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A Fyre Festival Documentary Arms Race, and Bing Liu on Creating ‘Minding the Gap’ | Interview (Ep. 118)
Episode 118
Rob Harvilla calls in to make sense of the release of two Fyre Festival documentaries in the same week by Netflix and Hulu. Then, ‘Minding t…
7 years, 1 month ago
What Does 'Best Picture' Even Mean? | The Oscars Show (Ep. 117)
Episode 117
This week, we explore how the various guild awards can tell us who is in the best position to bring home Oscars (0:53). Then, we try and dig…
7 years, 2 months ago
Top Five L.A. Movies, Plus Karyn Kusama on ‘Destroyer’ | Interview (Ep. 116)
Episode 116
Chris Ryan joins the show to break down the latest news that the Oscars will be hosted by committee and share his top five Los Angeles films…
7 years, 2 months ago
Instant Reactions to a Truly Ludicrous Golden Globes | The Oscars Show (Ep. 115)
Episode 115
We unpack a shocking night as the Golden Globes crown ‘Bohemian Rhapsody,’ Rami Malek, Glenn Close, and ‘Green Book’ — and ‘A Star Is Born’ …
7 years, 2 months ago
Adam McKay on ‘Vice,’ Power, Comedy, and Criticism | Interview (Ep. 114)
Episode 114
‘Vice’ writer-director Adam McKay joins the show to talk about his relationship to the politics of Dick Cheney, learning to take criticism f…
7 years, 2 months ago
Our Golden Globes Predictions, Plus ‘Cold War’ Director Pawel Pawlikowski | The Oscars Show (Ep. 113)
Episode 113
We share our ballot picks for all 14 movie categories ahead of Sunday’s Golden Globes and preview whether ‘A Star Is Born’ is the juggernaut…
7 years, 2 months ago
The ‘Vice’ Backlash and the Oprah Bounce | The Oscars Show (Ep. 112)
Episode 112
We examine and dissect the backlash against Adam McKay’s ‘Vice,’ starring Christian Bale as Dick Cheney (0:55). Then we touch on ’Black Pant…
7 years, 2 months ago
‘Aquaman’: The Weird, Sort of Good (?) Future of Comic Book Movies | Exit Survey (Ep. 111)
Episode 111
Sean Fennessey and David Shoemaker take a trip into the cinematically gorgeous — but ultimately average — world of the latest DC Universe re…
7 years, 2 months ago
It’s Time for ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ Fever | Exit Survey (Ep. 110)
Episode 110
Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, and Juliet Litman discuss ‘Mary Poppins Returns,’ the sequel to the classic Disney film, starring Emily Blun…
7 years, 2 months ago
‘Roma,’ ‘The Mule,’ and the Mailbag | The Oscars Show (Ep. 109)
Episode 109
The debate over how to watch ‘Roma’ is starting to obscure actual conversations about ‘Roma’ (1:15), and ‘The Mule’ doesn’t quite make the O…
7 years, 2 months ago