Synopsis
Movie podcasts from a Canadian perspective
Episodes
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Film Studies 10-21: The Eternals
15/11/2021 Duration: 01h33minThe Marvel Cinematic Universe continues with it’s third major movie release of 2021 – The Eternals. The Eternals are a good of superpowered gods tasked with protecting humanity from the Deviants. Deviants have resurfaced after thousands of years of absence … Continue reading →
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Or Is It? – The Clown Murders
10/11/2021 Duration: 01h06minScott White is back and has brought us The Clown Murders from 1976. It’s the story of a murderer dressed as a clown stalking four friends who have kidnapped a female friend to stop a real estate deal. Yeah, it’s … Continue reading →
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Film Studies 10-20: Paranormal Activity Next of Kin
02/11/2021 Duration: 50minMargot was abandoned as a baby and is searching for any member of her biological family. Her search brings her to an Amish village with some very strange locals. She and her friends are soon made aware that something isn’t … Continue reading →
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2021 RetroSpooktive – Fear Street 1666
02/11/2021 Duration: 42minThe third and final episode in the Fear Street trilogy. This time we’re transported back to 1666 and the story of Sarah Feir unfolds. She’s accused of being a witch and infecting the town with rotten food and general yuckiness. … Continue reading →
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2021 RetroSpooktive – Fear Street 1978
28/10/2021 Duration: 39minSarah Fier’s curse isn’t just in the 1990s, it’s been going on for a while. This movie takes a look at the events of the Camp Nightwing Massacre from 1978. Campers from Sunnyvale and Shadyside are involved in a Colour … Continue reading →
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Film Studies 10-19: Dune
27/10/2021 Duration: 55minDenis Villeneuve, director of Arrival and Blade Runner 2049, directs the remake of of the adaptation of the 1965 sci-fi novel, Dune. When Paul’s kingdom is re-located to a planet to harvest spice, he finds out that there’s a more … Continue reading →
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Film Studies 10-18: Halloween Kills
20/10/2021 Duration: 01h20minMichael Myers was set ablaze by Laurie Strode and her daughter and grand-daughter. But evil never dies and he rises from the ashes. Now, the entire town of Haddonfield is on his hit list. No one is safe. But the … Continue reading →
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2021 RetroSpooktive – Fear Street 1994
13/10/2021 Duration: 44minThis series is less “retro” but heavy on the spook. This 2021 Netflix series is a three-parter that all relates to and back to itself as the series goes on. We start with the first of the series “1994” where … Continue reading →
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Film Studies 10-17: Venom Let There Be Carnage
04/10/2021 Duration: 01h02minVenom Let There Be Carnage is the second of the Sony produced Venom-centric movies. This time, serial killer Cletus Kasady and his one true love, Frances Barrison (aka Shriek) wreak havoc with the help of another alien symbiote named Carnage. … Continue reading →
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Film Studies 10-16: Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
13/09/2021 Duration: 01h22minThis week, we’re talking Marvel’s Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. But we also discuss a lot of other movies and movie news that came out this week. Check out the time codes for the parts you … Continue reading →
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Film Studies 10-15: Free Guy & Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins
31/08/2021 Duration: 01h01minTwo movies this week. First, Mark checked out Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins. It’s a martial arts heavy, family-centric (Fast and Furious style not Disney style) origin story of the Joe known only as Snake Eyes. Then, we both took … Continue reading →
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Home Screen – Masters of the Universe: Revelations
24/08/2021 Duration: 55minKevin Smith has revived the Masters of the Universe franchise on Netflix. We’ve taken a look at the first five episodes and breakdown the positives and negatives as we saw them. The fans are seriously divided. Some think the show … Continue reading →
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Film Studies 10-14: Summer Catchup #2
19/08/2021 Duration: 01h44minCatching up time again. This time three of the biggest blockbusters of the summer! First, we’ll start with the latest in the saga of Dom and Friends with F9! Then, we’re heading to N0t-Cuba to follow the adventures – or … Continue reading →
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Film Studies 10-13: Summer Catch-up
30/07/2021 Duration: 56minWith so many movies coming out in rapid-fire fashion, we had to jam pack 5 movies into one review. First, Nicholas Cage is a truffle farmer whose pig has been kidnapped. Then, The Purge returns but some people don’t want … Continue reading →
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Home Screen – Loki
20/07/2021 Duration: 01h11minIn Avengers: Endgame, Loki steals the Tesseract and peaces out causing a temporal rift in the approved timeline. So the events must be reset by the Time Variance Authority. We watched all six episodes of the latest Marvel television offering … Continue reading →
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Film Studies 10-12: The Tomorrow War
12/07/2021 Duration: 53min30 years in the future, aliens take over the Earth and decimate the world’s human population to mere thousands. So they’ve come back in time to get more soldiers. Chris Pratt is a teacher and former military man is drafted … Continue reading →
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Film Studies 10-11: Black Widow
12/07/2021 Duration: 55minAfter a year-long postponing, the MCU finally continues with Black Widow. It’s the backstory of Marvel’s under-celebrated cornerstone. Natasha finds out that the Red Room is still active and churning out more Widows and she needs to shut it down. … Continue reading →
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Film Studies 10-10: No Sudden Move & A Quiet Place Part II
06/07/2021 Duration: 01h13minThis week is a double feature. First, Steven Soderbergh directs a mind-bending mystery surrounding a heist, criminals, and the police. An important document is the trophy at the center of huge game of betrayal before betrayal. Only in the end … Continue reading →
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Or Is It? – Curse of the Wolf
05/07/2021 Duration: 01h33minOur favourite part-time co-host, Scott White, brings us another of his wonderful cinematic picks. This time it’s Curse of the Wolf. Dakota is a young woman cursed with being a werewolf and wanting to break away from her pack. But … Continue reading →
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Or Is It? – Fantasy Island
24/06/2021 Duration: 01h02minA group of strangers arrive on Fantasy Island for a getaway weekend where they each get to play out their own chosen fantasy. But is there something more sinister going on? Is there an ulterior motive to them being on … Continue reading →