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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… Read More

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Baby Driver (2017) vs. Tuner (2026)

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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…READ MORE
May 5, 2026

Episode 112: Airplane! vs. Caddyshack

On the show this week, we host a throwdown between two legendary comedy classics, both from 1980. It's the Zucker/Abrahams production Airplane! going up against Harold Ramis's Caddyshack. Which one is better? It's a very tough call. Check out the…READ MORE
April 28, 2026

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 film is…READ MORE
April 21, 2026

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…READ MORE
April 14, 2026

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!).…READ MORE
April 14, 2026

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…READ MORE
April 14, 2026

Episode 107: That Thing You Do! vs. Sing Street

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 writer/director Tom Hanks, going up against John Carney's Sing Street. READ MORE
March 26, 2026
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