Surprise Podcast! Nick & Nathaniel reunite to talk Campion, Zola, and *much* more

Since several of you have asked over the past couple of years, Nick Davis, who was once a weekly regular on both our podcast and his own site (haha) is fine! We spontaneously jumped on the phone to talk last month and recorded it. Apologies for waiting so long to share but you know how December is. So "Happy New Year!"

94 minutes
00:01 Reunited and it feels so good
01:40 Jane Campion's return with The Power of the Dog
13:35 The brilliance of Rebecca Hall's Passing which Nick has taught in book form for years
23:00 C'mon C'mon 
29:30 Quick feelings on King Richard, Dune, and  Licorice Pizza
40:12 Titane's anger and the atmosphere of The Humans
53:15 We split on The Worst Person in the World 
1:08:00 Quick feelings on tick tick BOOM!, Belfast, Prayers for the Stolen, and The Velvet Underground
1:14:00 Hating on Spencer together. We really dislike it, okay?
1:24:45 Loving on Zola together. Get into it, bitch!
1:31:30 "Deleted Scene" House of Gucci

You can listen to the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher or Spotify or right here, attached...

Power of the Zola

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• Vulture Every Kirsten Dunst role ranked. Wonderful piece by Matthew Jacobs though crazy/beautiful is too low!
• Letterboxd The Writers Guild of America's 101 best screenplays of the 21st century (thus far)
• Interview Colman Domingo interviews Zendaya
• IMDb top 100 stars of 2021 (by their STARmeter rankings) topped by Elisabeth Olsen (WandaVision). The lsit leans heavily into stars from popular shows or movies like everyone from Bridgerton, Ted Lasso, Mare of Easttown, the MCU, and even the star of Squid Game (though the list is heavy on blonde American women). Surprisingly high ranking for Alexander Skarsgård given that he had a mostly quiet year and Kathleen Turner somehow made the list, too, not that we're complaining as longtime fans.

More after the jump including a Shang-Chi sequel, West Side Story plus Steven Spielberg's next film, a big Alessandro Nivola get,  the teaser to Across the Spider-Verse, and the top ten list seasonal kickoff...

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We're usually fans of spreading the wealth, but we can't disagree on this one...

Kirsten Dunst could be cast in every movie and still not be in nearly enough movies pic.twitter.com/1gJe6lgwDo

— It's Turkey Time, Gobble Gobble (@Nico_Lang) December 5, 2021

The most relatable part in WEST SIDE STORY is during the Quintet when Anita sings about how excited she is to get absolutely railed that night

— Jorge Molina (@colormejorge) December 4, 2021

Imagine seeing critics group winners and getting upset that it doesn’t push an Oscar narrative.

— Brian Formo (@BrianFormo) December 3, 2021

We're going to be seeing a lot of the latter probably! It's such a weird part of the awards circus.

More curated tweets for amusement and discussion after the jump including a killer Rami Malek impression, Adam Driver ubiquity, and Thomasin McKenzie's voice...

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Who's got the lead in Best Supporting Actress?

by Nathaniel R

Kiki in Los Angeles and Aunjanue in Savannah recently

“The internet,” by which I mean that diffuse vibe one gets by scrolling through twitter, and clicking on award and film sites, always likes to jump the gun. People have figuratively been handing out Oscars for months, well before the campaigns revved up. But the long season of direct FYCs has now truly begun with Q&As and screenings suddenly abundant on both coasts. So where are we at with Best Supporting Actress? Don’t believe anyone who thinks this race is already settled. The supporting categories are often the last to clear up as they’re quite dependent on the film that houses them, the strength of the campaign, and once nominations are announced, the narratives for the win. But we do have some nomination probabilities.

ALMOST SURE THINGS?
I’ve moved Kristen Dunst and Aunjanue Ellis to the top of the charts in this category partially because they have no internal competition from their own films for that golden ticket to the Dolby. More importantly their films, Power of the Dog and King Richard respectively, have major Best Picture buzz and that always helps...

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• Vanity Fair must read profile of Norwegian star Anders Danielsen Lie (Oslo August 31st, Bergman Island, Worst Person in the World) who has a day job that you won't believe
• The Guardian wonderful interview with Barbara Hershey who talks Beaches, Hannah and Her Sisters, Black Swan, and her new film The Manor
• /Film because everything is franchiseable, even within franchises, Kathryn Hahn may be getting her own Agatha Harkness show after the success of WandaVision.

More after the jump including Hellraiser remake, Sutton Foster's hobby, Adele's transatlantic comeback, Madonna's concert, and Kirsten Dunst at home... 

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