Episode 35: In The Fade, 12 Strong, The Mercy, Westwind: Djalu's Legacy, Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton

Summary: Charlie, Jess, Brent and Jake discuss the week's films, go in-depth for the drama, the intrigue and the outrage of the 90th Academy Awards, and take a look at some of the most useless yet intriguing facts about Hollywood and its stars.Reviews▸ In The Fade (https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-in-the-fade-vigilante-justice)▸ 12 Strong▸ The Mercy▸ Westwind: Djalu's Legacy▸ Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton (https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-take-every-wave-a-beautifully-filmed-skim-across-the-surface)News▸ It was Hollywood's night of nights, with much on the menu. SWITCH was there for the (almost) four hours bringing you the happenings live - but to save you time, Jess has put together a handy little two-minute summary of the winners plus the less obvious highlights.▸ Did you know that the “real mafia” did not allow the producers of 'The Godfather' to use the word mafia in the movie? And that the 40th President of the United States was denied the role of a president because he didn’t look presidential enough! There are so many useless yet endlessly entertaining facts about famous personalities - so we decided to share a few amongst ourselves.Competitions▸ Win one of 10 double passes to the Melbourne Queer Film Festival (https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/win-melbourne-queer-film-festival-2018-join-the-largest-queer-film-festival-in-the-southern-hemisphere)▸ Win one of 10 double passes to see 'Human Flow' in cinemas (https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/win-human-flow-a-powerful-visual-expression)▸ Win one of five copies of 'Only The Brave' on Blu-ray (https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/win-only-the-brave-take-in-this-touching-true-story)▸ Win one of five copies of 'A Bronx Tale' on Blu-ray (https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/win-a-bronx-tale-robert-de-niros-directorial-debut)▸ Win one of ten $20 Dendy Direct vouchers (https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/win-relax-at-home-with-dendy-direct-grab-a-gift-voucher-and-enjoy-the-best-of-home-entertainment)Stay Up-To-Datefacebook.com/maketheswitchAU (https://www.facebook.com/maketheswitchAU)twitter.com/maketheswitchAU (https://www.twitter.com/maketheswitchAU)instagram.com/maketheswitchAU (https://www.instagram.com/maketheswitchAU)maketheswitchAU.tumblr.com (https://maketheswitchAU.tumblr.com)The hoststwitter.com/Charlie_David (https://www.twitter.com/Charlie_David)twitter.com/MissJess_SWITCH (http://www.twitter.com/MissJess_SWITCH)twitter.com/BrentCDavidson (http://www.twitter.com/BrentCDavidson)twitter.com/JakeChatty (https://www.twitter.com/JakeChatty)Next week's episode▸ Reviews of 'Tomb Raider', 'Human Flow', National Theatre Live's 'Young Marx' and 'That's Not My Dog!'For more episodeswww.SWITCHCast.com.au (http://www.SWITCHCast.com.au)Enjoy the episode?We'd love if you took a minute to vote for us in the Australian Podcast Awards! (http://swi.ht/SWITCHCastVote)