BlackBerry Interview with Matt Johnson, Glenn Howerton, and Jay Baruchel

Get a whole month of great cinema FREE on MUBI: mubi.com/themoviepodcast On episode of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Anthony are joined by Writer and Director Christopher Andrews to discuss his film BRING THEM DOWN. The film is the story of two feuding farming families in present-day rural Ireland. Michael (Christopher Abbott), the last son of a farming family, lives an isolated existence with his ailing father Ray. Haunted by a terrible accident in his past, Michael has isolated himself from the world and is dedicated to his prized flock. When the ongoing conflict with rival farmer Gary and his unpredictable son Jack (Barry Keoghan) stirs old tensions and grievances, it triggers a chain of events that take increasingly violent turns, leaving both families permanently altered. The film received its World Premiere at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival. Bring Them Down is now available to stream exclusively on MUBI in Canada. Watch and listen to The Movie Podcast now on all podcast platforms, YouTube, and TheMoviePodcast.ca Contact: hello@themoviepodcast.ca FOLLOW US Daniel on X, Instagram, Letterboxd Shahbaz on X, Instagram, and Letterboxd Anthony on X, Instagram, and Letterboxd The Movie Podcast on X, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and Rotten Tomatoes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

28 Mar 202523min

On this episode of The Movie Podcast, Daniel is joined by Ike Barinholtz and Chase Sui Wonders, stars of the Apple TV+ series The Studio. After their conversation, Shahbaz reports LIVE from the red carpet premiere in Hollywood, featuring exclusive interviews with Seth Rogen, Sarah Polley, Lil Rel Howery, Patrick J. Adams, Stephanie Lyn Beard, and Alex Gregory. In "The Studio," Seth Rogen stars as Matt Remick, the newly appointed head of embattled Continental Studios. As movies struggle to stay alive and relevant, Matt and his core team of infighting executives battle their own insecurities as they wrangle narcissistic artists and craven corporate overlords in the ever-elusive pursuit of making great films. The series assembles a star-studded ensemble cast that also includes Catherine O’Hara, Kathryn Hahn, Ike Barinholtz and Chase Sui Wonders. Bryan Cranston will appear as a guest star. The Studio will premiere globally on Apple TV+ with the first two episodes on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, followed by one episode every Wednesday through May 21, 2025. Watch and listen to The Movie Podcast now on all podcast platforms, YouTube, and TheMoviePodcast.ca Contact: hello@themoviepodcast.ca FOLLOW US Daniel on X, Instagram, Letterboxd Shahbaz on X, Instagram, and Letterboxd Anthony on X, Instagram, and Letterboxd The Movie Podcast on X, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and Rotten Tomatoes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

25 Mar 202538min

Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review Apple TV+ Series THE STUDIO. In "The Studio," Seth Rogen stars as Matt Remick, the newly appointed head of embattled Continental Studios. As movies struggle to stay alive and relevant, Matt and his core team of infighting executives battle their own insecurities as they wrangle narcissistic artists and craven corporate overlords in the ever-elusive pursuit of making great films. The series assembles a star-studded ensemble cast that also includes Catherine O’Hara, Kathryn Hahn, Ike Barinholtz and Chase Sui Wonders. Bryan Cranston will appear as a guest star. The Studio will premiere globally on Apple TV+ with the first two episodes on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, followed by one episode every Wednesday through May 21, 2025. Watch and listen to The Movie Podcast now on all podcast platforms, YouTube, and TheMoviePodcast.ca Contact: hello@themoviepodcast.ca FOLLOW US Daniel on X, Instagram, Letterboxd Shahbaz on X, Instagram, and Letterboxd Anthony on X, Instagram, and Letterboxd The Movie Podcast on X, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and Rotten Tomatoes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

24 Mar 202526min

On this episode of The Movie Podcast, Jessica Lee Gagné returns to the show to join Daniel, Shahbaz, and Anthony in Toronto for an in-depth discussion on the Severance Season 2 finale and more. Watch and listen to The Movie Podcast now on all podcast platforms, YouTube, and TheMoviePodcast.ca Contact: hello@themoviepodcast.ca FOLLOW US Daniel on X, Instagram, Letterboxd Shahbaz on X, Instagram, and Letterboxd Anthony on X, Instagram, and Letterboxd The Movie Podcast on X, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and Rotten Tomatoes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

