Ep 146 // Oscar Nominations + 2019 Film Favorites

"J. McVay, Jacqueline Soller, and Charles Hinshaw discuss the Academy Award nominations that were announced last week for films released in 2019. Additionally, they’ll be discussing some of their own film favorites from 2019 along the way.

And we’ll take an exclusive early listen to a performance by Brooklyn band proper., from their upcoming BTR Live Studio session.

Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu. Joe Virgillito is our associate producer.

J. McVay’s Top 10 Films of 2019:

Parasite
High Life
Blowin’ Up
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Aniara
Uncut Gems
Marriage Story
Knives Out
The Farewell
The Irishman

Jacqueline’s Top 10 Films of 2019:

Jojo Rabbit
Parasite
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
1917
Avengers: Endgame
Knives Out
Midsommar
The Farewell
The Last Black Man In San Francisco
Booksmart

Charles’ Top 10 Films of 2019:

Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Midsommar
John Wick 3: Parabellum
1917
A Hidden Life
The Farewell
Good Boys
Maiden
Brittany Runs A Marathon
Charlie Says

00:00 - Intro
01:09 - START /// Oscar Nominations + 2019 Film Favorites / most surprising & disappointing films of 2019
05:40 - How surprised or expected were these nominations?
07:30 - Best Actress
12:45 - Best Actor
17:15 - Best Supporting Actor
22:25 - Best Supporting Actress
26:05 - Best Original Screenplay
28:25 - Best Adapted Screenplay
33:55 - Best Director
39:30 - Best Picture
49:37 - Other categories
55:08 - Suggested categories: Best Choreography/Stunts, Best Use of Pre - existing Music, Best First Feature
58:12 - Favorite scenes or moments from movies in 2019
63:30 - Underrated movies from 2019
69:00 - Final thoughts and trivia
81:27 - Looking ahead to 2020 releases / wrapping up /// END
84:30 - "No Loitering" (BTR Live Studio, 2020) - proper.
88:27 - Outro / Credits
89:19 - Finish.
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