Ep3: 🏆Snubs & Dubs 🏆

Anthony and John discussed the 98th Oscars, the winners, the losers, and of course the snubs! Comment below let us know how you feel about what went down on this historical night!

Transcript

SPEAKER_02 0:00

What's going on, guys? I am the Black Sheet, Anthony C. And I am the big John V from South Carolina and all the way down to Hollywood. This is another edition.

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Matter of fact, a golden Oscar edition of One Take, Real Talk on the movies, the Games, the Snubs, the Stubs, the Dubs of today's 2026 Oscar Review.

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That's right, guys. So today we're going to do half the show talking about what just transpired at the Oscars tonight. And we're going to do the other half. We're going to play a couple of games. So if you guys have no interest in listening to us rant or rave or give praise about the Oscars, go and skip ahead and enjoy the rest of the show. But me and John are going to dive deep into the thick of it, give our thoughts, and give everything to this Oscar review. And yeah, I'm a little baffled on a lot of things. But John, I know you written one quick PSA.

SPEAKER_03 1:07

Me and Anthony have not seen every movie nominated, and we haven't seen every movie that won.

SPEAKER_02 1:13

They don't give a damn.

SPEAKER_03 1:14

Yeah, I was like, just for fairness, right? We're gonna try to be as like if there's something we haven't seen, we're gonna try to be as fair as possible towards it.

SPEAKER_02 1:21

But uh John, did you write anything down for these Oscars? Because I did, I'm driving.

SPEAKER_03 1:26

I I've got some things written down. Do you just want to start on the on the softer side and things like that? Yeah, yeah, yeah.

SPEAKER_02 1:32

We'll work our way up, man. We're gonna work our way up. Go ahead and do your third.

SPEAKER_03 1:36

All right, man. So I I'm gonna I'm gonna kind of power through the ones we agree on.

SPEAKER_02 1:42

No, don't, no, no, no. We just need to just talk about everything, man. All right. Well, I'm gonna start with costume design. That went to Frankenstein. Yeah. I mean, I think every every movie in that category had a chance to win it. But when you look at the set designs and the costume, I mean, they said, I'm correct me if I'm wrong. When Frankenstein won, the guy who played Frankenstein sat in the chair over 400 hours. So that's that's impressive.

SPEAKER_03 2:14

Yeah, I'm like, it's no, it's no joke. And I mean, like, from the little bit of the movie I have seen, because I haven't seen the whole thing, it's some pretty impressive makeup work, man. Like the costumes, like the the that period piece feel they all have. You know, it's got that Mary Shelley special to it. Like to me, this is one that was pretty pretty cut and dry. I was I was okay with that.

SPEAKER_02 2:39

Yeah, I mean, I was fine with that. I mean, of course, I'd like to see centers win it, but when you look at a period, I mean, it was a lot of period pieces in this. You had Hamnet, you had Sinners, you know, you had this. I mean, it I mean, it's very impressive. Very impressive.

SPEAKER_03 2:57

Well, for for fairness, right? Because obviously, you know, costumes went to this, production design went to this. Besides Frankenstein, what was your your number one overall pick? Come on, man. What do you think?

SPEAKER_02 3:13

Centers, of course. Uh, but um I am watching Frankenstein this upcoming weekend. I will be watching this upcoming week. I gotta give it a watch.

SPEAKER_03 3:23

Fair enough. Well, I'll go ahead and just we'll knock out the next one. Hairstyling and makeup also went to Frankenstein again. I think it's fair. Don't have a whole lot to add.

SPEAKER_02 3:33

Yeah, I don't need it. I mean, it goes the same again. I mean, I mean, the movie looks great. I can't wait to watch it. And uh but yeah, the aesthetic is there.

SPEAKER_03 3:45

Okay, well, then let me get into like one of the spicy ones here. Editing went to one battle after another. Yeah. I'm not sure if I agree with that.

SPEAKER_02 3:58

No, I don't think I agree with that either. I think Sinners and I know it was up there, I'm pretty sure it was nominated F1. I think those are two better edited movies than one battle after.

SPEAKER_03 4:10

If it was so if it was up to me, I think it should have gone to F1 because the way like the the actual F1 scenes are shot.

SPEAKER_02 4:23

It's very smooth, it's very the transitions are not janky. Everything transitions very smoothly. It's a very well-paced movie. And I can-and they feel punchy like it, like every time I'm like, this is punchy. Yeah, and I feel the same thing. I feel like the same thing with centers. The light scenes are light, the heavy scenes are very heavy. I mean, and and each scene means something. You know, I I feel like there's there's there's stuff on the cutting room floor. Can't wait for the director's cut. But I feel like they left what was supposed to be their beat then.

SPEAKER_03 4:59

You know what I mean? 100%. Yeah, I agree with that. I think that's fair. Part of me wanted to go to Marty Supreme, but I know that's just my bias talking. So Yeah, it is. Um, but you know, let's uh how did you adapt to the book? Well, well, let me ask you a question.

SPEAKER_02 5:15

Let me ask you a question. Let me ask you a question because I want to get this cat off the bat. So, how do you feel about the movie that you held in so high regard not grabbing anything today? That being Marty Supreme.

SPEAKER_03 5:27

I think this is some bullshit. I didn't expect Marty Supreme to get best picture, and we'll get the best picture. I'm saving that last. Yeah, but go ahead. Um but the fact that it didn't walk away with anything. Anything. I was like, really?

SPEAKER_02 5:46

I mean, honestly, so sharp. I feel like I feel like it's fitting because my biggest gripe with this movie is that it came out too early. It came out too late to compete for Oscar season. A lot of these movies were released early to mid-last year, and in my opinion, that should count against a movie when it comes to award season. How late did that, how late did your movie come out? I mean, to be in competition, you get what I'm saying? And I mean, I know there's a lot of hard work that went into Marty Supreme, and I'm not counting against it. Another period piece movie. This year is stacked with period pieces, man. That's crazy.

SPEAKER_03 6:27

But uh I mean Marty Supreme came out on Christmas, so like. Yeah, exactly.

SPEAKER_02 6:31

Yeah, I just don't feel like it had a lot of legs. Sinners is coming up on a year. How crazy is that thing then?

SPEAKER_03 6:40

Sinners is the movie that got me back into the cinemas, man. Because I think Sinners was an April-ish?

