Film Studies

Gaspar rejoins us for one of our most anticipated movies of 2026. We go in-depth as huge, real Masters of the Universe fans. Of course, we were all extremely excited to finally see the on-screen debut of our favourite characer . . . Dian! Joining us is Gaspar from the Hoodrat Recap. Find him on his show here: https://linktr.ee/thehoodratrecap Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 01:03 - They Will Kill You - Ma...

It's Christmas in the Summer for Mean Mark as Star Wars returns to the big screen for the first time in seven years. Derek, however, is just here for the jokes and to drop what little Star Wars trivia he knows. Joining us is Gaspar from the Hoodrat Recap. Find him on his show here: https://linktr.ee/thehoodratrecap YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CanadianMovieCrew

Outworld has defeated Earthrealm in nine consecutive Mortal Kombat tournaments. Now, Outworld is threatening to take control of Earthrealm. Shao Kahn and his evil minions are now battling Raiden and his group of heroes! Is this a flawless victory or a fatality? We found out! Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 01:03 - Michael (non-spoiler thoughts) 13:25 - They Will Kill You(non-spoiler) 17:30 - The Sheep Det...

Princess Rosalina has been captured by Bowser Jr. and he's going to use her to power his Boomsday Device. Princess Peach along with the Super Mario Brothers, Toad, their new friend Yoshi, and some surprise friends have to fly to Bowser's home planet to save her! References, deep pulls, and action scenes abound! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CanadianMovieCrew

Grace just survived her wedding night running and hiding from her killer Satanist cult of a new family and is finally safe. Or so she thinks. Now, a council of powerful families put her into a new game for control of the entire world. We saw Ready or Not 2: Here I Come and we determine if this was a good sequel or an unnecessary attempt! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CanadianMovieCrew

There's a threat attacking and eating our Sun and we have just 30 years to find a solution. But school teacher Ryland Grace is alone and Earth's only hope when he finds an unforeseen and unlikely partner. It's a race against time to send a world saving solution back home! Also, joining us to talk about this movie are our friends from the Hoodrat Recap Podcast, Gaspar and from The 70s v...

Ghostface is back and this time, he's tracked Sydney (Prescott) Evans to Pine Grove, Indiana. He claims he's Stu Macher but could it be just a deepfake AI? Syndey and her daughter, Tatum, are in trouble and with some help from Gale Weathers and others the real identities will be unmasked. Also, joining us to talk about this movie are our friends from the Hoodrat Recap Podcast, Gaspar &...

It's the debut episode of Season 15 of Film Studies! Two hulking, beefcake brothers (Dave Bautista & Jason Mamoa) learn that their father's death may have been foul play. Despite tensions between them, they must team up and get revenge on their father's killer. Plus, we take a look at other movies and trailers AND introduce our new Magic Bean Counter! Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 01:19...

Our 14th season comes to a close with our annual Year in Review show. On this show, we look back at everything that happened to us in 2025, hand out our coveted annual awards, and look forward to the upcoming year in movies for 2026. Our awards categories spawn multiple movie genres, acting categories and our top and bottom favourites overall. Plus this year, we've invited our listeners to hav...

Merry Christmas and happy holidays! This will be our final show before our big Year in Review awards show but we're making one last stop to take a look some recent releases. Our main event features on Netflix's Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery. But we also have mini-reviews of Playdate, Now You See Me: Now You Don't, Heads of State, Eternity, and Zootopia 2 - ALL SPOILER-FREE! Pl...

It's been a while since we've had a full Film Studies episode so we're back with a recap show of many TV shows and movies that we've watched recently. Our three main discussions concern Twisted Metal Season 2, The Smashing Machine, and Good Boy. Check out our time codes below: 00:00 - Intro 03:16 - Alien: Earth (non-spoiler) 08:30 - Tulsa Kings (non-spoiler) 10:44 - Mobland (non-sp...

The 2025 RetroSPOOKtive comes to a close with our review of The Conjuring: Last Rites. Just released in theatres, it's the story of the final investigation of Ed and Lorraine Warren as they come face-to-face with a possessed mirror of evil!

