Who ya gonna call? This week on The Dive-In, co-host’s Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen take the Ecto-1 for a drive through small town Summerville and talk the new Ghostbusters movie, ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’.

To kick off the episode, they briefly talk the Spider-Man No Way Home trailer, the star-studded cast & new trailer for ‘Don’t Look Up’, Wesley gives his opinion on the live-action ‘Cowboy Bebop’ and Hayden gives his opinion on the first 3 episodes of Amazon’s ‘The Wheel of Time’.

They then get into Ghostbusters Afterlife and chat about it’s wonderful cast, if the nostalgia is too over-bearing or if it works well, why the familial passing of the torch from director Ivan Reitman to his son Jason Reitman is so cool to witness, if the return of the original cast members pays off, and much more!

This week on The Dive-In, co-host’s Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen are having their drinks shaken, not stirred to talk ‘No Time To Die’, Daniel Craig’s swan song to the James Bond character.

But first, they chat the largely disappointing news from Disney Plus Day, and what announcements got them hyped up and what announcements did nothing for them. (2:00)

They then briefly chat ‘The French Dispatch’ (10:56) & Hayden gives a glowing recommendation of the new Princess Diana biopic, ‘Spencer’. (16:50)

At-last, they discuss why Daniel Craig made for such a great Bond, what works and doesn’t work in No Time to Die, how this movie fixes the issues with Daniel Craig & Lea Seydoux’s chemistry from Spectre, their ranking of Daniel Craig’s Bond films, if this is a effective ending for this iteration of the character, actors who could play the character going forward, and what they would be interested in seeing from the future of the 007 franchise, plus much more! (18:52)

Listeners note: Hayden’s audio had some complications and the audio didn’t record through his regular microphone. Due to this, his audio is a lower quality than usual.

This week on The Dive-In Moviecast, Hayden Koutras is joined by guest and friend of the pod Joe Depakakibo from The Aged Narrative, A boozy podcast that discusses film/TV, pop culture, video games, and fiction.

They're talking some recent movie news, including Chris Pratt as Garfield, the trailer for Uncharted, & Vin Diesel’s pleas for Dwayne to return for Fast 10.

They then take a trip back to 1960’s London for a discussion on Edgar Wright’s latest film ‘Last Night in Soho’ and talk general impressions of the film and what really works, the film’s two lead performances from Thomasin McKenzie & Anya Taylor Joy, Edgar Wright’s signature style of filmmaking and why it’s interesting to see him switch it up here, some of the potential influences he had while making it, what the film is saying about the dangers of nostalgia, if that third act switch-up derails the movie or not, & much more!

You can keep up with The Dive-In Moviecast via https://linktr.ee/TheDiveInMoviecast and you can find Aged Narrative via https://linktr.ee/agednarrative

Happy Halloween! Co-host’s Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen have one last Halloween trick up their sleeves. Rather than talk anything film related, they’re instead talking everything Halloween, from best and worst candies, their best and worst costumes from their past, favourite memories of the holiday throughout their lives and much more. Have a safe and happy holiday everyone!

It’s been a busy month for Horror fans, and Hayden Koutras is joined by roommate and best friend Morgan Cutler (filling in for Wesley) to talk all the latest in Horror on the small screen this month!

They kick off the episode discussing the phenomenon of ‘Squid Game’, if it’s worthy of the hype and the creator’s decade long struggle to get it made. (2:50)

The boys then talk their favourite show of the year, Mike Flanagan’s brilliant horror series ‘Midnight Mass’, address the criticisms of it being anti-religious, why it’s such a interesting take on Religious Horror, what the show is trying to say about humanity, and Mike Flanagan’s remarkable talent to blend horror & drama. (17:00)

They close the episode with a discussion about You Season 3, how this show is the perfect binge watch show, why Joe Goldberg is endlessly engaging to watch despite him being truly deranged, why the show finds it’s rhythm once Victoria Pedretti joins, and where Season 4 may take us. (43:20)

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Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice! Co-host’s Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen summon the ghost with the most and discuss Tim Burton’s Halloween classic ‘Beetlejuice’, why it’s the perfect gateway horror for kids to experience Horror, why Michael Keaton’s performance cemented itself in pop culture history with minimal screen time, the dark version of the film that the script was originally written as, most memorable scenes, and much more!

This week on The Dive-In Moviecast, co-host’s Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen are headed to San Francisco to catch up with Eddie Brock and his symbiote pal Venom! First off, they discuss Star Wars Visions, why it’s refreshing as a Star Wars fan & why seeing Star Wars pay homage to the Japanese story-telling it was inspired by is a nice full circle moment. They then get into all of Venom 2 and discuss why these movies are incredibly stupid but refreshing to watch in the superhero landscape we live in, why Tom Hardy is such a delight to watch in these movies, if Woody Harrelson works as the character of Cletus Kasady/Carnage, why this movie is essentially a Rom-Com after the Honeymoon phase of the relationship, that INSANE post-credit scene and what it sets up for going forward, and much more.

This week on The Dive-In Moviecast, co-host’s Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen had to go see about a girl and talk about a classic, ‘Good Will Hunting’. They talk the inspirational rise of Ben Affleck & Matt Damon, some of their favourite Robin Williams movies, the character of Will Hunting and why he’s so endlessly relatable, why the situations in Ben & Matt’s life while writing the script made the movie more authentic, some of our favourite quotes and scenes from the film, and much more!

This week on The Dive-In Moviecast, co-host's Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen are talking the newest film in the MCU, 'Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings'! They catch up on life as the summer comes to a close before kicking the episode off with a discussion on 'What If..?' and it's first four episodes, whether the animation works or not, and which episodes are their favorites so far. They then Dive-In to Shang-Chi and discuss Simu Liu's charismatic entrance to the MCU, Tony Leung's wonderful turn as the villain, the representation and the movie serving as a love letter to Asian culture, theories about what it could mean for going forward, where it ranks in the MCU for them, and more!

This week on The Dive-In, co-host's Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen are getting into some of the best movies and television shows they've seen from this year at a little over the halfway point of 2021, but first, they kick off the episode talking that insane new 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' trailer (2:16), what it may mean, and all their expectations for the film as well as the early positive reception from people who have seen 2022's 'The Batman' (11:40). They then discuss some of their favorite TV (17:15) & films (34:27) released throughout the year, come to the revelation that Hayden has watched way too many movies this year, and take turns recommending the best shows and movies you can check out now.