The Royal Canadian Movie Podcast

It's that time of year again! National Canadian Film Day! Once again, Becky and Cam deliver their Top 10 Canadian film recommendations. Check out what events are near you at Canadianfilmday.ca.

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This week, Becky and Cam are joined by young, up and coming filmmaker Nate Wilson for some seminal queer cinema 1965's Winter kept us warm. The first English language Canadian film to make it to Cannes, this simultaneously heartwarming and heartbreaking film is a must-see for any lover of quiet relationship movies. We discuss the value of films that display the more subtle side of human relationships,  the intuitive aspects of filmmaking, and how nice it is to watch male queer movies that aren't nasty to the female characters. Want to see a groundbreaking work that presents sexuality as a spectrum in 1965? Check out Winter kept us Warm, available on Youtube.

This week, the hilarious and insightful women of the What about Meryl podcast and the upcoming, We Really Like Her podcast, take us back to the roots of third wave feminism with the phenomenal All I wanna do, also known as, Strike!, also known as The Hairy Bird. Made in the 90's, and featuring all your favorite female teen leads from the era, it's remarkably ahead of its time. Not only in its advanced portrayal of complex female relationships bolstered by general silliness and frank discussions of sex, but also in the backstory of how it was nearly destroyed by the Weinsteins and how differently it was marketed in each country. 

It's the 20th anniversary this year of the film's release, and Danita Steinberg, Emily Gagne, Becky and Cam, revisit why these films were so important growing up to us, what happened to the genre of female-led teen comedies, the importance of having a language to address and discuss issues, and the genius of Sarah Kernochan. 

Whatever name it's released under, you should be able to find it streaming on iTunes, Google Play or at your local video rental store. Sleepover!

This week's end credit music is The Hairy Bird performed by The Fingernails and written by Sarah Kernochan.