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*THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST* featuring a 30-minute segment from our RETRO//RANKED season on James Cameron. To watch the full conversation on video, subscribe to our Patreon.

With past seasons traversing the "Jurassic" Franchise, the "28" Franchise, Paul Thomas Anderson's filmography, and Edgar Wright's filmography, season 5 of our Patreon exclusive season is set to be the biggest yet featuring...Big Jim himself, James Cameron! Leading up to and including Avatar: Fire and Ash, we will collaboratively rank his entire filmography. Today, we look at his fifth and sixth features, Terminator 2: Judgment Day & True Lies.

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Our current collaborative ranking so far:

1. Aliens
2. Terminator
3. The Abyss
4. Piranha II: The Spawning

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• Theme music by Karl Vincent
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Marty Supreme is directed by Josh Safdie, who co-wrote the script with Ronald Bronstein, loosely inspired by the life and career of American table tennis player Marty Reisman. Starring Timothée Chalamet, the film also features Gwyneth Paltrow, Odessa A'zion, Kevin O'Leary, Tyler Okonma, Abel Ferrara and Fran Drescher. Marty Supreme premiered at the 2025 New York Film Festival on October 6, 2025, and was released in the United States by A24 on December 25, 2025.

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Chapter Timestamps:

• 0:00:00 Initial Thoughts
• 0:39:40 Spoiler Review
• 2:00:03 Oscars Assessment
• 2:12:05 Final Ratings

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• Editor: Danny Jarabek
• Assistant Producer: Evan Miller

This week the Ladies conclude 2025 with a discussion of “male actor branding” specifically discussing Timothée Chalamet and the unconventional methods of his Marty Supreme press tour.

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How a Gen Xer Became Timothée Chalamet’s Biggest—and Most Divisive—Fan

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Nandita Joshi is joined by production designer Fiona Crombie to discuss her work on the film 'Hamnet,' exploring her creative process, the challenges of designing period pieces, and the emotional depth of the story communicated through the production design decisions. She shares insights into her research methods, the importance of location visits, and the balance between historical accuracy and creative liberties in collaborating with director Chloe Zhao on the project.

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After multiple drafts of way-too-early above the line predictions through the summer, and a “state of the awards race” pulse check episode discussing the first round of major precursors, we are now on the back half of rolling out our specialized prediction episodes that feature 3-4 categories at a time until we’ve covered all categories ahead of nomination morning on January 22. After the Oscar shortlist announcement last week, we are discussing Best Sound, Original Score and Original Song. All the while, our team’s predictions will be available in real time on our website.

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View Our Predictions:
Oscar Board

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The Awards Season Draft returns for round 4! In this recurring series where we competitively draft winners across one year's full awards circuit, we have covered 2015, 2022, and 2012, but our fourth stop is the 2005-6 season featuring Crash as the Best Picture winner, pulling off an upset win and one of the most controversial in Oscar history.

Our draft options include Oscar winners, Precursor winners (Golden Globe, BAFTA, SAG, CCA), festival winners (TIFF, Venice, Cannes, Sundance), and critics group winners (NSFC, LAFCA, NYFCC) from the 2022 year for 2023 ceremonies.

Each of our drafts must include:

• 2 above the line Oscar winners
• 2 below the line Oscar winners
• 2 Precursor award winners that did not win the Oscar for the same category
• 1 Festival/Critics Group winner

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• Editor: Danny Jarabek
• Assistant Producer: Evan Miller

Ruairí O'Brien, is the Director of Photography for Eternity, the A24 afterlife rom-com, which premiered worldwide on November 26, 2025, starring Miles Teller and Elizabeth Olsen. O'Brien’s masterful cinematography elevates this heartfelt, high-concept love triangle, blending glossy 1960s-inspired visuals with vibrant, fantastical worlds to bring the afterlife to life. We discuss O'Brien's approach to the shoot from pre-production planning to principal photography and the opportunity to photograph a stellar ensemble cast.

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• Artwork: Danny Jarabek
• Editor: Danny Jarabek
• Assistant Producer: Evan Miller

Avatar: Fire and Ash is directed by James Cameron, who co-wrote the screenplay with Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver. Distributed by 20th Century Studios, it is the sequel to Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) and the third installment in the Avatar franchise that has grossed over $4 billion at the global box office. Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Stephen Lang, Sigourney Weaver, and many others reprise their roles from the previous films.

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Chapter Timestamps:

• 0:00:00 Initial Thoughts
• 0:26:12 Spoiler Review
• 1:50:48 Oscars Assessment
• 1:54:43 Final Ratings

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Cameron Ritter on Letterboxd, Instagram, X, and TikTok
Jake Fittipaldi on Letterboxd, Instagram, and TikTok

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• Editor: Danny Jarabek
• Assistant Producer: Evan Miller

To hear more bonus pre-episode conversations like this, subscribe to our Patreon for as little as $1/month for early access and video episodes. Ahead of our Wake Up Dead Man review we discuss:

• Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day Billboard
• Supergirl Trailer 

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• Editor: Danny Jarabek
• Assistant Producer: Evan Miller

We discuss the recent acquisition of Warner Bros. by Netflix after an open auction saw bids from the likes of Warner Bros., Paramount, and Comcast. The conversation covers the implications for the future of theatrical releases and the film industry as a whole in the aftermath of this deal, as well as breaks down the Netflix vs. Paramount battle that has been staged over the last week since Warner Bros. agreed to the $82.7 billion buyout.  

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Credits:

• Theme music: Eugene Rocco Utley & Karl Vincent
• Artwork: Danny Jarabek
• Editor: Danny Jarabek
• Assistant Producer: Evan Miller