
Rewatching Oscar
Freelance film critic and obsessive movie nut, Jack Ferdman, gives a detailed analysis of every Best Picture Academy Award winner by diving headfirst into its structure, writing, direction, and acting. He will share his insane passion for cinema with discussions about the random Oscar winner selected in each episode, as well as the many other greats from that calendar year. Join him every second Friday on his journey of re-watching every film that took home the top prize.
Podcasting since 2021 • 88 episodes
Rewatching Oscar
Latest Episodes
How Green Was My Valley (1941)
In 1941, there were a couple of classic films that were released and are currently revered by critics and cinephiles alike. But the Academy decided to choose a drama about a family in a mining town in Welsh town, focusing on a young boy a...
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Season 5
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Episode 87
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1:14:04

Annie Hall (1977)
There are only a handful of comedies that changed cinema ... and even fewer that took home the Best Picture Oscar. Annie Hall was both of those things. Woody Allen's career, with this classic, altered the course of his career from hysteri...
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Season 5
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Episode 86
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1:15:19

Gladiator (2000)
There are small, medium, and big films ... and then there are HUGE ones. Those epic films. that are grandiose spectacles. Gladiator was made to be one of those larger-than-life films. The battles, the colosseum, and everything are huge. R...
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Season 5
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Episode 85
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1:21:26

The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
There are all kinds of films ... films that entertain us, films that move us, and those that are important. This best picture winner does all that. The Life of Emile Zola is a movie that will stir up your emotions as it relates to the world of ...
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Season 5
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Episode 84
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1:12:09
