'Boogie Nights', 'Good Will Hunting', 'As Good As It Gets' and 'Titanic: The Films of 1997 With Laurence Chao

Joe and Greg welcome one of their best friends and first time guest Laurence Chao to the podcast to talk about the films of 1997. After listing off and briefly discussing all the films that came out in 1997 (3:47) they play a brief word-association game with some of the film titles from the year (11:30). They then dive into the top 5 blockbuster films of 1997 (18:53) which includes an undisputed #1 as well as a few more massive hits. After that put their tuxes on and dive into the Academy Awards where they giveth and taketh away some of the biggest awards of the year (24:28) which includes a stacked best supporting actor category, some glaring omissions in the best actress category and an amazing argument for a Jim Carrey best actor snub. They wrap up the episode by discussing their personal top 5 favorite movies of the year (49:10) which includes a 90’s noir classic, a slept on David Fincher film and PT Anderson's masterpiece. All that and MORE!

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