The Movie Podcast

On this episode of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz are joined by Terry Matalas and the cast of Marvel Television's VISIONQUEST including Paul Bettany, James Spader, and Emily Hampshire. Searching for new meaning, Vision consults the AI personas embedded in his programming, including F.R.I.D.A.Y., E.D.I.T.H., J.A.R.V.I.S., and the infamous Ultron. His discreet existence comes to an end when a...

On this episode of The Movie Podcast, Daniel sits down at TIFF 26 with Sebastian Stan and Director Cristian Mungiu of FJORD. In the film, Mihai and Lisbeth Gheorghiu leave their life behind in Romania and move with their children to a remote village in Norway, hoping to rebuild their lives near Lisbeth's family. There, they grow close to their neighbours, the Halbergs, whose warmth gives them hope...

On this episode of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz sit down at TIFF 26 with Director Sean Menard and Darrell Fox, brother of the legendary Terry Fox, to discuss their documentary RUN TERRY RUN. The extraordinary story of Canadian icon Terry Fox is told like never before in Run Terry Run and offers an intimate, behind-the-scenes look at Terry’s legendary 1980 Marathon of Hope, drawing from 96...

On this episode of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz sit down at TIFF 26 with Mahershala Ali and Director Bassam Tariq to discuss their film YOUR MOTHER YOUR MOTHER YOUR MOTHER. In the film, Latif, a devoutly religious hitman, struggles to balance work, faith and fatherhood. When his wife dies, he embarks on a desperate journey across Houston to protect his children, confronting the forces clo...

On this episode of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz sit down at TIFF 26 with Josh Hartnett, Charlie Heaton, Mackenzie Davis to discuss Netflix's BELOW. Calvin Penney (Josh Hartnett) is a big‑hearted but stubborn fisherman living in a small Newfoundland town, who’s still haunted by his father’s mysterious death from decades ago. When an unidentified sea creature begins terrorizing his hometown...

Daniel, Shahbaz, and Anthony review Aaron Sorkin's THE SOCIAL RECKONING starring Mikey Madison, Jeremy Allen White, Wunmi Mosaku, Betty Gilpin, Billy Magnussen, with Bill Burr and Jeremy Strong. Inspired by true events and the whistleblower who started the social media reckoning we’re seeing play out today, this Aaron Sorkin original screenplay is a companion piece to the hit film The Social...

On this episode of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz sit down at TIFF 26 with Mike Flanagan, Summer H. Howell, Samantha Sloyan, Matthew Lillard, and Alison Thornton to discuss Prime Video's CARRIE, a reimagining of Stephen King’s iconic book. Misfit high‑schooler Carrie White has spent her life hidden away inside the walls of her home with her fiercely protective mother, Margaret. After her fa...

On this episode of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz sit down in Toronto with Luke Kirby and Kathleen Munroe to discuss Season 4 of LAW & ORDER TORONTO: CRIMINAL INTENT. New partners Detective Sergeants John Darcy and Frankie Bateman tackle Toronto’s toughest cases in the fourth season of Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent. Each armed with their own unique set of investigative skills, they d...

Daniel, Shahbaz, and Anthony review Michael Showalter's VERITY starring Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson, Josh Hartnett, Ismael Cruz Cordova, and Brady Wagner. Adapted from Colleen Hoover’s best-selling novel, this seductive, psychological thriller follows renowned author Verity Crawford (Anne Hathaway) and Lowen Ashleigh (Dakota Johnson), a struggling writer who relocates to the remote Crawford esta...

Daniel, Shahbaz, and Anthony review Alejandro G. Iñárritu's DIGGER starring TOM CRUISE. In the film, the most powerful man in the world embarks on a frantic mission to prove he is humanity’s saviour before the disaster he’s unleashed destroys everything. Cruise stars alongside Oscar winner Riz Ahmed, John Goodman, Oscar nominee Sandra Hüller, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Oscar nominee Jesse Plemons. Dig...

Daniel and Anthony review Lance Oppenheim's PRIMETIME starring Robert Pattinson as Chris Hansen. In 2006, To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen sets out to make television history. The film also stars Merritt Wever, Skyler Gisondo, Phoebe Bridgers, Matthew Maher, and Bokeem Woodbine. Primetime releases in theatres September 25, 2026. Watch and listen to The Movie Podcast now on all podcast platfor...

On this episode of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz sit down at TIFF 26 with Jay Baruchel, Ed Helms, and Director Michael Dowse to discuss THE STUNT DRIVER. The film is based on the true story of Ken Carter (Jay Baruchel), the world champion stunt driver who tried to jump a mile over the St. Lawrence River in a rocket car in the mid-seventies. The film also stars Ben Foster, Laurence Leboeuf,...

