On this episode of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz welcome back director and writer Fede Álvarez to discuss his latest film, ALIEN: ROMULUS. Earlier this year, Fede joined us to break down the debut teaser for the film. This time, he sits with us in Toronto to delve deeper into the creative process and challenges behind the movie. In the film, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe. Alien Romulus releases exclusively in theatr...
Aug 12, 2024•20 min
On this episode of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz welcome back legendary Writer and Director M. Night Shyamalan to discuss his latest film TRAP, starring Josh Hartnett. In the movie, a man and his teenage daughter find themselves at the center of a dark and sinister event while attending a concert. The film also stars Ariel Donoghue, Saleka, Hayley Mills, and Alison Pill. Trap is set to release exclusively in theatres on August 2, 2024, through Warner Bros. Pictures. Watch and listen to T...
Aug 01, 2024•25 min
Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review BATMAN: CAPED CRUSADER, an animated series that reimagines of the Batman mythology through the visionary lens of executive producers J.J. Abrams, Matt Reeves and Bruce Timm. The series stars Hamish Linklater as Batman/Bruce Wayne, Christina Ricci as Catwoman/Selina Kyle, Jamie Chung as Harley Quinn/Dr. Harleen Quinzel, and Diedrich Bader as Harvey Dent/Two-Face, along with a star-studded ensemble cast including: Minnie Driver, Mckenna Grace, Eric Morgan Stua...
Jul 29, 2024•33 min
On this episode of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz are joined by Futurama cast members John DiMaggio & David Herman for a hilarious discussion. Following the critically acclaimed 2023 revival of Futurama, the epic sci-fi series from Matt Groening and David X. Cohen returns in 2024 with ten all-new episodes. Season 12 of Futurama will premiere on Disney+ in Canada on July 29. Watch and listen to The Movie Podcast now on all podcast platforms, YouTube , and TheMoviePodcast.ca SUPPORT THE...
Jul 28, 2024•24 min
DANIEL AND ANTHONY WENT TO HALL H FOR MARVEL STUDIOS PANEL AND RECAP EVERY SINGLE ANNOUNCEMENT. Watch and listen to The Movie Podcast now on all podcast platforms, YouTube , and TheMoviePodcast.ca Contact: hello@themoviepodcast.ca FOLLOW US Daniel on X , Instagram , Letterboxd Shahbaz on X , Instagram , and Letterboxd Anthony on X , Instagram , and Letterboxd The Movie Podcast on X , Instagram , TikTok , Discord , and Rotten Tomatoes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Jul 28, 2024•36 min
Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review Marvel Studios' DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman from Director Shawn Levy. In the film, a listless Wade Wilson toils away in civilian life. His days as the morally flexible mercenary, Deadpool, behind him. When his homeworld faces an existential threat, Wade must reluctantly suit-up again with an even more reluctantlier... reluctanter? Reluctantest? He must convince a reluctant Wolverine to-Fuck. Synopses are so fucking stupid...
Jul 24, 2024•35 min
On this episode of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz are joined by Marvel Studios President and Producer Kevin Feige, as well as Executive Producer Wendy Jacobson, to discuss the upcoming film Deadpool & Wolverine. Kevin is renowned for producing the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), the highest-grossing film franchise of all time. Under his leadership, the MCU has delivered critically acclaimed and commercially successful films, shaping modern superhero cinema. In our conversation, we di...
Jul 22, 2024•21 min
Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review Lee Isaac Chung's TWISTERS starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, Anthony Ramos, Brandon Perea, Maura Tierney, Sasha Lane, Harry Hadden-Patton, David Corenswet, Daryl McCormack, Tunde Adebimpe, Katy O’Brian, Nik Dodani, Kiernan Shipka, and Paul Scheer. Haunted by a past tornado encounter, Kate Cooper returns to test a new tracking system and crosses paths with social-media storm chaser Tyler Owens. As storm season peaks, they and their teams must survive a...
Jul 16, 2024•41 min
On this episode of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz are joined by the legendary Viggo Mortensen to discuss his latest film, THE DEAD DON'T HURT, where he not only stars but also took on the roles of Writer, Composer, Producer, and Director. The film is a story of star-crossed lovers on the western U.S. frontier in the 1860s. Viggo Mortensen is an acclaimed actor known for his roles in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy and his many collaborations with Canadian Director David Cronenberg. He has...
Jul 15, 2024•20 min
On this episode of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz are joined by Jing Lusi and Richard Armitage of RED EYE, an adrenaline-filled limited series set between an all-night flight from London to Beijing. Told over six parts, the series is the collision of three worlds – DC Hana Li (Jing Lusi), Journalist Jess Li (Jemma Moore) and MI5’s Madeline Delaney (Lesley Sharp). All three women are thrown into the same life threatening conspiracy when a British doctor (Richard Armitage) is arrested for m...
