Revisiting the Oscars: The Movie Podcast

It's the Oscars on Sunday and we've got you covered with our special preview episode of Revisiting the Oscars!In this extra episode we give you the lowdown on the nominees in all of the main categories, with the usual banter, trivia and (wild) opinions thrown in! We've also used this opportunity to take a further step into music criticism as we cover the 'Best Song' category - could this year surely be better than last year?!If you're enjoying the podcast please give us a 5-star rating, subscribe to the show, and join us on our social media channels!FOLLOW US!Twitter: https://twitter.com/UpLateAtNightAgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/uplateatnightagain/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/revisitingtheoscars/Website: https://uplateatnightagain.com/Podcast Links: https://revisitingtheoscars.buzzsprout.com/

Revisiting the Oscars latest episode sees us cover the upcoming 2023 Oscars as we preview all of the movies nominated for 'Best Picture' this year!There's 10 nominees so plenty of movies to unpack this year, with Barbenheimer a hot topic of conversation!All alongside usual features such as the blast from the 'present', random trivia and chat, with accompanying bonus episode to follow next week! 2023 Best Picture NomineesMaestroPast LivesThe Zone of InterestAmerican FictionBarbieKillers of the Flower MoonAnatomy of a FallPoor ThingsThe HoldoversOppenheimer *This podcast will contain some spoilers for these movies although we have tried our best to signpost them on this occasion!If you're enjoying the podcast please give us a 5-star rating, subscribe to the show, and join us on our social media channels!FOLLOW US!Twitter: https://twitter.com/UpLateAtNightAgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/uplateatnightagain/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/revisitingtheoscars/Website: https://uplateatnightagain.com/Podcast Links: https://revisitingtheoscars.buzzsprout.com/Episode Link: https://uplateatnightagain.com/2024/02/29/revisiting-the-oscars-podcast-episode-35-2023/

On this episode of 'Revisiting the Oscars' we're headed to 2010 for the year that saw 'The King's Speech' and 'The Social Network' go head to head, alongside a little movie from some barely known director called Christoper Nolan...Films included on this pod include the mind bending 'Inception', the trilogy ender (of sorts) to 'Toy Story', and a breakout performance from Jennifer Lawrence in 'Winter's Bone'We also talk Banksy, Cinema Cards, alongside the usual nonsense, banter and fun facts!Hit us up on our social media channels and let us know your thoughts on this episode!2010 Best Picture NomineesInception127 HoursWinter's BoneThe FighterToy Story 3True GritThe Kids Are All RightBlack SwanThe Social NetworkThe King's Speech*This podcast will contain some spoilers for these movies although we do try our best to signpost them! If you're enjoying the podcast please give us a 5-star rating, subscribe to the show, and join us on our social media channels! FOLLOW US!Twitter: https://twitter.com/UpLateAtNightAgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/uplateatnightagain/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/revisitingtheoscars/Website: https://uplateatnightagain.com/Podcast Links: https://revisitingtheoscars.buzzsprout.com/

On this episode of 'Revisiting the Oscars' we're back to the mid-2000s for Scorsese's only Oscar win for 'The Departed'. We may have recorded this at Christmas time but there's little Christmas cheer on show as the films we're talking about cover war, suicide and death by car accident, but don't worry - we'll do our best to brighten things up!Films included on this pod alongside 'The Departed' are the globe spanning drama 'Babel', the aftermath of Princess Diana's death in 'The Queen', Clint Eastwood's Japanese war drama 'Letters from Iwo Jima' and a little independent road trip movie in 'Little Miss Sunshine'.All this and the usual nonsense, banter and fun facts!Hit us up on our social media channels and let us know your thoughts on this episode!2006 Best Picture NomineesThe QueenLetters from Iwo JimaBabelLittle Miss SunshineThe Departed *This podcast will contain some spoilers for these movies although we do try our best to signpost them! If you're enjoying the podcast please give us a 5-star rating, subscribe to the show, and join us on our social media channels! FOLLOW US!Twitter: https://twitter.com/UpLateAtNightAgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/uplateatnightagain/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/revisitingtheoscars/Website: https://uplateatnightagain.com/Podcast Links: https://revisitingtheoscars.buzzsprout.com/

