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id like to thank the podcasting academy and my agent and my manager and Satan and my mom

Each year the same showbiz debate rears its ugly head: do we really NEEd the Oscars, to arbitrarily rank hollywood film based on what an academy of ol crusty dusties have to say??? and the answer is YES, purely because Noah, Eliza, and Anthony have some Big Opinions on what movies won and what movies should've won at this year's somewhat stilted ceremony.

Going from category to category, the gang analyses the meaning of Nomadland's win, the completely awkward Best Actor presentation, and whether Promising Young Woman is feminist film gold or a piece o shit. And this time, NOBODY's thoughts get passive-aggressively played offstage by some polite orchestral version of 'moon river' or somethin

Tansy Gardam's essay 'Making Bigotry A Thing Of The Past'

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Next time: 'The Towering Inferno' + 'The Poseidon Adventure' (i know i know)

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this is the only time we've ever cared about sports

To celebrate the release of titan showdown 'Godzilla Vs. Kong', we proudly present to you a tournament bracket of every big movie with a 'versus' in the title; that's right, we're gonna fight out who would win in a fight between, say, 'Kramer Vs. Kramer' and then 'Freddy Vs. Jason'. Here's The original bracket, where we'll use nothing but our own smooth brain logic to find an ultimate champion from all these cinematic showdowns.

It doesn't matter if its a nasty divorce settlement, a whimsical journey of self-realisation, or fascist superheroes who don't yet understand that their mums have the same name: one must fall, and one will prosper to beat em all. Who will it be? Check out our completed bracket of each showdown and the winner once you've listened to the episode ;)

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Next time: 'The Towering Inferno' + 'The Poseidon Adventure'

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i can hear the far-off sound of helicopter parenting on the horizon

’Razzle Dazzle’ is a true underdog story, being about an unconventional children’s dance troupe AND being a little-seen Australian mockumentary that Eliza, Noah, and Meg have randomly championed since age 8. ‘Drop Dead Gorgeous’, on the other hand, stars Hollywood comedic talent like Kirsten Dunst, Kirstie Alley, Allison Janney, and even Brittany Murphy and Amy Adams in supporting roles!! But it may be held back by its dark n nasty comedy stylings...

Delving deep into the trauma of their own childhood stage experiences, the gang will settle this double feature like true dance floor professionals: no beauty pageant sabotage or childnapping required.

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Meg’s canine classic from Christopher Guest, Best In Show (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_in_Show_(film))

Eliza’s horrifying Simpsons-themed rock eistedfodd performance (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK3tZ60Fn8U)

Noah’s tasteless Dance Moms performance Where Have All The Children Gone (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hKtgNPijYzw

Miss Teen South Carolina Answers A Question (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww)

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NEXT TIME: The Ultimate ‘Versus’ Movie Tournament

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these movies will make you long for the golden days of lockdown

In commiseration with Eliza, who is TRAPPED in a CRUEL government's nationally mandated quarantine system (actually an extremely comfy and manageable hotel stay), the gang locks the doors and settles in for a claustrophobic double feature. Or is that 'caustrophobic'?? whatever

David Fincher's potboiler 'Panic Room' and Lenny Abrahamson's novel adaptation 'Room' are both stories of motherhood in captivity, taking place over one tense night for the former and the entire process of imprisonment and escape for the latter. But like, did Jodie Foster and Kristen Stewart even need to go in that room? And does Brie Larson's Best Actress-winning performance as a kidnapped teen-turned-bitter-single-mom stand above the original novel's gimmick of seeing it all through a child's eyes?

One thing is certain - the whole team needs to be spending more time outdoors. maybe listen to this episode while out on a walk or something...don't let the walls close in ... :0

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Eliza’s fun/mandated quarantine in Sydney’s Radisson Blu Hotel (https://www.radissonhotels.com/en-us/hotels/radisson-blu-sydney)

Meg’s conditional recommendation of chamber drama Carnage (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnage_(2011_film))

Noah’s disturbing tale of a man imprisoned Oldboy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldboy_(2003_film))

Trapped! UK children’s TV program (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk1Zy5CHsXY) 

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NEXT TIME: ‘Drop Dead Gorgeous' + 'Razzle Dazzle'

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'age ain't nothin but a number' - R. Kelly

This week the Janssens get seduced by the enduring baby-boomer magic of 'The Graduate', but also Hal Ashby's less successful 1971 cult hit 'Harold and Maude'. Both films take a darkly comedic look at romance, you see, focusing on a lost young guy and his more senior love interest, all soundtracked to the music of a folk-pop troubadour (Simon & Garfunkel in the former, Cat Stevens in the latter).

Can we really go past the tremendous final shot of 'The Graduate', which has been Meg's desktop background since she was way too young to have watched 'The Graduate'? Or will the quirky and morbid charms of 'Harold and Maude' triumph over the big guys??

