Latest Greatmovies Podcast Episodes
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) and Pixels (2015)
From Justin to Kane - April 11, 2022 20:43 - 57 minutesIn this episode we finally cover two movies we have been wanting to do for a long time. The good movie this week is the exciting action sequel Mad Max Fury Road. And the bad movie is the video game-themed Adam Sandler flick, Pixels. Lots of stuff to talk about... and yet all Bob wants to do is d...
Putney Swope (1969) and Marry Me (2022)
From Justin to Kane - March 29, 2022 04:24 - 1 hourIt's Hollywood's biggest night! This week we recorded our episode right before the Oscars, and so this episode includes our (mostly wrong) Oscar predictions. But of course, the episode must include the usual business.... and this time we are watching Robert Downey Sr.'s wild satire Putney Swope,...
The Worst Person in the World (2021) and Song to Song (2017)
From Justin to Kane - March 22, 2022 00:06 - 49 minutesWe're back after a brief fortnight break! And this time we have another episode for the cinephiles! We talk about Joachim Trier's great anti-rom-com The Worst Person in the World and compare it to the very bad Terrence Malick improv-fest Song to Song, a movie with unbelievable star power (Gosling...
From Pie Tin to Cake: Special Food Episode
From Justin to Kane - March 01, 2022 04:32 - 1 hourIn a fun twist on our classic formula, we swap out movies for food. In this episode, we compare Dairy Queen's classic ice cream cake with a strawberry rhubarb pie that Bob found at a local grocery store. We explore the history of desserts in general and find the similarities between these two tas...
Speed (1994) and Meet the Spartans (2008)
From Justin to Kane - February 22, 2022 19:05 - 1 hourKanines! We did it, we watched probably the worst movie we have seen yet. We also watch the 1994 bus-based action movie Speed, which rocks! We manage to find a bunch of "samesies," as always. We also talk about a conspiracy theory involving Steven Soderberg which is actually pretty interesting (...
Stop Making Sense (1984) and Boys and Girls (2000)
From Justin to Kane - February 08, 2022 00:33 - 48 minutesAnd you may tell yourself, "this is not my beautiful podcast!" In this hot new epi, we compare the awesome Talking Heads concert film, Stop Making Sense, with the relatively forgotten When Harry Met Sally update for the new millenium, "Boys and Girls", featuring heartthrob Freddy Prinze Jr. We...
The Matrix (1999) and Cool as Ice (1991)
From Justin to Kane - January 31, 2022 19:26 - 1 hourStop, collaborate, and listen... to this episode of From Justin to Kane! That's right, the Iceman cometh - the Vanilla Iceman that is! We compare the erstwhile rap legend's failed cinematic outing to one of the greatest sci-fi action films ever made: the original Matrix movie! We also talk a...
When Harry Met Sally (1989) and Gemini Man (2019)
From Justin to Kane - January 24, 2022 22:42 - 50 minutesI'll have what she's having, etc. etc. In this episode we tackle what Bob and Mike think is the greatest rom com ever made - When Harry Met Sally (natch) - and compare it to a pretty bad special effects showcase starring two (!) Will Smiths: Gemini Man! As you all know, Bob loves romcoms so this...
From Justin to Game: Super Mario 64 (1996) and Night Trap (1992)
From Justin to Kane - January 17, 2022 23:02 - 1 hourWe're back and this week we are changing things up and talking about video games! Two paradigm shifters from the 90s are being discussed: Super Mario 64, the game that defined 3D gaming, and Night Trap, the controversial Sega CD classic that popularized (for better or worse) full motion video ga...
Chungking Express (1994) and Requiem for a Vampire (1971)
From Justin to Kane - January 10, 2022 21:00 - 55 minutesThis episode is for the true cinephiles! We watch Wong Kar-Wai's classic dyad of romance, Chungking Express, and we find that it is the same movie as Jean Rollo's eurotrash vampire orgy film, Requiem for a Vampire. Both of these movies are not for everyone, but we had fun with them! Cloons shoot...
