Episodes
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We're covering the 16th Academy Awards or the films of 1943. There were 10 nominees this year, so we've done one of our mini-brackets. We also talk about the non-nominee Shadow of a Doubt.
The nominees were: Casablanca, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Heaven Can Wait, The Human Comedy, In Which We Serve, Madame Curie, The More the Merrier, The Ox-Bow Incident, The Song of Bernadette, and Watch on the Rhine.
Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.
Timestamps are approximate:
6:35 - Shadow of a Doubt
16:30 - Round 1 Match-Ups and Deciding Winners and Losers
Losers Discussion
23:25 - For Whom the Bell Tolls30:15 - Watch on the Rhine37:50 - The Human Comedy46:20 - In Which We Serve 51:50 - The Song of Bernadette1:01:05 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst
1:01:50 - Next Time
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This episode we're covering the 56th Academy Awards or the films of 1983. The nominees were: The Big Chill, The Dresser, The Right Stuff, Tender Mercies, and Terms of Endearment. We also talk about non-nominee Silkwood and revisit our 1983 Fun Oscar winners A Christmas Story and Return of the Jedi.
Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.
Timestamps are approximate:
5:50 - The Big Chill
15:15 - The Dresser
19:30 - The Right Stuff
27:45 - Tender Mercies
35:25 - Terms of Endearment
46:55 - Should something else have been nominated?
47:40 - Silkwood56:20 - A Christmas Story58:55 - Return of the Jedi1:03:50 - Did the Oscars get it wrong?
1:06:25 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner
1:09:10 - Conclusions
1:14:25 - Next Time
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Consider the following: What if this were a universe where what was fun was good? That’s what we’ll be exploring in this episode. Instead of covering the best picture nominees plus other critically acclaimed films, we’ll be looking at films that are just fun.
So please, join us, as we enter an alternate reality where fun is good.
Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.
Timestamps are approximate:
8:35 - A Christmas Story
13:45 - Flashdance
21:55 - Mr. Mom
26:30 - The Outsiders
36:45 - Return of the Jedi
44:20 - Scarface
52:35 - WarGames
1:00:00 - Our Fun Oscar Nominees
1:06:20 - Daniel Day Lewis Drive
1:12:20 - Next Time
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It's Round 3 of the 89th Academy Awards bracket! In this episode will be discussing the final four and declaring a winner!
The nominees were: Arrival; Fences; Hacksaw Ridge; Hell or High Water; Hidden Figures; La La Land; Lion; Manchester by the Sea; and Moonlight.
The films we added were: Captain America: Civil War; Hail, Caesar!; Hunt for the Wilderpeople; The Lobster; Paterson; Swiss Army Man; and Toni Erdmann
Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.
Timestamps are approximate:
0:45 - Semifinals
2:55 - Discussing the Semifinal Losers
3:00 - Manchester By the Sea20:00 - La La Land34:35 - Final Matchup
35:50 - Moonlight48:15 - Arrival1:02:00 - Declaring a Winner
1:02:55 - Did the Oscars Get it Wrong?
1:03:15 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner
1:07:35 - Conclusions
1:16:25 - Next Episode
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It's Round 2 of the 89th Academy Awards bracket. We took the 9 nominees and added 7 additional films for a 16 movie bracket. In this episode will be declaring the winners and losers from Round 2 and discussing the films that were eliminated. Of course, if you don't like our decisions, you can take it up with the people.
The nominees were: Arrival; Fences; Hacksaw Ridge; Hell or High Water; Hidden Figures; La La Land; Lion; Manchester by the Sea; and Moonlight.
The films we added were: Captain America: Civil War; Hail, Caesar!; Hunt for the Wilderpeople; The Lobster; Paterson; Swiss Army Man; and Toni Erdmann
Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.
Timestamps are approximate:
0:55 - Round 2 Match-Ups
6:00 - Discussing the Losers
6:10 - Toni Erdmann20:45 - Lion30:35 - Hunt for the Wilderpeople39:40 - The Lobster58:00 - Conclusions
59:55 - Next Episode
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16 movies for 2016! That's right, it's another full tournament for the 89th Academy Awards or the films of 2016. We took the Academy's nine nominees for this year and added seven of our own. In this episode, discuss the losers from Round 1 in this episode.
