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Film Fight

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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 an Emmy and Peabody winning Television Director (Stillwater, Housebroken, Hamster and Gretel, Sofia the First). Steve Walter is an Emmy Nominated Sound Engineer and post-p ...
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So Fast So Furious Podcast

So Fast So Furious Podcast

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The ultimate Fast & Furious podcast, So Fast So Furious. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SoFastPodcast Vito Lapiccola: https://twitter.com/vitolapiccola Zack Beseda: https://twitter.com/zackforreel Anthony Ray Bench: https://twitter.com/thisgamecheats
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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). Amber Hollinger is an Emmy and Peabody winning Television Director (Stillwater, Housebroken, Hamster and …
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Hell yeah, we're back! It's time to dive into another 15 minutes of the black sheep in the Fast & Furious franchise, Fate of the Furious. It's Dom Toretto vs. his own family to save his secret family, and things aren't looking good for our favorite bald good guy turned bad guy. Join Zack, Vito, and Anthony along with guest host Eddie Maldonado for …
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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. Zack Beseda is a podcaster and writer (So Fas…
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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, s…
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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, Debu…
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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 whi…
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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. Zack Beseda is a podca…
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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. Zack Beseda i…
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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…
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Keep the pedal to the metal as we collide headfirst with minutes 30through 45 of Furious 7. As we leave Han's funeral, we get introducedto Kurt Russell's character, Mr. Nobody as Dom and Deckard come faceto face for the first time. And then we get the whole crew backtogether and set up the main story of the film. It's a fun episode asalways, so che…
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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 b…
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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 over …
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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 neve…
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It's time to get cranked up and drive into Furious 7! We finally tackle the opening 15 minutes of 2015's Fast & Furious entry and, sadly, the last featuring Paul Walker. Next, we get a proper introduction to Deckard Shaw and his first meeting with Luke Hobbs. Yeah, remember when he had a first name?? Anyway, join as we crack open this bad boy and t…
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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 Dee…
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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 McCon…
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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 …
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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 challen…
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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 K…
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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, Am…
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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 Ambe…
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We're still alive! We're back again and ready to wrap up the tale of Sean and his wayward trip to Tokyo. When last we left the gearhead fish out of water, he'd found himself facing the Drift King once more. With Han gone, can Sean beat DK? Or will he be forced to leave Japan in disgrace forever?? Join us as we look at the final minutes of Tokyo Dri…
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It's time to take a detour from the story of Brian O'Conner and DomToretto, as we dive into the first fifteen minutes of Tokyo Drift!We're introduced to the main white guy of the movie, Sean Boswell,(played by actual southerner Lucas Black) as he starts a new school.Of course, he immediately gets into a dangerous car race with a jockbro over a girl…
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Join us for a mini-episode of So Fast So Furious as we review Fast &Furious: Supercharged, the attraction at Universal Studios Hollywood.Actually, it's more accurate to say it's a small part of the StudioTour and not all that long. But still, it's Fast & Furious so we'regonna cover it! Plus, it seems to take place concurrently with Furious6 so it's…
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We finally wrap up Fast and Furious 6 with the culmination of the bigairplane sequence (on the thousand mile runway) that include someMAJOR character moments. Not only that, but we're finally back torecording in person! Join us as we discuss the final 15 minutes of oneof the best Fast & Furious entries. It's a fun episode as always, socheck it out!…
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This fifteen minutes of Fast and Furious 6 is PACKED with action,emotion, and even some humor. What more could you ask for?? And ifthat's not enough, we also get the ultimate display of Dom's affectionby his physics-defying rescue of Letty. And that's not even the climaxof the movie! Join us as we gush over this action movie perfection inanother fu…
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We're an hour and fifteen minutes into Fast & Furious 6 and we get oneof the best scenes in the series with Dom facing off with Owen Shaw.This scene brilliantly lays out why Owen is the anti-Dom and displayshow the two characters are alike and also very different. From there,we go to what Justin Lin himself describes as "boring bullshit" for afew m…
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In this episode of So Fast So Furious, we attempt to tackle one of thebigger plot holes in the series with the events surrounding Letty'sdeath and who or what was buried in that LA cemetery next to the oiltanks. Other than that, we also get some really great stuff in this 15minutes including a fight between Brian and Braga, the most convolutedrace …
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We're back with minutes 45 through 60 of Fast & Furious 6! Letty isstarting to have doubts about Owen Shaw and Dom's team uncovers asecret connection to a past enemy. There's a ton of great stuff inthis section including Letty getting really physical for the firsttime in the series, a great Han & Roman team-up, and arguably the bestHobbs scene so f…
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Buckle in for another episode of So Fast So Furious where we're joined by comedian Rivers Langley (The Goods from the Woods Podcast) to tackle minutes 30 through 45 of Fast & Furious 6. Things are heating up with Owen's group of bad guys while Letty wonders who that handsome bulky man was she shot. We talk Diesel vs. Rock, good comedy vs. bad comed…
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We're back and diving right back into Fast and Furious 6! This is a jam-packed 15 minutes where we get all the set-up and mission specifics (or do we?), learn about Mia's new teleportation abilities, and discuss an extended action scene that may or may not have been influenced by The Dark Knight. The whole So Fast So Furious crew is complete again …
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Hey everybody! Here's a quick update on the show. We haven't been posting episodes as frequently and there's a totally legit reason why. First things first, WE ARE NOT QUITTING, FIGHTING, OR LAZY! Some things have just come up, and we are working on dealing with them and getting things back to a more regular schedule. Be patient with us please, and…
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