Greetings programs! Join us this week as we look closer at the new Marvel Cinematic UNvierse series Echo and then the new F Gary Gray heist film Lift, which stars Kevin Hart. We liked one of these things more than the other. Listen to find out which! , BONUS CONTENT: This week's bonus chat has us talking once again about formative cinematic experiences. It's a bit free-form, but it was a fun conversation. Alll Patreon supporters can listen, and support starts at as little as $2 Canadian per mont...
Jan 16, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 135
Greetings programs! This week, we're diving into the world of the Hunger Games with the new prequel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, and then taking a look at Span's entry for the Best International Feature award at this year's Oscars, The Society of the Snow. BONUS CONTENT: On this week's Patron Bonus Round, we discuss some of the movies we received as Christmas gifts this year, leading to a talk about Tremors 2, Thelma & Louise, and It Follows. This episode is available to all patrons, ...
Jan 08, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 134
Greetings programs! There is no bonus round this week, but our regular episode is double-sized, and we tackle all of our favourites of the year. We each made a list of a dozen films; we tackled all of them, with our absolute favourites coming last. We've had an excellent year making the show, and we want to thank everyone who has listened. We're looking forward to spending 2024 talking about movies with you! EPISODE HOMEPAGE: On this episode's homepage, you will find a JustWatch-powered link to ...
Jan 01, 2024•1 hr 56 min•Season 1Ep. 133
Greetings programs! This week, we tackle the latest capital-C content from Netflix in Leave The World Behind and then the first new collaboration between Paul Giamatti and Alexander Payne in nearly twenty years, the 1970s and Christmas set The Holdovers. Join us! BONUS CONTENT: This week, our Patreon supporters can hear us talk about our favourite background jokes in movies, as well as our top three Ebenezer Scrooge portrayals. It only costs CAD 2$/ month to join our Patreon, and we'll love you ...
Dec 18, 2023•54 min•Season 1Ep. 132
This week on the show we're finally catching up with Martin Scorsese's epic meditation on American sin, Killers of the Flower Moon , and the latest entry in the 70-year-strong giant monster franchise, Godzilla Minus One. BONUS CONTENT: This week's Patreon bonus episode has Simon asking for our dream Star Wars pitches and Matthew asking about which movies we won't be able to pass up on physical media. Join us for that for as little as $2 Canadian per month! Link: https://www.patreon.com/posts/dec...
Dec 11, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 131
Greetings, patrons! This week, we're covering the 2023 Whistler Films Festival, one of the most interesting festivals in the Pacific Northwest because it so often features great Canadian content. We're covering our usual two films, both playing as part of the fest. First up is the new Canadian relationship drama The Burning Season and then Todd Haynes' new Natalie Portman & Julianne Moore starring drama May December. Whistler Film Festival: The online portion of this year's Whistler Film Fes...
Dec 04, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 130
This week on the show, we're reviewing the latest video game film adaptation, Five Nights at Freddy's, and the latest from superstar Shah Rukh Khan, Jawan. Also, join us for this week's bonus show, free for all listeners! Join us! BONUS CONTENT: This week's bonus show is a long one, in which we have an extended discussion of Loki, followed by Simon asking why is The Lost World: Jurassic Park (and indeed, every sequel to Jurassic Park) not as good as Jurassic Park, and Matthew -having just found ...
Nov 27, 2023•56 min•Season 1Ep. 129
This week on the show, join us as we talk about Anatomy of a Fall, one of the best courtroom dramas in recent memory, and the latest MCU entry, The Marvels. BONUS CONTENT: This week on the bonus show, Simon asks about the film scores we love and the best one of the century so far, and Matthew asks about movies we have blind-bought and ended up loving. All Patreon supporters get access to the bonus, and this week's episode will be available to everyone else starting on November 27th. Listen here:...
Nov 20, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 128
Greetings programs! This week's show sees us taking on the newest David Fincher movie, The Killer and the new Godzilla TV series from AppleTV+, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters. Join us! STRIKE NOTE: The 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes have both ended, with the unions winning virtually everything they had asked for. Solidarity! BONUS CONTENT: This week Simon asks if there are any stone-cold classic films that we just don't connect with, and Matthew asks what our favourite giant monster movies are! The...
Nov 13, 2023•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 127
Greetings programs! This week, we're taking on two films new to Disney+: Kenneth Branagh's latest Poirot mystery, A Haunting in Venice, and the new Awkwafina & Sandra Oh starring comedy Quiz Lady. STRIKE NOTE: This episode was produced during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labour of the writers and actors currently on strike, the films being discussed here wouldn't exist. BONUS CONTENT: Patreon supporters this week get an extra half-hour discussion in which Simon asks what o...
