This week we're at the 1928 Academy Awards as we watch three films that were all nominated for Best Picture. We take the Best Picture Winner and discuss in depth our thoughts while comparing it to two of the other nominees as we sample a craft brew from Sierra Nevada in Mills River, NC.

Films:

Wings (Released: 1927) - 1928 Oscars Best Film Winner

- - Director: William A. Wellman & Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast

- - Starring: Clara Bow, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, & Richard Arlen

- - Plot: Two young men, one rich, one middle class, who are in love with the same woman, become fighter pilots in World War I.

7th Heaven (Released: 1927) - 1928 Oscars Best Film Nominee

- - Director: Frank Borzage

- - Starring: Janet Gaynor & Charles Farrell

- - Plot: A street cleaner saves a young woman's life, and the pair slowly fall in love until war intervenes.

The Racket (Released: 1928) - 1928 Oscars Best Film Nominee

- - Director: Lewis Milestone

- - Starring: Thomas Meighan, Louis Wolheim, & Marie Prevost

- - Plot: An honest police captain vows to bring down a powerful bootlegger who is protected by corrupt politicians and judges.

Brewery: Sierra Nevada Brewing

- - Beer: Pale Ale

In this Podcast we compare the Best Picture Winner with two of the other nominees at the Academy Awards each year and deep dive into each film to discuss whether we agree with the film that took home the Oscar.

We also compare three of the highest grossing films for the same year to determine if the Oscars picked the best film of that year, or did moviegoers spend their money on a better movie at the theaters.