Film Fights
136 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsFilm Fights is a comedy movie review podcast in which two films go head to head in a battle of genre, style, and wit. It's up to hosts Jono and Konrad to wade through each movie's shortcomings and/or glory through mucking about and radical tangents to declare a new champion for each battle. And like most competitor sports, there is drinking, yelling, and sometimes blood.
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Episodes
Spotlight Film: The House That Jack Built
February 09, 2021 09:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MBJono: Konrad? Konrad: I'm here, Jono. Jono: I don't feel good, Konrad. There's a sour taste in my mouth. Konrad: You want me to show you the way to the next Whiskey Bar? Jono: Yes. Yes, Konrad. Verily! Lots of drinking. Lots of singing. Lots of sinking! Plus a surprise visit from an old acquaintance! Intro/Outro by Math the Band. Band From Can song by CTRL X CTRL V.
#014: Teen Witch vs Teen Wolf
February 03, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 60.8 MBHormones are running high in this week's episode involving teens and the supernatural. How come these two never found each other? One was cursed, and the other was spellbound. Well, not really? It all turned out fine. Just fine. More or less. Tangents include Chilis 2 Wolf, Wolf-Love, Coach's Advice, Lawyer Jono Rerun, Teen Witch BotB Issues, and Top That Guy. Intro/Outro by Math the Band.
#022: Teen Witch vs Teen Wolf
February 03, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 60.8 MBHormones are running high in this week's episode involving teens and the supernatural. How come these two never found each other? One was cursed, and the other was spellbound. Well, not really? It all turned out fine. Just fine. More or less. Tangents include Chilis 2 Wolf, Wolf-Love, Coach's Advice, Lawyer Jono Rerun, Teen Witch BotB Issues, and Top That Guy. Intro/Outro by Math the Band.
#021: EXTRA Gravy Minisode [w/Jamie Gravy]
January 30, 2021 00:00 - 15 minutes - 10.4 MBServing as a companion piece to Tarantino's Pizza, these are a few outtakes as well as a side discussion of the film, True Romance. Plus! Jamie reveals why he walks with such a hunch sometimes all the time not really.
EXTRA Gravy - Tarrantino OUTTAKES [w/Jamie Gravy]
January 30, 2021 00:00 - 15 minutes - 10.4 MBServing as a companion piece to Tarantino's Pizza, these are a few outtakes as well as a side discussion of the film, True Romance. Plus! Jamie reveals why he walks with such a hunch sometimes all the time not really.
#013: Death Proof vs. Kill Bill vol.1 [with Jamie Gravitt]
January 26, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBTarantino's Pizza, hot and fresh, just like you like it - with GRAVY! This week, the film fighting home team is challenged by Comedian Jamie Gravy [Gravitt] with one of his favorite directors, Quentin Tarantino. But he's going in handicapped with one arm tied behind his back, because he chose Death Proof. Will Jamie come out on top against Kon n Jon's ringer? Tune in to find out! Tangents include Pog Talk, It's Pat, Search Engines, and Glorious Basterds. Intro/Outro/Film Fact Fraud the...
Death Proof vs. Kill Bill vol.1 [with Jamie Gravy]
January 26, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBTarantino's Pizza, hot and fresh, just like you like it - with GRAVY! This week, the film fighting home team is challenged by Comedian Jamie Gravy with one of his favorite directors, Quentin Tarantino. But he's going in handicapped with one arm tied behind his back, because he chose Death Proof. Will Jamie come out on top against Kon n Jon's ringer? Tune in to find out! Tangents include Pog Talk, It's Pat, Search Engines, and Glorious Basterds. Intro/Outro/Film Fact Fraud theme by Math...
