What happens when an American and an Englishman meet up over drinks to discuss movies? Join James Marsh (the Brit) and Steve Hackman (the Yank) as they do deep dive reviews on the latest releases at the box office and streaming services. James is a film critic for the South China Morning Post and Radio Television Hong Kong and Steve, he just knows a bunch of obscure movie trivia that he's never managed to leverage into anything useful...until now!
Every Best Picture - West Side Story (1961) - Academy Award Winners
Film producer Mark Blaney from Footprint Films joins Steve & James to unpack the 1961 musical classic West Side Story. Does this beloved film stand the test of time and deserve it's place in Oscar history? Join us to find out!
** Deep Dive Movie Reviews contain Spoilers **
Find out more about Mark at Footprint Films here: https://footprintfilms.co.uk/team/mar...
0:00 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AF2LPB9XIw) - Intro
1:20 - More about Mark & his film background
4:11 - Working with Daniel Radcliffe
6:37 - Our relationship with West Side Story
10:37 - Unpacking the film
40:23 - The Cast of West Side Story
47:41 - West Side Story at the Academy Awards
52:41 - Does West Side Story stand the test of time?
3 Jan 2026
WAKE UP DEAD MAN | Is this the Best Christian movie of 2025??
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Rian Johnson returns as writer and director of the 3rd installment of the "Knives Out" franchise. Along the way Steve reaches into his Evangelical experiences to suggest Johnson may have made the best faith based "Christian" film of the year.
** Deep Dive Movie Reviews contain spoilers **
0:00 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehVtx7lO_LQ) - Intro
0:45 - Watching films in cinema rather than at home
2:20 - Wake Up Dead Man is about storytelling
3:40 - The Best Christian film of 2025?
7:01 - Why the film had Steve within the first 5 minutes?
9:10 - The scene that impacted James personally
13:45 - Wake Up explores how faith can offer a better story
17:10 - Rian Johnson demonstrates a real knowledge of "whodunit" lore
19:45 - Why Johnson used a Catholic Church setting rather than an Evangelical
25:39 - The Larry Norman needle drop
31:10 - Final score for "Wake Up Dead Man"
3 Jan 2026
It Was Just An Accident | JAFAR PANAHI'S SCORES AGAIN
Jafar Panahi's new film centers on a group of people who have to decide how to dispense justice on a former torturer who had abused them under the Iranian regime.
** Deep Dive Movie Reviews contain SPOILERS **
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Podcast Authority Score: 67 / 100
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