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The 2026 edition of the Toronto International Film Festival is officially over, and Sho Alli is joined by Jake Schulz to discuss their foray into a variety of films at this year's festival. They discuss some of the buzzier films, including Wild Horse Nine, The Debut, Fjord, La Bola Negra, and a whole lot more. Plus, they get into Obsession's chances with awards season beginning to get underway, and how Best Picture at the Oscars could still have a lot of heavy hitters still to come to theatres outside of the festival circuit.

The 98th Academy Awards, or the 2026 Oscars, are officially in the books! Sho is joined by Esfandiar Baraheni (2:19) to break down the biggest moments of the night, including One Battle After Another winning Best Picture, Michael B. Jordan winning Best Actor, Conan O'Brien's performance as host, and a whole lot more. Afterwards, Sho briefly discusses Ryan Gosling's newly released Project Hail Mary (39:43).

The 2026 Oscar Nominations are officially out, as Sinners and One Battle After Another lead the way ahead of the incoming ceremony in March. Sho is joined by Jake Schulz (2:15) of the Cinemates podcast to break down the nominations - they get into Sinners hype, how it stacks up against OBAA, how it was a strong year for international cinema, how the acting nominations could shake out, and where the biggest snubs lie.

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.

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.