Reel Life Oscar Challenge

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Michael, Lars, and Kathleen got bored one day and came up with an idea: Let's watch every movie nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture for every year we've been alive. This is the result.

Michael Lovito

  • Aug 11, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • monthly NEW EPISODES
  • 1h 10m AVG DURATION
  • 24 EPISODES


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Episode 23: 2011 (Part 2)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2020 69:24


Michael, Lars, and Kathleen discuss the rest of the nominees from 2011.

Episode 22: 2011 (Part 1)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2020 63:41


Little kids and silent movies dominate this episode of the Reel Life Oscar Chanllege, do the chargin of some and the delight of others. The films discussed are: -The Artist (1:42) -The Descendants (11:41) -Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (21:04) -The Help (38:06) -Hugo (48:59)

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Episode 21: 2010 (Part 2)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2020 69:51


Michael, Lars, and Kathleen discuss rural American misery, the dark heart of Facebook, and cartoon hi jinks as they talk about the second half of the 2010 slate. The films discussed are: -The King's Speech (1:21) -The Social Network (14:13) -Toy Story 3 (30:29) -True Grit (45:48) -Winter's Bone (52:45)

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Episode 20: 2010 (Part 1)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2020 78:26


Michael, Lars, and Kathleen start their discussion of the 2010 nominees.

Episode 19: 2009 (Part 2)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2020 78:06


Michael, Lars, and Kathleen gather again to talk about the second half of the 2009 Best Picture slate.

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Episode 18: 2009 (Part 1)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2019 73:55


Michael, Lars, and Kathleen discuss the first five best picture nominees of 2009

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Episode 17: 2000s Recap

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2019 78:13


Michael, Lars, and Kathleen discuss their favorites and least favorites of 9 years of Oscar nominations.

Episode 16: 2008

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2019 83:45


Michael, Lars and Kathleen discuss the Best Picture nominees of 2008

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Episode 15: 2007

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2019 84:00


Michael, Kathleen and Lars discuss the Best Picture Nominees of 2007

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Episode 10: 2002

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2019 82:20


Michael, Lars, and Kathleen discuss the Best Picture Nominees of 2003

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Episode 8: 2000

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2019 61:57


Michael, Lars and Kathleen ring in the second season of the Reel Life Oscar Challenge by talking the Best Picture nominees of 2000.

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Episode 7: 90s Recap

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2019 69:34


Mike, Lars, and Kathleen recap the (half) decade that was in Oscar nominated films

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Reel Life Oscar Challenge: Intro

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2018 12:34


Michael, Kathleen and Lars talk about their quest to watch every Best Picture nominee of their collective lifetimes.

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