Double Feature: Versus

It’s that time again. Brad and Blak discuss the best picture nominees they haven’t already discussed this past year. On this one, we have Josh Safdie’s “Marty Supreme” vs. Chloe Zhao’s “Hamnet” vs. Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Bugonia”. Who wins? Let’s find out. Aftershow: – Brad gives a spoiler free review of Pixar’s “Hoppers” and season 2 of “Ted” – Blak gives a spoiler-free review of the 1983...

A dynamic actor/director duo. From past to present. On this one, we’re looking at two key works from actor Jason Statham and director Guy Ritchie’s many years of collaboration. On this one, we have Ritchie and Statham’s 1998 debut “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels” vs. 2021’s “Wrath of Man”. Who wins? Let’s find out. Aftershow: – Brad gives a spoiler free review of “Good Luck, Have Fun, D...

The tales of the vampire, the immortal guest of the night, told through unique storytelling lenses. On this one, we’re comparing Kathryn Bigelow’s 1987 western “Near Dark” vs. Ryan Coogler’s 2025 nomination record-breaking horror-drama “Sinners”. Who wins? Let’s find out. Aftershow: – R.I.P. Catherine O’Hara and Grady Demond Wilson (of Sanford and Son fame)

Dystopian Sci-fi. Tales of survival and desperation. Tales from the work of…Stephen King? On this one, we’re comparing two different Stephen King (writing as Richard Bachman) adaptations – Francis Lawrence’s 2025 dystopian thriller “The Long Walk” vs. Edgar Wright’s 2025 dystopian action film “The Running Man”. Who wins? Let’s find out. Aftershow: – Brad gives a quick spoiler-free revi...

God creates man. Man creates man. Tragedy ensues. On this one, we’re comparing two different adaptations of “The Modern Prometheus”. We have Kenneth Branagh’s 1994 film starring Branagh and Robert De Niro vs. Guillermo del Toro’s 2025 film starring Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi. Who wins? Let’s find out. Aftershow: – Brad gives a quick spoiler-free review of the new seasons of “Primal” and “F...

One actor. One setting. Complex emotional acting. On this one, we have Rodrigo Cortés’ 2010 film “Buried” vs. Steven Knight’s 2013 film “Locke”. Who wins? Let’s find out. Aftershow: – AMC’s new popcorn pass – Netflix’s proposed 17 day window for Warner Bros’ theatrical windows – Blak discusses his newfound love for the British series “Inside No. 9”

It’s that time again. The boys discuss their top 5 films of 2025 with special mentions thrown in! Take a listen and find out what made the list. No aftershow.

Two dystopian tales. Two unlikely heroes. Two wacky sci-fi tales. On this one, we have Terry Gilliam’s classic 1995 sci-fi thriller “12 Monkeys” vs. Bong Joon-Ho’s 2025 sci-fi comedy “Mickey 17”. Which film wins out? Let’s find out! Aftershow: – Brad gives his spoiler-free review of “Roofman” – Blak gives his take of witnessing the theatrical presentation of his favorite film: “Kill Bi...

Two shocking documentaries. One phenomenon forever etched into internet culture. On this one, we Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman’s landmark 2010 film “Catfish” vs. Skye Borgman’s 2025 film “Unknown Number: The High School Catfish. Which film wins out? Let’s find out! Aftershow: – Brad gives his spoiler-free review of “The Perfect Neighbor” and “The Running Man” – Blak gives his spoiler-...

Two political thrillers. Non-linear perspectives. Tension you can cut with a knife. On this one, we Pete Travis’ 2008 Rashomon-like thriller “Vantage Point” vs. Kathryn Bigelow’s 2025 paranoia thriller “A House of Dynamite”. Which film wins out? Let’s find out! Aftershow: – Brad discusses season 1 of “The Chair Company” – Blak discusses the film “Friendship” (spoilers) and “Sorry, Baby...

Two iconic comedians. Two infamous, horrid box office flops. On this one, we have Paul Weiland’s 1987 “Leonard Part 6” starring Bill Cosby vs. Ron Underwood’s 2002 “The Adventures of Pluto Nash” starring Eddie Murphy. Which film wins out? Let’s find out! Aftershow: – Brad gives an update on what he’s been watching lately – Blak gives a spoiler-free review of “The Perfect Neighbor”

Two toxic couples. Two sets of powerful performances. Two classic films. On this one, we have Mike Nichols’ 1966 classic directorial debut “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” vs. John Cassavetes 1974 powerhouse “A Woman Under the Influence”. Which film wins out? Let’s find out! Aftershow: – Brad gives a spoiler free review of the series “Silo” – Brad gives a spoiler free review of the se...