Our annual RetroSPOOKtive rolls on with The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It! In this paranormal adventure Ed and Lorraine are dealing with Ed's developing heart issues when they are rudely interrupted and inconvenienced by a murder trial whose defendant wants to use demon possession as a defense.

Our annual RetroSPOOKtive continues with The Conjuring 2! This time, paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, travel overseas to investigate a house haunting that leads to the possession of an 8-year old girl. This movie also introduces Conjuring spin-off staple, The Nun. Will this sequel turn our opinions around?

It's October so that means it's time for our annual RetroSPOOKtive! This year, we're taking a look at the four The Conjuring movies. Starring Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga as paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, this series tells the "true stories" of their adventures. The first RetroSPOOKtive episode takes a look at The Conjuring, the story of Ed and Lorraine h...

Bob Odenkirk is back as Hutch Mansell, the quiet family turned "assignment man" for the mob. But he's taking a break and taking his family on vacation but trouble seems to always find him. #nobody2 #sequel #bobodenkirk #connienielsen #johnortiz #colinhanks #RZA #christopherlloyd #sharonstone #vacation #movies #movie #comedy #fyp #canadian

Because Derek was so moved to record his review solo, Mean Mark sat down to watch the summer's horror hit, Weapons. First, he provides his initial reaction to the movie and then responds to what his co-host said. What did you think of the movie? Let us know.

Ever seen a movie and it just sits in your head for days and gestates until you're able to talk it out? That happened to Derek with the new release, Weapons. It's a horror/mystery about a classroom of children who go running out of their houses the early morning hours. If you've seen it, please reach out to Derek and let him know what you thought. This is less of an organized show and...

The big Marvel hit of the summer finally comes to Film Studies. Mr. Fantastic, The Invisible Woman, The Human Torch, and The Thing enter the MCU and take on The Silver Surfer and Galactus! We give our thoughts on that as well as Happy Gilmore 2 and The Naked Gun. Timestamps: 01:00 - Happy Gilmore 2 (non-spoiler) 12:45 - The Naked Gun (non-spoiler) 16:30 - Fantastic Four: First Steps (spoiler)

Lex Luthor is on a mission to besmirch the good name of the world's most powerful superhero, Superman. Using his vast wealth and influence, he'll turn the world against the Man of Steel and Superman will have to figure out who he is what it is exactly he stands for. Also, Derek brings a quick non-spoiler review of the Nick Offerman starred Sovereign.

There's a new A.I. threatening the existence of humanity and the only one who can stop it is the new and improved Megan 2.0. Also, there's another island with the newest batch of "the worst dinosaurs" and it's up to Scarlett Johansson and Mahershala Ali to get the thing and save the day in Jurassic World: Rebirth! If that wasn't enough, we give mini-reviews of Love Hurts...

On this episode, we're taking a long look at the combined story of Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1 and the logically named sequel Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning. It's Tom Cruise's final turn as Ethan Hunt leading his team of specialists trying to take down a cyber terrorist program threatening nulcear war.

On this episode, we're taking a look at Marvel's second of three releases this year, Thunderbolts aka The New Avengers. A ragtag group of heroes have to band together when their existence is threatened by a power hungry corporate CEO. Also mini-reviews of other movies and TV shows! Topic Chapters: Intro/Locked - 0:00 Death of a Unicorn - 5:00 Black Mirror - 6:37 Andor Season 2 - 10:49 Drop...

This episode is another two-fer. First, Robert Pattinson is Mickey 17, a clone whose existence is meant to be short-lived. But he survives a life-threatening event and now there's two of him! Then, Jack Black is at his Jack Black-iest in A Minecraft Movie! It's all there but the story leave us lacking.

We're taking a look at two recent releases this time around. First up, Samara Weaving is pop/film star Sophia who is being stalked and trapped by an obsessed fan who is convinced that today is their wedding day in Borderline! Then, Jack Quaid can feel no pain and is out to save his new love in Novocaine!