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Matt Rorabeck and Eric Marchen
Each week, film critics Matt Rorabeck and Eric Marchen get together to review movies, chat movie news and whatever else they feel like talking about that week.
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Eighty-Seventh Draft: SXSW 2021, Black Widow on Disney+ and Watching Movies in VR
On this week’s episode, Matt & Eric discuss their experience at the 2021 South by Southwest Film Festival as well as what they have been watching (including Matt’s experience in VR), The Black Widow on Disney+ news and some trailers for Black Widow, Loki, The Suicide Squad, Spiral and Space Jam: A New Legacy.
01:34:54
06/04/2021
Eighty-Sixth Draft: The 93rd Academy Awards Nominees
On this week’s episode, Matt & Eric discuss the 93rd Academy Awards nominees and more.
01:35:10
15/03/2021
Eighty-Fifth Draft: Disney+ Star & The Great Streaming War of 2021 (Oh and the Golden Globes)
On this week’s episode, Matt & Eric discuss Eric’s experience with Disney+ Star and how they believe the streaming wars will play out in the next decade. They also discuss the 2021 Golden Globes, as well as the trailers for LUCA and Army of the Dead and the past week in news.
02:20:19
03/03/2021
Eighty-Fourth Draft: HBO's The Last of Us Has its Cast of Us
On this week’s episode, Matt & Eric face off with HBO’s The Last of Us casting news, Zach Snyder’s Justice League trailer and what they have been watching post-Sundance.
01:55:44
22/02/2021
Eighty-Third Draft: Sundance 2021 Wrap-Up (Guest: Daniel Baptista)
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01:46:53
09/02/2021
Eighty-Second Draft: Sundance 2021 Preview
01:41:38
26/01/2021
Eighty-First Draft: The Best of 2020
01:30:00
11/01/2021
Eightieth Draft: Disney Investor Day 2020
02:23:37
15/12/2020
Seventy-Ninth Draft: The Entire Movie Industry is Changing and it's WILD
01:04:01
04/12/2020
Seventy-Eighth Draft: It's Like the End of "Return of the Jedi"
On this week’s episode, Matt & Eric discuss Joe Biden becoming President-Elect of the United States as well as their much needed time off and how they are trying to get healthier. They also discuss what they’ve been watching in October as well as The Mandalorian Season 2 impressions and some movie trailers and news!
02:01:00
09/11/2020
Seventy-Seventh Draft: TIFF 20 Roundup, No More Movies in 2020 & Marvelous News
On this week’s episode, Matt & Eric discuss their experience at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival as well as the plethora of release date changes and the megaton of Marvel news. There’s also discussion on the trailers for Borat: Subsequent Moviefilm, Dune, The Witches and more.
02:14:20
06/10/2020
Seventy-Sixth Draft: Remembering Chadwick Boseman, The Boys Season 2 Reactions & Eric Has Watched a Lot of Docs
On this week’s episode, Matt & Eric honour the late Chadwick Boseman as well as discuss The Boys Season 2. Eric also talks about the ridiculous amount of documentaries he has been watching. There’s also the usual Trailer Talk and much more.
02:03:30
09/09/2020
Seventy-Fifth Draft: DC FanDome Reactions & Are We Hypocrites For Going to See TENET?
On this week’s episode, Matt & Eric discuss their decision to head back to cinemas to see TENET and The New Mutants and whether they are hypocrites as well as all of the news from DC FanDome including The Batman, The Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman 1984 and more.
02:00:34
25/08/2020
Seventy-Fourth Draft: Did Matt's LG OLED Survive His Big Move?
On this week’s episode, Matt & Eric chat about Matt’s big move back to the suburbs as well as our new obsession with Naked Attraction, Disney moving MULAN to Disney+ for $30, TENET finally coming out in international markets and much more.
02:03:39
11/08/2020
Seventy-Third Draft: TIFF Talk 2020 - The Complete Lineup
On this week’s special “TIFF Talk” episode, Matt & Eric discuss their first impressions on the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival Lineup.
01:34:32
30/07/2020
Seventy-Second Draft: Antkind Impressions, Harley Quinn Season 2 and Lots of Trailers!
