"We've got a fantastic movie in our podcast this week!"  "Your podcast? What is it?"  "It's a digital audio file with losers who never shut up... but that's not important right now."  &nbsp;  In our wide-ranging conversation about the slapstick comedy classic Airplane!, we chat about how you say "golly" in jive, what happens when the Zucker/Abrahams/Zucker trio breaks up, and we pay homage to the king of deadpan delivery, Leslie Nielsen. Plus we kick the episode off with a spoiler-filled analysis of Rogue One, and how that movie could affect Princess Leia's role in Episodes VIII and IX. Looks like you picked the wrong week to quit podcasts... especially if you want to know if Airplane! stands the Test of Time.

Episode 27: Airplane!

We ring in the New Year with three awards season titles making their San Francisco debuts: the mixed-bag grief parable A MONSTER CALLS, Jim Jarmusch's PATERSON with its redeeming lead performance by Adam Driver, and Pedro Almodóvar's sumptuously melodramatic return to form JULIETA.

A Monster Calls | Paterson | Julieta

Fill up the balloons, strap in and be sure to bring along some chocolate, because OscarWatch is moving on 'Up' with the 2009 Best Animated - SQUIRREL! Feature. Matt and Steve waste no time in getting to the heartwrenching moments that have defined the film and reveal that at the end of the day, they're a couple of softies. But, not to bring the mood down, we talk MVP of the show Dug and long for a world where his optimism and joy were more prevalent. Finally, Matt throws down a bold and perhaps controversial statement about this year's actual Best Picture winner. Did it deserve it? Find out!

All that and a brief primer on what makes a great villain., 

Drop us a line at oscarwatchpodcast@gmail.com and be sure to like, subscribe and review iTunes. Find us on social media @oscarwatchpod and as always, thanks for listening.

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Up (2009)

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 win? We'll take a look at the other contenders, the politics of awards season, the world events that shaped the year, and of course, reviewing the big winner and how it has withstood the test of time. Hopefully while having a spirited conversation that will, in some cases, be more entertaining than the movie! OscarWatch: truly determining the best of the Best.

Up (2009)

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