The Tough Cut Podcast

Long time no listen--Alex and Matthew are back with some interim programming that is more relaxed and more easygoing than ever. The Comfy Cut follows our hosts as they dive into a series that neither of them has ever seen before: John Wick. Join us as we talk about our experiences watching the series for the first time and as we make predictions on what waits for us in the sequels. Follow us @Toug...

We stand in solidarity with the writers' and actors' strike. Follow the links to donate to relief funds . Supporters also can donate to food and practical support drives helping power the picket lines, or check out the strike toolkits — like the WGA Strike Social Media Toolkit and Social Toolkit for TV/Theatrical/Streaming — to learn how to effectively join the #WGAStrong, #WGAStrike, and...

Join the Tough Cut as continue our summer vacation to the far away land of Clearwater Florida, debate what it means to 'go' on vacation, and finally embrace chaos... Follow us @ToughCutPod on all your favorite socials! This bracket features: Forgetting Sarah Marshall Hot Tub Time Machine Y Tu Mama Tambien Cheaper by the Dozen 2 Total Recall Just Go With It The Goofy Movie The One I Love

Vacations get a little wackier every year, but that won't stop the Tough Cut from going to Mars! Is the 1990 Total Recall a vacation movie? We're about to find out. Follow us @ToughCutPod on all your favorite socials! This bracket features: Forgetting Sarah Marshall Hot Tub Time Machine Y Tu Mama Tambien Cheaper by the Dozen 2 Total Recall Just Go With It The Goofy Movie The One I Love

It's summer time and the Tough Cut Podcast is going on vacation! This one has Hawaii, a hot tub, a beach, and Eugene Levy. Grab your goggles because this one will make you wet! Follow us @ToughCutPod on all your favorite socials! This bracket features: Forgetting Sarah Marshall Hot Tub Time Machine Y Tu Mama Tambien Cheaper by the Dozen 2 Total Recall Just Go With It The Goofy Movie The One I...

Bonus Time! Summer may have just begun but it's never too early to start prepping for Halloween... Horror Nights that is! Join us as we make our spec maps and predictions for what they have in store this year for Halloween Horror Nights. Follow us @ToughCutPod on all your favorite socials!

It's the finale of the Aliens bracket and you wouldn't believe which movies made it here! (unless you've been listening along, in which case, good for you) We've got honorable mentions again so hop on, it's gonna be a bumpy ride! Follow us @ToughCutPod on all your favorite socials! This bracket features: The Fifth Element Alien Predator Arrival The Thing Starship Troopers Indep...

Join us as the Tough Cut boys nail down the hard-hitting questions. What would Ben 10 call himself when he turns into the Xenomorph and the Predator? Also, Matt gets deep in the nitty gritty about one of his favorite movies. Get your ear holes ready! Follow us @ToughCutPod on all your favorite socials! This bracket features: The Fifth Element Alien Predator Arrival The Thing Starship Troopers Inde...

Join us as we find out what happens when aliens don't land in America, when a 21-year-old is the most dedicated person on a movie set, and when you give Paul Verhoeven 100 million dollars to make an adaptation. Things are sure to be out of this world. Come find out what makes the cut! Follow us @ToughCutPod on all your favorite socials! This bracket features: The Fifth Element Alien Predator A...

The Tough Cut Podcast goes out of this world! We're talkin' the best alien in town... or in the universe? Galaxy? To be perfectly honest the scale is unclear to me. Follow us @ToughCutPod on all your favorite socials! This bracket features: The Fifth Element Alien Predator Arrival The Thing Starship Troopers Independence Day District 9

Honorable mentions, a perfect submission, and a classic finale -- what more could you want from an episode of the tough cut? Join as we finish out celebrating one of our hosts and we try to understand why Jake keep saying "Shernshank" Follow us @ToughCutPod on all your favorite socials! This bracket features: Shrek Frozen Jurassic Park Midnight in Paris Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)...

