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Interview: Mark O’Brien on his film “The Righteous” | Awesome Friday Podcast
Greetings programs! Canadian actor Mark O’Brien has been working steadily since the mid-2000s with roles in CBC’s The Republic of Doyle and AMC’s Halt & Catch Fire, and movie appearances in Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett’s Ready or Not, and Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story. This week sees his feature film writing and directorial debut, The Righteous, arrive in cinemas nearly […]
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RRR & The Northman | Awesome Friday Podcast
This week on the Awesome Friday Podcast, we’re talking about two big 2022 historical epic films. First up is the Tollywood breakout RRR from director S. S. Rajamouli and stars Ram Charam and N. T. Rama Rao Jr. Second, the latest from The Witch and The Lighthouse director Robert Eggers, The Northman. Episode Homepage: https://awesomefriday.ca/2022/05/podcast-rrr-northman/
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Uncharted & Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers | Awesome Friday Podcast
Greeting programs! This week, we’re looking at the newly on-demand Uncharted starring Tom Holland and the new streaming nostalgia trip Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers. Episode Homepage: https://awesomefriday.ca/2022/05/podcast-uncharted-chip-n-dale-rescue-rangers/
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Make/Remake: Zero Hour! & Airplane! | Awesome Friday Podcast
Greetings, programs, and welcome to a very special episode of the Awesome Friday Podcast. Airplane! is one of the greatest comedy films of all time, but did you know it’s a remake? This week we are talking all about Airplane! and the 1957 Canadian Melodrama it’s based on Zero Hour!. Episode Homepage: https://awesomefriday.ca/2022/05/make-remake-zero-hour-airplane/
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Interview: Director Emerson Moore on his film “Escape the Field” | Awesome Friday Podcast
Greetings programs! Writer and director Emerson Moore’s first feature, Escape the Field, a story about six strangers stranded in an endless cornfield, is on-demand now. I had the chance to sit down with him via zoom to talk about the film, his experiences making it, and more! Interview Homepage: https://awesomefriday.ca/2022/05/interview-director-emerson-moore-on-his-film-escape-the-field/
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‘Fire of Love’ Paints a Portrait of Love in Magma | Awesome Friday!
Katia and Maurice Krafft were rock stars in the field of volcanology. Among the earliest scientists to extensively film and photograph active and erupting volcanoes, and often got as close as possible to the magma flows in an age when the unpredictability of the geological activity kept everyone else hundreds of feet away. It is […]
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Petite Maman & Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | Awesome Friday Podcast
Greetings, programs, and welcome to another episode of the Awesome Friday Podcast! This week we’re taking a look at Celine Schiamma’s delightful Petite Maman and the latest entry in the juggernaut that is the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Episode Homepage: https://awesomefriday.ca/2022/05/podcast-petite-maman-doctor-strange/
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‘Make People Better’ leans too hard into being a thriller but remains compelling nonetheless | Awesome Friday!
In the film Gattaca, there is a scene where a set of new parents are consulting a doctor about genetically altering the baby they wish to conceive. When they posit that maybe it’s better to leave a few things to chance, the doctor scoffs and tells them they want to give their baby the best […]
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Scrap Is a Thoughtful Meditation on the Things We Build | Awesome Friday!
Where do the things we make go when we’re done with them? It’s a question that we too often don’t ask ourselves, along with what the long-term effects are of what we do with our old stuff. Scrap doesn’t have any easy answers, but the new film from director Stacey Tenenbaum does offer a fascinating glimpse at […]
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Framing Agnes Obscures Its Own Powerful Premise and Story | Awesome Friday!
In the 1950s and 60s, researchers at UCLA conducted a study into sex disorders. The resulting archive of data contains a cross-section of trans history in the form of interviews conducted with the study’s participants. One of the participants –a woman known only as Agnes- used the study to receive gender-affirming care and then seemingly […]
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Memory & Everything Everywhere All At Once | Awesome Friday Podcast
Another week, another podcast episode! Join us for discussions of the new Liam Neeson led action thriller Memory and the sophomore effort from The Daniels Everything Everywhere All At Once. Episode Homepage: https://awesomefriday.ca/2022/05/podcast-memory-everything-everywhere-all-at-once/
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Star Trek Reboot Trilogy | Jacked Up Review Show
J.J. Abrams’ successful yet like-it-or-hate-it plotting is on display in the flashy yet cliche take on the original Star Trek formula. What should truly happen in the upcoming fourth film? Why is the 2009 film rather funny yet empty on interesting antagonists? Why does Into Darkness bring on the brutal action and gritty character add-ons […]
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2022 Hot Docs Most Anticipated Movies | ForReel
Hot Docs will run from April 28 to May 8, both in person and virtually. I’ll be covering the festival virtually again this year, and as usual, there are a lot of fantastic documentaries on display at the festival from all over the world, including features like Navalny, Million Dollar Pigeon, and The American Dream […]
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The Batman & The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent | Awesome Friday Podcast
Salutations applications, and welcome to a new episode of The Awesome Friday Podcast. We’re back after a two-week hiatus and talking about two of the year’s most anticipated movies. First up, freshly t streaming services and premium rental, Matt Reeves’s noir-inspired take on the caped crusader, The Batman. Following that, the newly released to cinemas film The […]
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L’Inhumain Explores Inner Turmoil Using a Mythic Monster | Awesome Friday!
One of, if not the, best-known monsters in indigenous folklore is the Wendigo. Once men, their souls corrupted after turning to cannibalism, they stalk people who enter their territory and devour them, their hunger insatiable. This is the creature that Matthieu (Samuel ‘Samian’ Tremblay) faces in L’inhumain, but whether it’s the monster is up for […]
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.
