Some Like It Scott

Welcome everyone to an all new episode of Some Like It Scott! On this week's episode, the two Scotts review the latest film from auteur-on-the-rise Chloe Zhao, NOMADLAND. After giving their thoughts on the experience of the film, Frances McDormand's performance, and the film's themes, they turn their attention to a breakdown of the Golden Globes nominations, ahead of the ceremony on Sunday. See time codes below:   1:53 - Nomadland 58:38 - Golden Globes nominations   Sign up for our newsletter here!   Next time: Golden Globes Recap   Patreon: www.patreon.com/MediaPlugPods Twitter: @MediaPlugPods

Welcome everyone to an all new episode of Some Like It Scott! On this week's episode, the two Scotts are back to reviewing new wide release movies, and they review two to try and make up for lost time. First on the docket is the controversial Sam Levinson-directed, Netflix black and white film, starring Zendaya and John David Washington, MALCOLM AND MARIE. After giving their thoughts on the quarantine-conceived-and-shot film, the critical controversy surrounding it, and the performances of the two leads, the hosts turn their attention to another star-driven film, this time in the form of the Warner Bros./HBO Max biopic of the assassination of Fred Hampton, starring LaKeith Stanfield as Bill O'Neal, the titular "Judas", and Daniel Kaluuya as Fred Hampton, the titular "Black Messiah", JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH. See time codes below:   3:09 - Malcolm and Marie 45:46 - Judas and the Black Messiah   Sign up for our newsletter here!   Next time: Nomadland (Hulu / Theaters)   Patreon: www.patreon.com/Medi

Hello everyone and welcome to a brand new episode of Some Like It Scott! On this week's episode, the two Scotts are joined (again!) by Paul Oyama to discuss all the best movies coming out of the 2021 Sundance Film Festival! The trio talk about the biggest winners and sellers from the festival, as well as a curated list of three movies each that they felt were worth discussion. See below for the movies (in alphabetical order) discussed on this episode:   CODA Cusp Eight for Silver Flee Hive Mass Passing The Sparks Brothers Try Harder! We're All Going to the World's Fair The World To Come   Sign up for our newsletter here!   Next time: Malcolm and Marie (Netflix) & Judas and the Black Messiah (HBO Max)   Patreon: www.patreon.com/MediaPlugPods Twitter: @MediaPlugPods Letterboxd: Scott Shelton (@sshelton2013), Scott Harvey (@scarveydent), Paul Oyama (@presciient)

Hello everyone and welcome to a brand new episode of Some Like It Scott! On this week's episode, the two Scotts are joined by Paul Oyama (check out the MOVIE TRIVIA SCHMOEDOWN) and Aaron Jay (check out DIGESTING CINEMA and FIGHT BANANAS) for the second part of their two-part Top 10 Movies of 2020 episode. The foursome talk about their "consensus" picks (the movies that appeared on more than one of their top 10 lists), before heaping praise on each of their #1 picks. See below for the movies (in alphabetical order) discussed on this episode:   Boys State First Cow I'm Thinking of Ending Things Lovers Rock Mangrove Minari Never Rarely Sometimes Always Nomadland Possessor Shithouse Soul Sound of Metal Time   Sign up for our newsletter here!   Next time: Sundance 2021 Recap   Patreon: www.patreon.com/MediaPlugPods Twitter: @MediaPlugPods

Hello everyone and welcome to a brand new episode of Some Like It Scott! On this week's episode, the two Scotts are joined by Paul Oyama (check out the MOVIE TRIVIA SCHMOEDOWN) and Aaron Jay (check out DIGESTING CINEMA and FIGHT BANANAS) for the first part of their two-part Top 10 Movies of 2020 episode. The foursome talk about their least favorite movies of the year, their #11-20s, and then their "outlier" picks (the movies that appeared on only one of their top 10 lists). See below for the movies (in alphabetical order) discussed on this episode:   Bacurau Bad Education Black Bear Dick Johnson Is Dead Freaky The Invisible Man The King of Staten Island Mank One Night in Miami Promising Young Woman Ride Your Wave Tenet The Vast of Night   Sign up for our newsletter here!   Next time: Top 10 Movies of 2020 Part 2 ("consensus" picks & #1s)   Patreon: www.patreon.com/MediaPlugPods Twitter: @MediaPlugPods

