MAPLE SYRUP FOR YOUR EYES VOLUMES 1 – 6! CAN COM COMEDY, DOCS, SCI FI AND HORROR!
Check out the first four episodes of my podcast “Maple Syrup For Your Eyes.” It’s a quick and entertaining trip through the films of the Great White North. Have a listen, they’re like Butter Tars, but for your ears.
VOLUME ONE: CAN CON COMEDY: Listen to it HERE:
I present a list of Canadian comedies that are more fun than a two four of Moosehead. We’ll meet the “Governor of Givin’er,” a bingo caller named Ned, an obsessive film fan, a free-spirited teen whose birthday mushroom trip brings her face-to-face with her 39-year-old self and writer director Cody Lightning and his film “Hey Viktor!”
VOLUME TWO: CAN CON DOCS: Listen to it HERE:
I present a list of Canadian documentaries that are more fun than a bucket of Beavertails. I’ll tell you about a major art forgery, the beginnings of a beloved band, a five-year-old orphan on the streets of Chennai, India, who went on to become one of Toronto’s most celebrated chefs and a journey across the 24,000 kilometers of our big, beautiful country. First up, a documentary about a family secret.
VOLUME THREE: CAN CON SCI FI: Listen to it HERE:
I present a list of Canadian sci fi and fantasy films that will wrap their robotic arms around you in a warm Canadarm hug. I’ll tell you about a government manhunt to eliminate the rise of the machine consciousness, a war-ravaged totalitarian future, marginalized superheroes, a slimy bipedal creature and an animated, malevolent rock star.
VOLUME FOUR: CAN CON SCARES: Listen to it HERE:
I present a list of Canadian horror films that are scarier than the Frankenstein Burger King on Clifton Hill. I’ll tell you about a 3D archaeologist, a werewolf movie that reinvents the genre, the first slasher flick, a vocal virus and much more.
VOLUME FIVE: CRONENBERG FAMILY VALUES: Listen to it HERE!
From a bloodthirsty brood, to celebrity viruses and a euthanasia program, on this week’s edition of “Maple Syrup For Your Eyes” I have a look at two generations of filmmaking Cronenbergs, David, Brandon and Caitlin.
MAPLE SYRUP FOR YOUR EYES VOLUME 6: HOLY MACKINAW! CANADIAN SPORTS MOVIES: Listen to it HERE!
I present a list of Canadian sports movies guaranteed to light the lamp! From airborne bloody Chiclets and a hockey icon to the story of Saul Indian Horse and an elegy for a man who spent much of his career earning $25 a game, I have a look at Canada’s favorite game on the big screen.
