We’re going old school on a new Now vs Then. Like, really old school. Russel and Kyle get medieval on your ass as they pit silent classic The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) against modern masterpiece (?) A Knight’s Tale (2001) to decide which is

Romcoms

Feb 13th, 2020 42m 36s

Something old, something new…something borrowed? Something blue? Well whatever, love is in the air on a new episode of Now vs Then as Russel and Kyle stare into each other’s eyes and discuss romcoms past and present. Find out what gets their he

Buddy Cops

Jan 24th, 2020 39m 29s

Russel and Kyle may be getting too old for this s**t, but that doesn’t stop them from taking on buddy cop movies in the latest episode of Now vs Then. Where else are you going to hear a comparison of Akira Kurosawa and Michael Bay, as the bad b

Baseball Movies

Jan 9th, 2020 38m 7s

Russel and Kyle swing for the fences as they go to bat for their baseball movie picks (yes, there will be many puns). To decide who wins the pennant, Now vs. Then fields 1973’s Bang the Drum Slowly against 1984’s The Natural, while also discuss

Women Directors

Dec 19th, 2019 40m 41s

You know what the world needs more of? A podcast with two straight guys sitting around talking about women directors! You’re welcome. Jokes aside, Russel and Kyle tackle a bit of the history, or lack thereof, of female representation behind the

Scorsese vs. Scorsese

Dec 2nd, 2019 31m 49s

A new episode of Now vs. Then travels to the heart of pure cinema with a look at a couple of Marvel mo…I mean, Martin Scorsese movies. Oops. In honour of the release of The Irishman, Russel and Kyle take a look back at this legendary filmmaker’

War is Hell

Nov 8th, 2019 38m 19s

War…is…hell. For as long as there have been movies, there have been war movies. Many of them are filled with adventure, heroics and patriotism. Others try to capture the true chaos and horror of conflict. In a new Now vs. Then, Russel and Kyle

Dawn of the Deads

Oct 29th, 2019 34m 37s

When there’s no more room in hell, the dead will…record a podcast? Russel and Kyle get positively spooky for a special Halloween edition of Now vs. Then, which sees one of the OG zombie flicks, George Romero’s 1978 Dawn of the Dead, pitted agai

Medical Movies

Oct 15th, 2019 32m 44s

It’s time for a check-up, as Dr. Russel and Dr. Kyle revive two great medical movies to see which has the cleanest bill of health. Join them as they put Bigger Than Life (1956) and Contagion (2011) through a series of exams; poking and prodding

Leading Men

Oct 2nd, 2019 31m 48s

On a new Now vs. Then, it’s the ultimate machoman showdown when Russel and Kyle go mano a mano and put their picks for great leading men into the ring to see who comes out on top. From tents to coliseums, the star power burns bright this episod

Off to College

Sep 16th, 2019 30m 9s

It’s September, which means it’s time for plenty of fresh-faced youngsters to leave home for the first time as they head off to college. And just because it’s been a good while since anyone has referred to them as “fresh-faced” or “youngsters,”

Monster Movies

Sep 3rd, 2019 31m 34s

On this episode of Now vs Then: The Movie Discussion Podcast, we get into it mano a mano and monster a monster. We’re talking Creature Features, Monster Movies…whatever you want to call them, they’ve been a staple of the silver screen since pre

The Car Chase

Aug 19th, 2019 32m 6s

We’re taking the corners fast and opening it up on the highway as we talk car chases on this episode of Now vs Then: The Movie Comparison Podcast. Ride shotgun with Russel and Kyle as they buckle up for an action-packed street race between Vani

Redford vs. Redford

Aug 7th, 2019 25m 46s

He’s one of the most beloved, successful and, dare we say, handsome leading men of the last 60 (!) years, but what era Robert Redford is peak Robert Redford? Does the fiery young actor with the piercing blue eyes take the cake, or is it the eld

Politics

Jul 23rd, 2019 30m 34s

Politics. Have they really changed much over the years? Or has it been business as usual? In a new Now vs. Then, Kyle and Russel hit the campaign trail to take a look at what the movies have to say about the political landscape. It’s Mr. Smith

The Western

Jul 8th, 2019 29m 3s

It’s when men were…cowhands or gunfighters or gamblers. And women were…prostitutes? Kyle and Russel are talking Westerns on this new episode of Now vs. Then: The Movie Comparison Podcast, as they pit the John Ford classic My Darling Clementin

Drugs: A Celebration

Jun 3rd, 2019 30m 30s

Drugs. Whether they inspire you to join the counterculture as you ride a chopper across the USA, or make you and your stoner buddies try to pull off a jail break...they, well...what were we talking about? Oh right: drugs. Join Russel and Kyle a

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Introduction

Jun 3rd, 2019 5m 12s

Meet Russel Lolacher and Kyle Wells, two friends and film buffs with some serious gaps in their movie watching. For Russel it's the old classics, for Kyle it's the new pop culture hits. Join them as they challenge each other to try something ne

The Femme Fatale

Jun 3rd, 2019 34m 58s

The femme fatale. How has this character archetype changed over time? Has she become more sympathetic? More diabolical? Has how we approach this sort of character changed? For better? For worse? Find out with the VERY FIRST episode of Now vs. T