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OscarWatch Podcast

Join hosts Amy Thomasson and Steve Buja as they take a look back at the very small number of films to have been named the Academy Awards' Best Picture and ask the important question: did it deserve to... Read more

Ranked #1

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All Quiet On The Western Front (1930)

All Quiet On The Western Front (1930)

In honor of the 100th anniversary since the end of World War I, Amy and Steve look back at the 3rd Academy Award winner,... Read more

15 Nov 2018

1hr 3mins

Ranked #2

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Platoon (1986)

Platoon (1986)

This week, Matt and Steve travel to the jungles of Vietnam for the intense and personal experience that is Oliver Stone'... Read more

31 Aug 2017

1hr 1min

Ranked #3

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Shrek (2001)

Shrek (2001)

Hey now! You're an all star! Yes! You! For listening to this, our review of the very first Best Animated Feature winner,... Read more

8 Feb 2018

51mins

Ranked #4

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12 Years A Slave (2013)

12 Years A Slave (2013)

Our two very white hosts discuss a topic that they are absolutely experts in, Steve McQueen's 2013 Best Picture winning ... Read more

28 Jun 2018

1hr 25mins

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Ranked #5

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A Clockwork Orange (1971)

A Clockwork Orange (1971)

Hi, hi, hi there internet! Join your humble narrators, alongside our guest droog Justin Clark as they take on Stanley Ku... Read more

12 Oct 2017

1hr 5mins

Ranked #6

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Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

Pop quiz! Is Slumdog Millionaire, the Best Picture of 2008, truly worthy of the title?A. YesB. NoC. Huh?D. It is known.O... Read more

4 Jan 2018

57mins

Ranked #7

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One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

In honor of the passing of legendary director Milos Forman, Amy and Steve are looking back at one of his most iconic fil... Read more

26 Apr 2018

1hr 7mins

Ranked #8

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Marty (1955)

Marty (1955)

So what do you want to do tonight? I don't know, what do you want to do? Why don't we discuss Marty, the 1955 Best Pictu... Read more

2 Nov 2017

1hr 8mins

Ranked #9

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American Hustle (2013)

American Hustle (2013)

Don your best zoot suits. Glue on that toupee and fire up the science oven, it's our lookback at that ode to 70s excess,... Read more

12 Jul 2018

1hr 1min

Ranked #10

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Toy Story 3 (2010)

Toy Story 3 (2010)

We've got a friend! Original co-host Alex Riviello returns to discuss the ins and outs of 2010's Best Animated Film winn... Read more

29 Mar 2018

1hr

Ranked #11

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Shoulda Been A Contenda: Boogie Nights (1997)

Shoulda Been A Contenda: Boogie Nights (1997)

We pay tribute to the one and only Burt Reynolds with a look back at his one and only Oscar nomination: PTA's landmark B... Read more

13 Sep 2018

1hr 19mins

Ranked #12

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Spirited Away (2002)

Spirited Away (2002)

This week, Alex and Steve get spirited away with, uh...Spirited Away (2002), the Miyazaki masterpiece and only tradition... Read more

9 Feb 2017

57mins

Ranked #13

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Fanny And Alexander (1983)

Fanny And Alexander (1983)

We let our imaginations run wild with this week's entry into our Christmas canon, Ingmar Bergman's Fanny And Alexander! ... Read more

14 Dec 2017

59mins

Ranked #14

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Bicycle Thieves (1949)

Bicycle Thieves (1949)

Special guest Shahir Daud of The Only Podcast About Movies joins in for a discussion at what the great critic Pauline Ka... Read more

10 May 2018

1hr 12mins

Ranked #15

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For Your ReConsideration: The Last Picture Show (1971)

For Your ReConsideration: The Last Picture Show (1971)

Whether it's 1951, 1971 or 2018, there are some things that exist outside of time. Anarene may not be real but there are... Read more

29 Nov 2018

1hr 4mins

Ranked #16

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Life Is Beautiful (1998)

Life Is Beautiful (1998)

Bonjourno, principesa! You know what the problem with Holocaust movies is? They're all so serious! Just lighten up alrea... Read more

18 Jan 2018

57mins

Ranked #17

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The Great Beauty (2013)

The Great Beauty (2013)

Our hosts look at the beautiful side of ugly, and the ugliness in the beautiful with a conversation about the 2013 Best ... Read more

2 Aug 2018

51mins

Ranked #18

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For Your ReConsideration: Five Easy Pieces (1970)

For Your ReConsideration: Five Easy Pieces (1970)

Hop on the back of this moving truck and let's play the ivory keys with a look at vintage Nicholson and his nominated ro... Read more

20 Sep 2018

1hr 4mins

Ranked #19

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Shoulda Been A Contenda: The Shining (1980)

Shoulda Been A Contenda: The Shining (1980)

Heeeeeere's...OscarWatch! We begin our October celebration of Shoulda Beens with a look at Stanley Kubrick's The Shining... Read more

11 Oct 2018

1hr 45mins

Ranked #20

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Cinema Paradiso (1989)

Cinema Paradiso (1989)

Pull up a seat and get ready for a whole lot of not kissing! Amy and Steve go back to the days before Netflix, when the ... Read more

21 Jun 2018

1hr

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