Highbrow! Lowbrow?

A bi-weekly podcast where we compare and contrast the top box office earner and the Best Picture Academy Award Winner for the same year.

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Episodes

Oscars 2016 Bonus Episode

Jesse & Shaun reunite once again to review the Best Picture Nominess for the 2015 Oscars. The Highbrow! Lowbrow? duo are still around to bring another session of scintillating cinema talk.

Feb 19, 2016•59 min

Oscars 2015 Bonus Episode

Jesse & Shaun are back to review the Best Picture Nominess for the 2015 Oscars. Check it out as the Highbrow! Lowbrow? duo reunite.

Feb 18, 2015•56 min

Highbrow! Lowbrow? Live Finale

Here's our final episode Live at the Bistro on November 29th. Check it out as we say our final farewells!

Dec 29, 2014•45 min

Live Finale @ The Bistro - Nov. 29th

Here we go with the live finale of Highbrow! Lowbrow? After four years of reviewing the Best Picture Academy Award Winner and top box office earner, Jesse and Shaun get together to discuss one last time who was right: the critics or the masses. And you're invited! We'll have bands, videos, prizes and much more, so come have a brew with us at the Bistro on Saturday Nov. 29th @ 5pm.

Nov 21, 2014•12 min

Episode 86

Check out the latest episode of Highbrow! Lowbrow? Featuring two films from the year 1932, Grand Hotel (Highbrow) and Shanghai Express (Lowbrow). The final two films in our Highbrow! Lowbrow? quest.

Nov 14, 2014•1 hr 6 min

Episode 85

Check out the latest episode of Highbrow! Lowbrow? Featuring two films from the year 1942, Mrs. Miniver (Highbrow) and Bambi (Lowbrow). With longtime listener and special guest, Jack.

Oct 27, 2014•1 hr 19 min

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