With just a couple days to go before the 97th Academy Awards, this week we're covering what was once maybe a presumptive favorite to walk away with Best Picture, but now runs neck and neck alongside others due to an A.I. controversy and, frankly, one of the most obscene runtimes Hollywood has ever delivered to us. Yes indeed, it's "The Brutalist." Featuring absolutely beautiful, nuanced performances from Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, and Guy Pearce, this half-gorgeous, half-obtuse slog through the story of fictional brutalist architect Laszlo Toth really had a lot of potential, but just left your hosts wondering "Did this script see a second draft?" Listen along with us to cut a couple hours out of your Brutalist experience. ^_~