Originally Aired: 10/31/25 – We review Nouvelle Vague. We talk with actor Guillaume Marbeck of Nouvelle Vague and also with actor & writers Allen Danziger and Ray Spivey of Weedhacker Massacre.

Originally Aired: 10/24/25 – We wrap up our coverage of the 2025 Toronto After Dark Film Festival. We talk with artist Noel Kelly of Quick Stops Vol. 3 #2 and also with actor Stephen Tracey of Invasion.

Originally Aired: 10/17/25 – We review Toronto After Dark's Primate. We talk with director Pedro Kos, actors Brittany O’Grady & E.J. Bonilla of In Our Blood and also with actor Samora Smallwood of Coming Home.

Originally Aired: 10/03/25 – We review TRON: Ares. We talk with creators Jibola Fagbamiye and Conor McCreery of Fela: Music is the Weapon and also with actor Kaitlyn Bernard of Surviving My Father: The Rachel Jeffs Story.

Originally Aired: 10/03/25 – We review The Smashing Machine. We talk with writer/actor Cheyenne Ewulu of The Comic Shop and also with actor Yuvi Hect of A Big Bold Beautiful Journey.

Originally Aired: 09/26/25 – We review The Ugly. We talk with actor Ryan Allen of Normal and also with Gail Maurice, Dana Solomon and Derica Lafrance of Bloodlines.





Show Notes:



We talk with actor Ryan Allen! Ryan stars alongside Bob Odenkirk in the upcoming film, Normal. The movie was a hit at this year’s Midnight Madness screening at TIFF50. Ryan will be on to talk about the film and more! Ryan Allen is a Toronto-based actor whose work spans across television, film, and theatre. This September, Ryan takes a major career leap with a pivotal role opposite Bob Odenkirk in Normal, premiering at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival. The film, already generating industry buzz, marks one of Ryan’s most anticipated performances to date and underscores his growing reputation as an actor to watch. Ryan’s screen credits span a wide range of genres and platforms, with standout performances in Netflix’s Between, Apple TV+’s Five Days at Memorial, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, See, Shoresy, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Murder in a Small Town, Titans, and more. On the big screen, he has appeared alongside Hilary Swank and Alan Ritchson in 20th Century’s Ordinary Angels and starred in acclaimed Canadian independents The Players and Midnight at the Paradise.



Our review of The Ugly starring Kwon Hae-hyo, Shin Hyeon-bin and Shin Hyun-been. From director Yeon Sang-ho (Train to Busan, Peninsula) comes a story of generational grief and guilt. One day while overseeing a documentary crew filming his blind father at work, Im Dong-hwan gets a phone call that his missing mother’s remains have been found after forty years. Determined to find the truth of her disappearance, Dong-hwan embarks on a twisted odyssey through his family’s traumatic past, uncovering dark secrets along the way.



We also play Andrew’s interview with the director and stars of Blood Lines, recorded at TIFF50! Andrew sat down with director Gail Maurice and actors Dana Solomon and Derica Lafrance and had a fun chat. You’ll hear them talk about Blood Lines and more! Storyteller and store clerk Beatrice (Dana Solomon) is completely taken by a new woman who arrives in her Métis community looking to find her biological family. Beatrice decides to help Chani (Derica Lafrance) in order to spend more time with her. Meanwhile, a chorus of older women, collectively referred to as “The Grannies,” try to get Beatrice to mend things with her mom, Léonore (played by director Maurice). Léonore’s past drinking problem had soured their relationship, and Beatrice is reluctant to repair it, no matter how many years her mom has been sober.



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Production Credits:

Originally Aired: 09/19/25 – We review TIFF50's Youngblood. We talk with actor Nck Name of Adulthood and also we are joined by Petula Neale to discuss the 50th Toronto International Film Festival.

Originally Aired: 09/12/25 – We review Uiksaringitara (Wrong Husband). We talk with director Anna Hopkins of Dish Pit and also with director Solara Thanh Bình Đặng of Ripe.

Originally Aired: 09/05/25 – We review TIFF’s Little Lorraine. We talk with actor Tattiawna Jones of Dinner with Friends and also with director Hannah Cheesman of Marriaginalia.





Show Notes:



We kick off our official coverage of the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival, celebrating its 50th anniversary. We’re talking TIFF50 for the whole evening with reviews and interviews focused on this year’s selections.



