Editing The Academy
Two friends get together to discuss the best picture nominees of each year starting in 1969. We discuss each nominated film in detail breaking down the technical aspects, character development, acting, story presentation, etc. But, we also chat about how they hit us...our emotional reactions. We try hard to let our modern filters fade and put ourselves in the mind frame of the year of release, but we’ll admit...it’s hard. So join us as we dive deep in these films and discuss whether academy made the correct choice that year. Feel free to join in the discussIO and agree or disagree, we only ask that you do so respectfully. Oh, and yeah...major spoilers for each film.
Episodes
Episodes
Nov 4, 2024
Nov 4, 2024
52 min
Welcome to our conversation about the movies nominated for the 1981 best picture that were released in 1980. It was a time when men were pretty awful, suburban mothers were cold, and it was rough to be a poor woman from the country or disfigured.
The movies were:
The Elephant Man
Raging Bull
Tess
Coal Miner's Daughter
Ordinary People
Major Spoilers for all movies! Please join us as we discuss whether the academy got it right or not!
Oct 28, 2024
Oct 28, 2024
14 min
Darryl discusses why Monty Python is so important to comedy, this movie in particular, and Laura chimes in, a lot, she just can't help herself as she is such a fan as well. So we'll forgive her. This time.
Oct 28, 2024
Oct 28, 2024
18 min
We have a very special guest this time! Our friend Becca loves the movie Scream, possibly even more than Laura. Becca shares a ton of interesting facts about the movie and adds quite a bit to our podcast. We were honored to have her.
This one is Laura's #16 and it's all about horror movies and playing with, what in 1996 was a rather stale genre.
Enjoy!
#editingtheacademy #scream
Oct 21, 2024
Oct 21, 2024
1hr 1 min
The End of a decade. Congrats to us for reviewing a full decade of films! (Yeah, congratulate us dammit!) Anyway, the nominated films released in 1979 are:
All That Jazz
Breaking Away
Kramer Vs. Kramer
Norma Rae
Apocalypse Now
Oct 14, 2024
Oct 14, 2024
9 min
Listen in on why Laura thinks this Jane Austen adaptation is one of the best movies out there. Romantic, funny, well-paced, beautiful costumes and a behind-the-scenes love affair that has lasted for decades. It's no wonder that Emma Thompson is her friendship crush and Laura confesses that she wants to hang out with her and drink margaritas!
Major Spoilers (for a 200 year old book, so that's really more on you than us)
Oct 14, 2024
Oct 14, 2024
13 min
The Best Picture winner of 2022 is also one of Darryl's favorites. It's a beautiful movie, and if you haven't seen it already, please go check out CODA!
Major Spoilers for all aspects of the movie
Oct 11, 2024
Oct 11, 2024
50 min
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Alright - the nominated films are:
Coming Home
Deer Hunter
Heaven Can Wait
Midnight Express
An Unmarried Woman
Oct 2, 2024
Oct 2, 2024
13 min
Come listen as Laura defends why Gone With the Wind #GWTW is her 18th favorite movie of all time while she dances around NOT defending the problematic movie itself. #MelanieWilkesForever
As always, Major Spoilers and let us know your thoughts!