Originally Aired: 09/26/25 – We review The Ugly. We talk with actor Ryan Allen of Normal and also with Gail Maurice, Dana Solomon and Derica Lafrance of Bloodlines.











Show Notes:







We talk with actor Ryan Allen! Ryan stars alongside Bob Odenkirk in the upcoming film, Normal. The movie was a hit at this year’s Midnight Madness screening at TIFF50. Ryan will be on to talk about the film and more! Ryan Allen is a Toronto-based actor whose work spans across television, film, and theatre. This September, Ryan takes a major career leap with a pivotal role opposite Bob Odenkirk in Normal, premiering at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival. The film, already generating industry buzz, marks one of Ryan’s most anticipated performances to date and underscores his growing reputation as an actor to watch. Ryan’s screen credits span a wide range of genres and platforms, with standout performances in Netflix’s Between, Apple TV+’s Five Days at Memorial, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, See, Shoresy, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Murder in a Small Town, Titans, and more. On the big screen, he has appeared alongside Hilary Swank and Alan Ritchson in 20th Century’s Ordinary Angels and starred in acclaimed Canadian independents The Players and Midnight at the Paradise.







Our review of The Ugly starring Kwon Hae-hyo, Shin Hyeon-bin and Shin Hyun-been. From director Yeon Sang-ho (Train to Busan, Peninsula) comes a story of generational grief and guilt. One day while overseeing a documentary crew filming his blind father at work, Im Dong-hwan gets a phone call that his missing mother’s remains have been found after forty years. Determined to find the truth of her disappearance, Dong-hwan embarks on a twisted odyssey through his family’s traumatic past, uncovering dark secrets along the way.







We also play Andrew’s interview with the director and stars of Blood Lines, recorded at TIFF50! Andrew sat down with director Gail Maurice and actors Dana Solomon and Derica Lafrance and had a fun chat. You’ll hear them talk about Blood Lines and more! Storyteller and store clerk Beatrice (Dana Solomon) is completely taken by a new woman who arrives in her Métis community looking to find her biological family. Beatrice decides to help Chani (Derica Lafrance) in order to spend more time with her. Meanwhile, a chorus of older women, collectively referred to as “The Grannies,” try to get Beatrice to mend things with her mom, Léonore (played by director Maurice). Léonore’s past drinking problem had soured their relationship, and Beatrice is reluctant to repair it, no matter how many years her mom has been sober.







It was a great show!







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