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It's part two of our Barbenheimer coverage, this time talking about Barbie ! The third solo-directed film from Greta Gerwig, Barbie features Gerwig's biggest budget, biggest cast, and first foray into an existing IP. In a world where a three-hour-long scientist biopic can sell out IMAX theatres for weeks, Barbie is doing ever better, on track to become the biggest movie of 2023, and the biggest fe...

If you've been paying attention to movies in 2023, you already know there's not a single event more important this year than Barbenheimer Weekend ! The simultaneous release of Barbie and Oppenheimer produced one of the biggest box-office weekends of all time, with both movies already garnering commercial and critical acclaim! It's official: Audiences love Bobby Oppenheimer! In the first of two Bar...

This week on Classic Movies Live! , Tom Cruise is back to save cinema yet again! Dead Reckoning, Part One is the seventh movie in the Mission: Impossible franchise that's regularly seen Cruise perform death-defying stunts over the course of almost thirty years! As one of Hollywood's oldest currently active franchises, and one of Cruise's proudest achievements, how is the franchise doing seven inst...

After a brief hiatus, we're back with another episode of Classic Movies Live! And with the entirety of June behind them, it's time to recap some of the biggest (and dud-iest) movies of the summer! In this episode, Pierre and Jeff run through the movies they each saw during June, including The Flash , Asteroid City , and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny . Were any of this year's most hotly-ant...

This week on Classic Movies Live! , our hosts talk about one of the biggest animated blockbusters of 2023! Debuting to incredible critical and commercial success, Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse continues the stories of Miles Morales and Gwen Stacy as they fall in with a legion of multiversal Spider-People. Joining our heroes this time are Indian Spiderman Pavitr Prabhakar (Karan Soni), Spider-...

This week on Classic Movies Live! , our hosts are joined by Mark Morgan of the Academy of Death Racers to discuss a film so monumental it redefined the concept of sci-fi horror! Set aboard the mining ship Nostromo, Alien follows a crew of seven blue-collar workers attempting to survive after an SOS call goes horribly wrong. What starts out as a routine investigation quickly becomes a paranoid nigh...

On this week's episode of Classic Movies Live! , our hosts take on one of the best movies ever made about the greatest American hero. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse exploded into theatres in winter of 2018 and made waves throughout the animation industry. Opening to critical acclaim and commercial success, Spider-Verse would go on to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, sweep the An...

This week on Classic Movies Live!, Pierre and Jeff talk about the biggest Canadian movie since 2021's PAW Patrol : The Movie ! From director Matt Johnson, BlackBerry chronicles the rise and fall of Research in Motion, the Waterloo, ON company headed by Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie that created the Blackberry phone, and with it, the modern smartphone industry. As you're about to hear, BlackBerr...

This week on Classic Movies Live! , Pierre and Jeff talk about James Gunn's final movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3 ! After the events of The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special , Star-Lord (Chris Pratt), Nebula (Karen Gillan), Mantis (Pom Klementieff), and Drax (Dave Bautista) are back along with newcomers Adam Warlock (Will Poulter) and Cosmo (Maria Baka...

This week on Classic Movies Live! , Pierre and Jeff are joined by Rachel Ho from Contra Zoom Pod to talk about one of the quintessential 90s action movies: Speed ! Starring Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock, and releasing just a week before the most famous real-life car chase of all time, Jan de Bont's film about a bus that can't slow down endures almost 20 years after its debut! But what is the leg...

Do you like basketball? What about basketball shoes ? What about Nike internal politics related to basketball shoes? On this week's episode of Classic Movies Live! , Pierre and Jeff talk about sports - or rather, sports-adjacent capitalism - as they take on Air , the newest movie about the 80s from 90s dream team Ben Affleck and Matt Damon! Also starring Chris Tucker, Viola Davis, and Jason Batema...

This week on Classic Movies Live! , our hosts discuss the biggest movie of 2023! Based on the consistently acclaimed Nintendo games, The Super Mario Bros Movie sees Illumination Studios -- perhaps best known for the Minions franchise -- bringing the most famous gaming mascot this side of Sonic the Hedgehog to the silver screen! Jam-packed with names like Jack Black, Chris Pratt, Charlie Day, and A...

Here on Classic Movies Live! we regularly talk about classic franchises based on tabletop games! And instead of fact-checking that, you can check out this week's episode, in which our hosts dive into the new Dungeons and Dragons movie: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves ! Starring Chris Pratt, Michelle Rodriguez, and Hugh Grant, Honor Among Thieves brings the rich world of Faerun to life...

