Philm Rematch

HIT 'EM WITH THE 1-2! This week Donnie Johnson is back with Creed II (2018) and climbing in the ring to spar the Philly indie with a small budget but a big heart, Concrete Cowboy (2020). Join Matt and Julian as they reveal Julian's pivotal, crucial, historic (uncredited) role on the set of Creed! Later in the episode, they'll be joined by the lady who made the podcast possible, Janine...

IN THIS CORNER we’ve got none other than Adonis Creed! This week on the pod we’ll be pitting the new kid on the block Creed (2015) against a vigilante film filled with blood, fire, and endless crane shots, Law Abiding Citizen (2009). Join Matt and Julian as they soak up the revitalization that the Rocky franchise desperately needed! Later in the episode they'll be joined by the podcast's t...

XD SO RANDOM! This week we’ve got the exhausted Rocky Balboa (2006) hobbling into the ring against an unhinged assassin with mommy issues, Shadowboxer (2005). It's an early 2000s cringefest that you won't soon forget! Later in the episode, we've got communications savant Zachary Thomas in the studio! He's using his expertise to try and talk some sense into Lee Daniels and settle th...

Get ready for a K.O.! This week in the ring we've got Rocky V (1990) up against... a pre-teen experiencing a religious crisis? Wide Awake (1984) is the M. Night Shyamalan movie no one's ever seen — until now! Join Matt and Julian as they discuss SEPTA street fights and whatever the hell that building is at the top of the Rocky Steps! Later in the episode, we've got a certified cinemato...

TO THE END! The fight isn't even halfway over! This week Rocky IV (1985) is taking the global stage against a Russian killing machine while two local South Philly boys battle their avian demons after returning home from war in Birdy (1984). Join Matt and Julian as they discuss carnival games, blind nationalism, and a Lamborghini sponsorship! Later in the episode, we're joined by a cherishe...

ROUND 3! While Rocky and Apollo are "training" in Rocky III (1982) two comedic heavyweights experience a Freaky Friday moment in Trading Places (1981). Join Matt and Julian as they discuss avenging Mickey, homoerotic subtext, and Mr. T! In the second half of the episode, we're joined by filmmaker and journalist Nasya Jenkins! She'll be spitting some truth about the film industry,...

DING! DING! Up next to the ring against Rocky II (1979) is an opponent who's been waiting to make a comeback from a flop at the box office over 40 years ago, Blow Up (1981)! Join Matt and Julian as they discuss soap opera comas, missing school to train with Rocky, and (reluctantly) Quentin Tarantino. Later on, we'll be joined in episode two by two of the greats! Recent media grad Kayshana...

Let's get ready to RUMBLE! In the premiere episode of Philm Rematch, Matt and Julian are opening up the arena for the franchise that made Philly famous: Rocky (1976)! The first challengers brave enough to spar against the Italian Stallion are a coupla hard-boiled guys from the same neighborhood, Mikey and Nicky (1976). Later in the episode, we'll be joined by the fearless leader of Guideli...

Philm Rematch is a limited series podcast that throws Philly films in the ring to duke it out! Each episode hosts Matthew Crump and Julian Moore-Griffin take a film from the Rocky/Creed franchise and compare & contrast it to a more independent, underrecognized film shot in the Philadelphia region. The podcast’s goal is to examine and celebrate the film industry of the city’s past, present, and...