Episodes
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Community Diagnosis - the first ten minutes
As teased on the Wicked episode, Evan and Sophie (formerly of Dumb Bitch Media) have started a new show - Community Diagnosis. This is a comedy show where we get a chance to hang out and diagnosis the individuals and communities contributing to society's many issues. The first episode covers...
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152 - CEGEP in Oz: Wicked with Laura and Sophie
Laura and Sophie (@hogpussy) join me for the final episode of everyone's favourite movie podcast. Thank you for listening! Look forward to a new creative venture coming your way soon. ReComradations: Sophie: King Leopold's Ghost by Adam Hochschild (audiobook) Laura: [1] The Wizard of Oz (1939)…
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151 - Pierre Poilievre: Shadow Recruit - Sound of Freedom with Abdul and Jeremy
Abdul (@MarxGasol) and Jeremy (@jeremyappel1025) join from the Kino Lefter vault to discuss the smash hit film of a summer in our memory, Sound of Freedom. Order Jeremy's book "Kennyism: Jason Kenney's Pursuit of Power" here. And subscribe to The Orchard, Jeremy's Substack. Check out the movie...
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PREVIEW - Marc Maron: From Bleak to Dark with Ava and Anna
Friends of the show Ava (@westcoastwinter) and Anna (@electricityska) join for a an investigation into the comedic stylings of Marc Maron, and the troubling parasocial relationships he has cultivated on his Instagram. This is a preview of Primo Lefter, our premium show. You can visit our Patreon…
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150 - Chandler Levack on the making of I Like Movies
Joining me for 150th episode of the show is Chandler Levack, the director of I Like Movies. This is a film I saw at the Edmonton International Film Festival a few months back and has stuck with me ever since. In the film, high schooler/cinephile Lawrence Kweller (Isaiah Lehtinen) begins working…
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PREVIEW - The Book of Boba Fett: Twink Jawa with Vic
Representations of the colonial frontier and post-humanism meet jokes about what if Jawas were gay. This is the kind of content you expect and demand from this podcast. Superstar guest Vic (@frklftcrtfd) returns. This is a preview of Primo Lefter, our premium show. You can visit our Patreon to…
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149 - Dune: Part One (2021) Messages From The Deep With Tyler, Sean, and Tristan
Sean and Tyler from Alberta Advantage, and Tristan (my best friend and frequent guest) join forces for a discussion on imperialism, religion, and the brutal and ornate future of Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part One from 2021. ReComradations: Tyler: Malazan: Book of the Fallen Tristan: Centre Place...
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PREVIEW: Love is Blind Season Three with Sophie Hayes
Comedienne and friend of the show Sophie Hayes returns to explore the very evil world of Netflix's most spiritually challenging dating show: Love is Blind. Check out the comedy album Sophie's featured on, Diversity Hire! This is a preview of Primo Lefter, our premium show. You can visit our…
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148 - Discordia (2004) A Snapshot of Student Activism with Darts & Letters
Gordon and Marc from the Darts & Letters podcast join me to discuss the 2004 National Film Board documentary Discordia, chronicling a student uprising against Benjamin Netanyahu speaking at Concordia and its aftermath. This episode connects to their ongoing series revisiting the events portrayed…
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147 - James Gunn Reveals the DC Studios Slate, Local Expert Weighs In
James Gunn and Peter Safran are the co-CEOs of DC Studios, Warner Brothers Discovery's creative entity charged with righting the ship of DC films, television, animation, and games. What's in store for this first chapter of DC storytelling? New takes on Batman & Robin, Superman, and the whole…
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146 - We're All Going to the World's Fair with Trevor Strunk: Imaginary Futures and Moldavite
Friend of the show and host of No Cartridge Audio, Trevor Strunk (@hegelbon) returns to discuss director Jane Schoenbrun's horror film We're All Going to the World's Fair. We talk moldavite, Roblox, art and escapism, identity, queer cinema, Atlus games, and connecting with strangers on the...
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PREVIEW - Akira Kurosawa's I Live in Fear with Megan Linton
Writer, researcher, and fellow podcaster from Invisible Institutions (also on the Harbinger Media Network,) Megan Linton joins me for this discussion on collective anxiety in the age of COVID, disability and institutionalization, and the masterful direction of Akira Kurosawa in this story of an...
