The Oscar Worsty Podcast

Marty serves as executive producer for this desolate small town slice of life story starring Laura Linney, Mark Ruffalo, and Rory Culkin.

Today the Oscar Grouches are once again joined by Autumn as they begin the new Willenium by watching 2000's best picture winner "Gladiator"

Marty taps into the electric energy of Francis Ford Coppola's nephew, Nicholas Cage, for this dark look into the lives of EMTs in NYC.

Today the Grouches are joined again by Joe Tapia as they discuss 1999's best picture winner "American Beauty"

Did you ever want to spend four hours learning about Italian cinema from everyone's favorite film director? Well, the Grouches were lucky enough to get this opportunity, and this week you get to hear about it! Join them as they discuss this sprawling, comprehensive documentary, and see what they have to say about it.

Today the Oscar Grouches look back at 1998's best picture winner "Shakespeare in Love"

After returning to familiar territory with Casino, Marty decides to switch it up completely. Not just with subject matter, a film about the life of the 14th Dali Lama, but also in style and collaborators. This being his only film with writer Melissa Mathison, DP Roger Deakins, and composer Philip Glass. See where our Grouches place this in their rankings, and what former Best Picture Winner this r...

Today the Oscar Grouches are joined again by their beautiful producer Travis Colton as they discuss 1997's best picture winner "Titanic"

Marty takes us on a musical journey through the sounds of the 60s with a spirited singer-songwriter and interesting hairstyles.

Today the Oscar Grouches are joined by super fan and honorary Grouch Greg O'Neill to take a look back at 1996's best picture winner "The English Patient" 

The knower of cinema steps back into the world of organized crime, but this time he trades in the familiar streets of New York for the neon soaked hotels of Las Vegas. What do the Grouches think of his 1995 outing with long time collaborators, Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci (both of whom he directed to Oscars), and first time actress, Sharon Stone?

Today the Oscar Grouches are joined by Rachael Hope as they discuss 1995's best picture winner "Braveheart" 

Some big name stars play against type in this Marty-produced cop and gangster romp.

Today the Oscar Grouches look back at 1994's best picture winner "Forest Gump"

Stephen Frears's "The Grifters" is the first time Marty has stepped into a producer role for another director, and he is 20-plus years into his career. The Grouches give you their takes on what Marty thought was good enough to open his pocketbook.

Today the Oscar Grouches celebrate their favorite hater of all things popular, and give him the gift of talking about movies he loves

This week Marty goes back to New York of yore, and brings us a period drama about unrequited love and upperclass relationship politics. See what the Grouches think of his A List cast (including Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Winona Ryder), his script with writer Jay Cocks, and his period piece art style.

Today the Oscar Grouches talk about 1993's best picture winner "Schindler's List"

Today the Grouches do what the Academy do best, and forget about Marty as they discuss the recent nominations for the 2022 Academy awards

Today the Oscar Grouches sit and talk about 1992's best picture winner "Unforgiven"

This week Marty takes over a remake, and creates a tribute to one of his heroes. See what happens when he unleashes a psychotic Robert De Niro on the lawyer who failed to keep him out of jail, and his family, in this Oscar-nominated classic.

Today the Grouches are down one (again) and are joined by guest grouch Steven Trothen as they discuss the 1991 best picture winner "Silence of the Lambs"

Marty's back on his Mob Game, teaming up with De Niro and Pesci again for a decade sprawling story about the glamour and gore of the gangster lifestyle.

The Grouches are joined by Producer Trav to dissect the 1990 Best Picture Winner "Dances with Wolves."

This week Marty is back to making a short film when he and two other New York based directors share an anthology film all set within the City that never sleeps. How do the Grouches think Marty's segment, "Life Lessons," stack up against the films in his filmography and the other shorts in the film itself?