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MMO is talk radio for movie fans with weekly news shows, reviews, previews, and special guests. We celebrate the Oscars by making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. If you love cinema, if you love showbiz, welcome home.
Final Grades - 56:37 OUTRO: Hopefully you continue to tune into future episodes of this series, despite our early wrestling matches with these films. We do want to combat the rest of them, continuing with Babel and Biutiful in the coming weeks. Obviously, we’re leading up to Digger starring Tom Cruise in the fall. Otherwise, you can stay tuned for future episodes of Oscar Race Checkpoint and Oscar Profile Movie Reviews, as well as more specials, interviews, etc… as we head into yet another awards season here on MMO. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
instagram) +++ written reviews (on Letterboxd). We’re everywhere on the internet, and we’re all over the place in this outro, discussing our future plans for YouTube, etc. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
Final Grades - 59:32 OUTRO: If you enjoy our podcast, please follow us on social media. M1 has been posting videos like crazy, and M2 just started going wild on Letterboxd. Plus, you can look forward to more Oscar Profile movie reviews in August as well as more Oscar Race Checkpoints, including Box Office Reactions to all of the records being broken by The Odyssey and Spider-Man: Brand New Day. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
worries for Zach Creggar - 54:15 Netflix’s Ray Gunn gets a release date - 59:47 Paramount’s Ebenezer marks a Johnny Depp Hollywood return - 1:01:36 Who’s going to play the next Freddy Krueger? - 1:05:42 OUTRO: we update you on what’s coming next with our coverage of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, our Inarritu rewatch series and future previews of the fall film festivals. Plus, we finally find some optimism about certain things we wrestled with this entire episode. Better late than never! https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
Grades - 1:03:35 OUTRO: Stay tuned to our feed for more BirdMike: An Inarritu Rewatch as we’ll continue this series with the Oscar nominated 21 Grams next. Plus, you can now subscribe to us on Letterboxd at MikeMikeOscarAM (for “AlsoMike” written reviews and movie lists). https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
Co at Variety’s Awards Circuit. https://variety.com/t/awards-circuit-podcast/ Also please follow us on Letterboxd. We just joined Letterboxd, but we already have 2 reviews and 5 lists posted with a whole lot more coming. https://letterboxd.com/MikeMikeOscarAM/
Over / Under - 1:07:38 A SHORT SPOILER SECTION ON THE ENDING OF THE ODYSSEY - 1:16:42 OUTRO: Stay tuned for Part II of our coverage of The Odyssey next week when we are joined by a very special guest for a larger spoiler filled discussion. In the meantime, you can read Jazz Tangcay’s coverage at Variety here: https://variety.com/author/jazz-tangcay/ We’ll also be LIVE on Chaz and AJ in the Morning on Monday 7/20 around 8:20am EST to discuss our reactions to the film. Listen here: https://www.wplr.com/listen-live And finally, you can find links to all our other episodes and social media here: https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
How Our Podcast Is Basically A Marriage - 1:00:35 That Ending - 1:07:28 Final Grades / Final Thoughts - 1:10:22 OUTRO: Stay tuned for upcoming Oscar Profile Reviews for huge new movies like The Odyssey, etc. Stay tuned for upcoming Oscar Race Checkpoints and upcoming special episodes discussing the ever-evolving Oscars Race. And stay tuned to our feed for our upcoming rewatch series on the films of Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu. But when you get all these, we have no idea and don’t want to jinx it - maybe soon, maybe never. Until then, we thank you for supporting our show with positive ratings, reviews and of course, by telling your friends about us. Thank you. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
Russell Crowe - 55:06 Super Troopers 3 is hopefully better than ST2 - 57:04 Wildwood (Featurette) has us dazzled - 58:42 OUTRO: We try not to jinx what’s coming next, but tell you anyway. Then we blabber on another few minutes about how we were efficient during the recording. Plus, we discuss our excitement for Evil Dead Burn, or lack thereof. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
Monsters - 50:24 OUTRO: Stay tuned for more 2026 Film Study Episodes on The Invite, The Odyssey, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, etc. We’re also going to enjoy more episodes of Oscar Race Checkpoint including our Top 10 Films of the Year Thus Far + Fall Festival Lineup Announcements. Plus, we’ll soon be diving into to our Summer Series including our Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Rewatch Series and Mid-Year Oscars Report. Aaaand we discuss Obsession and oh by the way our final grades. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
What Is This Episode - Top of Show + SPOILER WARNING at 40:15.MMO INTERVIEWS JEFF BARKER OF OBSESSION!.A Fellow Cinephile and his Mental Health Background - 3:25Jeff’s Upcoming Short Films: Good Tape + Medium Rare - 9:59Similarities in Writing Between Jeff and Curry - 13:11Professor of Chill + Screenplays - 16:32.Script Consulting on Obsession + Anything But Ghosts - 21:05Hansel, Gretal, and Jeff - 24:45A Special Moment for A Special Family - 29:05.Jeff’s Feelings on an Obsession Oscars - 33:00Curry an Immediate Horror Comedy Maestro + Hollywood Royalty - 38:07Texas Chainsaw Talk - 42:55.Curry as a Storyteller Forever + Dad Advice - 45:12.SPOILER WARNING at 40:15. Not really, but almost. .Find Jeff Online/What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 52:05- https://jeff-barker.com/ - https://x.com/JB_JeffBarker - https://www.instagram.com/p/DYYFnNPD1D8/?img_index=9- https://www.youtube.com/@Jeff-Barker
Hexed - 1:27:17 OUTRO: stay tuned to our feed for upcoming Oscar Race Checkpoints on the Fall Film Festival Lineup announcements amidst all our coverage of the rest of this big movie summer we’re about to start. Plus, did we just come up with the name for our Inarritu Rewatch Series??? https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar #mmo
looking forward to more animated features this year - 48:42 OUTRO: Stay tuned to our feed for more Oscar Profiles in the Animated Feature category this year. We have several that we’re anticipating in the coming months. Plus, we’ll be diving into more Summer Movies set for release like Supergirl, The Odyssey, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, etc. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
Grades - 1:38:39 OUTRO: Follow Scott Yager’s work: https://challengemania.live/ https://x.com/SHOTOFYAGER https://www.patreon.com/ChallengeMania https://www.instagram.com/challengemaniapodcast/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/ChallengeManiaPodcast/ And enjoy Mike, Mike, and Oscar here: https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
Obsession Box Office could raise their Oscars Chances - 21:21 AMPAS to launch list of 50 Exceptional Indie Theaters after the 99th - 34:44 Elon Musk slams The Odyssey’s casting choices - 39:47 WHAT WE’RE WATCHING:Also Mike's Tribeca Festival Stories:Win Son Bakery + Doc Meets World - 45:31 Clean Hands w/ a special appearance by Robert De Niro - 49:33 The Lions Bar + In Memoriam starring Marc Maron, Lily Gladstone etc - 54:16 Mike1 Recommendations: M1 shouts out The Tony’s - 59:25 M1 reviews Nirvana the band the show the movie - 1:00:16 M1 reviews Omaha starring John Magaro - 1:02:06 CONTENDER TRAILERS:The Social Reckoning seems like appointment viewing, but politically pointed - 1:04:54 Wildwood looks like an Animated Feature frontrunner - 1:07:32 Heart of the Beast could be much more of a contender than we first thought - 1:08:52 How To Rob A Bank makes us rethink our September biases - 1:10:32 OUTRO: Thanks to Jalen Brunson, Leon Rose, Mike Brown and everybody at the New York Knicks for giving AlsoMike the greatest weekend of his life. Thanks to all of our listeners who allowed us to spin this into an Oscars story. And thanks to everybody at the Academy and the Tribeca Film Festival, etc… for giving us more than enough movie topics to discuss in addition to AM’s Knicks miracle. Thank you! The Knicks are the champions! The Knicks are the Champions of the basketball world!!! https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
Strong Starts - 1:03:30 Final Grades - 1:06:19 OUTRO: Discussion on how we like to do film festivals after spending some time at Tribeca and hinting at what’s next. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
Halloween is a rough day for mom - 57:07Gripes - 1:01:39 That Glorious Ending - 1:07:18 OUTRO: We continue to discuss our expectations for Disclosure Day. So yes, make sure to stay tuned to our feed for upcoming episodes on Disclosure Day, the Tribeca Film Festival, The Rock, Toy Story 5, Supergirl, Summer Oscar Bets, The Odyssey etc… etc..
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.MMO UFO: CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF A THIRD KIND.Spoiler-Free Review:Background, Spielberg’s Inspirations - 2:28Spielberg: Good; Not an A-Hole - 7:15Reception in the 70’s - 11:00Script Thoughts - 16:31Performances - 24:28Do The VFX Hold Up After 50 Years? - 30:33Other Production Values - 33:58The 1977 Best Picture Conversation - 35:13.SPOILER WARNING - 37:26.Spoiler-Filled Review:Literally Though, What IS a Spoiler? - 38:34Maybe WE are the Dumb Ones - 45:57WOW to Meh - 48:50Gone Roy: Bud Heavy as the Soundtrack to the Forgotten American Dream - 50:28Working Through the Plot - 56:30.How Would a Secret Sequel Work? - 1:06:43..FINAL GRADES - 1:10:15(And New Spielberg vs the New YouTube Director Crews)..What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 1:14:20
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.BACKROOMS OSCARS PROFILE.Spoiler-Free Review:The 4Chan Origins - 2:26Scores, Projected Box Office, The YouTube of It All - 6:34“He DiDn’T dIrEcT tHaT!” - 10:42Script Thoughts - 15:34Do You Go In? - 17:43Do We Have Faith Answers Will Come Eventually? - 20:04Performances - 25:21Production Values (Backrooms’ Obsession Problem) - 28:23.SPOILER WARNING - 36:18.Spoiler-Filled Review:Best Guesses At Themes - 37:14Is She Gone? What’s With Mom? ANSWER THESE! - 44:46Dinner’s Ready. But Why is She? - 49:07Rope Diving and a Theory of Evolution - 54:10Ahoy Matey - 58:07The Most Important Question - 1:02:10.FINAL GRADES - 1:03:07..What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 1:09:32
Forastera opens this weekend. Make sure to check out the film at the Film Forum if you’re in NYC. Make sure to check it out in Santa Barbara, and seek out this film in the upcoming weeks and months as it expands theatrically. Information on the Filmhttps://grasshopperfilm.com/film/forastera/ Tickets for Opening Weekendhttps://filmforum.org/film/forasteraWatch The Trailerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq1Mjl8Bni8
Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s The Samurai and the Prisoner. The Final Standing Ovations Tally - 55:22 OUTRO: Make sure to follow us on social media as we comment on everything happening in the movie business. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.NETFLIX IS PUTTING CLIFF BOOTH IN IMAX - 1:43.CANNES 2026, PART 2:The Black Ball Gets a TWENTY MINUTE* Ovation - 8:53Fjord is a Palme Threat - 14:31The Man I Love Brings Malek Back to Oscars Fringe - 23:36Sheep in the Box/Bitter Christmas Are Middling - 28:00Minotaur Makes 4 - 34:28The Unknown’s Review Leads to a Mike Fight - 36:51.Overall Ovation Standings So Far - 42:15What Films Can Win the Palme? - 43:50..What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 52:36
Drawing From The Classic Romances - 59:33 What’s next for Barker, this “franchise?” - 1:05:10 Final Grades - 1:06:19 OUTRO: This may indeed be an Oscars contender. Irregardless, we love covering the best in horror year round, building to our Scaries: Horror Movie Awards Show on Halloween. So stay tuned to our feed for more horror movie reviews incoming. Otherwise, we’ll be covering the Cannes Film Festival from our perch here in Hollywood East. So you should also stay tuned for all of the Reviewing the Reviewers and Timing the Ovations that we love to hate to love every spring in upcoming Cannes episodes of Oscar Race Checkpoint! https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.SUMMER BOX OFFICE OVER/UNDERS:.Comparing January - March of the Last Few Years - 2:19Project Hail Mary: O/U $700M? - 8:08April Box Office/Super Mario Bros O/U $1B? - 10:11Michael O/U $800M - 12:55.May/Devil Wears Prada 2 O/U $750M? - 16:53AM Reviews Mortal Kombat II/The Sheep Detective - 21:57Mandalorian and Grogu O/U $700M? - 26:00Rest of May’s Slate (Obsession, Is God Is, etc) - 32:27.Masters of the Universe/Scary Movie - 37:07Disclosure Day O/U $525M? - 40:20Toy Story 5 O/U $925M? - 46:12Supergirl O/U $455M? - 52:00.Minions and Monsters O/U $1B? - 59:25Moana O/U $1B? - 1:01:25The Odyssey O/U $1.2B? - 1:04:18Spider Man O/U $1.2B? - 1:09:42.The Troubling August Layout - 1:11:08..What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 1:19:41
It’s Part 2 of our 100% Accurate Way Too Early Oscar Predictions, where we discuss the Best Picture, Screenplays, Director and many of the other craft categories. Plus, you get our Nomination Tallies for our overall leaders and Winner Picks!Post Narnia-Move Prediction Changes - 1:54 Original Screenplay - 4:45 Adapted Screenplay - 9:28 Makeup and Hairstyling - 12:55 Costume Design - 17:33 Production Design - 22:24 Cinematography - 25:21 Film Editing - 27:33 Casting - 30:05 Director - 34:10 Going Back To Pick Winners - 39:27 Best Picture + Nomination Tallies - 43:55 OUTRO: Stay tuned to our podcast feed for more Oscar Race Checkpoints covering the upcoming Cannes Film Festival, and many more Oscar Profile Reviews covering the releases of this year. We’ll also continue to have special episodes and interviews with great guests. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
Michael - 43:01 The Michael sequel idea - 44:30 Hokum Non-Spoiler Review - 47:16 The Rest of the Top 10 from The Mummy through The Drama - 49:44 NEW TRAILERS:The Odyssey Trailer 2 - 51:16 Tony - 54:39 Resident Evil - 56:34 One Night Only - 58:42 Jackass: Best and Last - 1:02:35 Verity - 1:05:03 OUTRO: Stay tuned to our feed for our part II of our 100% Accurate Way Too Early Predictions, upcoming film studies, and future Oscar Race Checkpoints on the Cannes Film Festival, etc. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
what that could mean for the Oscars - 47:21 Should there be a third film? - 49:51 What Jazz has coming up at Variety - 51:46 The Mikes stay on to talk Worst Scenes That Are Still Charming, Dammit - 54:52 THE KAT scene - 1:01:14Final Grades, Final Thoughts - 1:03:40 OUTRO: Our Words of Wisdom Today are to follow Jazz Tangcay’s work on Variety: https://variety.com/author/jazz-tangcay/Follow her on Twitter/X: https://x.com/jazzt And listen to her on Variety’s Awards Circuit Podcast: https://variety.com/t/awards-circuit-podcast/ Otherwise, we hope you look forward to the end of our Oscars Year In Preview Series with Part II of our 100% Accurate Oscars Predictions for next year. Plus, we have future film study episodes on many highly anticipated films coming out this spring, as well as some potential special episodes and more special guests. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.YEAR IN PREVIEW PART 36: CINEMACON + THE PICTURES, P.5.CinemaCon Updates to YIP Studios:Amazon/MGM Has Spaceballs 2, 007 Updates, and a Potential Best Actor Contender - 1:17Disney Has a Huge Slate, and Doomsday Questions, and Their Own IMAX?! - 5:42Paramount’s Street Fighter Looks GREAT, and Brad Pitt Going Oscar Hunting - 21:44Sony Drops Zelda First Looks - 28:07Toho Teases Godzilla Minus Zero - 29:19Universal - AM Reviews Lorne, and Some Audition Concerns - 31:32IFC and an Over My Dead Body Review - 38:02.FINISHING THE PICTURES:Warner Bros - 40:50(MKII, Cut Off, Oak St, Practical Magic 2, Digger, The Great Beyond, Dune 3)Unsigned Movies - 1:11:34(Werner Herzog’s latest, Cry to Heaven, The Sun Movie, Joel Coen’s, etc)..What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 1:20:50
Musk - 1:15:14 OUTRO: Hear about Mike 1’s TV Watchings, AlsoMike’s diet and weekend watches and what’s coming next in this series and scheduled for the rest of the month as we can’t stop talking per usual. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
Sebastian Stan, the latest from Koreeda, Hirari, Hamaguchi and Winding Refn.34:13 - The rest of the NEON 2026 Film Slate from Exit 8 through Hokum and I Love Boosters to a Clayton Davis pick in Clarissa and a Mike pick for a sight unseen Documentary Feature nom selection. 53:08 - More Cannes Lineup Highlights from various sections including directorial debuts from Andy Garcia and John Travolta, the latest from the next George A. Romero, more French film madness, and Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s latest. 1:01:33 - The Paramount film slate in lieu of the WB deal being finalized. What’s their big player? We’re not seeing it yet. Can we figure it out?OUTRO: As always, let us know your thoughts, comments, questions and concerns. Thank you for all continuing to listen to this series as we plod along many previews shows in a row, and please look forward to us reviewing films again as we have several potential Oscar contenders releasing later this spring. Plus, don’t forget our yearly Cannes Film Festival coverage that will include our reviewing of the reviewers and our tallying of the Standing Ovation in our unofficial, but let’s face it - official capacity as Film Festival Standing Ovation tally’ers. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
What Is This Episode - Top of ShowOscars 2027, ’28 Have Their Dates - 1:10Movies We Missed Last Ep - 3:40.YEAR IN PREVIEW PART 3: THE PICTURES, P.2.Greenwich Entertainment - 8:15IFC - 9:40 (Forbidden Fruits, Faces of Death, Britanick News, more)Ketchup Entertainment (aka Coyote vs Acme) - 14:13Kino Lorber/Laika - 15:15.Lionsgate - 20:00(The “Michael” Issues, Hunger Games Prequel, Depp’s Return)Magenta Light/Magnolia Pictures - 29:00Mubi - 37:00(Camp Miasma, A Russian Int’l Feature Issue, Pawel’s Newest)Music Box - 48:05.Netflix:Releases Thus Far - 49:00Cliff Booth - 51:51Narnia - 58:24Whisper Man/11817/Good Sex/Here Comes the Flood/More - 1:01:19Ray Gun/Step - 1:06:50..What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 1:14:21
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What Is This Episode - Top of Show.YEAR IN PREVIEW PART 2: THE PICTURES, P.1.1-2 Special Studio - 2:21A24 - 4:48(incl The Drama, The Invite, Misty Green, Tony, The Entertainment System is Down, more).Angel Studios - 32:55Amazon/MGM - 34:48(PHM’s Oscar Outlook, Balls Up, He-Man, I Play Rocky, etc)AMC Theaters - 44:34.Apple - 45:03(Keanu, Everest Movie, Crip Camp Based Feature, a Jason Segel Action Move?!, Scorsese/Leo)Blackbear - 56:55(Tuner, I Want Your Sex, more)Bleeker St/Blumhouse - 1:02:40(The Funniest Trailer of 2026 so far, Hadestown, The Mummy, Mike1’s Horror Movie Anticipation).Disney - 1:08:00(Hoppers Review, Spiderman/Doomsday Box Offices, Does Dune Move Dates?, Live Action Mona’s Look, Devil Wears Prada 2, Wild Horse Nine, much more!)..What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 1:26:45
Final Grades - 1:10:21 Outro: We discuss why we do this show year round and dive into a bit of a study of last year’s nominees to prove it. Did eventual nominees release each month last year? The answer will not shock you. Plus, we reiterate our thanks for listening to us during our year’s worth of content, and knock on wood, we’ll return in a week or so with a whole lot more of it. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
Michael B. Jordan wins are the coolest Oscars ever - 33:01 Are we heading towards more influencers at the Oscars? - 37:45 What’s Clayton Davis’ Oscar Day like? - 40:13 OUTRO: Another thanks to Clayton Davis, our many other guests this season, our listeners, and to each other. Make sure to stay subscribed to our feed for our upcoming Oscars Year In Preview Series. We’ll start our next set of Oscars Profile Reviews with Project Hail Mary, which we already saw and enjoyed. Then stay tuned later in the year for our Alejandro González Iñárritu Rewatch, amongst many other Oscar Race Checkpoints, Film Festival Coverage and so much more. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.THE 2025/26 OSCARS RECAP + REACTIONS SHOW:.A Damn Fine TV Presentation - 1:18.Please, GOD, SOMEONE Save the Red Carpet PreShow - 4:12. Conan’s Vignette/Monologue - 11:35Amy Madigan’s Historic Moment - 17:06AlsoMike Dislikes the Animated Short Winner - 22:36I Lied to You was a MOMENT - 24:35Conan’s Bits and The Ending Pretape Meaning - 26:55.Sinners vs OBAA upsets, Part 1: Casting - 31:40A Tie Actually Happened, But Not the One Mike1 Needed - 36:50Sean Penn Still Can’t be Bothered - 39:41Avengers Reunion was Meh During Screenplays - 41:16.The In Memorium Had Highs and Lows - 44:00Avatar Does Win Again - 52:26The Mikes Guarantee They Have Doc Feature Figured Out - 55:15Cinematography Gives Arkapaw History, Gives Sinners BP Life - 1:00:30The Performance of Golden Got the Crowd Involved - 1:04:14.We Are Evil as Golden Wins Original Song - 1:08:14PTA Wins Director, But MBJ Win Looms - 1:10:50MBJ’s Win was the Moment of the Night - 1:14:38.Jessie Buckley Finally Crushed Her Speech - 1:17:48OBAA Wins Best Picture + A Truly Historic Night - 1:19:10..THANK YOU LISTENERS, GUESTS, ANDWhat’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 1:28:17
Animated Feature - 42:59 Best Actress - 47:14 Visual Effects - 48:22 Sound - 49:35 Documentary Feature - 51:28 International Feature - 55:36 The Short Film Categories - 58:10 OUTRO: Please support us by using Promo Code “MMO” on Kalshi. Get a free $10 when you trade $10. Plus, you can also enjoy this episode while you trade. Otherwise, we have several episodes next week. We’ll recap the Oscars on Monday March 16th… both on Chaz and AJ in the Morning on WPLR.com at 8:20am Eastern Standard Time … and then back here on our feed with our recap episode. Then make sure you stay tuned to our feed for another very special interview, and our upcoming coverage of the next film years, starting with Project Hail Mary and going into our Oscars Year In Preview series, etc.
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.THE FEINBERG FINAL W/ THR’S SCOTT FEINBERG!.The Annual “Who’s Winning Best Picture?” Start - 3:14(And How Big of an Upset Would a Sinners Win Be?)WB’s Sinners/OBAA FYCs + The Mike/Pam Paramount Future - 8:20.The Evolution of Awards Chatter and Professor Scott - 12:53.Academy Voters “MUST” Watch Before Voting - 22:47What IS an Average Academy Voter? - 28:50.What are the True Bellwether Categories? - 32:50A Rundown of All 4 INSANE Acting Categories - 36:47The Frustration with the Casting Category - 49:37.The Hopes for YouTube’s Oscars Era - 54:08Conan as Host for 366 Days + The New “Oscars Bump” - 1:00:55What an Oscars Campaign Was, and What it Is in 2026 - 1:06:45.Scott and THR’s Upcoming Oscars Work! - 1:10:21..What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 1:15:11
Hairstyling - 29:43 Animated Feature - 31:38 Original Song - 33:46 Production Designer - 41:23 Sound - 42:20 BET OR DON’T BET:Film Editing - 45:25 Best Picture - 50:14 Casting - 1:00:17 Supporting Actor - 1:05:18 THE BATTLEGROUND CATEGORIES: International Feature - 1:14:24Cinematography - 1:19:56 Documentary Feature - 1:25:33 Lead Actor - 1:30:53Supporting Actress - 1:37:00 The Shorts - 1:48:36 OUTRO: The Words of Wisdom today are to follow David Long. https://x.com/1DavidLongOtherwise, go back and enjoy all our guests from this season, including David Long’s last episodes with us for Holiday Bets. Plus, you can follow us on social media and support our show AND our habits by rating and reviewing, following, liking and subscribing… and as always, by telling your friends about our shows. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
Mid-Credits Scene Thoughts - 1:06:00Grades - 1:11:25 OUTRO: We discuss her upcoming coverage of Formula 1 and her next trip to Japan to visit the Miyazaki Museum! So make sure to follow Amanda on YouTube and social media.Swell Entertainment on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/@SwellEntertainmenthttps://beacons.ai/swellentertainmentGirly Pop Go for all her F1 Coveragehttps://www.youtube.com/@GirlyPopGohttps://www.tiktok.com/@girlypopgoxoAnd here’s all our links at Mike, Mike and Oscarhttps://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.THE ACTOR/SAG AWARDS HAPPENED:The Netflix Broadcast/Highlights/Stunts Disrespected - 1:17.Penn Leads Supporting Actor, But Is Lindo Alive? - 10:25Madigan Makes Supporting Actress is a 3-Way MESS - 16:46Buckley is the Only Acting Certainty - 22:34What the Hell Just Happened to Lead Actor?! - 24:25Sinners Wins Ensemble, OBAA PGA…So…Who Wins Best Picture? - 33:21.Recapping the Other Guilds - 45:15(Ace Eddies, VES/VFX; ADG/Prod Design; Artios/Casting; etc).Sinners vs. OBAA Resumé Match Up - 51:06MMO’s Best Picture Prediction History - 55:21..What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 1:02:40
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.SCREAM 7 REVIEW.Spoiler-Free Review:.A Timeline Recap of Getting to Scream 7 - 2:07Dismal Critical Reception - 7:04.The Paramount/WB/Melissa/Neve of it All - 10:11Plot/Viewing Experience/Popcorn Pass Rage - 15:26.Critics’ Complaint 1: “Not Cinematic Enough.” - 21:48Neve’s Performance - 27:57Critics’ Complaint 2: “These Characters Only Exist to be Offed.” - 32:01Production Values - 35:25Watch or Not - 37:44.SPOILER WARNING - 39:38.Spoiler-Filled Review:.The Big Reveal - 40:25The Macher Marketing - 49:31The Opening Kill - 52:37The Kills - 54:47There Are Certain Rules (Meta Narratives) - 1:06:00Critics’ Complaint 3: “Only Nostalgia Bait.” - 1:08:17Hai! - 1:13:00The Lowlights - 1:17:19The Bests - 1:21:00.FINAL GRADES - 1:25:03..What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 1:25:45
His Scream Rewatch - 49:31 The Mikes are watching lots of Anime: Death Note, Your Name, Perfect Blue - 52:21 OUTRO: Stay tuned for future Oscar Race Checkpoints, interviews and guests, and movie reviews of upcoming films like Scream 7, which we talk more about our theories of which new cast members could be the next Ghostface. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.THE 2025/26 MIKE, MIKE, AND OSCARS!.RANDOM STUFF SECTION - 4:06(Misleading Title, Title One Mike Says to Another, Movie Meme of the Year, etc).THE ANIMAL SECTION - 25:20(Pet of the Year, Movie Where Horses Were Men, Most Horse, etc).THE PERFORMANCE SECTION - 29:11(Most Acting in 2025, Best Child Acting, Best Comeback, etc).PRODUCTION VALUES SECTION - 37:38(Movie You Could Smell, Costumes You’d Most Borrow For YouTube Live, etc).BEST SCENES - 44:15(Movie Happy Place, Wildest Dinner Scene, Craziest Party, etc).SCREENPLAY SECTION - 48:55.DIRECTORS TO WATCH LIST - 1:02:09.MIKES TOP 10 MOVIES OF THE YEAR - 1:04:37..What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 1:08:37Song via Background Music for Videos on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuJhhVZfoHSRvkcjyB7TwYA
which upset will most affect Oscars - 38:12 The SAG betting favorite we least understand - 42:12The biggest snub at The Actor Awards - 45:10 The Actor Awards should add these categories - 46:00 Most wanna see their “I am an Actor” story - 49:14 The odds we get an upset in the Lead Acting Categories + Supp Actress Predictions - 50:04What would most improve The Actor Awards - 53:50 THE BIG FINISH:Other than The Odyssey, what’s our most anticipated 2026 film? - 55:25 Clayton Davis’ Sinners for Best Picture pick, was it a good move? - 56:03 Should Wicked 3 be greenlit? - 57:06 What’s worse, Netflix or Paramount buying Warner Bros? - 57:17 Thoughts on Scream 7 - 58:31 How Scott sees the voting in these SAG categories - 59:21 OUTRO: The Words of Wisdom today are to follow Scott Yager’s work on Challenge Mania. Website: https://challengemania.live/ Podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/user/challenge-mania--10626464 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ChallengeMania X: https://x.com/SHOTOFYAGERInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/scottofyager/?hl=en And here are links to us at Mike, Mike and Oscar https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
3 Frankenstein’s Techs - 5:06Why the Technical Snubs for Wicked 2? - 7:33FYC Showcases + Studio Campaigning via Costumes - 11:34Withering Heights’ ’27 Oscars Legs - 17:29.Which Film is This Years’ “Cool Kids?” - 20:11What Tech Categories Indicate a “Sinners Night” - 23:51Jazz’s Prep for an Autumn-Type Interview - 26:10What. Does Claudio. Have. To Do?! - 29:21.All Things Dianne Warren - 31:55How Can Golden Lose? - 36:03Reasons for Excitement/Optimism for Casting - 39:10.Why No Guild/Precursor Oscars Coherence? - 44:44The Best Artisan Story of Jazz’s Year - 48:05YouTube Oscars - 50:45.Where to Find Jazzs Work - 56:20..What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 59:19
Monsters - 1:01:01 Scream 7 - 1:03:36 The Adventures of Cliff Booth: Once Upon A Time In Hollywood 2 - 1:11:00 OUTRO: Our socials, our upcoming plans and our words of wisdom all include teasers for the awards season weeks to come. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.CHRISTOPHER ROSEN AND KATEY RICH OF THE ANKLER!.How They Reunited at The Ankler - 3:05How Campaigning Has Changed From Then To Now - 4:36Does The Academy ACTUALLY Watch The Movies? - 8:38“The $$ ISSSSS The Award” - 13:05.The Pulse of the Best Picture Two - 14:22Ryan Coogler’s Sinners Deal + Academy Impact - 17:10The “Brazilian Block” - 19:25.Timmy’s Awards Season Approaches - 24:35Where Does Supporting Actor Land? - 28:40The Wicked 2 Autopsy/Sequel Fatigue vs Ballot Fatigue - 30:46Nominating “Laziness” - 35:22The Changing and Earlier-ing of the Awards Calendar - 38:17.What Will YouTube’s Oscars Access Really Show Us? - 46:26How to Improve The Oscars as a TV Show - 49:27.Where to Find Chris and Katey’s Work - 56:40..What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 57:39
The Gallerist. OUTRO: The Words of Wisdom today are to follow Andrew Morgan online.Andrew is a film critic for What’s On Netflix: https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/author/andrew-morgan/ Andrew co-hosts Recent Activity: https://recent-activity.captivate.fm/listenAnd Recent Activity is now on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@RecentActPodOtherwise, you can follow us at MMO here: https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
Hers - 52:12 A Poet - 53:31 Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man - 56:00 Mike 1’s Latest Film Binge Watching Obsession - 57:25 OUTRO: Do please send us YOUR submissions to the MMO’s. We will be happy to read them on the podcast or debate our picks for winners (if you’d like to invent/present a category for us to discuss). Send these submissions to our socials or via email. Otherwise, we’d love some more 5 Star Ratings, positive reviews, likes and subscriptions… and as always, we thank you for your support. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.OSCAR NOM DAY 2026:.ALL HAIL KING MIKE1 - :50.Overall Tallies: Sinners Makes History - 4:41Best Picture: Mike1 is Insufferable - 11:22Director: No, Seriously, Insufferable - 13:25Actor: We’re Almost Over - 15:50Actress: The King is Dead - 18:34.Supporting Actress: The Wicked Blanking - 21:15Supporting Actor: Delroy! - 23:04Original Screenplay - 26:17Adapted Screenplay - 28:16Casting - 29:04Editing - 32:07Animated Feature - 34:13International Feature: AlsoMike is THE Pundit - 35:16Doc Feature: Did It Again - 36:53. Music Categories - 38:47Cinematography - 44:54Production Design - 47:14Sound (ft. Counting Crows ft Vanessa Carlton) - 49:14MUAH: The Academy Cool Kids - 50:23Costume Design - 54:08VFX - 55:41.Listing the Shorts - 57:12AlsoMike Guesses the Plot of Shorts - 58:00..What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 59:33
Song Sung Blue. Otherwise, we each have 3 sneaking suspicions about the incoming Oscars Nominations, plus a few potential surprises and spoilers to our predictions that might happen. . LAST CALL FOR OSCAR NOM TAKES: Prediction Changes and Almost Changes + EFA Results - 1:50 Our Outlandishly Reasonable Picks : A cool kid pick in Original Screenplay - 14:30 Outside the Box Picks in Best Picture - 18;30 The Category That Might Get The Weirdest - 21:41 What film might overachieve people’s expectations? - 23:23 A Most Expected BIG NAME Nom That Might Miss - 25:45 New Records That Might Be Set on Thursday - 29:20 . THE YOUTUBE OSCARS: We discuss all we know as of now about the deal. Then we dive into some of the pros and cons, possible risks and rewards and how some trending developments in showbusiness might impact this big move by the Academy - 31:52 . BOX OFFICE REPORT: we reassess what worked and what didn’t during the holiday corridor and how awards contenders are faring. Plus, we work in reviews of The Bone Temple and Song Sung Blue - 51:52 OUTRO: Next up, we will recap the Oscars Nominations. Then it’s gonna be a fun journey until March 15th full of Oscar Race Checkpoints and special episodes. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We are Mike, Mike and Oscar, making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.OSCAR NOM PREDICTIONS 2026:.Best Picture: Six Are Safe, Right? Seven? Eight? None? HELP! - 3:24Director: A Guillermo Emergency - 14:08Lead Actor: MBJ Better Be S-A-F-E - 18:44Lead Actress: The Mikes Find the Same Five - 21:42Supp Actress: In a World in Which Amy Madigan May Not Be Nominated - 24:52Supp Actor: Mike1 Your Thoughts?! - 28:02.Original Screenplay: Panahi DESERVES This - 29:46Adapted Screenplay: A Guillermo Emergency, Part 2 - 33:33Casting: Playing Tag in a Pitch Black Room - 35:14Editing: How Many Best Picture Noms Do You Crossover? - 38:04.Animated Feature: Where The Mikes Fight About Elio - 41:44International Feature: Feels Like 6 Movies for 5 Slots - 44:46Doc Feature: One Mike Says the Leading Doc is OUT - 46:58Original Score/Song: How Many Train Dreams Appearances? Hamnet? - 50:05.Cinematography: ASC, BSC, BCA, CLL, Alphabet Soup Precursory - 55:12Production Design: What’s Maleficent Have to do With This? - 58:14Sound: How Much Can You Resist Sirat’s Shortlist Game? - 1:00:12MUAH: The Good Old Fashioned Lead Actress Crossover - 1:02:33Costumes: Don’t Overlook Ruth E! - 1:06:36VFX: One Time for the One Timers - 1:08:19..What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 1:13:00
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.GOLDEN GLOBES/BAFTA LONG LISTS/GUILD NOMS ANALYSIS:.The Globes Red Carpet + TV Show Presentation - 1:50Nikki’s Hosting Job - 6:45.Best Picture Brings Questions About Cinematic/BO Achievement - 10:37Best Director is PTA’s To Keep - 24:45 (And What This Year’s Oscars Ratings Will Tell the Academy - 27:20).Lead Actor: AlsoMike Has Ruined Chalamet (Even Though He’ll Sweep) - 32:42Lead Actress Has Finally Cleared Up Who Sits at #2 - 42:22Supporting Actor Asks, “What IS a Sweep, Anyway?” - 48:08Supporting Actress Shows Warts for Sentimental Value, Strength for OBAA - 52:45.How Are the Globes THIS BAD at the Screenplay Categories? - 57:53The Secret Agent Just Keeps Winning International Feature - 1:04:40.K-Pop Has Animated Feature, How Close Was It to B.O. Achievement? - 1:11:00Score Was Cut From the Globes Show, Weirdly - 1:14:18Uncultured Pundits Lead to an Original Song “Controversy” for Golden - 1:15:10.Final Tallies for Globes, BAFTA Long Lists, and Guild Noms - 1:19:04.What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 1:22:29
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.SAG NOMS ARE HERE:.Where’s Sentimental Value?! - 1:23OBAA Sets SAG Record; Sinners Officially #2 - 13:23.Lead Actor: Wagner Moura, Edgerton Out, But Not Out of It - 15:22Lead Actress: Don’t Fear Standing Solo - 20:25Supporting Actress: The Questions Presented by the SV Misses - 26:58Supporting Actor: When a Sweeper Goes Winless - 34:27.Best Ensemble: A Very CLEAR 1-2 - 48:22Stunt Ensemble: Sinners Shows Strength - 53:34..What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 55:40
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.M1 is Back from Surgery - 1:14.CRITICS’ CHOICE RECAP:The Effect of CC on Globes, Guilds - 4:10.The Red/Black Carpet Show Was a Mess… - 6:34…Aside From Presenting an Award - 9:25.Chelsea Handler’s Monologue - 13:04Is Caton a Supporting Actor Threat? - 15:12Presentation Notes; Train Dreams Surprises - 17:10Sinners Takes Lead in Casting - 21:57.Techs Given in Bulk - 29:16ELORRRRDDDDIIIIIIIII 👊🏻 - 31:55Followed by Madigan! + Weapons Questions - 39:47Kpop is LOVED - 45:35.OBAA Had to Wait for Its Moment - But it Came - 47:45Jessie Buckley had THE Speech - 51:25AlsoMike has Ruined Chalamet - 55:33(And Will He Sweep?)One Battle Ends with Best Picture - 59:34.Final Tallies - 1:03:19..What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 1:07:07
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Actress, Best Director, Casting, Cinematography, Film Editing, Production Design, Makeup and Hairstyling, Costumes, Sound and Documentary Feature..Betting Tutorial - 1:42 .David’s Annual Martingale Strategy - 4:25 . Lead Actor: featuring a big Timothee Chalamet discussion, 2 Globe categories, plus Oscar Nominations and Winner predictions - 8:11 . Lead Actress - 35:16 . Best Director - 48:09 . Other Categories: Casting, Cinematography, Film Editing, Production Design, Makeup and Hairstyling, Costumes, Sound and Doc Feature - 1:04:05 . OUTRO: Make sure to follow David’s betting tips on X: https://x.com/1DavidLong Otherwise, you can follow our work https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar and we thank you for supporting the show. Please stay tuned to our feed for several year end specials next week including our Top 10 Films of the Year and Top 10 Predictions for the next film year.
Oscars - 37:52 Supporting Actor - 52:14 . Other Categories at the Globes and Oscars including Best Screenplay, Animated Feature, Cinematic or Box Office Achievement, Original Song, Score, and Non-English Language Film at the Globes - 57:42 . OUTRO: Make sure to follow David Long on X/Twitter as he’ll be posting about gambling this winter. https://x.com/1DavidLong Please stay tuned for Part 2 of this Holiday Bets special where we will discuss the rest of the available betting lines for the Golden Globes and Oscars Including for Lead Actor and Actress, Best Director, Casting, Cinematography, Film Editing, Production Design, Makeup and Hair, Costumes and Sound Design. Otherwise, please follow us on social media and support our show by liking, subscribing, rating and reviewing us. As always, thank you for doing so. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
Awards Season analysis show - Oscar Race Checkpoint - available on the same feed, and we otherwise look forward to several year end specials featuring some returning guests. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
then we close with the Tallies - 28:53 OUTRO: We discuss the Spielberg movie - Disclosure Day trailer a bit during the Outro, and we mention a few potential upcoming episodes. So if you enjoy our work, please support our show by liking, subscribing, rating, reviewing and by telling people about our show. We appreciate it. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
The Secret Agent - 58:48 Other International Contenders like Nouvelle Vague, Sirat, etc - 1:03:45 Other Domestic Players like F1, Weapons, Blue Moon, Die My Love, etc - 1:07:38 OUTRO: If you are able, please donate to the Chaz and AJ Toy Crabtree Chevrolet Toy Drive https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/L8CTKDGN4MZZ6 Thank you, and have yourself some happy holidays!
review and tell your people about our show. Thank you for doing so. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar Stay tuned for more Oscar Race Checkpoints, Oscar Profiles, and special episodes in the near future.
Arguments Against Tragedy Porn - 48:15 7 Stages - 56:55 More Bests and a Few Worsts - 1:01:29 Final Grades - 1:08:19 OUTRO: Please subscribe to our show wherever you get your podcasts and rate, review, like our show to help us grow. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar Otherwise, stay tuned for more Oscar Profiles, Oscar Race Checkpoints and gambling specials in the near future as we kick awards season into high gear.
We are not mature enough to ignore that she said Jafar Punani, and we promise never to act mature enough to ignore that she said Jufar Punani. You’re welcome. Nor will we ever underreact to the first big winners of awards season at the Gotham and NYFCC Awards + BIFA’s. They mean everything (and nothing at all) AS ALWAYS! Plus, we react to the Thanksgiving week box office, and we review new films from DOC NYC and our nearby movie theaters and discuss the AMC Popcorn Pass in the final moments of the episode as well.AWARD NEWS: Half of the NYFCC Winners - 1:48 The 2025 Gotham Awards from all angles - 3:54 Reviewing 2000 Meters to Andriivka - 32:22 BIFA Winner Tallies - 37:22 Thanksgiving Week Box Office + how right was M1 about Wicked: For Good? - 41:04 MORE REVIEWS: Mr. Nobody Against Putin - 48:00 There Was, There Was Not - 50:46 Fackham Hall - 54:26 Rental Family - 58:17 The Rest of the NYFCC Winners including One Battle After Another wins - 1:00:25 OUTRO TALK: we discuss where you can follow us on social media and how you can support us with 5 star ratings and likes wherever you get your podcasts. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar . Plus, we discuss which one of us went in for the AMC Popcorn Pass and whether or not its actually a good deal.
Performance Takes - 55:03 The Themes Played Out in the Ending - 1:03:43 How A Worst Scene Becomes A Best Scene on Rethink - 1:08:06 Final Grades - 1:11:01 OUTRO: We have more Oscar Race Checkpoints and Oscar Profile film studies coming soon, maybe, kinda, sorta… or not. We won’t say. But thank you as always for listening. Please follow us on social media and rate/review our show to pledge your support. And thanks again for doing that as well. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
What is This Episode? - Top of Show.BOX OFFICE UPDATE: Wicked 2 is Making Money, Despite Reviews Dropping - 2:19.WHAT WE’RE WATCHING:Train Dreams Review - 5:34AM Reviews The Running Man - 13:00AM Reviews Predator: Badlands - 16:30aaaaaand Being Eddie for Good Measure - 19:55M1 Reviews The History of Sound - 23:10AM Reviews In Waves In War - 27:17Death By Lightning Review - 30:11.MUSIC CATEGORY CATCH UP:Clayton’s, Scott’s Current Predix - 32:31HMMA Winners Include Sinners, Warren - 35:31KPop Makes a HUGE Grammys Splash - 37:39.DOCUMENTARY CATEGORY CATCH UP:The Perfect Neighbor is the Front Runner…So It Will Miss Oscars - 40:49Cinema Eye Honor Doc Noms - 46:12.INDUSTRY NEWS:Amy Pascal to Get PGA Selznick Award - 48:27Sarah Jessica Parker Getting Globes’ Burnett Award - 49:45The Globes Doing What the Oscars Should - 52:08.CONTENDER TRAILERS:Project Hail Mary Trailer #2 - 54:37Hunger Games: Reoping Trailer #1 - 58:08..WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 1:03:10. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.WICKED FOR GOOD OSCARS PROFILE.Spoiler-Free Review:Reception, Scores, $$ - :55Script Thoughts, 1.0 - 5:57The Song Problems - 7:25Script Thoughts, 2.0 - 10:33Production Values, JK, Performances - 14:02Production Design, For Real - 21:12How Many Noms? - 26:08.SPOILER WARNING - 33:28.Spoiler-Filled Review:Get Physical - 34:24Just…Listen - 37:17Glinda the Boss - 42:26Bad People and Oz - 45:24The Roses - 48:55..FINAL GRADES: 50:37..What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 53:44.https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
Tom Cruise’s Big Speech - 15:27 The Critics Choice Awards add 4 categories on E! - 20:09 The Gotham Awards add a tribute for Jeremy Allan White + Wicked/campaign talk - 22:44 The Actor Awards are the new SAG’s - 28:06 WHAT WE’RE WATCHING:Nouvelle Vague - 30:32 Ballad of a Small Player - 34:47 Die My Love - 37:43 If I Had Legs I’d Kick You - 40:40 A House of Dynamite - 42:56 Christy and the latest Sydney Sweeney drama - 45:07 Nuremberg - 49:31 Are We Good? - 52:14 I’m Not Everything I Want To Be - 58:50 TRAILER REVIEWS:Scream 7 - 1:03:56 Michael - 1:07:42 The Testament of Ann Lee - 1:09:30 Marty Supreme - 1:12:04 OUTRO: We discuss where you can find us on social media and the big green and pink movie that we may or may not be reviewing next. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar We also reminisce about our lost loved ones after AlsoMike lost his grandmother this week. R.I.P., Grammy. We love you.
filmography. Read up on Alex’s latest honor of being included in the OUT100 List https://www.out.com/out100/2025/educators/alex-schmider Check out Alex Schmider’s filmography https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9559142/?ref_=ttfc_fcr_4_15Learn more and support Alex Schmider’s good work at GLAAD https://glaad.org/ And if you’d like to support KICK - about Nikki Hiltz - here’s an opportunity to do that as well. https://seedandspark.com/fund/kick-1#storyAs for us at MMO, please follow us on social media and support our podcast via positive ratings and reviews wherever you may listen. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.FRANKENSTEIN OSCARS PROFILE.Spoiler-Free Review:Background, Scores - 4:30Script Thoughts - 7:51Performances - 10:55(Elordi Makes M1 Hate Himself - 11:43).The Oscars Lens - 16:05MUAH is Done - 18:49Production Design/VFX/Cinematography - 20:21Score - 24:02Total Noms - 27:00.SPOILER WARNING - 28:26.Spoiler-Filled Review:Is It Alive? - 29:35Oscar Get Your Gun - 32:06The Details of My Life Are Quite Inconsequential - 34:48Expos - 37:10Bro-mancing The Bones - 39:40..FINAL GRADES: 47:20..What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 49:04https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
Sasha Wortzel, Director of River Of Grass joins the show to talk about her haunting new documentary on the Florida Everglades. Learn more about River Of Grass, watch the full trailer and buy tickets to upcoming film festival screenings. https://www.riverofgrassfilm.com/ And please follow us here at MMO on Social Media and subscribe to us wherever you get your podcasts. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
review Mike, Mike, and Oscar wherever you get your podcasts, and stay tuned for more filmmaker interviews like these, more Oscar Profile movie reviews like Frankenstein, more special guest hosted shows like an upcoming Oscar Bets Special w/ the Duke of Bettingham himself - David Long, and of course, more episodes of our Hollywood and Awards News Coverage on Oscar Race Checkpoint with both of us Mikes via this same feed. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar SANTACON Website and Trailer: https://www.santacondoc.com/
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.BUGONIA OSCARS PROFILE.Spoiler-Free Review:Background: Box Office, Scores - 1:11An Early Oscars Lens; Because…Wtf? - 4:24Script Thoughts - 7:51Performances - 10:33Silverstone-assance - 15:10Production Values - 17:20OVER/UNDER HOW MANY NOMS? - 19:21.SPOILER WARNING - 23:11.Spoiler-Filled Review:So…Did You Know? - 24:14Unreliable or Not - 27:37Fearing the Laughter - 30:00More Highs and Lows - 35:45..FINAL GRADES: 39:28..What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 42:43
Gotham’s Best Doc Feature Category - 36:00 OUTRO: If you enjoy what we’re doing here, please leave us a kind rating and review, please like and subscribe, and please tell your friends about our show. Otherwise, stay tuned to our feed for more reviews like Bugonia and Frankenstein, interviews with special guests like more documentarians we have scheduled, and of course, stay tuned for more previews of all the big awards shows with us and our friends on Oscar Race Checkpoint. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
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scope of the production + advice from Doug Liman - 9:40 Why she needed to direct - 12:09 The hard earned payoffs in this type of storytelling - 13:53 How her past career as an investigative journalist drives her work - 16:12 Being inspired by My Octopus Teacher, Errol Morris, etc - 19:12 Watch the Full Trailer for Parrot Kindergarten: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT_sY-2eOIM OUTRO: Thanks to Amy Herdy and to the team at Parrot Kindergarten for coming on Mike, Mike, and Oscar. If you’re new to the show, enjoy our lengthy back catalog of reviews, interviews and series, including our ongoing Hollywood News and Awards Analysis show called Oscar Race Checkpoint, also available on the same feed. You can help support us by leaving a like, hitting that subscribe button or as always, leaving a strong rating or review. Here’s our linktree where you can do so. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.SPRINGSTEEN OSCARS PROFILE.Spoiler-Free Review:Background: The Pundit Parade, Box Office, Scores - 2:22Plot Premise, Expectations - 7:113 Movies Too Many?/Who is This For?/BioDoc Issues - 9:27Performances - 13:49The Odd State of the Actor Categories - 18:18Production Values - 25:17WILL WHITE BE NOMINATED? - 26:44.SPOILER WARNING - 28:31.Spoiler-Filled Review:We’re Waiting… - 29:12It Ain’t Easy Having Green - 33:14What Could’ve Been - 38:13.FINAL GRADES: 43:05..What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 46:31https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
Shelby Oaks before diving into a non-spoiler AND spoiler review segment on After the Hunt.26th WOODSTOCK FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS: An Audience Awards Winner getting its “second wind” in the Oscars race? - 3:52 The Plague w/ Joel Edgerton wins Best Narrative Feature competition - 7:05 Steal This Story, Please! Wins Documentary Audience Award + Our Review - 8:35 https://woodstockfilmfestival.org/2025-film-guide?filmId=689656bde56d04276a7b8bb5 Floating Carousel wins the Ultra Indie Award + Our Review - 11:24 https://bestdressedfilms.com/floating-carousel The Floaters wins Excellence in Directing Award + Review - 15:05 https://floatersmovie.com/ OTHER WOODSTOCK FILM FESTIVAL RECOMMENDATIONS / REVIEWS: The Ark: a doc on an animal refuge in the Ukraine - 19:30 https://woodstockfilmfestival.org/2025-features?filmId=6888d194890a9096ccbc5cce River of Grass: a doc on the alarming state of the Everglades in Florida - 23:31 https://www.riverofgrassfilm.com/Park Avenue: an NYC drama featuring a stupendous Fiona Shaw - 26:04 On The End featuring Tim Blake Nelson in his best role since Buster Scruggs - 28:11 https://woodstockfilmfestival.org/2025-film-guide?filmId=68a721e699412b9ef7b6ba8b Eloise and the Dress: a hilarious short film in need of the feature film treatment - 31:14 https://woodstockfilmfestival.org/2025-film-guide?filmId=68bede7a397fa68e1fb335a0 Whale 52: an emotional and adorable animated short feat the voice of Bruce Villanch - 32:45 https://whale52themovie.com/ WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: The Black Phone 2 - 34:53 Shelby Oaks - 36:29 After The Hunt Non-Spoiler Section - 39:28 Spoiler Section for After The Hunt - 45:47 OUTRO: There’s a big musical biopic hitting theaters soon called Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere. There’s a horror holiday, which we like to cover. Plus, we have Gotham Awards Nominations next week. Otherwise, we’re planning more reviews, previews, and interviews that we hope you’ll continue to enjoy. So please follow, like, subscribe, rate and review us via our socials or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, thank you for doing so. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
Hamnet, Rental Family, Is This Thing On?, The Voice of Hind Rajab, Sentimental Value, Hedda, The Secret Agent and more films, restaurants and travel all reviewed LIVE! from the 26th Woodstock Film Festival. More shownotes coming soon (after I settle back in from a long trip).For Part 2 of our Woodstock Festival Reviews, make sure to subscribe to the Recent Activity podcast. https://recent-activity.captivate.fm/listen We will be reviewing Wake Up, Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, Jay Kelly, Train Dreams, Cover-Up, The Perfect Neighbor, A House of Dynamite, and the Netflix Oscars Slate in this upcoming episode. Otherwise, stay tuned for part 3 of our Woodstock Coverage later this week on MMO for another Oscar Race Checkpoint covering the Woodstock Awards and Indie Film Discoveries we loved and would like to feature... including The Ark, Floating Carousel, Adult Children, On The End, Park Avenue, and Eloise and the Dress.
t=1sAnd learn more about the film: https://bestdressedfilms.com/floating-carouselhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt32023816/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_1_nm_0_in_0_q_Floating%2520CarouselAs for MMO, here’s how to contact us. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
What is This Episode? - Top of Show.UPCOMING MOVIE NEWS:Elordi, Bond Elordi?! - 4:14Every Dude Bro Actor Will be in Heat 2 - 7:14.AWARDS NEWS:Chase Infinity to Run as Lead Actress - 10:51Song Sung Blue is a Comedy for Globes - 15:07Paul Mescal Goes Supporting for Hamnet - 16:33Diego Luna/JLo Supporting, Tonatiuh Lead for Spider Woman - 17:58(And AM Reviews Kiss of the Spider Woman, misremembers William Hurt)If I Had Legs... a Comedy for Globes - 22:52.WHAT WE’RE WATCHING:AM on Anemone - 24:53M1 on Wayward - 28:56AM on Roofman - 30:33AM on Bone Lake - 32:16M1 has New Takes on Halloweens 4+5 - 34:30AM on Steve - 35:20M1 Stands by H20 - 37:42AM on Ghost Trail - 38:46AM is VERY High on Deaf President Now! - 39:51.CONTENDER TRAILERS:Wicked for Good and Original Song Tease - 42:30No Other Choice Trailer #2 - 44:02Die My Love Trailer #2 - 45:53Nuremberg Trailer #2 - 47:48The Bride! Trailer #1 - 48:40..WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 51:03
Ryan McQuade returns to discuss his film festival journeys, his love for One Battle After Another, and the state of the Oscars Race, especially as it pertains to OBAA, The Smashing Machine and other October films. Ryan McQuade’s favorite foods at Cannes, Telluride & AFI - 2:54 ON THE CLOCK: PTI STYLE PRESENTATIONS BY RYAN: 7:55 His 3 Minute Review of One Battle After Another - 8:28 A discussion of Modelos and white Michaels - 11:35 Review of The Smashing Machine: 3 Mins - 14:36 Smashing Machine’s box office flop & likely huge door budget - 17:32 How OBAA could lose Best Picture - 18:48 What other films could win Best Picture. Ryan talks the full field - 24:36Hamnet Acting Campaign Strategies + Buckley as the Actress Favorite - 29:40 PERCENTAGE CHANCE: RYAN PREDICTS CHANCE OF NOM/WIN:OBAA to win Best Picture - 30:14 Leo to win Best Actor - 32:43 Emily Blunt & Teyana Taylor (+Chase Infiniti Talk) in Supporting Actress - 36:28 A quick Supporting Actor discussion re: Del Toro & Penn - 39:52An official prediction on Chase Infiniti Nomination chances - 41:02 Benny Safdie for Nomination & PTA to Win Best Director - 42:58 A One Battle After Another Box Office Discussion - 46:01 The Rock for Lead Actor - 50:57 The Smashing Machine for MUAH - 55:27 Ryan talks other October movies: Anemone, Roofman, Springsteen & Blue Moon - 57:23 Ryan’s darkhorse Oscar Nom Predictions & Surefire Locks - 1:00:36 OUTRO: Make sure to follow all of Ryan McQuade’s work including his film festival movie reviews and the AwardsWatch Podcast (including Director Watch for his PTA series and series on many more great filmmakers) https://awardswatch.com/author/ryan-mcquade/ Follow RyanMcQuade77 on X https://x.com/ryanmcquade77 And you can also listen to him as a frequent guest on Pop Culture Confidential, where friend of the show - Christina Jeurling Birro is doing wonderful work. https://www.popcultureconfidential.com/
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.THE SMASHING MACHINE OSCARS PROFILE.Nonspoiler Review:Rock and Safdie Passing Ships in the Night - 2:42Expectations - 8:36The Highs and Lows of the Script - 10:07(And The Rock Becoming The Boulder - 13:33)Performances: It Goes to 11 - 16:47How Many Noms?, p.1 - 21:43Production Values - 22:50How Many Noms?, p.2 - 27:34.SPOILER WARNING - 29:05.Spoiler Review:Mike1 Heel Turns on Rocky - 29:51Your Toxic Lungs Filling Under - 39:30Baseketball Shoutout - 42:33More Highs and Lows - 46:02.FINAL GRADES - 48:49..What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 49:52
Part 11 and the finale of Boogie Mikes, our Paul Thomas Anderson rewatch series leading up to and reviewing One Battle After Another is here. And like we do with all our series, we wanted to celebrate it with one of our Homemade Awards shows, where we enjoy a slew of fun categories. NON-SPOILER SECTION: Though to be fair, we do allude to some often memed about scenes that are fully in the zeitgeist these days. So… it’s light spoilers and we do suggest watching ALL of these films regardless. Wildest Anecdote from a PTA Production - 3:05 Match the unofficial premise to the PTA film - 6:52 Most / Least Californian Stories - 9:08 Characters You’d Most Like To Hangout With - 11:30 Performance by a Non-Actor - 14:05 Cameo Sized Actress Performance - 15:22 Cameo Sized Actor Performance - 17:00 The Overacting Oscar - 18:16 Mr. Congeniality - 18:55 Miss. Congeniality - 20:29 Supporting Actor - 21:50 Supporting Actress - 25:03 Best Duo - 26:44 Lead Actor Categories - 28:08 Lead Actress - 29:50 Best Costumes, Editing, VFX, Sound Design & Best Cinemagraphy- 31:19 - Production Design + Best Makeup and Hairstyling - 33:36 Best Soundtrack & Original Score - 35:05 Our Top 10 Rankings of PTA Films - 38:42 SPOILER WARNING - 46:42 SPOILER SECTION: all 10 movies including One Battle After Another are fair game.Some Informal Processing - 47:27 Best & Worst Parent Character Awards - 51:26 Theme Declarations Sections - 53:58 PTA Characters You’d Least Like To Party With - 55:25 Best / Worst PTA Movie Scene At A Restaurant - 59:26 Most Evil AND Funny Scene - 1:03:15 Hardest We’ve Laughed At a PTA Movie - 1:06:15 Most Badass Scene - 1:09:24 Most Thrilling Sequence - 1:12:11 Craziest and 2nd Craziest Final Acts - 1:15:22 Wildest Final Shots and Weirdest Epilogues - 1:17:31 What are PTA’s Trademark Scenes? And what is our PTA Movie cinematic bliss?? - 1:19:10 OUTRO: If you’ve enjoyed this episode, make sure to click on our entire playlist for Boogie Mikes, our PTA Rewatch Series. And maybe check out one of our other Rewatch Series. We’ve done Halloween/Michael Myers, MMO Screams, Mike Mike and Alien, the Conjuring Universe, 2 Mike 2 Furious, the Mission Impossible Films, the MCU, Quentin Tarantino, David Fincher, the Joker Character Study, the James Bond Character Study and more. You can find all of these playlists under that tab in our Soundcloud RSS Home feed. Otherwise, if you’ve enjoyed our work, please rate & review us positively, like & subscribe and most of all, please tell your friends and relatives about our show. We truly appreciate everybody who have been tuning in and we hope to bring you more rewatch series in the future. If you have an idea for our next series, also let us know! https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.BOOGIE MIKES P.10: ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER.Nonspoiler Review:A Lifelong Pursuit - 2:20Money, and the Many Ways it Matters - 5:13Expectations/Script Thoughts - 15:47Performances/Casting: Leo’s/Penn/s Best Ever? - 22:04Production Values - 31:07How Many Noms? - 35:30.SPOILER WARNING - 38:19.Spoiler Review:Who Would Phillip Have Played?/Daddy Daughter Day - 39:24Sex, Bay Bee - 44:14PTA: Crime Boss - 48:02Saint Nick - 50:34Finale - 58:06What Does Leo Know? - 1:02:12More Highs and Lows - 1:04:45.FINAL GRADES - 1:10:25..What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 1:11:46
We discuss Jimmy Kimmel’s reinstatement, the latest developments in Best International Feature, a September MovieReview Bundle including reviews of Downton Abbey, The Long Walk, AKA Charlie Sheen, etc +++ new trailers like Anaconda, The Housemaid, & Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu. NEWS: Jimmy Kimmel’s Late Night Show has been taken off suspension - 1:02 Best International Feature Updates including some surprising selections - 15:03 World Soundtrack Awards mean everything and nothing - 19:49 WHAT WE’RE WATCHING:Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale - 22:32 Let’s Start A Cult - 27:48 The Long Walk - 29:11 I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025) - 32:46 Caught Stealing - 34:55The Roses -36:28 The Ruse - 37:53 Twinless & Splitsville - 38:48 Aka Charlie Sheen - 41:20 Lurker - 43:40 Eden - 45:11 Freaky Tales - 47:30 The Baltimorons - 48:38 TRAILER THOUGHTS:Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu - 50:36 Father Mother Sister Brother - 52:28 The Running Man - 54:55 Anaconda - 56:01 The Housemaid - 58:09 Urchin - 1:00:59 OUTRO: One Battle After Another is around the corner. So we hope you’ve enjoyed our PTA Rewatch Series, Boogie Mikes. You can otherwise hear about our Woodstock Film Festival tickets. So if you’re enjoying our work, please rate & review, like & subscribe, and share the good word about our show. As always, we thank you. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.BOOGIE MIKES P.9: LICORICE PIZZA REVIEW.Nonspoiler Review:PTA’s Real Life Evolved - 2:06Review Scores/Awards Goods - 4:53Script Thoughts - 9:03Performances/Production Values - 15:52Can This Be Recommended? - 30:15.SPOILER WARNING - 34:01.Spoiler Review:May December Oh No - 35:00Romeo and Juliet - 37:27More Highs and Lows - 45:35Why This Ending? - 54:37.FINAL GRADES - 55:25..What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 57:57
Hamnet wins the People’s Choice Award as we wrap up our thoughts on TIFF, and we dive into the Best International Feature category amidst many new National Selections. Then we dive into a centerpiece look at the Primetime Emmy Awards, and we finish by catching up with some new movie trailers including the latest looks at Springsteen, Christy & Wicked: For Good.Our condolences to Charlie Kirk’s family and our sadness at Robert Redford’s passing atop the show make us grateful to have the chance to discuss happier things like awards, even if that means sad movies or series in play.Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale - 2:07 TIFF WRAP UPHamnet wins the People’s Choice Award - 4:00 Hidden Gems List: Other Well Received Films From TIFF we haven’t hit yet - 9:51 Other TIFF Awards including the International People’s Choice - 12:02 Best International Feature Oscar: National Selection Updates - 14:04 PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS:Nate Bargatze as host + happiness for the Colbert moments - 21:14 The Limited SeriesETC Categories - 24:11 The Comedy Series Categories - 25:30 Drama Series surprises - 27:39 TRAILER REVIEWS:Song Sung Blue - 31:07 Wicked: For Good - 33:36 Is This Thing On? - 36:17 Wuthering Heights - 40:11 Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere - 42:30 Christy - 46:51 OUTRO: Make sure to listen to our Pod Pick episode of our recent appearance on Chaz and AJ in the Morning on 99.1 WPLR on 9/15/25. Here’s a link to our Fall Movies Preview + Early Oscar Buzz Segment. https://www.wplr.com/2025/09/15/pod-pick-fall-movies-to-see-or-skip/Otherwise and as always, please rate us 5 stars, like, subscribe and review us positively if you enjoy the work we are doing. This goes a long way to helping us spread the word about our podcast. Thank you for doing so. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.BOOGIE MIKES P.8: PHANTOM THREAD REVIEW.Nonspoiler Review:PTA Goes Goth - 2:40Review Scores/Awards Goods - 5:15Script Thoughts - 9:29Performances/Production Values - 15:16PTA’s Best? - 24:05.SPOILER WARNING - 26:27.Spoiler Review:Happiness is Punishment - 27:20Alma’s Hand, Cyril’s House - 30:57Mama - 39:55That Girl is Poison - 42:10.FINAL GRADES - 47:58..What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 48:49
One Battle After Another 1st reactions are in. Then we dive deep into the Venice Awards Winners & tally the ovations. Plus, we discuss the Toronto Film Festival Premieres including Knives Out 3, Brendan Fraser in Rental Family, Channing Tatum’s Roofman, and Sydney Sweeney’s Christy.One Battle After Another 1st Reactions - 1:34 VENICE AWARDS + More Venice 1st Reactions: Golden Lion to Father Mother Sister Brother - 6:37 Silver Lion to Benny Safdie, The Smashing Machine - 10:21 Volpi Cup Best Actress to Xin Zhilei, The Sun Rises On Us All - 12:03 Volpi Cup Best Actor to Paul Servillo, La Grazia - 14:02 Grand Jury Prize to The Voice of Hind Rajab + An Ovation Record? - 17:18 Special Jury Prize to Below The Clouds - 21:53 Best Screenplay to At Work - 22:46 Silent Friend wins 2 Awards - 23: 50 Kathyrn Bigelow’s A House of Dynamite, it’s Trailer & why M1 needs AMC A-List - 26:23 Gus Van Sant’s Dead Man’s Wire - 32:19 Julian Schnabel’s In The Hand of Dante - 34:47 Mamoru Hosoda’s Scarlet - 37:19 Venice Standing Ovations Tally - 38:23 TIFF PREMIERES: Reviewing The ReviewersBrendan Fraser in Hikari’s Rental Family - 39:19 Channing Tatum & Kiersten Dunst in Roofman from Derek Cianfrance - 40:41Fraser & Tatum’s Oscar Chances - 41:36 Sydney Sweeney in David Michod’s Christy + Oscar Chances - 43:55 Wake Up, Dead Man, it’s new trailer + the 25 Film Best Picture Category Field - 46:15 John Candy: I Like Me Documentary + 1st Trailer - 51:13 Matthew McConnaughey & America Ferreira in The Lost Bus - 53:22 Russell Crowe gaining buzz from Nuremberg - 56:19 Hedda, starring Tessa Thompson - 58:08 OUTRO: More on fighting gophers (which are actually marmot groundhogs. Check our twitter for videos or google dancing marmot groundhogs). When you’re done with that, please support our show with a positive rating, review, like, & subscribe. Please spread the good word about MMO to your family and friends, and hopefully you continue to look forward to the huge slate of upcoming Oscar contenders this fall. Plus, we should all continue to enjoy Paul Thomas Anderson and these fall film festivals. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.THE CONJURING LAST RITES REVIEW:.Nonspoiler Review:Background and Skeptic AlsoMike - 2:11Review Scores/Record Setting Box Office Start - 6:02Is This REALLY The Last One? - 8:44Script Thoughts - 11:33Performances/Production Values - 19:16.SPOILER WARNING - 27:51.Spoiler Review:Spin Off, Sequel, or Retcon? - 29:04Landing the Plane - 32:00Who’s The Boss? - 45:02More Highs and Lows - 47:52.FINAL GRADES - 51:22..What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 53:04
Telluride & Venice first reactions are finally here, and rave reviews have hit for Hamnet, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, The Testament of Ann Lee, Adam Sandler, No Other Choice, Julia Roberts, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, Greta Lee, and so many more.VENICE & TELLURIDE REACTIONS (Including Reviewing the Reviewers): Jay Kelly + M1’s Headline for the Episode - 2:00 . Supporting Actor Category Snapshot - 8:11 . Bugonia + Our Trailer 2 & Poster Review - 12:02 Hamnet, the Big 3 in Best Picture right now + Our Trailer Review - 16:48 .Lead Actress Category Snapshot - 23:14 . Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere & M1’s Born To Run Fantasy - 25:43 Ballad of a Small Player & why we’re predisposed to love Colin Farrell in this - 32:09 Tuner includes a starmaking performance per NBP - 34:16 After the Hunt took a beating, but could Julia Roberts still get a nom? - 36:08 No Other Choice is great, but non-werewolf loving critics are a problem - 40:47 Frankenstein, another disappointing masterpiece from GDT (?!?!) - 45:27 Late Fame might be another Greta Lee showcase - 51:48 Father Mother Sister Brother & the ovation rule almost gets dealt with - 53:41 The Wizard of the Kremlin & ovations that don’t fit the tomato score - 56:48 La Grazia, Venice’s Opening Night film puts our rule to the test - 58:54 The Smashing Machine & Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s big Venice moment - 1:00:20 .Lead Actor Category Snapshot - 1:02:51 .Supporting Actress Snapshot - 1:06:17 . The Testament of Ann Lee & suspicions re: unexpected musicals - 1:08:34 Cover-Up & a new Doc Feature contender - 1:13:43 .Holdovers from Cannes, Sundance, & Berlin including It Was Just An Accident, Sentimental Value, Train Dreams, Blue Moon, Nouvelle Vague, The History of Sound & The Secret Agent + its trailer review - 1:14:41 .Venice & Cannes Standing Ovations Tally - 1:18:45 .OUTRO: 1:20:49 Upcoming Venice & TIFF schedules + Words of Wisdom involving stopwatches that beep or not. If you enjoy our show, please help spread the word. You can rate, review, like, subscribe, and follow us via all these links here. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.PTA REWATCH P. 7 - INHERENT VICE REVIEW:.Nonspoiler Review:Production Story: A Simple Favor - 3:15Expectations - 9:02PTA’s Noir Troll - 11:04Everybody’s In This - 16:33Production Values Are Impossible On First Watch- 21:15What’s the Pitch to Make Someone Watch This? - 24:21.SPOILER WARNING - 28:03.Spoiler Review:PTA is LA - 29:02Fight the Power - 37:38The Finale and Dreams vs Nightmares - 43:50More Worsts/Bests - 47:42.FINAL GRADES - 56:17..What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 58:14
Summer Box Office Report Cards are the episode’s centerpiece. Until then, we discuss Daniel Day-Lewis’ return, JLO’s latest musical and new animated feature contenders during our Trailer Reviews segment. We review new movies like K-Pop Demon Hunters, Honey, Don’t, Relay and Eenie Meenie during our Box Office Report and What We’re Watching segments. Plus, AlsoMike turns heel with a shockingly bad review of a beloved classic.Clayton Davis’ latest piece on “No Kings” in the Race Thus Far - 1:50 TRAILER REVIEWS:Anemone, starring Daniel Day-Lewis - 5:04 Arco, a new animated feature contender from NEON - 9:04 The Mastermind, a future MMO classic from Kelly Reichardt - 12:26 Hedda, a new YouTube trailer hit gives us Saltburn & sexy Downton Abbey vibes - 15:14 Eleanor The Great, a hope that this movie might not actually be another Goldfinch - 17:31 Kiss of the Spider Woman, a JLO starrer with a 2nd trailer that gives us pause - 19:48 BOX OFFICE REPORT:K-Pop Demon Hunters, Also Mike’s Review + Netflix’s #1 Box Office Sing-A-Long - 23:20 Talking Weapons’ holding strong and the rest of the Top 8 - 24:13 Reviewing Honey, Don’t - 25:51 Reviewing Relay, starring Riz Ahmed and discussing the rest of the Top 15 - 27:28 SUMMER BOX OFFICE REPORT CARDS (BY GENRE & SINCE MAY):Superhero Films: Thunderbolts*, Superman & The Fantastic Four - 30:44 Pure Action like Mission Impossible, Ballerina, etc. + A Lone Sports Film Hit in F1 - 34:34 Comedies from Friendship to The Naked Gun - 37:01 Dramas like The Life of Chuck & Eddington + Romances like Materialists - 40:13 Horror is still crushing it at the box office from Clown in a Cornfield through Weapons - 44:06 Family Films are buoying it all from Lilo & Stitch through Jurassic World - 46:55 WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: Other than what we’ve reviewed already… Eenie Meenie + a Sinners rewatch - 50:35 The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It + The Last Detail revisited by M1 - 52:34 M2’s slander filled heel turn for a beloved classic. What has he done?! - 55:55 OUTRO: Make sure to throw your rotten vegetables at AlsoMike via social media. You can find all our links here https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar Otherwise, if you’re somehow still taken with us, do please support our show by liking, subscribing, rating, and reviewing our podcast favorably in the eyes of all the algorithms out there. We certainly thank you for sticking by us during these contemptible times.
Part 6 of Boogie Mikes is our film study of Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master, starring Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Rami Malek, Jesse Plemons, and Laura Dern. Production History and Reception for The Master - 2:24 Non-Spoiler Story Thoughts + Summary of its Awards Profile - 14:18 Review of the Performances - 18:14 Review of the Production Values - 25:56 Our Final Non-Spoiler Sales Pitch on why you should watch The Master - 30:09 SPOILER WARNING - 31:47 Why This Plot Is So PTA - 32:44 Discussing The Themes - 38:51 Let’s Talk About That Ending - 51:48 Worst Scenes - 1:00:57 Other Best Scenes - 1:02:13 Final Grades & Final Thoughts - 1:06:08 OUTRO: We wait until the last second to recall one of the more memorable (well, maybe not) scenes of the film. So there’s that. Otherwise, we tempt fate and discuss some of what’s coming up in the world of Fall Film Festival Season and September’s film slate, including the upcoming One Battle After Another. So sprinkle some salt and let’s hope to stay healthy. Otherwise, do please help us spread the word about our podcast via positive ratings, reviews, likes, subscribes, etc. Here’s a link to all our stuff, and as always, thank you for listening. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
What if YouTube bought the broadcast rights to the Academy Awards? We discuss the latest rumors via Bloomberg. Otherwise, we also break down trailers for Marty Supreme, It Was Just An Accident, Ballad of a Small Player, Keeper, etc. We discuss the Lineup for Fantastic Fest & other movie news before reviewing / revisiting some new releases from Highest 2 Lowest & Freakier Friday to Superman & Weapons. OSCAR NEWS:Bloomberg report on YouTube vying for the rights to broadcast the Oscars - 1:46 Best International Feature Selection Announcements begin - 10:36 TRAILER REVIEWS: Marty Supreme enters the race with our allegiance - 13:33 It Was Just An Accident seems like an tense thriller - 19:08 Ballad of a Small Player from Mr. Burger & starring Colin Farrell - 23:23 Peter Hujar’s Day featuring the beautiful words of Owen Gleiberman - 27:38 The History of Sound from Oliver Hermanus + Paul Mescal & Josh O’Connor - 30:22 Steve stars Cillian Murphy ala Half Nelson & Stand and Deliver - 32:55 Keeper proves we love Osgood Perkins & Neon’s trailers for Oz Perkins films - 35:11 Good Boy deserves all the Oscars because he is such a good boy!!! - 37:36 FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: Wicked 2 buzz as Cynthia Erivo set for the Santa Barbara Kirk Douglas Award - 40:11 Fantastic Fest Lineup Highlights - 44:25 FUTURE MOVIE NEWS:Frankenstein, Fairyland & Urchin Release Date Updates - 49:00 Sandra Huller to star in Pawel Pawlikowski’s 1949 - 52:32 Guy Pearce may play Rupert Murdoch for Danny Boyle - 53:50 BOX OFFICE UPDATE & WHAT WE’RE WATCHING:Weapons Rewatch & 2nd Week atop the Box Office - 55:02 A positive Freakier Friday Review - 57:33 Nobody 2 disappoints - 58:35 The Rest of the Top 10 include a Fantastic Four disappointment - 1:00:30 M1’s catches up with Superman - 1:02:23 Sydney Sweeney’s Jeans controversy & Americana bomb - 1:05:18 AM reviews East of Wall - 1:07:31 The brothers’ road trip to see Highest 2 Lowest - 1:09:22 Alien: Earth early review - 1:14:22 OUTRO: Hopefully you heed these words of wisdom as we head into film festival season. Plus, we refuse to jinx ourselves. Please sprinkle some salt. Also, if you enjoy our work, do please feel free to join us in our movie conversations this fall via our social media, and you can also help us by spreading the good word about our podcasts with positive ratings, reviews, likes, and subscribes. Here’s a linktree: https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
PTA REWATCH P. 5 - THERE WILL BE BLOOD REVIEW:.Nonspoiler Review:Production Story: How DDL Met Daniel Plainview - 4:17Can You Tell a PTA Film? - 23:43 DDL: The Last Dance - 29:01Production Values and When a Horror Score Goes Drama - 39:50What’s the Pitch to Make Someone Watch This? - 45:30.SPOILER WARNING - 47:37.Spoiler Review:PTA Fusing Spielberg and Altman - 48:27Does Plainview Love HIs Son? - 54:58Capitalism: Get Consumed By It! - 57:35Tick, Tick, Boom - 1:02:10More Bests and Worsts - 1:10:07.FINAL GRADES - 1:20:51What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 1:22:45
We discuss the new AMPAS President before reacting to the full NYFF63 lineup, the TIFF additions and tributes, and by deduction, we work out some of the Telluride slate. Plus we review Cloud, Sorry Baby & Together while also discussing new trailers for Rental Family, One Battle After Another, etc. ACADEMY NEWS:Lynette Howell Taylor is our new President - 1:29 Will the Oscars remain on ABC after Disney makes moves? - 3:52 FILM FESTIVAL NEWS:The NYFF Closes with Bradley Cooper’s latest + a Jim Jarmusch Centerpiece - 8:50 NYFF63 Main Slate is loaded + That Jay Kelly Trailer - 11:26 NY Spotlights The Boss, DDL & double Linklater + Blue Moon Trailer - 17:15 TIFF Tributes are discussed + that Rental Family trailer is working well, maybe too well - 29:30 TIFF Lineup Additions + that Left-Handed Girl Trailer - 34:05Deducing Likely Telluride Lineup - 41:02 MORE TRAILER BREAKDOWNS:One Battle After Another, starring Leonardo DiCaprio & Tom Cruise jokes - 43:24 Highest 2 Lowest, starring Denzel Washington & Jeffrey Wright - 48:45 Ella McCay is one Mike’s dream and another Mike’s nightmare - 52:15 Train Dreams, starring Joel Edgerton is another huge schism betwixt us - 54:49 The Choral, starring Ralph Fiennes would win every Oscar in 1994 - 57:53 Shelby Oaks from Chris Stuckman could be just our speed - 1:0015 NON-SPOILER REVIEWS:Cloud & Folktales at IFC Center + AlsoMike’s Burger Day in NYC - 1:02:29 M1 reviews Sorry, Baby, The General’s Daughter + Quickies on Together & Oh, Hi! - 1:08:01 OUTRO: We try to avoid jinxing Mike1’s health and fail. But if he survives, you can enjoy more Oscar Race Checkpoints in the future. As always, we appreciate all your support. Please follow us on social media, like & subscribe, rate & review - all that good stuff… and you can find a tree of all our links here. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
Part 4 of Boogie Mikes is our film study of PTA’s Punch-Drunk Love, starring Adam Sandler, Emily Watson and Philip Seymour Hoffman, and we immediately have to reckon with the RomCom genre before even starting our conversation on this one.NON-SPOILER REVIEW OF PUNCH-DRUNK LOVEProduction Story, A Mostly Positive Reception + Hard Pivots for Sandler & PTA - 3:18 The Historical Significance & Non-Spoiler Story Thoughts - 10:51 Review of the Performances - 20:21 The Production Values - 26:01 Final Non-Spoiler Sales Pitch - 28:05 SPOILER WARNING: 29:55 Why this plot is so PTA - 31:00 Themes of the Film - 41:46 That Ending - 48:45 More Worst Scenes - 51:20 More Best Scenes - 53:58 Final Grades - 57:01 OUTRO: We’re in trouble with Mike1's inevitable transformation into Daniel Plainview, and you have that to look forward to next. But as always and otherwise, if you’re enjoying this Boogie Mikes PTA rewatch series, then please like & subscribe, rate & review, and help us spread the word about our podcast in a positive way. You can also send us all your comments, questions and concerns via our socials, and here’s that linktree for all our stuff. Thank you! https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
One of our most anticipated films of the year is finally here as we are thrilled to be reviewing Weapons in this film study episode. Don’t worry. No spoilers for the first half, not even any hints… and then you can enjoy our plot reactions in the 2nd half to discuss what it all means after our spoiler warning.NON-SPOILER REVIEW OF WEAPONS:Vowing to be extra careful about spoilers this episode - 2:17 Behind the Scenes, Critical Reception & Box Office Notes - 4:29 The Plot Premise, Our Theater Going Experiences & Non-Spoiler Script Thoughts - 9:09 Review of the Performances - 19:04 Review of the Production Values - 22:29 Oscar Lens - 25:39 SPOILER WARNING - 30:42 SPOILER FILLED REVIEW OF WEAPONS:First we gotta talk about that SNL Sketch w/ Neil Diamond and the Rock as Bigfoot - 31:21 Act I Thoughts - 34:43 How things ratchet up - 39:33 The Rules of the World - 41:57 Hurtling towards a showdown - 46:55 That Ending - 52:13 A discussion of the Themes - 1:00:26 A Few Worst Scenes - 1:06:14 Final Grades, Final Thoughts - 1:08:22 OUTRO: If you enjoyed our film study on Weapons, please make sure to Like & Subscribe, Rate & Review, and help us spread the word about our podcast in a positive way. As always, we thank you for doing so, and please let us know your thoughts, comments, questions or concerns re: Weapons. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
Part 3 of Boogie Mikes tackles Paul Thomas Anderson’s Magnolia, his 3 hour epic drama starring Tom Cruise, Julianne Moore, Philip Seymour Hoffman, John C. Reilly, William H. Macy, Jason Robards, Melora Walters, Philip Baker Hall, and Jeremy Blackman. NON-SPOILER REVIEW OF MAGNOLIA:Production Stories, Reception, Awards & The Tom Cruise Career Checkpoint - 2:01 Roger Ebert’s Take + Non-Spoiler Script Thoughts - 11:07 Review of the Performances - 15:45 Review of the Production Values - 20:51 Final Non-Spoiler Sales Pitch - 26:26 SPOILER FILLED REVIEW OF MAGNOLIA: 28:52 Why this movie is so PTA: and yet, why does he use so many narrative devices? - 30:36 Asking some major questions - 36:39 The Big Themes - 40:10 That Ending: and what a mess we are trying to reckon with it - 44:31 More Bests & Worsts - 1:03:20 OUTRO: Please let us know your thoughts and explanations re: Magnolia. We’d love to read them. Here’s a linktree to all of our socials, and where else you can find our podcast. Please rate, review, like, and subscribe and help us spread the word about our show in a positive way. We thank you very much for doing so. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
We can’t help but enjoy a full episode on The Naked Gun (2025). In non-spoilers, we build up to countdown of the Top 10 Spoofs of all time. Then during the second half spoiler section, we Chris Farley Show recap and recite, literally the entire film beat for hilarious beat, and we are not sorry. It was too much fun.NON-SPOILER REVIEW SECTION OF THE NAKED GUN (2025)Our moviegoing experiences and Mike1’s moment - 3:06 Why the filmmakers were born for this & our story thoughts - 7:46 Review of the Performances and the Production Values - 12:20 Our Top 5 Spoof Movie Directors and Our Top 10 Movie Spoofs of All-Time - 16:15 SPOILER FILLED REVIEW: 26:23 And look, since there was nobody sitting in AlsoMike’s row during his rewatch of the film, he was able to literally transcribe the entire film, which we recite for you all in this spoiler filled section. It’s us giggling like fools for 30 minutes. It’s The Chris Farley Show, where we relive all of the best moments and everything in between… and this is perhaps not the best episode for us Mikes as serious pundits / critics. But we do not care. It was too much fun. The spoiler review starts at OUTRO: We’re still not saying what’s coming next so as not to jinx ourselves. But you can go back and listen to our Oscar Race Checkpoint episodes to listen to our commentary on the Fall Film Festival Lineups. You can listen to recent Film Study Movie Reviews to enjoy our reviews of new releases. You can go back and hear the first two episodes of Boogie Mikes, our PTA Rewatch Series, and you can listen back to some recent episodes with special guests. It’s available via all of the podcatchers via this linktree. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
Part 2 of Boogie Mikes is here as we review Paul Thomas Anderson’s second film, Boogie Nights. INTRO - Mike1 demands we leave our pre-show conversation in as a cold open. Mike2 edits it into the episode another way. It’s absurd. - Top of the ShowProduction History and Reception for Boogie Nights - 6:08 Our Watch Stories - 15:27 Non-Spoiler Story Thoughts + Summary of its Awards Profile - 17:23Quentin Tarantino’s lone beef with this movie - 23:42 Review of the Performances - 28:37 Review of the Production Values - 43:34 Our Final Non-Spoiler Sales Pitch on why you should watch Boogie Nights - 50:27 SPOILER WARNING - 52:30 Why This Plot Is So PTA - 52:33 Discussing The Themes - 57:24 Let’s Talk About That Ending - 1:05:38 Worst Scenes (Though there really are no worst scenes in this one) - 1:12:13 Other Best Scenes - 1:17:20 Final Grades & Final Thoughts - 1:23:21 OUTRO: We hope you continue to watch PTA’s filmography with us. It is wise for us to disagree on the words of wisdom in this episode to continue the banter throughout this Outro, and if you like our asinine silliness, we hope you like, follow, subscribe, rate & review us. Thank you. Also, we’re sorry. Here’s a link to all our stuff. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
We review The Fantastic Four: First Steps in this Oscars Profile Film Study. The Non-Spoiler Section builds to an Oscars Lens, where we predict if this movie will get any nominations, and then we discuss the plot in its entirety in our 2nd Half Spoiler Section.NON-SPOILER REVIEW:Which of the Fantastic Four are we? - Top of the Show Place in the MCU Phase 6 and that Kevin Feige interview - 2:56 No Homework - 4:28 The Reception Thus Far + Early Box Office - 5:23 Our Expectations & Common Problems People Have - 8:54 What if James Gunn stayed? + Handling the Origin Story - 12:21 Pacing Problems & We Wanted More Time To Hangout - 15:17 But we do get meaningful stakes + rounded, charming characters - 17:17 Review of the Performances & Was Pascal Miscast? - 19:29 Super Strong Production Values - 23:54 The Oscar Lens on VFX, Original Score, Costumes & Production Design - 26:57 SPOILER WARNING - 34:22 SPOILER FILLED REVIEW:Talking Galactus - 35:13 The biggest win for this movie - 37:40 How The Movie Met or Did Not Meet Mike1’s Predictions - 38:57 The Most Asinine Complaint about the middle action sequence - 41:51 The biggest problem with the pacing, but we like the dilemmas in play - 43:06 Leaving us wanting more - 47:52 The Retro-Futuristic of it all & The Post Credit Scenes - 49:10 Final Grades - 52:48 OUTRO: Heavy breathing into the microphone distracts Mike1 while he’s trying to remember the Outro and belly drums as Mike2 hints at his NYC movie watching weekend. We continue to avoid discussing what’s coming next on the show so as not to jinx Mike1’s health. But do please follow us on our socials and rate & review our show: https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscarAnd we do recommend our previous MCU Playlists on Soundcloud, which you can enjoy here. As always, thanks for listening. Marvel Cinematic Universe Series Reviewhttps://soundcloud.com/mikemikeandoscar/sets/mcu-series-review-1Avengers Endgame Coveragehttps://soundcloud.com/mikemikeandoscar/sets/avengers-endgame-coverage
We discuss the Venice Lineup + our early guesses at who could win some awards. Then we dive into the most humongous What We’re Watching segment in the history of MMO. 54 Separate Films or Television Series are review from Eddington & I Still Know What You Did Last Summer to a Stanley Kubrick double feature to an Arnold triple feature to Final Destination: Bloodlines & Bring Her Back to Elio & Superman rewatches to Bird, starring another dancing Barry Keoghan. THE 2025 VENICE FILM FESTIVAL LINEUP:The Alexander Payne Jury & what films they might select - 3:14 In Competition Headliners - 6:36 Jay Kelly, A House of Dynamite, Frankenstein, The Testament of Ann Lee, Bugonia, The Smashing Machine & La Grazia.Other Notables In Competition - 12:30 The latest from directors of Personal Shopper, Four Daughters, Son of Saul and Only Lovers Left Alive.No Other Choice than to review the teaser for this Park Chan-wook movie with a thoughtful discussion on werewolves - 17:32 Why After The Hunt is playing Out of Competition + its NYFF Opening slot - 21:05 Other Out of Competition Films from Dead Man’s Wire to Late Fame - 25:04 What’s NOT Going To Venice - 29:04 BOX OFFICE UPDATEAlsoMike’s Superman rewatch & week 2 bobo - 33:15 I Know What You Did Last Summer reviewing grinds us to a halt - 38:19 Eddington makes us mad that it makes us mad - 41:16 M1’s Elio review and the rest of the Top 10 - 45:06 What We’re WatchingNewish Horror Films - 47:34 Final Destination: Bloodlines, The Shrouds, Bring Her Back, The Ugly Stepsister, Opus. New Comedies, Docs & KPOP Demon Hunter Films - 55:19 Magic Farm, Friendship, Pavements, KPOP Demon Hunters, My Mom Jayne, The Luckiest Man in America, Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story, Apocalypse in the Tropics, Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything, Restless, Sally, and Surviving Ohio State.AM’s Blind Spots & M1 Goes Artsy Fartsy - 1:13:36 Black Coal Thin Ice, Sabrina, Hard Boiled, Invention & Bird.AM’s Rewatches - 1:20:31 Emma, Bull Durham, The Birdcage, Closer, I Saw The Devil, The Chaser.M1’s Quickies - 1:23:28 American Splendor, Smile 2, Heretic, Dream Scenario, A History of Violence, Prince of Darkness.The Start of AM’s TV Watching + M1’s Arnold-a-palooza + Tuesday - 1:26:12 Dept. Q, Fred & Rose: A British Horror Story, Trainwreck: Poop Cruise, True Lies, End of Days, Commando and Tuesday.M1’s Kubrick Double Feature + Past Contendres & The Rest of AM’s TV Watching - 1:31:48 Paths of Glory, 2001: A Space Odyssey, September 5, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Bad Thoughts, Mike Birbiglia: The Good Life, Untamed, Aftersun, Dexter: Resurrection.OUTRO: We attempt to avoid jinxing anything in the future. But stay tuned to more episodes, eventually or immediately, whatever happens. Oh, and go and listen to the Poop Cruise Jen Baxter interview from our friends at Chaz & AJ in the Morning https://www.wplr.com/2025/07/14/pod-pick-poop-cruise-director-jen-baxter/
Mike 1 has returned for this Oscar Race Checkpoint, covering his Hollywood vacation stories, the TIFF Galas & Special Presentations announcements and a fun catch-up on a bunch of incredible trailers from After The Hunt & Bugonia to Project Hail Mary & Downton Abbey to Predator Badlands & Keeper. Top of the Show - Mike 1 Returns! He recaps his vacation, pneumonia & comeback.THE TIFF LINEUP (+++ More Los Angeles Anecdotes from Mike1)Hamnet (& Mike talks about Room Service in LA Hotels) - 9:07 Our Lost Bus & Wake-Up Dead Man Oscar Bets - 11:00 The Roofman will debut in Toronto & we review the trailer - 13:39 Why Rental Family with Brendan Fraser could be a sleeper contender - 16:03 Ralph Fiennes in The Choral & Agnieska Holland’s Franz - 19:26 Sundance & Cannes Carryovers (+ M1 & Swell do The Grove) - 22:32 Good Fortune, Ballad of a Small Player, Frankenstein, Hedda & Smashing Machine - 29:20 Sydney Sweeny is Christie + the next from Angelina Jolie & Al Pacino - 33:28 Unlikely genre choices for Miles Teller’s Eternity & Amanda Seyfried’s Anne Lee - 37:09 Actors turn Directors w/ Alex Winter, James McAvoy, Brian Cox & Maude Apatow - 38:42 Saoirse Ronan’s next, a Fuze lit in Hot Fuzz & Nuremberg will not be funny - 41:04 Chris Evans in Sacrifice, Scarlet for Animated Feature & Swiped on Bumble - 44:21 TRAILER BREAKDOWNS:Julia Roberts in Luca Guadagnino’s After The Hunt - 47:25 Bugonia stars Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons & Fish Eye Lens for Yorgos - 51:49 Dakota Johnson appears perfect & awesome again in Splitsville - 54:42 Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale launches its Best Picture campaign on MMO - 56:00 Ryan Gosling’s Project Hail Mary sets trailer viewing records - 58:34 Weapons is the one script that got away from Jordan Peele - 1:01:32 Glen Powell’s The Running Man feels very Purge-esque - 1:02:52 Mortal Kombat 2 is the ultimate middle aged white guy fantasy - 1:06:07 Predator: Badlands is a must see for Mike, Mike and Alien listeners - 1:07:50 Keeper puts Osgood Perkins in M. Night Shyamalan territory as a horror filmmaker - 1:10:20 OUTRO: M2 refuses to jinx future episodes. But of course, we do hope to be back soon with both Mikes on more episodes very very soon. There are a bunch of film studies, Oscar Race Checkpoints, and Boogie Mikes episodes that we want to record ASAFP, and God willing, we will do so. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
Is the Superman Box Office good enough? Who surprised and who got snubbed for Emmy Noms? How bad was Jurassic World: Rebirth? Plus, a review of The Odyssey trailer on this episode of Oscar Race Checkpoint.INTRO: Status Report on M1, Programming Notes on M2’s Other Appearances - TopBOX OFFICE REPORT:Superman’s 220M Worldwide requires a harsh reassessment - 2:48 AlsoMike’s review of Jurassic World: Rebirth - 10:19 F1: The Movie’s Win for Sports Filmmaking + Netflix’s Drive To Survive Review - 13:27 Dragon’s Millions, Lilo’s Billion, M3GAN’s flop & the rest of the Top 10 - 15:52 NEWS:Stories on the ACE Eddies, Knives Out Mysteries, Venice Film Fest & 1-2 Special - 21:21The Odyssey Teaser Trailer Review + Way Too Early(?) Ticket Sales - 24:20 EMMY NOMINATIONS: M2 goes series by series to tally up the snubs & surprises.A new record for The Studio - 27:20 The Bear Season 4 Review- 31:04 Hacks Season 4 Review - 32:34 Abbott Elementary & the rest The Comedy Series Categories - 34:40 The Drama Section is a leveling up for Ben Stiller’s Severance - 40:34 Limited/Anthology Series goes big for The Penguin & Adolescence - 46:23 Best TV Movie & Final Tallies - 52:46 OUTRO: 55:15 Stay tuned for more episodes of Oscar Race Checkpoint on the incoming Fall Film Festival Lineups, Comic Con, & whatever news hits Hollywood next. Look forward to our continuation of Boogie Mikes, our Paul Thomas Anderson rewatch series, and stay tuned for more Oscar Profile film study movie review episodes including The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Weapons, etc. Plus, you can always chat with us on social media. We hope you’re enjoying your summer, and we thank you again for listening. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
Kolby Mac returns to review James Gunn’s Superman. It’s a massive film study, a pointed Oscars Profile, and we have the perfect guest for the occasion. NON-SPOILER REVIEW SECTION FOR SUPERMAN:Reception, Box Office, & Our Movie Watching Experiences - 2:37 General Thoughts + Comparing to other James Gunn Films - 10:16 Why “superhero fatigue” is a premise for this story - 15:50 Rewatchability, The Superman Problem & Worldbuilding - 19:11 How the Politics are benign - 24:48 An Ensemble of Strong Performances - 31:39 Production Values and Oscar Lens - 40:57 Spoiler Warning - 50:55 SPOILER REVIEW SECTION: Changing the canon for good and for ill - 52:18 Making character scenes count because it’s such an ensemble piece - 58:11 Where James Gunn is ambitious - 1:02:05 How a strong evil plan brings about a more rounded hero - 1:08:33 Combating superhero fatigue & why it’s polarizing - 1:11:01 More Bests & Worst Scenes - 1:14:29 What’s coming next for the DCU & Our Grades - 1:20:32 OUTRO: What’s coming next on The Kolby Told Me Podcast and where you can find all of Kolby’s work on the internet. Make sure you guys follow him on social media and like, subscribe and review & rate him 5 stars. He goes back with us, and we love having him on the show. As for what’s coming next from us, we’ll hopefully do some Mike, Mike and Emmy work with the Emmy Noms incoming this week. Plus, we will continue to follow the Superman Box Office and root for it in theaters. Kolby Told Me on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/3FodYSr3yWaIySSAjYrAtc Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kolby-told-me-podcast/id1449736187 Follow him on X https://x.com/kolbytoldme Follow him on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kolbytoldme/?hl=en
We introduce Luis Mendez of The Reel Lounge Podcast and The Mendez Movie Report. Luis and AlsoMike count down their Top 10 Films of the Year (so far). Plus, they discuss their 3 most anticipated films yet to come in 2025, a Midyear Special! Getting to know Luis Mendez - Luis talks about the life of a film critic, the NY Times Top 100 and gives an endorsement for letterboxd.Number 10’s: Great Action and a pleasant surprise - 6:46 No. 9’s: Funny chatter and a sequence we can’t stop thinking about - 11:02No. 8’s: Tight storytelling and speaking to the modern day - 17:49 No. 7’s: An emotional pick and a great physical comedian - 24:52 No. 6’s: We agree on this genre bender - 29:08 No. 5’s: The perfect date night film and an underrated selection - 34:38 No. 4’s: An awesome thriller and a film good for the soul - 39:11 No. 3’s: We agree on THE Dad movie of the year - 43:51 No. 2’s: We also agree on a new horror classic - 49:55 No. 1’s: Rewatchable crowd pleasers that deserve your attention - 58:32 Honorable Mentions - 1:04:42 Our Top 3 Most Anticipated Movies for the rest of 2025 - 1:07:43 OUTRO: The words of wisdom today are to follow Luis Mendez, subscribe to The Reel Lounge Podcast, The Mendez Movie Report and to read all his movie reviews, Oscars projections and Best Of lists on his substack, website and Letterboxd. Plus, we talk about what’s coming next on both our feeds, our upcoming 4th of July plans for picnics and for movie watching, and we even have a brief outro conversation on the importance of the upcoming Fall Film Festival Lineup announcements that’ll be incoming soon.Linktree for Luis Mendez: https://linktr.ee/MendezMovieRPT Website: https://www.mendezmoviereport.com/ Podcast: https://www.mendezmoviereport.com/podcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@MendezMovieRPT
This Oscar Race Checkpoint talks about the Academy’s New Invitees, the James Bond Franchises’ next director and casting rumors, upcoming TIFF World Premieres + release updates for potential contenders, and there’s some initial reactions to F1 and M3GAN 2.0 in a Box Office Report. ACADEMY NEWS: New Academy Members & Board of Governors - 1:33 007 NEWS - A Deep Dive into all the News & Casting Rumors:Denis Villeneuve hired as the next director of Bond 26 + Writer Possibilities - 6:38 Casting Rumors on the Top of the List + Other Potential Candidates - 12:16 FUTURE MOVIE NEWS: James Cameron’s Ghosts of Hiroshima & News on Avatars 4 & 5 - 38:49 James Cameron’s The Devils + AlsoMike’s Love for Joe Abercrombie Books - 40:51 TIFF World Premieres & Opening Night Film Announcements - 46:45 RELEASE DATE UPDATES - 49:52 Nouvelle Vague, It Was Just An Accident, Sentimental Value, The Mastermind and Train Dreams all get release dates. Plus, there’s a discussion on how NEON has done well with October and November releases in the past. BOX OFFICE UPDATE:F1 Initial Reactions / Teaser Review + Discussion on Apple’s Theatrical Commitment - 54:31M3GAN 2.0’s lackluster Debut + the rest of the Top 5 - 1:01:01 OUTRO: We have exciting plans for the rest of this week and next. So stay tuned to the feed for future episodes. Plus, it is wise to enjoy your summer picnics and vacations. Hopefully you can still include us at MMO in your plans as you travel and kick back. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
This is our film study on Superman from 1978 starring Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder and Marlon Brando. We invent some fun segments for this retrospective, and we end with some speculation on the upcoming James Gunn film.SUPERMAN (1978) RETROSPECTIVE: NON-SPOILER REVIEW The Production Story - 3:11 Reading the Plot/Premise as a 1940’s Newsman - 8:26 The Marlon Brando Award for Most Monologuing - 9:30 The Director, Richard Donner + Non-Spoiler Script Thoughts - 14:27 Finding the Right Cleft: Casting Christopher Reeve as Superman - 17:32 Reviewing the Performances & Comparing to 2025 Castings - 23:27 An “S” on his Chest: Best / Worst Production Values - 26:09 The Awards Profile including more BAFTAs than Oscars + a VFX History - 30:52 SPOILER SECTION: 35:56 Left vs Right News Headline - 36:55 Describe the Conflict as a Checked Out, Overpaid Marlon Brando - 38:57 Dealing with “The Superman Problem” - 45:23 Lois & Clark - 47:23 Music So Good, even ________ looked cool - 51:40 Film Kryptonite aka The Worst Scenes Section - 54:42Other Best Scenes & Why we did this episode as a One Off - 57:35 Final Grades & We speculate on the 2025 James Gunn film - 1:02:33 OUTRO - 1:04:30 Let us know your thoughts. You can contact us on all our social medias, and wherever you get your podcasts. We recorded this episode and banked it a few weeks ago. So forgive us for some old news in regards to this outro. But we do discuss Boogie Mikes and why it’s wise to brainstorm. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
We did it! Tom Cruise is getting an honorary Oscar alongside Dolly Parton, Debbie Allan, & Wynn Thomas at the Governors Awards. Plus, we talk Venice Bound Films, AI Rules, great trailers for Springsteen, IKWYDLS & Spaceballs 2 +++ reviews for 28 Years Later, How To Train Your Dragon, and Elio. NEWS:Governors Awards Recipients Announced for Tom Cruise & Dolly Parton - 1:14 Jafar Panahi calls for end to Iran/Israel Conflict - 6:18 MPSE Golden Reel Awards bans AI Noms - 11:50 Blumhouse acquires the Saw franchise - 15:40 Kathyrn Bigelow’s House of Dynamite gets a release date - 18:36 Variety reports on 9 Venice Bound Films + MPAA Ratings for other Contenders - 21:32 TRAILERS:Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere - 26:23 I Know What You Did Last Summer - 32:27 The Toxic Avenger - 38:59 Him - 42:43 Spaceballs 2 - 47:51 WHAT WE’RE WATCHING // BOX OFFICE REPORTHow To Train Your Dragon Review - 50:36 28 Years Later Review - 52:47 Elio Review - 58:26 Rest of the Top 10 + What To Watch On Streaming + Naked Gun Rewatches - 1:05:52 OUTRO: M2 breaks M1’s chops about watching much more TV than Film. We own our hypocrisies and High School nicknames. Then you should leave us a 5 Star Review if you’re enjoying the show. Thank you for that. Plus, we discuss Mike 1’s upcoming vacation. But you shouldn’t get any interruption in your MMO because we banked some episodes. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
Hard Eight is a gambler’s gambling movie, a riveting neo-noir and the first episode in our PTA rewatch series, Boogie Mikes. Hard Eight stars John C. Reilly, Gwyneth Paltrow, Samuel L. Jackson and Philip Baker Hall, and it premiered at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival from director Paul Thomas Anderson. NON-SPOILER FILM STUDY OF HARD EIGHT:PTA Bio + Movie Intro - 1:58 Expectations, Historical Significance & Non-Spoiler Story Thoughts - 10:37 Review of the Performances - 13:32 Review of the Production Values - 18:54 “Courage, Bob. Courage.” Final Sales Pitch - 23:50 SPOILER WARNING - 26:02 SPOILER FILLED REVIEW SECTIONS:Carryovers re: Gambling - 26:50 Why This Plot Is So PTA - 29:10 The Themes of the Film - 33:59 That Ending - 38:28 Worst Scenes - 41:54 More Best Scenes - 49:35 Final Thoughts & Grades - 57:40 OUTRO: Boogie Nights will be the next episode in this series, and we’ll release these Boogie Mikes episodes every few weeks before One Battle After Another. We have a Superman (1978) Retrospective film study for you soon. Plus, there are more Oscar Race Checkpoints and Oscar Profile Movie Reviews yet to come. As for the words of wisdom, we have one final debate in the outro about one final famous quote from Hard Eight in “Never ignore a man’s courtesy.” Well, should you?? https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
This Oscar Race Checkpoint includes Tribeca stories, takes on the Tonys & WB news + Reviews of Materialists, Ballerina, Final Destination & Phoenician Schemes & Trailers for Lost Bus, Eddington, Oh Hi & The Naked Gun.TRIBECA STORIES:Corner Bistro and the Burger People - 1:28 Josh Gad in A Tree Fell in the Woods - 4:16 Hal & Harper + Smashed - 6:32 Trouble en route to Gotham Burger Social Club, Minetta Tavern + Down the Hatch - 9:55 Gonzo Girl from Patricia Arquette, Camilla Morrone & Friends - 15:55 Eddie Vedder’s Acoustic Set for the Matter of Time Doc & Call To Action (Below) - 21:18 INDUSTRY & AWARDS NEWS:Warners Re-Organization - 25:35 Takes on the 2025 Tony Awards - 30:15 TRAILER BREAKDOWNS:The Lost Bus from Paul Greengrass & Matthew McConnaughey - 35:44 Eddington from Ari Aster & Joaquin Phoenix - 37:48 Oh, Hi! Starring Logan Lerman & Molly Gordon - 41:17 The Naked Gun from Lonely Island’s Akiva Schaffer & Liam Neesons - 42:25 BOX OFFICE REPORT + WHAT WE’RE WATCHING MOVIE REVIEWS:How To Train Your Dragon’s winner weekend - 45:18 Materialists from Celine Song + Dakota, Pedro & Cap - 47:03 Ballerina starring Ana De Armas & Keanu Reeves as John Wick - 51:30 Final Destination: Bloodlines - 53:57 The Phoenician Scheme - 55:32 Plus, Mike’s Lost Weekend + The Mortician - 1:00:08 OUTRO: It’s wise to go to the Tribeca Film Festival, and you can look forward to future episodes of Oscar Race Checkpoint + other film studies like 28 Years Later, Superman 1978, and our upcoming series Boogie Mikes on the films of Paul Thomas Anderson. Plus, don’t forget to look into the following websites and if you can, please get involved in support of EB Research and Matter of Time, the documentary here: EBresearch.org
What Is This Episode - Top of ShowIntroducing The Duke of Bettingham David Long!.SUMMER OSCAR BETS, PART II:Explaining Odds in Gambling (featuring Kalshi Odds) - 4:05.Lead Actor: Who The Duke Claims Offers the Best ROI- 7:40Lead Actress: A Conversation of Many “No” Bets - 20:06Supp Actor: The First Lines of the Season - 28:24Supp Actress: Maybe the Most Wide Open Category - 37:36Director: A Universally Agreed to Nom, and Then… - 45:02.Documenatry Feature: Or Where Dave and Mike Threaten AlsoMike’s Life - 53:25..Support Dave!/What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 57:43
What Is This Episode - Top of ShowIntroducing The Duke of Bettingham David Long!.SUMMER BEST PICTURE BETS:Explaining Odds in Gambling - 5:01.After the Hunt, Sentimental Value - 8:51Hamnet, Marty Supreme, Small Player - 18:29Avatar 3, Highest to Lowest, Sinners - 29:00Frankenstein, The Lost Bus, One Battle, Life of Chuck, Sorry Baby - 35:23.Bugonia, Pressure - 44:40BBB Journey, Springsteen, Smashing Machine - 48:00Die My Love, Roofman, Wicked 2 - 52:24Anemone, History of Sound, F1, Mother Mary - 1:00:20Train Dreams, Jay Kelly, Phoenician Scheme, Jay Kelly - 1:08:00MI8, Wake Up Dead Man, Eddington, Zootopia 2, Others - 1:11:45.Bets We’re Making With $100 - 1:14:02..Support Dave!/What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 1:18:00
We dive deep into analysis of new Oscar Contender Trailers like Wicked: For Good, Frankenstein, Wake Up Dead Man, Kiss of the Spider Woman, A Big Bold Beautiful Journey & more. Plus, we review The Life of Chuck, Dangerous Animals, Mountainhead, Karate Kid: Legends & lots more as well. TRAILER REVIEWS:Wicked: For Good - 2:00 Frankenstein - 8:22 Wake Up, Dead Man - 15:39 Happy Gilmore 2 - 19:27 The Black Phone 2 (SPOILERS FOR BLACK PHONE 1) - 25:06 Kiss of the Spider Woman - 28:13 A Big Bold Beautiful Journey - 30:59 Fantastic Four: First Steps - 37:01 Alien: Earth - 47:23 Dexter: Resurrection (SPOILERS FOR DEXTER: NEW BLOOD) - 52:47 WHAT WE’RE WATCHING // BOX OFFICE REPORTThe Life of Chuck - 55:51 Dangerous Animals - 1:01:00 Mountainhead - 1:03:39 A Box Office Update + Review of Karate Kid: Legends - 1:06:29 Tornado - 1:13:39 Pee Wee As Himself & The Rehearsal (1st 2 episodes) - 1:16:45 Fear Street: Prom Queen - 1:20:37 Presence - 1:21:11 OUTRO: We’re not telling you what’s coming next. Here’s what is coming up next. Then we give you words of wisdom to start your next podcast. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
There’s Cannes Fallout, a new Box Office queen & king with Lilo & Stitch, plus major MCU news with the delay of Avengers: Doomsday. Plus, we review Friendship, The Rehearsal, Bring Her Back, Until Dawn, The Studio, new docs and many new trailers in this Oscar Race Checkpoint. CANNES FALLOUT: Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just An Accident Palme sparks international incident - 2:25 Netflix buys Nouvelle Vague, a Bono Doc Review + the full Acquisitions Tally - 7:52 FUTURE MOVIE NEWS: Avengers: Doomsday delayed and what it means for the MCU - 11:42 Damien Chazelle’s next film with Daniel Craig & Cillian Murphy - 15:49 Gears of War for Netflix gets a director + M1’s casting hopes - 18:26 A MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE UPDATE: AM’s Lilo & Stitch Celebration & Review - 20:14 Thoughts on Mission Impossible, Final Destination, Thunderbolts, & Sinners progress - 25:10 Paul Rudd & Tim Robinson’s Friendship makes $$$ + AM’s Review - 32:40 M1 breaks into a review of The Rehearsal: Season 2 - 36:08 Minecraft, Accountant 2, and Hurry Up Tomorrow round out the top 10 - 38:34 TRAILER REVIEWS:Good Fortune is Dogma, starring Keanu Reeves, Seth Rogen, & Sherry Cola - 41:25 Caught Stealing from Darren Aronofsky & a stacked August - 43:30 Zootopia 2 knows how to teaser - 46:41 Jurassic World: Rebirth if it works will end a certain way - 47:56 Materialists if it works will end a certain way - 50:34 WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: Bring Her Back - 54:15 Breaking into the Elio & Smurfs Trailers - 57:05 Until Dawn - 58:10 Santosh - 59:44 Paddington In Peru - 1:01:42 Breaking into the Sunset Boulevard Broadway Adaptation Rumors - 1:02:38 Pee Wee As Himself - 1:04:54 The Studio: Season 1 - 1:09:07 OUTRO: Announcing our Upcoming Superman Rewatch Series - 1:13:09 Announcing our Upcoming PTA Rewatch Series called “Boogie Mikes” - 1:14:23 AM’s Upcoming Slate At Tribeca - 1:16:29 https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
It’s our 3rd episode on the 2025 Cannes Film Festival as we discuss award winners like It Was Just An Accident and Sentimental Value. Plus, we enjoy awards talk on Highest 2 Lowest, The History of Sound, etc. CANNES FILM FESTIVAL COVERAGE PART III: Palme D’or Winner - It Was Just An Accident - 1:47 Sentimental Value gets a 19? Minute Standing Ovation - 8:06 Recapping other winners like The Secret Agent - 16:30 The Young Mother’s Home wins Best Screenplay for the Dardenne Bros - 18:15Resurrection from Bi Gan - 19:23 The Little Sister wins best Actress - 20:21 Highest 2 Lowest Oscars Talk - 22:55 A Private Life and Splitsville are comedies getting strong reviews - 29:58 The Mastermind from Kelly Reichardt - 33:48 Alpha from Julia Ducournau - 36:55 The History of Sound from Oliver Hermanus - 39:35 Eleanor The Great from Scarlett Johansson & June Squibb - 42:10 Un Certain Regard Winner - The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo - 44:32 Pillion + Urchin wins several + this year’s Palme Dog section - 45:35 A Cannes Acquisitions Summary makes the Neon/Mubi rivalry a real thing - 47:31 The Standing Ovations Tally from MMO - 50:20 Best International Films Possibilities - 51:35 OUTRO - What’s coming next from us includes more Oscar Race Checkpoints and Oscar Profile Reviews. Plus, we’ll be sending out the Bat Signal soon to a returning guest. Otherwise… and as always, we want to hear your thoughts on which films you’re most excited to see from Cannes. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
What Is This Episode - Top of Show“IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT” WINS THE PALME D’OR.MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: THE FINAL RECKONING: OSCARS PROFILE:.Spoiler-Free Review:Scores, Box Office, and the Cruise-ness of It All - 3:21Why Paramount Doesn’t Need This to Break the Bank - 12:13Script Thoughts - 14:18Chaotic, Boring, Mishandled…Amazing - 19:00.Tom Cruise - 21:42Ensemble - 24:34Production Values - 26:55.SPOILER WARNING - 30:12.Spoiler-Filled Review:The Mike1 School of Film Marketing - 31:08“Hey, Why Not…” for A Few, Minor, Basically Invisible, Tiny Plot Holes - 33:26Gabriel’s Dead End + Fan Service - 42:01Star Wars-ing - 44:32Parts of This Movie That’d Kill the Mikes - 47:32.FINAL GRADES - 53:58..MMO What’s Next/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 57:10
It’s part II of our Cannes Film Festival coverage, and we have a lot of passionate thoughts. You get our reviewing the reviewing, and we keep you up to date on those ovations. Plus, we discuss a half dozen trailers and review a batch of new movies while we’re at it. CANNES PART DEUX: Reviewing the Reviewers Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme - 1:24 Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague - 7:41 Lynn Ramsay’s Die, My Love - 17:37 Ari Aster’s Eddington - 23:49 The Secret Agent starring Wagner Moura - 28:19 A Magnificent Life from Sony Pictures Classics - 34:02 Kristen Stewart’s The Chronology of Water - 35:24 Harris Dickinson’s Urchin - 37:11 Pillion starring Alexander Skarsgard - 38:41 Christian Petzold’s Mirrors No. 3 - 41:15 Other Notable Receptions & The Standing Ovations Tally Through Sunday - 42:18TRAILER REVIEWS: Ballerina - 44:54 Together - 47:34 Bring Her Back - 52:55 Predator: Badlands - 55:32 Nobody 2 - 57:44 WHAT WE’RE WATCHING:The Accountant 2 - 58:38 Clown in a Cornfield - 1:00:11The Surfer - 1:01:50 The Legend of Ochi - 1:03:55 Streaming Movie Reviews: Summer of ‘69, Nonnas & Another Simple Favor - 1:06:33 What Mike1 has been watching, including Dimension 20, Taskmaster, The Studio, The Last of Us, and The NBA Playoffs - 1:07:44 OUTRO - We have another production meeting live on the air to discuss our next movie review film study. Plus, we talk more about how we’d handle the Cannes experience if we were made official timekeepers of the applause.
What is This Episode? - Top of Show.CANNES IS UNDERWAY:DeNiro Hints at Trump Tariff Unrest - 2:24Mission Impossible Meh - 11:23.A “Febrile” Reviewing the Reviewers of the In Competition Films - 16:24The Best Review of 2025, and What’s with These Pushes? - 28:11.GOLDEN GLOBES ADD BEST PODCAST - 38:23.CONTENDER TRAILERS:The Smashing Machine - 45:47Weapons - 49:51Highest 2 Lowest Teaser - 54:31F1 - 57:44Materialists - 59:28Superman Trailer #8000 - 1:01:50Conjuring Last Rites - 1:06:59..WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 1:09:19
It’s the second half of our 100% Accurate Way Too Early Oscars Predictions for 2025/26. In this episode, we discuss the Supportings, Casting, Director, Picture and 12 categories in all!Cinematography - 2:16 Film Editing - 5:07 Animated 9:38 International - 13:09 Documentary - 17:51 Costume Design - 20:24 Production Design - 23:24 Supporting Actor - 29:00 Supporting Actress - 37:24 Casting - 41:17 Director - 45:00 Picture - 52:00 OUTRO - Go back and enjoy our entire Oscars Year In Preview Series as we discussed the calendar, reviewed Sundance, and previewed Cannes. Do look forward to our continuation of our Oscar Profile Movie Reviews series as we’ll do film study episodes on upcoming contenders. But first, we cannot wait to review the reviewers and time the standing ovations from the 2025 Cannes Film Festival later this week. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
It’s Part One of our Way Too Early 2025-26 Oscars Predictions Special, or Guarantees Special as we should have called it. Screenplays, VFX, Sound, Score, Song, the Shorts, yes - The Shorts, Make-up & Hairstyling, plus Lead Actor and Actress are all discussed.Original Screenplay reveals films where we’re heavy + where Vegas leans - 3:07 Adapted Screenplay includes former winners, noms + a UFC champ - 11:37 VFX w/ Avatar & F1 + sentimental favorites & trailers that look good to us - 18:00 Sound Design w/ F1 as the favorite + other blockbusters - 23:00 Original Score has a murderers row of legendary contenders - 25:22 Original Song includes multiples by two films + the Diane Warren rule - 28:48 Documentary Short included the most research ever - 31:48 Animated Short included the least research ever - 35:09 Live Action Short is as clear a vision into the future as we’ve ever had - 36:44 Make-up & Hairstyling where we share 4 noms, but talk honorable mentions more - 39:26 Lead Actor has huge stars and irrational confidence levels from us in our picks - 41:05 Lead Actress - 47:07OUTRO - 55:00 - Make sure to go back to the rest of our Oscars Year In Preview Series. We have specials to preview each section of the calendar, plus a Sundance review and a Cannes preview. Also stay locked on our feed for Part Two, where we’ll predict the Supportings, Director, Casting, Best Picture and the rest of the 24 Oscar categories. And as always, let us know your thoughts, comments, questions, concerns, and your predictions via our socials. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
We very much enjoyed Thunderbolts*, and here’s our full film study review treatment. Non-spoilers begins with big discussions on the MCU and its box office trends, and as always, we build to an Oscars Lens. Then we go beat by beat and discuss the plot in the spoiler filled second half. NON-SPOILER REVIEW SECTION:A big discussion of the recent phases of the MCU and their box office - 2:08 The Reception is very strong thus far - 9:01 Our different MCU intakes of late - 11:50 The Marvel Mental Health Awareness Movie - 15:54 Falling in love with these characters & these performances 20:20 Production Values including the unforgettable score that M1 forgot - 26:49 Spoiler Warning - 32:07 SPOILER REVIEW SECTION: Is Florence Pugh the next do your own stunts daredevil like Tom Cruise? - 33:32 Major MCU developments - 35:54 Superhero meet cutes - 37:24 The Bucky Barnes subplot with Bunk and Elaine - 40:42 Keeping this new ragtag group together… somehow - 41:41 Probably the most fun part of the movie - 45:28 The Un-Marvel Like - 49:10 Clear Themes and Messaging - 55:17 The Final Scene + the Mid & Post Credit Scenes - 56:17 We speculate about Fantastic Four & Doomsday movies - 58:53 Final Grades & Final Thoughts on how this fits into Modern Times - 1:03:21 OUTRO: We have a quickie production meeting live on air as we discuss how we’re approaching our 100% Accurate Way Too Early Predictions. Plus, M2 actually praises recap videos on Youtube for helping him with this episode. Otherwise, please follow us on our socials and feel free to reach out. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.SINNERS OSCARS PROFILE:.Spoiler-Free Review:Historic Box Office/Review Scores and WB Redemption - 2:06Coogler’s “Studio Ruining” Deal - 11:52The Fumbling of Marketing Black Helmed Films Internationally - 15:00Expectations/What is an Oscars Movie? - 18:43.Michael B Jordan - 23:11Casting/Supporting Performances - 25:37Ludwig Göransson and Music - 28:06Cinematography/Prod Design/Costume/MUAH/VFX - 29:50How Many Noms? - 35:14.SPOILER WARNING - 40:46.Spoiler-Filled Review:A Blues Movie or a Vampire Movie? - 42:00The Conflict Isn’t What You Think - 48:42THE Scene - 51:42The Dilemma - 54:06In Too Deep and Over Our Heads - 1:01:45More Highs and Lows - 1:08:00.FINAL GRADES - 1:15:27..MMO What’s Next/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 1:16:48
What is This Episode? - Top of ShowMike1 Almost Died.NEW RULES FOR ACADEMY VOTING:New “Must Watch” Rule - 4:00Academy Widows Can Go to Screenings - 12:08Casting Gets a “Bake-Off” Shortlist - 14:13The “Diane Warren” Rule - 18:07PGA Deadlines Moved - 22:15AI Finally Gets Rules That Aren’t Rules - 23:55Oscars/Awards Schedule Finalized - 27:27.MIKE1’S TAKE ON THE STUNTS OSCAR - 30:42BARGATZE TO HOST EMMYS, JLO TO HOST AMAs - 33:10.FESTIVAL NEWS/FUTURE MOVIE NEWS:Cannes Adds More Potential Contenders - 36:12Hamnet Gets a Not Really Oscar-y, Oscar-y Release - 41:01.CONTENDER TRAILERS:Eddington Trailer #1 - 46:36Fantastic 4 First Steps Trailer #2 - 49:2028 Years Later Trailer #2 - 53:16The Life of Chuck Trailer #1 - 56:05The Roses Trailer #1 - 59:06Him Teaser #1 - 1:02:34Weapons Teaser #1 - 1:05:58I Know What You Did Last Summer Trailer #1 - 1:08:35Bring Her Back Trailer #1 - 1:11:52.What Mike1’s Watched - 1:13:38..WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 1:19:28
April’s box office bounce back is driven by A Minecraft Movie, and creatively, we have seen an upswing in the quality of 2025 films as well with Sinners, The Ballad of Wallis Island, Warfare, etc. In fact, AlsoMike delivers a baker’s dozen of new movie reviews in this episode.3:10 - A Minecraft Movie: discussing the blockbuster box office, social media frenzy, and history of video game adaptations. 23:41 - Hell of a Summer: discussing the benefit of a smaller budget by NEON here for Finn Wolfhard’s directorial debut. 28:28 - Drop: discussing Blumhouse’s smart budgeting and Christopher Landon’s tight thriller script.30:43 - The Amateur: discussing it’s throwback charms and strong ensemble led by Rami Malek33:04 - Warfare: discussing why it’s true story is so impactful38:07 - The Friend: discussing this dramedy and why it’s one of the better doggy parent movies in a while.41:10 - The Ballad of Wallis Island: discussing the highest graded AlsoMike film of the year47:35 - Eephus: discussing one of the best baseball movies in recent years50:20 - Other Streaming Movie Reviews including Revelations, The Rule of Jenny Penn, Holland & Let’s Start A Cult. 53:32 - TV Series Reviews including The White Lotus, Gone Girls, The Studio, Abbott Elementary, Hacks, and The Last of Us.56:01 - Sinners: discussing some first reactions after seeing the film and some box office projections.OUTRO: Here’s hoping Mike1 is back soon. In the meantime, please rate & review our show in a positive way if you’re enjoying what we do. We thank you for that as always. Plus, you hear about how we’re going to set a ridiculous new standard for Oscar Podcasts in an upcoming episode. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
Christina Jeurling Birro of the outstanding podcast, Pop Culture Confidential joins us to discuss the Cannes Film Festival and the films announced in the lineup for its 78th edition. Plus, we happily begin with some talk about the new Oscars Category… Stunts! Finally, we are getting a Stunts Design Academy Award - 2:09CANNES FILM FESTIVAL COVERAGEChristina’s history attending & covering the Cannes Film Festival - 4:13Eating on the run & the tight festival schedule - 6:51 What’s the deal with all the clapping? - 10:03 The Recent Oscar Streak & Last Year’s Incredible Cannes Slate - 13:51 IN COMPETITION LINEUP HIGHLIGHTS FOR CANNES 2025:Julia Ducournau’s Alpha, a 1980’s Aids Crisis Drama from Neon - 17:44Ari Aster’s Eddington w/ Joaquin vs Pedro + Austin Butler & Emma Stone - 19:55The History of Sound from Oliver Hermanus, Josh O’Connor & Paul Mescal - 21:23Kelly Reichardt’s The Mastermind, a Vietnam War art heist story - 22:44 Richard Linklater’s New Wave on the making of Godard’s Breathless - 24:30 Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme featuring Kate Winslet’s daughter - 25:58 Sentimental Value from Neon, Joachim Trier & Renate Reinsve - 29:01 Other Targets & Potential Discoveries In Competition for Christina - 30:44 Palme D’or Statistics and Our Way Too Early Palme Predictions - 33:19 Female Filmmaker Stats Improve, But Still Need More Improvement - 35:13 Un Certain Regard Recent Oscars Crossover History, Debuts from Scarlett Johansson & Harris Dickinson + Pillion & Other Films we are targeting in this year’s section - 36:16 OUT OF COMPETITION LINEUP HIGHLIGHTS: Spike Lee’s Highest 2 Lowest is the most recent big name to enter Out of Competition following Marty & Baz films in recent years - 39:16 Jodie Foster in a Murder Mystery & Other Special Screenings of interest - 41:26 Tom Cruise returns with Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning - 43:28 Our Reactions to the Star Studded Cannes Premieres Section - 44:20 What films are NOT here that we thought would be? What films could be added later? And which films might be opting for a Fall Festival launch instead? - 46:02 What Christina is most looking forward to showing first time Cannes festival goer, Ryan McQuade at this year’s festival - 50:07 OUTRO: 51:48 - Our words of Wisdom today are to follow Christina Juerling Birro on her socials and to enjoy her work on the internet, (see the links below). Plus, we talk about her upcoming coverage of Cannes and what’s coming next for both our podcasts, Pop Culture Confidential and Mike, Mike and Oscar. So do please support our shows with positive ratings & reviews, and we thank you for doing so. Pop Culture Confidential: Pop culture conversations with today's innovators, entertainers and newsmakers - podcast hosted by Christina Jeurling Birro https://www.popcultureconfidential.com/Where To Follow Christina Jeurling Birro on Social Media: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/christinabirro/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/christina.jeurlingThreads https://www.threads.net/@christinabirroTwitter https://x.com/ChristinaBirroMMO https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
From A24 through Warner Bros, we go studio by film studio and discuss their known film slates and focus on the undated films that could vie for Film Festival love.A24: Eddington, Highest 2 Lowest, The Entertainment System Is Down, etc - 2:21 Amazon/MGM: After the Hunt, Madden, Hedda - 16:12 Apple Original Films: The Lost Bus, F1 - 18:11 Bleecker Street & Briarcliff: The Wedding Banquet, Sneaks, etc - 20:26 Disney: Deliver Me From Nowhere, The Roses, Is This Thing On? Etc - 21:38 Greenwich Entertainment & Janus: Diane Warren: Relentless, Peter Hujar’s Day, etc - 32:18 IFC, Lionsgate, Magnolia: The Luckiest Man In America, Good Fortune, 40 Acres - 33:45 MUBI: Father Mother Sister Brother from Jim Jarmusch - 36:28 Neon: Sentimental Value from Joachim Trier, Alpha from Julia Ducournau, etc - 38:25 Netflix: Wake Up Dead Man, GDT’s Frankenstein, Baumbach’s Jay Kelly, Edward Berger’s The Ballad of a Small Player, Train Dreams, etc - 41:02Paramount: What’s their top priority? Plus, some recent history - 53:34 Sony: Blue Moon, Eleanor the Great, East of Wall, etc - 56:07 Universal: The Phoenician Scheme details, Hamnet, Anemone, etc - 1:02:09WB: The Bride! + Sinners first reax and Superman Cinemacon reactions - 1:08:17 NO DISTRIBUTION YET: Sundance Hits like Kiss of the Spider Woman, SXSW hits like The Rivals of Amziah King, Rosemead w/ Lucy Liu, At The Sea w/ Amy Adams, Sydney Sweeny as Christie Martin, The History of Sound + Greta Lee, Willem Dafoe, & Brendan Fraser vehicles - 1:11:34OUTRO: We’ll end our Year In Preview Series with the Cannes Lineup reactions and then our 100% Accurate Predictions coming up next! https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
With Cinemacon in the rearview, we look ahead at the Fall & Winter Film Release Calendar and discuss the Oscars chances for all of the major films.Once Upon A Time In Hollywood 2 - 1:03 September’s A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, One Battle After Another, etc - 7:41 October’s The Smashing Machine, After The Hunt, Good Fortune, etc - 18:04 November’s Bugonia, Wicked: For Good, Zootopia 2, etc - 32:01 December’s Avatar: Fire & Ash, Marty Supreme, The Housemaid, etc - 39:15 OUTRO - We discuss the next two episodes in the Year In Preview Series, and then we have some big picture thoughts about Cinemacon, Las Vegas, Film Festivals, and why not, going to the bathroom while traveling. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
It’s a spring news catch-up episode! Conan & Nikki return as show hosts, Will Smith raps about the slap, and the Academy apologizes for their statement re: Hamdan Ballal. Plus, we dive into lots of Emmys, Sundance, studio shake-ups, and early takeaways from Cinemacon. Otherwise, sorry… the Once Upon A Time In Hollywood news dropped after we stopped recording on Tuesday night. So that’ll be discussed next episode.ACADEMY NEWS:Conan O’Brien returns as host for the 98th Oscars - 1:30 Will Smith raps about ‘The Slap’ - 6:29 The Academy apologizes for its statement after violence against Hamdan Ballal - 8:49 OTHER AWARDS NEWS:Nikki Glaser returns as host for the 83rd Golden Globes - 13:47 The ACE EDDIE Award Winners - 15:16 The 2025 Emmys set a date + we look at the TV Awards “Season” - 18:05 INDUSTRY NEWS:Sundance moves to Boulder, Colorado - 21:23 MGM ousts Jennifer Salke + a James Bond update & the state of streaming films - 24:47 Zazlav looks to replace WB studio heads - 32:54 WB sells Coyote vs Acme to Ketchup Entertainment - 35:47 AMC to expand Dolby & IMAX locations, Mike1 quotes Seth Rogen to give us hope - 38:21 FUTURE MOVIE NEWS:The Beatles film series sets its cast - 42:35 The Legend of Zelda sets its release date - 47:02 Kendrick Lamar & Trey Parker’s film gets pushed to 2026 - 49:00 WHAT WE’RE WATCHING:One New Film: Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna - 50:06 Plus, a bunch of films we watched from previous years including Touch of Evil, The Killing, Chungking Express, Joint Security Area, Midnight Run, Shiva Baby, & Clue - 52:18 Adolescence - 55:38 Plus, a bunch of other TV Series watches we did including American Manhunt: O.J. Simpson, A Body in the Snow: The Trial of Karen Read, Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Frankie, Reacher, Invincible, The White Lotus, Abbott Elementary, and Shoresy - 58:38 OUTRO: Our Oscars Year in Preview Series continues next. Then we’ll return with an Oscar Race Checkpoints on Cinemacon & the Cannes lineup announcement. We’ll also be announcing upcoming series and new MMO endeavors. So stay tuned. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
Mike1 returns to break down the Spring & Summer release calendar as we speculate which films could have Oscar chances, which films could have a chance to be hits for their studios, and which films the Mikes will enjoy watching most/least.Recent Oscar Noms from the Spring & Summer - 1:57 THE SPRING & SUMMER FILM CALENDAR:March Meltdown at the Box Office and a Death of a Unicorn Review - 4:22 April’s Warfare, Sinners & The Wedding Banquet give us hope - 7:48 May enters some marquis players like Tom Cruise & Wes Anderson - 18:09June has serious potential with The Life of Chuck, Materialists, and F1 - 31:58 July put pressure on Superman, the MCU & Adam Sandler, yes, Adam Sandler - 47:45 August’s Together & Caught Stealing intrigue us. But even though it’s been moved to September, we cannot help discussing One Battle After Another and it’s awesome trailer from WB, PTA & Leo - 57:58 OUTRO: https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar Please follow us on social media and leave us some good reviews and 5 star ratings if you enjoy what we do here. We also discuss upcoming episodes, including News Catchup Shows on Cinemacon, upcoming Cannes film festival coverage, and the rest of this Year In Preview Series. Plus, you get some hints at what our next rewatch series might be.
