Sibling Cinema

Step into the complicated world of war as hosts Bonnie and Dennis dissect the riveting but challenging Vietnam War drama, "Platoon," in the latest episode of Sibling Cinema. Oliver Stone's critically acclaimed tour-de-force, starring Charlie Sheen, Willem Dafoe, and Tom Berenger, raises thought-provoking questions about loyalty, morality, and the harrowing realities of combat. Join B...

Join us for a discussion of Delbert Mann's directorial debut Marty.  It won the Best Picture Oscar for 1955, a watershed movie year that brought the world Disneyland and James Dean. It ranks at number 44 on our Best Picture Countdown.* Spoiler Alert: We talk about the movie in its entirety, so if you haven't yet seen it, check it out. Or not. That ball is in your court. *What is this list?...

This week, we return to the 21st Century with the 2008 Best Picture Academy Award winner Slumdog Millionaire. This Danny Boyle flick is number 45 on our Best Picture Countdown.* Spoiler Alert: We talk about the movie in its entirety, so if you haven't yet seen it, check it out. Or not. That ball is in your court. *What is this list? We explain it in more detail in our Trailer and its Descripti...

We are back with the 1941 Best Picture,  How Green Was My Valley.  It's the only Best Picture winner directed by the great John Ford, beating some very stiff competition. But this lovely film holds its own we think. It ranks at number 46 on our Best Picture Countdown.* Spoiler Alert: We talk about the movie in its entirety, so if you haven't yet seen it, check it out. Or not. That ball is...

Our first full episode on a 50's movie is here with the 1951 Best Picture,  An American in Paris.  This nifty Gene Kelly musical, directed by Vincent Minelli, lands at number 47 on our Best Picture Countdown.* Break out your tap shoes and sing along! *What is this list? We explain it in more detail in our Trailer and its Description, but as a high-level answer: we aggregated several different...

We've reached the halfway point of our Countdown of the Best Picture winners, and before we get to the top 47, we take a look back at some of our favorites from the bottom 47.

We have another serious drama this week with Robert Redford's Ordinary People. It won Best Picture for 1980. Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, and Timothy Hutton star as a dysfunctional wealthy family in the Chicago suburbs. Judd Hirsch plays the psychiatrist helping Hutton's character with his depression. It is #48on our Best Picture Countdown.* Enjoy! *What is this list? We explain it...

This week we take another look at the Best Picture winner from 1979,  Kramer vs. Kramer.  Meryl Streep and Dustin Hoffman headline this divorce drama directed by Robert Benton. It falls at #49 on our Best Picture Countdown.* Let us know what you think! *What is this list? We explain it in more detail in our Trailer and its Description, but as a high-level answer: we aggregated several different li...

We have another special guest this week! Laura, Bonnie's eldest daughter joins us to discuss the Best Picture winner from 2020, Nomadland. Chloe Zhou's drama about a van-dwelling widow, played by Frances McDormand, is #50 on our Best Picture Countdown.* This one is another split decision. *What is this list? We explain it in more detail in our Trailer and its Description, but as a high-level answe...

We cover some heavy topics this week as we dig into Clint Eastwood's 2004 boxing drama, Million Dollar Baby. Eastwood also stars as a trainer, with Hilary Swank as his rising star boxer, and Morgan Freeman playing his closest confidant. It won the Best Picture Academy Award for 2004, and somewhat surprisingly, finishes at number 51 in our countdown. What is this countdown? We explain it in more de...

We've been counting down the Academy Award winners for Best Picture from worst to best.* 94 movies in total (we made the list prior to the Oscars held in 2023), and we got all the way down to number 52 before we got anything from the 1970s.  Patton is the film. Released in 1970, it's a biopic of WWII General George Patton, played by George C. Scott. Franklin Schaffner directs. *What is this l...

