Oscar Picks

And So It Goes

Director: Rob Reiner   Year: 2014   Run Time: 94 min

Plot: A self-absorbed realtor enlists the help of his neighbor when he's suddenly left in charge of the granddaughter he never knew existed until his estranged son drops her off at his home.

Chosen by: Gregg Turkington

Ben-Hur

Director: Timur Bekmambetov   Year: 2016   Run Time: 123 min

Plot: Judah Ben-Hur, a prince falsely accused of treason by his adopted brother, an officer in the Roman army, returns to his homeland after years at sea to seek revenge, but finds redemption.

Chosen by: Gregg Turkington

Café Society

Director: Woody Allen   Year: 2016   Run Time: 96 min

Plot: In the 1930s, a Bronx native moves to Hollywood and falls in love with a young woman who is seeing a married man.

Chosen by: Tim Heidecker, Gregg Turkington

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Director: Matt Reeves   Year: 2014   Run Time: 130 min

Plot: A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier.

Chosen by: Tim Heidecker

Despicable Me 2

Director: Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud   Year: 2013   Run Time: 98 min

Plot: When Gru, the world's most super-bad turned super-dad has been recruited by a team of officials to stop lethal muscle and a host of Gru's own, He has to fight back with new gadgetry, cars, and more minion madness.

Chosen by: Gregg Turkington

Focus

Director: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa   Year: 2015   Run Time: 105 min

Plot: In the midst of veteran con man Nicky's latest scheme, a woman from his past - now an accomplished femme fatale - shows up and throws his plans for a loop.

Chosen by: Gregg Turkington

Hands of Stone

Director: Jonathan Jakubowicz   Year: 2016   Run Time: 111 min

Plot: The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.

Chosen by: Gregg Turkington

Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party

Director: Dinesh D'Souza, Bruce Schooley   Year: 2016   Run Time: 106 min

Plot: Documentarian Dinesh D'Souza analyzes the history of the Democratic Party and what he thinks are Hillary Clinton's true motivations.

Chosen by: Tim Heidecker

Joker

Director: Todd Phillips   Year: 2019   Run Time: 122 min

Plot: An original standalone origin story of the iconic villain not seen before on the big screen, it's a gritty character study of Arthur Fleck, a man disregarded by society, and a broader cautionary tale.

Chosen by: Tim Heidecker, Gregg Turkington

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

Director: Guy Ritchie   Year: 2017   Run Time: 126 min

Plot: Robbed of his birthright, Arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. But once he pulls the sword from the stone, he is forced to acknowledge his true legacy - whether he likes it or not.

Chosen by: Gregg Turkington

Life of the Party

Director: Ben Falcone   Year: 2018   Run Time: 105 min

Plot: After her husband abruptly asks for a divorce, a middle-aged mother returns to college in order to complete her degree.

Chosen by: Gregg Turkington

Power Rangers

Director: Dean Israelite   Year: 2017   Run Time: 124 min

Plot: A group of high-school students, who are infused with unique superpowers, harness their abilities in order to save the world.

Chosen by: Tim Heidecker

Terminator: Dark Fate

Director: Tim Miller   Year: 2019   Run Time: 128 min

Plot: Sarah Connor and a hybrid cyborg human must protect a young girl from a newly modified liquid Terminator from the future.

Chosen by: Tim Heidecker

The Gunman

Director: Pierre Morel   Year: 2015   Run Time: 115 min

Plot: A sniper on a mercenary assassination team, kills the minister of mines of the Congo. Terrier's successful kill shot forces him into hiding. Returning to the Congo years later, he becomes the target of a hit squad himself.

Chosen by: Tim Heidecker

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Director: Peter Jackson   Year: 2013   Run Time: 161 min

Plot: The dwarves, along with Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf the Grey, continue their quest to reclaim Erebor, their homeland, from Smaug. Bilbo Baggins is in possession of a mysterious and magical ring.

Chosen by: Gregg Turkington, Tim Heidecker

The Lone Ranger

Director: Gore Verbinski   Year: 2013   Run Time: 150 min

Plot: Native American warrior Tonto recounts the untold tales that transformed John Reid, a man of the law, into a legend of justice.

Chosen by: Tim Heidecker

The Smurfs 2

Director: Raja Gosnell   Year: 2013   Run Time: 105 min

Plot: The Smurfs team up with their human friends to rescue Smurfette, who has been abducted by Gargamel, since she knows a secret spell that can turn the evil sorcerer's newest creation, creatures called "The Naughties", into real Smurfs.

Chosen by: Gregg Turkington, Tim Heidecker

Zero Dark Thirty

Director: Kathryn Bigelow   Year: 2012   Run Time: 157 min

Plot: A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L.s Team 6 in May 2011.

Chosen by: Tim Heidecker