Mark Johnson rejoins Joey and Clarence to look back fondly at our Middleburg experience and spitball prediction changes in our latest 2027 Oscars podcast .
Yes, the fantastic Middleburg Film Festival happened nearly one month ago. But, as they say, better late than never. The Contending contributor Mark Johnson joins Joey and Clarence to wrap their experience at the Virginia film festival. Does audience award winner The Debut potentially get a boost in the Best Picture race? Then, after seeing more films, we chat about our recently updated 2027 Oscar predictions in our latest 2027 Oscars podcast.
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