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Podcasts Archives - Geek HardYoungblood Reaches Adulthood at TIFF50Originally Aired: 09/19/25 – We review TIFF50's Youngblood. We talk with actor Nck Name of Adulthood and also we are joined by Petula Neale to discuss the 50th Toronto International Film Festival.
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2025-09-221h 03Geek HardYoungblood Reaches Adulthood at TIFF50Originally Aired: 09/19/25 – We review TIFF50's Youngblood. We talk with actor Nck Name of Adulthood and also we are joined by Petula Neale to discuss the 50th Toronto International Film Festival.
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2025-09-221h 03Geek Hard Archives - Geek HardYoungblood Reaches Adulthood at TIFF50Originally Aired: 09/19/25 – We review TIFF50's Youngblood. We talk with actor Nck Name of Adulthood and also we are joined by Petula Neale to discuss the 50th Toronto International Film Festival.
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2025-09-221h 03
Spoiled Rotten Podcast349: Definitive CBM Portrayals w/ PetulaPetula Neale (Back Issue Bloodbath) joins as some of the definitive CBM portrayals are decided!Superman Characters @2:30Batman Characters @41:08Spider-Man Characters @1:36:20Fantastic Four Characters @1:52:47Hulk @2:16:56Quicksilver @2:26:00Punisher @2:28:01Follow Petula on (Bluesky & Instagram)Text Us Your ThoughtsHosts:Daniel Grant (Bluesky & Instagram)Ben Sit (Instagram)Show:@TDFSpoiled on Instagram, Threads, TikTok & YouTubeSubscribe & Follow HERE
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Podcasts – In a TIFF2024 Fest Roundups
As we head into award season I wanted to do a roundup of some of the best things I’ve seen and who better to join me than Norm McGlashan from Flickhunter. We talk about the films we enjoyed at Toronto International Film Festival, Windsor International Film Festival and Blood in the Snow.
2025-01-1900 min
Geek Hard Archives - Geek HardGeek Hard: Episode 760 – The Best of the Best of 2024!Originally Aired: 01/03/25 – We look back and give our picks for the Best of the Best 2024 and we are joined by Petula Neale & Kris Johnson.
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Podcasts Archives - Geek HardGeek Hard: Episode 760 – The Best of the Best of 2024!Originally Aired: 01/03/25 – We look back and give our picks for the Best of the Best 2024 and we are joined by Petula Neale & Kris Johnson.
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2025-01-061h 19Podcasts Archives - Geek HardGeek Hard: Episode 745 – The Luckiest Substance at TIFF’24Originally Aired: 09/20/24 – We review TIFF'24's The Luckiest Man in America. We talk with actor Tom Morton of The Substance and also wrap up TIFF'24 with Petula Neale.
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2024-09-2300 minGeek Hard Archives - Geek HardGeek Hard: Episode 745 – The Luckiest Substance at TIFF’24Originally Aired: 09/20/24 – We review TIFF'24's The Luckiest Man in America. We talk with actor Tom Morton of The Substance and also wrap up TIFF'24 with Petula Neale.
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2024-09-2300 minPodcasts – In a TIFFExperience Interrupted
What better way to re-start my obsessive relationship with the festival than to do another user experience stumble through TIFF.net. Joined once again by Lindsay Hutchison professional strategist, researcher, designer, and facilitator as we talk through how to do the most basic things on the TIFF.net site as I panic internally.
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2024-08-0800 minSpoiled Rotten Podcast239: Revisiting Avengers Endgame w/ PetulaPetula Neale (@obescantavit on Twitter) joins to revisit Avengers: Endgame!Petula's Favourite Comic Book Characters @2:36Avengers: Endgame Spoiler Review @9:25Avengers: Endgame Rating @1:19:25Discover more great podcasts on the That Shelf Podcast Network! Learn more about TDF Everything on Facebook and Twitter!Text Us Your ThoughtsHosts:Daniel Grant (Bluesky & Instagram)Ben Sit (Instagram)Show:@TDFSpoiled on Instagram, Threads, TikTok & YouTubeSubscribe & Follow HERE
2023-04-171h 25
A Year in Film: A Hollywood Suite Podcast2010 — The Expendables & RED: Middle-Aged Action Renaissance (feat. Petula Neale)Podcaster Petula Neale teams up with Becky and Cam as they take on 2010's obsession with over-the-hill action flicks including The Expendables (directed by Sylvester Stallone) and Red (directed by Robert Schwentke). In the beforetime, Petula hosted her podcast at In a TIFF about films and the Toronto International Film Festival. Now she is the co-host for Back Issue Bloodbath, a podcast about comic books. You can enjoy those alone at home. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-02-0755 min
Geek HardThe Best of the Best of 2021Originally Aired: 01/07/22 – We take a look back give our picks for the Best of the Best 2021. We are joined by Petula Neale & Kris Johnson
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2022-01-101h 21
Team TitansS02E04 - Tiffany WorthamOn this episode of Team Titans, hosts Ryan Spilken and Petula Neale have a fun discussion with Adaptavist Software Engineer Tiffany Wortham.
Tiffany is a young developer with a ton of talent and a keen eye for DevOps-style automation and iterative team process improvement. Her laid-back, can-do attitude and open approach to the world of software is both insightful and refreshing. Read the transcript here: https://www.adaptavist.com/blog/team-titans-season-2-episode-4-tiffany-wortham
Team Titans is a podcast about the stories of people with unique perspectives on work itself; leading teams, building tools, and defining...
