It's Sho Time!: Recent Episodes
Shoaib Alli
The 2024 summer blockbuster season is officially underway! Sho gets into George Miller's latest entry into the Mad Max universe with Furiosa (4:50) and Glen Powell and Richard Linklater's latest rom-com in Hit Man (15:40). He also takes a visit to the Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (22:35), and takes a trip to Miami for Bad Boys: Ride or Die (31:16). Plus, to wrap, Sho gets to some mini-reviews of Atlas, The Fall Guy, and Unfrosted (44:41).
Sho is back for another year of Oscars reaction, and alongside him is Michael José Collins and Jake Schulz, hosts of the Cinemates podcast.
The guys discuss this year's Oscars ceremony, and get to the new start time, Jimmy Kimmel's job as host, who could potentially host in the future, and favourite bits. Plus, they chat about the movies themselves, including the night's big winners alongside some potential snubs.
Afterwards, they review the performances of both Austin Butler and Zendaya as Dune 2 is finally out in theatres.
Sho gets into the two best episodes of Ahsoka yet, including what was essentially a live-action episode of The Clone Wars with the return of Hayden Christensen - how was it to see both Anakin Skywalker and Darth Vader as portrayed by the same actor?
Plus, we are finally treated to the live-action debut of Lars Mikkelsen's Grand Admiral Thrawn - was it everything we imagined? Sho gets into his introduction, the idea of 'kintsugi' in the Night Trooper armour, and the lore re-imagining of the Dathomir Nightsisters.
Sho has more Ahsoka reaction, including the homage(s) to A New Hope in Episode 3 and the trend of having Force users that don't actually have strong connections to the Force itself, but is that really an issue?
Plus, Sho gets into the action-heavy Episode 4, including Sabine vs. Shin, Ahsoka vs. Marrok, and Ahsoka vs. Baylan - he discusses the rumours surrounding Marrok, Baylan's demeanour during (and after) their battle, and the musical cliffhanger the episode ends on.
With the return of Ahsoka Tano, Sho gets back in the saddle as well for some reviews in everyone's favourite galaxy far, far away. What can we make of the late Ray Stevenson's performance of Baylan Skoll? How do the re-imagined versions of 'Rebels' characters look in live action? What easter eggs did Dave Filoni hide in the first two episodes? Sho discusses all the EU references and more.
Avatar: The Way of Water cracks two billion (!) dollars at the box office - must be culturally relevant in some way, right? Sho brings on Mark Gougeon to discuss that very idea and to review both the return to Pandora, and a return to the (beautifully animated) world of Puss in Boots. Plus, some quick Oscar nomination predictions ahead of the official announcement!
Sho is back (again)! With the awards season beginning to get underway, he gets to some movies seen at TIFF in September, including Martin McDonagh's Banshees of Inisherin, Darren Aronofsky's The Whale - which includes a terrific turn from Brendan Fraser - and Rian Johnson's next installment in the Knives Out series, Glass Onion.
Sho is back (again)! With the awards season beginning to get underway, he gets to some movies seen at TIFF in September, including Martin McDonagh's Banshees of Inisherin, Darren Aronofsky's The Whale - which includes a terrific turn from Brendan Fraser - and Rian Johnson's next installment in the Knives Out series, Glass Onion.
The season finale of Kenobi is out, which means the finale of Sho's Kenobicasts!
He gets into the Vader vs. Kenobi fight, and what it means to bridge the prequel trilogy to the original trilogy like this. He discusses the ending to Reva's storyline, Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru, and a cameo at the end of the show - a surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.
As the penultimate episode of Kenobi airs, Sho takes a look back at what people are generally looking for out of Star Wars these days, whether it's via TV or movies.
In the episode itself, Sho discusses some potential setups for some old EU content - could we get a callback to 2005's graphic novel Star Wars: Visionaries? Plus, was anyone else reminded of The Force Unleashed towards the end?
More Kenobi reaction!
Sho gets into the overall reception to the series to-date, and takes a look at some of the wackier scenes from this past episode (including a few action sequences).
Plus, some connections to Jedi: Fallen Order!
More Kenobi reaction!
