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Picking the 4 best performances in a year is way too easy. What if there was only one acting Oscar every 8 years? Art and Zach look to answer that question in our latest Intercut bracket with a little help from The Oscar Expert and Brother Bro from The Oscar Expert! Also, stick around for our Picks for the Week! Check out The Oscar Expert YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/kittysneak767 Get a copy of the bracket and follow along: https://twitter.com/IntercutPod/status/1397251690290679808 TIMECODES... 0:00 Intro 0:55 Oscars Ratings 06:33 Explaining the Bracket 08:46 Matthew McConaughey vs. Eddie Redmayne 12:19 Leonardo DiCaprio vs. Casey Affleck 14:27 Gary Oldman vs. Rami Malek 16:48 Joaquin Phoenix vs. Anthony Hopkins 19:10 Jared Leto vs. J.K. Simmons 19:56 Mark Rylance vs. Mahershala Ali 21:15 Sam Rockwell vs. Mahershala Ali 23:28 Brad Pitt vs. Daniel Kaluuya 25:42 Cate Blanchett vs. Julianne Moore 28:33 Brie Larson vs. Emma Stone 30:46 Frances McDormand vs. Olivia Colman 33:41 Renée Zellweger vs. Frances McDormand 37:15 Lupita Nyong'o vs. Patricia Arquette 39:24 Alicia Vikander vs. Viola Davis 40:24 Allison Janney vs. Regina King 43:30 Laura Dern vs. Yuh-jung Youn 46:43 Round 2: Lead Actor 50:10 Round 2: Supporting Actor 52:41 Round 2: Lead Actress 55:39 Round 2: Supporting Actress 01:00:09 Round 3 01:07:56 Final Four 01:14:31 Best Oscar Winning Performance 01:20:44 PICKS FOR THE WEEK 01:20:55 M.O.D.O.K. 01:21:57 Invincible 01:22:24 Together Together 01:22:42 Paper Tigers 01:23:10 Shiva Baby 01:24:50 The Assistant If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! www.theatzshow.com/intercut Patreon - Patreon.com/IntercutPod Discord - discord.gg/WHvfFGARd2 Facebook - Facebook.com/IntercutPod Instagram - Instagram.com/IntercutPod Twitter - Twitter.com/IntercutPod YouTube - YouTube.com/IntercutPod

It was an Oscars unlike any other. Art & Zach react to the Steven Soderbergh produced Academy Awards, the stripped down show and the Best Actor finale. Plus, we take questions from Intercutie and discuss What We're Watching. TIMECODES... 0:00 Intro 02:16 Oscars Presentation Changes 16:39 Favorite Speeches 18:36 Anthony Hopkins Over Chadwick Boseman 23:05 Winners That Bummed Us Out 29:03 Winners We Liked 37:15 InterView Questions 38:13 Typical Oscars Moments We Missed 41:34 The Trial of the Chicago 7 42:08 Drawing in an audience 45:58 Looking ahead to the 2022 Oscars 50:45 Intercutie Awards 51:19 Niche stories that deserve films 54:22 Best Actor fiasco, again 58:19 What We're Watching / Falcon & Winter Soldier 01:05:01 Made For Love 01:07:00 Mortal Kombat 01:11:09 Limbo 01:13:26 We Broke Up 01:15:04 Frank of Ireland 01:16:58 Shadow and Bone 01:20:09 A Black Lady Sketch Show 01:20:36 White Eye If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! www.theatzshow.com/intercut Patreon - Patreon.com/IntercutPod Discord - discord.gg/WHvfFGARd2 Facebook - Facebook.com/IntercutPod Instagram - Instagram.com/IntercutPod Twitter - Twitter.com/IntercutPod YouTube - YouTube.com/IntercutPod

