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Deep Dive Film School

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Every Friday we review films that are part of our non-stop festivals. These festivals will cover a treasure trove of topics about film history from famous directors to genres to modern classics and punishment reviews. We are here to dive deep into each film and educate ourselves and you along the way. And what better way to have these discussions than with old friends.

Adam Sherlock and Adam Palcher had a podcast since 2007 named A Damn Movie Podcast with over 300 episodes, in 2019 we decided to rebrand into Deep Dive Film School. Our brotherly love is a huge part of the show and we want to share that with you while we drink, curse, laugh and dissect our love of movies. We do SPOIL in most every episode so please be aware!

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*We are not an actual accredited film school, it's just a clever name.

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Episodes

Basic Instinct | Paul Verhoeven Festival

August 10, 2020 16:25 - 46 minutes - 43.2 MB

This week we take a look at the taboo breaking controversial erotic thriller Basic Instinct for the third installment of our Paul Verhoeven festival. Make sure to play along with each festival and leave comments so we can interact with you and remember to subscribe to the channel if you like what you hear.

Starship Troopers | Paul Verhoeven Festival

July 29, 2020 23:08 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MB

This week we are again joined by our dear friend Craig Hanks from the Legendarium podcast to discuss the one and only sci-fi bug killing wonder that is Starship Troopers. Make sure to play along with each festival and leave comments so we can interact with you and remember to subscribe to the channel if you like what you hear!

Total Recall | Paul Verhoeven Festival

July 21, 2020 19:47 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MB

Welcome to the first installment of our Paul Verhoeven Festival with the original 90's sci-fi classic where Arnold just can't figure out if it's all a dream or not. Make sure to play along with each festival and leave comments so we can interact with you and remember to subscribe to the channel if you like what you hear!

Recast Dr. Strangelove | Political Fiction Festival

July 10, 2020 17:59 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MB

This week we start another new segment on the show where we re-cast a classic film as if it were made today. This episode we tackle the king of political fiction films Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. Make sure to play along with each festival and leave comments so we can interact with you and remember to subscribe to the channel if you like what you hear.

V For Vendetta | Political Fiction Festival

July 01, 2020 20:58 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MB

This week we visit a future of British tyranny as we end our Political Fiction Festival with the Wachowski's adaptation of Alan Moore's graphic novel V For Vendetta. Make sure to play along with each festival and leave comments so we can interact with you and remember to subscribe to the channel if you like what you hear.

The Contender | Political Fiction Festival

June 20, 2020 18:31 - 50 minutes - 46.7 MB

We continue our third installment of our Political Fiction Festival with the political sex scandal drama with Joan Allen, Gary Oldman and Jeff Bridges. Make sure to play along with each festival and leave comments so we can interact with you and remember to subscribe to the channel if you like what you hear.

Being There | Political Fiction Festival | Deep Dive Film School

June 11, 2020 21:21 - 58 minutes - 54.3 MB

Join us for one of our best discussions in the history of the 13 years of doing this show. We continue our political fiction festival with Hal Ashby's 1979 relevant classic Being There with Peter Sellers. Make sure to play along with each festival and leave comments so we can interact with you and remember to subscribe to the channel if you like what you hear.

Being There | Political Fiction Festival

June 11, 2020 21:21 - 58 minutes - 54.3 MB

Join us for one of our best discussions in the history of the 13 years of doing this show. We continue our political fiction festival with Hal Ashby's 1979 relevant classic Being There with Peter Sellers. Make sure to play along with each festival and leave comments so we can interact with you and remember to subscribe to the channel if you like what you hear.

Wag The Dog | Political Fiction Festival

June 08, 2020 16:26 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MB

This week we begin our Political Fiction Festival with one of the best of the genre with Barry Levinson's satirical black comedy Wag The Dog. "This is nothing!" Make sure to play along with each festival and leave comments so we can interact with you and remember to subscribe to the channel if you like what you hear.  

