We have just come back from spending a week in Montreal for the 2022 Fantasia International Film Festival, and well be rolling out filmmaker interviews over the course of the following week. Our first interview is also the most recent, as we spoke to director Ry Levey and professional wrestlers Sonny Kiss and Parrow for […]
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Last year, actress Ali Chappell (Necropolis: Legion, Girl with a Straight Razor) made the transition into filmmaking by writing and directing her debut short film Verified. The film focuses on a social media influencer named Nicky (Arrielle Edwards), who undergoes some horrifying changes when she is attacked in the street. The short premiered in October
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The Canadian vampire drama opens this weekend at the Scotiabank Theatre in Toronto and I had a chat with the films co-writer and director Blaine Thurier, who was also formerly known as a member of the indie rock band The New Pornographers. I talk with Blaine Thurier about his inspirations for the film and ask
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Today sees the release of the film Bleed with Me on VOD in Canada and Shudder in the United States. Here is my interview with the film’s director Amelia Moses, recorded last fall during the Blood in the Snow Film Festival. WARNING: This interview will include some SPOILERS for Bleed with Me and it’s advised
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Today sees the release of the northern gothic thriller The Oak Room by Black Fawn Distribution, which makes it an opportune time to release the interview I conducted with director/producer Cody Calahan and producer Chad Archibald after the film played as part of the 2020 Fantasia Film Festival. Apologies in advance for the audio quality,
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In this episode, I speak to Anthony Scott Burns, writer/director of the sci-fi/horror film Come True, which comes out today in Canada through Raven Banner and in the United States through IFC Midnight. In our discussion, I and Burns talk about the film, its themes involving dreams, and in what is probably the most common
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It’s a rare weekly episode of the Sean Kelly on Movies podcast as we feature an interview with Steven Kostanski about his film PG – Psycho Goreman! Affiliate Links Watch Psycho Goreman — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/skonmovies/message This is a public episode. If youd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get
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It’s our first episode of 2021 and we have for you an interview with Justin McConnell and his documentary Clapboard Jungle, which will be hitting VOD platforms today. Affiliate Links Rent/Purchase Clapboard Jungle — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/skonmovies/message This is a public episode. If youd like to discuss this with other subscribers or
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Possessor is the sophomore feature film from writer/director Brandon Cronenberg, who is of course the son of legendary Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg. With both Possessor and its predecessor 2012’s Antiviral, Brandon Cronenberg is both following in his father’s body horror footsteps, while also trying to eke out his own voice as a filmmaker. During a
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The horror film Random Acts of Violence, opening in select theatres and on-demand on Friday, July 31, 2020, is the sophomore directorial effort from actor and co-writer Jay Baruchel. Born in Ottawa and raised in Montreal, Baruchel is best known for acting in films such as The Trotsky, This is the End, and as the
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