The Dive-In Moviecast

This week on The Dive-In Moviecast, co-host's Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen are headed into the Multiverse with Doctor Strange!

This week on The Dive-In Moviecast, Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen swear to protect the travelers of the night and bring vengeance to those who would do them harm to talk the MCU Disney+ show, ‘Moon Knight’. They get into Oscar Isaac’s remarkable performance as Steven Grant/Marc Spector and why he makes this show work to the level it does, Ethan Hawke as the villain and if he’s a effective antagonist, why they both found the show more effective as a character study as opposed to a MCU superhero show, the issues they’ve had with the MCU shows failing to bring it all together with the finales and if this show has the same problem, and what a future appearance could like/what we’d like to see for the character going forward, plus much more!

This week on The Dive-In Moviecast, co-host’s Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen are talking Nic Fucking Cage!

To kick off the episode, they discuss the news of the Thor: Love & Thunder trailer, the announcement of Venom 3, news of Bad Bunny joining Sony’s Marvel universe, the announcement of a D&D movie, and more.

They then talk about the man himself and chat about what makes Nic Cage such a special actor in the industry, try and answer the question of whether or not he’s a good or bad actor, his method of acting ‘Noveau Shamanic’ and what it means before they get into the movie of the week, chatting how entertaining it is to watch Nic Cage play a heavily fictionalized version of himself and why that would be such a tricky role to play, the bromance between he and Pedro Pascal in this movie, the references to other Nic Cage movies we noticed, what makes this movie so hilarious regardless of your relationship to Cage’s work, the standout comedic moments from the film, and why this movie surprisingly and rightfully gives Paddington 2 the love it deserves.

To end of the episode, Hayden ranks his top 5 Nicolas Cage movies and honourable mentions.

This week on The Dive-In Moviecast, co-hosts Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen are joined by friend of the podcast Daniel McKenzie to avenge father, save mother, and kill Fjolnir!

They’re talking ‘The Northman’, the Viking epic directed by Robert Eggers. (4:00)

They kick off the episode talking about Robert Eggers as a filmmaker and why they admire his work so deeply.

They then get into the movie (15:10), discussing the simplicity of the story and if that works to the films benefit, the incredibly intense lead performance from Alexander Skarsgard, The attention to period authenticity and detail from Robert Eggers, the subtle ways it ties into grander Norse Mythology, the most epic kills in the movie, and much more.

They finish off the episode naming off and ranking their Top 3 Revenge Movies. (73:17)

This week on The Dive-In, co-hosts Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen gotta go fast to talk Sonic The Hedgehog!

Kicking off the episode, the two get into the spirit of the episode and chat recent video games they’ve been playing as well as their favourite Sonic games growing up. (1:01)

They then give a mini-review of the 2020 ‘Sonic The Hedgehog’ movie (24:10) before discussing the newly released 2022 sequel (33:10), discussing the introduction of Knuckles and Tails, why it’s important for them to go into movies like this simply looking for fun and nostalgia, thoughts and praise on Jim Carrey as Dr. Robotnik, if doubling down on the tone & type of humour from the first movie works, the post-credits scene and what a third movie may look like, and much more!

This week on The Dive-In Moviecast, Hayden and Wesley are back after a brief podcasting break, and joined by returning guest Joe Depakakibo from The Kyber Culture.

Kicking off the episode, Wesley discusses his experience acting in his University’s performance of ‘The Crucible’ and catches up on life. (1:10)

Then, they discuss/bash the newly released ‘Morbius’ and why they felt it to be such a flop. (10:00)

They then dive into the main movie of the episode, discussing Ti West’s horror film ‘X’, what makes it a unique and smart slasher film via subtle subversion of cliches, the all-star cast and who stands out the most, the character of Pearl and why she’s so entertaining as a villain, the best kills in the movie, the already filmed prequel ‘Pearl’ and our expectations for it, and more. (25:40)

Finally, the three of them rank their top 5 A24 films. (68:05)

This week on The Dive-In, Hayden Koutras is joined by Joe Depakakibo of ‘The Kyber Culture’ and recapping everything you need to know from this year’s Academy Awards!

The two discuss the state of the Oscars, our general impressions on this year’s show, the incredibly weird appearance of Megan Thee Stallion on ‘We Don’t Talk about Bruno’ and why the Oscar’s need to avoid trying to be the Grammys, the decision to cut eight categories from the broadcast and why it wasn’t effective, The slap that was felt around the world and how Will Smith will go about dealing with the level of viral it’s achieved, why Coda is worthy of this year’s ‘Best Picture’ title, and much more!

This week on the Dive-In Moviecast, co-host’s Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen are vengeance.

They gather to discuss the newest take on The Caped Crusader by director Matt Reeves, the long-awaited ‘The Batman’.

They kick off the episode chatting about the Batman entertainment of their childhood, which takes on the character left a mark on them throughout their life, and if Batman is one of their favourite superheroes, before getting into the newest film.

They chat about Robert Pattinson’s remarkable performance, the ‘Emo Bruce Wayne’ and if it’s a creative decision that works, the decision to ground this movie so intensely in the real world and why it makes for a Batman movie unlike ones we’ve seen before, thoughts on the villains and supporting cast, THE COOLEST BATMOBILE OF ALL TIME, why we loved seeing a Detective Batman story done properly on the big screen after all this time, the announcement of the new spin-off shows set in this world, where the story should go in sequels, and much more.

This week on The Dive-In, Co-host’s Hayden Koutras & Wesley Giffen are on the search for 5 Billion dollars worth of gold! They are discussing the new film ‘Uncharted’, based on the beloved PlayStation games of the same name. They discuss their experience with the games and which ones is their favourite, the developmental hell of this film over the past 10 years, if the new film succeeds as a Uncharted adaptation, the much discussed casting of Tom Holland & Mark Wahlberg in the lead roles and thoughts on their performances, the confusing decision to call this movie a prequel when it’s very much it’s own thing, our biggest positives and negatives, and much more.

This week on The Dive-In Moviecast, co-host Hayden Koutras is joined by guest Joe Depakakibo, co-host of The Kyber Culture, to talk the insanity that is Peacemaker.