The Color Purple: Spielberg Searches for Whimsy in Misery

ep. 32: Brittany thinks the sitcom-esque comedy ruins the tone but she also can't count in this episode so...who is she to judge? Brendan wonders if a white director and white screenwriter takes away from the movie. They rank the 1986 Best Picture nominees from most deserving to least deserving. The last film for this month's theme of Oscars-1986 is The Color Purple (1985).    You can e-mail us at [email protected]. Website coming soon! -Music: Brendan and Brittany -Credits for the movie being reviewed: Writer(s): Alice Walker, Menno Meyjes Director(s): Steven Spielberg   Chapters: (00:00) 1986 Best Picture Nominees Ranked (01:57) Film, Theme, Cast + Credits (04:50 ) The 6-7 Synopses  (08:11) Like, Love, Hate, Can't Believe (33:14) Plot Discussion: Deep Dive and Film Analysis Starts Here (42:13) Whose Boyfriend? (49:15) Is Mammy A Racial Slur or Just Offensive? (53:45) Seasons (1:10:30) Mail Delivery and The Eat 'Em Up Man (1:22:17) Popular Lines from The Color Purple (1:28:18) The Headless Chicken Antidote (1:40:41 ) Jook or Juke? Joint Like Sinners (1:44:14) Squeak's Ancestry (1:53:50) Hide The Underwear (2:01:03) Sofia's First Christmas Home (2:07:30) Letter from Nettie (2:17:50) Shaving Mister (2:27:17) Celie's Curse on Mister (2:38:52) Shug's Gospel Remix (2:50:07) The Brittany Scale + Next Week's Film   SHOW NOTES: Other Episodes Mentioned: One Battle After Another—It's Not As Problematic As You Think (ep. 28) Prizzi's Honor: Jack Nicholson Has A New York? Accent, Y'all (ep. 23) Witness: Hiding in Amish Country (ep. 26) Kiss of the Spider Woman: It Had Potential (ep. 30) Out of Africa: Real Impressive Lions But Really Bad Green Screen (ep. 31)     Sources/Links: The Color Purple (1985) (IMDb) "The Color Purple" by Alice Walker (book) NY Times Spelling Bee (game) NY Times Wordle (game) The Color Purple (Wikipedia) The 58th Academy Awards | 1986 (website)   Additional Films/TV Shows Mentioned: Ghost (1990) (IMDb) Home Alone (1990) (IMDb) Irreversible (2002) (IMDb) Jaws (1975) (IMDb) Jurassic World (2015) (IMDb) One Battle After Another (2025) (IMDb) Precious (2009) (IMDb) Project Hail Mary (2026) (IMDb) Schindler's List (1993) (IMDb) Sinners (2025) (IMDb) The Color Purple (2023) (IMDb) The Gilded Age (TV)(2022-) (IMDb) The Magicians (TV)(2015-2020) (IMDb)