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2025 Oscars: Live Commentary and Reactions

For your pleasure and for something a little different, in this episode Lord Marcus and Mr. B offer their live thoughts and reactions during a watch-along of this year's Oscars ceremony. 
Mr. B sets off Lord Marcus by claiming to have inspired his love of Adrien Brody's performance in The Brutalist and Lord Marcus shares his anti-love of Ben Stiller.  We show some love to the winners and their speeches.  For a deeper dive, our last episode is a good look into who the Film Dogs wanted to win on the big night. The rants are too many to count but this was fun episode indeed. 
The conversation has been heavily edited to get rid of the extended ad breaks and silence and have left you with the meat and potatoes of the night.  Enjoy!
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2025 Oscar Nominations - Plus: A Film Dogs Fairy Tale Beginning

In this episode, Mr. B and Lord Marcus share thoughts on "who should actually WIN" at the upcoming 2025 Oscars.  We also harken back to the fairytale beginnings of the Film Dogs Podcast, names that didn't work, "wait... they actually have dogs?!?!" and why are we the way we are [an impossible question we try to answer]?
Also included, Mr B. gives you a tip for ordering at restaurants and gives musical ode to the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Lord Marcus rants around the controversial use of AI in film making, the ridiculousness of the "us vs. them" mentality, why we excluded but still applaud specific films in our Oscar discussion, and of course... 30 Seconds to Mars...?
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Comfort and Discomfort Films - Most Rewatched Movies

In this episode, Lord Marcus and Mr B have a yarn over the films they can't help but go back again and again. Honour is given to beloved director, David Lynch, Mr. B gives a coming of age tale about vehicles and the implications of "no fault insurance" , how do your correctly pronounce “Louisville”, Lord Marcus gives us a rant on Hollywood's mis-use on "the token black guy" role in film and gives us an intimate look into his earlier years that, at times, strangely mirrored his most rewatched film... “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas”. 
Would it be an episode if Lord Marcus didn't throw out the book when it comes to what he classifies as “comfort”?  Well, in our discussion there's sure to be some classics that'll you'll love and a few you maybe need to give a second look...
 
Films Discussed In This Episode
Elizabethtown [Cameron Crowe]
Lost Highway [David Lynch]
The Fellowship of The Ring [Peter Jackson]
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas [Terry Gilliam]
Star Wars: A New Hope [George Lucas]
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me [David Lynch]
You've Got Mail [Norah Ephron]
The Fisher King [Terry Gilliam]
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Nosferatu - Watchlist: Movies Worth Your Time

Lord Marcus and Mr B. wax lyrical around Robert Egger’s long anticipated release, “Nosferatu”, along with recommending other recent movies they’ve both enjoyed in cinemas and on streaming. 
Our watchlist episodes are tailored for giving a little something to everyone by offering a varied list of movies across genres and decades.  You’ll be sure to find something new to watch that’s worth your time.  
Movies Discussed: 
Trap [M. Night Shyamalan]
Juror #2 [Clint Eastwood] 
Blink Twice [Zoe Kravitz]
Lawrence of Arabia [David Lean] 
Nosferatu [Robert Eggers]
American Dreamer [Paul Dektor]
Rope [Alfred Hitchcock]
Kneecap [Rich Peppiatt]
Y Tu Mama Tambien [ Alfonso Cuarón]
 
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Most Anticipated Movies of 2025 - Draft Edition

In this episode, Mr. B and Lord Marcus start the New Year off right by drafting their most anticipated movies set to be released in 2025.  A lot has happened since the 2024 Movie Draft (listen to that episode here), so they take a moment for deep breathing before battle axes are drawn.
There's a continual roasting of Mr B's choices in last year's draft, along with a few surprise picks by both parties, and even a few trade proposals are made.  It wouldn't be the Film Dogs if Lord Marcus didn't have a rant and this time Rian Johnson are is in his cross-hairs, as well as, taking turns shredding the 2024 head-scratcher of a film; WOLFS... look out!
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Best Movies of 2023: Part Two - Plus Movie Draft!

*Before you dive into this episode, consider listening to part one here!*
Just like the Film Dogs, depending on your country of residence or film festival attendances, you may not have gotten every 2023 release until... mid-2024 (crazy) so they wanted to give ample time to watch, include, and discuss their favourite must-see movies of the year.
This episode starts off with Mr. B and Lord Marcus doing a movie draft and ends with each ranking their top 10 movies of the year.  Honourable mentions are included, along with their recommendations on who is actually deserving of their Oscars...
Film Dogs draft categories used:
Drama
Action/Thriller
Horror/Sci-fi/Fantasy
Box Office Darling
Award Darling
Comedy/Animated/International
Wild Card
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Top Film Festival Releases of the Year - BIFF '24 Recap

In this episode, Lord Marcus & Mr. B recap this year's BIFF: Brisbane International Film Festival with their favourite films. Lord Marcus compares Debussy's "Clair De Lune" to "Return of The Jedi". The Film Dogs show up to a red carpet, wearing their board shorts, Film Dog tees, and flip-flops...  Lord Marcus goes on a rant  that all 'weird' movies CANNOT be compared to David Lynch films, as well as the "Netflixification" of cinema over lofi-creation and appreciation.  Mr. B calls "I Saw The TV Glow" the new "Garden State" for post-millennials and explains why you should watch movies you don't agree with.  Honourable mentions of movies they missed at the festival but are looking forward to. Lord Marcus let's Mr. B choose a free draft film for his birthday, and both hilariously close the pod.
Films talked about:
"Saturday Night" (Jason Reitman),
"Black Dog" (Guan Hu),
"Night Bitch" (Marielle Heller),
"The Brutalist" (Brady Corbet),
"Inside" (Charles Williams),
"I Saw The TV Glow" (Jane Schoenbrun) 
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Top 5 Musicals - Lord Marcus' Birthday Episode

In this episode Lord Marcus is allowed to talk about anything he wants for his Birthday and when given the floor... he chooses his top 5 favourite musicals.
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