Sentimental Value (2026 Oscars Best Picture Nominee)

Life imitates art, which imitates life...and so the circle goes as is explored in Joachim Triers Sentimental Value.

Jessie Buckley seems to be a surefire Best Actress win in this adaptation of the book Hamnet, directed by Chloe Zhao.

Bugonia is one of the most interesting movies at this years Oscars.  It takes big swings and they pay off and leave you thinking about the movie for days.  Let's talk about it!Check out our other podcasts:https://www.strandedpanda.com/

Sinners is looking to make a big splash at the Oscars this year as it should.  One of the most creative and exciting movies of the year.  Let's talk about it!Check out our other podcasts:https://www.strandedpanda.com/

Scream 7 has hit theaters and we are here to break it down.  Sidney returns to retake her scream queen throne inm this franchise plus a new generation of small town teens to raise the body count and the suspect list.Check out our other podcasts:https://www.strandedpanda.com/

Scream 6 is a nice tight sequel to Scream 5 and it's great to see this group of characters again.  It's a franchise now.  And there's more ghost face than ever and it's a new take on a classic Slasher villain.Check out our other podcasts:https://www.strandedpanda.com/

We're nearing the end of the Scream film franchise rewatch with the 2022 requel that introduces a new generation with ties to the past - all in preparation for Scream VII in theaters this weekend!

Our revisit of the Scream franchise in preparation for Scream VII continues with Wes Craven's final entry in the series, 2011's Scream 4. 

The original Scream trilogy concludes with 2000's Scream 3 set against the backdrop of the production of Stab 3: The Return to Woodsboro. Part of our continued coverage of the Scream film franchise in preparation for Scream VII.

Is a quiet life the way we're meant to live? In an ethereal view of life, loss, and change, Joel Edgerton brings to life Robert Grainier in Netflix's Train Dreams. We discuss this Best Picture nominee and its potential.