Two movies about a dogged pursuit of scientific discovery and rag tag groups of likeminded people — it's Oppenheimer vs Twister.
Call the Shots: Weird Science vs Deadly Friend
Identity Politics: The Lego Movie vs Tropic Thunder
Two satires where characters' identities are challenged and where people must learn to work together — it's The Lego Movie vs Tropic Thunder.
Lone Wolf: Logan vs Iron Man 3
I’ve got a supersized super hero episode for you this week! 2 heroes who have isolated themselves after traumas they faced while being part of a team and who are saved from themselves because of their love for another person — it’s Logan vs Iron Man 3.
All in the Family: August: Osage County vs Home for the Holidays
Instead of fighting with someone in your own family, watch fake families fight each other for your entertainment this holiday season! I get into the highly dysfunctional families of August: Osage County and Home for the Holidays and explain why I watch Queen Holly Hunter in Home for the Holidays every single Thanksgiving.
In Cold Blood: Zodiac vs Copycat
We are fascinated by serial killers, some to an unhealthy degree. Of course they’ve crept into our media, and so I’m pitting a crime drama about one of the most infamous serial killers of all time against an A+ thriller featuring a serial killer that mimics those who came before him. It’s Zodiac vs Copycat.
Zodiac features Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr., Dermot Mulroney, Chloe Sevigny, and about 100 other unnecessary people. Copycat stars Sigourney Weaver, Holly Hunter, and also Dermot Mulroney, who in this movie puts a cheeseburger in his pocket in one of the kindest acts I’ve ever witnessed.