Deep Dive Movie Reviews

Every Best Picture - West Side Story (1961) - Academy Award Winners

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... [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbWVJaHVXbVY5T1FGVUI3X0IyX0xLZ2tQOV9TUXxBQ3Jtc0tuLUt5d09nM3Y2T3Y4bU84bEFhajJRakhoYklSNlEtWV9IbzVPQ1h6bW4yTkxPWWc1N1NzRmRwZ3NBdlpGQWJsR2x2ckJvbS0zM1NCWWxUYjg0ek9aeDYyTER6VWhseFVmZmFpYkMxSDlFczc1cVpVWQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Ffootprintfilms.co.uk%2Fteam%2Fmark-blaney%2F&v=_AF2LPB9XIw] 0:00 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AF2LPB9XIw] - Intro 1:20 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AF2LPB9XIw&t=80s] - More about Mark & his film background 4:11 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AF2LPB9XIw&t=251s] - Working with Daniel Radcliffe 6:37 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AF2LPB9XIw&t=397s] - Our relationship with West Side Story 10:37 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AF2LPB9XIw&t=637s] - Unpacking the film 40:23 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AF2LPB9XIw&t=2423s] - The Cast of West Side Story 47:41 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AF2LPB9XIw&t=2861s] - West Side Story at the Academy Awards 52:41 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AF2LPB9XIw&t=3161s] - Does West Side Story stand the test of time?

WAKE UP DEAD MAN | Is this the Best Christian movie of 2025??

#rianjohnson [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/rianjohnson] #knivesout [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/knivesout] #wakeupdeadman [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/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 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehVtx7lO_LQ] - Intro 0:45 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehVtx7lO_LQ&t=45s] - Watching films in cinema rather than at home 2:20 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehVtx7lO_LQ&t=140s] - Wake Up Dead Man is about storytelling 3:40 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehVtx7lO_LQ&t=220s] - The Best Christian film of 2025? 7:01 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehVtx7lO_LQ&t=421s] - Why the film had Steve within the first 5 minutes? 9:10 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehVtx7lO_LQ&t=550s] - The scene that impacted James personally 13:45 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehVtx7lO_LQ&t=825s] - Wake Up explores how faith can offer a better story 17:10 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehVtx7lO_LQ&t=1030s] - Rian Johnson demonstrates a real knowledge of "whodunit" lore 19:45 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehVtx7lO_LQ&t=1185s] - Why Johnson used a Catholic Church setting rather than an Evangelical 25:39 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehVtx7lO_LQ&t=1539s] - The Larry Norman needle drop 31:10 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehVtx7lO_LQ&t=1870s] - Final score for "Wake Up Dead Man"

It Was Just An Accident | JAFAR PANAHI'S SCORES AGAIN

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 **

One Battle After Another | IS THIS PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON'S MASTERPIECE?

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 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rZiyc7zuJA] - Intro 3:48 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rZiyc7zuJA&t=228s] - The book "One Battle" is based on 5:44 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rZiyc7zuJA&t=344s] - Leonardo DiCaprio & Paul Thomas Anderson 12:45 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rZiyc7zuJA&t=765s] - Why we are still pondering "One Battle" days later 14:10 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rZiyc7zuJA&t=850s] - That car chase scene 19:00 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rZiyc7zuJA&t=1140s] - Benicio del Toro 23:00 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rZiyc7zuJA&t=1380s] - The cast 27:39 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rZiyc7zuJA&t=1659s] - Final score for "One Battle After Another"

WEAPONS | Is Zach Cregger's Horror Hit a New Cult Classic???

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**