New Year, Who Dis?: Best of 2021
From Justin to Kane - January 03, 2022 21:37 - 41 minutes2021: This feels over! While it was a generally unpleasant and stressful year, it wasn't so bad for our podcast! In this episode, we recap our favorite films that we saw in 2021. We also talk about episodic storytelling, watching Zack Snyder's Justice League WITH COMMERCIALS, the rumble pak, and...
Office Holiday Party AKA From Justin to Candy Kane
From Justin to Kane - December 20, 2021 20:23 - 41 minutesIt's the annual holiday party! We're all gathering at the big office we have rented out and we are hanging out and chatting about movies, real loosey-goosey like. There are snacks (Timbiebs), drinks (liquified Timbiebs) and music in the background (not Biebs, thankfully). We chat about everythin...
The Shawshank Redemption (1994) and Tammy and the T-Rex (1994)
From Justin to Kane - December 13, 2021 21:30 - 1 hourIt's From Justin Defresne! Welcome back, Kanines. After a few week hiatus we return with a double header from 1994, where we tackle Frank Darabont's sentimental prison drama The Shawshank Redemption and the chaotic "gore-cut" of the wonderfully stupid Tammy and the T-Rex (which features a young ...
The Father (2020) and A Gnome Named Gnorm (1990)
From Justin to Kane - November 29, 2021 22:28 - 1 hourHey Kanines, get a load of these bobos... I mean, get a load of this new episode! In this soon-to-be classic epi, we compare the 2020 Oscar-winning film The Father with the terrible Stan Winston-directed "movie for kids" about a perverted gnome who is, according to our sources, named Gnorm. We h...
Minari (2020) and The Milky Life AKA La Vida Lactea (1993)
From Justin to Kane - November 15, 2021 19:55 - 1 hourHey Kanines, we got a reallllll weird episode for you today! On this epi, we compare the wonderful wonderful Minari, with a very obscure movie called The Milky Life, starring Mickey Rooney as a billionaire that decides he wants to be a baby so he puts on a diaper and breast feeds and does all kin...
Edward Scissorhands (1990) and Street Trash (1987)
From Justin to Kane - November 08, 2021 19:49 - 1 hourIn this episode, we find the similarities between Edward Scissorhands, one of Tim Burton's best movies, and Street Trash, a gross-out slime-a-rama that aims to "offend everyone on planet earth". Are they both about social outcasts, on the sidelines of Reagan-era America's gentrification? You got...
Midsommar (2019) and Into the Night (1985)
From Justin to Kane - November 01, 2021 22:05 - 1 hourWe're back to our old format now that Halloween is over! We still got a scary movie but at least we are doing what the old tagline in the pod description promises. Into the Night is a pretty bad and kinda boring movie, but we have some interesting and timely conversation about how director J...
Spooky Month: Child's Play 2 (1990) with Omar Mouallem
From Justin to Kane - October 25, 2021 15:49 - 1 hourSorry Jack, From Justin to Kane is back! On this episode, our final episode of the month wherein we talk with a guest about a horror film of choice, we are joined by filmmaker and author Omar Mouallem. Omar recently released a hit book, "Praying to the West: How Muslims Shaped the Americas," and...
Spooky Month: Evil Dead 2 (1987) with Lindsay Robinson
From Justin to Kane - October 18, 2021 05:37 - 1 hourKlaatu verata nikto! This week we are joined by special guest, filmmaker and friend Lindsay Robinson! Lindsay is an Edmontonian filmmaker, currently stationed in Berlin, who has directed a horror short called Central Dental - which you can watch online right now! He joins Mike and Bob to talk ab...
Spooky Month: The Thing (1982) with Lee Boyes
From Justin to Kane - October 12, 2021 01:55 - 1 hourIt's our 69th episode! NICE. And to celebrate, we are continuing our October format of having a guest on the pod to talk about their favorite scary movie! This week, we are talking about John Carpenter's The Thing with local hot sauce maker, Lee Boyes, who also is a big part of the team for th...
