First Prize Films

Grab your dumbest chicken, a winter coat, and convince your local narcissist to get on your boat because Blake and Dave are getting cutesy in this Disney Princesses episode: Moana vs. Frozen. It’s… well, it’s something. If you'd like to support the show, consider rating and reviewing us on Apple Podcasts, following us on social media @firstprizepod, or checking out our Twitch stream at twitch.tv/first_prize_films. For more info, check out firstprizefilms.com. This episode was written, produced, and edited by Blake Hawk and Dave Holland. Our technical advisor is Jordan Hawk. Our associate producer is Taco Steve. ©2024 - Throughline Media, LLC

Buy a carton of your favorite cigs, unalive your pimp, and break parole because Dave and Blake and turning over all the rocks, looking for the slimiest lovers out there in this Romance Movies From Hell episode: True Romance vs. Wild At Heart. If you'd like to support the show, consider rating and reviewing us on Apple Podcasts, following us on social media @firstprizepod, or checking out our Twitch stream at twitch.tv/first_prize_films. For more info, check out firstprizefilms.com. This episode was written, produced, and edited by Blake Hawk and Dave Holland. Our technical advisor is Jordan Hawk. Our associate producer is Taco Steve. ©2024 - Throughline Media, LLC

Grab your bow and arrows and lace up your dystopian Nikes because Blake and Dave are about to parkour into this kill-or-be-killed YA Films episode: The Hunger Games vs. Divergent. If you'd like to support the show, consider rating and reviewing us on Apple Podcasts, following us on social media @firstprizepod, or checking out our Twitch stream at twitch.tv/first_prize_films. For more info, check out firstprizefilms.com. This episode was written, produced, and edited by Blake Hawk and Dave Holland. Our technical advisor is Jordan Hawk. Our associate producer is Taco Steve. ©2024 - Throughline Media, LLC

Lace up your New Balances and keep an eye on that thermostat because Blake and Dave are watching the kids for this Dad Action episode: Olympus Has Fallen vs. White House Down. If you'd like to support the show, consider rating and reviewing us on Apple Podcasts, following us on social media @firstprizepod, or checking out our Twitch stream at twitch.tv/first_prize_films. For more info, check out firstprizefilms.com. This episode was written, produced, and edited by Blake Hawk and Dave Holland. Our technical advisor is Jordan Hawk. Our associate producer is Taco Steve. ©2023 - Throughline Media, LLC

What’s the best time for some razzle-dazzle? Right now, I guess. Dave and Blake and dusting off their top hats and 1800s stage connections to battle these two magic movies: The Illusionist vs. The Prestige. If you'd like to support the show, consider rating and reviewing us on Apple Podcasts, following us on social media @firstprizepod, or checking out our Twitch stream at twitch.tv/first_prize_films. For more info, check out firstprizefilms.com. This episode was written, produced, and edited by Blake Hawk and Dave Holland. Our technical advisor is Jordan Hawk. Our associate producer is Taco Steve. ©2023 - Throughline Media, LLC

What happens when the world is about to get destroyed by space rocks and ice? Dave and Blake are gonna find out by watching both of these movies on this disaster movie episode: Deep Impact vs. Armageddon. If you'd like to support the show, consider rating and reviewing us on Apple Podcasts, following us on social media @firstprizepod, or checking out our Twitch stream at twitch.tv/first_prize_films. For more info, check out firstprizefilms.com. This episode was written, produced, and edited by Blake Hawk and Dave Holland. Our technical advisor is Jordan Hawk. Our associate producer is Taco Steve. ©2023 - Throughline Media, LLC

Clowns are pretty scary right? Especially when they come out of your drain or disassemble your friends like a Lego set. Either way, the guys have some thoughts on this Clown Horror episode: Terrifier 2 vs. It. If you'd like to support the show, consider rating and reviewing us on Apple Podcasts, following us on social media @firstprizepod, or checking out our Twitch stream at twitch.tv/first_prize_films. For more info, check out firstprizefilms.com. This episode was written, produced, and edited by Blake Hawk and Dave Holland. Our technical advisor is Jordan Hawk. Our associate producer is Taco Steve. ©2023 - Throughline Media, LLC

The boys are discovering their Slasher roots with these 2 OG slasher films: A Nightmare on Elm Street vs. Friday The 13th. Sharpen your finger knives, strap on your neck brace, and guzzle some coffee because we’re never sleeping (or camping) ever again. If you'd like to support the show, consider rating and reviewing us on Apple Podcasts, following us on social media @firstprizepod, or checking out our Twitch stream at twitch.tv/first_prize_films. For more info, check out firstprizefilms.com. This episode was written, produced, and edited by Blake Hawk and Dave Holland. Our technical advisor is Jordan Hawk. Our associate producer is Taco Steve. ©2023 - Throughline Media, LLC

