56. Rush (2013) with John Vaughan

We're back with our Oscar tradition this year! As we have in the past, we're bringing together a panel of movie experts to discuss this year's Oscar nominees and make their predictions. Join Rafe along with Thomas Mariani, Emily Slade, and Mel Gore as they discuss and debate the big awards showdown between Oppenheimer, Barbie, and a really strong list of nominees, ultimately making their predictions about who will be taking home an Oscar at this coming weekend's festivities. Follow Rafe on Threads and Letterboxd. This year's panel of experts is made up of: Thomas Mariani of the Cinema to the Letter Podcast Emily Slade of the Why This Film? podcast Mel Gore of the Tangent 1985 YouTube channel Follow the show on Twitter and Facebook. Send feedback to [email protected]. Please subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, or using the RSS Feed.

Rafe jumps beyond the screens to talk about last week's lack of episode and a temporary new format for the podcast's release schedule. Then he gives his thoughts on this year's batch of Oscar nominations, as well as spoiler-free mini reviews of Everything Everywhere All at Once, The Banshees of Inisherin, and Tár. Let us know what you think of this year's Oscar-nominated films or your responses to his takes on these movies by contacting us through the links below! Check out Rafe's other podcast, Never Say Die!, where he teams up with Drew Meyer to look at movies and how we can draw inspiration from them for role-playing game adventures. Follow Rafe on Twitter and Letterboxd. Follow the show on Twitter and Facebook. Send feedback to [email protected]. Please subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, Stitcher, or using the RSS Feed. Be a future guest on the show by filling out the form at havenotseenthis.podbean.com.

Rafe is joined by last-minute fill-in Thomas Mariani, who has previously discussed films ranging from Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story to Green Room to The Muppets Take Manhattan. This selection is unlike any of those others! Short Term 12 is a solid, rather harrowing drama - a far cry from the genre selections Thomas has brought before. It also may very well be Rafe's favorite movie that he's discovered through his own podcast, and a film that Rafe found a very deep emotional connection to. Listen as Rafe and Thomas discuss the film, Tubi as a streaming platform, and more! Follow Rafe on Twitter and Letterboxd. Thomas Mariani is half of the Double Edged Double Bill podcast. Follow the show on Twitter and Facebook. Send feedback to [email protected]. Please subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, Stitcher, or using the RSS Feed. Be a future guest on the show by filling out the form at havenotseenthis.podbean.com. This week's independent podcast promo is for the Carlotta Beautox podcast

Adam Thomas returns to the show. What does the returning guest, who previously picked heady sci-fi like Dark City and The Jacket bring to the table this time? Why, a western, of course. Rafe and Adam talk about Adam's hot takes on popular movies, how The Proposition doesn't match up to its own advertising campaign, movies Adam won't watch again, and more. We guarantee this episode offers some civility in an otherwise uncivilized world. Follow Rafe on Twitter and Letterboxd. Follow the show on Twitter and Facebook. Send feedback to [email protected]. Please subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, Stitcher, or using the RSS Feed. Be a future guest on the show by filling out the form at havenotseenthis.podbean.com. This week's independent podcast promo is for the Evidence Locker: A True Crime Podcast

Getting back into our regular routine means the return of the Friday Inquiry, where we ask a question related to the movie of the week on our social media. This week the question was inspired by Rafe's desire not to watch Se7en again after he originally saw it - we asked: what's a movie you won't watch, not because it's bad, but because it's simply disturbing? We got a slew of answers to talk about, as well as setting up the main episode for this week. Check out Rafe's other podcast, Never Say Die!, where he teams up with Drew Meyer to look at movies and how we can draw inspiration from them for role-playing game adventures. Follow Rafe on Twitter and Letterboxd. Follow the show on Twitter and Facebook. Send feedback to [email protected]. Please subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, Stitcher, or using the RSS Feed. Be a future guest on the show by filling out the form at havenotseenthis.podbean.com.