Cinema Sleuths
Cinema Sleuths is a podcast hosted by crime fiction authors Dr Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth. They investigate the movies and TV shows that shape pop culture. Each episode tackles a different cinematic case, examining the stories and themes behind popular films and series. The hosts bring their background in crime fiction to offer unique perspectives on the media they discuss.
Episodes
Case 97: LANTERNS (2026) — The DCU's Brightest Day or Darkest Night?
Lanterns is the latest DC property that has enraged the internet. Some fans seem to love it while others are infuriated. Do they have a good reason, or has fan discourse gone too far? We discuss that and whether this show is really worthy of the hate.
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Case 96: THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE (1946)
Often listed as one of the best film noirs, based on one of the most iconic hard-boiled novels by James M Cain. Your sleuths put the film to the test! Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week, we are joined by thriller author Regan MacArther, writer of the John Lash series.
THE CASE:
THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE (1946)
Starring: Lana Turner, John Garfield, and Cecil Kellaway
Written
Case 95: TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (1990)
This week your cinema sleuths are investigating TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (1990)! Starring Judith Hoag, Elias Koteas, Josh Pias, Robbie Rist, Corey Feldman, Brian Tochi, James Saito, David McCharen, Michelan Sisti, Leif Tilden, and David Forman. Written by Todd W Langen and Bobby Herback. Based on the comic book created by Keven Eastman and Peter Laird. Directed by Steve Barron.
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Case 94: SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY (2026) - A Spectacular Return to Form
THWIP! The summer blockbuster has landed! And it's a giant SPIDER! This week, your cinematic sleuths are swinging between skyscrapers, stopping runaway tanks, teaming up with lunatics, and thwarting bank robberies as we investigate SPIDER-MAN BRAND NEW DAY; directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, starring Tom Holland, Zendaya, Sadie Sink, and Jon Bernthal, and written by Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers.
Case 93: DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN S2 + PUNISHER - Marvel's Violent Revival
The Devil of Hell's Kitchen and The Punisher are BACK!
Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth return to the darker side of the MCU to investigate Season 2 of Daredevil: Born Again and The Punisher: One Last Kill.
Has Marvel finally rediscovered what made these characters so compelling? Or has the return of Daredevil and Frank Castle come too late?
Join us as we look at both and speculate about Punish
Case 92: ROBOCOP (1987)
Dead or alive, you're coming with us.
Paul Verhoeven's RoboCop is remembered as one of the great action films of the 1980s — but beneath the blood, guts, and violence lies something far more subversive and your standard Canon flick.
Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth investigate Verhoeven's 1987 classic, exploring its savage satire of corporate America, privatisation, consumer culture, sensationalist
Case 91: SHERLOCK MANIA — How Sherlock Holmes Took Over the World in the 2010s
The game is afoot! Between 2009-2012 Sherlock Holmes exploded on the big and small screens with the Robert Downey Jr / Jude Law film directed by Guy Ritchie as well as the hit BBC series SHERLOCK created by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman. This week, we're looking at the bonkers era in which these mega-hit franchises swept the world before suddenly dr
Case 90: SUPERGIRL (2026) - An Unfortunate Flop + TOY STORY 5 & DISCLOSURE DAY
This week, we discuss some of this summer's blockbuster hits and flops. We investigate Supergirl 2026 starring Milly Alcock, Toy Story 5, and Steven Spielberg's DISCLOSURE DAY.
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Case 89: THE LONG GOODBYE (1973)
Did Robert Altman misunderstand Chandler's iconic detective? Or did he create one of the most fascinating reinventions of the noir detective story?
Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth investigate Altman's The Long Goodbye, exploring Elliott Gould's brilliantly unconventional Marlowe!
THE CASE:
THE LONG GOODBYE 1973
Starring: Elliot Gould, Nina van Pallandt, Sterling Hayden, and Mark Rydell
Written by
Case 88: Tim Burton's PLANET OF THE APES (2001)
This week, WE GO APE with CIMEMA MISFIRES as we look back at 25 years of Tim Burton's PLANET OF THE APES (2001), starring Mark Wahlberg, Tim Roth, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Clarke Duncan, Kris Kristofferson, Estella Warren, and Paul Giamatti.
