Deep Dive Movie Reviews – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Steve & James unpack not only the new Alien: Romulus but all this in the long history of the Alien franchise. We get pretty passionate about these films, come join us in on the discussion

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0:00 - Introduction

0:40 - Alien: Romulus was supposed to go direct to streaming

4:26 - Best addition to the franchise since Aliens

6:30 - Alien: Romulus tips its hat to every Alien film

9:10 - Why James doesn’t like re-staging classic lines and scenes

14:10 - Fede Alvarez directing

23:36 - The Alien itself

28:25 - The return of Ian Holm

34: 25 - Set and sound design

37:09 - Our problems with Act 3

48:01 - The first time Steve saw Alien when it was released

49:31 - Is “Alien” a perfect movie

56:08 - Final score for Alien: Romulus

Ryan Reynolds & Hugh Jackman return to their iconic characters and team up not only to stop evil but to create the fanboy film of the year!

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0:00 - Introduction

2:02 - A Marvel Disneyland ride “plot”

3:10 - The entire film feels like a “post-credits” sequence

5:10 - The problems with “the Multi-verse”

13:40 - Deadpool & Wolverine’s camaraderie carry the film

17:55 - Our favourite cameos in the film

23:20 - Easter Eggs galore

27:59 - Final Score for “Deadpool & Wolverine”

Based on a true story, Jim Caviezel stars as Tim Ballard, a Homeland Security Officer who, upon discovering a child slavery ring in South America, gathers a group of like-minded allies to see the cabal brought down.

The Evangelical community in America came on in force for this film bringing the gross box office to a quarter of a BILLION $$$$ defying the expectations of a cynical Hollywood...but is it really any good? 

Steve & James weigh in on this polarizing film.

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0:00 - Introduction

5:07 - Faith-based community support

9:11 - No one actually talks about the film itself

15:21 - Steve & James disagree about “God’s Children”

17:54 - Is the film really any good??

27:50 - The hurdles for “Sound of Freedom” to get made

32:00 - Films for underrepresented groups

34:43 - Final score for “Sound of Freedom”

Steve & James unpack the latest Mike Flanagan Netflix horror series "The Fall of the House of Usher".

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0:00 - Introduction

1:45 - Edgar Allan Poe

4:15 - Is Mike Flanagan the new Stephen King?

8:30 - The casting is GOLD

17:42 - The subtext: choice & consequence

23:15 - Mark Hamill is a brilliant Arthur Pym

28:35 - Rating Mike Flangan’s five Netflix series

34:56 - Final score for “The Fall of the House of Usher”

James liked Gareth Edwards new sci-fi film "The Creator" but Steve found it lacking. Find out why in this episode of ScreenShots. We then move on to Mike Flanagan's new Netflix Halloween release "The Fall of the House of Usher". Along the way we discuss the works of Edgar Allan Poe and launch a new book club!

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0:00 - Introduction

0:43 - Why James doesn't watch many TV shows

3:41 - The Creator

37:13 - The Fall of the House of Usher

1:14:19 - Steve & James start a book club

1:21:20 - H.P. Lovercraft and Cthulhu

James gets a Masterclass lesson in all things Star Trek as fellow film critic and Star Trek aficionado Liz Kerr joins Steve as they swoon over the recent season of Strange New Worlds.

We then move on to discuss the death of famed director William Friedkin, the 50th Anniversary of his iconic film "The Exorcist" and why Steve's Christian Evangelical background meant he never actually saw the film until James made him this week 😂. 

Along the way, we chat about some of the TV we've been watching lately.

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Steve & James look at NPR's recent critique of "Oppenheimer" which highlighted its overly white cast and lack of gay characters. How should today's films be representative and diverse, yet not be held hostage to unrealistic stories or relationships?

We look at some recent summer films and where they succeed or miss on ways forward. 

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The boys return from a summer hiatus and pour a couple drinks before jumping into a banter on the biggest blockbusters of the season. We unpack the hits (Oppenheimer), the misses (We're looking at you Indy), the insane (Tom Cruise and that train), and of course Pink Patriarchy (Barbie).

Along the way James explains why CGI has gotten worse in the last 15 years and Steve discovers his "tribe" in Ireland. So grab a drink, pull up a chair, and join us for our Summer Blockbusters 2023 Comeback Special

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When Steve learns that James has never seen an episode of "Black Mirror", he goes into action to explain to his friend why he must watch Charlie Brooker's dystopian fuelled anthology series stat! Along the way, Steve reviews the recently dropped Series 6 as well as some of his favorite episodes from past seasons. ** Deep Dive Movie Reviews Contain Spoilers **

Director Cheng Er's espionage noir film set in Japanese-occupied Shanghai in the 1940s about a group of daring Chinese who set up an underground network to undermine the puppet regime. Starring Tony Leung, Wang Yibo, Zhou Xun, and Huang Lei

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3:10 - Complex layers of loyalties & secrets

11:28 - The Hidden Blade’s “long con”

12:55 - Shanghai as a setting

19:45 - Tony Leung

22:19 - Final score for Hidden Blade