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Ninety-five movies have won the Oscar for Best Picture. Did they deserve it? Let's find out! I'm going to watch every single one of them so you don't have to. Tune in each week to hear my reviews, hot takes & other Hollywood tidbits! Source Material: Wikipedia, IMDb & freemusicarchive.com

Candi Thomas


    • Nov 10, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    Episode 96: The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024 29:02


    Frodo and Sam march toward Mount Doom, while Gandalf and Aragorn lead an allied army in the final battle for Middle Earth. Join me as I discuss the 2003 Best Picture Oscar winner: The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King.

    EPISODE 95: The Last Emperor

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 24:57


    Though he was named Emperor of China at age 3, the life of Pu Yi doesn't turn out as planned. Join me as I discuss the Best Picture Oscar winner from 1987: The Last Emperor

    EPISODE 94: Cimarron

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024 31:11


    An ambitious husband and wife duo stake their claim and build a newspaper empire during the early years of settlement in the Oklahoma Territory. Join me as I discuss the 1931 Oscar winner for best picture: Cimarron.

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    REPLAY: Episode 45: Everything Everywhere All at Once

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2024 28:53


    A mild mannered, middle aged laundromat owner has to travel throughout the multiverse to battle an evil force and save the world? YES! Join me as I discuss the 2022 Oscar Winner: Everything Everywhere All at Once.

    BONUS: The Sixth Sense

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2024 27:31


    Child psychologist Malcolm Crowe works to help a young boy who sees things he shouldn't see. Join me as I discuss the 1999 Oscar nominated film: The Sixth Sense

    EPISODE 93: Cavalcade

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2024 26:24


    The Marryot Family, who are upper crust Londoners, experience many trials and tribulations during the first 30 years of the 20th Century. Join me as I discuss the 1933 Best Picture Oscar Winner: Cavalcade.

    EPISODE 92: The Greatest Show on Earth

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024 27:05


    The circus comes to town and brings with it romantic drama, competitive rivalries and a clown with a huge secret. Join me as I discuss the 1952 Best Picture Oscar winner: The Greatest Show on Earth

    EPISODE 91: Wings

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024 23:06


    During WWI, two American pilots fight a war on two fronts- they face the Germans in aerial combat, and fight over the affection of a girl back home. Join me as I discuss the 1928 movie Wings: the FIRST EVER Oscar winner for Best Picture.

    REPLAY: Episode 4: The Silence of the Lambs

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 20:28


    Join me as I discuss the twisted psychological thriller The Silence of the Lambs. The first and only horror movie to ever win the Oscar for Best Picture.

    EPISODE 90: Lawrence of Arabia

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 23:57


    A British Army Officer becomes the leader of the Arab revolt against Ottoman rule during WWI. Join me as I discuss the 1962 Best Picture Oscar winner: Lawrence of Arabia

    EPISODE 89: The Lost Weekend

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024 24:40


    Don Birnam is an alcoholic facing a losing battle against his unquenchable thirst. Join me as I discuss the 1945 Best Picture Oscar winner: The Lost Weekend

    EPISODE 88: Gandhi

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2024 28:11


    The incredible story of the man who's policy of non violence helped bring freedom and independence to the people of India. Join me as I discuss the 1982 Oscar winner for Best Picture: Gandhi

    Episode 87: The Broadway Melody

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024 24:53


    The Mahoney sisters arrive in NYC hoping to take Broadway by storm, but will they let a man come between them? Join me as I discuss the 1929 Best Picture Oscar winner The Broadway Melody. 

    EPISODE 86: Mrs. Miniver

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2024 24:32


    A lovely and gracious middle-class English housewife must help her family endure the challenges of war. Join me as I discuss the 1942 Oscar winner for Best Picture: Mrs. Miniver

    REPLAY: Episode 19: All the King's Men

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2024 28:33


    Originally aired February 19, 2023. A top notch political thriller that shows how easily political power can corrupt good people. Join me as I discuss the 1949 Best Picture Oscar Winner: All the King's Men

    EPISODE 85: The Great Ziegfeld

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2024 25:47


    The elaborate story of Broadway impresario Florenz Ziegfeld Jr, the mastermind behind the infamous Ziegfeld Follies. Join me as I discuss the 1936 best picture Oscar winner: The Great Ziegfeld