We map out the crazy road 20th Century Fox took to get there, the better sequel ideas that were ditched along the way, we discuss whether this film even
Case 87: HULK (2003) vs THE INCREDIBLE HULK (2008) - Which One Wins?
HULKS SMASH!
Two Hulks enter. Only one can claim the verdict.
In this special Battle of the Big Screen Hulks , Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth put Ang Lee's Hulk (2003) head-to-head with Marvel's The Incredible Hulk (2008), with special guest Neil Vagg, the creator of the popular entertainment website GET YOUR COMIC ON. This is one investigation to rage about!
HULK (2003)
Dir Ang Lee
Written by
Case 86: THIEF (1981)
Before Heat, The Insider and Collateral, Michael Mann made his feature-film debut with Thief — a cool, hard-edged crime thriller starring James Caan as Frank, a professional safecracker determined to pull off one last big score and walk away.
But is Thief simply an early Michael Mann experiment, or the blueprint for the crime films that would define his career?
Dir Michael Mann. Theif Starring
Case 85: SINNERS - How Ryan Coogler Revived the Vampire Movie
Ryan Coogler's Sinners has blood, blues, vampires and plenty to sink your teeth into — but is it really the film that has breathed new life into the vampire genre?
Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth investigate Coogler's bold supernatural thriller, examining its blend of horror, history, music and myth, and asking whether Sinners deserves to join the ranks of the great vampire movies.
Is this a modern
Case 84: Return of the Jedi (1983) - A Trilogy of Retcons Part 3
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... things weren't exactly as we remember them."
In Part 3 of our three-part investigation (STAR WARS: A TRILOGY OF RETCONS), we’re looking at the film that started it all: RETURN OF THE JEDI, directed by Richard Marquand. Written by George Lucas and Lawrence Kasden. Starring Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, and James Earl Jone
Case 83: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980) - A Trilogy of Retcons. Part 2
"A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... things weren't exactly as we remember them."
In Part 2 of our three-part investigation (STAR WARS: A TRILOGY OF RETCONS), we’re looking at the film with cinema's most iconic retcon: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, directed by Irvin Kershner, written by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan, with a story by George Lucas. Starring Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carri
Case 82: STAR WARS (1977) - A Trilogy of Retcons Part 1
"A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... things weren't exactly as we remember them."
May the Fourth be with you! To celebrate, Cinema Sleuths is opening the case files on the trilogy that changed cinema. In Part 1 of our three-part investigation (STAR WARS: A TRILOGY OF RETCONS), we’re looking at the film that started it all: STAR WARS (1977), written and directed by George Lucas.
Before it
Case 81. NO WAY OUT (1987)
Your cinematic sleuths are back! This week are joined by author, editor, and crime fiction buff Martin Edwards as we investigate 1987's NO WAY OUT! Starring Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman, Sean Young, and Will Patton. Based on the novel THE BIG CLOCK by Kenneth Fearing. Screenplay by Robert Garland. Directed by Roger Donaldson.
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COMING MAY 4TH - STAR WARS A TRILOGY OF RETCONS
That's right!
Cinema Sleuths kicks off on May the fourth with a three-part series that dives into the original theatrical releases of STAR WARS and explores the retcons that made the franchise what it is today!
Be sure to tune in!
Case 80. THE VICKERS CUT! THE BIG SLEEP (1945) | Dir Howard Hawks
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! And this week we've got Sergio Angelini from Tipping My Fedora joining us!
THE CASE:
The 1945 Pre-release version of THE BIG SLEEP.
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, and Martha Vickers.
Directed by Howard Hawks. .
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Case 79. NOTORIOUS (1946) | The Alfred Hitchcock Film That Inspired Bond?
This week your cinematic sleuths are investigating NOTORIOUS (1946). Starring Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains, and Leopoldine Konstantin. Written by Ben Hecht. Loosely based on the short story 'The Song of the Dragon' (1921) written by John Taintor Foote. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
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MEAN STREETS IS EVOLVING INTO CINEMA SLEUTHS ON MAY 4TH!
That's right. Big changes are happening at the offices of Deckard and Booth!
Mean Streets is expanding beyond FILM NOIR to investigate the films and TV shows that define pop culture, from big hits to big misses and beyond. To do this properly, we need a new name, and given that we are your cinematic sleuths, we figured CINEMA SLEUTHS would be perfect!
