Kylie and Elliott talk about the movies they watched over the past week while searching for better cinematic dads. Along the way, they discuss being open to letting art open up to you, the complicated nature of "truth" in non-fiction films, and why they love M. Night Shyamalan (and aren't sorry about it).

This week’s movies are: Mirror (1975), Fruitvale Station (2013), Dirty Dancing (1987), Knock At The Cabin (2023), The Outwaters (2022).

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Welcome back to Daddy Deep Dive: a spoiler-filled unpacking of the most special films. This time, Kylie and Elliott are joined by their new friend–Juno-nominated musician, movie lover, and fellow member of the dead dad club–Rich Aucoin to dive into Mike Mills' 2010 film Beginners. In this conversation, they explore the things, both big and little, we pass down to the people we love; the struggle of grief; and the courage it takes to seek connection when we've been shown how much it can hurt and how wrong it can go.

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• Spotify
• Website
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• Twitter

And watch Rich's ode to cinema–and absolute jam of a song–in the video for "It".

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Kylie and Elliott talk about the movies they watched over the past week while searching for better cinematic dads. Along the way, they discuss how Michelle Yeoh coulda shoulda been the lead in Sunshine (and should be the lead in everything), confront the inherent misogyny directed at women filmmakers, put their brains in a brain blender, and marvel at Mia Goth. ))< >((

This week’s movies are: Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016), Sunshine (2007), Raw (2016), Me And You And Everyone We Know (2005), Comet (2014), Infinity Pool (2023).

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Kylie and Elliott talk about the movies they watched over the past week while searching for better cinematic dads. Along the way, they discuss seeing films a second time when you're more ready for them, the beautiful bittersweet comedy of Taika Waititi, and appreciating a film that hides behind nothing. Also introducing: Kylie's Crush Count!

Watch Taika Waititi's Oscar speech.

This week’s movies are: Suspiria (1977), They Live (1988), Boy (2010), Swiss Army Man (2016), Saint Omer (2022).

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Kylie and Elliott talk about the movies they watched over the past week while searching for better cinematic dads. Along the way, they discuss how powerful it is to spend time with children (and then give them back to their guardians), the intrigue of molasses cinema, Kylie's crush on Wayne Campbell (schwing!), and the importantly difficult work of learning (and unlearning). Also, Kylie mystery picks a nostalgic film to mark the eleventh anniversary of her dad's death.

This week’s movies are: C'mon C'mon (2021), A Little Princess (1995), First Cow (2019), Wayne's World (1992), Women Talking (2022).

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Welcome back to Daddy Deep Dive: a spoiler-filled unpacking of the most special films. This time: Star Wars edition! Kylie and Elliott are joined by their friend–artist and art educator–Ashley Meyer to dive into the original Star Wars trilogy. In this conversation, they explore just how pew pew pew the saga is, what is appealing and unappealing about the films, the babeliness of the key three, and what it means to find and create your family (no matter what galaxy you're in).

The films covered are Star Wars: A New Hope (1977), Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980), and Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1983).

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Kylie and Elliott talk about the movies they watched over the past week while searching for better cinematic dads. Along the way, they discuss hating characters so much, finding your place in the storm of your parents' divorce, and just how much movie-going context can impact feelings on a movie. More importantly, they help Make Edmonton Scary Again by seeing Edmonton's own Skinamarink on Friday the 13th.

This week’s movies are: The Innocents (2021), Possession (1982), Portrait of a Lady On Fire (2019), Speak No Evil (2022), Skinamarink (2022), M3GAN (2022).

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Kylie and Elliott talk about the movies they watched over the past week while searching for better cinematic dads. Along the way, they discuss how genre classification can impact the enjoyment of a film, a love for metaphorical film titles, and the infinite suckiness of experiencing joy derailment. Also, Elliott's ultimate boy crush is revealed.

This week’s movies are: Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), Nanny (2022), Causeway (2022), Being John Malkovich (1999), The Inspection (2022), All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (2022).

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Kylie and Elliott talk about the movies they watched over the past week while searching for better cinematic dads. Along the way, they discuss the ideal weather for watching Blade Runner, lament the oversimplification of complicated relationships in film, and remind listeners that this podcast is past the nine o'clock watershed. Also, some movie titles are so complicated.

This week’s movies are: Blade Runner: The Final Cut (1982), The Whale (2022), Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022), Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical (2022), The Fifth Element (1997), Ghostwatch (1992).

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Kylie and Elliott talk about the holiday movies they watched over Christmas week while searching for better cinematic dads. Along the way, they marvel at showing each other two very different and very awesome Bob Clark movies, continue to stan Catherine O'Hara as our forever mom, and lament the hollow nostalgia of legacy movies.

This week’s movies are: Home Alone (1990), Black Christmas (1974), Die Hard (1988), A Christmas Story (1983), A Christmas Story Christmas (2022).

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