The Oscar Worsty Podcast

Thurosawa- The Men Who Tread on the Tiger’s Tail

In the last days of World War 2, with Japanese infrastructure suffering and movie studios with little resources, Kurosawa proposed a film that could be shot on one stage with a script he wrote in one night. How did it turn out? Let's see what the Grouches discover!

Ep 139: McCoyffins

Today we celebrate the spiciest of Grouches with a couple of picks from Zach's childhood with "Snoopy Come Home" and "Barton Fink"

Thurosawa: Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two

Akira Kurosawa rushes out his first sequel, which happens to be a follow up to his first film. The Grouches rush out this episode of them reacting to it. Does it live up to its predecessor? Does it deserve any hype at all? Is this an unsung early movie in the filmography of our intrepid director? Only one way to find out!

Ep: 138- Hepburn It Down!

The Grouches keep continuing downt he Best Original Sceenplay with "Woman of the Year"

Thurosawa: The Most Beautiful

Have you ever wondered what WWII Japanese propaganda looked like? The Grouches have you covered with this week's episode on "The Most Beautiful." Akira Kurosawa looks at the lives of Japanese factory workers making lenses for the war machine, and the guys discuss the film's place in cinema.

Ep: The Kane Mutiny

The Oscar Grouches continue their journey through the Best Original Screenplay with "Citizen Kane'

Thurosawa- Sanshiro Sugata

Roll out the red carpet! The Grouches have a new director to fixate over! It's time to welcome the Legendary Akira Kurosawa to the podcast! They're starting with his directing debut, Sanshiro Sugata. How do they feel about the start of the career of one of the most influential directors to ever sit behind a camera? The only way to find out is to listen.

Ep 136: Vote Early, Vote Often

The Grouches embark on a new Oscar category with Best Original Screenplay! First up is "The Great McGinty" from 1940.

Ep 135: An Extremely Goofy Animated Recap?

Today the Oscar Grouches look back at the "Best Animated Feature" Category before they move on to their next topic

Acting Direct: Mom’s Mabley

This week the Grouches are covering the directorial debut of the great Whoopi Goldberg! She made an HBO documentary about legendary comedy pioneer, Moms Mabley. They cover everything form her murky origins, to her wide spread impact through the last 100 years. I hope you wanted to hear three white guys in their 30's talk about an influential black woman talking about an influential black woman! Because we heard there was a shortage of it on the internet.