Andrew Morgan of Recent Activity & What’s On Netflix returns to MMO for this Best (& Worst) of the 2025 Film Year Special Episode. We begin with how we handled our Oscars Hangovers, and then dive into some preliminary talk about how critics got onto their high horses after watching The Electric State. NOTE: All reviews in this episode will be spoiler free, only getting into some plot premise information..OUR TOP 10 BEST FILMS OF THE YEAR THUS FAR: 10’s: Good parenting by Andrew & a good doc for Mike - 6:47 9’s: We lose credibility & try not to barf - 11:23 8’s: We both enjoyed this year’s winter horror corridor - 17:54 7’s: Andrew as Daddington & Mike’s indie pick - 22:10 6’s: Andrew’s indie pick & Mike’s fun comedy + our talk on the state of Comedies - 27:40 5’s: The 1 Big Budget Film, where we have very different opinions - 34:34 4’s: We rejoin forces on this indie hit + Mike’s 2nd doc - 40:20 3’s: Fee Fee Men Are We - 49:44 2’s: We’re united on this genre bending thriller - 55:42 1’s: James Bond Auditions & Casting Predictions Included - 58:50 .OUR BOTTOM 5 MOVIES OF THE YEAR THUS FAR:5’s: When Big Budget Sci-Fi Goes Wrong - 1:06:51 4’s: When Streamo Comedies Give Us Nothing Funny - 1:07:43 3’s: When we really start to fear for the Marvel Cinematic Universe - 1:10:14 2’s: Streaming Curiosities Don’t Land For Either Of Us - 1:16:04 1’s: Our Worst Films of the Year - 1:18:00 .Comparing 2025 to Previous Years & Looking Forward to the Spring - 1:22:34 .OUTRO: Make sure to follow Andrew Morgan & MMO at the links below. Plus, we also discuss the Oscars Year In Preview Series to come. Andrew Morgan: https://x.com/jokesondrewhttps://www.whats-on-netflix.com/author/andrew-morgan/Recent Activity: https://x.com/recentactpodhttps://recent-activity.captivate.fm/listenMMO: https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
Izzy of Be Kind Rewind returns to MMO to give her Oscars thoughts and, most importantly, take Mike1 to school!Be Kind Rewind Youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/@bkrewindBe Kind Rewind Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/c/bkrewind/postsMike, Mike, and Oscar Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
Variety's Chief Awards Editor Clayton Davis rejoins MMO to put a final bow on Oscars 2025...and cast the Awards Circuit Off-Broadway Conclave Play?!Spoiler Warning for Conclave at the end during the final questionMake sure to check out Clayton's work at Variety!https://variety.com/author/clayton-davis/https://variety.com/t/awards-circuit-podcast/
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.OSCARS 2025 RECAP EPISODE:Red Carpet Fashion Takes From 2 UnFashionable Mikes - 1:53Pros/Cons of the Broadcast - 7:53.Show Open/Conan’s Monologue - 15:46Culkin Finishes His Supporting Actor Sweep - 20:51Video Packages for BP Noms - 23:04Flow Upsets in Animated Feature - 24:12A 50:1 Winner in Animated Short!!! - 27:12.Paul Tazewell Makes Costume Design History - 28:55Catholics vs Convicts Foreshadowed After Screenplay, MUAH wins - 31:22The Bond Tribute Miss & Conan Movie Theater Video Hit - 33:51Sean Baker wins his 2nd on the night for Editing - 36:29.Zoe Saldana wins & we put the Emilia Perez controversies to rest - 38:59 Ben Stiller & Mick Jagger both kill for PD & Score + Diane loses again - 41:43Docs make fools us & LA Firefighters get their due, but not enough applause - 45:45Dune Part Two + Live Action short wins secured by Mike1 & Radiohead - 52:38 A moving, but oddly constructed in Memoriam - 55:53 .Everything Brutalist was long, but Cinematography Fab 5 was great - 57:09 Broadcast Speeds Up for Brazil’s big moment, Brutalist Score & The Whiz! - 58:45 Adrien Brody big times the play-off music - 1:02:08 Sean Baker wins Director & AM echoes his pro indie theater speech - 1:05:40 Mikey Madison over Demi Moore in Lead Actress - 1:10:12 Anora wins Best Picture! - 1:12:56 .Tallies, Stats, Our Predictions + a string of history making Best Pictures - 1:15:07..OUTRO: 1:18:57 - What’s coming next includes lots of great guests and potential early 2026 contending films that come out this spring. Our Oscars thank you speech includes our heartfelt gratitude to all of our guests, our sponsors, and most of all, all of our listeners.
What Is This Episode - Top of ShowWELCOME THE DUKE, DAVID LONG!.OSCARS PREDICTION + GAMBLING PREVIEW SHOW:Explaining Odds + Welcoming Our Sponsor: Kalshi! - 2:02.Sign Up kalshi.com/mmo and bet on the Oscars!.Best Picture: Anora v Conclave - Literally, Place Your Bets - 8:47(Predictions - 22:43)Director: DGA All The Way? - 28:18.Lead Actress: Odds + Any Love For Fernanda? - 33:36Mikey vs Demi. Demi vs Mikey…And Glenn?! - 35:37Predictions - 46:48.Lead Actor: But You Can’t REALLY Pick Timmy… - 51:39Supporting Actress/Actor + Why Historic Upsets Are In Play - 1:04:40Screenplays: A Fight and a Blowout - 1:11:56.Editing - 1:24:52Cinematography - 1:30:02International Feature (You Need to Hear The Odds) - 1:35:33Original Song (Dianne Warren?!?!) - 1:42:38Original Score - 1:50:50Best Sound - 1:53:03VFX - 1:57:05Animated Feature - 2:02:01Doc Feature - 2:07:21The Wicked Ones (Costumes/Production) - 2:17:23MUAH - 2:20:30.Live Action Short - 2:25:18Documentary Short - 2:30:19Animated Short - 2:33:51.MMO’s Kalshi Info - 2:37:48.Where to Find Dave’s Work - 2:39:23 https://x.com/1DavidLong ..WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 2:40:58https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
What Is This Episode - Top of ShowWELCOME SCOTT FEINBERG OF THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER!https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/author/scott-feinberg/.THE FEINBERG FINAL W/ SCOTT FEINBERG!:Who’s Scott’s Best Picture Winner? - 3:11How Scott Forecasts in Feinberg + The Role of SAG This Year - 10:40So Lead Actress Will Be…?? - 16:40.What Happened at DGA, and The Brutalist’s Burden - 20:43Why This Year’s Ratings Will Dive - 24:40.How Netflix Didn’t Guard Against The Emilia Perez Debacle - 27:08And Gascon’s Plans to Attend Sunday - 31:50.Post Fires, The “Weirdness” of Hollywood- 34:35Controversy-less Conan - 38:10So Just How Much Did The Brutalist’s Controversy Matter? - 41:31.Awards Chatter’s Format + Working in the Music - 44:40Story vs Run Time - 51:47.Did Dune 2 Hurt Its Awards Chances by Announcing Dune 3? - 54:36Why Aren’t More Animated Movies In Best Picture? - 56:13Which Win or Loss is the Biggest Indicator For BP Sunday? - 57:32Can This Year’s Show Be Without Controversy? - 1:01:15.Where to Find Scott’s Work - 1:03:22..WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 1:05:20
What Is This Episode - Top of ShowWELCOME JAZZ TANGCAY OF VARIETY! https://variety.com/author/jazz-tangcay/.ANNUAL ARTISANS CHAT WITH JAZZ TANGCAY!:Checking in on Jazz/Talking LA Post Fires - 1:17Jazz Interviewing at the SBIFF - 4:29The Emilia Perez Controversy in the Tech Categories - 9:10The Brutalist’s AI Use and AI Going Forward - 10:40.Dianne Warren - Now?! Finally?! - 13:25The Makeup Artists as Part Genius, Part Therapist, All Amazing - 17:28Production Design’s Perpetual Surprises - 22:30Jazz’s Defining Shots of 2024 - 31:07Live Action Techniques in Animated Features - 34:47The Widespread Knowledge of VFX Use - 38:42Jazz Explains Robbie Williams to the Mikes - 41:00. Who’s Winning Best Picture? - 44:55.Where to Find Jazz’s Work - 46:38..WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 48:13
Here’s our instant reactions to the BAFTA winners including some potential Oscar Race shakeups in MAJOR categories, and we open with the stats to both prove & disprove that statement.BAFTA recent Oscar crossovers & this year has been drunk - 2:20 Conclave wins 4: Was it just a British thing? Will SAG clarify anything? - 4:26 The Brutalist wins 4: we guess lines & what British frogs are called - 8:12 Anora wins a big one for Mikey - 11:30 But Anora’s loss to A Real Pain is a headscratcher - 15:09 Emilia Perez, Wicked hold onto certain wins & we wonder about future upsets - 21:14 Other Hot Mess Categories shook up by Wallace & Gromit, Dune & Super/Man - 23:47 Kneecap, David Jonsson & Wander to Wonder pickup BAFTAs as well - 27:48 OUTRO - Let us know your thoughts on these winners and make sure to stay tuned to our feed for some upcoming special guest interviews. We also discuss some SNL 50 lead in stuff that we’ve enjoyed including the Docuseries and Homecoming Concert. Anyway, seek us out via our socials here: https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
We review most of the Oscar Nominated Shorts, I’m Still Here & The Girl with the Needle, update some of the experts predictions heading into BAFTA, react to VES, SCL & Artios + we recap all of the Super Bowl Movie Trailers and more!Updated Predictions from Experts, Our Feel + M1’s Ted Talk on Oscars History - 1:29 OSCAR NOMINATED SHORTS REVIEWED:Live Action Betting Odds + Anuja on Netflix - 8:30 I’m Not A Robot + Radiohead covers - 12:42 A Lien + Horror Realism - 14:31 Doc Short Betting Odds + The Only Girl in the Orchestra on Netflix - 15:53 I Am Ready, Warden on Paramount Plus - 19:34 Instruments of a Beating Heart + Pandemic Kids - 23:41 Incident + A Lawyer’s Perspective - 28:37 Animated Short Betting Odds + Wander To Wonder - 31:11 Beautiful Men + More Claymation Penis - 34:12 I’m Still Here - 35:22 The Girl With The Needle - 38:55 VES: Visual Effects Society Winners - 42:19 SCL: Society of Composers & Lyricists Winners - 44:13 Artios Awards from the Casting Society - 46:37 Super Bowl Trailer Reviews include Novacaine, Thunderbolts*, Lilo & Stitch, Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, How To Train Your Dragon, F1, Megan 2.0, Smurfs, The Fantastic Four: First Steps - 48:26 More What We’re Watching: M1’s Twin Peaks: The Return rewatch, Tom Green’s New Doc + Stand-Up Special, You’re Cordially Invited, Goodrich, + The Before Trilogy & Anora rewatches - 59:27 OUTRO: What’d you think of the Oscar Nominated Shorts? Or what have you caught up with in terms of the nominees that you liked or disliked? Let us know. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar This is the calm before the Oscars storm as we enjoy one final Oscar Race Checkpoint before BAFTA.
Anora’s huge weekend at PGA, DGA, & CCA brings out the best and worst in all of the Oscars punditry (including us), and we must reckon with an entirely different race than we thought we’d be at heading into BAFTA and SAG. How Anora made honest men of us both - 1:34 Burning Questions on Anora’s Lead Actress & It’s Path To BP - 9:41 Stats on the Anora wins at CCA, PGA & DGA - 15:48 Jon M. Chu’s shocking win + Wicked musical medley rumors - 20:28 3 Strikes Against Emilia Perez - 23:12 CCA Screenplays + Other DGA Winners - 30:01 A True Oscars Puzzle Year? - 33:02 Kieran Culkin’s no show - 35:26 Lead Actress may actually NOT be over - 38:35 Adrien Brody vs Robots, Dylans & Popes - 44:38 Animated Feature & Wild Robots - 52:00 Critics Choice Techs & Crafts & VES Wubbers - 54:13 Final Thoughts on the Critics Choice Broadcast - 58:13 OUTRO: Make sure to let us know your thoughts and stay tuned to our feed for more Oscar Race Checkpoints & returning guests. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
The Gascon Emilia Perez controversies have some fallout, we have to review some trailers for Fantastic Four & Jurassic World + review some new movies like Companion & One of Them Days before we dive into a massive Sundance 2025 segment with Reviewing The Reviewers, Guess Which RT Pull Quote is fake and Mike1’s new sick and twisted stipulation on all of AlsoMike’s Reviews.AWARDS SEASON NEWS: Gascon Tweets Fallout - 2:07 Fab 5 Presentation - 4:41 Updated Feinberg Forecast Picks - 6:18 Grammy Ratings - 8:08 TRAILER REVIEWS: The Fantastic Four: First Steps - 9:23 News Interjection: Jonathan Majors Could Be Brought Back to the MCU? - 11:52 Final Destination: Bloodlines - 14:26 Jurassic World: Rebirth & An Epic Mike1 Rant - 15:39 WHAT WE’RE WATCHING:Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me - 20:26 One of Them Days - 20:55 Companion - 21:55 SUNDANCE 2025: Guess The Fake RT Pull Quote + Shot Clock Buzzer Reviews - 25:36 Kiss of the Spider Woman - 26:36 Omaha - 28:57 Peter Hujar’s Day - 31:41 Sorry, Baby - 33:31 Train Dreams - 35:36 Twinless & Piracy Problems for Sundance Online - 37:31 The Ballad of Wallis Island + Trailer Review - 41:05 Bubble & Squeak - 43:27 The Wedding Banquet + Trailer Review - 45:27 Sundance Award Winners Lightning Round: Atropia, Andre Is An Idiot, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, East of Wall, DJ Ahmet - 47:59 Cutting Through Rocks - 51:27 Predators, The “To Catch A Predator” Doc - 52:46 The Perfect Neighbor - 54:20 The Things You Kill - 55:48 Sukkwan Island, Luz, and Where The Wind Comes From - 57:31 Midnight Section: The Thing with the Feathers, Rabbit Trap, Didn’t Die, and Together - 1:00:27 OUTRO: Let us know your thoughts about anything you saw at Sundance. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar We’ll otherwise enjoy upcoming Oscar Race Checkpoint episodes on the Critics Choice Awards, PGA & DGA Winners, and the Super Bowl Trailers + we’re busy booking some guests and Mike1 gives AlsoMike one final shot clock for the Outro.
The Gascon Tweets controversy has been a horrible new development in this awards season. Although we will not re-read any of these tweets, we feel it's very necessary to cover this issue from all angles. Brief Discussion on the Grammys - 1:17KARLA SOFIA GASCON TWEETS CAUSE TERRIBLE CONTROVERSY: We don’t re-read Gascon’s Tweets. But here’s the overall timeline - 3:01 Fallout including Statements, Interviews & Missed Opportunities to Move Forward - 8:58 Oscar Chances for Emilia Perez in several categories could be upended - 17:12 THE BRUTALIST A.I. UNDER SCRUTINY - 25:17 Original Songs petitioned to be re-incorporated into the Broadcast by SCL - 37:08 THE LATEST SCREAM 7 CASTING NEWS SEGMENT - 42:11WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: Non Spoiler Reviews Segment Presence - 43:52 Twin Peaks Rewatch - 46:08 Jack Lemmon Trio of Films Rewatching + Tampopo - 46:59 Shoutout to The Awards Gambit for researching Acting Category Stats - 48:41 OUTRO: With a Sundance episode incoming next and lots more Oscar Race Checkpoints as well, make sure you contact us with your thoughts. Mike1 discusses his stipulations for this next episode. Plus, we’re in awe of the movie watching prowesses of the Matt Neglia’s and Sean Fennessey’s of the world. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
This is OUR home-made awards show for the 2024-25 Awards Season, the 8th annual Mike, Mike and Oscars! And we’ve completely lost our minds this year. Enjoy. Though FYI there will be some lightly gooey mild spoilers about The Substance & Dune 2. THE RANDOM STUFF SECTION: Most Misleading Title - 2:42 Pervert Categories including Sex That Most Changed The World - 3:52 Movie We’re Most Upset We Didn’t Watch Yet - 8:22 Worst Film w/ a Great Trailer & Best Film / Bad Trailer - 9:13 The Substance, Love Lies Bleeding, Tampopo Declarations - 10:53 Prequel & Sequel Categories - 12:06 The Learned Nothing Award - 14:48 Dog Declarations + Horse - 15:24 Craziest & Most Satisfying Endings Categories - 17:32 THE ANIMATED FEATURE SECTION - 19:13 PRODUCTION VALUES SECTION:Craft Declarations & Best Onscreen Costume Party - 20:25 Tech Declarations, Best Non-Ape VFX & Best MUAH Special Effects - 23:28 The Goo Section including Gooiest Goo - 27:54 The Audio Section, including Mike 1’s Best Song, Score Declarations, & Most Sung - 30:56 PERFORMANCE SECTION:Heliocentric Actor/Actress + Best & Worst White Mentor - 34:50 Young Actors, Best Duos + Woulda Been Most Embarrassing Oscar Win - 40:24 Best Trios + Key & Peele themed declarations - 47:18 Best Quattro + Action & Drama Ensembles + Most Eccentric Villain - 50:20 Most Nun + Best Comedy & Musical Ensemble - 58:59 FIGHT SECTION + Best Stunts - 1:04:50 NEW DIRECTORS TO WATCH - 1:07:44 Finest Fee Fee Film - 1:09:46 Best New Films Set in the 1950’s, 60’s, 70’s, etc - 1:11:02 Worst Film Poopy - 1:12:47 Each Mike’s Top 25 Films of the Year: Countdown - 1:15:52 OUTRO: If you enjoyed this episode, make sure to go back to our Horror Movie Awards Show, The Scaries. Coming up next, we’ll have Oscar Race Checkpoints on Sundance & upcoming awards, and we’ll have some fun upcoming guests as well. As always, send us your thoughts. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
The Oscar Noms Fallout might include a backlash to a major contender. Plus, we examine some nominee box office returns and catch up on many new trailers in this Oscar Race Checkpoint.OSCAR NOMS FALLOUT:Is there a backlash brewing against Emilia Perez? - 1:41 Other Nomination Firsts - 9:00 Feinberg’s First Winner Forecast - 11:12 BOX OFFICE REPORT: The Holiday Corridor, PVOD Projections & Oscar Bumps - 17:10 NEWS:Does the Timothee Chalamet SNL performance(s) help his chances? - 32:07 Scream officially brings back 2 of the Core 4 - 34:56 TRAILER REVIEWS:Superman - 38:16 28 Years Later - 42:36 Warfare - 45:35 Black Bag - 49:27 Happy Gilmore 2 - 51:48Karate Kid Legends - 53:02 Death of a Unicorn - 55:35 Concerns for Alto Knights - 57:50 Opus - 59:41 Mickey 17 - 1:00:31 Concerns for Drop & The Amateur Trailers - 1:02:30But we love the second trailer for The Monkey - 1:04:45 OUTRO - MMO’s might be next, or soon. Oscar Race Checkpoints are coming. Guests are coming. Feel free to reach out to us on social media here: https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar … plus, we talk about Christopher Nolan and Robert Eggers next movies in the outro. Enjoy watching all the Oscar movies.
What is This Episode? - Top of ShowAlsoMike Crushed His Predictions!.OSCAR NOM REACTIONS:Best Picture May Be Down to the Final Four - 2:48I’m Still Here and Nickel Boys Fill in Spots 9 + 10 - 8:27.No Bergers in Director - 19:15Actress Finally Clears Itself Up - 22:35Actors Have Some Apprentice Surprises - 25:31Supporting Actress Shows Strength for ACU - 29:25.Screenplay Categories Focus on Wicked - 31:22Cinematography and Editing Are…Interesting - 35:47Costume Design, MUAH, Prod Design - - 41:52Musical Categories: Dianne, Finally?!? - 46:35Sound, VFX - 50:24.Doc Feature Was Somewhat Predictable for Once! - 54:00International Feature- 59:53..WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 1:02:21
We make our final Oscar Nomination Predictions for the 97th Academy Awards, hear about Mike’s dream, and laugh with us or at us, we don’t care, as long as we’re all laughing. Tallies & Changing Philosophies - 4:15 Best Picture & A Surprise in the 10 - 6:36 Director & Chalk Picks We Hope Happen - 24:57 Actor & Separate Surprises We Like - 27:10 Actress & A Lot of Serious Contenders In Play - 29:47 Supporting Actor & Some Vulnerable Predictions - 40:52 Supporting Actress & How We Cannot Be Surprised - 46:04 Adapted & Original Screenplay - 51:24 Cinematography & Film Editing - 57:11 Costume Design + What If The Mikes Had More Access?- 1:02:46 Make-up & Hairstyling & what looked yucky - 1:07:24 Production Design & black goo planets - 1:10:52 Original Score & worse scores you could have sex to - 1:17:38 Original Song & dance to what makes you happy - 1:19:25 Sound Design & Mike’s favorite scene of the year - 1:23:25 VFX & what if they released a visual fx xenomorph into the dolby theater - 1:25:22 Documentary & how this category is cursed - 1:30:06 Animated & how it better be this 5 - 1:37:36 International Feature & frolicking arm in arm towards certain destruction - 1:39:11 OUTRO - Let us know your picks. We’ll have Nomination Reactions next. Otherwise, you can hear us on WPLR 99.1 in Connecticut to discuss more about the Oscar Nominations on Wednesday morning. https://www.wplr.com/ https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
Via a Cold Open, we explain how BAFTA & WGA nominations will hopefully offer a distraction for listeners as we all have heavy hearts amidst the wildfires in the Los Angeles area. Heavy hearts, but we’re grateful friends of our show are safe - 2:38 An update on the scope of the natural disaster - 3:38Awards Season Delays thus far & good people stepping up to help - 5:53 BAFTA NOMINATIONS (+ WGA)Best Film & Overall Tallies - 13:42 Director - 16:45 Actor - 20:44 Actress - 23:10 Supporting Actor - 32:45 Supporting Actress - 36:00 Casting - 41:27 Adapted Screenplay + WGA - 42:34 Original Screenplay + WGA - 46:29 Cinematography - 49:57 Editing - 52:29 Costume Design - 55:18 Makeup & Hair - 58:51 Production Design - 1:02:46 Original Score - 1:05:18 Sound - 1:08:18 VFX - 1:10:22 Documentary - 1:13:01 Animated - 1:15:20 Film Not in the English Language - 1:17:40 OUTRO: do please support CA wildfire relief funds if you are able. Here’s a link to the California Community Fund https://www.calfund.org/ … Oscar Nomination Predictions are coming next from us, maybe with some PGA Nominations to help us. So as always, thank you for listening.
Scott Yager reacts to the SAG nominations, and then the Mikes discuss the DGA Noms and BAFTA Longlists.SAG NOMINATIONS: (& sorry for sirens. Though it's just for 10 secs)Scott talks voting, campaigning and his membership - 2:11 Great Days for Last Showgirl, Wicked, Emilia Perez & A Complete Unknown - 4:56 Scott’s pick in Ensemble - 14:33Supporting Actress - 16:40 Supporting Actor - 19:43 Lead Actor - 27:18 Lead Actress - 35:06 Mike 1 rejoins for his SAG thoughts & how it affects our previous theories - 44:57 BEST DIRECTOR TALK: (& more Best Picture discussions)DGA Nomination Reactions, More on Picture + DGA Snubs - 50:54 The First Time Director DGA Category & BAFTA Long List for Director- 59:07 BAFTA LONG LISTS & THE BEST FILM CONTENDER RESUMES: Emilia Perez, Conclave, & The Brutalist - 1:00:32The Substance & how it ultimately could play with both Academies - 1:04:45 A Complete Unknown & Wicked = stock up? - 1:08:02 Anora & Dune: Part Two = stock down? - 1:10:34Kneecap & The Apprentice surprise in the BAFTA Long List Tallies - 1:14:22 The rest of the BAFTA Long List Film By Film Tallies - 1:16:47 OUTRO - We discuss our crazy upcoming recording schedule. Though here’s an important scheduling note. The Academy announced a 2 day extension on the Oscar Nomination Voting AFTER we stopped recording tonight. So Oscar Nominations will be announced next Sunday. Of course, our hearts go out to those in Los Angeles, and we hope we can offer a distraction with our show to those in need. Scott and the Mikes all wish everyone health and safety during these terrible fires. Otherwise, make sure to follow Scott Yager and enjoy Challenge Mania.https://x.com/SHOTOFYAGERhttps://challengemania.live/And follow us here: https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
We recap and review the 82nd Golden Globe Awards, and we not only react to the vibes, but we sensed them all along.Tallies, Headlines & Clap Backs - 1:19 Red Carpet Highlights - 7:45Host Nikki Glaser’s Triumph & Show Innovations - 10:19 Zoe Saldana & Kieran Culkin win the Supporting Actor Categories - 17:38 Margaret Qualley & Demi Moore Present + Scary Commercials - 22:07 Pope-U-Lar nearly bombs until it kills + Bates, Gunning & Coolidge hit - 24:08 Conclave wins Screenplay, Emilia Perez wins International - 27:07 Colin Farrell, Jodie Foster, Seth Rogen, Catherine O’Hara & Sophia Vergara all hit - 30:00 The big Demi Moore moment of the night - 31:51 Sebastian Stan wins for A Different Man + Gambling Line Movement - 35:32The Scoreboard Bits & Flow’s Longshot Victory in Animated Feature - 37:36 Brady Corbet wins Director & who could possibly challenge him - 40:08 Score is a cool win for Challengers & Song means vigorous dancing - 42:39 Vin Diesel says “Hey, Dwayne.” - 46:12 Wicked wins Best Cinematic and Box Office Achievement - 47:53 Baby Reindeer, Hacks & Shogun win the TV Series Categories - 49:26 No Tributes on Stage, but Fernanda Torres pays homage to mother - 52:19 Adrien Brody wins & our Connecticut Queen gets huge, proper applause - 54:31 The Brutalist wins Best Drama, and Brady laughs in our faces - 56:54 Emilia Perez wins big & we project future vibes before we sign off - 59:42 OUTRO - 1:03:18 - Programming Note. The BAFTA Long Lists will be covered in our next episode, not in the upcoming Critics Choice Awards Show. Due to all of our Globes coverage, we missed those Long Lists from across the pond.https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
The Holidays are a time for watching movies, and we need an entire episode to catch you all up on what we’ve caught up on… including The Brutalist, Babygirl, A Real Pain & over 40 movies. These reviews are mostly Spoiler Free. HOWEVER, we do discuss some mid-Act II events for a few movies like The Brutalist, Y2K and Juror No. 2. NEW FILMS REVIEWED: The Brutalist - 1:26 Oscars & Globes Betting Odds Updated For The Brutalist, etc - 14:36 All We Imagine As Light then reviewing (September 5) Nowon East Village - 24:05 Babygirl - 28:47The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, La Cocina & Y2K - 34:40 The People’s Joker - 39:15 A Real Pain - 41:32 Bird - 45:18 The Six Triple Eight - 47:14 Small Things Like These - 49:21 Out Of My Mind- 51:13 Juror No. 2 - 54:17 Red One, Sweethearts, Late Bloomers, Coup!, Lonely Planet - 59:03 Rewatches of Will & Harper, My Old Ass, Conclave, etc - 1:03:11 OLDER FILMS:Family Movie Nights: Hombre, The Shootist, The Crimson Pirate - 1:05:46 Christmas Movies: The Feast of the Seven Fishes, It’s A Wonderful Life, A Christmas Vacation, A Christmas Story, The Holdovers - 1:07:12 Mike’s Tour of the film year of 1967 continues: In The Heat of the Night & Guess Who’s Coming For Dinner, The Graduate, In Cold Blood, Bonnie & Clyde, Cool Hand Luke, Wait Until Dark, The Producers, The Dirty Dozen, Point Blank - 1:08:08 OUTRO: Let us know your thoughts (especially with all the opinions we have to lay down in this episode). Plus, what's coming next might involve some radio time and words of wisdom.
What Is This Episode - Top of ShowWELCOME KENZIE VANUNU! .NOSFERATU OSCARS PROFILE REVIEW:.Spoiler-Free Review:Review Scores, Box Office, Kenzie’s Nos Hype - 4:08Vampires are Back, Baby! - 7:59.Billy Skars and Willem Dafoe as Possible Noms - 13:17An Adapted Screenplay Push? - 18:08The Best Picture Path for Nosferatu - 22:50Lilly Rose Depp for Lead Actress - 30:14The Cinematography and PD Standard - 38:33Other Technical Categories - 43:51Will it Crash the Oscars Party? - 46:28.SPOILER WARNING - 51:23.Spoiler-Filled Review:Women Talking - 52:31In the Bedroom - 59:29Demolition Man - 1:03:57Prisoners - 1:13:17House of Gucci - 1:19:27.FINAL GRADES - 1:26:12.Where to Find Kenzie Online - 1:28:42..WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 1:30:15
What Is This Episode - Top of ShowWELCOME DAVID LONG! - :45.HOLIDAY BETS W/ DAVID LONG, PART 2: GOLDEN GLOBES 2025:.GAMBLING TERMS, EXPLAINED - 2:32.GOLDEN GLOBES GAMBLING PICKS AND PREDICTIONS:David is Serving Berger’s - 4:34Emilia Perez Needs to Win This Globe - 17:32And Original Song, Too/Cinematic Achievement Trophy- 20:15.Best Actor Drama: Everything Fiennes…Right? -24:35Best Actor C/M: In A Word, A Mess - 32:10Lead Actress Drama: A Mike and an Upset - 36:37Lead Actress C/M: A Preview - 45:52Supporting Actor - 50:11Supporting Actress - 56:22Animated Featire - 1:01:56..WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 1:06:50
What Is This Episode - Top of ShowWELCOME DAVID LONG! - :45.HOLIDAY BETS W/ DAVID LONG, PART 1: OSCARS AND GLOBES BP:.GAMBLING TERMS, EXPLAINED - 1:48.CURRENT OSCARS BEST PICTURE ODDS:The Field, and Anora - 4:22The Brutalist is…Long - 7:16Splitting Season and a Possible BAFTA Preview - 11:28Placing Bets on Oscars BP Right now - 16:40.Globes Best Picture Drama - 30:51Best Picture Comedy or Musical - 37:10..WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 50:37
We discuss the 97th Shortlists for 11 Academy Awards categories including International and Doc Feature, Original Score and Song, Makeup and Hairstyling, Sound & VFX + the 3 Short Films. International Feature: Gringmar Bergman & cute college stories about Italians - 1:30 Documentary Feature: the NBR could be anyone & next oscar year’s resolution - 13:30 Original Score: liar youtubers & Mike hits the speorg note - 23:48Original Song: performing vigorously & the correct snubs - 30:24 Makeup & Hair: smooching heinie & two dolts getting it right- 39:01 Sound Design: the Everything/Nothing & the NBR illuminati - 41:41VFX: our wholeness & Droop Goo McBoob - 44:00 The Tallies: Good Days, Bad Days & the D.E.D. Dead - 46:20OUTRO - CDG & how everything’s coming up Mike. Da money is mine, and you can leave us your thoughts. What’s coming next is scratching an itch amongst friends, and wayyy too much information about AM’s upcoming NYC trip to see movies.
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.OSCARS TO STREAM ON HULU…FINALLY - 1:10.THE CRITICS’ CHOICE NOMS ARE OUT:Nom Tallies - 2:48Best Picture - 6:435 Locks? Or 7? - 10:04BP Comedy/Intl Feature - 14:00.Best Director Lets Them All In - 17:30Screenplays Give SOME Clarity - 19:13.Lead Categories Have Shortlists Narrowed - 23:50One Supporting Category is Clear…The Other… - 33:38Best Young Actor/Actress + Ensemble Award - 40:03.TECH CATEGORIES:Editing - 42:19Doc Feature is Trollier Than Ever - 43:46MUAH Noms, Original Score/Song, Cinematography - 45:49Production Design, Costumes, VFX - 51:51https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar..WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 56:45
We’ve been preparing our entire lives for the 82nd Golden Globe Nominations. 1:24 - Who’s voting? It’s not Dad’s Golden Globes + Stats from last year.4:34 - Talking tallies: Emilia Perez has a big surge + Substance leads fun surprises. 7:21 - Director category talk + power rankings of who’s safest.11:08 - Picture Drama + unique lone nominations in this category.14:45 - Musical or Comedy having more heft this year + our hopes for the BP race. 19:03 - The Cinematic or Box Office Achievement Award is getting dumber. 24:49 - The Lead Actress Conversation with shocking snubs and a deep field. 32:07 - Lead Actor seems Drama side heavy. 34:58 - Supporting Actor, and we debate which are the leading two in the race. 37:58 - Supporting Actress, and all how our worries are solved. 42:30 - International Feature sparks fun side convos on BIFA’s, Books, & BP. 46:28 - Animated Feature ends up in a Lord of the Rings conversation. 50:05 - Original Score becomes a rave. 52:43 - Original Song is a category without a frontrunner. OUTRO - Athletic comps for this episode. Make sure to send us your thoughts on these nominations by clicking on the linktree for our socials. Plus, we discuss what’s coming next from us including more Oscar Race Checkpoints, some upcoming betting specials and many jinx moments and/or reverse jinxes. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
We discuss NBR, AFI, IDA, Indie Spirits, Saturns + the Seattle Critics, going category by category starting with Best Picture to discuss the rest of this week's many Oscar Race Checkpoints.The Big Best Picture Conversation - 1:44 - We discuss the Best Picture category in light of how this week’s NBR & AFI confirmed strong starts for Wicked, Sing Sing & several other films. On the flipside, we doubt the Gladiator and Dune sequels. Then we breakdown what the Indie Spirit Feature, First Feature, and Cassavettes categories tell us about the year in film at large.Best International Feature - 18:43- The Girl with the Needle and The Seed of the Sacred Fig are on the rise. Plus, we further discuss whether or not All We Imagine As Light can sustain momentum towards a Picture nom.Best Director & Jon M. Chu’s good week - 22:10The Best Screenplays & the Hard Truths bit lives anew - 25:11Lead Acting Category Questions including Mikey & Coleman hopes - 28:51Supporting Categories leads to talk on Kieran’s strength and Elle’s surprise win - 35:59 Some early tech talk on Cinematography & Editing + More on the Docs with IDA - 43:19 Animated Feature: Flow’s surge + reviews of That Christmas & Spellbound - 47:09 A Quick Thing on the Saturn Awards + a review of Fly Me To The Moon - 50:05A Quick Thing on the Seattle Critics Society - 55:41 WHAT WE’RE WATCHING:The Order - 57:03The Hustler & The Color of Money - 58:09 The Great Lillian Hall - 1:00:04A Woman Under The Influence - 1:01:51 OUTRO - Send us your thoughts via social media. A reminder that we’re now on Blue Sky. Please rate and review us. Also, please make sure to stay ready for upcoming Oscar Race Checkpoints on the upcoming Golden Globes and Critics Choice Noms + the Oscar Shortlists and then get ready for some fun guests for Oscar Bets and Nosferatu. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
What is This Episode? - Top of Show.ASTRA AWARD NOMS GIVEN OUT:List of Noms per Movie - 3:16A Wicked Road - 5:05.AWARDS NEWS:The Girl with the Needle Wins the Golden Frog - 11:11BIFA Gives Their Crafts - 13:32AARP Awards Their Noms - 16:43AAFCA Select Their Tributes - 20:05Chalamet and Mangold Get Gothams Tributes Too - 22:16.BOX OFFICE REPORT:Wicked and Gladiator 2 Are Having Great Weekends - 24:44But Not as Great as Moana 2 - 27:45.TRAILERS:Lily and Stitch Live Action Teaser - 30:21Snow White Live Action Trailer - 31:52Elio - 35:47The Six Triple Eight Trailer #2 - 37:15Queer Trailer #2 - 40:08.WHAT WE’RE WATCHING:MMO on The Piano Lesson - 43:14AM on Lee, Parachute, The Good Half, Joy, Casa Bonita Mi Amor, WitchesM1 on Satan Wants You!, The Killing, Snack Shack, Places in the Heart, The Last Picture Show, Paper Moon..WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 1:05:10https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
INTRO - Is that guest host Nick Nolte or does Mike have a cold? Plus, we qualify the “everything and nothing” maxim. GOTHAM AWARDS + NYFCC OVERREACTIONS:Sing Sing wins Lead & Supporting - 2:00 Nickel Boys wins 2 Best Director Awards + Breakthrough Performer - 7:17 A Different Man wins Best Film at Gotham & The Brutalist wins NYFCC - 9:26 International Feature goes twice to All We Imagine As Light - 14:13 Documentary goes twice to No Other Land - 17:22 Breakthrough Director goes to Vera Drew of the People’s Joker - 19:39 Gotham Screenplay to Azazel Jacobs, NYFCC to Anora - 21:34 Thoughts on the Gothams Livestream / Broadcast - 24:03 Gotham Tribute commentary featuring Sing Sing’s big moment - 30:02 A Few More NYFCC Awards to Cover - 37:50 BOX OFFICE REPORT:Further breakdowns of the Record Setting Weekend for Moana 2 & Wicked - 41:32 WHAT WE’RE WATCHING:Juror No 2 - 47:16 Nutcrackers - 49:44 Beatles ‘64, Yacht Rock, The Last of the Sea Women - 50:43 Five Easy Pieces - 52:53 Rio Bravo, The Searchers, Unforgiven - 53:57 Network - 58:21Through A Glass Darkly, Superman, Madden Docuseries - 1:00:17OUTRO - How to contact and follow us, more Oscar Race Checkpoints to come, and some words of wisdom to live by this (and every) awards season. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
INTRO - Why we unexpectedly enjoyed this movie.NON-SPOILER REVIEW SECTION: Critical, Box Office and Awards Receptions Thus Far - 2:11 Does It’s Part Oneness Disqualify Wicked for Best Picture? - 5:53Our Expectations and Experiences at the Movie Theaters - 7:19 General Story Thoughts + Our Relationship to the Musical / Book - 11:13 Review of the Performances, a Best Actress Convo & a Supporting Surprise - 18:14 Review of the Stupendous (Steampunk?) Production Values - 28:05 The Oscar Lens, including our Over/Under on the number of Oscar Noms - 32:12 Spoiler Warning - 39:46 SPOILER FILLED REVIEW SECTION: No One Mourns the Wicked - 40:31 Dear Old Shiz - 45:55 The Wizard and I + What Is This Feeling?- 47:54 Something Bad - 49:28Dancing Through Life - 52:17 Popular + I’m Not That Girl - 55:11One Short Day + I’m A Sentimental Man - 56:19 Defying Gravity - 57:56 Final Takes / Grades - 1:04:17 OUTRO - 1:05. Tell us your thoughts. We have a linktree now https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar and we have a makeshift production meeting to discuss our next episode, which will probably be an Oscar Race Checkpoint. Plus, we discuss our upcoming Thanksgiving plans.
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.GLADIATOR II OSCARS PROFILE REVIEW:.Spoiler-Free Review:Review Scores, Our Gladiator I Memories - 2:15Viewing Experiences - 9:33That Guy Looks Familiar - 14:02Performances - 16:40The Denzel Debate - 18:33.Production Values - 24:28The VFX Issue - 28:45Over/Under: 8 Noms - 30:46.SPOILER WARNING - 33:55.Spoiler-Filled Review:Tyson vs Paul II - 34:48Caesar’s Palace - 38:45Ups and Downs - 41:06JUST SHOOT EM! - 47:02He IS an Orator - 51:38.FINAL GRADES - 56:50..WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 1:01:52
INTRO - lots of Oscar Race Precursor Checkpointing for us today.AWARDS NEWS: The 15th Governors Awards - 1:20 A Documentary Feature Race Checkpoint - 6:53 The Camerimage Noms for Cinematography & Controversy - 13:34 THR’s Festival Standing Ovation Crossover Study - 16:12 FUTURE MOVIE NEWS: Spielberg’s upcoming UFO film is casting - 20:59 Christopher Nolan’s upcoming (werewolf) film is also casting - 23:34 BOX OFFICE REPORT:Catching Up on 2 Weeks Ago - 25:09Red One confuses us - 25:39 The Final Gladiator II & Wicked Primer - 31:25 TRAILERS:Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning - 37:17 The Last Showgirl - 41:40 I’m Still Here - 43:50 Babygirl (Trailer 2) - 46:54 The Room Next Door (Trailer 2) - 48:21 How To Train Your Dragon - 49:33 WHAT WE’RE WATCHING - 51:41 A massive list of films that we’ve been watching, and there’s a whole lotta fun detours in the conversation. Your Monster, True Grit, Fear Street Part One, Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point, Terms of Endearment, Sweet Smell of Success, Rumours, Challengers, Boy Kills World, Close To You, WNUF Halloween Special, My Old Ass, Carville: Winning is Everything, Stupid. Dickweed. Manhunter, Charlie Wilson’s War, Shock and Awe, Vice, Shrinking Season 2, Letterkenny Seasons 1-8, Blue Ruin, and Mystic River. OUTRO - 1:13:55. How to contact us, your homework, words of wisdom as we prepare for Thanksgiving, and what’s coming next from us includes Gladiator II and Wicked film studies.
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.CONAN O’BRIEN TABBED AS OSCARS HOST - :48..EMILIA PEREZ OSCARS PROFILE REVIEW:.Spoiler-Free Review:Emilia’s Purchase, Awards History, + Scores - 5:56What...Is…This? - 10:53Zoe Saldaña v Category Fraud - 13:39Script/Song Thoughts + Production Values - 16:39How Many Noms? - 22:19.SPOILER WARNING - 26:36.Spoiler-Filled Review:Yelling at Children - 27:31Doctor, Doctor - 31:52Not Forgetting the Top Tier Positives - 33:21Emilia y Jessi - 36:18.FINAL GRADES - 45:24And the Folie of Relying on End of Year Studio Movies- 50:49..WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 53:46
INTRO - Why we are exactly 75% accurate.Cinematography before that Golden Frog - 1:57 Costume Design & why the goths will not accept us - 4:13 Film Editing and a Mike 1 finally tells us how he really feels about Dune - 6:30 Makeup and Hairstyling and evil Donald Duck - 11:03 Production Design and the catacombs of what could have been - 13:39Original Score and which makes the chores go the fastest - 16:15 Original Song and how Diane Warren gets in again - 19:15 Sound Design and how Dylan Goes Electric could be melodious - 21:18 Visual Effects and we shall divide the baby in twain - 22:36 International Feature and wishcasting for Ireland - 24:48 Documentary Feature and oops, we almost did it again - 29:30 Animated Feature and why it sucks that so many of these films are too good - 32:46 Supporting Actress and how our pandering to the Irish isn’t working at all - 35:21 Supporting Actor and how this is the key to several other categories - 38:32 Original Screenplay and how this category is all over the place - 42:46 Adapted Screenplay and what the popcorn bucket loving world thinks - 45:08 Lead Actor and Mike 2’s burger plan to watch The Brutalist- 47:40 Lead Actress and how we both believing a lot of hype right now - 53:58 Director and how drastically things have changed in this category - 59:53 Picture and the post election effect of it all - 1:04:58 Tallies to make us at least look like we can fake it as real pundits - 1:09:19OUTRO - Let us know your thoughts & predictions, and if you like our show, please leave us some positive ratings and reviews. What’s Coming Next from us is a bunch of Film Study Reviews, and some words of wisdom that’ll makes your everyday life much better.
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.BIFA NOM ARE OUT:Overall Nom Tallies - 2:26(and Big Orkney Talk)Best BIFA/International BIFA May Shape the Oscars - 6:17Director and First Time Director - 10:23Performing BIFAs - 12:35.EUROPEAN FILM AWARD NOMS TOO:History and Nom Tallies - 17:32Director and Screenwriter - 20:40Performances - 22:30What is Bye, Bye Tiberius? Mike1 Tells Us - 25:16The Rest - 28:00.HOLLYWOOD MUSIC AND MEDIA AWARD NOMS:History and Tallies - 32:11Predictions and Categories - 34:06Original Score Convo - 41:55.TRAILER REVIEWS:September 5 - 46:22The Brutalist Teaser - 48:32Queer - 52:42Maria + Unstoppable - 55:25.WHAT WE’RE WATCHING:M1 on The Substance - 1:00:08The Mikes Cope-Watches - 1:03:00M1 on Daughters - 1:04:28AlsoMike on Heretic - 1:06:19and Other Docs, Daddio, We Grown Now, and more - 1:07:40..WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 1:12:50
INTRO - Setting the stage for our positivity re: this Anora review + what you can expect from an Oscars Profile.NON-SPOILER REVIEW SECTION: Anora’s Reception thus far - 2:19 Box Office Study of potential Best Picture Nom/Winner comparables - 4:29 Composition Thoughts - 10:24 Where do we give Sean Baker more credit? As a director, editor, writer? - 13:03 The Mikey Madison love fest & 3 tiers in Lead Actress - 14:36 Favorite Supporting Performance - 19:59 Heartstopping Production Values - 21:38 The Oscar Lens + Our Nomination Over/Under - 27:38 SPOILER FILLED REVIEW SECTION: Does any election result help or hurt the film? We’re recording on Monday night before the election takes place btw - 30:30Why this is one of the best coming of age stories in a long time - 32:36 Pretty Woman Meets Uncut Gems Meets Midnight Cowboy - 34:50 The importance of rounding the characters & interpretations of that key fight scene - 36:22 The Ivan & Igor Conversation leads to a part 1 of the discussion on the ending - 40:15 Hilarious scenes & great NYC movie moments - 45:26 A nuanced back and forth over a red scarf & we finish our talk on the end scene - 47:08 How family dynamics underlie the film’s true sadness - 50:05 Final Grades & if we can see it winning Best Picture - 53:50 OUTRO - How Mike 1’s film year has turned around dramatically. You can reach out to us, and we tell you how. We also talk about what’s coming next from us including an incoming predictions special, more film studies, and especially, more episodes of Oscar Race Checkpoint. Plus, many naughty words from Anora herself to fittingly end the episode. Follow Us On X https://x.com/MMandOscar
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.GOTHAMS NOMS:Gothams: Oscars Indicators - 2:0241 Films Nominated in 9 Categories - 5:31MMO Gotham Predictions - 11:10.MORE AWARDS NEWS:Disney Buys Grammy Rights for $500M; How Screwed Are the Oscars? - 20:45The Substance to go Comedy/Musical for Globes - 24:30Hans Zimmer’s Dune 2 Score Ineligible for Oscars - 26:56WTF is Happening with Juror #2? - 28:24.FILM FESTIVAL BEST PICTURE TALLY - 34:50(Including AlsoMike’s Review of Memoir of a Snail - 37:47).FUTURE MOVIE NEWS - 42:00(A Romulus Sequel; Wuthering Heights w/ Elordi, Luca’s American Psycho Remake).BOX OFFICE UPDATE:Smile 2 and Terrifier 3 Win Big the Last 2 Weeks - 46:32Venom The “Last” Dance - 48:17The Everlong Battle of PVOD vs Staying in Theaters - 51:10..WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 1:01:20
INTRO - It’s the 2024 Scaries, our 7th Annual Horror Movie Awards Show. There are light spoilers, meaning we have to give some context on a few films. THE RANDOM SECTION: Most Goo - 2:22 Grossest Food - 4:04 Worst Couple - 4:40 Wackiest Monsters 6:54 Best AND Worst Karaoke - 8:55 Would Have Been Superior If Bigfoot - 11:01 What Would You Say Yes To? - 12:00 Apocalyptic Future We Most Deserve - 13:50 Worst Marketing Campaign - 17:18 Random Section Declarations including Most Drinking of Water - 18:44 A QUICK BEST SCENES SECTION:Best Jump Scare of 2024 - 19:25 Kill That Belonged in a Terrifier Film - 21:54 Best Scene Declarations including Ickiest Grossest Barfiest Yuck - 23:16 PRODUCTION VALUES SECTION: Production Value Declarations including The Scary MUAH & Scariest Prop - 25:02 The Scary Golden Frog - 26:23 The Scary ACE Eddie - 27:31 The Voided Bowels Award - 28:20 PERFORMANCE SECTION: 1 Declaration - 31:09 Who Played It Better? Nun, Pop Star & Serial Killer (No Spoilers) - 31:55 Actor We Always Knew Would Be Good In A Horror Film - 34:33 Newcomer We Wanna See Do More Horror Films - 35:25 The Most Perfect Casting - 37:41 Who’s Amounted The Best Horror Resume? - 38:46Harbinger of Most Doom - 42:24 Best Child Performance - 43:35 Best Supporting Performance - 44:54 Best Lead Performance - 46:13 Best Horror Ensemble - 48:56 COMPOSITION CATEGORY SECTION: Best Horror Screenplay - 50:03 Greatest Indictment on the Entertainment Industry - 50:34 Sneakiest Horror Film - 52:11 The Shudder Deep Cut Award - 52:47 The MMO Scary Razzie for Worst Film Scary Poopy - 54:00 Film We’ll Revere Most In 10 Years - 56:17 Declaration on IP That Earned 10 More Years of Sequels - 58:00 Directors To Watch List: 2024 Scaries Edition - 58:32 Horror Subgenres: Stock Up or Stock Down After 2024 - 59:30 Best Horror Film of the Year - 1:03:51 OUTRO - 1:07:00. Our Socials, how to contact us, a request for 5 star reviews + what’s coming next from us and how to find all of our Horror Movie Podcast Series, including our Scaries Playlist via our Soundclound RSS home base. Enjoy… and Happy Halloween!
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.CONCLAVE OSCARS PROFILE:.Spoiler-Free Review:Background/Viewing Experiences/Review Scores - 2:26Writer/Director/Producers and Book vs Film - 8:01.Fiennes for Best Actor? - 12:33Did Isabella Rossalini Earn a Nom? - 14:26Tucci, Lithgow, and the Rest of the Cast- 16:10.Best Score So Far - 19:32Production Design/Values - 21:48.How Many Noms + The Official MMO Noms Total Over/Under - 24:32.SPOILER WARNING- 32:30.Spoiler-Filled Review: Conclave and Election Anxieties - 33:25Welp, Let’s Talk About That Finale - 34:45Benitez Speaks - 42:52When Lawrence Went For John - 48:42.FINAL GRADES - 1:01:30..WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 1:05:53
Intro - It’s peace, love, and cupcakes with our special guest host, Andrew Morgan of Recent Activity https://recent-activity.captivate.fm/listen and What’s On Netflix https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/author/andrew-morgan/ Make sure to listen to Andrew and Shane’s podcast and read all of Andrew’s work.This episode will be about our terrific experience at the Woodstock Film Festival, including Non-Spoiler reviews of Anora, Emilia Perez, Flow, Oh Canada, Unstoppable, and Nightbitch. Plus, we have a deep conversation about the state of Netflix Original Movies in 2024 and look ahead to their Oscar chances.Anora, Her Best Picture Aspirations & Why We Must Get a Rewatch - 2:00THE BIG EMILIA PEREZ & NETFLIX AWARDS DISCUSSION: Emilia Perez & How She May Break The Golden Globes Model- 11:15But How We Certainly See A Lot of Noms for Emilia Perez - 19:13Why doesn’t Netflix go towards more theatrical? - 22:40The Overall Netflix Awards Outlook for 2024 - 32:51Our Woodstock Film Festival Travelogue full of food stories, barhopping, the festival vibes and deers on the sidewalks - 40:01 Flow & Our Animated Feature Discussion - 47:04 Oh Canada and the maestro of the Q&A, Paul Schrader - 55:28Unstoppable and the State of Streaming Sports Movies in 2024 - 1:06:57Amanda Seyfried, Aya Cash Panel Discussion - 1:11:16Nightbitch features Amy Adams, but a bunch of other terrible characters - 1:17:45 OUTRO - 1:20:00. Let’s pay our tolls. Andrew discusses what’s coming next on his podcast, Recent Activity and his busy writing schedule for What’s On Netflix. Make sure to leave both our shows 5 Star Ratings if you want to support what we do here, and as always, we thank you for doing so.
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.STUDIOS MAKE THEIR CATEGORY PICKS FOR THE GLOBES:Comedy or Musical Category - 1:25Drama Category - 6:38What May Be This Year’s BoRhap? - 11:49.TRAILER-PALOOZA:Pedro Paramo Trailer 1 aka Look! Hats! - 18:10Joy Trailer 1 - 21:55Bird Trailer 1 - 23:52The Order Trailer 1 - 26:36The Six Triple Eight Teaser 2 - 28:29Wallace and Gromit Vengeance Most Fowl Trailer 1 - 30:36The Monkey Teaser 1 - 34:32The Electric State Trailer 1 aka An Exploitation of Oasis’ Reunion - 36:38The Legend of Ochi Trailer 1 - 39:58.REVIEWS:AlsoMike on Smile 2 - 42:22AM on The Outrun + Rez Ball - 47:02AM on Crossing - 49:30MMO on Salem’s Lot - 51:02Mike1 on Cuckoo - 55:01..WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 58:31
INTRO - Lots of upcoming news, reviews, and trailers to make. Plus, sandwich & burger talk.OSCARS NEWS:1:55 - This Rotating Host idea sounds awfully familiar. Can it work w/ Deadpool & Wolverine? NYFF REVIEWS:10:27 - Maria > Downton Abbey, which is high praise. 14:51 - Blitz < Dunkirk, and no amount of margaritas could change my mind. 17:20 - Food Adventures to Hamburger America and Emily w/ margaritas galore. 21:46 - Dahomey is a surprise misfire for AM. OTHER NEWS:26:35 - Christopher Nolan’s next film stars Matt Damon, and we reveal what it’s about!29:33 - The Critics Choice Awards movie to E! Goodbye, CW. 31:17 - Critics Choice Documentary Awards Nominations + reviews of Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story, Super/Man: A Christopher Reeve Story, and Piece By Piece.BOX OFFICE UPDATES:37:35 - Terrifier 3 wins the Box Office w/ The Wild Robot holding strong.38:56 - Joker 2’s drop is a historically steep one while Terrifier 3 wins the weekend.41:24 - Is Joker 2 one of the most disappointing sequels ever or is it still Rocky V?44:09 - The Rest of the Top 10 and AM’s review of The Apprentice. CAMPAIGN NEWS: No, not those campaigns. 48:02 - September 5 & Emilia Perez awards strategy reports + Screenplay Category overview. TRAILER REVIEWS:50:25 - Conclave (Trailer 2) might be the best thriller ever rated PG. 51:58 - Anora looks so great that it worries us as well. 55:44 - All We Imagine As Light needs to get some early momentum. OUTRO - Talking werewolves, how to contact us, talking sandwiches and then some more talk about werewolves, what’s coming next, here’s the sandwich I just ate described in detail, and wise words of wisdom for all the sandwich eaters and werewolf enthusiasts around the podcasting world.
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.SATURDAY NIGHT OSCARS PROFILE:.Non-spoiler Review:Premise, Being Raised by SNL - 2:00AlsoMike’s Disastrous NYFF Screening - 5:58Script Thoughts - 11:55.Oscars Lens:Picture/Screenplay/Editing - 16:04Our Top 5 Performances - 21:30How Many Noms? - 29:24How Many Noms? (aka Mike1’s Gambling Intervention) - 26:56.SPOILER WARNING - 38:28.Spoiler-Filled Review:High on Highs, and Overstuffed Lows - 39:19Play Ball - 52:35Deft Punk - 57:45Skating Around - 1:00:23.FINAL GRADES - 1:02:55..WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 1:06:57
INTRO - Crazy, Crazier, Craziest. BOX OFFICE REPORT:0:51 - Joker 2’s Flop. 2:05 - Mike 1’s Lament. 4:13 - How Bad Was This Flop? What’s a recent box office comp? 6:28 - AlsoMike’s Review. 11:46 - M1 predicts how industry may react long term after this and let’s say Smile 2. 12:33 - Joker 2 Oscar Lens. 15:38 - The Rest of the Top 10 Includes The Wild Robot, Beetlejuice & The Substance. IN OTHER NEWS:17:26 - Daniel Day-Lewis unretires to return for Anemone, directed by his son. 18:51 - Scream VII announces a 2026 February Release Date. TRAILER REVIEWS:22:00 - Juror No. 2 and we’ll always have this trailer. 27:03 - Baby Girl and getting lost in our own milk jokes. 30:43 - Nosferatu and why M2 would like them all to shush. 32:54 - Emilia Perez and why the drama is working better than the musical thus far. 35:45 - Better Man and what’s with the monkey.38:14 - A Complete Unknown and why we’re very angry to be liking this trailer so much. 41:09 - The Seed of the Sacred Fig and why this trailer makes this a must see film.MOVIE REVIEWS / WHAT WE’RE WATCHING:44:39 - We Live In Time gets a rave review, but M2 is not a Wedding Crasher. 49:06 - It’s What’s Inside was awesome, but not a background movie. 50:12 - A Different Man has a terrific Sebastian Stan, but Adam Pearson steals the show. 51:59 - My Old Ass was a happy place type of movie, but also proves are asses are old. 54:18 - Red Rooms was scary as hell, but became one of M2’s favorite films of the year. 57:13 - Will & Harper is a doc contender, but should get buzz for Picture per Mike1. 1:01:09 - OUTRO: How to reach out, your homework, some words of wisdom about our mortality, and what’s coming next for us re: our next film study and some festival going. Plus, you can lickety split with us. Wait.
What Is This Episode - Top of ShowIntroducing Amanda of Swell Entertainment!.THE WILD ROBOT OSCARS PROFILE:.Non-spoiler Review:Viewing Experiences - 1:44The Inevitable Inside Out 2 Head to Head - 7:00.Oscars Lens:Legitimate Best Picture Buzz? - 11:12(Your Typical Mass Murdering Family Fare - 15:36)Voice Performances - 17:58Production ValWHAT MORE. DO THEY HAVE. TO DO?! - 21:51How Many Noms? (aka Mike1’s Gambling Intervention) - 26:56.SPOILER WARNING - 28:55.Spoiler-Filled Review:So Like…Did Skynet Write This? - 30:48(Mike1’s Gambling Intervention, Redux - 33:49)Not Enough Death, Bird v Ship, and Other World Building Issues - 37:03Rudolph and Lasers, Bruh - 47:18The Swell v Mike1 Clifford Chronicles, Volume 13 - 52:45The Moral of the Story of the Story - 57:17Disney, But Not (and Not The Iron Giant 2, Either!) - 1:02:28.FINAL GRADES - 1:06:09.Where to Find Amanda’s Work - 1:09:00..WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 1:10:03
INTRO - This episode is the Zagat sketch from 1990’s SNL. “Ravioli, holy cannoli!”FUTURE MOVIE NEWS: 2:15 - The Life of Chuck has been acquired by NEON. 4:26 - Conclave, Maria, Queer, The Brutalist, etc… all get release dates. 10:01 - The Shrouds acquired by Janus Films. 11:03 - Tarantino says he would like to make a horror movie. 13:32 - Scorsese film delays & The Passion of the Christ 2 greenlit. AWARDS NEWS: 15:37 - The Golden Globes might still be corrupt. 24: 43 - Deadwyler, Ronan, Swinton & Moore, Reynolds & Jackman set their campaigns. 27:56 - Best International Feature Selections & India’s pick causes a stir. 31:32 - The Gotham Awards set The Piano Lesson for its ensemble tribute. BOX OFFICE UPDATE: 33:13 - Catching you up on the last two weekends of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. 36:34 - Projections for this weekend’s Wild Robot & Megalopolis debuts. TRAILERS:38:52 - Maria gets its first pretty teaser. 39:22 - Ballerina is from the world of John Wick. 41:17 - Gladiator II trailer II has some bad CGI, but Denzel looks like he’s having fun. 43:36 - Rumours w/ Cate Blanchett lead to some NYFF pizza plans + a M1 epiphany. 45:17 - Thunderbolts is not allowed to continue the MCU’s Attitude Era. 47:05 - Don’t Move and why this is an impossible premise that is somehow alluring. 48:05 - Sinners gets a “we’ll see” from M1, which is better than his Rumours reaction. 49:07 - A Real PainWHAT WE’RE WATCHING:50:22 - Monsters: The Lyle & Erik Menendez Brothers Story & M1’s Ryan Murphy rabbit hole. 53:32 - The Mr. McMahon doc series on Netflix about the WWE is pretty great. 57:01 - His Three Daughters and the two ridiculous people here reviewing it. 59:07 - How To Have Sex & the launch of two promising new careers w/ Bruce & Walker. 1:00:20 - Humane on Shudder was also much better than expected. 1:02:24 - Stop The Steal doesn’t salve or balm election worries. OUTRO- where we completely unravel after M1 reveals the real reason he didn’t love His Three Daughters. Please do contact us with your inevitable concerns after listening to this one. Otherwise, yes, we discuss what’s coming next after we see some upcoming movies in CT and NYC.
INTRO - this movie review bundle needs a renewal on our pledge regarding why we love film criticism and do what we do. NON-SPOILER REVIEWS IN THIS EPISODE: The Substance & Why It Needs To Be Oscar Nominated - 4:20. His Three Daughters & Another Rave Review for Azazel Jacobs - 13:45. Speak No Evil breaks up the love fest - 16:14. Robot Dreams’ review here has to be an outlier - 18:58. The Garfield Movie and I know how you all look at me - 21:44. Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos - 23:29. Adam Sandler: Love You is innovative Sand-Man w/ Schneider at his best - 25:16. Dandelion is Kiki Layne playing a starving artist in trouble - 27:50. Scrambled is very funny with some great performances by comedians - 29:34. Boy Kills World has fun fights & characters but a messy plot - 31:29. The Killer makes me much more cynical about remakes - 33:57. Jackpot! And how the action comedy should’ve been funnier - 35:06The Union didn’t get Grosse Pointe Blank right - 36:17. The Final: Attack On Wembley felt like a sports Woodstock ‘99 - 38:33. The Devil’s Bath has historical wisdom but horror trigger warnings abound - 40:17. OUTRO - 42:10. Contact us with your thoughts please. We have an Oscar Race Checkpoint, NYFF episodes, and Film Studies coming up soon.Read Kenzie Vanunu’s Interview w/ Coralie Fargeat as recommended in the episode: https://offscreencentral.com/2024/09/20/the-substance-interview-with-director-coralie-fargeat/Read Anne Thompson’s piece on Indiewire as well please: https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/coralie-fargeat-feminist-body-horror-the-substance-1235048769/Listen to Pop Culture Confidential w/ Christina Jeurling Birro & Ryan McQuade: https://www.popcultureconfidential.com/426-we-discuss-review-the-substance-from-writerdirector-coralie-fargeat-starring-demi-moore/
INTRO - Emmys, Oscars and Zipline stories are all incoming this episode.AWARDS NEWS: 1:22 - Feinberg’s Post Festival Oscars Forecast on THR with a shocking new lead contender, Dune 2’s drift and other surprise strong showings.5:35 - Emilia Perez selected by France for Best International Feature. 8:16 - The Life of Chuck is still without a distributor. 10:36 - Emilia Perez campaign strategies per Variety & some Lead Actress talk.MIKE, MIKE, & EMMY: 12:28 - Our glowing review of the broadcast: we’re happy with the Levy boys & presenters. 16:04 - Hacks beating The Bear and the REAL reason why it happened.19:37 - Winner Tallies by Network and where we could have made the most money betting. 21:50 - Shogun has a historic season in the Drama Series categories.23:03 - Baby Reindeer wins a bevy + LaMorne Morris makes us New Girl fans very happy.25:57 - Other AlsoMike highlights like Kimmel’s joke & another loss for the Oscars writing team. 27:18 - Other Mike1 highlights like the progression on great TV reunions. FILM INDUSTRY NEWS:29:39 - Ziplines, PickleBall Courts & luxury recliner seats are coming to ALL the theaters near you as the 8 largest North American movie theater chains have plans to upgrade over 21k screens over the next 3 years for 2.2B. Plus, A24 picks up The Friendship starring Tim Robinson of the memes we just laughed about for 5 minutes.TRAILERS:35:04 - Blitz and some Dunkirk level potential after all. 37:23 - Mickey 17 and the Mikes’ excitement more so than awards buzz.40:47 - Woman of the Hour and Anna Kendrick killing it in this new phase of her career.*POTENTIAL SPOILER ALERT ON WOMAN OF THE HOUR. where M1 talks about the result of what happened in the real life story.43:21 - Small Things Like These and how Cillian Murphy is following up his Oscar win.45:22 - Heretic and how everyone is criticizing religion in movies nowadays.46:42 - Brothers and how we’re in the bag for this Dinklage, Brolin, Glenn Close comedy. OUTRO49:42 - How AlsoMike has seen the same man in his last 3 AMC movie watches, and should he introduce himself the next time this happens? Or is he Tyler Durden now? 51:59 - How to contact us, what’s coming next, and AlsoMike’s upcoming film festival plans.
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.TIFF ENDS:The Life of Chuck Stuns in a People’s Choice Win - 1:35Reviewing the Reviewers, With a Twist! - 5:00Post Festival Movie Scores - 22:14.FESTIVAL NEWS:Sundance is Down to 3 Finalist Cities - 24:08Juror #2 Playing AFI Fest - 25:30Joker 2 Tracks a $70M Domestic Opening - 26:16Studio Acquisition Recap - 30:24.CONTENDER TRAILERS:The Fire Inside Trailer #1 - 33:19Your Monster Trailer #1 - 36:53Venom The Last Dance Trailer #8,000,000 = 39:27Salem’s Lot, Finally - 42:08.WHAT WE’RE WATCHING:AlsoMike on The Killer’s Game - 48:18Mike1 on The Strangers - 49:40AM on Knox Goes Away - 50:34AM on Parallel - 51:23M1 on David Chase Doc - 52:33AM on Out of Darkness - 54:52..WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 55:40
INTRO - where we say Beetlejuice 3 times and curse us all.BOX OFFICE UPDATE / WHAT WE’RE WATCHING1:55 - Beetlejuice 2 makes good money stateside & M1 doesn’t believe M2’s good review.6:41 - Deadpool & Wolverine, Reagan, Alien: Romulus, and It Ends With Us round out the top 5.8:18 - AM likes Rebel Ridge on Netflix, and he also likes him some Taco BellTORONTO FILM FESTIVAL REACTIONS PART I11:59 - The Wild Robot and how M1 won’t let M2 walk back the Snail slander.13:51 - Hard Truths and how M2 won’t let M1 walk back all the Oscar predictions.17:49 - Nightbitch and how M2 probably won’t hit on this prediction, but here’s hoping20:39 - We Live In Time and the furtive glances of a carousel horse.23:44 - The Last Showgirl and hopes for some Pam Anderson Oscars buzz to help ratings26:22 - Unstoppable, AlsoMike’s dumb transitions and Mike1’s fantasy dinner parties.28:49 - Eden and Ron Howard’s apparently an odd fit for this.31:10 - The Life of Chuck and how much we read full reviews vs Rotten Tomatoes33:46 - Nutcrackers and why Mike1 is usually in the bag for David Gordon Green35:16 - Heretic, how Hugh Grant should do well in horror and why M1 is old old old38:33 - The Fire Inside and why we need films like this to be really good.40:13 - The Friend and why we’re a little scared to see this but shouldn’t be.41:39 - Memoir of a Snail, burning down Hot Topic, and if has seashells with shoes on.TRAILER REVIEWS44:36 - The Apprentice and how it harkens us back to Rob Zombie’s Halloween.47:40 - Saturday Night and llamas and cocaine and Great Expectations: a novel.50:35 - House of Spoils and how dare they turn such beautiful food into mold and goo!53:49 - It’s What’s Inside, double contractions and why Netflix really bought this one.57:08 - OUTRO: why we’re worried about Gen Z and technology. Plus, we talk about how you can contact us, your homework before the next episode, and what’s coming next from us.
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.JOKER 2: NOT GREAT! APPARENTLY!Critic Takes - 2:14Officially Oscars Worried - 7:20.VENICE AWARDED THEIR WINNERS:The Room Next Door’s Standing Ovation is Still Happening - 8:53A Surprise 2nd Place Winner - 14:02April Seems Wildly Present - 15:51The Brutalist Wins Best Director; Heals The Sick - 17:13Nicole Kidman Upsets Angelina Jolie for Best Actress - 24:23These Festivals Still LOVE Vincent Lindon - 26:47Screenplay, Breakthrough Actor, More - 28:40Queer Has Its First Look, Reactions - 32:06The Cannes vs Venice Ovation Split - 35:20.FINCHER’S NEXT FILM IS RUMORED - 39:23.CONTENDER TRAILERS:Nightbitch Trailer #1 - 41:12The Nickelboys Trailer #1 - 43:49Hard Truths Trailer #1 - 45:37Will and Harper Trailer #1 - 47:07Wicked Trailer #2 - 52:21The Apprentice Clip - 54:00A Minecraft Movie/Smile 2 Trailers - 56:52The Wolfman Trailer #1 - 59:43..WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 1:05:50
Make sure to follow, read and listen to all of Ryan McQuade’s work here: https://awardswatch.com/author/ryan-mcquade/INTRO: AlsoMike welcomes back Ryan McQuade to talk through his experience at Telluride. We discuss how Ryan’s 10th guest hosting gig should be commemorated, Texas weather, and somehow, Glenn Close in The Deliverance. NON-SPOILER REVIEWS & OSCAR INFO: 4:55 - Conclave: the audacity of Pope, if it’s a Dad movie, stellar performances & intrusive audio 15:27 - Telluride Festival Info Part I: the layout of the town and the theaters.18:47 - Nickel Boys: it’s innovative style, important POV, & breakthrough cinematographer26:09 - The Piano Lesson: if it’s Samuel L. Jackson time, + great Deadwyler & Hawkins turns.32:26 - The End: Michael Shannon’s singing voice & why it’s a surprise McQuade favorite.38:14 - Saturday Night: a pitch perfect comedy & return to form for Jason Reitman.43:37 - Telluride Festival Info Part II: The Food48:55 - Anora: the undeniable Mikey Madison and Best Picture vibes.54:08 - Emilia Perez: the likelihood of an original song and several acting contenders58:05 - Maria: Jolie’s best, Ryan’s Larrain rankings & how EP is the Netflix BP play1:02:50 - Telluride Festival Info Part II: Tips for having the best experience.1:05:34 - A Real Pain and a sleeper contender in some MAJOR categories for Ryan1:09:10 - OUTRO: where to follow Ryan and his upcoming work, a call for support, and what’s coming next from MMO.
INTRO of us excited about a lot of these festival reactions and eventual travel plans of our own. AWARDS NEWS: 2:35 - Nikki Glaser will host the 82nd Golden Globes4:44 - The Apprentice finds a distributor and pre-election release dateVENICE FIRST REACTIONS: 8:21 - Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and does 3 mins in Italy equal 5 mins in France?11:42 - Maria and how Angelina’s Venice reception resembles a recent Oscar winner.15:22 - September 5 and a potential new contender enters the Oscars landscape17:23 - Babygirl is the steamy thriller that’s been scored very high on first blush.TELLURIDE FIRST REACTIONS: 19:00 - A Quick Lineup Summary to start.20:04 - Piece By Piece enters the best animated feature race with mostly good reviews.21:05 - Conclave is getting strong Oscar signals, but has a few red flags.24:43 - Nickel Boys might be building a major campaign with these great first reactions26:49 - The Piano Lesson’s strong debut & teasing Ryan McQuade’s reactions on the next epTRAILER REVIEWS: 28:07 - Emilia Perez and does a lousy trailer song drown out all of the great sounding buzz?33:25 - Six Triple Eight should be slotted into the Original Score teases a powerful story.35:24 - Memoir of a Snail might win an Oscar, and AlsoMike is very angry after this trailer.39:09 - Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story documentary might make us all too emotional40:29 - Sonic The Hedgehog 3 could be saved by Jim Carry and SNL promotions.WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: 42:05 - Shoresy is the best sports show ever. We both love it so much.45:15 - Slingshot gives M2 his psychological thriller fix.46:35 - Stress Positions hits him as very funny48:13 - The Supremes at Earl’s All You Can Eat didn’t have enough food49:24 - Find Me Falling actually showed a lot of food50:48 - Marmalade had fun characters in a meh heist film + Docuseries Reviews for American Murder: Laci Peterson, Charlie Hustle & The Matter of Pete Rose, & The Jinx Season 2.54:32 - OUTRO: Where you can find us, M1’s spiel goes off the rails and then back on them again, + M2 talks about our film festival coverage / upcoming adventures.
INTRO - Professor M1, Adjunct Prof M2 and why we’re not doing Emmy Bets.SUMMER MONTH BY MONTH BOX OFFICE RECAPS2:31 - June Recap of how we did with our picks on Bad Boys, Inside Out 2, and A Quiet Place4:46 - July’s huge wins for Minions, Longlegs + Deadpool & Wolverine. But Twisters was weird6:26 - August’s Alien: Romulus victory + a surprise smash hit with It Ends With UsSUMMER BOX OFFICE REPORT CARDS BY STUDIO9:18 - Disney is back! And deserving of the highest grade.10:43 - Neon gets its smash hit in Longlegs and another terrific grade from us.11:20 - Sony’s strong grade comes with franchise plays new & old.13:18 - Universal’s grade is propped up by the Minions14:51 - Warner Bros hopes for a massive fall after a disappointing summer. 16:25 - A24 doesn’t do much with Sing Sing YET, and MaXXXine was a letdown.20:06 - Lionsgate had its worst case scenario, but at least it got jammed into 1 fiscal quarterFALL & WINTER OVER/UNDERS22:48 - Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Venice reception & some debate on its projections.29:49 - Transformers One is one of the trickier Over / Unders for us to set33:40 - The Wild Robot could suffer from robot fatigue?35:47 - Joker: Folie À Deux 38:00 - Sleeper Hit potential for Saturday Night, Terrifier 3, & Piece by Piece 39:42 - Smile 2 is hoping for big Halloween box office & we’re rooting hard for Anora44:10 - Venom: The Last Dance has two Mikes on opposite sides of the goo here46:27 - Nickel Boys, Here, Conclave, Blitz & A Real Pain cook up some Oscars intrigue.48:26 - Gladiator II & Wicked both worry us a lot51:39 - Moana 2 is another tricky O/U to set52:54 - Early December’s Oscar Plays like Nightbitch & Hard Truths 52:37 - Kraven The Hunter and who is jacked up to see this one54:50 - The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim and how families are back56:53 - Sonic The Hedgehog 3 could hit a new level with the holiday corridor58:14 - Mufasa: The Lion King is gonna be us being hilariously wrong1:00:25 - Nosferatu is another highly anticipated one for the film people1:03:52 - A Complete Unknown could resurrect Walk The Line numbers… or not.1:08:31 OUTRO RECAP: MMO Socials, Your Homework, and how to contact us. Plus, we discuss what’s coming next with the fall festival Oscar Race Checkpoints and some words of wisdom about betting on the Emmys.
AWARDS NEWSTop of the Show - We immediately dive into the building buzz for Joker 2 and what it means.9:04 - The Seed of the Sacred Fig is a surprise pick by Germany for the Oscars.INDUSTRY NEWS14:13 - Chick-Fil-A is starting a streaming service, and they’re already buying shows.OSCAR TRAILERS17:12 - Megalopolis yanks its 2nd trailer after they admit to fabricating quotes from critics.26:00 - The Piano Lesson showcases Danielle Deadwyler and a captivating premise.29:48 - The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim looks like awesome animeFUTURE MOVIE NEWS32:48 - The Hemsworth Hulk Hogan Biopic has been scrapped.33:58 - Rush Hour 4 has Brett Ratner attached. WTF.35:40 - Noomi Rapace will play Mother Theresa37:42 - An Anaconda remake might star Jack Black & Paul Rudd39:29 - Tom Cruise will star in Alejandro Inarritu’s next film opposite a great castWHAT WE’RE WATCHING + Some Box Office Weekend Projections42:21 - Strange Darling wins over AlsoDan & friend of the show, Andrew Morgan46:48 - Projected Box Office Top 5 for the weekend of 8/2347:35 - Blink Twice doesn’t short change us on thriller goods52:48 - Jackpot is shockingly well written and pretty fun54:21 - M1 goes back to John Ford’s Stagecoach + AlsoMike’s family movie nights of late.OUTRO57:58 - Our socials & how to contact us. What’s coming next might be an Emmys Betting Special before we discuss the fall film festivals for a bunch of shows. Then AlsoMike finds the phrase we were arguing about for the past 10 minutes.
INTRO - It's another fully loaded Oscar Race Checkpoint.BOX OFFICE UPDATE 1:02 - Romulus earnings are strong + Ryan and Blake’s shared success6:41 - Rest of the Top 15 includes Coraline’s comeback & the Borderlands bombMAKE THE CASE: QUICK NON-SPOILER REVIEWS7:57 - Cuckoo had awesome style and nearly as much goo as an alien film10:15 - This Woman and the Sea rave review has enraged everyone11:50 - Strange Darling teases to be a possible film study from us AWARDS NEWS12:50 - Joaquin Phoenix Leaves Todd Haynes Detective Romance Film19:05 - Eugene & Dan Levy confirmed as Emmy Hosts. Do they have enough prep time?20:20 - Gotham Awards add Best Director & Breakthrough Performer categories22:12 - Latvia Selects Flow as its Best International FeatureD23: FUTURE MOVIE NEWS23:19 - Disney’s Body Swap Comedies + All The Sequel Announcements25:19 - Mufasa Trailer 2 is still not winning us over27:04 - Moana 2 is cuteness overload28:04 - Snow White has one Mike in favor and the other againstCASTING NEWS29:20 - Nicholas Cage will play John Madden32:42 - Dominic Sessa will play Anthony BourdainFILM FESTIVAL NEWS34:32 - NYFF Spotlight Section adds some targets to our watchlist42:30 - The Venice Schedule has been released45:21 - TIFF adds even more special presentationsTRAILER REVIEWS46:18 - Saturday Night’s alright for fighting49:04 - The Outrun is gonna be Saoirse Ronan’s 5th nom51:12 - Woman of the Hour is a freaky true story52:39 - The Room Next Door causes a major debate over fake snow54:08 - A Quickie Nightbitch Book Review54:43 - The Substance throws AlsoMike once again, proving he has lost his mind56:34 - Y2K looks very funny58:50 - OUTRO: Our socials, how to contact us, if AlsoMike will go and party with the hippies and bigfoot, what’s coming next from us, extension chords and words of wisdom.
INTRO - This will be quite the passionate finale of Mike, Mike, and Alien.NON-SPOILER REVIEW OF ALIEN: ROMULUS2:00 - Development Backstory post Fox & Hulu + some creative viral marketing4:50 - Strong reception numbers & early box office, yet some polarizing tweets & scores7:37 - Our Theatrical Moviegoing Experience was a Mike, Dan, Mike & Alien Popcorn Bucket.11:25 - Non Spoiler Script thoughts outlines many pros & cons, potholes, yet no plot holes16:38 - Praiseworthy performances & characters that differentiate this from other Alien films22:14 - In Space, No One Can Hear You Set A Scene: some high highs & low lows for the production values and the first of three Mike1 speeches on what makes this franchise great.30:37 - SPOILER WARNING FOR OUR SPOILER FILLED REVIEW OF ALIEN: ROMULUS31:24 - The Requiem, or why this film will be remembered has to be the ending, and Mike1 delivers his second big speech on what is otherwise working great in this film.41:12 - The Most & Least Mike Like Moves pays homage to Dora The Explorer.45:50 - The Game Over Man (where you knew a fatal error was made) is a segment that showcases Mike's third speech on how we’d never survive a horror movie.48:06 - Themes we’d rather not dwell on, I mean we could, but we’re not gonna: invokes several good discussions on fan service and the tech of the film.53:14 - Underrated Smart Moves includes praise for some great character work, expansions on the mythology, and a burning question about how they’ll handle the sequel, if there is one.1:00:41 - Least Scary, Scary Moment re: facehuggers, but we have more praise for the writing1:02:28 - Get Away From Them, You Bitch (or most goosebump inducing moments).1:05:11 - Nagging Questions We Can’t Stop Thinking About1:10:39 - Quantifying the Goo for Alien: Romulus might just be our masterpiece.1:19:44 - Final Grades & Our Top Films of the Franchise1:21:25 - THE OUTRO: includes our socials, your homework, and how to contact us. We also give a requiem for this Mike, Mike, and Alien series and go back through our episode library to recall all of our previous rewatch series. Then we discuss what’s coming next from us including upcoming Oscar Race Checkpoints, film festival coverage and film study review episodes.
What Is This Episode - Top of ShowIntroducing The Duke of Bettingham - David Long!.SUMMER GAMBLING PREVIEW - BEST PICTURE:Which Movie Has The Most Money On It Currently? - 2:43Define “Value Betting” - 4:55.The Current Betting Favorites:Dune 2 (+250) - 8:40(and a History Lesson in Just How Bizarre Dune’s Odds Are - 10:56)Sing Sing (+400) - 17:12Blitz (+650) - 20:34.The 10 to 1 and Longer Shots:Joker 2 (+1200) - 25:22Anora (+1400) - 31:33A Real Pain (+1400) - 35:15Conclave (+1400) - 36:56Nickel Boys (+1600) - 41:34.The 20 to 1 Group - 44:59(Nosferatu, Kinds of Kindness, Bird, Here, The Long Game, Fancy Dance).The 25 to 1 Group - 48:47(Megalopolis, Queer, The Piano Lesson, Gladiator 2, Will & Harper, The Apprentice, More).The Super Duper Long Shots - 1:05:44(Furiosa, Hard Truths, Maria, Saturday Night, Wicked, Inside Out 2, More).What About the As Yet Unlisted Movies? - 1:17:33(Emilia Perez, A Complete Unknown, The Room Next Door, Beetlejuice 2, More)..WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 1:24:34
Make sure to read & listen to all of Clayton's work here:https://variety.com/author/clayton-davis/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/variety-awards-circuit/id1536666553What Is This Episode - Top of ShowIntroducing Clayton Davis of Variety!.The Oscars Hosting…Scene - 3:08The Oscars/Emmys/Tonys Awards Web of Crossovers - 13:10How the Emmys Vote; and FYC Differences Between Emmys and Oscars - 16:20.THE OSCARS, FESTIVALS, and PREDICTIONS:Why is Vegas So High on Dune 2’s Chances? - 23:44Deadpool and Wolverine: Box Office Savior + The MCU Future - 29:30Early Oscars Frontrunner Syndrome + Winding Narratives - 37:07The Oscars Butterfly Effects + How Clayton Predicts Through the Year - 44:50.Why TIFF’s People’s Choice May Be Different This Year - 55:24What Clayton’s Heard of Joker 2 and Its Possible Oscar Shocker Within - 1:02:00The Early Word on Upcoming Contenders or Pretenders - 1:05:12.When Clayton Expects To See an Oscars Stunt Category - 1:09:24And He Predicts Netflix Will Do WHAT?! - 1:14:56.THE DROPOUT QUESTIONS:How Clayton Got to Spend Time w/ Dropout - 1:22:28GET. SAM. AN EMMY. NOM. - 1:28:03Walking the Line Between Advocacy and Journalism - 1:30:00..WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 1:40:00
INTRO - Why this episode is most definitely a hodgepodge.AWARDS NEWS:Eugene & Dan Levy may host the Emmys with their Canadian Americana - 2:11Oscars Host Questions Continue as we bring up a 2nd Week’s worth of names - 4:11Janet Yang has earned her re-election, but has much work yet to do - 8:52BAFTAs New Kids Award + Rule Changes have us all constantly tinkering - 11:08Kneecap & The Devil’s Bath begin that International Feature selections list - 19:52FESTIVAL NEWS:Our NYFF Main Slate Targets / Oscars Scouting - 22:52Horizon Chapter 2 still playing Venice - 37:26Mike Leigh, Emilia Perez composers to receive TIFF awards - 39:20Telluride Lineup via Others’ Deductions & Reports - 41:20FUTURE MOVIE NEWS:Britney Spears Biopic Greenlit at Universal - 44:03Ben Affleck to play Hulk Hogan in Killing Gawker movie - 46:57BOX OFFICE REPORT / WHAT WE’RE WATCHING REVIEWS:Deadpool & Wolverine has a great 2nd week - 52:14Trap does ok box office and is big cheesy goofy fun per AM’s Review - 55:3158:50 - The Mikes catch up on a full lightning round of non-spoiler reviews and grades for Oddity, Touch, + lots of Documentaries including I Am Celine Dion, Remembering Gene Wilder, Giannis: The Marvelous Journey, Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution, Sue Bird in the Clutch, Federer: Twelve Final Days, Faye, The Beach Boys, Bratz, Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple, Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa, The Blue Angels, Black Barbie, MoviePass MovieCrash, + docuseries Charlie Rose & The Matter of Pete Rose and Hard Knocks: An Offseason with the New York Giants.OUTRO - Our socials, how to contact us, what’s coming next, and we look up the definition for hodgepodge. We were right all along, sadly.
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.MIKE, MIKE, AND ALIEN, PART 6: COVENANT 2017:.Non-spoiler Review:Creating Creation - 2:27Bizarre Writing Backgrounds - 5:55Reception/Our Viewing Experiences - 9:47The Big Budget Horror Curse - 15:03“If Everything Splatters, Nothing Matters”/Performances - 19:34In Space, No One Can Hear You Set a Scene (Best Production Values) - 22:16.SPOILER WARNING - 26:03.Spoiler-Filled Review:The Requiem (or What This Movie Is Best Known for and Its Impact) - 26:42Most Mike-Like Move/Un-Mike Like Move - 32:11The Game Over Man (The Point in Which You KNEW A Fatal Error Was Made) - 40:50Themes We’d Rather Not Dwell On - 44:13.Underrated Smart Move/The Least Scary, Scary Moment - 46:25Get Away From Them, You Bitch (or The Most Goosebump Inducing Moment) - 50:01The Nagging Question You Can’t Stop Thinking About - 53:14Quantifying the Goo - 57:49..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:06:11
INTRO - At least our schedules were open for THIS CRAZY BARRAGE OF MOVIE NEWS!OSCARS HOST NEWS:1:20 - Jimmy Kimmel then John Mulaney both turn down the job, and we wonder why.4:33 - So who hosts??!! And it’s a huge list of names in play to go over.SAN DIEGO COMIC CON ‘24: Hall H Marvel Presentations17:39 - Robert Downey Jr’s return as Doctor Doom, and we have some conditions27:05 - Why the Russo’s return makes sense and talking ourselves into RDJ some more.31:30 - The Fantastic Four: First Steps and potential comic storylines including RDJ.35:02 - Captain America: Brave New World and Harrison Ford’s mocap monster.37:25 - Other SDCC Highlights including the Vice President’s Simpson Quotation, Ryan & Hugh’s surprise screening, some Alien Romulus viral marketing, In A Violent Nature’s sequel, Terminator 7 with John Cena, the BioShock movie, and trailers for films like Transformers One & Hellboy: The Crooked Man + The Penguin and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.BOX OFFICE UPDATE: 41:45 - Deadpool & Wolverine sets many records, and we start the Cool Uncles Pod.46:25 - Twisters has done terrible overseas as Mike 1 foreseen’d.50:17 - Despicable Me 4, Inside Out 2, Longlegs and the rest of the top 10.FUTURE MOVIE NEWS54:28 - The Megalopolis production scandal worsens56:44 - TIFF released Midnight Section films including Friendship & The Substance.58:04 - NYFF picks Blitz for its Closing Night, and we get new premise detailsOSCAR TRAILERS1:00:40 - A Complete Unknown has a hype parade, but do we buy it?1:06:21 - His Three Daughters seems like our kind of September movie1:09:41 - OUR EPISODE OUTRO and where we discuss how you can reach us, conditional love for millionaires, and feeling the itch to gamble.
What is This Episode? - Top of Show.DEADPOOL AND WOLVERINE REVIEW:.Spoiler-Free Review:Reception/Scores/Viewings/Box Office - 2:15Shawn Levy and Ryan Reynolds and What Was MCU Plan B?? - 10:20NOMINATE. HUGH. DAMMIT… - 23:38…And an Academy Question - 26:00Technical Categories - 30:51How Many Noms? - 34:17.SPOILER WARNING - 39:20.Spoiler-Filled Review:Slow-Mowin’ Em Down - 40:17Sad Pool - 44:15Dear Cassandra - 49:42Gang’s All Here - 56:00Closure. Or Closure? - 59:40.FINAL GRADES - 1:07:11..What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 1:13:30
A TIFF 2024 RUNDOWN:1:47 - Previously Announced TIFF Premieres: We get the obligatory Family Guy reference out of the way. Then we discuss how Eden is about hot people on an island, why we need to be right about Nightbitch, and whether We Live In Time is more Brooklyn or Goldfinch.TIFF GALAS & SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS: 4:01 - Opening Night with Nutcrackers from David Gordon Green and that stupid Adam Sandler movie that one of us thinks is great.6:25 - Closing Night with Rebel Wilson’s The Deb7:48 - From Cannes to TIFF: Anora, Bird, Emilia Perez, Oh Canada, Rumours, & The Shrouds.9:40 - Better Man via Robbie Williams starts a whole Pearl Jam riff11:20 - A cryptic Conclave book report.12:07 - Other big name films we’ve been following forever like Hard Truths from Mike Leigh, Heretic from A24, Piece by Piece from Lego, The End from the artist formerly known as Michael Shannon, The Fire Inside from MGM, The Return from a ripped Ralph + Will & Harper from Sundance.15:25 - The Piano Lesson announces the Washington family takeover of Hollywood.NEW TIFF ARRIVALS INTO THE OSCARS LANDSCAPE:18:07 - 40 Acres has Danielle Deadwyler vs Canadian Cannibals!19:04 - Familiar stories modernized with Brett Goldstein in All Of You, banshee Barry vs Christopher in Bring Them Down, Sandra Oh in Can I Get a Witness?, a jacked Orlando Bloom in The Cut, plus The Motorcycle Diaries director is ironically back in I’m Still Here.21:48 - The Last Showgirl has us hoping for a Pam Anderson Oscars campaign22:58 - Millers in Marriage is the next from Edward Burns that’s better than The Family Stone.24:32 - Relay seems like Hell or High Water or The Accountant.25:09 - Riff Raff seems funny with Jennifer Coolidge, Bill Murray and Pete Davidson26:10 - Sharp Corner stars Ben Foster who may or may not walk off into the woods.27:22 - The Order intrigues us with Hoult, Law, Smollett, Maron, Baylin, etc. 29:10 - The Penguin Lessons is probably not Mr. Popper’s Penguins.29:44 - Pedro Paramo and why his bonafides make it a potential contender31:13 - Sketch seems like a funny Harold and the Purple Crayon w/ D’Arcy Carden & Tony Hale.32:27 - Unstoppable and how we hope Jlo gets some good press with this one.34:14 - Without Blood is the next from Angelina Jolie and Cinecitta Studios.THE 81ST VENICE FILM FESTIVAL:35:18 - A Recap of the News on the Jury, Tributes, and Opening Night Film36:19 - Maria and why Angelina Jolie could be a favorite for the Volpi Cup.37:01 - Queer and why Luca Guadagnino’s work promises a high floor38:15 - Pedro’s Room Next Door and how we get sidetracked re: premise writing.39:43 - Joker Folie à Deux and our mixed review of the second trailer.43:44 - April and how M2 has faith in this director.44:38 - The Brutalist and the allure of the mysterious and wealthy client46:34 - Babygirl and when we momentarily lose our morality.47:58 - Harvest and the intrigue of good young actors.48:45 - Wolfs and the callback that also includes your obligatory Tarantino reference. 49:28 - Baby Invasion and why it has to be Harmony Korine.50:12 - Intriguing Venice Docs and why M2 owes you some doc reviews.THE NYFF OPENING NIGHT FILM ANNOUNCEMENT - NICKEL BOYS51:00 - Aunjanue Ellis as a Supporting Actress play, the history of previous Opening Nighters from NYFF at the Oscars, and another major contender centered on a child protagonist. (Plus, we get a quick happy story from Uncle Mike). 55:25 - OUR OUTRO and how to contact us. Plus, you hear about a handful of upcoming episodes, get some Austin Powers quotes, and a discussion on how we would do Telluride if we ever go.
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.MIKE, MIKE, AND ALIEN, PART 5: PROMETHEUS 2012:.Non-spoiler Review:Ridley is Ready for a Prequel - 2:09BladeRunner Type Prequel - 6:46Our Viewing Experiences - 11:45Script Thoughts - 16:10Performances - 18:05In Space, No One Can Hear You Set a Scene (Best Production Values) - 21:42.SPOILER WARNING - 26:25.Spoiler-Filled Review:The Requiem (or What This Movie Is Best Known for and Its Impact) - 27:08Most Mike-Like Move/Un-Mike Like Move - 33:15The Game Over Man (The Point in Which You KNEW A Fatal Error Was Made) - 38:17Themes We’d Rather Not Dwell On - 41:26.Underrated Smart Move/ The Least Scary, Scary Moment - 43:53Get Away From Them, You Bitch (or The Most Goosebump Inducing Moment) - 47:18The Nagging Question You Can’t Stop Thinking About - 48:25Quantifying the Goo - 51:50..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 59:45
INTRO: Let’s talk about how Mike is becoming Tyler Durden.MIKE, MIKE, AND EMMY: - We go show by show to recap and tally up all of the 76th Primetime Emmy Nominations, ending each section with some conversation on the snubs, the Vegas betting lines, plus a smattering of predictions, bets, and over/unders.Tallies by NetworkComedy Series Categories20:09 - Drama Series Categories31:38 - Limited or Anthology Series Categories + Best TV Movie.OSCAR TRAILERS:39:11 - Anora and why they should start engraving Mikey Madison’s Oscar now please.41:47 - Conclave and why it's not Lithgow, but probably Tucci.45:51 - A Different Man and why we’re rooting for him.48:21 - Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and why another Jenna Ortega dance should go viral.50:20 - Captain America: Brave New World and why it’s good he’s no Steve Rogers.53:25 - The Deliverance and why our deaths would end up in the tabloids.58:19 - Alien: Romulus and why there’s gonna be lunch for the aliens.WHAT ELSE WE’RE WATCHING: Non-Spoiler Reviews.1:03:28 - Sing Sing and how M2 will tease an eventual Oscars Profile film study1:05:47 - Twisters and how M2 basically became Glen Powell on the drive home.1:10:38 - Dropout’s Game Changer and how Sam Reich got snubbed at the Emmys.OUTRO: Socials, the best Going-To-Sleep-Movies, and what’s coming next.
What Is This Episode - Top of ShowLONGLEGS REVIEW.Non-spoiler Review:Specs/Review Scores - 2:20Critics and the Job of Overhyping - 7:16“The Scariest Film of the Decade?!” - 9:41The Weight of Innovation + A Procedural Plea - 16:00Performances - 20:57Production Values - 25:57Oscars? - 28:12.SPOILER WARNING - 29:48.Spoiler-Filled Review:Nicky Legs - 30:34Super Duper - 36:04Meanings, Subtext, and General WTF - 39:26More Worsts and Bests - 47:51.FINAL GRADES - 57:50..WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 58:27
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.CONTENDER TRAILERS:Gladiator 2 Trailer #1 - 2:49F1 Teaser #1 - 8:40The Substance Teaser #1 - 11:42Alien Romulus Feature - 14:44.FESTIVAL NEWS:Francis Ford Coppola Turns Motel Project Into Revenue - 18:00Emilia Perez Gets Oscar-y Release on Netflix - 19:01TIFF Announces 5 More World Premieres - 20:30We Live in Time Trailer #1 - 22:50.PARAMOUNT HAS A SALE DEAL TO SKYDANCE:What Happened/How We Got Here - 26:33Is This a Done Deal?/Why TV Is SO in the Crosshairs - 28:40Movie Theaters, Paramount+, and the Inevitable “Ultimate Bundle” - 33:22Shari Redstone’s Piece - 38:20The New Men in Charge/The Market’s Reaction - 39:21Licensing and the Future of Cable - 42:10.AWARDS NEWS:Astra Midseason Awards Given - 48:01.BOX OFFICE UPDATES/REVIEWS:Despicable Me 4 Review from AlsoMike - 52:41Did Inside Out 2 Just Secure Itself a Best Picture Nom? - 55:00AlsoMike on Maxxxine - 58:55Horizon Part 2 Pulled From Theaters - 1:00:38AlsoMike LOVED The Movie Kill - 1:04:36..WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 1:07:38
What Is This Episode - Top of ShowKINDS OF KINDNESS OSCARS PROFILE.Non-spoiler Review:Background/Reception/Review Scores - 2:08AlsoMike is Seeing Signs Everywhere/Viewing Experiences - 4:46Ranking the Anthology Stories - 9:30Performances - 13:28Sweet Dreams Have Meanings, See? - 20:00.SPOILER WARNING - 22:25.Spoiler-Filled Review:Speaking Biblically - 23:51Development Angle - 35:25The Philosopher Take (or We’re Way Out of Our Depths Here) - 42:05.FINAL GRADES/SUMMARY - 46:09..LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 47:50
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.MIKE, MIKE, AND ALIEN, PART 4: ALIEN RESURRECTION ’97:.Non-spoiler Review:Joss Whedon, Danny Boyle, and How We Got Here - 1:30(Including the Near On Set Death of Ron Pearlman)Reception/Box Office/Awards/Viewing Experiences - 8:04Script Thoughts - 11:06Performances - 14:20Production Values - 17:13.SPOILER WARNING - 19:42.Spoiler-Filled Review:The Requiem (or What This Movie Is Best Known for and Its Impact) - 20:22In Space, No One Can Hear You Set a Scene (Best Production Values) - 25:01Most Mike-Like Move/Un-Mike Like Move - 29:12The Game Over Man (The Point in Which You KNEW A Fatal Error Was Made) - 35:12Themes We’d Rather Not Dwell On - 39:19.Get Away From Them, You Bitch (or The Most Goosebump Inducing Moment) - 46:06The Nagging Question You Can’t Stop Thinking About - 48:25Quantifying the Goo - 53:35..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:02:20
A Happy Final 4th of July to us all - Top of the ShowBOX OFFICE UPDATE + 2 AlsoMike Non-Spoiler ReviewsInside Out 2 vs Minions - 1:39A Quiet Place: Day One performs well, gets a solid Mike2 Review - 5:50Kevin Costner has been punished for his sins - 10:51Why Kinds of Kindness is M2’s New Obsession, A Teaser Review - 13:39INDUSTRY NEWS: Mike1 Breaks It All DownParamount and Skydance Resume Talks, Reach Merger Agreement - 17:30IATSE and the AMPTP Reach Deal to Avoid Another Type of Apocalypse - 22:36ACADEMY NEWS: 487 New Members + A New Deal for the CEO - 28:34FESTIVAL NEWS: Venice Announces its Sigourney Tribute, Beetlejuice 2 for Opening Night - 30:17London Announces Blitz as Opener, Further Details About Plot Arise - 32:15Tribeca Awards: Griffin In Summer & Casa Bonita Win Big - 35:19TRAILER REVIEWS:Here looks like its gonna win Best Picture, the trailer is so good - 41:18Emmanuelle is Fifty Shades of French - 43:14My Old Ass is more our speed, and Aubrey Plaza rules - 44:59Heretic is another A24 Horror with a religious slant - 47:31Longlegs is something we want ASAFP - 48:43Trap didn’t need a 2nd trailer, we’re seeing it - 51:24Circling back to Longlegs Over/Under at the Box Office - 53:42OUTRO: Our Socials, What’s Coming Next, Words of Wisdom - 53:13
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.MIKE, MIKE, AND ALIEN, PART 3: ALIEN3 ’92:.Non-spoiler Review:The Mess Which Was Film Production - 2:30“Alien3 is Rocky V”/Reception - 15:06Viewing Experience - 17:28The Professional Fallout of Those Involved - 19:30.Performances - 22:19In Space, No One Can Hear You Set a Scene (Best Production Values) - 25:19.SPOILER WARNING - 28:52.Spoiler-Filled Review:The Requiem (or What This Movie Is Best Known for and Its Impact) - 29:53Most Mike-Like Move/Un-Mike Like Move - 35:04The Game Over Man (The Point in Which You KNEW A Fatal Error Was Made) - 38:30Themes We’d Rather Not Dwell On - 41:06Underrated Smart Move/ The Least Scary, Scary Moment - 45:42 .Get Away From Them, You Bitch (or The Most Goosebump Inducing Moment) - 48:58The Nagging Question You Can’t Stop Thinking About - 51:17Quantifying the Goo - 53:23..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 57:08Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 58:38
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.BOX OFFICE REPORT/REVIEWS:Inside Out 2 Makes Second Weekend DBO History - 1:14AlsoMike Reviews The Bikeriders - 7:16AM Reviews Ghostlight - 12:31Mike1 Reviews I Saw the TV Glow - 17:14M1 Reviews I Used to be Funny - 19:50M1 Reviews We Grown Now - 22:48AM Reviews Exuma - 24:34.CLAYTON DAVIS INTERVIEWS ACADEMY CEO BILL KRAMER:On Fundraising; Future ABC Negotiations - 26:16On POC Leadership Exodus; Best Picture Pre-Reqs; Nonprofit-ism - 28:44On Voting Numbers Becoming Public; Stunt Oscar; Gender Neutrality - 32:53.GOTHAMS SET DATE/HIS THREE DAUGHTERS GETS RELEASE - 39:58.CONTENDER TRAILERS:Nosferatu Teaser #1 - 44:05The Front Room Trailer #1 - 47:35Emilia Perez Trailer #1 - 50:44The Killer’s Game Trailer #1 - 52:35.WHAT IS FILM CRITICISM OBJECTIVITY? - 55:55..LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 1:00:04
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.MIKE, MIKE, AND ALIEN, PART 2: ALIENS ’86:.Non-spoiler Review:Production Notes- 3:28The 80’s Sequels Shaped Culture - 6:09Cameron vs The Studio - 8:44Critical Reception and Action Not Horror - 12:30.Script Thoughts - 17:40Performances - 22:21In Space, No One Can Hear You Set a Scene (Best Production Values) - 28:39(or James Cameron vs Tea Time).SPOILER WARNING - 34:10.Spoiler-Filled Review:The Requiem (or What This Movie Is Best Known for and Its Impact) - 39:11Most Mike-Like Move/Un-Mike Like Move - 44:02The Game Over Man (The Point in Which You KNEW A Fatal Error Was Made) - 53:04Themes We’d Rather Not Dwell On - 56:59Underrated Smart Move - 1:00:11The Least Scary, Scary Moment - 1:02:25Get Away From Them, You Bitch (or The Most Goosebump Inducing Moment) - 1:06:45The Nagging Question You Can’t Stop Thinking About - 1:08:54Quantifying the Goo - 1:12:56..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:19:45Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:20:31
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.BOX OFFICE REPORT:Inside Out 2 Review/Box Office Records - 2:12Are Theaters Ok? Bad Boys May Hold the Answer - 8:13Tuesday Review by AlsoMike - 14:28.INDUSTRY NEWS:Sony Buys Alamo Drafthouse. First Studio to Own Theater Chain - 17:37Paramount SkyDance Deal is Dead. What Now? - 23:30Megalopolis Picked Up. Finally. By LionsGate - 30:33The Deliverance Has a Great Cast, Bad Release Date - 34:15WB and Bong Joon-Ho are Being Weird - 36:35Brad Pitt’s F1 Movie to be Released by WB - 39:00Jordan Peele is Cryptic - 41:37Quick Tonys/TIFF Rundown - 43:22.CONTENDER TRAILERS:Piece by Piece Trailer #1 - 49:38The Wild Robot Trailer #2 - 52:23The Imaginary Trailer #1 - 54:21Paddington in Peru Trailer #1 - 56:56Smile 2 Trailer #1 - 58:44(and Mike1 vs a Pack of Children)A Real Pain Teaser - 1:01:53..LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 1:04:08
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.MIKE, MIKE, AND ALIEN, PART 1: ALIEN ’79:.Non-spoiler Review:How This Script Was Made: ft. Jon Carpenter, Lynch’s Dune, and Total Recall?! - 1:48Bringing in Ridley - 6:21Critical/Audience/Our Reception - 9:45Great Horror, Great SciFi - 15:41The Famous Cast - 20:10.SPOILER WARNING - 24:10.Spoiler-Filled Review:The Requiem (or What This Movie Is Best Known for and Its Impact) - 25:04Most Mike-Like Move/Un-Mike Like Move - 29:24The Game Over Man (The Point in Which You KNEW A Fatal Error Was Made) - 33:34Themes We’d Rather Not Dwell On - 38:13Underrated Smart Move - 41:00The Least Scary, Scary Moment - 42:50In Space, No One Can Hear You Set a Scene (Best Production Values) - 46:11Get Away From Them, You Bitch (or The Most Goosebump Inducing Moment) - 51:30The Nagging Question You Can’t Stop Thinking About - 55:52Quantifying the Goo - 58:03..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:03:38Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:04:20
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.ACADEMY OFFICIALLY CONSIDERING A STUNT CATEGORY - 1:49.FUTURE MOVIE/CONTENDER NEWS:Next Avengers Movie May Have Its Director…and SIXTY Heroes - 5:44Jordan Peele Met w/ Marvel - 10:09The Four Beatles Are Rumored to be Found for Mendes’ Movies - 14:09Spielberg Eyes May 2026 Film Date - 20:26Sydney Sweeney Wants a Barbarella Remake - 26:10Mike Flanagan Takes the Helm of Next Exorcist - 27:35Paul Giamatti is Doing a Hostel TV Show?! - 30:27Knives Out 3 Books Renner, Lohan, and Definite Killer Glenn Close - 31:41Jurassic Why? is Happening - 34:30Fire Inside, Anora, Others Move/Get Release Dates - 35:38Joker 2, Maria, Queer All Reportedly to Premiere @ Venice - 40:24.CONTENDER TRAILERS:Alien Romulus Trailer #1 - 41:38Venom The Last Dance Trailer #1 - 45:40Maxxxine Trailer #2 - 47:52Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice Trailer #2 - 49:33Moana 2 Teaser/Wolfs Trailer #1 - 52:31The Outrun Trailer #1 - 54:46.QUICK REVIEWS:AlsoMike on Bad Boys Ride or Die - 55:58MMO on In a Violent Nature - 58:14AM on The Watchers - 1:00:39M1 on Civl War - 1:02:21M1 on Abigail - 1:04:21AM on Babes - 1:06:04The Great First Omen Battle of 2024 - 1:08:00..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:15:44Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:17:03
What Is This Episode - Top of ShowIntroducing Kolby Mac!.SUMMER BOX OFFICE PREVIEW W/ KOLBY MAC:June Week 1: What Happened in May? What to Expect from Bad Boys Ride or Die? - 2:24June Week 2: Can Inside Out 2 Reach 1’s Heights? - 11:10June Week 3: Quick Bike Ride to Chicago - 14:49(with a quick In a Violent Nature Tease)June Week 4: The Horizon Question - 24:23.July Week 1: MINIONS! - 32:30July Week 2: A Mixed Bag w/ Longlegs’ Curiosity - 40:35July Week 3: Everybody Do the Twist(s) - 45:33July Week 4: The Deadpool Weekend - 49:18.August Week 1: Nothing to End Wolverine’s Run - 52:12August Week 2: What Will Borderlands Do? - 55:18August Week 3: The Crow Leads the Way - 1:02:06August Week 4: Not…Much - 1:05:30.MORE HOPE FOR SUMMER OR FALL? - 1:07:49..Where To Find Kolby/Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:13:57Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:15:02
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.DUNE PART TWO OSCARS PROFILE:.Nonspoiler Review:.Mike1’s Got Issues - 2:20Picture/Director Chances - 6:30World Building Pros and Cons - 10:44Performances - 15:05Production Values - 23:50How Many Noms? - 26:27.SPOILER WARNING - 29:08.Spoiler-Filled Review:What’s Paul Got To Do With It? - 31:18“So Why Am I Watching At All?” - 42:01Worm Holes - 44:43Egghead Buffoonery - 47:00Why Do I Care, pt 2 - 52:15Stress and Pull - 53:46.FINAL GRADES - 54:51..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 57:18Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 58:14
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.FOUR DAY OLD CANNES REVIEW + WRAP-UP:Anora Wins Palme, Oscars Next? - 2:09All We Imagine As Light Wins 2nd Place - 8:57Emilia Perez’s Best Actress Award(S) May Have Backfired - 11:40The Substance, Seed of the Sacred Fig Win Screenplays - 16:57Grand Tour Has the Best Director - 23:31Jesse Plemons Wins Best Actor and Highlights New K of K Teaser - 24:40Black Dog Comes w/ a Warning - 28:51A Trio of Awards w/ Serious Gravitas - 30:53Palme Dog Winner + Best First Film Winner - 34:44Shockingly Low Scores for 2 Big Name Movies - 38:35.Acquisitions Tally - 40:45Unofficial Official Festival Ovation Officials Rundown - 45:23..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 50:44Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 51:54
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.FURIOSA OSCARS PROFILE:.Nonspoiler Section:Critics’ Scores/Box Office/Debut/Expectations - 2:10The Crazy Miller Filmography - 5:22.Performances:ATJ -8:50Hemsworth - 10:28Rest of Cast - 11:58.Oscars Lens:Casting - 15:13Costumes/MUAH - 18:13Sound - 20:41Cinematography/VFX - 23:24How Many Noms? - 28:01.SPOILER WARNING - 31:43.Spoiler Section:Anya-less Start - 33:28Political Leanings - 35:14Thor vs Joe - 38:00Town by Town, Piece by Piece - 40:14Connect the Dots, Connect to Fury Road - 42:53“It’s What We Paid for When we Bought a Ticket…” - 45:00The Finale - 52:05.FINAL GRADES - 55:28..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 58:00Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 58:46
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.CANNES 2024, PART 2:Megalopolis is a Partial Pundit Parade - 1:33Kinds of Kindness is Yorgos Being Yorgos - 6:38Emilia Perez May Be The Big Breakout - 12:13Oh Canada Disappoints - 16:02Horizon Brings the Mikes to Their Breaking Point - 17:34The Substance is a Dark Horse Palme Contender - 23:10Rumours is for the Political Junkies - 26:50The Apprentice is Level Headed - 28:40The Surfer/On Becoming a Guinea Fowl - 30:58Caught By The Tides/When The Light Breaks - 32:26.#UnofficialOfficialFestivalOvationOfficials + Palme Race Check In - 34:08.LONGLEGS TRAILER 2 REACTIONS - 40:10.BOX OFFICE REPORT/REVIEWS:IF Has a Confusing Week at #1 - 44:08AlsoMike Reviews The Strangers ’08 - 46:41AM on I Saw the TV Glow - 49:40..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 53:35Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 54:27
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.RECAPPING THE FESTIVAL OVATION LENGTH MEANINGS - 1:10.CANNES 2024 BEGINS:Meryl ONLY Gets a 2 Minute Ovation, The Failure - 2:02Furiosa Proves Why Cannes Needs MMO - 4:15The Second Act Basically Gets Boo’d or Whatever - 9:06Some Early Cannes Surprises: Wild Diamond; Girl w/ the Needle - 11:00Bird Proves Why Cannes Needs MMO - 13:28.CANNES TRAILERS:Megalopolis Trailer and Controversy/Guardian Article - 18:16The Shrouds - 25:17.CONTENER TRAILERS (NON-CANNES):Wicked’s 74 Minute Pre-Movie Movie Trailer - 28:00Didi Trailer #1 - 32:00National Anthem Trailer #1 - 34:32Never Let Go Trailer #1 - 37:18It Ends With Us Trailer #1 - 38:22You’re Cordially Invited - 39:55.ALSOMIKE REVIEWS BACK TO BLACK - 42:02.GREENLIGHT NEWS:Happy Gilmore 2 Officially a Go - 45:21Peter Jackson Blesses a Gollum Movie - 47:05VENU Sports is a Coming Sports Bundle - 49:14..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 51:12Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 51:46
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.ACADEMY ANNOUNCES ACADEMY100 INITIATIVE:What Is It? - 2:42The Good - 5:00The Cynical - 9:23.INDUSTRY NEWS:Disney/Hulu/Max and Apple/Netflix/Peacock Go Bundling - 11:05Brad Pitt’s F1 Movie Gets $300M Budget - 15:46WB’s LotR Anime is Revealing a Preview in June - 20:00The Supremes @ Earl’s Debuting in August on Hulu - 21:42.CONTENDER TRAILERS:Wicked BTS Package - 23:57A Quiet Place Day One Trailer #2 - 26:45Furiosa Final Trailer - 29:21Firebrand Trailer #1 - 32:43Mother, Couch Trailer #1 - 35:10Fancy Dance - 37:19Good One - 40:00Handling the Undead - 43:04Thelma - 45:08.BOX OFFICE/REVIEWS:AlsoMIke Reviews Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes - 46:48Rest of the Weekend Top 5 + Theater Discussion - 51:02AM Reviews Mother of the Bride; M1 on The Beekeeper - 56:35..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:00:48Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:01:32
What Is This Episode - Top of ShowIntroducing Tom Brueggemann of Indiewire!.TOM BRUEGGEMANN OF INDIEWIRE:How Tom Got Into the Industry - 3:21Film Buying Then vs Now - 8:04The Pandemic’s Lasting Effect, PVOD Economics, and Theatrical Windows - 16:28Marketing Movies w/ PVOD + New Box Office Calculus - 37:03The Fall Guy’s Shortfall + Theater Futures - 43:19How Should Oscars Outlets Cover Box Office Returns? - 50:25..Where to FindTom’s Work/Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 58:05Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:03:05Tom on X: @TomBrueggemannhttps://twitter.com/TomBrueggemannTom on Indiewire: https://www.indiewire.com/author/tom-brueggemann/
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.PARAMOUNT/SKYDANCE MAY BE DEAD….SO NOW WHAT?:Where Things Stand - :53Shari Redstone’s Position + Desires - 4:00What is Sony/Apollo Offering? - 6:35Potential Outcomes - 10:00Squinting….Zas? Is That You? - 11:29.FILM FESTIVAL NEWS:Cannes Honoring Meryl, Adds Most Precious Cargo - 14:26Queer to Play Late Year Festivals - 16:17Venice Gets Its Jury President, San Sebastian Its Opening Film - 17:45.CONTENDER TRAILERS:Twisters Trailer #2 - 24:52Megalopolis First Look - 29:20Lee Trailer #1 - 31:32In a Violent Nature Trailer #2 - 33:25Ghostlight Trailer #1 - 37:36Despicable Me 4 Trailer #1 - 39:23.First Look @ New Superman; Furiosa Premiere Gets High Praise - 41:30.BOX OFFICE UPDATE/REVIEWS:AlsoMike on The Fall Guy - 43:58More Box Office Analysis - 53:41AM on The Idea of You - 58:41and Turtles All the Way Down - 59:21M1 on Prom Dates + Immaculate - 1:01:41M1 on the Beef DVDs - 1:03:31Both Mikes Shocking Unfrosted Review - 1:06:18and the Tom Brady Roast - 1:11:35..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:14:50Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:15:36
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.100% WAY TOO EARLY OSCAR PREDICTIONS:.CRAFT CONVICTIONS:AlsoMike Lays the Groundwork for Doc Feature - 2:23FX, Sound, Costumes - 5:42Production Design, MUAH, Cinematography - 9:58.Animated Feature: The Unrecognized Disney Drought - 12:37Supporting Actor: Samuel L, Then Who? - 21:29Supporting Actress: A Routine 9 Nominee Category - 31:51Original Screenplay: “Blitz, and Then It’s Wide Open.” - 37:21Adapted Screenplay: Night what?! - 41:56Director: Mike1 Gives Some Hard Truths - 49:56Lead Actress: Ra Ra, Who Ma Ma? - 55:32Lead Actor: Washington on Washington on Washington - 1:00:55Best Picture: Can We Expand This Category to 12? - 1:04:32..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:14:28Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:15:08
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.BOX OFFICE REPORT/FILM REVIEWS:Challengers Wins the Weekend, AM Reviews - 1:29Abigail is Fun, Review - 8:41Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare Needs Box Office Help - 10:55AlsoMike’s Long Awaited Sasquatch Sunset Review - 14:53.INDUSTRY NEWS:Bakish Out at Paramount; Sale Coming Soon. - 19:03Participant Closing Its Doors - 23:13Tony Noms Have Hollywood Tie-Ins - 29:54.AWARDS CALENDAR UPDATE - 36:25.FILM FESTIVAL UPDATES:Cannes Adds Oliver Stone Doc; Other Notable Misses - 39:13Sundance Could Make Decision to Leave Utah This Year - 42:00.TRAILER REACTIONS:Mufasa Teaser #1 - 45:45Atlas Trailer #1 - 47:52Longlegs Teasers - 52:03(And M1 on Late Night w/ The Devil)Touch Trailer #1 - 55:56The Exorcism - 57:35..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:00:25Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:01:25
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.A WORD ON WEINSTEIN’S LATEST - 3:48.OSCARS RULE CHANGES FOR 2024/25 - 5:22.FUTURE CONTENDER NEWS:Tarantino Scraps The Movie Critic - 11:42Marty + Leo Want to Make a Sinatra Biopic - 18:42Megalopolis…STILL NEEDS HELP! - 22:47Keanu Reeves Going Full Östlund - 27:07.EXPLANATION AND WELCOME TO THE MIKE1 SHOW - 29:00.CONTENDER TRAILER REVIEWS:Deadpool and Wolverine Trailer #1 - 31:00Trap Trailer #1 - 35:48The Watchers Trailer #2 - 40:35.BOX OFFICE UPDATE - 43:38..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 47:51Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 49:06
Andrew Morgan of What's On Netflix and Recent Activity joins AlsoMike to discuss the state of Netflix Original Movies in 2024. We breakdown the star studded year thus far and the upcoming schedule for the summer. Then we dive into the potential Oscars contender slate for next year's awards season. We've predicted plenty of eventual winners and nominees in this annual tradition. So make sure you tune in once again.Read Andrew Morgan's Reviews https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/author/andrew-morgan/And Follow Andrew's Recent Activityhttps://twitter.com/jokesondrewhttps://twitter.com/recentactpod
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.YEAR IN PREVIEW 3: SLEEPER OSCAR MOVIES + STUDIO SLATES:WB/MAX - 2:42(Including Beetlejuice 2; LotR: War of the Rohrirrim and more).UNIVERSAL/PEACOCK/FOCUS - 8:00(The Fall Guy, The Bikeriders, Didi, Speak Conclave, more)And a Smelly Salad Story - 11:07.DISNEY - 14:22(Kingdom of the Apes, Inside Out 2, Deadpool and Wolverine, others).SONY - 20:00(A New Tom Hanks/Robert Zemeckis Team Up, among others).PARAMOUNT - 25:06(What…are they doing…this year…exactly?).NEON/APPLE/AMAZON - 28:54.A24/LIONSGATE/IFC/BLEECKER ST - 39:15NETFLIX AND THOSE STILL NEEDING DISTRIBUTORS - 51:45..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 59:18Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:00:38
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.ODDS N’ ENDS:Joker 2 Trailer Beats Barbie’s Viewership - 2:03We’re Very Wrong About Maxxxine - 5:23.THE 2024 CANNES LINEUP IS ANNOUNCED:Recent Cannes/Oscars Crossover - 8:19The “Extended Looks” Irk Mikes - 10:45WHO GETS MEGALOPOLIS? ANYBODY?! - 13:53.Anora, The Apprentice, and Bird - 18:31Kinds of Kindness, Oh Canada, Parthenope - 26:04The Shrouds, The Substance, Rumors - 30:52Emilia Perez, Limonov, The Balconettes - 36:30The Girl w/ the Needle, The Second Act - 41:45“Very White, and Very Male” - 45:12.GOTHAMS WILL HAVE SOLO TV AWARDS SHOW - 46:27WHY DID THE SPEAK NO EVIL REMAKE…?! - 48:35.REVIEWS:The First Omen - 52:45Civl War - 56:34..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:06:17Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:07:02
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.THE 97TH OSCARS SET THEIR DATE:Dates for the Show and Noms - 1:05TIFF Has Dates Too - 3:57.SHOW START.Wrestlemania/UFC 300 Quickie - 5:56.JOKER 2 TRAILER: FEAR + HOPE - 8:35.GOLDEN GLOBE DATES - 17:12.UPCOMING MOVIE NEWS:First Look of Christian Bale as Frankenstein in The Bride - 19:10Megalopolis Can’t Find a Distributor - 22:07Nightbitch is FINALLY Coming in December - 30:12.CONTENDER TRAILERS:Maxxxine Trailer #1 - 34:04Fly Me to the Moon Trailer #1 - 37:20Kinda of Kindness Teaser #2 - 41:25Unfrosted Trailer #1 - 42:15Cuckoo Trailer #1 - 44:56Babes Trailer #1 - 47:27.BOX OFFICE REPORT/ALSOMIKE REVIEWS:Godzilla x Kong - 51:29Monkey Man - 53:31Dune 2 to PVOD Soon - 58:28Wicked Little Letters 1:01:18Tying Up Loose Ends - 1:04:00..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:08:03Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:09:10
What Is This Episode - Top of ShowIntroducing the Duke of Bettingham - David Long!.YEAR IN PREVIEW 2: PICTURE, DIRECTOR, SUPPORTING CATS:.SUPPORTING ACTOR:The Top 5’s Odds - 2:13Samuel L Jackson - 3:35The Field - 7:10Is The Eventual Winner Listed Here? - 15:36.SUPPORTING ACTRESS:The Top 5’s Odds - 16:07Deadwyler, Collette, Manville - 17:25The Field - 21:24Is The Eventual Winner Listed Here? - 28:52.BEST DIRECTOR:The Top 5’s Odds - 29:35Villaneuve - 31:35The Field - 37:10Is The Eventual Winner Listed Here? - 47:30.BEST PICTURE:The Weight and Legs of Dune 2 - 48:40Sing Sing on the CODA Track - 54:02Blitz and the BAFTA Boost - 57:09Megalopolis…What Is It? - 1:00:27The Field - 1:06:10.The BEST Line Of Them All - 1:10:15And The Long-shots - 1:12:36..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:20:53
What Is This Episode - Top of ShowIntroducing the Duke of Bettingham - David Long!.YEAR IN PREVIEW 1: THE FIRST BETTING LINES.LEAD ACTRESS:The Top 5’s Odds - 4:58Emma Stone - 6:22Lady Gaga - 12:40Soairse Ronan - 19:44Angelina Jolie - 25:31Jessica Lange - 29:32.The Field - 33:58.LEAD ACTOR:The Top 5’s Odds - 44:40Colman Domingo - 45:25Daniel Craig - 50:54Ralph Fiennes - 54:03Jesse Eisenberg/Sebastian Stan - 58:47.The Field - 1:01:59..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:15:50
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.AWARDS NEWS:Oscars Live Viewership Jumps to 21M - 2:05Golden Globes Ink 5 Year Deal w/ CBS - 6:28Joker 2 is Going Full Jukebox Musical - 10:25Cillian Murphy Attached to Blood Runs Coal - 17:14.CONTENDER TRAILERS:Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Teaser - 19:52The Fall Guy Trailer #2 - 22:13Furiosa Trailer #2 - 25:37Bad Boys Ride or Die Trailer #1 - 28:03The Dead Don’t Hurt Trailer #1 - 31:46.ALSOMIKE REVIEWS:Ghostbusters Frozen Empire - 36:36Immaculate - 40:41Late Night with the Devil - 44:48Roadhouse - 48:09Shirley - 50:27..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 53:26Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 54:10
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.2024 OSCAR MOVIES RESIDUAL NEWS:Oppenheimer Made Nolan LOTS of Money - 1:25The Holdovers Plagiarism Claims - 4:03.POST OSCAR AWARDS:39th Artios Awards for Casting Were Awarded - 13:44NAACP Image Awards Have Jonathan Majors Red Carpet Return - 17:43.FUTURE MOVIE NEWS:Scream 7 Gets Neve, Kevin Back - 21:00PTA Gets Release Date/WB Slate Moves - 25:18Noah Baumbach, Ari Aster, Yorgos Next Projects - 27:22Mario Bros 2, Mickey 17 News - 33:14.SXSW SLATE EARLY CRITIC SCORES:Unusually High Scores. Why? - 39:00Late Night with the Devil, Immaculate - 39:52Monkey Man; Civil War - 43:03The Fall Guy; Roadhouse; The Idea of You - 44:40More Titles - 48:25.TRAILER REVIEWS:The Wild Robot Trailer #1 - 51:53Sing Sing Trailer #1 - 54:13The Crow ’24 Trailer #1 - 57:30Alien Romulus Teaser #1 - 1:00:11.BOX OFFICE REPORT/REVIEWS:AlsoMike Reviews Kung Fu Panda 4 - 1:02:45MMO Reviews Love Lies Bleeding - 1:07:02..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:16:07Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:16:44
What Is This Episode - Top of ShowIntroducing Variety’s Clayton Davis!.THE 2023-24 OSCARS FINAL REVIEW W/ CLAYTON DAVIS:Are the Oscar Ratings a Success? - 3:44“They’re Voting for Who They Want to Hear Talk” - 8:01Clayton Puts Himself in Every Interview - 12:15.The Lilly Gladstone Saga Lead vs Supporting Saga - 20:01The Scorsese/Academy Disconnect - 39:01.Current Events and the Oppenheimer Win - 45:06When Clayton Knew Best Picture Was Over - 48:06BAFTA: A Fickle Mistress - 53:08.Necessary Hallmarks of a Successful Oscars Campaign in ’24 - 58:03American Fiction’s Too Late Break - 1:07:17Move Over “Oscars Puzzle,” Come in “Ballot Order” - 1:10:48.Clayton’s Hopes for 2024-25 and a Year Preview - 1:14:07..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:26:59Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:28:10
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.THE 2023-24 OSCARS RECAP SHOW:Red Carpet Report: Really Good! - 3:22Kimmel’s Monologue: Ok! - 10:20.Supporting Actress’ Hall of Heroes Accented Da’Vine’s Moment - 15:17Animated Categories Gave Our First Surprise - 21:16Screenplays Got 2 Worthy, Grateful Winners - 25:43Billie and Finneas Perform w/ Pure Class - 32:56Makeup and Hair + Production Design Were a Harbinger - 36:06John Cena May Have Stolen the Show w/ Costume Design - 40:31Whazhezhe Ruled - 45:07Zone of Interest Won International Feature, Had an Important Speech - 46:04A Necessary Surprise Stunt Homage - 49:04.Downey is the King, and Finally Got His Crown - 51:03Danny DeVito, Arnold Had a GREAT Bit - 53:16Then Presented VFX and Editing to Audience Darlings - 54:04John Baptiste Performs, American Symphony Should’ve Been Nom’d - 56:57McKinnon, Ferrera, and…Spielberg?! Were Hilarious?! - 58:4820 Days in Mariupol Had a Moving Speech - 1:00:51Hoyte! Wes! - 1:02:29Becky G Does Diane Justice - 1:05:37Mulaney is Definitely Our Future Host. Gives Zone a Big Win for Sound. - 1:06:23It’s Ryan Gosling’s World. I’m Just Ken Ruled - 1:08:52Score, Song, Go Exactly As They Should’ve - 1:11:28Navalny’s Video Began Bocelli-Lead In Memorium - 1:14:21.Cillian Murphy, a Reluctant, Enthusiastic Champ - 1:16:37Spielberg Adorns Nolan - 1:19:40Emma Stone Upsets Lilly, Wins Her 2nd - 1:20:51Kimmel Shouts Out Trump’s Real Time Insults - 1:25:50Oppenheimer Wins Best Picture, Despite Pacino’s Confusing Presentation - 1:28:06.Final Words - 1:30:27..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:32:44Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:33:50
What Is This Episode - Top of ShowIntroducing Scott Feinberg, Awards Editor of THR!.THE FEINBERG FINAL OSCARS PREVIEW 2024:What’s the Oppenheimer Secret Sauce? - 2:54(and What Even Is 2nd Place?)Lead Actress: Lilly vs Emma (vs Sandra Still?!) - 6:10(and Why 2 Oscars Matters More in the Acting Categories to Voters)Supporting Actor: Why Was Everyone SURE About RDJ? - 12:25What Oppenheimer Wins - 15:47Barbie vs Poor Things in the Tech Categories - 19:46Bradley Cooper - WTF - 23:34Dianne Warren - WTF - 26:38.Ratings Expectations w/ A Huge Oppenheimer Night Coming - 29:52(and What if the Ratings DON’T Jump Up?)Forecasting Potential Issues for This Years’ Show - 35:29.Documentary Feature: Why Is This Primed for an Upset? - 44:10Short Categories Double Standards + Their Future on the Main Show - 47:36.THR and Campaigning During and After the Strikes - 53:34How Scott’s Oral History of Schindler’s List Came Together - 58:38..Where to Find Dave/Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:09:02Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:10:00
What Is This Episode - Top of ShowIntroducing David Long, The Duke of Bettingham!.OSCARS PREDICTIONS AND GAMBLING PREVIEW:Explaining the Odds - 2:20.Best Picture: Oppenheimer’s Unreal Odds - 6:26Director: Is Christopher’s Crowning Day - 17:34.ACTING CATEGORIES:Will SAG Go 4 for 4? - 20:30Lead Actress: All the Stats Favor Which “Stone?” - 22:12Lead Actor: Giamatti Isn’t DEAD Dead…Yet - 35:16Supporting Categories: En Route to a 21-0 Record - 40:02.Screenplay Categories: The First Serious Upset Chance - 51:08International Feature: Can I Interest You in a Best Picture Nom? - 58:49Animated Feature: 2 Horse Race Comes to Its Wire - 1:00:31Doc Feature: We Have a Front Runner. Again. Uh Oh. - 1:03:24.Music Categories: Dianne Warren May Attack - 1:07:06Cinematography: a 1 Seed vs a 16 Seed - 1:15:09Editing/Sound: Oppy Primed to be Upset? - 1:16:46VFX: Different Campaigns Yielding Different Results - 1:22:31Costume/Production Design: The Barbie/Poor Things Split - 1:28:40Makeup and Hair: Maestro’s Lone Win? - 1:34:27.Quick Shorts Predictions - 1:39:14..Where to Find Dave/Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:51:02Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:52:55
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.THE 2023-24 MIKE MIKE AND OSCARS AWARDS:Declaration: New Directors to Watch - 2:52.MAKEUP AND HAIR:Best Unsung Achievement in Hair Ensemble - 4:58Worst Teeth - 7:03Most Egregious Oscars Makeup Snub - 7:53Best “Dick” Award - 9:17.COSTUMES and PRODUCTION DESIGN:Best Oscar Nom Nudity Used for Laughs - 10:52Best Looking Meal - 12:28Best Achievement in Pink Goo - 14:02.MUSIC + TECHS:Best Unoriginal Song: Drama or Musical - 15:42Best Unoriginal Song: Comedy - 17:56Most Awesome/Craziest Fight Sequence Categories - 19:45Music + Production Value Declarations - 22:50.SCREENWRITING:Best School Teacher Dilemma - 25:40Best Movie if Werewolves Were Inserted - 27:04Most Achievement in Sexual Tension - 29:08Screenwriting Related Declarations - 30:16.PERFORMANCES:Great 2x Performers - 33:01Trailblazing Performances - 34:16Best Speech or Rant - 34:56Best Drinking Liquid Award - 35:59Unsung Lead Performances - 37:08Best Cameo - 39:24Unsung Supporting Performances - 40:30Prettiest to Look at for Two Hours - 41:44Ultimate Lead Acting Snubs - 42:55Most Bro/Worst Achievement in Sex - 44:05Ultimate Supporting Snub - 45:41Most Unstoppable Action Hero 60+ - 47:04Scene Stealer Award - 48:38.THE. BEST. Lead/Supporting Performances of 2023 - 50:25Funniest Duo; Best Child Performance, Best Dog/Performer Ever - 53:10.BEST PICTURE:Best Evil Dead - 55:02Worst Film Poopy - 55:47.MMO’S TOP 20 FILMS OF 2023 - 57:54..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:02:24Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:03:18
What is this episode? - Top of the Show-The Latest News: 1:31 - The Naked Gun Remake where M1 is cautiously pessimistic.3:22 - Acting Oscar Presentations where AM is optimistic of an M1 breakdown.-Dune Part Two: Non-Spoiler Review5:33 - We leave hater island for the desert of love, and we’re 110% certain of Oscars.-The 35th Producers Guild of America Awards12:40 - Oppy is inevitable, but what’s coming in 2nd for Best Picture?14:28 - The Animated race heats up even more, and we weigh resumes.16:39 - Documentarians turn on another frontrunner, we over-analyze anonymous ballots, and you peer into our mortal souls.-The 39th Independent Spirit Awards:22:24 - Best opening monologue ever, and why we blew a funny fuse.-24:46 - The Holdovers, Past Lives, and American Fiction confirm several breakout stars, and we wonder if these moments could sway any last minute voters.-30:29 - M1 pitches his ultimate Anatomy of a Fall Oscars bit again, and AM decides upon Altman or Cassavetes.-32:22 - TV Spirit Winners, how M1 watches his television, and then we somehow devolve into a giggle fit about how Jenny Slate murders us both dead.-WGA Nominations:34:28 - More Parasite teasing, and a scandalous Nyad admission.39:43 - What if Blackberry came out in October? Would it have got more awards??-Trailer Reviews:40:46 - I Saw The TV Glow reminds us of our childhood TV watching.42:20 - Horizon: An American Saga creates mustache anger and other worries.-45:33 - The Watchers sparks rash statements and debates about bigfoot, Georgina Campbell, the family legacy of the Night Shyamalan’s, somehow Steven Soderberg, and then the nature of film criticism and perhaps journalism as we know it.-50:50 - Borderlands and has Eli Roth ever not grossed us out? There was one time.54:40 - Boy Kills World pulls some cool action movie trickery on us.-More Movie Reviews + The Greatest Hot Wings On The Planet:56:47 - Perfect Days. This is love. 1:00:20 - Also Mike’s favorite Oscar Nominated Shorts-Outro1:03:22 - What’s Coming Next, MMO Socials, 5 Stars Please, and how AlsoMike ran out of wisdom.
