Weekly Movie Throwdown
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.Folllow the show on social media and cast your vote for each week's winner!YOUTUBE: youtube.com/@MovieThrowdownPodINSTAGRAM: instagram.com/moviethrowdownpod/TIKT...
Episode 135: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) vs. Heartbreakers (2001)
This 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 of swindling and romance, with big-time stars like Steve Martin, Michael Caine, Sigourney Weaver, and Jennifer Love Hewitt at the center. Which one is the better swindler comedy? Tune in to find out which film takes home the crown.
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Episode 134: Jennifer's Body (2009) vs. Lisa Frankenstein (2024)
This 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 Frankenstein from 2024. Both have that signature Cody banter, but each one is very much a product of its time. In which film does it work better? Tune in to find out.
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Episode 133: The Lost Boys (1987) vs. Near Dark (1987)
This 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 The Lost Boys goes up against Kathryn Bigelow's Near Dark. Two similar stories told in very different ways. Which one does it better? Tune in to find out!
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Episode 132: It Follows (2014) vs. Smile (2022)
This 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 woman tormented by a supernatural entity that trails her wherever she goes. 2022's Smile, directed by Parker Finn, follows a similar premise, but with a bigger, slicker studio feel.
Both films are a lot of fun, but which one will be our champ?? Tune in to find out!Folllow the show on social media and vote for a winner each week.
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131: The Secret of My Success vs. For Love or Money
This 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 two of the more prominent features of that time: 1987's The Secret of My Success and 1993's For Love or Money. Each features Fox as a comedic lead, but in the six years between releases, a lot changed in America: the excessive '80s were left behind, a democratic president moved into the White House, and America went to war with Iraq. All of this led...
Episode 130: New Jack City vs. American Gangster
This 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 tell their stories in very different ways. One is from a first-time feature director; the other is from a Hollywood veteran. Which one does it better? Tune in to find out.Folllow the show on social media and vote for a winner each week.
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Episode 129: Cape Fear (1962) vs. Cape Fear (1991)
This 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 released criminal with a vendetta. Its counterpart, the 1991 version directed by Martin Scorsese, stars Robert De Niro and Nick Nolte, and puts an interesting twist on the story. Each is a product of its time, which makes them a lot of fun to compare. Folllow the show on social media and vote for a winner each week.
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Episode 128: Under Siege (1992) vs. Mutiny (2026)
This 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 Statham in this battle for the ages that you won't want to miss.Folllow the show on social media and vote for a winner each week.
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Episode 127: Clueless vs. Emma
This 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 Emma., Autumn De Wilde's 2020 adaptation stays true to the original. Which one does it better? Tune in to find out our verdict. Folllow the show on social media and vote for a winner each week.
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Episode 126: Jerry Maguire vs. Chef
This 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 plays the titular character, lost in a world of soulless sports agents. 2014's Chef stars Jon Favreau as a superstar of the culinary world who settles for a cushy job in a Brentwood eatery before a food critic calls him out for losing his creative passion. It's a fascinating matchup that led to a fun and interesting conversation you're certain to enjoy.Folllow the show on social media and vote for a wi...
Episode 125: Get Hard vs. Central Intelligence
This 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" Johnson. Both are fun in their own way, but in which one does funnyman Kevin Hart make the bigger mark? Tune in to find out which one walks away with the title.Folllow the show on social media and vote for a winner each week.
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Episode 124: The Invitation vs. The Menu
On 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 are excellent, which makes it tough to choose. Tune in for this fun and interesting conversation to see where we land.Folllow the show on social media and vote for a winner each week.
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Episode 123: Blue Ruin vs. Rebel Ridge
This 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 Netflix-produced Rebel Ridge. It's a fun examination of how his style changed over a decade of filmmaking, and how it changed. Folllow the show on social media and vote for a winner each week.
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Episode 122: Notting Hill vs. Runaway Bride
This 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 conversation filled with hot takes. Give it a listen!Folllow the show on social media and vote for a winner each week.
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Episode 121: Phone Booth vs. The Guilty
On 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 title? Tune in and find out!Folllow the show on social media and vote for a winner each week.
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Episode 120: 20th Century Summer Blockbuster Movie Draft (with Laura Carney and Gerik Gooch)
This 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 player wins in the end? Check out the episode and decide.Folllow the show on social media and vote for a winner each week.
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Episode 119: Point Break vs. The Fast and the Furious
It'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 week on the show, Mike and Steven get to the bottom of that notion and talk through these two films to find out if that thinking is sound. Folllow the show on social media and vote for a winner each week.
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Episode 118: Close Encounters of the Third Kind vs. Disclosure Day
On 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 goes up against Disclosure Day, which is in theaters now. It's an interesting examination of his fascination with aliens and how that's changed (or hasn't) in the fifty years between films.Folllow the show on social media and vote for a winner each week.
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Episode 117: Baby Driver vs. Tuner
On 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 Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, going up against Daniel Roher's Tuner from 2026. Both are excellent films, so this was a tough one for the guys to parse out. Tune in to see where they land!Folllow the show on social media and vote for a winner each week.
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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 he's saving lives. 2022's Ambulance, directed by Michael Bay, is a balls-to-the-wall adventure about two brothers (Jake Gyllenhaal and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) who hijack an ambulance after a botched bank robbery and lead LAPD on a high-speed chase through the City of Angels. Which one is better? That's what Mike and...
Episode 115: Bringing Up Baby (1938) vs. The Philadelphia Story (1940) with Laura Carney
In this week's episode, Mike and Steven go way back to the Golden Age of Hollywood to discuss a throwdown between two very different Katharine Hepburn/Cary Grant films. It's 1938's Bringing Up Baby, directed by Howard Hawks, going up against George Cukor's The Philadelphia Story from 1940. Helping them figure out which film is better is return guest author Laura Carney. It's a battle of excellent classic films where picking the better one is a real chore. Tune in to see where the gang lands!
