Sinners (feat. Brandon Lewis)

This week on And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes writer Brandon Lewis to talk about Ryan Coogler's "Sinners," the presumed runner-up in the 2025 Best Picture race that lost to "One Battle After Another." We also discuss all other Best Picture nominees and which film we think deserved to win the Oscar. 0:00 - 10:00 - Introduction 10:01 - 1:11:03 - "Sinners" review 1:11:04 - 1:52:04 - Why "Sinners" lost Best Picture / Why "One Battle After Another" won 1:52:05 - 3:08:15 - Assessing the other eight Best Picture nominees 3:08:16 - 3:14:09 - Shoulda been a contender 3:14:10 - 3:18:35 - Did "Sinners" deserve to win? Buy And the Runner-Up Is merch at https://www.teepublic.com/stores/and-the-runner-up-is?ref_id=24261! Support And the Runner-Up Is on Patreon at patreon.com/andtherunnerupis! Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter and Instagram Theme/End Music is "The Virtue" by Jonathan Adamich Artwork: Brian O'Meara