We revisit movies from the days of our youth in the 1980s. We choose a theme, select films that we think are among the best and ask you to vote on which you think belongs in the time capsule for future generations. We watch each movie before debating which live up to our nostalgic memories or fail and are cast out on to the junk pile of forgettable flicks.
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Jeff "Child of the 80s" and "Doctor of All Things Retro" Joel
SNL celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2025 but we didn't start watching it until the 1990s. As Canadian kids with bedtimes in the 80s, we had more exposure to SCTV, the incredible sketch comedy show that featured an outrageously talented cast from Second City. Andrea Martin, Catherine O'Hara, Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Dave Thomas, John Candy and Harold Ramis and later Rick Moranis and Martin Short on one show! In this episode, we reminisce with our good friend, Marcus J, and revisit our favourite movies featuring SCTV alumni. It's a beauty, eh!
29 Jun 2024
Episode 13: Comic book movies!
Comics were huge in the early 20th century. Superheroes came to life on the radio in the 30s before movies and then TV in the 60s. They appeared to experience a resurgence in the 80s as film companies re-discovered this treasure trove of beloved characters and stories (decades before the onslaught of the MCU). We take you back to our childhoods of buying comics and watching our favourites (Batman, Superman, the Hulk and more) on the silver screen with our guest and long-time friend, Casey Parsons. Casey has been drawing since he was two years old and has become a well-known comic book artist, drawing covers for several titles (including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Haha, Little Bird, Swamp Dogs, Creepshow and Department Of Truth) and was featured in multiple Marvel trading card series (including the box art for one set)! He also loves movies so brings a wealth of knowledge on both fronts.
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24 Mar 2024
Episode 12: Dystopian movies!
Every generation dreams about the future and what advances will be made. In the 80s, we were wondering about the new millenium and whether we would have alien or robot overlords. Join us and our special guest, Doug Nagy, as we explore the roots of humanity's dystopian fascination, what they say about us and what some of our favourite films in this genre got right in their future predictions. Shortly after this was recorded, Doug was named Hamilton's Funniest Comic! We got little glimpses of his humour while also learning a lot about his favourite movies outside of 'Roadhouse'.
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31 Jan 2024
Episode 11: John Hughes teen movies!
No writer and director spent more time mining adolescence in the 80s than the eternal teenager, John Hughes. Join us and our guest, Mary Kennedy, as we dig into his six teen films and explore what we feel has remained endearing and valuable and what has lost its lustre with the passage of time and growth (or maybe was problematic back then too but wasn't spoken). We try to cover it all before we decide which film belongs in the Cinema Time Capsule.
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Happy holidays, viewers! Join us as we travel back to 1985 to pick our 'top five' toy requests to Santa and our parents based on the Sears Wishbook while reminiscing a bit on Eaton's and Consumers Distributing. A lot of you sent in messages about your favourite Christmas toys too so thank you! We also revisit a couple of our favourite 80s holiday TV specials and hope you will watch with us.
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12 Nov 2023
Episode 9: Horror (Part 2)!
You want more terror? Ahhhhhh! Lock the doors and do not invite in any stranger that show up (they are vampires, for sure). Here's the second half of our horrifying conversation with Mike Trebilcock in which we revisit some of our favourite frightening flicks of the 80s.
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26 Oct 2023
Episode 9: Horror (part 1)!
Who likes being scared? Child Of The 80s does, that's who! The Doctor Of All Things Retro maintains he does not in spite of his co-host's insistence otherwise! We had the pleasure of watching some horror films with Mike Trebilcock, frontman of Canadian music legends, The Killjoys, and composer of film scores for current horror movies. Mike and Jeff bond over their love of this genre, Joel warms to the idea that he might not dislike it as much as he originally thought and Producer Simon tries to keep them all from being lost in the woods (nothing good ever comes of that in a horror film).
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11 Oct 2023
Episode 8: Cereal blitz!
Waking up in the morning was/is a drag but filling a bowl with your favourite sugary cereals can turn that frown upside down and get you running. Free toy inside! Free toy inside! So many good cereals with great commercials and false promises of healthy eating were part of our 80s childhoods. We bought a lot of our favourites to reminisce and see if they were as good in 2023 as they were in 1983.
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15 Jun 2023
Episode 7: Buddy movies (Part 2)!
