Double Feature VS

Two dystopian tales. Two unlikely heroes. Two wacky sci-fi tales. On this one, we have Terry Gilliam's classic 1995 sci-fi thriller “12 Monkeys” vs. Bong Joon-Ho's 2025 sci-fi comedy “Mickey 17”. Which film wins out? Let's find out! Aftershow: – Brad gives his spoiler-free review of “Roofman” – Blak gives his take of witnessing the theatrical presentation of his favorite film: “Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair”

Two shocking documentaries. One phenomenon forever etched into internet culture. On this one, we Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman's landmark 2010 film “Catfish” vs. Skye Borgman's 2025 film “Unknown Number: The High School Catfish. Which film wins out? Let's find out! Aftershow: – Brad gives his spoiler-free review of “The Perfect Neighbor” and “The Running Man” – Blak gives his spoiler-free review of “Materialists”, “Weapons” and “Mickey 17”

Two political thrillers. Non-linear perspectives. Tension you can cut with a knife. On this one, we Pete Travis' 2008 Rashomon-like thriller “Vantage Point” vs. Kathryn Bigelow's 2025 paranoia thriller “A House of Dynamite”. Which film wins out? Let's find out! Aftershow: – Brad discusses season 1 of “The Chair Company” – Blak discusses the film “Friendship” (spoilers) and “Sorry, Baby” (spoiler free)

Two iconic comedians. Two infamous, horrid box office flops. On this one, we have Paul Weiland's 1987 “Leonard Part 6” starring Bill Cosby vs. Ron Underwood's 2002 “The Adventures of Pluto Nash” starring Eddie Murphy. Which film wins out? Let's find out! Aftershow: – Brad gives an update on what he's been watching lately – Blak gives a spoiler-free review of “The Perfect Neighbor”

Two toxic couples. Two sets of powerful performances. Two classic films. On this one, we have Mike Nichols' 1966 classic directorial debut “Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” vs. John Cassavetes 1974 powerhouse “A Woman Under the Influence”. Which film wins out? Let's find out! Aftershow: – Brad gives a spoiler free review of the series “Silo” – Brad gives a spoiler free review of the season finale of “Peacemaker” – Brad gives a spoiler free review of the film “Good Fortune”

The upper class. The lower class. Scheming. Jealousy. Murder. On this one, two classic thrillers revolving about social inequality. We have Claude Chabrol's 1995 influential thriller “La Cérémonie” vs. Bong Joon Ho's 2019 record-breaking phenomenon “Parasite”. Which film wins out? Let's find out! No Aftershow today.

When discussing South Korean thrillers, there are some that are acclaimed as some of the region's very best. On this one, we have Na Hong-Jin's 2008 “The Chaser” vs. Lee Jeong-beom's 2010 “The Man From Nowhere”. Which film wins out? Let's find out! Aftershow: – Brad gives a spoiler-free review of “Sovereign” and “Peacemaker” season 2 (so far) – Ads in AMC theatre showings – Charlie Hunnam as Ed Gein

A kidnapping. A wealthy victim. Battles of morality and integrity. On this one, we have the classic 1963 thriller “High and Low” from legendary filmmaker Akira Kurosawa vs the 2025 remake “Highest 2 Lowest” starring Denzel Washington from legendary filmmaker Spike Lee Which film wins out? Let's find out! Aftershow: – Blak gives a spoiler […]

Fast cars. Rivalries. History. Dad movies. On this one, we have two top tier dad films going head-to-head. We have James Mangold's 2019 “Ford v Ferrari” against Joseph Kosinski's 2025 “F1”. Which film wins out? Let's find out! Aftershow: – Brad gives a spoiler free review of “Peacemaker” season 2 – Blak gives a spoiler […]

Vampires. The Lo-fi edition. On this one, we have two alternative vampire films that twist and subvert the classic story of the immortal ones. We have Jim Jarmusch's offbeat 2013 film “Only Lovers Left Alive” vs. Ana Lily Amirpour's 2014 cult classic “A Girl Who Walks Home at Night”. Which film wins out? Let's find […]

Look up! It's a bird! A plane! It's… Blak and Brad discussing Richard Donner's 1978 classic “Superman” vs. James Gunn's revitalized 2025 “Superman”. Which Man of Steel film wins out? Let's find out! Aftershow: – Avengers: Doomsday rumors

