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PODCAST! EP. 16: We like Us, we really, really like Us

By Jim Slotek, Liam Lacey, Karen Gordon, Kim Hughes and Thom Ernst

PODCAST! Ep. 14: Post-mortem - a host-free Oscars, amazingly, WASN'T a driver-less car crash

By Jim Slotek, Bonnie Laufer, Karen Gordon, Liam Lacey and Kim Hughes

PodcastFebruary 25, 2019Movie podcasts, Oscar recap, Green Book, BlacKkKlansman, Bohemian Rhapsody, Olivia Colman, Glenn Close, Rami Malek, Adam Lambert, Jennifer Hudson, Spike Lee, Jim Slotek, Liam Lacey, Kim Hughes, Karen Gordon, Bonnie LauferComment

PODCAST! Ep. 13: Who'll take trophies Sunday at the Oscars? We've got five expert opinions, no charge

By Jim Slotek, Bonnie Laufer, Karen Gordon, Thom Ernst and Liam Lacey

PodcastFebruary 20, 2019Movie podcasts, Oscars, Roma, Netflix, Green Book, Jim Slotek, Karen Gordon, Bonnie Laufer, Thom Ernst, Glenn Close, Rami Malek, Mahershala Ali, Viggo Mortensen, Bao, Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen, Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, ShallowComment

PODCAST! EP. 12: A Valentine to our fave rom-coms, Oscar incompetence redux, and an impassioned defence of cinematography

By Jim Slotek, Liam Lacey, Karen Gordon and Thom Ernst

PODCAST! EP. 11: Liam Neeson's words put in so much context, you'll be tired of context

PodcastFebruary 11, 2019Liam Neeson, Cold Pursuit, Liam Neeson revenge story, "Black bastard", Taraji P. Henson, What Men Want, Movie podcasts, Jim Slotek, Kim Hughes, Karen Gordon, Arctic, Mads Mikkelsen, Awards seasonComment

PODCAST! EP. 10: We talk RAZZIES - and are these Oscars the most incompetently run awards in history?

PodcastJim SlotekFebruary 4, 2019Movie podcasts, Jim Slotek, Kim Hughes, Karen Gordon, Bonnie Laufer, Razzie Awards, Screen Actor Guild Awards, Oscar best song, Rami Malek, Glenn Close, Mahershala AliComment

PODCAST! Ep. 9: Deep dives and hot takes on the Oscar noms, and a few words from Toronto's Oscar nominated Domee Shi

By Jim Slotek, Kim Hughes, Karen Gordon, Liam Lacey and Bonnie Laufer

PODCAST! EP. 8: Bonnie's adventures at the Critics Choice Awards and Green Book's backlash to the backlash to the backlash

By Jim Slotek, Bonnie Laufer, Liam Lacey and Kim Hughes

PodcastJim SlotekJanuary 16, 2019Critics Choice Awards, Movie podcasts, Paul Schrader, Bo Burnham, Elsie Fisher, Green Book, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Glass, M. Night Shyamalan, Split, mental illness, Problematic, Awards seasonComment

PODCAST! Ep. 7: Can-filmmakers apologize for winning and give away prize money, a few words from Roma's Alfonso Cuaron and the Shyamalanaissance begins!!

PodcastJim SlotekJanuary 9, 2019Anthropocene: The Human Epoch, Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier, Edward Burtynsky, Toronto Film Critics Association, Alfonso Cuarón, Roma, Golden Globes, Bohemian Rhapsody, M. Night Shyamalan, Glass, Elsie Fisher, Movie podcasts, Unbreakable, Split, Horror filmsComment

PODCAST! Ep. 6: The 'Bird Box Challenge,' Disney's live-action reboots and Tarantino does a Manson movie (too soon?)

PodcastJim SlotekJanuary 4, 2019Movie podcasts, The Bird Box Challenge, Sandra Bullock, Joe Pesci, Quentin Tarantino, Martin Scorsese, The Irishman, Daniel Day-Lewis, Spider-Man, Avengers, Tide Pods, Charles Manson, Golden GlobesComment

PODCAST! Ep. 5: The Real War on Xmas, Bombs Hollywood has dropped on the season

PodcastJim SlotekDecember 19, 2018The War on Christmas, Holiday movies, Fred Claus, The Santa Clause, Bad Santa, Transformers, Bumblebee, Aquaman, Vice, Dick Cheney, If Beale Street Could Talk, A Quiet Place, The Death of Stalin, Firecrackers, Vox Lux, They Shall Not Grow OldComment

PODCAST! Ep. 4 - Maybe "Nobody" IS the best person to host the Oscars

PodcastJim SlotekDecember 15, 2018Movie podcasts, Oscars, Golden Globes, Canadian movies, Oscar host search, Kevin Hart, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Toronto Film Critics Association, Canadian films, Clint Eastwood, Roma, Jim Slotek, Liam Lacey, Karen Gordon, Bonnie LauferComment

PODCAST! Ep. 3 - The critics were wrong about Bohemian Rhapsody (or so say some of us!)

PodcastJim SlotekDecember 5, 2018Movie podcasts, Bohemian Rhapsody, Freddie Mercury, The Go-Getters, Canadian comedies, Woody Allen, Holiday Season movies, Liam Lacey, Kim Hughes, Bonnie Laufer, Karen Gordon, Jim Slotek, The Favourite, Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weiss Comments

PODCAST! Ep. 2 - Yes to Roma! Hooray for Dames! Death to cellphone users!

PodcastJim SlotekNovember 29, 2018Movie podcasts, Original-Cin, Jim Slotek, Liam Lacey, Karen Gordon, Bonnie Laufer, Roma, Alfonso Cuarón, Nothing Like A Dame, Dame Maggie Smith, Dame Judi Dench, Netflix, Oscar race, Clara, Akash Sherman, Cellphones in theatresComment

The Original-Cin Podcast: Bonnie Laufer called Chevy Chase a what-now?

PodcastJim SlotekNovember 22, 2018Movie podcasts, Celebrity Interviews, Original-Cin, Awards season, Chevy Chase, Jonah Hill, Jim Slotek, Liam Lacey, Bonnie Laufer, Entertainment media, Movie reviewsComment