366 – Foe

This Had Oscar Buzz

Joe and Chris

Tv & Film

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 10 November 2025

⏱️ 124 minutes

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Summary

One of 2023’s most quickly forgotten buzzed titles just so happened to star some of the most heralded actors of their generation. Based on the hyped Iain Reid novel, Foe cast Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal as a married couple in the dystopian future whose lives are upended with a visit from Aaron Pierre as a corporate representative tasked to prepare the husband for being drafted to a space station. With promise that an artificial “substitute” to take his place at home, the film gets twisty but predictable, leaving critics to quickly dismiss the film.

This episode, we talk about director Garth Davis’ first run of awards success with Lion and the diminishing returns that followed. We also discuss how Saoirse’s Oscar nominations tied to Best Picture nominees, Mescal’s Beatles future, and Pierre’s ascendancy.

Topics also include the 2023 New York Film Festival, Amazon MGM, and Top of the Lake.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Oh, oh, wrong house.
0:12.8	No, the right house.
0:13.6	I didn't get that.
0:15.0	We want to talk to Mel and Hack, Merlin Heck and friends. I'm from Canada water.
0:27.6	Dick Poop We're going to ensure
0:42.3	Hen has company while you're away
0:43.9	We're going to replace you
0:50.0	I don't want a robot living with my wife
0:57.7	Do you really want to leave her here all alone day after day
1:02.4	He doesn't really see me anymore
1:05.1	Maybe I shouldn't be telling you this
1:13.1	Did he? Maybe I shouldn't be telling you this. I encourage you to use this opportunity to act on your instincts.
1:21.7	Hello and welcome to the This Had Oscar Buzz podcast, the only podcast that's a sad, short,
1:26.3	blonde actress from the 40s.
1:28.0	Every week on this had Oscar Buzz.
1:29.3	We'll be talking about a different movie that once upon a time had Lofty Academy Award
1:32.7	aspirations, but for some reason or another, it all went wrong.
1:35.9	The Oscar hopes died, and we are here to perform the autopsy.
1:38.9	I'm your host, Joe Reed.
1:40.3	I'm here, as always, with my activating headlight flicker Chris File.
1:43.6	Hello, Chris.
1:44.1	Yeah. read, I'm here as always with my activating headlight flicker, Chris File. Hello, Chris.
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