Through the first three months of 2021, there have been a wide array of enjoyable films released. From Oscar nominees to riveting documentaries to hidden indie gems, we're looking back to January, February and March to count down the 20 Best Movies released through the beginning of the year. Check out the full list and links to our previous discussions on the AtZ Website - https://www.theatzshow.com/news-blog//best-q1-movies-of-2021 TIMECODES... 0:00 Intro 02:29 Godzilla Vs. Kong 14:47 Nobody 18:32 Thunder Force 22:23 20 Best Films of 2021's First Quarter 23:37 Happily 26:34 Zack Snyder's Justice League 27:58 Malcolm & Marie 30:56 Breaking Fast 31:57 I Care A Lot 33:34 Our Friend 35:38 To All The Boys: Always and Forever 37:53 Raya and the Last Dragon 38:47 Acasa, My Home 39:47 Little Fish 40:52 Some Kind of Heaven 43:49 MLK/FBI 45:34 Herself 47:06 Pieces of a Woman 49:10 Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry 53:31 Test Pattern 55:11 Identifying Features 57:14 The Father 01:01:12 True Mothers 01:03:27 Honorable Mentions 01:07:22 Judas and the Black Messiah 01:11:27 NEW TO SEE / Invincible 01:13:30 Two Distant Strangers 01:15:49 City of Lies 01:18:14 Honeydew If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! www.theatzshow.com/intercut Patreon - Patreon.com/IntercutPod Discord - discord.gg/WHvfFGARd2 Facebook - Facebook.com/IntercutPod Instagram - Instagram.com/IntercutPod Twitter - Twitter.com/IntercutPod YouTube - YouTube.com/IntercutPod

Now that Zack Snyder's Justice League is here, what does it imply about the future of movies? Will #SnyderCut inspire copycats, or more importantly, should it? How will the streamers respond? TIMECODES... 0:00 Intro 0:42 Positive Response 08:07 More 4-hour films? 13:53 Appreciating different cuts 17:37 Will the SnyderVerse be restored? 21:52 Nina Wu 22:36 Invincible 25:29 Violation If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! www.theatzshow.com/intercut Patreon - Patreon.com/IntercutPod Discord - discord.gg/WHvfFGARd2 Facebook - Facebook.com/IntercutPod Instagram - Instagram.com/IntercutPod Twitter - Twitter.com/IntercutPod YouTube - YouTube.com/IntercutPod

Recapping the 2021 South by Southwest Film Festival with a ranking of every feature we saw. From the Rent Its or Stream Its all the way to the Must Sees, we discuss almost every feature film from this year's SXSW. 01:33 SXSW Recap 02:09 The Sound of Violence 07:29 Paul Dood's Deadly Lunch Break 10:36 Potato Dreams of America 13:46 Mau 15:41 Broadcast Signal Intrusion 19:09 United States vs. Reality Winner 22:07 Fucking with Nobody 25:25 The Fabulous Filipino Brothers 28:29 Women is Losers 30:05 Witch Hunt 30:55 We Are the Thousand 31:22 Our Father 32:44 Ludi 34:03 Executive Order 35:33 Best Summer Ever 37:21 Delia Derbyshire: The Myths and Legendary Tapes 38:02 Ayar 39:06 Kid Candidate 43:15 I'm Fine (Thanks For Asking) 46:37 Spring Valley 49:48 See You Then 53:00 The End of Us 55:12 Recovery 57:42 The Oxy Kingpins 01:00:28 Demi Lovato: Dancing With the Devil 01:05:05 Alien on Stage 01:05:46 WeWork: Or Making and Breaking a $47 Billion Unicorn 01:07:40 Trapped 01:08:37 Tom Petty: Somewhere You Feel Free 01:09:05 Alone Together 01:09:56 Under the Volcano 01:10:56 Swan Song 01:12:57 Subject of Desire 01:14:37 Poly Styrene 01:15:37 Luchadoras 01:16:11 Introducing Selma Blair 01:17:21 Hysterical 01:18:46 The Hunt for Planet B 01:20:54 Gaia 01:22:37 Islands 01:24:00 The Drover's Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson 01:25:40 Bantú Mama 01:27:13 The Lost Sons 01:28:57 Lily Topples the World 01:30:41 When Claude Got Shot 01:32:23 Clerk 01:34:49 Inbetween Girl 01:37:18 Language Lessons 01:41:56 Here Before 01:44:06 We Are As Gods 01:47:47 The Spine of the Night 01:49:51 Not Going Quietly 01:51:23 Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror 01:53:24 Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America 01:56:21 Dear Mr. Brody 01:58:49 Fruits of Labor 01:59:15 Through the Plexi-Glass 02:00:03 The Fallout vs. Ninjababy vs. Violet 02:03:07 In the Same Breath www.theatzshow.com/intercut Patreon - Patreon.com/IntercutPod Discord - discord.gg/WHvfFGARd2 Facebook - Facebook.com/IntercutPod Instagram - Instagram.com/IntercutPod Twitter - Twitter.com/IntercutPod YouTube - YouTube.com/IntercutPod