#020: Death Proof vs. Kill Bill vol.1 [with Jamie Gravy]
January 26, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBTarantino's Pizza, hot and fresh, just like you like it - with GRAVY! This week, the film fighting home team is challenged by Comedian Jamie Gravy with one of his favorite directors, Quentin Tarantino. But he's going in handicapped with one arm tied behind his back, because he chose Death Proof. Will Jamie come out on top against Kon n Jon's ringer? Tune in to find out! Tangents include Pog Talk, It's Pat, Search Engines, and Glorious Basterds. Intro/Outro/Film Fact Fraud theme by Math...
#018: Point Break vs Speed
January 19, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBThis week, our hometown film fighters discuss one of the greats of 90s/transportation/action/bromance/LA films: Keanu Reeves! Whether it’s surfing or bussing, Keanu sure knows how to make adrenaline ooze from the screen. If only he would divulge his Secret of the Ooze. This is the worst copy that’s ever existed. Tangents include Johnny Utah Football School, The X-Presidents, Rick Astley’s lesser known brother Rob Astley, Soupy Scary Cereals, and FormTrancers. Intro/Outro Theme by Math t...
#012: Point Break vs Speed
January 19, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBThis week, our hometown film fighters discuss one of the greats of 90s/transportation/action/bromance/LA films: Keanu Reeves! Whether it’s surfing or bussing, Keanu sure knows how to make adrenaline ooze from the screen. If only he would divulge his Secret of the Ooze. This is the worst copy that’s ever existed. Tangents include Johnny Utah Football School, The X-Presidents, Rick Astley’s lesser known brother Rob Astley, Soupy Scary Cereals, and FormTrancers. Intro/Outro Theme by Math t...
#017: Hard Ticket to Hawaii vs Pocket Ninjas [Randomizer #1]
January 12, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBHappy New Year! Film Fights is back with our 2021 premiere episode and our first Randomizer! When you drown to death in a dumpster fire, who will be there to pick up the pieces? What the heck does that even mean? Tangents include Escape From Big Trouble Number Bunny Blonde Magoo, Bird Shit Brains Beer Clean Cage, Gas Station Meth Pipes, and YouTube Bait with appearances by Vincent Price and the debut of PromKon! Intro/Outro Theme by Math the Band. Other music included: Hard Ticket to H...
Hard Ticket to Hawaii vs Pocket Ninjas [Randomizer #1]
January 12, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBHappy New Year! Film Fights is back with our 2021 premiere episode and our first Randomizer! When you drown to death in a dumpster fire, who will be there to pick up the pieces? What the heck does that even mean? Tangents include Escape From Big Trouble Number Bunny Blonde Magoo, Bird Shit Brains Beer Clean Cage, Gas Station Meth Pipes, and YouTube Bait with appearances by Vincent Price and the debut of PromKon! Intro/Outro Theme by Math the Band. Other music included: Hard Ticket to H...
#011: Hard Ticket to Hawaii vs Pocket Ninjas [Randomizer #1]
January 12, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBHappy New Year! Film Fights is back with our 2021 premiere episode and our first Randomizer! When you drown to death in a dumpster fire, who will be there to pick up the pieces? What the heck does that even mean? Tangents include Escape From Big Trouble Number Bunny Blonde Magoo, Bird Shit Brains Beer Clean Cage, Gas Station Meth Pipes, and YouTube Bait with appearances by Vincent Price and the debut of PromKon! Intro/Outro Theme by Math the Band. Other music included: Hard Ticket to H...
#015: Christmas Vacation vs Home Alone
December 28, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 53.5 MBOur final holiday episode of the month is finally a match that has legs. Kevin Maculkin and Clark Cable throwdown for the King of Khristmas. We also learn that Konrad hates Turkey, Jono is still obsessed with Tales From the Crypt, and Future Jono is none too happy about the unpaid overtime he put in this month’s haul. Tangents include Mackaly’s Farmer’s Market, Konrad’s Patented Cover Banks, Catfish Kingdom Song, Fredward Hammerhands, and Buddies vs Puppy Chow vs Turtle Brown vs Tiger Bl...
