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Awesome Friday Podcast

Matthew Simpson & Simon Best

A podcast for film lovers! Join us each week for an in-depth discussion of two new films (or TV series), plus filmmaker interviews and special episodes. Here is where you can connect with us: Homepage: https://awesomefriday.caTwitter: @AwesomeFridayCaFacebook: Awesome FridayInstagram: @AwesomeFridayCa YouTube: Awesome Friday Email: Contact UsIf you like what you hear, please consider supporting us via Patreon or Ko-Fi, and please visit the blog at AwesomeFriday.ca for more reviews and

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Episode 125: Bottoms, Fair Play, & Pain Hustlers

Awesome Friday Podcast ·

2023/10/30

Greetings programs! We're back after an impromptu hiatus! To make up for it we're talking about three films on the show: Emma Seligman's Bottoms, Chloe Domont's Fair Play, and David Yates's Pain Hustlers. Join us!STRIKE NOTE: This episode was produced during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. Without the labour of the writers and actors currently on strike, the films being discussed here wouldn't exist. BONUS CONTENT: On this week's patron bonus episode, Matt asks Simon to name

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60:35

Episode 124: VIFF 2023: I'm Just Here for the Riot,...

Awesome Friday Podcast ·

2023/10/09

The 2023 Vancouver International Film Festival has drawn to a close, and this week, we're talking about three films we saw as part of the fest: I'm Just Here for the Riot, a documentary about the 2011 Stanley Cup Riot in Vancouver, our hometown. Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe is a documentary about a beloved children's entertainer who helped shape generations of Canadians.The Royal Hotel is a gripping thriller from director Kitty Green about two young women who take a job at a bar

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56:10

Episode 123: Flora and Son & The Creator

Awesome Friday Podcast ·

2023/10/02

This week on the show, we dive into two movies in which our opinions are nearly mirror images of one another. Join us for discussions of Flora and Son, and The Creator!STRIKE NOTE: This episode was produced during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labour of the writers and actors currently on strike, the films discussed here wouldn't exist.BONUS CONTENT: This week, our patron bonus conversation is about movies we use as litmus tests for other people, among other

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67:01

Episode 122: No One Will Save You & The Fall of the...

Awesome Friday Podcast ·

2023/09/25

This week, we're diving into two horror titles! Join us for the new Disney+/Hulu alien home invasion film No One Will Save You and then Mike Flanagan's latest for Netflix, The Fall of the House of Usher. Join us!STRIKE NOTE: This episode was produced during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labour of the writers and actors currently on strike, the films discussed here wouldn't exist.BONUS CONTENT: This week, our patrons get to hear us talk about whether we

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50:25

Episode 121: No Hard Feelings & Talk To Me

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2023/09/18

Greetings programs! We're back with another summer catch-up episode! Join us as we dive into No Hard Feelings with Jennifer Lawrence, and then stick around for this year's big summer horror breakout, Talk To Me. Join us!STRIKE NOTE: This episode was produced during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labour of the writers and actors currently on strike, the films being discussed here wouldn't exist.BONUS CONTENT: Greetings patrons! Thank you once again for

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63:11

Episode 120: The Meg 2: The Trench & El Conde

Awesome Friday Podcast ·

2023/09/11

Greetings programs! This week, Matthew and Simon catch up with another summer blockbuster, diving headfirst into the sea with The Meg 2: The Trench and then visit South America with the upcoming satire El Conde. Join us!STRIKE NOTE: This episode was produced during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labour of the writers and actors currently on strike, the films discussed here wouldn't exist.BONUS CONTENT: This week on the bonus show, Simon asks which is the

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65:38

Episode 119: The Last Voyage of the Demeter & Teenage...

Awesome Friday Podcast ·

2023/09/04

Greetings programs! Join us this week as we catch up with two summer movies, The Last Voyage of the Demeter and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem!STRIKE NOTE: This episode was produced during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labour of the writers and actors currently on strike, the films discussed here wouldn't exist.BONUS CONTENT: Apologies, friends, no bonus recording this week. SUPPORT:Patreon Ko-Fi EPISODE HOMEPAGE: Visit this

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83:59

Episode 118: Past Lives & Reinventing Elvis

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2023/08/28

Greetings programs! This week, Rachel subs in for Simon again, and she and Matthew take on the A24 critical darling Past Lives and the new documentary Reinventing Elvis, which explores the story of the '68 comeback special. STRIKE NOTE: This episode was produced during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labour of the writers and actors currently on strike, the films being discussed here wouldn't exist.BONUS CONTENT: This week, I ask Rachel about remakes that are

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58:39

Episode 117: Ahsoka, Season 1, Episodes 1 & 2

Awesome Friday Podcast ·

2023/08/22

Greetings programs! We're here slightly off schedule to talk about the new Star Wars adventure, Ahsoka! Starring Rosario Dawson, Natasha Liu Brodizzo, and Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ahsoka picks up a decade after Star Wars Rebels ended and promises to take the characters we already love on a new adventure in the Star Wars Universe. STRIKE NOTE: This episode was produced during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labour of the writers and actors currently on strike,

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82:39

Episode 116: They Cloned Tyrone & Joy Ride (and also...