2021-11-0927 min
Changing ReelsEpisode 75 - Point BreakPodcaster Petula Neale (@obesacantavit) returns to the show to discuss Kathryn Bigelow’s Point Break.
2021-01-1944 minPodcasts – In a TIFFWill I bang your beachball TIFF?
Norm and I discuss the two big announcements from TIFF this past week. We pour one out for the 31 fallen – and then discuss the current plans for the TIFF20 Festival.
Big question – do we plan to go for in person screenings if they have them this year?
Includes many Disney+ tangents – weirdly more because of the Mandalorian and not as much because of Hamilton.
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2020-06-291h 22Changing ReelsEpisode 62 - HustlersPodcaster and film critic Petula Neale (@obesacantavit) stops by to discuss Lorene Scafaria’s Hustlers.
2020-06-1037 minPodcasts – In a TIFFIf There’s Hell Below
Rian and I reboot my Keanu rewatch mission and figure what better time to Constantine than now at this prequel to end times we are all experiencing together.
We rediscover our love of Keanu, Rachel Weisz Tilda Swinton in a suit, Djimon Hounsou in genre things, Shia LeBeouf, Peter Stormare, Max Baker, Pruitt Taylor Vince and Gavin Rossdale.
This film happens after the matrices but long before the Wick era – a period where one of our favourite Canadians seemed to have the money / time / comfort level with his ability to keep working to say – “sure why no...
2020-05-0658 minPodcasts – In a TIFFCongratulations To These Men
Alternate title – Sam Rockwell needs to talk to his people
Alternate title #2, “Where’s my reparations Oscar?” “You’re a woman Glenn”
Returning co-host Norm and I should produce the Oscars. We discuss the coming termination point of awards season. Topics include:
Best Performance in a movie you didn’t loveSoundtrack that made you buy or listen to musicMovie we wish had a better marketing teamMovie that we recommended the most to othersFilm that we loved at TIFF that you haven’t thought much about since
And then we finish up with ranking the nominees for b...
2020-01-291h 26
The MatineecastEpisode 238 – 2019 in Review
149 minutes
Up for Discussion
1. 1. Introduction with Ariel Fisher from After All, Petula Neale from In a TIFF, and Lindsay Ragone2. THE FIVES (4:01)3. THE FOURS (21:10)4. THE THREES (43:37)5. THE TWOS (1:04:22)6. THE ONES (1:43:46)
The Songs:
Thoughts from your host…
As I’ve grown older, my thoughts on one year turning to another have slanted somewhat.
Once I saw a brand new year as a blank canvas; something pristine and inspiring, just waiting to be filled with whatever expressions an artist wished to unleash. However, as the y...
2019-12-312h 29The MatineecastEpisode 238 – 2019 in Review (Music Free)
The music-free version of the year-end episode. For full show notes including leaving/reading comments, please go to the main post for the episode.
Here’s what’s in store in episode two-hundred-thirty-eight…
Runtime149 minutes
Up for Discussion
1. 1. Introduction with Ariel Fisher from After All, Petula Neale from In a TIFF, and Lindsay Ragone2. THE FIVES (4:01)3. THE FOURS (21:10)4. THE THREES (43:37)5. THE TWOS (1:04:22)6. THE ONES (1:43:46)
2019-12-312h 29Podcasts – In a TIFFChildren, Printers, and Puppets are Inherently Evil
Andrew from Geek Hard and I have some troublesome views on what the endgame should be for creepy children in genre films. We manage to stay somewhat on topic about our experience at the 2019 Blood in the Snow (BITS) film festival that took place in Toronto from November 21 to 26 at The Royal cinema.
We discuss some of the films that we enjoyed including:
Now is the printer of our discontentDockingNew WomanGiltrude’s DwellingEXTZPuppet KillerMajicShe Never DiedDeep SixDead DicksThe Last Last Heist
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2019-12-0553 minPodcasts – In a TIFFHope TIFF 20 can Secure a TOTE Bag
TIFF19 roundup with Norm.
Categories are (imagine Pray Tell levels of enthusiasm)
Best bathrooms in a theatreMost feels in a filmBest Q&A momentTIFF Audience winner trends are questionableWho/what will be in the awards season conversationOur fave TIFF rising starsMovie you’ve thought about the most since the festivalWhat programmer will fill my Jane Schoettle-shaped holeChanges to TIFF in 2019Norm’s top 12
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2019-10-171h 27Podcasts – In a TIFFTom Hanks Conspiracy Theories
Second pre TIFF19 pod with Norman McGlashan of http://flickhunter.blogspot.com/
We discuss our favourite venues – past and present, how he selects his films, challenges of the Industry screenings and bathroom tips for the Ryerson. Norm will be seeing 50ish movies as an industry pass holder.
Norm’s top 5 heading into the festival
THE TWO POPESWAVESPORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIREMARRIAGE STORYJOKER
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2019-09-031h 07Podcasts – In a TIFFfilling holes with lady parts
Pre #TIFF19 pod with Ryan where we discuss our prep, our picks and our favourite thing about the festival. It’s a whole new world folk – no printed magazine, no tote bag and no Pizza Nova coupon. Ryan is continuing his mandate to only select films directed by women.
Ryan is looking forward to
BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOODSAINT MAUDATLANTICSZANAMARIA’S PARADISE
I am looking forward to
GUNS AKIMBOJOJO RABBITBLOOD QUANTUMBLOW THE MAN DOWNA BUMP ALONG THE WAY
We like to eat/drink at
DARK HORSEBANG SUEROXY BARMASCOT BREWERYGENERAL ASSEMBLYBURRITO BOYZIllstyl3 SAMMIES
I mi...
