Dissect the Direct - Pete Swan

Dissect the Direct

Pete Swan

Tv & Film

Frequency: 1 episode/15d. Total Eps: 68

We seek out the gory, the violent and the ridiculous films that we remember from our childhood in the 80s and 90s and pick them apart with fondness and catharsis. buymeacoffee.com/dissectthedirect

Guy Ritchie's 1998 Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

Thursday, August 27, 2026 • Duration 01:12:46

A dodgy poker game, antique shotguns and copious amounts of ganja, yeah? We put the gangster film that launched more than a few careers on the marble slab for our 56th episode.

Robert Zemeckis 1985 Back to the Future

Friday, August 14, 2026 • Duration 01:43:01

For our 55th episode we put this beloved sci-fi classic on the slab.

Paul W.S. Anderson's 1997 Event Horizon

Thursday, July 23, 2026 • Duration 01:20:59

As a small tribute to Sir Sam Neil we chose this hellish science fiction cult classic for our 54th episode. Libera te tutemet ex inferis...

George A Romero's 1979 Dawn of the Dead

Sunday, July 12, 2026 • Duration 57:39

For our 53th episode we take a scalpel to one of cinema's most enduring monsters via George A Romero's horror classic.

(The strong female protagonist is called Francine).

Joel Schumacher's 1987 The Lost Boys

Thursday, July 2, 2026 • Duration 01:25:24

Ruined dates, aggressive dogs and lots of missing children. We take our 52nd episode to Santa Carla and follow the exploits of a couple of pint sized Van Helsings.

Richard Donner and Steven Spielberg's 1985 The Goonies

Wednesday, May 27, 2026 • Duration 01:42:15

Booby traps, lost treasure and crumbling caverns. We put a seminal childhood adventure romp on the marble slab for our 51st episode.

Steven Speilberg's 1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark

Wednesday, May 13, 2026 • Duration 01:17:57

Spiders, snakes and booby traps. We put the first Indiana Jones film on the slab for our 50th episode.

James Cameron's 1986 Aliens

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 • Duration 01:25:06

Ellen Ripley and the colonial marines face a nightmare on a distant planet. We put the second film in the Aliens franchise on the slab for our 49th episode.

Kevin Smith's 1995 Mallrats

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 • Duration 01:23:35

We put Kevin Smith's lovable slacker comedy under the scalpel for our 48th episode. Join us for witty nostalgia and a reminder to never leave your child unsupervised on an escalator.

Joseph Zito's 1984 Missing in Action

Wednesday, March 25, 2026 • Duration 01:06:54

For our 47th episode we cut a Chuck Norris film in honour of his recent passing.

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