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It’s Oscars season and we’re reviewing the Academy’s big category picks. ‘Lady Bird’ (starring Saoirse Ronan and Laurie Metcalf) is directed by Greta Gerwig and has nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress (Ronan), Best Supporting Actress (Metcalf), and Best Original Screenplay. Synopsis: “An outspoken teen must navigate a loving but turbulent relationship with her strong-willed mother over the course of an eventful and poignant senior year of high school.” We put the movie through our critically acclaimed rating system, which grades based on four categories: 1. Did we like it? 2. How did everyone look? 3. Will we steal stuff from it? 4. Is it problematic?

It’s Oscars season and we’re reviewing the Academy’s big category picks. ‘Phantom Thread’ (starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Vicky Krieps) is directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and has nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Lewis), Best Supporting Actress (Lesley Manville) and more. Synopsis: "Set in the glamour of 1950’s post-war London, renowned dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock (Daniel Day-Lewis) and his sister Cyril (Lesley Manville) are at the center of British fashion, dressing royalty, movie stars, heiresses, socialites, debutantes and dames with the distinct style of The House of Woodcock. Women come and go through Woodcock’s life, providing the confirmed bachelor with inspiration and companionship, until he comes across a young, strong-willed woman, Alma (Vicky Krieps), who soon becomes a fixture in his life as his muse and lover. Once controlled and planned, he finds his carefully tailored life disrupted by love. With his latest film, Paul Thomas Anderson paints an illuminating portrait both

It’s Oscars season and we’re reviewing the Academy’s big category picks. ‘The Post’ (starring Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep) is directed by Steven Spielberg and has nominations for Best Picture and Best Actress (Streep.).   Synopsis: "Katharine Graham is the first female publisher of a major American newspaper -- The Washington Post. With help from editor Ben Bradlee, Graham races to catch up with The New York Times to expose a massive cover-up of government secrets that spans three decades and four U.S. presidents. Together, they must overcome their differences as they risk their careers -- and very freedom -- to help bring long-buried truths to light.”   We put the movie through our critically acclaimed rating system, which grades based on four categories: 1. Did we like it? 2. How did everyone look? 3. Will we steal stuff from it? 4. Is it problematic?

It's Monday and the bad boys are hungover because they went to the bar too much. 'Game Night' and the sweatiness of one of its stars is discussed.    -- Visit www.warbyparker.com/brunch for your free Home Try-On kit.    Support the show on Patreon: www.patreon.com/listentobrunch      

It’s Oscars season and we’re reviewing the Academy’s big category picks. ‘Darkest Hour’ (starring Gary Oldman and Lily James) is directed by Joe Wright and has nominations for Best Picture, Best Actor (Oldman), Best Cinematography, and more.   Synopsis:  "A thrilling and inspiring true story begins at the precipice of World War II as, within days of becoming Prime Minister of Great Britain, Winston Churchill (Academy Award nominee Gary Oldman) must face one of his most turbulent and defining trials: exploring a negotiated peace treaty with Nazi Germany, or standing firm to fight for the ideals, liberty and freedom of a nation. As the unstoppable Nazi forces roll across Western Europe and the threat of invasion is imminent, and with an unprepared public, a skeptical King, and his own party plotting against him, Churchill must withstand his darkest hour, rally a nation, and attempt to change the course of world history.”   We put the movie through our critically acclaimed rating system, which grades ba

It’s Oscars season and we’re reviewing the Academy’s big category picks. ‘Dunkirk’ (starring Harry Styles, Tom Hardy and Cillian Murphy) is directed by Christopher Nolan and has nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, and more.   Synopsis: “In May 1940, Germany advanced into France, trapping Allied troops on the beaches of Dunkirk. Under air and ground cover from British and French forces, troops were slowly and methodically evacuated from the beach using every serviceable naval and civilian vessel that could be found. At the end of this heroic mission, 330,000 French, British, Belgian and Dutch soldiers were safely evacuated.”   We put the movie through our critically acclaimed rating system, which grades based on four categories:   1. Did we like it? 2. How did everyone look? 3. Will we steal stuff from it? 4. Is it problematic?   --   Subscribe to the podcast: www.listentobrunch.com/subscribe Support the show on Patreon: www.patreon.com/listentobrunch    

Introducing a new segment called "Brunch Takes Buzzfeed Quizzes." Discussing the merits of frozen pizza, plus some other important food talk  -- including DJ's Chik-Fil-A scandal. Is "Disney On Ice" actually a trap for predators? We're still thinking about 'Black Panther.' Have you guys seen the previews for that 'Mamma Mia' sequel...what the hell is up with that?  -- Get your free Home Try-On kit from Warby Parker: www.warbyparker.com/brunch Support the show on Patreon: www.patreon.com/listentobrunch Follow us on Twitter/Instagram: @ListenToBrunch

After having multiple episodes talking about talking about dessert, the bad boys actually talk about dessert. DJ has a wild sneaking-food-into-the-movies experience and Pete has some fun work days. 

