Deep Dive Movie Reviews

Written and directed by Akiko Ohku, "Tremble All You Want" is a romantic comedy about a young 24 yr. old accountant, Yoshika (Mayu Matsuoka) who has to decide between love with the real, yet bumbling, man attempting to woo her versus the fantasy she's maintained in her head about a secret crush from middle-school. Also starring Daichi Watanabe, Anna Ishibashi, Takumi Kitamura, and Hairi Katagiri *...

The Russo Brothers new action thriller sees CIA operative Court Gentry (Ryan Reynolds) protecting a young girl (Julia Butters) from sadistic assassin Lloyd Hanson (Chris Evans) as they travel the world in a deadly "cat & mouse" game. Also starring Billy Bob Throrton, Rege-Jean Page, Jessica Henwick, and Alfre Woodard. ** Deep Dive Movie Reviews contain spoilers ** 0:00 - Intro 3:14 - James gives h...

Mark Wahlberg stars in this biopic about "Father Stu"; a blue collar amateur boxer who discovers the power of grace & forgiveness leading him to become a Catholic priest. Written & directed by Rosalind Ross the film also stars Mel Gibson, Jacki Weaver, and Malcolm McDowell ** Deep Dive Movie Reviews contain spoilers **   1:07 - Our first "faith based" movie review 2:20 - Talking Mel Gibson 13:50 -...

Our retrospective on every Academy Award Best Picture continues with 1936's "The Great Ziegfeld" starring William Powell & Myrna Loy. Does this classic stand the test of time and deserve its place in Oscar history?  ** Deep Dive Movie Reviews contain spoilers ** 1:11 - The Great Ziegfeld synopsis 2:03 - Initial thoughts on the film 11:00 - Understanding Flo Ziegfeld 14:47 - The chemistry of Frank...

Director Taika Waititi follows up his highly successful Thor: Ragnarok with a direct sequel, Thor: Love & Thunder. Chris Hemsworth returns as the Norse God of Thunder in this 29th instalment in the MCU superhero franchise. Also starring Natalie Portman and Christian Bale. ** Deep Dive Movie Reviews contain spoilers ** 1:00 - Thor: Love & Thunder synopsis 3:27 - Taika Waititi- Sometimes you can hav...

The first instalment of Prashanth Neel's epic saga of a young boy born into poverty who becomes a top assassin only to end up becoming the liberator of the forced slave labor at the Kolar Gold Fields. Stars Yash, Ramachandra Raju, Srinidhi Shetty, Anant Nag, and Achyuth Kumar ** Deep Dive Movie Reviews contain spoilers ** 2:54 - K.G.F. is BIG in scope 4:42 - Critiquing the editing 9:41 - Authentic...

Baz Luhrmann's big splashy biopic of Elvis Presley (Austin Butler) tells the story of the American icon through the eyes of his dying manager Col. Tom Parker played by Tom Hanks. ** Deep Dive Movie Reviews contain spoilers **   1:00 - Is Baz Luhrmann the natural choice to bring Elvis to the big screen? 7:26 - How Elvis captures the Gospel & African American experiences 13:50 - Is Col. Parker the v...

Hirokazu Kore-eda's new film "Broker" tells the heartwarming story of two traffickers trying to find a good home for an abandoned baby only to discover the meaning of family along the way. Song Kang-Ho won the Best Actor award at the 2022 Cannes film festival for his performance. "Broker" also stars Bae Doona, Gang Dong-Won, and Lee Ji-eun better known as the K-Pop star IU ** Deep Dive Movie Revie...

Creator Julian Fellowes continues the ongoing saga to his acclaimed series "Downton Abbey" with all the drama, family trials, and romantic entanglements fans have come to love and expect. Starring Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith, Michelle Dockery, Dominic West, and Hugh Dancy. 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - Synopsis of "A New Era" 2:49 - James has never watched Downton Abbey while Steve is...

Our retrospective on every Academy Award Best Picture continues with 1935's "Mutiny on the Bounty" starring Charles Laughton & Clark Gable. Does this adventure on the high seas stand the test of time and deserve it's place in Oscar history? 0:00 - Intro 1:20 - Synopsis of "Mutiny on the Bounty" 1:57 - Initial critique of "Mutiny" 4:42 - Other adaptions of "Mutiny on the Bounty" 8:00 - White washin...

The Jurassic World trilogy concludes with this final "man vs. dinosaur" film uniting the original Jurassic Park cast of Sam Neill, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum with Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard. Directed by Colin Trevorrow. ** Deep Dive Movie Reviews contain spoilers ** 0:00 - Intro 1:25 - Jurassic World Dominion synopsis 3:27 - Initial thoughts of the film 8:52 - Did the filmmakers just p...

Our journey to review every Academy Award Best Picture continues with the winner of the 7th Academy Awards trophy "It Happened One Night". Arguably the first "screwball comedy" which set the stage for future "rom-coms" starred Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert and was directed by Frank Capra. 0:00 - Intro 0:55 - It Happened One Night at the 1934 Academy Awards 2:32 - It Happened One Night synopsis...

After 36 years Tom Cruise returns to the role of Navy Aviator Pete "Maverick" Mitchell and wrestles with mortality, legacy, and his own personal demons as he prepares a new crew of Top Gun pilots for a suicidal top secret mission. Val Kilmer, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connolly, and Jon Hamm also star. ** Deep Dive Movie Reviews contain Spoilers ** 0:00 - Intro 0:55 - A sequel better than the original? 7...

In honour of the new release of Top Gun: Maverick after 36 years, James and I do a Deep Dive into the extensive filmography of Tom Cruise with each of us choosing our "Top Five" and why we chose them. Let us know where you agree, disagree, and what some of your favorite Cruise films are of all time in the comment section below. (Perhaps you are that one "Legend" fan? 😉) 0:00 - Intro 0:30 - Settin...

James & Steve go all "fanboy" over S.S. Rajamouli's epic film extravaganza "RRR". N.T. Rama Rao Jr. and Ram Charan star as two legendary Indian heroes who join forces to rescue a young kidnapped girl while taking on all the British Empire in the process. Also starring Ajay Devgn, Alia Bhatt, Shriya Saran, Samuthirakani, Ray Stevenson, Alison Doody, and Olivia Morris. ** Deep Dive Movie Reviews con...

Michelle Yeoh headlines this action packed mind bender as a simple Chinese - American being audited by the Internal Revenue Service only to discover that she must connect with parallel universe versions of herself to prevent a powerful being from causing the destruction of the multiverse. Also starring Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, Jenny Slate, Harry Shum Jr., James Hong, and Jamie Lee Curtis. ** De...

Greta Garbo, John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, and Joan Crawford star in the 1932 Academy Award Best Picture winning "Grand Hotel". In this episode we do a "deep dive" of the MGM classic and decide whether the film stands the test of time and still deserves its place in cinema history. ** Deep Dive Movie Reviews contain spoilers ** 0:00 - Intro 0:41 - Grand Hotel at the 1932 Oscars 4:40 - Initial...

Director Sam Raimi brings his signature horror touch to the latest instalment of the MCU, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Benedict Cumberbatch returns as the titular magician as well alongside Rachel McAdams, Benedict Wong, and Elizabeth Olsen. ** Deep Dive Movie Reviews DOES contain SPOILERS ** 0:00 - Intro 1:04 - Synopsis of Doctor Strange 1:52 - What MCU knowledge do you need going...