The Academy Academy

Put on your finest pair of Al Pa-chinos, because your favorite Grokodiles Donald Saunderson and Patrick Gremillion are here to talk The Panic in Needle Park and Dog Day Afternoon with the wonderful Cozi Orlen of the You Need to See This podcast! This recording was intense folks: there were internet shortages, tech issues, Garageband mishaps; but it was all worth it so we could let our beloved list...

Do you desire to know the proper pronunciation of Gigli? Do you message your siblings with clips of The Local Stigmatic? When someone brings up Manglehorn in idle conversation, do you immediately shout Mangle-give-me-some-more?  If you answered yes to one of these questions, then boy howdy do we have the podcast for you. We discuss the ins and outs of the Al Pacino bracket on this week's The Acade...

Do you ever feel like a Sigourney Weaver in a world of Giovanni Ribisis? Do you feel stuck on that last train to Gollum-Town? Is your day being ruined by a post-credits sequence featuring that accursed baby Groot? Well boy howdy, do I have a podcast for you! It's the finale of the James Cameron Palate Cleanser, and we're discussing Titanic and Avatar, ranking all the Cameron films, and announcing...

The origin of Baby Yoda's Pee. Time-traveling Bullworth. The Lava Industry. Charles "Mank" Dance. Hasta La Vista Don and Dan Stanton... and those are just SOME of the bits!! From brain-shattering dream sequences to Bill Paxton Oscar snubs, we cover all that is Terminator 2: Judgement Day and True Lies on this week's only *slightly* late The Academy Academy!

The Shame Boys are back for Round 2 of the James Cameron Palette Cleanser: Other Worlds! We talk cats eating Criterion cases, tea times not taken lightly, bootleg blu-rays, and a classic Cameron near-death experience! Do you want to know the last time Don Saunderson had a blueberry night? Tune in to find out!!  NOTE: Patrick's audio unfortunately sounds like it was recorded from the bottom of a we...

Our first post-Meryl episode! Your favorite Cosmé McMoon appreciators are taking a break from taking a deep dive into an actor's oeuvre by taking a deep dive into the oeuvre of a director who likes to take deep dives! For the next 4 episodes... we're discussing James Cameron!! We talk about a Bond villain-esque producer best described as the bastard son of Robert Evans without any of the classines...

We bring back every guest to determine which film contains the definitive Meryl Streep performance. Awards are given, votes are tallied, and regrets are had. Will Florence Foster Jenkins flourish or flounder? Will Sophie's Choice seal the deal? Tune in to find out!

In this BONUS episode, Don and Pat cover a trio of films that didn't make the bracket! Did A Cry in the Dark deserve A Spot in the Accents Division? Should we have let The River Wild paddle its way through the competition?? Is It's Complicated complicated enough to be a contender??? Be sure to listen to this ep and find out! WARNING: THIS EPISODE IS TANGENT HEAVY. I THINK WE HAVE A 15 MINUTE DISCU...

Ruha Taslimi (Blocks! Ghost!) joins Don and Pat to discuss a seminal work of fiction involving none other than the Streepster herself: Tony Kushner's Angels in America! Come for the heartfelt and in-depth discussion about the 20th century's greatest work of theatrical fiction, stay because this is an episode that features references to both Mike Nichols' Wit and George Lucas' Watto. There is a min...

Can underdog Florence Foster Jenkins overcome the formidable Iron Lady? Is Midnight Cowboy a prequel to Hook?? Which one of the Mamma Mia! suitors do your intrepid hosts most identify with??? Please join Pat, Don, and special guest Becky Feldman (Too Stupid To Live!), as we determine which film moves to the final round on this week's The Academy Academy!

The Streep Semifinals have Patrick quoting Kierkegaard and Don experiencing an existential crisis! Join these brave scientists and special guest Nick Eliafan as they determine who gets to go to Paris and who gets to be conveniently hit by a bus on this week's The Academy Academy!

Silkwood! Heartburn!! Postcards from the Edge!!! Before heading off into the semi-finals, Pat and Don tackle the great Meryl Streep and Mike Nichols collaborations! Do we regret not putting these flicks on the bracket? Do we address how weirdly absent from streaming platforms Silkwood is? Do we bring up that infamous scene from Wolf where Jack Nicholson pees on James Spader's shoes?! All of the ab...

