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Kino LefterCommunity Diagnosis - the first ten minutesAs teased on the Wicked episode, Evan and Sophie (formerly of Dumb Bitch Media) have started a new show - Community Diagnosis. This is a comedy show where we get a chance to hang out and diagnosis the individuals and communities contributing to society's many issues. The first episode covers disgraced dead Canadian comedian Mike Bullard. Expect to hear more about Mike's misadventures, the world of stand-up comedy, reality TV, and going insane at Tim Horton's or an all-inclusive resort in the weeks to come. I have included a sample in the Kino feed. Much lo...2025-01-3010 min
Kino Lefter140 - Everything Everywhere All At Once with Dylan McKeever: taxes can be funComedian, writer, and artist Dylan McKeever (@deemakes) joins Evan for a conversation on multiverse fiction, poverty, Asian-American experiences, and Avatar 2 on this week's Kino dedicated to our good friend Michelle Yeoh and her new movie Everything Everywhere All At Once. ReComradationsEvan: [1] Swollening by Jason Purcell [2] Fallen Angels, dir. Wong Kar-wai (1995) Dylan: [1] Severance on Apple TV [2] making your own aguas frescas Michelle Yeoh Breaks Down Her Most Iconic Characters | GQRate + review the show on the podcatcher of your choice! Join the Kino Lefter DiscordJoin the Kino Le...2022-04-161h 13Kino Lefter134 - Spider-Man: No Way Home with Paris Marx: Spider-Pay PigParis Marx, host of fellow Harbinger Media podcast Tech Won't Save Us joins Evan to discuss Spidey's latest outing, Spider-Man: No Way Home. We discuss Peter Parker's working class roots, and how Disney/Sony's new version of the character worships billionaire power and technological might at the expense of character development. And spoilers ahead! The whole film gets spoiled up top so don't listen if you're spoiler adverse. ReComradations:Evan: A Snake of June, dir. Shinya Tsukamoto (2002)Paris: [1] The Lord of the Rings film trilogy ...2022-01-071h 28Kino Lefter133 - House of Gucci & Dear Evan Hansen with VicPlease note that the second half of this episode contains conversations on self harm and suicide, which can't be avoided because it's central to the plot of Dear Evan Hansen. 2021 provided its share of highs and lows at the cinema, and these two films capture them well. Dear Evan Hansen is the rancid musical that's somehow not a coming out story, and House of Gucci is an auto-pilot Ridley Scott Movie. Friend of the show Vic returns to navigate through these challenging works. Vic: [1] Pokemon Brilliant Diamond [2] Picking up Naloxone or...2021-12-301h 23Kino Lefter131 - Red Notice: "The Most Watched Film of All Time" with I Have Some NotesGregg from I Have Some Notes joins after Evan's appearance on that show to chat about Kingsman: The Golden Circle. Red Notice is a content delivery vessel starring The Rock, Gal Gadot, and Ryan Reynolds in an art caper / franchise starter that is now Netflix's most viewed film of all time. Every single person alive or dead has seen this film. ReComradations:Evan: cat ownership Gregg: Dan Olson's Fifty Shades seriesRate + review the show on the podcatcher of your choice! Join the Kino Lefter DiscordJoin the Kino Lefter...2021-12-061h 23Kino Lefter129 - Squid Game and Late Capitalism (From The Korea File) with André Goulet and Paris MarxEvan's on vacation this week, so enjoy this episode of The Korea File where host André Goulet chats with Evan and Paris Marx of Tech Won't Save Us about Squid Game, the limits of anti-capitalist art, and Fortnite. From The Korea File:"On a celebratory 100th episode host Andre Goulet welcomes Harbinger Media Network podcast pals Paris Marx of leftist tech worldview critique show Tech Won't Save Us and Evan MacDonald of socialist film review show Kino Lefter to explore the historical parallels and context of Squid Game, examine the show's cultural capitalist critique, regret i...2021-11-0556 minKino Lefter118 - Saint Maud: One Night In Jesus with Tristan TurnerTristan returns to the show for a spirited conversation on faith, gender, health care work, and getting rawed by Jesus Christ for Rose Glass' film Saint Maud put out by A24 last year, now available digitally. ReComradations:Tristan: Shenmue Evan: Darth Plageuis by James Luceno [Evan's Goodreads review] Rate + review the show on the podcatcher of your choice! Join the Kino Lefter DiscordJoin the Kino Lefter Facebook group "Kino Lefter VIP Cinema Experience"Get access to Primo Lefter, our weekly bonus show on our Patreon for just $3 per month. 