Sho discusses the callback to a certain Kiffar Jedi Master, gets more into Reva (and Moses Malone herself), and breaks down what we see and hear from the Dark Lord of the Sith.
With the release of Kenobi - the latest Disney+ entry into the much beloved galaxy far, far away - Sho dives into his love for the franchise and examines the first two episodes.
He discusses the work by Deborah Chow, the acting from Ewan McGregor, and gets into some of the creative choices - including one involving the Grand Inquisitor.
Sho is back with a new episode as the summer season begins, and with it comes reviews of the two biggest superhero films of the 2022 - so far, at least!
He gets into latest reimagining of The Caped Crusader with The Batman (8:00), and discusses the latest Marvel fare with Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (24:52).
Sho is back, and ahead of the Academy Awards - the Oscars - later that evening, he breaks down his picks for the biggest gold statues in Hollywood!
Sho gets into a few snubs, and discusses the lack of true upsets at this year's ceremony. Plus, a preview of what's to come later as blockbuster season gets started in April!
Sho rings in 2022 with the help of his old pal Josh Goldberg, as the two take a look at all things Marvel/Disney!
They get into the newest Disney+ shows (not strictly movies, but still, we'll say movie-adjacent), and also break down the busy year that was, which included four MCU additions.
They also discuss what's to come, including Dr. Strange: Multiverse of Madness later this year, and what could be on the horizon when it comes to a certain First Family and everyone's favourite group of mutants...
Sho wraps up 2021 with reviews of two massive releases!
He gets into Marvel's ambitious, nostalgia-wrapped Spider-Man: No Way Home (3:00), and takes a look at the return of Neo in Lana Wachowski's The Matrix Resurrections (27:50).
Happy New Year!
2021 is almost in the bag - wild, right?
Sho catches up on a few months worth of major releases, including the much-anticipated Denis Villeneuve sci-fi epic Dune (18:50), and Daniel Craig's final outing as James Bond with No Time To Die (28:30). Afterwards, he gets to Pixar's latest offering with Encanto (38:10) and the most recent entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Eternals (49:55).
Plus, some rapid-fire, bite-sized reviews to start off with Red Notice, Free Guy, and Venom: Let There Be Carnage (5:10).
Sho goes back to take a look at the movies he saw at the 2021 edition of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF, for short)!
He kicks things off with Kenneth Branagh's very personal 'Belfast' (5:30), and then takes a look at the Canadian portrait of the Toronto suburb of 'Scarborough' (13:20). Afterwards, he examines Edgar Wright's latest film with 'Last Night in Soho' (25:20) and the film adaptation of the Broadway play 'The Humans' (33:54).
Plus, a rapid-fire round of reviews for 'France', 'The Electrical Life of Louis Wain', and 'The Guilty' (43:31)!
The newly-married Sho gets caught up on some in-studio movies, including the latest offering from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (5:04), Lisa Joy's directorial debut, Reminiscence (21:00), and the James Gunn sequel offering The Suicide Squad (27:08).
Sho continues through the jampacked summer by tackling three very different movies, starting with Netflix's Gunpowder Milkshake (4:50), The Rock's latest adventure in Jungle Cruise (19:30), and Dev Patel's leap into Arthurian legend with The Green Knight (32:45).
Sho finally makes his way back inside a movie theatre (socially distanced, of course), popcorn and all!
After a quick discussion about what going to the movies is really like now, he breaks down the LeBron James-led Space Jam: A New Legacy (6:27), the latest entry in the 'Fast Saga', Fast 9 (22:00), and the latest reboot of the GIJOE franchise, Snake Eyes (37:35).
A jam-packed July gets off to a three movie review start, as Sho takes a look at more streaming service offerings, including Amazon's The Tomorrow War (8:00), Disney's Black Widow (22:00), and HBO Max's No Sudden Move (39:00).
With the summer season finally upon us, Sho kicks things off by giving a few TV recommendations (wait, this is a ~movie~ podcast, right?), and also discusses the latest trailer for Marvel's Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings (including that incredible music)!
Afterwards, Sho gets right into the reviews for Jon M .Chu's big budget musical In The Heights (7:33), and Pixar's latest offering in Luca (20:27).
