Revisiting the Oscars: The Movie Podcast

Episode 40: 1971 - The French Connection

In our latest episode we're going back more than 50 years to 1971 where we'll be seeing Gene Hackman, a classic musical and another appearance from a podcast favourite...On this episode we’ll be looking at a gritty New York crime saga that redefined the cop thriller in The French Connection, the sweeping yet tragic portrait of Russia’s doomed royal family in Nicholas and Alexandra, the timeless story of tradition and change in Fiddler on the Roof, a haunting exploration of lost innocence in The Last Picture Show, and Stanley Kubrick’s audacious, controversial vision of violence and control in A Clockwork Orange. Together, they capture a moment when Hollywood was pushing boundaries, questioning authority, and reshaping what a Best Picture nominee could be. All this and our usual features, banter, trivia and insights!Hit us up on our social media channels and let us know your thoughts on this episode!1971 Best Picture NomineesThe Last Picture ShowNicholas and AlexandraFiddler on the RoofA Clockwork OrangeThe French Connection*This podcast will contain some spoilers for these movies although we do try our best to signpost them! If you're enjoying the podcast please give us a 5-star rating, subscribe to the show, and join us on our social media channels! FOLLOW US!Twitter: https://twitter.com/UpLateAtNightAgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/uplateatnightagain/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/revisitingtheoscars/Website: https://uplateatnightagain.com/Podcast Links: https://revisitingtheoscars.buzzsprout.com/Send us a text

Episode 39: 1984 - Amadeus

We're heading back 40 years in time on this episode as we cover 1984 - a year when we first met Denzel Washington, John Malkovich and The Terminator!On this episode we'll be looking at the relationships that form between British colonials and Indian locals in A Passage to India, Sally Field trying to make a living in rural Texas in Places of the Heart, a murder mystery set in a Black only army regiment in A Soldier's Story, the story of a friendship formed amidst the Cambodian genocide in The Killing Fields and rival composers in 1700s Vienna in Amadeus.All this and our usual features, banter, trivia and insights!Hit us up on our social media channels and let us know your thoughts on this episode!1984 Best Picture NomineesA Passage to IndiaPlaces in the HeartA Soldier's StoryThe Killing FieldsAmadeus*This podcast will contain some spoilers for these movies although we do try our best to signpost them! If you're enjoying the podcast please give us a 5-star rating, subscribe to the show, and join us on our social media channels! FOLLOW US!Twitter: https://twitter.com/UpLateAtNightAgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/uplateatnightagain/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/revisitingtheoscars/Website: https://uplateatnightagain.com/Podcast Links: https://revisitingtheoscars.buzzsprout.com/Send us a text

2024 Oscars Preview Special!

It's the Oscars on Sunday and we've got you covered with our special preview episode of Revisiting the Oscars!In this extra episode we give you the lowdown on the nominees in all of the main categories, with the usual banter, trivia and (wild) opinions thrown in! We've also used this opportunity to take a further step into music criticism as we cover the 'Best Song' category - a chance to discuss Elton John, Emilia Perez and of course regular nominee Diane Warren.If you're enjoying the podcast please give us a 5-star rating, subscribe to the show, and join us on our social media channels!FOLLOW US!Twitter: https://twitter.com/UpLateAtNightAgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/uplateatnightagain/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/revisitingtheoscars/Website: https://uplateatnightagain.com/Podcast Links: https://revisitingtheoscars.buzzsprout.com/Send us a text

Episode 38: 2024 - Anora

Revisiting the Oscars latest episode sees us cover the upcoming 2024 Oscars as we preview all of the movies nominated for 'Best Picture' this year!There's 10 nominees so plenty of movies to unpack this year, and it looks like it's going down to the wire to see what movie will win!All alongside usual features such as the blast from the 'present', random trivia and chat, with accompanying bonus episode to follow next week! 2024 Best Picture NomineesI'm Still Here*Nickel BoysDune: Part TwoWickedThe SubstanceA Complete UnknownEmilia PerezConclaveThe BrutalistAnora*I'm Still Here isn't released in the UK until February 21st, so isn't covered on this episode (it will be covered on the preview episode instead!) **This podcast will contain some spoilers for these movies although we have tried our best to signpost them on this occasion!If you're enjoying the podcast please give us a 5-star rating, subscribe to the show, and join us on our social media channels!FOLLOW US!Twitter: https://twitter.com/UpLateAtNightAgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/uplateatnightagain/Website: https://uplateatnightagain.com/Podcast Links: https://revisitingtheoscars.buzzsprout.com/Episode Link: https://uplateatnightagain.com/2025/02/20/revisiting-the-oscars-podcast-episode-38-2024/Send us a text

Episode 37: 1995 - Braveheart

It's the one you've all been waiting for as 2 Scots and an Englishman tackle the story (or not as the case may be!) of William Wallace in Mel Gibson's historical Scottish epic Braveheart! That of course means its 1995, a year at the heart of the Britpop scene with some cracking movies to match out in the cinema.Alongside discussing the merits of Braveheart, its cultural impact and benefits to the Stirling tourism scene we also have a couple of rarities with a non-English language film in Il Postino (The Postman) and a children's film in Babe.Emma Thompson makes her second podcast appearance with Sense and Sensibility, another British period drama - will this one charm us any more than all the others we've seen so far?!And of course we're also looking back at Apollo 13, Ron Howard's docudrama about the disastrous space mission of the same name, led by Tom Hanks at the peak of his powers.Hit us up on our social media channels and let us know your thoughts on this episode!1995 Best Picture NomineesApollo 13Sense and SensibilityIl Postino (The Postman)BabeBraveheart*This podcast will contain some spoilers for these movies although we do try our best to signpost them! If you're enjoying the podcast please give us a 5-star rating, subscribe to the show, and join us on our social media channels! FOLLOW US!Twitter: https://twitter.com/UpLateAtNightAgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/uplateatnightagain/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/revisitingtheoscars/Website: https://uplateatnightagain.com/Podcast Links: https://revisitingtheoscars.buzzsprout.com/Send us a text