Film Fight
Film Fight is a film analysis podcast hosted by Zack Beseda, Amber Hollinger, Steve Walter and Jim Vastano. 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 a Television Director for animation, her work has been nominated for Annie and Peabody Awards (Stillwater, Housebroken, Hamster and Gretel). Steve Walter is an Emmy Nominated Sound Engineer and post-production guru (Heist, Stephen King’s Desperation). Jim Vastano is a Team One Marketing Strategist with campaigns including Pepsi and Lexus. 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)
Episodes
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 Paul Verhoeven movie of all time.
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Amber, Zack, Jim and Steve head west to round up their thoughts on Wyatt Earp based movies Tombstone (1993) and Wyatt Earp (1994).
Reveals: Jim’s knowledge of Jason Priestly is tested, Amber unearths some hidden desires, a passionate historian calls Tombstone to the table, and in a shock to absolutely no one Zack and Steve unite in a love for Val Kilmer.
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Ep 02. Marquee Match: 48 HRS. vs Red Heat
Buddy Cop Edition
Amber, Zack, Steve and Jim go on an 80s joy ride with two films shot by the same director (Walter Hill) 6 years apart. We’re talking about 48 Hrs. (1982) Vs Red Heat (1988).
Reveals: Steve accidentally watches the 1976 Red Heat, a group member compares one of the films to The Godfather, Amber takes a stand against the treatment of 80s female characters, Ronnie Cox m...
Ep 01. Marquee Match: Duel vs Joy Ride
Road Trip/Thriller Edition
Zack and Amber dissect Steven Spielberg’s directorial debut (Duel, 1971) and John Dahl’s seemingly homage to Duel (Joy Ride, 2001), two films featuring villains driving Peterbilt trucks.
Reveals: Zack shares his father’s CB handle and his own brush with a road raged driver while Amber recounts her emotional scarring from “Somewhere in Time.”
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