What Is This Episode - Top of ShowIntroducing Scott Yager of Challenge Mania!.SAG MANIA W/ SCOTT YAGER:Scott’s Disney Trip + SAG Theme Park Residual Questions - 1:48Netflix Going Live May Correlate to Password Sharing Crackdown - 7:47.THE FIRST AWARDS SHOW ON A MEGA STREAMER:Netflix’s Red Carpet - 11:40The Good and the Bad of the Netflix Presentation - 15:46Idris Elba Should Host Things - 30:22We Pitch Ideas for Netflix to Present the Stunt Ensemble Award - 33:14.Supporting Actress/Actor: DJR, RDJ About to Complete Their Sweeps - 42:50(WHAT IF: Gladstone Ran as a Supporting Actress? - 50:48)Lead Actress: Gladstone Wins and the Race is On - 57:28Lead Actor: Cillian Seems to Have Taken Control - 1:09:04Ensemble Cast: Oppy is Inevitable + The SAG Ensemble Issue - 1:19:55..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:37:04
What Is This Episode - Top of ShowIntroducing Jazz Tangcay of Variety!.VARIETY ARTISAN EDITOR JAZZ TANGCAY:The Forthcoming New Casting Category + How Will It Be Voted? - 1:53(And Is a Stunts Category Coming Next? - 4:04)Artisans Getting the Festival Spotlight During the Strikes - 7:47.Does BAFTA WANT to be Predictive for the Oscars? - 11:39.Song/Score:Potential Resentment Towards the Younger Multi-Oscar Winners - 15:48Music Coming Together Faster Than Scripts - 17:55.Costume Design:Staying Fashionable Amongst the Costume Designers - 20:32What…IS…Steampunk?! - 23:40Who Does Jazz Think Will Win? - 26:06Artisans Going Under-appreciated - 28:09.Makeup and Hairstyling:What is the Academy Looking at Here? - 31:06When Will it be More Hair Then Makeup? - 34:30.Cinematography/VFX: Jazz’s Involvement in Variety’s Inside The Frame - 37:20The Innovation Across the VFX Spectrum in 2023 - 43:07.What’s Jazz’s Favorite Artisan Story of 2023? - 47:06..Follow Jazz Here!/Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 53:27Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 57:30
What Is This Episode - Top of ShowMike1 Has Become Death.BAFTA (AND OTHERS) 2024 RESULTS AND REACTIONS:Oppenheimer is Inevitable - 2:55Cillian Murphy With a Big Win - 7:03Forthcoming Oscars Litmus Test - 9:03Poor Things vs Barbie and the Lead Actress Latest- 14:02The Holdovers Would Probably Win Casting This Year - 18:17Anatomy Sustains its Original Screenplay Momentum - 20:43American Fiction Surprises w/ Adapted Win - 22:44We Seem to Have the Doc Feature Frontrunner - 26:33Zone of Interest Having Its Moment - 29:05Animated Feature is a RACE - 32:24.Dune 2 Hype Thoughts - 35:04..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 37:26Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 38:23
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.SUPERBOWL 58 RECAP:Best Commercial - 2:24Usher Rocked - 4:12.OSCARS UPDATES:The Oscars Commercial is Out - 8:03Anatomy’s Dog Ran the Oscars Luncheon - 10:57Nolan, Song Win Big at DGAs - 14:10Poor Things Upsets Barbie at ADGs - 20:24.Casting Category Being Added Next Year - 26:55MMO Picks the Past 5 Retroactive Casting Winners - 28:01.SUPERBOWL TRAILER REVIEWS:No Maxxxine. Because, duh - 38:28Deadpool and Wolverine - 39:27Twisters - 43:53Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes - 47:33A Quiet Place Day One - 49:18Wicked - 52:10Despicable Me 4 Quickie - 54:53Kung Fu Panda 4 Quickie - 56:07The Fall Guy Quickie - 56:33Monkey Man 4 Min Trailer - 58:01If Quickie (and an AlsoMike Revelation) - 58:51Inside Out 2 Quickie - 1:00:56Longlegs Full Trailer - 1:01:55Sasquatch Sunset Trailer - 1:05:42.QUICK REVIEWS:Mike1 on American Fiction - 1:07:58AlsoMike on Lisa Frankentstein - 1:11:16AM on The Teacher’s Lounge - 1:14:08..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:16:05Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:17:24
What Is This Episode - Top of ShowWelcome Ryan McQuade!.TOP 10 WINNERS OF THE 2023 FILM YEAR:Ryan on Christopher Nolan and Oppenheimer - 3:31Mike1 on Film Marketing + Barbenheimer - 10:53AlsoMike on Teacher Films - 20:54Ryan on Sandra Huller and Anatomy of a Fall - 30:13Mike1 on The Obvious: Barbie - 38:02AlsoMike on Animation at Large - 40:25Ryan on Marriage Films - 45:15MIke1 on Brooding, Young Hollywood - 54:05AlsoMike on Video Game IP - 58:50Everyone on Unions - 1:08:10..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:18:24
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.FUTURE OSCARS NEWS:Leo and PTA Teaming Up for the First Time - 2:22Tarantino and Pitt Reuniting - 7:24Pedro Almodóvar Announces First English Picture - 10:52Beetlejuice 2 Has Some Oddities - 13:2328 Years Later Brings Back the OG Crew - 17:38.SUNDANCE STUDIO PURCHASES FOLLOW UP - 21:22.OSCARS NEWS:Margot Robbie Takes the High Road - 28:09Sophie Ellis-Bextor Performing Live @ BAFTA - 31:51US Senator Wants Academy to Shout Out Victims - 34:35IATSE, Teamsters, Hollywood Basic Negotiating as One - 40:13Jon Stewart Returning to The Daily Show - 42:30- .ALSOMIKE REVIEWS:Bobi Wine: The People’s President - 46:23Origin - 47:52Memory - 49:48Freud’s Last Session - 51:29Mean Girls - 52:55.TRAILER REVIEWS:We Grown Now Trailer #1 - 55:25Ghostbusters Trailer #2 - 57:40Ungentlemanly Warfare Trailer #1 - 59:27Tarot Trailer #1 - 1:01:03Nicky Stanicky Traier #1 - 1:02:48..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:07:06Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:08:00
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.ALSOMIKE’S SUNDANCE REVIEWS:“The Best Movie…in the History of Cinema” - 1:35Picking the Fake Sundance Premise - 4:38Porcelain War - 9:40Daughters - 13:17Kneecap - 15:55A Real Pain - 18:00Didi - 21:05Sugarcane - 23:41A New Kind of Wilderness - 26:09Thelma - 27:52Some Movies Which Missed Expectations - 31:35(Love Me, Handling the Undead, Veni Vidi Vici, More).Hits Not Available On Demand:I Saw the TV Glow, Presence, A Different Man, The Outrun - 37:00Sasquatch Sunset, Freaky Tales, Suncoast, My Old Ass - 40:01.MIKE1 REVIEWS POOR THINGS - 44:08.TRAILER REVIEWS:Love Lies Bleeding Trailer #1 - 52:33Monkey Man Trailer #1 - 55:28Roadhouse Trailer #1 - 58:28Despicable Me 4 Trailer #1 - 1:00:50Kung Fu Panda 4 Trailer #1 - 1:02:10Immaculate Trailer #1 - 1:03:30Tuesday Trailer #1 - 1:05:10..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:06:57Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:07:49
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.NOMINATION REVIEWS BY STUDIO - 1:25Record Making Firsts - 4:24.OSCAR NOM FALLOUT:The World Speaks on Barbie Snubs - 8:11Ruminating on Barbie’s “Snub Powers” - 11:30Oppy May Be Inevitable - 18:05.ANATOMY OF A PROBLEM IN FRANCE - 24:10.ACE EDDIE NOMS ANNOUNCED/UPCOMING AWARDS - 30:47.MIKE, MIKE, AND A REALLY FUN EMMYS - 35:33.NETFLIX IS THE NEW HOME FOR WWE RAW - 41:02.TRAILER REVIEWS:Back to Black Trailer #1 - 47:12Spaceman Trailer #1 - 49:47Abigail Trailer #1 - 52:36..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 56:44Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 57:51
2024 Oscar Noms Reaction Show: The Time MMO Picked 80% of The Field - ORC 1/24/24 by MMO
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.2024 OSCAR NOMS PREDICTIONS SHOW:Best Picture or BAFTA Bashes Barbie - 3:23(Other BAFTA Exclusive Categories).Best Director: Get Chris to the Greek - 13:47Screenplay Categories: The Barbie Ballyhoo - 23:15.Film Editing - 31:15Cinematography - 34:31VFX - 37:30Animated Feature - 40:26International/Doc Feature - 43:06.Supporting Actress/Actor - 48:00Music Categories - 57:07Sound Design - 1:04:07Production Design - 1:07:40Costume Design/MUAH - 1:09:17Lead Actor/Actress - 1:13:33..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:19:35Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:21:05
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.THE CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARDS W/ PGA + DGA NOMS:Chelsea Handler Crushed as Host - 3:25Speeches Lean Funny Over Weepy - 8:13AlsoMIke Apologizes to Butler-ville - 11:00Categories vs Aired Speeches - 14:32.Best Picture Convos:Oppenheimer Wins Again/PGA Noms - 18:50Which Movie Needed the PGA Bump/Was Hurt Most? - 20:33Anatomy of a BP Nominee - 24:09Who’s Vulnerable? Is Zone of Interest BP #10? - 26:12The Consistent Barbie Weirdness vs Oppy’s Obvious Path - 33:11.Nolan Wins Director Again/DGA Noms Announced - 38:17.Emma Stone + American Fiction Were Upsets - 40:19.THE ANNIE AWARDS HAVE SOME SHOCKING NEWS - 46:59..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 54:10Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 55:28
What Is This Episode - Top of ShowIntroducing Scott Yager of Challenge Mania!.THE 2024 SAG AWARD NOMINATIONS w/ SCOTT YAGER:Award Season Is Out of Order - 1:16.What Stnads Out to Scott of the Noms - 5:18Where’s Leo? - 9:39Anatomy Had a Fall - 12:32The 3 Films Leading the Pack - 15:15Do Voters Intend to Spread the Love? - 20:54Who Got Weaker? (and Why Past Lives May Be Ok) - 25:35.MMO CATEGORY BY CATEGORY:Post Globes Best Picture Odds/SAG Ensemble - 40:07Stunt Ensemble - 45:11Lead Actor - 46:52Lead Actress - 50:18Has Anatomy of a Fall Been Watched? - 54:35Supporting Actress is Over - 57:10Supporting Actor Gets Confusing - 1:02:51..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:10:47Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:11:37
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.THE 2024 GOLDEN GLOBES RECAP AND REACTION SHOW:Red Carpet Should’ve Been Pink - 2:04Jo Koy Was….Oof - 3:51Da’Vine Joy Randolph is Cemented as Front Runner - 10:22“It’s Iron Man’s Time” - 13:43Big Beef Night/The Show Itself Was Disastrous - 16:19Ray Romano and Kerri Russell May Have Stolen the Show - 20:27Succession’s Big Night, Part 1 - 21:55Anatomy of a Fall Beat Oppy, Others - 22:55Jeremy Allen White had a Hair-Off w/ George Lopez - 26:33Ricky Gervais Wins the First Stand Up Award - 28:00.Succession’s Big Night, Part 2 - 32:37The Boy and The Heron Makes Animated Feature a Race - 33:55Christopher Nolan Coronation Incoming - 35:10Emma Stone Had the Crowd in Her Hand - 37:28Cillian Wins, Bradley May Be Dead - 39:35The Musical Categories Feel Chalky - 41:37What to Make of the New BO Achievement Award - 44:56The Bear and Succession’s Big Night, Part 3 - 51:26.Giamatti! - 54:13Poor Things Upsets Barbie (to Everybody but Mike1) - 57:17Lilly Gladstone is Excellence Personified - 58:48Oppenheimer Wins the Big One - 1:01:13..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:06:04Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:07:04
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.BAFTA LONGLIST REACTIONS:Which Movies Made the Most Lists? - 3:13All of Us Strangers, Zone of Interest Played Great at Home - 6:45The Holdovers, Anatomy of a Fall Do OK On the Road - 9:10.Non-Best-Film Noms (Saltburn, American Fiction, More) - 14:38Color Purple, May December, Society of the Snow Struggle - 19:11.Napoleon and Wonka Land on 8 Lists Apiece - 24:48BIFA Proves Important for BAFTA - 25:52Worrying About Rustin - 28:45Ferrari Go Vroom - 30:39.State of Animated Feature Race - 33:03State of International Feature Race - 34:10..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 38:47Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 39:30
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.GOLDEN GLOBES GAMBLING PREVIEW + PREDIX (ft. Critics’ Choice Too!):LEAD ACTRESS:Globe Drama - 3:01Globe Comedy/Musical - 6:57Critics’ Choice - 8:34.LEAD ACTOR:Globe Drama - 9:50Globe Comedy/Musical - 13:27Critics’ Choice - 15:18.Supporting Actor - 16:17Supporting Actress - 20:04Screenplay Categories - 22:54Director - 28:39.BEST PICTURE:Globes Best Picture Comedy/Musical - 28:02Globes Best Picture Drama - 29:25Globes Cinematic/BO Achievement - 31:05Critics’ Choice Best Picture - 31:45.CC Ensemble - 34:00International Feature - 35:31Animated Feature - 38:18Original Score/Song - 40:30Cinematography/Editing - 44:31Costume Design/MUAH - 47:07VFX - 51:53.FINAL PREDICTION TALLIES - 54:48..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 59:06Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 59:56
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.GOLDEN GLOBES AND CRITICS’ CHOICE HAVE THEIR HOSTS - 1:37.CHRISTMAS WEEK BOX OFFICE REPORT:Aquaman 2, Wonka Lead the Way - 6:48AlsoMke Reviews The Color Purple - 10:01AM Reviews Ferrari - 16:19The Field + Paramount/Max Merger Rumors - 20:21.A24 Signs Deal w/ Max - 29:40Scream 7 Has No Director Now. Don’t Worry. We Got It. - 31:17.Mike1 WALKS YOU THROUGH THE ENTIRE JONATHAN MAJORS SAGA - 37:36.REVEIW SECTION:AM Reviews Four Daughters - 52:51AM on Desperate Souls, Dark City, Midnight Cowboy - 57:26MMO on Leave the World Behind - 1:02:13AM on Eileen/Rebel Moon - 1:05:44.AlsoMike Finally Finished Seinfeld - 1:09:30..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:16:20Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:17:10
ANATOMY OF A FALL OSCARS PROFILE:.Spoiler Free Review:How It’s Been Received & Tracking Its Awards Thus Far - 2:25Composition Thoughts & Why We Worry For Justine’s Co-Writer - 10:00Sandra Huller & The Performance of the Year - 14:37Clever Editing & Smart Cinematography - 20:38Oscar Lens & Its Best/Worst Days - 22:42.SPOILER WARNING - 31:38.Spoiler Filled Review:Burning Questions & Why We Have Closed This Case - 32:30Twists of the Trial & Why The Mikes Love French Court - 43:00Statement Filmmaking & Why We Ask Must Creepy Questions - 51:01More Bests & Why Mike1 Esq. Found It So Believable - 57:18Messi The Dog & Why He Deserves An Honorary Oscar - 1:00:20.FINAL GRADES - 1:02:23.Your Homework/Leave Us 5 Stars - 1:03:40Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:04:26
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.OSCARS SHORTLISTS ARE OUT:How Did The Best Picture Contenders Do? - 3:53International Feature Shortlist: One of These IS Your Winner - 10:50MUAH Marked by its Misses - 22:06Original Score - 25:17Original Song is Barbie-fied - 27:30Sound Has Surprises - 32:25Visual FX: Not Oppy, So Who? - 33:50Doc Feature: Another Late Entry, Because Of Course - 38:29The Shorts Categories Shortlists - 44:45.ALSOMIKE QUICK REVIEWS:The Iron Claw - 49:18The Boys in the Boat - 52:22Anyone But You - 53:42Wonka - 56:20..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:00:03Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:02:19
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.GOLDEN GLOBES/OSCARS GAMBLING PREVIEW:Explaining Betting Odds - 2:04.BEST PICTURE:Delusional Confidence in Barbie - 3:24American Fiction Is a Mystery - 16:13If You HAD to Bet $100 Right Now… - 20:37Globes BP Drama: Oppy a Shockingly High Fave - 21:32A Quick Case for Maestro - 30:02GG BP C/M Lets You Gamble on Your Gamble - 32:00.BEST DIRECTOR - A SAFE BET? - 43:02.SUPPORTING ACTRESS:The Oscars Odds - 50:52How Much of a Threat is Emily Blunt? - 54:50Randolph a Sneaky Nolan-esque Heavy Favorite - 56:56Beware the BIG Awards Season Upset - 1:00:08If You HAD to Bet $100… - 1:02:29.SUPPORTING ACTOR:The Oscars Odds - 1:03:48RDJ in a Close One? - 1:08:30Betting $100 on the Globes… - 1:12:28.LEAD ACTRESS:Oscars/Globe Drama Odds - 1:14:40Gladstone vs Stone vs Margot - 1:17:35.LEAD ACTOR:Odds - 1:27:50Murphy, and Jeffrey, and Giamatti, and Cooper, and… - 1:32:10Dave is All In on Bradley - 1:38:09..Dave’s Work/Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:45:04Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:47:20
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.CRITICS CHOICE NOMINATIONS:Best Picture Stays Continental/Nom Tallies - 1:40Director - 9:32Screenplay Categories Aren’t What They Once Seemed - 14:06Lead Actress/Actor Have Their Established Pools - 20:37Both Supporting Categories Have Whittled Down Too - 28:25Best Ensemble/Young Actor or Actress - 34:26.Musical Categories - 36:11Foreign Language Film/Animated Film - 40:59Cinematography/Film Editing - 44:44Costume Design/Production Design - 47:42MUAH/VFX - 51:26Best Comedy - 55:31..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 57:38Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 58:13
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.GOLDEN GLOBES NOMS REACAP/REAX:General Thoughts -Show Start.Best Picture Drama - 2:27BP Comedy/Musical - 5:26Cinematic Achievement + Oscar Crossover Stats - 8:02Director - 12:05.Lead Acting Categories - 16:09Supporting Categories - 30:08Screenplay - 36:41.Animated Feature - 39:17Music Categories - 42:31Non English Language Film/European Film Awards - 50:21Doc Feature - 53:02,Nom Tallies by Movie - 55:32..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:04:38Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:05:21
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.AWARDS NEWS:The 20 Finalists for VFX Leaked - 1:57(w/ a Godzilla Minus One Review).NBR AWARDS PRESENTED:Flower Moon is the Top Winner - 6:20Rest of the Top 10 and Awards - 10:10(w/ a Boy and the Heron Review)Anatomy Keeps Sweeping International Categories - 16:45.AFI TOP 10 REVEALED - 18:57.INDY SPIRIT NOMS:No Holdovers in Best Picture - 22:30Lead and Supporting Categories - 27:48Best Screenplay/Docs/Intl Film/Techs - 33:28.BIFA AWARDS:Nom Tallies - 41:43All of Strangers Did Its Work - 44:49.ASTRA AWARDS:Not Without Controversy/Fun Categories - 47:00.GOLDEN GLOBES PREDIX/DISCUSSION:Best Picture Predictions - 52:50Box Office Achievement and All Its Warts - 56:00(w/ Hunger Games Ballad Review)..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:06:50Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:07:34
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.MAY DECEMBER OSCARS PROFILE REVIEW:.Spoiler-Free Review:Cast, Background, Release, Reception - 2:30Expectations - 5:45Mike1 Isn’t Normal - 8:45“The Love Guru” Parallel?!?! - 10:31Script Thoughts - 13:35The Charles Melton/Young Hollywood Debate - 15:27Portman/Moore - 22:26Ensemble/Production Values - 26:07How Many Noms? - 28:28.SPOILER WARNING - 33:52.Spoiler-Filled Review:“Hollywood-ification” of Exploitation - 34:46Two Sides of a Tight Rope - 39:20Critics vs Movie Fans - 48:48Parody vs Satire vs Melodrama - 55:30.FINAL GRADES - 1:05:34..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:06:22Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:07:05
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.THE OSCARS WILL START AN HOUR EARLIER - 1:34.NYFCC AWARDS ARE OUT:Past Lives Wins Best First Film - 4:53Anatomy of a Fall Keeps Winning for Int’l Feature - 5:27Pleasure Menu Wins the Documentary Award - 9:09Hoyt van Hoytema is a GOAT - 10:03Boy and the Heron Upsets Spider Verse - 11:55Melton, Randolph Win Supporting Categories - 13:26The Lead Categories Overjoyed Some People - 15:32Nolan and Marty Claim the 2 Biggest Prizes - 18:47.EUROPEAN FILM (CRAFT) AWARDS ANNOUNCED - 20:53.MOVIE NEWS:The Bikeriders Goes to Focus - 22:26Aidy Bryant to Host Indy Spirits - 26:12Flower Moon: Does Apple Need PVOD Money? - 29:58.INDUSTRY NEWS:Melissa Barrera Responds - 36:15.CONTENDER TRAILERS:Society of the Snow Trailer #1 - 42:11Our Son Trailer #2 - 45:42Memory Trailer #1 - 48:25The End We Start From Trailer #1 - 50:26About Dry Grasses Trailer #1 - 52:20Dune Part II Trailer 2 - 54:57Furiosa Trailer #1 - 57:35.MAKE THE CASE:Dream Scenario Review - 1:00:28American Symphony Review - 1:03:10..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:07:55Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:10:23
What Is This Episode - Top of ShowMM AND CM PUNK - :26.RECAPPING THE GOTHAM AWARDS:Broadcast Thoughts - 2:50Big Night for Tributes + Anatomy of a Fall - 6:23Doc Feature FINALLY Has a Front Runner…Right? - 12:20Adam Driver Drives Fast, Talks Long - 14:23Colman Domingo, The White House, Honor Bayard Rustin - 17:05CM Punk Detour #2 - 18:32.The TV Awards - 20:20Brian Williams Brought Maestro, Rhetoric - 23:06Breakthrough Director Goes to a Year Long Gem - 25:05Charles Melton’s Oscars Campaign Officially Begins - 26:28Robert DeNiro Has Some Things to Say - 29:38Lilly Gladstone is an Awards Force - 34:10Laura Dern Tributes Barbie - 38:14Past Lives Wins Big When It Has To - 40:20.MORE TRIBUTES ANNOUNCED FOR FESTIVAL SEASON - 43:12.BOX OFFICE RECAP:Does Apple Care About Box Office Returns? - 44:40AlsoMike’s Nonspoiler Review of Wish - 47:00AlsoMike’s Nonspoiler Review of Saltburn - 55:10Mike1’s Nonspoiler Review of Priscilla - 58:24..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:05:45Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:07:01
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.CBS WILL AIR THE 2024 GOLDEN GLOBES - 1:35.AWARDS UPDATES:CC Doc Feature Awards Announced - 5:41Cinema Eye Honors Have a Doc Feature Crossover Worth Noting - 7:36International Doc Association Also Has Noms - 9:42BIFA Announced Their Craft Winners as a BIFA Appetizer - 12:38Who’s Getting What Film Festival Tribute? - 13:47.TRAILERS WE NEED TO CATCH UP ON BRACKET, PART 2:M1 on #2 Poor Things vs #31 Imaginary - 19:06M1 on #15 Eileen vs #18 Rebel Moon - 20:35M1 on #10 Ferrari vs #23 Occupied City - 22:40M1 on #7 Napoleon Trailer 2 vs #26 Lisa Frankenstein - 23:53The M1 Bracket Side Winner - 25:08AM on #3 Maestro Trailer 2 vs #30 Damsel - 26:28AM on #14 Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire vs #19 Kraven - 28:12AM on #11 American Symphony vs #22 Garfield - 29:20AM on #6 The Boy and the Heron vs #27 Wicked Little Letters - 31:00The AM Bracket Side Winner - 31:39The Overall Bracket Side Winner - 33:11THE BRACKET WINNER - 34:12.WHAT WE’RE WATCHING REVIEWS:AlsoMike’s Nonspoiler Napoleon Review - 36:37MMO on Please Don’t Destroy Movie - 43:13AM on Leo - 45:49MMO on Albert Brooks: Defending My Life - 47:12AM on Maxine’s Baby: A Tyler Perry Story - 48:41AM on The LadyBird Diaries/David Holmes The Boy Who Lived - 51:54.MMO on Night of the Hunted/Monica - 53:40M1 on Fool’s Paradise/The Royal Hotel - 55:52M1 on Matt Rife - 58:36M1 on Spider-Man 2: The Video Game - 1:01:30..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:03:58Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:04:36
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.JIMMY KIMMEL GETS OSCARS HOSTING GIG - 1:34.NONSPOILER REVIEW OF RUSTIN - 7:25.BOX OFFICE REPORT - 14:02(Next Goal Wins Review - 16:21).iMAN VELLANI IS THE BEST OF US - 20:32THE FANTASTIC FOUR MAY HAVE ITS CAST - 27:31.THE SCREAM/PARAMOUNT/MELISSA BARRERA CONTROVERSY - 33:58.TRAILERS WE NEED TO CATCH UP ON BRACKET:Explanation - 43:20M1 on #1 American Fiction Trailer vs #32 Pokemon Concierge Trailer - 45:25M1 on #16 The Boys in the Boat vs #17 The Teacher’s Lounge - 46:16M1 on #9 Inside Out 2 vs #24 Drift - 47:26M1 on #8 Kingdom of… vs #25 The Sweet East - 48:45The M1 Bracket Side Winner - 49:44AM on #4 Zone of Interest vs #29 Mean Girls: The Musical - 52:22AM on #13 Perfect Days vs #20 Madame Web - 53:14AM on #12 Saltburn vs #21 The Fall Guy - 54:48AM on #5 Dune II vs #28 Anyone But You - 56:03The AM Bracket Side Winner - 57:23The Overall Bracket Side Winner - 57:45..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 59:03Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 59:50A Random Mike1 Rant - 1:00:51
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.THE HOLDOVERS OSCARS PROFILE REVIEW:.Nonspoiler Review:Scores/Box Office/Watching Experiences - 2:18Allegations Against Payne - 5:42Director/Screenplay Thoughts - 10:07Giamatti + Lead Actor - 15:51Da’Vine Joy, Tessa + The Supporting Categories - 18:28Production Values - 25:24How Many Noms? - 28:22.SPOILER WARNING - 35:20.Spoiler-Filled Review:Dead Something Society - 36:17The Holdovers Defined - 40:31Christmas w/ the Kranks - 46:15Shipping up to Boston - 52:19Globe Hopping - 55:33Time to Make a Choice - 1:00:01.FINAL GRADES - 1:03:44..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:04:33Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:07:36
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.THE KILLER OSCARS PROFILE REVIEW:.Nonspoiler Review:Background/Specs/Scores - 3:00Composition Thoughts - 6:55Is Fassbender Iconic Here?/Performances - 11:41Fincher Fun w/ Music/Production Values - 15:00How Many Noms? - 18:36.SPOILER WARNING - .Spoiler-Filled Review:Franchise Fair? - 23:07Mike1’s Full Farce Theory - 25:52Nihilism to Self Fulfillment Through BS - 31:46Cat and Mouse Paranoia - 34:52The Law Office - 44:38Funny and Brutal - 47:42The Florida Fight Project - 50:34Dinner with Friends - 52:25Claybourne Mine/The Smiths - 55:38Ranking the Fincher Filmography - 58:17.FINAL GRADES - 1:02:55..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:06:04
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.THE SAG AFTRA STRIKE IS OVER:Strike Stats and Deal Points Generally - 1:26The AI Protections - 3:46Pay Raises; What SAG Didn’t Get - 8:10Did SAG Win? And What This Means for Awards Season - 11:51.AWARDS NEWS AND NOMS:European Film Award Noms Have Anatomy vs Green Zone - 14:26British Ind Film Awards Honor Rye Lane as Nom Leader - 19:17Hollywood Music and Media Noms - 22:13Barbie Dominates the Movie Grammy Noms - 26:58.FILM REVIEWS/WHAT WE’RE WATCHING:AlsoMike Reviews The Marvels - 29:11MMO on Nyad - 35:38MMO on Quiz Lady - 39:17MMO on Fingernails - 41:30AM on Sly - 43:55AM on Squaring the Circle - 45:52AM on Lakota Nation vs the US; The League - 46:37AM on Priscilla - 48:45Mike1 Runs Down His Quarantine Watch List - 54:13..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:02:00
What is This Episode? - Top of Show.THE 2023 SCARIES AWARDS!(Some Spoilers for There's Something Wrong With The Children, Unwelcome, and Cobweb. We couldn't help it.).RANDOM STUFF SECTION:Dumbest Kids Award - 1:59Grossest Food - 6:20Scariest Prop - 6:20Horror Declarations - 9:37Least Trustworthy Goat - 11:57Frankenstein or Fronkenstein - 12:48.New Mom Scream Queen of 2023 - 14:52Monster Survival Ratio Question 1 - 16:38Monster Survival Ratio Question 2 - 20:59.BEST SCENES:Yuckiest Scenes - 23:17Most Shocking Scare of 2023 - 26:04More Declarations - 27:30.PERFORMANCES:Best New Horror Action Star - 31:54Best Sidekick Performances - 34:28Harbinger of Most Doom - 38:00Best Performance by a Horror Hero - 40:18Declarations Part 3 - 42:30Best Performance by Questionable Character - 43:17Best Evil Performance - 44:15.PRODUCTION VALUES CATEGORIES - - 46:44.COMPOSITION CATEGORIES:Best New Horror Directors - 51:46Shudder Deep Cut Award - 53:44Most Innovative New Slasher - 56:28Worst Film Poopy - 57:38Which New Horror IP Has Longest Legacy - 59:19. Best Indie Spirit/Popular Horror Movie - 1:07:07Best Picture - 1:10:52.Ranking The Horror of the Last Decade - 1:12:00..Socials/Your Homework - 1:22:27What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:23:14
Reviews start the show, including The Killer, Five Nights At Freddy's and its Box Office, The Exorcist: Believer, Dicks: The Musical, and a list of horror movies. Then it's a awards news from the Gothams and AFI Fest before a Documentary Feature deep dive after 4 sets of nominations or shortlists.
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.GOTHAM NOMS 2023 ARE HERE:All Budgets Welcome; Barbie Submitted; Tributes Listed - 2:30Nomination Tallies - 5:02.Best Feature: Great Race Highlighted by Snubs/Omissions - 9:02Best Screenplay: No BP Crossover. Huh? - 17:23International Feature: Poor Things the Juggernaut? - 20:50Performance Categories Have Oscar Royalties w/ Inspired Picks - 23:09.Predictions - 40:35..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 42:26
Killers of the Flower Moon first reactions are followed by stories from AlsoMike's final day at the 61st New York Film Festival, including reviews and Oscar analysis for Maestro and May December. It's all Non-Spoilers in this short & snappy episode of Oscar Race Checkpoint.
Pat and Clayton of the B.O. Boys join Also Mike for a very special Fall Box Office Report. We discuss Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour receipts and how she may have changed Hollywood forever. We discuss Barbenheimer Oscar Nom projections and whether or not they can go the distance to Oscar wins. We breakdown all of the upcoming Best Picture possibilities yet to come, while looking back at the last 12 years of BP nominations in another trademark Also Mike statistical study. And we can't help but enjoy some gambling over/unders as we bet on what contenders will be hits or misses at the Box Office. Make sure you follow, like, and subscribe to The B.O. Boys on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/@theboboyspodcastAnd seek them out wherever you get your podcasts. https://linktr.ee/theboboyspodcast
What Is This Episode - Top of ShowWe Have No Clue Who Veruca Salt is - 1:50.AMPTP WALKS AWAY FROM SAG NEGOTIATIONS - 4:10.TAYLOR SWIFT’S MOVIE OPENS ODDLY - 13:02PROP BET #1: THE TAYLOR MOVIE WWBO OPENING - 17:04.MIRAMAX, NOT A24, GETS HALLOWEEN RIGHTS - 20:16.CONTENDER TRAILERS:The Iron Claw Trailer #1 - 26:34PROP BET #2 - TOTAL OSCAR NOMS FOR THE IRON CLAW - 33:04.Wonka Trailer #2 - 35:50How to Have Sex Teaser - 39:11Fallen Leaves Teaser - 41:19Monster Trailer #1 - 43:57The Old Oak Trailer #1 - 46:18Leo Trailer #1 - 49:12.WHAT WE’RE WATCHING:AlsoMike on When Evil Lurks - 52:15AM on Saw X - 56:20M1 on Run Rabbit Run and Pet Semetary Bloodlines - 1:02:32M1 on Beckham and Search Party s1+2 - 1:05:01.TEASING THE UPCOMING 2023 SCARIES AWARDS - 1:08:03..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:09:32Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:10:21
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.ALSOMIKE EATS THE NYFF, PART 2:Strange Way of Life Review - 2:17The Taste of Things Plays on AM’s Palate - 5:41The Big Mac Big Matt and Controversial Bacon Takes - 9:52.Evil Does Not Exist is a Chore - 12:44Magnolia Bakery Does it Again - 16:01Anatomy of a Fall is as Good as Advertised - 20:21Hit Man Isn’t an A, But is A LOT of Fun - 26:10La Chimera Sneaks Up on AM - 30:20Sirloin Tacos and No Guac Left Behind - 33:38.Zone of Interest is Harrowing - 37:20Janet Planet Displeases One NYFF Watcher Heavily - 41:55Sushi Crave, Chapter 2 - 46:07The Beast Was the Last of 11 Films - 47:18.THE COLOR PURPLE TRAILER #2 - 54:36.SAG/AMPTP COTINUE NEGOTIATIONS; PUT OUT JOINT STATEMENT - 58:23.BOX OFFICE UPDATE:Exorcist Believer is a Flop Full of Questions - 59:50.WHAT WE’RE WATCHING:Mike1 on Fair Play - 1:04:32M1 on Reptile and The Boogeyman - 1:05:30Both Mikes on Bottoms - 1:08:46..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:11:26Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:12:11
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.ALSOMIKE EATS THE NYFF:Magnolia Bakery in Grand Central - 2:22Pizza, Hot Honey, and “The Very Best Burger in NYC” - 3:32.AlsoMike’s Nonspoiler Review of Poor Things:Pros/Awards Storylines - 11:02Cons - 18:05Summary/Final Grade - 20:45PROP BET #1 - Lead Actress Fist Fight - 23:50.Second Dinner: Wings, Squid, + Key Lime Pie - 25:04.AM Reviews All of Us Strangers:First, Sushi - 29:18No AM Emotions/Final Grade - 32:47A Strong Score in a Let Down - 34:34.Maestro’s Premiere Starts to Shape the Oscars Races - 36:33.GOLDEN GLOBES DELIVER DIVERSE IDENTITY STATE, WANT TO BE PICKED UP - 39:18(PROP BET #2: WILL THE GLOBES BE PICKED UP BY CABLE?).NETFLIX ACQUIRES MORE; TOO MUCH? - 41:24.SAG AFTRA STRIKE UPDATE/SAG AWARDS CAMPAIGNING RULES - 45:27.CONTENDER TRAILER REVIEWS:Leave the World Behind Trailer #1 - 49:15Priscilla Full Trailer #1 - 51:25The Taste of Things Trailer #1 - 56:03Evil Does Not Exist Teaser #1 - 1:00:55The Boys in the Boat Featurette - 1:02:28Silent Night Trailer #1 - 1:05:31.BOX OFFICE UPDATE:Mike1 Reviews Saw X - 1:07:35The Top 10 - 1:11:39The Exorcist Is In Trouble - 1:14:08.WHAT WE’RE WATCHING:AlsoMike on Reptile - 1:15:48Mike1 on Talk To Me - 1:17:55AM on BS High - 1:20:06..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:22:05Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:23:16
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.THE GOLDEN GLOBES ADD 2 CATEGORIES:Best Popular Film, Basically - 2:22Best Stand Up Special, Basically - 10:43.POLAND SELECTS THE PEASANTS OVER GREEN BORDER - 13:13.THE BIKERIDERS TO CAMPAIGN AS ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY - 19:08HATTIE MACDANIEL’S OSCAR TO BE REPLACED, GIVEN TO HOWARD U - 20:48.BOX OFFICE UPDATE:September Finished ROUGH…w/ a Chance for Saw X - 22:02Miramax is Shopping the Halloween IP - 30:14Looking at October’s Weekly Offerings - 33:20.CONTENDER TRAILER REVIEWS:Nonsense/John Cena Looks Like Ernest - 38:06May December Trailer #2 - 40:35Wish Full Trailer #1 - 42:55Fingernails Trailer #1 - 46:18Fair Play Trailer #2 - 47:44Argylle Trailer #1 - 51:49True Detective Night Country Trailer #2 - 54:13.RECENT RELEASES REVIEWS:It Lives Inside (C-) - 55:35The Creator (C+) - 56:34Cassandro (B-, n/a) - 59:18Flora and Son (C+) - 1:01:18No One Will Save You (B, B-) - 1:02:21A Million Miles Away (B) - 1:04:00The Saint of Second Chances (B+) - 1:05:30Henry Sugar + Other Shorts (B+) - 1:06:54Sex Education s4 (B+) - 1:08:21Reservation Dog s3 (A) - 1:10:22..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:12:13Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:13:10
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.WHAT THE WGA WON:Where All This Info Came From - 1:44Bullish or Bearish on the New Deal? - 4:06.Minimums and Feature Gains - 7:38Appendix A (non narrative shows/movies) - 15:45Episodic TV Writer Gains - 18:47(Script Fees for Staffers + The Writer’s Room - 22:40).Viewership Based Streaming Residuals:Streaming Fixed Residuals + Viewership Bonuses - 28:21What’s a “View” and What “20%” Actually Means - 31:02…Also, What’s a “Sub?” - 39:48.Protections Against AI - 44:44.WGA Members and Other Guild Picket Lines - 47:46When Will the SAG Strike End? - 50:00..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 55:26Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 55:26
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.FRANCE PICKS TASTE OF THINGS OVER ANATOMY OF A FALL:Our First Reactions - 2:25Anatomy of a Fall’s Oscars Chances Now - 6:42How Do You Fix This? - 8:57Zone of Interest Now Category Frontrunner - 11:45.SALTBURN/MAY DECEMBER GET THEIR OSCAR CATEGORIES - 15:07.ALL OF US STRANGERS TRAILER #1 - 20:24.EXPEND4BLES REVIEWING THE REVIEWERS - 23:14.DUMB MONEY SPOILER-FREE REVIEW:Why the Big Budget? - 27:10Good, But…Who is This For? - 29:40The Future of Gen Z Cienema - 32:52Dano Don’t Miss/Covid Context - 38:06Separate From Other Movies - 42:35Shalene Woodley Deserves More - 45:41FINAL GRADES - 51:03..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 51:57Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 52:52
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.STRIKE UPDATES:AMPTP/WGA Meeting Wednesday/Talk Shows Reverse Course - 2:00Marvel VFX Joins IATSE - 6:41PROP BET #1: OVER/UNDER STRIKE ENDING PRE-HALLOWEEN - 9:31.LILLY GLADSTONE TO CAMPAIGN AS LEAD ACTRESS - 12:04PROP BET #2: GUESSING AT GLADSTONE’S VEGAS ODDS - 14:22.AMERICAN FICTION WINS TIFF AUDIENCE AWARD:Its Best Picture Chances - 19:43PROP BET #3: BIG 8 NOMS AMERICAN FICTION VS ANATOMY OF A FALL - 21:45.Sly, Hell of a Summer, American Symphony First Reviews - 30:14Fall Festival Studio Purchase Round-Up - 33:03.AFI FEST ANNOUNCES MAXINE’S BABY, MAESTRO - 36:22.DREAM SCENARIO TRAILER REVIEW - 37:43.BOX OFFICE UPDATE/FILM REVIEWS:AlsoMike on The Nun II - 41:50PROP BET #4: SEQUELS FOR THE NUN - 45:40AM on A Haunting in Venice - 47:48AM on El Conde, Destination NBA, Winning Time - 52:07AM on Love at First Sight - 56:04Mike1 on Theater Camp, Beanie Bubble - 58:28..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:06:01Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:06:43
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.BARBIE ANNOUNCES THEIR OSCARS STRATEGY - 1:48.ACADEMY GOVERNOR’S AWARDS/STRIKE UPDATES - 5:48.TRAILER REVIEWS:KotFM Trailer #2 - 10:47Henry Sugar Trailer #1 - 18:06Aquaman 2 Trailer #1 - 21:22.TIFF, PART 2:Recapping Where We Are - 25:24The Surprise Hits of TIFF - 27:47(His Three Daughters, Sing Sing, DNEtMat End of the World, Woman of the Hour)Studio Acquisitions - 38:20(Origin, End of the World, More).RESETTING THE FESTIVAL OFFERINGS + RECEPTIONS - 40:01.INTERNATIONAL FEATURE POSSIBILITIES - 43:50(Copa ’71, Concrete Utopia, The Monk and the Gun).PROP BET: WHICH MOVIE IS WINNING TIFF? - 52:55.WHAT WE’RE WATCHING:Also Mike on Grand Tourismo - 1:03:25Mike1 on…The Practice?! - 1:05:58..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:11:32Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:12:18
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.VENICE AWARDS ROUND UP:Poor Things Wins the Golden Lion - 1:07Volpi Cup Winners Come w/ Oscars Expectations - 3:16More Venice Awards/Standing Ovations - 8:00.PROP BET #1 - HOW MANY INTERNATIONAL FEATURE NOMS HAVE DEBUTED? - 11:14.TIFF FOLLOW UP, PART 2:The Boy and the Heron is Going to be Great - 14:24PROP BET #2 - JUST HOW DONE IS ANIMATED FEATURE ALREADY? - 16:44.American Fiction Jumped Into the Oscars Race - 18:58Dumb Money Has Been in the News All Week - 21:21The Teacher’s Lounge is Germany’s Int’l Feature Pick - 27:30The Royal Hotel Brings an Intriguing Trailer - 29:00Reptile’s/Lee’s/One Life’s First Looks Are Surprising - 33:35Next Goal Wins Proves Divisive - 40:45Dream Scenario is a...Something - 44:36.MAKE THE CASE/REVIEW ROUND UP:AlsoMike on Bottoms - 52:56AM on Equalizer 3 - 57:47Mike1 on You Are So Not Invited, The Blackening, The Adults, More - 1:00:36..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:09:20Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:10:18
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.VENICE IS WINDING DOWN:Updating the Review Scores - 1:20Priscilla Reviewing the Reviewers - 3:09The Killer Gets High Marks - 5:52Maestro’s Reception is Confusing As Hell - 8:13The Caine Mutiny Court-Marshall/Evil Does Not Exist Premiere Well - 12:09Hit Man May Have Made the Most Fans - 15:08Ava DuVernay’s Latest Covers a Ton of Ground - 16:52.The Unofficial Official Standing Ovation Records - 20:42PROP BET #1 - GUESSING THE GOLDEN LION BY GROUP - 25:47.TELLURIDE HAS FINISHED:Fingernails is…Something - 29:00Nyad Trailer Drops - 30:09Wildcat is a Hawke Family Affair - 32:09Tuesday Has Charm - 33:28.TIFF STARTS TODAY:The Boy and the Herron/Pain Hustlers Trailers - 36:23PROP BET #2: WHICH TIFF FILM LANDS MOST OSCAR NOMS? - 42:12Sorry Not Sorry is Serious Stuff; Other Titles - 47:05.PROP BET #3: ALSOMIKE’S HIGHEST RATED TIFF FILM - 49:29.CONTENDER TRAILER REVIEWS:The Bikeriders Trailer #1 - 52:25May December Teaser - 57:40Chicken Run Dawn of the Nugget Trailer #1 - 1:00:05The Exorcist Believer Trailer #2 - 1:02:06.PROP BET #4: DEBUT RT SCORE FOR EXORCIST BELIEVER - 1:08:28..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:11:33Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:12:49
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.TELLURIDE IS UNDER WAY:The Bikeriders MAY Actually Be Good Like Mike1 Said?! - 1:56Saltburn Premieres, Polarizes Too (w/ Trailer) - 4:48The Holdovers Premiere Gets Praise - 11:02Colman Domingo is an Oscars Threat for Rustin - 13:01All of Us Strangers Lit Up Night 1 - 21:56.VENICE RECAP SO FAR:Commandante’s Standing Ovation is 90 Seconds!? - 27:04Ferrari Reviews Well, But Cruz Stand Out - 28:19El Conde Is Upset in Chile - 35:13The Promised Land Has a Wild Trailer - 37:11Early Poor Things Stuff Was GREAT/Sexy - 40:13.BFI LONDON LINEUP ANNOUNCED; FEATURES KALUUYA DEBUT - 44:07.TAYLOR SWIFT MAY HAVE IMPACTED FLOWER MOON - 46:37.CONTENDER TRAILER REVIEWS:The Killer Trailer #1 - 52:50The Book of Clarence Trailer #1 - 55.23Invisible Beauty Trailer #1 - 57:25Fingernails Clip #1 - 59:40Society of the Snow Trailer #1 - 1:01:03Rebel Moon Trailer #1 - 1:03:00Flora and Son Trailer #1 - 1:06:14Foe Trailer #1 - 1:09:42Cat Person Trailer #1 - 1:12:14..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:15:21Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:16:55
What Is This Episode - Top of Show . TOP 10 WISHES FOR THE REST OF THE 2023 FILM YEAR: . Top 2 Wishes: Fair Deals for SAG/WGA; Strike Updates - 1:29 . Wish #8:Hoping for SOME September Oscar Surprise - 16:10 . Wish #7: We Need This Year’s Indie Film Hit - 20:18 . Wish #6 - Mike1 Wants Pain for Himself - 27:14 .
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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . NYFF ANNOUNCEMENTS: Maestro Gets a Gala Spot - 2:14 . PROP BET #1: BRADLEY COOPER’S MAESTRO SCREENTIME - 6:08 , The Rest of the NYFF Spotlight Slate - 9:48 AlsoMIke’s NYFF Movie Tier Plan of Attack - 15:08 . GOTHAM’S REMOVED THEIR BUDGET CAPS. BECOME FREE FOR ALL - 21:16 . CONTENDER TRAILERS: Reptile Trailer #1 - 28:55 PROP BET #2 - GUESS THE REPTILE METASCORE - 32:44 . Anatomy of a Fall US Trailer #1 - 35:00 PROP BET #3 - ALSOMIKE’S BROTHER OF A FALL - 37:14 . She Came to Me Trailer #1 - 40:38 Cassandro Trailer #1 - 45:52 Talking About Rebel Moon’s Trailer - 48:44 PROP BET #4 - HOW MANY OSCAR NOMS FOR NETFLIX THIS YEAR? - 50:22 . STRIKE UPDATES AND MORE WGA/AMPTP MEETINGS- 55:40 . A LEGAL LESSON IN AI COPYRIGHT PROTECTIONS - 59:45 . BOX OFFICE UPDATE: PROP BET #5 - WHAT’S BLUE BEETLE’S BOX OFFICE CEILING? - 1:09:00 Barbenheimer Keeps Making Money - 1:11:14 AM Reviews Strays - 1:14:55 Elemental Will Make Money - 1:17:07 AM Watched The Covenant/TV - 1:20:20 M1 Watched JFK/The Pope’s Exorcist - 1:22:16 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:25:21 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:26:12
What Is This Episode - Top of Show . 75% ACCURATE, STILL TOO EARLY OSCAR PREDICTIONS: . Craft Convictions: Revisiting Our Year in Preview Picks - 3:17 The Barbenheimer, Dune 2, + Maestro Craft Convos - 5:10 The Dune 1 Bitter Carryover - 10:42 The Maestro MUAH Controversy - 13:46 . Screenplay Categories: Original: Does Barbie and/or Napoleon Belong Here? - 17:32 Adapted: Dune 2’s Sci-fi Mountain - 22:11 . Acting Categories: Supp Actress: We May Only Have Seen 1 Nom Thus Far - 32:00 Supp Actor: 3 Noms Already Set in Stone - 37:58 Lead Actress: Is a Masterful Maestro Performance Coming? - 46:02 Lead Actor: Another Potential KotFM vs Oppenheimer Battle - 54:46 . Director: The Best of Times, The Worst of Times for Bradley Cooper - 1:04:17 Best Picture: The 10 Certain BP Noms (at least 75% of them) - 1:11:03 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:21:37 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:22:33
What Is This Episode - Top of Show . THE 2023 MMO MIDYEAR OSCARS: Supporting Actress - 3:37 Supporting Actor - 8:45 Animated Feature - 13:48 International Feature - 17:04 VFX - 19:12 Sound - 22:44 Original Song - 24:13 Original Score - 29:25 Cinematography - 31:35 Screenplays - 34:40 MUAH - 39:23 Costume Design - 41:36 Production Design - 43:05 Documentary Feature - 44:30 Editing - 47:05 Director - 49:07 Lead Actor - 53:05 Lead Actress - 55:08 Best Picture - 58:16 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:03:06 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:04:10
What Is This Episode - Top of Show . TV AWARDS NEWS: Emmys Announce New Date 1/15/24 - 1:05 TV Critics Awards Announced - 2:22 . INTERNATIONAL FEATURE NEWS - 8:22 (Sweden’s Selection; Pablo Larraíne’s Trailer) . NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL UPDATES: SAG’s IA Stance/NYFF Announces Main Slate - 10:30 . PROP BET #1: NYFF 3 SHOWCASE FILMS’ OSCAR NOM CHANCES - 14:45 . All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt Preview/Trailer - 21:17 Rest of Slate - 23:55 Possibly the Most Boring Premise in History - 33:39 . TIFF UPDATES: Midnight Madness Selections Unveiled - 37:54 Almodôvar, Spike to get TIFF Awards - 43:24 “Sly” Stallone Doc to Close TIFF - 45:16 . SAG/WGA STRIKE UPDATES: WGA/AMPTP Meeting Goes Poorly… - 48:51 Netflix Won’t Pay South Korean Unions Residuals - 50:23 . BET #2 - WILL STREAMERS RELEASE NUMBERS W/IN 10 YRS? - 52:58 . BET #3 - STREAMERS COMBINING IN THE NEXT 2 YEARS - 57:04 . TRAILER REVIEWS: Fair Play Trailer #1 - 1:05:50 BET #4 - WILL FAIR PLAY BE A TOP 10 NETFLIX MOVIE? - 1:07:15 . Mother’s Instinct Trailer #1 - 1:10:30 Dicks: The Musical Trailer #1 - 1:12:14 . BET #5: DICKS THE OSCAR NOM?! - 1:13:30 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:16:22 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:17:16
What Is This Episode - Top of Show . ORC PROP BETS EXPLAINATION - 1:41 . PROP BET #1: BARBIE’S BOX OFFICE CLIMB - 3:56 . BOX OFFICE UPDATE: Barbenhaimer Makes AMC History - 10:55 Sound of Uh Oh - 14:22 What Happened to MI7? - 16:30 AlsoMike Reviews Talk 2 Me - 18:48 Rest of the Top 10 - 21:57 AM Reviews TMNT Mutant Mayhem + Its Funky Box Office - 26:17 . PROP BET #2: TURTLES ON THE OSCARS PATH - 30:07 . ACADEMY/STRIKE NEWS: Janet Yang Re-Elected - 35:22 Sony Moves Their Slate - 36:41 SAG Fund Gets Big Gifts - 38:22 . PROP BET #3: OVER/UNDER STRIKE END DATES - 40:07 . TRAINER REVIEWS: Radical Trailer #1 - 47:46 Dune 2 Final Trailer - 50:36 Golda Trailer #1 - 54:20 . PROP BET #4: HELEN MIRREN NOMS DURING AWARDS SEASON - 56:20 . The Marvels Trailer #2 - 59:40 Saw X Trailer #1 - 1:03:37 . MAKING THE CASE: AM on Steph Curry Underrated - 1:10:25 AM on The Deepest Breath/Wham! - 1:11:33 AM on Nimona - 1:12:34 AM on The Perfect Find - 1:13:30 AM on They Cloned Tyrone/Alice Darling/Emily - 1:14:45 AM on The Beanie Bubble - 1:18:38 . PROP BET #5 - THE $1000 BET - 1:19:48 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:26:01 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:26:54
What Is This Episode - Top of Show Release Schedule Weirdness - 1:40 . THE STRIKES DELAY THE EMMYS, AFFECT FESTIVALS - 4:22 . VENICE/TIFF CONTROVERSIES AND NEWS: Antonio Barbera Defends Plans to Screen Allen, Polanski, Besson - 11:02 How Will Stars Handle Venice + The Strike? - 20:33 Miyazaki to Open TIFF - 24:19 Commandante Opens Venice - 26:40 Netflix’s Society of the Snow to Close Venice - 27:22 . FILMS PLAYING MULTIPLE FESTIVALS: The Beast Has an All Timer Premise - 31:50 Hitman from Linklater, Memory from Michel Franco - 33:05 . NOTABLE VENICE EXCLUSIVES - 34:55 (Ferrari, El Conde, The Killer, Maestro, More) AND OUT OF COMPETITION NOTABLES - 43:41 (Henry Sugar, Agro Drift, McCain Mutiny Court Marshall, More) TIFF GALAS - 48:31 (Dumb Money, The End We Start From, Lee, Next Goal Wins, More) TIFF SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS - 58:00 (American Fiction, The Burial, The Dead Don’t Hurt, Ezra, More) DOCUMENTARIES - 1:13:36 (Nickelback, Mountain Queen, Defiant, The Contestant, More) . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:17:49 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:18:40
What Is This Episode - Top of Show Introducing the Duke of Bettingham: David Long! . SUMMER OSCARS BETTING GUIDE: . Best Picture: The Current Big 3: Oppenheimer, Killers, Past Lives - 6:25 The Barbie Longshot - 16:10 The War Movie/Holdovers Problem - 19:54 The Longshots Beyond 10:1 - 23:18 Amazon’s FYP History - 26:32 The Strikes’ Impact on Oscars Season - 31:55 . Best Actor: Is It FINALLY Cooper Time? - 36:12 Leo vs Cillian at the Top - 40:00 Which Longshot Smells Best? - 43:58 . Best Actress: An Important Disclaimer - 46:16 MMO Clearly Runs Vegas - 47:13 The Longshots - 51:30 . Best Director: Why Nolan Now May Be Great Value - 53:35 AlsoMike Likes Coppola - 58:15 . Supporting Actor: MMO Runs Vegas, P. 2 - 1:00:50 The Robert DeNiro Conspiracy - 1:04:13 Gosling’s Ken Lane - 1:06:10 . Supporting Actress: Bookies Be Cheeky - 1:11:13 Someone Unnamed? - 1:15:09 . . Dave’s Work/Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:17:35 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:20:10
What Is This Episode - Top of Show . OPPENHEIMER OSCAR PROFILE: . Non-Spoiler Review: Cast, Scores, Zabotage - 2:08 Does This Even Have A Box Office Comp? - 6:45 Script Thoughts/Directing/Editing - 16:20 Performances - 21:04 Production Values/Team - 34:35 How Many Noms? - 40:05 . SPOILER WARNING - 45:27 . Spoiler-Filled Review: The First 40 Minutes - 46:17 Oppenheimer’s Thoughts, P.1 - 53:20 Nolan At His Most - 55:53 Oppenheimer’s Thoughts P.2 - 1:02:17 Ego Joust: Male Fragility Edition - 1:09:04 Oppenheimer’s Thoughts P.3 - 1:16:23 . FINAL GRADE - 1:19:52 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:20:26 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:21:05
What Is This Episode - Top of Show . BARBIE OSCAR PROFILE: . Non-Spoiler Review: Cast, Zabatage, Box Office, Barbenheimer - 2:23 Script Thoughts/Directing - 12:18 Performances - 16:08 Production Values/Team - 24:42 How Many Noms? - 29:10 . SPOILER WARNING - 35:51 . Spoiler-Filled Review: Nonsense, Oscar Worthy Nonsense - 37:03 The Accountability Greatness - 42:31 Not Perfect, But Perfectly Imperfect - 49:30 God-ling - 52:18 . FINAL GRADE - 56:08 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:01:16 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:01:58
What Is This Episode - Top of Show . MIKE, MIKE,AND EMMY NOM ANALYSIS: Will the Strikes Move the Emmys Date? - 1:44 Nomination Tallies - 4:31 . Best Drama Series - 7:18 Lead Actor Drama - 13:47 Lead Actress Drama - 19:21 Supporting Actor Drama - 23:14 Supporting Actress Drama - 27:51 . Best Comedy Series - 30:01 Lead Actor Comedy - 41:42 Lead Actress Comedy - 44:13 Supporting Actor Comedy - 50:12 Supporting Actress Comedy - 52:44 . Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series - 56:26 Lead Actor Limited or Anthology or Movie - 1:00:33 Lead Actress Limited or Anthology or Movie - 1:02:38 Supportings - 1:03:50 . Outstanding Reality Program - 1:07:27 Talk Series/Variety Show - 1:08:24 Outstanding TV Movie - 1:11:06 Documentary/Variety Special - 1:13:01 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:17:15 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:18:54
What Is This Episode - Top of Show . SAG AFTRA OFFICIALLY IS ON STRIKE, TOO: What Happened? - 2:27 Movie Executives are Detached - 6:55 Studios Don’t Want Money, They Want All of It - 20:00 Influencer Scabs, Strike Innovations, Etc - 22:37 Why Was There a 12 Day Delay? - 25:49 . BARBIE AND OPPENHEIMER FIRST REACTIONS: Oppenheimer - 29:42 Barbie - 32:44 . AWARDS NEWS: Fall Film Festivals May Be Effed - 39:06 Ferrari is Due Out Christmas - 43:34 May December to Open NYFF - 45:43 . CONTENDER TRAILERS: Anatomy of a Fall Trailer #1 - 49:11 Wonka Trailer #1 - 53:50 Napoleon Trailer #1 - 58:23 Bob Marley: One Love Trailer #1 - 1:03:14 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:07:28 ;28Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:09:00
What Is This Episode - Top of Show . MISSION IMPOSSIBLE DEAD RECKONING P1 OSCARS PROFILE: . Non-Spoiler Review: Cast, Reviews Scores, and Box Office - 3:11 The Tom Cruise Conundrum - 8:27 Script Thoughts - 17:13 Performances - 24:33 AlsoMike Reads The Oscar Tea Leaves for Tom Cruise - 30:47 Making the Case for Sound + Cinematography - 34:23 Over/Under Noms - 38:58 . SPOILER WARNING - 41:47 . Spoiler-Filled Review: MI’s Leading Lady Issues - 42:46 What Are You Doing, Ethan? - 48:33 (Also, Who Are You, Gabe?) Part 2’s Plot? - 57:24 What’s Kittridge’s Deal? - 59:55 The Rest of the Plot - 1:02:50 Grace is Gone - 1:09:12 . FINAL GRADES - 1:13:56 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:16:45 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:17:40
What Is This Episode - Top of Show . PAST LIVES OSCARS PROFILE: . Non-Spoiler Review: Cast, Crew, Reviews Scores, and Watching Experience - 2:08 Celine Song Earned All the Flowers - 9:33 3 Performances Up There for Best of ’23 - 15:20 Oscars Momentum - 22:04 Cinematography, Score, + Seoul vs NYC - 26:35 How Many Noms? - 32:04 . SPOILER WARNING - 38:09 . Spoiler-Filled Review: What Did You Want? - 39:06 Being Human - 49:08 Why is How I Met Your Mother Here? - 54:50 Strength Can Be Subjective - 59:44 . FINAL GRADES - 1:04:10 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:06:08 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:07:07
WHAT’S IN THIS OSCAR RACE CHECKPOINT - Top of the Show. AlsoMike explains why he needed to add this intro before Part II of his recording with Mike 1.
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON TRAILER 2 Review - 2:05 Even avoiding trailer spoilers, M2 realizes why this was such a Scorsese passion project. There are also obvious Oscar contending performances and production values showcased here, and find out who stole the entire trailer.
SANCTUARY REVIEW - 8:32 Also Mike does a quickie non-spoiler review of Margaret Qualley & Christopher Abbott’s great work in the steamy thriller, Sanctuary, now on VOD.
ALSO MIKE’S TOP 10 FILMS OF THE YEAR SO FAR - 12:00 (PS... I AM A DOPE BECAUSE I FORGOT PAST LIVES IN HERE. SO PUT THAT IN MY TOP 5 AND THEN YOU ACTUALLY GOT A TOP 11.)
OUR HCA MIDSEASON AWARD WINNERS RECAP - 13:51 We edit back into the Mikes' conversation about the Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Awards including their recent 5 year track record, where we agree and disagree with the winners, and whether or not we think some of them can go the distance.
MARVEL RELEASE DATE SHIFTS - 18:55 We speculate about whether or not the MCU can rebound as Disney has shuffled some dates. M1 proposes a Kang recasting, we question Blade on Valentine’s day, and there are more Fantastic 4 rumors.
OTHER DISNEY RELEASE DATE SHIFTS - 25:50 Avatar sequels scheduled through 2031 make Mike a dull boy. Plus, Moana and yes, a Taika Waititi Star Wars are still on the schedule.
NETFLIX RELEASE DATE ADDITIONS - 28:03 We discuss why Wikipedia is lying about Adam Sandler's Spaceman, and we debate whether or not Chicken Run 2: Dawn of the Nugget should go bleep itself.
SONY RELEASE DATE CHANGES - 30:03 Queue the ominous organ as Dumb Money moved into September, The Book of Clarence moves out of 2023, and then Eileen will kick off Anne Hathaway’s next Oscar campaign this December.
THE TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES DRAMA - 31:42 Mike1 chronicles the heroic story about how 3 great directors saved TCM from a mean old baddie who wanted to fire everybody.
NEW DCU SUPERMAN & LOIS LANE CASTINGS - 36:26 Why we’re hopeful but a little skeptical that James Gunn is making the right decisions here with his castings for Superman: Legacy.
TRAILER-PALOOZA - Summer '23 Edition.
DUNE PART TWO: Trailer 2 - 39:33 Dope fight scenes, egg Elvis, and political intrigue have us hopeful. But we still worry about if we'll engage with what we didn’t enjoy part 1.
CHALLENGERS: Trailer 1 - 43:38 Will this movie be too steamy for us? What if Rihanna soundtracked everything? Plus, we wonder about the invention of the sauna.
DUMB MONEY: Trailer 1 - 47:24 We debate if the trailer gives us Oscary vibes. Plus, we shout out our love for this cast, how they went against type, and why we love Craig Gillespie with one caveat.
DRIVE AWAY DOLLS: Trailer 1 - 51:30 We talk about why Pedro Pascal is in trouble and what other films this makes us remember. Plus, we reveal our crack research on why the Coen Brothers broke-up.
PRISCILLA: Teaser - 54:42 Why Mike 1 is willing to overlook how Hollywood is trying to force Jacob Elordi’s stardom on him because he’s obsessed with this teaser.
PIXAR’S ELIO: Teaser - 57:11 Why this cute premise could give Pixar a much needed win after Elemental.
KRAVEN THE HUNTER: Trailer 1 - 59:14 Does this look sick? Or disgusting? Or what’s the difference?
THE BEANIE BUBBLE: Trailer 1 - 1:01:27 Why we’re excited to watch this cast but skeptical of branding rights in this Apple adaptation of the book about the Beanie Baby craze.
FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S: Trailer 1 - 1:04:02 Why we are proponents of scaring young children to keep them in line, and some insight into AlsoMike’s Funko Pop collection.
OUTRO - 1:08:00 Our Socials, your homework, what’s coming next, words of wisdom, and a shocking debate about hot dogs.
What Is This Episode - Top of Show . ACADEMY NEWS AND CHANGES: New Best Picture Requirements Set - 1:46 Board of Governors Take Their Seats - 8:32 And Welcome 398 New Members - 11:28 Governor Award Honorees Announced - 13:00 Next Goal Wins @ TIFF; Four Daughters Wins Munich - 15:02 . POTENTIAL SAG/AFTRA STRIKE LOOMS: Most Studios Avoiding SDCC - 18:48 SAG/AMPTP Extend Negotiation Window 12 Days - 23:53 DGA Officially Ratifies Their AMPTP Deal - 29:40 . BOX OFFICE REPORT/MOVIE REVIEWS: Indiana Jones Leads Box Office, AlsoMike’s Review - 31:28 No Hard Feelings Finishes 4th, AM Reviews - 38:55 Blockbusters are Struggling/The Flash Review - 46:12 Why Aren’t Big Budget Films Making Profit? - 50:53 Finishing The Top 20 - 55:22 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 58:26 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 59:22
What Is This Episode - Top of Show . ASTEROID CITY OSCARS PROFILE: . Non-Spoiler Review: Specs, Scores, Money, Expectations - 3:24 Wes Referencing Wes - 6:33 Performances - 11:18 How Many Noms? - 16:37 . SPOILER WARNING - 23:42 . Spoiler-Filled Review: What…Is….This? - 24:40 Sky High Comedy on Covid - 29:40 Wake Up - 35:20 Post Modern to Post Meta - 39:38 . FINAL GRADES - 45:31 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 47:54 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 48:35
We review 15 films including Elemental & The Blackening in theaters now, docs on Stan Lee, Biz Markie, Cyndi Lauper, plus premieres to upcoming films from Ariana DeBose, Kit Harrington, Tessa Thompson, Henry Goulding, Jon Hamm & more.
In part 1 of 2, Scott Yager joins to discuss how we like to do the Tribeca Festival, including our food and drink adventures, tips on how to get the best film tickets and premiere screenings, and two of our movie reviews on Michael Cera in The Adults and Chelsea Peretti's First Time Female Director.
What Is This Episode - Top of Show . DICK CLARK PRODUCTIONS BUY THE GOLDEN GLOBES - 2:11 . MAKE THE CASE: AlsoMIke on Past Lives - 9:24 AM on Elemental - 12:31 Mike1 on Blackberry - 16:22 Transformers Rise of the Beast/Box Office Report - 18:02 AM on The Boogeyman - 22:18 AM on Flamin Hot - 24:54 AM on There Amazing Maurice/Queenmaker - 26:21 HBO Max’s Reality - 29:32 Mike1 on Rio Bravo ’59 - 32:38 M1 on Detective Story ’51- 35:21 . TENOCH HUERTA ACCUSED OF SEX ASSAULT, DENIES ALLEGATIONS - 37:55 . THE DGA DEAL SPECIFICS - 44:14 (and a Mini Trump Rant) . MIKE1 WARNS OF THE UPCOMING NEW ZELDA MOVIE - 1:00:02 . MMO QUICK RECAPS TONYS 2023 - 1:02:37 . POOR THINGS TRAILER #2 - 1:09:24 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:15:55 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:16:32
What Is This Episode - Top of Show . THE DGA WON’T STRIKE, SAG AFTRA MAY - 3:00 . TRAILER REVIEWS: TMNT Trailer #2 - 20:01 Bottoms Trailer #1 - 23:38 Talk to Me Trailer #2 - 26:21 . BOX OFFICE UPDATE: Spider Verse Smashes Its Predecessor; Mermaid Falls Overseas - 30:42 Is FastX in Trouble? - 37:20 . REVIEWING THE REVIEWERS: Early Takes on Transformers Rise of the Beasts - 41:01 And The Flash - 43:20 . BAFTA SETS THEIR DATE/AWARDS CALENDAR UPDATE - 48:25 . A CHAT ABOUT SUCCESION’S FINALE: Non-Spoiler (Where Does it Rank Amongst All Time Shows?) - 51:40 Spoiler-Filled (Why is Mike1 Freaking Out?) - 57:17 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:09:30 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:10:27
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE REVIEW:.Spoiler-Free Review:Reception, Scores, Box Office, Premise - 3:00Expectations/Viewing Experience - 7:50Composition/Script Thoughts - 10:32A Marvel Fantasy Story? - 16:16Voice Performances/Oscars Lens - 18:19SETTING THE OSCAR NOM OVER/UNDER - 25:25.SPOILER WARNING - 27:27.Spoiler-Filled Review:Parents Sometimes Do Understand - 28:23Trolley Problem: The Movie! - 34:14Emotional Investment - 39:28Pounding Out the Rest of the Plot - 44:04The Ending - 50:13..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 57:44Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 58:35
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.PUTTING A BOW ON CANNES 2023:Journalists Weigh in On Cannes Offerings - 2:58Pixar’s Elemental Early Reviews - 7:00Cobweb (I Saw the Devil Director Je-woon Kim’s Latest) Early Reviews - 13:47Studio Acqs @ Cannes - 15:34.THE NFL MAY BE THE THING TO REDEFINE CABLE VS STREAMING - 18:44.BOX OFFICE REPORT:The Little Mermaid Is Great…Domestically - 29:54Fast X Fell Off a Cliff, Couldn’t Drive - 33:04Mario Movie Explains Some PVOD Movements Too - 36:33.TRAILER THOUGHTS:Dead Reckoning Part 1, Trailer 2 - 43:15The Creator Trailer 1 - 45:27Problemista Trailer 1 - 48:30Earth Mama Trailer 1 - 50:23Nimona Teaser - 51:24The Flash Final Trailer - 53:09(And a Chat About the Max Rebrand).MAKE THE EMMY CASE:AlsoMike on Barry s4, Maisel s4, I Think You Should Leave - 58:24MMO on Succession and the State of TV - 1:00:22..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:08:09Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:08:50
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.CANNES AWARDS:Anatomy of a Fall Wins the Palme - 3:03Zone of Interest Wins the Grand Prix 2nd Place - 7:28(And the Future of the International Feature Submission Process)Fallen Leaves Wins Jury Prize, Reviews - 13:24The Rest of the Awards (Director, Actor, Actress, etc) - 14:32The Hotly Contested Palme Dog Award - 23:21.CONTENDER TRAILERS:Barbie Trailer #1 - 26:26The Color Purple Trailer #1 - 30:28.REVIEWS AND RECAPS:AlsoMike’s The Little Mermaid ’23 Review - 33:20Mike1’s Renfield Review - 38:25AM’s The Machine, Blackberry Reviews - 40:10M1’s Evil Dead Rise Review - 45:17MMO Reviews Sisu - 46:30AM’s You Hurt My Feelings Review - 49:10M1’s Treasure of the Sierra Madre Review - 50:55AM’s Mother Review - 53:32M1’s On the Waterfront/East of Eden Reviews - 56:11AM’s 2023 Documentary Trio Reviews - 59:30..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:03:35Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:05:23
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.UNOFFICIAL OFFICIAL CANNES STANDING OVATION TIMERS:The Rundown of Ovations Thus Far - 2:31The Hilarious 5 Minute Ovation Line of Demarcation - 5:12.CANNES 2023 REVIEWING THE REVIEWERS:Killers of the Flower Moon Trailer #1 - 9:03Early Reviews of KotFM - 15:22.Indy 5; Asteroid City; Club Zero - 18:20Monster, Jeanne du Barry, May December - 29:30The Sweet East, Firebrand, Zone of Interest - 38:40Youth (Spring), Occupied City, Anatomy of a Fall - 46:17Banel & Adama, The New Boy, About Dry Glasses - 52:25How to Have Sex, The Delinquents - 56:20.Predicting the Palme - 59:10..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:01:00Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:04:40
What Is This Episode - Top of ShowWhere Has MMO Been? - 1:24.FAST X REVIEW:.Non-spoilers:Describe the Premise Poorly - 5:57Who’s Fastest? - 11:10Who’s Most Furious? - 20:14Rate the Ridiculousness, Part 1 - 24:10.SPOILER WARNING - 26:46.Spoiler-Filled Review:Rate the Ridiculousness, Part 2 - 27:21Bad Guy Family, God Guy Family - 32:32Who’s the Fast XII Big Bad? - 38:36“Plot” Recap - 40:58I Was Here The Whole Time - 50:26It Happened in Rio - 52:45License to Bill - 58:41..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:01:05Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:02:11
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.THE LITTLE MERMAID REMAKE DEBUTS:First Reactions - :57A History of Disney’s Live Action Remakes - 2:30.ADELE HAENEL LEAVES FILM INDUSTRY IN PROTEST OF POLANSKI, MORE- 11:10.WGA STRIKE GOES ON:Where the Strike Stands As of Today: Writer/Producers Take Stand - 17:57Other Guilds, Their Negotiations, + Their Support - 21:12Streaming’s Lack of Profit + Studios Crying Poor - 24:20Microcosm of America - 30:40.THE MOVIE CALENDAR MOVEMENTS:Poor Things, The Book of Clarence Get Sept Releases - 34:04Dumb Money, Pain Hustlers Due in Oct - 36:20The Killer, The Holdovers Get November Premieres - 37:06Why Is Evil Dead Rise Already on VOD? - 39:44.CONTENDER TRAILERS:Meg 2 Trailer #1 - 45:18Poor Things Teaser #1 - 49:06Oppenheimer Trailer #2 - 51:16.QUICK REVIEWS:Attack of the Doc - 57:22The Lost King - 59:29The Artifice Girl - 1:01:28Queen Charlotte, Ted Lasso, Barry, Mrs Maisel - 1:03:28Mike1 on the Celtics, Jack Nicholson, and…The Big Bang Theory? - 1:05:33..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:10:45Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:12:01
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOLUME 3 REVIEW:.Non-Spoiler Review: ***HOWEVER, there's an Ant-Man 3 spoiler at the 11 minute mark. Sorry.Reception/Review Scores/Box Office - 1:44Fitting This Into the Recent MCU + MCU’s Future - 5:44Theater Reception + The Animal Rights Issues - 15:47The Contrition of James Gunn - 18:39Performances (including WHO Should Be An Oscar Nom?!?) - 20:01Sounds + Killer Soundtrack - 24:32VFX: Where Mike1 Almost Throws Up - 25:31Production Values - 28:09.SPOILER WARNING - 31:47.Spoiler-Filled Review:But Did You Die? - 32:22Blow It Up, Then Never Speak of It - 39:16Emotional Stakes Via Animal Friends - 44:50No Sleep - 46:22Show Me Your Face/More Bests - 49:38Lowlights - 53:13.FINAL GRADES - 56:00..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 59:34Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:01:08
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.ACADEMY ENACTS SEVERAL RULES CHANGES:The New Do’s and Don’ts - 1:29(Crackdown on Talking to Media, Vote Sharing, Voting Preferences, No Social Media Lobbying, Home Screenings vs Presented Screenings, more).What Do These Rules Mean for Oscar Journalists? - 7:50Rulebreakin’ and Loophole Makin’ w/ Toothless Enforcin’ - 12:06Riseborough Overcorrection? - 18:35.THE WGA IS ON STRIKE:What’s Happened/What are the WGA’s Demands - 21:54AMPTP’s (Laughable) Response Thus Far - 30:24Dividing the Pie…Where’s the Pie?! - 36:25The Looming AI Issue Of It All - 42:17.TONY NOMS MAY PREVIEW OSCARS IN WAYS - 46:32.CONTENDER TRAILERS:Dune 2 Trailer 1 - 49:25Next Goal Wins Trailer 1 - 55:08Wish Trailer 1 - 59:22.RAPID FIRE REVIEWS:AlsoMike on the Odd Beau is Afraid - 1:01:33AM on the Awesome Are You There God… - 1:08:42AM on the Disappointing Polite Society - 1:12:30Mike1 on the Duo of Missing/Leaving Las Vegas - 1:40:42..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:20:26Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:20:14
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.MMO’S 100% ACCURATE WAY TOO EARLY OSCARS PICKS:.How We Did Last Year - 2:33New Announced 2023 Movies - 5:53Craft Category Convictions - 9:20(Including Which Movie Will Win Production Design).Animated Feature Noms + Winner - 16:37Original Screenplay - 23:12Adapted Screenplay - 30:34Supporting Actress - 35:26Supporting Actor - 40:37.Lead Actress - 47:23(Takes on Fantasia, Saltburn, Soairse Ronan, Zendaya, Alicia Vikander, and more!)Lead Actor - 55:13(Takes on Bradley Cooper, The Killer, Colmon Domingo, Unrecognizable Leo, more!).Best Director - 1:00:29(Fincher, Marty, Nolan, Celine Song, Emerald Fennell, more!).Best Picture - 1:05:05Recap - 1:11:40..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:12:52Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:14:04
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.THE OSCARS ANNOUNCED SOME 2024 DATES - :50.PREVIEWING TRIBECCA 2023:Tribecca Stats and Dates - 4:38.Documentaries - 6:06(Docs on Stan Lee from the MCU; Dan Rather; Biz Markie, Gloria Gaynor, more).Actors-Directing Movies - 10:21(Including Bucky F’ing Dent from David Duchovny; Eric LaRue from Michael Shannon; First Time Female Director from Chelsea Peretti; Downtown Own from Lily Rabe and Hamish Linklater; John Slattery and Jon Hamm’s Maggie Moore(s); The Ingenious Way Jennifer Esposito is Funding Her Movie; and TONS More!).Other Narrative Features - 26:03(Michael Cera as a Poker Player in The Adults; Paula Beer and Christian Petzold Reuniting in Afire; The Blackening’s Horror Comedic Goods; The Best Looking Cast Ever in Blood for Dust; a Jacob Elordi Argument; and Way More!).Other Notable Tribeca Plays Over the Years - 44:34.MAKE THE CASE:AM on Evil Dead Rise - 48:55…How to Blow Up a Pipeline + Somewhere in Queens - 53:13…Ghosted - 57:20Both Mikes Review Judy Blume Forever - 59:07AM on Chevalier - 1:01:50M1 on Handmaiden and Lost in Translation - 1:07:56..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:13:03Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:13:58
What Is This Episode - Top of ShowIntroducing Amanda Swell!.TOP 10 2023 FEARED FILMS W/ SWELL ENTERTAINMENT:Our Track Record of Film Fear - 1:09.AlsoMike’s Chocolate Factory Fear - 7:19Swell WANTS To Believe In TMNT - 17:33Mike1 Has Questions for A Haunting in Next Goal Wins…What? - 32:30.AM Is Disappointed Elemental Won’t Be X-Rated? - 38:50Swell Worries of Irrational Mermaid Backlash - 45:30Mike1 Has Horse/Other Concerns for Jacob Elordi - 56:28David Gordon Green Has to Earn AM’s Trust Back - 1:06:42..Amanda’s Work/Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:15:24Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:16:22
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.CANNES 2023 LINEUP:THE PALME D’OR CONTENDERS:The Women Directed Ratios - 1:16US Movies: Asteroid City + May December - 3:15UK Movies: Firebrand, The Old Oak, Zone of Interest - 6:43Italy Films: La Chimera, Beloccio’s Kidnapped, The Sun of the Future - 9:17French Films: Last Summer, Anatomy of a Fall, The Pot on Fire - 12:22Japan Films: Kore-eda’s Monster, Perfect Days, Youth (Spring) - 14:51Club Zero from Austria - 20:11.Out of Competition Films Include Killers and Indy 5 - 21:43I Saw The Devil, but Funny! - 24:28Johnny Depp in a Period Piece - 26:33The New Boy w/ Cate Blanchett is Mesmeric - 29:13.HBO MAX BECOMES MAX:The Details - 34:50The Harry Potter Remake; and Why? - 36:22True Detective, The Regime, The Sympathizer All Are…Interesting- 40:30.ALL THE NEW STAR WARS SHOWS AND MOVIES ANNOUNCED - 48:26.ALSOMIKE EATS HIS WAY THROUGH NEW DIRECTORS NEW FILMS:Leila’s Brothers (and Its Horrible Controversy) + Shrimp Tacos - 52:55Showing Up and World Famous Banana Pudding - 57:41Autobiography + Suzume May Have Oscars Legs - 1:01:56.MIKE1 RUNS DOWN A SMATTERING OF RECENT WATCHES - 1:08:57(Rye Lane, Vengeance ’22, No Way Out ’87, Escape Room 2, Don’t Breathe 2)..Erick’s Work/Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:17:27Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:18:16
What Is This Episode - Top of ShowIntroducing Erick Weber of AwardsAce.com!.YEAR IN PREVIEW 6: THE BOX OFFICES OF 2023.How High Can Mario’s Box Office Climb? - 2:32Why Amazon Is OK w/ Air Losing Money - 5:06Does A Theatrical Oversaturation Issue Exist? - 11:35Box Office Support vs Unmet Expectations - 18:05John Wick 4’s Legitimate Oscars Chances - 23:25.BOX OFFICE FUTURES OVER/UNDER:O/U $1B: GotG 3, Fast X, Little Mermaid, Marvels - 27:11O/U $800M: MI: DR, Dune 2, Barbie, Aquaman 2 - 32:09O/U $600M: The Flash, Transformers, Indy 5 - 43:21O/U $500M: Spider-Verse 2, Oppenheimer - 49:13O/U $350M: KotFM, The Exorcist, Elemental - 50:33A 2023 Box Office Surprise - 53:38.Going Through 2022’s Best Picture Box Office Divide - 57:50..Erick’s Work/Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:04:40Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:08:07
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.AIR OSCARS PROFILE:.Spoiler-Free Review:Box Office Reception/The New BO Math - 3:50Plot Premise/Expectations/Viewing Experiences - 14:53Ranking Air vs 2022 Films - 18:31Direction/Script Thoughts/Editing - 22:04Performances - 29:15Production Values - 34:02How Many Noms? - 39:46The Looming Backlash - 43:10.SPOILER WARNING - 45:39.Spoiler-Filled Review:I Got a Feeling - 47:29Save the Institutionalized Cat - 54:31The Big Pitch - 56:01Mother Knows Best - 59:20Just Messina Round - 1:02:06Who Gets Credit? - 1:05:14More Highs and Lows - 1:08:00.FINAL GRADES - 1:12:27..Andrew’s Work/Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:15:21Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:16:10
What Is This Episode - Top of ShowIntroducing Recent Activity Andrew!.YEAR IN PREVIEW, PART V:NETFLIX YEAR IN PREVIEW:.THE NEWS:Andrew’s Thoughts on Netflix’s 2022/23 Oscars Plays - 3:30Amazon/Apple’s Theatrical Dedication + Netflix Effects - 7:07Academy’s Rumored New Distribution Rules - 12:10Netflix’s Recent Creatives Shakeup - 17:04.THE MOVIES w/ CONFIRMED DATES:Reviews of Q1 Releases - 20:10(Luther, Murder Mystery 2, Furies, Magician’s Elephant)Chloe Domont’s Fair Play - 26:08Pain Hustlers + Chicken Run Are Contemporary - 27:56Fincher’s Highly Anticipated The Killer - 33:40Adam Sandler’s Elderly Lizard Movie Leo - 37:02Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, and More in Leave the World Behind - 39:06Rebel Moon Brings Us Zack Snyder’s “Star Wars” - 42:14.What’s With Netflix’s Announced Scheduled Slate? - 44:12.THE UNDATED, BUT EXPECTED:Maestro Is Bradley Cooper’s Oscar Play - 46:30Nyad Has a Documentary Powerhouse Behind It - 50:12Shirley and the Potential Biopic/Bummer Backlash - 54:30Spaceman is THE Most Confusing Setup, Ever - 58:13The Piano Lesson Features Some A List Talents - 1:02:18The Long Awaited Rustin - 1:05:03.Other Upcoming Animated Netflix Slate - 1:09:50(Escape From Hat, Nimona)The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar - 1:12:01High in the Clouds May Not be Released This year - 1:14:05.Rounding Up The Blockbusters - 1:15:00(The Mother, Heart of Stone, Extraction 2, Damsel, The Deliverance, etc).PICKING THE NETFLIX “BIG 3” OSCAR CHANCES - 1:22:37..Andrew’s Work/Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:27:27Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:31:42
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.YEAR IN PREVIEW, PART IV:.QUICK REVIEWS OF RYE LANE, TETRIS, MURDER MYSTERY 2 - 1:53.UNIVERSAL:Already Released Titles - 6:03Super Mario Has Good Early Word of Mouth - 6:54Renfield, Fast X, Strays, Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken - 9:41Oppenheimer Brings Questions and Nolan History - 12:06Please Don’t Destroy + The Exorcist Sequels Excite Mike1 - 16:40Trolls Band Together, Migration are Animated Plays - 18:40.FOCUS FEATURES:A Thousand and One - 20:46Asteroid City Should Have Sandler - 22:25The Holdovers and the Allegations Against Alexander Payne - 25:25Diablo Cody Tries Horror Comedy - 31:50 .NEON:How to Blow Up a Pipeline - 33:27Cuckoo, It Lives Inside are Horror Offerings - 34:46The Actor Has Us Asking Big Questions - 36:10Lots of Spider Talk w/ Longlegs - 37:45Mother’s Instinct Asks Are You Team Chasten or Team Anne? - 39:42.MAGNOLIA PICTURE: MASTER GARDENER FINALLY COMING - 42:35.BLEECKER STREET:AlsoMike Dislikes Emily - 46:13And Mafia Mama’s Trailer - 48:10The Starling Girl, The Lesson - 50:06Helen Mirren Smells Like a Contender - 51:45.NO DISTRIBUTOR YET:Trans Los Angeles + May December - 53:00Lee, One Life, Firebrand - 56:19..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:01:25Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:04:00
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.YEAR IN PREVIEW, PART III:.QUICK REVIEW OF DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS - 1:51.SONY:Their Summer Slate of Blockbusters - 5:11.Saoirse’s and Nora’s The Outrun - 7:52Spider-Verse 2 - 9:50Jeymes Samuels’ The Book of Clarence - 14:20 Dumb Money Could be Big Short 2 - 17:12. SONY PICTURES CLASSIC:Carmen. No Sandiego + Frued’s Last Session w/ Anthony Hopkins - 20:09A Little Prayer, Shayda, Shortcomings, Crunchyroll’s Suzume - 22:37.STX: Ferrari from Michael Mann w/ Adam Driver - 24:44.WARNER BROS:Already Released 2023 Movies - 27:13Evil Dead Rise, The Flash, Meg 2, and a DCEU Chat - 27:49Greta’s and Margot’s Barbie - 31:28The Color Purple Gets a Remade and Prime Release - 35:09Dune Part 2 is Coming for Noms - 38:18Wonka Sounds Wonky - 44:10.IFC:Already Released - 46:55Owen Wilson as Bob Ross - 49:00Monica - 50:43Blackberry - 51:55Hot Milk - 52:46.MUBI - 53:11..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 55:17Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 56:55
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.YEAR IN PREVIEW, PART II:.QUICK REVIEW OF JOHN WICK 4 - 2:12.AMAZON/MGM:Creed III - 6:19Jonathan Majors Arrest - 7:11.Dave Franco’s Somebody I Used to Know - 13:30Reggie - 14:42Air - 16:33Luca’s + Zendaya’s Challengers - 21:07.Foe - 24:18Saltburn aka The Plot to Kill Barry K - 27:26Flint Strong - 28:57.PARAMOUNT AND PARAMOUNT’S AWARDS HISTORY - 31:10.APPLE/PARAMOUNT:Tetris - 36:20Ghosted/Argyle - 39:40.The Big Killers or the Flower Moon/Apple Purchaser Talk - 43:32Joaquin’s/Ridley Scott’s NAPOLEON BIOPIC - 53:53Spellbound - 57:56.The Beanie Bubble - 59:02Flora and Son - 1:00:25Steve McQueen’s Blitz - 1:01:03Fingernails - 1:02:02..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:04:15Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:05:05
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.YEAR IN PREVIEW, PART I:.A24 UPCOMING MOVIES w/ RELEASE DATES:Close, Sharper, Sowing Up, Beau is Afraid, - 3:24You Hurt My Feelings, Past Lives, Talk To Me - 11:30.Undated Upcoming A24 Movies:All Dirt Roads, Civil War, Dream Scenario, The Iron Claw - 14:51Love Lies Bleeding, Priscilla, Problemista, Tuesday - 21:01Earth Mama, Maxxxine, The Front Room, I Saw the TV Glow - 26:05.DISNEY AND ITS STUDIOS:3 Big Tentpole Films:Mermaid, Indiana Jones 5, Haunted Mansion - 31:44.And Their Big New Animated Feature: Wish - 34:50.20th Century Studios:Boston Strangler, The Boogeyman - 36:30A Haunting in Venice, True Love - 40:30The Bikeriders - 42:04 .Searchlight:Rye Lane, Chevalier, Flamin Hot, Theater Camp - 45:55Next Goal Wins, Magazine Dreams, Poor Things- 49:56Strangers, Nightbitch - 54:06.PIXAR/MARVEL:Elemental, Ant Man 3, GotG 3, The Marvels - 56:07.GKIDS: How Do You Live - 59:10.LIONSGATE:John Wick 4, Somewhere in Queens, Are You There God? - 1:00:54About My Father, The Blackening, Joy Ride - 1:02:55White Bird, Expendables 4, Saw X, Hunger Games Prequel - 1:05:37Ordinary Angels - 1:07:17..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:14:15Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:15:15
What Is This Episode - Top of ShowIntroducing Scott Feinberg of The Hollywood Reporter!.PUTTING A BOW ON OSCARS 2022/23Scott, The Movie Fan, On The 95th Oscars - 2:45Janet Yang, Bill Kramer’s Ability to Win Back Academy Members - 5:00Nielsen Ratings in a Modern Day - 9:15The Future of Oscars Rules - 11:58A24’s Strategy Campaign Game - 15:12Does History Register With Academy Voters? - 17:57The Changing Academy is Finally Bearing Fruit - 20:30BAFTA Needs Fixing + The Future of Precursors - 23:34What Happened w/ Elvis - 30:04.RAPID FIRE HOT TAKES - 32:10Will Kimmel and Producers Return Next Year?Does Scott Prefer One, Multiple, or Zero Hosts?Which Oscars Win Surprised Him Most? Will a Marvel Performance or Movie Ever Win an Oscar? Upcoming Movie He Sees as an Awards Player?.How The Hell DO Those THR Oscars Oral Histories Come Together?..Scott’s Work/Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 41:39
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.Thank You for 2022! - 1:28.THE 95TH ACADEMY AWARDS REVIEW SHOW:.THE PRELIM STUFF:EEAAO is THE Oscars Film - 2:31SAG vs BAFTA - 5:52Our Predix Were Bad - 8:52The ABC Red Carpet Special = Not Great - 13:21.THE SHOW:Kimmel Played it Relatively Safe - 16:30GDT Started Hot After a Last Second Switch - 21:18Mike1 Takes Issue w/ Disney’s Business Side - 22:58Ke Huy Quan and Jamie Lee Curtis Had MOMENTS - 25:30Dianne Warren Performs, Again, Again - 29:45Navalny Wins, Oscars Forced To Play Politics - 31:47.The Backgrounds of Every Award Were GREAT - 36:00This Is a Weird Moment - 38:21Austin Butler Was On Alert From MUAH - 39:34100 Years of WB Was Random - 43:04. Ruth E Carter Makes History Herself - 47:22Naatu Naatu Was Fun; Problematic? - 49:24All Quiet Went Back to Winning; Kicked Off a Lull - 51:29Lady Gaga is a Gift and We All Should Act Accordingly - 55:52.Babylon Was Screwed. SCREWED WE SAY! - 57:42The Cocaine Bear Made Things Weird - 1:00:22.The Mikes Fought On Twitter - 1:03:18The Screenplay Categories Were Pleasant Surprises - 1:06:00AlsoMike Comes to Grip w/ Maverick’s Year - 1:07:57MM Keeravani Redeems His Speech Season - 1:11:28John Travolta Had Us All Choked Up - 1:12:52.From Then On, It Was ALL EEAAO - 1:15:55Fraser, Yeoh, Are King and Queen Leads - 1:18:39Harrison Ford Gave EEAAO Best Picture - 1:26:30.How Did Everything Happen? - 1:29:11Will This Affect Future Release Dates? - 1:33:40..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:36:47Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:38:00
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.LAST SECOND AWARDS NEWS:Oscars/ABC Advertising Going Well; SAG Ratings Too - 1:42Indie Spirits Not As Much - 4:24How The Mikes Are Watching Oscar Sunday - 6:25.LINE CHANGES AND PREDICTION SWITCHES:Overall Movements, Who’s Gaining Strength? - 8:13Original Screenplay: Does AlsoMike Change His Pick? - 12:16The Lone Prediction Change for Either Mike - 17:07Supporting Actress is Even Tighter Now - 18:17Our Predicted Tallies - 24:22.SCREAM 6 NONSPOILER DISCUSSION:AlsoMike is Higher Than Mike1 - 30:35Where Does Scream 7 Fit? - 33:53A Scream That Isn’t Scream - 36:03Kids are Tough - 39:24..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 41:31Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 43:10
What Is This Episode - Top of ShowIntroducing The Duke of Bettingham David Long!.An Introduction To Gambling Odds - 2:09.2023 OSCARS GAMBLING PREVIEW AND PREDICTIONS:Best Picture: The Heaviest Favorite in a Decade - 4:40Director: A Fox in The Daniels’ House? - 18:46Lead Actor: The Ballad of David’s Wallet in Brendan’s Hands - 26:53Lead Actress: The Two Queens Battle - 37:23Supporting Actress: Campaign vs Credentials vs Conviction - 45:33Supporting Actor: One Final Dig at BAFTA’s BAFTA-ing - 54:05.Original Screenplay: Does Banshees Win Anything? - 57:33Adapted Screenplay: Hey Speaking of BAFTA Success… - 1:03:00.Animated Feature: It’s Pinocchio. Moving On… - 1:10:02International Feature: It’s All Quiet. Moving On… - 1:13:02Doc Feature: It’s a Mess. Moving On… - 1:15:01.Cinematography: This Used to be Close - 1:20:22Editing: Is This The Tech EEAAO Wins? - 1:23:10Sound: Is This The Tech Maverick Wins? - 1:26:47VFX: Blue Man 2-oup - 1:29:24Original Score: Babylon, Sneaky Oscars Player? - 1:31:30Original Song: Rihanna, Gaga, and Naatu Naatu - 1:39:00Production Design: Babylon, Leader - 1:43:33Costume Design: Two Industry Titans Do Battle - 1:46:11Makeup and Hair: Elvis Has Become The Favorite - 1:49:00.Animated Short: We Go FAR Too Long On This - 1:52:23Live Action Short: An Underrated Category Gem - 1:58:52Doc Short: Malala’s Moment? - 2:00:17..David’s Work/Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 2:03:33Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 2:04:37
What Is This Episode - Top of ShowIntroducing THR’s Scott Feinberg!.THE FEINBERG FINAL, 2023:Who’s Winning Best Picture - 2:41(And Legitimate Reason for EEAAO to Worry)Netflix’s Unique/Lack Of All Quiet Play - 4:51How To Weigh BAFTA Results - 8:25The Live Chapman U Podcasts - 12:00.Is The Academy Ready for The Looming Chris Rock Questions? - 14:00The Wide Range of Precursor Acting Category Winners - 19:10A Possible Marvel Bias + The EEAAO Worry, Pt 2 - - 26:05Was Tom Cruise Underutilized? Banshees 5th Place? - 29:20.Do or Die Ratings Year for Oscars, and The Future of the Show - 33:24(Plus a Sneak Preview of THR’s Oscars Print Issue)..Scott’s Work/Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 41:04Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 43:44
What Is This Episode - Top of ShowIntroducing Variety’s Jazz Tangcay!.THE ARTISAN CATEGORIES W/ JAZZ TANGCAY:Variety’s Artisan Awards + Her Prep - 3:00On New Academy CEO Bill Kramer Presenting All 23 This Year - 8:36Academy’s Recognition of Hair + Makeup Mastery - 13:38Jazz’s Hair and Makeup Prediction - 19:16,COSTUME DESIGN:Catherine Martin is a Genius - 21:56What Happened to Ruth Carter @ BAFTA? - 23:16Jazz’s Pick - 25:51.CINEMATOGRAPHY:The Curious Case of Top Gun’s Cinematography Oscar - 27:10Jazz’s Favorite Camera Shot of the Year + Prediction - 30:23.PRODUCTION DESIGN:Jazz Helps Mike1’s Cinematography vs Production Design Battle - 33:57.ORIGINAL SONG:Naatu Naatu’s Strength - 38:08.THE BIG ARTISAN INDUSTRY PROBLEM - 42:42..Jazz’s Work/Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 49:37Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 52:29
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.RUNNING DOWN THE SAG AWARDS:Netflix as the New SAG Home - 2:53Show Opening, Chastain Stays Winning - 9:25Jenna Ortega and Aubrey Plaza Need to Do More Together - 12:11Commercials Mean Montage Time - 13:08Jamie Lee Curtis Shakes Up Supporting Actress - 18:10Clearing Up Our BAFTA Comments 1 - 25:32All Quiet’s Weird Campaign Year - 31:02Ke Huy Quan Wins Again, BAFTA Comments 2 - 32:30Sally Field is Still Amazing - 41:11Why Are Awards Shows Spoiling The White Lotus? - 42:31Michelle Yeoh Makes History - 47:40And Then There Were 2 in Lead Actor - 50:07EEAAO Makes SAG History, Claims Definitive BP Lead - 59:26(And It Won the PGAs Too!).Other PGA Winners? - 1:06:10..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:08:58Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:09:52
What Is This Episode - Top of ShowIntroducing Izzy of Be Kind Rewind!.SUPPORTING ACTRESS, AND OTHER, WITH IZZY:Izzy’s New “No Noise” Podcast - 4:55The Immediate Future of BKR, Her Process and Inspirations - 6:30.Izzy Sizes Up the Supporting Actress Field - 10:42The Process of Processing Emotions in Punditry - 12:42The Academy’s Reluctance To Go Beyond The BP 10 - 15:15Kerry Condon’s Banshees Turn + The Evolution of the Awarded Character - 17:40Jamie Lee Curtis, Stephanie Hsu, and Legacy vs Newbie - 21:20.Did Halloween Ends’ Reception Hurt JLC’s Campaign? - 25:28Izzy’s Resistence To and Eventual Pursuit of Horror - 27:19.The Internet’s Thirst To Pit Women Against Each Other - 29:26Just How Much Did BATA Shake Up Oscars Expectations? - 36:48Hong Chau’s Big 2022, Potential, and Rub From Fraser - 38:27Izzy’s Prediction - 41:07.Industry + Awards Changes Izzy Hopes To See - 42:12(And Why She Hates The Biopic Trend)Where Do The Oscars Performance Categories Go? - 48:20Her Supporting Actress Snubs - 52:13.Where To Find Izzy’s Work - 54:00..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 56:28Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 57:11
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.BAFTA + DGA RESULTS:BAFTA Gonna BAFTA - 1:00Banshees’ Strange Day - 6:11All Quiet, Loud Picture Contender - 10:07The Daniels Win DGA; The Fabelmans Is Hurting - 16:41Score, Cinematography Are Coin Flips - 19:38Blanchett Continues to Roll - 21:35The Rest of the BAFTA Winners - 23:30.BAFTA, In Summation - 27:50Other Than BAFTA Itself, Who Had The Worst Day? - 32:50..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 36:19Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 37:05
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.THE ANNUAL OSCARS LUNCHEON:Janet Yang Apologized On Behalf of the Last Regime - 2:29Tom Cruise was THE Guy - 5:02Jamie Lee and Angela - 8:20.MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING GUILD AWARDS:MUAHs Go To… - 10:52What Did We Learn? - 12:42.MIKE1 RECAPS THE GRAMMYS VS THE OSCARS:Grammys 2023 Ratings - 13:12Why Was This Broadcast a Success? - 14:48The Oscars Pacing Problem - 21:06What Are the Oscars For? - 26:08Viola EGOTs - 31:06.HOLLYWOOD MARKETED AT THE SUPER BOWL:Sheryl Lee Ralph, Troy Kotsur, and The Anthem Over - 32:02A Listers in All Sorts of Commercials - 33:39.SUPER BOWL TRAILER DEBUTS:Fast X Trailer #1 - 39:38Air Trailer #1 - 45:15The Flash Trailer #1 - 47:29GotG Vol 3 Trailer #2 - 53:42Dungeons and Dragons/Transformers Rise of the Beasts Trailer #1s - 55:34Cocaine Bear/65/Creed III/Indy 5 Promotion - 56:50Scream VI Trailers + Discussion - 59:45..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:07:03Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:07:51
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.THE 2022/23 MIKE, MIKE, AND OSCARS AWARDS SHOW:2022 Was a Great Year For… - 2:08Best Achievement in Wig/Hair/Extensions - 4:25Costume of the Year - 7:00Declaration #1 - 9:24Best 2022 for What Type of Character? - 9:49The Most Achievement in British - 12:23Worst Film Poopy - 15:37Best AND Worst Movie Vacation - 17:29Declaration #2 - 19:35Worst/Friendship of the Year - 20:50Declarations #3 - 24:35Best Heliocentric Performance - 25:51Best Performances in a Single Movie - 27:50Best Acting in 2 2022 Films - 29:25Declaration #4 - 33:12Best Cameos in a Movie - 35:10Best non-SAG-Nominated Ensemble - 38:05Most Erratic Year of Performances - 40:42Best 2022 Scenes - 43:28The AlsoMike Fee Fee Movie of the Year - 48:52.AlsoMike’s Top 10 of 2022 - 50:32MIke1’s Top 10 of 2022 - 57:38..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:03:48Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:05:50
What Is This Episode - Top of ShowIntroducing Ryan McQuade of AwardsWatch.com!.THE TODD FIELD STUFF:Settling the TÁR Debate - 1:41Kosinski vs Field @ DGA - 7:50Screenplay vs Direction - 10:00.DGA PREVIEW:Is It Spielberg’s Day? - 15:10How Strong a Favorite is EEAAO? - 21:26Our Predictions - 28:09.SAG PREVIEW:SAG Ensemble, Spreading of Love, and Cate @ Critics’ Choice - 30:32Ensemble + Lead Actress Predictions - 41:28Ryan’s Sleeper Pick + EEAAO’s Vulnerability - 43:18.PGA PREVIEW:Historical Crossover to Oscar Best Picture - 48:13Does EEAAO Pass the “Parent Test?” - 49:57The Searchlight Play - 52:23Predictions - 54:50.SAG SUPPORTING ACTRESS + PREDICTIONS - 58:45(and What Role Does Streaming Play in Guild Voting?).THE ACADEMY’S FAILING OF BIPOC AND WOMEN - 1:08:04.FIGURING OUT SAG BEST ACTOR:Ryan’s Amazing Prediction History in Lead Actor - 1:14:17Breaking Down the Race - 1:16:02Predictions - 1:26:00..Where to Find Ryan’s Work - 1:27:49Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:30:17Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:30:50
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.ACADEMY RESPONDS TO RISEBOROUGH CAMPAIGN:CEO Bill Kramer’s Findings - 1:42Laughing Over “Spirits” - 4:35Rules Made to be Unenforced - 11:53.WGA NOMS ANNOUNCED - 16:20.ACE EDDIE AWARD NOMS TOO:Stats - 25:49Eddie Categories - 26:41A History of Editing + Best Picture @ Oscars - 27:30.HASAN MINAJ TO HOST INDY SPIRITS - 30:01.JAMES GUNN REVEALS CHAPTER 1 OF THE “NEW” DCU:“New” May Be a Stretch to Start - 32:58“Elseworld Projects” Seem Awfully Familiar - 36:24The TV Tie-Ins Come With Intrigue - 40:27The Main Event: Gunn’s Big New Movies - 44:18Will This Work? - 48:00(incl The Flash Explanation - 50:01).MAKE THE CASE - 53:40(You People, Shotgun Wedding, Missing, Knock at the Cabin, Poker Face, TLoU)..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:01:15Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:02:13
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.ALSOMIKE’S SUNDANCE 2023 REVIEW:Sundance Online Dips in Quality - 1:53Grade Breakdown of AM’s 32 Sundance Films - 6:28.Beloved Sundance Films AM Didn’t Love - 8:22(The Persian Version, Fair Play)Oscars-Level Production Values - 13:02(incl Mami Wata; A Little Prayer; Going to Mars)Possible Oscar-y Performances - 15:24(incl Zar Amir Ibrahimi; Teyana Taylor, Jonathan Majors).Infinity Pool Review - 22:44.ALSOMIKE’S SUNDANCE TOP 10:#10 - #7 - 27:07#6 - #4 - 36:06#3 - #1 - 43:42.REVIEWING THE REVIEWERS: SUNDANCE 2023:Past Lives, Polite Society, Passages - 53:56Flora and Son, Radical, Eileen - 57:36.The Most Authentic MMO Experience Ever - 1:02:04.THE FINAL SUNDANCE CRITIQUE - 1:04:31..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:08:54Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:09:56
What Is This Episode - Top of ShowIntroducing Variety’s Clayton Davis!.CLAYTON DAVIS’ OSCAR NOM REACTIONS:Transitioning From Column to On Screen - 2:26Latina Entertainment Journalist Association’s Future - 3:54Shaping LEJA in the Vision of What the Oscars Should Be - 5:08Adding Oscar Categories/Pacing Issues - 6:52Academy Members Transferring Branches for Representation’s Sake - 8:42.The Andrea Riseborough Campaign: Outlier or Harbinger of What’s to Come? - 12:55The Academy’s Watching Habits Necessitating Campaigning - 19:33The Awards Industry Continuing to Fail Black Women - 27:09Michelle, Cate, “Horse Races”, Hope, and Hypocrisy - 34:01How Close Was Sandler, Actually? + Academy Genre Bias - 43:10.Is the Best Picture Static 10 Working? - 47:09The Future of Movie Theaters + The Burden of Pundits for Equality - 51:22.Wrapping Up - 1:03:49..Where To Find Clayton - 1:04:51Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:06:10Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:07:00
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.OSCAR NOM REACTIONS:Best Picture - 3:16Best Director - 9:14Lead AcANDREA RISEBOROUGH/VIOLA DAVIS/DANIELLE DEADWYLER WTF?! - 14:10Lead Actor - 22:30Supporting Actress - 28:05Supporting Actor - 31:04Screenplays - 38:33Animated Feature - 45:05International Feature - 48:52Documentary Feature - 51:24Original Score + Song - 55:50Film Editing - 1:02:39Sound Design - 1:06:55Production Design - 1:08:45Cinematography - 1:10:54Makeup + Hair/Costume Design - 1:13:17VFX - 1:16:17Quick Recap of the Shorts - 1:20:16..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:25:49Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:26:34
What Is This Episode - Top of Show.BAFTA NOMS/OSCARS 2023 NOM PREDICTIONS:Best Picture Has 7 Secured, 3 Wild Cards - 5:28Director May Have One Slot Open - 24:22Is SAG Going 5 for 5 in Lead Actress? - 30:05(and How Real is The Andrea Riseborough News?)Lead Actor: Spin The Wheel, Find Your 5th - 38:06Michelle Williams: Supporting Actress? - 44:45Supporting Actor Contains The #1 Category God - 49:52.Original Screenplay May be a BP Precursor - 54:50Adapted Screenplay May Not Have Any Nom Locks - 58:08Animated Feature Has a Big 4 - 1:06:26All Quiet Seems To Have Taken Late Hold of International Feature - 1:09:25Mike1 is Still Mad at the Doc Feature Branch - 1:14:43.Original Score May Be the 1st of Babylon’s Wins - 1:18:26How Will A Listers Impact Original Song? - 1:20:50What are the Givens in Editing? - 1:24:12Sound is a Top Gun Category. Right? - 1:25:52Will Critics Choice get Production Design AGAIN? - 1:29:33Cinematography Has Many Potential Suitors - 1:31:49Makeup + Hair/Costumes - 1:33:21VFX is all Avatar, Right? - 1:38:10.AlsoMike Reviews 17 Academy Shorts - 1:40:56(Le Pupil; Night Ride; Nuisance Bear; Holding Moses; Elephant Whisperers; more)..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:47:24Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:48:18
What is this episode - Top of Show.THE 28TH ANNUAL CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD RECAP:The Mikes Argue Over the Critics’ Choice, Chapter 1 - 2:33Show Pacing, Structure, and 2-for-1 Presentation Thoughts - 4:48.Janelle Monae Is Amazing - 9:06Jeff Bridges is More Routine - 11:17.EVERY AWARD, EVERYWHERE, ALL NIGHT:EEAAO Had the Biggest Night w/ 5 Wins - 13:32Including a Directing Award Upset for The Daniels - 17:17Banshees Gets Shutout in EEAAO’s Success - 20:08Does Winning Best Picture Make EEAAO A Secure Oscars BP Leader? - 23:18.TÁR WINS TWO BIGGIES:The Presenters @ CC Were GREAT - 27:13Cate Blanchett and the Justified Awards Heel Turn - 29:04Hildur Wins Score…for…Tár? - 33:07.THE CURIOUS CASE OF RRR’S POTENTIAL:RRR Wins International Film @ CC - 34:22Can it Make Best Picture @ Oscars? - 35:41Naatu Naatu Now the Original Song to Beat - 37:35.WAKANDA FOREVER HAS MULTIPLE WINS, TOO:The Mikes Argue Over the Critics’ Choice, Chapter 2 - 39:34Angela Bassett Takes Hold of a Competitive Category - 43:30.GLASS ONION IMPRESSIVELY WINS ENSEMBLE, COMEDY - 47:01.BABYLON HEADLINES THE LIST OF SINGLE CATEGORY WINNERS - 48:00IS IT SHAPING UP TO BE AN EEAAO BEST PICTURE WIN? - 55:02CAN PINOCCHIO CRASH THE BEST PICTURE PARTY? - 58:45WOMEN TALKING REGAINS SOME MOMENTUM - 1:01:10.BRENDAN FRASER OFFICIALLY MAKES LEAD ACTOR A THREESOME - 1:03:25BOB ODENKIRK, SHERYL LEE RALPH HIGHLIGHT TV AWARDS - 1:07:22..Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:11:05
What is this episode - Top of ShowIntroducing Scott Yager of Challenge Mania!.SCOTT AS A SGA NOMINATION COMMITTEE MEMBER:HIs Movie Watching for 2022 - 2:00How SAG Gets Screeners to Nom Com Members - 4:41The Brand New Netflix/SAG Alliance - 7:16.SAG-MANIA 2 (ft. PGA NOMS TOO):.SAG Ensemble/Best Picture:SAG Ensemble and the Case for Babylon - 20:06Power Ranking the Best Picture 3 - 27:30Do We Have a Universal Top 6? Top 8? - 34:56Stunt Ensemble Rules, Regs, and Noms - 42:20.SAG Supporting Actress:Has Finally Started to Take a Little Shape - 48:16Which Noms Are Safe? - 52:10Category Fraud and the Michelle Williams Thing - 55:55.SAG Supporting Actor:The First Four Seem Locked - 1:00:05Judd Hirsch and Evolving Academy Tastes (and Categories?) - 1:08:05Quan is Inevitable - 1:14:44.SAG Lead Actress:Scott’s Unique Lineup of Noms - 1:16:50Mike1 and the TÁR Battle of 2023 - 1:24:54Michelle vs Cate, Round 871 - 1:31:58.SAG Lead Actor: A Few Banshees Spoilers Are In This Section beginning at 1:55The Big 3 Are Still The Big 3 (+ Sandler!) - 1:35:33Who’s #5 for the Oscars? - 1:44:00The Tom Cruise Chances - 1:51:10Brendan Fraser May Start His Momentum @ SAG - 1:56:19.Find Scott’s Work - 2:05:35..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 2:08:45Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 2:09:36
What is this episode - Top of Show.GOLDEN GLOBES, SGA/DGA NOM RECAPS:Jerrod Carmichael As Host Killed the Mikes - 1:38The Tributes Worked - 8:12A Long Night, Filled with Funny - 10:18THAT Scientology Joke - 13:50.Best Picture Field Post Globe Winners - 15:39SAG Ensemble Noms Are Clear…And Confusing - 22:28Globes’ International Feature Strays From the Path - 24:30.Spielberg Wins Globes Director, Makes DGA 5 - 27:40But Where Are ANY Women?… - 30:48…The DGA Best First Feature 5 Features Four - 33:10.Globes’ Screenplay Goes Banshees; What Role Will WGAs Play? - 34:45.Yeoh, Blanchett Highlight Globes + SAGs - 37:20Farrell, Butler Reign at Globes, SAGs Too - 45:25The Mikes Debate Austin Butler’s “Voice Gate” Controversy - 51:39Who Gets The 5th Actor Nom Slot? - 56:07One Supporting Category is Open, One Is Well Closed - 1:00:43Ke Huy Quan Had The Moment of the Globes Night - 1:05:20.Pinocchio is the Animated Feature Leader - 1:11:52Jenna Ortega was Trolled by Ghostface - 1:13:52Original Score and Song Were Proper - 1:14:33The Oscars Need Stunts: Chapter 748 - 1:16:41.Quick Recap of the TV Award Highlights - 1:20:03..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:24:25Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:25:15
What is this episode - Top of Show.BAFTA LONGLISTS + MMO GLOBES PREDICTIONS:BAFTA Longlist Voting Changes - 2:38Best Picture Gives a Top 5 - 4:18Best Director and the Most Shocking Snubs - 18:55Lead Actress Has Few Surprises - 24:46Lead Actor Helps Mescal, Cruise - 29:26Supporting Actress is a Bloodbath - 34:53Supporting Actor - Still Chalk - 44:20.Film Not in English Language - 48:16Animated Feature - 51:14Documentary Feature - 53:13Screenplay Categories - 54:35Tech Categories - 57:38.Megan/Pale Blue Eye Quick Reviews - 1:05:40..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:07:05Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:08:45
What is this episode - Top of ShowIntroducing Amanda Swell!.THE NEW JAMES BOND TABBED? - 2:14.BOX OFFICE REPORT:Mike1’s Avatar 2 Conspiracy - 7:56Rest of the Top 10 = 15:55.REVIEWS, REVIEWS, REVIEWS:Women Talking - 18:34Glass Onion - 26:00The Whale - 29:40Decision to Leave - 35:40I Wanna Dance With Somebody - 41:31Smile - 49:45Broker/EO - 52:10Soft and Quiet/Meet Me in the Bathroom - 57:47Marcel the Shell with Shoes On - 1:00:40Bad Axe - 1:02:50The Inspection - 1:05:44.SUNDANCE ONLINE 2023 PREVIEW:The Rundown of 20 films - 1:11:09AlsoMike’s Online Festival Approach - 1:22:04..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:26:40Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:27:29
What is this episode - Top of ShowIntroducing Amanda Swell!.BABYLON OSCARS PROFILE REVIEW:.Spoiler-Free Review:Reception/Box Office/Scores - 2:22Marketing/The GenZ Movie Problem 1.0- 4:11Babylon Reception vs Avatar 2 Reception - 11:35(The Brad Pitt Problem - 15:37)Performances - 19:40GenZ Movie Problem 2.0 - 27:45Production Values - 30:23GenZ Movie Problem 3.0: Marketing to the Young - 40:02How Many Noms? - 47:02.SPOILER WARNING - 48:54.Spoiler-Filled Review:Everybody Orgy Now - 49:55Year-Long Highs - 53:22Gravity Falls - 55:54The Hunt for Nellie’s Story - 58:45Play It Again, Brad - 1:04:23Hermes Break - 1:13:24Manny’s Gone, Sidney’s a Pawn - 1:15:55Jean Smart, Plays Smart, Plays “Mentor” - 1:17:50What Was and What Could Be (In Hour 3) - 1:22:05Manny + Jack Endings - 1:27:12Final Thoughts - 1:35:19.FINAL GRADES - 1:40:05..Swell’s Work/Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:44:00
What is this episode - Top of Show.OSCARS SHORTLIST DISCUSSION:International Feature - 2:14(Prelude to All Quiet’s Big Day).Original Song - 13:07(Once Again, Ratings Could Await The Academy Here).Original Score - 19:03(No Batman, But A Potentially Historic Category).Hair and Makeup - 24:10(The First Red Flag for EEAAO).VFX - 28:45(And Why This May Not Be an Avatar Runaway Win).Documentary Feature - 34:40(AlsoMike Dives Deep Into Every Entry).Sound - 42:36.Animated/Doc/Live Action Shorts - 46:09.CONTENDER TRAILER REVIEWS:Oppenheimer Trailer #1 - 48:50Barbie Trailer #1 - 52:20.BOX OFFICE REPORT - 54:36.MAKE THE CASE:AM on Empire of Light/Bardo - 58:15AM on The Eternal Daughter - 1:01:00M1 on Banshees - 1:02:23..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:10:30Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:11:32
What is this episode - Top of Show.CRITICS’ CHOICE NOMS TALLY - 2:31.AVATAR 2 REVIEW:MoCap/VFX Anger - 12:40Final Fantasy Cameron - 14:57AlsoMike Tears Down the Story Issues - 19:32We’re All Hypocrites - 24:22Mike Rage vs Mike Rage - 27:49The Unfairness of Avatar 2 vs Top Gun 2’s Oscars Road - 31:51ThiccBoy Problems - 35:06Wrapping Up, Settling the Rage - 38:22.CRITICS CHOICE NOM ANALYSIS:Best Picture Crossover - 40:38Best Actress May Have 3 Safe Oscar Noms; May Have 1 - 42:24Best Actor Seems Chalk - 45:50Supporting Actress/Actor - 48:24Why is James Cameon Here for Director? - 54:52Screenplays, And Adaprted May Be Turning A Mess - 1:00:00Top Gun 2’s Path to a BP Win - 1:05:43Editing - 1:08:57Costume Design - 1:11:34..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:16:55Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:19:04
What is this episode - Top of ShowHFPA Disclaimer #1 - :54.THE 2023 GOLDEN GLOBE NOMS:Nom Tallies By Movie - 2:35Best Picture - 4:13Lead Actress - 21:00Lead Actor - 31:32The Wild World of Supporting Actress - 41:22Supporting Actor Seems More Clean - 50:10HFPA Drops The Ball w/ Director - 55:02.Best Screenplay Proves the HFPA is Drunk - 1:00:35Original Score - 1:04:04Original Song - 1:05:30Animated Feature Features the Two Biggies - 1:08:11Best International Feature - 1:10:13.HFPA Disclaimer #2 - 1:16:16.Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:19:59Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:21:20
What is this episode - Top of Show.NBR TOP 10 RELEASED:Top Gun Maverick is #1 Atop The Top 10 - 2:00Stats and Oscars/NBR Crossover - 5:14Other NBR Awards - 9:45.AFI TOP 10:The List - 15:28Stats and Oscars/AFI Crossover - 17:36.AAFCA TOP 10:The Woman King is #1, Nope is Nowhere - 23:25List Omissions - 27:00.HFPA MAKES SOME BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS:Tab Jerod Carmichael As Host - 28:04Helen Hoene Lays Out Changes During First Interview in Year+ - 29:40.WTF DC, PART 2: THE WRATH OF JENKINS - 35:07.MAKE THE CASE:AlsoMike Reviews Emancipation - 45:58AlsoMike Reviews Devotion - 50:44Mike1 Reviews All Quiet on the Western Front - 54:30The Mikes Review GDT’s Pinocchio - 58:18..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:07:42Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:08:45
What is this episode - Top of Show.OSCARS NEWS AND UPDATES:Recapping the People’s Choice Awards - 2:06Aftersun Crushes the BIFAs - 6:03(The Silent Twins Review - 13:50)Atlanta FCAA Crowns EEAAO - 18:14.THE MIKES HAVE WORDS FOR THE AVATAR 2 EARLY REACTIONS - 22:55(Including the Major Shift of Avatar 2’s Best Picture Betting Odds - 29:22).MAX?! - 30:54.MAKE THE CASE:The Subjective Objectivity Conundrum - 31:31Mike1 on Tar - 34:00Mike1 on Til - 41:06Mike1 Scolds Everybody on the Reception of She Said - 45:25.A GIANT, IMPORTANT INDUSTRY CONVERSATION - 54:34.AlsoMike on Lady Chatterly’s Lover - 58:13AlsoMike on Violent Night - 1:00:29AlsoMike on A Wounded Fawn - 1:04:16..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:07:58Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:08:51
What is this episode - Top of Show.OSCARS NEWS AND UPDATES:2023 Show Will Present All 23 Awards - 3:01Will Smith Interview w/ The Daily Show for Emancipation - 9:37.NEW YORK FILM CRITICS’ CIRCLE AWARDS:Setting the Stage, Jafar Panahi’s/Afersun’s Special Awards - 22:46Marcel the Shell Gets a Big Animated Win - 26:00Top Gun Nets a Cinematography Win - 29:08Banshees, Tar Clean Up Major Categories - 30:00.ALSO MIKE MAKES THE CASE:Glass Onion Review - 44:04Goodnight Oppy - 47:43She Said for a 2nd Time - 54:14(And The Mess Supporting Actress is Turning Into - 59:35).Bitterbrush, Sr, GotG Holiday Special Reviews - 1:03:19.CONTENDER TRAILER REVIEWS:Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 Trailer #1 - 1:06:44Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Trailer #1 - 1:09:52Future Best Picture Winner Cocaine Bear Trailer #1 - 1:12:42..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:15:06Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:16:07
What is this episode - Top of Show.THE 2022 GOTHAM AWARDS:Some Legitimate Greatness to Behold - 3:03Muring Review - 7:37Todd Field and his Large Hat Win Screenplay - 10:41Happening Gave Our First Surprise of the Night - 12:46Michelle Williams Gets Honored + Doc Feature Stays Crazy - 16:10Venice’s Alberto Barbera Recognized - 18:36Joel Kim Booster Has a Great Quote - 21:13James Gray and Todd Field(’s Hat) Seem Fun - 22:44Gina Prince-Bythewood and the Moment of the Night - 28:08Charlotte Wells Gets Her Day, Is Billie Eilish - 32:15Sydney Poitier and Johnathan Majors are the Coolest Men Ever - 35:16The Safdies and Adam Sandler Deserve More Awards - 36:50Ke Huy Quan Makes His Oscars Case - 40:32Danielle Deadwyler Beats a LOADED Field, and Isn’t Present - 42:28EEAAO Entrenches Itself w/ a Best Feature Win (Over Tar) - 46:57.BOX OFFICE UPDATE:The Fabelmans Path to Profitability May Not Exist - 52:36Wakanda Forever, Glass Onion Did Great At Least - 1:03:05..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:04:14Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:05:00
What is this episode - Top of Show.THE FABELMANS OSCAR PROFILE REVIEW:.Spoiler-Free Review:Doldrums, Expectations, and Box Office Potential - 3:01The Best Picture Frontrunner Examination - 6:32Script Thoughts - 17:05Filmmaking Efficiency - 20:22The Pundit Parade and Preferential Ballot Play - 25:01Performances/How Many Total Noms? - 28:11.SPOILER WARNING - 38:08.Spoiler Review:Numb to React; Slow to Arc - 38:58Mama Fabelman and the Trait Worse Than Danger - 43:12The Happy Happy Highs - 49:07Lynch Laughs and Actual Editing - 51:30More Bests - 54:26Inconsistency in Visions - 59:33Meet Me in the Middle - 1:02:16The Hirsch of the Matter - 1:04:27Fabelmans Forebodes Financial Worry for Theaters? - 1:06:45.FINAL GRADES - 1:12:00..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:13:50Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:14:32
What is this episode - Top of Show.BOB IGER RETURNS AS DISNEY CEO; BOB CHAPEK OUT:What Went Down - 1:46Why Now? - 4:17Chapek’s Legacy/Disney’s Next Moves - 8:14A Netflix/Disney Merge?! - 11:25The Streaming “Wars” - 14:39Is DC is Disney’s Crosshairs? - 21:05.ACADEMY HANDS OUT THEIR GOVERNOR AWARDS - 24:16.INDY SPIRIT NOMS ANNOUNCED:Changes to This Year’s Eligibility/Nom Leaders - 27:23Where’s The Whale? - 29:16Best Feature, Director, Screenplay Could Be Smackdowns - 31:20Performance Categories - 34:50Aftersun, Tar Well Represented in the Techs - 38:44.INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY ASSOCIATION NOMS - 43:47All The Beauty and the Bloodshed Review - 44:46IDA Doc Snubs - 48:14.SUNSET CIRCLE AWARD NOMS - 50:10.BOX OFFICE UPDATE:Last Weekend’s Numbers/Box Office Disconnect - 52:00The Menu Review - 55:37All Quiet on the Western Front Review - 1:03:48Aftershock Review- 1:07:23Stutz Review - 1:09:50Spirited, A Christmas Story Christmas Reviews - 1:11:33..Where to Find David’s Work/Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:15:17Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:19:54
What is this episode - Top of ShowIntroducing “The Duke of Bettingham” David Long!.OSCARS 2023 NOVEMBER GAMBLING PREVIEW:Explaining Odds and Episode Layout - 1:43.BEST PICTURE:The Fabelmans - 3:48Babylon - 9:29Everything, Everywhere - 12:10Women Talking, Tar, She Said - 15:04Which Longshot Could Pose The Biggest Threat? - 21:44The Path To a Maverick Best Picture Win - 29:28The Super Duper Long Shots - 31:01.LEAD ACTRESS:Cate Still the Leader - 36:00Then a Mess of Margot, Michelles, and Others - 38:33Florence Pugh Puts Forth Fun in The Wonder - 46:39JLaw, Frances, Hathaway Round Out The Longshots - 48:35.LEAD ACTOR:Brendan Fraser is Entrenched as a Favorite - 51:43Who’s Actually #2? Is Hugh Jackman Still in the Top 5? - 56:50Wide Open for Noms, Maybe Not for Winners - 1:00:28The Tom Cruise of it All - 1:06:19Possible Impending Backlash for The Whale - 1:10:18.BEST DIRECTOR:Spielberg, Polley, Chazelle, Daniels, Maria Shraeder Make Top 5 Odds - 1:13:24David Reviews Bardo - 1:18:22The Rest of the Field - 1:23:13Super Long Shots - 1:25:58..Where to Find David’s Work/Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:34:45Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:36:39
What is this episode - Top of Show.JIMMY KIMMEL WILL HOST THE OSCARS:His 3rd Time - 4:30Why is He Back? - 5:59.EUROPEAN FILM AWARD NOMS ANNOUNCED - 12:20.BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM AWARD NOMS:Aftersun Leads the Nominating Tallies - 15:33What Could be This Year’s Rocks? - 18:25Best British Ind Film + BAFTA/Oscars Correlation - 22:54The Genderless Performance Categories - 25:16Best International Independent Film Means Oscars Nom - 31:42.CRITICS’ CHOICE DOCUMENTARY WINNERS:Goodnight Oppy Wins 5 Awards - 32:41Which Doc is the Frontrunner, and What’s That Mean to Doc Feature Branch? - 34:04Other Winners - 37:14.MARCEL THE SHELL/APOLLO 10.5 ELIGIBLE IN ANIMATED FEATURE - 38:47(Should Avatar 2? - 41:05)Animated Feature Contenders - 43:52.WEIRD REVIEW/IS OSCARS INELIGIBLE - 46:34.CONTENDER TRAILERS:The Whale Trailer #1 - 49:11I Wanna Dance With Somebody Trailer #2 - 54:30Empire of the Light Trailer #2 - 57:48.BOX OFFICE REPORT:Wakanda Forever Present and Future is Green - 59:33Black Adam Did Well, But Has Surprising Numbers - 1:03:11Rest of DBO Top 10 - 1:05:00(Incl Paramount’s Pledge to Lean Into Horror)..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:09:42Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:10:36
What is this episode - Top of Show.WAKANDA FOREVER REVIEW:,Non-Spoiler Review:The Impossible Task - 2:44Expectation Talk - 6:47Script/Director Thoughts - 9:22Viewing Experiences - 13:00Depth and Complexity of Characters - 16:55Production Values/Oscars Lens - 22:18How Many Noms? - 25:25.SPOILER WARNING - 31:23.Spoiler-Filled Review:Starting with Good Bye - 32:15Letitia’s Lead - 35:10Where IS Everybody?! - 36:51Conflicts, Build Ups, and Back Stories - 43:40Shuri v Namor v Shuri - 49:02To War, To War, To War We Gonna Go - 50:54In Namor a Villain? - 52:50Goodbye 2.0 - 56:19Don’t Fear the Spear - 1:02:22.FINAL GRADES/Mid Credit Scene - 1:03:14..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:07:06Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:08:19
What is this episode - Top of Show.MMO Is Finally Back! - 1:12The Mikes Fight About Recaps and Spoilers - 3:42Defending the Jimmy Kimmel Host Pick - 6:35.THE 2022 SCARIES:Best 2022 Horror Setting for Podding - 9:38Worst/Best ’22 Horror Movie Food - 14:56Cringiest Horror Dance Scene/Angering Doctor Who Fans - 20:42Worst or Best Entertainment Stage Act - 28:05Best AlsoMike Inappropriate Laughter - 29:40Most Cursed Characters of 2022 - 31:11.Worst Kids in 2022 Horror - 35:38Best Young Actor in 2022 Horror - 37:48Best 2022 Thriller Lead Actress - 39:44Best 2022 Slow Burn Lead Actress - 42:002022 Horror Protagonist You Most Trust w/ Your Life - 47:12Best Supporting Actress in 2022 Horror - 48:52Unexpectedly Great Supporting Actor in 2022 Horror - 53:05.Which 2022 Aging Horror Monster Do You Fight? - 54:15Best Actor in a Villainous Performance/AM’s Speak No Evil Thoughts - 56:33Best Actress in a Villainous Performance - 1:00:19Best Male Performance Kind of a Villain - 1:01:232022 Scary Good Directors To Watch List - 1:03:58.Best Animated Horror Feature of 2022 - 1:09:55Best International Horror Feature of 2022 - 1:11:30Differently Abled Horror Highlights - 1:13:53Best Score/Music in 2022 Horror - 1:17:42Best Jump Scare/Production Value of 2022 Horror - 1:19:04Scariest Horror Sex Scene/Best Bloody Massacre - 1:23:10Funniest Horror Movie of 2022 - 1:26:33.2022 Horror IP w/ Best Legacy in 10 Years - 1:29:17MMO 2022 Horror Razzie - 1:30:55Best 2022 Indie Horror - 1:34:00Best 2022 Box Office Horror - 1:35:48Best 2022 Horror Picture - 1:37:19..Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:43:10
What is this episode - Top of Show.GOTHAM 2022 NOMS:Eligibility Requirements - 1:55Breakthrough Director/Peformer Predicts Future Superstars - 3:00Best International Feature is Loaded - 8:41Best Screenplay May Be Tar vs Women Talking - 12:40Supporting Performance Marks Mark - 16:22Lead Performance Gives Fraser vs Michelle vs Cate - 18:40Best Feature Has Some Glaring Omissions - 21:56.GOTHAM DOC FEATURE/CINEMA EYE HONORS/IDA LONG SHORTLISTS:All That Breathes + All the Beauty Carry All Accolades - 24:32I Didn’t See You There, The Territory, What We Leave Behind Premises - 27:00Doc NYC Shortlist Rundown - 30:01.ODDS AND ENDS:Quick Hit Thoughts on the Big DC Hires - 34:29The Good Nurse Review - 37:13..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 39:34Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 40:08
What is this episode - Top of Show.NETFLIX NEWS:Their Regression Stopped - 2:49AMC, Regal, Cinemark Aren’t Happy Over Glass Onion - 6:14Dame Judy Gets a Disclaimer for the Crown - 11:43.WB NEWS:Stage 13 Writing Program Shut Down, Then Revived - 14:04Walter Hamada Finalizes Payout, DCEU Still All Over - 17:39AlsoMike Reviews Black Adam - 20:55The Spoiled Spoiler-Free Spoiler Warning - 24:50.BOX OFFICE REPORT:The Rock is Box Office Gold - 26:40Halloween Ends, Isn’t - 28:58Teasing Our 4th Annual The Scaries Awards Show - 31:35.CRITICS CHOICE DOCUMENTARY AWARD NOMS SNUB GOLDEN LION - 32:58.GOLDEN TRAILER AWARDS ANNOUNCED - 37:44.ACTOR FYC UPDATE/RELEASE DATE CHANGES - 41:38.CONTENDER TRAILER REVIEWS:A Man Called Otto Trailer #1 - 47:43Creed III Trailer #1 - 49:41Super Mario Brothers Trailer #1 - 53:00.RAYMOND AND RAY QUICK REVIEW - 51:47.SACHEEN LITTLEFEATHER CONTROVERSY - 55:01..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 57:50Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 58:47
A NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL FINALE + A NETFLIX OSCARS SLATE DISCUSSION:-Also Mike welcomes back guest host, Andrew Morgan - Top of the Show.Learn about his new writing job for What’s On Netflix……AND his new podcast, Recent Activity.-Now please note: there are LIGHT SPOILERS for all reviews in this episode.By that, we mean plot structure information similar to that of the films’ marketing.-WHITE NOISE REVIEW: -Critics should NOT be meh on this movie - 4:53When Elvis & Hitler studies convey the same theme - 7:37Breaking down all the Oscar Chances For White Noise - 13:06Our Grades - 23:15THE NETFLIX OSCARS SLATE DISCUSSION:-Will Glass Onion’s Thanksgiving Theatrical Play Help Its Best Picture Chances? - 24:49Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio could be a MAJOR CONTENDER - 33:02All Quiet on the Western Front still has momentum - 37:42How we think the field is open as long as Top Gun doesn't win everything - 41:25DESCENDANT REVIEW: - 43:56-Andrew’s powerful NYFF Screening - 45:23Critics Choice Doc Award Nominations - 49:51-A Final Summary of Some Key Current Predictions for Netflix Oscars - 53:07-5 MORE NYFF REVIEWS:TILL and some tough Oscar questions - 58:59SHE SAID and an important category maneuver - 1:04:43TRIANGLE OF SADNESS and the weird mixture - 1:10:01CORSAGE and the gorgeous Vicky Krieps - 1:13:05PJ CLARKE’S and the perfect post movie meal - 1:19:00Outro - 1:23:00Listen to Andrew via the Recent Activity Podcasthttps://www.forgottenentertainment.com/recent-activityRead Andrew’s work on What’s On Netflixhttps://www.whats-on-netflix.com/author/andrew-morgan/
What is this episode - Top of Show.HALLOWEEN ENDS REVIEW:.Spoiler-Free Review:Halloween Historical Highs and Lows - 2:00DGG’s Vision, Part 1 - 4:39Early Film Reception, Scores, Theater Experience - 6:16Final Girl Bechdel Tests/Script Thoughts - 12:09DGG’s Vision, Part 2 - 17:54.Production Values:Score - 19:41Set Design, More - 21:25.Performances - 23:33.SPOILER WARNING - 30:24.Spoiler-Filled Review:DGG’s Vision, Part 3 - 31:30If Ambition Falls in the Forest… - 36:48Gory Spectacles - 40:22Universal Issues - 43:10A Pivotal Series Re-Write - 47:13DGG’s Vision, Part 4 - 50:01.FINAL GRADES - 56:20..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:01:04Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:01:58
What is this episode - Top of Show.ALSOMIKE SPOILER-FREE NYFF REVIEWS:Apple Pie French Toast and Chill, Erotica Edition - 2:12.Aftersun:Scores + Review - 7:47Awards Chances - 11:50.Bones and All:Scores + Review - 16:28The Rylance of it All - 22:03Awards Chances - 26:19.One Fine Morning:Scores + Reviews - 29:10Grade and Festival Day Fatigue - 34:04.Decision To Leave:Scores, Reviews, and Werewolves - 35:57Tale of Two Stories - 40:55.Scarlett - 42:00RMN - 49:14Enys Men - 53:25.BOX OFFICE QUICK HITS:Halloween Ends Tracking for $50M Open - 57:27Other Notes From the Box Office - 58:58Amsterdam, WTF Happened? - 59:58Avatar is STILL Profitable - 1:02:15..Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:05:42Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:06:46
What is this episode - Top of Show.ALSOMIKE REVIEWS TAR FROM NYFF:Apple Pie French Toast and Chill - 1:31AlsoMike is Man vs Food - 5:01Cate Blanchett…Decent! - 7:08What Ambiguity? - 8:16Early Gold Derby Rankings - 14:14Questioning the Tone of the Love - 16:37. CONTENDER TRAILERS:Women Talking Debut Trailer - 20:02Till Trailer #2 - 26:14The Wonder Trailer #1 - 32:37Causeway - 36:01Knock at the Cabin Trailer #1 - 39:22.THE HALLOWEEN ENDS PREVIEW:Final Trailer Review, John Carpenter, Jamie Lee Curtis - 44:58DeadPool (Not That One) - 49:06(Including Red Flags, Worries, and Spin Offs? - 57:23).ADDRESSING THE BRAD PITT ALLEGATIONS - 1:02:51.NETFLIX’S GLASS ONION IS HITTING THEATERS FIRST:The Plan - 1:08:08So Why Are They Trying This? - 1:10:10Potential Financials - 1:14:29.GO CATCH UP ON OUR MMO DOES HALLOWEEN SERIES - 1:20:33..Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:21:35Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:22:50
What is this episode - Top of Show.CONTENDER TRAILERS AND NEWS:Wakanda Forever and the $1000 Bet - 2:13Emancipation Looks Great, BUT… - 8:39Bones and All Looks Gross, Delicious - 19:10Bardo’s Trailer Looks Suspiciously Great - 25:45. INTERNATIONAL FEATURE CATEGORY UPDATE - 30:16.BREAKING DOWN THE FIRST FEINBERG FORECAST:Top Gun, Elvis, Knives Out 2 Alive for Best Picture - 34:50The Volatile Director Half Dozen - 42:07Lead Actor: Look, Will Smith Won’t Be Nominated…BUT - 44:27Lead Actress is Dominated by Michelles - 49:28The Supporting Categories Aren’t Spread Out Yet - 52:34Screenplay, Doc Feature Categories Could Be Fun/Infuriating - 57:38.ALSOMIKE’S NYFF EXPERIENCE, PART 1:Beerhalls and Sting Covers - 1:00:46Triangle of Drunkenness - 1:04:42Stamford Train Station Stories - 1:07:55Turning 40 - 1:15:03Unofficial Official Festival Ovation Record Keeping Update - 1:19:10..Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:21:08Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:22:45
Also Mike reviews Bros, Smile, Blonde, Sidney, Facing Nolan, Do Revenge, DC League of Super-Pets, A Love Song, Meet Cute, I Came By, Brian and Charles, A Jazzman's Blues, Abbott Elementary, House of the Dragon, The Rings of Power, Andor, She-Hulk, and Welcome to Wrexham.
