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  • Every Best Picture - West Side Story (1961) - Academy Award Winners
    Jan 12 2026

    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 - 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?

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    1 h et 4 min
  • WAKE UP DEAD MAN | Is this the Best Christian movie of 2025??
    Jan 3 2026
    #rianjohnson #knivesout #wakeupdeadman 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 - 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"
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    34 min
  • It Was Just An Accident | JAFAR PANAHI'S SCORES AGAIN
    Jan 3 2026

    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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    24 min
  • One Battle After Another | IS THIS PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON'S MASTERPIECE?
    Oct 5 2025

    Many are declaring Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another" his Magnum Opus but does the Leonardo DiCaprio and Sean Penn led film actually deliver?

    ** Deep Dive Movie Reviews contain spoilers **

    0:00 - Intro

    3:48 - The book "One Battle" is based on

    5:44 - Leonardo DiCaprio & Paul Thomas Anderson

    12:45 - Why we are still pondering "One Battle" days later

    14:10 - That car chase scene

    19:00 - Benicio del Toro

    23:00 - The cast

    27:39 - Final score for "One Battle After Another"

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    33 min
  • WEAPONS | Is Zach Cregger's Horror Hit a New Cult Classic???
    Aug 17 2025

    Julia Garner, Josh Brolin, and Amy Madigan star in the eerie tale of a class of missing school children. Part psychological thriller, part pitch black comedy, and all horror, Zach Cregger's latest film "Weapons" might just be a new cult classic?

    **Deep Dive Movie Reviews contain spoilers**

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    25 min
  • 28 YEARS LATER | SPOILER REVIEW and that Crazy Ending Explained
    Jun 29 2025

    Steve & James do a Deep Dive into Danny Boyle's much anticipated zombie sequel "28 Years Later" . Along the way James explains why this film is quintessentially British on so many levels including the jaw dropping "Jimmy" ending!

    #28yearslater #dannyboyle #alexgarland #ralphfiennes #aarontaylorjohnson #alfiewilliams #jodiecomer #jackoconnell #zombie #virus #horrormovies #britishcinema

    0:00 - Intro

    1:32 - "Is it any good?"

    3:25 - Things we liked in "28 Years Later"

    6:20- A "quintessentially" British film

    11:22 - The screenplay feels like a "hodge podge" of ideas

    15:28 - Explaining those "Henry V" clips

    23:10 - The effect of the 28 Days Later franchise on cinema

    25:48 - "Erik is toast"

    34:38 - "The Jimmys" Explained

    40:45 - The music of "28 Weeks Later"

    47:10 - How many "Jimmys" would we score "28 Years Later"?

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    51 min
  • JAWS AT 50 | Is Spielberg's Shark Epic Still the Greatest Movie Ever Made?
    Jun 29 2025

    #jaws #jawsat50 #stevenspielberg

    Steve & James celebrate the 50th anniversary of the "perfect film" by telling stories and anecdotes about their mutual love for Steven Spielberg's "JAWS". Along the way they explain why the 1970s was the best cinematic decade.

    0:00 - Intro

    2:34 - How Jaws caused me to fall in love with movies

    3:22 - Why Jaws is a "perfect film"

    7:25 - Jaws made with modern tech would not be as good

    10:35 - Was the '70s the best film decade?

    16:37 - Best moments with "Jaws"

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    21 min
  • The Old Woman with the Knife | UNPACKED
    May 10 2025

    Lee Hye-young stars as an aging female assassin who is the target of an up and coming competitor who may have other agendas. Min Kyu-dong directs

    ** Deep Dive Movie Reviews contain spoilers **

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    30 min