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Just Say Rad

by Radheyan Simonpillai

Talking movies & more with Film Critic Radheyan Simonpillai (CTV's Your Morning & NOW Magazine)

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Episodes

  1. Go: Sarah Polley and Doug Liman revisit their 1999 crime comedy.

    In 2009, Sarah Polley hosted myself and director Doug Liman at her house to look back at Go for the movie’s 20th anniversary. This happened to be the first interview Sarah ever gave on the movie, you’ll find out why when you listen. This is the backup recording for a podcast that once lived at…

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  2. Criticizing perspectives in Killers of the Flower Moon

    Osage language teacher Christopher Côté joins me to his comments on Killers of the Flower Moon.

  3. Fall Movie Preview: Hustlers, Jokers & Gems with Lainey Lui

    It is mentioned in the podcast that activist and lawyers Bryan Stevenson is a descendent of Rosa Parks. Stevenson has had an inspirational encounter with Parks. But they are not related.

  4. On Hereditary: Between Hype and Horror

    I didn't love Hereditary. So I brought in Film Critic Adam Nayman to play counsellor and walk me through those feelings. We discuss the film and its relationship to "Elevated Horror", the hype and comparisons to William Friedkin's The Exorcist, the branding from the cool kids at A24, and the wide...

  5. #AfterMeToo co-founder Aisling Chin-Yee on what's next for the Canadian Film Industry

    This week in NOW Magazine, I wrote about the Canadian film and television industry's new code of conduct, their commitment to a "zero tolerance" policy and the involvement of #AfterMeToo. You can read that story here: https://nowtoronto.com/movies/features/what-happens-after-metoo/ Joining me to...

  6. To the Oscars! with Ben Mulroney

    I found out what it takes to work the Academy Awards red carpet with my colleague Ben Mulroney, eTalk host and Your Morning co-host. We discussed the red carpet behind-the-scenes as well as what we hope to see during the awards come Oscar night. Follow Ben on Twitter and tune into eTalk's red...

  7. Black Panther: The Representation, The History, The Kids

    Clips "Glory to Bast" by Ludwig Göransson. Black Panther (Original Score) Blood Diamond (Dir. Edward Zwick). Warner Bros, 2005. "Bling Bling" by B.G. Cash Money/Universal, 1999.

  8. The Most Demanding: Paul Thomas Anderson's Phantom Thread

    Film Critic Adam Nayman joins me for a deep dive on Paul Thomas Anderson's Phantom Thread. We discuss the Oscar-nominated film, its interpretations, its relationships to Anderson's canon and those of other filmmakers (particularly influences like Hitchcock and Kubrick), and how it may be received...

  9. Episode 1: Do the Oscar nominations signal a generational shift?

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Talking movies & more with Film Critic Radheyan Simonpillai (CTV's Your Morning & NOW Magazine)

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Radheyan Simonpillai

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Talking movies & more with Film Critic Radheyan Simonpillai (CTV's Your Morning & NOW Magazine)

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