Stop Everything!
Stop Everything!
ABC Australia
Did the Oscars get it right this year?!
39 minutes Posted Mar 5, 2025 at 6:30 am.
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We’re breaking down all four hours of the Oscars broadcast and bringing you our takes on the most moving, hilarious and awkward moments (ahem, Kieran Culkin!) and of course, whether the Academy got it right with the big wins of the night. 
Culture writer and film critic Jared Richards joins Bev and Hannah for an Oscars roundtable, AND Hannah prosecutes The Case Against Long Movies. After all, this year’s Best Picture nominations were all between 2 hours and 3.5 hours (The Brutalist, its famous intermission). So, are the golden days of the 90 minute feature over? 
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Show notes: 
No Other Land Oscars acceptance speech
Slate: What the debate over long movies gets wrong 
Vox: You’re not imagining it – movies are getting longer 
Hannah’s chuffed