This week we continue M. Night Shyamalan month with his latest film, TRAP. It’s more of the same from the writer/director, but with some fun new ideas (at least according to one of our hosts).
M. Night Shyamalan month continues with UNBREAKABLE, the film many consider his best work to date. In the episode we discuss the comic book aspects of it, how it’s photographed so beautifully, the great performances, and much more.
A Knock At the Cabin (2023)
- August 31, 2024
- Tagged as: Dave Bautista, Knock at the Cabin, M. Night Shyamalan
It’s M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN MONTH! We’re kicking things off with one of the director’s more recent films, KNOCK AT THE CABIN, which we hope might be one of the titles that prove he’s settled into being the director we hoped he could be. There’s no twist, but there are still a lot of the better hallmarks of his filmmaking.
In this episode, we wrap up Summer Blockbusters month with Twisters, the tentpole studio film of 2024. Currently, it’s grossed north of $200 million, making it an undeniable candidate for our theme. Mike and Steven break down the expectations of the film, its highs and lows, and there’s some big-time tornado talk.
This week Steven and Mike welcome a special guest onto the show. Gerik Gooch is a filmmaker and cinephile who brings with him the holy grail of modern summer blockbusters: 1991’s Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
BONUS: Rewatch & Reconsider: Class Act (1992)
- July 15, 2024
- Tagged as: Class Act, Kid 'N Play, Rewatch & Reconsider
This week we’re doing something a little different on the Weekly Movie Throwdown. When there are five-week months we’ll post four films inside our topic for that month, and then we’re going to offer up a bonus episode where either Mike or Steven brings a bad film to the show that they love and it’s discussed . . . for better or worse.
1990’s Unlikely Summer Blockbuster: Ghost
- July 15, 2024
- Tagged as: Demi Moore, Ghost, Jerry Zucker, Patrick Swayze, Summer Blockbusters
In a world where action and comedy ruled the summer, one film defied all expectations. 1990’s Ghost—a romance/thriller/comedy—took the box office not only through the summer, but it was the highest-grossing film of the year.
Summer Blockbuster Month Begins: Batman (1989)
- July 15, 2024
- Tagged as: Batman, Jack Nicholson, Michael Keaton, Summer Blockbusters, Tim Burton
This week Mike and Steven kick off Summer Blockbuster month with 1989’s Batman. This Tim Burton classic had a huge impact on Mike as a kid, and he wasn’t alone.
We Wrap Up Hitman Month with Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
- June 24, 2024
- Tagged as: George Armitage, Grosse Pointe Blank, HitMan Month, John Cusak
In this episode, Mike and Steven round out Hitman Month with a real gem: Grosse Pointe Blank.
Hitman Month: David Fincher’s The Killer (2023)
- June 17, 2024
- Tagged as: David Fincher, HitMan Month, Michael Fassbender, Netflix
Hitman Month continues this week with David Fincher’s Netflix film The Killer. He is a director around whom there is a lot of conversation, primarily because of his meticulousness. Mike and Steven get deep into that in this episode and their different interpretations of the film. They also close out the show with a familiar topic: the state of movie theaters.