The Best Pictures Podcast

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.

Special Episode - Silverado

May 4th, 2022  |  1 hr 51 mins

danny glover, jeff goldblum, kevin costner, kevin kline, linda hunt, rosanna arquette, scott glenn, silverado, westernm 80s movie

Our hosts take a break between best picture winners to break down this underrated 1980s western.

63rd Academy Awards - Dances with Wolves

April 18th, 2022  |  1 hr 25 mins

epic western, graham greene, kevin costner, mary mcdonnell, rodney grant

Join Maggie and Ian for the western epic and 63rd best picture winner, Dances with Wolves

Special Episode - Clue

April 1st, 2022  |  1 hr 29 mins

We're back with another cult classic and a new special guest to celebrate our 4th podcast-iversary!

Special Episode - List Reordering Part II

March 25th, 2022  |  1 hr 10 mins

Once again Maggie and Ian have ranked themselves into a corner and it's time to fix that!

62nd Academy Awards - Driving Miss Daisy

March 13th, 2022  |  1 hr 21 mins

comedy drama, dan aykroyd, esther rolle, jessica tandy, morgan freeman, patti lupone

Join us for the 62nd winner, Driving Miss Daisy

61st Academy Awards - Rain Man

February 27th, 2022  |  1 hr 12 mins

barry levinson, dustin hoffman, hans zimmer, rain main, tom cruise, valeria golino

Listen to Ian and Maggie's take on the late 61st winner, Rain main

Special Episode - Roman Holiday

February 11th, 2022  |  1 hr 26 mins

audrey hepburn, gregory peck, roman holiday, william wyler

Join us as we welcome special guest Lola back to talk about this classic romantic comedy for a Valentine's Day/Birthday special!

60th Academy Awards - The Last Emperor

January 23rd, 2022  |  1 hr 32 mins

joan chen, john lone, peter o'toole, the last emperor

Join Ian and Maggie for the eye-feast that is The Last Emperor.

59th Academy Awards - Platoon

January 7th, 2022  |  1 hr 30 mins

platoon, war film

We're kicking off 2022 with the sad but incredibly good Platoon!

Special Episode - A Christmas Carol (1938)

December 24th, 2021  |  1 hr 5 mins

Maggie and Ian are back with an earlier retelling of Charles Dickens' classic.

Special Episode - The Muppets Christmas Carol

December 9th, 2021  |  1 hr 13 mins

brian henson, charles dickens, dave goelz, frank oz, jerry nelson, michael caine, miles goodman, steve whitmire, the muppets, the muppets christmas carol

Join Ian, Maggie, and special guest Jade for our take on The Muppets Christmas Carol

Special Episode - Miracle on 34th Street

November 15th, 2021  |  1 hr 5 mins

edmund gwenn, gene lockhart, george seaton, holiday, john payne, maureen o'hare, miracle on 34th st, miracle on 34th street, natalie wood

Time to get in the holiday spirit with this classic, Miracle on 34th Street.