Deep Dive Film School
Film, TV & Pop Culture
About
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!Please subscribe and you can email us at deepdivefilmschool@gmail.com or hit us up on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter. Enjoy!*We are not an actual accredited film school, it's just a clever name.
Episodes
- La Bonheur | Agnes Varda Festival
Deep Dive Film School discusses Agnès Varda's 1965 film Le Bonheur, a story about a family whose life changes when another woman appears. The hosts found the movie and their conversation fantastic.
- That One Scene From...Dirty Harry
Deep Dive Film School discusses the 1971 crime thriller Dirty Harry, starring Clint Eastwood. The episode covers Harry's investigation of a killer named Scorpio in San Francisco.
- Cleo From 5 to 7 | Agnes Varda Festival
This episode covers Agnès Varda's 1962 film Cleo From 5 to 7. The discussion focuses on the film's narrative following a woman awaiting medical news in Paris and the life questions it raises.
- That One Scene From...Sicario
The Deep Dive Film School episode examines the border scene in the 2015 film Sicario, discussing the events in Juarez and upon returning to the US.
- Bug | Forgotten Gem
This episode of Deep Dive Film School reviews William Friedkin's 2006 film Bug. Starring Ashley Judd and Michael Shannon, the movie explores themes of obsession within an intense relationship.
- That One Scene From... Waiting For Guffman
In honor of the late great Catherine O'Hara we break down the audition scene in 1996's Waiting For Guffman. Starring Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy and the late Fred Willard. We discuss how hilarious this scene is and the importance of Gue…
- The Best Movies of 2025 + Sundance 2026 Recap
This week Palcher and Sherlock break down their favorite films of the 2025 year, as well as Palcher recaps the best films of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, as well as saying one final goodbye to the festival after 27 years of attendance…
- Moon | Chamber Piece Festival
This week we end our Chamber Piece Festival with the indie sci-fi fromm Duncan Jones, 2009's Moon. Sam Bell is in the last 2 weeks of a 3-year sprint on the Moon, we watch him slowly unravel as mysteries on the ship get exposed and start a…
- That One Scene From...Three Amigos!
The week we dive into a scene from the classic 80's comedy/western directed by John Landis from 1986 Three Amigos! This hilarious scene is where El Guapo arrives in Santa Poco and face the Three Amigos for the first time and Lucky, Ned and…
- Rope | Chamber Piece Festival
This week dive into our 3rd installment of our Chamber Piece Festival with 1948's absolute banger of a classic, Rope. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock and based around a party that is hosted shortly after a murder has taken place. Truly underr…
- The Lighthouse | Chamber Piece Festival
This week we dive into the wild imagination of Robert Eggers. We discuss his b&w aesthetic and the isolated story of two lighthouse keepers trying to keep their sanity in 2019's The Lighthouse. A fascinating movie and great conversation.
- That One Scene From... Sling Blade
This week we dive into the weird and sad scene from Billy Bob Thorton's Sling Blade from 1996. In this scene Doyle and his friends become too drunk and harass Linda, Frank and Vaughn to a breaking point. Quite an interesting scene to exami…
- Misery | Chamber Piece Festival
This week we begin our Chamber Piece Festival, starting with the Rob Reiner classic horror film, Misery from the twisted mind of Stephen King. Paul and Annie are waiting for you to watch. Amazing movie, great conversation! Happy Halloween!