Two ambitious westerns. Two controversial productions – one befell by box office returns and lawsuits, the other by an unfortunate tragedy. On this one, we have Kevin Costner's “Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1” vs. Joel Souza's “Rust”. Which one wins? Let's find out! No aftershow on this one, folks. See you on the […]

Anime turned live action. On this one, we have Andrew Lau and Alan Mak's 2005 adaptation of “Initial D” against The Wachowskis' 2008 adaptation of “Speed Racer”. Which one wins? Let's find out! Aftershow: – Blak discusses watching The Bear season 3 (spoilers) – Blak discusses attending Fantasia International Film Festival 2025 (reviews coming soon)

Well….we ran it back. Brad twisted Blak's arm and made him watch Ted 2. Oh, and Paddington 2 as well. On this one, it's the foul talking teddy bear vs the wholesome, well-mannered anthropomorphised bear. We have Seth McFarlane's “Ted 2” (2015) vs. Paul King's “Paddington 2” (2017). Which one wins? Let's find out! Aftershow: […]

The young cinephile. Full of life. Full of imagination. Also, a bit too serious at time… On this one, we have Chandler Levack's “I Like Movies” (2022) vs. Kevin Smith's “The 4:30 Movie” (2024). Which one wins? Let's find out! Aftershow: – Brad gives a spoiler-free review of season 2 of “Severance”

Road rage is one of the most intense, irritating things to experience on the road. You yell, you honk, you curse, you move on. Well…what if moving on is not that easy? On this one, we're comparing two vastly different films – a 60s-set comedy and a hard hitting thriller. We have Barry Levinson's 1987 […]

What's it like to extensively recreate one moment in cinema? Show a moment based on memory and/or recollection and stay as objective as you can possibly be. Two films here explore this possibility in interesting ways. On this one, we have Robert Greene's 2016 experimental documentary “Kate Plays Christine” vs. Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza's […]

The 80s…great adventures, great comedic chemistry…and downer/weird/happy endings? On this one, we have two classic films. Terry Gilliam's 1981 dark fantasy “Time Bandits” vs. Richard Donner's classic 1985 adventure “The Goonies”. Which one wins? Let's find out! Aftershow: – Brad gives a spoiler-free review of “The Luckiest Man in America” – Blak gives a spoiler-free […]

A mobster walks into a psychiatrist's office (no, not Tony Soprano). A retired mobster hitman moves in next door to a neurotic dentist. Hilarity ensues on both ends. On this one, we have Harold Ramis' iconic comedy “Analyze This” (1999) in which Robert De Niro and Billy Crystal go head-to-head vs. Jonathan Lynn's comedy “The […]

Hey, did you know Frank Sinatra directed an anti-war film? Did you also know Talking Heads' David Byrne directed a musical comedy set within a fictional Texas town? On this one, we have Frank Sinatra's thoughtful anti-war film “None But The Brave” (1965) vs. David Byrne's quirky musical comedy “True Stories” (1986). Which one wins? […]

We're back and we got a good one! It's a fine line between cop and criminal…what happens when one finds himself on either side of the road? On this one, we have Bill Duke's raw 1992 thriller “Deep Cover” vs. Mike Newell's influential 1997 thriller “Donnie Brasco”. Which one wins? Let's find out! Aftershow: Brad […]

Last week, female buddie comedies! This week, buddy road trips! On this one, we Michael Winterbottom's “The Trip” (2010) starring Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon vs. Jesse Eisenberg's “A Real Pain” (2024) starring Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin. Which one wins? Let's find out! Aftershow: Doomsday casting news The return of Jonathan Majors Blak gives […]

Buddy comedies – the female edition! On this one, we have two exciting film selections. We have Paul Feig's 2013 comedy “The Heat” with Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy vs. Lawrence Lamont's 2015 comedy “One of Them Days” with Keke Palmer and SZA. Which one wins? Let's find out! Aftershow: Brad discusses beginning the first […]

A.I. – Artificial Intelligence. Some of us love it, some of us hate it. With these two films, well, let's say don't watch them if you hate it. On this one, we have Gerard Johnstone's sci-fi horror “M3GAN” vs. Drew Hancock's sci-fi thriller “Companion”. Which one wins? Let's find out! Aftershow: Brad gives a review […]

The American dream. We all want it. We all strive for it. But not all roads to the dream are shiny and golden. On this one, we have Barry Levinson's 1990 semi-autobiographical “Avalon” vs. Brady Corbet's 2024 critical favorite “The Brutalist”. Which one wins? Let's find out! Aftershow: – Post-Oscars debrief

