Episode 111: Matinee vs. Ed Wood

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 Cukor's The Philadelphia Story from 1940. Helping them figure out which film is better is return guest author Laura Carney [https://bylauracarney.com]. It's a battle of excellent classic films where picking the better one is a real chore. Tune in to see where the gang lands! Check out guest Laura Carney at her website bylauracarney.com [https://bylauracarney.com], and be sure to pick up a copy of her most recent book, My Father's List [https://www.amazon.com/My-Fathers-List-Living-Dreams/dp/1637586388/]. Folllow the show on social media and vote for a winner each week. YOUTUBE: youtube.com/@MovieThrowdownPod [https://www.youtube.com/@MovieThrowdownPod] INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/moviethrowdownpod/ [https://www.instagram.com/moviethrowdownpod/] TIKTOK: tiktok.com/@moviethrowdownpod [https://www.tiktok.com/@moviethrowdownpod] THREADS: threads.com/@moviethrowdownpod [https://www.threads.com/@moviethrowdownpod] FACEBOOK: facebook.com/moviethrowdownpod [https://www.facebook.com/moviethrowdownpod] LETTERBOXD: letterboxd.com/moviethrowdown/ [https://letterboxd.com/moviethrowdown/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

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 and find out! Folllow the show on social media and vote for a winner each week. YOUTUBE: youtube.com/@MovieThrowdownPod [https://www.youtube.com/@MovieThrowdownPod] INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/moviethrowdownpod/ [https://www.instagram.com/moviethrowdownpod/] TIKTOK: tiktok.com/@moviethrowdownpod [https://www.tiktok.com/@moviethrowdownpod] THREADS: threads.com/@moviethrowdownpod [https://www.threads.com/@moviethrowdownpod] FACEBOOK: facebook.com/moviethrowdownpod [https://www.facebook.com/moviethrowdownpod] LETTERBOXD: letterboxd.com/moviethrowdown/ [https://letterboxd.com/moviethrowdown/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

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 where the social media voting landed. Folllow the show on social media and vote for a winner each week. YOUTUBE: youtube.com/@MovieThrowdownPod [https://www.youtube.com/@MovieThrowdownPod] INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/moviethrowdownpod/ [https://www.instagram.com/moviethrowdownpod/] TIKTOK: tiktok.com/@moviethrowdownpod [https://www.tiktok.com/@moviethrowdownpod] THREADS: threads.com/@moviethrowdownpod [https://www.threads.com/@moviethrowdownpod] FACEBOOK: facebook.com/moviethrowdownpod [https://www.facebook.com/moviethrowdownpod] LETTERBOXD: letterboxd.com/moviethrowdown/ [https://letterboxd.com/moviethrowdown/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

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 to find out where the guys land! Folllow the show on social media and vote for a winner each week. YOUTUBE: youtube.com/@MovieThrowdownPod [https://www.youtube.com/@MovieThrowdownPod] INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/moviethrowdownpod/ [https://www.instagram.com/moviethrowdownpod/] TIKTOK: tiktok.com/@moviethrowdownpod [https://www.tiktok.com/@moviethrowdownpod] THREADS: threads.com/@moviethrowdownpod [https://www.threads.com/@moviethrowdownpod] FACEBOOK: facebook.com/moviethrowdownpod [https://www.facebook.com/moviethrowdownpod] LETTERBOXD: letterboxd.com/moviethrowdown/ [https://letterboxd.com/moviethrowdown/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

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 schlock-master better? Tune in to find out! Folllow the show on social media and vote for a winner each week. YOUTUBE: youtube.com/@MovieThrowdownPod [https://www.youtube.com/@MovieThrowdownPod] INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/moviethrowdownpod/ [https://www.instagram.com/moviethrowdownpod/] TIKTOK: tiktok.com/@moviethrowdownpod [https://www.tiktok.com/@moviethrowdownpod] THREADS: threads.com/@moviethrowdownpod [https://www.threads.com/@moviethrowdownpod] FACEBOOK: facebook.com/moviethrowdownpod [https://www.facebook.com/moviethrowdownpod] LETTERBOXD: letterboxd.com/moviethrowdown/ [https://letterboxd.com/moviethrowdown/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.