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Episode 114: Atomic Blonde vs. Gunpowder Milkshake
In this week's episode it's a throwdown between woman-led action tales, as 2017's Atomic Blonde takes on 2021's Gunpowder Milkshake. Two ass-kicking films with a lot of style and substance levels that are all over the map. Which one is better? Tune in and find out!Folllow the show on social media and vote for a winner each week.
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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 find out where the social media voting landed.Folllow the show on social media and vote for a winner each week.
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Episode 112: Airplane! vs. Caddyshack
On the show this week, Mike and Steven host a throwdown between two legendary comedy classics, both from 1980. It's the Zucker/Abrahams production Airplane! going up against Harold Ramis' Caddyshack. Which one is better? It's a very tough call. Listen to find out where the guys land!Folllow the show on social media and vote for a winner each week.
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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 one represents its schlock-master better? Tune in to find out!Folllow the show on social media and vote for a winner each week.
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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 in its own distinct way. Which one does it better? Check out the episode to find out where Mike and Steven land.Folllow the show on social media and vote for a winner each week.
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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!). With near-mythic journeys and Hollywood star power from Robert Redford and Kevin Costner, it wasn't easy to crown a winner. Listen to the episode to find out where Mike and Steven landed. Folllow the show on social media and vote for a winner each week.
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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 film from directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller, starring Ryan Gosling . . . and a rock. Which one claims the interstellar crown? Listen and find out!
And for more on Project Hail Mary, check out Steven's breakdown of the film's print marketing campaign over at Printed Cinema.Folllow the show on social media and vote for a winner each week.
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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. Two similar films with very different vibes.
Which film will win this battle of the bands? Tune in and find out!Folllow the show on social media and vote for a winner each week.
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Episode 106: Mary Poppins vs. My Fair Lady
On this week's episode, the guys dive deep into Mike's wheelhouse: movie musicals. To celebrate Sunday's Oscars ceremony, this is a battle of Best Picture nominees from all the way back in 1964. It's the category winner, My Fair Lady, going up against fan favorite Mary Poppins. Which one is better? And which one deserved the statue? Listen to find out which way the guys go in this very different episode. Folllow the show on social media and vote for a winner each week.
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Episode 105: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, 1974 vs. 2009
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 remake is from 2009. Both are set in the New York underground, and both tell the same story, but in very different ways.
Which one will win? The gritty seventies procedural? Or the slick, star-driven modern-day adaptation? Whichever way you lean, this is a fun episode to check out.Folllow the show on social media and vote for a winner each week.
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Episode 104: The Other Guys vs. The Nice Guys
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?
Whether you're into crime films, comedy, noir, or corporate corruption, this episode has something for you!Folllow the show on social media and vote for a winner each week.
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Episode 103: He's Just Not That Into You vs. Crazy Stupid Love
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 better? And which one brings all the separate narratives together in a more pleasing way?
If you love movie stars and modern romance, this episode of The Weekly Movie Throwdown is for you.Folllow the show on social media and vote for a winner each week.
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Episode 102: Milk Money vs. Pretty Woman
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 audience. Was Pretty Woman destined for classic status from the start? Did Milk Money deserve better? And which film actually wins when you strip away nostalgia?
If you love '90s rom-coms and spirited film debates, this episode of The Weekly Movie Throwdown is for you. Folllow the show on social media and vote for a winner each week.
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Episode 101: Big vs. 13 Going On 30
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 Gary Winick. Which is the better Kid-In-An-Adult-Body movie? Tune to find out. And be sure to follow us on social media to cast your vote for next week's battle!Folllow the show on social media and vote for a winner each week.
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Episode 100: Can't Hardly Wait vs I Love You, Beth Cooper
In this, the show's 100th episode, Mike and Steven pit two tales of high school longing against one another.1998's Can't Hardly Wait takes on 2009's I Love You, Beth Cooper. One of these films is inarguably better than the other, but the guys still talk it out in a fun and thoughtful conversation. If you love teen comedies, rom-com debates, or arguing about movies you grew up with, you'll want to give it a listen.Folllow the show on social media and vote for a winner each week.
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Episode 99: Days of Thunder vs. F1
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 delivers the best racing experience.
Whether you're a fan of motorsports, movies, Tom Cruise, and Brad Pitt, or all of the above, this deep dive comparison is a lot of fun.Folllow the show on social media and vote for a winner each week.
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Episode 98: Rambo: First Blood Part II vs. Missing In Action
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 post-Vietnam POW extravaganzas is better? One has martial arts master Chuck Norris at its center, and the other box office megastar Sylvester Stallone. It's a battle for the ages, so listen in as the guys get to the bottom of it and crown a winner. Folllow the show on social media and vote for a winner each week.
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Entrapment (1999) vs. The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
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 star powerhouses in Sean Connery and Pierce Brosnan, and both also have outstanding female lead performances from Catherine Zeta-Jones and Rene Russo, respectively.
Who will win this battle of the high-class heists? Tune in to find out. And be sure to follow the show's social media channels to cast your vote for future winners!Folllow the show on social media and vote for a wi...
Episode 96: HEAT vs. THE TOWN
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 shared DNA against each other, and your social media votes help to decide the winner.
The first matchup? A bank heist movie showdown between Michael Mann’s crime classic Heat (1995) and Ben Affleck’s gritty modern hit The Town (2010). Which one walks away with the title? Tune in and find out!
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