jane campion's the portrait of a lady // holy smoke (with lashea delaney)

if there's one win you can count on next weekend at the oscars, it's jane campion becoming only the third woman in nearly 100 years to win best director. in honor of this depressing statistic and campion's legendary 35 year career, we're looking back at two of her biggest critical misfires that aren't the misunderstood masterpiece "in the cut." first up, it's campion's 1996 follow-up to her oscar-winning "the piano" with the nicole kidman-led "the portrait of a lady" followed by the 1999 cult comedy "holy smoke" starring kate winslet and harvey keitel. writer lashea delaney joins us to discuss campion's unparalleled career and her mid-90s "critical slump." is the 23% rated "in the cut" still our #1 campion? why is john malkovich our very first recipient of MMVP (most miscast valuable player)? is kate winslet our best actress who might not be very good at accents? did anyone work as hard as harvey keitel's penis in the early 90s? is "green book" *really* the worst best picture winner of the century? will campion's critics choice awards blunder cause any serious damage to her all but certain oscar win? do you guys think we're cool and if so, is it because we talk about cum so much? let us know when you write us a 5 star review on apple podcasts! you can find lashea on instagram @loureeds77!