"Philomena"

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2021

⏱️ 20 minutes

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THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST. NOT THE FULL REVIEW. Please check out the full review on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Last week we kicked off our 2013 retrospective, and now, we are continuing it with another Best Picture nominee from that year. "Philomena" was a massive indie box-office success, nabbing four Academy Award nominations towards the end of the Weinstein Company's reign over awards season. How does the film hold up today? What did we think of the writing? The performances from Steve Coogan and Judi Dench? Joining me for this podcast retrospective review, I have Nicole Ackman, Michael Schwartz, and Patreon guest Eve O'Dea. Tune in below to find out our thoughts and enjoy! You can also check out our previous 2013 retrospective review of "Captain Phillips" if you have not done so already. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You are listening to The Next Best Picture podcast, and this is our review of Filomena.
0:05.9	They said that you had abandoned him as a baby.
0:08.8	I did not abandon my child.
0:12.2	I believe.
0:15.1	You'd be 50 today.
0:16.8	Who is it?
0:37.6	Your wife tells me you think you're mildly depressed. Well, I got the sack. I'm unemployed. Yes, it wasn't your fault, was it? That's why I'm depressed. This is Martin Sixth. Used to be the BBC's man in Moscow. Became a spin doctor for the government and it all went a bit tits up. I always say, you know, if you shovel shit for long enough, eventually you're going to get some on your shoes.
0:55.8	Yes, you got it on your head. How do you manage that? I know this woman. She had a baby when she was a teenager, and she's kept it secret for 50 years. And what you're talking about would be, what they call a human interest story. And that's, I don't do those. Why not? You think I should do a human interest story? Hello, you must be Philomena.
0:57.5	I think what they did here is evil.
1:11.6	I don't like that word. No, no, evil's good. Story-wise, I mean. I was going to ask you if it'd be possible not to use my real name when you write the story. What about Anne? Anne Boleyn. That's a lovely net. Well, somebody had that. We're going to have to use your real name, Philomena. I'd feel more comfortable if I could speak to Philomena and private. You're a journalist? Well, I used to be. Martian's a Roman Catholic. Well, no, I used to be. There are avenues we can pursue in America. I'm getting the royal treatment, Marshall. I feel like the Pope. Champagne or bucks first?
1:30.6	Oh no, thank you. It's free. Oh, I see. You have to pay for everything on Ryanair. Look at the view. Wow. I only want to know if he's all right. What if he died in Vietnam? What if he was obese? What on earth makes you think he'd be obese?
1:46.0	Because of the size of the portions.
1:48.0	I met him.
1:49.0	Where?
1:50.0	Did you remember anything he said?
1:52.0	Hello.
1:53.0	Hello.
1:54.0	It might have been high.
1:55.0	Oh, Martin.
1:56.0	I just want to talk to you about my son.
1:59.0	He was taken from me. I just want to talk to you about my son.
2:03.8	He was taken from me.
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