Mayfair Theatre

This week, Eric and Josh are joined by Mayfair co-owner Ian! They discuss: Bela Lugosi, Libby, The Invisible Man, Universal Monsters, Dark Universe, Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, Dark Knight of the Scarecrow, facsimile comics, Salem's Lot, Ewok tv movies, Mr. Boogedy, Stranger Things, Scoob! Holiday Haunt, and more! Plus, they mention the movies screening the week of Friday October 16 - Thursd...

This week Eric and Josh are joined by Sam, leader of our Absent Friends Shadow Cast! Along with The Rocky Horror Picture Show, they also discuss: movies that partners won't watch, Frakenstein, Fright Night, Phantom of the Paradise, A Matter of Time, The Godfather, Citizen Kane, Interview with the Vampire tv show / movie, The Prince of Egypt, a visit from a skunk, and more! They also mention the mo...

This week, Eric and Josh discuss: Little Shop of Horrors, Oscar season, big screen Netflix, Ray Gunn, The End of Oak Street, Tom & Jerry: Forbidden Compass, The Boogeyman, Gen Z, Letterboxd, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Obsession, Dirty Work, Godzilla Minus Zero, Horror Movie Survival Guide, and more! They also mention the movies screening the week of Friday October 2 - Thursday October 8: The H...

This week Eric and Josh are joined by Pascale, official Mayfair poster, postcard, and front door painter! They discuss: not travelling to the States, New York City, switching our theme song, trailers, Rogue One, New Orleans, movies released on Christmas day, SPF shirts, and more! They also mention the movies screening the week of Friday September 25 - Thursday October 1: The History of Concrete, T...

This week, Eric and Josh are joined by official Mayfair niece, Abby! They discuss: Ottawa Comiccon, collecting VHS, The Great Glebe Garage Sale, Archie's Weird Mysteries, Tales from the Crypt, Funko Pops, Little Shop of Horrors, Twilight, The Big Kahuna, and more! The also mention the movies screening the week of Friday September 18 - Thursday September 24, 2026: Tony, Sex and Death at Camp Miasma...

This week, Eric and Josh are joined by Mayfair co-owner Ian to discuss: The Lion King 1 1/2, Hopeless Romance and Evermore bookstores, Fan Expo, Herbie the Love Bug, Song of the South, Love Story, The New Yorker, Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, Paint Your Wagon, Fortitude, and more! Plus, they mention the movies screening the week of Friday September 11 - Thursday September 17: The Salt Path...

This week, Eric and Josh are joined by Emily to discuss: Fan Expo, hosting panels, Tim Curry, social media wrangling, Aladdin, Lion King 1 1/2, Ed Wood, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, and more! Plus, they mention the movies screening the week of Friday September 4 - Thursday September 10, 2026: Dear You, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, Boorman and the Devil, Exorcist II: The Heretic, The Lio...

This week, Eric and Josh discuss: Fan Expo, The Little Mermaid, The Jungle book, The Breakfast Club, SLC Punk!, a visit from Herbie The Love Bug, Batman Day, Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World, MST3K: The RiffTrax Experiments, Parish, and more! Plus, the movies screening the week of Friday August 28 - Thursday September 3: Franz, Bury The Devil, All About E...

This week, Eric and Josh discuss: the demise of Odd Burger, Newfoundland, Anaconda, watching Spider-man: Brand New Day at the Millbrook Mall, retro cinema carpeting, Herbie the Love Bug's visit, Scream Pretty Peggy, Dumb Industries, Coyote Vs. Acme, the shelved Batgirl movie, Sony Spidey spin-off movies, and more! They also mention: the 200th screening of The Room, Two Pianos, Now Voyager, Restles...

This week, Eric and Josh are joined by loyal Mayfair patron, and talented filmmaker, Nolan Tucker! Nolan's new film, Restless in the Dust, makes its World Premiere at the Mayfair the week of August 21! They also discuss: The Fablemans, The Evil Dead, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, E.T., Smallville, movie ratings, Enter the Drag Dragon, Disclosure, Odd Burger, and more! They also mention the movies...

This week, Eric and Josh are joined by Mayfair co-owner Ian to discuss: Operation Manhunt, The Lost Missle, Tubi, The Hilarious House of Frightenstein, Saturday Night at the Movies / Magic Shadows, false childhood memories, various Star Trek stuff, Breathless / Silver Surfer, Don't Worry Darling, Rob Liefeld comics, a visit from Herbie The Love Bug, Prisoners of Gravity, and more! Plus, the movies...

This week, Eric and Josh are joined by Saturday Night Sinema co-host Daimion! They discuss: Box office adjusted for inflation, 101 Dalmatians, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, false memories, Messiah of Evil, executive producers, liminal movies, West Side Story, The Wonderful World of Disney, Star Trek 60th Anniversay, and more! They also mention the movies screening the week of Friday July 31 - Thur...

This week, Eric, Pascale, and Josh unveil news of limited edition The Room 200th screening pins and t-shirts! They also discuss: Waking up, Jam Filled animation studio / Final Space, Clive Barker, tattoos, Big Eyes, Eegah, Nic Cage, Condorman, 101 Dalmatians white chocolate bars, Sam Neill, and more! Plus, the movies screening the week of Friday July 24 - Thursday July 30: Backrooms, Saturday Nigh...

