Join Dave and Elise every week for a buggy-ride of cinematic exploration. A bilingual Montreal native and a Prairies hayseed gravitate to Toronto for the film culture, meet on OK Cupid, and spur on each other's movie-love, culminating in this podcast. Expect in-depth discussion of their old favourites (mostly studio-era Hollywood) and their latest frontiers (courtesy of the TIFF Cinematheque and various Toronto rep houses and festivals). The podcast will be comprised of several potentially never-ending series: - Fear & Moviegoing in Toronto: Our Perspectives on Choice Local Retrospectives - Hollywood Studios – Year by Year: Deep-cut dishing on Paramount, MGM, Warner Brothers, RKO, Fox, and Universal items from 1930 to 1948. - Acteurist oeuvre-views of worthy on-camera creatives, beginning with Jennifer Jones and Setsuko Hara. - And a big parade of special subjects hand-chosen by whichever of your hosts happens to have a handle on this buggy that week
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – MGM – 1935: BIOGRAPHY OF A BACHELOR GIRL & THE FLAME WITHIN
Biography of a Bachelor Girl (1935) · Jul 17, 2026
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – MGM – 1935: BIOGRAPHY OF A BACHELOR GIRL & THE FLAME WITHIN
The Flame Within (1935) · Jul 17, 2026
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Paramount – 1935: THE PRESIDENT VANISHES and THE GLASS KEY
The Glass Key (1935) · Jul 3, 2026
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Paramount – 1935: THE PRESIDENT VANISHES and THE GLASS KEY
The President Vanishes (1934) · Jul 3, 2026
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Universal – 1934: THERE'S ALWAYS TOMORROW & THE MAN WHO RECLAIMED HIS HEAD
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head (1934) · Jun 12, 2026
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Universal – 1934: THERE'S ALWAYS TOMORROW & THE MAN WHO RECLAIMED HIS HEAD
There's Always Tomorrow (1934) · Jun 12, 2026
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Warner Brothers – 1934: I AM A THIEF & I'VE GOT YOUR NUMBER
I've Got Your Number (1934) · Apr 24, 2026
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Warner Brothers – 1934: I AM A THIEF & I'VE GOT YOUR NUMBER
I Am a Thief (1934) · Apr 24, 2026
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – MGM – 1934: A WICKED WOMAN & SEQUOIA
A Wicked Woman (1934) · Apr 3, 2026
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Universal – 1933: THE INVISIBLE MAN & COUNSELLOR-AT-LAW
The Invisible Man (1933) · Feb 27, 2026
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Universal – 1933: THE INVISIBLE MAN & COUNSELLOR-AT-LAW
Counsellor at Law (1933) · Feb 27, 2026
Special Subject - Valentine's Day 2026 – Adam Sandler Valentine – THE WEDDING SINGER (1998) and PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE (2002)
Punch-Drunk Love (2002) · Feb 13, 2026
Special Subject - Valentine's Day 2026 – Adam Sandler Valentine – THE WEDDING SINGER (1998) and PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE (2002)
The Wedding Singer (1998) · Feb 13, 2026
Acteurist Spotlight - Delphine Seyrig – Part 2: INDIA SONG (1975) and BAXTER, VERA BAXTER (1977)
Baxter, Vera Baxter (1977) · Jan 30, 2026
Acteurist Spotlight - Delphine Seyrig – Part 2: INDIA SONG (1975) and BAXTER, VERA BAXTER (1977)
India Song (1975) · Jan 30, 2026
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Universal – 1932: THE OLD DARK HOUSE and THE MUMMY
The Mummy (1932) · Nov 7, 2025
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Universal – 1932: THE OLD DARK HOUSE and THE MUMMY
The Old Dark House (1932) · Nov 7, 2025
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Warner Brothers – 1932: TAXI! & THREE ON A MATCH
Three on a Match (1932) · Sep 12, 2025
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Warner Brothers – 1932: TAXI! & THREE ON A MATCH
Taxi! (1932) · Sep 12, 2025
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – MGM – 1932: BLONDIE OF THE FOLLIES & FAITHLESS
Blondie of the Follies (1932) · Aug 29, 2025
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – MGM – 1932: BLONDIE OF THE FOLLIES & FAITHLESS
Faithless (1932) · Aug 29, 2025