We play our interview with actor Tattiawna Jones! Tattiawna is one of the stars of Dinner with Friends, making its premiere at TIFF50. She talks with us about the film and more! Tattiawna Jones is a Canadian-born artist whose work in film, television and stage spans over 15 years. She has had the distinct pleasure of bringing many roles to life, from dramatic to comedic to character. Tattiawna received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble for her work on Hulu’s hit television series The Handmaid’s Tale, in the role of Lillie Fuller opposite Elisabeth Moss. Other notable roles include: HBO Max’s post-apocalyptic Station Eleven as Lara; Emily in AMC’S Orphan Black: Echoes; Ava in Fox’s Lost in Space opposite Molly Parker; Violet in Tully (written by Diablo Cody) with Charlize Theron; and Amelie de Grace on Bravo/CTV’s hit cop drama 19-2. Most recently, Tattiawna can be seen in the role of Arada in Apple TV+’s sci-fi comedic thriller Murderbot alongside Alexander Skarsgård. 



Our review of TIFF’s Little Lorraine starring Stephen Amell, Stephen McHattie and Auden Thornton. Little Lorraine, a North Atlantic seaside town with a population of 60, becomes embroiled in an international cocaine smuggling operation under the noses of multiple governments, distributed in coffins through a network of funeral homes.



We also play our interview with director Hannah Cheesman! Hannah’s latest short film, Marriaginalia, in playing as part of the Strange Cuts Programme at TIFF50. She talked with us about the short, the strangeness of cohabitation, and more! Hannah Cheesman is an actress, writer and director based in LA and Toronto. A TIFF Emerging Canadian Filmmaker, Lulu Wang, Diversity Hire and Lithium Films are set to produce her auteur feature debut, Succor, based on her short. Hannah recently sold her 30-minute dark comedy to Apple TV+ and just wrapped as writer/co-producer on season 3 of Hulu/SyFy hourlong SurrealEstate. She has written on Workin’ Moms, Find Me in Paris and was in the writers’ room of Orphan Black. In 2024, Hannah was nominated for a Directors Guild of Canada award for her work directing 7 of 10 episodes of CBC/ITV suspense half-hour Something Undone. Recent acting credits include Hey, Viktor! and a starring role in the forthcoming queer feature film I Come Home.



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Originally Aired: 08/29/25 – We review Caught Stealing. We talk with director Shervin Kermani of Ramón Who Speaks to Ghosts and also with writer Robbie Amell of Code 8: Tales of Lincoln City Vol. 1.

Originally Aired: 08/22/25 – We review Peacemaker Season 2. We talk with artist Sanya Anwar, who's at Fan Expo Aug 21-24, 2025 and also with actor David MacInnis of Nobody 2.

Originally Aired: 08/15/25 – We review Alien: Earth. We talk with actor Felicia Simone of Providence Falls and also with director Carlson Young of Trust.

Originally Aired: 08/08/25 – We review Weapons. We talk with cartoonist Shawn Daley of Terra Quill: Horizons Book One and also with director Heidi Ewing of Folktales.

Originally Aired: 08/01/25 – We review Eyes of Wakanda. We talk with actor Ezra Franky of Untamed and also with director Ava Maria Safai of Foreigner.

Originally Aired: 07/25/25 – We review The Fantastic Four: First Steps. We talk with actor Colin Mochrie & director Nicola Rose of Magnetascope and also with director Dylan Pun of Shrimp Fried Rice.

Originally Aired: 07/18/25 – We review Guns Up. We talk with actor Lenore Zann of X-Men '97 and also with actor Jane Luk of The Institute.

Originally Aired: 07/11/25 – We review Superman. We talk with actor Chelsea Clark of Ginny & Georgia and also with artist Adam Gorham of Hellhunters.

Originally Aired: 07/04/25 – We review The Old Guard 2. We talk with actor Jocelyn Hudon of The Sound and also with actor Agape Mngomezulu of Ginny & Georgia.

Originally Aired: 06/27/25 – We review Ironheart. We talk with actor Melanie Scrofano of Revival and also with musician Shaun Hatton of Rumblefrenz.

Originally Aired: 06/20/25 – We review Bride Hard. We talk with director Jason Trost of Waves of Madness and also with rapper Wordburglar about his Kickstarter for Ryhmes with Comics.