The Oscars are in crisis and they've tried several changes over the years that have all largely failed. There's no easy fix but, I think the answer has one solution: get the Oscars the hell off of network TV.
The fabled EGOT — when a single performer wins an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony over the course of their career — has only been achieved by 16 people in history, and 2021 could be the year that Lin-Manuel Miranda joins that prestigious list.
Following a Board of Governors meeting earlier this week, the Oscars announced no new changes in regards to streaming, but the category formerly known as Best Foreign Language Film will now be known as Best International Feature Film.
For this show we have Shannon Griffiths, frequent writer and collaborator, joining us as a co-host. We ask her what shows she's currently watching and her thoughts on Time's Up and this recent wave of change washing across Hollywood and how that may affect this year's Oscars. Then we give our annual predictions on the winners and react to the biggest snubs and surprises.
The Academy has released the 2025 Oscars shortlists in 12 categories — see which films lmade the cut ahead of nomination voting.
We're back (Shannon, Dareece, and Dario) and we're ready to discuss our thoughts about the Oscars and most importantly see who won from our prior predictions. But first we open by getting Shannon and Dario's opinions about Black Panther and close with discussions about Lion King 2, Sandlot 2, and Disney's continued (lackluster) effort at making live-adaptations of their classic animated films - which spawned the meme worthy phrase, "You don't know about Kovu bro?!". As well, as Shannon's Top 5 Stephen King adaptations and new shows like Counterpart and Hap and Leonard that you should all check out.
We have now seen and ranked every short film nominated in this year's Oscars. And yes, all 15 are better than Emilia Perez.
Oscars 2025 came and went, with the usual amount of snubs and surprises, but did they ultimately get things right this years?
'Everything Everywhere All At Once' has been a massive success that's pushed the boundaries of what's possible in cinema and storytelling. We got a chance to sit in on a breakdown of its creation with the film's writers and directors, "The Daniels."
With their love-note to the classic Western, the Coen brothers examine who the Old West mentality fueled the American propensity toward violence.
With the 2020 "Oscar season" looking very different, there's a whole 60-day period in which movies with serious ambitions are coming out every day. Here's some of the notable ones.
This year’s usual Oscars reaction followed another, more old-school right-wing freakout over entertainment. When the Parkland high school massacre led to more of an anti-gun cultural groundswell than such tragedies typically have, those on the other side of the issue turned to a typical alternate scapegoat: Hollywood, and video games.
Recent chatter has painted a picture of Emilia Perez being a victim of cancel culture and the reason it didn't win at the Oscars. True?
With 24 nominations, Netflix leads all production companies in this year's Academy Awards, dominating the most prominent categories.
Farah Nabulsi, gave us an eye-opening and heartrending look into the lives of everyday citizens who are suffering the consequences of political isolation and unrest through her Bafta-nominated and Oscar-nominated short-film, 'The Present.'
We're back with frequent collaborator and 2nd time co-host, Stephen Silver (@stephensilver) to discuss all the major goings on in Hollywood, the biggest snubs and surprises in the Oscars nominations, and our predictions for the 91st Academy Awards.
The Academy Awards will stop airing on ABC after 2028 and stream exclusively on YouTube starting in 2029 — a major shift.
Short films have historically been among the most obscure Oscars of each year, but thanks to streaming things are starting to change. Here's our ranking of this year's nominees and where you can watch each one.
I think it's safe to say, that this year's Oscars show was one of the best in years. But did they get things right when it came to the winners and losers?
The 2025 list of Oscar Nominations has just been released, and it has some surprises thrown in there. Let's break things down.
This year, as with every other year, there's a big controversy about the Oscar nominations, and it mostly centers on the Best Actress category.
Widely regarded as a nearly flawless film, 'Parasite' (2019) by South Korean director Bong Joon-ho has become an international cinematic sensation, but it wasn't an easy road for Bong Joon-ho to get here.
The Academy has announced a new rule requiring Oscar voters to watch all nominated films in a category before casting final votes.
The Slap Heard 'Round the World completely overshadowed an Oscar telecast that was just an all-around abomination, one plagued by every imaginable wrong choice. But no one is talking about any of that.
