MAIN FEED DISCUSSION - Class of 2023
It's finally here! What are your thoughts on this week's Class of 2023 episode? Do you have episodes you look forward to in the years to come?
2024-01-29 23:47:18 +0000 UTC View Post
This Had Oscar Buzz posts
Have you done your THOB voting yet?
ONLY TWO HOURS LEFT on the Listeners' Choice poll, if you haven't voted yet! If you're in line, stay in line!
Also you have until Sunday night 9PM EST to get your votes in for the Gary top te...
2024-01-25 22:54:36 +0000 UTC View PostVOTE! We want to know the Garys' Best Films of 2023!
Hey Garys! While you're busy with this morning's Oscar nominations and, of course, voting in our Listeners' Choice poll if you haven't already, we want to hear from you! As discussed, our February ...
2024-01-23 15:16:51 +0000 UTC View PostMAIN FEED DISCUSSION - 273 - Under the Tuscan Sun
Don't forget to vote on the Exception Listeners' Choice poll! Forget Gay and Away, it's time to get Gary and Away. What have you to say about this week's episode?
2024-01-22 18:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostTime for Another Listeners' Choice Exception!
Calling all you Garys!! We're deciding to do another Listeners' Choice for our March Exception episode! Since 10 choices was a little unwieldy for the last poll, we're narrowing it down to 8 option...
2024-01-19 01:23:46 +0000 UTC View PostMAIN FEED DISCUSSION - 272 - 8 Women
Based on the poll results, we'll be kicking off discussion posts for main feed episodes! Sound off below on anything that's on your mind after this week's episode on 8 Women!
2024-01-15 17:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostTurbulent Brilliance - 012 - EXCURSION - 2018 THR Director Roundtable
We're back in THR Roundtable territory, this time with the 2018 THR Director Roundtable--featuring two directors in the hunt this year (and two who might be next year). Here we have Ryan Coogler, B...
2024-01-15 08:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostQuestion, Garys:
Would you want Discussion Thread posts over here on Patreon so that you can sound off on main feed episodes?
2024-01-08 17:32:47 +0000 UTC View PostTurbulent Brilliance - 011 - EXCEPTION - Charlie Wilson's War
Happy New Year, Garys! This month's exception is one from the top of our list, the once sight-unseen Best Picture frontrunner for 2007: Charlie Wilson's War. Topics include the long period between ...
2024-01-01 08:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostChris Feil's Top Films of 2023
What to say about 2023? The kindest thing I could say was that the movies were good, but there were other nice things in a year I’m happy to leave behind.
The greatest cultural docume...
2023-12-30 15:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostTurbulent Brilliance - 12/19/23 - CALL-IN - Festival Fever and Movie Phone Calls
A call-in about phone calls? What will the Garys think of next?! We're back with some calls, this time talking about what causes "festival fever" and how to avoid it and the greatest movie phone ca...
2023-12-19 08:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostTurbulent Brilliance - 010 - EXCURSION - 2023 Awards Race Check-in
This month's Excursion lands right between the arrival of the first major precursors and the quiet of the holidays, so what better than to give you a deep dive checking in with the state of the rac...
2023-12-15 08:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostTurbulent Brilliance - 12/2/23 - CALL-IN - Céline Dion and GoldDerby
Vous avez appelé, nous avons répondu! This call-in has us talking about the living legend Céline Dion and GoldDerby odds (and stumble into picking a Best Actor winner). Got a question for us? Gi...
2023-12-02 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostTurbulent Brilliance - 009 - EXCEPTION - The Mirror Has Two Faces
As we celebrate the release of Barbra Streisand's memoir My Name Is Barbra (and its essential 48 hour audiobook), this month's exception is Ms. Streisand's third directorial effort The...
2023-12-01 08:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostCan you guess the next performer to join our Six Timers Club?
Inspired by Dame Emma Thompson being the 26th performer to join our Six Timers Club with this week's main feed episode on Brideshead Revisited, can you guess the next performer who will be joining?...
2023-11-30 16:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostTurbulent Brilliance - 11/25/23 - CALL-IN - Television Without Pity and Soap Magnolias
You called, we answered. Today, we're back with two Joe-centric calls about his tenure at Television Without Pity and recasting Steel Magnolias exclusively with actresses from soap operas! Keep tho...
