In this episode we welcome back Marc Mens to join Ben and Kit on a voyage to the arctic where we hear the fantastical story of a monster and his father. After being sent out to sea we skip ahead a couple of centuries to globetrot the racetracks of the quintessential and fastest motorsports event in existence. Buckle up, watch out for lightning storms, and enjoy our discussion of the following films...

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Frankenstein

F1 the Movie

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In this episode Ben and Kit trek the Washington forests to see a man at the turn of the century come to terms with the vastness, brutality, and majesty of nature that cradles his life. Afterward we cross the continent to the east coast to see another man pull himself out of New York to rise up on the world stage of the table tennis scene. So sit back and enjoy our look at the following nominees...

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Train Dreams

Marty Supreme

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Welcome one and all to the 98th Academy Awards! We are excited to bring you this special episode highlighting what is about to take place for the run up to this years Academy Awards celebration. In this episode we discuss our plans for covering the 10 films nominated this year. So settle in for the buzz and stay tuned for what's to come!

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Welcome to the first episode of 2026! Ben and Kit wrap up the 77th Academy Awards by heading down to Georgia on the Spruce Goose to watch a title boxing match that ends a life. Shocking we know. So take your seats, sit back, and listen in to find out how we capture the leading ideas of 2005. The following films are discussed...

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Ray

The Aviator

Million Dollar Baby

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For the last episode of 2025, Ben and Kit look back twenty years to 2005 to the 77th Academy Awards. We reminisce on what the early millennium was like and what could these two nominated films say about the culture we inhabited. So join us in ringing in the New Year by rediscovering the childlike imagination at the bottom of a bottle of your choice. This episode we look at...

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Finding Neverland

Sideways

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Ben and Kit complete their race around the 29th Academy Awards. Only to realize that along the way they forgot to mention one of the most influential films to our modern day directors! If you can figure out what it is, go ahead and leave a comment as to why it was overlooked at this years' Oscars. Otherwise the nominated films we discuss in this episode are...

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Giant

The King and I

Around the World in 80 Days

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Get ready for some massive movie insight as Kit and Ben take you through the 29th Academy Awards. With a collective runtime of 14 hours and 34 Minutes across the five nominees, this year the wonders of the silver screen showcase deep questions on war, prosperity, kingship, the Almighty, and well... the best way to travel the globe without an airplane. In this episode we cover the following films...

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Friendly Persuasion

The Ten Commandments

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In this episode Ben and Kit travel across Sweden in a yellow deuce coupe to place a sure fire wager at an underground establishment. The odds were indeed in our favor, however we would like to remind the listener that despite what you may hear, we are not a fantasy football themed podcast. To round out our visit to the 46th Academy Awards we discuss the following films...

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Viskningar Och Rop (Cries and Whispers)

American Grafitti

The Sting

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We begin our journey into the 46th Academy Awards. Before we set the stage Kit plays a word search game with Ben to recover the name of his favorite drink. After he eventually figures it out we take you through a brief overview of the time period followed by two of the nominees from this year.

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A Touch of Class

The Exorcist

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And here is the link to the episode of Cultish that was mentioned in this episode.

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In this episode Ben and Kit are joined by Marc Mens to explore and discuss the themes, ideas, and motifs of one his favorite filmmakers, Wes Anderson. We go over his filmography and beyond to some of his not so much lesser known works but more "in the know" works. So center up your chair and allow us to regale you with our appreciation for this wonderful filmmaker.

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