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'The Fabelmans' is a coming of age quasi-auto biopic from Steven Spielberg about a young boy who falls in love with filmmaking. Led by a strong ensemble cast, The Fabelmans is nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

'The Banshees of Inisherin,' from Martin McDonagh, is about a longtime friendship that is abruptly severed. Set on a remote island during the Irish civil war, Banshees sees a small community of lonely individuals grow increasingly desperate to seek what they can’t live without. It is nominated for nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

Heavily exhausted from the bonus content grind (patreon.com/listentobrunch) to bad boys of podcasting try to churn out the regular episode. Lots of "the movies have popcorn" talk.  Support the show and get TONS of bonus content, including Oscars mini episodes and Your Honor recaps: patreon.com/listentobrunch. 

Everything Everywhere All At Once is just an all-around crisis directed by Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert. Led by ace acting performances (Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan), high-intensity fight scenes and overall outrageous scenarios, this multiverse family film is favored to clean up at the Academy Awards where it has 11 nominations.    For more movie reviews, support the show on Patr...

Avatar: The Way of Water, directed by James Cameron, is the sequel to 2009's 'Avatar' and catches up with Jake Sully, his family and that pesky RDA. For immediate access to all Oscars episodes, subscribe to the Patreon: patreon.com/listentobrunch

Elvis, directed by Baz Luhrmann, tells the story of Elvis Presley through the lens of manager Colonel Tom Parker. Behind only Bohemian Rhapsody, it is the second-highest-grossing musical biopic of all time.   For more movie reviews and bonus content, join our Patreon: patreon.com/listentobrunch

DJ and Pete fight over the use of caps lock for movie titles on Twitter. We are in the home stretch of Oscars prep and the Patreon is overflowing with videos. Is there any way we can personally save Your Honor? DJ sees Quantumania with Jeff. There is also Humpty Dumpty talk.  Support the show and get all our Oscars content and weekly bonus episodes: patreon.com/listentobrunch 

Should actors kiss? Should ANYONE? It's Oscar mini episode season, so the boys have begun the grind. The "Plane" sequel leaves the boys with a specific question about planes. Ben Affleck's Dunkin commercial is finally here. Support the podcast and get Oscar mini episodes and additional bonus content: patreon.com/listentobrunch.  

DJ is afraid he already knows who the killer is in the upcoming Scream movie. This week's Twitter argument is about Steely Dan, which gives Pete an idea for consolidating prompt Twitter. AMC is using dynamic pricing and the bad boys have a scheme to turn it into free chicken fingers. A discussion about staying out of your own way when creating content. Our Rihanna/Super Bowl talk is NOT like other...

A weird meme and some light engagement farming have given the boys a new way to waste time on social media. Joey Swoll is the hero America needs right now. "The Last Of Us" turns in a classic episode of television and also kicks off Linda Ronstadt SZN. We examine our fascination with Eli Roth. Lastly, we discuss new Jonah Hill/Eddie Murphy movie "You People." Support the podcast and get bonus epis...

Burger King ain't going ANYWHERE, baby. DJ realizes a common computer issue he has could be malware. Pete realizes DJ doesn’t say “malware” correctly. “Your Honor” and “The Last Of Us” are humming along, one of them even in a good way. Oscar nominations are out, so we run through the big awards and give our thoughts, including confusion over “Elvis” for Best Picture and Ana de Armas for Best Actre...

The boys discuss the weird physical and mental tolls of depression. Speaking of feelings, Brendan Fraser can’t stop crying (10:53). To Pete’s delight, “The Last of Us” is here (26:57). Synopsis talk and a “Plane” review (42:22). Support the show and get bonus episodes, including weekly "Your Honor" recaps: patreon.com/listentobrunch 

Podcast shoes are being sent to Pete's house and he isn't happy (0:28). A close call begs the question: What would we do if we had a surprise encounter with Ben Affleck (22:32)?  We review Tár (47:45) and M3GAN (1:01:29). Support the podcast and get bonus content: patreon.com/listentobrunch

'The Menu' is very clearly streaming, so people are talking about it again. DJ is not yet tired of unemployment (0:24). Cameron Dicker will be on the podcast next week, we hope (11:24). DJ's trolls are finding their way to Pete, causing both of us to reflect on when we were pissy sports media consumers (14:21). The targeted crazy memes we're getting on IG are making for wild DMs; DJ has a good ide...

Is the Winter Classic bad? (9:55) Can adults jokingly complain about their Christmas presents without everyone taking it seriously? (18:05) The bad boys do a TRIPLE movie review consisting of Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (22:18), The Whale (41:17) and The Banshees of Inisherin (1:04:30).  Support the podcast and get bonus content: patreon.com/listentobrunch 

After being tricked into thinking everyone was mad at him last week, DJ apologizes and hands the show over to Pete. Support Pete (NOT DJ): patreon.com/listentobrunch 

DJ screwed up the recording of this episode and then immediately skipped town. What a coward.

Who is your favorite celebrity to pivot to streaming? Mindy Kaling nails what Kelly Kapoor would be doing in 2022. We review "Spirited," a Christmas movie starring Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds AND EVERY OTHER GOOD ACTOR. Support the podcast and get bonus episodes: patreon.com/listentobrunch   Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/brunchpodcast

There's a leather shacket in the family and a major distinction for Pete (0:24). Fun British etymology of a key health term and Ellie Goulding is back in the mix (4:33). Let's discuss what it means to be a "praise king" (18:30). A coffee shop is being dishonest (24:54). We review the new Lindsay Lohan Christmas movie, "Falling for Christmas" (26:54). Support the podcast and get bonus episodes: pat...

It's Thanksgiving week so we're giving you content for your travels. This episode is very good on its own. Played before or after the 'Germany' bonus episode on Patreon, it's incredible. We also review 'The Menu.' Support the podcast and get bonus content: patreon.com/listentobrunch

Tik Tokers are using Taylor Swift lyrics to "weed out" matches on dating apps (1:26). We call an old friend to discuss this week's Ticketmaster fiasco (12:57). Pete pitches DJ on why he should check out Andor and gets sidetracked (31:52). The boys discuss clothes that look good on each other, but DJ isn't sure he can trust Pete anymore after the lie. 

The boys fight through adversity to put out a real indie rocker of an episode. Catastrophes sporting and otherwise are discussed, as is the phenomenal Weird Al biopic. Pete strikes gold with a new word.  Support the podcast and get bonus content: patreon.com/listentobrunch 

Twitter is officially under Elon Musk's weird leadership. You got $8? Dave went to Ween shows while Pete went to Arizona. A check-in on mental health. And finally, a review of 'The Outfit' starring Mark Rylance. 

The New York Times has a piece on what "cool kids" are into and we want to die (0:24). More on Taylor Swift and Carly Rae Jepsen's new album, including an important police-station-or-hospital easter egg (12:44). We review the amazing and terrifying 'Barbarian' (34:18). Support the show and get bonus content, including our full 'Midnights' review: patreon.com/listentobrunch

Well, turns out James Corden is a bit of a c-word. We phone up our friend Nora Princiotti to catch up on Taylor Swift's "Midnights" album buzz, then discuss The 1975's great new album "Being Funny In A Foreign Language." Finally, we turn our attention to "Halloween Ends" -- a bizarre (and polarizing) end to the new Halloween trilogy. Episode brought to you by DraftKings Sportsbook . Download the D...