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 1974, and Tony Scott’s...
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 broad slapstick story the way to go here? Or is a tight, black comedy noir better?
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 big, star-studded cast...
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 struggled to find its...
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, directed by...
In this episode: two high-school crush stories. Two VERY different vibes. One winner. 1998’s Can’t Hardly Wait goes up against 2009’s I Love You, Beth Cooper. One of these films is inarguably better than the...
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, we break down which film truly...
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. Which of these two...
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. Both films feature movie...
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 name—pitting two movies with a...