Guessing the Plots for Sinners, One Battle After Another & More
Mar 13, 2026•21 min
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Episode description
Sophia Wilson Pelton and Matt Bragg try to guess the plots of several Oscar-nominated movies they haven’t seen yet...before looking up the real answers.
What You’ll Hear
From Heist Movie to Vampire Horror: Matt pictures Sinners as a stylish Ocean’s-style caper starring a charming crew of criminals. Sophia then reveals the real premise: twin brothers in 1930s Mississippi facing down bloodthirsty vampires.
Cowboys, Conspiracies, and a Very Confident Guess: Sophia imagines a dusty Western showdown for One Battle After Another, complete with dueling cowboys and a troubled hero.
A Love Story in the Flower Fields (That Absolutely Does Not Exist): Inspired by the name alone, Sophia invents an entire romantic drama about a Swiss gardener protecting her beloved Bugonia (well, Begonia) fields from a developer… only to discover the real film involves conspiracy theories and a suspected alien CEO.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro & evening check-in
01:40 The mysterious case of the too-small jeans
05:05 The Oscar movie guessing game begins
06:40 Guessing the plot of Sinners
08:20 The real synopsis of Sinners revealed
10:55 Guessing the plot of One Battle After Another
14:25 The real synopsis of One Battle After Another revealed
15:20 Guessing the plot of Bugonia
17:20 The real synopsis of Bugonia revealed
19:25 Goodnights & winding down
What You’ll Hear
From Heist Movie to Vampire Horror: Matt pictures Sinners as a stylish Ocean’s-style caper starring a charming crew of criminals. Sophia then reveals the real premise: twin brothers in 1930s Mississippi facing down bloodthirsty vampires.
Cowboys, Conspiracies, and a Very Confident Guess: Sophia imagines a dusty Western showdown for One Battle After Another, complete with dueling cowboys and a troubled hero.
A Love Story in the Flower Fields (That Absolutely Does Not Exist): Inspired by the name alone, Sophia invents an entire romantic drama about a Swiss gardener protecting her beloved Bugonia (well, Begonia) fields from a developer… only to discover the real film involves conspiracy theories and a suspected alien CEO.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro & evening check-in
01:40 The mysterious case of the too-small jeans
05:05 The Oscar movie guessing game begins
06:40 Guessing the plot of Sinners
08:20 The real synopsis of Sinners revealed
10:55 Guessing the plot of One Battle After Another
14:25 The real synopsis of One Battle After Another revealed
15:20 Guessing the plot of Bugonia
17:20 The real synopsis of Bugonia revealed
19:25 Goodnights & winding down
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