What does a non-DC Zack Snyder movie look like these days? Does Jason Statham still have action star bonafides? Does Cruella live up to her 101 Dalmatians infamy?
Sho tackles all these questions and more (plus a bonus chat about 1997's Drive off the top) in reviews for Snyder's Army of the Dead (8:06), Guy Ritchie's Wrath of Man (25:04), and Disney's latest offering Cruella (36:57).
Sho kicks off the latest episode with some memories about crowd pleasing moments, spurred by a recent rewatch of Marvel's The Avengers (8:00).
Afterwards, Sho reviews the indie martial arts action-comedy The Paper Tigers (11:59), and the latest from Sony Animation, The Mitchells vs. The Machines (20:39).
With blockbuster season about to kick off (we hope!), it's time to dive right into the latest action flicks!
Sho kicks things off by looking at Bob Odenkirk's first foray into 'old man action' in Nobody (4:43), the latest big-budget adaptation of Mortal Kombat (16:49), and another entry into Tom Clancy's 'Ryanverse', Without Remorse (31:06).
It's been a weird year, which means it's only fitting that the 93rd Academy Awards - i.e. the Oscars 2021 - were weird as well!
Sho touches on the unique ceremony, including what worked (intimate setting) and what didn't (no clips for acting nominees?). Plus, a discussion on why putting Best Picture as the final award of the evening is a must, and why getting away from that ultimately ended in chaos.
The annual prediction episode is back! Sho is joined by Quinton Amundson to break down the frontrunners and potential upsets in each category. Afterwards, they wrap with a spirited Best Picture debate on Nomadland and the attention it has garnered so far this awards season.
The awards discussion is split up for your listening pleasure as seen below:
5:20 - Original Score, Original Song, Documentary Feature, Documentary Short, Animated Short, International Feature
20:34 - Production Design, Makeup and Hairstyling, Costume Design
25:15 - Sound, Visual Effects, Editing, Animated Feature
34:56 - Adapted Screenplay, Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Director
43:50 - Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress
1:07:15 - Best Picture
With the Oscars less than a week away, Sho wraps up the reviews on the Best Picture nominees!
We kick things off with Florian Zeller's debut feature The Father (1:57), Aaron Sorkin's historical courtroom drama Trial of the Chicago 7 (12:34), and Emerald Fennell's thriller Promising Young Woman (23:50).
We're catching up on the Best Picture nominees as we get into April!
Sho tackles Riz Ahmed's career-best performance in Sound of Metal (3:18), David Fincher's latest in Mank (13:30), and the latest blockbuster to hit theatres/streaming services in Godzilla vs. Kong (25:10).
Plus, some - probably entirely unnecessary - day-after musings on the alpha titans' grudge match (35:40)!
With the Oscar Nominations officially out ahead of next month's ceremony, Sho discusses some of the issues (snubs, namely) with the 2021 Nominations so far.
Afterwards, he brings on friend and film buff James Mackin to further dissect the year's proceedings (13:59).
We go from one end of the movie spectrum to another in this episode, as Sho discusses Chloe Zhao's highly praised Nomadland (4:04) and Disney Animation's latest creation Raya and the Last Dragon (14:05).
Finally, with the Snyder Cut upon us, Sho reviews the four-hour superhero epic, Zack Snyder's Justice League (23:50).
Sho actually lives up to his end of the bargain, and puts out a second episode before the end of February (shocker, I know)!
He tackles five films, including the biographical drama Judas and the Black Messiah (3:10), Netflix's Malcolm & Marie (12:00), Amazon Prime's disaster flick Greenland (21:15), the space opera Space Sweepers (28:19), and Lee Isaac Chung's semi-autobiographical Minari (35:42).
The New Year is here, and with it comes a new episode (it's February, I know)!
Sho kicks things off by going over some great new TV shows that have been keeping his attention (hello, HBO/Cinemax's Warrior), and also discusses the long career of Christopher Plummer, who passed away at the age of 91 (12:35).
Afterwards, Sho gets into DC's Wonder Woman 1984 (16:25), Disney/Pixar's latest in Soul (28:18), and Chadwick Boseman's last film role in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (37:08).
