The Deep Dive Podcast
While billionaires dive deep to explore the Titanic at their own risks, your friends Seth, Miles, and Eliot deep dive into your favorite television shows and movies each week at no risk at all (well, except for our vanities and reputations). So if you're a fan of movies, TV shows, podcasts, and, well, yourself, grab a seat, a drink, a snack, and of course some popcorn, and join us each week as we deep dive into the stories you love most!
Episodes
84 episodes
83: Friday Night Lights (2004)
Friday Night Lights (2004) isn’t just a football movie—it’s a story about pressure, hope, and the weight of expectations in a small Texas town where winning feels like everything. Based on a true story, it follows the Permian High S...
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Episode 83
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1:22:52
82: A Bridge Too Far (1977)
A Bridge Too Far is based on a real event called Operation Market Garden, where the Allies tried to capture several bridges in the Netherlands to break through German lines. On paper, it looked smart. In reality, it was a disast...
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Episode 82
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1:17:24
81: Paths of Glory (1957)
Stanley Kubrick’s Paths of Glory (1957) is one of the most powerful anti-war films ever made. It doesn’t show war as heroic or noble—it shows it for what it really is: cruel, unfair, and driven by prideful men far from the front lines....
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Episode 81
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1:15:36
80: Watchmen (2009)
Set in an alternate 1985 where the U.S. and Soviet Union are on the brink of nuclear war, the film begins with the murder of Edward Blake, better known as the Comedian. His death triggers an investigation by Rorschach, a vigilante with a brutal...
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Episode 80
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1:15:39
79: Death Note: Ep:26-37
As Death Note moves into its final arc, the story shifts from Light’s victory over L into a new and equally dangerous battle of wits. Light, now fully entrenched as both Kira and the Task Force’s new “L,” seems untouchable. For a time,...
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Episode 79
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1:13:35
78: Death Note: Ep:11-25
In this stretch of the series, Light Yagami carefully manipulates events so that his father and the Japanese Task Force grow to trust him. He then makes the calculated decision to give up ownership of the Death Note, losing all memory of being ...
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Episode 78
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54:22
77: Death Note (2006): Ep: 1-10
If you had the power to kill anyone, who would you kill? This unsettling question lies at the heart of Death Note and shapes the series from its very first episode. When Light Yagami, a brilliant but dissatisfied high school student, d...
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Episode 77
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1:00:57
76: Top Gun (1986)
Top Gun (1986), directed by Tony Scott and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and Don Simpson, is a landmark action drama that cemented Tom Cruise as a Hollywood superstar. The film follows Lieutenant Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, a gifted but reckless...
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Episode 76
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1:23:11
75: Godzilla Minus One (ゴジラ-1.0) (2023)
Godzilla Minus One (Japanese: ゴジラ-1.0, Gojira -1.0) is a 2023 Japanese kaiju film written and directed by Takashi Yamazaki. It marks the 37th entry in the Godzilla franchise and is widely regarded as one of the most powerful and emotionally res...
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Episode 75
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1:13:10
74: The Nice Guys (2016)
The Nice Guys is a 2016 action-comedy mystery film directed by Shane Black and co-written with Anthony Bagarozzi, starring Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling as an unlikely detective duo in 1977 Los Angeles. The film follows Jackson Healy (Crowe), ...
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Episode 74
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49:53
73: Catch-22 (2019)
"Catch-22" is a classic novel by Joseph Heller, published in 1961, which later inspired a film adaptation. It's set during World War II and follows the absurd experiences of Captain John Yossarian, a US Army Air Forces B-25 bombardier. The titl...
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Episode 73
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1:13:09
72: Over The Garden Wall (2014)
Over the Garden Wall is a critically acclaimed animated miniseries created by Patrick McHale (of Adventure Time fame) for Cartoon Network. It originally aired in November 2014 as a ten-episode limited series, and has since developed a strong cu...
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Episode 72
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1:10:55
71: Sinners (2025)
Sinners is a 2025 genre-blending vampire horror musical, written and directed by Ryan Coogler (known for Black Panther and Creed). The film stars Michael B. Jordan in a dual role and centers on twin brothers Smoke and...
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Episode 71
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1:52:25
70: Valkyrie (2008)
"Valkyrie" is a 2008 historical thriller directed by Bryan Singer and starring Tom Cruise as Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, a real-life German army officer who led a bold plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler and overthrow the Nazi regime during Wo...
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Episode 70
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1:05:24
69: Nightcrawler (2014)
"Nightcrawler" is a gripping thriller from 2014 that delves into the world of freelance crime journalism in Los Angeles. The film stars Jake Gyllenhaal as Louis Bloom, a driven and morally ambiguous character who starts filming crime scenes and...
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Episode 69
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41:32
68: Cowboy Bebop (1998)
"Cowboy Bebop" is a beloved Japanese anime series that first aired in 1998. It's known for blending multiple genres, including space Western, noir, and jazz, into a captivating narrative. The story follows a group of bounty hunters (or "cowboys...
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Episode 68
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1:08:36
67: Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)
Pan’s Labyrinth (2006), directed by Guillermo del Toro, is a dark fantasy set in 1944 Spain during the fascist regime. It tells the story of Ofelia, a young girl who escapes her harsh reality under her cruel stepfather, Captain Vidal, by enteri...
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Episode 67
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1:14:27
66: Unforgiven (1992)
The movie this week is the 1992 Western classic Unforgiven, which Clint Eastwood both directed and starred in.This isn’t your typical Western. It’s darker, more realistic, and challenges the way the Old West is usually shown—something th...
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Episode 66
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1:04:55
65: When They See Us (2019)
In 1989, five Black and Latino teenagers—Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana, and Korey Wise—were wrongfully convicted of raping a white woman in Central Park. There was no real evidence tying them to the crime, but t...
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Episode 65
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1:49:54
64: Interstellar (2014)
"Interstellar" is a sci-fi epic directed by Christopher Nolan, known for its ambitious exploration of space, time, and human survival. Released in 2014, the film stars Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, and Michael Caine. Her...
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Episode 64
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1:24:29
63: Captain America: Brave New World (2025)
"Captain America: Brave New World" is a 2025 Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film featuring Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson, who has officially taken up the mantle of Captain America. The film is set five months after Thaddeus "Thunderbolt...
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Episode 63
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1:34:09
62: Sicario (2015)
"Sicario" is a gripping thriller film directed by Denis Villeneuve, released in 2015. The story follows an idealistic FBI agent, Kate Macer, played by Emily Blunt, who is enlisted by a government task force led by Josh Brolin's character, Matt ...
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Episode 62
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1:05:03
61: Forgotten (기억의 밤) (2017)
The 2017 South Korean thriller "Forgotten" (기억의 밤) is quite a gripping ride. Directed by Jang Hang-jun, it revolves around Jin-seok, a young man who returns home after being kidnapped and held captive for 19 days. However, things take a bizarre...
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Episode 61
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1:12:55
60: Heat (1995)
Heat (1995) is a masterful crime thriller written and directed by Michael Mann, starring Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, and Val Kilmer. The film follows the intense cat-and-mouse dynamic between veteran LAPD detective Vincent Hanna (Pacino...
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Episode 60
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1:16:21
59: Jurassic Park: The Lost World (1997) [Patreon Freebie]
"Jurassic Park: The Lost World" is actually the second novel in Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park series, published in 1995. It's a sequel to the original "Jurassic Park" novel and serves as the basis for the second film in the Jurassic Park fra...
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Episode 59
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1:57:26