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Paramount – 1932: THE MAN I KILLED aka BROKEN LULLABY & HORSE FEATHERS
The Plumber (1979) · Aug 8, 2025
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Universal – 1931: BAD SISTER & STRICTLY DISHONORABLE
The Bad Sister (1931) · Jul 25, 2025
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Universal – 1931: BAD SISTER & STRICTLY DISHONORABLE
Strictly Dishonorable (1931) · Jul 25, 2025
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Warner Brothers - 1931: NIGHT NURSE & BLONDE CRAZY
Blonde Crazy (1931) · Jun 6, 2025
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Warner Brothers - 1931: NIGHT NURSE & BLONDE CRAZY
Night Nurse (1931) · Jun 6, 2025
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – MGM – 1931: THE EASIEST WAY & THE CHAMP
The Champ (1931) · May 23, 2025
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – MGM – 1931: THE EASIEST WAY & THE CHAMP
The Easiest Way (1931) · May 23, 2025
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Paramount – 1931: 24 HOURS and LADIES OF THE BIG HOUSE
Ladies of the Big House (1931) · May 2, 2025
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Paramount – 1931: 24 HOURS and LADIES OF THE BIG HOUSE
24 Hours (1931) · May 2, 2025
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Universal – 1930: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT & OUTSIDE THE LAW
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) · Apr 11, 2025
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Universal – 1930: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT & OUTSIDE THE LAW
Outside the Law (1930) · Apr 11, 2025
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Warner Brothers – 1930: A NOTORIOUS AFFAIR & THE DOORWAY TO HELL
The Doorway to Hell (1930) · Feb 21, 2025
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Warner Brothers – 1930: A NOTORIOUS AFFAIR & THE DOORWAY TO HELL
A Notorious Affair (1930) · Feb 21, 2025
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year - MGM – 1930: THE FLORODORA GIRL & MADAM SATAN
Madam Satan (1930) · Feb 7, 2025
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year - MGM – 1930: THE FLORODORA GIRL & MADAM SATAN
The Florodora Girl (1930) · Feb 7, 2025
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Paramount – 1930: THE LOVE PARADE & THE VAGABOND KING
The Love Parade (1929) · Jan 17, 2025
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Paramount – 1930: THE LOVE PARADE & THE VAGABOND KING
The Vagabond King (1930) · Jan 17, 2025
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Universal – 1948: A WOMAN'S VENGEANCE & LARCENY
Larceny (1948) · Jan 1, 2025
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Universal – 1948: A WOMAN'S VENGEANCE & LARCENY
A Woman's Vengeance (1948) · Jan 1, 2025
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Warner Brothers - 1948: THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE & JOHNNY BELINDA
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) · Nov 8, 2024
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Warner Brothers - 1948: THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE & JOHNNY BELINDA
Johnny Belinda (1948) · Nov 8, 2024
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – MGM - 1948: SUMMER HOLIDAY and EASTER PARADE
Easter Parade (1948) · Oct 18, 2024
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – MGM - 1948: SUMMER HOLIDAY and EASTER PARADE
Summer Holiday (1948) · Oct 18, 2024
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Paramount - 1948: SO EVIL MY LOVE & THE BIG CLOCK
The Big Clock (1948) · Oct 4, 2024
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Paramount - 1948: SO EVIL MY LOVE & THE BIG CLOCK
So Evil My Love (1948) · Oct 4, 2024
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Warner Brothers – 1947: POSSESSED & DARK PASSAGE
Dark Passage (1947) · Jul 26, 2024
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Warner Brothers – 1947: POSSESSED & DARK PASSAGE
Possessed (1947) · Jul 26, 2024
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Paramount – 1947: CALIFORNIA and CALCUTTA
