Editing The Academy

Join Darryl and Laura as they start watching movies from the AFI Top 100 movie list. #100 on the list was Ben-Hur which received mixed reviews.  See who you agree with!

In this episode, Darryl and Laura discuss the best picture nominees of 2014 and rank the films. And as always they ask the question, did the Academy choose the best picture? Part Two Y'all! The films are: 12 Years A Slave Her Nebraska The Wolf Of Wall Street   #academyawards #2014bestpicturenominees #bestpicture #rankingbestpictures #12yearsaslave #her #nebraska #wolfofwallstreet

Darryl and Laura talk about the latest installment in the Anaconda series. Did it live up to their (admittedly low) expectations?  Major Spoilers! 

In this episode, Darryl and Laura discuss the best picture nominees of 2014 and rank the films. And as always they ask the question, did the Academy choose the best picture?  Major spoilers for:  American Hustle Captain Phillips Dallas Buyers Club Gravity Philomena

Laura and Darryl chat about Mosquito Coast. A one time favorite of Darryl's. does it hold up? Watch and find out!

Join Darryl and Laura as they discuss the second batch of movies nominated for Best Picture in 2013: Beasts of the Southern Wild Life of Pi Silver Linings Playbook Zero Dark Thirty They will then consider all of the movies – including the five discussed in the last episode and decide whether they agree with the Academy. Or each other! As always, major spoilers for all movies!

Darryl and Laura revisit a movie from Laura's collect. Ice Castles. Darryl had never seen in and Laura hasn't in over 20 years. Watch and listen as they talk about this 1978 romance movie and Laura gives her verdict - did it hold up? Listen and see...

It's 2013 - Part 1 Kids! In this episode, Darryl and Laura discuss the best picture nominees of 2013 and rank the films. And as always they ask the question, did the Academy choose the best picture? The films this episode are Argo Amour Django Unchained Le Miserables Lincoln And What Moves On? #academyawards #2013bestpicturenominees #bestpicture #rankingbestpictures #argo #lincoln #lesmiserables #...

The third installment of the Knives Out Series is a definite move in the right direction. With strong performances and a good mystery to dive into it reminds you why you liked the first one. #knivesout #wakeupdeadman #danielcraig #benoitblanc

Listen in as Laura And Darryl discuss the best picture nominees of 2026 and predict who will win but also who should win. Are they the same, listen and find out!  The films nominated for Best Picture at the 2026 Oscars are: Bugonia F1 Frankenstein Hamnet Marty Supreme One Battle After Another The Secret Agent Sentimental Value Sinners Train Dreams #2026bestpicturenominees #2026oscars #bugonia #f1...

Join Laura and Darryl as they watch the heist/thriller/action movie The Rip.  Ben and Matt at it again!  MAJOR SPOILERS

Please join Darryl and Laura as they discuss the best picture nominees of 2012 and rank the films. Today they do a deep dive into the remaining 4 films and then choose their favorite from all the 2012 nominated movies: Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close The Help Hugo Warhorse Major Spoilers for all movies! 

Join Darryl and Laura as they discuss the 2012 Best Picture nominees and decide whether the Academy chose the correct Best Picture winner.  This week they review: The Artist The Descendants Midnight in Paris Moneyball Tree of Life Major Spoilers for all!

Laura and Darryl talk about George Clooney's latest film written and directed by Noah Baumbach. Tune in for their Honest Review which include Major Spoilers!

Join Darryl and Laura as they discuss the five more movies that were nominated for Best Picture in 2012 and pick the best from among all ten! Major Spoilers for all movies: The Kings Speech The Social Network Toy Story 3 True Grit Winter's Bone

MAJOR SPOILERS! Keeping with their more current film reviews, Darryl and Laura tackle The Roses, a reinterpretation of the 1989 film The War Of The Roses starting Kathleen Turner, Michael Douglas and Danny Devito. This version, staring Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Coleman changes a few key components for a more modern audience. Listen in and see if you agree with their honest interpretation of...

Darryl and Laura continue their best picture discussions breaking up the films into two parts. Welcome to part 1 of 2011.  The first group of films are:  127 Hours, Black Swan, The Fighter, Inception, and The Kids Are Alright Which Movies Move On? The other nominated films for 2011 that they will discuss in part 2 are: The Kings Speech (winner) The Social Network, Toy Story 3, True Grit, and Winte...

Part 2! We  continue our new voyage into breaking up the nominees into two parts. The films this time are Inglorious Basterds, Prescious, A Serious Man, UP and Up In The Air    The previous films for 2010 were Avatar, The Blind Side, District 9, An Education, and The Hurt Locker. The Hurt Locker was the winner for the year.   

The Academy expands the best picture nominee category to 10. While debate rages on the WHY of it, well we just have to adapt. Rather than have a super long episode Darryl and Laura discuss the first five, alphabetically at least. The movies are: Avatar, The Blind Side, District 9, An Education, The Hurt Locker. Part 2 Inglorous Bastards, Prescious, A Serious Man, Up , and Up In The Air. 

Laura and Darryl begin a new adventure discussing slightly more contemporary films.    Their introductory effort is discussing Guillermo del Toro's version of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.  And fun times were had by all. 

First off, apologies this one gets cut off, but you really don't miss anything, we were basically done and wrapping up. Lauras does a bit of a deep dive into her favorite movie of all time and it's a really good conversation. The thing about this film that folks tend to forget is...how truly amazing it really is. We've all seen, most of us multiple times and it's easy to dismiss it cause we have a...

Darryl talks about what makes him love a movie, in detail, with a list of things and everything. Fortunately Laura loved the movie as well, cause that would have been super awkward if she hated it. Listen in as they talk about Darryl's favorite movie of all time.

A kinda lackluster year for the best picture nominees. A The Films: The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button Front/Nixon Milk The Reader Slumdog Millionaire 

Laura adds a bit to our conversation about the Princess Bride, the only cross over we have in our top twenty list.

This is an interesting one. Darryl posits a question...does a film actually need a point? He's heard the criticism of folks asking, "What was the point of this movie?" and asks Laura if a film truly needs a point to make it good. And ohhh the hilarity that ensues.    The films:  Atonement Juno Michel Clayton No Country For Old Men There Will Be Blood