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Bonnie and Dennis
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Welcome to Sibling Cinema! Dennis and Bonnie are siblings and we're here to talk movies! Dennis is an obsessive cinephile and Bonnie is a super casual movie watcher. In this series we are embarking on a countdown of the Academy Award Best Picture winners. We aggregated several different lists (our trailer goes into more detail on how) that rank the ninety-four winners of the Best Picture Academy Award in a rough attempt to get a consensus. It is not intended to be rigorous or definitive. It's just a framework to guide our journey through cinema history.

  1. 5D AGO

    Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

    This week we talk about the musical biography of James M. Cohan, Yankee Doodle Dandy, featuring James Cagney's iconic performance. SPOILER ALERT We do talk about this movie in its entirety, so if you plan on watching it, we suggest you watch it before listening to our takes. A Warner Bros. Picture. Released on May 29, 1942. Directed by Michael Curtiz. Written by Robert Buckner and Edmund Joseph. Starring James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, Richard Whorf, and Rosemary DeCamp. Cinematography by James Wong Howe. Edited by George Amy. Musical score by Ray Heindorf and Heinz Roemheld (based on the music and lyrics of George M. Cohan).

    42 min

  2. JAN 29

    Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

    This week, we discuss the intense, ripped-from-the-headlines crime thriller, Dog Day Afternoon, a film that captures the sweltering heat and media circus of a Brooklyn bank robbery gone wrong. SPOILER ALERT We will be talking about this movie in its entirety, including the motives behind the heist and its tragic conclusion. If you plan on watching it, we strongly suggest you do so before listening to our takes. A Warner Bros. Pictures production. Released on September 21, 1975. Directed by Sidney Lumet. Written by Frank Pierson, based on the article "The Boys in the Bank" by P.F. Kluge and Thomas Moore. Starring Al Pacino, John Cazale, Charles Durning, and Chris Sarandon. Cinematography by Victor J. Kemper. Edited by Dede Allen.

    39 min

  3. JAN 22

    The Emperor Waltz (1948)

    This week, we discuss Billy Wilder’s 1948 Technicolor musical comedy set in the picturesque mountains of turn of the century Austria, The Emperor Waltz. SPOILER ALERT We will be talking about this movie in its entirety, so if you plan on watching it, we suggest you watch it before listening to our takes. A Paramount Pictures production. Released on June 17, 1948. Directed by Billy Wilder. Written by Charles Brackett and Wilder. Starring Bing Crosby and Joan Fontaine. Cinematography by George Barnes. Edited by Doane Harrison. Score by Victor Young.

    45 min

  4. JAN 15

    Brother Bear (2003)

    This week, we discuss the 2003 animated journey, Brother Bear, a story about first peoples and bears, brotherhood and parenthood, ecology and revenge, with a couple of moose thrown in. SPOILER ALERT We will be talking about this movie in its entirety, so if you plan on watching it, we strongly suggest you do so before listening to our takes. A Walt Disney Feature Animation production. Released on November 1, 2003. Directed by Aaron Blaise and Robert Walker. Written by Tab Murphy, Lorne Cameron, David Hoselton, Steve Bencich, and Ron J. Friedman. Featuring the voices of Joaquin Phoenix (Kenai), Jeremy Suarez (Koda), Rick Moranis (Rutt), Dave Thomas (Tuke), Jason Raize (Denahi), and D.B. Sweeney (Sitka). Edited by Tim Mertens. Score by Mark Mancina and Phil Collins. Songs by Phil Collins.

    47 min

  5. JAN 8

    Double Indemnity (1944)

    This week, we discuss the creme de la creme of film noir, Billy Wilder's Double Indemnity, which perfected the genre's dark style and biting dialogue and put Wilder firmly on the A-list. SPOILER ALERT We will be talking about this movie in its entirety, including the details of the central murder plot and its ultimate resolution. If you plan on watching it, we strongly suggest you do so before listening to our takes. A Paramount Pictures production. Released on September 1, 1944. Directed by Billy Wilder. Screenplay by Billy Wilder and Raymond Chandler, based on the 1943 novel by James M. Cain. Starring Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, and Edward G. Robinson. Cinematography by John F. Seitz. Edited by Doane Harrison. Music by Miklós Rózsa.

    44 min

  6. JAN 1

    Legally Blonde (2001)

    This week, we discuss the early aughts comedy film, Legally Blonde, proving that being true to yourself is always in style. Or perhaps it doesn't. Who knows? SPOILER ALERT We will be talking about this movie in its entirety, including the major plot developments in the courtroom. If you plan on watching it, we strongly suggest you do so before listening to our takes. A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) production. Released on July 13, 2001. Directed by Robert Luketic. Written by Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith, based on the 2001 novel by Amanda Brown. Starring Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson, Selma Blair, Matthew Davis, and Jennifer Coolidge. Cinematography by Anthony B. Richmond. Edited by Anita Brand. Music by Rolfe Kent.

    51 min

  7. 12/18/2025

    Five Graves to Cairo (1943)

    This week, we discuss the intense World War II spy thriller, Five Graves to Cairo, set in the desolate landscape of North Africa during the height of the desert campaign. SPOILER ALERT We will be talking about this movie in its entirety, including the details of the central German operation. If you plan on watching it, we strongly suggest you do so before listening to our takes. A Paramount Pictures production. Released on May 13, 1943. Directed by Billy Wilder. Screenplay by Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder, based on the play Hotel Imperial by Lajos Biro. Starring Franchot Tone, Anne Baxter, Akim Tamiroff, and Erich von Stroheim (as Field Marshal Rommel). Cinematography by John F. Seitz. Edited by Doane Harrison. Music by Miklós Rózsa.

    30 min

  8. 12/11/2025

    Moana 2 (2024)

    This week, we discuss the smash hit sequel, Moana 2, which finds our wayfinding hero embarking on a dangerous new voyage across the far seas of Oceania. SPOILER ALERT We will be talking about this movie in its entirety, so if you plan on watching it, we strongly suggest you do so before listening to our takes. A Walt Disney Animation Studios production. Released on November 27, 2024. Directed by David Derrick Jr., Jason Hand, and Dana Ledoux Miller. Screenplay by Jared Bush and Dana Ledoux Miller. Featuring the voices of Auliʻi Cravalho (Moana), Dwayne Johnson (Maui), Alan Tudyk (Heihei), Nicole Scherzinger (Sina), and Temuera Morrison (Tui). Music by Mark Mancina, Opetaia Foaʻi, Abigail Barlow, and Emily Bear.

    35 min
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Welcome to Sibling Cinema! Dennis and Bonnie are siblings and we're here to talk movies! Dennis is an obsessive cinephile and Bonnie is a super casual movie watcher. In this series we are embarking on a countdown of the Academy Award Best Picture winners. We aggregated several different lists (our trailer goes into more detail on how) that rank the ninety-four winners of the Best Picture Academy Award in a rough attempt to get a consensus. It is not intended to be rigorous or definitive. It's just a framework to guide our journey through cinema history.

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  • Creator
    Bonnie and Dennis
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    165
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Bonnie and Dennis
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    Sibling Cinema