I feel like death warmed over, I can’t get a good night’s sleep to save my life, and now my iMac has gone into the shop. Anything else that wants to go wrong as I gear up for two wickedly-busy weeks? (Sorry, just had to vent).

Hey folks – assuming my iMac gets fixed before Saturday night, I’m recording a new episode of the Matineecast this weekend and have precious little feedback to last episode’s “Come Talk to Me” question…

Do Tell: What’s a movie you dig but has been played to death by cable TV?

Let me know and tune in on Monday for some of the answers. Likewise, tune in Monday for the beginning of NXNE coverage!

Last but not least remember that The King of Pain begins just over one week. make sure to get your own hideous films watched and blogged.

But enough about me. For your listening and reading enjoyment, I give you…

A podcast that is quickly becoming one of my favorites is The CriticalMassCast (and I’m not just saying that because they read off two of my emails in this episode). They just seem to find the right balance between analysis and digression with lots and lots of pop culture peppered in. Toronto folk especially should be listening!

Andy Buckle has gone headlong into the Sydney Film Festival and is in for an awesome time judging by some of the films he has listed on his schedule. best of luck mate – remember to take time to eat!

Anna the Movie Nut is doing her best hatter impression and has posted a Call & Answer post. Go participate and properly grill her, won’t you?

I caught SUPER 8 on Wednesday night. While I continue to cobble together my review together, take a look at what Jake at Not Just Movies has to say about it.

The other film I desperately want to see, but don’t know when I’ll catch up with is Woody Allen’s MIDNIGHT IN PARIS. Guess for a few weeks I’ll just have to live vicariously through reviews like Yojimbo’s.

Finally, Big Daddy Courtney Small sings a familiar song about continuing to collect movies in an age where platform changes abound.

Enjoy!