    EPISODE 84: The Bridge on the River Kwai

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2024 26:26


    In 1943, a group of British POWs build a railway bridge for their Japanese captors. Fueled by pride and principle, the British Colonel inadvertently gives a strategic advantage to the enemy. Join me as I discuss the 1957 Best Picture Oscar winner: The Bridge on the River Kwai

    EPISODE 83: Rebecca

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2024 27:17


    A naive new bride is forced to deal with the intrusive and often uncomfortable reminders of her husband's deceased wife. Join me as I discuss the Best Picture Oscar winner from 1940: Rebecca 

    EPISODE 82: The Artist

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2024 24:54


    As the silent film era comes to an end, Hollywood megastar George Valentin struggles to remain relevant. Join me as I discuss the best picture Oscar winner from 2011: The Artist

    EPISODE 81: Schindler's List

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2024 26:49


    German factory owner Oskar Schindler helps ensure the safety of his Jewish workers during the Holocaust. Join me as I discuss the 1993 Best Picture Oscar winner: Schindler's List. 

    BONUS: My Cousin Vinny

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2024 24:06


    An inexperienced lawyer from New York defends a cousin who is charged with murder in Alabama. Join me as I discuss the 1992 comedy classic: My Cousin Vinny

    EPISODE 80: Hamlet

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2024 26:02


    A film version of Shakespeare's timeless classic of love, revenge and family drama.  Join me as I discuss the 1948 Best Picture Oscar winner: Hamlet

    EPISODE 79: The Deer Hunter

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2024 26:55


    The lives of 3 men from a small Pennsylvania steel town are forever altered after spending time in Vietnam. Join me as I discuss the 1978 Oscar winner for best picture: The Deer Hunter.

    EPISODE 78: Dances with Wolves

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2024 25:13


    Civil War Officer John Dunbar is welcomed by a band of Lakota Indians when he's stationed at a military post in the American Frontier. Join me as I discuss the 1990 Oscar winner for best picture: Dances with Wolves.

    REPLAY: Episode 9: The Sting

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2024 24:17


    What happens when a pair of con men decide to take down a mob boss? Join me as I discuss the 1973 Best Picture Oscar winner: The Sting

    EPISODE 77: Going My Way

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2024 24:49


    Father O'Malley is new to St Dominic's, and boy does he have some problems to solve! Join me as I discuss the 1944 Best Picture Oscar Winner: Going My Way

    EPISODE 76: Moonlight

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2024 24:29


    The moving story of Chiron, a young black man growing up in Miami, detailed in 3 defining chapters of his life, Join me as I discuss the 2016 Best Picture Oscar winner: Moonlight

    EPISODE 75: Gone with the Wind

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2024 28:05


    A classic love triangle set in the backdrop of the old south. Join me as I discuss the 1939 Best Picture Oscar winner: Gone with the Wind

    EPISODE 74: All About Eve

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2024 29:09


    An over eager adoring fan isn't anything to worry about ... right? But Eve has big plans and everyone needs to watch their back. Join me as I discuss the 1950 Oscar winner for best picture: All About Eve.

    EPISODE 73: Crash

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2024 27:45


    Several racially motivated incidents are woven together during a 48 hour period in Los Angeles. Join me as I discuss the controversial 2005 Oscar winner for best picture: Crash

    EPISODE 72: Gentleman's Agreement

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2024 29:09


    A journalist goes undercover to write an expose on antisemitism, but learns much more than he bargained for. Join me as I discuss the 1947 Best Picture Oscar Winner: Gentleman's Agreement

    EPISODE 71: Oppenheimer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2024 34:31


    He was the father of the atomic bomb, but he also had some deep regrets and some ruthless enemies. Join me as I discuss the 2024 Oscar winner for Best Picture: Oppenheimer

    EPISODE 70: All Quiet on the Western Front

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2024 25:22


    The horrors of war become a reality for a group of young German soldiers during WW1. Join me as I discuss the best picture Oscar Winner for 1930: All Quiet on the Western Front

    EPISODE 69: Ben Hur

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2024 27:10


    Falsely accused and imprisoned for years, Judah Ben Hur returns to exact his revenge. Join me as I discuss the 1959 Best Picture Oscar winner: Ben Hur

    EPISODE 68: Out of Africa

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2024 23:42


    This 1985 Best Picture Oscar winner tells the epic love story between a married Baroness and a British big game hunter, both living in Africa in the early 1900's .