2019-08-281h 05The MatineecastEpisode 229 – THE KITCHEN
Runtime77 minutes
Show Contents:
0:00 Introduction
1:17 Know Your Enemy: Jess Rogers
21:21 The New Slang: THE KITCHEN
53:53 The Other Side: Jess and Ryan talk further reading after Andrea Berloff’s new film
Thoughts From Your Host…
Twelve years ago this week, I started this little movie-loving experiment. At first I relied on the written word, but in very short order the podcast you’re currently tuned into followed.
Time flies when you’re having fun!
Were it not for this passion project of mine...
2019-08-141h 17The MatineecastEpisode 227 – MIDSOMMAR
Runtime92 minutes
Show Contents:
0:00 Introduction
2:54 Know Your Enemy: Petula Neale
27:01 The New Slang: MIDSOMMAR
63:57 The Other Side: Petula and Ryan talk further reading after Ari Aster’s new film
81:30 “Brother to The Night”
Thoughts From Your Host…
Knowing that “Big Little Lies” and “The Handmaid’s Tale” both air on Sunday nights make me really happy that this podcast posts on a Monday morning. How the heck do any of us face Monday mornings coming away from all of that dark lunacy?
There’s a lo...
2019-07-151h 24Podcasts – In a TIFFKeanu-DADAY
Although the podcast normally shifts to TIFF prep this time of year as I am still dealing with the loss of Jane Schoettle I’ve decided to pivot and just start re-watching everything Keanu Reeves has ever done as my form of self care for 2019.
Youngblood according to IMBD is the first feature in which Keanu Reeves had a named character. This movie stars Rob Lowe and Patrick Swayze with a small appearance by a very young Keanu.
We talk (perhaps too much) about the amount of sweaty and or sweaty and shirtless scenes in th...
2019-06-271h 06Podcasts – In a TIFFRocketMan and Relationship Adjacency
We are recording on a park bench. Talking somewhat – if not mostly about Rocketman during Pride month although we totally did not plan to be that topical. He like musicals – I had a ticket to a screening with a Q&A with Dexter Fletcher.
We try to mostly talk about Rocketman but Andrew and I tend to tangent.
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2019-06-1246 minPodcasts – In a TIFFOh Snap
I went to Montreal to visit friend and tattoo artist Rian and we re-watched Avengers: Infinity War to prepare for the upcoming Avengers: Endgame.
We discuss some of the following but mostly have many many tangents.
Who’s an Avenger, ally, sidekick/sidepiece.
What Avengers do we want to live / be revived.
Who was most disrespected by the story.
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2019-04-201h 17The MatineecastEpisode 213 – 2018 in Review
– Our Top Five of 2018 –
Runtime
141 minutes
Up for Discussion
1. 1. Introduction with Ariel Fisher from After All, Petula Neale from In a TIFF, and Lindsay Ragone
2. THE FIVES (3:37)
3. THE FOURS (19:08)
4. THE THREES (36:23)
5. THE TWOS (1:13:34)
6. THE ONES (1:44:03)
Tracklisting
(0:00) “Missing U” by Robyn
(4:51) “White Label” by NAS
(7:41) “High Horse” by Kacey Musgraves
(11:11) “Hard On a Heart” by Ashley Munroe
(14:32) “Moon Girl” by Luluc
(17:19) “Party for One” by Carly Rae Jepsen
(20:23) “Reindeer Games” by oso
(23:39) “Drive” by Aimee Mann
(27:08) “Say Somet...
2018-12-312h 21The MatineecastEpisode 213 – 2018 in Review (Music Free)
The music-free version of the year-end episode. For full show notes including leaving/reading comments, please go to the main post for the episode.
Here’s what’s in store in episode two-hundred-thirteen…
Runtime
141 minutes
Up for Discussion
1. 1. Introduction with Ariel Fisher from After All, Petula Neale from In a TIFF, and Lindsay Ragone
2. THE FIVES (3:37)
3. THE FOURS (19:08)
4. THE THREES (36:23)
5. THE TWOS (1:13:34)
6. THE ONES (1:44:03)
2018-12-312h 21Podcasts – In a TIFF2018 Was Awesome – for movies Mel saw 151 films this year so of course she’s the guest for the 2018 wrap up.
Categories include:
Who is the goodest girl – Obv Olivia
Thank you Netflix – Mel goes for Annihilation I go for the rom coms To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before and Set it Up
Outfits you Wanna Cop – If Beale Street Could Talk, Fantastic Beasts, A Simple Favor, Black Panther
Best moves by directors of Colour – Widows, Crazy Rich Asians, The Hate U Give, Blindspotting, Black Panther, Sorry to Bother You
Movies I Watc...
2018-12-101h 15The MatineecastEpisode 210 – WIDOWS
Runtime
81 minutes
Show Contents:
0:00 Introduction
2:41 Know Your Enemy: Petula Neale
23:53 The New Slang: WIDOWS
63:48 The Other Side: Petula and Ryan talk further reading after Steve McQueen’s new film
Thoughts from your host…
Now and then, a complete episode gets recorded, edited, and uploaded and your humble host thinks to himself: “I missed something”
Such is the case this week.
Several times over throughout this episode, Petula mentions the term “fridging” in refer...
