Oscar Buzzkills

On this week's episode, Mari and Jeff chat about Da 5 Bloods, Hamilton, Eurovision, Summer Camp Island, and new documentaries - talk about a wide range of content!! (Plus Mari rants about Big Time Rush for far too long.)They also discuss the 1986 Best Picture winner, Platoon. Mari and Jeff talk about how they love/hate Oliver Stone, how shitty the Vietnam War was, the film's intense screenplay, the essentially all-male cast & why this story hit them hard. Plus, Mari gets heat stroke in the middle of the episode and can't pronounce Tom Berenger's name for the life of her.

On this week's episode, Jeff gives some great documentary recommendations for your BLM and Pride educational viewing (and Mari talks about Star Wars...)They also discuss 1987's The Last Emperor, which is honestly a fantastic film. It's got everything: stunning cinematography, incredible costuming, a unique story, a strangely mostly Italian artistic team for a movie about China, a cute baby emperor, and David Byrne?! Mari and Jeff chat about how The Last Emperor may have been a mixed bag at the box office, but is an essential watch for cinephiles & those who love history.

Mari and Jeff discuss some changes in the movie industry on this week's episode, including a later 2021 Oscar date, Oscar eligibility period changes, how dumb AMC is, and what this all means for upcoming movie releases. (Plus Jeff tells a story about how his friend WENT OFF on a waitress for not wearing a mask - seriously, wear a damn mask, guys. There's a pandemic.) They also watched 1988's Rain Man this week and discuss what the movie did and didn't do for the public awareness of autism. In conclusion, Hans Zimmer is still a genius, Dustin Hoffman is a genius, Stu Linder is from Geneva, IL, but who they hell is Valeria Golino?

The film industry, like most industries, has a long way to go to be a catalyst for anti-racism. A LONG way to go, and a long terrible history to prove it. Mari and Jeff watched 1989's Driving Miss Daisy this week, a skim-the-surface story of 1960s race relations (cough cough Green Book cough), and they talk about why this movie isn't helpful. They also provide some ways for listeners to donate to important causes for the Black Lives Matter movement, as well as film and books that are important to watch/read in this moment of education on the Black experience. (Plus, the take a trip to space briefly to talk about Space Force and how Mari in finally watching the full Star Wars series.)

This week, Mari watched some movies she's had on her watch list for FOREVER, plus discusses her obsession with HBO's Watchman. Jeff talks about how terrible Robocop is but how ICONIC Lady Gaga's "Rain on Me" is. They also watched Dances with Wolves (1990) this week; a movie that was beautiful, but way too long. They discuss how Kevin Costner ruined Dean Semler's career (Dicks Out for Dean, baby), some issues they had with the lack of traditional Native American music in the film, how beautiful South Dakota is, and why the movie's POV is eerily similar to Greenbook - and why that's a problem.

Silence of the Mari & Jeff - geez, these two just keep talking this week! On this week's episode, they discuss Hulu's Normal People, Andrew Garfield movies, the Brat Pack and movies that hold up/don't hold up, Jeff's horror book club, if Netflix movies & shows are interchangeable, and their mutual love for Scooby Doo. OH, and they watched The Silence of the Lambs. (Yes, Mari watched a horror movie!) They discuss the brilliant acting and precedent this movie set in film feminism and for the horror genre in general.

On this week's episode, Mari and Jeff discuss the changes that the Academy has made to their film eligibility in the wake of COVID-19. They also discuss how bad Ryan Murphy's Hollywood is, SXSW Films currently available on Amazon, the glorious Parks & Rec Reunion, and how Netflix is whipping out new (good & bad) movies at alarming rates. Finally, they discuss Clint Eastwood's 1992 Best Picture winner, Unforgiven, and if it truly is the "best Western of all time." Was the screenplay bad or just an homage to old classics? Was the sound supposed to make you feel like every character was in a perpetual tunnel? How the hell did Gene Hackman beat Jack Nicholson's A Few Good Men performance for an Oscar? All these questions answered, and more!

It took Mari and Jeff two full weeks to be emotionally ready for a quarantined Schindler's List viewing... and they finally did it. On this week's episode, they discuss some fun things like Middleditch & Schwartz, Nicole Byer, and Netflix's dumb affinity for dating shows, but then they dive deep (almost too emotionally deep for Mari...) into the 1993 Best Picture Winner. They discuss its general reception, the cultural impact of the film, feedback from the Jewish community, the girl in the red coat, and everything in between. Words can't really describe the movie, but Mari and Jeff tried their best.

This week, Mari and Jeff watched an American classic <3 They first discuss the end of Schitt's Creek, the live action Lion King, Ozark, and spicy books. Then, they dive into 1994's Forrest Gump - one of the most timeless and beautiful stories every told. They discuss how Mari never knew it was adapted, how literally no one could have played Forrest except Tom Hanks (although he almost didn't), and how challenging it is to create a movie than spans several decades. Life is a box of chocolates, friends, you never know what you're gonna get - but you CAN count on the fact that Mari and Jeff will always stan America's Dad.

This week's episode comes to you from Mari's brother's childhood bedroom and Jeff's family home cause QUARANTINE! Mari and Jeff talk about The Morning Show, Killing Eve, why they don't like Kevin Hart, and BOOKS (anything can happen in quarantine)!! Then, they dive into a discussion on 1995's Braveheart, with a new scoring method to help flesh out their thoughts. They discuss the problematic Mel Gibson, how BEAUTIFUL Scotland is, some parts and characters the movie could have omitted, and Mari's obsession with its score. Both William Wallace and the world are honestly fighting for the same thing right now.... FREEEDOOOOMMMM!!!!!