Jacob and Aaron are Dune it again: forming their annual Conclave to dissect The Substance of this year's Oscar's nominees. They sing the praises of the Wicked-ly talented cast of Anora, but have some Brutal(ist) opinions on the music of Emilia Perez. Both find I'm Still Here to be one of the best of the year, but, Boy, if you had a Nickel for every time they talk about Scooby-Doo 2 instead, you'd have a lot of nickels. The reasons why are A Complete Unknown.

Jacob and Aaron are putting this year's Oscar nominees on trial to determine which should be richly rewarded and which should remain poor things. Ken they do it all in less time than the average of the Best Picture nominees? Probably not, but please don't hold that over their heads.

Timestamps:

Maestro - 4:30

American Fiction - 18:50

Barbie - 31:38

Zone of Interest - 50:43

Killers of the Flower Moon - 1:04:30

The Holdovers - 1:16:00

Poor Things - 1:26:50

Anatomy of a Fall - 1:40:35

Past Lives - 1:55:45

Oppenheimer - 2:07:10

As they prepare to move on from Spooky Season, Jacob and Aaron get up to date on We Are Still Here. Their conversation may get a little lost at times, but they refuse to put a sock in it.

At the midpoint of Spooky Season, Jacob and Aaron tune in to The Last Broadcast. The two are on the same wavelength about the low budget trailblazer, so their conversation gets hung up on The Gallows instead.

This week, Jacob illuminates Aaron on Dark Skies, despite his own cloudy memory of the film. They both find some unexpected bright spots in the otherwise drab feature.

Jacob and Aaron return to their podcast to uncover why we never returned to the moon. When their conversation about Apollo 18 hits the rocks, they end up hatching an elaborate moonshot of their own.

In this twist filled episode of the podcast, the group recounts the events of a 2017 surprise hit as Aaron proposes a change to funeral proceedings, and Jacob paints a Target on his back.

*This episode was originally recorded May 19th, 2022*

This week, Aaron and Jacob put Little Miss Sunshine under the spotlight. Jacob crowns the pageant film a new comfort movie; Aaron's blindsided by misremembering the road trip's final destination.

*Originally recorded in May of 2022, but Jacob just didn't upload it i guess?*

Reboot Already Underway is talking all the Oscar films all at once to triangulate the top gun of the nominees. Jacob's stuck on Tar and Aaron likes the Fabelmans' shot. They'd wail like banshess over some prospective losses, but remain all quiet for others. The one thing for certain? There's no way, of water or otherwise, that Elvis will be the king.

Time codes per movie:

Elvis 3:45 - 16:30

Women Talking 16:30 - 27:40

All Quiet on the Western Front 27:50 - 39:00

Triangle of Sadness 39:00 - 51:00

Top Gun: Maverick 51:00 - 1:02:40

Avatar: The Way of Water 1:02:40 - 1:17:00

The Banshees of Inisherin 1:17:00 - 1:35:30

Tár 1:35:30 - 1:56:30

The Fabelmans 1:56:30 - 2:15:45

Everything Everywhere All At Once 2:15:45 - end

Like a dog returns to its vomit, Jacob rewatches The Shaggy Dog, and unleashes its hairy plot on an unprepared Aaron.