Film Fight

Film Fight

Film Fight is a film analysis podcast hosted by Zack Beseda, Amber Hollinger, Jim Vastano and Ethan DeForest. Each episode the group matches up two movies of similar plot or genre to see which one works better and why. Zack Beseda is a podcaster and writer (So Fast, So Furious, Metal School, Debut Review). Amber Hollinger is an Emmy and Peabody winning Television Director (Stillwater, Housebroken, Hamster and Gretel, Sofia the First). Jim Vastano is a Team One Marketing Strategist collaboration on major ad campaigns including Pepsi and Lexus. Ethan DeForest is a recent college grad currently in his film era. Contact: filmfightpodcast@gmail.com Intro and Outro Music: District Four by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license SFX: Soundly getsoundly.com Logo Photo Art: Viktor Gladkov (Getty Images/iStockphoto) Logo Design: Amber Hollinger, (Jim’s guy)

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July 1, 2026 105 mins

Murder Mystery takes on a new meaning with these true crime stories of unidentified serial killers. The Film Fight crew examines David Fincher’s “Zodiac” (2007) and Bong Joon Ho’s “Memories of Murder” (2003). Both filmmakers are at the top of their game as they attempt to capture terrifying moments from history. 

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Ep. 22 Marquee Match: Bonnie & Clyde vs Natural Born Killers

Cross Country Killers Edition

Bonnie & Clyde's lawless lives made scandalous headlines in the 1930s. These real life counterculture anti heroes became public sensations, and 90 years later the media still can't get enough. Countless versions of their story have been re-created, but the Film Fight crew thought "Bonnie & Clyde" (1967) and "Natural Born Killers"...

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Get ready for an explosive episode! The Film Fight crew, along with special guest and co-creator of Phineas and Ferb, Dan Povenmire, erupt with hot takes after watching Volcano (1997) and Dante’s Peak (1997). We lava talking movies! 

Zack Beseda is a podcaster and writer (So Fast, So Furious, Metal School, Debut Review).

Amber Hollinger is an Emmy and Peabody winning Television Director (Stillwater, Housebroken...

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It’s 1989. Director John Woo makes his cult classic movie “The Killer”. Fast forward to 2024. Director John Woo makes …“The Killer”??? Say no more- the Film Fight crew is on it. Zack, Amber, Jim and Steve examine the film legend’s choice to reimagine his own work some 35 years later.

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The Film Fight crew couldn’t hold their tongues after watching A Quiet Place (2018) and The Silence (2019). Zack, Amber, Steve, and Jim buckle down to see how these silent suspense thrillers stack up.

Zack Beseda is a podcaster and writer (So Fast, So Furious, Metal School, Debut Review).

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Zack, Amber, Steve, and Jim watch from the cheap seats as “The Scout” (1994) squares off against “Hustle” (2022). Which one of these films will strike out? 

Zack Beseda is a podcaster and writer (So Fast, So Furious, Metal School, Debut Review).

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The Film Fight crew hopes they don’t get coal in their stockings after the reviewing this battle of the Santas. 2022’s Christmas wish must have been vengeance when it released the nefarious North Pole nightmares “Violent  Night” and “Fatman”. Zack, Amber, Steve and Jim put both films on the naughty list.  

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Zack, Amber, Steve, and Jim travel back to the 80s for this week’s match up of Big (1988) vs 13 Going on 30 (2004) and also wish they could be 30. 

Zack Beseda is a podcaster and writer (So Fast, So Furious, Metal School, Debut Review).

Amber Hollinger is an Emmy and Peabody winning Television Director (Stillwater, Housebroken, Hamster and Gretel, soon to be released Barbie Myste...

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What happens when filmmakers team up to work on two different movie franchises? In the case of David Leitch and Chad Stahelski, it’s explosive. Zack, Amber, Steve, and Jim buckled up and got down to business watching Atomic Blonde (2017) and John Wick (2014) duke it out. 

Zack Beseda is a podcaster and writer (So Fast, So Furious, Metal School, Debut Review).

