Episodes
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052- Final Destination
With the release of the first new Final Destination in 15 years, it felt fitting to go back to where it all started, with the original Final Destination. Since 2000, this franchise has delivered anxiety inducing horror and unforgettable character deaths. Join our cohorts as they run through this...
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051 - Empire Records
Another teen movie for our cohosts Carolyn and Colin this month with a viewing of the cult classic, Empire Records, starring 90's icons Liv Tyler and Renee Zellweger. This movie was not a hit at the time of it's release, but has since become a beloved staple of the genre. Set in an indie record...
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050 - The Breakfast Club
A pinnacle film of both the teen movie genre and 80's flicks, The Breakfast Club is John Hughes' most iconic film. Starring almost exclusively members of the Brat Pack, including Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson, Anthony Michael Hall, Emilio Estevez, and Ally Sheedy, this R-rated film packs a lot of...
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049 - MR RIGHT
If you're into indie, high-octane rom com's, this month's Movie Exchange episode is for you! Sam Rockwell, Anna Kendrick, and Tim Roth starred in 2015's underrated comedy Mr. Right. With a 90 minute run time, smart dialogue and fantastic chemistry between the leads, this film was just a really…
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048 - HELL OR HIGH WATER
For our first watch of 2025, The Movie Exchange hosts Carolyn and Colin watched Hell of High Water, a modern Western from 2016 that has been on Carolyn's rewatch list for quite some time. Written by one of the cohosts' favourite writers, Taylor Sheridan, and starring Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Jeff...
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047- ALIEN/ALIENS
Local horror author (What Happened to Maggie Dalton?) and friend of the podcast Christopher Tobin joins us this month to chat about the classic Sci-Fi Horror franchise ALIEN. Come along as we take a journey with Ellen Ripley and the crews of the Nostradamus and Sulaco, while she battles...
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046 - Ti West Double Feature - X and Pearl
Ti West and Mia Goth prove themselves to be a match made in hell with the first two instalments in this trilogy. With Maxxine hitting theatres this weekend, our hosts wanted to revisit these films, which set themselves apart as a master class in both character and world building. Mia Goth knocks…
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045- A Quiet Place
In 2018, John Krasinski's Directorial Debut hit big screens, starting a new franchise of horror films with terrifying creatures who hunt through sound instead of sight. With the newest film hitting theatres today, let's go back to the start and watch the Abbott Family's journey in a new world…
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044- Road House vs Road House
This week's episode is the first of its kind for The Movie Exchange - a direct compare and contrast between an original movie, Road House (1989) and Road House (2024). With 35 years between iterations, the movies are lead by some of the biggest names of their times, with awesome cameos and…
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043- Crazy, Stupid Love
This one has been on Carolyn's list for a while, and what better time to watch a Rom Com than February? This movie makes just about every list of the best rom coms of all time, so it's unsurprising that this was easily Carolyn's 14th watch (but a first time for Colin!). Tune in to see how he felt...
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Top 5 Horror Movies / Franchises - Draft Style
This week Colin and Carolyn (along with input from best friend of the show - Chris Tobin) do a sports style draft and select and discuss their favourite horror movies and franchises. Posing the question to you..... What's your favourite scary movie?
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041 - MISERY
Friend of the podcast, author, comedian, and actor Christopher Tobin joins our cohosts Colin and Carolyn for another exciting episode of The Movie Exchange. After seeing the long-delayed Nothing On Productions staging of "Misery", featuring Christopher Tobin as Paul Sheldon, our cohosts sat down…
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040 - Super Mario Bros.
Next weekend, The Super Mario Bros Movie will be released. But 30 years ago, Super Mario Bros came to theatres. Starring Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo as Mario Mario and Luigi Mario, this film is a cult classic and a completely original take on the Italian-American plumbers we all remember from...
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039 - ROCKY
In honour of Creed III hitting theatres, we decided to take it all the way back to Rocky's origin in 1976. Christopher Tobin joins us to review the history of the film, and we dive into the award winning film's incredible script, characters, and story that spawned an incredible 6 movie franchise....
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038 - NEED FOR SPEED
This episode focuses on the 2014 film NEED FOR SPEED, adapted from the video game of the same name. This film has a knock-out cause of both big names soon-to-be stars, including Aaron Paul, Dominic Cooper, Dakota Johnson, and Rami Malek. A guilty pleasure film of Carolyn's, this movie often gets...
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037- Double Feature - Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile
Inspired by the recent release of Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Carolyn and Colin started 2023 by watching the Agatha Christie adaptions starring and directed by Kenneth Branagh. Listen in to hear our thoughts on the all-star casts, incredible set design and stunning visuals. Make sure to...
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036 - 2022 Wrap Up and Top 5
What were your Top 5 films of 2022? We sat down to talk about their favourite films released this year. Marvel and DC both had big releases this year, an old franchise came back for a second round, and our beloved Kevin Smith released the third instalment of the CLERKS films. Which movies made…
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035 - Inside Man
Spike Lee's "Inside Man" is a near-perfect heist film and happens to be a favourite of BOTH our cohosts. This movie is memorable, visually intriguing, and highly rewatchable. The all-star cast includes Denzel Washington, Jodie Foster, Clive Owen, Christopher Plummer, and Willem Dafoe. These...