On this week’s episode, Matt & Eric discuss their first impressions on Charlie Kaufman’s new novel Antkind as well as Season 2 of Harley Quinn. They also chat about what else they have been watching and a plethora of new trailers and news including Halloween Kills, She Dies Tomorrow, American Pickle & The Tax Collector.
02:04:59
13/07/2020
Seventy-First Draft: TIFF 2020 - Layoffs, The Festival & Much More
On this week’s episode, Matt & Eric discuss the plethora of news surrounding the Toronto International Film Festival including their recent layoffs and plans for the 2020 festival.The boys also discuss what they have been watching, a gigantic amount of new movie trailers as well as other news such as Michael Keaton returning as Batman in The Flash.
02:45:03
29/06/2020
Seventieth Draft: Black Lives Matter, Cineplex/Cineworld Trouble & Shifting 2020 Releases
On this week’s episode, Matt & Eric discuss a variety of topics around the entertainment industry but most importantly the Black Lives Matter movement. Please take some time to donate (if you’re able to), sign petitions and educate yourself. Continue to make it part of your daily life.If you’d like a great starting point to better educate yourself, please check out this generous education plan by Bryanna Wallace & Autumn Gupta:Justice in JuneIf you are able, please donate to your local Black Lives Matter movement:Donate to Black Lives MatterPlease take some time and sign these petitions (via BLEU):Sign these PetitionsWatch these movies absolutely free on the Cineplex Store:Understanding Black StoriesThank you.Black Lives Matter.
02:28:10
15/06/2020
Sixty-Ninth Draft: Nice.
On this week’s episode, Matt & Eric celebrate their 69th episode with a hot & heavy discussion on erotic thrillers!They also discuss what else they’ve been watching as well as the trailers for Da 5 Bloods, The King of Staten Island, Unhinged & more. There is also a plethora of news including Mandalorian Season 2, M Night Shyamalan’s next film, Scream 5 and more!Stay horny.
02:50:00
20/05/2020
Sixty-Eighth Draft: Once Upon a Time... in Quarantine
On this week’s episode, Matt & Eric have some technical issues and Matt eats a chicken sandwich (enjoy that).Matt also chats about his slightly inebriated revisit to QT’s Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood and Eric discusses his thoughts on Spaceship Earth, Apple+’s The Banker Netflix’s The Platform. The boys also gush about ESPN/Netflix’sThe Last Dance.On the news front… they celebrate May the 4th with the plethora of Star Wars news as well as whatever random nonsense comes up.Stay safe everyone!
02:14:00
07/05/2020
Sixty-Seventh Draft: Did Eric Finally Have an Iced Coffee?
On this week’s episode, Matt & Eric discuss if Eric finally had his first iced coffee since self-isolation began.We also discuss things we’ve been watching like the Transformers movies and Blood Sucking Freaks among other things.There’s also some huge news with more release dates shuffling as well as the Academy announced that streaming movies are eligible for Oscars for this year only. We also chat about a bunch of other nonsense as per usual.Stay safe.
01:33:06
29/04/2020
Sixty-Sixth Draft: What Will Cinemas Look Like When This is Over?
On this week’s episode, Matt & Eric discuss what cinemas could look like after the pandemic is over. Will AMC & Cineplex survive? What will happen to the fall festival season? How could they implement social distancing? They also discuss what they’ve been watching including Contagion, Back to the Future, Double Dragon, Transformers & more. There’s also some more release date shuffling, Disney+ news & more.Most importantly, we hope you, our listeners are staying safe. Please stay home for the next while and practice social distancing in your everyday life. Thank you and we hope this podcast brings you some joy in these odd times.
02:40:52
21/04/2020
Sixty-Fifth Draft: New Disney/Fox/MCU Release Dates (Except New Mutants)
On this week’s episode, Matt & Eric discuss how Disney moved all of their 2020 release dates including FOX and the MCU… well except New Mutants. Matt and Eric also discuss the trailer for Netflix’s Extraction as well as what they’ve been up to while social distancing.
01:46:08
08/04/2020
Sixty-Fourth Draft: Eric Watched Digimon & Matt Played Animal Crossing
On this week’s episode, Eric watched Digimon: The Movie for some reason and Matt still can’t stop playing Animal Crossing. They also chat about The Star Wars Saga on 4K and review Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker on Blu-Ray. Sony also delayed most of their 2020 slate. Movies in 2020 are basically cancelled. VOD help us.Most importantly, we hope you, our listeners are staying safe. Please stay home for the next while and practice social distancing in your everyday life. Thank you and we hope this podcast brings you some joy in these odd times.
