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258: Canadian Horror with Kyle Edward Ball

October 31, 2023

To celebrate Halloween this year we have brought on Kyle Edward Ball, the writer and director behind the hit horror film ⁠Skinamarink⁠. We asked Kyle about 3 classic films and he selected ⁠Black Christmas⁠, ⁠Rituals⁠ and ⁠Scanners⁠ to discuss.

Guest Appearance: The Criterion Shelf – Grindhouse Gothic – Roger Corman Directs Edgar Allan Poe

October 30, 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…

257: Halloween at 45 Years

October 24, 2023

Back in 1978 John Carpenter made his third feature film, Halloween for only $300,000. It went on to be a massive box office hit and spanned a franchise that has released 13 films. The film came out 45 years ago on October 17th, 1978 so we celebrate the enduring legacy of the film.

Guest Appearance: Draft Strategy Part 2 ft. Dakota of Contra Zoom Pod

October 21, 2023

Dakota and I take a deep dive into this year’s Red Carpet Rosters fantasy drafts. We talk about all the technical categories to see…

Blog: Best of the Vancouver International Film Festival

October 20, 2023

I figured I’d recap the five best films I saw during the Vancouver International Film Festival and give out some awards.

256: VIFF Interviews – Wild Goat Surf and I Used To Be Funny

October 17, 2023

We wrap up our Vancouver International Film Festival coverage with two excellent interviews from Wild Goat Surf⁠ and I Used To Be Funny⁠.

Guest Appearance: Technically a Conversation Episode 119 – Michelle Remembers & The 80’s Satanic Panic

October 16, 2023

Episode 119! Anyone who grew up in the 80’s remembers the Satanic Panic as a phenomenon that couldn’t be escaped. The news and talk…

255: 2023 VIFF Wrap Up

October 10, 2023

The 2023 Vancouver International Film Festival just concluded and we wrap up some of the films we saw.

254: Celebrating Filipino Cinema

October 3, 2023

October is ⁠Filipino American Heritage Month⁠ and to celebrate we are looking at the contributions that The Philippines have made to cinema.

Reviews: The Royal Hotel from VIFF 2023

October 2, 2023

Kitty Green is back with another searing indictment on the hostility that men bring into the world and the danger, both real and imagined, that women must contend with on a day to day basis.