Oscars 2027: You Can Hear Everything We Think About ‘You Can See Everything’ [VIDEO]
Joey and Megan see everything about You Can See Everything, the hot new documentary about Elizabeth Holmes.
Have you caught up with A24’s game-changing documentary You Can See Everything? The Nathan Fielder/Lance Oppenheim exploration of truth and truth-telling is the epitome of a water cooler moment, and it’s the film that everyone is talking about. Megan is a Fielder devotee, but Joey is a little less familiar with his work–does that matter when it comes to enjoying the Elizabeth Holmes-centered film?
Is Film Twitter’s enthusiasm as aligned with what we think the Academy will vote for? Is [REDACTED] really in for Supporting Actress? Our resident Doc Queen gives her recommendations on other nonfiction films to check out.
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17 Oct 2026
2026 Middleburg Film Festival: Recapping Our First Few Days
Joey and Clarence are joined by Mark Johnson to recap the first few days of the 2026 Middleburg Film Festival.
Joey, Clarence, and Mark gather in the luxurious Salamander Resort room of Variety’s Clayton Davis to record a podcast quickie about the first few days of the 2026 Middleburg Film Festival. On the podcast, we discuss our and audience reactions to The Debut, Club Kid, La Bola Negra, and Ray Gunn. Plus, what is the most anticipated film of this year’s festival? Check it all out on our mid-festival podcast.
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13 Oct 2026
Oscars 2027: A ‘Reckoning’ Over Cruise and the Best Actor Five
This week, we’re breaking down the 2027 Best Actor race which could include Digger‘s Tom Cruise and will not include anyone from The Social Reckoning.
It’s truly two wildly different conversations on this week’s Contending at the Water Cooler podcast. First up, Joey and Megan have endured Aaron Sorkin’s The Social Reckoning. So, the results aren’t good despite game performances from the cast. Where does the film go wrong? Is it entirely Sorkin’s fault? Does he need to be placed in movie jail? Then, following last week’s Digger conversation (https://thecontending.com/digger-review/), Tom Cruise (and to an extent the film itself) have passionate defenders in the 2027 Oscar race. Can Cruise crack the Best Actor five? We talk frontrunners, Cruise’s position, and potential dark horse candidates.
We close our podcast, as always, with the Flash Forward to the media we’re most anticipating in the upcoming week.
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