The Dive-In Moviecast

I see you! This week on The Dive-In, we’re returning to Pandora after 13 years to talk James Cameron’s ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’. We discuss James Cameron’s dedication to upping the ante visually with every project he puts out, if audiences will rush out to see this film as people did with the original film, why this movie is the most visually stunning CGI we’ve ever seen on the big screen, the s...

Time for some Season’s Beatings! This week on The Dive-In, we’re getting into the Christmas spirit to talk all the insanity that is “Violent Night”. We discuss what makes and defines a modern day Christmas Classic in our eyes before we talk David Harbour’s portrayal of a pessimistic & jaded Santa Clause, the way this movie plays on numerous other Christmas classics and if that is an effective choi...

This week on the Dive-In Moviecast, we’re headed to a private island for a 5 Star meal prepared by Chef Slowik! We’re talking Mark Mylod’s ‘The Menu’, getting into how it stands out in a world full of ‘Eat The Rich’ Satire, the incredible performances from Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult & Ralph Fiennes, the ability to deliver Laugh out loud moments alongside moments of genuine shock, our thoughts...

This week on The Dive-In, co-hosts Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen are making a long awaited return to Wakanda! They’re getting into the latest film from the MCU, ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ and discussing the tragic loss of Chadwick Boseman and how the creative team behind the film goes about handling his loss in the world of the MCU, why this movie is as good as it could have been without it...

Holy feck! This week on The Dive-In, co-host's Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen are talking Martin McDonagh's highly praised newest Comedy/Drama "The Banshees of Inisherin". They discuss the consistently shifting tone of Comedy and Tragedy, the beautiful cinematography and scenery of Ireland, the two lead performances from Collin Farrell & Brendan Gleeson and the way the film uses the plot set-up to...

Happy Halloween! With one last chance to savour the season, co-host’s Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen are doing a Halloween Double Feature! They attended a alcohol-filled screening of ‘Ernest Scared Stupid’ & ‘Pumpkinhead’ and are getting into both of them, discussing the absurd entertainment value of Ernest, and the classic Monster Movie feel of Pumpkinhead and the remarkable practical effects dis...

Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of Sexual Assault and Violence.  This week on The Dive-In, co-host's Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen are joined by friends of the pod Cole Ross & Kellsie Bambury to enter the 1950's & The idyllic town of 'Victory'! They're talking Olivia Wilde's "Don't Worry Darling', and getting into all of the behind the scenes controversy surrounding the film, w...

This week on The Dive-In, co-host's Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen are embracing Spooky Season and drafting again, this time joined by returning guests and friends of the podcast Nick Long and Morgan Cutler! They compete to select their picks in 6 different categories: 'Slasher', 'Supernatural’, Monster Movie', 'Horror Classic', 'Sequel', & 'Wildcard'.

We are back! Co-host's Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen reunite after 2 months away from the show to chat everything they've missed, from everything that's happened in life since the last episode to the movies and shows we've missed being able to chat about, we're kicking off this season with some catch-up!

After 2 and a half years of podcasting throughout a Pandemic, co-host's Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen are celebrating the Season 3 Finale, and THEIR 100TH EPISODE!! Rather than discuss a particular film this time around, they open up the Mail-Bag to answer a bunch of questions asked by Family, Friends, and fellow movie critics (7:59), and then Wesley challenges Hayden's film knowledge by playing...

Oi! This week on The Dive-In Moviecast, co-host’s Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen are talking about The Boys! They kick the episode off with a mini-review of the recently released ‘Thor: Love & Thunder’, the mass amounts of criticism it’s getting and if it’s warranted, the return of Natalie Portman and the introduction of Christian Bale, & why we feel it’s not nearly as good as Ragnarok but still a...

This week on The Dive-In Moviecast.. looking for trouble? Came to the right place! Co-host's Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen discuss all the insanity of Baz Luhrmann's recent 'Elvis' film, starring Austin Butler & Tom Hanks. They discuss why this movie is a exhilarating yet flawed experience, Austin Butler's absolutely remarkable performance as Elvis & Tom Hank's not so remarkable performance as To...