With the news coming out of the Disney Investor's Call regarding the House of Mouse's plans for Star Wars and Disney, Sho breaks down some of the announcements (3:07), including how it all ties together across the various cinematic universes.
Afterwards, some incendiary comments from directors Christopher Nolan and Denis Villeneuve towards the 2021 HBO Max streaming decision are in the news, and Sho discusses the latest from Warner Bros., and how it affects the film industry going forward (27:45).
We're (almost) into November, so Sho looks back and tackles three streaming movies (despite their limited theatre engagement, certainly) - Sofia Coppola's first outing for Apple in On The Rocks (27:35), and two Netflix offerings, Enola Holmes (10:14) and The Devil All The Time (17:44).
Sean Connery, the legend behind James Bond (among many, many roles), also passed away at age 90, so Sho looks back on some of his favourite Connery roles as well (1:30).
Sho tackles two of the most recently released blockbusters, Disney's Premium VOD outing of Mulan (6:25) and Christopher Nolan's latest mind-bender Tenet (18:10), and also offers up a few thoughts on the passing of Chadwick Boseman.
TIFF 2020 is in full swing, and Sho also took in some digital screenings of Mads Mikkelsen's Another Round (27:56), Idris Elba's Concrete Cowboy (35:10), and Regina King's directorial debut, One Night in Miami (43:56).
We're still quarantining - kind of - so Sho takes a look back at four new VOD releases in the month of July, including Netflix's The Old Guard (14:50), Kelsey Grammer's B-movie Money Plane (25:41), A24's First Cow (34:04), and Hulu's Palm Springs (43:18).
Sho ends things by wrapping up the Best Drama Ever bracket, which culminated in a championship with for The Godfather!
With movie theatres still closed and new movies at a premium, Sho dives into three new releases over the past several weeks, including Spike Lee's latest Da 5 Bloods (13:35), Kenneth Branagh's Artemis Fowl (28:40), and Judd Apatow's King of Staten Island (38:30).
Sho also turns back the clock to take a look at Kristen Stewart's thriller Underwater (50:50), and gives an update on the #BestDramaEver Bracket (2:08).
With no movies in sight, Sho busts out the March Madness bracket (in April, of course) to crown the Best Drama Ever! 64 seeds, four conferences, all decided by you, the listener! Sho breaks down how the bracket works, and which films have moved on already in the first ten days (3:47).
Afterwards, he gets into AMC vs. NBC Universal's feud over exhibitor rights in the wake of Trolls: World Tour's VOD success (20:25), and some discussion on the recent changes to the Academy Awards (33:22).
Sho takes a look back before and after the Oscars to give some reviews of some of the more notable movies of 2020 thus far, including Guy Ritchie's latest The Gentlemen (5:13), Harley Quinn's adventure Birds of Prey (16:03), the video game adaptation Sonic The Hedgehog (27:45), and the latest action-packed outing for Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, Bad Boys For Life (36:42).
Hard to believe, but the 92nd Academy Awards - i.e. Oscars 2020 - are in the books!
Sho gets back into the studio for a midnight recording session and touches on the huge, groundbreaking wins by Parasite (2:10), chats Brad Pitt finally winning an Oscar for acting (18:02), and goes around the evening's most memorable moments.
It's time for the annual breakdown of the Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars! Sho brings in familiar voice Quinton Amundson to break down the award races that have led to the biggest movie ceremony of the year.
The awards discussion is split up for your listening pleasure as seen below:
2:20 -- Documentary, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, Makeup/Hairstyling, Costume Design, Production Design
17:22 -- Best Cinematography, Film Editing, Original Score, Original Song, Visual Effects, Animated Feature, International Feature
38:03 -- Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay
Sho kicks off 2020 by sharing a shortened episode to react to yesterday's nominations to the 92nd Academy Awards, i.e. the Oscars!
It's the end of the Star Wars saga - and of 2019! Sho breaks down the last entry in the main series of Star Wars movies (2:23), including what he thought of a certain character's backstory being revealed.
Afterwards, Sho chats with fellow podcasters and Star Wars lovers Mark Gougeon and Chris Morrison (21:08) to discuss TROS, the saga as a whole, some movie rankings, and what - if anything - is next for the franchise.
