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Greetings programs! This week on the show we’re looking at the sexy new Netflix comedy Hit Man, and then joining Martin Lawrence and Will Smith for another case in Bad Boys: Ride or Die. This week’s patron bonus episode sees us talking about Kevin Costner and his filmography, both our favourites and types of…

Greetings programs!  This week on the Awwesome Friday Podcast Matthew and Simon are taking a look at two new streaming things.  First we have the new entry in the Star Wars universe, The Acolyte, and following that the new French shark movie Under Paris.  It’s a fun episode and we hope you enjoy it!…

Greetings programs!  Join us as we dive into Boy Kills World, the new live action cartoon action film starring Bill Skarsgård, and then return with us to the wasteland as we look at George Miller’s latest, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.  We have a lot to say about both of these movies and we…

Greetings programs!  This week on the show, we’re taking a close look at the new Ryan Gosling & Emily Blunt starring, David Leitch-directed ode to stunt work, The Fall Guy.  Following that, we’re looking at Luca Guadagnino’s latest Challengers, starring Zendaya, Mike Faist, and Josh O’Connor.    Join us! Listening Links: On this week’s…

This week on the show, we’re discussing The People’s Joker, a chaotic but important coming-of-age story that remixes the Batman milieu into something singularly personal and also utterly universal, by Vera Drew. Next, we tackle the locked-house horror thriller Abigail. Listening Links: This week our Patreon supporters can join us for a conversation about…

Salutations applications!  This week, we’re catching up on the latest from beefcake auteur filmmaker Zack Snyder, the second part of his Seven Samurai riff, Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver, which I promise you is its actual title.  After that, Simon finally had a chance to catch up with Alex Garland’s latest film,…

Greetings, programs! Join us this week for reviews of the new Amazon Prime adaptation of Fallout and then the new Canadian dystopian black comedy horror movie Humane, Caitlin Cronenberg’s feature directorial debut.   Listening Links This week’s patron bonus episode has us talking about horny 1980s movies and then, fittingly, our favourite David Cronenberg movies. …

Greetings Programs!  This week on the show, we’re diving into a heady French Science Fiction film, La Bete (The Beast), starring Lea Seydoux and George MacKay, which will be in Canadian cinemas this week.  Then we move on to the latest entry in the legendary Monsterverse, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.    We…

This week, we’re finally taking on Denis Villeneuve’s Dune Part Two, alongside Dev Patel’s directorial debut action movie Monkey Man.  Listening Links: Patreon supporters, be sure to check out this week’s exclusive bonus episode. We start out by asking if there is a certain film you’d like to hear re-scored by a certain composer,…

Greetings, programs! We’re back after a two-week hiatus! This week, we’re talking about something a little different: 1989s Road House and 2024s Road House.  The former is an 80s action classic with big hair, cheesy dialogue, and throat rips and then the latter is an update that tests the limits of how much Jake…

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…

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…

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…

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…