Second Best Picture

Brandon and Kyle grab their passports and traverse the globe while they talk about today's adult drama, Babel. They guys discuss surviving difficult movies and the artistry that went into making this 2006 hit.

Babel stars Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Gael Garcia Bernal, Adriana Barraza, and Rinko Kikuchi; directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu.

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Hop in the van and hit the road with Brandon and Kyle as they talk about 2006's Little Miss Sunshine. The guys discuss beauty pageants, corpse theft, and if leaving your child under the care of a heroin addict is responsible parenting.

Little Miss Sunshine stars Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette, Steve Carell, Alan Arkin, Paul Dano, and Abigail Breslin directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris.

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In their second Oscar Spectacular episode, Brandon and Kyle break down the 94th Academy Awards and look back at the five nominees for Best Picture to decide who really should have won. Will they agree with Academy--and will they even agree with each other?!

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Brandon and Kyle discuss the troubled life of mathematician John Nash, and try to decide whether or not it matters if a movie stays true to its real-life subject matter.

A Beautiful Mind stars Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris, Paul Bettany, Christopher Plummer and Josh Lucas; directed by Ron Howard.

Episode Rundown:

Intro - 00:55

Plot Description & Review - 15:15

Final Thoughts - 1:00:45

What We're Watching - 1:03:00

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Kyle and Brandon head up to Maine to tackle this adult drama on marriage, grief, and lobster fishing. The guys try and decide if a movie can be both impossible to enjoy and absolutely riveting.

In the Bedroom stars Tom Wilkinson, Sissy Spacek, Nick Stahl, Marisa Tomei, and William Mapother; directed by Todd Field.

Episode Rundown:

Intro - 00:48

Plot Description & Review - 11:30

Final Thoughts - 52:37

What We're Watching - 55:48

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The guys go on an epic quest across Middle Earth to breakdown 2001's Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and try to figure out what exactly the ring of power actually does. Unfortunately this episode had to be edited for time and our special guest, Tom Bombadil, didn't make the final cut.

Fellowship of the Ring stars Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Cate Blanchett, and Liv Tyler; directed by Peter Jackson

Episode Rundown:

Intro - 01:04

Plot Description & Review - 18:30

Final Thoughts - 1:05:40

What We're Watching - 1:14:40

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There's a mystery afoot! The guys don their best dinner jackets and head to the country to hob-nob with the elite. In this episode, Brandon and Kyle break down Best Picture nominee, Gosford Park.

Gosford Park stars Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Kristin Scott Thomas, Emily Watson, Clive Owen, Kelly Macdonald, and Ryan Phillippe; directed by Robert Altman

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In an all singing-all dancing episode, the guys kick off their next series on Best Picture Nominees released in 2001. Brandon and Kyle do their vocal warmups, tighten their dance belts, and tackle the energetic--and chaotic--Moulin Rouge! They discuss their love of musicals and try to decide if this is one of the greats or just too much.

Moulin Rouge! stars Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, Jim Broadbent, Richard Roxburgh, and John Leguizamo; directed by Baz Luhrmann

Episode Rundown:

Intro - 00:54

Plot Description & Review - 16:00

Final Thoughts - 1:02:03

What We're Watching - 1:06:13

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In an episode that never gets below 50 mph, the guys are joined by special guest Nathan Chandler from the Movies are Life podcast to discuss 1994 action smash, Speed. The three discuss the joys of '90s action movies and break down what makes Speed so much fun to watch in this special bonus episode.

Speed stars Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock, Dennis Hopper, Jeff Daniels, and Joe Morton; directed by Jan de Bont.

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