We're back for another year of The Movie Podcast! On this SPECIAL EDITION, Daniel and Anthony kick off 2024 with Director SEAN DURKIN and Editor MATTHEW HANNAM of THE IRON CLAW. The film chronicles the true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. Through tragedy and triumph, under the shadow of their domineering father and coach, the brothers seek larger-than-life immortality on the biggest sta...
Jan 02, 2024•37 min
Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review Zack Snyder's REBEL MOON starring an ensemble cast that includes Sofia Boutella, Charlie Hunnam, Michiel Huisman, Djimon Hounsou, Doona Bae, Ray Fisher, Cleopatra Coleman, E. Duffy, Jena Malone, Fra Fee, Ed Skrein, and Anthony Hopkins. When a peaceful colony on the edge of a galaxy finds itself threatened by the armies of a tyrannical ruling force, Kora, a mysterious stranger living among the villagers, becomes their best hope for survival. Tasked with findi...
Dec 22, 2023•52 min
Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review James Wan's AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM, the final entry in the DCEU which started in 2013 with Zack Snyder's Man of Steel. The film stars Jason Momoa, Patrick Wilson, Amber Heard, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Dolph Lundgren, Randall Park, and Nicole Kidman. Having failed to defeat Aquaman the first time, Black Manta will stop at nothing to take Aquaman down once and for all. This time Black Manta is more formidable than ever before, wielding the power of the myt...
Dec 21, 2023•45 min
Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review Will Gluck's ANYONE BUT YOU starring Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell. In the edgy comedy, Bea and Ben look like the perfect couple, but after an amazing first date something happens that turns their fiery hot attraction ice cold— until they find themselves unexpectedly thrust together at a destination wedding in Australia. So they do what any two mature adults would do: pretend to be a couple. After their review, Daniel and Shahbaz are joined by Director WILL...
Dec 21, 2023•42 min
On this SPECIAL EDITION of The Movie Podcast, Shahbaz heads to Los Angeles, California to talk all things REBEL MOON with Zack Snyder, Sofia Boutella, Djimon Hounsou, Ed Skrein, Ray Fisher, Staz Nair, E. Duffy, and Cleopatra Coleman. From Zack Snyder, the filmmaker behind 300, Man of Steel, and Army of the Dead, comes Rebel Moon, an epic science-fantasy event decades in the making. When a peaceful colony on the edge of a galaxy finds itself threatened by the armies of a tyrannical ruling force, ...
Dec 20, 2023•38 min
Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review Michael Mann's FERRARI starring Adam Driver, Penélope Cruz, Shailene Woodley, Jack O’Connell, Sarah Gadon, Patrick Dempsey and Gabriel Leone. Set in the summer of 1957, with Enzo Ferrari's auto empire in crisis, the ex-racer turned entrepreneur pushes himself and his drivers to the edge as they launch into the Mille Miglia, a treacherous 1,000-mile race across Italy. Ferrari releases exclusively in theatres Christmas Day by Elevation Pictures in Canada and b...
Dec 19, 2023•39 min
On this SPECIAL EDITION of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz are joined by Academy Award Nominee and Golden Globe Winner ROSAMUND PIKE. Rosamund was recently nominated for a Golden Globe for her work in Saltburn, a beautifully wicked tale of privilege and desire directed by Academy Award winning filmmaker Emerald Fennell. In our conversation, Rosamund discusses reading the Saltburn script for the first time, how working with David Fincher kicked off her career, and lots more. Saltburn is now...
Dec 18, 2023•15 min
Daniel and Anthony review Paul King's WONKA starring Timothée Chalamet. Based on the extraordinary character at the center of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl’s most iconic children’s book and one of the best-selling children’s books of all time, “Wonka” tells the wondrous story of how the world’s greatest inventor, magician and chocolate-maker became the beloved Willy Wonka we know today. The film also stars Calah Lane, Keegan-Michael Key, Paterson Joseph, Matt Lucas, Mathew Baynto...
Dec 15, 2023•40 min
On this SPECIAL EDITION of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz are joined for a sit down interview with the cast of Percy Jackson and the Olympians including WALKER SCOBELL (Percy Jackson), LEAH SAVA JEFFRIES (Annabeth Chase) and ARYAN SIMHADRI (Grover Underwood). Based on Disney Hyperion’s best-selling book series by award-winning author Rick Riordan, the series premieres with two episodes on Disney+ on December 20, 2023. Watch and listen to The Movie Podcast now on all podcast feeds, YouTube...
Dec 14, 2023•21 min
On this SPECIAL EDITION of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz are joined by Director and Producer REGINALD HUDLIN (House Party, Marshall, Django Unchained) for a conversation on his new film Candy Cane Lane which reunites him with Eddie Murphy after over 30 years. The film is a comedy adventure about a man on a mission to win his neighbourhood’s annual Christmas home decoration contest. After Chris (Eddie Murphy) inadvertently makes a deal with a mischievous elf named Pepper (Jillian Bell) to...
