Deep Blue Sea - The Podcast

Jay is joined by Howard Casner (@howardcasner on X) from the Pop Art podcast for a new annual feature looking at aquatic Best Picture winners, setting sail with 1935's Mutiny on the Bounty! On this episode they discussed ironic punishments, nautical insults and breadfruit, plus proper waste disposal techniques when there's no wind.

Jay and Mark talk about all the aquatic mayhem in the 2012 blockbuster The Hunger Games. In this episode they also talk about rain bread, waterfalls, and the benefits of soup. Enjoy!

Jay is joined by Harmony Colangelo (@Veloci_trap_tor on X) from This Ends At Prom to try and survive Open Water, the most realistic and nightmarish shark film we've covered so far. In this episode they also talk about infuriating human negligence, dumb fish and coming-of-age shark movies!

Jay and Mark are joined by DJ Valentine (@TryingToBeDJV on X) to discuss the 2007 thriller Cleaner. Directed by Renny Harlin, and starring Samuel L. Jackson, Ed Harris, Eva Mendes, Luis Guzmán, and lots of cleaning supplies, the movie focuses on what happens when a dirty cop starts cleaning crime scenes. In this episode, they also talk about important red herrings, traumatising endings, and serving tea to William Hurt. Enjoy!

Jay is joined by Justin Gott (@MrJustinGott on X) from What Do You Love? to smoke out the truth about Waterworld, so far the only film to contain the Hofmeyer Triple (jet skis, sea monsters and catapults)! Along with advice on how to prevent scurvy, using a wet finger to check the wind, and proper home airship conversion lever placement, they discussed talking seagulls, forced haircuts and Dennis Hopper having a wonderful time.

Jay and Mark are joined by Zanandi Botes (@ZaNandi on X) to discuss the 2023 thriller Deep Fear. Directed by Marcus Adams, and starring Mădălina Diana Ghenea, Ed Westwick and a great white shark that headbutts some cocaine, the movie focuses on what happens when drug traffickers hire a second-rate crew. In this episode, they also talk about ghost dads, shark cinema, and other movies in which animals consume drugs. Enjoy!

Jay is joined by returning guest Emily Slade (@WhyThisFilmPod on X) to delve into the murky, exploitative depths of The Deep (1977)! In this film a vacationing couple (Jacqueline Bisset and Nick Nolte, 15 years before being named People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive) find sunken treasure and fight with eels and drug kingpins to protect it. On this show they discussed distracting costume choices, grenade suckers and duelling strangles!

Jay is joined by Jason Soto (@FamousComedian on X) from Rabbit Hole Podcasts to inspect the foundations of House Shark (2017) a low budget Jaws and occasionally Star Wars parody where everyone is named after a US president! In this episode, they also talk about misleading posters, ineffective hammering, and praying mantis martial arts! Enjoy!

Jay and Mark discuss the 2006 disaster film Poseidon. Directed by Wolfgang Petersen, and starring Kurt Russell, Josh Lucas, Emmy Rossum and lots of water, the movie focuses on what happens when a rogue wave wrecks a boat party. In this episode, they also talk about swimming in fire, grumpy unlikeable angry heroes, and Kurt Russell's (Kurty-Russ) aquatic films. Enjoy!

Jay and Mark talk about their favorite Deep Blue Scenes of 2023. In this episode, they talk about the waterlogged mayhem in Meg 2: The Trench, Barbie, Fist of the Condor, No Hard Feelings, Sisu, Plane, The Zone of Interest, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Wonka. Saltburn, Godzilla Minus One, Nyad and Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. Enjoy!

Jay is joined by Audrey Fox (@theaudreyfox on X) to dish out the scuttlebutt on the latest live action Disney remake, The Little Mermaid (2023)! They talked animal abominations, fish capes and social media film-making, plus their end-of-year wrapped playlists, upcoming Disney remakes and lamented the lack of a great kitchen fight!

Jay and Mark discuss the 2019 action thriller Bodies at Rest. Directed by Renny Harlin, and starring Nick Cheung, Yang Zi, and Richie Jen, the movie focuses on what happens when three masked intruders burst into a morgue on Christmas Eve. In this episode, they also talk about insane car flips, death by morgue crane, and the best action scenes of the 2010s. Enjoy!

Jay joined and was joined by Todd Liebenow (@ForgottenFilmz on X) for a Forgotten Filmcast mashup show tackling the 1969 futuristic musical comedy about a family testing a prototype underwater home, Hello Down There! They talked classic sitcom stars, fighting sharks with musical instruments and swimming in business attire!

Jay and Mark discuss the 2014 action epic The Legend of Hercules. Directed by Renny Harlin, and starring Kellan Lutz, Scott Adkins, Gaia Weiss, and Jonathon Schaech's hair, the movie focuses on how a guy named Hercules became a demi-god name Hercules. In this episode, they also talk about Kellan Lutz's evil face, jumping in slow motion, and Scott Adkins going Scott Axe-kins

Jay is joined by horror-fan Kim Morrison (@wickedsister69 on X) to head under the sea with the film that saved Disney, The Little Mermaid (1989)! They talked teenage rebellions, soul moustaches and murderous crustaceans, whilst resisting the urge to sing along to a soundtrack full of bangers!

Mark and Jay (@LifeVsFilm on X) discuss the jet ski action scene in the 2005 film Transporter 2. It's a beautiful action scene that features big jumps, lots of yellow, and craftsmanlike work from director Louis Leterrier. Enjoy!

Jay and Nick Rehak (@TheRehak on Twitter) bring the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise into port with the fifth instalment, Dead Men Tell No Tales (or Salazar's Revenge in some countries). During the hunt for Poseidon's curse-breaking trident, they talked about pirate economics, fluid continuity and, of course, zombie sharks!

Jay and Mark discuss the 2023 action film Dangerous Waters. Directed by John Barr, and starring Saffron Burrows, Odeya Rush, Ray Liotta, and Josh Dane, the movie focuses on what happens when a boating trip goes horribly awry. In this episode, they also talk about unprovoked cliff-falling, hitting things with spanners, and the defining characteristics of a kitchen fight. Enjoy!

Jay is joined by author and the show's resident James Cameron correspondent Heather Baxendale-Walsh (@Heather_Kenobi) to discuss the very aquatic sequel to Avatar, The Way of Water! When the Sully family has to relocate from the woodland mountains to the ocean village, they encounter all manner of challenges and creatures, and on this show Jay and Heather talk about immaculate conception, surprisingly tolerable teenagers, and death by giant sea anemone!

Jay and Mark discuss the 2021 underwater haunted house movie The Deep House. Directed by Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury, and starring Camille Rowe, James Jagger, and several freedivers, the movie focuses on a couple of YouTubers who get stuck in an underwater haunted house. In this episode, they also talk about brussel sprout water, blood sausage and ghost bricks. Enjoy!