Awesome Friday!

Greetings, Programs!  This week we’re joined by longtime friend of the show Rachel Ho for our discussions of  Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant, Chris Hemsworth in Extraction 2, and subway systems around the world (no, really!).   Link: https://awesomefriday.ca/2023/06/podcast-guy-ritchies-the-covenant-extraction-2/ Rachel also joined us for our patron bonus chat this week, in which we talk about film…

Greetings programs!  This week on the show, we’re talking about two super fun movies: Fast X, the 11th Fast & Furious movie and Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse, the sequel to the best movies of 2018.  Link: https://awesomefriday.ca/2023/06/podcast-fast-x-spider-man-across-the-spider-verse/ This week our patron bonus chat is all about new TV, including It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,…

Greetings, programs!  We’re back after a week away!  Join us for a lively discussion of Air (now on Prime Video) and Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (now in cinemas).  One of these movies we really liked, and the other, the opposite of that.  Listen to find out which is which!  Link: https://awesomefriday.ca/2023/06/podcast-air-transformers-rise-of-the-beasts/ Greetings patrons!  After an impromptu week…

Greetings Programs!  Join us this week as we discuss Shazam: Fury of the Gods and The Super Mario Bros Movie.  One of these movies is fun; you’ll have to listen to find out which! Link: https://awesomefriday.ca/2023/05/podcast-shazam-fury-of-the-gods-the-super-marios-bros-movie/ Patreon supporters at every tier get access to this week’s bonus conversation, in which we dive into It’s…

This week we finally catch up with Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3, and then writer/director Nicole Holofcener’s latest film, You Hurt My Feelings starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Link: https://awesomefriday.ca/2023/05/podcast-guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-you-hurt-my-feelings/ Greetings patrons! This week for our bonus chat, we talked about Letterkenny -which just released an episode for the May 24th Victoria Day long weekend…

Greetings Programs!  This week we’re covering Evil Dead Rise, a great new addition to the ongoing Evil Dead Franchise and hen the newly released AppleTV+ Documentary Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie.  Link: https://awesomefriday.ca/2023/05/podcast-evil-dead-rise-still-a-michael-j-fox-movie/ This week on our bonus chat, we start out talking about Dennis Quaid and proceed into a discussion about great movies from…

Greetings programs!  This week on the show, we take a look at the newly on-demand fantasy heist movie Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves before switching gears to the upcoming Canadian dramatization of the rise and fall of one of our biggest tech giants, BlackBerry.   We also talk a little about the writer’s strike, and just…

Greetings programs! This week we dive into the latest instalment in the ongoing Scream franchise and then into a bloody Finnish revenge story. Join us! Link: https://awesomefriday.ca/2023/04/podcast-scream-6-sisu/ This week’s subscriber bonus chat starts with headphones and ends with Malta, with stops in Jurassic Park and Gladiator. We hope you enjoy it! Link: https://www.patreon.com/posts/april-30th-2023-82310582

Greetings programs! This week on the show, we dive head first into two…. well, two not-great films. First up is the Adam Driver Fights Dinosaurs sci-fi actioner 65. Then we look at the new Chris Evans & Ana de Armas action rom-com Ghosted.  Link: https://awesomefriday.ca/2023/04/podcast-65-ghosted/ This week on our patron-subscriber bonus chat, we dive…

We’re back after a brief hiatus, and this week we’re covering Canadian Screen Award Best Picture nominee Falcon Lake and the new indie thriller How To Blow Up A Pipeline.  Spoiler alert: it’s two good movies on this week’s show! Link: https://awesomefriday.ca/2023/04/podcast-falcon-lake-how-to-blow-up-a-pipeline/ This week for our subscriber bonus talk we start out talking a little about the…

Greetings programs!  Join Matthew and Simon for a dive into the world of hyper-stylized action that is John Wick: Chapter 4, and then into the weird but true story of Cold War politics, intrigue, and espionage that is Tetris.  It’s a weird show, but hey, when is it not? Link: https://awesomefriday.ca/2023/04/podcast-john-wick-tetris/ Patrons can also hear our…

Greetings, programs and welcome back to the show!  This week we are looking at two 2023 releases now available on demand.  First up is the new screen-set film Missing starring Storm Reid, and the Hindi language action thriller Pathaan starring Shah Rukh Khan!  Join us! Link: https://awesomefriday.ca/2023/03/podcast-missing-pathaan/ Patrons can also join us for a…

Greetings programs!  This week on the show Matthew and Simon dig into the latest meme-turned-movie Cocaine Bear and the Canadian Screen Award Best Picture nominee, Brother.  One of these films is really good and the other … well, you’ll have to listen to find out! Link: https://awesomefriday.ca/2023/03/podcast-cocaine-bear-brother/ This week, patrons at all tiers can…

Greetings Programs!  This week on the show we look at a Canadian festival darling, Chandler Levack’s I Like Movies,  as well as the recent Berlinale debut Inside starring Willem Dafoe.  There’s a lot to talk about, especially when it comes to what works for one viewer vs another.   Episode Homepage: https://awesomefriday.ca/2023/03/podcast-i-like-movies-inside/ BONUS CONTENT:    If you are a…