A Caitlin MacKinnon original, March Madness kicks off with one of last year's highest grossing films, Top Gun Maverick, and a chat about how aging franchises can move into the current day.

Also, the Anime Awards, Cait's got opinions, Mando back and needs a bath, the OG Tappy Tap game closes shop and more.

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Episode 312: Top Gun Maverick

What Is This Episode - Top of Show
Introducing The Duke of Bettingham David Long!
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An Introduction To Gambling Odds - 2:09
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2023 OSCARS GAMBLING PREVIEW AND PREDICTIONS:
Best Picture: The Heaviest Favorite in a Decade - 4:40
Director: A Fox in The Daniels’ House? - 18:46
Lead Actor: The Ballad of David’s Wallet in Brendan’s Hands - 26:53
Lead Actress: The Two Queens Battle - 37:23
Supporting Actress: Campaign vs Credentials vs Conviction - 45:33
Supporting Actor: One Final Dig at BAFTA’s BAFTA-ing - 54:05
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Original Screenplay: Does Banshees Win Anything? - 57:33
Adapted Screenplay: Hey Speaking of BAFTA Success… - 1:03:00
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Animated Feature: It’s Pinocchio. Moving On… - 1:10:02
International Feature: It’s All Quiet. Moving On… - 1:13:02
Doc Feature: It’s a Mess. Moving On… - 1:15:01
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Cinematography: This Used to be Close - 1:20:22
Editing: Is This The Tech EEAAO Wins? - 1:23:10
Sound: Is This The Tech Maverick Wins? - 1:26:47
VFX: Blue Man 2-oup - 1:29:24
Original Score: Babylon, Sneaky Oscars Player? - 1:31:30
Original Song: Rihanna, Gaga, and Naatu Naatu - 1:39:00
Production Design: Babylon, Leader - 1:43:33
Costume Design: Two Industry Titans Do Battle - 1:46:11
Makeup and Hair: Elvis Has Become The Favorite - 1:49:00
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Animated Short: We Go FAR Too Long On This - 1:52:23
Live Action Short: An Underrated Category Gem - 1:58:52
Doc Short: Malala’s Moment? - 2:00:17
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David’s Work/Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 2:03:33
Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 2:04:37

Oscar Gambling Preview + Predictions w/ David Long! - ORC 3/8/23

Sagar ‘J’ Kamnani & Uday Mehta discuss all ten of the Best Picture Nominees for the 2023 Academy Awards. 

Spoiler warning: This episode touches on thematic elements and plot points that can be gleaned from the trailer of each movie. Only the discussion of Triangle of Sadness includes a major spoiler not seen in the trailer (the premise of the third act), which occurs between 46:00-57:00.

The Best Picture nominees at the 2023 Oscars (Ep. 132)

Reboot Already Underway is talking all the Oscar films all at once to triangulate the top gun of the nominees. Jacob's stuck on Tar and Aaron likes the Fabelmans' shot. They'd wail like banshess over some prospective losses, but remain all quiet for others. The one thing for certain? There's no way, of water or otherwise, that Elvis will be the king.

Time codes per movie:
Elvis 3:45 - 16:30
Women Talking 16:30 - 27:40
All Quiet on the Western Front 27:50 - 39:00
Triangle of Sadness 39:00 - 51:00
Top Gun: Maverick 51:00 - 1:02:40
Avatar: The Way of Water 1:02:40 - 1:17:00
The Banshees of Inisherin 1:17:00 - 1:35:30
Tár 1:35:30 - 1:56:30
The Fabelmans 1:56:30 - 2:15:45
Everything Everywhere All At Once 2:15:45 - end

Best Picture 2023 - Reboot Already Underway

We discuss how good the theme song to 1983's Losin' It is

Episode #2 - Losin' It / The Outsiders (1983)

Danger Zone (Kobayashi Remix)

Top Gun Anthem (Kobayashi Remix)

Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone | Top Gun Synthwave Remix (REMASTERED)

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0:00 - It's A Tragedy This Movie Didn't Win Best Picture
16:51 - Big Difference Between 80's Movies And The Movies Today
25:05 - Biggest Difference Between A Bad Movie And A Great Movie
38:22 - One Rule Filmmakers Should Never Forget
49:30 - Why Do Comic Book Movies Dominate The Box Office
1:03:46 - A24 Is The Greatest Indie Studio Of All Time
1:04:59 - Death Of The Movie Critic
1:18:35 - 5 Movie Titles
1:25:57 - Why Great Directors Don't Win Oscars
1:40:54 - Why Are Netflix's Biggest Movies NOT In Theaters?
1:55:57 - Why Critics Don't Want Movies To Fail
2:02:36 - Why Popular Movie Franchises Fail

Biggest Differences Between Bad Movies And Great Movies - Erick Weber

Philip and Jodi discuss 2010's 'TRON: Legacy,' the long-awaited sequel to 1982's 'TRON' starring Jeff Bridges as a plucky computer programmer who gets sucked into the computer world. This seminal "legacy sequel" from Joseph Kosinski, who would go on to direct the 2022 mega-hit 'Top Gun: Maverick,' also stars Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn and centers around Kevin's son Sam, who lost contact with his father who has been missing since 1989. Bruce Boxleitner returns as Alan Bradley/Tron and Olivia Wilde costars as the enigmatic Quorra. Sam and Alan receive their first sign of contact from Kevin in two decades, and Sam's investigation leads him to the mythical "digital frontier" from his father's bedtime stories. Though a third TRON film has long been rumored, the series has seen some recent rejuvenation with Walt Disney World attraction 'TRON: Lightcycle Run,' which opened in Magic Kingdom in April 2023. Follow The ThawedCast: Conversations About Animation: twitter.com/thawedcast and instagram.com/thawedcast.  instagram.com/jodipolasky, instagram.com/philipehlke. Visit thawedcast.com

ThawedCast pt. 3

TRON: Legacy

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