It's Reely That Deep

Does Disclosure Day make sense to us? Des and Dee review Disclosure Day (2026) and the trailers for The Odyssey and Spiderman in S1E22: Mission Not Accomplished. 0:00 Intro to Disclosure Day 2:01 Good bad or mid9:36 narrative of disclosure day16:41 Empathy theme in Disclosure Day 29:55 Aliens in Disclosure Day37:35 Directors and ageism41:25 Immigration metaphor in Disclosure Day51:07 Bechdel Test...

Can estate-endorsed biopics be great? Des and Dee review the Michael (2026) and Half-Man S1 in S1E21: Toothless. If you enjoy our work, please consider supporting us to grow the channel and keep these conversations going: https://buymeacoffee.com/itsreelythatdeepFollow us on:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsreelythatdeep/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@UCQJL15EYqiNkSrdYXim_v9g BlueSky: http...

What's the worst thing you ever did? Des and Dee review The Drama (2026) and Project Hail Mary in S1E20: Racial Chatrooms Showing Feet. 0:00 The Drama intro2:45 Good, bad or mid: The Drama7:47 Narrative of The Drama: Act 110:42 Act 2 of The Drama22:52 Act 3 of The Drama34:57 Bechdel test for The Drama45:33 Is Rachel The Villain on The Drama?50:30 Performative activism in The Drama54:48 Femcel cult...

Was the highest grossing American film of 2025 good? Des and Dee analyse Zootopia and its themes in It's Reely That Deep S1E19: I Don't Believe in Altruism. We also discuss the first half of S4 of Industry, review I Am Not Your Negro, and review our final batch of London Film Festival 2025 films: Father Mother Sister Brother, History of Sound, Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Braithwaite Stor...

Des and Dee's full livestream of the 2026 Oscars red carpet and ceremony

Entertaining romp or racially suspicious fanfic? Des and Dee debate Wuthering Heights in S1E17: A Yearner That's A Bit Freaky. We also discuss the first half of S4 of Bridgerton.0:35 Bad, good or mid? 5:47 Narrative: Act 112:23 Narrative: Act 223:35 Narrative: Act 329:34 Race in the book and casting42:49 Is Nelly a villian?47:04 BDSM Taboo and Incest1:02:22 Bechdel Test1:09:13 Emerald Fennell...

Des and Dee review No Other Choice, It Was Just An Accident and The Testament of Ann Lee in It's Reely That Deep S1E16: Unemployed Girl Summer.0:00 No Other Choice intro and overall thoughts4:08 Capitalism and gender in No Other Choice10:27 Patriarchy vs girlbosses in No Other Choice16:37 AI in No Other Choice21:13 Rating for No Other Choice24:16 It Was Just An Accident intro27:26 It Was Just An A...

Des and Dee deep dive into My Father's Shadow and Twinless in It's Reely That Deep S1E15: Trauma Towels.0:00 Intro and overall thoughts in My Father's Shadow7:15 Fatherhood in My Father's Shadow18:54 Bechdel Test for My Father's Shadow25:56 Sacrifice in My Father's Shadow32:22 Music in My Father's Shadow38:17 Grief and the beach scene in My Father's Shadow40:31 Colonialism in My Father's Shadow45:...

Des and Dee deep dive into Avatar: Fire And Ash in It's Reely That Deep S1E14: I Don't Care How Nice the Coloniser's Son Is, He Must Be Expelled.0:00 - Intro & spoiler free thoughts4:19 - Act 1 narrative8:51 - Act 2 narrative14:07 - Act 3 narrative21:04 - Colonialism 25:18 - Is Neytiri a racist?32:11 - Interracial Relationships39:42 - Spirituality and consciousness 44:01 - Bechdel Test 47:49 -...

Des and Dee discuss Marty Supreme in It's Reely That Deep S1E13: American Dream Style.0:00 - Marty Supreme Intro2:27 - Good, bad or mid?4:55 - Uncut Gems v Marty Supreme8:02 - Narrative14:19 - American Dream18:07 - Unlikeability21:17 - Costumes and set design24:20 - The Marty Supreme press tour27:03 - Race and New York29:03 - Bechdel Test32:51 - Acting and directing34:55 - RatingMarty Supreme is a...

🔪🔗 Des and Dee review Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, The Secret Agent and 100 Nights of Hero in It's Reely That Deep S1E12: My Man My Man My Man. In this episode, we discuss mediocre ensembles, Brazilian history and Charli XCX. We also interview with star and director of The Secret Agent. 0:00 - Knives Out intro1:00 - Knives Out review04:00 - Knives Out Bechdel test05:00 - The Secre...

Des and Dee debate Chloe Zhao's Hamnet and review Harry Lighton's Pillion in It's Reely That Deep S1E11: A Sub By Choice.0:00 - Hamnet narrative and overall thoughts9:00 - Jacobi and Noah Jupe as Hamnet and Hamlet10:46 - Paul Mescal's performance12:23 - Agnes and Jessie Buckley's performance17:37 - Hamnet's ending21:08 - Hamnet rating26:08 - Shakespeare from Shoreditch27:54...

