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Eric reveals his wife Gwen is dressed as Booster Gold at Montreal Comic Con, while he once made a Daredevil costume from red underwear.

The episode opens with Eric and Josh sharing personal updates, including Gwen's Booster Gold cosplay at Montreal Comic Con and Eric's nostalgic Daredevil costume made from red underwear. Eric recounts going to a multiplex with his friend John to see Jurassic World, noting the theater felt like a ghost town despite the film's opening night, which leads to a discussion on the decline of communal movie excitement. They compare this to past experiences like Star Wars premieres. The conversation shifts to Kevin Smith's rant about rising movie ticket prices pushing cinema toward a Broadway-like model. The hosts then preview the Mayfair's upcoming week, starting with 'Bad Shabbos,' an Ottawa premiere about an interfaith Shabbat dinner interrupted by an accidental death, starring David Pamer, Keira Sedgwick, and Method Man. They digress into Method Man's role as Ben Urich in Marvel audio dramas and his comic book fandom. Next, they highlight 'Hot Spring Shark Attack,' a campy Japanese film that won the audience award at the Tokyo International Shark Film Festival. They debate the nature of cult films and the difficulty of intentionally creating one, referencing Birdemic sequels and Neil Breen. The episode continues with the ongoing David Cronenberg film fest, featuring Scanners, which they note is more of a sci-fi thriller than a gore fest despite its famous head-exploding scene. They praise Michael Ironside's performance and his Genie Award nomination. The Jean-Luc Godard fest is also discussed, with A Woman is a Woman described as a playful, fourth-wall-breaking comedy and Contempt as a more linear drama about a marriage crumbling during the filming of Fritz Lang's Odyssey. The hosts express appreciation for digital restorations, arguing they often surpass the quality of physical film prints. They mention the Saturday Night Cinema series, where Eric is presenting his 40th secret midnight movie, aiming for a visually striking film. The episode wraps with calls for social media engagement and showtime details, ending on a humorous note about a triple bill conflict with Ben.

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Cosplay nostalgia and comic-book detours keep this Saturday hangout loose and easy.

Mayfair Theatre Podcast opens with a Saturday check-in that finds Eric home alone while Gwen is at Montreal Comic Con with former Mayfair Julia, and the talk settles into costume nostalgia.

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