Radheyan Simonpillai

Film Critic at CTV's @YourMorning.
Pop Culture Columnist on @CBCRadio.
Contributor @guardian @globeandmail and more.

[Radheyan Simonpillai @JustSayRad]

I had such a blast watching Tatiana Maslany in Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed, and talking to her about the show, and the last 10 years since her Emmy win, and Mark Carney talking about both sides of his mouth while sending weapons abroad. https://t.co/mWpDxHfTys

[Radheyan Simonpillai @JustSayRad]

Also, reviewed Power Ballad. https://t.co/SpDhBpMaPU

[Radheyan Simonpillai @JustSayRad]

Reviewed Scary Movie and pondered what this franchise has to say in a post-Get Out world. https://t.co/ud781bc3Dp

[Richie Assaly @rdassaly]

Two days ago, Derfel reported that Moss was leaving his position because of antisemitism, citing anonymous sources.

Now, Moss says he’s leaving because he was offered a new job.

He acknowledges concerns about AS, but says decision “had nothing to do with making a statement”

[Barry Hertz @HertzBarry]

“We’re concerned the federal government has sold out Canadian culture in favour of big US tech interests. …The question we must ask is should US streamers, who’ve made tens of billions from Canadians, also be required to invest in Canadians telling Canadian stories?” — @The_CMPA

[Barry Hertz @HertzBarry]

It was a pleasure to follow the brilliant Canadian filmmaker Sofia Bohdanowicz over the past few weeks as she prepped for one very big Cannes pitch. https://t.co/6hgNXlTDfU

[Hudson Williams Online @hudsonwonline]

The press room at the 2026 Canadian Screen Awards reportedly doubled in size this year, a change film critic Rad Simonpillai attributes to the media interest surrounding Hudson Williams.

“The doubled-size press room has everything to do with Hudson Williams.”

🔗 https://t.co/Nt7yFU9kfi

[Radheyan Simonpillai @JustSayRad]

Joined @elamin88 to dig into the CSAs, as a celebration for this moment in Canadian film and TV, and encouragement for Matt Johnson's edgelord humour.
https://t.co/P4YFKFwOcc

[Radheyan Simonpillai @JustSayRad]

@TDotResident That's where the flee part comes in.

[Radheyan Simonpillai @JustSayRad]

"I want to thank Scarborough for teaching me the three Fs. When to fight, when to be funny and when to flee." - Mike Myers at the Canadian Screen Awards

[Radheyan Simonpillai @JustSayRad]

Was NTBTSTM the only comedy made in English Canada?

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

A video of a Dutch policeman throwing a heavily pregnant woman to the ground has caused outrage. The woman says police attacked her at a migration centre where authorities had detained her Palestinian husband.

[Michael @yosoymichael]

Why are people so desperate for Letterboxd to function like an actual publication that pays critics to write the exact kind of reviews they claim to want to read?

[Radheyan Simonpillai @JustSayRad]

Yesterday on @YourMorning, got into the found footage and elevated horror trends that fill the hollowness in Backrooms, the performances that prop up Pressure and how satisfying Tuner can be with @TeddyWilson. Watch at the 1:20 mark.
https://t.co/mmWoYQxSFk

[Radheyan Simonpillai @JustSayRad]

Safer Ontario ad that just popped up on my YouTube (more police, more prosecutors, more jails) is straight out of Robocop.

[Bill Bria @billbria]

“Oh, you’re assigned by your editor to review [New Movie]? Wonderful! Here’s the only screening option we will give you. The review embargo, which doubles as your deadline, lifts a mere several hours after the end of your screening! Enjoy.”

[Dave White @YukonRadioDave]

Heated Rivalry is heating up the Canadian Screen Awards. Pop culture columnist @JustSayRad has a preview of the big night.
https://t.co/2cxhVNGrJx

[Radheyan Simonpillai @JustSayRad]

Look what just arrived.

[Zeteo @zeteo_news]

“I think it’s really, really clear where Jews of conscience stand [on Palestine].”

Canadian Party Leader @avilewis explains to @mehdirhasan why he identifies as anti-Zionist and believes most North American Jews feel similarly.

[Radheyan Simonpillai @JustSayRad]

Here's Leah Nelson, Lauren Miller Rogen and Seth Rogen on their "love letter to caregivers" and bringing their personal experiences with Alzheimer's to Tangles. https://t.co/VDNBHACN3A

[Radheyan Simonpillai @JustSayRad]

Tatiana Maslany on how David Gordon Green directs the chaos on Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed. https://t.co/mWpDxHfTys