2021-07-071h 01Kino Lefter117 - Spiral: From the Book of Saw with Faris: Chris Rock's Se7enThe Great Saw Marathon comes to an end as Faris + Evan discuss Spiral: From the Book of Saw. In this second attempt to softly reboot the Saw franchise, we get a story about police corruption, how hard it is to be a cop, and why Forrest Gump 2 was never made. ReComradations:Faris: [1] True Romance, dir. Tony Scott (1993) [2] Sweet Pea Cafe and Playhouse in EdmontonEvan: Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice Rate + review the show on the podcatcher of your choice! Join the Kino Lefter DiscordJoin the Kino Lefter Facebook group "Ki...2021-06-271h 12Kino Lefter110 - Oscarbaiting Night 2: The 93rd Academy Awards: Christmas for Tinseltown & Top 10 Films of 2020The Oscars happened again this year and its slide into cultural irrelevance continues. What happened? What's an NFT? Why are people mad and who should have won? All of this and more are discussed inside. Plus: your questions are answered on-air and Evan's top ten films of last year are revealed. ReComradations:Evan: Down the Rabbit Hole: Deep Blue Join the Kino Lefter DiscordJoin the Kino Lefter Facebook group "Kino Lefter VIP Cinema Experience"Get access to Primo Lefter, our weekly bonus show on our Patreon for just $3 per month. Th...2021-04-281h 01Kino Lefter109 - Ocarbaiting Night 1: Trial of the Chicago 7 & Another Round with Pearson BoltThis episode begins with a teaser for the next major Patreon-only miniseries in the style of Gun Barrel, the Kino James Bond series. Enjoy! Get hyped! Welcome to Oscarbaiting: a miniseries leading up to the 2021 Academy Awards in which Evan and a series of guests discuss the highs and lows of the Oscar-nominated films we, the movie-viewing public, are subjected to. On this episode, Pearson Bolt of Coffee With Comrades and Macabre Media joins me to discuss Aaron Sorkin's The Trial of the Chicago 7, up for six awards, and Thomas Vinterberg's Another Round, nominated twice. 2021-04-161h 21Kino Lefter107b - Evan MacDonald's Justice League Part Two: Enlightened to the Great DarknessHere's Part Two of the epic Kino Lefter saga to discover the truth of Zack Snyder's Justice League. Joining me on this journey of uncovering the hidden beauty of Zack Snyder's Justice League are Andrew Neville, Mattie Washburn of Watchtower Database, Karen Mills, the Drum Circle JerkCrew, Bob and Mike of From Justin to Kane, Olav Rokne, Jeremy Appel of Big Shiny Takes, Andre Goulet of Harbinger Media, and @TompOfficial. On the Patreon this week, you'll find the epilogue of this episode between myself and my wonderful partner Linh Lu. Join the Kino Lefter Disc...2021-03-252h 27Kino Lefter107a - Evan MacDonald's Justice League Part One: Solving the Anti-Life EquationOn October 21, 2020 the host of this program tweeted "The Kino Lefter episode on the Snyder Cut will be longer than the movie and that's a promise." This is that promise fulfilled. Joining me on this journey of uncovering the hidden beauty of Zack Snyder's Justice League are Andrew Neville, Mattie Washburn of Watchtower Database, Karen Mills, the Drum Circle Jerk Crew, Bob and Mike of From Justin to Kane, Olav Rokne, Jeremy Appel of Big Shiny Takes, Andre Goulet of Harbinger Media, and @TompOfficial. On the Patreon this week, you'll find the epilogue of this ep...2021-03-252h 05Kino Lefter100 - Pixar's Soul with The Off Court Podcast: Here's to One Hundred MoreFounder and former co-host Abdul Malik and returning-guest Eytan Tobin (who together form Harbinger's The Off Court Podcast) join Evan for the 100th episode of Kino Lefter: Canada's #1 socialist movie podcast. Pixar's Soul follows Joe Gardner through New York City and the afterlife as he attempts to make sense of his time on Earth and appreciate every moment. Of course this is an insidious work full of nasty tropes, as we learn through reading two separate opinion pieces [Polygon / New Yorker] attempting to label Soul as a blackface film, which is fun, and friends from across Kino's...2021-02-021h 48Kino Lefter99 - Wonder Woman 1984: I Renounce My WishThe 2021 season of Kino Lefter begins here. Evan explores Patty Jenkins' Wonder Woman 1984 and its stances on greed, feminism, and how to end street harassment the right way. You too can become a hottie by taking off your glasses with this one simple wish. ReComradationsEvan: Hades from Supergiant GamesJoin the Kino Lefter DiscordJoin the Kino Lefter Facebook group "Kino Lefter VIP Cinema Experience"Get access to Primo Lefter, our weekly bonus show on our Patreon for just $3 per month. 