Cinema Sleuths

Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth

Two crime fiction authors, Dr Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth, investigate the movies and TV shows that shape pop culture! No case is too big or small for these cinematic sleuths!

Each week on Cinema Sleuths, your hosts interrogate the films and TV shows that define our culture. From blockbuster thrills to the nostalgic heart of TV classics, Luke and Matthew will re-evaluate the "untouchable" classics, shine a spotlight on hidden gems, and tackle the latest hits and misses.

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March 11 · 1 hr 43 min
DEBRIEFED 004: YOUNG SHERLOCK | CROSS S2 | LANTERNS TRAILER REACTION and more
On this episode of Debriefed, Luke and Matt talk about various crime shows they've watched, including YOUNG SHERLOCK, CROSS, and the animated adaptation of WATCHMEN. Plus we offer our take on the LANTERNS trailer and more. Make sure to follow your new show, CINEMA SLEUTHS, which premieres on May 4th! Don’t miss an episode. Follow us on Podbean, Apple Podcast, Spotify
March 4 · 1 hr 45 min
Case 76. THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (1955) | Dir Charles Laughton
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is 1955's THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER. Starring Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish, Billy Chaplin, and Peter Graves. Based on the novel of the same name by Davis Grubb. Written by James Agee. Directed by Charles Laughton. Mean Streets is produced by Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth / Edited by Luke Deckard / Music by Luke Deckard
February 18 · 1 hr 22 min
Case 75. HIGHEST 2 LOWEST (2025) | Dir Spike Lee
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is 2025's HIGHEST 2 LOWEST! Starring Denzel Washington, Jeffrey Wright, A$AP ROCKY, Iifenesh Hadera, and Aubrey Joseph. Written by Alan Fox. Based on Akira Kurosawa's HIGH AND LOW, an adaptation of Ed McBain's novel KING'S RANSOM. Directed by SPIKE LEE. SOCIALS Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61575259333751 X : https://x.com/MeanStreetsPC Mean Streets is produced by Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth/ Edited by Luke Deckard / Music by Luke Deckard
February 4 · 1 hr 34 min
Case 74. THE BIG LEBOWSKI (1998) | Dir Coen Brothers
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is 1998's THE BIG LEBOWSKI! Starring Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Julianne Moore, Sam Elliot, and David Huddleston. Written and Directed by the Coen Brothers. SOCIALS Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61575259333751 X : https://x.com/MeanStreetsPC Mean Streets is produced by Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth / Edited by Luke Deckard / Music by Luke Deckard
January 21 · 1 hr 19 min
Case 73. THE LIMEY (1999) | Dir Steven Soderbergh
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is 1999's THE LIMEY. Starring Terence Stamp, Peter Fonda, Luis Guzman, Lesley Ann Warren, and Barry Newman. Written by Lem Dobbs. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. SOCIALS Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61575259333751 X : https://x.com/MeanStreetsPC Mean Streets is produced by Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth Edited by Luke Deckard Music by Luke Deckard
January 14 · 1 hr 28 min
Case 72. JUDGE DREDD (1995) | Dir Danny Cannon
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is 1995's JUDGE DREDD. Starring Sylvester Stallone, Rob Schinder, Diane Lane, and Armand Assante. Written by William WIsher Jr, Pat Mills, Michael De Luca, and Kevin O'Neill. Directed by Danny Cannon Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61575259333751 X : https://x.com/MeanStreetsPC Mean Streets is produced by Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth Edited by Luke Deckard Music by Luke Deckard
January 7 · 1 hr 18 min
Case 71. THE MALTESE FALCON (1931) | Dir Roy Del Ruth
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is 1931's THE MALTSE FALCON. Starring Ricardo Cortez, Bebe Daniels, Dudley Digges, Otto Matieson, Una Merkel, and Thelma Todd. Written by Brown Holmes & Maude Fulton. Based on the novel by Dashiell Hammett. Directed by Roy Del Ruth. Mean Streets is produced by Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth. Edited by Luke Deckard Music by Luke Deckard
Dec 17, 2025 · 1 hr 16 min
DEBRIEFED 003: WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY | Dir Rian Johnson | (Bonus Episode)
In our final episode of the year, Luke and special guest author James Benmore discuss Rian Johnson's latest KNIVES OUT film, WAKE UP DEAD MAN, now streaming on the killer of cinema: NETFLIX. We come in raw and hot, having just seen the film, sharing our impressions of the latest mystery. Mean Streets is produced by Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth Edited by Luke Deckard Music by Luke Deckard Logo by Phil Dragash
Dec 10, 2025 · 2 hr 37 min
FADE TO BLACK: 2025 WRAP-UP!
Happy Holidays! Luke and Matt prepare to close the case in 2025 in their second-to-last episode of the year—talking standout episodes, fielding live questions, and highlighting the films and shows that never made the show. Mean Streets is produced by Luke Deckard & Matthew Booth Edited by Luke Deckard Theme by Luke Deckard Logo by Phil Dragash
Nov 26, 2025 · 1 hr 54 min
Case 70. BLADE RUNNER (1982) | Dir Ridley Scott
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it with special guest actor/podcaster Julian De Baker! This week's case is 1982's BLADE RUNNER. Starring Harrison Ford, Sean Young, Rutger Hauer, and Edward James Olmos. Written by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples. Based on the novel DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP by Philip K Dick. Directed by Ridley Scott. Follow Julian on Twitter at: @juliandebacker Mean Streets is produced by Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth Edited by Luke Deckard Music by Luke Deckard
Nov 19, 2025 · 1 hr 24 min