SPEAKER_02 6:47

I think it was like March. April 18th, yeah. Yeah, March or April, yeah.

SPEAKER_03 6:53

So I knew it was, and I mean, like, you know, I I think, and I'll, you know, let's get, I guess, I guess we'll we'll get there as we go through a little bit.

SPEAKER_02 7:02

Yeah, no, no, we we ain't gonna dive into Center yet, but uh I just want to know because I didn't ask, I wanted to know how you felt. I know you held us with me in high regard.

SPEAKER_03 7:13

I understand why. Because this is the thing. I I like I'm gonna say this now, and Anthony, you can you can you can attest to this. Even though we didn't get to see everything here, I I would definitely say this is one of the strongest Oscar lineups I've ever seen.

SPEAKER_02 7:30

Yeah, dude, dude. I mean, just even off of seeing clips of some of these movies, I'm like, damn, this is a heavy Oscar, bro. This is a heavy Oscars nomination, man. This is by far. And actually, I watched everything of this Oscars except for about 20, 30 minutes. Because I forgot. I forgot. I literally just got the phone when she told you that it was 7 o'clock. And I forgot it was 7 o'clock. I was going down the road just in my train of thoughts, and like, yo, 7:30. Shit, I'm missing my Oscars. But go ahead.

SPEAKER_03 8:03

I mean, man, if we're we're going down the list, right? Um I've got, and I know you're gonna feel the way about this, screenplay is next on the list. It went to, this was adapted screenplay, so it went to it went to one battle after another. I was kind of like, whatever. I I think maybe like it could have gone to begonia or something. I know you felt maybe they were giving PTA a little too much credit.

SPEAKER_02 8:31

I think so.

SPEAKER_03 8:32

I don't necessarily disagree.

SPEAKER_02 8:36

Yeah, I think so.

SPEAKER_03 8:38

Because I was like, man, like I I can't speak for train dreams, but I was like, Hamnet walked away with one. Hamlet walked away with one Oscar.

SPEAKER_02 8:49

Yeah, that's and that was crazy to me. I mean, because coming into this Oscar season, I thought Hamlet was the sleeper. I ain't even gonna lie. I thought Hamnet was the sleeper. I got I that's another movie I have on my list I need to watch. But uh I th I really thought Hamnet was like that sleeper pick that the Academy was gonna fall in love with, and you know, just damn.

SPEAKER_03 9:09

You know what it felt like a movie they were a sucker for?

SPEAKER_02 9:12

Yeah, exactly.

SPEAKER_03 9:14

Yeah, exactly. You know, but I like you know, I just I don't know. To me, it felt like I was like one like adapted screenplay obviously means exactly that. Like it's gotta be an adapted movie, yeah. But I'm like, man, dude, like there are some other things you could have thrown on here. Even if it is just to give it the win for the sake of diversity, sometimes you do need that.

SPEAKER_02 9:39

Yeah. But uh, but let's let's talk about the next category.

SPEAKER_03 9:43

All right, well, Anthony, I'm gonna let you start this one. I got best original screenplay.

SPEAKER_02 9:49

I mean, best original screenplay, it was no shadow of a doubt, it was which baffled me when we got to the best director. I that that that's what was crazy.

SPEAKER_03 10:01

You know, I'm I'm also, I will say, I'm glad he got something.

SPEAKER_02 10:08

But it didn't, I mean, like, boom, bro. I mean, this is a category where a lot of my favorite directors shine in, i.e. Quentin Tarantino, Ryan Kruger, Marcus Corses is known to be in this one. I mean, like, this is a wheelhouse, this is honestly where I like my directors to be. I'll I don't mind an adaptation, but dude, when you're talking about original screenplays and stuff like that, you know, um, yeah, and I mean it to me, it means a little more, if that makes sense.

SPEAKER_03 10:41

Yeah, it it says something when uh, you know, you can look and you can be like, yeah, you know, man, like that was his. And yeah, like this, you you've said it before, and you're like, this is kind of like a more mature version of uh until dawn. Yeah, until dawn.

SPEAKER_02 10:59

Yeah, no, uh, dust till dawn, dust till dawn. Yeah, we're not we're not gonna talk about until dawn.

SPEAKER_03 11:04

But anyway. I mean, like, I'm I'm glad he walked away with something, even if it's not necessarily one I think he should have walked away with.

SPEAKER_02 11:13

Yeah.

SPEAKER_03 11:13

Um, how did you feel about his speech?

SPEAKER_02 11:15

Because I thought it was very Oh, yeah, it was very, it was very, it was very powerful, man. Him standing on there acknowledging his cast and his staff and saying that, regardless of what, you're all winners to me. That that was very dope. I thought that was a very dope moment. Saying to, I can relate when he's talking to his babies at home. You know, I mean, it it's very dope situation. I mean, I think it's just a very dope end, man. But uh, let's move on. Let's move on.

SPEAKER_03 11:43

All right. Well, uh, next one, and I'm gonna I'm gonna let you start this one again because I'm also pretty passionately in disagreements with this one. We got best casting went to one battle after another.

SPEAKER_02 11:55

I'm gonna tell you like this. You can line that cast up, and you can line the cast of sinners.

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One one quick thing before I forget.

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What's up?

SPEAKER_03 12:04

To be fair, this is the first time this category has ever been cast, yeah, they've ever been nominated.

SPEAKER_02 12:11

Like it's the first, this is the inaugural casting nomination. This is this is like the first time this has ever been a thing at the academy, yes. And they fumbled. Yeah, they fumbled it bad. Because, dude, not only did centers have the best cast of all the movies I've seen up here, dude. You can line them all up. And yeah, you got Vinicio de Toro, you got Leonardo DiCaprio, and you got uh Sean Pitt. That's all you had. Not the not forget Jason Tennity. Yeah, but like I said, that's all you got, bro. That's all you got.

SPEAKER_03 12:51

I guess I think they put too much emphasis on because, you know, when Chase was talking and she was like, oh, this is my first feature film role. I think they put too much emphasis on the fact that it was her first film role.

SPEAKER_02 13:05

I mean, it was so it was it was Miles' first role, too.

SPEAKER_03 13:08

Yeah, and that that was kind of my thing is I was like, what?

SPEAKER_02 13:11

And I love when Delroy's talking and he's like Dude, did you see they cut Deroy dude cut Delroy off at first when it was Delroy's turn? The guy before him, that that kind of that kind of pissed me off. Just the second time that Darroy has been disrespecting at an award show. That's all I'm saying.

