The Film Show - 21/04/2021 - Oscars Special 2021

After our Easter break, the Film Show is back with a rundown of the Best Picture nominees for the 2021 Oscars! We're talking Sound of Metal, Promising Young Woman, Judas and the Black Messiah & Minari! Check out our previous episodes for our review of Mank too! (The Trial of the Chicago 7 review will be put up with the archive of podcasts from before Christmas, look out for that coming soon!)

Quick content warning too (as stated in the podcast intro): in our discussion of Promising Young Woman, we inevitably talk about the topic sexual assault. The discussion isn't overly graphic or detailed but if you'd like to give the segment a miss, it goes from 14:05 to 29:50.
 
So, we're heaping love on Riz Ahmed, Carey Mulligan, Daniel Kaluuya, Lakeith Stanfield for some breathtaking performances & talking a bit about how we tackle weighty topics in film with Promising Young Woman's approach to sexual assault and Sound of Metal's exploration of Deaf identity & substance abuse. We're back in the studio for this one so there are a few technical difficulties but we manage to survive and I reckon we've ended up with a pretty great show!

Hope you enjoy!
0:00 - Quick Intro & Content Warning
0:45 - Sound of Metal Review
14:05 - Promising Young Woman Review - CW: Discussion of Sexual Assault
29:50 - Judas and The Black Messiah Review
41:47 - Minari
49:15 - Outro, General Oscars Chat & Remembering Helen McCrory
 
Tracks Played:
Fight For You - H.E.R.
Husavik - Will Ferrell & My Marianne

And our call to action! Tweet or insta us with your Oscars picks! Are we too harsh on Chicago 7 & Mank? What about documentary picks? Give us your thoughts and we'll bring them up next show!
 
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