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Girl put your record on, tell me your favourite song. We’re back again this week with the second half of our record shop film clash. Today, we’re talking about all things High Fidelity! It follows the life of music-loving man Rob Gordon, who works at his record store called Championship Vinyl. Having been dumped by his long-term girlfriend Laura, he looks to his old partners for insight into why h...

This week at Clash HQ we’re kicking it down memory lane and hitting the record shops. In the red corner we have 1995’s Empire Records, while in the blue corner 2000's High Fidelity. Empire Records follows a day in the life of the young employees at a music store. All facing their own personal trials and tribulations, they now face the reality that the shop could become a part of a chain with very...

On Monday we talked Predator, now it’s time to talk Prey. A young healer dreams of becoming a great hunter like her brother. While tracking deer with her dog she witnesses the lights of an alien Predator’s spacecraft, taking it as a sign to prove herself - I mean, wouldn’t we all. But can the prey beat the Predator? Let's find out…    ***Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or whe...

Happy New Year from all here at Clash HQ! What better way to kick off the new year and beat those January blues than by diving into the first Clash of 2023? In the red corner, we have 1987 American sci-fi action film, Predator. An alien spacecraft sends a shuttle to Earth, where a war veteran and his team are attempting to rescue a foreign cabinet minister. ***Please rate and review us on Apple, S...

It’s the last clash of the year! What better way to celebrate than taking a trip down memory lane to our second ever live show. In the first half we discussed all things Cocktail, so today it’s time to dive into 2000’s Coyote Ugly. Violet Sanford leaves her hometown to pursue her dreams of becoming a songwriter in nearby New York City. When everything else fails and she is stuck for cash, she star...

This week, to finish off a wonderful year of clashing cheer, we’re treating you to one more battle royale: Cocktail vs Coyote Ugly… LIVE! Almost a year ago, we took to the Loading Bar with you Clash-Podders to battle out two (very fitting) bar movies. In Cocktail, following his discharge from the army, a veteran returns to NYC in search of a high-powered business position. But in the end, he must...

What says Christmas more than a familial face off? That’s right, nothing! Whether it’s fighting over a family game, marriage or even babies' existence, this movie has it all… 2008’s Four Christmases tells the story of a couple who must (that’s right, you guessed it) travel to four different Christmas celebrations. They expect a holiday to Fiji but get a festive family frenzy. ***Please rate and re...

Happy Clash Christmas to all who celebrate! This week we have family fun and festive feuds. In the red corner is 1989’s National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. The entire Griswold family plans to have a wonderful Christmas together. When they go in search of a tree, an unfortunate series of events begins to unfold. While in the blue corner, what’s better than one Christmas? Well, 2008’s Four Christ...

Daddy… Daddy Duel! It’s a Christmas cracker of a clash this week as we put two of the most beloved seasonal films head to head. In today’s episode we explore 1998’s Jack Frost. The film follows a father and musician, played by Michael Keaton, who is killed in a car accident... Only to be brought back to life in the form of a snowman, all thanks to a magical musical harmonica! A Christmas miracle o...

Ho Ho Hello, Clashpodders! Alex and Vicky are dashing through the snow with another pair of festival films for your viewing pleasure! This week, it’s paternal problems galore for Tim Allen, who inadvertently kills Santa and thus has to take his place. But, as he and his then-estranged son Charlie soon find out, this job is for life - not just for Christmas! Join us again on Thursday as Michael Kea...

The Bishop’s Wife will live a wonderful life… Well, once an angel comes to visit. Episcopalian Bishop Henry and his wife are on a quest to raise money for the new Church. Henry has become obsessed with raising funds which is hurting his family life. However, the angel’s mission is not to help construct the Church, but alas, to spiritually guide Henry and the people around him. It’s all angels in t...

Merry Clash Christmas to all who celebrate! In line with the festive season, what better way to mark the festive season than by pitting some of the most wondrous winter films against each other? Kicking us off in the red corner we have 1946’s It’s a Wonderful Life, the timeless classic  that follows the life of a frustrated businessman who is visited by an angel. In the blue corner is 1947’s...