SPEAKER_01 13:27

But you can you can tell he was pretty pissed, too.

SPEAKER_02 13:30

Yeah, it looked, he I'm like, really, man, you should have got this shit out whenever you you know what I'm saying. And then it kind of messed his speech up because he had to get back on track.

SPEAKER_03 13:40

But but yeah, I I love what he said. I I fully agree. I think uh Francine Mazler is the casting director. I I think she did a perfect job.

SPEAKER_02 13:52

Yeah, she understood the assignment, man. She understood the assignment, she understood the execution, and she understood the culture. And for people who's like, the people who don't get why centers is such a big deal, it's such a cultural thing. It really is. And not only in cinema, but to see to see the culture represented as such a positive light, you know what I mean? And with a positive, I mean, like, it's a dark movie on the wrong, but it's such a positive message. You know what I mean? And it's a very honest movie. Like that's it. It's no holes bar, bare knuckles. You know, it's it's strictly what it is. You know what I mean? But but yeah, man, uh, they formed a bag with the first inaugural casting director automatically, man. I really think so. But but go ahead, John. What's the next one?

SPEAKER_03 14:42

All right, man. Well, next one we got uh, so you and me didn't see short film. I don't think we can speak on Doctor, and I don't think we can speak on short documents.

SPEAKER_02 14:52

But I knew by the titles of some of these things, I knew what was meant. But short film, what's crazy is short film, I think it was short film or short documentary, both had the first tie in that in that one. Yeah, yeah.

SPEAKER_03 15:05

The tie, I didn't know that there were they said like all the things. Yeah, so not gonna get too into those because we can't really speak on those, but and uh we're also gonna skip international sentimental value. Seems like that was fair.

SPEAKER_02 15:22

We've really got to step our game up because we have a lot of international listeners too. We apologize.

SPEAKER_03 15:27

Yeah, it's fair. We're sorry, guys. We're sorry. But wait, we got you. We will we will watch sentimental value and review it. But K-pop demon hunters won in best animated feature. I'm gonna start this. Let's just let's just do, I mean, but go ahead, go ahead, go ahead. I don't think it should have won. And I don't even think it should be. I I think the best, I think the best option wasn't even nominated.

SPEAKER_02 15:51

I mean, of course you would, but it's it's a phenomenon, bro.

SPEAKER_03 15:55

It's no, I I get it. I think it, I think the win is fair for what was there, but if we're being real, it should have been Chainsaw Man. Chainsaw Man didn't even get nominated. Chainsaw Man was better. But I get it. I'ma respect it. I'm gonna move on to score unless you want to say something.

SPEAKER_02 16:13

No, I think we can, I think instead of going to score, let's go might as well go into the other category that can't pop people underwarried, best original song. Golden, okay. Which honestly, I'm not I love I lied to you, but you cannot. That's song Golden, it was undeniable, actually. And there's a person who hasn't even watched the movie that has daughters that are obsessed, that were obsessed with this and obsessed with the soundtrack. Yeah, man, I mean, it's the right answer. You get it, bro. You can you can relate to it on a different level. Yeah, it's a right, it's it's dude. This thing, this shit was everywhere last year.

SPEAKER_03 16:51

I see, that was that was the thing I was gonna say was like Golden transcended the movie. This is the only thing, because in my opinion, I still think it should have gone to like I think Cinners was the better song. But where I was like, I think where Golden geeked it out is this is Golden transcended the movie. Cinner is so incredible because you're watching the movie and you're like, what is happening?

SPEAKER_02 17:18

Okay, so I can't speak on what happens in the movie of K-pop Big Minds. But like you said, dude, you get when when Preacher Boy starts singing, I lied to you, and that whole transparency about spirits and ancestors and the power of music. I feel like based off of that, it should have won, but I cannot deny how global golden was.

SPEAKER_01 17:45

That's where I'm like, yeah, it's hard for me to not.

SPEAKER_02 17:49

Yeah. So, like, yeah, but when it comes to that, I can't, you know, I mean, I'm I can't really too much speak on it. And I know everybody's like, how have you not seen this movie? I just don't, I really do not feel the need to watch it. It just doesn't appeal to me. Uh I'm sorry. I don't hate the movie because I can't hate the movie, and I don't like, I don't have no disdain for it. It just doesn't. Everybody tells me it's a great movie, but like, I mean, maybe one day I'll watch it, but I just don't feel the need to watch it.

SPEAKER_03 18:17

Yeah, until then, you know, fair enough, right? Like, yeah. But again, like Golden, Golden Win, I I think it's fair, even though okay, here's how I'll put it center scene is better than anything golden is. Golden just transcended what it was trying to do in a better way. Yeah, that I can. Yeah, all right, let's let's move on though. All right, original score, centers. I'll let you go ahead and start.

SPEAKER_02 18:47

I mean, dude, I mean, they captured everything blues, everything bluegrass, everything. I mean, it's I mean, it's this it goes without saying. This would be this movie what transported you back to the 1930s.

SPEAKER_03 19:01

I'm not gonna lie, I won't even lie to the music.

SPEAKER_02 19:03

I mean, along with the music, but go ahead.

SPEAKER_03 19:06

I was scared for a second. I was like, no, it's gotta win. It's gotta win, best of the world.

SPEAKER_02 19:11

Yeah, I mean, like it's it's the only right answer that was in that category. If that I've seen, I'm not gonna lie to you, that I've seen yes, it's the only right answers.

SPEAKER_03 19:20

Yeah, like it was just bro, I was so scared. I was like, dude, I need this to win because, like you said, it it like the way it captures blues and the culture and like what it feels like to be in the South.

SPEAKER_01 19:39

Yeah.

SPEAKER_03 19:41

It's so genuine, so many like random songs. A lot of the original songs are great. Like Ryan Kugler's soul is on this movie, and you can feel it in everywhere.

SPEAKER_02 19:52

Hell yeah. But uh, what's the next category, John?

SPEAKER_03 19:55

All right, visual effects. We can kind of brush over the internet. It was fire, I thought it was gonna go to F1.

SPEAKER_02 20:02

I ain't gonna lie to you. Really? I knew I knew I knew, I knew Fire Nash was gonna take it, but I thought, like, hey, they were gonna pull. I did not realize how much visual effects went into F1. And I was like, okay, maybe F1 might have this thing in it. But I was like, of course everybody's gonna go to Fire. It's the F Avatar for me.

