The Artist may be silent, but we most certainly are not! Join Alex, Steve and guest host Matt Neglia of @nextbestpicture as we discuss the most egregious example of Hollywood celebrating itself, 2011's The Artist. We find it bears a striking similarity to this year's big Best Picture front-runner! Sure, we'll admit that the film is technically pretty great but there's not a lot there, is there? And while 2011 was a dog of a year, what better films could you find to say, Drive their way into your hearts?

All that, plus an update on Alex's ever worsening medical conditions!

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Next week, we go from the silent to the foreign as we take a walk down a long and lonely Street...