When he gets knocked down, he gets up again. Remember, nothing’s gonna bring Tom Hardy down. In the second part of this week’s Clash, we watch two estranged brothers enter a mixed martial arts tournament. Their lives and relationships must be reconciled as they prepare to become the ultimate fighting champion - but is it enough to knock out Warrior? Let’s find out! ***Please rate and review us on...

It’s a family feud and sibling squabble kind of week as we watch 2010’s The Fighter go toe to toe with 2011’s Warrior. However, fear not, because both brawling brother films contain love, loss, family, feuds… and fighting. It’s quite literally a fight of the fighters. Let the games begin! ***Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy...

Last week saw a child enter the world of movies. Well this week we’re seeing a princess enter the world of reality! When an evil stepmother banishes Princess Giselle from her kingdom, she's transported to the real world, where she meets a lawyer and falls for him. It's Disney flattering itself but also making fun of itself, too! The sequel, Disenchanted is out now, so this isn’t an episode you'll...

It’s an unlikely clash happening this week… In the red corner we have 1993’s Last Action Hero, where a young movie fan find himself playing the action movie character of his dreams via the help of a magic ticket. While in the blue corner we have 2007’s Disney’s Enchanted, with an equally ludicrous premise. It’s fantasy at its  finest  this week. You could even say it’s Arnold Schwarznegg...

It’s Thursday and time for some more American science fiction! In 2016’s Arrival, Louise’s daughter dies at the age of twelve from an incurable illness. Louise is the best linguist in the world, so when extraterrestrials come to earth, she is given the task of translating their language. As she starts to study it, she begins to have flashback-like visions of her daughter... but what do they mean?...

The week is devoted to American science fiction! There’s only one place we could start: Steven Spielberg’s ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’. And who better to square up to it than Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Arrival’? Can a 1977 classic beat a movie 39 years its junior? It’s the UFO war you’ve been waiting for and there’s only one way to find out who wins... So join us on this alien adventure! ***Plea...

Sport, sport, sport! This week we’ve pitted a 1988 American romantic comedy sports film against a 1996 American romantic comedy sports film. On Monday’s episode we talked all things Bull Durham, so today we’re tackling the majestic gold movie that is Tin Cup. A wrecked up golf pro tries to qualify for the US Open in order to win over the girlfriend of one of his more successful rivals… totally nor...

Batters up! Stepping up to the plate this week are two sickly/sweet romcoms disguised as sports dramas. Firstly, Kevin Costner and Susan Sarandon swap RBI’s for romance in 1988’s Bull Durham!  Kevin wrestles with his love for America’s diamond (the baseball field), as he and Tim Robbins pitch for Sarandon’s affections amidst the hard knocks of suburban North Carolina. This film actually once...

Softly tying up the very end of our Clashaween countdown is the one and only Addams Family… But this time it’s all about their values. The family that is, in the word’s of Alex Zane: “A beautiful family unit despite all their flaws.” Do you agree? And more importantly, what film will come out on top? Only time will tell, it’s Clash of the Titles! ***Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or w...

Happy Halloween and Happy Clashaween to all who celebrate! There’s no other spooktacular family to pit against them… so we’re squaring them up to fight themselves. This week in the red corner we have 1991’s The Addams Family, while in the blue corner we have 1993’s Addams Family Values. One family, two supernatural black comedy movies. But which one will come out on top? Let’s find out, it’s Clash...

We’re having a slashing good time this week in the Clashaween Countdown! On Monday’s episode we discussed all things 1974’s Black Christmas. Today we’re discussing the legendary film that is 1978’s Halloween. What more could you want from a slasher movie than a traditionally scary setting such as Halloween, a masked criminal and a deathly chase to escape his wrath?  ***Please rate and review...

Why not take the most joyous time of the year and turn it into a slasher film? Well that’s exactly what our first movie in this week’s bout of the Clashaween Countdown has done! 1974’s Black Christmas follows a sorority house that starts to receive anonymous, lascivious phone calls. They soon realise a serial killer is on the other end of the line.. And he’s closer than they think. Squaring up to...

The vampires are back and… better than ever? Well, let's find out: the second team in this week's Clashaween countdown is 1998’s From Dusk Till Dawn. We just about follow along as a truck stop populated with vampires is an unwelcome refuge for two criminals and their hostages. But can it beat Near Dark? Let’s see - Clashaween is back! ***Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you...