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Salutations applications, and welcome to a new episode of The Awesome Friday Podcast. We're back after a two-week hiatus and talking about two of the year's most anticipated movies. First up, freshly t streaming services and premium rental, Matt Reeves's noir-inspired take on the caped crusader, The Batman. Following that, the newly released to cinemas film The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, in which Nicolas Cage plays the role he was born to play: Nicolas Cage. There are JustWatch powered streaming links to each film on this episode's homepage, as well as all of our other content: https://awesomefriday.ca/2022/04/podcast-batman-massive-talent/We want to say welcome and thanks for listening to all our listeners, new and old; we appreciate every one of you. If you like what you hear, please consider giving us a like, review, and subscribe on your podcasting platform of choice, and if you can spare a few bucks, you could support us via Patreon or Ko-Fi.Meanwhile, relax and enjoy your flight.CONNECT WITH U

The third Wednesday of every year is National Canadian Film Day, a nationwide event that celebrates the best in Canadian cinema. This year is no different, and tomorrow's event promises to be one of the best yet, with screening events in every province and territory and around the world. This morning I sat down with Jack Blum, executive director of Reel Canada (the organisation that puts National Canadian Film Day on), to speak about this year's event, the tribute to the late Jean-Mac Vallée, and the focus on indigenous filmmaking.To learn more about National Canadian Film Day and find a screening event near you, head to their website, CanFilmDay.ca (or their Twitter, @CanFilmDay).You can find more information and all of our other content on this episode's homepage. CONNECT WITH US:        Homepage: <https://awesomefriday.ca>        Twitter: <https://twitter.com/awesomefridayca>            Facebook: <https://www.facebook.com/AwesomeFriday>            Instagram: <https://instagram.com/awes

Greetings programs! Welcome to another Awesome Friday interview! Joining me this time is Jonas Chernick, who produced, co-wrote, and stars in the film Ashgrove. Ashgrove is the story of a scientist played by Amanda Brugel, who may be the key to solving a worldwide pandemic and is forced to take a few days for herself and her family. Chernick plays her husband, and we sat down to talk about the film, what it's like shooting a movie during a pandemic, and more.HOMEPAGE LINK:There are streaming links for the movie on this episode's homepage and the rest of our coverage of the Canadian Film Festival.  Find that here: https://awesomefriday.ca/2022/04/cff-interview-jonas-chernick-ashgrove/THANKS:We want to say welcome and thanks for listening to all our listeners, new and old; we appreciate every one of you. If you like what you hear, please consider giving us a like, review, and subscribe on your podcasting platform of choice, and if you can spare a few bucks, you could support us via Patreon or Ko-Fi.CONNECT WITH

Greeting programs, and welcome to the Awesome Friday Podcast. This week we’re taking a closer look at the new ridiculous (in a good way) Roland Emmerich film Moonfall and the Rhys Darby and Taika Waititi led series Our Flag Means Death. Spoiler alert we loved both of these things, so come and join us for a love fest. Ed. Note: We had technical difficulties while recording this episode; some interference cropped up that we didn’t hear during recording. While I could minimize it, I couldn’t eliminate it entirely, so apologies for the segments where there is some static. -MThis episode's homepage has streaming links for the film and series discussed here. Join us!We want to say welcome and thanks for listening to all our listeners, new and old; we appreciate every one of you. If you like what you hear, please consider giving us a like, review, and subscribe on your podcasting platform of choice, and if you can spare a few bucks, you could support us via Patreon or Ko-Fi.Meanwhile, relax and enjoy your flight.CON

Salutations applications, and welcome to an Awesome Friday Interview with actor Shawn Doyle! A native of Newfoundland, Shawn has been working steadily in film and television since the early 1990s, and in just the last few years has racked up an impressive filmography that includes recurring appearances in The Expanse, Hannibal, Cardinal (for which he won a Canadian Screen Award last year) and most recently Star Trek: Discovery. This year he has two films in the Canadian Film Festival, Ashgrove and The Last Mark. It's the former of these two that we sat down to talk about, and it was a genuine pleasure. And yes, because I am huge nerd, I also asked a few questions about his time on Star Trek Discovery. There are streaming links for the movie as well as all of our other content on this episode's homepage. Meanwhile, relax and enjoy your flight. CONNECT WITH US:Homepage: https://awesomefriday.caTwitter: https://twitter.com/awesomefridaycaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AwesomeFridayInstagram: https://instagra

Greetings programs and welcome back to the Awesome Friday Podcast. This week is a little different than most weeks, instead of two things we are covering a whole bunch of things in a grab bag format. There have just been too many things to narrow it down you see, so join us for brief discussions about The 94th Oscars and the slap heard ‘around the world, Halo, Marvel’s Moon Knight, and the films of the Canadian Film Festival. Join us!We want to say welcome and thanks for listening to all our listeners, new and old; we appreciate every one of you. If you like what you hear, please consider giving us a like, review, and subscribe on your podcasting platform of choice, and if you can spare a few bucks, you could support us via Patreon or Ko-Fi.Link: Matt & Simon join ForReel for a post-Oscars conversationStreaming links, our ratings, and all of our other content can be found on this episode's homepage.CONNECT WITH US:Homepage: https://awesomefriday.caTwitter: https://twitter.com/awesomefridaycaFacebook: http