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034 - THE EXORCIST - with Christopher Tobin
For Halloween 2022, we've got a special guest joining us to talk about one of the scariest films ever made - Christopher Tobin is here to talk about The Exorcist. Directed by William Friedkin, The Exorcist caused quite a stir when it hit theatres in 1973. With intense imagery and unforgettable...
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033 - Mean Girls
It's October 3rd, which means there is only one movie Carolyn was interested in revisiting this week - 2004's Mean Girls, starring Lindsay Lohan. Directed by Mark Waters, written by Tina Fey, and produced by Lorne Michaels, this film will long be remembered as one of the greatest teen movies of…
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032 - Baseball Double - Field of Dreams and Major League
As we move into the fall and the start of the MLB playoffs, baseball superfan Colin introduced Carolyn to two very different baseball films from 1989 - "Field of Dreams" and "Major League". Our good friend and movie historian Christopher Tobin stopped by with some facts and details about both...
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031 - E.T. The Extraterrestrial
To close out our summer season, Carolyn and Colin wanted to go back 40 years to the summer of 1982, when Steven Spielberg's film E.T. The Extraterrestrial hit the big screens. Known as one of the greatest summer blockbusters of all time, this movie features an unforgettable friendship, and...
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030 - CON-AIR
Inspired by Aaron Rodger's arrival at Spring Training in Cameron Poe cosplay, Colin wanted to revisit one of his favourite Jerry Bruckheimer films, "Con-Air," which Carolyn is being introduced to for the first time. With an all-star cast including Nicholas Cage, John Malkovich, John Cusack, Steve...
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029 - THOR
In honour of the highly anticipated Thor: Love and Thunder, Carolyn and Colin decided to take it back to the early days of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and return to the origin story for the God of Thunder - 2009's THOR. With a cast that has only skyrocketed in acclaim since the film, we see...
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Episode 028 - TOY STORY
This week, Carolyn and Colin are going back to 1995 to re-watch the OG Toy Story with fresh eyes! It's been years since either of our hosts have seen this movie, but with Lightyear about to be released, it felt timely to go back for the nostalgia of the original. An incredible ensemble cast lead…
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Episode 027 - TOP GUN
After quite a hiatus, The Movie Exchange is back with a brand new season! And we feel the need... the need for speed! We're celebrating the Top Gun:Maverick theatrical release by going back to the beginning.... the 1986 classic "Top Gun." With a cast lead by the star power of Tom Cruise, this…
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TME Special 002 - Superman: The Movie "Watch-a-long"
A Movie Exchange Special as host Colin Fardy and guest Chris Tobin have a live watch along commentary of the 1978 Original Theatrical Release of Superman: The Movie. Colin gives this movie a second viewing after almost twenty years, allowing Chris, a fan since childhood, the chance to offer some...
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TME: IN FOCUS - Christopher Tobin
Introducing you to a new branch of The Movie Exchange.......TME: In Focus , in which we dig deeper into the love of movies of our special guests. For our first episode, we're bringing back a man very close to TME gang, and our first 3-time guest - Christoper Tobin. Colin sits down with Chris and...
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Episode 026 - ALMOST FAMOUS
The somewhat autobiographical Almost Famous came out in 1999, at the height of Cameron Crowe's directorial career. 21 years and countless viewings later, the movie still gets a reaction from Carolyn and Colin. A teenager is given a chance to write for Rolling Stone, and finds himself on the road...
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TME Special 001 - FRIDAY THE 13th
Ki ki ki ma ma ma..... Ki ki ki ma ma ma.... Today, Friday the 13th, it only made sense to go back to Crystal Lake and re-examine the journey of Jason Voorhees, one of the most iconic horror movie villains of all time. We thought it fitting to talk about the first 3 episodes of the original...
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Episode 025 - CLERKS
It should come as no surprise to any of our listeners that the hosts of The Movie Exchange are HUGE fans of Kevin Smith - both as a podcaster and filmmaker. So, this week, we're going back to 1994, to the film that started it all - CLERKS. A scrappy little film that was made with a lot of heart,...
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Episode 024 - SCREAM
Welcome back and Happy Halloween! Carolyn and Colin are reunited after a hiatus of sorts, with more episodes coming soon! This episode, we're talking about one of Colin's all time favourite horror films, SCREAM! Directed by the incomparable Wes Craven and written by Dawson's Creek creator Kevin...
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Episode 023 - The Umbrella Academy
Colin is missing this week, so Carolyn is joined this week by two new friends: Brittney Power (aka BratKat on Youtube) and April Lacey to spend an afternoon obsessing over their favourite show, The Umbrella Academy. There was a lot to say and lots of recommendations made as they shared new...
