Seens from a Marriage Daniel and Amanda Stidham

There's no minute like the last minute. Daniel flies solo in this one-off episode to rank this year's nominees for the Best Picture Oscar, and share some of his favorite movies of 2023.
00:44 - Oscar talk
06:30 - Ranking the Best Picture nominees
44:09 - Favorite (not-nominated) films of 2023

When the chef's away, the rats will play - and they may just save a once thriving restaurant from the brink of obscurity. So goes the adage, ever since a little rodent with a penchant for sniffing out culinary brilliance stole our collective hearts in Ratatouille. In this episode, Amanda and Daniel revisit Pixar's Parisian charmer to see if it's still worth its Michelin stars. Then, they add some other movies and shows to the soup to find out what ingredients you need to make a foodie film.
00:38 - Intro
6:30 - Ratatouille
10:40 - Amanda Explains the Plot
40:20 - Food Movie Ingredients
56:27 - Rating
59:18 - The Bear
1:03:02 - The Night Stand

An elevator gushing blood, an axe-wielding maniac, a mysterious hotel room, and a foreboding invitation to "come play with us." What can it all mean? Only that it's sp0oKy season and Amanda has agreed to go way outside her comfort zone and invite you, the listeners, to serve us with a horror movie to watch. You did, and so we're shining you our thoughts on Stanley Kubrick's towering genre classic. How did Amanda handle her stay at the Overlook Hotel? And will she ever sleep again?
00:00 - Intro
5:10 - The Shining
56:40 - Rating
1:01:47 - The Night Stand

Amanda and Daniel delve deep into a space where their viewing tastes overlap: the immaculately staged, idiosyncratic world of Wes Anderson. In this episode they muse on the meaning of Wes' multifaceted recent release, Asteroid City. Then, they share their rankings of all 11 Anderson feature films.
00:00 - Intro
00:45 - Musings on Wes Anderson
12:37 - Asteroid City
36:40 - Rating
39:31 - Ranking Anderson's filmography
1:13:48 - Final thoughts

Before you judge a man, goes the idiom, walk a mile in his shoes. And before you fall in love with that man, make sure he's not actually his own twin sister who's gone undercover as a high school senior to play on the boys' soccer team. In this episode, Amanda and Daniel look back on She's the Man, a high school farce with literary roots that would have been right at home in the genre's late-90's heyday. Join them as they revisit the halcyon days when Amanda Bynes was poised as a breakout comedy star and Channing Tatum was just that guy from Step Up.
00:44 - Intro
01:48 - She's the Man
08:03 - Amanda Explains the Plot
48:46 - Rating
54:58 - The Night Stand

The 95th Academy Awards are right around the corner, and that means more Best Picture nominees to marathon. As new parents trying to get a handle on family life, Daniel and Amanda figured the Oscars would simply have to wait this year. Enter Billy Green, the first-ever guest on the show! With Billy's help, the 10 nominated films will be discussed and ranked ahead of the telecast.
00:00 - Intro
00:45 - A conversation about the Oscars with Billy Green
11:22 – All Quiet on the Western Front
20:52 – Avatar: The Way of Water
29:28 - The Banshees of Inisherin
36:29 - Elvis
44:35 - Everything Everywhere All at Once
52:55 - The Fabelmans
1:00:11 - Tar
1:06:22 - Top Gun Maverick
1:13:35 - Triangle of Sadness
1:22:15 - Women Talking
1:30:40 - Ranking the Best Picture nominees
1:35:50 - Wrap-up