Split Focus: A Film & TV Podcast

Adrian and Simon review director Andy Serkis’s Venom: Let There Be Carnage starring Tom Hardy and director Michael Showalter’s The Eyes of Tammy Faye starring Jessica Chastain. The two pals also rave about the emotional series finale for the Andy Samberg starring comedy, Brooklyn 99. Additionally, they examine Netflix’s newly released viewership data, the strong foundation for the Timothee Chalame...

Adrian and Simon dive deep into Netflix’s TUDUM showcase event! They discuss Cowboy Bebop, Ozark, Arcane, Stranger Things, The Sandman, The Witcher, and Army of Thieves. Additionally, they speculate about Disney’s upcoming November 12th Disney+ Day, the new Elizabeth Banks produced Pitch Perfect TV series, and the puzzling nature of the casting for Nintendo’s Super Mario Brothers animated film. Pl...

Adrian and Simon address the winners and hijinks of the 73rd annual Emmy Awards ceremony hosted by Cedric The Entertainer. Additionally, they discuss the various upcoming HBO Max Matt Reeves Batman spin-off TV series, the new contracts struck for the creators of the Apple TV+ series Ted Lasso, and director Christopher Nolan’s new deal with Universal Studios. Plus, they talk about the Queen’s Gambi...

Adrian and Simon assess HBO’s Theranos documentary The Inventor and the zombie-centric 5th episode of Marvel’s ‘What If…?’. Most importantly, the two pals converse about Disney’s recent bombshell decision to launch the remaining 2021 Disney blockbuster film slate exclusively in theatres. Plus, they address their excitement for the many rumours behind director Christopher Nolan’s next WWII focussed...

Spoilers are fair game in this deep dive review of the Destin Daniel Cretton directed Marvel Cinematic Universe film, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.

Adrian and Simon review Marvel’s Shang-Chi & The Legend of the Ten Rings starring actors Simu Liu and Awkwafina. Additionally, they discuss the two Hulu original comedy series Only Murders in the Building and 9 Perfect Strangers; as well as Nicholas Cage’s horror/thriller film Willy’s Wonderland. Plus, they talk about the upcoming Life is Strange TV series, the newly announced DC Fandome event...

Adrian and Simon review director Shawn Levy’s comedy film Free Guy and director Nia DaCosta’s horror film Candyman. Additionally, they discuss the recently renewed Roku original series Most Dangerous Game starring Christoph Waltz, the potential for an NBC reboot of the hit comedy series The Office, and the planned Jake Gyllenhaal starring adaptation for comic creator Robert Kirkman’s comicbook ser...

Adrian and Simon fuel the hype behind Disney’s upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe films, The Eternals and Shang Chi & the Legend of the Ten Rings. Additionally, they discuss Sony Pictures’ release strategy for animated film Hotel Transylvania 4, the recently confirmed 4th Captain America film starring Anthony Mackie, and Bell Media’s Canadian streaming service CraveTV finally supporting 4K con...

Adrian and Simon review the first episode of Marvel’s ‘What If…?’ animated TV series on Disney+. The two pals also discuss the Sony acquisition of anime streamer Crunchyroll from AT&T, the upcoming season of creator Bill Hader’s HBO TV series Barry, and the casting of Idris Elba in Sonic The Hedgehog 2. Plus, they converse about The Walking Dead season 10 and talk sandwiches for a full hour an...

Adrian and Simon review director James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad film. Additionally, they discuss Viacom CBS’s ongoing film release strategy, the renewal of animated series South Park for another 6 seasons, and the casting of Skins actor Nicholas Hoult in Universal Studio’s impending Renfield monster movie. Plus, Adrian gushes about his love for IP Man and horror films. As a conversational podcast,...

Adrian and Simon review director David Lowery’s Arthurian adventure film The Green Knight. They also talk about actor/producer Scarlet Johansson’s lawsuit with Disney, Netflix’s upcoming live action Pokemon series, and actor/producer Michael B. Jordan’s HBO Max Superman TV series with Val Zod. Plus, they discuss season 10 of The Walking Dead, the Apple TV+ series Mosquito Coast starring Justin The...

Adrian and Simon review director M. Night Shyamalan’s new horror film Old. Adrian also dives into the 10 films that he watched over this past week; including (but not limited to) Happy Death Day 2U, all 5 Purge films, the 2 Escape Room films, and Freaky. Additionally, they discuss Warner Brothers 2022 film release strategy, the changing landscape for viewership tracking company Nielsen Ratings, an...

