The Oscar Worsty Podcast

Today the Oscar Grouches enjoy their first repeat film as the look back at the next Best Original Screenplay "An American in Paris"

Today the Grouches are ready for the closeups as they talk about the next film in Best Original Screenplay "Sunset Boulevard"

Today the Grouches jump into the trenches as the look back at the next Best Original Screenplay with "Battlegrounds"

Today the Grouches continue their journey down Best Original Screenplay with "The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer"

This week's episode covers the 1945 drama film The Seventh Veil, winner of Best Original Screenplay at the 19th Academy Awards Ceremony.

It's Jonathan's Birthday episode and we're watching a disaster-themed double feature. Buckle up for The Core (2003) and Greenland (2020)!

The Grouches are on to the next Best Original Screenplay winner with a little known 1944 picture from Switzerland called Marie-Louise

The Oscar Grouches are taking a step back from Best Original Screenplay as they celebrate their favorite holiday by watching "After Earth"

Based on real life incidents in the 1930s and 40s, this film represents a bold statement from Kurosawa, showcasing his feelings about Japan's militarism and the true nature of bravery.

Today the Grouches continue the Best Original Screenplay with "Wilson."

The Grouches go back to visit the last film Kurosawa worked on before his directorial debut, but confusion and frustration lead to a little in-house mayhem on this episode.

Today the Grouches stick around the classics as they watch the next Best Original Screenplay with "Princess O'Rourke"

In the last days of World War 2, with Japanese infrastructure suffering and movie studios with little resources, Kurosawa proposed a film that could be shot on one stage with a script he wrote in one night. How did it turn out? Let's see what the Grouches discover!

Today we celebrate the spiciest of Grouches with a couple of picks from Zach's childhood with "Snoopy Come Home" and "Barton Fink"

Akira Kurosawa rushes out his first sequel, which happens to be a follow up to his first film. The Grouches rush out this episode of them reacting to it. Does it live up to its predecessor? Does it deserve any hype at all? Is this an unsung early movie in the filmography of our intrepid director? Only one way to find out!

The Grouches keep continuing downt he Best Original Sceenplay with "Woman of the Year"

Have you ever wondered what WWII Japanese propaganda looked like? The Grouches have you covered with this week's episode on "The Most Beautiful." Akira Kurosawa looks at the lives of Japanese factory workers making lenses for the war machine, and the guys discuss the film's place in cinema.

The Oscar Grouches continue their journey through the Best Original Screenplay with "Citizen Kane'

Roll out the red carpet! The Grouches have a new director to fixate over! It's time to welcome the Legendary Akira Kurosawa to the podcast! They're starting with his directing debut, Sanshiro Sugata. How do they feel about the start of the career of one of the most influential directors to ever sit behind a camera? The only way to find out is to listen.

The Grouches embark on a new Oscar category with Best Original Screenplay! First up is "The Great McGinty" from 1940.

Today the Oscar Grouches look back at the "Best Animated Feature" Category before they move on to their next topic

This week the Grouches are covering the directorial debut of the great Whoopi Goldberg! She made an HBO documentary about legendary comedy pioneer, Moms Mabley. They cover everything form her murky origins, to her wide spread impact through the last 100 years. I hope you wanted to hear three white guys in their 30's talk about an influential black woman talking about an influential black woman! Be...

Today the Grouches finish up the Best Animated Feature for now with "Guillermo del Toro's: Pinnochio"

Thursese is back, baby! We pick up on our beloved knower of cinema as he captures the birthday performance of Legendary punk pioneer, David Johansen. The hook is, he's covering his own music under the guise of his alter ego, one-hit wonder, Dexter Poindexter. See where the Grouches stand on the music, the performance, the man, and the legend.

Today the Oscar Grouches don't look too far back as they they discuss the 2021's Best Animated Feature "Encanto"