Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud
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Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud
Big laughs. Smart takes. Every day. Commotion is where you go for thoughtful and vibrant conversations about all things pop culture. Host Elamin Abdelmahmoud calls on journalists, critics, creators and friends to talk through the biggest arts & entertainment stories of the day, in 30 minutes or...
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Controversial 'Slave Play' production hits Toronto + Sora 2 backlash
With the controversial theater production ‘Slave Play’ coming to Toronto, Elamin Abdelamhmoud is joined by culture critics El Jones and Matt Amha with...
We like you too, John Candy
More than three decades after his death, Canadian actor and comedy trailblazer John Candy is currently enjoying a renaissance thanks to a new document...
Roofman, Lurker, and how believable is the dog in the thriller Good Boy?
Elamin Abdelmahmoud talks about new movies out this week with culture critics Sarah-Tai Black, Roxana Hadadi and Jourdain Searles: the horror film Goo...
The doubt surrounding Amy Griffin’s memoir The Tell, and what MTV’s Catfish taught us about the Internet
One of the bestselling books of the year has to be The Tell by Amy Griffin. It's a memoir about how MDMA-assisted therapy helped her unearth this buri...
Mariah Carey's new album, and why she's still one of the most iconic singers of our time
Elamin is joined by culture critics Pablo The Don and Michael Blackmon, along with Juno nominated singer Tanika Charles to discuss ‘Here For It All’ -...
The pressure on writers to write the next bestseller, and the Japanese film Demon Slayer
There’s a mounting pressure on writers to turn their debut books into bestsellers, but it hasn’t always been this way. The Walrus writer Tajja Isen an...
The Riyadh Comedy Festival, Electronic Arts, and why Saudi Arabia is investing in culture
Comedians performing at the Riyadh Comedy Festival are being criticized for selling out to a Saudi regime that is trying to change its image. Alyssa M...
Taylor Swift beefs with Charlie XCX on Life of a Showgirl, and Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl
Music journalists Emilie Hanskamp, Reanna Cruz, and Suzy Exposito join Elamin Abdelmahmoud in the Group Chat to weigh-in on Taylor Swift’s highly anti...
Only Murders in the Building, Hacks -- is Hollywood getting aging right?
With the release season 5 of ‘Only Murders In The Building’, the films ‘The Thursday Murder Club’ and ‘Eleanor The Great,’ Elamin is joined by film an...
Mae Martin's twisty new series Wayward & Patrick Watson's album Uh Oh
Niko Stratis and Rachel Ho join Elamin Abdelmahmoud to share their thoughts on comedian Mae Martin's series Wayward, an unexpectedly dark thriller tha...
How Kent Monkman creates new conversations about art and Canada's past
On this National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – we talk about an artist who is having a profound impact on the way we understand Canada’s past – a...
Heavyweight returns, the Williams sisters' new podcast & Sweden leaves Abba out of its cultural canon
The hit narrative podcast Heavyweight by Jonathan Goldstein is back after being cancelled by Spotify a few years ago. Plus, Venus and Serena Williams...
One Battle After Another, and the release of the thriller series The Savant is delayed
CBC Entertainment's Jackson Weaver, film critic Radheyan Simonpillai, and poet El Jones join Elamin Abdelmahmoud to discuss Paul Thomas Anderson’s new...
What does the end of Bad Bunny's residency mean for Puerto Rico? And a new Fela Kuti graphic novel
Elamin is joined by Kennya Giselle Rivera Sanabria and Reanna Cruz to look back on Bad Bunny’s historic 31 day residency in Puerto Rico (which ended t...
Kimmel retuns to late night, what did he say?
Less than a week after being yanked off the air for comments he made about Charlie Kirk, Jimmy Kimmel is back. But will he be muzzled? TV critic Eric...
Football/horror film Him, Black Rabbit, and MJ The Musical
Film critics Radheyan Simonpillai and Sarah-Tai Black join guest host Amil Niazi to talk about the film 'Him,' a Jordan Peele-produced horror film abo...
Cardi B is back with Am I The Drama?, and Waiting for Godot is having a moment
Elamin is joined by culture critic Pablo The Don and CBC Music journalist Kelsey Adams to discuss Cardi B’s new album ‘Am I The Drama?’, the rollout i...
How Kimmel's suspension over Charlie Kirk comments sparked a debate about free speech
Walt Disney-owned ABC says it will indefinitely stop airing Jimmy Kimmel Live! after remarks the late-night host made in the wake of Charlie Kirk's as...
Does Task have what it takes to become HBO's Sunday night hit?
'Task,' starring Mark Ruffalo, is HBO’s latest big Sunday night show -- and the gritty drama is by the creator of 'Mare of Easttown,' which became mus...