#010: Christmas Vacation vs Home Alone
December 28, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 53.5 MBOur final holiday episode of the month is finally a match that has legs. Kevin Maculkin and Clark Cable throwdown for the King of Khristmas. We also learn that Konrad hates Turkey, Jono is still obsessed with Tales From the Crypt, and Future Jono is none too happy about the unpaid overtime he put in this month’s haul. Tangents include Mackaly’s Farmer’s Market, Konrad’s Patented Cover Banks, Catfish Kingdom Song, Fredward Hammerhands, and Buddies vs Puppy Chow vs Turtle Brown vs Tiger Bl...
Holiday Bonus #3: Nightmare Before Christmas
December 23, 2020 20:00 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MBLook! I’m Just Not Into You! New segment for our Holiday Mini where one of the Film Fighters is not so thrilled about a universally loved movie. The battle is Jono vs Konrad to argue why Tim Burton’s Christmas classic is so amazing (or not). Featuring the debut of Lawyer Jono! Intro/Outro Theme by Math the Band. Other music included is The Lizards by Phish, Look I Just Don’t Like You by Piebald, Sally by Gogol Bordello, In an Operetta by Magnetic Fields, Calloway Boogie by Cab Calloway.
#014: Holiday Bonus #3: Nightmare Before Christmas
December 23, 2020 20:00 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MBLook! I’m Just Not Into You! New segment for our Holiday Mini where one of the Film Fighters is not so thrilled about a universally loved movie. The battle is Jono vs Konrad to argue why Tim Burton’s Christmas classic is so amazing (or not). Featuring the debut of Lawyer Jono! Intro/Outro Theme by Math the Band. Other music included is The Lizards by Phish, Look I Just Don’t Like You by Piebald, Sally by Gogol Bordello, In an Operetta by Magnetic Fields, Calloway Boogie by Cab Calloway.
#013: Mixed Nuts vs. Scrooged
December 20, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 54.3 MBContinuing our bloated Holiday month is our next Christmas-themed battle - Martin vs Murray! Death vs Death! Humility vs Ego! All that crap! Tangents include Cooking by the Book, Trailers Galore, Jono to Ashes, Tab vs Diet Coke, Konrad Live at the Apollo! Also introduced in this episode is the premiere of our movie trivia game show, Film Fact Fraud! Plus! We spin the Randomizer Wheel to determine our first Film Fight for 2021! Intro & Film Fact Fraud themes by Math the Band. Cockta...
#009: Mixed Nuts vs. Scrooged
December 20, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 54.3 MBContinuing our bloated Holiday month is our next Christmas-themed battle - Martin vs Murray! Death vs Death! Humility vs Ego! All that crap! Tangents include Cooking by the Book, Trailers Galore, Jono to Ashes, Tab vs Diet Coke, Konrad Live at the Apollo! Also introduced in this episode is the premiere of our movie trivia game show, Film Fact Fraud! Plus! We spin the Randomizer Wheel to determine our first Film Fight for 2021! Intro & Film Fact Fraud themes by Math the Band. Cockta...
#012 - Holiday Bonus #2: More 4 Les OUTTAKES
December 16, 2020 10:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MBWe had so much fun with our special guest, Leslie Hartman, that we had recorded for over 3 hours, and Future Jono had much difficulty editing out some gems. Instead of leaving them on the cutting room floor, we've Frankenstein'd some of the best bits together for your listening pleasure. Presented here is our first outtakes mini of various tangents and extended gripes on The Santa Clause. Intro theme by Math the Band. Background music by Quantic. Outro “Bad Nerd” by MC Frontalot and Cor...
Holiday Bonus #2: Santas's OUTTAKES
December 16, 2020 10:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MBWe had so much fun with our special guest, Leslie Hartman, that we had recorded for over 3 hours, and Future Jono had much difficulty editing out some gems. Instead of leaving them on the cutting room floor, we've Frankenstein'd some of the best bits together for your listening pleasure. Presented here is our first outtakes mini of various tangents and extended gripes on The Santa Clause. Intro theme by Math the Band. Background music by Quantic. Outro “Bad Nerd” by MC Frontalot and Cor...
