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The Worthy Boys gather to predict the results of this year's Oscars! The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is gathering to honor the best films released in 2022 and beyond!  Everything Everywhere All at Once leads this awards season with 11 total nominations with All Quiet on the Western Front and The Banshees of Inisherin with 9. Could Elvis or The Banshees of Inisherin come from behind...

The Worthy boys are begging for FOOD, GLORIOUS FOOD! as we’re celebrating the wacky west-end world of Oliver! directed by Carol Reed based on the book Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. Oliver! was the last British film to win Best Picture until Chariots of Fire in 1981, and the last musical to win until Chicago in 2002. It’s hard not to laugh when discussing the wacky plot of Oliver! as we argue th...

The Worthy boys are investigating the streets of Sparta, Mississippi to discover who murdered a local wealthy businessman as we’re discussing In the Heat of the Night. The racially fueled film stars Sidney Poitier as a Philadelphia Detective stuck outside of his jurisdiction and Rod Steiger as the local racist police chief in charge of the murder case.  Tune in to hear us analyze the shocking mome...

The Worthy Boys gather to celebrate the nominations to this year's Oscars! The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is gathering to honor the best films released in 2022. Everything Everywhere All at Once leads this awards season with 11 total nominations with All Quiet on the Western Front and The Banshees of Inisherin with 9. Could Elvis or Spielberg's The Fablemans come from behind and t...

The Worthy boys are going through all the seasons to break down the 1966 Best Picture winner, "A Man For All Seasons". Ben and Jon open the episode discussing dialogue-heavy films and how they translate on to screen. The Worthy hosts also look back at the 39th Academy Awards and the films honored from 1966! The film "A Man For All Seasons" centers on the trial of Sir Thomas More and his defiance a...

The Worthy boys gather to review the great cinema of 2022 and worship the work done by filmmakers all over the world. Does Top Gun: Maverick or The Batman make the best films of the year or is it the year for A24's Everything Everywhere All at Once?      Ben and Jon even debate whether people should make or watch Worst top 10 film lists; do worst film lists add value to the art form of filmmaking...

The worthy boys gather today to look forward to the wonderful cinema coming in 2023! Ben and Jon discuss their top ten most anticipated films of the new year which include films like The Flash, Oppenheimer, and Dune Part Two!  Tell us the films you're looking forward to on our Instagram @worthypodcast or via email at worthysubmissions@gmail.com    

The Worthy boys are climbing every mountain to bring you a breakdown of the classic Julie Andrews-led musical The Sound of Music! Ben and Jon open the episode with a breakdown of film criticism and how critics have changed and molded our society. The boys also discuss how the 1966 Academy Award ceremony was broadcasted on the ABC network and was the first to be broadcast live in color!    The two...

The Worthy boys are taking early guesses on who will be nominated for the 95th Oscars in 2023! Ben and Jon discuss the top 5 categories and the wild cards that may be included like The Batman and Top Gun: Maverick.    Jimmy Fallon is back as the host and we discuss whether a comedian is suitable for a host this year. And finally, we debate why there are so few Thanksgiving films and what a Thanksg...

Wouldn't it be loverly to listen to a whole new Worthy episode? Ben and Jon are back discussing the 1964 Best Picture winner, "My Fair Lady". The Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison starring film is among one of the most popular musicals of all-time. In this episode, the Worthy boys figure out if that still holds true with the film version of the musical.  We discuss film going audience's fascination...

The worthy boys take out their chainsaws, butcher's knives, and axes to survive this year's Halloween Worthy Special!    Jon and Ben list their top five horror films of all time and plan to do this every year during the spookiest time of the year! Obviously, there are some classic or iconic horror films we have not seen thus it will be great to update this list every year to see how our tastes cha...

The Worthy squire boys pull up their tights to join a hunt in the English countryside as we’re discussing Tony Richardson’s Tom Jones. The film is based on the adaptation of Henry Fielding's classic 1749 novel The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, and stars Albert Finney as the titular hero. Tom Jones is one of the few comedies to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards so Ben and Jon try to disse...

Hut hut! The Worthy boys saddle up on their camels and venture into the 1962 Best Picture winner, Lawrence Of Arabia. The David Lean epic starring Peter O'Toole captured the beauty of the desert through some of the most iconic cinematography ever captured on film. The film's length of almost 4 hours leaves a lot to discuss for this narrative epic. The film's production is one of a few feats in Hol...

