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Akira Kurosawa rushes out his first sequel, which happens to be a follow up to his first film. The Grouches rush out this episode of them reacting to it. Does it live up to its predecessor? Does it deserve any hype at all? Is this an unsung early movie in the filmography of our intrepid director? Only one way to find out!

The Grouches keep continuing downt he Best Original Sceenplay with "Woman of the Year"

Have you ever wondered what WWII Japanese propaganda looked like? The Grouches have you covered with this week's episode on "The Most Beautiful." Akira Kurosawa looks at the lives of Japanese factory workers making lenses for the war machine, and the guys discuss the film's place in cinema.

The Oscar Grouches continue their journey through the Best Original Screenplay with "Citizen Kane'

Roll out the red carpet! The Grouches have a new director to fixate over! It's time to welcome the Legendary Akira Kurosawa to the podcast! They're starting with his directing debut, Sanshiro Sugata. How do they feel about the start of the career of one of the most influential directors to ever sit behind a camera? The only way to find out is to listen.

The Grouches embark on a new Oscar category with Best Original Screenplay! First up is "The Great McGinty" from 1940.

Today the Oscar Grouches look back at the "Best Animated Feature" Category before they move on to their next topic

This week the Grouches are covering the directorial debut of the great Whoopi Goldberg! She made an HBO documentary about legendary comedy pioneer, Moms Mabley. They cover everything form her murky origins, to her wide spread impact through the last 100 years. I hope you wanted to hear three white guys in their 30's talk about an influential black woman talking about an influential black woman! Because we heard there was a shortage of it on the internet.

Today the Grouches finish up the Best Animated Feature for now with "Guillermo del Toro's: Pinnochio"

Thursese is back, baby! We pick up on our beloved knower of cinema as he captures the birthday performance of Legendary punk pioneer, David Johansen. The hook is, he's covering his own music under the guise of his alter ego, one-hit wonder, Dexter Poindexter. See where the Grouches stand on the music, the performance, the man, and the legend.

Today the Oscar Grouches don't look too far back as they they discuss the 2021's Best Animated Feature "Encanto"

Sally Field returns as director for "Beautiful," a satirical examination of Beauty Pageant culture, starring Minnie Driver, Joey Lauren Adams, and a young actress who might just have a cold Pepsi waiting for you.

Today the Grouches are joined by returning guest Benjamin Banks as they discuss the next Best Animated Feature "Soul"

Sally Field has been a lot of things in her career: A two-time Oscar winner, surfer girl, a flying nun, a union organizer, Julia Roberts's mom, Tom Hanks's mom, 80 for Brady, and, for a time, a director. This week the Grouches are looking back at that time with the "Wonderful World of Disney" original movie, "The Christmas Tree." Listen to see what they think about this mid-90's made-for-TV movie starring that one guy from "Weekend at Bernie's." No. The other guy.

Today the Grouches continue their journey through the Best Animated Feature with "Toy Story 4"

Are you ready to hear what the Grouches have in Store this week? They're watching the Netflix Original film, Unicorn Store, directed by Oscar-winner Brie Larson, of course! And I'm sure all of them are on board for whatever this film has to offer. So gallop on over, and hang with Zach, Trav, and Paul for a bit. Maybe they'll help you rebuild that playhouse in the backyard of your parents' house.

Today the Grouches welcome the return of Manny Classic as they discuss the next Best Animated Feature "Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse"

Today the Grouches are still down by one, but they  soldier on and talk about their next Best Animated Feature "Coco"

It has been a long, strange journey through the filmography of Jack Nicholson, but we have finally reached the end. Trav and Paul try to muddle through without Zach, but they find the courage to cover "The Two Jakes." It is the long delayed sequel to the 70's masterpiece, "Chinatown," and The Grouches will see how it compares to that, and the rest of Nicholson's directing output.