Spooky Month: Alien (1979) with Sylvia Douglas
From Justin to Kane - October 04, 2021 03:41 - 1 hourBOO! It's the first week of October AKA Spooky Month, and thus begins our annual tradition of talking with a guest about an iconic scary movie! This week we are chatting with local shopkeep Sylvia Douglas, one of the owners of the Edmonton comics and pop culture store "Rolling Tales", which opene...
Minisode: Happy Birthday Mike (and Hearts in Atlantis)
From Justin to Kane - September 28, 2021 05:29 - 31 minutesIt's Mike's special day and we are celebrating by riffing about bullshit for a half hour (it's still mostly about movies though). We talk about celebrity birthdays, the movie "Hearts in Atlantis" - which turns 20 today! - the PT Anderson movie trailer for "Licorice Pizza", and the "A Star is ...
Face/Off (1997) and Elizabethtown (2005)
From Justin to Kane - September 20, 2021 15:57 - 52 minutesZup Kanines! In this episode we chat about two insane films: the action packed John Woo face-swap blowout Face/Off, and the film that inspired the term Manic Pixie Dream Girl, the insufferable Elizabethtown. TRAVOLTA. CAGE. DUNST. BLOOM. MIKE. BOB. GET INTO IT KANINES! Find us on Twitter,...
Gumpcast: From Gump to Gump
From Justin to Kane - September 13, 2021 03:57 - 1 hourWe're taking a break from our usual format to focus on just one movie. GUMP. That's right, we're talking Forrest Gump. We delve into the movie's politics, the soundtrack, the nostalgia, the cynicism, the darkness, the 90s, the awards... everything GUMP. Get into it, Kanines! It's time to get...
The Red Shoes (1948) and Miami Connection (1988)
From Justin to Kane - September 06, 2021 05:32 - 1 hourKanines, we are finally covering the wonderful rock and roll ninja masterpiece Miami Connection, and comparing it to the beautiful technicolor ballet masterpiece The Red Shoes. This is a really fun episode, very very silly, you are really going to enjoy it. Mike used to do karate (up to orange b...
Big (1988) and Fateful Findings (2013)
From Justin to Kane - August 30, 2021 23:30 - 1 hourMerry Breensmas! We cover our first Breen film on the pod! And what a film it is. Fateful Findings is a twisted cult classic of the so-bad-it's-good variety, and we are glad to have seen our first Breen. And it is perhaps fateful that we find that it is the same as the whimsical pedo fantasia, B...
Minisode: Podcast Corner
From Justin to Kane - August 23, 2021 04:35 - 51 minutesWe break from format this episode to have a little fun and brainstorm some "corners" for our podcast. If you don't know, a "corner" is a segment in our podcast. Some of the corners we explore in this episode include Gamer Corner, Faygo Corner, Review Corner, and Skate Corner... and many more! It...
The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019) and Super Mario Bros. (1993)
From Justin to Kane - August 17, 2021 05:44 - 1 hourZup gamers! Pass the Mountain Dew Code Red, because we are covering the video game to movie adaptation that started it all, the ill-fated Super Mario Bros! And we are comparing it to the quintessential arthouse indie, The Last Black Man in San Francisco, which was a real treat to watch for the p...
Scott Pilgrim vs the World (2010) and Mac and Me (1988)
From Justin to Kane - August 09, 2021 05:00 - 1 hourAfter a weeklong hiatus, we tackle the cult comic book adaptation, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, and compare it to the blatant E.T. ripoff, Mac and Me, two movies that Mike has nostalgic feelings for. Also worth noting that Bob is really hungover for this episode, which adds a certain flair to the...
Infernal Affairs (2002) and Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)
From Justin to Kane - July 26, 2021 05:55 - 1 hourNyeaaaaahhhhh.... What's up, Kanines? After only a week of release, we tackle the new cynical cash-grab.... er.... "movie", in the Space Jam franchise, and compare it to the film that inspired Marty Scorcese's The Departed, an iconic Hong Kong action film called Infernal Affairs. They are the sa...
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