Deep Dive Movie Reviews

By: Steve Hackman
  • Summary

  • 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!
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  • Alien: Romulus | SPOILER REVIEW
    Aug 18 2024

    Steve & James unpack not only the new Alien: Romulus but all this in the long history of the Alien franchise. We get pretty passionate about these films, come join us in on the discussion

    ** DEEP DIVE MOVIE REVIEWS CONTAIN SPOILERS **

    0:00 - Introduction

    0:40 - Alien: Romulus was supposed to go direct to streaming

    4:26 - Best addition to the franchise since Aliens

    6:30 - Alien: Romulus tips its hat to every Alien film

    9:10 - Why James doesn’t like re-staging classic lines and scenes

    14:10 - Fede Alvarez directing

    23:36 - The Alien itself

    28:25 - The return of Ian Holm

    34: 25 - Set and sound design

    37:09 - Our problems with Act 3

    48:01 - The first time Steve saw Alien when it was released

    49:31 - Is “Alien” a perfect movie

    56:08 - Final score for Alien: Romulus

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Deadpool & Wolverine | FULL SPOILER REVIEW
    Jul 25 2024

    Ryan Reynolds & Hugh Jackman return to their iconic characters and team up not only to stop evil but to create the fanboy film of the year!

    ** Deep Dive Movie Reviews contain spoilers **

    0:00 - Introduction

    2:02 - A Marvel Disneyland ride “plot”

    3:10 - The entire film feels like a “post-credits” sequence

    5:10 - The problems with “the Multi-verse”

    13:40 - Deadpool & Wolverine’s camaraderie carry the film

    17:55 - Our favourite cameos in the film

    23:20 - Easter Eggs galore

    27:59 - Final Score for “Deadpool & Wolverine”

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    32 mins
  • Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga | SPOILER REVIEW
    May 29 2024
    madmax #furiosa Anya Taylor-Joy assumes the role of Furiosa, a young girl stolen from her family in George Miller's post-apocalyptic Australia. Steve & James not only unpack the new film, but also do a deep dive into the Mad Max franchise as a whole. ** DEEP DIVE MOVIE REVIEWS CONTAIN SPOILERS ** 0:00 -Introduction 0:26 - Our history with the Mad Max franchise 2:36 - “One of the best prequels I’ve ever seen” 4:00 - Chris Hemsworth 6:23 - Furiosa grounds the film in Australia again 9:54 - Blood, Sweat, and Chrome 13:09 - George Miller’s genius 24:21 - Smooth transitions 30:50 - How does Anya Taylor Joy compare to Charlize Theron? 34:30 - Final score for “Furious: A Mad Max Saga” ___________________________________________________________________
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    40 mins

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