Sho kicks things off with a look at Netflix's model for streaming services compared with Disney+, and the difference between streaming movies and television (2:55).
Afterwards, he dives into the year's best movies, including Scorsese's gangster epic The Irishman (15:08), James Mangold's car racing flick Ford v Ferrari (29:26), and Tom Hanks' latest in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (38:06).
We're back! On the latest episode, Sho breaks down some tidbits from the final trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (3:07), and then moves right into the reviews.
Rob Wong, host at SN590 The FAN in Toronto and of the 'Wong-on-One Podcast', joins Sho in-studio to discuss Parasite (7:55), Bong Joon-ho's potential masterpiece, and the mayhem that unfolds on-screen in different ways.
Afterwards, Sho breaks down the controversial-yet-profitable Joker (27:24), and also spends a few minutes on the recent release of Will Smith's latest action turn in Gemini Man (38:55).
It's a busy end to August, as there's some major Hollywood news right as awards season is kicking off!
Sho breaks down the latest Sony-Disney squabble, which has culminated in a divorce that leaves Sony with full custody of Spider-Man (1:52), before bringing on frequent collaborator Quinton Amundson to break down both Tarantino's latest entry in Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (9:53) and Lulu Wang's indie darling The Farewell (31:11).
Mi familia!Sho delves into the world of the Fast and the Furious franchise, with the latest offering, Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (3:07).
After the review, Sho takes Hobbs and Shaw and stacks it up against every other movie in the Fast/Furious canon, giving his rankings of the nine films released thus far.
Summer is drawing to a close, and as such, we're finally getting to the late July offerings. One such offering is the annual San Diego Comic-Con, and Sho summarizes the flurry of activity by Marvel Studios as they officially unveiled Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (3:24).
Afterwards, Sho delves into the lone movie on the docket today, Disney's remake of The Lion King (19:26).
We're...past the Endgame, now? Sho brings on a familiar guest, friend and podcaster Mark Staniusz (Pod Drop) to answer some burning Spider-Man questions, including: where does this latest adventure rank among all Spidey films, how does Tom Holland stack up against Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield, and how good is Jake Gyllenhaal's Mysterio.
It's a musical episode of 'It's Sho Time' (no, Sho does not sing himself), as we explore the latest silver screen takes on Elton John with Rocketman (2:40) and a 'what-if' look into the whimsical world of the Beatles with Yesterday (13:17).
On the latest episode of 'It's Sho Time', Sho spins up the recording equipment for a quick look into Pixar's latest offering with Toy Story 4 (4:16), and puts on the shades for Men in Black: International (16:04)
With blockbuster season at the mid-way point, Sho takes a look at a couple of trailers and movies alike.
We start with some thoughts on the trailer for Frozen 2 (4:21) ahead of the fall release date, before sticking with Disney for their latest live-action adaptation, Aladdin (11:17).
Afterwards, Sho takes a look at the King's latest adventure, Godzilla: King of the Monsters (23:51), and wraps things up with FOX's last X-Men entry, Dark Phoenix (34:02).
The summer is upon is, which means that it's time for blockbuster season! To start, Sho takes a look at the immediate reaction from the Cannes debut of Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (2:00), which has dominated Twitter ahead of its July release.
Afterwards, Sho reviews three summer releases, the romantic comedy Long Shot (10:38), the kid-friendly Detective Pikachu (23:04), and the continuing adventures of the Boogeyman, John Wick 3 (36:04).
It's officially the second biggest movie ever, crossing $2.2bill worldwide, and so we wrap up our coverage of Avengers: Endgame with a conversation with Sportsnet 590 The FAN host/producer Josh Goldberg (2:38).
Together with Sho, they discuss the positives and negatives about Endgame, where it ranks all-time in Marvel's pantheon, and what's next for Marvel Studios.
We're in the Endgame now, and what better time than to delve deep into some fan reaction? Mark Staniusz, host/creator of PodDrop, stops by to give his (spoiler-filled!) take on the 22nd film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as it crushes box office records and fans' hearts alike, and to bat around some predictions for what surprise Marvel has in store next.
The Oscars are over, and with their end comes a whole host of reactions, emotions, and everything in-between. Sho gets Quinton Amundson on the show for a quick review of what went down in Hollywood at the 91st Academy Awards.
