The Top 5 Film Dive

Step back into the ring with us this week, as I welcome a veteran of the show (and a Boxing Legend himself), Mr. Jean Carlos Sanchez aka @mercwiththemovies as we discuss the third entry in the Creed franchise which hits theatres this coming weekend!

THEN, with your help via the @top5filmdive social media page - help JC and I determine which films end up in our Sports Movie Hall of Fame. 

10 Sport Subgenres - 20 Picks - YOUR CHOICE WHO GETS CROWNED! Head on over after the episode finishes and cast your vote.

This week's episode is a Horror-Thriller Bonanza featuring guest Tyler Banark - Writer for The Cinema Dispatch, Cinema Solace and @Tylerbanarkreviewsmovies. Listen in as Tyler and I deep dive with insights and predictions into 3 new horror/thriller releases: Shudder's Skinamarink, Infinity Pool starring Alexander Skarsgard and Mia Goth; and Knock at the Cabin starring Dave Bautista and Jonathan Groff.

From there, we do the biggest draft yet on the show and take a look at all that the Horror and Thriller Genres have had to offer between 2010 and 2022, in the Horror-Thriller Mega Movie Draft. 1 Movie Pick from every year - and YOU the listener get to pick who drafted the better team over at @top5filmdive on Instagram.

Thank you as always for the continued support here on the platform! And if you'd like to be a guest on the show, reach out over DM to @top5filmdive or email at [email protected]

Another year in film has come and gone, and what a year it was! 2022 provided us with lots of thrills and chills - as we saw the horror and thriller genres have a few phenomenal surprises. While Sequels and The Marvel Universe reigned supreme at the box office, small indies shined just as bright in limited release and on streaming, giving us the film lover a year full of engrossing entertainment.

To review the best of 2022, I welcome to the show the host of the #1 Entertainment Podcast of 2022 on Playlyst - The Back to the Blockbuster Podcast, the one and only Mr. Gaius Bolling. Gaius and I discuss our biggest surprises and most disappointing of 2022, then deep dive into our favourites of the year.

As always, a big and special thank you to all the listeners of the Top 5 Film Dive over this last year. I appreciate you all so so much. Cheers to 2023!

As the Holiday movie season kicks in high gear, one film stands above the rest as the Most Anticipated! Avatar 2 - The Way of Water hits theatres in one weeks time and here to discuss all things Pandora is veteran guest of the show, McNeill Mullikin.

Dive into this weeks episode with McNeill and I, as we take a look back at the cultural impact of Avatar, discuss director James Cameron's illustrious career and pick our Top 5 James Cameron Projects. SURPRISES GALORE IN THESE LISTS! Start practicing your Na'vi again ladies and gentleman, PANDORA awaits once again. Don't miss Avatar 2 : The Way of Water when it hits theatres in IMAX 3D on December 16th.

Before Universal Pictures' BROS starring Billy Eichner and Luke Macfarlane hit theatres next week, I've invited three of the Podcasting worlds best to the show for our first ever Decades of Comedy Draft. Join me as I welcome League of Cinephiles Founder and host of the 'Inside the Cuckoo's Nest Host' , Alex Helmer; my fellow Chop Talk Co-Host and Founder of Reel Talk Inc, Dave Gonzalez and The Merc With The Movies himself, Mr. Jean Carlos Sanchez.

After a long drought without a big Theatrically released Studio Comedy, the fellas and I take a look back at 6 decades of great Comedy films and draft a team of the best of the best. YOU THE LISTENER will help us decide who drafted the Comedy Film Super Team!!

Season 4 is off to an amazing start and is only getting better!

On a special episode of the show, I have the opportunity to sit down with Canadian Director Allan Ungar to discuss his new film, Bandit starring Josh Duhamel, Mel Gibson, Elisha Cuthbert and Nestor Carbonell. Allan and I discuss his career path, how Bandit came to be, the films that influenced the making of it and what is next for this phenomenal fellow Canadian.

BANDIT is in theatres this weekend, Friday September 23rd and it is an absolute blast! Check it out ladies and gents!

SEASON 4 IS HERE FOLKS! To kick off the new season of The Top 5 Film Dive, I've invited Media and Movie Mogul Mr. Gaius Bolling back to the show to discuss the highs and lows that was the Summer Box Office of 2022. A season filled with Box Office surprises, here what we had to say about the Summer movie season that just wrapped up.

Then Gaius and I share our Top 5 Favourite Summer Movie Releases OF THE 21st Century - with one rule. Tune in to hear our lists!

On the latest episode of The Top 5 Film Dive, I welcome first time guest to the show @sirtone_reviews himself, Tony Santiago, who dives into Robert Egger's latest directorial outing, The Northman with me. From there, we also share our list of our Top 5 Revenge Films and surprise each other with 10 VERY different films across the board.

Dive in with us and don't forget to chime in on social media, @top5filmdive , with your favourite Revenge Films AND head on over to @sirtone_reviews on INSTAGRAM or @sirtone on Letterboxd for more of Tony's Film Reviews.

The 94th Academy Awards are right around the corner and to discuss all things Oscars is fellow member of the Critics Circle and League of Cinephiles, Mr. Tyler Banark - @tylerbanarkreviewsmovies.

Join us on this episode as we make our predictions for the 'Big 4' Awards - Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Director and Best Picture for the 2022 Academy Awards show next weekend, THEN deep dive into the last 25 years worth of Best Picture winners and discuss our Top 5 Favourite films of the bunch. Some fun surprises on this episode!

Deep Divers, as always chime in on social media with your personal Top 5 Favourite Best Picture Winners of the last 25 years and head over to any of the following links where you can check out Tyler's amazing work:

www.cinemasolace.com ; www.buffedfilmbuffs.com ; Letterboxd - tybanarkmovies ; Instagram - @tylerbanarkreviewsmovies.

"I am....Vengeance".... The week is upon us, as the wait is (nearly) over for Matt Reeves' THE BATMAN, hitting theatres this week.

Here to discuss the new film and its lofty box expectations is News Editor at Joblo.com, the creator and chief content editor of @g_reelz , host of 'Back to the Blockbuster Podcast' and all around film guru, Mr. Gaius Bolling.

Gaius and I then swap our Top 5 Comic Book Film Adaptations, WITH 2 VERY INTERESTING RULES - NO MCU AND NO NOLAN BATMAN ENTRIES. Often discussed within the genre, we decided to take a Deep Dive into some unsung and often overlooked Comic Book Film Favourites during our lengthy and entertaining conversation.

Dive in with us and don't forget to chime in on social media, @top5filmdive , with your favourite Comic Book Film Adaptations. AND head on over to @g_reelz on INSTAGRAM or www.joblo.com to read Gaius' phenomenal entertaining report. A link to his podcast has been included below,  please go check it out on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Playlyst or wherever you get your streaming!

https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/back-to-the-blockbuster-2173455

https://anchor.fm/back-to-the-blockbuster