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PODCAST

Trash, Art, And The Movies

Erin Fraser & Paul Matwychuk

Each episode, Paul Matwychuk (film critic for CBC Radio and EIGHTEEN BRIDGES magazine), Heather Noel (owner of the alternative video store The Videodrome), and Erin Fraser (curator of the Graphic Content and Reel Family Cinema series at Metro Cinema) watch a double feature of two thematically related films, one "arty," the other "trashy," and then debate which one deserves to win the week.

tv & film film reviews

All Episodes

01:08:21

TAATM #487: Kiss Of The Spider Woman vs. Stir Crazy

Trash, Art, And The Movies ·

2025/11/14

Paul and Erin review two films about male friendships flourishing behind prison bars: Hector Babenco's 1985 Oscar-winner KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN, and Sidney Poitier's 1980 buddy comedy STIR CRAZY.

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01:28:54

TAATM #486: A House Of Dynamite / Bugonia / The...

Trash, Art, And The Movies ·

2025/11/06

Paul and Erin review more new releases, including Kathryn Bigelow's A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE, Yorgos Lanthimos' BUGONIA, Kelly Reichardt's THE MASTERMIND, Richard Linklater's BLUE MOON and Nia DaCosta's HEDDA, and look back at Ingmar Bergman's "Faith Trilogy," Dario Argento's DEEP RED and Ethan Hawke's new TV series THE LOWDOWN.

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01:05:51

TAATM #485: The Day After vs. Miracle Mile

Trash, Art, And The Movies ·

2025/10/29

Paul and Erin review two films that take place during the early days of World War III: Nicholas Meyer's blockbuster 1983 TV-movie THE DAY AFTER, and Steve de Jarnatt's quirky 1988 cult movie MIRACLE MILE.

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01:33:55

TAATM #484: One Battle After Another / No Other...

Trash, Art, And The Movies ·

2025/10/22

Paul and Erin round up new releases like Paul Thomas Anderson's ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER and Park Chan-Wook's NO OTHER CHOICE before moving on to a grab bag of older titles, including LINDA LINDA LINDA, THE OFFENCE, WHO KILLED TEDDY BEAR?, and FOOL FOR LOVE.

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01:10:41

TAATM #483: Misery vs. The Fan

Trash, Art, And The Movies ·

2025/09/26

Paul and Erin discuss two films about obsessive fandom: Rob Reiner's 1990 Stephen King adaptation MISERY, and Tony Scott's 1996 De Niro/Snipes thriller THE FAN.

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01:29:38

TAATM #482: Highest 2 Lowest / The Roses / War 2 /...

Trash, Art, And The Movies ·

2025/09/21

Paul and Erin take a quick survey of a host of new releases including Spike Lee's HIGHEST 2 LOWEST, THE ROSES, F1, ELIO and Ethan Coen's HONEY DON'T, before gazing backward upon the likes of LADYHAWKE, TELEFON, THE EARRINGS OF MADAME DE... and the first season of MIAMI VICE.

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01:06:00

TAATM #481: High and Low vs. Ransom

Trash, Art, And The Movies ·

2025/08/26

Paul and Erin are held captive by two films about kidnapping schemes affecting wealthy men: Akira Kurosawa's 1963 all-timer HIGH AND LOW, starring Toshiro Mifune, and Ron Howard's 1996 smash thriller RANSOM, starring Mel Gibson.

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01:27:17

TAATM #480: Fantastic Four: First Steps / The Naked...

Trash, Art, And The Movies ·

2025/08/17

Paul and Erin review a pile of new movies, including FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS, THE NAKED GUN, EDDINGTON, TOGETHER, WEAPONS, SACRAMENTO, THE LIFE OF CHUCK and BILLY JOEL: AND SO IT GOES, before revisiting the romcoms BABY BOOM and KATE & LEOPOLD, the only-in-New York flicks THE INCIDENT and SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION, and the Roman Polanski flop swashbuckler PIRATES.

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01:05:08

TAATM #479: Finding Neverland vs. Dreamchild

Trash, Art, And The Movies ·

2025/08/04

Paul and Erin discuss two films that tell the origin stories behind classics of children's literature: Marc Forster's 2004 Oscar-bait drama about the creation of PETER PAN; and DREAMCHILD, the Dennis Potter-scripted 1985 drama about the creation of ALICE WONDERLAND.

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01:22:03

TAATM #478: Superman / Nonnas / My Mom Jayne / Bring...

