Friday, March 8, 2024 at 4:25PM Better late than never might not actually apply this time with Oscar night almost upon us. But here's a lost file from January wherein Nathaniel Rogers, Eric Blume, and Chris Feil discuss the Oscar nominations from Barbie to Killers of the Flower Moon...
Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at 1:00PM Nathaniel chats with Ben Miller, Baby Clyde, and Christopher James about the highs and lows of Oscar night... and the season in general. Hope you enjoy.
Monday, January 16, 2023 at 11:10AM In this very random edition of our hibernating podcast, Nick Davis returns to talk to Nathaniel about the Golden Globes and their gracious career-long speeches as well as five of his favourites of the year including EO and Aftersun.
Monday, August 1, 2022 at 11:58PM The Supporting Actress Smackdown hits the landmark year of 1997, now 25 years in the rearview mirror if you can believe it. We welcome back all-star guests of the past: comedian Louis Virtel (Keep It!, Jimmy Kimmel Live), journalist and author Kyle Buchanan (The New York Times, "Blood, Sweat & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road" ) and podcaster Chelsea Eichholz (Cinema Gals).
We're discussing the Titanic phenomenon, the huge hit Good Will Hunting, In & Out's gay comedy and Oscar-specific plotline, and critical darlings LA Confidential and Boogie Nights. And of course we're talking the careers and performances of Kim Basinger, Joan Cusack, Minnie Driver, Julianne Moore, and Gloria Stuart.
Friday, July 15, 2022 at 6:35PM Team Experience met 24 hours after the Emmy nominations to discuss. Why are so few shows dominating so much. We talk rules, favourites, snubs, and much more.
Friday, April 1, 2022 at 2:28PM Nathaniel R and Nick Davis try to make peace with Oscar night such as it was. It's the only Oscar podcast you'll hear that doesn't discuss the incident! Instead we discuss our first Oscar nights as children as well as what we liked about Sunday's show (yes, there were a few things). The conversation drifts to the future, too. What we hope to see from some of the actors and directors in the future.
Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at 5:11PM The Supporting Actress Smackdown is back for another season. We begin with the current Oscar race, discussing Kirsten Dunst (The Power of the Dog), Judi Dench (Belfast), Ariana DeBose (West Side Story), Aujanue Ellis (King Richard), and Jessie Buckley (The Lost Daughter). We also name actresses that should have been nominated. The panelists for this episode: Rebecca Alter (Vulture), Sophia Ciminello (Oscar Wild), Ryan McQuade (Awards Watch) and Cláudio and Nathaniel from TFE.
Friday, February 11, 2022 at 7:11PM Nathaniel chats with several Team Experience members on the night of the Oscar nominations. We discuss Drive My Car's nominations, the most exciting and unpredictable category (Actress!), and talk release strategies and a couple of snubs.
Sunday, January 23, 2022 at 4:55PM Part 3 of 3 - Nathaniel's reunion with Nick Davis comes to a close (for now) as we discuss West Side Story, Annette, The French Dispatch, Don't Look Up, The Tender Bar, and other new films. We also discuss our favourite Faye Dunaway and Gena Rowlands performances as a retro sidebar.
Sunday, January 16, 2022 at 9:23PM Round 2 (of 3!) with special guest Nick Davis catching up with Nathaniel on 2021 movies. In this episode they discuss The Tragedy of Macbeth, The Lost Daughter, Test Pattern, No Time To Die, Being the Ricardos, and Mass. And of course, being actressexuals, impassioned odes to the talents of Maggie Gyllenhaal and Martha Plimpton.
Saturday, January 1, 2022 at 3:21PM In this special impromptu edition of the podcast, Nick Davis returns (gasp!) to catch up with Nathaniel about the Oscar hopefuls they've both seen but not yet discussed together. This conversation was recorded in early December and includes Passing, Power of the Dog, Spencer, Worst Person in the World, and Zola.
Friday, October 8, 2021 at 4:05PM On the 1937 edition of the Supporting Actress Smackdown we discuss Best Picture nominated classics Stage Door and Dead End, plus the blockbuster disaster epic In Old Chicago and acting nominated mysteries and melodramas with Night Must Fall and Stella Dallas. Thanks to Chelsea Eichholz, Pamela Hutchinson, Boyd Van Hoeij, and Tim Robey for being fabulous and very funny guests.