The Worthy boys join a snapping gang to do some interpretive dancing in the west side of New York for our 34th episode of Worthy Podcast! With West Side Story winning 10 Academy Awards, this became the biggest Oscar-winning musical of all time, beating the record Gigi set three years before with its nine Oscars.  It is the only movie winning exactly 10 Academy Awards. No other Movie has 10 Academy...

The Worthy Boys are back for a special bonus episode about the 2022 summer box office joined by a special guest! We dive deep into our favorite films, the biggest surprises, and the biggest disappointments of the summer. If you like this episode and the show, please leave a review! It really does help us. Give us a follow on Instagram at WorthyPodcast and on Twitter @WorthyPod. Subscribe on Spotif...

The Worthy boys exchange keys as we’re heading to Jack Lemmon’s apartment for a wild night! The Apartment won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Writing, Best Art Direction, and Best Editing. The film received five additional nominations, including Shirley MacLaine and Jack Lemmon for Best Leading Actress and Actor.  Billy Wilder even became the first person to win th...

The Worthy boys are going chariot racing in this episode! Ben and Jon go back to the year 26 AD to talk about the William Wyler epic, "Ben-Hur". The 1959 Best Picture winner stars Charlton Heston in the titular role as he plots his revenge in this biblical epic. The film's large scale production has cemented itself among one of the classics that 1950s Hollywood has to offer. At the 32nd Academy Aw...

Thank heaven, there's a new Worthy episode out! In this episode Ben and Jon are joined by Austin Gold to talk about the 1958 Best Picture winner "Gigi" and the 31st Academy Awards. The Vincente Minnelli directed musical starring Leslie Caron, Louise Jourdan and Maurice Chevalier, focuses on the budding relationship of a young French girl and a rich socialite.  At the 31st Academy Awards the film t...

The Worthy boys help build a bridge to one of the greatest Best Picture winners, The Bridge On The River Kwai starring Alec Guinness and William Holden. This wartime adventure is packed with tension, thrills, and some of the best cinematography in a Best Picture winner yet! We even discuss whether there’s even a lead in this film or if this movie is simply an ensemble piece.    This is the 30th ep...

Get your hot air balloon, train, steamboat and elephant ready cause we are going Around The World In 80 Days! The 1956 adventure film took home the Best Picture award that year for its large screen take of the world and cameo filled cast. We discuss the film’s intro using the classic silent film, A Trip To The Moon (1902), and how that is treated with the rest of the film. The Worthy boys also del...

The Worthy boys are calling up some dates as we are discussing the 1955 melodrama, Marty! In our opening, we discuss how Marty feels like the last stop of our grandparent's Hollywood, and then we enter into our parent's Hollywood. Marty was the only film based on a TV drama to ever win Best Picture and at 90 minutes long, this is the shortest of all films that have won the Academy Award for Best P...

In this episode of Worthy, Ben and Jon take a deep dive into the 1954 classic "On The Waterfront". The 8-time Academy Award winning film features Marlon Brando's iconic performance as a conflicted gang member and his moral struggle to be something more in his life than a "bum". Ben and Jon also discuss the importance of aspect ratio to a film and how that impacts the films overall tone. "On The Wa...

The Worthy boys head to a U.S. Army base in Hawaii to prepare for war in Fred Zinnemann’s ‘From Here to Eternity’! This episode of Worthy, we debate the progression of sex and relationships in Hollywood film and how the boundaries are slowly starting to expand. 'From Here to Eternity' is a war film not about war but about the men training for the war and their relationships outside of the Army bas...

Ben and Jon react to the results of the 94th Academy Awards! The Worthy hosts go through the highlights, snubs and surprises that unfolded at Hollywood's biggest night.  What did you think of the 94th Academy Awards? Tell us why we're wrong and email us at worthysubmissions@gmail.com If you like this episode and the show, please leave a review! It really does help us. Give us a follow on Instagram...

This is The Greatest Show.....On Earth! This episode of Worthy, Ben and Jon join the circus and discuss Cecil B. DeMille's lone Oscar win. 'The Greatest Show On Earth' is an ode to the big top and glorifies the creative production that goes into it. Our hosts also discuss the history of the use of animals in Hollywood productions. Ben and Jon look into the films use of the real Ringling Brothers C...