2021-01-1359 minKino Lefter95 - Fernando: The Formula 1 Episode with Brett PayneBrett Payne from Street Fight Radio joins this week to discuss the new docuseries on Amazon Prime about Fernando Alonso: a two-time F1 world champion on a mission for the triple crown of motorsports. We share our love of racing, chat about the 2020 season, and take a glimpse into the ups and downs of Alonoso's time away from the F1 circuit. Plus, Andre from Harbinger Media Network drops by for a spooky chat about the network of Canadian leftist podcasts that we're joining. ReComradations:Brett: Magic: The Gathering - Puzzle Quest2020-10-231h 19Kino Lefter94 - The Comey Rule: 300k Email Challenge with Meech Lake RadioJames Comey, portrayed by the Newsroom guy, faces the twin challenges of the Hillary Clinton email investigation and President Trump's relationship with Russia during his tenure as FBI Director. Travel through the time machine with us to 2016 as we discuss Trump cash-in books, the downfall of liberal institutionalism, and the culture output of la belle province. I'm joined by Ethan and Charlotte from Meech Lake Radio.ReComradations:Charlotte: [1] C’est comme ça que je t’aime [2] Les invincibles Ethan: Clubhouse Games 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo Switch)Evan...2020-10-091h 34Kino Lefter93 - Cuties and #CancelNetflix with Laura KruseActivist, writer, and Kino Lefter alumna Laura Kruse (@_SaturnReturn) joins the program to discuss one of the most controversial films of the year. Cuties, a French film from director Maïmouna Doucouré is a coming of age story centering on Amy, a young Senegalese girl who becomes fascinated with a dance crew called "The Cuties" and searches for belonging between two models of femininity. After Netflix tweeted a provocative poster of the young cast, it instantly became the target of a boycott campaign from the #SaveTheChildren, QAnon, and normie crowds alike. In this episode we ex...2020-09-221h 00Kino Lefter92 - The Secret: Dare to Dream with Drum Circle JerkThe Secret, a cornerstone of Wal-mart discount bins nationwide is having its philosophy brought to life in the big screen with The Secret: Dare to Dream. This self-help book has been turned into one of the poorest reviewed films of the year that's essentially a Nicholas Sparks movie about the law of attraction. One down-on-her-luck widow meets a magical thirsty handyman who may have killed her husband throught the power of positive thinking.Eytan and Brice from the hilarious Drum Circle Jerk podcast join for this episode. ReComradations:Evan: The...2020-09-172h 00Kino Lefter91 - Mulan: Disney Premier Access to Hell with Androids and AssetsLive-action Disney adaptations of their animated fare have become a staple of the modern movie-going experience, and in COVID World we're not going to the theatre. Whatever will the Disney Company do? With Disney+ Premier Access (available for a $34.99 CAN fee on top of your subscription) you can have the privilege of seeing Mulan (2020) before it becomes widely accessible to Disney+ subscribers. Black Widow will be released in the same fashion. This is the world we live in. This episode is an exploration of the economics of the premium VOD model Disney is attempting to...2020-09-091h 29Kino Lefter90 - Holes (2003) A Bimbophobic Tale with Dumb Bitch MediaHoles is a key film for many of us. It opened our eyes to the issues in youth corrections, it gave us hope that seemingly intractable battles in climate change could be solved if we carried a boy up a mountain, and yes, it was also an important sexual awakening. Holes tells the story of Stanley Yelnats IV, an unlucky young man played by a debuting Shia LaBeouf who grapples with his family's curse as he's sent to Camp Green Lake to dig holes all day after a pair of famous shoes end up in his possession. 2020-09-021h 07Kino Lefter89 - Boys State: Democracy Dies in an F-35 with Oumar Salifou and Jackson MirastyEvery year, 1100 boys descend on Austin, Texas to particpate in the American Legion's Texas Boys State: a week-long experiment in representative government and civil discourse for teenage boys. Apple TV and A24 have come together to distribute this Sundance winner and bring it to us, the Kinos. Concerned with the polarization of American politics, the filmmakers decided to cover Boys State after the 2017 cohort voted to secede from the union. The film follows four boys (whom we rank) as they vie for political office and learn how to appeal to the most voters while crushing their enemies. 2020-08-2657 minKino LefterPREVIEW: DC FanDome - Dawn of ConsumptionEvan explores DC FanDome: a new fully digital comic con and finds both the hope and horror within. This is a preview of a full episode that our $3/month Patrons can hear on Patreon. Consider joining us to access this episode, our back catalog, and a new premium episode every week. 2020-08-2403 min