The Dive-In Moviecast

This week on The Dive-In, co-host’s Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen are once again talking about Family! Fast X has arrived, and it begs the question: does anyone care? They discuss the fan reception to the franchise as of late and why nobody seems to care despite the franchise always still performing at the box office, the choice to centre this 10th instalment as a sort-of sequel to Fast Five, the...

In a bonus episode, co-host’s Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen are discussing the absolutely stacked summer for movies this year! They both give their Top 5 Most Anticipated watches of the summer, & throw in some honourable mentions.

Did James Gunn save Marvel? This week on the Dive-In, co-hosts Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen are talking all about the Guardians of the Galaxy! We discuss the new film and the way James Gunn breathes fresh air into the MCU after a long streak of misses, the choice to centre this recent film around Rocket as our lead and why it’s so effective, the darker themes of the story and the emotional journ...

This week on The Dive-In, Hayden & Wesley are joined once again by Cole Ross to talk about all the absolute insanity of Ari Aster’s Nightmare Comedy, ‘Beau is Afraid’. They discuss the major tonal shift this movie has from his previous works, the weirdest moments from this bonkers ride, if this movie will work for the same crowd who loved his previous films, Joaquin Phoenix’s extremely manic & ded...

Dead by Dawn!!! This week on the Dive-In, Hayden & Wesley are talking two horror-centric new releases.. They kick off the episode discussing ‘Renfield’, it’s modern day comedy approach to the two iconic characters, the way this movie operates as a sort-of break-up movie between Dracula and Renfield, where it succeeds and where the movie gets lost in what it wants to be, the joys of seeing Nic Cage...

Mushroom Kingdom, here we come! This week on The Dive-In, Hayden & Wesley are talking about The Super Mario Bros. They discuss their relationship to the Mario games growing up, the hilarious previous attempt at making a Mario movie in the 1990’s, where the movie succeeds for fans and where it leaves a bit to be desired, the most enjoyable Easter Eggs and references towards the games, Chris Pratt’s...

This week on The Dive-In, co-hosts Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen are gonna need a gun.. we’re talking John Wick 4, discussing the franchise’s commitment to constantly one-upping itself, why Chapter 4 is the most impressive film in the series thus far, the introduction of Donnie Yen as Caine, the stand-out sequences of action and favourite kills from throughout the film, our thoughts on the ending...

(This episode has some audio issues on Hayden’s end, resulting in the audio for his voice sounding distorted at times. We hope you can look past this and still enjoy this great episode!) This week on The Dive-In, Hayden is joined by Sean Phillips from MathTeacherMovies for the first time to head to the Big Apple with Ghostface! The two of them discuss what makes the Scream franchise still so compe...

When you’re Lost in the Darkness, Look for the Light.. Season One of The Last of Us has come to an end, and Hayden is joined by Wesley to wrap up this 9 week journey! They discuss the shorter runtime of this episode and if it’s a detractor from the amount of story being told, the character of Anna played by Ashley Johnson, the differences in the way Pedro Pascal plays Joel now that he and Ellie’s...

This week on 'Look for the Light', Hayden is joined by his dad Paul Koutras to talk about Episode 8, titled 'When We Are in Need'! They discuss the introduction of David and why it’s immediately clear something is not right with him, the way the episode goes about showcasing that humanity is the greatest threat of it all, Joel’s brutal pursuit to find Ellie and showing his survival tactics at work...

This week on The Dive-In, Awards Season comes to a close! Hayden and Wesley are talking the 95th Academy Awards, getting into all their thoughts on the state of the show in 2023 and if the Oscars have found a way to make the show click with a wider audience, Jimmy Kimmel as a host, the well-deserved & WTF wins of the evening, plus much more!

This week on Look for the Light, Hayden is joined by Sid Nesbit to talk Episode 7 of The Last of Us, entitled 'Left Behind'.  They discuss the decision to centre a episode so close to the finale on the past rather than the main narrative, the character of Riley played by Storm Reid & the wonderful chemistry between Ellie and Riley, the setting of the mall and using the ‘five wonders of the mal...

This week on ‘Look for the Light’, Hayden & Wesley are talking Episode 6 of The Last of Us, entitled ‘Kin’. We get into the reunion of Joel and Tommy, the wonderful portrayal of Tommy by Gabriel Luna and why he’ll play a bigger part in the story down the road, choice to establish the community of Jackson in full instead of show brief parts of it like the game does, the small pieces of set-up t...

