What if a middle-aged Toronto-based businessman decided to become Robert De Niro? Friends, you don't have to wonder! We discuss the hilarious vanity project REAL GANGSTERS!™ (2013), by Canada's answer to Tommy Wiseau.

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"The Air Canada strike wasn’t just a win for workers. It was also a wrench in Mark Carney’s plans" by Luke Savage - https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/the-air-canada-strike-wasnt-just-a-win-for-workers-it-was-also-a-wrench/article_723e12c5-a225-4565-b044-206eeef18c49.html

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"How Did an Oscar-Nominated Legend End Up in This Painfully Amateurish Horror Film?" by Vadim Rizov - https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/11/james-caan-sicilian-vampire



#649 - Once Upon a Time on King Street

Journalist Taylor Lorenz joins to talk about her bombshell expose on how a dark money group Is secretly funding high-profile Democratic influencers. She also hits back at the haters and smearers with actual facts. But first Human Rights attorney Craig Mokhiber talks about how a little-used UN mechanism could stop Israel's genocide in Gaza. 

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Taylor Lorenz is a freelance journalist on YouTube and Substack and hosts the podcast Power User. She has written for The New York Times, The Atlantic, New York Magazine, Washington Post and more.  She’s also the author of the bestselling book Extremely Online, which covers the rise of the content creator industry 

Craig Mokhiber is an American former United Nations (UN) human rights official and a specialist in international human rights law, policy, and methodology. On October 28, 2023, Mokhiber stepped down as the director of the New York office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). In his final letter to High Commissioner, he harshly criticized the organization's response to the war in Gaza, calling Israel's military intervention a "textbook genocide" and accusing the UN of failing to act.


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Dark Money Dem Influencers EXPOSED with Taylor Lorenz & How to STOP Israel with Craig Mokhiber

This week, Film Comment is reporting from the picturesque shores of the Lido, where the Venice Film Festival takes place each year. This year's edition features new films by many major auteurs, including Noah Baumbach, Luca Guadagnino, Yorgos Lanthimos, Laura Poitras, and more.

For our fifth episode from the city of canals, Film Comment Editor Devika Girish invited critics Savina Petkova and Jordan Mintzer to discuss Benny Safdie's The Smashing Machine (3:00), Lucrecia Martel's Nuestra Tierra (Landmarks) (18:26), and Olivier Assayas's The Wizard of Kremlin (31:49).

Stay tuned for more Venice coverage, providing everything you need to know about the 2025 edition.

Venice 2025 #5, with Savina Petkova and Jordan Mintzer

It's Emmajority Report Thursday on Majority Report On today's show: RFK, Jr is grilled at a Senate Finance Committee hearing over the chaos he has created at the CDC. Crypto and Tech Industry researcher and publisher of the Citation Needed newsletter, Molly White joins the show to talk the Trump family crypto cash in. Host of the Colonial Outcasts Podcast, Greg Stoker joins us live from the Global Sumud Flotilla somewhere in the Mediterranean. In the Fun Half Brandon Sutton and Matt Binder join the show. The&nbsp;Congress switchboard number&nbsp;is&nbsp;(202) 224-3121. You can use this number to connect with either the U.S. Senate or the House of Representatives. Become a member at&nbsp;JoinTheMajorityReport.com:&nbsp; Follow us on TikTok here:&nbsp; Check us out on Twitch here:&nbsp; Find our Rumble stream here:&nbsp; Check out our alt YouTube channel here:&nbsp; Gift a Majority Report subscription here:&nbsp; Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here:&nbsp; Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here:&nbsp; Join the Majority Report Discord!&nbsp; Get all your MR merch at our store:&nbsp; Get the free Majority Report App!:&nbsp; Go to&nbsp;&nbsp;and use coupon code majority to get 10% off your purchase Check out today's sponsors: SHOPIFY: Sign up for a $1/month trial period at s LIQUID IV: Get 20% off your first order at  Use code MAJORITYREP at checkout. SMALLS:&nbsp;For a limited time only, get 60% off your first order PLUS shipping when you head to Smalls.com and use code MAJORITY.&nbsp; SUNSET LAKE: &nbsp;Head to m and buy any three 4-packs, and you’ll get a fourth one for free. Just add four 4-packs to your cart and use the code LABORDAY25 at checkout Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattLech Check out Matt’s show, Left Reckoning, on YouTube, and subscribe on Patreon!&nbsp; Check out Matt Binder’s&nbsp;YouTube&nbsp;channel:&nbsp; Subscribe to Brandon’s show The Discourse on Patreon!&nbsp; Check out Ava Raiza’s music here!&nbsp;

3574 - Trump Family’s Crypto Cash-In; Israel Threatens Aid Flotilla w/ Molly White, Greg Stoker

This week, Film Comment is reporting from the picturesque shores of the Lido, where the Venice Film Festival takes place each year. This year's edition features new films by many major auteurs, including Noah Baumbach, Luca Guadagnino, Yorgos Lanthimos, Laura Poitras, and more.

For our sixth episode from the city of canals, Film Comment Editor Devika Girish invited critics Guy Lodge and and Öykü Sofuoğlu to discuss some recent festival premieres, including Pietro Marcello's Duse (2:45), Ross McElwee's Remake (12:39), Kaouther Ben Hania's The Voice of Hind Rajab (21:42), and Kathryn Bigelow's A House of Dynamite (41:32).

Stay tuned for more Venice coverage, providing everything you need to know about the 2025 edition.

