As is tradition, we're taking this week to unpack the romances of all ten Best Picture nominees at next Sunday's Academy Awards!

Join in as we discuss The Brutalist's AI controversy, the underserved women of A Complete Unknown, our Conclave theories, the maximalism of The Substance, and more!

Plus: Will finally explains his long-hinted-at dislike of Wicked, Marc correctly identifies the year's hottest performance, Dune and Nickel Boys set the gold standard for literary adaptation, and the Best Original Song category continues to be a mess.

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Next week: Monster Trucks (2017)

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Key sources and links for this episode:

• Interview with Anora director Sean Baker on the Prestige Junkie podcast
• "Inside the Anora House" (IndieWire)
• "About the Destination: The Brutalist and Israel" (Screen Slate)
• "The Brutalist's AI Controversy Explained" (Vulture)
• "Glen Powell Reveals Steven Spielberg's Twisters Note that Changed the Ending" (Collider)
• Elizabeth Cotten playing "Freight Train"
• "Emilia Perez's Controversial Camino" (Vulture)
• Lemme Say This interview with journalist Sarah Hagi on uncovering Emilia Perez star Karla Sofia Gascon's Twitter page
• "Margaret Qualley was Given Prosthetic Boobs to 'Endow Me with the Rack of a Lifetime' for The Substance" (People)