Kitrick Callis, Benjamin Allen

The Academy’s Captive Audience

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Welcome one and all to The Academy’s Captive Audience! Here your hosts Ben and Kit will delve into the award winning and rightfully nominated films since the creation of the Academy of Arts and Sciences. Our goal is to create an audio record of these films. Our reactions, thoughts, and overall experience will be here as a guide post to navigate all those films you may have never heard of and always wondered why they won. Without any further ado, Let’s roll that film!

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Kitrick Callis, Benjamin Allen

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Episode 8: Love Thy Neighbor 27.08.2025 1:19:14

In this episode, Kit and Ben head back to the 1950's to take a look at the 30th Academy's best picture nominees. We ask questions like what was going on between Japan and the United States? Why do courtrooms bring out the worst in people? And won't somebody think of the children? All this and more! - This episode features the following films... Sayonara 12 Angry Men Peyton Place - Don't forget to...

An interview with A.R. Björklund! Featuring the films of his choice! 13.08.2025 1:16:53

Join us for a special episode where we sit down with our friend and filmmaker A.R. Björklund as we discuss a myriad of films, the crew behind the scenes, the current state of Hollywood, and the ever enduring magic that cinema has had and continues to have on us. Find out more about A.R. Björklund here... https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3923857/ Don't forget to like, follow, subscribe, and hit that not...

Episode 7: The Other "Half" of the 90th Academy Awards 30.07.2025 45:37

Join Ben and Kit as we conclude our look into the 90th Academy Awards. Kit delves deep into the murky pool of this years Best Picture winner and Ben gives a master class of linguistic fluency. The following films are discussed... Dunkirk Darkest Hour Call Me by Your Name The Shape of Water

Episode 6: Half of the 90th Academy Awards 16.07.2025 46:00

Ben and Kit take a look at the 90th Academy Awards best picture nominees and go into what makes this year so special. The following films are discussed... Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri The Post Phantom Thread Lady Bird Get Out

Episode 5: Flight NYT 21st Century Top 100 02.07.2025 38:27

In this episode Ben and Kit share their picks from the New York Times Top 100 Films of the 21st Century. We also share our thoughts on the new inductees into the Academy Awards. Come fly with us! You can access the NYT article here. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/movies/best-movies-21st-century.html And cast your own ballot here. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/movies/reader-b...

Episode 4: Are we human? 18.06.2025 1:01:22

Welcome one and all to The Academy's Captive Audience! Here your hosts Ben and Kit will delve into the award winning and rightfully nominated films since the creation of the Academy of Arts and Sciences. After publishing our first three episodes on substack, we have finally expanded our reach to other podcast platforms. And what better place to begin Episode IV than with the 50th Academy Awards. A...