Salutations applications and welcome to a new episode of the Awesome Friday Podcast! This week we're taking a closer look at two new films: First, director Adrian Lyne's new film Deep Water starring Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas, recently released on Amazon Prime here in Canada and Hulu in the US, followed by Richard Linklater's latest animated nostalgia piece, Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood.Join us!We want to say welcome and thanks for listening to all our listeners, new and old; we appreciate every one of you. If you like what you hear, please consider giving us a like, review, and subscribe on your podcasting platform of choice, and if you can spare a few bucks, you could support us via Patreon or Ko-Fi.Streaming links for both films and our other content can be found at this episode's homepage. CONNECT WITH US:Homepage: https://awesomefriday.caTwitter: https://twitter.com/awesomefridaycaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AwesomeFridayInstagram: https://instagram.com/awesomefridayca/YouTube: https://w

Greetings programs! Katie Boland is a Canadian actor, writer, director, and producer. She is probably best known for her television appearances and the web series she created, Long Story Short. However, this year, Katie made her feature film directorial debut with We’re All In This Together, a story about a dysfunctional family brought together by absurd events. Not only is she the film’s director, though, but she also adapted it from the best selling book, produced it, and starred in it as estranged twins. A few weeks ago, Katie and I sat down after the Whistler Film Festival –where the film premiered– to talk about the film, which is now playing as part of the Canadian Film Festival. Streaming links, as well as an embedded player and links to other podcast platforms, are available on this episode's homepage. CONNECT WITH US:Homepage: https://awesomefriday.caTwitter: https://twitter.com/awesomefridaycaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AwesomeFridayInstagram: https://instagram.com/awesomefridayca/YouTube: ht

Welcome back to Awesome Friday, on a Sunday! In this week's episode, we speak at length about a little movie you might have heard about from last year, Spider-Man: No Way Home, which has finally come to home video. Then it's onto a new release from Focus Features, The Outfit, a single location mystery thriller starring Mark Rylance and Zoey Deutch. Join us!You can find streaming links (where available) to both films and all of our other content at this episode's homepage.Meanwhile, relax and enjoy your flight. CONNECT WITH US:Homepage: https://awesomefriday.caTwitter: https://twitter.com/awesomefridaycaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AwesomeFridayInstagram: https://instagram.com/awesomefridayca/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJbgpYeyK4b_JH7H8P8INKAEmail: https://awesomefriday.ca/contact-us/SUPPORTPatreon: http://patreon.com/mcsimpsonKo-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/matthewsimpson

Welcome to a special episode of the Awesome Friday Podcast in which I sit down with director Seth A Smith to talk about his film Tin Can.  Tin Can played at both Fantasia Festival last year and the Vancouver International Film Festival, which is where I originally saw it. It is now getting a wide release from LevelFILM, and Seth and I sat down on Zoom to talk about it.You can find links to buy or rent Tin Can, as well as all of our other content, at this episodes' page at AwesomeFriday.ca CONNECT WITH US:Homepage: https://awesomefriday.caTwitter: https://twitter.com/awesomefridaycaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AwesomeFridayInstagram: https://instagram.com/awesomefridayca/SUPPORTPatreon: http://patreon.com/mcsimpsonKo-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/matthewsimpson

It's Awesome Friday on a Sunday! This week we're talking about West Side Story, which has just been released to Disney+, and the new Ryan Reynolds starring Netflix family action movie The Adam Project.There are streaming links and our ratings on this episode's homepage. Join us! We want to thank you all for listening. We do appreciate every one of you. If you like what you hear, please consider giving us a like, review, and subscribe on your podcasting platform of choice, and if you can spare a few bucks, you could support us via Patreon, Ko-Fi, or Paypal.Connect with us:Homepage: https://awesomefriday.ca. Twitter: @AwesomeFridayCa. Facebook: Awesome Friday. Instagram: @AwesomeFridayCa. YouTube: Awesome Friday. Email: Contact UsMeanwhile, relax and enjoy your flight.

Greetings programs! We’re a day late in posting this episode of the podcast, but to make up for it, we’re talking about three, yes three, excellent movies for you to watch. First up is Pixar’s Turning Red, their first feature set in Canada and another surefire hit for Disney+. Second, we’re talking about the Disney+/Hulu original Fresh, a romantic thriller that goes to some very unexpected places. Last but far from least, we’re talking about the sophomore film from Kogonada, After Yang, a quiet and touching film about what it means to be alive. There are streaming links as well as our ratings on this episode's homepage.We want to thank you all for listening. We do appreciate every one of you. If you like what you hear, please consider giving us a like, review, and subscribe on your podcasting platform of choice, and if you can spare a few bucks, you could support us via Patreon, Ko-Fi, or Paypal.Meanwhile, relax and enjoy your flight.

