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#633 - More Than Enough to Stream at Home
As Torontonians, we couldn't pass up the chance to watch Netflix's new documentary about our ex-mayor, the late Rob Ford. But while TRAINWRECK: MAYOR OF MAYHEM (2025) collects most of the classic For…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
PREVIEW - #632 - Blonde on Blonde (Newsroom Part 14)
In Episode 14 of THE NEWSROOM ("Unintended Consequences"), we get to hear what Will McAvoy REALLY thinks about this whole Occupy Wall Street business, and it doesn't disappoint - unlike the rest of t…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
#631 - Rhapsody in Neon
We continue our informal retrospective of dirty-looking New York movies with the Safdie Brothers' GOOD TIME (2017), a rare modern NYC movie that shows what the city really looks like. PLUS: Checking …
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
PREVIEW - #630 - The Day the Clapter Died
It's time to unload on one of our favourite guys. It's time for the long-awaited deep-dive into the comedy albums of the King of the K-Hive, Greg Proops. PATREON-EXCLUSIVE EPISODE - https://www.patre…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
#629 - Slow Train Coming
With a high-profile mayoral election on the horizon in Da Big Apple, we're in a New York frame of mind on this episode. We were also in the mood for a good-ass movie, so we watched THE TAKING OF PELH…
Published on 3 months ago
PREVIEW - #628 - The Ballad of Willie Pete (Newsroom Part 13)
Will and Luke hash out their differences w/r/t appreciating Aaron Sorkin as they tackle Season 2 Episode 3 of THE NEWSROOM ("Willie Pete"), which offers a surprisingly cogent critique of "the boys on…
Published on 3 months ago
#627 - Fully-Automated Luxury Partner
A little over a decade ago, Spike Jonze's HER (2013) imagined a world where artificial intelligence had progressed to the point where a man might strike up a plausible romance with Siri. We check in …
Published on 3 months ago
PREVIEW - #626 - Metaquest (w/ Wendy Liu)
At some point in the 15 years since its release, THE SOCIAL NETWORK (2010) became a historical document. We're joined by our official Silicon Valley correspondent Wendy Liu to discuss why its complic…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
#625 - Due Process (Newsroom Part 12)
When the Twin Towers fell on that September day, who was there to comfort us? In Season 2, Episode 2 of THE NEWSROOM ("The Genoa Tip"), we learn that it was - of course - Will McAvoy. We also learn a…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
PREVIEW - #624 - Twilight of the Dinosaur Hour
We return to one of our favourite topics: John Cleese's baffling GB News chat show THE DINOSAUR HOUR. In this episode, John and a panel of cranks and reactionaries try to define "woke," and we find t…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago