35 - Parasite (plus listener Qs)

Talking Bong Joon-ho's Parasite (with spoiler warnings) and answer listener questions. 

Parasite plus

34 - Judy's Pain & Glory

Nathaniel and Murtada talk about two big performances, wherein a movie star (Renée Zellweger / Antonio Banderas) plays a showbiz giant (Judy Garland / Pedro Almodóvar). Judy and Pain & Glory... plus Oscar talk.

Judy's Pain & Glory

33 - Hustlers, Ad Astra, Downton Abbey, NYFF

Murtada and Nathaniel are back. We're mostly throwing dollars at JLo in Hustlers this week with a few comments on other films out there. 

Hustlers

32 - Once Upon a Time ... in Listener Questions

Murtada and Nathaniel talk Quentin Tarantino's new picture Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and answer listener questions about "the next Nicole Kidman," Brad Pitt's best, Sharon Tate's legacy, and more. 

Once Upon a Time...

31 - Smackdown of 1960: Psycho, Elmer Gantry, etc...

Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho and four other movies competing in the Best Supporting Actress race of 1960 are discussed by this month's panel which features writer/director Leslye Headland, book writer Peter Duchan, and critics Kyle Turner, Murtada Elfadl, and Nathaniel R.

Smackdown 1960 - Psycho and more

30 - MidSommar and Wild Rose

Nathaniel, Murtada, and Chris discuss Ari Aster's new Swedish pagan horror film MidSommar and the actressy music drama Wild Rose

MidSommar & Wild Rose

29 - Late Night, American Woman, Toy Story 4, and Last Black Man In...

Nathaniel and Murtada discuss four new movies

Late Night in San Francisco with an American Woman

28 - 'Smackdown 2001, the conversation

A lively discussion of the 2001 Oscar race and the performances of Helen Mirren, Maggie Smith, Marisa Tomei, Jennifer Connelly, and Kate Winslet in Gosford Park, In the Bedroom, A Beautiful Mind, and Iris. Nathaniel welcomes special guest panelists for the discussion: Valerie Complex, Shane Slater, Erik Anderson, and Joe Reid. 

Smackdown 2001

27 - Rocketman, Booksmart, Ma, Diamantino, Drama Desk Awards

Nathaniel and Murtada on four new films and the Tony precursors, the Drama Desk Awards. 

Rocketman, Booksmart, Ma

26 - The Hustle, Poms, Souvenir, and Under the Silver Lake

An old lady cheering squad, an affair gone wrong, a sunny noir, and a remake of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels this week on the podcat

Poms and The Hustle

25 - 'Smackdown '72, the conversation

Nathaniel welcomes special guests Donna Lynne Champlin, Kathy Deitch, Arun Welandawe-Prematilleke and Eric Blume to discuss the 1972 Best Supporting Actress Oscar race and the wacky movies attached to it. 

Smackdown Companion 1972

24 - Listener Questions: Cannes, Oscar, and Summer Movies

Nathaniel and Murtada answer a round of reader questions and talk Best Actress 1962, favourite Cannes winners, all-time great stars, and fond summer movie memories.

LIstener Questions: Cannes and More

23 - Diane, Sauvage/Wild, and High Life

Claire Denis new film High Life discussed as well as Mary Kay Place as Diane and a new french film Sauvage/Wild. We also talk about the current Broadway season. 

Sauvage Diane

22 - Us, Dumbo, Beach Bum, and Gloria Bell

Four new films discussed with Murtada, Chris, and Nathaniel.

Gloria Bell, Dumbo, Us

21 - The Oscar Afterglow? Plus: Isabelle Huppert in "Greta"

Nathaniel, Murtada, and Nick wonder what history will make of the 91st Academy Awards where Green Book took Best Picture, Olivia Colman bested Glenn Close, and there was no host. 

The Oscar aftermath

20 - Oscar Winner Prediction Finale

With just a few days until the Oscars, Nathaniel, Murtada, and Nick debate who might win in each category. 

Oscar Predictions Finale

19 - Smackdown 2018 Companion

Nathaniel welcomes a guest panel to talk about Oscar's current Best Supporting Actress race and how they fared in their roles and might have fared in each others. We also name our Best Picture preferences. 

Smackdown: Amy, Marina, Regina, Emma & Rachel

18 - Sundance, Guilds, and Oscar's Self-Destructive Season

Murtada and Nathaniel talk Sundance winners, recent guild awards, and the utterly idiotic self-hating moves that the Academy has been making as we head to Oscar night. 

Sundance Glory and Oscar Doom

17 - Special Episode: Fresh Oscar Noms Discussion

Murtada, Nick, and Nathaniel discuss this week's Oscar nominations. 

Oscar Nomination Discussion

16 - Special Episode: All Reader Questions!

Murtada and Nathaniel answer your questions about the Oscar race, and other cinematic adventures 

Reader Questions January 20th, 2019