The Tough Cut hired a new intern! Unfortunately, none of his audio recorded and it was too much work to edit out the parts where we talk to/about him. Oh well! Here ya go. Follow us @ToughCutPod on all your favorite socials! This bracket features: Shrek Frozen Jurassic Park Midnight in Paris Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) Kung Pow Enter the Fist The Princess Bride What We Do in the Shadows

Jake's computer is full of ghosts, so Matt and Alex are flying fast and loose today. We've got four fast food commercials and we have to find a winner in under half an hour!

Join us as we get down and dirty with part two of the Alex bracket and we continue to explore the movies that mean the most to one of our hosts. As a pre-show quiz, did Alex pick a movie that means a lot to him because it reminds him to be a champion of the downtrodden or because he watched that movie on an airplane as a child? Follow us @ToughCutPod on all your favorite socials! This bracket feat...

Happy birthday month to our very own good good host Alex. He picked all the movies, so for better or worse, blame him for what you're about to hear. Follow us @ToughCutPod on all your favorite socials! This bracket features: Shrek Frozen Jurassic Park Midnight in Paris Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) Kung Pow Enter the Fist The Princess Bride What We Do in the Shadows

Oh yeah, it's all coming together in this epic finale of the Tough Cuts annual Oscars bracket. We celebrate 100 (not really at all) and something special comes in right in the nick of time. Follow us @ToughCutPod on all your favorite socials! This bracket features: Everything Everywhere All At Once Glass Onion: A Knives Out Story Banshees of Inisherin Marcel the She with Shoes On Barbarian RRR...

It's the semifinals of our 2023 Oscars bracket, the first half might be your everyday Oscars nominated films, but we promise the two movies int he second half aren't winning anything. Come for the good film analysis, stay for the good vibes. Follow us @ToughCutPod on all your favorite socials! This bracket features: Everything Everywhere All At Once Glass Onion: A Knives Out Story Banshees...

A double feature!? That's right, part 2 of the Oscars Bracket 2023 is out right now! Even if the Oscars were last weekend, that doesn't mean we can't all have a good time talking about the most snubbed performance of the year... Mommy Milkers. Follow us @ToughCutPod on all your favorite socials! This bracket features: Everything Everywhere All At Once Glass Onion: A Knives Out Story Ba...

It's awards season and this episode might be coming out after the Oscars, but that doesn't mean we don't think we know what should have gotten attention. I'm looking at you Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. Listen along as we pick what movie should have won the Oscars this year. Follow us @ToughCutPod on all your favorite socials! This bracket features: Everything Everywhere All At Onc...

Matt and Alex stall for time because Jake is sick. What horrible twisted fanfic will they come up with today? Listen and find out!

Join Alex, Jake, Matthew (and Trumpet Boy) as they share their predictions for the 95th Oscars. Play along with us as we yet again call out our "head" and "heart" picks in each category. Watch the Oscars live Sunday, March 12, 2023, and follow along with us on social media @Toughcutpod

It's the Jaket finale and we get to the bottom of the big question. The one that's been on everyone's mind... Is Jake a Man or a Muppet? Follow us @ToughCutPod on all your favorite socials! This bracket features: Clue The Muppets The Curious Case of Benjamin Button It's Such a Beautiful Day Spirited Away One Cut Of The Dead Coherence In and Of Itself

In this episode, the tough cut lads settle the semi-finals of Jake's celebratory birthday bracket while trying to avoid the irresistible temptation of getting trapped in an endless nightmare of their own creation. Follow us @ToughCutPod on all your favorite socials! This bracket features: Clue The Muppets The Curious Case of Benjamin Button It's Such a Beautiful Day Spirited Away One Cut O...

In part two of Jake's celebratory birthday bracket, we get personal. We finally talk about our greatest passions; skin suits, Starcraft 2, and Bill Gates. Follow us @ToughCutPod on all your favorite socials! This bracket features: Clue The Muppets The Curious Case of Benjamin Button It's Such a Beautiful Day Spirited Away One Cut Of The Dead Coherence In and Of Itself

It's been 20 days, but our New Year's sabbatical has come to an end. The Tough Cut boys are back and healthy and we're celebrating Jake in this all-new bracket. Follow us @ToughCutPod on all your favorite socials! This bracket features: Clue The Muppets The Curious Case of Benjamin Button It's Such a Beautiful Day Spirited Away One Cut Of The Dead Coherence In and Of Itself