What is this episode - Top of Show Introducing Amanda of Swell Entertainment! . DON’T WORRY DARLING REVIEW . Spoiler-Free Review: Swell’s Take on the Rumors Heading Into Her Watch - 2:04 Was This All One Big Marketing Scheme? - 7:55 Review Scores, WB/Zaslav, Opening Weekend Financials - 10:38 Direction/Storytelling - 17:42 Performances - 20:12 (A tear for Harry-ites and why it doesn’t matter anyway) Oscars Lens (WHAT!?!) - 23:50 Bring Your Friends? - 26:00 . SPOILER WARNING - 28:17 . Spoiler-Filled Review: Conflict Summary + Swell Comes for Throats - 28:23 Breadcrumbs, Emphasis on Crumbs - 31:32 It’s Electric - 36:33 Deja View - 38:55 Where Ya From?/Original Script Ending- 41:03 Better Than What’s Here - 46:00 Does WB Care What Anyone Actually Thinks? - 53:44 Twisting the Knife - 57:25 The Societal Impacts of Dashing Cruelty + Disrupted Potential - 1:00:27 . FINAL GRADES - 1:05:30 . Unanswered Questions, Chapter 800 - 1:08:09 . . Where to Contact Amanda - 1:12:46 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:13:56
What is this episode - Top of Show . TIFF AWARDS: The Fabelmans Wins, Become Best Picture Front Runners - 1:23 (and the Oscars Chances of it, Glass Onion, Women Talking, and more) Al Yankovic Wins Too! - 7:20 TIFF x Oscars Success - 8:32 . THE GOLDEN GLOBES ARE BACK…SORTA: Back on NBC, for 1 Year - 11:36 . ACADEMY MEETS: Unveil 8 Point Plan for Success - 15:22 Weiss and Kirshner to Produce and Direct - 19:58 Honorary Oscars Given to Dianne Warren, Others - 28:00 . SACHEEN LITTLEFEATHER GETS ACADEMY APOLOGY - 29:46 . . Where to Contact Us/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 36:48 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 37:48
What is this episode - Top of Show . CONFESS, FLETCH, EXISTS - 2:!7 . THE WOMAN KING REVIEW: Controversy. Because, Of Course - 4:02 Crowned The Weekend Box Office Champ - 11:52 Script Thoughts and Casual Contrivances - 14:52 Performances - 17:40 Costume, Production Design, Makeup/Hair - 22:48 How Many Noms? - 26:07 . MAKE THE CASE: See How They Run - 29:24 Pearl - 31:27 Moonage Daydream - 36:22 . BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE SELECTION UPDATES - 42:33 (Including India Snubs RRR) . CONTENDER TRAILER REVIEWS: Decision to Leave Trailer #2 - 44:00 Amsterdam TV Spots - 48:05 Close Trailer #1 - 51:24 Armageddon Time Trailer #1 - 52:52 Corsage Trailer #1 - 56:02 . . Where to Contact Us/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 58:27 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 59:19
What is this episode - Top of Show . TIFF 2022 ROUND UP: The Fabelmans Debuts + Drops Trailer - 3:01 Is The Son just The Frontrunner Redux? - 8:20 The Woman King - NOMINATE IT, THEN! - 12:23 The (Apparently Not) Greatest Beer Run Ever - 14:48 Glass Onion: Knives Out 2 - 17:06 (including could Netflix dabble in HBO Max waters? - 19:04) . A Jazzman’s Blues, The Inspection, The Lost King - 22:12 Wendell and Wild, All Quiet on the Western Front, My Policeman - 28:03 Chevalier, Bros, Causeway and our Dear, Longtime Friend, David Tyree Henry - 33:20 The Menu, Weird - 40:05 . CONTENDER TRAILER REVIEWS: I Wanna Dance With Somebody Trailer #1 - 42:57 Babylon Trailer #1 - 48:13 . INDUSTRY NEWS: Grammys Ratings Hit All Time Low - 54:26 D23 Had All Kinds of Casting/New Movie News - 59:01 . . Where to Contact Us/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:08:45 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:09:36
Where Has MMO Been on Apple Podcasts?- Top of Show . MIKE, MIKE, AND EMMYS 2022: Show Opening/Overall Thoughts - 2:58 . Comedy Series Categories - 8:27 (Including the Latest Kimmel Controversy - 15:54) . Variety Series Categories - 20:16 . Limited Series Categories - 22:02 . Drama Series Categories - 27:10 (And All The History Which Was Made) , Tally Totals/Can This Be Fixed? - 31:07 . . VENICE 2022 AWARDS: All The Beauty and the Surprising Golden Lion - 39:48 . Colin Farrell Beats Brendan Fraser, Shakes Up Best Actor Race - 44:30 . Colin/Cate Wins May Have Kept Their Films From a Golden Lion, A History - 48:10 . Standing Ovation Record Stockholm Syndrome Sets In - 54:14 . Martin McDonagh’s Record Breaking Venice - 57:26 . Eat Those Kids - 59:26 . Other Awards - 1:02:36 . . Where to Contact Us/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:04:23 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:06:44
What is This Episode- Top of Show . BARBARIAN REVIEW: . Non-Spoiler Review: Crew, Scores, Plot Premise - 2:48 Empty Theaters/Watching Experience - 4:00 How It Was Marketed/Script Thoughts - 7:16 Performances - 13:11 (Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgard, more) Production Values - 14:35 . SPOILER WARNING - 17:57 . Spoiler Review: The Hills Have REDACTED - 18:23 Production Design as a Spoiler - 21:31 Skars The Societal Sweetheart - 23:26 Big Hole #1 - 26:17 There Goes My Hero…And A***le - 27:22 Big Holes #2 - #4 - 32:30 More Highs - 38:02 . . FINAL GRADES - 39:39 . . Where to Contact Us/LEAVE US 5 REVIEWS! - 43:50 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 46:36
What is This Episode- Top of Show . DON’T WORRY DRAMA: Recap - 2:18 Pine and Pugh Ride High - 3:10 Spit Gate - 6:16 Weep for Nick - 12:14 Reviews Aren’t Great - 14:44 Oscars Chances/Controversial Property Awards Histories- 18:31 . VENICE/TELLURIDE FIRST REVIEWS: Up: Women Talking - 22:36 Up: The Whale - 26:23 Down: Bardo - 36:42 Up: Banshees of Inisherin - 41:51 Down(ish): Empire of Light - 45:06 Up and Delicious: Bones and All - 47:51 . STOCK UP/STOCK DIVISIVE: Stock Ups - 51:01 (A Handful of Docs, Lady Chatterly’s Lover, Argentina 1985, Godland, More) Stock Divisive - 54:31 (The Wonder, Master Gardener, more) . SHOUTING OUT THE NEW NBP SITE! - 57:25 (and Going Over Matt’s Takes on Aftersun and Close) . . Where to Contact Us/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:00:24 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next- 1:01:30
What is This Episode- Top of Show . CONTENDER TRAILERS: The Son Trailer 1 - 2:58 The Swimmers Trailer 1 - 6:17 Wendell and Wild Clips - 9:24 Weird Trailer 1 - 11:57 . VENICE FILM FESTIVAL, DAY ONE: White Noise First Reactions - 15:00 (and an Official Update from the Unofficial Official Festival Standing Ovation Record Keepers) Tar Positions Cate Blanchett for Oscar 3 - 18:00 Academy President Praises International Cinema - 27:19 . THE DOUBLE STANDARD OF DON’T WORRY DARLING’S DRAMA - 31:19 . TELLURIDE RELEASES THEIR (LAST MINUTE SCHEDULE) - 39:35 . MOVIEPASS IS MAKING SENSE? - 43:22 . BFI LONDON FF ANNOUNCES LINEUP TOO - 45:41 (And a classic Mike1 HorseMovie Freak Out) . OSCARS NEWS: Netflix Sets 35/42 Day Theater Windows - 50:17 Netflix Release Date Catch Up - 52:17 (including Blonde, The Good Nurse, Florence Pugh, Fincher’s Next, and more) Chris Rock Turns Down Oscars Hosting Gig - 58:23 . HOUSE OF THE DRAGON UP, BOX OFFICE IN GENERAL DOWN - 1:00:42 . MAKE THE CASE: Three Thousand Years of Longing - 1:06:33 Samaritan - 1:10:25 Mike1 Fears AlsoMom - 1:12:20 . . Where to Find Kolby/Contact Us/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:14:15 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next/Furry Talk…You Heard Me - 1:15:37
What is This Episode- Top of Show . INDY SPIRITS GO GENDER NEUTRAL - 1:35 . ACADEMY APOLOGIZES TO SACHEEN LITTLEFEATHER - 4:50 . INDUSTRY NEWS: Halloween Ends Goes Day and Date on Peacock - 7:33 Zas Keeps Butchering, DC Dates Keep Shifting - 11:45 Batgirl “Funeral Screenings” on the WB Lot - 16:54 House of the Dragon is HBO’s Biggest Premiere Ever - 20:56 . FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: Venice Has Special Protests Planned - 25:26 White Noise Teaser + Tar Trailer 2 Reviews - 26:42 TIFF Announces Some Special Awards (and Why They Matter) - 32:35 . CONTENDER TRAILER REVIEWS: Empire of Light Teaser - 33:50 Pinocchio Disney + Trailer - 36:48. (Quick Review of The Rehearsal - 41:25) Barbarian Trailer #1 - 43:03 The Menu Trailer #2 - 44:34 God’s Creatures Trailer #1 - 46:06 , BOX OFFICE REIVEW - 48:34 . Reviews of Emily the Criminal, Delicious, The Bear, Thirteen Lives, Manti Te’o - 50:50 . . Where to Find Kolby/Contact Us/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 56:30 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 57:22
What is This Episode- Top of Show . INDUSTRY NEWS: Cineworld is About to File Chapter 11 - 1:36 MoviePass is Back, Tell Your Friends - 5:20 HBO’s House of the Dragon Marketing Pays Off - 8:45 The Golden Globes Are Back on NBC - 13:09 . CONTENDER NEWS: Amsterdam Will Skip Festivals, Debut a Month Early - 18:27 South Korea, Ireland, Others Make Their International Film Selections - 21:26 Leo Grande Gets Academy COVID Exception - 24:23 Knives Out 2 Gets a Release Date - 27:22 . NYFF PREVIEWS + MENU PAIRINGS: Ground Rules - 30:17 White Noise + Filet Mignon - 31:28 The Inspection + Guinness(es) - 34:17 Cannes Selections w/ Roasted Turkey, Cheeseburgers, and Vomit Lobster - 36:20 Triangle of Sadness Trailer Review - 41:21 Tar + Chicken - 45:09 Bones and All + Truffle Fries - 47:31 She Said/Women Talking + Stiff Drinks - 48:55 Scarlett + Mac n Cheese - 52:30 . THE GREATEST BEER RUN EVER TRAILER REVIEW - 55:05 . . Where to Find & Contact Us/LEAVE US 5 REVIEWS! - 1:00:34 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:01:44
What is This Episode- Top of Show . WTF, WB?!: Zaslav’s Big Cutting Moves - 3:06 (Killing CNN+, Axing BatGirl, and All The Other Killed DC Properties, saving $825M So Far) . Confirmed DC Properties Going Forward - 16:20 (Including an Ezra Miller Update) , The DCEU 2.0 “Reset” Theory - 28:40 . The New HBOMax/Discover App Will Be… - 35:21 (And How Zaslav Seemingly Values the Streamer) . Translating Zaslav’s Shareholder Meeting Quotes - 49:28 (And What Ted Lasso Has To Do With All of This?) . Is Zaslav Meeting the Moment? - 1:04:23 Other Burning Questions - 1:18:18 (Including Equality Issues, The “10 Year Plan”, Oscars Questions, and Michael Keaton) . . Where to Find Kolby/Contact Us/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:27:36 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:28:42
What is This Episode- Top of Show Introducing Kolby Mac! . BODIES BODIES BODIES REVIEW: . Spoiler Free Review: Kolby Does Bodies @ SXSW - 1:40 Review Scores, Box Office, and Review Polarization - 6:32 Script/Director Thoughts - 11:15 Performances…Oscars Level Performances?! - 17:43 Every Body, Everywhere, All at Bodies - 25:30 Production Values - 27:00 . SPOILER WARNING: LIVE! - 30:35 . Spoiler-Filled Review: The Twist - 32:00 Bridging the Generational Gap For Some… - 35:30 …But Not Others - 43:59 Symbolism/Casting Hits - 46:58 Plot Misses - 49:20 Stick the Landing - 54:45 . FINAL GRADES - 1:04:33 . . Where to Find Kolby/Contact Us/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:06:48 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:11:15
What is This Episode- Top of Show . JANET YANG BECOMES NEW ACADEMY PRESIDENT - 2:13 . TEASING OUR UPCOMING BIG WB EPISODE: The Tease/Why We’re Doing It - 4:52 Joker 2 Gets Release Date, Confirms Gaga - 8:40 . STUDIO/INDUSTRY NEWS: Netflix Moves Rustin; Starts Its Oscars Run? - 12:58 Cinemark’s Earnings are an Industry Microcosm - 15:36 Neon is Looking to Sell. Who’s Buying? - 23:16 . FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: Glass Onion to Close BFI London - 31:34 NYFF Gets a Curious Centerpiece, and Armageddon Time - 33:30 TIFF’s Announces More Selections, Including Midnight Madness Showings - 39:26 Dead For a Dollar Correction - 42:16 . BANSHEES OF INISHERIN TRAILER - 43:20 . MAKE THE CASE/BOX OFFICE REPORT: Bullet Train Review + Box Office Report - 47:27 Luck - 54:04 Thirteen Lives - 55:34 Prey - 59:14 (Prey, Hulu, and Why WB Should Be Paying Attention - 1:06:31) The African Desperate - 1:08:10 Bob’s Burgers; Beavis and Butthead; RRR; Munich The Edge of War; The Girl in the Picture - 1:09:38 . . Contact Us/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:12:48 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:13:20
What is This Episode? - Top of Show . NYFF ANNOUNCES ITS DEBUT FILM - 2:10 . TIFF HAS A PARTIAL, AND LOADED, LINEUP: Venice/TIFF Crossover Films - 5:15 Cannes Debuts Play TIFF Too - 6:31 Bowie’s Moonage Daydream + Trailer Review - 8:27 Spielberg Decides to Open Fablemans Here - 11:46 Women Talking, Too - 13:48 Empire of Light, My Policeman, The Woman King - 16:00 Netflix Top Open Exclusives - 17:09 (The Swimmers, Wendall and Wild, The Good Nurse, more) Apple Will Have Entries Too - 24:22 (Greatest Beer Run, Raymond & Ray, Causeway) Searchlight Brings The Menu + Chevalier - 28:00 Stephen Frears, Nic Cage: Buffalo Hunter, and Dominatrixing - 29:43 . Did TIFF Expose Telluride Premieres? - 34:50 . BAFTA CHANGES ITS NOMINATING PROCESS (AGAIN) - 36:06 (Affecting The Acting Categories and Best Director) . DGA, CC, MUAH’S ALL SET THEIR DATES - 43:41 . OSCAR CONTENDER TRAILERS: Till Trailer #1 - 45:39 Strange World Trailer #1 - 48:36 GDT’s Pinocchio Trailer #1 - 53:10 . BOX OFFICE UPDATE - 55:04 DC SuperPets Flops? Will Nope Rise Over Seas? What Went Wrong With Lightyear? . MAKE THE CASE - 1:03:03 (AlsoMike Quick Reviews Marcel the Shell, Honor Society, Rise, and Not Okay) . . Where to Find Erick’s/Our Work/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:11:50 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 1:12:57
What is This Episode- Top of Show . WILL SMITH APOLOGIZES ON SOCIAL MEDIA - 2:32 . KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON PUSHED TO 2023: What’s Happened So Far - 10:55 So It’s Just Never Happening, Right? - 13:33 Marty and Leo Greenlight Their Next Project - 20:24 . THE HFPA SELLS ITSELF - 21:53 . VENICE 2022 IS SET: The Jury - 27:25 In Competitition Films - 28:07 (White Noise, Banshees of Inisherin, Blonde, Bones & All, The Eternal Daughter, No Bears, The Son, Tar, The Whale) Out of Competition Films - 45:43 (Dead for a Dollar, Don’t Worry Darling [+ trailer and drama!], Master Gardener, Pearl, The Hanging Sun) Venice’s Equality Issues - 56:03 TIFF/Venice Crossovers - 58:10 . COMIC CON TRAILERS AND NEWS: Wakanda Forever Trailer Shakes the Internet - 59:00 Phase 4/5/6 Films - 1:04:20 An XMen Explanation? - 1:07:08 Shazam Fury of the Gods Trailer Worries Us - 1:08:25 Black Adam Beckons for Superman - 1:09:38 First Look at John Wick 4 - 1:12:44 . A MIKE1 UNFORGIVABLE SIN - 1:14:09 . . Contact Us/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:18:19 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:19:10
What is This Episode- Top of Show Introducing Erick Weber of Awards Ace! . SUMMER OSCARS PREVIEW SERIES PART 1:
Starting AT THE MULTIPLEX - 1:30 Adapting in the Entertainment World - 5:01 Why is KotFM Moving To Next Year? - 6:44 . HYPING UP SOME SMALLER INDIES - 9:29 (Poser, The Phantom of the Open, Brian and Charles, Watcher) . THE ALREADY RELEASED OSCAR PLAYERS: A Brief History - 18:53 The Academy, The Calendar, and The Toppest Gun - 19:50 The Box Office and The Awards Momentum - 22:16 The Church of Tom - 29:19 Can EEAAO Get Everything, From Everywhere - 31:30 Austin Butler and the Path for Elvis - 37:37 . RAPID FIRE POWER RANKINGS: Nope vs The Batman - 43:48 Is Nope a Success for Universal? - 46:52 Making Sense of VFX - 48:10 Which Performance Are We Sleeping On? - 50:15 Which Studio Leads Animated Feature? - 52:40 . Where to Find/Follow Erick - 55:50 . . Contact Us/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 58:15 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 59:00
What is This Episode- Top of Show . NOPE OSCARS PROFILE: Spoiler-Free Review: Universal’s Marketing is Aces Currently - 3:24 Review Scores/Box Office/Expectations - 4:30 Script Composure - 8:34 Performances - 16:01 Production Values - 20:05 How Many Noms - 25:13 . SPOILER WARNING - 27:20 . Spoiler-Filled Review: And the Theme Is…. - 28:41 Freak Out - 32:07 Snapshot - 37:42 Rules, Animals, and Frustrations - 42:34 What We’re Sure is Here, What May Be - 47:41 Is This Fair? - 53:00 . FINAL GRADES - 1:00:10 . . Contact Us/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:07:21 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:08:33
What is This Episode- Top of Show . HALLOWEEN KILLS TRAILER BREAKDOWN: Box Office/Is Mike1 Excited? - 1:57 Premise/Where Halloween Kills Left Off - 4:40 Wild Speculation and Looney Tunes Injuries - 9:35 The Corey and Copycat Conundrums - 14:10 Beat-by-Beat Through the Trailer = 18:51 . TRAILER QUESTIONS: Fair Thee Well, Laurie? - 28:14 The Big Four Questions - 33:04 Box Office Over/Under - 40:00 . . Contact Us/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 41:16 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 42:07
What is This Episode- Top of Show . CONTENDER TRAILERS/NEWS: Halloween Ends Trailer Update - 1:53 She Said Trailer #1 - 5:01 Bodies Bodies Bodies Trailer #2 - 11:58 Aged Wisdom Jordan Peele - 17:00 . BOX OFFICE UPDATE - 19:35 . MAKE THE CASE: AlsoMike Reviews The Sea Beast - 26:10 Mike1 on Everything, Everywhere… - 30:04 AM on Where The Crawdads Sing - 38:10 M1 on Cha Cha Real Smooth - 42:30 AM on Persuasion - 49:30 AM on Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris - 53:38 . EARLY REVIEWS FOR THE GRAY MAN - 57:42 . FUTURE FILM QUICK HITS: Olivia Colman’s Empire of the Light Gets a 2022 Release Date - 1:02:44 TIFF Gets More Debuts - 1:04:13 Salem’s Lot May Be Foreshadowing for WB - 1:05:15 Amy Winehouse’s Biopic Gets Director - 1:09:13 Scream 6 Gets Samara Weaving, Still No Neve - 1:11:36 MCU Rumored XMen Castings - 1:16:03 (including the potential new Wolverine, Jean Grey, and Professor X 2.0) Kaluuya Out for Black Panther 2, and the Disney+ Fallout - 1:19:19 . . Contact Us/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:23:04 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:23:47
What is This Episode- Top of Show . MIKE MIKE AND EMMY NOMS 2022: Does the TV Academy Watch Everything? - 1:08 . MOST NOMS: By Company/Studio/Network - 4:37 Mike1’s TV Viewing Habits - 7:26 . THE DRAMA CATEGORIES: Saul, Euphoria, Ozark, Succession - 10:51 Severance/Squid Game - 15:27 What Happened w/ Stranger Things s4? - 19:07 Yellowjackets - 21:38 Drama Snubs - 24:30 . COMEDY CATEGORIES: Gushing Over Abbott Elementary - 26:42 Only Murders s1 - 31:00 Barry s3 - 33:07 Curb, Ted Lasso, Hacks , Maisel - 36:26 Snubs - 42:33 . LIMITED SERIES CATEGORY - 45:57 TV MOVIE CATEGORY - 48:28 . . HFPA ASKS FIPRESCI TO VOTE ON GLOBES - 51:58 . BOX OFFICE UPDATE - 59:37 . . Contact Us/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:07:29 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:08:18
What is This Episode- Top of Show . THOR LOVE AND THUNDER REVIEW: Spoiler-Free Review: Box Office/Review Numbers/Theater Experience/Plot Premise - 2:07 Expectations as a Human Shield - 6:42 Mike1 is a Grump - 8:53 Composition Thoughts - 10:36 Production Values - 18:55 Where’s This Rank in MCU-ology? - 25:34 (or What The Hell is Wrong with Mike1?) . SPOILER WARNING - 31:51 . Spoiler-Filled Review: Ride the Lightning - 32:26 Mr. Universe - 38:48 WHO. CARES? - 45:06 High Comedy, Punching Up, Son of Zeus, and WTFs - 52:00 Other Highlights - 1:01:20 . . FINAL GRADES - 1:03:33 . . Contact Us/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:08:42 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:09:34
What is This Episode- Top of Show . CONTENDER TRAILERS: Amsterdam Trailer #1 - 1:28 The Woman King Trailer #1 - 6:55 . OSCARS 2023 NEWS: BIFA is Going Gender-Neutral - 11:34 What Categories Would Translate from BIFA to Oscars? - 15:28 . BOX OFFICE UPDATE: Minion Mania is Real (and Film Review) - 26:32 (And Its Historic Box Office Opening - 35:40) Maverick, Dominion, and the Rest of the Top 10 - 38:08 Everything Everywhere Sweeps HCA Midyear Awards - 47:27 . FINAL THOR LOVE AND THUNDER PREVIEW - 49:16 . JAMES CAMERON LOVES AVATAR, PROBABLY HATES YOU - 54:07 . TOM CRUISE IS A CRAZY PERSON, CHAPTER 7043 - 1:02:45 . EMMY NOMS PREVIEWS/FILM REVIEWS ODDS N’ ENDS: Hacks s2, Stranger Things s4, Barry s3 - 1:06:28 Mr Malcom’s List/Phantom of the Open/Spiderhead Reviews - 1:11:45 TV Movie Emmy Nom Possibilities - 1:17:32 . . Contact Us/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:21:27 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:22:20
What is This Episode- Top of Show . THOR LOVE AND THUNDER FIRST TAKES - 2:32 . OSCARS 2023 NEWS: Academy Invites 397 Potential New Members - 9:24 The HFPA REALLY Wants to Return to NBC - 13:00 Bob Chapek Gets Contract Extension As Disney CEO - 25:10 . HOT TAKE CENTRAL: Elvis Gets to #1 - 29:32 Barbie Went Viral, Again - 34:22 Netflix Combines Russos w/ Millie Bobby Brown - 37:04 Morbius….Not Great at the Box Office! - 39:00 TIFF Is Full of Onions for Knives Out 2 - 40:25 . TRAILER REVIEW Thirteen Lives Trailer #1 - 42:03 See How They Run Trailer #1 - 46:06 Blonde Teaser #1 - 49:05 My Policeman Trailer #1 - 52:02 . MAKE THE CASE: AlsoMike Reviews Tribeca Hit Good Girl Jane - 54:52 And Some Potential International Feature Noms - 56:57 (January, Karaoke, more) JLo’s Documentary is Must See - 1:00:16 . THE BLACK PHONE REVIEW: Nonspoilers - 1:04:06 Spoiler-Filled - 1:09:00 . . Contact Us/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:17:59 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:19:01
ELVIS OSCARS PROFILE What is This Episode/Learning From the Evils Generation- Top of Show . SPOILER-FREE REVIEW: Ridiculously Watchable? - 2:28 The Un-Biopic, Biopic - 4:50 Box Office, Premise, Expectations - 6:26 Script Thoughts - 14:49 Austin Butler’s Oscar Worthy Performance - 18:39 Hanks/Harrison/Rest of Cast - 29:44 Production Values/How Many Noms? - 32:04 . SPOILER WARNING - 36:44 . SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Car Crash Theater - 37:19 Appropriation Appropriation - 43:56 Conflict Alphabet - 50:06 Casting a Beatles Biopic - 54:12 , FINAL GRADES - 57:48 . . Contact Us/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:03:07 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:04:02
LIGHTYEAR OSCARS PROFILE What is This Episode- Top of Show . SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Surprisingly Low Box Office, Critics On Board Though - 2:20 Premise/Expectations/Directing - 6:06 Script Thoughts - 10:04 Performances/Characters - 12:14 Sight + Sound - 15:34 How Many Noms? - 21:14 . SPOILER WARNING - 24:03 . SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Time, Isn’t On Our Side - 24:35 Breakin The(ir Own) Rules - 29:53 More Bests - 44:10 , FINAL GRADES - 49:29 . . Contact Us/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 50:41 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 52:06
ORC: TRAILERS AND TRIBECA REVIEWS! What is This Episode- Top of Show . CONTENDER TRAILER REVIEWS: Nope Final Trailer - 2:25 Black Adam Trailer #1 - 8:53 The Menu Trailer #1 - 12:56 Bros Trailer #1 - 17:09 MI7: Dead Reckoning Part 1 Teaser - 20:07 The Gray Man Trailer #1 - 25:19 Prey Trailer #1 - 32:10 The Sea Beast - 36:55 Persuasion - 38:11 Live Action Pinnochio Trailer #1 - 41:40 . ALSOMIKE DOES TRIBECA: AM’s Experience Thus Far - 47:44 Vengeance Review - 50:22 Acidman Review - 53:40 The Drop Review - 56:00 Reading Rainbow, Cabbage Patch Kids, More Docs That Hit - 58:28 The Integrity of Joseph Chambers Review - 1:00:33 . . Contact Us/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:02:48 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:03:50
What is This Episode- Top of Show . WARNER BROS HEADLINES: Joker 2: The Musical! - 2:14 (And Have We Seen the last of Margot Quinn?) WB’s Big Shake Up Leads to Todd Phillips as Kevin Feige? - 8:06 (aka WB’s Multiverse of Madness) Folie a Who? - 15:00 . Apple Paying $140M for Brad Pitt’s F1 Film - 18:16 Julia Garner to Play Madonna for Madonna in Madonna The Movie - 20:41 Bradley Cooper’s First Look as Leonard Bernstein - 27:08 . BOX OFFICE UPDATE: Jurassic World Dominion Upsets Mike1 - 29:40 Dominion Review - 31:40 Top Gun Maverick Keeps Holding Strong - 35:33 What Will Lightyear Do Next Week? - 39:15 Hustle on Netflix Review - 41:35 . AWARDS SEASON DATES: PGA, BAFTA Set Their Dates - 47:31 What’s an Ideal Awards Schedule Look Like? - 50:32 Dawn Hudson’s Replacement as Academy CEO Tabbed - 52:15 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 55:28 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 56:30
What is This Episode- Top of Show . Defining an Over/Under - 1:50 . How High Does Maverick Soar? - 5:18 Dino Blues - 18:48 To Infinity, and a Box Office - 29:15 Shake, Rattle, and Oh No - 38:07 The Single Greatest Upcoming Movie in History: Minions 2 - 46:45 Thor 4: More Lore - 51:20 Nope? Dope. - 56:10 DC Super Pets. Send Help. - 1:03:11 Bullet with Brad Pitt Wings - 1:07:55 Three Thousand Times We’ve Previewed This - 1:13:07 . Head to Head Box Office Predictions - 1:18:08 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:24:44 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:25:35
What is This Episode- Top of Show . CRIMES OF THE FUTURE REVIEW - :57 . WRAPPING UP CANNES 2022: Triangle of Sadness Wins a Palme - 6:32 Decision to Leave Has a Chance for Oscars Success - 16:03 More Winners - 17:50 . Reviewing the Reviewers: Close - 21:03 Broker - 22:55 (International Feature Category Tangent - 25:48) War Pony is a Directorial Debut for the Ages - 28:30 The Worst Ones Does French Film Proud - 30:10 Aftersun, Stuns - 32:40 Kelly Reichart…Comedian?! - 34:12 . Unofficial Official Standing Ovation Entries - 37:00 . . DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW AGE REVIEW: Nonspoiler Review - 41:31 Spoilers - 46:53 AlsoMike Ranks His Top 30 Downton Characters - 49:15 (And Mike1 Dies a Little Inside) Top 5 - 1:05:49 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:11:33 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:12:38
What is This Episode- Top of Show . TOP GUN MAVERICK REVIEW: . Nonspoiler Review: Record Breaking Box Office - 2:30 Expectations/Audience Scores - 5:00 Script Thoughts - 12:32 Performances - 24:22 A Guaranteed Oscar? - 30:16 How Many Noms? - 37:35 . SPOILER WARNING - 41:05 . Spoiler-Filled Review: AlsoMike Gushes - 42:00 Boomer Fantasy - 47:25 “Not as Stubborn, and Thick Headed…” - 50:39 Dilemma and Talking Oscars - 53:50 You Knew We’d Get Here - 1:00:52 . FINAL GRADES - 1:06:41 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:17:50 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:18:26
The history of Best Picture is filled with triumphant surprises and unforgivable snubs. There's also a whole lot of tropes and trends to unpack and understand. So Also Mike is joined by Nik from Gold Standard to discuss what the Best Pictures of the past can teach us about our present and future.
Timestamps will come soon, after some picnic'ing.
In the meantime, make sure to listen & subscribe to Gold Standard - The Oscars Podcast.
https://www.podpage.com/gold-standard-the-oscars-podcast/
It's part 2 of our coverage of the 75th Cannes Film Festival, including first reactions to Elvis, Decision to Leave, Crimes of the Future, & more. Plus, there's box office talk from Downton thru Top Gun and reviews of Men, Senior Year, Sonic 2, and Rescue Rangers.
What Is This Episode - Top of the Show
BOX OFFICE UPDATE - 5:04 Downton Abbey’s Last Weekend + Top Gun Projections.
CANNES FILM FESTIVAL COVERAGE PART DEUX
Reviewing The Reviewers Is ELVIS another BoRhap? - 10:59 Did Park Chan-wook reach “Master” status with DECISION TO LEAVE? - 16:48 Will you go see CRIMES OF THE FUTURE after these reactions? - 21:50 Can HOLY SPIDER live up to the David Fincher test? - 25:52 And does TRIANGLE OF SADNESS pit critics against pundits? - 29:08 R.M.N., Tori and Lokita, The Silent Twins, Brother and Sister, The Stars At Noon - 32:03
Acquisitions Update: Who bought what? And which studios have Oscars street cred? - 35:30
What I’m Watching:
Alex Garland’s MEN - 40:19 My trip to NDNF to see Onoda, Full Time, & The Innocents - 44:08 The Outfit, Senior Year, & Our Father - 48:50 Candy, starring Jessica Biel and Melanie Lynski - 51:02 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Rescue Rangers - 52:19
Outro - 56:02
What is This Episode- Top of Show . CANNES 2022 OPENING DAYS RECAP: . Reviews From The First Few Days: Final Cut Gets a Trailer, Mixed Reviews - 2:42 Top Gun Maverick Dazzles, Gets Standing O - 9:09 Armageddon Time Surprises and Buzzes - 12:56 Three Thousand Years of Surprising Positivity - 17:05 Tchaikovsky’s Wife Brings the Common Cannes Controversy - 24:55 God’s Creatures, One Fine Morning, The Eight Mountains - 28:26 EO, Boy From Heaven, Father and Soldier, Hunt - 33:48 . Acquisitions From Cannes - 36:30 (A24, Focus, Neon Clean Up. IFC, MGM, Mubi Make Noise.) . Recapping The Latest Oscars Rule Changes - 39:23 . ABC Open To Chris Rock Hosting Oscars- 45:50 . Jerry and Marge Go Large Trailer - 50:19 Hustle Trailer - 53:00 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 57:18 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 58:07
What is This Episode- Top of Show Recapping the Last Time We Did This - 2:00 (aka Why The ASC is Mad at AlsoMike) Oscars 2023 Dates Set - 5:24 . HOW TO FIX THE OSCARS (AGAIN): Scott Feinberg’s Article - 8:47 . AlsoMike’s Plan - 10:42 (“Each Voting Body Would Have to Take Less Ownership Over Their Noms” - 17:01) (“They’d Both Get Automatic Oscar Noms, at the SAGs.” - 27:20) (“The Genius of it is That It Happens Anyway.” - 33:44) (“My Ultimate Goal for This…” - 36:05) . Mike1’s Plan - 39:30 (“It’s Basically What We Do in Podcasting…” - 46:55) (“It’s a Revenue Arm That’s Not Being Tapped Into At All by The Academy.” - 52:09) (“There Is Another Prong of This That Stays True to Your Legacy Audience.” - 54:28) (“Why Not Try Something Radical?” - 1:02:06) . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:04:59 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:06:11
What is This Episode- Top of Show . TOP GUN ’86 Spoiler-Free Review: Scores, Box Office, Film Experiences, Plot Premise, etc - 1:18 Script/Composition Thoughts - 11:35 Performances - 20:21 Production Values - 25:48 . Spoiler Warning - 32:22 . Spoiler-Filled Review: Discipline, Sir? - 34:00 Fare Thee Well - 36:10 It’s a Love Story, Baby Just Say - 41:09 Hard To Cruise - 45:41 The Male Ga(y)ze - 47:09 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 51:58 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 53:00
What is This Show? - Top of Episode . TBS/TNT DROP THE SAG AWARDS: Story - 3:46 Does WB Really Want The Show? - 5:02 How To Maximize the Reach of SAGs - 13:32 Where Do SAGs Go? - 16:50 Toxic Oscars? - 20:35
. BOX OFFICE UPDATE - 24:14 (Doctor Strange’s History, Sonic as THE Sign of the Pandemic, more) . RELEASE DATES MOVE: 3000 Years of Longing Gets an Uh Oh Date - 33:45 Oscar Films By Month: May - August - 34:43 (including Men, Top Gun: Maverick, Nope, Chastain, Dakota Johnson, Crawdads) Through End of Year - 39:29 (Will Smith, Woman King, Call Jane, Halloween Ends, Black Adam, Amsterdam) 3 Most Anticipated - 43:55 . WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: TV CATCH UP EDITION AlsoMike’s Top 5 TV Series This Year - 51:40 (The Gilded Age, Bridgerton, Yellowjackets, Peacemaker, Winning Time, Sunny, Reacher, More!) Mike1’s Old Season Catch Ups - 1:02:34 . TRAILERS AND BOX OFFICE REPORT: Avatar 2 Trailer Numbers - 1:05:55 Don’t Worry Darling - 1:08:04 Crimes of the Future - 1:10:03 Decision To Leave - 1:12:21 Bodies Bodies Bodies - 1:14:05 The Black Phone Trailer #2 - 1:15:45 . . Your Homework/Our Socials - 1:19:25 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:20:09
What is This Episode- Top of Show . DOCTOR STRANGE AND THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS: Spoiler-Free Review: Scores, Box Office, Theater Experiences, Plot Premise, etc - 2:52 Horror Talk and Trailer Troubles - 7:39 Script/Director Thoughts - 12:38 Performances - 18:43 VFX, Sound - 22:39 . Spoiler Warning - 26:52 . Spoiler-Filled Review: A Day at The Office - 27:28 Look What They’ve Done To My Boy - 31:18 Social Distortion - 39:28 Ah, Nevermind - 45:14 Dave Matthews’ First Single Off The Album Busted Stuff - 47:25 . FINAL GRADES - 51:07 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 56:15 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 57:07
What is This Episode- Top of Show . Updates - 3:58 (Avatar 2, Amsterdam Get Titles; Netflix Buys; Decision To Leave Finds a Home) . 100% ACCURATE WAY TOO EARLY OSCAR PREDICTIONS: Craft Convictions - 7:19 (Our Predictions on VFX, Original Song, Cinematography, and more!) . Original Screenplay - 18:06 Adapted Screenplay - 21:43 Animated Feature - 27:10 Supporting Actress - 30:45 Supporting Actor - 38:25 Lead Actor - 45:55 Lead Actress - 56:35 Best Director - 1:05:11 Best Picture - 1:12:57 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:26:28 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:27:41
What is This Episode- Top of Show Introducing Amanda Swell of Swell Entertainment! . How Does This Work? - 3:59 . TOP 10 FEARED FILMS OF 2022: Swell’s #3 Movie: Where Amanda Hates Adorable Joy - 6:03 Mike1’s #3 Movie: Will He Feel The Heat? - 12:59 AlsoMike’s #3 Movie: It’s Out of This World, With Spiders - 20:48 . Swell’s #2: A Touch of Gray - 30:50 Mike1’s #2: A Story of The Smoke Monster’s Home - 45:21 AM’s #2: An A24 Play for Awards? - 53:34 . Swell’s #1: Don’t Worry, AlsoMike - 1:00:06 Mike1’s #1: Do You REALLY Care About This Movie? REALLY?! - 1:16:07 AM’s #1: 3000 Years of Worry - 1:30:12 . Everyone’s 10th Pick: Shake, Rattle, and Uh Oh - 1:38:31 . . Where To Find Our/Swell’s Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:44:10 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:45:50
What is This Episode/Miniseries? - Top of Show Introducing Kenzie Vanunu of Oscars Central! . THE NORTHMAN: Nonspoiler Section: Buying the Candy (Film Specs + Background) - 2:25 Filling the Eggs (Script Thoughts) - 10:41 Painting The Eggs (Production Values) - 19:53 Hiding the Eggs (Performance Reviews) - 35:10 . SPOILER WARNING - 41:38 . Spoiler Section: Reese’s Eggs (Best/Worsts) - 42:10; 1:06:06 Hand Painted (Prettiest Shots) - 48:10 A Bunny for Your Sins (Why This Animal?) - 1:14:30 . FINAL GRADES - 1:19:38 . . Where To Find Our/Kenzie’s Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:23:13 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:25:14
What is This Show? - Top of Episode . NETFLIX SUBS DECREASE, STOCK CRASHES: The Facts - 1:56 Adding Ads? Password Crackdowns? - 3:31 HBO Max Gained 3M Subs Though - 8:00 Streamers Float Towards Filling Niches - 13:16 Netflix is Acting Like They’ll Be Here, Will Their Indy Cinema? - 18:33 . SPRING FILM FESTIVALS: New Directors/New Films in NY Has Some Biggies - 26:47 . Tribecca is Wonderful and Wonderfully Diverse - 30:38 (Lena Waithe, Ray Romano, Official Competition, more) . Cannes Lineup is Announced - 38:00 (Koreda, Song Kang-Ho, Triangle of Sadness, Large Furry Animals, more) But Diversity Still an Issue - 46:36 . TRAILERS AND BOX OFFICE REPORT: Thor Love and Thunder Teaser - 52:46 Box Office Report/Previewing The Northman Review - 57:00 Sony Moves Some Big Dates - 1:05:51 . . Your Homework/Our Socials - 1:07:27 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:08:09
What is This Episode/Miniseries? - Top of Show . THE LIGHTHOUSE: Nonspoiler Section: Buying the Candy (Film Specs + Background) - 3:27 Filling the Eggs (Script Thoughts) - 10:41 Painting The Eggs (Production Values) - 13:07 Hiding the Eggs (Performance Reviews) - 17:16 . SPOILER WARNING - 20:37 . Spoiler Section: Hard Boiling The Eggs (Theorizing the Subtext) - 21:11 Reese’s Eggs (Best/Worsts) - 40:45 Hand Painted (Prettiest Shots) - 48:10 A Bunny for Your Sins (Why This Animal?) - 53:20 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 59:41 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:00:28
What is This Episode/Miniseries? - Top of Show . THE VVITCH: Nonspoiler Section: Buying the Candy (Film Specs + Background) - 3:04 Filling the Eggs (Script Thoughts) - 8:14 (And Mikes Sort Through Childhood NorthEast School Age Field Trip Trauma) Painting The Eggs (Production Values) - 12:09 Hiding the Eggs (Performance Reviews) - 19:04 . SPOILER WARNING - 22:58 . Spoiler Section: Hard Boiling The Eggs (Theorizing the Subtext…and a Friends Analogy?!) - 23:36 Reese’s Eggs (Best/Worsts) - 32:50 Hand Painted (Pretiest Shots) - 41:14 A Bunny for Your Sins (Why This Animal?) - 48:02 . . Where To Find Our/Andrew’s Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 52:55 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 53:54
What is This Episode? - Top of Show Introducing NOMCast Andrew! . 2023 POTENTIAL OSCARS PICTURES, Pt 3 . ALL THINGS NETFLIX: Netflix’s 1 for 27 Oscars Showing- 1:28 Rustin, The Killer/Fincher, White Noise - 4:00 Knives Out 2, Blonde/De Armas, Spaceman- 12:49 The Grey Man, Shirley, The Wonder, More - 24:47 Grab, Stab, Nab - 33:45 . APPLE TV+: Killers of the Flower Moon - 43:45 Cha Cha, Luck, more - 49:40 Will Smith - 54:26 Bill Murray/Zac Efron, Raymond and Ray, more - 1:03:07 Grab, Stab, Nab - 1:05:45 . AMAZON/MGM: Women Talking, Till - 1:07:58 My Policeman, more - 1:11:10 .. Where To Find Our/Andrew’s Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:17:40 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:20:20
What is This Episode? - Top of Show . 2023 POTENTIAL OSCARS PICTURES Explaining Oscars Grab, Stab, and Nab - 1:18 . . ALLLLLLLL DISNEY: 20th Century Pictures - 2:33 (David O Russell, Avatar 2, Deep Water, Bob’s Burger, more) . Searchlight - 9:50 (The Banshees of Inisherin, Poor Things, The Menu, . Marvel - 16:32 (Black Panther 2, Doctors Strange 2, Thor 3) . Pixar - 21:29 (Lightyear, Turning Red) . Grab, Stab, Nab - 29:!5 . A24: Start - 37:42 Grab,Stab,Nab- 52:00 (The Whale, Everything Everywhere, Men, Disappointment Blvd, Marcel the Shell, more) . INTERNATIONAL/INDEPENDENT/AWAITING CANNES - 54:47 (Park-Chan Wook, Wes Anderson, Ryan Gosling, The Brutalist, more) .. .. Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:03:05 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:04:31
What is This Episode? - Top of Show . 2023 POTENTIAL OSCARS PICTURES Explaining Oscars Grab, Stab, and Nab - 5:16 . WB/HBO MAX: Start - 6:02 Grab, Stab,Nab - 11:58 (Elvis, Don’t Worry Darling, The Batman, Black Adam, more) . UNIVERSAL/FOCUS/PEACOCK: Start - 17:55 Grab, Stab, Nab - 29:29 Stuhlbarg or Not - 39:12 (She Said, The Fablemans, Nope, Cocaine Bear, Armageddon Time, Tar, Downton Abbey 2, more!) . SONY.SONYPC: Start - 40:23 Grab, Stab,Nab - 48:16 (A Man Called Otto, I Wanna Dance w/ Somebody, The Son, The Woman King, more) . PARAMOUNT: Start/All -Abs - 53:13 (All About Babylon) . NEON, LIONSGATE, IFC, BLEEKER ST - 58:41 . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:03:58 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:05:34
BREAKING NEWS: WILL SMITH RESIGNS FROM ACADEMY - Top of Show Resignation vs Suspension vs Expulsion - 4:45 . OSCARS 2022 FALLOUT RECAP . SLAP-GATE, DAY 832: Recapping Sunday’s Mayhem - 19:17 Monday Will Forgives, The Academy Condemns - 26:53 Tuesday The Academy Strikes Back….With Mistruths - 29:15 Wednesday Brings an Emergency BoG Meeting + Rock’s Comments - 36:57 Thurs/Fri Packer Confirms Some Pieces- 41:40 Chris Rock’s Composure - 48:33 Where’s Waldo (Waldo is Dawn Hudson and Dave Rubin) - 59:27 Where Do We Go From Here? (I’m Feeling This) - 1:05:51 The Inflection Point for Next Year’s Show - 1:14:33 Trying To End on Happy History - 1:18:21 . . THANK YOU!!!/Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:19:57 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:22:14
What Is This Episode?- Top of Show . THE 2022 OSCARS/THE SLAP REBOOT RECAP . THE SLAP HEARD ROUND THE WORLD: What Happened - 2:26 Rock/Jada History - 6:25 GET. WILL. GONE. - 9:25 Wins Best Actor - 12:09 Will The Academy Strip Will Smith? Does It Matter? - 15:13 The Slap Was 2nd Scariest - 17:58 The Host Angle - 20:00 Denzel Ascends to the Throne - 21:14 . THE OSCARS RED CARPET: Jessica Chastain Avoids The Wardrobe Curse - 25:26 (And AlsoMike is a PERFECT 20 for 20) Dune Dominates Pre-Show Awards - 29:36 . THE TELECAST: Great Start w/ Beyonce - 33:17 The Hosts Did Well…Right? - 35:25 Ariana DeBose Starts on a Strong Note - 39:14 The Preshow Conundrum Goes OK - 41:12 White Man Can’t Dune, or Something - 42:51 Shaun White is the Next James Bond, What? - 46:43 Top 5…Whatevers - 50:02 Yuh Jung Yoon is The Best - 53:40 How Was Ukraine Handled? -58:01 We Don’t Talk About That Performance - 1:01:14 Belfast’s Moment - 1:03:29 Ratings Talk - 1:07:43 HOW AlsoMike Went 20 for 20 - 1:09:30 The Bomb Goes Off - 1:12:30 In Memorium - 1:15:12-1:28 Chastain’s Moment - 1:19:42 CODA Too - 1:23:07 (and Netflix vs Apple) . . THANK YOU!!!/Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:30:45 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:32:00
What Is This Episode?- Top of Show Introducing Scott Feinberg of The Hollywood Reporter! . Teasing Some Big News This Ep/Note About Show’s Audio - 4:28 . THE 2022 OSCARS FEINBERG FINAL: . THE CATEGORIES: It’s Tradition: Starting w/ What’s Going To Win Best Picture? - 6:44 Why It’s No Time to Sleep on Andrew Garfield or Penelope Cruz - 8:36 What Happened to the Stewart/Gaga Campaigns? - 13:42 The Minimized Reliability of Oscars Precursors - 17:02 . THE FILMS: The Curious Case of Dune - 23:18 Could Flee Really Leave Winless? - 26:14 . THE TELECAST: The Academy’s Approach and What Disney REALLY Wanted Cut - 27:46 What Needs to Happen for Sunday to Be a Win - 35:32 (And What May Make ABC Leave The Oscars for Good?) Sunday’s Litmus Test for Supposed Streamer Bias - 43:39 The Theatrical Experience (and Does The Academy Care About It?) - 45:59 . Where to Find Scott’s Work All Oscars Week/End - 49:26 . . Where To Find Our/Scott’s Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 54:26 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 56:56
What Is This Episode?- Top of Show . OSCARS 2022 GAMBLING PREVIEW/PREDICTIONS SHOW: Explaining The Odds - 3:59 . THE INTERTWINED MAYHEM CATEGORIES: Best Picture - 5:20 Best Director - 13:33 Adapted Screenplay - 17:14 Original Screenplay - 26:57 Film Editing - 35:25 Cinematography - 42:13 . THE ACTING CATEGORIES: Parleying the Favorites - 45:41 Lead/Supporting Actor- 46:23 Lead/Supporting Actress - 50:03 . THE DUNE SIX: MakeUp and Hair - 57:22 Costume Design - 1:01:56 Production Design - 1:03:00 VFX - 1:05:58 Sound - 1:07:32 Original Score - 1:08:54 . THE SHOCKINGLY WTF OF ORIGINAL SONG- 1:13:34 . THE FLEE THREE: International Feature - 1:17:50 Animated Feature - 1:20:15 Documentary Feature - 1:23:18 . THE SHORTS - 1:25:35 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:32:31 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:35:02
Apologies for some audio isssues! . What is This Episode? - Top of Show Introducing Erick Weber of AwardsAce.com! . THE BEST PICTURE CATEGORY REVIEW: What Films Finished in 11th, 12th Place? - 2:45 Ranking the BP Field - 4:45 The Preferential Ballot Domino Effect - 7:10 How Badly Does CODA Need a PGA Win… - 10:35 (…And How Much Stock Will Academy Members Put Into It?) Power of the Dog Controversy + “Netflix Bias” - 16:04 Is The Academy Still an “Old Man’s Game?” - 22:17 Adapted Screenplay and Its Oscars Puzzle-ness - 25:26 Staying Excited and Getting Ratings - 29:42 . Oscars Theatrical Impact, What’s to Come, Do Studios Care? - 38:39 . . Where to Find Erick’s/Our Work/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 51:15 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 54:49
What Is This Episode?- Top of Show . RECAPPING PRECURSOR SUNDAY:
The Critics Choice Broadcast Needs an Overhaul - 2:18 BAFTA Was a Better Watch - 12:20 . BAFTA/CRITICS’ CHOICE RECAP STORYLINES: Power of the Dog Seems Inevitable - 14:55 Screenplays Could Be Fun - 21:30 How Editing May Help Paint Best Picture - 24:21 Are All The Performance Categories Spoken For? - 26:42 Encanto Slips, Will Flee Win Anything? - 33:09 Dune Is a Production Values Monster - 37:27 Billie Eilish Is About to GO - 41:04 . Pondering How to Fix Awards Season - 45:00 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 53:55 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 54:57
What Is This Episode?- Top of Show
SPOILER WARNING FOR Lamb, No Time To Die, The Matrix Resurrections, Old Henry, & Army of the Dead. . THE 2021-22 MIKE, MIKE, AND OSCARS: . Best In Theater Experience in 2021 - 2:35 Best AM Food Experience - 5:25 Cinema’s Biggest Question - 8:40 Worst Achievement in Dramatic Irony - 9:26 . THE FAMILY CATEGORIES - 11:22 (Best Daughtering, Worst Cinema Son, Worst Couple, etc) . The Paolo Gucci Re-Writes This Movie Category - 31:24 Absurdity, Including How Mike1 Inevitably Dies - 33:43 Best Food Porn - 42:26 Best/Worst Non Human Friend/Pet - 48:11 . Most Shocked to Love/Underappreciated Film of 2021 - 51:56 Best Film Ending of the Year - 55:14 . ACTOR/ACTRESS WITH THE BEST PANDEMIC ERA CV - 57:20 . The Requisite Horse Categories - 1:04:11 Which 2021 Movie Should Be Musical’d - 1:06:35 . PRODUCTION VALUE CATEGORIES: Best Wig/Hair - 1:08:30 Best Non-Nominated Cinematography - 1:09:57 Best Big Budget Stunts/Small Budgets VFX - 1:11:50 Best Nature Shots - 1:17:00 Best Non-Nominated Editing - 1:19:20 Best Non-Nominated Costumes - 1:20:12 . PERFORMANCE CATEGORIES: Best Under-Nominated (at any show) Lead Performance - 1:21:00 Best Under-Nominated Supporting Performance - 1:24:55 Best + MOST Ensemble - 1:27:42 Director On The Rise - 1:29:29 . THE BEST PICTURE CATEGORIES - 1:31:22 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:36:06 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:37:50
What is This Episode? - Top of Show Introducing The Newly Promoted Amy Smith! . GLASGOW FILM FESTIVAL RECAP - 2:22 . BIG OSCARS QUESTIONS: Best Picture/Director- 5:25 The Lost Daughter Does Well @ Indys, Is Adapted Screenplay Next? - 15:08 What About Original? - 21:57 What The Hell is Going on in Lead Actress? - 25:20 Supporting Actor is Down to Two…If That - 34:11 DeBose, Will Smith, Can’t Be Stopped…Right? - 38:30 Indy Spirits Serve Their Usual Important Purpose - 42:26 . MORE GUILD WINNERS: ADGs (Prod Design) Awards Alley + Dune - 45:45 IDA, Cinema Eye Awards Flee. Will The Academy? - 49:39 The Surprise Shot @ Int’l Feature - 52:35 Is Editing the MOST Open Tech? - 54:45 . Wrapping Up Our Indy Spirits Thoughts - 1:03:10
. . Where to Find Amy’s/Our Work/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:08:35 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 1:09:40
What Is This Episode?- Top of Show . THE BATMAN REVIEW . SPOILER-FREE REVIEW: Financials/Viewing Experience/Plot Premise - 3:02 Script Thoughts/Direction - 11:00 Performances: Pat-Bat - 19:25 Serkis/Wright - 23:03 Kravitz-Cat - 27:19 Penguin Farrel - 31:15 Dano Riddler - 34:38 Production Values - 36:25 . SPOILER WARNING - 44:02 . SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: What a Joke - 45:35 Surprise!!…Where Ya Going?! - 47:30 Hey…Why? - 53:16 Terrifying Realism/Other Bests - 58:19 I Feel Love or Something Like It - 1:03:10 THEY WERE RIGHT THERE - 1:11:48 Baddie Follies - 1:16:26 . FINAL GRADES - 1:22:11 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:28:17 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:29:02
What is This Episode? - Top of Show Introducing The Newly Promoted Ryan McQuade! . SAG AWARDS RECAP: Kotsur Snags His SAG - 5:07 No Stopping DeBose - 16:40 Jessica Chastain Wins in an “Upset” - 24:40 Will Smith Kept Cruising - 33:15 CODA Wins The Big Ensemble Prize - 47:50 . Stunt, TV, and Wrap Up - 1:03:22 . . Where to Find Ryan’s/Our Work/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:13:28 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 1:15:30
What Is This Episode?/Real World Stuff - Top of Show . THE ACADEMY WON’T AIR 8 AWARDS: The Excluded Eight - 4:18 Not Opposed, BUT… - 8:42 Experts and Academy Members Weigh In - 10:33 What Message Does This Send? - 15:35 Is The 2021 Show Blamed TOO Much? - 19:18 Oscars/Awards Shows Ratings Slide This Decade - 22:00 . 💥THIS IS THE STRETCH YOU CAME TO HEAR - 29:40💥 (The Academy’s Biggest Problem, Is The Academy + More) . FAN FAVORITE OSCAR - 55:45 . SET DECORATORS SOCIETY OF AMERICA AWRDS - 1:00:45 . MAKE THE CASE - 1:02:45 (Kimi, Being The Ricardos, Studio 666, Cyrano) . CONTENDER TRAILER REVIEWS: Downton Abbey: A New Era - 1:11:33 Elvis - 1:14:43 Nope - 1:19:30 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:22:49 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:23:42
What is This Episode? - Top of Show Introducing Amanda of Swell Entertainment! . These Oscars Hosts Doing Anything for the 18-34 Demo? - 4:00 . TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE ’22 REVIEW: SPOILER-FREE REIEW: Box Office/Legacy/How Did We Get Here? - 10:30 Side Character Face - 17:25 Netflix Numbers - 21:04 Plot Premise/Expectations/Script Thoughts - 24:14 Hacked Off Chunks + Made for Memes - 37:42 . SPOILER WARNING - 43:35 . SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: The Bubba Life Story…We Think? - 44:52 A Disconnected Legacy - 52:06 Why THAT Mask? - 57:10 Just…Nonsense - 1:02:22 “I Just Feel Gross” - 1:08:23 Last Scenes and Stingers - 1:13:00 Does a Sequel Happen? - 1:19:25 . . Where to Find Swell’s/Our Work/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:20:59 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 1:23:50
What is This Episode? - Top of Show Introducing Jazz Tangcay of Variety! . BELOW THE LINES W/ JAZZ TANGCAY: ALL CRAFTS: Does Dune Need Its Broom? - 3:45 What Happened to Denis? - 8:02 MGM’s Cyrano Play - 12:15 HAIR AND MAKEUP: Coming 2 Oscar Noms - 15:21 ALL CRAFTS: Give Us The House of Gucci/Gaga Stuff Straight - 19:00 COSTUME: West Side Comebacks - 24:35 Screener Pile vs Streamer Clicks - 26:45 PROD DESIGN: The Difficulties of Being On Location - 29:50 ORIGINAL SONG: How Do Insiders View The TikTok Impact? - 34:00 HAIR AND MAKEUP: Body Suits Galore for 2022 - 38:00 JLo and the 95lb Wedding Dress - 41:55 . . Where to Find Jazz’s/Our Work/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 43:21 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 45:55
What is This Episode? - Top of Show Introducing Scott Yager of Challenge Mania! . SAG-MANIA W/ SCOTT YAGER!: How Scott Became SAG Certified - 7:00 Lessons From SAG 2021 - 10:35 Going More Mainstream…or Not? - 19:25 Quick Host Thoughts - 28:48 . SAG LEAD ACTRESS - 31:05 (Where’s Oscars Gaga? Where’s SAG Stew? Who Wins? Why?) Predictions - 41:15 . SAG SUPPORTING ACTOR - 45:10 (Is Smit-McPhee a runaway? Does a Wildcard surprise?) . SAG LEAD ACTOR - 1:00:14 (The Inevitable Will Smith Coronation, Where We At With That? And What’s That Smell?) . SAG SUPPORTING ACTRESS - 1:07:56 (Can Anybody Stop The DeBose Train?) . SAG ENSEMBLE/BEST FILM - 1:21:21 (How SHOULD This Category Be Critiqued, and Which Film Wins?) . SAG STUNT ENSEMBLE - 1:42:55 (And When The Hell Will The Academy Adopt This?!) . QUICK SAG TV RUNDOWN - 1:50:11 (And Some Pro Wrestling Too!) . . Where to Find Scott’s/Our Work/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:59:35 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 2:02:30
What Is This Episode? - Top of Show Introducing David Long! Where to Find His Work - 3:21 . OSCARS ’22 GAMBLING PICKS 1.0: What Does Flee Win? - 3:49 (Covering Animated, Doc, and Int’l Feature) . Dune Is an Undercard Darling - 7:50 (Cinematog, VFX, Score, Sound, Production Design, Editing, Make Up and Hair, Costume) . Original Song - 34:24 The Screenplay Categories - 37:06 Supporting Actor/Actress - 46:45 Lead Actress/Actor - 51:53 . Best Director - 1:00:12 Best Picture - 1:03:03 . . Where To Find Our Work/David’s Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:11:07 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:12:50
What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . OSCARS ’22 NOM REACTION SHOW: Best Picture/Total Nom Tallies - 2:00 Lead Actress - 12:40 Lead Actor - 16:57 Best Director - 23:47 Film Editing - 27:55 Supporting Actor - 32:50 Supporting Actress - 35:26 Original Screenplay - 38:50 Adapted Screenplay - 43:58 . Cinematography - 48:38 Animated Feature - 50:13 Shorts, Doc Feature - 52:35 International Feature - 59:25 Song, Score - 1:02:00 Sound Design - 1:06:44 VFX, Costume Design - 1:09:03 Production Design, Make Up and Hair - 1:11:07 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:14:15 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:15:10
What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . BAFTA NOM RECAP/2022 OSCAR NOM PREDICTION SHOW: BAFTA Nom Leaders - 2:58 . Supporting Actor - 6:43 Supporting Actress - 16:02 Original Screenplay - 24:50 Adapted Screenplay - 27:40 Doc/International Feature - 32:00 Animated Feature - 43:37 Best Sound - 48:35 VFX/Cinematography - 52:50 . Lead Actress - 59:03 Lead Actor - 1:06:30 Makeup + Hair - 1:13:27 Costume Design/Production Design - 1:16:55 Score/Song - 1:22:31 Film Editing - 1:29:18 Best Director - 1:31:55 Best Picture/Film - 1:39:35 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:51:35 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:52:48
What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . SUNDANCE 2022 RECAP . DOCUMENTARY FEATURES The Exiles (US Grand Jury Doc Winner) - 7:10 Fire of Love, Second Chance - 10:36 The Princess, Lucy and Desi, Navalny - 16:08 . ENGLISH LANGUAGE FILMS: Nanny (US Jury Prize Winner) - 22:32 Watcher (Stalker Movie AlsoMike Disagrees w/ Critics About) - 25:20 892 (The John Boyega Oscars Vehicle) - 27:50 Resurrection (The Next Rebecca Hall Will Break You Movie) - 31:41 After Yang, Emergency, Master, Dual, Alice - 33:17 God’s Country, Call Jane, Living - 42:32 Fresh, Palm Trees and Power Lines - 48:53 When You Finish Saving the World, Something in the Dirt - 52:02 Cha Cha Real Smooth - 56:06 . INTERNATIONAL FILMS: You Won’t Be Alone, Klondike, Utama - 1:00:17 Girl Picture - 1:04:08 . THINGS AM MISSED - 1:06:34 ALSOMIKE’S SUNDANCE GRADES - 1:10:18 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:14:38 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:17:12
What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . PGA/ACE EDDIE NOM REACTIONS AND ALALYSIS: Noms and the BP Race - 2:08 What’s Nom #10? - 15:51 Animated Feature - 24:30 . DGA NOMS: Noms + Do We Have Our 5 Noms? - 26:30 . WGA NOMS: Original Screenplay - 35:43 Adapted Screenplay - 42:30 . OTHER CATEGORIES: Cinematography (ASC) - 50:13 Costume Design (CDG) - 53:20 Sound (MPSE + CAS) - 56:45 Production Design (ADG) - 1:00:34 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:04:20 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:05:13
What is This Episode? - Top of Show Introducing Amanda of Swell Entertainment! . WHO WOULD HOST WELL? FT. SWELL: The Cable Cutting Conundrum - 4:40 Recent Oscars Hosts - 8:34 Viral Stunts + Activism - 12:28 . POTENTIAL HOSTS: The Rumored List - 17:19 (incl. Pete Davidson, Tom Holland, Zendaya, more!) . The Possibilities - 22:50 (TikTok Stars, Kevin Hart, Quinta Brunson, Miley Cyrus, Cardi B) . The Universally Beloved - 31:55 (Jennifer Aniston, Denzel, Tom Hanks, Awkwafina, John Cena, more!) . Out There Ones - 38:00 (Kim/Pete/Kanye, Key and Peele, Bo Burnham, Bezos/Musk, more!) . What Hosts Swell Says Would Do Most Well - 44:20 . Where to find Swell - 49:03 . . USC SCRIPTER NOMS - 50:00 And an Overall Look @ Adapted Screenplay - 53:20 . VES AWARD NOMS (VFX) - 58:20 . TRAILER RECTIONS: X - 1:01:24 The Northman - 1:05:20 . . Where to Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:11:42 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 1:12:35
What is This Episode? - Top of Show . SCREAM 2022 REVIEW: . NONSPOILER REVIEW: Reception - 2:47 Watching Experiencers - 8:02 Script Thoughts/Direction - 12:20 Performances - 21:06 Production Values - 23:48 Ranking The Screams - 26:16 . SPOILER WARNING - 29:19 . SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Who’s There - 29:35 (The Innovative Act I Set Ups) . I Want To Play A Game - 39:45 (Who Killed Who? Play With Us!) What Could Scream 6 - 7 Do? - 1:02:08 . There Are Certain Rules - 1:05:41 (The Meta Narratives and Plotlines) . I’m Sidney Prescott, Of Course I Have a Gun - 1:19:35 (All About Sid) What Could Scream 6 - 7 Do, Part II - 1:23:53 . Some Oozing To Do - 1:28:30 (Gale and Dewey) . It Was Jennifer Aniston’s Body - 1:35:18 (Homages and Easter Eggs of 2022) , More Highs and Lows - 1:38:20 . . Where to Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:46:38 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 1:47:40
What is This Episode?/Scream 5 Set Up - Top of Show . . OSCARS WILL HAVE A HOST - 2:40 CRITICS’ CHOICE MOVES TO BAFTA SUNDAY - 640 . SAG NOMS: Best Ensemble Has 2 Huge Snubs - 10:30 House of Gucci, Ricardos Lead SAG Nom Tallies - 15:10 BAFTA BP Long List - 17:33 . LEAD ACTRESS: We Need To Talk About Kristen - 19:54 BAFTA Long List - 26:26 , LEAD ACTOR: Less Controversy - 28:42 . SUPPORTING ACTRESS - 33:46 SUPPORTING ACTOR - 39:15 STUNT ENSEMBLE - 45:51 . TV QUICKIES - 47:18 . FILMS NOT IN ENGLISH - 48:12 ANIMATED FEATURES - 50:48 DOCUMENTARY FEATURES - 52:48 . . Where to Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 55:34 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 58:20
What is This Episode?- Top of Show . . 2022 GOLDEN GLOBES RECAP: Globes Are On MMO Probation/What Do They Mean in 2022 - 2:25 Power of the Dog’s Big Night - 8:04 Globes Puzzle Theory? - 13:33 West Side Story, Zegler, DuBose Score Big Too - 17:01 Kidman Shocks Stewart - 26:30 Will Smith, Andrew Garfield Get Crowned - 29:54 A Screenplay Surprise - 34:11 Drive My Car, Encanto, Other Winners - 35:04 TV Winners - 39:08 . SUNDANCE 2022 PREVIEW - 41:20 (Movies Previewed Include 892, After Yang, Am I Ok?, Call Jane, Cha Cha Real Smooth, Dual, Fire of Love, Fresh, Emergency, Lucy and Desi, Master, God’s Country, Resurrection, When You Finish Saving the World, Utama, Klondike, Alice, more!) . MMO SCREAMS EPISODE 2.5: Cast and Crew - 57:45 Early Critical Praise - 1:00:33 AlsoMike’s Demands - 1:02:40 OG 3: Who Dies? - 1:08:13 Who Comes Back? - 1:12:47 How Many Kills? - 1:15:20 Who Dunnit? - 1:16:54 . . Where to Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:22:39 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 1:23:33
What is This Episode?/Miniseries - Top of Show . . SCREAM 3 + 4 REVIEW: . SPOILER WARNING - 4:23 . Reception/Production Backstory - 5:21 . Who’s There? - 17:45 (The Innovative Act I Setups) . There Are Certain Rules! - 23:28 (Scream Meta-narratives and Plot Lines) . I’m Sidney Prescott, Of Course I Have A Gun - 42:08 (All Things Bad Ass Horror Queen) . I Have Some Oozing To Do: Dewey + Gale - 48:28 . It Was Jennifer Aniston’s Body! - 57:05 (How You KNOW These Are 00’s/2010’s Movies) . I’m Getting a Little Woozy Here - 1:05:40 (The Lowlights; Scream 3’s “Other Killer Theory”) . He Was Stabbed - 1:14:45 (Other Bests) . . Where to Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:20:43 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 1:21:50
What is This Episode?/Miniseries - Top of Show . . SCREAM 1 + 2 REVIEW: . Our Relationship to Scream/Release + Reception - 5:40 The Mikes’ Obsessions - 13:24 . SPOILER WARNING - 18:40 . Who’s There? - 19:45 (The Innovative Act I Setups aka Drewnet BerryLeigh) . There Are Certain Rules! - 30:40 (Scream Meta-narratives and Plot Lines) . I’m Sidney Prescott, Of Course I Have A Gun - 50:40 (All Things Bad Ass Horror Queen) . Shouldn’t The Killer Have Been _____ Instead? - 1:00:05 . I Have Some Oozing To Do: Dewey + Gale - 1:02:40 . I Want To Play A Game: Who Killed Who? - 1:14:14 . It Was Jennifer Aniston’s Body! - 1:23:00 (How You KNOW These Are 90’s Movies) . I’m Getting a Little Woozy Here - 1:30:22 (The Lowlights) . He Was Stabbed - 1:41:16 (Other Bests) . . Where to Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:48:00 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 1:49:08
What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . THE TOP 10 MOVIES OF 2021 Honorable Mentions - 4:45 .
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7s - #5s - 20:08
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4s - #3s - 34:08
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2s - #1s - 41:25
. . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 54:00 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 54:00
What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . SPIDER MAN, THEATERS, AND TOM HOLLAND: No Way Home Makes History - 3:00 But Everything Else Doesn’t - 6:44 A Spider-Man Best Picture Push? - 11:42 Tom Holland: Oscars Host? - 18:44 . CRITICS CHOICE POSTPONES SHOW - 26:26 . TRAILER REVIEWS: The Batman Trailer #3 - 29:58 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness - 36:04 . REVIEWS: Don’t Look Up - 38:32 Being The Ricardos/Matrix Resurrections - 52:35 Licorice Pizza - 1:00:55 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:25:15 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:25:55
What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . THE OSCARS SHORTLIST DISCUSSION + ANALYSIS: International Film - 2:!4 (and Titane’s Snubbing - 5:14) (AlsoMike Reviews The Hand of God - 11:48) . Original Song - 16:04 Original Score - 21:26 . Best Documentary - 24:57 . Makeup and Hair - 33:35 Best Sound - 37:47 VFX - 39:44 The Rest - 42:33 . REVIEWS: Encanto - 44:11 Nightmare Alley - 53:27 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:02:47 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:03:35
What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . SPIDER-MAN NO WAY HOME REVIEW: . NON-SPOILER REVIEW: Trailer Talk - 1:48 Reception/Box Office/Box Office History - 2:57 Expectations/Watching Experience - 8:40 . Directing/Script - 10:12 . Performances - 16:20 Production Values - 19:18 . SPOILER WARNING - 24:22 . SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Gettin Strange - 25:00 Hangin Out, Down the Street - 27:07 Id, Ego, Super Ego - 30:05 Let It Breathe - 33:27 Tha Foe - 40:00 Lowlight: Where Are We? - 44:03 Other Highs and Lows - 46:52 . FINAL GRADES - 50:35 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 54:15 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 55:20
What is This Show? - Top of Episode Introducing David Long! . GLOBES, CHOICE, AND GAMBLING ODDS + UPDATES: Best Picture (Drama) - 4:15 Best Picture (Comedy/Musical) - 12:10 BP Long Shots - 22:01 . Best Director - 29:09 Lead Actress - 41:40 Lead Actor - 53:04 Supporting Actress - 1:05:04 Supporting Actor - 1:12:44 . . Your Homework/Our/David’s Socials - 1:22:30 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:25:00
What Is This Episode? - Top of Show And a Word of Warning . WEST SIDE STORY REVIEW: . NON-SPOILER REVIEW: How Did We Get Here? - 4:10 Reception/Box Office - 8:43 Expectations - 14:10 . Awards Profile: Lay of the Awards Landscape - 18:28 Editing - 23:37 Performances - 25:18 Production Values - 34:13 How Many Noms? - 35:12 . SPOILER WARNING - 40:44 . SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Catastrophe #1 - 42:31 Who Framed Roger West Side? - 46:25 Melodrama - 48:48 I Feel Awkward - 52:28 Catastrophe #2 - 55:25 Catastrophe #3? #4? Another One - 1:02:21 More Highlights - 1:08:22 . FINAL GRADES - 1:11:30 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:17:20 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:18:28
What is This Show? - Top of Episode Introducing Amy Smith! . AFI TOP 10 LIST, STATS, AND SNUBS - 3:35 . PARSING THROUGH THE NBR + PRECURSOR RESUMES: Licorice Pizza + NBR Top 10 Stats - 7:25 Macbeth/West Side Story/Cyrano - 11:33 Being The Ricardos/Don’t Look Up/Nightmare Alley - 17:25 Red Rocket/Cmon Cmon/Parallel Mothers - 22:50 Belfast and the BIFA 0-fer - 27:45 . AMY REVIEWS AFTER LOVE - 33:32 . BAFTA 2020 BAFTA 2021 - 37:00 . WHAT CAN FLEE/DRIVE MY CAR, BE? - 39:23 . ANIMATED FEATURE: Why Is It So Wide Open Still? - 47:17 And What’s The Doc/Int’l Feature Cats Have To Do w/ It? - 51:00 . RESETTING THE FIELD, BY FILM - 54:16 The Tick, Tick, Boom TikTok Problem - 1:02:40 House of Oscars? - 1:08:10 Any Outside Lane Surprises? - 1:13:30 . . Your Homework/Our/Amy’s Socials - 1:17:00
What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . WEST SIDE STORY SHAKES UP THE OSCARS RACE: Sondheim Approved and RIP - 1:12 First Reactions From Critics - 3:30 Feinberg Forecasts Greatness - 5:33 The Historic Rita Moreno - 9:50 . NIGHTMARE ALLEY FIRST REVIEWS - 13:58 . GOTHAM AWARDS: The Lost Daughter Cleans Up - 19:32 Troy Kotsur Is a Treasure - 23:35 Other Winners/Highlights - 25:44 . SUNSET FILM CIRCLE AWARD NOMS ANNOUNCED - 31:43 . SATELLITE AWARDS TOO - 35:50 . BOX OFFICE UPDATE - 43:34 . GUCCI FAMILY MAY SUE - 46:25 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 48:15 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 49:19
What is This Show? - Top of Episode Introducing NOMCast Andrew! THE POWER OF THE DOG REVIEW: . SPOILER-FREE REVIEW: Story Origin/NYFF Experience - 2:24 Awards Resume/Reception/Expectations/Premise - 5:03 . Performances: Benebick Cumbrodeo/Plemons/Smit-McPhee - 14:52 . Production Values: Cinematography - 19:32 Music - 22:15 Costume - 24:47 . Oscars Lens: Adapted Screenplay- 29:50 Supp Actress - 32:27 Director/Actor - 35:32 How Many Noms - 38:31 . . SPOILER WARNING - 50:41 . . SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Watch 1 vs Watch 2 - 51:47 Premeditation - 59:40 Sorry, Phil - 1:05:00 Rest of the Bests - 1:10:33 Lowlights - 1:14:55 . FINAL GRADES - 1:18:50; 1:22:56 . . Your Homework/Our/Andrew’s Socials - 1:20:50 . . . Need more? Want to hear an EXCLUSIVE part of this episode that dissects all of the Netflix Movies Awards chances? Then be sure to go listen to this episode over on NOMCast Andrew's feed at this link for content you can only hear there!: . https://the-nomcast-netflix-o.captivate.fm/listen
What is This Episode? - Top of Show . . HOUSE OF A GUCCI REVIEW: . SPOILER-FREE REVIEW: Reception/Awards Resume/Box Office - 1:42 Premise/Script/Direction - 5:52 . Oscar Categories: Editing/Picture - 13:15 . Lady Gaga- 16:04 Jared Leto - 18:22 Adam Driver/Rest of Cast - 24:05 . Production Values - 29:34 How Many Total Noms? - 35:00 . SPOILER WARNING - 37:00 . SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Freak Gasoline Fight - 38:10 Tonal Shifts - 40:17 (or It’s Always Sunny in Florence, Italy) Fighting + Reconciling - 46:04 We’re Bad Critics - 51:07 . . FINAL GRADES - 53:00 . . Where to Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 55:38 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 56:33
What is This Episode? - Top of Show . . KING RICHARD REVIEW: . SPOILER-FREE REVIEW: Reception/Awards Resume/Box Office - 1:40 Premise/Expectations/Watching Experiences - 11:00 Addressing the Controversy - 18:14 . Performances: Aunjanue Ellis - 26:52 Will Smith - 31:20 Jon Bernthal - 36:16 Rest of Cast - 40:00 . Production Values - 43:41 How Many Total Noms? - 46:38 . SPOILER WARNING - 48:30 . SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Mentor-Hero-Complicated - 49:50 Address It At The End - 53:33 I’m The King Now - 58:42 Back 2 Back and Parents For All - 1:02:55 . . FINAL GRADES - 1:13:00 . . Where to Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:16:18 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 1:17:03
What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . TRAILER REACTIONS: Being The Ricardos Final Trailer - 1:24 Don’t Look Up Trailer #2 - 5:23 Nightmare Alley Final Trailer - 11:40 Spider Man No Way Home - 17:45 . HMMA (SCORE/SONG) WINNERS ANNOUNCED - 25:24 . CRITICS’ CHOICE DOCUMENTARY AWARDS - 29:41 Queen of Basketball/Introducing Selma Blair Reviews - 32:07 . MORE DOC PRECURSOR AWARDS - 36:52 Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Start Worrying . MAKE THE CASE: Tick Tick Boom Review - 42:11 Passing Review - 56:56 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:02:30 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:03:51
What is This Episode? - Top of Show . . BELFAST REVIEW: . SPOILER-FREE REVIEW: Awards Resume/Box Office - 3:07 Premise/Expectations/Watching Experiences - 5:38 . Writing/Directing - 10:55 . Performances: Jude Hill - 20:01 Caitriona Balfe - 21:55 Judi Dench/Ciaran Hinds - 24:23 Jamie Dornan - 28:35 Rest of Cast - 31:36 . Production Values - 33:00 How Many Total Noms? - 39:38 . SPOILER WARNING - 44:46 . SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: A History Lesson - 45:56 Tension Talk - 49:19 The Parasite Problem - 56:34 High Noon - 1:03:55 Pitch a Fit = 1:11:10 . FINAL GRADES - 1:13:45 . . Where to Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:21:05 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 1:21:51
What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . MAKE THE CASE: Finch - 1:13 The Guilty - 2:26 , ETERNALS NONSPOILER REVIEW: Reception/Cast - 4:20 Direction/Story - 6:05 VFX/Cinematog/Performances - 17:23 . BOX OFFICE REPORT - 21:30 (More on Spencer, Tammy Faye, Bond 25, Eternals, Last Night in SoHo) . AWARDS UPDATES: European Film Awards Announce Noms - 23:50 BIFA Noms Too - 26:42 HMMA Tries to Clear Up the Music Categories - 31:40 NYC Doc Brings Clarity to a Muddled Field - 36:42 . TRAILER REACTIONS: Swan Song - 43:00 Power of the Dog Trailer #2 - 45:30 House of Gucci Trailer #2 - 48:50 . SPOILER WARNING - 53:20 ETERNALS SPOILER QUESTIONS/CONVO - 53:40 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:03:45 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:04:14
What is This Episode? - Top of Show . . SPENCER REVIEW: . SPOILER-FREE REVIEW: Reception/AlsoMike is a Pro - 1:55 Expectations/Watching Experiences - 7:50 . Writing/Directing - 14:45 Performances - 23:25 Production Values - 33:35 How Many Total Noms? - 42:18 . SPOILER WARNING - 48:25 . SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: The Slippery Mental Slope, Pt.1 - 49:45 When Are We? - 51:33 The Slippery Mental Slops, Pt.2 - 59:25 Miracles - 1:06:10 Other Highlights - 1:12:52 Don’t Be Late - 1:14:08 . FINAL GRADES - 1:18:00 . . Where to Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:19:16 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 1:20:13
What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . OSCARS FALL GAMBLING PREVIEW: Best Picture - 3:52 (Where we discuss and give you the odds and analysis on Belfast, Nightmare Alley, Coda, Licorice Pizza, Being The Ricardos, and more!) , Best Director - 17:48 (A surprising current frontrunner leads a field that has tons of questions, and we get to asking all of them.) . Acting Categories - 27:37 (Why betting Kristen Stewart makes more sense on Oscars Sunday than it would today; Leo vs Meryl; and what the hell is happening in Supporting Actor?!) . Rest of the Categories - 39:40 . . BOX OFFICE UPDATE - 43:00 . . LAST NIGHT IN SOHO REVIEW - 50:30 . . TRAILER REACTIONS: The Unforgivable - 55:15 The Tender Bar - 58:38 Lightyear - 1:01:40 Morbius - 1:03:48 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:07:05 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:08:01
What is This Show? - Top of Episode Introducing Amanda of Swell Entertainment! . LAMB + ANTLERS REVIEW: . NONSPOILER REVIEW: Cast, Crew, Reception - 2:07 Watching Experiences - 4:04 . Writing/Directing - 9:26 Performances - 12:06 Production Values - 16:50 Oscar Lens Conclusion - 24:10 Watch or Not? - 27:05 . SPOILER WARNING - 27:55 . SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Lamb: Just…You Just…Have To Hear This - 28:55 Daddy Wasn’t There - 35:22 I Wanna Hold Your Hand - 47:19 . Antlers: When To Go - 52:22 Play By The Rules - 58:00 Homage…Or Nomage and Fleet On Foot - 59:55 Final Thoughts - 1:07:40 . . Your Homework/Our/Amanda’s Socials - 1:14:23 What’s Next For MMO - 1:16:49
What is This Episode? - Top of Show . THE 2021 SCARIES AWARDS! . THE NEW HORROR FILMS: Recent Character You Don’t Want to Quarantine With - 3:00 Recent Setting You Don’t Want to Quarantine At - 5:30 Recent Setting You’d Most Welcome - 10:00 Character You Most Trust Your Life To - 13:28 Least/Most Stylish Clothing - 15:55 Scariest/Least Scary Prop - 20:50 Fastest To Kill Mike1 - 22:52 Best Production Value - 25:25 Best Supporting/Lead Performances - 27:10 Character You Wanted Dead - 31:26 Worst Horror Film of the Year - 35:30 People’s Choice Horror Movie - 36:45 Indy Spirit Horror Movie - 40:20 Best Achievement in Scary - 42:45 . JOHN CARPENTER HORROR MASTER AWARDS: Like or Dislike? - 47:08 Who Wins a Carpenter Battle Royale? - 50:50 Best Character Name - 54:11 Best Carpenter Score - 57:28 Scariest Carpenter Film - 59:30 Worst Oscar Snub - 1:01:47 Best Film/Films By Star - 1:06:10 Power Ranking The Carpenter Filmography - 1:11:17 . MOVIES ABOUT CULTS AWARDS: Creepiest Nudity Award - 1:16:23 Cult You Can’t Escape From - 1:18:38 Most Fun Cult to Join - 1:20:53 Best Looking Cult Food - 1:22:13 Would You Have The Devil’s Baby If… - 1:25:00 Most Humiliating Cult To Get You - 1:27:57 Most Charismatic Cult Leader - 1:31:35 Best Film About Cult Survivor Who May Not Be Out - 1:33:05 Best Cult Discovery Film - 1:35:16 Best Film About Fighting a Cult - 1:36:47 Funniest/Scariest Film About a Cult - 1:38:50 Best Non-Horror Cult Film - 1:41:15 Best Cult Movie Ever - 1:46:56 . . Socials/Your Homework - 1:49:06 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:50:50
What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . DUNE REVIEW - 1:45 . THE HARDER THEY FALL REVIEW - 15:50 . 2021 GOTHAM AWARD NOMS ANNOUNCED: Women Dominate The Card - 24:40 Passing, The Lost Daughter Lead The Field - 28:25 Breakthrough Performers/Directors - 31:40 Screenplay, Lead/Supporting Performances - 34:03 Best Feature - 39:18 , BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: Gotham Doc Noms/Critics’ Choice Doc Noms - 40:38 AlsoMike Campaigns for The First Wave - 45:20 . INTERNATIONAL FEATURE CATEGORY: Gotham Int’l Feature Noms - 46:40 . DISNEY MOVED THEIR BIGGIES - 51:40 . TRAILER REACTIONS: Being the Ricardos - 54:30 The Batman - 57:30 Scream - 1:06:14 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:09:54 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:10:53
What is This Episode? - Top of Show . . HALLOWEEN KILLS REVIEW: . SPOILER-FREE REVIEW: Reception - 2:28 Expectations/Watching Experiences - 6:47 . Writing/Directing - 8:53 Performances - 11:56 Production Values - 15:15 Watch or Not? - 18:28 . SPOILER WARNING - 21:12 . SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: The Mike1 “Part 2” Trilogy Manifesto - 22:20 Learning On the Sidelines- 31:50 AMH+ We’re a Big, Unruly Mob 1 - 35:20 Best: Michael, The Artist + Laurie, The Bad Ass - 42:00 Best: Tell Me a Story - 46:01 Worst: We’re a Big, Unruly Mob 2 - 51:00 . PREDICTING HALLOWEEN ENDS - 57:38 . FINAL GRADES - 1:04:20 . . Where to Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:06:20 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 1:07:06
Andrew Morgan of The NOMcast joins ORC for a box office study, lots of talk about the year of Netflix, and we recap our New York Film Festival experiences for The Power of the Dog, The Lost Daughter, Dune, Parallel Mothers, and The Tragedy of Macbeth.
What Is This Episode? - Top of the Show
A BOX OFFICE + FALL STREAMING CONVO:
Box Office Ups & Downs: Venom 2 thru Bond - 2:47 How Are Small To Mid Budget Films Doing?: Respect thru Green Knight - 5:15 What Should Go Theatrical? What Should Stream? Candyman thru Paw Patrol - 12:11 The Netflix Business Strategies vs Other Streamers - 18:03 Streamers vs Cable: Should You Cut The Cord? - 27:20 - Reviewing The Netflix Fall & Winter Movie Slates - 35:11 How The Rest of The Netflix 2021 Stacks Up To Other Streamers - 40:11 The Truth To What Patty Jenkins Said About Memorable Films - 42:33 Andrew’s Review of The Netflix TUDUM Fan Event - 46:54 - A NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL WRAP UP: - How Film Festival’s Are Fan Events - 53:55 The Power of the Dog & Our Unique New York Screening Experiences - 57:13 The Lost Daughter & A New Netflix Big 3 Oscar Contenders - 1:08:09 - (A Quickie Review of The Starling While We’re At It - 1:13:25) (+ Another Aside On Don’t Look Up & Some Mysterious Netflix Oscar Potential -1:15:30) - Dune & More Surefire Oscar Noms - 1:16:53 Parallel Mothers & the Almodoverse - 1:26:22 The Tragedy of Macbeth - 1:31:26 - We Start The Outro: Subscribe to The NOMcast w/ Andrew Morgan - 1:37:28 But Wait - BREAKING NEWS: BOND BOX OFFICE NUMBERS - 1:39:26 Back To The Outro: What’s Coming Next On MMO - 1:43:09
What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . ENCANTO TRAILER REVIEW - 3:17 . ALSOMIKE REVIEWING NYFF SELECTIONS: Benedetta - 11:15 Red Rocket - 18:40 . AlsoMike’s NYC Cuisine Cruise - 27:13 . The French Dispatch - 30:15 The Electrical Life of Louis Wain - 36:00 What Do We See When We Look At The Sky? - 38:40 Cmon Cmon - 42:25 Drive My Car - 51:38 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 58:20 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:01:01
What is This Episode? - Top of Show Introducing David Long of Is It Worth It Film Podcast! . DAVID’S THOUGHTS ON SPENCER - 1:05 , NO TIME TO DIE REVIEW: . NONSPOILER SECTION: Movie Watching Experience/Expectations - 5:15 Pacing - 11:33 . Performances - 14:10 Spin Offs? - 22:56 . Cinematography - 25:00 Original Song/Sound - 28:02 . How Many Noms? - 31:02 . . SPOILER WARNING - 33:05 . . SPOILER-FILLED SECTION: Historical Significance - 34:06 Ranking the Craig Bond Movies - 38:30 . The Spy Who’s Not Me - 42:48 (Why We Want To, But Never Could Be, This James Bond)
Live and Let Dad Joke - 47:30 (This Bond’s Best [Worst?] One Liners)
Always Say Never Again - 52:15 (Moral Issues Through 2020 Eyes)
Dr. Please God No - 56:12 (Problematic Interactions w/ Women Through 2020 Eyes)
Q Only Lives Once - 59:08 (The Cars, Gadgets, and Tech of Bond)
They’re Why Tomorrow Never Dies/Goldfingers - 1:02:40 (The Struggles of These Bond Baddies) combined with… Goldfingers (We Fix The Bond Baddies)
License To Bill - 1:12:00 (Totaling Up Bond’s Civic Damage) . . Where to Find David Online - 1:18:05 Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:19:10 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:20:14
What is This Episode? - Top of Show . . TITANE REVIEW: . SPOILER-FREE REVIEW: Nobody Understands - 4:00 Reception - 8:18 Premise/Expectations/Watching Experiences - 10:22 . Writing/Directing - 15:45 Performances - 18:49 Production Values - 24:44 Oscar Lens Conclusion - 29:00 Watch or Not? - 35:08 . SPOILER WARNING - 37:29 . SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Theme Guesses From Others Then Us - 38:40 Go Green - 43:58 Singin’ in the Grave - 45:15 Who Can It Be Now? - 49:00 THIS We Understand…We Think - 50:20 House 4 - 58:05 . . FINAL GRADES - 1:05:32 . . Where to Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:05:50 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 1:06:42
What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . NO TIME TO DIE PREPISODE: PRODUCTION PROFILE/GETTING INTO CHARACTER - 2:55 . CRITIQUING THE CRITICS/FIRST REACTIONS - 13:30 . BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS - 25:16 . HOW DO WE WANT CRAIG TO GO OUT? - 33:51 . THE NEXT BOND IN 2022 - 38:02 PREDICTING THE NEXT BOND - 47:38 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 58:30 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 59:22
What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . CONTENDER TRAILER REACTIONS: Licorice Pizza - 2:06 Spencer - 10:30 Tudum Reiviews - 14:40 (Red Notice, Don’t Look Up, The Harder They Fall) . IATSE MAY STRIKE, AND MAY DESERVE TO - 20:11 . DGA ALLOWS DAY AND DATE FILMS FOR THEIR AWARDS - 28:43 . BOX OFFICE REPORT - 30:50 . ALSOMIKE’S NYFF EXPERIENCE: Return to NY - 35:00 Belle - 40:30 Bergman Islane - 45:12 The Worst Person in the World - 50:00 Looney Porn - 53:30 The Souvenir Part II - 56:04 Titane - 1:00:10 What’s to Come - 1:07:27 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:08:30 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:09:25
What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . REVISITING HALLOWENN ’18: Does It Hold Up? - 3:00 Damn the Doc - 9:34 . FINAL TRAILER REACTIONS - 14:00 . CRITIQUING THE CRITICS - 22:20 . DAY AND DATE RELEASE: HK Hides From Peacock’s Socials - 33:10 Using Mikey to Bump Peacock Subs? - 34:40 How Halloween Can Make Box Office $ - 38:21 . FINAL PREDICTIONS - 50:02 . WILL LAURIE DIE? THE EVIDENCE - 52:42 , THE DEAD POOL: WHO LIVES? WHO DIES? - 1:01:33 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:05:55 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:06:51
What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . MIKE, MIKE, AND EMMY: Show, Good - 1:51
EmmysSoWhite, Other Stuff, Bad - 5:34
. FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: Belfast Wins @ TIFF - 13:25 Runners Up Are Known, and Not - 16:18 The Rescue Review - 18:00 Titane Primer - 23:08 . CRY MACHO REVIEW - 24:34 . THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE REVIEW - 30:15 . 4 DOC FEATURE QUICK REVIEWS - 39:45 (Citizen Ashe, Becoming Cousteau, The Real Charlie Chaplin, Torn) . CONTENDER TRAILER REACTIONS: Uhhh…Where’s The Final Halloween Kills Trailer? - 47:25 The Tragedy of Macbeth - 47:45 Finch - 51:40 The Humans - 54:18 . Nightmare Alley ’47 + Trailer Review - 57:45 West Side Story - 1:02:23 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:07:55 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:08:40
What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . CHRISTOPHER NOLAN TAKES TALENTS TO UNIVERSAL - 1:15 . FESTIVAL NEWS: Venice Announces The Golden Lion Winner… - 11:30 …And More Upsets Amongst Its Other Awards - 15:47 TIFF Stock Up, Stock “Divisive” - 18:07 (The Last Duel, Dear Evan Hansen, The Forgiven, + more!) The Eyes of Tammy Faye - 25:29 Critics Come for Halloween Kills… - 29:14 …Which Is Going Day and Date on Peacock - 32:00 Disney Announces Their Upcoming Theatrical Windows - 34:23 London FF Shows Progress Towards Exposure Equality - 37:01 . AWARDS NEWS: BAFTA Changes Some Nom Rules - 38:56 Updated Awards Season Calendar - 42:15 . CONTENDER TRAILER REACTIONS: Matrix 4 - 45:56 Red Notice - 51:25 Mothering Sunday - 54:52 The Guilty - 57:25 . MALIGNANT REVIEW: Non-Spoiler - 59:20 Spoiler-Filled Review - 1:04:15 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:11:30 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:12:23
Telluride & Venice buzz dominates our second half of the show. We otherwise discuss potential changes to the Oscars broadcast and the ever changing release date calendar in the first half. It’s an Oscar Race Checkpoint full of Oscar rumors and most of all, Oscar hype!
What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . OSCAR NEWS: Significant Oscar Changes Could Come Soon - 1:46 Lunacy - 9:00 . RELEASE DATE UPDATES: Paramount Leaves 2021 - 18:19 Sony Pulls a WTF w/ Venom 2 & Ghostbusters - 19:30 Full Release Date Calendar Rundown - 23:30 Don’t Look Up Trailer Reax - 27:17 . FILM FESTIVAL REACTIONS: Kristen Stewart and a Grandma Complex - 30:47 This Segment Gets “Divisive” - 34:21 AlsoMike’s Power of the Dog Book Report - 41:39 Oscar Issac and Jessica Chastain Are Both Married - 43:21 Dune’s Red Carpet Was Fun - 46:22 King Richard/Belfast May Be Big - 48:54 Belfast Trailer Review - 52:08 Cmon Cmon Reviews and Trailer = 54:34 Stock Up, Stock Divisive - 57:20 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:01:30 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:02:28
The Academy Board of Governors are rumored to discuss potential changes to their broadcast next month, including the presentation of several categories during commercial breaks and new points of emphasis that will aim to celebrate the year of film. So we cannot help but speculate about what these rumors mean, our diagnosis of the issues, and we even evolve some of our remedies for how we would improve the broadcast.
Then we continue to discuss the Fall Film Release Calendar and complete the first half with a rundown of the rest of 2021’s movie schedule, including both theatrical and streaming. But first, we must dive into why Paramount shifted their slate of Top Gun, Mission Impossible 7, and Jackass Forever towards 2022, and why Sony shifted Venom back up to the first week of October and Ghostbusters: Afterlife further into November.
A Don’t Look Up trailer review transitions us into another huge preview segment as we react to the Telluride and Venice Film Festivals. So as the episode title indicates, this will be divisive. Kristen Stewart, Oscar Isaac & Jessica Chastain, and the cast of Dune light the red carpets of Venice on fire, film Critics attending the festivals got as hyped up as we’ve ever seen them, and we review some first looks at Belfast and C’mon C’mon. So find out how we’re taking in all the buzz as we react to all the proclaimed frontrunners like Stewart and Smith and Dune, and as we compile it all for you in a quick hitting half hour.
When are we too bullish? Where are we too skeptical? Let us know your read on the fall festival season. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
It’s our film study of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings! There’s a non-spoiler first half where we discuss the opening box office success and if we’re allowed any Oscar hopes, and then we break down our favorite scenes in the spoiler-filled second half.
What is This Episode? - Top of Show . . SHANG-CHI REVIEW: . SPOILER-FREE REVIEW: Cast, Crew, Reception - 2:04 Premise/Expectations/Watching Experiences - 9:00 . Writing/Directing - 14:24 Performances - 20:08 Production Values - 26:30 Oscar Lens Conclusion - 31:40 . SPOILER WARNING - 34:09 . SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Starting at the Finish - 35:20 Dance, Dance and Fight, Fight - 41:47 Air Bender - 46:07 True True Love - 49:30 . . FINAL GRADES - 52:03 . . Where to Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 53:40 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 54:28
We build our non-spoiler first half towards an Oscars Lens segment before our spoiler section celebrates all our favorite scenes. So you could consider this film study episode on Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings as both a Movie Event AND an Oscars Profile movie review.
There are also some high stakes for the upcoming theatrical release schedule that we foreshadow in the opening discussion, and we have fun speculating and contextualizing where this film fits in with the rest of the MCU in our back half. So do make sure to check out all of our Marvel film reviews via a scroll downward on the Playlist tab in our Soundcloud feed. We’ve kept up with reviews of all movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and we plan to continue to do so.
Otherwise, and as always, we want to hear your thoughts on this film. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
A Candyman review ends the episode. But to begin, we react to 7 new trailers including Mass & Parallel Mothers, there’s a final preview for Venice and Telluride, & we cover news on Netflix, the Golden Globes, and the box office.
What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . CONTENDER TRAILER THOUGHTS: Parallel Mothers - 1:51 Mass - 5:55 Malignant Trailer 2 - 10:01 DC FanDome Hints at Big Reveals - 14:30 No Time to Die Final Trailer - 16:55 The Guilty Teaser - 20:16 The Velvet Underground - 21:41 . REAL TIME REACTIONS TO PARALLEL MOTHERS PREMIERE - 23:54 . FESTIVAL NEWS: Reviewing the Venice Schedule - 25:36 Telluride Announces Its Lineup - 29:00 . HFPA UPDATES - 34:45 . OSCARS 2023 STORIES: Coppola May Spend $100M For Megalopolis - 36:50 Paul Schrader’s Next Film Shapes Up - 41:05 . NETFLIX PURCHASES: Netflix Buys Elsie Fisher’s Texas Chainsaw - 43:00 And The Summit of the Gods - 45:56 , BOX OFFICE UPDATE - 47:34 (“The streaming money is driving production.”) . CANDYMAN REVIEW: Non Spoiler Analysis - 56:40 Small Spoilers + Analysis - 1:07:12 Final Grades - 1:17:16 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:22:15 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:23:00
We end the episode with a 25 minute review of Candyman, and we break halfway for a spoiler section. So let’s all agree not to summon anything.
Otherwise, we have a fully loaded Oscar Race Checkpoint for the first hour of the show, beginning with 7 trailer reviews including our hopes for Penelope Cruz in Parallel Mothers, our reverence for Ann Dowd and Mass, our eyesight problems regarding Malignant, the hints from DC Fandome, the final look at No Time To Die, a tease for The Guilty, and a musical education via The Velvet Underground.
Some real time reactions to the premiere of Almodovar’s Parallel Mothers pop up just in the nick of time as we transition to a few final previews of Venice & Telluride. The former released its schedule while the latter finally released its lineup. So we’ll continue to cover the fall festivals in forthcoming shows.
There’s a progress report from the HFPA, and we all should be skeptical. The 2022-23 Oscars get some familiar auteurs back in the ring with Francis Ford Coppola and another project from Paul Schrader. Netflix acquired another huge horror IP with Elsie Fisher’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre and another potential animated feature contender. Then we cover the box office before our review of Candyman.
As always, we want to hear your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
Cinemacon fallout leads into a discussion on Venom 2 & Bond 25. Then we break down the rest of the Netflix calendar year before a Free Guy box office update and trailers for Spencer, The Starling, The Power of the Dog, and a spoiler filled trailer review of Spidey in No Way Home.
What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . INDUSTRY NEWS: Venom 2 and Halloween Kills Head to Head…Right? - 1:40 The No Time to Die Case Study - 8:00 . NETFLIX FALL AND WINTER RELEASE DATES: What is Tudum? - 16:36 The Biggies Added - 19:02 Ecuador Picks Submersible for Int’l Feature - 24:30 , BOX OFFICE UPDATE - 26:50 . CONTENDER TRAILER THOUGHTS: Spencer - 32:05 The Power of the Dog - 35:12 The Starling - 39:20 . SPIDER-MAN NO WAY HOME HYPE: Did WandaVision Tease Spidey’s Trailer? - 43:30 Sony Introduces The Spider-Man Universe - 45:50 Breaks YouTube Records - 47:40 No Way Home Trailer Review - 50:00 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:00:25 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:01:30
We open the show with some discussion of the release date rumors coming out of Cinemacon, and ya know, our concerns and our hopes for the box office. There’s talk on Venom: Let There Be Carnage, No Time To Die, and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, and we’ll have a box office update a segment later in the show.
In between, we break down the Netflix schedule release calendar. Do their presumed contenders fall off? Can some festival titles rise up? What do the release dates tell us about Netflix and their Oscar slate? Plus, we talk about how the streaming giant has begun their own convention before ending the segment with a look at the first Best International Film selection, Submersible out of Ecuador.
Now I wish our trailer review segments could be as dignified as the films we preview. But you probably wouldn’t listen to us if they were. So we end the episode with many a laugh riot and a giggle fit concerning the otherwise serious trailers for Spencer, The Power of the Dog, and The Starling. Then we must dive into a longer break down of the loaded first trailer for Spider-Man: No Way Home, including a spoiler section to end the episode.
As always, we want to hear your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
What is This Show? - Top of Episode Introducing Amanda of Swell Entertainment! . THE NIGHT HOUSE REVIEW: . NONSPOILER REVIEW: Cast, Crew, Reception - 4:40 Premise/Expectations/Watching Experiences - 10:09 . Writing/Directing - 13:40 Is It a Fulfilling Watch? - 19:55 Oscar Lens Conclusion - 21:27 Watch or Not? - 26:38 . SPOILER WARNING/EXPLANATION - 28:24 . SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Sorry, Collider - 30:48 Happy or Bleak Ending? - 34:43 WTF is Nothing, pt 1 - 37:00 Demons Lie - 40:48 Reality - 46:40 WTF is Nothing, pt. 2 - 50:03 After School Activities - 56:35 WTF is Nothing, pt. 3 - 58:20 Talisman and Totems - 1:03:20 Gunshots and Dopplegangers and Demons - 1:08:43 . A TOTALLY FUN, LIGHT-HEARTED GAME! - 1:14:07
. FINAL GRADES - 1:20:02 . . Your Homework/Our/Amanda’s Socials - 1:22:19 What’s Next For MMO - 1:24:17 (Bonus Candyman + Nosferatu Remake Talk - 1:24:53)
What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . CONTENDER TRAILER THOUGHTS: Eternals Final Trailer - 1:25 The Hand of God - 11:25 Worth - 14:12 . INDUSTRY REACTS TO COVID-DELTA: COVID-Delta Is Getting Worse - 19:38 (and The Concern Around Sony’s HT4 Sale to Amazon - 22:46) . UPDATING THE INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT STREAMING SLATE: NEON’s Princess Di Story Gets a Theatrical Release Date - 31:55 Netflix - 34:35 Warner Bros/HBO Max - 38:34 Apple TV+ - 40:15 Amazon/MGM/Bond/Gumbo - 40:46 . NYFF ADDS 6 BIG CONTENDERS - 47:27 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 50:24 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 51:13
What is This Episode? - Top of Show . . CODA REVIEW: . SPOILER-FREE REVIEW: Cast, Crew, Reception - 2:20 Premise/Expectations/Watching Experiences - 4:52 . Writing/Directing - 8:40 Performances - 17:17 (Emilia Jones - 24:49) Production Values - 28:23 Oscar Lens Conclusion - 31:30 . SPOILER WARNING - 34:42 . SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Low: O, Brother - 36:00 Low: And You Are…? - 39:16 Emotional Climax - 41:33 Awkwaaaaard - 44:48 High: Hilarious + Heart Wrenching - 46:26 AlsoMike’s Alternate Movie Theory - 51:23
. FINAL GRADES - 54:34 . . Where to Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 55:55 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 57:00
What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . BIGGEST QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK: Venom Moves a Month…Why? - 2:20 Why Is Disney Being Adamant w/ Shang Chi? - 7:03 How Does The WB/AMC Deal Help Those 2? - 17:35 (And How Does WB View HBO Max in its Revenue Stream?) Has Supply Caught Demand in Streaming? - 29:46 . AWARDS SEASON NEWS: HFPA Passes Sweeping Changes - 36:19 Gothams Eliminate Gendered Categories - 44:00 . FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: NYFF Announces Full Slate - 51:00 TIFF, AFI Add More Cool Screenings - 53:36 . CONTENDER TRAILER THOUGHTS: A Journal for Jordan - 57:43 Cry Macho - 1:02:31 . MAKE THE CASE REVIEWS: Respect - 1:06:07 Vivo - 1:11:26 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:14:15 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:15:35
What is This Episode? - Top of Show . . ANNETTE REVIEW: . SPOILER-FREE REVIEW: Cast, Crew, Reception - 2:37 Premise/Expectations/Watching Experiences - 6:52 . Writing/Directing - 9:55 Performances - 21:20 Production Values - 25:51 Watch or Not? - 32:40 . SPOILER WARNING - 33:25 . SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: AlsoMike’s Operatic Theory - 35:06 Post Facto Funny - 38:38 Master of… - 43:45 Lows - 49:50 . FINAL GRADES - 54:13 . . Where to Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 57:57 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 58:40
What is This Episode? - Top of Show . . THE SUICIDE SQUAD 2021 REVIEW: . SPOILER-FREE REVIEW: Cast, Crew, Reception - 1:40 Max Box Office Issues - 2:55 Premise/Expectations/Watching Experiences - 7:30 . Writing/Directing - 15:00 Performances - 18:33 Production Values - 24:13 . SPOILER WARNING - 28:57 . SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Hilarity in Subverting - 29:40 Derivative Diversions - 34:55 Stallone = Oscar - 38:40 Gunn Playing Chess; Cena Playing Myers - 40:01 Wandering Antagonism - 43:00 . FINAL GRADES - 47:15 . . Where to Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 49:10 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 50:00
What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . OSCAR CONTENDER(?) TRAILERS: Cinderella - 1:50 Don’t Look Up - 4:03 Kate - 11:00 Mogul Mowgli - 14:14 Venom 2 - 19:00 . MOVIE NEWS: COVID Causing Delays Again - 24:20 (Clifford; COVID; Sundance; Tribecca; More) . FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: NYFF, Venice, London Catch Ups - 32:02 TIFF Fills Out Its Card - 35:15 And May Impact Doc Feature Most of All - 37:05 Is Titane Being Taken Seriously? - 41:13 . BOX OFFICE UPDATE: Jungle Cruise Review - 44:10 Stillwater Review - 48:48 Suicide Squad’s Low Debut Projections - 55:20 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 57:40 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 58:27
Amanda of Swell Entertainment returns as an impromptu guest host because M1 per usual, provoked her. So Swell is back with a vengeance, and she’s able to bring years of academic study against our morning of youtube research as we break down The Green Knight.
What is This Show? - Top of Episode Introducing Amanda of Swell Entertainment! . THE GREEN KNIGHT OSCAR PROFILE: . NONSPOILER REVIEW: MIke1’s Fighting Words - 2:35 Come in Prepared - 3:30 History of The Green Knight/Gawain - 7:11 Best of Time, Worst of Times - 12:45 Oscar Chances? - 15:20 . SPOILER WARNING - 17:07 .; SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Film Strays From Source Material - 18:20 Sexual Tension - 23:35 Homework - 25:34 Ending Explained - 32:20 The Point of the Green Knight - 41:07 Highlights - 46:30 Anonymous Satire - 50:45 . FINAL GRADES - 1:01:40 . . Your Homework/Our/Amanda’s Socials - 1:02:50 What’s Next For MMO - 1:04:05
Amanda of Swell Entertainment returns to defend the honor of Dev Patel in The Green Knight, and lucky for us, her english major is finally put to good use. Because let’s face it. We, like many of you, have a great many questions about medieval literature and why in the fuck, Dev Patel’s character does what he does in this story. The answers may frighten us, but we do come to some conclusions in this episode that are unlike anything else we’ve seen or read about this movie.
As always, make sure to seek out Amanda’s channel, Swell Entertainment on Youtube, and enjoy her new podcast: Swell Shenanigans. You can also follow her at luvu2golka on Twitter and Instagram. She’s one of our favorite guests for a reason, and although we don’t make many demands of you, this is one. Do support her work, and yes please, help her pay off that English Major if you can via her Patreon at Swell Entertainment.
This is an Oscars Profile movie review episode on The Green Knight, which means we begin with a non-spoiler section to introduce the film, discuss our movie watching experiences, and give you our spoiler free reviews of the performances, production values, and yes, some overall thoughts on the story, which to be fair, are shorter thoughts than usual because we desperately need to get into spoilers on this one ASAFP.
So after minute 17, and our spoiler warning, we jump into a spoiler filled discussion on what in the actual fuck happened in The Green Knight, both in its literary and cinematic forms. Amanda helps us out in the former, and we wonder which version of the story would have better served the film. We also thoroughly breakdown the Dev Patel character, the baffling decisions made by and for him, and then dive into a what it all means conversation that gets down and dirty. In other words, this is most definitely a NSFW episode that you should keep from your kids until they are much much older.
Regardless of our differing opinions, we unite in an immature sense of humor and laugh like fools. So as always, we’re open to your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
We react to the Scarjo vs Disney lawsuit to open the show before reacting to HUGE new trailers for House of Gucci and King Richard. There’s a Venice Film Festival lineup to dissect, TIFF additions, and we update you on the film release and awards season calendars.
What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . SCARJO SUES DISNEY OVER BLACK WIDOW - :42 . OSCAR CONTENDER(?) TRAILERS: House of Gucci - 6:48 King Richard - 13:40 The Card Counter - 18:05 Lamb - 21:47 The Night House - 26:00 Ghostbusters Afterlife - 29:30 Vivo - 35:37 . FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: The Big Name Debuts - 37:53 Bennifer, Holofcener, and The Last Duel - 41:11 Venice is a Female Filmmaker “Setback” - 44:57 Parallel Mothers is…Something…Maybe - 51:40 Power of the Dog Making Moves - 53:15 AlsoMike’s Spencer Feelings Currently - 58:15 “The Lost Daughter”, “Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon”, and “Sundown” - 59:10 TIFF Field Taking Shape - 1:01:42 . CONTENDERS NOT AT TIFF OR VENICE - 1:05:44 CONTENDERS MOVING TO 2022 RELEASES - 1:08:40 . UNIVERSAL PAYS $400M FOR DGG’S EXORCIST TRILOGY - 1:11:44 . AWARDS CALENDAR UPDATE - 1:16:45 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:19:22 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:20:08
We react to the breaking news about a lawsuit between Scarlett Johansson & Disney over her backend Black Widow money. Then we dive into some huge Oscar trailer for House of Gucci and King Richard. Are we getting our first looks at some future Oscar winners? Or will these films be overstuffed and overwrought?
Then we continue to break down some intriguing new trailers for The Card Counter, Lamb, The Night House, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, and Vivo. Who does Oscar Isaac remind us of with his haircut in Paul Schrader’s latest? How inappropriate and crude are we willing to get in our speculation over Lamb? What is a giallo? Is Night House a giallo? And how did a Ghostbusters: Afterlife trailer review start Rudd War I? It’s perhaps our most fun trailer thoughts segment of the summer, and you don’t want to miss it.
We otherwise dive into the lineup for the Venice Film Festival. Unfortunately, history repeats itself with some Venezia demographics, and we must criticize them once again because their recent history has been so impactful to the Oscars, etc. With that being said, we’re able to dissect their lineup and update you on some films we’ve already introduced like The Power of the Dog from Jane Campion, Pedro Almodovar’s Madres Paralelas, Official Competition, The Card Counter, and Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana in Spencer. Then we introduce you to a host of new entries to the season like Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Lost Daughter, Kate Hudson in Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon, and Tim Roth in Sundown.
The TIFF announcements continue as we further our previews of A24’s The Humans with Steven Yeun, we introduce The Good House with Sigourney Weaver and Kevin Kline, and Wolf with a shirtless George MacKay.
Then we talk about the overall film release and awards season calendars. Clayton Davis and company reported on some films that will not be hitting screens until 2022, and we begrudgingly must take them off our oscar lists. We continue our story from the last episode about the new Exorcist trilogy that’ll begin in 2022 from Universal, and we update you on the awards season schedule.
As always, we want to hear your thoughts on anything we discussed in this episode. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
We review Old & Val, react to trailers for Dune, Official Competition, & Language Lessons, there’s news for A24, HBO MAX, Netflix, The Green Knight, The Tragedy of Macbeth, Titane, The Exorcist, and a big conversation about the poster for Jordan Peele’s Nope.
What is This Episode? - Top of Show . . SHAMYLAN’S “OLD” REVIEW: Just Good Enough for a Bad Time - 1:33 Schlock-less - 6:20 . BOX OFFICE REPORT - 9:10 . VAL REVIEW - 10:58 . PLAYING WITH SHARKS REVIEW - 14:38 . CONTENDER TRAILER REVIEWS: Dune Trailer #2a - 16:05 (And Dune is Star Wars - 17:07) Official Competition - 22:32 Language Lessons - 24:01 . CONTENDER NEWS: The Green Knight Delayed in Europe via COVID - 26:20 HBO Max, Netflix Both Still Growing - 28:25 Is Someone Buying A24? = 34:31 Tragedy of Macbeth to Open NYFF - 36:47 Titane Gets October Release - 39:33 Indy Spirits Date Gets Moved - 40:35 NOPE Is Announced - 43:44 DGG Tackles Exorcist….Something - 47:36 CODA Director’s Next Project - 50:45 . . Where to Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 54:56 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 55:31
We each went back to the movies and began this Oscar Race Checkpoint by validating our concerns for M. Night Shyamalan’s Old. Some strong performances save it from complete condemnation, but it’s not something we’ll make the cast for in terms of the Oscars conversation. On the flipside, Also Mike does tout a new film for our hallowed trophy, and it’s in the documentary category as he reviews Val, heading to Amazon Prime on 8/6.
After our reviews, we enter back into some more previews and react to the new trailers for Dune, Official Competition, and Language Lessons. Here, we discuss Dune’s relationship to a certain galaxy far, far away. Penelope Cruz and Antonio Banderas make us laugh, while Natalie Morales may have a tougher time getting us to break up after Mark Duplass has become an M1 horror phobia since the Creep films.
As for our news segment, we begin with a brief discussion on A24 and its merger talks before covering some impactful covid news on The Green Knight. We then discuss some viewership and subscription reports from HBO MAX and Netflix before diving into the New York Film Festival announcement about it’s opening night film, The Tragedy of Macbeth. Finally, we end our ORC with a fun speculation and horror movie segment about the poster for Jordan Peele’s Nope and the potential new Exorcist reboot from David Gordon Green.
Do let us know your thoughts on any of the topics we discussed in this episode. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
5 trailer reviews include The Last Duel, 13 TIFF movie previews including Penelope Cruz in Official Competition, Riz Ahmed’s Encounter, and The Survivor from Barry Levinson, and we dive into some early Best Picture and Best Actor Vegas betting odds in this O.R.C..
What Is This Episode?/Talking Clifford - Top of Show . OSCAR CONTENDER(?) TRAILERS: Vivo - 2:35 The Last Duel - 7:40 Malignant - 12:25 Jackass Forever - 17:06 Blue Bayou - 19:03 . TIFF ANNOUNCES SPECIAL PRESENTATION + GALA FILMS: Info; Highs/Lows; Where Are the Women Directors?! - 21:54 Dear Evan Hansen; One Second - 24:50 Netflix, Focus Each Send Some Biggies - 30:41 The Eyes of Tammy Faye Will Debut - 33:48 . Official Competition; Louis Wain; Mad Woman’s Ball- 36:58 All My Puny Sorrows; Benediction; Encounter - 41:07 I’m Your Man; Lakewood; Night Raiders - 44:15 The Survivor; Violet; Various Documentaries - 47:39 . EARLY OSCARS BETTING ODDS: Best Picture - 55:00 Best Actor - 59:30 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:02:28 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:03:32
Netflix re-enters the Animated Feature Oscar conversation with another Sony collaboration in Vivo with music by Lin Manuel Miranda, and we got a teaser AND a full song release to review. Then we can finally further the conversation on Ridley Scott’s The Last Duel, a film we were very worried about during our Year In Preview series. There’s hope to be had with this first trailer, as well as a few lingering red flags. We’re able to dive into a couple of popular film in Malignant from James Wan and Jackass Forever with Steve-O and Johnny Knoxville. So we’re able to revisit WB’s horror library and our goofy high school / college days of watching Jackass in these discussions, and then we end this trailer segment with another Oscar contender as we finally get a trailer for Blue Bayou, the polarizing Un Certain Regard Cannes entry that some respected pundits and predictors believe should contender come March.
This Oscar Race Checkpoint furthers what has become quite the preview season as we cover the first wave of Toronto Film Festival announcements. We begin by refreshing you on 5 films that we previewed back in the spring including Last Night In Soho, Dear Evan Hansen, Belfast, The Guilty, and The Starling. Then we introduce you to another 13+ notable gala and special presentations at TIFF that caught our attention. These films include the closing night gala for One Second from China, Official Competition starring Penelope Cruz and Antonio Banderas, a long anticipated The Electrical Life of Louis Wain about a cat painting artiste played by Benedict Cumberbatch, The Madwoman’s Ball from Melanie Laurent, All Your Puny Sorrows featuring Alison Pill, Jack Lowden’s Benediction, Riz Ahmed’s Encounter, Dan Stevens in I’m Your Man, Naomi Watts in Lakewood, Night Raiders from Danis Goulet, Ben Foster in Barry Levinson’s boxing drama The Survivor, and what we hope will be a star showcase for Olivia Munn in Violet.
Finally, and as promised, we check in with some early Vegas betting odds for Best Picture and Best Actor. We discuss which lines have value, and which ones definitely do not. We talk about which lines are offered, and which are conspicuously left out of the betting. Plus, we talk about some recent history of what these lines might mean to our futures and our wallets.
Do let us know what you think about any of the films we previewed or any of the lines we’ve discussed in this Oscar Race Checkpoint. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
We react to Cannes 2021! The awards and their presentation, the red carpets and their memes, the films and their receptions, ovations, reviews, clips & trailers - my god, do we react to Cannes.
What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . CANNES GIVES OUT ITS AWARDS: Spike Screwed Up - 1:36 Titane Wins Palme d’Or - 3:13 Cannes to Oscars Stats - 10:38 A Hero Wins the Grand Prix - 13:25 Tilda Swinton Gets Gold - 16:47 Leos Carax Best Director - 20:44 Other Big Wins - 23:28 . PITCHING OURSELVES TO THE CANNES POWERS - 32:22 (aka Make MMO The Official Standing Ovation Time-Keepers) . CANNES FILMS W/ POSITIVE RECEPTIONS: The French Dispatch - 38:10 Red Rocket - 42:02 Bergman Island, Compartment No 6; Mothering Sunday - 47:00 Where Is Anne Frank; After Yang - 51:01 . “” “” W/ TEPID RECEPTIONS: Blue Bayou - 54:20 Flag Day; Stillwater; Benedetta - 55:28 . NEW RELEASE ROUNDUP: Space Jam 2 - 56:20 Pig - 59:20 . CANNES HISTORY - 1:01:00 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:02:57 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:04:00
We discuss the awards, Spike Lee’s gaffe, and we go through most of the winners one by one. Then we reveal some light research on the Oscar history of the Palme d’Or, standing ovations throughout this and previous festivals, and some cool facts from the internet about this year’s Cannes slate. Then we react to the receptions of 11 more Cannes films of interest to us and our search for future Oscar winners.
This particular episode is a shameless act of aggregation as we did not attend the festival. But it’s still a lot of fun to gather all of the critical and audience reception numbers and quotes and tweets and red carpet memes and acquisition news and then react to it all through an Oscars lens. Soooo… sorry, we’re not sorry, especially when we can trust a few friends of the show throughout this presentation.