You will get the same level of reviews and
Case 78. FEMME FATALE (2002) | Dir Brian De Palma
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is FEMME FATALE (2002). Starring Rebecca Romijn, Antonio Banderas, Rie Rasmussen, Peter Coyote, Gregg Henry, and Eriq Ebouaney. Written and directed by Brian De Palma!
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Case 77. The Usual Suspects (1995)
This week we're back with a special guest! Joining your cinematic Sleuths to investigate Bryan Singers The Usual Suspects is our pal Skye, one of the masterminds and voices behind FILM 89 podcast!
THE CASE:
THE USUAL SUSPECTS (1995)
Starring: Kevin Spacey, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio del Toro, Stephen Baldwin, Kevin Pollak, Chazz Palminteri, and Pete Postelthwaite
Written by Christopher McQuarrie
DEBRIEFED 004: YOUNG SHERLOCK | CROSS S2 | LANTERNS TRAILER REACTION and more
On this episode of Debriefed, Luke and Matt talk about various crime shows they've watched, including YOUNG SHERLOCK, CROSS, and the animated adaptation of WATCHMEN. Plus we offer our take on the LANTERNS trailer and more.
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Case 76. THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (1955)
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is 1955's THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER. Starring Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish, Billy Chaplin, and Peter Graves. Based on the novel of the same name by Davis Grubb. Written by James Agee. Directed by Charles Laughton.
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Case 75. HIGHEST 2 LOWEST (2025) | A Spike Lee Dud?
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is 2025's HIGHEST 2 LOWEST! Starring Denzel Washington, Jeffrey Wright, A$AP ROCKY, Iifenesh Hadera, and Aubrey Joseph. Written by Alan Fox. Based on Akira Kurosawa's HIGH AND LOW, an adaptation of Ed McBain's novel KING'S RANSOM. Directed by SPIKE LEE.
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Case 74. THE BIG LEBOWSKI (1998) | Stoner-Noir At Its Best
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is 1998's THE BIG LEBOWSKI! Starring Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Julianne Moore, Sam Elliot, and David Huddleston. Written and Directed by the Coen Brothers.
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Case 73. THE LIMEY (1999)
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is 1999's THE LIMEY. Starring Terence Stamp, Peter Fonda, Luis Guzman, Lesley Ann Warren, and Barry Newman. Written by Lem Dobbs. Directed by Steven Soderbergh.
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Case 72. JUDGE DREDD (1995) | Dir Danny Cannon
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is 1995's JUDGE DREDD. Starring Sylvester Stallone, Rob Schinder, Diane Lane, and Armand Assante. Written by William WIsher Jr, Pat Mills, Michael De Luca, and Kevin O'Neill. Directed by Danny Cannon
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Case 71. THE MALTESE FALCON (1931) | Dir Roy Del Ruth
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is 1931's THE MALTSE FALCON. Starring Ricardo Cortez, Bebe Daniels, Dudley Digges, Otto Matieson, Una Merkel, and Thelma Todd. Written by Brown Holmes & Maude Fulton. Based on the novel by Dashiell Hammett. Directed by Roy Del Ruth.
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DEBRIEFED 003: WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY : The Marvel Actor Problem
In our final episode of the year, Luke and special guest author James Benmore discuss Rian Johnson's latest KNIVES OUT film, WAKE UP DEAD MAN, now streaming on the killer of cinema: NETFLIX. We come in raw and hot, having just seen the film, sharing our impressions of the latest mystery.
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FADE TO BLACK: 2025 WRAP-UP!
Happy Holidays! Luke and Matt prepare to close the case in 2025 in their second-to-last episode of the year—talking standout episodes, fielding live questions, and highlighting the films and shows that never made the show.
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Case 70. BLADE RUNNER (1982)
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it with special guest actor/podcaster Julian De Baker! This week's case is 1982's BLADE RUNNER. Starring Harrison Ford, Sean Young, Rutger Hauer, and Edward James Olmos. Written by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples. Based on the novel DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP by Philip K Dick. Directed by Ridley Scott.
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Case 69: HELL OR HIGH WATER (2016)
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is 2016's Neo-Noir-Western: HELL OR HIGH WATER! Starring Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Jeff Bridges, and Gil Birmingham. Written by Taylor Sheridan. Directed by David MacKenzie.
