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Director Showdown

Director Showdown is an idea that came about after months of intense arguments between Brent Carroll and Adam Daufen about which famous director was better: Spielberg or Kubrick? From those arguments, season one was created. Each new season pits two new directors against each other, and every other week Adam and Brent get together to make their case - sometimes with help from guests.

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All Episodes

124:56

Dealer’s Choice: Wet Hot American Summer

Director Showdown ·

2020/03/23

Adam and Brent are finally back with this seasons Dealers Choice winner ‘Wet Hot American Summer’ with Erik Casarez! It’s the first ‘good’ movie of the 4 Dealer’s Choice competitions we’ve had so far, and the fellas enjoy getting into the nitty gritty of David Wain’s cult comedy classic! The first on-screen appearance of Bradley Cooper, the comedy style of Wain and his comedy troupe ‘The State’, as well as why Wet Hot American Summer was misunderstood at the time and the importance of ‘time

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111:33

Zero Dark Thirty

Director Showdown ·

2020/02/03

Adam and Brent finally wrap up season 7 with Bigelow’s acclaimed Bin Laden manhunt film ‘Zero Dark Thirty’! They get into the complicated legacy of the film, it’s depiction of torture scenes as well as the intense and realistic raid at the end of Zero Dark Thirty! Aside from that, they get into a brief ‘Chris Pratt Chat Corner’, talk Deuce Bigelow’s relation to Kathryn Bigelow, and an overall discussion and ranking for the season overall (with a few VERY surprising placements). Thank you

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104:40

Avatar

Director Showdown ·

2020/01/27

Adam and Brent wrap up James Cameron for the season talking ‘Avatar’ with Brian Menard! It’s an episode filled with even more 2010 Oscar context, as well as discussions about the tropes of the movie and it’s many technological advancements. This one also has plenty of historical context from 2009! It’s our penultimate episode for this season, talking a potentially underrated modern action classic, so we hope you enjoy and thanks so much for listening! As always, check out

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109:18

The Hurt Locker

Director Showdown ·

2020/01/20

Adam and Brent are back talking Bigelow’s Best Picture-winner ‘The Hurt Locker’! The guys get into comparisons to both Point Break and the Safdie brothers’ Uncut Gems, the bomb sequences in the movie as well as a lot of good context for the 2010 Oscars, and the battle between Bigelow and Cameron! It’s just the fellas for this episode (back to guests next week!) so enjoy the deep dive into Bigelow’s modern war classic, and thanks so much for listening! As always, check out

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111:37

Titanic

Director Showdown ·

2020/01/06

Adam and Brent are once again joined by Amy Kidwell to talk James Cameron’s box-office behemoth ‘Titanic’! They get into their personal histories with Titanic, it’s place in society as a huge cultural touchstone for generations, and the sexual awakenings caused by Leo DiCaprio. Some other topics are tangents into practical vs. digital VFX, balancing a romance with set pieces and how James Cameron used prior successes to become ‘king of the world’! It’s a wild episode, even by our standards,

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102:03

Strange Days

Director Showdown ·

2019/12/16

Adam and Brent are once again joined by friend David Rodriguez to discuss Kathryn Bigelow’s millenium-epic ‘Strange Days’! They talk the movies many themes, how it represents the era of late 90’s/early 2000’s , the ‘squid’ technology, and how it’s box office failure knocked her career off course for a decade. It’s a great, tangent-y talk about a very solid and under-seen/under-discussed movie, so we hope you watch it if you haven’t. As always, thank you for listening, and make sure to like,

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94:17

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Director Showdown ·

2019/12/09

Adam and Brent are back to Cameron/Bigelow with James Camerons 1991 action classic ‘Terminator 2: Judgement Day’! This week, they’re joined by friends of the show Laura Banuelos and Alissa Perez! They get into their history (or lack thereof) with the franchise as a whole, middle school fashions, and some more Sinbad chat! It’s a rambunctious and fun episode to get back into the flow of things, so we hope you enjoy! As always, check out http://Stickerfridge.com for everything we have going

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149:02

Decade in Review: Top 10 of the 2010’s

Director Showdown ·

2019/12/02

Adam and Brent are kickstarting their return to Cameron V Bigelow with a look back with a ‘decade in review’! With 2020 quickly approaching, the guys picked their 10 favorite movies between the years 2010-2019, and count them down, talking about what they love about each one! After that, they take a moment to highlight their favorite directors of the decade, and their favorite year since 2010. It’s a great retrospective, and a good starting point for the podcast for new listeners! After

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125:21

Point Break

Director Showdown ·

2019/08/26

Adam and Brent are talking 90’s action classic ‘Point Break’ with returning friend Erik Casarez! The guys get into the relationship at the center of the movie between Bodhi and Johnny Utah, as well as Keanu Corner and Swayze talk. They also introduce a new crucial segment called ‘Would Sinbad make this better?’ to look out for on future episodes! Thanks for listening and please rate, review and subscribe to have access to all the newest episodes of the podcast! Make sure to check out Erik’s

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122:57

Aliens

Director Showdown ·

2019/08/19

Aliens! After much talk and speculation, and a brief flirtation last season, Adam and Brent finally officially cross over with ‘Revenge of the Sequel‘ to talk Aliens! The ROTS guys add a lot of historical context on the movie and James Cameron’s career at this time, and the fellas get into their adoration (and some criticisms) of Cameron’s Sci-fi classic. It’s been a very long time coming, so we hope you enjoy the episode. Make sure to check out Revenge of the Sequel and their back

