Get a whole month of great cinema FREE on MUBI: mubi.com/themoviepodcast On this SPECIAL EDITION of The Movie Podcast, Daniel is joined by ALDIS HODGE aka Hawkman of BLACK ADAM to discuss bringing the superhero and the Justice Society to the big screen for the first time. They also discuss working with Dwayne Johnson, a hopeful Hawkman spinoff, why Moms are the ultimate heroes, and more. BLACK ADAM is the first-ever feature film to explore the story of the hierarchy changing DC Super Hero. The f...
Oct 17, 2022•20 min
Get a whole month of great cinema FREE on MUBI: mubi.com/themoviepodcast Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review David Gordon Green's HALLOWEEN ENDS. After 45 years, this is Laurie Strode’s last stand against the embodiment of evil, Michael Myers. Only one of them will survive. The film stars Jamie Lee Curtis, Andi Matichak, James Jude Courtney, Will Patton, Rohan Campbell, and Kyle Richards. Halloween Ends releases exclusively in theatres October 14, 2022 in Canada by Universal Pictures and will ...
Oct 13, 2022•34 min
Get a whole month of great cinema FREE on MUBI: mubi.com/themoviepodcast Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review Michael Giacchino's WEREWOLF BY NIGHT, A Marvel Studios Special Presentation. Inspired by horror films of the 1930s and 1940s, the chilling special aims to evoke a sense of dread and the macabre, with plenty of suspense and scares along the way as we explore a new corner of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It stars Gael Garcia Bernal, Laura Donnelly, and Harriet Sansom Harris. Werewolf By...
Oct 06, 2022•26 min
On this SPECIAL EDITION of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz are joined by Director and Composer MICHAEL GIACCHINO, Co-Executive Producer BRIAN GAY and Actress LAURA DONNELLY aka Elsa Bloodstone of WEREWOLF BY NIGHT (A Marvel Studios Special Presentation). Inspired by horror films of the 1930s and 1940s, the chilling special aims to evoke a sense of dread and the macabre, with plenty of suspense and scares along the way as we explore a new corner of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Werewolf By...
Oct 05, 2022•41 min
Get a whole month of great cinema FREE on MUBI: mubi.com/themoviepodcast On this SPECIAL EDITION of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz are joined by Director ANNE FLETCHER and the cast of Disney+ Original Film HOCUS POCUS 2 including SAM RICHARDSON, DOUG JONES, WHITNEY PEAK, BELISSA ESCOBEDO, & LILIA BUCKINGHAM. It’s been 29 years since someone lit the Black Flame Candle and resurrected the 17th-century sisters, and they are looking for revenge. Now it is up to three high-school students ...
Oct 03, 2022•25 min
Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review Anne Fletcher's HOCUS POCUS 2, a Disney+ Original movie. It’s been 29 years since someone lit the Black Flame Candle and resurrected the 17th-century sisters, and they are looking for revenge. Now it is up to three high-school students to stop the ravenous witches from wreaking a new kind of havoc on Salem before dawn on All Hallow’s Eve. The film stars Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, Sam Richardson, Doug Jones, Hannah Waddingham, Whitney P...
Sep 29, 2022•24 min
On this SPECIAL EDITION of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz are joined by SPECIAL GUESTS ANDREW SCOTT & JOE ALWYN of Catherine Called Birdy. The film is Directed by Lena Dunham and stars Bella Ramsey, Billie Piper, Andrew Scott, Lesley Sharp, Joe Alwyn, Dean Charles Chapman, and Isis Hainsworth. Based on the children's novel by Karen Cushman, Lady Catherine (known as Birdy) is the youngest child of Lord Rollo and the Lady Aislinn and like all the great teen heroines, is spirited, clever...
Sep 28, 2022•32 min
On this SPECIAL EDITION of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Anthony are joined by LAUREN GRAHAM & JOSH DUHAMEL of The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers Season 2! After winning back the Mighty Ducks team name last year, our squad-with-heart and their coach Alex Morrow (Lauren Graham) take to the road to attend an intense summer hockey institute in California run by charming yet hardcore former NHL player, Colin Cole (Josh Duhamel). The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers Season 2 premieres on Wednesday, Septe...
Sep 26, 2022•24 min
On this SPECIAL EDITION of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz are joined by SPECIAL GUESTS MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ & STEPHEN LANG of James Cameron's AVATAR to celebrate the rerelease of the 2009 film. Written and directed by Academy Award winner James Cameron, Avatar also stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, and Sigourney Weaver. Avatar is the most successful film of all time and returns to theatres September 23, 2022 in 4K High Dynamic Range. Listen to The Movie Podcast Interview now on all po...
Sep 22, 2022•18 min
Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review Star Wars ANDOR, a prequel series from showrunner Tony Scott set five years before the events of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. The series brings forward the tale of the burgeoning rebellion against the Empire and how people and planets became involved. It’s an era filled with danger, deception and intrigue where Cassian Andor will embark on the path that is destined to turn him into a rebel hero. It stars Diego Luna, Genevieve O’Reilly, Stellan Skarsgård, Ad...
