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It's nice to see genre cinema executed with real layers to it.... On this episode we get to deal with some Canadian cinema getting love and co-funding south of the border.  It's time for '40 Acres'. After a plague eradicates all animal life, famine spreads across the globe leaving society at war and in ruins, but the Freemans are surviving — even thriving — on their ancestral farm so long as they dispatch the occasional raiding party. But what good is surviving the end of the world if it means snuffing out your own humanity? Former soldier Hailey (Danielle Deadwyler) made that choice years ago, believing that isolation was the only way to protect her family. She and her partner Galen (Michael Greyeyes) fled the collapse along with their children, fenced them off from the world and trained them to fight (and, yes, kill). But now Hailey’s eldest Emanuel (Kataem O’Connor) is a young man, and when he meets a young woman (Milcania Diaz-Rojas) in the forest beyond the fence, his need for human contact could place the whole family in jeopardy. '40 Acres' takes the best of the likes of Carpenter and Romero and sprinkles in some genuine cultural and societal relevance in this familiar yet wholly original yarn.  R.T. Thorne has laid his claim to being a self-assured filmmaker that isn't afraid to combine the best of all worlds to give audiences something both entertaining and intellectually engaging. We had the unique pleasure of sitting down co-writer/director R.T. Thorne about so many of elements at play in this film, the freedom allowed in genre cinema, working with Danielle Deadwyler and about being a storyteller that isn't afraid to spark conversation and entertain, all at the same time. '40 Acres' is in theatres now

There's generally nothing worse then not really knowing.... On today's episode we dive into a thoughtful piece of home grown cinema beginning it's run at the Carlton here in downtown Toronto.  It's time for 'Inedia'. It's the story of a young woman while struggling with a mysterious food allergy finds herself back away from friends, family even the world as a whole as her problems just won't go away.  She ultimately finds herself drawn to a radical community who claim to be nourished by light.  However the long she stays there the more she begins to question if this is the right place to be, not only for her but the other people she meets in this community where everything isn't quite as it seems. This is really a thoughtful piece of cinema that takes a look at the societal need to really be kinder to one another as no one person truly knows what is going on in the journey of another and it deftly plays with the ideas of how we actually don't know nearly as much as we think we do especially when it comes down to our friends and even our family.  Writer/Director Liz Cairns has crafted a deftly nuanced character study of a young woman trying to take care of herself with no clear path to a result in a story that actually wants to think and ask questions rather then look for an easy solution to make everyone else around them feel better.   It's always nice to see films that want you to ask questions rather then look for the answers because (at least from our perspective) that's truly the essence of the human experience. Star Amy Forsyth really tears into the emotional uncertainty of her character and it is a magnetic thing to watch, we had the pleasure of sitting down with Amy to talk about the nature of the project, the emotional challenges of the character, the collective need for us all to be a little nicer to one another and finding your way through the tall grass of being a working actor in North America. 'Inedia' is playing at the Carlton Cinema here in downtown Toronto.

It takes a village to make our favourite TV show and films.... On this episode we get to indulge a little bit of our fandom as we get to dive into what made the 4th season of 'Slow Horses" streaming now on Apple+ tick. We sat down with the editing team of Robert Frost and Harrison Wall to get some insight on working on a season of a show like 'Slow Horses".  How soon are they involved in the process, how editing scratches creative itches and the joy of getting to be involved on a show like 'Slow Horses' 'Slow Horses' Season 4 is streaming on Apple+ now and we selfishly hope that both Robert and Harrison get nominated for Emmy's because we want to see more of their great work on the future episodes to come. 'Slow Horses' is streaming on Apple+ now.

The art of movement is so vital on many levels.... On this episode we're in the middle of Emmy campaigning as we look at one of our favourite shows on Prime Video.  It's time for 'Etoile'. Geneviève (Charlotte Gainsbourg) of the Paris Opera Ballet and Jack (Luke Kirby) at the New York City Ballet exchange top dancers in an effort to lure audiences back in the drama series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino. From 'The Marvelous Mrs Maisel' to 'Etoile' the importance of movement and dance is vital to the story being told.  We had the unique pleasure of sitting down with Choreographer Marguerite Derricks to talk about her work on the show and beyond on films like 'Showgirls' and 'Striptease'. 'Etoile' is on Prime Video now.

The outfit not only makes the man....but it makes the show as well.... On the brink of Emmy voting closing we dive into one of the great shows on the Apple + streaming service and some insight on the art of costume design with Sarah Edwards, costume designer on the show. We talked about getting the job, when in the creative process she historically gets involved and lots of the little nuances that elevate a show like 'Severance' into the beloved status where it is now. 'Severance' Season 2 is on Apple+ now.