Greetings programs! Welcome back to our two-episode extravaganza! In this episode we review and discuss Francis Ford Coppola's biggest swing in decades, Megalopolis and Jason Reitman's Saturday Night, a close look at the 90s minutes preceding the first ever broadcast of Saturday Night. We have a ton to say about each so join us! One note before you do though, that on the heels of our impromptu hiatus, we're headed into an actual hiatus until the new year. We hope everyone has a safe and happy ho...
Nov 25, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 165
Greetings Programs! We're back after an impromptu hiatus with two new episodes, of which is this is one! Join us for a conversation about Joker: Folie à Deux by Todd Phillips and The Substance by Coralie Fargeat. These are both divisive, singular works of filmmaking, but do they both work? Listen to find out! One note before you do though, that on the heels of our impromptu hiatus we're headed into an actual hiatus until the new year. We hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday season, and we'...
Nov 25, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 164
Greetings programs! This week on the show we are reviewing Anna Kendrick's directorial debut Woman of the Hour, a based-on-real-life thriller about the time a serial killer went on The Dating Game, and then a new Netflix thriller called Don't Move. We have a lot to say about each and we hope you join us! BONUS CONTENT: On this weeks patron bonus episode we talk about areas of film history we'd like to explore more which leads to talk of Giallo and Hammer Horror, and then we move on to endings th...
Oct 29, 2024•47 min•Season 1Ep. 163
Greetings programs! This week on the show, we're talking about two new-to-home video releases. First up, Speak No Evil is a remake of a 2022 Danish film starring James McAvoy. Then we dive into the world of The Wild Robot, a lovely new film from Dreamworks Animation starring the vocal talents of Lupita Nyong'o, Pedro Pascal, and more! BONUS CONTENT: In this episode of your bonus show, we're talking about animated films inspired by our coverage of The Wild Robot on our main show this week. What a...
Oct 21, 2024•53 min•Season 1Ep. 162
Greetings programs! This week on the show, we're looking at the last of our VIFF 2024 coverage with a discussion of Guy Maddin's surreal political satire Rumours and, following that, a look at the new Donal Trump biopic The Apprentice. Both films are challenging to the viewer, for entirely different reasons, and we hope you enjoy the conversation. BONUS CONTENT: This week on your bonus show, Simon asks about the horror movies that get under our skin and make us squirm in our seats, and then Matt...
Oct 14, 2024•59 min•Season 1Ep. 161
Greetings programs! On this week's show, we're taking on two exciting films. First up, a BC shot indie film that played as part of the 2024 Vancouver International Film Festival, Inedia. Then we turn our attention to a new Netflix release, the single location mystery movie It's What's Inside. Both of these films are exciting for some of the same, and some entirely different reasons, and we have a lot to say about each of them! Additionally we talk about Transformers One for a solid few minutes, ...
Oct 08, 2024•54 min•Season 1Ep. 160
Greetings programs! Our favourite time of year is back; the Vancouver International Film Festival is on now! The 2024 edition features a ton of great films, and we're here to talk about two of them: Gillian McKercher's family drama Lucky Star and Edward Berger's All Quiet on the Western Front follow-up Conclave. It's a good discussion about two films we liked, so join us! BONUS CONTENT: To celebrate the festival, in this week's bonus episode, we talk about some of our favourite films from past f...
Sep 30, 2024•48 min•Season 1Ep. 159
Greetings programs! That's right, it's a double-episode day! On this episode of the show we're taking a look at two new movies. First Zoë Kravitz directorial debut Blink Twice starring Naomi Ackie and Channing Tatum, and then the upcoming biopic of World War II war photographer Lee Miller Lee starring Kate Winslet and Andy Samberg. Join us! BONUS CONTENT: The bonus episode for this week has Matthew asking about our favourite Jimmy Stewart movies and Simon asking about our favourite cops-hunting-...
Sep 22, 2024•56 min•Season 1Ep. 158
Greetings, programs! This week on the show, we're talking about Seeds, Kaniehtiio Horn's directorial debut, which premiered at TIFF. Following that, we look at Azazel Phillip's latest, His Three Daughters, which is now on Netflix. This episode was supposed to debut last week, but circumstances prevented that, so you're getting it today! Double episode day, woo! We hope you enjoy it. BONUS CONTENT: This episode's bonus content is us discussing the nicest celebrities we have met and then actors wh...
Sep 22, 2024•54 min•Season 1Ep. 157
Greetings, Programs! This week on the show, we're looking at Canada's official selection for the Academy Award for Best International Feature, Matthew Rankin's Universal Language. It's a singular piece of art that we have a lot to say about, and it premieres in Canada at TIFF this week: https://tiff.net/events/universal-language Following that, we look at Jeremy Saulnier's new Netflix-produced action thriller Rebel Ridge, featuring star-in-the-making Aaron Pierre. Join us BONUS CONTENT: This wee...
