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This week on The Movie Podcast, Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony discuss their picks for THE BEST MOVIES OF 2022. [01:04:00] They also recap the Golden Globes, update Avatar: The Way of Water at the box office, breakdown The Last of Us on HBO Episode 1 and lots more. Watch and listen to The Movie Podcast now on all podcast feeds, YouTube, and TheMoviePodcast.ca Contact: hello@themoviepodcast.ca LAYERED BUTTER publishes limited edition collectible books and merchandise inspired by the world of film. Use PROMO CODE TMP10 at www.layeredbutter.com/store for your exclusive 10% discount. THE MOVIE PODCAST ON ET CANADA! THE MOVIE PODCAST MERCHANDISE NOW AVAILABLE! FOLLOW US Daniel on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Shahbaz on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Anthony on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd The Movie Podcast on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

16 Jan 20232h 21min

On this edition of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz are joined by M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN, RUPERT GRINT, NELL TIGER FREE, and TOBY KEBBELL of Apple TV+ Original Series SERVANT. The series follows a Philadelphia couple in mourning after an unspeakable tragedy creates a rift in their marriage and opens the door for a mysterious force to enter their home. The fourth and final season of Servant premieres January 13, 2023 on Apple TV+ with new episodes weekly. Watch and listen to The Movie Podcast interview now on all podcast feeds, YouTube, and TheMoviePodcast.ca Contact: hello@themoviepodcast.ca THE MOVIE PODCAST ON ET CANADA! THE MOVIE PODCAST MERCHANDISE NOW AVAILABLE! FOLLOW US Daniel on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Shahbaz on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Anthony on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd The Movie Podcast on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12 Jan 202334min

Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony are joined by MobileSyrup's Brad Shankar to review of THE LAST OF US HBO SERIES created for television by Craig Mazin & Neil Druckmann. This review is SPOILER-FREE. Taking place 20 years after modern civilization has been destroyed, Joel, a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle Ellie, a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone. What starts as a small job soon becomes a brutal, heartbreaking journey, as they both must traverse the U.S. and depend on each other for survival. The series stars Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, Gabriel Luna, Nick Offerman, Anna Torv, Nico Parker, Merle Dandridge, and Jeffrey Pierce. The Last of Us series premieres January 15, 2023 at 9PM ET on HBO and Crave Canada with new episodes weekly. Watch and listen to The Movie Podcast review now on all podcast feeds, YouTube, and TheMoviePodcast.ca Contact: hello@themoviepodcast.ca Follow Brad Shankar on Twitter and MobileSyrup THE MOVIE PODCAST ON ET CANADA! THE MOVIE PODCAST MERCHANDISE NOW AVAILABLE! FOLLOW US Daniel on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Shahbaz on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Anthony on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd The Movie Podcast on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10 Jan 202359min

Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review Gerard Johnstone's M3GAN. When Gemma suddenly becomes the caretaker of her orphaned 8-year-old niece, Cady, she decides to pair her M3GAN prototype with Cady in an attempt to resolve both problems—a decision that will have unimaginable consequences. The film stars Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Ronny Chieng, Brian Jordan Alvarez, Jen Van Epps, Lori Dungey, and Stephane Garneau-Monten. M3GAN releases exclusively in theatres January 6, 2023 by Universal Pictures. Watch and listen to The Movie Podcast review now on all podcast feeds, YouTube, and TheMoviePodcast.ca Contact: hello@themoviepodcast.ca THE MOVIE PODCAST ON ET CANADA! THE MOVIE PODCAST MERCHANDISE NOW AVAILABLE! FOLLOW US Daniel on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Shahbaz on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Anthony on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd The Movie Podcast on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5 Jan 202329min

Happy New Year! On this edition of The Movie Podcast, Daniel is joined by Photographer, Director, Food Writer, and TV Presenter MARY McCARTNEY to discuss their Disney Original Documentary IF THESE WALLS COULD SING. In this personal film of memory and discovery, Mary McCartney (Daughter of Sir Paul McCartney) guides us through nine decades to see and experience the creative magic that makes Abbey Road Studios the most famous and longest-running studio in the world. Featuring conversations with Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Elton John, Roger Waters, Liam Gallagher, John Williams, Celeste and Sheku Kanneh-Mason, among others. If These Walls Could Sing premieres January 6, 2023 on Disney+ in Canada and is now streaming on Hulu in the United States.  Listen to The Movie Podcast interview now on all podcast feeds, YouTube, and TheMoviePodcast.ca Contact: hello@themoviepodcast.ca THE MOVIE PODCAST ON ET CANADA! THE MOVIE PODCAST MERCHANDISE NOW AVAILABLE! FOLLOW US Daniel on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Shahbaz on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Anthony on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd The Movie Podcast on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3 Jan 202330min

Get a whole month of great cinema FREE on MUBI: mubi.com/themoviepodcast On this SPECIAL EDITION of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz are joined by SPECIAL GUEST Park Hae-il of Park Chan-wook's Decision to Leave: From a mountain peak in South Korea, a man plummets to his death. Did he jump, or was he pushed? When detective Hae-joon (Park Hae-il) arrives on the scene, he begins to suspect the dead man’s wife Seo-rae (Tang Wei). But as he digs deeper into the investigation, he finds himself trapped in a web of deception and desire. Decision To Leave is now streaming exclusively on MUBI. Listen to The Movie Podcast interview now on all podcast feeds, YouTube, and TheMoviePodcast.ca Contact: hello@themoviepodcast.ca THE MOVIE PODCAST ON ET CANADA! THE MOVIE PODCAST MERCHANDISE NOW AVAILABLE! FOLLOW US Daniel on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Shahbaz on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Anthony on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd The Movie Podcast on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

22 Des 202246min

Get a whole month of great cinema FREE on MUBI: mubi.com/themoviepodcast It's another landmark episode! This week on The Movie Podcast, Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony celebrate the 150th episode of the show by recapping some of the biggest and best moments of 2022. What's a main episode of The Movie Podcast without MAJOR news so of course, we cover everything happening in the DCU with Henry Cavill leaving the role of Superman, what's coming next, and how it all got here. The crew also discuss Avatar: The Way of Water box office, trailers for Scream 6, Barbie, and lots more. Listen to The Movie Podcast now on all podcast feeds, YouTube, and TheMoviePodcast.ca Contact: hello@themoviepodcast.ca THE MOVIE PODCAST ON ET CANADA! THE MOVIE PODCAST MERCHANDISE NOW AVAILABLE! FOLLOW US Daniel on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Shahbaz on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Anthony on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd The Movie Podcast on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

19 Des 20221h 58min

PRESS PLAY with Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony and join along in their movie commentary of John Pasquin's THE SANTA CLAUSE. The first installment in classic Christmas series, The Santa Clause (1994) stars Tim Allen as Scott Calvin, an ordinary man who accidentally causes Santa Claus to fall from his roof on Christmas Eve. When he and his young son, Charlie, finish St. Nick's trip and deliveries, they go to the North Pole where Scott learns that he must become the new Santa and convince those he loves that he is indeed Santa Claus. The film released on November 11, 1994 and is available to stream on Disney+ Listen to The Movie Podcast commentary now on all podcast feeds, YouTube, and TheMoviePodcast.ca Contact: hello@themoviepodcast.ca THE MOVIE PODCAST ON ET CANADA! THE MOVIE PODCAST MERCHANDISE NOW AVAILABLE! FOLLOW US Daniel on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Shahbaz on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Anthony on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd The Movie Podcast on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

16 Des 20221h 44min