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A Fyre Festival Documentary Arms Race, and Bing Liu on Creating ‘Minding the Gap’ | Interview (Ep. 118) Jan 18, 2019

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Rob Harvilla calls in to make sense of the release of two Fyre Festival documentaries in the same week by Netflix and Hulu. Then, ‘Minding the Gap’ director Bing Liu talks about navigating the complicated and personal themes in his documentary.

Host: Sean Fennessey

Guests: Bing Liu, Rob Harvilla

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What Does 'Best Picture' Even Mean? | The Oscars Show (Ep. 117) Jan 15, 2019

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This week, we explore how the various guild awards can tell us who is in the best position to bring home Oscars (0:53). Then, we try and digest the deluge of ‘Green Book’ controversies (25:21). Finally, we try and place our finger on an answer to the existential question hanging over our show: What does 'Best Picture' even mean (32:42)?

Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins

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This Is the Most Wide-Open Best Picture Race in Years, Sean Fennessey

Green Book Director Used to Flash His Penis As a Joke, Anna Silman

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Top Five L.A. Movies, Plus Karyn Kusama on ‘Destroyer’ | Interview (Ep. 116) Jan 11, 2019

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Chris Ryan joins the show to break down the latest news that the Oscars will be hosted by committee and share his top five Los Angeles films. Then, director Karyn Kusama joins the show to discuss ‘Destroyer’—her second movie with a distinct take on L.A.

Host: Sean Fennessey

Guests: Karyn Kusama, Chris Ryan

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Instant Reactions to a Truly Ludicrous Golden Globes | The Oscars Show (Ep. 115) Jan 07, 2019

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We unpack a shocking night as the Golden Globes crown ‘Bohemian Rhapsody,’ Rami Malek, Glenn Close, and ‘Green Book’ — and ‘A Star Is Born’ comes away with only one award. What does it mean going forward for Oscars front-runners Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, and more?

Hosts: Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins

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Adam McKay on ‘Vice,’ Power, Comedy, and Criticism | Interview (Ep. 114) Jan 04, 2019

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‘Vice’ writer-director Adam McKay joins the show to talk about his relationship to the politics of Dick Cheney, learning to take criticism from his days in comedy, and whether ‘The Big Short’ and ‘Vice’ are a better indication of his future than ‘Step Brothers’ and ‘Anchorman.’

Host: Sean Fennessey

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Our Golden Globes Predictions, Plus ‘Cold War’ Director Pawel Pawlikowski | The Oscars Show (Ep. 113) Jan 02, 2019

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We share our ballot picks for all 14 movie categories ahead of Sunday’s Golden Globes and preview whether ‘A Star Is Born’ is the juggernaut we think it is (0:50). Then Sean sits down with ‘Cold War’ writer-director Pawel Pawlikowski to discuss how he crafted a detailed, memory-driven film about characters modeled after his parents (54:00).

Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins

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The ‘Vice’ Backlash and the Oprah Bounce | The Oscars Show (Ep. 112) Dec 27, 2018

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We examine and dissect the backlash against Adam McKay’s ‘Vice,’ starring Christian Bale as Dick Cheney (0:55). Then we touch on ’Black Panther,' ‘Mary Poppins Returns,’ and ‘Cold War’ in Stock Up/Stock Down (32:53), before closing out with a Best Picture race odds breakdown (59:43).

Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins

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‘Aquaman’: The Weird, Sort of Good (?) Future of Comic Book Movies | Exit Survey (Ep. 111) Dec 21, 2018

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Sean Fennessey and David Shoemaker take a trip into the cinematically gorgeous — but ultimately average — world of the latest DC Universe release, 'Aquaman.'

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It’s Time for ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ Fever | Exit Survey (Ep. 110) Dec 19, 2018

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Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, and Juliet Litman discuss ‘Mary Poppins Returns,’ the sequel to the classic Disney film, starring Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda.

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‘Roma,’ ‘The Mule,’ and the Mailbag | The Oscars Show (Ep. 109) Dec 18, 2018

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The debate over how to watch ‘Roma’ is starting to obscure actual conversations about ‘Roma’ (1:15), and ‘The Mule’ doesn’t quite make the Oscars cut (9:15). Plus, a mailbag full of questions about ‘A Star Is Born,’ up-and-coming actors, and the future of Netflix’s influence on theaters (13:19).

Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins

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