It was a crazy year for the Academy. Will Smith lost his shit and then won an award. My favourite movie of the year won the biggest prize of the night. Regina Hall mildly sexually harassed some men on stage. And Dune won nearly everything even

Top Movies of 2020

Dec 30th, 2020 1h 16m

2020 has been a wild ride with some highs and lots of lows. But through it all we got a few decent movies that helped get us through the year. I invited Nicholas Oon from Maximum Hype on and we talk about our own Top 5 Movies lists for 2020. Ha

Mank, Citizen Kane, and Why we need to watch old movies

Dec 9th, 2020 1h 11m

It's been under a week since Mank has been released but 79 years since Citizen Kane was first seen by audiences. This episode features two special guests. I talk to Kiew Yee Pei, an avid watcher of classical films and how she finds appreciation

Sorkin Filmography + Trial of The Chicago 7 Discussion

Oct 19th, 2020 52m 14s

Aaron Sorkin is one of the most notable writers working today. I walk you through his full on-screen filmography from A Few Good Men all the way to Molly's Game (00:57). Then I invite Nicholas Oon onto the show as we breakdown Sorkin's latest T

Revisiting Inception 10 Years On

Jul 28th, 2020 50m 30s

10 years ago, Christopher Nolan release arguably the most famous piece from his filmography that is not Dark Knight related. Why was this movie so impactful and is it actually worth a rewatch? I talk to Nicholas Oon about everything good, great

#ReleaseTheSnyderCut is a go! How did this happen and what does it mean for movies?

May 22nd, 2020 37m 24s

I talk to long time DCEU fan and even longer DC comics fan Bryan Woo about the recently announced Snyder Cut project of the 2017 Justice League movie that went to theaters director Zack Snyder had to unfortunately step away from the project wit

Is COVID-19 the end of cinema as we know it?

May 10th, 2020 32m 52s

I talk to Jovy Low, co-founder of Amenic Film Space about how the COVID-19 epidemic is going to affect the state of cinema in the coming months and years. We discuss why watching films in a cinema still holds a special place in our hearts and o

Goaalll! How to Replace the Football Shaped Hole in Your Life

May 5th, 2020 33m 6s

Live sports as we know it have all stopped for the foreseeable future. How then do we replace the need to watch someone kick a ball really hard into the back of the net? I talk to one of my oldest friends, Jon Chee about the movies and tv shows

#WFH: Best Movies to watch under Movement Control Order

Mar 20th, 2020 25m 24s

Part 2 of the special recommendation episode covering the movies and TV shows you should be watching when quarantined at home. Stay home and stay safe, everyone. Happy binging. Hosts: Keith Siah, Nicholas Oon

#WFH: Best TV Shows to Watch During Movement Control Order

Mar 18th, 2020 29m 53s

Part 1 of a special stay-at-home (!!) episode where we cover the best TV shows and movies to watch while we are all stuck at home under the Movement Control Order. Part 1 will be all on TV Shows and we'll touch on movies in Part 2. Stay safe. S

Onward! Where does it rank among Pixar's highs and lows?

Mar 5th, 2020 50m 52s

We watched Onward! Which was the best excuse to discuss the difference between Pixar and Disney Animated films [8:45], and take a trip down memory lane talking (nearly) all of Pixar's movies throughout the decades [14:27]. We then give a spoile

Did the Oscars get it right?

Feb 13th, 2020 54m 58s

Hello! Thank you for stumbling across the very first episode of Confirm Fresh. I talk to Nicholas Oon to dissect Parasite's win at the Academy Awards (2:00), the other nominees and which ones you might want to check out (15:10), some 2019 films

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