The 2017 Oscars are this Sunday, and instead of complaining about the wrong movie winning, we're challenging ourselves to pick Best Actors, Actresses, Screenplays, Directors and Movies that didn't make the Academy Award cut. 

What didn't get nominated, but deserves to win? Let's find out.

Oscar Winners Who Weren't Nominated

This week on the show we answer your screenwriting questions about how to make the Second Act easier to slog through [1:50 - 13:10] and what to do if your friends (and husband) make fun of you for taking time to write [13:10 - 23:30]. Then we mine Chef David Chang's article in Wired about "unleashing the world's most amazing flavors" for nuggets of wisdom for screenwriters [23:30 - 38:00].

What Filmmakers Can Learn From a Steamed Pork Bun

This week on the show, a special interview with Splice writer Noah Berlatsky about movies made by and about fascism where we consider The Eternal Jew, Casablanca, Dirty Harry and more. How has fascism been depicted? What can we learn from it? How does cinematic art fight back?

Some Popcorn with Your Fascism

It's possible that the people who write the movies you love will stop working on May 2nd. Screenwriter John Gary joins us to explain how we got here, and what may happen next.

What the hell is going on with the WGA?

A movie podcast hosted by a professional screenwriter (Geoff LaTulippe) and a professional critic (Scott Beggs of Film School Rejects) that takes a different view on current movie culture and offers pro-level writing advice.

The Broken Projector