The Oscars Got It Wrong

We are on Round 2 of our 1992 16-film bracket! We'll discuss the losers from the quarterfinals this week.

The nominees were: The Crying Game, A Few Good Men, Howards End, Scent of a Woman, and Unforgiven

The films we added were: The Player, Glengarry Glen Ross, Daughters of the Dust, Mississippi Masala, Reservoir Dogs, Delicatessan, Malcolm X, My Cousin Vinny, and Chaplin

Our two fun winners were: A League of Their Own and Sister Act

Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.

Timestamps are approximate:

1:40 - Round 2 Match-Ups

6:00 - Discussing the Losers

• 6:05 - The Player
• 15:55 - Sister Act
• 23:35 - Daughters of the Dust
• 33:05 - The Crying Game

45:25 - Next Episode

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It's been a while, but we're doing another 16 movie tournament - this time for 1992. We took the Academy's nominees, added our two fun Oscars winners, and 9 other films. Why have we done this?!?!? In this episode, we discuss the losers from Round 1.

The nominees were: The Crying Game, A Few Good Men, Howards End, Scent of a Woman, and Unforgiven

The films we added were: The Player, Glengarry Glen Ross, Daughters of the Dust, Mississippi Masala, Reservoir Dogs, Delicatessan, Malcolm X, My Cousin Vinny, and Chaplin

Our two fun winners were: A League of Their Own and Sister Act

Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.

Timestamps are approximate:

6:55 - Round 1 Match-Ups and Deciding Winners and Losers

15:20 - Chaplin

22:20 - Scent of a Woman

32:20 - Glengarry Glen Ross

40:10 - My Cousin Vinny

47:10 - Howards End

1:03:05 - Malcolm X

1:17:25 - Reservoir Dogs

1:26:05 - Unforgiven

1:37:45 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst

1:40:00 - Next Time

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We have another "Fun Oscars'" episode for 1992. We'll once again consider the following: What if this were a universe where what was fun was good? Instead of covering the best picture nominees plus other critically acclaimed films, we’ll be looking at films that are just fun from 1992.

So please, join us, as we enter an alternate reality where fun is good.

Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.

Timestamps are approximate:

10:20 - 3 Ninjas

17:10 - Wayne's World

23:50 - Aladdin

37:25 - Beethoven

49:30 - The Mighty Ducks

1:01:35 - Sister Act

1:04:10 - A League of Their Own

1:06:25 - Rating the 18 Films We Watched

1:54:00 - Our Fun Oscar Nominees

1:58:00 - Daniel Day Lewis Drive

1:59:45 - Next Time

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We're covering the winners from our 90th Academy Awards bracket.

The nominees were: Call Me By Your Name; Darkest Hour; Dunkirk; Get Out; Lady Bird; Phantom Thread; The Post; The Shape of Water; and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

The films we added were: Coco; The Florida Project; and I, Tonya

Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.

2:20 - Lady Bird

13:45 - I, Tonya

26:05 - The Florida Project

37:05 - Phantom Thread

49:35 - Get Out

1:04:45 - Dunkirk

- Conclusions

• 1:21:30 - Did the Oscars Get it Wrong?
• 1:25:30 - Top 5 Films
• 1:26:35 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner
• 1:28:40 - Steven Spielberg Oscar Count
• 1:31:10 - Come back to any of these films?
• 1:32:50 - Patterns
• 1:36:40 - Best Best Picture Ranking

1:42:00 - Next Time

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It's the 90th Academy Awards or the films of 2017. This was a 9 nominee year so we had to add at least one additional film and that would have been reasonable. However, we decided to add 3 films instead for a 12-movie mini-tournament. We'll be talking about the losers from the matchups in this episode.

The nominees were: Call Me By Your Name; Darkest Hour; Dunkirk; Get Out; Lady Bird; Phantom Thread; The Post; The Shape of Water; and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

The films we added were: Coco; The Florida Project; and I, Tonya

Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.

