With the 96th Academy Awards airing tonight (March 10), we thought we'd jump back a year and revisit the 95th edition. After all, it ended up being largely a one-movie show, with Everything Everywhere All at Once nearly sweeping the major categories - something that didn't really sit right with us. So, here are our thoughts on the 2023 Oscars and who we thought should've taken home gold.

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Episode Chapters:

00:05 - Introduction

00:24 - Fact/Off -- Our movie mini-game where D challenges Isaac and Will's knowledge of each other's film preferences. It's kind of like The Newlywed Game, but (somewhat) less romantic.

26:58 - We begin our revisit to last year's 95th Academy Awards

1:39:43 - Conclusion

When it was announced that Mark Boal, the award-winning writer of films like The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty, was creating a show for Apple TV+, we were incredibly excited and knew we had to cover it here on the pod. Titled Echo 3, this series follows "Bambi" (Luke Evans) and "Prince" (Michiel Huisman), two US Special Forces operators who set out to Colombia in order to rescue Amber (Jessica Ann Collins), Bambi's sister and Prince's wife. Kidnapped and suspected to be a CIA agent, Amber is being transported to the Venezuelan border, and once across, rescuing her will become a daunting challenge. And so, Bambi and Prince waste no time to lock, load, and let bullets fly.

We're back! It's been nearly a year since our last upload, which was longer than we planned on, but life gets in the way sometimes. But, hey, we're here now and we have many episodes coming down the pike. Some of these episodes, like this one, were pre-recorded a while ago, but most are new and we're eager to share them with you. If you're an old listener who's still here, thank you for your patience and we hope you stick with us.

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Episode Chapters:

00:05 - Introduction

01:19 - Our Echo 3 discussion begins with a spoiler-free synopsis and review

16:57 - We kick off a long, spoiler-filled synopsis and review of Echo 3

1:42:05 - Conclusion

At one point or another, we've all watched a movie that's regarded as a tremendous piece of filmmaking - by critics and/or filmgoers - that just didn't impress us. Perhaps it didn't age well, or perhaps it was never that good to begin with. Or maybe, possibly even probably, we're all just wrong in our assessments. Either way, we all have our opinions, and we've decided to share some of ours. After much contemplation, we both picked five films that we think are overrated or even kind of suck. Hopefully you agree with some, but more likely, this will be the moment you lose the speck of respect you had for us.

Again, we apologize for the tardiness of this episode. We're getting back on track and should have the next episode out soon. Since we filmed this over a month ago, the Off the QT news is a bit old. Again, sorry about that.

Episode Chapters:

00:05 - Introduction

01:20 - Off the QT: Golden Globe and Critics' Choice Awards results, Liam Neeson's Naked Gun Reboot/Sequel

9:20 - We begin listing our overrated movie picks and explaining our opinions

1:13:39 - Conclusion

Segments:

Off the QT: A breakdown of the latest movie/TV news and rumors