They Came From The North

Join Steve and Gabe for this... our 60th episode! And fittingly enough - we take a trip back in time to the year of swingin sounds, Spartacus, Cowboys, Elivs, and the first rumblings of a little band called the Beatles, and some place called Vietnam. 1960!!Was 1960 a banner year for cinema? Tune in, find out!

We missed last week, you have our most sincere apologies - But WE'RE BACK! This week, join Gabe and special guest, friend, and Quebec cinema insider Antoine Pontbriand as they take you on a wonderous voyage into the interesting, often misunderstood, and no doubt the larger-than-you-realize world of Quebec cinema. No poutines were eaten during the making of this episode.

Steve is joined by special guest (and fellow Atlantic Canadian) Matt John for a deep dive into everyone's favorite extraterrestrial weekend warrior/big game hunter. 

We're talking about all things PREDATOR! If it bleeds, we can kill it! Check out Matt's fantastic work over on the Rogues in the House podcast

This week, join Gabe and a very special guest; filmmaker Rob Longo as they deep dive into the technical world of cinematography in film, the powerful visuals that make films special, and they talk about their favorite directors of photography!

Join Steve, Gabe, and Matt as we take a deep dive into one of the most celebrated and recognizable sci-fi franchises of all time (that isn't Star Wars) - From Ridley Scott's 1979 masterpiece to James Cameron's table-flipping sequel, to the storied controversy behind David Fincher's third entry, and on to Jean-Pierre Jeunet's moody at piece - that's right, we're talking about all things ALIEN, and it's gonna be good! No Newts were harmed in the making of this episode... this is Ripley, last survivor of the Nostromo, signing off...

Join Steve, Gabe, and special guest Mac McEntire as we crack the spine on the history of Comic books and graphic novels that made the transition to the screen. These aren't your run-of-the-mill super-hero stories (more on that later) but ambitious, sometimes mature storytelling that created some of the most unique and memorable projects of the last few decades - or in some cases sucked pretty badly.

 

Be sure to check out Mac's writing HERE! 

No Dr Manhattan's were harmed in the recording of this podcast.

Join Steve, Gabe, and special guest Brett Cullum as we plug our noses and dive deep into the seedy underbelly of Las Vegas with Paul Verhoven's trashy cult classic, Showgirls! How did this flick even happen? Is it as bad as its reputation? How DO you actually pronounce Versace? All this and more on this week's episode!

 

I got an MBA for this???

NEW TIMESLOT, SAME GREAT CONTENT! Happy Monday everybody, join Steve and Gabe as we fire up the time travel contraption and venture back to that most wonderful of times, half a century ago, to the year of 1972. Don't miss this one, we're making you an offer you can't refuse!

On this week's episode; join Gabe and Steve as we shine the director spotlight on the late Tony Scott - the director who single-handedly gave us the "Bruckheimer style" with blockbusters like Top Gun, Days of Thunder, and Crimson Tide, but also stretched into the more avant-garde fair with films like The Hunger and Revenge. How do we feel about the younger Scott brother? Tune in and find out!

Gabe is off sick this week, and Steve wasn't in the mood to bore people with a solo show - so here's a lovely episode of They Came From the North from way way back in June of 2012!

 

On this week's episode -  Jon Mercer leads the troops as he, Gabriel, Steve, and (the late - not really? we're not sure...)Andrew Forbes tackle the works of action Maestro John McTiernan! Yippee Ki-Yay Mr. Falcon!

 

DISCLAIMER:  They Came From the North: RETRO was originally recorded between 2011-2014 by a pack of ignorant Canadians, production is not always stellar, and some of the opinions and humor present may be a little off-color for more discerning tastes. These were different times for both Canada and the rest of the world, but rest assured, we are all good people... well, except Steve, he's an evil man.