SPEAKER_03 20:23

Yeah, I was like, James Cameron, the the amount of work he puts into those movies is kind of unreal. So yeah. All right, what we got next? Best sound, centers also I think was fair.

SPEAKER_02 20:34

Yeah, that's me. Go ahead. What's next?

SPEAKER_03 20:37

Alrighty. Now we're into the big ones. These are the big, big categories. All right, let's do it. Let's start with the first what the fuck of the day. Best supporting actress. Yeah, going back to Madigan.

SPEAKER_02 20:54

I mean, listen, Amy Madigan did an extellar job in weapons last year. But you telling me she's one of my favorite movies of the year. Yeah, yeah. But you telling me with a straight face that she out acted Whoomy? No.

SPEAKER_03 21:11

Also, the fact that this isn't you know, Wumi in in leading role.

SPEAKER_02 21:17

Yeah, that's another discussion.

SPEAKER_03 21:19

Like to be fair, I would have even been okay if it was like Wumi in supporting Haley Seinfeld and leading, because Haley is in more of the movie.

SPEAKER_02 21:28

And see, I think, I think honestly, Womie should have I think they're equal. I can't say she's in more of the movie. I think she had more of a more of a presence. Presence because of how her character was introduced. I mean, because we'll get into the breakdown of series later. I got so much to break down about this movie. I love this fucking movie. But but I really think Womie should have been a leading woman. But I'm but I get because honestly, I get why she wasn't, but it's still not justifiable.

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You know.

SPEAKER_03 22:00

Also, like Cinematal Value was nominated twice. Like, I was like, again, I haven't seen this movie. I think it could go to either of them, and that's fair.

SPEAKER_02 22:07

Yeah, I think that's but yeah, dude. Uh just you know, I mean, it just to me it didn't be. But uh, what's what's next?

SPEAKER_03 22:13

Oh, one one last thing. One last thing. I'm so glad it did not go to Tiana Taylor. Yes, yes, but but what's next? All right. Next up, we have uh drum roll supporting actor going to Sean Penn. And I told you that's where it should have gone.

SPEAKER_02 22:32

I mean, it's not where it should have gone, but I knew where it was going. So yeah. I think Darroy did a better job. Sorry. Sean Penn had, I think Sean Penn should have been nominated for best actor, not best supporting actor. That was my statement. Because he had more of a prominent role than Leo in that movie. I think Leo should have been nominated for best supporting actor.

SPEAKER_03 22:54

Okay, so man, like I want you to have your chance to kind of, you know, like stay your peace with this. You want you want to tell our viewers why you think Delroy was better?

SPEAKER_02 23:04

I mean, I just think Delroy's character, I think, all right. There's a few scenes that spoke out. It's the scene in the car where him stacked, him is smoke. Yeah, him and Smoke and Preacher Boy are on their way back, or on their way to the juke joint, or pick up cornbreak, one or the two. And he tells a story about blues and about him and a couple of guys, and they get into some trouble or whatnot, and the people on the chain gain. The amount of pain that transpires, right? That transpires in a matter of seconds, and that it hurt, you felt it, and then the damn, and the only way he could shake it is by going to his comfort, which isn't the alcohol, which he does take a sip, but blues. Literally start humming a song. And and and this is this is the magic of it. All that was improvised. They were not supposed to go into song after that. But Ron Kougar let the camera roll, and it just transpired into what it was on scene. I mean, on in that scene. And then when he gives Preacher Boy a breakdown of what the blues means, like, dude, like golly, bro. The dudes, the dude is so impactful, so powerful. And what he'd done a lot with less is why I say he should have won Best Supporting Actor. Sean Penn did an amazing job, but I feel like he should have been nominated best actor and lost to who undoubtedly won. But I knew once I saw the nominees who was gonna win.

SPEAKER_03 24:51

Look, I think Delroy gives a beautiful performance. And like, let me preface by saying I think Sean Penn deserved that because his performance is the standout of his movies. Delroy is a great piece of the pie. But I just don't think he's the best performer.

SPEAKER_02 25:14

But this is why I said that Sean Penn should have been nominated for best actor, not best supporting actor. Leo felt more like a supporting role than Sean Penn did. Sean Penn was the catalyst of a lot of things that happened in this movie. We spent more time with Sean Penn. We spent more time with Sean Penn than we did Leo. Or maybe equal parts, but I feel like Sean Penn was a more prolific character, prolific character in that movie. You know what I'm saying?

SPEAKER_03 25:49

I'm not gonna lie, maybe this is a hot take, too.

SPEAKER_02 25:52

I feel like if you're not of the Oscars to accept the award, you shouldn't get the award. Exactly. You should not get the award. And he was not there. And you're telling me Darroy had to sit for five plus hours to know that he lost? Come on, bro. So disrespectful. And what and let me ask you a question. When does in what world does Sean Penn need another Oscar?

SPEAKER_03 26:16

Because he's got one for Milk and he's got one for Mystic River.

SPEAKER_02 26:20

Yeah, I'm just saying, in what world and Darroy deserves this Oscar, bro. Not I shouldn't say you should give it to him, but he deserved it. But let's go on to the next one, bro. This is that that's the one. Let's go on to the next one.

SPEAKER_03 26:33

This one that, again, we can't speak a ton on, but like I watched a couple scenes of this movie and I saw them and was like, yeah, that's the right answer. And I know you're kind of in the same boat, Jesse Buckley with Hamlet.

SPEAKER_02 26:44

Yeah, that's the right answer.

SPEAKER_03 26:46

I mean, dude, and I also, guys, not to be rude, and I'm not trying to sound wrong here, I don't know what she was speaking at like the last little chunk of her speech, but I I think she had one of like the most emotional speeches.

SPEAKER_02 27:05

You seen Begonia, right? Yeah, I saw begonia. So what did you think about oh girl now?

SPEAKER_03 27:16

Yeah. I think Emma Stone did a good job, but she was like, that was like one to me where I was like, really?

SPEAKER_02 27:26

Yeah. Like I mean, but it's but it's it's Emma Stone, bro. She's in a movie, it's getting on. She's getting on. You skipped over you skipped, you skipped over one category.

