Cinema Sleuths

Case 98: THE RIP (2026) | Dir Joe Carnahan | A Netflix Hit or Miss?

The Rip (2026), starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck and directed by Joe Carnahan, is a Netflix crime thriller that raises the question: has the era of prestige filmmaking

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

Case 96: THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE (1946) | Dir Tay Garnett |

The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) is widely regarded as one of the classic film noirs — but does this celebrated adaptation of James M. Cain’s iconic hard-boiled nove

Case 95: TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (1990) | Dir Steve Barron | A Shell Of Hit!

Was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) the perfect adaptation of the original comics — or simply a very different movie hiding beneath the shadow of Turtle-Mania?

Case 94: SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY (2026) | Dir Destin Daniel Cretton | A Spectacular Return to Form

THWIP! The summer blockbuster has swung into town — and it’s a giant Spider-Man-sized case for Cinema Sleuths. Has Marvel finally moved on from Iron Man Jr and delivered

Case 93: DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN S2 + PUNISHER - Marvel's Violent Revival

Have Daredevil and the Punisher finally brought the old Marvel television magic back — or has the MCU moved on without them?

Case 92: ROBOCOP (1987) | Dir Paul Verhoeven | A Masterclass In Movie Making

Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth investigate Verhoeven’s 1987 classic, exploring its savage satire of corporate America, privatisation, consumer culture, sensationalist new

Case 91: SHERLOCK MANIA — THE GREAT HOLMES BOOM OF THE 2010s

In this episode of Cinema Sleuths, we investigate the strange era when two wildly different Sherlock Holmes franchises became mega-hits at almost exactly the same time.

Case 90: SUPERGIRL (2026) - An Unfortunate Flop + TOY STORY 5 & DISCLOSURE DAY

What went wrong with the early summer blockbusters, from Disclosure Day to Supergirl?

Case 89: THE LONG GOODBYE (1973) | Dir Robert Altman | A Misunderstood Adaptation?

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 Matt

Case 88: Tim Burton's PLANET OF THE APES (2001): Cinema Misfires!

Burton’s Planet of the Apes remains one of the most fascinating blockbuster misfires of the early 2000s. But was the film really as bad as its reputation suggests? In thi

Case 87: HULK (2003) vs THE INCREDIBLE HULK (2008) - Which One Wins?

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)

Case 86: THIEF (1981) | Dir Michael Mann | A Mannsterpiece!

Is Thief simply an early Michael Mann experiment, or the blueprint for the crime films that would define his career?

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 did the film really breathe new life into the vampire genre? We are going to fi

Case 84: Return of the Jedi (1983) - A Trilogy of Retcons Part 3 | Dir Richard Marquand |

The final battle of the original trilogy — but does Return of the Jedi live up to Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back? Or do the retcons buckle it at the knees? We find

Case 83: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980) - A Trilogy of Retcons. Part 2 | Dir Irvin Kershner |

Before it was retitled Episode IV: A New Hope, and before the special editions, there was just STAR WARS. Join us as we deep-dive into many retcons that made STAR WARS ic

Case 82: STAR WARS (1977) - A Trilogy of Retcons Part 1 | Dir George Lucas |

Before it was retitled Episode IV: A New Hope, and before the special editions, there was just STAR WARS. Join us as we deep-dive into many retcons that made STAR WARS ic

Case 81. NO WAY OUT (1987) | Dir Roger Donaldson | A Masterful Political Thriller

This week, Cinema Sleuths are joined by Martin Edwards, acclaimed author, editor and crime-fiction expert, to investigate Roger Donaldson’s No Way Out (1987). Starring Ke

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 retcon

Case 80. THE VICKERS CUT! THE BIG SLEEP (1945) | Dir Howard Hawks

This week, Cinema Sleuths is joined by Sergio Angelini from Tipping My Fedora to investigate the fascinating 1945 pre-release version of The Big Sleep.   CASE FILE: THE B