Violet premiered at the 2021 South by Southwest Film Festival. Starring Olivia Munn and featuring Justin Theroux as The Voice, the film follows a film studio executive who struggles to navigate social situations while contending with the voice insider her head. Violet is written and directed by Justine Bateman, her feature debut as a filmmaker. Check out Amanda the Jedi's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiHwDqiw6-2dpSJEXkaCi9Q www.theatzshow.com/intercut Patreon - Patreon.com/IntercutPod Discord - discord.gg/WHvfFGARd2 Facebook - Facebook.com/IntercutPod Instagram - Instagram.com/IntercutPod Twitter - Twitter.com/IntercutPod YouTube - YouTube.com/IntercutPod

Quickly becoming a festival favorite, Ninjababy has charmed audiences at the Tromsø International Film Festival as well as Berlin International Film Festival. After the North American premier for Ninjababy at SXSW 2021, we're discussing why the film is so enjoyable, what it has the other movies with similar premises don't, and its funniest moments. Check out Amanda the Jedi's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiHwDqiw6-2dpSJEXkaCi9Q www.theatzshow.com/intercut Patreon - Patreon.com/IntercutPod Discord - discord.gg/WHvfFGARd2 Facebook - Facebook.com/IntercutPod Instagram - Instagram.com/IntercutPod Twitter - Twitter.com/IntercutPod YouTube - YouTube.com/IntercutPod

The Fallout, 2021 SXSW Film Festival winner of the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Choice Award in the Narrative Feature Competition category, tells the story of the emotional fallout high schooler Vada experiences after a public tragedy. Starring Jenna Ortega, Maddie Ziegler, Niles Fitch, Will Ropp, Lumi Pollack, John Ortiz, Julie Bowen, and Shailene Woodley. The feature debut of writer/director Megan Park. Check out Amanda the Jedi's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiHwDqiw6-2dpSJEXkaCi9Q www.theatzshow.com/intercut Patreon - Patreon.com/IntercutPod Discord - discord.gg/WHvfFGARd2 Facebook - Facebook.com/IntercutPod Instagram - Instagram.com/IntercutPod Twitter - Twitter.com/IntercutPod YouTube - YouTube.com/IntercutPod

In honor of the SnyderCut finally being released, we're diving into the filmography of one of Hollywood's most divisive auteurs. From his roots in music videos to helming the DC Cinematic Universe, Zack Snyder has developed a distinctive visual style that carries across his work. Art & Zach parse where style best matched substance in his career, and get a little bit of help from Austin Burke to make the tough decisions! Also, stick around for our Picks of the Week! NOTE: We recorded this episode prior to seeing Zack Snyder's Justice League, so any references to Justice League are to the theatrical cut! TIMECODES... 0:00 Intros 02:14 Zack Snyder Bracket 04:42 What is 'A Zack Snyder Movie'? 09:03 Round 1 30:42 Round 2 39:54 Semi-Finals 51:16 Finals 01:00:33 More excited for SnyderCut or Army of the Dead 01:01:48 NEW TO SEE / The Inheritance 01:02:37 Billie Eilish: The World's A Little Blurry 01:05:55 Little Fish Check out Art's video on Zack Snyder's Justice League - https://youtu.be/19BLt4LpNx8 Check out Austin's video on Zack Snyder's Justice League - https://youtu.be/QPUaAuidmrg www.theatzshow.com/intercut Patreon - Patreon.com/IntercutPod Discord - discord.gg/WHvfFGARd2 Facebook - Facebook.com/IntercutPod Instagram - Instagram.com/IntercutPod Twitter - Twitter.com/IntercutPod YouTube - YouTube.com/IntercutPod

Reacting to the 2021 Academy Award nominations - what was snubbed, what was a surprise, and what will ultimately win the Oscar? TIMECODES... 0:00 Intro 01:12 Oscar Hopeful Graveyard 07:14 Biggest Snubs 17:14 Notable Nominations 34:32 Predicting the Oscar winners If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! www.theatzshow.com/intercut Patreon - Patreon.com/IntercutPod Discord - discord.gg/WHvfFGARd2 Facebook - Facebook.com/IntercutPod Instagram - Instagram.com/IntercutPod Twitter - Twitter.com/IntercutPod YouTube - YouTube.com/IntercutPod

