The People vs. Oscar

2014 - "Transformers: Age of Extinction" vs. "Birdman (or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)"


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Imagine "transforming" from a superhero actor to respected thespian?
The Best Picture winner of 2014 follows Michael Keaton as a movie star who struggles to be taken seriously when he adapts a Raymond Carter play. This marked the first of two director wins for Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu. While the Oscars may have gone "highbrow," the people went "lowbrow" with the fourth installment in the "Transformers" franchise. "Age of Extinction" jettisoned all of the human characters from previous films and focused on Marky Mark himself in a war against big tech and a tyrannical government. Did the new cast breathe new life in the franchise, or put a stake in it? Listen to find out.
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The People vs. OscarBy Matt Furtado & Chris James

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