Dec 13, 2023•15 min
Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review Sean Durkin's THE IRON CLAW starring Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, Harris Dickinson, Maura Tierney, Stanley Simons, Holt McCallany and Lily James. The film chronicles the true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. Through tragedy and triumph, under the shadow of their domineering father and coach, the brothers seek larger-than-life immortality on the big...
Dec 12, 2023•32 min
On this SPECIAL EDITION of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz are joined by the cast of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters including ANNA SAWAI, KIERSEY CLEMONS, MARI YAMAMOTO, REN WATABE, and ANDERS HOLM. Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is a new 10-episode Apple Original series, based on Legendary’s Monsterverse, that follows the thunderous battle between Godzilla and the Titans that leveled San Francisco, and the shocking revelation that monsters are real. Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is now streaming ...
Dec 11, 2023•57 min
Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review Sam Esmail's LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND starring Julia Roberts, Ethan Hawke, Mahershala Ali, Myha’la, Charlie Evans, Farrah Mackenzie, and Kevin Bacon. In the film, a family’s vacation is upended when two strangers arrive at night, seeking refuge from a cyberattack that grows more terrifying by the minute, forcing everyone to come to terms with their places in a collapsing world. Leave the World Behind releases December 8, 2023 on Netflix. Watch and listen to Th...
Dec 08, 2023•49 min
Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review SUPER MARIO BROS. WONDER developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. In Super Mario Bros. Wonder, classic Mario gameplay is turned on its head with Wonder Flowers! These game-changing items can make some wonderfully weird stuff happen! Witness pipes coming alive, wreak havoc as a giant Spike-Ball, and lots more! Super Mario Bros. Wonder is now available for Nintendo Switch systems digitally and wherever physical games are sold. Game Review C...
Dec 05, 2023•34 min
Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review Bradley Cooper's MAESTRO. The film is written by Bradley Cooper from a screenplay co-written with Josh Singer. It was produced by Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, and Cooper, among others. The film stars Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein alongside Carey Mulligan as Montealegre; Matt Bomer, Maya Hawke, and Sarah Silverman appear in supporting roles. Maestro plays in select theatres beginning December 1, 2023, followed by a worldwide release on Netflix Dec...
Nov 30, 2023•40 min
On this SPECIAL EDITION of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz are joined by SPECIAL GUEST BELLA RAMSEY (Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, The Last of Us, Game of Thrones). Bella is known for their break-out role as young noblewoman Lyanna Mormont in the HBO series Game of Thrones and Ellie in the HBO series The Last of Us for which they received a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award. In Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, Bella plays Molly, Ginger and Rocky's new hatchling. Chicken Run: Dawn of...
Nov 28, 2023•12 min
This week on The Movie Podcast, Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony discuss the firing of Melissa Barrera from Scream 7 for her Pro-Palestine social media posts and her co-star Jenna Ortega leaving the film the next day due to "scheduling conflicts". They also discuss the casting of Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor in Superman: Legacy, the announcement of The Last of Us Part II Remastered for PS5, the Aardman clay shortage, Thanksgiving Box-Office, and lots more. Watch and listen to The Movie Podcast now...
Nov 27, 2023•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 163
On this SPECIAL EDITION of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz are joined by Producer Kevin J. Walsh of Ridley Scott's NAPOLEON. Kevin is a longtime Film & Television Producer and former President of Scott Free Productions, a production company established by Ridley Scott and Tony Scott in 1995. At Scott Free, Walsh produced a dozen films in the six years that he oversaw the film group, including Boston Strangler, Death on the Nile, House of Gucci, The Last Duel, Earthquake Bird, Our Frien...
Nov 24, 2023•25 min
On this SPECIAL EDITION of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz are joined by Alan Tudyk, Director Fawn Veerasunthorn & Producer Peter Del Vecho of Disney's WISH. Daniel sat down with Fawn & Peter in Toronto back in August 2023 after a 30-minute footage presentation to discuss creating a new classic, capturing Chris Pine’s handsomeness in animated form, and bringing 100 years of magic to life. Shahbaz recently sat down with Alan in Toronto to chat his many contributions to Disney films,...
Nov 22, 2023•34 min
Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review Disney' WISH, an all-new musical-comedy set in the kingdom of Rosas, where Asha, a sharp-witted idealist, makes a wish so powerful that it’s answered by a cosmic force—a ball of boundless energy called Star. Asha and Star confront the formidable King Magnifico to prove that when the will of one courageous human connects with the magic of the stars, wondrous things can happen. The film is directed by Chris Buck and Fawn Veerasunthorn and stars the voices of A...
