
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 • 86 episodes
Rewatching Oscar
Latest Episodes
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

Out of Africa (1985)
There were many great films in 1985. However, the Academy decided to give its Best Picture Oscar to a long and sweeping epic that was touted as a romance for the ages. A film that had the beauty of a continent, A-list actors in Meryl Stre...
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Season 5
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Episode 83
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1:33:43

The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
In an age where people started to stay home to watch television and listen to the radio, and attendance in movie theatres was waning, big spectacles were the way to get people interested in cinema again. Also, the resurgence of the circus was o...
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Season 5
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Episode 82
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1:19:40
