180 min • We close out our look back at the year in movies with a deep dive into many of the Oscar nominated films and several smaller pictures we don’t want people to forget about. While our conversation doesn’t get quite as heated as on our previous episode, we do discover that many of us have strong feelings about some surprising movies. With the Academy nominating films ranging from F1 to Train Dreams as Best Picture, 2025 feels like a year in which the Oscars are far more representative of what most folks chose to watch – not just during awards season, but throughout this challenging year.
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The Brattle Film Podcast is the official podcast of Boston’s unofficial film school: The Brattle Theatre. Join Ivy, Ned, Alissa, and Ian as they discuss the latest virtual and theatrical releases, festival programming, upcoming series, Brattle news, and more, every month on The Brattle Film Podcast. Comments, questions, and feedback always welcome at BrattlePod@brattlefilm.org.
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