SPEAKER_03 27:40

I might hit it here. I was gonna say, well, just one last thing. Kate Hudson, song sung blue. I I she did a great job. Um, I knew she wasn't gonna win, but great job. Which one did I skip over? Want to be the pullback on? Cinematography. Oh, yeah. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Yeah, yeah. Best cinematography. Go ahead, go ahead.

SPEAKER_02 28:01

Center's won that one as it should. I mean, the movie literally pulled like I told John when I watched this movie. I don't know what the hell or who the hell was behind the cinematography. Found out tonight. But dude. Awesome girl the archive, by the way. Yeah. So they literally trans they transfer you from your movie seat. If you didn't get to see this movie in theaters, you lost. You saw it. You lost out, bro. This movie transports you from your movie seat into the actual movie. It's so beautiful, so well shot. And like, dude, I had to look around in the movie theater to break this trance. It's the it's the most spiritual experience I've had with a movie. And that's crazy to say. It's the only thing I can liken to an out-of-body experience. Which is stupid, which is crazy. But that's that's the most thing I could liken the experience of watching sinners in the movies. If you and if it if they re put it back, if they put it back in the movies and it's in IMAX, I'm going to see it in IMAX. Without a shadow of a doubt. I I second guess. But what was the next category you had now?

SPEAKER_03 29:27

Oh, uh, for real, real, uh, yeah. Also, if it does come in IMAX, I'd be super down to go see this kid. But next one, man, this is the personal one for you. And I'm very glad he walked away with it. Even though I do think it was closer than you were giving it credit for, he is the one that deserved it. We got Michael B.

SPEAKER_02 29:48

Jordan with the was not close at all, sir. Not close at all. It's not close at all, bro. That was festered. Yeah. Festered that answer. Yeah, was not close at all. Hell no. The man who should have won won. Okay. The little guy who movie didn't get not get one win shows you. I was saying all that ping-pong lessons. Better brushing up over there, Timothy Chalamet. Better hope Dune 3 gets you an Oscar, because that ain't it, son. Sorry. It ain't it, son. Sorry. Like I said, the man who should have won. No, because John, until the until this last week, John was like, Timothy Chalamagne should win. He did win. No, man.

SPEAKER_03 30:42

No, that's not what I said. That's not what I said. I said they were in the same place. They are not.

SPEAKER_02 30:48

They are not. They're not. Timothy Chalamagne might be an A. That was an S-tier performance for Michael B. Jordan.

SPEAKER_01 30:58

The ability to balance between the two. Exactly.

SPEAKER_03 31:03

And feel again, like nothing feels out of place in the way that it happens.

SPEAKER_01 31:09

It's not some, oh man, why is that like you know, the way it works?

SPEAKER_03 31:19

It's it's got a great energy to it. Like, I know you don't love it, but I loved the fuck out of this movie. And I didn't know she was won it.

SPEAKER_02 31:31

That's fine, but the best man won the night. And the one that should have won didn't win. But uh what's the one?

SPEAKER_03 31:36

I will say, I will say this. Let's go to the first.

SPEAKER_02 31:40

I ain't gonna lie, that shit resonated in my soul a little bit. Yeah, right. All right, so let's go to the first snub of the night. But let's go to one of the biggest snubs of the night. Best director. Yeah. They were on Paul Thomas Anderson's You Know What the night. I'm gonna try to keep it clean. They were on, they were, they were stroking this man. If they stroked him anymore, anymore, he would ejaculate it on stage. That's all I'm saying.

SPEAKER_03 32:10

Yeah, it was it was a little I ain't gonna lie. Look, I was cool with like a one or the other thing. Right. I thought I felt like that was fair.

SPEAKER_02 32:23

But nine times out of ten, whoever wins best director wins best film.

SPEAKER_03 32:29

Which is fair, yes.

SPEAKER_02 32:30

But I was like stupid. But like, bro, when I seen that, I was like, well, we ain't winning best film. And like, like, dude, sinners deserve, this one tell you. I've watched one battle after another, right? And I've watched Sinners. Watch Sinners. But if John, if I was like, hey man, you gotta watch one of these movies on loop for like four times, which one are you picking?

SPEAKER_03 32:55

Bro, for starters, let's start with the fact that fucking Sinners is like three out, like Sinners is like two hours, and it feels like two hours. Yeah. One battle after another is three hours, and it feels like two.

SPEAKER_02 33:11

It feels like a three-hour movie. Yes, it does. And like, bro, and and John, we both fell in love with with the movie theaters again because of one movie. It was sinners. Like, I ain't got any shame in saying that. And before, and during the nomination, why do they say was uh we're killing both categories, right? Because we gotta move on to these games. But during during the nomination, what did Nicole Kim and them say that that that best picture supposed to be about is about love, right? Yeah, that was the whole thing about falling in love with movies again, about falling in love with the theater, about all this bullshit. Bro, one battle after another does not make me want to go to the movies. It doesn't, and look, I'm not saying one battle after another is bad. No, it's my number two movie of last year. It is, it's literally my number two movie of last year.

SPEAKER_03 34:13

But it's long as fuck, and you feel that length, you do. Yeah. Does that mean the movie's bad? No, no, we're just telling you the facts here. Yeah, you feel that shit, it's long as fuck, and I didn't feel the need to re-watch one battle after another. And it's coming from a man who loves Paul Thomas Anderson.

SPEAKER_02 34:37

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 34:39

But uh but yeah, man.

SPEAKER_02 34:42

But uh yeah, you guys didn't know one battle out of another one, best director and fucking best. If you couldn't gather that right, man. But uh, but yeah, man, that was that's our take on the 2026 Oscar. What in the 98th? Is 98th Oscar? Oh yeah, the 98th Oscar. Yeah. So, but yeah, guys, we're gonna move into the second half of this podcast. Excuse me. We're gonna move into the second half of the podcast. In this pat this part, we're gonna take some Oscar Faves and we're gonna play a few games with them. John, do you have your Oscar Faves down? I do have my Oscar Faves down. All right. So, John, what game are you wanting to play? And I got what game do you want to host and I gotta play and I got a couple games for you?

SPEAKER_03 35:28

So I have I have keep and sweep, and then I have blindly rank. Okay. I got a little bit of the I'll host blindly rank. I'll host blindly rank.

SPEAKER_02 35:37

Oh, no, I mean you don't no, you ain't gotta we you can play both, is what I'm saying. What game do you want to go first?

