Duel of the Greats
Steve, Jeff, and Nate pit the biggest directors of film and ciniema one on one, film on film, to see how they stack up against eachother!
Episodes
November 17, 2025 • 67 mins
Week three is here and we have a good one! After two weeks of the original taking the win, will a sequel finally be able to break through? This week is as good of a chance as any with the epic films of The Terminator and the Terminator 2: Judgment Day. This will be the […]
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November 10, 2025 • 71 mins
After the heaviness of last weeks episode, we take on a little bit lighter duo of films The Father of the Bride and The Father of the Bride Part II. Two hilarious movies starring legends of the silver screen Steve Martin and Diane Keaton. We have a reversal of last weeks advocators with Nate taking […]
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November 3, 2025 • 66 mins
We’re back, baby! Season 4 is upon us! We’ve done director vs. director (twice!). We’ve done doppelganger vs. doppelganger. So what’s next? Original vs. sequel, of course! The long held tradition of arguing whether the first or second movie is better has been co-opted for this season and our NEW title: Deux of the Greats! […]
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July 25, 2025 • 77 mins
Special episode alert! In recognition of the coming series of no less than 7 days in which we celebrate the fish known as sharks we have decided to give a double dose of off-season episodes! And this episode serves dual purposes (see what I did there?). It’s a preview for our S4 topic of “movie […]
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July 22, 2025 • 91 mins
Special episode alert! In recognition of the coming series of no less than 7 days in which we celebrate the fish known as sharks we have decided to give a double dose of off-season episodes! And this episode serves dual purposes (see what I did there?). It’s a preview for our S4 topic of “movie […]
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May 19, 2025 • 73 mins
It’s the final week! Or is it? The outcome will decide if we have to go an extra week or not. And what could possibly be better than to have two epic crossover movies: Freddy vs. Jason goes up against Alien vs Predator! The history of crossover movies goes way back to at least 1962 […]
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May 6, 2025 • 86 mins
Ghosts have always been a fascination of the human mind. What could cause a spirit to linger? What need is there for them to remain with us instead of going to the great beyond? And is it possible to make contact with these spirits and aid them in their passing? The Sixth Sense and Stir […]
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April 23, 2025 • 50 mins
Planes can be good fodder for a solid thriller film. Everyone is confined to a tight space. They are in the air. And there’s always the pesky issue if needing somebody to fly the damn things! All of these factors come into play in this week’s dual/duel where Executive Decision and Air Force One face […]
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April 7, 2025 • 87 mins
Who doesn’t love a good magic trick? Illusions! They’re illusions! And they can consume the lives of those who dedicate themselves to the craft. The Prestige follows two magicians in a years long battle to our-do each other. As they both slowly succumb to their own obsessions what will be the cost? The Illusionist follows […]
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March 24, 2025 • 87 mins
Do you remember what it was like to play baseball as a kid? It was like magic. A game of endless entertainment and dreams. That’s what our two movies this week tap into. Rookie of the Year is about Henry Rowengartner,a boy who gets injured only to discover this let’s him throw a fastball hard […]
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March 17, 2025 • 97 mins
Do you want to break free? Wake up? See how far down this rabbit hole goes? Then this is the episode for you. Two men fight for their place in a world they didn’t know wasn’t real in The Matrix and Dark City. Something was in the air around the time of 1998 and it […]
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March 11, 2025 • 75 mins
Skin that smokewagon! It’s western week here on this season of Dual of the Greats! And of course we have the famous battle of Wyatt Earp vs Tombstone. Both movies tackle the legend of the man himself but in entirely different ways. Will Wyatt Earps depiction of the titular characters entire life make it the […]
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March 3, 2025 • 52 mins
You asked, we answered! After multiple requests and mentions about it we have decided to include the “dual” of White House Down and Olympus Has Fallen. We have stepped outside our “normally scheduled programming” to bring you this episode. Which movie handled the “President is kidnapped” plot better? Listen and find out. This one’s for […]
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February 25, 2025 • 51 mins
From the time of “When Harry Met Sally” many rom-coms have tried to figure out whether men and women can be “just friends.” But something was in the air in 2011 that had people wondering if they could be *only* be more than friends? Instead of wondering if a relationship could be had without the […]
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February 17, 2025 • 66 mins
You’ve heard of a pregnant pause, but how about a pregnant nun?? Well, we’ve got two of them this week in our doppelganger movies. These are the most recent movies that we have ever reviewed as both of these movies came out in 2024 and are hardly over a year old but they have made […]
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February 10, 2025 • 60 mins
The Dual of the Greats marches up the hill hoorah, hoorah! This week we take on our first ever animated movies in AntZ and A Bug’s Life. Both movies came out in the year 1998 (somebody needs to really look into the 97-98 period and all the doppelganger movies) and feature a plot of an […]
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February 3, 2025 • 4 mins
We are two episodes in and we’ve got a special announcement! Your voices have been loud and we are listening! Comming Soon…. Subscribe and Rate us on Podcast Services! iTunes – Google Play – Stitcher – Spotify – RSS Did you like the show? Let us know! Email us! duelofthegreats@gmail.com Social Media! Twitter:@duelofthegreats / Instagram:@duelofthegreats […]
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February 3, 2025 • 68 mins
Season 3 continues with our second set of doppelganger movies. This week we have the Pierce Brosnan vehicle Dante’s Peak facing off against the Tommy Lee Jones lead Volcano. Both movies came out in the early part of 1997 and featured dormant volcanoes that became active and threatened people in various locales. In Volcano, Tommy […]
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January 27, 2025 • 26 mins
Duel of the Greats is back for season THREE! Or should we say… DUAL of the Greats! Check out this episode to learn more about whats ahead for plans with the upcoming season! ALSO IT’S A DOUBLE DROP! Episode 1 is also LIVE! Subscribe and Rate us on Podcast Services! iTunes – Google Play – […]
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January 27, 2025 • 72 mins
We’re back, baby! Season Three is here! And we’ve changed things up this season. You made have noticed we are now DUAL of the Greats. Why is that you ask? Wonderful question! Instead of putting one director against another we are going straight to the movies themselves. Forget about the directors! We’re putting doppelganger movies […]
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