Hey Friends! We decided to do something different with this string of episodes. They’re not numbered (or they’re misnumbered), but its the same formula as our old main topic Talkie Talk episodes.
Join us as we talk about the 2017 movie, Revenge. Then we go a little free form and just talk about revenge movies. Trigger warning, this movie and some of the movies we discuss contain graphic depictions of rape.
The Gotham Awards are presented annually to the cast and crew of the years best independent films.
It’s the start of another year in tMbU’s State of the Race! Be sure to check back in often for all awards news through the season! The Gotham awards start us off every year. While we can’t learn a lot from what get’s nominated in these early nominations and award shows, we can learn a lot from what doesn’t. The big movies I wanted to see hold par were “Marriage Story” and “The Farewell” Let’s check out the rest of the nominees!
Best Feature (2 Best Picture Oscar Nominees last year): The Farewell Hustlers Marriage Story Uncut Gems Waves
Best Documentary (2 Best Documentary Oscar nominees last year, including winner): American Factory Apollo 11 The Edge of Democracy Midnight Traveler One Child Nation
Best Actor (2 Best Supporting Actor Oscar nominees last year): Willem Dafoe (The Lighthouse) Adam Driver (Marriage Story) Aldis Hodge (Clemency) Andre Holland (High Flying Bird) Adam Sandler (Uncut Gems)
Best Actress (1 Best Lead Actress Oscar nominee last year): Awkwafina (The Farewell) Elisabeth Moss (Her Smell) Mary Kay Place (Diane) Florence Pugh (Midsommar) Alfre Woodard (Clemency)
Best Screenplay (2 Best Screenplay Oscar nominees last year, both original): Lulu Wang (The Farewell) Tarell Alvin McCraney (High Flying Bird) Jimmie Fails, Joe Talbot and Rob Richert (The Last Black Man in San Francisco Noah Baumbach (Marriage Story) Ari Aster (Midsommar)
Best Breakthrough Actor (1 Best Lead Actress Oscar nominee last year): Julia Fox (Uncut Gems) Aisling Franciosi (The Nightingale) Chris Galust (Give Me Liberty) Noah Jupe (Honey Boy) Jonathan Majors (The Last Black man in San Francisco)
Best Breakthrough Director: Laure De Clermont-Tonnerre (The Mustang) Kent Jones (Diane) Joe Talbot (The Last Black Man in San Francisco) Olivia Wilde (Booksmart) Phillip Youmans (Burning Cane)
Takeaways: “The Last Black Man in San Francisco” had early buzz and could start to get some back here. A strong showing for sure. Marriage Story cleans up, although Scarlett Johannson being left off could prove interesting moving forward. Farewell getting a screenplay nom could mean good things for it and bad things for “Booksmart” as for as Oscar noms go, even with the latter’s nomination in the Breakthrough Director category for Olivia Wilde. We’ll have to wait and see. Willem Dafoe and Adam Driver should be in most top 5’s for Best Leading Actor at the Oscars, but a lot could change between now and then. And Florence Pugh seems to be picking up steam at the right time for her performance in Ari Aster’s sophomore effort “Midsommar.”
Be sure to check back in to The Media By Us for all your awards season news!
Hey Friends! We decided to do something different with this string of episodes. They’re not numbered (or they’re misnumbered), but its the same formula as our old main topic, Talkie Talk episodes.
Listen to this one where we talk about Synecdoche, New York. Not to be confused with Schenectady, New York, but still pretty confusing.
IT’S EPISODE 200!!! We don’t do anything special since it’s not actually the 200th. It’s probably closer to 220? 225? Not sure. Anyway, we talk about Joker, Survivor, and the news. Jump on it.
Brent: The Good Place (1:47)
TJ: Godzilla: King of Monsters (4:35), Joker (10:39)
Chris: The Perfection (21:24), The Crow (23:46), Return to Horror High (28:36), Life After Beth (31:04), Little Witch Academia (36:43)
Reality Roundup: Survivor: Island of the Idols (38:30)
Talkie Talk #199: In the Shadow of the Moon & In the Tall Grass
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We’ve been watching lots of movies and TV shows and now we’re gonna tell you about them. Brent has been watching Netflix flicks and Chris has too (no surprise). TJ finishes Undone and sweeps the leg. Survivor, News, and more! Actually, that’s it.
Brent: Rectify (1:28), Tall Girl (5:35), In the Shadow of the Moon (10:38)
Chris: Emelie (16:11), The Midnight Meat Train (21:04), In the Tall Grass (25:03), Million Pound Menu (31:00)
TJ: Dumbo (35:24), Dark Phoenix (40:33), Undone (48:57), Cobra Kai (49:45)
Reality Roundup: Survivor: Island of the Idols (56:00)
Here we go! We’re updating our predictions month to month as we get closer to the 2020 Oscars. Going month to month, TJ and David will give their picks to see what’s rising and what’s falling. Without any further ado, away we a-go:
Best Picture
We Agree: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Marriage Story, Jojo Rabbit, The Irishman, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Parasite, Ford v Ferrari, Little Women, The Farewell (9) We Disagree: TJ – 1917 (1), David – The Two Popes (1) Biggest Riser: Jojo Rabbit (+7) Biggest Fall: 1917 (-6) New Entries: The Two Popes, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
TJ and Chris and Brent get together to talk about their pent up watchlists. It’s a true triple threat, as we’ve got TV, movies, AND video games to talk about. We also talk about the return of Survivor, a little segment we call Breezy, and tell you what to watch in the coming weekend.
TJ: Undone (3:48), The Dead Don’t Die (8:29)
Chris: Link’s Awakening – Switch (15:10)
Brent: The Yards (21:58), We Own the Night (26:17), Two Lovers (33:07), Ad Astra (36:37)
Reality Roundup: Survivor: Island of the Idols (44:19)