Welcome everyone to an all new episode of Some Like It Scott! On this week's episode, the two Scotts review Regina King's directorial debut, ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI. A Kemp Powers (SOUL) adaptation of his own play, ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI is the fictional retelling of the real-life February 1964 meeting of the minds between Malcolm X (Kingsley Ben-Adir), Cassius Clay (Eli Goree), Jim Brown (Aldis Hodge), and Sam Cooke (Leslie Odom Jr.). After the two Scotts weigh in on the film's quality and its awards potential for its 4 well-acted figures, they turn their attention to news about the upcoming films of David O. Russell and Noah Baumbach. See time codes below:   3:12 - One Night in Miami 55:21 - Casting update for David O. Russell's next film 1:00:46 - Noah Baumbach to adapt "White Noise" as his next film   Sign up for our newsletter here!   Next time: Top 10 Movies of 2020 Part 1   Patreon: www.patreon.com/MediaPlugPods Twitter: @MediaPlugPods

Welcome everyone to an all new episode of Some Like It Scott! On this week's all new episode, the two Scotts review one of the remaining Oscar-buzzy Netflix films, PIECES OF A WOMAN. After assessing whether Vanessa Kirby's leading performance is worth the buzz and if the rest of the film is up to snuff, the co-hosts then discuss casting details for the next films of two auteur directors, Alex Garland and Jordan Peele, including Jessie Buckley, Daniel Kaluuya, and Jesse Plemmons. See time codes below:   3:20 - Pieces of a Woman 55:43 - Casting news for Alex Garland's next film 1:02:06 - Casting news for Jordan Peele's next film   Sign up for our newsletter here!   Next time: One Night in Miami (Amazon Prime)   Patreon: www.patreon.com/MediaPlugPods Twitter: @MediaPlugPods

Welcome everyone to an all new episode of Some Like It Scott! On this week's episode, because the two Scotts are not yet ready to put a wrap on their best movies of 2020 lists, they instead take a crack at their top 5 TV shows from the year that was 2020. They both agree it was a great year!   Sign up for our newsletter here!   Next time: Pieces of a Woman (Netflix)   Patreon: www.patreon.com/MediaPlugPods Twitter: @MediaPlugPods

Welcome everyone to an all new episode of Some Like It Scott! On this week's NYE episode, the two Scotts review not one, but two(!) Christmas Day releases from this year. First, the duo runs WONDER WOMAN 1984 under the microscope to determine if the Patty Jenkins-directed, Gal Gadot-led follow-up to the 2017 DCEU film is worth 2.5hrs of your time, and after making that judgement, they switch their attention to Pixar's latest outing, SOUL, to see if Pete Docter can build off his last successful outing in 2015 (INSIDE OUT). See time codes below:   3:13 - Wonder Woman 1984 49:40 - Soul   Sign up for our newsletter here!   Next time: Top 5 TV Shows of 2020   Patreon: www.patreon.com/MediaPlugPods Twitter: @MediaPlugPods

Welcome everyone to an all new episode of Some Like It Scott! On this week's pre-Christmas episode, the two Scotts review Chadwick Boseman's final performance in the Netflix theatrically-adapted drama, MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM. After giving their thoughts on this adaptation of August Wilson's play, the all-star cast, and the film's themes, the hosts give an update on awards season, including the results of the New York Film Critics Circle Awards and the LA Film Critics Awards. See time codes below:   3:27 - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom 50:50 - Awards season update   Sign up for our newsletter here!   Next time: Wonder Woman 1984 (HBO Max / Theaters) & Soul (Disney+)   Patreon: www.patreon.com/MediaPlugPods Twitter: @MediaPlugPods

