Author: PN

July 11, 2023 / / Festival Prep
June 28, 2020 / / Podcasts

Norm and I discuss the two big announcements from TIFF this past week. We pour…

May 6, 2020 / / Podcasts

Rian and I reboot my Keanu rewatch mission and figure what better time to Constantine…

January 28, 2020 / / Podcasts

Alternate title – Sam Rockwell needs to talk to his people Alternate title #2, “Where’s…

December 5, 2019 / / Podcasts

Andrew from Geek Hard and I have some troublesome views on what the endgame should…

October 16, 2019 / / Podcasts

TIFF19 roundup with Norm. Categories are (imagine Pray Tell levels of enthusiasm) Best bathrooms in…

September 3, 2019 / / Podcasts

Second pre TIFF19 pod with Norman McGlashan of http://flickhunter.blogspot.com/ We discuss our favourite venues –…

August 28, 2019 / / Podcasts

Pre #TIFF19 pod with Ryan where we discuss our prep, our picks and our favourite…

June 27, 2019 / / Podcasts

Although the podcast normally shifts to TIFF prep this time of year as I am…

June 12, 2019 / / Podcasts

We are recording on a park bench.  Talking somewhat – if not mostly about Rocketman…

April 20, 2019 / / Podcasts

I went to Montreal to visit friend and tattoo artist Rian and we re-watched Avengers:…

December 10, 2018 / / Podcasts

  Mel saw 151 films this year so of course she’s the guest for the…

September 19, 2018 / / Podcasts

Mel and I do our TIFF18 wrap up – but first we discuss the Captain…

September 9, 2018 / / Podcasts

 Mel and I record a short ep in the Blue Room at the Lightbox –…

August 22, 2018 / / Podcasts

 Mel and I talk TIFF planning – but first Crazy Rich Asians and Blackkklansman. We…

August 12, 2018 / / Podcasts

 Back with butter-voiced Andrew again to talk about the Canadian films that are part of…

August 1, 2018 / / Podcasts

 Mel is back and making fetch happen. We go over what films are making it…

July 18, 2018 / / Podcasts

 Andrew and I recorded this a week before the final, but I only posted now…

June 18, 2018 / / Podcasts

Go watch the Widows trailer. Mel is back and we talk about Widows. We are…

May 10, 2018 / / Podcasts

 Infinity War Spoiler Episode with friend and digital designer Sam Hume. Even our intro where…

April 19, 2018 / / Podcasts

 New pod with friend Lindsay to talk about the TIFF site. She is a UX/IA/Content…

February 13, 2018 / / Podcasts

 Mel and I do a mini non-spoilery review at a bar on the way home…

January 25, 2018 / / Podcasts

 Mel is back and we start with going in on the TIFF site as they…

December 29, 2017 / / Podcasts

 At the end of 2017 I made a new friend of my natural enemy, Chris…

December 18, 2017 / / Podcasts

 Martin and I watch the Infinity War trailer to kick off an attempt to have…

November 14, 2017 / / Podcasts

 We reckon this is the best Thor movie ever. We go down the Devil’s backdoor…

September 25, 2017 / / Podcasts

 Post TIFF 2017 roundup with Mel and friend of the podcast producer Floyd Kane. We…

September 13, 2017 / / Podcasts

I take a break at the 15 movie mark to talk to Sharon Lewis, director…

September 12, 2017 / / Podcasts

 Queue for the Loo Friend Erin and I try to stay on topic around the…

September 7, 2017 / / Podcasts

 We moan about the TIFF site a little bit, but really we are far more …

August 30, 2017 / / Podcasts

 Jai is BACK! I talk about the TIFF ticket purchase challenges for package-purchasing members. We…

August 23, 2017 / / Podcasts

 Great conversation with Erika Olde CEO of Black Bicycle Entertainment, one of the producers of…

August 13, 2017 / / Podcasts

 This week I talk to my friend Erin who lives Mordor-adjacent in NZ. Even though…

July 23, 2017 / / Podcasts

 Guest Mai-ya joins me this week and we go old school by complaining about the…

July 10, 2017 / / Podcasts

 Today I’m joined by my friend Martin. He makes a comic, loves music and knows…

June 19, 2017 / / Podcasts

 This week we mostly talk about how awesome Wonder Woman is, and then basically slip…

May 20, 2017 / / Podcasts

 We explore ranking films on a “woke or not woke” scale. We saw Guardians of…

May 1, 2017 / / Podcasts

 We saw The Circle. It looked pretty, but we didn’t love it. Perhaps if there…

April 25, 2017 / / Podcasts

 Finally posting the Dr. Strange / Moonlight episode ] we recorded in November 2016 so…

October 30, 2016 / / Podcasts

 Finally posting our final day of TIFF episode. Mel and I had a ladies who…

September 14, 2016 / / Podcasts

We do a quick and dirty one for you mid TIFF16 to give you our…

August 28, 2016 / / Podcasts

I take Mel through the nail-biting process of buying tickets on the new site. I…

August 27, 2016 / / Podcasts

We start briefly with the Spiderman Homecoming casting hubbub. I then proceed to spoil Hunger…

August 23, 2016 / / Podcasts

  Friend of the show Floyd Kane, one of the producers of Jean of the Joneses…

August 22, 2016 / / Podcasts

  Show dog is miraculously quiet this week. Mel and I enjoyed The Get Down,…

August 8, 2016 / / Podcasts

 We talk a bit about how we liked Ghostbusters. Really we did. We do suspect…

August 2, 2016 / / Podcasts

 Mel and I recount our big date at the In Conversation with Catherine Hardwicke and…

July 18, 2016 / / Podcasts

For some inexplicable reason Mel and I go in on 50 Shades of Grey and…

April 7, 2016 / / Podcasts

 Special guest Floyd Kane, creator of colour, writer and producer of Across the Line. J…

March 10, 2016 / / Podcasts

 This week we have Jennifer Liao, director of End of Days Inc, with us to…

February 25, 2016 / / Podcasts

 This week we have James Wilkinson, friend and executive director of Full Stack Toronto. He’s…

February 23, 2016 / / Podcasts

 More of Mel’s hot takes – another great guest that watches everything so we don’t…

February 16, 2016 / / Podcasts

 This week we have the pleasure of hosting Ryan McNeil from http://www.thematinee.ca/ He knew what black…

February 12, 2016 / / Podcasts

 We talk about how delicious we imagine groundhogs might taste. It gets a bit weird. J…

February 4, 2016 / / Podcasts

 Todd McCauley and Hugh Patterson from the Bechdel-test-passing Wolfcop join us with Michael ostensibly for…

February 2, 2016 / / Podcasts

 Talking about MLK day from more of a how to get off work tip. Some…

January 31, 2016 / / Podcasts

   A case for skinny snowsuits and other ways to stay warm. I I manage…

January 31, 2016 / / Podcasts

 Another pre Star Wars episode. Joined again by our friend Mary who we suspect may…

January 12, 2016 / / Podcasts

  Apologies for talking about Jar Jar for so long, but really we recorded this…

December 1, 2015 / / Podcasts

 Our fave person Mike joins us again. We are hype for holiday party season. He…