Nov 19, 2023•39 min
On this SPECIAL EDITION of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz are joined by Actors ARIA MIA LOBERTI & LOUIS HOFMANN of ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE, a Netflix Limited Series based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Anthony Doerr. The series follows the story of Marie-Laure, a blind French girl and her father, who flee German-occupied Paris with a legendary diamond to keep it from falling into the hands of the Nazis. Marie-Laure’s path also collides inexorably with the unlikeliest of ki...
Nov 17, 2023•18 min
On this SPECIAL EDITION of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz are joined by the Creative Team behind Monarch: Legacy of Monsters including Matt Shakman (Fantastic Four, WandaVision, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia), Chris Black (Severance, Outcast) & Matt Fraction (Hawkeye, Sex Criminals) and Sean Konrad (Ms. Marvel, Godzilla: King of the Monsters). Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is a new 10-episode Apple Original series, based on Legendary’s Monsterverse, that follows the thunderous battl...
Nov 15, 2023•38 min
Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review Ridley Scott's NAPOLEON starring Joaquin Phoenix and Vanessa Kirby. The film depicts Napoleon's rise to power through the lens of his volatile relationship with Empress Joséphine. Napoleon premieres exclusively in theatres on November 22 by Sony Pictures before streaming globally on Apple TV+. Watch and listen to The Movie Podcast now on all podcast feeds, YouTube , and TheMoviePodcast.ca Get a whole month of great cinema FREE on MUBI: mubi.com/themoviepodca...
Nov 14, 2023•35 min
THE SAG-AFTRA STRIKE IS OVER AFTER 118 DAYS! This week on The Movie Podcast, Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony discuss details behind the new deal and all the news that comes with the strike ending including the announcement of a live action The Legend of Zelda movie, Elon Musk biopic, Warner Bros. throwing out the Coyote vs. Acme movie. Also this week, a trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6 is confirmed to be on the way, we get our first look at Pixar's Inside 2, and lots more. Watch and listen to The M...
Nov 13, 2023•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 162
Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review Francis Lawrence's The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, based on the novel written by Suzanne Collins. Set 64 years before the events of the first film, its plot follows the events that eventually lead a young Coriolanus Snow on the path to becoming the tyrannical leader of Panem, including his relationship with the Hunger Games tribute Lucy Gray Baird during the year of the 10th Hunger Games. It stars Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Peter Dinklag...
Nov 09, 2023•50 min
Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review Nia DaCosta's THE MARVELS starring Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, Iman Vellani, Zawe Ashton, Park Seo-joon, and Samuel L. Jackson. In the film, Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel has reclaimed her identity from the tyrannical Kree and taken revenge on the Supreme Intelligence. But unintended consequences see Carol's powers become entangled with that of Jersey City super-fan, Kamala Khan aka Ms. Marvel, and Carol’s estranged niece, now S.A.B.E.R. astronaut Captai...
Nov 08, 2023•52 min
On this SPECIAL EDITION of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz are joined by Director NIA DACOSTA (Little Woods, Candyman), Executive Producer MARY LIVANOS (WandaVision, Captain Marvel), and Composer LAURA KARPMAN (What If..., Ms. Marvel) of Marvel Studios' THE MARVELS. In the film, Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel has reclaimed her identity from the tyrannical Kree and taken revenge on the Supreme Intelligence. But unintended consequences see Carol's powers become entangled with that of Jerse...
Nov 07, 2023•25 min
Daniel, Shahbaz & Anthony review THE CURSE, a genre-bending 10-Episode series co-created and executive produced by Benny Safdie and Nathan Fielder. The series explores how an alleged curse disturbs the relationship of a newly married couple as they try to conceive a child while co-starring in their new home-improvement show. It stars Emma Stone, Nathan Fielder, and Benny Safdie with guest stars Barkhad Abdi, Corbin Bernsen and Constance Shulman. The Curse premieres on Paramount+ in Canada an...
Nov 06, 2023•32 min
On this SPECIAL EDITION of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz are joined by Director JESSICA YU & Writer and Producer JEN D'ANGELO of QUIZ LADY. In the film, a brilliant but tightly wound, game show-obsessed young woman, Anne, and her estranged, train-wreck of a sister Jenny, must work together to help cover their mother’s gambling debts. When Anne’s beloved dog is kidnapped, they set out on a wild, cross-country trek to get the cash the only way they know how: by turning Anne into a bona...
Nov 02, 2023•22 min
On this SPECIAL EDITION of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz are joined by the CREATIVE TEAM behind LOKI SEASON 2 including: Composer NATALIE HOLT, Director DAN DELEEUW, Costume Designer CHRISTINE WADA, Production Designer & Director KASRA FARAHANI, and Cinematographer ISAAC BAUMAN. Interviews were conducted throughout the month of October 2023. Set within Phase 5 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Season 2 of the Loki picks up in the aftermath of the shocking season finale when Loki find...
Nov 01, 2023•38 min
