The Best Pictures Podcast

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.

Special Episode - Rocky Horror Picture Show

October 28th, 2021  |  1 hr 20 mins

barry bostwick, rocky horror picture show, susan sarandon, tim curry

We're back with a Halloween (and let's be honest every other time of year) classic: The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Special Episode - Arsenic and Old Lace

October 12th, 2021  |  1 hr 5 mins

arsenic and old lace, cary grant, frank capra, peter lorre

In the first of our 2021 Halloween Specials, we cover the classic spooky comedy Arsenic and Old Lace! As a heads up, we had some minor audio issues, but we've cleaned them up the best we could. It was too good an episode to lose!

58th Academy Awards - Out of Africa

September 18th, 2021  |  1 hr 35 mins

epic, meryl streep, out of africa, robert redford, romance, sidney pollack

On this episode, we cover the 58th Best Picture winner: Out of Africa.

57th Academy Awards - Amadeus

August 3rd, 2021  |  1 hr 24 mins

amadeus, elizabeth berridge, f. murray abraham, jeffrey jones, milos forman, tom hulce

Join Ian and Maggie for their romp through the musical delight Amadeus

Special Episode - Raiders of the Lost Ark

July 13th, 2021  |  1 hr 18 mins

george lucas, harrison ford, indiana jones, john rhys-davies, john williams, karen allen, paul freeman, ronald lacey, steven spielberg

Join Maggie, Ian, and their special guest, Myke from CineMusts, for this 1981 action adventure gem

56th Academy Awards - Terms of Endearment

June 28th, 2021  |  1 hr 26 mins

danny devito, debra winger, jack nicholson, jeff daniels, john lithgow, shirley macclaine, terms of endearment

Our hosts cry their way through the 56th Best Picture winner: Terms of Endearment.

55th Academy Awards - Gandhi

June 6th, 2021  |  1 hr 36 mins

ben kingsley, gandhi, richard attenborough

On this episode our hosts tackle their first biopic of the 80s: Gandhi!

54th Academy Awards - Chariots of Fire

May 12th, 2021  |  1 hr 5 mins

alice krige, ben cross, cheryl campbell, hugh hudson, ian charleson, ian holm, nicholas farrell, nigel hagers

Maggie and Ian discuss the surprisingly plodding 1981 winner, Chariots of Fire.

53rd Academy Awards - Ordinary People

April 18th, 2021  |  1 hr 8 mins

donald sutherland, judd hirsch, mary tyler moore, robert redford, timothy hutton

Ian and Maggie cover the great (if somber) 1980 winner, Ordinary People. As a heads up, this move deals heavily with suicide, so please be aware!

Special Episode - Labyrinth

April 1st, 2021  |  1 hr 12 mins

david bowie, jennifer connelly, jim henson, labyrinth

Special Guest Emma is back to celebrate our 3 year podcast anniversary! We watched the 1986 cult classic Labyrinth. We talk about David Bowie, puppetry, David Bowie, great sets, David Bowie...

52nd Academy Awards - Kramer vs. Kramer

March 25th, 2021  |  1 hr 2 mins

dustin hoffman, jane alexander, justin henry, meryl streep, robert benton

Join Ian and Maggie for the surprisingly great 1979 winner Kramer vs. Kramer

51st Academy Awards - The Deer Hunter

March 7th, 2021  |  1 hr 15 mins

christopher walken, john cazale, john savage, meryl streep, michael cimino, robert de niro

Listen as Maggie and Ian (over)analyze 1978's The Deer Hunter.