The Oscars Got It Wrong

Consider the following: What if this were a universe where what was fun was good? That’s what we’ll be exploring in this episode. Instead of covering the best picture nominees plus other critically acclaimed films, we’ll be looking at films that are just fun.

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:

8:35 - A Christmas Story

13:45 - Flashdance

21:55 - Mr. Mom

26:30 - The Outsiders

36:45 - Return of the Jedi

44:20 - Scarface

52:35 - WarGames

1:00:00 - Our Fun Oscar Nominees

1:06:20 - Daniel Day Lewis Drive

1:12:20 - Next Time

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It's Round 3 of the 89th Academy Awards bracket! In this episode will be discussing the final four and declaring a winner!

The nominees were: Arrival; Fences; Hacksaw Ridge; Hell or High Water; Hidden Figures; La La Land; Lion; Manchester by the Sea; and Moonlight.

The films we added were: Captain America: Civil War; Hail, Caesar!; Hunt for the Wilderpeople; The Lobster; Paterson; Swiss Army Man; and Toni Erdmann

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

Timestamps are approximate:

0:45 - Semifinals

2:55 - Discussing the Semifinal Losers

• 3:00 - Manchester By the Sea
• 20:00 - La La Land

34:35 - Final Matchup

• 35:50 - Moonlight
• 48:15 - Arrival

1:02:00 - Declaring a Winner

1:02:55 - Did the Oscars Get it Wrong?

1:03:15 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner

1:07:35 - Conclusions

1:16:25 - Next Episode

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It's Round 2 of the 89th Academy Awards bracket. We took the 9 nominees and added 7 additional films for a 16 movie bracket. In this episode will be declaring the winners and losers from Round 2 and discussing the films that were eliminated. Of course, if you don't like our decisions, you can take it up with the people.

The nominees were: Arrival; Fences; Hacksaw Ridge; Hell or High Water; Hidden Figures; La La Land; Lion; Manchester by the Sea; and Moonlight.

The films we added were: Captain America: Civil War; Hail, Caesar!; Hunt for the Wilderpeople; The Lobster; Paterson; Swiss Army Man; and Toni Erdmann

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

Timestamps are approximate:

0:55 - Round 2 Match-Ups

6:00 - Discussing the Losers

• 6:10 - Toni Erdmann
• 20:45 - Lion
• 30:35 - Hunt for the Wilderpeople
• 39:40 - The Lobster

58:00 - Conclusions

59:55 - Next Episode

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16 movies for 2016! That's right, it's another full tournament for the 89th Academy Awards or the films of 2016. We took the Academy's nine nominees for this year and added seven of our own. In this episode, discuss the losers from Round 1 in this episode.

The nominees were: Arrival; Fences; Hacksaw Ridge; Hell or High Water; Hidden Figures; La La Land; Lion; Manchester by the Sea; and Moonlight.

The films we added were: Captain America: Civil War; Hail, Caesar!; Hunt for the Wilderpeople; The Lobster; Paterson; Swiss Army Man; and Toni Erdmann

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

Timestamps are approximate:

11:10 - Bracket Set-Up

11:40 - Round 1 Match-Ups and Deciding Winners and Losers

21:50 - Swiss Army Man

29:55 - Hell or High Water

36:20 - Hacksaw Ridge

49:00 - Hail, Caesar!

1:02:35 - Paterson

1:09:00 - Captain America: Civil War

1:24:20 - Hidden Figures

1:32:30 - Fences

1:42:55 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst

1:44:10 - Next Time

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This episode we're covering the 51st Academy Awards or the films of 1978. The nominees were: Coming Home, The Deer Hunter, Heaven Can Wait, Midnight Express, and An Unmarried Woman. We also talk about non-nominees Grease and Halloween.

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

Timestamps are approximate:

9:45 - Heaven Can Wait

22:30 - Midnight Express

30:50 - An Unmarried Woman

45:00 - The Deer Hunter

1:04:15 - Coming Home

1:13:55 - Should something else have been nominated?

• 1:15:35 - Halloween
• 1:25:00 - Grease

1:36:45 - Did the Oscars get it wrong?

1:38:40 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner

1:40:20 - Conclusions

2:46:25 - Next Time

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It's Round 3 of the 8th Academy Awards bracket, where we took the 12 nominees and added 4 options of our own to create a 16 movie bracket. In this episode will be discussing the final four and declaring a winner!