On this episode of 'Revisiting the Oscars' we're headed back 50 years in time to 1973 to revisit the top films of the year, led by none other than arguably the greatest ever horror movie in William Friedkin's The Exorcist.We're also running a long con a ruthless crime boss in The Sting, falling out with our sisters in Cries & Whispers, having a transatlantic affair in A Touch of Class and driving around aimlessly in 1950s America in American Graffiti.All this and the usual nonsense, banter and fun facts!Hit us up on our social media channels and let us know your thoughts on this episode!1973 Best Picture NomineesThe ExorcistCries & WhispersAmerican GraffitiA Touch of ClassThe Sting *This podcast will contain some spoilers for these movies although we do try our best to signpost them! If you're enjoying the podcast please give us a 5-star rating, subscribe to the show, and join us on our social media channels! FOLLOW US!Twitter: https://twitter.com/UpLateAtNightAgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/uplateatnightagain/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/revisitingtheoscars/Website: https://uplateatnightagain.com/Podcast Links: https://revisitingtheoscars.buzzsprout.com/

On this episode of 'Revisiting the Oscars' we're headed back to the 90s for 1996 - the year of Euro 96, the release of Trainspotting and the split of the original incarnation of Take That!On this year's episode we're treating patients who may or may not be English in The English Patient, arranging a kidnapping of our wives to collect a ransom in Fargo, maintaining deep secrets in Secrets & Lies, starting our own sports agency in Jerry Maguire and trying our hand at piano in ShineWe also discuss the differences between the US and the UK through the prism of plastic/paper bags, and we have a belting Corrie reference for you all. No spoilers!All this and the usual nonsense, banter and fun facts!Hit us up on our social media channels and let us know your thoughts on this episode!1996 Best Picture NomineesJerry MaguireSecrets & LiesShineFargoThe English Patient *This podcast will contain some spoilers for these movies although we do try our best to signpost them! If you're enjoying the podcast please give us a 5-star rating, subscribe to the show, and join us on our social media channels! FOLLOW US!Twitter: https://twitter.com/UpLateAtNightAgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/uplateatnightagain/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/revisitingtheoscars/Website: https://uplateatnightagain.com/Podcast Links: https://revisitingtheoscars.buzzsprout.com/

On this episode of 'Revisiting the Oscars' we're headed 12 years in the not so distant past to discuss one of the first years with a bumper crop of movies - 9 in the case of 2011!We're revisiting the silent era (The Artist), fixing clocks and meeting cinematic legends (Hugo), visiting the Deep South in the 60s (The Help), meeting literary legends (Midnight in Paris), revolutionising baseball (Moneyball), dealing with family tragedy in Hawaii (The Descendants) and in NYC Post 9/11 (Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close), following a horse across Europe in WW1 (War Horse) and doing nothing short of contemplating the nature of life itself (The Tree of Life).All this and the usual nonsense, banter and fun facts!Hit us up on our social media channels and let us know your thoughts on this episode!2011 Best Picture NomineesWar HorseThe HelpHugoMoneyballThe Tree of LifeMidnight in ParisExtremely Loud & Incredibly CloseThe DescendantsThe Artist   *This podcast will contain some spoilers for these movies although we do try our best to signpost them! If you're enjoying the podcast please give us a 5-star rating, subscribe to the show, and join us on our social media channels! FOLLOW US!Twitter: https://twitter.com/UpLateAtNightAgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/uplateatnightagain/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/revisitingtheoscars/Website: https://uplateatnightagain.com/Podcast Links: https://revisitingtheoscars.buzzsprout.com/

On this episode of 'Revisiting the Oscars' we're headed back almost 40 years to talk all things 1986 as we dissect the 5 movies nominated for 'Best Picture' that year!Crocodile Dundee, Diego Maradona, Catchphrase and Top Gun were just some of the things making headlines in 1986, but what was happening at the Oscars....We've got an interesting bunch to discuss this year that includes Robert De Niro playing a Spanish slave trader cum missionary in the oddity that is 'The Mission', a Woody Allen ensemble comedy in 'Hannah and her Sisters', ANOTHER Merchant Ivory period romance ('A Room with a View'), a romantic drama set at a school for the deaf ('Children of a Lesser God') and Oliver Stone's Vietnam War drama 'Platoon'.All this and the usual nonsense and fun facts - who knew there was a Vatican Film List?!Hit us up on our social media channels and let us know your thoughts on this episode!1986 Best Picture NomineesThe MissionChildren of a Lesser GodA Room with a ViewHannah and her SistersPlatoon *This podcast will contain some spoilers for these movies although we do try our best to signpost them!If you're enjoying the podcast please give us a 5-star rating, subscribe to the show, and join us on our social media channels!FOLLOW US!Twitter: https://twitter.com/UpLateAtNightAgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/uplateatnightagain/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/revisitingtheoscars/Website: https://uplateatnightagain.com/Podcast Links: https://revisitingtheoscars.buzzsprout.com/Episode Link: https://uplateatnightagain.com/2023/05/04/revisiting-the-oscars-podcast-episode-29-1986/