Timestamps are approximate:

5:30 - Round 1 Match-Ups and Deciding Winners and Losers

Losers Discussion

• 11:25 - Darkest Hour
• 22:00 - The Post
• 33:50 - Coco
• 40:00 - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (*55:20: Inspired by Sandy Martin's presence in this movie (Mac's Mom!) we fancast a remake of this movie with the characters from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia)
• 59:05 - Call Me By Your Name
• 1:06:15 - The Shape of Water

1:19:25 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst

1:20:20 - Next Time

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We're wrapping up our discussion of the 58th Academy Awards or the films of 1985 with the winners from our 10-film bracket.

The nominees were: The Color Purple, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Out of Africa, Prizzi's Honor, and Witness.

The films we added were: After Hours, Back to the Future, Blood Simple, Desert Hearts and Ran.

Note: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.

2:20 - Ran

13:20 - Back to the Future

23:05 - Witness

29:50 - After Hours

40:20 - The Color Purple

- Conclusions

• 1:04:05 - Did the Oscars Get it Wrong?
• 1:04:30 - Top 5 Films
• 1:05:20 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner
• 1:07:10 - Steven Spielberg Oscar Count
• 1:08:45 - Come back to any of these films?
• 1:12:30 - Patterns
• 1:13:35 - Best Best Picture Ranking

1:16:00 - Next Time

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We're covering the 58th Academy Awards or the films of 1985. We added five films to the five nominees for another 10 movie mini tournament. We'll be talking about the losers from the matchups in this episode.

The nominees were: The Color Purple, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Out of Africa, Prizzi's Honor, and Witness.

The films we added were: After Hours, Back to the Future, Blood Simple, Desert Hearts and Ran.

Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.

Timestamps are approximate:

6:40 - Round 1 Match-Ups and Deciding Winners and Losers

Losers Discussion

• 11:10 - Blood Simple
• 22:30 - Desert Hearts
• 32:45 - Prizzi's Honor
• 42:00 - Kiss of the Spider Woman
• 51:25 - Out of Africa

1:04:35 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst

1:05:45 - Next Time

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We're back in the 80s, so it's time for another "Fun Oscars'" episode. We'll once again consider the following: What if this were a universe where what was fun was good? Instead of covering the best picture nominees plus other critically acclaimed films, we’ll be looking at films that are just fun from 1984.

So please, join us, as we enter an alternate reality where fun is good.

Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.

Timestamps are approximate:

8:05 - The Peanut Butter Solution

18:55 - Brazil

27:05 - Tuff Turf

34:40 - Pee-wee's Big Adventure

41:20 - Teen Wolf

45:15 - The Goonies

51:10 - The Breakfast Club

57:00 - Clue

1:07:30 - Rating the 12 Films We Watched

1:21:35 - Our Fun Oscar Nominees

1:25:00 - Daniel Day Lewis Drive

1:26:55 - Next Time

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This episode is actually EXTRA special because it is our 100th episode AND we've completed our first decade! We'll be doing some movie watching clean up, taking a look back at our experience of the decade, and chatting about what we've learned about the early days of cinema.

Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.

Timestamps are approximate:

2:00 - Movies we missed

• 3:45 - The Doll
• 12:00 - The Kid
• 19:25 - Sherlock Jr.
• 35:50 - The Freshman
• 42:40 - Mother
• 51:05 - The Circus
• 1:00:15 - Speedy
• 1:09:45 - The Passion of Joan of Arc
• 1:20:05 - The Taming of the Shrew

1:26:30 - Did the Oscars Get it Wrong Reevaluation

1:30:15 - Looking back: Favorites and Least Favorites

1:46:00 - What have we learned: Themes and Patterns of the Decade

2:08:10 - Next Time

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We appreciated Metropolis. We adored Nosferatu. Before we bid adieu to the 1920's we want to spend a little more time exploring German Expressionism. So we did.

We review the films in chronological order.

Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.

Timestamps are approximate:

2:00 - The Golem: How He Came Into the World (1920)

12:30 - The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1921)

24:10 - Greed (1924)

39:35 - The Last Laugh (1925)

52:05 - Waxworks (1926)

1:03:35 - Faust (1926)

1:20:10 - The Hands of Orlac (1928)

1:32:55 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner

1:35:50 - Conclusions

1:37:30 - Next Time

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