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Chasing Amy Adams

Chasing Amy Adams

By: Dane McDonald and Louis Peitzman
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Summary

A movie-by-movie breakdown of the career of Amy Adams, from her humble beginnings in the late '90s to her work today. Co-hosts Dane McDonald and Louis Peitzman are charting the ups, downs, obstacles, and triumphs in this chronological deep dive into her filmography.2025 Art
Episodes
  • The Woman in the Window (with Maris Kreizman)
    May 6 2026

    After a two-year delay, audiences finally got to see Amy Adams play agoraphobic child psychologist Dr. Anna Fox in the 2021 psychological thriller The Woman in the Window—but was the film's COVID-era release a blessing or a curse? We're joined by The Maris Review's Maris Kreizman to talk about Amy's first Razzie nomination, and the literary world grifter at the center of this story. Plus: twink Gregory Peck, wife TV, and defending Diana: The Musical.

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    1 hr and 55 mins
  • Zack Snyder's Justice League (with Ryan Marker)
    Apr 29 2026

    Amy Adams made her last appearance as Lois Lane in the 2021 director's cut Zack Snyder's Justice League AKA the Snyder Cut. We're joined by Screen Drafts co-host Ryan Marker to talk about Amy getting sidelined in a four-hour film, and whether or not this movie earns its self-importance. Plus: censoring duck boobs, the plague of superfluous chapter titles, and Lydia Tár's Oscars cheer moment.

    Follow Chasing Amy Adams on social: @chasingamyadams
    Follow Dane on social: @thedanemcdonald
    Follow Louis on social: @louispeitzman
    Follow Ryan on social: @markerryan625
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    1 hr and 57 mins
  • Hillbilly Elegy (with Joe Reid)
    Apr 22 2026

    Amy Adams completed her accidental vice president duology with the 2020 biopic Hillbilly Elegy, where she plays Bev, mother to future veep JD Vance. We're joined by This Had Oscar Buzz co-host Joe Reid to talk about the most cursed moment in Amy's filmography, and what we really mean when we call this movie Oscar bait. Plus: an all-Muppet Cabinet, Valerie Cherish's good wigs, and spoiling the Divergent series.

    Follow Chasing Amy Adams on social: @chasingamyadams
    Follow Dane on social: @thedanemcdonald
    Follow Louis on social: @louispeitzman
    Follow Joe on social: @joereid
    Follow This Had Oscar Buzz on social: @thishadoscarbuzz

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    2 hrs and 24 mins
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