Split Focus: A Film & TV Podcast

As the Split Focus 'soft-reboot tour' continues, Adrian and Simon deep dive into the past, present, and future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)! Plus, they review The Invisible Man director Leigh Whannell’s new horror film, Wolf Man; while Adrian praises the Zendaya starring, Luca Guadagnino directed tennis movie, Challengers. Additionally, the two pals discuss the potential for a Ted Lasso...

Adrian & Simon review Netflix's hit TV series, Squid Game Season 2.  Please note that this review is initially spoiler-free and becomes a spoiler-heavy review at a clearly defined point during the episode (at around the 18 minute mark). If you'd have interest in checking out a video version of this episode, please visit the Just Another Review YouTube Channel where the video version of th...

After 100 consecutive weekly episodes and then a 2+ year hiatus, Adrian and Simon return with a continuation of Split Focus: A Film & TV Podcast! This time around, the duo is launching new episodes every two weeks on Tuesdays, in a bi-weekly fashion. For episode 101, the topic of the show is ‘Best of 2024, Most Anticipated 2025’, with a special review discussion for Netflix’s Squid Game Season...

Simon and Adrian are back with a SPOILER HEAVY deep dive review of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania where the two pals chat about everything they liked about the film, the flaws of the film, and what changes they would have liked to see to make this into a better film. If you are looking for a spoiler-free review of this flick, check out Split Focus: A Film and T...

Spoilers are fair game in this deep dive review of director Colin Trevorrow’s Jurassic Park sequel, Jurassic World: Dominion; starring Chris Pratt, Laura Dern, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jeff Goldblum, and Sam Neill.

Adrian, Simon, and special guest host Kenneth Stadelbauer review the first two episodes of the Ewan McGregor starring Star Wars Obi Wan Kenobi TV series on Disney+. Additionally, the three pals discuss the recent Andor, Skeleton Crew, The Mandalorian, Indiana Jones, and Willow announcements that were made at the Star Wars Celebration's Lucasfilm showcase; while also conversing about Sony's recent...

Adrian and Simon review writer/director Alex Garland's recent horror movie, Men; while Adrian reviews the Andy Samberg/John Mulaney starring Disney+ comedy film, Chip & Dale: Rescue Rangers. Additionally, the two pals discuss director Jon Watts upcoming Star Wars coming of age story, Star Wars steward Kathleen Kennedy's recent statements about the Star Wars franchise, and the Marvel licensing...

Adrian and Simon converse about FX series What We Do in the Shadows, NBC's Superstore, and HBO's upcoming season of Westworld. Additionally, they discuss Disney's recent subscriber bump and the casting of Scream alumni Hayden Penetierre in the upcoming Scream 6 film. Plus, Adrian explains his concerns over Paramount+'s Halo TV series and the genuine hype behind the Avatar sequel; while Simon talks...

Spoilers are fair game in this deep dive review of showrunner Jeremy Slater’s Oscar Isaac starring Marvel Cinematic Universe TV series, Moon Knight. 

Spoilers are fair game in this deep dive review of director Sam Raimi’s Marvel Cinematic Universe film, Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olson, and Xochitl Gomez.

Adrian and Simon review director Sam Raimi's Marvel Cinematic Universe film Dr. Strange in The Multiverse of Madness and the Oscar Isaac starring Disney+ series Moon Knight. Plus, the two pals discuss the impact of Marvel films on the exhibition industry and John Wick screenwriter Derek Kolstad's upcoming NFT-centred animated series, Forgotten Runes Wizards Cult. Additionally, Adrian explains the...

Adrian and Simon review director Tom Gormican's Nicholas Cage centred comedy film, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. Plus, the two buddies discuss the recent CinemaCon reveals, Sony's upcoming Venom 3 and El Muerta films, The Roku Channel's new deal with distributor Lionsgate, and actor Melissa McBride's drop-out from her Carol and Daryl The Walking Dead spin-off series. Additionally, Adria...

