It's that time of the year again: the end of another award season that culminates with the 94th Academy Awards. I'm joined by my good friend Duarte Mendonça to review the movies that made 2021, evaluate the nominees, including surprises and snubs, across 8 major categories in one of the quietest Oscar races in years.

We also discussed the relevance and importance of the Oscars in a landscape that continues to shift towards both international movies and with an increased focus on global film festivals such as Venice and Cannes and the role of the superhero blockbuster in the post-Covid big screen recovery.

John Carpenter just turned 74 and what a better way to celebrate his birthday than to revisit his work as both a director and a composer. David from The Vinyl Score is this episode's guest. Together we will revisit 20+ years of rich filmography and music that put Carpenter on the director's pantheon of excellence.

We also took on a little creative challenge: We listened to all three "Lost Themes" albums, containing original non-soundtrack scores, and came up with movies that Carpenter could have directed. Jump ahead to 1:33:57 or  the 93.57-minute mark depending on which platform you are using for a great collaboration

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"I wish it could be Halloween every day"! Well, wish granted. Liam (aka iknowwhatyoudidlastmidsommar) is back for the third time as we travel to Haddonfield,IL - Land of Lincoln, Home of Myers...Michael Myers that is.  

Join us as we cover 43 years' worth of slasher greatness, covering almost all of the franchise's 12 movies, the 4 different timelines, and our favourite scream queen, Laurie Strode.

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We talked about all things "Halloween", including:⁣⁣

⁣⁣-John Carpenter's impact in shaping the 80's

-Quentin Tarantino's "Halloween 666"

-The franchise as a "trendsetter" and t"rend follower"

-The highlights of the lowest-ranked movies⁣⁣

-Our thoughts/hopes/wishes for the franchise's future and the upcoming "Halloween Ends" 

The spoiler embargo is over and that means it's finally time to fully review the latest James Bond entry, "no time to die". 

I'm joined by my good friend and fellow bond fan Phil Downs to review six decades of 007. 

We'll be talking about all the 6 six eras, our favourite and least favorite movies, the theme songs, villains, and everything Bond-related.

Calling all the Dream Warriors! Liam (aka iknowwhatyoudidlastmidsommar) returns as my guest in our 9 movie journey to Springwood, OH, and its most infamous street and most notorious resident, Freddy Krueger. ⁣

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We talked about all things "ANOES", including:⁣⁣

⁣⁣-How the 1984 original revitalized a dying genre⁣

-Frank Darabont and Peter Jackson's contributions to the series ⁣

-How the franchise kept reinventing itself with each entry⁣

-The highlights of the lowest-ranked movies⁣⁣

-Our thoughts on bringing back the franchise...David Gordon Green style!⁣

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It's that time of year again. The award's season final event known as the Oscars. For the third year in a row, I'm joined by my good friend and fellow cinephile, Duarte Mendonça. Join us as we go through the nominees in the main categories, the surprises and the snubs, a celebration of the movies that marked 2020, and our views and thoughts on the future of the Oscars.

The latest episode is up! I'm joined by @horrorjunkie103178 to discuss our favourite overlooked 1970's horror gems. From the weird combo of political thriller and supernatural horror of #BrianDePalma The Fury to the Peter Fonda action-packed Race With The Devil, we hope to give you some great ideas on what to watch next!

Once Paramount's reliable cash cow, the Friday the 13th franchise has been dormant for 11 years. While waiting for another sequel/reboot/remake, join Derek, aka @iknowwhatyoudidlastmidsommar, and me as we cover 40+ years of the life and times of Jason Voorhees (and his mom, and Roy...).

We talked about all things "Camp Crystal Lake", including:

-How the 1980 original set the gold standard for slashers

-The sequel that almost axed the franchise (pardon the pun)

-The highlights of the lowest-ranked movies

and yes

-the biggest anomaly in horror movie history: Ted Bowen from Part 2.

Keep an ear out for all the side references-and there are many- and the open-ended episode finale that leaves the door open for a sequel

Many pundits were quick to write-off the big screen as yet another Covid casualty. In a year when cinema closures were the new normal and the world's biggest movie #boxoffice market drops 80% (!), it's hard to feel optimistic about the future of cinema venues.

Patrick von Sychowski, cinema guru and co-founder of celluloidjunkie, has some encouraging thoughts and a belief that the big screen's best days are still ahead. On the latest episode of my podcast, he voices his arguments for this "silver lining" view. We talked about:

-How Netflix was the movie theatre's biggest ally in 2020

-The premiumization of moviegoing

-Routes and scenarios for a comeback

I hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as I enjoyed recording it!

13 turned out not to be an unlucky number for my podcast as I had the pleasure to interview the great @joshriot, the last guitar hero. Hear all about his amazing story, from performing in  Buenos Aires to "The Soup Incident" he shared with none other than Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant. We even geeked out on our admiration over 1980s glam metal and discussed the role of Helsinki, as the last bastion of hard rock.⁣

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Give this legend a follow and rock on!⁣