IndieWire: Screen Talk

I enjoy the podcast. I miss Eric’s taste + opinions, can’t believe it but sometimes i miss the constant interrupting and talking over each other. Ryan is a better fit with Anne. The all year round-non stop award talk can get a bit tedious, but overall I appreciate the insight into the biz side + festivals

Ann-you’re the GOAT. I began listening back in the In Contention days with Kris Talley. Have followed you ever since. Ryan-bravo too, great addition! Keep this going for decades! (No pressure 🤣).

This is an excellent podcast from two experts in the film world. They don’t always agree, which is great, but there is honest dialogue and respect and love for the films and film industry. However, you need to fix the sound quality. It’s really bad and we cannot hear any low talking moments.

I've been following Anne's measured and knowledgeable takes on the Oscar race since she was recording the Oscar Talk podcast with Kris Tapley. She is without a doubt my most trusted awards circuit journalist. I also enjoy Ryan's highbrow sensibilities and his sound intuition about the race. I must add, however: both Anne and Ryan simply must get better about avoiding spoilers. I go to many of the same festivals they do and even still have had countless movies spoiled for me-- sometimes shamelessly detailed plot discussions, sometimes with vague descriptions that alter the way I'll consume the story (i.e., telling you that there's a twist coming or that character X isn't as they seem, so that you're constantly waiting for the other shoe to drop.). If this is happening to me despite attending film festivals and living in New York where films get early releases, I can only imagine how others with less access must feel. I beg Anne and Ryan to consider how often they take weeks/months to catch up with new releases and then to remember that their audience does the same. If they can't avoid spoilers, then at the very least they need to provide spoiler tags. Failing to do so limits their podcast's appeal to a fraction of the community obsessed with awards season.