The Ice Storm | Forgotten Gems

May 26, 2020 19:29 - 41 minutes - 38.8 MB

This week we start a new segment called Forgotten Gems! We start with the perfect forgotten gem film with a dark and wonderful glimpse into the lives of east coast middle class families from the 70's with 1997's The Ice Storm directed Ang Lee. Make sure to play along with each festival and leave comments so we can interact with you and remember to subscribe to the channel if you like what you see.

The 101: The Future of Female Filmmakers

May 20, 2020 22:11 - 52 minutes - 48.8 MB

This week we are joined by film student and longtime listener Kelly Simpson to have a discussion around the world of women in film. We discuss myths, stereotypes, our favorite films directed by women and guess what female directed films were the highest grossing of all time. Great discussion!

Booksmart | Rising Female Filmmakers Festival

May 12, 2020 20:14 - 36 minutes - 34.3 MB

We close out our Rising Female Filmmakers Festival with the hilarious and wonderfully raunchy high school comedy Booksmart directed by Olivia Wilde. Make sure to play along with each festival and leave comments so we can interact with you and remember to subscribe to the channel if you like what you hear.

The Farewell | Rising Female Filmmakers Festival

May 05, 2020 21:36 - 39 minutes - 36.8 MB

This week is our third installment of our Rising Female Filmmakers Festival with the wonderful story of a Chinese family with a lie, Lulu Wang's The Farewell. Make sure to play along with each festival and leave comments so we can interact with you and remember to subscribe to the channel if you like what you hear.

The Babadook | Rising Female Filmmakers Festival

April 29, 2020 17:48 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MB

This week we continue our Rising Female Filmakers Festival with the wonderful suspense and unique horror film from the amazing Jennifer Kent, The Babadook DOOK DOOK! Sorry for the technical difficulties! Make sure to play along with each festival and leave comments so we can interact with you and remember to subscribe to the channel if you like what you hear.

The 101: Best Isolation Horror Films

April 19, 2020 18:34 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MB

This week we dwell on quarantine as we pair up with Holy Mountain Printing to give you our Best Isolation Horror Films for a new 101 episode. Make sure to play along with each festival and leave comments so we can interact with you and remember to subscribe to the channel if you like what you hear!

Lady Bird Movie Review | Rising Female Filmmakers Festival

April 11, 2020 21:13 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MB

This week we begin our Rising Female Filmmakers Festival with Greta Gerwig's 2017 coming of age story the wonderful and charming Lady Bird. Make sure to play along with each festival and leave comments so we can interact with you and remember to subscribe to the channel if you like what you hear.

Lady Bird | Rising Female Filmmakers Festival

April 11, 2020 21:13 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MB

This week we begin our Rising Female Filmmakers Festival with Greta Gerwig's 2017 coming of age story the wonderful and charming Lady Bird. Make sure to play along with each festival and leave comments so we can interact with you and remember to subscribe to the channel if you like what you hear.

The 101: Sci-Fi Tropes (Part 2) | Deep Dive Film School

March 31, 2020 19:41 - 36 minutes - 34 MB

This episode we are joined once again by Craig Hanks of The Lengendarium Podcast to talk about some of our favorite Science Fiction movie tropes.

The 101: Sci-Fi Tropes (Part 2)

March 31, 2020 19:41 - 36 minutes - 34 MB

This episode we are joined once again by Craig Hanks of The Lengendarium Podcast to talk about some of our favorite Science Fiction movie tropes.

The Wicker Man (2006) | Punishment Review

March 23, 2020 18:18 - 47 minutes - 44.4 MB

Happy Quarantine! We wanted to send out a special treat for this episode so we are back with another Punishment Review. This week in sync with our You Should See This Festival Sherlock chooses the ridiculous 2006 remake of The Wicker Man to punish us with our friend Jeff Anderson. BEEEEEEEESS!

The Wicker Man (2006) | Punishment review | Deep Dive Film School

March 23, 2020 18:18 - 47 minutes - 44.4 MB

Happy Quarantine! We wanted to send out a special treat for this episode so we are back with another Punishment Review. This week in sync with our You Should See This Festival Sherlock chooses the ridiculous 2006 remake of The Wicker Man to punish us with our friend Jeff Anderson. BEEEEEEEESS!

