Ramblings Of A Guy From Regina 2.0

In this episode, Luke Annand and guests John Johnstone V and Jordan Ferguson discuss the Best Films and TV of 2025.  Along the way they discuss more Friday the 13th films, praise French Stewart and Chris Kattan and relish in the best villain death of the year. Best Films of 2025 1.  Sinners 2. One Battle After Another 3.  It Was Just An Accident 4.  No Other Choice 5.  If I Had Legs, I'd Kick...

In this episode, Luke Annand and guests John Johnstone V and Donovan Thiesson discuss their ideal Halloween Film Marathon of five films and a short that proceeds it.  Along the way, they compare and contrast Monster Squad with Goonies, mash up Goblin with Kenny Loggins and give some love to one of the top films of 2025. John's Marathon Tales from the Crypt "Lower Berth" The Monster...

In this episode, Luke Annand and guest Dr. Philippe Mather journey through the filmography of Luke's favorite filmmaker, Stanley Kubrick.  Along the way, they bring up the best "I'm Spartacus!" parody, compare the Stargate sequence to the Club Silencio scene in Mulholland Drive and do Cinema Inception with Twister, The Shining, Summer of '42 and Now, Voyager. Mark Ayres &q...

In this episode, Luke Annand counts down his Best Films of 2024 list with returning guests John Johnstone V and Jordan Ferguson.  Along the way, they check in with Jordan on the L.A. fires and discuss the Alien franchise, The Golden Child and underrated Hitchcock films. Best Films of 2024 The Brutalist Conclave Dune: Part Two Nickel Boys I Saw the TV Glow Anora Challengers The Substance Furiosa: A...

In this episode, Luke Annand and John Johnstone V do their tenth solo-ish episode discussing the horror films past and present they've seen this year.  Along the way, they discuss the "Plight Before Christmas" episode of Bob's Burgers, Guillermo del Toro and a Montreal smoked meat sandwich and the recently deceased James Earl Jones, Joe Flaherty and Tony Todd. "Love Hurts&...

In this episode, Luke Annand discusses his lists for the Best Films and TV of 2023 with Jordan Ferguson.  Along the way, they discuss the first films they remember seeing, old and new Doctor Who and getting caught up with 80's film franchises. Best Films of 2023 1.  Past Lives 2.  Killers of the Flower Moon 3.  Asteroid City 4.  Poor Things 5.  The Zone of Interest 6.  American Fiction 7.  Ma...

In this episode, Luke Annand interviews actress/writer/producer/director Mary Galloway about her web series Querencia and her documentary The Cowichan Sweater: Our Knitted Legacy.  Along the way, they discuss oat milk, shadowing Rachel Talalay and Queer & Indigenous representation. Opening and closing music is "Identity" by Metis composer Justin Delorme.

In this episode, Luke Annand and returning guests John Johnstone V and Jordan Ferguson discuss Luke's lists for the Best Films and TV of 2022.  Along the way, they discuss game adaptations, watching films in relation to podcasts and what films you'd include in montages of great films. Best Films of 2022 1. Everything Everywhere All At Once 2. The Banshees of Inisherin 3. The Fabelmans 4....

In this episode, Luke Annand and John Johnstone V discuss the Marvel and Star Wars shows on Disney + as well as some other streaming shows and horror films they've caught up with over the last six months. Shows Discussed: WandaVision, Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Loki, What If..., Hawkeye, Moon Knight, Ms. Marvel, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, Obi-Wan Ke...

In this delayed episode, Luke Annand and returning guests John Johnstone V and Jordan Ferguson discuss Luke Annand's Best Films of 2020 and Best Films of 2021 lists.  Along the way, they rave about a future cult horror classic, nitpick action sequences involving transit buses and admit to film study screw ups. Best Films of 2020 1.  Minari 2.  Nomadland 3.  Da 5 Bloods 4.  David Byrne's...

In this episode, Luke Annand and recurring guest George Sirois celebrate the completing of their respective National Podcast Post Month Challenge podcast series 30 Day Trek and From Duck Till Dark: Outside the MCU.  Along the way, the discuss if they can still watch the X-MEN films knowing what we know about Bryan Singer, do Nick Nolte and Christopher Plummer impressions and wonder how the f**k yo...

In the final episode of the 3rd Burden of Truth miniseries, Luke Annand interviews Brad Simpson, the show's creator about the series as a whole.  Along the way, they chat about the other producer named Brad Simpson, offer sympathy for minor characters and close the book on the experience of working on the series. *SPOILER WARNING*  We discuss the entire series from beginning to end.  Do not l...