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Noah’s other wistful, 'may/december' romance pick The Last Picture Show

Meg's woozy tale of a student-teacher relationship Palo Alto

Eliza's Harold and Maude MVP Ruth Gordon, and in particular her Oscars acceptance speech

You Must Remember This series on Polly Platt: The Invisible Woman

Eliza's Rough Cut piece on Hal Ashby

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NEXT TIME: ‘Panic Room’ + 'Room'

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WELCOME to the official (unofficial) Nancy Meyers film club!! Noah and returning guest/gf Darcey Eagle have a generous glass of wine at the ready to dive into two Meyers’ classics headfirst.

Kicking things off with a beautifully performed tribute to ‘The Parent Trap’ and all things Nancy, Noah and Darcey uplift the canon of this dramedy writing and directing legend. Will they prefer ‘Something’s Gotta Give’, the 2003 Jack Nicholson film about finding love later in life? Or ‘It’s Complicated’, in which Meryl Streep plays a single mom and bakery owner hooking up with her ex?

Fall in love with this ACTUAL couple’s assessment of Nancy’s onscreen-depiction of boomer romance, and don’t miss Anthony’s review of late-period Meyers hit ‘The Intern’ (‘It’s not bad…it’s just too medium’).

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Darcey’s other warmly-nostalgic nineties director Rob Reiner

Noah’s favourite edgy punk ballad ‘Complicated’ by Avril Lavigne

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NEXT TIME for realsies: ‘The Graduate’ + ‘Harold and Maude’

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it’s britney bitch. britney? who is she i don’t know her

Oops! We Did It Again, and by 'it' I mean watching two pop diva star vehicles and comparing them to each other in this very musical, millennial episode. First we cover Mariah Carey’s regrettable ‘Glitter’, a movie which came out on September 11 2001 (yikes), before moving onto Britney Spear’s well-meaning road-trip movie ‘Crossroads’.

With the recent release of ‘Framing Britney Spears’, 2000s-era pop stardom is under a magnifying lens, and we’re tackling both star personas via their trashy films!! do you love rock n’ roll and long to put another dime in the jukebox baby? Now’s your time to listen in and decide, whether you’re a Lamb or a Spearhead (sic??).

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Kim Cattrall talks about hubby Mark (and does scat)

IXHXN by Graven Images - a found-footage documentary about Lindsay Lohan

Sydney Urbanek's Substack newsletter

The New York Times Presents: Framing Britney Spears

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NEXT TIME: ‘The Graduate’ + ‘Harold and Maude’

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luck be a lady tonight 💰♥️♦️♠️♣️🎰

Confirmed gambler and degenerate Max Kronick (@MaxerOfDisguise) joins us again to cover TWO movies about the ecstasy and agony of gambling/hustling!! Will Uncut Gems get mentioned a lot? u BET!

Which gameplay obsessive will win the day, Paul Newman in ‘The Hustler’ or James Caan in ‘The Gambler’? both characters are in WAY over their head and we couldn’t be happier to join em in this lucky convo!!

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Max’s Altman card shark movie ‘California Split’ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Split

Meg’s ABC podcast ‘How Do You Sleep At Night’, episode 2: The Pokies King https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-do-you-sleep-at-night/id1279160323?i=1000392415894

Noah’s beloved Michael Mann debut ‘Thief’ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thief_(film)

Eliza’s arrogant pool bop ‘Werewolves of London’ by Warren Zevon https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qae25976UgA

James Caan’s Twitter account https://mobile.twitter.com/James_Caan

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NEXT TIME: ‘The Graduate’ + ‘Harold and Maude’

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california dreaming?? more like california NIGHTMARE...ing

With Los Angeles now the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic, we present this special episode where Eliza and All American guest Max Kronick (@MaxerOfDisguise) watch two LA movies.

Not just any LA movies; big sprawling messes with crazy underground conspiracies, fun misogyny, and somewhat genius musical sequences. We’re talking about Richard Kelly’s incomprehensible ’SOUTHLAND TALES’ and ‘UNDER THE SILVER LAKE’, David Robert Mitchell’s similarly dazed neo-noir.

LISTEN IN as a couple who have been self-isolating in the same room for virtually months on end have OPINIONS about the city/country that is p much falling apart outside the window!!! 

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Max’s other LA dystopia picks ‘Blade Runner: 2049’ and ‘The Long Goodbye’

Eliza’s favourite outdoor location in LA; Hollywood Forever Cemetery

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NEXT TIME: ‘The Gambler’ + ‘The Hustler’

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Like Sophie once said...it's okay to cry (it's okay to cry) It's okay to cry (it's okay to cry) It's okay to cry (it's okay to cry)

Movie maven and confirmed Pisces Ivana Brehas joins the siblings yet again this week, as we take a therapeutic lil step back from our usual programming and talk about the movies that make us CRY.

From Noah's tale of a life Ikiru and the tears Eliza has shed over 'old people movies', to Ivana's fave The Misfits and Meg's seemingly bottomless catalogue of weep-worthy movies: these are the emo hits, and we're paradoxically really happy to bring you this discussion of 'em.

And as a nice BONUS, why not check out the official Twin Picks playlist we put together of SONGS TO CRY TO !! We did not forget to add in some Sufjan, Elliot Smith, and Jeff Buckley for the ultimate well-rounded 2021 sobbing experience.

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