Moonlight | You Should See This Festival

March 13, 2020 21:31 - 40 minutes - 42.2 MB

This episode we dive into our final installment of the You Should See This Festival with the 2016's masterpiece about an African American boy struggling to find himself in Moonlight. Make sure to play along with each festival and leave comments so we can interact with you and remember to subscribe to the channel if you like what you hear.

Roma | You Should See This Festival

March 06, 2020 22:45 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MB

This episode we dive into our third installment of our You Should See This Festival with 2018's Best Picture winner Alfonso Cuarón's childhood tale of Roma.

I, Tonya | You Should See This Festival

February 28, 2020 21:49 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MB

This episode we dive into our second installment of our You Should See This Festival with 2017's true-ish biopic about Tonya Harding and her hillbilly skating career in I, Tonya. Make sure to play along with each festival and leave comments so we can interact with you and remember to subscribe to the channel if you like what you hear.    

A Ghost Story | You Should See This Festival

February 21, 2020 22:38 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MB

This episode we begin our You Should See This Festival with 2017's new take on a haunted house tale A Ghost Story. Make sure to play along with each festival and leave comments so we can interact with you and remember to subscribe to the channel if you like what you hear. Thanks for listening!  

Our Favorites from Sundance 2020 + The Story of the Legendary Yak Lady

February 15, 2020 07:03 - 1 hour - 57.8 MB

This week we dive into our favorite movies from the Sundance 2020 Film Festival with an 18-year vet of the festival Sean Leslie. We discuss the stand outs and the less than stellar things we watched and end the show with a must listen story about the infamous asshole, the Yak Lady, a Sundance legend. Enjoy!

Boyhood | Richard Linklater Festival

February 07, 2020 22:16 - 37 minutes - 35.3 MB

This episode we end our Richard Linklater Festival with 2014's marvelous 12-year in the making mid-western drama Boyhood. Make sure to play along with each festival and leave comments so we can interact with you and remember to subscribe to the channel if you like what you hear.

SubUrbia | Richard Linklater Festival

January 31, 2020 22:13 - 35 minutes - 35 MB

This episode we continue our Richard Linklater Festival. The third film in our 4-part series we dive deep into the 1996's privileged teenage angst ensemble Suburbia. Make sure to play along with each festival and leave us feedback! Thanks for listening.

SubUrbia | Richard Linkmater Festival

January 31, 2020 22:13 - 35 minutes - 35 MB

This episode we continue our Richard Linklater Festival. The third film in our 4-part series we dive deep into the 1996's privileged teenage angst ensemble Suburbia. Make sure to play along with each festival and leave us feedback! Thanks for listening.

A Scanner Darkly | Richard Linklater Festival

January 24, 2020 22:22 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MB

This episode we continue our Richard Linklater Festival. The second film in our 4-part series we dive deep into the 2006 rotoscoped sci-fi drug movie A Scanner Darkly.    Make sure to play along with each festival and leave comments so we can interact with you and remember to subscribe to the channel if you like what you hear.

Slacker | Richard Linklater Festival

January 18, 2020 04:16 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MB

This episode we begin our Richard Linklater Festival. The first film in our 4-part series has us diving deep into the 1990 cult classic Slacker, written and directed by the man himself Richard Linklater. Make sure to play along with each festival and leave comments so we can interact with you and remember to subscribe to the channel if you like what you see.

Best & Worst Movies of 2019

January 10, 2020 18:32 - 55 minutes - 51.7 MB

This episode we go through our best and worst films of 2019. Lots of wonderful gems and even more terrible endeavors. It was a great year for film, here's looking forward to 2020. Make sure to play along with each festival and leave comments so we can interact with you and remember to subscribe to the channel if you like what you see.

