The Dive-In Moviecast

This time around on The Dive-In, co-hosts Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen are headed to Haddonfield to spend some time with Michael Myers! We kick off the episode quizzing Wesley’s limited knowledge of horror classics, before we discuss the brilliant simplicity of the film’s plot and why it holds up so well, it’s timeless score and why it’s such a effective horror score, why the sequel’s/remakes ne...

Join co-host's Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen as they are joined by their close friend and roommate Morgan Cutler for a perfectly splendid trip to Bly Manor! We discuss the show's overall themes, it's ability to tell a love story using the horror genre, it's incredible cast of characters and our personal favorites as we dive into the lore and the thematic meaning of Bly Manor, plus much more! Be s...

Co-host’s Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen head to outer space to discuss a long-time horror debate: which Alien film is better, Ridley Scott’s 1979 ‘Alien’ or James Cameron’s ‘Aliens’. Both are great in their own respective ways, but which one comes out on top? Be sure to follow us on Instagram for movie reviews, movie news, and announcements of new episodes! https://www.instagram.com/thediveinmovi...

We’re halfway through October, and that means we’re halfway into our Spooktacular! Join co-hosts Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen as we discuss the newly released Hubie Halloween, how it’s so stupid that it’s charming, Adam Sandler’s tendency to give a role to every single one of his friends, it’s bloated runtime, and then Dive-In to the 1984 Classic, ‘Ghostbusters’, it’s bizarre Behind The Scenes a...

This week, co-host's Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen are continuing their Spooktacular as we head to Hill House with the Crain family in Netflix's 'The Haunting Of Hill House', Mike Flanagan's widely praised modern day reimagining of Shirley Jackson's novel of the same name. We discuss how it's able to soar so high despite being based on something that's been done so many times, it's incredible cin...

This week on The Dive-In Moviecast, Join the boys as we get slightly drunk and laugh our way down memory lane straight to Halloweentown! We discuss the impact that this film had on the kids of our generation, why it’s still great all these years later despite how cheesy it is, we pitch our idea for a modern ‘Halloweentown’ reboot, and much more!

They're hereee! co-host's Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen kick off their extended 8 Episode month of October with a good ol' 80's classic, 'Poltergeist', and explore the age old debate of if Steven Spielberg or Tobe Hooper directed the film despite Tobe's credit as Director, discuss our thoughts on the incredibly out-there theories of this film's production being cursed, the incredible practical ef...

This week on The Dive-In Moviecast, we're headed to the small town of Knockemstiff, Ohio for a discussion of Blind Faith, Religion, and Abuse of Power! We chat Wesley's at-home experience doing his school in our living room, Hayden gives a harsh review of the new X-Men film, 'The New Mutants', and we dive-into the newly released Netflix film 'The Devil All The Time' and all of it's deeper themes,...

 Strange things are afoot at The Dive-In Moviecast! This week, co-host's Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen go on a most excellent adventure through space and time to Dive-in to the 'Bill & Ted' Trilogy! We discuss it's impact on 90's Comedy, it's massive cult following that only continues to grow by the day, it's defiance of typical Hollywood cliches by making such a ridiculous and bold sequel, how B...

On the Season Two Premiere of The Dive-In Moviecast, co-host's Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen are back to discuss everything that's gone on in the last month, ranging from just moving into an apartment in the city together, some of the things that we've watched in the last month, A spoiler free talk about Christopher Nolan's 'Tenet', A deep dive into the DC Fandome event and go over all the an...

This week on The Season One Finale of The Dive-In Moviecast, co-host's Hayden Koutras and Wesley Giffen talk one of their favorite film's of all time, the 2019 Trey Edwards Schultz film, 'Waves'. We discuss the film's incredible depiction of self destruction, grief, and forgiveness, it's soundtrack and how it compliments each scene and plot point, the numerous ways Trey Edward Schultz and Kelvin H...

This week on The Dive-In Moviecast, co-host's Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen do a double feature and dive into two films that are both thematically similar and equally important. We take a look at the impact of Spike Lee's 'Do The Right Thing', & how unfortunately relevant it remains in modern times, why it remains such a perfect summer film, as well as look into a film many regard as the...

This week on The Dive-In Moviecast, co-host's Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen break formula of talking movies and head on over to the PS4 to talk Naughty Dog's long awaited sequel, 'The Last Of Us Part II'. We center the episode around the duality of our two main characters as we attempt to take a non biased approach at the story, discuss the impact the first game had on us as well as the gamin...

