You know, I've never actually taken the lead on this before. This is, this is new for me. So I'll start by saying, welcome to the important cinema club. I'm Will Sloan. The man who normally introduces this podcast is out of town. He is in Japan on his honeymoon. But fortunately, we have a more than satisfactory.

Some might even say superior guest host. It's another esteemed member of the Justin Decluniverse.

It's Mark Hanson, the co-host of the Bay Street Video podcast. Hello, sir. Hello. This is,

this is bizarre, actually, in a great way. Like, does it feel like a sort of multiverse situation. It does. You know, I feel like we have obviously interacted much in years past, and we talk about you a lot on the Bay Street. You're like a character on the Bay Street video podcast a bit. Believe it or not, I have tuned in. I haven't heard every episode. Okay. That's okay. I haven't listened to every important cinema club episode. Excellent. But, you know. Shame on you, first of all. But no, uh, sometimes I do listen and sometimes I do hear myself and I think, wow, all these, uh, intimate details about my spending habits and things I buy. That's all just it. I'm sitting there being like, oh,

are you sure you should, uh, die? No, no, I like it. I like it. I love hearing, I love hearing my name. It's, it's great. Oh, yeah, that's right. You're like a, you're like a little celebrity, right? Well, yeah, actually, you know, I have a, I have an exhibitionist's streak about me. I'm, I'm a man with two podcasts.

I obviously like attention.

Of course,

of course.

You know what's even we're doing, exhibitionist streak about me. I'm a man with two podcasts. I obviously like attention.

Of course, of course. You know what's even weirder, though, is we're doing this at Bay Street

Video. That's right. For the important cinema club. It's crazy. So yeah, we are

colliding in ridiculous ways. We are in the back office at Bay Street Video. I'm a long-time customer.

How long have you worked at Bay Street Video, which is one of Toronto's last two remaining video stores, which is crazy. We have two. Yeah. Well, I guess three technically now with the Vinegar Syndrome store. Oh, Vinner. Two rental stores. Yes. Base Street Video, if folks, if you're an out-of-towner, please make it a priority. If you're in town,

you already know it. Yeah, you should already be here every week. I'm here often. You are,

yeah. And Mark Hanson, if you're not familiar with his work, he has, of course, written for Slant.

He's also very active on letterboxed where you've made something of a beat of watching all of the

late period John Travolta, all of the late period John Travolta,

all of the late period sad Bruce Willis movies.

You are an expert on these topics.

And I also know that you are a fan of Bravo's hit reality show Vanderpump Rules.

Yeah, I am.

I mean, I'm a fan of reality TV in general.

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