Sorry for some audio tics in this episode. AM’s microphone reverted to an older setting, and we have to fix it, hopefully for the next show. But other than a few little dips & raises in volume, hopefully it doesn’t mess with you too much.
Otherwise, we did end the episode with a few quickie reviews to Space Jam: A New Legacy and Pig. We’ll be returning to our own movie reviewing again soon as we head into late July and August, including some upcoming releases stateside from the Cannes film festival. So do stay tuned for more Oscar Profiles.
We’ll also be on the lookout for the fall film festival announcements from Venice, TIFF, and New York, the latter of which we attend regularly each year. So go back to our reviews from the spring festivals of Tribeca and AFI DOCS and look forward to our coverage of NY, etc this fall on upcoming episodes of Oscar Race Checkpoint.
As always, we want to hear your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
Hey. It still sounds close to normal. But Mike1’s mic just plain decided not to work. Our apologies. The last time this happened was, ironically, during our Emmy Noms Reaction Show last year. Otherwise, there’s also a ton of movie news & Oscars stuff for the first 50 mins.
What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . A24 MAY BE SNIFFING FOR A SALE - 2:20 . BOX OFFICE UPDATE: Black Widow Does GREAT…for Disney - 11:38 And Still Hurt Theaters - 13:10 . OSCAR TRAILERS: Flee - 20:43 Dune Trailer 2 - 23:53 Encanto - 28:50 The Lost Leonardo - 31:27 Turning Red - 34:35 . OSCAR HEADLINE ROUNDUP - 36:46 (News on Guillermo Del Toro, Don’t Look Up, Princess Di, Venice, Mass, More) . UNQUALIFIED EMMY NOM REACTIONS: Stats - 49:50 Drama Categories - 52:22 Comedy Categories - 57:22 Limited/Anthology Series. - 1:00:38 We Fix the Entire Emmys - 1:03:20 Misc - 1:04:18 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:07:25 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:08:01
We end with 20 minutes of unqualified Emmy Nomination analysis, including some of the races we’re most hyped about AND how we’d improve the show forever if we were in charge. As always, we’ll let you be the judge if we should be in charge.
But this is still an episode of Oscar Race Checkpoint for many good reasons. There are industry news discussions on A24 being possibly up for sale and what the Black Widow box office and Disney Plus PVOD numbers mean for the entertainment business at large.
There are some very Oscar(y) trailers for what may be some future trophy winners in Flee, Dune, Encanto, The Lost Leonardo, and Pixar’s Turning Red. Then we move into some Oscar headlines regarding Guillermo Del Toro’s Nightmare Alley, Leo’s bearded Don’t Look Up from Netflix, Kristen Stewart as Lady Di in Spencer, and some way too early supporting actor posturing for the ensemble of Bleecker’s Sundance film, Mass.
Finally, as promised, we talk about the Emmy nominations, and for whatever they’re worth, you get our takeaways. So let us know what you think. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
We do get some franchise bests from the MCU’s Black Widow. But we also get a messy script. So find out where we ultimately land in this movie event review.
What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . BLACK WIDOW REVIEW: . Spoiler-Free Review: Box Office + Moving Along Through Phase 4 - 2:30 Plot Premise + Expectations - 5:05 Theater vs VOD - 8:00 Script Thoughts - 10:25 Production Values + Performances - 15:40 , Spoiler Warning - 22:51 , Spoiler-Filled Review: Marvel’s The Americans - 23:35 Deus Ex Hand Waving - 29:35 Bests - 36:16 Post Credit Scene + Lowlights - 40:13 (INCL FALCON AND WINTER SOLDIER SPOILERS) . FINAL GRADES - 51:12 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 53:50 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 54:40
As we do with most of our movie review episodes, the first part is spoiler free, and in this case, that accounts for the first 23 minutes. So click play for our general thoughts on the story, the performances, & production of Black Widow. Does it have any Oscars possibilities? And how does it rank amongst other MCU films?
Then we give you a spoiler warning and dive right into the plot. You get our immediate thoughts on the very very beginning and the finale, and we dissect all our best and worst scenes from there. The highs are indeed high, and the lows are quite aggravating. So do check out the show to see where we land.
If you enjoyed this episode, do seek out our 26 track “Marvel Cinematic Universe Series Review” playlist on spotify. It was our very first rewatch series, and we tackled 3 MCU films at a time in those episodes. Then we’ve enjoyed full review shows on each subsequent Marvel CU release ever since. Hell, we’ve also done a bunch of two part reviews, full sets of previews, and a few specials and homemade awards shows with featured guests.
And as always, we want to hear what you think on Black Widow or any of these MCU episodes. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
Cannes opens, and we react to some 1st reactions to Annette & Val. The Academy has a new class of members including Janet Jackson, & we celebrate them. Then we talk 4th of July movie watching from the box office to Fear Street & No Sudden Move to a recap of AFI DOCS.
What is This Episode? - Top of Show . . CANNES HAS STARTED: Annette’s Taco Tenor - 2:08 VAL Trailer and Reaction - 8:52 $75M Deal @ Cannes Market - 14:25 Florian Zeller + a Loaded Cast Ready The Son - 16:32 . ACADEMY NEWS: 395 New Invitees Join The Academy - 17:35 SAG AFTRA Presidential Election News - 21:10 . BOX OFFICE REPORT: Good News For The Top 10 - 24:50 Black Widow + Hope for DBO - 26:05 . FILM REVIEWS: LFG; Sisters On Track; The Courier; Dream Horse - 30:30 AQP2; Fear Street 1994; Werewolves Within - 31:34 No Sudden Move - 36:22 . ALSOMIKE’S RECAP OF AFI DOCS: The Neutral Ground - 41:25 Storm Lake - 43:45 Pray Away - 46:06 Luchadoras; The One and Only Dick Gregory; No Straight Lines - 51:15 . . Where to Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 55:58 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 56:48
Cannes has begun with some worthy tributes of Spike Lee and Jodie Foster. Then we celebrate how Adam Driver pays tribute with our reactions to Cannes opening night and Day 1, highlighted by Annette and Val.
We move into some Academy and Guild news as AMPAS welcomes in a big new class of members and SAG AFTRA may be ushering in a new era of leadership. M1 has hot takes and pizzazz to spare, which is good, because Also Mike barely knows what is happening when they’re not talking about movies.
Lucky for us both though, we have a new slate of 4th of July movies. So you get an optimistic box office update after the US and Europe saw one of its better weekends since covid began, and go figure, there’s even more hype to come with the Black Widow projections. Did somebody impersonate us, or have our worries for movie theaters begun to subside?
Then we enjoy another huge Make The Case / What We’re Watching movie review segment to continue to cover the overall slate of our late June, early July viewing. We weigh in on LFG, Sisters On Track, The Courier, and Dream Horse. Then AM peppers M1 with some questions on A Quiet Place Part II, Fear Street Part I: 1994, and Werewolves Within before we both get salty over No Sudden Move.
Finally, as promised, Also Mike makes his recommendations from AFI DOCS, including the Daily Show’s CJ Hunt film The Neutral Ground, audience award winner Storm Lake, the upcoming Ryan Murphy Netflix film Pray Away, and several rewarding film watches like Luchadoras, The One And Only Dick Gregory, and No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics. Check them out, and go back to our 12 Tribeca Gems episode for more of our film festival reviews.
So as always, we want to hear your thoughts on any reviews, previews, or news coverage in this Oscar Race Checkpoint. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
Trailers breakdowns, Academy news, and a Zola review headline this big magical red dog of an early July episode of Oscar Race Checkpoint, including our return to Haddonfield with the first full trailer of Halloween Kills.
The Big Industry News Sucks Right Now - Top of Show . . TRAILER ANALYSIS: Don’t Breathe 2 - 4:50 The Many Saints of Newark - 9:10 Clifford The Big Red Dog - 16:45 Shang Chi Trailer #2 - 20:40 The Harder They Fall - 26:50 Coda - 33:00 Halloween Kills + News - 36:00 . . AWARDS NEWS: DGA Requires Theatrical First Run - 50:08 Academy Changes Some Categories + Requirements - 54:40 Would Universal Shortlists Be Better for Oscars Growth? - 58:42 , CONTENDERS MOVE ALL AROUND THE CALENDAR - 1:03:27 . ZOLA REVIEW - 1:07:05 . . Where to Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:12:20 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 1:13:12
We react to all sorts of movie trailers to begin this episode. Don’t Breathe 2 disturbs us with several unwanted mysteries. The Many Saints of Newark brings out our nostalghia for one of the greats. Amanda of Swell Entertainment relays some of her thoughts on the trailer of Clifford The Big Red Dog. Shang Chi’s second preview worries each of us in different ways. The Harder They Fall looks like a hit and therefore, less like a nom (?), and the first trailer for Coda delivers a theme worthy of all acclaim. So after a rough night of entertainment world news that we do lament atop the episode, we are able to pivot into a bunch of fun film previews, and we save our favorite for the centerpiece of this episode.
Halloween Kills released its first full trailer, and we must react. There’s also news about the film’s premiere in Venice, about the achievements of Jamie Lee Curtis, and of course, we speculate about how Haddonfield will combat pure evil in the sequel to one of our absolute favorite films of 2018. If you enjoyed this centerpiece, then do check out our “MMO Does Halloween” series, and stay tuned for more Michael Myers centric content as we head into scary season this fall.
But this ORC does not end there. We deliver our immediate reactions to the changes made by The Academy. There’s a continuation of some pandemic year legislation, we can confirm several big rules like the flat 10 Best Picture Nominations and the March thru December eligibility window, and then we discuss some of the expanded shortlists, and the tweaks to how music and sound branches will operate in the future.
To close things out, we react to how Warner Bros shuffled around their fall release dates, which brings up a conversation about the loaded fall calendar at large. Last Night In Soho moved back a week, and we also wonder if there’s gonna be more movement still to come. Finally, we leave you with a quick non-spoiler review of A24’s Zola.
As always, we want to hear your thoughts on any of these previews, reviews, or Oscar discussion points. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
Garrick Bernard instantly became one of our all time favorite guests with this episode. So if you thought the critics could stop the unstoppable momentum of 2 Mike 2 Furious, think again. This was one of our most fun recordings ever. Don’t miss it.
What Is This Episode/Series? - Top of Show and Introducing Garrick Bernard! Garrick Socials - 4:40 . 2 MIKE, 2 FURIOUS: F9 (2021) REVIEW . Spoiler-Free Review: Welcoming Garrick + His Appreciation of Justin Lin - 6:00 “I Think That It Is A Perfect Film” - 9:10 Garrick @ The F9 Critics Premiere in Hollywood - 12:45 A True Love for the F+F Cars - 16:17 (incl. Which Fast Car is Literally Illegal in the US?) , Spoiler Warning - 19:48 , Spoiler-Filled Review: Describe the Plot Poorly - 20:15 Who’s Fastest - 28:50 Most Furious - 35:35 (Hey Academy, STUNT CATEGORY, PLZ - 37:40) Rate The Ridiculousness - 43:21 (Shatner Voice Haaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnn!!!!! - 46:08 Add Someone To Make This Better - 48:41 (What Garrick Sees As The Inevitable Franchise Reboot - 50:10) Highest Unintentional Comedy - 52:30 WWMartyD? - 1:00:30 . . Where To Find Garrick - 1:05:48 Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5 REVIEWS! - 1:06:50 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:07:38
Garrick was an awesome guest on our show. So if you enjoyed this episode half as much as we did, do make sure you seek out more of Garrick’s work. Watch Hulu’s Solar Opposites and Star Trek: Lower Decks on Paramount +, subscribe to Guilty Pleasures on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you might listen, and follow Garrick Bernard (at his name) via his website, Twitter, and Instagram.
If you are spoiler phobic, there’s about 20 minutes of non-spoilers to kick off this episode. Garrick discusses what the franchise has meant to him, why Justin Lin both tapped into and elevated an entire car culture with Tokyo Drift, and how Lin & F9 still deliver so much, despite polarizing reviews from critics. He also talks about the joys of attending the Hollywood Chinese Theater press screening and how the cars of F9 stack up with those that you can find in the rest of the series and with what’s allowed on American streets.
You then get your spoiler warning, and we dive into the plot breakdown in the same format that we’ve enjoyed for each of the 9 previous films. We describe the plot poorly, discuss the fastest and most furious characters, rate the action movie ridiculousness, and speculate about what’s next for the famiglia. There’s also a shockingly wise and serious discussion about the Oscars before Garrick gets us laughing again with side convos on everyone from Tom Cruise to Martin Scorsese.
As always, we hope you enjoyed this episode as much as we did, and we want to hear your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
We review Furious 7, The Fate of the Furious, + Hobbs & Shaw while these movies and this miniseries just get better and better and better.
What Is This Episode/Series? - Top of Show . 2 MIKE, 2 FURIOUS: . Furious Seven (2015): Describe the Plot Poorly - 1:48 Who’s Fastest/Most Furious? - 3:45 Rate the Ridiculousness - 8:25 Add Someone To Improve This - 13:01 Highest Unintentional Comedy - 15:19 Legitimate Highlight/What Merits a Sequel - 20:17 If This Actually Happened IRL… - 23:33 . Fate of the Furious (2017): Describe the Plot Poorly - 24:50 Who’s Fastest/Most Furious? - 27:15 Rate the Ridiculousness - 32:08 Add Someone To Improve This - 34:44 Highest Unintentional Comedy - 38:00 Legitimate Highlight/What Merits a Sequel - 40:42 If This Actually Happened IRL… - 44:45 . Hobbs and Shaw (2019): Describe the Plot Poorly - 44:35 Who’s Fastest/Most Furious? - 45:49 Rate the Ridiculousness - 50:55 Add Someone To Improve This - 1:00:14 Highest Unintentional Comedy - 1:02:00 Legitimate Highlight/What Merits a Sequel - 1:04:40 If This Actually Happened IRL… - 1:07:30 . The Voice - 1:10:00 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:12:30 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:14:21
This miniseries has been a joy and we can’t stop laughing and having fun in these recordings. So there’s no pretending to be serious or our typical awards pundit snobbish selves. This is the cleansing of the palette, the balancing of the movie diet, and after a year of indie film Oscar contenders, this 2 Mike 2 Furious series could not have come at a better time.
We continue with our spoiler filled format of describing the plot poorly, which we spice up via some alternate titles and taglines. Then we talk characters with our gloriously inventive prompts of who’s fastest and most furious. We rate the ridiculousness to discuss some of our bests of the worst, we speculate about the franchises’ future and talk tone by asking who we’d add to make these better, and we have fits of laughter in discussing our highest unintentional comedy. Finally, we end with some legit cinematic highlights before ending with our fun License to Bill styled segment of What If This Really Happened.
This series also continues to shock and surprise us with how it delivers some incredible cinematic goods. Furious 7 contains some of the most heartwarming and emotional moments of the saga, The Fate of the Furious goes bigger and crazier with its most melodramatic plot yet, but also some of its best and worst performances. Then in Hobbs & Shaw, we gush over the production values and the comedy writing as we get to know a host of new characters surrounding our favorite meathead spinoffs.
As always, we want to hear your thoughts on all of these Fast Saga films. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
We discuss Spielberg & Netflix, BAFTA and AMPAS’ new board, encouraging box office projections for F9, & some discouraging bankruptcy research for Pacific Theaters. But we end with an extremely optimistic second half, previewing TIFF and reviewing Tribeca.
What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . . INDUSTRY NEWS: Netflix beds Spielberg - 1:31 BAFTAs Date Set - 7:24 Academy Board of Govs Majority Female for First Time - 8:28 . .. BOX OFFICE UPDATE: Latest Numbers/Projections - 10:24 THR Tries To Ease Our Theatrical Nerves… - 13:55 …It Doesn’t Work - 16:28 Pacific Theaters Files Bankruptcy…Meaning What? - 20:50 . FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: TIFF Announces Its First Selections - 26:36 Joining An Already Loaded Slate - 28:02 . . ALSOMIKE’S TRIBECA FESTIVAL AWARDS!: Honorary Scarie Award: SEE FOR ME - 32:32 Best Actresses: THE JUSTICE OF BUNNY KING - 36:00 AlsoMike’s Audience Award: WEREWOLVES WITHIN - 38:35 Best Screenplay: MARK, MARY, AND SOME OTHER PEOPLE - 41:55 BreakThrough Performance: CATCH THE FAIR ONE - 44:02 Hidden Gem: POSER - 47:11 Best Director: THE NOVICE - 50:23 . BEST DOCUMENTARY IS SHAPED AT TRIBECA: Road Runner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain - 54:30 The Kids - 56:30 The First Step - 58:26 All These Sons - 1:01:10 The Lost Leonardo - 1:04:00 . . Where to Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:07:55 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 1:09:03
On this special episode of Oscar Race Checkpoint, we discuss all kinds of awards-centric and industry news research in the first half and end with a special homemade awards show celebrating the 12 best films we saw at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival.
Steven Spielberg has been outspoken about streaming services in the past, especially when it’s pertained to the awards shows we cover, and now he’s teaming up with who? For what? And with what movies?!?! We also discuss the awards season calendar as the BAFTAs have set their date, and we celebrate news from The Academy as they’ve selected a new Board of Governors.
We then dive back into our ongoing analysis of the movie going industry as Mike 1 used his legal background and researched bankruptcies after the news about Pacific Theaters and Arclight Cinemas. There’s also some encouraging summer projections and a fun set of early Toronto film fest selections.
For our last 35 minutes, Also Mike makes 12 film recommendations from the Tribeca Film Festival, and to do this, we present another MMO Homemade Awards Show format. There’s a best documentary category with bonafide Oscar contenders, we give out some performance awards to both some Oscar hopefuls and breakthrough artists, and there’s also some must see genre films that we want you to discover.
So as always, do please let us know your thoughts. What are some otherwise hidden gems you want us to know about and review? Which of these movies did you seek out and what’s been your experience with them? We wanna know. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
Luca disappoints, the mid-June box office self destructs, and In The Heights suffers a controversy. But after a serious first half, we do find reasons for optimism with film festival news from Venice, Telluride, and Cannes before we end with some trailer thoughts.
What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . . MAKE THE CASE: Against Pixar’s Luca - 1:03 AlsoMike Takes on ALL Critics .. BOX OFFICE UPDATE: Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard Is Doing…Ok? - 11:40 In The Heights Is A Letdown for WB… - 14:25 …and It’s Controversy is Damning - 19:56 . HEY, THEATERS ARE IN A LOTTTTT OF TROUBLE: No, Like….A. LOT. - 23:33 And SHOCKING Amounts of People Don’t Seem to Mind - 28:19 How Dune Being at Venice Plays a MAJOR Part - 31:13 (and How All Roads Lead Back to Our Ep on The Paramount Accords) . HAPPIER STORIES: We Know More About The Power of the Dog - 43:22 Barry Jenkins to be Guest Director at Telluride - 45:55 Vortex Will Melt Our Brains at Cannes - 50:04 Cannes Film Market Is Trippy - 52:22 . CONTENDER TRAILERS: Tick, Tick, Boom - 55:32 The Eyes of Tammy Faye - 59:41 Pig - 1:03:09 Gunpowder Milkshake - 1:06:20 . . Where to Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:12:20 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 1:13:40
You get a raw, emotional review of Pixar’s Luca from a very Italian Also Mike for the first 10 minutes that even if you disagree, brings up a substantive offshoot of the conversation about one of our most relied upon forms of film appreciation, the Tomato-meter.
Then it’s finally time to really dive into the spring box office, and suffice it to say, we’re very worried. We talk about some historical June numbers, discuss some of the mitigating factors, have several rants about various release strategies, and yeah, we cannot help but wonder why more film pros aren’t concerned. So it’s us being worry warts (we hope) in the first half before we can find some reasons for more optimism in the second.
That’s where film festivals enter the conversation as we have some exciting news from Venice with Dune, Telluride re: Barry Jenkins, and then with Cannes and a certain french wild man making another wild ass movie.
Finally, as if the tension / relief and the mood swings of the episode finally take their toll, we get especially weird and goofy during the trailer thoughts portion of the show. Some of that is due to the fact that Nicolas Cage is starring in a movie called “Pig.” But other reasons include Andrew Garfield, more Andrew Garfield, great & terrible face make-up, and the fact that neither of us knows enough about action movie history.
So what do you think of all these intense swings of feeling? Do you agree, and are you panicking with us? Should we be talked down? Let us know. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
We joyously review Fast & Furious (4), Fast Five, and Fast & Furious 6 in our second episode of this 2 Mike 2 Furious miniseries.
What Is This Episode/Series? - Top of Show . 2 MIKE, 2 FURIOUS: . Fast and Furious (2009): Describe the Plot Poorly - 2:44 Who’s Fastest/Most Furious? - 4:58 Rate the Ridiculousness - 11:10 Add Someone To Improve This - 17:00 Highest Unintentional Comedy - 20:34 Legitimate Highlight/What Merits a Sequel - 24:09 If This Actually Happened IRL… - 25:31 . Fast Five (2011): Describe the Plot Poorly - 28:30 Who’s Fastest/Most Furious? - 30:18 Rate the Ridiculousness - 37:01 Add Someone To Improve This - 39:54 Highest Unintentional Comedy - 40:31 Legitimate Highlight/What Merits a Sequel - 43:01 If This Actually Happened IRL… - 44:45 . Furious 6 (2013): Describe the Plot Poorly - 48:21 Who’s Fastest/Most Furious? - 49:30 Rate the Ridiculousness - 54:28 Add Someone To Improve This - 1:00:54 Highest Unintentional Comedy - 1:03:30 Legitimate Highlight/What Merits a Sequel - 1:06:06 If This Actually Happened IRL… - 1:09:10 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:14:25 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:16:06
The fourth Fast & Furious brings the original cast back together in Cali with the return of Dom, Bryan, Letty, and Mia. It’s a soap opera and an action spectacular, full of brooding Vin Diesel’s and yelling Paul Walker’s that we welcome back to the franchise.
Fast Five heads to Brazil with a Dom team that’s way more than 5 members with the additions of Han & Gisele + Ludacris & Tyrese, and it’s a good thing too because The Rock has a world police badge and impunity and he knows it.
Then in Fast & Furious 6, one super team of international criminals faces off against another in a globe-trotting, James Bond styled adventure that ends with various 1 on 1 fight scenes on a giant plane that requires 20 minutes of runway to lift off.
So we resume our patented series format for each of these 3 reviews, and yes, it’s spoiler filled. (Though c’mon, even if you haven’t seen one or two of these movies, your enjoyment of the films and our show should NOT be mutually exclusive.) We describe the plot poorly, discuss who’s fastest and most furious, rate the ridiculousness, add someone to make it better, celebrate the highest unintentional comedy and the legitimate highlights, and we do a license to bill styled “what if” this actually happened.
As always, we want to hear your thoughts on all of these Fast Saga films. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
This In The Heights episode marks our first Oscars Profile of the 2021/22 awards year, and we deliver quite the rounded take on how this movie may fare next March. As always, you get a non-spoiler first half followed by a warning before we discuss the plot.
What Is This Episode? - Top of Show No More OSP - 1:10 . IN THE HEIGHTS OSCARS PROFILE: NONSPOILER REVIEW: Plot Premise/Expectations - 3:38 Oscars Lens - 6:45 Watching Experience - 11:25 Script Thoughts/Direction - 13:33 Performances - 19:12 Production Values - 25:40 . SPOILER WARNING - 32:27 . SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: The Ending/Storyline Mashup - 33:46 What’s Real? - 42:12 Gravitas - 46:00 More Highlights - 50:18 . Final Grades - 56:07 . . Where to Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:04:54 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 1:05:33
We may have changed the name of these movie review episodes, but the format remains consistent. You get a non-spoiler first half where we talk about the film’s Oscar chances in all categories. Then we dive into the plot and all the film’s specific highs and lows.
In The Heights also offers up quite a unique challenge for us because of the huge expectations we had for it. So as usual, you get a varied perspective and a surprisingly mixed set of reviews from us Mikes.
Please note: that we cover the controversy re: the casting of In The Heights in our next Oscar Race Checkpoint episode entitled “Why Aren’t You More Worried?.”
Otherwise, we want to hear / read your thoughts on In The Heights and all of its competitors this Oscars season. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
We do a massive 45 minute preview of Cannes 2021 before trailer reactions for Last Night In Soho, Dear Evan Hansen, Eternals etc. and movie reviews for Cruella, A Quiet Place Part II, and The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It.
What Is This Episode? - Top of Show Mike1 REALLY LIKES Bo Burnham’s Inside - 1:27 . PREVIEWING CANNES: Fast 9 Will Screen @ Cannes - 3:23 Anne Thompson Worries About Momentum - 4:50 What ISSS The French Dispatch? - 10:50 Cannes Opening Night’s Oscars’ History + Annette - 14:17 AlsoMike’s 3 Cannes Standouts + Un Certain Regard Players - 20:12 Buzzy New + Lesser Known Cannes Additions - 25:42 Big Name Documentaries Too - 34:23 . Diversity is Still an Issue - 36:00 Movies Cannes DID NOT Pick + No Netflix - 38:40 . OSCAR TRAILERS: Last Night in SoHo - 45:04 The Eternals, Dear Evan Hansen, No Sudden Move - 48:00 Reminscence + Demonic - 52:27 . Can Jessica Chastain Get People to Care About Tammy Faye? - 55:30 . MAKE THE CASE: Cruella - 59:07 A Quiet Place 2 - 1:02:21 . BOX OFFICE UPDATE/CONJURING 3 REVIEW - 1:06:16 . ACADEMY NEWS: Oscars Moved to 3/27/22 - 1:13:33 Academy Rolling Back on Invitations - 1:18:16 . . THANK YOU!!!!!/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:21:23 Film-Year-Ending Words of Wisdom - 1:22:21
Our year in preview series is technically over. But we cannot avoid another massive preview episode here as we speculate about everything heading to the south of france for the the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.
Will there be another Parasite or Pulp? We profile all of the filmmakers and stars and buzzy titles headed to the 74th Cannes Film Fest, react to which films are in and out of competition, and we discuss how the festival is meeting standards of inclusion and diversity, or not.
Our previewing continues with an accelerated Oscar Trailers segment as we recap the highs and lows from trailers for Last Night In Soho, Dear Evan Hansen, No Sudden Move, Reminiscence, and Demonic. Then we enjoy a Make The Case movie review segment for Cruella, A Quiet Place Part II, and The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It. Can Cruella compete in the artisan categories? Will A Quiet Place Part II be nominated in VFX? Where in Connecticut didn’t the Warrens visit in The Conjuring 3? It’s all here in this massive catch up ORC.
As always, we want to hear your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
2 Mike 2 Furious begins with our reviews of the first three movies in the Fast and Furious franchise. It’s all spoiler filled, because it should be, and it’s all done through a fun format including our takes on who’s fastest and most furious.
What Is This Episode/Series? - Top of Show . 2 MIKE, 2 FURIOUS: . Fast 1 (2001): Describe the Plot Poorly - 5:13 Who’s Fastest/Most Furious? - 7:46 Rate the Ridiculousness - 16:37 Add Someone To Improve This - 20:36 Highest Unintentional Comedy - 23:15 Legitimate Highlight/What Merits a Sequel - 26:00 If This Actually Happened IRL… - 28:16 . 2 Fast, 2 Furious (2003): Describe the Plot Poorly - 32:20 Who’s Fastest/Most Furious? - 34:10 Rate the Ridiculousness - 40:40 Add Someone To Improve This - 43:45 Highest Unintentional Comedy - 45:06 Legitimate Highlight/What Merits a Sequel - 48:40 If This Actually Happened IRL… - 52:20 . Tokyo Drift (2006): Describe the Plot Poorly - 53:30 Who’s Fastest/Most Furious? - 55:30 Rate the Ridiculousness - 1:02:54 Add Someone To Improve This - 1:04:02 Highest Unintentional Comedy - 1:08:00 Legitimate Highlight/What Merits a Sequel - 1:11:16 If This Actually Happened IRL… - 1:12:08 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:14:30 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:15:52
We make each other laugh early and often in this debut episode of our newest miniseries, 2 Mike 2 Furious, and as promised, this is our long awaited indulgence in what will be a very short Oscars offseason. But my god, was it necessary.
Mike 1 is welcomed back after a short hiatus, and without missing a beat, we return to all our usual, glorious nonsense. We describe each plot poorly, ask ourselves who’s fastest and most furious, we rate the ridiculousness, add hypothetical characters, and we rejoice in all of the legitimate and illegitimate highlights of each Fast and Furious movie. Oh, and we end each spoiler filled review with questions about what if this plot actually happened and all the cool things that merited so many sequels.
If you enjoyed this series, do check out previous playlists covering James Bond, Joker & Batman, Pixar, the Halloween franchise, the Conjuring films, and of course, our very first Oscars offseason series on the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
This Oscars offseason won’t last long as In The Heights hits theaters soon for what will be our first Oscars Profile Movie Review of the new year. Otherwise, we’ll be covering all of the buzz from the spring film festivals. So if you’re ready to turn the page to the next awards season, check out our latest 3 episode 2021 Oscars Year In Preview series featuring Amanda of Swell Entertainment, listen to our last show covering the Streaming Wars w/ Andrew of The NOMcast, and do stay tuned for plenty of Oscar Race Checkpoints to come.
As always, we want to hear your thoughts on anything fast or furious. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
The NOMcast’s Andrew Morgan and Also Mike discuss where we’re at with the Streaming Wars after several mergers, acquisitions, and content deals amongst entertainment industry giants.
In this Streaming Wars MMO / NOMcast crossover special, we begin with our analysis of all the latest news. MGM sold to Amazon, Time Warner spun off from AT&T with Discovery, and Sony made pacts with both Disney and Netflix this spring. So as we break down how these deals could change the landscape, we further the conversation by comparing the current offerings and numbers of all the streamers.
Then it’s time for the speculation. Should Netflix merge with a media conglomerate or acquire a Hollywood movie studio? And if so, which studios might be available? And which studio should they buy? We cite several pieces from The Entertainment Strategy Guy at the website, What’s On Netflix, and we also do some further research to discuss and decide what we’d do and when / if we’d do it for the last 45 minutes of this episode.
As always, do make sure you all subscribe to The NOMcast, the Netflix Original Movie podcast and follow Andrew on all social media. He’s at nomcastpod at his website, and on Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram. You can also follow Andrew Morgan on Twitter at jokesondrew.
Otherwise, make sure to tell us at MMO what you speculate will happen in the streaming wars. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
We predict the 2022 Oscars in 7 of the major categories including Picture, Director, the 4 acting, and Animated Feature, and yes, indeed, we’re 100% accurate yet again.
What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . THE 100% ACCURATE 2022 OSCAR PREDICTIONS: Animated Feature: The Field - 3:03 The Noms + Winner - 6:10 . Supporting Actress: The Field - 14:29 The Noms + Winner - 24:30 . Supporting Actor: The Field - 36:07 The Noms + Winner - 44:09 . Lead Actor: The Field - 51:25 The Noms + Winner - 56:30 . Lead Actress: The Field - 1:02:35 The Noms + Winner - 1:07:37 . Best Director: The Field - 1:14:13 The Noms + Winner - .1:15:18 . Best Picture - 1:21:14 . .. Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:34:25 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:35:34
One of the highlights of our every year is turning the page with this Year In Preview miniseries. This year, we dove into 3 large episodes over 2 weeks of programming, and once again, we are rejuvenated and reinvigorated by this new slate. In episode 1, we researched all of the potential awards worthy films from all of the studios and streamers. Then we brought in a familiar guest in Amanda of Swell Entertainment to talk about the top 10 films we’re worried about in 2021 before making our picks here.
Look, much like the kids at Professor Xavier’s school, we don’t really know how our powers work. Are we 100% accurate in combination? Is it like a prophecy from myth and legend? Or do we just be 100% accurate in our predictions each film year as long as nobody goes back to check our work from the previous one? This is for scholars to debate, and for you to ignore. Just sit back, relax, and get yourself previewed for this next slate of new films. After a year like the last one, we all could use a bunch of boisterous buzzy titles to enjoy.
As always, we want to hear your thoughts on the upcoming awards season, and we’d love to know all your way too early picks. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
We go down the well with Swell to discuss the films we’re worried about in 2021. These films could still be great, and throughout this chat, we often mention how we’re holding out hope for them all. But we cannot help but air our concerns.
What Is This Episode? - Top of Show Introducing Amanda of Swell Entertainment! . DOWN THE WELL WITH SWELL: 10 2021 MOVIES THAT WORRY US: Cruella - 3:38 Three Thousand Years of Longing - 13:04 The Last Duel - 22:04 Old - 30:01 Being The Ricardos 39:20 Luca - 47:38 Clifford The Big Red Dog - 56:10 Spencer - 1:08:40 The Many Saints of Newark - 1:16:25 West Side Story - 1:24:00 . . Where To Find Amanda’s/Our Work/LEAVE US ALL 5* REVIEW! - 1:33:50 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:34:55
Make sure to follow Amanda at luvu2golka on Twitter and Instagram, and if you’re somehow not watching all her videos, do subscribe to Swell Entertainment on Youtube. She reviews everything from film & television to pillows and coffee, and she covers the controversies and production backstories of many of the biggest entertainments of the year. All that, plus a bunch of stuff about tiktok that neither of us pretends to understand, but follow anyway.
The 2021 film slate is robust with buzzy titles, and they’ll be released throughout the calendar year. But as connoisseurs of all qualities of cinema, great and terrible, we cannot help but wonder which films will disappoint and which others will pleasantly surprise. There are discussions of spring and summer properties like Disney’s Cruella, Pixar’s Luca, and M. Night Shyamalan’s Old. We discuss potential Oscar films like Three Thousand Years of Longing, The Last Duel, Spencer, Being The Ricardos, The Many Saints of Newark, and West Side Story. Plus, Swell finally brings the hammer of logic down on those tall tales of a humongous red dog. Whoever’s not presenting a film has the option to play devil’s advocate, and we often make strong arguments in favor of these films as well. But if one thing’s for sure, regardless of the quality of film, they’ll all be must-see viewing experiences this year.
As always, we want to hear your thoughts and whether or not you’re worried or stoked for these films. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
After opening with an unsympathetic eulogy for the HFPA, we begin our three part Year In Preview miniseries with a long look at the entire 2021 film slate of potential awards contenders.
What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . THE GOLDEN GLOBES ARE DEAD - :52 . 2021 YEAR IN PREVIEW PART 1: THE PICTURES Netflix - 6:12 (Don’t Look Up; The Guilty; The Power of the Dog; Judd Apatow; More!) . Amazon Prime - 20:36 (Being the Ricardos; Clooney; Affleck; Shoshanna; Cinderella; etc) . Apple TV+ - 30:48 (Coda; Glenn Close w/ Mahershala + Naomie Harris; Scorsese + Leo; Tetris…yes….Tetris.) . WB/HBO Max - 38:20 (In the Heights; King Richard; Dune; Clint Eastwood; Florence Pugh; etc) . DISNEY: 20th Century - 49:05 (David O Russell; The Last Duel; Ana De Armas) Pixar/Disney Animated - 55:17 (Raya; Luca; Encanto) MCU - 56:24 Searchlight - 57:03 (French Dispatch; Jessica Chastain; Nightmare Alley; Whodunnits; etc) . Columbia/Paramount - 1:00:12 (Denzel; Seyfried + Giamatti; Quiet Place 2; Tom Cruise; Jackass 4; etc) . Universal + Focus - 1:04:54 (Halloween Kills; Dear Evan Hansen; Wicked; COVID Movie; Last Night in SoHo; Robert Eggers) . MGM/UA - 1:18:36 (House of Gucci; Bond; PTA; 3000 Years of Longing; etc) . Lionsgate/A24/Neon - 1:23:46 (Olivia Colman; The Green Knight; Joaquin; Tilda Swinton; Nic Cage: Oregonian Truffle Hunter; AlsoMike’s number 1 Film of 2021 Thus Far) , IFC/Others - 1:28:21 (Funny Face; Blonkamp; Beta Test; Christopher Guest’s Descendants) . . Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:30:33 Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:32:10
We begin with an unsympathetic, unsurprised look at the recent demise of the HFPA and at how the Golden Globes might not kick off this upcoming 2021-22 awards season. But even though there’s uncertainty in what’s to come, we rejoice in how this organization is finally being held accountable.
The rest of the episode is a celebration of how many movies we should all get excited about for the next 6-8 months. We got studio by studio, slate by slate, and yes, film by film to discuss all of the potential awards level movies for next year’s Oscar race.
For the last 3 years at least, we’ve incorporated 2 episodes in each new Year In Preview Series, what Mike and I call “The Pictures” and “The Picks.” This, of course, is our episode on “The Pictures,” where we enjoy around a hundred snapshot previews of all the potential contenders for the upcoming films 94th Academy Awards. It’s a way to get familiar with a lot of upcoming films, and it’s a crash course along with our next two installments in this Year In Preview series.
As always, we want to hear your thoughts on which studio boasts the strongest awards slate. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
It’s our annual film year awards show - The Mike, Mike, And Oscars! (We’re not good at naming things). Look, this year was lonnngggg. So we refused to follow the usual MMO’s format and just had as much fun with this homemade awards show as possible.
What Is This Episode? - Top of Show And Why This is a Different MMO Awards Show . THE ’20/21 MIKE MIKE AND OSCARS: 2020 Film That Hailed The Covid Times - 3:20 2020 Title to Make the Most Jokes Off - 5:17 2020 Film Malcom and Marie Should Argue About - 7:20 Best/Worst 2020 Movie Title - 9:23
FILM FOOD CATEGORIES - 11:18 . FILM FRIENDS CATEGORIES - 16:00 . Serious Question 1 - 19:23 . PARTY CATEGORIES - 22:!5 . 2020 FILM MYSTERY DETECTIVE - 27:27 . Place Most/Least Like to Visit - 28:49 Best RoadTrip Character - 30:10 Categories Where AlsoMike Does Accents - 32:35 Kids You Least Want In Class - 37:18 Scariest IRL - 39:04 Schkeeviest Thing From a 2020 Film - 41:38 . MORE SERIOUS CATEGORIES: Best Body Of Work In 2020 (Other Than Chadwick) - 45:33 Biggest Awards Season Breakout - 50:02 Who Deserved More Awards This Season - 53:15 Horse. Movies. - 59:05 The Movie Most Better Than Its Critic Reviews - 1:00:00 Guiltiest Pleasure - 1:01:07 Some AlsoMike Specials - 1:03:21 Best Ending of 2020 - 1:07:14 Film Twitter Champion - 1:09:06 Film You’ll Remember Being “of 2020” - 1:10:01 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:14:15 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:15:20
Like I said, we got weird with this. To prove it, here are some of the categories - Film That Hailed The Apocalypse, Movie Title We’d Like To Make Inappropriate Jokes About Most, Film We’d Like Malcolm & Marie To Argue About Next, and those are just the first 3.
This is not and could not be the usual MMOs format of us picking the Oscar categories ourselves. That is fun in most years, but doing it AFTER the actual 93rd’s was a total non-starter. We also didn’t want to force our audience to write the show for similar reasons. So this was something we had to tackle ourselves, and if the non-stop laugh riot giggle fit of a recording session is any indication, it went about as well as we could have hoped. Bottom Line: we had a lot of fun, and these 2020/21 Mike, Mike, and Oscars were a therapeutic way to FINALLY bring the past film year to a close.
If you enjoyed this episode, do check out our “MMO-Made Awards Shows” playlist on Soundcloud. There, you can find all 18 of our homemade award show podcasts including the MMOs, The Scaries, and themed shows for each of our series from the MCU to David Fincher films.
We’re also very proud of this past awards season of MMO. We welcomed new guests like Jazz Tangcay, Adnan Virk, and the guys from Is It Worth It, and we welcomed back returning guests like Amanda of Swell Entertainment, Izzy of Be Kind Rewind, Erick Weber of Awards Ace, Ryan McQuade of InSession Film, and Scott Feinberg of THR. We also kept up our Mike and Mike solo show reps from tons of Oscar Race Checkpoints, OSP Movie Reviews, and so many other series and themed episodes.
Last but not least, we cannot bring the 2020/21 film year to a close without thanking you. As we said at the end of the past few shows, we’re so very grateful to have your ears a few times every week to talk movies. 2020 may have sucked, but the podcast, as ever, has been a joy, and we couldn’t and wouldn’t do it without all of you. So thanks again.
Otherwise, and as always, we want to know what you think. Tell us about your 2020/21 Film Year Awards. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
Ryan McQuade gets the spotlight as we interview him about the 2020/21 Oscar Fallout, and all the stories that have lingered beyond the clunky ending to our film year.
What is This Show? - Top of Episode Introducing Ryan McQuade of InSession Film! . OSCARS FALLOUT QUESTIONS: Ryan Wants a Host Next Year - 3:16 …But Whom? - 8:40 Ryan Ranks His 2020 BP Films - 11:13 Hopkins Deserves Better - 20:51 Did Nomadland Hit 50%? - 30:54 Power Ranking 2020’s BP Race - 36:20 Ryan Gives Us Theatrical Hope for the Future - 44:24 . . Your Homework/Our/Ryan’s Socials - 49:32 What’s Next For MMO - 51:37
Follow Ryan McQuade at ryanmcquade77 on Twitter. Listen to him on the InSession Film Podcast feed where he hosts Chasing The Gold and Extra Film and as one of the cohosts at Busting The Block, covering the most expensive films ever made with Kevin L. Lee. Then you can read his work at InSession Film, Awards Watch, Awards Radar, and Film Speak.
Ryan is certainly one of the most prolific Oscar pundits in the business, we featured him on both our Quarter 1 and Fall Oscar specials, and we certainly enjoyed our latest crossover with him after the 93rd Academy Awards, where we also made our 3rd appearance on Chasing The Gold at InSession Film.
In fact, we completed our conversation that we started on CTG with this episode. Ryan discusses what he teased in terms of an Oscars host, who could handle the job, and why a host would have improved this past broadcast. We also read into the voting and power rank how we think the Best Pictures were ultimately viewed by the Academy before we close with some burning questions about Anthony Hopkins, Nomadland, and the future of movie theaters.
We thank Ryan once again, and we thank all of you for what was yet another terrific season for MMO. As always we want to hear your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
My god, we gotta talk about that ending. So yes, we begin with the end and break it down from all angles. Then we can go back to our usual recapping of all the highs & lows, wins & snubs, and do what we love to do - react to the Academy Awards.
WTF HAPPENED!?!? - Top of Show . THE GUT PUNCH AND CRUELTY: No Seriously, WTF Happened? - 2:40 A Film Twitter Awards Show - 7:44 “An Unmitigated Disaster” - 12:05 . OSCARS 2021 SHOW RECAP + REACTIONS: Red Carpet/Pre Show or Doom Wears Gold - 25:15 Theaters? Anyone? Theaters? - 30:00 Regina Owns the Show Opening - 31:50 Kaluuya and Vinterberg Have Great Speeches - 36:50 West Side Worry - 40:51 Ceilings Getting Shattered All Night Long - 42:15 Humanitarian Award Presentation #1 - 44:34 Directing is Inevitable, and a Red Flag - 46:08 We Are Dumb - 48:40 Doc Categories Have Surprises - 53:11 Tenet Wins an Oscar - 56:56 Youn: My Grandmother - 58:40 Mank Surprises w/ 2 Wins - 1:01:10 Pazuzu + The Trial of the Chicago 0 - 1:02:40 Tyler Perry is an Actual Angel - 1:06:03 Musical Categories Have Gargoyles + Shocks - 1:08:08 Glenn Close Moves Da Butt - 1:11:11 In Memoriam Starts an Outrage Train w/ No End - 1:15:08 . FINAL TALLY BY STUDIO AND FILM - 1:19:55 . . THANK YOU!!!!!/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:23:30 Film-Year-Ending Words of Wisdom - 1:26:35
The 2020 Awards Season has finally ended. We’ve reviewed all the contenders, covered all the news, interviewed a host of talented guests, and we even enjoyed a few side series or 7. But never, in a million years could we have guessed that the year we just lived would end like THIS.
It’s truly an unprecedented Oscars, and we break down that finale for the first 25 minutes before we can get back to our regularly scheduled programming. The task of parsing through what they intended and what we all experienced is not something new to us film critics. But we certainly never felt this conflicted after an Oscars broadcast, and we must work through the roller coaster of emotions we all felt from this ceremony. Afterwards, we can get back to doing what we do here at MMO, and that’s a recap of all the highs, lows, wins, and losses from the 93rd Academy Awards.
Otherwise, we need to thank YOU for making this such a special year and awards season here at MMO. We could not have gotten through this pandemic with our sanity intact without all of you, and we hope you’ll join us for another awards season that’ll begin, well, almost immediately.
We’ll bring this year to a final close after our next two episodes - Oscars Fallout w/ Ryan McQuade and The 2020 Mike, Mike, and Oscars: our annual homemade year end awards show. We promise to ask all of our burning questions to our returning guest in Mr. McQuade, and then as promised, we’ll get very very weird with this year’s MMO’s to celebrate all our favorite things about the apocalypse we just survived.
As always, we want to know your thoughts and reactions to this year’s Oscars. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
What is This Show? - Top of Episode . INDY SPIRIT AWARDS RECAP: As a Show…Wow… - 2:50 Special Presentations + Speeches - 11:06 Nomadland Keeps Rolling/Oscar Crossovers - 14:20 Any Worry for Chadwick? - 17:53 Carrie to the Finish? - 21:17 Crip Camp Claims Doc - 25:57 . BETTING LINE MOVEMENT: Favorites Getting Heavier - 28:00 Favorites Getting Lighter - 31:32 Editing is a Dead Heat - 35:40 Is Nomadland Slipping in Cinematog? - 37:43 A Changed AlsoMike Pick? - 38:35 WTF is w/ The Best Picture Movement? - 41:55 Are We Even Rooting for Upsets? - 45:15 . REVIEWING THE LIVE ACTION SHORT NOMS: The Present - 49:00 Feeling Through - 51:03 Two Distant Strangers - 53:22 White Eye - 56:01 The Letter Room - 57:17 . OFFICIAL PREDICTION PICK CHANGES - 59:11 . Your Homework/Our Socials - 1:00:48 What’s Next For MMO - 1:02:00
What is This Episode? - Top of Show Introducing Scott Feinberg of The Hollywood Reporter! . THE FEINBERG FINAL OSCARS PREVIEW: . Best Picture Questions: Who’s Winning Best Picture? - 4:55 Adapting the Forecast in COVID - 8:00 Why Nomadland Looks So Good All Over - 10:45 Which Category Could Indicate A BP Shock? - 13:50 , The Awards Industry at Large: A New Normal For FYCs - 17:45 Awesome Interviewing 101 - 20:09 . The Big Stuff: BAFTAs, HFPA, and Systemic Oppression - 23:50 What Awards Season’s Future Could Look Like - 32:15 This Year’s Oscars: Masks, Format, Vaccines, and More - 37:30 . Category Questions: Breaking Down Lead Actress - 41:04 Documentary Features - WTF? - 45:40 . . . Where To Find Scott’s Work/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 51:40 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 52:26
What is This Show? - Top of Episode . OFFICIAL MMO OSCAR PREDICTIONS: . The Big 8: Best Picture - 2:35 Best Director - 10:16 Lead Actor - 12:55 Lead Actress - 16:30 Supporting Actor - 31:45 Supporting Actress - 34:28 Original Screenplay - 42:32 Adapted Screenplay - 46:49 . The Rest of the Field: Animated + International Features - 54:08 Doc Feature - 57:12 The Shorts - 1:01:15 Musical Categories - 1:07:28 Sound + Production Design - 1:13:45 Cinematography - 1:17:57 Hair and Makeup + Costume Design - 1:22:10 Film Editing - 1:26:10 VFX - 1:30:27 . Your Homework/Our Socials - 1:33:07 What’s Next For MMO - 1:34:05
What is This Episode? - Top of Show Introducing Jazz Tangcay of Variety! . JAZZ’S ORIGINS: Working at Variety in a Pandemic Awards Year - 4:22 The Hardest Working Woman in Showbiz - 7:00 Starting in the Trades + Jazz’s Interviewing Acumen - 9:26 . DESIGN CATEGORIES W/ JAZZ: Set Photos As Oscars Hype Bait - 16:17 The Drastic Improvement of Make Up and Hair - 20:30 Racial Representation in the Design Categories - 24:17 Is Ma Rainey’s Design Sweep Inevitable? - 28:15 How Did Ma Rainey’s Miss Best Picture? - 35:00 Mank’s Production Design/VFX Credit Splie - 37:00 Who Wins VFX? - 40:20 ORIGINAL SONG PERFORMANCES BRAKING NEWS - 41:30 Netflix As a Below the Line Champion - 44:40 . . . Where To Find Jazz’s Work/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 48:55 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 50:12
What is This Episode? - Top of Show Introducing Erick Weber of AwardsAce.com! . BEST PICTURE CATEGORY REVIEW W/ ERICK WEBER: When AwardsAce Starts Oscars ’22 - 4:15 Sunset Circle Awards + What Movie Started It - 6:37 (Pus: The Oscars Predictive Element of Sunset) . The Leader: Can Nomadland’s Resume Be Minimalized? - 10:04 The Amazon Scandal - 12:25 Making Sense of Nomadland’s Imperfect Resume - 16:30 Why Has Nomadland Resonated w/ So Many? - 19:30 Does This Get to Preferential Ballots? - 23:08 (and Did Parasite?) , The Competition: The Trial of the Chicago Problems - 26:30 Erick’s Awards Advice for Netflix - 30:25 Erick’s Upset Pick Between PYW + Minari - 36:24 What’s Judas’ Best Night? - 39:23 Spreading The Wins All Over - 42:40 . THE MIKES RANK THE BP NOMS: The Trial of Both Mikes’ #8 - 48:43
7s - #4s - 52:35
Top 3s - 1:01:45 . . Where To Find Erick’s Work/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:06:40 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:0:13
We recap the surprisingly enjoyable 2021 BAFTAs for the first 45 minutes and then review the Animated Shorts in this latest episode Oscar Race Checkpoint.
What is This Episode? - Top of Show . BAFTAs 2021 RECAP + REACTIONS: The Best TV Awards Show Yet - 1:50 . Kaluuya Finishes the Precursor Sweep - 10:40 Hopkins Upsets Boseman, and It Means… - 11:40 Lead Actress is Officially a Many Headed Beast - 19:19 Yoon Takes Hold of Supporting Actress - 25:33 Other “Upsets” + Close Races - 28:48 . Overall Tallies + Nomadland’s Strength - 36:45 Trial Having Tribulations - 46:05 . ANIMATED SHORTS RECAP: Burrow - 48:07 Genius Loci - 49:09 Opera - 51:10 If Anything Happens, I Love You - 52:48 Yes People - 54:50 . . More After Outro! - 56:36 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 57:27 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 58:04 . ADAPTED SCREENPLAY BREAKDOWN - 59:30 . The Rank: 5s - 1:08:30 4s - 1:12:11 3s - 1:13:20 2s - 1:14:30 1s - 1:18:30
The 2021 BAFTAs put on the best precursor awards show of the season thus far, and we open with some positive thoughts on the broadcast. Then we dive into the acting categories before rolling up and down the card to bring you all up to date on which races are heating up. Our recap certainly breaks for all the highs and lows. But as we’ve become accustomed to do, we also update you on gambling lines, include crossover stats, and as always, we tally up all the wins and losses film by film. Since it’s the last precursor of the season, it’s a big one, and if you’re coming back to this episode after the Oscars (it proved to be quite predictive).
Otherwise, we finish with a review of the Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts, and what a collection of films this is. You have artsy films that we have tweeted about snarkily in recent days. You have an adorable film on Disney Plus, a terribly sad film on Netflix, a rewarding think piece from South Korea, and a sweet and funny short from Iceland. So we hope you enjoy the mix as much as we did, and we encourage you to check them out.
As always, we want to hear your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
Izzy of Be Kind Rewind returns to break down the battle royale that is Best Actress. Has she ever seen a race this close? Who delivered her favorite performances? This race has been our favorite all year, and we’re thrilled to have Isabel C back on MMO to discuss.
What Is This Episode? - Top of Show Introducing Izzy of Be Kind Rewind! . 2021 LEAD ACTRESS CATEGORY REVIEW W/ IZZY: Where Do You Start To Approach This Category? - 4:22 Why The Viola Sagging Off Of SAGs? - 8:07 Izzy Schools Everyone on “Category Fraud” - 10:30 Izzy’s Bettin’ Corner - 14:26 Which BAFTA Outcomes Make The Most Noise? - 16:55 What Happened to Andra Day’s Momentum? - 20:40 Lone Noms Carrying Their Films - 23:55 Who’s Izzy’s Number 1 - 27:00 . HOLLYWOOD AND THE ACTRESS CATEGORIES AT LARGE W/ IZZY: The Academy as Gatekeepers for Awarding Actress Roles - 28:46 Crystallizing the Good of Promising Young Woman - 31:58 The Big Awards and Equality Question - 37:25 . THE MIKES RANK THE FIELD: Snubs - 45:55 The Rank - 48:38 . . Where To Find Izzy’s Work/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 58:22 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 59:41
Make sure you all subscribe to Be Kind Rewind on Youtube. It’s certainly one of our favorite channels, and turn on her notifications because her videos are appointment viewing for all film fans. Of course, you can follow her on Twitter and Instagram, and you should also support her work on Patreon. If anyone deserves our support, it’s Izzy.
Bottom line: for the second year in a row, Izzy delivered one of our absolute favorite episodes of MMO. She has an encyclopedic knowledge of the Oscars and this Best Actress category in particular. She may preface the episode with the fact that she’s not as locked in as usual, but don’t let her modesty fool you. Izzy knocks us out once again with all her takes, and if you’re listening after the Oscars (spoiler alert), she winds up being right.
Now we truly dive into the twists and turns of this unprecedentedly tight race. But we also bookend the episode with questions about how and why she creates content for Be Kind Rewind and where she sees the industry trending and turning. The answers, as always, may surprise you.
We otherwise finish the episode with our snubs and top 5’s in the Lead Actress category of 2020/21. This is our annual tradition, and we’ve certainly built up to it for long enough. So after changing our rankings for what seems like a thousand times throughout this closest of races, we finalize our performance 5’s in this final countdown.
As always, we want to hear your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
We recap the SAG Happy Hour Awards Show, and then we review the documentary short subject nominated films. It’s a major Oscar Race Checkpoint for the first 40 minutes before we’re surprised by how much we liked the first set of shorts.
What is This Episode? - Top of Show . SAG AWARDS 2021 RECAP + REACTIONS: Stars! They’re Just Like, Bleh - 2:40 One Hour vs Zoom Show - 6:55 TV and Stunt Winners - 9:01 . Kaluuya Locks Up Supporting Actor - 11:03 A Favorite Forms in Supporting Actress - 16:30 Chadwick Wins Lead Again - 22:23 Viola Wins, Puts Category Into Mayhem - 25:12 (The Worst Ma Rainey’s Will Do @ Oscars Is… - 38:00) Chicago 7 Wins Ensemble, Does It Matter for BP? - 39:13 . REVIEWING THE DOC SHORT NOMINEES: A Love Song for Latasha - 49:14 Do Not Split - 52:45 Hunger Ward - 57:12 Colette - 59:16 A Concerto is a Conversation - 1:02:12 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:06:11 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:07:21
The Screen Actors Guild opted for an hour long Awards Show overstuffed with celebrity “actOR” interviews about uh… well… nothing. Dame Helen Mirren saw a bear in the woods. Yay. So we reviewed the actual SAG broadcast and summarized the TV and Stunt award sections for the first 10 minutes.
Then we dive into the 5 big categories that’ll potentially affect the Oscars. Should we lock the supporting actor trophy after Daniel Kaluuya continued his sweep? How formidable did Yuh-jung Youn become after winning supporting actress? And how many words will we need to eat (sigh) about the lead categories? Relive this pivotal step in how we’ll project these acting categories before we dive into another big chat about Best Picture with how the SAG Ensemble Award has factored in statistically and historically, especially in recent years.
Before we finish this Oscar Race Checkpoint, we need to begin our reviews of the Short Subjects, and today, we tackle the Documentary Shorts. It’s an unusually rewarding field of 5 films, and we do have a lot of praise to give. So do check them out.
Otherwise, and as always, we want to hear your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
We break down the Supporting Actress category with Amanda of Swell Entertainment. We have Close vs Colman II, Maria Bakalova’s comedic genius, Amanda Seydfried memorable Mank moments, and Youn Yuh-jung’s momentum to talk about and celebrate in this category review.
What is This Episode? - Top of Show Introducing Amanda of Swell Entertainment! . SUPPORTING ACTRESS W/ AMANDA SWELL: She Ended Armie’s Career - 4:20 . Maria Bakalova Why She’ll Win - 5:25 Why She’ll Lose - 15:30 . Glenn Close: Why She’ll Win - 23:40 Why She’ll Lose - 34:44 (aka Where the Wheels Totally Fall Off) . Olivia Colman: Why She’ll Win - 43:28 Why She’ll Lose - 50:25 . Amanda Seyfried: Why She’ll Win - 54:22 Why She’ll Lose - 1:00:06 . Yuh-Jung Yoon: Why She’ll Win - 1:08:10 Why She’ll Lose - 1:14:45 **MID MOVIE MINARI SPOILERS AT 1:13-1:15 . Ranking the Noms - 1:19:37 , Quick Look At Snubs - 1:29:00 . . Where To Find Amanda’s Work/LEAVE US A 5 REVIEW! - 1:32:13 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:33:19
Make sure you follow Amanda at luvu2golka on Instagram and Twitter, and if for some crazy reason you’re not, do subscribe to her channel at Swell Entertainment on Youtube. She’s got reviews of streaming services, films, tv series, products, live events, and many of which, so we don’t have to. She’s a check on influencers, she’s an honest voice in this dishonest internet world, and she’s our hero.
So as usual, we had a blast talking with Amanda of Swell Entertainment. She returns to the show for a fourth time after reviews of Rebecca & The New Mutants, and after our special Top 5 episode, Film Sets From Hell with Swell, where we discussed all our favorite production stories from Hollywood lore. You can now check out all 4 of these shows on our Soundcloud feed under The Swell Playlist.
As for this episode, we begin our 2021 Oscar Category Overview Series with a deep dive into one of the tighter races, Supporting Actress, and the format is simple. We make arguments for and against each of the nominees - why they should win, and how they could lose. This format shouldn’t necessarily lead to a full on Mike 1 meltdown. But then again, if you’ve been listening of late, you’re also not surprised. Glenn Close vs Olivia Colman has once again brought out the absolute best of the worst in both Mikes. Though luckily for us, Amanda is here to keep us in check.
Don’t forget to let us know what you think. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
We must declare some Oscar winning locks before discussing all of the closer races. So what does Vegas have to say? Can we weaponize their gamlbing odds in our arguments? Who is on the sweep? And do you even agree with us? It’s an Oscar Locks special for 2021.
What is This Episode? - Top of Show . BEST DIRECTOR: Zhao Is Running Away - 2:40 The Odds + The Resume - 4:16 Strength in Other Categories - 8:14 Nitpicks - 13:56 Who Could Possibly? - 17:16 . LEAD ACTOR: Boseman’s Odds - 20:24 And He’s Streaking - 21:04 History Backs Him - 22:48 Moment Meets Narrative - 25:14 Who Could Possibly? - 29:19 . LOCKS, NOTS, AND UPDATES: Animated Feature - 33:20 Original Score - 34:54 BP, Acting Cats, + Something About Sacha - 38:02 Screenplay, Sound Categories - 43:29 International Feature - 46:08 The Rest - 47:30 . Where To Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 49:18 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 50:04
Our annual Oscar Category series is about to begin. But before we bring in all our guests, we must analyze which winners may already be locked into being “sure things.” So we use the updated gambling odds, we recap how awards season has built consensus, and unlike the past, we have declared some early Oscar winning locks.
Best Director has been dominated all season by Chloe Zhao. We discuss her resume, analyze the betting, poll the punditry, quote some stats, and we dive into another big discussion on why Nomadland seems to be an awards juggernaut this season, much of it coming from the fact that Chloe Zhao has a lock on Best Director.
Then we must pivot to Lead Actor. It’s certainly one of the better 5’s in a while. But atop the field, there’s been one undeniable performance. So again, we analyze the numbers coming from Vegas, we discuss how the season has deservedly paid tribute to Chadwick Boseman.
Finally, we cannot finish this episode without looking at the rest of the card. So from Best Picture through to Best Sound, we discuss all of the betting favorites and whether or not we’re comfortable declaring them as locks or not. The Mikes will disagree a bit in this segment. But yes, there are a few spots where we pull out our keys.
As always, we wanna know what you think. Do you agree with the categories we’ve locked? Would you lock others? Let us know. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
Craig Fields of Is It Worth It? The Film Review Podcast joins Also Mike for a massive movie review of The Snyder Cut, aka, Zach Snyder’s Justice League. This is NOT the review you’ve been hearing from most critics.
What is This Episode? - Top of Show Welcoming Craig of the Is It Worth It Pod! . THE SNYDER CUT NONSPOILER REVIEW: Critical Reception/Teasing Reviews - 4:37 Personal Histories w/ the Source Material - 8:29 Why Snyder Left- 12:12
ReleaseTheSnyderCut Bullying - 16:10
How Much Does This Help MAX? - 18:14 The Making Of Documentary - 24:23 How To Watch A 4 Hour Film - 28:24 Spoiler-Free Highlights - 31:40 …and Lowlights - 35:00 Where to Find Is It Worth It? - 37:07 . SPOILER WARNING - 37:46 . THE SNYDER CUT SPOILER REVIEW: Polarizing Epilogue - 39:30 Layered Conflict - 43:33 Weaving the Tapestry…Or Not - 45:06 Waking Up On The Wrong Side of a Super Bed - 50:40 Always Leave Them Wanting… - 57:05 Slow Ride - 59:15 Running Down The Low-Lows - 1:02:14 Track Lessons w/ The Flash - 1:05:00 And The Beat Goes On - 1:08:10 Bests; Amazingly - 1:12:09 . Craig’s Summary - 1:19:53 . Where To Find Craig’s Work/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:20:52 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:21:18
Make sure you guys check out Is It Worth It? The Film Review Podcast, where today’s guest host, Craig Fields and last episode’s guest, David Long partner up with a team of wonderful podcasters and film critics to help listeners decide what’s worth watching in any given week. You can find them isitworthitpodcast.com, and you can follow them at FilmIsWorthIt, IamCrag, and 1DavidLong on Twitter.
David is also the host of their Is It Worth It side series, Road to the Oscars, where I, Also Mike, was their most recent guest for an incredibly fun and in-depth Oscars Nomination reaction show special. Plus, you can also go back to our previous episode where we react to the consequential PGA and WGA awards and analyze their effects on the betting odds.
As for this episode, Craig and Also Mike take the dive into Zach Snyder’s Justice League. We may slow play the harsh criticism and save most of that until our spoiler section, and much of the reason for that is how many of our friends, relatives, and fellow film critics love this movie. We love and respect and will continue to value their opinions. HOWEVER… we cannot roll with any of them on this film. Sorry. But we are not sorry.
Hopefully, our points are made… eventually. Hopefully, our relationships are strong enough to survive polarized opinions… on this one movie. And hopefully, all our listeners subscribe to Is It Worth It? The Film Review Podcast after loving… or maybe even loving to hate this a Mike’s opinion in this episode. We’re not trying to be talk radio for movie fans, in a podcast, just so we can share the same opinions with everybody else. That would be disingenuous of us, and it’s certainly not within our DNA at MMO or ISWI.
But here’s hoping we can all keep the discussion going. Feel free to let us know your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
PGA & WGA winners impact the Oscars race, and David Long lends his gambling expertise to help us break down the new betting lines for 5 major categories including Best Picture, Original & Adapted Screenplay, + Animated & Documentary Feature.
What is This Episode? - Top of Show Welcoming David Long of the Is It Worth It Pod!
PGAs IN REVIEW: The PGA Best Picture + What It Means for Oscars - 3:38 All Things Hedging - 10:54 Changing BP Odds After PGAs - 13:23 BAFTA/SAG Odds- 15:48 . Animated Feature - 20:46 Doc Feature - 22:25 . WGAs IN REVIEW: Emerald Fennell Has a Day/OS Crossover Stats - 28:31 David Ranks His Faves - 31:00 Original Screenplay Odds Movements - 33:48 . Adapted Screenplay: Borat Means Business? - 37:36 Adapted Betting Odds - 41:07 Is This Still Nomad’s to Lose? - 43:22 BAFTA Baby Betting Odds, What? + David’s Thoughts - 44:30 What If Nomadland Was WGA Eligible? - 47:50 . Place Your Bets - 49:46 . Where To Find David’s Work/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 51:23 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 54:05
Make sure you guys check out Is It Worth It? The Film Review Podcast, where today’s guest host, David Long and next episode’s guest, Craig Fields partner up with a team of wonderful podcasters and film critics to help listeners decide what’s worth watching in any given week. You can find them isitworthitpodcast.com, and you can follow them at FilmIsWorthIt, 1DavidLong, and IamCrag on Twitter.
David is also the host of their Is It Worth It side series, Road to the Oscars, where I, Also Mike, was their most recent guest for an incredibly fun and in-depth Oscars Nomination reaction show special. Then stay tuned for our next episode, where Craig and I review the massive movie event on HBO MAX, Zach Snyder’s Justice League.
As for this latest episode of Oscar Race Checkpoint, David and I tag teamed a humongous google document of research, stats, and betting odds, all of which we present and discuss in reaction to the recent winners at the Producers and Writers Guilds of America Awards.
Nomadland is looking like a runaway in Best Picture. But we do offer some devil’s advocacy before becoming devils on your shoulders as we analyze the betting. The animated and documentary feature markets will move in opposite directions after Soul and My Octopus Teacher took home PGAs. Then we dissect two intriguing screenplay races, where one newly declared frontrunner gains speed as another may be looking over its shoulder at an unlikely challenger.
Look, we certainly missed Mike 1 during this recording, and we’ll get back into our flow again soon. But both Mike and I are thrilled we could share our feed with David and Craig in what amounted to a glorious dual episode recording. So do be on the lookout for our next episode on The Snyder Cut, and please, check out their show, Is It Worth It?, wherever you get your podcasts.
Otherwise, and as always, we want to hear your thoughts, betting stories, and hunches about these Oscar Races. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
Adnan Virk of Cinephile joins the show to discuss Oscar Nom fallout and why we’re still so pleasantly surprised with these Academy selections.
Introducing Adnan Virk! - Top of Show . OSCAR NOM FALLOUT W/ ADNAN VIRK: Demanding Praise From MMO - 3:31 Why Did The Academy Get Noms Right This Year? - 4:30 Olivia Over Glenn, Again?! - 7:38 Are These Movies Too Niche?/Stacking Up This Awards Year Historically - 9:30 Should Fincher Have Just Gone Full FINCHER! ? - 16:15 Who Can Upset Nomadland? - 18:06 Movies as a Team Game + Fan Toxicity - 20:30 . THE NOMS MAKING HISTORY: Records By Age - 26:00 Preparing for a Chadwick Moment - 29:27 Female History Made Across The Card - 30:40 Racial Equality Representation Records - 33:10 . . Where To Find Adnan’s Work/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 35:25 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 38:13
Adnan Virk’s had more radio & television jobs than Ryan Seacrest. Currently, he’s the host of two of our favorite pods including Cinephile: The Adnan Virk Movie Podcast and The GM Shuffle with Michael Lombardi. He’s on the airwaves via The MLB Network Show on Sirius XM radio, and he’s all over your tv screens for DA ZN, and the MLB & NHL Networks.
We’ve been huge fans of his for years, and it was an absolute thrill to have him on the show. Make sure you all follow at AdnanSVirk and CinephilePod on Twitter, and please subscribe, rate & review his shows on Apple Podcasts or wherever you may listen.
As for this episode, we needed an Oscar Nom fallout show, and our guest has literally won an Emmy for his coverage Oscars fallout. So we don’t hold back any tough questions, whether we’re asking about these nominations or this film year or the industry at large, and Adnan certainly delivers one insightful response after the next.
After our interview, we enjoy one final segment celebrating just how historic and refreshing these nominations truly were, and our thanks go out to the staff at The Hollywood Reporter for summarizing all these stats and milestones in one place.
Otherwise, and as always, we want to hear your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
It’s our annual Oscar Noms morning reaction show, and we break down all of the tallies, surprises, and snubs for the 93rd Academy Awards.
What is This Episode?- Top of Show Recapping MMO’s 2020 Coverage - 1:51 HELP US! - 4:10 . NOM TALLIES BY MOVIE + SNUBS STORYLINES: 3+ Nom Movies: Mank, The Father, Judas, Minari, Nomadland, Sound of Metal - 5:20 Chicago 7, Ma Rainey, Promising Young Woman - 11:20 News of the World, One Night in Miami, Soul - 15:10 . 2 Nom Movies - 18:19 1 Nom Movies + Big Snubs - 19:20 . REACTING TO NOMS BY CATEGORY: Best Picture - 24:03 Best Director - 30:27 Lead Actor - 34:09 Lead Actress - 38:40 Supp Actor - 41:44 (LaKeith!) Supp Actress - 46:10 Adapted Screenplay - 50:32 Original Screenplay - 53:12 Cinematography - 56:19 Costume Design - 58:25 Editing - 59:46 Makeup and Hair - 1:02:10 Original Score/Song - 1:04:16 Production Design - 1:08:00 Sound - 1:09:55 VFX - 1:12:21 Doc/International Feature - 1:14:00 Animated Feature - 1:18:03 The 3 Shorts - 1:19:37 . Studio Nom Tallies - 1:21:44 . . Where To Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:22:52 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:24:23
In what has become an annual tradition, we got comfortable behind the microphones on nomination morning and recorded a massive Oscar Nom reaction show. Yes, it’s a bit raw. Yes, we’re more emotions than statistics in this one. But since we were able to enjoy many more pleasant surprises than painful snubs, it’s perhaps our most celebratory morning of this whole gosh darned pandemic, never mind one of our happier Oscar nom mornings in a long while.
We start with the overall and discuss the film by film tallies. A few favorites overperformed while a few others did not. But we because we spent the past few weeks following this movie by movie format, it was much easier to reference how films did. So that’s your first 20 or so minutes.
Then, as we always do, we go category by category and break down who’s in, who’s out, and who could be winning each of these Oscar races. We spend about 30 minutes with the big 8 categories, and then we spend another half hour with the undercard. But whatever the category, we’re able to reference our predictions and their precursor resumes to give you as full a picture as we can.
Check out our next episode with the Emmy winning Adnan Virk, who helps us dive even deeper into these nominations and how they’ve been received both inside and outside of the industry. Then we’ll have additional guests to analyze all of the best races before Oscars Sunday on April 25th.
As always, we want to hear your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
We correctly predicted over 80% of the eventual Oscar Noms in this episode. Could we have done better? Did we make some dumb mistakes? Can we talk ourselves out of wiser picks? Of course. But we had a huge amount of fun with this humongous conversation.
What is This Episode? - Top of Show . BEST PICTURE NOM PREDICTIONS: The Big Question - 5:00 4 Safe Bets, 2 Questionables - 10:15 …Then What? - 15:10 Nom number 8 vs Nom number 9 - 21:28 Those Who Fall Short - 26:38 . THE BIG 7 + STORYLINES: Director: A Big Name Misses Out - 29:15 Actor: SAG 5 Redux? - 36:55 Actress: You’d Have To Go FAR Outside For An Outsider - 42:41 Supp Actor: From Wrong Pick to Right Way to Honor - 46:55 Supp Actress: Does Anybody Have a Clue? - 54:42 Adapted Screenplay: Nomad, and Then… - 59:36 Original Screenplay: So. Many. Options. - 1:03:08 . THE UNDERCARD CATEGORIES: Cinematography: Follow the ASC Road - 1:07:38 Costume Design: Incredibly Important - 1:10:37 Editing: Zhao On Deck For Oscars History - 1:14:06 Makeup and Hair: History, Hair, and Painted Faces - 1:17:00 Original Score: A Mike, A Mission, A Brand, A Song - 1:19:16 Original Song: The Land of No Frontrunner - 1:21:!2 Production Design: Somehow, Always Foreboding - 1:25:01 Best Sound: A Shocking Omission From a Mike - 1:27:26 VFX: The One and Only I-Vin - 1:30:07 Doc Feature: AlsoMadman - 1:32:50 International Feature: Trend-keepers - 1:35:48 Animated Feature: The ONE Category We Nail! (=possibly) - 1:40:30 . AlsoMike’s Shots Categories Demands - 1:41:44 . . Where To Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:44:58 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:46:11
It’s our annual Oscar Nom predictions show as we discuss 20 of the eventual 23 categories. Yes, we’re proud of doing fairly well this year, only a few percentage points behind some of our favorite pundits and forecasters. But could we’ve done better? Of course. What’s important though, is the conversation, and my god, did we ever have a conversation here.
One Mike leans heavily on the precursor resumes for each potential nominee. So this episode should actually be useful to you and play beyond its typical nomination expiration date. Meanwhile, the other Mike enjoys a variety of strategies including some deep dives into Oscars history, references to Vegas, and his mind is certainly much more open to all the scuttlebutt we’ve been hearing for months. One might even say, he’s put on a tinfoil hat or two. But regardless of who’s making the picks, we cannot help but succumb to the powers of many an Oscars narrative and certainly, to our own movie reviews.
This is perhaps the most researched show of the year, it’s probably our most thorough, and it’s certainly one of our absolute favorites to record. So whether you’re tuning in before or after the nominations or hell, even after the actual awards themselves - relive this awards season with our annual Oscar Nom predictions special.
As always, we want to hear your thoughts and predictions for Oscars Sunday. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
We got noms for the DGA’s and the BAFTA Independent Spirit Awards... Look, we’re actually happy with some of these nominations, happier in fact, than with what we’ve otherwise been getting at other award shows. But this was certainly a major correction at BAFTA.
What is This Episode?/W.T.F?! - Top of Show How These Noms Happened - 2:41 . BEST DIRECTOR (BAFTA + DGA) CATEGORIES: Various Categories + Noms - 8:50 Analysis - 11:15 BAFTA Noms +Snubs - 15:01 . ASSESSING THE REST OF THE BAFTA FIELD: Best Film - 17:31 Best Animated Feature - 22:58 Best Actress - 24:22 Best Actor - 29:58 Supporting Actor - 34:44 Supporting Actress - 39:32 Original Screenplay - 47:27 Adapted Screenplay - 50:36 Cinematography - 53:14 Original Score - 55:06 Editing - 58:12 Production Design - 59:38 Costume Design/Makeup + Hair - 1:01:25 Best Sound - 1:04:50 Visual Effects - 1:06:15 Casting, Best British Film, Best British Debut - 1:07:56 . Where To Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:13:05 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:13:51
Our show begins with a cursory discussion on the new BAFTA voting procedures and how for most categories, they opted for juries instead of widespread branch voting. Then we begin the nom conversations with the Director categories at both the DGA and the BAFTAs.
From there, we do focus on the BAFTAs, and yes, there’s a lot of fun nominations in here to celebrate and enjoy and seek out to view after these noms. But there’s also a lot of weird inside jokes to make about our Mike and Mike movie takes, and we would not be who we are without overindulging in said jokes.
As for the format though, we do go category by category and discuss all of the BAFTA noms with eyes forward to the Oscars. Which noms and snubs will affect the Oscar Noms? Which surprises could potentially impact the eventual Oscar races? We break it all down in this thorough overview.
As always, we want to hear your thoughts on any/ all of these races. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
The 2021 Critics Choice Awards get an MMO review & recap. Plus, we react to the nominations from the Producers Guild of America. So to get it all done, we group our takes going movie by movie to discuss what they’ve won, lost, and how they all may do come Oscar Noms Monday.
What is This Episode? - Top of Show . CRITICS’ CHOICE TV PRESENTATION: Highs - 2:00 Lows/WTFs - 6:09 TV Round Up - 10:00 . CRITICS CHOICE RESULTS/PRODUCERS GUILD NOM REACTIONS: PGA Best Picture Stats/Noms - 11:40 Nomadland - 14:30 Borat 2 - 21:13 (And a WIDE OPEN Supp Actress Race) Soul - 30:25 (incl PGA Animated Feature Noms - 31:25) Trial of the Chicago 7 - 32:33 Sound of Metal - 35:36 Minari - 37:14 Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom - 43:20 Promising Young Woman - 45:36 One Night in Miami - 49:11 Mank - 51:28 Judas and the Black Messiah - 55:57 Snubs - 57:30 . PGA Documentary Noms - 1:02:20 . Where To Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:03:35 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:04:21
We begin with a review of the Critics Choice 2021 Awards broadcast on The CW. There’s some highlights, lowlights, and corny-ass dad joke catastrophes to lament / celebrate(?). But we also genuinely rejoice in some of the winners as we begin the episode with our thoughts on the TV side of things.
Then to discuss all the film awards, we actually decided on a unique organizational format for this particular recap show, and it’s all because we got the odd pairing of the Critics Choice Awards Show AND the Producers Guild of America nominations. Now if you know our stuff, then you’re familiar with how the PGA noms usually lead us into a film by film power ranking discussion on the Best Picture category. So we have some stats that back up this traditional MMO programming decision before using the PGA noms to group our thoughts.
In other words, we structure this episode much better than how I’m writing about it right now. We go movie by movie, reciting all of the win/loss tallies and many highlights from the Critics Choice Awards. This mirrors and becomes quite the companion piece to our last episode, where we followed a similar structure to preview the Choice, but more so, to look ahead to the Oscar Noms and contending prowess of all these films.
What do we make of Nomadland’s piping hot start? Are the Soul Best Picture dreams dying while the Borat 2 dreams awaken back from the dead? Is Minari holding serve? Will the industry return to The Trial of the Chicago 7? And how do we view the races in all of the categories as we head into nomination Monday? Yes, it’s an awards show recap. But hopefully, the format & structure will play for weeks to come.
As always, we want to hear your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
We go film by film to preview the 2021 Critics Choice Awards and track who has the most momentum coming out of the Golden Globes. Plus, we discuss the virtual award season tv ratings and some nominations from the Annies, Best VFX and Sound societies.
What is This Episode? - Top of Show
GOLDEN GLOBES RATINGS PLUMMET - 2:10 . CRITICS CHOICE 2021 PREVIEW: What Do The CC’s Mean, Statistically Speaking - 9:15 “Cocksure” - 13:45 Choice Best Picture vs Choice Ensemble - 17:03 . The Films: Nomadland - 20:48 Mank - 27:34 Minari - 30:30 Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom - 37:50 News of the World - 44:30 Da 5 Bloods - 45:55 One Night in Miami - 49:20 PYW/Chicago 7 - 52:51 . ANNIE AWARDS NOMS - 1:01:14 . SOUND DESIGN GUILD NOMS - 1:04:30 . VISUAL EFFECTS SOCIETY NOMS - 1:08:00 . Where To Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:11:17 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:12:09
We open this Oscar Race Checkpoint with some Golden Globes fallout and our reactions to the TV ratings. Then we begin our preview of the Critics Choice Awards by revealing the results of a small statistical research project about a huge question: which Oscars precursor awards show matters most. The answers will shock and awe and help nobody.
Then there’s our film by film preview of the Critics Choice Awards. So instead of another category by category set of predictions that’ll dissipate minutes after this Sunday’s Critics Choice ceremony on the CW, we decided to discuss some overall awards profiles for each of the major contenders.
Is Nomadland poised for its best night yet? Or will the critics spread the love as they have in recent years? And if so, who benefits most? Minari, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, and The Trial of the Chicago 7 seem to be ready for more. But with many close races, we might be in for some more surprises. Does David Fincher keep drinking? Does Promising Young Woman become underrated again after being overrated after being underrated? Can Da 5 Bloods overcome its snubs with one major win at Choice? And are we taking One Night In Miami for granted at this point? We discuss this next Oscars precursor by way of its major contenders.
Finally, we finish off the show with a look at the Annie Awards and how the Animated Feature category might play out on Oscar Nomination Monday. Plus, we briefly discuss the Visual Effects Society noms and the Best Sound category via Cinema Audio Society, and Golden Reel Awards.
As always, we want to hear your thoughts, predictions, and rooting interests for this and all the award shows we cover. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
Andra Day, Jodie Foster, and Rosamund Pike shook up the actress races. Chadwick Boseman, Daniel Kaluuya, and Sacha Baron Coen crystallized the actor’s side. We also bicker like fools over our predictions. It’s our annual Golden Globes review & recap. Don’t miss it.
What is This Episode?/Recapping The Scandal - Top of Show . HFPA EQUALITY SCANDAL + HOW IT WAS HANDLED GLOBES NIGHT: Willful Ignorance on HFPA’s Part - 2:41 Fumbled From The Red Carpet On - 4:31 45 Seconds of WTF?! - 7:20 Skeptical Programming - 12:10 Jane Fonda is An Actual Saint - 15:14 Long Term HFPA Effects - 20:15 . STUDIO WIN TALLIES - 22:30 (Including AlsoMike is Both Perfect and a Liar) . ACTRESS CATEGORIES LEAVE EVERYONE STUNNED: Andra Day, Rosamund Pike, + Jodie Foster All Win - 30:17 Mike1 is a Genius, and You Owe Him $$ - 32:00 Glenn Close’s Final Form - 35:00 Andra + Jodie Crash the Oscars Party - 36:50 . GOLDEN GLOBES 2021 RECAP” Monologue, Tech, and Cringe Worthy Cuts- 41:05 Kaluuya + Andra Day Suffer Glitches in Their Speeches - 43:30 Catherine O’Hara in a Tomato Can - 48:15 Soul is Still Great - 49:44 Mark Ruffalo, Aaron Sorkin Each Make Statements - 52:!3 Maya! - 55:51 Norman Lear Gets The Carol Burnett Award - 57:14 Tracy Morgan Steals The Show, Awards Dianne Warren + Soul - 59:06 Sudeikis + Schitt’s Creek Win Big for TV Comedy - 1:02:50 Sean Penn Still Fundraising - 1:05:12 Lee Issac Chung Makes a Great Acceptance Speech - 1:07:36 The Crown, Queen’s Gambit, Are Winners - 1:10:47 Taylor Simone Ledward Is Strength Personified - 1:12:41 Chloe Zhao’s Big Night Starts - 1:14:35 Sacha Baron Cohen’s Too - 1:16:00 Nomadland is Best Picture - 1:17:00 . Winners and Losers - 1:21:22 . Where To Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:25:08 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:25:55
We have strong criticisms for the HFPA during the start of this show. Luckily for all of us, however, we heard the voices of Jane Fonda and Norman Lear, Taylor Simone Ledward and Lee Isaac Chung, Chloe Zhao, Sacha Baron Coen, and so very many who seized their moments to not only save the night, but perhaps much much more.
The 2020/21 Golden Globes had more to review, recap, and react to than any awards show in recent memory. Although we begin with another tough conversation about the industry, we’re heartened by such strong displays of wisdom, hope, and leadership that we can thankfully get back to doing what we do here at MMO - talking about awards season.
So the conversation flew by in this massive episode of Mike, Mike, and Oscar - made all the larger because we also spent valuable time here as Mike, Mike, and Emmy. Of course, it helped that we covered more TV than ever this year. But we also had fun reacting to our predictions.
Otherwise, the Globes still managed to Globe, and we truly got some shocking wins from gambling longshots. Though one Mike was definitely more shocked than the other, and for good reason, cuz Mike 1 made the dang prediction!
Look, these reaction shows are never something you can thoroughly prep. But we do think an episode like this one represents a lot of what we try to do here on MMO. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did, and if so, do please support the show by rating, reviewing, and spreading the word about Mike, Mike, and Oscar.
As always, we want to hear your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
Globe betting odds have changed & lines have moved for some of the bigger film categories. So we reassess and each change one of our picks. Then we comment on the LA Times article on the HFPA before finishing with a look at the Production Design category with the ADG noms.
What is This Episode? - Top of Show . UPDATING GOLDEN GLOBES ODDS: . Nomadland + Chicago 7 Are Even for BP Drama - 2:55 Hamilton Surpasses Borat 2 - 7:13 Bakalova’s Odds Are All Over - 11:21 Wolfwalkers Fades Even More - 14:00 Supporting Actor is About The Little Things - 14:30 . CHANGING SOME GLOBES PREDICTIONS - 16:17 . THE LA TIMES BOMBSHELL’S THE HFPA: Zero Black Representation in the HFPA - 19:40 And Apparently They Can Be Paid, Pay Their Own - 27:00 Who’s To Blame? - 33:50 . ART DIRECTOR GUILD NOMS: Animated Set Design Noms - 39:30 Period Set Design Noms - 40:44 Fantasy Set Design Noms - 44:00 Contemporary Set Design Noms - 45:35 . . Where To Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 47:14 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 48:07
Now we’re really proud of our last episode. It was our annual Golden Globes Gambling Predictions Preview Special, and we blew it out with a massive hour and 45 minute episode on ALL the categories, film & television, at this year’s 2021 Globes. Plus, you can also go back and hear our passionate takes on these nominations in our SAG & Globe Nominations Reaction show.
But the Hollywood world keeps turning, and those casinos and bookies the world over keep taking bets. So some gambling lines have moved, and they’ve moved for some of the bigger categories. That means, we needed a late week final Globes preview for us to reassess, analyze, and yes, change a pick or two.
After we enjoy one final Globes preview for the first 20 minutes, we take the next 20 to discuss what the LA Times wrote about the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. How did the HFPA cross lines? Who else should be held accountable? And how the hell can we do so? It’s a bit of a quagmire, and however things land, it was not a good look for anyone involved.
Then we finish with our analysis of the Art Directors Guild nominations and discuss how these eventual winners crossover to the wins in the Production Design category at the Academy Awards. So if you wanna keep up with all of the Guild noms and wins, do go back to our episode last week on the two screenplay categories after our deep dive on the WGA Award noms, and stay tuned after our Globes Reaction show earlier next week to another episode of Oscar Race Checkpoint that’ll cover more noms concerning the Costume, Animated, and Sound categories.
As always, we want to know your thoughts on any last minute Golden Globes hunches to what you think about the HFPA. Reach out to us on social media. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
WE’RE ALL GONNA BE RICH!!! - We use Vegas betting odds from the last few film years to make our predictions for this year’s Golden Globes. Plus, something new this year, we lead off with a half hour on the TV awards.
What is This Episode?/Grab Your 💰 - Top of Show . 2021 GOLDEN GLOBES GAMBLING PREVIEW/PREDICTIONS: . TV CATEGORIES: Supporting Actor - 4:40 Supporting Actress - 7:30 Best Actress Miniseries/Movie - 9:55 Best Actress Musical/Comedy - 12:19 Best Actress Drama - 14:56 Best Actor Musical/Comedy - 17:38 Best Actor Drama - 20:35 Best Actor Miniseries/Movie - 23:50 Best TV Movie/Miniseries - 26:34 Best Drama - 28:10 Best Comedy/Musical - 28:50 . MOVIE CATEGORIES: Original Song - 31:40 Score - 34:55 Animated Feature - 39:55 Foreign Language Film - 43:30 Best Screenplay - 49:00 Supporting Actress - 59:21 Supporting Actor - 1:03:05 Best Director - 1:06:48 Actress Comedy/Musical - 1:08:40 Actress Drama - 1:14:26 Actor Comedy/Musical - 1:20:45 Actor Drama - 1:24:44 Picture Comedy/Musical - 1:27:48 Picture Drama - 1:32:25
Where To Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:40:40 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:41:55
Will we become filthy ass rich like we justly deserve? Or will we be wearing nothing but barrels around our butts like old timey cartoon losers? Knowing us, there is no middle ground as the Golden Globes are this Sunday Night and that means, it’s time to gamble.
Now we did something new this year in a wild fit of hubris. We began this annual special with a half hour on the TV awards. Will Schitt’s Creek sweep another show or did it peak at the Emmys? How much does the HFPA love The Crown or will there be an all time crazy upset? And how do we compare Small Axe & Unorthodox to The Queen’s Gambit? Probably not the smartest thing to begin this (supposedly) learned and well researched gambling special with some crazily uninformed and irresponsible TV bets. But, well, we liked a lot of TV this year and wanted to have fun with these. We did.
Otherwise, and as usual, you get all our admirable research and contemptible ranting on the film side. We begin with some recent gambling history on the betting odds from the past two years of winners. There’s all kinds of research on the last few decades of Golden Globes history to bend to our whims & theories, and of course, we analyze this year’s betting odds for each nominee. Where can you find value? Where can you make some money? Just… trust us.
No, please have some fun, but gamble responsibly. We thoroughly enjoyed this massive 100+ minute episode and annual special on the Globes. Although we reference it up top and joke about it throughout, this is not necessarily a commentary on the recent LA Times article and latest scandal on the HFPA. Go back to our last 4 years of pods to hear us being angry at the HFPA. This episode is all about having way too much fun making some awards season predictions, and we thank you for joining us.
If you enjoyed this one, please leave us a positive rating or review, and do check out our massive back catalog of episodes. We’ve done series on everything from the MCU to Michael Myers, from James Bond to Citizen Kane, and from Tarantino to Pixar. There are Oscars Profile movie review episodes on all the annual contenders, and we cover all the latest buzz, noms, and wins on this weekly awards season news show called Oscar Race Checkpoint. Be on the lookout for our website to be launching soon, and we thank you for joining us.
As always, we want to hear your picks, hunches, & hankerings. So do reach out to us on social media. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
Oscar Race Checkpoint returns with our WGA Award Noms deep dive, a Mee-Maw centric breakdown of all the latest frizz from the Make-Up & Hair Stylists Guild, and then we revisit & re-review Sound of Metal, each of us with new takeaways & favorite performances.
What is This Episode? - Top of Show . WGA NOMINATIONS ANALYSIS: . Original Screenplay Category: Noms - 2:24 Palm Springs is Having a Moment - 3:50 Judas and the Strong Showing - 5:28 Where’s Minari, Mank, and Soul? - 7:47 Recent WGA Original History + Stats - 10:07 Snubs - 13:14 . Adapted Screenplay Category: Ineligible Contender Snubs - 18:28 (And What Nomadland Winning Globes Would Mean) Noms - 26:18 History and Stats - 31:07 Eligible Snubs - 32:36 . MAKEUP + HAIRSTYLING GUILD/SHORTLIST NOMS - 36:20 (incl AlsoMike’s Hillbilly Elegy Rant Chapter 2 - 37:27) . . RE-VISITING SOUND OF METAL: . Spoiler-Free Review: Cast, Crew, + Review Scores - 43:27 Re-watch Experiences/Awards Resume - 47:05 Performances - 51:58 Sound - 56:48 . . Where To Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 58:14 . Spoiler-Filled Review: More Sound - 58:47 Enthralling + Boring + Formulaic + Good - 1:01:47 The Amazing Paul Raci - 1:05:10 . . Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:11:25
It’s a major Writers Guild of America Awards nomination deep dive to start off the show, analyzing all of the potential Oscar crossovers for March 15th and the Original / Adapted Screenplay categories. We reference recent history, crossover nom/nom stats, how many winners have gone from guild to academy, and we put your brain in a pretzel because we love so many of these WGA nominations. There are indeed stats for & against their crossing over to the Oscars. But we also have quite a lot to talk about with all the snubs and more importantly, all the ineligible contenders in these screenplay categories.
The MUAHS awards AKA the Make-Up & Hair Stylists guild awards have higher stakes than usual this year because how they whittle down their shortlist may enable a certain beloved someone to win her first Oscar. So we rant about this for the second time in 3 episodes.
Then we needed to take the last half hour and revisit a contending film that we already reviewed back in the fall in Sound Of Metal. This Amazon Prime Original deserved a further study from us. So we dive into its awards resume and re-review all of its chances. We do about 15 minutes of non-spoilers followed by a breakdown of a few of the big scenes after a spoiler warning, and if you missed the outro, stay tuned for more revisits in future episodes. Nomadland is on our schedule for next week after we dive into our Golden Globes Preview Special, where we’ll discuss all kinds of gambling odds and glorious vices.
If you enjoyed this episode, please take a few moments to leave us a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, and do get ready for this website. We just finished a major piece of it, and yes, it’s gotta launch sooner than later.
Otherwise, and as always, we want to hear your thoughts on anything or everything we discussed in this episode. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
We want more noms than Song & Supporting Actor for Shaka King’s Judas and the Black Messiah, WB’s latest addition to the surging subs at HBO MAX, and our latest addition to the ongoing argument we have with the Academy’s take on the Best Picture category.
What is This Episode? - Top of Show
JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH REVIEW:
NONSPOILER REVIEW: Credits/Crew - 3:53 HBO Max + The Streaming Landscape - 5:11 Awards, Plot Premise/Expectations, Review Scores - 8:37 Systemic Reflections + Script/Story Thoughts - 12:03 (Antagonism, Defined - 18:18) The Chicago Problem, 1.0 - 28:48
Performances: LaKeith Stanfield - 35:05 Daniel Kaluuya - 37:01 (and The Chadwick Supporting Actor Conundrum - 41:40) Dominique Fishback/Rest of Cast - 45:02
Production Values - 47:41
How Many Noms? - 49:51
SPOILER WARNING - 52:30
Double Cross + Fact Checks - 53:40 Water and Escape - 57:50 Deborah Checks Fred - 1:01:31 I AM… - 1:03:07 The Chicago Problem, 2.0 - 1:05:50 Trying to Sum Up - 1:08:50
FINAL GRADES - 1:10:33
Where To Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:13:16 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:14:03
We give Judas and the Black Messiah the full film study treatment in our latest Oscars Profile movie review. That means you get our non-spoiler section first, where we build to a recap of its performance thus far this awards season and a discussion of the film’s Oscar chances. Then we break down the plot and some of our favorite scenes in spoilers.
As we’ve stated throughout this strange awards season, the Best Picture conversation is a difficult one. We’ve struggled with the candidacy of one particular film, which some predict as a frontrunner, and that conversation continues here. But we also break down the supporting actor race in further detail and how Daniel Kaluuya could contend.
Otherwise, this episode is certainly one where we cannot avoid politics or a discussion of history. Hopefully, our efforts add to the discourse and help where possible. But we also recognize our limitations.
So as always, we want and need to hear from you. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
Rants included on Close vs Colman II, Mank & Minari momentum, the Borat 2 problem, the big appeal of The Little Things, and we have recommendations, reviews, and synopses for some shorts, most international films, & all but one of the docs on Oscar Race Checkpoint.
What is This Episode?/AlsoMike is Crazy - Top of Show
OSCAR SHORTLIST REACTIONS: Makeup + Hairstyling - 2:46 (AlsoMike’s Hillbilly Rantegy - 9:05) VFX - 13:03 Original Score - 22:23 Original Song - 29:33
Best Picture Puzzle Round Up - 38:38
Documentary Feature - 40:00 (AlsoMike Gives a Synopsis of FOURTEEN Entries) International Feature - 54:33 (AND THEN HE DOES IT AGAIN) Live Action/Animated/Doc Shorts - 1:06:26
Where To Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:09:57 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:11:11
The Oscar Shortlist selections could tell many stories about the strength of certain campaigns and candidacies. Which contenders showed the most strength? Which films got hurt by some costly omissions? We break down the first four categories of Make-Up & Hair, Visual FX, Score, and Song with eyes toward the big prizes, and there are some rants about Glenn Close, Mank & Minari momentum, the Borat 2 problem, and why there’s appeal for The Little Things. Plus, we discuss how other noms from the Choice, Globes, Spirits, & critics awards could factor into these races as to who are the frontrunners in these shortlists.
Then after a lot of movie-watching this season, Also Mike reviews a few of the shorts, most of the International films, and all but one of the documentary features as we run through the shortlists in 5 categories. Where can you watch them? Which films should you prioritize? And what are our early predictions? There are some sad, heavy movies in these lists. But so many are worth your time and patronage. So check them out.
As always, we want to hear your thoughts on the Oscar Shortlists. What do you celebrate? What were your snubs? We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
The Critics Choice nominations lead us into a study of the big 8 Oscars categories, including a huge opening discussion on Best Picture, plus analysis on best director, the 4 acting & 2 screenplay categories.
What is This Episode? - Top of Show
CRITICS CHOICE NOM REACTIONS: Best Picture Noms: Da 5 Bloods, Ma Rainey’s, Mank - 2:55 Minari, News of the World, Nomadland - 10:10 One Night in Miami, PYW, Sound of Metal - 15:58 Chicago 7 - 21:47 Snubs and Stats - 25:15
Best Ensemble - 33:32 Best Comedy - 35:18 Best Director - 36:50 Lead Actress - 44:06 Lead Actor - 50:20 Supporting Actress - 56:35 Supporting Actor - 1:03:21 Best Young Actor-Actress/Screenplay Categories - 1:09:40
Where To Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:18:17 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:19:10
The Critics Choice Award nominations seemed to settle both of us down quite a bit after we spent most of the last SAG / Globe reaction show on a highway to a very special hell. Either that, or all the Super Bowl food and dancing masked men wearing white face jocks led us into a state of acceptance. Whatever happened, Mike and I were in a much better place with this recording.
So we used the Critics Choice noms to focus on the Big 8 Oscars categories that we love to cover most of all. That included a HUGE opening conversation on all the potential contenders in Best Picture, and then 7 other sizable chats about best director, the 4 acting & 2 screenplays. Plus, we covered some of the Critics Choice Super Awards, Best Ensemble, Best Comedy, and Best Young Actor or Actress.
For each category, we also cited the Globe & SAG noms from our previous episode, and we played some catch up on the Indy Spirits, National Board of Review, AFI, and Critics Awards. Plus, we didn’t shy away from mentioning a bunch of our own personal favorites in each group that may have been overlooked throughout the awards process.
If you liked we covered these big 8 categories in this Critics Choice centric episode, then stay tuned for our next show where we’ll be using the Oscar Shortlists to discuss the rest of the Oscars field. That’ll include more analysis on the Choice, Globe, Spirit, and Critics Awards, and of course, we won’t shy away from sharing our own takes.
But we want to hear your opinions as well. So as always, let us know your takes on these nominations or any awards talk we covered in this episode. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
Mike 1 returns as we react to the nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Awards and the Golden Globes. Yes, we find some silver linings and many nominees we can praise. But dammit all, some of these picks were RIDICULOUS, and we do not hold back in our criticisms.
What is This Episode? - Top of Show
GOLDEN GLOBES + SAG NOM REACTIONS: Best Picture/Ensemble - 3:20 (Comedy/Musical - 17:34) Best Director - 28:36 Best Actress - 35:01 (All Things Elegy - 41:22) Supporting Actress - 46:00 Lead Actor - 52:01 Supporting Actor - 58:44 (Leto, Leto, Leto - 1:01:31)
UNDERCARD NOMS: Screenplay - 1:05:25 Stunt Ensemble - 1:08:52 Original Score - 1:10:47 Original Song - 1:12:16 Animated/International Feature - 1:14:10
Where To Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:17:33 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:18:43
Also Mike here: ...soooo, I feel very stupid after relistening to my analysis on the Globes Best Screenplay category at the end of this episode. I completely misread a statistic about the crossover between the 5 Globe Screenplay noms and the Oscars, I remembered my rage for Jordan Peele Get Out snub, and ignoring common sense, I became wildly wrong about the overall stat. Of course, the Globes screenplay category has over an 85% crossover on their last 11 years of nominations. Of course, I let my selective memory run wild. Of course, I was wrong. Anyway, Mike 1 sets me straight... somewhat. But he didn’t have the stats in front of him to correct me all the way. So yeah, sorry about that, and we thank you for the understanding.
Otherwise, this episode was a swirl of passionate feelings. We’re glad to be recording together again as Mike 1 has recovered from his surgery, and to show our love, we make a lot of jokes that range from some of the best we’ve ever told to some of the worst. Again, you’re welcome, and we’re sorry.
We’re also furious at some of these nominations as a few critically panned films have now, somehow been propped up as awards worthy. Worse than that, this is not unprecedented. So to show our rage, we drive home some long angry arguments against all the belligerent to the baffling decisions made by the HFPA and yes, to a much lesser extent, by SAG. Maybe the cabin fever of our pandemic quarantines is finally getting the better of the both of us. Maybe Mike 1 has officially brought me over to the dark side. Or maybe we’re right to structure much of this particular show to argue against some of these nominations, even if it’s at the expense of taking more time to celebrate the many others we love.
I truly don’t know if our party pooper mentality in this episode was right or not, and you will have to be the judge. There are legions of more positive episodes of MMO to enjoy in our past catalog and to look forward to in our upcoming programming if the vibes you prefer are elsewhere. In any event, we’re glad at Mike 1’s return, we’re thrilled to be nearing the launch of MikeMikeAndOscar.com, and we’ll be hitting record again soon to react to Monday’s Critics Choice Award Noms and Wednesday’s Oscar Shortlists.
As always, and especially after this one, do please reach out and let us know your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
Andrew Morgan of The NOMcast returns to review Malcolm & Marie, which features some epic scenes & rants about film criticism and the business we have chosen. But above all, we celebrate the miracle of this pandemic production.
What is This Episode? - Top of Show Introducing Andrew of the NomCast!
MALCOM AND MARIE REVIEW:
NONSPOILER REVIEW: Movie Watching Experiences - 4:53 Plot Premise/Expectations, Review Scores - 8:30 Critics Getting Fed and Fed Up - 14:17 Script/Story Thoughts - 24:31 Production Values - 31:04 More Criticism of Critics - 38:40 How Many Noms? - 41:03 (ft Malcom and Marie and GOT)
SPOILER WARNING - 51:19
Actual Lowlights - 52:42 Fanning Each Others’ Flame - 1:02:00 Peaks and Valleys and Closure - 1:03:14 Awards Frustration - 1:10:03 Wrapping Up Highs and Lows - 1:17:22
FINAL GRADES - 1:25:30
Where To Find Us + Andrew/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:29:40
Do make sure to seek out Andrew at JokesOnDrew on Twitter and The NOMcast at nomcastpod on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and dot com. We’ve enjoyed many recent collaborations, including an exclusive NOMcast feed episode reviewing many 2020 hidden gems like The Life Ahead, The Forty-Year-Old Version, I’m No Longer Here, and A Sun in his NOMcast “What We Missed” special. Also check out our episode on Mank, as part of our MMO Mank Miniseries.
As for M&M, we released this episode on a Monday ahead of its Friday Netflix release, and therefore, we wanted to make sure to give you a thorough non-spoiler section. This lasted over 50 minutes, a whole episode worth, and we are able to get into several of the controversial stories surrounding the film and build that up to an awards discussion. Here, we make some unfortunate predictions, even if we feel extremely fortunate to have enjoyed this film so much.
Otherwise, we lead our spoiler section with some lowlights and a few serious criticisms both on the craft and the content. Did the critics ignore these issues? Or did we ignore their attentions? Obviously, we must elaborate on our arguments made in the non-spoiler first half. So if you did listen to the first part before your watch, it could be worth a second click.
As always, we want to hear your thoughts on this film. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
Kolby Mac returns to review News of the World and enjoy a Tom Hanks Top 5 with Also Mike. That’s right. It’s another episode of Mike, Mac, and Oscar, and you’re correct, I will punch myself in the face for making such a terrible dad joke. Good thing this is a good Dad movie.
What is This Episode? - Top of Show Introducing The One And Only Kolby Mac!
NEWS OF THE WORLD NONSPOILER REVIEW: Cast; Plot Premise/Expectations, Review Scores - 1:42 Movie Watching Experiences - 4:12 Script/Story Thoughts - 11:48 Act By Act Breakdown - 15:38 How Good Is This Hanks? - 19:03 Helena Zengel - 21:02 Production Values - 24:01
Wrap Up + Final Grades - 30:04
DUELING TOM HANKS TOP 5 The Ground Rules/Criteria - 31:20
5s - 33:00 4s + 3s - 38:26 2s - 52:12 1s - 1:01:18
Where To Find Us + Kolby/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:09:40 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:10:50
Make sure you all seek out everything from Kolby Mac at KolbyToldMe dot com, on social media, on his new youtube channel, and at The Kolby Told Me Podcast. He’s a longtime friend of the show, who’s also a 3 time returning MMO guest host with previous episodes on Ford v. Ferrari and Tenet. He’s a film critic we trust, he makes fun youtube videos, and he’s a podcaster we love to have on our show.
So in this latest installment of Mike, Mac, and Oscar, Kolby & Also Mike enjoy a 30 minute non-spoiler review of the latest Tom Hanks Dad Movie, News of the World before they dive into A Tom Hanks Top 5 countdown.
As always, we build our non-spoiler reviews from analysis of the script, performances, and production values to an Oscar Lens, where we discuss the potential awards chances for this film. Is Tom Hanks gonna surprise on nomination day? Can Helena Zengel break through in a wide open Supporting Actress category? And just how good is this score and cinematography? We break it all down before enjoying a duelling top 5 to celebrate one of our favorite actors and national treasures, Tom Hanks.
What’s your favorite Tom Hanks performance? What are his best films? And how did you rank his latest film up against the rest of the Oscars field. We want to hear your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
With so many Oscar possibilities, we wonder which ones could go the distance. But one thing’s for sure, Amazon Prime has a big fat glorious hit on their hands. So you get the full Oscars Profile treatment of a non-spoiler first half and a plot breakdown after that.
What is This Episode? - Top of Show
ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI 2020 OSP:
SPOILER-FREE REVIEW: Cast; Plot Premise/Expectations, Review Scores - 1:56
Awards Profile/Regina King’s Direction - 5:39 (Including How We Know We’ll Never Know)
Script Thoughts - 8:10 (Theater Watching vs THEATER Watching)
Performances - 15:41 (Goree, Odom, Category Placement, and Parsing Through 4 GREAT Performances)
Production Values - 23:05
How Many Total Noms? - 28:15 (Does the Long Calendar Help This?)
SPOILER WARNING - 32:48
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: A Change Is Gonna Come - 34:04 Slow It Down - 45:47 Why Is Sam Here? - 49:50 The Rest of the Bests - 53:58
FINAL GRADES - 1:00:18
Where To Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:02:23 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:03:00
One Night In Miami has become the movie of the moment. Could it become the movie of the year? That’s why we do what we do. Our spoiler free first half discusses its script, direction, performances, and production values, and we contextualize all our talk around it’s many Oscar possibilities. Then in spoilers, we break down the ending and all our best and worst scenes.
Yes, we reviewed the film atop our Fall Film Festival Variety Show. But a movie like this deserves its own episode, and we were glad to give One Night In Miami the full film study treatment. So if you enjoyed this episode, check out our recent catalog with reviews on Promising Young Woman, Pieces of a Woman, Soul, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, and Mank. Then stay tuned for our next episode on News of the World w/ special guest Kolby Mac, as well as planned February reviews on The Little Things, Malcolm & Marie, Judas and the Black Messiah, Nomadland, and The Father.
As always, we want to know your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
Could it be this year’s Parasite? Well… as was the case with Parasite, the Mikes disagree and debate many of the finer points. But as is the case with all our film studies, we build our spoiler free first half to an Oscars discussion before analyzing the plot.
What is This Episode? - Top of Show
PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN 2020 OSP:
SPOILER-FREE REVIEW: Plot Premise/Expectations, Review Scores - 3:06
Awards Profile/Script Thoughts - 9:40
Production Values: Sight - 15:25 Sound - 17:11
Performances: Carey Mulligan - 21:13 Bo Burnham/Laverne Cox - 25:50 Rest of Cast - 27:26
How Many Total Noms? - 33:17
SPOILER WARNING - 35:38
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: What’s Real? - 36:56 Mulholland Driving - 46:50 Subversion + Recontextualization - 51:01 Don’t I Know You? - 57:41 Highs + Lows Throughout The Plot - 1:03:40
FINAL GRADES - 1:17:00
Where To Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:20:51 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:21:40
Promising Young Woman was one of our most anticipated films of the year, and we begin with a discussion of these high expectations. Then we analyze the Oscar possibilities throughout the rest of the non-spoiler first half as we give you some opposing thoughts on the direction & script. But we come back together for the underrated cinematography and rightfully celebrated music. Finally, although we save more debate on where the performances of Carey Mulligan and cast rank in this year’s acting categories, we deliver some high praise to the ensemble.
As for our massive spoiler section, we begin with some of the issues hinted at in the first half. It’s not a throwback blow-out argument like the MMO old days. But we do get into a debate as we analyze some of the main plot points before a big discussion on the film’s end. Then we backtrack and go chronologically through a bunch of our shared best scenes until it’s time to drop our final grades.
This is the latest of many recent Oscars Profile Movie Review episodes including Mank, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Soul, and Pieces of a Woman. It’s also the first of the next flurry of film studies as we have One Night In Miami and News of the World coming soon. So stay tuned.
As always, and especially with this episode, we want to hear your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
The Gothams kick off awards SHOW season, and we recap & react to all the best moments. We also catch up on the Critics Awards and Golden Globe category classifications before a final Oscar Trailers segment where we discuss the possible late breaking contenders.
What is This Show? - Opening
GOTHAM 2021 RECAP: A Rough Presentation - 1:42 6 Special Tributes - 5:29 Seek Out This Moment - 10:41
GOTHAMS + CRITICS SCOREBOARD: Lead Actress - 13:57 (Behari’s Big Night and a Carrie vs Frances convo) Best Picture - 18:05 Best Actor/Breakthrough Actor - 24:18 Best Director - 27:29 Screenplay Categories - 31:54 Documentary/International Feature - 34:05
GOLDEN GLOBES CONTROVERSIES: Minari Competing as a Foreign Film - 36:08 The Hamilton Mess - 39:43 Promising Young Drama - 44:15 (or THE GREATEST ALSOMIKE MONOLOGUE, EVER.) Bakalova; Miami; Tucci Categorizations - 49:33
CONTENDER TRAILER REVIEWS: Malcolm and Marie Trailer 1 - 52:23 Cherry Trailer 1 - 57:34 The United States vs Billie Holiday Trailer 1 - 1:01:08 The Little Things Trailer 1 - 1:03:30
Judas and the Black Messiah, Awards Season, + Wrap Up - 1:04:45
Your Homework/Our Socials - 1:10:21 What’s Next For MMO - 1:11:06
We begin with our recap & reactions to the 30th Annual Gotham Awards, and although we’re not gonna dwell on the technical issues of a virtual awards show, we do have to acknowledge some of the pitfalls of a zoom delayed live event. But this first Awards Show of this tumultuous Awards Season did overcome its difficulties, and we must celebrate its many triumphs through its tributes.
Then we figured we ought to catch up on the Critics Award scoreboard (shoutout to our friends at NextBestPicture for their record keeping), and we decided to discuss the critics award tallies alongside our commentary on the Gotham Award Winners. So you get our discussions on Lead Actress, Picture, Lead Actor, Director, the Screenplays, International & Documentary film as we toggle back and forth from the latest Gotham win to how the critics are putting forward their picks.
The catch up segments must continue as we need to finally address the controversies coming from the HFPA and the Golden Globes. Minari is forced into “Foreign Language” film, Hamilton seems to be confusing pundits and voters as it’s eligible for their 3 Comedy or Musical categories, Promising Young Woman has been forced into the Dramatic side of things, and we have lead/supporting changes for Maria Bakalova, the men of One Night In Miami, and Stanley Tucci. Soooo, we go on some rants.
Now since we’ve been discussing many of these major Oscar categories for most of the episode, it’s only fitting that we try and solidify the final wave of upcoming films and potential late breaking contenders through an Oscar Trailers segment. Here, we review the latest first looks and initial critical reactions for Malcolm & Marie, Cherry, The United States vs Billie Holiday, and Judas and the Black Messiah.
But that’s not quite all. We do get pretty silly during the outro with how one Mike busts the balls of the other for some recent tweets. This was another loaded episode of Oscar Race Checkpoint, and there’s many more to come. Up next, we’ll have reviews of Promising Young Woman, One Night In Miami, and News of the World. So stay tuned.
As always, we want to hear your thoughts on anything or everything we discussed. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
Hey, Academy. Don’t forget about Vanessa Kirby & Ellen Burstyn! Our review Pieces of a Woman is loaded with heavy subject matter. But we also get the chance to praise some incredible filmmaking.
What is This Episode? - Top of Show
PIECES OF A WOMAN 2020 OSP:
SPOILER-FREE REVIEW: Plot Premise/Expectations, Review Scores, + Crew - 2:18
Performances: Vanessa Kirby - 9:03 Ellen Burstyn - 12:03 Molly Parker - 14:38
Everything About Shia - 16:44
Script Thoughts/Direction - 22:26
Production Values: Cinematography - 26:13 Score/Sound - 28:44
How Many Total Noms? - 30:09
SPOILER WARNING - 31:44
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Stunning Story Structure/What Eva Knew - 32:53 Gut-punch After Gut-punch - 36:27 Kirby vs Burstyn - 42:02 The Big Speech - 48:45 The Audacity - 55:00
FINAL GRADES - 1:00:14
Where To Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:04:33 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:05:24
As we’ve been saying for weeks, Vanessa Kirby and Ellen Burstyn are bonafide contenders in this year’s awards season. So we begin our non-spoilers discussion with an Oscar Lens on these two performances and how they stack up in the lead & supporting actress races. Then we also have a lot of praise for Molly Parker before we regrettably must have a talk about Shia Lebeouf.
Our non-spoiler first half does follow the lead of the film’s trailer and marketed premise, and we’ll outline more of this story in our first half hour than perhaps we usually do. But we do think it’s necessary in this instance, and we explain why in our script thoughts section before we each gush about our favorite production values.
The spoiler section begins with our thoughts on the plot structure from the 30 minute cold opening to how the characters must reckon with it. Our glowing reviews of the performances, script & direction carry through into a list of our best scenes before we footnote a few of our issues and layout how Pieces of a Woman stacks up to the rest of the 2020/21 film year.
As always, and especially with this episode, we want to hear your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
Sorry for the short hiatus. But we are back with this rave review of Pixar’s Soul. There’s nearly 40 minutes of Oscar Lens analysis of its awards season chances in non-spoilers. Then for our final half hour, you get movie comps & screenplay discussion you won’t hear elsewhere.
MMO is Back/What is This Episode? - Top of Show
SOUL 2020 OSP:
SPOILER-FREE REVIEW: Plot Premise/Expectations, Review Scores, + Crew - 3:51 Does/Should This Get a Best Picture Nom? - 7:30 “Through the Eye of a Needle” - 14:12
Production Values: Score/Sound - 17:25 Editing/Cinematography/Animation - 21:47
Character Designs/Performances - 26:06
co-Directors + Screenplay - 29:07
How Many Total Noms? - 34:03
SPOILER WARNING - 39:26
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Let’s Talk About Cats, Baby - 40:26 New Premise for an Old Trope - 44:00 Deus Ex Yay-ina - 46:50 Bests, Highlights, + The Non-Kids Kids Movie - 52:21 Representation Done Right - 59:37 Lowlights + Nitpicks - 1:01:53
FINAL GRADES - 1:08:30
Where To Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:10:32 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:11:34
Unfortunately, 2020 struck one more time, and we needed to take a 10 day hiatus. It was the longest we’ve been away from the microphones in our 3+ years. But it especially hurt us all the more because we had to delay our thanks and well wishes to you all for 2021. So after some belated tidings of good cheer at the top of the show, we’re even happier to come back to review this particular movie.
This Oscar Sprint Profile review of Pixar’s Soul is indeed, a rave. It’s one of our favorite films of the 2020/21 film year, and we are here to celebrate it. We also try and take a negative and turn it into a positive. Obviously, we’re getting to the film a bit later than we hoped. But that also means we were able to do more research and react to more fallout. So this non-spoiler section is nearly entirely filled with awards season speculation, punditry research, analysis, and our projections on all the possible categories where Soul could and should contend.
Plus, we do have some unique qualifications for this review. You can find our entire coverage of everything Pixar in our (now) 22 episode long, Soundcloud playlist, “The Films of Pixar.” This rewatch series features our analysis of Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling, and our behind the scenes research on the History of Pixar Company. So we certainly reference that series in this episode, and if you enjoyed this show, do go back and enjoy this playlist.
As for our spoiler section, this is where you get some hardcore film study done. We make comparisons to other films you won’t hear elsewhere, and we analyze this script in ways you won’t find on other shows. This movie is truly a joy to behold and worthy of celebration. So let’s get behind its Oscars chances and push it every way we can.
Otherwise, and as always, we want to hear your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
We go category by Oscars category, recap all the Christmas film winners & nominees, and then pick our favorites. Christmas at the Oscars is a fun way to research Academy History and an even better way to discuss some of the best Christmas movies of all time.
What is This Episode? - Top of Show AlsoMike Resets on Jingle Jangle - 2:00 The Pre-reqs - 4:37
CHRISTMAS MOVIES AT THE OSCARS: Documentary Short - 6:33 Animated Short - 7:50 Live Action Short - 11:01 Visual Effects - 12:30 Film Editing - 18:10 Cinematography - 19:45 Costume Design - 21:11 Make Up + Hair - 28:55 Production Design - 33:03 Best Sound - 35:13 Original Song - 37:40 Original Score - 39:47 Documentary Feature/International Film - 43:47 Animated Feature - 44:55 Screenplays - 46:40 Supporting Categories - 50:21 Lead Categories - 52:28 Best Director/Best Picture - 56:50
Where To Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 59:34 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:00:34
If you enjoyed this episode, do check out Happy Holidays: The Playlist for our Under-Rated Holiday Film Top 5’s + our reviews of The Muppet Christmas Carol, Home Alone 2: Lost In New York, and National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.
As for this show, we have Christmas at the Oscars, which is a fun excuse to recap some awards history while also celebrating some of the best Christmas films of all time. So we go category by category, from the short films - yes - the short films all the way to Best Picture, and you’d be surprised (or not) about how many Christmas film nominees fill out the card.
We’ll have plenty more Oscars coverage coming your way to close out the year and transition into the heart of awards season this winter. Mank and Ma Rainey were our past two Oscars Profile movie reviews. Soul and One Night in Miami will likely be our next two. Then we’ll continue to enjoy our Oscar Race Checkpoint news show whenever the races heat up.
As always, we want to hear your thoughts and read your favorites from Christmas at the Oscars. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
A new 2020 movie finally delivered for Mike 1. It’s a Christmas miracle! So we give Ma Rainey the full Oscars Profile, with a non-spoiler 1st half building to our predictions of its award chances before a spoiler warning and a 2nd half, where we review the plot.
What is This Episode? - Top of Show
MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM 2020 OSP:
SPOILER-FREE REVIEW: Film Background + Cast/Crew - 2:27 Plot Premise/Expectations - 4:39 Script Thoughts - 7:45 Production Values - 14:10
Performances/Oscars Lens: Chadwick Boseman/Lead Actor Category - 20:44 Viola Davis/Lead Actress Cat - 25:30 Coman Domingo - 33:52
How Many Total Noms? - 37:38
SPOILER WARNING - 41:52
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: CONSPIRACY: Chadwick, Hopkins, New York, + Tinfoil Hats - 43:07 Bests: “One of the Strongest Act 1s of the Year” - 52:28 Lowlights: Rushed Expositions + Eggshell Coworkers - 57:31 High Notes All Around - 1:02:25 What’s It All About, Dussie? - 1:04:20
FINAL GRADES - 1:07:30
Where To Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:09:23 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:10:06
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom is the latest and perhaps the greatest of the Netflix awards slate. So we’re here to give it the full Oscar Sprint Profile movie review. That means you get a full non-spoiler first half, building to an Oscar Lens where we predict the film’s awards chances. Then you get a spoiler warning before we dive into the plot for the last half hour.
Will Chadwick Boseman win an Oscar for this film? For Da 5 Bloods? Or will the Academy screw it up? Can Viola Davis come out of this crowded Best Actress field with the trophy? And which supporting actor do we want to get into the awards conversation? Ma Rainey may certainly be a performance showcase for this ensemble, but we also have praise for the production values. You’ll hear most of our projections before we finish the non-spoiler section, and then we leave one big conversation for the beginning of spoilers.
If you enjoyed this episode, do check out the rest of our awards profiles with the “2020/21 Oscar Sprint Profile Movie Reviews” playlist on our Soundcloud. Mank, Borat 2, The Trial of the Chicago 7, Nomadland, and Tenet are some of films we’ve already covered, and we’re still planning episodes for Soul, Promising Young Woman, One Night In Miami, News of the World, Pieces of a Woman, and more coming this January. Plus, you can also keep up with all the latest awards talk with Oscar Race Checkpoint, our weekly, sometimes bi-weekly news show.
As always, let us know your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
Another Oscar Race Checkpoint is very necessary as we react to the Sundance Lineup, WB fallout, some Golden Globe categorizing, the European Film Awards, Boston Society of Film Critics Awards, & our film world takeaways from the Disney Investors Day news onslaught.
SUNDANCE 2021 TAKES SHAPE: Hybrid Model/Prices - 2:11 Deceivingly Big Slate - 4:53 Including Big Documentaries - 6:50 Is Hybrid Festival-ing The Future? - 11:40 Anne Thompson’s Sundance Article - 15:04
MORE WB FALLOUT: Some New Release Dates - 18:28 A Film Twitter Reality Check - 20:21 AT&T Can Play Hardball - 24:30 Legal Action Coming? - 30:23 Reality Check Number 2 - 33:45
PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN GOES COMEDY/MUSICAL FOR GLOBES - 34:51
EUROPEAN FILM AWARD WINNERS: Another Round Crushes - 38:45 (Incl A Quick Review From AlsoMike) Other EFA Notables - 41:52
CRITIC SOCIETY AWARDS: Boston Society of Film Critics Winners - 44:20 Other Upcoming Critic Awards - 45:56
DISNEY INVESTOR CALL ANNOUNCEMENTS: Hulu Will Be Home For 20th Century/Searchlight Originals in 2021 - 46:47 New Star Wars Films… - 50:10 …But It’s A LOT of Star Wars - 51:14 A Bunch of New MCU Too - 54:14 The Fantastic Four Comes Home - 56:57
Your Homework/Our Socials - 1:00:02 What’s Next For MMO - 1:01:11
Oscar Race Checkpoint returns after another loaded news week, and we have a bunch of rants ready. The first segment is all about Sundance, and although we won’t be getting a launchpad for many late breaking Oscar films for this season, we should be getting a first look at all kinds of new talent. So we applaud everyone involved and get excited about our virtual Sundance viewing at the end of January.
Then we need to do 15 more minutes on the Warner Bros to HBO MAX fallout. Directors have complained, and for good reason. The release schedule has been altered, but only slightly. Also Mike does another inane math rant, but he hopefully finally makes his point clear because WB / AT&T have serious financial upside in this maneuver. The big problem is, movie theaters will be worse for it.
Your more typical Oscar Race Checkpoint stories follow the first two big segments as we discuss the Promising Young Woman categorization as a Comedy or Musical at the Golden Globes. Then we dive into the European Film Awards and a review of Another Round, and we discuss the intriguing developments from the first film critic society awards, where we critics might be pushing several new supporting contenders.
Finally, we need to weigh in on all our big takeaways from the Disney Investors Day news onslaught. HULU will harness the power of 20th Century & Searchlight to make original movies, and we analyze what this means, if anything, for the rest of this season before discussing their 2021. Then we can’t help but chat about the Star Wars, Marvel, & Pixar slates heading to Disney Plus and hopefully, still, to movie theaters.
As always, we want to hear your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
Look, plenty of holiday movies are over-hyped. But we here at MMO can save you from watching the same old films. That’s why this Top 5’s episode came into being, to push you under the mistletoe of these 10 Under-Rated Holiday Movies that’ll tis’ your season.
What is This Episode?- Top of Show 🎄 TOP 5 UNDERRATED HOLIDAY MOVIES: Number 5s - 2:57 (AlsoMike DQ’s Several Christmas Movies; MIke1 Straight Cheats) 🤶🏻 No. 4s - 16:11 (Both Mikes Pick Polarizing Pictures) 🎅🏻 Number 3s - 22:26 (That Classic Christmas Happy Feeling) ⛄️ No. 2s - 30:15 (When Holidays Meets Horror) 🦃 Number 1s - 39:24 ( AlsoMike Goes…French?! While Mike1 Picks….A Musical?! What?!?!?) 🎉 ❄️ Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 52:10 What Else Is Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 52:45
Mike and I both have our favorite holiday films that we tend to watch on an annual basis. But we also have movie appetites that grow weary of the same old films. So that’s why this Top 5’s episode came into being. We wanted to find UNDER-rated Holiday Films that like most of the rest, should be given the chance to be OVER-rated someday in the near future. Enjoy this Top 5’s episode as we highlight a no-overlap Christmas miracle of 10 Under-Rated Holiday Films.
If you enjoyed this episode, do check out our Happy Holidays: The Playlist, where we have retrospective movie review episodes on previous Very Merry MMO favorites like The Muppet Christmas Carol, Home Alone 2: Lost In New York, and National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. Then stay tuned for another Holiday Movie Episode next week.
As always, we want to hear your thoughts on anything or everything we said in this episode, and if you wanna send us your Top 5 Lists on social media, we’ll happily share with our followers. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
Matti of Movie Marathoners returns for our finale of the Mank Miniseries, our David Fincher Awards Show. In an hour long non-spoiler section, we discuss all our favorite Fincher music, films, and performances. Then we break down our favorite twists, plots, & scenes in spoilers.
THE DAVID FINCHER AWARDS SHOW: ft Matti of Movie Marathoners!
What is This Show?/Matti’s Socials - Top of Show The Ground Rules - 5:56
FINCHER’S MUSIC VIDEOS: Matti on Nine Inch Nails’ Only - 7:45 Mike1 on Madonna’s Vogue - 11:57 AlsoMike on Paula Abdul’s Straight Up - 15:01
NONSPOILER FINCHER CATEGORIES: Best Fincher Soundtrack To Run To - 18:44 ….or Eat Hot Dogs To - 21:50 Which Film Had The Most Cinematic Writing Process? - 24:36 Fincher’s Best Adapted/Original Screenplays - 26:05 Which Film’s Production Story Makes The Best Movie? - 29:02 Best Supporting Fincher Actor - 31:45 Supporting Fincher Character Best to Marathon Movies w/ - 35:06 Was KStew The Best Fincher Child Actor? - 37:13 Best Supporting Actress - 39:39
Kinda Sorta Se7en & The Game Clues/Spoilers After This Point
Supporting Character You’d Most Want To Interview - 43:11 Best Lead Actor - 46:52 Best Lead Actress - 48:40 Brunch, Marry, Kill 1 - 50:47 Brunch, Marry, Kill 2 - 53:37 Which Character Survives Your Family Christmas? - 55:30 Most Overrated Fincher Film - 59:09 Most Underrated Fincher Film - 1:01:44 Which Film Do You Screen For Your Fam? - 1:04:38 The Next Fincher Film You’ll Watch - 1:05:50
SPOILER WARNING - 1:06:44
SPOILER-FILLED CATEGORIES: Clues/Spoilers for Gone Girl, Fight Club, Se7en. Otherwise, we mostly steer clear. But Do Be Careful If You're Spoiler Phobic
Pick a Fincher Movie For Drunk Mank to Pitch - 1:07:25 Best Fincher Twist - 1:10:30 Most Disturbing Twist - 1:12:15 Which Happy Fincher Plot Would You Quarantine In? - 1:14:18 Which Dark Fincher Plot Would You Quarantine In? - 1:19:40 Best Fincher Act 1 - 1:23:40 Scariest Scene - 1:25:04 Best Fincher Act 2 - 1:27:00 Best Murder Mystery - 1:28:35 Funniest Scene - 1:31:41 Best Fincher Finale - 1:33:38
Your Homework/Our + Matti’s Socials - 1:37:08 Coming Next/Words of Wisdom - 1:37:51
As we do with each and every playlist, MMO ends the Mank Miniseries with a homemade awards show, and this time, we’re celebrating the 10 films (and 3 particularly fun music videos) in the filmography of David Fincher. We certainly stretch the bounds and format of what an awards show is and could be, and that’s because we enjoy a fun smattering of categories, from the serious and legitimate to the silly and hypothetical. It does get weird on these homemade award shows. But it’s always a highlight of our programming.
And for the first time, we actually have a guest to bring into our weird little world of homemade awards as Matti of Movie Marathoners returns to MMO. You can follow him at moviemarapod and mgroll9 on twitter, and you can find his pod, Movie Marathoners on Evergreen, Apple, Google, Spotify, Stitcher, and everywhere you’d want to listen.
What are our favorite Fincher films? Who gave the best performances? Which were his best screenplays? Those categories are legit. But we also answered questions from which characters we’d like to have over for the holidays to Fincher plots where we’d like to quarantine. It’s equal parts film critic-y and foolishness, and it was one of the very best recording sessions of this year. So enjoy.
As always, we want to hear your winners for any and all of these Fincher Awards. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
We’re joined by Andrew Morgan of The NOMcast, the Netflix Original Movie Podcast, and this is part 3 of 4 in our Mank Miniseries, where we review the addictive new David Fincher film and discuss all its Oscar chances. As always, there’s a non-spoiler section first.
MANK REVIEW:
Finishing Up The Mank/Fincher Story - Top of Show Critic Scores/Plot Premise - 3:40
NONSPOILER REVIEW: Expectations/Theater vs Home Viewing - 5:25
Script Thoughts: Themes + Scenes - 14:45 Difficult First Watch - 18:23 Dialogue - 20:45 The 2020 Comparison - 27:00
Production Values/Cinematography - 32:47 (Is This a “Fincher Feel?” - 38:58) Score - 41:13
Performances: Oldman as Mank - 43:03 Amanda Seyfried + Supporting Perfs - 52:50 (inca: A Unique Hearst Portrayal)
How Many Noms?/Does It FEEL Like a 10+ Nom Film? - 59:13
SPOILER WARNING - 1:04:02
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: A Man, His Monkey, + His Master - 1:05:12 Best: Fake News! - 1:11:45 Lowlight: The End, End - 1:14:34 Lowlight: Sinclair + RoseButt - 1:18:00 Best: Forgive Me, Remember Trump - 1:24:24
FINAL GRADES - 1:27:45 (And Mank vs Chicago Seven)
Bonus: Should This Have Been Linear? - 1:31:33
Your Homework/Our + Andrew’s Socials - 1:35:40 Words of Wisdom - 1:36:31
We studied the hell out of this movie, and don’t miss hearing the rest of our research as we presented a bunch of it in the past two episodes covering Citizen Kane and The Social Network. But it’s now time for the main event, our review of Mank. To begin, we finish the Jack & David Fincher story before analyzing everything about this dream collaboration between father & son. There’s a non-spoiler section first, where we build up to our Oscars conversation on the many nominations we think Mank will get before we give you a spoiler warning and dive into the plot.
Andrew Morgan of the NOMcast, the Netflix Original Movie podcast returns for another crossover, and we do bookend things with some more talk on the overall the Netflix awards slate. Otherwise, we encourage you to go back to our previous team-ups, we recommend you follow Andrew at nomcastpod on all his social media accounts, and do make sure you subscribe to The NOMcast on Apple, Google, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts.
