Clash Of The Titles - a movie podcast! – Details, episodes & analysis

So, here it is: the final episode of Clash of the Titles. And we’re going out with the biggest bang imaginable.

In the second half of our final destructive duel, we’re casting a cautious eye over 1997’s Volcano, which stars a dismissive Tommy Lee Jones looking suspiciously at manhole covers and literally laughing in the various faces of science. We have yet more disputes around basic volcanic terminology, all while the volcano itself manages to solve racist tensions marring the town. Ah, the movies…

Thank you to everyone who has listened to Clash over the past four and a half years. Be sure to have a peruse of our extensive back catalogue to hear us natter on about loads of movies you love - and plenty you might not.

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For the final instalment of Clash of the Titles, there was only one movie matchup we could do: the very films that the entire show was pitched on back in 2019. Oddly, they’re a bit rubbish - but hilarious fun to talk about!

We’re comparing two disastrous natural disasters from 1997, as Volcano takes on today’s topic of eruption discussion: Dante’s Peak. A bitter volcanologist - whose sworn enemy is an actual volcano - gets a shot at vengeance when a huge eruption threatens to wipe out the entire town he’s just stumbled across. Bonus points for insisting on being saved before the women and children in his custody.

We'll be back with the final episode of Clash of the Titles this Thursday!

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Get your lifejackets ready, because this boat is going down and we’re diving straight into the water. It’s another telling of the Titanic's terrifying tour of the oceans. Titanic (1997) follows the story of an aristocratic young man who falls in love with a lower class woman while on the doomed voyage. Which Titanic title will take the win?

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Girl put your record on, tell me your favourite song. We’re back again this week with the second half of our record shop film clash. Today, we’re talking about all things High Fidelity!

It follows the life of music-loving man Rob Gordon, who works at his record store called Championship Vinyl. Having been dumped by his long-term girlfriend Laura, he looks to his old partners for insight into why his relationships keep failing. Which record shop will come out on top?

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This week at Clash HQ we’re kicking it down memory lane and hitting the record shops. In the red corner we have 1995’s Empire Records, while in the blue corner 2000's High Fidelity.

Empire Records follows a day in the life of the young employees at a music store. All facing their own personal trials and tribulations, they now face the reality that the shop could become a part of a chain with very strict rules. So put the needle on that record and let’s get this clash spinning…

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On Monday we talked Predator, now it’s time to talk Prey. A young healer dreams of becoming a great hunter like her brother. While tracking deer with her dog she witnesses the lights of an alien Predator’s spacecraft, taking it as a sign to prove herself - I mean, wouldn’t we all. But can the prey beat the Predator? Let's find out…

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Happy New Year from all here at Clash HQ! What better way to kick off the new year and beat those January blues than by diving into the first Clash of 2023?

In the red corner, we have 1987 American sci-fi action film, Predator. An alien spacecraft sends a shuttle to Earth, where a war veteran and his team are attempting to rescue a foreign cabinet minister.

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It’s the last clash of the year! What better way to celebrate than taking a trip down memory lane to our second ever live show. In the first half we discussed all things Cocktail, so today it’s time to dive into 2000’s Coyote Ugly.

Violet Sanford leaves her hometown to pursue her dreams of becoming a songwriter in nearby New York City. When everything else fails and she is stuck for cash, she starts working at a trendy bar called Coyote Ugly.

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This week, to finish off a wonderful year of clashing cheer, we’re treating you to one more battle royale: Cocktail vs Coyote Ugly… LIVE! Almost a year ago, we took to the Loading Bar with you Clash-Podders to battle out two (very fitting) bar movies.

In Cocktail, following his discharge from the army, a veteran returns to NYC in search of a high-powered business position. But in the end, he must settle for a job as a bartender while attending business school...

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What says Christmas more than a familial face off? That’s right, nothing! Whether it’s fighting over a family game, marriage or even babies' existence, this movie has it all… 2008’s Four Christmases tells the story of a couple who must (that’s right, you guessed it) travel to four different Christmas celebrations. They expect a holiday to Fiji but get a festive family frenzy.

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