Can you guess DJ's favorite dessert? Probably not! It's Monday and people are pissed that Peter Rabbit made jokes about food allergies, which leads to a disagreement on the show. This season of 'Crashing' has been so good that it's making us come around on Pete Holmes, and yet nobody is really talking about it. A hilarious revelation is made while discussing who would be the dom/sub on the podcast. Movie soundtracks are making a comeback, so we address the very best one. The Boston Police sent a dumb tweet! Old, rich people have funny hair. -- Support the show on Patreon: www.patreon.com/listentobrunch Follow us on Twitter/Instagram: @ListenToBrunch

The time has come: It's time to wash our hands of the '50 Shades' trilogy with the final installment, 50 SHADES FREED. It's a full movie takedown episode in which we examine and dissect all the things that pissed us off about this shitty movie. Also, we discuss a Twitter experiment that was conducted this week. -- Support the show on Patreon: www.patreon.com/listentobrunch Follow us on Twitter/Instagram: @ListenToBrunch

It’s Oscars season and we’re reviewing the Academy’s big category picks. ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’ (starring Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson and Sam Rockwell) is directed by Martin McDonagh and has nominations for Best Picture, Best Actress (McDormand), Best Supporting Actor (Harrelson, Rockwell), Best Original Screenplay and more. Synopsis: "After months have passed without a culprit in her daughter's murder case, Mildred Hayes makes a bold move, painting three signs leading into her town with a controversial message directed at William Willoughby, the town's revered chief of police. When his second-in-command, Officer Dixon -- an immature mother's boy with a penchant for violence -- gets involved, the battle is only exacerbated." We put the movie through our critically acclaimed rating system, which grades based on four categories: 1. Did we like it? 2. How did everyone look? 3. Will we steal stuff from it? 4. Is it problematic? -- Support the show on Patreon: www.patreon.com/list

It’s Oscars season and we’re reviewing the Academy’s big category picks. ‘The Shape of Water’ (starring Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon and Richard Jenkins) is directed by Guillermo del Toro and has nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress (Hawkins), Best Supporting Actress (Octavia Spencer), Best Supporting Actor (Jenkins), Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography and more.  Synopsis: "Elisa is a mute, isolated woman who works as a cleaning lady in a hidden, high-security government laboratory in 1962 Baltimore. Her life changes forever when she discovers the lab's classified secret -- a mysterious, scaled creature from South America that lives in a water tank. As Elisa develops a unique bond with her new friend, she soon learns that its fate and very survival lies in the hands of a hostile government agent and a marine biologist."    We put the movie through our critically acclaimed rating system, which grades based on four categories: Did we like it? How did everyone look

DJ can't quite figure out how coffee travel mugs are supposed to work. We dish out some love to Scrubs, a very good sitcom with some very good characters. Why is movie sex always so weird and dumb...are we doing it wrong? We discuss Pink's Super Bowl anthem and Justin Timberlake's halftime show, and why the reaction to both of them was kind of ridiculous. Also, the Imagine Dragons had their lawyers get in touch with us.  ---  Support the show on Patreon: www.patreon.com/listentobrunch Get $30 off your contact lenses at www.simplecontacts.com/brunch Follow us on Twitter/Instagram: @ListenToBrunch

The boys are forced to do a remote episode after work obligations split them up. Pete went to Tampa for the NHL All-Star Game and tried to befriend Taylor Kitsch; DJ went to Minnesota for the Super Bowl and never left the Mall of America. CHVRCHES released a new single, prompting a Top 5 list of songs for the band.  -- Follow us on Twitter/Instagram: @ListenToBrunch Support the show on Patreon: www.patreon.com/listentobrunch Order your contact lenses from www.simplecontacts.com/BRUNCH

MORE PADDINGTON TALK...AFTER THIS. -- Follow us on Twitter/Instagram: @ListenToBrunch Support the show on Patreon: www.patreon.com/listentobrunch

School nurses are absolutely terrible at their job. DJ cured his itch but is terrible at smelling coffee and struggles mightily to buy concert tickets. The boys put on our battle armor and go to war for Mike Mussina and Philip Rivers. Oscar nominations are out so it's time to share feelings. The campaign for Will Byers to die in 'Stranger Things' Season 3 continues. A very important 'Paddington 2' episode is planned. -- Follow us on Twitter/Instagram: @ListenToBrunch Support the show on Patreon: www.patreon.com/listentobrunch

It's Oscars season and we're reviewing the Academy's big category picks. 'Get Out' (starring Daniel Kaluuya and Allison Williams) is directed by Jordan Peele and has nominations for Best Picture, Best Actor (Kaluuya), Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay. Synopsis:  "Now that Chris and his girlfriend, Rose, have reached the meet-the-parents milestone of dating, she invites him for a weekend getaway upstate with Missy and Dean. At first, Chris reads the family's overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries lead him to a truth that he never could have imagined."   --   Support the show on Patreon: www.patreon.com/listentobrunch    

It's Oscars season and we're reviewing the Academy's big category picks. 'Call Me By Your Name' (starring Timothee Chalamet and Armie Hammer) is directed by Luca Guadagnino and has nominations for Best Picture, Best Lead Actor (Chalamet) and Best Adapted Screenplay. Synopsis:  "It's the summer of 1983, and precocious 17-year-old Elio Perlman is spending the days with his family at their 17th-century villa in Lombardy, Italy. He soon meets Oliver, a handsome doctoral student who's working as an intern for Elio's father. Amid the sun-drenched splendor of their surroundings, Elio and Oliver discover the heady beauty of awakening desire over the course of a summer that will alter their lives forever."   --   Support the show on Patreon: www.patreon.com/listentobrunch    

After the first fight in podcast history, DJ and Pete air their grievances & have a therapy session. One of us won a free getaway. Pete Holmes exhibits the most incredible "virgin behavior" on the latest awesome episode of 'Crashing,' and 'High Maintenance' returns with plenty of full-frontal male nudity. -- Support the show on Patreon: www.patreon.com/listentobrunch

After taking MLK Day off, the bad boys are back to talk 'The Chi,' 'Crashing,' culinary voiceovers, the end of The Cranberries and, most importantly, why Adam Levine pisses us off. -- Support the show on Patreon: www.patreon.com/listentobrunch Follow us on Twitter/IG: @ListenToBrunch