Losing It Over Leo, Episode 16: The Revenant
January 16, 2021
Well folks, we’ve finally reached the end of the series. After this episode, Leonardo DiCaprio will finally have gotten his Oscar. That’s right, in this episode, we talk about The Revenant.
Hot off the heels of Birdman, Alejandro González Iñárritu re-entered Awards Cinema in 2015 with The Revenant, a half-true story about trapper Hugh Glass. A larger-than-life personality even in reality, Glass is given an extra layer of hyperbole by Leo, here giving perhaps his most animated physical performance ever. In addition to Leo, Tom Hardy, Domnhall Gleeson, and Will Poulter join the cast in truly excellent roles.
A truly taxin film to make, many of the people involved ended up on hiatus from Hollywood for several years, including Leo, who wouldn’t act again until 2019’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
But most importantly of all, Leo would win an Oscar for his role in The Revenant. Should he have? Our hosts weigh in on this, our final (main) episode of Losing It Over Leo!
