Special Episode - 1985 Fun Oscars

We are on Round 2 of our 1992 16-film bracket! We'll discuss the losers from the quarterfinals this week.The nominees were: The Crying Game, A Few Good Men, Howards End, Scent of a Woman, and UnforgivenThe films we added were: The Player, Glengarry Glen Ross, Daughters of the Dust, Mississippi Masala, Reservoir Dogs, Delicatessan, Malcolm X, My Cousin Vinny, and ChaplinOur two fun winners were: A League of Their Own and Sister ActNotes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.Timestamps are approximate:1:40 - Round 2 Match-Ups6:00 - Discussing the Losers6:05 - The Player15:55 - Sister Act23:35 - Daughters of the Dust 33:05 - The Crying Game45:25 - Next Episode--------------------------Want to see the bracket, know what episode we're currently prepping, and suggest non-nominees that we should watch? Check us out on instagram at oscarswrongpod

It's been a while, but we're doing another 16 movie tournament - this time for 1992. We took the Academy's nominees, added our two fun Oscars winners, and 9 other films. Why have we done this?!?!? In this episode, we discuss the losers from Round 1.The nominees were: The Crying Game, A Few Good Men, Howards End, Scent of a Woman, and UnforgivenThe films we added were: The Player, Glengarry Glen Ross, Daughters of the Dust, Mississippi Masala, Reservoir Dogs, Delicatessan, Malcolm X, My Cousin Vinny, and ChaplinOur two fun winners were: A League of Their Own and Sister ActNotes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.Timestamps are approximate:6:55 - Round 1 Match-Ups and Deciding Winners and Losers15:20 - Chaplin22:20 - Scent of a Woman32:20 - Glengarry Glen Ross40:10 - My Cousin Vinny47:10 - Howards End1:03:05 - Malcolm X 1:17:25 - Reservoir Dogs1:26:05 - Unforgiven1:37:45 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst1:40:00 - Next Time--------------------------Want to know what episode we're currently prepping and suggest non-nominees that we should watch? Check us out on instagram at oscarswrongpod.

We have another "Fun Oscars'" episode for 1992. We'll once again consider the following: What if this were a universe where what was fun was good? Instead of covering the best picture nominees plus other critically acclaimed films, we’ll be looking at films that are just fun from 1992.So please, join us, as we enter an alternate reality where fun is good.Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.Timestamps are approximate:10:20 - 3 Ninjas17:10 - Wayne's World23:50 - Aladdin37:25 - Beethoven49:30 - The Mighty Ducks1:01:35 - Sister Act1:04:10 - A League of Their Own1:06:25 - Rating the 18 Films We Watched1:54:00 - Our Fun Oscar Nominees1:58:00 - Daniel Day Lewis Drive1:59:45 - Next Time--------------------------Want to see what episode we're currently prepping and suggest non-nominees that we should watch? Check us out on instagram at oscarswrongpod.

We're covering the winners from our 90th Academy Awards bracket.The nominees were: Call Me By Your Name; Darkest Hour; Dunkirk; Get Out; Lady Bird; Phantom Thread; The Post; The Shape of Water; and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriThe films we added were: Coco; The Florida Project; and I, TonyaNotes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.2:20 - Lady Bird13:45 - I, Tonya26:05 - The Florida Project37:05 - Phantom Thread49:35 - Get Out1:04:45 - Dunkirk- Conclusions1:21:30 - Did the Oscars Get it Wrong?1:25:30 - Top 5 Films1:26:35 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner1:28:40 - Steven Spielberg Oscar Count1:31:10 - Come back to any of these films?1:32:50 - Patterns1:36:40 - Best Best Picture Ranking1:42:00 - Next Time--------------------------Want to know what episode we're currently prepping and suggest non-nominees that we should watch? Check us out on instagram at oscarswrongpod.Enjoying the podcast? Please leave us a rating or review on your podcast app of choice

It's the 90th Academy Awards or the films of 2017. This was a 9 nominee year so we had to add at least one additional film and that would have been reasonable. However, we decided to add 3 films instead for a 12-movie mini-tournament. We'll be talking about the losers from the matchups in this episode.The nominees were: Call Me By Your Name; Darkest Hour; Dunkirk; Get Out; Lady Bird; Phantom Thread; The Post; The Shape of Water; and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriThe films we added were: Coco; The Florida Project; and I, TonyaNotes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.Timestamps are approximate:5:30 - Round 1 Match-Ups and Deciding Winners and LosersLosers Discussion11:25 - Darkest Hour22:00 - The Post33:50 - Coco40:00 - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (*55:20: Inspired by Sandy Martin's presence in this movie (Mac's Mom!) we fancast a remake of this movie with the characters from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia)59:05 - Call Me By Your Name1:06:15 - The Shape of Water1:19:25 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst1:20:20 - Next Time--------------------------Want to know what episode we're currently prepping and suggest non-nominees that we should watch? Check us out on instagram at oscarswrongpod.Enjoying the podcast? Please leave us a rating or review on your podcast app of choice

