Is It Better Than Jurassic Park?

With the Academy Awards just days away, it's time for James and Scott to take a look at the remaining three Best Picture nominees to see if any of them can best the Best Best picture...best. It's a heavy burden, so once again they bring in cinema expert, Marta Zeamanuel! It's the conclusion everyone has been waiting for.

Rundown:

00:00 Intro

02:08 The Big Short

21:02 Room

34:18 Mad Max: Fury Road

48:15 Honorable Mentions

The stars are out in full force because it's Oscar season!! James and Scott bring in big time film buff Marta Zeamanuel to help them run through the 2015 Best Picture Oscar nominees to see if any of them are better than 1993's Best Picture (don't bother looking it up, it's correct.) In part 1 of this two-part special extravaganza they discuss 5 of the 8 nominees! Also you can drink every time you hear a plane go by! 

Here's the rundown if you want to avoid spoilers:

00:00 Intro

02:24 The Revenant

04:14 Brooklyn

17:37 The Martian

30:16 Spotlight

43:00 Bridge of Spies  

48:12 Outro/James recommends World of Tomorrow

And come back February 24 for Part 2!!!

It was the longest recording session of the podcast. (Up until then at least.) The editing raptors cut out a lot of this episode in which we write some new fan fic, talk about Hollywood Squares, and James finally debuts his Christian Slater impression. Will lover of love Sky Friedlander be able to get James and Scott to "let go" of their opinion that Jurassic Park is the best movie of all time? Or will they spit in her face? Guess you'll have to find out!

It's two beasts of cinema fighting for complete supremacy in this episode. Bears vs. Dinos! Who will win? That's right we're talking about Golden Globe winner The Revenant with Special Guest Jenny Park. We play a fun new game, talk about horse deaths, horse deaths, horse deaths, and the phrase "Don't let that hyena get close to your penis" is said for probably the first time in human history. Leo might finally get revenge at the Oscars, but is this movie better than Jurassic Park?

Music: "Six Weeks" by Of Monsters and Men

Oh LaLa? Oh LaLa?! OH LALA?! Special Guest Gary Dale Burns brings in his childhood favorite movie, Back to the Future Part II. Along the way we'll discuss car safety features, ancient Greek philosophers, and the top speed of tanks as we try to answer the question "Is it better than Jurassic Park?"

They do move in herds! James and Scott host TWO guests in this episode to talk about the biggest threat to Jurassic Park's supremacy: 1977's Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope. They'll of course talk about Joseph Campbell, what it takes to be a good father, and the spirituality of robots. Featuring Caroline Andrews and Olivia Zubrowski.

Originally released December 18