Dead Letter Movie Podcast - Dead Letter Movies

The annual rundown of all the nominees for best picture.

Anora (00:01:24); The Brutalist (00:07:09); A Complete Unknown (00:14:59), Conclave (00:24:52); Dune Part II (00:30:16); Emilia Pérez (00:33:14); I'm Still Here (00:37:56); Nickel Boys (00:41:18); The Substance (00:45:34); Wicked (00:52:46); Additional thoughts (00:54:50)

Listen to full review podcasts: Click HERE for Dune II; Click HERE for Wicked.

Read Andrew’s reviews: Anora click HERE; The Brutalist click HERE.

Tim and Andrew head back to 2000 with a 25 minute talk about the imprisoned poultry feature Chicken Run. Other Aardman works, cheese, and pre-Shrek family films get discussed as well.

Tim and Andrew talk about a trio of titles from Sundance this year: Bubble & Squeak, By Design, and Didn’t Die. Cabbages, chairs, and zombies!

New year, new thing! Tim and Andrew start a new monthly feature for the year- taking 25 minutes to talk about different films from 2000. They went big with the first flick: Ridley Scott’s Gladiator. Listen below.

Once again, Tim and Andrew each pull out some more skeletons for October. They chat about werewolves, Italian crime thrillers, a famous non-sequel, and a “Science Fiction Double Feature” feature. SkeleTONS of fun!

Tim and Andrew crossover with Tim Burton’s Count Chocula marshmallow of a movie sequel, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Sandworms, demon babies, weaponized nostalgia, and legacy sequels all come up.

Tim and Andrew talk about a few more flicks from 1984.

For the last entry in their summer series, 40 Years, 40 Minutes, Tim and Andrew head back into the sand with David Lynch’s Dune. They find a lot to appreciate, and a lot they don’t quite.

Please excuse the sound of Andrew’s cat scratching toward the end.

The Dune Activity Book and be found HERE, the Coloring Book HERE

Andrew’s Lynch ranking is HERE

For the next entry in their 40 Years, 40 Minutes series, Tim and Andrew dive deep into the Coens’ Blood Simple. They analyze the “idiot plot,” talk noir, cast potential pre-makes and remakes, and learn about the word “chiaroscuro.”

For more information on the film’s two cuts, check out this site HERE.