Brian Formo returns to help us dissect why Parasite won so big. We look back in hindsight, relive the big night, & forecast the future in one final analysis of the 92nd Academy Awards. And yeah, Bong Joon Ho comes up a lot.

What Is This Show/Introducing Our Guest - Top of Show

Brian Formo of Fandango.com!

+Where You Can Find His Work.

OSCARS REVIEW W/ BRIAN FORMO:

Who Needs Sleep?/How He Spent Oscars Weekend - 2:53

Spike + Jane’s Flair For The Dramatic - 5:04

Bong Joon-Ho Only Won THREE Oscars, Not Four? - 9:41

Joon-Ho: King Of Oscars Reactions - 13:53

Parasite’s Buzz Back in Festival Season - 16:11

What Neon Did Best For Parasite - 19:01

Secrets and Thrills and Horrors in The Academy - 23:08

Why Did Parasite’s Momentum Seemingly Stall Circa Mid-January? - 28:22

The One Movie Every Academy Member Watched, Apparently - 32:50

Where Other Contenders Mis-Stepped - 34:33

The Parasite vs 1917 Paths To Best Picture - 37:25

When in The Pref Balloting Was Best Picture Decided? - 42:21

(And Where Did The BP Noms Finish?)

Why The Ratings Dip? - 46:56

(And Why Hosts Still Matter)

Does Parasite Open Doors For Worldwide Film Appreciation? - 51:48

Brian Formo Socials, Where to Find His Work, + All Other Relevant Info - 57:12

What’s Coming From MMO This Oscars Offseason - 58:20

Your Homework/Our Socials - 1:03:51

Words of Wisdom- 1:05:07

With the Parasite victory fresh in our hearts, we still needed another chance to wrap our minds around it. So that’s where Brian Formo comes in play. Since he dropped all kinds of serious knowledge in our Supporting Actor pod, Brian felt like the perfect guest host for this deep dive on how exactly we got such a big upset.

Make sure you follow at BrianFormo on Twitter, read Brian’s work at Fandango, and enjoy all the great content on the Fandango All Access channel on Youtube. We highly recommend the Scene Breakdown Series with recent videos featuring Adam Sandler & the Safdie’s on Uncut Gems, the Roberts Pattinson & Eggars on The Lighthouse, + Jennifer Lopez & Lorene Scafaria breakdown a scene from Hustlers. They’re addictive, they’re insightful, - they’re a must watch.

In this episode, our focus is certainly on Parasite, as it should be. But we still enjoy several other tangents. Not only do we relive the big moments from the night, but we reinterpret some reactions. Statistics are mentioned, and you might be surprised to learn some widely read numbers don’t hold. Then we also retrace our steps and apply hindsight to awards season from how Parasite globe hopped from festival to festival to how it became such a buzzworthy platform release to how it won just enough precursors to keep it’s hope alive for Best Picture. Brian also helps us examine the Oscar TV Ratings, what the Oscar Bump does for VOD & Box Office sales, + we have high hopes for the future of global cinema after such an historic victory.

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