The Best Pictures Podcast

Episode Archive

Episode Archive

129 episodes of The Best Pictures Podcast since the first episode, which aired on February 26th, 2018.

  • Special Episode - Alien

    October 29th, 2023  |  1 hr 27 mins

    For this special spooky episode, we cover the 1979 scifi horror classic Alien!

  • Special Episode - Creature from the Black Lagoon

    October 18th, 2023  |  1 hr 6 mins
    antonio moreno, ben chapman, jack arnold, julie adams, nestor paiva, richard carlson, richard denning, rico browning, whit bissell

    Join hosts Ian and Maggie along with special guest Lola as the dive into this classic Universal monster flick.

  • 72nd Academy Awards - American Beauty

    September 16th, 2023  |  1 hr 20 mins

    In this episode, we tackle one of the cringiest best picture winners we've covered so far: American Beauty.

  • 71st Academy Awards - Shakespeare In Love

    July 22nd, 2023  |  1 hr 27 mins

    We're back with our critique of the 71st Best Picture winner Shakespeare In Love!

  • 70th Academy Awards - Titanic

    May 7th, 2023  |  1 hr 48 mins
    billy zane, frances fisher, james cameron, james horner, kate winslet, kathy bates, leonardo dicaprio, titanic

    Join us for the 70th Best Picture winner, Titanic!

  • 69th Academy Awards - The English Patient

    April 1st, 2023  |  1 hr 42 mins

    We're back with the 69th Best Picture winner: The English Patient!

  • 68th Academy Awards - Braveheart

    January 15th, 2023  |  1 hr 32 mins
    braveheart, historical drama

    We're back in the new year with the 68th Academy Award winner Braveheart!

  • Special - How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

    December 21st, 2022  |  41 mins 40 secs
    ben washam, boris karloff, chuck jones, dallas mckennon, dr. seuss, june foray, thurl ravenscroft

    Join Ian and Maggie for the timeless Christmas gem, How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

  • Special Episode - The Sixth Sense

    October 28th, 2022  |  1 hr 32 mins
    academy awards, bruce willis, film podcast, haley joel osment, halloween movie, horror movie, m night shyamalan, movie podcast, oscars, scary movie, sixth sense, toni collette

    We're back with our second spooky episode of 2022, and this time we're covering The Sixth Sense along with special guest Myke of the Cinemusts podcast!

  • Special Episode - Diabolique

    October 11th, 2022  |  1 hr 5 mins

    To kick off our 2022 Halloween season, we're covering the 1955 psychological thriller/horror film Les Diabolique

  • 67th Academy Awards - Forrest Gump

    September 20th, 2022  |  1 hr 33 mins
    forrest gump, gary sinise, robert zemeckis, robin wright, sally field, tom hanks

    We're back with the 67th Best Picture winner: Forrest Gump

  • 66th Academy Awards - Schindler's List

    July 26th, 2022  |  1 hr 49 mins
    ben kingsley, caroline goodall, embeth davidtz, john williams, jonathan sagall, liam neeson, ralph fiennes, steven spielberg

    Join our hosts for one of the most emotional and well done Best Picture winners, Spielberg's 1993 epic Schindler's List.

  • 100th Episode - Sunrise (1927)

    July 8th, 2022  |  1 hr 3 mins
    fw murnau, george o'brien, janet gaynor, margaret livingstong, silent film, sunrise, sunrise a song of two humans

    For this special 100th episode, we're throwing it way back to the very first Academy Awards.

  • Special Episode - Beach Blanket Bingo

    June 26th, 2022  |  1 hr 15 mins
    annette funicello, beach blanket bingo, beach movie, frankie avalon, special episode

    Join our hosts and special guest Lola for this extra special summer episode!

  • 65th Academy Awards - Unforgiven

    June 13th, 2022  |  1 hr 18 mins
    clint eastwood, gene hackman, morgan freeman, revisionist western, richard harris, unforgiven, western

    Join Ian and Maggie for the unexpectedly good revisionist western, Unforgiven.

  • 64th Academy Awards - The Silence of the Lambs

    May 24th, 2022  |  1 hr 34 mins
    anthony hopkins, horror, jodie foster, silence of the lambs

    Join Ian and Maggie as they finally cover the only horror movie to ever win Best Picture.