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Case 68. MURDER, MY SWEET (1944) | The Best Raymond Chandler Adaptation?
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it with special guest TIPPING MY FEDORA'S Sergio Angelini! This week's case is 1944's MURDER, MY SWEET. Starring Dick Powell, Claire Trevor, and Anne Shirley. Written by John Paxton. Directed by Edward Dmytryk. Based on the novel FAREWELL, MY LOVELY, by Raymond Chandler!
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Case 67. DEEP COVER (1992) | Bill Duke's Underrated 90s Classic!
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is 1992's DEEP COVER! Starring Laurence Fishburne and Jeff Goldblum. Written by Michael Tolkin and Henry Bean. Directed by Bill Duke.
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Case 66. ANGEL HEART (1987) - A Spooktacular Holiday Special
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it with special guest Phil Dragash! This week's case is 1987's ANGEL HEART. Starring Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro, and Lisa Bonet. Written and Directed by Alan Park. Based on the novel FALLING ANGEL by William Hjortsberg.
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DEBRIEFED: Neo-Noir in 2026! RayGunn, Blade Runner 2099, Spider-Noir and MORE!
This week is a special episode of DEBRIEFED! Luke and Matt chat about neo-noir films and series coming out in 2026 and a little beyond, discussing their hopes and fears from everything to Brad Bird's RAY GUNN to Blade Runner 2099 and the latest French adaptation of Maigret and more! Plus they also discuss the fun of reading film novelisations!
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Case 65. MIAMI VICE PILOT "MY BROTHER'S KEEPER" (1984) | A Far Better Show Than You Remember
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is the feature-length pilot for MIAMI VICE (1984): MY BROTHER'S KEEPER! Starring Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas. Written and created by Anthony Yerkovich and produced by Michael Mann.
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Case 64. PLAY DIRTY (2025) | We Suffered For You
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! And we are joined by Sergio Angelini, the host of Tipping My Fedora podcast, to investigate this week's case: 2025's PLAY DIRTY! Starring Mark Wahlberg, Rosa Salazar, LaKeith Stanfield, and Tony Shalhoub. Based on the Parker novels by Donald E Westlake/Richard Stark. Written by Shane Black, Chuck Mondry, and Anthony Bagarozzi. Directed by Shane Black.
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Case 63. DIRTY HARRY (1971)
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is 1971's DIRTY HARRY! Starring Clint Eastwood, Harry Guardino, Reni Santoni, Andy Robinson, John Larch, and John Vernon. Written by Harry Julian Fink, R.M. Fink, Dean Riesner, John Milius, and Terrance Malick. Directed by Don Siegel!
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Case 62. SEVEN (1995)
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is 1995's SEVEN. Starring Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow and Kevin Spacey. Written by Andrew Kevin Walker. Directed by David Fincher.
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Garm1918
Steve Hunt from The Boxing Movie Podcast
Gregory Sandoval
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Case 61. WOMAN ON THE RUN (1950)
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it with special guest STEVE HUNT from The Boxing Movie Podcast!
This week's case is 1950's WOMAN ON THE RUN starring Ann Sheridan, Dennis O'Keefe, and Ross Elliott. Script by Alan Campbell, Norman Foster, and Ross Hunter. Based on the short story by Sylvia Tate. Directed by Norman Foster.
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Case 60. KISS KISS BANG BANG (2005)
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is 2005's neo-noir cult classic KISS KISS BANG BANG! Starring Robert Downey Jr, Val Kilmer, and Michelle Monaghan! Written and directed by SHANE BLACK.
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Case 59. CAUGHT STEALING (2025) | Darren Aronofsky's Most Accessible Film?
#CaughtStealing #zoëkravitz #AustinButler Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is 2025's CAUGHT STEALING! Starring Austin Butler, Zoe Kravitz, Matt Smith, Regina King, Liev Schreiber, and Vincent D'Onofrio. Written by Charlie Huston, based on the book of the same name and by the same writer! Directed By Darren Aronofsky.SOCIALSFacebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?
Case 58. NIGHT ALWAYS COMES (2025) | A Forgettable Netflix Thriller
#netflix #Vanessakirby #netflixmovies
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is 2025's NIGHT ALWAYS COMES, a NETFLIX original movie. Starring Vanessa Kirby, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Zack Gottsagen, Stephen James, Randall Park, Julia Fox, Michael Kelly, and Eli Roth. Written by Sarah Condradt. Based on the novel The Night Always Comes by Willy Vlautin. Directed by Benjamin Caron.
