The Four Quadrant podcast is always going to be a mix of talent (such as Andrea Arnold) and some industry voices that you really need to pay attention to. This week is an example of the latter as my good friend and New York Magazine and Vulture Sr. Editor Kyle Buchanan joins the program. If you haven’t read any of Kyle’s long form commentary or interviews you’re truly missing out. His opinions are almost always nuanced, informative and entertaining (no easy feat) and he has an uncanny ability to coax a gag worthy moment from an interview subject.
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Like myself, Kyle spends a good chunk of his year covering awards season and we had a fun time dissecting the current state of the Best Picture race. It was a fun conversation that veers off on some intriguing tangents you won’t expect.
[Quick note: Apologies for the slight buzzing (?) that starts to appear halfway through the recording. Not sure if it was my computer or something else, but if anyone has any suggestions how to remove it in Garage Band I’ll take them.]
0:00 – 23:35
Gregory and Kyle go over their current predictions for the Best Picture category and the unseen films that could shape the race.
23:36 – 41:55
A discussion about Mike Mills’ “20th Century Women” and the Oscar nomination chances for Annette Bening, Greta Gerwig and Elle Fanning.
41:56
Kyle plays Four Questions and find out why he thinks someone may have broken into his apartment.
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You can follow Kyle on Twitter @KyleBuchanan. You can follow Gregory on Twitter at @TheGregoryE.