Adrian and Simon review director Robert Eggers' Alexander Skarsgård starring viking action adventure film, The Northman (2022). Plus, the two pals discuss Netflix's recent subscriber loss, Sony's shifting film release dates, and the closure of news streaming service CNN+ only one month after launch. Additionally, they converse about the perils of fringe method acting; while acknowledging actor Jar...

Adrian and Simon converse about the perils of method acting and their excitement for The Mandalorian actor Pedro Pascal’s upcoming performance in HBO’s The Last of Us. Additionally, the fellas discuss WarnerMedia/Discovery CEO David Zaslov’s new DC content strategy, the rebranding of Amazon’s IMDB TV streaming service to Amazon Freevee, and Sonic the Hedgehog 2’s mega opening weekend. Plus, Adrian...

Adrian and Simon review directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert's recently released multiverse adventure drama, Everything Everywhere All At Once. Additionally, the two pals discuss director James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy 3's record breaking makeup and prosthetics, the two upcoming HBO Max Sherlock Holmes TV series from Team Downey, and the hiring of the Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse d...

Spoilers are fair game in this deep dive review of director Daniel Espinosa’s Sony/Marvel film, Morbius, starring Jared Leto as the infamous living vampire himself. 

Adrian and Simon review the Disney+ Marvel TV series Moon Knight with actor Oscar Isaac; while also reviewing the Sony/Marvel Morbius film starring Jared Leto. Plus, the co-hosts discuss the fallout of the Will Smith Oscars slap, they get excited about the HBO Max It prequel TV series, and they express their puzzlement over Dunkirk actor Harry Styles dropping out of director Robert Eggers Nosferat...

Adrian and Simon discuss the 94th Annual Academy Awards Ceremony hosted by Regina Hall, Wanda Sykes, and Amy Schumer. Additionally, they converse about YouTube's newly refreshed free content library, the secret prequel to director Ti West's A24 horror film X, and the prospect of Jedi Fallen Order actor Cameron Monaghan appearing in the Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ series. Plus, Simon reviews Best Pictur...

Adrian and Simon converse about Disney’s recently released Ms. Marvel trailer; while Adrian reviews director Ti West’s horror film, X, and Simon reviews director Sian Heder’s Best Picture nominated film, CODA. Additionally, the two pals discuss Netflix’s recently established disdain for password sharing, the change of direction for the Star Wars Obi-Wan Kenobi TV series, and game developer Riot’s...

Adrian and Simon get hyped over that Star Wars Obi-Wan Kenobi trailer; while Simon reviews director Domee Shi's Pixar film, Turning Red. The two pals also discuss network AMC's new upcoming The Walking Dead Isle of the Dead spin-off series, the HBO Max Matt Reeves produced Arkham Asylum based TV series, and Warner Brothers' delay of various upcoming 2022 movie release dates. As a conversational po...

Spoilers are fair game in this deep dive review of director Matt Reeves DC film, The Batman, starring Robert Pattinson as the caped crusader.

Adrian and Simon review director Matt Reeves' DC film, The Batman starring Robert Pattinson and Zoe Kravitz; while also reviewing director Ruben Fleischer's Uncharted adaptation. Additionally, they discuss Disney's upcoming ad-based tier for streaming service Disney+, HBO's incredible viewership numbers for drama series Euphoria, and theatre chain AMC's recent attempt at creating variable ticket p...

Adrian and Simon review director Ryusuke Hamaguchi's Best Picture nominated film, Drive My Car. Adrian also reviews Netflix's recent Texas Chainsaw Massacre horror movie; while Simon raves about the Apple TV+ office drama series, Severance. Additionally, the two buddies discuss director Francis Ford Coppola's upcoming Megalopolis film, the introduction of Netflix's Marvel Defenders TV series...

Adrian and Simon review the first season of writer/director James Gunn's Peacemaker HBO Max TV series. Additionally, they discuss Netflix's upcoming season 4 of Stranger Things,  ViacomCBS's projections for streaming service Paramount+, and the new fan favourite award at the Oscars. Plus, the two pals get hyped over the latest Dr. Strange In The Multiverse of Madness trailer. As a conversatio...

Spoilers are fair game in this deep dive review of the Disney+ Star Wars based TV series, The Book of Boba Fett.