Greetings, programs! This week we finally catch up with Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3 , and then writer/director Nicole Holofcener's latest film, You Hurt My Feelings starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Join us! BONUS CONTENT: This week's bonus for Patreon subscribers is a discussion of Letterkenny and Star Trek: Lower Decks, both great and made in Canada. Subscribers at all tiers (starting at just $2 CAD) get access, so join today! Link: https://www.patreon.com/posts/may-21st-2023-83340836 EPISODE ...
May 21, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 105
Greetings Programs! This week we're covering Evil Dead Rise , a great new addition to the ongoing Evil Dead Franchise and hen the newly released AppleTV+ Documentary Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie . Join us! BONUS CONTENT: All Patreon subscribers get access to our bonus chats, this week talking about Dennis Quaid and then moving into some classic movies of the 1980s and 1990s . EPISODE HOMEPAGE: Visit this episode's homepage for JustWatch powered streaming links for both movies, as well as all of...
May 15, 2023•56 min•Season 1Ep. 104
Greetings programs! This week on the show, we take a look at the newly on-demand fantasy heist movie Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves before switching gears to the upcoming Canadian dramatization of the rise and fall of one of our biggest tech giants, BlackBerry . We also talk a little about the writer's strike, and just in case there is any ambiguity: we stand with the writers. Be sure to go to this episode's homepage for JustWatch-powered streaming links for both titles, as well as ...
May 07, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 103
Greetings programs! This week we dive into the latest instalment in the ongoing Scream franchise and then into a bloody Finnish revenge story. Join us! BONUS CONTENT: This week's bonus chat starts with headphone jacks and then dives into -among other things- movies filmed in Malta. All Patreon subscribers can listen to it here! EPISODE HOMEPAGE: Find JustWatch-powered steaming links, our ratings, and all of our other content on this episode's homepage at AwesomeFriday.ca ! CONNECT WITH US: Matth...
May 01, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 102
Greetings programs! This week on the show, we dive head first into two.... well, two not-great films. First up is the Adam Driver Fights Dinosaurs sci-fi actioner 65. Then we look at the new Chris Evans & Ana de Armas action rom-com Ghosted. BONUS CONTENT: This week on our patron-subscriber bonus chat, we dive into the third seasons of The Mandalorian and Star Trek: Picard, how they're similar and how they're different and whether either of them is actually good. Every tier of subscriber get...
Apr 23, 2023•59 min•Season 1Ep. 101
Greetings programs! We're back after a brief hiatus, and this week we're covering Canadian Screen Award Best Picture nominee Falcon Lake and the new indie thriller How To Blow Up A Pipeline . Spoiler alert: it's two good movies on this week's show! BONUS CONTENT This week on our patron bonus chat, we talked about A24 films and our journeys with them. Join the Patreon to hear it ! EPISODE HOMEPAGE: Find our ratings, JustWatch powered streaming links, and all of our other content on this episode's...
Apr 16, 2023•55 min•Season 1Ep. 100
Greetings programs! Join Matthew and Simon for a dive into the world of hyper-stylized action that is John Wick: Chapter 4 , and then into the weird but true story of Cold War politics, intrigue, and espionage that is Tetris . It's a weird show, but hey, when is it not? Join us! BONUS CONTENT: Patrons at all tiers can hear our bonus discussion about the classic films we've missed over the years over on Patreon. Our lowest tier is just $2 CAD/month ! EPISODE HOMEPAGE: Find our star ratings, JustW...
Apr 03, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 99
Greetings, programs and welcome back to the show! This week we are looking at two 2023 releases now available on demand. First up is the new screen-set film Missing starring Storm Reid, and the Hindi language action thriller Pathaan starring Shah Rukh Khan! Join us! EPISODE HOMEPAGE: You can find JustWatch-powered streaming links for both films, our ratings, and all of our other content at this episode's homepage. BONUS CONTENT Patrons can join us for a bonus conversation about the recent arrest...
Mar 26, 2023•47 min•Season 1Ep. 98
Greetings programs! This week on the show Matthew and Simon dig into the latest meme-turned-movie Cocaine Bear and the Canadian Screen Award Best Picture nominee, Brother. One of these films is really good and the other ... well, you'll have to listen to find out! Check out our star ratings, streaming links, and all of our other content at this episode's homepage: https://awesomefriday.ca/2023/03/podcast-cocaine-bear--brother/ BONUS CONTENT & SUPPORT: This week patrons at all tier can also h...
Mar 19, 2023•53 min•Season 1Ep. 97
Greetings Programs! This week on the show we look at a Canadian festival darling, Chandler Levack's I Like Movies, as well as the recent Berlinale debut Inside starring Willem Dafoe. THere's a lot to talk about, especially when it comes to what works for one viewer vs another. Join us! This episode's homepage can be found here . BONUS CONTENT: If you are a Patreon subscriber be sure to check out this episode's bonus content right here on the Patreon feed . CONNECT WITH US: Matthew on Twitter: @S...