    BONUS: A League of Their Own

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2024 27:35


    It's Women's History Month and no better time to celebrate the All American Girls Professional Baseball League. Join me as I discuss A League of Their Own, the 1992 movie that tells the story of the first women ever inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame.

    EPISODE 67: CODA

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2024 27:28


    As the child of deaf parents, Ruby must choose to either stay and help them run their fishing business or follow her dreams to go to music school. Join me as I discuss the 2022 Oscar winner for Best Picture: CODA

    EPISODE 66: Grand Hotel

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2024 27:29


    The lives of 5 strangers are intertwined when they all stay at the same luxury hotel in Berlin. Join me as I discuss the Best Picture Oscar winner from 1932: Grand Hotel

    EPISODE 65: Tom Jones

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2024 26:54


    If Tom is so in love with Sophie, why can't he stay away from other women? Join me as I discuss the 1963 Oscar winner for Best Picture: Tom Jones

    EPISODE 64: Slumdog Millionaire

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2024 25:09


    Is it possible that Jamal Malick's difficult childhood in the slums of Mumbai helped prepare him to win Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Join me as I discuss the 2008 Oscar winner for Best Picture: Slumdog Millionaire

    EPISODE 63: Green Book

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2024 23:30


    Two men from completely different backgrounds learn to accept & respect each other as they embark on an 8 week road-trip through the deep south in 1962.  Experiencing racism and degradation, they form a unique bond, and life long friendship. Join me as I discuss the 2018 Oscar winner for Best Picture: Green Book 

    EPISODE 62: You Can't Take it With You

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2024 26:05


    It's a clash of cultures when the granddaughter of an eccentric patriarch wants to marry the only son of a rich, snobby businessman. Join me as I discuss the 1938 Oscar winner for Best Picture: You Can't Take it With You

    EPISODE 61: Gigi

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2024 28:16


    A wealthy man is expected to have a mistress, but what if the one hand-picked for him is the dear friend he thinks of as a little sister? This is going to be awkward. Join me as I discuss the 1958 Oscar winner for Best Picture: Gigi

    EPIODE 60: The English Patient

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2024 29:36


    No one knows his real identity. Is he a spy who helped the Germans in WWII? Or an honest man willing to do anything for the love of his life? Join me as I discuss the 1996 Oscar winner for Best Picture:  The English Patient

    EPISODE 59: Patton

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2024 29:08


    He was a  brave military leader with an incredibly strategic mind...too bad he also had a really big mouth. Join me as I discuss the 1970 Best Picture Oscar winner: Patton

    EPISODE 58: Oliver!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2023 25:33


    Please sir, I want some more. Join me as I discuss the 1968 Best Picture Oscar winner, Oliver!

    BONUS: While You Were Sleeping

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2023 23:35


    Even if your fake fiancé is in a coma, you can still spend Christmas with his family! Join me as I review the 1995 rom com While You Were Sleeping. 

    EPISODE 57: An American in Paris

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2023 25:43


    Dancing and singing and falling in love in Paris-- what could be better? Join me as I discuss the 1951 best picture Oscar winner: An American in Paris

    REPLAY: Episode 7: Spotlight

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2023 25:43


    There was a time when brave journalists put it all on the line to tell the stories that needed to be told. Still relevant and heartbreaking, this 2015 best picture Oscar winner is worth a replay. 

    EPISODE 56: From Here to Eternity

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2023 28:46


    Love, War and Boxing. This sweeping epic has it all! Join me as I discuss the 1953 Oscar winner for best picture: From Here to Eternity

    EPISODE 55: Marty

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2023 29:08


    There's nothing wrong with Marty, he just hasn't met the right woman yet. Join me as I discuss the 1955 Oscar winner for best picture: Marty

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