Episode 159: VIFF 2024: Lucky Star & Conclave

Greetings programs!  Our favourite time of year is back; the Vancouver International Film Festival is on now! The 2024 edition features a ton of great films, and we're here to talk about two of them: Gillian McKercher's family drama Lucky Star and Edward Berger's All Quiet on the Western Front follow-up Conclave.  It's a good discussion about two films we liked, so join us! BONUS CONTENT:     To celebrate the festival, in this week's bonus episode, we talk about some of our favourite films from past festivals.  Listen in to hear us rave about Special Actors, Columbus, The Lobster, Another Round, and more!  Support starts at $2 CAD per months, a bargain!  Link: https://www.patreon.com/posts/sept-30th-bonus-11309581EPISODE HOMEPAGE:     Visit this week's homepage for JustWatch powered links for each film.  These links update based on film availability whever you are so if you don't see a link be sure to check back later.  If you use these links it goes a very amount of the way to helping us keep the lights on, and we poste them for every movie we cover. Link: https://awesomefriday.ca/2024/09/viff-2024-lucky-star-conclave/PAST VIFF COVERAGE:     You can also check out all of our coverage from previous editions of VIFF on the homepage, which includes several podcast episodes and dozens of reviews and interviews. Link: https://awesomefriday.ca/tag/viff/SUPPORT:             Patreon:    http://patreon.com/mcsimpson Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/matthewsimpson CONNECT WITH US:        Awesome Friday: https://awesomefriday.ca        Matthew: https://stretched.ca/ Simon: https://temporarypen.com/ SHOW LINKS: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/awesome-friday/id480100293 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4kwPQGeBvVFVtewkCbrbA9 Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/18daf305-2c59-4718-bd5c-0dc393173353 Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/show/2775782 Goodpods: https://goodpods.app.link/ulvugeHonjb IHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/85390621/ Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes480100293/the-awesome-friday-movie-podcast Meanwhile, relax and enjoy your flight.