The Best Pictures Podcast
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Join Maggie and Ian as they watch their way through all the Best Picture Oscar winners
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As of now my current 2025 Best Picture rankings are:
1. The Substance
2. I’m Still Here
3. Anora
4. Nickel Boys
5. Conclave
I’ll follow up with final rankings next weekend when I watch the remaining nominees.
1. The Substance
2. I’m Still Here
3. Anora
4. Nickel Boys
5. Conclave
I’ll follow up with final rankings next weekend when I watch the remaining nominees.
After watching all the Best Picture Nominees, my 2025 rankings are:
1. The Substance
2. I’m Still Here
3. Anora
4. Wicked
5. Nickel Boys
6. Conclave
7. The Brutalist
8. Dune Part 2
9. A Complete Unknown
10. Emilia Perez
1. The Substance
2. I’m Still Here
3. Anora
4. Wicked
5. Nickel Boys
6. Conclave
7. The Brutalist
8. Dune Part 2
9. A Complete Unknown
10. Emilia Perez
We’re officially in the middle of our 2025 holiday episodes starting with Home Alone! In case anyone is confused why we reference a nonexistent episode on The Holdovers in the first minute, we switched release order and that episode will be available next week
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Special Episode - Home Alone
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December 16, 2025 at 4:46 PM
We’re officially in the middle of our 2025 holiday episodes starting with Home Alone! In case anyone is confused why we reference a nonexistent episode on The Holdovers in the first minute, we switched release order and that episode will be available next week
open.spotify.com/episode/0Qlk...
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Happy Halloween!!!
Part 2 of our body horror double feature is out now. We covered The Substance (aka the film that might’ve made Maggie like horror movies)
#filmsky #moviereview
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Part 2 of our body horror double feature is out now. We covered The Substance (aka the film that might’ve made Maggie like horror movies)
#filmsky #moviereview
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Special Episode - The Substance
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October 31, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Happy Halloween!!!
Part 2 of our body horror double feature is out now. We covered The Substance (aka the film that might’ve made Maggie like horror movies)
#filmsky #moviereview
open.spotify.com/episode/4rpC...
Part 2 of our body horror double feature is out now. We covered The Substance (aka the film that might’ve made Maggie like horror movies)
#filmsky #moviereview
open.spotify.com/episode/4rpC...
After a brief break we’re back with the first of our 2025 Halloween episodes! We tackled The Fly (1986) which was somehow both grosser and less gross than we thought it would be
#filmsky #filmreview
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#filmsky #filmreview
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Special Episode - The Fly
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October 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
After a brief break we’re back with the first of our 2025 Halloween episodes! We tackled The Fly (1986) which was somehow both grosser and less gross than we thought it would be
#filmsky #filmreview
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#filmsky #filmreview
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Finally watching Gladiator II, and I’d love to know what people who were big fans of the original thought of it.
We were kinda meh in the original, but for those that weren’t how do you think the sequel held up to the original?
#filmsky
We were kinda meh in the original, but for those that weren’t how do you think the sequel held up to the original?
#filmsky
July 4, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Finally watching Gladiator II, and I’d love to know what people who were big fans of the original thought of it.
We were kinda meh in the original, but for those that weren’t how do you think the sequel held up to the original?
#filmsky
We were kinda meh in the original, but for those that weren’t how do you think the sequel held up to the original?
#filmsky
We’re celebrating our 7th podcast anniversary by covering the beloved Monty Python and the Holy Grail!
#filmsky #moviereview
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#filmsky #moviereview
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Special Episode - Monty Python and the Holy Grail
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April 1, 2025 at 8:40 PM
We’re celebrating our 7th podcast anniversary by covering the beloved Monty Python and the Holy Grail!
#filmsky #moviereview
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#filmsky #moviereview
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Completely unrelated to the anniversary episode we’re recording on a beloved cult classic this weekend, but boy is Monty Python and the Holy Grail such a fun film!
#filmsky #NowWatching
#filmsky #NowWatching
March 29, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Completely unrelated to the anniversary episode we’re recording on a beloved cult classic this weekend, but boy is Monty Python and the Holy Grail such a fun film!
#filmsky #NowWatching
#filmsky #NowWatching
I’m plenty happy with an Anora win for Best Picture. I enjoyed seeing it in theaters, and I’m happy to watch it again and get to cover it for the podcast, which is much more than I can say for some winners. Well deserved win.
#oscars
#oscars
March 3, 2025 at 3:49 AM
I’m plenty happy with an Anora win for Best Picture. I enjoyed seeing it in theaters, and I’m happy to watch it again and get to cover it for the podcast, which is much more than I can say for some winners. Well deserved win.
#oscars
#oscars
I can’t say I’m surprised at Brody’s win. I probably would’ve gone with Fiennes, but even if The Brutalist wasn’t for me, you can tell Brody put a lot of care into his performance
#oscars
#oscars
March 3, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I can’t say I’m surprised at Brody’s win. I probably would’ve gone with Fiennes, but even if The Brutalist wasn’t for me, you can tell Brody put a lot of care into his performance
#oscars
#oscars
Thank god I’m Still Here took best international picture. My second fave of the best picture nominees and it hasn’t gotten near the attention it deserves.
#oscars
#oscars
March 3, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Thank god I’m Still Here took best international picture. My second fave of the best picture nominees and it hasn’t gotten near the attention it deserves.
