Talking Oscars - Aziz Presents

Due to the resulting length of the previous episode, we've decided to have the other discussions as a separate episode.

Edited by: Robert Beach.

Some of the Films Discussed:

- Baby Driver

- The Big Sick

- Blade Runner 2049

- Coco

- The Disaster Artist

- The Florida Project

- Last Men in Aleppo (Documentary)

- Logan

- Molly's Game

- Mudbound

We take a break from our regular programming to bring you this special episode where we're joined by TWO guests to discuss last year's best films (as determined by the Academy members).

Edited by: Robert Beach

Films discussed:

- Call Me By Your Name

- Darkest Hour

- Dunkirk

- Get Out

- Lady Bird

- Phantom Thread

- The Post

- The Shape of Water

- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

This month we jump into the classic tale of jealousy and its consequences. Does it live up to its high critical praise? Do we finally understand the pop culture references regarding this movie?

Jump in and find out!

​​​​​​​Also someone other than the host rants about one of the nominees. Exciting times!

This month we jump right into what could be the world's first pop culture introduction to Savant Autism. The movie inspired hundreds, if not thousands, of hack parodies. The question is: does the film itself hold up as a magnifying glass to the psychology and social dynamic of it all? Listen to find out!

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Time Codes

Cold Open  ->  0:00

Rain Man  ->  3:10

Dangerous Liaisons  ->  45:17

Mississippi Burning  ->  50:19

Working Girl  ->  57:35

Other Oscar Tidbids   ->  59:29

Plugs  ->  1:10:23

This month we dive deep undercover inside both the Irish Mafia and the Boston police force with what many consider Scorsese's best work post-Goodfellas. Did the movie deserve the long awaited win for the critically acclaimed director?

As always with us (with a notable exception) yes.. yes it did.

Winner: The Departed

- Babel

- Letters from Iwo-Jima

- Little Miss Sunshine

- The Queen

Conor's only plug in this episode is for you to follow him on twitter, so please do that!

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This month we tackle the 3rd film by Ben Affleck that blends periodical story-telling and political intrigue. Does it balance all of its disparate elements (CIA negotiations, Hollywood deception, and fear of the foreign threat) well?

Spoiler: Yes. Absolutely.

In the second half of the show, we try to juggle the other EIGHT nominees. Oh boy...

Winner: Fargo

- Amour

- Beasts of the Southern Wild

- Django Unchained

- Les Miserables

- Life of Pi

- Lincoln

- Silver Linings Playbook

- Zero Dark Thirty

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This week we tackle Mel Gibson's magnum opus. Plus a talking pig and... Seabiscuit?

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This month we tackle one of the (allegedly) most overrated Oscars winners of all time. What do we think of it? The answer may surprise you. David doesn't have any social media presence, so instead I'll be using this opportunity to plug Laser Time's patreon! www.patreon.com/lasertime Fun fact: after we recorded the episode, we discovered that one of the Oscar-nominated directors made a dog's purpose! You'll NEVER guess which one. (Spoiler: the not so good one)

What do we think of the title that possibly spawned an entire genre of sports movies? Listen in to find out! Colin can be found on twitter: @racoonhail Follow me on twitter: @2wayjerry Site: www.2wayjery.com Logo & Header design by: Brendan Ralph Portfolio: minimaltextures.tumblr Freelance work: https://www.upwork.com/o/profiles/users/_~0116c793a3b76057ee/

Our wonderful guest for this month is one of the hosts of 30/20/10, which you can find here: http://www.lasertimepodcast.com/category/thirty-twenty-ten/ Also, if you wanna have a conversation about classic Hollywood please follow her on Twitter! @LeCineNerd