Daniel, Shahbaz, and Anthony review Bassam Tariq's YOUR MOTHER YOUR MOTHER YOUR MOTHER starring Mahershala Ali, John Cho, Giancarlo Esposito, Abubakr Ali, Tramell Tillman, Tiffany Boone, and Laith Nakli at the 51st annual Toronto International Film Festival. Latif, a devoutly religious hitman, struggles to balance work, faith and fatherhood. When his wife dies, he embarks on a desperate journ...

Daniel, Shahbaz, and Anthony review Peter Farrelly's I PLAY ROCKY starring Anthony Ippolito as Sylvester Stallone, Tracy Letts, Stephan James, and Matt Dillon at the 51st annual Toronto International Film Festival. The film is the electrifying true story about an unknown actor with an unshakable belief that he wasn't just meant to write Rocky—he was meant to be Rocky Balboa. Told "no" at ever...

Daniel, Shahbaz, and Anthony review a whole bunch of movies from TIFF 26, including The Only Living Pickpocket in New York, The Stunt Driver, Everest: The Other Side, Run Terry Run, Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! Plus, Anthony shares his Heart of the Beast experience in Colorado and Daniel and Shahbaz review ORBITALS for Nintendo Switch 2. Check out all of our TIFF 26 coverage! Watch and listen to The...

On this episode of The Movie Podcast, Daniel, Shahbaz, and Anthony are joined by the legendary Nathan Fillion to discuss bringing Guy Gardner to life in the DCU and what's ahead for the character in HBO's LANTERNS. The series follows new recruit John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) and Lantern legend Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler), two intergalactic cops drawn into a dark, earth-based mystery with cosmic ties...

On this episode of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz are joined by the stars of MOBLAND Season 2, including returning friend of the show Tom Hardy, alongside Joanne Froggatt, Lara Pulver, and Johnny Flynn. In the upcoming season, the Harrigans struggle to show a unified front as rising rivals threaten their fractured criminal empire – and Harry Da Souza, their street-smart and formidable ‘fixe...

Daniel, Shahbaz, and Anthony review Zach Cregger's RESIDENT EVIL starring Austin Abrams, Zach Cherry, Kali Reis and Paul Walter Hauser. In an all-new story and reinvention of the franchise, the film follows Bryan, a medical courier who unwittingly finds himself in an action-packed, non-stop race for survival as one fateful, horrifying night collapses around him in chaos. The film will be comi...

On this episode of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz welcome back returning friend of the show Zach Cregger alongside Austin Abrams to discuss RESIDENT EVIL. In an all-new story and reinvention of the franchise, the film follows Bryan, a medical courier who unwittingly finds himself in an action-packed, non-stop race for survival as one fateful, horrifying night collapses around him in chaos....

Daniel and Anthony review Danny Boyle's INK starring Jack O'Connell, Claire Foy, and Guy Pearce at the 51st annual Toronto International Film Festival. The film follows the controversial rise of the British tabloid newspaper The Sun following its purchase by Rupert Murdoch and its leadership under editor Larry Lamb, exploring how it helped change the face of the world we live in today. The fi...

On this episode of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz become best friends with Woody Norman, star of Paul Greengrass' THE UPRISING. As war and plague devastate 14th-century England, a humble peasant ignites a rebellion, uniting an army of commoners to defy the King’s might in a desperate fight for justice and survival. The Uprising releases in theatres September 10, 2026. Watch and listen to Th...

Daniel and Anthony review Cristian Mungiu's FJORD starring Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve at the 51st annual Toronto International Film Festival. Following the deaths of Mihai's parents, Mihai and Lisbeth Gheorghiu leave their life behind in Romania and move with their children to a remote village in Norway, hoping to rebuild their lives near Lisbeth's family. There, they grow close to the...

Daniel and Anthony review Paul Greengrass' THE UPRISING. Andrew Garfield stars as the leader of a ferocious rebellion against the tyranny of King Richard II. Set against the true events of the Uprising that helped inspire the legend of Robin Hood, he forms an army of the people to face the King’s might in a fight for justice. The film also stars Jamie Bell, Stephen Dillane, Tom Hollander, Cosmo Ja...

On this episode of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz sit down in Toronto with the stars of Netflix's CREW GIRL, including returning friend of the show Miku Martineau, alongside Samuel Braun and Kyle Clark. In the series, 16-year-old rower Teagan becomes coxswain of a troubled boys' crew at an elite prep school. She navigates team drama, romance, rival crews, and a complex relationship with her...

On this episode of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz are joined by Owen Wilson and Director Scott Waugh to discuss their brand new film RUNNER. In the film, a former soldier (⁠Alan Ritchson)⁠ is thrown into a brutal race against time when a critical medical delivery makes him and his unlikely partner the targets of a ruthless cartel. As the mission spirals into a deadly manhunt, every detour,...