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246: A24 Retrospective – Ex Machina

August 1, 2023

We continue our series going through the entire catalog of A24’s films. On this episode we are looking at 2015’s ⁠Ex Machina⁠ directed by Alex Garland with special guest Jeremy LaLonde.

Reviews: A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened From Fantasia Festival 2023

July 30, 2023

In what became a lesson in being careful what you wished for, viewers were instead “treated” to the now infamous The Star Wars Holiday Special. What makes it so special is that after a single airing on TV, everyone realized how terrible it was and was never screened again.

Reviews: Baby Assassins 2 Babies from Fantasia Festival 2023

July 29, 2023

At last year’s Fantasia Festival we covered a Japanese action comedy called Baby Assassins, about two girls fresh out of high school who work as hired assassins. This year we get treated to its sequel Baby Assassins 2 Babies at the same festival.

Reviews: Where the Devil Roams From Fantasia Festival 2023

July 28, 2023

With the release of their 7th feature film, Where The Devil Roams, the Adams Family have returned to Fantasia for the third time and brought their DIY horror aesthetic with them yet again.

245: Make/Remake The Day The Earth Stood Still

July 25, 2023

Make/Remake examines how two films that share the same story. We Look at 1951 and 2008’s The Day The Earth Stood Still.

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244: The 50 Greatest Films Directed by Canadians

July 18, 2023

A few weeks ago CBC released a poll conducted by them where industry professionals and critics voted to help make a list of ⁠The…

243: Best Films By Language

July 11, 2023

We are naming our 10 favourite films by language. We cover four specific languages, one country, two regions and three wildcards! We name both our picks and runners-up.

Guest Appearance: The Criterion Shelf – LGBTQ+ Favourites

July 4, 2023

Every month Bil Antoniou curates an article picking a collection from The Criterion Channel and sorts its contents into categories – Must-See, Worthy, For…

242: 2023 Toronto Japanese Film Festival

July 4, 2023

We cover the Toronto Japanese Film Festival and talk about movies we saw. They include ⁠Plan 75⁠, ⁠BL Metamorphosis⁠, ⁠Roleless⁠, and ⁠Father of the Milky Way Railroad⁠.

Tokyo Godfathers Better Know a Contributor

Bonus: Better Know a Contributor – Paulo Bautista

June 27, 2023

We bring you the eighth in our series of bonus episodes, ⁠Better Know a Contributor⁠, where we ask frequent guests of the show 10 Contra Zoom Pod movie questions.