by Jen Sopchockchai Bankard
Four college professors talk film — providing insight, not assigning homework. <br/><br/><a href="https://thelongtake.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">thelongtake.substack.com</a>
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April 17, 2025
<p><a target="_blank" href="https://thelongtake.substack.com/p/2016-oscar-fairy-flashback?utm_source=publication-search">It’s been a minute</a>, but we are so happy to be back with our Oscar Fairy Flashback project, in which we reexamine a slate of Oscar nominees and winners to “correct” them, as if we had the power of an all-powerful Oscar fairy. This time, we’re looking at <a target="_blank" href="https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2017">the 89th Academy Awards</a> — the infamous Moonlight vs. La La Land year, in which <a target="_blank" href="https://www.indiewire.com/awards/industry/warren-beatty-explains-best-picture-oscar-mistake-moonlight-la-la-land-1201787809/">a card mix-up wreaked havoc</a> when La La Land was announced as the winner of Best Picture when Moonlight had in fact won the award. Which film should have won Best Picture? Which song from La La Land should have won original song? How much did we agree overall? Have we even seen the same movies from this year? Tune in to find out.</p><p>If you’ve never listened to an Oscar Fairy Flashback episode before, you should know that to spice up the discussion, P.T. designed a point spending system. Each co-host will receive 10 points for this round, and carry over any leftover points from the previous Oscar Fairy Flashback if we participated. To swap out a nominee in a below-the-line category (the technical and production crew categories as well as speciality film categories like International, Animated, Documentary), we have to spend 1 point; swapping out a nominee in an above-the-line category (screenplay, acting, or directing) requires 2 points; and swapping out a best picture nominee is 3 points. To change the winner within a given category costs double points: so 2 points to change the winner below-the-line, 4 points for above, and 6 points for best picture. How would you spend your points to change this year?</p><p><strong>You can listen to The Long Take Review on Substack, Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts.</strong></p><p>All music licensed through Epidemic Sound.</p><p>Logo art: Illustration <a target="_blank" href="https://www.dreamstime.com/stock-illustration-cat-movie-theater-eating-popcorn-cute-cartoon-character-film-show-cinema-background-viewer-kitten-watching-red-seats-hall-image73265080">73265080</a> © <a target="_blank" href="https://www.dreamstime.com/worldofvector_info">Worldofvector</a> | <a target="_blank" href="https://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photos">Dreamstime.com</a></p> <br/><br/>Get full access to The Long Take at <a href="https://thelongtake.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4">thelongtake.substack.com/subscribe</a>
April 11, 2025
<p>The Russo brothers became household names for many Marvel fans after directing four of the biggest films in the MCU: Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019). It’s no wonder, then, that Netflix was willing to give them a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.vulture.com/article/review-netflixs-electric-state-an-expensive-piece-of-junk.html">$320 million budget</a> to create a science fiction action-adventure starring pop franchise superstars Chris Pratt and Millie Bobby Brown and featuring a slew of high profile supporting actors. With unilaterally negative reviews from critics and a decent but far from record-breaking streaming numbers, is Electric State proof that the Russo brothers no longer have a golden touch? </p><p>On this episode of The Long Take Review, Greg and I debate this very question, as we unpack why this film was not a hit. What worked and didn’t work for us? What other films does this one remind us of? And what do we think this film is trying to say about robots, our relationship with technology, or shaggy haircuts? It’s all here in the shortest episode we’ve ever recorded.</p><p>We go into SPOILER MODE around the 16:22 minute mark. If you are still undecided as to whether or not you want to sneak into the Exclusion Zone with us, you can listen safely until then.</p><p>Image Credit: New York Times</p><p><strong>You can listen to The Long Take Review on Substack, Spotify, Apple, YouTube, or </strong><a target="_blank" href="https://linktr.ee/thelongtakereview?lt_utm_source=lt_share_link#316823406"><strong>wherever you get your podcasts</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><p>All music licensed through Epidemic Sound.</p><p>Logo art: Illustration <a target="_blank" href="https://www.dreamstime.com/stock-illustration-cat-movie-theater-eating-popcorn-cute-cartoon-character-film-show-cinema-background-viewer-kitten-watching-red-seats-hall-image73265080">73265080</a> © <a target="_blank" href="https://www.dreamstime.com/worldofvector_info">Worldofvector</a> | <a target="_blank" href="https://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photos">Dreamstime.com</a></p> <br/><br/>Get full access to The Long Take at <a href="https://thelongtake.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4">thelongtake.substack.com/subscribe</a>
April 3, 2025
<p>It’s never a good sign when the <a target="_blank" href="https://variety.com/2024/film/news/mcdonalds-captain-america-brave-new-world-toys-spoilers-1235990226/">McDonalds toys</a> for your movie come out long before the movie actually does, and it’s an even worse sign that not all of the characters represented in those toys made it into the final cut of the film. After delays and <a target="_blank" href="https://gamerant.com/captain-america-brave-new-world-reshoots-explained-anthony-mackie/">reshoots</a>, the latest cinematic entry in the MCU, Captain America: Brave New World, released in theaters this past Valentine’s Day to mixed to poor reviews and a decent box office, holding as <a target="_blank" href="https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/world/">the second highest grossing film in 2025</a>, but <a target="_blank" href="https://www.boxofficemojo.com/franchise/fr541495045/">28th out of all 35 films</a> to date. </p><p>On this episode of The Long Take Review, we have the added perspective of discussing what this film means in the context of the latest <a target="_blank" href="https://variety.com/2025/film/news/avengers-doomsday-cast-1235364637/">Avengers: Doomsday</a><a target="_blank" href="https://variety.com/2025/film/news/avengers-doomsday-cast-1235364637/"> casting announcement</a>, giving big clues about who will be involved in — and which films’ storylines will matter in — the upcoming phase of Marvel storytelling. Greg and I share what actually worked about us with this film, acknowledge its flaws, and speculate how it may or may not fit into the future of the MCU. </p><p>We go into SPOILER MODE around the 16:34 minute mark. If you are still undecided as to whether or not you want to hulk out with us, you can listen safely until then.</p><p>Image Credit: IndieWire</p><p><strong>You can listen to The Long Take Review on Substack, Spotify, Apple, YouTube, or </strong><a target="_blank" href="https://linktr.ee/thelongtakereview?lt_utm_source=lt_share_link#316823406"><strong>wherever you get your podcasts</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><p>All music licensed through Epidemic Sound.</p><p>Logo art: Illustration <a target="_blank" href="https://www.dreamstime.com/stock-illustration-cat-movie-theater-eating-popcorn-cute-cartoon-character-film-show-cinema-background-viewer-kitten-watching-red-seats-hall-image73265080">73265080</a> © <a target="_blank" href="https://www.dreamstime.com/worldofvector_info">Worldofvector</a> | <a target="_blank" href="https://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photos">Dreamstime.com</a></p> <br/><br/>Get full access to The Long Take at <a href="https://thelongtake.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4">thelongtake.substack.com/subscribe</a>
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