The Oz Network - TV & Film Recaps

The penultimate episode of season 6 of 24 is finally here as we give our take and a closer look at the 23rd episode of said season by recapping 4am-5am ! Why is this such a bad episode, especially for a penultimate season episode? Why does everyone seem to be bored once again this week? Why do Ben & Colin disagree on so much in this episode? What does Bette Midler have to do with anything? Are...

Another week of GHOSTBUSTERS MONTH is here as we bring you our recap of the 1989 sequel to the original blockbuster that is Ghostbusters II ! Does this movie get too much hate for what it is? How does this movie fare now given two other sequels have come along since to varying degrees of success? Is Peter MacNicol the true star of this film? What elements of this movie are better than the original...

It’s another week of 24 and we’re slowly getting through these episodes that we are so into (not) as we now recap the 22nd episode of season 6, 3am-4am . Why is this episode just so bad? Why is everyone so bored in this episode? Why are we so bored in this episode? You know what…just watch it. Get it over with. And move on. Seriously, you’ll thank us later. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

It’s time to bring our Oscars coverage for 2024 to a close as we once again go over Oppenheimer and also give you our full set of predictions ahead of the big show! Has our opinion of this movie changed? Do we feel it deserves all the nominations it got? Why have we come around on a couple of the acting performances in this movie? Is this finally the movie that Christopher Nolan will get his Oscar...

We're here with a new spoiler free review of 2024's first big blockbuster, Dune: Part Two. Is this movie possibly good enough we can forgive any complaints? How much does reading the book help or hinder? Does this movie contain the most awkward kiss in movie history? How did they get so many James Bond actors in a non James Bond movie? Which one of them might not be aware they were actually being...

It’s our penultimate Best Picture Oscars review for 2024 as we go over the quirky Emma Stone movie that is Poor Things . How unique and quirky is this movie and does that make us like it more or dislike it more? How great is Emma Stone and should she be the frontrunner for the Best Actress Oscar? How great is Mark Ruffalo? Was Willem Dafoe robbed of an Oscar nomination? Why is the visual style of...

We’re into our third last Best Picture nominated movie for the 2024 Oscars as we go over Barbie once more and get a little pink in here. Has Ben changed his mind on this movie? What does Colin think about it after all these months? Are the so called ‘snubs’ justified for certain categories? Which categories do we feel this movie is a lock to win? And is it great to have the most popular movie of t...

It’s time to strap yourselves in for another Oscars Best Picture review for 2024 as we go over the very epic and very long movie that is Killers of the Flower Moon . Are we still secretly watching this movie given how long it is? Do we feel this is similar to Martin Scorsese’s recent other super long movie The Irishman ? Is Lily Gladstone a lock to win the Oscar and what do we think of her perform...

Who you gonna call? THE OZ NETWORK! And you will be doing that even more as we kick off GHOSTBUSTERS MONTH in the lead up to Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire , starting at the very beginning in 1984 by going over the original that is Ghostbusters . How epic is this movie? How amazing is this movie? Why doesn’t Ben feel the same about this movie as most normal people? Should this movie have been nominat...

Let’s get into another Oscar Best Picture 2024 review as we go over the German movie that is The Zone of Interest . How unique is this movie and how much does that draw us into it? What do we think of the editing and style of this film? Is Ben angry that he has to read so much once again? Do you need to have strong knowledge of what happened during the war to get this movie? Is this a movie that w...

We’re at the halfway point of our Oscar Best Picture reviews for 2024 as we take a look at a very interesting movie that is Anatomy of a Fall . Is this a movie we can all agree on is amazing or is there some differing opinion? How amazing is Sandra Huller and why isn’t she frontrunner for the best actress Oscar? Is this a movie that you can only watch once? Why should Justine Triet be frontrunner...

Another day, another Oscars 2024 Best Picture review episode as we go over the next movie on the list, American Fiction . How amazing is this movie? How in love with Jeffrey Wright and Sterling K Brown are we? Is this movie the best movie of the 21st century when it comes to dealing with social commentary? What do we think of the ending of this film? How well cast is this movie? Why are we loving...

We’re on to the final disc of season 6 of 24 as we move into recapping episode 21, 2am-3am ! Is this episode the worst of the season? Why does Colin like the sexy mercenary who attacks CTU? Why are we getting pointless domestic fights in the midst of another CTU attack? Why is CTU so easy to be attacked still? Why do we have to have Josh and Marilyn back to torture us? Why are Jack and the Preside...

