Black and White and Gold—2026 Oscars | chapter 4: Welcome to Black and White and Gold, our Oscars mini series where we discuss the films nominated for this year's Oscars.

Buckle up for a car sickening ride and fireworks. Brittany seems to prefer the name Charlotte to Charlene and Brendan points out every detail you may have missed. And how do you feel about "eureka" as a substitute to Brittany's overused "ahhhhh!"? In this episode we discuss One Battle After Another (2025) which is nominated for so many Oscars we can't be bothered to list them all.

P.S. Brittany rewatched the smoking weed in the car scene and she thinks it was a hard blow as opposed to spitting (01:33:00).

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-Music: Brendan and Brittany

-Credits for the movie being reviewed:

• Writer(s): Paul Thomas, Anderson, Thomas Pynchon
• Director(s): Paul Thomas Anderson

Chapters:

(00:00) Choose A French 75 Alias

(02:47) Film, Theme, Cast + Credits

(05:22) The 6-7 Is Not THEE 6-7

(08:23) Criticism and Rebuttals

(39:50) Like, Love, Hate, Can't Believe

(50:49) Plot Discussion: Deep Dive and Film Analysis Starts Here

(53:43) Brittany's Favorite Scene

(1:04:17) Lockjaw Approaches Perfidia

(1:21:05) Perfidia Is Arrested

(1:30:36 ) 16 Years Later

(1:47:29) Do Black People Approve of This Movie?

(1:51:38) Brendan's Favorite Scene

(2:01:42) Character Arcs + The Payphone Scene

(2:16:49) Sensei's Still Calm As Fuck At Home

(2:22:47) Arriving at The Brave Beavers

(2:35:00) Sensei and Bob Are Reunited

(2:43:13) Now, Bob!

(2:55:14) Secondhand Carsickness

(3:10:01) Probably Safe and Somewhat Sound

(3:13:19) The Brittany Scale and Favorite Performances

SHOW NOTES:

Other Episodes Mentioned:

(1:13:10) Inherent Vice: A 70s Love Letter That Gets Better On Rewatch (ep. 15)

(1:16:00) The Long Kiss Goodnight: It Wasn't No Big Titty Grab (ep. 14)

(1:58:00) Interstellar: Holes Full of Ghosts, Love, and Amazing Visuals (ep. 18)

Sources/Links:

• One Battle After Another (2025) (IMDb)
• One Battle After Another (2025) (trailer)
• Hattie McDaniel (Turner Classic Movies bio)
• "Shut Up and Dance" (2014) by Walk the Moon (Apple Music) (Spotify) (Youtube)
• The Radical Political Story Behind One Battle After Another: All About the Real-Life Revolutionaries Who Inspired the Movie (article via People)
• Regina Hall Interview— "One Battle After Another," Working With PTA & Scene-Stealing Babies (via The Daily Show)
• Vineland by Thomas Pynchon (book)
• "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" by Gil Scott Heron (Apple Music) (Spotify) (Youtube)
• "One Battle After Another: Paul Thomas Anderson and the Death of Revolutionary Cinema" (post via Reddit)
• "American Girl" by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (Apple Music) (Spotify) (Youtube)
• The 98th Academy Awards | 2026 (nominees)

Films/TV Shows Mentioned:

• Bringing Up Baby (1938)(IMDb)
• Bugonia (2025) (IMDb)
• Curb Your Enthusiasm (TV)(2000-2024) (IMDb)
• Drive (2011) (IMDb)
• Forrest Gump (1994) (IMDb)
• Ghost (1990) (IMDb)
• If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025) (IMDb)
• Inherent Vice (2014) (IMDb)
• Interstellar (2014) (IMDb)
• Jungle Fever (1991) (IMDb)
• Justified (TV)( 2010-2015) (IMDb)
• Licorice Pizza (2021) (IMDb)
• Phantom Thread (2017) (IMDb)
• Presumed Innocent (TV)(2024) (IMDb)
• Punch-Drunk Love (2002) (IMDb)
• Saturday Night Live (TV) (1975-) (IMDb)
• Scandal (TV)(2012-2018) (IMDb)
• Scary Movie (2000) (IMDb)
• Set It Off (1996) (IMDb)
• The Alabama Solution (2025) (IMDb)
• The Battle of Algiers (1966) (IMDb)
• The Color Purple (1985) (IMDb)
• The Florida Project (2017) (IMDb)
• The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) (IMDb)
• The Philadelphia Story (1940) (IMDb)
• The Wire (TV)(2002-2008) (IMDb)
• There Will Be Blood (2007) (IMDb)
• True Lies (1994) (IMDb)