On this week’s podcast, we take a closer look at the hit AppleTV+ comedy The Afterparty and the upcoming Disney+ drama The Dropout. You can find streaming links as well as both Matt and Simon's ratings for these series on this episode's homepage. We want to thank you all for listening. We do appreciate every one of you. If you like what you hear, please consider giving us a like, review, and subscribe on your podcasting platform of choice, and if you can spare a few bucks, you could support us via Patreon, Ko-Fi, or Paypal.Meanwhile, relax and enjoy your flight.

Greetings, programs, and welcome to another edition of the Awesome Friday Podcast. This week we’re tackling two new horror movies: First, the latest Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and then the newly released period-set gothic werewolf movie The Cursed. Join us!As always, we want to thank you all for listening. We do appreciate every one of you. If you like what you hear, please consider giving us a like, review, and subscribe on your podcasting platform of choice, and if you can spare a few bucks, you could support us via Patreon, Ko-Fi, or Paypal.You can find streaming links for both films (where/when available) and all of our other content at this episodes homepage. 

Greetings, programs, and welcome to another Awesome Friday! This week is a little different; we're covering the latest film from Pedro Amaldóvar, Parallel Mothers, which, as it turns out, is an excellent segue into our second topic: the recently announced nominations for the 94th Academy Awards. This episode runs a little longer than our average, but we think it's worth it!As always, we want to thank you all for listening. We do appreciate every one of you. If you like what you hear, please consider giving us a like, review, and subscribe on your podcasting platform of choice, and if you can spare a few bucks, you could support us via Patreon, Ko-Fi, or Paypal.You can find streaming links, Matt's Oscar ballot, and all of our other content on this episode's homepage. Meanwhile, relax and enjoy your flight.

Greetings programs and welcome to a very special episode of the podcast. This week we’re joined by Avalon Fast, director of Honeycomb, a new indie feature playing as part of the Slamdance Film Festival. We talk with her at length about her film and the experience of making it, as well as a quick recap of some more favourites of the festival. As always, we want to thank you all for listening. We really do appreciate every one of you. If you like what you hear, please consider giving us a like, review, and subscribe on your podcasting platform of choice, and if you can spare a few bucks, you could support us via Patreon, Ko-Fi, or Paypal.Meanwhile, relax and enjoy your flight.

Hello and welcome to a new episode of our games podcast! This week I travel deep into the Grid for a VR special, with Oculus Quest’s answer to Portal (yes, really), and then a reminder of why Valve is the best in the business of games design. Put on your VR headset of choice* and join me!*VR headset not requiredVR gaming has been threatening to disrupt the industry for many years, yet never quite living up to its promises. But between ‘Virtual Virtual Reality‘ and ‘Half-Life: Alyx‘, it’s starting to get a lot more convincing.Buy ‘Virtual Virtual Reality’ on Oculus / PSNBuy ‘Half-Life: Alyx’ on Steam

Greetings programs! This week on the Awesome Friday Podcast, we talk about two new series, both from Disney. First up is The Book of Boba Fett, which has aired five episodes and is struggling to figure out precisely what it wants to be. Next, Pam & Tommy, the upcoming miniseries starring Lily James, Sebastian Stan, and Seth Rogen, depicts a specific moment in 90s pop culture with staggering accuracy and honestly. You can find streaming links for both of these titles and tons of other content on this episode's homepage. As always, we want to thank you all for listening. We really do appreciate every one of you. If you like what you hear, please consider giving us a like, review, and subscribe on your podcasting platform of choice, and if you can spare a few bucks, you could support us via Patreon, Ko-Fi, or Paypal.Meanwhile, relax and enjoy your flight. 

Hello and welcome to the first Awesome Friday Games Podcast of 2022! This week I’m discussing two games that are connected to graphics vs. mechanics. Hey! Listen!The first game this week is ‘JETT The Far Shore‘, a title that will leave you exhilarated and frustrated (often at the same time). Then, we take a look at the game getting all the buzz this week, ‘Vampire Survivors‘ (that I also call a variety of things including ‘Vampire Survival’, so please excuse my memory).Hope you enjoy it!As always, we want to thank you all for listening. We really do appreciate every one of you. If you like what you hear, please consider giving us a like, review, and subscribe on your podcasting platform of choice, and if you can spare a few bucks, you could support us via Patreon, Ko-Fi, or Paypal.Buy Jett The Far Shore on PSN / EpicBuy Vampire Survivors on Steam

Greetings programs! This week on the podcast, we’re talking about Macbeth and Peacemaker. One is a timeless tale of a power-hungry man who tries to take control of his life with a trail of unthinkable violence, and the other is Macbeth. Both of them are excellent, too. We also discuss James Gunn as a writer and director, which goes to some interesting places, especially in the wake of further revelations about Joss Whedon. As always, we want to thank you all for listening. We really do appreciate every one of you. If you like what you hear, please consider giving us a like, review, and subscribe on your podcasting platform of choice, and if you can spare a few bucks, you could support us via Patreon, Ko-Fi, or Paypal.You can find streaming links and our ratings, plus a ton of other content, at this episodes homepage.  Meanwhile, relax and enjoy your flight.