Weekly Movie Throwdown
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Episode 135: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) vs. Heartbreakers (2001)
Episode 135: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) vs. Heartbreakers (2001)
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Each week on the Weekly Movie Throwdown, hosts Mike Messineo and Steven Seighman compare two movies with striking similarities—whether it’s a release year, competing franchises, remake vs. original, or movies that share a genre or premise. Through in-depth film analysis, lively debate, and sharp humor, they break down performances, directing, screenwriting, cinematography, cultural impact, and rewatchability to decide which movie truly comes out on top.
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- Episode 135: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) vs. Heartbreakers (2001) · 1 sa 42 dk · Bölüm 135This week's episode features a throwdown between two con-job comedies. 1988's Dirty Rotten Scoundrels takes on Heartbreakers from 2001. It's men versus women in these two stories…
- Episode 134: Jennifer's Body (2009) vs. Lisa Frankenstein (2024) · 1 sa 27 dkThis week on the show, it's a throwdown between two Diablo Cody-penned screenplays. 2009's Jennifer's Body, directed by Karyn Kusama, goes up against Zelda Williams's Lisa…
- Episode 133: The Lost Boys (1987) vs. Near Dark (1987) · 1 sa 56 dk · Bölüm 133This week on the podcast, friend of the show, Andy Remondino, joins us for another spooky season episode. It's a throwdown between two 1987 vampire films, as Joel Schumacher's…
- Episode 132: It Follows (2014) vs. Smile (2022) · 1 sa 35 dk · Bölüm 132This week on the podcast, we kick off Spooky Season with a throwdown between two very similar horror films. David Robert Mitchell's It Follows (2014) tells the story of a young…
- 131: The Secret of My Success vs. For Love or Money · 1 sa 44 dk · Bölüm 131This week on the show, we look at two films from eighties icon Michael J. Fox. Beyond Back to the Future, he had a big-screen career for over a decade. Our throwdown is between…
- Episode 130: New Jack City vs. American Gangster · 2 sa 3 dk · Bölüm 130This week on the show, it's a throwdown between Harlem drug kingpins, as 1991's New Jack City goes up against 2007's American Gangster. These films have a lot in common, but also…
- Episode 129: Cape Fear (1962) vs. Cape Fear (1991) · 1 sa 36 dk · Bölüm 129This week it's an original vs. remake throwdown on the show. Directed by J. Lee Thompson, 1962's Cape Fear stars Robert Mitchum and Gregory Peck and tells the tale of a newly…
- Episode 128: Under Siege (1992) vs. Mutiny (2026) · 1 sa 37 dk · Bölüm 128This week, the show gets back to basics with some early '90s action. In a throwdown between Die Hard-on-a-boat films as 1992's Under Siege takes on 2026's Mutiny. It's Seagal vs…
- Episode 127: Clueless vs. Emma · 1 sa 33 dk · Bölüm 127This week's episode is a throwdown between two retellings of Jane Austen's classic novel, Emma. Amy Heckerling's Clueless from 1995 sets the story in the present day, while…
- Episode 126: Jerry Maguire vs. Chef · 1 sa 53 dk · Bölüm 126This week's episode is a throwdown between two films about men who must redefine themselves after losing their careers—and their identities. In 1996's Jerry Maguire, Tom Cruise…
- Episode 125: Get Hard vs. Central Intelligence · 1 sa 35 dk · Bölüm 125This week's throwdown features two mid-2010s Kevin Hart comedies. Get Hard, co-starring Will Ferrell, goes up against Central Intelligence, with co-star Dwayne "The Rock"…
- Episode 124: The Invitation vs. The Menu · 1 sa 54 dk · Bölüm 124On this week's episode, it's a battle of the dinner-party-from-hell films as The Invitation from 2015 takes on 2022's The Menu—two cult-centric meals with dire consequences! Both…
- Episode 123: Blue Ruin vs. Rebel Ridge · 1 sa 34 dk · Bölüm 123This week on the show, it's a throwdown between Jeremy Saulnier films. One of the director's earliest films, the micro-budgeted Blue Ruin from 2013, goes up against 2024's…
- Episode 122: Notting Hill vs. Runaway Bride · 1 sa 29 dk · Bölüm 122This week, it's a throwdown between two 1999 Julia Roberts rom-coms, Notting Hill and Runaway Bride. Both have their own merits—and pitfalls. It's a great matchup, and a great…
- Episode 121: Phone Booth vs. The Guilty · 1 sa 24 dk · Bölüm 121On this week's episode, it's a throwdown between to exceptional guy-on-the-phone films, as 2002's Phone Booth goes up against The Guilty from 2021. Which one walks away with the…
- Episode 120: 20th Century Summer Blockbuster Movie Draft (with Laura Carney and Gerik Gooch) · 2 sa 6 dk · Bölüm 120This week, we welcome author Laura Carney and filmmaker Gerik Gooch to the show to draft 20th-century summer blockbusters like Jaws, The Empire Strikes Back, and Batman. Which…
- Episode 119: Point Break vs. The Fast and the Furious · 1 sa 46 dk · Bölüm 119It'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…
- Episode 118: Close Encounters of the Third Kind vs. Disclosure Day · 1 sa 28 dk · Bölüm 118On 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…
- Episode 117: Baby Driver vs. Tuner · 1 sa 13 dk · Bölüm 117On 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…
- Episode 116: Bringing Out the Dead vs. Ambulance · 1 sa 39 dkThis 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…