Welcome everyone to an all new episode of Some Like It Scott! On this week's episode, the two Scotts check out Riz Ahmed's latest film, which is about a punk rock drummer who loses his hearing: SOUND OF METAL. After giving their thoughts on Ahmed's and the supporting cast's performances, the emotional nature of the film, and whether it authentically portrays deaf culture and the deaf community, the co-hosts turn their attention to some of the announcements coming out of Disney's immense investor day presentation, before going over who took home the awards from the Boston Society of Film Critics. See time codes below:   4:00 - Sound of Metal 56:19 - Disney's investor day announcements 1:19:02 - Boston Society of Film Critics Awards   Sign up for our newsletter here!   Next time: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (Netflix)   Patreon: www.patreon.com/MediaPlugPods Twitter: @MediaPlugPods

Welcome everyone to an all new episode of Some Like It Scott! On this week's episode, the two Scotts are joined by countdown series co-host, Jay Habib, to follow up on the conclusion of the Fincher Countdown with director David Fincher's latest feature: the black-and-white 1930s/40s Hollywood period drama, MANK. After the three of them give their full thoughts on the film and place it in the Fincher canon, Scott and Scott talk about the industry-shaking news that Warner Bros. will be releasing their full slate of 2021 theatrical releases day-and-date on their streaming service, HBO Max, as well as discuss the other industry news of the week: that the Oscars claim they will be having an in-person ceremony in April 2021. See time codes below:   4:25 - Mank 1:12:39 - WB sends 2021 slate day-and-date to HBO Max 1:26:19 - Oscars to have in-person 2021 ceremony   Sign up for our newsletter here!   Next time: The Sound of Metal (Amazon Prime)   Patreon: www.patreon.com/MediaPlugPods Twitter: @MediaPlugPod

Welcome everyone to an all new episode of Some Like It Scott! On this week's episode, the two Scotts attempt to connect with their roots in the Ron Howard-directed Oscar-batey memoir about a "back-country" Ohioan from Kentucky breaking out of the mold: Hillbilly Elegy. After giving their thoughts on this at-one-point Oscar hopeful, the co-hosts chat extensively about their thoughts on the upcoming Oscar season. See time codes below:   4:43 - Hillbilly Elegy 49:03 - Oscars outlook   Sign up for our newsletter here!   Next time: Mank (Netflix)   Patreon: www.patreon.com/MediaPlugPods Twitter: @MediaPlugPods

Hello everyone and welcome to Some Like It Scott's latest limited series: the Fincher Countdown. Each week in the lead up to David Fincher's latest film, Mank, the two Scotts and countdown special guest, Jay Habib, will be working their way through most* of David Fincher's filmography in chronological order, starting from his non-franchise debut, the neo-noir psychological detective thriller, SEVEN, leading all the way to 2014's GONE GIRL. Join us each week as we talk about a different Fincher film!   On the finale of our Fincher Countdown, Scott, Scott, and Jay look back at Fincher's filmography to give their overall thoughts and their highs and lows, before discussing expectations for MANK.

Welcome everyone to an all new episode of Some Like It Scott! On our Thanksgiving episode, the two Scotts celebrate what they're thankful for with a review of Aneesh Chaganty's sophomore outing and follow-up to 2018's Searching: RUN. After giving their thoughts on Chaganty's success in his second outing (especially given this pod's praise for Searching), the co-hosts turn their attention to the huge news that Wonder Woman 1984 will be releasing day-and-date on HBO Max and theaters on Christmas Day, before discussing the nominations for the Critics Choice Super Awards. See time codes below:   4:45 - Run 54:29 - WW1984 to debut on the same day in theaters on HBO Max 1:03:38 - Critics Choice Super Awards nominees   Sign up for our newsletter here!   Next time: Hillbilly Elegy (Netflix)   Patreon: www.patreon.com/MediaPlugPods Twitter: @MediaPlugPods

Welcome everyone to an all new episode of Some Like It Scott! On this week's episode, the two Scotts celebrate Friday the 13th with the next slasher-comedy hybrid from director Christopher Landon, this time in the comedic vane of body swap comedies such as Freaky Friday: FREAKY. After giving their thoughts on whether this fresh take on both sub-genres works, the two hosts turn their attention to further casting news related to Brad Pitt's next film, BULLET TRAIN, as well as the nominations for the 2021 Gotham Awards. See time codes below:   8:06 - Freaky 58:11 - Bullet Train casting update 1:03:22 - Gotham Awards nominations   Sign up for our newsletter here!   Next time: Run (Hulu)   Patreon: www.patreon.com/MediaPlugPods Twitter: @MediaPlugPods

Welcome everyone to an all new episode of Some Like It Scott! On this week's episode, the two Scotts get political, with a review of the surprise Amazon Studios follow-up to a 2006 mockumentary comedy: BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM. After giving their thoughts on Sacha Baron Cohen's return to the character, including if it was either necessary or effective, the hosts wrap up the podcast with conversations about the big casting shakeup in the Fantastic Beasts franchise, as well as some news about one of Ethan Hawke's upcoming projects, called REVOLVER. See time codes below:   3:47 - Borat Subsequent Moviefilm 56:02 - Johnny Depp out of the Fantastic Beasts franchise 1:05:30 - Ethan Hawke to star with daughter, Maya, in Revolver   Sign up for our newsletter here!   Next time: Freaky   Patreon: www.patreon.com/MediaPlugPods Twitter: @MediaPlugPods

Welcome everyone to an all new episode of Some Like It Scott! On this special Halloween / spooky episode of Some Like It Scott, the two Scotts are joined by horror-loving friend of the pod, Dani Kunkel, to discuss hers and one of the Scott's favorite slasher films of all time, 1996's SCREAM. After each share their thoughts on how this comedic spin on the genre has held up over time, the two Scotts take the second half of the episode to discuss what movies they're still excited to see in the final 2 months of this COVID-ridden year that is 2020. See time codes below:   2:31 - Scream (1996) 51:40 - What movies to look forward to for the rest of 2020   Sign up for our newsletter here!   Next time: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (Amazon Prime Video)   Patreon: www.patreon.com/MediaPlugPods Twitter: @MediaPlugPods

Welcome everyone to an all new episode of Some Like It Scott! On this week's episode, the two Scotts start to get into the Halloween mood with a review of Netflix's 2020 remake of the 1940 Hitchcock Best Picture winner, REBECCA. After giving their thoughts on this fresh take on the Daphne du Maurier novel, they discuss recent casting updates for Brad Pitt as the lead in the David Leitch-led action film, Bullet Train, and Daisy Edgar-Jones as the lead in an adaptation of the best-selling novel, Where the Crawdads Sing. See time codes below:   3:23 - Rebecca 48:30 - Brad Pitt in BULLET TRAIN 53:50 - Daisy Edgar-Jones in WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING   Sign up for our newsletter here!   Next time: Halloween Special - Scream (1996)   Patreon: www.patreon.com/MediaPlugPods Twitter: @MediaPlugPods

Welcome everyone to an all new episode of Some Like It Scott! On this week's episode, the two Scotts go from one Scott's most anticipated of 2020 (TENET) to the other Scott's most anticipated of 2020, with a review of Aaron Sorkin's latest writer-director work, THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7. After giving their thoughts on whether it lived up to the podcast hype, the co-hosts turn their attention to news about Adam McKay's next film, DON'T LOOK UP, with a bonkers cast including Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Cate Blanchette, and many many more, as well as confirmation of the Mad Max: Fury Road prequel, FURIOSA, set to star Anya Taylor-Joy (standing in as a younger Charlize Theron apparently) in the titular role. See time codes below:   4:16 - The Trial of the Chicago 7 1:03:33 - Don't Look Up casting news 1:09:33 - Mad Max: Fury Road prequel (Furiosa) confirmed   Sign up for our newsletter here!   Next time: Rebecca (Netflix)   Patreon: www.patreon.com/MediaPlugPods Twitter: @MediaPlugPods