01:31:34
01/04/2020
Sixty-Third Draft: Watching Movies at Home in the COVID-19 Pandemic
On this week’s episode, Matt & Eric discuss the onslaught on 2020 films on VOD/Streaming including The Invisible Man, Emma, The Hunt, The Way Back, Birds of Prey, Onward and more. They also chat about what they’ve been up to this week of self-isolation and how they are handling the COVID-19 Pandemic.Most importantly, we hope you, our listeners are staying safe. Please stay home for the next while and practice social distancing in your everyday life. Thank you and we hope this podcast brings you some joy in these odd times.
01:42:49
24/03/2020
Sixty-Second Draft: The Pandemic Episode (Please Practice Social Distancing & Wash Your Hands)
Well, this is surreal. On this week’s episode, Matt & Eric discuss the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic and how they are practicing social distancing for the foreseeable future. They also discussing the delays of numerous Hollywood productions due to the Pandemic as well as the announcement of The Last of Us coming to HBO.Most importantly, we hope you, our listeners are staying safe. Please stay home for the next while and practice social distancing in your everyday life. Thank you and we hope this podcast brings you some joy in these odd times.
02:03:00
14/03/2020
Sixty-First Draft: David Ayres isn't David Ayer, Eric's Promising Young Women Impressions & James Mangold Directing Indiana Jones 5?
On this week's episode, Matt & Eric discuss Eric’s impressions on Promising Young Women as well as the recent David Ayres spectacle in last weekend’s Toronto Maple Leafs game. They also discuss the trailers for Candyman, Cursed Films, The Green Knight, The French Dispatch and Run as well as the big news in the world of Lucasfilm and more.
01:37:40
29/02/2020
Sixtieth Draft: Parasite won Best Picture, Sam Raimi is Directing Doctor Strange 2 & There's a New SAW Trailer!
On this week's episode, Matt & Eric discuss the results of the 92nd Academy Awards including Parasites big wins as well as the new trailer for Spiral: From the Book of Saw. They also discuss a bunch of MCU news including Sam Raimi directing Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Owen Wilson cast in Loki. Matt once again talks about The Fast Saga and these' two bozos discuss so much more.
01:54:25
12/02/2020
Fifty-Ninth Draft: 92nd Academy Awards Predictions, "Big Game" Trailers and More!
Who will take home an Oscar?On this week's episode, Matt & Eric discuss their predictions fo the 2020 Academy Awards! They also discuss what they’ve been watching as well as a plethora of “Big Game” spots including the new trailer for F9: The Fast Saga and so much more.
02:32:20
05/02/2020
Fifty-Eighth Draft: Our 20 Most Anticipated Movies of 2020
On this week's episode, Matt & Eric discuss their 20 most anticipated movies of 2020.Click Here For The Full List
01:30:00
27/01/2020
Fifty-Seventh Draft: 2020 Oscar Nominations, Fox is Officially Dead, Christian Bale in Thor 4 and Taika Waitit's Star Wars?
On this week's episode, Matt & Eric discuss the recent 2020 Academy Award nominations as well as the trailers for Birds of Prey, The New Mutants, Morbius, The Lovebirds, Charm City Kings, Fargo & Devs. They also discuss the recent news of Billie Eilish doing the theme for No Time to Die, Colin Trevorrow’s leaked Star Wars script, the Parasite limited series at HBO, the death of FOX, Taika Waititi’s Star Wars, Christian Bale in Thor: Love & Thunder and much more!
01:47:27
20/01/2020
Fifty-Sixth Draft: The Best Films of 2019
On this week's episode, Matt & Eric discuss their Top 25 films of the year as well as the trailer for A Quiet Place: Part II and what they’ve been watching over the holiday break.