Mar 12, 2023•3 min•Season 1Ep. 96
Greetings programs and welcome to this week's episode of the show. This week is all Disney all the time as we are slightly late to the part on Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania but also slightly early to the party for The Mandalorian Season 3, of which we have seen the first two episodes. BONUS CONTENT: Additionally, starting this week we have bonus content for our Patreon supporters. Typically, whenever we record a podcast, there's a solid 15-30 minutes of us talking about random things that go...
Mar 05, 2023•59 min•Season 1Ep. 95
Greetings programs! This week on the show Matthew and Simon take a look at the new M. Night Shyamalan movie Knock at the Cabin and the new Netflix release We Have a Ghost. There are many opinions in this one, so listen and let us know what you think! LINKS: Matthew was recently a guest on The LAMBCast, the podcast of the Large Association of Movie Blogs, discussing a personal favourite film, The Man Who Would Be King. Listen to that on Apple Podcasts or Spotify or Podomatic ! You can find stream...
Feb 26, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 94
Greetings programs! This week Matthew and Rachel take a look at two new streaming releases: Prime Video's new rom-com Somebody I Used To Know and AppleTV+'s new thriller Sharper. CONNECT WITH US: Matthew on Twitter: @SmatthewAF Simon on Twitter: @TemporaryPen Home: AwesomeFriday.ca Awesome Friday on Twitter: @AwesomeFridayCa Awesome Friday on Facebook: Awesome Friday Awesome Friday on Instagram: @AwesomeFridayCa AwesomeFriday on YouTube: Awesome Friday Email Awesome Friday: Contact Us CONNECT WI...
Feb 12, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 93
Greetings programs! This week on the show we're talking about the newly released Korean science fiction film JUNG_E and the not so recently released Marvel movie Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Check out this episode's homepage for streaming links, our ratings, and all of our other content . SUPPORT: Thanks so much to all of our listeners, new and old! Please consider smashing that link button, the five-star review, or simply tell your friends! Additionally, we have a Patreon and Ko-Fi if you'd ...
Feb 05, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 92
Greetings programs! You've all been good so here's a bonus episode of the podcast in which Rachel Ho and Matthew break down a few great titles from this year Sundance Film Festival. This was Matthew's first year attending the festival and Rachel's second, and it was a pretty good year if these six films are any indication. Join us as we take a look at Still, Fair Play, The Pod Generation, Eileen, Magazine Dreams, and Infinity Pool. Head to this episode's homepage for JustWatch powered streaming ...
Jan 31, 2023•1 hr 43 min•Season 1Ep. 91
Greetings, programs, and welcome back to the show! This week we dive into two 2023 releases. First, we'll discuss the new Netflix rom-com You People, starring Jonah Hill, Lauren London, Eddie Murphy, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Second, we'll catch up with the Blumhouse-produced killer robot doll movie M3gan! Check out this episode's homepage for streaming links, our ratings, and more! Matthew has started writing for Exclaim.ca! Read his review of the new AppleTV+ series Shrinking here! SUPPORT: We ...
Jan 29, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 90
Greetings programs! This week on the show, we're catching up with two more 2022 films, the IFC Midnight produced Shudder exclusive Burial and the latest film in the Shrek franchise, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish. One of these movies is a little more divisive than the other here at Awesome Friday HQ; listen to find out which! Check out this episode's homepage for JustWatch-powered streaming links, our ratings, and more! SUPPORT: Thank you so much for joining us! Whether you're new here or a long-t...
Jan 22, 2023•50 min•Season 1Ep. 89
Greetings programs! You’re reading this correctly, a second episode this week! I was given access to the entire first season of the new HBO series The Last of Us, an adaptation of the PlayStation video game franchise of the same name. Joining me to speak about it is my friend Shaurya Chawla, who has not only seen the whole series but, unlike me, has played the game. In this episode, we will give some brief thoughts on the whole of season one, followed by a more in-depth discussion of the premier...
Jan 16, 2023•38 min•Season 1Ep. 88
Greetings, programs, and welcome to a special episode of the Awesome Friday Podcast! This week Matthew, Simon, and Rachel get together and discuss their favourite movie moments of 2022. This episode is replete with spoilers for every movie we discuss, so if you haven't seen something, please be mindful of segments you may want to skip or maybe bookmark this one and come back later. Either way, this is the first time that Simon and Rachel have been in a (virtual) room together, and it was a ton o...
Jan 15, 2023•1 hr 35 min•Season 1Ep. 87
Greetings, programs, and welcome to the first episode of 2023! Simon is back from holiday, and we're counting down our favourite films of 2022. This is a long episode because there is a lot to get through; it's hard to keep the discussions of excellent cinema brief! Many of the films we're counting down have been featured on the show before. Here are links to those (but in alphabetical order, you'll have to listen to find out where they land!) - All Quiet on the Western Front - The Banshees of I...
