American Beauty

We've talked often on this podcast about the year in film that was 1999 and how it may just be the best year ever. On this episode we tackle its best picture winner, Sam Mendes' American Beauty. This is a how could you for our resident Oscars geek Lauren, and let's just say both hosts have thoughts. Tackling suburban tension, corporate angst, and midlife crisis we follow the Burnham family as they navigate blowing up their nuclear family. In a first for our film loving, nostalgia seeking, movie going duo, they finally talk about a movie that they don't love, and may even hate. How could Lauren not have seen a Best Picture winner? Tune in and find out.