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Why talk about a movie once....when we could talk about it twice? We're doubling down on one of our favourite Canadian films in recent memory, 'Blue Heron' which is rolling out across North America beginning this Friday after it's exclusive Toronto preview a few weeks back. 'Blue Heron' is the story of a family of six settles that into their new home on Vancouver Island as internal dynamics are sl...

It truly takes a village to get these movies that we love made.... On this very special episode we dive into the world of producing as we talk with Ryan Bobkin about helping to bring the work of Sophie Romvari and her debut feature 'Blue Heron' to light. 'Blue Heron' is the story of a family of six that settles into their new home on Vancouver Island as internal dynamics are slowly revealed throug...

Hate the game....always hate the game.... On this very special episode we dive into the heart of a national scandal for us Canadians....and in Canadian fashion, we're not afraid to poke a little fun at ourselves either... Available on GameTV and Paramount+; 'Hate The Player': The Ben Johnson Story is a satirical look back at a time of national pride when Ben Johnson won the Gold Medal for the 100...

It's a national holiday as far as we're concerned.... It's the most wonderful time of the year for Canadian Film Nerds.  Every April 15th we celebrate National Canadian Film Day and it's gone international.  With events and screenings all across the globe, there's never been a better time to celebrate our stories. In celebration of this day, I had the chance to sit down with a Canadian icon who lo...

It takes a village to make a major motion picture.... On this special episode we dive head first into the brand new film playing now on Prime Video.  It's time for 'Pretty Lethal'. Five ballerinas, on their way to a prestigious dance competition, are barely on speaking terms when their bus breaks down in a remote forest. With no other options, they reluctantly seek shelter at an unsettling roadsid...

Missions from God can take many forms.... On this very special episode we've got ourselves another genuinely lovely slice of cinema from New Zealand which is in theatres across Canada now.  It's time for some 'Holy Days'. 1974 New Zealand: young Brian’s heart is broken, but he finds a quirky crew of nuns in a rundown convent facing shutdown. Together, they hit the road in a wild, hilarious race to...

Trailblazing doesn't have an age limit.... On this very special episode we actually get to dive into a documentary from one of our favourite Canadian documentarians and a movie that is just really nice as we all wade through a real world news cycle that is anything but.... It's time for 'Tough Old Broads' Kathrine Switzer, Siila Watt-Cloutier, and Sharon Farmer. These trailblazing women broke barr...

Sometimes you've just got to 'Break The Ice'.... We're dialing it back all the way to 1986 on this episode as we dive into a cult classic that is going stronger now then it was when it was first released.  Join us in celebrating the 40th Anniversary of 'RAD'. It's the story of one young man, Cru Jones (Bill Allen), who has the intensity and desire to win a BMX race called Helltrack. It may have be...

You can't kill the spirit of an artist.... On this episode we dive into the ideal of artistry and how it never really dies even the face of the most horrible circumstances. It's time for 'Birita'. In this moving and deeply personal feature documentary, a family of theater-makers on the tiny archipelago of The Faroe Islands attempts to stage Shakespeare’s King Lear, casting the mother - celebrated...

Sometimes you've got to embrace getting a little weird.... On this episode we're going a little off the beaten path with something gloriously weird and unconventional.  It's time for 'Art Show! With Captain Skinner' With weekly episodes on Substack and YouTube, the best way to describe 'Art Show! With Captain Skinner' would be to compare our star Captain Skinner to something like Bob Ross...but wh...

Sometimes it's important to buck convention.... On this episode we dive into the new horror movie hitting theatres this weekend from Canada's own Adam MacDonald,  It's for 'This Is Not A Test'. Sloane (Olivia Holt)  and a small group of her classmates take cover in their high school to escape their suddenly apocalyptic hometown. As danger relentlessly pounds on the doors, Sloane begins to see the...

You can never be sure where you're going to find your new favorite show... On this episode we go behind the scenes on the show that you haven't discovered yet, but ultimately won't stop talking about it for the rest of the year.  Let's figure out 'How To Get To Heaven From Belfast'. From the team behind 'Derry Girls' (not Bad Girls as I mistakenly referred to it) this show is the story of Three li...

The Olympic struggle is more real then many of us actually imagine. In the wake of the recent Winter Olympics , on this episode we dive into the intensity of what it takes to compete at the Olympic level in a sport which is even more physically and psychologically intense then we expected.  It's time to cross 'Threshold'. 'Threshold' is the story of Olympic gold medalist and most decorated America...

This business moves fast... We're in the thick of awards consideration season, and when we talked to our next guest for our 750th episode he was a one time Academy Award nominee....now he's a TWO time nominee. On this episode we sit down with musician/composer Jerskin Fendrix about his work on 'Bugonia', getting the call from Yorgos Lanthimos, the realities of working in film and TV for musicians,...

When you're building a village that it takes to populate a movie, quality relationships matter... On this episode we are still deep in the throws of awards consideration season and we get the pleasure of diving into the Golden Globe winning 'The Secret Agent'. From Writer/Director Kleber Mendonça Filho, 'The Secret Agent' takes us back to Brazil, 1977. Marcelo, a technology expert in his early 40s...

The right song can not only brings the house down, but it can add layers to the story that you couldn't even imagine.... On this episode we have a fun one as we get to sit with a genuine up and coming star.  We get to sit down with Aiyana-Lee to talk about her song in the movie 'Highest 2 Lowest' This is a straight up power house of a song that will not only bring the house down but it truly does...

It takes a village, quite literally to build a village and tell a story... On this episode we're back in awards mode as we dive back into the world of 'Hamnet' with set decorator Alice Felton. We talked about how she got involved in the project, working from the source material, honouring the realities of a period piece without it being obvious and so very much more. Get to your local theatre and...

The biggest movie of the past year, actually may have been even bigger... On this episode we're going off world to Pandora to get some insights into the music and sounds of the world of 'Avatar: Fire & Ash'. We had the chance to sit down with composer Simon Franglen to talk about his extensive work on these films (you'll be stunned to find out how much) his working relationship with James Came...

The outfit truly does make the character.... We're still elbows deep in awards season coverage and we've got another good one for you as we get some insight into the craft behind 'Hamnet'. We had the pleasure of sitting down with the one and only Malgosia Turzanska; costume designer on 'Hamnet; and a myriad of other high profile shoots.  We talking about getting involved with the project, how much...

Sound is a character... For this episode we get to talk about a movie that made us excited about the movie going experience.  It's time for 'Sirat'. On it's surface, it's the story of a father accompanied by his son as they search for his missing daughter in North Africa, but it's also an immersive, even primal cinematic experience that hits audiences with walls of sound which are just as importan...