Oscar Buzzkills

WE'RE BACK! Oscar Buzzkills is back after a brief hiatus for all your quarantine listening pleasures! Mari and Jeff recap their media consumption during COVID-19, and wow it's a lot cause they've got nothing but time... Then it's back to recapping past Oscar Best Picture Winners and this week, Mari and Jeff watched The English Patient. They discuss how the plot left things to be desired, but how the cinematography almost made up for it (but still didn't). Sit back, don't get coronavirus, and give this episode a listen!

THE TITLE SAYS IT ALL!! Mari and Jeff break down the 92nd Academy Awards in all their glory - the winners, the losers, the highlights of the live broadcast, the surprises, the Parasite sweep, and Eminem?? Plus they discuss the highlights of the Film Independent Spirit Awards and their top current Netflix picks. One might say it's an AWARD WINNING episode, and other might say it's just Mari and Jeff spewing nonsense again.

The Oscars are ALMOST HERE and Mari and Jeff can hardly wait! On this week's episode, they chat about local Chicago plays (not what you were expecting, huh?), the Oscar nominated Animated Shorts, and the best moments at the BAFTAS. They wrap up their Best Picture discussions with their thoughts on The Irishman - how damn long it was, some standout scenes, historical accuracy, and where it deserves to be within the Oscars discussion. (OK so Mari and Jeff technically never saw or talked about Ford V. Ferrari... but did anyone?)

This week on the pod, Mari and Jeff discuss bad Nick Cage movies, progressive teen television, and Fosse Verdon (which Mari is FINALLY watching). Then they dive into the big winners at the Grammys, how Mari's colleague at the opera is now a Grammy winner, and they discuss how the biggest names in music handled Kobe Bryant's death at the ceremony. Finally, they discuss one of the most-talked-about movies of the season, Little Women, and it's genius cast. Jeff breaks down a few relevant, small issues he has with the film while Mari refuses to believe it's anything less than perfection.

The Oscars are so close we can almost TASTE THEM! On this week's episode, Mari and Jeff finally give another media consumption update, where they chat about Her Smell, Luce, Sex Education on Netflix, Weathering With You and anime, and Unbelievable on Netflix. Then they give into the winners of the SAG Awards and chat about how most of the performance Oscars are now clinched... Finally, they discuss Oscar frontrunner, 1917, and how... it's better than Dunkirk? DON'T @ THEM! They discuss the performances, Sam Mendes' stellar directing, and the scenes that cinephiles will be taking about for decades.

On this week's episode, Mari and Jeff break down the 2020 Oscar nominations in all their glory - the controversy, the lack of diversity, and snubs, the surprises, they've got it all. Plus, after weeks of promising an Uncut Gems episode, they finally deliver (only for it to be completely forgotten by the Academy...) This episode is brought to you by GRETA GERWIG.

After a brief hiatus for the holidays, Mari and Jeff are back to discuss the OFFICIAL start to award season - The Golden Globes! They chat about Ricky Gervais and his lack of charisma, how stupid the HFPA is, and how I guess we all have to go see 1917 now?! Things they loved: Succession sweeping, people not forgetting about Rocketman, Tom Hanks being Tom Hanks, AWKWAFINA, and the fact that a woman wrote the score for Joker. Things they hated: Marriage Story getting snubbed (with Laura Dern being the saving grace), how Once Upon a Time...In Hollywood won't go away, and that Joaquin is building an Oscar narrative... Mari finally caught up on movies and chats about her Film Independent Screener experiences, as well.

This week on the pod, Mari and Jeff break down the Oscar shortlist and what it means for the potential Oscar... long list? You know what they mean. They also go through the fairly white list of SAG nominees and discuss what the SAG Awards mean for the season as a whole. Finally, Mari and Jeff go back in time to the summer and finally chat about Lulu Wang's The Farewell - what they loved, what they were confused about and why we should still be talking about the movie.

ITS A BIG ONE! Mari and Jeff dive deep into the Golden Globe nominations on this week's episode, with a sprinkling of Gotham Award, NY Film Critics Circle and LA Film Critics Association winners to start painting a full picture of the buzziest Oscar contenders. Plus, they chat about how stupid the Hollywood Foreign Press is and how white males still don't get it. Then, Mari and Jeff PRAISE Marriage Story and every perfect detail of the film. The cast, the SCREENPLAY, the directing, the incredibly human portrayal of divorce. (You guys, there are some REALLY good films out right now. We lucky.)

IT'S AN OB FIRST, YOU GUYS! Mari and Jeff record IN THE SAME ROOM and things get wiiillllddddd.... plus it's Jeff's bday so they're extra spicy! The episode is jam frickin packed - they chat about the Film Independent Spirit Awards and their favorite nods/what movies their excited to watch from the list. They also run through the Grammy nominations and shit on Ricky Gervais, who was just announced as this year's Golden Globes host. Then, Mari and Jeff dive into Jojo Rabbit, one of the more critically underrated movies of the season, in their humble opinion. They discuss the beautiful message of the film, how smart the comedy is, and how Mari is officially endorsing Roman Griffin Davis for Best Male Actor.