Case 57.5: DICK TRACY A FAN RESPONSE w/ All-Star Superfan’s Rob
Your cinematic sleuths are back with more to say about 1990's DICK TRACY. In this special, we speak with Rob, the co-host of All-Star Superfan and Dick Tracy By the Minute podcast, and explore what it is that he loves of the 90s film, Dick Tracy comics and books, and if the franchise could be brought to the big or small screen today! Don't miss this exciting addition to our Dick Tracy coverage!.
Case 57. DICK TRACY (1990) | An Impressive Mess
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is 1990's DICK TRACY. Starring Warren Beatty, Al Pacino, Madonna, and Glenne Headly. Written by Jim Cash and Jack Epps Jr. Based on the comic series created by Chester Gould. Directed by Warren Beatty.
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Case 56. THE LONG GOOD FRIDAY (1981) | Dir John Mackenzie
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is 1981's THE LONG GOOD FRIDAY! Starring Bob Hoskins, Helen Mirren, Paul Freeman, Derek Thompson, and debuting 25 year old Pierce Brosnan as '1st Irishman.' Written by Barrie Keeffe. Directed by John Mackenzie.
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Case 55: IN A LONELY PLACE (1950)
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is 1950's IN A LONELY PLACE. It stars Humphrey Bogart, Gloria Grahame, Frank Lovejoy, Jeff Donnell, Carl Benton Reid, and Art Smith. Written by Andrew P Solt and Edmund H. North. Based on the sensational novel of the same name by Dorothy B. Hughes. Directed by Nicholas Ray.
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Special Investigation: DEXTER RESURRECTION S1 + BALLARD S1 REVIEW |
#dexter #ballard #paramountplus
We're back with a special investigation! We're diving into the pilots for @Dexter RESURRECTION on @paramountplus and @PrimeVideo 's Ballard!
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Denis Villeneuve to direct BOND 26 + Mike Hammer returns to the big screen!
#JamesBond #denisvilleneuve #matthewmcconaughey
In this special FREE episode of Pop-Culture: Investigations, we are joined by Tipping My Fedora host Sergio Angelini to discuss the announcement that Denis Villeneuve will direct BOND 26 for AMAZON. We also lift our hats at the news that Matthew McConaughey has been cast as MIKE HAMMER in a new film adaptation written by TRUE DETECTIVE creator Nic
DEBRIEFED 002 - Mission: Impossible The Final Reckoning
In this post-investigation investigation, Luke and Matt discuss Mission: Impossible THE FINAL RECKONING, where the franchise went post Fallout, and how it should've ended...
Plus, Matt offers a new (old) recommendation for listeners!
#MissionImpossible #TheFinalReckoning #TomCruise
Case 54. MACHINE GUN KELLY (1958)
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is 1958's MACHINE GUN KELLY. It stars Charles Bronson, Susan Cabot, Frank De Kova, Morey Amsterdam and Richard Devon. Directed by Roger Corman!SUPPORT THE SHOW: https://www.patreon.com/c/meanstreetspodcast WHERE TO LISTEN: ApplePodcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mean-streets-the-film-noir-podcast/id1733189837 YouTube: https://www.
Case 53. MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE (1996)
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is 1996's MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE. Starring Tom Cruise, Jon Voight, Emmanuella Béart, Ving Rhames, Jean Reno, Heny Czerny, and Venssa Redgrave. Directed by Brian De Palma. Written by David Koepp, Robert Towne, and Steven Zaillian.
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Case 52. BLOOD SIMPLE (1984) | A Coen Brothers Masterpiece!
