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The 2025 Oscars: Highs & Lows

Season 1, Ep. 28

The dust on the 2025 Oscars is just settling but Cesar and Greg are here to disrupt the air and give you their take on the winners, losers and biggest surprises of what turned out to be a real triumph for indie cinema.


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