This week on The Dive-In, we’re taking a trip with Cokie the Bear! We’re discussing the newest horror-comedy from actor/director Elizabeth Banks, ‘Cocaine Bear’, getting into the absurdity of the premise and if it commits enough to being the over-the-top campiness it promises, the ‘Based on a True Story’ aspect of the plot and how true it actually is, the star studded cast of talent and who stands...

This week on The Dive-In Moviecast, Hayden and Wesley are headed to the Quantum Realm! We discuss the state of the MCU as a whole in the wake of yet another film with mixed to negative reactions, why we were able to enjoy it as a goofy night out at the movies, MODOK in all of his (debatably) glorious stupidity, our thoughts on the Quantum Realm itself and if this film looks good or not, Jonathan M...

This week on Look for the Light, Hayden & Wesley are talking about the introduction to Henry & Sam, the changes made to their story and their story arc, the recreation of a fantastic game set piece in one of the show’s biggest and best action moments thus far, what Kathleen means for the story and what her plot is setting into motion, the heart-wrenching ending and how it affects the story...

This week on The Dive-In Moviecast, love is in the air! Wesley is joined by his girlfriend Amy to discuss James Cameron’s beloved classic, ‘Titanic’, in honour of not only Valentine’s Day but it’s 25th Anniversary Theatrical Re-Release. The two of them discuss what makes it Amy’s favourite movie of all time, why seeing it theatrically in 3D redefined Wesley’s thoughts on the film, the interesting...

On this week’s episode of Look for the Light, Hayden and Wesley are discussing ‘Please Hold My Hand’, getting into how effectively this episode works towards building Joel & Ellie’s relationship, the decision to expand upon the Hunters storyline and introduce us to their leader Kathleen played by Melanie Lynskey, the continued use of building their own narrative while recreating some of the be...

This week on ‘Look for the Light’, Hayden Koutras is joined by Brayden McConnell to talk about Episode 3 of The Last of Us, titled ‘Long, Long Time’. We get into the decision to step away from our main narrative only 3 episodes in to focus on two new characters, the ways this episode heavily deviates from how this plot line plays out in the games, why this episode is one of the most moving episode...

This week on The Dive-In Moviecast, Hayden & Wesley are talking about the upcoming Awards Season! With the announcement of the nominations for the 95th Academy Awards, we’re talking about what we feel is needed from the Oscars to fix their show in the eyes of public opinion & what we feel audiences tuning in are looking for this year, before getting into all the nominations we felt were well-deser...

This week on The Dive-In Moviecast, it's time to get funky! We're joined by recurring guest & close friend of the pod Cole Ross to talk Cooper Raiff's latest film 'Cha Cha Real Smooth'. Hayden & Wesley briefly talk their experience viewing it via Sundance last January and impatiently waiting for it's release before we all discuss if we think it's release via AppleTV hindered it from finding it's a...

This week on ‘Look for the Light', Hayden is joined by Wesley to discuss the second episode of HBO's 'The Last of Us', getting into the decision to centre so much of this week’s episode on us getting to see the full extent of what the Cordyceps infection is capable of, the ability to more often explore the quieter moments with our characters when the story is told through Television, the continued...

One doesn't become a star.. you either are one or you ain't. This week on The Dive-In, co-host Hayden Koutras is joined by recurring guest Joe Depakakibo of The Kyber Culture to discuss all the insanity that is Damien Chazelle's 'Babylon'. We chat why we both enjoyed the movie so much, the depiction of Hollywood on screen as an industry dominated by Excess and Debauchery, the divisive reaction to...

On the first episode of 'Look for the Light', Hayden Koutras is joined by Joe Depakakibo from The Kyber Culture to discuss the premiere episode of HBO's 'The Last of Us'. We discuss and go through the episode beat-by-beat, giving our thoughts on the choice to expand upon the opening 15 minutes of the game to make the emotional beats hit even harder, the incredible recreation of Outbreak Day, the w...

Happy new year! This week on The Dive-In, we’re joined by returning guest & friend of the pod Nick Long for a extra long episode to discuss the wild world of 2022 in Film. There’s been a lot of INCREDIBLE movies to release, so as we enter 2023 and look ahead to a brand new year of movies, we’re taking a look back at everything we loved in the past year. We kick off the episode talking our relation...