Best Movies Of The Decade (2010-2020)

January 04, 2020 19:36 - 1 hour - 56.5 MB

This episode we go into our personal favorites movies from the last decade (2010-2020). Enjoy our picks and thanks for listening!  

Home Alone 3 | Punishment Review

December 28, 2019 06:59 - 52 minutes - 49.2 MB

This week we invite our friend Nikki to review the horrible Home Alone 3 with us. Enjoy our pain! Happy Holidays everybody!

Brain Candy | Surreal Comedies Festival

December 20, 2019 19:24 - 48 minutes - 45.1 MB

This episode we end our Surreal Comedies Festival. The last film in our 4-part series we dive deep into the 1996's off the wall Kids in The Hall movie Brain Candy, directed by Kelly Makin. Make sure to play along with each festival and leave comments so we can interact with you and remember to subscribe to the channel if you like what you see. Follow us for more interaction and content: INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/deepdivefilmschool TWITTER: https://twitter.com/ddfspodcast FAC...

Monty Python's Life of Brian | Surreal Comedies Festival

December 13, 2019 17:30 - 47 minutes - 44.4 MB

This episode we continue our Surreal Comedies Festival. The third film in our 4-part series we dive deep into the 1979's biblical comedy Monty Python's: Life of Brian, directed by Terry Jones. Make sure to play along with each festival and leave comments so we can interact with you and remember to subscribe to the channel if you like what you see. Follow us for more interaction and content: INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/deepdivefilmschool TWITTER: https://twitter.com/ddfspodcast ...

Kung Fu Hustle | Surreal Comedies Festival

December 06, 2019 17:30 - 47 minutes - 87.5 MB

This episode we continue our Surreal Comedies Festival. The second film in our 4-part series we dive deep into the 2004's over the top Kung Fu Hustle, written and directed by Stephen Chow. Make sure to play along with each festival and leave comments so we can interact with you and remember to subscribe to the channel if you like what you see. Follow us for more interaction and content: INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/deepdivefilmschool TWITTER: https://twitter.com/ddfspodcast FAC...

Wet Hot American Summer | Surreal Comedies Festival

November 30, 2019 16:47 - 45 minutes - 84.5 MB

This episode we begin our Surreal Comedies Festival. The first movie in our 4-part series we dive deep into the 2001's wacky ass classic Wet Hot American Summer, written and directed by David Wain. Make sure to play along with each festival and leave comments so we can interact with you and remember to subscribe to the channel if you like what you see. Follow us for more interaction and content: INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/deepdivefilmschool TWITTER: https://twitter.com/ddfspodc...

Mac & Me | Punishment Review

November 22, 2019 17:30 - 50 minutes - 94 MB

This episode we invite you to our first Punishment Review. So we thought why not start with the worst of the worst? The "film" is the one and only Mac & Me. A blatant E.T. rip-off with an unabashed love for product placement. This might be our best episode yet! Make sure to play along with each festival and leave comments so we can interact with you and remember to subscribe to the channel if you like what you see. Follow us for more interaction and content: YOUTUBE: https://www.youtub...

Big Trouble In Little China | John Carpenter Festival

November 15, 2019 17:30 - 31 minutes - 57.3 MB

This episode we end our John Carpenter Festival with the final movie in our 4-part series with 1986's Big Trouble In Little China. Make sure to play along with each festival and leave comments so we can interact with you and remember to subscribe to the channel if you like what you see. Clips from Big Trouble In Little China (1984) directed by John Carpenter © 20th Century Fox.  Follow us for more interaction and content: INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/deepdivefilmschool TWITTER:...

Prince Of Darkness | John Carpenter Festival

November 08, 2019 18:00 - 37 minutes - 70.2 MB

This episode we continue our John Carpenter Festival. In the third movie in our 4-part series we dive deep into the 1987's Prince of Darkness. To truly dive deep on this film we have to spoil, so consider this your spoiler alert. Make sure to play along with each festival and leave comments so we can interact with you and remember to subscribe to the channel if you like what you see. Follow us for more interaction and content: INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/deepdivefilmschool TWI...

