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Sunday
Dec012013

Spirit Nominations

Are the Spirit Awards indie enough? We discuss their nominations. 

Spirit Nominations 2013

Sunday
Nov242013

Happy Thanksgiving to Nebraska and Beyond

Holiday discussion of Alexander Payne's Nebraska. Plus Reader Questions and our favorite movie turkeys.

A Nebraskan Thanksgiving

Sunday
Nov172013

Dallas Buyer's Oscar Club w/ Kale Salad

Dallas Buyers Club discussed while Katey makes salad. Plus celebrity adventures in LA with Nathaniel and Joe's doc screenings in NY

Dallas Buyers Oscar Club

Sunday
Nov032013

Blue is the Warmest Color Before Midnight

The three hour controversial French erotic drama Blue is the Warmest Color has hit US screens and Before Midnight is out on DVD. What does our team make of them? Listen in to this week's conversation which stretches from Disney swag through Lesbian sex and on to Movie reunions. 

Blue is the Podcast Color

Sunday
Oct272013

All is Lost, The Counselor, Gotham Nominations

The group gathers after the Gotham nods to discuss awards futures and two new films: J.C. Chandor's All is Lost and Ridley Scott's The Counselor

All is Lost for the Counselor in Gotham

Sunday
Oct202013

12 Years A Slave, August Osage County, and Retro Horror

Nick and Joe discuss the 1991 Oscars and the Chicago Film Festival. Nathaniel details his Horror Film Education. Plus Twelve Years a Slave

12 Years a Slave To Horror

Sunday
Oct062013

Captain Phillips, Inside Llewyn Davis & The Best Actor Race

Joe and Katey hit the Inside Llewyn Davis premiere at the NYFF and tell Nathaniel all about it. Captain Phillips gets three thumbs up and  Nick joins us to discuss the (crowded) Best Actor race.

Inside Captain Phillips, Best Actor

Sunday
Sep292013

Prisoners, Enough Said, Don Jon

Spoiler Alert! Three movies in current release discussed. With Nick, Joe, Katey and Nathaniel

Prisoners, Don Jon, Enough Said

Sunday
Sep222013

Short Term 12 and Reader Questions

Nathaniel and Nick are split on hit indie Short Term 12. They also take Reader Questions about movie titles, movies they changed their mind about and more... 

Short Term Disagreements

Sunday
Sep152013

TIFF Takeaways: Double Features, Favorite Films, Oscar Hopefuls

Two special guests join us for this discussion of the best (and not-so best) movies from 2013's Toronto International Film Festival. Titles discussed include: Under the Skin, 12 Years a Slave, Stranger By the Lake, Gravity, Enemy, Child's Pose and many many more. 

TIFFTakeaways 2013

Sunday
Sep012013

Fall Preview: Gravity, The Counselor & Lady Stuff Coming Up

Team TFE names the movies they're most looking forward to and most suspicious of for the fall film prestige season. 

Fall Film Preview 2013

Sunday
Aug252013

Lovelace Falls & The Spectacular Now Wows

Nick, Nathaniel, Joe and Katey talk Amanda Seyfried in Lovelace, Deep Throat, and our favorite movies about actresses. We're moved by The Spectacular Now's ensemble and we wish little Hushpuppy (Quvenzhane Wallis) a happy birthday

Lovelace Now

Sunday
Aug182013

Lee Daniels' Hot Mess History Lesson. Plus: Elysium

The gang briefly visits Elysium and tries to place Jodie's accent before gawking at the traveling carnival history of Lee Daniels' The Butler

The Butler & Elysium

Saturday
Aug102013

Fruitvale Station and Spring/Summer FYCs

We talk Fruitvale Station, first film problems, and letting a movie be what it is without Oscar Expectations. We also name our favorites from Spring/Summer and we each pick an FYC for AMPAS members to consider from the year thus far.

Fruitvale and FYCs

Sunday
Aug042013

Blue Jasmine Breaks Down. The New Season Begins.

The gang hits San Francisco (virtually) to watch Cate Blanchett talk to herself in Woody Allen's tragicomedy Blue Jasmine. Consider the Best Actress race on

Blue Jasmine Breakdown

Tuesday
Apr092013

The Place Beyond The Desiring Images of the 90s

Nathaniel, Joe and Nick are back to chat about the movies in this freewheeling conversation -- we kept it loose -- featuring bloody worn VHS tapes, scary documentary fish, Jurassic Park, Tyler Perry's Therapy Sessions, star magnetism, The Place Beyond the Pines and more.

Beyond Desiring Images

Thursday
Feb282013

Oscars in Review: Reader Questions and Season Wrap-Up!

Nathaniel welcomes Nick, Joe and Katey back for one last Oscar podcast of the season. We answer your questions in a wide ranging discussion of Hollywood's High Holy Night, 2013 Division.

Oscar Night Season Finale

Wednesday
Feb132013

Side Effects & Oscar Symptoms

We discuss Steven Soderbergh's tossed off thriller, the latest Oscar theories (Who might win Director? What can Lincoln and Amour actually win? What would a win do to Jennifer Lawrence's career?) and even a little Bruce Willis in A Good Day To Die Hard.

Side Effects and Oscar Symptoms

Tuesday
Jan222013

Nom Reactions Pt 2: All Category Run Through

In which Katey, Joe, Nick, and Nathaniel do a quick runthrough of each Oscar category they didn't discuss in Pt. 1

All Category Run Through

Sunday
Jan202013

Nom Reactions Pt 1: Snubs, Squeals, Questions

The gang got together a couple of days after the Oscar nominations to discuss that fateful morning. When did we squeal, who do we mourn? Plus reader questions. 

Nominations Pt 1: Snubs & Squeals