Better late than never might not actually apply this time with Oscar night almost upon us. But here's a lost file from January wherein Nathaniel Rogers, Eric Blume, and Chris Feil discuss the Oscar nominations from Barbie to Killers of the Flow

95th Oscars Post-Mortem

Mar 15th, 2023

Nathaniel chats with Ben Miller, Baby Clyde, and Christopher James about the highs and lows of Oscar night... and the season in general. Hope you enjoy.

Post-Globe Conversation w/ Nick Davis

Jan 16th, 2023

In this very random edition of our hibernating podcast, Nick Davis returns to talk to Nathaniel about the Golden Globes and their gracious career-long speeches as well as five of his favourites of the year including EO and Aftersun.

Smackdown '97: Julianne, Minnie, Gloria, Joan, and Kim Basinger

Aug 2nd, 2022

The Supporting Actress Smackdown hits the landmark year of 1997, now 25 years in the rearview mirror if you can believe it. We welcome back all-star guests of the past: comedian Louis Virtel (Keep It!, Jimmy Kimmel Live), journalist and author

Emmy 2022 - Nomination Discussion

Jul 15th, 2022

Team Experience met 24 hours after the Emmy nominations to discuss. Why are so few shows dominating so much. We talk rules, favourites, snubs, and much more.

Oscar Aftermath: Our pasts, Sunday night feelings, and the future

Apr 1st, 2022

Nathaniel R and Nick Davis try to make peace with Oscar night such as it was. It's the only Oscar podcast you'll hear that doesn't discuss the incident! Instead we discuss our first Oscar nights as children as well as what we liked about Sunday

Smackdown '21: Buckley, DeBose, Dench, Dunst, and Ellis

Mar 23rd, 2022

The Supporting Actress Smackdown is back for another season. We begin with the current Oscar race, discussing Kirsten Dunst (The Power of the Dog), Judi Dench (Belfast), Ariana DeBose (West Side Story), Aujanue Ellis (King Richard), and Jessie

Team Experience discusses the Oscar nominations

Feb 12th, 2022

Nathaniel chats with several Team Experience members on the night of the Oscar nominations. We discuss Drive My Car's nominations, the most exciting and unpredictable category (Actress!), and talk release strategies and a couple of snubs.

West Side Story, Don't Look Up, The Tender Bar... and Faye Dunaway?

Jan 23rd, 2022

Part 3 of 3 - Nathaniel's reunion with Nick Davis comes to a close (for now) as we discuss West Side Story, Annette, The French Dispatch, Don't Look Up, The Tender Bar, and other new films. We also discuss our favourite Faye Dunaway and Gena Ro

Tragedy of Macbeth, The Lost Daughter, Being the Ricardos

Jan 17th, 2022

Round 2 (of 3!) with special guest Nick Davis catching up with Nathaniel on 2021 movies. In this episode they discuss The Tragedy of Macbeth, The Lost Daughter, Test Pattern, No Time To Die, Being the Ricardos, and Mass. And of course, being ac

Spencer, Power of the Dog, and Zola

Jan 1st, 2022

In this special impromptu edition of the podcast, Nick Davis returns (gasp!) to catch up with Nathaniel about the Oscar hopefuls they've both seen but not yet discussed together. This conversation was recorded in early December and includes Pas

Smackdown '37: Stage Doors and Dead Ends in Old Chicago

Oct 8th, 2021

On the 1937 edition of the Supporting Actress Smackdown we discuss Best Picture nominated classics Stage Door and Dead End, plus the blockbuster disaster epic In Old Chicago and acting nominated mysteries and melodramas with Night Must Fall and

Smackdown '86: Hannah and Her Sisters... and troublesome cousins, too!

