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263: Make/Remake The Wages of Fear and Sorcerer

December 12, 2023

Make/Remake examines how two films that share the same story. This time we are looking at 1953’s ⁠The Wages of Fear⁠ and ⁠1977’s Sorcerer⁠.

262: A24 Retrospective – Barely Lethal

December 5, 2023

We are looking at the 2015 A24 film ⁠Barely Lethal⁠. The film stars Hailee Steinfeld as a teenaged secret agent who runs away to be a regular high schooler.

261: McCarthyism in Noir

November 28, 2023

It’s Noir-vember, this year we are looking at McCarthyism in film noir with three films, ⁠On The Waterfront⁠, ⁠Storm Center⁠ and ⁠Witch Hunt⁠.

260: The Red Shoes at 75 Years

November 21, 2023

The Red Shoes came out 75 years ago, so to celebrate the anniversary we review it and talk about the film’s influence.

ImagineNATIVE⁠ is the world’s biggest Indigenous film and arts festival. We discuss ⁠I’m Just Here For The Riot⁠, ⁠Fancy Dance⁠, ⁠Hey Viktor!⁠, ⁠Tautuktavuk: What We See⁠, ⁠Red, White and Brass⁠ and Inky Pinky Ponky.

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.

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Author: Dakota Arsenault