We are back for another great edition of the Frank & Sense newsletter, and it's a big one! We have reached the conclusion of Oscar-palooza 2024, and meanwhile there has been another week of fun in the world of the Hoops Crew.
This Week on Frank & Sense:
It's all led up to this. Oscar-palooza 2024 comes to a thrilling conclusion as Frank is joined once again by Mitch Lerner and Matt Sparacino to review the final four Best Picture nominees of the year! Buckle up, strap in, and prepare yourself for a wild ride to the top of Mitch's Movie Mountain (TM).
Full spoilers for all movies discussed above! Episode is embedded below, and available everywhere you get your podcasts.
Other News and Notes:
- All of the tracks that Frank has been playing to introduce the movies discussed on the show are available on this Spotify playlist here.
- Here's a feature from the New York Times about The Zone of Interest that Frank found very insightful.
- A non-profit named Good Energy has teamed with Colby College to introduce the Climate Reality Check, an environmental Bechdel Test. It is a simple test, that asks whether, in a given story:
- Climate change exists,
- And a character knows it.
The results may surprise you! According to Climate Reality Check, of the nominated films coded, only 23% (3 films) passed the Climate Reality Check. Those films were: Barbie, Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning Part One, and Nyad.
Their full results for the 2024 Oscar movies are here.
Next Week on Frank & Sense:
We shift from the world of Oscar to the world of politics. Frank is joined by his friend Caleb Rudow, who is running for Congress in North Carolina. Caleb is a Democrat who is running for the seat previously held by Madison Cawthorn and Mark Meadows. Caleb discusses the politics of joyfulness, what it's like to run for Congress, and much more. It's a great conversation, and I can't wait to share it!
This Week on Hoops Crew:
We are marching in to March, and ever closer to Madness. This week, the gang gets stuck in the permafrost as we watch Jimmy Butler's Fall Out Boy video (embedded below). We also talk about the NBA standings, Russell Wilson, and much more. Take a stand and take a listen to the best sports podcast you've never heard of. Get on in here!
Things We Talked About:
Jimmy Butler was featured in the Fall Out Boy music video "So Much (For) Stardust."
The Dune popcorn bucket on Ebay.
Next Week on Hoops Crew:
We are about to enter the Multiverse of March Madness. We will be sharing links to the Hoops Crew Bracket Challenge and you can see if you can beat the Hoops Crew...and there will be a fabulous prize! It is free to enter and last years winners received $25 gift cards to The Green Turtle. Enter for your chance to win!
And that's all the news that's Frank to print. Happy March, have a great weekend, and we'll see you again next week!
Frankly yours,
Frank