Is there a more pretentious genre than the musician biopic?  While there can be plenty of fun moments (after all who doesn’t want to be a rock star?) Overall, the genre tends to take itself WAY too seriously. Cue the disapproving father, the dark period where the drugs and groupies take over, the inevitable redemption…

There is an undeniable bias in the world of critique that the novel is always superior to the film. That films are somehow a lesser form of art than the written word. In this episode, we challenge that notion and talk about literary adaptations that are just as good or sometimes even better than the…

Recorded on Superbowl Sunday 2022, this episode delves into the pure joy that can come from watching a sports movie… even when you don’t care about sports in real life. Who doesn’t want to cheer for the underdog against a goliath opponent? Have whatever character actor is playing the coach delivers a rousing speech that…

While our industry is undeniably eclipsed by the dream factory that is Hollywood, Canadians are more than capable of making damn good movies. The first credited Canadian film is Ten Years in Manitoba in 1898. But it wasn’t really until the National Film Board was set up in 1939 to produce propaganda films for the…

   Television is more about the journey then the destination. It’s a commitment for fans to invest years of interest in characters and storylines. So whether they land the ending right like Better Call Saul or fuck it up like Killing Eve, we can still appreciate specific episodes that we got along the way.  Game…

Is a movie controversial, or just ahead of its time? As we evolve and change as a society, it makes sense that our perceptions of art will change as well. The Birth of a Nation (1915) was so popular in its time it was screened at the white house, but is now widely condemned for…