Nov 06, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 126
Greetings programs! We're back after an impromptu hiatus! To make up for it we're talking about three films on the show: Emma Seligman's B ottoms, Chloe Domont's F air Play, and David Yates's Pain Hustlers . Join us! STRIKE NOTE: This episode was produced during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. Without the labour of the writers and actors currently on strike, the films being discussed here wouldn't exist. BONUS CONTENT: On this week's patron bonus episode, Matt asks Simon to name a film that he didn't...
Oct 30, 2023•57 min•Season 1Ep. 125
The 2023 Vancouver International Film Festival has drawn to a close, and this week, we're talking about three films we saw as part of the fest: I'm Just Here for the Riot, a documentary about the 2011 Stanley Cup Riot in Vancouver, our hometown. Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe is a documentary about a beloved children's entertainer who helped shape generations of Canadians. The Royal Hotel is a gripping thriller from director Kitty Green about two young women who take a job at a bar in ru...
Oct 09, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 124
This week on the show, we dive into two movies in which our opinions are nearly mirror images of one another. Join us for discussions of Flora and Son, and The Creator! STRIKE NOTE: This episode was produced during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labour of the writers and actors currently on strike, the films discussed here wouldn't exist. BONUS CONTENT: This week, our patron bonus conversation is about movies we use as litmus tests for other people, among other things. Join us for as li...
Oct 02, 2023•56 min•Season 1Ep. 123
This week, we're diving into two horror titles! Join us for the new Disney+/Hulu alien home invasion film No One Will Save You and then Mike Flanagan's latest for Netflix, The Fall of the House of Usher. Join us! STRIKE NOTE: This episode was produced during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labour of the writers and actors currently on strike, the films discussed here wouldn't exist. BONUS CONTENT: This week, our patrons get to hear us talk about whether we actually watch the movi...
Sep 25, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 122
Greetings programs! We're back with another summer catch-up episode! Join us as we dive into No Hard Feelings with Jennifer Lawrence, and then stick around for this year's big summer horror breakout, Talk To Me . Join us! STRIKE NOTE: This episode was produced during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labour of the writers and actors currently on strike, the films being discussed here wouldn't exist. BONUS CONTENT: Greetings patrons! Thank you once again for joining us! On this week...
Sep 18, 2023•50 min•Season 1Ep. 121
Greetings programs! This week, Matthew and Simon catch up with another summer blockbuster, diving headfirst into the sea with The Meg 2: The Trench and then visit South America with the upcoming satire El Conde. Join us! STRIKE NOTE: This episode was produced during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labour of the writers and actors currently on strike, the films discussed here wouldn't exist. BONUS CONTENT: This week on the bonus show, Simon asks which is the best and most importan...
Sep 11, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 120
Greetings programs! Join us this week as we catch up with two summer movies, The Last Voyage of the Demeter and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem! STRIKE NOTE: This episode was produced during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labour of the writers and actors currently on strike, the films discussed here wouldn't exist. BONUS CONTENT: Apologies, friends, no bonus recording this week. SUPPORT: Patreon Ko-Fi EPISODE HOMEPAGE: Visit this episode's homepage for JustWatch-powe...
Sep 04, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 119
Greetings programs! This week, Rachel subs in for Simon again, and she and Matthew take on the A24 critical darling Past Lives and the new documentary Reinventing Elvis, which explores the story of the '68 comeback special. STRIKE NOTE: This episode was produced during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labour of the writers and actors currently on strike, the films being discussed here wouldn't exist. BONUS CONTENT: This week, I ask Rachel about remakes that are better (or as good ...
Aug 28, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 118
Greetings programs! We're here slightly off schedule to talk about the new Star Wars adventure, Ahsoka! Starring Rosario Dawson, Natasha Liu Brodizzo, and Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ahsoka picks up a decade after Star Wars Rebels ended and promises to take the characters we already love on a new adventure in the Star Wars Universe. STRIKE NOTE: This episode was produced during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labour of the writers and actors currently on strike, the films being disc...
Aug 22, 2023•59 min•Season 1Ep. 117
Greetings, programs, and welcome to another edition of the Awesome Friday Podcast. This week on the show, we're taking on her recent Netflix release, They Cloned Tyrone, and the still-in-cinemas Joy Ride . Simon also gets Matthew talking about the recent musical episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, which is why the episode runs a little over time. We hope you enjoy it! STRIKE NOTE: This episode was produced during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labour of the writers and act...