Do/Do-Over examines the similarities and differences between a film and its remake, or a film it heavily inspired. This time, we're looking at the 1958 Akira Kurosawa film The Hidden Fortress , and the film it most famously influenced, 1977's Star Wars by George Lucas. In the past, we've done similar episodes looking at Citizen Kane and Mank , and Yojimbo and A Fistful of Dollars . Be sure to chec...

What's your favourite franchise? Well, for our hosts, John Wick would have to be a strong contender! On this week's episode of Classic Movies Live! we discuss the epic conclusion to Chad Staheleski's breakout directorial series! Starring all of Jeff's favourite guys! Donnie Yen, Shamier Anderson, Bill Skarsgard, Hiroyuki Sanada, and Scott Adkins join Keanu Reeves for nearly 3 hours of non-stop act...

In this week's spoiler-filled episode of Classic Movies Live! , our hosts tackle the new DC Universe... or maybe the remnants of the old one! The sequel to 2019's Shazam! , Fury of the Gods sees Billy Batson and his superpowered siblings once again take on an ancient evil in the form of Helen Mirren and Lucy Liu! Described by director David F. Sandberg as a "mini-Avengers movie", Fury of the Gods...

With all the Best Picture nominees behind us, it's time to talk about the big event: the Oscars! In today's episode, Pierre and Jeff discuss the Oscars - both before the ceremony, and after! Also, learn about the results of the Academy of Death Racers Awards (The Deathies), hosted the night before the Oscars by your favourite hosts! Director/Producer of the Deathies and friend of the show Astro jo...

This week on Classic Movies Live! It's the last episode going through each of the Best Picture nominees, and boy did our hosts leave the best for last! First, Pierre and Jeff break down Women Talking . From Canadian director Sarah Polley, Women Talking features an ensemble cast including Jessie Buckley, Frances McDormance, Clare Foy and Rooney Mara. After years of suffering at the hands of the men...

On this week's episode of Classic Movies Live! our hosts take a quick break from Oscar movies to talk about the start of MCU's Phase Five: Ant Man and the Wasp: Quantumania ! Introducing Jonathan Majors as Kang the Conqueror, alongside a host of new and returning characters, Quantumania aims to fully explore a completely new side of the Marvel Universe... So does it succeed? Tune into this extra-l...

On this week's episode of Classic Movies Live! our hosts ponder war. What is it good for? Absolutely nothing? Well, the British Academy of Film would have you believe otherwise! All Quiet On The Western Front , the third adaptation of the major German WWI novel recently won Best Film at the BAFTAs, and is nominated for an astonishing 9 Academy Awards! Tune in for our thoughts on war, but also Edwa...

It's another Best Picture nominee on this week's episode of Classic Movies Live! In this episode, Pierre and Jeff discuss Ruben Östlund's second (!) Palme d'Or winning film, Triangle of Sadness ! Featuring an interesting ratio of social commentary to potty humour, Östlund's latest is definitely one of the funner picks at this year's Academy Awards! But is it any good? Tune in as our hosts break do...

It's another Spielberg episode! On this week's episode of Classic Movies Live! , Pierre and Jeff discuss the Steven Spielberg sort-of-biopic The Fabelmans ! Nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture, is The Fabelmans all it's made out to be? How does it rank among Spielberg's mountain of masterpieces? Tune in today to find out! Want to hear Pierre and Jeff talk even more about The...

On this week's episode of Classic Movies Live! , our hosts tackle the best genre for the best month: Horror in January! First up, Pierre and Jeff discuss Blumhouse's latest AI horror-comedy M3GAN , starring Allison Williams! Following that, Pierre interviews Jeff about Brandon Cronenberg's latest Canadian classic: Infinity Pool ! Also in this episode: what makes horror special? What makes January...

In the thrilling fifth episode of the fourth season of Classic Movies Live! , Pierre and Jeff take on not a sequel, but a remake! Based on the book and award-winning Swedish film A Man Called Ove , A Man Called Otto stars Tom Hanks as a grumpy old man with a big heart... in more ways than one! Tune in to hear just how our hosts ended up being pleasantly surprised by this small film with a giant he...

This week, on Classic Movies Live! , our hosts discuss the third sequel of the season, Puss In Boots: The Last Wish ! Releasing over ten years after the previous Puss in Boots , The Last Wish is a major departure from the rest of the Shrek franchise! Most obviously, the animation style is completely different from previous entries, but the storytelling and tone isn't exactly the same either! Is th...