BONUS: Yves Jarvis, and the Polaris Music Prize at 20
The winner of this year's Polaris Music Prize is Yves Jarvis and his album, 'All Cylinders.' Elamin is joined by 2022 Polaris Music Prize winner Caden...
Remembering Robert Redford, and the uncertain future of Ssense
Remembering Robert Redford. The Iconic actor, legendary director, and unparalleled champion of Indie filmmaking has died. Teri Hart describes his cont...
Why Lilith Fair's legacy still matters today
Music journalists Tabassum Siddiqui, Rosie Long Decter, and Suzy Exposito discuss the new documentary, 'Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery,' which explor...
TIFF IN 12: Hamnet wins People's Choice and is TIFF too celebrity focused?
Radheyan Simonpillai and Teri Hart join Elamin to talk about Hamnet winning People's Choice, films they think should've gotten more attention, and rea...
The Pitt and The Studio win big at the Emmys, and TikTok's The Great Lock In
The morning after the Emmy Awards, TV critics J. Kelly Nestruck and Roxana Hadadi talk about the big winners and snubs with guest host Amil Niazi. Plu...
TIFF IN 12 big performances, and It Was Just An Accident and No Other Choice have their moment
Teri Hart and Radheyan Simonpillai join guest host Amil Niazi to talk about some of the performances getting a lot of attention at this year's festiva...
Ed Sheeran's new album Play, and the Spinal Tap reunion
Music journalist Maura Johnston, culture writer Richie Assaly, and Leila Latif join the Group Chat to talk about the long-awaited sequel to Rob Reiner...
TIFF in 12: Blue Heron, Modern Whore, and more from the Canadian line up
Radheyan Simonpillai and Teri Hart join guest host Amil NIazi to talk about whether the Canadian line up at TIFF reflects this country's appetite to c...
Is the cyberbullying doc Unknown Number exploiting its young subjects, and DC's Peacemaker
People in a small town in Michigan turned on each other trying to figure out who was viciously cyberbullying two young teenagers. In the end, the culp...
How does TIFF build on its legacy?
With the Toronto International Film Festival celebrating its 50th anniversary, Commotion guest host Amil Niazi is joined by film critics Barry Hertz,...
TIFF in 12: The Road Between Us - a controversial film gets its world premiere
Radheyan Simonpillai and Teri Hart rush to our studios after watching 'The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue,' and discuss the atmosphere outside t...
TIFF in 12: Is Tuner a People's Choice pick, Frankenstein, and awkward Q&As
Radheyan Simonpillai and Teri Hart join guest host Amil Niazi to talk about Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein, the awkwardness of Q&As, and Teri decla...
Joni Mitchell's new jazz compilation, and Roy Jones Jr. posts about his returned gold medal
'Joni’s Jazz' is a new four-disc box set that focuses on Joni Mitchell’s late-’70s explorations in jazz. Music journalist Carl Wilson and jazz singer...
Giorgio Armani, Chloe Malle, and why New York Fashion Week will be unlike any other
At New York Fashion week, two names will loom large. Giorgio Armani and Chloe Malle. Fashion writers Danya Issawi, Joan Summers and Mosha Lundstrom Ha...
TIFF IN 12: Big surprises, Elvis Presley in Concert, and Oscar buzz for Sydney Sweeney
Radheyan Simonpillai and Teri Hart join Elamin Abdelmahmood to discuss some of the films that have a lot of people talking this opening weekend at the...
TIFF IN 12: John Candy, Chandler Levack's moment, and Sydney Sweeney
Rad and Teri join Elamin to talk about the John Candy biopic, 'John Candy: I LIke Me,' Chandler Levack's 'Mile End Kicks,' and Sydney Sweeney attendin...
Why divorce movies are lightening up
Movies about splitting up are typically pretty serious, but two new films, Splitsville and The Roses, buck that trend. Rad Simonpillai, Barry Hertz an...
TIFF IN 12: The festival turns 50. Where's all the buzz?
Rad and Teri talk about TIFF's opening night and some of the big Canadian films getting a lot of love. Also, why Elamin isn't there (spoiler: he broke...
SNL's cast shakeup, and Canadian animation company Nelvana shuts down new studio productions
Saturday Night Live has announced exits and additions to the cast, just weeks away from the season’s premiere this fall. Ashley Ray joins guest host A...
Alberta pauses its book ban, so now what? and the reality series KPOPPED
Librarian Laura Winton joins guest host Amil Niazi to share her reaction to news that the Alberta government has hit pause on a ban that would've seen...
Remembering Graham Greene, and fall TV shows you need to watch
Today on Commotion, guest host Amil Niazi sits down with Jesse Wente to talk about his friend, the iconic Canadian actor Graham Greene, who died Monda...