It's the Oscars on Sunday and we've got you covered with our special preview episode of Revisiting the Oscars!In this extra episode we give you the lowdown on the nominees in all of the main categories, with the usual banter, trivia and (wild) opinions thrown in! We've also used this opportunity to take a further step into music criticism as we cover the 'Best Song' category - could this year surely be better than last year?!If you're enjoying the podcast please give us a 5-star rating, subscribe to the show, and join us on our social media channels!FOLLOW US!Twitter: https://twitter.com/UpLateAtNightAgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/uplateatnightagain/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/revisitingtheoscars/Website: https://uplateatnightagain.com/Podcast Links: https://revisitingtheoscars.buzzsprout.com/

Revisiting the Oscars latest episode sees us cover the upcoming 2022 Oscars as we preview all of the movies nominated for 'Best Picture' this year!There's 10 nominees so plenty of movies to unpack this year, whilst we also touch on the merits of some of the biggest box office hits of the year with respect to the Oscars.All alongside usual features such as the blast from the 'present', random trivia and chat, with accompanying bonus episode to follow next week!2022 Best Picture NomineesAvatar: The Way of WaterTriangle of SadnessElvisTarWomen TalkingThe FabelmansTop Gun: MaverickAll Quiet on the Western FrontThe Banshees of InisherinEverything Everywhere All At Once *This podcast will contain some spoilers for these movies although we have tried our best to signpost them on this occasion!If you're enjoying the podcast please give us a 5-star rating, subscribe to the show, and join us on our social media channels!FOLLOW US!Twitter: https://twitter.com/UpLateAtNightAgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/uplateatnightagain/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/revisitingtheoscars/Website: https://uplateatnightagain.com/Podcast Links: https://revisitingtheoscars.buzzsprout.com/Episode Link: https://uplateatnightagain.com/2023/03/01/revisiting-the-oscars-podcast-episode-28-2022/

It's back to the 80s on Revisiting the Oscars as we revisit the year 1980 - Reagan, Thatcher, Crispy Pancakes and some classic movies!On this episode we're looking at David Lynch's only Best Picture nominee in 'The Elephant Man', Scorsese and De Niro's classic non-boxing boxing movie 'Raging Bull', Polanski's adaptation of Thomas Hardy's 1800s novel 'Tess', Loretta Lynn biopic 'Coal Miner's Daughter' and Robert Redford's debut as a director in 'Ordinary People'.Hit us up on our social media channels and let us know your thoughts on this episode!1980 Best Picture NomineesThe Elephant ManTessCoal Miner's DaughterRaging BullOrdinary People *This podcast will contain some spoilers for these movies although we do try our best to signpost them!If you're enjoying the podcast please give us a 5-star rating, subscribe to the show, and join us on our social media channels!FOLLOW US!Twitter: https://twitter.com/UpLateAtNightAgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/uplateatnightagain/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/revisitingtheoscars/Website: https://uplateatnightagain.com/Podcast Links: https://revisitingtheoscars.buzzsprout.com/Episode Link: https://uplateatnightagain.com/2023/02/16/revisiting-the-oscars-podcast-episode-27-1980/

We're partying like it's 1999 on this episode of Revisiting the Oscars, as we head back just over 20 years ago to cover a big year for cinema!On this episode, Revisiting the Oscars is seeing dead people, tackling corruption in the tobacco industry, running an orphanage, managing death row and having a midlife crisis as we cover some of the big films to have been released just before the turn of the millennium.Kicking us off is M. Night Shyamalan's renowned supernatural drama 'The Sixth Sense', which is still talked about to this day, whilst we're also talking Frank Darabont's Tom Hanks starring Shawshank follow up in 'The Green Mile', and Sam Mendes impactful tale of boredom of suburbia, 'American Beauty'. Add in Al Pacino, Russell Crowe, Michael Caine and er Tobey Maguire, and there's plenty of talking points!Hit us up on our social media channels and let us know your thoughts on this episode!1999 Best Picture NomineesThe Sixth SenseThe InsiderThe Cider House RulesThe Green MileAmerican Beauty *This podcast will contain some spoilers for these movies although we have tried our best to signpost them on this occasion!If you're enjoying the podcast please give us a 5-star rating, subscribe to the show, and join us on our social media channels!FOLLOW US!Twitter: https://twitter.com/UpLateAtNightAgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/uplateatnightagain/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/revisitingtheoscars/Website: https://uplateatnightagain.com/Podcast Links: https://revisitingtheoscars.buzzsprout.com/Episode Link: https://uplateatnightagain.com/2022/12/22/revisiting-the-oscars-podcast-episode-26-1999/

