
The Movie Podcast
The Movie Podcast is a top film and entertainment show that is Tomatometer-Approved and releases new episodes, interviews, and reviews all throughout the week. Hosted by: Daniel Baptista, Shahbaz Siddiqui, & Anthony Gagliardi. Follow @TheMoviePodcast on Instagram, TikTok, Letterboxd, and X. Contact: hello@themoviepodcast.ca
Latest episodes

Mar 13, 2025 • 21min
Wheel of Time Interview with Josha Stradowski, Madeleine Madden, and Showrunner Rafe Judkins (Season 3, Prime Video)
On this episode of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz sit down with Josha Stradowski, Madeleine Madden, and Rafe Judkins at CCXP in São Paulo, Brazil to discuss THE WHEEL OF TIME Season 3. Based on The Shadow Rising, Season 3 of The Wheel of Time takes viewers across the Westlands, from the Aiel Waste to Tanchico and the mysterious city of Rhuidean, where Rand and Moiraine face life-changing revelations. Meanwhile, in Two Rivers, Perrin Aybara embarks on a transformative journey of his own. Season Three of The Wheel of Time will premiere with the first three episodes, with additional new episodes streaming each week thereafter until the riveting season finale on April 17, 2025.Watch and listen to The Movie Podcast now on all podcast platforms, YouTube, and TheMoviePodcast.caContact: hello@themoviepodcast.caFOLLOW USDaniel on X, Instagram, LetterboxdShahbaz on X, Instagram, and LetterboxdAnthony on X, Instagram, and LetterboxdThe Movie Podcast on X, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and Rotten Tomatoes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 12, 2025 • 32min
Novocaine Interview with Jack Quaid and Directors Dan Berk and Robert Olsen
On this episode of The Movie Podcast, Shahbaz heads to Austin, Texas to sit-down with Jack Quaid and Directors Dan Berk and Robert Olsen to discuss their new film NOVOCAINE. When the girl of his dreams is kidnapped, everyman Nate turns his inability to feel pain into an unexpected strength in his fight to get her back. The film also stars Amber Midthunder, Ray Nicholson, Betty Gabriel, Matt Walsh, Lou Beatty Jr., Van Hengst, Conrad Kemp and Jacob Batalon. Novocaine releases exclusively in theatres March 14, 2025 by Paramount Pictures.Watch and listen to The Movie Podcast now on all podcast platforms, YouTube, and TheMoviePodcast.caContact: hello@themoviepodcast.caFOLLOW USDaniel on X, Instagram, LetterboxdShahbaz on X, Instagram, and LetterboxdAnthony on X, Instagram, and LetterboxdThe Movie Podcast on X, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and Rotten Tomatoes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 11, 2025 • 23min
The Electric State Interview with Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt, Stanley Tucci, and Giancarlo Esposito (Netflix)
On this episode of The Movie Podcast, Daniel heads to Los Angeles, California to sit-down with the cast of THE ELECTRIC STATE including Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt, Stanley Tucci, and Giancarlo Esposito. Set in the aftermath of a robot uprising in an alternate version of the ’90s, The Electric State is directed by Anthony and Joe Russo and follows an orphaned teenager who ventures across the American West with a cartoon-inspired robot, a smuggler, and his sidekick in search of her younger brother. The Electric State releases March 14, 2025 on Netflix.Watch and listen to The Movie Podcast now on all podcast platforms, YouTube, and TheMoviePodcast.caContact: hello@themoviepodcast.caFOLLOW USDaniel on X, Instagram, LetterboxdShahbaz on X, Instagram, and LetterboxdAnthony on X, Instagram, and LetterboxdThe Movie Podcast on X, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and Rotten Tomatoes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 10, 2025 • 28min
Interview with Comedian Mo Amer (Netflix)
On this episode of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz are joined by Mohammed Amer to discuss his Netflix series MO. In the latest season, Mo Najjar straddles the line between two cultures, three languages and a ton of bullshit as a Palestinian on the path to U.S. citizenship. Season 2 finds Mo stranded across the border and desperate to get back to Houston before his family's asylum hearing - but as a stateless refugee without a passport, he’s gonna need all the hustle and charm he can muster. The award-winning series is created and executive produced by comedians Mo Amer, Ramy Youssef, and executive produced by A24. All seasons of Mo are now streaming on Netflix.Watch and listen to The Movie Podcast now on all podcast platforms, YouTube, and TheMoviePodcast.caContact: hello@themoviepodcast.caFOLLOW USDaniel on X, Instagram, LetterboxdShahbaz on X, Instagram, and LetterboxdAnthony on X, Instagram, and LetterboxdThe Movie Podcast on X, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and Rotten Tomatoes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 7, 2025 • 22min
Sterling K. Brown on Paradise Finale, Secret Service Training, and What to Expect from Season 2 and Beyond
On this episode of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz are joined by Emmy and Golden Globe winner, and Academy Award nominee, Sterling K. Brown to discuss the Season Finale of PARADISE. In the series, a Secret Service agent investigates the murder of a former president in a seemingly peaceful community. It also stars James Marsden, Julianne Nicholson, Sarah Shahi, Nicole Brydon Bloom, Aliyah Mastin, Percy Daggs IV and Executive Produced by Dan Fogelman. Paradise is now streaming on Disney+ in Canada.Watch and listen to The Movie Podcast now on all podcast platforms, YouTube, and TheMoviePodcast.caContact: hello@themoviepodcast.caFOLLOW USDaniel on X, Instagram, LetterboxdShahbaz on X, Instagram, and LetterboxdAnthony on X, Instagram, and LetterboxdThe Movie Podcast on X, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and Rotten Tomatoes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 7, 2025 • 19min