California (1947) · Jun 21, 2024
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Paramount – 1947: CALIFORNIA and CALCUTTA
Calcutta, Darjeeling & Bihar (1947) · Jun 21, 2024
Special Subject – The Wartime Mizoguchi – THE STORY OF THE LAST CHRYSANTHEMUM (1939) & THE 47 RONIN (1941)
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939) · Jun 14, 2024
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Warner Brothers – 1946: DEVOTION & NIGHT AND DAY
Night and Day (1946) · Apr 12, 2024
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Warner Brothers – 1946: DEVOTION & NIGHT AND DAY
Devotion (1946) · Apr 12, 2024
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – MGM – 1946: TWO SMART PEOPLE and A LETTER FOR EVIE
Two Smart People (1946) · Mar 22, 2024
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – MGM – 1946: TWO SMART PEOPLE and A LETTER FOR EVIE
A Letter for Evie (1946) · Mar 22, 2024
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Warner Brothers – 1945: SARATOGA TRUNK & DANGER SIGNAL
Danger Signal (1945) · Jan 5, 2024
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Warner Brothers – 1945: SARATOGA TRUNK & DANGER SIGNAL
Saratoga Trunk (1945) · Jan 5, 2024
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – MGM – 1945: THE CLOCK & YOLANDA AND THE THIEF + FEAR AND MOVIEGOING IN TORONTO – Ernst Lubitsch retrospective at TIFF Cinémathèque, Part I
Yolanda and the Thief (1945) · Dec 15, 2023
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – MGM – 1945: THE CLOCK & YOLANDA AND THE THIEF + FEAR AND MOVIEGOING IN TORONTO – Ernst Lubitsch retrospective at TIFF Cinémathèque, Part I
The Clock (1945) · Dec 15, 2023
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Paramount – 1945: THE MAN IN HALF MOON STREET & SALTY O'ROURKE
Salty O'Rourke (1945) · Dec 1, 2023
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Paramount – 1945: THE MAN IN HALF MOON STREET & SALTY O'ROURKE
The Man in Half Moon Street (1945) · Dec 1, 2023
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Universal – 1944: WEIRD WOMAN & COBRA WOMAN
Cobra Woman (1944) · Nov 10, 2023
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Universal – 1944: WEIRD WOMAN & COBRA WOMAN
Weird Woman (1944) · Nov 10, 2023
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Universal – 1943: THE STRANGE DEATH OF ADOLF HITLER & SON OF DRACULA
Son of Dracula (1943) · Jul 28, 2023
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Universal – 1943: THE STRANGE DEATH OF ADOLF HITLER & SON OF DRACULA
The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler (1943) · Jul 28, 2023
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Warner Brothers – 1943: MISSION TO MOSCOW & EDGE OF DARKNESS
Edge of Darkness (1943) · Jun 2, 2023
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Warner Brothers – 1943: MISSION TO MOSCOW & EDGE OF DARKNESS
Mission to Moscow (1943) · Jun 2, 2023
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – MGM – 1943: THE HUMAN COMEDY & LASSIE COME HOME
Lassie Come Home (1943) · May 12, 2023
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – MGM – 1943: THE HUMAN COMEDY & LASSIE COME HOME
The Human Comedy (1943) · May 12, 2023
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Paramount – 1943: THE PALM BEACH STORY & NO TIME FOR LOVE
No Time for Love (1943) · Apr 28, 2023
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Paramount – 1943: THE PALM BEACH STORY & NO TIME FOR LOVE
The Palm Beach Story (1942) · Apr 28, 2023
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Universal – 1942: THE MAD DOCTOR OF MARKET STREET & SABOTEUR
Saboteur (1942) · Apr 14, 2023
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Universal – 1942: THE MAD DOCTOR OF MARKET STREET & SABOTEUR
The Mad Doctor of Market Street (1942) · Apr 14, 2023
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Warner Brothers – 1942: KINGS ROW and JUKE GIRL + Fear & Moviegoing in Toronto
Juke Girl (1942) · Feb 24, 2023
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Universal – 1941: THE FLAME OF NEW ORLEANS & UNFINISHED BUSINESS
The Flame of New Orleans (1941) · Dec 30, 2022