It's that time again folks. Oscars time – where the nominees don't matter and the boys get together for some good ol trash talk! On this one, we discuss the nominees for Best Picture (sans “Wicked” – we just never got around to watching it): Anora, A Complete Unknown, The Brutalist, I'm Still Here, Conclave, […]

It's that time again folks. Oscars time – where the nominees don't matter and the boys get together for some good ol trash talk! On this one, we discuss the nominees for Best Picture (sans “Wicked” – we just never got around to watching it): Anora, A Complete Unknown, The Brutalist, I'm Still Here, Conclave, […]

Two films. Two families. Two well-directed stories about sad families. We have Ang Lee's underrated 1997 classic “The Ice Storm” vs. Denis Villeneuve's 2010 drama “Incendies”. Which one wins? Let's find out! Aftershow: – Brad gives his spoiler-free review of “Captain America: Brave New World” – Blak gives his spoiler free review of part 2 […]

On this one, we're looking at the cycle of life. Two films. Two ambitious swings of cinema. We have Terrence Malick's experimental 2011 film “The Tree of Life” vs. Robert Zemeckis' nonlinear 2024 film “Here”. Which one wins? Let's find out! Aftershow: – Brad gives his spoiler-free review of the first few episodes of season […]

On this one, we're looking at some classic courtroom dramas. We have Sidney Lumet's influential 1957 classic “12 Angry Men” vs. Clint Eastwood's 2024 conscious thriller “Juror #2”. Which one wins? Let's find out! Aftershow: – Critical acclaim of “Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man” – Blak speaks of his newfound love for “The Amazing Race”

On this one, we're doing something new. A new edition of Double Feature: Versus. Classic vs. Underrated. On this episode, we're doing Bruce Willis. For our classic, we have the iconic 1988 “Die Hard”, directed by John McTiernan. For the underrated, we have the 2005 thriller “Hostage”, directed by Florent Siri. Which one wins? Let's […]

We got a powerful one here, folks. Two films that stress the power of art. We have Kelly O'Sullivan and Alex Thompson's 2024 film “Ghostlight” and Greg Kwedar's 2024 film “Sing Sing”. Which one wins? Let's find out! Aftershow: – Brad gives his spoiler review of the latest “Wallace and Gromit” film – R.I.P. David […]

We're back and we got an interesting one here, showcasing international cinema. We have two films – Hirokazu Kore-eda's 2023 Japanese drama “Monster” vs. İlker Çatak's 2023 German thriller “The Teacher's Lounge”. Two films revolving around teachers and their complicated relationships with their students. Which one wins? Let's find out! Aftershow: – Brad continues his […]

It's that time again! Brad and Blak get together to discuss their top 5 films of 2024. Blak's picks (bottom to top): Ghostlight, Sing Sing, Civil War, Furiosa, The Brutalist Brad's picks (bottom to top): Sonic the Hedgehog 3, The Wild Robot, Civil War, Deadpool and Wolverine, Hundreds of Beavers Aftershow: – Honorable Mentions

The last podcast of the year and on this one, we're taking a blast to the past. One this on, we got two neo noir films from the 1970s. We have Peter Yates' “The Friends of Eddie Coyle” (1973) vs. John Cassavetes' “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (the director's cut)” (1976). Which one wins […]

It's that time of the year, again! Two films taking place around Christmas time as and a…not so jolly Santa Claus. On this one, we have Jalmari Helander's “Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale” (2010) vs. Tommy Wirkola's “Violent Night” (2022). Which one wins out? Ho-ho-Ho! Let's find out? Aftershow: – Brad gives a spoiler-free review […]

Two comedic cultural touchstones. One wild journey. On this one, we have David Wain's 2018 comedy “A Futile and Stupid Gesture” vs Jason Reitman's 2024 comedy “Saturday Night”. National Lampoon. Saturday Night Live. Which one wins? Let's see! Aftershow: – Blak gives a spoiler-free review of “The Brutalist” and “Nosferatu” – “Kraven The Hunter” reception […]

Laughter…in times of tragedy. On this one, we have two films taking place during WWII. We have Roberto Benigni's 1997 Oscar-winning “Life is Beautiful” vs. Taika Waititi's 2019 WWII satire “Jojo Rabbit”. Which one wins? Let's see! Aftershow: – Blak gives a spoiler-free review of “Flow” – Brad gives a spoiler-free review of the series […]

