1975 wasn't a bad year for film. Not a great year, but not a bad one. 

As always major spoilers

Films: 

The films:

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

Jaws

Barry Lyndon

Dog Day Afternoon

Nashville

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Welcome to the first deep dive into Darryl and Laura's Top Twenty favorite movies!  Darryl explains and defends why #closeencountersofthethirdkind is #20 on his top twenty list. Laura patiently listens, asks questions, and basically just lets him rant for a bit.  Spoilers galore (obviously). Does Close Encounters make your top twenty favorites? Let us know!

Join Darryl and Laura as they announce a special series that will be premiering soon: Editing the Academy - Our Top 20 Favorite Movies!

Each host has created a list of their favorite movies and will provide an explanation as to why. 

Stay tuned as Darryl's #20 Favorite movie is released this week. 

On this episode, Laura and Darryl discuss the best pictures of 1974 – Films released in 1974 that were up for Best Picture in the spring of 1975. It’s been argued that 1974 was one of the best years in film history.  Listen in as the two co-hosts have their own argument over which film should have won!

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Films:

• Chinatown

Laura and Darryl discuss the best pictures nominees of 1973 - films released in 1973 and the awards show presented the winner in 1974.

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Films:

• The Sting (Winner)

Listen in as Darryl and Laura discuss the Best Picture nominees for movies released in 1972 and awarded at the Academy Awards ceremony of 1973:

• The Godfather (winner)

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Listen in as Darryl and Laura discuss the Best Picture nominees for movies released in 1971 and awarded at the Academy Awards ceremony of 1972:

• The French Connection (winner)

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Laura and Darryl discuss the best pictures nominees of 1970 - films released in 1970 and the awards show presented the winner in 1971.

Our apologies, the audio in this one is wonky. We tried to clean it up, but...well..we're sorry. Also, as always - major spoilers for the films.

Films:

Patton (winner)

Five Easy Pieces

Airport

Love Story

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Watch, listen, and join the conversation as Darryl and Laura discuss the Best Picture nominees released in 1969 (award show in 1970).

Major spoilers!

Films: Anne Of A Thousand Days

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Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid

Midnight Cowboy (Winner)

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