Film Versus Film
A nerdy and fun comparison of two films by a Film Professor, Comedy Filmmaker and Cinephile who grew up together watching movies in the 90’s. Featuring Craig Anderson, Bruce Isaacs and Herschel Isaacs.
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Does the Oscar winner Greenbook do a better job of dealing with race then the Richard Pryor film The Toy? What do Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite and 70’s horror classic The Texas Chainsaw Massacre tell us about family? Is there any difference between Revenge Of The Nerds and Olivia Wilde’s Booksmart?
We’ll be exploring these questions and many more. We’ll also shout out to some of the Western Sydney institutes that made us love film. The video stores, drive-ins, and our public High School in the nineties!
Join Associate Professor of Film Studies at The University of Sydney, Bruce Isaacs, his identical twin brother and cinephile Herschel Isaacs, and comical filmmaker Craig Anderson, three nerds who grew up together loving movies.
Recorded on Gadigal country by three boys who grew up on Dharug land.
Presented in association with the University Of Sydney.
Episodes
Mar 30, 2026
Mar 30, 2026
1hr 20 min
In the final episode for this season, we're looking at white New Jersey men working in a convenience store and black lesbians working in a Philadelphia video store. Both films are great examples of the independent cinema explosion of the 1990's. Join us as we discuss doing Kevin Smith’s Clerks and Cheryl Dunye’s The Watermelon Woman.
Mar 17, 2026
Mar 17, 2026
1hr 6 min
Join us as we discuss the awards, nominations, films and behind-the-scenes political gossip of the 2026 Academy Awards.
And as always we start this Oscars episode with some historical Oscars Trivia.
Jan 31, 2026
Jan 31, 2026
1hr 25 min
Two of the most influential Buddy films of all time. One redefined violence and comedy in the eighties, and the other ushered the empowered female narrative into Hollywood. Join us for Lethal Weapon (1987) and Thelma & Louise (1991).
Dec 20, 2025
Dec 20, 2025
1hr 22 min
Two fantastical stories about un-requited love, psychopathic love, revenge, friendship, misogyny, reproductive rights, stalking, stalking again and of course cold-blooded murder. This Christmas we’re doing Bob Clark’s Black Christmas and Richard Curtis' Love Actually.
Dec 17, 2025
Dec 17, 2025
20 min
Our special guest from last episode- Dance Expert Charles Cameron, tells us all about the time he met and hung out with actor Tobey Maguire.
Information and tickets for Charles' Bondi Tap Festival- January 2025
https://www.bonditapfestival.com/
https://moshtix.com.au/v2/event/bondi-tap-festival-wrap-party/189604?skin=oafgallery
Dec 13, 2025
Dec 13, 2025
1hr 28 min
SPECIAL GUEST- DANCE EXPERT CHARLES CAMERON! One is all about dance, and the other is all about boxing today we’re doing Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky IV and Taylor Hackford's White Nights.
Information and tickets for Charles' Bondi Tap Festival...
https://www.bonditapfestival.com/
https://moshtix.com.au/v2/event/bondi-tap-festival-wrap-party/189604?skin=oafgallery
Nov 29, 2025
Nov 29, 2025
1hr 25 min
Two films that deal with delusion, friendship, imprisonment, innocence and masculinity. One film won the big five oscars, the other broke new ground in technology. Join us as we compare Milos Forman’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and John Lasseter's Toy Story.
Nov 15, 2025
Nov 15, 2025
1hr 25 min
Two very contemporary films that present the modern state of America as a bit of a dumpster fire. Works of genius, or antifa propaganda? Join us as we discuss Ari Aster’s Eddington and Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another.
Nov 1, 2025
Nov 1, 2025
1hr 18 min
Two rags-to-riches stories told through the eyes of female sex-workers, then male directors. One story ends in romance, and the other a crying heap in the front seat of a car. Join us as we discuss Gary Marshall's Pretty Woman and Sean Baker’s Anora.
Oct 18, 2025
Oct 18, 2025
1hr 24 min
Two different portraits of obsession, compulsion and a critique of American capitalism. One film is set in the oil prospecting era, and the other, Wall Street. Today we’re doing Mary Harron’s American Psycho and P.T. Anderson’s There Will Be Blood.