Thursday May 22, 2025
Editing the Academy: Best Picture Nominees of 1995 Released in 1994
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
Monday May 12, 2025
Monday May 12, 2025
Please join Laura and Darryl as they discuss one of the most fun, heartwarming romances of the 80s - Moonstruck! Cher gives an Oscar-winning performance, Olympia Dukakis moves Laura to tears with one line, and the movie contains one of Darryl's favorite movie lines ever. Listen in and see if you agree!
Thursday May 08, 2025
Thursday May 08, 2025
Join us as we watch and discuss the Best Picture Nominees of 1994 that were released in 1993:
The Fugitive
In The Name Of The Father
The Piano
Remains Of The Day
Schindler's List
Buckle up – it’s a marathon session and, also, MAJOR SPOILERS!
And an added plea to our listeners: Watch Schindler’s List. For the first time, or again. Its messages are more important than ever.
Monday Apr 28, 2025
Monday Apr 28, 2025
Do you want to be in the room where it happens? The room where Darryl and Laura discuss his #9 favorite movie: Hamilton
The very first thing they need to discuss is whether this should be considered a movie. (Spoiler: probably not, but who cares!)
Monday Apr 21, 2025
Monday Apr 21, 2025
Welcome to our discussion of the 1993 Best Picture Nominees! We agreed on a few things, disagreed on some others, and definitely thought this was an odd year at the movies:
The Crying Game
A Few Good Men
Howards End
Scent Of A Woman
Unforgiven
Major Spoilers for all the movies we discuss!
Monday Apr 14, 2025
Monday Apr 14, 2025
Welcome to Editing the Academy! This week Darryl shares why Momento by Christopher Nolan is his #10 favorite movie of all time. Is it yours? Listen in!
Tuesday Apr 08, 2025
Tuesday Apr 08, 2025
Listen to Darryl and Laura as they agree on the best picture of 1992, and recommend everyone go out and read all of Pat Conroy's novels.
Beauty And The Beast
Bugsy
J.F.K.
Prince Of Tides
Silence Of The Lambs
Major Spoilers for all movies!
Wednesday Apr 02, 2025
Wednesday Apr 02, 2025
Join Laura as she talks about her #10 Favorite movie, Barcelona by the amazing writer/director Whit Stillman. If you haven't seen it, it has some of the best dialogue and characters of any movie out there, and probably the only scene where a man dances to big band music while reading the bible.
Monday Mar 24, 2025
Monday Mar 24, 2025
Laura and Darryl close out another decade! The Eighties are done (thankfully) and they end with quite typical Oscar Bait and a decent film or two. Thanks for hanging in there as we begin the films released in 1990:
Awakenings
Dances with Wolves
Ghost
Godfather Part 3
Goodfellas