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SICARIO: DAY OF THE SOLDADO

Sometimes we need to face the facts of our fiction.

Posted on July 1, 2018September 22, 2019
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HEARTS BEAT LOUD

We might want to belt the chorus, but more often than not, we hum the bridge

Posted on June 26, 2018September 22, 2019
matineecast, podcasts

Episode 201 – HEREDITARY

Talkin’ HEREDITARY with Carolyn Hinds

Posted on June 18, 2018September 21, 2019
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HEREDITARY

Sometimes malevolence courses through our own veins…and there’s just no hiding from that

Posted on June 13, 2018September 22, 2019
matineecast, podcasts

Episode 200

Talkin’ All-Things-Empathetic with My London Friends in Honour of 200 Shows

Posted on June 11, 2018September 21, 2019
matineecast, podcasts

Episode 199 – TULLY

Talkin’ TULLY with Vanessa Buttino

Posted on May 21, 2018September 21, 2019
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I FEEL PRETTY

Is it enough to look in the mirror and see something different – or should the real desire be to look in the mirror and like what we see?

Posted on May 14, 2018September 22, 2019
matineecast, podcasts

Episode 198 – THE RIDER

Talkin’ THE RIDER with Bob Turnbull.

Posted on April 30, 2018September 22, 2019
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AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR

In a world obsessed with spoilers, it’s the spoilers that must be discussed.

Posted on April 28, 2018September 22, 2019
matineecast, podcasts

Episode 197 – A QUIET PLACE

Talkin’ A QUIET PLACE with Lola Landekic.

Posted on April 9, 2018September 22, 2019
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A QUIET PLACE

We all want a little peace and quiet, but what happens when our wants become the requirements of our survival?

Posted on April 8, 2018September 22, 2019
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READY PLAYER ONE

At his most self-aware, Steven Spielberg asks if we are defined by what we love, or simply that we can love at all?

Posted on March 29, 2018September 22, 2019

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