This year's Oscar race is finally underway! The nominations for the 98th Academy Awards were released this past Thursday, and with Maddy on vacation, Dalton, Mike, and Elijah take up the task of discussing this year's nominees. They discuss Sinners smashing the record for most nominated film in Oscars history, the new casting category, snubs, surprises, and every question mark the Academy left us with this year. They also predict the current frontrunner in each category discussed.

Hosts: Elijah Rae, Mike Klassen, and Dalton Pike

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Welcome to the Movie Stock Market!

How does it work? We'll explain: Each player is given 100 shares to invest in 5 movies releasing between January 23, 2026, and June 26, 2026.

How is the value of shares determined? Each million made at the domestic box office, and each percentage on the film's Metacritic score adds a dollar to the share valuation.

Tune in to hear Elijah, Maddy, Mike, and Dalton invest in the future of film, and see whose portfolio looks the best!

Hosts: Elijah Rae, Mike Klassen, Maddy Richard, and Dalton Pike

Want to hear us live? Catch us every Tuesday at 6 PM on radiowestern.ca!

The continuation of the Top 10 Films from last year!

Elijah, Dalton, Mike, and Maddy continue to count down their respective favourite films from the past year. Without further ado, their Top 5 films of the past year are presented and discussed.

A reminder: Our first Movie Trivia Night of 2026 is happening on Tuesday, January 20th, from 8 - 10 PM at the Holy Diver. Great prizes, great questions, great vibes all around. Come on out! P.S. Listen to this episode for the secret film that can score you an extra point at next week's trivia.

Hosts: Elijah Rae, Mike Klassen, Maddy Richard, and Dalton Pike

Want to hear us live? Catch us every Tuesday at 6 PM on radiowestern.ca!

It's that time of year again!

Elijah, Dalton, Mike, and Maddy count down their respective favourite films from the past year. 40 films is a lot to fit into one episode, so Part 1 covers positions 6 - 10 (11:10). Tune in next week to hear our Top 5 films of 2025!

P.S. Our sponsored show of Lady Snowblood is taking place on Friday, January 9th at 9:30 PM. Get your tickets now at https://www.hylandcinema.com/movie/lady-snowblood

Also, our first Movie Trivia Night of 2026 is happening on Tuesday, January 20th, from 8 - 10 PM at the Holy Diver. Great prizes, great questions, great vibes all around. Come on out!

Hosts: Elijah Rae, Mike Klassen, Maddy Richard, and Dalton Pike

Want to hear us live? Catch us every Tuesday at 6 PM on radiowestern.ca!

Outside The Frame is sponsoring a special screening of Lady Snowblood on January 9, 2025, at Hyland Cinema! To honour this (very bloody) occasion, Elijah, Mike, Dalton, and Maddy sit down to discuss Lady Snowblood--the very influential 1973 Japanese revenge flick. They discuss their individual experiences with the film and how well it's aged over the past five decades (3:20). Afterwards, we discuss one of the biggest talking points surrounding this movie: the influence it had on Quentin Tarantino's 2003 film Kill Bill, from the very specific to the more broad interpretations.

One thing is for sure: this movie is one you want to see on a big screen! To buy your tickets now, head over to https://www.hylandcinema.com/movie/lady-snowblood

Hosts: Elijah Rae, Mike Klassen, Dalton Pike, and Maddy Richard

Want to hear us live? Catch us every Tuesday at 6 PM on radiowestern.ca!

Taking it back to our Christmas special from 2024, we kick off the show by discussing some of our favourite aspects of the 2000 Christmas classic, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, including the most rewatchable scenes, hottest takes, how the film has aged, and more (5:30). Afterwards, we bust out the popcorn (literally) as we watch the 1948 version of Rudoplh The Red-Nosed Reindeer and provide live commentary (46:45).

Original Air Date: December 17, 2024

Hosts: Elijah Rae, Mike Klassen, Ryan Goodison, and Samantha Cox

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First and foremost, we start by honouring the late, great Rob Reiner (1:30).

Then, after easily winning the first edition of our Movie Stock Market, Mike's winning prize was the honour of choosing our next Rewatchables movie. In true Mike fashion, he chose none other than Kathryn Bigelow's 1995 film Strange Days (12:04)!

We break down this cyberpunk cult classic into different categories: Most Rewatchable Scene, The Most '90s Part of the Film, Which Prop/Memorabilia Would You Most Want, The Sam-Thinks-Hugo-Is-Marty 's-Best-Movie Hottest Take, Picking Nits, and Half-Assed Internet Research!

Lastly, from friends of the show to official members of Outside The Frame, we'd like to give a warm welcome to Dalton Pike and Maddy Richard!

Hosts: Elijah Rae, Mike Klassen, Dalton Pike, and Maddy Richard

Want to hear us live? Catch us every Tuesday at 6 PM on radiowestern.ca!

The nominations for the 2026 Golden Globes were announced Monday morning, and it's our (self-appointed) job to give you our analysis! Elijah and Mike are joined, once again, by Maddy Richard to take on the task of looking through the nominations to discuss what missed, which nominations surprised us, and what this means for certain movies/actors leading up to the Oscars!

Hosts: Elijah Rae and Mike Klassen

Guest: Maddy Richard

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