We've got our first guest that's not a freak for Streep, in the form of the incendiary and entertaining Jesse Esparza (Mixed-Ish)! Can Don and Patrick convince Jesse to hop aboard the Streep train? Will Don think of the perfect Kramer vs. Kramer inspired 2D platformer?? Will Patrick confuse ol' octopus beard Davy Jones himself with Horatio from Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet in the biggest Tooch fiasco...

It begins with the world's worst Stellan Skarsgård impression. It ends with a heartfelt thank you to Pepper- the Man, the Song, the Bad Reggae Band. Please join your intrepid hosts and famed treat-of-a-man Kyle Clark (This Is Rad! Everything Is Scary! Absolute Terror!), as we determine which musical masterpiece must move forward on this week's The Academy Academy!

ABBA music videos on Laserdisc? Namedropping every castmember of The Perfect Score's ensemble from memory?? New T-Shirt ideas?! This episode has it all! Join Don, Pat, and our exemplary guest Kristina Woo (Halston), as we determine if death will become of Death Becomes Her, or if The Devil Wears Prada will be dragged on down to the home of the devil himself (Hell)!

The victor of the Accents Bracket is determined today with Netflix Staff Writer Marcelina Chavira (@marc_o_lina)! This ep is a dang corker folks- strap in!! RIP Lil' Flaps 🙏

A New Year's Eve bonus episode, caloo calay! We discuss Let Them All Talk, The Prom, Frank Herbert's Murderer's Row of Hunks, and much, much more! Take this one to the Mank Bank, folks!

Listen, Fat- this is a podcast for the Vegas prognosticators, the tech-issue accepters, the Tom Hanks Da Vinci Code hair appreciators, and the proud people wanting to hear two dudes discuss Meryl Streep’s performance in Adaptation on the Tuesday after Christmas. #WeStandWithPepper

Donald, Patrick, and America's Favorite Mensch Adam Moshcatel (@Moshcatel) determine whether the best Streep performance lies in the biopic featuring an imaginary dead husband doing cringe-worthy bits, or the film where the film has a film within the film. Put on your finest podcast-listening suit and tune in, gentlefolk!

Florence Foster Jenkins or Ricki and The Flash? Did Meryl Streep star in Albert Knobbs?? Does Wes Scantlin know where to find the best Krokodil??? Join Patrick, Donald, and wonderful guest Blake Wilding (@blakewilding) on this week's ep to discover the answers to these oh so tantalizing questions!!

Lead Streep vs. Supporting Streep! Zemeckis vs. Brooks! Cynicism vs. Optimism! Donald, Patrick, and special guest Kevin Chu (The Ruby) determine which Streep performance shall move forward on this week's The Academy Academy!

Colonial coffee farms or parochial romance? Soppy Swedish scamps or reserved photographers of the Heartland? Join Patrick, Donald, and our wonderful guest Graham High (The Reagans, Manson Family Vacation, straight white guy listening), as we determine whether Bridges of Madison County or Out of Africa deserve to move on to the next bracket. And please... get some streep!

Instagram interactions with John Patrick Shanley! Attempts at divulging past ska dalliances foiled by technical errors! Movies that end with the protagonist stating its title! Don't have any doubts- this podcast has it all! Join Donald, Patrick, and Karina Wolfe (SWAT, A Song to Pass the Time), as we determine who shall move forward in this particularly competitive bracket between Doubt and Kramer...

Make sure to grab some Pepper for this week's slice of Streep, as we discuss Mamma Mia! and Into The Woods with famed Cordenhead Avery Regen. And please, don't forget to leave an extra plate for Toomgis!

Chris Hemsworth Popeye! Stanley Tucci in a purple velvet Fedora! A Change Dot Org petition to replace the dancing baby in Ally McBeal with Paul Giamatti! That's just an amuse-bouche of the tangents we go on in this week's episode with our special guest, Everything Is Scary's Jen Saunderson!! A Quick Frankel!