Steve Stebbing

Breaking down all things pop culture

This week I got in touch with my imagination once again, but from the family film side with Ryan Reynolds, I got to check out the latest Ivan Sen flick and devoured the latest Nicolas Cage post-apocalyptic thriller. I finally checked out a classic Edward James Olmos film on a new blu-ray edition, got an …

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We celebrate the stuntman on this week’s episode with Ryan Gosling stepping into the boots of The Fall Guy with Emily Blunt, a fun ripper of a movie. I’ve got two indie queer movies that I really enjoyed, including one produced by Telefilm Canada now playing in limited release, Peter Jackson remastering the theatrical angle …

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On a solo mission this week with Chloe sitting out but I run into a dilemma as I now have four films vying for number one of 2024 as I took in both Challengers and Love Lies Bleeding. I have an absolute blast with the gory action flick Boy Kills World, dig into a couple …

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This week is a big episode for me as an Alex Garland fan as I talk about one of my hugely anticipated films of 2024 and A24’s biggest theatrical hit ever. I also dig into an Aussie horror thriller currently streaming on Shudder, a Criterion Collection addition from an acclaimed Hungarian auteur and a film …

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This week there are two absolute masterpieces of genre in theaters, Late Night With The Devil and Monkey Man, and I also checked out possibly the crown jewel of Robert Altman’s illustrious career in Criterion 4K for the first time. Andrew Scott takes on the role of Tom Ripley in a new Netflix adaptation, shot …

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Technical difficulties descend on the show this week but Chloe is a pro and we salvage a one-sided video recording! This week I give my thoughts on the new Blumhouse horror Imaginary, we both have our thoughts on Australia’s official submission for the Academy Awards this year plus some big new television series hits Netflix. …

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This week I take in Jack Black as the dragon warrior for the fourth time, Millie Bobby Brown playing action hero and John Cena steals the show again in a very R-rated comedy from one of the guys that brought us Dumb And Dumber. Lots of great television, including Kate Winslet and HBO’s new collaboration …

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This week on the show, I take Chloe to Arakkis for my thoughts on the long-anticipated Dune Part Two, Adam Sandler excels in another rare dramatic role, Taika Waititi’s new movie was a bigger hit with me than others and FX has a damn good new series adaptation. All this and Chloe’s review of Five …

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This week on the show, Steve and Chloe look at Diablo Cody and Zelda Williams’ new graveyard romance, a new Canadian-made comedy that surprised big time, a comedy-drama featuring another great Steve Zahn performance and so much more. Plus, Chloe gives her thoughts on a superpowered direct-to-video Bruce Willis flick.

This week I have a couple of smaller films with Molly Manning Walker’s cautionary tale and an office character drama starring Daisy Ridley. I also dig into the fortieth anniversary 4K of Footloose, gush about the new Universal Monsters Collector’s Edition and new mini-series on both Netflix and AppleTV+.