The dog days of summer continue as ATNW covers 1972's family drama, Sounder. Mike and Jenny talk about hope, sweat, institutional racism, the desire to learn, dog stories, and how nice it is when nice people are nice to each other. Plus, Jenny

1972: The Emigrants

Jul 22nd, 2019 1h 23m

This week, ATNW covers the 1972 Swedish-language historical epic The Emigrants. And, assuming that most people have not seen this one, we walk you through the plot pretty thoroughly. How did this film make it to the big dance, and why is it rel

1972: Deliverance

Jul 9th, 2019 1h

(CW: sexual assault)ATNW's 1972 miniseries continues with Deliverance. Mike and Jenny untangle what makes this wilderness drama memetic, and also what it has to offer culture beyond inappropriate jokes. What's behind the title? Can city and co

1972: Cabaret

Jun 25th, 2019 1h 5m

Mike and Jenny begin the 1972 miniseries with Cabaret, the feel-bad musical of the year. Which superlative about this film should you remember for your next Oscar trivia night? What makes this film especially topical (you can probably guess)? P

1927-28: Wings

May 21st, 2019 1h 22m

Mike and Jenny wrap up the 1927-28 miniseries with the winner of Outstanding Picture, the WWI flyboy drama Wings. How does it measure up to its lofty place in history? We talk action scenes, comics parallels, subtext, Clara Bow, and star qualit

1927-28: Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

May 7th, 2019 1h 9m

When is a winner not a winner? When it's the retroactively demoted Unique and Artistic Picture, Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans. But it's still a winner in the hearts of minds of many, and Mike and Jenny will explore the reasons why. This week we

1927-28: The Racket and 7th Heaven

Apr 29th, 2019 1h 6m

It's sewers, speakeasies and salvation this week as Mike and Jenny discuss the nominees for Outstanding Picture, The Racket and 7th Heaven. One's a gangster film with Not So Different main characters. One's a historical romance about moving up

1927-28: Chang and The Crowd

Apr 23rd, 2019 1h 14m

The movies may be silent but we're most certainly not! Mike and Jenny kick off the first Academy Awards with the nominees for Unique and Artistic Picture, traveling from the jungle to the urban jungle with Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness and T

2017 Wrap-up and Deep, Thoughtful Analysis

Apr 12th, 2019 47m 45s

Mike and Jenny wrap up 2017 the best way they know how: ordered lists! The duo rank the nominees and discuss what the Academy got wrong (or right), and whether there is a deeper message to be found. Then, an introduction to the next miniseries!

2017: The Shape of Water

Apr 6th, 2019 1h 10m

If I told you about this episode, what would I say? That it's 2017’s Best Picture winner, for one! Mike and Jenny cross swords over fairy tales and the propriety of romancing a fish-man. What are the rules of fish-religion? What is truly the mo

2017: Call Me By Your Name

Mar 30th, 2019 1h 17m

It's time to get romantic! Mike and Jenny discuss Call Me By Your Name, now WITHOUT the help/hindrance of two bottles of wine. Join them as they discuss aspirational living, how to spend your summer vacation, allergens, portraying memories, the

2017: Get Out - With Bonus Us Talk

Mar 22nd, 2019 1h 32m

It's a two-for-one special as Mike and Jenny talk Jordan Peele's first film, Get Out, AND special opening night chatter about Us! Also discussed are Black Panther, Stranger Things and, for some reason, the short lived ABC sitcom Trophy Wife. Pl

2017: Phantom Thread

Mar 16th, 2019 1h 24m

Mike and Jenny go full film nerd for Paul Thomas Anderson's relationship drama, Phantom Thread! That's right, all that good stuff like themes and context and lights and composition and a e s t h e t i c s. Some might even call it... ”Paul Thoma

2017: Lady Bird

Mar 9th, 2019 1h 5m

Jump in the Wayback Machine with Lady Bird, from 2017 but set in 2002, so it brings up a lot of very specific memories. Mike and Jenny talk high school hangouts, overreaching drama clubs, crush material, and family dynamics.Follow us on Twitte

2017: Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri

Feb 23rd, 2019 1h 13m

The 2018 Oscars may be this weekend, but ATNW's 2017 miniseries rolls on with the crime drama (comedy?) with the long title. In this disassembled-reassembled episode, Jenny's English major side comes out, and Mike tries to figure out why they n

2017: The Post

Feb 16th, 2019 1h 45m

This week, ATNW discusses 2017’s The Post. Spielberg! Streep! Hanks! Many comedians with less than ten minutes of screen time each! Mike and Jenny talk about important themes, Cher, caftans, Cher, whether this movie is actually two movies in on

2017: Dunkirk

Feb 8th, 2019 1h 41m

ATNW's 2017 miniseries continues with Christopher Nolan's multi-temporal war drama Dunkirk. How does it compare to its WWII competitor? How is Dunkirk like an episode of Seinfeld? Where's the bloody Air Force? Mike and Jenny discuss the dreamie

2017: Darkest Hour

Jan 25th, 2019 1h 15m

Mike and Jenny kick off their 2017 miniseries with a discussion of Darkest Hour, one of the year's two WWII-related nominees, and the one with the most Gary Oldman. In this episode, they discuss the quality of light in the darkest hour, teen he

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