Movie Moguls

S2E7 - Adapting to Quarantine and What Movies We've Been Watching

We discuss adapting to life in quarantine, social distancing, and what we've been watching due to the pause of new film releases. From Whiplash to Lars and the Real Girl, we talk about some watches and re-watches we've had while at home, because of the coronavirus pandemic. We also discuss the impact of COVID-19 on the entertainment industry, how that has affected us personally, and speculate on what this means for the 2020 Oscars season.

S2E6 - 2020 Post-Oscar Reactions: Parasite and Bong Joon-ho Win Big

The 92nd Academy Awards are over. From 'Parasite' winning Best Picture to Toy Story 4 winning Best Animated Feature Film, there is a lot to dissect and swallow from this year's Oscars and the ending of 2019's awards season. In this episode, we go over tonight's live broadcast, and discuss our initial reactions and thoughts on the ceremony and the award winners. A relatively predictable and boring awards year ended up with a massive upset ending that will be remembered for years to come.

S2E5 - 2020 Oscar Predictions

The Oscars are finally upon us after months of surprises and speculation. With the Academy Awards tomorrow night, we reveal our finalized predictions and analysis for all 24 categories, comparing on what we think WILL win, SHOULD win, and or COULD win. Will there be any upsets to the acting sweep? Will 1917's momentum prevail once again or will Parasite make history as the first foreign film Best Picture winner? There are many possibilities but there can only be one winner in the finale of awards season. Timestamps - Best Picture (1:27) Director (7:44) All Acting Categories (11:00) Original Screenplay (12:41) Adapted Screenplay (14:48) Cinematography (16:55) Costume Design (18:11) Film Editing (22:06) Make Up and Hairstyling (27:08) Production Design (28:40) Original Score (31:04) Original Song (33:00) Sound Editing (35:21) Sound Mixing (37:02) Visual Effects (40:02) Animated Feature (43:38) Documentary Feature (47:29) International Feature Film (50:18) Animated Short (51:52) Documentary Short (53:52) Live Action Short (55:24) Final Thoughts (58:49)

S2E4 - Top 10 Movies of 2019

As this year in film comes to a close, we discuss our top ten movies of 2019! Undoubtedly, one of the best years in film of the decade, there were an assortment of great movies spanning genres and varying in scale in 2019. We break down our favorites of 2019, with our compiled Movie Moguls list and our own personal Top 10 lists. For a visual of our full compiled list and our individual year-end lists, check out @moviemogulspodcast on Instagram and @moviemogulspod on Twitter! The full lists can also be found at moviemoguls.co [http://moviemoguls.co]

S2E3 - 2020 Oscar Nominations Reactions

With the 2020 Oscar nominations being announced, we break down our reactions to all of the categories! Snubs and shockers were to be expected, but did anyone predict 11 nominations for 'Joker' or for 'The Farewell' to be shut out completely this Oscars? We discuss all of the nominations and their chances of securing the win come Oscar night, plus we talk about our thoughts on the biggest snubs of 2019's award season and this year's most overlooked acting and directing performances. Timestamps - (0:47) Picture (6:24) Director (11:16) Lead Actress (15:48) Lead Actor (20:10) Supporting Actress (25:01) Supporting Actor (28:34) Adapted Screenplay (30:39) Original Screenplay (34:40) Cinematography (38:18) Costume Design (40:24) Film Editing (43:18) Make Up and Hairstyling (44:22) Production Design (46:17) Visual Effects (48:00) Sound Editing/Mixing (49:33) Original Score (52:09) Original Song (53:34) Animated Feature (55:16) International Feature Film (56:07) Documentary Feature (57:50) Documentary Short / Live Action Short / Animated Short (58:57) Overall Top 3 Snubs and Final Thoughts