The Dive-In Moviecast

This time on The Dive-In Moviecast, Hayden & Wesley are talking the horniest movie of the year.. Luca Guadagnino’s Tennis Love triangle, ‘Challengers’! We discuss the complex nature of the characters and why they’re so fun to watch despite being hard to root for, the ways in which the Tennis and Sex become interchangeable throughout the story, the stellar 3 lead performances and why it further cements Zendaya as a true movie star, the ways in which Luca Guadagnino makes Tennis matches so compelling and exciting to watch, and much more!

This time on The Dive-In, Hayden & Wesley are joined by recurring guest Cole Ross to talk Dune Part Two, as it was written! (8:30) They discuss their experience seeing it in IMAX and why it’s a all-timer IMAX film, the balance of spectacle and world-building, why so many actors in the film excel with career best performances, the ending and the realization movie-goers experience towards Paul as a lead character, where Dune Messiah may take the story, and much more!

The Academy Awards have once again come and gone, and that leaves the annual question: are the Oscars still worth caring about? Hayden and Wesley discuss the show at length, if it’s improved from previous years ceremonies, the high’s and low’s of the show, if there was any big shocks or snubs, and their thoughts on all the big wins from throughout the evening.

This week on The Dive-In, Hayden & Wesley are looking forward to the movie year ahead of us! To do so, they’re joined by first time guest, Joe Peltzer of Guy At The Movies. They discuss over 20 films set to release in 2024 and give their thoughts, how much they’re anticipating each film, and finally, craft a Top 5 Most Anticipated movies of the year. Time Stamps below: Deadpool 3: (9:35) Abigail (14:28) Mickey 17 (17:29) Nosferatu (22:50) MaXXXINE: (29:38) Paddington in Peru: (33:10) Dune part two: (36:23) Hitman: (40:49) Love lies Bleeding: (43:01) Furiosa: (44:41) Joker Folie a Deux: (47:51) Strangers chapter 1: (51:07) Beetlejuice Beetlejuice: (55:51) Civil War: (61:40) Lisa Frankenstein: (65:26) Challengers (68:57) The fall guy: (71:19) Ghostbusters The Frozen Empire: (74:23) Godzilla X Kong The New Empire: (78:22) Inside Out 2: (80:38) Saw 11: (84:24) Lord of the Rings War of the Rohirrim: (90:52) Bad Guys 4: (93:42) Predicted Biggest Flops & Top 5 Most Anticipated Movies: (96:47)

Happy New Year! This week, Hayden & Wesley are back from vacation and celebrating the Christmas holidays, recharged, and ready to talk about all the greatest films to come out in the year of 2023. To do so, they’re joined by long-time recurring guest Joe Depakakibo from The Kyber Culture to discuss 2023 in film at large, and each individually rank their Top 10 Films of the year.

When discussing Marvel recently, there seems to be one question at the front of everyone’s mind: is the MCU dead? This week, Hayden & Wesley discuss the recent revelations of the behind-the-scenes chaos of Marvel Studios and their panicked attempts to revitalize the franchise, before taking a look at their two most recent properties, ‘The Marvels’ (15:15) & ‘Loki’ (55:53) to see what works and what Marvel can learn from each respective entry into the series. The Dive-In Moviecast socials: https://linktr.ee/TheDiveInMoviecast

Can you find the wolves in this picture? This week on The Dive-In, Hayden & Wesley are talking Martin Scorsese and his latest feature, ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’. We discuss this story’s impact in his filmography, the choice to centre the story on the antagonist’s perspective and if it was an effective choice, the 3 leading cast members and how they each individually stand out in their own way, the film’s length and if it’s too long for it’s own good or not, plus much more! The Dive-In Moviecast socials: https://linktr.ee/TheDiveInMoviecast

This week on The Dive-In, fight only the battle you’re paid to fight. Forbid empathy. Empathy is weakness.. we’re talking David Fincher’s ‘The Killer’ and where it ranks amongst his filmography, his return to the Crime-Thriller genre, Michael Fassbender and why he remains such a captivating screen presence, the episodic nature to the film’s structure and if it works, if the movie is trying to just be a sleek crime movie or something a little bit deeper, plus much more! The Dive-In Moviecast socials: https://linktr.ee/TheDiveInMoviecast

This week on The Dive-In, Hayden & Wesley are headed to Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria to chat the video-game adaptation of the hit game series ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’. We discuss the massive success of the film at the box office and what it means for the future of the franchise, why we felt the movie falls flat as not only a horror movie but in general despite moments of potential, the massive fan-base and lore of the games and film, Josh Hutcherson and Matthew Lillard’s performances and why they’re both still great despite the movie as a whole, if this movie would have been improved with a better (and campier) script, and much more!

I let you in.. talk to me. This week on The Dive-In, Hayden & Wesley are talking the latest A24 horror release, ‘Talk to Me’. We discuss why it’s one of the best horror films of 2023, the stand-out performance from newcomer Sophie Wilde and the promising career she has ahead of her, the creative spin on the ‘Possession’ film, the ways in which the film bottles the thrill of parties into a horror film, the Drug Addiction metaphor at the centre of the film, the film’s most disturbing moments, what the upcoming sequel might look like, and much more!