In this episode of the 3rd Burden of Truth miniseries, Luke Annand interviews Anwen O'Driscoll, the actress who played Taylor Matheson on Burden of Truth.  Along the way, they discuss the tragedy of the Taylor and Ben Matheson relationship, getting accidentally set on fire and a moment of playing creative tennis in a waiting room at a clinic.

In this episode of the 3rd Burden of Truth miniseries, Luke Annand interviews actress/producer Sera-Lys McArthur about playing Kodie Chartrand on season 3 of Burden of Truth.  Along the way, they discuss her role in Outlander, the complexity of Indigenous representation on screen and her current and future works.

In the first episode of the 3rd Burden of Truth miniseries, Luke Annand interviews Nathan Costa about being the COVID fighter in the production office for Season 4 of Burden of Truth.  Along the way, they discuss the pros and cons of the Fringe Festival, share memories of living in Toronto and being online content creators as creative outlets.

In lieu of the annual Best of two parter, in this episode, Luke Annand, John Johnstone V and Jordan Ferguson discuss the various old and new films and TV shows that got them through the year that was 2020.  Along the way, they compare and contrast Christopher Nolan with David Lynch and Alfonso Cuaron, recount a moviegoing experience with Roger Ebert and discuss final episodes of animated Netflix s...

In this episode, Luke Annand explores the 1st season of the newest Star Trek series, Star Trek: Lower Decks with former guest Cathy Herbert.  Along the way, they geek out over Tony Todd and Kurtwood Smith, wonder if parents still tell their kids if their dog went to live on a farm and debate the finer points of Rick & Morty and BoJack Horseman. **SPOILER WARNING FOR ENTIRE FIRST SEASON**

In this final episode of the 2nd Burden of Truth miniseries, Luke Annand interviews Kyle Irving about being a producer on the show.  Along the way, they discuss growing up as farm kids, hype some of Eagle Vision's upcoming projects and how Burden of Truth has affected them professionally and personally.

In this episode, Luke Annand interviews Richard Duffy about being one of the 1st Assistant Director's on Burden of Truth.  Along the way, they discuss filming during a freak blizzard, working on Season 2 of Fargo and The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford and the documentary work that Eagle Vision does.

In this episode, Luke Annand interviews Marcus James, the A Camera Operator on Burden of Truth.  Along the way, Marcus tells stories of working in L.A. in the early 90's, discuss favorite types of shots not normally seen in film nowadays and recount glory days past and present.

In this episode, Luke Annand interviews lamp operator Cathy Herbert about working in the grip and electrics department on Season 2 of Burden of Truth.  Along the way, they debate if Last Night (98) is better than Seeking A Friend for the End of the World, recount the Fringe Festival show Commando: The Radio Play and mourn the loss of four individuals related to Star Trek.

In the 1st episode of our 2nd Burden of Truth miniseries, Luke Annand interviews the 1st make-up assistant on the 1st 2 seasons of Burden of Truth, Margarita Sykes and her husband Geordy.  Along the way, Margarita shares her experience of a miscarriage during season 2, recounts being terrified of the Easter Bunny as a child and what it's like living in a Greek family in Canada. *Trigger warni...

In the 1st half of our annual Best of two parter, Luke Annand counts down his list for the Best Films of 2019 with Jordan Ferguson.  Along the way, Luke disagrees with Jordan about Lady Bird, Jordan disagrees with Luke about Jojo Rabbit and both share a disconnect over Noah Baumbach. Best Films of 2019 1.  Parasite 2.  The Farewell 3.  Knives Out 4.  Jojo Rabbit 5.  The Irishman 6.  Marriage Story...

In the 2nd half of our annual Best of two parter, Luke Annand counts down the combined Best TV of 2019 list with John Johnston V and Jordan Ferguson. Best TV of 2019 1.  Barry 2.  Chernobyl/Watchmen 3.  Fleabag/GLOW 4.  Deadwood: The Movie/I Think You Should Leave 5.  The Good Place/Russian Doll 6.  Undone 7.  Fosse/Verdon / Love is War 8.  Mindhunter/Evil 9.  Good Omens/Game of Thrones 10.  Catas...

In the final part of our 5 part Burden of Truth miniseries (for now), Luke Annand interviews multi-hyphenate Rebecca Gibson about her many roles at Eagle Vision, the production company behind Burden of Truth.  Along the way, they discuss how she landed the role of Wendy Ross on the show, the digital content she created involving puppies and the responsibilities of storytellers to tell diverse stor...