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The Zone of Interest & Spaceman | Awesome Friday Podcast
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Greetings programs! Join us for a discussion about Jonathan Glazer’s academy award nominated The Zone of Interest and Johan Renck’s Adam Sandler starring existential sci-fi drama Spaceman. It’s a good discussion, and we hope you enjoy it! Listening Links: On this week’s Patreon supporter bonus episode, Matthew saw Dune Part Two and then hijacked…
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28th Annual Online Film & Television Association Film Award Winners
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This year, I joined the Online Film & Television Association and voted for their annual film awards, which have now been announced! The Online Film & Television Association has selected Oppenheimer as 2023’s best film. In addition, it was presented eleven other prizes. Christopher Nolan’s historical epic about the construction of the atomic bomb also claimed…
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2023 – 2024 International Film Society Critics Awards
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As a member in good standing, I was privileged to vote in the 2022-2023 International Film Society Critics Association Awards proceedings, both to determine the nominees and select the winners. I also wrote up the announcement post this year, where you can find a full list of the nominees and winners. The International Film…
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Anyone But You & Avatar: The Last Airbender | Awesome Friday Podcast
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This week on the show, we’re looking at the new Shakespeare-adapted rom-com Anyone But You and the new live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Listen to find out how they each hold up! Listening Links: This week, Matthew & Simon went on an actual trip to an actual cinema to see Christopher Nolan’s…
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Netflix’s ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Once Again Fumbles the Source Material | Exclaim!
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As with any adaptation, Avatar walks a tricky line, seeking to please fans of the original material and appeal to new fans. Showrunner Albert Kim has publicly said that one of his goals was to broaden the appeal to an adult audience, citing Game of Thrones as an example of the tone he’d like to set — a…
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Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent Review: The Iconic Franchise Comes to Canada | That Shelf
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[T]his reliance on archetypes and such a well-established formula is both the show’s biggest weakness and its greatest strength. It’s either “another Law & Order…” or “Another Law & Order!” That might seem like a fairly narrow distinction, but it’s true. Once again, this is a franchise with enough episodes under its belt that if…
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The King of Comedy | The LAMBCast
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This month’s selection as Movie of the Month came from a list of Blind Spots submitted by the host. A Martin Scorsese flop from 1983, which has grown in stature over the years, “The King of Comedy” starring Robert DeNiro. DeNiro is the frustrated, Rupert Pupkin, obsessed with becoming a comedy great. However, when…
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I.S.S. & The Taste of Things | Awesome Friday Podcast
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Greetings programs! We’re back after a week away and talking about the new outer space set thriller I.S.S. and then catching up with France’s official submission for the Best International Feature Oscar, The Taste of Things. Our opinions are both the same and different about both of these movies, and one of them garnered…
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‘Shōgun’ Is a Grand Epic Without Focus | Exclaim!
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… [T]he series contains many great performances and an excellent production design that make it worth watching. Everything from the costumes to the CG cityscapes feel as considered and authentic as possible, and for those of us who appreciate stage violence, this has its fair share. Shōgun is a good show — but it sometimes…
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Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom & The Beekeeper | Awesome Friday Podcast
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This week on the show we’re catching up with the last CDEU film, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom and then we move on to Jason Statham’s new action movie The Beekeeper. Both of these movies are more fun than you think; join us to find out why! Link: https://awesomefriday.ca/2024/02/podcast-aquaman-and-the-lost-kingdom-the-beekeeper/ This week’s bonus chat has…
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Oscars Special: The 2024 Academy Awards Predictions & Preferences | Awesome Friday Podcast
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Greetings programs! It’s that time of year, the Oscar Nominees have been announced! This week, we’re breaking down our preferences and predictions for (almost) every category of the 96th Academy Awards. Some of our choices line up, and some of them don’t, so take a listen to see if you agree with Matthew, Simon…
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2024 Pandora International Critics Awards
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This is my third year as a voting member of the Pandora International Critics, and this years awards have now been announced. I’m both proud and excited that Past Lives took the top prize and the Filmmaking Breakthrough Award, as well as recognizing Charles Melton, Andrew Scott, and Sandra Hüller, who, in my opinion,…
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2024 Oscar Nomination Reactions (#266) | Contra Zoom
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The 2024 Oscar nominations have now been announced with Oppenheimer, Poor Things, Killers of the Flower Moon, Barbie and Maestro leading the pack. We go over the big categories and discuss what we think of the crop of nominees including who our pleasant surprises were and biggest snubs. Joining the show is Matthew Simpson,…
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Dredd | The LAMBCast
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Hear ye, hear ye, all rise for the Honorable Lambcast. Enter and be judged. This week, the guests of the Lambcast are the Law. We decide if the 2012 version of Judge Dread is Dreadful, thus being sent to an iso cube for eternity, or if it is “Not Guilty” and can, therefore, continue…
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Sight Unseen Review: New Canadian Detective Show Has A Unique Hook | That Shelf
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Every excellent detective show needs a hook. Sometimes, the detective is a rogueish outsider or has a particular personality quirk or compulsion. In Sight Unseen, ace detective Tess Avery (newcomer Dolly Lewis) abruptly loses her ability to see. At first, in denial of this, she puts her partner Jake (Daniel Gillies) in peril and…