Podcast

Deep Dive Film School

Arts, Film Reviews, TV & Film, Visual Arts

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
522
Releases
Every two weeks
Typical length
31 min
On air since
2009
Latest episode
4 days ago

Episodes

522 episodes, newest first

  1. That One Scene From...Midsommar

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    This week we dive into the unforgettable opening scene from Ari Aster's 2019 elevated horror flick, Midsommer. This scene is brutal and goes deep in only to perfectly set up the exposition for the whole film. Great movie and conversation. Enjoy!!

    23 min
  2. The Mothman Prophecies | Cosmic Horror Festival

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    This week we begin a new festival, looking at the creepy world of Cosmic Horror. To start our journey, we are exploring the 2002 psychological mystery The Mothman Prophecies. 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.

    33 min
  3. The Beaches of Agnès | Agnès Varda Festival

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    This week we give the folks a bonus episode to end out our Agnès Varda festival. We get a retrospective of her life as a child in France and the stories behind all her great films, and made the only way Agnès can, with heart, passion and experimenting. Wonderful way to end the festival. Great conversation. Enjoy!

    29 min
  4. That One Scene From...American Psycho

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    This week we dive deep into Patrick Bateman's morning routine and discuss how this might be one of the best exposition scenes ever in 2000's, American Psycho, directed by Mary Herron. Amazing movie and conversation! Enjoy!

    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 YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/deepdivefilmschool TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@deepdivefilmschool LETTERBOXD: https://letterboxd.com/adampalcher LETTERBOXD: https://letterboxd.com/mr_sherlock/ Join our growing community for new videos every week!

    21 min
  5. The Gleaners And I | Agnès Varda Festival

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    This week we finalize our Agnès Varda festival with the first documentary from here. We explore the fascinating world of gleaning in France. Hand held interviews and experienced gleaners give us their perspective on what the history of gleaning is and how it's changed over the years. From farms to urban streets this was an interesting education in this world. Great conversation! Enjoy!

    34 min
  6. That One Scene From...Reservoir Dogs

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    This week we dive into the infamous scene from the movie that defined 90's cool with Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs. Stuck In The Middle With You is playing in the background and a cop is strapped to a chair, what do you do now! Amazing conversation about an iconic scene that changed cinema moving forward. Enjoy!

    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. Join our growing community for new videos every week!

    28 min
  7. Vagabond | Agnès Varda festival

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    This week we dive into our 3rd installment of our Agnès Varda festival with 1985's Vagabond. A fascinating journey into a young female vagrant's life of surviving, hustling and wandering through the eyes of the people that interacted with her. We get interviews and flashbacks of her life and untimely death. Wild movie! Great conversation! Enjoy!

    38 min
  8. That One Scene From...Weird Science

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    This week we dive into that wacky scene from the 1985 John Hughes film, Weird Science. In this scene Gary and Wyatt create their dream girl with their computer. Purely 80s stuff here! Awesome scene and great discussion. Enjoy! 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 YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/deepdivefilmschool TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@deepdivefilmschool LETTERBOXD: https://letterboxd.com/adampalcher LETTERBOXD: https://letterboxd.com/mr_sherlock/ Join our growing community for new videos every week!

    22 min
  9. La Bonheur | Agnes Varda Festival

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    This week we dive into our second installment of our Agnès Varda festival with 1965's Le Bonheur. An idyllic story of cute family turning upside down when another woman enters the picture. This movie is not what you think it is. Fantastic movie and conversation. Enjoy!

    32 min
  10. That One Scene From...Dirty Harry

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    This week we dive into Clint Eastwood's 1971 crime/thriller, Dirty Harry. Harry is tasked to investigate the killings in San Francisco by a man named "Scorpio". Harry's bad ass ways help him investigate the crime and when to take no for an answer. Time capsule of a movie and an awesome conversation! Enjoy!

    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 YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/deepdivefilmschool TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@deepdivefilmschool LETTERBOXD: https://letterboxd.com/adampalcher LETTERBOXD: https://letterboxd.com/mr_sherlock/

    18 min
  11. Cleo From 5 to 7 | Agnes Varda Festival

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    This week we are VERY excited to begin our Agnès Varda Festival with her 1962 film Cleo From 5 to 7. A fascinating film that follows a woman through the streets of Paris as she awaits crucial medical news. Giving her and the audience many opportunities to ask life's most poignant questions. Great film and conversation! Enjoy!

    35 min
  12. That One Scene From...Sicario

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    This week we dive into the intense, white knuckle border scene in Denis Villeneuve's 2015 drug war masterpiece, Sicario. We dissect the scene through Juarez and the interaction once they pass back through the the US. Great scene and conversation! Enjoy!

    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.

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    17 min
  13. Bug | Forgotten Gem | Deep Dive Film School

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    In an extension of our Chamber Piece Festival we dive into William Friedkin's underrated and frenetic 2006 film, Bug, starring Ashley Judd and Michael Shannon. Taking a guy home from the bar turns into a wild and intense relationship, where obsession becomes normal. Grwta movie and conversation. Enjoy!

    37 min
  14. That One Scene From... Waiting For Guffman

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    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 Guest's mockumentaries had on the comedy of the 90s and beyond. Great scene and conversation. Enjoy!

    16 min
  15. The Best Movies of 2025 + Sundance 2026 Recap

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    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 in Park City, Utah. Great conversation! Enjoy!

    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.

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    1 hr 9 min
  16. Moon | Chamber Piece Festival

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    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 adding up in his final days. What a movie and conversation. Enjoy!

    37 min
  17. That One Scene From...Three Amigos!

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    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 Dusty get caught in a predicament and get their manhood tested.

    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.

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    17 min
  18. Rope | Chamber Piece Festival

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    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 underrated Hitchcock here. Great conversation! Enjoy!

    36 min
  19. The Lighthouse | Chamber Piece Festival

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    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.

    31 min
  20. That One Scene From... Sling Blade

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    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 examine. Enjoy the conversation!

    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.

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    18 min