Dissect the Direct

Tim Burton's 1989 Batman 25.06.2024 1:17:43 ↓

We cut open a Pre-Nolan Batman film for your geeky pleasure. Not suitable for little ears though. Soz.

Wes Craven's 1984 A Nightmare on Elm Street. Part 2. 15.06.2024 25:54 ↓

We reconvene after a hurried plot reassessment to complete our dissection of one of the most iconic horror movies ever made.

Wes Craven's 1984 A Nightmare on Elm Street. Part One. 15.06.2024 21:27 ↓

We put Fred Kruger and Johnny Depp's debut film on the slab for our 10th episode.

Michael Bay's 1996 The Rock. Part 2. 04.06.2024 24:27 ↓

We conclude the dissection of the film that made Nick Cage an action star. Hard to believe he won an Oscar just one year before.

Michael Bay's 1996 The Rock 04.06.2024 25:11 ↓

Often described as Sean Connery's last role as James Bond we pick apart another 90s action film starring Nick Cage.

Sam Raimi's 1987 Evil Dead 2. Part two. 22.05.2024 20:29 ↓

Fear, flesh wounds and Fanta!

Sam Raimi's 1987 Evil Dead 2. Part one 21.05.2024 25:44 ↓

We chat about Deadites, Doom and death in this first part of this comedy horror classic.

John Woo's 1997 Face/off Part 3 08.05.2024 26:13 ↓

We wrap up the final part of the best face swapping based film ever made with a bit of Q&A from some of our listeners and a couple of little digs at the LAPD.

John Woo's 1997 Face/off Part 2 17.04.2024 19:52 ↓

More Olympic level over-acting by Cage and Travolta in the second act of this daft pot boiler.

John Woo's 1997 Face/off Part 1 14.04.2024 22:57 ↓

We dissect one of the silliest Hollywood action films ever made. Nick Cage and John Travolta's characters navigate excessive explosions, high speed chases and implausible medical procedures.

Peter Jackson's 1992 Braindead Part 3 22.01.2024 23:10 ↓

We conclude the the podcast with its final part. Thanks for listening and apologies in advance if you went into this without knowing the film's subject matter.

Peter Jackson's 1992 Braindead Part 2 21.01.2024 23:46 ↓

The second part of our podcast cocoversering the zombie splaterfest comedy horror film Braindead.

Peter Jackson's 1992 Braindead Part 1 20.01.2024 27:13 ↓

Before Lord of the Rings there was this...

John Carpenter's 1981 Escape from New York. Part 2 30.12.2023 16:36 ↓

Escapes and Snakes. Dukes and Nukes...

John Carpenter's 1981 Escape from New York. Part 1 30.12.2023 28:54 ↓

We dissect Kurt Russell and John Carpenter's first collaboration even though we thought it was dead. Once you go in; you don't come out...

Richard Donner's 1987 Lethal Weapon Part 3 09.12.2023 21:27 ↓

You got this far so you know what to expect. Can I test drive your Audi?

Richard Donner's 1987 Lethal Weapon Part 2 09.12.2023 29:32 ↓

Recaps and sax. Riggs and contigs...

Richard Donner's 1987 Lethal Weapon Part 1 09.12.2023 29:30 ↓

We dissect the best buddy cop movie ever made even though we're both too old for this shit...

John Carpenter's Big Trouble in Little China 1986 Part 2 25.11.2023 22:27 ↓

Recaps and hubcaps. Crime gangs and Wangs.

John Carpenter's Big Trouble in Little China 1986 Part 1 18.11.2023 29:34 ↓

Geoff and I pick the bones off the most convoluted action-comedy film ever made. This is just the first part; it's nothing. But that's how it always begins, very small...

Paul Verhoeven's Robocop 1987 Part 1 28.10.2023 29:41 ↓

The first part of our podcast about Paul Verhoeven's sci-fi dystopian thriller Robocop .

Paul Verhoeven's Robocop 1987 Part 2 28.10.2023 29:14 ↓

The conclusion to our podcast on Paul Verhoeven's 1987 ultra violent sci-fi crime thriller Robocop .

John Carpenter's The Thing 1982 25.10.2023 29:59 ↓

In the first episode of the Dissect the Direct podcast, Pete Swan and Geoff Holmes go through the classic 1982 sci-fi horror film The Thing . Join us as we marvel at the creative talents of the team who created the film and reel in disgust at the eponymous creature itself.