#199 – 2025 Oscars Recap (with Connor Kujawinski)

Tune in as Connor Kujawinski (@connorkuj) teams back up with Arthur to recap the momentous occasion that is the 2025 Oscars! This past awards season has been brimming with a particularly high amount of chaos and toxicity, and now it’s finally reached its conclusion, allowing people to take a rest from all of this awards hubbub for some time. There was certainly plenty of that hubbub within the Oscars ceremony itself, which gets Arthur and Connor discussing the cringey singing, the wish for Timothée Chalamet to have earned a nomination for Dune: Part Two instead of A Complete Unknown, frustrations with Yuval Abraham’s Oscars speech, the suspicious facets of Sean Baker, and more on this episode.The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI)'s position on No Other LandAnora allegation from @crewstoriesigCreate your podcast today! #madeonzencastrHere’s how you can learn more about Palestine and IsraelHere’s how you can keep up-to-date on this genocideHere’s how you can send eSIM cards to Palestinians in order to help them stay connected onlineGood Word:• Connor: Shoot ‘Em Up• Arthur: DandadanReach out at [email protected] if you want to recommend things to watch and read, share anecdotes, or just say hello!Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes or any of your preferred podcasting platforms!Follow Arthur on Twitter, Goodpods, StoryGraph, Letterboxd, and TikTok: @arthur_ant18Follow Arthur on Bluesky: @arthur-ant18Follow the podcast on Twitter: @two_centscriticFollow the podcast on Instagram: @twocentscriticpodFollow Arthur on GoodreadsCheck out 2 Cents Critic LinktreeCover art credit: Connor Kujawinski