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.

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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.

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    2 hrs and 24 mins
  • Vice (with Emily St. James)
    Apr 16 2026

    Amy Adams got her sixth and (to date) last Oscar nomination for her role as second lady Lynne Cheney, wife to Christian Bale's Dick Cheney in the 2018 biopic Vice. We're joined by writer and Podcast Like It's the 2000s co-host Emily St. James to talk about Amy doing Shakespeare by way of Adam McKay, and how this movie's smug condescension turned off audiences. Plus: fascists who love the musical Cats, a giant tap-dancing pig, and Timothée Chalamet playing Stephen Miller.

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    1 hr and 38 mins
  • Justice League (with Henry Gilbert)
    Apr 8 2026

    Director's cut aside, Amy Adams completed her DCEU trilogy with the 2017 superhero movie Justice League, where she plays Lois Lane to Henry Cavill's (spoiler alert) resurrected Superman. We're joined by Talking Simpsons and What a Cartoon! co-host Henry Gilbert to talk about Amy phoning it in during reshoots, and Joss Whedon's disastrous attempt to brighten up Zack Snyder's vision. Plus: justice for Laurie Metcalf, demanding better slop, and the long-awaited sequel to Nyad.

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    2 hrs and 4 mins
  • Nocturnal Animals (with DeVaughn Taylor)
    Apr 1 2026

    Amy Adams' action-packed 2016 culminated with the release of Tom Ford's psychological thriller Nocturnal Animals, where she plays emotionally detached art gallery owner Susan. We're joined by podcast host DeVaughn Taylor to talk about Amy finding humanity in an empty shell, and why this movie is cologne commercial cinema. Plus: predicting the Oscar winners after the fact, juggling multiple nemeses, and the year of Jena Malone.

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    2 hrs and 11 mins
  • Arrival (with Tori Dunlap)
    Mar 25 2026

    Amid a very busy year, Amy Adams delivered one of her most celebrated performances as linguist Louise Banks in the 2016 sci-fi drama Arrival. We're joined by Financial Feminist host and author Tori Dunlap to talk about how Amy's deliberate restraint might have cost her an Oscar nomination, and what this movie has to say about the meaning of life. Plus: spoiling the ending of Pay It Forward, Lisa Rinna's Meisner training, and seeing Elle with your parents.

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    2 hrs and 2 mins
  • Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (with Hannah Aaron Brown)
    Mar 18 2026

    Whether by choice or contractual obligation, Amy Adams returned to the DCEU in the 2016 superhero movie Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, where she once again plays Lois Lane to Henry Cavill's Superman. We're joined by actor, writer, and Not Aspirational host Hannah Aaron Brown to talk about Amy's impressively committed press tour performance, and how this movie led directly to the infamous "Imagine" video. Plus: generalizing about Australians, the importance of waiting out trends, and giving Razzie Awards to war criminals.

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    1 hr and 55 mins