Awesome Friday Podcast

By 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.

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August 08, 2021 Episode 4: Awesome Friday Movie Podcast: Vivo & The Suicide Squad
Greetings programs, it’s Awesome Friday on a Sunday, which means we’re back with another episode of the Awesome Friday Movie Podcast!Join us this week as we discuss two new movies. First up is the new Sony Pictures Animation film Vivo, which features the voice, and songs, of Lin-Manuel Miranda and was released to Netflix this week. Second up is James Gunn’s triumphant return to superhero movies; the Warner Brothers and DC released The Suicide Squad, now in theatres (and on HBO Max in the United States). You can read our prior coverage of these two films right here:Review: ‘The Suicide Squad’ is wacky, juvenile, committed, fun, and familiarReview: ‘Vivo’ starts strong, ends less strong, and lags in the middleHome Video: Rent, Buy, or Stream the DC Extended Universe FilmsThank you once again for listening and all the support you are able to give. If you have a moment and you like what you hear, please consider giving us a like or review (or both) on your podcasting platform of choice, and if you can spare the price of 40% of a latte in Vancouver once a month, please consider joining our Patreon, which can be found at patreon.com/mcsimpson. Meanwhile, relax and enjoy your flight.
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1h 3min
August 08, 2021 Episode 4: Awesome Friday Movie Podcast: Vivo & The Suicide Squad
Greetings programs, it’s Awesome Friday on a Sunday, which means we’re back with another episode of the Awesome Friday Movie Podcast!Join us this week as we discuss two new movies. First up is the new Sony Pictures Animation film Vivo, which features the voice, and songs, of Lin-Manuel Miranda and was released to Netflix this week. Second up is James Gunn’s triumphant return to superhero movies; the Warner Brothers and DC released The Suicide Squad, now in theatres (and on HBO Max in the United States). You can read our prior coverage of these two films right here:Review: ‘The Suicide Squad’ is wacky, juvenile, committed, fun, and familiarReview: ‘Vivo’ starts strong, ends less strong, and lags in the middleHome Video: Rent, Buy, or Stream the DC Extended Universe FilmsThank you once again for listening and all the support you are able to give. If you have a moment and you like what you hear, please consider giving us a like or review (or both) on your podcasting platform of choice, and if you can spare the price of 40% of a latte in Vancouver once a month, please consider joining our Patreon, which can be found at patreon.com/mcsimpson. Meanwhile, relax and enjoy your flight.
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1h 3min
August 01, 2021Episode 3: Beans & Jungle Cruise
Greetings programs! We're back with another episode of the Awesome Friday Podcast!

This week we're once again talking about two movies: 'Beans', a Canadian coming of age story set against the 1990 Oka Crisis, currently in theatres, and 'Jungle Cruise', the latest Disney family adventure which is both in theatres and on Disney+ with premier access.

You can read prior coverage of both movies here:
VIFF Review: Beans is a coming of age story set against a horrible, true, Canadian backdrop of violence
Review: ‘Jungle Cruise’ is fun!
As always, thank you for listening, and if you like what you hear, please consider liking, subscribing, and giving us a review on your podcast platform of choice. It may seem like nothing, but those things help us immeasurably.

We hope you enjoy the episode!

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1h 6min
August 01, 2021 Episode 3: Awesome Friday Movie Podcast: Beans & Jungle Cruise
Greetings programs! We're back with another episode of the Awesome Friday Podcast! This week we're once again talking about two movies: 'Beans', a Canadian coming of age story set against the 1990 Oka Crisis, currently in theatres, and 'Jungle Cruise', the latest Disney family adventure which is both in theatres and on Disney+ with premier access. You can read prior coverage of both movies here:VIFF Review: Beans is a coming of age story set against a horrible, true, Canadian backdrop of violenceReview: ‘Jungle Cruise’ is fun!As always, thank you for listening, and if you like what you hear, please consider liking, subscribing, and giving us a review on your podcast platform of choice. It may seem like nothing, but those things help us immeasurably. We hope you enjoy the episode!
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1h 6min
July 25, 2021Episode 2: Blood Red Sky & Settlers
Greetings programs! We're back for the second week in a row with a new episode. Rejoice!