Saturday, August 28, 2021 at 10:43PM On this edition of the Supporting Actress Smackdown we're talking the 1986 Oscars and specifically the actresses Tess Harper, Piper Laurie, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Maggie Smith, and Dianne Wiest. We discuss Woody Allen's Hannah and Her Sisters and the play adaptation Crimes of the Heart, diametrically opposed in quality but both about neurotic sisters. We also gather round the pool table for Martin Scorsese's underdiscussed The Color of Money and consider the groundbreaking (at the time) deaf drama Children of a Lesser God. Nathaniel Rogers, Cláudio Alves, and Lynn Lee from the Film Experience welcome special guests Jonathan Diaz and Rob Kirby.
Monday, July 26, 2021 at 5:48PM On this edition of the Supporting Actress Smackdown we're talking the 1998 Oscars. Shakespeare in Love and Saving Private Ryan battled it out for Best Picture but we're talking (mostly) about the supporting actress race. Here to discuss Gods and Monsters, Primary Colors, Little Voice, Hilary & Jackie, and the Best Picture winning "rom-com for theater nerds" are special guests writer/director Leslye Headland, actor Mitch Silpa, writer Jenelle Riley, illustrator Dashiell Silva, and DJ Rob Champion.
Friday, June 25, 2021 at 7:24PM On this edition of the Supporting Actress Smackdown we're talking 1946 which turns out to be not just the most racially problematic lineup ever in the category but also the most bonkers in terms of the movies themselves: Duel in the Sun, The Razor's Edge, Saratoga Trunk, Spiral Staircase, and Anna and the King of Siam. Playwright Peter Duchan, film critic Guy Lodge, actor Tory Devon Smith, and writer Allen Nguyen join Nathaniel to talk Ethel Barrymore, Lillian Gish, and a wild post-war film year.
Thursday, May 20, 2021 at 4:35PM On this edition of the Supporting Actress Smackdown we're talking about the Oscar race of 2000 and the actresses Frances McDormand, Kate Hudson, Marcia Gay Harden, Judi Dench, and Julie Walters. The panelists are (in alpha order): director Eric Blume, journalist Kyle Buchanan, actor Nicholas D'Agosto, actress Vella Lovell and your host Nathaniel Rogers.
Friday, April 16, 2021 at 3:26PM Our Oscar-vintage series continues with the premiere of the final season of the "Supporting Actress Smackdown". This time we're featuring the current Oscar race honoring the films of 2020. Joining Nathaniel to discuss Glenn Close, Maria Bakalova, Amanda Seyfried, Youn Yuh-Jung, and Olivia Colman are actress/playwright/comedian Grace Aki (Tell Me On A Sunday), writer/producer Peter Knegt (CBC Arts), writer/podcaster Jorge Molina (Just To Be Nominated), and awards pundits Scott Feinberg (The Hollywood Reporter) and Matt Neglia (Next Best Picture).
Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at 3:50PM Murtada and Nathaniel talk Gary Oldman as Mank. Plus supporting performances from Amanda Seyfried and Charles Dance. But what of the wide open Best Director race?
Thursday, November 19, 2020 at 1:13AM Our Oscar-vintage series continues with the season finale featuring 1987. It's a look back at Fatal Attraction, Moonstruck, Throw Momma From the Train, Gaby, and The Whales of August. To discuss those five films and the bygone days of erotic thrillers, misogyny as comedy, and intimate dramas at movie theaters, Nathaniel sits down with actor Ato Essandoh (Away, Tales from the Loop), author Manuel Betancourt (Judy Garland's Judy at Carnegie Hall (33 1/3), and critics Kathia Woods and Naveen Kumar. We hope you enjoy!
Sunday, November 15, 2020 at 8:36PM Murtada and Nathaniel discuss the Gotham Award Nominations with First Cow leading before discussing two new Netflix films, Ron Howard's loud overacted Hillbilly Elegy and Sophia Loren's comeback vehicle The Life Ahead.