Starman | John Carpenter Festival

November 01, 2019 16:30 - 36 minutes - 66.8 MB

This episode we continue our John Carpenter Festival. In the second movie in our 4-part series we dive deep into the 1984's Starman. To truly dive deep on this film we have to spoil, so consider this your spoiler alert. Make sure to play along with each festival and leave comments so we can interact with you and remember to subscribe to the channel if you like what you see. Follow us for more interaction and content: INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/deepdivefilmschool TWITTER: h...

In The Mouth Of Madness | John Carpenter Festival

October 25, 2019 21:00 - 41 minutes - 77.4 MB

This episode we begin our John Carpenter Festival. The first movie in our 4-part series we dive deep into the 1994's In The Mouth of Madness. To truly dive deep on this film we have to spoil, so consider this your spoiler alert. Make sure to play along with each festival and leave comments so we can interact with you and remember to subscribe to the channel if you like what you see. Clips from In The Mouth of Madness (1994) directed by John Carpenter © New Line Cinema. Follow us for ...

The 101: Sci-Fi Tropes

October 18, 2019 16:30 - 45 minutes - 84.5 MB

This episode we are joined by Craig Hanks of The Lengendarium Podcast to talk about some of our favorite Science Fiction movie tropes. Make sure to play along with each festival and leave comments so we can interact with you and remember to subscribe to the channel if you like what you see. All the supplementary videos, songs, images, and graphics used in the video belong to their respective owners and I or this channel does not claim any right over them. Follow us for more interaction a...

Ex Machina | Visionary Sci-fi Festival

October 11, 2019 16:30 - 40 minutes - 74.2 MB

This episode we end our Visionary Sci-Fi Festival. The last movie in our 4-part series we dive deep into the 2014 sci-fi masterpiece Ex Machina, written and directed by Alex Garland. To truly dive deep on this film we have to spoil, so consider this your spoiler alert. Make sure to play along with each festival and leave comments so we can interact with you and remember to subscribe to the channel if you like what you see. Follow us for more interaction and content: INSTAGRAM: https:...

Okja Movie Review | Visionary Sci-fi Festival

October 04, 2019 16:30 - 35 minutes - 66.2 MB

This episode we continue our Visionary Sci-Fi Festival. The third movie in our 4-part series we dive deep into the 2017 Netflix original movie Okja, written and directed by Bong Joon-Ho. To truly dive deep on this film we have to spoil, so consider this your spoiler alert. Make sure to play along with each festival and leave comments so we can interact with you and remember to subscribe to the channel if you like what you see. Follow us for more interaction and content: INSTAGRAM: ht...

Arrival | Visionary Sci-fi Festival

September 27, 2019 16:30 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MB

This episode we continue our Visionary Sci-Fi Festival with the second movie in our 4-part series as we dive deep into the 2016 masterpiece Arrival, written and directed by Denis Villeneuve. To truly dive deep on this film we have to spoil, so consider this your spoiler alert. Make sure to play along with each festival and leave comments so we can interact with you and remember to subscribe to the channel if you like what you see.

Her | Visionary Sci-fi Festival

September 20, 2019 16:30 - 35 minutes - 33.2 MB

Welcome to our inaugural episode! This episode we begin our Visionary Sci-Fi Festival. The first movie in our 4-part series we dive deep into the 2013 masterpiece Her, written and directed by Spike Jonze. Make sure to play along with each festival and leave comments so we can interact together. Remember to subscribe to the channel if you like what you see! Follow us for more interaction and content: INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/deepdivefilmschool TWITTER: https://twitter.com/ddfs...

Welcome to Deep Dive Film School!

September 20, 2019 03:23 - 2 minutes - 1.92 MB

Last Of The Best Of A Damn Movie Podcast Part 1

February 23, 2019 22:07 - 1 hour - 109 MB

Here it is, folks. Around three years in the making or so, some of the funniest moments from the last 50 episodes. So many good moments we did two parts! Here is part one!