2018-11-191h 24Podcasts – In a TIFFJust the TIFF18 Wrap Up
Mel and I do our TIFF18 wrap up – but first we discuss the Captain Marvel trailer.
We briefly discuss the Emmy awards, but mostly we go on a full on Killing Eve / Handmaid’s Tale tangent. Much love to Sandra Oh, Sandra Oh’s hair and Elisabeth Moss.
What we really liked from TIFF18
Gloria Bell
If Beale Street Could Talk
Green Book
That Time of Year
Quincy
Widows
The Grizzlies
Working Woman
The Weekend
American Dharma
Float Like a Butterfly
Driver
Boy Erased
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2018-09-201h 01Podcasts – In a TIFFJust the TIFF part 4 Mel and I record a short ep in the Blue Room at the Lightbox – background noise abounds. We talk about what we’ve seen up to this point including:
Gloria Bell
Anthropocene
Float Like a Butterfly
Kursk
Les Salopes or the Naturally Wanton Pleasure of Skin
2018-09-0919 minPodcasts – In a TIFFJust the TIFF part 3 Mel and I talk TIFF planning – but first Crazy Rich Asians and Blackkklansman. We really love one of them and we really loved Malcom X. Perhaps TIFF will do a Spike Lee retrospective and we can unpack our very disjointed thoughts.
Big ups to Pauletta Washington.
Full TIFF schedule is out and we talk about our early top picks that open in the first half of TIFF18
Mel convinces me to add a movie to my long list merely because she drops some next level knowledge about The Interrotron.
Widows
Kursk
The Wedd...
2018-08-231h 25Podcasts – In a TIFFJust the TIFF part 2 Back with butter-voiced Andrew again to talk about the Canadian films that are part of TIFF – but first I tangent to talk about Sir Patrick Stewart’s return to Trek.
Andrew and I talk about Bo Burnham’s comedy and 8th Grade. I liked Daddy’s Home 2?
Apologies to Bruce Willis. I had a moment.
We go through the current Canadian picks and talk about some of our past favourites.
Also check out the trailer for FP2 Beats of Beats of Rage
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2018-08-121h 18Podcasts – In a TIFFJust the TIFF Mel is back and making fetch happen. We go over what films are making it onto our long lists from the first press release from TIFF18.
Our memories are terrible and I make the classic faux pas of confusing one black director for another.
Then we talk about what we have been watching which of course includes Sorry to Bother You, Three Identical Strangers, Novitiate, Luke Cage, Detroiters, Killing Eve and Younger.
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2018-08-021h 05Podcasts – In a TIFFThat Man Saved Jazz Andrew and I recorded this a week before the final, but I only posted now – he really did predict the winner. We tried to talk about Luke Cage, but had the mother of all tangents because of my World Cup conspiracy theories.
I do some unspoilery talk on Ant Man and The Wasp. Andrew tries to convince me to go back and watch The Square.
Best question came from the guest – what’s your worst first date movie. Inevitably Under the Skin comes up.
Andrew loves musicals so we somehow get from Yankee Doodle...
2018-07-191h 28Podcasts – In a TIFF4 McQueens
Go watch the Widows trailer.
Mel is back and we talk about Widows. We are getting prepared for him to take his emotional melon baller to our insides again with this lady heist movie. In classic form we tangent all over the place as we talk about our excitement in seeing this cast that will give you Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Cynthia Erivo and Elizabeth Debicki. Seriously we talk about a 2 minute trailer for 15.
In the back half we talk about prep for the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. Packages go on sale June 20...
2018-06-1943 minPodcasts – In a TIFFThanos Putting Up Numbers Infinity War Spoiler Episode with friend and digital designer Sam Hume. Even our intro where Sam talks about recent movies he’s enjoyed mention the Marvel Cinematic Universe so if you haven’t yet seen Thor Ragnarok, Black Panther or Avengers: Infinity War. INCLUDES SPOILERS / SPECULATION FOR FUTURE FILMS because Sam and I can’t help ourselves.
Sam has some good thoughts about re-working your rankings for what is the best of the MCU – so we approach this as a where does this rank in the team up movies. We talk our feels – the different audience reactions, which chara...
2018-05-111h 20Podcasts – In a TIFFMore Menu Layers than Inception New pod with friend Lindsay to talk about the TIFF site. She is a UX/IA/Content Strategy professional who thought I was joking when I said how hard the site is to navigate.
We briefly talk about movies that we’ve seen recently, she hasn’t seen Black Panther yet but promises that she will.
We start with what should be a few simple activities on the TIFF site, like finding out what the date of the festival is and we end up going down a rabbit hole of the millefeuille menu. You get to he...
2018-04-1958 minPodcasts – In a TIFFCoogler and Cocoa Butter Mel and I do a mini non-spoilery review at a bar on the way home after our first of what is sure to be many viewings of Black Panther.
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2018-02-1307 minPodcasts – In a TIFF2 Black Ladies Who Love 3 BillboardsPhoto by Merrick Morton. © 2017
Mel is back and we start with going in on the TIFF site as they recently sent out their survey to ask for more feedback. Tangents include talk of Star Trek Discovery.
Today focus on the Oscar noms – and we go through the list in Issa Rae order (rooting for everyone black).
2018-01-251h 24Podcasts – In a TIFFA Punishing Year At the end of 2017 I made a new friend of my natural enemy, Chris a Kansas City Royals fan who describes 2017 as one of his best years ever. However our common love of comic books, barbecue, podcasts, and many of the things that Marvel puts on screens has brought us together.
