The Dive-In Moviecast

This week on The Dive-In Moviecast, co-host’s Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen are getting over here to talk 2021’s reboot of ‘Mortal Kombat’! But first, they reflect on the 2021 Oscars a week after their initial episode to talk some of the more negative and flawed aspects of the show and it’s execution (0:59), the news of a English language remake of Thomas Vinterberg’s ‘Another Round’ and why we f...

Welcome to The Dive-In Oscars show! co-host's Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen start the episode pre-Oscars and give their predictions and expectations, discussing potential surprises or snubs, who they're rooting for in each respective category, and then come back 3 hours later right after spending the evening watching the show to talk the execution of the Oscars during COVID, all the winners in ea...

Episode 53! This time around on The Dive-In Moviecast, co-host's Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen are joined by friend of the pod Daniel McKenzie for a discussion on the films of the incredibly talented director Denis Villeneuve. They start off the episode catching up about Quarantine and talking the newly released Shang-Chi trailer and their thoughts on it, and then get into why Denis is such a int...

On this week's episode of The Dive-In, co-host's Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen are joined by their close friend Nick Long to talk 'Shiva Baby', a comedy-drama film centered around an incredibly tense and anxiety provoking family gathering. They discuss the film's impressive ability to feel like a horror film due to it's score and editing, the escalating tension throughout the film, the effect...

Summer Blockbusters are finally here, and co-host’s Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen are joined by close friend and returning guest Brayden McConnell to get into the big, dumb, and incredibly fun ‘Godzilla vs Kong’. They get into the film’s success at the Box Office, the ridiculous script and why it doesn’t matter with a movie like this, the stand-out action sequences, if they’re Team Kong or Team G...

Welcome to Episode 50 of The Dive-In! Co-host's Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen talk a whole array of topics, kicking off the episode by getting into some movie news, talking Pierce Brosnan as Doctor Fate in the upcoming 'Black Adam' movie, the trailer for James Gunn's 'The Suicide Squad', the newly announced 'Ghost of Tsushima' movie from John Wick director Chad Stahelski, 'Black Widow' and it's n...

Welcome to a special collab with The Dive-In and the Cast of Color! co-host's Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen are joined by the boys Joe, Jon & Gerardo all the way out in LA to discuss the much anticipated Snyder Cut! 'the Cast of Color' is a show where a group of diverse creatives talk all things Film, TV, and entertainment. They kick off the episode talking their relationship with DC Comics and s...

On this week's episode of The Dive-In, co-host's Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen are headed on a convoluted journey with Tom Holland in the Russo Bros newest film 'Cherry', but first, they briefly discuss the (very good) 2021 Oscar nominations (0:30) and finish off their Wandavision opening segments with their thoughts on the finale and the series as a whole. (6:40) They then get into 'Cherry', (16...

TW: This episode has discussions of sexual trauma. On this week’s episode, co-host’s Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen are joined by guest Maddy Kendall to talk Bo Burnham’s 2018 film ‘Eighth Grade’ and how perfectly it captures the awkwardness of being that age, how Burnham use’s cinematography and score to put you in Kayla’s shoes, and their own personal reflections on middle school and their Eight...

Award Season has finally arrived! Co-host’s Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen get into all the winners of the Golden Globes (both well deserved and weird), the issues and controversies with the HFPA and their flawed nominations, and which awards are indicative of where the rest of the season is headed. Be sure to follow us on Instagram for movie reviews, as well as movie news, and announcements of ne...

On this week’s episode of The Dive-In, co-host’s Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen are joined by their close friend Brayden McConnell to discuss the filmography of Hayao Miyazaki and ‘Studio Ghibli’, but before that, the boys kick off the episode talking the news of Joel & Ellie’s casting in HBO’s ‘The Last of Us’ TV Series, before getting into their thoughts on the new trailer for ‘Mortal Kombat’ an...

Happy Valentine’s Day, lovebirds! This week on The Dive-In, co-host’s Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen are talking about romance! They kick off the episode catching up on Wandavision and giving their weekly thoughts, this time talking Episode 6 and all it’s implications on the final 3 episodes. They then talk the new trailer for Zack Snyder’s Justice League, a film that they’re both excited and incr...

