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The Worthy boys are going through all the seasons to break down the 1966 Best Picture winner, "A Man For All Seasons". Ben and Jon open the episode discussing dialogue-heavy films and how they translate on to screen. The Worthy hosts also look back at the 39th Academy Awards and the films honored from 1966!

The film "A Man For All Seasons" centers on the trial of Sir Thomas More and his defiance against the crown of England during the 1500s. The Worthy boys look at the film's script, cinematography, and acting performances from some of the biggest names among British actors. 

Is A Man For All Seasons worthy of the Best Picture award of 1966? Tell us how we’re wrong at [email protected]

The Worthy boys gather to review the great cinema of 2022 and worship the work done by filmmakers all over the world. Does Top Gun: Maverick or The Batman make the best films of the year or is it the year for A24's Everything Everywhere All at Once? 

Ben and Jon even debate whether people should make or watch Worst top 10 film lists; do worst film lists add value to the art form of filmmaking or any art at all? Tune in to find out Worthy's top 10 movies of 2022!

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The worthy boys gather today to look forward to the wonderful cinema coming in 2023! Ben and Jon discuss their top ten most anticipated films of the new year which include films like The Flash, Oppenheimer, and Dune Part Two! 

The Worthy boys are climbing every mountain to bring you a breakdown of the classic Julie Andrews-led musical The Sound of Music! Ben and Jon open the episode with a breakdown of film criticism and how critics have changed and molded our society. The boys also discuss how the 1966 Academy Award ceremony was broadcasted on the ABC network and was the first to be broadcast live in color! 

The two most nominated films of 1965 were The Sound of Music and Doctor Zhivago, each with ten nominations and five wins! The Sound Of Music was even the first Best Picture winner since Hamlet (1948) without a screenwriting nomination and would be the last film until Titanic (1997) to not receive a screenwriting nomination.

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The Worthy boys are taking early guesses on who will be nominated for the 95th Oscars in 2023! Ben and Jon discuss the top 5 categories and the wild cards that may be included like The Batman and Top Gun: Maverick. 

Jimmy Fallon is back as the host and we discuss whether a comedian is suitable for a host this year. And finally, we debate why there are so few Thanksgiving films and what a Thanksgiving film really is. 

The 95th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, will honor films released in 2022 and is scheduled to take place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California on March 12th, 2023.

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Wouldn't it be loverly to listen to a whole new Worthy episode? Ben and Jon are back discussing the 1964 Best Picture winner, "My Fair Lady". The Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison starring film is among one of the most popular musicals of all-time. In this episode, the Worthy boys figure out if that still holds true with the film version of the musical. 

We discuss film going audience's fascination with high society drama, what the true message of the film is and if the messaging of the film is lost in translation for audiences. The 37th Academy Awards proved to be a questionable affair with several great movies coming out that year, yet there seems to be one person in particular who may have been pulling the strings in their favor. 

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The worthy boys take out their chainsaws, butcher's knives, and axes to survive this year's Halloween Worthy Special! 

Jon and Ben list their top five horror films of all time and plan to do this every year during the spookiest time of the year! Obviously, there are some classic or iconic horror films we have not seen thus it will be great to update this list every year to see how our tastes change or how additional horror films we watch may make our list.  

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The Worthy squire boys pull up their tights to join a hunt in the English countryside as we’re discussing Tony Richardson’s Tom Jones. The film is based on the adaptation of Henry Fielding's classic 1749 novel The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, and stars Albert Finney as the titular hero. Tom Jones is one of the few comedies to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards so Ben and Jon try to dissect why this film was adored at the time and how it’s become forgotten over time. 

We discuss the unique look and style of the film and how Richardson used some of the technical elements of the British New Wave in this wacky British comedy. Tom Jones is one of only nine films in all of cinema history that have been nominated for five Oscars for their performances and we ask the question of whether this is a sign as to why the film is not often spoken of. Come join us with beers a plenty, roast chicken dinners, and numerous lovers to discuss Tom Jones! 

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Hut hut! The Worthy boys saddle up on their camels and venture into the 1962 Best Picture winner, Lawrence Of Arabia. The David Lean epic starring Peter O'Toole captured the beauty of the desert through some of the most iconic cinematography ever captured on film.

The film's length of almost 4 hours leaves a lot to discuss for this narrative epic. The film's production is one of a few feats in Hollywood that not only uses the artform of filmmaking properly but propels it beyond the medium. Ben and Jon discuss all the iconic imagery of the movie as well as figuring out what genre this film belongs to.

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The Worthy boys join a snapping gang to do some interpretive dancing in the west side of New York for our 34th episode of Worthy Podcast! With West Side Story winning 10 Academy Awards, this became the biggest Oscar-winning musical of all time, beating the record Gigi set three years before with its nine Oscars. 

It is the only movie winning exactly 10 Academy Awards. No other Movie has 10 Academy Awards, although Ben Hur (1959), Titanic (1997) and The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (2003) have won 11 Academy Awards. We even discuss how 1961’s West Side Story compares to the 2021 remake by the one and only Steven Speilberg! 

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