Single Serving Cinema

Jordan Peele's Nope dropped right before we entered out alien movie month, so you know we had to do a bite-sized bonus episode on it. No scene, no proper format—just a fast chat about the movie right after our second viewing. Nope concerns ranch-owning siblings OJ and Emerald Haywood who attempt to document a thrilling and terrifying phenomenon in order to gain fame and fortune. Starring Dani...

Tim and Tay are once again joined by James Stacey (The Grey Nato) to talk about another Denis Villeneuve movie: Arrival . We discuss this movie's patience, the cinematic  function of the Louise's transformation, and more in this potluck episode.  Synopsis When twelve alien ships appear on Earth, a linguist must determine how to communicate with the visitors before more paranoid and viole...

Tim and Tay become obsessed with the flesh in this discussion of David Cronenberg's body-horror masterpiece The Fly.  Synopsis An attempt to change the nature of transportation results in a horrible accident for ambitious scientist Seth Brundle. Starring Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis, and directed by David Cronenberg, The Fly was released on August 15, 1986. The Fly is available to stream on...

Tim and Tay dig into one of their favourite Canadian filmmakers, David Cronenberg, in this talk on A History Of Violence . Despite its lack of body horror, gore and goop, this character drama remains a distinctly Cronenbergian creation, Synopsis Small-town diner-owner Tom Stall makes national news by easily dispatching two criminals who threatened his staff. Seeing him on TV, dangerous men from th...

CORRECTION: Contrary to what we discuss in this episode, the thirtieth episode (planned as a potluck for Arrival) will release in August, not July. We will save the alien theme and listener vote for that month. July's theme will be announced on Instagram soon. ---   Tim & Tay close out (early career) Keanu month with the film that cemented him as an action star willing to do his own stunt...

Tim & Tay kick off Keanu month with one of his most iconic blockbusters: Point Break . We talk about Keanu's unique offering as an actor, '90s action cinematography, and meatball sandwiches.  Synopsis Federal Agent Johnny Utah infiltrates a group of bank-robbing surfers and soon begins to question his loyalties. Starring Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze and Lori Petty, and directed by Ka...

Tim & Tay follow through on their promise to rank the taglines from each and every movie covered in season one. Tim's List The Thing - Man is the warmest place to hide. The Royal Tenenbaums - Family Isn't A Word... It's A Sentence. In The Mouth of Madness - Lived any good books lately? Drag Me To Hell - Christine Brown has a good job, a great boyfriend, and a bright future. But...

Tim & Tay talk about world-building, documentary realism, and oners in this discussion of Children of Men . Synopsis In the year 2027, the inexplicably infertile human race suffers amidst war, famine, plague, and worse. Theo, a disillusioned activist is charged with guarding humanity’s last hope on a harrowing journey from London to the coast of Great Britain. Based on the novel of the same na...

Tim & Tay talk masculinity (toxic and otherwise) in this episode on Richard Linklater's ostensible baseball movie, Everybody Wants Some!! Synopsis Everybody Wants Some!! runs the course of a long weekend before the start of the fall semester at a Texas college in 1980. Over the course of the three days, freshman pitcher Jake meets his teammates, competes with virtually everyone he meets,...

Tim & Tay give colour commentary on the most subversive baseball movie ever made, Moneyball. Tune in for a chat about Brad Pitt, baseball stats, and strategic pixelation.    Synopsis Partly inspired by true events, Moneyball tells the story of Oakland A’s manager Billy Beane challenging baseball’s century-long conventional wisdom by building a low-budget team that could go all the way. Directe...

Tim & Tay talk Park Chan-Wook's The Handmaiden with special guest and self-described "psychotic fan" Hayley Rose Malouin. Tune in for a chat about queer media, cinematic eroticism and more.   Synopsis Based on the novel Fingersmith by Sarah Waters, The Handmaiden tells the story of a pickpocket and a con man attempting to swindle a wealthy Japanese woman out of her inheritance t...

Tim & Tay dig into eastern cinema with the listener-selected Oldboy . We talk revenge, sensory overload, and a lot more in this episode. Synopsis When freed after being imprisoned for 15 years, Oh Dae-Su seeks an explanation and revenge. Oldboy, directed by Park Chan-wook, was released on Nov. 23, 2003, and stars Choi Min‑sik, Kang Hye-jung, and Yoo Ji-tae. Oldboy is available on physical medi...

Part 2 of Blunt Month & episode 20! Tim & Tay are joined by The Grey Nato 's James Stacey to talk Emily Blunt, Denis Villeneuve, Roger Deakins, and a lot more in this discussion of Sicario. Synopsis Sicario examines the unethical nature of actions taken in the war on drugs by following idealistic FBI agent Kate Macer as she descends into covert anti-cartel operations on US and Mexican...

It's Blunt Month! Tim & Tay talk Emily Blunt, Tom Cruise, and why people love time loop movies in this discussion of Doug Liman's Edge of Tomorrow. Synopsis Edge of Tomorrow tells the story of Maj. William Cage, who enters humanity’s war against the invading aliens known as Mimics with no combat experience. After promptly dying in action, Cage awakes a day earlier, and soon realizes...

Tim & Tay finally dig into Wes Anderson, one of the most recognizable auteurs of modern cinema. Tune in to hear about formalism/contrivance, needle drops,  the Wilson brothers, and more. Synopsis An emotionally distant father attempts to reconnect with his separated wife and three adult children after he loses his place to live. The Royal Tenenbaums , directed by Wes Anderson, stars Gene Hackm...

Tim & Tay talk needle drops, the New Year, and old friends in this discussion about The Big Chill. Tune in to hear why this script is a great example of graceful exposition without the usual crutches.  Synopsis A once-close group of college friends reunites over the course of a weekend to mourn their departed friend, reflecting on how they and the world have changed since they were last togeth...

In this special episode, Tim and Tay highlight a few notable movies from 2021. Not necessarily the best or our favorites, but certainly worth seeing! Disclosures Licorice Pizza  (PTA, 2021) Drive My Car  (Hamaguchi, 2021) The Worst Person in the World  (Trier, 2021) Red Rocket  (Baker, 2021) The Tragedy of Macbeth  (Coen, 2021) Petite Maman  (Sciamma, 2021) Summer of Soul  (Questlove, 2021) Tim: I...

Tim & Tay talk family, the American Dental Association, and more on this episode about the Christmas classic Home Alone. Synopsis When eight-year-old Kevin McCallister is forgotten at home by his vacationing family, he must defend it against a pair of persistent burglars. Home Alone stars Macaulay Culkin, Catherine O’Hara, Joe Pesci, and Daniel Stern, was directed by John Hughes, and first hit...

Tim and Tay talk ambiguous and not-so-pretentious art films in this discussion on David Lowery's The Green Knight. Synopsis This adaptation of the epic Arthurian poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight tells the tale of Gawain as he embarks on a quest to make a name for himself in the eyes of King Arthur’s court and all of Britain. The Green Knight stars Dev Patel, Alicia Vikander, and Ralph Ine...

In our first audience-selected episode, Tim and Tay attempt to seize the meaning of one of the most quoted school-based movies of all time: Dead Poets Society . We explore how Peter Wier's strong direction helps unify great performances and specific camera work to serve the story being told. Synopsis An unconventional English teacher urges his students at a stuffy Vermont boarding school to “...

Tim and Tay go back to high school to talk about Mean Girls . This teen movie has palpable star power, solid writing, thoughtful direction, and undeniably meme-able lines, making it an evergreen entry in the overcrowded and easily dated high school movie genre.  Synopsis When a naive, homeschooled junior named Cady attends American high school for the first time, she is quickly accepted into the P...

Tim and Tay couldn't resist putting together what was intended to be a short episode on the sandy sci-fi epic Dune. Once we got talking about wormsign, ornithopters and "the voice", it was hard to stop.  Based on Frank Herbert’s seminal novel of the same name, Dune tells the story of Paul Atreides, heir to a dukedom and a potentially even greater destiny as he begins a new life with...

For October's second horror-centric episode, Tim and Tay talk John Carpenter's not-so-immediately appreciated masterpiece The Thing . From evergreen creature effects to unsettling philosophical implications, this movie has it all. Synopsis An American research base in Antarctica is infiltrated by an alien that can assume the shape of anything it attacks. The social fabric of the small co...

Tim and Tay dig into their first horror movie of October with John Carpenter's In the  Mouth of Madness, discussing what it means to watch horror, the movie's classic literature and real-world psychological inspirations, and more. In the Mouth of Madness tells the story of John Trent, an insurance investigator tasked with tracking down best-selling horror novelist Sutter Cane. When the i...

Tim and Tay welcome James Stacey ( The Grey NATO ) to celebrate episode #10 with a potluck — each host picks a scene from Blade Runner 2049 to discuss. Set 30 years after the first film, Blade Runner 2049 tells the story of K, a replicant who discovers the remains of one of his kind, who had died giving birth to a child. As a Blade Runner with the LAPD, K is secretly tasked with finding the child...