Episode 89: Failed Oscar Bait

Did You Do Your Homework? | A Pop Culture Podcast

English - October 24, 2020 20:39 - 1 hour - 127 MB - ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
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What makes a movie awards bait fodder? What happens when you have a movie that perfectly checks of all of the boxes but still falls flat? Why do most Oscar bait movies suck so bad? Pete and Martha get into all of this and more on today's episode discussing J. Edgar (2011, dir. Clint Eastwood) and Mary, Queen of Scots (2018, dir. Josie Rourke).

Next week: Folk horror! Homework: The Wicker Man (1973, dir. Robin Hardy) and Midsommar (2019, dir. Ari Aster).