We learn about how Chris actually made something awesome because of listening to other people complaining on the internet, the The Comic Book Database then we do a bit of light apocalypse planning. We move on to some comic book property fantasy casting for a couple of t...
2017-12-291h 29Podcasts – In a TIFFBlack Panther is an excellent product owner Martin and I watch the Infinity War trailer to kick off an attempt to have a discussion about good things in 2017. We move onto some speculation about The Last Jedi BEFORE either of us saw the movie. We look forward to 2018 being the year of Josh Brolin or as Martin says ‘purple Bruce Willis’. Martin says that he foresaw the rise of Ryan Reynolds and that’s why he’s a good recruiter. We decide that Star Trek Discovery is the Trek we needed in 2017.
We talk about the app that Martin helped bring to life – Unbiasify https://www...
2017-12-191h 04Podcasts – In a TIFFPrisoners with Jobs We reckon this is the best Thor movie ever.
We go down the Devil’s backdoor into Ragnarok. Friend Erin and I actually manage to stay on topic because this movie is so fantastic. We compare the fall of Sears Canada to the fate of Asgard. We talk about our favourite korachtors and moments. Basically just over an hour of us telling you what you should already know – this was a beautiful moment of joy in this trash-planet fire year.
Much love to the ladies of Ragnarok – esp Rachel House who delivered the titular podcast line re...
2017-11-151h 14The MatineecastEpisode 185 – PROFESSOR MARSTON AND THE WONDER WOMEN
Runtime
76 minutes
Show Contents:
0:00 Introduction
4:18 Know Your Enemy: Petula Neale from In a TIFF
21:45 The New Slang: PROFESSOR MARSTON AND THE WONDER WOMEN
57:23 The Other Side: Petula and Ryan talk further reading after the feature presentation
Thoughts from your host…
How’s it going, folks? Start to think that this podcast might never get back on the air? Sorry – I needed to get out of the house and get away from film for a few minutes...
2017-10-231h 16Podcasts – In a TIFFPost TIFF 2017 Roundup Post TIFF 2017 roundup with Mel and friend of the podcast producer Floyd Kane. We talk about some of the changes at TIFF this year, including the Share Her Journey Initiative and some of the criticism of the festival in the media. Of course the first like, hour is a bunch of tangents that almost becomes a comic book podcast for a hot second. We guess who may take the top job at TIFF after 2018 when the current CEO steps down. At the 40 minute mark we actually get to talking about our favourite films of TIFF 2017.
We all l...
2017-09-251h 27Podcasts – In a TIFFThe Sharon LewisI take a break at the 15 movie mark to talk to Sharon Lewis, director of the upcoming Brown Girl Begins, based on the novel Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson. We have a great talk about representation, the genius of Bradford Young and her journey to discovery this story while she was studying to be a director in LA. A TIFF related tangents that are entirely my fault.
If you are in Toronto on Thursday September 14 hear Sharon speak at A Black Woman’s Gaze Panel Discussion at Black Artists’ Networks Dialogue at 19 Brock Avenue.
2017-09-1350 minPodcasts – In a TIFFQueue for the Loo Queue for the Loo
Friend Erin and I try to stay on topic around the films I’m seeing in the back half of the festival and fail. If you fast forward to minute 22 we start to talk about the movies I’m seeing starting Tuesday September 22, but the then so many tangents. We get sidetracked by Erin telling me about a really terrible term for … well just listen, and we do finish with talk of the http://nationalkidscancerride.com/ – that is going on right now.
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2017-09-1251 minPodcasts – In a TIFFWe Have To Talk About Assigned Seating We moan about the TIFF site a little bit, but really we are far more concerned about the assigned seating at RTH and POW. J should not say Pyongyang International Film Festival like ever.
I obsess about the TIFF escalator. We go through most of my picks eventually after many many tangents.
J needs someone to explain Twin Peaks to him.
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2017-09-0740 minPodcasts – In a TIFFChaos is the TIFF Escalator Jai is BACK! I talk about the TIFF ticket purchase challenges for package-purchasing members. We talk about all the seasons we are having – basically if you are coming to TO this TIFF just pack all the things. We go through the Gala, Documentary and Midnight Madness programs in some detail. We review the venues that are participating this year. We are concerned about the escalator at Scotiabank.
We pour one out for Colin’s red pants.
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2017-08-3045 minPodcasts – In a TIFFErika Olde – Bringing Things to Life Great conversation with Erika Olde CEO of Black Bicycle Entertainment, one of the producers of Woman Walks Ahead an official selection for TIFF17. The film was directed by Susanna White, and features Michael Greyeyes, Jessica Chastain, Ciarán Hinds and Sam Rockwell. Erika shares her insights on her role as a producer, her work with Ghetto Film School and talks about her other projects coming up for release including Home Again featuring Reese Witherspoon.
She is surprisingly ok with me describing her cat as a ‘sexy Garfield’.
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2017-08-2349 minPodcasts – In a TIFFUsing shoes as Weapons This week I talk to my friend Erin who lives Mordor-adjacent in NZ. Even though she isn’t caught up on Game of Thrones we talk about the way we describe female vs male characters. She talks about her local film fest in NZ. A brief mention of one of her fave films from that festival The Party.
Erin and I discuss what we enjoyed about Atomic Blonde. We get to go in a bit on how Sofia Boutella actually got to give a performance where she wasn’t buried under makeup or bouncy knife legs. Inevitable tangent...