This week on The Dive-In, co-host’s Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen are joined by Joe of the Kyber Culture to head into the Upside Down and discuss Stranger Things! We kick off the episode talking the show in general, discussing our favourite characters, why it has such a intense level of staying power in Pop Culture, and the way it popularized the Binge model for TV. We then get into the latest se...

This week on The Dive-In, co-host's Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen are headed to infinity... and beyond! They're talking Pixar's latest and the new Toy Story spin-off film, 'Lightyear'. 

This time around on The Dive-In Moviecast, co-host’s Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen are talking Nostalgia, Animation, & Chip ‘N Dale! They catch up and discuss Wesley having graduated since the last episode and the craziness of life, talk about what they’ve been watching the past few weeks, and then get into the surprisingly good ‘Chip N Dale: Rescue Rangers’ movie that just recently released on D...

This week on The Dive-In Moviecast, co-host's Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen are headed into the Multiverse with Doctor Strange! 

This week on The Dive-In Moviecast, Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen swear to protect the travelers of the night and bring vengeance to those who would do them harm to talk the MCU Disney+ show, ‘Moon Knight’. They get into Oscar Isaac’s remarkable performance as Steven Grant/Marc Spector and why he makes this show work to the level it does, Ethan Hawke as the villain and if he’s a effective antagon...

This week on The Dive-In Moviecast, co-host’s Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen are talking Nic Fucking Cage! To kick off the episode, they discuss the news of the Thor: Love & Thunder trailer, the announcement of Venom 3, news of Bad Bunny joining Sony’s Marvel universe, the announcement of a D&D movie, and more. They then talk about the man himself and chat about what makes Nic Cage such a special...

This week on The Dive-In Moviecast, co-hosts Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen are joined by friend of the podcast Daniel McKenzie to avenge father, save mother, and kill Fjolnir! They’re talking ‘The Northman’, the Viking epic directed by Robert Eggers. (4:00) They kick off the episode talking about Robert Eggers as a filmmaker and why they admire his work so deeply. They then get into the movie (15...

This week on The Dive-In, co-hosts Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen gotta go fast to talk Sonic The Hedgehog! Kicking off the episode, the two get into the spirit of the episode and chat recent video games they’ve been playing as well as their favourite Sonic games growing up. (1:01) They then give a mini-review of the 2020 ‘Sonic The Hedgehog’ movie (24:10) before discussing the newly released 2022...

This week on The Dive-In Moviecast, Hayden and Wesley are back after a brief podcasting break, and joined by returning guest Joe Depakakibo from The Kyber Culture. Kicking off the episode, Wesley discusses his experience acting in his University’s performance of ‘The Crucible’ and catches up on life. (1:10) Then, they discuss/bash the newly released ‘Morbius’ and why they felt it to be such a flop...

This week on The Dive-In, Hayden Koutras is joined by Joe Depakakibo of ‘The Kyber Culture’ and recapping everything you need to know from this year’s Academy Awards! The two discuss the state of the Oscars, our general impressions on this year’s show, the incredibly weird appearance of Megan Thee Stallion on ‘We Don’t Talk about Bruno’ and why the Oscar’s need to avoid trying to be the Grammys, t...

This week on the Dive-In Moviecast, co-host’s Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen are vengeance. They gather to discuss the newest take on The Caped Crusader by director Matt Reeves, the long-awaited ‘The Batman’. They kick off the episode chatting about the Batman entertainment of their childhood, which takes on the character left a mark on them throughout their life, and if Batman is one of their fav...

This week on The Dive-In, Co-host’s Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen are on the search for 5 Billion dollars worth of gold! They are discussing the new film ‘Uncharted’, based on the beloved PlayStation games of the same name. They discuss their experience with the games and which ones is their favourite, the developmental hell of this film over the past 10 years, if the new film succeeds as a Uncha...

This time on The Dive-In Moviecast, co-host’s Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen take a nice dip in the Bacta Tank to discuss the latest Star Wars TV Series ‘The Book of Boba Fett’. First, they discuss the Super Bowl, all the best trailers that released during the Big Game (‘Jurassic World Dominion’, ‘Doctor Strange 2’, The Lord Of The Rings’ TV Series, Jordan Peele’s ‘NOPE’, & ‘Moon Knight’), and the...