The wall-crawler is back, and he's swinging into theatres this weekend. To mark the occasion, Sho ranks the actors who have played Spider-Man since the turn of the century, and ranks the movies themselves.
Afterwards, Sho gives his (spoiler-free!) review of the creative Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse, including a breakdown of the voice work and the new (ish) animation style.
On this episode of 'It's Sho Time', Sho gives a mini review of Venom (1:34), before diving right into the news that Kevin Hart has stepped down as the host of the Oscars (9:13).
Afterwards, Sho discusses the latest movies, including Bad Times at the El Royale (13:45), Ralph Breaks The Internet (25:04), and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (34:20).
After a brief hiatus, 'It's Sho Time' is back, as Sho gets caught up with TIFF.
Finishing off the movie roundup, some of which are now in theatres, Sho tackles The Hummingbird Project (5:25), First Man (12:05), The Old Man and the Gun (22:30), Can You Ever Forgive Me? (32:24), Widows (41:34), and Green Book (50:11).
It's a special episode of 'It's Sho Time', as Sho was at TIFF 2018 this year as a member of the media!
He tackles 11 movies over the next two episodes, and gets started with a variety of films, including The Predator (3:25), White Boy Rick (11:39), Donnybrook (19:17), Destroyer (25:50), The Sisters Brothers (33:28), and A Star Is Born (43:26).
On this episode of 'It's Sho Time', Sho gets right to business by introducing two of the hottest movies in Hollywood today, tied together by the way in which they deal with race.
BlacKkKlansmen (3:37) is the first up, Spike Lee's latest searing take on race relations in America, starring John David Washington and Adam Driver.
Afterwards, Sho takes on Crazy Rich Asians (14:51), starring Constance Wu and Michelle Yeoh, which addresses the idea of representation in major Hollywood pictures.
Following the review, Sho also is in conversation with writer Karen K. Ho (22:01), writer for Toronto Life, CBC Life, and most recently TIME Magazine, on how Crazy Rich Asians is going to change Hollywood for the better.
In this varied episode of 'It's Sho Time', Sho kicks things off by getting into the changes the Oscars have made, including cutting down the telecast and adding a new category (1:19).
After, Sho gets into the movie reviews themselves, starting with Netflix's Like Father (9:09), Disney's live-action adaptation of Christopher Robin (17:46), and the campy-but-fun shark movie, The Meg (29:24).
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to listen to Episode 27 of 'It's Sho Time', and get updated on the latest going on with Tom Cruise's immortal action franchise.
In this episode, Sho talks about the idea of video game critics vs. movie critics when comparing people with Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel (1:18), before getting to a review of all of the Mission: Impossible movies in the franchise (15:04).
Sho also chats with a special guest, Screendaily film critic + one half of the 'Grierson & Leitch Podcast', Tim Grierson, and gets his thoughts on Mission: Impossible - Fallout, and where it ranks among the films in the franchise (34:49).
In Episode 26 of 'It's Sho Time', Sho examines the new Canadian movie service, Sinemia (1:13), and also takes a look out west towards the San Diego Comic-Con (9:49).
He also takes a look back a few years at the rebooted Ghostbusters (19:44) film and the reception it had upon its release.
Afterwards, Sho tackles four films, which include The Rock's latest in Skyscraper (25:11), the gripping indie film Leave No Trace (33:32), Denzel Washington's Equalizer 2 (39:37), and the powerful social commentary within Sorry To Bother You (47:36).
In Episode 25 of 'It's Sho Time', Sho is back from his short (and involuntary) break, and tackles four movies.
He starts with the comedy TAG (1:16), the blockbuster Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (6:03), the thriller Sicario: Day of the Soldado (18:41), and finally, Marvel's latest addition to their cinematic empire, Ant-Man and the Wasp (26:06).
In Episode 24 of 'It's Sho Time', Sho adds a third film, as he tackles the criminal-infused Hotel Artemis (1:46), the latest entry in the Ocean's heist universe, Ocean's 8 (14:53), and Pixar's sequel, The Incredibles 2 (25:33).
