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Podcast: Megalopolis & Saturday Night

Megalopolis & Saturday Night

Greetings programs!  Welcome back to our two-episode extravaganza! In this episode we review and discuss Francis Ford Coppola’s biggest swing in decades, Megalopolis and Jason Reitman’s Saturday Night, a close look at the 90s minutes preceding the first-ever broadcast of Saturday Night. We have a ton to say about each so join us!

One note before you do though, that on the heels of our impromptu hiatus, we’re headed into an actual hiatus until the new year.  We hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday season, and we’ll see you in the new year!

In the meantime join us for reviews and discussions of Megalopolis and Saturday Night!

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Matt’s Favourite Films & Performers of 2019

Best of 2019

Well, folks here we are at the end of the year, and what a year it has been. As always, it’s been a particularly good year for film because it’s always a good year for film.

I have seen more than eighty films from 2019’s slate and believe you-me it is hard to pin down my favourites to just ten, so I have narrowed it down to twelve. This didn’t actually help much, and I still had to leave a ton of films out.

I’m also going to do something a little different this year and highlight a few performers who really blew me away this year. So without any further ado, let’s get into the best of 2019

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Catchup Reviews: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1, Big Hero 6, Dear White People, The F Word, and Horns

The Hunger Games: Mocking Jay

It’s December which means I have pretty much exactly no time to do anything lately but that hasn’t stopped me from seeing a couple of movies, just from writing them up in a timely manner.

But since I’ve seen so many you’re gonna get the shortest version of each of these reviews that I can muster.

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The New Republic: Star Wars Episode VII Cast In Focus

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Bad Robot set the internet on fire this morning with a photo showing all the cast members of *Star Wars Episode VII* during their first readthrough at Pinewood studios. There’s all the old cast – Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, Kenny Baker – mixed with a healthy selection of new, up-and-coming names and established faces.

So, who are they?

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