As for the rest of this Mank Miniseries, we chronicled the relevant history involving the brothers Mankiewicz, Orson Welles, William Randolph Hearst, and Marion Davies while we reviewed Citizen Kane in episode 1. Then we enjoyed a bio and filmography conversation about Jack and David Fincher before reviewing The Social Network in episode 2. Now in episode 3, we connect the thematic triangle among these films with Mank before putting a bow on this series in episode 4 with a Fincher Awards show to celebrate and recap all his great work.
As always, our non-spoiler section reviews the script, direction, ensemble, and product values before diving into a full Oscars conversation. Then after a spoiler warning, it’s time to break down this cinnamon bun styled plot. So if you had trouble following the timelines, if you want more context on the historical figures, and if you need analysis from 3 obsessed film critics, then this is the show for you. Click play on your Netflix and join us for this humongous film study.
Let us know what you think about Mank or anything else we talked about this week with the Mank Miniseries. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
We review one of our all-time favorite films after researching one of the most intriguing bios we’ve ever told with Jack & David Fincher. Watching Mank isn’t enough. Gain more perspective and celebrate this unique Netflix movie event with our Mank Miniseries. This is part 2.
What Is This Show?/Recapping Our Breaking News Ep - Top of Show
THE SOCIAL NETWORK:
BACKGROUND: Fincher’s Background + Early Hollywood Life - 2:45 (Incl Neighbor George Lucas + A Smoking Fetus) Getting Into Films - 11:05 A Fincher Family Affair - 14:38 From Fight Club Through FaceBook - 20:!2 Oscars Talk/The King’s Speech Black Cloud - 24:11
NONSPOILER REVIEW: Plot Premise/Expectations/History w/ Network - 27:13 Why This Is REALLY a 2020 Movie - 32:07
Script Thoughts: Absolute Power Redux - 34:16 Lay Down The Law - 38:50 Who Got All The Credit? - 42:12
Production Values: Score - 46:56 Editing - 50:00
Performances - 51:57
SPOILER WARNING - 54:05
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Is Zuck Here An AntiHero? - 54:46 Gangster Zuck and Friend Requests - 1:01:10 Who Called the Cops? - 1:05:30 All Time Tell Offs + Lowlights - 1:09:19 We Need Better Security - 1:11:56
Socials/Your Homework - 1:13:13 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:14:16
This miniseries offered us a unique opportunity to do several retrospectives as a thematic lead up to Mank. Citizen Kane was the obvious first choice, as Mank is about the writing of that classic film, and of course, we picked our favorite from director, David Fincher, which is another perfect companion piece.
In episode 1, we researched all the relevant connections, settings, and history of Citizen Kane that will apply to the story of Mank. In episode, 2, we researched all we could about the storytellers, Jack & David Fincher and told their bios and filmographies up to The Social Network and how Mank was nearly made in the late 1990’s. But in both of these episodes, we discuss and derive all the connections of story and theme amongst these 3 films, and it’s staggering how closely related they all are.
Something else great about this miniseries though is that each and every episode exists well on its own merits. For this is a retrospective on one of our absolute favorite films of all time, a new classic, and there’s so much to discuss and dissect about this eerily prophetic masterpiece. So as always, you get a spoiler warning before we get into the plot. But because there’s a bit more elevated discussion on the overall, we do spend most of our time in non-spoiler territory.
If you’re enjoying this miniseries, do stay tuned for our film study on Mank, coming up next, and then our Fincher Awards Show. We hope to have guests for both of those, and we look forward to finishing this series in style.
Otherwise, and as we always say, do let us know your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
BREAKING NEWS: AHHHHH!!!!! Warner Bros moved their entire seventeen film 2021 slate to HBO MAX. What are these movies? Will they be a success on streaming? And of course, WTF does it all mean for movie theaters and the film industry as we know, or knew it?
WB PUTS ALL 2021 MOVIES ON HBO MAX: What Happened? - Top of Show
Quotes From Coverage In The Trades: Sharf/IndieWire - 4:35 (A “Win/Win?”; Could Theaters Actually Benefit?) D’Alessandro/Deadline - 10:25 (HBO Max’s Real Numbers) Rubin/Donnelly/Variety - 16:30 (Warner’s View of Competitor Disney) Barry Herz/Canadian Impact - 20:00
Can Movie Theaters Overseas Block This? - 24:22 Why Is WB Doing This NOW? - 26:17 How WB Breaks Even - 29:17
The 2021 WB Movies Going to HBO Max/Previews - 32:00 (Including more on The Little Things, Judas and the Black Messiah, Godzilla vs Kong, The Conjuring 4, In The Heights, Matrix 4, and more)
Big ? 1: What Happens For This To Fail?/Is There a More Insidious Plan Here? - 42:00 Big ? 2: Is PVOD Also At Risk Here? - 48:13 Big ? 3: Is This REALLY A 12 Month Experiment? - 52:07 Big ? 4 - Are These Movies Oscars Eligible? - 55:57 Big ? 5 - Streaming Wars/Can WB Sneak Attack the 2020 Oscars? - 58:02
THE BIGGEST ?: Is This a Death Blow to Theaters? - 1:05:21 (and Could This Be a Ricochet Blow to Indie Movies?)
The Conglomerate Dragon Looms Larger - 1:09:58
Your Homework/Our Socials - 1:11:43 What’s Next For MMO - 1:12:57
We dive into why and how and when WB will move its 2021 film slate to HBO MAX. So many well written reports informed us on the specifics, and we shout out all of the writers at the Hollywood trades before quoting those articles and reacting to both the press release and the early analysis. We do ask some preliminary questions about the timing and the circumstances that spurred this major pivot from Time Warner and AT&T, and then we do some crude macro math to put things in some financial perspective before moving forward with the films in play.
And as we love to do, we dive into a preview segment on each of the 2021 films reportedly involved in this new strategy including The Little Things, Judas and the Black Messiah, Tom & Jerry, Godzilla vs. Kong, Mortal Kombat, Those Who Wish Me Dead, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, Space Jam: A New Legacy, The Suicide Squad, Reminiscence, Malignant, Dune, The Many Saints of Newark, King Richard, Cry Macho, and Matrix 4.
Then its discussion time, and we spur that discussion with 6 burning, obvious questions like how well will this work, what are the ripple effects on the industry, does this light a fuse in the streaming wars, how will movie theaters survive, and because we must, what does this move do to the Oscars? It’s a deep and detailed analysis from us, and even though we were quick to get behind the microphones, we’re pretty excited with how it’s holding up days later. Obviously, we’ve been following these stories over the past year, and we’ll continue to do so.
As always, we want to know your thoughts on what WB just did. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
Our Mank Miniseries begins with a retrospective on Citizen Kane. We research Orson Welles, Herman Mankiewicz, William Randolph Hearst, & Marion Davies, we’re in awe at how it holds up, and we review this classic as Part 1 of Your Mank Study Guide.
What Is This Show?/Mank Miniseries Explanation - Top of Show
CITIZEN KANE:
BACKGROUND: Which Critic Said It? - 4:12 Wells’ Background + The Kane Deal - 5:21 Orson Wells Presents Apocalypse Now? - 12:52 Mank, Wells, and Oscar - 15:08 Mike1 is Dumb - 21:45
NONSPOILER REVIEW: Plot Premise/Expectations/History w/ Kane - 22:57 Kane is Hearst, and who? - 25:59 Hearst the Producer - 31:36 The Depressing Silver Lining - 34:00
Script Thoughts: Memento’ing Memento - 35:40 It Was The Best of Times… - 38:00
Production Values - 41:14 Editing - 44:48 Sound - 46:39
Performances - 48:05
A Quick HBO Max Rant - 52:46
SPOILER WARNING - 54:23
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Rosebud - 54:56 On The Nose Writing Can Be A Good Thing - 59:45 Bests - 1:03:10 Best: Balancing Act - 1:06:45 Best: 2020 Self Awareness in 1941? - 1:07:51 Worst: Diversity/Equality/Representation - 1:11:39 Other Worsts - 1:13:43
The Best Directorial Debut Ever? - 1:16:12
Socials/Your Homework - 1:18:55 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:20:03
Stay tuned for the rest of this Mank Miniseries as we’ll be having a bio & filmography discussion on father and son Fincher leading into our retrospective on David Fincher’s The Social Network. Of course, we’ll dive deep into the latest Netflix Oscar Contender in Mank, and then we’ll finish off this miniseries with a Fincher Awards Show.
But as you’d expect, we must begin this series with a retrospective on Citizen Kane. It’s a chance to review and study one of the most influential films ever made, and we’re amazed by how it’s story, themes, and truths continue to resonate in today’s world. Is that reassuring, or downright terrifying? We'll weigh in, but you'll ultimately have to be the judge on that.
Beyond the joyous / ominous historical retrospective done here, we also try to provide a service through this review as we get you ready for Mank, which if you didn't know, is a story about the writing of Citizen Kane and all the sources and theories and reasons for how that story came to be. So in this episode, you will get all our strategic research on Orson Welles, Herman Mankiewicz, William Randolph Hearst, Marion Davies, and the unprecedented RKO deal that allowed for this trailblazing epic, and if you want a Mank Study Guide, this is your optimum listening experience.
Now on a personal note, we wanted to thank you for all your love and support during these tough times. Although we pride ourselves on how prolific we’ve been over several years of putting out content, the last few weeks have indeed been uniquely challenging... as you know. Is it behind us? God, we hope so, and we certainly aim to get back into our usual groove with putting out episodes in the coming weeks.
Otherwise, and as always, we do want to hear your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
Wonder Woman 1984 shocked the film world this past week, and we researched the big move to HBO MAX from all angles. Then we recap awards to preview Cinematography, Doc Feature, & the Screenplays before reacting to 3 new trailers including one for Pieces of a Woman.
What Is This Episode/How’s AlsoMike Doing? - Top of Show
WONDER WOMAN 84 RELEASING ON HBOMAX + THEATRICALLY:: Quotes From Execs/Hot Takes - 2:54 Big ? 1: Why Now? - 5:51 Big ? 2: How Big Is This For MAX? - 10:14 Big ? 3: Is There Any Upside To Theaters? - 14:04 Big ? 4 - Why Would DC Return To Theaters If This Is $$$? - 18:14 Big ? 5 - Is This A New Tradition? - 29:30
INDUSTRY NEWS: Disney Mullting Streaming Debuts for Future Live Action Adaptations - 32:13 Universal Reaches PVOD Deal w/ Cinemark, Cineplex - 35:16
AWARDS NEWS: Nomadland Wins The Golden Frog (Cinematog) - 42:14 Final Draft Awards Will Be Star Studded - 44:14 Dick Johnson Is Dead Wins Everything, Is In Trouble - 45:10 Do Other Doc Winners Matter? - 46:33
TRAILER THOUGHTS: One Night in Miami Trailer 1 - 53:41 Let Them All Talk Trailer 1 - 56:30 Pieces of a Woman Trailer 1 - 58:49
Your Homework/Our Socials - 1:03:25 What’s Next For MMO - 1:04:02
Oscar Race Checkpoint returns to discuss the box office apocalypse after the big move from Wonder Woman 1984. What are the risks & rewards for WB, HBO MAX, + AT&T? How does this affect holiday movie watching traditions? And most important of all, can movie theaters survive it?
We count all the numbers, project all the projections, and analyze all the uh- analytics we can find about Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney Plus, and most of all, HBO MAX. There’s a lot of talk about the streaming wars and the entertainment landscape both pre, mid, and post pandemic, and we finish our chat with some related stories about Universal & Cinemark and future Disney Plus possibilities like Cruella.
Then we have to solidify the episode as an O.R.C. as we discuss trophies from the Camerimage festival that’re predictive of Best Cinematography, the Final Draft awards that connect to Best Original & Adapted Screenplay(s), and of course, the Critics Choice Documentary Award winners, which are predictive of, er-, nothing… absolutely nothing, god love them.
Finally, we finish the episode with 3 trailer reviews for One Night In Miami, Let Them All Talk, and Pieces Of A Woman. What were Mike 1’s first impressions of Amazon’s big Christmas premiere? What did the Meryl Streep, Candice Bergen & Diane Weist film reveal about Steven Soderberg and Lucas Hedges? And what did our first reactions to the Pieces of a Woman trailer reveal about us?
As always, we want to hear your thoughts on anything we discussed in this episode. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
Part 9 of The James Bond Character Study reviews Daniel Craig in Spectre, the latest and one of the most fun installments in the James Bond franchise. We catch you up on the Craig Bond storylines and get you ready for No Time To Die.
DANIEL CRAIG’S JAMES BOND CHARACTER STUDY; CH 4 Spectre aka James Bond in: How?
Episode Breakdown - Top of Show
NONSPOILER SECTION: Awards Profile/Review Score Round-Up - 2:50
Getting Into Character - 6:38 (Get Paid, Mr Craig)
His Performance As Bond Overall - 11:18 (Introducing Pope Nacho + Counselor AlsoMike’s Food Fight)
Comparing Bond Box Offices - 21:48
SPOILER WARNING - 25:26
SPOILER-FILLED SECTION:
The Spy Who’s Not Me - 26:52 (Why We Want To, But Never Could Be, This James Bond)
Live and Let Dad Joke - 38:41 (This Bond’s Best [Worst?] One Liners)
Dr. Please God No - 48:37 (Problematic Interactions w/ Women Through 2020 Eyes)
Always Say Never Again - 51:02 (Moral Issues Through 2020 Eyes)
Q Only Lives Once - 53:21 (The Cars, Gadgets, and Tech of Bond)
They’re Why Tomorrow Never Dies - 59:00 (The Struggles of These Bond Baddies) combined with… Goldfingers (We Fix The Bond Baddies)
License To Bill - 1:12:02 (Totaling Up Bond’s Civic Damage)
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:16:10 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:17:00
Every time we get to do one of these James Bond Character Study episodes, it’s a fast talking and fun recording session that seemingly leaves us drunk by the end of it. Perhaps it’s because a Bond movie provides us with the full film critic cocktail of ingredients. Perhaps it’s because the 007 adventures indulge us in all our wildest fantasies. Whatever the case, once you do one, the next goes down easy, and once you’ve done eight, number nine goes down smooth.
Spectre is also in the sweet spot of movie review podcasting for us. We love so much about it, we hate our fair share, and when that happens in an episode of MMO, you get some of our wildest conversation. There are anecdotes from our past lives, we do voices, and it’s a complete sh*t show.
As always, there’s a non-spoiler section first where we discuss the behind the scenes production stories on Spectre, how Daniel Craig got into character, and the historical significance of the performance and the film on the industry. Then we break into spoilers to enjoy all your favorite segments like The Spy Who’s Not Me, Live & Let Dad Joke, Dr. Please God No, Always Say Never Again, Q Only Lives Once, Why Tomorrow Never Dies, Goldfingers, & License To Bill.
If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts, and do check out The James Bond Character Study playlist on our Soundcloud feed. We’ve done shows on each Bond before this, including the late great Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, and Pierce Brosnan. Plus, we’ve now reviewed all 4 of the preceding Daniel Craig Bond films to get you ready for No Time To Die.
As always, let us know what you think of anything we discussed. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
We enjoy a new trailer review segment, “Or, As Mike Puts It” to discuss the latest previews for Happiest Season, Wild Mountain Thyme, The Midnight Sky, The White Tiger, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, The Prom, Mank, and more.
What Is This Episode/AM May Have Covid - Top of Show
NEWS ROUNDUP ON UPCOMING RELEASES - 2:25 (Death on the Nile, Free Guy, Respect, Ammonite) Minari Expanded Release Early - 7:41 News of the World Goes Netflix Internationally - 9:25 Pieces of a Woman To Netflix In January - 11:25
“OR, AS MIKE PUTS IT…”: Explanation - 12:15 Happiest Season Trailer 1 - 14:48 Wild Mountain Thyme Trailer 1 - 18:25 The Midnight Sky Trailer 1 - 22:20 The White Tiger Trailer 1 - 25:21
NEW CONTENDER TRAILER REACTIONS: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Trailer 1 - 28:33 The Prom Full Trailer 1 - 34:22 Everybody’s Talking About Jamie Trailer 1 - 37:52 Raya and the Last Dragon Full Trailer 1 - 40:45
QUICK HIT TRAILERS: Mank Trailer 2 - 43:15 News of the World Trailer 2 - 44:26 The Life Ahead Trailer 1 - 46:06
Your Homework/Our Socials - 48:26 What’s Next For MMO - 49:25
Our trailer thoughts specials have been an MMO pastime, and we’ve always enjoyed a talk radio styled segment or two. So it was time to merge the style with the substance with a goofy new way to talk about these trailers with “or, as Mike puts it.” One Mike does a quick synopsis, the other Mike pretends he just watched it in a theater and reacts. It’s a weird and fun way to introduce our thoughts on the first few of these trailers
Before we dive into all the trailers, we catch you up on some release date changes. Films have moved off the calendar as expected, while others solidified plans for PVOD or streaming to assure us they’ll be a part of this awards season. Then we dive into our trailer reviews on Happiest Season, Wild Mountain Thyme, The Midnight Sky, The White Tiger, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, The Prom, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Raya and the Last Dragon, Mank, News of the World, & The Life Ahead.
So if you enjoyed this episode, please take a few moments to leave us a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts. Otherwise, we have many more episodes of Oscar Race Checkpoint in our recent catalog, including a two part Fall Oscars Special with Ryan McQuade, a Film Festival Variety Show reviewing NYFF, Middleburg, & AFI, and in our very last recording session, a recap and analysis of all nominations for the Gotham & European Film Awards, plus a review of the shortlist at DOC NYC. Of course, these episodes are the first of many as we embark on the longest awards season in Academy history this fall, winter, and yes, spring.
As always, we want to know what you think about these trailers or anything we discussed in this or any episode. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
On the latest Oscar Race Checkpoint, we analyze the Gotham Award noms & wonder if indie films will go the distance. Plus, we review the DOC NYC shortlist and have a serious discussion on Best International Film after we react to more noms at the European Film Awards.
What Is This Episode/AM May Have Covid - Top of Show
ANALYZING THE 2020 GOTHAM NOMS: Last Year’s Winners - 3:01 Best Feature Noms + Stats - 4:46 (incl: F*%! YEA, WOMEN DIRECTORS!) Best Actor - 9:26 Best Actress - 12:32 IT’S STILL SO EARLY THOUGH! - 16:03 Breakthrough Actor - 19:01 Best Screenplay - 22:20 Breakthrough Director - 33:54
DIVING DEEP INTO THE DOCUMENTARY FEATURE CATEGORY: AlsoMike is Insane/What We’re Covering - 35:35 Gotham Doc Feature Noms - 37:00 DOC NYC Shortlist (+ Its Relevance) - 38:10 (Including Reviews of Welcome to Chechnya, On the Record, Boys State, The Painter and the Thief, more) Reviews of Time + The Fight - 47:10 76 Days Review - 49:47 Collective Review - 52:11
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE DEEP DIVE: European Film Award Noms Announced - 55:45 Gotham International Feature Noms - 59:42 Addressing Cuties - 1:03:40
Your Homework/Our Socials - 1:12:52 What’s Next For MMO - 1:13:39
The Gotham Awards celebrate indie film and kick off every awards season. So we were thrilled to dive into a major analysis of all the newly announced Gotham nominations. Who’d we expect? Who surprised us? Who was snubbed? Who could go the distance? And what are the Oscar crossover stats between this first precursor and Academy Sunday.
For our next segment, Mike1 indulged AlsoMike’s latest obsession, and once again, we did a full sweep of the documentary feature category. What did we think of the noms for the Critics Choice Documentary Awards? Did Anne Thompson actually just explain this voting branch to us? And how do we view the DOC NYC shortlist? Plus, we cover the Gotham Doc Noms here.
Finally, we finish the show with a look at the Best International Feature Category, starting with our highlights from the nominations for the European Film Awards. Plus, we cover the controversial Gotham International Feature Noms here, and this does lead to a serious discussion on Cuties & Beginning.
So we do get serious when necessary. Otherwise, we do have a lot of fun everywhere else, and in any event, we want to hear your thoughts, comments, & questions. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.
This is our Oscar Sprint Profile of Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, where a non-spoiler section builds to our analysis of its awards chances, and where a spoiler section dissects all the controversial scenes.
What Is This Episode/Mike1’s Back - Top of Show
BORAT 2 OSCAR SPRINT PROFILE
SPOILER-FREE REVIEW: Movie Specs + Scores - 4:00 Expectations - 7:50 OSCARS LENS: Script Thoughts - 10:01 (incl: “Are These Secretly Actually Actors?” - 13:19) The YouTube Show Conundrum - 18:36 Costumes, Makeup, Hairstyling - 20:47 Performances: SBC - 25:19 Maria Bakalova - 27:46 How Many Oscar Noms? - 32:05
SPOILER WARNING - 33:10
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Rudy Giuliani Is Very Gross - 34:43 Cult of What, Exactly? - 40:20 Prologue/Epilogue and A Deeper Meaning? - 45:34 (aka AlsoMike’s Movie Therapist Character Debut)
FINAL GRADES - 54:05 (Comparing it to Borat 1)
Your Homework/Our Socials - 59:40 What’s Next For MMO - 1:00:31
Mike 1 returns after a week away, but refreshed by the election week. So we figured we’d stay on topic and review the film that made national news in the lead up to our collective trip to the polls, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm AKA Borat 2.
We differ on the quality of the script, but agree on a terrific performance. There’s also a discussion on the costumes, make-up & hair, which may have had a larger role than we initially thought. So our non-spoiler review builds to that Oscar Lens round up of all its awards season possibilities before you get the musical interlude to cue spoilers.
And it’s in our spoiler section that we have to break down THAT scene, ya know, the one that everybody has been reporting about in the national news. Then we try and understand the structural formula of the script and each set-up, and why that heightened the degree of difficulty for the actors and all 9 of the writers before analyzing the ending, and the possible intentions behind it. Borat 2 is not the OSP we expected, but the OSP we needed right now.
As always, we want to hear your thoughts on this film. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! Vote!! And do stay safe, everybody.
Ryan McQuade of InSession Film returns for part 2 of our big Fall Oscars Update where we ask burning questions about Borat 2, Mank & Netflix, Animated & Doc Feature, the release calendar & Sundance, + a look at studio slates & what films might become late breaking contenders.
What is This Episode? - Top of Show
INTRODUCING RYAN MCQUADE! - 2:45
FALL OSCARS SPECIAL:
TOUR DE FORCE or SOUP DU JOUR, PART DEUX: Anthony Hopkins/Olivia Colman in The Father - 3:51 (“Best performance of ______’s career.”)
Borat 2 Performances - 9:56
WHICH CATEGORIES WILL ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI MEN RUN? - 28:50
PREVIEWING MANK - 30:14
BURNING OSCARS QUESTIONS: More Interesting Category: Doc Feature or Animated Feature? - 37:43 Release Calendar and Happiest Season - 47:13 Will The Race Shake Up Most in December? - 53:30 When The Other Players Are Scheduled To Drop - 57:34 (incl some BIG PREDICTIONS for Judas and the Black Messiah) How Is Sundance Going To Be Utilized? - 1:02:00
Your Homework/Our + Ryan’s Socials - 1:13:15
Ryan McQuade returns for part 2 of this Fall Oscars Update, and we do encourage you to follow him on Twitter at ryanmcquade77, listen to him on InSession’s Chasing The Gold and Extra Film podcasts, and read his work at InSession Film, AwardsWatch, Awards Radar, and Film Speak. He is certainly one of our favorites, and we thank him for contributing to this two part special.
Do go back to part one where we discussed our experiences at the fall festivals, began the Netflix talk that we’ll finish in this show, and we profiled the awards chances of the actors in Nomadland, One Night In Miami, The Trial in the Chicago 7, Minari and so much more.
In this episode, we resume our Tour de Force /Soup du Jour segment on The Father & Borat 2 before we start asking & debating some burning questions about Mank and the Netflix slate, the Animated and Documentary feature categories, and the potential effects of a nightmare 2020 on the Academy. Then we finish the show with our analysis of what we know about the calendar, going month by month & studio slate by studio slate to speculate about what the ultimate Oscars field may look like and which films may become late breaking contenders this winter.
As always, we want to hear your thoughts on anything or everything we covered. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! Vote!! And do stay safe, everybody.
Ryan McQuade of InSession Film & AwardsWatch joins MMO for part 1 of a 2 episode Fall Oscars Update Special. We discuss film festival standouts, the Netflix slate, acting categories & so much more.
What is This Episode? - Top of Show
INTRODUCING RYAN MCQUADE! - 4:58
FALL OSCARS SPECIAL:
FESTIVALS RECAP: Fall Film Festival Experience - 6:06 Netflix and Approaching FFs/Awards - 13:38
TOUR DE FORCE or SOUP DU JOUR:
Nomadland Performances: Frances McDormand - 22:18 Nomadland’s Swanky - 24:26 David Straitharn (And Kinglsey Ben-Adir of Miami, Somehow…) - 27:18
One Night in Miami’s Men - 30:35
Michelle Pfeiffer in French Exit - 35:01
All On The Rocks Possibilities - 39:28 (And Glenn Close...a little…somehow…)
Sound of Metal - 50:44 (Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke)
Trial of the Chicago Seven - 56:50
Winston Duke in Nine Days - 1:02:26
Minari - 1:06:36 (PS: Ryan REALLY REALLY LIKED Minari)
Your Homework/Our + Ryan’s Socials - 1:20:30 What’s Next For MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:21:40
Stay tuned for part 2 where we’ll continue and complete our performance reviews from The Father and Borat Subsequent Moviefilm. Then we’ll talk about Mank and finish that Netflix discussion from part 1, and we’ll move into a brief look at the loaded Documentary & Animated features before closing things out with a long speculative look at the Oscars field at large, including month by month AND studio by studio analyses.
So as you can see, Ryan gave a herculean effort here, and you should certainly reward him with your patronage. He writes for InSession Film, AwardsWatch, AwardsRadar, and FilmSpeak, and he hosts two podcasts for InSession with Chasing The Gold & Extra Film. Plus, you can follow him at ryanmcquade77 on Twitter and make him one of your go to awards experts like we do.
As for part one, we open things up with a discussion on the potential impact of the fall film festivals on the upcoming Oscar Race, which teases that larger chat about Netflix, and then we have fun with a talk radio styled segment about all the standout acting performances we’ve seen this fall in Tour de Force or Soup du Jour.
Now we’ll qualify our analysis on the One Night In Miami actors when news of who’s going lead / supporting breaks during that part of the recording. But we otherwise weigh in on a bunch of the potential contenders before part 2 previews & speculates about the best of the rest.
As always, we want to hear your thoughts on all these races. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! Vote!! And do stay safe, everybody.
It’s The Scaries, our 3rd annual horror movie awards show, and for volume 3, we celebrate the horror films of the 2020 film year, plus our all time favorite Alien & Home Invasion subgenre movies. Celebrate Halloween with us!
What is This Episode?- Top of Show
THE 3RD ANNUAL SCARIES AWARDS SHOW:
New/Upcoming Releases: 2020 Kids’ Movie That Works Best As a Horror - 3:33 Weekday/Weekend/Weak Sauce - 5:50 (The Invisible Man, Rent-A-Pal, The Lodge, Relic, The Lie) Which 2020 Horror Force Could You Survive in an Invasion? - 12:00 Which 2019 Oscar Nom Is Best Serve w/ Aliens? - 14:28 Halloween Kills or Scream 5 - 15:25 Big 2021 Horror Movie You’re Most Excited For? - 16:40
Home Invasion Films Awards: Who Could Actually Defeat Kevn McCallister? - 20:45 Scariest Home Invasion Movie Moment - 23:46 (AlsoMike Chops Down When a Stranger Calls) Biggest “Wrong House” Moment - 27:18 (plus an update on 2021’s Texas Chainsaw) Which Big Bad Would You Rather Have Invade Your Home? - 30:53 Best Long Game - 32:30 Best Home Invasion Scene in non-Home Invasion Movie - 34:55 Most Pleasant Surprise Hidden Gem Invasion Movie - 37:28 Best International Home Invasion Movie - 39:50 The Quintessential Classic/Modern Home Invasion Movie - 40:45 Mother! or Annihilation? - 44:00
Alien Films Awards: Alien vs Predator: Who Wins? - 44:50 Alien or Aliens? - 46:45 Tremors vs Critters vs Gremlins vs Attack the Block Gorillas - 47:30 Best Co-Host Alien Version of AlsoMike - 48:50 Fav/Best Aliens Wearing Human Skin Movies - 51:40 Which Movie Universe Is The Most Safe? Best Hiding Spots? Guides?- 52:12 Most Macho Alien Fighter? Most Savvy? - 55:02 Most Overrated/Underrated Alien Movie? - 58:08 Best Alien Movie Jump Scare/Sequence - 1:01:17 Most Realistic Cinematic American Invasion - 1:03:41
Mikes Recently Watched Horror Recos- 1:05:30
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:08:16 What Else Is Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:09:20
The Scaries, our horror movie awards show is fast becoming one of our favorite MMO traditions because it combines 3 of our favorite things - Halloween, Horror Movies, & Awards Shows. So make sure you go back to our Soundcloud playlists on “MMO-Homemade Awards Shows” to check out the previous two volumes of The Scaries and all our other homemade award specials. Then if you need more horror content from us, do go back to our Horror Oscar Olympics episode from earlier in the week or our hashtag - All The Horror playlist to get all our horror reviews, specials, and series in on one convenient page.
For this installment, we enjoy three fun sections. There’s our usual New Movies section, where we discuss the best horror films of the new year, the most anticipated films of the next year, and a smattering of goofy questions along the way. Then we dive into our All Time great sections, and this year, we celebrate the very best Alien and Home Invasion films of all time.
What 2020 kids movie would work better as a horror film? What home invader could actually defeat Kevin McCallister from Home Alone? Which movie character would we entrust with our lives during an alien invasion? And yeah, we answer some legit questions too… like what films do we deem the classics, new classics, and hidden gems in each subgenre? It’s one of our favorite shows to prepare and record throughout the year, and for good reason. Celebrate Halloween and all things horror with us.
As always, we want to hear your picks. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! Vote!! And do stay safe, everybody.
We all watched it, we all got mad, and then we all agreed this show had to happen. 2020’s Rebecca may be a rare miss from Hammer, James, & Wheatley. But it’s such a remake from hell that we need to bring back Swell. You’re welcome.
What Is This Episode- Top of Show
REVIEWING NETFLIX’S REBECCA: Movie Specs + Scores - 2:27
NONSPOILER REVIEW: Amanda of Swell Entertainment Joins! - 4:46 Film Sets From Heaven/Rebecca’s “Promotional Tour” - 5:22 Expectations - 10:12 (And How Amanda Threatened The Internet) Script Thoughts - 12:43 Performances - 15:44 (And Amanda Schools the Mikes On “Himbos”) Beautiful, Drab Settings - 19:37 Performances - 21:14 Watch or Not? - 23:00
SPOILER WARNING - 23:53
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: I Said Hey - What’s Going On? - 25:10 Go, Danvers, Go! - 30:15 2 People Made Solely of Red Flags - 33:37 My Mind’s Telling Me No, But This Body… - 39:50 As Long As You Love Me - 44:44 Amanda Puts Her Career Before Armie - 47:25 Unrealism, Danvers, and Pacing - 50:30 I Wanna See Your Cheeks (Dress) Glow Red - 53:48 Trying To Silver Line - 56:20 Figuring Out Who’s Worst - 59:52 “So yea, What Was The Point of This?” - 1:03:55
FINAL GRADES - 1:05:08
Amanda’s Socials/Your Homework/Our Socials - 1:08:10 What’s Next For MMO - 1:10:48
This episode was not on the schedule. But after we all watched Rebecca and started to chat about it online, it became abundantly clear that we needed to turn on the microphones. So we were rejoined by Amanda from Swell Entertainment to have at this one.
Now the novel is beloved the world over, the original won Best Picture, and if we’re honest, - the trailers, posters, cast & crew all had us hyped, primed and ready. HOWEVER, the film is complete with contemptible characters, nonsensical plot twists, and disappointments around every corner. So much potential for greatness went so very wrong, and although most of our Oscar podcasting lives is spent reviewing and celebrating Oscar level films, we couldn’t ignore 2020’s Rebecca.
If you’re still wondering whether or not you need to hate-watch this for yourselves, no worries, we have a full non-spoiler section up top. Then we give you some spoiler warning dance music before diving into all the ins and outs of this wretched plot.
Was Kristin Scott Thomas too good for all of it? What’s the worst breakfast food ever? Is Maxim de Winter a “himbo?” Was there some actual hanky panky happening? And how’d they do dat to Dowd!?! C’mon!!!
Anyway, we have too much fun as usual. So be sure to click play on all 3 of our episodes with Amanda from Swell Entertainment including 2 previous shows on New Mutants and Film Sets From Hell.
Otherwise, make sure to follow her at luvu2golka on social media and subscribe to her channel at Swell Entertainment on Youtube. As for us, we’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! Vote!! And do stay safe, everybody.
We nominate horror bests in 9 Oscar Categories for the years of 2016 through 2020 and then give out Gold, Silver, & Bronze medals. It’s simple, it’s fun, and we celebrate so many great horror movies in the process. These are The Horror Oscar Olympics.
What Is This Episode/Happy Horror Days! - Top of Show
THE ’16-20 HORROR OSCAR OLYMPICS: VFX - 2:26 Supporting Actor - 7:24 Supporting Actress - 13:06 Adapted Screenplay - 17:20 Original Screenplay - 23:41 Lead Actor - 29:34 Lead Actress - 33:40 Best Director - 41:40 Best Picture - 45:55
Your Homework/Our Socials - 52:44 What’s Next For MMO/Words of Wisdom - 53:26
Now why did we do 5 years in one Olympiad? Well, we rationalized it because the next Olympics, Tokyo 2021 will transpire 5 years after Rio 2016. But the main reason we wanted to include 2016 was because 2016 was so loaded with great horror films. So we figured that would just add to the fun, and we were right.
As for the format, it’s pretty simple. We cover 9 Oscar categories including Visual FX, Original & Adapted Screenplay, all 4 lead and supporting performances, best director, and picture. Then we each declare a Best of the Year as we hand out Gold, Silver, & Bronze medals to our top 3’s, which means two of those bests “Do Not Medal.”
Which Stephen King adaptation will win gold in screenplay? How in the hell do we choose a best actress? What MMO favorite will win the most hardware? And what 2020 films will shock their way to the podium? Find out in this fast paced hour and get ready for your Halloween Holiday with us.
If you enjoyed this episode, check out these related playlists on our Soundcloud - “The Oscar Olympics,” “MMO Does Halloween,” and “#AllTheHorror.” Then do stay tuned for our annual Halloween tradition of The Scaries, an MMO Homemade Awards Show, where this year, we’ll be featuring the subgenre of alien movies.
As always, we want to hear your thoughts. So send us your medal winners for any or all of these 9 Horror Oscar categories. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for clicking play.
To recap the rest of the fall film festival movie slates from NYFF, Middleburg, & AFI, we decided to write a variety show. You get a non-spoiler review of One Night In Miami, followed by the longest lightning round in history, shark tank pitches, AND a Festival Favorite Top 10 countdown.
What is This Episode?/Episode Index - Top of Show
ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI NIONSPOILER REVIEW: Experts/AlsoMike Rankings Today - 1:55 Mike1’s Miami-Sized Gaffe - 3:26 Adapted Screenplay Category - 6:30 Regina King’s Best Director Chances - 7:43 Performances - 9:20
NYFF, AFI FF, MIDDLEBURGH FF LIGHTNING ROUND REVIEWS: The Exceptions + How This Works - 11:12 See, Buy, Skip of Those Already Seen - 12:21 Mrs. Maisel vs I’m Your Woman - 13:31 Best/Worst/etc Characters Overall - 14:00 (info on: David, MLK/FBI, Whirlybird, Jumbo) Most/Least Likely to ReWatch - 17:20 Breakout Performer - 18:42 (info on: Lover’s Rock, One Night in Miami) Assassins, Nine Days, Apples as Mike1 Faves? - 19:34 My Donkey, My Lover, and I, or Whatever- 21:06 Most Depressing/Happiest/Aggravating Watch - 22:45 (ft Wolfwalker, Hopper/Welles, etc) Jon Belushi’s New Math - 25:28 MLK/FBI or Truffle Hunters - 26:10 Joaquin Phoenix Pigs Shadow in the Clouds - 27:14 Biggest “Wow” Moment - 28:17 Farewell Amore’s Dance Scenes - 29:19 Shadow in the Cloud or Uncle Frank/Biggest WTF Moment - 30:30 Turning Lover’s Rock Into Climax - 32:14 Best Acting Performance - 32:39 Best Director Overall - 34:53 Best Documentary - 35:57 Best Nnamdi in Sylvie’s Love - 36:40 3 Filmmakers/Lesser Known Actors AM Wants More From - 37:50 Concrete Cowboy’s M1 Problem - 39:01 Best Food - 40:17 Best Film World for AM/M1 - 41:29 (Minari, Herself, Mangrove, The Disciple, Gunda) Highest High/Biggest Disappointment - 45:26 (I Am Greta, Beginning) Most Likely International Feature Nom - 48:53 Most Likely Oscar Nom - 49:23 Best Picture - 50:24
TALKIE TANK: Night of the Kings - 51:05 Dissident/Assassins - 56:08
ALSOMIKE’S FESTIVAL TOP 10: (Rounding Up ALL of NYFF, Middleburg FF, and AFI FF) 10 - 4 - 59:47 3 - 1 - 1:03:48
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:05:22 What Else Is Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:06:34
If you enjoyed this episode, go back to our last month plus as we’ve reviewed Nomadland, On The Rocks, French Exit, Minari, and Sound of Metal in previous shows. All these reviews are spoiler free, they include an Oscar Lens on how we view the awards chances, and that’s how we begin this episode with a first reaction segment for One Night In Miami.
Then we get creative with the format as Mike 1 prepares a myriad of interview questions for his co-host about the rest of the fall festival slates from New York, Middleburg, & AFI, and after nearly 45 minutes, it becomes the longest lightning round in the history of shows. But we discuss all the bests & worsts and all the discoveries & the disappointments we saw in 42+ feature films at these festivals. But we don’t end the episode innovation there. M1 forces M2 to pitch him 3 films shark tank style, and of course, we finish with a top 10 countdown on the best of the fests.
As always, we want to hear your thoughts on anything or everything we discussed. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for clicking play.
We put an Oscar Lens on Minari and Sound of Metal before reviewing the trailers of Hillbilly Elegy, Soul, and Ammonite. Then we talk about Amazon’s Coming 2 America, some good news/bad news regarding movie theaters, & the Mad Max prequel: Furiosa.
AlsoMike Has His Final Critic Form - Top of Show What is This Episode? - 2:30
ARE ONLINE FESTIVAL COMPONENTS HERE TO STAY? - 2:50
MINARI NONSPOILER REVIEW: Best Picture Odds - 6:57 Original Screenplay - 11:25 Steven Yeun - 16:10
SOUND OF METAL: Sound Design - 20:03 Riz Ahmed - 23:30
CONTENDER TRAILER REVIEWS: Hillbilly Elegy Trailer 1 - 28:55 Soul Trailer 1,000,000 - 34:20 Ammonite Trailer 2 - 38:29
INDUSTRY/CONTENDER NEWS: Amazon Buys Coming 2 America for $125M - 41:50 (Why is Paramount Selling So Much? Why AREN’T Other Studios? Is There Reason to Worry About Paramount TV?
Box Office Apacolypse, Chapter 2 - 47:40 (NY Theaters Outside NYC Can ReOpen, But AMC May Be Out Of Liquidity; And Why Disney May Be Getting Ready to Abandon Theaters Altogether.)
We Were Wrong About ‘Another Round’ - 55:32
Furiosa Prequel Casting (or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Trust New Mutants As a Top 20 Film) - 56:23
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 59:27 What Else Is Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:00:34
Oscar Race Checkpoint is back, and we begin by weighing the awards chances of Minari and Sound of Metal. Can Steven Yeun or Riz Ahmed overcome the competition in Lead Actor? Will Minari break through in Original Screenplay? Does Sound of Metal seize its moment in Sound Design? And hell, could one of these films even break through in Best Picture? We share some first reactions, as well as some long term projections to begin this episode.
Then we have to talk about Glenn and Amy. Is this what Oscar desperation looks like? Or does Hillbilly Elegy mark yet another example of a bad trailer cut of a good movie? However it shakes out, Netflix is releasing one must see movie after the next, - case in point, that Ma Rainey trailer. (Though unfortunately, you’ll have to wait until our next episode for that trailer review as we finished recording before realizing it was released.) But we did get a chance to review the latest trailer for Soul, where we speculate about the possibilities of a Pixar cinematic universe, and Ammonite, where subtext is apparently, not a thing.
Finally, we have a smattering of stories to finish the show, including Amazon’s acquisition of Coming 2 America, some good news/bad news about the state of movie theaters, and we speculate about the Mad Max prequel: Furiosa.
As always, we want to hear your thoughts on anything or everything we discussed in this episode. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for clicking play.
Did we change our minds and join the parade? How many Oscar noms will it get? Can it go the distance? What does our lawyer have to say? ...It’s our enormous Oscar Sprint Profile movie review of Aaron Sorkin’s The Trial of the Chicago 7.
What Is This Show? - Top of Show
THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO SEVEN NONSPOILER REVIEW: Background/Expectation/Premise - 1:40 Script Thoughts - 7:25 (Subplot More Important Than The Main Plot - 10:33)
PERFORMANCES: Who’s The Lead? - 14:15 (and Why This May REALLY Be About Chadwick Boseman) Top 3 Supporting Performances - 17:12 Rylance/Strong/JGL - 21:18 Langella + Others - 24:04
OSCARS LENS: Cinematography - 28:47 Original Song - 30:00 Score + Others - 30:53 Sound Design - 32:35 Best Picture - 33:45 Editing - 36:14 Original Screenplay - 37:24
HOW MANY NOMS? - 38:50
SPOILER WARNING - 39:43
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Mike1 Flips Out As a Lawyer - 41:41 Both Mikes Flip Out As Film Critics - 47:30 Sorkin’s View - 50:50 The Line of the Movie Should’ve Been The Ending - 53:40 Best: Best Sorkin Ever? - 56:43 Lowlight: Excuse Me, Friend… - 1:00:17 Rest of the Bests - 1:02:43 (Lowlight - Universally Beloved Lenny Bruce - 1:04:10) Lowlight: Hiding The Smoking Gun - 1:08:20 Rest of the Worsts - 1:10:51 (and Why AlsoMike Blames Rick and Morty)
A Victim of Sorkin’s Own Greatness? - 1:14:26
FINAL GRADES - 1:18:44
Socials/Your Homework - 1:20:38 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:21:21
The Trial of the Chicago 7 has been a major subject of our last few Oscar Race Checkpoint episodes and for good reason. So this OSP movie review episode has a lot to answer, and we set up the show based on what we’ve said previously. But most importantly, our Oscar Sprint Profile reviews are designed to analyze the award prospects of this movie before we break down the plot.
So our non-spoiler section jumps off by recapping the pundit parade problem and what the Netflix effect could be for this movie. Then we discuss our love for Aaron Sorkin and how this film compares with the rest of his filmography before looking at the script, direction, performances, and all the production values through an Oscar Lens. How do we power rank the performances and which production values will go so far as a nomination? And moreover, where can this film contend this spring?
Now as we dive into spoilers, Mike 1 is able to use his law degrees to help us lay people understand the logistics of the courtroom proceedings, and both of us have some qualms with the work as film critics. But ultimately, there are a great many best scenes to celebrate and praise before we come back around to a few more issues and close out this review. Maybe we started off the month aggravated and skeptical at the reception of this film. But we do give a measured and balanced review in this OSP.
Stay tuned as we continue the review season before the awards season. We’ll be devoting non-spoiler episodes to a few more film festival screened contenders like Minari and One Night In Miami before we get back to James Bond, enjoy some Halloween horror movie specials, and then bring some guests back to the program to overview the festivals.
As always, let us know what you think about The Trial of the Chicago 7. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for clicking play.
A spoiler free review of French Exit, a Michelle Pfeiffer Best Actress discussion, Disney Pixar’s new strategy for Soul, trailer thoughts on Mank, News of the World, & Promising Young Woman, and then we analyze an Academy rule change that could give studios more marketing options.
What is This Episode? - Top of Show
NONSPOILER REVIEW OF THE FRENCH EXIT: Initial Thoughts - 2:30 Michelle Pfeiffer MUST Be Nominated - 4:26 Script Thoughts/Screenplay Chances - 12:05 Sony’s Awards Slate - 14:34 Will a Narrative Matter? - 17:36 Why Is This Special? - 19:00
SOUL GOING TO DISNEY+ - 22:01
CONTENDER TRAILER REVIEWS: Mank Trailer(s) 1 - 28:47 (And AlsoMike’s Foreboding Warning…) News of the World Trailer 1 - 39:39 Promising Young woman Trailer 2 - 44:17
DRIVE-IN THEATERS MAKE MOVIES ELIGIBLE - 50:31 (“I THINK YOU ARE A MONSTER, IS MY THESIS STATEMENT.”) AlsoMike’s Predictions On The Importance of Drive-Ins - 55:55 The Sundance Conundrum - 57:41
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:01:44 What Else Is Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:02:21
We ring in the end of the 58th New York Film Festival with a spoiler free review of French Exit, their closing night film, and perhaps, one of Michelle Pfeiffer’s best performances. So we break down the film’s early Oscars profile and discuss the Lead Actress category to open the show.
Then we continue with a more typical episode of Oscar Race Checkpoint as we breakdown why Disney Pixar chose to release Soul on their streaming service for Christmas instead of PVOD, and we react to the first critical reviews of this Animated Feature favorite.
It wouldn’t be an early season O.R.C. without some Trailer Thoughts. So analyze the first looks at Mank and News of the World before speculating about what Focus Features might do after they’ve released their second trailer for Promising Young Woman.
Finally, AlsoMike delivers a paranoid rant about his co-host as we continue to discuss how the Academy should put out an Oscars in a pandemic and what the new rule about Drive-In Theaters does for our speculation about studio slates this winter.
As always, we want to know what you think about Best Actress, Animated Feature, or anything we spoke about in this O.R.C. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for clicking play.
We do an early overview of the Documentary Feature category and a thorough review of its latest contender, Dick Johnson Is Dead. The NOMcast's Andrew Morgan is our guest, and as always, the non-spoiler section comes first.
What is This Episode? - Top of Show Our Socials/Andrew’s Socials - 1:25
WELCOMING NOMCAST ANDREW - 3:40 (Or How Many Shots Can We Take At a Defenseless Mike1 - How Dare They)
ANALYZING THE 2020 DOCUMENTARY FEATURE CATEGORY: Dick Johnson vs Past Winners - 7:06 The Archival Doc Struggle - 10:35 The Potential 2020 Noms - 13:11 (Incl Athlete A, Boys State, City Hall, MLK/FBI) Possible Looming Underdogs - 20:04 (Incl The Social Dilemma, 76 Days, Totally Under Control) A Lush Field - 25:16 The Doc Short Frontrunner - 27:49
DICK JOHNSON IS DEAD NONSPOILER REVIEW: Plot Premise/Expectations - 31:00 Waterworks - 33:30 Production Values - 40:12 Top 5 2020 Docs Thus Far - 44:27
SPOILER WARNING - 46:20
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: THE Spoiler - 47:17 Dick Johnson Is…. - 53:00 Bests: Doctors and Memories - 56:42 Bests: Funny Ha Ha + Fatherly Sadness - 57:57 Lowlights - 1:00:30 Final Oscars Thoughts - 1:05:11
FINAL GRADES - 1:10:19
What’s Coming on Netflix/NOMCast/MMO - 1:11:38
The NOMcast’s Andrew Morgan joins us once again to discuss perhaps the most fully formed Oscars category thus far in Documentary Feature and then, the latest awards contender from Netflix, Dick Johnson Is Dead.
Make sure to subscribe to The NOMcast, AKA the Netflix Original Movie podcast at nomcastpod on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook, where you can join him TONIGHT for a watch party of Adam Sandler’s Hubie Halloween ahead of his next episode, reviewing the holiday comedy.
For the first segment, we dive into the loaded, but unpredictable Documentary Feature category. With a few predictions from the web and a huge ranking by metascore, we offer some rapid fire reviews of the leading contenders, we compare this year’s field to those of the past few, and we offer up some hidden gems from the Netflix slate.
But of course, we programmed the opening conversation because we knew Dick Johnson Is Dead would be the latest and greatest awards contender. So you also get a full Oscars Sprint Profile movie review with a non-spoiler section up top, a spoiler warning, and then a spoiler section to close out the episode.
We can’t help but relate this story to personal experience and our own families, which deepens this discussion. There’s also plenty of analysis on how dark comedy and tension relief can be used as a means to combat the heavy themes of this film, and the very real late life crisis being filmed by such a brilliant cameraperson such as Kirsten Johnson.
As always, we want to hear your thoughts on the film and this category. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for clicking play.
We update you studio by movie studio before we analyze the newly set Awards Season Calendar, recap the BAFTA initiatives, and decry the Box Office Apocalypse. Plus, Mike1 had a big idea on how to change the 2021 Oscars.
What is This Episode? - Top of Show
THE UPDATED AWARDS SCHEDULE - 2:11
BAFTA ANNOUNCES DIVERSITY CHANGES - 6:23 Category Changes - 7:50 Future Effect on Academy? - 11:23
MOVIE THEATERS ARE IN TROUBLE - 13:55
CONTENDER UPDATES BY STUDIO: WB/HBO Max - 22:02 (The Batman, Dune, Wonder Woman 84, The Witches, etc)
Netflix - 24:26 (Ma Rainey, The Prom, Mank, Trial of the Chicago 7; Over The Moon Trailer 2, etc)
Mike1’s Jerry Lewis Oscars-Thon Pitch - 35:33
Disney - 47:47 (The French Dispatch, Next Goal Wins, West Side Story, Black Widow, The Eternals, Soul, Nomadland, Free Guy, The King’s Man, etc)
Universal/Focus - 57:14 (No Time To Die Moves, Kajillionaire, News of the World, Promising Young Woman, etc)
Neon - 1:02:21 (Palm Springs, Totally Under Control, Night of the Kings, Ammonite, etc)
A24 - 1:03:32 (Boys State, On The Rocks, Zola, The Green Knight, Minari, etc)
Apple - 1:05:19 (a Tom Holland Oscar Vehicle?!)
BBC Films - 1:08:07 (Supernova or Why We Can’t Have Stanley Tucci Date Colin Firth On Film/Ever)
Amazon - 1:11:00 (One Night in Miami, Time, I’m Your Woman, Small Axe, Sylvie’s Love, Sound of Metal, Borat 2, etc)
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S/HELP US! - 1:19:01 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:20:00
We begin with a look at the newly set Awards Season Calendar and what that could mean for consensus building. Then we analyze the rule changes at the British Academy of Film & Television Awards before leading into our big sprawling discussion on how the Oscars and the Industry could and should proceed through yet another major covid based schedule shake up.
So we decided to recap all of the news, review all the trailers, and preview all the film slates one movie studio at a time. We start with Warner Brothers because we’re transitioning from the Tenet box office obituary into the latest moves for Dune, The Batman, and the HBO Max announcement for The Witches.
Netflix is next, and we update you on The Prom, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, & Mank as we discuss their Fall & Winter film slates. Then Also Mike teases his review of The Trial of the Chicago 7 before we review the second trailer for Over The Moon, and then, all chaos erupts. For Mike1 is an agent of chaos as he decides to pitch a radical idea for this year’s Oscars 2020/21 ceremony & ABC’s (Disney owned/Netflix biased?) broadcast. How crazy is this idea? You’ve gotta listen to find out.
But don’t worry, we cover most of the other movie studio slates from Disney / Searchlight to Universal / Focus to Neon / Hulu to A24 / Apple to BBC / Amazon, and we preview / speculate about all their films from The French Dispatch & Next Goal Wins to Promising Young Woman & Zola. Plus, we review more trailers in the process like Minari, Sound of Metal, Supernova, & Borat 2.
As always, share your thought with us. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for clicking play.
The James Bond Character Study has returned for Part 8 with this review of Skyfall! Non-spoilers come first as we go behind the scenes of the most successful Bond movie ever, and then we enjoy all of our favorite segments to break down the plot.
DANIEL CRAIG’S JAMES BOND CHARACTER STUDY, CH.3 Skyfall aka James Bond in: Douche
Bond Rumors in 2020 - :50 Episode Breakdown - 3:13
NONSPOILER SECTION:
Getting Into Character - 3:41 (Mendes, Mr. Mendes)
His Performance As Bond Overall - 14:12 (The Most Successful Bond Movie, Period.)
SPOILER WARNING - 28:45
SPOILER-FILLED SECTION:
The Spy Who’s Not Me - 29:52 (Why We Want To, But Never Could Be, This James Bond)
Live and Let Dad Joke - 42:52 (This Bond’s Best [Worst?] One Liners)
Dr. Please God No - 48:37 (Problematic Interactions w/ Women Through 2020 Eyes)
Always Say Never Again - 1:00:07 (Moral Issues Through 2020 Eyes)
Q Only Lives Once - 1:11:00 (The Cars, Gadgets, and Tech of Bond)
They’re Why Tomorrow Never Dies - 1:14:46 (The Struggles of These Bond Baddies)
Goldfingers - 1:21:01 (We Fix The Bond Baddies)
License To Bill - 1:24:40 (Totaling Up Bond’s Civic Damage)
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:28:42 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:29:30
In our intro, we wonder about the latest rumors on the next 007, whether it’s Tom Hardy, Henry Cavill, or someone else. Then we go back to 2012 and behind the scenes of Skyfall. How’d they recruit Sam Mendes, did the film save MGM, and what did Daniel Craig injure this time? Our non-spoiler section breaks down the Getting Into Character and the Historical Significance of Craig’s 3rd turn as Bond with all kinds of awards season history and box office analysis along the way.
But as always with The James Bond Character Study, this was just the start of the fun. Our spoiler section enjoys a bunch of pun-titled segments that break down this plot, and all it’s highs, lows, anti-heroes, & henchmen.
And gosh darnit, yes, I will write all those pun titles for you again now. There’s The Spy Who’s Not Me, where we discuss the fantasy & then how we’d fail as Bond. We recap all the best one liners in Live & Let Dad (Joke), Dr. Please Oh God No & Always Say Never Again delve into our worst scenes, and we rebound with some more bests with Q Only Lives Once to rejoice in all the cars & gadgets. Then it’s time to discuss the bad guys with There’s A Reason Tomorrow Never Dies & Goldfingers before we turn the spotlight back on Bond & all the property damage his missions permit in License To Bill. Yes, yes, I know. You’re welcome.
If you enjoyed this episode, don’t forget to chat with us about your thoughts on Skyfall & the Daniel Craig Bond films. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for clicking play.
It’s our NONspoiler review of Nomadland, Searchlight’s roving new Best Picture contender. Can Frances McDormand win her 3rd Oscar? Will this adaptation wow the writer’s branch? And does Chloe Zhao become a household name for a film about house-less people?
What Is This Show? - Top of Show Chromecast vs Apple Air Play - 1:48
NOMADLAND NONSPOILER REVIEW: Critics’ Scores/Premise/FF Awards - 3:26 Relatability - 6:40
SCRIPT THOUGHTS/STRUCTURE - 11:00 Excitement for Zhao in the MCU/Use of Non-Actors - 12:40 Destination Unknown - 15:47 Failing to Dislike - 18:47
PRODUCTION VALUES: Cinematography/Editing - 22:34 Score/Costumes/Production - 24:15
Performances: “Nonactors” - 26:05 Frances McDormand - 27:43
OSCARS LENS: Best Picture - 29:47 How Many Noms? - 35:43
FINAL GRADES - 41:14
Socials/Your Homework - 42:12 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 43:01
In another early OSP after our screenings at the New York Film Festival, we offer you this non-spoiler movie review. This time, we’re talking about the movie of the moment, Nomadland. Hell, some people are already calling it the movie that best represents 2020. So do we see it that way? Or are we calling this a case of some way too early hype? We break it down from all angles and from the perspectives of multiple voting branches as we head into awards season.
We tell you why the narratives surrounding this film might be irresistible to the Academy. But we also can’t help but compare this fall festival season to seasons past. What other films and Oscar noms does Nomadland remind us of? Or will this be a critical hit that doesn’t connect with larger audiences? In any event, Chloe Zhao and Frances McDormand are talents we love to support on this show, and there’s a lot to discuss with their new film.
If you’re enjoying this show, then please support us with a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, and we thank you for doing so. Otherwise, stay tuned for more episodes of Oscar Race Checkpoint, The James Bond Character Study, and many more OSP’s as we continue into the review season before the awards season.
So as always, we want to hear your thoughts on Nomadland or any of the Oscar races we discuss in this episode. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for clicking play.
Will Bill Murray be nominated? How about Sofia Coppola’s script? We discuss all the Oscars possibilities for On The Rocks, A24’s Apple Original streaming October 23rd. But don’t worry, we’re entirely spoiler FREE in this Oscar Sprint Profile movie review.
What Is This Show? - Top of Show How is NYFF Handling Debuts? - 1:50
ON THE ROCKS NONSPOILER REVIEW: Critics’ Scores/Premise/A24’s Moves - 3:46
SCRIPT THOUGHTS/PERFORMANCES - 9:01 Writing For Bill Murray as Felix - 11:58 Clarity of Coppola As Storyteller - 16:31
OSCARS LENS: Can The Script Surprise? - 19:08 Production Values - 23:25 (Original Song; Cinematog; etc) (incl. NYC Sushi/Mental Breakdown/Tangent - 27:09)
Performances: Rashida Jones - 30:15 Marlon Wayans - 32:05 Bill Murray - 34:26 (incl: Supporting vs Lead Categorization - 36:00)
FINAL GRADES - 43:02
Socials/Your Homework - 44:35 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 45:18
On The Rocks premiered at the New York Film Festival this week to strong reviews, the latest of which, is ours. So come for the non-spoiler tease of this movie review. But stay for all of the Oscars talk because like a Bill Murray serenade, it happens early, often, and always in this OSP.
Our past lives with the New York Film Festival demand we tell a strange few stories, and we discuss how we’ve enjoyed our virtual experience this year. We share our love for the careers of Sofia Coppola and Bill Murray before analyzing how she writes him so well. Then we dive into an Original Screenplay breakdown, including our takes on our favorites of the year thus far.
Now fitting this particular festival, the production values are sooo New York, and we wonder if a few have sneaky good chances at Oscars. So this spurs some conversation about the Best Original Songs of the year thus far, as well as some excellent Cinematography. Then we build into a full breakdown of the fields for both lead and supporting, and how Bill Murray’s performance may factor into this year’s best actor races.
If you enjoyed this episode, stay tuned for another spoiler free review of Nomadland, headed your way for early next week. We’ll also have a few full OSP’s coming with upcoming Netflix reviews of The Trial of the Chicago 7, Dick Johnson Is Dead, and Mank this October. But in the meantime, we’ll continue to churn out episodes of Oscar Race Checkpoint in the coming weeks to keep you up to date on all the latest news, buzz, & awards season analysis.
As always, let us know your thoughts on anything we discussed in this show. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for clicking play.
Nomadland wins TIFF, & we discuss the Oscars crossover with Toronto to open the show. Then we dive into the Emmys from the Creative Arts program to a review of the Sunday broadcast + all the winners & highlights before finishing this ORC with a box office update.
What Is This Show? - Top of Show
TIFF NEWS AND WRAP UP: Nomadland Wins The Grolsch - 2:12 Grolsch Crossover Oscars Stats - 5:06 Film Market Acquisitions - 8:08 (incl news on One Night in Miami; Amazon; Netflix; Pieces of a Woman; more)
UNQUALIFIED EMMYS 2020 REVIEW:
THE SHOW - Creative Arts Emmys Recapped - 15:12 Sunday Night’s Opening Bits - 19:25 Did The Show Work With What It Had? - 24:33 Highlighting Frontline Workers - 29:00 In Memoriam/Montages/Tyler Perry + Tying in 2020 - 31:16
THE WINNERS - Schitt’s Creek Sweeps - 36:34 Mike1’s Big Complaint - 38:15 Watchmen Wins + Poignant Speeches - 40:26 Succession Just Short of Sweeping Too - 43:23 Show Tallies - 45:00 (And SHOCKER🙄 A Mike1 Conspiracy Theory)
THE SHOCKERS - Zendaya Wins Big - 49:11 “Category Cannibalization” LIVES! - 50:46
Network Tallies - 52:32
TENET BOX OFFICE REMAINS…MEH - 54:09
Socials/Your Homework - 58:24 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 59:19
Nomadland makes it 2 for 2 after winning the Golden Lion at Venice and now the Grolsch Audience Award at Toronto. So we open the show by discussing our reactions to the film’s early awards momentum before breaking down the historical crossover stats between the Academy & TIFF.
As for the majority of this episode, we’re all about the 72nd Emmy Awards. So we begin with some of the tallies, highlights, and main storylines from the Creative Arts Emmys. We then review all the highs and lows from the first virtual awards show broadcast of its kind. What made us laugh, cringe, jeer and cheer? As usual, we did all of the above.
The Emmys also showcased some history, and we recap all of the winners, losers, tallies, and stats that stuck out to us. There’s some fun to be had with a chat about how voting bodies may function in the time of covid, and we do wonder about any potential Academy fallout.
To end the show, we bookend things with another Box Office Update, which is certainly relevant after our latest episode entitled “Box Office Apocalypse.” So did we change any of our strong takes from a few days ago? Are there any more reasons for optimism? Or do we see trends that will unfortunately continue into the fall & winter seasons? Whatever happens, we’re not shy about expressing our thoughts & analysis.
So on that note, make sure to let us know your thoughts on the 2020 Emmys, TIFF, or the box office. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for clicking play.
It’s time for a reckoning, MMO’ers. We knew the Tenet & Mulan box office numbers would change the game. Welp, the numbers came in, and they’re what we thought. But they’re not what we thought they’d think, and now they’re panicking. Sooo, what happens now?
What Is This Show? No Seriously, You’ll Need This - Top of Show
BOX OFFICE APOCALYPSE FREE FLOW: COVID in US vs Abroad - 2:00 Tenet Panic + “Plan A” Problems - 5:45
WHAT WAS WB’s GOAL/THOUGHT PROCESS - 9:39 What Was The Target Number? What IS It Now? - 16:22 (incl The Power of NY/LA)
“THE BOTTOM LINE PROBLEM HERE IS…” - 19:00 Gross Misreading - 20:45 Tenet: Suddenly Too Niche To Matter - 25:00
PLAN A AS POLITICS - 27:13
IS THERE A PLAN B?! - 29:18
INNOVATION PRECURSOR DISCUSSION - 32:00 Mulan as a Disney Chess Piece - 33:10 What To Do With Dune - 35:15
WHAT COULD THE INNOVATION LOOK LIKE?- 39:32 COVID + Politics Come Full Circle - 44:11 Pitfalls Ahead - 48:51
Socials/Your Homework - 51:58 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 53:40
It’s been awhile since we’ve even had the opportunity to do a bonafide Box Office Update, which was a fun segment on our MMO Weekly show. But since we’ve pivoted from the news shows the same way we used to do them (cuz the news is so terrible in 2020), we wait for big stories to hit, and this one is ENORMOUS. Early Tenet & Mulan numbers are now available, and after a full week of analysis and much debate between us Mikes, we threw out all our notes and just had a real talk discussion on WTF is happening amidst Covid-19 at the Domestic US Box Office.
Although we try not to talk much about politics, we can’t help but premise the episode on a few facts backed up by numbers because the United States Box Office is only doing a small portion of what’s been earned overseas. So we put the Tenet numbers in a larger context before we try to analyze the strategies they had at WB, movie theaters, and the White House. My god, does this unscripted conversation go EVERYWHERE, but that’s the point. Tenet affects Wonder Woman 1984 which affects Dune, and Mulan what’s to come throughout the rest of the fall and winter heading into Oscars season.
This was not our usual format and forgive us some of our rambling ways. But we did have a lot of fun with this discussion, and I’m pretty sure we covered everything we wanted to when we did all the research anyway.
So yeah, please let us know how we did, and please let us know your thoughts about the Box Office. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for clicking play.
Usually Trailer Thoughts Specials don’t get us this hot & bothered. But there’s a new Vegas / Film Twitter frontrunner for Best Picture, and we’re not happy about it. Sorry, Aaron Sorkin. But The Trial of the Chicago 7 may be the most untimely favorite in a long time.
What Is This Show? - Top of Show
THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 TRAILER 1 - 1:55 (Exploitation - 5:33) (Tripping Over The Low Equality Standards Bar - 7:10) (Disappointing on Its Movie Merits - 8:53) (The Punditry Parade Problem - 15:00)
THE FATHER TRAILER 1 - 20:50
DICK JOHNSON IS DEAD TRAILER 1 - 26:01
DUNE TRAILER 1 - 27:48
REBECCA TRAILER 1 - 35:20
NO TIME TO DIE TRAILER 2 - 38:15
THE BOYS IN THE BAND TRAILER 1 - 44:00
ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI PREVIEW CLIP - 47:14
Socials/Your Homework - 50:25 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 51:56
For this Oscar Race Checkpoint, we catch up on a whole bunch of trailer thoughts, and this time, the stakes are higher than usual. Because this time, we’ve gotten a new Best Picture frontrunner. How it happened, where it started - we honestly don’t know. But Vegas is on board somehow and now that the first trailer has come, we have some major issues with this coronation.
So we begin with a full discussion on The Trial of the Chicago 7, the pros and cons of it’s Oscars profile, and it’s first trailer breakdown. But really, we’re more focused on issues with the marketing and some parades of thought on social media that don’t always make the best sense to us.
Otherwise, we’ve also been lucky to get trailers for a bunch more awards possibilities. The Father shows some usual range for Anthony Hopkins, and Dick Johnson Is Dead is sickly hilarious. Then we finally weigh in on Dune 2020, which can’t be worse than Dune 1984, and we wonder if Dune & No Time To Die are probably too cool for half filled theaters. Finally, we get back to some upcoming streamers with how Rebecca is one of the more intriguing and somehow, unpredictable remakes in awhile, The Boys In The Band makes us love Netflix again, and One Night In Miami may usher Amazon back into the awards conversation this year.
As always, let us know what you think of these trailers. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for clicking play.
Rent-A-Pal is one of our favorite films of the year, and we were lucky to have Amy Rutledge take us behind the scenes.
INTERVIEW W/ AMY RUTLEDGE FROM RENT-A-PAL! What is This Episode? - Top of Show
INTRODUCING AMY RUTLEDGE! Non-spoiler Interview Questions:
Getting To Lisa: Her First Script Impressions - 3:05 Serendipity 1.0: Colorado + Kidney Infections - 5:22 Finding Lisa + Amy’s Approach - 9:08 The Mikes Demands Acid Washed Answers - 16:17
Questions From Set: Overall Experience/Feel of Set - 17:53 (ft. Serendipity 2.0: Hi Wil) Y’ALL SHE DID THIS WHILE BEING INCREDIBLY SICK, NO JOKE - 20:40 Premiering in a Pandemic - 23:40 Can You “Feel” When The Production Is Special? - 26:48
Her Origin Story: Sound-of-Music-ing the Dinner Table - 28:18 How Meditation Saved Her Life + Aided Her Career - 31:00 Her Background with Horror - 36:30
SPOILER WARNING - 40:01
Spoiler-Filled Interview Questions: What’s in a Scream? - 40:29 Better REDACTED Than REDACTED - 42:30 Is She Playing The Text or the Subtext? - 44:45 Serendipity 3.0: Green Screening - 48:00 Lasagna Talk - 49:32
Saying Goodbye - 52:32
WHERE TO FOLLOW/FIND AMY ONLINE - 54:44
Your Homework/Our Socials - 55:55 What’s Next For MMO/Mike1’s Singing - 56:42
We’re joined by Amy Rutledge from the terrifying new psychological horror film from IFC Midnight, Rent-A-Pal. Make sure you follow Amy on Instagram at AmyMRutledge, on Facebook at AmyRutledgeActor, on Twitter at AmyMRutledge, and do visit her websites MeditateWithAmy dot com and AmyRutledge dot net.
But as we’ve teased for over a week now, Rent-A-Pal has been one of our favorite finds of the year, Amy is brilliant in it as the character of Lisa, and this episode takes you behind the scenes of the production and deep into her acting process.
What’s also really cool about this review is how we’ve evolved the format. So you get a full non-spoiler section for the first 40 minutes, where we discuss Amy’s casting story, her acting process, the production of the film, and how she’s enjoyed the movie’s premiere despite a global pandemic.
Then as a centerpiece, we’re blessed to learn about Amy’s backstory. She’s overcome as much adversity as any of her characters in all of these horror films, and I wish I didn’t have to write this, but it’s unfortunately true. Still, she’s persevered to and through this breakout performance, and we were so inspired by her in this episode.
Finally, we can’t let Amy leave without having a brief spoiler section on Rent-A-Pal. So make sure to watch this film, on VOD or in select theaters now, and also… maybe watch Joker while you’re at it because Rent-A-Pal does the Joker story better than Joker. Ok, I said it - @ ME!!!
Otherwise, and as always, we want to hear from you, dear listener. Let us know your thoughts on Rent-A-Pal. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for clicking play.
Nomadland wins Venice, and we recap all the fall film festival buzz. Then we dive into a serious and heated discussion on the well intentioned, but underwhelming new Academy standards for representation and inclusion. Obviously, they didn’t go far enough. Did they go far at all?
Mike1’s Back! - Top of Show
VENICE FILM FESTIVAL WINNERS + RESULTS: Setting The Scene - 1:55 The Disciple Wins Best Screenplay - 3:56 (+ NYFF Talk) Vanessa Kirby is Best Actress; Home Team Wins Actor - 5:54 Wife of a Spy Carries Best Director - 8:52 Silver Lion Winner - 10:23
NOMADLAND WINS THE GOLDEN LION - 10:51 First Teaser Review - 11:57
VENICE FILMS WITH BUZZ: One Night in Miami - 15:13 The World to Come - 17:33 Never Gonna Snow Again - 19:10
OTHER FILM FESTIVAL WINNERS/LOSERS: Halle Berry’s Bruised - 20:00 What’s Happening to Ammonite? - 20:50 Gia Coppola’s Mainstream - 23:27
ACADEMY ANNOUNCES NEW REPRESENTATION AND INCLUSION STANDARDS: When They Take Effect - 26:04 Not Going Nearly Far Enough - 27:23 Well Intentioned, P.1 - 32:37
Standard A + Discussion - 36:17 Standard B + Discussion - 39:32
An All Too Important Discussion Follows Here
Standard C + Discussion (And Why It’s Different) - 53:18 Standard D + Discussion - 57:49
Socials/Your Homework - 1:01:11 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:01:53
Mike 1 is back for our latest episode of Oscar Race Checkpoint, recapping the Venice Film Festival awards, updating you on all the buzz from the fall festivals, and of course, where we have to dive into these new Academy standards for Best Picture eligibility.
Nomadland won the Golden Lion at the 77th Venice Film Festival with Vanessa Kirby taking home a Volpi Cup for Best Actress from Pieces of a Woman. So we discuss all the buzz coming out of Venice, some early talk from Toronto, and our expectations heading into New York. Plus, we discuss some early beneficiaries and some way too early casualties from these fall film festivals.
Then as we continue to hope & pray & advocate for more representation, inclusion, and equality in the film industry, we analyze the new Academy standards for Best Picture eligibility. Now of course, they don’t go far enough. But with all of the obvious legal loopholes, we wonder if they go far at all.
It’s an important, heated discussion on each of the 4 standards, and all their (optional?) criteria. Yes, the standards may be well intentioned, but what happens when they’re executed? When we compare them to similar standards in other industries, there are clear and present dangers.
As always, we want to hear your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for clicking play.
Raul & Shama join our show from the Minorities Report Film podcast to review of 2020’s Mulan, now on Disney Plus, and we do NOT follow the critical consensus on this one. Regardless, it’s a ton of fun as we do a full non-spoiler first half followed by a breakdown of the plot.
MULAN REVIEW W/ RAUL AND MO OF MINORITIES REPORT POD! Introducing The Guys - Top of Show
MULAN NONSPOILER REVIEW: Thoughts on $30/Will It Make Profit? - 4:00 Is This Progress? - 9:01 Expectations - 16:43 (incl. Has Any Live Action Remake Been Great?)
Performances: Yifei Liu - 20:24 Supporting Cast - 23:15
Script Thoughts - 25:15
Production Values: Sound/Score - 28:15 VFX/Cinematography - 30:50 Production Design/Costumes - 33:30
Watch or Not? - 36:40 (incl some Little Mermaid Remake Talk)
SPOILER WARNING - 38:20
There's a Rise Of Skywalker Death Spoiler in Here too. FYI
MULAN SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Desiree’s (of MRP) Statement - 39:40 Worst: Analyzing the Bizarre Ending/Film Shortcomings - 41:36 Worst: Bad, Bad Villainy - 47:36 Worst: The Big Battle + More Awfulness! - 50:31 Worst: How Much Death Could a Which Witch Craft… - 56:00 Fallout and Industry Ramifications - 1:00:06 Listing the Bests - 1:01:13
FINAL GRADES - 1:04:20
Saying Goodbye/MRP’s Work + Socials - 1:05:55 Your Homework/Our Socials - 1:10:50
Make sure to check out the Minorities Report Film podcast & follow them on social media. They’re Minorities Report Film on Facebook, and their website is at MReportpod, which is also their handle on Twitter & Instagram. MRF is in my regular listening rotation, and we encourage you all to join us.
In this episode, Raul Navedo and Mo Shama join AlsoMike in this review of Mulan with a special statement from their 3rd cohost, Desiree to open our spoiler section. So per usual, you get a full non-spoiler discussion first before we dive into the plot after our spoiler warning dance music.
Mulan may have been a grand scale disappointment to watch for a premium price. But we made up for it on the back end with this fun & hilarious conversation. AlsoMike sees food in the settings and gets hungry, Shama makes some of the Daddest Dad-Jokes ever made on MMO, and Raul anchors our discussion back to what’s important with how Disney failed to handle this property with the respect it deserves.
We still look for silver linings and do find them at times, though to each our own on this front. Otherwise, it’s a great conversation featuring some of our funnest & weirdest side conversations in awhile. Plus, you get several conversations about how Disney has handled their live action remakes, and we pick our favorites.
If you’re enjoying our show, stay tuned for Mike1’s triumphant return after he’s been recovering from his injury, and to make him happier, you can leave us a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts. While you’re at it, do please leave the Minorities Report Film podcast a 5 star as well. We thank you for the support as it goes a long way to helping us grow.
As always, we want to know your thoughts on Mulan. Do you agree with our takes? We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for clicking play.
Kolby Mac & Also Mike go deep on Christopher Nolan’s Tenet. A huge non-spoiler section comes first and builds to some Oscar talk. Then we ask & analyze all the burning questions in our spoiler filled second half.
What is This Episode?/Where’s Mike1? - Top of Show
TENET 2020 OSP W/ THE GRAND RETURNING KOLBY MAC!
NONSPOILER REVIEW: Expectations/Nolanisms - 4:52 Growing Up Nolan- 10:15 Movie Going Experience/First Watches - 13:46 Box Office Projections/Critic Scores - 19:02
Performances: John David Washington - 23:48 Supporting Cast - 31:32 Script Thoughts - 33:50
Production Values: Sound - 38:45 VFX - 41:30
Oscar Lens - 44:00
Kolby’s Socials - 47:20
SPOILER WARNING - 47:45
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Just WTF Is Actually Going On? - 49:13 Giant Jenga Pieces - 54:28 Future Bad Guys/Sator Square - 59:27 Let’s Do The Time Warp Again - 1:01:44 Temporal Pincer Movement - 1:08:24 What Dreams May Come - 1:15:41 Rest of the Bests/Theories - 1:21:20
FINAL GRADES - 1:28:30
Saying Goodbye/Kolby’s Work + Socials - 1:30:36
Your Homework/Our Socials - 1:31:55
We’re thrilled to welcome Kolby Mac back to MMO, and with Mike1 recovering and on the mend, Kolby really came through in the clutch for us. So please make sure to subscribe to the Kolby Told Me Podcast, follow him at KolbyToldMe on social media, and visit his website of the same name. We love his show, and we trust his reviews.
As always, this Oscars Sprint Profile movie review features a spoiler free first half before a musical interlude warns you of the spoiled filled section. Part one builds to a discussion on how we view Tenet’s chances at this year’s Oscars, and then we use the second half to ask & analyze & some of the burning questions we had coming out of this wonderfully complex plot.
So like Kolby, cinemas also made a triumphant return with this magnificent film. We discuss how Tenet is reopening movie theaters and wonder if it’s chutzpah or hubris. But we also celebrate how we’ve grown up with Nolan films before our non-spoiler reviews of the performances led by John David Washington, this time bending script, and the mind blowing production values. Then after our Oscar Lens and spoiler warning dance music, we structured the spoiler section around all of the burning questions we so enjoyed to investigate after watching & loving this film.
Of course, we want to hear your thoughts on Christopher Nolan’s Tenet. Though please DM or email us all of the spoiler related inquiries to keep all our listeners poised and ready for their first viewing. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for clicking play.
A huge non-spoiler section comes first for Charlie Kaufman’s I’m Thinking Of Ending Things, and then you can come back for a massive “what does it all mean” spoiler section after you watch the film. The NOMcast’s Andrew Morgan is our MC for bizarre film review OSP.
What is This Episode? - Top of Show
I’M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS 2020 OSP W/ NOMCAST ANDREW!
NONSPOILER REVIEW: Our Kaufman Histories - 5:40 Expectations - 7:48 Performances: The Jesse/Jessies - 9:15 Supporting Cast - 16:04 Kaufman Trademarks/Shoots - 19:10 Plot Premise/Initial Thoughts - 25:18 Oscar Lens - 38:18
SPOILER WARNING - 47:24
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Hashing Out What’s REALLY Going On - 48:38 Analyzing The Ending - 53:06 The Real + The Pretend - 57:20 (And The Ice Cream - 59:03) Is There More Darkness Here? - 1:00:50 David Foster Wallace - 1:03:38 Unanswerable Questions - 1:09:22 Best Scenes - 1:10:35
FINAL GRADES - 1:17:00 Saying Goodbye - 1:21:21
Andrew’s Work and Socials - 1:22:30
Your Homework/Our Socials - 1:23:37 What’s Next For MMO - 1:24:28
If you haven’t seen this movie, you need this episode to get you ready for the crazy. If you HAVE seen the film, then you need to commiserate with us regarding the crazy, followed by some explanations of all that crazy craziness. So this Oscars Sprint Profile movie review is all for you and for all of you. (And yes, I’ve been watching Tenet several times this week as I write this). Anyway, it’s our OSP of I’m Thinking Of Ending Things written & directed by Charlie Kaufman for Netflix.
Andrew Morgan of The NOMcast, AKA the Netflix Original Movie podcast is our host. Make sure to follow him at nomcastpod on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter, and do visit his website of the same name for all your Netflix movie talk needs.
As always, there’s a non-spoiler section first. So as we realize that we’re putting this review out early, do make sure you prime yourself for this wacked out film before taking it in on Netflix, and then you can enjoy the “what does it all mean” spoiler section during the second half of the show. OR, perhaps you don’t care about spoilers, and you can love all the movie talk here and still enjoy the film with the benefit of our hindsight.
In any cae, do let us know your thoughts on I’m Thinking Of Ending Things. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for clicking play.
Amanda of Youtube’s Swell Entertainment comes back for our review of The New Mutants. Our 40 minute non-spoiler section chronicles the production backstory of another film set from hell before we talk acting, writing, directing, and not one, but two bears.
SAYING GOODBYE TO CHADWICK BOSEMAN - Top of Show
RE-INTRODUCING AMANDA OF SWELL ENTERTAINMENT! - 6:38
NEW MUTANTS NONSPOILER REVIEW ft. AMANDA SWELL!: Amanda’s Attachment to All Things XMen - 9:23 Josh Boone+ Knate Lee - 11:40 The Production/Distribution Story From Hell - 13:40 So First Cut: Are We Interested? - 20:40 Feelings on the First Trailer - 23:00 Mike1 + Amanda vs Josh Boone - 25:08 A NEW, New Mutant? - 26:40 Is This Watchable?/Theater Experiences - 30:00 Can It Be a Guilty Pleasure?/Is It Horror?/Does It F*!@? - 34:12 Casting Issues With Race - 37:31 Performances - 38:56 Production Values/VFX - 42:52
SPOILER WARNING - 44:40
NEW MUTANTS SPOILER REVIEW: Super Bears - 46:04 What Are We All Doing Here?- 48:28 How We’d Re-Write/Save The Script - 51:23 Everybody (Anybody?) In The Pool! - 55:46 Best/Worst: Bear Fighting - 57:40 Best/Worst:Reyes Says Let’s Twist Again - 1:01:31 BUT BOY ARE THERE METAPHORS, HUH?! - 1:04:45 Failures As a Genre Movie - 1:08:26
Who Should’ve Been Added? - 1:09:37 What Would We Have As An End Credit Scene - 1:11:36 Arguably The Biggest Mistake of All - 1:14:26 Saying Goodbye - 1:17:39
Amanda’s Work and Socials - 1:18:33
Your Homework/Our Socials/Coming Soon From Amanda - 1:20:05 What’s Next For MMO - 1:21:16
Of course, we must start off this episode with an initial goodbye & preliminary tribute to Chadwick Boseman. We will have much more to say about the heroic spirit of this great man as the year & as the awards seasons go along. But before we can get into some of the fun of this episode, we try to put our heartache into words.
Luckily, we did have an incredibly fun episode to tackle on The New Mutants with Amanda of Swell Entertainment. So do make sure to follow her on Twitter, Instagram & Snapchat at luvu2golka, and if you’re a fan of ours, you have no excuse not to follow her Youtube channel at Swell Entertainment. We click on each of her videos & so should you.
Our 40+ minute non-spoiler section calls back to our previous episode with Amanda, Film Sets From Hell w/ Swell (where she told THE BEST Titanic story btw), and we go behind the scenes of the tumultuous journey these new mutants had to finally get this movie into theaters. Then we talk about our triumphant return to the movies before our discussions on acting, writing, directing, evil monologuing, overt sexual metaphors, dragon puppets, drugs, & bears.
If you enjoyed this episode, check out our near 500 episode catalog for ALL the movie talk radio you could ever want. Then if you want to support our show at MMO, do please click that 5th star on Apple Podcasts.
Otherwise, and as always, we want to hear your thoughts on The New Mutants. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for clicking play.
Quantum of Solace might not be the most memorable Bond. But it’s a fun & fascinating study, furthering genre trends and righting franchise wrongs. Join us for Part 7 of this 007 series as we enjoy so many great segments from Live And Let Dad (Joke) though License To Bill.
DANIEL CRAIG’S JAMES BOND CHARACTER STUDY, CH.2 Lots of Hugs aka Quantum of Solace:
NONSPOILER SECTION:
Getting Into Character - 2:05 (A License to Screenplay)
His Performance As Bond Overall - 7:00 (Feels Like The First Time, Again)
SPOILER WARNING - 14:09
SPOILER-FILLED SECTION:
The Spy Who’s Not Me - 15:35 (Why We Want To, But Never Could Be, This James Bond)
Live and Let Dad Joke - 24:50 (This Bond’s Best [Worst?] One Liners)
Dr. Please God No - 28:00 (Problematic Interactions w/ Women Through 2020 Eyes)
Always Say Never Again - 36:00 (Moral Issues Through 2020 Eyes)
Q Only Lives Once - 43:09 (The Cars, Gadgets, and Tech of Bond)
They’re Why Tomorrow Never Dies - 45:01 (The Struggles of These Bond Baddies)
Goldfingers - 49:53 (We Fix The Bond Baddies)
License To Bill - 52:40 (Totaling Up Bond’s Civic Damage)
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 59:10 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:00:05 The James Bond Character Study has returned in Part 7 with our review of Quantum of Solace. As always, the first part of the show is spoiler free as we introduce the film, go behind the scenes to how Daniel Craig got into character and chat about the historical significance of his performance and the film itself upon the industry.
You then get a spoiler warning before we enjoy all of our favorite pun-titled segments to break down the movie. The Spy Who’s Not Me relishes the fantasy elements, and in this case, reality checks us into submission. Live And Let Dad (Joke) recites several of the film’s best lines, which has been an under-rated strength of Craig’s 007. Then we actually don’t have as many moral objections to this story in our Dr. Oh Please God No and Always Say Never Again segments, but there are a few stunning developments. But you don’t want to miss our ridiculous analysis of the Bond villains & how we’d fix Quantum in There’s a Reason Tomorrow Never Dies and Goldfingers. Finally, we celebrate the cars & tech of this movie with Q Only Lives Once, and then in perhaps our favorite section, we tally up all the costs of the damage MI6 & Bond should be liable for in License To Bill.
This has certainly been one of our most enjoyable series to record, and hopefully, it shows. Maybe it’s the monthly release schedule, maybe it’s the content where we can be equal parts celebratory and equal parts critical. But The James Bond Character Study has indeed been a blast. Do get ready for No Time To Die by listening to this entire playlist on our Soundcloud feed.
As always, we want to know what you think of Quantum of Solace. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for clicking play.
The Batman, WW84, Black Adam, The Suicide Squad, & Justice League: Snyder Cut all released previews at this weekend’s DC Fandome. Plus, we get our first looks at On The Rocks, Death On The Nile, Judas and the Black Messiah, The Devil All The Time, & more.
What is This Episode? - Top of Show
DC FANDOME TRAILERS: The Batman Teaser 2 - 2:16 Wonder Woman Trailer 3 - 16:45 Black Adam Concept Trailer - 22:12 (ft. Shazam 2 Follow Up) Justice League: The Snyder Cut Trailer 1 - 27:16 The Suicide Squad Making Of/Roll Call Trailers - 32:25
Does WB/DC Have a Plan? - 36:03
OSCAR CONTENDER TRAILERS: Tenet Trailer 3 - 39:13 On The Rocks Trailer 1 - 43:25 Death on the Nile Trailer 1 - 46:12 Judas and the Black Messiah Trailer 1 - 48:12 The Devil All The Time Trailer 1 - 51:53 Let Him Go Trailer 1 - 54:25 Eternal Beauty Trailer 1 - 57:00
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S/HELP US! - 59:15 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:00:37
Our trailer reviews have backed up a bit. So after the DC Fandome nerdgasm we all had this past weekend, there was more than enough for a full blown Trailer Thoughts Special with the first look at Matt Reeves’ The Batman in our leadoff spot.
Will Battinson be cool? Can they balance so many arch nemeses in one movie? And was that actually Colin Farrell or that guy from Spin City & Curb Your Enthusiasm? We answer all of Gotham’s burning questions.
Then we discuss the rest of the trailers, behind the scenes featurettes, and a few of the interviews from DC’s Fandome 2020 including the reveal of Cheetah in Wonder Woman 1984, The Rock’s inevitable Noah Centineo smackdown in Black Adam, why trailer music needs to stop in Justice League: The Snyder Cut, and the never-ending roll call of The Suicide Squad.
That’s not all though as Tenet released its final trailer, On The Rocks debuted what does seem like an Apple TV+ movie, and Death On The Nile shows up WB on how to CU. Judas and the Black Messiah proves us right, The Devil All The Time grosses us out, Let Him Go tells the story about a bunch of white A-Holes, and Eternal Beauty is quite the exercise in confirmation bias. But from superhero films to Oscar hopefuls, we deliver a full slate of trailer thoughts in this special.
As always, we want to hear your takes on all of these upcoming films. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for clicking play.
Erick Weber of Awards Ace joins us for The Midyear Oscars Report as we discuss the best of 2020 thus far & as we ask the burning questions from that Mulan / Tenet $$$ to the Netflix rise to & through all the movies we hope could capitalize on a weird season.
INTRODUCING ERICK WEBER OF AWARDSACE.COM - Top of Show What is This Show?/What’s Coming Soon - 2:30
MIDYEAR OSCARS REPORT W/ ERICK WEBER: How Has Film Handled The Pandemic - 2:54
CONTENDER OR PRETENDER: Da 5 Bloods - 4:55 King of Staten Island - 6:20 Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Always - 9:02 Shirley - 10:53 (and Women Directors Shining; The Invisible Man) First Cow - 14:45 Tommaso - 17:29 The Truth - 20:00 Bull - 22:14
HORROR MOVIES TO WATCH FOR: Promising Young Woman - 24:05 Saint Maud - 26:40 Rent-A-Pal - 30:45
BURNING QUESTIONS SHAPING AWARDS SEASON: Will $30 Mulan Rentals Work? - 33:04 Tenet. Just.Tenet - 34:53 What’s The Role of Film Festivals for 2020? - 38:50 Netflix Adjusting to the New Oscars Calendar - 41:01 Canaries in Coal Mines + French Dispatches - 43:10 What Type of Movie Ideally Shines in 2020 - 47:37 Pixar v Netflix in Animated Feature - 50:09
THE BIGGIES: Lead Actress - 52:20 (Where Erick Talks About The Goal of Awards Ace) Lead Actor - 56:16 Best Picture - 1:00:13
Erick’s Work and Socials - 1:04:11
Your Homework/Our Socials - 1:05:23 What’s Next For MMO - 1:06:04
We were thrilled to get Erick Weber of Awards Ace back on the show after he guested with us last Oscar season for our Best Picture Preview. So do make sure you make his website Awards Ace a go-to in your film life, and you can follow all his insider takes & read all his reviews at ErickWeber & at AwardsAce on Twitter, and at ErickWeber on Facebook and Instagram.
For this special Oscar Race Checkpoint, we tackle The Midyear Oscars Report, and that means looking both backwards & forwards at the insane, but still rewarding 2020 film year and its upcoming awards season. So we begin by asking Erick his thoughts on 10 films that’re all over his Big Boards on Awards Ace & whether or not they’re bonafide contenders or wilting pretenders heading into our next Oscars. From springtime Netflix releases like Da 5 Bloods to indie gems like Bull to upcoming horror films like Saint Maud & Promising Young Woman, Erick shouts out his faves and a few of his disappointments on the year thus far.
Then we don’t make it easy on him with 7 burning questions. Will Mulan & Tenet reopen big business? What’ll be the impact of this year’s fall film festival circuit & the Netflix release strategy? Will films like The French Dispatch shift to the winter or to PVOD? And what kind of indie & genre movies could actually see a boost in this insane year? Finally, we ask him for his thoughts, hunches, and hopes for 3 big categories including Actor, Actress, & Best Picture.
As always, we want to hear your Midyear Oscars report. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for clicking play.
The Paramount Decrees have been reversed in Federal Court, and although some say it’s symbolic or political, others fear it as a harbinger of doom for movie theaters. Luckily for us, we have an attorney present, and Mike1 leads our legal breakdown of what it all means.
What Is This Episode? - Top of Show
PARAMOUNT DECREES:
THE END OF THE GOLDEN AGE Original Paramount Case/FTC Case - 3:48 (What is Vertical Integration? - 5:21) (What is BlockBooking? - 6:08)
FALLOUT FROM US V. PARAMOUNT ’48 Getting to Court in ’48 - 11:40 SCOTUS Demands Divestiture - 12:20 (Giving Rise to Hollywood’s Star System) Conspiracy! - 16:32
THE 1948 PARAMOUNT/CONSENT DECREES The Now Illegal Practices + Their Necessity - 18:05
PRESENT DAY The Trump Administration Warns Change is Coming - 24:46 (THE MIKES SAY SOMETHING NOT AWFUL ABOUT TRUMP - 25:07)
SDNY REPEALS THE PARAMOUNT DECREES Four Principles Why Repealing Was Necessary - 27:59 Reason 1 - 29:14 Reason 4 - 33:04 Innovation and the Potential Future Theatrical Conspiracy Need in 2020 - 35:09 (aka Hinting Where The Danger Lies Ahead) Reason 2 - 41:25 (How The Court Calls Netflix a Benevolent Monster - 46:34) (The Main Argument Against Repeal - 52:45) Reason 3 - 54:52
IMPACT, FALLOUT, AND LOOKING FORWARD Don’t Worry Too Much….Except for This Part - 1:02:15 What Good May Come - 1:03:20
THE SECTION YOU CAME FOR THE BIG DANGER - 1:07:47 What This Could Change Forever- 1:16:11
Socials/Your Homework - 1:23:35 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:24:28
When the news dropped that the Paramount Decrees case was reversed in Federal Court, we got a variety of reactions from the Hollywood media. Some discussed it as symbolic, some thought it political, a few well respected pundits found a lot of silver linings, and a few more called it a harbinger of doom for the industry at large. CAN YOU HANDLE THE TRUTH!??! (I can’t believe I didn’t use that line during this episode. But I’ll use it now because I think you can.)
Of course, a history lesson must precede the modern day discussion. So the first 24 minutes relitigates why all of the Golden Age of Hollywood wasn’t so gold, and actually, they were kind of mafioso like in their business practices. But thankfully, M1 explains block booking, preselling, blind bidding, resale price maintenance, unreasonable clearances, circuit dealing, and why the old timey industry was ruled to be a conspiracy and a monopoly to the point where studios had to divest from their ownership in movie theaters.
The rest of the episode is a legal breakdown of what just happened & why the 2020 court has reversed these decrees. Mike1 discusses how the industry has evolved, Also Mike explains some of the current relationships between the branches of this business, and then we speculate about what could happen in the distant & not so distant future of the film exhibition business. Yes, some of our talk is apocalyptic, and we try to understand this decision from the POV of indie movie theaters. But we also hail some silver linings as potentially great for the industry. Bottom Line: it’s complicated, and that’s why you get an enormous episode.
As always, we want to know what you think & how you feel about these Paramount Decrees & their reversal. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
Do Not miss Swell’s production story about Titanic. It is a showstopper, literally. Until then, we discuss all the bloated budgets, feuding talent, & acts of god that’ve plagued these Film Sets From Hell.
INTRODUCING AMANDA FROM SWELL ENTERTAINMENT - Top of Show What is This Show?/What’s Coming Soon - 2:30
FILM SETS FROM HELL WITH AMANDA OF SWELL ENTERTAINMENT Amanda: Empires of the Deep - 4:52 AlsoMike: The Island of Dr Moreau - 15:00 MIke1: Waterworld - 22:38 Amanda: Chaos Walking - 28:36 AlsoMike: Apocalypse Now - 39:15 Mike1: Alien Cubed - 48:25 Amanda: A TITANIC STORY YOU HAVE TO HEAR TO BELIEVE - 53:45
Previewing New Mutants - 1:08:48
Amanda’s Work and Socials - 1:12:57
Your Homework/Our Socials - 1:14:00 What’s Next For MMO - 1:15:04
Amanda is certainly a kindred spirit, and we are fans. So do subscribe to her Youtube channel at Swell Entertainment, and you can also follow her on Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat at luvu2golka.
For our part, we’re proud to announce the 1st of two collaborations, the 2nd of which will drop whenever this movie finally arrives. Of course, I’m talking about the much anticipated, & the much delayed New Mutants.
In this episode & in that New Mutant vein, we discuss some of the craziest production stories we’ve ever heard. Whether we highlight our favorite documentaries about making movies gone wrong (Also Mike), or we breakdown the most hilariously over-budget fiascos from Oscar Nominated directors (Mike 1), or we discuss production stories about some still pending & yet unreleased films (Swell), we have way too much fun talking about these film sets from hell.
Amanda leads us off on the 1st of two speculative discussions about unseen film projects, and us Mikes recap some of the most notorious production disasters in Hollywood lore. Then in one of the highlights of our pod, Swell recounts an urban legend, a Hateful Eight / Tarantino level mystery about one of the most successful films of all time, Titanic. It’s literally a showstopper.
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As always, we want to hear your thoughts on all these production stories, and we want to hear your best / worst film sets from hell. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for clicking play.
And we’re back!!! ...FINALLY!!!!... the power outage is over, society still hangs by a thread, and we didn’t resort to cannibalism. So we get back behind the microphones & talk about 48(!) casting & production announcements by way of our game of See Buy Skip.
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN, MMO?! - Top of Show What is This Episode? - 5:37
SEE, BUY, SKIP NEWS ROUNDUP: 3 Big Trailers - 7:37 Tron Sequel/Shia XMen/Affleck Chinatown Movie - 12:37 Viola/Blythwood, PTA/BCooper; Peele/Issa - 16:18 McQuarrie/Cruise/Musk, Pitt/Leitch, Hanks/Zemeckis/Pinocchio - 21:00 Denzel/Julia, Riz/Octavia, The Rock/Centineo - 26:14 Naomi Scott/Jodie Foster/Felicity Jones - 31:03 Gale Weathers/Paul Lynd/Vanilla Ice - 34:35 Rockwell/Fletch Reboot/Captain Hook - 37:55 Nightbitch/Musical Macbeth/Millie Bobby Brown - 40:34 Janelle Monae Storm/Batista Bane/Hugh Grantible - 44:25 Luca/Seth Rogen, Nia DaCosta/Captain Marvel 2; Edgar Wright - 48:10 Bateman Directs, Clooney Directs, James Gray/Focus - 52:00 Woman in the Window/Without Remorse/Palmer - 55:30 Pixar/Home Alone/Hair Love - 58:39 Tiger Woods Doc/Unsolved Mysteries 2.0/Ren and Stimpy - 1:00:45 Leo/Scorsese/1619 Project - 1:02:38
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S/HELP US! - 1:06:59 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:08:01
We discuss why we went on a weeklong hiatus after mother nature nearly broke our spirit while actually breaking most of the power lines in our hometowns via tropical storm Isaias. But we are back with a fun show on all the casting & production announcements of the past month, and we play See Buy Skip for 16 separate trios of films / tv projects coming soon to a theater near you. Yeah, I said it. I have faith, dammit!!!
There’s a trio of trailers for Possessor, I’m Thinking of Ending Things, & Kajillionaire to riff on to start things. Then we dive into a schmattering of hollywood news stories about film & tv projects, castings, attached filmmakers, & ensembles come together.
We break down the latest from early this week like Ben Affleck’s next film about the making of Chinatown to the big Netflix acquisition of a Denzel Washington / Julia Roberts reunion. Tom Cruise & Elon Musk found the only director brave enough to go to space with them, Jordan Peele will team up with Issa Rae in Sinkhole, Nia DaCosta’s hiring on Captain Marvel 2 is a great sign for Candyman, Pixar is going to the Italian riviera, and Billy Eichner may be going to the Oscars.
Although we’ve been gone for a bit, we come back with a humongous episode, catching you up on all the latest and greatest film world news with this insanely fun game of See Buy Skip. If you’re enjoying our show, do please leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, and we thank you for your continued support, especially after this unforeseen layoff.
Otherwise, we want to hear all your thoughts on these casting & film production announcements. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
AMC & Universal make history. Are movie theaters now doomed? ...Meanwhile, the Venice & Toronto Film Festivals announced their lineups, and Netflix added another awards hopeful in Rebecca to their fall slate. Oscar Race Checkpoint is back!
UNIVERSAL AND AMC MAKE A LANDMARK DEAL: Terms of the Deal?…Kinda… - 1:43 AMC’s “Leverage” - 4:02 Wanted: Other Studios - 7:34 The Comcast Sense + Money Cents - 9:05 What Type of Movie May Benefit? - 13:05 New Marketings, New Timelines - 17:17 The Little Theaters/NATO/WTF - 20:50 Wall Street’s Reaction/Netflix/Shout Outs - 26:07
NETFLIX’S AWARDS SLATE: Fall is PACKED w/ Oscars Hopefuls - 29:06 (Plus an Intriguing Prediction RE Netflix’s Future)
FILM FESTIVAL LINEUPS: Venice Highlights Women Directors - 37:50 TIFF Confirms Interesting Showcases - 41:27 Telluride/Fantastic Fest/Cons Roundup - 45:01
MISC. David Rubin Re-Elected as Academy Pres - 46:17 New Awards Season Dates - 46:46
Socials/Your Homework - 48:30 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 50:01
The AMC / Universal deal may shake up Hollywood forever, and it may hasten the demise of movie theaters. Or it may not last very long. We break down every angle for the first half of the episode before diving into the fall release slate for Netflix, and the lineups announced for both Venice & TIFF before we finish with a few more updates on the awards season calendar.
What does the shortened window do for arthouse films vying for awards, and can Focus Features benefit? What kind of blockbusters may agree to the 17 day window, or will ALL big money projects ride or die in theaters? Then speaking of theaters, what could a deal like this do to specialty, independent, and second run cinemas? There are so many questions. But we have A LOT of thoughts.
Thankfully, Venice is no longer a total sausage fest, and we actually praise their announced lineup for a welcome change. We then go over the TIFF lineup, how it’s showcasing films from previous festivals, and all of this after we lay down the gauntlet with the Netflix awards slate and it’s latest release date for Rebecca.
If you’re enjoying our show, do please subscribe, rate, & review us wherever you may be listening, especially if you’re on Apple Podcasts, where we’d really appreciate your support with a 5 star rating. Otherwise, stay tuned for a massive look at all the casting, production, & film announcements of the past month in a fun See, Buy, Skip episode next. Then we’re gonna talk about our top 3 Film Sets From Hell and the all time worst production stories from Hollywood & beyond with a special guest for your weekend MMO. After that, we’re planning additional episodes of The James Bond Character Study, The Oscar Olympics, and yes, MMOW will be back.
Let us know your thoughts on AMC / Universal, Netflix, TIFF, & Venice. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
So many close races in this one, & do send us your medalists on Twitter. But we do our best to parse through all these tight categories, 19 in all once again. Gravity takes on Mad Max: Fury Road in the undercard, Adele vs Adele Kazeem, Ang Lee vs 2 of the 3 Amigos. It’s tough.
User Submitted Picks For ’16-’19 Olympics - 1:56
THE OSCAR OLYMPICS ’12-15: 1. Best Visual FX - 4:03 2. Film Editing - 7:10 3. Costume Design - 12:15 4. Makeup and Hairstyling - 17:38 5. Cinematography - 21:52 6. Production Design - 26:21 7. Original Song - 30:08 8. Original Score - 31:59 9. Documentary Feature - 34:23 10. International Feature - 37:08 11. Animated Feature - 41:21 12. Adapted Screenplay - 44:11 13. Original Screenplay - 47:27 14. Supporting Actress - 51:05 15. Supporting Actor - 56:05 16. Best Actor - 59:57 17. Best Actress - 1:02:08 18. Best Director - 1:07:11 19. Best Picture - 1:10:56
Medal Count/Breakdown - 1:16:28
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:20:06 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:21:07
Our first Oscar Olympics was a hit. So we happily did another Olympiad with 2012/13 through 2015/16. As we did with the last 4 years, we took the four years previous and stuck to a simple power ranking format for 19 categories, minus the shorts & sound categories. Then we handed out gold, silver, and bronze medals to our top 3’s with one in the DNM (did not medal) distinction. You can certainly play along at home, like you did with 2016-2019, and we do wanna hear your rankings.
Spotlight, Birdman, 12 Years A Slave, & Argo go head to head in the headliner Best Picture category to close our program. But we also get a ton of close run races throughout this Oscar Olympics. Gravity & Mad Max: Fury Road face off in several of the undercard categories, we get some all time favorites of ours in the Documentary & Animated Features, and there are some vastly different picks from Mike & I throughout the full card. So this episode is chuck full of some fun debate & Academy Award analysis.
It’s another tournament of champions kind of episode, and we’re invigorated as awards pundits through this new format. Of course, you get our biases, grudges, and strange rationale on full display. But that also makes it so much more fun.
Stay tuned for more Oscar Olympics in the future. Until then, we have some great guests booked for later this month, and with some news looking up(?) for the movie world (maybe?), we’re gonna start to get back to some news programming and break down the big stories for you soon. Otherwise, The James Bond Character Study will return, and we’ll keep having more fun with our quarantine Top 5 shows.
As always, we want to know your picks for this Oscar Olympics. Feel free to send us all or some of them, & we’ll shout some out on the next show. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
The Mics Turned Against Mike1 - Top of Show (Audio Issues Explanation/Apology)
Nom Presentation + Episode Setup - 4:40 EMMY NOMINATIONS 2020 RECAP + ANALYSIS-ish….:
Best Actor in a Comedy Series - 5:48 Best Actress in a Comedy Series - 9:54 Best Variety Talk Series - 13:51 Best Actor in a Drama Series - 19:50 Best Actress in a Drama Series - 25:21 Best Competition Series - 29:33 Best Actor in Limited Series/TV Movie - 32:22 Best Actress in Limited Series/TV Movie - 34:54 Best Limited Series - 37:50 Best Comedy Series - 41:17 Best Drama Series - 45:39
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S/HELP US! - 53:18 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 54:21
Non-Spoiler reviews include Greyhound, Some Like It Hot, The Old Guard, Double Indemnity, Relic, The Apartment, John Lewis: Good Trouble, Dr. Strangelove, The Rental, Shadow of a Doubt, Corpus Christi, The Player & many more. New films, old films: it’s what we’re watching.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING REVIEW: NEW FILMS + CLASSICS: John Lewis: Good Trouble - 3:40 Double Indemnity ’44 - 6:42 Greyhound - 9:30 Homicide ’49 - 12:10 The Old Guard - 13:49 Some Like It Hot ’59 - 17:00 Relic - 19:44 The Player ’92 - 23:03 The Rental - 27:57 The Petrified Forest ’36 - 30:04 Once Were Brothers - 32:20 The Last of Sheila ’73 - 34:44 My Spy - 37:21 Dr Strangelove ’60 - 38:51 How to Build a Girl - 41:05 The Apartment ’60 - 43:30 The Hunt/Palm Springs Again - 45:58 Shadow of a Doubt ’43 - 48:30
HORRORS + INTERNATIONAL FILMS: Child’s Play ’18 - 51:00 Corpus Christi ’19 - 51:36 Charlie Says ’19 - 52:45 Force Majeure ’14 - 53:49 Better Watch Out - 56:10 Gretel and Hansel - 57:41 The Wave ’15 - 58:18
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:01:07 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:01:46
Since the typical weekly shows we do, whether that’s MMOW or Oscar Race Checkpoint, center around the news of the film industry, and since the news of the film industry has been so lousy of late, we haven’t been churning out those series as we usually do. So we’ve been getting creative with our news episodes, bringing on guests like The Nomcast’s Andrew Morgan to talk about Netflix or leading with one major news story before we do a fun Top 5 Show, like we just did with our Christopher Nolan Wishlist after talking about Tenet. But lost in the shuffle of these podcast programming gymnastics, we haven’t been giving you our typical What We’re Watching rapid fire movie reviews segment. That means, we’re a little pent up.
So in the vein of Critically Acclaimed, a podcast we love and you should too, we didn’t overthink the format and decided to review over 20 movies in 1 episode. Also Mike did what he normally does and watched a ton of new stuff, and Mike 1 watched a whole bunch of classics. Of course, M1 hit up a few horror films, and of course, M2 watched a few international films. But overall, we hope the result is a beautiful buffet of movie watching possibilities for any film loving appetite.
If you haven’t seen any of these films, don’t worry. The episode is completely spoiler free, and although we joke about potential spoilers, I think we were pretty darned good about steering clear of any major plot movements. Spoiler-a-phobes may find fault as we may talk about the Act I plot / premise or perhaps an early scene or two. But otherwise, it’s all non-spoilers.
We hope this episode helps those stuck back in quarantine, and if we’re providing you a service, do please support the show by leaving us a 5 Star Review on Apple Podcasts. We really appreciate the help.
Otherwise, we wanna know your thoughts on any of these films. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
Tenet News begins the show. Then we ask the questions… What films should Christopher Nolan make in the future? What films do we wish he made in his past? Let’s just call it a wishlist for this time traveling Top 5 episode.
TENET DELAYS + ANNOUNCES ROLLOUT PLANS Tenet Officially Moves Part 3- 1:05 (Including Mike1 Gloats, Bill + Ted, What a Premiere Could Look Like, etc)
TOP 5 CHRISTOPHER NOLAN WISHLIST: Explaining This Top 5 List - 8:42
5s - 11:00 (“I put it at number 5 because I’m embarrassed…”)
4s - 16:40 (“A lot of my final 4 picks have to do with testing Nolan’s integrity….”)
3s - 27:14 (“At the heart of it is a protagonist who gets taken over and becomes an evil queen.”)
2s - 33:00 (“For a bad driver it’d be the worst movie…or the best movie, I don’t know.”)
1s - 41:05 (AlsoMike goes uber traditional, MIke1 goes video game gaga)
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 54:33 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 55:23
It’s been awhile since we Mikes talked about Tenet after dissecting it for months during the bulk of quarantine. But amidst all the late breaking news, we speculate about how the blockbuster may premiere and roll out around the world, eventually.
Then we continue to flex our speculative muscles for this week’s Top 5 wishlist. If we could replace the filmmaker on a disappointing film of the past, if we could hand pick a project for Nolan to direct in the future, which films do we wish for Christopher Nolan’s filmography? You can get a tease of our number 5’s if you check out our episode collage via our social media. Otherwise, you’ll have to listen to hear our 10 elevator pitches for how we’d direct the career of one of our favorite auteurs.
If you enjoyed this episode, do check out the rest of our “Top 5 Episodes” playlist in our Soundcloud feed, and if you want a play by play of all the Tenet News throughout this pandemic, MMO Weekly and Oscar Race Checkpoint are the two news show playlists you can try as well. We’ve otherwise reviewed much of the year’s films to date and previewed all of what may come in our back catalog.
Do stay tuned for upcoming episodes in The James Bond Character Study, and please make sure to try out our newest series, The Oscar Olympics, where we discuss, debate, and hand out medals to every 4 years worth of Academy Awards. But coming up next, we’ll be catching up on a bunch of movie & tv reviews in a massive What We’re Watching show. From Relic & Greyhound to The Seventh Seal & Double Indemnity, from John Lewis: Good Trouble & The Old Guard to The Apartment & The Player, we’ll be reviewing a ton of great movies and some TV in our next episode.
As always, we want to hear your Christopher Nolan Wishlist Top 5. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
Andrew of the Nomcast is fired up about the latest Netflix viewership numbers for their Top 10 Most Popular Original Movies. We also breakdown the Netflix acquisitions of the Gosling vs Evans blockbuster, the next Linklater film, & perhaps another contender in Animated feature.
What is This Show/Our/Nomcast’s Socials - Top of Show
NETFLIX NEWS UPDATE W/ NOMCAST ANDREW: Netflix’s Top 10 Most Popular Movies List Discussion- 3:45 How Releasing More Numbers Could Lead To Bigger Business - 14:21
CRITICS REACT TO NETFLIX NUMBERS: Analyzing Travis Bean’s List Tracking Work for Forbes - 16:19 The Owen Gleiberman/Andrew Rivalry - 21:04
COMPANY NEWS AND BUYS: Ted Sarandos Gets Promoted - 36:43 And Will Spend $200M+ On The Grey Man - 40:20 Richard Linklater Gets Half Animated - 43:09 (Including Bombay Rose Trailer Takes/Reaction) Horror (And Charlie Kaufman) Are On The Calendar in Sept - 47:13 Hillbilly Elegy Due in Nov, But Will It Move? - 51:16
Socials and Upcoming Episodes Preview - 55:50
Unfortunately, Mike 1 had some scheduling issues early this week. But luckily, Also Mike was able to sit down once again with Andrew of the Nomcast, AKA, the Netflix Original Movie podcast to talk about all the latest news & numbers from the world’s most watched streaming service.
Do make sure to follow Andrew at nomcastpod & at jokesondrew on Twitter and visit his new website, nomcastpod.com, where you can find all his latest from reviews of The Old Guard to Eurovision Song Contest to Da 5 Bloods. Stay tuned for a special hidden gems episode, where the Nomcast reviews several deep cuts in the NOM-library, and do please subscribe to his feed for all forthcoming shows featuring special guests from comedians to musicians to filmmakers to film critics. Andrew is one of our favorite guest hosts for a reason, and his expertise was much appreciated in this episode cuz Netflix dropped all kinds of news & numbers!
The reports on the all time Top 10 Most Popular Netflix Original Movies led to an array of columns & further studies, and we break it all down as Andrew confirms why these numbers make sense. Plus, we compare them to box office viewership, and Andrew slams a high profile recent criticism in the trades. Then we review a further study of other top Netflix films & discuss what these numbers actually mean in a broader context of cinematic moviegoing vs the overall appetite of movie watchers.
Netflix also announced acquisitions of the Russo Bros / Ryan Gosling / Chris Evans tentpole The Gray Man, Richard Linklater’s Apollo 10 ½, and perhaps another real contender for Best Animated Feature with Bombay Rose. We also further preview their awards slate and react to news on their newest CEO.
As always, we want to know your thoughts on all this Netflix news & all these Netflix numbers. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
We hand out gold, silver, & bronze medals to the last 4 years of Oscar winners, and we did 19 categories all in one show! It’s a tournament of champions, it’s a wide angle lens look back, & we get matchups like Frances vs Olivia, Coco vs Spider-Verse, & Parasite vs Moonlight!
What Are The Oscar Olympics? - Top of Show The Rules - 2:10 (HOW YOU CAN PLAY ALONG - 2:48)
THE OSCAR OLYMPICS ’16-19: 1. Best Visual FX - 3:39 2. Film Editing - 6:25 3. Costume Design - 9:19 4. Makeup and Hairstyling - 12:41 5. Cinematography - 15:32 6. Production Design - 19:01 7. Original Song - 21:48 8. Original Score - 23:28 9. Documentary Feature - 26:00 10. International Feature - 28:09 11. Animated Feature - 30:08 12. Adapted Screenplay - 32:45 13. Original Screenplay - 36:32 14. Supporting Actress - 40:39 15. Supporting Actor - 41:50 16. Best Actor - 45:10 17. Best Actress - 47:53 18. Best Director - 54:02 19. Best Picture - 1:00:25
Medal Count/Breakdown - 1:04:35
Who Wins These Oscar Olympics? - 1:05:35
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:09:33 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:10:50
Without as many new films to review as usual, Mike & I have thoroughly enjoyed all our Top 5 Episodes during this quarantine. But let’s be honest, we’ve also been trying to figure out a new way to look back at past Academy Awards.
Add to that, the fact that the Olympic games have been postponed to 2021, and in lieu of sports returning (maybe) in the month of August, we wanted to take our power ranking format to a new level and an old focus. So we decided to rank the last 4 years of Oscar winners in their own Olympiad! In fact, if you divide 92 by 4, you get 23 Olympiads in total. So it was the appropriate summer to create a simple format for The Oscar Olympics, and we hope you play along.
Here’s what it is. You give out gold, silver, and bronze medals to the last 4 winners in any category. We did 19, and you could do likewise...or you can just make your case for the highly contested ones. Do let us know your thoughts via any of our social media platforms, and we’ll gladly share your thoughts in our upcoming episodes.
Apologies for only two shows this week as unfortunately, we had some scheduling issues due to some family obligations and untimely injuries. But M1 certainly thanks you for all your well wishes regarding his foot, and for the record, he hasn’t even stopped working out. So kudos to him, and thank you for your patience this week. Hopefully, we still gave you two sizeable shows to give you that movie talk fix.
So do let us know your picks for The Oscar Olympics. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
We love animal movies! So in honor of First Cow (sorta), we decided to have some quarantine fun & rate all our favorite animal films as an Academy of two in this homemade awards show. From An American Tail to Jaws, from dogs to cats to mythical beasts, we have trophies for all.
QUICK NONSPOILER FIRST COW REVIEW - 1:45 Watch or Not? - 3:44
MMO’S ANIMAL MOVIE AWARDS SHOW: Caveats/Explanations - 5:00
Best Cow - 🐮 7:11 Best Movie ft. Too Many Animals - 9:20 Best WORST Movie ft. “” - 10:54 Worst Film About Too Many Animals - 13:06 Best Film About Primates - 13:18 Horse Movie Mike1 Can Stand - 14:50 If A Mouse Could Sing - Who’s Voice Would It Have? - 16:42 Best Live Action Bird Movie - 19:30 Best Live Action Fish Film - 22:46 Best Animated Fish Movie - 23:50 Scariest Killer Reptile Film - 25:30 Scariest Canine on Film - 26:58 Most Essential Performance By a REAL Animal - 29:45 Best Cat Character in Live Action Movie - 32:35 Best Animated Film About Cats - 33:47 Best Cat Villain - 35:00 Best Dog/Cat Team Up Movie - 36:43 Best Sled Dog Movie - 38:11 Who is “Woman’s Best Friend?” - 40:27 Who is “Man’s Best Friend?” - 42:17 Happy/Silly Dog Movie You Feel Safest About The Dog With - 45:05 Most Lovable CGI/Animatronic Character - 46:10 Best Film About People Turning Into Animals - 46:33 Best Film About Fictional/Magical/Extinct Animals - 49:10 Best Animated Bird Film - 51:00 Best Film About Battling Animals in the Wild - 51:30 THE Classic Talking Animals Film - 53:03 Best Animated Disney Animal Film - 56:06 Best non-Disney Animated Animal Film - 57:03 Best Movie About CGI Animals in a Live Action Movie - 58:22 Best Film About Animal Lovers - 59:23
Socials/Your Homework - 1:01:49 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:02:30
***So FYI, some spoilers in here for Bambi, Togo, Old Yeller, The Cow, & I also snubbed Zootopia (by accident) and consistently confuse An American Werewolf in London vs An American Werewolf in Paris. London is the better one, but I say Paris when meaning London. Dammit.
Despite those snubs & half-assed screw ups, this might be the most fun we’ve had behind the microphones. We’re in a quarantine, the world & the news of the world is angry, and some new movies are letting us down. So we changed our plans this week in favor of a more enjoyable project and quickly landed on this one, MMO’s Animal Movie Awards.
If you enjoyed this episode, make sure you check out all “MMO-Made Awards Shows” playlist in our Soundcloud feed. There, you’ll find homemade awards shows for films about Baseball, The Joker, Quentin Tarantino, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Pixar, Basketball, and our annual shows on horror films called the Scaries & our year in review awards, ingeniously called The Mike, Mike, and Oscars.
In this show, we discuss & debate all the winners, noms, & snubs + I think we go off on like 3 tangents for every category, where we tell all kinds of stories about our love of animals and animal movies. Plus, we sing and then get mad at the other person for not awarding our singing. Seriously though, we continue to try and make our own fun through this quarantine. So we hope you enjoyed yourselves half as much as we did.
As always, we wanna know your thoughts + your noms, snubs, & winners of this awards show. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
Palm Springs makes us laugh early & often, and that’s reason enough to click play. But we each have baggage when it comes to romcoms. So when it’s time to slam this plot for being as lazy as one of its characters, we don’t hold back.
PALM SPRINGS OSP(?) REVIEW
NONSPOILER REVIEW: Production Profile - 1:48 Plot Premise/Expectations - 5:41 Production Values - 7:25 Performances - 8:46 Script Thoughts - 11:02 Watch or Not? - 17:20
SPOILER WARNING - 18:10
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: DQ Worst 1: He’s Not Worthy - 19:34 DQ Worst 2: Forgot About Roy - 25:15 DQ Worst 3: Ends and Means - 29:07 (Including…Darkness Falls) Bests - 34:15
FINAL THOUGHTS AND GRADES - 39:47
Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 *’S - 41:25 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 42:22
Another streaming premiere, and you get another mixed review from MMO. We’d rather that NOT be the case, since of all the July 10th new releases, we wanted to enjoy Palm Springs first. But we’ve gotta call them like we see them, and it’s not the first time an MMO review has gone against critical consensus. Some of the biggest movies in our history (cough! Parasite) have surprised our listeners with surprising takes from us Mikes.
So the stakes for this one are higher than you’d think. That means your feedback is as important as ever. Where did we go wrong on this one? Or do you think we’re in the right headspace? Do send us your thoughts. But as always, our movie review episodes have two sections. Non-spoilers come first, followed by a deconstruction of the plot after a spoiler warning.
Should this have been more sci-fi or romance? Which worked better? Then who’s the funniest cast member? Who’s our favorite character? Does love really exist, and is time, in fact, a flat circle? This film may not have answered all those questions, but our review sure does.
Stay tuned for more movie reviews in our near future as First Cow is next up in our plans with The Old Guard and Greyhound as other possibilities. Otherwise, MMO Weekly will come back soon, and we’re always looking for more opportunities to do Oscar Race Checkpoint or Top 5 shows.
Though the world may repeat the same boring days over and over, you won’t get an infinite time loop of shows from us. As we stated in our last episode, we have many ideas on upcoming new series, and we want to hear your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
If we could force the other Mike to review something, what would it be? That was the basis for this Top 5’s episode. Are we kind & generous with our review suggestions? Or do our wish lists aim to cause maximum pain? Plus, we start with news on Halloween Kills.
HALLOWEEN KILLS TEASER/ANNOUNCEMENT: Schedule Movements - :34 Teaser Recap - 1:34 What’s Possible With This? - 3:23
TOP 5 OTHER MIKE REVIEW WISHLIST: Explaining This Top 5 List - 4:56 Criteria - 6:16
5s - 8:31 (Something Nice)
4s - 16:40 (“I’m Not Very Kind To You Here….”)
3s - 23:00 (“I Want You Strapped Into a Clockwork Orange Situation and Force You To Watch This List…”)
2s - 30:24 (“Something I KNOW You’d Hate”)
1s - 40:51 (in Which Mike1 Is a HUGE Jerk)
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 47:40 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 49:21
We begin with some of the latest news on Halloween Kills, it’s release date change, and their newest teaser trailer. Of course, we cannot help but speculate again about the Kills + Ends double Halloween for 2021 option that was floated by Blumhouse last year. Could they actually release both sequels in the same month next year? Us Mikes could dream.
But the bulk of this episode is perhaps one of the most fun Top 5’s episode we’ve ever done. It’s the “Make Mike Review” Wishlist. If one Mike could force the other to watch 5 somethings, what would those somethings be? The stakes are high, we will show our true colors, and you’ll learn a whole lot about us both.
If you enjoyed this episode, then do check out a few related playlists. We have reviewed the entire Michael Myers Halloween franchise to date in our “MMO Does Halloween Franchise Review.” Plus, you should definitely check out all of our Quarantine Top 5’s episodes that we’ve been having a ball with since we started our quarantines. So click on our “Top 5’s Episodes” in the playlists tab on our Soundcloud feed.
Then as always, if you are enjoying our show, do please take a few seconds to leave us a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts. By clicking that 5th star, you can really support our show and the growth of MMO. So we thank you.
Otherwise, we do want to hear your suggestions for what you’d want to hear us Mikes review. Also let us know what re-watch series you want us to attack later this summer and during the fall. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
Should Hamilton be eligible for the Oscars, & what would have happened if it was? We also talk about Broadway & its cinematic future, the new Academy members, how to save ALL the film festivals, & some refreshing industry sales & production news. It’s an Oscar Race Checkpoint!
Hamilton NOT Oscars Eligible - Top of Show
HAMILTON DEBUTS ON DISNEY+: Quick Review - 5:29 (Spoiler: IT’S GOOD) What It’s NOT Eligible For - 9:38 What Will The Academy Actually Treat It As? - 14:10 What Should/Will The Academy Do w/ Noms? - 16:37 (And What Might The Tonys Think?) Let There Be Debate - 20:57 AlsoMike’s Broadway Dream - 24:46
RIP ENNIO MORRICONE - 27:24 (and Charlie Daniels, Carl Reiner, and NIck Cordero)
ACADEMY NEWS: 819 New Invitees Asked to Join Academy - 29:31 Agents Are Now Academy Members - 33:03 SAG Awards Moved to March - 36:47
BROADWAY TO REMAIN CLOSED UNTIL ’21 - 39:22
FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: San Sebastian FF Has Changes Coming - 42:43 Sundance Announces Huge Changes - 45:52 London FF Goes All Virtual - 51:11
NEWS FROM CANNES FILM MARKET: Emancipation Bid Breaks Records - 56:04 Lee Daniels Sells His Billie Holliday Movie - 1:01:10
Socials/Your Homework - 1:04:14 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:05:51
So the confirmation that Hamilton will NOT be eligible for the Oscars dropped after we hit record on today’s Oscar Race Checkpoint. Though we both figured this was the case, the conversation does have some fun speculating about all the “what ifs. Plus, we have several side topics about how the Academy votes and what Broadway should do with its cinematic future that should make it enjoyable after the fact that the Academy pulled the rug out from this segment only a few days after Hamilton landed on Disney’s streamer.
This O.R.C. also pays tribute to Ennio Morricone before a discussion on the new Academy members, agents becoming voting members, and what it all means to how the Academy will head into the future. Then we dive into the new spread out awards calendar after the SAG’s announced their show date before enjoying a huge conversation about how the fall film festivals could and should take their programs virtual, where we talk San Sebastian, Sundance, and London formats.
Plus, we talk about the refreshing development that Hollywood is now putting big money behind film projects made by people of color as Apple set a record deal at Cannes for the Will Smith & Antione Fuqua movie, Emancipation, and when Paramount secured the rights to Lee Daniel’s upcoming Billie Holiday biopic.
If you’re enjoying the show, do please take a few moments to rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts. By clicking that fifth star, you help us out a great deal, and we thank you for it.
Otherwise, and as always, we want to know what you think. Did the Academy do the right thing regarding Hamilton? Or did they miss yet another opportunity to help the show? Let us know. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
Andrew Morgan of the Nomcast joined AlsoMike to discuss Netflix News on the streaming wars, Mank, & The Trial of the Chicago 7. Then they rundown their Netflix Shopping List Top 5’s before reviewing the short film collection, Homemade, from Kristen Stewart & company.
NETFLIX NEWS: Netflix is No. 1…In a Few Ways - 2:33 Netflix Fall Movements + (Non) Festival Strategy - 8:10 “I’m Thinking of Ending Things” Speculation - 13:33 Netflix Buys Trial of the Chicago Seven; Other Purchases - 17:36
NETFLIX SHOPPING LIST: Explanation/Criteria - 22:15 5s - 24:13 4s - 26:35 3s - 29:50 2s - 32:00 1s - 33:30
REVIEWING HOMEMADE ON NETFLIX: Setup - 36:37 The “Kids Rant” - 41:46 Unexpected Gift - 46:32 Narrative Shorts vs Artistically Driven Shorts - 49:40 Bottom 3 Shorts - 52:33 Top 3 Shorts - 57:00 Quick Reviews of Every Short, Chronologically - 1:04:46 (Including Children Overload, Moms Being Moms, and a Grown Man’s Backside)
Socials/Your Homework - 1:15:03 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:16:42
This episode includes 3 fun segments on everything Netflix with Andrew Morgan of the Nomcast, AKA, the Netflix Original Movie Podcast. First, AlsoMike picks Andrew’s brain on all the latest news from Netflix. Second, they rundown their Top 5’s for a Netflix Shopping List, and third, they review Homemade, the collection of 17 short films debuting this past week.
Make sure to subscribe, like, & review The Nomcast wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow him on Facebook, Instagram, and on Twitter at nomcastpod & at jokesondrew. Then if you enjoyed this collaboration, do seek out our 7 other shows together, where our two pods have joined forces for episodes on The Laundromat, Okja, Marriage Story, a 2020 Netflix Year In Preview, Lost Girls, Crip Camp, & The Half Of It.
In this show, we begin with a Netflix News segment, where AlsoMike interviews Andrew on the the streamer’s number 1 status, their profit margins, the streaming wars, release dates for I’m Thinking Of Ending Things & Mank, why Netflix won’t commit to the fall film festivals, and the recent purchase of The Trial Of The Chicago 7.
Since Netflix purchased such a major Oscars contender in Aaron Sorkin’s latest, we had fun with a Netflix Shopping List and created two Top 5’s, and you get previews of a bunch of upcoming films for 2020 & beyond. Then we conclude the episode with a mostly non-spoiler review of the collection of short films, Homemade, where filmmakers like Ladj Ly, Paolo Sorrentino, Rachel Morrison, Pablo Larrain, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Kristen Stewart, Gurinder Chadha, Sebastian Lelio, etc… composed films in quarantine for a 17 part new series on Netflix.
If you enjoyed this episode, do please support both of our shows by rating us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts. By clicking that fifth star, you help us out a great deal, and we thank you for it.
Otherwise, and as always, we want to know what you think about the news, Top 5’s, and Homemade short film reviews in this episode. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
The James Bond Character Study continues with our review of Casino Royale, the first of the Daniel Craig 007 films. The production backstory marks a seminal moment in film history, we gush over his smoldering performance, & then we still got all your favorite segments.
DANIEL CRAIG’S JAMES BOND CHARACTER STUDY, P.1 CASINO ROYALE:
NONSPOILER SECTION
Getting Into Character - 2:28 (Including One of the Biggest Trades in Studio History)
His Performance As Bond Overall - 9:36 (Smolderingly Faulted)
SPOILER WARNING - 18:07
SPOILER-FILLED SECTION
The Spy Who’s Not Me - 19:12 (Why We Want To, But Never Could Be, This James Bond)
Live and Let Dad Joke - 27:11 (This Bond’s Best [Worst?] One Liners)
Dr. Please God No - 30:46 (Problematic Interactions w/ Women Through 2020 Eyes)
Always Say Never Again - 37:45 (Moral Issues Through 2020 Eyes)
Q Only Lives Once - 42:06 (The Cars, Gadgets, and Tech of Bond)
They’re Why Tomorrow Never Dies - 44:24 (The Struggles of These Bond Baddies)
Goldfingers - 52:42 (We Fix The Bond Baddies)
License To Bill - 55:00 (Totaling Up Bond’s Civic Damage)
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 58:50 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 59:46
Our series moves into the modern era with a new blonde Bond in Daniel Craig and with his first film, Casino Royale. Now since No Time To Die moved back from April to November and because we decided to record The James Bond Character Study on a monthly basis, you’re gonna get full reviews of each of the last 4 Daniel Craig 007 films heading into the fall.
As always, we begin with a full non-spoiler segment for the opening 18 minutes, where we give you some of the history of how Craig got in character, including a story about how the film industry may have changed forever & the historical significance of this smoldering performance to bring 007 into a new era.
Then in our spoiler section, we still have all your favorite pun-filled segments. The Spy Who’s Not Me is where we enjoy the fantasy elements, and Live and Let Dad Joke is how we discuss the best one liners. We discuss some progress this franchise has made, but there’s not enough as we delve into some of the worst scenes with Dr. Please Oh God No and Always Say Never Again.
But we’re back to the good stuff as we talk about all the cool cars, gadgets, and tech in Q Only Lives Once. There’s a Reason Tomorrow Never Dies and Goldfingers is a celebration of the inept antagonism from these super villains, and then we finish with perhaps our favorite segment, License To Bill, where we tally up all of the damage Bond causes in dollars & cents.
Let us know what you think of Casino Royale. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
There’s trailers for Respect, Soul, & Over The Moon, reviews for Irresistible, Eurovision Song Contest, & Eric Andre: Legalize Everything, reactions to Lebron & Ava’s new projects, & discussions on Mulan, Batman, The Princess Bride, and the next Pirates of the Caribbean.