The nominees were: Alice Adams; Broadway Melody of 1936; Captain Blood; David Copperfield; The Informer; The Lives of a Bengal Lancer; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Mutiny on the Bounty; Les Misérables; Naughty Marietta; Ruggles of Red Gap; Top Hat

Our additional films are: The 39 Steps, A Night at the Opera, Black Fury, and The Bride of Frankenstein.

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

Timestamps are approximate:

1:05 - Semifinals

3:20 - Discussing the Semifinal Losers

• 3:20 - Broadway Melody of 1936
• 13:40 - Black Fury

29:35 - Final Matchup

• 29:55 - Top Hat
• 39:55 - Les Miserables

55:25 - Declaring a Winner

1:01:25 - Did the Oscars Get it Wrong?

1:03:20 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner

1:07:05 - Conclusions

1:13:45 - Next Episode

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It's a shorter episode this week as we dive into Round 2 of the 8th Academy Awards bracket. We took the 12 nominees and added 4 additional films for a 16 movie bracket. In this episode will be declaring the winners and losers from Round 2 and discussing the films that were eliminated.

The nominees were: Alice Adams; Broadway Melody of 1936; Captain Blood; David Copperfield; The Informer; The Lives of a Bengal Lancer; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Mutiny on the Bounty; Les Misérables; Naughty Marietta; Ruggles of Red Gap; Top Hat

The films we added were: The 39 Steps, A Night at the Opera, Black Fury, and The Bride of Frankenstein.

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

Timestamps are approximate:

1:25 - Round 2 Match-Ups

5:20 - Discussing the Losers

• 5:30 - A Night at the Opera
• 14:30 - Bride of Frankenstein
• 21:30 - A Midsummer Night's Dream
• 27:55 - Mutiny on the Bounty

42:35 - Next Episode

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We’re back for season 3! There were 12 nominees at the 8th Academy Award, so we thought, "what the heck, let's add 4 more," to make this one of our 16 movie tournaments. We discuss the losers from Round 1 in this episode.

The nominees were: Alice Adams; Broadway Melody of 1936; Captain Blood; David Copperfield; The Informer; The Lives of a Bengal Lancer; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Mutiny on the Bounty; Les Misérables; Naughty Marietta; Ruggles of Red Gap; Top Hat

The films we added were: The 39 Steps, A Night at the Opera, Black Fury, and The Bride of Frankenstein.

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

Timestamps are approximate:

7:00 - Bracket Set-Up

7:10 - Round 1 Match-Ups and Deciding Winners and Losers

16:00 - Naughty Marietta

22:45 - Captain Blood

29:45 - Ruggles of Red Gap

37:02 - The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

43:40 - David Copperfield

50:10 - Alice Adams

1:00:15 - The Informer

1:10:10 - The 39 Steps

1:19:45 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst

1:21:15 - Next Time

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We’re wrapping up our discussion of the film's from this year's Academy Awards. This episode we cover the winners from our mini-bracket.

The nominees were: American Fiction, Anatomy of a Fall, Barbie, The Holdovers, Killers of the Flower Moon, Maestro, Oppenheimer, Past Lives, Poor Things, The Zone of Interest

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

Timestamps are approximate:

2:05 - The Holdovers

15:35 - Past Lives

28:00 - The Zone of Interest

43:25 - Poor Things

57:15 - Oppenheimer

1:46:35 - Conclusions

• 1:47:25 - Top 5 Films
• 1:48:05 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner
• 1:49:35 - Patterns

1:52:35 - Post-Oscars Addendum

1:57:40 - Next Time

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We’re covering this year's Academy Awards! As usual for the years where there are more than 5 nominees, will be taking the 10 films, pitting them against one another, and deciding on winners and losers. The losers are discussed in this episode.

The nominees were: American Fiction, Anatomy of a Fall, Barbie, The Holdovers, Killers of the Flower Moon, Maestro, Oppenheimer, Past Lives, Poor Things, The Zone of Interest

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

Timestamps are approximate:

9:55 - Bracket Set-Up

10:40 - Round 1 Match-Ups and Deciding Winners and Losers

16:50 - Maestro

27:35 - Barbie

50:15 - Anatomy of a Fall

1:14:45 - American Fiction

1:27:30 - Killers of the Flower Moon

1:25:05 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst

1:26:10 - Next Time

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