Film Studies 6-19: War for the Planets of the Apes

Caesar is back leading his apes to freedom and protection from the diseased humans. But when The Colonel kills his family, it’s time for revenge. The final(?) film in the rebooted Planet of the Apes movie series has finally landed. Has the series continued to deliver great storytelling or is it just flinging its own poop at this point? Download the show now and find out!


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Know Your Audience – 2017 Summer Midterm

Back in May, Sean Taylor and Mean Mark sat down and did a school yard pick of upcoming movies. The final results will be determined in early October. But we’re half way through the summer and we check in to see where the standings . . . well, stand. Who is ahead? Who is trailing? Who has what movies left to fall on and what  have we learned?


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Film Studies 6-18: Spiderman Homecoming

Spiderman not only swings back into theatres but also swings into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Tom Holland dons the Spidey suit as he deals with high school life, auditioning to be an Avenger, and a new villain in town. He must learn how to use his powers and balance his hero life from his home life. Does Spiderman Homecoming arrive in time to save the day or does it get caught up in it’s own web? Download the show now and find out!


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Or Is It? – The Burbs

Tom Hanks and his wife, Carrie Fisher, live in a quiet suburban cul-de-sac. But soon he discovers that his creepy neighbours may be hiding secrets that are too crazy to be believed. This movie came as a recommendation from one of our most loyal listeners. Thanks Nathan! If you have any ideas for us, e-mail your picks to CanadianMovieCrew@gmail.com.


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Film Studies 6-17: Baby Driver

When you pull off major heists, you need a good wheelman. When you need a good wheelman, you call Baby. Baby is mixed up with the wrong people and needs just one more job before he’s free. But when things go wrong, he’ll need to find his way out and save his new love. Does Baby Driver speed away or get pulled over by the cops? Download the show now and find out!


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Film Studies 6-16: Transformers – The Last Knight

Michael Bay’s Transformers series rolls on with The Last Knight. This time around we find out more about the story of Transformers on Earth, how Cybertron will be rebuilt, and we even learn about the secrets of our own planet. Does this one finally break the “just a popcorn movie” stigma of the rest of the series or is it just exactly what you expected? Download the show now and find out!


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Or Is It? – Mac and Me

It’s heralded as one of the worst movies of all time but also as one of the best bad movies of all time. Sounds like a perfect movie for Or Is It? A young boy finds an alien and must help the alien track down is family. But nevermind about that there’s McDonald’s, Skittles, Sears, and Power Wheels in this movie and that’s really all you need to take away from it.


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Film Studies 6-15: Cars 3

Lightning McQueen is back and this time he’s racing for his career and his legacy. There are newer, faster cars on the circuit and McQueen must learn how to overcome the obstacles of the younger challenges. Does Cars 3 rip across the finishing line in first place or will it remain idling in the pit stop? Download the show now and find out!

Also we take a look at Bruce Willis’ Once Upon A Time in Venice and The Fate of the Furious from earlier this year.


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Or Is It? – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Johnny Depp makes his Or Is It? debut this week with the remake of the 1977 classic. Five children win a chance to tour the elusive and secretive Willy Wonka candy factory. But none of this makes sense! When does this take place? Where does this take place? How can a family be poor yet have television? And how much does the chocolate bar actually cost? We ask all these questions and more but we may or may not have the answers!


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Film Studies 6-14: The Mummy

Marvel has their cinematic universe, DC has begun the story towards the Justice League, and the X-Men rewrite their history as many times as they damn well want to. Not to be left out, Universal has decided to throw their hat into the cinematic universe arena by making movies based on their Universal Movie Monsters that enjoyed mainstream success in the 50s-70s. Does this Tom Cruise led take on the classic Mummy movie rise again to walk the Earth or should it be wrapped up again and re-buried? Download the show now and find out!

Also we take quick looks into other recent movies with Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, A Dog’s Purpose, Tex’s take on Get Out, and The Belko Experiment!


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