In Episode 23 of 'It's Sho Time', Sho invites Mark Staniusz of Pod Drop to discuss his thoughts on Deadpool 2 (1:16), and towards the end of their chat, they make some predictions on what's to come next for superhero movies (23:31).
Afterwards, Sho tackles the latest entry in his favourite film franchise, Solo: A Star Wars Story (33:46).
In Episode 22 of 'It's Sho Time', Sho goes all-in on some recent comedies, with the raunchy Blockers (2:09), and then goes after the not-so-great Netflix original, The Week Of (13:33).
After the reviews, we get an update on how Avengers: Infinity War is doing at the box office (24:33), and on what's to come on the podcast this summer (26:43).
In Episode 21 of 'It's Sho Time', Sho dives into the Marvel universe with a look at his personal rankings of the movies over the last 10 years (3:25), before getting into the spoiler-free review of Avengers: Infinity War (24:30).
After the spoiler-free discussion, Sho switches gears and talks the rather large spoilers at the end of the film (35:22), with a quick lookahead to the Marvel movie coming to theatres in March 2019.
In Episode 20 of 'It's Sho Time', Sho celebrates the (kind of) milestone by adding another review!
He touches on Steven Spielberg's latest in Ready Player One (1:34), hits the pulpy action of Pacific Rim: Uprising (22:39), and then gets back to another video game adaptation with Rampage (35:33).
In Episode 19 of 'It's Sho Time', Sho touches on Cannes banning Netflix from competition at their festival (0:35), before delving into the latest offering from Wes Anderson in Isle of Dogs (9:17) and into the adaptation of the famous book, A Wrinkle in Time (21:59).
Before we wrap up today, Sho also previews the next episode with a quick thought on why the action in Pacific Rim gets a pass, but Transformers does not (38:31).
In Episode 18 of 'It's Sho Time', Sho recaps the 90th Academy Awards (0:24), before getting into the movie reviews, tackling the ambitious sci-fi epic Annihilation (8:16) as well as Hollywood's latest attempt at adapting a video game in Tomb Raider (21:46).
In Episode 17 of 'It's Sho Time', Sho gives some last thoughts on Black Panther and some of the themes within (0:39), after which hockey broadcaster - and movie buff - Quinton Amundson joins Sho for a rundown on this year's Oscars (6:46).
In Episode 16 of the newly rebranded 'It's Sho Time', Sho offers a few thoughts on Netflix's post-Super Bowl offering of The Cloverfield Paradox (1:51), and then moves on to tackle the newest - maybe best? - offering in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Black Panther (13:53).
In Episode 14 of 'Houston, We Have a Podcast', Sho continues the Oscar-bound films with a review of The Post (2:28). Afterwards, special guest JD Bunkis, co-host of Good Show on Sportsnet 590 The FAN, joins the show to give his thoughts on I, Tonya (18:04).
In Episode 14 of 'Houston, We Have a Podcast', Sho reviews two movies bound for the Oscars, the movie-making comedy The Disaster Artist (2:28) as well as Guillermo Del Toro's emotional monster movie masterpiece, The Shape of Water (12:01).
Afterwards, Sho invites a Godzilla expert, videographer Cody Piper, to talk about last year's Shin Godzilla, as well as the different reception it got in its native Japan vs. North America (27:07)
In Episode 13 of 'Houston, We Have a Podcast', Sho gets back to themes (yay!) with two unfortunately less-than-great movies - the comedy/nostalgia trip Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2:43), followed by the Netflix original, Bright (14:54).
In Episode 12 of 'Houston, We Have a Podcast', Sho takes on his favourite movie franchise, Star Wars, with the latest installment, The Last Jedi. We talk about what it means to be a fan (0:48) before getting to the meat of the episode, the review (6:41).
Note: The review is spoiler-heavy, while the fandom segment talks about the movie with zero spoilers.
In Episode 11 of 'Houston, We Have a Podcast', Sho tackles two more movies out in theatres: the most recent adaptation of the famous detective Hercule Poirot in Murder on the Orient Express (1:25) and then invites in two guests (one familiar, one not, but both good) for a chat on DC's latest film, Justice League (12:40).
