglas as a Commander In Chief with a…
Mar 17, 2025 · 1:12:15
On this week's episode we're taking a break from our Fictional American Presidents theme to do another installment of our Rewatch & Reconsider series where we dig up something…
Mar 10, 2025 · 1:12:33
This week Fictional American President Month continues with Dave, the Ivan Reitman-directed comedy from 1993. Kevin Kline gives two performances in this film as the president and…
Mar 3, 2025 · 1:20:24
This month on the podcast we're all about the American President. And while that might be a dicey subject in real life, the ones we're looking at harken back to a simpler…
Feb 24, 2025 · 1:06:04
This week we wrap up R-Rated Rom-Com Month with an indie darling: 2020's Dinner In America. This film, directed by Adam Rehmeier and starring Kyle Gallner and Emily Skeggs, is an…
Feb 17, 2025 · 1:07:29
R-Rated Rom-Com Month continues this week with 2010's She's Out of My League, a really fun story of a mid guy (Jay Baruchel) who catches the eye of a stone-cold ten (played by…
Feb 10, 2025 · 52:38
In this episode we continue R-Rated Rom-Com Month with Nicholas Stoller's You're Cordially Invited, starring Reese Witherspoon and Will Ferrell. It's currently streaming on…
Feb 3, 2025 · 1:04:18
This week kicks off R-Rated Rom-Com month with a real banger. 2011's Bridesmaids might be the best of the bunch when it comes to this genre and we have a lot of fun talking about…
Jan 27, 2025 · 1:02:41
This week, we wrap up Gerard Butler Action Month with 2023's Plane, in which Gerry plays an everyman who's called to action when the flight he's piloting is forced to crash-land…
Jan 20, 2025 · 1:00:09
Gerard Butler Action Month continues this week with Den of Thieves 2: Pantera, which is currently in theaters. It's an action-packed heist film that re-teams Butler with O'Shea…
Jan 13, 2025 · 1:06:56
This week on the show Gerard Butler Action Month continues with 2021's Copshop. This Joe Carnahan-directed jail film features Butler at his best as a witty hitman, along with…
Jan 6, 2025 · 1:08:51
Happy New Year! We're coming out of the gate swinging in 2025 with an action-packed month of Gerard Butler films to get you motivated. Over the past decade, Butler has made a…
Dec 30, 2024 · 1:06:56
This week, we not only bring Offbeat Holiday Films Month to a close, but we also say goodbye to 2024. We're going out with a touching little film from 2019 called Feast of the…
Dec 23, 2024 · 1:13:43
Offbeat Holiday Films Month continues this week with Carry-On, the newly released airport thriller starring Taron Egerton and Jason Bateman. This Netflix thrill ride is…
Dec 16, 2024 · 1:07:35
In this week's episode, we take a break from holiday films and dive back into our Rewatch and Reconsider series with a quiet and lovely little story from 2009: City Island.…
Dec 9, 2024 · 1:02:41
This week, Offbeat Holiday Film Month continues with 2020's Happiest Season from writer/director Clea Duvall. This modern meet-the-family rom-com is full of the usual Christmas…
Dec 3, 2024 · 1:07:36
It's December, which means a lot of holiday programming. This month, we're discussing Offbeat Holiday Films that are just a little left of the usual classic fare, starting with…
Nov 25, 2024 · 1:08:23
We close out November Noir month this week with another modern-day take on the genre. Rian Johnson's Brick from 2005 is an inventive homage to classic noir that combines its…
Nov 18, 2024 · 1:10:55
This week, we delve into the world of neo-noir with 1981's Blow Out. This thriller from filmmaker Brian De Palma has a lot of the hallmarks of classic noir but with a lot of…
Nov 11, 2024 · 51:00
In this week's episode, we delve into the world of Technicolor noir with 1953's Niagara. This story of love and betrayal includes a lot of the classic tropes of the noir genre…
Nov 4, 2024 · 1:05:33
This week, we kick off November Noir month with one of the genre's quintessential titles: 1946's The Postman Always Rings Twice. This tale of desire, betrayal, and fate is one of…
Oct 28, 2024 · 1:10:17
This week, we wrap up Stephen King Adaptations Month with 1986's Maximum Overdrive. This is the only film that Stephen King has directed to date, and it's quite a ride. The set…
Oct 21, 2024 · 1:08:01
On this week's episode, Stephen King Screen Adaptations Month continues with the recent remake of Salem's Lot. We welcome Mike's librarian friend and horror aficionado, Andy…
Oct 14, 2024 · 1:01:16
This week Mike and Steven discuss Mike Flanagan's Stephen King-approved adaptation of Doctor Sleep, the 2019 follow-up to The Shining. ________________________________ STILL TO…
Oct 8, 2024 · 1:12:36
This week, we kick off Stephen King Big Screen Adaptation Month with one of the writer's stories that doesn't get as much love as some of the others. 1983's The Dead Zone,…
Sep 30, 2024 · 51:48
In this episode, we put a bow on Clooney/Pitt Fixer Month with Wolfs, the streaming double-team they put out this week through Apple TV+. This is our first film in the series…
Sep 23, 2024 · 1:04:49
This week, friend of the show Gerik Gooch joins us to discuss the much beloved George Clooney fixer film Michael Clayton. It's director Tony Gilroy's debut in the director's…
Sep 16, 2024 · 56:07
This week we take a break from Clooney/Pitt Fixer Month to return to our Rewatch & Reconsider series where we make a case for a film that's generally considered to be "bad," but…
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