Sep 20, 2022•26 min
Daniel and Shahbaz review Olivia Wilde's DON'T WORRY DARLING. Florence Pugh and Harry Styles star as Alice and Jack Chambers, a young, happy couple in the 1950s, living in the seemingly perfect company town of Victory, California, which has been created and paid for by the mysterious company for which Jack works. Curiosity about the nature of her husband's work on the secret "Victory Project" begins to consume Alice and raise tensions within the community. The film also stars Olivia Wilde, Gemma...
Sep 20, 2022•23 min
On this SPECIAL EDITION of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz are joined by SPECIAL GUESTS GENEVIEVE O'REILLY (Mon Mothma), ADRIA ARJONA (Bix Caleen), KYLE SOLLER (Syril Karn), and DENISE GOUGH (Dedra Meero) of Star Wars ANDOR. The series brings forward the tale of the burgeoning rebellion against the Empire and how people and planets became involved. It’s an era filled with danger, deception and intrigue where Cassian Andor will embark on the path that is destined to turn him into a rebel he...
Sep 19, 2022•25 min
Get a whole month of great cinema FREE on MUBI: mubi.com/themoviepodcast On this SPECIAL EDITION of The Movie Podcast, we're joined by Actors EWAN MCGREGOR & ETHAN HAWKE of Rodrigo García's RAYMOND & RAY as part of The Movie Podcast's 2022 Toronto International Film Festival coverage. The film stars Ewan McGregor and Ethan Hawke as long-estranged half-brothers who reunite to bury their father. The film also stars Maribel Verdú, Tom Bower, Vondie Curtis Hall, and Sophie Okonedo. Raymond &...
Sep 16, 2022•14 min
On this SPECIAL EDITION of The Movie Podcast, we're joined by Actor BRENDAN FRASER and Screenwriter SAMUEL D. HUNTER of Darren Aronofsky's The Whale as part of The Movie Podcast's 2022 Toronto International Film Festival coverage. In our Round Table discussion with Brendan and Samuel, we‘re also joined by Rachel Ho of Exclaim! and Steve Norton of ScreenFish who have generously allowed us to include their questions. The Whale invites us to identify with a man in a precarious state of isolation th...
Sep 15, 2022•35 min
Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review Martin McDonagh's THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN as part of The Movie Podcast's 2022 Toronto International Film Festival coverage. Set in 1923 on the fictional island of Inisherin, the film stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson as lifelong friends Pádraic and Colm, who find themselves at an impasse when Colm unexpectedly puts an end to their friendship. The film also stars Kerry Condon and Barry Keoghan. The Banshees Of Inisherin is now playing at TIFF and rele...
Sep 14, 2022•24 min
Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review Rian Johnson's GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY as part of The Movie Podcast's 2022 Toronto International Film Festival coverage. In the follow up to Rian Johnson's KNIVES OUT, Detective Benoit Blanc travels to Greece to peel back the layers of a mystery involving a new cast of colorful suspects. The film stars Daniel Craig, Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick, Madelyn Cline with Kate Hudson and Dave Bautista. Glass ...
Sep 14, 2022•24 min
Daniel and Anthony review Ti West's PEARL, as part of The Movie Podcast's 2022 Toronto International Film Festival coverage. Set within the twisted world of X, Pearl is an origin story of the iconic villain and follow-up to the year’s most acclaimed horror film. It stars Mia Goth, David Corenswet, Tandi Wright, Matthew Sunderland, and Emma Jenkins-Purro. Pearl will be available to watch beginning September 12, 2022 as part of TIFF with a release theatrically outside the festival September 16, 20...
Sep 13, 2022•23 min
Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review Brett Morgen's MOONAGE DAYDREAM as part of The Movie Podcast's 2022 Toronto International Film Festival coverage. David Bowie had a multitude of personas as a musician, painter, actor, and world traveller. This documentary portrait, told in his own words from decades of interviews, is as bold and visually inventive as he was and screening exclusively in IMAX at TIFF. Moonage Daydream will be available to watch at Ontario Place Cinesphere beginning September ...
Sep 13, 2022•21 min
Daniel and Shahbaz review Rodrigo García's RAYMOND & RAY as part of The Movie Podcast's 2022 Toronto International Film Festival coverage. The film stars Ewan McGregor and Ethan Hawke as long-estranged half-brothers who reunite to bury their father. The film also stars Maribel Verdú, Tom Bower, Vondie Curtis Hall, and Sophie Okonedo. Raymond & Ray will premiere globally on Apple TV+ on October 21 and will debut as a Gala Presentation at TIFF at Roy Thomson Hall on September 12, 2022. Lis...
Sep 12, 2022•21 min
Daniel and Shahbaz review Steven Spielberg's THE FABELMANS as part of The Movie Podcast's 2022 Toronto International Film Festival coverage. The Fabelmans is Spielberg's most personal film yet. It's based on the master director’s childhood passion for moviemaking, and the family dynamics that found their way into his work. It stars Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, Gabriel LaBelle, Jeannie Berlin, Julia Butters, Robin Bartlett, Keeley Karsten, and Judd Hirsch. The Fabelmans is now playin...