2017-08-131h 14Podcasts – In a TIFFThis Book Thief Stole Wrinkle in Time Guest Mai-ya joins me this week and we go old school by complaining about the weather for the first few minutes. Tangent the first involves side boob.
Briefly talk about STEP the documentary, Mai-Ya and I are both very excited about Wrinkle in Time. The last half gets messy because we take a 20 minute drink break to watch videos of Jason Momoa climbing things on his Instagram. We would like to go country line dancing with Aquaman and Wonder Woman. Mai-Ya stans for Wynonna Earp. We talk about Robin Wright again because she’s marvelous.
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2017-07-2431 minPodcasts – In a TIFFSqueaking the Cork Today I’m joined by my friend Martin. He makes a comic, loves music and knows where a secret Bitcoin ATM can be found.
We drink a bottle of Dreaming Tree wine and I ask him about his fidget spinner and how he enjoyed We Are Your Friends starting Zeffron. We go down a bit of a charisma k-hole as we discuss the charm of the Zeffron and others that are similarly blessed. I talk a bit about my love of GLOW and Baby Driver.
Martin discusses a Trudeau conspiracy theory that is so baseless I f...
2017-07-1157 minPodcasts – In a TIFFWonder Woman is using Beyoncé’s Fan This week we mostly talk about how awesome Wonder Woman is, and then basically slip into whatever the opposite of the sunken place is after watching the Black Panther trailer over and over again.
Patty Jenkins better have the opportunity to direct the sequel. Or anything else she feels like putting her mind to directing.
Tangents include:
Larry Wilmore’s new podcast Black On The Air.
Tom Holland is a good dancer.
Marvel better come correct for Captain Marvel
2017-06-2044 minPodcasts – In a TIFFThe Wooden Acting is Because Someone is a Tree
We explore ranking films on a “woke or not woke” scale. We saw Guardians of the Galaxy. Mel really liked it, I was not capable of fully appreciating the joy, with the exception of Baby Groot and Bautista’s laugh because even I’m not that dead inside.
While most the coloured people are painted a colour, Guardians does pas the Bechdel test so we give it an overall woke rating.
I saw King Arthur Legend of the Sword. The good – Charlie Hunnam’s back and some of the action scenes set in the city centre. The m...
2017-05-2057 minPodcasts – In a TIFFApril is the new FebruaryPhoto by Jonathan Leibson/Getty Images for Netflix
We saw The Circle. It looked pretty, but we didn’t love it. Perhaps if there had been more John Boyega and Karen Gillan. I do contend that if you were programming a pair of movies about Stockholm syndrome starring Emma Watson you could do worse than watching this and Beauty and the Beast.
Mel watched Unforgettable and we discuss the ‘you took my man’ tropes. I saw Fate of the Furious. Common theme is we thought they were both oddly watchable but our favourite female characters were und...
2017-05-021h 10Podcasts – In a TIFFThat Jenkins Joint Finally posting the Dr. Strange / Moonlight episode ] we recorded in November 2016 so we may sound unusually depressed (Mel) and or drunk (me).
We enjoyed the star of Dr. Strange, the Cape. We discuss the challenges around dependency on re-uping an RDJ making this expansion of the MCU inevitable and necessary.
We revisit the TIFF Cast Awards a list compiled by James McNally of Toronto Film Fest friends – and the 1 & 2 positions should be no surprise.
Mel talks about how much hotter young QEII was than we may remember which – I’ll allow.
We go d...
2017-04-2550 minPodcasts – In a TIFFScoville Scale of Hot Messes Finally posting our final day of TIFF episode. Mel and I had a ladies who lunch day at Toca at the Ritz for brunch and we ate all the seafood and drank all the mimosas.
Let’s pretend I waited this long because Moonlight is coming out this week.
We talk about all the musical and music-based movies that Mel didn’t like because La La Land won People’s Choice. This inevitably leads to us discussing Canadian Ryans
When we get to our talk of what went well Mel was a big fan of...
2016-10-3052 minPodcasts – In a TIFFMost of the way through
We do a quick and dirty one for you mid TIFF16 to give you our list of top picks that still have screenings coming up. You’ll have to listen to hear what we like. Also, I’m drinking and have to get in line for another movie.
Also, surprisingly Amy Adams hasn’t already won an Academy Award – and odds are this year she will split the vote against herself.
2016-09-1437 minPodcasts – In a TIFFThe Hordes Can ComeI take Mel through the nail-biting process of buying tickets on the new site. I was successful, but at least a few weren’t according to twitter. All I can say is be patient with the big clicks – waiting for the films to load, completing checkout and submitting the final order all take a lot longer than you think they should.
Then Mel gives us a bunch of great recs for places to eat and drink near the Ryerson Theatre.
Scaddabush Italian Kitchen
Kinton (396 Church Street)
Jinya (399 Church Street)
Upper...
2016-08-2931 minPodcasts – In a TIFFGlass of GigglesWe start briefly with the Spiderman Homecoming casting hubbub. I then proceed to spoil Hunger Games. Mel swears Tom Holland is a better dancer than Zendaya.
I get into the struggles with the new TIFF site – black and white and no calls to action all over. The process of picking up the programme book is the first sign that I was right to be terrified this year. We also talk about the different ticketing options for 2016.
We go through some of my top picks for 2016 based solely on the descriptions in the programme book and my...
2016-08-2755 minPodcasts – In a TIFFRunning with BBQ Friend of the show Floyd Kane, one of the producers of Jean of the Joneses is back and so is Jai! We try to talk about Stranger Things, but get distracted by the Olympics. We ask POC “When the black American swimmer and the Canadian tied for gold who were you more happy for”.
