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After earning an Oscar nomination for his screenplay for The Squid and the Whale<\/i>, Noah Baumbach followed up that film\u2019s success by partnering with the recently Oscar-ed Nicole Kidman for Margot at the Wedding<\/i>. The film cast Kidman opposite Jennifer Jason Leigh (then married to Baumbach) as verbally warring sisters, the youngest of who is planning a quick wedding to a bumbling idiot, played by Jack Black. Those looking at the film\u2019s on-paper Oscar prospects were greeted with a daring showcase for Kidman, but a film even more caustic and cruel than Baumbach\u2019s previous film. To date, it remains his worst reviewed directorial effort, but maintains a cult of ardent defenders.<\/p>\n
This episode, Kyle Buchanan from The New York Times joins us to discuss his book Blood, Sweat, and Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road<\/i>, the Fury Road<\/i> Oscar year, and what makes Margot such a brilliant Kidman performance. We also get into the botox criticisms that plagued the film\u2019s reviews, Jennifer Jason Leigh\u2019s close calls before her Oscar nomination, and Kidman\u2019s cringey virtuoso book store monologue.<\/p>\n
Topics also include which Drag Race contestant Margot is, bucket hats, and the value of Oscar clips.<\/p>\n
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