This week, Steve Stebbing (Letterboxd, Website), Melissa McDowell (Letterboxd), Bill Harris (Letterboxd) and Marina Antunes (Letterboxd) delve into two apocalyptic worlds: one which is completely new and interesting and another than was imagined by Stephen King decades ago and now feels dramatically close to reality. Listen in as we dig into Predator: Badlands and The Running Man.

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00:00:00 – Opening credits & introduction
00:04:10 – Predator: Badlands
00:20:20 – The Running Man
00:29:31 – What we’ve been watching
01:28:33 – Coming soon
01:38:42 – Closing thoughts & credits

This week, Steve Stebbing (Letterboxd, Website), Melissa McDowell (Letterboxd) and Marina Antunes (Letterboxd) share some love for the Cinematheque’s 13-Hour Horror Movie Marathon before digging into a batch of new and upcoming releases including Guillermo del Toro’s higly anticipated Frankenstein.

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Also mentioned this episode:

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00:00:00 – Opening credits & introduction
00:01:35 – 13-Hour Horror Movie Marathon
00:13:13 – What we’ve been watching
01:01:05 – Coming soon
01:10:04 – Closing thoughts & creditsuction

This week, Bill Harris (Letterboxd) and Steve Stebbing (Letterboxd, Website), Melissa McDowell (Letterboxd) and Marina Antunes (Letterboxd) catch up on a few weeks of recent releases while also counting down their top faves from this year’s Vancouver International Film Festival.

What we’ve been watching:

Steve’s VIFF Top 5

Marina’s VIFF Top 4

Melissa’s VIFF Top 5

Bill’s VIFF Top 5

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00:00:00 – Opening credits & introduction
00:09:09 – What we’ve been watching
01:33:00 – VIFF Top 5(ish)
01:36:24 – Coming soon
01:43:14 – Closing thoughts & credits

Join Bill Harris (Letterboxd) and Marina Antunes (Letterboxd) as they ramble on about this year’s Vancouver International Film Festival and some of the titles seen at this year’s festival, which continues with Festival Encores in November and December.

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00:00:00 – Opening credits & introduction
00:10:40 – VIFF movies
01:06:48 – Closing thoughts & credits

This week, Bill Harris (Letterboxd) and Steve Stebbing (Letterboxd, Website) share their insights on The Long Walk before we dig into a long laundry list of what we’ve been whatching where Melissa McDowell (Letterboxd) and Marina Antunes (Letterboxd) chime in with a few titles before we move into a short list of Vancouver International Film Festival titles we’re looking forward to.

What we’ve been watching:

Steve’s VIFF Recommendations

Marina’s VIFF Recommendations

Melissa’s VIFF Recommendations

Bill’s VIFF Recommendations

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00:00:00 – Opening credits & introduction
00:04:02 – The Long Walk
00:11:22 – What we’ve been watching
01:02:02 – VIFF preview
01:23:20 – Coming soon
01:25:46 – Closing thoughts & credits

This week’s episode is full of hot takes!

Listen in as Bill Harris (Letterboxd), Steve Stebbing (Letterboxd, Website) Melissa McDowell (Letterboxd) and Marina Antunes (Letterboxd) chat about Darren Aronofsky’s latest Caught Stealing, along with a batch of new and old releases.

We also take an early look at the Vancouver International Film Festival line-up!

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00:00:00 – Opening credits & introduction
00:04:05 – Caught Stealing
00:16:28 – What we’ve been watching
01:17:16 – VIFF talk
01:48:49 – Coming soon
02:03:53 – Closing thoughts & credits

The one where half of the team didn’t do the homework…

This week, listen in as Bill Harris (Letterboxd) and Steve Stebbing (Letterboxd, Website) dig into Weapons while Melissa McDowell (Letterboxd) and Marina Antunes (Letterboxd) listen on the sidelines as the gents share insights into the best movie of the year.

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00:00:00 – Opening credits & introduction
00:01:41 – Weapons
00:17:38 – What we’ve been watchin
01:03:56 – Coming soon
01:18:50 – Closing thoughts & credits

The time has come for our mid-year top 5 – or ten because we don’t follow rules!

This week’s episode kicks off with a little chatter about two new titles, Superman and Fantastic Four, before Bill Harris (Letterboxd), Steve Stebbing (Letterboxd, Website), Melissa McDowell (Letterboxd) and Marina Antunes (Letterboxd) count down their favourite titles of the year at this midway point of 2025.

What we’ve been watching:

Steve’s Top 5

5. The Wedding Banquet
4. Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore
3. Bring Her Back
2. Sinners
1. **Listen to find out**

Melissa’s Top 5

5. Sinners
4. Bring Her Back
3. Eddington
2. Materialists
1. **Listen to find out**

Bill’s Top 5

5. The Wedding Banquet
4. Bring Her Back
3. Sorry, Baby
2. The Ballad of Wallis Island
1. **Listen to find out**

Marina’s Top 5

5. 28 Years Later
4. Sinners
3. Bring Her Back
2. Materialists
1. **Listen to find out**

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00:00:00 – Opening credits & introduction
00:03:35 – Superman
00:12:20 – Fantastic Four
00:32:39 – Mind-Year Top 5 (ish)
01:17:50 – Coming soon
01:26:19 – Closing thoughts & credits

It was a hot one this weekend and the crew was suffering from a bit of heat delusion during this week’s episode which makes for some… interesting takes.

Listen in as Bill Harris (Letterboxd), Steve Stebbing (Letterboxd, Website), Melissa McDowell (Letterboxd) and Marina Antunes (Letterboxd) chat F1: The Movie, Jurassic World Rebirth and a batch of other new and recent releases.

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00:00:00 – Opening credits & introduction
00:02:16 – F1: The Movie
00:16:36 – Jurassic World Rebirth
00:32:39 – What we’ve been watching
01:23:03 – Coming soon
01:30:01 – Closing thoughts & credits

Some things aren’t meant to be double bills. Case in point, this week’s movies: 28 Years Later and Materialists. While they didn’t open on the same weekend, most of the team watched these two titles in close proximity and it makes for interesting conversation. Listen in as Bill Harris (Letterboxd), Steve Stebbing (Letterboxd, Website), Melissa McDowell (Letterboxd) and Marina Antunes (Letterboxd) unpack both films.

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00:00:00 – Opening credits & introduction
00:04:20 – 28 Years Later
00:28:01 – Materialists
00:44:10 – What we’ve been watching
01:42:10 – Coming soon
01:50:01 – Closing thoughts & credits