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A podcast about movies the awards forgot
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- 411 – Rounders · 1 h 52 minFor this week’s episode, we’re… dealing (sorry) a late 90s favorite that was meant to be a post-Oscar star vehicle and wound up a box office disappointment. After the Oscar and…
- 410 – Midsommar · 1 h 57 minHappy Halloween! Quickly following up his paradigm-shifting Hereditary, Ari Aster took to Sweden for Midsommar. The film stars Florence Pugh as a young woman who follows her…
- 409 – Romance and Cigarettes · 1 h 43 minPost-Chicago, just about any movie musical was fodder for awards buzz, especially if they boasted a cast as stacked as Romance and Cigarettes. A jukebox musical from the mind of…
- 408 – The Russia House · 2 h 4 minIn the years after his Oscar win for The Untouchables, Sean Connery remained a major movie star and box office draw. The latter proved untrue in 1990 when The Russia House…
- 407 – Destroyer · 1 h 45 minIn 2018, we were rooting for the comeback of director Karyn Kusama, emerging with the promising crime thriller Destroyer. Centering on Nicole Kidman playing against type as a…
- 406 – Arsenic and Old Lace (with Emily St. James!) · 2 h 11 minWe have writer Emily St. James back with us this week, so naturally we’re breaking our own record for oldest film discussed on the show (after her episode on Moby Dick)! Based on…
- 2026 TIFF Recap!! · 2 h 53 minWe’re back home from our latest trip to the Toronto International Film Festival! And as always, we’re offering you a buffet of our reactions from a week’s worth of movies that…
- 405 – She Said · 1 h 45 minAfter their 2017 exposé of the horrors Harvey Weinstein inflicted upon women for decades, Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey detailed their process in their 2019 book She Said…
- 404 – Hedwig and the Angry Inch · 2 h 7 minCelebrating its 25th anniversary this year, Hedwig and the Angry Inch is a musical like no other. A Off-Broadway smash in 1998 from creators John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen…
- 403 – The Homesman (with Richard Lawson!) · 2 h 8 minWe welcome back Richard Lawson this week to discuss Tommy Lee Jones’s final (to date!) directorial effort, 2014’s The Homesman. Led by Hilary Swank, the film follows a 19th…
- 402 – The Return · 2 h 8 minAs The Odyssey continues to prove to be a career peak for Christopher Nolan and possible return to the Oscar stage, we’re looking back at a very different take on Homer’s epic…
- 401 – Playing By Heart · 2 h 33 minPlaying by Heart (1998) Directed by Willard Carroll Shown: Angelina Jolie, Ryan Phillippe In the bygone moviegoing trend of “interconnected stories of Angelenos,” this week’s…
- 400 – Town and Country · 2 h 50 minIt’s our 400th episode this week, so we had to go big. What could be more fitting than a notorious bomb with major star pedigree?! No stranger to misfires, Warren Beatty…
- 399 – Lovely And Amazing (with Jeff Hiller!) · 1 h 59 minEmmy winner Jeff Hiller joins us this week to talk about one of our beloved Nicole Holofcener’s earliest films. Lovely and Amazing follows a Los Angeles family of women burdened…
- 398 – Short Term 12 · 1 h 50 minWith Spider-Man: Brand New Day arriving in theatres this week, we’re looking back at director Destin Daniel Cretton’s 2013 debut, Short Term 12. Launched at SXSW and distributed…
- 397 – The Thin Blue Line (w/ Pamela Ribon!) · 1 h 56 minWe welcome back Oscar-nominated My Year of Dicks filmmaker Pamela Ribon this week for [gasp] our very first documentary episode! In 1988, Errol Morris made a documentary hit out…
- 396 – The Stepford Wives (with Nicholas Colia!) · 2 h 29 minWe’re back talking about Nicole Kidman’s post-Oscar years this week and Griffin in Summer filmmaker Nicholas Colia is here to join us! After winning her Oscar for The Hours, each…
- 395 – Insomnia · 2 h 10 minAfter becoming a critical and arthouse sensation with Memento, Christopher Nolan leaped to studio filmmaking with American remake Insomnia. The film (based on the 1997 Norwegian…
- 394 – Queer (with Mitchell Beaupre!) · 2 h 36 minLetterboxd head of editorial Mitchell Beaupre returns to us this week to close out Pride month with one of Luca Guadagnino’s most divisive films. In 2024, with audiences still…
- 393 – C’Mon C’Mon · 1 h 58 minOn deck this week is a sentimental recent fav, Mike Mills’ beautiful black-and-white tribute to modern day youngsters and the state of mind that is “uncle.” C’Mon C’Mon casts…
- 392 – Robin Hood (2010) · 1 h 43 minWe’re back to discussing the filmography of director Ridley Scott this week, though this episode was recorded… before the news of his Honorary Oscar. Nope, there is also a new…
- 391 – The BFG (with Kyle Amato!) · 2 h 20 minWith Steven Spielberg returning to theatres with this week’s Disclosure Day, we’re taking the rare opportunity to discuss one of his films! Kyle Amato returns to talk about…
- 390 – Les Miserables (1998) · 1 h 46 minWe’re back after our May Miniseries and it’s Tonys week! Rather than a musical, we’re talking about a movie that disappointed in part because it wasn’t a big screen version of…
- CATEGORY IS… – Stunts · 2 h 3 minCATEGORY IS… comes to a close this week and we’re ending this May Miniseries by looking to the future. Next year’s 100th Academy Awards will bring the Academy’s first award to…
- CATEGORY IS… – Choreography · 2 h 4 minThe May miniseries CATEGORY IS… chugs along this week with Choreography! You know we love talking about dance on film, so this was a category we couldn’t pass up discussing…
