Cinema Sleuths

By Luke Deckard & Matthew BoothTV & Film

Cinema Sleuths episodes

October 16, 2025 Case 65. MIAMI VICE PILOT "MY BROTHER'S KEEPER" (1984) | A Far Better Show Than You Remember
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week’s case is the feature-length pilot for MIAMI VICE (1984): MY BROTHER’S KEEPER! Starring Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas. Written and created by Anthony Yerkovich and produced by Michael Mann.

Mean Streets is produced by Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth. Edited by Luke Deckard Music by Luke Deckard
1 hr 41 min
October 09, 2025 Case 64. PLAY DIRTY (2025) | Dir Shane Black | A Ruthless Thriller?
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! And we are joined by Sergio Angelini, the host of Tipping My Fedora podcast, to investigate this week's case: 2025's PLAY DIRTY! Starring Mark Wahlberg, Rosa Salazar, LaKeith Stanfield, and Tony Shalhoub. Based on the Parker novels by Donald E Westlake/Richard Stark. Written by Shane Black, Chuck Mondry, and Anthony Bagarozzi. Directed by Shane Black.

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1 hr 55 min
October 02, 2025 Case 63. DIRTY HARRY (1971) |Don Siegel | Do You Feel Lucky, Punk?
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is 1971's DIRTY HARRY! Starring Clint Eastwood, Harry Guardino, Reni Santoni, Andy Robinson, John Larch, and John Vernon. Written by Harry Julian Fink, R.M. Fink, Dean Riesner, John Milius, and Terrance Malick. Directed by Don Siegel!

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Mean Streets is produced by Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth. Edited by Luke Deckard
Music by Luke Deckard
1 hr 36 min
September 25, 2025 Case 62. SEVEN (1995) | Dir David Fincher | A Fincher Masterpiece!
What’s in the box? This week, Cinema Sleuths investigates David Fincher’s Se7en (1995), the landmark neo-noir psychological crime thriller starring Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow and Kevin Spacey.
1 hr 30 min
September 18, 2025 Case 61. WOMAN ON THE RUN (1950) | Norman Foster |
This week, Cinema Sleuths investigates Norman Foster’s Woman on the Run (1950), the gripping film noir mystery thriller starring Ann Sheridan, Dennis O’Keefe and Ross Elliott.
1 hr 37 min
September 11, 2025 Case 60. KISS KISS BANG BANG (2005) | Dir Shane Black | Sorry For All The Cursing
In this episode, your cinematic sleuths investigate what makes Kiss Kiss Bang Bang such an enduring cult classic. We explore Robert Downey Jr.’s career-changing performance, Val Kilmer’s hilarious and memorable Perry, and Michelle Monaghan’s role as Harmony Faith Lane.
1 hr 43 min
September 04, 2025 Case 59. CAUGHT STEALING (2025) | Darren Aronofsky's Most Accessible Film?
In this episode, your cinematic sleuths investigate Darren Aronofsky’s return to the crime thriller. We examine how closely the film follows Huston’s original novel, Aronofsky’s direction, and whether Caught Stealing stands out in the crowded field of modern crime movies.
1 hr 21 min
August 28, 2025 Case 58. NIGHT ALWAYS COMES (2025) | Dir Benjamin Caron.| A Forgettable Netflix Thriller
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Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is 2025's NIGHT ALWAYS COMES, a NETFLIX original movie. Starring Vanessa Kirby, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Zack Gottsagen, Stephen James, Randall Park, Julia Fox, Michael Kelly, and Eli Roth. Written by Sarah Condradt. Based on the novel The Night Always Comes by Willy Vlautin. Directed by Benjamin Caron.

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1 hr 12 min
August 23, 2025 Case 57.5: DICK TRACY A FAN RESPONSE w/ All-Star Superfan’s Rob
Your cinematic sleuths are back with more to say about 1990’s DICK TRACY. In this special, we speak with Rob, the co-host of All-Star Superfan and Dick Tracy By the Minute podcast, and explore what it is that he loves of the 90s film, Dick Tracy comics and books, and if the franchise could be brought to the big or small screen today! Don’t miss this exciting addition to our Dick Tracy coverage!.

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THANK YOU TO OUR PATRONS ON PATREON
Garm1918
Steve Hunt from The Boxing Movie Podcast
Gregory Sandoval
Mean Streets is produced by Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth. Edited by Luke Deckard Music by Luke Deckard
1 hr 15 min
August 21, 2025 Case 57. DICK TRACY (1990) | Dir Warren Beatty | An Impressive Mess
This week, Cinema Sleuths investigates Warren Beatty’s Dick Tracy (1990), the visually spectacular comic-book crime movie starring Warren Beatty, Al Pacino, Madonna and Glenne Headly.
1 hr 34 min

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