#822: Oscars Special with Michael Phillips

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Best Picture

Adam

Will win: Nomadland
Should win: Sound of Metal
Should have been nominated: First Cow
Take out: The Trial of the Chicago 7

Josh

Will win: Mank
Should win: Sound of Metal
Should have been nominated: First Cow
Take out: The Trial of the Chicago 7

Michael

Will win: Nomadland

Should win: Judas and the Black Messiah

Egregious omission: First Cow

Take out: Promising Young Woman

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Best Director

Adam

Will win: Chloe Zhao, Nomadland
Should win: David Fincher, Mank
Egregious omission: Kelly Reichardt, First Cow
Take out: Lee Isaac Chung, Minari

Michael

Will win: Chloe Zhao, Nomadland

Should win: Chloe Zhao, Nomadland

Egregious omission: Kitty Green, The Assistant

Take out: Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman

Josh

Will win: Chloe Zhao, Nomadland
Should win: Chloe Zhao, Nomadland
Egregious omission: Kelly Reichardt, First Cow
Take out: David Fincher, Mank

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Best Actress

Adam

Will win: Viola Davis, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Should win: Viola Davis, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Egregious omission: Carrie Coon, The Nest
Take out: n/a

Josh

Will win: Viola Davis, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Should win: Viola Davis, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Egregious omission: Carrie Coon, The Nest
Take out: Carey Mulligan, Promising Young Woman

Michael

Will win: Carey Mulligan, Promising Young Woman

Should win: Viola Davis, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Egregious omission: Julia Garner, The Assistant

Take out: Vanessa Kirby, Pieces of a Woman

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Best Actor

Adam

Will win: Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Should win: Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Egregious omission: Kingsley Ben-Adir, One Night in Miami
Take out: Gary Oldman, Mank

Josh

Will win: Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Should win: Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Egregious omission: Shaun Parkes, Mangrove
Take out: Gary Oldman, Mank

Michael

Will win: Riz Ahmed, Sound of Metal

Should win: Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Egregious omission: Lakeith Stanfield, Judas and the Black Messiah

Take out: Gary Oldman, Mank

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Best Supporting Actress

Adam

Will win: Youn Yuh-jung, Minari
Should win: Amanda Seyfried, Mank
Egregious omission: Margo Martindale, Blow the Man Down
Take out: n/a

Josh

Will win: Glenn Close, Hillbilly Elegy
Should win: Amanda Seyfried, Mank
Egregious omission: Yeri Han, Minari
Take out: Olivia Colman, The Father

Michael

Will Win: Youn Yuh-jung, Minari

Should Win: Young Yuh-jung, Minari

Egregious omission: Talia Rider, Never Rarely Sometimes Always

Take out:

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Best Supporting Actor

Josh

Will win: Sacha Baron Cohen, Trial of the Chicago 7
Should win: Lakeith Stanfield, Judas and the Black Messiah
Egregious omission: Orion Lee, First Cow
Take out: Sacha Baron Cohen, Trial of the Chicago 7

Adam

Will win: Daniel Kaluuya, Judas and the Black Messiah
Should win: Paul Raci, Sound of Metal
Egregious omission: Malachi Kirby, Mangrove
Take out: Sacha Baron Cohen, Trial of the Chicago 7

Michael:

Will win: Daniel Kaluuya, Judas and the Black Messiah

Should Win: Paul Raci, Sound of Metal

Egregious omission: Delroy Lindo, Da 5 Bloods

Take out: Sacha Baron Cohen, Trial of the Chicago 7

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#817: Top 5 Movie Meals

Adam

1. Timpano, BIG NIGHT

2. Not-so-terrible apple strudel, INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS

3. All-you-can-eat breakfast buffet, THE FLORIDA PROJECT

4. “Prawnography,” I AM LOVE

5. Roasted meats and rice balls, SPIRITED AWAY

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Josh

1. Wild mushroom omelette with chives, PHANTOM THREAD

2. Tonkotsu ramen, PONYO

3. Cailles en sarcophage, BABETTE’S FEAST

4. Fried alligator, BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD

5. Sushi bento box, ISLE OF DOGS

#815: Top 5 Anthony Hopkins Performances

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Josh

1. James Stevens, THE REMAINS OF THE DAY

2. Dr. Hannibal Lecter, THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS

3. Anthony, THE FATHER

4. Van Helsing, BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA

5. Richard Nixon, NIXON

Adam

1. James Stevens, THE REMAINS OF THE DAY

2. Dr. Hannibal Lecter, THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS

3. Frederick Treves, THE ELEPHANT MAN

4. Lt. William Bligh, THE BOUNTY

5. Charles Morse, THE EDGE

#811: 2021 Movie Preview - Top 5 Questions

Adam

1. SOGGY BOTTOM. That’s it. That’s the question.

2. When shall we meet again, Ethan
   In thunder, lightning, or in rain? (THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH)

3. Will JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH powerfully teach a new generation about Fred Hampton, and anoint Daniel Kaluuya as one of his generation’s best?

4. Will THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT be the new “Being John Malkovich” or “JCVD”?

5. Will I finally watch - and appreciate - The Matrix sequels in preparation for THE MATRIX 4?

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Josh

1. What’s our annual capacity, as a nation, for Lin-Manuel Miranda? (IN THE HEIGHHTS; ENCANTO; RITA MORENO: JUST A GIRL WHO DECIDED TO GO FOR IT; TICK, TICK… BOOM; VIVO)

2. Have we missed Baz Luhrmann? (UNTITLED ELVIS PRESLEY PROJECT)

3. Can we convince Sarah to go see THE NORTHMAN?

4. What is M. Night Shyamalan up to? (OLD)

5. Can Sia direct a narrative feature? (MUSIC)

#810: Best Scenes of 2020

Opening Scene

Adam

1. THE VAST OF NIGHT - “McBroom is looking for you”

2. PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN - “Boys”

3. THE INVISIBLE MAN - Escaping the mansion

4. BLOW THE MAN DOWN - Sailors’ shanty

Josh

1. BLOW THE MAN DOWN - Sailors’ shanty

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Funniest Moment

Adam

1. THE TRUFFLE HUNTERS - Sneaking out the window

2. Palm Springs - Meet cute synchronized dance

3. I’M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS - “Directed by Robert Zemeckis”

4. MANK - “I already made my exit”

5. ON THE ROCKS - Felix talks his way out of a speeding ticket

Josh

1. EUROVISION SONG CONTEST - THE STORY OF FIRE SAGA - “The elves went too far”!

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Moving Moment

Adam

1. THE PAINTER AND THE THIEF - Karl-Bertil sees his portrait

2. DICK JOHNSON IS DEAD - Ray’s eulogy + end hug

3. TIME - Reunion hug

Josh

1. THE FORTY-YEAR-OLD VERSION - “Mamma May I”

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Music Moment

Adam

1. ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI - Final scene

2. DA 5 BLOODS - “Got To Give It Up”

3. ANOTHER ROUND - “What A Life”

4. PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN - “Stars Are Blind”

5. THE NEST - “Don’t Leave Me This Way”

Josh

1. DAVID BYRNE’S AMERICAN UTOPIA - “Hell You Talmbout”

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Scene of the Year

Adam

1. LOVER’S ROCK - “Silly Games”

2. SOUND OF METAL - “Have you had any moments of stillness?

3. MANGROVE - “Fight me!”

4. THE VAST OF NIGHT - “We’ve got a sound we’d like to play”

5. MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM - Levee’s monologue

Josh

1. LOVER’S ROCK - “Silly Games”