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What Does Netflix Have to Do to Win Best Picture?
Rebecca and John are joined by VF's Hillary Busis to discuss Kathryn Bigelow's A House of Dynamite, which hits select theaters Friday. Then, they take a closer look at Netflix's packed Oscars slate, …
Published on 2 months ago
Can You Smell What The Rock is Cooking? Is it An Oscar?
This week, Rebecca and John discuss The Smashing Machine, Benny Safdie's new movie starring Dwayne Johnson as MMA fighter Mark Kerr. They are joined by Vanity Fair contributing editor Tom Kludt, who …
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
Leonardo DiCaprio's Battle for Another Oscar
Rebecca and John are joined by VF writer Kase Wickman to talk about Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another, which hits theaters Friday. After agreeing that the film feels like a real Best Pi…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
The Surprise Emmy Winners Saved the Show
Rebecca and John are joined by their Vanity Fair colleagues Chris Murphy and Hillary Busis to break down all those surprise winners on Emmys night. They also discuss why Nate Bargatze struggled as a …
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
The Highs and Lows of the Venice, Telluride, and Toronto Film Festivals
Rebecca and John are joined by Joy Press to talk about the Venice, Telluride, and Toronto Film Festivals, where some movies soared (Hamnet) and other stumbled (After the Hunt). They also take a close…
Published on 3 months ago
Riz Ahmed and James McAvoy, Live from TIFF
From our live show at the Toronto Film Festival, James McAvoy discusses the true story behind his directorial debut, California Schemin’. Then, Hamlet star Riz Ahmed joins us to explain why the Shake…
Published on 3 months ago
How the Oscars Have Changed — and Changed Us
David, Richard, and Rebecca answer mailbag questions about how the Oscars have changed, the most annoying film discourses of all time, and tips for attending film festivals. They also dream-cast LGM …
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Our Extremely Early Oscar Best-Picture Predictions
Ahead of the fall festivals, David, Rebecca, and Richard get wildly speculative by presenting their own predictions for which 10 movies will be nominated for the best-picture Oscar. They discuss the …
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
The Bear Made Ayo Edebiri a Star – and Now a Director
The actor and director, nominated in both Emmy categories, talked to Rebecca about her ambitions for writing and directing in the future, including giving a certain purple dinosaur of children’s TV t…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Summer Movie Wins and Emmy Underdogs
This week, David, Richard, and Rebecca take a look at Warner Bros.' hot streak, which continued with the horror hit Weapons. They also each pick a couple Emmy nominees they hope get a little love fro…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago