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Welcome to the twelfth episode of Helen and Bill's Excellent Movie Adventures. This episode was originally published on another podcast on D Welcome to the twelfth episode of Helen and Bill's Excellent Movie Adventures. This episode was originally published on another podcast on December 2, 2024. This episode reviews the five movies nominated for Best Picture at the 81st Academy Awards on February 22, 2009, honouring movies released in 2008 The movies reviewed for this episode are: THE READER THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE MILK FROST/NIXON
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Welcome back to a new episode of "Helen & Bill's Excellent Movie Adventures", where Helen and Bill take on the roles vacated by David and Margaret and bring you the reviews that matter... on movies from the past that no doubt you have all seen before. Today's episode features the nine films that were nominated for Best Picture at the 90th Academy Awards on March 24, 2018, all released in 2017. So why not tune in to hear what these two cinephiles think about: DUNKIRK LADY BIRD THE SHAPE OF WATER THE POST GET OUT PHANTOM THREAD THREE BILLBOARD OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI CALL ME BY MY NAME DARKEST HOUR That's the agenda on today's episode of "Helen & Bill's Excellent Movie Adventures", on the podcast where agreeing on anything is a full time commitment. For more podcast episodes just like these, as well as receiving bonus exclusive content, go to my Patreon page. You can contact the podcast and leave feedback at the following locations: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/metalcavernpodcasting Email: [email protected] Twitter: @WestKiama Bluesky: @metalkevin.bsky.social Instagram: @metalcavernpodcasting
Welcome back to a new episode of "Helen & Bill's Excellent Movie Adventures", where Helen and Bill take on the roles vacated by David and Margaret and bring you the reviews that matter... on movies from the past that no doubt you have all seen before. Today's episode features the nine films that were nominated for Best Picture at the 89th Academy Awards on February 26, 2017, all released in 2016. So why not tune in to hear what these two cinephiles think about: HIDDEN FIGURES MOONLIGHT ARRIVAL LA LA LAND HELL OR HIGH WATER HACKSAW RIDGE MANCHESTER BY THE SEA LION FENCES That's the agenda on today's episode of "Helen & Bill's Excellent Movie Adventures", on the podcast where agreeing on anything is a full time commitment. For more podcast episodes just like these, as well as receiving bonus exclusive content, go to my Patreon page. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/metalcavernpodcasting Email: [email protected] Twitter: @realmetalkevin Bluesky: @metalkevin.bsky.social Instagram: @metalcavernpodcasting @musicfromalifetime Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Helen and Bill's Excellent Movie Adventures 00:26 Opening Monologue 03:22 Hidden Figures 09:08 Moonlight 17:27 Arrival 24:04 La La Land 32:42 Hell or High Water 37:37 Hacksaw Ridge 44:49 Manchester by the Sea 52:04 Lion 56:11 Fences 58:20 Academy Awards: Our Award Winners and the Actual Outcomes
Welcome back to a new episode of "Helen & Bill's Excellent Movie Adventures", where Helen and Bill take on the roles vacated by David and Margaret and bring you the reviews that matter... on movies from the past that no doubt you have all seen before. Today's episode features the eight films that were nominated for Best Picture at the 88th Academy Awards on February 28, 2016, all released in 2015. So why not tune in to hear what these two cinephiles think about: BROOKLYN ROOM THE BIG SHORT THE MARTIAN SPOTLIGHT THE REVENANT BRIDGE OF SPIES MAD MAX: FURY ROAD That's the agenda on today's episode of "Helen & Bill's Excellent Movie Adventures", on the podcast where agreeing on anything is a full time commitment. For more podcast episodes just like these, as well as receiving bonus exclusive content, go to my Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/realmetalkevin You can contact us at the following places Email: [email protected] Twitter:@realmetalkevin Bluesky:@metalkevin.bsky.social Instagram:@realmetalkevin Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Helen and Bill's Excellent Movie Adventures 01:28 Listener Feedback 03:30 In Memorium 06:04 Brooklyn 13:28 Room 19:25 The Big Short 26:35 The Martian 33:37 Spotlight 42:52 The Revenant 52:32 Bridge of Spies 01:00:21 Mad Max Fury Road: The Actioniest Action Film Ever 01:08:48 Academy Awards: Our Award Winners and the Actual Outcomes
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