The Tough Cut Podcast

Another semi-final here at the Tough Cut Podcast, but this time it is serious. Find out the true secret behind Sonic the Hedgehog, why Jake isn't in our top three favorite people in the movie industry, and much much more. All while we celebrate our sweet 16th episode! Follow us @ToughcutPod on all your favorite socials!

Only one of three hosts actually watched the Oscars. Does that make our Oscar picks less worthwhile? Absolutely not as the Tough Cut Oscar Season bracket is the real award show. Join us as we get funny and philosophical about the best movies of the year! Featuring, Sonic the Hedgehog vs My Octopus Teacher and Sound of Metal vs Another Round Follow us @ToughcutPod on all your favorite socials!

The greatest honor in the film community has long been the Oscar, but that changes with The Tough Cut Podcast as we go through a bracket of our own Oscar picks! Who will win? Who did we snub? and Who pitched Sonic? Featuring, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm vs The Vast of Night and Palm Springs vs Da 5 Bloods Follow us @ToughcutPod on all your favorite socials!

Listener beware, you're in for a podcast! Join us and special guest comedian Ash Diggs for this one-off Goosebumps bracket where six episodes of the classic 90's TV show will go head-to-head as we search for the spookiest it has to offer. Featuring, The Night of the Living Dummy II vs Say Cheese and Die! , The Barking Ghost vs Revenge of The Lawn Gnomes, and The Blob that Ate Everyone vs P...

The stunning conclusion to our Nicholas Cage bracket (alongside honorable mentions and a fun new segment led by our host Alex)! Two Cages enter and one Cage leaves crowned the winner unless a Ghost Rider shaped Deus Machina comes out of left field to take the win. Follow us @ToughCutPod on all your favorite socials!

Semi-final but fully Cage. We're still talking about Nic Cage despite 1/3 hosts being done with this bracket 2 episodes ago. Follow us @ToughCutPod on all your favorite socials!

In a bracket based on maximizing your CPM (Cage per minute) we dig into the details of his filmography in search of--Something. Admittedly, we aren't sure what that something is yet though. Featuring Face/Off vs Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and The Wicker Man vs Mandy Follow us @ToughCutPod on all your favorite socials!

Love him or hate him there's no one else like him in all of Hollywood. Join us as we compare the unexplainable filmography of Nicholas Cage and his Cagistic acting style. Featuring National Treasure vs Kick-Ass and Adaptation vs Vampire's Kiss  Follow us @ToughcutPod on all your favorite socials!

Will our credibility ever recover from this bracket? Will Don Bluth forgive Matthew for messing up his name? Will Mouse Hunt return? Will Alex ever stop being so handsome? Join us for honorable mentions and the final of our animal protagonist bracket where you'll find the answers to none of these questions. Follow us @ToughcutPod on all your favorite socials!

We dive into the semi-finals for our animal protagonist bracket to find out more about the wild things and where they are. Join us to see what makes it to the final, and to see why this episode is provocatively named after one of the hosts! Follow us @ToughcutPod on all your favorite socials.

Are the boys capable of following the theme on their second ever bracket? How well do they remember the movies featured on this show before picking them? Find out on part 2 of our Animal Protagonist bracket. Featuring, Life of Pi vs Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Fantastic Mr. Fox vs The Adventures of Milo and Otis

We take a walk on the wild side with our animal protagonist bracket. Where the animals take center stage for most of these movies, and the boys debate what it means to be a protagonist. Featuring, Paddington 2 vs The Lion King and The Spongebob Squarepants Movie vs Mouse Hunt

The King, Queen, or anything in between of our first bracket! As well as some honorable mentions, which you totally shouldn't skip since it affects our analytics,

Our first semi-final, so you probably shouldn't start with this one.

Hearts are broken and friendships strained in part two of the Sequel Showdown...Just kidding, but the competition is fierce. Join us to see what advances to the semi-finals.

The boys jump into the inaugural bracket of The Tough Cut and try to get to the bottom of what makes a great sequel as they discuss the first half of the bracket.

Welcome to The Tough Cut Podcast. Matt, Alex, and Jake introduce the show!