Best Supporting Podcast

The Stone family is a tough nut to crack, and Sarah Jessica Parker's Meredith is hitting rock bottom in her attempts to break through in 2005's "The Family Stone," a Christmas movie that isn't as funny as the trailer wants you to think, but is all the better for it. This week, we queen out more on our favorite characters, because the performances are uniformly excellent, but special notice to Diane Keaton for giving possibly one of the most restrained performances of the latter part of her career. We swoon over Patrick, are charmed by Julie, appreciate Kelly, are grateful for Ben, and just don't trust Everett, no matter how beautiful Dermot Mulroney is. Also: does SJP get the credit she's due as an actress? And why do we keep forgetting about Susannah? But most importantly--BRAD. Oh, we just love Brad.

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Colin Drucker

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Nick Kochanov

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All aboard the SS BSA! "Let Them All Talk" is a boatload of acting choices and improvisational dialogue from Meryl Streep, Dianne "The" Wiest, Lucas Hedges, Gemma Chan, and most notably, an unforgettable Candice Bergen, who practically sails away with the whole movie. While no one goes to a 27, every actor gets a moment to shine, whether it be some hyper-realistic talking through tears, an informed reaction, or a cold, silent stare full of rage. Plus: the Queen Mary 2 is super cute--it makes far greater waves than the plot of the movie itself, which mostly serves to bring together a handful of legendary actresses and ask a lot of questions about what happens to people as their relationships drift further out to sea.

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Colin Drucker

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Nick Kochanov

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Clea Duvall's "Happiest Season" is truly making the yuletide gay this holiday season, and gifting us with an ensemble of great performances. While Mary Holland steals the entire show as twisted sister Jane, Mackenzie Davis's emotional rollercoaster as the controversial Harper and Dan Levy's pitch perfect 11th hour monologue are some of many reasons to be grateful this episode. Plus: the movie was basically filmed in Nick's backyard in Pittsburgh. We ponder what the inclusion of a liberal grandmother would have done to the story, give Tipper's iPad the moment it deserves, ruminate on the life of Riley, and work our way to understanding Harper's side of things by the end. Candice Bergen comes up a lot this week, but she's unfortunately not in this movie. We also check in on the Best Actress and Supporting Actress Oscar odds, celebrate a Christmastime Keaton and jump for joy over one lazy lady.

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Colin Drucker

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Nick Kochanov

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Glenn Close's grizzled, bespectacled Mamaw in "Hillbilly Elegy" is giving us past BSA vibes of Melissa Leo, Amy Ryan and Allison Janney, but will this be the performance that finally earns her an Oscar? On a scale of 1 to "Junebug," where does Amy Adams' performance as Bev fall, and does she stand a chance in what's shaping up to be a tight race for Best Actress? To say nothing of the pool lady, who we equally obsess over in this week's episode, as well as Hans Zimmer's score, Glenn's wardrobe, Best Supporting Sisters, and the pitch-perfect details of life in a forgotten part of America.

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Colin Drucker

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Nick Kochanov

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You can never go home again, but that doesn't stop us all from trying at the holidays every year. 1995's "Home for the Holidays" is hardly the feel-good Thanksgiving romantic comedy you might expect from the trailer, but is a surprisingly realistic and thought-provoking story that sent us on many tangents this week about our own feelings on holiday traditions, why this year is different and what from the past we try to carry into the future. But we also have much to say about some real BSA-worthy performances from Anne Bancroft as the meddling mother and Geraldine Chaplin as the kooky aunt, plus of course star Holly Hunter, Charles Durning, Steve Guttenberg, Cynthia Stevenson, Dylan McDermott and an insufferable Robert Downey Jr, and a divine Angela Paton as the chatty woman on the plane eating a chicken wing.

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Colin Drucker

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Nick Kochanov

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While 2010's "Easy A" is primarily a scarlet love letter to Emma Stone and her emerging star power, it's Patricia Clarkson and the unfathomably hot Stanley Tucci as her parents who nearly steal the show. To say nothing of Lisa Kudrow as the misguided guidance counselor, "Wings" alum Thomas Haden Church, Amanda Bynes pre-retirement, Penn Badgley post-Gossip Girl, and just the way Stanley Tucci says the line, "You alright, buddy?" We also have much to say about gift cards, Ann Hathaway, colonial Williamsburg, gay men's love for tragic divas, "Transatlanticism," Julia Child, Olive Kitteridge and that restaurant scene in "My Left Foot."

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Colin Drucker

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Nick Kochanov

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Three years ago, Best Supporting Queens Ann Dowd and Margo Martindale did an epic joint interview with Vulture, and now feels like the perfect time to celebrate it. (We’d perform it if we could.) We discuss their differing energies, why they’re more than “character actresses,” life lessons from Catholic nuns, Ann’s use the word “honey” and her love for Justin Theroux, finding success later in life, and being in it for the long haul. Plus, lots to say about Best Supporting Pennsylvania and our feelings post-election, our excitement for Kamala and Dr. Jill, and our fatigue with Drag Race.

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Colin Drucker

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Nick Kochanov

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For as ornate and mysterious as "The Shining" is under Stanley Kubrick's unique vision, it also features an incredibly raw and realistic portrayal of human terror by Shelley Duvall as Wendy Torrance and as Shelley Duvall filming "The Shining." (Including a record-breaking number of takes on that baseball bat scene.) While technically in a leading role, we had to celebrate Duvall's BSA energy this week, from her measured Act One monologue to her complete and total meltdown while Jack infamously chops down the bathroom door. We also have much to say about Jack Nicholson, the impact of the score, whether or not we would want to be seasonal caretakers of an isolated hotel (depends on the WiFi), Stephen King's vision of Wendy, parallels to some Texas Chainsaw actressing, and if there's such a thing as too much crying in a movie.

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Colin Drucker

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Nick Kochanov

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"Addams Family Values" has a packed cast, from the subtly shady Anjelica Huston to the Shakespearean heights of Raul Julia and Carol Kane as a goolish Granny, but the true BSA of the movie is Joan Cusack as the graceful, delicate, and homicidal Debbie Jellinsky. To say nothing of Christina Ricci's wise and wicked Wednesday, Christopher Lloyd at a 27 as Fester, and Christine Baranski, period. We discuss some of Debbie's best moments, how well she'd fit in with the Addams, and just how awful that song is over the end credits. Plus: buying VHS tapes at McDonald's, evaluating IMDb photos, catching up with a cartoon classic, and sending some love to a Best Supporting Kitty.

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Colin Drucker

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Nick Kochanov

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In a movie most people know either for its twist ending or Haley Joel Osment whispering, "I see dead people," it can be easy to forget about the pitch perfect Toni Collette in "The Sixth Sense." In her only Oscar nominated performance, Collette plays Cole's mother Lynn, a South Philly mom holding down two jobs with ten fabulous fingernails. We have much to say about the infamous Car Scene, as well as the Pop-Tart moment, the birthday party set piece, the "look at my face" routine, THAT LOOK she gives him, and all of that nail acting. Plus: strong feelings on the color palette of "One Fine Day," good moms, Bruce Willis in his prime, a revisit to the Queen of Coventry, a breezy jaunt to Paris via Netflix, a strong recommendation to watch 28 Days, a BSA we love to love, and Diane.

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Colin Drucker

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Nick Kochanov

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Instagram: @nickkochanov