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When times are tough, what stories do you turn to? Our new series, Comfort Films, is designed to look at the films that are important to us and why they help bring us up with everything feels down. This week, In the Seats’ Dave Voigt and That Shelf’s Victor Stiff stop by to chat about the fist-pumping beauty of Ryan Coogler's CREED and the wanton (and joyous) chaos of Rob Cohen's HURRICANE HEIST.

In his latest documentary STREETLIGHT HARMONIES, director Brent Wilson shines a spotlight on the rise of doo wop and its influence on popular music during the 1940s and beyond. In this 1on1, we speak to Wilson about what makes music the great equalizer, whether or not today's groups appreciate what came before and what makes music such a threat to the dominant culture.

When times are tough, what stories do you turn to? Our new series, Comfort Films, is designed to look at the films that are important to us and why they help bring us up with everything feels down. In our first episode of this series, Ben Dower stops by to chat about one of his favourites, Frank Oz’s WHAT ABOUT BOB?.

In the latest Disneynature documentary DOLPHIN REEF, producer Roy Conli and director Keith Scholey bring us the story of Echo, a young Pacific bottlenose dolphin and his pod who are learning how to navigate life in the deep blue sea. In this 1on1, we speak to Scholey and Conli about how they get such incredible footage, what they hope to accomplish with Disneynature and the ecological importance of being together.

After meeting each other in an unconventional way, Violet and Theodore struggle with the emotional and physical scars of their past. As they come together through a school project, the two begin to discover that even the smallest moments can mean something. This month, Daniel, Mackenzie and Jacob delve into struggles with mental health, losing a loved one and putting people into boxes.

Over the last decade, Ashley Eckstein has brought young Jedi Ahsoka Tano to life on STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS. Now, as the final season wraps up on Disney+, we get to speak to Ashley about why Ahsoka is so beloved by the fans, her role in creating such an iconic character in the Star Wars Universe, and why Ahsoka is such a great role model for us all.

Julie Levac returns with Catherine Erskine and Nathanael Draper to discuss the 2020 remake of THE INVISIBLE MAN. With story lines involving domestic violence and assumed psychosis, this isn't your typical slasher film.

In writer/director Geordie Sabbagh's latest film CANADIAN STRAIN, actress Jess Salgueiro plays Anne, a young drug dealer struggling at the time of the Canadian legalization of marijuana. In this 1on1, we get to speak to Sabbagh and Salgueiro about the biggest misconceptions that they learned about drug dealers, the challenges of shooting the entire film over a mere 9 days and what integrity looks like in that world.

Julie, Paul, and Jolie bring their thoughts on Onward, Pixar's latest feature about two brothers on a quest to bring back their late father before sundown.

Bong Joon Ho's Parasite has taken the world by storm, winning numerous awards in its short reign. As the Kim family manipulates and infiltrates the Park family and compound, we watch as the dynamic of the class system motivates and affects each character.

Join Julie and Paul Levac as they discuss role stereotypes and the class system, what the house and the rock bring to the story line, and who is the actual parasite.