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Werewolf by Night & All Quiet on the Western Front | Awesome Friday Podcast
Greetings programs! This week the Awesome Friday Podcast is back with a look at two new streaming titles. First up is the latest Marvel experiment, the Halloween special Werewolf by Night. Following that, we look at the new adaptation of All Quiet on the Western Front, produced by Netflix. Episode Homepage: https://awesomefriday.ca/2022/10/podcast-werewolf-by-night-all-quiet-on-the-western-front/
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VIFF 2022 Top Fives w/ Dakota from Contra Zoom Pod! | Awesome Friday Podcast
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 be […]
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Viking & Triangle of Sadness | Awesome Friday Podcast
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: https://awesomefriday.ca/2022/10/podcast-viff-2022-viking-triangle-of-sadness/
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A24 Retrospective – The Rover (#211) | Contra Zoom
We continue our series going through the entire catalog of A24’s films. On this episode we are looking at 2014’s The Rover directed by David Michôd. The film stars Guy Pearce as a man tracking down a group of thieves that stole his car in post apocalyptic Australia. He finds Robert Pattinson, the brother of one of […]
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Blonde & Star Wars: Andor | Awesome Friday Podcast
Greetings programs! This week on the podcast, we are looking at the divisive new Marilyn Monroe movie Blonde, starring Ana de Armas as the titular blonde bombshell, before moving on to the latest entry in the Star Wars franchise, Andor. We spend half the episode swooning over one of these; listen to find out which! […]
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Blank & Moonage Daydream | Awesome Friday Podcast
Greetings, programs, and welcome to another edition of the Awesome Friday Podcast. This week Matt and Simon take a look at the new high-concept indie thriller Blank and the new documentary about the life and art of David Bowie, Moonage Daydream. One of these movies is one of the best movies of the year, so listen closely to […]
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Pinocchio & Saloum | Awesome Friday Podcast
Greetings programs! We’re back after a two-week break with two new movies, one hot off the presses from the largest media conglomerate in history and the other finally seeing wide release after a successful festival run last year. First up is Robert Zemeckis’ live-action remake of Disney’s Pinocchio, followed by the Senegalese action horror movie Saloum. One […]
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Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul & Three Thousand Years of Longing | Awesome Friday Podcast
Greetings, programs, and welcome to this week’s episode of the Awesome Friday podcast! This week we’re taking a closer look at two new films: first up, the satire of southern baptist megachurches from first-time director Adamma Ebo, Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. Which stars the electric duo of Sterling K. Brown and Regina Hall. Following that […]
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Alienoid & Marvel’s She-Hulk: Attorney at Law | Awesome Friday Podcast
Greetings programs! This week on the podcast, we’ve got two exciting titles for you. First up is the South Korean science fiction epic Alienoid, then the latest Marvel series, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. Episode Homepage: https://awesomefriday.ca/2022/08/podcast-alienoid-she-hulk/
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Die Hard Minute 35 – Geography of the Situation | MovieRob Minute
To finish off Week 7, Rob is once again with Matthew Simpson of Awesome Friday as John tries to think of new ways to alert the authorities of the terrorist threat on Nakatomi. Episode Homepage: https://movierobminute.com/2022/08/19/movierob-minute-season-3-die-hard-minute-035-geography-of-the-situation/
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Die Hard Minute 34 – Thief Dancing | MovieRob Minute
Matthew Simpson of Awesome Friday is back with Rob as Hans gets a briefing from Theo as to what is needed to get into the vault. Episode Homepage: https://movierobminute.com/2022/08/18/movierob-minute-season-3-die-hard-minute-034-thief-dancing/
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Die Hard Minute 33 – Checkov’s Detonator Cord | MovieRob Minute
Matthew Simpson of Awesome Friday returns to discuss with Rob why John seems to think that Argyle might hear the gunshot… 30+ stories below them. Episode Homepage: https://movierobminute.com/2022/08/17/movierob-minute-season-3-die-hard-minute-033-checkovs-detonator-cord/
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Die Hard Minute 32 – Casual Venom | MovieRob Minute
Rob is back with Matthew Simpson of Awesome Friday as Theo and Karl settle their bet after Takagi loses his head during his discussion with Hans. Episode Homepage: https://movierobminute.com/2022/08/16/movierob-minute-season-3-die-hard-minute-032-casual-venom/
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Die Hard Minute 31 – Effective Management By Delegation | MovieRob Minute
Matthew Simpson of Awesome Friday joins Rob this week as Hans and Takagi finally get down to business. Episode Homepage: https://movierobminute.com/2022/08/15/movierob-minute-season-3-die-hard-minute-031-effective-management-by-delegation/
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.