01:37:58
08/01/2020
Fifty-Fifth Draft: Matt Went Viral, Eric Hung Out with Tarantino & There Are A Lot of Trailers
On this week's episode, Matt & Eric discuss how Matt’s stupid Baby Yoda tweet went viral and Eric’s trip to Los Angeles where he hung out with Quentin Tarantino. They also chat about what they’ve been up to and what they’ve been watching since the last regular episode as well as a ridiculous amount of new trailers including the TENET prologue.
02:14:16
30/12/2019
Fifty-Fourth Draft: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Spoilercast
On this week's episode, Matt & Eric discuss Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and only Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.BEWARE: SPOILERS AHEAD
01:51:29
23/12/2019
Fifty-Third Draft: The Best Films of the Decade
On this week's episode, Matt & Eric share their Top 25 films of the decade, as well as some of their friends and listeners!
02:14:22
10/12/2019
Fifty-Second Draft: Damon Lindelof's WATCHMEN is Incredible & We Can't Stop Talking About Star Wars
On this week's episode, Matt & Eric defend Damon Lindelof and discuss Matt’s love for HBO’s Watchmen as well as continue to talk about that Star War in a galaxy far, far away. Eric also went to Los Angeles (again) for the AFI premiere of The Two Popes and briefly met Anthony Hopkins! There is also conversation on the trailers for Antebellum, Emma, Call of the Wild, CATS and Dispatches from Elsewhere as well as a plethora of news including a possible Tenet IMAX prologue, Elizabeth Banks & Noah Hawley failing upward, John Turturro in The Batman and a wild new novel from Charlie Kaufman.Oh and so much more.
01:55:47
02/12/2019
Fifty-First Draft: Someone Brought a Baby to Charlie's Angels, We Watched Footage from Black Widow (and other 2020 Disney Films) & Have Impressions on Disney+
On this week's episode, Matt & Eric attended a 2020 Disney Preview Event and share their thoughts on footage from Black Widow, Soul, Onward, The King’s Man, Jungle Cruise, Mulan and more. Matt also review’s Elizabeth Banks’ Charlie’s Angels (including a crying baby in the theatre) and the boys share their thoughts on Disney+.They also discuss the trailers for Sonic the Hedgehog, The Way Back, Spongebob Squarepants: Sponge on the Run, Fantasy Island and Scoob! as well as a plethora of news including Mark Wahlberg in Uncharted and the new projects from Paul Thomas Anderson, Spike Lee, Damian Chazelle, Joel Coen and Quentin Tarantino.
02:40:55
19/11/2019
Fiftieth Draft: Grave Robbing James Dean, Scorsese in the New York Times & This Penguin Can Get IT
On this week's episode, Matt & Eric celebrate their 50th episode with some beers (well, Matt does) as they discuss whether it’s okay to use James Dean’s likeness in a new film, Martin Scorsese’s opt-ed in the New York Times and the news that Colin Farrell may be playing The Penguin in Matt Reeves’ The Batman.Eric also finally caught up with Jennifer Kent’s The Nightingale and Matt is watching Star Wars for the billionth time. There’s also some impressions on both Apple TV+ and Disney+ and trailer reactions to Soul, Wendy, The Invisible Man, The Banker and Servant.Strap in.
02:46:37
11/11/2019
Forty-Ninth Draft: Benioff & Weiss Quit Star Wars and Eric Went to the Premiere of The Irishman!
On this week's episode, Eric discusses his trip to Los Angeles to attend the premiere of The Irishman where he hung out with Marty Scorsese, Robert DeNiro, Joe Pesci, Al Pacino and Joseph Mazzello! Matt & Eric also discuss David Benioff & D.B. Weiss’ departure from their planned Star Wars trilogy as well as the newest trailer to The Mandalorian.There’s also some more trailers and news, but come on… Eric hung out with Tim from Jurassic Park.
01:33:42
30/10/2019
Forty-Eighth Draft: Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker Trailer Reaction, The Batman Casting and Jay & Silent Bob Reboot
On this week's episode, Matt & Eric go over the Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker trailer with a fine tooth comb, as well as discuss a plethora of news onThe Batman, Matrix 4 and much more. They also chat about their thoughts on Jay and Silent Bob Reboot and The Terminator franchise.There's also a mini-review of The Lion King (2019) on 4K.Oh and so much more. It’s a beefy boy.
