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MoviePod is a podcast about reclaimed cinema. The films covered are ones that have had a noticeable shift in reception since their initial release. These include cult films that have a die-hard fandom that have rejected the critics. It also includes films have been claimed by communities and subcultures as representation.
Hosted by Brian Wishart, a film buff in London, Ontario, Canada. Each week I will be joined by a guest. Bonus episodes under the MoviePod Dispatch umbrella will cover various topics such as film festivals and new releases.
You can email questions to be read on the air to moviepodmailbag@gmail.com
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MoviePod Dispatch: Forest City Film Festival 2026 (The Stunt Driver, Thunder Queens, Her Last Supper, Dolphin Flip, Seahorse, Death Has No Master, Fatherland, Tender Loving Care, La Gradiva and more!)
I spent 11 days at the 11th edition of London, Ontario's Forest City Film Festival! I saw a ton of great local and international films from new and upcoming film makers. I got the chance to hang out with old friends and new as the energy of
Halloween II (2009) w/ Maeve
Neither of Rob Zombie's Halloween movies received much critical fanfare. People found his approach to making Michael Myers a deeper character to be unnecessary and Zombie's typical filmmaking style was seen as off-putting. However, his sequ
The Exorcist III (1990) w/ Tim Sestito and Tommy Thevenet from Haven't Scene It
The second follow-up to William Friedkin's horror masterpiece had high expectations but didn't quite become the critical bounce back as expected from the reviled Exorcist II: The Heretic. Overtime William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist III is
MoviePod Dispatch: TIFF 2026 #3 w/ Dalton Pike (Ink, The Devils, Possible Love, All of a Sudden, Misty Green, Minotaur, Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney, The Face of Horror, Josephine and more!)
MoviePod's third and final TIFF 2026 episode is finally here! I'm joined by Dalton Pike to discuss the rest of the films that we saw this year including my personal favourite film of the festival, Possible Love, and some heavy hitters such
MoviePod Dispatch: Digging into Digger (2026) w/ Kevin Tuck [SPOILERS]
By popular demand: MoviePod is talking Digger. Kevin and I ended up talking about Digger for an hour before another recording. Luckily I hit the record button so we just made it an episode. He's a defender and I'm a heavy detractor. Since t
MoviePod Dispatch: Torus (2026) w/ director Kevin Tuck, and a Forest City Film Festival 2026 Preview
Friend of the show Kevin Tuck created a microbudget indie sci-fi film called Torus that will be having its world premiere at the 2026 Forest City Film Festival in London, Ontario later this month. I got a chance to ask him some questions ab
MoviePod Dispatch: TIFF 2026 #2 w/ Andrew Joe Potter (Fjord, La Bola Negra, Elsinore, Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother, Musk, Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty, and more!)
Andrew Joe Potter is back on the show to discuss even more festival releases in MoviePod's second of three episodes dedicated towards the Toronto International Film Festival. Movies discussed are listed here with timestamps: Intro (00:00) B
MoviePod Dispatch: TIFF 2026 #1 w/ Matt Fresh (Club Kid, Wild Horse Nine, I Play Rocky, Tangles, The Last Photograph, and more!)
I am joined by Matt Fresh from Stand N' Watch and GG Tribune to discuss our TIFF experience in the first of the three MoviePod episodes dedicated towards the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival. Click the timestamps to jump to specific
Resident Evil: Retribution (2012) w/ Maeve
There's a new Resident Evil movie by Zach Cregger coming out this week so MoviePod is returning to the Biohazard well. Maeve is back on the show to discuss Paul W. S. Anderson's best Resident Evil film, the fifth one, Retribution. This movi
Neon Genesis Evangelion - Episodes 25, 26 & The End of Evangelion (1997) w/ Caltex
Sometimes when fans complain enough they will redo the ending of your hit TV show! Except Neon Genesis Evangelion is no Stranger Things. The ending of EVA was abstract and had to be rushed to keep up with a demanding schedule. After the con
The Night of the Hunter (1955) w/ Audens
Charles Laughton directed exactly one movie: The Night of the Hunter. Audiences and critics disliked it due to its shocking (for 1955) content. Laughton took the criticism to heart and never directed a movie again. People began to come arou
The Battle of Algiers (1966) w/ Jacob and Jen Big Nasty from Worker's Lit
It's the movie that depicted a conflict that literally brought down the Fourth French Republic. French critics hated it and it took five years for France to release Gillo Pontecorvo's The Battle of Algiers to release theatrically. Internati
Blade Runner (1982) w/ Kevin Tuck
This is one of the movies that made me decide to choose this format for the podcast. Polarizing when it came out, thanks to an inferior theatrical cut, it released in the same month as other sci-fi gems like Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan,
Spider-Man 3 (2007) w/ Audens and egg_brained