SPEAKER_03 35:44

Oh, okay. You know, let's start with uh let's start with keep and sweep.

SPEAKER_02 35:47

Let's start with well, go ahead, man. Give me give me what you got.

SPEAKER_03 35:51

All right, man. So let me pull up my list real quick here, guys, because I got a couple of them. You know, that way it's fair. And Anthony, how right, let's go with our best picture.

SPEAKER_01 36:08

These are some of the big ones. Okay. We got the color purple. Yes, sir. All right. Or Titanic. Color purple. Color purple or Schindler's list. Color purple. Color purple or forest is gone. What a call should color purple. Color purple or the godfather. Gotta go godfather. The godfather or lord of the rings return of the king. Only because it uh because it's I gotta go godfather.

SPEAKER_02 37:14

I mean, fair enough. Do you do you want to give your reasoning or I mean it's literally if on anybody's list is ranked as number one movie of all time. I love the Lord of the Rings. But there's the only thing. Your favorite movie they listed. I don't know. I don't know about that. Color Purple is a special place in my heart. But yeah, nah, I mean. But yeah, man, I don't know, man. It's just, you know, it it's one of those. You know what I'm saying? It's one of those. All right. Hey, I get it. I get it. I'm not mad at it. It's one of those. It's one of those on top. All right, so out of these five movies, John, you only get to keep. Out of these movies, you only get to keep three, okay? Oh, I get to keep three, okay. Yeah, you only get to keep three, but the rest of these go away. Bye-bye, okay? So choose they randomly. They're randomly. Okay.

SPEAKER_01 38:08

Sounds good to me. All right. Rocky. Keep.

SPEAKER_02 38:16

I know. All right. Everything, everywhere, all at once.

SPEAKER_03 38:23

Sweep. All right. Also, to our friends that watch it. Yes, I did. I did that.

SPEAKER_02 38:34

Let me see. That was only number two, right? Yeah. All right.

SPEAKER_01 38:39

Let's go with parasite. Oh, okay. I get to keep three. I'm also am I in am I that deeply invested in parasite? I guess that's the question. I'll keep. Just in case. You're gonna keep parasite?

SPEAKER_03 39:13

Yeah, it's not a movie I'm like overly attached to, but.

SPEAKER_02 39:18

Okay. I mean, I'm gonna ask you one more time. It's for real, you're keeping parasite, right?

SPEAKER_01 39:26

I'll keep, yeah, I'll keep parasite. Alright. That's a party. I only get three, right? You only get three.

SPEAKER_02 39:38

So your next movie you keep is that's it.

SPEAKER_03 39:42

So you're either gonna be a monster.

SPEAKER_02 39:46

You got two more movies. I'm gonna do six. So you got two more movies. Or I could get more.

SPEAKER_01 39:52

Oh, I thought I had five.

SPEAKER_02 39:54

No, no, matter of fact, I matter I did say five. So yeah, you got one more movie. My fault. My fault. I was like that. I was like, that threw me off. Yeah, I did say five. So you got one more movie.

unknown 40:04

Okay.

SPEAKER_01 40:04

But right now you gotta choose when the departed. Are you gonna do this to me? I know how you are sometimes.

SPEAKER_02 40:13

Man, so listen, man. Are you picking the departed? Yes or no? Cut the departed. You cut the departed. You cut the departed to save La La La.

SPEAKER_01 40:25

Damn, I fucked up.

SPEAKER_02 40:29

I didn't I didn't know where you were going, man. Look, man, hey, you cut the departed to save La La La.

SPEAKER_03 40:37

Fair enough. Fair enough. I didn't know that's how we were playing, man. Look, man, I'm just giving you, I'm just giving you, you know what I mean. You know what's crazy is I'm gonna skip my next one because I had three of the movies you named.

SPEAKER_02 40:54

That's fine. I mean, I'm pretty sure it's the Oscars, man. We got a lot of damn movies that we've named.

SPEAKER_03 40:59

But I'm gonna go with performances. Okay.

unknown 41:03

Okay.

SPEAKER_03 41:04

Okay. So we'll we'll do it your way because I like your way better. I like the you get to keep three. But I'm gonna make it a little easier. You get to keep two. Okay.

SPEAKER_01 41:18

That's easier? Okay. Training day. Denzel watching. I'm keeping that one. Anthony Hopkins. Sweeping. You didn't say what movie?

SPEAKER_02 41:34

You didn't say what? You did say what movies. Yeah, yeah. Yeah, yeah. I knew what you meant, but nah, we keep we're sweeping Hannibal Lecter. There will be blood. Daniel Day Lewis. I'm not keeping There Will Be Blood. Only because I haven't finished it. I know it's a highly praiseful.

SPEAKER_01 41:54

Joaquin Phoenix's Joker. Keeping it. And you will be sweeping Keith Ledger. I'm fine with that. I'm fine with that.

SPEAKER_02 42:08

Oh man, that's a spicy dig. Yeah, I'm fine with that. I'm not saying it's better, but I'm fine with it.

SPEAKER_01 42:14

I mean, I'm fine. I'm fine with that. Fair, fair, fair. All right. Let's go into your favorite field. Directors. That is my field. All right. Because you want to keep you want to keep three.

SPEAKER_02 42:34

Here we go. Francis core coppola.

SPEAKER_01 42:41

Francis Cord Coppola. Coca Coppola.

unknown 42:45

Okay.

SPEAKER_01 42:46

I mean that's that's you're starting heavy. I get to keep three, right? You get to keep three, man. I'll I'll keep I'll keep Francis. Okay. Spike Lee. Man, it's hard, bro. I just don't know. Only because of that shitty old boy remake I'm a cut Spike Lee. Quentin Tarantino. You gonna hate me. I'm a cut. I mean that's fine, but that's fine with me. You only got two left. Steven Spielberg. Oh yeah, gotta keep Steven Spielberg, obviously. Not that I have an option, but still.

SPEAKER_02 43:56

All right. And you're and the last one you got. To keep regardless of what, correct?

SPEAKER_01 44:02

Yes. Catherine Bigelow. I mean, she's not too bad. She did the hurt one. She did do the hurt one. Well, you know what? I'm not mad.

SPEAKER_03 44:16

She did point break.

