We Relive the Oscars with Barry Jenkins

Cannonball with Wesley Morris

The New York Times

News Commentary, Society & Culture, News, Arts

4.8 • 9.2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2017

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

A conversation with the director of "Moonlight" about his cinematic style, his forthcoming adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s "Underground Railroad," his love of science fiction and, yes, that crazy night at the Academy Awards.

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0:00.0	Okay, before we get into this episode, just really quickly, we talk about a lot of things,
0:05.8	emotions come out, a lot of feelings, a lot of not-pigy words, so nothing crazy, but
0:11.6	just be warned, buckle up babies, it's a ride.
0:16.8	I'm Jenna Wertham.
0:17.8	And I'm Wesley Morris.
0:19.3	We're two culture writers at the New York Times.
0:21.4	I'm mostly right about how humans relate to technology.
0:24.5	And I'm mostly right about how movies and popular culture relate to humans.
0:28.9	And this is still processing.
0:41.4	Welcome to still processing everybody.
0:44.1	Wesley, you look a lot healthier this week.
0:45.6	Listen, my energy is up here.
0:48.4	I'm alive.
0:49.9	My brain works.
0:50.9	My throat doesn't hurt anymore.
0:52.4	I don't have chills and a fever at the same time.
0:55.1	I'm so happy you're healthy.
0:56.1	I just...
0:56.8	Also, I mean, I don't know, which is very the lead.
1:00.8	We're going to talk to Barry Jenkins, so my energy is, I've got chills and fever, but
1:07.3	in the best possible way.
1:08.3	Yeah, I'm really excited with Barry Jenkins.
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