We're wrapping up our discussion of the 11th Academy Awards or the films of 1938. There were 10 nominees this year and we added two more for a 12-movie mini-tournament. We'll be talking about the winners this episode.

The nominees were: The Adventures of Robin Hood, Alexander's Ragtime Band, Boys Town, The Citadel, Four Daughters, Grand Illusion, Jezebel, Pygmalion, Test Pilot, You Can't Take it With You.

The films we added were: Bringing Up Baby and Angels with Dirty Faces

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

Timestamps are approximate:

3:50 - Angels with Dirty Faces

18:00 - The Citadel

36:00 - Pygmalion

46:15 - Test Pilot

1:01:25 - You Can't Take it With You

1:27:05 - Grand Illusion

1:51:35 - Conclusions

• 1:53:40 - Did the Oscars Get it Wrong?
• 1:53:50 - Top 5 Films
• 1:54:35 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner
• 1:58:35 - Patterns
• 2:03:50 - Best Best Picture Ranking

2:05:20 - Next Time

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We're back in the 30's covering the 11th Academy Awards or the films of 1938. There were 10 nominees this year and we added two more for a 12-movie mini-tournament. We'll be talking about the losers this episode.

The nominees were: The Adventures of Robin Hood, Alexander's Ragtime Band, Boys Town, The Citadel, Four Daughters, Grand Illusion, Jezebel, Pygmalion, Test Pilot, You Can't Take it With You.

The films we added were: Bringing Up Baby and Angels with Dirty Faces

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

Timestamps are approximate:

6:05 - Round 1 Match-Ups and Deciding Winners and Losers

Losers Discussion

• 15:00 - The Adventures of Robin Hood
• 22:30 - Alexander's Ragtime Band
• 34:25 - Four Daughters
• 46:25 - Boys Town
• 57:10 - Bringing Up Baby
• 1:07:15 - Jezebel

1:19:55 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst

1:20:35 - Next Time

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In this episode we'll be covering the 27th Academy Awards or the films of 1954, but not before we revisit the 97th Academy Awards to discuss what happened at the ceremony. The nominees for the 27th Academy Awards were: The Caine Mutiny, The Country Girl, On the Waterfront, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, and Three Coins in the Fountain. We also discuss the non-nominees Sabrina and Rear Window.

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

Timestamps are approximate:

0:30 - 97th Academy Awards Review

8:00 - Start of the 27th Academy Awards Episode

19:25 - The Caine Mutiny

33:05 - The Country Girl

44:05 - Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

59:00 - Three Coins in the Fountain

1:08:50 - On the Waterfront

1:30:35 - Should something else have been nominated?

• 1:31:00 - Sabrina
• 1:41:20 - Rear Window

1:51:15 - Did the Oscars get it wrong?

1:54:15 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner

1:56:55 - Conclusions

2:04:35 - Next Time

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This week is part 2 of our 9th Academy Awards episode. We'll be covering the winners from last week.

The nominees are: Anora, The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, Emilia Pérez, I'm Still Here, Nickel Boys, The Substance, and Wicked.

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

Timestamps are approximate:

2:30 - A Complete Unknown

9:25 - The Brutalist

24:15 - Nickel Boys

32:05 - Conclave

46:25 - I'm Still Here

Best Picture Discussion

• 59:55 - What Should Win Best Picture
• 1:01:10 - What Else We Watched This Year
• 1:08:35 - What We Think Will Win (Note: We recorded this episode on 02/08 before some of the relevant precursors aired).

1:12:20 - Conclusions

1:18:45 - Next Time

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We're back to kick off our 4th season with this year's Oscars. We'll be doing our usual two-part ten movie tournament to cover the 97th Academy Awards or the films of 2024.

The nominees are: Anora, The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, Emilia Pérez, I'm Still Here, Nickel Boys, The Substance, and Wicked.

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

Timestamps are approximate:

8:20 - Round 1 Match-Ups and Deciding Winners and Losers

Losers Discussion

• 15:50 - Emilia Perez
• 28:20 - Anora
• 39:15 - Wicked
• 54:45 - The Substance
• 1:11:10 - Dune: Part Two

1:23:50 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst

1:25:40 - Next Time

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It's a shorter season as we move to a calendar year schedule, but we're excited to look back at this past year of the podcast! In this episode we'll cover our stats from Season 3 - how many films we've watched, how many times the Oscars got it wrong, and much, much more!

After this episode we'll be taking a holiday break, but we'll be back in February 2025!

NOTE: This episode contains spoilers for some previously discussed films. All time stamps are approximate.

1:15 - Section 1: Overview of Season 3

4:15 - Section 2: Things we're tracking

35:35 - Section 3: Our ratings (nominees only)

54:45 - Section 4: A qualitative discussion

1:16:05 - Next Time

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This feels like a major one! In this episode, we're excited to be covering the 1st Academy Awards, which honored films from 1927 & 1928. The Academy had two best picture categories at the time, but we cover both of them. The nominees for Outstanding Picture were: Wings, The Racket, and 7th Heaven. The nominees for Best Unique and Artistic Picture were: Sunrise, Change, and the Crowd. We also cover the non-nominee Steamboat Bill, Jr.

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

Timestamps are approximate:

11:10 - 7th Heaven

21:10 - The Racket

26:55 - Chang

32:10 - Sunrise

39:05 - The Crowd

49:50 - Wings

1:00:10 - Should something else have been nominated?

• 1:00:55 - Steamboat Bill, Jr.

1:06:50 - Did the Oscars get it wrong?

1:08:15 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner

1:09:55 - Conclusions

1:15:30 - Next Time

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We'll be covering the 1st Academy Awards in two weeks, so we thought now was a good time for a special episode where we take a look at some films that were released before the Academy Awards.

We review the films in chronological order.

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

Timestamps are approximate:

1:50 - A Trip to the Moon (1902)

5:40 - Nosferatu (1922)

11:55 - Safety Last! (1923)

17:30 - The Gold Rush (1925)

25:00 - Body and Soul (1925)

33:35 - Battleship Potemkin (1925)

43:20 - The General (1926)

49:45 - Metropolis (1927)

1:01:25 - Conclusions

• 1:02:45 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner
• 1:06:05 - Favorites and Least Favorites

1:10:15 - Next Time

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We're wrapping up our 10-movie mini-bracket for the 88th Academy Awards or the films of 2015.

The nominees were: The Big Short, Bridge of Spies, Brooklyn, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Martian, The Revenant, Room, and Spotlight.

The films we added were: What We Do in the Shadows and Ex Machina.

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

Timestamps are approximate:

2:45 - Mad Max: Fury Road

10:45 - The Big Short

23:40 - Bridge of Spies

31:50 - What We Do in the Shadows

41:25 - Ex Machina

53:30 - Conclusions

• 53:30 - Did the Oscars Get it Wrong?
• 56:00 - Top 5 Films
• 57:05 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner
• 59:10 - Patterns

1:11:00 - Next Time

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We're covering the 88th Academy Awards or the films of 2015. There were 8 nominees this year, so we added two additional films to get to one our 10-movie mini-brackets. We talk about the losers from Round 1 this episode.

The nominees were: The Big Short, Bridge of Spies, Brooklyn, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Martian, The Revenant, Room, and Spotlight.

The films we added were: What We Do in the Shadows and Ex Machina.

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

Timestamps are approximate:

8:20 - Round 1 Match-Ups and Deciding Winners and Losers

Losers Discussion

• 15:20 - The Revenant
• 26:40 - Brooklyn
• 32:35 - The Martian
• 39:45 - Room
• 45:40 - Spotlight

55:35 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst

56:30 - Next Time