#coenbrothers #neonoir #hollywoodmovies Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is 1984's BLOOD SIMPLE. Starring Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya, John Getz, and M Emmet Walsh. Directed and written by Joel and Ethan Coen aka the Coen Brothers. SUPPORT THE SHOW: https://www.patreon.com/c/meanstreetspodcast WHERE TO LISTEN: ApplePodcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mean-street
Case 51. NIGHT MOVES (1975)
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is 1975's NIGHT MOVES. Starring Gene Hackman, Melanie Griffith, Jennifer Warren, James Wood, Susan Clark and John Crawford. directed by Arthur Penn. SUPPORT THE SHOW: https://www.patreon.com/c/meanstreetspodcast WHERE TO LISTEN: ApplePodcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mean-streets-the-film-noir-podcast/id1733189837 YouTube: https:
Case 50. SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950)
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is 1950's SUNSET BOULEVARD, starring Gloria Swanson, William Holden, Nancy Olson, and Erich Von Stroheim. SUPPORT THE SHOW: https://www.patreon.com/c/meanstreetspodcast WHERE TO LISTEN: ApplePodcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mean-streets-the-film-noir-podcast/id1733189837 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0mMUeJThoZk6mj0
Case 49. SHERLOCK HOLMES & THE WOMAN IN GREEN (1945)
This week, we investigate the closest Sherlock Holmes came to noir in the Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce film THE WOMAN IN GREEN! Joining us for this investigation are the hosts of Doings of Doyle Podcast! SUPPORT THE SHOW: https://www.patreon.com/c/meanstreetspodcast FIND US HERE: ApplePodcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mean-streets-the-film-noir-podcast/id1733189837 YouTube: https://
DAREDEVIL BORN AGAIN SEASON ONE (2025) Special Investigation
Luke and Matt discuss MARVEL's season one of Daredevil Born Again starring Charlie Cox, Vincent D'Onofrio, Ayelete Zurer, Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Henson, Jon Bernthal, Wilson Bethel, Nikki M James and Clark JohnsonDid the Disney+ show maintain the former show's neo-noir quality? Or is Born Again more of the same? Let's see...
Case 48. Fallen Angels S1E2: ”I’ll Be Waiting” (1993) | A Solid Raymond Chandler Adaptation?
This week, we investigate another episode of the HBO series: FALLEN ANGELS. This time, it's the Tom Hanks-directed episode: I'll BE WAITING, based on the short story by Raymond Chandler.SUPPORT THE SHOW: https://www.patreon.com/c/meanstreetspodcast
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Case 47. SHUTTER ISLAND (2010) | Does This Scorses Film Make Sense?
This week, we investigate Martin Scorsese's neo-noir horror thriller: SHUTTER ISLAND starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, and Ben Kingsley and Michelle Williams.
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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/09PWpPUsYrrs
Case 46. THE GREAT MUPPET CAPER (1981)
Today's case is THE GREAT MUPPET CAPER (1981). Starring: Muppet performers Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, and Steve Whitmire, as well as Charles Grodin and Diana Rigg. Written by Tom Patchett, Jay Tarses, Jerry Juhl, and Jack Rose. And directed by Jim Henson.
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Case 45. SMALLVILLE: NOIR (2007)
Today's case is the 2007 episode of SMALLVILLE titled Noir. Starring Tom Welling, Kristin Kreuk, and Michael Rosenbaum. Written by Brian Peterson and Kelly Souders. And directed by Jeannot Szwarc.
With special guests: Zach from ALWAYS HOLD ONTO SMALLVILLE & Anthony Desiato fromDIGGING FOR KRYPTONITE!
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ApplePodcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mean-streets-the-film-noir
Case 44. STRANGE DARLING (2023)
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! Today's case is 2023’sSTRANGE DARLING. Starring Kyle Gallner and Willa Fitzgarld. Written and Directed by JT Mollner.
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0mMUeJThoZk6mj0T2
Case 43. MULHOLLAND DRIVE (2001)
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! Today's case is 2001’s MULHOLLAND DRIVE. Starring Justin Theroux, Naomi Watts, and Laura Harring. Written and directed by David Lynch.
WHERE TO
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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/09
SPECIAL INVESTIGATION! Amazon Takes Over 007, Daredevil Born Again, & Reacher 3
MEAN STREETS LIVE! Tonight, your cinematic sleuths are discussing AMAZON taking over creative control on 007 and why Bond should go Noir moving forward. We are also discussing Reacher Season 3 and our reaction to Daredevil Born Again. SUPPORT THE SHOW: https://www.patreon.com/c/meanstreetspodcast WHERE TO LISTEN: ApplePodcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mean-streets-the-film-noir-podcas
Case 42. SHAFT (1971)
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! Today's case is 1971’s SHAFT. The film stars Richard Roundtree as Shaft, and Moses Gunn, Charles Cioffi, Christopher St. John, and Lawrence Pressman. Written by Ernest Tidyman and John D. F. Black. Directed by Gordon Parks. With music by Isaac Hayes!
