RANGE Magazine film editor Prabhjot Bains and RadioFWD Music Manager Zachary Osborn joins the Radio FWD podcast to talk about our time at TIFF 2025. We talk about our favourite films of the festival, memorable moments, and some stinkers to avoid.

Check out Prabhjot's work here:

https://linktr.ee/prabhjotbainscritic...

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Revue Cinema Programmer for Black Belt Cinema, Graphic Designer and Zine editor Brandon Lim joins Radio FWD to discuss the direct-to-video Canuxploitation film Expect No Mercy, shot on our very own UTSC campus. We talk about the film in detail, our love of Scarborough, and how a stunt damaged dozens of windows on campus.

You can find Brandon's work at the historical Revue Cinema here:

https://linktr.ee/blackbeltcinema

You can find Brandon's merch (including his excellent zine FILM FVCKERS) here:

https://blackbeltcinema.ca/

You can find Brandon's music here:

https://www.instagram.com/dragonsoundsto/

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Copper (2025) director and TIFF Wavelengths Veteran Nicolás Pereda joins the Radio FWD podcast to discuss his new film. Set at a Mexican copper mine, the film explores modern work life, undefined relationships, and the lengths people will go to get a day off. We talk about Nicolás' influences, what it was like shooting at a copper mine, and whether drug cartels are real or not.

Check out Nicolás' films here:

https://vimeo.com/user36139617

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To The Victory! Director Valentyn Vasyanovych and co-producer Volodymyr Yatsenko joins the Radio FWD podcast to discuss their prophetic new film about a Ukrainian future post-war with Russia. We talk about Ukrainian humour, what it was like filming during an active war, and we even feature a surprise guest...

За перемогу! Режисер Валентин Васянович та співпродюсер Володимир Яценко приєдналися до подкасту Radio FWD, щоб обговорити свій пророчий новий фільм про майбутнє України після війни з Росією. Ми поговоримо про український гумор, про те, як знімали фільм під час активних бойових дій, а також запросили сюрприз-гостя...

Amoeba (2025) director Siyou Tan joins the RadioFWD podcast to discuss Singaporean cinema, how her new film achieved such a naturalistic ambiance, and what it's like getting haunted by a Ghost. You can find out more about the film here: https://www.instagram.com/amoeba.mov/

And you can find Siyou Tan's projects here: https://tansiyou.com/

University of Toronto Cinema Studies Professor Grant Wiedenfeld joins the Radio FWD Podcast with Shawn Gouralnik to discuss one of the greatest sports documentaries ever made, Kon Ichikawa's Tokyo Olympiad from 1965. We discuss our own sport loyalties, chat about Tokyo Olympiad in detail, and discuss what sports movies tell us about our own cultures.

Check out Professor Wiedenfeld's book, Hollywood Sports Movies and the American Dream here:

https://www.grantwiedenfeld.org/acad.hollywood

Where he discusses: Rocky (1976), Slap Shot (1977), The Natural (1984), White Men Can't Jump (1992), A League of Their Own (1992), and Ali (2001)

If you are an upcoming student at the Cinema Studies Institute at U of Toronto, make sure to check out Professor Grant Wiedenfeld's course selection:

CIN201Y1 - Film Cultures

ICIN320H1S - Sports Movies

CIN460H1F - Beauty of the Cut

My good friend and fellow movie lover Michael Galaid joins me for an in-depth discussion of Ari Aster's new film, Eddington.Check out Mike's Letterboxd here: https://letterboxd.com/kink54/___________________________________________________________________________________________________Radio FWD is University of Toronto, Scarborough’s student-run, not-for-profit Radio Station! You can find our latest events, articles, and studio production on our website: radiofwd.comCheck out what Radio FWD has brewing at all of our socials:https://www.facebook.com/radiofwd/https://twitter.com/radio_fwdhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0WZPRAQhZH8PaX0p97A1jwhttps://www.instagram.com/radio_fwd___________________________________________________________________________________________________

