We found 10 episodes of Late to the Movies with the tag “oscars”.
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Poor Things
March 29th, 2024 | 1 hr 5 mins
2024, academy awards, ben holt, best picture, christopher abbott, emma stone, film, jerrod carmichael, late to the movies, mark ruffalo, movie, oscars, poor things, ramy youssef, review, the laties, willem dafoe, yorgos lanthimos
Oscar Month concludes with the Third Annual Laties Awards Best Picture winner - Yorgos Lanthimos' Poor Things! Ben, Bree, Sam, and Vaz discuss the stacked cast, bizarre tone, and Oscar-winning design of the instant classic.
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, written by Tony McNamara, and starring Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Christopher Abbott, and Jerrod Carmichael.
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The Third Annual Laties Awards
March 25th, 2024 | 1 hr 41 mins
2024, academy awards, awards, barbie, ben holt, best picture, emma stone, film, late to the movies, movie, oppenheimer, oscars, past lives, poor things, review, the laties, the zone of interest
It's finally here! Oscars Month hits its undisputed high point with the awards show we've all been for - The Third Annual Laties Awards! Ben, Greg, Jordan, Ray, and Robbie (and the all-important fan votes!) decide what 2023 movies will take home the hardware. Will sentimental favorite Past Lives" break "Poor Things' heart? Will Messi the dog (from Anatomy of a Fall) win our first ever animal award?? Will Barbie OR Oppenheimer win anything meaningful (aside from hundreds of millions of dollars)?!? Listen now to find out!!
Theme song: "In to the Deep" by Robbie
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Barbie
March 18th, 2024 | 1 hr 18 mins
2024, academy awards, america ferrera, barbie, ben holt, best picture, film, greta gerwig, issa rae, kate mckinnon, late to the movies, margot robbie, michael cera, movie, oscars, review, ryan gosling, will ferrell
The actual Oscars may have already happened, but it's still Oscar Month on the pod! This week's Best Picture nominee - Greta Gerwig's Barbie! Ben, Andy, Aquielle, Jeffrey, and Kate discuss 2023's highest-grossing movie.
Directed by Greta Gerwig, screenplay by Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling as Ken, and featuring America Ferrera, Michael Cera, Kate McKinnon, Issa Rae, Rhea Perlman, and Will Ferrell.
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Oppenheimer
March 11th, 2024 | 1 hr 5 mins
2024, academy awards, ben holt, best picture, christopher nolan, cillian murphy, emily blunt, film, florence pugh, josh hartnett, late to the movies, matt damon, movie, oppenheimer, oscars, review, robert downey jr.
Oscar season rolls on with the (as I'm writing this) odds-on Best Picture favorite - Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer! By the time this episode comes out, we'll know exactly how many of it's near-record 13 Oscar nominations it won. What we do know for now - in this episode, Ben and Robbie discuss the less-pink half of the biggest movie event of the last several years.
Written and directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, and Josh Hartnett.
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Past Lives
March 4th, 2024 | 1 hr 4 mins
2024, academy awards, ben holt, best picture, celine song, film, greta lee, john magaro, late to the movies, movie, oscars, past lives, review, teo yoo
It's Oscar Season! We'll be covering a quartet of Oscar nominated movies this month PLUS the Third Annual Laties Awards in March. First up - Celine Song's instant-classic debut feature, Past Lives! Ben, Greg, Lindsey, and Ray discuss a collective favorite from a great movie year.
Written and directed by Celine Song and starring Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, and John Magaro.
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The Fabelmans
March 31st, 2023 | 1 hr 55 mins
2023, academy awards, ben holt, best picture, film, gabriel labelle, judd hirsch, late to the movies, michelle williams, movie, oscars, paul dano, review, seth rogen, steven spielberg, the fabelmans, tony kushner
Our semi-comprehensive dive into this year's Best Picture nominees at the Oscars comes to an end with The Fabelmans! Ben, Bree, Sam, and Vaz dance in the headlights, dream about punching Seth Rogen, and move to Arizona and then Northern California to discuss Steven Spielberg's semi-autobiographical coming of age film... and I promise the episodes will be back to normal length next month!
Directed by Steven Spielberg, who co-wrote it with Tony Kushner. Starring Gabriel LaBelle, Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, and Judd Hirsch.
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Top Gun: Maverick
March 27th, 2023 | 1 hr 7 mins
2023, academy awards, ben holt, best picture, ed harris, film, glen powell, jennifer connelly, jon hamm, joseph kosinski, late to the movies, maverick, miles teller, movie, oscars, review, tom cruise, top gun, val kilmer
It's almost time to bring our month-long look at some recent Oscar Best Picture nominees in for a landing, but before we do, we're gonna talk about the movie that (maybe?) saved theaters last year - Top Gun: Maverick! Ben and Anthony take the highway to the danger zone (sorry) to discuss Joseph Kosinski's instant popcorn-classic.
Directed by Joseph Kosinski and starring Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Ed Harris, and Val Kilmer.
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The Second Annual Laties Awards!
March 24th, 2023 | 2 hrs 4 mins
2023, academy awards, awards show, ben holt, best picture, everything everywhere all at once, film, late to the movies, movie, oscars, review, tar, the banshees of inisherin, the fabelmans, the laties
At long last, THE LATIES have returned! The Oscars were merely preamble to this, the TRUE biggest night in Hollywood. Ben, Greg, Jordan, and Ray deliberate and hand out some awards to the best and brightest in 2022 movies in this action-packed, special extended episode.
Who will take home Best Picture? Which of us will win Best Song?! What could that last question possibly mean?!? Listen now to find out!
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The Banshees of Inisherin
March 20th, 2023 | 1 hr 40 mins
2023, academy awards, barry keoghan, ben holt, best picture, brendan gleeson, colin farrell, film, kerry condon, late to the movies, martin mcdonagh, movie, oscars, review, the banshees of inisherin
If you thought our semi-thorough round up of Best Picture Nominees from this year's Academy Awards was going to end once the Oscars were over... there goes that dream! Up this week - The Banshees of Inisherin! Ben, Jordan, Lindsey, and Robbie portend death, work on their music, and repeatedly ask each other to go down to the pub like to discuss Martin McDonagh's latest tragicomedy.
Written, directed, and produced by Martin McDonagh and starring Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon, and Barry Keoghan.
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Everything Everywhere All At Once
March 13th, 2023 | 1 hr 27 mins
2023, academy awards, ben holt, best picture, daniels, everything everywhere all at once, film, james hong, jamie lee curtis, ke huy quan, late to the movies, michelle yeoh, movie, oscars, review, stephanie hsu
Did something happen last night? Oh, that's right - Daniels' Everything Everywhere All At Once became the first film EVER to win five above-the-line Oscars, and won seven overall. Let's talk about that movie!
This episode was recorded a couple weeks ago but the sentiments remain timely: Ben, Cory, Noah, and Pat talk about one of our favorite movies of the last year, and one that may have just heralded a sea change in the film industry... sounds crazy, but get ready for A LOT of knockoffs in the coming years!
Written and directed by Daniels (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert), starring Michelle Yeoh, and featuring Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, James Hong, and Jamie Lee Curtis.