Cinema Sleuths

Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is THIEF (1981). Starring James Caan, Tuesday Weld, Robert Prosky, Willie Nelson, and James Belushi. Written and directed by Michael Mann!   Mean Streets is produced by Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth / Edited by Luke Deckard /  Music by Luke Deckard

Ryan Coogler’s Sinners has blood, blues, vampires and plenty to sink your teeth into — but did the film really breathe new life into the vampire genre? We are going to find out!

This week we are taking a bite out of Ryan Coogler's SINNERS (2025), starring Michael B Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Wumi Mosaku, Miles Caton, Delroy Lindo, Jayme Lawson, Li Jun Li, Thomas Pang, Jack O'Connell and Buddy Guy.          DISCLAIMER All content presented in this podcast episode is the property of the podcast creator and is protected under applicable copyright laws. Any copyrighted materia...

The final battle of the original trilogy — but does Return of the Jedi live up to Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back? Or do the retcons buckle it at the knees? We find out!

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... things weren't exactly as we remember them." In Part 3 of our three-part investigation (STAR WARS: A TRILOGY OF RETCONS), we’re looking at the film that started it all: RETURN OF THE JEDI, directed by Richard Marquand. Written by George Lucas and Lawrence Kasden. Starring Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, and James Earl Jone...

Before it was retitled Episode IV: A New Hope, and before the special editions, there was just STAR WARS. Join us as we deep-dive into many retcons that made STAR WARS iconic!

"A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... things weren't exactly as we remember them." In Part 2 of our three-part investigation (STAR WARS: A TRILOGY OF RETCONS), we’re looking at the film with cinema's most iconic retcon: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, directed by Irvin Kershner, written by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan, with a story by George Lucas. Starring Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carri...

Before it was retitled Episode IV: A New Hope, and before the special editions, there was just STAR WARS. Join us as we deep-dive into many retcons that made STAR WARS iconic!

"A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... things weren't exactly as we remember them." May the Fourth be with you! To celebrate, Cinema Sleuths is opening the case files on the trilogy that changed cinema. In Part 1 of our three-part investigation (STAR WARS: A TRILOGY OF RETCONS), we’re looking at the film that started it all: STAR WARS (1977), written and directed by George Lucas. Before it...

This week, Cinema Sleuths are joined by Martin Edwards, acclaimed author, editor and crime-fiction expert, to investigate Roger Donaldson’s No Way Out (1987). Starring Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman, Sean Young and Will Patton, No Way Out follows U.S. Navy officer Tom Farrell, who becomes caught in a deadly political conspiracy after becoming involved with the mistress of Secretary of Defense David B...

Your cinematic sleuths are back! This week are joined by author, editor, and crime fiction buff Martin Edwards as we investigate 1987's NO WAY OUT! Starring Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman, Sean Young, and Will Patton. Based on the novel THE BIG CLOCK by Kenneth Fearing. Screenplay by Robert Garland. Directed by Roger Donaldson.    Disclaimer  Mean Streets is produced by Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth...

That's right!    Cinema Sleuths kicks off on May the fourth with a three-part series that dives into the original theatrical releases of STAR WARS and explores the retcons that made the franchise what it is today!   Be sure to tune in! 

That's right!    Cinema Sleuths kicks off on May the fourth with a three-part series that dives into the original theatrical releases of STAR WARS and explores the retcons that made the franchise what it is today!   Be sure to tune in! 

This week, Cinema Sleuths is joined by Sergio Angelini from Tipping My Fedora to investigate the fascinating 1945 pre-release version of The Big Sleep.   CASE FILE: THE BIG SLEEP — 1945 PRE-RELEASE VERSION Directed by: Howard HawksWritten by: William Faulkner, Leigh Brackett and Jules FurthmanBased on the novel: The Big Sleep by Raymond ChandlerStarring: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall and Martha V...

Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! And this week we've got Sergio Angelini from Tipping My Fedora joining us!   THE CASE: The 1945 Pre-release version of THE BIG SLEEP. Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, and Martha Vickers.  Directed by Howard  Hawks.  .    CREDITS Mean Streets is produced by Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth  Edited by Luke Deckard  Music by Luke Deckard  Logo by Phil Dra...