22 Mar 202532min

On this episode of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Anthony review and discuss Bong Joon Ho's MICKEY 17 starring Robert Pattinson. Adapted from the novel Mickey7 by Edward Ashton, Mickey (Pattinson) is as an "expendable" - a disposable crew member on a space mission, selected for dangerous tasks because he can be renewed if his body dies, with his memories largely intact. With one regeneration, though, things go very wrong. The film also stars Naomi Ackie, Steven Yeun, Toni Collette, and Mark Ruffalo. Mickey 17 is now playing exclusively in theatres by Warner Bros. Pictures. Watch and listen to The Movie Podcast now on all podcast platforms, YouTube, and TheMoviePodcast.ca Contact: hello@themoviepodcast.ca FOLLOW US Daniel on X, Instagram, Letterboxd Shahbaz on X, Instagram, and Letterboxd Anthony on X, Instagram, and Letterboxd The Movie Podcast on X, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and Rotten Tomatoes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

14 Mar 202533min

On this episode of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz sit down with Josha Stradowski, Madeleine Madden, and Rafe Judkins at CCXP in São Paulo, Brazil to discuss THE WHEEL OF TIME Season 3. Based on The Shadow Rising, Season 3 of The Wheel of Time takes viewers across the Westlands, from the Aiel Waste to Tanchico and the mysterious city of Rhuidean, where Rand and Moiraine face life-changing revelations. Meanwhile, in Two Rivers, Perrin Aybara embarks on a transformative journey of his own. Season Three of The Wheel of Time will premiere with the first three episodes, with additional new episodes streaming each week thereafter until the riveting season finale on April 17, 2025. Watch and listen to The Movie Podcast now on all podcast platforms, YouTube, and TheMoviePodcast.ca Contact: hello@themoviepodcast.ca FOLLOW US Daniel on X, Instagram, Letterboxd Shahbaz on X, Instagram, and Letterboxd Anthony on X, Instagram, and Letterboxd The Movie Podcast on X, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and Rotten Tomatoes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

13 Mar 202514min

On this episode of The Movie Podcast, Shahbaz heads to Austin, Texas to sit-down with Jack Quaid and Directors Dan Berk and Robert Olsen to discuss their new film NOVOCAINE. When the girl of his dreams is kidnapped, everyman Nate turns his inability to feel pain into an unexpected strength in his fight to get her back. The film also stars Amber Midthunder, Ray Nicholson, Betty Gabriel, Matt Walsh, Lou Beatty Jr., Van Hengst, Conrad Kemp and Jacob Batalon. Novocaine releases exclusively in theatres March 14, 2025 by Paramount Pictures. Watch and listen to The Movie Podcast now on all podcast platforms, YouTube, and TheMoviePodcast.ca Contact: hello@themoviepodcast.ca FOLLOW US Daniel on X, Instagram, Letterboxd Shahbaz on X, Instagram, and Letterboxd Anthony on X, Instagram, and Letterboxd The Movie Podcast on X, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and Rotten Tomatoes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12 Mar 202527min

On this episode of The Movie Podcast, Daniel heads to Los Angeles, California to sit-down with the cast of THE ELECTRIC STATE including Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt, Stanley Tucci, and Giancarlo Esposito. Set in the aftermath of a robot uprising in an alternate version of the ’90s, The Electric State is directed by Anthony and Joe Russo and follows an orphaned teenager who ventures across the American West with a cartoon-inspired robot, a smuggler, and his sidekick in search of her younger brother. The Electric State releases March 14, 2025 on Netflix. Watch and listen to The Movie Podcast now on all podcast platforms, YouTube, and TheMoviePodcast.ca Contact: hello@themoviepodcast.ca FOLLOW US Daniel on X, Instagram, Letterboxd Shahbaz on X, Instagram, and Letterboxd Anthony on X, Instagram, and Letterboxd The Movie Podcast on X, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and Rotten Tomatoes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11 Mar 202517min