2023-11-26 08:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostTurbulent Brilliance - 11/18/23 - CALL-IN - Ari D You Were All of Us and Our Origin Stories
Don't think we haven't been listening to your calls (apologies for the delay, life simply called). Today we are talking about Ariana DeBose's now legendary BAFTA original number celebrating female ...
2023-11-18 07:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostTurbulent Brilliance - 008 - EXCURSION - 1996 MTV Movie Awards
Our first Excursion into recapping an awards show shuttles us to memory lane with the 1996 MTV Movie Awards. Topics include Best Kiss, Faye Dunaway accepting Best Sandwich in a Movie, and Best Movi...
2023-11-15 08:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostTurbulent Brilliance - 007 - EXCEPTION - Australia (w/ Katey Rich!)
For this month's Exception, we journey across the globe with Katey Rich to Baz Luhrman's Australia, the director's large scale follow-up to his Oscar-winning Moulin Rouge!. Topics include the f...
2023-11-01 07:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostTurbulent Brilliance - 10/31/23 - CALL-IN - Lily Gladstone and HalloWatching
Ring ring! We're back with another call-in mini! Today we come to you with questions about Lily Gladstone's Oscar chances for her performance in Killers of the Flower Moon and our horror movie trad...
2023-10-31 07:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostTurbulent Brilliance - 10/27/23 - CALL-IN - Tár and '23 Supporting Actress
SURPRISE! It's our first call-in mini episode and we'll be (for now) bringing you these at random! Topics include (from our very first caller!) our thoughts on Tár and assessing the curre...
2023-10-27 07:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe This Had Oscar Buzz call-in line is now OPEN!
Avon calling!! As promised in our mailbag episode, we are now going to be doing regular call-in episodes as a new bonus here on Turbulent Brilliance! Now we can answer your hot-off-the-presses inqu...
2023-10-21 16:01:53 +0000 UTC View PostTurbulent Brilliance - 006 - EXCURSION - The First Patreon Mailbag!
And after our first Patreon Listeners' Choice, we're answering your questions! We discuss Oscar voting totals we'd love to see, the best decade for Best Picture winners, and categories we would add...
2023-10-15 07:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostTurbulent Brilliance - 005 - EXCEPTION - The Lovely Bones (Patrons' Choice)
This month on the Patreon, we're leaving it all up to the listeners as a thank you for your generous support! This month's Exception was chosen by YOU in a poll and the resounding winner was Peter ...
2023-10-01 07:00:17 +0000 UTC View PostTurbulent Brilliance - 004 - EXCEPTION - 2016 THR Actress Roundtable
For our first EXCURSION discussing a THR Actress Roundtable, we had to choose one of the best: 2016 with Amy Adams, Annette Bening, Naomie Harris, Taraji P. Henson, Isabelle Huppert, Natalie Portma...
2023-09-15 04:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostMAILBAG SUBMISSIONS!! Submit your questions here!
Calling all Garys! It's time for mailbag submissions for our first ever Patreon exclusive mailbag episode! It's time to ask Joe and Chris whatever question you want answered about the Oscars at lar...
2023-09-01 16:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostTurbulent Brilliance 003 - EXCEPTION - Pleasantville
We're back for another Exception episode, this time getting sucked into the black-and-white town of Gary Ross' Pleasantville! Topics include: Joan Allen's performance that almost earned he...
2023-09-01 04:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostOctober Exception - LISTENER'S CHOICE! - Vote NOW until 9/1!
Hello Patreon Garys! We've promised an Exception episode chosen by you and it's coming this October! We've decided on ten all-killer-no-filler options for you to choose from over the next week. Sou...
2023-08-25 17:02:56 +0000 UTC View PostTurbulent Brilliance 002 - EXCURSION - Chris Goes to Magic Mike Live
For our first EXCURSION episode here on Turbulent Brilliance, we're doing a call back to a beloved previous episode from earlier in 2023 by experiencing it out in the wild! Chris went to Vegas and ...
2023-08-15 07:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostAnd here's your coming attractions!
Thank you all so very much again for joining us here! We are really so grateful to have your support and hope you're all enjoying the extra episodes so far (and Sugar Daddy Garys, we are hoping to ...
2023-08-14 19:20:28 +0000 UTC View Post