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I watch every Oscar-nominated film every year. I'm starting a podcast to talk about them, especially the ones that don't get as much attention in mainstream Oscar coverage. Theme song is Inevitable Hope by RKVC.
Episodes
Monday May 04, 2020
Monday May 04, 2020
By consolidating the sound editing and sound mixing categories, the Academy has removed an Oscar Category. Jake is joined by David Rosen of the Piecing it Together podcast to discuss 8 potential new categories the Awards could add in it's place.
Theme song is Inevitable Hope by RKVC.
Monday Apr 27, 2020
Monday Apr 27, 2020
Director Dean Colin Marcial joins Jake to discuss his short film "Reminiscences of the Green Revolution" and the choice to make his movie available through the Amazon Film Festival collection after COVIID-19 cancelled South by Southwest. A list of the SXSW-scheduled features and shorts available on Amazon Prime from April 27-May 6 is viewable at https://www.amazon.com/adlp/sxsw.
Theme song is Inevitable Hope by RKVC.
Monday Apr 20, 2020
Monday Apr 20, 2020
After a week of doom and gloom headlines from the COVIID-19 pandemic, Jake analyzes the unthinkable question: will there even be a 2021 Oscars show?
Theme song is Inevitable Hope by RKVC.
Tuesday Apr 14, 2020
Tuesday Apr 14, 2020
The arrival of Trolls: World Tour introduces a contender in the Best Original Song Category from Justin Timberlake. Jake's joined by Ellie McGaw to try and identify the 15 most culturally relevant songs from the mega-celebrity.
Monday Apr 06, 2020
Monday Apr 06, 2020
With theaters closed and so many movies being watched at home, Jake's joined by streaming enthusiast Suzie Oh to talk through some of the most popular titles in different categories of content, whether they're currently Oscar-Eligible and what kind of eligibility exceptions the Academy might make this year in light of the current disruption.
Documentary Mini-Series
Tiger King (Netflix) - 04:05
McMillions (HBO) - 16:50
Feature Documentaries
After Truth (HBO) - 21:56
The Scheme (HBO) - 35:47
Festival-Bought Features
The Platform (Netflix) - 25:40 (brief mild spoiler, in-episode warning)
Streaming Originals
The Banker (Apple TV+) - 32:11
Spenser Confidential (Netflix) - 33:37
Theme song is Inevitable Hope by RKVC.
Monday Mar 30, 2020
Monday Mar 30, 2020
Jake reviews "Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution", the second release from the Obama's Higher Ground Productions following up Oscar-winner "American Factory", and sizes up it's competition in the Best Documentary Feature category. Theme song is Inevitable Hope by RKVC.
Monday Mar 23, 2020
Monday Mar 23, 2020
With the release date for No Time to Die pushed back until November, Joseph Darlington of "Being James Bond" joins Jake to review the history of James Bond theme songs at the Oscars, dissect what makes a great title track, and hand out some honorary Oscars for overlooked Bond themes.
Monday Mar 09, 2020
Monday Mar 09, 2020
T.J. Wolson, co-creator of the Pixar Post, joins Jake to talk about the new film Onward and explain why Pixar may be gearing up for another stretch of Academy Award dominance - at least in the Features categories.
The Pixar Post covers the latest in Pixar news, product reviews, interviews, fan art/ gallery, podcast & chat with other fans in the Pixar forum: https://www.pixarpost.com.
Music is Inevitable Hope by RKVC.
Monday Feb 24, 2020
Monday Feb 24, 2020
A year out from the show, Jake's re-joined by completist Marc Kozak to play a prediction game for every category of the 2021 Oscars. Theme song is Inevitable Hope by RKVC.
Tuesday Feb 11, 2020
Tuesday Feb 11, 2020
Before turning to the movies of 2020, Jake and Oscar completist Hans von Walter recap Oscar night and celebrate the rare actual Best Picture to win the big award. Theme song is Inevitable Hope by RKVC.