This week, Gavia and Morgan offer their predictions for Sunday's Academy Awards telecast. Will 1917 or Parasite win the big prize? Can Bong Joon-ho topple Sam Mendes for best director? Can anyone upset Joaquin Phoenix or Brad Pitt? And more...
Read MoreThis week, Morgan and Gavia recap the 2019 Oscar ceremony, first reviewing the telecast itself, then breaking down frustrating wins for Green Book and Bohemian Rhapsody, and finally celebrating some ceremony highlights including Spike Lee and Olivia Colman.
Read MoreThis week, Morgan and Gavia go deep on the internet meme-turned-critical sensation-turned box office hit A Star Is Born. Topics discussed include the film's use of music, Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga's sterling performances, and how nice it is to just watch a movie about feelings for a change.
Read MoreThis week, Morgan and Gavia recap the good, the bad, and the ugly of 2017 (or, if you insist, 2018) Oscar ceremony, from The Shape of Water's Best Picture win to Frances McDormand's barn-burning speech to... jet-skis?
Read MoreMorgan and Gavia dive into the good, the bad, and the ugly of the nominations for the 90th Academy Awards. Greta! Jordan! Chris! Paul! Guillermo!
Read MoreThis week, Morgan and Gavia find themselves at odds over Steven Spielberg's new historical drama The Post. They consider the film's classical style, Spielberg's corpus, Meryl Streep's caftan, and get side-tracked by their antipathy of Winston Churchill biopics.
Read MoreThis week, Morgan and Gavia rhapsodize over Morgan's favorite movie of the year, indie sensation Call Me by Your Name. They compare it to director Luca Guadanigno's previous films, I Am Love and A Bigger Splash, reflect on its universal specificity, the brilliants of actors Timothée Chalamet and Michael Stuhlbarg, that peach scene, and more.
Read MoreMorgan and Gavia give a quick recap of the weirdest Oscar night in recent memory, from that bizarre ending to... a thrilling upset in sound editing.
Read MoreMorgan and Gavia return to discuss the most important cultural event of the year... the Academy Awards. First, they run through likely winners (and deserving losers) in every category, from sound editing to best picture; then, they take reader questions. Happy Oscar watching!
Read MoreIn this week's episode, Morgan and Gavia discuss Pablo Larraín's new film Jackie, starring Natalie Portman as Jackie Kennedy. Topics include the film's deviation from standard biopic structure, its relationship with history (and what it says about history), Natalie Portman's performance, Mica Levi's score, and why female-led films don't do better at the Oscars.
Read MoreGavia and Morgan revisit the top-grossing movie of all time, James Cameron's Avatar. Topics discussed include but are not limited to the film's groundbreaking VFX, its confused political messaging, its four pending sequels, Sam Worthington's accent, and whether or not James Cameron is a furry.
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