Talkie Talk #203: The Irishman & Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
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Starring David as Joe Pesci, TJ as Robert de Niro, and Chris as Al Pacino, Talkie Talk is a podcast where we talk about the Irishman. We also talk about Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Frozen II, Knives Out, and more. Join us for this spoiler-y movie roundup. And Survivor! NOTE: Marriage Story is homework for next week’s pod.
TJ & Chris: Knives Out (1:28)
Chris: Frozen II (7:21), Hobbs & Shaw (14:29)
David: Booksmart (18:36)
All: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (20:04), The Irishman (34:10)
Reality Roundup: The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2 (59:46), Survivor: Island of the Idols (1:03:14)
Hope everybody had a good Turkey Day! We’re thankful here for monthly 2020 Oscar nomination predictions! Saved for posterity, so that we can reflect on our Nostradamussian perfection in February. Consider this the Biff’s Sports Almanac of Academy acumen.
Best Picture
We Agree: The Irishman, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Parasite, Marriage Story, Jojo Rabbit, Little Women, Ford v Ferrari, Joker, 1917 (9) We Disagree: TJ – Bombshell (1), David – The Two Popes (1) Biggest Riser: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (+2) Biggest Fall: Marriage Story, Ford v Ferrari (-3) New Entries: Bombshell, 1917, Joker
Talkie Talk #202: Parasite, My Name is Dolemite, Noelle
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TJ and Chris are here to help you through the last work day before T-Day break. We’re not talking about anything thematically appropriate for the holiday unless you count Oscar movie season as a holiday. Which we do. Also, Survivor and your guide to movies this upcoming weekend.
TJ & Chris: Noelle (2:21), Parasite (6:43), Lion King-2019 (12:11), Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (15:52), Crawl (19:00), The Art of Self Defense (22:39), My Name is Dolemite (26:19), Good Boys (31:52), Rooms-iOS (36:21)
Reality Roundup: Survivor: Island of the Idols (38:16)
Sandwiched SMACK dab in the middle of the releases of Joker and The Irishman, we figured we’d talk about a thematically similar movie. We’ve never had good cause to sit and talk about Martin Scorsese, so here’s our excuse.
Talkie Talk: Main Topic - Hunt for the Wilderpeople
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We’ve got another in our main topic/homework series. This time, we are talking about the delightful Taika Waititi film, Hunt for the Wilderpeople. But you should know that from the title. Cuz you got the knack.
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)