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Episode 021 - Billy Madison
September is here and it's time to go back to school, so of course, we're talking about Billy Madison! We're joined this week by artist Doug Halliday, and he is the ultimate fan of this film (he claims to have seen it over 100 times!). This is one of Adam Sandler's earliest films at the end of…
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Episode 021 - THE NEW MUTANTS
After a quick catch up and non-spoiler discussion of Tenet, Carolyn and Colin dive into the final X-Men film to be produced by Fox, The New Mutants. A cross between a coming of age film and a horror movie, this movie has finally made it's way to 2 400 theatres after being held up in post…
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Episode 020 - CLUELESS
A jam packed film full of quotable moments, iconic costumes, and an adorably 90's cast, CLUELESS is almost as relevant today as when it was released in 1995. Colin and Carolyn examine this delightful and modern adaptation of Jane Austen's novel, to see if it still warrants its standing as one of...
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Episode 019 - Batman
Special Guests Josh Gruber and Curtis Nash from Reel Reviews join Colin and Carolyn this week to chat about the 1989 film by Tim Burton "Batman", which brought the DC staple to the big screens for the first time. A film with a very specific aesthetic, a very strange soundtrack, and a very large…
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Episode 018 - JAWS
This Monday, Carolyn and Colin go back to 1975 to discuss the original summer blockbuster film JAWS, directed by Steven Spielberg. After seeing it last week on the big screen (Carolyn's first viewing), there was a lot to talk about, from cast, to special effects, and the film's effectiveness as a...
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Episode 017 - Little Monsters
Comedian Shaun Burton joins The Movie Exchange this week to talk about one of his favourite childhood films, "Little Monsters." The film from 1989 stars Howie Mandel, Daniel Stern, and Fred and Ben Savage, and was marketed as a family film, although its questionable if it was actually...
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Episode 016 - Captain America MCU
We're back! After taking a week off, Carolyn and Colin are joined this episode by Captain America himself - David Pynn of Out of Time Cosplay! Having played Captain America in the local cosplay scene for years, Dave is a bit of an expert on what makes Steve Rogers worthy of carrying the mantle of...
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Episode 015 - Late Night
Susan Kelsey, academic in the field of Women in Filmmaking, joins Carolyn and Colin this week to talk about Mindy Kaling's 2019 film "Late Night". The film stars Emma Thompson, Mindy Kaling, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, and John Lithgow, and centres around an aging late night talk show host Katherine...
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Episode 014 - Constantine
"Constantine" is the 2005 adaptation of the comic series "Hellblazer" by Alan Moore, and The Movie Exchange traded their opinions of this film this week, while touching on comic to film/television adaptations in general. It stars an epic cast that includes Keanu Reeves, Rachel Weisz, Shia…
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Episode 013 - Identity
This week, Carolyn and Colin are looking at a psychological thriller from 2003, "Identity", with an All-Star cast including John Cusack, Ray Liotta, Amanda Peet, and Alfred Molina. A twisted tale that starts on a dark stormy night, a group of people find themselves at a dark motel in Nevada when...
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Episode 012 - Predator
Joined by Special Guest Greg Sewart of Player One Podcast, Colin and Carolyn take a look at another Arnold Schwarzenegger classic, "Predator". With a reputation of being one of the best action films of all time, our crew discusses how this film lives up to the hype almost 30 years later. Join us...
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Episode 011- The Strangers
Joining Carolyn and Colin this week is a special guest, actually making her first podcast appearance, Nicole Downton. Nicole is a well-known local comedian and movie fan, and suggested a rewatch of the 2009 horror film, The Strangers. Centred around a violent home invasion in the early hours of…
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Episode 010 - Phantoms
This week, Carolyn and Colin are talking about the 1998 film "Phantoms", starring Ben Affleck, Rose McGowan, Liev Schreiber, and Joanna Going, who find themselves the lone survivors of an attack from ancient sources in a small town. In a year known for big budget blockbusters, this film made a...
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Episode 009 - The French Connection 1 & 2
Colin and Carolyn are joined again this week by their friend and fellow movie enthusiast, Christopher Tobin, for their first double feature review of The French Connection and French Connection 2. Released in 1971 and 1975 respectively, these films are based on a novel by the same name that was...
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Episode 008 - The Princess Bride
In this weeks episode, Colin and Carolyn explore a 1987 Fantasy Action Comedy, the critically acclaimed and beloved theatrical flop, The Princess Bride. Directed by Rob Reiner and written by William Goldman, this film brought us an all star cast including Robin Wright, Cary Elwes, Wallace Shawn,...
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Episode 007 - All the President's Men
This week Carolyn and Colin are joined by Comedian and fellow film lover, Adam Benson, to discuss one of his favourite films, All the President's Men. This film stars Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman and focuses heavily on the investigation by the Washington Post into the events of the Watergate...
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Episode 006 - Jurassic Park
This week, Carolyn and Colin are joined by Sheldon Button from "Showtime with Sheldon" and 99.3 The Goat, to discuss the iconic blockbuster from 1993 "Jurassic Park." With Richard Attenborough, Sam Neill, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum leading the cast and Stephen Spielberg at the helm directing,...