Jul 12, 2024•21 min
On this episode of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz are joined by Director Joachim Rønning and legendary Producer Jerry Bruckheimer to discuss Disney's YOUNG WOMAN AND THE SEA. Joachim Rønning was nominated for an Academy Award in 2012 for his film Kon-Tiki and has also directed Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, and the upcoming Tron: Ares. Jerry Bruckheimer is a film and television producer known for the films The Rock, Crimson Tide, Con Air, A...
Jul 11, 2024•30 min
On this episode of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz are joined by Maika Monroe and Director/Writer Osgood Perkins of LONGLEGS. In the film, FBI Agent Lee Harker is assigned to an unsolved serial killer case that takes an unexpected turn, revealing evidence of the occult. Harker discovers a personal connection to the killer and must stop him before he strikes again. Maika is best known for her roles in the horror films "It Follows" and "The Guest." Osgood is a Director, Writer, and Actor rec...
Jul 08, 2024•16 min
Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review Osgood Perkins' LONGLEGS starring Nicolas Cage, Maika Monroe, Alicia Witt, Kiernan Shipka, and Blair Underwood. In the film, FBI Agent Lee Harker is assigned to an unsolved serial killer case that takes an unexpected turn, revealing evidence of the occult. Harker discovers a personal connection to the killer and must stop him before he strikes again. Interview with Oz Perkins and Maika Monroe coming soon. Longlegs releases exclusively in theatres July 12, 20...
Jul 05, 2024•31 min
Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review Mark Molloy's BEVERLY HILLS COP: AXEL F starring Eddie Murphy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Taylour Paige, and Kevin Bacon. In the film, Detective Axel Foley is back on the beat in Beverly Hills. After his daughter’s life is threatened, she and Foley team up with a new partner and old pals Billy Rosewood and John Taggart to turn up the heat and uncover a conspiracy. Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F releases July 3rd, 2024 on Netflix. Watch and listen to The Movie Podcast ...
Jul 02, 2024•32 min
On this episode of The Movie Podcast, Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony discuss: The Bear Season 3 Press Conference AI in Hollywood New Trailers: Nosferatu, Red One, The Union, Flight Risk Redbox Bankruptcy Weekend Box Office: Inside 2 Hits 1 Billion, A Quiet Place: Day One, Horizon: An American Saga Watch and listen to The Movie Podcast now on all podcast platforms, YouTube , and TheMoviePodcast.ca SUPPORT THE MOVIE PODCAST ON PATREON! Contact: hello@themoviepodcast.ca FOLLOW US Daniel on X , Inst...
Jul 01, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 165
Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review Michael Sarnoski's A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE starring Lupita Nyong’o, Joseph Quinn, Alex Wolff and Djimon Hounsou. Taking place before the event of the two films, a woman must survive an invasion in New York City by bloodthirsty alien creatures with ultrasonic sound hearing. A Quiet Place: Day one releases exclusively in theatres June 27, 2024 by Paramount Pictures. Watch and listen to The Movie Podcast now on all podcast platforms, YouTube , and TheMoviePodcas...
Jun 27, 2024•35 min
YES, CHEF! Join Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony for their Season 3 review and breakdown of The Bear, featuring a side of spoilers and splash of profanity. Buon appetito and let it rip! The Bear Season 3 is now streaming on Disney+ in Canada and Hulu in the United States. Watch and listen to The Movie Podcast now on all podcast platforms, YouTube , and TheMoviePodcast.ca SUPPORT THE MOVIE PODCAST ON PATREON! Contact: hello@themoviepodcast.ca FOLLOW US Daniel on X , Instagram , Letterboxd Shahbaz o...
Jun 27, 2024•44 min
Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review Ti West's MAXXINE starring Mia Goth, Halsey, Elizabeth Debicki, Moses Sumney, Michelle Monaghan, Bobby Cannavale, Lily Collins, Kevin Bacon, and Giancarlo Esposito. In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx finally gets her big break. But as a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Hollywood, a trail of blood threatens to reveal her sinister past. MaXXXine releases exclusively in theatres July 5, 2024 by VVS Films in Canada and A...
Jun 26, 2024•31 min
Daniel and Anthony review Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door for Nintendo Switch [23:22]. The game is a remake of the 2004 Nintendo GameCube game and developed by Intelligent Systems. Prior to the review, Daniel and Anthony provide a recap of everything announced during the June Nintendo Direct. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is now available to purchase on Nintendo Switch systems both in digital and physical formats. Review code provided by Nintendo. Watch and listen to The Movie Podcast ...
Jun 21, 2024•48 min
Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review Jeff Nichols' THE BIKERIDERS starring Jodie Comer, Austin Butler, Tom Hardy, Michael Shannon, Mike Faist, and Norman Reedus. The film captures a rebellious time in America when the culture and people were changing. Over the course of a decade, a Midwestern motorcycle club evolves from a gathering place for local outsiders to a sinister gang, threatening the original group's way of life. The Bikeriders releases exclusively in theatres June 21. 2024 by Focus F...