Awesome Friday Podcast ·

2023/08/13

Greetings, programs, and welcome to another edition of the Awesome Friday Podcast. This week on the show, we're taking on her recent Netflix release, They Cloned Tyrone, and the still-in-cinemas Joy Ride. Simon also gets Matthew talking about the recent musical episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, which is why the episode runs a little over time. We hope you enjoy it!STRIKE NOTE: This episode was produced during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labour of

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79:12

Episode 115: Fantasia Film Festival 2023

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2023/08/06

Greetings programs! This week we dive head first into the 2023 Fantasia Film Festival. We've each seen a number of films and we're going to talk about a number of them including Hundreds of Beavers, Birth/Rebirth, Satan Wants You, A Disturbance in the Force, With Love and a Major Organ, Aporia, Sympathy for the DEvil, and River. Join us!STRIKE NOTE: This episode was produced during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labour of the writers and actors currently on

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81:51

Episode 114: Oppenheimer & Barbie

Awesome Friday Podcast ·

2023/07/31

Greetings programs! This week we're getting caught up in the fascination that is gripping the nation. That's right, it's the Barbenheimer episode! Both Oppenheimer and Barbie are being hailed as being some of the best filmmaking of the year. Do we agree? Yes, yes we do, and listen in to find out why!STRIKE NOTE: This episode was produced during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labour of the writers and actors currently on strike, the films being discussed here

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65:21

Episode 113: Asteroid City & Mission: Impossible -...

Awesome Friday Podcast ·

2023/07/23

Greetings programs! This week, we dive head first into the world of Wes Anderson with Asteroid City, and then we jump off a cliff with Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1. Join us! STRIKE NOTE: This episode was produced during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labour of the writers and actors currently on strike, the films being discussed here wouldn't exist.EPISODE HOMEPAGE: CVisit this episode's homepage for JustWatch-powered

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Episode 112: Two Year Anniversary Special: The Best...

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2023/07/16

Greetings programs! It has been two years, almost to the day, since we relaunched the Awesome Friday Podcast! To celebrate that fact, we are joined by Rachel, and we talk about our favourite films from when the show has been running - that's July 2021 to now. It was a very fun conversation to record, and we hope you enjoy it too!We'd like to thank everyone who is listening or has listened or has thought about listening for helping us reach this milestone. We love you all! This episode

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71:58

Episode 111: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny &...

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2023/07/10

Greetings Programs! Join us this week as we dive into the latest Indiana Jones film and the new Netflix/Annapurna animated release Nimona. It's a good one!HOMEPAGE:Find JustWatch.com powered streaming links for each film as well as our ratings and all of our other content at this episode's homepage: https://awesomefriday.ca/2023/07/podcast-indiana-jones-nimona/ BONUS CONTENT: In this weeks bonus chat Simon asks Matthew to explain his fluid Mission: Impossible rankings and

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67:35

Episode 110: Marvel's Secret Invasion & Biosphere

Awesome Friday Podcast ·

2023/07/02

Greetings program! This week we're taking on the latest Marvel series, Secret Invasion starring Samual L Jackson as Nick Fury, and an upcoming indie comedy starring Mark Duplass and Sterling K Brown, Biosphere (in cinemas July 9th). We have a lot to say about both, so join us!BONUS CONTENT: This week on our bonus chat, we start with Matthew's recent acquisition of Waterworld on Arrow Video Special edition UHD Blu-Ray, and that leads into a discussion of the 90s shlock we both

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92:30

Episode 109: Guy Ritchie's The Covenant & Extraction 2

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2023/06/26

Greetings, Programs! This week we're joined by longtime friend of the show Rachel Ho for our discussions of Guy Ritchie's The Covenant, Chris Hemsworth in Extraction 2, and subway systems around the world (no, really!). We hope you like it! BONUS CONTENT: Rachel also joined us for our patron bonus chat this week, in which we talk about film festivals and the films we see there that we know will be hits. It's an interesting one, and patrons at every tier can listen. Tiers

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73:57

Episode 108: Fast X & Spider-Man: Across the...

Awesome Friday Podcast ·

2023/06/18

Greetings programs! This week on the show, we're talking about two super fun movies: Fast X, the 11th Fast & Furious movie and Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse, the sequel to the best movies of 2018. Join us! BONUS CONTENT: This week our patron bonus chat is all about new TV, including It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Tribeca Premieres, and Black Mirror. Patrons at every tier can listen here (and it's only 2$/month to join!):

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67:45

Episode 107: Air & Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

Awesome Friday Podcast ·

2023/06/12

.Greetings, programs! We're back after a week away! Join us for a lively discussion of Air (now on Prime Video) and Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (now in cinemas). One of these movies we really liked and the other, the opposite of that. Listen to find out which is which! BONUS CONTENT: This week's bonus chat for Patreon subscribers is also live. We start with The Truman Show and end up discussing Julie Andrews. It's a good one, I think! Patrons at all tiers can listen, and

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64:32

Episode 106: Shazam: Fury of the Gods & The Super...

Awesome Friday Podcast ·

2023/05/28

Greetings Programs! Join us this week as we discuss Shazam: Fury of the Gods and The Super Mario Bros Movie. One of these movies is fun; you'll have to listen to find out which! BONUS CONTENT: Patreon supporters at every tier get access to this week's bonus conversation, in which we dive into It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, one of Matt's favourite shows and one that Simon has just started watching for the first time. Support starts at just CAD $2 per month!

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