In anticipation of the 88th Academy Awards we were able to record a special

ToB interlude discussing the various Best Picture nominations. This year

includes everything from the intimate and psychological, to large scale

conspiracies, to outrageous post-apocalyptic war zones, and, having run the

gamut, we were able to examine them at length. With films like The Revenant

and Mad Max: Fury Road taking cinematography to new heights, this year

certainly provided a spectacle in theatres; while some less visually

stunning like The Big Short and Spotlight invoked a poignant social

outrage. Each of the Best Picture nominations was successful in creating an

emotional connection, and maybe we're just growing up, but this sentimental

quality is why we go to movies.