This week on The Dive-In, the power of Christ compels us to revisit William Friedkin’s 1973 masterpiece, ‘The Exorcist’ and it’s recently released sequel ‘The Exorcist: Believer’, discussing what makes the original such a masterpiece in Horror filmmaking, why we think it’s one of the scariest films ever made even after 50 years, the enduring impact it had and continues to have on the Horror genre, & the ways in which it takes it’s time building the characters and world before all hell is unleashed, before we dive into Believer in comparison to the original, the ways in which Believer fails the name of ‘The Exorcist’, why it feels less like the original and more like any possession movie to come out in recent years, where it succeeds as a Exorcist sequel and the many ways it fails, why it being a trilogy already proves itself to be unnecessary, and much more..

This week on The Dive-In, Hayden & Wesley are finally joined once again by Jon Carter & Gerardo Molina from The Cast of Color to talk about everyone’s favourite heroes in a half-shell! They discuss the history and staying power of the Turtles in Pop Culture & the various previous incarnations of TMNT in TV & Film before diving into the latest version, ‘Mutant Mayhem’ and its updated modern-day teenager depictions of the characters, plus much more! The Dive-In Moviecast socials: https://linktr.ee/TheDiveInMoviecast Cast Of Color: https://linktr.ee/castofcolor

Back like they never left! This week, Hayden & Wesley are talking about what they’ve been up too in the time since the last episode of the podcast, the continuing Writers and Actors strike dominating the Film industry, and discuss 10 movies (some they loved, some they didn’t) that they didn’t cover from throughout the year of 2023 so far.

In the second episode of the Barbenheimer double feature, Hayden & Wesley are talking Christopher Nolan’s latest (… and perhaps greatest?) film, ‘Oppenheimer’. They discuss why it’s so exciting to see a 3 hour historical drama doing so well in theatres, why this movie demands to be seen in IMAX, the cast and how it features every single ‘I know that guy!’ actor working in the industry right now, Oppenheimer as a real individual and how the moral dilemmas he raises as a person are so interesting to see played out, what parts of the film stood out most, the lack of any CGI throughout the film and how Nolan might have went about making the film in that fashion, the absolutely chilling ending and what it might be trying to say about the future of the Earth, and much more!

The Movie Event of the year has arrived in the form of Barbenheimer, the ‘Oppenheimer’ & ‘Barbie’ double feature! To discuss Greta Gerwig’s highly anticipated film, Hayden & Wesley are joined by Amy Reno for a journey to Barbieland. They discuss the double feature itself and how it’s taken the world by storm, Margot Robbie & Ryan Gosling’s brilliant performances as Barbie and Ken, how Greta Gerwig inserts heart and genuine emotion in a movie that’s equal measures over-the-top, and much more!

This week on The Dive-In.. our mission, should we choose to accept it, is to discuss the latest installment of Mission Impossible!

This week on The Dive-In Moviecast, Hayden & Wesley are talking Celine Song’s deeply moving directorial debut, ‘Past Lives’. They discuss what make’s it Hayden’s favourite movie of the year so far, the beautiful performances from the entire cast, how impressive it is that this is Celine Song’s directorial debut, the ways in which it rips your heart apart and puts it back together again, the concept of ‘In-Yun’ and how it serves to strengthen the story being told, and much more!

This week on The Dive-In... why'd it have to be snakes?? Indy is back in 'Indiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny', and Hayden & Wesley are talking about finally having a conclusive finale for the beloved archaeologist, the character himself and why Harrison Ford clearly loves playing him so much before we discuss our thoughts on the latest film, the addition of Phoebe Waller-Bridge as a co-lead & Mads Mikkelsen as the villain, if Steven Spielberg's absence from the director's chair affects the film, the emotional journey the character has experienced since the last film and how it factors into the send-off of the character, and end the episode by ranking all 5 of the 'Indiana Jones' movies.

On this week’s episode of The Dive-In, Hayden & Wesley are headed to Asteroid City! Wes Anderson’s latest film has arrived and they’re discussing the filmmaker himself, why he’s one of our signature filmmakers, why the stylistic approach he takes to movie-making is so compelling and our thoughts on his filmography, as well as his latest film and the absolutely massive cast, the dual plotlines he’s using to tell the story, why this just might be his funniest work yet, thoughts on what the narrative might be trying to say, plus much more!

After over a decade of development hell, DC’s ‘The Flash’ finally zooms it’s way into movie theatres.. and it begs the question, where does it leave DC? This week, Hayden & Wesley discuss their thoughts on the film and why it feels like a mish-mash of both good and bad ideas, if the movie serves as the big reset many were hoping it would be, the much maligned CGI and if it’s as bad as you’ve heard it is, the controversies surrounding lead actor Ezra Miller and how it’s affected the film itself, the return of Michael Keaton as Batman and the introduction of Sasha Calle as Supergirl, the big multi-verse sequence and why it left a bad taste in our mouths, plus much more!