Floyd tells us about what he ate in Austin during SXSW. He talks about the city in fairly rapturous tones, but all I wanted to know about was the BBQ. Jai has some fascinating info fried chicken in the our city of Toronto.
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2016-08-231h 15Podcasts – In a TIFFWe Want to be Norwegian Fearmongers Show dog is miraculously quiet this week. Mel and I enjoyed The Get Down, however we found the pilot episode a bit long, but based on how much we go on about it I’d say we like it – and I know we love Shameik Moore.
Apologies to Linda Holmes, I incorrectly attributed your baller tweet to Joanna Robinson
We go through the rest of Mel’s early picks we didn’t get to go through last week and take a deep dive on the Midnight Madness programme.
Trespass Against Us – because Fassbender
King...
2016-08-2250 minPodcasts – In a TIFFWe’re Back and We are Black We talk a bit about how we liked Ghostbusters. Really we did. We do suspect that show dog Six may be anti-Girl Busters based on the noise she makes throughout the show.
Unsurprisingly I liked Star Trek Beyond – as you can hear me talk about on the Matinee Cast with Ryan – but Mel actually liked it too.
We do wonder why Hollywood keeps hiding hot people of colour behind a mountain of makeup or CGI. We spend some enjoyable time pondering the deliciousness of Karl Urban and I realize I may have memorized part or all of...
2016-08-0859 minPodcasts – In a TIFFArctic Air Due North of 40 Mel and I recount our big date at the In Conversation with Catherine Hardwicke and learn about her origin story of going from studying architecture to doing production design then directing major films and getting no love from the studio system. The struggle continues to be real.
We decide the world needs more Nikki Reed.
We also want more Adam Beach. Really hoping his character makes it to the end of Suicide Squad.
A surprising Bond tangent that somehow ends up with Mel giving a thumbs down on The Night Manager.
R...
2016-08-0253 minThe MatineecastEpisode 162 – STAR TREK BEYOND
Runtime
72 minutes
Show Contents:
0:00 Introduction
4:09 Know Your Enemy: Petula Neale from In a TIFF
17:07 The New Slang: STAR TREK BEYOND
44:29 The Other Side I: ALIENS
56:17 The Other Side II: THE GREAT ESCAPE
Thoughts from your host…
Back in the late winter, I was lucky enough two badass women from two badass podcasts on back-to-back episodes of this show. In both cases, the episodes were somewhat short-notice, and these women were kind enough to help a brother out. So, in both cases, I mad...
2016-08-011h 12Podcasts – In a TIFFTake the Shine off That BoxFor some inexplicable reason Mel and I go in on 50 Shades of Grey and spend far too long giggling at double entendres that aren’t even good enough to be dad jokes.
Then we start on the new ticketing process for TIFF – the good – the post-ticket purchase process is good in that you have a record of the ticket(s) you purchased.
The not so great? Just about everything else. My first attempt to use the new system when purchasing tickets for the upcoming In Conversation With Catherine Hardwicke
resulted in two failed attemp...
2016-07-181h 08Podcasts – In a TIFFGood Lighting for Black People is No Joke
Special guest Floyd Kane, creator of colour, writer and producer of Across the Line.
J and I admit we were just as dumb as everyone else for a hot second when we saw that the movie was directed by Director X in the credits.
Floyd grew up in East Preston Nova Scotia and attended Cole Harbour High where the film is set. He tells us what it was like attending a high school known for riots of the racial variety.
We get real deep on code switching when you are the smart person o...
2016-04-0743 minPodcasts – In a TIFFWe Might Be Her Kind of People This week we have Jennifer Liao, director of End of Days Inc, with us to talk about International Women’s Day, her upcoming trip to #vancity and of course her film.
I may slightly terrify Jennifer with the amount of creeping/research I did before the show. She tells us about the challenges of mixing using social media for fun vs self-promotion.
We go deep (but not spoiler deep) on the film and learn about everything from the production design to the audition process for some of the roles. J and I have a bit of...
2016-03-101h 40Podcasts – In a TIFFBlack is the new Orange This week we have James Wilkinson, friend and executive director of Full Stack Toronto.
He’s a film lover, TIFF attendee and here for my favourite topic – the online experience for patrons of TIFF.net.
We hear about James’ picks from TIFF15. Our first tangent is related to the works of Captain von Trapp aka Christopher Plummer. James liked Remember, Kill Your Friends and The Danish Girl.
Much love for PM JT attending Pride TO. Perhaps too much love. We get a bit excited.
I’m a bad English major and I forgot...
2016-02-251h 29Podcasts – In a TIFFEnthusiastically Going to Pound Town More of Mel’s hot takes – another great guest that watches everything so we don’t have to.
We talk about Beyoncé for more than a minute at the beginning, and if that’s not your cup of tea, then what exactly is wrong with you. I’m worried that Jim Karygiannis may want to look into Captain America Civil War due to the association with Black Panther.
We take a look at the cover of the Vanity Fair Hollywood issue this year and in year’s past in relation to the Rampling beef.
Mel and I ta...
2016-02-231h 18The MatineecastEpisode 153 – THE WITCH
Runtime
67 minutes
Show Contents
0:00 Introduction
5:10 Know Your Enemy: Petula Neale
21:11 The New Slang: THE WITCH
47:02 The Other Side: Various descendants and influencers of THE WITCH
Shownote Links:
The snowman Cineplex ad that makes P cry every time.