This week, Eric and Josh discuss: Newfoundland, Tunisia, our new theme song, Steamboat Willie, Kevin Smith, The Furious, Feud, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Back to the Future III, I Love Boosters, and more! Plus, the movies screening the week of Friday July 17 - Thursday July 23: The Sheep Detectives, Sick Puppy, The Room, Cinederella, Humoresque, and Through The Wall! They neglect to mention Mi...

This week, Eric and Josh are joined by Emily and chat about: our recent Cartoon Party, Jem and the Holograms, She-Ra, Project Hail Mary, different Batman's and James Bond's, Joe Dante, Scott Pilgrim vs The World, Whalefall, and more! They also mention the movies screening the week of Friday July 10 - Thursday July 16: The Sheep Detectives, Maddie's Secret, I Love Boosters, The Furious, Saturday Ni...

This week, Eric and Josh are joined by Nick to discuss: MTV, Tubi, 1980s/1990s movie channels, Indiana Jones, Aliens, Disney's Robin Hood, Masters of the Universe, Master and Commander, and more! They also discuss the movies (and Saturday Morning Cartoons) screening the week of Friday July 3 - Thursday July 9: Unidentified, The Sheep Detectives, Saturday Morning All-You-Can-Eat-Cereal Cartoon Part...

This week, Eric and Josh are joined by Pascale (official Mayfair sign and poster painter) to discuss: Big bike rides, home gardens, The Linden / The Towne (an old Ottawa cinema), Baywatch, SCTV, All The Money In The World, Betty White, Netflix, movie programming, summertime, and more! They also mention the movies screening the week of Friday June 26 - Thursday July 2: The Richest Woman In The Worl...

This week, Eric and Josh discuss: technical difficulties, pizza beer, Rochester, high school bus road trips, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Fight Club, Everyone Is Lying To You For Money, movie trailers, old tv's, Captains Of The Clouds, Father's Day, Rooster, and more! They also mention movies screening the week of Friday June 19 - Thursday June 25: Tuner, A Private Life, The Room, Raging Bull, T...

This week, Eric and Josh are joined by Daimion to talk about (and not talk about) the upcoming Saturday Night Sinema! They also discuss: hosting comic con panels, J & E Grocery, Monster Movie Matinee, Elvira, Attack of the Killer B's, extended TV cuts of movies, video store era pros & cons, 1980s cable TV Saturday morning cartoons, Backrooms, Obsession, Masters of the Universe 1987 & 2026, Jesus C...

This week, Eric and Josh are joined by Sam from the Mayfair's resident Absent Friends Shadow Cast! They discuss: the correct halfway to Halloween date, Lego pranking, Saturday Night Sinema rules, the Mayfair's X-Rated past, poutine vs disco fries, caskets vs coffins, James Bond in Ottawa, and more! They also mention the movies screening the week of Friday June 5 - Thursday June 11: Little Lorraine...

This week, Eric and Josh are joined by Mayfair co-owner and newsletter writer, Ian! They discuss The Mandalorian and Grogu, Black Squirrel Books finds, The Great Glebe Garage Sale, Vac Shack, Deliverance, The Lift, Archie digests, RKSS, film production logos, Slush Puppies, Riverdale, Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter, and more! They also mention the movies screening the week of Friday May 29 - Thursday...

This week, Eric and Pascale trick Josh into making at least half the episode to be all about basketball (with some movie related basketball stuff in there, like Space Jam, Hoop Dreams, Hoosiers, and Air Bud, just to keep us on point). We also discuss Holey Confections, bartering, Herb Albert, The Mighty Ducks, Saturday Night Sinema, Wes Anderson's box office, Uncut Gems, the silent film era, and m...

This week Eric and Josh discuss: Mother's Day, Animation Show 'N' Tell, The Wizard Of Oz, black and white television, drive-ins, Robocop, Free Solo, Mortal Kombat vs Street Fighter, Ottawa Charge, popcorn, and more! They also mention the movies screening the week of Friday May 15 - Thursday May 21: The Christophers, Calle Málaga, The Room, The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou, Saturday Night Sinema,...

This week, Eric and Josh discuss: Star Wars Day, scolding phone users in the cinema, David Byrne & St. Vincent, Cartoon Party kids, Saturday Night Sinema, Alanis Morissette, Barry Sonnenfeld, The Spirit, Black Bag, Free Comic Book Day, Robocop Vs Terminator, and more! Plus, they mention the movies screening the week of Friday May 8 - Thursday May 14: Mile End Kicks, The Christophers, Middle Life,...

This week, Eric and Josh discuss: the Ottawa Charge, Hijinx, The Two Jakes, Practical Magic, The Goonies, Back To The Future, Police Academy, Christopher Lee, Hercules In The Haunted World, Ed Wood, Venom, Entertainment Weekly, The Wicker Man, Family Man, and more! Plus, they mention the movies screening the week of Friday May 1 - Thursday May 7, 2026: Kontinental '25, Nirvanna The Band The Show T...