Day three of our Oscars coverage for 2024 is here as we go over our latest Best Picture nominee, Past Lives ! How great is it to have our resident Korean expert Noah join us? Why does Ben actually really like this film? Is this movie the most realistic portrayal of love we’ve seen on screen for a long time? Was this movie robbed of any acting nominations? How great are the locations in this movie?...

It’s time for another Oscars review episode as we get to our latest Best Picture nominee and go over the Paul Giamatti movie that is The Holdovers ! Why did we love this movie so much? How great is Paul Giamatti? How great is Da’Vine Joy Randolph? How great is Dominic Sessa and should he have also been nominated for an Oscar? Why is this movie such a great Christmas movie? Do we want to live at th...

The Oscars are here! And it’s that time of the year where we sit down and review all the Best Picture nominees to get you in the mood for them! And what a way to start than by starting with the latest Bradley Cooper movie to try and snag him an Oscar as we go over the movie that is Maestro . Did we manage to get through all of this movie? Why does Colin have such strong feelings about this film? H...

It’s time to draw ANNIVERSARY MONTH to a close for 2024 as we celebrate the 25th anniversary of an underrated Jim Carrey classic that is Man on the Moon from 1999. How great is this movie and how well does it serve the legacy of Andy Kaufman? Do you need to know much about Andy Kaufman to appreciate this movie or can you appreciate him if you have know knowledge after seeing this film? How is this...

It's time to say goodbye to the amazing first season of Scott Pilgrim Takes Off as we look at everything we loved, loved even more, and loved just a fraction less over the last 8 episodes. What will our final episode rankings be? What will make our top 5 moments of the season? Can Young Neil sneak into the top 5 despite being a side character? Which characters and stories are we bigger fans of tha...

Another week of 24 is here as we recap the 20th episode of season six, 1am-2am . Does anything happen in this episode? Are we excited for anything to talk about? Is there a possible top five scene? There’s not much to go on but there’s also not much in this episode so that’s about all we have to say. Listen. That’s all. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Another SPOILER FREE review is coming down your speakers today as we get excited for Henry Cavill, Dua Lipa and a cat by looking at the bonkers spy movie that is Argylle . Is this movie as bad as people say it is? Do we feel Henry Cavill only added to his Bond resume after doing this movie? How amazing is Bryce Dallas Howard and Sam Rockwell and why are they perfectly cast in this film? How badly...

It’s week 3 of ANNIVERSARY MONTH for 2024 and we’re back with another epic Jim Carrey movie as we add some Jeff Daniels into the mix to get a bit silly, stupid and…well…dumb as we go over the 1994 classic that is Dumb & Dumber ! Is this one of the funniest movies of all time? Does this movie not get enough credit for how much heart it has? Could this movie have been nominated for a best pictur...

We've reached the end, but under no circumstances will we accept that it is really the end, of Scott Pilgrim Takes Off as we're here to recap the finale episode 'The World vs. Scot Pilgrim'. How is the controversial tease at the end of last week just thrown away as a joke in the opening scene? Does the final battle take place in the future, the past or an alternate dimension? Who's the real villai...

Well there was some good happening and now we seemingly are back off a cliff on our 24 recaps as we move into the 19th episode of the sixth season, 12am-1am . Is there anything happening in this episode? Why are there more storylines that feel good and could be good but are just so rushed? Why are we sad Mike doesn’t get run over by a car on the highway? How great is Kim Raver at playing Audrey in...

We’re into the second week of ANNIVERSARY MONTH as we continue our Jim Carrey celebration and move into his next massive hit of 1994, the smooooookiiiiinnnn’ hit that is The Mask ! How well does this movie hold up 30 years later? Was this movie the first taste of Jim Carrey’s acting ability outside of comedy? How great is Cameron Diaz in her first ever movie? How great is Peter Greene and does he...

It's the penultimate episode of Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, where we travel into the not too distant future (but technically the not too distance past) as we cover the hilariously titled '2 Scott 2 Pilgrim'. How many twists will be revealed now that Scott has come back to his own series? Was this written to establish him as a villain? How many video game references can we possibly catch in one 30 min...