Deli Boys Interview with Asif Ali & Saagar Shaikh
On this episode of The Movie Podcast, Shahbaz and Anthony are joined by Asif Ali and Saagar Shaikh to discuss DELI BOYS. After their convenience store-magnate father suddenly dies, two pampered Pakistani American brothers lose everything—forcing them to reckon with their Baba’s secret life of crime as they attempt to take up his mantle in the underworld. The complete first season of Deli Boys is now streaming exclusively on Disney Plus in Canada and Hulu in the United States.Watch and listen to The Movie Podcast now on all podcast platforms, YouTube, and TheMoviePodcast.caContact: hello@themoviepodcast.caFOLLOW USDaniel on X, Instagram, LetterboxdShahbaz on X, Instagram, and LetterboxdAnthony on X, Instagram, and LetterboxdThe Movie Podcast on X, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and Rotten Tomatoes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 5, 2025 • 36min
Daredevil Born Again Review (Marvel Television)
Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review Marvel Television's DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN. [Spoilers for Ep. 1 + 2]. In the series, Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox), a blind lawyer with heightened abilities is fighting for justice through his bustling law firm, while former mob boss Wilson Fisk (Vincent D’Onofrio) pursues his own political endeavours in New York. When their past identities begin to emerge, both men find themselves on an inevitable collision course. Matt Murdock and Wilson Fisk face off once again in Marvel Television’s all-new series Daredevil: Born Again, premiering on Disney+ March 4 at 6 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET.Watch and listen to The Movie Podcast now on all podcast platforms, YouTube, and TheMoviePodcast.caContact: hello@themoviepodcast.caFOLLOW USDaniel on X, Instagram, LetterboxdShahbaz on X, Instagram, and LetterboxdAnthony on X, Instagram, and LetterboxdThe Movie Podcast on X, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and Rotten Tomatoes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 4, 2025 • 22min
Daredevil Born Again Interview with Justin Benson & Aaron Moorehead and Sana Amanat & Dario Scardapane
On this episode of The Movie Podcast, Shahbaz is joined by Directors Justin Benson & Aaron Moorehead and Showrunners Sana Amanat & Dario Scardapane to discuss Marvel Television's DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN. In the series, Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox), a blind lawyer with heightened abilities is fighting for justice through his bustling law firm, while former mob boss Wilson Fisk (Vincent D’Onofrio) pursues his own political endeavours in New York. When their past identities begin to emerge, both men find themselves on an inevitable collision course. Matt Murdock and Wilson Fisk face off once again in Marvel Television’s all-new series Daredevil: Born Again, premiering on Disney+ March 4 at 6 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET.Watch and listen to The Movie Podcast now on all podcast platforms, YouTube, and TheMoviePodcast.caContact: hello@themoviepodcast.caFOLLOW USDaniel on X, Instagram, LetterboxdShahbaz on X, Instagram, and LetterboxdAnthony on X, Instagram, and LetterboxdThe Movie Podcast on X, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and Rotten Tomatoes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 3, 2025 • 31min
Wizards Beyond Waverly Place Interview with Janice LeAnn Brown and Maria Canals-Barrera
On this episode of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz are joined by Janice LeAnn Brown and Maria Canals-Barrera to discuss WIZARDS BEYOND WAVERLY PLACE. The series follows an adult Justin Russo, who has chosen to lead a normal, mortal life with his family, Giada, Roman and Milo. When Justin’s sister Alex brings Billie to his home seeking help, Justin realizes he must dust off his magical skills to mentor the wizard-in-training while also juggling his everyday responsibilities — and safeguarding the future of the Wizard World. Wizards Beyond Waverly Place is now available on Disney+ in Canada.Watch and listen to The Movie Podcast now on all podcast platforms, YouTube, and TheMoviePodcast.caContact: hello@themoviepodcast.caFOLLOW USDaniel on X, Instagram, LetterboxdShahbaz on X, Instagram, and LetterboxdAnthony on X, Instagram, and LetterboxdThe Movie Podcast on X, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and Rotten Tomatoes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 28, 2025 • 41min
Jessica Lee Gagné on the Secrets of Severance, Shooting on Film, Working with Ben Stiller, and More (Chikhai Bardo)
On this episode of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Anthony are joined by Jessica Lee Gagné, a Producer, Cinematographer, and fellow Canadian behind the hit Apple TV+ series SEVERANCE. Jessica makes her directorial debut with Severance Season 2, Episode 7, titled Chikhai Bardo. In our discussion, Jessica shares secrets behind the series, her experience collaborating with Creator Dan Erickson and Director Ben Stiller, shooting on film, and much more.Watch and listen to The Movie Podcast now on all podcast platforms, YouTube, and TheMoviePodcast.caContact: hello@themoviepodcast.caFOLLOW USDaniel on X, Instagram, LetterboxdShahbaz on X, Instagram, and LetterboxdAnthony on X, Instagram, and LetterboxdThe Movie Podcast on X, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and Rotten Tomatoes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices