"Okay, that was pretty good." Alex and Zach jump back into the Marvel Cinematic Universe as it begins its turn back towards big-time stakes with THUNDERBOLTS*. We see if the 36th film in the MCU lives up to its early hype, hitch our wagons to Florence Pugh (Yelena Belova/Black Widow) and Lewis Pullman (Bob!) and examine how this team-up pushes the MCU back on the rails.

TIME STAMPS:

• 0:27 - Intro
• 2:35 - General Discussion/Background
• 5:35 - Non-Spoiler Review
• 14:47 - Concession Stand (Sweet, Salty, Refresher) - SPOILERS AHEAD
• 43:12 - Wish to Have Seen? - SPOILERS
• 50:41 - Post-Credit Scene - SPOILERS
• 57:13 - Outro

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Hollywood's Biggest Night goes to... ANORA! The indie sex worker dramedy takes home five Oscars to be the big winner at the 97th Academy Awards. Alex and Zach run through the production of the show and grade host Conan O'Brien. What and why were those song performances? What jokes hit? Plus, we break down the historic night for Anora's Sean Baker, the surprise of Mikey Madison and the rest of the big awards.

TIME STAMPS:

• 0:27 - Intro
• 1:06 - Background
• 2:10 - How Was The Show?
• 4:15 - What Were Those Song Performances For?
• 17:29 - Stand-Out Moments
• 21:49 - Awards Talk: Anora's Big Night
• 30:06 - Other Big Winners: Kieran Culkin, Zoe Saldaña
• 32:18 - Adrien Brody and His Big Speech
• 36:33 - Below the Line Winners: Dune Part Two, Wicked, Speeches by Documentary and Short Film Winners
• 39:54 - Other Ceremony Notes
• 43:48 - Looking Forward
• 46:48 - Outro

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If everybody looks the other way, then everybody's in on it. Alex and Zach round out the 2025 Best Picture slate with one of the most uniquely told and impactful story of the nominees: Nickel Boys. We examine this extremely necessary telling of this under-documented side of the Civil Rights movement and the first-person point-of-view camera style that sets it apart from the rest.

Plus, we give our final rundown of the 10-film Best Picture race and compare the field against years past.

TIME STAMPS:

• 0:27 - Intro
• 0:56 - Completing the Best Picture Gauntlet
• 2:12 - Background / General Discussion
• 7:05 - Non-Spoiler Review
• 15:45 - Concession Stand (Sweet, Salty, Refresher) - SPOILERS AHEAD
• 34:50 - Oscar Chances
• 37:26 - Final Best Picture Discussion
• 42:15 - Is This a Good Best Picture Nominee Field?
• 51:21 - Outro

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