2025 Oscar Movies (& More!) ft. Richard Lawson

Listen to this episode from WHO? WEEKLY VIP on Spotify. Hi! Today we have a very, very special guest: our friend and film critic, Richard Lawson! You can read his Vanity Fair work here, and all his other work here. (This is one of my favorite pieces of writing by Richard, but I'm biased!) 3:50—15:13: We attempt to "recap" The Morning Show — and we'll do the rest next week. 15:13—END: OK, then we talk about a LOT of movies. Beware of a few spoilers — but nothing egregious imo! Here are the movies mentioned, in order: Lurker (Mubi), Griffin in Summer (on VOD), Urchin (in theaters), After The Hunt (currently in theaters), A Little Prayer (on VOD), Twinless (on VOD), The Smashing Machine (in theaters), It Was Just an Accident (in theaters), Sentimental Value (in theaters), Marty Supreme (in theaters in December), Wicked: For Good (in theaters), Sinners (on VOD), One Battle After Another (in theaters), Is This Thing On? (in theaters soon'ish), The Testament of Ann Lee (briefly mentioned, in theaters eventually), Hamnet (in theaters in November), Bugonia (in theaters on 10/31), Jay Kelly (in theaters in November), Weapons (on VOD), Die My Love (in theaters eventually, then Mubi), House of Dynamite (streaming on Netflix), KPop Demon Hunters (streaming on Netflix), Avatar: Fire and Ash (in theaters in December), Frankenstein (in theaters soon, Netflix soon after), Knives Out: Wake Up Dead Man (Netflix in December) and... Song Sung Blue (in theaters in December) — oh and a quick mention of the to Charli movies that are coming: Erupja & Mother Mary. Also here is where you can watch the British show painting show, "Portrait Artist of the Year".Thank you, Richard! Come back soon!