The Academy Academy

Feb 06 2025 215 ep. 120 mins 7
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Donald Saunderson and Patrick Gremillion discover the absolute, undeniable, and scientifically proven greatest performance in your favorite actor's esteemed career via a direct-elimination bracket, usually with a kind lil' guest.

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Top 10 Films of 2024

Feb 06 2025 155 mins  
It's our Top 10 Films released (for the most part!) in 2024! Did Danny Collins 2 make the cut? Were we brutal on The Brutalist? Did Anora have us talkin' at the agora? Tune in to find out! There are not a lot of words that rhyme with Anora. If you are a fan of the pod and/or need a place to send your unfiltered takes on Hong-sang Soo and Jingle All the Way, send us an email at th

Don, Pat, and Returning Champ Jesse Gantt’s 2024 Cinematic Discoveries

Jan 28 2025 191 mins  
The Movieheads are back, and everything from glaring cinematic gaps to obscure oddities only available on Eastern European youtube equivalents are discussed on this week's The Academy Academy as Don, Pat, and Jesse provide their Top 10 Cinematic Discoveries of 2024. Did Free Guy make it on to one of our lists? Does war undumb-dumbify us all? Is there any gift more heartwarming than

Our Feature Presentation: A Cinema Speculation Podcast (Extra Credit: Point Blank and Walking Tall)

Dec 30 2024 87 mins  
We're entering the Bufordverse, folks! We're talking Point Blank and Walking Tall on this week's The Academy Academy. Is Point Blank an overrated feature? Is the Monkees movie underrated? Who is Lloyd Bochner's cool son?! All these questions and more are answered. Enjoy!! If you are a fan of the pod and/or need a place to send your unfiltered takes on Hong-sang Soo and Jingle All

Our Feature Presentation: A Cinema Speculation Podcast (The Outfit)

Dec 12 2024 77 mins  
Is Robert Duvall the best Parker? Is Joe Don Baker the best hang? Does this movie contain the sweatiest middle-aged mafiosos imaginable? Tune in to find out on this week's The Academy Academy! If you are a fan of the pod and/or need a place to send your unfiltered takes on Hong-sang Soo and Jingle All the Way, send us an email at [email protected] or message us o

Our Feature Presentation: A Cinema Speculation Podcast (Extra Credit: Bonnie & Clyde and The Driver)

Nov 26 2024 86 mins  
Man, Clyde Barrow sure is going through some stuff! Are Robert Benton and David Newman the original Willie & Phil? Who coined the term "pulling a Dernsey"? And, of course, why oh why is there a paucity of paunchy middle-aged semi-balding tough character actors in Modern Hollywood?! All this and more is discussed on this week's riveting The Academy Academy! If you are a fan of

A Dash of Dafoe #4: Streets of Fire and Spider-Man with Special Guests Elena Martinez and Jack Seavor McDonald

Nov 12 2024 234 mins  
Is Morgoth bae? Would you like to have a beer with The Burning Bush? Do you support Big Wiggle? All these questions and more are answered as Patrick "Musty Brain" Gremillion and his special guests Jack Seavor "The Pepperonis Are Rubies" McDonald and "Elena "The Lead Goob aka Mayo" Martinez wax poetic about Willem Dafoe on this week's The Academy Academy. Heads up: This ep was recor

Our Feature Presentation: A Cinema Speculation Podcast (The Getaway)

Nov 05 2024 88 mins  
Sam Peckinpah as a Na'vi! Manic Pixie Slim Pickens! Dzundza mispronunciations! This podcast has it all! Don & Pat discuss Sam Peckinpah and Steve McQueen's The Getaway on this week's The Academy Academy. Enjoy! If you are a fan of the pod and/or need a place to send your unfiltered takes on Hong-sang Soo and Jingle All the Way, send us an email at theacademyacademypodcast@gma

Probably the Coolest Guy: A Tribute to Kris Kristofferson (Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid & Semi-Tough)

Oct 29 2024 118 mins  
Country Musician. Actor. Rhodes Scholar. He was Whistler in Blade and he wrote Me and Bobby McGee. We're covering the dearly departed Kris Kristofferson, folks. We do a brief overview of his fascinating life, dive deep into the Panoply of Western Movie Character Actor Guys that is Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, and kinda regret that we chose to watch Semi-Tough. Tune in and find ou

Our Feature Presentation: A Cinema Speculation Podcast (Extra Credit: Macon County Line and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre)

Oct 22 2024 79 mins  
It's Never Leave The House Week, folks! Don & Pat covering Macon County Line and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre on this addition of The Academy Academy. This ep has everything: Geoffrey Lewis as Hemp(Hamp?), musings about the Jokerfication of America's youth, and of course, that funky dude just trying to find himself: Leatherface. Enjoy! If you are a fan of the pod and/or need a

Our Feature Presentation: A Cinema Speculation Podcast (Deliverance)

Oct 15 2024 122 mins  
Don and Pat take a break from the hustle and bustle of Roku City to go on a Cool and Definitely Not Scary canoeing trip on this week’s The Academy Academy! If you are a fan of the pod and/or need a place to send your unfiltered takes on Hong-sang Soo and Jingle All the Way, send us an email at [email protected] or message us on Twitter at @TheAcadAcad.