Jun 20, 2024•32 min
On this episode of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz welcome Canadian Pixar Animation Studios members, Story Artist Rebecca McVeigh and Story Supervisor John Hoffman, to discuss Disney and Pixar's INSIDE OUT 2. This discussion includes spoilers for the film. Inside Out 2 returns to the mind of newly minted teenager Riley just as Headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions. Inside Out 2 is now playing only in theatres. Review and...
Jun 19, 2024•27 min
On this episode of The Movie Podcast, Daniel is joined by actor Peter Sarsgaard from the Apple TV+ series PRESUMED INNOCENT, an eight-episode limited series starring and executive produced by Jake Gyllenhaal. The series is created by David E. Kelley and executive producer J.J. Abrams, based on the New York Times bestselling novel of the same name by Scott Turow. Peter is an acclaimed actor known for his versatile performances in film and television, including projects such as The Batman, Dopesic...
Jun 17, 2024•14 min
On this episode of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz head to Disneyland to talk with the cast and team behind Disney and Pixar’s Inside Out 2, including Tony Hale, Liza Lapira, Lewis Black, Paul Walter Hauser, Director Kelsey Mann, and Producer Mark Nielsen. The film returns to the mind of newly minted teenager Riley just as Headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions. Inside Out 2 releases only in theatres on June 14, 2024. Rev...
Jun 13, 2024•32 min
Daniel and Shahbaz review Disney and Pixar’s Inside Out 2 from Director Kelsey Mann. They also discuss their time in Disneyland and what to expect from their interviews with the cast and creators! Inside Out 2 stars an ensemble voice cast including Amy Poehler, Maya Hawke, Kensington Tallman, Liza Lapira, Tony Hale, Lewis Black, Phyllis Smith, Ayo Edebiri, and Paul Walter Hauser. Inside Out 2 returns to the mind of newly minted teenager Riley just as Headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolitio...
Jun 12, 2024•34 min
Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review Season 4 of THE BOYS (Spoiler-Free). The series stars Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Jessie T. Usher, Laz Alonso, Chace Crawford, Tomer Capone, Karen Fukuhara, Colby Minifie, Claudia Doumit, Cameron Crovetti with season newcomers Susan Heyward, Valorie Curry, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Interviews with the cast out now. The Boys Season 4 premieres June 13, 2024 with three episodes on Prime Video followed by new episodes weekly. Watch and l...
Jun 11, 2024•42 min
On this episode of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Anthony are joined by Special Guest Hugh Dillon, Co-Creator and Lead of MAYOR OF KINGSTOWN, a Paramount+ series also co-created by Taylor Sheridan. The series follows Mike McLusky (Jeremy Renner) and the McLusky family – power brokers in Kingstown, Michigan, where the business of incarceration is the only thriving industry. Hugh plays Ian Ferguson, a seasoned, hard-nosed detective for the Kingstown Police Department. Hugh also starred in five seas...
Jun 05, 2024•24 min
Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review Adil & Bilall's BAD BOYS: RIDE OR DIE starring Will Smith and Martin Lawerence. When their late police captain gets linked to drug cartels, wisecracking Miami cops Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett embark on a dangerous mission to clear his name. The film also stars Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, Paola Núñez, Jacob Scipio, Ioan Gruffudd, and Joe Pantoliano. Bad Boys: Ride or Die releases exclusively in theatres June 7, 2024 by Sony Pictures. Watch and l...
Jun 04, 2024•39 min
On this episode of The Movie Podcast, we're joined by the cast of STAR WARS: THE ACOLYTE, including Amandla Stenberg, Manny Jacinto, Dafne Keen, Charlie Barnett, Rebecca Henderson, and Creator and Showrunner Leslye Headland. Daniel had the opportunity to sit down with Amandla and Manny in Toronto during their press junket. In The Acolyte, an investigation into a shocking crime spree pits a respected Jedi Master against a dangerous warrior from his past. As more clues emerge, they travel down a d...
Jun 03, 2024•33 min
On this episode of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz are joined by BACKSPOT Director D. W. Waterson. Backspot follows driven a cheerleader (Devery Jacobs) struggles to handle the pressure when she and her girlfriend are both selected for an elite cheer squad. D.W. Waterson is a Toronto-based, award-winning, non-binary/queer filmmaker and world-touring electronic music artist. D.W. is the creative force behind the 6 million-viewed, 40+ time award-winning digital series THAT’S MY DJ and have o...
May 30, 2024•42 min
Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review George Miller's FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth. As the world fell, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers and falls into the hands of a great Biker Horde led by the Warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the Wasteland they come across the Citadel presided over by The Immortan Joe. While the two Tyrants war for dominance, Furiosa must survive many trials as she puts together the means to find her way h...
May 20, 2024•37 min
