Oscar Buzzkills

Awards season is JUST AROUND THE CORNER, Buzzkillians! This week on the pod, Mari and Jeff chat Mindhunter Season 2, Disney+ and how it TERRIFIES them, how nostalgia is our biggest market right now, Ready or Not, Luce, more tidbits on Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, the coloring in 13 Reasons Why Season 3, and RuPaul's Drag Race (which Mari's FINALLY starting). And up next on the stage, we bring you the 2002 Best Picture winner, Chicago! Wow, this movie has a special place in Mari and Jeff's hearts. They spew details on the original musical, Bob Fosse, fame, empowering femininity, and the records the movie broke as a musical film.

Don't go gently into that hard day's night. Ooof guys... Mari and Jeff dived into the Lord of the Rings world this week and disclaimer to LOTR fanatics: they don't know what they're talking about. They discuss the record-shattering, extremely long, 2003 Best Picture winning film that is Lord of the Rings: Return of the King & the massive impact its had on cult-following, huge budget cinema - and shockingly, they really liked it... They also chat about Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, For Your Consideration campaigns (lookin at you, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel...), the next season of 13 Reasons Why, and the most important piece of cinematography ever created - Babe 2: Pig in the City.

So much content, not enough time. Mari and Jeff catch up on their moves to Chi-town and what they've been consuming - the Little Women trailer, niche animation television, and how Mari is paying to vote in the Independent Spirit Awards... They also watched the 2004 film Million Dollar Baby this week and the CRAZY training Hillary Swank must have had to box like that. They also discuss if the movie was sexist and misogynistic or not - listen to hear their thoughts!

You come CRASH.... into meeeee, and I come into yooouu. - Dave Matthews Band

Mari and Jeff have JAZZ FEVER on this week's episode - they chat about musical improv, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, their favorite movie theater in Chicago, if Mari could handle Chernobyl or not, Pose, and what's currently premiering at the Venice International Film Festival. They also chat about one of the most controversial Oscar Best Picture Winners of all time, 2004's Crash, and how the film doesn't discuss anything new or important about race. Mari and Jeff determine that the movie plot is like if the New Year's Eve/Valentine's Day movies were infused with racism and car crashes.

Mari moved to Chicago and Jeff is right behind her, so Oscar Buzzkills is BIGGER and BETTER (just in a different Midwestern city). On this week's episode, they chat about the list of movies premiering at TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival) and which ones they are most excited for - basically, they chat TRUE Oscar buzz and do the pod name proud. Mari and Jeff also break down the 2006 "boys club" film, The Departed, and how Scorsese can do no wrong.

Emmy Award nominations are out and it's basically like Mari and Jeff were the only ones voting this year, because they are in LOVE WITH THIS LIST and you should be, too. They break down who they want to win and who they think will actually win in each of the top categories and reveal that they watch WAY TOO MUCH TELEVISION! (P.S. Does anyone actually watch Better Call Saul? P.S.S. Listen to find out how Jeff embarrassed himself online with a dad of one of his favorite comedic writers...)Mari and Jeff also have a great discussion on the 2007 film and Oscar Best Picture winner, No County for Old Men, and the infamous gas station scene. Was this movie TOO slow for Mari, the resident slow-movie lover? Listen to hear their thoughts!

If there's anything you can count on, it's that Mari and Jeff will mention Timothee Chalamet, Henry Cavill, Guy Pearce and the animated film Boss Baby on every episode. #CONTINUITY This week, they watched the 2008 Best Picture winner Slumdog Millionaire - one of Mari's favorite movies of all time - and discussed love, success, wealth and diversity in film. They also dive into Stranger Things Season 3, Midsommer (and how Mari can never watch it), and Jeff's favorite film, Drop Dead Gorgeous (filmed in Mari's middle school and now available on Hulu!)

On this 4th of July episode, Mari and Jeff chat about the 2008 film, The Hurt Locker, the cost of American war and war depiction in film. Three cheers to the true American hero, Kathryn Bigelow, for being the first and only female director to win an Oscar!! They also chat about how Disney is ruining Christmas for the next 8 years, the Heads Will Roll podcast, plus MORE GUY PEARCE CONTENT!

Mari and Jeff try Cast (#ad) for the first time to record their episode and it's LIT (take that, dude who gave us 2 stars on iTunes...) Mari gives her review of Rocketman and Jeff discusses Late Night - their first Oscar contender chats of the season! They also discuss the beauty that is HBO's Euphoria (when Mari and Jeff realize they were NOT cool in high school). The bulk of the episode is Jeff and Mari's discussion on the 2010 film and Oscar Best Picture winner, The King's Speech, and the theme of discomfort. They never really get over Guy Pearce's mouth...

Mari and Jeff recap the Tony Awards and its winners this week and they give their best Cher impressions. They also chat about the upcoming Oscar dates and the history of film/entertainment - it gets pretty existential. This week, they watched the 2011 film and Oscar Best Picture winner The Artist - and the discussion on nostalgia in film continues to get even MORE existential. Basically Mari and Jeff sound really smart this week.