The 2025 Oscars: ‘Anora’ Has the Greatest Day
Sean and Amanda sit down moments after the conclusion of the 2025 Academy Awards to discuss ‘Anora’ and Sean Baker’s historic night. They discuss Baker taking home four Oscars for the same film, the u...
3 Mars 20251h 18min
Final 2025 Oscar Predictions: Who Will Win and Should Win
Sean and Amanda discuss a bit of news about the 2026 movie slate (1:00), then launch headfirst into their final predictions for the 2025 Oscars’ winners, losers, and everything in between (15:00). Ho...
27 Feb 20251h 37min
The 2025 Alternative Oscars, a.k.a. the 5th Annual Big Picks!
Sean and Amanda return for their fifth annual Alternative Oscar awards (a.k.a. the Big Picks), in which they award alternative nominees and winners for the major Oscar categories, as well as some of o...
25 Feb 20251h 48min
The Best Picture Movie Draft
Sean, Amanda, and Chris Ryan gather to draft films that have been awarded Best Picture at the Academy Awards. This time, they select from six categories: 1930s, 1950s, 1970s, 1990s, 2010s, and Best Pi...
21 Feb 20251h 24min
The 21st-Century (American) British Movie Canon, ‘Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy,’ and ‘Paddington in Peru’
Sean and Amanda are joined by ‘Bandsplain’ host Yasi Salek to discuss ‘Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy,’ the fourth installment in the franchise (1:00), before breaking down ‘Paddington in Peru,’ the...
18 Feb 20251h 17min
‘Captain America: Brave New World’ Is Marvel’s Rock Bottom. Now What?
Sean and Amanda are joined by Chris Ryan to review the utter mess that is ‘Captain America: Brave New World.’ They discuss its various rewrites, the ways the movie shows its seams, why Harrison Ford i...
14 Feb 20251h 8min
The Mega-Mailbag Is Here, and the New Best Picture Front-Runner Is …
Sean and Amanda react to the movie trailers that ran during the Super Bowl and give their broader thoughts about cinema’s role in football’s biggest broadcast (1:00). Then, they dig into the PGA and D...
10 Feb 20252h 6min
The Top 10 Garbage Love Movies, ‘Companion,’ and ‘You’re Cordially Invited’
Sean and Amanda react to the ‘Fantastic Four’ and ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ trailers (1:00) before discussing the slate of movies being released that are tied to Valentine’s Day, including Drew Hancock...
7 Feb 20252h 8min