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Universal – 1941: THE FLAME OF NEW ORLEANS & UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Unfinished Business (1941) · Dec 30, 2022
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Warner Brothers – 1941: THE STRAWBERRY BLONDE (dir. Raoul Walsh) and MANPOWER (dir. Raoul Walsh)
Manpower (1941) · Nov 4, 2022
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Warner Brothers – 1941: THE STRAWBERRY BLONDE (dir. Raoul Walsh) and MANPOWER (dir. Raoul Walsh)
The Strawberry Blonde (1941) · Nov 4, 2022
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – MGM – 1941: A WOMAN'S FACE and THE TRIAL OF MARY DUGAN + FEAR & MOVIEGOING IN TORONTO: BUCK AND THE PREACHER (1972)
Buck and the Preacher (1972) · Oct 13, 2022
September Special Subject – German Sirk Sampler – Part 2 – THE FINAL CHORD (1936) & CHEATED BY THE WIND (1937) + Fear & Moviegoing in Toronto: MARNIE (1964)
Marnie (1964) · Sep 16, 2022
September Special Subject – German Sirk Sampler – Part 2 – THE FINAL CHORD (1936) & CHEATED BY THE WIND (1937) + Fear & Moviegoing in Toronto: MARNIE (1964)
La Habanera (1937) · Sep 16, 2022
September Special Subject – German Sirk Sampler – Part 2 – THE FINAL CHORD (1936) & CHEATED BY THE WIND (1937) + Fear & Moviegoing in Toronto: MARNIE (1964)
The Final Chord (1936) · Sep 16, 2022
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Universal – 1940: THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES and THE INVISIBLE MAN RETURNS
The House of the Seven Gables (1940) · Sep 9, 2022
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Universal – 1940: THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES and THE INVISIBLE MAN RETURNS
The Invisible Man Returns (1940) · Sep 9, 2022
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Warner Brothers – 1940: THE LETTER & ALL THIS, AND HEAVEN TOO
The Letter (1940) · Jul 15, 2022
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Warner Brothers – 1940: THE LETTER & ALL THIS, AND HEAVEN TOO
All This, and Heaven Too (1940) · Jul 15, 2022
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Universal – 1939: WHEN TOMORROW COMES & THE HOUSE OF FEAR
The House of Fear (1939) · May 20, 2022
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Universal – 1939: WHEN TOMORROW COMES & THE HOUSE OF FEAR
When Tomorrow Comes (1939) · May 20, 2022
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Warner Brothers – 1939: THE ROARING TWENTIES and DUST BE MY DESTINY [Plus: Fear and Moviegoing in Toronto]
Dust Be My Destiny (1939) · Apr 1, 2022
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Warner Brothers – 1939: THE ROARING TWENTIES and DUST BE MY DESTINY [Plus: Fear and Moviegoing in Toronto]
The Roaring Twenties (1939) · Apr 1, 2022
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – MGM – 1939: BABES IN ARMS and MIRACLES FOR SALE
Babes in Arms (1939) · Mar 18, 2022
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – MGM – 1939: BABES IN ARMS and MIRACLES FOR SALE
Miracles for Sale (1939) · Mar 18, 2022
Valentine's Day 2022 - Special Subject – With Love From Leos Carax – BOY MEETS GIRL (1984), LES AMANTS DU PONT-NEUF (1991) & ANNETTE (2021)
The Lovers on the Bridge (1991) · Feb 11, 2022
Valentine's Day 2022 - Special Subject – With Love From Leos Carax – BOY MEETS GIRL (1984), LES AMANTS DU PONT-NEUF (1991) & ANNETTE (2021)
Boy Meets Girl (1984) · Feb 11, 2022
Valentine's Day 2022 - Special Subject – With Love From Leos Carax – BOY MEETS GIRL (1984), LES AMANTS DU PONT-NEUF (1991) & ANNETTE (2021)
Annette (2021) · Feb 11, 2022
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Warner Brothers – 1938: THE SISTERS & THE DAWN PATROL
The Dawn Patrol (1938) · Dec 31, 2021
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Warner Brothers – 1938: THE SISTERS & THE DAWN PATROL
The Sisters (1938) · Dec 31, 2021
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Warner Brothers – 1937: CONFESSION & STOLEN HOLIDAY
Confession (1937) · Sep 24, 2021
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Warner Brothers – 1937: CONFESSION & STOLEN HOLIDAY
Stolen Holiday (1937) · Sep 24, 2021
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – MGM – 1937: CONQUEST & PARNELL
