Adam and Josh consider the big four Oscar categories ahead of the March 27th ceremony. They share their picks for who will win and who should win. They have also been empowered to correct one snub per category—but only by cutting a current nominee. Plus, the first Golden Brick nomination of the year goes to Mariama Diallo's MASTER. Josh has a review. And the Sweet 16 round of Filmspotting Madness—Best of the '70s.

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1:28 - Oscars: Supporting Actor/Actress

18:09 - Oscars: Lead Actor/Actress

Alberto Iglesias, "Sesión de fotos" ("Parallel Mothers")

36:25 - Brickspotting: "Master"

41:04 - Next Week / Notes

45:52 - R.I.P. William Hurt

49:50 - Filmspotting Madness—Best of the '70s

1:14:04 - Oscars: Director / Picture

1:28:39 - Outro

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There have been some great films about the unanticipated complications of artificial intelligence: Spielberg's "A.I.," Ridley Scott's "Blade Runner," Alex Garland's "Ex Machina," Kubrick's "2001." And while AFTER YANG, about a malfunctioning "techno sapien," evokes all of them, it also - unlike those films - avoids exploiting those complications for conflict. Instead, director Kogonada chooses to focus his attention on his film's family of homo sapiens, and how an ailing robot causes all of them to consider what it means to be human. Adam and Josh agree that it's one of the best films of the year so far. Plus, Rd. 2 of Filmspotting Madness—Best of the '70s, featuring bewildering, flop-sweat-inducing matchups like "Young Frankenstein" v "Alien" and "Dog Day Afternoon v Monty Python and the Holy Grail."

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1:14 - Review: "After Yang"

Mitski, "Glide"

41:56 - Next Week / Notes

47:51 - Madness Rd. 2

1:20:34 - Outro

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Part detective story, part serial killer movie, Matt Reeves’ THE BATMAN evokes Fincher’s “Se7en” and “Taxi Driver”-era Scorsese, while star Robert Pattinson - more Bat than Man - brings a despondent rage to his Caped Crusader. Adam and Josh are fans. Stick around for a little Spoiler Talk about the film’s ending. Plus, Rd. 1 of Filmspotting Madness—Best of the '70s, Adam recommends DEAR MR. BRODY, and the Buster Keaton Marathon continues with 1923's OUR HOSPITALITY, where Buster proves he’s as much a master stuntman as he is a comedian.

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1:07 - Review: "The Batman"

33:50 - "The Batman" (and Bond!) Spoiler Talk - Be warned: with ads, spoiler talk will start a bit later!

Michael Giacchino, "The Batman"

40:55 - Adam Recommends: "Dear Mr. Brody"

45:54 - Next Week / Notes

51:39 - Madness—Best of the '70s: Rd. 1

1:10:41 - Buster Keaton #2: "Our Hospitality"

1:30:03 - Outro / Outtake

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Silent film star Buster Keaton has and probably always will exist in the shadow of his contemporary Charlie Chaplin. And because of that underdog status, Keaton has had his share of passionate advocates. The latest is Slate critic and friend of the show Dana Stevens, whose new book "Camera Man" puts Keaton at the center of her study of "The Dawn of Cinema and the Invention of the 20th Century." With four classic Keaton shorts selected by Stevens, Adam and Josh embark on their Buster Keaton Marathon. Plus, Filmspotting Madness—Best of the 1970s kicks off with the Play-In Round.

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1:00 - Keaton #1: "One Week" / "The Scarecrow" / "The Play House" / "Cops"

Mark Allaway, Martin Wheatley, and Jeff Lardner, "Silent Movie Chase"

34:19 - Next Week / Poll

44:25 - Notes / Massacre Theatre

49:39 - Filmspotting Madness: Play-Ins

1:08:16 - Outro

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Another year, another Soderbergh. The prolific director has been averaging a film a year for about a decade now, which has Adam wondering if we’re taking him for granted. His latest - KIMI, starring Zoe Kravitz and streaming exclusively on HBO Max - is a tech thriller that lets Soderbergh show off his craft while providing some genre thrills in the vein of “Rear Window” and “The Conversation.” Josh can admire the craft, but wonders if Soderbergh’s feverish filmmaking pace has kept him from returning to the highs of his ’90s and early 2000s heyday. Adam and Josh also don’t quite see eye to eye on Disney’s ENCANTO, which last week received an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature. While one sees a moving and surprisingly sophisticated take on generational trauma, the other sees a film that is ambitious but overstuffed. (They both dug Bruno.) Plus, details about the upcoming Buster Keaton Marathon and Filmspotting Madness—Best of the 1970s.