There's a new Spider-Man in the theatre so it's the perfect excuse to revisit the fantastic, yet maligned, third Sam Raimi film in his trilogy. This film ended a series but people came around to it a bit more a decade later when Tom Holland
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) w/ Tim Sestito and Tommy Thevenet from Haven't Scene It
This is a big one. Batman AND Superman in the same movie? What could go wrong? To many, nothing went wrong and the three hour extended cut of Zack Snyder's superhero team up movie is a a great film. However, those people are wrong. This is
Jurassic Park III (2001) w/ Dalton Pike of Outside the Frame and Sick Flicks
With one of our greats, Sam Neill, passing away I brough back Dalton Pike to the show to talk about his favourite Jurassic Park film, Joe Johnston's Jurassic Park III. The movie had a mixed reception upon release. However, Spielberg's mixed
Event Horizon (1997) w/ Maeve
In tribute of the late Sam Neill, I brought Maeve back onto the show to talk about Paul W.S. Anderson's sci-fi horror cult film Event Horizon. It was critically blasted upon release. Decades later, it has influenced a lot of sci-fi video ga
Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) w/ Audens and egg_brained
As a bonus film that doesn't really fit the format, I am joined again by Audens and egg_brained to discuss the disappointing film Minions: The Rise of Gru! Hopefully the new film in theatres now will rectify the mistakes of this film and fe
Jackass: The Movie (2002) and Jackass Franchise Discussion w/ Dalton Pike of Outside the Frame and Sick Flicks
Welcome to Jackass! To celebrate Jackass: Best and Last the supposedly final installment of the slapstick comedy franchise, Dalton is back on the show to chat about a series that both mean a lot to the both of us. Jackass was considered low
Point Break (1991) w/ Daberhasher
Happy Pride Month! Surfers, bank heists and homoeroticism are at the centre of Kathryn Bigelow's film about masculinity. This Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves is a true cult classic. I'm joined by Daberhasher to explore this wild movie with
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) and Warriors of the Wind (1985) w/ Amity Gilmour
Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind premiered in Japan to good reviews. A year later, an awful cut of the film emerged in North America called Warriors of the Wind which misread the tone of the movie and featured a bad Engli
Spies Like Us (1985) w/ Charles Star from No Homework Podcast
No children were killed in helicopter accidents during this particular John Landis production. This week on the show I'm joined by Charles Star to discuss the spy comedy Spies Like Us! It was received pretty weakly but on its 40th anniversa
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) w/ Matt Fresh from GG Tribune and Stand N' Watch
They finally made a new James Bond video game! In celebration of the release of 007 First Light, I'm using it as a chance to discuss my favourite film franchise again. I am joined by my GG Tribune editor Matt Fresh to discuss a film that wa
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) w/ Ryan
For episode 50 of MoviePod we are doing Episode 1! I am joined again by Ryan to discuss a film that had impossible expectations upon release and received criticism for its bizarre choices and stilted dialogue. However, as time as gone on an
Top Gun (1986) w/ Dalton Pike from Sick Flicks and Outside the Frame
This week on MoviePod we are writing cheques our bodies can't cash. We are talking about Top Gun just in time for the 40th anniversary. Critics were iffy on the dialogue and human elements of this film but all agreed that the action scenes
Mortal Kombat (1995) w/ Tim Sestito and Tommy Thevenet from Haven't Scene It
In time for the new film, I am joined by Tim and Tommy from the Haven't Scene It podcast to discuss Paul W.S. Anderson's 1995 film Mortal Kombat! It was the first video game movie that ever made actual money. However, the lack of the series
Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966) w/ MLYP
It was a forgotten film made by a fertilizer salesman on a bet in 1966. It fell into complete obscurity until it was discovered and riffed on in a classic episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Now the film has a reputation as being the w
Speed Racer (2008) w/ Maeve
The Wachowski's adaptation of the Speed Racer anime was met with divisive reviews. Many people, including myself, at the time found it headache inducing and too over the top. Having myself rewatched it with a bunch of Wachowski fanatics dur
BONUS: TIFF Next Wave 2026 (Films discussed: Chandler Levack's Roommates, Thanks For Nothing, Big Girls Don't Cry, Isle Child, If I Go Will they Miss Me, CAMP, Ish)
Last weekend I went to the 2026 edition of the TIFF Next Wave Film Festival. It is a young adult oriented film festival programmed by a committee of Toronto area high school students put on by the Toronto International Film Festival. I saw
Constantine (2005) w/ Johnny Amizich from Culture Dumpster and GG Tribune
This week we are covering a comic book movie that divided critics upon its release. However, the unique visual style makes it stand apart from so many other homogenized super hero movies. The lead star, Keanu Reeves, has also been reclaimed
