Monday Feb 03, 2025
Editing the Academy: Darry's Favorites #12 The Two Towers
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.
Listen on:
Episodes
Episodes
Wednesday Jan 29, 2025
Wednesday Jan 29, 2025
Join Laura and Darryl as they discuss the movies nominated for Best Picture of 987:
A Room With A View
Children Of A Lesser God
Hannah And Her Sisters
The Mission
Platoon
Loads of spoilers!
Monday Jan 20, 2025
Monday Jan 20, 2025
Join Laura, Darryl and their special guest Lisa as they discuss the 1944 Frank Capra directed classic Arsenic and Old Lace. With Cary Grant leading a perfectly cast group of oddballs, this dark, screwball, romantic comedy defies genre. While it is one of Laura and Lisa's favorite movies, Darryl talks about watching the movie for the very first time.
Major Spoilers for the movie (and this time it really matters!)
Wednesday Jan 15, 2025
Wednesday Jan 15, 2025
Listen in as Darryl and Laura discuss the Best Picture Nominees of 1986 and decide whether or not they got it right:
Prizzi's Honor
Witness
The Color Purple
Kiss Of The Spider Woman
Out Of Africa
Major Spoilers for all movies!
Monday Jan 06, 2025
Monday Jan 06, 2025
Darryl's Top twenty # 13 is not for everyone.
It's a quirky 100% 70's film, but man oh man does it make him smile.
Plus, Ruth Gordon in her best role ever. Everyone deserves a Maude in their life.
MAJOR SPOILERS for the film.
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Monday Dec 30, 2024
Monday Dec 30, 2024
Welcome to Editing the Academy! This week Darryl and Laura discuss the Best Picture nominees of 1985 (released in 1984):
Passage to India
Places in the Heart
The Killing Fields
Amadeus
A Soldier’s Story
Major spoilers for all the movies!
Oh, and the list Darryl reads of other movies released this year, was actually a list of movies released in the next year, so you can kind of ignore that part. He’ll be listing off the same ones again next week!
Wednesday Dec 25, 2024
Wednesday Dec 25, 2024
Listen in as Laura and Darryl gush about Laura's #14 movie of all time, Wonder Boys!
It's an amazing example of why certain movies are just so much better than others, and one of the few book adaptations that translates into a great movie. Comment if you agree (or don't). Either way, go read the phenomenal Michael Chabon novel. #wonderboys
MAJOR SPOILERS FOR THE MOVIE AND BOOK
Tuesday Dec 17, 2024
Tuesday Dec 17, 2024
Listen in as Darryl and Laura discuss the Best Picture nominees of 1984 that were released in 1983, and how they both watched Terms of Endearment, but apparently saw two different movies. As always, major spoilers for:
The Dresser
The Right Stuff
Tender Mercies
Terms of Endearment, and
The Big Chill
And yes, Laura would still happily watch Robert Duvall read a telephone book for two hours.
Monday Dec 09, 2024
Monday Dec 09, 2024
Listen in as Darryl shares one of his favorite movies - a dark romantic comedy starring Anna Kendrick, Sam Rockwell and Tim Roth. This was Laura's first time watching it, but she agreed that if you haven't already seen this gem, you should rush to do so!
Major Spoilers!