Mayfair Theatre Podcast 561: Pitchforks And Torches!
josh on December 4, 2025
Listen to a brand new episode from your favourite podcatcher, including Soundcloud!
This week, Eric and Josh are joined by Mayfair co-owner Ian!
They discuss: The Ottawan Best of Ottawa award win for the cinema and silver medal for the podcast, Margaret Atwood, Santa visiting the cinema, horrible AI slop, Jurassic Park, The Scorpion King, The Last Showgirl, our big screen DVD holiday fireplace, The Running Man, The Cultural Gutter book (which features writing from Ian), and more!
They also mention the movies screening the week of Friday December 5 – Thursday December 11: The Baltimorons, Tangerine, The Thin Man, Bugonia, Seven Minutes In The Closet (a short from the Mayfair’s own Tatum Thompson, screening before Tangerine on December 5), The Polar Express, and the Sunday Morning All-You-Can-Eat-Cereal Cartoon Party!
They neglect to mention The Mastermind returning for an encore week, that last minute booking happened after the recording.
You can always check mayfairtheatre.ca for up to date showtimes and Coming Soon listings.
Hi. First, luv goin to the Mayfair! Question about notice for upcoming movies. How far ahead do you know what movies you will show? For example, I would like to see Sentimental Value at the Mayfair but not sure if you are bringing it in. Thanks. Todd
· January 15, 2026josh
We usually finalize programming every Monday for the following Friday through Thursday.
· January 15, 2026We screened Sentimental Value over two weeks in December.
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