Film Versus Film
A nerdy and fun comparison of two films by a Film Professor, Comedian 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
4 days ago
4 days ago
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.
7 days ago
7 days ago
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
Saturday Dec 13, 2025
Saturday Dec 13, 2025
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
Saturday Nov 29, 2025
Saturday Nov 29, 2025
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.
Saturday Nov 15, 2025
Saturday Nov 15, 2025
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.
Saturday Nov 01, 2025
Saturday Nov 01, 2025
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.
Saturday Oct 18, 2025
Saturday Oct 18, 2025
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.
Saturday Oct 04, 2025
Saturday Oct 04, 2025
Comparing a paranoid thriller from the 1970’s and an indie horror movie that took the world by storm. Today we’re doing Philip Kaufman’s Invasion of the Body Snatchers and Jordan Peele’s Get Out.
Thursday Sep 25, 2025
Thursday Sep 25, 2025
To celebrate the life of Robert Redford, Bruce and Herschel attempt to draft the five best films that he either directed, produced or acted in. We're also joined by special guest score-keeper Charlie.
Saturday Sep 20, 2025
Saturday Sep 20, 2025
All about the future, AI and robot women. One film is the directorial debut of an A24 darling, the other is almost 100 years old. Both films talk about class, technology and the creation myth. Join us as we look at Fritz Laing’s Metropolis and Alex Garland’s Ex Machina.