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In 1998, four years after Jeffery Katzenberg left Disney to help Dreamworks create an animation division, they released their first animated film: “Antz”. And wouldn’t ya know it, that same year Pixar released a movie that also featured these insects: "A Bug's Life". This begged the question for the Film Fight crew, which flick measured up, and which one got stomped? 

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Could Ian Fleming ever have guessed his novels would spawn decades of entertainment for movie fans all over the world? Zack, Amber, Steve and Jim matched up the first Bond film (1962’s Dr. No) with the latest Bond film (2021’s No Time to Die) to see if the formula for the ultimate British secret agent holds up after 27 films. 

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2006 inexplicably produced two star studded films featuring stories about the life and loves of competing magicians. It screamed Film Fight, so Zack, Amber, Steve and Jim pulled some sleight of hand and recorded this episode. If you’re looking for the secret, you won’t find it, because you’re not really looking… you want to be fooled. 

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In 1989 Driving Miss Daisy took home the Oscar for Best Picture. 29 years later, Greenbook (2018,) a film with similar themes, also won Best Picture. So you know what that means... Yep— the Film Fight crew had to put them head to head. Zack, Amber, Steve and Jim are now in the driver’s seat as they discuss the parallels, pitfalls and peaks of these two Award Winning movies. 

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Zack, Amber, Steve and Jim explore 1980’s fascination of men taking on traditional mom roles in our marquee match up “Mr. Mom” (1983) vs “Three Men and A Baby” (1987). Was there a ghost on set in one of these movies? Is there a difference between a crib and a bassinet? Is New York rent so expensive it requires three successful men in their 40s to be roommates? If your wife goes back to wo...

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The Film Fight foursome immerse themselves in wise-guy linguistics and attempt to “give it a name” while dissecting the crime stories of “Reservoir Dogs” (1992) and “Things to Do In Denver When You’re Dead” (1995). 

Reveals: Amber experiences an odd coincidence in watching “Things to Do In Denver”. Zack must say if he would keep his powder dry ov...

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Zack and Jim watch social media horror flicks "Friend Request" (2016) and "Unfriended" (2014) while Steve and Amber cover their eyes. As the crew examines the perils of accepting friend requests and youtube videos on dealing with the undead, will someone get unfriended? 

Reveals: In true "Never Have I Ever" from we discover two things Amber has never done and several things Zack, Steve and Jim have ALL done. Jim and Steve thro...

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In 1998, one Giant Asteroid movie wasn’t enough, so Zack, Amber, Steve and Jim go on their own mission to find out if “Armageddon” or “Deep Impact” hits home.  

Reveals: Does Michael Bay make the cut on Zack’s hangout list? Has Steve taken his day off to write a theme song for the podcast? Did Jim have a weekend full of whale vomit? What scene in Deep Impact is Am...

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Zack, Amber, Jim and Steve dive into the shallow waters of reality TV introspections, The Truman Show (1999) vs Ed TV (1999). 

Reveals: When mistaken for Jim Carrey, Jim Vastano admits pretending to be the star on numerous occasions, a metacritic reviewer tells us how to keep a woman happy, and find out who predicted within a minute of Matthew McConaughey taking his shirt off.

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With Jim and Steve out of town, Zack and Amber are left on their own to explore the world of hotel love in Pretty Woman (1990) vs Maid in Manhattan (2002) where women of lower socioeconomic status fall in love with wealthy suitors during their stay.  

Reveals: Zack had never seen Pretty Woman prior to the record… will this viewing convert him into a rom-com lover? Amber is put on the spot to ...

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Ep 04. Marquee Match: Robocop vs Robocop (Sci fi Remake Edition)

Dead or alive, Zack, Amber, Jim and Steve go into the future world of law enforcement when they watch Robocop (1987) and its remake Robocop (2014). 

Reveals: Jim is the outlier in his final verdict, Steve makes a stunning revelation about his family tie to Ronnie Cox, and Amber challenges Zack on his pick for worst P...

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