Steve Stebbing

Breaking down all things pop culture

This week I took a chance on the new Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum rom-com over a Kevin Costner epic and I think it worked out pretty well. I dig into my Criterion Collection again for Lynne Ramsay’s debut and we go back into the water after the dryness of Boys On The Boat with …

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Another big anticipated 2024 horror film hit theaters and both Chloe and I have our thoughts on it as Lupita N’yongo and Joseph Quinn find themselves in a new Quiet Place this week. I also have a couple of Criterion viewings to mention, a classic one in a brand new 4K as well as an …

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I go one-on-one with you, the audience, this week as I give my thoughts on a new and the first June Squibb-led revenge “thriller”, Russell Crowe doubles down on his Exorcist era and I also got the first piece watched of the new Alexandre Dumas adaptations. Jeff Nichols’s debut film makes the upgrade to Blu-ray, …

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We’re back in visual form this week and with better movies as I checked out the third sequel in the Mike Lowry/Marcus Burnett bromance and Chloe give her thoughts on Pixar’s new film Inside Out. I have glowing thoughts on the long delayed animated beauty, Robot Dreams, Prime Video has two new seasons of great …

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It’s a lean week but I did manage to check out the first piece of the new Strangers trilogy and Guy Ritchie’s big and fun new WWII action flick with Henry Cavill and Reacher. Chloe and I both give our thoughts on Caitlin Cronenberg’s debut feature starring a few Canadian legends and Peter Gallager and, …

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This week I got in touch with my imagination once again, but from the family film side with Ryan Reynolds, I got to check out the latest Ivan Sen flick and devoured the latest Nicolas Cage post-apocalyptic thriller. I finally checked out a classic Edward James Olmos film on a new blu-ray edition, got an …

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We celebrate the stuntman on this week’s episode with Ryan Gosling stepping into the boots of The Fall Guy with Emily Blunt, a fun ripper of a movie. I’ve got two indie queer movies that I really enjoyed, including one produced by Telefilm Canada now playing in limited release, Peter Jackson remastering the theatrical angle …

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On a solo mission this week with Chloe sitting out but I run into a dilemma as I now have four films vying for number one of 2024 as I took in both Challengers and Love Lies Bleeding. I have an absolute blast with the gory action flick Boy Kills World, dig into a couple …

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This week is a big episode for me as an Alex Garland fan as I talk about one of my hugely anticipated films of 2024 and A24’s biggest theatrical hit ever. I also dig into an Aussie horror thriller currently streaming on Shudder, a Criterion Collection addition from an acclaimed Hungarian auteur and a film …

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This week there are two absolute masterpieces of genre in theaters, Late Night With The Devil and Monkey Man, and I also checked out possibly the crown jewel of Robert Altman’s illustrious career in Criterion 4K for the first time. Andrew Scott takes on the role of Tom Ripley in a new Netflix adaptation, shot …

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