Each week on the Weekly Movie Throwdown, hosts Mike Messineo and Steven Seighman compare two movies with striking similarities—whether it’s a release year, competing franchises, remake vs. original, or movies that share a genre or premise. Through in-depth film analysis, lively debate, and sharp humor, they break down performances, directing, screenwriting, cinematography, cultural impact, and rewatchability to decide which movie truly comes out on top. If you love passionate discussions about cinema, this is your weekly showdown. Folllow the show on social media and cast your vote for each week's winner! YOUTUBE: youtube.com/@MovieThrowdownPod INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/moviethrowdownpod/ TIKTOK: tiktok.com/@moviethrowdownpod THREADS: threads.com/@moviethrowdownpod FACEBOOK: facebook.com/moviethrowdownpod LETTERBOXD: letterboxd.com/moviethrowdown/
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Signup to Generate a PitchEach week on the Weekly Movie Throwdown, hosts Mike Messineo and Steven Seighman compare two movies with striking similarities, whether it’s a release year, competing franchises, remake vs. original, or movies that share a genre or premise.
Recent episodes include "Episode 133: The Lost Boys (1987) vs. Near Dark (1987)" (20 October 2026, 116 minutes), "Episode 132: It Follows (2014) vs. Smile (2022)" (6 October 2026, 95 minutes), and "131: The Secret of My Success vs. For Love or Money" (29 September 2026, 104 minutes).
Weekly Movie Throwdown publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 101 minutes across 134 episodes.
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Episode #133
This week on the podcast, friend of the show, Andy Remondino, joins us for another spooky season episode. It's a throwdown between two 1987 vampire films, as Joel Schumacher's The Lost Boys goes up against Kathryn...
Episode #132
This week on the podcast, we kick off Spooky Season with a throwdown between two very similar horror films. David Robert Mitchell's It Follows (2014) tells the story of a young woman tormented by a supernatural entity...
Episode #131
This week on the show, we look at two films from eighties icon Michael J. Fox. Beyond Back to the Future, he had a big-screen career for over a decade. Our throwdown is between two of the more prominent features of that...
Episode #130
This week on the show, it's a throwdown between Harlem drug kingpins, as 1991's New Jack City goes up against 2007's American Gangster. These films have a lot in common, but also tell their stories in very different...
Episode #129
This week it's an original vs. remake throwdown on the show. Directed by J. Lee Thompson, 1962's Cape Fear stars Robert Mitchum and Gregory Peck and tells the tale of a newly released criminal with a vendetta. Its...
Episode #128
This week, the show gets back to basics with some early '90s action. In a throwdown between Die Hard-on-a-boat films as 1992's Under Siege takes on 2026's Mutiny. It's Seagal vs Statham in this battle for the ages that...
Episode #127
This week's episode is a throwdown between two retellings of Jane Austen's classic novel, Emma. Amy Heckerling's Clueless from 1995 sets the story in the present day, while Emma., Autumn De Wilde's 2020 adaptation stays...
Episode #126
This week's episode is a throwdown between two films about men who must redefine themselves after losing their careers—and their identities. In 1996's Jerry Maguire, Tom Cruise plays the titular character, lost in a...
Episode #125
This week's throwdown features two mid-2010s Kevin Hart comedies. Get Hard, co-starring Will Ferrell, goes up against Central Intelligence, with co-star Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Both are fun in their own way, but in...
Episode #124
On this week's episode, it's a battle of the dinner-party-from-hell films as The Invitation from 2015 takes on 2022's The Menu—two cult-centric meals with dire consequences! Both are excellent, which makes it tough to...
Episode #123
This week on the show, it's a throwdown between Jeremy Saulnier films. One of the director's earliest films, the micro-budgeted Blue Ruin from 2013, goes up against 2024's Netflix-produced Rebel Ridge. It's a fun...
Episode #122
This week, it's a throwdown between two 1999 Julia Roberts rom-coms, Notting Hill and Runaway Bride. Both have their own merits—and pitfalls. It's a great matchup, and a great conversation filled with hot takes. Give it...
Episode #121
On this week's episode, it's a throwdown between to exceptional guy-on-the-phone films, as 2002's Phone Booth goes up against The Guilty from 2021. Which one walks away with the title? Tune in and find out!Folllow the...
Episode #120
This week, we welcome author Laura Carney and filmmaker Gerik Gooch to the show to draft 20th-century summer blockbusters like Jaws, The Empire Strikes Back, and Batman. Which player wins in the end? Check out the...
Episode #119
It's often said that Rob Cohen's The Fast and the Furious from 2001 is the same film as Kathryn Bigelow's Point Break from 1991, but with cars instead of surfboards. Well this week on the show, Mike and Steven get to...
Episode #118
On this week's episode, we delve into the world of Steven Spielberg with a throwdown between two of his most discussed sci-fi films. Close Encounters of the Third Kind from 1977 goes up against Disclosure Day, which is...
Episode #117
On this week's episode, Mike and Steven host an interesting throwdown between two films that feature reluctant criminals with hearing conditions at their center. From 2017, it's Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, going up...
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This week on the Weekly Movie Throwdown, it's a battle between two films set primarily inside emergency vehicles. Martin Scorsese's Bringing Out the Dead from 1999 is a haunting character study of a man (played by...
Episode #115
In this week's episode, Mike and Steven go way back to the Golden Age of Hollywood to discuss a throwdown between two very different Katharine Hepburn/Cary Grant films. It's 1938's Bringing Up Baby, directed by Howard...
Episode #114
In this week's episode it's a throwdown between woman-led action tales, as 2017's Atomic Blonde takes on 2021's Gunpowder Milkshake. Two ass-kicking films with a lot of style and substance levels that are all over the...
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