269: Poor Lives and American Holdovers February 20, 2024 We continue our yearly tradition of breaking down the Best Picture nominees and the odds they have to win each of their categories. On… Continue Reading
Reviews: Hundreds of Beavers February 16, 2024 Hundreds of Beavers wears its inspirations on its sleeve. An irreverent, black-and-white, live-action cartoon, it’s a survivalist western by way of Looney Tunes. Continue Reading
Reviews: Gran Turismo – Physical Release November 29, 2023 The highlight of Gran Turismo are the racing scenes, which are skillfully shot and edited, the film’s pace keeping up with the cars. Continue Reading
Reviews: Bad CGI Gator November 22, 2023 A group of teens being chased by a clearly computer-animated alligator is a great premise for a joke. And then it keeps trying to do it again with diminishing returns. Continue Reading
259: 2023 ImagineNATIVE November 14, 2023 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. Continue Reading
Reviews: Late Night With The Devil from Toronto After Dark Film Festival October 25, 2023 Presented as the original master tapes from the most scandalous episode of a fictional TV talk show, Late Night is a slow-burn psychological horror that’s as funny as it is terrifying and as gripping as it is kitschy. Continue Reading
Reviews: Fancy Dance from ImagineNATIVE 2023 October 23, 2023 Centred around the coming-of-age of a young Seneca-Cayuga girl on a road trip with her aunt, Fancy Dance deftly weaves in themes of cultural assimilation, missing and murdered indigenous women, and apathy towards crime against Native Americans. Continue Reading
252: 2023 TIFF Wrap Up September 19, 2023 We wrap up this year’s Toronto International Film Festival by talking about the big hits and misses, our favourite films and the award winners. Joining the show to help us break it all down is Jeff Bulmer, one half of the Classic Movies. Jeff also contributed some festival movie reviews to Contra Zoom. Continue Reading
Reviews: I Don’t Know Who You Are from TIFF 2023 September 8, 2023 After he is sexually assaulted, musician Benjamin spends the weekend trying to get money for HIV-preventative treatment. Embarrassed, confused, and with his pride and life both on the line and at odds with each other, Benjamin turns to extra work and begging old friends for extra cash. Continue Reading
Guest Appearance: Classic Movies Live – Season 4, Episode 15: Do Do-Over: The Hidden Fortress/Star Wars April 5, 2023 Do/Do-Over examines the similarities and differences between a film and its remake, or a film it heavily inspired. This time, we’re looking at the… Continue Reading