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1:08 - Review: "Kimi"

Sebastián Yatra, "Dos Oruguitas"

28:10 - Nex Week / Notes

43:05 - Polls

57:58 - Review: "Encanto"

1:12:50 - Outro / Outtake

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Stephen Sondheim’s contributions to musical theater were so immense and influential that when he died last fall at 91, it was not uncommon to see him compared to Shakespeare. Sondheim hasn’t always translated so well to the big screen, but from "West Side Story" in '61 to "West Side Story" in '21 - and everything in between - there are still more than enough examples of his genius for Adam and Josh and guest Michael Phillips to compile their Top 5 Sondheim Screen Moments. (With Sondhead Michael using a particularly liberal interpretation of “screen.”) Plus, reactions to the Oscar noms and a very special musical edition of Massacre Theatre. 

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1:16 - Top 5 Sondheim Screen Moments

Madonna, “Sooner or Later”

39:41 - Oscar Nominations

49:59 - Next Week / Notes

1:03:34 - Massacre Theatre

1:11:48 - Top 5 Sondheim, cont

1:45:21 - Outro / Outtake

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As they approached their rewatch of 1972’s THE GODFATHER, Adam and Josh questioned whether they - or anybody, really - could bring anything new to a conversation about a film that has been written about, talked about, watched and rewatched, quoted, and memed pretty much without ceasing since its release a half-century ago. But when they sat down for their Sacred Cow review, the answer was pretty simple: it didn’t actually matter if there is anything new to say; what mattered was the pleasure of watching - and talking about - something so thematically rich, so brilliantly shot and directed, and so damn well acted. (It’s the longest review in the history of the show.)

And, as it turns out, maybe there were a couple of new things to say about THE GODFATHER. Adam has some thoughts about the film as a product of the Vietnam era. And Josh makes the bold suggestion that “The Godfather” could have been an even stronger film if it had paid just a little more attention to one of its more tangential characters. Also: has Al Pacino’s Michael Corleone ever been compared to “Terminator 2"’s T-1000? Seems unlikely.

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1:07 - “The Godfather” at 50

Nina Rota, “The Godfather Love Theme”

56:42 - Next Week / Notes

1:03:52 - Poll: Oscar Snubs

1:19:06 - Outro

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2022 has the directors: Scorsese, Reichardt, Cronenberg, Wilde, Eggers, Aster, Spielberg, Peele.

And the talent: Pattinson, Swinton, Cumberbatch, de Armas, Cruise, Pugh, Williams, and DiCaprio.

Adam and Josh have the questions. They ring in the new movie year with their Top 5 Questions About 2022. And they announce show plans for the year, including a couple of new marathons, a new Oeuvre-view subject, and more.

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1:14 - 2022 Movie Preview

Nervous Dater, "Tin Foil Hat"

28:45 - 2022 Show Plans

45:49 - Notes / Massacre Theatre

56:08 - 2022 Movie Preview, cont.

1:21:05 - Outro

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We don't remember movies. We remember movie moments. This week, Adam and Josh say goodbye for now to 2021 with a celebration of the year's best scenes. The ones that made them laugh, the ones that made them cry, and the ones that sent them soaring. Featuring memorable movie moments from "Licorice Pizza," "Summer of Soul," "The Power of the Dog," "The Killing of Two Lovers," "Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar," and more. Plus, the winner of the 13th Annual Golden Brick Award.

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0:58 - Wrap: Opening Scenes / Funniest Scenes / Moving Moments

Antonio Pinto, "10327 Days of Life" ("Nine Days")

38:44 - JL: "Scream" (2022)

43:34 - Next Week / Notes

1:00:23 - 2021 Golden Brick Award

1:12:45 - Wrap, cont: Music Moments / Scenes of the Year

1:48:26 - Outro

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Adam and Josh did not choose the same color pill before recording their review of THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS. Both fans of the '99 original and equally dubious about the merits of the 2003 sequels, they emerged from Lana Wachowski's meta return to the franchise with two very different responses: one grateful to Wachowski for bringing a thoughtful and provocative inventiveness (and enough action movie chops) to the long-delayed fourth entry; the other feeling as if almost nothing about the new Matrix worked, especially not the action nor its attempts at profundity. There is far less to debate about THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH, which sees Joel Coen going solo with a sinister and stunning adaptation of Shakespeare.

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1:02 - Review: "The Matrix Resurrections"

Sufjan Stevens and Angelo De Augustine, "Lady Macbeth in Chains"

29:09 - Next Week / Notes

46:40 - Massacre Theatre

1:00:38 - Review: "The Tragedy of Macbeth"

1:19:52 - Outro / Outtakes (more "Matrix" talk and a Meow-sacre Theatre Audition)

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