TRAILER THOUGHTS: Respect Teaser 2 - 2:24 Over The Moon Trailer 1 - 7:10 Soul Trailer 2 - 11:39 Ava Trailer 1 - 14:15 Greenland Trailer 1 - 17:01 Bill and Ted Face The Music Trailer 1 - 19:24 Peninsula Trailer 2 - 22:29
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING - 24:40 REVIEWS OF: Irresistible on Netflix Jon Stewart Daily Show Clips - YouTube Michael Che’s Life Matters - Netflix Eurovision Song Contest - Netflix Eric Andre: Legalize Everything - Netflix Athlete A - Netflix The Defiant Ones - VOD Ozark s2 - Netflix Dead to Me - Netflix A DEEP Zodiac Killer Rabbit Hole
DO YOU CARE (About…): This Week’s New VOD/Premium/Streaming Releases - 44:56 (Including This Episode’s Mike1 Political Tangent) LeBron To Produce Black Wall St Doc - 49:28 Ava Takes Kaepernick’s Life Story to Netflix - 51:31 Margot To Revive Pirates of the Caribbean - 52:49 Twister Reboot is a Go - 54:34 Quibi Messes w/ Princess Bride - 55:27 Michael Keaton is Batman…Again - 57:30
BOX OFFICE UPDATE: Latest Premiere Date Delays - 1:00:17 GB Cinemas Are ReOpening July 4th - 1:01:10
Audience Thoughts on Tenet - 1:05:05
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:06:44 What Else Is Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:08:17
MMO Weekly is back with a fun episode on everything new & newsworthy in Hollywood and beyond. There’s been a lot of serious stuff going on in the word, and we’ll refer to it at times. But this MMOW is much more like the good old days of non-stop movie news & commentary.
We begin with a Trailer Thoughts segment, celebrating the great new trailers for Respect, Soul, & Over The Moon. Then we have some fun with Ava, Greenland, Bill & Ted Face The Music, and Peninsula.
What We’re Watching tackles some of the latest movies like Irresistible and Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga. But we also review some stand-up comedy specials like Eric Andre: Legalize Everything & Michael Che Matters, youtube Daily Show deep dives about media coverage, research rabbit holes about Zodiac Killer, docs like Athlete A & The Most Dangerous Animal Of All, Netflix binge watches like Dead To Me to Ozark, & we even review a classic Oscar winner like The Defiant Ones.
DYC reboots our news coverage as we preview next week’s offerings from Broadway’s Hamilton to docs like John Lewis: Good Trouble to a short film collection we’re gonna review with the Nomcast called Homemade. Then we analyze all the latest production & casting announcements including Lebron & Ava’s next projects, Michael Keaton’s return as Batman, Margot Robbie’s Pirates of the Caribbean, & a new Twister and The Princess Bride.
Then we breeze through a brief box office update on how the movie calendar keeps bumping back, and we recap some twitter polls about Tenet in Audience Interaction to close out the show.
As always, we want to know what you think. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
Quarter 2 of the movie calendar comes to a close as we dive into the Tenet news, 15 non-spoiler movie reviews, our top performances & films of the last 3 months, and some all-time stats on April, May, & June Oscar Noms + our favorite Q2 Best Picture Winners.
OSCARS 2021 NEWS: Tenet Delayed…Again - 2:00 Golden Globes, BAFTAs, Indys All Move - 3:16 TIFF Will Be “Streamlined” - 3:56 Netflix Circles Trial of the Chicago Seven - 5:50
2020 Q2 MOVIE REVIEWS: Miss Juneteenth - 11:21 Babyteeth - 13:40 Spelling the Dream - 16:55 7500 - 20:16 Premature - 22:28 The Vast of Night - 24:53 Time to Hunt - 29:07 The Hunt - 30:50 Becky - 32:42 The Invisible Man 35:25 Athlete A - 39:05 The Other Lamb - 42:20 And We Go Green - 45:07
QUARTER 2 OSCAR SUPERLATIVES: What We’ve Covered From Q2 Recap - 47:21 Best Actor - 48:31 Best Actress - 51:12 Best Doc Feature - 52:52 Our Number 1 Fave Q2 2020 Films - 55:38
ALL TIME Q2 MOVIE OSCARS STATS: How Many Q2 Movies Have Been Nominated At All Past Decade? - 57:10 Every Q2 Best Picture Winner (+ why?) - 58:35 Our Personal Faves - 1:05:50
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:09:38 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:10:45
This is a special episode of Oscar Race Checkpoint, where we discuss Quarter 2 of the film year 2020. If you enjoyed this show, do go back to our Oscar Race Checkpoint playlist on Soundcloud to find our overview of Quarter 1 with Ryan McQuade of InSession Film & Awards Circuit.
In this episode, we begin with some of the latest news on Tenet. Plus, we chat about the new TIFF format and if The Trial Of The Chicago 7 should be a Netflix film.
Then as a centerpiece, we review 13 films that one Mike or the other hasn’t had the chance to cover yet, including Miss Juneteenth, Babyteeth, Spelling The Dream, 7500, Premature, The Vast Of Night, Time To Hunt, The Hunt, Becky, The Invisible Man, Athlete A, The Other Lamb, + And We Go Green (before adding 2 more reviews of The Painter and the Thief & The Half Of It in the next segment). All these reviews are predominantly non-spoilers. HOWEVER, we can’t help but talk about a mid-movie scene in The Invisible Man.
To close out the show, we dive into a superlatives segment, where we talk about our favorite performances & films from the Quarter before enjoying a historical segment. Here, we recap some stats on how many Oscar nominated films have come from Q2 in the last 10 years. Then we discuss all 16 Best Picture Winners from the quarter and pick our favorites.
If you’re enjoying the show, do please take a moment to leave us a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, and also, do please listen to our words of wisdom and check out Next Best Picture as we congratulate them on their latest milestone.
As always, we want to know what you think. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
We grew up with Pierce Brosnan as 007, we played the N64 Goldeneye game, and we shamelessly love the Madonna theme song for Die Another Day. So of course, we picked the first & last of Brosnan’s Bond series to review in The James Bond Character Study part 5.
PIERCE BROSNAN’S JAMES BOND CHARACTER STUDY:
NONSPOILER SECTION
Getting Into Character - 3:15 (Brosnan - Our Generation’s 007)
His Performance As Bond Overall - 10:27 (Why He’s The Bond Who Changed Multiple Industries Directly)
SPOILER WARNING - 18:45
SPOILER-FILLED SECTION
The Spy Who’s Not Me - 19:14 (Why We Want To, But Never Could Be, This James Bond)
Live and Let Dad Joke - 25:04 (This Bond’s Best [Worst?] One Liners)
Dr. Please God No - 31:37 (Problematic Interactions w/ Women Through 2020 Eyes)
Always Say Never Again - 37:28 (Moral Issues Through 2020 Eyes)
Q Only Lives Once - 42:03 (The Cars, Gadgets, and Tech of Moore Bond)
They’re Why Tomorrow Never Dies - 49:50 (The Struggles of These Bond Baddies)
Goldfingers - 55:10 (We Fix The Bond Baddies)
License To Bill - 1:00:33 (Totaling Up Bond’s Civic Damage)
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:07:17 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:08:20
As always, we tackle these James Bond movies with a non-spoiler section first. Here, we discuss how Pierce Brosnan donned the tuxedo in Getting Into Character before diving into his overall performance as 007 in Historical Significance. Then you get a spoiler warning before the puns fly.
The Spy Who’s Not Me is where we chat about the fantasy elements of Bond movies, including the huge persona, the settings, and his life as a super spy. In Live and Let Dad (Joke), we recap all of the corny one liners, where one film displays some wit & the other, well, they talk about man junk… a lot. Then we discuss some of the worst scenes in Dr. Please Oh God No & Always Say Never Again, where we criticize Bond’s treatment of women.
But we get back to some positives in Q Only Lives Once as we celebrate all of the cars & gadgets. Then in two segments, we enjoy the terrible goodness of the Bond villains in There’s A Reason Tomorrow Never Dies & Goldfingers before we dive into all of the damage 007 creates, even tallying it up in the Millions & Billions of dollars in License To Bill.
Don’t forget to check out our previous 4 installments in The James Bond Character Study as we devoted episodes to each of the other 007 actors of Connery, Lazenby, Moore, & Dalton. Then if you’re enjoying our show, do please take a few moments to click the 5 stars on Apple Podcasts.
As always, we want to hear your thoughts on Pierce Brosnan as James Bond. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
We discuss the allegations against D’Elia, Elgort, & Masterson. Gone With The Wind causes a major controversy, theater chains set their reopenings, & there’s a bunch of production & casting announcements from a new Evil Dead to Kristin Stewart as Princess Diana.
Episode Trigger Warning - :55
NEWS OF THE WEEK: Chris D’Elia Accused of Sexual Misconduct - 1:45 (D’Elia Denies Allegations - 3:21) (Whitney Cummings Speaks Out - 7:00)
Ansel Elgort Accused of Sexual Assault - 9:06
Danny Masterson Charged w/ 3 Counts of Rape - 12:24
Legal Questions + Analysis - 13:22
Industry Response + Evolving Mindsets - 17:10
BOX OFFICE UPDATE: Bowtie Cinemas Are Open - 28:25 HBO Max Disclaimers After Returning Gone With The Wind - 29:24 (And The Place of Retroactively Judging Art) Sky Canada Joins in on Adding Disclaimers, Too - 32:41 Biggest Theater Chains + Mask Requirements - 35:09
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: Mike1 - 41:00 The Dead Zone; Tyrel Seven Stages To Achieve Eternal Bliss
AlsoMike - 44:48 Luther; Maniac UFC 250 Clemency Every AlsoMom Period Piece Film Recommendation Ever 👗
DO YOU CARE (About…): This Week’s New VOD/Premium/Streaming Releases - 53:30 Horror/Thriller New Movies - 55:26 (Evil Dead Reboot; BigFoot; etc…) Casting Announcements - 58:40 (Elizabeth Moss Stays in Horror; Pete Davidson; Trump; more…) 2 Surefire Oscar Contenders Get Casted/Announced - 1:01:15
WTF Hollywood, Part 7,000,000,000 - 1:05:00
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:06:41 What Else Is Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:07:42
MMO Weekly is our weekly news & variety show designed to cover the news of Hollywood, and it’s usually a fast paced, fun time in terms of preparation, recording, & we hope, listening. But when we have serious news to cover, it’s unfortunately a much more serious show. So there is a trigger warning in effect for the first segment here as we cover the horrible stories around the allegations of sexual misconduct against Chris D’Elia, those of sexual assault against Ansel Elgort, and the charges of rape against Danny Masterson. How has Hollywood reacted? How should they treat these accused individuals moving forward? & how should we cover it? We’re always looking for ways to grow & educate ourselves. So as always, do please speak your truths to us.
In a Box Office Update, we discuss two major stories as well. First of all, why the hell was Gone With The Wind atop recent VOD sales charts? & how should we discuss the historical context of “classic” films? Then we break down the stories regarding how major movie theater chains plan to reopen in July.
The last two segments play much more like typical MMOW ones as we dive into a What We’re Watching segment that reviews everything from The Dead Zone to Clemency to BBC’s Luther to Dan Harmon movies. Then we enjoy a DYC segment where we recap a ton of film production & casting announcements from new Evil Dead & Children of the Corn movies to Viggo’s next project with Peter Farrelly to Kristen Stewart’s casting as Princess Dianna.
As we wrote up top, do send us your thoughts on anything or everything we discussed in this episode. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
We begin with a preview of Andy Samberg’s Palm Springs, and then we count down our top 5 performances by the alumni of Saturday Night Live. Do we pick the obvious Oscar Noms? Do we reveal some hidden gems? Do we praise the funniest films? Or the dramatic turns? Find out.
What is This Episode - Top of Show
PALM SPRINGS TRAILER REIVEW - 2:00
TOP 5 SNL ALUM MOVIE PERFORMANCES EVER: Honorable Mentions - 8:34 Explanation - 14:45
5s - 17:12 (Featuring 2 Performances From Underrated Oscars Worthy Films)
4s - 23:40 (Ft. Surprises For The Roles Picked, Not The Actors Portraying Them)
3s - 30:46 (Ft. “Alright So We’re BOTH Cheating…”)
2s - 38:29 (Ft. A Comeback and a Godfather)
1s - 47:58 (Ft. Cheats and Criticisms and You’ll Have to Hear It!)
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 58:33 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:00:02
Pete Davidson’s The King of Staten Island hit PVOD last week, and Andy Samberg’s Palm Springs debuted its first trailer this week. So we thought it the perfect time to recap all of the best performances in films from the alumni of Saturday Night Live.
We begin with a trailer review of Hulu’s big purchase from Sundance, the sci-fi comedy with Andy Samberg, Cristin Milioti, and J.K. Simmons - Palm Springs. Then we can’t help but hit on some honorable mentions and the criteria we used to create our lists before starting our countdown.
If you enjoyed this episode, make sure to check out our “Top 5s Episodes” playlist on our Soundcloud feed. We’ve ranked everything from Lovers On The Run Movies to HBO Originals, from our Top 5 Film World Letdowns to our Most Anticipated Movie Events, from our favorite Horror Movie Experiences to our Top 5s from Disney Animation Studios. We love prepping & recording these shows, and we’ve been drawn to them even more during this quarantine of watching stuff at home.
Stay tuned for our next week’s worth of programming as we plan another MMO Weekly show, our Pierce Brosnan installment in The James Bond Character Study, and most likely, a Quarter 2 overview Oscar Race Checkpoint. Then do go back to our last few shows to hear our reviews of Shirley, Da 5 Bloods, and The King of Staten Island as well as our takes on the latest film calendar shake-up when the Oscars moved to April in our last O.R.C.
As always, we want to know what you think. Do send us your Top 5 Performances from SNL Alumni. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
Breaking News!!! Aahhh!!! The Oscars postpone until April 25th & push eligibility to Feb 28th. They went to 10 Best Pictures, elected new governors, & enacted diversity, inclusion, and equality initiatives. Plus, Tenet moved again, amongst other films. What does it all mean?!
THE OSCARS OFFICIALLY MOVE TO APRIL 2021: Oscars Postponed to 4/25/21 - 1:05 Academy Moves First - 6:47 What If It’s an April Sensation? - 11:18 Potential Impact on Film Festivals - 12:53 What’s The Vibe To This Oscars? - 18:44
NEW ACADEMY INITIATIVES FOR EQUALITY/CHANGES: 10 Guaranteed Best Picture Noms Starting 2022 - 21:27 (But The Bigger Story May Be Under The Radar) Academy Apeture 2025 To Make New Oscars Eligibility Standards - 24:35 Oversight Office For Apeture - 26:01 Academy Dialogue Panels - 26:55 Academy Gold - 32:25 (+ Action - The Academy’s Women Initiative) International Inclusion Initiative - 34:20 Ava on the Board of Governors - 35:22
CONTENDER/BLOCKBUSTER NEWS: WB + Nolan May Be Clashing - 38:13 New Dates for WW84, Bond 25, Matrix 4, Soul + more - 42:55
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 49:20 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 50:48
Welp, we thought this news was gonna drop last week. But it’s just as well. We got the chance to review films like Da 5 Bloods, The King of Staten Island, and Shirley before all the madness erupted today on the trades. Because it’s now official - the Oscars have moved their date to April 25th from February 28th, and the latter is now the end of the eligibility for the film year of 2020.
What are all the other key dates to look out for now? Do all the other awards shows & film festivals push back as well? Can they? What does this move do to the film year of 2020? We break it all down in this Oscar Race Checkpoint episode.
The Academy also enacted initiatives towards diversity, inclusion, and equality, and we lay out how these rule changes could impact Oscar Races in our future and how the calendar shift may have averted a disaster in our present. They elected new governors & made a few other big changes to their streaming service and Best Picture category.
Finally, the film release calendar changed like crazy over the past few weeks and will likely continue to change. We speculate on what may continue to happen and dissect the moves from WB with Tenet & Wonder Woman as well as the ominous exodus of films to 2021.
If you’re enjoying our show, do please take a few moments to leave us a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts. Those reviews & ratings go a long way to help support our show, and we thank you.
Otherwise, and as always, we want to hear your takes on everything that went down today. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
The King of Staten Island is as good as we hoped. Now can we nominate it for any awards? As always, our Oscar Sprint Profile movie review is here to break it all down. You get non-spoilers for the first half & a big spoiler warning before we break down the plot.
Big Movies Moving Premiere Dates - :52 AlsoMike’s Bear Story - 1:32
THE KING OF STATEN ISLAND OSP REVIEW What is an OSP? - 6:09
NONSPOILER REVIEW: Production Profile - 7:00 Plot Premise/Expectations - 12:49 Production Values: Editing - 16:44 (There’s Gonna Be a Montage) Sound - 18:12 (We Ain’t THAT Old Yet!) Performances: Pete Davidson - 20:00 Maude Apatow - 22:44 Bill Burr/Rest of Cast - 24:43 Script Thoughts - 26:42 (Maturity Rules The Day) Watch or Not? - 32:04
SPOILER WARNING - 33:04
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Act 1 Analysis - 34:23 Act 2 Analysis - 45:05 Firehouse + Tattoo Learning - 51:34
FINAL THOUGHTS AND GRADES - 57:11
Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 *’S - 58:58 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 59:50
Pete Davidson might be winning the quarantine. We already raved over his Hulu film, Big Time Adolescence in march, his music videos on SNL Live At Home went viral, and we laughed our asses off at his new Netflix stand up special, Alive From New York. Now his life story gets the starmaker treatment from Judd Apatow, a director known for launching the careers of so many A-Listers. So true to form, Apatow & Davidson share the stage in The King of Staten Island with a great ensemble.
If you’re still bored at home in your quarantine, do check out some of our reviews. Our Quarantine Collection playlist includes all kinds of watch at home options from our 6 OSP’s from Onward to Da 5 Bloods, streaming service overview episodes from Apple TV+ and The Banker to Amazon Prime’s Blow The Man Down to several options on Netflix like Lost Girls & Crip Camp. Also tune into our MMOW episodes where we review a ton of other new movies, tv shows, and even some sports & youtube shows in our What We’re Watching segments. They are all spoiler free just like the first half of this show.
Should Pete Davidson have some moments this awards season? What are his chances at the Academy Awards? Does Judd Apatow finally crack into the original screenplay category? Or does this film just become another career launching endeavor for the next generation of hilarious comedians? We break it all down throughout this review.
If you’re enjoying our show, please take a few moments to leave us a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts. Those reviews & ratings go a long way to helping us grow and prosper. So we thank you for taking a few seconds to click that fifth star.
Otherwise, and as always, we want to know what you think. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods hit Netflix this weekend. Find out if it’s gonna win Oscars. We’re all non-spoilers for the first half before breaking down the entire plot in this OSP movie review.
Academy News/Previewing Our Next ORC - :46
DA 5 BLOODS OSP REVIEW What is an OSP? - 3:16
NONSPOILER REVIEW: Production Profile - 3:47 Plot Premise/Expectations - 7:47 Production Values: Cinematography - 10:22 (Apaocalypse Now, Now) Editing - 13:45 (History. Jarring, Shocking, History.) Sound - 15:54 (No Really, What’s Going On With This?) Performances: Delroy Lindo/Paul - 17:32 Rest of Cast - 20:32 Script Thoughts - 23:59 (And Why This Script is Fantasy Football Circa 2005) How Many Oscar Noms? - 28:33 Watch or Not? - 29:49
SPOILER WARNING - 31:11
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Act 1 Analysis - 32:31 Act 2 Analysis - 41:20 The Last Stands/Epilogue - 48:57
FINAL THOUGHTS AND GRADES - 57:30
Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 *’S - 59:50 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:00:41
We’ve been previewing Da 5 Bloods for what seems like forever, and we are big fans of Spike Lee’s entire filmography. So it’s safe to say that in this vacuum of good movies, we had the highest hopes for this one. The result is a surprisingly mixed review from the Mikes, but whatever our takes, we got a whole lotta movie, and it was a terrific discussion.
As always, you get a full non-spoiler review first. We introduce the film’s cast & crew, comment on it’s early reception, and then breakdown the excellent production values & performances before offering some mixed thoughts on the script and some cautiously optimistic takes on the Oscars chances in non-spoilers. Then we give you a spoiling warning before breaking down all the big movements of the plot, including our bests & worsts in the latter half of the show.
Which elements of the film have the best chance at Oscar nominations? How did Netflix do as a studio on this one? And is Delroy Lindo as good as advertised? We break it all down in this review.
Stay tuned for our coverage of the news of the film world. We have huge stories concerning the Academy (which we introduced atop this episode), Tenet, streaming services, and much more to discuss in an upcoming Oscar Race Checkpoint episode. But next up is our review of The King of Staten Island from Judd Apatow.
If you’re enjoying our show, please take a moment to leave us a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts. We truly appreciate the support as your reviews & ratings go a long way to helping us grow.
Otherwise, we want to hear your thoughts on Da 5 Bloods. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
We celebrate the movement towards Hollywood reform after the Academy statement, we talk about what it’ll take for us to feel safe enough to head back to movie theaters, and then there’s the 2020 Cannes Film Festival Selections to break down. It’s another Oscar Race Checkpoint.
What’s In This Episode? - Top of Show
HOLLYWOOD/THE ACADEMY CONTINUE TO SUPPORT BLM: Academy Makes Statement Supporting BLM - 1:52 Ava DuVernay, David Oyelowo Spotlight Academy Hypocrisy/Change - 4:43 DuVernay is a Saint/Launches LEAP Initiative - 9:54 Michael B Jordan Also Speaks Out - 12:13 Spike Lee’s 3 Brothers Plays on Fallon - 15:13
MOVIE THEATER REOPENING/TENET UPDATES: CA Gov Says Theaters Can Open w/ Restrictions Friday - 21:04 (With More Implications About AMC/WB/Movie Going) CADPH Suggested Theater Cleaning Guidelines + Feasibility - 25:20
FILM FESTIVAL UPDATES: Cannes Official Selections Announced - 30:40 (And Their Inability to Truly Progress) Big Name Films Selected/Skipping - 32:55 Highlighting Lesser Known Cannes Selections - 36:06
OSCAR TRAILER REVIEW: Another Round Trailer 1 - 37:10
Our Socials/Your Homework - 40:20 What’s Next From MMO - 41:14
It’s likely this will be the first of two shorter news shows this week as the Academy is meeting this Thursday, where we think they’re likely to postpone the Oscars ceremony date. But in the meantime, we have several major topics in the film world to break down in this Oscar Race Checkpoint.
Our lead story continues to be Hollywood’s role in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. As usual, we have some mixed feelings about the Academy. They did offer a statement of support to BLM in lieu of some forthcoming initiatives, but Ava Duvernay, Michael B. Jordan, and Spike Lee point out some long overdue reforms for the industry at large.
California movie theaters got the go ahead to reopen sooner than expected, which could allow Tenet to stick to its mid-July release. So we discuss many of the required safety measures, our listeners poll, the alternative of drive-ins, and when we all might feel safe to go back.
Finally, we discuss the Cannes Film Festival selections. Which films were expected? Which filmmakers have awards season track records? Which selections made us the happiest? Which big name films pushed to 2021? Plus, we also discuss an Oscar Trailer of Another Round.
Stay tuned for at least one more episode this week, possibly two. We’ll be waiting on the Academy’s Board of Governors meeting this thursday, and we’ll record if any big news drops. Then we have plans to review Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods this weekend.
As always, we want to hear your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
It’s our Oscar Sprint Profile movie review of Shirley, featuring a monstrously good performance from Elisabeth Moss as famed novelist / short story writer, Shirley Jackson of The Lottery & Haunting of Hill House. Will this film have legs for awards season? Or will it be forgotten?
***Apologies for some audio issues early on with A.M.’s levels. We’re fixing them for next ep.
Prologue - Top of Show
SHIRLEY REVIEW
NONSPOILER REVIEW: Production Profile - 3:26 Plot Premise/Expectations - 8:07 Production Values: Cinematography - 11:40 (Scary Scorsese Camera Movements) Sound - 13:43 (Straight Outta The Book of Peele) Performances: Odessa Young/Rose - 15:37 Stuhlbarg/Stanley - 18:03 Elizabeth Moss/Shirley - 20:08 (Including Moss Here vs Invisible Man; Is She Lead or Supporting?; More) Script Thoughts - 25:00 Oscars Legs? - 29:11 Watch or Not? - 31:45
SPOILER WARNING - 32:26
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Best: The Devil in Disguise - 33:43 Best/Maybe Worst?: The Story Within The Story - 38:38 What’s Real and What’s Make Believe - 41:40 Best - The Ending Explained - 45:28
FINAL THOUGHTS AND GRADES - 48:29
Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 *’S - 51:12 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 52:00
We hyped up the early June movies of Shirley, Da 5 Bloods, and The King of Staten Island for most of May, and now they’re finally coming our way! Shirley is now available on Hulu, and though we thought to review it as only a shorter segment in an Oscar Race Checkpoint show, the film’s high quality demanded we give it a full review in this OSP.
As always, we offer you two reviews for the price of one. The first half is spoiler free, you get a spoiler warning, and then we dive into the plot. In the first 30 minutes+, we introduce the film by highlighting it’s remarkable cast & crew before offering you non-spoiler reviews of the horror-esque production values, some incredible performances, and its loaded & clever screenplay, all building up to an Oscar Lens, where we discuss Shirley’s chances come awards season. Then we dive into all the best & worst scenes before dissecting the finale and the weight of its themes.
Our hearts continue to be heavy after the tragedy of George Floyd and the nationwide protests. We support the Black Lives Matter movement, and we shall continue to cover those stories in forthcoming episodes like we have in previous shows. So do go back to our last two & please stay tuned. But we also recognize our role as film critics, awards pundits, and try to carry on our brand of talk radio for movie fans in this review.
It’s been a struggle to program our podcast through these trying times, and we do want your feedback on how best to proceed. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
Many voices from Hollywood and the movie industry have supported the Black Lives Matter movement, and we celebrate those good people in this news episode.
What Is This Show? - Top of Episode “We Fully Understand, That We Will Never Understand”
Peaceful Protests, A-List Celebs, and Rubber Bullets - 4:58
Nick Cannon’s Meaningful Quote For Variety - 7:01
Escalation and What Being Police ACTUALLY SHOULD Mean - 9:25
The Horrible “Good Cops” Argument + Focusing On The True Enemy of Racism - 12:18 (PLEASE Help Us Learn - 16:50) (Focus on the Why - 19:08)
John Boyega Speaks His Truth - 20:07
Lists of Big Company Promises and Donations - 21:33
Hollywood Equality Infrastructure Needs Changing Too - 23:37
Ava DuVernay Is a Leader - 26:34 (Be Better Than Just Being Cool - 28:05)
Spike Lee Has Been Speaking Out As Well - 33:56
More Pieces You Should Read/Where To Find All Referenced Quotes - 37:39
Friends of The Show You Should Follow - 38:33
FIND PLACES TO DONATE/Film To Watch- 40:33
Where You Can Reach Out To Us To Teach Us - 43:13 What’s Next From MMO - 44:15
Mike and I have chosen to release two episodes this week. In MMOW, which we held and released mid-week out of respect for Blackout Tuesday included our raw reactions to the George Floyd tragedy. In this episode, we continue to support the Black Lives Matter movement, the protests, and the voices that are lobbying for social change.
We begin by sharing some stories from the front lines. Actors, writers, producers, and executives from the industry that we cover - they have inspired us, they have endured serious dangers, and they have overcome those risks to speak out and protest for a better world. Though we do have some of our commentary in this show, our goal was to highlight what our heroes have said in response to this horrible tragedy and in their fight for justice. As we say in the episode, we look up to you, we stand with you, we salute you, and we thank you.
Although we felt the need to use our platform to further this conversation, we realize that WE need to continue to educate ourselves in this process and further engage ourselves to help so many worthy causes mentioned in this show & beyond. But as we say throughout, we want to hear from you. Your feedback is essential, and we want to continue to learn how best to use our voices throughout this struggle.
Please stay safe and encouraged. Yes, we will be resuming our coverage of the film world. Yes, we will continue to cover how Hollywood reacts and supports the BLM movement. And yes, we’ll try to do our jobs and provide you with some entertainment through these tough times. Next week’s movie reviews will include Shirley and Da 5 Bloods, and we’ll continue our ongoing series of Oscar Race Checkpoint, MMO Weekly, etc. But our sincere hope is that this activism holds and persists throughout the calendar to continue this fight for change.
Again, we do want to hear your thoughts, even if they’re critical of us. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
The U.S. is in turmoil, and we must speak to the situation the best we know how. Our hearts go out to so many good people. We stand with Black Lives Matter. We hear you. We support you.
A Word From Mike1 - Top of Show
Addressing the George Floyd Murder + BLM - 6:48
NEWS OF THE WEEK: Netflix To Skip Festivals in 2020 - 18:33 Netflix Buys The Egyptian Theater in Hollywood - 24:43 Last Night in SoHo Gets Official Release Date - 31:22 Telluride is a Go - 32:56 How Is Bret Ratner An Academy Nominee? - 33:59 Palm Springs Gets Its Debut Info - 36:42 Some Good News Sells To CBS - 39:02
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: Space Force - 39:56
Mike1 - 41:59; 46:27 Epstein: Filthy Rich “One of the Best Sitcom Episodes of All Time”
AlsoMike - 43:33; 48:19 ESPN’s Lance pt. 2 Unbelievable Defending Jacob 👍: Fosse/Verdon; The Wrong Missy 👎: Ordeal by Innocence
BOX OFFICE UPDATE: SF Isn’t Opening Theaters Until August - 56:14 (What It Means for LA, NY, and WB)
AUDIENCE INTERACTION - VIEWER REVIEWS What Do You Consider Must Watch TV? - 1:02:56 What Films Have You Been Shocked To Love? - 1:06:21
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:10:55 What Else Is Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:11:37
After our introduction, there's no way to transition. But we do believe a show must go on here. It's our role. It's our job. As film journalists, as entertainers, as podcasters trying to offer talk radio for movie fans, we do believe that if our show can offer some respite, then we want to put it out there.
Therefore, we do head into a second segment. So it’s here that we begin with a story about Netflix, as they did not submit any of their upcoming films to the fall film festivals, and we speculate about why they might be making such a complete reversal from previous years. Does it have anything to do with their recent purchase of Hollywood’s Egyptian Theater? Does Netflix think Oscars 2021 will postpone? Or is this some combination of strategy & logistics?
In What We’re Watching, we continue to review a bunch of stuff from Netflix like Spaceforce, Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich, Unbelievable, Community, and The Wrong Missy. But we also discuss Defending Jacob, Fosse/Verdon, and ESPN’s Lance.
During a box office update, we dissect the latest news about Tenet’s release date. Does the closure of the San Francisco market prohibit the Christopher Nolan film from opening on time? Can bigger cities like LA & NY hope to reopen if Frisco can’t? Or is WB dependent on non-traditional markets to make up the slack?
Finally, we end with a fun rundown of some of your responses to our Twitter Questions. What did you consider Must Watch TV for movie lovers? What films have you been shocked to love? Thank you for all the responses, and do continue to look out for more of our questions for a chance to get onto the next episode of MMOW.
As always, we want to know what you think. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
Our “Shocked To Love” Movies Top 5 finished the show after we began with how Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” went to Apple. What’s the future of the streaming wars now that Apple threw its weight around with prestige films? + Another fun Top 5 list & our stories.
What is This Episode - Top of Show
APPLE TEAMS W/ PARAMOUNT FOR KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON: How Did Apple Get a Chance To Be Involved? - 2:33 What This Means For The Movie - 6:03 Paramount’s Been Here Before - 9:03 What’s It “Cost” To Be a Prestige Studio? - 11:14
MMO’S TOP 5 “SHOCKED TO LOVE” MOVIES: Explanation - 18:30
5s - 19:01 (Featuring The World of The Master)
4s - 26:19 (Ft. Some 2019 Surprises)
3s - 33:10 (Ft. Galaxies Far, Far Away)
2s - 42:45 (Ft. 2 Different Red Heads)
1s - 51:15 (Ft. 3[?!] of the All Time GOATS)
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 59:42 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:00:35
We’ve often done breaking news episodes, we’ve often done fun Top 5 countdowns, and this is a combination of both those formats. So we began with a rundown of all the angles of the story to Scorsese’s latest partnership with Apple TV+ and how his next film, Killers of the Flower Moon was purchased by the streamer with a lot of help & guidance still coming from Paramount.
What is Apple’s grand plan? How does it differ from what Netflix & Amazon Prime has done? We break it all down and compare the various plans Apple has applied to its eventual Oscar chase. They’ve teamed with A24 on Sophia Coppola’s “On The Rocks,” starring Bill Murray & Rashida Jones, and they’ve purchased the distribution rights to the Tom Hanks battleship film, Greyhound. Now they’ve taken their biggest swing yet on the Leonardo DiCaprio / Robert De Niro starrer for Martin Scorsese.
Then Mike & I tacked on another fun Top 5, which we hope connects to Killers of the Flower Moon project in our Shocked To Love Movies countdown. Which films opened up entire new horizons for us in the movie world? Which plagued productions totally redeemed themselves? How many ME-problems can we explain about ourselves in one episode? Find out by listening to this rundown.
If you’re enjoying our show, please take a few moments to leave us a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts. Those go a long way to helping us build the MMO brand, and we thank you. Also, stay tuned as we’ll be reviewing some new films with Shirley, Da 5 Bloods, and The King of Staten Island.
As always, we want to know what you think. Send us your lists on films you were shocked to love, & we’ll share them on the next MMOW. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
The Venice Film Festival is a GO, HBO Max is a launch, The Snyder readies his cut, & Sony Marvel rumors a secret Spider-Verse project. Then we check in on how movie theater reopenings are doing & what it all means for Tenet on July 17th. It’s MMO Weekly!
NEWS OF THE WEEK: 🚤Venice Film Festival To Run As “Normal” - 1:23 We Are One FF Announces Lineup + Schedule 🎬 - 7:00 HBO Max to 🦸♂️Release The Snyder Cut - 10:05 DJ Clarkson Working On Secret 🕸 Marvel Movie - 16:55 📚HBO Max Rolls Out w/ a Damn Impressive Library - 21:40
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: The Match: ⛳️Champions For Charity- 26:17
Mike1 - 30:12 Community ✏️, Yes, Still 🔪That Chapter on YouTube
AlsoMike - 33:43 ESPN’s Lance pt. 1 🚴♀️ 🌇The Morning Show s1 The Painter and The Thief 🎨 Military Wives 👍: Black Narcissist; The Accused; Splendor in the Grass 👎: The Trip to Greece; True History of the Kelly Gang; Sonic
BOX OFFICE UPDATE: Tenet Update As Zero Hour Nears - 46:00 AMC Apparently Avoids Bankruptcy - 51:30 37M+ Watched Netflix’s The Wiloughbys - 52:28
AUDIENCE INTERACTION - VIEWER REVIEWS YOUR Biggest Film Letdowns - 54:08 What Is YOUR Hidden Gem Movie - 59:33
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:03:32 What Else Is Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:04:21
We lead with the News of the Week with a conversation about the plans for Venice & We Are One. HBO Max launches with a larger library than expected, and the Snyder Cut is part of their plans. Rumors about a secret Sony Marvel project come to light, and there are implications for the Spider-Verse.
Then we dive into a huge What We’re Watching segment as we both watched some golf for once in our lives. Mike1 continues his balancing act of youtube true crime & happy Netflix shows like Community while Also Mike finished The Morning Show + a whole bunch of movies from Lance to The Painter and the Thief to Military Wives.
We recap everything to know about the Box Office & how movie theaters are struggling to re-open. But there are many positive stories about Tenet & why it may stick to its July 17th premiere date. Plus, AMC might be out of the woods for the time being while Netflix continues to announce huge numbers for its properties like The Willoughbys.
And we finish with some fun reactions to your responses to our Twitter Questions. You share with us some of your Biggest Film Letdowns and, then we rejoice in some of your Hidden Gems. So stay tuned for the next round of these questions, and we’ll continue to celebrate your responses and highlight our reactions during this Audience Interaction segment.
As always, we wanna know what you think about anything we covered in this MMOW. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
This Love-on-the-Run Movie Top 5 List tells you a lot about your hosts, probably TMI, and hopefully, you’ll get away a bunch of good movie recommendations from it. Otherwise, we begin with a non-spoiler review of The Lovebirds & a chat about “What is a Netflix Movie?”
What Is This Episode/AlsoMike’s Disrespectful Memory - Top of Show
THE LOVEBIRDS SPOILER-FREE REVIEW: Production Profile - 4:01 Is This a “Netflix Movie?” - 5:42 The Showalter Appeal - 8:08 Expectations - 10:01 (Including Mike1 “Despising This Premise” as AlsoMike Works Out) Production Values - 14:34 Authenticity vs Suspension of Disbelief - 18:00 Romantic Chemistry…or Not - 20:47 Final Thoughts/Final Grades - 22:00
MMO’S TOP 5 LOVE ON THE RUN MOVIES: Lists Online and Our List Requirements - 23:16
5s - 27:37 (Mike1 Is A Cool Kid and AlsoMike Is Sane)
4s - 32:13 (Badlands May Be…..Bad, + The Worst Going to Sleep Movie)
3s - 36:58 (Mike1 Steals From AlsoMike’s Book and A Future Cult Classic From 2019)
2s - 40:55 (A non-Human Love Story With A Story of Love, Runs, and Kids!)
1s - 45:07 (You’ll Have To Hear Them To Believe It, Trust Us)
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 50:43 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 51:40
While we introduce The Lovebirds for a non-spoiler review, we cannot help but debate what a “Netflix” movie is. We also discuss our experiences / fantasies within this genre leading into our review of The Lovebirds. Then during that review, we can’t seem to avoid talking about how ripped Kumail & Issa are and how stylish they are as well. So maybe it’s not our most film critic-y review, but it’s a fun one.
For the rest of the show, we dive into the genre at large, and one of our genres is much larger than the other’s. So we open up the discussion with some criteria for a Love on the Run movie and admit some terrible, embarrassing things in the process before starting our countdowns.
Don’t worry, we stay non-spoilers for the vast majority of this countdown. Though to be fair, there’s a mid-movie spoiler for The Terminator on Also Mike’s list. So be ready for that brief spoiler warning and look at the timestamps above to elude it, if you must.
If you enjoy this format, check out our review of HBO’s Bad Education with Hugh Jackman, where we had a similar Top 5’s section added to that episode regarding HBO Original Movies. Then if you’re enjoying our show in general, do please take a few moments to leave us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts as that’ll go a long way to helping us with our grand plans of growing and spreading the word about MMO. Thank you for that.
Otherwise, and as always, we want to hear your thoughts. We shouted out a bunch of your picks for favorite Love on the Run Movies, and we’ll happily mention a few more. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
Best Picture Gambling Odds finish the show, a new Tenet trailer leads it, and in between, we discuss the fate of the Oscars as we know it! Will / Should they move? Is Steven Spielberg gonna eat crow? What was that Fatboy Slim song? All will be revealed when you click play.
MAJOR OSCARS NEWS: Tenet Trailer 2 - 3:26 (Including Who DEF Dies, Pattinson Looks Jarring, And the 2 MAJOR Clues WB/Nolan is Telling Audiences About Its Release Date)
Academy Is Probable To Postpone The Oscars - 16:19 (+ The Ramifications of a June Oscars on 2021, ’22, and both TV, Film, and Festivals for years beyond!)
Apple TV+ Buys Hanks’ Greyhound for ~$70M - 29:21 (What’s Apple’s Motivation? What History Is This Purchase Making? And Does This Deal Make Sense for Sony? Plus…SPIELBERG?!)
INDUSTRY/GUILD NEWS + UPDATES: PGA, SAG, DGA All Fall In Line w/ Oscars Eligibility - 33:41 (And What’s “The Man” Have To Do With This?!) Doc Feature Branch Changes Eligibility Requirements - 35:27 Stay Wins Tribeca Doc Category - 41:06 Yorgos + Tony McNamara Teaming Up For 1st Time Since The Favourite - 41:46 Analyzing Feinberg Forecast: Emmys Edition 1 - 43:41
UPDATING THE BEST PICTURE 2021 ODDS VIA SPORTSBOOKS: Trial of the Chicago 7; News of the World - 45:23 Midnight Sky; Mank; Hillbilly Elegy; Da 5 Bloods - 47:00 Macbeth - 48:19 The Green Knight; Berenstein - 50:03 West Side Story; The French Dispatch; Tenet - 51:12 Breaking Down All The Action So Far - 51:46
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 53:46 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 54:31
It’s our 4th Oscar Race Checkpoint episode in 3 weeks because we keep getting major Academy news. Though we may be as surprised as you are, we’re glad to have the excuse to talk about all things film industry in this O.R.C.
We lead things off with a review of the 2nd trailer for Christopher Nolan’s Tenet. It’s awesome, it’s confusing, and we have a ton of weird takes. Then we use Tenet’s release date dilemma to segway into a major discussion on whether or not the Oscars will postpone. Of course, we analyze all the potential fallout for the film festivals, the film calendar, and the film years to come if they did push the Oscars back a month or 3.
Apple TV+ bought the rights to the Tom Hanks battleship film, Greyhound, and we discuss what it means for their brand & how Steven Spielberg might react. Several of the guild award shows changed their rules to accommodate streaming titles to no surprise, but we can’t help but wonder what the news about the Documentary Film Branch’s latest shake up could do for that strange category at the Oscars.
We have fun with a few smaller stories about Tribeca’s winning doggie doc - Stay, Also Mike gives you a book report on the next Yorgos film, Hawkline Monster, and we even react to the First Feinberg Forecast for this year’s Emmys. Finally, we discuss the updated betting odds for the Best Picture race. Which film is getting the most action? Who has the odds in their favor? And what do these early Vegas numbers suggest?
As always, we wanna know what you think. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
What movie experiences haunt us forever? Which Oscar wins get us the angriest? Are we forever traumatized by a film world event? - We rundown our all time Top 5’s in this therapeutic episode. So join us. Then send us your lists & share your stories.
What is This Episode - Top of Show
MMO’S TOP 5 FILM WORLD LETDOWNS EVER:
5s - 2:23 (Featuring Carbo-loading and Oscars Stage Angers)
4s - 12:24 (Ft. A Hardworking Young College AlsoMike + “F!*@ Jay Leno”)
3s - 21:20 (ft. Michael Bay’s Mishap and Goonies Sacrilege)
2s - 32:54 (ft. AlsoMike’s Family Movie Nights + Some Actual Sadness)
1s - 42:58 (You’ll Just Have To Hear!)
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 51:39 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 52:26
We love these “Top 5 Episodes” because they often allow us to tell a bunch of stories from our moviegoing lives. We’ve already covered our Most Anticipated Movie Events & our Top 5 Horror Movie Experiences, the Bad Education review review was followed by our HBO Original Movie Top 5’s, and hell, we even started the quarantine with a Top 5’s show regarding our Coronavirus Watchlist. So we were happy to get back to the simple countdown format, tell all the stories, and relive all our experiences with our Top 5 Film World Letdowns.
We both wanted to include some Oscars stuff in this episode, and therefore, it wasn’t just a movie letdown pod. So we broadened the title to the entire “fiilm world” and open with our biggest disappointments from the history of the Academy Awards.
Our 4’s and 3’s have to do countdown some horrible trips out to the theaters and the stories behind them. Then one of us gets creative with his Top 2, and of course, this leads to all kinds of bickering from the old married couple that I guess, we are now.
Don’t worry. We’re not Debbie Downers for this whole episode, there is some fun debate, and if we can guarantee anything from this exercise, you will get to know us much better after listening to this episode. So if you’re enjoying our walks down memory lane, please take a few moments to leave us a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts.
Finally, we hope you will share your film world experiences with us. So do send us Top 5’s or even your Top 1’s, and we’ll happily read your responses on the next MMOW. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
Da 5 Bloods dropped a preview as The Last Dance gets a review, & theaters start to reopen as the release calendar continues to move to the fall. We also discuss all kinds of TV like Devs, Trial By Media, & Belgravia. Plus, WTF are Will Ferrell & Rachel McAdams doing?
TRAILER THOUGHTS: Da 5 Bloods Trailer🩸 1 - 1:59 Eurovision Music…Video….Trailer…Thing? 1? - 8:01
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: 🏀The Last Dance Finale eps - 10:32 (The Food Poisoning Game🍕) (Our Favorite Parts - 14:28) (Questions We’re Left With - 16:40) (What Happened to No. 7? - 20:17) (Who’s Next? - 23:03)
AlsoMike - 24:38 Seberg Devs s1 💻; Belgravia 🎩 👍: The Morning Show; Fosse/Verdon 👎: The Pale Horse; Defending Jacob What We Do In The Shadows 🦇
Mike1 - 29:06 Community ✏️ 📺 Trial By Media on Netflix
NEWS OF THE WEEK: David Arquette is BACK for Scream 5 - 33:07 The Forever Purge 👺 is Moved + Why That Affects Tenet - 35:25 Last Night in SoHo Moved Too, For Different Reasons - 38:11
DO YOU CARE (About…): 📽This Week’s New VOD/Premium/Streaming Releases - 41:12 (LoveBirds, Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich, Trial By Fire, etc) Luca Guadagnino Remaking Scarface?!- 43:04 Netflix Makes 🧗♀️The Rock/Blunt Reunion Official - 47:11
BOX OFFICE UPDATE: A New No. 1 and 2 On The Charts - 48:03 Majority of Movie Goers WILL Return…Unless They Won’t - 49:10
AUDIENCE INTERACTION - VIEWER REVIEWS Deerskin, The Other Lamb, One Cut of the Dead, Community - 55:36 18 Presents, Rico’s De Amour, Rope, Dangerous Lies - 56:31 Hannibal, After Life s2, Dispatches From Elsewhere - 58:02
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 59:37 What Else Is Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:00:20
We kick off this MMOW with some Trailer Thoughts for the latest preview of Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods. Is the follow up to his first Oscar win another awards contender? Or more of an action heavy summer film? We’ll know soon enough, but a terrific first trailer is a good sign. Then 1 Mike is giddy over the Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga sneak peek from Netflix while Also Mike is just so confused. And how does Will Ferrell even sing like that?
Our What We’re Watching segment rejoices in the glory of The Last Dance as we complete our series coverage with a great conversation about the last two episodes of the epic Michael Jordan 10 part documentary. Also Mike then reviews Seberg, Devs, Belgravia, & What We Do In The Shadows: S1 before Mike1 covers Community & Trial By Media.
The News of the Week segment begins by discussing the breaking story that David Arquette will return for Scream 5, and we speculate about where they’ll go with the narrative. Then we discuss the recent & continued movement of the film release calendar as The Forever Purge & Last Night in Soho move off their dates, while Tenet hangs in the balance.
DYC is all over next week’s movie releases on streaming & VOD, and we make our picks for what we’re excited to view. Then we have a fun discussion on how Luca Guadagnino might adapt or reboot Scarface before discussing how studios are purchasing projects after Netflix bought the rights to Ball & Chain.
Of course, we’re all over the latest news about movie theaters reopening, if we’ll take our cars out to the drive-in, and what post coronavirus moviegoing may look like. And as promised, we read your submissions for our Audience Interaction segment before signing off until next time.
As always, we want to know what you think, and do pay attention to our Twitter Questions this week for the next Audience Interaction segment on MMOW. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
Capone is much better than we thought. HOWEVER, we are much less mature than we hoped. So in one of our goofier recording sessions, we break down Tom Hardy’s unmissable performance in this bizarro gangster thriller in both non-spoiler & spoiler filled segments.
Alternate CAPONE Movie Titles - 1:36
CAPONE REVIEW:
NONSPOILER SECTION: Production Profile - 4:06 Plot Premise/Expectations - 10:10 (And What Does This Movie THINK It Is?) Production Values: The Appearance of Capone - 13:30 (Make-Up, Hair, And…Script Thoughts Too?) Editing - 18:06 Performances - 19:32 (Including a Desecration of a 2019 Oscar Winner) Watch or Not? - 28:00
SPOILER WARNING - 28:47
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: An Opening By Any Other Name - 30:06 Just a Figment of Your Imagination - 33:30 The Overlook Hotel Montage - 38:12 Suddenly A Horror Movie - 41:58 The Gold Plated Finish - 43:53
😳😳😳😳😳 SHOCKING FINAL GRADES - 48:05 😳😳😳😳😳
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 50:23 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 51:19
FYI… we do idiotically spoil Entourage during the Expectations segment. So beware.
But as two Oscars movie critics in their off-season and as two men children with quarantine cabin fever, of course, we begin the episode with fart noises and dirty jokes. But as the episode moves along, we do build up a profound respect for the ambitions of Josh Trank’s Capone, and it’s many successes. What’s the final product? Well, you will be the judge, but we hope it’s one of our more entertaining episodes.
Per usual, we do follow our normal movie review format. The first half of the show is spoiler-free, with one obvious exception, that to be honest, every other film critic in America has also spoiled. You get a production profile to introduce the film, reviews of the polarizing production values, and a big debate on that Tom Hardy performance. Then in the second half, we recap the plot of the film and break down all our best & worst scenes in one of our wackier, livelier conversations to date.
As we pitched in the last MMOW, we are planning to read and react to some of your movie & television reviews. So don’t forget to send those to us via email or social media, and as always, here’s another friendly reminder that if you haven’t yet, we could really use your help on Apple Podcasts. Do please take a few seconds and leave us a 5 star rating, and if you have a bit more time, then we’d really appreciate a positive written review. Thank you so much!
Finally, let us know your thoughts on Capone & Tom Hardy’s unforgettable performance. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
Why can’t we all just get along (and move everything 4-6 months)? Well, we answer some of our own questions about the Oscars, film festivals, & theater reopenings the world over. We also review The Last Dance & UFC 249, & react to news on Hamilton, Tom Cruise & Scream 5.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: 🏀The Last Dance eps 7+8 - 2:50
AlsoMike - 9:11 SNL Season Finale A Long Discussion on UFC 249 👊🏻 and its Handling of COVID Four Weddings and a Funeral The Assistant Spaceship Earth 🌎; Saint Francis Natalie Woods: What Remains Behind
Mike1 - 24:17 The Life and Death of Phil Hartman on 20/20 Black Christmas 2019 🎁; Ozark WWE Money in the Bank 💰
NEWS OF THE WEEK: Oscars COULD Be Delayed 4 Months - 29:13 🚗Unhinged Resolves To Be First American Movie Back In Theaters - 36:50
DO YOU CARE (About…): 📽This Week’s New VOD/Premium/Streaming Releases - 40:18 (Olympic Dreams, Lucky Grandma, Seberg, more) Tom Cruise is Going to Space - 43:09 Horror Updates - 44:59 (Scream 5 News; Shamylan’s Great New Cast) The Rock and Emily Blunt Are Teaming Up, Again - 46:46 Disney News - 48:37 (Hamilton Going to Disney+; Mandalorian s2 Getting Boba Fett; Taika WaiStarWars)
BOX OFFICE UPDATE: 🌠Theaters Which Have Re-Opened Have Done…Ok - 53:27 Hong Kong, Germany, UK, All Have Theater Plans Themselves - 54:38 VOD Box Office - 56:30
AN AUDIENCE INTERACTION ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT WHAT’S NEXT! - 58:25 😳
6️⃣DEGREESOFMMO:
Recap and Awards (and winner!) - 59:47 Winner + New Challenge - 1:04:03
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:05:05 What Else Is Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:05:53
MMOW is back once again, and we’re still punchy from being on lockdown. So we open with What We’re Watching to stay sane, including sports like The Last Dance, UFC 249, & WWE’s Money In The Bank, tv specials like the SNL finale, true crime youtube deep dives, & a bunch of movies like Black Christmas, The Assistant, Spaceship Earth, Saint Francis, & Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind.
Then in News of the Week, we discuss rumors from across the pond that the Oscars may bump their air date 3-4 months, the pros & cons, and why other events can’t even consider such a maneuver. We also react to how Russell Crowe’s Unhinged took the pole position for movie releases coming out of the lockdown & why this film might connect with audiences.
In DYC, we preview next week’s movie releases from a Nick Kroll romcom to a gambling grandma. Mike 1 has thoughts about Tom Cruise heading to space with Elon Musk, as well as other news about the next films for M. Night Shyamalan, The Rock & Emily Blunt, & Scream. Then Also Mike weighs in on the Disney Plus Hamilton move, Boba Fett’s return to the galaxy far far away, and Taika Waititi’s next quarantine writing project.
We dive into a box office update & recap the heartening numbers from Norway & Texas, lament the virtual earnings of some specialty films, and then forecast how things might go for other countries setting dates to reopen their movie theater doors, including what the latest on California means for Tenet. Then we finish up with a new #SixDegreesOfMMO before asking you to send us What You’re Watching movie & tv reviews for our next episode.
So do send us those reviews via our social media. We’re @MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
Da Five Bloods, The King Of Staten Island, & Shirley give us hope for June while Tenet & Mulan are asked to save the summer. Plus, the Golden Globes & Emmys tweak their rules while Cannes & the fall film festivals make alternative plans. Which films will rise above this hell?!
This is the End Times - Top of Episode
2020 CONTENDER NEWS: Netflix Sets Date for Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods - 1:55 (Including Netflix’s Motivations + Why This Year’s Oscars is Going to be A-List Names Only)
Will Tenet Move Dates? And If So, Then What? - 13:17 (Including Disney’s Bloodbath + Mike1’s Continued Pessimism Explained)
New Release Dates + Updates for Possible Contenders - 19:55 (Including News on The Courier fka Ironbark; Made in Italy)
CONTENDER TRAILER REVIEWS: King of Staten Island Trailer 1 - 22:45 Shirley Trailer 1 - 27:16 Babyteeth Trailer 1 - 31:13
AWARDS SHOW COVID ADJUSTMENTS: Golden Globes Make Foreign Language Film Eligibility Change - 33:40 Emmys Ban Oscar Nominated Projects - 34:45 Other Emmys Changes - 37:50 (And Why This Year’s Awards Shows May Be The Most Viewed In History)
INDUSTRY NEWS AND UPDATES: AMC vs Universal Yields Telling Survey Results From Movie-Goers - 41:13 Amazon May Buy The Entire AMC Theater Chain? - 44:10 (Plus AlsoMike Loses It On Mike1)
Covid’s Financial Implications, The Resistance of Progress, And The Movie Industry At Large as a Microcosm of Washington Politics - 46:26
Scoob Goes Direct to PVOD - 55:50
FILM FESTIVAL NEWS ROUND-UP: Cannes Refuses to Go Virtual, Except When It Goes Virtual - 58:30 NYFF, Oldenburg FF, Attempting To Innovate To Proceed - 1:01:11
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:02:58 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:03:54
The spring movie calendar is finally starting to look more promising with the announcement of Spike Lee’s Da Five Bloods & some terrific new trailers for The King of Staten Island & Shirley. We also breakdown all the speculation about whether or not Tenet & Mulan will/can move from their dates, Benedict Cumberbatch’s spy thriller got a name change in The Courier, Ben Mendelsohn reminds us he’s Australian in Babyteeth, and we wonder about IFC’s plans with Made In Italy. And all that happens in just our first two segments.
The HFPA tweaked their rules for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the Globes while the TV Academy ruled out Oscar Noms at the Emmys. We then dive back into some industry news regarding AMC vs Universal and what surveys reveal about Premium VOD. Rumors about Amazon and AMC spiked up the struggling theater chain’s stock price, and AMC raised a whole lot of necessary capital to thrust us into a discussion on how to fix the entire world amidst the pandemic. Umm, we just have to get things off our chest sometimes.
Finally, we cover the latest breaking news on how the Cannes Film Festival will pivot without a physical event this year, which films still need to sell at their virtual market, and how the fall fests like NYFF are making hybrid plans.
As always, we want to know what you think about all the burning questions we raise in this episode. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
These Bond movies are so much fun to review, and Timothy Dalton’s The Living Daylights & License To Kill might have been the funnest. It’s part 4 of The James Bond Character, where we talk through all the cars, gadgets, thrills, kills, and billing invoices from the 007 films.
TIMOTHY DALTON’S JAMES BOND CHARACTER STUDY:
NONSPOILER SECTION
Getting Into Character - 1:54 (Dalton - The MOST British Bond)
His Performance As Bond Overall - 9:28 (Dalton’s Short-Ranged Bond Filmography and Historical Impact On the Character)
SPOILER WARNING - 17:04
SPOILER-FILLED SECTION
The Spy Who’s Not Me - 18:15 (Why We Want To, But Never Could Be, This James Bond)
Live and Let Dad Joke - 27:49 (This Bond’s Best [Worst?] One Liners)
Dr. Please God No - 33:50 (Problematic Interactions w/ Women Through 2020 Eyes)
Always Say Never Again - 38:19 (Moral Issues Through 2020 Eyes)
Q Only Lives Once - 46:23 (The Cars, Gadgets, and Tech of Moore Bond)
They’re Why Tomorrow Never Dies - 51:32 (The Struggles of These Bond Baddies)
Goldfingers - 54:43 (We Fix The Bond Baddies)
License To Bill - 57:13 (Totaling Up Bond’s Civic Damage)
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:05:03 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:05:53
Doing The James Bond Character Study on a monthly basis was ingenious, if I do say so myself. It gives us time to take it all in and relish every detail from these brilliant, patently absurd films, and we had a ridiculous amount of good fun with the Timothy Dalton entries from the late 1980’s. From the music to the gizmos, from the best scenes to the worst - we break down The Living Daylights and License To Kill with dueling movie reviews in a bunch of banter filled segments.
As always, you get a non-spoiler section first, though this might be one of the few times we should insist you listen to the spoiler section regardless of whether or not you’ve seen both films. Still, we begin with our usual Getting Into Character non-spoiler segment to give you the bio and backstory about how Timothy Dalton learned to wear the tuxedo. We then review his performance & what the films meant for the industry in Historical Significance before your spoiler warning.
Then in spoilers, we have a hard time not laughing once we start. Maybe it’s quarantine cabin fever. Maybe these films are just awesomely terrible. But we had an absolute blast reviewing these two movies in this episode, and you need to hear this. It’s wonderful nonsense. The Spy Who’s Not Me discusses the fantasy elements, Live And Let Dad Joker recaps all the best one liners, Dr. Please Oh God No and Always Say Never Again slams some of the worst scenes, Q Only Lives Once highlights the best gadgets, cars, and technology, and then in License To Bill, we tally up all of the damages to person & property that MI6 should have to reimburse.
If you’re enjoying this series, do hit play on our previous episodes on Sean Connery, George Lazenby, and Roger Moore in The James Bond Character Study playlist on our Soundcloud feed. Then don’t forget to hit those 5 stars for us on Apple Podcasts.
As always, we wanna hear your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
Netflix released a surprise Michelle Obama documentary, and hell yes, we can review it. What does it teach us about politics and celebrity? Is this a forerunner to an eventual campaign? And can she inspire us all to hope for change once again?
What Is This Show? An ORC? An MRE? - Top of Show
BECOMING REVIEW
NONSPOILER REVIEW: Production Profile - 4:31 Plot Premise/Expectations - 7:07 Production Values - 12:06 (And The Cynicism Built Into This Project Itself) Performances of the Subjects - 16:15 (And Some How Getting To Mike1 Wearing Clothing That’s Too Tight?) Watch or Not? - 20:42
SPOILER WARNING - 22:19
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Worst: Guiding Resentment - 23:40 Worst: Defending? Fox News? - 28:44 Best: Turn The Criticism and Questions - 33:24 Best: Being Blunt and Honest - 37:41 (With a Reality Check)
FINAL THOUGHTS AND GRADES - 43:33
Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 *’S - 47:48 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 48:37
Is this an Oscars Sprint Profile? Or is this a Movie Event Review? We open with a discussion on the purposes of this documentary, and how they might be aiming higher than a few trophies. But whatever you’d call this, we still follow our normal review format from spoiler free sections on the film’s production specs, our expectations, it’s production values, the script, and subjects. Then we give you a spoiler warning before discussing all the best & worst scenes, plus our final grades.
Now Mike & I have been honest with you about our politics. Although our show doesn’t usually focus on them, we still cannot avoid the subject because movies don’t avoid the subject. And we review movies. Maybe other critics could walk that tightrope of reviewing political films without talking politics, but we are not those critics. So beware - we do talk a little red vs blue in this episode, and we are team blue.
Whatever your allegiance, Becoming offers a rare glimpse into the life of our former First Lady, and although the film’s format follows Michelle during her 34 city book tour, we also spend a lot of time getting to know her support team, some of her less famous family members, and we get a lot of her biography as well. How does Michelle Obama recount recent history? What is she accomplishing on her present course? And where does she see her future headed? We can’t help but discuss it all in this review.
As always, we wanna know your thoughts, political or not. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
MMOW is back! We discuss awards from Tribeca to Nickelodeon, Parks and Rec reunites, SNL & The Last Dance stay great, & we review the best of SXSW. Plus, we’re cautious about theater reopenings, but excited for upcoming projects from Jordan Peele and Olivia Wilde.
NEWS OF THE WEEK: SOME Theaters Re-Open in TX - 1:18 LionsGate Moves Most Their Whole Slate to 2021 - 4:22 (Including More COVID Conjecture/Industry Talk) Tribeca Awarded Awards🌟 - 11:55 👩🎤Kids’ Choice Awards Happened Too - 17:09
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: Parks + Recs Reunion Special🌳- 18:55 🏀The Last Dance - 21:32 NFL Draft Coverage - 27:29 SNL At Home - 31:07
Mike1 Reviews: 32:45 The Babysitter ☠️; Succession s1+2 🤑 The Devil You Know Dark Side of the Ring 🤼
AlsoMike Reviews… - 36:02 Netflix: I Am Not Ok With This; The Wiloughbys 👾 SXSW Features/Shorts: My Darling Vivian; Daddio; Quilt Fever Devs; Defending Jacob🍎
DO YOU CARE (About…): 📽This Week’s New VOD/Premium/Streaming Releases - 42:36 Lovecraft Country and DGG’s Hellraiser Series - 45:40 Hunger Games Prequels are Official - 48:28 Olivia Wilde’s Next Movie Gets a Notable Cast - 49:55
RIP IRRFAN KHAN - 52:37 RIP SAM LLOYD - 53:51
SIXDEGREESOFMMO: Recap and Awards - 55:20 Winner + New Challenge - 59:25
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:01:51 What Else Is Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:02:30
MMO Weekly returns after we devoted most of last week to awards talk about HBO’s Bad Education to the Oscars rule changes to how the feud between AMC vs Universal may affect the industry. So we saved some fun stuff for today’s MMOW, but we still got lucky enough to talk about the latest award shows. Texas movie theaters reopened, Lionsgate bumped most of their schedule to 2021, and Tribeca announced their virtual film fest winners, including our review of Netflix’s latest & greatest romcom, The Half Of It. Then we also divulge far too much about our childhoods when we talk about the Kids Choice Award winners.
The Last Dance teaches one Mike a new mantra as the other relives a former life of pain at the hands of Michael Jordan. But we both learn quite a lot about celebrity & sportsmanship. The Parks and Rec reunion special makes us happy, and SNL Live At Home stays funny. We also critique the many highs & lows of the NFL Draft telecast. What We’re Watching delivers a bunch more reviews as Mike1 finished Succession on HBO while AlsoMike dove into the SXSW films on Amazon Prime, and we both reviewed Netflix properties like The Willoughbys, I Am Not Okay With This, and The Babysitter.
DYC previews both what we missed last week and what’s coming out next on VOD & streaming. Then we get excited for some upcoming projects as Jordan Peele’s Lovecraft Country debuted its first trailer, The Hunger Games announced it’s prequel, Hellraiser is coming back, and Olivia Wilde made some great casting moves for her next film.
Unfortunately, we lost another 2 great actors last week. So we must pay tribute to Irrfan Khan and Sam Lloyd before celebrating another terrific installment of Six Degrees.
As always, we want to know your thoughts, and if you’re enjoying the show, do please leave us a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts to help us out. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
Topic of Show - Top of Episode
AMC VS UNIVERSAL FOLLOW UP AND FALLOUT: Recapping The 3 Major Events That Happened Tuesday - 2:36 (And Where Everybody’s At)
So…How’s This All End? - 10:02
AMC Anger: Based in Legality or Hypocritical? - 12:05 (And The Matter of Timing for AMC + Universal)
Universal’s Potential Options - 16:50
“I think Universal’s always wanted to try this...” - 21:01 (And Splitting the Quarantine Pie)
Netflix’s Looming Role As The Fox In The Industry’s Henhouse - 27:53
Expect a Happy Ending - 32:12
Follow the Money…All the Way Over the Seas - 34:55
OTHER OSCARS AND FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: Clarifying Oscars Rule Changes - 37:23 China Re-Opening Theaters, Again, In June - 40:06 American Theaters and Re-Opening Slowly - 42:43 The WE ARE ONE Streaming Festival is Coming - 45:55 The Fantasia FF May Have Figured It All Out - 50:22
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 53:35 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 54:14
We began with the COVID changes from the Academy, and we end with the declaration of war between AMC and Universal. My god, is this a Breaking News show if there ever was one. Do we like the changes to the Oscars? Can AMC survive without Universal?! OMG.
BREAKING NEWS: CHANGES TO THE OSCARS - Top of Episode
ELIGIBILITY ADJUSTMENTS TO COVID: “Films Will Be Allowed To Be Released Digitally Without Playing In Theaters. However…” - 2:15
“They’re Definitely Half Pregnant Here” - 7:26
“[The Academy] Will Expand The Number Of Cities Eligible To Screen In Order To Qualify” - 12:44
“Here’s This Shiny New Toy on Disney+…” - 16:48
“What The Hell Are Theaters Going To Be?” - 18:31
SOUND MIXING/EDITING COMBINED INTO 1 AWARD - 22:!6 ALL ACADEMY MEMBERS INVITED TO CREATE INT’L FEATURE SHORTLIST - 24:14 CHANGES TO WHAT QUALIFIES AS AN ORIGINAL SCORE - 27:29 ELIMINATING DVD SCREENERS - 30:56 THE ROLE PREMIUM VOD IS PLAYING IN THE CHANGING INDUSTRY LANDSCAPE - 33:26
SOME BREAKING NEWS TO INTERRUPT OUR BREAKING NEWS AMC Says They Won’t Show ANY Universal Films Anymore - 39:00 So Trolls World Tour Is a MASSIVE Success, Right? - 42:56 The Upcoming Universal Slate + Who Has The Leverage Here? - 46:27 What, When, and How Is “Normal” Coming? - 49:14
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 51:20 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 52:30
So MMOW got pushed to the end of the week for a darned good reason. The Academy Board Of Governors reconvened their meeting to vote in changes both temporary and permanent to their rulebook as the industry deals with the coronavirus shutdown. But we didn’t expect the reports from Universal about the Trolls: World Tour PVOD numbers. Nor can we even fathom all of the havoc this new feud between AMC and one of the mightiest movie studios will wreak upon Hollywood. This is a loaded episode full of all kinds of industry shattering breaking news. Aaahhh!!!
We begin with our instant reactions to the announcements from the Academy’s Board Of Governors. They’ve instituted temporary rules for eligibility amidst the pandemic that we did expect. Heck, we even predicted some of the ancillary changes to their awards program concerning Sound Design, International Film, and Original Score.
All of these changes will have ripple effects throughout Oscar Season, and we break it all down with some fresh hot takes and much ranting / raving. But we did not expect to finish the episode and have to get right back behind the microphones to record a new ending of 15 minutes. For now we truly have a feud that could wreak havoc upon this business the likes of which we’ve never seen.
Now throughout the show, we made reference to the recent earnings reports regarding Universal’s success of Trolls: World Tour, which to be fair, we were a bit skeptical of at the time of our first recording. But any doubts to the validity of Trolls 2 being a bonafide smash hit fell away after the last bit of breaking news fell upon our heads because AMC released a statement saying they refuse to show any further Universal films.
Although we’ll continue to cover these massive stories throughout the weeks to come, you get all our hot takes, instant reactions, and burning questions after one of the crazier days in movie history. So if you appreciate the hustle, do please hit that 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts to help us out.
Finally, and as always, we want & NEED to hear your thoughts on all this. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
We do a non-spoiler review of Bad Education, reveal our HBO Film Top 5 Lists, and preview the upcoming mega streaming service, HBO Max. We add to our Quarantine Collection playlist by debating what awards Hugh Jackman may win.
What Is This Show? - Top of Show
THE BAD EDUCATION NONSPOILER REVIEW Production Profile - 2:10 Plot Premise/Expectations - 4:00 (And Movie-Starved Mikes 🍔) 💯Final Grades - 5:42 Performances + Production Values - 7:23 📗Script Thoughts - 9:42 Oscars/Emmys Lens - 11:08
MMO’S TOP 5 HBO ORIGINAL MOVIES: Parameters - 15:40 5s - 16:27 4s - 18:51 3s - 21:23 2s - 24:50 1s - 26:50
PREVIEWING HBO MAX: The Day 1 and Eventual Content Library - 30:47 (And The Max Plan of Attack and What It Means For You) New/Rebooted Forthcoming Content - 37:08 (Including news + updates on Gossip Girl, Searching Party, DC’s Doom Patrol, etc) 💰🤑💲The Price/Streaming Wars’ Tipping Point - 44:04
Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 *’S - 48:20 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 49:02
We got a terrific new HBO movie this past weekend. So it was time to add an HBO show to our Quarantine Collection playlist. We hope you continue to stay home, stay safe, and stay entertained. If we can help, then do go back to previous episodes to hear our thoughts on Netflix offerings with shows on Tiger King, Crip Camp & Lost Girls. We also reviewed Hulu’s Big Time Adolescence, Amazon Prime’s Blow The Man Down, and Apple TV+’s The Banker.
In this episode, we lead with a non-spoiler review of Bad Education, where we gush over the great performances by Hugh Jackman, Allison Janney, Ray Romano, & Geraldine Viswanathan, and we debate what awards the film could & should win. Then we countdown our HBO Original Movie Top 5 Lists, where guilty pleasures, historical obsessions, & sleep habits factor into our listmaking criteria. Finally, we end with a massive overview of the upcoming HBO Max streaming service, where we highlight their incoming library & upcoming content.
If the Oscars change their eligibility requirements, should HBO shift their awards campaign for this film? How does Bad Education compare to other HBO originals? And what should you get excited for on HBO Max next May? We break it all down and prove once and for all, it’s not TV. It’s HBO.
As always, we wanna hear your thoughts on anything we covered in this episode. What did you think of Bad Education? What’s your all time HBO Top 5? And will you be purchasing HBO Max? We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
We cast the inevitable Tiger King movie on MMO! In this fun Friday episode, we’re enjoying a new format where we pretend we’re the casting directors of “Exotic,” where with an unlimited budget (which Netflix will have when they do make this movie), we cast it.
What/Why Is This Show? - Top of Episode
THE MMO TIGER KING 🐯👑 MOVIE FANTASY CASTING - Who Should Play: Rick Kirkham - 2:33 John Reinke - 8:13 (Including the Name This Movie MUST Be) Saff Saffery - 9:10 Allen “THE Henchman” Glover - 10:36 Eric “Big Blonde Hair” Cowie - 11:59 Jeff Lowe - 13:30 Dr. Antle + Bala Fisher - 15:46 John “Joe’s Living Ex Husband” Finley - 18:08 Dylan Passage “Joe’s Latest Husband” - 20:43 Joshua “Joe’s Campaign Manager” Dial - 21:15 James “Jetski” Garretson - 21:52 Howard Baskin - 23:07 Carole “Fuckin” Baskin - 24:15 (Why AlsoMike Is The Consummate Oscars Critic - 27:43) Joe Exotic - 28:28
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 36:36 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 37:37
As we’ve vowed to do throughout this quarantine, it’s all about us all having some fun and getting through this together. So we’re interviewing some expert guests, we’re reviewing movies we’ve always wanted to cover, we’re keeping you up to date on everything streaming for us at home in our Quarantine Collection, we’re spreading out our James Bond Character Study, and we are trying out new formats, like we did in this episode, with our first Fantasy Casting Show of the Tiger King Movie, “Exotic” (trademark Mike1).
Now the internet has done a nice job giving us options for this challenge, and we do cite a bunch of fun possibilities for the Tiger King cast of characters. But we also wanted to dive into the pool of Oscar contending talent that we celebrate the long year round. So one of us tries to cast an Academy Award contending satire / dramedy, while the other Mike is all over the straight up goofy spoof comedy.
We make a few declarations and agree on castings like assistant zookeeper John Reinke and henchman Allen Glover. Otherwise, we’re making our cases and debating who could handle the voices, costumes, and overall weirdness of this larger than life, stranger than fiction type of story. Who are we casting for Joe Exotic? Carole Baskin? Jeff Lowe? Who should write the script? Who should direct the film? And how will the ensemble work together and survive all the tigers?!
Stay tuned for the next addition to our quarantine collection as we focus on the upcoming HBO MAX, featuring a review of Bad Education with Hugh Jackman & Allison Janney and our all time Top 5 HBO Original Movies. Then we’ll be back with MMOW, our weekly news & variety show that’s been sustaining us and keeping us sane throughout this quarantine with your help, as we play Six Degrees Of Kevin Bacon for a bit of fun at the end of each one of these.
As always, we wanna know your thoughts. Tell us how you would cast the Tiger King movie. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
Let there be MMOW! We review new episodes of Michael Jordan: The Last Dance & Tiger King, we blast the Capone trailer, & then we analyze all the big breaking news around Venom 2, HBO MAX, Netflix, Disney, WB, SXSW, The Batman, In The Heights, King Richard, & more!
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: 🏀The Last Dance - 1:41
AlsoMike Reviews… - 7:34 Netflix: Sergio, 🐯Tiger King Ep 8 The Gentleman 🧑💼 Bacarau🍆, The Whistlers, Briarpatch Belgravia
Mike1 Reviews: 17:26 Midsommar, Chris D’Elia: No Pain A REAL HORROR MOVIE MOMENT IRL 🧟♂️
TRAILER THOUGHTS - CAPONE TRAILER 1 - 19:44
DO YOU CARE (About…): 📽This Week’s New VOD/Premium/Streaming Releases - 23:10 Cinemark, Georgia, Hoping To Reopen Theaters Soon - 26:17 The Latest On AMC’s Fight To Avoid Bankruptcy - 30:14 Annapurna, Disney, Lionsgate All Cut Employees - 32:25 Netflix Valued Higher Than Disney + Makes More Buys🤑 - 34:00 (Including How Disney May Have Dodged A Fowl Bullet) HBO Max Taps JJ Abrams🤖For Shows - 39:00 Fandango Acquires Vudu From Walmart - 41:06 SXSW, Venice FF, + Comic-Con All Make Adjustments - 42:44
BREAKING NEWS: WB MOVEMENTS, IN THE HEIGHTS DELAYED, SONY/MARVEL REVEALS THEIR VENOM-VERSE PLANS - 45:22
RIP BRIAN DENNEHY - 48:40
SIXDEGREESOFMMO: Recap and Awards - 51:20 Winner + New Challenge - 58:14
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:01:55 What Else Is Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:02:25
What We’re Watching leads off with Michael Jordan: The Last Dance & the wrap up show for Tiger King. One of us has a near death experience watching Midsommar, and the other might die soon of watching too many things before summer even starts. So we get into some weird stuff during our reviews of Sergio, The Gentlemen, Bacurau, The Whistlers, Briarpatch, Belgravia, and Chris D’Elia: No Pain. We then ruthlessly murder the new Capone trailer before diving into a monstrous movie news segment with DYC.
Next Week’s new movie releases include 3 days of premieres from Netflix, a Beastie Boys Story from Apple TV+, and HBO’s Emmy hopeful, Bad Education. Some movie chains like Cinemark plan to reopen while others like AMC hope to survive, Netflix buys 2 new films, and we get 2 more streaming premiere date announcements. Indie filmmakers reject the SXSW / Amazon virtual festival idea, Venice holds out, and San Diego Comic Con cancels. Then we got a ton of mid-show breaking news about the release date movements of WB, Sony, & Marvel blockbusters, and you get our instant reactions. We then pay tribute to the life, career, & talent of Brian Dennehy before another SixDegreesOfMMO.
If you’re enjoying the show, please help us spread the word by rating us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts, and do stay tuned as we try out some new formats. Next up, we’ll be enjoying a Fantasy Casting show, where we’ll be picking actors to play in hypothetical projects like the Tiger King movie. Then early next week, our plan is to change up the format for our quarantine collection shows by combining a review of HBO’s Bad Education, a preview of HBO MAX, & have a top 5 segment on HBO Original Movies.
So let us know what you think of our upcoming schedule, and share your thoughts on this or any episode. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
Lindsay Jones of the Athletic joins us to review Draft Day the movie and to preview draft day the Thursday, coming later this week from the NFL. She even tells us a few wild stories about actual draft events of the past that make this movie seem believable!
What Is This Episode and Why We’re Doing It- Top of Show
DRAFT DAY REVIEW FT. LINDSAY JONES OF THE ATHLETIC
NONSPOILER SECTION: 🏈Draft Day Production Profile - 3:00 (Or How Mikes Learned To Stop Worrying and Hate The Giants) (SPORTS TALK DISCLAIMER - 3:35) Plot Premise - 9:40
Introducing Our Guest Lindsay Jones of TheAthletic.com! Fateful Meeting at an AC SportsBook - 10:12 Why Every Sports Fan Needs The Athletic - 12:54
Reviewing w/ Lindsay: Expectations - 14:47 Production Values - 18:05 (Recreating the Draft Viewing Experience, and How This Week’s Real Draft is Adapting to COVID-19) 🖌Script⬆️s and ⬇️s- 23:06 Surprise Performances and Easter 🍳s - 25:48 Watch or Not? - 30:20
SPOILER WARNING/HALFTIME - 31:35
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: The REAL Cleveland Browns 2014 Draft Day - 32:15 (First Hand Report From The Woman Who Was In The Building That Day) The Sad Saga Of Cleveland “Savior” Johnny 🏈 - 40:00 (And Similarities to Costner’s Draft Day Player Evals) 🎨 Imitating Life - 47:35 Moving, Shaking, And Waiting Until Day Of - 50:52 Setting 🔥s + Play📚Sharing IRL - 56:10 You Took WHO At No. 1?!?! - 1:01:33 Draft Day GM Power Rankings - 1:03:22
The Golden Question - 1:08:55
PREVIEWING THE ACTUAL 2020 NFL DRAFT: Lindsay Addresses The Giants To Let The Mikes Down Easy - 1:10:27 Her Hometown Broncos - 1:13:45 Is Drew Locke The Future? - 1:16:42
Lindsay’s Work and Socials - 1:21:26 (And Your Daily Words of Wisdom)
Your Homework/Our Socials - 1:23:15 What’s Next For MMO - 1:24:05
As we’ve been saying for the past few weeks, Mike & I decided to make the most of our quarantine by having fun become THE priority. That means reviewing movies we’ve long wanted to review and talking to guests we’ve always wanted to have on the show. So this movie about the NFL’s craziest day required an expert guest who could help us separate facts from fiction. Lindsay Jones and her years of experience covering the National Football League made for the perfect guest.
Make sure to follow Lindsay Jones @bylindsayhjones on Twitter & lindsayHjones on Instagram, and do subscribe to The Athletic to read all her NFL features. Mike & I have been long time fans of the sports world, the NFL, the NFL Draft, and The Athletic. So we love to read all of the great work by writers like Dane Brugler, Shams Charania, Jay Glazer, Peter Gammons, Dan Duggan, and of course, Lindsay Jones. Do take advantage of their free trial to bone up before and after this NFL Draft.
Mike & I begin the episode with a brief production profile on 2014’s Draft Day, Lindsay joins us shortly thereafter, and then we’re having fun talking football, talking movies, and talking draft days past & present, real & fictional. When we get into the spoiler section, Lindsay shares several stories from her coverage of the infamous 2014 draft process, where spoiler alert(!), the Browns made the shocking selection of Johnny Manzell. Then she helps us separate facts from fiction as we break down the plot, and because we couldn’t get enough draft talk, we even pick Lindsay’s brain about the upcoming plans for our favorite teams, the Giants and Broncos.
As always, we want to know what you think. What’d you think of Draft Day - the movie, and what do you think about draft day, this upcoming Thursday? We’re @MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
We have so many burning questions about the film biz during this COVID-19 crisis. Luckily, Anne Thompson is here, and she drops all kinds of knowledge about how the festivals, streamers, studios, and of course, how the Academy may persevere & live on!
What Is This Episode?/Introducing Our Guest- Top of Show Anne Thompson of IndieWire.com!
SETTING THE TABLE: Getting Through Quarantine - 3:46 “Do The Oscars Exist? And If So, What’s Their Role?” - 6:00
ANNE’S LIFE IN THE FILM INDUSTRY: Her Upbringing Through Film - 9:01 Getting to LA As Publicist for an MMO Fave - 12:00 From Publicism to Full Time Journalism - 13:31 Anne’s Golden Rules in Covering Hollywood - 15:23 Playing Disruptor And Landing at IndieWire - 17:24
FESTIVAL CIRCUIT TALK: Her Fondest Festival Memories And Why She Still Loves It - 22:42 The Evolving Importance (Or Lack Thereof) of Sundance - 24:00 The Pros And Cons of Prime’s SXSW Efforts - 26:41 Short and Long Term Implications of Cannes/Tribeca’s Virtual Markets - 30:01
ACADEMY/OSCARS TALK: How The Oscars Can Help Save Film - 32:50 The Strength, Importance, and Grace{?} of Netflix - 35:10
MISCELLANEOUS INDUSTRY TALK: Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Oscar? - 40:26 How A Professional Judges Incremental Industry Progress - 42:46
THE WORST POSSIBLE MOVIE, ACCORDING TO ANNE THOMPSON - 47:28
Anne’s Work and Socials - 49:45 (And Your Daily Words of Wisdom)
Your Homework/Our Socials - 51:47 What’s Next For MMO - 52:31
Anne Thompson is a dream guest of ours. So when we prepped the episode, we made damned sure to ask every single burning question that’s been bending our brains, probably since the start of our podcast, but certainly since the start of this pandemic. Was that fair? To ask the impossible in a 1 hour interview? To not only expect answers, but entertaining ones at that? Luckily for us, Anne Thompson is Anne Thompson, and she blew us away with her responses.
So make sure you all follow Anne on Twitter at AKStanwyck, buy her book “The $11 Billion Year: From Sundance to the Oscars, an Inside Look at the Changing Hollywood System, read all her work via Thompson on Hollywood at IndieWire, and listen to her podcast, IndieWire: Screen Talk with co-host Eric Kohn. Anne Thompson is the quintessential Hollywood insider, she’s a globe trotting film journalist of all the festivals, and she’s certainly one of our go-to awards pundits.
Our MMO Interviews format kicks off with some Oscars talk as we beg Anne to elaborate on some scary existential questions she & Eric raised on their latest Screen Talk. We then ask Anne about her career in the business from her past life as a publicist for awards level films to even better ones like Halloween III: Season of the Witch (@ us!). Why did she transition into film journalism, what are the golden rules of covering this industry, & how did she find such a wonderful home at IndieWire?
Anne then takes us through the film festival circuit from Sundance & Minari’s awards profile to what SXSW is attempting to do with Amazon Prime, to the options Cannes may have later this summer, all the way back to how the Oscars might survive. How much power have streaming services gained, does Premium VOD work, and is Anne hopeful about the state of female directors in Hollywood?
Do not miss this one, MMO’ers. As always, we wanna hear your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
Dune gets a 1st look, Trolls do a World Tour, Scorsese courts Apple AND Netflix, Cannes gets canned - AGAIN, AMC worries us, Pixar’s Soul bumps Disney’s Raya, Gucci goes Gaga, & What We’re Watching gets weird. All that, plus Cats: The Butthole Cut on MMOW.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: Mike1 Reviews: 1:20 Dimension 20: The Unsleeping City 👾 💵FINALLY DIVES INTO SUCCESSION s1
AlsoMike Reviews… - 6:03 SNL At Home 😂 Don’t Call Me Bigfoot 👣 🐯Tigertail Les Miserables (2019) Netflix: Love Wedding Repeat, The Main Event The Miracle Worker
NEWS OF THE WEEK - CORONA and More, of course: First Info, Look on Dune - 19:25 (And the Twitter Hate It Brought) Disney/Pixar Moves Their 🎬s - 21:15 (When Does Tenet Make Their Call?) Cannes 2020 Is In Danger Of Ever Occurring, Period - 23:40 Scorsese Wants 💰- 26:30 AMC May File Bankruptcy Soon - 36:13 Broadway Won’t Open Before June At Earliest - 41:46 (And Anthony Cuomo Is An Actual Gangsta)
BOX OFFICE UPDATE: Trolls World Tour Is The Highest Grossing VOD Movie Ever 👩🎤 - 43:10 (And That Means….What?….Exactly?) Which Blockbuster Is Most Likely To Move To VOD Next? - 44:43
DO YOU CARE (About…): 📽This Week’s New VOD/Premium/Streaming Releases - 47:15 Networks Are Getting Blood From Tiger King’s Stone - 49:10 A Truly Fascinating Court Case Around “Time To Hunt”👨⚖️- 50:20 (And How It Plays Into Amazon’s Debuting “My Spy”) A Odenkirk, Lady Gaga, Robin Hood, The Rock Pick Em - 53:25 3 Exciting Horror🧟♂️Movie Announcements - 57:45 Cats: The Butthole Cut - 59:45
SIXDEGREESOFMMO: Recap and Awards - 1:01:00 Winner + New Challenge - 1:05:25
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:08:12 TEASING 2 SPECIAL GUESTS COMING NEXT!! - 1:08:54 What Else Is Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:10:15
What We’re Watching opens the show as M1 binges like no other and has a surprise for AlsoMike. Then we both review Saturday Night Live At Home & wonder we’re catching cabin fever before reviews of Tigertail, Les Miserables, Love Wedding Repeat, The Main Event, etc.
It all builds into another huge News Of The Week segment. First look photos dropped for Dune, Pixar & Disney shook up our Animated Feature picks, Cannes looks for its festival window, and AMC needs cash ASAFP. We also have a huge discussion on whether or not Scorsese gets his big budget for Killers of the Flower Moon, and who might benefit most from the pleasure of doing business with him.
Our Box Office Update is all about Trolls: World Tour, & we speculate about their record breaking numbers. Then DYC previews next week’s releases including the start of the year De Armas & Michael Jordan’s Last Dance on ESPN. Plus, we also cover a bunch of rumors & announcements including what’s next for Tiger King, Time To Hunt, Dave Bautista’s My Spy, Bob Odenkirk: Action STAR, some Gucci for Gaga, + Black Adam, a Live Action Robin Hood, the future of horror movies, & of course, Cats: The Butthole Cut.
Then to close it out, you’re brilliant as always in SixDegreesOfMMO, and we tease you like crazy with a preview of coming MMO attractions. So as always, please leave us 5 stars & all kinds of feedback to what we discussed. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
We cast our ultimate baseball movie character starting lineups, pick our all-time favorite scenes, and choose the best baseball movies of every type in this labor of love that is our Baseball Movie Awards Show. If you miss our national pastime, enjoy these films with us.
THE MMO BASEBALL MOVIE AWARDS SHOW:
MAKING THE PERFECT CINEMATIC BASEBALL LINEUPS/ORGANIZATION: The Givens - 2:36 Best Major League Scout in Any Movie - 6:40 Best Movie Play-by-Play Man - 8:09 Best Manager - 9:42 Best Movie Catcher - 15:32 Best Movie Starting Pitcher - 19:24 Best Movie Closer - 25:52 Best 1b - 26:26 Rest of the Infielders - 30:49 Best Left Fielder - 33:17 Best Center Fielder - 34:59 Best Right Fielder - 36:16
SUPERLATIVES AND BEST BASEBALL MOVIE SCENES: “I Ain’t Too Old For This Shit” Award - 39:14 Funniest Brickma ROY Moment - 41:18 Best Speech About Baseball Award - 43:18 Best Coaching Pep Talk - 46:04 Worst Coaching Pep Talk Scene - 49:47 Best MidMovie Montage - 52:51 Most Memorable Transitional Scene - 55:16 More Unfair To Baseball - 56:28 Best Finale - 58:53
BEST BASEBALL MOVIES For Kids - 1:00:02 Romance - 1:00:58 Comedy - 1:01:52 Far Fetched Premise - 1:03:29 Best Nonfiction Movie - 1:05:25 Best Fictional Movie - 1:05:55 Best Baseball Picture - 1:06:16
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:08:15 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:09:00
The episode follows a simple format. Part one selects our starting lineups of the greatest baseball movie characters of all time. Then we dive into a section on all our favorite baseball movie scenes before highlighting our favorite films.
This is the 14 episode in our “MMO-Made Awards Shows” that you can find if you scroll down on our Playlists tab in our Soundcloud feed. We did a two-part Basketball movies award show early on in our history, we’ve done horror film award shows called The Scaries, we cap off each one of our series from Pixar to the MCU to Tarantino (etc) with shows like this, and then we also do annual celebrations of each film year called The Mike, Mike, and Oscars, which our audience helps us write & judge. So as we miss our national pastime during this quarantine, we get back to one of OUR favorite pastimes with this, our Baseball Movie Awards Show.
Part one is perhaps the most fun I’ve ever had researching a segment on our show as we choose our favorite movie characters on each position on & off the baseball diamond. We’ll make some declarations on the best movie umpire, GM, and groundskeeper positions. Then we ask each other to choose from a list of memorable characters to highlight our favorite coaches, pitchers, infielders, and outfielders in the early innings of this program.
The middle innings are filled with some fun rundowns of our favorite baseball movie scenes. From the best & worst coaching pep talks to the most inspirational speech about the great game of baseball to our favorite winning streak montage to the worst instance of cheating, supernatural or otherwise - we choose all of the best scenes in baseball film history. Then we choose our favorite baseball kids film, the best romance, comedy, and fantasy movies, and we wrap things up with our favorite non-fiction and fictional baseball films.
As always, we want to know what you think. Feel free to send us your favorite baseball movies, scenes, and starting lineups. We wanna know. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
It’s our Roger Moore episode of The James Bond Character Study, where we review Moonraker and A View To A Kill. Segments include Live and Let Dad Joke, Dr. Please Oh God No, Q Only Lives Once, License to Bill, & so much Moore. We make a lot of f’ing puns.
The NEW Layout + Format Of Our Bond Eps - :45
ROGER MOORE’S JAMES BOND CHARACTER STUDY: NONSPOILER SECTION
Getting Into Character - 2:47 (Moore Eyeing 007 From Afar + Cleopatra Opening The Door For Him)
His Performance As Bond Overall - 11:34 (The Longest Reigning Bond’s Filmography and Historical Impact On the Character + Cinema Over the Years)
SPOILER WARNING - 16:13
SPOILER-FILLED SECTION
The Spy Who’s Not Me - 16:50 (Why We Want To, But Never Could Be, This James Bond)
Live and Let Dad Joke - 24:41 (This Bond’s Best [Worst?] One Liners)
Dr. Please God No - 29:20 (Problematic Interactions w/ Women Through 2020 Eyes)
Always Say Never Again - 34:56 (Moral Issues Through 2020 Eyes)
Q Only Lives Once - 38:50 (The Cars, Gadgets, and Tech of Moore Bond)
They’re Why Tomorrow Never Dies - 42:50 (The Struggles of These Bond Baddies)
Goldfingers - 50:48 (We Fix The Bond Baddies)
License To Bill - 52:55 (Totaling Up Bond’s Civic Damage)
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 57:30 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 58:48
As promised, The James Bond Character Study returned & will return at least once a month until we finally get the newest film, No Time To Die this Thanksgiving. You can find the previous two installments on Sean Connery & George Lazenby in our newly formed playlist on our Soundcloud feed, and stay tuned for our next episode in May on Timothy Dalton. But this episode is all about Roger Moore.
We begin with a non-spoiler section by giving Mr. Moore an introduction with our Getting Into Character segment. This features a short bio, his casting story, and then a rundown of all 7 Roger Moore films as 007, including their box office tallies and Oscar nominations. Then we close out the non-spoiler section with a review of Moore’s performances & how the films impacted the industry.
Our spoiler section, which we do encourage you all to enjoy whether or not you’ve seen the films, because even if you don’t know what’s gonna happen - you kinda know what’s gonna happen and may even enjoy the re-watch more so after listening. Regardless, there’s a ton of fun to be had with all our pun-titled segments.
The Spy Who’s Not Me highlights the fantasy elements of the series. Live and Let Dad Joke recaps all the best one liners. Dr. Please Oh God No and Always Say Never Again discuss some of the lowlights. With Q Only Lives Once, we talk about the best gadgets, cars, & tech of the films. Why Tomorrow Never Dies and Goldfingers are a fun way to criticize why the villains allow Bond to survive and what we would have done differently. Then in License To Bill, we catalog & tally up all of the damages that 007 costs in real taxpayer dollars. One of our dads might be a city accountant.
What do you think of Roger Moore as James Bond? We wanna know. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
We review the fanless Wrestlemania 36 & recap all the big movie news surrounding SXSW, the shift of the MCU, all the free watch at home options, the Viacom purchase of Miramax, the sequel for Train to Busan, & how all our 2020 predictions have been doing in MMO Weekly!
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: Mike1 Reviews: 1:41 Wrestlemania 36 🤼 Your Mom’s House Podcast 🏡 John Krasinski is a Real Life Super Hero
AlsoMike Reviews… - 13:18 The Way Back 🏀 Netflix: Uncorked Disney+: Elephant 🐘; Onward Clue 🎲; Good Boys; TV: High Fidelity s1 🎧; Old Curb
NEWS OF THE WEEK - CORONAMANIA, of course: SXSW, Tribecca, TIFF All Make Online Moves - 23:13 Broadway, HBO, Sirius, Others Offering Quarantine Freebies - 29:45 More 🎬 Premiere Dates Moved - 31:55 (Including Maverick, 🍭🍬Man, and the WHOLE MCU Shifting) And The $125M Artemis Fowl To Debut on Disney ➕- 36:40
DO YOU CARE (About…): 📽This Week’s New VOD/Premium/Streaming Releases - 39:24 (Including The Importance, Seriously, of Trolls World Tour) The Academy Pledges 💵 To Workers - 43:52 Viacom Buys 49% of Miramax - 44:34 Anne Hathaway, Edgar Wright Picked New Projects - 48:26 Elliot Stabler Lives!; MJ’s Doc Moved Up; More 🐯👑 - 50:22
RIP ADAM SCHLESINGER (and Others) - 53:15
TRAILER THOUGHTS: Peninsula Trailer 1 - 56:00 (Including How MMO Controls The 🌎) Last Moment of Clarity Trailer 1 - 59:51 Selah and the Spades Trailer 1 - 1:01:27
SIXDEGREESOFMMO: Recap and Awards - 1:03:22 Winner + New Challenge - 1:09:16
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:12:50 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:13:30
We begin with “What We’re Watching” as Mike1 reacts to Wrestlemania 36 & how the 2 night event captured his critical eye. He also comments on his favorite new podcast, Your Mom’s House, the latest good news from John Krasinski’s youtube show, and the state of Late Night. Then AlsoMike reviews Ben Affleck’s The Way Back, Uncorked, Elephant, and Hulu’s High Fidelity.
Our News Of The Week leads with how SXSW will offer films on Amazon Prime. We then give you an overview of all the free entertainment options made available before diving into more changes to the release date real estate as the MCU shifted, Mulan & A Quiet Place II found spots, and how some titles like The French Dispatch may have moved to more Oscar-friendly dates.
DYC covers next week’s new movies including Trolls: World Tour, some big industry news including Viacom’s buy-in to Miramax, Edgar Wright, Anne Hathaway, & Christopher Meloni’s next projects, & how our quarantine predictions are going. We then pay tribute to those we’ve lost including Adam Schlesinger & so many others.
Trailer Thoughts covers Peninsula, Last Moment of Clarity, + Selah and the Spades before we dive into your latest tiger filled submissions of SixDegreesOfMMO. So if you’re enjoying the show, please leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, and we thank you for doing as much. Plus, stay tuned for our outro, where we give a special shoutout & preview what’s coming next from MMO.
Share your thoughts with us . We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
Have we seen a movie quite like this before? NEVER. How often do auteurs like Eliza Hittman come along? RARELY. Can we get Oscar contenders released this time of year? SOMETIMES. And will we be championing this film come awards season? ALWAYS.
What Is This Show? - 1:11
THE NEVER, RARELY, SOMETIMES, ALWAYS OSP REVIEW
NONSPOILER REVIEW: Production Profile - 1:45 Plot Premise/Expectations - 4:14 Production Values - 6:58 (👀+👂) Performances - 10:04 (A 🌟is Born) Script Thoughts - 14:10 Oscars Lens - 16:14 (Combine, Divide, and Conquer) Watch Or Not - 18:55
SPOILER WARNING DANCE BREAK - 20:30
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: You MAY BE The Father - 21:45 Men. Gross. - 24:33 Worst?: Frustrating + Cringe-Worthy - 27:55 Worst: Sugar 🍰🧁🍩 Highs + Clunkiness - 31:06 Best: From a Place of Privilege - 33:02 Best: Maddening Hypocrisy - 35:47 Best: Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Always - 38:52 Best: Quick and Honest - 43:08
FINAL GRADES - 44:46
Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 *’S - 47:28 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 48:16
Never Rarely Sometimes Always is our third OSP movie review of the film year 2020 after Pixar’s Onward and Crip Camp from Netflix. You can find these under our playlist tab on our Soundcloud feed as well as all our other new movie reviews in our Quarantine collection including Lost Girls, The Banker, Big Time Adolescence, & Blow The Man Down. 2020 may be off to a tumultuous start, but we have been getting some great films, and this is certainly another rave review from us.
As always, our OSP movie reviews begin with a non-spoiler section that introduces the film with a production profile and builds to a discussion about it’s Oscar chances before we play a spoiler warning and dive into the plot. This particular film does get very serious at times, as do we in this review. But it’s worth it. Never Rarely Sometimes Always is an emotional film watching experience, and although a trigger warning may be in effect for this episode, please know that we’re always in your corner, willing to listen to you, our audience as much as we’re willing to talk on the show.
So do please stay safe and healthy during this quarantine. Hopefully, you do have the time to watch more movies with us during this crisis, and we wish you all nothing but the best.
Please feel free to lend us your takes on this or any film we review here on MMO. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
Ryan McQuade of InSession Film & Awards Circuit joins us to review all the Quarter 1 films with Oscars potential. Plus, we discuss the recent Sony release date real estate, and Also Mike drops his statistical analysis of WHEN nominated & Oscar winning films get released.
What Is This Episode?/Introducing Our Guest- Top of Show Ryan McQuade of InSession Film!
Social Distancing: Ryan’s Greatest Life - 4:23 Reacting to Sony’s Schedule Movements- 6:05 Beating Disney to the 🗓 Punch - 10:31 But Sony’s Oscars Slate Stays Untouched - 14:02 (Including a Greengrass/Hanks History Lesson ⛴, and some Predictions)
RYAN MCQUADE HELPS US REVIEW Q1 2020: Q1 Films Gaining Exposure + Contender Status - 17:37 (Including the Traditional Non-Contender Ryan Thinks COULD Win Oscars) Where Would Mulan Have Fallen? - 21:38 Documentary Feature: Q1 Stats and General WTF?! - 25:42 Is Onward a Serious Animated Feature Threat, or is it Monsters U 2.0? - 30:37 The Requisite 🏈 Hail Mary Analogy - 35:22 (And WHICH Screen Legend is 71 and Oscar-less⁉️⁉️)
ALSOMIKE’S Q1 RESEARCH EXTRAVAGANZA: Intro/What The Research Covers - 41:24 Total Oscar Noms From Q1 Films Past 10 Years - 43:25 Ryan Talks MMO’s Existence Off a Ledge - 47:07 (And Gives Hope to Un-4Q 🎬s) EVERY BEST PICTURE NOM EVER, By Quarterly - 51:40 (And The Best Movie Amongst Oscars All-Time Greats) Release Date Rumble - 57:00
Surprising Current Betting Favorites For 2021 Best Picture - 1:02:04
Ryan’s Work and Socials - 1:06:18 Your Homework/Our Socials - 1:10:21 What’s Next For MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:11:36
Make sure you listen to Ryan McQuade on the InSession Film & Circuit Breaker podcasts, and read his work on Awards Circuit. We joined him last year for his Chasing The Gold awards show pod after the Oscar Noms, and it was a joy to chat with him again about everything Quarter 1, past & present in this massive Oscar Race Checkpoint episode.
We start things off with a discussion on Sony’s calendar maneuvers, as they’ve pushed much of their potential blockbusters to 2021, but left their awards contenders in place. Then we dive into all of the films released in the first 3 months of 2020. Will Elisabeth Moss ironically gain visibility for her terrific performance in The Invisible Man during this quarantine? Does Onward resemble previous Q1 Animated Feature nominees? WTF is up with the documentary film branch, and will they burn us again after Crip Camp warmed our hearts? And could Emma get into costumes, Birds of Prey into Make-Up & Hair, and Sonic into VFX?
This Oscar Race Checkpoint also showcases a special historical & statistical analysis as Also Mike breaks down WHEN Oscar films get released on the calendar. We start with a complete look at the last 10 years, and then we dive into the entirety of the Best Picture category. Which month launched the most Best Picture winners? What is the greatest Quarter 1 release of all time? And can Ryan guess some of the results?
Finally, after looking back at Academy History, we can’t help but look forward at the early Best Picture betting odds for next year’s Best Picture. You may not be surprised to learn the betting favorite, but you’ll laugh at what movie we wouldn’t touch with a ten foot pole. Then stay tuned for the outro as we make a major announcement for our upcoming programming schedule!
If you enjoyed this episode, please take a few moments to leave us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts, and as always, do tell us your thoughts on anything we discussed. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
Did the June movies just move into Oscar contending release dates? Will the Academy change their rules like the Globes did? How are streaming services & premium rentals doing on the market? We lead off this MMOW discussing all those film industry stories, & there’s much more!
NEWS OF THE WEEK - CORONAMANIA…YES, AGAIN: May/June Theatrical Releases All Move Release Dates - 1:40 (But There’s SOME Bright Line! 🌟) Aretha’s “Respect” Gets Moved Too, But Not b/c of Corona! - 6:15 (And The Worry of Becoming “Over-Musicaled” 🎤) China Re-Closes Its Re-Opened Theaters - 11:05 CEOs, Corporate Staffs, Get Furloughed - 12:28 (Including The Stimulus Satsfying NATO 🎬 + The Dire Straits of the NorthEast)
AWARDS-SPECIFIC CORONA NEWS: Golden Globes Announce Eligibility Changes 🏆 - 18:49 Tonys and Emmys Announce Changes - 22:28 Will We Hear From The Academy Soon? - 23:33
DO YOU CARE (About…): 📽This Week’s New VOD/Premium/Streaming Releases - 27:25 (Including AlsoMike’s Takes of 🖤Monday s2) John Krasinski’s News Show - 35:09 3 Interesting Casting Stories - 37:16 (Including Anya Taylor-Joy, Mad Max, Gosling, + Creep 3 News) SXSW Announces Special Jury Winners - 40:42 Neon Been Spending That 🧀 - 43:41 (What’s Nic Cage’s Next Move, and WHAT IS POSSESSOR?!? Both Here)
BOX OFFICE UPDATE: VOD/Rental Charts from iTunes + Prime - 46:07 Streaming Service Sub Gaine Go📈 - 47:48
TRAILER THOUGHTS: Netflix’s 🐅Tail Trailer 1 - 49:40 HBO’s Bad Education Trailer 1 - 51:20
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: AlsoMike Reviews… - 53:58 Netflix: 🐯King; The 👑 Apple TV+: Dickinson Prime: Score: A Film Music Doc; Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Doc Hulu: Joan Jett Doc 🎼; Portrait of a Lady on 🔥 Movies Reviewed: Jumanji: The Next Level; Making Waves; The Great Ziegfield; The Rookie⚾️
Mike1 Reviews: 1:00:51 Netflix: The Invitation✉️; Creep 2 (I Lied To You)
SIXDEGREESOFMMO: Recap and Awards - 1:03:51 Winner + New Challenge - 1:08:29
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:10:50 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:11:25
Wonder Woman 1984, In The Heights, and Respect moved off their release dates for virus & non-virus related reasons, and we open the show doing some Oscars talk regarding how the calendar could affect upcoming award campaigns. The Golden Globes also changed their eligibility rules, big studio CEO’s like Bob Iger are going without pay, and VOD & streaming services continue to make gains amidst the shutdown. So we break down all kinds of Hollywood stories in our News Of The Week segment.
Then in DYC, we give you an overview of new movies hitting your watch-at-home schedule, look forward to some 2021 films with some casting news regarding the next Mad Max & Creep movies, etc. The SXSW Awards came out last week, & we discuss the big winners from this year and from South By’s past. Plus, Neon has been on a buying spree with it’s Parasite money!
We do a box office update, which in this case is an overview of the premium VOD charts from iTunes & Amazon Prime. In Trailer Thoughts, we cover the latest previews for Netflix’s Tiger Tail & HBO’s Bad Education. Then we review all kinds of stuff in What We’re Watching from The Crown to Creep 2 & from The Great Ziegfield to Jumanji: The Next Level.
To close out the show, we celebrate another terrific SixDegreesOfMMO, and we give you another fun challenge. So if you’re enjoying these episodes, do please leave us that 5 star review on Apple Podcasts if you get a few moments.
As always, we wanna know what you think about everything or anything we discussed. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
Andrew of The NOMcast joins Also Mike for this Oscars Sprint Profile movie review of Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution, streaming now on Netflix and (we hope) contending for the Best Documentary Feature Academy Award next winter. What a movie! This is a gush fest.
THE CRIP CAMP OSP REVIEW w/ Andrew From The NOMCast (aka Mike3? Basically.)
NONSPOILER REVIEW: Production Profile - 4:42 Plot Premise/Expectations - 11:32 (Including How “The Platform” Is All Of Us…What?!) Production Values: Sound/Soundtrack - 16:36 Sight - 18:58 (Including the 🐐 Subtitles) Subjects/Characters - 24:12 (Including “She was SO compelling…they could’ve made a doc just about her.” + AlsoMike’s biggest takeaway from the movie overall) A Different Telling of an Issue Doc - 27:22 Oscars Lens - 30:22
SPOILER WARNING DANCE BREAK - 32:54
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: “We’re Not Sick.” - 34:10 Best: Town Hall Forum - 41:26 Best: Larry Allison - 42:40 From The Camp To The Statutes - 45:20 Best: Letting It Play Out/The Perfectly Place Villain - 51:11 Best: Honestly We Should’ve Just Said Everything - 56:49 NOMCast Andrew Finally Gives Props To 🦀🦀🦀 - 58:21
FINAL GRADES - 59:50
Where to Find NOMCast Andrew’s Work + Socials - 1:02:51
This is our second OSP for 2020 after we reviewed Pixar’s Onward, and we’ll be creating a playlist for these two episodes, which we’re excited to add to next week with Never Rarely Sometimes Always. So who says the movie industry isn’t still releasing Oscar contending films? Not us, that’s for damned sure.
Unfortunately, Mike1 wasn’t able to join us for this show. But we wanted to keep the appointment with our guest reviewer, Andrew of the Nomcast, who returns to MMO for the 3rd time after Marriage Story & our 2020 Netflix Slate: Part 1 of our Year In Preview Series. So go back and listen to those shows if you missed them, and definitely make sure you subscribe to The NOMcast on Podbean, Spotify, Apple, Google, etc...wherever you get your podcasts. You can also follow him at nomcastpod on Twitter & link up to his website / all his other socials thattaway.
As always in an OSP, you get two reviews for the price of one, including a non-spoiler first half where we discuss the making of Crip Camp in our production profile & give you all our spoiler-free thoughts on why you should click play on this great movie. Then you get a spoiler warning dance interlude before we dive into the plot and all the many best scenes (with only a few worsts) before you get our triumphant final grades.
Seriously, we can’t recommend this movie highly enough. To write on a personal level for a moment, this movie hit me at the exact right time. Hopefully, Crip Camp does the same for you and yours during this Quarantine.
If you enjoyed this episode, do please take a few seconds to leave us (both MMO & The NOMcast) a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts. These ratings go a long way to helping us grow our audience organically through what is still the largest podcast app on the market, and we thank you for your support.
Do send us your thoughts on Crip Camp or any episode of MMO. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
China reopens movie theaters, there’s a happy Hanks family update, & Netflix dropped something called Tiger King. Another loaded MMO Weekly covers all kinds of movie news, streaming previews, & Mike/Mike reviews to help you quarantine right.
NEWS OF THE WEEK - CORONAMANIA…STILL China Theaters Are Re-Opening - 1:50 Amazon Prime Lifts Kid Shows’ Pay Wall - 4:17 More Movie Industry Sacrifices/Job Losses - 6:15 2020 Olympics🏋️♂️ Are Postponed - 8:22 America’s Mom and Dad Are Recovering - 11:43
BOX OFFICE UPDATE: The Weekly Gross was $0 - 12:29 Onward Was No. 1 on iTunes/No. 8 Amazon Rental - 14:33
DO YOU CARE (About…): This Week’s New Releases - 17:50 Michael Giacchino Having Free Reign Scoring The Batman💿 - 21:38 Netflix Netting More Quarantine Moves - 23:58
RIP KENNY ROGERS - 27:46
TRAILER THOUGHTS: The Wiloughbys Trailer 1 - 29:53 ☕️ and Kareem Trailer 1 - 33:11
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: Mike1 Reviews: 35:32 TIGER KING - ZOMFG 😱🤯🐯 Netflix: Taylor Tomlinson; Bert Kreischer Specials 🤪 HBO: Big Little Lies s2 Apple Tv+: Servant Love is 😎
AlsoMike Reviews… - 45:40 ReWatch: Hot Fuzz; Booksmart; Motherless Brooklyn; Serenity; Yesterday Hulu: 8 Days a Week; 🖋15 Netflix: The Platform; The 👑 Wild Tales Apple TV+: Mythic Quest Curb
SIXDEGREESOFMMO: Recap and Awards - 55:55 Winner + New Challenge - 1:02:39
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:04:48 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:05:16
Some audio issues in this episode. So we apologize for that. Just the volume may get a little loud in moments. Thanks for rolling with it.
But we have quite the episode for you all in this MMOW. For the News Of The Week, we continue to update you on how the coronavirus is impacting Hollywood, and we actually have some good news to report for the first couple of stories. China is reopening theaters, industry leaders are raising funds & buying films, and Tom Hanks + Rita Wilson are recovering.
We move into a brief box office update to comment on the streaming top 10’s with Pixar’s Onward raking in some big numbers. Our DYC segment previews the next week plus of streaming, VOD, & home premiere releases during the quarantine, and we also comment on stories related to The Batman, Netflix’s recent purchase of Time To Hunt, and some sad news about the passing of Kenny Rogers, where we pay tribute to his life & career.
Our Trailer Thoughts segment discusses the two latest trailers for Netflix films, The Willoughbys + Coffee & Kareem. What We’re Watching features longer reviews of Tiger King, Wild Tales, & The Crown, but we also hit on another 15 movies, tv shows, and comedy specials you can stream for your sanity. There are many rave reviews in this segment. Then as always, you wow us with your responses for SixDegreesOfMMO, and we celebrate your latest entries before we lay down another challenge.
So if you’re enjoying our show, do please support the pod by leaving us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, do send us your next wave of responses to Six Degrees & all our Twitter questions, and let us know your thoughts on anything we discussed in this MMOW. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
We overview the streaming options on Amazon Prime & review their newest original movie, Blow The Man Down for the bulk of the show. But first, there’s more breaking news on how the biz is maneuvering through this crisis, including how Netflix bought The Lovebirds.
AROUND THE MOVIE WORLD W/ CORONA: 🎥 Theater Owners Need a Bail Out To Survive - 2:13 (And Are 😡 😤 Over Trolls World Tour) Netflix Scoops Up The Lovebirds - 6:24 Broadway Shows Already Cancelling Post COVID - 8:23
QUICK REVIEWS AROUND AMAZON PRIME: High Quality Originals for 📺 and 🎞 - 10:21 (Including All or Nothing vs HBO Hard Knox) Ancillary Library Options- 13:11
REVIEW OF AMAZON PRIME’S BLOW THE MAN DOWN:
SPOILER-FREE REVIEW: Expectations/Production Profile - 16:07 General Thoughts - 20:00 And Some Sailor Song History 💨 - 21:41 Watch or Not? - 24:53
SPOILER WARNING - 26:24
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Starting at the End - 27:46 (Including: Good Job Brick!) Worst: Dumb Gorski - 33:16 Worst: HAVE YOU NEVER SEEN CSI?! - 36:23 Worsts: How❓⁉️ - 40:40 Best/Worst: Grandma Hits the 🏋️♀️ - 45:23 Bests: Oscar Level-ish? - 46:32
FINAL GRADES - 50:27
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 52:08 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 52:50
Our Quarantine Collection continues with this overview of Amazon Prime, featuring a review of their newest original film, Blow The Man Down, which spurs one of the more substantive conversations we’ve had since the shutdown. Of course, our cabin fever raged throughout the discussion, especially during our preamble where we bring you up to speed on all the latest news in the entertainment world.
So as we’ve done throughout this collection, you get a schmattering of news stories. We comment about how NATO, the National Association Of Theater Owners pleaded with congress for a relief bill and what their CEO & President had to say about the various new home premiere options. Netflix also purchased The Lovebirds with Issa Rae & Kumail Nanjiani, and we analyze if this was a one-off or perhaps something that will continue.
After a segment about many of the streaming options available on Amazon Prime Video, including the films we’ve reviewed as OSP’s from The Big Sick to The Farewell, or as Movie Events like Midsommar. We give you our series recommendations like Fleabag & The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and we include an audience recommendation as well.
Then as always, you get a non-spoiler review followed by a spoiler warning for this episode’s featured film, Blow The Man Down. Perhaps it’s our cabin fever at work when we nitpicked more than usual, but you do get a full dissection of this movie with all the many bests & worsts from Prime Video’s latest release.
Please take a few moments to leave us a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, and we thank you for your support. Moreover, if you enjoyed the show, check out our most recent playlist, our “Quarantine Collection” featuring reviews of Lost Girls, Big Time Adolescence, & The Banker.
Now don’t be shy. We want to hear your thoughts on anything we discussed in this episode. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
Our episode focuses on The Banker & Apple TV+ after we play good news/bad news to start the show. So we do vent about how America is now on lockdown & it’s effects on entertainment. But there are some hopeful signs from China and some good stories to stream in the U.S.
AROUND THE MOVIE WORLD W/ CORONA: Cannes Officially Postponed - 2:59 What’s Being Done to Help Hourly Wage Workers - 5:45 AMC Pauses A-List Memberships - 9:28 (And Predicting the Future of the Industry) More Early and New VOD Releases From Sony, Pixar, etc - 13:02 (And WHICH Movie Will Dictate If Blockbuster’s Go VOD⁉️🤔) The Academy Considering Corona Changes - 15:52 IMAX CEO Think China Theaters May Open Soon - 19:31
QUICK REVIEWS AROUND APPLE TV+: The Library (or Lack Thereof) Apple TV+ Contains - 24:00 The 🐘 Queen, Mythic’s Quest: Raven’s Banquet - 25:15 Dickinson, The Morning Show☀️- 27:14 Servant, Others - 30:48
REVIEW OF APPLE TV+’s THE BANKER:
SPOILER-FREE REVIEW: Expectations/Production Profile - 32:12 General Thoughts - 36:36 Ever An Oscars Movie? - 40:00 Watch or Not? - 40:40
SPOILER WARNING - 41:17
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Best/Worst: Meaney Brings The Heaty - 42:40 Best: Samuel L Samule L-ing- 44:56 Best: Framing the Dilemma/Performances - 48:40 Worst: Characterization and Conflict - 50:00 Worst: Cliches + Speaking The Tropes - 51:37 (Including 3 Cliches 💥💥💥) Worst: 🚭 Smoking in the Boys Room 55:25
FINAL GRADES - 57:01
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 58:03 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 58:54
We begin the episode with another coronavirus quarantine update regarding the entertainment business & how Hollywood is reacting to the crisis. Here, we start out with the bad news about the jobs & likely the movie theaters lost. But the movie business has responded with some hopeful measures. Netflix & AMC seem to be taking care of people, we have more streaming / VOD options in regards to our movie watching, and there’s hope that Chinese movie theaters will reopen with an exciting marketing strategy to help their country transition from their quarantine.
Apple TV+ offers a unique array of movies, shows & specials, and we review several watches since we started our free trial, including The Elephant Queen, Mystic Quest: Raven’s Banquet, Dickinson, and The Morning Show. We also discuss what else we’re excited to watch on Apple TV+ before ending the segment.
Then we review The Banker, the latest original movie from Apple TV+ that debuted this weekend. As always, you get a non-spoiler section first with a production profile to introduce the movie & some general highlights before your customary spoiler warning & all our best and worst scenes.
We thank you for all your love & support during these challenging times, and we wish you all health & safety. Hopefully all of you can find some engaging, fun, and worthwhile films & tv shows to watch at home, and hopefully, we can help you navigate all your choices with these episodes in our Quarantine Collection. We gave you a large roundup of options in our Watchlist Top 5’s show. Then we also dedicated full episodes to Lost Girls on Netflix, Big Time Adolescence on Hulu, and our next show will focus on Amazon Prime Video with Blow The Man Down.
As always, we want to know what you think, and as ever, please take a few moments to rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
Is the movie business about to change forever? We debate the question of what the new NBC Universal rentals of The Hunt, The Invisible Man & Emma could mean for the future of film distribution. But that’s just the start of another loaded episode MMO Weekly. Enjoy.
NEWS OF THE WEEK - CORONAMANIA: Universal Dropping New Releases on VOD - 2:24 Theaters + Chains Closing Nationwide - 14:29 YOUR TAKES On These Corona Movie Headlines - 19:51
DO YOU CARE (About…): This Week’s New Releases - 29:40 (Including Best Zoo Animal Assassin 🦧🦓🐅) Wrestlemania Going Forward w/o Fans - 34:48 Academy May Go Back To a Hosted Show - 38:43 🍎 Could Acquire 🐭?!? - 41:23 Razzie Awards….uh……Awarded - 43:08 Harvey Weinstein Sentenced to 23 Years - 45:32 Universal/Blumhouse Is Rebooting Their Monsters 🧟♂️👹 - 49:14 Scream 5 Is a Go - 51:05
TRAILER THOUGHTS: Jungle Cruise Trailer 2 - 54:10 Soul Trailer 2 - 55:37 Crip Camp Trailer 1 - 59:48
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: AlsoMike Reviews… - 1:00:15 Netflix: The Crown s2; ZZ Top Doc; Premium: Fight Club, Shaun of the Dead; Never Look Away; Jojo Rabbit Disney+ - Frozen 2 VOD: Star Girl; Little Women
Mike1: 1:05:50 Corona News; TWD; WWE; Parks and Rec
SIXDEGREESOFMMO: Recap and Awards - 1:09:55 Winner + New Challenge - 1:13:01
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:17:15 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:18:00
The News Of The Week segment must continue to be coronavirus related, but I do think this episode is able to look forward a bit more for a welcome change. Instead of having to dwell on all of the closings and the cases and the shutdowns, we can look forward to a few recent theatrical releases that’ll be put on VOD in what will hopefully become a regular practice, at least for the duration of this quarantine. So we debate all of the possible effects of NBC Universal upending the traditional release models & changing how we consume movies.
What new movies are we hoping become available over the upcoming months for home viewing? Is the Warner Brothers model a better way to do it? What will be left for movie theaters when we do get the chance to be social again? We speculate about it all through the opening of our Do You Care segment, where we preview all of releases coming out next week.
As for the rest of the episode, we do have some fun chatting about a few hopeful stories regarding how the show must go on at Wrestlemania, the announcements of Scream 5 & reboots of Frankenstein & Dracula, an honest to goodness Oscars 2021 story, plus some more awards talk after the Razzies picked their “winners,” and we also enjoy 3 big trailers for Disney’s Jungle Cruise, Pixar’s Soul, and Netflix’s Crip Camp.
We worked in audience interaction for 3 segments of this episode, including and as always, our SixDegreesOfMMO, and you get a weird new challenge to dive into for next week. So do send us those, and as we usually ask, please do take a few moments to rate & review us on Apple Podcasts. We sincerely appreciate it.
As always, we wanna know what you think. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
We both got Hulu & reviewed their newest original movie, Big Time Adolescence, the Sundance hit comedy from Nora Ephron disciple Jason Orley and star Pete Davidson. But first, we update you on all the entertainment news via the Box Office, UFC, NFL, etc.
Handling the Quarantine - Top of Show
AROUND THE POP CULTURE WORLD W/ CORONA: Lowest Box Office in 20 Years - 3:27 UFC, WWE, Live Sports - 8:15 What Happens With NFL Free Agency?/Dark Gambling Times - 10:08 The Gains for Streaming Services - 14:30 Disney+ Lucks Out? Or In Trouble? - 16:41
REVIEW OF HULU’S BIG TIME ADOLESCENCE:
SPOILER-FREE REVIEW: Production Profile - 19:12 (Including Mike1’s Bringing Shame to Uncle Em - 21:00) Performances/Character Development - 22:10 Mature Orley - 26:30 Watch or Not? - 27:37
SPOILER WARNING - 27:54
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Best: There’s Gonna Be a Montage (and World Building) - 29:20 Best: Zeke to the Rescue - 35:24 Best/Worst: Progressive Vision - 37:45 Best: Final Scene - 41:25 Worst - Joe High School Cool - 43:53 Worst: Baseball Sins - 45:14
FINAL GRADES - 47:00
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 48:14 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 48:57
We begin with an update on how we’re handling the early days of the coronavirus quarantine. There’s some talk about sandwiches & gambling & sports & TV binge watches here. Then as we like to do on Monday shows, even though this isn’t your MMOW, we do a bit of a box office update on some record low numbers, and we overview some additional offerings from our newest streaming purchases like this new Hulu trial that we both bundled with Disney and ESPN Plus’s.
Your MMO Weekly episode is coming up next on our programming, unless something else earth shattering happens (please no). Otherwise, we’ll continue these types of news / streaming overview / movie review mishmosh combo shows with Apple+ as our next watch-at-home purchase. So we’ll keep up the social distancing and binge watching in order to report on it with our programming this week. Do check out our last few shows to get caught up on all our suggestions on what to watch at home during this quarantine. We did a Watch List Top 5’s episode, which featured both our recommendations and those of our audience & podcast friends. We also did a show about the upcoming slate of Netflix with Andrew from The NOMcast, where we reviewed Lost Girls. Now we take a cursory look at the offerings of Hulu & dive into Big Time Adolescence.
There’s a non-spoiler section first, where we discuss some of our general thoughts & highlights, and then we dive into our best & worst scenes in spoilers. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, and maybe take part in that bundle with us for Disney Plus, Hulu, and ESPN Plus.
As always, we wanna know what you think. Share your thoughts on Big Time Adolescence & what you’re watching during the quarantine. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
We update you all on the film industry ramifications due to the coronavirus, Andrew helps us factor what it all means for steaming services like Netflix, & then we review the latest Netflix Original Movie with Oscars level talent, Lost Girls - starring Thomasin McKenzie & Amy Ryan.
What Is This Episode?/WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?! - Top of Show
AROUND THE POP CULTURE WORLD W/ CORONA: The Weirdest Stretch Since 2001 - 4:40 Updating The Latest Big Changes in Sports - 6:10 Movies Moved, Theaters Staying Open - 9:00 How Are Parents Surviving? - 12:37 Hulu Moves Up Big Time Adolescence; Others to Come? - 14:38 Would You Pay For New Releases At Home VOD? - 18:25 Could Corona Actually Hurt Netflix Some How? - 20:50
REVIEW OF NETFLIX’S LOST GIRLS:
SPOILER-FREE REVIEW: Plot Premise/General Thoughts - 23:52 Nomcast Andrew: Watching Professional - 26:44 Performances/Character Development - 28:00 The Mystery of it All - 32:12 (Including: Nomcast Andrew: Watching Professional 2) Watch or Not? - 35:54 (Including Andrew’s Pick for Best Netflix Original of 2020 So Far)
NOMCast Andrew’s Netflix Recs for Right Now - 38:20 NOMCast Andrew’s Most Anticipated Netflix Originals Coming March/April - 39:35
SPOILER WARNING - 41:55
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Best: Runaway Mystery - 43:47 Best/Meh/Nope: The Climax - 46:49 The Arguable Best Part of the Movie - 48:50 Worsts: Dr. McHackn’Slash - 51:53 (“Either the most obvious red herring in movie history, or….”) Worsts: Awkward Emotional Outbursts - 55:45 Worsts: The “Weekend At Bernie’s Musical”/Speeching The Themes - 59:23
FINAL GRADES - 1:00:36
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S, What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:05:20
Andrew of The NOMcast rejoins MMO for another loaded episode, which is part news update & the other part, movie review as we’ll review the newest Netflix Original Movie (aka NOM), Lost Girls. But first, we must analyze the craziness of the past 48 hours, where the world’s come to halt. We speculate about what this coronavirus quarantine could mean for movie theaters and theater-going in general, if VOD, cable, & streaming could benefit or suffer, and then we’ll do another preview of upcoming Netflix films coming in April.
If you don’t already, do become a listener of The NOMcast & subscribe to Andrew’s terrific show on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, Stitcher, etc. He covers all things Netflix Original Movies with new guests each week. Film critic Michael Field of Forgotten Cinema joined him for The Last Thing He Wanted, comic book writers Travis Holyfield & Jenny Langin hopped on for To All The Boys 2, & stand-up comedian Mel V reviewed Horse Girl with Andrew over the past few weeks. Oh, and Also Mike has been on a time or two or four now as well.
In this episode, we dive into a substantive discussion on what’s next for the movie industry amidst this crisis, and then we review Lost Girls from director Liz Garbus and starring Oscar nominee Amy Ryan and future nom, Thomasin McKenzie. Did they put forth awards worthy performances here? Listen to find out, and don’t worry. As always, we have a spoiler warning before getting into any major plot details.
So please support both our shows and the best way to do that is to leave us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts. It only takes a few moments and certainly goes a long way to helping us grow & prosper & apply to Rotten Tomatoes. Thank you.
Finally, we want to know what you think. Do feel free to reach out and chat with us about anything on social media. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
What should you watch while quarantined? What’s worth trying on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, Disney+, Apple+, Shudder, the Criterion Channel, etc? With the help of our friends & audience, we discuss our watch lists & recommendations in this Top 5’s episode.
What Is This Episode? - Top of Show
UPDATING CORONA’S IMPACT ON THE ENTERTAINMENT WORLD: Peter Rabbit 2 Delayed - 3:21 Will a Theater Shutdown Hit The States? - 4:55 (THIS ISN’T THE FLU) What Else Has Been Moved? (Coachella, Falcon + Winter Soldier, NBA, etc) - 7:54 How Streaming Services Could Capitalize - 11:46
OUR QUARANTINE WATCH LISTS AND WISH LISTS: Wishlist No. 5s - 15:22 Recommendation No. 5s - 17:32
Wishlist No. 4s - 21:10/27:00 Recommendation No. 4s - 26:13/29:10
Wishlist No. 3s - 31:28 Recommendation No. 3s - 37:26
Wishlist No. 2s - 39:28 Recommendation No. 2s - 39:28 (one in the same)/42:50
Wishlist No. 1s - 45:50 Recommendation No. 1s - 53:18
It’s The End Of The World As We Know It - 55:23
Serious, Helpful Summing Up - 59:36
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:01:22 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:02:00
First and foremost, we wish you all health & safety during this trying time, and with a likely quarantine on the horizon, we do want to help you all get through it with this episode on everything you could watch at home. Luckily, we got help from a lot of MMO’ers and many of our fellow podcasters, and we worked their suggestions into our presentation.
To start things off, we do cover some of the breaking news from earlier Wednesday evening for the first 15 minutes of the episode. Most of it holds up. But of course, at the time of recording, we had not yet heard the President’s address to the nation, the news about the NBA Season, or the unfortunate sickness of Tom Hanks & Rita Wilson. Undoubtedly more news will have broken since I wrote these show notes. So do stay tuned to our podcast feed in the upcoming weeks as we’ll continue to analyze the effects of the coronavirus on the industry at large, and we’ll certainly do another major update on Monday’s MMOW, if not sooner.
This episode followed our Top 5 ranking format. But we preview, review & recommend far more than just 5 things apiece. In fact, we have entire movie genres as entries for these Top 5 lists, and we tell you where you can find all of the available films, tv shows, & online video series so that you can watch at home. So along with the citations of what all our friends may recommend, both us Mikes discuss the offerings on VOD, premium TV, & your favorite streaming services. Then we also discuss what we plan on watching during whatever inevitable quarantine the coronavirus entails.
If you enjoyed this episode, do please take a moment to leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, and like we said in the episode, do click around our catalog of over 400 shows to go further in depth on anything we may have covered today.
As always, we wanna know what you think & what you’re watching at home. Let us know. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
We breakdown the coronavirus impact on the film industry, recap the Berlin Film Festival, update you on some superhero movie news, & then we review everything from Emma to UFC 248 to trailers for Connected & Greyhound. Another week, & you get another loaded MMOW.
NEWS OF THE WEEK: Corona Virus is Crippling The Film Industry: SXSW Cancelled - 1:42 Bond, My Spy Moved Already, What Else? - 6:15 What Studios Actions Say About Their Corona Predictions - 11:35 Rumors of Other Blockbusters/Cannes Moving - 12:51 Numbers That The Film Industry Could Realistically Be Facing - 17:32
Berlin Film Festival’s Golden Bear Winner - 20:11 (And The Director Being Jailed For Making It - 21:45)
Academy CEO Gets a Contract Extension - 23:36
DO YOU CARE (About…): This Week’s New Releases - 26:26 The Pat-Mobile’s First Look - 30:18 Sam Raimi Directing Doctor Strange 2 - 31:00 Christian Bale Confirmed To Join Thor: Love and Thunder - 32:50
RIP MAX VAN SYDOW - 33:42
BOX OFFICE UPDATE - 35:45
TRAILER THOUGHTS: Connected Trailer 1 - 40:41 Greyhound Trailer 1 - 42:49 The Other Lamb Trailer 1 - 45:54 Seven Stages To Achieve Eternal Bliss Trailer 1 - 46:53 Dream Horse Trailer 1 - 48:01
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: AlsoMike Reviews… - 48:30 In Theaters: Emma Netflix: All The Bright Places VOD: Briarpatch UFC 248
Mike1: 58:28 Netflix: The Office, Parks and Rec, Yes Again, Get Off My Back Locke and Key McMillions
SIXDEGREESOFMMO: Recap and Awards - 1:01:11 Winner + New Challenge - 1:09:10
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:13:13 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:13:48
The News Of The Week segment certainly lives up to its name this week as we must talk about the subject on everyone’s mind, the coronavirus. Unfortunately, the virus has spread to the point where major film festivals like South By Southwest have been cancelled and major film releases like No Time To Die have been moved. So we cannot help but discuss this pandemic from multiple angles, from annual box office projections to spring film festivals to studio control of the calendar, and of course, to what this all could mean for the upcoming awards season.