Des and Dee review Wicked: For Good in It's Reely That Deep S1E10: Villain Era. They discuss how it measures up to the first film and how it handles female friendships, romance and political propaganda. 0:00 - Intro and overall thoughts2:48 - Good, bad or mid? 7:30 - Act 110:36 - Act 213:59 - Fiyeraba's love scene16:12 - Act 318:17 - Scarecrow Fiyero21:24 - Political propaganda25:47 - Villain era2...

In our second London Film Festival episode, Des and Dee review Die My Love, Sentimental Value and Palestine 36.0:00 - 1:30 Intro - London Film Festival debrief1:30 - 10:00 - Die My Love narrative9:58 - 15:22 - Lakeith Stanfield’s character15:22 - 17:56 - The failures of Die My Love 17:56 - 21:00 - Technical analysis of Die My Love 21:41 - 23:48 - Rating of Die My Love 23:49 - 25:00 - Die My Love B...

In the first of our London Film Festival episodes, Des and Dee discuss the festival experience so far and review Frankenstein, Hedda, After The Hunt and Bugonia.0:00 - 1:30 Intro - London Film Festival debrief1:30 - 6:00 - Frankenstein review6:00 - 11:00 - Frankenstein Bechdel Test11:00 - 26:00 - Hedda review 25:50 - 26:52 - Hedda interviews with Nia Dacosta, Tessa Thompson, Nina Hoss and Tom Bate...

Des and Dee review One Battle After Another (2025). 0:00 - 6:17 Intro, background and Vistavision 6:17 - 8:20 Narrative8:20 - 19:12 Perfidia and Teyana Taylor19:12 - 26:23 Paul Thomas Anderson’s depiction of black women26:23 - 38:38 Revolutionaries38:38 - 47:54 Rape culture47:54 - 50:20 Technical analysis50:20 - 51:48 Ratings51:48 - 59:27 Bechdel Test57:26 - 1:03:31 Is It Reely That Deep?

Des and Dee review Together (2025) and react to the trailer for the upcoming film Bugonia.0:00 - 1:25 Intro 1:25 - 2:00 Together: Good, Bad or Mid?2:00 - 6:08 Narrative6:08 - 12:15 Themes: Codependency12:15 - 15:10 Who Made This? deep dive into director Michael Shanks15:10 - 17:07 Themes: Queerness17:07 - 29:15 More analysis29:15 - 30:10 Together Rating30:10 - 41:42 Bechdel Test41:42 - 45:50 Is It...

Des and Dee review Zach Cregger's 2025 horror film Weapons. They also discuss Love Island USA Season 7's mediocre reunion and the first trailer for Emerald Fennell's upcoming film "Wuthering Heights".0:00 - 01:34 - Episode Teasers & What have we been watching01:34 - 02:53 Weapons: Intro & plot recap02:53 - 03:15 Weapons: Good, Bad or Mid03:15 - 08:49 Themes: Is weapon...

Des and Dee review The Materialists and My Oxford Year. Also, Des watched War of the Worlds (2025) so you don't have to. (0:00) Intro and what we have been watching(3:58) Materialists: Good, Bad or Mid?(5:20) Acts 1, 2 and 3(19:08)Themes: The intersection of Class and Dating(25:00) Themes: Loneliness(27:30) Themes: Does love conquer all?(35:17) Materialists: Rating(36:12) Materialists: Bechdel...

Des and Dee review Matt Shakman's 2025 superhero film "Fantastic Four: First Steps". They also discuss Love Island USA Season 7 and the first trailer for Luca Guadagnino's upcoming film "After The Hunt". (00:00) - Intro and overall thoughts (04:39) - Depiction of motherhood (07:26) - Reed Richards (12:56) - Silver Surfer (14:10) - Bechdel Test (15:26) - Our rating (17:32) - Is it Reely That Deep?...

Des and Dee review James Gunn's 2025 superhero film "Superman", unpacking its characters, themes and science.00:00 - 02:55 - Intro and overall thoughts02:55 - 10:46 - Narrative (Acts 1, 2 and 3)10:46 - 20:00 - Clark and Lois20:00 - 24:35 - Lex Luthor24:35 - 26:03 - Mr Terrific and Green Lantern26:03 - 38:00 - Immigration, billionaires and nation states38:00 - 45:29 - Conflict zones45:29 - 50:14 -...

In It’s Reely That Deep’s first ever episode, Des and Dee discuss Ryan Coogler's 2025 film "Sinners". We unpack the 2025 vampire thriller from its narrative to its themes and technical accomplishments through a critical, humorous and intersectional lens.00:00 - 02:01- Intro and background 02:01 - 05:04 - Overall thoughts 05:04 - 09:26 - Act 1 09:26 - 15:37 - Act 2 15:37 - 20:44 - Act 3 20:44 - 23:...

Welcome to It's Reely That Deep, where we have takes on everything you're watching. We're two black women who had been searching for a show that critically analyses film and TV in the zeitgeist through an intersectional lens. We realised we already do that privately anyway, so we decided to start it ourselves! We’ll be unpacking film, TV and even theatre during our different segments. We welcome o...