Amy Adams completed her accidental vice president duology with the 2020 biopic Hillbilly Elegy, where she plays Bev, mother to future veep JD Vance. We're joined by This Had Oscar Buzz co-host Joe Reid to talk about the most cursed moment in Amy's filmography, and what we really mean when we call this movie Oscar bait. Plus: an all-Muppet Cabinet, Valerie Cherish's good wigs, and spoiling the Divergent series.

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Amy Adams got her sixth and (to date) last Oscar nomination for her role as second lady Lynne Cheney, wife to Christian Bale's Dick Cheney in the 2018 biopic Vice. We're joined by writer and Podcast Like It's the 2000s co-host Emily St. James to talk about Amy doing Shakespeare by way of Adam McKay, and how this movie's smug condescension turned off audiences. Plus: fascists who love the musical Cats, a giant tap-dancing pig, and Timothée Chalamet playing Stephen Miller.

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Director's cut aside, Amy Adams completed her DCEU trilogy with the 2017 superhero movie Justice League, where she plays Lois Lane to Henry Cavill's (spoiler alert) resurrected Superman. We're joined by Talking Simpsons and What a Cartoon! co-host Henry Gilbert to talk about Amy phoning it in during reshoots, and Joss Whedon's disastrous attempt to brighten up Zack Snyder's vision. Plus: justice for Laurie Metcalf, demanding better slop, and the long-awaited sequel to Nyad.

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Amy Adams' action-packed 2016 culminated with the release of Tom Ford's psychological thriller Nocturnal Animals, where she plays emotionally detached art gallery owner Susan. We're joined by podcast host DeVaughn Taylor to talk about Amy finding humanity in an empty shell, and why this movie is cologne commercial cinema. Plus: predicting the Oscar winners after the fact, juggling multiple nemeses, and the year of Jena Malone.

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Amid a very busy year, Amy Adams delivered one of her most celebrated performances as linguist Louise Banks in the 2016 sci-fi drama Arrival. We're joined by Financial Feminist host and author Tori Dunlap to talk about how Amy's deliberate restraint might have cost her an Oscar nomination, and what this movie has to say about the meaning of life. Plus: spoiling the ending of Pay It Forward, Lisa Rinna's Meisner training, and seeing Elle with your parents.

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Whether by choice or contractual obligation, Amy Adams returned to the DCEU in the 2016 superhero movie Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, where she once again plays Lois Lane to Henry Cavill's Superman. We're joined by actor, writer, and Not Aspirational host Hannah Aaron Brown to talk about Amy's impressively committed press tour performance, and how this movie led directly to the infamous "Imagine" video. Plus: generalizing about Australians, the importance of waiting out trends, and giving Razzie Awards to war criminals.

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In today's special bonus episode, we're breaking down our reactions to the 98th Academy Awards—the winners, the losers, and the sound quality issues. Plus: doing Kirsten Dunst proud, Fred Savage jump scares, and being cool enough to go to a K-pop concert.

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Amy Adams won her second consecutive Golden Globe for playing real-life painter Margaret Keane in Tim Burton's 2014 biopic Big Eyes. We're joined by writer and actor Mara Wilson to talk about Amy acting opposite a larger-than-life Christoph Waltz, and how this movie could benefit from a little more magical realism. Plus: Danny DeVito's cottagecore streak, doing yoga with Laura Dern, and the sluttiest Pink Lady.

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