Venice 2025 #6, with Guy Lodge and and Öykü Sofuoğlu

Before they defined Canada's political landscape - and became adversaries on the question of Quebecois independence - Pierre Trudeau and René Lévesque were allies on the road to the Quiet Revolution. We discuss Donald Brittain's documentary THE CHAMPIONS, PART 1: UNLIKELY WARRIORS (1978) and the growing pains of Canada in its postwar era.

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PREVIEW - #652 - Cité libre

Kevin Sorbo wants you to know that having a gun and using it is perfectly compatible with Christianity. We discuss THE RELIANT (2019), a right-wing Christian movie in which the Second Amendment survives the fall of civilization. PLUS: Speaking of right-wing movies, it looks like ol' Sheriff Buford Pusser was hiding a secret.

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#653 - Fervent House Media

We visit the local gallery and do some art criticism. 

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Chapo Senior Foreign Policy correspondent Derek Davison is back once again to talk about the escalating possibility of war in Venezuela. We discuss the recent strike on a Venezuelan boat by Trump and his newly-Christened Department of War, a botched raid into North Korea, our collapsing relationship with India, China’s SCO summit with Russia, and conflict on the Thai-Cambodia border. Plus: a Matt Christman prediction comes true…

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967 - Whitehat feat. Derek Davison (9/8/25)

It's Hump Day on the Majority Report On today's show: Trump teases another National Guard Deployment to an American city, promises to make announcement tomorrow. In Rochester, New York, ICE Agents swarm two roofers working at a private residence and within minutes 200 protestors assemble and successfully deflect the Feds. Unrelated, one of the ICE SUV's needs a tow after all four tires go flat. Simeon Benit and Leila Espinosa of the newly founded Research Professionals &amp; Public Service Union join the show to discuss backstory of the new union and what is next for  Publisher of the k, Jasper Nathaniel joins us to discuss Israel's ongoing annexation of the West Bank. In the Fun Half: A Texas A&amp;M student films her objection to a Professor allegedly teaching "gender identity". As a result of the complaint the Professor and Dean have been relieved of their positions. Pam Bondi throws a fit about Chicago not wanting the National Guard to be deployed in their city so she is taking her ball and going to Charlotte. Code Pink protestors disrupt Donald Trump's night out a steakhouse with JD Vance, Pete Hegseth and Marco Rubio All that and more. The&nbsp;Congress switchboard number&nbsp;is&nbsp;(202) 224-3121. You can use this number to connect with either the U.S. Senate or the House of Representatives. Become a member at&nbsp;JoinTheMajorityReport.com:&nbsp; Follow us on TikTok here:&nbsp; Check us out on Twitch here:&nbsp; Find our Rumble stream here:&nbsp; Check out our alt YouTube channel here:&nbsp; Gift a Majority Report subscription here:&nbsp; Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here:&nbsp; Join the Majority Report Discord!&nbsp; Get all your MR merch at our store:&nbsp; Get the free Majority Report App!:&nbsp; Go to&nbsp;&nbsp;and use coupon code majority to get 10% off your purchase Check out today's sponsors: CURRENT AFFAIRS:&nbsp;for 30% off for a year on any subscription of your choice, go to  and enter the code MAJORITYREPORT at checkout. The offer expires October 31st.&nbsp;&nbsp; SUNSET LAKE: &nbsp;Head to m and through September 14th, you can save 30% on all Sunset Lake CBD’s Tinctures when you use the coupon code FallTincture Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattLech Check out Matt’s show, Left Reckoning, on YouTube, and subscribe on Patreon!&nbsp; Check out Matt Binder’s&nbsp;YouTube&nbsp;channel:&nbsp; Subscribe to Brandon’s show The Discourse on Patreon!&nbsp; Check out Ava Raiza’s music here!&nbsp;

3578 -  ICE Raid Falls Flat; Big Union Victory in CA; Israel's West Bank Annex w/ Simeon Benit, Leila Espinosa & Jasper Nathaniel

“That’s the majesty of rock / The mystery of roll / The darning of the sock / The scoring of the goal / The farmer takes a wife / The barber takes a pole / We’re in this together…and ever.” These lyrics ring as true today as they did back in 1992, when Spinal Tap penned them for their song “The Majesty of Rock,” from the classic album Break Like the Wind. Centering around the core trio of frontman David St. Hubbins, lead guitarist Nigel Tufnel, and bassist Derek Smalls, Spinal Tap have exerted a significant amount of musical force since the early ’60s, when St. Hubbins and Tufnel first linked up as young rockers in the rough-and-tumble London neighborhood of Squatney. After trying on a few different styles and names—including The Originals, then the New Originals, then the Thamesmen—the group eventually settled into their now very-well-worn position as the elder statesmen of rock. 

But now, after a long, peaceful silence, Spinal Tap is back with a new film, Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, in theaters on September 12. With noted filmmaker Marty DiBergi returning to the director’s chair, the movie follows the band as they prepare for a triumphant reunion concert, offering an intimate view of the Tap working through festering interpersonal conflicts, rehearsing material and potential new drummers, and dealing with interruptions from the likes of Paul McCartney and Elton John. As with all things Tap, there’s more: on September 16, the Criterion Collection will release a new special edition of the 1984 classic This Is Spinal Tap. Film Comment Editor Clinton Krute spoke with St. Hubbins, Tufnel, Smalls, and DiBergi about the new movie, which the band hasn’t seen yet, and the old one, which they hate. They also discussed their long careers in music and film, the influence of cinema on their chosen art of music (including formative encounters with “good violent Westerns” like Run of the Arrow and sci-fi fare like The Tingler), and much more.

Spinal Tap on Spinal Tap II: The End Continues

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#649 - Once Upon a Time on King Street

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