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This movie-themed podcast is hosted by Ryan McNeil from TheMatinee.ca, who is joined by a different special guest every episode for movie news, reviews, and opinions. For more movie geekery, visit the website at www.thematinee.ca

Ryan McNeil

Toronto, Canada


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    Episode 357 – WICKED: FOR GOOD

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2025 61:04


    Talkin' Jon M. Chu's new film with Hillary Butler

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    Episode 356 – DIE MY LOVE

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2025 76:48


    Talkin' Lynne Ramsay's new film with Sharon Gissy

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    Episode 355 – FRANKENSTEIN

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2025 64:04


    Talkin' Paul Guillermo del Toro's new film with Jo Ryan

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    Episode 354 – THE SMASHING MACHINE

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2025 74:50


    Talkin' Benny Safdie's new film with Vanya Garraway

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    Episode 353 – ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2025 84:31


    Talkin' Paul Thomas Anderson's new film with Corey Atad

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    Episode 352 – EDDINGTON

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2025 81:03


    Talkin' Ari Aster's new film with Brian J Roan

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    Episode 351 – SUPERMAN

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2025 84:03


    Talkin' James Gunn's new film with Britany A. Murphy

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    Episode 350 – 28 YEARS LATER

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2025 68:21


    Talkin' Danny Boyle's new film with Simon Columb

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    Episode 349 – MATERIALISTS

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2025


    Talkin' Celine Song's new film with Hillary Butler

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    Episode 348 – WARFARE

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025


    Talkin' Alex Garland's new film with Bob Turnbull

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    Episode 347 – THE WEDDING BANQUET

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025


    Talkin' Andrew Ahn's new film with Katie Armstrong.

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    Episode 346 – THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025


    Talkin' James Griffiths' new film with Heidy Morales.

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    Episode 345 – BLACK BAG, “The Lying Comes Honestly”

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025


    Talkin' Steven Soderbergh's new film with Kurt Halfyard

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    Episode 344 – MICKEY 17

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025


    Talkin' Bong Joon Ho's new film with Ruby Dhillon

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    Episode 343 – I’M STILL HERE

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025


    Talkin' Walter Salles' new film with Robyn Bahr

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    Episode 342 – PRESENCE

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025


    Talkin' Steven Soderbrgh's new film with Andrew James

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    Episode 341 – 97TH OSCAR NOMINEES

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025


    Talkin' the 97th Oscar Nominations with Marya E. Gates.

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    Episode 340 – NOSFERATU

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2025


    Talkin' Robert Eggers' new film with Lindsay Traves

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    Episode 339 – 2024 in Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2024


    Talkin' 2024 at The Movies with guests Jo Ryan, Hillary Butler and Bob Turnbull

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    Episode 338 – BLITZ

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2024


    Talkin' Steve McQueen's new film with Odie Henderson

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    Episode 337 – WICKED: PART ONE

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024


    Talkin' Jon M Chu's new film with Hillary Butler

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    Episode 336 – WE LIVE IN TIME

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024


    Talkin' John Crowley's new film with Andrew Robinson.

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    Episode 335 – ANORA

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024


    Talkin' Sean Baker's new film with Keisha Howerth

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    Episode 334 – THE WILD ROBOT

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024


    Talkin' Chris Sanders' new film with Corey Atad

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    Episode 333 – THE SUBSTANCE

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024


    Talkin' Coralie Fargeat's new film with Carolyn Mauricette

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    Wicked Little Town: TIFF 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024


    Hillary Butler joins me in The Canteen as TIFF 2024 goes into its back half

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    Episode 332 – SING SING

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024


    Talkin' Greg Kwedar's new film with Britany Murphy

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    Episode 331 – TWISTERS

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2024


    Talkin' Lee Isaac Chung's new film with Andrew James

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    Episode 330 – THELMA

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024


    Talkin' Josh Margolin's new film with Robyn Bahr

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    Episode 329 – KINDS OF KINDNESS

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024


    Talkin' Yorgos Lanthimos' new film with Jim Laczkowski

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    Episode 328 – HIT MAN

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024


    Talkin' Phillip Richard Linklater's new film with Vanya Garraway

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    Episode 327 – FIELD OF DREAMS

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2024


    Talkin' Phillip Alden Robinson's classic film with Hillary Butler

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    Episode 326 – I SAW THE TV GLOW

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2024


    Talkin' Jane Schoenbrun's new film with Courtney Small

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    Episode 325 – CHALLENGERS

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2024


    Talkin' Luca Guadagnino's new film with Ruby Dhillon

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    Playing Favourites v. 3 : EVERYTHING, EVERYWHERE, ALL AT ONCE

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024


    Revisiting Everything Evrywhere All at One with Corey Atad

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    Playing Favourites v. 2 : PAST LIVES

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024


    Revisiting Past Lives with Heidy Morales

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    Playing Favourites v. 1 : NOMADLAND

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024


    Revisiting Nomadland with Adrian Wilfred

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    Episode 324 – LOVE LIES BLEEDING

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2024


    Talkin' Rose Glass' new film with Ariel Fisher

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    Episode 323 – PERFECT DAYS

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2024


    Talkin' Wim Wenders' new film with Bob Turnbull

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    Episode 322 – HOW TO HAVE SEX

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2024


    Talkin' Molly Manning Walker's new film with Heidy Morales

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    Episode 321 – 96TH OSCAR NOMINEES

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2024


    Talkin' the 96th Oscar Nominations with Marya E. Gates.

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    Episode 320 – ALL OF US STRANGERS

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2024


    Talkin' Andrew Haigh's new film with Jolie Featherstone

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    Episode 319 – THE IRON CLAW

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2024


    Talkin' Sean Durkin's new film with Brian J Roan

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    Episode 318 – 2023 in Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2023


    Talkin' 2023 at The Movies with guests Jolie Featherstone, Hillary Butler and Bob Turnbull

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    Episode 317 – MAY DECEMBER

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2023


    Talkin' Todd Haynes' new film with Robert Daniels

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    Episode 316 – THE HOLDOVERS

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2023


    Talkin' Alexander Payne's new film with Bob Turnbull

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    Episode 315 – THE MARVELS

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2023


    Talkin' Nia DaCosta's film with Hillary Butler

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    Episode 314 – THE KILLER

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2023


    Talkin' David Fincher's film with Vanya Garraway

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    Episode 313 – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2023


    Talkin' Martin Scorsese's film with Mike Lane

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    Wicked Little Town: TIFF 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2023


    Jolie Featherstone joins me on King St West as TIFF 2023 draws to a close

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    Episode 312 – PASSAGES

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2023


    Talkin' Ira Sachs' film with Stevee Taylor

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