We’re hopping into quintessential space horror with the first two installments of the Alien franchise before Ridley Scott just wouldn’t let it go: Alien vs. Aliens. Warm up your airlocks, fire up the heating ducts, and eat your prenatal vitamins because we’re about to give birth to one of the weirdest episodes yet. If you'd like to support the show, consider rating and reviewing us on Apple Podcasts, following us on social media @firstprizepod, or checking out our Twitch stream at twitch.tv/first_prize_films. For more info, check out firstprizefilms.com. This episode was written, produced, and edited by Blake Hawk and Dave Holland. Our technical advisor is Jordan Hawk. Our associate producer is Taco Steve. Special thanks to: Ripley and only Ripley ©2023 - Throughline Media, LLC

It’s the Season 4 premiere and Dave and Blake are coming out with some heavy hitters in this Spielberg Creatures episode: Jurassic Park vs. Jaws. Fund those DNA projects, fuel up your 19th century boat, and spit in the face of God because nothing can stop what man and nature have both unleashed. If you'd like to support the show, consider rating and reviewing us on Apple Podcasts, following us on social media @firstprizepod, or checking out our Twitch stream at twitch.tv/first_prize_films. For more info, check out firstprizefilms.com. This episode was written, produced, and edited by Blake Hawk and Dave Holland. Our technical advisor is Jordan Hawk. Our associate producer is Taco Steve. Special thanks to: No one. … Jeff Goldblum’s Chest Hair ©2023 - Throughline Media, LLC

It's the last bonus episode before Season 4 and the boys are getting dark and gritty in this depraved serial killer episode: Se7en vs. The Silence of the Lambs. Dust off your rosary, practice your sewing skills, and avoid cardboard boxes because this is the last stop on our way to hell. If you'd like to support the show, consider rating and reviewing us on Apple Podcasts, following us on social media @firstprizepod, or checking out our Twitch stream at twitch.tv/first_prize_films. For more info, check out firstprizefilms.com. This episode was written, produced, and edited by Blake Hawk and Dave Holland. Our technical advisor is Jordan Hawk. Our associate producer is Taco Steve Special thanks to: Brad Pitt’s Chiseled Jaw The Dead Head Moth: Jerry Garcia ©2023 - Throughline Media, LLC

It’s Blake’s birthday so the boys are taking a dive into Nic Cage action movies! From the 90s… Directed by known action directors… It’s a very niche episode: Face/Off vs. The Rock. So warm up those one-liners, turn up the emotion by 1000%, and fly off the rails where 2 California cities will never be the same. If you'd like to support the show, consider rating and reviewing us on Apple Podcasts, following us on social media @firstprizepod, or checking out our weekly Twitch stream at twitch.tv/first_prize_films. For more info, check out firstprizefilms.com. This episode was written, produced, and edited by Blake Hawk and Dave Holland. Our technical advisor is Jordan Hawk. Our associate producer is Taco Steve Special thanks to: Nic Cage ©2023 - Throughline Media, LLC

Dave and Blake take their disagreements off-planet, through a wormhole, and into a drug-induced nightmare in this Space Epics episode: Interstellar vs. 2001: A Space Odyssey. Kiss the kids you actually like goodbye, boot up your HAL9000, and prepare for confusion and disappointment on our light speed journey to nowhere. If you'd like to support the show, consider rating and reviewing us on Apple Podcasts, following us on social media @firstprizepod, or checking out our weekly Twitch stream at twitch.tv/first_prize_films. For more info, check out firstprizefilms.com. This episode was written, produced, and edited by Blake Hawk and Dave Holland. Our technical advisor is Jordan Hawk. Our associate producer is Taco Steve Special thanks to: Cooper Coopenstein Benjamin’s Buttons ©2023 - Throughline Media, LLC

Dave and Blake aren’t exactly frightened of these weird things, but the situation could get sticky if they don’t at least take a closer look in this monster movie edition of First Prize Films: The Host vs. Tremors. Rehearse your conspiracy theories, get to higher ground, and smile for the camera because we’re taking a deep dive to figure out what the hell is really going on here. If you'd like to support the show, consider rating and reviewing us on Apple Podcasts, following us on social media @firstprizepod, or checking out our weekly Twitch stream at twitch.tv/first_prize_films. For more info, check out firstprizefilms.com. This episode was written, produced, and edited by Blake Hawk and Dave Holland. Our technical advisor is Jordan Hawk. Special thanks to: Every Grandpa who had a Billy Bass Kevin’s Bacon ©2023 - Throughline Media, LLC