- That One Scene From...I Saw The Devil
This week we dive into the absolutely brutal and unique fight scene we've ever seen with Kim Jee-woon's 2010's South Korean revenge chase, I Saw The Devil with Min-sik Choi. Truly never seen anything like this scene. Great conversation. En…
- A Zed & Two Noughts | Peter Greenaway Festival
This week we conclude our Peter Greenaway festival with his forgotten gem and second film, A Zed & Two Noughts. An odd story about twin zoologists who lose their wives and become fascinated with decomposing animals and time lapse photograp…
- That One Scene From...Jacob's Ladder
This week we dive into the famous nightmare hospital scene from Adrian Lyne's 1990 psychological horror classic, Jacob's Ladder, starring Tim Robbins. What a scene and what a start to spooky season. Enjoy the conversation! Make sure to pla…
- The Draughtmen's Contract | Peter Greenaway Festival
Our 4th installment of the Peter Greenaway festival includes his debut feature from 1982, The Draughtsmen's Contract. A young artist is commissioned to create drawings of a rich families estate, only to have mysteries unfold. Quite a movie…
- That One Scene From...Ferris Bueller's Day Off
This week we dive into the memorable ending to Ferris, Cameron and Sloane's day with the destruction of a Ferrari and some enlightenment. What a classic scene. Great Conversation with our friend Ben Lawhorn from The Movie Draft Podcast. En…
- The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover | Peter Greenaway Festival
This week we continue our astounding Peter Greenaway Festival with 1989's, The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover. A wild story of an abhorrent, gangster, restaurant owner and the world around him awaiting to exact their revenge. I can'…
- That One Scene From...The Master
This week we dive into the processing scene from PT Anderson's underrated epic 20212 epic, The Master. Starring the late Phillip Seymour Hoffman and the great Joaquin Phoenix in one of the most intense acting scenes you've ever see. Great…
- The Belly Of An Architect | Peter Greenaway Festival
This week dive into our 2nd installment of our Peter Greenaway festival with the absolutely fascinating and wild 1987 film The Belly of an Architect. Starring a powerhouse Brian Dennehy performance and a story about an architect honoring a…
- That One Scene From...Up
This week we break down the scene, you know the scene. The one that will make a grown man cry. Yes, that scene, the short film and post credit scene of Carl & Ellie's life together, accompanied by the song "Married Life". Wow, what a fanta…
- Drowning By Numbers | Peter Greenaway Festival
Welcome to our latest festival! This week we kick off our Peter Greenaway festival with his wild and rambunctious 1988 film, Drowning By Numbers. Watch out for those Cissie's! Three generations of women continue to have marriage troubles t…
- That One Scene From...Spiderman 3
This week we dive into the absolutely painful and shudderingly bad emo Peter Parker Venom dance montage from Sam Raimi's 2007 3rd installment with Spiderman 3. Yeah, that one. Hilarious conversation, enjoy! Make sure to play along with eac…
- Living In Oblivion | Movies About Movies Festival
This week we have a bonus episode to our Movies About Movies Festival with Tom DiCillo's 90's meta indie love story to independent filmmaking and a true forgotten gem. A fascinating execution with hilarious outcomes. Great discussion for a…
- That One Scene From...Legend
This week we deep dive into the scene reveal of Tim Curry's Darkness in Ridley Scott's underrated 1985 film Legend. Make sure to play along with each festival and leave comments so we can interact with you and remember to subscribe to the…
- Ed Wood | Movies About Movies Festival
This week we dive into our 4th installment of our Movies About Movies Festival with quite possibly Tim Burton's best film in his 1994 biopic with Johnny Depp, Ed Wood. What a fun rewatch and a great conversation. Enjoy!
- That One Scene From... The Deer Hunter
This week we dive into the wild and intense Russian Roulette scene from Michael Cimino's debut film about a group of young men from Pennsylvania getting shipped to Vietnam and realizing that war is not everything they signed up for. Fascin…
- Bowfinger | Movies About Movies Festival
This week end our Movies About Movies Festival with an underrated 90's comedy with arguably the 2 funniest men of their generation in Steve Martin's and Eddie Murphy's first time working together in the 1999 Frank Oz film Bowfinger. A scra…
- That One Scene From...Do The Right Thing
This week we dive into the famous 4th wall scene from Spike Lee's important 1989 film, Do The Right Thing. Mookie and Pino discuss all things racial in their society while as Lee creates a trope he'd end up using for decades in his films.…
- 8 1/2 | Movies About Movies Festival
This week we dive into our 2nd installment of the Movies About Movies Festival with Federico Fellini's 1963 odd masterpiece 8 1/2. A film about a struggling filmmaker who has too many expectations and resorts to his dreams and fantasies to…
- Sundance 2025 + Top & Flops of 2024