The upper class. The lower class. Scheming. Jealousy. Murder. On this one, two classic thrillers revolving about social inequality. We have Claude Chabrol’s 1995 influential thriller “La Cérémonie” vs. Bong Joon Ho’s 2019 record-breaking phenomenon “Parasite”. Which film wins out? Let’s find out! No Aftershow today.

When discussing South Korean thrillers, there are some that are acclaimed as some of the region’s very best. On this one, we have Na Hong-Jin’s 2008 “The Chaser” vs. Lee Jeong-beom’s 2010 “The Man From Nowhere”. Which film wins out? Let’s find out! Aftershow: – Brad gives a spoiler-free review of “Sovereign” and “Peacemaker” season 2 (so far) – Ads in AMC theatre showings – Charl...

A kidnapping. A wealthy victim. Battles of morality and integrity. On this one, we have the classic 1963 thriller “High and Low” from legendary filmmaker Akira Kurosawa vs the 2025 remake “Highest 2 Lowest” starring Denzel Washington from legendary filmmaker Spike Lee Which film wins out? Let’s find out! Aftershow: – Blak gives a spoiler free review of the first season of “The Paper”

Fast cars. Rivalries. History. Dad movies. On this one, we have two top tier dad films going head-to-head. We have James Mangold’s 2019 “Ford v Ferrari” against Joseph Kosinski’s 2025 “F1”. Which film wins out? Let’s find out! Aftershow: – Brad gives a spoiler free review of “Peacemaker” season 2 – Blak gives a spoiler free review of “The Map That Leads to You” – The fellas discu...

Vampires. The Lo-fi edition. On this one, we have two alternative vampire films that twist and subvert the classic story of the immortal ones. We have Jim Jarmusch’s offbeat 2013 film “Only Lovers Left Alive” vs. Ana Lily Amirpour’s 2014 cult classic “A Girl Who Walks Home at Night”. Which film wins out? Let’s find out! Aftershow: – Catching up on things we’ve seen or want to seen

Look up! It’s a bird! A plane! It’s… Blak and Brad discussing Richard Donner’s 1978 classic “Superman” vs. James Gunn’s revitalized 2025 “Superman”. Which Man of Steel film wins out? Let’s find out! Aftershow: – Avengers: Doomsday rumors

Two ambitious westerns. Two controversial productions – one befell by box office returns and lawsuits, the other by an unfortunate tragedy. On this one, we have Kevin Costner’s “Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1” vs. Joel Souza’s “Rust”. Which one wins? Let’s find out! No aftershow on this one, folks. See you on the next one!

Anime turned live action. On this one, we have Andrew Lau and Alan Mak’s 2005 adaptation of “Initial D” against The Wachowskis’ 2008 adaptation of “Speed Racer”. Which one wins? Let’s find out! Aftershow: – Blak discusses watching The Bear season 3 (spoilers) – Blak discusses attending Fantasia International Film Festival 2025 (reviews coming soon)

Well….we ran it back. Brad twisted Blak’s arm and made him watch Ted 2. Oh, and Paddington 2 as well. On this one, it’s the foul talking teddy bear vs the wholesome, well-mannered anthropomorphised bear. We have Seth McFarlane’s “Ted 2” (2015) vs. Paul King’s “Paddington 2” (2017). Which one wins? Let’s find out! Aftershow: – Brad gives a spoiler-free review of Shane Gillis’ Netflix show “Ti...

The young cinephile. Full of life. Full of imagination. Also, a bit too serious at time… On this one, we have Chandler Levack’s “I Like Movies” (2022) vs. Kevin Smith’s “The 4:30 Movie” (2024). Which one wins? Let’s find out! Aftershow: – Brad gives a spoiler-free review of season 2 of “Severance”

Road rage is one of the most intense, irritating things to experience on the road. You yell, you honk, you curse, you move on. Well…what if moving on is not that easy? On this one, we’re comparing two vastly different films – a 60s-set comedy and a hard hitting thriller. We have Barry Levinson’s 1987 comedy “Tin Men” (starring Danny DeVito and Richard Dreyfuss) vs. Roger Michell’s 2022 thril...

What’s it like to extensively recreate one moment in cinema? Show a moment based on memory and/or recollection and stay as objective as you can possibly be. Two films here explore this possibility in interesting ways. On this one, we have Robert Greene’s 2016 experimental documentary “Kate Plays Christine” vs. Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza’s 2025 real-time war film “Warfare”. Which one wins? Let’s...

The 80s…great adventures, great comedic chemistry…and downer/weird/happy endings? On this one, we have two classic films. Terry Gilliam’s 1981 dark fantasy “Time Bandits” vs. Richard Donner’s classic 1985 adventure “The Goonies”. Which one wins? Let’s find out! Aftershow: – Brad gives a spoiler-free review of “The Luckiest Man in America” – Blak gives a spoiler-free review of “A Workin...