#oscars
#oscars
I’m ok with the Brutalist winning cinematography. Other than Nosferatu though it feels like one of the weaker categories and there are other films I would’ve liked to have seen nominated
#oscars
#oscars
March 3, 2025 at 2:55 AM
I’m ok with the Brutalist winning cinematography. Other than Nosferatu though it feels like one of the weaker categories and there are other films I would’ve liked to have seen nominated
#oscars
#oscars
Happy to see Anora pick up editing. That scene where Vanya runs and leaves Ani to deal with everything is a textbook example of comedic editing.
#oscars
#oscars
March 3, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Happy to see Anora pick up editing. That scene where Vanya runs and leaves Ani to deal with everything is a textbook example of comedic editing.
#oscars
#oscars
After watching all the Best Picture Nominees, my 2025 rankings are:
1. The Substance
2. I’m Still Here
3. Anora
4. Wicked
5. Nickel Boys
6. Conclave
7. The Brutalist
8. Dune Part 2
9. A Complete Unknown
10. Emilia Perez
1. The Substance
2. I’m Still Here
3. Anora
4. Wicked
5. Nickel Boys
6. Conclave
7. The Brutalist
8. Dune Part 2
9. A Complete Unknown
10. Emilia Perez
As of now my current 2025 Best Picture rankings are:
1. The Substance
2. I’m Still Here
3. Anora
4. Nickel Boys
5. Conclave
I’ll follow up with final rankings next weekend when I watch the remaining nominees.
1. The Substance
2. I’m Still Here
3. Anora
4. Nickel Boys
5. Conclave
I’ll follow up with final rankings next weekend when I watch the remaining nominees.
March 2, 2025 at 8:35 PM
After watching all the Best Picture Nominees, my 2025 rankings are:
1. The Substance
2. I’m Still Here
3. Anora
4. Wicked
5. Nickel Boys
6. Conclave
7. The Brutalist
8. Dune Part 2
9. A Complete Unknown
10. Emilia Perez
1. The Substance
2. I’m Still Here
3. Anora
4. Wicked
5. Nickel Boys
6. Conclave
7. The Brutalist
8. Dune Part 2
9. A Complete Unknown
10. Emilia Perez
Wrapped things up watching Emilia Perez this morning. I’m so confused by the critical acclaim for this film. Why is it a musical? The overall tone isn’t camp enough to pull it off. The songs aren’t good and the staging is underwhelming. The characters feel underwritten.
#filmsky #EmiliaPerez
#filmsky #EmiliaPerez
Dune Part 2: visually stunning and I liked it better than the first one but still kinda meh on it. Very one note and I just don’t find the characters compelling, but then I’ve never been able to finish the book despite trying three times
#filmsky #DunePart2
#filmsky #DunePart2
The Brutalist: I loved the look of the film and there were a few cool sequences. While I appreciated the intermission, the film did not need to be as long as it was. The pace was glacial. I also think it tried to do too much which hurt it a bit thematically.
#filmsky #TheBrutalist
#filmsky #TheBrutalist
March 2, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Wrapped things up watching Emilia Perez this morning. I’m so confused by the critical acclaim for this film. Why is it a musical? The overall tone isn’t camp enough to pull it off. The songs aren’t good and the staging is underwhelming. The characters feel underwritten.
#filmsky #EmiliaPerez
#filmsky #EmiliaPerez
Dune Part 2: visually stunning and I liked it better than the first one but still kinda meh on it. Very one note and I just don’t find the characters compelling, but then I’ve never been able to finish the book despite trying three times
#filmsky #DunePart2
#filmsky #DunePart2
The Brutalist: I loved the look of the film and there were a few cool sequences. While I appreciated the intermission, the film did not need to be as long as it was. The pace was glacial. I also think it tried to do too much which hurt it a bit thematically.
#filmsky #TheBrutalist
#filmsky #TheBrutalist
March 2, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Dune Part 2: visually stunning and I liked it better than the first one but still kinda meh on it. Very one note and I just don’t find the characters compelling, but then I’ve never been able to finish the book despite trying three times
#filmsky #DunePart2
#filmsky #DunePart2
A Complete Unknown: Standard meh biopic. I was underwhelmed by Chalamet’s performance. It seemed to hinge exclusively on mimicking Dylan & didn’t really give me anything else interesting for the character of Dylan in the movie. Norton stole every scene he was in.
#filmsky #ACompleteUnknown
#filmsky #ACompleteUnknown
March 2, 2025 at 12:41 AM
A Complete Unknown: Standard meh biopic. I was underwhelmed by Chalamet’s performance. It seemed to hinge exclusively on mimicking Dylan & didn’t really give me anything else interesting for the character of Dylan in the movie. Norton stole every scene he was in.
#filmsky #ACompleteUnknown
#filmsky #ACompleteUnknown
Kicked it off with Wicked. What a phenomenal adaptation. Musical numbers are great but also a lot of quieter emotional moments that really shine. Powerhouse performances from Erivo & Grande. Only reason it won’t be higher on my rankings is cause it isn’t a full story, but a part 1
#filmsky #wicked
#filmsky #wicked
March 1, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Back in the theater watching the remaining Best Picture nominees (minus Emilia Perez, which I’ll watch at home tomorrow as I recover from today’s marathon). I’ve got Wicked, The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, and Dune 2. What should I be the most excited for?
#filmsky #oscars
#filmsky #oscars
March 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM