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Cool Runnings | The LAMBCast
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We almost skipped the MOTM because the Shepard was away from the pasture. Fortunately, there were itinerant Podcast Hosts, seeking one off jobs and they happen to be other LAMBs. Matthew Simpson of the Cascadia Film and TV Critics Association, and the Awesome Friday Podcast, as well as a regular MOTM guest, volunteered to…
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Old, Young and New Frankenstein | Contra Zoom
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With the latest version of the classic Mary Shelly story Frankenstein coming out from director Guillermo del Toro, we look back at the history of this monster movie. Pairing the latest version with 1931’s Frankenstein directed by James Whale and 1974’s Young Frankenstein directed by Mel Brooks. Dakota, Jeff and Matthew discuss adapting the book to screen and how…
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2025 Vancouver International Film Festival | Contra Zoom
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The 44th edition of the Vancouver International Film Festival just concluded and we are here to talk about some of our favourite films that played! Joining Dakota and Matthew is Darren Zakus from Movie Scene Canada. The guys talk about Deathstalker and A Welcome Distraction (Dakota’s picks), Wrong Husband and Blue Heron (Matthew’s picks) and Blue Moon and Is This Thing On? (Darren’s picks). Listening Links
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The Naked Gun | The LAMBCast
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Comedy films seem to be a rarity on the big screen these days, so when one comes along that works, it is a reason fro celebration. Celebrating is mostly what we do on this episode because all the guests were enthusiastic about this film Those who remember the Leslie Nelson films from Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker, will…
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A24 Retrospective – Oasis: Supersonic | Contra Zoom
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We continue our series going through the entire catalog of A24’s films. On this episode Dakota and Matthew are looking at 2016’s Oasis: Supersonic directed Mat Whitecross. The documentary follows the creation and rise of the Britpop band culminating in their Knebworth Festival headlining performance in front of 250,000 people in 1996. Joining the show is Alex…
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The 2025 Canadian Screen Awards | Contra Zoom
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The 2025 Canadian Screen Awards were handed out from May 30-June 1st and the television portion was hosted by Lisa Gilroy. Universal Language and The Apprentice were the big winners. We look at ten categories and discuss the winners and Dakota, Matthew and Jeff pick our own favourites. Real talk: most of the 2025…
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Mission: Impossible – Ranked | Contra Zoom
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Your mission, should you choose to accept it is to listen to Dakota and Matthew rank the Mission: Impossible films to celebrate the release of the 8th entry (and possibly last film in the series?) , The Final Reckoning. Joining the show is former co-host Rachel Ho the film editor at Exclaim! Listening Links
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Andor, Season Two | Austin B Media Podcast
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I sat down with my friend Austin Belzer on his podcast to talk about Andor season 2. The full conversation is nearly 90 minutes but we cover a lot of territory as we discuss one of the best Star Wars projects maybe ever. Listening Links And consider subscribing to Austin’s Patreon.
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Final Destination: Bloodlines | The LAMBCast
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We try to keep our promises here on the Lambcast. A Month ago, we talked about the “Final Destination” Franchise and we agreed to come back to talk about the new entry when it dropped in May. Everyone technically has returned, although Richard had to cheat a little to do so. We had no…
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Top Secret! | The LAMBCast
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The first film of the late Val Kilmer, was chosen as the MOTM after being suggested by Jeanette Ward from “The Mundane Adventures of a Fangirl” blog. Almost two years ago she promoted “Real Genius” to MOTM status. It appears that Jeanette has a thing for Mr. Kilmer. After watching the film, you will…
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Thunderbolts* | The LAMBCast
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The Lambcast is back and we have a big one for you to kick off the Summer season. The MCU seems to have been in the doldrums for a while and the characters in this movie have apparently been watching because they are all depressed as well. Maybe a new team of B-grade heroes…
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Saving Private Ryan, Minute 130 – Deep Breathe Before the Plunge | MovieRob Minute
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The daily podcast where we FUBAR our way through the 1998 Steven Spielberg-directed film – Saving Private Ryan, one minute at a time. In this minute, Rob finishes off the week with Matthew Simpson of Awesome Friday, and the anticipation grows with the ground beginning to shake from the nearing tanks. Listening Links:
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Saving Private Ryan, Minute 129 – Old Habits Die Hard | MovieRob Minute
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The daily podcast where we FUBAR our way through the 1998 Steven Spielberg-directed film – Saving Private Ryan, one minute at a time. In this minute, Matthew Simpson of Awesome Friday is back with Rob as the men finalise their preparations for the imminent battle. Listening Links:
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Saving Private Ryan Minute, Minute 128 – Other Red Shirts in the Mix | MovieRob Minute
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The daily podcast where we FUBAR our way through the 1998 Steven Spielberg-directed film – Saving Private Ryan, one minute at a time. In this minute, Rob returns with Matthew Simpson of Awesome Friday as they get an update on the ETA of the tanks. Listening Links:
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A24 Retrospective – Val | Contra Zoom
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We continue our series going through the entire catalog of A24’s films. On this episode Dakota and Matthew are looking at 2021’s Val directed by Leo Scott and Ting Poo. The film is a documentary using actor Val Kilmer’s extensive home video collection to cover his life and career up to his diagnoses with throat cancer that…