Video Village

On the 10th episode of Video Village, Mihir and Parv pick their favorite movies from the year 1998 - the year they were both born (1:40), followed by some honorable and dishonorable mentions (39:07)! Hear about the best (and the worst) movies that are celebrating their 25th anniversary this year.

Mihir does a deep dive on The "Top 100 Greatest Films of All Time", a list published every ten years by  Sight and Sound , a British film magazine. He talks about how the poll works, how it has changed over time, and his resolution to watch every movie on the list before the year is over.

Mihir and Parv draft their top ten most anticipated films of 2023 (2:00), before diving into some honorable mentions and the plethora of sequels that are set to release this year (1:00:00).

The 2023 Oscars came and went, and Mihir tries to get out all of his thoughts on the show as quickly as possible. Jamie Lee Curtis winning Best Supporting Actress, Naatu Naatu's super mid performance, 'The Whale' winning Best Makeup, and more!

Mihir runs through every Oscar category and discusses who he predicts will win at the 95th Academy Awards, as well as who he thinks SHOULD win. 

Mihir and Priya talk about why 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' is one of their favorite movies of the year (0:31), before selecting their favorite films about parenthood in Video Village's first-ever movie draft (26:25).

Mihir gives a spoiler-free review of `Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania` (0:32), and talks about his qualms with the current state of Marvel, before ranking all of the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies he has watched (24:50) (he promises he's seen all the good ones).

This past year had us back in movie theaters, with film music being "injected into our veins". Mihir discusses the Oscar-nominated film scores (1:37), as well as his favorite scores of 2022 (8:56), before ranking the Top 10 Most Underrated Film Scores of the last decade [2013-2023] (15:40).

Should you care about The Oscars? On the first-ever episode of Video Village, Mihir talks about how watching The Oscars can be a rewarding experience, regardless of how much you know (0:16). He also discusses how the show has evolved over time (4:36), as well as how the Academy actually works (11:56), before diving into the 2023 nominations (20:55).