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Oscar season rolls on with the (as I'm writing this) odds-on Best Picture favorite - Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer! By the time this episode comes out, we'll know exactly how many of it's near-record 13 Oscar nominations it won. What we do know for now - in this episode, Ben and Robbie discuss the less-pink half of the biggest movie event of the last several years. Written and directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, and Josh Hartnett. Third Annual Laties Awards (link to vote here! (https://forms.gle/7MboAmjEcUTLvyeW6))

It's Oscar Season! We'll be covering a quartet of Oscar nominated movies this month PLUS the Third Annual Laties Awards (link to vote here! (https://forms.gle/7MboAmjEcUTLvyeW6)) in March. First up - Celine Song's instant-classic debut feature, Past Lives! Ben, Greg, Lindsey, and Ray discuss a collective favorite from a great movie year. Written and directed by Celine Song and starring Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, and John Magaro.

Romcom Month Strikes Back heats up with Norman Jewison's 1987 classic, Moonstruck! Ben and Martha discuss Cher's Oscar-winning turn and Nic Cage's breakout performance in this witty, bizarre, endlessly quotable film. Directed by Norman Jewison, written by John Patrick Shanley, and starring Cher, Nicolas Cage, Danny Aiello, Olympia Dukakis, and Vincent Gardenia.

Romcom Month Strikes Back... belatedly! Sorry! We're back with Garry Marshall's 1990 smash-hit Pretty Woman! Ben, Greg, and Ray discuss Julia Roberts' breakout film. Directed by Garry Marshall, screenplay by J. F. Lawton, starring Richard Gere and Julia Roberts, and featuring Héctor Elizondo, Ralph Bellamy, Laura San Giacomo, and Jason Alexander.

A new month means a new theme, but in a first ever for the podcast, it's a SECOND episode on the same movie! Fittingly, Groundhog Day kicks off Romcom Month Strikes Back, a sequel to our first ever themed month back in February 2022. Ben, Anthony, and Sam get (time)loopy talking about Harold Ramis' classic existential romantic comedy. Directed by Ramis and starring Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, and Chris Elliott.

Dumpuary: Battle of the Genres comes to an epic conclusion with the combatant from the action genre, from Miami, Florida - Bad Boys For Life! Ben and Sam discuss the wildly successful (for a 2020 release) Will Smith / Martin Lawrence buddy cop film. Directed by Adil & Bilall, starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, and featuring Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, Paola Núñez, Charles Melton, Kate del Castillo, Nicky Jam, and Joe Pantoliano.

Dumpuary: Battle of the Genres continues with a new fighter, representing the Romance genre, hailing from Vienna - Richard Linklater's 1995 franchise-starter, Before Sunrise! Ben, Greg, Lindsey, Marshall, and Ray discuss Jesse and Celine's really long walk around Vienna in June. Directed by Richard Linklater and co-written by Linklater and Kim Krizan. Starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy.

In the Sci-Fi corner, hailing from Perfection, Nevada, our next combatant in 'Dumpuary: Battle of the Genres' is Tremors! Ben, Noah, and Robbie discuss the January 1990 flop-turned-home-video-hit and homage to schlocky '50s creature features, starring Kevin Bacon. Directed by Ron Underwood, written by Underwood, Brent Maddock, and S. S. Wilson, and starring Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Finn Carter, Michael Gross, and Reba McEntire.

A new combatant approaches as Dumpuary: Battle of the Genres continues with its horror representative - From Dusk till Dawn! Ben and Vaz discuss Robert Rodriguez' 1996 crime drama/vampire movie mashup. Directed by Robert Rodriguez, written by Quentin Tarantino, and starring Harvey Keitel, George Clooney, Tarantino, Juliette Lewis, and Salma Hayek.

New year, new month, new theme! January 2024 is Dumpuary: Battle of the Genres! We're celebrating what is traditionally considered the worst month of the year to release a movie with a month full of January releases, all from different genres. First up, in comedy - 1997's Waiting for Guffman! Ben and Anthony discuss Christopher Guest's urtext for the talking-head-mockumentary style that would go on to become a dominant sitcom format in the decades since its modest release. Directed by Christopher Guest, written by Guest and Eugene Levy, and starring Guest, Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Fred Willard, and Parker Posey.