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Miner Recs Episode 87: 96th Academy Awards

On this episode, Angelo, Ariana, Quinn and Charlie discuss the 2024 Oscars, including their own picks and predictions of movies nominated, opinions about actors and films that have been unfairly snubbed, and suggestions to the Academy for future categories.

Listen to their conversation in the player below:

Place a hold on some of 2023's finest films today:

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Barbie

Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans. (Also available on Blu-Ray and 4K Ultra HD.)

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Oppenheimer

The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb. (Also available on Blu-Ray.)

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The Holdovers

A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. Eventually, he forms an unlikely bond with one of them a damaged, brainy troublemaker, and with the school's head cook, who has just lost a son in Vietnam. (Also available on Blu-Ray.)

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Past Lives

Nora & Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrest apart after Nora's family emigrates from South Korea. Decades later, they are reunited for one fateful week as they confront destiny, love, and the choices that make a life. (Also available on Blu-Ray and through Hoopla.)

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Poor Things

From filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and producer Emma Stone comes the incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter. (Also available on Blu-Ray.)