by psaprez | Jun 10, 2024 | Duel of the Greats
It’s “Buried Secrets” week on this installment of the podcast! Martin Scorsese’s “Cape Fear” goes up against Spike Lee’s “Red Hook Summer”. Scorsese joins up with longtime collaborator Robert De Niro to make a film about how some people can’t let go of the past....
by psaprez | Jun 4, 2024 | Duel of the Greats
This week’s theme is “A Day in the Life”. Both films center around one man’s journey that takes place in a single day. Spike Lee has his grounded take with “25th Hour” starring Edward Norten, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Barry Pepper, and Rosario Dawson. Meanwhile,...
by psaprez | May 28, 2024 | Duel of the Greats
From the Streets week is here! These two legendary directors tell stories of Steet-level gangsters who try to climb to the top only for it all to come crashing down. Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci reunite with Scorsese again in ‘Casino’, a spiritual successor to...
by psaprez | May 14, 2024 | Duel of the Greats
It’s Sports week! Our two directors square off with movies that revolve around sports and athletes. Both directors enlist the help of their best collaborators as Martin Scorsese taps Robert De Niro to play the real life boxer Jake LaMotta in “Raging Bull” and...
by psaprez | May 6, 2024 | Duel of the Greats
It’s paranoia week on Duel of the Greats! But Paranoia of what? Of whom? Are they watching? Are they listening? Are they on the podcast right now? They are, in fact, Spike Lee’s “Summer of Sam” and Martin Scorsese’s “Taxi Driver”. Two movies that take place in New...
by psaprez | Apr 29, 2024 | Duel of the Greats
Season 2 rolls on! After reviewing the first movies of Spike Lee and Martin Scorsese we now move on to their best! While the consensus may not be universal, it is generally accepted that Martin Scorsese’s “Goodfellas” and Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing” are these...