We're celebrating 100 episodes of Intercut with Amanda the Jedi! Tom Holland has two new movies out and you might be surprised by which one we liked more! Then, we're taking questions from the Intercuties. Also, we debate about Wandavision now that the Disney+ show has come to a close. Did it deliver the goods? Were there too many false promises? Should we never talk about Marvel again? Finally, we wrap it up with some Picks for the Week! TIMECODES... 0:00 Welcome to Episode 100 02:55 WHAT WE'RE WATCHING / Cherry 16:04 Chaos Walking 16:51 Raya and the Last Dragon 19:36 Moxie 25:02 INTERVIEW 25:16 What are your backgrounds? 35:59 What would you put in a montage about film? 39:52 Did you finish Mr. Robot? 42:27 Did you watch Bacurau? 44:08 Favorite Intercut episode? 46:03 Severely underrated movies? 52:58 What movie would you want to see again for the first time? 01:00:20 If you could change one thing about YouTube... 01:08:56 Hidden talent 01:13:27 What's the best lesson that a film has taught you? 01:15:50 Let's Argue About Wandavision 01:45:33 Picks for the Week 01:46:00 Test Pattern 01:50:33 Dickinson If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! www.theatzshow.com/intercut Patreon - Patreon.com/IntercutPod Discord - discord.gg/WHvfFGARd2 Facebook - Facebook.com/IntercutPod Instagram - Instagram.com/IntercutPod Twitter - Twitter.com/IntercutPod YouTube - YouTube.com/IntercutPod

Ahead of March 15th's Oscar Nominations, we're taking a look at our favorite performances of 2020. The women, the men, the leads and the supporting performances. How closely do our picks reflect the predicted Academy Award nominees? Which overlooked indie darlings made both Art and Zach's Top 5s? If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! www.theatzshow.com/intercut Patreon - Patreon.com/IntercutPod Discord - https://discord.gg/WHvfFGARd2 Facebook - Facebook.com/IntercutPod Instagram - Instagram.com/IntercutPod Twitter - Twitter.com/IntercutPod YouTube - YouTube.com/IntercutPod

The Academy Awards released their shortlists in several categories, notably the Best Documentary Feature, Best International Feature and Best Animated Feature categories. Art and Zach navigate the shortlists to figure out what missed the cut, what films were shortlisted, and the 5 movies in each category that deserve Oscars recognition. TIMECODES... 0:00 Intro 1:48 What made the Documentary shortlist / what was snubbed? 09:54 Our Top 5 from the Shortlist 38:36 Other favorites from 2020 42:50 Thoughts on Emile Mosseri 46:17 Best Narrative-Based Video Games 53:50 What made the International shortlist / what was snubbed? 57:46 Our favorites that weren't submitted 01:02:43 Our favorites that didn't make the shortlist 01:07:32 Our Top 5 from the Shortlist 01:21:49 Animated Features shortlist If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! www.theatzshow.com/intercut Patreon - Patreon.com/IntercutPod Facebook - Facebook.com/IntercutPod Instagram - Instagram.com/IntercutPod Twitter - Twitter.com/IntercutPod YouTube - YouTube.com/IntercutPod

Filmmaker Ramin Bahrani returns with an adaptation of the Arvind Adiga book The White Tiger. Starring Adarsh Gourav, Priyanka Chopra, and Rajkummar Rao, the movie is a rags-to-riches story following Balram Halwai as he climbs out of the Indian underclass. Told in a series of flashbacks with a very personalized narration, does the film more closely resemble 'Slumdog Millionaire', 'Goodfellas', or another movie entirely? If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! www.theatzshow.com/intercut Facebook - Facebook.com/IntercutPod Instagram - Instagram.com/IntercutPod Twitter - Twitter.com/IntercutPod YouTube - YouTube.com/IntercutPod

The World Cinema Documentary Competition category at Sundance features an offering of immersive and moving stories from around the world. This year's section included some of the most acclaimed films in the festival, such as Flee, President and Sabaya. Check out our thoughts on all 10 docs featured in the lineup! TIMECODES... 0:00 Captains of Zaatari 04:31 Faya Dayi 06:37 Flee 11:26 Misha and the Wolves 14:03 The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 16:28 Playing With Sharks 19:32 President 22:37 Sabaya 24:38 Taming the Garden 26:49 Writing With Fire If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! www.theatzshow.com/intercut Facebook - Facebook.com/IntercutPod Instagram - Instagram.com/IntercutPod Twitter - Twitter.com/IntercutPod YouTube - YouTube.com/IntercutPod