On this episode of Revisiting the Oscars we're headed to 2007, a year widely regarded as one of the strongest years for movies in recent history!It featured the battle of the titans for the Best Picture award, with the Coen Brothers 'No Country for Old Men' going head to head with Paul Thomas Anderson's 'There Will Be Blood', with room on the nominations list for a legal thriller ('Michael Clayton'), a coming of age dramedy ('Juno') and a period drama based on an acclaimed novel ('Atonement')We'll also talk about what we've been up to these past two months to keep us from the podcast making business - you couldn't possibly miss it....!Hit us up on our social media channels and let us know your thoughts on this episode!2007 Best Picture NomineesJunoMichael ClaytonAtonementThere Will Be BloodNo Country for Old Men *This podcast will contain some spoilers for these movies although we have tried our best to signpost them on this occasion!If you're enjoying the podcast please give us a 5-star rating, subscribe to the show, and join us on our social media channels!FOLLOW US!Twitter: https://twitter.com/UpLateAtNightAgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/uplateatnightagain/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/revisitingtheoscars/Website: https://uplateatnightagain.com/Podcast Links: https://revisitingtheoscars.buzzsprout.com/Episode Link: https://uplateatnightagain.com/2022/10/12/revisiting-the-oscars-podcast-episode-25-2007/

We're taking a brief breather as life catches up on the 3 of us, so we've decided to repost our very first episode from when lockdown prompted us to start this podcast just over 2 years ago!Our very first episode went back 50 years to 1970 to discuss the 5 films nominated for Best Picture that year, and was the introduction to Revisiting the Oscars for you all!1970 Best Picture NomineesLove StoryAirportFive Easy PiecesMASHPatton *This podcast will contain some spoilers for these movies although we have tried our best to signpost them!If you're enjoying the podcast please give us a 5-star rating, subscribe to the show, and join us on our social media channels!FOLLOW US!Twitter: https://twitter.com/UpLateAtNightAgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/uplateatnightagain/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/revisitingtheoscars/Website: https://uplateatnightagain.com/Podcast Links: https://revisitingtheoscars.buzzsprout.com/Episode Link:  https://uplateatnightagain.com/2020/06/10/episode-1-revisiting-the-oscars-1970/ 

On this episode of Revisiting the Oscars we're moving forward in time to 1990, when  'The Godfather Part 3' was released to conclude the trilogy. Listen on for more discussion on the optimal way to eat an orange, whilst Bingham thinks he may have found the best ever impersonation of a donkey....It's a bumper year for the gangster genre with Scorsese's classic 'Goodfellas' also on the agenda this time around, alongside the smash supernatural hit 'Ghost', forgotten Robin Williams/Robert De Niro drama 'Awakenings' and Kevin Costner's 'Dances With Wolves'.We also muse on Bingham's status as an honorary Englishman, recent footballing success and Mason's fondness for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.Hit us up on our social media channels and let us know your thoughts on this episode!1990 Best Picture NomineesThe Godfather Part IIIGhostAwakeningsGoodfellasDances With Wolves *This podcast will contain some spoilers for these movies although we have tried our best to signpost them on this occasion!If you're enjoying the podcast please give us a 5-star rating, subscribe to the show, and join us on our social media channels!FOLLOW US!Twitter: https://twitter.com/UpLateAtNightAgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/uplateatnightagain/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/revisitingtheoscars/Website: https://uplateatnightagain.com/Podcast Links: https://revisitingtheoscars.buzzsprout.com/Episode Link: https://uplateatnightagain.com/2022/08/04/revisiting-the-oscars-podcast-episode-24-1990/

Last time round we headed back to 1972 to talk about arguably the greatest film of all time in 'The Godfather', so we felt it would be rude not to continue the series with the next entry in the trilogy - all of which were nominated for Best Picture.That means we're in 1974, a year in which Francis Ford Coppola had 2 films nominated for the big prize (also 'The Conversation'), alongside leading roles from all time screen icons like Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman ('Lenny'), Jack Nicholson ('Chinatown'), Paul Newman and Steve McQueen (both 'The Towering Inferno').There might also be a long overdue return to some Corrie chat alongside a discussion about how best to eat an orange (seriously)....!Hit us up on our social media channels and let us know your thoughts on this episode!1974 Best Picture NomineesThe Towering InfernoChinatownLennyThe ConversationThe Godfather Part II *This podcast will contain some spoilers for these movies although we have tried our best to signpost them on this occasion!If you're enjoying the podcast please give us a 5-star rating, subscribe to the show, and join us on our social media channels!FOLLOW US!Twitter: https://twitter.com/UpLateAtNightAgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/uplateatnightagain/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/revisitingtheoscars/Website: https://uplateatnightagain.com/Podcast Links: https://revisitingtheoscars.buzzsprout.com/Episode Link: https://uplateatnightagain.com/2022/06/30/revisiting-the-oscars-podcast-episode-23-1974/

