The Weekly Movie Throwdown
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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.
If you love passionate discussions about cinema, this is your weekly showdown.
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Episode 121: Phone Booth vs. The Guilty
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Jul 14, 2026 |
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Episode 120: 20th Century Summer Blockbuster Movie Draft (with Laura Carney and Gerik Gooch)
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Jul 07, 2026 |
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Episode 119: Point Break vs. The Fast and the Furious
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Jun 30, 2026 |
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Episode 118: Close Encounters of the Third Kind vs. Disclosure Day
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Jun 23, 2026 |
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Episode 117: Baby Driver vs. Tuner
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Jun 16, 2026 |
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Episode 116: Bringing Out the Dead vs. Ambulance
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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Episode 115: Bringing Up Baby (1938) vs. The Philadelphia Story (1940) with Laura Carney
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May 19, 2026 |
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Episode 114: Atomic Blonde vs. Gunpowder Milkshake
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May 12, 2026 |
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Episode 113: Black Swan vs. Whiplash
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May 05, 2026 |
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Episode 112: Airplane! vs. Caddyshack
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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Episode 111: Matinee vs. Ed Wood
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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Episode 110: Enemy of the State vs. Kimi
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Episode 109: The Natural vs. Field of Dreams
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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Episode 108: The Martian vs. Project Hail Mary
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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Episode 107: That Thing You Do! vs. Sing Street
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Episode 106: Mary Poppins vs. My Fair Lady
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Episode 105: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, 1974 vs. 2009
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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Episode 104: The Other Guys vs. The Nice Guys
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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Episode 103: He's Just Not That Into You vs. Crazy Stupid Love
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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Episode 102: Milk Money vs. Pretty Woman
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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Episode 101: Big vs. 13 Going On 30
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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Episode 100: Can't Hardly Wait vs I Love You, Beth Cooper
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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Episode 99: Days of Thunder vs. F1
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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Episode 98: Rambo: First Blood Part II vs. Missing In Action
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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Entrapment (1999) vs. The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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Episode 96: HEAT vs. THE TOWN
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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Rewatch & Reconsider: Moving Violations (1985)
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946): The Past Is Not Done With Us
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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The Blue Dahlia (1946): Ladd and Lake Re-team for a Noir Whodunnit
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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Clash By Night (1952): Stanwyck and Ryan, Steamy and Scandalous On Screen
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Nov 09, 2025 |
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This Gun for Hire (1942): Ladd and Lake Burn Up the Screen
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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The Monster Squad (1987): Goonies Meets Universal Monsters
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978): Pod People of the World Unite
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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13 Ghosts (1960): William Castle's Haunted House Classic . . . in Illusion-O!
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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Freaky (2020): Body Swapping Slasher Fun
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Him (2025): Lots of Flair, But Is It a Fumble?
