Episode 4—Free Reelin’: Oscars 2021

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The sisters discuss the weirdness of this year’s Oscars production and chat about a few of the nominees. They respond to listener questions about the first three episodes and banter about John Candy, movies to look forward to in 2021, and listener recommendations. We also preview the next series theme and movie picks!

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One of our favorites of this year’s Oscar nominees, the incomparable Olivia Colman, as seen in The Father (top left) (Lionsgate), The Crown (top right) (Netflix), The Favourite (center left) (Fox Searchlight), Fleabag (center right) (BBC Studios), Broadchurch (bottom left) (Endemol Shine UK), and Peep Show (bottom right) (All3Media).

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Two more gems from our discussion: John Candy in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (left) (Paramount) and Dan Stevens in Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (right) (Netflix).

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Show Notes

References

• The Father (2020)

• Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020)

• Nomadland (2020)

• Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020)

• Two Distant Strangers (2020)

• Colette (2020)

• If Anything Happens I Love You (2020)

• Olivia Colman

• Peep Show (2003-2015)

• Fleabag (2016-2019)

• Broadchurch (2013-2017)

• The Crown (2016-)

• The Lobster (2015)

• The Favourite (2018)

• The Lost Daughter (2021)

• John Candy

• Uncle Buck (1989)

• Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)

• Spaceballs (1987)

• Only the Lonely (1991)

• The Great Outdoors (1988)

• The Blues Brothers (1980)

• Follow That Bird (1985)

• Splash (1984)

• Cool Runnings (1993)

• Keke Palmer ‘Sorry to this Man’ Meme

• The Many Saints of Newark (2021)

• Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)

• No Time To Die (2021)

• The Last Duel (2021)

• The Duellists (1977)

• House of Gucci (2021)

• The Green Knight (2021)

• The World’s Wife, by Carol Ann Duffy

• Slavoj Žižek on Charlie Rose (2011)

• Avatar (2009), wikipedia