The nominees were: Arrival; Fences; Hacksaw Ridge; Hell or High Water; Hidden Figures; La La Land; Lion; Manchester by the Sea; and Moonlight.
The films we added were: Captain America: Civil War; Hail, Caesar!; Hunt for the Wilderpeople; The Lobster; Paterson; Swiss Army Man; and Toni Erdmann
Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.
Timestamps are approximate:
11:10 - Bracket Set-Up
11:40 - Round 1 Match-Ups and Deciding Winners and Losers
21:50 - Swiss Army Man
29:55 - Hell or High Water
36:20 - Hacksaw Ridge
49:00 - Hail, Caesar!
1:02:35 - Paterson
1:09:00 - Captain America: Civil War
1:24:20 - Hidden Figures
1:32:30 - Fences
1:42:55 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst
1:44:10 - Next Time
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This episode we're covering the 51st Academy Awards or the films of 1978. The nominees were: Coming Home, The Deer Hunter, Heaven Can Wait, Midnight Express, and An Unmarried Woman. We also talk about non-nominees Grease and Halloween.
Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.
Timestamps are approximate:
9:45 - Heaven Can Wait
22:30 - Midnight Express
30:50 - An Unmarried Woman
45:00 - The Deer Hunter
1:04:15 - Coming Home
1:13:55 - Should something else have been nominated?
1:15:35 - Halloween1:25:00 - Grease1:36:45 - Did the Oscars get it wrong?
1:38:40 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner
1:40:20 - Conclusions
2:46:25 - Next Time
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It's Round 3 of the 8th Academy Awards bracket, where we took the 12 nominees and added 4 options of our own to create a 16 movie bracket. In this episode will be discussing the final four and declaring a winner!
The nominees were: Alice Adams; Broadway Melody of 1936; Captain Blood; David Copperfield; The Informer; The Lives of a Bengal Lancer; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Mutiny on the Bounty; Les Misérables; Naughty Marietta; Ruggles of Red Gap; Top Hat
Our additional films are: The 39 Steps, A Night at the Opera, Black Fury, and The Bride of Frankenstein.
Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.
Timestamps are approximate:
1:05 - Semifinals
3:20 - Discussing the Semifinal Losers
3:20 - Broadway Melody of 193613:40 - Black Fury29:35 - Final Matchup
29:55 - Top Hat39:55 - Les Miserables55:25 - Declaring a Winner
1:01:25 - Did the Oscars Get it Wrong?
1:03:20 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner
1:07:05 - Conclusions
1:13:45 - Next Episode
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It's a shorter episode this week as we dive into Round 2 of the 8th Academy Awards bracket. We took the 12 nominees and added 4 additional films for a 16 movie bracket. In this episode will be declaring the winners and losers from Round 2 and discussing the films that were eliminated.
The nominees were: Alice Adams; Broadway Melody of 1936; Captain Blood; David Copperfield; The Informer; The Lives of a Bengal Lancer; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Mutiny on the Bounty; Les Misérables; Naughty Marietta; Ruggles of Red Gap; Top Hat
The films we added were: The 39 Steps, A Night at the Opera, Black Fury, and The Bride of Frankenstein.
Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.
Timestamps are approximate:
1:25 - Round 2 Match-Ups
5:20 - Discussing the Losers
5:30 - A Night at the Opera14:30 - Bride of Frankenstein21:30 - A Midsummer Night's Dream27:55 - Mutiny on the Bounty42:35 - Next Episode
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We’re back for season 3! There were 12 nominees at the 8th Academy Award, so we thought, "what the heck, let's add 4 more," to make this one of our 16 movie tournaments. We discuss the losers from Round 1 in this episode.
The nominees were: Alice Adams; Broadway Melody of 1936; Captain Blood; David Copperfield; The Informer; The Lives of a Bengal Lancer; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Mutiny on the Bounty; Les Misérables; Naughty Marietta; Ruggles of Red Gap; Top Hat
The films we added were: The 39 Steps, A Night at the Opera, Black Fury, and The Bride of Frankenstein.
Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.
