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VIFF 2023: “Anatomy of a Fall” and the Anatomy of an Exceptional Courtroom Drama | ForReel
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The cast is universally excellent, […] Samuel Theis and Sandra Hüller, in one of the film’s best scenes, have a violent argument (which is recorded and the audio played for the court) in which they discuss the balance of their lives and responsibilities. This scene feels like it could be taken from almost any…
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VIFF 2023: I’m Just Here for the Riot, Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe, & The Royal Hotel | Awesome Friday Podcast
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The 2023 Vancouver International Film Festival has drawn to a close, and this week, we’re talking about three films we saw as part of the fest: I’m Just Here for the Riot is a documentary about the 2011 Stanley Cup Riot in Vancouver, our hometown. Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe is a documentary…
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VIFF 2023: “The Royal Hotel”; A Feminist Tale Of Harrowing Proportions | ForReel
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So Liv and Hanna are left to fend for themselves among these horrible men. Three stand out: Matty (Toby Wallace, Finestkind), the fun one who wants to be friends but also wants to get Hanna into bed. Teeth (James Frecheville), the slow one who thinks he’s being chivalrous by sitting at the bar and…
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VIFF 2023: ‘Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person’ Brings Fresh Blood to Familiar Themes | Exclaim!
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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 Louis-Seize has found one with her new film Humanist Vampire Seeing Consenting Suicidal Person, casting the existential angst and ennui of being a teenager onto the eternal youth of a 68-year-old…
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No One Will Save You & The Fall of the House of Usher | Awesome Friday Podcast
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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 Mike Flanagan’s latest for Netflix, The Fall of the House of Usher. Join us! Link: https://awesomefriday.ca/2023/09/podcast-no-one-will-save-you-the-fall-of-the-house-of-usher/
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The Fall of the House of Usher Review: Mike Flanagan Remixes Edgar Allan Poe with Excellent Results | That Shelf
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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 his short 40 years of life. His work drips with emotionality, love, loss, regret, fear, and longing. He helped establish the damp, decaying tone and mood that we now…
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The 2023 Fantasia Film Festival | Awesome Friday Podcast
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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 talk about a number of them, including Hundreds of Beavers, Birth/Rebirth, Satan Wants You, A Disturbance in the Force, With Love and a Major Organ, Aporia, Sympathy for the…
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VIFF 2022 Top Fives w/ Dakota from Contra Zoom Pod! | Awesome Friday Podcast
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Greetings programs! We’re back after just a few days with a special bonus wrap-up episode for the 2022 Vancouver International Film Festival. This episode is also a joint episode with our friends Contra Zoom, Dakota from that show and Matthew are breaking down their five favourites from the festival together, and the episode will…
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Viking & Triangle of Sadness | Awesome Friday Podcast
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Greetings programs! This week on the podcast, we’re looking at two films that played as part of the 2022 Vancouver International Film Festival. First up is Canadian director Stéphane Lafleur’s new high-concept comedy Viking. Then we take a closer look at Ruben Östlund’s Palme d’Or winning satire of wealth and privilege Triangle of Sadness. Episode Homepage:…
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Interview: Lauren Grant on her directorial debut short film “Things We Feel But Do Not Say” | Awesome Friday!
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Lauren Grant is a prolific producer of Canadian film and television, having worked on the series Killjoys as well as the films Riot Girls, Sugar Daddy and The Retreat just in the last two years. This year she also makes her debut as a director with her original short film Things We Feel But Do Not Say, which premiered as part of the…
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2021 Vancouver International Film Festival Favourite Films | ForReel
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The Vancouver International Film Festival came to a close on Oct 11, but before it all ended, Thomas gathered friends Taylor Baker from Drink In The Movies and Mathew Simpson with Awesome Friday for a wrap up discussion – in person! In this chat, hosted at the Vancouver Playhouse, Thomas, Taylor, and Matt talk…
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Interview: Danis Goulet on her film “Night Raiders” | Awesome Friday!
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Matthew: How was the production process? I understand you had Taika Waititi on board as an executive producer and a number of Canadian talents as well. How did that all come together? Danis Goulet: It was amazing. The cast is so incredible to work with. We were a Canada-New Zealand co-production, so we had…
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2021 Vancouver International Film Festival Preview (#167) | Contra Zoom
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On this show we are previewing the 40th edition of the Vancouver International Film Festival. It is the largest film festival in Western Canada and gets plenty of prestige films from around the world. Joining the show is Matthew Simpson, who is one half of the Awesome Friday Movie Podcast. We each picked five films (and…
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2021 Fantasia Festival Wrap-Up! | Awesome Friday Podcast
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This years festival was a great one, and it was hard to narrow our favourites to just five in total, so that’s why we chose seven (but even that was difficult!). You can check out all of our festival coverage by clicking the banner above, and you’ll find where to stream each of the…
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Free Guy & The Night House | Awesome Friday Podcast
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This week Matt and Simon are talking about the summer movie sensation Free Guy, starring Vancouver Local Ryan Reynolds, and the new horror movie release The Night House starring Rebecca Hall, which had it’s Canadian premiere at Fantasia Festival last week and is in theatres now. One of these films we think is excellent and the other…