#008: Miracle On 34th Street vs. The Santa Clause
December 14, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 63.6 MBIt’s a battle of the Santa Clauses’ss as we are joined by special guest Leslie Hartman to determine who pulled off the jolly Saint Nick the best. Is Tim Allen’s Home Improvement’s Tim “The Toolman” Taylor’s signature grunt enough to beat out Richard Attenborough’s Jurassic Park’s John Hammond’s classic disregard for his grandchildren’s safety- what was I talking about? Intro/Outro theme by Math the Band. “1994” by The Stereo. Whiskey by New Southern Revival Sorghum Whiskey.
#011: Miracle On 34th Street vs. The Santa Clause
December 14, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 63.6 MBIt’s a battle of the Santa Clauses’ss as we are joined by special guest Leslie Hartman to determine who pulled off the jolly Saint Nick the best. Is Tim Allen’s Home Improvement’s Tim “The Toolman” Taylor’s signature grunt enough to beat out Richard Attenborough’s Jurassic Park’s John Hammond’s classic disregard for his grandchildren’s safety- what was I talking about? Intro/Outro theme by Math the Band. “1994” by The Stereo. Whiskey by New Southern Revival Sorghum Whiskey.
Holiday Bonus #1: Fatman
December 08, 2020 23:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MBWeighing in at the last minute is one more “strongman” actor to defend his bad decisions streak with this year’s Fatman, already guaranteed to be a Christmas Classic! The first holiday bonus kicks off our new mini episode structure - short and completely irreverent. Irrelevant? Yea, that too! PLUS! A very special guest unexpectedly joins us at the last minute! Tangents include Cat Juggling, Tinman’s Heart [feat DonElf Trump], Jono Goes to Prison, and Breakfast Cigars. Intro/Outro theme...
#010 - Holiday Bonus #1: Fatman
December 08, 2020 23:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MBWeighing in at the last minute is one more “strongman” actor to defend his bad decisions streak with this year’s Fatman, already guaranteed to be a Christmas Classic! The first holiday bonus kicks off our new mini episode structure - short and completely irreverent. Irrelevant? Yea, that too! PLUS! A very special guest unexpectedly joins us at the last minute! Tangents include Cat Juggling, Tinman’s Heart [feat DonElf Trump], Jono Goes to Prison, and Breakfast Cigars. Intro/Outro theme...
#007 - Santa With Muscles vs. Jingle All the Way
December 05, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBUPGRADED MICS!! Santa came early with the gift of better sound for Future Jono while Konrad and Present(?) Jono received the gift of judging the very specific sub genre of strongman-turned-actor Christmas movies. Will it be a TurboMan Parade that sweeps this match or shall the spoils go to whatever it was Hulk Hogan was trying to do in that movie? What the heck even was his character? Santa? Tangents include Mountain D'egg Nogg, Present Jono's Fony Dislyxea, Warm Wendy's Prison, and Fut...
#009 - Santa With Muscles vs. Jingle All the Way
December 05, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBUPGRADED MICS!! Santa came early with the gift of better sound for Future Jono while Konrad and Present(?) Jono received the gift of judging the very specific sub genre of strongman-turned-actor Christmas movies. Will it be a TurboMan Parade that sweeps this match or shall the spoils go to whatever it was Hulk Hogan was trying to do in that movie? What the heck even was his character? Santa? Tangents include Mountain D'egg Nogg, Present Jono's Fony Dislyxea, Warm Wendy's Prison, and Fut...
#009 - Santa With Muscles vs. Jingle All the Way
December 05, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBUPGRADED MICS!! Santa came early with the gift of better sound for Future Jono while Konrad and Present(?) Jono received the gift of judging the very specific sub genre of strongman-turned-actor Christmas movies. Will it be a TurboMan Parade that sweeps this match or shall the spoils go to whatever it was Hulk Hogan was trying to do in that movie? What the heck even was his character? Santa? Tangents include Mountain D'egg Nogg, Present Jono's Fony Dislyxea, Warm Wendy's Prison, and Fut...