This week, Cinema Sleuths investigates Alfred Hitchcock’s Notorious (1946), the acclaimed spy thriller and film noir starring Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains and Leopoldine Konstantin.   Notorious is one of Hitchcock’s great explorations of love, trust and psychological manipulation. In this episode, your cinematic sleuths put Notorious under the magnifying glass. We also explore the film...

This week your cinematic sleuths are investigating NOTORIOUS (1946). Starring Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains, and Leopoldine Konstantin. Written by Ben Hecht. Loosely based on the short story 'The Song of the Dragon' (1921) written by John Taintor Foote. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock.    Mean Streets is produced by Dr Luke Deckard & Matthew Booth  Logo design by Phil Dragash  Mean Str...

That's right. Big changes are happening at the offices of Deckard and Booth! Mean Streets is expanding beyond FILM NOIR to investigate the films and TV shows that define pop culture, from big hits to big misses and beyond. To do this properly, we need a new name, and given that we are your cinematic sleuths, we figured CINEMA SLEUTHS would be perfect!   You will get the same level of reviews and d...

That's right. Big changes are happening at the offices of Deckard and Booth! Mean Streets is expanding beyond FILM NOIR to investigate the films and TV shows that define pop culture, from big hits to big misses and beyond. To do this properly, we need a new name, and given that we are your cinematic sleuths, we figured CINEMA SLEUTHS would be perfect!   You will get the same level of reviews and d...

This week, Cinema Sleuths investigates Brian De Palma’s Femme Fatale (2002), the stylish neo-noir thriller starring Rebecca Romijn, Antonio Banderas, Rie Rasmussen, Peter Coyote, Gregg Henry and Eriq Ebouaney. We investigate the film’s elaborate opening heist, split-screen imagery, surveillance, dream sequences, Hitchcockian influences and nonlinear storytelling, while examining De Palma’s fascina...

Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is FEMME FATALE (2002). Starring Rebecca Romijn, Antonio Banderas, Rie Rasmussen, Peter Coyote, Gregg Henry, and Eriq Ebouaney. Written and directed by Brian De Palma! Mean Streets is produced by Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth /  Edited by Luke Deckard / Music by Luke Deckard

This week, Cinema Sleuths is back with a special guest as we investigate Bryan Singer’s The Usual Suspects (1995) alongside our pal Skye, one of the masterminds and voices behind the FILM 89 podcast.   CASE FILE: THE USUAL SUSPECTS (1995) Directed by: Bryan SingerWritten by: Christopher McQuarrieStarring: Kevin Spacey, Gabriel Byrne, Chazz Palminteri, Stephen Baldwin, Benicio del Toro and Kevin Po...

This week we're back with a special guest! Joining your cinematic Sleuths to investigate Bryan Singers The Usual Suspects is our pal Skye , one of the masterminds and voices behind FILM 89 podcast!       THE CASE: THE USUAL SUSPECTS (1995)  Starring: Kevin Spacey, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio del Toro, Stephen Baldwin, Kevin Pollak, Chazz Palminteri, and Pete Postelthwaite Written by Christopher McQuarr...

On this episode of Debriefed, Luke and Matt talk about various crime shows they've watched, including YOUNG SHERLOCK, CROSS, and the animated adaptation of WATCHMEN. Plus we offer our take on the LANTERNS trailer and more. Make sure to follow your new show, CINEMA SLEUTHS, which premieres on May 4th! Don’t miss an episode. Follow us on Podbean, Apple Podcast, Spotify

On this episode of Debriefed, Luke and Matt talk about various crime shows they've watched, including YOUNG SHERLOCK, CROSS, and the animated adaptation of WATCHMEN. Plus we offer our take on the LANTERNS trailer and more. Make sure to follow your new show, CINEMA SLEUTHS, which premieres on May 4th! Don’t miss an episode. Follow us on Podbean, Apple Podcast,   Spotify