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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Any Given Sunday (1999): Football is War When Oliver Stone is Directing
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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Wildcats (1986): Goldie Hawn on the Gridiron
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Sep 14, 2025 |
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The Replacements (2000): QB Keanu and His Rag-Tag Team
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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The Program: Pride and Pressure on the College Gridiron
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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An American Werewolf in London (1981): Horror, Humor, and Transformation
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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Memento (2000): The Start of Christopher Nolan's Mind Games
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Aug 17, 2025 |
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Sorcerer (1977): William Friedkin's Forgotten Masterpiece
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Aug 10, 2025 |
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Crooklyn (1994)
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Theater Camp (2023)
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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The Way Way Back (2013)
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Summer School (1987)
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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Collateral (2004)
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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Knight and Day (2010)
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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Game Night (2018)
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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After Hours (1985)
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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Go (1999)
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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No Country for Old Men (2007)
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May 26, 2025 |
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3:10 to Yuma (1957 and 2007)
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May 19, 2025 |
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Wind River (2017)
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May 13, 2025 |
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Bone Tomahawk (2015)
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May 05, 2025 |
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Major League (1989)
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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The Rookie (2002)
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976)
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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Bonus Episode: A Working Man (2025)
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Apr 12, 2025 |
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Bad News Bears (1976 and 2005)
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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Air Force One (1997)
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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The American President (1995)
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Dave (1993)
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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Long Shot (2019)
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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Dinner In America (2020)
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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She's Out of My League (2010)
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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You're Cordially Invited
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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Bridesmaids (2011)
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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Plane (2023)
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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Den of Thieves 2: Pantera (2025)
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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Copshop (2021)
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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Feast of the Seven Fishes (2019)
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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Carry-On (2024)
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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City Island (2009)
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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Happiest Season (2020)
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Brick (2005)
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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Blow Out (1981)
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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Niagara (1953)
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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Maximum Overdrive (1986)
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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Salem's Lot (2024)
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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Doctor Sleep (2019)
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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The Dead Zone (1983) with author Laura Carney
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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Wolfs (2024)
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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Michael Clayton (2007)
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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Rewatch and Reconsider: Ghost Rider (2007)
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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Hail, Caesar! (2016)
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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Killing Them Softly (2012)
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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Old (2021)
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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Trap (2024)
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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Unbreakable (2000)
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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KNOCK AT THE CABIN (2023)
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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Summer Blockbusters Month Comes To a Close with Twisters (2024)
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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Summer Blockbusters Month: Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) with Gerik Gooch
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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BONUS: Rewatch & Reconsider: Class Act (1992)
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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1990's Unlikely Summer Blockbuster: Ghost
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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Summer Blockbuster Month Begins with Tim Burton's Batman (1989)
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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Hitman Month Wraps Up with Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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Hitman Month: David Fincher's The Killer (2023)
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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Hitman Month Continues with Richard Linklater's Hit Man (2024)
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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The Weekly Movie Throwdown Episode 018: Assassins Month Kicks off with Stallone and Banderas Assassins (1995)
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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The Weekly Movie Throwdown Episode 017: '80s TV Adaptations Month Wraps Up with Michael Mann's Miami Vice (2006)
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May 27, 2024 |
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The Weekly Movie Throwdown Episode 16: Reviving the '80s Again with The A-Team (2010)
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May 20, 2024 |
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The Weekly Movie Throwdown Episode 15: '80s TV Adaptations Month Continues with The Fall Guy (2024)
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May 13, 2024 |
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The Weekly Movie Throwdown Episode 014: '80s TV Adaptations Month Starts with a Good One: 21 Jump Street (2012)
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May 06, 2024 |
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The Weekly Movie Throwdown Episode 013: BONUS EP! Alex Garland's Civil War (2024)
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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The Weekly Movie Throwdown Episode 012: Rounding Out Dev Patel Month with The Personal History of David Copperfield (2020)
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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The Weekly Movie Throwdown Episode 11: Dev Patel Gets Behind the Camera with Monkey Man
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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The Weekly Movie Throwdown Episode 010: Back to the beginning with Dev Patel and Slumdog Millionaire
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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The Weekly Movie Throwdown Episode 009: Dev Patel Month Kicks Off with The Green Knight and Author Laura Carney
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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The Weekly Movie Throwdown Episode 008: We wrap up Elmore Leonard Month with a Get Shorty/Be Cool Double Feature!
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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The Weekly Movie Throwdown Episode 007: Elmore Leonard Month continues with Burt Reynolds in Stick
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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The Weekly Movie Throwdown Episode 006: Elmore Leonard Month: The Big Bounce. What the Hell Did We Just Watch?
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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The Weekly Movie Throwdown Episode 005: Elmore Leonard Month Begins with Out of Sight
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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The Weekly Movie Throwdown Episode 004: Statham Double Feature! Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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Jason Statham Month: Spy (2015) Statham Does Comedy!
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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Jason Statham Month: Crank (2006) Holy Sh*t!
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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Jason Statham Month: The Beekeeper (2024)
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Feb 05, 2024 |