02:28:29
23/10/2019
Forty-Seventh Draft: Marty on Marvel, Joker Discourse, The King & El Camino
On this week's episode, Matt & Eric are celebrating Thanksgiving at Matt’s parent’s house! They also chat about Scorsese’s thoughts on Marvel movies, the Joker online discourse and their thoughts on El Camino andThe King. They also cover the trailers for Jungle Cruise, Richard Jewel and The Gentleman as well as this week in news.Sorry again we’re using the “on-the-go” setup.Happy [Canadian] Thanksgiving!
02:29:07
14/10/2019
Forty-Sixth Draft: Batman and Spider-Man and Star Wars, Oh My!
On this week's episode, Matt & Eric chat about the crazy week in news with Batman casting, Spider-Man back in the MCU and Kevin Feige producing a Star War! They also review Toy Story 4 on 4K and discuss the trailers for a butt-load of upcoming movies including Birds of Prey and The King’s Man.They probably go off topic quite a bit.Oh and apologies that we didn’t use our regular equipment today!
01:47:00
02/10/2019
Forty-Fifth Draft: The Best Films of TIFF 2019
On this week's episode, Matt & Eric chat about the best and worst films of the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival as well as review Aladdin (2019) and Aladdin (1992) in 4K and discuss the trailers and news of the last couple weeks.We’re back baby!
02:31:18
23/09/2019
Forty-Forth Draft: TIFF 2019 Preview, Our First Birthday & D23!
On this week's episode, Matt & Eric preview the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, they celebrate the podcast’s first birthday and go over the trailers for The Mandalorian, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Lady & The Tramp, The World According to Jeff Goldblum, & Noelle as well as all of the news from last week’s D23.
01:20:31
04/09/2019
Forty-Third Draft: R.I.P. MCU Spider-Man
On this week's episode, Matt & Eric discuss the news that Spider-Man will be leaving the MCU. They also discuss Matrix 4, Disney+, 007 in No Time to Die and a buttload of trailers.
01:36:02
20/08/2019
Forty-Second Draft: TIFF Talk 2019: Midnight Madness, Platform, Discovery and Docs (Also, The Hunt was Cancelled?)
On this week's episode, Matt & Eric discuss the Midnight Madness, Platform, Discovery and Docs lineups at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival as well as the news that Universal Pictures has cancelled the release of The Hunt. They also review the 4K Blu Ray release of Avengers: Endgame, and chat about what they’ve been watching and the trailer for Honey Boy.
02:15:47
12/08/2019
Forty-First Draft: TIFF Talk 2019: Canadian Lineup & Lots of Trailers
On this week's episode, Matt & Eric discuss the Canadian lineup at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival as well as what they’ve been watching and the trailers for 1917, First Love, The Irishman, The Lighthouse, Mindhunter, Queen & Slim and Tenet.They also discuss a plethora of news stories including the New York and Venice Film Festivals.
02:01:34
04/08/2019
Fortieth Draft: Marvel Studios Phase 4 & Eric Has a Wild SAW 9 Theory
On this week's episode, Matt & Eric discuss Marvel Studios’ announcement of their Phase 4 slate of films and Disney+ shows. They also discuss the trailers for The King’s Man, It: Chapter Two, Jay & Silent Bob Reboot, Top Gun Maverick, Cats and Watchmen as well as the rest of the news from Comic Con and beyond.Stick around to the very end for a wild SAW theory by Eric based on the working title The Organ Donor.
02:09:59
27/07/2019
Thirty-Ninth Draft: TIFF Talk 2019: Galas & Special Presentations!
On this week's bonus episode, Matt & Eric discuss the first wave of announcements for the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival including: Knives Out, Joker, JoJo Rabbit, Parasite, Motherless Brooklyn, Uncut Gems, Ford v Ferrari, The Goldfinch, Just Mercy, Hustlers, Dolemite Is My Name, The Laundromat, The Lighthouse, Marriage Story, and more.
02:02:51
23/07/2019
Thirty-Eighth Draft: Live on Location From Our Friend Mike's House
On this week's episode, Matt & Eric test their mobile podcast setup before TIFF 2019 and discuss both the 1994 and 2019 versions of The Lion King (Eric has seen the new one). They also chat about the trailers for Mulan and The Hunt as well as whatever the hell was going on in the news.
01:40:45
15/07/2019