Episode 119: Point Break vs. The Fast and the Furious

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 through these two films to find out if that thinking is sound. 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 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 interesting examination of his fascination with aliens and how that's changed (or hasn't) in the fifty years between films. 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 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 2026. Both are excellent films, so this was a tough one for the guys to parse out. Tune in to see where they 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 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 at his job as an EMT when he's saving lives. 2022's Ambulance, directed by Michael Bay, is a balls-to-the-wall adventure about two brothers (Jake Gyllenhaal and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) who hijack an ambulance after a botched bank robbery and lead LAPD on a high-speed chase through the City of Angels. Which one is better? That's what Mike and Steven aim to find out. Tune in and see where they 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 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.