Timestamps are approximate:
7:00 - Bracket Set-Up
7:10 - Round 1 Match-Ups and Deciding Winners and Losers
16:00 - Naughty Marietta
22:45 - Captain Blood
29:45 - Ruggles of Red Gap
37:02 - The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
43:40 - David Copperfield
50:10 - Alice Adams
1:00:15 - The Informer
1:10:10 - The 39 Steps
1:19:45 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst
1:21:15 - Next Time
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We’re wrapping up our discussion of the film's from this year's Academy Awards. This episode we cover the winners from our mini-bracket.
The nominees were: American Fiction, Anatomy of a Fall, Barbie, The Holdovers, Killers of the Flower Moon, Maestro, Oppenheimer, Past Lives, Poor Things, The Zone of Interest
Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.
Timestamps are approximate:
2:05 - The Holdovers
15:35 - Past Lives
28:00 - The Zone of Interest
43:25 - Poor Things
57:15 - Oppenheimer
1:46:35 - Conclusions
1:47:25 - Top 5 Films1:48:05 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner1:49:35 - Patterns1:52:35 - Post-Oscars Addendum
1:57:40 - Next Time
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We’re covering this year's Academy Awards! As usual for the years where there are more than 5 nominees, will be taking the 10 films, pitting them against one another, and deciding on winners and losers. The losers are discussed in this episode.
The nominees were: American Fiction, Anatomy of a Fall, Barbie, The Holdovers, Killers of the Flower Moon, Maestro, Oppenheimer, Past Lives, Poor Things, The Zone of Interest
Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.
Timestamps are approximate:
9:55 - Bracket Set-Up
10:40 - Round 1 Match-Ups and Deciding Winners and Losers
16:50 - Maestro
27:35 - Barbie
50:15 - Anatomy of a Fall
1:14:45 - American Fiction
1:27:30 - Killers of the Flower Moon
1:25:05 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst
1:26:10 - Next Time
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Another season of this podcast in the books! In this episode we'll cover our stats from Season 2 of the podcast - how many films we've watched, how many times the Oscars got it wrong, and much, much more! Then we'll wrap up by making predictions for the 96th Academy Awards.
NOTE: This episode contains spoilers for some previously discussed films. All time stamps are approximate.
0:45 - Section 1: Overview of Season 2
3:35 - Section 2: Things we're tracking
24:10 - Section 3: Our ratings (nominees only)
45:00 - Section 4: A qualitative discussion
1:02:20 - Section 5: 96th Academy Awards Predictions
1:09:55 - Next Time
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This episode we're covering the 30th Academy Awards or the films of 1957. The nominees were: 12 Angry Men, The Bridge on the River Kwai, Peyton Place, Sayonara, Witness for the Prosecution. No extras this year? Wild.
Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.
Timestamps are approximate:
10:10 - Peyton Place
23:30 - Sayonara
37:00 - The Bridge on the River Kwai
54:00 - Witness for the Prosecution [58:10 EXTRA SPOILER WARNING]
1:06:35 - 12 Angry Men
1:19:35 - Did the Oscars get it wrong?
1:19:50 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner
1:24:05 - Conclusions
1:31:15 - Next Time
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What a surprise at the end of "The 75th Academy Awards - Part II," huh? In this episode we take some time to really dig into one of our favorite films: The Bourne Identity.
We also wrap up our discussion of the year with our usual conclusions.
Note: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.
Timestamps are approximate:
0:40 - The Bourne Identity
1:40 - An in-depth discussion of the film51:30 - The impact of The Bourne Identity1:19:40 - The 75th Academy Awards Conclusions
1:28:20 - Next Time
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We're covering the 75th Academy Awards or the films of 2002. There were 5 nominees this year, but it was a great year for films, so we added 5 more (we were almost tempted to bump this year up to a true 16-movie tournament, so we may have missed your favorite). In part 2 we'll be covering the winners from the first round.
The nominees were: Gangs of New York, Chicago, The Hours, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, and The Pianist.
We added for consideration: Catch Me if You Can, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Talk to Her, Spirited Away, and Y Tu Mama Tambien.
Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.