In Episode 10 of 'Houston, We Have a Podcast', Sho changes things up a bit - we ditch the news segment in favour of an extended conversation with ESPN's Adnan Virk (2:57), who also runs the movie podcast 'Cinephile'! Sho and Adnan chat about the World Series, baseball movies, and the idea of reviewing movies in general.
After the interview, we get into the episode's lone review, the latest entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the wonderfully funny Thor: Ragnarok (22:55).
In Episode 9 of 'Houston, We Have a Podcast', we talk about the only news topic that should be tackled: the Harvey Weinstein scandal, and the subject of sexual harassment and assault in Hollywood (0:49).
For reviews, Sho talks about the masterful Blade Runner 2049 (8:06), as well as the latest Tom Cruise vehicle, American Made (30:35), featuring guest Mark Gougeon of the Rose 2 Rose Podcast!
In Episode 8 of 'Houston, We Have a Podcast', we tackle some discussion subjects, including who deserves an Oscar now that Leo has won (0:48), and what movies do people watch every time they catch it on TV (8:50)?
For the reviews, we take a look at two early Fall entries, with Kingsman: The Golden Circle (15:41) and LEGO Ninjago (28:52).
In Episode 7 - the TIFF Edition - of 'Houston, We Have a Podcast', we talk some more Hallmark movies (0:48), and break down some news on JJ Abrams returning to the Star Wars universe (8:16).
With the reviews, it's all TIFF this week, as Sho attended screenings of The Mountain Between Us (13:46) and the winner of the People's Choice award, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri (25:27).
In Episode 6 of 'Houston, We Have a Podcast', we get back on track with some more news, including everyone's favourite hitman John Wick and his next adventure (1:55), Obi-Wan Kenobi movie rumours (3:49), and Hallmark's latest foray into Hollywood (6:28)
Once Sho gets to the reviews, we talk the scariest clown around in 'IT' (12:32), and then we shift a bit to one of the more buzzworthy films of TIFF, Disobedience (29:23).
In Episode 5 of 'Houston, We Have a Podcast', the news shifts to the latest updates on Guy Ritchie's live-action 'Aladdin' adaptation (0:55), some reveals on who will be members of Guardians of the Galaxy after Vol. 3 is released (3:51), Sony getting sued for not having a license in 'Baby Driver' (7:03), and Disney pulling a power move on Netflix (10:07)!
In reviews, Sho tackles two movies based on adaptations: one, a popular book series in The Dark Tower (15:34), and the other a graphic novel, Atomic Blonde (25:05).
In Episode 4 of 'Houston, We Have a Podcast', Sho starts off with news out of San Diego Comic Con, including Ben Affleck's Batman (0:45), Spielberg's adaptation of Ready Player One (1:52), and the trailers for Thor: Ragnarok (4:21) and Justice League (5:39).
We switch things up this week and tackle Christopher Nolan's war epic Dunkirk (8:41), as well as go to the future and take a peek at Caesar's (and Matt Reeves') War for the Planet of the Apes (18:21).
In Episode 3 of 'Houston, We Have a Podcast', Sho talks Daniel Craig returning as Bond (0:51), the potential that a solo Venom movie has (3:16), and the ending of the 22-movie arc by Marvel (7:36).
In reviews this week, Sho talks the brilliance of Edgar Wright's new film Baby Driver (12:08), and also invites on his first guest, Spider-Man buff Mark, to have a chat about the latest entry in the Marvel canon, Spider-Man: Homecoming (29:12).
In Episode 2 of 'Houston, We Have a Podcast', Sho focuses on the latest movie news, including a famed actor retiring (00:51), some talk about a potential WarCraft sequel (2:26), and we go into the Star Wars universe with some talk on the late Carrie Fisher (6:15) and the Han Solo movie getting a director change (9:07).
For reviews, Sho talks Cars 3 and the questions it raises (12:26), while Transformers: The Last Knight - the fifth entry in the Michael Bay series - manages to crumble under the very lowest of expectations (21:13).
In the inaugural episode of 'Houston, We Have a Podcast', Sho talks about movie reviews, the idea of critics vs. the audience, Rotten Tomatoes and the infamous Tomatometer, before getting to his review of Wonder Woman (7:38) and then finishing off with The Mummy (19:40).