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84:58

Blue Steel

Director Showdown ·

2019/08/12

Adam and Brent are talking the first Kathryn Bigelow movie of the season, her 1989 cop-thriller ‘Blue Steel’! The fellas talk the importance of female perspective in film (sorry it took us 7 seasons to talk a female director, we’re jackasses), Jamie Lee Curtis, Clancy Brown as a prime ‘Snack’ and the truly unpredictable turns this movie takes. It’s a great starting point for talking Bigelow’s career, and a real Rosetta stone for her as a director. Thank you so much for listening, and make

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105:55

Terminator

Director Showdown ·

2019/08/05

Adam and Brent are kicking off season 7 with James Cameron’s 1984 classic ‘Terminator’! This season is Jimmy Cams v Katherine Bigelow (ex-spouses and eventual rivals during the 2009 Academy Awards). The fellas get into their overall thoughts and histories with each director, talk some Terminator-era Schwarzenegger, and take a tangent to talk actor/comedian ‘Sinbad’ for a little while! Nothing much has changed for Director Showdown, as you can see. Thanks for listening, and please rate,

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93:13

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Director Showdown ·

2019/07/29

Adam and Brent are doing another Director Throwback, this time to Quentin Tarantino and his new film ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood‘! The fellas get into the subversive nature of the movie, performances of Dicaprio, Pitt and Robbie and how it fits into his filmography as a whole! It’s always a treat to get a new Tarantino flick, and the fellas are stoked to be talking about ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’. As always, thanks for listening and make sure to subscribe to be prepared for DS7:

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86:10

Too Old to Die Young: Part 2

Director Showdown ·

2019/07/08

Adam and Brent wrap up their thoughts on the final 5 episodes of ‘Too Old to Die Young’! They discuss the somewhat disappointing nature of the final episodes, as well as their highlights, as well as what they think the show is trying to say. Aside from that, they also get into what’s next for Director Showdown over the next few months! As always, check out http://Stickerfridge.com for everything we have going on, from videos to podcasts, articles and more! Follow Adam and Brent on

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105:38

Too Old to Die Young: Part 1

Director Showdown ·

2019/07/01

Adam and Brent are doing something special with this TWO PART series of bonus episodes, talking Nicholas Winding Refn’s Amazon Prime show ‘Too Old to Die Young’! It is also the beginning of what we’ll tentatively title THROWBACKS, where the boys cover new releases from previously discussed directors (So get stoked on that ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ episode, y’all). In this Part 1 of 2, Brent and Adam talk episodes 1-5 of the show, it’s themes, performances, and action set pieces. If

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111:38

Dealer’s Choice: Gigli

Director Showdown ·

2019/05/27

Adam and Brent descend into the bowls of Hell to discuss Martin Brest’s 2003 disaster, Gigli. The fellas get into how the movie dives head-first into problematic territory, the disastrous performances, and whether or not certain actors should go to prison for what they’ve done in Gigli (spoiler: they should). It’s the worst movie ever covered on this podcast, all thanks to Joel (@RetweetJoel on Twitter) who won this seasons competition. Stay tuned next week to see what’s coming next from

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82:38

Revenge of the Director Sequeldown: Feig v Burton

Director Showdown ·

2019/05/20

This first bonus episode of the season is a crossover with the Revenge of the Sequel fellas, throwing a rematch of Paul Feig vs Tim Burton! Emmanuel Delfin and John Casares are talking Ed Wood and A Simple Favor in a micro-Director Showdown throwback to season 3! Will they come to a different conclusion than Adam and Brent did back then? Most Likely! Thanks for listening, and make sure to rate, review and subscribe anywhere you get your podcasts (to this show AND theirs!) ALSO, make sure to

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110:18

Dunkirk

Director Showdown ·

2019/05/13

Adam and Brent put a bow on season 6 of Director Showdown with Nolan’s tense war epic ‘Dunkirk’! The fellas talk about it’s experimental, no-frills structure, Tom Hardy’s badass pilot (and masterfully shot dog-fighting scenes) as well as Hanz Zimmer’s perfectly cinematic score for the film. After Dunkirk is Done, Kirk, (sorry) they wrap up their thoughts on this season, it’s role as a semi-sequel to the Spielberg/Kubrick season, and possibly even crown a winner?? It’s an exciting cap to a

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132:00

Gone Girl

Director Showdown ·

2019/05/06

Adam and Brent are joined by returning friend David Rodriguez to talk Fincher’s ‘Gone Girl’! The guys get into the differences between the book and movie, gender politics, and Ben Affleck’s penis, of course! Gone Girl is the penultimate episode of the show, and one filled to the brim with fun tangents! Make sure to stay subscribed to ‘Fam Films’ for all the new upcoming podcasts, as well as the David Fincher ‘Every Frame a Painting’ episode referenced in the episode-

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151:51

Interstellar

Director Showdown ·

2019/04/29

Brent and Adam are joined once again but Gus Kelley to talk one of his all-time favorites, Interstellar! Adam gets into the big ideas behind the movie’s science, Gus talks about the experience of seeing it for the first time, and Brent is a big ol’ negative Nancy (Although he loves Interstellar too and hopes everyone knows it!) The guys discuss Hanz Zimmer’s incredible work on the movie, worm AND black holes, and their favorite Matt Damon performances! As always, thanks so much for

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