Timestamps are approximate:
2:35 - Spirited Away
7:50 - Catch Me If You Can
27:25 - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
41:35 - Y Tu Mama Tambien
57:10 - Chicago
1:05:00 - Conclusions
1:05:50 - Next Time
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We're covering the 75th Academy Awards or the films of 2002. There were 5 nominees this year, but it was a great year for films, so we added 5 more (we were almost tempted to bump this year up to a true 16-movie tournament, so we may have missed your favorite). In part 1 we'll be covering the losers from the first round.
The nominees were: Gangs of New York, Chicago, The Hours, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, and The Pianist.
We added for consideration: Catch Me if You Can, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Talk to Her, Spirited Away, and Y Tu Mama Tambien.
Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.
Timestamps are approximate:
7:00 - Round 1 Match-Ups and Deciding Winners and Losers
Losers Discussion
12:10 - Gangs of New York20:50 - My Big Fat Greek Wedding29:25 - The Hours38:40 - The Pianist50:25 - Talk To Her1:00:50 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst
1:02:20 - Next Time
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We're taking a short holiday break in two weeks (so no new episode on 12/22/23). To make up for that this episode is (totally on purpose!) 2.5 hours long. We're covering the 33rd Academy Awards or the films of 1960. The nominees were: The Alamo, The Apartment, Elmer Gantry, Sons and Lovers, and the Sundowners. We also cover non-nominees A Bout de Souffle (Breathless), Inherit the Wind, Psycho, and Spartacus.
Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.
Timestamps are approximate:
10:55 - The Alamo
22:20 - Elmer Gantry
38:20 - Sons and Lovers
52:25 - The Sundowners
59:40 - The Apartment
1:14:55 - Should something else have been nominated?
1:16:20 - Spartacus1:31:35 - Inherit the Wind1:50:05 - A Bout de Souffle (Breathless)1:57:40 - Psycho2:09:20 - Did the Oscars get it wrong?
2:12:50 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner
2:16:20 - Conclusions
2:22:10 - Next Time
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We're wrapping up 1936 and covering the winners from our 14 movie tournament this week (10 nominees, plus 4 additional films (!!!))
The nominees were: Anthony Adverse; Dodsworth; The Great Ziegfeld; Libeled Lady; Mr. Deeds Goes to Town; Romeo and Juliet; The Story of Louis Pasteur; A Tale of Two Cities; Three Smart Girls; and San Francisco.
The additional films we considered were: After the Thin Man, Modern Times, My Man Godfrey, and Swing Time.
Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.
Timestamps are approximate:
2:35 - After the Thin Man
7:35 - Three Smart Girls
14:25 - Libeled Lady
22:50 - Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
32:40 - A Tale of Two Cities
45:55 - The Story of Louis Pasteur
56:20 - Modern Times
1:07:45 - Conclusions
1:07:50 - Did the Oscars Get it Wrong?1:10:00 - Top 5 Films1:12:00 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner (+ important Ronald Colman moustache information)1:16:10 - Patterns1:25:05 - Next Time
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We're back in the 30's with 10 nominees, so we're doing another bracket! In this episode will be taking the 10 nominees, plus 4 additional films (!!!) and deciding on the winners and losers from Round 1. We'll discuss the films that were eliminated.
The nominees were: Anthony Adverse; Dodsworth; The Great Ziegfeld; Libeled Lady; Mr. Deeds Goes to Town; Romeo and Juliet; The Story of Louis Pasteur; A Tale of Two Cities; Three Smart Girls; and San Francisco.
The additional films we considered were: After the Thin Man, Modern Times, My Man Godfrey, and Swing Time.
Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.
Timestamps are approximate:
7:25 - Bracket
Losers Discussion
19:40 - Anthony Adverse vs. After the Thin Man Loser Discussion30:50 - Modern Times vs. Romeo and Juliet Loser Discussion34:10 - My Man Godfrey vs. Three Smart Girls Loser Discussion42:00 - Swing Time vs. Libeled Lady Loser Discussion49:50 - A Tale of Two Cities vs. Dodsworth Loser Discussion59:40 - San Francisco vs. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town Loser Discussion 1:12:45 - The Story of Louis Pasteur vs. The Great Ziegfeld Loser Discussion1:25:50 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst
1:27:20 - Next Time
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