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Die Hard 2: Die Harder Minute 122 – Business Dealing of Politics | MovieRob Minute
Rob is back with Matthew Simpson of Awesome Friday as they get to the rolling cast credits and find a typo. Link: https://movierobminute.com/2023/10/27/movierob-minute-season-5-die-hard-2-die-harder-minute-122-business-dealing-of-politics/
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Die Hard 2: Die Harder Minute 121 – Hoo-Rah | MovieRob Minute
Matthew Simpson of Awesome Friday returns with Rob to continue to peruse the credits of all the people who contributed to this film credited and uncredited. Link: https://movierobminute.com/2023/10/26/movierob-minute-season-5-die-hard-2-die-harder-minute-121-hoo-rah/
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Die Hard 2: Die Harder Minute 120 – Most Canadian Security | MovieRob Minute
Another episode discussing another minute of the film Die Hard 2: Die Harder with MovieRob! Link: https://movierobminute.com/2023/10/25/movierob-minute-season-5-die-hard-2-die-harder-minute-120-most-canadian-security/
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Die Hard 2: Die Harder Minute 119 – Writer’s Guild Shenanigans | MovieRob Minute
Matthew Simpson of Awesome Friday joins Rob as they continue to go thru the above the line credits. Link: https://movierobminute.com/2023/10/24/movierob-minute-season-5-die-hard-2-die-harder-minute-119-writers-guild-shenanigans/
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VIFF 2023: I Used to Be Funny: Rachel Sennott Continues Her Hot Streak in Ally Pankiw’s New Film | That Shelf
The movie is ultimately Sennott’s show and she carries it with the confidence of a seasoned performer. The story sees her tackle more than a few complicated subjects. Through it all, she makes Sam believable, sympathetic, and, when the script calls for it, hilarious. It is an excellent performance that anchors I Used to Be Funny should […]
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VIFF 2023: “Anatomy of a Fall” and the Anatomy of an Exceptional Courtroom Drama | ForReel
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 relationship […]
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“The Creator”; A Visually Beautiful Yet Narratively Deficient Sci-Fi Film | ForReel
If there has been an inescapable topic of 2023, it has been Artificial Intelligence (AI). We’ve seen large language models grow by leaps and bounds in the last year, and Hollywood writers and performers striking – at least in part – over the idea of using AI in creating film and television. AI has always […]
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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
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 about […]
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VIFF 2023: “The Royal Hotel”; A Feminist Tale Of Harrowing Proportions | ForReel
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 waiting […]
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Loki Season 2 Review: More Fun Shenanigans in the MCU’s Sacred Timeline | That Shelf
For his part, Hiddleston slips back into Loki like a glove he’s been wearing all his life, this time with more concern for both Sylvie and the universe at large. Di Martino as Sylvie gets to play with relief and frustration as she’s dragged back into the fray. Their relationship after last season’s betrayal has […]
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Flora and Son & The Creator | Awesome Friday Podcast
This week on the show, we dive into two movies in which our opinions are nearly mirror images of one another. Join us for discussions of Flora and Son, and The Creator! Link: https://awesomefriday.ca/2023/10/podcast-flora-and-son-the-creator/
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VIFF 2023: ‘Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person’ Brings Fresh Blood to Familiar Themes | Exclaim!
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 vampire […]
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No One Will Save You & The Fall of the House of Usher | Awesome Friday Podcast
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
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 understand […]
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No Hard Feelings & Talk To Me | Awesome Friday Podcast
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 year’s big summer horror breakout, Talk To Me. Join us! Link: https://awesomefriday.ca/2023/09/podcast-no-hard-feelings-talk-to-me/ On this week’s patron chat, we’re taking on Drew Barrymore’s disastrous decision to go back to work despite the […]
I am a Rotten Tomatoes-approved, freelance film & television critic and podcast host from Vancouver, Canada! I am a co-founder of the Cascadia Film & Television Critics Association and a voting member of the International Film Society Critics, Pandora International Critics, and the Online Film & Television Association.
I maintain bylines at Exclaim!, Awesome Friday!, That Shelf, ForReel, Movies We Texted About, KeithLovesMovies, and I can be heard regularly on the Contra Zoom Podcast and The LAMBCast.