This week we are looking at two new releases: Blood Red Sky (from Netflix), a movie pitting vampires vs hijackers at 30,000 ft, and Settlers (from IFC), a slow-burn western set on Mars.

You can read Matthew's original reviews for those here:
Review: ‘Blood Red Sky’ isn’t quite the film it could be, but is still fun
Review: ‘Settlers’ compelling performances and stunning production design keep it interesting
Interview: Wyatt Rockefeller on his film ‘Settlers.’
We'd like to take a moment to thank you for all your support and ask you for the usual podcast things: subscribe to the podcast, like the episode, and review us on your podcast platform of choice. If you like what you hear, please consider supporting us via Patreon or Ko-Fi to help us keep making episodes.

We hope you enjoy the episode!
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51min
July 25, 2021 Episode 2: Awesome Friday Movie Podcast: Blood Red Sky & Settlers
Greetings programs! We're back for the second week in a row with a new episode. Rejoice!This week we are looking at two new releases: Blood Red Sky (from Netflix), a movie pitting vampires vs hijackers at 30,000 ft, and Settlers (from IFC), a slow-burn western set on Mars. You can read Matthew's original reviews for those here:Review: ‘Blood Red Sky’ isn’t quite the film it could be, but is still funReview: ‘Settlers’ compelling performances and stunning production design keep it interestingInterview: Wyatt Rockefeller on his film ‘Settlers.’We'd like to take a moment to thank you for all your support and ask you for the usual podcast things: subscribe to the podcast, like the episode, and review us on your podcast platform of choice. If you like what you hear, please consider supporting us via Patreon or Ko-Fi to help us keep making episodes. We hope you enjoy the episode!
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51min
July 18, 2021 Episode 1: Black Widow & Loki
Greetings friends! It has been a minute, hasn't it, but we're back with a new episode for the first time in six years.

Join us as we brush off the rust and talk about the latest Marvel projects, Black Widow and Loki.

We'd like to thank you for your time and support as listeners, and ask for you for the same things that every podcast asks you for. Like, subscribe, and review us on your favourite podcasting platform, and if you so choose you could support us via Patreon and help us keep this thing going this time.
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55min
July 18, 2021 Episode 1: Awesome Friday Movie Podcast: Black Widow & Loki
Greetings friends! It has been a minute, hasn't it, but we're back with a new episode for the first time in six years. Join us as we brush off the rust and talk about the latest Marvel projects, Black Widow and Loki. We'd like to thank you for your time and support as listeners, and ask for you for the same things that every podcast asks you for. Like, subscribe, and review us on your favourite podcasting platform, and if you so choose you could support us via Patreon and help us keep this thing going this time.
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55min
January 06, 2016 Episode 73: Awesome Friday 2015 in Review
After a long absence we're back with a year in review episode! We talk in dept about Mad Max: Fury Road, Creed, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and dive into Call of Duty: Black Ops 3. We talk about our top ten movies for the year and how hard it was to narrow down the list to just ten!.
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56min
December 31, 2014 Episode 72: 72: 2014 In Review
It's been a long six months but we're back with our 2014 in review! Join us for an hour and twenty minutes as we talk about the things we loved and things that disappointed us and everything in between in the year 2014.We love hearing from you guys so if you have any feedback for this episode you can comment on this episode's pagesend us an emailfollow us on twitterfollow us on Tumblr+1 us on Google+like us on FacebookMeanwhile, sit back, relax and enjoy your flight.
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1h 19min

FAQs about Awesome Friday Podcast:

How many episodes does Awesome Friday Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 200 episodes available.