Jan 08, 2023•1 hr 52 min•Season 1Ep. 86
Greetings, programs, and welcome to our final episode of 2022! We usually post on Sundays, but since you have been good, we're dropping this one on Christmas Eve. This week we're joined again by Rachel Ho of Contra Zoom Podcast, Exclaim.ca, and others as we talk about The Banshees of Inisherin (one of the year's best) and Avatar: The Way of Water (another movie we have seen!) as well as a brief discussion about Baz Luhrmann's Elvis. Be sure to head to this episode's homepage for streaming links,...
Dec 24, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 85
Greetings programs! This week Rachel and I are speaking about the 2022 Whistler Film Festival. This is my third year covering Whistler, and Rachel flew out to attend in person! We'll be talking about several films, but in particular, two Canadian releases: Diaspora from director Deco Dawson, about a young Ukrainian immigrant living in Winnipeg and Polaris from director Kirsten 'KC' Carthew, about a young girl surviving in a frozen post-apocalypse. Be sure to head over to this episode's homepage ...
Dec 18, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 84
Greetings, programs, and welcome to a very special episode of the show. This week (and next!) Simon is on holiday, so Matthew will be joined once again by our friend Rachel Ho of Exclaim.ca, ThatShelf.com, POV Magazine, and The Globe and Mail! We're diving into an indie darling and a big, oscar-bait action spectacle this week. First, Benson & Moorhead's Something in the Dirt, which is finally in release after premiering all the way back at Sundance at the beginning of 2022. Then we move on t...
Dec 11, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 83
Greetings programs! We're breaking down two new Netflix releases this week on the show. First, we look at the Norwegian kaiju film Troll and then the new stop-motion adaptation of Pinocchio by director Guillermo del Toro. Join us, and then be sure to check out this episode's homepage for streaming links, our star ratings, and all of our other content. CONNECT WITH US: Matthew on Twitter: @SmatthewAF Simon on Twitter: @TemporaryPen Home: AwesomeFriday.ca Awesome Friday on Twitter: @AwesomeFridayC...
Dec 04, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 82
Greetings, programs, and welcome to a very special Awesome Friday Podcast. This week we're covering three things: First, we're headed back to Ferrix to revisit Andor, which might be the best Star Wars thing in a long while. Following that, we're kicking off the holiday season with a look at Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell in AppleTV+'s new holiday musical Spirited, and then a quick trip out to Knowhere for Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special. This episode is jam-packed, so what are w...
Nov 27, 2022•54 min•Season 1Ep. 81
Greetings, programs , and welcome to another week on the Awesome Friday Podcast. In this episode , we dive into the neon-lit, glossy action comedy Brad Pitt spectacle Bullet Train and a tour de force performance from Cate Blanchett in Todd Field's TÁR . Join us! Be sure to visit the homepage for this week's episode, where you can find JustWatch powered streaming links, our ratings, and all of our other content: https://awesomefriday.ca/2022/11/podcast-bullet-train--tar/ Once again, this week, it...
Nov 20, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 80
Greetings programs! This week on the show, we have a Florence Pugh doubleheader. First, we look at the now-streaming Don't Worry Darling by director Olivia Wilde. When it was released, this one was laden with controversy, but is it a good movie? Only one way to find out! Following that, we have the new Netflix release, The Wonder, from Sebastien Lelio, who previously won an Oscar for A Fantastic Woman. After listening, be sure to visit this episode's page for JustWatch-powered streaming links to...
Nov 13, 2022•2 min•Season 1Ep. 79
Greetings, programs, and welcome to the Awesome Friday Podcast for November 6th 2022! This week we're diving into two new streaming releases: The Roku Channel Original "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story" starring Daniel Radcliffe, and the Netflix Original "Enola Holmes 2" starring Millie Bobby Brown. Every week it looks like there are more listeners joining us, so if you are new here , we want to say welcome! If you aren't new , we want to say welcome back! We're glad you're here. If you like what yo...
Nov 06, 2022•45 min•Season 1Ep. 78
Greetings, programs, and welcome to a very special episode of the podcast. This week instead of our usual two things, we are reviewing one or eight, depending on your perception of the universe. Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities is an 8-episode horror anthology that is now out on Netflix, and we are looking at all eight episodes. We both have strong feelings about them; listen in to find out what they are! Be sure to visit this episode's homepage for our ratings, streaming links, and a...
Oct 30, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 77
Greetings Programs! This week on the podcast, Matt and Simon take a look at a pair of wayward bothers in the new AppleTV+ release Raymond & Ray and the Cannes Film Festival Best Director winning Decision to L eave from the great Park Chan-wook. Will there be hot takes? Only one way to find out! Find links to listen (and JustWatch powered streaming links for each movie) below. Join us! Every week it looks like there are more listeners joining us, so if you are new here , we want to say welcom...
Oct 23, 2022•59 min•Season 1Ep. 76