- CATEGORY IS… – Voice Acting · 2 h 9 minOur 2026 May Miniseries CATEGORY IS… continues this week with a discussion about a dreamed-for category that stirred a lot of conversation, particularly in the 2000s. We’re…
- CATEGORY IS… – Casting · 2 h 18 minIt’s May Miniseries time!! Presenting CATEGORY IS…! We’re in a moment of the Academy Awards introducing new categories for the first time in many years, and we’ll be spending the…
- 389 – The Manchurian Candidate · 1 h 34 minIf you make a remake to a cinema classic (and Oscar nominee), chances are the buzz starts there. But in revamping The Manchurian Candidate to the post-9/11 culture, Oscar winning…
- 388 – La Chimera · 2 h 2 minWe’re talking about one of our favorite films of the 2020’s this week with Alice Rohrwacher’s La Chimera. Told with magical realism and an earthy bespoke quality, the 2023 film…
- 387 – Ain’t Them Bodies Saints · 2 h 6 minAs maverick director David Lowery returns to theatres this week with Mother Mary, we’re looking back at his 2013 film Ain’t Them Bodies Saints. The film follows two Texas lovers…
- 386 – Contagion · 2 h 13 minWith The Christophers finally arriving in theatres, we are returning to the ever-evolving filmography of director Steven Soderbergh. In the period of his one-for-you-one-for-me…
- 385 – Billy Bathgate · 2 h 0 minWe’re journeying back to the early 1990s this week to discuss the forgotten failure Billy Bathgate. Adapted from E.L. Doctorow’s Pulitzer finalist, the film cast Dustin Hoffman…
- 384 – Jarhead · 2 h 19 minWe’re tackling Sam Mendes’ third feature this week, 2005’s war adaptation Jarhead. The film followed Jake Gyllenhaal as Gulf War marine Anthony Swofford trapped in an existential…
- 383 – Joker: Folie à Deux · 1 h 59 minContinuing our Oscar hangover tradition, we’re cracking the seal on the previous Oscar season’s lineup and have we got a doozy of a Class of 2024 title for you! After Joker…
- 382 – Get Low · 2 h 1 minWe keep losing movie legends, but this week we wanted to memorialize the great Robert Duvall. In 2010, the actor entered the race with Get Low, a tale (based on regional legend)…
- 381 – Happy Endings · 2 h 10 minAfter the edgy sexual comedy The Opposite of Sex made Don Roos a hot indie name and the drowsy romance of Bouncedampened the vibe, Roos returned in 2005 with ensemble dramedy…
- 380 – The Company · 1 h 43 minAfter the tremendous success and Oscar comeback for Robert Altman with 2001’s Gosford Park, the idiosyncratic director delivered a more understated work for what would become his…
- 379 – Amsterdam · 1 h 47 min2022’s Amsterdam was a high profile box office dud from disgraced director David O. Russell with timely themes, a big budget, and a ton of stars. The film tells a (partly true)…
- 378 – Being Flynn · 1 h 45 minIs the “buzzy literary adaptation to Oscar bonafide” pipeline kaput? This week, we’ve got a forgotten, pre-production-buzzy title on deck: 2012’s Being Flynn! Based on Nick…
- 377 – The Iron Claw (w/ Roxana Hadadi!) · 2 h 32 minAfter our Class of 2025 episode last week, we’re doing one of the most requested from the Class of 2023! After his COVID-stunted release (and beloved THOB title) The Nest, Sean…
- Class of 2025 · 2 h 43 minIt’s the biggest This Had Oscar Buzz episode every year! Now that we have this year’s crop of Oscar nominations, that means it’s time to welcome a whole year’s worth of films to…
- 376 – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. · 2 h 17 minAs Rachel McAdams returns to movie screens with Sam Raimy’s horror film Send Help, we thought it a good time to look back at one of her most beloved performances to date. In…
- 375 – My Own Private Idaho · 2 h 10 minWe’re finally pulling one of our most passionate entries to our 100 Snubs series, Gus Van Sant’s My Own Private Idaho. Adapted loosely from multiple Shakespeare plays…
- 374 – Booksmart · 2 h 2 minHappy New Year, Garys! We’re kicking off 2026 with something more bubbly and light-hearted, 2019’s Booksmart. Sold as an ultra-modern and female take on boy-led high school…
- 373 – Uncut Gems (w/ Chris Rosen!) · 2 h 41 minWith Marty Supreme in theatres, we thought it was perfect timing to talk about the Safdies and the gems. And we’ve finally brought in The Ankler’s Chris Rosen to join us! In…
- 372 – The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (w/ Natalie Walker!) · 2 h 46 minHappy Holidays, Garys! This week, we have some unfinished business with Keira Knightley and who better than our pal, actress Natalie Walker to join us for the holiday season. In…
- 371 – The Founder · 1 h 53 minThis week, we got one of the most requested episodes finally on the feed. In 2016, Michael Keaton had already had two comeback seasons on the Oscar trail with both Birdman and…
- 370 – Looper · 2 h 22 minWith a new Benoit Blanc out for you to devour, we decided it was a great time to talk about the great Rian Johnson. In 2012, Johnson delivered his genre hybrid Looper, set in a…
- 369 – i’m thinking of ending things · 2 h 17 minThis week, we are talking about Charlie Kaufman in the director’s chair and how our thoughts have settled on what’s probably his most divisive film. In 2020, Kaufman returned to…
- 368 – The Devil All the Time (with Katey Rich!) · 2 h 43 minThe Devil All The Time: Tom Holland as Arvin Russell. Photo Cr. Glen Wilson/Netflix © 2020 Our annual Thanksgiving tradition means The Ankler’s Katey Rich is back! And this…
