Sound On Sight / Sordid Cinema

The Fantasia Film Festival offered so many great films this year that we are still playing catch-up, even a month after the festival has ended. On this episode of Sordid Cinema, Simon, Rick and Justine sit down and discuss three of the best Canadian genre films of the year starting with Panos Cosmatos's Beyond The Black Rainbow, moving on to The Corridor by director Evan Kelly and ending with You Are Here from director Daniel Cockburn.

The “Sound On Sight” radio show has also been consistently shortlisted one of the best film podcasts 2007-2010. It is marketed principally towards students and genre enthusiasts, and typically features in-depth discussion and debate on contemporary film.

James Gunn began his career in filmmaking with Troma Entertainment, for whom he wrote and co-directed the critically acclaimed independent film Tromeo and Juliet. After contributing to several other films for Troma, he wrote, produced and performed in his own superhero comedy, The Specials, directed by Craig Mazin. In 2010 Gunn returned to the world of the non comic book superheroes with Super. The film recently played at the Fantasia Film Festival and on that same week was released on DVD and BluRay; so we've taken this opportunity to finally review it, along side Gunn's directorial debut Slither.

The “Sound On Sight” radio show has also been consistently shortlisted one of the best film podcasts 2007-2010. It is marketed principally towards students and genre enthusiasts, and typically features in-depth discussion and debate on contemporary film.

The “Sound On Sight” radio show has also been consistently shortlisted one of the best film podcasts 2007-2010. It is marketed principally towards students and genre enthusiasts, and typically features in-depth discussion and debate on contemporary film.

Our sort-of Fantasia wrap-up continues. In this hour: Miguel Angel Vivas's ultraviolent home-invasion thriller Kidnapped; Jim Mickle's post-collapse vampire flick Stake Land, also out on DVD this week; and finally Trollhunter, the horror/comedy/mock-doc that's been popular in Europe and on the fest circuit for some time. And, hey, bonus: we also have an interview with the writer and director of the John Landis-produced dark comedy Some Guy Who Kills People.

In Part One of our epic two-part sort-of wrap-up to the Fantasia Film Festival here in Montreal, we take on a motley crew of some of the most-discussed genre movies on display. First up: Mike Flanagan's Absentia, a moody, microbudget thriller partially funded through Kickstarter; Troy Nixey's Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, a remake of the 1973 TV Movie, brought to you in part by Guillermo del Toro; Ti West's divisive chiller The Innkeepers; and lastly an interview with Sweden's Philip Tegstedt on his psychological thriller Marianne.

It’s hard to believe that the Sound on Sight podcast has never once reviewed a Harry Potter film. That is until now. Due to the highly anticipated release of the final film in the eight part installment of the trilogy based on JK Rowling’s books, Sound on Sight presents a special look at the Harry Potter film franchise leading up to a review of the eighth film. This is the first of what we like to call the B-sides, a series of podcasts produced and hosted by Sound On Sight staff writers, outside of the regular Sound On Sight radio hosts. Josh Youngerman and new contributor Kate Kulzick will be reviewing two films per installment leading up to the eighth film. In this actual final installment, Kate and Josh walk the red carpet wearing their best black and white (or in Josh's case a tuxedo t-shirt) to bestow their personal awards on the Harry Potter Series.

John Landis, the director behind The Blues Brothers, Animal House, American Werewolf In London and Michael Jackson’s Thriller, is back after 12 long years with Burke and Hare. The film had its Canadian premiere at the Fantasia Film Festival this past week and the director Landis was present to receive a lifetime achievement award. So naturally it only made sense that Ricky D set up an interview with the filmmaker and with it comes our very first special dedicated to his work.

The Fantasia Film Festival continues here in Montreal, and this year there's a sizeable number of promising American independent features to discuss. First up is Mike Cahill's Another Earth, a Sundance prizewinner; then there's Evan Glodell's one-of-a-kind Bellflower, which we have paired up with a short interview with the industrious filmmaker; last but not least is The FP, a demented post-apocalyptic satire courtesy of the Trost brothers that's just been picked up for distribution by Drafthouse Films. Trust us, folks: if you have any interest in independent film, this episode's a big one.

The Fantasia Film Festival continues here in Montreal and with it came three exception British genre films. On this episode of the Sound On Sight podcast, we sit back and discuss Julian Gilbey's A Lonely Place To Die, Attack The Block by writer/director Joe Cornish and the directorial debut by Carl Tibbetts titled Retreat.

With the Summer of Superheroes drawing to a close, one last major Marvel Studios release remains: , the last of Marvel's superhero team to get a formal introduction before Joss Whedon's The Avengers takes over our collective wallet in 2012. The film's director, Joe Johnston, has done a WWII-period comic-book adaptation before: 1991's The Rocketeer. It seemed sensible to discuss both movies and find out if anything seperates Johnston's movie from the recent glut of superhero pics.

The “Sound On Sight” radio show has also been consistently shortlisted one of the best film podcasts 2007-2010. It is marketed principally towards students and genre enthusiasts, and typically features in-depth discussion and debate on contemporary film.

No director inspires more of an impassioned divide between fanboys and critics as Kevin Smith. After his 1994 indie breakout sensation Clerks helped reshape American independent moviemaking, he developed a cult fanbase with his profane, cheeky comedies. Now he's back with his first horror film, the independently distributed Red State, which just had its Canadian Premiere here in Montreal at the Fantasia Film Festival. Ricky, Justine and special guest Alex Moffatt of CUTV, weigh in on the new film, and take a look back at the movie that made him a geek household name.

It’s hard to believe that the Sound on Sight podcast has never once reviewed a Harry Potter film. That is until now. Due to the highly anticipated release of the final film in the eight part installment of the trilogy based on JK Rowling’s books, Sound on Sight presents a special look at the Harry Potter film franchise leading up to a review of the eighth film. This is the first of what we like to call the B-sides, a series of podcasts produced and hosted by Sound On Sight staff writers, outside of the regular Sound On Sight radio hosts. Josh Youngerman and new contributor Kate Kulzick will be reviewing two films per installment leading up to the eighth film.