End Credits #320 - November 8, 2023 (Fair Play)

This week on End Credits, we're upsetting the system. Gender politics and the politics of power are on the menu with the movie we're reviewing for this show as we fire up in the Netflix machine and put Fair Play, one of the most talked about films of the year, in the queue. And speaking of systems, we'll ask if whether November 8 is too early for a Christmas movie marathon.

This Wednesday, November 8, at 3 pm, Adam A. Donaldson and Tim Phillips will discuss:

Christmas So Early. You can barely make it through Halloween night anymore before you start getting hit with Christmas commercials even as you're watching the Halloween marathon on AMC. (Speaking from personal experience there.) Having said that, is it ever too early for some Christmas movies?! We will put that to the test this week by talking about some interesting holiday movies to check out early, and for an added level of difficulty, we're only going back 30 years to find them!

REVIEW: Fair Play (2023). Gender and power dynamics have been a big topic of conversation in and around Hollywood since the fall of Harvey Weinstein in 2017 and the start of the #MeToo movement. In Fair Play, the feature debut of Chloe Domont, the tension plays out in the world of high finance as a newly engaged couple (Phoebe Dynevor and Alden Ehrenreich) working for the same hedge fund are tested when she's promoted and he's nearly fired. Fair Play won Sundance this year, but how does the psycho-sexual drama work when you're watching it at home on your screen?

End Credits is on CFRU 93.3 fm and cfru.ca Wednesday at 3 pm.