This week on The Dive-In Moviecast, co-hosts Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen are back after a week break to catch up on Wandavision, exploring episodes 4 & 5 and all their new revelations and theories about the plot and where it’s headed. (3:20) They chat the Super Bowl and the new ‘Falcon and The Winter Solider’ trailer as well as the very odd nominations for The Golden Globes. (16:30) The boys th...

This week on The Dive-In Moviecast, we are headed to Miami for a discussion about Regina King’s remarkable directorial debut ‘One Night In Miami’. We kick off the episode with a brief talk about Wandavision and the return of the MCU in our lives, our initial mixed feelings that have quickly grown into a appreciation towards it, and where we think the story is headed. We then fully dive into ‘One N...

This week on The Dive-In Moviecast, co-host's Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen are joined by guest Cassidy Nesbit for a deep-dive into Emerald Fennell's 2020 film 'Promising Young Woman'. They kick off the episode with a brief conversation about Wonder Woman 1984 (or.. WW84??) as well as a couple other DC properties, and then get into discussing 'Promising Young Woman' (15:30). They talk how remarka...

This week on The Dive-In Moviecast, co-hosts Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen are getting existential! The boys kick off the episode talking about Spike Jonze’s 2013 film ‘Her’ and it’s unique approach to a love story, the questions this movie asks about love and humanity, it’s stellar performances, and much more. They then talk about David Lowery’s 2017 ‘A Ghost Story’, and the power of turning som...

On the first Dive-In episode of 2021, co-host's Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen talk all of their favourite films from the last 2020, a truly awful year that did manage to at the least bring us some truly wonderful films! The boys rank all of their picks from #5 down to #1 (In two lists that turned out surprisingly similar!) and proceed to name off a slew of great honourable mentions that couldn't...

As we draw close to the end of 2020, co-hosts Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen kick off this week's episode talking about Sucker Punch's open world samurai video game 'Ghost of Tsushima', before diving into The Mandalorian Season 2 and talk how united and satisfied it's left the Star Wars fanbase, where the series could go from here, and that FINAL scene and all of our thoughts on it. The boys conti...

This week on The Dive-In Moviecast, co-host's Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen are joined by close friend of the pod, Nick Long for a episode on the darker sides of the Christmas holiday with a Christmas Horror Double Feature! The boys kick the episode off with a discussion about Warner Brothers shifting their release slate for 2021 to HBO Max before diving into 2017’s ‘Better Watch Out’ and how it...

Happy Holidays! This week on The Dive-In Moviecast, co-host's Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen settle in for a merry discussion about all of our childhood favourites at this time of the year, from Home Alone, to The Grinch, and beyond! The boys start the episode talking movies as family traditions during Christmas, the endless rewatchability of family classics, Santa Clause and their memories while...

Co-host's Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen are headed back to 1940's Hollywood for a episode on David Fincher's new film, ‘Mank'. The boys kick off the episode with a discussion about the 1941 classic 'Citizen Kane' and their first experiences watching it after hearing about it for so long, before we Dive-In to 'Mank' and it's fantastic recreation of Old Hollywood, the age old argument of who really...

Ruh Roh! This week on The Dive-In Moviecast, Co-host's Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen are taking another trip to their childhood to talk the much beloved 'Scooby Doo' franchise! They start the episode off with a rather unfocused discussion about Children's Television and some of their particular favorite shows growing up as well as A comedic discussion about Theme Parks before diving into Scooby D...

This time around on The Dive-In Moviecast, co-host's Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen are talking an assortment of new 2020 releases! We open the episode with a November Debate: is it too early to start decorating for Christmas? Hayden then gives his review and thoughts on the just-released 'Freaky', a Body-Swap Horror Comedy directed by Christopher Landon before they both talk the post-apocalyptic...

This week on The Dive-In Moviecast, co-host's Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen are headed to the Big Apple and craving a martini for a episode on Sofia Coppola's latest film, 'On The Rocks'. We discuss the film's lukewarm reception on release and why it hasn't worked for people the same way her other film's do, the absolutely electric performances from Rashida Jones & Bill Murray, it's feel-good vib...

Happy Halloween! On the grand finale of The Dive-In Spooktacular, co-host's Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen have one last trick up their sleeves! We're talking modern Halloween classic, 'Trick 'R Treat', and discussing why this is Hayden's favorite Halloween movie, The movie industry's inability to realize when they have something good in their hands, the 4 stories and which one out of them is...