Podcasts

In our 50th Oscar podcast, I am joined by Gold Rush Gang member Bryan Bonafede. With BAFTA behind us, Bryan and I dig deep into that Dev Patel win and how much it and Lion’s recent surge will impact the Oscar race. We also cover most of the tech categories, their history and correlation with Oscar and where BAFTA might …

With two of the three major guilds (PGA and SAG) having announced their winners, Gold Rush Gang member Júlia and I break down what the winners mean in terms of the Oscar race. From the surprise wins for Hidden Figures and Denzel Washington (Fences) at the Screen Actors Guild to La La Land‘s march to an easy win at PGA, …

Ok folks, get comfortable. This 48th Oscar podcast, our final Oscar predictions podcast before the nominations are announced on Tuesday the 24th is epic. 3h 25m epic. But don’t be afraid; Chris, Bryan and I tackle all categories (except the shorts, sorry shorts) with laser precision and detail, offering up potential spoilers, justifications for crazy predictions as well as wondering …

In this 47th Oscar podcast, Gold Rush Gang member Júlia and I have a lot to discuss. The Golden Globes were last week and brought with them the deluge of La La Land‘s history-making wins, the shocks of Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Isabelle Huppert and the triumph of Moonlight in the 11th hour. Then, BAFTA nominations showered Nocturnal Animals with love …

This 46th Oscar podcast, recorded Sunday, December 11th, finds Gold Rush Gang member Júlia Albuquerque and myself talking about the first huge batch of critics awards to roll in: National Board of Review, New York Film Critics, Los Angeles Film Critics and more. Then we head over to our Golden Globe nomination predictions for tomorrow and our thoughts on the …

In this 45th AwardsWatch Oscar podcast, I welcome the return of Joey Nolfi from Serving Cinema. After a record-breaking podcast last month, we go at it again – this time talking a lot about Fox Searchlight‘s Jackie, both our love of the film and its Oscar chances. We mull over the Independent Spirit Award nominations that were announced this week …

On this 44th podcast, I am joined by a special guest,  Entertainment Weekly’s Joey Nolfi. We cover a lot of ground in this podcast (which hits the 2-hour mark): from Viola Davis’s submission in Supporting for Fences and what that means for the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress categories now to Moonlight and if its critical impact will equal Oscar …

In this 43rd Oscar podcast, I am pleased to welcome special guest Kyle Buchanan of Vulture.com. Most of the conversation centers around the Best Actress category as it is a wealth of possibility this year. Natalie Portman (Jackie), Viola Davis (Fences) and Emma Stone (La La Land) land in the in ‘sure thing’ positions (although Kyle has some thoughts about Davis…) …

The Venice and Telluride Film Festivals have kicked off the beginning of Oscar season (even though we’ve been at it for months!), giving us a first look at some major fall players like La La Land, Moonlight, Arrival and Nocturnal Animals. With my guest, Gold Rush Gang member Bryan Bonefede, we discuss how these films and their mostly stellar reviews …

On this 41st podcast our commentary is restricted to a single issue – the explosive week information regarding Nate Parker, the writer, star and director of Fox Searchlight’s The Birth of a Nation, and the 1999 rape case he and his Birth co-writer, Jean Celestin, were involved in. There have been think pieces upon think pieces this week that began …