We're wrapping up our discussion of the 58th Academy Awards or the films of 1985 with the winners from our 10-film bracket.The nominees were: The Color Purple, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Out of Africa, Prizzi's Honor, and Witness.The films we added were: After Hours, Back to the Future, Blood Simple, Desert Hearts and Ran.Note: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.2:20 - Ran13:20 - Back to the Future23:05 - Witness29:50 - After Hours40:20 - The Color Purple- Conclusions1:04:05 - Did the Oscars Get it Wrong?1:04:30 - Top 5 Films1:05:20 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner1:07:10 - Steven Spielberg Oscar Count1:08:45 - Come back to any of these films?1:12:30 - Patterns1:13:35 - Best Best Picture Ranking1:16:00 - Next Time--------------------------Want to know what episode we're currently prepping and suggest non-nominees that we should watch? Check us out on instagram at oscarswrongpod.Enjoying the podcast? Please leave us a rating or review on your podcast app of choice

We're covering the 58th Academy Awards or the films of 1985. We added five films to the five nominees for another 10 movie mini tournament. We'll be talking about the losers from the matchups in this episode.The nominees were: The Color Purple, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Out of Africa, Prizzi's Honor, and Witness.The films we added were: After Hours, Back to the Future, Blood Simple, Desert Hearts and Ran.Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.Timestamps are approximate:6:40 - Round 1 Match-Ups and Deciding Winners and LosersLosers Discussion11:10 - Blood Simple22:30 - Desert Hearts32:45 - Prizzi's Honor42:00 - Kiss of the Spider Woman51:25 - Out of Africa1:04:35 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst1:05:45 - Next Time--------------------------Want to know what episode we're currently prepping and suggest non-nominees that we should watch? Check us out on instagram at oscarswrongpod.Enjoying the podcast? Please leave us a rating or review on your podcast app of choice

We're back in the 80s, so it's time for another "Fun Oscars'" episode. We'll once again consider the following: What if this were a universe where what was fun was good? Instead of covering the best picture nominees plus other critically acclaimed films, we’ll be looking at films that are just fun from 1984.So please, join us, as we enter an alternate reality where fun is good.Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.Timestamps are approximate:8:05 - The Peanut Butter Solution18:55 - Brazil27:05 - Tuff Turf34:40 - Pee-wee's Big Adventure41:20 - Teen Wolf45:15 - The Goonies51:10 - The Breakfast Club57:00 - Clue1:07:30 - Rating the 12 Films We Watched1:21:35 - Our Fun Oscar Nominees1:25:00 - Daniel Day Lewis Drive1:26:55 - Next Time--------------------------Want to see what episode we're currently prepping and suggest non-nominees that we should watch? Check us out on instagram at oscarswrongpod.

This episode is actually EXTRA special because it is our 100th episode AND we've completed our first decade! We'll be doing some movie watching clean up, taking a look back at our experience of the decade, and chatting about what we've learned about the early days of cinema.Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.Timestamps are approximate:2:00 - Movies we missed3:45 - The Doll12:00 - The Kid19:25 - Sherlock Jr.35:50 - The Freshman42:40 - Mother51:05 - The Circus1:00:15 - Speedy1:09:45 - The Passion of Joan of Arc1:20:05 - The Taming of the Shrew1:26:30 - Did the Oscars Get it Wrong Reevaluation1:30:15 - Looking back: Favorites and Least Favorites1:46:00 - What have we learned: Themes and Patterns of the Decade2:08:10 - Next Time--------------------------Want to know what episode we're currently prepping and suggest non-nominees that we should watch? Check us out on instagram at oscarswrongpod

We appreciated Metropolis. We adored Nosferatu. Before we bid adieu to the 1920's we want to spend a little more time exploring German Expressionism. So we did.We review the films in chronological order.Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.Timestamps are approximate:2:00 - The Golem: How He Came Into the World (1920)12:30 - The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1921)24:10 - Greed (1924)39:35 - The Last Laugh (1925)52:05 - Waxworks (1926)1:03:35 - Faust (1926)1:20:10 - The Hands of Orlac (1928)1:32:55 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner1:35:50 - Conclusions1:37:30 - Next Time--------------------------Want to know what episode we're currently prepping and suggest non-nominees that we should watch? Check us out on instagram at oscarswrongpod