This week on The Dive-In Moviecast, co-host’s Hayden Koutras and Wesley Giffen discuss Lin Manuel Miranda’s broadway phenomenon, ‘Hamilton’, how it captured the attention of a entire nation, it’s newfound release on Disney+, what makes Hamilton so special, it’s incredible cast, the way it combines musical genres to make something that works for everybody, and much more! Be sure to follow us on Ins...

This Sunday on The Dive-In Moviecast, things are looking a little different than usual!  On this week’s episode, we had the opportunity to hangout and chat with Screenwriter Nick Morris, writer of the new horror film ‘BECKY’.  We chat about his experience writing the film, how it all came together and ended up being made, his experience visiting the set and meeting Kevin James, Joel Mcha...

This week on The Dive-In Moviecast, co-host's Hayden Koutras and Wesley Giffen invite close friend Morgan Cutler on the show to dive into Alma Har'el and Shia Labeouf's recent film, 'Honey Boy' and the way it explores long-term trauma. We discuss how Shia used the making of this film as a healing process, his troubled relationship with his father and the long-term PTSD he dealt with due to that, h...

This week on The Dive-In Moviecast, co-host's Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen break the first two rules and talk about David Fincher's 1999 Modern Classic 'Fight Club', coming straight out of both of our first time watches of it, and discuss using a new fan of the film's perspective on why this film has such a long enduring and loyal fanbase, as well as the deeper meanings and implications of the p...

On this week's episode of The Dive-in Moviecast, co host's Hayden Koutras and Wesley Giffen head over to Staten Island with the new Judd Apatow & Pete Davidson film 'The King Of Staten Island', and discuss tattoos, the film's blend of comedy and drama, Pete Davidson's incredible performance inspired by his life, our overall opinions of the movie, and more.  Be sure to follow us on Instagr...

On this week's episode of The Dive-in Moviecast, co host's Hayden Koutras and Wesley Giffen unravel the murder mystery in Rian Johnson's 'Knives Out', and discuss how Rian subverts audience expectations of a typical Murder Mystery film, the little details that make the film work so well on rewatches, the star-studded cast, and much more. Be sure to follow us on Instagram for movie reviews, movie n...

On this week's episode of The Dive-in Moviecast, co host's Hayden Koutras and Wesley Giffen catch up on life Post Pandemic and head to the New York City Diamond District with the 2019 film 'Uncut Gems', while diving into topics like Adam Sandler's perfect casting in the main role of Howard, how the Safdie Brothers perfectly induce anxiety and panic in their audience, the film's realistic portrayal...

On this week's edition of The Dive-in Moviecast, co host's Hayden Koutras and Wesley Giffen travel back in time to the 1980's and discuss Sam Raimi's cult classic 'Evil Dead' and it's sequels, discuss why a cheesy horror comedy is still so endearing 4 decades later, the history of gore and comedy coming together in a genre fittingly titled 'Splatstick', and much more. Be sure to follow us on Insta...

On this week's episode of the Dive-In Moviecast, co-hosts Hayden Koutras and Wesley Giffen discuss the 92nd Academy Award Best Picture winner 'Parasite', the talent of Bong Joon Ho, analyze the topic of classism, and try to decipher who the titular parasite really is here.  follow us on Instagram for movie reviews, movie news, and announcements of new episodes! https://www.instagram.com/thedi...

On this week's installment of the Dive-In Moviecast, co-hosts Hayden Koutras and Wesley Giffen discuss the filmography of Taika Waititi, and discuss his ability to blend comedy and drama, the way he can direct various genre so well, our personal favorite films of his, and more. Follow us on Instagram for movie reviews, movie news, and episode reveals, with new episodes coming out every Sunday! htt...

On this week's episode of The Dive-In Moviecast, co-host's Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen dive into the 2019 nightmare of a movie, 'Cats'. We try to make sense of the plot, discuss why Universal thought this movie would possibly work, what went wrong with it to make it such a disaster, and "it's so bad it's good" nature that could someday make it a Cult Classic. Follow us on Instagram for movi...

This week on The Dive-In Moviecast, co host's Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen dive in to Noah Bambauch's 2019 film, Marriage Story. We talk our thoughts on the film, how Noah Bambauch writes such human characters, the powerhouse performances delivered by the two leads, and more! Follow us on Instagram for movie reviews, movie news, and episode reveals! https://www.instagram.com/thediveinmovieca...