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145 - Don't Worry Darling - Gaslighting: The Movie with Caitlin & Laura
Drama. Faux feminism. Gaslighting. It's all here. Olivia Wilde's follow-up to Booksmart is here and it isn't good! Caitlin and Laura return to the show to discuss the cooler stories this film could have told, its tired politics, some juicy behind-the-scenes Hollywood gossip, and the interior…
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HALLOWEEN SPECIAL PREVIEW - What is a Woman? Commentary Track
I have prepared a little Halloween special for you all. I've wanted to record commentary tracks for a little while now, and this is a film that I think deserves one. What is a Woman? is the transphobic documentary from legitimate fascist Matt Walsh and Ben Shapiro's Daily Wire website. They're in...
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144 - Being Normal at the Georgia Guidestones: Alex's War with Big Shiny Takes
Alex Jones gets the kid gloves treatment from TFW No GF director Alex Moyer in Alex's War, a sanitized look at Jones' career and InfoWars leading up to the January 6th riot at the U.S. Capitol. We discuss how the post-left has embraced Jones and what this film means for the next phase of the MCU....
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143 - Mike & Evan Talk Obi-Wan Kenobi (eps. 1 & 2)
Friend of the show and audio wizard Mike (@olivesagan) came on the show immediately after the release of the Deborah Chow-directed Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi to chat with me about our relationship to Star Wars and our first reactions to this series. With Andor streaming now, we will never not...
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PREVIEW - Videodrome with Worst Case Ontario
Enjoy this clip from my conversation with the hilarious crew from Worst Case Ontario on the classic Canadian body horror masterpiece, Videodrome. This is a preview of Primo Lefter, our weekly premium show. You can visit our Patreon to get access to this episode, our archive, and a new episode…
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142 - Top Gun: Maverick, a Tale of Two Brothers (with my Brother Tyler)
Kino's back from its summer break, and what an episode to come back with. My brother Tyler joins me to share where our love of movies comes from, our Top Gun fanaticism, and our shared experiences of one of the best blockbusters to grace theatres in years. ReComradations: Evan: Petite Maman, dir....
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141 - Return to Space: The Elon Musk Disrespect Hour with Paris Marx
Friend of the show Paris Marx is back to talk about the phenomenon of SpaceX propaganda on our beloved streaming platforms. Return to Space, directed by Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, chronicles the quest of SpaceX to privatize space travel by sending two dads to the International…
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PREVIEW - Rise of the Planet of the Apes with Rob Rousseau
Takes From The Forbidden Zone is back! Rob Rousseau joins me to discuss the first film in the reboot/prequel trilogy, director Rupert Wyatt's Rise of the Planet of the Apes from 2011. Listen to the whole series on Patreon for just $3/month.
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140 - Everything Everywhere All At Once with Dylan McKeever: taxes can be fun
Comedian, writer, and artist Dylan McKeever (@deemakes) joins Evan for a conversation on multiverse fiction, poverty, Asian-American experiences, and Avatar 2 on this week's Kino dedicated to our good friend Michelle Yeoh and her new movie Everything Everywhere All At Once. ReComradations Evan…
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PREVIEW - The Life and Living Death of Dr. Micheal Morbius with Tristan Turner
Literal angel and my best friend Tristan Turner rejoins the show for this milestone 90th episode of Primo Lefter on the latest disaster from the Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters, or SPUMC: Morbius. Jared Leto is Dr. Michael Morbius, a sick guy who becomes a vampire. We also explore the...
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139 - X / Deep Water with Eli Olsberg: Are you familiar with Torque (2004)?
Eli Olsberg (Twitter/Letterboxd) visits Kino Nation for a deep dive on two strangely connected films: Ti West's new A24 slasher X and the director of Indecent Proposal's return to the erotic thriller genre starring former lovers Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas Deep Water. Secret lovers, porn…
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PREVIEW - Turning Red with Pia Co: "every screen in your home is a portal to the demonic"
Chef, former journalist, and all-around superstar Pia Co joins Evan this week to talk about the latest Pixar film, Domee Shi's Turning Red. Set in 2002 Toronto, it follows a young Chinese-Canadian girl names Mei as she struggles to balance the expectations of family and her friends with an...
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138 - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy with Abdul Malik: West of Kanye by John Steinbeck
Kino keystone Abdul Malik returns for some F1 shit talk, the writing and projects he's been working on, and the brand-new Netflix documentary jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy. We watch his conservative politics of bootstrap Black capitalism get formed through the creation of The College Dropout to his...
