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Donald Saunderson and Patrick Gremillion discover the absolute, undeniable, and scientifically proven greatest performance in your favorite actor's esteemed career via a direct-elimination bracket, usually with a kind lil' guest.
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Monday Mar 27, 2023
Monday Mar 27, 2023
Where were you when America had Qui-Gon Jinn fever in the late Nineties?
Do you ever wonder what strawberries would taste like on a burger?
HAS THE WOKE MIND VIRUS INFECTED BLUES ROCK?!?!
Grab a slice of pizza and hold your beloved copy of You, Me, and Dupree tightly to your chest, because Patrick & Don are discussing Ridley Scott's Kingdom of Heaven (The Director's Cut Roadshow Version!) on this week's The Academy Academy: The Squeakquel!
If you are a fan of the pod and/or need a place to send your unfiltered takes on Hong-sang Soo and Jingle All the Way, send us an email at theacademyacademypodcast@gmail.com or message us on Twitter at @TheAcadAcad.
Tuesday Mar 21, 2023
Tuesday Mar 21, 2023
Is the Academy Academy hosted by Pat Gremillion and Don Saunderson, or is it hosted by Frank Bait and Edgar Clenteen? Is there such a thing as Canonical Soda Cinema™? Should knowledge of other movies exist in other movies? Everything, everywhere, all at once... in this economy??!
It's another miniseries within a miniseries, folks! We're examining the works of director Antoine Fuqua- A cinematic maximalist and Pittsburgh raconteur! Take the "Bait" (wink wink) and listen to this ep!
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Tuesday Mar 14, 2023
Tuesday Mar 14, 2023
Pat and Don aka the Mississippi Nice Vacationers are back to discuss three films that serve as a fascinating snapshot of turn-of-the-century tastes and sensibilities. This is an ep for folks that take their hunkiness for granted. It's a pod for those that wonder how John Goodman's slovenly father figure takes care of himself while his daughter is battling stage fright in Coyote Ugly. If you angrily wonder why No You See Me 2 wasn't titled No You Don't... The Academy Academy is for you!
If you are a fan of the pod and/or need a place to send your unfiltered takes on Hong-sang Soo and Jingle All the Way, send us an email at theacademyacademypodcast@gmail.com or message us on Twitter at @TheAcadAcad.
Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
Don Saunderson and Patrick Gremillion aka The Chronological Cowboys are back with a doozy of an ep, folks. French Harvey Keitel. Dingle-gate. Rug Chats. Appreciation for the television show Treme. Donald Trump having a thing for sexy Q*Bert. Brain-puddling revelations about successful screenwriters. Shrek walking out on Marc Maron. These are just the tangents on this week's The Academy Academy, which covers Ridley Scott's Matchstick Men and Tony Scott's Déjà Vu. Strap in and enjoy!
If you are a fan of the pod and/or need a place to send your unfiltered takes on Hong-sang Soo and Jingle All the Way, send us an email at theacademyacademypodcast@gmail.com or message us on Twitter at @TheAcadAcad.
Tuesday Feb 28, 2023
Tuesday Feb 28, 2023
This week, Don & Pat tackle Domino- a bonafide Tubi Treat™ that pushes boundaries and probably should've involved the hit Van Morrison song Domino in some capacity!
Is going on a walk or reading a book a more effective use of time than watching The Snyder Cut?
Should Don & Pat attend a 4-day darkness retreat to determine our podcasting future?
Did anyone ever want to watch the movie Belfast?!
Tune in and find out on this week's The Academy Academy!
If you are a fan of the pod and/or need a place to send your unfiltered takes on Hong-sang Soo and Jingle All the Way, send us an email at theacademyacademypodcast@gmail.com
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Tuesday Feb 21, 2023
Tuesday Feb 21, 2023
It's another miniseries within a miniseries on this week's episode of The Academy Academy!
Don & Pat discuss David Fincher's origins as a commercial and music video director, Seven's impact on modern cinema, and the wild alternate castings that almost occurred. Let's just say one of these people, had they been cast, would have orange crushed it...
If you are a fan of the pod and/or need a place to send your unfiltered takes on Hong-sang Soo and Jingle All the Way, send us an email at theacademyacademypodcast@gmail.com
Also, feel free to message us on Twitter at @TheAcadAcad
Tuesday Feb 14, 2023
Tuesday Feb 14, 2023
Is Con Air a simple film for a simpler time or a misunderstood classic? Is Armageddon the cinematic equivalent of carving a bong out of an apple or a work worthy of its inclusion in the Criterion Collection? Can you be both of those things at once?
Don Saunderson and Patrick Gremillion discuss the first films of the post-Don Simpson era, Con Air and Armageddon, on this week's The Academy Academy!
If you are a fan of the pod and/or need a place to send your unfiltered takes on Hong-sang Soo and Jingle All the Way, send us an email at theacademyacademypodcast@gmail.com
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Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
Is Black Hawk Down an act of male imagination? Is The Academy Academy the number-one podcast for proud stinkers? Were Whistler and Sam Shepard contemporaries? Tune in to find out!
If you are a fan of the pod and/or need a place to send your unfiltered takes on Hong-sang Soo and Jingle All the Way, send us an email at theacademyacademypodcast@gmail.com
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Tuesday Jan 31, 2023
Tuesday Jan 31, 2023
Can a commercial be art? Can an auteur convince you to purchase a luxury vehicle? Should the cast of The Banshees of Inisherin be the cast of the next Bond film? Should the New York Times have a Pandora bureau?!
Tune in, as Don & Pat cover The Hire- a series of short films starring Clive Owen as "The Driver" and his myriad of German automobiles on this week's The Academy Academy!
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Tuesday Jan 24, 2023
Tuesday Jan 24, 2023
The Original Guys Just Being Dudes are back with their Top 10 films of 2022! Did Avatar make the cut? Did Don & Pat consider Bardo a banger? Would you trade 5 years of your life to be 6'4" and absolutely shredded? Does the Joker have a Lorne Michaels story?! All this and more will be answered on this week's The Academy Academy!
Enjoy!
If you are a fan of the pod and/or need a place to send your unfiltered takes on Hong-sang Soo and Jingle All the Way, send us an email at theacademyacademypodcast@gmail.com
Also, feel free to message us on Twitter at @TheAcadAcad