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Episode 49: The Shining

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Over the last week and a half Hemant has been fighting off a bad cold. During this time he has spent a lot of time on the couch, revisiting a number of different films. He doesn’t dive very deep into talking about them, but he does give his brief thoughts on them.

He also discusses some exciting news about some unlikely TV series that are in development, including a new Star Wars series featuring the Rogue One character Cassian Andor, as well as a TV series adaptation of the 1985 Joe Dante film Explorers.

This episode wraps up with an in-depth discussion of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, as Hemant continues his exploration of this iconic director’s work.

00:41 – Introduction
4:42 – Explorers TV Series in Development
10:08 – Star Wars Cassian Andor TV Series in Development
15:22 – From the Treadmill & the Couch
15:51 – The Skeleton Key (2005)
18:37 – Interstellar (2014)
20:54 – Event Horizon (1997)
22:09 – Semi-Pro (2008)
24:12 – Push (2009)
28:53 – The Shining (1980)
1:05:05 – Next Week
1:07:55 – Wrap-up

Explorers TV Series in Development on SlashFilm

Cassian Andor Star Wars TV Series in Development on StarWars.com

The Shining: Danny’s Ordeal and the bear costumed man by Rob Ager

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Episode 48: 2001: A Space Odyssey & Mr. Robot Season 3

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Episode 48 marks the beginning of Hemant’s exploration of films by Stanley Kubrick. Over the next several weeks he will be watching various films from this iconic director’s filmography.

In this inaugural episode he visits 2001: A Space Odyssey from 1968. He’s not proud of it, but this is the first time Hemant has watched this film. He gives his thoughts on this space opera, while also taking some time to talk about a few of the more popular theories that try to make heads or tails of this movie.

Hemant also briefly talks about season 3 of the TV series Mr. Robot and why he has a love/hate relationship with this series.

00:41 – Introduction
3:11 – Mr. Robot, Season 3
10:58 – 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
40:00 – Next Week
43:59 – Wrap-up

‘Mr. Robot’ Creator and Cinematographer Reveal What It Took to Make Episode 5 Look Like One Long Take on IndieWire

2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Meaning of the Monolith Revealed PART 1 (2014 update) by Rob Ager

2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Meaning of the Monolith Revealed PART 2 (2014 update) by Rob Ager

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Episode 47: Summer of 84

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In this episode Hemant reports from the treadmill once again and talks about what worked and didn’t work for him during a rewatch of 2016’s 10 Cloverfield Lane.

He also revisited Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One this week with a bunch of 8 year olds. Why you ask? Well it was his oldest son’s birthday party and the main event was a showing of the film in the Rouge Cinema. Hemant gives the lowdown of his experience.

It’s then on to the feature review for the week, 2018’s Summer of 84, yet another film trying to ride the 80s wave that’s recently taken over Hollywood.

00:41 – Introduction
1:29 – From the Treadmill: 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
10:02 – Revisiting Ready Player One at My Son’s Birthday (2018)
24:58 – Summer of 84 (2018)
41:31 – Next Week
44:29 – Wrap-up

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Episode 46: Ant Man and the Wasp, Christine, and a Friday the 13th Reboot?

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It’s still October so that means the month of horror continues. In this episode of the podcast Hemant talks about some news including the possibility of LeBron James’ production company Springhill Entertainment rebooting the Friday the 13th movie franchise.

And speaking of exciting, Hemant filled out a survey from Landmark Cinemas and all signs are pointing to a new premium theater making its way into Saskatoon. This is purely speculation, but the questions in the survey seemed to suggest that.

Another edition of From the Treadmill is next where he revisits Star Wars: The Last Jedi over the course of three runs. Hemant thinks he has finally landed on an opinion of the latest film in the Skywalker story.

It’s then on to the feature reviews for the week including the newest Marvel film to hit bluray, Ant Man and the Wasp. The episode wraps up with Christine, another John Carpenter film from 1983 about a demonic Pontiac Fury.

00:41 – Introduction
1:30 – Is LeBron James Rebooting Friday the 13th?
6:11 – New Landmark Premium Theatre?
12:17 – From the Treadmill: Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
20:00 – Ant Man and the Wasp (2018)
33:58 – Christine (1983)
47:26 – Next Week
49:08 – Wrap-up

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Episode 45: Skyscraper, Halloween, and Apostle

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We’re well into October and Hemant is continuing with his horror movie theme for the month. In this episode he starts off with a couple of films he revisited. He ended up re-watching Rogue One: A Star Wars Story while running on his treadmill, and explains why he loves that film so much. He then briefly talks about Iron Man 2 and why that films still works for him.

It’s then onto the feature reviews for the week including Skyscraper the new Dwayne Johnson film that just hit bluray and Halloween, the 1978 genre defining film from John Carpenter. He wraps up the episode by sharing his thoughts on the new Netflix film that premiered at Fantastic Fest earlier this year, Apostle.