SPEAKER_01 44:17

Yeah. And if anyone who knows me knows how I feel about point break. Alright. Next up on the chopping block, we got the animated movies. But you only get to keep one. Starting.

SPEAKER_02 44:44

Well, I keep I I keep giving this nigga a damn three movies and he keep he short me out. But go ahead.

SPEAKER_01 44:50

The Mitchells versus the Machines. I love that movie. But I'm uh I'm gonna go ahead and I'm gonna sweep it. I'm gonna see what's out there. Ratatouille. Sweet. Inside out. Sweet. Only got five of these.

SPEAKER_03 45:13

How to train your dragon. Sweet.

SPEAKER_02 45:17

And your keep is Wally. I'm fine with that. If I knew that, I would have kept the Mitchells. I would have kept the Mitchells. I didn't know you liked that movie that much. That's why I put it on there. No, I like it. I like the movie. I didn't say I like it that much, but you know what I mean. Alright, you only get to keep two movies here.

SPEAKER_01 45:39

You ready? I'm always ready. Oppenheimer. I only get to keep two.

SPEAKER_03 45:51

You know, I I can I can live without keeping Oppenheimer. You can cut it.

SPEAKER_01 45:55

Alright, saving Private Ryan. I get to keep two. Well we'll save. We'll save Private Ryan. You gonna keep it? Yeah, we'll keep it. We'll keep it. All right. No country for old men. Thank you. Cute. No shit. We will. I'ma keep it.

SPEAKER_03 46:39

I'ma keep it. No, I'ma cut it. I'ma cut it. I'ma cut it.

SPEAKER_02 46:42

Mmm. It's a hot take either way, so. So you couldn't, you couldn't. You couldn't or keeping it. I'm cutting it, man. I'm cutting it. You sure?

SPEAKER_01 46:56

120% confident. Alright. Gladiator. I got one more keep, and I got one more cut. You know what? I like the gamble. And we're gonna cut it.

SPEAKER_02 47:19

Hey, good deal, good deal. And the movie that you're keeping is 12 years of sleep. You know what? I I'm totally okay with that. As sad as that movie is.

SPEAKER_01 47:31

That movie is bad. It is it is pretty sad. It's incredibly made. It's just real messed up. Yeah, it is. All right. So next up, I have the one, the only war movies. Okay. So we're gonna start with saving private Ryan.

SPEAKER_03 48:09

Am I keeping it or sweeping it? Yeah, yeah. You only get uh you only get one.

SPEAKER_02 48:14

So dude, what the fuck was you why you keep taking damn movies away? Get on out here, you can keep two. There you go. This dude here, bro. God damn, man. I'm making your life okay. Your ad is killing me over here, but alright. Dog said you're taking my happiness. I'm giving you. What the fuck? I'm trying to change my own game. I'm I'm gonna cut it.

SPEAKER_01 48:38

Alright, we got Apocalypse Now. Cutting it.

SPEAKER_02 48:46

You know that surprises me. Haven't watched it. Only know a couple clips from it.

SPEAKER_01 48:51

Yeah, I haven't watched it. That's the one reason I'm cutting it.

SPEAKER_02 48:53

Let's go, Platoon.

SPEAKER_01 48:56

I'm keeping Platoon. I like Platoon. Alright. Dunkirk. Haven't seen it, gotta cut it.

SPEAKER_03 49:08

And then finally, 1917, which you gotta keep. So.

SPEAKER_02 49:13

Yeah, I don't know if it's in I'll I've I've heard it's great, but I haven't seen it. It's right up your alley, I'll tell you that much. Okay. Alright, man.

SPEAKER_01 49:22

Let's for my for my little my little one. We're going into actors. Okay. All right, all right. You get to keep three. I get to keep three. Okay, all right, all right. And this this is men and women. Okay, okay. All right, you ready? I'm ready. Tom Hanks. I get to keep three. Well, that's that's an easy keep. Okay. Kate Blanchett. Ooh. I'm gonna cut Kate Blanchett, but that's not not easy. All right. Jack Nicholson. Oh, I gotta keep him. Gotta keep him. Okay. Viola Davis. Oh. You think you're cute. You sit in here.

SPEAKER_02 50:37

I'm only got him in the order I wrote him, bro. I'm keeping Viola Davis. That's your three keeps, right?

SPEAKER_03 50:46

Yeah. That's all I gotta cut whoever's next.

SPEAKER_01 50:49

And you're cutting the great Daniel Day Lucas. Man. I can't be mad at myself, though. I'll be honest.

SPEAKER_03 51:04

I'm not gonna lie, honestly, I still probably would have chosen Viola Davis. Her and uh like I think Daniel Day Lewis is a little too picky, but that's a conversation people don't want to have. Alright, man. Well, look, you're gonna have to randomly rank these five scene stealing supporting roles. Okay.

SPEAKER_01 51:34

We have Christian Bale in the Fighter. I mean, you ain't you said five, right? Yes, yeah. I put it about number four. All right. We got Mahershalla all lead and Moonlight. About five. Once upon a time in Hollywood, Brad Pitt. I mean three. Okay. Whiplash, J.K. Simmons.

SPEAKER_02 52:09

Even though I haven't seen it, I know it's number one, so I'll put it in the wrong one.

SPEAKER_03 52:13

And number two is Christoph Waltz from Unglorious Bastards. Should have been my number one.

SPEAKER_02 52:18

But yeah, uh, that would have been my number one, but I didn't know how you were playing it.

SPEAKER_01 52:24

Man, I've always gotcha. Alright. I'm quite scared actually now, because all right, since you want to play a little dirty. Alright. I'm gonna have you ring some sinkers. Okay. Alright, alright. Okay. Always ready. You ready, Freddy? I'm readier than a potato that's been baked in the oven. All right. Table scene from Django. That's a pretty good one.

SPEAKER_02 53:22

Oh, these are these are all heavy hitters. I ain't gonna lie to you.

SPEAKER_03 53:26

I I don't know how you're gonna play. I'm gonna go three. Three? We're gonna set the bar. We're gonna set the bar.

SPEAKER_02 53:34

The D-Day opening scene, say for private ride.

SPEAKER_03 53:39

Man, it's it honestly, probably should be number one, but because I don't ever want to re-watch it because that shit's so fucked up, I'm gonna go number five.