Sep 09, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 156
This week on the show, join us for a breakdown of the new Canadian survival horror film Out Come The Wolves, starring Missy Peregrym in her second collaboration with Backcountry director Adam MacDonald. Then, we'll look at the newest film by five-star three-star director M. Night Shyamalan, Trap, which features a tour-de-force performance from Josh Hartnett. Join us! BONUS CONTENT: This week's bonus episode is available for all patrons! Join us for a discussion of great worldbuilding and then fi...
Sep 02, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 155
Greetings programs! This week on the show , we're talking ab out two movies with deep connections to older films we love. First up is Twisters, Lee Isaac Chung's sequel to the 1990s classic that Matthew adores, and then Alien: Romulus, the Fede Álvarez-directed mid-quel film that takes place immediately between the two classic films Alien and Aliens . Join us! BONUS CONTENT: This week's bonus episode is live for Patrons! Remember, if you subscribe to the Patreon you get a new weekly bonus episod...
Aug 19, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 154
Greetings Programs! We're back after a month long hiatus and we're excited to talk about two summer movies! Join us for discussions two different franchise third entries: A Quiet Place: Day One and the Marvel multiverse romp Deadpool & Wolverine. Join us! BONUS CONTENT: This week's subscriber bonus episode is available now! We disucss films we love that the world at large doesn't so much, and also go through the films Simon watched on Holiday, rapid-fire. Patreon subscriptions start at just ...
Aug 12, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 153
This week on the show we're talking about Jane Schoenbrun's I Saw The TV Glow and Christy Hall's Daddio. Both Singluar visions from their creator, but do they both work? Join us to find out! BONUS CONTENT: This week's patron bonus show sees Simon ask about the era of AA action movie video game adaptations, and what recent movies we'd like to get that treatment, and Matthew asks for our two three directorial first features. Fun fact: both of these questions are inspired by a recent re-watch of St...
Jun 23, 2024•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 152
Greetings programs! This week on the show we're looking at the sexy new Netflix comedy Hit Man, and then joining Martin Lawrence and Will Smith for another case in Bad Boys: Ride or Die. Join us! BONUS CONTENT: This week's patron bonus episode sees us talking about Kevin Costner and his filmography, both our favourites and types of movies we'd like to see him do still. Patronage starts at just $2 CAD per month! Link: https://www.patreon.com/posts/june-16th-bonus-106443727 EPISODE HOMEPAGE: This ...
Jun 18, 2024•59 min•Season 1Ep. 151
Greetings programs! This week on the Awwesome Friday Podcast Matthew and Simon are taking a look at two new streaming things. First we have the new entry in the Star Wars universe, The Acolyte, and following that the new French shark movie Under Paris. It's a fun episode and we hope you enjoy it! BONUS CONTENT: This week our patreon supporters get to hear Simon ask about comic book characters that are better on the page than on the screen, and then in celebration of Under Paris Matthew asks for ...
Jun 09, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 150
Greetings programs! Join us as we dive into Boy Kills World, the new live action cartoon action film starring Bill Skarsgård, and then return with us to the wasteland as we look at George Miller's latest, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. We have a lot to say about both of these movies and we hope you enjoy the show! BONUS CONTENT: This week on the bonus show we talk about formative but perhaps underseen or underappreciated movies from the late 1990s, including titles like Don McKellar's Last Night, Alex...
Jun 04, 2024•55 min•Season 1Ep. 149
Greetings programs! This week on the show, we're taking a close look at the new Ryan Gosling & Emily Blunt starring, David Leitch-directed ode to stunt work, The Fall Guy. Following that, we're looking at Luca Guadagnino's latest Challengers, starring Zendaya, Mike Faist, and Josh O'Connor. BONUS CONTENT: This week's supporter bonus show sees us talking about our favourite directors and about concert films. It's a good one! The episode is available to all Patreon supporters, and support star...
May 28, 2024•52 min•Season 1Ep. 148
Greetings programs! This week on the show we're discussing The People's Joker, chaotic but important coming of age story that remixes the Batman milieu into something singularly personal, and also utterly universal, by Vera Drew. Next we tackle the locked-house horror thriller Abigail. Join us! BONUS CONTENT: This week our Patreon supporters can join us for a conversation about what makes movies that are so bad they're good, and then our most anticipated movies of the year of our Swift 2024. Thi...
May 13, 2024•55 min•Season 1Ep. 147
Salutations applications! This week, we're catching up on the latest from beefcake auteur filmmaker Zack Snyder, the second part of his Seven Samurai riff, Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver, which I promise you is its actual title. After that, Simon finally had a chance to catch up with Alex Garland's latest film, Civil War, which is a discussion not to be missed. Join us! BONUS CONTENT: On this week's bonus show, Simon and Matthew discuss a series of Matthew's lukewarm takes on pop culture f...
