Episode description

This week we are joined by Scott Boice, the creator of our theme music! The three of us discuss all of the controversy surrounding the upcoming Oscars broadcast, how Camilla Cabello's Cinderella will probably win the stupid #OscarsFanFavorite award, Francis Ford Coppola's GQ profile, and a lot of new movies we've seen lately, from the great to the atrocious.

Movies mentioned (* indicates spoilers):

• Titane*
• Spider-Man: No Way Home
• Killers of the Flower Moon
• You Were Never Really Here, The Power of the Dog*, Spencer
• Magic Mike XXL
• Cinderella
• The Sky Is Everywhere*, Shirley, Madeline’s Madeline
• Madagascar 3
• Star Wars
• Dog
• Uncharted
• Wings of Desire
• The Worst Person in the World*, Thelma
• Jackass Forever*
• Gone Girl, Wild Wild West, Nightmare Alley*
• The Batman (2022), Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
• The Godfather, The Conversation, The Godfather: Part II, Apocalypse Now
• One From the Heart, Blade Runner 2049
• West Side Story (2021), Close Encounters of the Third Kind, In the Heights, Crazy Rich Asians, Suspiria, Cats (2019)

The Smartest People in the Room is hosted by Rachel Casey and Maddie Weiner. It is edited by Maddie Weiner. Original theme and interstitial music is by Scott Boice - follow him on Instagram @sc00gle and find more of his work on Bandcamp.