Ep659: A Rainy Day at The Oscars

Ian and Pat continue their unofficial "Adventures in Cancellation" series with a look back at the 93rd Academy Awards and a review of Woody Allen's 2019 film, A Rainy Day in New York!

The guys talk plummeting audience numbers and ascendant wokeness; Tyler Perry's message of unity, and Twitter's ugly reaction to Anthony Hopkins' win; and why the once venerated telecast has shrunk to little more than a gold-plated COVID bubble.

Then they get into the latest (released) Allen film, which stars Timothée Chalamet and Elle Fanning as college kids whose day trip to the Big Apple becomes a descent into the madness of celebrity culture, old flames, and high-society revelations.

The movie-review segment is bookended by thoughts on the controversies surrounding Allen and fellow accused-and-canceled comic Louis C.K., and the dangers of extra-judicial media trials.

So, yes, please enjoy what very may well be the final episode of the Kicking the Seat Podcast!

Timestamps:

• 93rd Oscars Discussion: 0:00 - 18:40

• Some Thoughts on Woody Allen: 18:41 - 29:17

• A Rainy Day in New York Review: 29:18 - 51:17

• Louis C.K. Revisited (Why Not?): 51:18 - 58:09

• Outro: 58:10 - 101:33

Show Links:

• Watch the A Rainy Day in New York trailer.

• Thirsty for more controversy? Listen to Ian and Pat's 2017 review of Woody Allen's Wonder Wheel and Louis C.K.'s I Love You, Daddy on the Kicking the Seat Podcast.

• Keep up with Pat at HollywoodChicago.com.

• Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!