University of Toronto Cinema Studies Professor and Author Meghan Sutherland joins the RadioFWD Podcast to discuss Danny Boyle's new legacy sequel to 28 Days Later, 28 Years Later! We talk about aesthetics in low-brow cinema, Zombies as a symbol, and coming of age rituals.Meghan Sutherland is an author and professor at the University of Toronto. Check out her book on the Flip Wilson Show here:https://www.amazon.ca/Flip-Wilson-Other-Meghan-Sutherland/dp/0814332528As well as her work on the World Picture Journal:http://worldpicturejournal.com/If you are a University of Toronto Cinema Studies or Visual Studies student in 2026, keep an eye out for Professor Sutherland's course "Monsters" to make its return.___________________________________________________________________________________________________Radio FWD is University of Toronto, Scarborough’s student-run, not-for-profit Radio Station! You can find our latest events, articles, and studio production on our website: radiofwd.comCheck out what Radio FWD has brewing at all of our socials:https://www.facebook.com/radiofwd/https://twitter.com/radio_fwdhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0WZPRAQhZH8PaX0p97A1jwhttps://www.instagram.com/radio_fwd___________________________________________________________________________________________________

RadioFWD’s very own Music Manager, Zachary Osborn, joins Shawn Gouralnik for an in-depth discussion of The Materialists, a supposed resurrection of the lost art of the RomCom… Or is it? We also discuss our favourite first watches of the year, as well as some films we’re looking forward to. Leave your thoughts on The Materialists below!___________________________________________________________________________________________________Radio FWD is University of Toronto, Scarborough’s student-run, not-for-profit Radio Station! You can find our latest events, articles, and studio production on our website: radiofwd.comCheck out what Radio FWD has brewing at all of our socials:https://www.facebook.com/radiofwd/https://twitter.com/radio_fwdhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0WZPRAQhZH8PaX0p97A1jwhttps://www.instagram.com/radio_fwd___________________________________________________________________________________________________

Critic, columnist, and TV/Film editor for RANGE Magazine Prabhjot Bains joins Radio FWD's Shawn Gouralnik to discuss and analyze two classic Revisionist Westerns, The Outlaw Josey Wales and McCabe and Mrs. Miller. We also discuss the lack of Movie Stars, the state of the film industry, and more!Check out Prabhjot's work here: https://linktr.ee/prabhjotbainscritic?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAad_4FXOp4Eafzfw0jgDVTbVeqtsD-qsgdZiR90Dgm-rL4RJi25ParR6EtlLjg_aem_xCD1pcLmPmLeC3JKW6JrZAhttps://readrange.com/category/film-tv/___________________________________________________________________________________________________Radio FWD is University of Toronto, Scarborough’s student-run, not-for-profit Radio Station! You can find our latest events, articles, and studio production on our website: radiofwd.comCheck out what Radio FWD has brewing at all of our socials:https://www.facebook.com/radiofwd/https://twitter.com/radio_fwdhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0WZPRAQhZH8PaX0p97A1jwhttps://www.instagram.com/radio_fwd___________________________________________________________________________________________________Timestamps:0:00 Intro15:40 Where are the Movie Stars?31:06 McCabe and Mrs. Miller1:02:48 The Outlaw Josey Wales

Radio FWD's Shawn Gouralnik ranks the last 10 years of the Oscars Best Picture lineups! What's your favourite Best Picture lineup? Leave a comment and tell us why Shawn's picks are factually incorrect.___________________________________________________________________________________________________Radio FWD is University of Toronto, Scarborough’s student-run, not-for-profit Radio Station! You can find our latest events, articles, and studio production on our website: radiofwd.comCheck out what Radio FWD has brewing at all of our socials:https://www.facebook.com/radiofwd/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0WZPRAQhZH8PaX0p97A1jwhttps://www.instagram.com/radio_fwdhttps://x.com/radio_fwd

Author Stephen Lee Naish joins Shawn Gouralnik to discuss the music and sound of Dennis Hopper's films. We focused our discussion on the seminal 1969 film, Easy Rider, a Counterculture classic featuring a time capsule of 60s rock and roll. Stephen Lee Naish is an author and film critic. You can find his latest book, Music and Sound in the Films of Dennis Hopper here: https://www.routledge.com/Music-and-Sound-in-the-Films-of-Dennis-Hopper/Naish/p/book/9781032737690As well as his author page here:https://www.newstarbooks.com/author.php?author_id=9376___________________________________________________________________________________________________Radio FWD is University of Toronto, Scarborough’s student-run, not-for-profit Radio Station! You can find our latest events, articles, and studio production on our website: radiofwd.comCheck out what Radio FWD has brewing at all of our socials:https://www.facebook.com/radiofwd/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0WZPRAQhZH8PaX0p97A1jwhttps://www.instagram.com/radio_fwdhttps://x.com/radio_fwd__________________________________________________________________________________________________