Palate Cleanser: Kung Fu Hustle
November 28, 2020 09:00 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MBAfter last week’s horror show, your resident Film Fighters sat down to a Palate Cleanser to lighten things up. Roger Ebert says “Imagine a film in which Jackie Chan and Buster Keaton meet Quentin Tarantino and Bugs Bunny.” Well put, sir. Refreshing and satisfying. Music by Math the Band. “I Are Minds” interlude music by Monster Rally. Drinks by Alcohol.
#008 - Palate Cleanser: Kung Fu Hustle
November 28, 2020 09:00 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MBAfter last week’s horror show, your resident Film Fighters sat down to a Palate Cleanser to lighten things up. Roger Ebert says “Imagine a film in which Jackie Chan and Buster Keaton meet Quentin Tarantino and Bugs Bunny.” Well put, sir. Refreshing and satisfying. Music by Math the Band. “I Are Minds” interlude music by Monster Rally. Drinks by Alcohol.
#006: Ichi the Killer vs. Oldboy
November 21, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 62 MBKeeping it classy with some classic Asian Cinema by way of ever heightening violence of the insane variety. We watch two very different characters walk the same thin line between a harrowing investigation and general life goals. Both experience separation tonguxiety. Does that track? It’s a portmanteau of Separation Anxiety and tongue. It’s not clever at all, but I’m trying to make the best of a mutilation situation. Tangents include Cast Iron Pans, Uncle Ninja Turtle, Pastry Coffee, a...
Mini #03: Memory Lame: The Frighteners
November 14, 2020 09:00 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MBHey hey! It’s a new segment called Memory Lame, where we discuss an older movie - particularly one we haven’t seen in a decade or more - to decide if it is a trip down Memory LANE or Memory LAME! Which will be changed by the end? The movie or our memories? Tune in to find out! Music by Math the Band. Beer by Real Ale Moon Walk IPA.
Memory Lame: The Frighteners
November 14, 2020 09:00 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MBHey hey! It’s a new segment called Memory Lame, where we discuss an older movie - particularly one we haven’t seen in a decade or more - to decide if it is a trip down Memory LANE or Memory LAME! Which will be changed by the end? The movie or our memories? Tune in to find out! Music by Math the Band. Beer by Real Ale Moon Walk IPA.
#005: House (1986) vs. House On Haunted Hill (1999)
November 06, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 64.6 MBOh. It’s still Halloween? It is now! Our FINAL FIGHT of spooky films for yesterweek ends with a battle of Haunted Houses. House is about a house that is haunted, but perhaps it is Roger Cobb (William Katt) who is haunted. House On Haunted Hill is about a house that is actually a mental asylum(?) for the criminally insane(?) and also a house(?) that is haunted(?), but perhaps it is the screenwriter who is haunt- no, he’s just terrible. Which “House” will Kon ‘n Jon call home? Find ou...
Mini #02: Top 10 Monsters
October 31, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 41.8 MBM-m-m-monsters!? Halloween continues with our brand new mini episode, which is not very short at all, defeating the whole reason it’s called a mini. We clearly had a ball counting down our favorite movie monsters, so join us for a spooky reminisce, some blood-curdling drinks, and a few ghastly disagreements. Music by Math the Band. Tequila by ArteNOM Selección de 1549.
#004: Monster Squad vs. Freaked
October 24, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 52.9 MBIt's Halloween time, lovely spectators, and why not start things off with a monsters vs freaks battle? 1987's Monster Squad is the ultimate answer to "What if The Goonies met the Universal Monsters?" and "What if Wolfman had nards?" 1993's Freaked is Alex Winter's demented dark comic feature follow-up to the short lived nearly forgotten MTV series, The Idiot Box. Also, Dennis- I mean, Randy Quaid is in it. Find out which film comes out on top - according to us. Tangents include Exxon Va...