Shot For Shot

Latest Episodes
Episode 09 - Sex and the City 2
Back from a lengthy hiatus, Shannon and Aaron discuss (confront?) the 33rd highest-grossing film of 2010, Sex and the City 2. Talking points: How exactly does a movie so profoundly misguided get made with a budget and crew of this size?...
Episode 08 - Best Action Hero
This week Aaron and Shannon argue one of their favorite topics: the best action star of all time. We don't want to spoil their respective choices here, but we're sure action fans of all stripes will find something to agree with. They also lament all...
Episode 7 - Austin Powers vs. Wayne's World
It's a battle for the ages (specifically, 27 to 29 years old) on this special episode of Shot for Shot, as Aaron and Shannon debate the relative merits of the two seminal early-to-mid-1990's Mike Myers classic comedies, Austin Powers and Wayne's...
Episode 6 - Wedding Movies
Shannon recently married Aaron...to his wife. It's not confusing, if you think about it. In celebration of Aaron's happy nuptials, this week the discussion is on Wedding Movies, a largely unfortunate subgenre of the romantic comedy....
Episode 5 - The Room
Oh, hi! Join Aaron and Shannon as they dive deep on cult classic The Room, arguably the most beguilingly terrible movie ever made. They also discuss The Disaster Artist, the fascinating behind-the-scenes book about the making of The Room, as told by...
Episode 4 - Time Travel
This week Shannon and Aaron discuss time travel, one of the most enduring and alluring plot devices of all...time. They break down their Three Models of Time Travel and their attendant paradoxes, as seen through the lens of classic films,...
Episode 003 - James Bond
Shannon and Aaron dive deep on one of the most iconic and successful film series of all time, James Bond. They discuss the franchise's ludicrously complex production history, the relative merits of the many actors to have played the titular role,...
Episode 2 - Wes Craven
Shannon and Aaron return to discuss the oeuvre of legendary horror director Wes Craven, who passed in August at the age of 76, in this spooooooooky installment of Shot for Shot. They discuss his early years in a strictly Baptist household where...
Episode 1 - Fast Five
Join Shannon and Aaron on their very first podcasting adventure, as they discuss the film that forms the foundation of their lifelong friendship: Fast Five. Required reading: The Toast, My Real-Time Response to Learning What The Rock...