SPEAKER_01 53:52

Okay. Coin toss. No country for old men. Ah shit. Let's go. Oh man, I'ma go two. I'ma go two. Number two? All right. So what you got left? Three and you got no, hold on. What you got left? I got I got three and I got one. Okay. Hmm. And I believe, regardless of what, you're gonna be like, what the fuck?

SPEAKER_02 54:42

Clarice meets Hannibal Lecter for the first time. I'm sorry, I've got four and I've got one because I have Django and three. Okay, I'm sorry. Okay, so yeah, you're really gonna be pissed. So Clarice meets Hannibal Lictor for the first time.

SPEAKER_03 54:59

Yeah, I am seething with rage right now. I'm gonna go four because I'm like I like to gamble.

SPEAKER_01 55:14

Damn, son. I can't believe you did that.

SPEAKER_02 55:19

And then for your number one, and it is only because I had this already lined up. I'm not gonna switch it on you.

SPEAKER_01 55:28

Adrian! Adrian! Number one.

SPEAKER_03 55:32

You know what? I'm happy with that.

SPEAKER_01 55:35

Number one.

SPEAKER_03 55:36

Fully okay with that.

SPEAKER_02 55:38

Rocky's final boxing match. Final box match in Rocky won.

SPEAKER_01 55:44

Let's go, baby. Alright.

SPEAKER_03 55:50

I'm gonna give you these five biopick performances. Okay. Walk the line.

SPEAKER_02 56:00

Reese Witherspoon. Reese Witherspoon? Not not not Walking Phoenix. I like her.

SPEAKER_03 56:09

I like her in that small hint.

SPEAKER_02 56:12

No, I don't I don't listen. All right. So I'm going with I'm going with that at like number four. It's good. It's memorable. This is where we're finishing. You got one. I got one more. We're gonna get up out of here. But good, yeah. But yeah, I'll put that number four. I'll put it at number four.

SPEAKER_01 56:36

That's okay. Next up, we got Daniel Day Lewis as Lincoln. Five. Just because I haven't finished it. I haven't finished it. Okay, we have Meryl Streep and the Iron Lady. Ugh. I'm gonna go with your gut, man. I'm gonna go with three. Go to go with three? Yeah. Putting the goat at three.

SPEAKER_02 57:18

I'm putting the goat at three.

SPEAKER_01 57:20

I see the goat, but I'm putting it three. Okay. And then finally, well, not finally, got two more. You got Ray. Jamie Yelly Falcon. Number one. Number one. And your number two by default. Remy Malik. Oh, you ain't shit. Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 57:48

You ain't shit. You see how you're gonna be you see, you see how you do me? You see how you do me, right? You ain't shit. Alright, fuck my list up like that. It's all good. It's alright. Don't worry about it. You guys are ever curious what Anthony thinks the worst performance. Oh, they heard it before. I think we did biopics not too long ago. If not, we're gonna get into it. But for the last for the last line ranking of the night, rank the top six saddest moments in Oscar history.

SPEAKER_01 58:28

You ready? I'm scared. Let's go. I'm tired, boss.

SPEAKER_02 58:39

Please don't cover my cover my face up with that.

SPEAKER_01 58:44

John Coffey's death scene, Green Mile. So you think you're cute? I'ma go number two. Number two? I don't.

SPEAKER_03 59:03

I ain't gonna lie. I might have fucked this.

SPEAKER_02 59:06

This one is really sad. The old couple in the bed as it sinks in Titanic. Five. Ooh, really? Really? You know what? Maybe it's cause. Well, matter of fact, I'm gonna pull that one out. I can do better. Let's remove that one. Let's make this a little harder for John.

SPEAKER_01 59:29

The opening montage is up. About to make an enemy right here. He put it at six?

SPEAKER_03 59:43

Oh man. Okay. That is the most overrated fucking scene in cinematic history. If you say so.

SPEAKER_02 59:56

All right. Go for it. Wilson floating away. Castaway.

SPEAKER_01 1:00:04

Four.

SPEAKER_02 1:00:05

Four. Okay. I mean five. Five.

SPEAKER_01 1:00:07

Five. I'm sorry. I keep forgetting there's six. Yeah, all right. Okay.

SPEAKER_02 1:00:12

And yes, this movie was nominated.

SPEAKER_01 1:00:17

The final letter to her father Interstellar.

SPEAKER_03 1:00:26

Oh, you know what? I'm going to go one. I am. I should have put John Coffey's death at one, but I'm okay with that.

SPEAKER_01 1:00:36

Okay. What number are we at? I've got three left. Three and four.

SPEAKER_03 1:00:43

I've got three and four left.

SPEAKER_02 1:00:45

I think you're going to kick yourself for this one. Andy saying goodbye to Red or leaving prison.

SPEAKER_03 1:00:56

I think I'm going to say I'm going four, and I'm okay with that because I think that that seems beautiful.

SPEAKER_02 1:01:04

More than it is. You got what you got? Two left? Uh yeah, I've got I've got three left.

SPEAKER_03 1:01:12

Oh, you just had three. No, no. That was number four. I have three, number three left. Oh, you only got number three left.

SPEAKER_02 1:01:21

Yeah, yeah. I'm sorry.

SPEAKER_03 1:01:22

I should have ordered that back.

unknown 1:01:23

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 1:01:24

And your number three spot, you got Mufasa's death from the Lion King.

SPEAKER_01 1:01:33

Okay. Other than the John Candy scene?

SPEAKER_02 1:01:36

John Coffee.

SPEAKER_01 1:01:37

John Coffee, I'm sorry. Yeah. I'm not gonna lie, I'm pretty okay with this.

SPEAKER_02 1:01:45

Dude, I had the final scene with Will Smith and his son, Pursuit of Happiness, the bathroom scene. Well, not the final scene, the bathroom scene.

SPEAKER_01 1:01:55

Yeah, yeah, that movie.

SPEAKER_02 1:01:56

That movie scene is super sad. I had I had the Tony Hart, the Tony Stark scene from them in game. That movie was nominated for an Oscar. Not that scene was that movie. I had Dobby's Death. I was gonna put Dobby's Death on here, but I didn't know how you felt. I didn't know how you was. And I had the final goodbye between Jack and Rose.

SPEAKER_01 1:02:23

You know, this that was I I could have gone a couple ways with that, and I think I would have been okay.

SPEAKER_02 1:02:29

But guys, this has been another edition of One Take Real Talk, and it was all in one take, one shot, keep it real, peace. Peace.