Spoilers are fair game in this deep dive review of director Kate Herron’s first season of Loki on Disney+. Please be aware that we are also not shy to make some spoiler filled references to Disney+’s WandaVision and Falcon & The Winter Soldier. In other words, Loki, WandaVision, and Falcon & the Winter Soldier are each a ‘required reading for this course’.

Adrian and Simon review Marvel’s Black Widow movie starring Scarlet Johansson. They also discuss the 73rd annual Emmy nominations, Netflix’s push into the gaming industry, the casting choices for HBO’s TV series adaptation for Playstation’s The Last of Us videogame, and the effect of Disney+’s Premier Access on the overall theatre industry. Plus, they touch on the impending Deadpool Marvel Cinemat...

Adrian and Simon review director John Krasinski’s A Quiet Place Part II, Netflix’s Fear Street Part 2, and the first two episodes of the Disney+ Pixar TV series Monster’s At Work. Additionally, they discuss director Zack Snyder’s upcoming science fiction film Rebel Moon, the potential sale of Reese Witherspoon’s production company Hello Sunshine, and director Mathew Vaughn’s new star studded spy m...

Spoilers are fair game in this deep dive review of the Chris McKay directed science fiction Amazon Prime Video film, The Tomorrow War.

Adrian and Simon review the Amazon Prime Original The Tomorrow War starring Chris Pratt, disaster movie Greenland starring Gerard Butler, and the Apple TV+ series Mythic Quest. Additionally, they discuss the upcoming Keanu Reeves action movie John Wick 4, the great cast in director Garreth Evans film Havoc, and the turbulent production history for the Halo Paramount+ series. Plus, they touch on Di...

Adrian and Simon dive into deep conversation about the Apple TV+ series Mythic Quest, Marvel’s Shang Chi trailer, Netflix’s The Harder They Fall trailer, director James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad trailer, and the classic Studio Ghibli film Porco Rosso. Additionally, they discuss the casting of West Side Story actress Rachel Zegler as Snow White, Dan Harmon’s upcoming animated projects, the newly ann...

Adrian and Simon review the Pixar Disney+ animated film Luca. Additionally, they talk Disney’s upcoming slate of Star Wars TV series, the Disney+ Beauty and the Beast spin-off series with actor Josh Gad, and the newly minted Disney+ release schedule (holy Disney mentions, Batman!). Plus, they converse about the incredible quality of Netflix’s Sweet Tooth TV series, the brilliance of episode 5 of R...

Adrian and Simon review the first episode of Loki on Disney+, the ending of NBC’s Superstore, and Netflix’s masterful limited series Queen’s Gambit. Additionally, they discuss the Netflix video-game based film and TV adaptations for League of Legends, Castlevania, Far Cry, Resident Evil, and Cuphead. They also address the upcoming live action Cowboy Bebop adaptation with music by Yoko Kanno and cr...

Adrian and Simon review Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon starring Kelly Marie Tran. Further, they discuss Sony’s attempt at a Spiderman Marvel universe, the cancellation of Netflix’s superhero TV series Jupiter’s Legacy, and Seth Rogen’s recent Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film announcement. Plus, they briefly converse about Apple’s Mosquito Coast, the weird rumours concerning a Jurassic Park/Fas...

Adrian and Simon discuss season 3 of creator Aziz Ansari’s Netflix series Master of None, Netflix documentary Abducted in Plain Sight, and the hype behind director Edgar Wright’s upcoming horror film Last Night in Soho. Additionally, they converse about CW network’s failed live action Powerpuff Girls pilot, Netflix’s Geeked Week, and Amazon’s massive 8 billion dollar purchase of MGM studios. Plus,...

Adrian and Simon review Zack Snyder’s Netflix zombie film Army of the Dead. Additionally, they discuss the massive WarnerMedia/Discovery merger deal, the newly in-development Batman and Superman animated TV series, and director Denis Villeneuve’s success in bringing Dune exclusively to theatres. Plus, they converse about HBO docuseries The Jinx and the final season of Netflix’s animated Castlevani...

Adrian and Simon review the Amy Adams starring Netflix thriller, Woman in the Window. Additionally, they discuss the fate of the Quibi content library, Disney’s recent earnings call, and the upcoming Regina King directed film adaptation of comicbook series Bitterroot. Plus, they comment on the hype behind the trailers for David Lowery’s The Green Knight and Andy Serkis’ Venom: Let There Be Carnage...

Adrian and Simon review the Netflix animated film The Mitchell’s vs The Machines. Additionally, they discuss Disney’s long term plan for phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the new HBO pirate TV series Our Flag Means Death starring JoJo Rabbit actor Taika Waititi as Blackbeard, and CBS Viacom’s ambitious 2022 goals for their new streaming service Paramount+. Plus, they discuss the upcoming r...