This Is The Year

On this episode, Marc wears a hat, while Eric talks about sitting courtside at a Raptors game. Eric is joined by motivational speaker Sam Demma (15:55), as they talk about starting one's entrepreneurial path collecting trash, giving life advice to high schoolers at age 20, and why it's important to build one's brand at a young age.  

On this episode, Marc and Eric talk about having their last name spelled wrong in movie credits, while Eric is joined by film curator, programmer and experimental filmmaker Zac Goldkind (8:54), as they talk about growing up in a household of non-creative people,  their mutual love for the 2002 Scooby Doo film, why the Criterion Channel is the only streaming service worth subscribing to, and the current state of foreign-cinema distribution and appreciation in the GTA. 

On this episode, Marc and Eric pop quiz each other, and are joined by Director, Sound Designer and Editor, Nancy Yeboah (7:20), as they talk the York University convocation, failure, laying your reputation on the line, and celebrating your authentic self in the company of others. 

On this episode, Marc and Eric talk about coordinating birthday parties, and are joined by Podcaster and Creator of The Canvas Series, Raphael Wong (7:41), as they talk about being introverted, refreshing one's mindset, having a constant sense of curiosity, and what success means for our podcast hosts.

On this episode, Marc and Eric reminisce about the past decade, and are joined by Dancer, Choreographer, Storyteller and co-founder of Black Lives Matter Toronto, Rodney Diverlus (10:32), as they talk about bringing art into activism, "Joe Jobs," why it's important for young artists to fail sometimes, and creating opportunities for yourself that also allows you to bring others along for the ride.

On this episode, Marc tries to interpret Eric's dream, while also talking about Ari Aster's "MidSommar," Marvel, and the great summer of indie cinema. Eric is joined by filmmaker Kyle Reaume (18:49), whose latest short film "Vertical Lines" is available to stream on YouTube, talk about their mutual love of Olivia Wilde's "Booksmart", why he does not watch movie trailers all the way through, becoming more comfortable creating LGBTQ content after film school, and how to traverse the film festival scene with your shorts.

Happy TIFF 2019!!!

On this episode, Marc and Eric give their do's and don't's for those attending TIFF. Eric is joined by Actress Yasmin MacKay, who you can catch at TIFF in the film Black Conflux (premiering September 6th), as they discuss uprooting oneself from Nova Scotia to Toronto, working on Black Conflux, and utilizing skills outside of acting. 

On this episode, Marc and Eric go through their Letterboxd as they recap their thoughts on the 2019 Summer Movie Season.  Eric is joined by Film Critic and podcaster Eric Marchen as they discuss their lifelong fascination with film, sing the praises of TIFFR (if you plan on attending TIFF, it will be your bible), and how prevent festival burnout by pacing yourself.  

On this episode, Marc plays a sport for the first time in years (and pays for it with his body), and Eric does a favour that goes horribly wrong... Marc is then joined by Film Critic and Head Publisher of intheseats.ca Dave Voigt (12:19) as they discuss the journey from working in the family business to finding and carving out one's own space online, and what's on his must-see list for TIFF 2019 from Safdie Bros to Soderbergh.