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EPISODE · Jan 12, 2020 · 20 MIN

S1E53: Adrenalin shots with 1917 and blasting Baftas and Globes

from The Straits Times Podcasts · host The Straits Times

Are there any good awards shows? Are we reaching the tipping point for today's gong-giving productions? The Golden Globes have lost credibility, the Bafta nominations have proven so problematic that a review to the voting process has been announced. Jonathan Roberts and Cheow Sue-Ann discuss the highs (Missing Link!) and lows (11 Bafta noms for Joker!?) of the awards as they stand. Elsewhere, Sam Mendes atones for his last Bond film Spectre with the adrenalin-fuelled tour de force that is 1917.  Skip to theses times for the different segments. 00.30: The problems with the Golden Globes, the p 09.15: Sam Mendes' astonishing edge-of-the-seat World War 1 drama 1917 reviewed. Thanks for listening and here's to amazing films in 2020. Share your take at [email protected] Produced by: Jonathan Roberts Follow more Double Feature podcasts and rate us on: Spotify: str.sg/oeGx Apple Podcasts: str.sg/oeXh Google Podcasts: str.sg/oXeZ Playlist: https://str.sg/JZnf Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: [email protected] Thank you for your support! ST & BT Podcasts picked up a silver medal for Best Digital Project to engage younger and/or millennial audiences at 2019 Asian Digital Media Awards by Wan-Ifra:  https://str.sg/Jw5T  Watch a video of Podcasts on the rise in Singapore: https://youtu.be/aGJ4cbch6eQSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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