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by Adelaide and Antonio
We review Best Picture winners throughout Oscars history and talk about why they won - for season 1, we’re covering the 1960s winners.
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- 3 weeks ago32 min
Snubbed: The Graduate (1967)
Adelaide discusses the beginning of the American New Wave as she recaps/reviews The Graduate.
- May 4, 202657 min
Why It Won: A Man for All Seasons (1966)
Antonio and Adelaide talk Tudor history, the death of the studio era, and the ethics of a hot Henry VIII as they figure out why A Man for All Seasons won best picture.
- Apr 20, 202631 min
Snubbed: Blow-Up (1966)
Adelaide discusses how MGM killed the Hays Code as she recaps/reviews Antonioni's Blow-Up.
- Apr 6, 20261h 6m
Why It Won: West Side Story (1961)
Antonio and Adelaide talk Stephen Sondheim, Steven Spielberg, and the golden age of musicals as they explore why West Side Story won best picture.
- Mar 23, 202636 min
Snubbed: A Hard Day's Night (1964)
Adelaide talks Beatlemania and the British New Wave as she reviews A Hard Day's Night.
- Mar 9, 20261h 0m
Why It Won: My Fair Lady (1964)
Antonio and Adelaide talk the British invasion, beautiful gowns, and Julie Andrews (again) as they figure out why My Fair Lady won best picture.
- Feb 23, 202635 min
Snubbed: Breathless (1960)
Adelaide talks the French New Wave as she recaps/reviews Breathless.
- Feb 9, 202650 min
Why It Won: The Apartment (1960)
Adelaide and Antonio talk capitalism, the death of the Hays Code, and Shirley MacLaine's half-Canadian charm as they explore why The Apartment won best picture.
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