This week Palcher goes through his 5 favorite films of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Then the boys get into the best and worst of 2024. Enjoy! Make sure to play along with each festival and leave comments so we can interact with you and…
- That One Scene From...The Royal Tenenbaums
This week we dive into the intro and opening scene of Wes Anderson's lovely 2001 film The Royal Tenenbaums. We examine all the luxurious ways he handle every aspect of film and what he can accomplish with a budget. Fantastic movie and disc…
- The Fabelmans | Movies About Movies Festival
This week we begin our Movies About Movies Festival with Steven Spielberg's autobiographical film The Fabelman's, an honest retelling of his childhood and how he fell in love with movies. A perfect opening film for this show. Enjoy the con…
- That One Scene From...True Romance
This week we dive into the epic scene from the 1993 Tony Scott film True Romance. This is the scene where Gary Oldman won us over for a lifetime playing Drexel to Christian Slater's Clarence. What a scene! What a movie! What a conversation…
- Albert Brooks Festival | Defending My Life
This week we have a bonus episode! This is the documentary that inspired our Albert Brooks Festival and we wanted to share our thoughts with you about the doc itself, how it changed our view of Albert after the festival and celebrate what…
- That One Scene From...Eyes Wide Shut
This week we delve into the wild mind of the one and only Stanley Kubrick. We discuss his final movie, Eyes Wide Shut, and the intensity and horror that is felt as Tom Crusie's character William gets more than he bargained for when he's in…
- Defending Your Life | Albert Brooks Festival
This week we close out our Albert Brooks Festival with his underrated 1991 classic, Defending Your Life. A fascinating story of a man between worlds after he gets hit by a bus. This after life brings him something he's never felt before, c…
- That One Scene From...It Follows
Happy Halloween! This week we dive into a wonderful example of exposition in horror with the infection scene from David Robert Mitchell's 2014 horror throwback, It Follows. Great scene and conversation! Enjoy! Make sure to play along with…
- Lost In America | Albert Brooks Festival
In the third installment of our Albert Brooks festival, we break down the 1985 road trip comedy about a mid-thirties couple quitting society and living off their life savings in a Winnebago. A hilarious take on societal norms. mid-life cri…
- That One Scene From...The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
This week we break the classic ending to the Sergio Leone's 1966 spaghetti western masterpiece The Good, The Bad And The Ugly. A tale of bounty hunters on a quest for hidden treasure buried in a secret place. Wow, what a scene! Enjoy the c…
- Modern Romance | Albert Brooks Festival
This week we continue our Albert Brooks festival with our second installment, Modern Romance from 1981. Written, directed and acted all by Brooks himself we get a self loathing, selfish man who is too into his own world and his own problem…
- That One Scene From...Training Day
This week we break down the intense card table scene from the dominating cop drama, Training Day, by Antoine Fuqua. With Denzel playing him like a fool, Ethan Hawke brings the intensity in this is emotional rollercoaster of a scene that le…
- Real Life | Albert Brooks Festival
This week we kick off our newest festival where we explore the comedic mind of Albert Brooks in his directional debut, 1979's Real Life. A story about a reality show hosted and starring Albert Brooks as a heightened paranoid version of him…
- That One Scene From...Alien
This week we break down the famous chest bursting scene from Ridley Scott's 1979 sci-fi classic, the first in the series, the original Alien. Wow, what a scene and so many stories surrounding it. Great conversation too. Enjoy! Make sure to…
- Strange Days | Forgotten Gems
This week we offer an extension to our Cyberpunk Film Festival with the one and only Kathryn Bigelow and her underrated end of the century thriller Strange Days from 1995. Where a former cop turned street-hustler accidentally uncovers a co…
- That One Scene From...Stand By Me
This week we break down the famous barfing scene from Rob Reiner's 1986 film Stand By Me, adapted originally from Stephen King's short story, The Body. Taking a break for searching for the body Gordy tells the story of a small town kid nam…
- 12 Monkeys | Cyberpunk Festival
This week we end out our Cyberpunk Festival with an absolute gem from 1995. Terry Gilliam brings us into a post apocalyptic world filled with disease and famine. James Cole (Bruce Willis) is sent back in time to stop the disease and save t…
- That One Scene From... The Orphanage
This week we dive into the criminally underrated Spanish horror film from 2007, J.A. Bayona's directorial debut and a great haunted house movie, The Orphanage. A woman brings her family back to her childhood home, which used to be an orpha…
- Akira | Cyberpunk Festival
This week we dive into our third installment of our Cyberpunk Film Festival with the global phenomenon that is Akira. The 1988 film created by Katsuhiro Ôtomo goes inside a strange and futuristic world in peril from a military project that…