Sep 12, 2022•25 min
Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review Darren Aronofsky's THE WHALE as part of The Movie Podcast's 2022 Toronto International Film Festival coverage. The film is written by Samuel D. Hunter and based on his 2012 play of the same name. The Whale invites us to identify with a man in a precarious state of isolation that has been exacerbated by a potentially lethal mix of technology and our culture of body shaming. It stars Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Hong Chau, Ty Simpkins, and Samantha Morton. The ...
Sep 11, 2022•27 min
Daniel and Shahbaz review Nicholas Stoller's BROS as part of The Movie Podcast's 2022 Toronto International Film Festival coverage. The film stars Billy Eichner, the first openly gay man to co-write and star in his own major studio film—and featuring an entirely LGBTQ+ principal cast, including Luke Macfarlane, Ts Madison, Monica Raymund, Guillermo Díaz, Guy Branum and Amanda Bearse. Bros is now playing at TIFF and opens exclusively in theatres September 30, 2022 by Universal Pictures. Listen to...
Sep 10, 2022•27 min
Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review Eric Appel's WEIRD: THE AL YANKOVIC STORY as part of The Movie Podcast's 2022 Toronto International Film Festival coverage. The film is the unvarnished, “true” account of ”Weird Al” Yankovic’s meteoric rise from a humble accordion player who replaced the lyrics of popular songs with funny new ones to a rich and famous celebrity accordion player who continued to replace the lyrics of popular songs with funny new ones. It stars Daniel Radcliffe, Evan Rachel Wo...
Sep 09, 2022•17 min
On this SPECIAL EDITION of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz are each joined by Writer & Director Zach Cregger of BARBARIAN. Zach is an actor, comedian, writer, director, producer, and Twitch streamer. He first came to prominence as one of the three founding members New York City-based comedy troupe The Whitest Kids U' Know. Barbarian releases in theatres September 9, 2022 by 20th Century Studios. BEWARE OF SPOILERS IN SHAHBAZ'S INTERVIEW. Listen to The Movie Podcast interview now on all...
Sep 08, 2022•19 min
Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review Robert Zemeckis' PINOCCHIO, a live action and CGI retelling of the beloved tale of a wooden puppet who embarks on a thrilling adventure to become a real boy. The film stars Tom Hanks, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, Joseph Gordon- Levitt, Keegan-Michael Key, Lorraine Bracco, with Cynthia Erivo and Luke Evans. A Disney+ Day premiere, Pinocchio will launch September 8, 2022, exclusively on Disney+. Listen to The Movie Podcast review now on all podcast feeds, YouTube ...
Sep 08, 2022•24 min
Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review Zach Cregger's BARBARIAN. In the film, a young woman traveling to Detroit for a job interview books a rental home. But when she arrives late at night, she discovers that the house is double booked, and a strange man is already staying there. It stars Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgård, Justin Long, Matthew Patrick Davis, Richard Brake, Jaymes Butler and Kurt Braunohler. Barbarian releases in theatres September 9, 2022 by 20th Century Studios. Listen to The Mo...
Sep 07, 2022•22 min
On this SPECIAL EDITION of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Anthony are joined by LARRY THE CABLE GUY aka Daniel Lawrence Whitney (Mater), Directors STEVE PURCELL, BRIAN FEE, BOBBY PODESTA & Producer MARC SONDHEIMER of PIXAR'S CARS ON THE ROAD. In the series, Lightning McQueen (voice of Owen Wilson) and his best friend Mater (voice of Larry the Cable Guy) head east from Radiator Springs on a cross-country road trip to meet up with Mater’s sister. Directed by Steve Purcell, Bobby Podesta and Bri...
Sep 05, 2022•38 min
Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review THE LAST OF US PART I for PlayStation 5 from Naughty Dog and Sony Interactive Entertainment. Directed by Bruce Straley and Neil Druckmann, The Last of Us originally released in 2013 and is the winner of over 200 Game of the Year awards. The Last of Us Part I for PS5 is completely rebuilt using Naughty Dog’s latest engine technology with advanced visual fidelity, fully integrated DualSense wireless controller features and more. It is a total overhaul of the o...
Aug 31, 2022•34 min
Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review Prime Original Series THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER Episodes 1 and 2 from Director J.A. Bayona. The series is developed by showrunners J. D. Payne & Patrick McKay and based on the novel The Lord of the Rings and its appendices by J. R. R. Tolkien. The series stars an ensemble cast. The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power premieres September 1, 2022 exclusively on Prime Video at 9pm ET with two episodes, followed by new episodes weekly. List...
Aug 31, 2022•35 min
In PART THREE of our THREE PART INTERVIEW SERIES, Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony speak with Nazanin Boniadi (Bronwyn), Lloyd Owen (Elendil), Charles Edwards (Celebrimbor), and Megan Richards (Poppy Proudfellow) of THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER . The series premieres September 1, 2022 exclusively on Prime Video at 9pm ET with two episodes, followed by new episodes weekly. WEDNESDAY AUGUST 31 / 10AM ET - THE RINGS OF POWER REVIEW Listen to The Movie Podcast Interview now on all podcast...
Aug 30, 2022•23 min
