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With both Gladiator and Wicked opening in theaters this weekend, Rebecca, David, Richard, and special guest Chris Murphy discuss how both films will do at the box office, and if they’ll be on the road to Oscars next. Plus, Rebecca catches everyone up on the star-studded Governors Awards, and the hosts react (happily) to the news that Conan O’Brien will host the Oscars in March.

This week, Rebecca talks with the Aftersun Oscar nominee, Paul Mescal, who stars in Ridley Scott's long-awaited sequel.  The indie darling reveals why he finally said yes to a blockbuster, the sage advice he got from his director, and why he's been working at such an intense pace since Normal People. Plus, he answers the Proust Questionnaire, revealing his greatest (mini) extravagance.

This week, the hosts share their report out of the inaugural public screening of Nosferatu in Hollywood, which saw journalists and Academy members sitting side by side (and occasionally covering their eyes in horror). The film is officially a player in the race, but to what degree? The hosts get into all that, unpack how the best-director race is shaping up, and answer a few remaining listener questions.

The iconic actress joins David this week to discuss her career-best work in The Substance, from the intensity of the shoot to the incredible response the film has been getting these last few months: “I truly couldn’t have imagined this.”