Month: February 2018

Academy Awards 2018 aka The MOTScars

The Lost Signals wrap up the award year with their picks for best films among the nominees, as well as predictions for what the Academy will choose.

 

AFI Top 100 #036: The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Signals crew gets conscripted in Burma circa WWII to build (and burn) bridges of both the physical and metaphorical kind, in this AFI #36 classic. [Aggregate score: 7.5]

Film & TV: Black Panther

The Lost Signals travels to the hidden city of Wakanda as they review Marvel’s latest–and possibly greatest–superhero story, “Black Panther.” WAKANDA FOREVER! [Aggregate score: 10]

 

Film & TV: Call Me By Your Name

In 1980s Italy, The Lost Signals follow along with the tumultuous yet touching relationship of Call Me By Your Name. [Aggregate score: 8.5]

 

 

Literature: Time Enough At Last by Lynn Venable

Submitted for your approval, this week The Lost Signals turns its time and attention to Lynn Venable’s short story, “Time Enough At Last.” Time is relative and podcasts are portable, take a listen. [Aggregate Score: 6.7]

Film & TV: The Post

Welcome to the new Steven Spielberg cookie cutter normal. We discuss why sub par Spielberg films keep getting nominated for Oscars and ways that this could’ve been a more interesting movie. [Aggregate Score: 4.6]

Literature: Thank You by Alejandro Zambra

The Lost Signals discuss relationships, perspective and a traumatic taxi cab ride featured in the story  “Thank You” by Alejandro Zambra.

[Aggregate score: 7]

“Benny Hill Style Theme” by Orion Williams

Film & TV: Darkest Hour

The Signals head to jolly old England to hang out with Winston Churchill. It just happens to be during the country’s Darkest Hour. [Aggregate score: 8.3]