Film Critic, Podcaster and King of Letterboxd Will Sloan joins Radio FWD's Shawn Gouralnik to discuss Michael and Us, The Important Cinema Club, film criticism, The Oscars, Matt Farley, and being a niche internet microcelebrity. You can find Will at one of his two recurring podcasts:The Important Cinema Club:https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-important-cinema-club/id1067435576Michael and Us:https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/michael-and-us/id1120756155As well as his socials:https://letterboxd.com/will_sloan/https://x.com/WillSloanEsq___________________________________________________________________________________________________Radio FWD is University of Toronto, Scarborough’s student-run, not-for-profit Radio Station! You can find our latest events, articles, and studio production on our website: radiofwd.comCheck out what Radio FWD has brewing at all of our socials:https://www.facebook.com/radiofwd/https://x.com/radio_fwdhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0WZPRAQhZH8PaX0p97A1jwhttps://www.instagram.com/radio_fwd/___________________________________________________________________________________________________

Lead Programmer of TIFF's Midnight Madness Peter Kuplowsky joins Radio FWD's Shawn Gouralnik to discuss TIFF's 50th anniversary, U of T Cinema Studies, underrated countries producing genre films, and more!Check out TIFF and Midnight Madness when the festival returns September 4th, 2025.TIFF: https://tiff.net/Peter Kuplowsky: https://www.instagram.com/peterkapow/https://tiff.net/programmers/peter-kuplowsky___________________________________________________________________________________________________Radio FWD is University of Toronto, Scarborough’s student-run, not-for-profit Radio Station! You can find our latest events, articles, and studio production on our website: radiofwd.comCheck out what Radio FWD has brewing at all of our socials:https://www.facebook.com/radiofwd/https://twitter.com/radio_fwdhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0WZPRAQhZH8PaX0p97A1jwhttps://www.instagram.com/radio_fwd___________________________________________________________________________________________________Timestamps:

Revue Cinema programmer Steven Landry joins Radio FWD contributor Shawn Gouralnik to talk about working as a film programmer, the Revue Cinema in Toronto, Peter Bogdanovich's 1968 thriller Targets, and more!You can find Steven's program at the Revue Cinema here: https://www.instagram.com/nightmare_alley_to/https://revuecinema.ca/series/nightmare-alley/ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________Radio FWD is University of Toronto, Scarborough’s student-run, not-for-profit Radio Station! You can find our latest events, articles, and studio production on our website: radiofwd.comCheck out what Radio FWD has brewing at all of our socials:https://www.facebook.com/radiofwd/https://twitter.com/radio_fwdhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0WZPRAQhZH8PaX0p97A1jwhttps://www.instagram.com/radio_fwd__________________________________________________________________________________________________

Professor Adam Nayman joins Radio FWD contributor Shawn Gouralnik to talk about professional film criticism, teaching at University of Toronto, Auteurism, Deadpool and Wolverine, and his favourite Coen Brothers line delivery.Adam Nayman’s book, David Fincher: Mind Games is available now! https://www.amazon.com/David-Fincher-Games-Adam-Nayman/dp/141975341X Find Adam Nayman at Twitter: https://twitter.com/brofromanother?lang=en and The Ringer.  ___________________________________________________________________________________________________Radio FWD is University of Toronto, Scarborough’s student-run, not-for-profit Radio Station! You can find our latest events, articles, and studio production on our website: radiofwd.comCheck out what Radio FWD has brewing at all of our socials:https://www.facebook.com/radiofwd/https://twitter.com/radio_fwdhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0WZPRAQhZH8PaX0p97A1jwhttps://www.instagram.com/radio_fwd___________________________________________________________________________________________________Timestamps:0:00 Intro and Students in Class2:58 Studios as Brands/Film Bros6:50 How do you prepare to engage with a film/Let people enjoy things19:52 Connecting old and new films25:22 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and films that reference other films 31:15 Can one movie change your mind about a director/Auteurism44:21 Does being shot on film matter?51:15 Letterboxd and casual film criticism 53:30 Reviewing movies versus albums1:00:42 The Substance and Genre1:04:00 Legendary Deadpool and Wolverine rant1:12:03 Rapid fire questions