Revisiting the Oscars latest episode sees us cover the 50th anniversary of one of the greatest films of all time in 'The Godfather'! Francis Ford Coppola's iconic mafia movie has been back in cinemas this year and what better time than now to revisit this classic film!1972 packs a punch beyond 'The Godfather' though, with memorable and lauded films also up for the big prize this year such as 'Cabaret' and 'Deliverance', not to mention a chance to potential discover a hidden gem or two with 'Sounder' and 'The Emigrants'.We also debrief this years Oscars and we've still got you covered with all the usual features on a trivia heavy episode - did anyone else spot the Tim Burton link in 'Deliverance'!?Hit us up on our social media channels and let us know your thoughts on this episode!1972 Best Picture NomineesDeliveranceThe EmigrantsSounderCabaretThe Godfather *This podcast will contain some spoilers for these movies although we have tried our best to signpost them on this occasion!If you're enjoying the podcast please give us a 5-star rating, subscribe to the show, and join us on our social media channels!FOLLOW US!Twitter: https://twitter.com/UpLateAtNightAgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/uplateatnightagain/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/revisitingtheoscars/Website: https://uplateatnightagain.com/Podcast Links: https://revisitingtheoscars.buzzsprout.com/Episode Link: https://uplateatnightagain.com/2022/05/05/revisiting-the-oscars-podcast-episode-22-1972/

 It's the Oscars on Sunday and we've got you covered with our special preview episode of Revisiting the Oscars!In this extra episode we give you the lowdown on the nominees in all of the main categories, with the usual banter, trivia and (wild) opinions thrown in! We've also used this opportunity to take a further step into music criticism as we cover the 'Best Song' category - could this year surely be better than last year?!If you're enjoying the podcast please give us a 5-star rating, subscribe to the show, and join us on our social media channels!FOLLOW US!Twitter: https://twitter.com/UpLateAtNightAgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/uplateatnightagain/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/revisitingtheoscars/Website: https://uplateatnightagain.com/Podcast Links: https://revisitingtheoscars.buzzsprout.com/

Revisiting the Oscars latest episode sees us cover the upcoming 2021 Oscars as we preview all of the movies nominated for 'Best Picture' this year!The Oscars have gone back to 10 nominees so plenty of movies to unpack this year, whilst we also touch on the merits of some of the biggest box office hits of the year with respect to the Oscars.All alongside usual features such as the blast from the 'present', random trivia and chat, and expect a good dose of the classic Bingham sigh as he's forced to cover yet ANOTHER musical!2021 Best Picture NomineesNightmare AlleyDrive My CarDon't Look UpDuneLicorice PizzaKing RichardWest Side StoryCODABelfastThe Power of the Dog *This podcast will contain some spoilers for these movies although we have tried our best to signpost them on this occasion!If you're enjoying the podcast please give us a 5-star rating, subscribe to the show, and join us on our social media channels!FOLLOW US!Twitter: https://twitter.com/UpLateAtNightAgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/uplateatnightagain/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/revisitingtheoscars/Website: https://uplateatnightagain.com/Podcast Links: https://revisitingtheoscars.buzzsprout.com/Episode Link: https://uplateatnightagain.com/2022/03/17/revisiting-the-oscars-podcast-episode-21-2021/

It's a return to the 80s on Revisiting the Oscars, which of course means cheesy songs, a higher than average ratio of comedies and yes folks, some long and bald haircuts!Join us to learn about Ikea's formation, Nicolas Cage's wooden hand, and how one of this year's nominees may have influenced seminal Scottish comedy sketch show Chewin the Fat as we get into all things 1987!1987 Best Picture NomineesMoonstruckFatal AttractionBroadcast NewsHope & GloryThe Last Emperor *This podcast does contain spoilersIf you're enjoying the podcast please give us a 5-star rating, subscribe to the show, and join us on our social media channels!FOLLOW US!Twitter: https://twitter.com/UpLateAtNightAgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/uplateatnightagain/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/revisitingtheoscars/Website: https://uplateatnightagain.com/Podcast Links: https://revisitingtheoscars.buzzsprout.com/Episode Link: https://uplateatnightagain.com/2022/02/26/revisiting-the-oscars-podcast-episode-20-1987/