Aug 13, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 116
Greetings programs! This week we dive head first into the 2023 Fantasia Film Festival. We've each seen a number of films and we're going to talk about a number of them including Hundreds of Beavers, Birth/Rebirth, Satan Wants You, A Disturbance in the Force, With Love and a Major Organ, Aporia, Sympathy for the DEvil, and River. Join us! STRIKE NOTE: This episode was produced during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labour of the writers and actors currently on strike, the films di...
Aug 06, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 115
Greetings programs! This week we're getting caught up in the fascination that is gripping the nation. That's right, it's the Barbenheimer episode! Both Oppenheimer and Barbie are being hailed as being some of the best filmmaking of the year. Do we agree? Yes, yes we do, and listen in to find out why! STRIKE NOTE: This episode was produced during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labour of the writers and actors currently on strike, the films being discussed here wouldn't exist. BON...
Jul 31, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 114
Greetings programs! This week, we dive head first into the world of Wes Anderson with Asteroid City, and then we jump off a cliff with Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1. Join us! STRIKE NOTE: This episode was produced during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labour of the writers and actors currently on strike, the films being discussed here wouldn't exist. EPISODE HOMEPAGE: CVisit this episode's homepage for JustWatch-powered streaming links to each title a...
Jul 23, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 113
Greetings programs! It has been two years, almost to the day, since we relaunched the Awesome Friday Podcast! To celebrate that fact, we are joined by Rachel, and we talk about our favourite films from when the show has been running - that's July 2021 to now. It was a very fun conversation to record, and we hope you enjoy it too! We'd like to thank everyone who is listening or has listened or has thought about listening for helping us reach this milestone. We love you all! This episode was produ...
Jul 16, 2023•1 hr 42 min•Season 1Ep. 112
Greetings Programs! Join us this week as we dive into the latest Indiana Jones film and the new Netflix/Annapurna animated release Nimona. It's a good one! HOMEPAGE: Find JustWatch.com powered streaming links for each film as well as our ratings and all of our other content at this episode's homepage: https://awesomefriday.ca/2023/07/podcast-indiana-jones-nimona/ BONUS CONTENT: In this weeks bonus chat Simon asks Matthew to explain his fluid Mission: Impossible rankings and Matthew asks Simon to...
Jul 10, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 111
Greetings program! This week we're taking on the latest Marvel series, Secret Invasion starring Samual L Jackson as Nick Fury, and an upcoming indie comedy starring Mark Duplass and Sterling K Brown, Biosphere (in cinemas July 9th) . We have a lot to say about both, so join us! BONUS CONTENT: This week on our bonus chat, we start with Matthew's recent acquisition of Waterworld on Arrow Video Special edition UHD Blu-Ray, and that leads into a discussion of the 90s shlock we both love. This one cl...
Jul 02, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 110
Greetings, Programs! This week we're joined by longtime friend of the show Rachel Ho for our discussions of Guy Ritchie's The Covenant, Chris Hemsworth in Extraction 2, and subway systems around the world (no, really!). We hope you like it! BONUS CONTENT: Rachel also joined us for our patron bonus chat this week, in which we talk about film festivals and the films we see there that we know will be hits. It's an interesting one, and patrons at every tier can listen. Tiers start at just 2$ CAD/ Mo...
Jun 26, 2023•1 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 109
Greetings programs! This week on the show, we're talking about two super fun movies: Fast X, the 11th Fast & Furious movie and Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse, the sequel to the best movies of 2018. Join us! BONUS CONTENT: This week our patron bonus chat is all about new TV, including It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Tribeca Premieres, and Black Mirror. Patrons at every tier can listen here (and it's only 2$/month to join!): https://www.patreon.com/posts/june-18th-bonus-84765907 EPISOD...
Jun 18, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 108
.Greetings, programs! We're back after a week away! Join us for a lively discussion of Air (now on Prime Video) and Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (now in cinemas). One of these movies we really liked and the other, the opposite of that. Listen to find out which is which! BONUS CONTENT: This week's bonus chat for Patreon subscribers is also live. We start with The Truman Show and end up discussing Julie Andrews. It's a good one, I think! Patrons at all tiers can listen, and support starts at j...
Jun 12, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 107
Greetings Programs! Join us this week as we discuss Shazam: Fury of the Gods and The Super Mario Bros Movie. One of these movies is fun; you'll have to listen to find out which! BONUS CONTENT: Patreon supporters at every tier get access to this week's bonus conversation, in which we dive into It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, one of Matt's favourite shows and one that Simon has just started watching for the first time. Support starts at just CAD $2 per month! https://www.patreon.com/posts/may-2...
May 28, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 106