The Artist is a 2011 silent movie directed by Michel Hazanavicius. Set in Hollywood during the dawn of the Sound Era, the film stars Jean Dujardin and Bérénice Bejo. It ranks #55 on our countdown* of Best Picture winners. *What is this list? We explain it in more detail in our Trailer and its Description, but as a high-level answer: we aggregated several different lists that rank the ninety-four w...

We have our very first guest host this week! Bonnie's daughter Lindsey joined us to dissect Alejandro González Iñárritu's Birdman or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance. The film is the somewhat divisive winner of the Best Picture Oscar for 2014. We discuss the year in film that was 2014 and Birdman as part of our unscientific ranking of the films that won Best Picture, from worst to best. Birdman...

Richard Attenborough's biographical epic Gandhi is the focus of this week's pod. It's the Best Picture Oscar winner from a stacked year, 1982. It's ranked number 58 on our countdown of the best Best Picture Academy Award winners. For more information on the countdown we're using, check out our Description or give a listen to our Trailer.

For this Bonus episode, we take a look at the films nominated by the Academy for Best Picture of 2022. Part one was recorded a few days before the announcement, and part two was recorded after the announcement.

Yeah . . . this is a long episode--but hey it's less than half as long as the movie we're discussing. This episode is all about 1990 and its Best Picture winner, Kevin Costner's Western epic Dances With Wolves. It's ranked number 61 on our countdown of the best Best Picture Academy Award winners. For more information on the countdown we're using, check out our Description or give a listen to our T...

This week we talk about The King's Speech , Tom Hooper's biographical film that beat out a stacked 2010 line-up. It's ranked number 62 on our countdown of the best Best Picture Academy Award winners. For more information on the countdown we're using, check out our Description or give a listen to our Trailer. Segments by timestamp: 0:00 - Introduction 2:25 - The other nominees 40:50 - Discussion of...

This week Bonnie and Dennis discuss Fred Zinneman's 1966 film A Man for All Seasons. It's ranked number 63 on our countdown of the best Best Picture Academy Award winners. For more information on the countdown, see our Description or check out our Trailer.  Segments by timestamp: 0:00 - Introduction 3:53 - The Production Code 20:40- The other nominees 30:30 - Discussion of A Man for All Seaso...

This week's movie is Chicago , Rob Marshall's 2002 film version of the Kander and Ebb musical. It's ranked number 64 on our countdown of the best Best Picture Academy Award winners. Segments by timestamp: 0:00 - Introduction 2:30 - Background on Miramax 12:10 - The other nominees 27:45 - Discussion of Chicago 54:25 - What's next and conclusion

We covered Shakespeare in Love in our early bonus episode, "Worst of the Best, Part 2." It was part of our survey of the bottom 25 movies on our countdown of the Academy Award Best Picture winners. It was ranked number 77. Since then, Bonnie has finally seen the film, so we decided to record a special bonus episode to discuss our thoughts on it.

Bonnie and Dennis discuss Mrs. Miniver, 1942's Best Picture winner, ranked 67 of 94 on our unofficial ranking of Best Picture winners.

Bonnie and Dennis discuss the Best Picture winner of 1987, The Last Emperor. It's ranked 68 of 94 on our unofficial ranking list with 32.9488 points.

Bonnie and Dennis dive into the first-ever Best Picture winner, Wings. It's ranked 69 of 94 on our unofficial ranking list with 31.645 points.

The second part of our Introductory episode is an overview of the Best Picture winners ranked number 70 to 82 on our rankings list. What is this list? We explain it in more detail in our Trailer and Description, but as a high-level answer: we aggregated several different lists that rank the ninety-four winners of the Best Picture Academy Award in a rough attempt to get a consensus. It is not inten...

The first part of our Introductory episode is an overview of the Best Picture winners ranked number 83 to 94 on our rankings list.  What is this list? We explain it in more detail in our Trailer and Description, but as a high-level answer: we aggregated several different lists that rank the ninety-four winners of the Best Picture Academy Award in a rough attempt to get a consensus. It is not...