Trash, Art, And The Movies ·

2025/07/29

Paul and Erin review James Gunn's comic-book blockbuster SUPERMAN, along with Alex Ross Perry's unconventional music doc PAVEMENTS, Mariska Hargitay's documentary MY MOM JAYNE and David Mamet's HENRY JOHNSON, as well as a Studio Ghibli classic, a neglected 1970s Key West hangout flick, a PADDINGTON movie and Dennis Potter's final two TV ministeries.

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54:32

TAATM #477: Born Yesterday vs. Educating Rita

Trash, Art, And The Movies ·

2025/07/08

Erin and Paul bone up on two comedies about lower-class women getting tutored by intellectual men: the 1950 Judy Holliday vehicle BORN YESTERDAY, and the class-conscious 1983 British comedy EDUCATING RITA, starring Michael Caine and Julie Walters.

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01:13:10

TAATM #476: The Phoenician Scheme / 28 Years Later /...

Trash, Art, And The Movies ·

2025/07/03

Paul and Erin share their impressions of Wes Anderson's capitalist caper THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME, Danny Boyle's postapocalyptic sequel 28 YEARS LATER, Celine Song's sophomore feature MATERIALISTS, David Cronenberg's grief-stricken drama THE SHROUDS and the Netflix hit KPOP DEMON HUNTERS before delving into older features such as MILLENNIUM MAMBO, STARS AT NOON and KHOON BHARI MAANG.

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01:04:00

TAATM #475: The Four Seasons vs. Two For The Road

Trash, Art, And The Movies ·

2025/06/11

Paul and Erin pack their bags and discuss two films about married couples going on multiple vacations: Alan Alda's 1981 comedy-drama THE FOUR SEASONS and Stanley Donen's 1967 drama TWO FOR THE ROAD.

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01:24:38

TAATM #474: Mission: Impossible--The Final Reckoning...

Trash, Art, And The Movies ·

2025/06/04

Erin and Paul review the early-summer blockbusters MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE--THE FINAL RECKONING and THUNDERBOLTS* as well as the are-men-okay? comedy FRIENDSHIP, the dystopian parenting satire THE ASSESSMENT, the indie heartwarmer THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND and the Paul Reubens documentary PEE-WEE AS HIMSELF before diving into a bunch of TV shows, including THE REHEARSAL, THE DEVIL'S PLAN and SIRENS.

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51:56

TAATM #473: Old Yeller vs. Marley & Me

Trash, Art, And The Movies ·

2025/05/15

Paul and Erin tear up at a pair of movies about beloved dogs: the generation-traumatizing 1957 Disney classic OLD YELLER, and the 2008 adaptation of John Grogan's memoir MARLEY & ME.

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01:27:48

TAATM #472: Sinners / The Wedding Banquet / Another...

Trash, Art, And The Movies ·

2025/05/13

Paul and Erin review a host of new movies, including blockbusters like SINNERS and worthwhile indies like THE RULE OF JENNY PEN, THE ACTOR and EEPHUS.

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01:04:12

TAATM #471: Exotica vs. Striptease

Trash, Art, And The Movies ·

2025/04/10

Paul and Erin review two films set primarily around strip clubs. Our art pick is Atom Egoyan's 1994 web-of-life drama EXOTICA, and our trash pick is Andrew Bergman's 1996 Demi Moore comedy STRIPTEASE.

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01:10:58

TAATM #470: The Order / Holland / Novocaine /...

Trash, Art, And The Movies ·

2025/04/08

Paul and Erin cycle through the new releases THE ORDER, HOLLAND and NOVOCAINE before digging into some hot-and-buzzy TV series, including THE PITT, ADOLESCENCE, THE WHITE LOTUS and THE STUDIO.

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58:58

TAATM #469: Bug vs. Arachnophobia

Trash, Art, And The Movies ·

2025/03/27

Erin and Paul review two films about infestations of creepy-crawly critters: William Friedkin's harrowing 2006 psychological drama BUG, and Frank Marshall's cheerfully junky 1990 horror comedy ARACHNOPHOBIA.

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01:10:39

TAATM #468: Mickey 17 / Black Bag / Chaos / Balestra

Trash, Art, And The Movies ·

2025/03/21

Paul and Erin review new films from Bong Joon-ho, Steven Soderbergh and Errol Morris, plus a host of older titles featuring the likes of Clint Eastwood, Jeff Bridges, Gene Tierney, and Jackie Chan.

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