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137 - Annette / Titane with Rose (@rip_cinema): Metal Baby v Puppet Baby
Friend of the show Rose returns to the Kino fold for a stacked and thematically rich double feature: Leos Carax's Annette and Julia Ducournau's Titane. Family, trauma, gender, exploitation and more are discussed in the level of detail you expect while also including an "Elden Ring Update."...
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PREVIEW - Kino Book Club: Matthew McConaughey's Greenlights with Caitlin Hart
Caitlin Hart of Twitter fame, her great newsletter, and The Simpsons: Not a Simpsons Podcast joins Kino to discuss the great thinker of our era: Matthew McConaughey and his new tome Greenlights, which is all about prophetic wet dreams, how cursed Australia is, and precious little about True...
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PREVIEW: C'mon C'mon with German Villegas [the first ten minutes]
Enjoy the first ten minutes of this brand new episode of Primo Lefter on Mike Mills' new A24 movie C'mon C'mon. German Villegas of Modern Manhood returns. This is a preview of Primo Lefter, our weekly premium show. You can visit our Patreon to get access to this episode, our archive, and a new...
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136 - The Spine of Night: In Conversation with the Filmmakers
This week on Kino I'm joined by Morgan Galen King and Phil Gelatt, the filmmakers behind The Spine of Night, a rotoscoped animated dark fantasy epic that I've adored since I had the chance to see it at SXSW. We discuss their influences, some of the politics of the film, and the animation…
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135 - The Matrix Resurrections with Emily Leedham: Kiss Me Thru The Phone
Labour journalist and friend of the show Emily Leedham returns to discuss her new Shift Work newsletter covering Canadian labour news every week, and the brand new instalment in the Matrix series. We discuss the film's relationship to capitalist realism, changing notions of personhood and queer...
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134 - Spider-Man: No Way Home with Paris Marx: Spider-Pay Pig
Paris Marx, host of fellow Harbinger Media podcast Tech Won't Save Us joins Evan to discuss Spidey's latest outing, Spider-Man: No Way Home. We discuss Peter Parker's working class roots, and how Disney/Sony's new version of the character worships billionaire power and technological might at the...
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133 - House of Gucci & Dear Evan Hansen with Vic
Please note that the second half of this episode contains conversations on self harm and suicide, which can't be avoided because it's central to the plot of Dear Evan Hansen. 2021 provided its share of highs and lows at the cinema, and these two films capture them well. Dear Evan Hansen is the...
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132 - Marvel's Eternals: Tears on the Ashes with Karen Mills
Celebrated director of Nomadland Chloé Zhao returns to cinemas with Marvel's Eternals, hyped as a new superhero masterpiece and a win for diverse casting in blockbusters, they instead delivered an absolute mess reviled by fans and critics alike. How did this happen? And why is the bombing of...
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PREVIEW - CODA: Inclusion and Worker Power with Snubs and Dubs
Kyle and Jason from Snubs & Dubs: A Best Picture Podcast join to discuss CODA directed by Sian Heder streaming on Apple TV+. This is a preview of Primo Lefter, our weekly premium show. You can visit our Patreon to get access to this episode, our archive, and a new episode every week.
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131 - Red Notice: "The Most Watched Film of All Time" with I Have Some Notes
Gregg from I Have Some Notes joins after Evan's appearance on that show to chat about Kingsman: The Golden Circle. Red Notice is a content delivery vessel starring The Rock, Gal Gadot, and Ryan Reynolds in an art caper / franchise starter that is now Netflix's most viewed film of all time. Every...
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PREVIEW - Disney+ Day and Making Westworld Real
This episode is a run down of what happened on our most sacred public holiday, Disney+ Day, as well as my reaction to The Simpsons Plusaversary, Hawkeye, and my impressions of Disney's attempt to make Westworld happen, Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser. This is a preview of Primo Lefter, our weekly...
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130 - Mayor Pete: Liberal ASMR with Alex from Haus of Decline
On cipher politics and Mayor Pete's struggle against Black voters. Alex from Haus of Decline joins. Director Jesse Moss of Boys State returns with this "intimate" look at the campaign and domestic life of Mayor Pete Buttigieg during the 2020 Democratic primary. ReComradations: Alex: True…
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PREVIEW - Bolt Driver with Valerie Faye
The wonderful Valerie Faye joins me to discuss the mysterious Taxi Driver homage Bolt Driver, which says a lot about society. This is a preview of Primo Lefter, our weekly premium show. You can visit our Patreon to get access to this episode, our archive, and a new episode every week.
