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Rather tall. Pop Culture Podcaster & Writer. Bylines at AwesomeFriday.ca, Exclaim.ca, ThatShelf.com, ThisIsForReel.com, and others.
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Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
Featured Festival Coverage Reviews

VIFF 2023: ‘Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person’ Brings Fresh Blood to Familiar Themes | Exclaim.ca

Friday, 29 September, 2023Friday, 29 September, 2023By Matthew

The coming-of-age story is a well-worn tale, but one that still has a lot of mileage if a filmmaker can find a new angle. Director Ariane

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No One Will Save You & The Fall of the House of Usher
Featured Festival Coverage Podcasts

No One Will Save You & The Fall of the House of Usher | Awesome Friday Podcast

Monday, 25 September, 2023Monday, 25 September, 2023By Matthew

This week, we’re diving into two horror titles! Join us for the new Disney+/Hulu alien home invasion film No One Will Save You and then

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The Fall of the House of Usher
Featured Festival Coverage Reviews

The Fall of the House of Usher Review: Mike Flanagan Remixes Edgar Allan Poe with Excellent Results | That Shelf

Friday, 22 September, 2023Saturday, 23 September, 2023By Matthew

Edgar Allan Poe is one of the most influential and vital voices in horror, penning some of the most influential works of the genre in

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No Hard Feelings & Talk To Me
Podcasts

No Hard Feelings & Talk To Me | Awesome Friday Podcast

Monday, 18 September, 2023Monday, 25 September, 2023By Matthew

Greetings programs! We’re back with another summer catch-up episode! Join us as we dive into No Hard Feelings with Jennifer Lawrence, and then stick around for this

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The Meg 2: The Trench & El Conde
Podcasts

The Meg 2: The Trench & El Conde | Awesome Friday Podcast

Sunday, 10 September, 2023Monday, 18 September, 2023By Matthew

Greetings programs! This week, Matthew and Simon catch up with another summer blockbuster, diving headfirst into the sea with The Meg 2: The Trench and then visit

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The Last Voyage of the Demeter & Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Podcasts

The Last Voyage of the Demeter & Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem | Awesome Friday Podcast

Sunday, 3 September, 2023Sunday, 10 September, 2023By Matthew

Greetings programs!  Join us this week as we catch up with two summer movies, The Last Voyage of the Demeter and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles:

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Reinventing Elvis & Past Lives
Podcasts

Past Lives & Reinventing Elvis | Awesome Friday Podcast

Sunday, 27 August, 2023Sunday, 3 September, 2023By Matthew

Greetings programs!  This week, Rachel subs in for Simon again, and she and Matthew take on the A24 critical darling Past Lives and the new

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Ahsoka
Reviews

‘Ahsoka’ Thankfully Transcends ‘Star Wars’ Nostalgia | Exclaim.ca

Wednesday, 23 August, 2023Sunday, 1 October, 2023By Matthew

It’s fair to say that Disney+‘s various Star Wars shows have been a mixed bag. While the fan base remains rabid, the shows have not all been met

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Birth/Rebirth
Featured Reviews

“Birth/Rebirth” Doesn’t Have Enough to Bring It to Life | ForReel

Tuesday, 22 August, 2023Wednesday, 23 August, 2023By Matthew

…writer-director Laura Moss instead delivers a film with a fascinating twist on the Frankenstein story – at least in theory. Judy Reyes plays Celi, the

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Ahsoka
Podcasts

Ahsoka, Season 1, Episodes 1 & 2 | Awesome Friday Podcast

Tuesday, 22 August, 2023Tuesday, 22 August, 2023By Matthew

Greetings programs!  We’re here slightly off schedule to talk about the new Star Wars adventure, Ahsoka!  Starring Rosario Dawson, Natasha Liu Brodizzo, and Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ahsoka picks up

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They Cloned Tyrone & Joy Ride
Podcasts

They Cloned Tyrone & Joy Ride | Awesome Friday Podcast

Sunday, 13 August, 2023Wednesday, 30 August, 2023By Matthew

Greetings, programs, and welcome to another edition of the Awesome Friday Podcast. This week on the show, we’re taking on her recent Netflix release, They

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Festival Coverage Podcasts

The 2023 Fantasia Film Festival | Awesome Friday Podcast

Sunday, 6 August, 2023Monday, 18 September, 2023By Matthew

Greetings programs!  This week, we dive head first into the 2023 Fantasia Film Festival.  We’ve each seen a number of films, and we’re going to

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Oppenheimer & Barbie
Podcasts

Oppenheimer & Barbie | Awesome Friday Podcast

Monday, 31 July, 2023Thursday, 10 August, 2023By Matthew

Greetings programs!  This week we’re getting caught up in the fascination that is gripping the nation.  That’s right, it’s the Barbenheimer episode! Both Oppenheimer and

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The Witcher Season 3 Volume 2
Reviews

The Witcher Season 3, Volume 2 Starts Strong and Ends Flat | That Shelf

Sunday, 30 July, 2023Saturday, 23 September, 2023By Matthew

If you recall, when I reviewed the first part of the season one month ago, I said, “It feels like this season will be made or

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Reviews

Oppenheimer Review: Christopher Nolan Explores the Price of Knowlege in One of the Best Films of the Year | ForReel

Wednesday, 26 July, 2023Wednesday, 23 August, 2023By Matthew

Fans of Nolan’s work will not be surprised that he accomplishes this with multiple overlapping narratives. The first follows Oppenheimer from his early university days

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