We take a phantasmagorical trip down the cinematically lathered mind slide of director Guy Maddin in this week's Canadian Content sponsored episode of The Important Cinema Club. Are his films weird enough? Do they move us emotionally? Will he ever direct a Marvel...
We explain why Jim Carrey was our hero growing up by discussing Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and The Cable Guy. Will admits to dressing up for a very special screening, Justin thinks one of his films is the funniest thing ever and special guest Emily Milling wishes that...
Gather round, drink an extra shot of espresso and get ready to talk about the Grandpa of European Art Film. Justin and Will are joined by Ingmar Bergman 'expert' Dan Berube as they talk about the grumpy director's career, discuss the classic The Seventh Seal and the...
We discuss Elaine May's entire directorial oeuvre (a mere four films) and touch on her use of cringe comedy, the on-point brilliance of The Heartbreak Kid and the fact that Ishtar really isn't that funny. Plus, we sing a song. [soundcloud...
Justin and Will discuss the directorial work of The Man With No Name by way of his off-center western HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER (1973) and his head-scratching bio-pic WHITE HUNTER, BLACK HEART (1990). They talk his charismatic appeal as an actor, his populist film making...
Will and Justin tackle Woody Allen by discussing his undeniable classic ANNIE HALL (1977) and its terrible kinda-remake ANYTHING ELSE (2003). They discuss the struggle to separate the art from the artist, how Woody has a few interesting things to say (that he says...
On this week’s episode Mathew and Justin watch another film about women losing their virginity in high school. As per usual, they don’t expect you to watch the film. You simply tune in to listen to them go more and more insane because your loyal hosts exist...
Akira Kurosawa is a monolith and Justin and Will nervously approach his filmography like soldier's marching through a minefield. They watch THRONE OF BLOOD, THE BAD SLEEP WELL and discuss the master's biography, his riff with Toshiro Mifune, and the reason he's the...
It's time for the Important Cinema team to tackle the most important question of our time: Who was the funniest comedy team of 1933? Will and Justin discuss the topic heatedly as they tackle Marx Brothers masterwork DUCK SOUP and the Wheeler and Woolsey comedy...
Everyone knows that Roger Corman is one of the most influential producers in the history of film, but what was he like as a director? In an overview of his career as an auteur, Justin and Will discuss his hippie culture 'comedy' "GAS-S-S-S-S-S" and Corman's final...
