Season 1: Episode 13 – Growing Up and Going Home
It's “Far From Home” week on Duel of the Greats! Steven Spielberg's E.T. The Extra Terrestrial matches up against Ridley Scott’s White Squall. This week Jeff, Nate, and Steve are away from home and coming of age with alien friends and a semester at sea. Spielberg and...
Season 1: Episode 12 – Stranded
It's “Stranded” week on Duel of the Greats! Steven Spielberg's The Terminal matches up against Ridley Scott’s The Martian. This week Jeff, Nate, and Steve are simultaneously left behind and stuck in bureaucratic limbo. Spielberg and Scott both took a gamble by telling...
Season 1: Episode 11 – Follow the Leader
It's "Follow the Leader" Week! Steven Spielberg's “Lincoln” goes toe to toe with Ridley Scott’s “American Gangster.” This week Jeff, Nate, and Steve tackle the components of leadership as they are depicted on film. What does it mean to be a leader, and should we...
Season 1: Episode 10 – Con Men
It's "Con Man" Week! Steven Spielberg's Catch Me If You Can goes toe to toe with Ridley Scott’s Matchstick Men. This week Jeff, Nate, and Steve are the marks in a long con. Two cons, actually. Spielberg and Scott both used the early aughts to explore fraud and how a...
Season 1: Episode 9 – War is Hell
It's "War Movies" Week! Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan goes up against Ridley Scott's Black Hawk Down. This week Jeff, Nate, and Steve discuss two movies about soldiers engaged in military combat, though at very different times in our country’s history. To...
Season 1: Episode 8 – On the Run
It's "On the Run" Week! Steven Spielberg's The Sugarland Express goes up against Ridley Scott's Thelma & Louise. This week Jeff, Nate, and Steve discuss two movies about people on the run. From law enforcement, from last mistakes, from their own lives. Doing...