OscarWatch: 2023 Winners

The Cinema Bums are back to welcome in the most wonderful time of the year: Bumtober! We have taken 32 listener-submitted films and entered them into a month-long bracket battle. The winner will be covered on the podcast in 2024! This year, there's a new twist: a chance for the Bums to cover a single movie that does not cleanly fit into a larger movie series. Vote on our Instagram story @CinemaBums every day of October to choose the champion! Tune in to hear Emmet and Wade break down this year's match-ups, meet Marmaduke, request romance, and declare Captain Ron "the greatest film ever put to film". Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

The Cinema Bums are joined by DeAndre Weaver to discuss the brand-new Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse! The animated sequel to 2018's Oscar-winning Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse bets big on more superheroes, more art styles, a darker tone, and a bold cliffhanger. Does it live up to the legacy of the original and stand on its own two feet? Tune in to hear Wade ask the question about Hobie and Gwen, Emmet find out about the wrestling-fueled sequel to one of their favorite films, and DeAndre admit to his failed Morbius predictions. Thank you for listening, and please enjoy! You can support DeAndre's new short film Leave It At My Door right here!

The Cinema Bums are joined by Zane Hollomon to #RememberTheName! For this year's April Fool's Day Special, the trio are discussing Super Mario Bros., the infamous 1993 live-action disaster, and The Super Mario Bros. Movie, the new animated blockbuster. Did you know that both of these movies are actually in the Richard Jewell series? We're discussing it all in our longest episode ever, including three entire quiz games and a live reveal of Emmet's current Breath of the Wild playtime. Tune in to hear Wade pitch a crabby sequel, Emmet learn about New Brutalism, and Zane recap Luigi's violent death. Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

The Cinema Bums are joined by DeAndre Weaver to discuss The Get Down! The trio review "Where There is Ruin, There is Hope For a Treasure", the pilot episode of Baz Luhrmann's musical Netflix series about the birth of hip-hop in the Bronx in the 1970's. What does the show's initial reception tell us about the state of streaming TV, and where does it sit within Baz's filmography? Tune in to hear Wade connect the dots with Spider-Man, Emmet stump for the Extended Editions of The Lord of the Rings, and DeAndre start a campaign to get us more Get Down. Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

The Cinema Bums are joined by Kurt Uskar and Oscar Meyers to discuss the 2023 Academy Awards! The infamous duo is back to recap the Oscars battle between Everything Everywhere All At Once and All Quiet On the Western Front, reveal who made the most correct predictions, bemoan the treatment of current miniseries subject Baz Luhrmann, and crown the Most Metal Movie of 2022. All that plus The Whale and Ezra Miller! Wait, come back! Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

The Cinema Bums are joined by Jonathan Thor Raines for a spoiler-filled discussion of Scream VI! The new entry in the classic meta-horror series stars Jenna Ortega and arrives in theaters a mere 14 months after last year's triumphant reboot, but does it live up to the legacy? Tune in to hear Wade explain Sidney's absence, Emmet lead a six-focused quiz game, and Thor reveal a classic movie reference hidden in plain sight. Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

The Cinema Bums are joined by Kelly Lee to discuss Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel, The Great Gatsby! The trio dives deep on the film's soundtrack, the Oscars attitude towards Baz, Leonardo DiCaprio's filmography, 3D movies, F. Scott Fitzgerald's marriage, and much more. Tune in to hear Emmet revive an old segment, Wade prepare for party time, and Kelly age out of Leo's dating pool. Thank you for listening, old sport, and please enjoy!

In 2012, Wade and Emmet met and quickly became best friends. From very early on, Wade knew one surprising fact: that Emmet loved the movie Australia. The three-hour-long 2008 historical epic from director Baz Luhrmann "taught Emmet what love was". A decade later, Wade has finally seen Australia too. The results are shocking. Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

The Cinema Bums are joined by Kurt Uskar and Oscar Meyers to discuss the 2023 Academy Award nominations! The dynamic duo break down all the Oscar surprises, snubs, and suspicious nominees before predicting the winners of every major category. Tune in to hear about current miniseries subject Baz Luhrmann's treatment, the absence of Nope, and a mind-melting Best Picture prediction. Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

The Cinema Bums discuss Baz Luhrmann's third film, the glitzy musical Moulin Rouge! This spectacular extravaganza jumps back and forth between Nicole Kidman singing and dancing her way to a Best Actress nom and a seriously sad framing device with Ewan McGregor. But does heartbreak feel good in a place like this? Tune in to hear Wade talk about the film's Broadway adaptation and Emmet lead a tragic romantic quiz. Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!