It's the most cinematic time of the year, today on the morning of the 2025 Oscars! Magellan and Allen saw as many Best Picture nominees as we could and brought the hot takes, the predictions, and the raw unfiltered DISCOURSE to the podcast this week. So please enjoy this extra meaty discussion of The Oscars, what makes a Best Picture nom, and who we think is winning in 2025. Spoilers abound, but we will have timestamps for each film's spoiler segments so you can jump around easily.
0:00- Intro, our history with The Oscars, and What Makes a Best Picture?
Spoiler discussion timestamps:
25:43- Flow
30:15- A Real Pain
49:22- Anora
1:04:47- Conclave
1:21:30- Dune: Part Two
1:30:10- Emilia Pérez (and a lot of gender talk, naturally)
1:47:04- Nickel Boys
1:51:58- The Substance
2:10:55- Wicked (aka the WickedPod)
2:38:30- Chatzums
After the end of the episode, there is a bonus segment where Allen discusses The Brutalist! Spoilers are mild, but it's there!