The podcast in which we watch, assess and discuss every Academy Award Best Picture winner in no particular order. Hosted by film fans John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky
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Episode 209: Dr No
Released 1 December 2021
For this episode, we watched the first James Bond film, Dr …
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Episode 208: Baby Face
Released 17 November 2021
For this episode, we watched Baby Face written by Gene Mark…
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Episode 207: Disney Animated Features
Released 3 November 2021
For this episode, we spoke to children’s auth…
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Episode 206: Brazil (commentary)
Released 20 October 2021
For this episode, we watched Brazil written by Tom Stoppard, Charles McKeown and T…
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Episode 205.5 The Lovie Awards
Released 13 October 2021
This is not a real episode, just an announcement. We've been nominated in the 11th Annual Lovie Awards. Please cast you…
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Episode 205: The Matrix
Released 6 October 2021
For this episode, we watched and talked over The Matrix written and directed by The Wachowsk…
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Episode 204: The Ladykillers
Released 22 September 2021
For this episode, we watched The Ladykillers, written by William Rose and directed b…
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Episode 203: Phantom of the Paradise
Released 8 September 2021
For this episode, we watched Phantom of the Paradise written and directed by …
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Episode 202: Wild Tales
Released 25 August 2021
For this episode, we watched Wild Tales written and directed by Damián Szifron and starring …
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Episode 201: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Released 11 August 2021
For this episode, we watched The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, wri…
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Episode 92.5: Exit Interview
Released 4 August 2021
Our journey having concluded (we’ll record an episode looking at …
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Episode 92: The King’s Speech (2010)
Released 28 July 2021
For this episode, we watched The Kings Speech, written by David Seider and direct…
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Episode 91: Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Released 14 July 2021
For this episode, we watched Slumdog Millionaire, written by Simon Beaufoy, fro…
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Episode 90: Spotlight (2015)
Released 30 June 2021
For this episode, we watched Spotlight, directed by Tom McCarthy and written by McCarthy …
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Episode 89: A Beautiful Mind (2001)
Released 16 June 2021
For this episode, we watched A Beautiful Mind, which …
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Episode 88: Gandhi (1982)
Released: 2 June 2021
For this episode, we watched Gandhi, written by John Briley and directed by Richard Attenbor…
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Episode 87: No Country for Old Men (1987)
Released 19 May 2021
For this episode, we watched No Country for Old Men. This is the only film di…
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Episode 86.5: Oscars Best of the Best
Released 12 May 2021
For this episode, we looked back on our Oscars journey wit…
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Episode 86: Parasite (2019)
Released 5 May 2021
For this episode, we watched Parasite, the first film not in the English language ever to wi…
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Episode 85.5: Oscar Winners 2021
Released 26 April 2021
For this episode we quickly recap all of the surprises, forgone conclusions, gaffes …