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BONUS ODDS & ENDS EPISODE: A Cry in the Dark (Evil Angels)! The River Wild! It's Complicated!

In this BONUS episode, Don and Pat cover a trio of films that didn't make the bracket! Did A Cry in the Dark deserve A Spot in the Accents Division? Should we have let The River Wild paddle its way through the competition?? Is It's Complicated complicated enough to be a contender??? Be sure to listen to this ep and find out! WARNING: THIS EPISODE IS TANGENT HEAVY. I THINK WE HAVE A 15 MINUTE DISCUSSION ABOUT THE AARON SORKIN CHICAGO SEVEN MOVIE AT ONE POINT. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. Intro music: Cope by the Gigolo Aunts (The River Wild) Outro Music: Sanseverino by Mal ô mains (It's Complicated)

Angels in America with Ruha Taslimi

Ruha Taslimi (Blocks! Ghost!) joins Don and Pat to discuss a seminal work of fiction involving none other than the Streepster herself: Tony Kushner's Angels in America! Come for the heartfelt and in-depth discussion about the 20th century's greatest work of theatrical fiction, stay because this is an episode that features references to both Mike Nichols' Wit and George Lucas' Watto. There is a minor sound quality dip in the ep's latter third due to technical difficulties. However, the episode is still 100 percent listenable and, in fact, pretty dang good...

Streep Semifinals: Florence Foster Jenkins vs. The Iron Lady with Becky Feldman

Can underdog Florence Foster Jenkins overcome the formidable Iron Lady? Is Midnight Cowboy a prequel to Hook?? Which one of the Mamma Mia! suitors do your intrepid hosts most identify with??? Please join Pat, Don, and special guest Becky Feldman (Too Stupid To Live!), as we determine which film moves to the final round on this week's The Academy Academy!

Streep Semifinals: Sophie's Choice vs. The Devil Wears Prada with Nick Eliafan

The Streep Semifinals have Patrick quoting Kierkegaard and Don experiencing an existential crisis! Join these brave scientists and special guest Nick Eliafan as they determine who gets to go to Paris and who gets to be conveniently hit by a bus on this week's The Academy Academy!

Nichols and Streep

Silkwood! Heartburn!! Postcards from the Edge!!! Before heading off into the semi-finals, Pat and Don tackle the great Meryl Streep and Mike Nichols collaborations! Do we regret not putting these flicks on the bracket? Do we address how weirdly absent from streaming platforms Silkwood is? Do we bring up that infamous scene from Wolf where Jack Nicholson pees on James Spader's shoes?! All of the above, baby!!

Kramer vs. Kramer vs.The Iron Lady with Jesse Esparza

We've got our first guest that's not a freak for Streep, in the form of the incendiary and entertaining Jesse Esparza (Mixed-Ish)! Can Don and Patrick convince Jesse to hop aboard the Streep train? Will Don think of the perfect Kramer vs. Kramer inspired 2D platformer?? Will Patrick confuse ol' octopus beard Davy Jones himself with Horatio from Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet in the biggest Tooch fiasco of all time??! Tune in and find out! (The conductor of the Streep train is of course Pepper. We love ya, Peps!)

Mamma Mia! vs. Florence Foster Jenkins with Kyle Clark

It begins with the world's worst Stellan Skarsgård impression. It ends with a heartfelt thank you to Pepper- the Man, the Song, the Bad Reggae Band. Please join your intrepid hosts and famed treat-of-a-man Kyle Clark (This Is Rad! Everything Is Scary! Absolute Terror!), as we determine which musical masterpiece must move forward on this week's The Academy Academy!

Death Becomes Her vs. The Devil Wears Prada with Kristina Woo

ABBA music videos on Laserdisc? Namedropping every castmember of The Perfect Score's ensemble from memory?? New T-Shirt ideas?! This episode has it all! Join Don, Pat, and our exemplary guest Kristina Woo (Halston), as we determine if death will become of Death Becomes Her, or if The Devil Wears Prada will be dragged on down to the home of the devil himself (Hell)!

Sophie's Choice vs. The Bridges of Madison County with Marcelina Chavira

The victor of the Accents Bracket is determined today with Netflix Staff Writer Marcelina Chavira (@marc_o_lina)! This ep is a dang corker folks- strap in!! RIP Lil' Flaps 🙏

BONUS EPISODE: Let Them All Talk! The Prom!

A New Year's Eve bonus episode, caloo calay! We discuss Let Them All Talk, The Prom, Frank Herbert's Murderer's Row of Hunks, and much, much more! Take this one to the Mank Bank, folks!