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The Neon Demon | The LAMBCast
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The Vern’s choice for Movie of the Month was the winner for March, and he hosted the show on 2016’s “The Neon Demon”. Those of you longtime listeners of the Lambcast know that The Vern enjoys a divisive movie conversation, and that’s exactly what we got with this week’s show. Matthew Simpson from the…
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Dune: Part Two | The LAMBCast
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Three years ago, the first part of Denis Villeneuve’s science fiction vision of the Frank Herbert book, appeared and was incredibly successful at the box office, in spite of being streamed simultaneously on HBO Max. Well, the service is now just called MAX, and it did not get the film before audiences could encounter…
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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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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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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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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 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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Eileen & Next Goal Wins | Awesome Friday Podcast
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This week on the show, we’re covering the just-released thriller Eileen, starring Thomasin McKenzie and the incomparable Anne Hathaway, which Matthew first saw at Sundance 2023, and then finally follow up with Taika Waititi’s latest sports underdog story Next Goal Wins. Link: https://awesomefriday.ca/2024/01/podcast-eileen-next-goal-wins/ This week’s bonus episode, available to all paid Patreon supporters, starts…
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Echo & Lift | Awesome Friday Podcast
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Greetings programs! Join us this week as we look closer at the new Marvel Cinematic UNvierse series Echo and then the new F Gary Gray heist film Lift, which stars Kevin Hart. We liked one of these things more than the other. Listen to find out which! Link: https://awesomefriday.ca/2024/01/podcast-echo-lift/ This week’s bonus conversation is…
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The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes & The Society of the Snow | Awesome Friday Podcast
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Greetings programs! This week, we’re diving into the world of the Hunger Games with the new prequel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, and then taking a look at Span’s entry for the Best International Feature award at this year’s Oscars, The Society of the Snow. Link: https://awesomefriday.ca/2024/01/the-hunger-games-the-ballad-of-songbirds-and-snakes-the-society-of-the-snow/ On this week’s Patron Bonus Round,…
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Our Favourite Films of 2023 | Awesome Friday Podcast
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Greetings programs! There is no bonus round this week, but our regular episode is double-sized, and we tackle all of our favourites of the year. We each made a list of a dozen films; we tackled all of them, with our absolute favourites coming last. Join us! Link: https://awesomefriday.ca/2023/12/our-favourite-films-of-2023/
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The James Bond Draft (#264) | Contra Zoom
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To end 2023 we are having another game themed episode! Earlier this year we celebrated the birth of the James Bond film franchise on episode 236: Dr. No at 60 Years. After watching all 25 official Bond films in a calendar year, it was time to make our ultimate spy movie. 10 different categories…