Case 69: HELL OR HIGH WATER (2016) | Dir David Mackenzie
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is 2016's Neo-Noir-Western: HELL OR HIGH WATER! Starring Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Jeff Bridges, and Gil Birmingham. Written by Taylor Sheridan. Directed by David MacKenzie. Mean Streets is produced by Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth. Edited by Luke Deckard Music by Luke Deckard
Nov 12, 2025 · 1 hr 42 min
Case 68. MURDER, MY SWEET (1944) | Dir Edward Dmytryk
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it with special guest TIPPING MY FEDORA'S Sergio Angelini! This week's case is 1944's MURDER, MY SWEET. Starring Dick Powell, Claire Trevor, and Anne Shirley. Written by John Paxton. Directed by Edward Dmytryk. Based on the novel FAREWELL, MY LOVELY, by Raymond Chandler! Mean Streets is produced by Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth. Edited by Luke Deckard Music by Luke Deckard
Nov 6, 2025 · 1 hr 23 min
Case 67. DEEP COVER (1992) | Dir Bill Duke |
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is 1992's DEEP COVER! Starring Laurence Fishburne and Jeff Goldblum. Written by Michael Tolkin and Henry Bean. Directed by Bill Duke. Mean Streets is produced by Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth Edited by Luke Deckard Music by Luke Deckard
Oct 30, 2025 · 1 hr 48 min
Case 66. ANGEL HEART (1987) | Dir Alan Parker
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it with special guest Phil Dragash! This week's case is 1987's ANGEL HEART. Starring Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro, and Lisa Bonet. Written and Directed by Alan Park. Based on the novel FALLING ANGEL by William Hjortsberg. Mean Streets is produced by Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth. Edited by Luke Deckard Music by Luke Deckard
Oct 23, 2025 · 1 hr 6 min
DEBRIEFED: Neo-Noir in 2026! RayGunn, Blade Runner 2099, Spider-Noir and MORE!
This week is a special episode of DEBRIEFED! Luke and Matt chat about neo-noir films and series coming out in 2026 and a little beyond, discussing their hopes and fears from everything to Brad Bird's RAY GUNN to Blade Runner 2099 and the latest French adaptation of Maigret and more! Plus they also discuss the fun of reading film novelisations! Mean Streets is produced by Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth. Edited by Luke Deckard Music by Luke Deckard
Oct 16, 2025 · 1 hr 40 min
Case 65. MIAMI VICE PILOT (1984) | Anthony Yerkovich
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is the feature-length pilot for MIAMI VICE (1984): MY BROTHER'S KEEPER! Starring Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas. Written and created by Anthony Yerkovich and produced by Michael Mann. Mean Streets is produced by Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth. Edited by Luke Deckard Music by Luke Deckard
Oct 9, 2025 · 1 hr 54 min
Case 64. PLAY DIRTY (2025) | Dir Shane Black
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! And we are joined by Sergio Angelini, the host of Tipping My Fedora podcast, to investigate this week's case: 2025's PLAY DIRTY! Starring Mark Wahlberg, Rosa Salazar, LaKeith Stanfield, and Tony Shalhoub. Based on the Parker novels by Donald E Westlake/Richard Stark. Written by Shane Black, Chuck Mondry, and Anthony Bagarozzi. Directed by Shane Black. WHERE TO LISTEN: ApplePodcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mean-streets-the-film-noir-podcast/id1733189837 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0mMUeJThoZk6mj0T2-BAEA Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/09PWpPUsYrrsAbMELCzgqx?si=931b2499fda244d4 SOCIALS Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61575259333751 X : https://x.com/MeanStreetsPC Mean Streets is produced by Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth. Edited by Luke Deckard Music by Luke Deckard
Oct 2, 2025 · 1 hr 35 min
Case 63. DIRTY HARRY (1971) | Dir Don Segel
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is 1971's DIRTY HARRY! Starring Clint Eastwood, Harry Guardino, Reni Santoni, Andy Robinson, John Larch, and John Vernon. Written by Harry Julian Fink, R.M. Fink, Dean Riesner, John Milius, and Terrance Malick. Directed by Don Siegel! THANK YOU TO OUR PATRONS ON PATREON Garm1918 / Steve Hunt from The Boxing Movie Podcast / Gregory Sandoval Mean Streets is produced by Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth. Edited by Luke Deckard Music by Luke Deckard
Sep 25, 2025 · 1 hr 29 min
Case 62. SEVEN (1995) | Dir David Fincher
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is 1995's SEVEN. Starring Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow and Kevin Spacey. Written by Andrew Kevin Walker. Directed by David Fincher. THANK YOU TO OUR PATRONS ON PATREON Garm1918 Steve Hunt from The Boxing Movie Podcast Gregory Sandoval Mean Streets is produced by Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth. Edited by Luke Deckard Music by Luke Deckard
Sep 18, 2025 · 1 hr 36 min
Case 61. WOMAN ON THE RUN (1950) | Dir Norman Foster
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it with special guest STEVE HUNT from The Boxing Movie Podcast! This week's case is 1950's WOMAN ON THE RUN starring Ann Sheridan, Dennis O'Keefe, and Ross Elliott. Script by Alan Campbell, Norman Foster, and Ross Hunter. Based on the short story by Sylvia Tate. Directed by Norman Foster. WHERE TO LISTEN: ApplePodcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mean-streets-the-film-noir-podcast/id1733189837 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0mMUeJThoZk6mj0T2-BAEA Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/09PWpPUsYrrsAbMELCzgqx?si=931b2499fda244d4 SOCIALS Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61575259333751 X : https://x.com/MeanStreetsPC THANK YOU TO OUR PATRONS ON PATREON Garm1918 Steve Hunt from The Boxing Movie Podcast Gregory Sandoval Mean Streets is produced by Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth. Edited by Luke Deckard Music by Luke Deckard