Apr 29, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 146
Greetings, programs! Join us this week for reviews of the new Amazon Prime adaptation of Fallout and then the new Canadian dystopian black comedy horror movie Humane, Caitlin Cronenberg's feature directorial debut. BONUS CONTENT: This week's patron bonus episode has us talking about horny 1980s movies and then, fittingly, our favourite David Cronenberg movies. All paid patrons get access to the bonus shows, and support starts at just $2 CAD per month! Link: https://www.patreon.com/posts/april-21...
Apr 23, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 145
Greetings Programs! This week on the show, we're diving into a heady French Science Fiction film, La Bete (The Beast), starring Lea Seydoux and George MacKay, which will be in Canadian cinemas this week. Then we move on to the latest entry in the legendary Monsterverse, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. We have a lot to say about each of them, so let's dive in! Join us! BONUS CONTENT: This week's bonus discussion explores some interesting topics, including a formative animated film from Matthew's...
Apr 16, 2024•57 min•Season 1Ep. 144
Greetings, programs! This week, we're finally taking on Dune Part Two, alongside Dev Patel's directorial debut, the action movie Monkey Man. Join us! BONUS CONTENT: Patreon supporters, be sure to check out this week's exclusive bonus episode. We start out by asking if there is a certain film you'd like to hear re-scored by a certain composer, and we go to all kinds of places from there! If you're not already a supporter, it starts at just $2 Canadian per month! Link: https://www.patreon.com/post...
Apr 08, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 143
Greetings, programs! We're back after a two-week hiatus! This week, we're talking about something a little different: 1989s Road House and 2024s Road House. The former is an 80s action classic with big hair, cheesy dialogue, and throat rips and then the latter is an update that tests the limits of how much Jake Gyllenhaal can carry a movie. Join us! BONUS CONTENT: Greetings patrons! We're back after a two-week break with a new bonus episode! This week, we have a special guest, Dakota Arsenault, ...
Mar 26, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 142
Greetings programs! Join us for a discussion about Jonathan Glazer's academy award nominated The Zone of Interest and Johan Renck's Adam Sandler starring existential sci-fi drama Spaceman. It's a good discussion, and we hope you enjoy it! BONUS CONTENT: On this week's Patreon supporter bonus episode, Matthew saw Dune Part Two and then hijacked the whole show to talk about it. Simon also asks about movies and shows that we were expecting to not like but ended up loving, which is a fun discussion ...
Mar 04, 2024•49 min•Season 1Ep. 141
This week on the show, we're looking at the new Shakespeare-adapted rom-com Anyone But You and the new live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Listen to find out how they each hold up! BONUS CONTENT: This week, Matthew & Simon went on an actual trip to an actual cinema to see Christopher Nolan's film Tenet in 70mm, so that ended up being the major topic of discussion in this week's bonus round, as well as more talk about Mr Nolan and his filmography. All of our Patreon supporte...
Feb 27, 2024•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 140
Greetings programs! We're back after a week away and talking about the new outer space set thriller I.S.S. and then catching up with France's official submission for the Best International Feature Oscar, The Taste of Things. Our opinions are both the same and different about both of these movies, and one them garnered a pretty specific reaction from Matthew. Join us! BONUS CONTENT: This week for your bonus episode, Simon and I talk first about films from our childhood that don't really hold up d...
Feb 19, 2024•48 min•Season 1Ep. 139
Greetings programs! This week on the show, we're catching up with the last CDEU film, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom and then we move on to Jason Statham's new action movie, The Beekeeper. Both of these movies are more fun than you think; join us to find out why! BONUS CONTENT: This week's bonus chat has us discussing our favourite against-type performances, among other things. Join us on Patreon for as little as CAD $2 per month! Link: https://www.patreon.com/posts/february-4th-98000437 SUPPORT: ...
Feb 07, 2024•59 min•Season 1Ep. 138
Greetings programs! It's that time of year when the Oscar nominees are announced! This week, we're breaking down our preferences and predictions for (almost) every category of the 96th Academy Awards. Some of our choices line up, and some don't, so listen to see if you agree with Matthew, Simon or both. Join us! BONUS CONTENT: Staying on theme with the Academy Awards, we look back at the best picture winners of our lifetimes and try to choose a favourite, and then attempt to pick out the year th...
Jan 29, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 137
This week on the show, we're covering the just-released thriller Eileen, starring Thomasin McKenzie and the incomparable Anne Hathaway, which Matthew first saw at Sundance 2023, and then finally follow up with Taika Waititi's latest sports underdog story Next Goal Wins. BONUS CONTENT: This week's bonus episode, available to all paid Patreon supporters, starts with a discussion of how one successful thing can influence the entire media landscape and carries on -a little rambly- from there. Suppor...
Jan 22, 2024•48 min•Season 1Ep. 136