We are long-winded and we enjoy talking movies so here is the second half of our conversation with Dr. Sean Springer on our selections for 80s buddy movies! We also check the answering machine for your messages and give you the results of the poll!
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2 Jun 2023
Episode 7: Buddy movies (Part 1)!
Dynamic duos have often been featured in movies since they began (and go back into radio and theatre). They share a strong bond of trust but may have similar or opposing strengths and they understand each other better than the people around them due to their shared experiences or some apparent mental connection. There were some great partnerships in 80s movies and we looked at six movies that featured them with our special guest, Dr. Sean Springer, a professor of film studies and a fellow 80s kid. This is part 1 of 2 for this episode.
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2 May 2023
Episode 6: Teen movies (Part 2)!
Back - caught you lookin' for the same thing! (Any Public Enemy fans here?) In this case, believe the hype! Here is part two of our conversation with Kristy Woudstra on some of our favourite teen movies from the 80s. We also check the CTC answering machine for your messages about your favourite teen flicks. We hope you enjoy revisiting these with us.
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15 Apr 2023
Episode 6: Teen movies (Part 1)!
Movies about teens (or adults playing teens) were a boon in the 80s. Our baby boomer parents were many so they created a large number of offspring who reached adolescence around the same time, creating a market for the trials and tribulations of teenagers on the silver screen. In this episode, we review some of our favourite non-John Hughes teen movies with our special guest, Kristy Woudstra! We talked a long time so we split it into two parts.
Find out more about Kristy, her writing and artistic endeavours at these links:
https://www.kristywoudstra.com/ (https://www.kristywoudstra.com/)
https://gezelligstudio.ca/ (https://gezelligstudio.ca/)
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8 Mar 2023
Episode 5: Canadian tween TV show blitz!
We decided to create blitz episodes to detour from 80s movies and look at some other things from our beloved decade of childhood that we remember fondly.
For this first blitz, we introduce the first 'Ask Dr. Marko' segment in which our highly-trained medical correspondent answers some questions about the physical (im)possibilities of stunts we watched in our action movie episode. We admit some of our mistakes from the last episode and check the ol' answering machine for your messages too. Then we revisit two Canadian tween/pre-teen TV shows that we loved: The Edison Twins and Degrassi Junior High!
Did you watch those shows? What did you love about them? What are your thoughts and feelings when you watch now? We'd love to hear from you - send us a voice message us at CinemaTimeCapsule@gmail.com!
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26 Jan 2023
Episode 4: Action movie heroes!
The 80s were a golden era for action movies. Several actors made their careers during this time with buff bodies, high body counts and witty one-liners. In this episode, we chose six of our action movie heroes and one movie for each that we thought best represented their work during the decade. Listen in as we revisit selected movies from Arnie, Sly, Chuck, Van Damme, Kurt and Swayze then tell us what you think we got right or wrong!
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7 Dec 2022
Episode 3: 80s holiday TV specials & movies!
As the December holidays approach, we reminisce about our favourite Christmas activities and gifts (G.I. Joes and knock-off WWF wrestlers from Big V) before taking you back to some of our favourite holiday TV specials (and one that is classic 80s cheese) and movies that we enjoyed that we hope you might like as well. We include a literal shout-out from the audience at our last screening of 'The Monster Squad' and some listeners share their favourite 80s holiday viewings too! Let us know if you share our feelings of fondness or disgust for our selections. Find Cinema Time Capsule on Facebook and Instagram!
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11 Nov 2022
Episode 2: Kids horror movies!
In this episode, we recap our selections for the most frighteningly memorable 80s movies that caused us varying degrees of 'kinder-trauma'. We review three Disney productions - 'The Watcher In The Woods', 'Something Wicked This Way Comes' and 'Mr. Boogedy' - as well as 'The Monster Squad' and 'Little Monsters' and reminisce about childhood experiences that were brought back to our memories as a result (for example, getting kicked in the nards). Join us and see how your recollections of these films compare with ours!
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30 May 2022
Episode 1: Kid adventure movies!
Welcome to the first episode of the Cinema Time Capsule podcast! We recap our first screening of 'Gremlins' before moving on to reviewing the films chosen for the vote in our second screening focused on kid adventure movies. We are excited to have our producer and fellow film fan, Simon, join us for the episode.
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