A human. A talking bear. Best friends for life! One this episode, we're looking at two films on opposite sides of the spectrum. We have Seth MacFarlane's raunchy, irrelevant “Ted” (2012) vs Paul King's heartwarming, charming “Paddington” (2015). Which adorable bear wins? Let's see! Aftershow: – Brad gives his spoiler-free review of “Dear Santa”, “¡Casa […]

The man, the myth, the legend – Clint Eastwood. On this episode, we study the “Man with no name” as he steps behind the camera and puts the lens on two fact-based dramas. We have 2008's “Changeling” vs. 2019's “Richard Jewell”. Which one wins? Let's see! Aftershow: – Brad gives a spoiler-free review of “The […]

Sisters in peril. Bills overdue and time is running out. On this one, we have Nia DaCosta's “Little Woods” (2018) vs. Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy's “Blow The Man Down” (2019). Which one wins? Let's see! Aftershow: – Blak gives a spoiler-free review of “Anora” LIKE, SHARE AND SUBSCRIBE.

Parodies are a lost art. What better way to dig in than putting two classics against each other (both starring Leslie Nielsen). We have David and Jerry Zucker's 1980 classic “Airplane!” Vs. David Zucker's 1988 “The Naked Gun”. Which one wins? Let's see! LIKE, SHARE AND SUBSCRIBE.

Is there extraterrestrial life out there? Two films attempt to explore that possibility. On this one, we have Robert Zemeckis' 1997 “Contact” vs. Denis Villeneuve's 2016 “Arrival”. Which one wins? Let's see! Aftershow: – Brad gives a spoiler-free review of the first episode “Invincible Fight Girl” – Blak gives a spoiler-free review of “The Apprentice” […]

Come with us to a place where music and cinema converge for one heck of a unique experience. On this one, we have Jonathan Demme's groundbreaking 1984 concert classic “Stop Making Sense” vs. Kazuhisa Takenouchi's 2003 Daft Punk-inspired animated film “Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5tar 5ystem” Which one wins? Let's see! Aftershow: – […]

To grow up in the digital age takes a lot of guts…and awkwardness. On this one, we have Bo Burnham's “Eighth Grade” (2018) vs. Sean Wang's “Dìdi” (2024). Which one wins? Let's see! Aftershow: – Brad gives Blak a breakdown on all things Dragon Ball with the release of Sparking! ZERO – Blak gives a […]

We taking it back – all the way back! On this one, since we're in October, we're putting the O.G. 1931 Dracula (directed by Tod Browning) vs. the O.G. 1931 Frankenstein (directed by James Whale). Which one wins? Let's see! Aftershow: – Blak gives an impassioned spoiler-free review of “Joker: Folie á Deux”

Some folks… you just don't mess with. On this one, we have Ted Kotcheff's “Rambo: First Blood” (1982) vs. Jeremy Saulnier's “Rebel Ridge” (2024). Which one is the more badass? Let's see! Aftershow: – Blak gives a spoiler-free review of “Megalopolis” (it's a lot…) – What is considered “a Netflix film”?

Young love. Heath battles. Oh gosh! It's so sad! On this one, we have Josh Boone's “The Fault in Our Stars” (2014) vs. Justin Baldoni's “Five Feet Apart” (2019). Which one tears at the heart strings more? Let's see! Aftershow: – Blak gives a spoiler-free review of “The Substance” LIKE, SHARE AND SUBSCRIBE. Follow us […]

Technology. The internet. Past and present. On this one, we have two interesting documentaries going head-to-head over such a fascinating concept. It's Ondi Timoner's “We Live In Public” (2009) vs. Joe Hunting's “We Met In Virtual Reality” (2022). Which one wins? Let's see! LIKE, SHARE AND SUBSCRIBE. Follow us on Social Media: @blakcinephile (Instagram/Twitter) @BradWoessner […]

A philosopher. A jokester. An introspective filmmaker. Richard Linklater is a pioneer of independent cinema and on this one, we have a pairing of coming-of-age films that show the range of the filmmaker's talents. We have 1993's 70's-set “Dazed and Confused” vs. 2016's 80's-set “Everybody Wants Some!!” Which one wins? Let's see! Aftershow: – Brad […]

The underdog! The one we all root for and can relate to. On this one, we are pitting two comedies about underdogs against each other. On this one, we have Rawson Marshall Thurber's “Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story” (2004) vs. Akiva Schaffer's “Hot Rod” (2007). Which one ends up on top? Let's see! Aftershow: – […]