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It was a crazy year for the Academy. Will Smith lost his shit and then won an award. My favourite movie of the year won the biggest prize of the night. Regina Hall mildly sexually harassed some men on stage. And Dune won nearly everything even before the night even started. We talk about The Slap (01:25), breakdown the winners of the "smaller" categories (27:45), analyze the Big 8 awards (38:54), and summarize each Best Picture nominees so you'll know which is worth watching and which you should skip (54:57).

2020 has been a wild ride with some highs and lots of lows. But through it all we got a few decent movies that helped get us through the year. I invited Nicholas Oon from Maximum Hype on and we talk about our own Top 5 Movies lists for 2020. Happy New Year everyone! Notable mentions (5:01) Nick's No. 5 (16:48) Keith's No. 5 (21:54) Keith's No. 4 (28:00) Nick's No. 4 & Keith's No. 3 (34:58) Nick's No. 3 (43:47) Keith's No. 2 (48:51) Nick's No. 2 (52:46) Keith's No. 1 (59:42) Nick's No.1 (1:08:17)

It's been under a week since Mank has been released but 79 years since Citizen Kane was first seen by audiences. This episode features two special guests. I talk to Kiew Yee Pei, an avid watcher of classical films and how she finds appreciation in them. Then we have Nicholas Oon from Maximum Hype on as always to dissect Mank, what worked and what didn't as well as its outlook for the upcoming Oscar award season. Why and how to watch Old Movies w/ Yee Pei (1:41) Mank Spoiler-free review (25:50) Mank deep-dive (38:01) Mank's Oscar chances (1:05:11)

Aaron Sorkin is one of the most notable writers working today. I walk you through his full on-screen filmography from A Few Good Men all the way to Molly's Game (00:57). Then I invite Nicholas Oon onto the show as we breakdown Sorkin's latest Trial of The Chicago 7 that's out on Netflix TODAY (18:03).

10 years ago, Christopher Nolan release arguably the most famous piece from his filmography that is not Dark Knight related. Why was this movie so impactful and is it actually worth a rewatch? I talk to Nicholas Oon about everything good, great, and bad about Nolan's 2010 sci-fi genre epic. P/S: While talking about Nolan's 2020 movie Tenet, we mentioned that it was delayed indefinitely. Since wrapping up recording it has been announced that Tenet is now scheduled to be released late August in some non-USA regions. Host: Keith Siah, Guest: Nicholas Oon Background on Nolan and Inception (4:42) Inception deep-dive (11:14) Looking forward to Tenet (45:47)

I talk to long time DCEU fan and even longer DC comics fan Bryan Woo about the recently announced Snyder Cut project of the 2017 Justice League movie that went to theaters director Zack Snyder had to unfortunately step away from the project without seeing it through. The hashtag is one of the biggest displays of fan power in pushing an agenda against a film studio. We discuss why the released version of the film finished by Whedon was so hated by fans (5:39), the details so far of the Snyder Cut being released next year (15:06), the darker side of the movement on the internet & what this now means for movies (23:50), and what's next for DCEU (32:53).

I talk to Jovy Low, co-founder of Amenic Film Space about how the COVID-19 epidemic is going to affect the state of cinema in the coming months and years. We discuss why watching films in a cinema still holds a special place in our hearts and our fears and run through what we think of the upcoming 2020 slate of movies. Host: Keith Siah, Guest: Jovy Low Intro to Jovy and Amenic (1:08) Future of cinema and why it's important (12:30) Past and upcoming movies of 2020 (18:13)

Live sports as we know it have all stopped for the foreseeable future. How then do we replace the need to watch someone kick a ball really hard into the back of the net? I talk to one of my oldest friends, Jon Chee about the movies and tv shows that revolve around the world of football and other sports. Host: Keith Siah Guest: Jon Chee

Part 2 of the special recommendation episode covering the movies and TV shows you should be watching when quarantined at home. Stay home and stay safe, everyone. Happy binging. Hosts: Keith Siah, Nicholas Oon

Part 1 of a special stay-at-home (!!) episode where we cover the best TV shows and movies to watch while we are all stuck at home under the Movement Control Order. Part 1 will be all on TV Shows and we'll touch on movies in Part 2. Stay safe. Stay home....

We watched Onward! Which was the best excuse to discuss the difference between Pixar and Disney Animated films [8:45], and take a trip down memory lane talking (nearly) all of Pixar's movies throughout the decades [14:27]. We then give a spoiler-free...

Hello! Thank you for stumbling across the very first episode of Confirm Fresh. I talk to Nicholas Oon to dissect Parasite's win at the Academy Awards (2:00), the other nominees and which ones you might want to check out (15:10), some 2019 films that you...