The Cider House Rules (feat. Michael Schwartz)

Kevin brings in Next Best Picture writer/podcaster Michael Schwartz to discuss Lasse Hallstrom’s sentimental drama ‘The Cider House Rules,’ the likely runner-up in the 1999 Oscar race that lost to ‘American Beauty.’

0:00 – 1:00 – Introduction

1:01 – 34:12 – ‘The Cider House Rules’ review 

34:13 – 58:53 – Why ‘The Cider House Rules’ lost Best Picture

58:54 – 1:34:14 – Shoulda been a contender

1:34:15 – 1:37:31 – Did ‘The Cider House Rules’ deserve to win?

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Theme/End Music is “The Virtue” by Jonathan Adamich