We continue our series going through the entire catalog of A24's films. On this episode we are looking at 2015's The End of the Tour, directed by James Ponsoldt. The film stars Jesse Eisenberg as David Lipsky a Rolling Stone journalist who spends five days interviewing breakout author David Foster Wallace, played by Jason Segal. Joining the show for the first time is critic Nick Tiffany. Our double bill pairings include Almost Famous (Dakota) and Birdman (Nick). See our complete A24 Double Bill Pairings on ⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠. If you haven't heard our deep dive into the origins of A24, listen to ep ..read more

Now that the Oscars are behind us, it is time to put a cap on the movie year that was 2023. There were a ton of incredible films so buckle in as Dakota and Rachel name their ten favourite films from last year. Along the way they get plenty of help from friends of the show who sent in voicemails of their pick for their number one movie too! Dakota's Top 10 Monster The Teachers' Lounge How to Blow Up a Pipeline BlackBerry The Zone of Interest Oppenheimer The Iron Claw The Killer Evil Does Not Exist The Royal Hotel Rachel's Top Ten All of Us Strangers Oppenheimer Past Lives Poor Things Dream S ..read more

The 96th Academy Awards are officially behind us! We look at the big winners, best dressed, best performances and hosting! Joining the show once again is Todd Pengelly, a writer from For Reel who was last heard on episode 271: 2024 Oscar Predictions. Before we dive into the show we look at the crop of this year's Canadian Screen Awards nominees. Check out this helpful Letterboxd list made by Jeff Bulmer. In response to the episode 270: 2024 Oscar Draft, Thomas Stoneham-Judge and Alex Watson both got 7 points, while Brodie Cotnam got 4 points and Dakota only got 1 point. On the last episode bot ..read more

We have come to the end of Oscar season, with our final episode before the Academy Awards on March 10th, 2024. We predict the winners for all 23 awards. Joining the show is Todd Pengelly, a writer from For Reel and a member of the Cascadian Film and Television Critics Association. See below the picks for the Oscars: Supporting Actress - Da'Vine Joy Randolph (Dakota and Todd) Supporting Actor - Robert Downey Jr. (Dakota and Todd) Actress - Lily Gladstone (Dakota and Todd) Actor - Cillian Murphy (Dakota and Todd) Original Score - Oppenheimer (Dakota and Todd) Original Song - "How Was I Made" Ba ..read more

For the second year in a row, we are doing an Oscar Draft! It is very simple, each person selects 5 movies that are nominated at this year's Oscars and whoever gets the most awards, wins! Joining Dakota once again is Alex Watson and Brodie Cotnam, and filling in for Rachel this year is Thomas Stoneham-Judge the owner of For Reel. Check out last year's draft. Dakota's Team Barbie Killers of the Flower Moon Maestro The Creator The ABCs of Book Banning Thomas' Team Oppenheimer Past Lives Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó Nyad Alex's Team Poor Things Anatomy of a Fall A ..read more

We continue our yearly tradition of breaking down the Best Picture nominees and the odds they have to win each of their categories. On the second episode of the series we talk about Poor Things, American Fiction, The Holdovers and Past Lives. We label each nomination as Frontrunner, Dark Horse, Longshot and Just Happy To Be There. Joining the show is Jeff Bulmer and Pierre Frigon, the hosts of Classic Movies Live. Listen to our last episode breaking down the Best Picture nominees, 268: Killers of the Barbie Maestro. Want to track what nominated films you've seen? Use ⁠⁠⁠Death Race Tracking ..read more

We continue our yearly tradition of breaking down the Best Picture nominees and the odds they have to win each of their categories. On the second episode of the series we talk about Killers of the Flower Moon, Barbie and Maestro. We label each nomination as Frontrunner, Dark Horse, Longshot and Just Happy To Be There. Joining the show is Kyle Garzon who was last heard on 228: Oscars 2023 – The Way of WesTÁRn Sadness. Listen to our last episode breaking down the Best Picture nominees, 267: Anatomy of an Oppenheimer Zone. Want to track what nominated films you've seen? Use ⁠⁠Death Race Tracking ..read more

We continue our yearly tradition of breaking down the Best Picture nominees and the odds they have to win each of their categories. On the first episode of the series we talk about Oppenheimer, Anatomy of a Fall and The Zone of Interest. We label each nomination as Frontrunner, Dark Horse, Longshot and Just Happy To Be There. Joining the show is Paulo Bautista host of the Oscars Death Race Podcast and John Richards the owner of ⁠Red Carpet Rosters⁠. Read Paulo's reviews for Perfect Days and And So It Begins. Want to track what nominated films you've seen? Use ⁠Death Race Tracking⁠ or ⁠Oscars D ..read more

On this bonus episode, I am sharing my interview with Mike Donahue, director of the new film Troy for the Academy of Death Racers Festival. Troy is a short film about a couple in NYC who hear their neighbour having loud sex nonstop, the noise consumes their lives until one day it stops and they try to learn what happened. I was asked to film a Q&A with Mike to appear alongside the film's screening. Watch Troy for free on the New York Times website (U.S. residents only). To learn more about the Academy of Death Racers Festival, check out their official site and follow them on Twitter and In ..read more

The 2024 Oscar nominations have now been announced with Oppenheimer, Poor Things, Killers of the Flower Moon, Barbie and Maestro leading the pack. We go over the big categories and discuss what we think of the crop of nominees including who our pleasant surprises were and biggest snubs. Joining the show is Matthew Simpson, one half of the Awesome Friday podcast and co-founder of the Cascadian Film and Television Critics Association. Check out the full list of nominees. Listen to Dakota's appearance on the Oscars Death Race Podcast with Paulo Bautista as he attempted to predict who would be nom ..read more