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995) · Sep 10, 2021
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Paramount – 1937: SWING HIGH, SWING LOW & TRUE CONFESSION
Swing High, Swing Low (1937) · Aug 27, 2021
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Paramount – 1937: SWING HIGH, SWING LOW & TRUE CONFESSION
True Confession (1937) · Aug 27, 2021
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Warner Brothers – 1936: THREE MEN ON A HORSE & THE PETRIFIED FOREST
The Petrified Forest (1936) · Jun 18, 2021
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Warner Brothers – 1936: THREE MEN ON A HORSE & THE PETRIFIED FOREST
Three Men on a Horse (1936) · Jun 18, 2021
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – MGM – 1936: WIFE VS SECRETARY & LIBELED LADY
Libeled Lady (1936) · May 28, 2021
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – MGM – 1936: WIFE VS SECRETARY & LIBELED LADY
Wife vs. Secretary (1936) · May 28, 2021
Special Subject – Produced By Joan Harrison, Part 1 - PHANTOM LADY (1944), THE STRANGE AFFAIR OF UNCLE HARRY (1945), NOCTURNE (1946), THEY WON'T BELIEVE ME (1947). Also: Phantom Lady: Hollywood Producer Joan Harrison, the Forgotten Woman Behind Hitchc
Phantom Lady (1944) · Apr 16, 2021
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Warner Brothers – 1935: STRANDED and LIVING ON VELVET
Stranded (1935) · Mar 5, 2021
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Warner Brothers – 1935: STRANDED and LIVING ON VELVET
Living on Velvet (1935) · Mar 5, 2021
Valentine's Day 2021 - A Very Cassavetes Valentine – MINNIE AND MOSKOWITZ (1971) & LOVE STREAMS (1984)
Valentine's Day (2021) · Feb 12, 2021
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – MGM – 1935: DAVID COPPERFIELD & TALE OF TWO CITIES
A Tale of Two Cities (1935) · Feb 5, 2021
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – MGM – 1935: DAVID COPPERFIELD & TALE OF TWO CITIES
David Copperfield (1935) · Feb 5, 2021
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Paramount – 1935: PRIVATE WORLDS & PETER IBBETSON
Peter Ibbetson (1935) · Jan 22, 2021
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Paramount – 1935: PRIVATE WORLDS & PETER IBBETSON
Private Worlds (1935) · Jan 22, 2021
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Universal – 1934: THE BLACK CAT and ONE MORE RIVER
The Black Cat (1934) · Jan 8, 2021
Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Universal – 1934: THE BLACK CAT and ONE MORE RIVER
One More River (1934) · Jan 8, 2021
Hollywood Studios, Year-by-Year – MGM, 1931: Possessed and Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise
Possessed (1931) · Jan 3, 2020
Fear and Moviegoing in Toronto – Autumn 2019: TIFF Cinemathèque - News From Home: The Films of Chantal Akerman
News from Home (1977) · Dec 21, 2019
Fear and Moviegoing in Toronto – Autumn 2019: Director Li Yu – Fish and Elephant (2001), Dam Street (2005) and Lost in Beijing (2007) [TIFF Cinematheque: "Seeing the Unseen: Re-encountering Chinese Cinema"]
Autumn (2001) · Nov 15, 2019
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992)
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) · May 4, 2017
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949) & Brigadoon (1954)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949) · Feb 1, 2016
Terminator: Genisys (2015)
Terminator Genisys (2015) · Jul 12, 2015
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) and Star Trek (2009)
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) · Mar 19, 2015
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) and Star Trek (2009)
Star Trek (2009) · Mar 19, 2015
The Terminator; Terminator 2: Judgement Day; Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
The Terminator (1984) · Feb 20, 2015
The Terminator; Terminator 2: Judgement Day; Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) · Feb 20, 2015
The Terminator; Terminator 2: Judgement Day; Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) · Feb 20, 2015
Back to the Future (1985), Back to the Future II (1989), and Back to the Future III (1990)
Back to the Future (1985) · Oct 17, 2014