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Case 41. ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES (1938)
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is 1938's ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES. Starring James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, and Humphrey Bogart. Written by John Wexley and Warren Duff. Directed by Michael Curtiz.
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Case 40. STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (1951)
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is 1951's Strangers on a Train! Starring Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, and Robert Walker. Screenplay by Raymond Chandler and Czenzi Ormonde. Based on the book by Patricia Highsmith. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock!
ft guest cinema sleuth, author and Financial Times critic, Barry Forshaw
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Case 39. THE DAIN CURSE (1978) | A Botched Mini-Series
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is the 3 hour cut of the 1978 miniseries THE DAIN CURSE. Starring James Coburn, Jason Miller, and Nancy Addison. Directed by E.W. Swackhamer. Created by Robert W. Lenski. Based on the novel THE DAIN CURSE by Dashiell Hammett.
FIND US HERE: ApplePodcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mean-streets-the-film-noir-podcast/id1733189837
Case 38. DRIVE (2011)
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is DRIVE (2011). Starring Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Ron Pearlman, and Albert Brooks. Written by Hossein Amini. Directed by Nicholas Winding Refn.
FIND US HERE: ApplePodcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mean-streets-the-film-noir-podcast/id1733189837
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0mMUeJThoZk6mj0T
Case 37. Frank Miller's SIN CITY (2005)
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is 2005's SIN CITY. It stars Bruce Willis, Clive Owen, Mickey Rourke, Jessica Alba, Rosario Dawson, and more. It's written and directed by Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller and based on the graphic novel Sin City by Frank Miller.
FIND US HERE: ApplePodcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mean-streets-the-film-noir-podcast/id173318983
Case 36. FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE (1963)
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is 1963's FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE. Starring Sean Connery, Robert Shaw, and Lotte Lenya. Directed by Terence Young. Written by Richard Maibaum and Johanna Harwood.
And this week we are joined by the agents of SpyHards Podcast, Scott and Cam, to help investigate this spy-noir classic!
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Case 35. BRICK (2005) | Unpacking Rian Johnson's High School-Set Neo Noir
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is 2005's high school-set neo-noir melodrama BRICK, Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Nora Zehetner, Noah Sagan, Lukas Hass, and Emilie de Ravin. It was written and Directed by Rian Johnson.
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Case 34. KISS ME DEADLY (1955) | A Mickey Spillane BOMB!
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is 1955's KISS ME DEADLY. Starring Ralph Meeker as Mike Hammer, Paul Stewart, Albert Dekker, Marian Carr, Gaby Rodgers, and Cloris Leachman. Directed by Robert Aldrich. Written by A.I. Bezzerides. Based on the novel KISS ME DEADLY (1952) by Micky Spillane.
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FIVE ESSENTIAL TV DETECTIVES! (New Years Special 2025)
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! During the festive season, your sleuths are taking a break from the usual deep dives and giving you five essential TV detectives each that they regard as ones you cannot miss.
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0mMUeJThoZk6mj0T2-BAEA
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FIVE ESSENTIAL NOIR PICTURES! (Christmas Special 2024)
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! During the festive season, your sleuths are taking a break from the usual deep dives and giving you five essential noir pictures each that they regard as ones you cannot miss.
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0mMUeJThoZk6mj0T2-BAEA
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Case 33. HARPER (1966) | Girls Go For Harper!
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! See Harper Look. See Harper Shoot. See lots of things in this week's case is 1966's HARPER! Starring Paul Newman, Lauren Bacall, Julie Harris, Arthur Hill, Janet Leigh, Palamea Tiffin, Robert Wagner, and Shelley Winters! Directed by Jack Smight. Written by William Goldman. FIND US HERE: ApplePodcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mean-streets-the-film
Case 32. LETHAL WEAPON (1987) | A Neo-Noir Christmas Special!
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is 1987's neo-noir Christmas classic LETHAL WEAPON! Starring Danny Glover, Mel Gibson, and Gary Busey. Directed by Ricard Donnar. Written by Shane Black.
FIND US HERE:
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