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129 - Squid Game and Late Capitalism (From The Korea File) with André Goulet and Paris Marx
Evan's on vacation this week, so enjoy this episode of The Korea File where host André Goulet chats with Evan and Paris Marx of Tech Won't Save Us about Squid Game, the limits of anti-capitalist art, and Fortnite. From The Korea File: "On a celebratory 100th episode host Andre Goulet welcomes...
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128 - In Conversation with Gillian McKercher: Orphaned and the legacies of oil and gas development
Watch Orphaned here. This week Gillian McKercher stops by to discuss her new documentary available now on CBC Gem: Orphaned. Tackling the issue of orphaned wells in Alberta, the film highlights the need to clean up the thousands of idling sites and the people on the ground working towards change....
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PREVIEW - Don't Think Twice (2016) and Improv Comedy with Sophie and Rob [the first ten minutes]
WARNING: graphic descriptions of the improv comedy scene are found throughout the episode. Listener discretion is advised. Sophie from Dumb Bitch Media and Rob from Dumb & Awful return to discuss the Mike Birbiglia directed 2016 comedy-drama Don't Think Twice about the trials and tribulations of…
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127 - GUN BARREL 009: No Time to Die #BringBackJinx
***Content warning: discussion of sexual violence at 1:42:50 - 1:43:20*** Jeremy, Olav, and Kaden join the expert panel to discuss the 25th James Bond film, No Time to Die. Discussed inside: Jeffrey Wright's Felix Leiter, Ana de Armas thirst, Bond's relationships and interiority, physical...
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BONUS: The Parallax View with Duncan Kinney
This timed Patreon-exclusive episode is now available for free. Enjoy! Future Canadian Senator and host of The Progress Report Duncan Kinney joins me to discuss the 1974 Alan J. Pakula film The Parallax View. Part of the unofficial "Paranoia Trilogy" with All The President's Men and Klute, this...
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126 - "Along came a veterinarian" Reviewing the ads of the 44th federal election
As heard on the Harbinger Media Network Hellection Telethon, I review twenty ads running from all major Canadian political ads and score them on a 1-5 scale. Who will win? Who will lose? Who is Dr. Stacey Gastis? And hey! Today is election day in Canada. You should probably vote! Find out more...
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PREVIEW - Canadian Federal Election Special feat. Dr. Jordan Peterson and Rex Murphy
Canadians are going to the polls! Justin Trudeau is seeking re-election two years early to secure a majority government, but how will Kino cover this? Fear not. As a podcast focused on the visual arts, I examine the issues of the 44th federal election through a close reading of a conversation...
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125 - Free Guy: Soy vs Win with Trevor Strunk
***Remembering Roxanne Tootoosis Wâpiskaw wâpikwanî GoFundMe*** Host of No Cartridge and author of the upcoming Story Mode: Video Games and the Interplay Between Consoles and Culture Trevor Strunk joins me to discuss Free Guy, a film about Ryan Reynolds breaking out of his wagecuck NPC life to...
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PREVIEW - The Parallax View + Alberta Senate Elections with Duncan Kinney
Future Canadian Senator and host of The Progress Report Duncan Kinney joins me to discuss the 1974 Alan J. Pakula film The Parallax View. Part of the unofficial "Paranoia Trilogy" with All The President's Men and Klute, this film centres on a journalist shaken into action by a whistleblower's…
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124 - "Operation Cosmic Sin is now a go" with Androids and Assets
**Please note! I messed up communicating the schedule during this episode a few times. The next Patreon episode will cover The Parallax View, and next week's main episode will cover the Ryan Reynolds film Free Guy** Marshall and Steven from the Androids and Assets podcast return to discuss the...
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PREVIEW - Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes with Shama Rangwala
Professor Shama Rangwala joins me to discuss Tim Burton's spectacular failure to revitalize the Apes series. Marky Mark gets lost in space and stranded on a world ruled by apes. Will this movie get racist real fast? Yes. We explore the film's psychosexual politics, white slavery narratives, and...
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123 - Batman: The Long Halloween Parts 1 + 2 & The People's Joker Update with Vera Drew
All-around superstar Vera Drew returns to the show to discuss the newly released two-part animated adaptation of Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale's landmark 12 issue limited series Batman: The Long Halloween, originally released between 1996 - 1997. Also included: an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the...