00:41 – Introduction
2:51 – From the Treadmill: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
11:19 – Revisiting Iron Man 2 (2010)
14:06 – Skyscraper (2018)
22:09 – Halloween (1978)
37:26 – Apostle (2018)
48:22 – Next Week
50:05 – Wrap-up

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Episode 44: The First Purge, Uncle Drew, The Thing, and More

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It was Thanksgiving Weekend in Canada so Hemant had a long weekend to put in a little extra movie time. In this week’s episode he talks about some exciting Star Wars news regarding the upcoming live action TV series that will be debuting on the new Disney streaming service.

He then briefly talks about a couple movies he had a chance to revisit, including Fast Five from 2011, as well as the 1997 blockbuster Titanic which he shared with his oldest son.

It’s then onto the main reviews for the week including two new Bluray releases, The First Purge and Uncle Drew. Hemant then wraps up the episode by sharing his thoughts on John Carpenter’s 1982 sci-fi horror classic, The Thing – a film that he embarrassingly hadn’t experienced until this past week.

00:41 – Introduction
2:14 – The Mandalorian Star Wars TV Series
11:24 – Celebrating Canadian Thanksgiving
13:30 – Revisiting Fast Five (2011)
19:01 – Revisiting Titanic with my Son (1997)
26:40 – The First Purge (2018)
45:34 – Uncle Drew (2018)
55:21 – The Thing (1982)
1:09:20 – Next Week
1:12:05 – Wrap-up

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Episode 43: Hold the Dark & Support the Girls

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It’s been a few episodes since Hemant talked Star Wars. In episode 43 he reacts to some recent news regarding the “galaxy far, far, away”. He also re-watched Solo: A Star Wars Story which was just released on Bluray, so he chats a bit about the film, as well as some special features on the disk.

It’s then time for the two featured reviews for the week including Jeremy Saulnier’s latest film Hold the Dark, as well as the indie film Support the Girls from director Andrew Bujalski.

00:41 – Introduction
1:17 – What’s Going on with Star Wars?
7:36 – Revisiting Solo: A Star Wars Story and Bluray Special Features
15:14 – Hold the Dark (2018)
32:19 – Support the Girls (2018)
42:57 – Next Week
45:38 – Wrap-up

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Episode 42: The Predator & Mandy

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Hemant ended up recording this episode a day late since he spent Monday night practicing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star on his guitar. He still got the episode out on schedule, but he does take a moment to explain what this was all about.

He then gives some brief thoughts on the recent news of a John Clark series of films starring Michael B. Jordan, season 2 of American Vandal, and the first couple episodes of the new Netflix series Maniac from director Cary Joji Fukunaga.

It’s then time to dive into this week’s reviews of Shane Black’s latest film The Predator, and a bonkers film from Panos Cosmatos, Mandy.

00:41 – Introduction
1:20 – Guitar Lessons with My Son
4:06 – Tom Clancy’s John Clark Films
9:53 – American Vandal, Season 2
13:28 – Maniac, Season 1
18:17 – The Predator (2018)
47:23 – Mandy (2018)
1:00:25 – Next Week
1:03:08 – Wrap-up

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Episode 41: Degrassi High: School’s Out & Ocean’s 8

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Remember that time I mentioned that one of my iTunes movie purchases disappeared for a while then eventually showed up again? Well, it turns out that a guy recently reported that three of his purchases went missing, and the internet blew up when Apple responded.

In this episode I discuss what happened and why I will smugly continue to buy physical copies of films on Bluray and DVD.

I then share my thoughts on Ocean’s 8 which was released on Bluray last week, and extends the Ocean’s series of films.

It’s then onto a made for TV film from 1992 which brought an end to the Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi High Canadian TV series. Why did I seemingly watch this movie out of nowhere? Well the actors Pat Mastroianni and Stacie Mistysyn who played Joey Jeremiah and Caitlin Ryan in the series were hosting a screening of the film at a local theater.

And being a huge fan of those series during my childhood, I just couldn’t pass up the opportunity to take in this event. I talk about the screening, the Q&A that followed, as well as why Degrassi was so important to me as a kid, and how it revolutionized TV for children.

00:41 – Introduction
1:28 – Disappearing Movie Purchases on iTunes
10:06 – Ocean’s 8 (2018)
26:25 – Degrassi High: School’s Out (1992)
48:33 – Preview of Episode 42
51:40 – Wrap-up

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Episode 40: Hereditary & Den of Thieves

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It’s hard to believe just how much stuff one can watch when they are at home sick for two days during the week. In episode 40 Hemant talks a bit about the first episode of the new Amazon Prime series The Purge, Season 1 of the Netflix Original series American Vandal, as well as Season 1 of The Sinner.

He also gives some brief thoughts on a first time watch of the 2005 film Pride & Prejudice, as well as re-watches of School of Rock, and Need for Speed.

It’s then time for in-depth reviews of the horror film Hereditary which was just released on Bluray, as well as the gritty crime drama Den of Thieves.

00:41 – Introduction
3:07 – The Purge – Season 1, Episode 1
7:19 – American Vandal, Season 1
10:58 – The Sinner, Season 1
16:58 – Pride & Prejudice (2005)
22:22 – School of Rock (2003)
26:51 – Need for Speed (2014)
31:54 – Hereditary (2018)
51:46 – Den of Thieves (2018)
1:05:05 – Preview of Episode 41
1:08:41 – Wrap-up

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