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The season for film award shows is not quite finished yet!

Brighton and Yates McConnell return for the first editon of Rated P's own awards show: The Tophers! With categories ranging from "Best Action Scene/Stunt" and "Best Animal Performance in Film," the Tophers aim to recognize and celebrate film in ways other voting bodies haven't quite done. Plus: the McConnells share their takeaways from the Oscars ceremony one week ago.


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Awards show theme via "Background Music for Videos" on YouTube.

In the lead up to the 95th Academy Awards, Brighton and Yates dive in category by category to give analysis and predictions for the big night.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe's Phase 5 of movies/content is officially underway! But did "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" start this new chapter off with more of a bang or a fizzle?

Yates and Brighton McConnell share their thoughts (including general spoilers) about the film's choices, about the problem with where the MCU is now and why Kang should just be in every movie from here on out.

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The definitive podcast about Steven Spielberg done by anyone, ever. Brighton and Yates dive into his filmography, starting by reviewing The Fabelmans, ranking his movies, and pondering where we go from here.

Still in the middle of awards season, Brighton and Yates McConnell share some of their biggest takeaways from the 2023 Academy Award nominations. Is it strange that they agree with a majority of the Academy's picks? How weird/problematic is a shock nomation in the Best Actress race? Does this group of films accurately represent the past year?

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Folks, people are seeing movies in the theaters. For an uncharacteristically strong January at the box office, Brighton and Yates sit down and talk about what they liked and didnt like about the movies people are seeing and why they think these movies are such a big hit (or not).

Brighton and Yates speculate recklessly about what movies will make money and what movies won't in 2023 and put it all on the line for the ultimate prize: a Criterion DVD of the winners' choosing. Tune in for the rare Fast and Furious chat, plus, Schrondinger's Sequel??? All this and more, streaming RIGHT NOW!

Another year in the books...which means another closing chapter with Top Ten lists! Yates and Brighton McConnell share their favorite films of 2022 and discuss whether it was a 'good' year for movies. Plus: the cousins look ahead to 2023 and create a power ranking of their ten most anticipated films!

Thanks to everyone who has listened, downloaded or even thought about Rated P this last year! We're grateful to whomever stumbles across our silly conversations and are looking forward to what 2023 will bring.

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After a couple months off, the McConnells are back to close out 2022! Yates and Brighton revisit the 10 movies they each assigned the other to watch before the end of the calendar year, including films like 'North by Northwest,' 'Goodfellas,' 'Pan's Labyrnth,' and...'The Wicker Man'????

Plus: the cousins share their 2023 Watchlists with each other and effuse over the new 'Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse' trailer!

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mwahahaHAAAA, welcome to some scary good recommendations from your friends at Rated P! Brighton and Yates McConnell share some of their favorite movies to watch around Halloween and make up some drinking games to go along with them. Plus: Brighton shares his reviews of some of the upcoming awards contenders he caught at Film Fest 919 in Chapel Hill (it was ~frighteningly~ fun)!

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