A week or two ago, I put out a call for anyone who hadn’t yet done a spin on The Matineecast that wanted to to please raise their hand. I’m happy to report that I got a lot of interest – so much so, that I might have filled out this year’s episodes already! However, before I completely rebuilt the roster, I needed to get one person who I’d had my eye on for a long while some ice time.

This episode continues a bit of a streak for the podcast of really well-spoken guests…guests that sometimes push me back on my heels a bit and allow them to talk as much as they like while I listen. It’s sorta become a great little ingredient to my show – I don’t have to worry about being a great podcaster myself, I just have to worry about bringing in great guests!

We return to the live experience this week for the first time since December, so I hope you enjoy the face-to-face energy.

Edit: Come Talk to Me Question for Next Episode… What’s a “smaller film” you’ve watched and enjoyed recently? Some indie, foreign, lesser-known-classic, etc

Here’s what’s in store in episode fifty-two…

Runtime
61 minutes, 34 seconds

Up for Discussion

1. Introduction
2. KNOW YOUR ENEMY– Q& A with this week’s guest Joe Belanger of Black Sheep Movie Reviews. (3:00)
3. COME TALK TO ME – Fielding some listener feedback on movie-going pet peeves (12:43)
4. THE NEW SLANG – Review and reaction of THE WOMAN IN BLACK (22:13)
5. THE BEST OF YOU – Ryan and Joe discuss five great moments of movie silence.  (38:01)

Comments and feedback are welcome, and thank-you very much for listening.

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14 Replies to “Episode 52”

  2. A smaller film that I watched recently and enjoyed was Weekend. Think Before Sunshine in structure but without the romantic European setting. The relationship in Weekend unfolds in a believable, and truthful, way which was nice to see.

    Also, as I missed the call for this year’s roster, keep me in mind when the next round of openings come up (yes similar to booking at the Trump hotel, I am making reservations a year in advance LOL).

    1. I think I’d pencilled you in for something this spring before Hot Docs. If we can’t make that work, I’ll bring you in around May to talk early summer blockbusters.

  3. What’s a “smaller film” you’ve watched and enjoyed recently? Some indie, foreign, lesser-known-classic, etc?

    I recently saw TINY FURNITURE (on Netflix) which I didn’t love as much as I found quite interesting with it’s quaint unromantic showing of what the young (myself included in this group) find themselves in after Tertiary education. Worth a look to be honest.

    Re: your Top 5…
    Films You Missed:
    1. The Illusionist (French animated film from last year that had no dialogue)
    2. There Will Be Blood (the entire first 15 mins, can’t remember how long)
    3. No Country for Old Men (just like Drive is driven (wink) forward by characters who don’t waste words)
    4. Does THE RED SHOES count? For the entire dance sequence where we actually hear/see the ballet of THE RED SHOES? Because that’s some brilliant visual storytelling.
    5. I can throw in THE NEW WORLD, which where there is dialogue you can barely ever hear it

    1. I missed a boatload really – co-workers were calling me to tell me where I went wrong!
      Thanks for the mall-film suggestions mate…they’ll likely be brought up in the next show.

  4. This was such a lovely episode. I’m a big fan of Black Sheep and it turned out that he’s not just a solid film blogger but also a great podcaster. I enjoyed this a lot.

    Smaller movies… I watch them all the time! Five minutes ago I finished The Quiet Earth, a NZ low budget sci-fi from 1985. I reckon that should count? Another recent watch in this genre was Qube. It’s small in several senses. Small set, small cast, small budget. But nevertheless absolutely wonderful.

  5. Ryan, I’m in total agreement with you on horror movies. What was the term you used, “Crash Soundtrack”? “Jump Scenes”? I hate that stuff. HATE IT. That’s why I don’t take anyone seriously when they base the value of a horror movie on the number of times they jumped out of their seats. The “Crash Soundtrack” is just a lazy device to ensure that happens.

    As for a smaller film…..”Cold Weather.” My #1 movie of 2011. It’s Mumblecore, yes, but it transcends genre labels as far as I’m concerned.

    1. Thanks for the suggestion on COLD WEATHER – mentioned it on the next episode (which will post on the 27th) and look forward to checking it out.

      As for a movie that can scare me, there have been films that have made me jump, but it’s usually because something genuinely startling has happened, not because the soundtrack has kicked in just at the right moment.

      …..the fallout of the Sloth victim in SE7EN comes to mind.

  6. Nick beat me to the suggestion for Cold Weather, which was going to be my choice. My big surprise from the past few months was the Norwegian film Headhunters, which ended up at #3 on my Best of 2011. It hasn’t received much of a release so far, but I expect it should happen soon (I hope).

  7. Joe is a brilliant writer. Good idea to have him on the podcast. Baffled that he texts during the movies. Especially during press screenings haha. If I did anything like that my local counterparts would scorn me for months. That said, sometimes it’s necessary.

    Smaller film I saw recently ::

    Broadway Danny Rose … while it’s a “Woody Allen” film … it’s a smaller picture in his canon that’s modest and sweet, and yet has some poignant insights. Not to mention Danny Rose may be the best manager in the history of cinema and Allen plays the character with wit and infectious charm.

    Oh, and may I interject just one more thought in this junction … Broadway Danny Rose is yet another Allen gem that ingeniously intercuts between past and present, narrative and roundtable narration.

    1. I shamed him for the texting too, but happily he mentioned that his habit is only confined to press screenings where things are a bit more business.

      Between The Film Locker series and Midnight in Paris, my interest in Woody Allen skyrocketed this year. So while I wasn’t able to mention this suggestion for the next podcast, I’ll be sure to give it a look.

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