Thoughts from your host…
In case you missed it, just last week I wandered on down a mere few blocks from my office and sat in on a nifty podcast that records from a cool little studio set-up in a loc...
2016-02-2200 minPodcasts – In a TIFFThat’s Not How Mind Palaces Work This week we have the pleasure of hosting Ryan McNeil from http://www.thematinee.ca/
He knew what black twitter was without us having to explain it to him. He may even have hot sauce in his bag. We talk about Bey and Waris Ahluwalia. I get a bit too excited talking about watching him get dressed on Mr. Porter https://goo.gl/Y9OaED
Today’s longest tangent is brought to you by chili. We talk about all the movie trailers that aired during the Superbowl. We try to guess which Avenger may die – if any...
2016-02-171h 43Podcasts – In a TIFFEveryone is Coloured in Animation We talk about how delicious we imagine groundhogs might taste. It gets a bit weird.
J and I come up with a couple of great ideas for alternative high concept World Star Hip Hop channels.
We discuss the crazy (or not so crazy) theories about why gun violence may be slightly up in Q1 in The Six. We wonder about what the output would be of the contest the Canadian Broadcasting company has on for an anthem for the city. Kinda thought Kardinal had that mischief managed.
We talk about the Animation category fo...
2016-02-1255 minPodcasts – In a TIFFThe City that Rhymes with Fun Todd McCauley and Hugh Patterson from the Bechdel-test-passing Wolfcop join us with Michael ostensibly for talk of Wolfcop but mostly to drink and swear a lot.
The gentlemen were here in Toronto for the NSI features first program.
We get to hear an inspirational tale of how they managed to help bring the story of an alcoholic werewolf cop to screen.
Do not attempt the Wolfcop drinking game, even if you do manage to get your hands on some sweet Müs Knuckle beer.
Shout out to Kirk Hammet from the Wol...
2016-02-051h 11Podcasts – In a TIFFMeat Cute Talking about MLK day from more of a how to get off work tip. Some talk of Jubilee on The Bachelor. our favourite Bachelor podcasts.
Oh Oscars. I can’t even. We are excited for whatever stylist is working with The Weeknd because their work will get a LOT of time on screen.
J tries again to get me to watch The Mighty Boosh then tells me I’m to old to be watching Degrassi.
We go on about Netflix, I’m trying to muscle my way through Shadowhunters.
I give a rundow...
2016-02-031h 26Podcasts – In a TIFFWinterizing The Canadian Tuxedo
A case for skinny snowsuits and other ways to stay warm. I
I manage to use the word croquembouche.
We discuss how my uber drivers always switch to Flow 93.5 when I get in.
It’s a great time to be a Justin.
Some talk of Mockingjay Part 2 – we miraculously stay on topic long enough to have a fairly non-spoilery discussion. We also discuss The Night Before.
A curiously long tangent about ways to knock the stank back on the go.
We talk about how much Jessic...
2016-01-311h 06Podcasts – In a TIFFOne Ringo to Rule Them All Another pre Star Wars episode.
Joined again by our friend Mary who we suspect may not be Canadian based on some suspicious gaps in her knowledge of the menu of a certain chicken rotisserie restaurant.
A borderline contentious discussion about the differences between uniforms for men and women at downtown restaurants devolves predictably then somehow ends up with us talking about PM JT and other tangents.
Mary makes a strong case for more shirtless Daniel Craig. We try to talk about Star Wars anticipation and somehow we end up talking about Star Trek again.
I...
2016-01-311h 20Podcasts – In a TIFFWe Start with a Hard R Apologies for talking about Jar Jar for so long, but really we recorded this before The Force Awakens came out so he was and remains the personification of what could have gone wrong.
Our favourite guest and resident horror fan Michael returns once again. I don’t sound concerned enough about J’s cough.
Don’t call J a brown hipster.
Michael is watching the new Muppets show, much to our surprise, that takes us to a Trombone Shorty tangent because of the Peanuts movie that none of us watched.
This week J...
2016-01-121h 10Podcasts – In a TIFFSpeaking of Tentacles Our fave person Mike joins us again. We are hype for holiday party season. He tells an amazing story about past office party shenanigans.
I give a non-spoliery review of Spectre. I wish there had been more pretty clothes. Mike saw Paranormal Activity : Ghost Dimension. He rates this based on a relative enjoyment scale of all activities paranormal.
J likes Master of None and he claims we will all like it too, even if we are not brown. I really like the latest season of Star Wars Rebels and actually use the word younglings. Today’s w...
2015-12-011h 00Podcasts – In a TIFFClimate Change for the WinWe are so excited by the weather I spend way too much time describing what…Read the postClimate Change for the Win
2015-11-1000 minThe MatineecastEpisode 131 – JUPITER ASCENDING
Runtime
87 minutes
Up for Discussion
1. Introduction
2. KNOW YOUR ENEMY– Q& A with this week’s guest, Petula Neale (3:12)
3. COME TALK TO ME – Fielding listener feedback on hated sci-fi films (16:27)
4. THE NEW SLANG – Review and reaction to JUPITER ASCENDING (33:52)
5. THE OTHER SIDE pt I – Petula spins THE FIFTH ELEMENT (1:01:21)
6. THE OTHER SIDE pt II – Ryan spins SPEED RACER (1:12:13)
Thoughts from your host…
Are you the sort of listener who cares more about the tone of a speaker’s voice than what it i...
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