Aug 29th, 2021

On this edition of the Supporting Actress Smackdown we're talking the 1986 Oscars and specifically the actresses Tess Harper, Piper Laurie, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Maggie Smith, and Dianne Wiest. We discuss Woody Allen's Hannah and Her Sis

Smackdown '98: Shakespeare in Love and Gods and Monsters

Jul 26th, 2021

On this edition of the Supporting Actress Smackdown we're talking the 1998 Oscars. Shakespeare in Love and Saving Private Ryan battled it out for Best Picture but we're talking (mostly) about the supporting actress race. Here to discuss Gods an

Smackdown '46: Duel in the Sun with the King of Siam

Jun 25th, 2021

On this edition of the Supporting Actress Smackdown we're talking 1946 which turns out to be not just the most racially problematic lineup ever in the category but also the most bonkers in terms of the movies themselves: Duel in the Sun, The Ra

Smackdown '00: Chocolat, Almost Famous, and Billy Elliot

May 20th, 2021

On this edition of the Supporting Actress Smackdown we're talking about the Oscar race of 2000 and the actresses Frances McDormand, Kate Hudson, Marcia Gay Harden, Judi Dench, and Julie Walters. The panelists are (in alpha order): director Eric

Smackdown '20: Hillbillies, Movie Stars, and Grandmas

Apr 16th, 2021

Our Oscar-vintage series continues with the premiere of the final season of the "Supporting Actress Smackdown". This time we're featuring the current Oscar race honoring the films of 2020. Joining Nathaniel to discuss Glenn Close, Maria Bakalov

58 - All about "Mank" and the Best Director Oscar race

Dec 9th, 2020

Murtada and Nathaniel talk Gary Oldman as Mank. Plus supporting performances from Amanda Seyfried and Charles Dance. But what of the wide open Best Director race?

Smackdown '87: Fatal Attraction, Moonstruck, and More...

Nov 19th, 2020

Our Oscar-vintage series continues with the season finale featuring 1987. It's a look back at Fatal Attraction, Moonstruck, Throw Momma From the Train, Gaby, and The Whales of August. To discuss those five films and the bygone days of erotic th

56 - Hillbilly Elegy, The Life Ahead, Gotham Awards

Nov 16th, 2020

Murtada and Nathaniel discuss the Gotham Award Nominations with First Cow leading before discussing two new Netflix films, Ron Howard's loud overacted Hillbilly Elegy and Sophia Loren's comeback vehicle The Life Ahead.

Smackdown '65: Nuns, Child Abusers, Tragic Pawns

Oct 10th, 2020

Our Oscar-vintage series continues with a look back at the women of The Sound of Music (Peggy Wood, Eleanor Wood, and Julie Andrews), A Patch of Blue (Shelley Winters), Othello (Maggie Smith, Joyce Redman), and Inside Daisy Clover (Ruth Gordon

54 - Nomadland, The Nest, and Virtual Festivals

Sep 27th, 2020

Murtada and Nathaniel talk the hottest festival title, Chloe Zhao's Nomadland starring Frances McDormand, plus virtual screening pros and cons, Ivory Coast's Oscar submission Night of the Kings, and the new Jude Law and Carrie Coon drama, The N

Smackdown '38: You can't take it with you, Jezebel

Sep 16th, 2020

Our Oscar-obsessed time machine takes us back to post Depression / pre World War II Hollywood when You Can't Take It With You beat Jezebel to the Best Picture prize. To discuss those two films as well as The Great Waltz, Of Human Hearts, and Me

Smackdown '05: Brokeback Mountain, Junebug, and more...

Aug 20th, 2020

Travel back with us to 2005 as we discuss the first nominations for Amy Adams, Michelle Williams, and Rachel Weisz. Who deserved to win? To discuss this cinematic vintage, which included Brokeback Mountain, North Country and Capote, Nathaniel w

51 - Emmy Nominations and No Oscars Worry

Aug 5th, 2020

Surprise. It's a regular episode of the Podcast again in this summer of intense Smackdowning. Murtada and Nathaniel talk Emmy nominations, 2020 cinema (what there is of it of course) and whether or not there will be an Oscar ceremony next year.