This week the Antagonist Podcast wraps up our pre-Oscars coverage with some Academy Award predictions, nominated Short Films, and a discussion of Sarah Polley’s Women Talking.
Join The Antagonist Managing Editor Laura J. Burns with writers Orly Minazad, Dustin Waters, and John Brown Spiers as they dazzle you with pop culture topics.
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0:09 — Welcome to the podcast and how to handle bear attacks.
4:00 — What is The Antagonist, anyway?
5:41 — Let’s imagine James Cameron winning an Oscar this year.
16:39 — Women Talking.
24:15 — Too Many Women Talking.
28:40 — The underlying philosophies of this film.
35:49 — The characters seem to understand that they have no identity outside of their faith.
41:27 — Women’s rights around the world.
50:53 — It’s important to remember that there were real women behind this story.
52:11 — What’s the timeline of this movie?
55:12 — Who will win at the Academy Awards?
58:42 — Michelle Yeoh is the first Malaysian to receive an Academy Award nomination.
1:02:25 — Ben Whishaw’s lovely answer.
1:03:35 — The Sight and Sound Best Film “controversy.”
1:06:30 — Oscars Short Films.
1:13:52 — The official Antagonist Academy Award Predictions.
1:26:00 — This podcast episode is still not as long as the Oscars broadcast.