Dave and Blake take to the ring to duke it out over which is the better boxing movie, despite not really knowing how boxing even works. Unqualified fools if you ask me… They’re talking Million Dollar Baby vs. Rocky. Lace up your gloves, chug some eggs, and hide the stools because we’re taking so many hits to the face that we’d confuse your local butcher. If you'd like to support the show, consider rating and reviewing us on Apple Podcasts, following us on social media @firstprizepod, or checking out our weekly Twitch stream at twitch.tv/first_prize_films. For more info, check out firstprizefilms.com. This episode was written, produced, and edited by Blake Hawk and Dave Holland. Our technical advisor is Jordan Hawk. Special thanks to: Old Yeller Salmonella ©2023 - Throughline Media, LLC

Dave and Blake are feeling pretty disgusting and nervous about men with videocameras and men who look like they time-traveled from a misogynistic 1950s magazine ad in this squirmy Dark Thrillers episode: Nightcrawler vs. Falling Down. Touch-up your flattop, grab your video camera, and avoid mass transportation because Los Angeles is never going to be the same… Just kidding, it’s always been like this. If you'd like to support the show, consider rating and reviewing us on Apple Podcasts, following us on social media @firstprizepod, or checking out our weekly Twitch stream at twitch.tv/first_prize_films. For more info, check out firstprizefilms.com. This episode was written, produced, and edited by Blake Hawk and Dave Holland. Our technical advisor is Jordan Hawk. Special thanks to: Nina’s confusing sexual desires Hotdogs ©2023 - Throughline Media, LLC

Dave and Blake are getting nervous about all the clanking sounds in their studio apartments, but it comes with the territory when you’re dealing with angry witch demons and a bunch of coffins under the foundation in this Haunted House episode: The Conjuring vs. Poltergeist. Call your local medium, buy some extra rope, and avoid the Warren’s hot garage because the barrier between the living and the dead has opened up and it’s stinking up the linen closet. If you'd like to support the show, consider rating and reviewing us on Apple Podcasts, following us on social media @firstprizepod, or checking out our weekly Twitch stream at twitch.tv/first_prize_films. For more info, check out firstprizefilms.com. This episode was written, produced, and edited by Blake Hawk and Dave Holland. Our technical advisor is Jordan Hawk. Special thanks to: Roger’s Future Vasectomy Pale Gina ©2023 - Throughline Media, LLC

Dave and Blake are breaking the law and doing it in style. Well, if frosted tips and Limp Bizkit are still in style… Either way it’s a real shootout in this Action/Heist episode: The Fast and the Furious vs. Point Break. Wax your surfboard, inhale some NOS, and don your halloween masks because where we’re going? The streets are paved with dollar bills and obsolete technology. If you'd like to support the show, consider rating and reviewing us on Apple Podcasts, following us on social media @firstprizepod, or checking out our weekly Twitch stream at twitch.tv/first_prize_films. For more info, check out firstprizefilms.com. This episode was written, produced, and edited by Blake Hawk and Dave Holland. Our technical advisor is Jordan Hawk. Special thanks to: TV/VCR Combos Busey’s Chompers ©2023 - Throughline Media, LLC

Dave and Blake are knocking back a few pints of Flavor-Aide which is legally distinguishable from Kool-Aide and getting weird with it on this Cult episode dance-off: Midsommar vs. The Wicker Man Iron your robes, eat some shrooms, and open your mind to the fact that we all gotta go sometime because we’re all susceptible to cults. Mostly Blake, but you get the idea. If you'd like to support the show, consider rating and reviewing us on Apple Podcasts, following us on social media @firstprizepod, or checking out our weekly Twitch stream at twitch.tv/first_prize_films. For more info, check out firstprizefilms.com. This episode was written, produced, and edited by Blake Hawk and Dave Holland. Our technical advisor is Jordan Hawk. Special thanks to: Mark’s Missing Penis Det. Howie’s Utter Lack of Self-Awareness ©2023 - Throughline Media, LLC

Dave and Blake drop the cannolis and call in the big guns in this mob movie showdown: Goodfellas vs. The Godfather. Friend of the show, cousin of Dave, and certified Italian Floriana Lima joins to help settle the debate once and for all—which of these 2 movies is the better mob movie? Does it matter? No. Is it fun? You bet your prosciutto. Flush your coke, stash your money, and book your ticket to Sicily because no one is safe and crime is our god now. If you'd like to support the show, consider rating and reviewing us on Apple Podcasts, following us on social media @firstprizepod, or checking out our weekly Twitch stream at twitch.tv/first_prize_films. For more info, check out firstprizefilms.com. This episode was written, produced, and edited by Blake Hawk and Dave Holland. Our technical advisor is Jordan Hawk. Special thanks to: Floriana Lima Spider’s Failed Bullet Dance Michael’s Home for Exploding Wives ©2023 - Throughline Media, LLC