In DYC, we enjoy some fun topics like the first look at the new Batmobile, a confirmation of a former Batman headed to the MCU, and the new director for the horror sequel to Doctor Strange. Then of course, we need to pay tribute to the life & legendary career of Max Von Sydow.
You get a box office update as Pixar’s Onward took the top spot, and then we review some new movie trailers for Lord & Miller’s Connected, Tom Hanks in Greyhound, The Other Lamb, Seven Stages To Achieve Eternal Bliss, and Dream Horse.
What We’re Watching includes a big review of Emma, the first four episodes of Briarpatch, Netflix’s All The Bright Places, UFC 248, HBO’s The Outsider, and why Mike1 is a prototypical case for network comedy’s selling for the big bucks on your favorite streaming service.
Then to bring this massive episode to a resounding close, we celebrate your most recent SixDegreesOfMMO before giving you a new challenge. Do send us your submissions for the next MMOW, and also please listen to our outro where we have another question for you to answer before our next episode.
If you enjoyed this show, please take a few moments to leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, and as always, do leave us your comments, questions, and concerns about anything we discussed in this episode. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
We review Pixar’s Onward with Matti of The Movie Marathoners, & he helps us answer some big questions for our first OSP of 2020. Does the film live up to Pixar’s high standards? Will it contend for a Best Animated Feature Oscar? We have all kinds of fun speculating.
What Is An OSP?/Episode Format - Top of Show Our Guest - 2:12 Matti From The Movie Marathoners Podcast!
NONSPOILER REVIEW: Production Profile - 3:33 INTRODUCING MATTI + HIS SOCIALS/CREDENTIALS - 9:00 Plot Premise/Expectations - 9:54
Production Values: Sight - 14:33 (or “Telling an A+ Student ‘Good Job’”) Sound - 18:47 (or “Three Deaf Mice”) Performances - 20:23 (or “Which Lead May Be a Let Down?”) Script Thoughts - 26:27 (or “Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?”) Oscars Lens - 29:41 Watch or Not? - 32:27
SPOILER WARNING DANCE BREAK - 33:37
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Crybaby - 35:00 Lowlights/Worsts - 38:42 (The Great Cheeto Lie of 2020) Highlights/Bests - 45:32 Walking the Genre Tightrope/Finale Talk - 50:52
FINAL GRADES - 55:05
Where to Find Matti’s Work + Socials Again - 58:10 Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 *’S - 59:11 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 59:55
Pixar’s Onward is our first Oscars Sprint Profile of 2020/21, which if you’re new to our program, that’s the playlist where you can find all our movie review episodes on what we think can be award contending films. But this Onward show also belongs on another MMO playlist, “The Films Of Pixar,” which you can find by scrolling down the “Playlist” tab on our Soundcloud feed.
Now we are no strangers to Pixar’s production history or rules of storytelling, both of which we documented in last year’s re-watch series. So we needed a guest host who could bring a similar love to the film, a guest who just studied the films throughout a pod series of his own, and we found that man in Matti of The Movie Marathoners Podcast.
Matti had AlsoMike on for his episode 29, the Top 5 Best Picture Nominated Films Of The 2010’s, which was part of his Best of the Decade series. Since then, The Movie Marathoners Podcast has churned out great shows on 1917 & Portrait Of A Lady On Fire, and he’s planning more great episodes including a Pixar Ranking episode coming soon. So do check out Matti & friends at moviemarapod on Twitter and find their show on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, etc.
In this episode, Matti joins us Mikes for the full OSP treatment with a non-spoiler section that builds to an Oscar Lens, where we debate how Onward ranks amongst the last few years of Animated Feature noms. Then we break down all of the best & worst scenes, plotlines, and themes in a particularly fun spoiler section.
As always, we wanna know your thoughts on Onward. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
It’s No Time To Die... from the Coronavirus. Although this is our George Lazenby episode, we must begin with why the studio moved the next Bond movie from April to a Thanksgiving release. Also, we kind of slam On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.
What Now? - Top of Show Addressing No Time To Die’s Being Moved To a November Release Date, The Impact of Corona Virus on The Film Industry At Large, and What It All Means for MMO’s James Bond Character Study Series
GEORGE LAZENBY’S JAMES BOND CHARACTER STUDY: NONSPOILER SECTION
Getting Into Character - 10:20 (Lazenby’s Early Career + Stalking His Way Into Thee Role of 007)
Lazenby’s Bond Filmography - 16:14 (How Lazenby’s Lone Bond Performance Stacks Up Against The Legend of Connery Before Him)
His Performance As Bond Overall - 18:19
SPOILER WARNING - 24:44
SPOILER-FILLED SECTION
The Spy Who’s Not Me - 25:43 (Why We Want To, But Never Could Be, This James Bond)
Live and Let Dad Joke - 29:34 (This Bond’s Best [Worst?] One Liners)
Dr. Please God No - 32:42 (Problematic Interactions w/ Women Through 2020 Eyes)
Always Say Never Again - 39:33 (Moral Issues Through 2020 Eyes)
Q Only Lives Once - 49:11 (The Cars, Gadgets, and Tech of Lazenby Bond)
They’re Why Tomorrow Never Dies - 52:47 (The Struggles of These Bond Baddies)
Goldfingers - 56:50 (We Fix The Bond Baddies)
License To Bill - 1:02:34 (Totaling Up Bond’s Civic Damage)
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:07:25 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:08:50
So yes, we are putting a pause on The James Bond Character Study after this episode on George Lazenby. We do 10 minutes on how the Coronavirus forced MGM, UA, & Universal to move the release date & what it might mean for upcoming spring blockbusters. But James Bond will return as will we with this character study. Though as you’d probably agree, we’ll all have more fun with the study this coming fall before the release of No Time To Die.
Until then, we go out with a bang. George Lazenby only sucked down shaken martinis in one film from the series, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, and we review the ever living daylights out of it. Though if you love every Bond film more than the last, welp, we’re harsh on this one.
As we always say, hopefully you join us for all our shows because you enjoy them as shows. Perhaps we’ll agree with you at times, but let’s be honest. There’s no way we’ll always agree. So we want to hear from you on this one, and we welcome any feedback. In any event, we’ve always felt that honesty is the best policy, and we have to call them as we see them. On that note, we absolutely obliterate this film, and the hope is that you’ll have a fun listen regardless.
You do get a non-spoiler section first with a Getting Into Character segment followed by a review of his performance. Then we dive into the plot of On Her Majesty’s Secret Service & fill this section with all kinds of segments that highlight the best & worst scenes, all the cinematic & moral arguments, & all the bad Bond title puns you can handle.
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We focus on Goldfinger & Diamonds Are Forever, but we also review all 7 Connery films in this first episode of The James Bond Character Study. Enjoy segments such as License To Bill, There’s A Reason Tomorrow Never Dies, & Always Say Never Again in our spoiler section.
What Is This Show/Series/Fomat? - Top of Show
SEAN CONNERY’S JAMES BOND CHARACTER STUDY: NONSPOILER SECTION
Getting Into Character - 3:00 (Connery’s Early Career + Who Else Was Offered The Role of 007)
Connery’s Bond Filmography - 6:50 (Highlights and Box Office of The Actor’s Time As Bond; Including His Turn in Non-Canon Bond Film “Never Say Never Again”)
His Performance As Bond Overall - 22:02
SPOILER WARNING - 27:18
SPOILER-FILLED SECTION
The Spy Who’s Not Me - 28:24 (Why We Want To, But Never Could Be, This James Bond)
Live and Let Dad Joke - 34:36 (This Bond’s Best One Liners)
Always Say Never Again - 42:02 (Moral Issues Through 2020 Eyes)
Dr. Please God No - 46:36 (Problematic Interactions w/ Women Through 2020 Eyes)
Q Only Lives Once - 51:03 (The Cars, Gadgets, and Tech of Connery Bond)
They’re Why Tomorrow Never Dies - 56:47 (The Struggles of These Bond Baddies)
Goldfingers - 1:04:44 (We Fix The Bond Baddies)
License To Bill - 1:10:52 (Totaling Up Bond’s Civic Damage)
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:17:48 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:19:46
We start The James Bond Character Study with an episode about the original 007, Sean Connery, and his 6 (really 7) films in this series. Although we’ll discuss the other movies throughout, we do focus on Goldfinger & Diamonds Are Forever.
As we’ll do in each episode, you’ll get a mix of fun & serious movie review segments. Our non-spoiler section begins with a Getting Into Character introduction, including a recap of all the films, their box office, and award highlights. Then you’ll get a review of Connery’s performances in our section on Historical Significance, where we also chat about what Connery & this franchise meant to blockbuster filmmaking at large.
After a spoiler warning, we do dive into the plots of Goldfinger & Diamonds Are Forever much more than the rest, but we do highlight some great scenes throughout the Connery Bond films. We also discuss many of the worst elements of these dated movies. In fact, there’s no way around some serious talk in these episodes. But we do our very best to get back to the fun of chatting about all things Sean Connery as James Bond in this character study.
Look, Bond super fans should not expect a thorough love fest here. Both Mike & I have attachments to the series, but we also try to do what we always do and be honest with you all about our thoughts, which are varied in this episode. What we can promise is a lively discussion full of Dad Jokes, story analysis, crazed rants, soapboxing, and strange impersonations that’ll hopefully engage you all in this new series from MMO.
Stay tuned for episodes on each actor who’s donned the Bond tuxedo. Our George Lazenby show is next up on our schedule. Then we plan to tackle Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan, and Daniel Craig in the weeks to come, plus a few bonus shows & our customary awards show to get you ready for No Time To Die.
If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to leave us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts, and do send us your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
With reviews of The Invisible Man, Pete Davidson: Alive From New York, Portrait Of A Lady On Fire, and The Lodge, with analysis on Bob Iger’s departure & the future of Star Wars, and with reactions to the Weinstein verdict & the Cesar Awards - it’s another loaded MMO Weekly.
What is This Show/Our Bond Coverage - Top Of Show
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: AlsoMike Reviews… - 2:48 In Theaters:The Invisible Man, The Lodge, Portrait of a Lady on Fire VOD: Standing Up, Falling Down; Color Out Of Space; ESPN+ - DWade: Life Unexpected;
Mike1: 17:33 Netflix: Pete Davidson - Alive in NY; The Circle HBO - Curb Your Enthusiasm; McMillions
NEWS OF THE WEEK: Harvey Weinstein Found Guilty - 24:35 Bob Iger Stepping Down At Disney - 32:36 Caesar Awards Reward Roman Polanski, Sparking Outrage - 38:06
DO YOU CARE (About…): This Week’s New Releases - 40:32 (Including Reacting to the Spenser Confidential Trailer!) Robert Eggers’ Viking Revenge Tale - 43:16 Star Wars’ Project Luminous - 45:10 Creed 3 Hiring Zach Bayin - 49:31 Parasite to Stream on Hulu - 51:40 Scorsese’s Power Move w/ Flower Moon - 53:28
BOX OFFICE UPDATE - 56:13
TRAILER THOUGHTS: Candyman Trailer 1 - 57:11
SIXDEGREESOFMMO: Recap and Awards - 1:02:02 Winner + New Challenge - 1:08:00
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:11:02 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:11:45
The Bond Character Study is in fact next. But we needed to get a whole lot of business done first in this MMO Weekly. You get some high praise for new movies in What We’re Watching & then some serious analysis in the News Of The Week before some of the more familiar segments of Do You Care, a Box Office Update, Trailer Thoughts, and Audience Interaction.
Now both Mike & I are big fans of the horror genre. So it was a treat to review The Invisible Man and The Lodge atop the episode. We’ll also review a neon purple Nic Cage in Color Out Of Space and later in the show, that new Candyman trailer from Jordan Peele & Nia DaCosta. If you’re not game for horror movies over your winter weekend, then don’t worry, we also review the FilmTwitter favorite, Portrait Of A Lady On Fire, and your newest Netflix comedy option, Pete Davidson: Alive From New York.
Mike 1 then uses his legal background to shed some light on the recent Harvey Weinstein verdict, and we’ll later comment on the Cesar Awards debacle later in the segment. We also break for some happier news here and breakdown the power shift at Disney with Bob Iger’s announced retirement, recap his many career highlights, and introduce the incoming CEO, Bob Chapek.
DYC then covers a bunch of fun topics like next week’s theatrical releases including Pixar’s Onward & we break for another trailer review of Mark Wahlberg’s Spenser Confidential. There’s a big story on the future of Star Wars, some news on Creed 3, Parasite’s streaming home, and the next project from The Lighthouse’s Robert Eggars.
You get a brief Box Office Update, that trailer review of Candyman, and then you’re terrific as always in our latest SixDegreesOfMMO. Do stay tuned to hear your next challenge.
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We make our 100% ACCURATE Picks for the next Academy Awards, and I know what you’re thinking. Why would we even release these, being that they’re so accurate? Isn’t it spoiling the rest of our year? Well, it’s because we all forget to remember. Cuz of life & work & youtube & you get it.
What Is This Show? - Top of Episode
PREVIEWING THE 2020 MOVIES WE HAVEN’T YET: Yuba Country, The Eyes of Tammy Faye, Connected- 3:44 (Including Mike1’s growing distrust of Octavia Spencer) Deepwater, Good Morning Midnight, Happiest Season - 8:17 Harry Haft, Kajillionaire, Land - 11:46 Mainstream, Next Goal Wins, Passing, Wild Mountain Thyme - 15:30 Jesus Was My HomeBoy - 21:08
100% ACCURATE 2021 OSCAR NOMINATIONS: Animated Feature - 23:07
Supporting Actress: The Possibilities - 25:54 The Nominees - 34:37
Supporting Actor: The Possibilities - 38:55 The Nominees - 40:37
Lead Actress: The Possibilities - 46:54 The Nominees - 48:21
Lead Actor: The Possibilities - 53:12 The Nominees - 57:17
Best Director: The Possibilities - 1:02:10 The Nominees - 1:04:30
Sound Categories, Kinda - 1:11:35
Best Picture Noms - 1:13:08
THE 100% ACCURATE OSCAR WINNERS - 1:17:52
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:27:28 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:28:07
In doing more research to attain that aforementioned 100% accuracy, Mike & I do come across another group of movies we feel we oughta profile for you. So that is how the episode starts as we chat about another selection of films featuring Awkwafina, Chastain, Affleck, Clooney, Waititi, Coogler, & Blunt that you could look forward to in 2020.
Then it’s time for our picks as we go through several of the major categories including Animated Feature, the four acting, Director, Picture, and of course, Sound Editing & Mixing. We make mention of all of the potential narratives, perennial nominees, overdue stars, returning winners, & rising talents that stick out to us in the crowded field of maybes. Each of us then picks 3 of the likeliest nominees, and by the end of the episode, we make our predictions.
However blown away you might be about our selections, in our minds, we’re just trying to do our job and preview you on all of the potential Oscars contenders hitting theaters & streaming services in the coming film year. So if you enjoyed this episode, do please go back to Part 1 of this Year In Preview series, where Also Mike & Andrew of the Nomcast discussed the entire Netflix Slate, and please enjoy our chat in Part 2 with Daniel Howat of Next Best Picture & the Screeners podcast to get your complete fix on everything Oscars 2020 as it currently stands.
Do stay tuned for upcoming movie reviews of potential award films like Pixar’s Onward, A Quiet Place II, and of course, No Time To Die as we’ll begin our 2020 Oscar Sprint Profile & Movie Event review series. You can also enjoy our weekly variety show, MMOW, where we breakdown all of the casting, production, & movie news from Hollywood and around the globe + rapid fire trailer, film, & tv reviews as well as our regular game of Six Degrees Of MMO.
We’ll also be resuming our Oscar Race Checkpoint series at the end of March with our Quarter 1 recap episode. Then of course, if you enjoy 007, do tune in to our upcoming James Bond Character Study, where we’ll be embarking on a comprehensive look of each Sean, George, Roger, Timothy, Pierce, & Daniel who have ordered a shaken vodka drink.
Finally, if you do enjoy our work, please take a few seconds to leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts. We thank you for your support.
As always, let us know what you think. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
The President bashed Parasite’s Best Picture win, & we discussed the fallout. News also broke re: the Berlin Film Festival, a Friends Reunion, The Batman suit, Jurassic World 3, JLAW’s big 2020, Tyson Fury bringing entertainment back to boxing, + #SixDegreesOfMMO!
NEWS OF THE WEEK: Wilder/Fury 2 Was…Something - 1:16 President Trump Takes Aim At Parasite - 9:25 Berlin Film Festival Achieves Gender Parity - 12:46 Early Reviews of Pixar’s Onward - 17:10 QT + Daniela Pick’s Baby Boy - 18:18
DO YOU CARE (About…): This Week’s New Releases - 19:20 Film Announcements - 21:42 (Train To Busan Cinematic Universe, Planet of the Apes Not Rebooting) Director News - 24:13 (Eli Roth’s Borderlands, Martin McDonough’s Next Irish Movie, The Saint Remake) Potential New Slasher Franchise Alert! 🚨 - 27:05 Casting Round—Up 29:55 (JLaw + Adam McKay, All Quiet On The Western Front Remake, Anthony Hopkins as Mike Tyson’s Trainer, etc) Friends Reunion is Official @ HBO MAX - 38:47 Patman Suit Revealed - 40:31 Mulan is PG13 - 43:15
BOX OFFICE UPDATE: Parasite Continues To Collect Cash - 45:06 But May Never Be Seen In China - 48:13 Weekly Top 5 - 48:44
TRAILER THOUGHTS: Big Time Adolescence Trailer 1 - 52:57 The Green Knight Trailer 1 - 55:19 Never Rarely Sometimes Always Trailer 1 - 57:20
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: AlsoMike - 58:25 Reviews of UFC: Felder/Hooker Disney+ - Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made, Loop Amazon Prime - Troop Zero; Francis Ferguson, Ash Is Purest White Netflix - The Last Thing He Wanted; System Crasher Others - Last Christmas, David Crosby - Remember My Name
Mike1 - 1:11:17 YouTubers - Man of Recaps; Cinematica AlsoMike’s 😡 😤
SIXDEGREESOFMMO:
Recap and Awards - 1:14:25 Winner + New Challenge - 1:21:45
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:23:58 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:25:05
MMO Weekly recapped all the biggest stories from Hollywood as we always do. But sports & politics forced their way into this show as well with Tyson Fury’s big win & the President’s big insult of Parasite. Then we continue reviewing the box office, the newest movie trailers, what we’re watching or in this case, streaming on Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime & Youtube. Plus, you crushed another Six Degrees.
The News of the Week recapped those huge crossover stories about #WilderFury2 & President Trump, and then we dove into some breaking news on the Berlin Film Festival, Pixar’s Onward, & Quentin Tarantino.
In DYC, we preview next wk’s upcoming releases like The Invisible Man, and we breakdown stories on sequels to Jurassic World, Planet Of The Apes, & Train To Busan, new films for Jennifer Lawrence, Martin McDonagh, Eli Roth, & Anthony Hopkins, new TV from Sandra Oh, Sam Esmail, & Friends, and we also react to the first images of The Batman suit.
As always, we recap the Box Office with Sonic taking another weekend & Parasite getting an Oscars bump. We review The Last Thing He Wanted, System Crasher, Last Christmas, Troop Zero, Timmy Failure, & Man Of Recaps, trailers for Big Time Adolescence, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, & The Green Knight, & you are brilliant for our latest Six Degrees.
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And do let us know what you think about anything in this MMOW. We’re @MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
Part 2 of our Year In Preview series profiles every other potential Oscars 2021 movie that we didn’t cover in Part 1’s Netflix discussion. With the help of Daniel Howat of Screeners & Next Best Picture, we discuss the casts & crews, release dates, plot/premises, & all the buzz.
What Is This Episode?/Introducing Our Guest- Top of Show Daniel Howat of The Screeners Podcast! Socials and Info Here
DANIEL HOWAT HELPS US PREVIEW 2020: His Necessary Reinvigorating Article for NBP - 4:37 Can Any Blockbuster Break Into The 2021 Oscars - 5:40 Sorkin’s “Trial Of The Chicago Seven” - 8:43 2020 - “The Year Of The Musicals” + Best Picture Remakes - 11:14 (And Recapping Moonlight’s Win Over La La Land) Tom Hanks and The Upcoming “News of the World” - 15:42 Daniel Guarantees Nominations for “The French Dispatch” - 17:12 John David Washington’s Best Actor Chances for “Tenet” - 19:25 Ridley Scott’s “The Last Duel” - 22:50 The Academy’s Genre Bias Towards Horror - 24:20 Quick Sundance Recap Incl: Minari, Ironbark, etc - 26:22 Daniel’s Most Anticipated 2020 Film + What COULD BE Parasite 2.0 - 29:15
MONTH-BY-MONTH 2020 OSCARS YEAR IN PREVIEW: THE PICTURES
JANUARY/FEBRUARY/MARCH POSSIBLE CONTENDERS - 33:48 (Emma, The Invisible Man, Wendy, The Way Back, Onward, Sorry We Missed You, First Cow, A Quiet Place 2) Mulan + No Time To Die - 39:27
APRIL - 40:57 (Promising Young Woman, Trolls World Tour, Antebellum)
MAY - 42:36 (Black Widow, Personal History of David Copperfield, Woman in the Window, Greyhound, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run)
JUNE - 46:38 (Wonder Woman 1984, Soul, The King of Staten Island, In The Heights)
JULY - 52:58 (Ghostbusters Afterlife, Tenet, The French Dispatch, Morbius)
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER - 57:15 (Last Night in SoHo, The Trial of the Chicago Seven, Venom 2, The Witches, Halloween Kills, Respect, Those Who Wish Me Dead)
NOVEMBER - 1:03:52 (The Eternals, Stillwater, Godzilla vs Kong, Ray and the Last Dragon,
DECEMBER - 1:06:21 (Dune, West Side Story, News of the World)
POTENTIAL CONTENDERS WITH UNKNOWN RELEASE DATES: King Richard, Red White and Water, Ammonite - 1:10:19 Macbeth, Nightmare Alley, French Exit - 1:13:37 Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Mob Girl, Nomadland - 1:16:13 The Father, Four Good Days, The Humans, Palm Springs - 1:17:50 On The Rocks, True History of the Kelly Gang, Bendetta - 1:21:01 Apollo 10.5, 3000 Years of Longing, Cmon Cmon - 1:22:56 After Yang, David O Russell/PTA Untitleds - 1:24:13
Recapping The Netflix Biggies - 1:26:25
Daniel’s Work and Socials - 1:26:51 Your Homework/Our Socials - 1:28:04 What’s Next For MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:29:13
Daniel Howat wrote a terrific article on all his Early Oscar Predictions For 2020 on Next Best Picture, and we do an annual episode previewing all these films. So clearly, this collaboration was meant to be.
We pick Daniel’s brain to open the show, speculating over so many of the major films, biggest names, and loudest buzz to give you a look ahead at all of next year’s Oscar possibilities. This is our Year In Preview Part 2, and do go back & enjoy our collaboration with Andrew of The NOMcast in Part 1, where we dove into everything Netflix. Part 3 will be our 100% Accurate Predictions.
Do please subscribe to Daniel Howat’s Screeners Podcast, and you can also read & listen to him on Next Best Picture. If you enjoyed this episode, don’t forget to rate & review all 3 of our shows on Apple Podcasts, and we thank you for your support.
As always, we wanna know your thoughts. What potential Oscar contenders are you most excited to see? Chat with us online. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
We recap 2019’s Netflix Awards Season, discuss their strategies amidst the streaming wars, & then we preview their 2020 Oscar hopefuls. Andrew of the Nomcast joined Also Mike in this discussion on the state of Netflix & the Academy Awards.
What Is This Episode?/Who Is NOMCast Andrew? - Top of Show
A Potentially LOADED Netflix Awards Slate - 3:36 Reviewing Netflix’s Deep 2019 - 6:48 What Is Netflix’s Business Plan? - 17:20 How Bright Their Immediate Awards Future Is - 21:16 (And How Parasite’s Big Oscars Night Effects Netflix’s Future) $100M+ 2019 Oscars Campaign - 29:55 The Netflix, HBO Max, Disney+ Chess Match - 33:25
THE NETFLIX 2020 POTENTIAL CONTENDERS: The Year of de Armas - 39:16
Documentaries: Crip Camp, Dick Johnson Is Dead, Miss Americana, etc - 43:25
Live Action Possibilities: Charlie Kaufman’s I’m Thinking of Ending Things - 45:46 The Old Guard; Tigertail; 40 Year Old Version - 48:46
Heavy Hitters: Ryan Murphy’s The Prom + The Boys in the Band - 50:25 Spike Lee’s Da Five Bloods - 51:52 The Willoughbys and Animated Features - 56:20
Netflix’s Strengths + Weaknesses RE Women Directors - 58:35
The 2020 Netflix Big 3: Hillbilly Elegy - 1:00:58 Mank - 1:05:22 Rebecca - 1:09:04
The Awards Season Narratives For This Netflix Year - 1:12:08
Words of Wisdom - 1:17:36 Your Homework - 1:18:18 What’s Next For MMO - 1:19:02 NOMCast + Our Socials - 1:20:25
Netflix was the most nominated movie studio of the past Academy Awards. They’ve also been one of the more controversial studios throughout the past awards season while remaining one of the most mysterious powers in the business. So as we begin this Year In Preview, we felt compelled to dedicate a full episode to Netflix.
Luckily, we have the perfect guest host ready & willing to help us. He’s Andrew of the NOMcast, AKA the Netflix Original Movies Podcast, and we cannot recommend his show highly enough to our audience. His next episode covers To All The Boys: P.S. I Still Love You, his last two shows covered Horse Girl & David Lynch’s What Did Jack Do?, and of course, he just spent a full awards season worth of content creation studying all of the Netflix Oscar contenders. So do follow Andrew at nomcastpod on Twitter & subscribe to his show via your favorite podcast provider.
In this episode, AlsoMike & Andrew dissect how Netflix campaigned for their Oscar hopefuls during the past awards season and how successful they were at all the precursors and then with the Oscar Noms. We break into a fun tangent on how Netflix has positioned themselves in the streaming wars & what their strategies might be going into the 2020 film year. Then we go movie by movie to preview everything we know about this next slate of Netflix Oscar hopefuls.
Can Spike Lee win more than just a screenplay trophy? Will Netflix help Glenn Close finally break through into the winner’s circle? Will David Fincher win over voters with his own father’s script in Mank? And which Netflix documentaries & animated films should continue their momentum in both those Oscar categories?
It’s another great collaboration between MMO & the NOMcast, and if you enjoyed this episode, do please take a few seconds to leave us both a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts. We thank you for your cooperation and support.
Finally, and as always, we want to know what you think. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
From Bad Boys To All The Boys, from a Battinson first look to one more Aretha Franklin look-alike, from Birds of Prey to nerds of pa-perwork (ok. I’ll stop) - we catch up on 2020 movie reviews, trailers, casting & production news, + a terrific SixDegreesOfMMO in the triumphant return of our weekly show!
What is This Show - Top Of Show
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING:
2020 FILMS REVIEWED: Harley Quinn Birds of Prey - 3:15 Bad Boys For Life - 6:58 To All The Boys, PS: I Still Love You - 10:55 Horse Girl - 11:54 Miss Americana: Taylor Swift’s Documentary - 13:03 Uppity - 16:01 Buffaloed - 17:01 Come To Daddy - 19:04
2020 TELEVISION REVIEWED: Aaron Hernandez Docu-Series - 20:18 The Outsider - 23:00 Curb Your Enthusiasm - 24:22 McMillions - 25:33 What Did Jack Do? - 27:25
DO YOU CARE (About…): This Week’s New Releases - 29:00 Various Casting News - 33:18 (Chalamet as Bob Dylan, Awkwafina in a Gambling Move, Sony’s Cinderella, etc) Sequel/Remake News- 39:05 (Knives Out 2, Texas Chainsaw Sequel, Rick Moranis is Back, Indiana Jones 5) Director News - 44:51 (Olivia Wilde Doing a Keri Strung Movie, Dee Rees’ Porgi and Bess, etc) Other Big News Rounded Up - 46:58 (The Eternals to Have MCU’s 1st Same Sex Kiss, Hamilton PG-13’d, etc) TV News - 51:55 (Mark Ruffalo’s Parasite, HBO Max’s Friends Reunion, EMILLIIOOOO, etc)
BOX OFFICE UPDATE - 57:21
TRAILER THOUGHTS: The Batman Teaser 1 - 1:02:35 The French Dispatch Trailer 1 - 1:03:14 The Jesus Rolls Trailer 1 - 1:04:15 Morbius Trailer 1 - 1:06:34 Spiral Trailer 1 - 1:08:16 Billie Eilish’s No Time To Die Song - 1:10:10
SIXDEGREESOFMMO: Recap and Awards - 1:11:39 Winner + New Challenge - 1:20:21
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:23:40 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:24:55
MMO Weekly strikes back! Now that the Oscars are done, the 2020 entertainment year is officially allowed to begin, and we roar back with a vengeance to review 13 movies & tv shows, all the most important castings & film announcements, 5 of the biggest trailers, that new Bond song, and we finally present your long lost SixDegreesOfMMO, yes, the one with the seagulls.
What We’re Watching reviews the colorful highs & lows from Birds of Prey, how Martin Lawrence is still funny in Bad Boys For Life, all the Noah Centineo of To All The Boys 2, + Horse Girl, that Taylor Swift doc, Uppity, Buffaloed & Come To Daddy. Then we dive into some TV like that disturbing Aaron Hernandez miniseries, whether or not we know if we like HBO’s The Outsider, how Larry David is curbing our enthusiasm for his shenanigans, the most David Lynch film ever, & McMillions reminds us of fond memories of the monopoly game.
In DYC, we recap a ton of movie news & decide whether or not we care about Timothee Chalamet as Bob Dylan, Awkwafina as The Baccarat Machine, Christian Bale as a norse god, how Mike1 has no room in his heart for another Cinderella or Saw movie, how Also Mike needs Rick Moranis & Gordon Bombay back in his life, & how HBO MAX is not f’ing around with that Friends reunion special.
There’s a Box Office Update on January & early February. Then we have Battinson sighting, & we review our Trailer Thoughts on The French Dispatch, The Jesus Rolls, Morbius, & Spiral before loving the new theme song for No Time To Die. And finally… we celebrate your hilariously creative submissions for our last Six Degrees of Emily Blunt to Antonio Banderas through a Seagull (or Segal) before you get a new improv and a new challenge!
MMOW is back, & we wanna know what you think of anything or everything we discussed in this episode. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
Brian Formo returns to help us dissect why Parasite won so big. We look back in hindsight, relive the big night, & forecast the future in one final analysis of the 92nd Academy Awards. And yeah, Bong Joon Ho comes up a lot.
What Is This Show/Introducing Our Guest - Top of Show Brian Formo of Fandango.com! +Where You Can Find His Work.
OSCARS REVIEW W/ BRIAN FORMO: Who Needs Sleep?/How He Spent Oscars Weekend - 2:53 Spike + Jane’s Flair For The Dramatic - 5:04 Bong Joon-Ho Only Won THREE Oscars, Not Four? - 9:41 Joon-Ho: King Of Oscars Reactions - 13:53 Parasite’s Buzz Back in Festival Season - 16:11 What Neon Did Best For Parasite - 19:01 Secrets and Thrills and Horrors in The Academy - 23:08 Why Did Parasite’s Momentum Seemingly Stall Circa Mid-January? - 28:22 The One Movie Every Academy Member Watched, Apparently - 32:50 Where Other Contenders Mis-Stepped - 34:33 The Parasite vs 1917 Paths To Best Picture - 37:25 When in The Pref Balloting Was Best Picture Decided? - 42:21 (And Where Did The BP Noms Finish?) Why The Ratings Dip? - 46:56 (And Why Hosts Still Matter) Does Parasite Open Doors For Worldwide Film Appreciation? - 51:48
Brian Formo Socials, Where to Find His Work, + All Other Relevant Info - 57:12 What’s Coming From MMO This Oscars Offseason - 58:20
Your Homework/Our Socials - 1:03:51 Words of Wisdom- 1:05:07
With the Parasite victory fresh in our hearts, we still needed another chance to wrap our minds around it. So that’s where Brian Formo comes in play. Since he dropped all kinds of serious knowledge in our Supporting Actor pod, Brian felt like the perfect guest host for this deep dive on how exactly we got such a big upset.
Make sure you follow at BrianFormo on Twitter, read Brian’s work at Fandango, and enjoy all the great content on the Fandango All Access channel on Youtube. We highly recommend the Scene Breakdown Series with recent videos featuring Adam Sandler & the Safdie’s on Uncut Gems, the Roberts Pattinson & Eggars on The Lighthouse, + Jennifer Lopez & Lorene Scafaria breakdown a scene from Hustlers. They’re addictive, they’re insightful, - they’re a must watch.
In this episode, our focus is certainly on Parasite, as it should be. But we still enjoy several other tangents. Not only do we relive the big moments from the night, but we reinterpret some reactions. Statistics are mentioned, and you might be surprised to learn some widely read numbers don’t hold. Then we also retrace our steps and apply hindsight to awards season from how Parasite globe hopped from festival to festival to how it became such a buzzworthy platform release to how it won just enough precursors to keep it’s hope alive for Best Picture. Brian also helps us examine the Oscar TV Ratings, what the Oscar Bump does for VOD & Box Office sales, + we have high hopes for the future of global cinema after such an historic victory.
If you enjoyed this episode, do please make sure to leave us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts. This helps us so very much, and we thank you for your cooperation & support. Then as I wrote up top, do seek out everything Brian Formo & Fandango.
As always, we want to know what you think, and as we did in this show, we’ll happily work in your questions, comments, or concerns into our conversations. So… do tell. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
It’s our Oscars Night Reaction Show! Parasite wins Best Picture in a shocking upset, Hildur makes history, and from Erivo to Porter to Eminem, there’s so much great music. We recap all the best & worst moments from the show, and let the initial reactions fly.
PARASITE SHOCKS THE WORLD: We Needed THIS Oscars - Top Of Show (And What Parasite’s MASSIVE WinS Mean For The Future) Which Was Parasite’s Biggest Upset? - 6:10 Mike1’s Humbling - 8:27 Imagining The Odds… - 10:05
MMO MAKES AWARDS SEASON YEAR ROUND - 11:45
THE BIG RECAP: Janelle Monae Crushes the Opening - 14:54 Steve Martin + Chris Rock Are Necessary - 17:29 Brad Pitt Is A King - 18:18 Toy Story 4 Leads To a High Five - 20:30 HairLove/Into The Unknown Have Moments - 21:54 Kelly Marie Tran Gets More Time Here Than Episode IX - 23:46 Bong’s First Ever Oscar Win - 25:18 Screenplay Winners Crowned - 25:50 AlsoMike Changes His Pick And Stays Perfect - 29:05 Maya Rudolph and Kirsten Wiig Should Host Everything - 30:06 Chrissy Metz Opens Everyone’s Eyes - 34:09 Documentary Categories Highlight A Night Of Great Speeches - 35:25 Laura Dern Holds On Tight - 40:03 Allow Myself to Introduce….Myself - 42:28 We All Lost Ourselves Unexpectedly - 43:22 Sound Categories Act As Red Flags - 45:40 (And Giving Away Endings - 47:04) Pleasantly Musical - 49:05 Taking Aim At The Academy - 50:34 Will Ferrell + JLD Bring The Laughs - 51:18 The Last Gasp for Once… - 52:39 The Academy Museum Is a Go, Finally - 54:20 My. God, Cynthia Erivo - 55:35 Cats Crashes The Oscars - 56:27 Bombshell Stays Winning - 57:41 Bong’s Speeches Land - 59:37 Elton’s Still Standing - 1:00:48 Gadot, Larson, and Weaver Shine - 1:02:04 Spike Lee Stares Long At the Envelope - 1:04:12 In Memoriam - 1:05:20 Olivia Colman + Joaquin Both Go Off Script In Different Ways - 1:06:25 And Renee Follows - 1:08:30 Parasite Pleases The Crowd Once More - 1:10:18
FINAL WORDS ON 2019 - 1:11:19
OUR NEXT REWATCH SERIES IS….. - 1:13:19
Our Socials/5* Us - 1:12:59
First of all, thank you for such a terrific film year. Our podcast has grown significantly, and we were thrilled to have a wild & wonderful awards show to culminate the season with such a momentous evening. We’ll have more analysis in upcoming episodes, but know it was our pleasure to stay awake all night long to bring you this very special MMO.
We begin with the biggest story of the night - Parasite. Bong Joon Ho made history for International Film & South Korea as his movie won the hearts of this academy and hashtag FilmTwitter members everywhere. So of course, we recap the 4 Oscars for Parasite atop the broadcast.
Then we do take a quick break to discuss our upcoming programming before we dive into a recap of these 92nd Academy Awards. From all the musical numbers, comedy bits, presenters, nominees, winners, & losers - we react to it all with the over-caffeinated gusto you’ve come to expect from us.
If you enjoyed tonight’s episode, please take a few moments to leave us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts. It truly helps us out so very much, and we thank you for your cooperation and support.
Do also go back and enjoy our previous programming, most of which, should continue to play well long beyond this awards show. We’ve completed movie review episodes on all of the nominees, whether in our weekly shows, Oscar Race Checkpoint & MMOW, or in our Oscars Sprint Profile playlists, & dive into our re-watch series on Tarantino, Pixar, the MCU, the Halloween franchise, or The Joker Character Study.
As always, we want to know your thoughts on such a big night. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
Film Independent Spirit Awards, the Razzies, & confidence rankings for all our Academy Award picks - it’s one final Oscar Race Checkpoint before the big night! We highlight all the big moments from Oscar Eve for your Oscar Morning Show.
REVIEWING THE INDY SPIRIT AWARDS: The Farewell Wins Best Feature - 1:40 (And The Marriage Story Oopsies) Other Spirit Highs - 3:40 Adam Sandler’s Speech - 7:00 Sketches and Host Job - 10:30 More Highlights - 14:00
RAZZIE NOMINATIONS + DISCUSSION - 14:54
OSCAR CATEGORY PREDICTION CONFIDENCE RANKINGS + PREDIX CHANGES: AlsoMike’s List - 19:04 Mike1’s List - 22:45
What’s Next From MMO/TALK WITH US DURING THE OSCARS! - 33:21 Words of Wisdom - 34:49
As promised, we check in one final time before the Oscars to recap and relive the Film Independent Spirits Awards, the Razzie Nominations, & we revisit our picks for the Academy Awards & confidence rank all our selections.
Who were the big winners on Oscar Eve at this Indie Spirits? How did the Oscar noms fare with the independent film community? Will Adam Sandler’s speech help or hurt his future campaigns for an Oscar? How did The Farewell take the biggest award of the night? And which beloved films earned moments of their own before awards season comes to an end? We debate it all.
We also recap ALL the fun as Aubrey Plaza made us laugh… hard, many times, and we dish on why the Indie Spirits are perhaps our favorite awards show of the year. Which skits & speeches played the best? And what other indie film plays like Uncut Gems? We break it all down.
The Razzie nominations came out, and we predict an unprecedented sweep of that show. Then we dive into a new segment where we Confidence-Rank all our Oscar picks. Which predictions would we allow us to bet our lives? Will we change anything? Enjoy this final Oscar Race Checkpoint for your Academy Awards Sunday.
As you know, we’ll be hitting the record button immediately after the Oscars announce their final award of the night. So make sure to refresh your podcast downloads on Monday to get our next episode. Then we’ll continue to recap the show with some fun guests throughout the week. After that, do stay tuned as we turn the page to Sundance, Tribeca, and our 2020/21 Way Too Early Predictions. Those will be coming later in the month, and we’ll also be resuming your regularly scheduled programming of Movie Reviews, MMO Weekly’s, and we’ll be announcing our next re-watch series or 3 very soon.
Let us know your thoughts on the Indie Spirits, the Razzies, & your Oscar Picks. Do enjoy our coverage on hashtag FilmTwitter as we’ll be live tweeting the show. Then please hit play on our instant reactions. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
Scott Feinberg of the Hollywood Reporter answers the last of our burning questions about the upcoming Academy Awards. How might Parasite pull off the upset? What stalled the momentum for Once Upon A Time In Hollywood? Why did Joker receive so many nominations? & more!
What Is This Show/Introducing Our Guest - Top of Show Scott Feinberg of The Hollywood Reporter! Where You Can Find His Work + His Socials Listed In This Section! Recapping Our Chat w/ Scott Last Year + His Work - 2:38 Our Personal Histories as Feinberg Fanatics - 4:25
OSCARS PREVIEW W/ SCOTT FEINBERG: Who’s Winning Best Picture? - 5:32 Which “Undercard” Category Would Indicate The Biggest Wins? - 9:20 What Happened to Once…? 11:23 The Academy’s Surprising Joker Love - 14:20 Campaign Effectiveness - 17:48 What The Academy Learned From This Truncated Schedule - 23:35 Feinberg Gives Mike1’s Parasite Theory The Final Word - 25:50 Scott’s Most Vulnerable Heavy Favorite - 29:00 Academy Balloting: Bias vs Merit - 31:15
Scott Feinberg’s Socials, Where to Find His Work, + All Other Relevant Info - 35:00
Your Homework/Our Socials - 37:20 Words of Wisdom/What’s Next From MMO - 38:39
Scott Feinberg is one of the major reasons we do what we do. He is the awards columnist for The Hollywood Reporter, the mastermind behind The Feinberg Forecast, and the brilliant host of THR’s Awards Chatter podcast, where he interviews contenders for the Oscars, Tonys, & Emmys. We’ve loved his work for years and can’t help but gush over many of his recent highlights since last we spoke.
In fact, one of OUR greatest MMO highlights came with our first chat with Mr. Feinberg on episode 165, and we highly recommend you go back to that very special MMO Interview to hear all about Scott’s origin story from a Connecticut kid who loved old movies to the industry’s foremost Oscar-ologist.
But with his return to MMO, and for our penultimate episode before Sunday’s big event, we thought it absolutely necessary to get right down to business. So we asked Scott the last of our burning questions heading into these Academy Awards and of course, Mr. Feinberg didn’t disappoint.
Scott begins with a breakdown of Best Picture from 1917’s resume to Parasite’s chances at an upset to what went wrong for Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. We also discuss how Joker scored so many nominations, which favorite in the acting categories might be most vulnerable, who ran the best campaigns, and why the truncated season won’t become the new norm. As all podcasts with Scott Feinberg, this is certainly a must listen.
As always, we want to know what you think. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
Raphael Esparza of My Bookie & Doc’s Sports discusses his job as an entertainment oddsmaker and some of his favorite films & bets ahead of the Oscars. Then Mike & I review all of the current odds and make our predictions for every single Academy Award.
What Is This Show/Introducing Our Guest - Top of Show Raphael Esparza of MyBookie + Doc’s Sports Picks! Where You Can Find His Work + His Socials Listed In This Section!
OSCARS GAMBLING PREVIEW W/ RAPHAEL ESPARZA: His Path Towards Becoming Entertainment Oddsmaker - 2:27 Is He Still Able To Enjoy Films? - 4:18 Basic Explanation of How to Read Odds - 5:34 Explaining Line Movement - 7:05 (And Brad Pitt’s Red Carpet Dating Prospects - 9:03) Making Odds + The Changing Academy - 9:31 Entertainment Odds vs Sports Odds - 11:22 A Closely Ranked “Undercard” - 13:16 Favorites/Dogs He Can’t Understand - 14:52 Surprising Margot Odds - 17:06 When Do Lines Settle? - 19:20 Film’s That Have Lost Momentum and Why - 21:55 Raphael’s Oscar Night Plans - 24:18 And His Favorite Bet - 25:40
OFFICIAL MMO OSCAR PREDICTIONS: Best Picture - 27:39 Best Director - 36:12 All 4 Acting Categories - 37:32 Screenplay Categories - 42:53 Visual FX - 47:11 Animated Feature - 50:09 Cinematography + Production Design - 52:40 Musical Categories - 54:27 Film Editing - 56:46 Costume Design/Hair + MakeUp - 1:00:29 Sound Categories - 1:04:44 International Feature - 1:08:24 Documentary Feature - 1:10:08 Shorts Categories - 1:12:57
Raphael Esparza’s Socials, Where to Find His Work, + All Other Relevant Info - 1:18:50
Your Homework/Our Socials - 1:19:55 Words of Wisdom/What’s Next From MMO - 1:20:34
Raphael Esparza of Doc’s Sports and My Bookie joins us. You should follow him on Twitter @VSIdocsports and raphaelesparza on Instagram. Make sure to subscribe to his youtube channel - Raphael Esparza Free Sports Picks And Predictions, and if you enjoyed our interview, then do seek him out on ESPN Radio, Sirius, Fox, & CBS for all his gambling expertise. Conquer your Oscars Pool with our help in this episode.
We ask Raphael a series of questions about how he handicaps all of the big races, where he sees value in the undercard, and we also get some of his origin story on why movies became his respite from all the sports betting lines that otherwise fill his everyday. You’ll be surprised to hear his favorite picks and categories to wager in this year’s Academy Awards, and do seek out all of his additional lines on the Oscar Prop Bets & yes, even the Razzies later this week.
To complete the episode, Mike and I analyze the odds of each Oscar category, how they tap into what’s gonna happen Sunday Night, and we make our picks. It’s been quite the labor of love this entire awards season, and if you’re just joining us for this episode, we hope you’ll check out our back catalog.
MMO Weekly & Oscar Race Checkpoint are 2 news and variety shows. Our Oscar Sprint Profiles & Movie Event Reviews dissect all of the eventual nominees. We dove into 3 separate re-watch series this year including the Films Of Pixar, Tarantino, and the Joker Character Study, and we’ve culminated it all with the 3rd Annual MMO’s Award Show. And please, if you do enjoy our show, take a few moments to leave us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts. It really helps.
As always, we wanna know what you think about this or any MMO show. We’re @MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
It’s the 3rd Annual Mike, Mike, & Oscars Award Show! We honor the very best of the film year 2019, and when I say “we,” I mean it. Because yes, we choose all of the Academy Award categories. The rest of the show - YOU WROTE IT! And we have so much fun answering your questions, working off your nominees, & reading your declarations. Thank you so much.
What Is This Show? - Top of Show Echoing Recent Guests - 2:44 Episode Format - 4:00
THE 3RD ANNUAL MIKE, MIKE, AND OSCARS AWARDS SHOW: Best Movie Title Mash-Up - 4:57 SUPPORTING ACTRESS Awards - 6:28 DOCUMENTARY FEATURE - 9:24 Horror Awards - 10:35 MAKE-UP AND HAIR - 13:15 Best Wig - 14:08 Best Hair on a Human Being - 15:01 Biggest Disappointment of 2019 - 16:12 COSTUME DESIGN Awards - 18:38 Unnecessary Return, WTF, Best Animal - 20:09 PRODUCTION DESIGN - 23:33 Vicky Krieps Award - 25:07 CINEMATOGRAPHY - 26:52 “Mind F” + Seagulls Award - 27:52 John Wick Award - 30:07 SOUND CATEGORIES - 31:48 “Forgot About You” Award - 32:47 “Chris of the Year” Award - 34:27 Best Unintentional Comedy - 35:26 INTERNATIONAL FEATURE - 40:06 “It’s Still Real To Me, Dammit” Award - 41:19 FILM EDITING - 43:15 Best Reboot Gender Flip - 44:04 SUPPORTING ACTOR Awards - 45:22 ANIMATED FEATURE - 49:59 Best Body of Work - 53:11 SHORTS Awards - 55:26 VISUAL FX - 59:50 Unique Actress + “Film Twitter Is Wrong” Awards - 1:02:41 ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY - 1:03:52 Adding Things to 2019 Film Awards - 1:06:27 ADAPTED SCREENPLAY - 1:12:14 Best Stunt Person/Team - 1:14:05 ORIGINAL SCORE - 1:15:30 Best Dad Movie - 1:16:20 Stunt of the Year - 1:17:24 ORIGINAL SONG - 1:19:16 Best Performance by an Emmy Winner - 1:21:14 LEAD ACTOR Awards - 1:22:15 Billy Crystal Award - 1:24:50 LEAD ACTRESS - 1:25:33 Best Creme de la Creme Performance - 1:28:40 BEST DIRECTOR - 1:29:47 Best Best Picture of the Decade - 1:32:32
RANKING THE TOP FILMS OF 2019: 22 - 19 - 1:34:36 18 - 15 - 1:36:25 14 - 11 - 1:37:20 10 - 6 - 1:42:20 5 - 1 - 1:49:40
This was a celebration of the film year, the entire film year, and as Mr. Bibbiani just put it to us in our Best Actor pod, it’s our job as film critics to shine a light on ALL of the great movies of the year, not just the nominated ones. The MMO’s are a perfect opportunity to do so, and our audience helped us achieve as much.
The MMO’s are about our community as much as they’re about the Oscars or two guys named Mike. We received a ton of submissions on categories you wanted us to discuss as you wrote more than 50% of this show to highlight what we should nominate, debate, negate, and celebrate about film year.
So the format went as follows. We alternate between your submissions, the categories you chose and the declarations you made about your winners. Then as promised, Mike & I chose our winners for each of the Academy Awards + our Top 22’s on the year.
As for the rest of our programming, Oscar Week is just getting started. Do stay tuned for that Predictions show, we’ll be doing a final preview with a special guest, & we’ll also be doing an Oscar morning show after the Indie Spirits.
As always, let us know your thoughts on the MMO’s, and like we said, we’re happy to include more of your submissions on future episodes. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
Hips may not lie, but stats sure do. We discuss history in the making at the BAFTAs, how the WGA’s crossover to the Academy, & which films are closing the race like the Chiefs finished off the 49ers. Plus, we discuss the undercard.
Shakira + JLo Burn Down the Super Bowl - 1:17 Which Commercial Movie Parody/Disney+ Preview Was Best? - 3:09 John Cena is Vinny D’s Brother - 4:55
BAFTA/WGA RECAP + WHAT IT MEANS FOR OSCARS Nom + Winner Tallies - 6:17 Best Film/The Funeral for Once… - 6:32 Mendes the Monster - 8:52 The Acting Awards Are Chalk - 11:06 What is Happening With the Screenplay Cats? - 13:37 (AlsoParasite Finishing Very Strong - 17:00) What Do BAFTAs Think They Are/Guilds Matter Most - 22:46 Cinematography and Editing - 23:50 Costumes and Production Design May Be The Most Wide Open - 25:47 Make Up and Hair Turns Into a Scream Fest - 27:50 Score Isn’t Wide Open But Should Be - 28:41 Sound Categories - 29:46 VFX and Michael Winslow - 31:07 International Feature and Documentary Feature - 33:30 Animated Feature Could Be a Shocker - 35:00 BAFTA Specific Categories - 36:00
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 41:12 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 42:30
The BAFTAs made history, two new frontrunners emerged from the WGA, and we checked in on the rest of the undercard in this O.R.C. You get our Super Bowl reactions during the intro, we tally up what happened across the pond, and we work in all the guild awards since we last did one of these checkpoints.
Will 1917 be as dominant stateside as it was overseas? Is Parasite up for an even bigger night next Sunday? And should we be eulogizing Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’s Best Picture chances? We discussed all of the big awards atop the show. Then we go into the rest of the BAFTA winners, including most of the Oscar undercard, and we catch you up on all of the other guild awards since last went through all the categories.
Get ready for a big week from us at MMO. The Mike, Mike, and Oscars are coming soon. We’ll also be making our final predictions after analyzing the betting odds this week with a special guest. A recurring guest will come back to give us a final preview, and we’ll also be breaking down this Saturday’s Indie Spirits for your Academy Awards morning.
Don’t forget about us after the Oscars either. We’ll be recording an immediate reaction episode moments after Best Picture gets announced, and we’ll release that ASAFP. Then we’ll settle down, do our research, and discuss the aftermath with another recurring expert guest for later in your week. Plus, we owe you an MMO Weekly with a fresh new game of Six Degrees Of MMO before we kick off the film year 2020 with next year’s Oscar Predictions, a Sundance Film Festival episode, & announce our spring re-watch series.
As always, let us know your thoughts on anything we said in this episode. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
We review the hell out of Best Picture with Erick Weber of Awards Ace! He’s Emmy winning for a reason, folks, and gives us the insider perspective on each of the nominees, how he power ranks their chances, why & when the race broke to 1917, & we talk some snubs.
What Is This Show/Introducing Our Guest - Top of Show Erick Weber of AwardsAce.com! Where You Can Find His Work + His Socials Listed In This Section!
BEST PICTURE REVIEW W/ ERICK WEBER: A Long Online Courtship - 2:34 Reviewing Preferential Balloting - 3:10 Has Any Movie Hit The Magic Number? - 5:25 “Big 3” Gaining Most Votes From Which Other Noms? - 6:36 Academy Power Ranking The Bottom 6 - 9:09 (And What Happened To Marriage Story’s Momentum?) Release Dates + BP Chances - 11:29 Oscar Night Hopes For Marriage Story - 16:15 Jojo’s Chances As a Sleeping Giant - 18:50 Erick’s Favorite of the “Lower 6” - 21:00 Previewing BAFTA Possibilities - 22:18 (What Needs the Win? What Gets Hurt By Not?) Best Picture Snubs - 27:25 (What Happened To Ad Astra/Endgame?) A24 + Awards Season Struggles - 32:30 Once’s… Biggest Academy Problem - 35:25 (And Original Screenplay Category Talk) Which Early Categories Could Signify BP Results? - 38:28 Leo + Brad Door-to-Door Salesman - 41:08 Erick’s Official Predictions for BAFTA + Oscars Best Picture - 43:10
TRADITIONAL MMO CATEGORY REVIEW FORMAT: BEST PICTURE: Category Review Format - 44:44
Best Picture Winners By Movie Rating - 45:53
1917: Why It Will Win - 49:02 Why It Won’t - 54:30
Once…in Hollywood: Why It Will Win - 59:00 Why He Won’t - 1:06:03
Parasite: Why It Will Win - 1:10:48 Why It Won’t - 1:13:56
PERFECTING PERFECTION: RE-RANKING THE NOMS: What is Perfecting Perfection? - 1:20:04 The Re-Rank - 1:20:27
Erick Weber’s Socials, Where to Find His Work, + All Other Relevant Info - 1:21:45
Your Homework/Our Socials - 1:22:36 Words of Wisdom/What’s Next From MMO - 1:23:20Erick Weber of Awards Ace joins us on this final category overview of Best Picture. Make sure you bookmark his tremendous website as one of your go-to’s for this & every awards season, and then do enjoy Awards Ace the rest of the year as well. Erick drops some serious knowledge on us from the start by explaining once & for all, how the heck preferential balloting works for the voting in this category.
Then Erick dives into which movies might be eliminated first and where their votes might go. He breaks down why the race has all but eliminated some of the nominees & keeps hope alive for a few other sneaky contenders. We also do a bunch of if / then scenarios regarding the upcoming BAFTA & WGA Awards before Erick lays out his snubs for the category, why they didn’t gain enough traction this awards season, & he makes his pick.
Mike & I enjoy our normal format for the rest of the episode, but with a few caveats. We’re gonna save our Best Picture snubs for an unveiling on the Mike, Mike, and Oscars, which’ll drop early next week. So for this episode, we focus on the 3 top contenders & make the case for & against each of these nominees before ranking them in our final segment.
If you liked this episode, do please click on all our 2019/20 Oscar Category Overviews playlist on our soundcloud. Also please rate our show 5 stars on Apple Podcasts. Then make sure you follow at ErickWeber on Twitter & erickweber on Instagram.
Finally, and as always, let us know your thoughts on this or any episode of MMO. Do continue those submissions for the upcoming MMO’s. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
We review Lead Actor with William Bibbiani! Can Joaquin Phoenix complete the sweep? Should he? What does a Joker win say about the Academy? How should DC make a sequel? And what is the role of film critics in changing the Oscars for the better? We discuss all that & more!
What Is This Show/Introducing Our Guest - Top of Show William Bibbiani of The Critically Acclaimed Podcast Network! All His Podcasts Listed In This Section!
BEST ACTOR REVIEW W/ WILLIAM BIBBIANI: Joaquin’s Portrayals of Mental Illnesses + Joker Problems - 4:12 When Does Physical Transformation Go Too Far? - 8:08 How Much Does Joker Winning Impact DCEU - 10:49 Bibbs Does The Joker Character Study Ranking - 17:41 (And Why Critically Acclaimed Can Appreciate “Leto Joker”) Which Nom Does William Want Most To Upset - 20:08 Low On These Movies, High On These Performances - 23:11 (Including Critters 3; The Tuxedo; and Fast Break Talk. Bc Bibbs is Amazing.) Which Nominated Character Best Fits The Schmoedown - 29:00 William’s Biggest Category Snubs - 31:02 (And An Adam Sandler Career Conversation) Gender Roles, Academy Stereotyping, and The GREATEST SPEECH ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF FILM CRITICISM EVER SPOKEN - 35:40
TRADITIONAL MMO CATEGORY REVIEW FORMAT: BEST ACTOR: Category Review Format - 48:25 Snubs - 48:57
Antonio Banderas: Why He’ll Win - 54:50 Why He Won’t - 56:51
Leonardo Dicaprio: Why He’ll Win - 58:50 Why He Won’t - 1:01:55
Adam Driver: Why He’ll Win - 1:05:35 Why He Won’t - 1:09:02
Jonathan Pryce: Why He’ll Win - 1:13:22 Why He Won’t - 1:15:10
Joaquin Phoenix: Why He’ll Win - 1:18:26 Why He Won’t - 1:22:44
PERFECTING PERFECTION: RE-RANKING THE NOMS: What is Perfecting Perfection? - 1:28:23 The Re-Rank - 1:28:55
William Bibbiani’s Socials, Podcast Names, Where to Find His Work, + All Other Relevant Info - 1:31:55
Your Homework/Our Socials - 1:33:56 What’s Next From MMO - 1:34:48
We are huge fans of William Bibbiani. Make sure to listen to all the great podcasts from the Critically Acclaimed Network. Critically Acclaimed covers new movies, Cancelled Too Soon celebrates TV Shows, The Two Shot enjoys double features of the best / worst films, The Iron List lays down rankings for filmmakers & franchises alike, & We’ve Got Mail is all about audience interaction. Then do support the Critically Acclaimed Network’s patreon for access to his stupendous Oscars show - Only The Best, where they review every best picture nominee. And stay tuned for their upcoming Star Wars pod, Episode Zero.
Our chat with Mr. Bibbiani breaks down the Lead Actor category with some fun tangents on the future of DC movies, Leo’s acting origins, and how film critics can save the Academy from itself! Of course, we also dive into a further review of Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker, why Antonio Banderas deserves the nomination (& perhaps more) for Pain and Glory, the strong work from both the other 3 noms, and Bibbs’ favorite snubs.
After our interview, Mike & I discuss the category via our traditional format, starting with our snubs. Then we make the case for & against each nominee’s chances of winning, and we rank our 5’s.
If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe & rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts. Do the same for the Critically Acclaimed Network. You can also read William’s work on Bloody-Disgusting and The Wrap, and you can watch William “The Beast” Bibbianni on The Movie Trivia Schmoedown on youtube to see more of his acting chops, and certainly, what a steel trap he is as a trivia maestro.
As always, let us know what you think, and do send us your input for our upcoming MMO’s. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
What Is This Show/Introducing Our Guest - Top of Show
SUPPORTING ACTOR REVIEW W/ BRIAN FORMO OF FANDANGO: Kindred Spirits - 1:41 Awards Surprises Since TIFF - 3:00 Category Fraud and a LOADED Field of Big Names - 9:22 What’s Special About 2019 Brad Pitt - 11:02 The “Actor’s Acting” Performance - 16:23 Who’s Leading for 2nd Place? - 22:03 Too Much Netflix? - 26:43 Brian’s Biggest Snub and Rightful Category Winner - 29:14 What’s Next for Brian and Fandango - 32:32
TRADITIONAL MMO CATEGORY REVIEW FORMAT: SUPPORTING ACTOR: Segment Format - 36:55
Snubs - 37:41
Tom Hanks: Why He’ll Win - 44:02 Why He Won’t - 47:42
Anthony Hopkins : Why He’ll Win - 50:20 Why He Won’t - 52:35
Al Pacino: Why He’ll Win - 54:48 Why He Won’t - 59:24
Joe Pesci: Why He’ll Win - 1:02:03 Why He Won’t - 59:56; 1:07:55
Brad Pitt: Why He’ll Win - 1:08:56 Why He Won’t - 1:11:44
PERFECTING PERFECTION: RE-RANKING THE NOMS: What is Perfecting Perfection? - 1:13:16 The Re-Rank - 1:13:45
Your Homework/Brian’s + Our Socials - 1:18:52 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:20:02
The DGA Awards have spoken. We review the winners, & what it means for Oscar Sunday. Mike1 also finally blows his stack about Tarantino’s awards season, and he goes pro wrestling on all our candy asses.
Recapping the DGA Awards - Top of Show (Where’s MMOW? - 2:39) Will Mike1 Ever Be Wrong? - 4:22
TRADITIONAL MMO CATEGORY REVIEW FORMAT: BEST DIRECTOR: Snubs - 4:54 (Including AlsoMike’s Takes on For Sama) Category Review Format - 13:33
Bong Joon-Ho: Why He’ll Win - 14:03 Why He Won’t/Why Sam Mendes Will Win - 18:35
Sam Mendes: Why He’ll Lose - 25:30
Todd Phillips: Why He’ll Win - 31:00 Why He Won’t - 33:50
Martin Scorsese: Why He’ll Win - 36:30 Why He Won’t - 38:47
Quentin Tarantino: Why He’ll Win - 42:15 Why He Won’t - 46:48
PERFECTING PERFECTION: RE-RANKING THE NOMS: What is Perfecting Perfection? - 48:44 The Re-Rank - 49:15
Your Homework/Our Socials - 54:14 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 54:50
Post Episode Kobe Thoughts - 56:00
We begin the episode with a recap of the Directors Guild of America Awards. Alma Ha’rel wins Best First Feature, and we end our opening segment by talking about all our snubs. American Factory won for Best Documentary, and we discuss how it stacks up next to other contenders like For Sama, which we review here as well. But we also breakdown the main event as Sam Mendes won his second DGA Award and what it means for 1917, Mike1’s predictions this awards season, and how predictive the DGA Awards are for the Oscars.
After our snubs segment, we go into our traditional category overview format of why each nominee will win or lose before counting down how we’d rank the nominees. Will the technical achievements of 1917 win over the directors branch the way they did the DGA? Could Bong Joon Ho’s movie of the moment pull off an upset? Will a perfect storm erupt for Todd Phillips? Or could Scorsese or Tarantino defy the precursors and the stats to do the impossible?
If you enjoyed this episode, then we also hoped you had fun watching the Royal Rumble. So do please leave us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts.
Let us know your thoughts on Best Director or anything & everything we debated in this episode. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
We discuss the Supporting Actress category with Izzy of Youtube’s Be Kind Rewind, and trust us, if you love the Oscars, you MUST subscribe to her channel. Izzy & us Mikes break down the category including how JLO was snubbed & why Laura Dern is sweeping.
What Is This Episode?/Intro-ing Our Guest - Top of Show
BREAKING DOWN SUPPORTING ACTRESS W/ IZZY FROM BE KIND REWIND: Who is Izzy/Be Kind Rewind’s Origins - 2:29 Secret Recipe of Each BKR Video - 5:00 Gender As a Basis for Noms’ Character’s Roles - 6:36 The Hypocritical Duality of Sexuality - 9:42 (And Applying it to JLo’s Snub) Comparing Amy Marchs- 13:33 Little Women Dern vs Marriage Story Dern - 16:31 Why is Dern a Category Runaway? - 18:10 (And Who If Anyone Can Upset Her?) Is Supp Actress Reminding Izzy of Any Races BKR Has Covered? - 21:57 Izzy’s Top 5 And “Should Be” Noms - 23:28 Izzy Perfects Perfection and Ranks the 5 Nominees - 26:38 What’s Next On Be Kind Rewind - 28:15
TRADITIONAL MMO CATEGORY REVIEW FORMAT: SUPPORTING ACTRESS: What is the Format? - 30:08 Snubs - 31:17
Kathy Bates: Why She’ll Win - 36:40 Why She Won’t - 39:18
Scarlett Johansson: Why She’ll Win - 41:17 Why She Won’t - 43:56
Florence Pugh: Why It’ll Win - 47:08 Why It Won’t - 49:58
Margot Robbie: Why She’ll Win - 52:17 Why She Won’t - 55:06
Laura Dern: Why She’ll Win - 59:30 Why She Won’t - 1:02:20
PERFECTING PERFECTION: RE-RANKING THE NOMS: What is Perfecting Perfection? - 1:06:00 The Re-Rank - 1:06:34
Your Homework/Ours + Izzy’s Socials - 1:11:33 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:12:20
Seriously, if you love the Oscars, then you need to subscribe to Izzy’s Be Kind Rewind channel on Youtube. We cannot help but gush over many of her videos on film & Academy history in this episode. But we can only scratch the surface. She’s got one of the most addictive, rewarding, & insightful channels going, and you ought to start binging all these videos IMMEDIATELY.
Our interview with Izzy begins our show, and we do far more than just breakdown this Supporting Actress category. Izzy talks us through how she composes her videos, the various roles of women in Hollywood, why Jennifer Lopez was snubbed, what Greta Gerwig & Florence Pugh accomplished with the newest adaptation of Little Women, and the double standards women still face in both nostalghia fueled stories & more contemporary films alike. But of course, Izzy weighs in on why the category went with this cast of characters for their 5, how Laura Dern is sweeping, and who Izzy would have chosen.
After our interview, we complete our traditional category overview format, highlighting our snubs first. Then we argue for and against each nominee’s chances of winning & losing before we rank the nominees in our final segment. Will Laura Dern complete the sweep? Or will BAFTA surprise us? How does this year compare to previous Oscars in Supporting Actress? & where do we see the race going in the coming weeks? We hit it all in this massive overview!
Do subscribe to Be Kind Rewind. We promise - you won’t regret it. You can also follow Izzy at bkrewind on Twitter, BK_Rewind on Instagram, and you can support her terrific work on Patreon at BKRewind.
If you please, do rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts. That goes a long way to helping support our show, and do continue to have fun creating those categories for our upcoming award show - The Mike, Mike, and Oscars.
Let us know your thoughts on anything or everything we said in this Supporting Actress overview. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
We break down the Original & Adapted Screenplay categories with Ryan L. Terry of RLterryReelview.com. Then us two Mikes discuss why each nominee will win, why they won’t win, & we rank our 5’s.
What Is This Episode?/Intro-ing Our Guest - Top of Show
BREAKING DOWN SCREENPLAY CATEGORIES W/ RYAN L TERRY: The Toxic Avenger - 2:50 OScreenplay: Why is Tarantino’s Script So Special? - 4:06 ***FYI, a few cryptic, but spoilerly statements about OnceUATIH here. GREAT Advice On How to Disagree on Twitter- 9:47 Best Overall Plot/Characterization of the Other 4 Noms - 11:54 AdScreenplay: How Special Is What Gerwig Did? - 16:34 The Best Acts of the Other Noms - 21:35 Ryan’s Pick for Best Original + Adapted Screenplay - 27:46 Ryan’s Screenplay Snubs - 29:16
TRADITIONAL MMO CATEGORY REVIEW FORMAT: ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Snubs - 34:14
1917: Why It’ll Win - 37:52 Why It Won’t - 39:37
Knives Out: Why It’ll Win - 43:09 Why It Won’t - 44:53
Marriage Story: Why It’ll Win - 46:37 Why It Won’t - 48:34
Parasite: Why It’ll Win - 50:56 Why It Won’t - 53:09
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: Why It’ll Win - 56:00 Why It Won’t - 59:35
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Snubs - 1:01:36
Jojo Rabbit: Why It’ll Win - 1:03:44 Why It Won’t - 1:06:13
Joker: Why It’ll Win - 1:08:14 Why It Won’t - 1:10:11
The Irishman: Why It’ll Win - 1:14:13 Why It Won’t - 1:16:19
Little Women: Why It’ll Win - 1:18:39 Why It Won’t - 1:20:41
The Two Popes Why It’ll Win/Why It Won’t - 1:21:34
PERFECTING PERFECTION: RE-RANKING THE NOMS Original Noms - 1:24:12 Adapted Noms - 1:26:04
Your Homework/Ours + Ryan’s Socials - 1:27:59 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:28:53
The episode begins with an interview of Ryan L. Terry of RLTerryReelview.com, where we ask him about the “favorite” of each category and which scripts impressed him most as a screenwriter & screenwriting professor. Ryan is also a prolific film critic, writing daily reviews on his website, and you can follow him at RLTerry1 on Twitter.
After our interview with Ryan, we dive into our usual format for these two category overviews. We discuss each nominee, argue why they’ll win, argue why they’ll lose, and then we rank the 5 nominees as we see them at the end of the episode.
Also Mike finally delivers some fuller book reports on the source materials Mike1 dared him to read for the Adapted Screenplay category. We continue our ongoing discussion of Best Picture and other categories that are up for grabs via our screenplay arguments here, and Mike1 drops a bunch more stats into our brains from his research.
If you enjoyed this episode, do check out our previous category overview of Best Actress with Brandon & Joey of Academy Queens. We plan to complete this series over the next two weeks with guests for Best Supporting Actress, Director, and then we hope, with more guests for the two actors & of course, Best Picture. So please stay tuned.
As always, we wanna know your thoughts on either of these Screenplay categories. Join the conversation on our social media, and do send us your categories, nominations, & winners for the upcoming MMO’s. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
We review all the winners from the SAG, PGA, & ACE EDDIE’s. It seems like all 4 acting categories are locked up, there are 3 Best Picture contenders left making noise, and Mike1 is never leaving his 2000’s state of mind now.
What Is This Show? - Top of Show
SAG AWARDS RECAP: The Night Belongs to Parasite - 2:32 Renee Wins Another - 5:27 Joaquin Makes a Speech - 7:31 Laura Dern Wins Again, Too - 8:48 Brad PiMOM AND DAD SHARED A LOOK! - 9:40 Avengers Land Stunt Ensemble Win - 12:50 Best Run Awards Show Yet - 15:05
PGA RECAP: 1917 Wins Big/Best Picture Breakdowns - 16:10 Toy Story 4 Takes the Lead - 26:25 PGA’s Confirm Doc Feature Category is a Mess - 27:12
ACE EDDIES RECAP - 28:30
MAKE THE CASE: Edge of Democracy - 29:53 Learning to Skateboard in a War Zone - 33:19 Nefta Football Club - 34:19 After Maria - 35:05
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 37:30 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 38:12
After Also Mike awkwardly plugs our entire year’s worth of work at the top of the show, we dive right into the 3 big sets of winners of the past weekend from the Screen Actors Guild, Producers Guild of America, and ACE EDDIE awards. Plus, we kinda scream & yell like we’re still living in 2005 over Brad & Jennifer & that hug. We’re sorry that we’re not sorry.
Our Best Picture discussion comes in two parts during this episode as we discuss the SAG Ensemble win from Parasite, and later on, we break down the PGA Award for 1917. How do we power rank the Best Picture nominees? What must Once Upon A Time In Hollywood do at the BAFTA’s? Or is 1917 gonna run away with the year? Do let us know your thoughts on this as well.
The SAG’s also seemed to lock up all four of the acting categories. So...ummm… yeah, we’re gonna have to get creative with how we do our next 3 acting category overview pods. But we do discuss some crossover stats on all of the SAG & PGA wins throughout this episode to make our points, and they do seem pretty definitive here.
We discuss all of the winners from the Producer Guild of America Awards, you get the rest of our Best Picture discussion, and then we also talk about Animated Feature amongst other wins. Finally, the ACE EDDIE’s editing awards were announced, and Parasite continued to surge with it’s big win there.
To wrap things up, we review The Edge Of Democracy & After Maria on Netflix, Learning To Skateboard In A Warzone (If You’re A Girl) on A&E, and Nefta Football Club on youtube. They’re all excellent for the most part. So do turn on some of these Oscar Shorts.
As always, we wanna know your thoughts, and do please send us your input on the MMO’s. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
1917 is our final Oscars Sprint Profile movie review of the season, and as we speculate in this episode, it could also be the last to hear its name called on Oscars sunday. A non-spoiler review comes first with analysis of all 10 noms & then we dive into the plot in spoilers.
Mike1 is Losing Hope - Top of Show Episode Format - 1:41
NONSPOILER REVIEW: Production Profile - 2:34 (Covering Its Best Picture, Director, Original Screenplay Noms) Plot Premise/Expectations - 7:24 Production Values: Cinematography Nom - 8:14 Production Design - 12:27 Makeup and Hairstyling - 15:46 Original Score - 16:43 VFX - 18:31 Sound Categories (x2) - 19:43 Performances - 21:25 Script Thoughts - 25:46 Oscars Lens - 27:07
SPOILER WARNING DANCE BREAK - 29:48
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW:
The Few Nitpicky Lowlights - 31:00 Highlights/Bests - 38:25 (North by Northwest 1917 - 40:15) (Everything Matters - 42:25) (The Best 45 Minutes Stretch of 2019 - 44:34) (Older Brother Blues - 48:04)
FINAL GRADE - 49:32
Your Homework/What Drugs Work Best Here? - 50:50 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 51:43
We didn’t want to love this movie. In fact, I think we kinda dragged our feet to review it, fearing that our fandom for Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood would receive a major hit, aaaannd WE WERE CORRECT. 1917 is a terrific film, and it is most deserving of the Oscar Sprint Profile movie review format here.
As always, we begin with a non-spoiler section. Though to be fair, we cannot help but quote some of the Andrew Scott scene from Act 1 of the film. So beware of that if you’re allergic to ALL spoilers. But we do otherwise remain spoiler free and analyze all 10 nominations the film received throughout our non-spoiler review. Then our House DJ plays his spoiler warning dance music, and we dive into the plot with a few worsts. But for the most part, we take the time to discuss a whole lot of best scenes.
Now if you’ve enjoyed all our Oscars speculation, don’t fret. We have a ton of that here, even putting a creative over/under on how many wins the film may get. We compare the film’s chances to previous years, we harken back to what we know about the production of the film, and we gush about so many great movie moments pulled off by Sam Mendes, Roger Deakins, and company.
Make sure you go back to all our 2019/20 Oscar Sprint Profile movie reviews. We’ve now reviewed each of the major nominees with many of those episodes featuring guests like Jon Gabrus & Nick Mundy to only name a few. You can find the rest of our Oscar nom reviews in our weekly shows, MMOW & Oscar Race Checkpoint, and we encourage you to relive every big moment of this wild awards season and your movie year by clicking play on either of those playlists in our soundcloud feed. As always, we’ll be recapping & analyzing this weekend’s awards on our next Oscar Race Checkpoint covering SAG, PGA, and the ACE EDDIE’s.
Stay tuned for the rest of our big 7 category reviews. We just released Best Actress, and we’re planning guests for the following this week: Best Original & Adapted Screenplay, Supporting Actress, and Director. Then we’ll close out that series with the two actor categories & of course, Best Picture.
If you’re enjoying our show, please take a moment to leave us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts. We thank you for your support there, and don’t forget to submit your categories, noms, & winners for our upcoming MMO’s award show.
Let us know what you thought of 1917. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
We discuss Best Actress with Joey Gentile & Brandon Stanwyck of Academy Queens. Starting with last year’s race between Close & Colman, we compare recent history to Oscars history as we break down our latest best actress five & Renee’s early lead.
What Is This Episode? - Top of Show
BREAKING DOWN BEST ACTRESS W/ ACADEMY QUEENS: Laying the Groundwork for a Battle/2018 Rankings- 3:06 Close Campaign vs Colman Campaign - 8:47 “It’s Her Time”, Narratives, and Academy Politicking - 11:34 He Actually Says “Dollar Store Jessica Lange” - 14:10 Close/Colman’s Historical Similarities - 19:01 2018’s Similarities/Impact on 2019’s Best Actress Race - 19:54 Is RZ a Runaway Train? - 21:!4 Academy Queens Weigh in on Zellweger’s Performance - 25:11 Liza, Backlash, and Can Controversy Hurt The Performance - 28:20 AQ’s Biggest Snubs - 30:01 The Academy Queens Rank Their 2019 REAL Best Actress Noms - 31:22
TRADITIONAL MMO CATEGORY REVIEW FORMAT: Snubs - 33:03
Cynthia Erivo: Why She’ll Win - 37:32 Why She Won’t - 41:28
Scarlett Johansson: Why She’ll Win - 43:25 Why She Won’t - 47:10
Saoirse Ronan: Why She’ll Win - 51:26 Why She Won’t - 54:12
Charlize Theron - Why She’ll Win - 55:41 Why She Won’t - 58:57
Renee Zellweger Why She’ll Win - 1:01:16 Why She Won’t - 1:03:52
Ranking The Noms - 1:07:05
Your Homework/Our Socials - 1:10:59 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom/Academy Queen’s Socials - 1:11:47
Brandon & Joey have an encyclopedic knowledge of Oscar history, and they prove as much with every season of their podcast, Academy Queens. If you’re a fan of our retrospectives, if you enjoy these category overview pods, or if you just want a great podcast about film history with hosts who know their shit, then you need to subscribe to Academy Queens.
Now the Mikes of Oscar and the Academy Queens have been friendly on film twitter for awhile. But that doesn’t mean we can’t have our squabbles, and as you know, our chief squabbler is Mike1, who loved last year’s Glenn Close performance from The Wife. The Academy Queens did not, favouring Olivia Colman & relishing it when she won. So of course, we needed to start here in a bit of an Oscar Race look back.
Brandon & Joey state their case on why Colman over Close. They cite Oscar history, review the performances, recap the race, & reference some long standing Glenn / Meryl beef to complete our first look back segment. Then we dive into this year’s category & interview them on their feelings of Zellweger’s early lead, if it reminds them of any previous years, and who got snubbed from their top 5 lists.
After our collaboration with the Academy Queens, Mike & I complete our traditional category overview format. We go through each of the 5 nominees and tell you why they’ll win AND why they’ll lose. So if you’re pulling for an actress who’s name doesn’t rhyme with L-wegger, then there’s hope! We give you that in this overview before ranking the noms the way we see em.’
Do make sure you subscribe to Academy Queens & start listening to all 3 seasons of their terrific Oscar pod. You can follow them at academy_queens on twitter, and if you’d be so kind, do please take a few moments to rate both our shows 5 stars on Apple Podcasts.
Finally, and as always, we wanna hear your thoughts & your Best Actress rankings. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
MMO Interviews Paul Walter Hauser of Richard Jewell, Blackkklansman, I Tonya, and most importantly, of the champion’s throne from our Six Degrees Of MMO. We chat about his experience as a contender from this past awards season & his last 3 Oscar Nominated films.
Who is Paul Walter Hauser? - Top of Show
Working Alongside Newly Minted Oscar Nom: Kathy Bates - 2:03 Living Through Awards Season Buzz - 3:46 Performing On Richard Jewell: From Reshoots to Doughnut Scenes - 4:34 Three-Take Clint - 12:45 Process, Preparation, Crushing the Characters - 17:25 PWH’s Version of the Worst Possible Movie Ever - 24:48
Your Homework/GET US YOUR CATEGORIES FOR THE MMO’S AWARDS- 28:04 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 28:51
Paul Walter Hauser joins us for a very special episode of MMO Interviews. We dive into his performance in the Oscar Nominated Richard Jewell and his experience throughout the past awards season as a contender for Best Actor. MMO & PWH break down some of the Oscar Reel scenes from Clint Eastwood’s latest, his chemistry with Supporting Actress nominee Kathy Bates, Sam Rockwell, and Clint Eastwood, and what the movie has meant to the legacy of Richard Jewell himself.
We also rattle off a few more questions about Paul’s other Oscar nominated films, I Tonya and Blackkklansman, what it means to him to be cast in another Spike Lee film - Da 5 Bloods, how he improvises for comedic effect, and how he crushed the role of Shawn in the Tonya Harding biopic.
Of course, PWH made our day and our year by joining us for this interview. So we had to ask him our customary parting question of what would be his version of the worst movie ever. He doesn’t disappoint with his answer. It is a film I NEVER wanna see (but also kinda do cuz it’s brilliantly terrible). Then we urge you to go see Richard Jewell, I Tonya, Blackkklansman, and everything this great young actor has done and will do in his career.
Please make sure to follow him on Twitter at PaulWHauser and on Instagram at pwhauser. Do look forward to his roles in upcoming films like Disney’s Cruella, Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods, Silk Road, Eat Wheaties, Adam, & No Apologies. Make sure to check out his work on Cobra Kai, Late Night, & Beats from his past year as well. PWH is certainly one of the nicest human beings on this planet, and we thank him for joining us.
Let us know your thoughts on this or any episode. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
It’s our Oscar Noms Reaction Show! We go category by category to break down all of the surprises & snubs. There’s a month of analysis to come, but first, our initial feelings on all the pain & glory of Oscar Nomination Monday.
What Is This Episode? - Top of Show
Best Picture - 2:20 Best Director - 7:00 Lead Actress - 9:02 Lead Actor - 14:58 Supporting Actress - 19:20 NO SUPPORTING ACTOR REACTIONS B/C WE ARE DOOFUSES BUT A FULL EPISODE BREAKING DOWN THE CATEGORY IS COMING ON OUR CATEGORY REVIEWS SO DON’T WORRY. Screenplay Categories - 24:18 Film Editing - 26:05 Cinematography - 29:10 Animated Feature - 29:55 International Feature - 31:50 Documentary Feature - 33:19 Original Score - 35:24 Original Song - 37:09 Production Design - 39:19 Costume Design - 40:36 Makeup and Hairstyling - 42:38 Sound Categories - 44:18 VFX - 45:22 3 Shorts Categories - 47:31
Film Tally Totals - 49:46
Your Homework/Where To Reach Us - 55:41 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 57:20
They’re finally here! It felt like Christmas morning as we unwrapped all of the Academy Award Nominations. Though some of our stockings were filled with coal, others brought us tidings of great joy. I don’t know how to break from this holiday metaphor. So I'd better get to our episode format.
This show breaks down category by glorious category (with 1 exception), but we also answered those 5 Golden Questions from our preview episode from last week. How many Best Pictures did we get? Did the locks all come through? Who were the snubs? Who surprised? And which movies showed the most strength in the nominations tally?
As I wrote above, we forgot one category in supporting actor. Chalk it up to the lack of sleep, chalk it up to all the work we’ve been doing, or just chalk it up to the chalk of the category as my 5 came through?! IDK why my brain works the way it does. But we were rushing to record ASAFP, and yeah, we forgot to address supporting actor. To make it up to ya, we’ll have a full category overview pod coming soon.
If you enjoyed this episode, you can relive all of awards season through our Oscar Race Checkpoint & Oscar Sprint Profile playlists on Soundcloud. We’ve reviewed all of the nominees, recapped all of the major awards shows, and dropped a ton of stats, analysis, & speculation about the eventual winners. We also just love talking movies as MMO Weekly covers the rest of the movie world from James Bond to Jordan Peele, from Diana Prince to Dee Rees, & from Kevin Feige to Kevin McCallister. You can also check out our series on The Films Of Pixar, our Tarantino Re-Watch, the Marvel, Mission Impossible, & Conjuring Universes, and The Joker Character Study.
As always, we want to know what you think. Who were your snubs & surprises? Do you have any early predictions. Let us know! We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
We predict all the Oscar Noms! So much research went into this show as we recap many of the highs & lows of awards season, and we build on our entire year of Oscar Race Checkpoints. MMO asks 5 Golden Questions to preview Nomination Monday for the Academy Awards.
What Is This Episode? - Top of Show
Golden Question 1: Best Picture Noms - 4:00 (Including: Why History Suggests A SHOCKING Best Picture Nom Is a Lock)
Golden Question 2: The Safest Bets - 18:32 (Including: The One Category Both Mikes Are Most Sure They Have Every Nom Right In)
Golden Question 3: The Upcoming Snubs - 25:25 (Including: An Acting “Lock” That A Mike Says Misses Out)
Golden Question 4: Surprising Headlines - 36:49 (Including: “PARASITE HAS A PULSE”, “BOBBY D MAKES THE BEST ACTOR FIELD”, + “1917 IS EITHER IN SERIOUS TROUBLE, OR ABOUT TO MAKE SERIOUS HISTORY”
GOLDEN QUESTION 5: The Final Tallies - 51:28 (Running Down The # Of Noms For Every Film Including Our Most Surprising 0-Nom Omissions)
Your Homework/Where To Reach Us - 1:00:58 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:02:10
We open with a huge discussion about Best Picture. There are power rankings for the films we see getting the big nomination, Mike 1 out does himself with his research in favor of an Oscars oddity, and Also Mike lays out how the Academy chooses the award with his picks.
Golden Question number two has us talk about the safest bets. Which nominees are locked in after amassing tremendous resumes throughout awards season? Which picks make us confident, if any?
Questions three & four discuss all of our snubs & surprises. We have fun recapping our rooting interests, our out of nowhere possibilities, and which possibilities we think can go beyond Oscar Buzz and become Oscar nominated.
Then we close out our preview with a final question about all our nomination tallies. We fill in some of the blanks and direct you to our social media to see our full sets of predictions. Which films will earn the highest tallies & show their Academy strength? We break it all down.
If you enjoyed this episode, do check out our back catalog. We have podcasts about each major movement in each of the past 3 awards seasons, we’ve reviewed most of the eventual nominees, & we’ve also enjoyed series on The Films of Pixar, Tarantino, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Mission Impossible, Conjuring, and a Halloween franchise re-watch. Finally, do please take a few seconds to rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts. Just click on our icon in your app, scroll down a moment or two, & click that fifth star.
As always, we want to know what you think. Tell us all your picks, send us categories for our Mike, Mike, and Oscars Awards Show, and answer all our Golden Questions. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
The BAFTAs cause controversy, & we get into it. The WGA, DGA, & PGA guilds also dropped their nominations for screenplays, director, & best picture, and we have all the stats, analysis, and Oscar speculation you could want in this category by category overview.
Something For You: YOU’RE GOING TO BE OUR PRODUCERS - Top of Show WE REALLY NEED YOU TO LISTEN TO THIS: PART 1*
January 7th, The Biggest Oscars Day Yet - 1:53
BAFTA RUNDOWN: Total Nom Tallies - 2:44 hashtag BAFTAsSoWhite/Controversies - 5:10
How This Episode Will Work - 8:30
BAFTA/WGA/PGA/DGA NOMS + ANALYSIS: Best Picture - 9:08 Best Director - 16:54 Lead Actress - 21:40 Lead Actor - 24:59 Supporting Actress - 28:33 Supporting Actor - 33:07 Original Screenplay - 34:43 Adapted Screenplay - 41:57 International Feature - 46:40 Best Documentary - 48:15 (Quick MAKE THE CASE: The Apollo - 49:38) Animated Feature - 51:02
WHAT IS THE “OSCARS PUZZLE THEORY?” - 52:58 (And Why Is It Spelling a Warning For Parasite?)
Original Score - 57:14 Best Casting (BAFTA Exclusive) - 58:34 Best Cinematography - 59:46 Best Editing - 1:00:42 Production Design - 1:03:21 Costume Design - 1:04:18 MakeUp + HairStyling - 1:06:53 (In Which Mike1 ACTUALLY SAYS SOMETHING NEGATIVE About Hollywood…) Sound Categories - 1:08:03 VFX - 1:08:40
BAFTA British Only Awards - 1:10:03 Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:12:00 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:13:22
*WE REALLY NEED YOU TO LISTEN TO THIS: PART 2* - 1:15:03
As we head into Oscar Nomination Monday, we discuss all the longshots, who’s on the bubble, and all the locks after the BAFTA, WGA, DGA, & PGA announced their nominees. We researched a ton of crossover statistics on both the potential Oscar noms & winners. Some surprising winners of the overall nomination tallies clue us in to the most formidable contenders. Then we also breakdown the awards season resumes for most of the field. It’s another jam-packed Oscar Race Checkpoint episode from us, and we hope you enjoy the show half as much as we did recording it.
In terms of the format, we chose to go category by category through all of the nominations of the British Academy of Film & Television Awards, and we worked in major segments from each of the three major guilds that weighed in today. So we worked in a discussion on the Producers Guild Awards during our discussion of BAFTA’s Best Film category, the DGA’s during Best Director, and both sets of WGA noms while we reviewed the Best Adapted & Original Screenplays.
Of course, we don’t shy away from the controversy caused by the British Academy today, and although we hadn’t yet seen the statements made by their leaders at the time of our recording, we do plan to give those statements their due in an upcoming episode. Nevertheless, we did not hold back. So as you always do, we hope you’ll share your thoughts with us.
If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure to click around our back catalog & podcast feed for all our Oscar Race coverage. A five star rating on Apple Podcasts goes a long way to help us grow the show, and we thank you for your continued support.
Join in on the conversation! We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
We recap the 2020 Golden Globes! Now these may be our immediate reactions as we hit the record button minutes after HFPA announced their final award. But we spent all day doing stats & all year building up to this big night. It’s the first of many, & we’re already having too much fun.
“It Was A Funny Night.” - :50 Funny How? - 1:30
THE BIGGEST STORY: Best Director - 3:23 Best Picture Drama - 8:03 Final Tally/Which Movies Did Best/Worst? - 10:05 Power Ranking The Best Picture Big 4 - 12:20
FILM CATEGORIES RECAP + REAX: Foreign Language Feature - 13:10 Best Screenplay - 16:05 Animated Film - 18:41 Best Supporting Actress - 22:04 Original Score - 26:05 Original Song - 29:23 Best Supporting Actor - 31:25 Best Actor Comedy or Musical - 34:01 Best Actress Comedy or Musical - 37:51 Best Picture Musical or Comedy - 39:49 Best Actor Drama - 43:14 Best Actress Drama - 47:13
Odds, Ends, and Random Thoughts - 50:12
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 52:35 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 53:38
We begin with a chat about the night’s strange brand of comedy before diving into our lead story. The long shot victories for 1917 in the Best Director & Best Drama categories were the Globes’ biggest surprises, and we discuss what these mean. Did The Irishman take a hit? How could Mendes beat out Bong Joon Ho, Scorsese, and Tarantino? And how do we rank the Best Picture contenders coming out of this?
The tallies on the night were somewhat surprising. Once Upon A Time In Hollywood took home the most awards, but Joker, 1917, and Rocketman each took home a pair. After discussing the scoreboard, we recap the rest of the 14 film awards from beginning to end.
Parasite won Best Foreign Language Film to no one’s surprise, and Bong Joon Ho dropped some pearls in his speech. Tarantino set us up for another reversal with his acceptance of Best Screenplay, Missing Link defeated 3 Disney films in the Animated category, and the Supporting Actress award went back to its predestined Laura Dern-ness. When are we gonna love Best Original Song again? Did 2019 crown a new phenom composer with this Best Original Score? And did Brad Pitt have the best joke on the night?
We should have known Taron Egerton & his Elton John concert campaign was gonna charm the HFPA. But we’re not left feeling silly for long because it’s time to be happy for one of our favorites as Awkwafina took home her first Golden Globe. Once Upon A Time In Hollywood followed through on its betting odds, Joaquin Phoenix delivered the strangest speech of the night, and Renee Zellweger remains the frontrunner in Best Actress.
Also Mike looked up Oscar crossover stats for all 14 categories, & Mike 1 quoted most of the best lines of the night. Though we may have been overly caffeinated, we definitely had fun over-reacting to all of the night’s big winners. If you enjoyed this episode, please visit our entire catalog of film loving content. We’re nearing 400 episodes in just over 2 years, & we’re gonna fly by that number in the coming weeks. So do please support the show by leaving us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts. We greatly appreciate it.
As always, we wanna know what all of you thought of the Golden Globes. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
Our “What We’re Watching” segment reviews Bombshell, & The Mandalorian. Your SixDegreesOfMMO submissions were particularly hilarious this week + we react to the trailer for A Quiet Place 2, the vegan menu at the Golden Globes & the start of Oscars voting!
Immediate Future For MMO - Top of Show What is This Show - 2:30
BOMBSHELL REVIEW: Initial Thoughts/What Tier Film Is This? - 3:28 More Rounding Needed - 8:01 Bests/Performances - 11:53 Dramatizing Is Difficult - 15:32 Oscars Lens - 17:51
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: AlsoMike - 21:30 (The Mandalorian Finale)
Mike1 - 26:30 (Peanut Butter Falcon + The Good Place)
SIXDEGREESOFMMO: Recap and Awards - 29:36 Winner + New Challenge - 38:55
BOX OFFICE UPDATE: Top 5 - 42:13 Other Notables - 46:21
TRAILER THOUGHTS: A Quiet Place II Trailer 1 - 49:26 Gretel and Hansel Trailer 2 - 53:50
DO YOU CARE (About…): This Week’s New Releases - 58:00 The Golden Globes Go Veggie - 59:41 Artio Casting Awards Update - 1:03:36
OSCAR BALLOTS/VOTING UPDATE - 1:05:58
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:09:28 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:10:21
We are driving down the Oscars highway, and here’s one more MMOW for the road, folks. When we’ll get back to this format, we don’t know. Hopefully, sooner than later, but unlikely for next week. So enjoy this awards season O.R.C. fused MMOW.
Our “What We’re Watching” segment is the first stop as we spend a good 20 minutes reviewing Bombshell to start the episode. Of course, we cannot resist some talk about The Mandalorian as it just wrapped up its first season. Then Mike1 reviews The Peanut Butter Falcon and The Good Place.
Your SixDegreesOfMMO submissions were particularly funny, full of great Dad jokes & callbacks to great movies from our childhoods. We start off another improv for this month’s first 2020 throne, and we give you what we hope is an all time fun new challenge.
We recap the holiday box office for the top 9 films to close out the year, and we give you another tease of our upcoming review of Uncut Gems. There are two excellent trailers for 2020 horror films as A Quiet Place Part II puts on quite the sequel spectacle, and Gretel & Hansel creeps us the hell out with its Eggars / Aster level production design. We’re also scared of that Borg Queen turned wicked witch.
Then we close out the episode with a look at the upcoming theatrical releases in DYC, and we also discuss awards season stories like the new vegan menu at the Golden Globes, the Ron Funches hosted Artios Awards for Casting, and we talk about the start of Oscars voting and how the timeline may affect the nominees.
As always, let us know what you think about anything we discussed in this ep, & do send us your next wave of Six Degree submissions. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
The Golden Globes are nearly here! We analyze the betting odds & research statistics to make our predictions. But even more fun, we speculate about how the eventual Globe winners could affect the Oscar Race.
What Is This Show? - 1:35
Best Picture Drama - 3:23 (Explaining Odds - 3:53) Best Picture Musical or Comedy - 11:35 Best Director - 17:00 Best Actor Drama - 22:51 …Comedy or Musical - 28:12 Best Actress Drama - 33:33 … Comedy or Musical - 37:41 Best Supporting Actress - 41:29 Best Supporting Actor - 46:41 Best Screenplay - 49:50 Foreign Language Feature - 54:39 Animated Film - 56:44 Original Score - 58:32 Original Song - 1:01:03
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:02:44 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:04:18
We go category by category in this Golden Globes preview. The betting odds deliver some unique insights to who might win. We also present some unique research on the last 10 years of Golden Globes. Then we analyze each set of nominations by discussing our rooting interests, what would be the most impactful to the Oscars, and we make our picks.
Stay tuned for our Golden Globes reaction show coming at you ASAP after the awards are announced this Sunday Night. We’ll be hitting record, editing, and releasing that episode for your Golden Globe Monday morning commute. The BAFTA nominations will be released early next week, and we’ll probably wait for the PGA, DGA, WGA, etc - Guild Noms to drop before we record another major round-up episode on those. Then we’ll be predicting the Oscar Nominations toward the end of next week with several reaction shows to follow shortly after the big Academy announcements. So you’ll be getting many more Oscar Race Checkpoint episodes from us over the next few weeks.
Go back into our catalog to relive all of the twists & turns of this awards season. We’ve reviewed most of the eventual nominees in our 2019/20 Oscar Sprint Profiles, and we shall complete that series in the coming weeks with at least one more episode on Sam Mendes’ 1917. We’ve also done Oscar related series on The Films of Pixar through Toy Story 4, our Tarantino Re-Watch through Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, and most recently, The Joker Character Study that built up through Joaquin Phoenix’s portrayal of the clown prince of crime.
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Finally, and as always, do let us know your Golden Globe predictions and share your thoughts on anything or everything we discussed in this episode. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
Perhaps the pleasant surprise of the year for us, Greta Gerwig’s Little Women should be more of an Oscar contender. Did they release it too late in awards season? Can it still be a late breaking success? We discuss it all down in this Oscar Sprint Profile movie review.
AlsoMike’s Surrounded By Little Women - Top of Show What Is This Episode? - 1:37
NONSPOILER SECTION: Cast, Crew, Scores, Box Office - 2:27 Plot Premise/Expectations - 8:53 Production Values (Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Embrace Dresses and Hairstyles): Costumes - 13:36 Makeup + Hair - 17:40 Set Design - 19:48 Cinematography/Editing - 22:08 Score - 23:11
Performances: Florence Pugh - 24:28 Saoirse Ronan - 27:53 Rest of Cast - 31:09
Script Thoughts - 34:26 Finishing The Oscars Lens - 39:01 (And Do Christmas Releases, Hurt Oscars Chances?)
SPOILER WARNING DANCE PARTY - 44:32
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Starting at the Ending - 45:50 (Teddy Maybe Scummy/Amy + Laurie - 53:53) Interpreting The Aunt March Lesson - 58:15 Lowlights/Worsts - 1:02:33 (Food Porn…Or Disappointment? - 1:09:18) Laurie + Jo - 1:11:13 Little Things for Big Rewatchability - 1:14:11
FINAL GRADES - 1:18:20
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:19:42 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:20:54
You get quite the comprehensive episode here. We compare this 2019 version of Little Women to three previous Oscar nominated adaptations, we do a character by character analysis, there are our personal connections to the story, and then of course, you still get all our usual OSP movie review segments. We have non-spoiler chats on the production values, performances, and script that all build up to our takes on how many Oscar nominations the film can get. Then we head into spoilers, where we break down the ending, a few worst scenes & a great many bests.
If you enjoyed this deep dive type of movie review, please click around our catalog for further discussions. We have 3 playlists of OSPs, reviewing all of the nominees and awards season contenders of the last 3 years. This particular year features 25 episodes covering 22 films, including 3 two parters on Us, Avengers: Endgame, and Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. We’ve also reviewed more potential Oscar nominees on our weekly awards season news show, O.R.C - AKA - Oscar Race Checkpoint. Then we completed series on the films of Tarantino, Pixar, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, + comprehensive series on the Halloween franchise, Conjuring films, Mission Impossibles, & most recently, The Joker Character Study.
Looking ahead, we have an exciting programming schedule for the month of January. We’re booking guest hosts & guest spots for O.R.C.’s and after the nominations are announced, for our Oscar Category Overview Series, where we preview all of the major awards in preparation for the Academy’s big night. We also have at least one final OSP movie review on 1917, and of course, we’ll be previewing, predicting, and recapping all of the precursor award shows like the Globes, Critics Choice, SAG’s, BAFTA’s, Indie Spirits, etc...etc…
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Finally, and as always, we want to know your thoughts about Little Women and anything or everything we discussed in this episode. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.
We follow up on Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker with a non-spoiler box office chat atop the show & cover a series of Abrams vs Johnson news stories at the end. In between, we play SixDegreesOfMMO and review a ton of movies, christmas-y or otherwise.
What is This Show - 2:58
BOX OFFICE UPDATE: Star Wars’ Box Office Success + Struggles - 3:48 (JJ vs RiJ - 10:11) The Rest of the Weekend Top 5 - 13:46 Notable News Outside the Top 5 - 22:02
SIXDEGREESOFMMO: Recap and Awards - 27:26 Winner + New Challenge - 32:51
TRAILER THOUGHTS: The Last Dance Trailer 1 - 38:38 Miss Behaviour Trailer 1 - 42:30 The Gentleman Trailer 2- 45:34
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: AlsoMike - 47:27 GIVES HIS REVIEWS OF: Togo on Disney+ Villains on VOD Let It Snow on Netflix QT8: The First 8 on VOD Happy Death Day 2 U on VOD Black Godfather on Netflix Stockholm MIB International on Starz The Invisible Man from the 30’s
DO YOU CARE (About…): This Week’s New Releases - 58:00 Kevin Spacey May Be a Literal Evil Genius - 1:00:59
SPOILER WARNING FOR FORTHCOMING STAR WARS WRAP UP - 1:04:14 Rey At Movie’s End + Sympathy for JJ - 1:05:17 “Rey, I Need To Tell You Something” - 1:13:01 What’s Next For Star Wars? - 1:17:17
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:21:53 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:22:18
In our largest Box Office update segment of the year, we do a bit of a state of the industry report to open the episode. Disney is still raking in the dough with Star Wars, and we dive into a follow up conversation about The Rise Of Skywalker. This will be our non-spoiler portion of this follow up cuz there's a bookend to the show as we talk a bunch more about the Skywalkers at the show's end as well.
We also ask some questions about the state of big budget Hollywood musicals, how Sony has crushed it in 2019, and we wonder which Christmas releases will continue a steady build to profitability. Knives Out, & Frozen II are Thanksgiving holdovers still making bank, but will Little Women, Uncut Gems, or Bombshell gain an Oscars boost?
Your SixDegreesOfMMO submissions wow us once again. We coin some more unique awards to match up with your creativity, and then finish off our december improv. There’s a few new trailers to breakdown next including the upcoming 10 part docu-series The Last Dance: The Untold Story of Michael Jordan and the Bulls, the 1970 Miss World story - Misbehaviour, and another trailer for Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen.
Mike 1 re-watched some Christmas favorites like It’s A Wonderful Life & Christmas Vacation, while Also Mike watched a bunch of stuff including new movies like Villains & Let It Snow. Then we discuss the remainder of Oscar films being released late December and early January, and the one film, we’re dying to see most of all - Portrait Of A Lady On Fire.
Finally, we finish off DYC with another discussion on the state of that galaxy far, far away. We warn you of spoilers & breakdown the silent feud between Johnson & Abrams. There’s also a bunch of speculation about what Kathleen Kennedy & Kevin Feige might be planning next for the Star Wars franchise.
Let us know what you think about The Rise Of Skywalker chatter & do send us your responses to next week’s Six Degrees. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
We end with 2 Mikes yelling at 2 Popes & doom ourselves to hell. We begin with Eddie Murphy’s hosting of Saturday Night Live & wonder if he’s charming voters into submission. And in the middle, we review some great short films & react to some awesome trailers like Tenet!
What Is This Show? - 1:43
EDDIE MURPHY HOSTED SNL - 2:13 Favorite Sketchs - 3:30 Murphy’s Oscars Campaign - 5:40
SOCIETY/CIRCLE/GUILD AWARDS NEWS Satellite Awards Announce Winners - 7:50 (What If The Oscars Were Voted Like Heismans? - 11:09) Black Film Critics’ Circle Awards - 15:36
CRITICS SCOREBOARD: Update - 16:41 Shame on the VFX Branch - 18:04
Ricky Gervais Is In Hot Water - 21:39
OSCAR TRAILER REACTIONS: Tenet Trailer 1 - 23:17 Respect Teaser Trailer - 28:13 Downhill Trailer 1 - 31:18 The Woman in the Window Trailer 1 - 33:45
MAKE THE CASE: AGAINST The Aeronauts - 36:27 FOR Walk, Run, Cha Cha (Doc Short) - 38:24 FOR Hair Love (Animated Short) - 39:41
SPOILER WARNING - 41:34 THE TWO POPES REVIEW: Jonathan Pryce in the Best Actor Race - 41:55 Sidestepping That Which Cannot Be Sidestepped - 43:13 Highlights/Bests - 50:53 MAKE THE CASE: Jonathan Pryce - 54:10 MAKE THE CASE: Anthony Hopkins - 56:00 MAKE THE CASE: Score - 57:50 MAKE THE CASE: Adapted Screenplay - 59:28
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:03:05 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:04:33
Eddie Murphy hosted Saturday Night Live this past Saturday, and we begin by talking about our favorite sketches and his Oscars campaigning to open the episode. This of course breaks into a wider discussion on the Best Actor race that we’ll conclude at the end of the show.
The Two Popes reminds us of some previous Oscar nominees, and we have to dive into the plot somewhat. So we kicked our review of The Two Popes and most of our discussion on its Oscar chances to the end of the episode. Click play on your Netflix before joining us for that talk.
And in between those two segments, there’s a bunch of awards season updates, reviews, & yes, previews for you to enjoy. In our segment on Awards Season news, we breakdown the strange & wondrous winners from the Satellite Awards. Will they impact what happens with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association? We then discuss the Black Film Critics Circle Awards, update you on the overall critics award scoreboard, and briefly lament the new Ricky Gervais controversy.
If you enjoyed this episode, stay tuned for upcoming Oscar Race Checkpoints. We’ll be previewing the Golden Globes next week, then reviewing the Globes the following week, and we’ll have shows on the BAFTA’s and Guild noms, Critics Choice & SAG Awards, and of course, the upcoming Oscar nominations over the next few weeks. So do please stick with us through the holidays, and if you please, do rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts.
Let us know what you think of The Two Popes or anything we discussed in this O.R.C. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
As we both hoped & feared, cats is a glorious failure. We award it points for ambition, but there’s also a lot to learn from what didn’t work here. Bottom line though, this was such a miscalculation. Who thought this was funny? Why are they trying to be sexy? & Why is she always crying?!
What is This Episode? - Top of Show A Letter - 1:59
NONSPOILER REVIEW: Cast, Specs, Box Office, Scores - 4:05 A Nightmarish Hellscape Wrought With Vengeance Upon Us All - 8:00 Theater Going Experiences - 11:44 Who Is This For?/Inception - 13:59 Songs/Production Values - 17:01 Cats In Heat - 20:09 Honest To Goodness Positives…Kinda - 22:00 Just Get It Out/VFX/Prod Design -24:23
SPOILER WARNING DANCE BREAK - 28:19
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: The Greatest Ending in Movie History- 29:30 “The Weirdest Scene in the Movie” - 35:44
FINAL GRADE - 37:45
Your Homework/What Drugs Work Best Here? - 40:06 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 41:38
After the rage we had for Star Wars Episode IX, we wondered if we might take pity on Cats. Perhaps the lower than expected scores would even push us away from this review entirely. But trust us. There was no way we could see this film, physically experience it, and not talk about it for a full episode.
As usual, we give you a full non-spoiler review first. So if you’re wondering whether or not to go see it, wonder no more. We flat out tell you in the early goings. Then we do a spoiler section where we must break down a few of the craziest scenes of this or any year.
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Otherwise, do stay tuned for more Oscar Sprint Profile & Movie Event reviews. We still have Little Women and 1917 coming up in terms of definite OSP’s. Then we’ll also be covering The Two Popes and Bombshell either on their own, or in conjunction with an Oscar Race Checkpoint episode, which is where we discuss all the recent happenings in awards season.
What did you think of Cats? Let us know. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
So we probably recorded this episode a little quick. Perhaps we should have thought things through a bit more. But you’re getting our piping hot takes fresh out of the oven for this review. This movie pissed us off.
What is This Episode? - :43
NONSPOILER REVIEW: Cast, Specs, Box Office, Scores - 1:34 Theater Going Experiences - 3:45 Save Us Kevin Feige? - 6:09 Premise…In Name - 7:21 Script Thoughts - 11:33 Performances - 13:36 Retcon Wars - 15:42 Production Values - 17:33
SPOILER WARNING DANCE BREAK - 22:29
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Best Scenes….Kind of Awards- 23:51 Lowlights Awards - 34:30 (A BEAUTIFUL Setup To An Ending That… - 36:46) (JJ Kennedy v Johnson - 43:26) (All In All You’re Just A-nother Pile Of Clothes - 49:58) (The Rise Of Mike Obama - 53:59)
FINAL GRADE - 56:14
Your Homework/Our Socials - 1:00:18 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:01:07
I know I know, we try to be a film appreciation podcast much more often than not. That’s why we focus on the Oscars, so we get to focus mostly on the best received of each year. That’s why we do re-watch series, to celebrate some of our favorite franchises & filmmakers & characters. That’s why we keep such close tabs on every single movie news story out there in the world with our MMOW & Oscar Race Checkpoint weekly shows. But this new Star Wars movie got under our skin. Fear led to anger. Anger led to hate. And our hatred turned both Mikes to the dark side of the happy fanboys we prefer to be. Cuz amidst all our rational & irrational takes, we ripped this movie a new one.
Movie Event pods usually try and award our films with a variety of real and fake awards. Obviously, we are probably awarding this movie more of the latter variety, and yes, think Razzies. But as we always do, you get a non-spoiler section first. Though do beware. We probably offer more clues than we normally would. So if you want to know NOTHING, maybe avoid this episode until you’ve seen the film.
Otherwise, we do discuss some highs & lows of the production values, performances, and script in non-spoilers before we play our spoiler warning dance music and breakdown the plot. Hopefully, you still like us if you enjoyed this movie. We are sorry for lashing out wildly at the world after this shocking disappointment.
So do please let us know your thoughts on this Episode IX. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
MMOW reviews 6 Underground, In Fabric, Watchmen, The Mandalorian & Climax. We react to the new scores for Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker & Cats before our reviews. Plus, there’s a bunch of new trailers to get excited about for A Quiet Place 2, Top Gun: Maverick, etc.
What is This Show - 1:10
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: 6 Underground Review - 2:00 In Fabric Review - 6:19
AlsoMike - 9:15 (Watchmen s1; Climax; Linda Ronstandt: The Sound of My Voice; The Mandalorian e6+7; To Dust) See, Buy, Skip - 16:55
Mike1 - 17:41 (Survivor Drama; The Confession Killer; Schmoedown Spectacular; Around the Wrestling World; Is NBC Magic?)
SIXDEGREESOFMMO: Recap and Awards - 25:22 Winner + New Challenge - 33:28
BOX OFFICE UPDATE: Last Week’s Top 5 Recap - 37:14 Uncut Gems Has Done Amazing - 42:00 Star Wars Is Disliked, But Profitable - 43:20
TRAILER THOUGHTS: A Quiet Place II Teaser Trailer - 44:33 Top Gun Maverick Trailer 1 - 45:53 Onward Trailer 3- 47:33 Saint Maud Trailer 1 - 50:08 Emma Trailer 2 - 53:57 Promising Young Woman Trailer 1 - 56:20
DO YOU CARE (About…): This Week’s New Releases - 59:36 First Reactions To Episode IX - 1:02:10 (or Mike1 Says JJ Abrams Reaps What He Sows) Kevin Feige Teases Next Avengers Stage - 1:08:25 Cats First Reactions - 1:09:37 Tarantino Could’ve Done Halloween 6 - 1:11:16 Yorgos’ Next Movie Announced - 1:13:15
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:15:00 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:16:06
We got MMOW into the middle of your week! Well, for this one at least. Hopefully, the Wednesday / Thursday spot will continue going forward, but we certainly enjoyed it now because we had a ton of cool stuff to discuss, most notably, the first reactions to Star Wars & Cats.
What We’re Watching reviews 6 Underground & In Fabric together. Then Also Mike reviews Climax, Watchmen, The Mandalorian, Linda Ronstadt: The Sound Of My Voice, & To Dust. Mike 1 also weighs in on Survivor, The Confession Killer, The Schmoedown Spectacular, the state of all things wrestling, and his most recent binge watch of The Office.
SixDegreesOfMMO is spectacular as usual, and we offer up another challenge. There’s a box office update, plus a new projections segment that discusses what Star Wars might take in during its opening weekend. We discuss trailers for A Quiet Place 2, Top Gun: Maverick, Onward, Saint Maud, and Promising Young Woman. A24 and Focus Features continue their momentum of great filmmaking from 2019, and Mike 1 identifies one of his favorite new trailers of the year.
Then we close out the episode with a DYC that previews the next week of Christmas season theatrical releases & streaming options, including Little Women, The Two Popes, & 1917. You also get our takes on news stories like the first reactions to Star Wars & Cats, Quentin Tarantino’s Halloween, the next big team up in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and an upcoming film from Yorgos Lanthimos.
If you enjoyed this episode of MMOW, please take a few moments to leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts. Just click on our show icon, scroll down a few seconds, and do click that fifth star.
Do send us your next wave of responses to SixDegreesOfMMO and as always, we wanna know your thoughts on anything or everything we discussed in this MMOW. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
We react to the Oscar Shortlists later in the episode. But we start with a non-spoiler review of Richard Jewell, go category by category through all of the updates on the critics associations, and finish the show with reviews of Waves, Dark Waters, & Mike 1’s takes on Marriage Story.
What Is This Show? - :58
RICHARD JEWELL NONSPOILER REVIEW: Review: Golden Performances - 1:48 (The Most Likable Ensemble on Paper? - 2:08) The “Controversy” + Repercussions - 3:24 MAKE THE CASE: PWH - 8:29 MAKE THE CASE: KATHY BATES - 12:59 “Too Innocent?” - 14:11
SOCIETY/CIRCLE/GUILD AWARDS NEWS Cinema Audio Society Noms (Sound Mixing) - 15:40 Sound Editing - 17:00 Women’s Film Critics’ Circle Awards - 20:31
CRITICS SCOREBOARD: Best Picture - 28:00 Best Director - 30:41 Lead Actress - 31:19 Lead Actor - 33:17 Supporting Actress - 35:32 Supporting Actor - 39:08 Screenplays - 42:00 Cinematography, Costumes, Editing - 45:21
EMERGENCY ACADEMY SHORTLIST ANALYSIS: Which Ones We’re Discussing - 46:08 Doc Feature Shortlist - 48:04 International Film Shortlist - 49:37 Makeup and Hairstyling Shortlist - 51:36 Original Score Shortlist - 53:17 Original Song Shortlist - 54:05 VFX Shortlist - 55:54
MAKE THE CASE: AlsoMike FOR Waves - 57:35 AlsoMike AGAINST Dark Waters - 59:27
MIKE1’S MARRIAGE STORY TAKES The Highs - 1:01:38 The “But” - 1:08:47
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:17:14 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:18:15
It’s another major Oscar Race Checkpoint episode from MMO! The Academy Short Lists dropped midway through our recording session. So we were able to react to all those towards the end of the show. But we also bookended the episode with some movie reviews in our Make The Case segments.
We begin with a non-spoiler review of Richard Jewell. The backlash to the Olivia Wilde character has been fierce, and we have some hot takes. Then we Make The Case for both Paul Walter Hauser and Kathy Bates to round out our opening review.
Then we recap all of the non-stop updates regarding the critics associations. Our friends at Next Best Picture have covered the hell out of these on their website. Make sure you check them out & follow at NextBestPicture on Twitter & Instagram to keep up with the race. We use their scoreboard to go category by category for another comprehensive check point on all of the contenders. You get our reactions to all the Oscar Short Lists with a breaking news segment.
And we close out the show with reviews of Waves, Dark Waters, and Mike 1’s takes on Marriage Story. We Make The Case for Sterling K. Brown & Taylor Russell. There’s a quick review of Todd Haynes’ Dark Waters, and since Mike 1 was sick during our review episode on Marriage Story, he lends his wealth of experience as an attorney to what transpired in that film to give us all a new perspective on what worked and what didn’t in Noah Baumbach’s contending film.
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We covered so much in this one, but the best part of our experience is interacting with you all on social media. Do lend us your thoughts on anything or everything we covered in this O.R.C. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
2020 movies are looking great as we react to trailers for Wonder Woman 1984, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, No Time To Die, & In The Heights. SixDegreesOfMMO makes history, the box office repeats itself, & we preview the upcoming Christmas releases in theaters & streaming.
What is This Show - 1:07
TRAILER THOUGHTS: Wonder Woman 1984 Trailer 1 - 1:48 Free Guy Trailer 1 - 4:53 Ghostbusters Afterlife Trailer 1- 7:13 No Time To Die Trailer 1 - 11:35 Mulan Trailer 2 - 16:18 Togo Trailer 1 - 18:35 The Assistant Trailer 1 - 20:00 In The Heights Trailer 1 - 21:21
RIP DANNY AIELLO - 24:08
SIXDEGREESOFMMO: Recap and Awards - 25:54 Winner + New Challenge - 35:20
BOX OFFICE UPDATE: Last Week’s Top 5 Recap - 40:36 Lots of Ppl Watched The Irishman - 44:42
DO YOU CARE (About…): This Week’s New Releases - 46:43
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: AlsoMike - 50:04 (Queen and Slim; Honey Boy; Billy on the Street; The Movies That Made Us s1; Mike Birbiglia: The New One; + BOOKS!)
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:02:17 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:03:07
This MMOW previews a bunch of 2020 films, and so far, we like what we see. In fact, we kick off the episode with a Trailer Thoughts segment & cover Wonder Woman 1984, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Free Guy, No Time To Die, Mulan, Togo, The Assistant, and In The Heights. Some of these look like box office hits, some even look like early Oscar contenders, and most of them look like fun watches. In any event, there’s a lot of cool movies to preview.
Then it’s time for our audience interaction segment. Your SixDegreesOfMMO makes history as we present a bunch of specialty winners en route to our december champion and our next month’s improv. You get a new challenge, and we wonder if past champions will avenge themselves in the next round. There’s a tribute to pay to an actor we lost too soon. Then we get into how the box office repeated itself over the past two weeks.
To get back to the theme of our episode, we get back to some previews as we discuss all of the upcoming December releases in theaters and on your favorite streaming services in a quick DYC. Finally, we end the episode with a What We’re Watching segment that features our reviews of Queen & Slim + Honey Boy.
It was great to get back to our MMOW format, and if you liked this episode, please click on our MMO Weekly playlist on our Soundcloud, and if you’d be so kind, do please leave us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts.
Do send us those submissions for the next round of SixDegreesOfMMO, and please do lend us your thoughts on anything we covered in this or any MMOW. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
We react to all of the new nominations, including the SAG, the Golden Globes, & Critics Choice, and break down category by glorious category. There are also winners from the NY Online & LA Film Critics + the European Film Awards, and more noms from 3 of the guilds!
Mike1’s Alive - Top of Show What Is This Show? - 2:00
SAG/GOLDEN GLOBE/CRITICS CHOICE NOM ANALYSIS: Best Picture/Ensemble - 3:22 Stunt Ensemble - 14:20 International Film - 15:40 Best Director - 18:45 Best Actress - 22:10 Best Actor - 27:40 Supporting Actress - 34:43 Supporting Actor - 39:58 Best Screenplay - 43:25 Animated Film - 46:08 Original Score - 47:49 Original Song - 49:55
“UNDERCARD” CC/GUILD AWARDS: Cinematography - 53:00 Production Design - 54:14 Best Editing - 56:12 Costumes - 57:56 Make Up + Hairstyling - 59:50 VFX - 1:00:45
OTHER QUICK AWARDS STORIES: Sound Categories May Be Combined - 1:02:44 Aubrey Plaza Hosting Indy Spirits Again - 1:04:50
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:06:05 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:07:41
This episode is gonna feel like one of our quarterly Oscar reports that we used to do before we invented our weekly Oscar Race Checkpoint series. So if you remember those, we go category by wonderful category, citing stats & trends, yelling about snubs & surprises, and zeroing in upon the likely Oscar noms. (If you’ll permit me on stupid pun,) The race is kicking into high gear!
Although over a dozen organizations released nominations or winners, we did decide to focus on the more pressing sets for the upcoming Oscar Race. Of course, that means focusing on the SAG’s, Globes, and Critics Choice. But we also referenced the NY Online & LA Film Critics + European Film Awards, and there were new noms from guilds in the production design, costume design, and editing categories.
Who landed noms all over, & what are the surest bets? Which snubs can still mount campaigns, & whose dreams will have to wait at least another year? We break down each category, talk about some recent and ancient history, and of course, we can’t help but get hyped about everything we loved & hated about this huge week of nominations.
If you enjoyed this episode, do check out all of our weekly Oscar Race Checkpoints. Just click the “playlists” tab on our soundcloud account to find them. You can also listen to our Oscar Sprint Profile movie reviews covering all of the eventual Academy Award nominees. Marriage Story, Knives Out, The Irishman, Ford v Ferrari, and A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood are our most recent 5 OSP’s, and we plan to review a few more movies the next 3 weeks.
Please support our show by clicking those 5 stars on Apple Podcasts. Just hit our show icon in your app, scroll down a few seconds, and smash that fifth star. We really appreciate it.
Otherwise, do let us know your thoughts about anything or everything we talked about in this Oscar Race Checkpoint. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Also Mike is joined by the foremost expert on Netflix Original Movies, Andrew from the NOMCAST. Should married people be scared of this? Should you watch it with your significant other? Could Marriage Story be nominated in ALL of the big 7 categories? We discuss.
INTRO/WHERE’S MIKE1/SHOW SETUP - Top of Show
NONSPOILER SECTION: Expectations - 2:10 Roller Coaster Convo - 7:10 POV - 16:57 Performances/Production Values - 20:09 Oscars Lens - 26:05 (And How Awesome Has 2019 Been?! - 27:40)
SPOILER WARNING DANCE PARTY - 29:46
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Should You Watch This w/ An Significant Other? - 30:40 Surprisingly Musicly - 32:35 Bookending the Film - 36:10 NY vs LA Story Structure - 43:48 BTS Lawyering - 48:32 Best Scenes/Highlights - 49:21 Lowlights (Where Somehow More Bests Are Discussed) - 1:03:15
FINAL GRADES - 1:07:22
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:13:27 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:14:43
Also Mike is joined by Andrew from the NOMCAST, AKA, the Netflix Original Movie podcast for this Oscar Sprint Profile of Marriage Story. Although this was a fusion between our two show formats, we still have a non-spoiler section first, building toward an Oscar Lens. Then we do the usual spoiler warning dance music before we break down the plot.
Since Andrew’s an expert on all things Netflix, we also discussed what a movie of this caliber could mean for the streaming service and compared what we know about next year’s Netflix Awards slate to what we have for your consideration this season. Andrew is also a married man. So Also Mike can’t help but act like the news team from Anchorman and ask, “what’s love like, Ron” (/ Andrew?) And then we sing “Afternoon Delight.” That all happens metaphorically of course. As in reality, Also Mike just pesters Andrew about whether or not one should watch this movie with their significant other.
If you’re waiting for Mike 1’s opinions on Marriage Story, on the lawyering involved, and what he thinks of its Oscar chances, do stay tuned. Hopefully he gets his voice back and we can resume our coverage of the Oscar Race this week.
Otherwise, do make sure you become a regular listener of the NOMCAST, which is available on Podbean, Google Play, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and just about everywhere you listen. Go back into his catalog for his reviews of other Oscar contenders like Dolemite Is My Name & The Irishman, and stay tuned for his coverage of The Two Popes. You can follow the NOMCAST on Facebook & at nomcastpod on Instagram and Twitter.
As always, do let us know your thoughts Marriage Story. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
We reviewed Knives Out with Jon Gabrus! There’s Oscar speculation up top, a non-spoiler section that answers how Gabrus would play a red herring, if we really want a CLUE remake, & who’s the scene stealer of the film. Then we breakdown the plot & admit how fooled we all were.
NONSPOILER SECTION: Production Profile (Cast/Crew/Specs) - :49 Oscars Lens/Plot Premise - 3:27 INTRODUCING GUEST HOST JON GABRUS! - 4:42 Expectations - 6:28 Production Values: Sight - 9:00 Sound - 14:22 Gabrus In a Whodunnit - 15:38 Performances - 17:32 (Gabrus As a Red Herring - 20:32) Remakes. Original Properties, + Clue Talk - 21:46 Script Thoughts + Last Jedi Influences? - 25:41 Watch or Not? - 29:04
SPOILER WARNING DANCE PARTY - 32:07
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: & btw, we also spoil Scream & Se7en here Did You See The Ending Coming? - 33:30 More Bests/Highlights - 39:57 (The Perfect Thanksgiving Movie - 42:54) The Role of Comedy in a Murder Movie - 45:40 Lowlights/Worsts - 52:55
FINAL GRADES - 56:45
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:02:10 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:02:52
In one of the highlights of our podcasting lives, Jon Gabrus joined our show to review Knives Out. You know him from the High and Mighty podcast, you’ll see him in the upcoming Oscar contender, Bombshell, and we’ve been fans of his comedy, whether it’s on the airwaves, TV, or the big screen for years, & we can’t help but rip off a bunch of our favorites atop the show and during the outro.
To cite 2 more of his latest projects though, Gabrus now has 6 episodes of The Gino Lombardo Show on Stitcher Premium, and make sure you subscribe to The Action Boyz Podcast, where he reviews action movies with Ben Rodgers & Ryan Stanger.
So we were very lucky to have Jon Gabrus on MMO with us, and we went through all of the usual segments for an Oscars Sprint Profile movie review with him. There’s a non-spoiler section first followed by spoilers. But the draw to this episode is all the extra questions we got to ask Gabrus. What kind of character would he like to play in a whodunnit, & how would he prepare? How does Michael Shannon dress in real life? Do we really want a remake of CLUE? How much CGI is too much CGI? Who’s the scene stealer of the film? How should you watch this movie? And of course, that spoiler section focuses on how fooled we all were by Rian Johnson.
If you enjoyed this episode, please rate us and all of Jon’s shows on Apple Podcasts. Do buy tickets to the upcoming High and Mighty live shows from Headgum, and you can hear more about those at the end of the episode. Also, please join us for our 3-4 new episodes per week. We do a weekly Oscar Race Checkpoint show to keep you up to date on all of the breaking news, noms, winners, losers, and speculation. Go into our back catalog to enjoy 23 other OSP movie reviews from 2019, and we also have a ton of rewatch series of Tarantino movies, The Joker Character Study, Pixar, The MCU, M:I, Conjuring & Halloween franchise reviews + tons of movie event episodes. We’re making awards season year round with our content. So do enjoy.
And do let us know what you thought of Knives Out. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Oldfellas, Rocky Road Revue, De-Aging Bull - just a few of our / your puns. We gripe about the length, we are a two man backlash to the anti-MCU talk & we make immature jokes about old people - BUT WE STILL LOVE THIS MOVIE! Enjoy our not quite as long as the movie review.
Other Movie Title Options - Top of Show What is an OSP? - 5:05
NONSPOILER SECTION: Production Profile (Cast/Crew/Specs) - 5:53 Plot Premise/Expectations - 8:00 Oscars Lens - 5:38 Production Values: VFX - 15:44 Hair and Makeup/Cinematography - 21:14 Editing - 25:06 Sound - 26:03 Performances: Robert DeNiro - 28:10 Joe Pesci - 32:20 Al Palcino - 34:16 Ensemble - 35:35 Script Thoughts - 38:32 How Many Noms? - 40:10 Watch or Not? - 45:41
SPOILER WARNING THEATER -
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Differing From the Book + Movie Framing - 48:54 Lowlights/Worsts - 53:33 Food Porn - 59:39 Bests/Highlights - 1:01:20
FINAL GRADES - 1:15:53
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:18:00 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:18:58
The Irishman brought out the best & worst of us. We made dozens of terrible puns, we screamed at one of our all time favorite filmmakers, we make sports analogies and we’re really, really trying not to make sports analogies on this show, and we’re predicting this movie to be nominated for awards we would be furious if it won! And yet, after all of the arguing & cursing at the things we hated about The Irishman, we still absolutely loved and have been utterly obsessed with The Irishman. That’s the power of a Scorsese film. That’s a testament to Zallian & this storytelling. That’s what great movies can do to us, folks. The Irishman was terrific despite its many flaws, and we talked about all of it!
As always, you get a non-spoiler review first, where we discuss the production values, performances, and script, and we look at it all through an Oscar Lens. We debate how many noms it’ll get, and we compare our guesses to those of our favorite Oscar pundits as well.
Then we have a spoiler warning breakdown, we re-enact a scene from the movie, and we dive headlong into this plot. This is where we compare the film to the book. This is also where we wonder why the film ended the way it did. We transition into some more worsts before gushing for like the next 14 hours at all of the bests, and if we’re honest, we could’ve gushed for 14 hours at all of those best scenes.
We lost our minds in this one, for good & for ill. But if you somehow enjoyed this episode, do please leave us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts. Just click on our show icon in your app, scroll down a few seconds, and please do click that fifth star.
What’d you think of The Irishman? & send us more of your best / worst puns. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Marriage Story & Awkwafina have a big night at the Gotham Awards, NBR picks The Irishman, the Annie Awards don’t love Frozen 2 & Toy Story 4 enough(?), Atlanta joins the Bong Hive, & Adam Sandler loses then wins & we get a new Black Widow trailer!
Programming Announcement - Top of Show
GOTHAM AWARDS RECAP/ANALYSIS: Specialty Award Highlights - 2:20 (Olivia Wilde, Sam Rockwell, Ava DuVernay, Laura Dern, Greta Gerwig) Oscar Categories - 7:28 Gotham Specific Categories - 17:01
OTHER AWARDS RESULTS/NOMS: BIFA Results - 20:34 Atl Film Critics Association - 21:48 Goya Awards - 25:07 AARP Movie Noms - 26:28 Annie Award Noms - 30:12 Satellite Award Noms - 31:19
AWARDS SEASON NEWS: HFPA Rejects Uncut Gems as a Comedy/Musical - 35:00 National Board of Review Results - 36:27 Golden Globe Gervais Promos Drop - 40:51
CONTROVERSIES: The Banker Actors Release Statement - 42:10 Olivia Wilde Defends Her Richard Jewell Character - 44:30
CONTENDER TRAILER REACTIONS: Just Mercy Trailer 2 - 47:00 Black Widow Teaser Trailer - 48:29
HOST NEWS: Tiffany Haddish Oscar Host Rumors - 51:27
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 56:00 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 57:08
OMG, there was so much Awards Season news this past week, and we cover it all! The Gotham Awards lead off the show as Marriage Story swept, Ava Duvernay & Olivia Wilde won our hearts and minds, and Awkwafina owns New York. We correlate the Gothams to the Oscars and breakdown all kinds of potential Academy fallout.
But we’re just getting started. For Sama takes home all kinds of hardware at the British Independent Film Awards, Atlanta loves Parasite, Pain & Glory has a strong showing at the Goya’s, The Two Popes are beloved at the AARP Movies For Grown Ups, the Annie Awards tab the animated feature contenders, and the Satellite Awards are full of snubs & surprises.
Uncut Gems is declared unfunny by the HFPA, heading into next week’s Golden Globe announcements before Mike1 breaks from his editing to report on the National Board of Review winners, including The Irishman, Quentin Tarantino, Renee Zellweger & Adam Sandler, YES, that Adam Sandler.
We also react to the Golden Globe promos for Ricky Gervais, follow up on the controversy surrounding The Banker, & discuss Richard Jewell & Olivia Wilde before breaking down the new trailers for Just Mercy and why not, Black Widow. Then we end with a story about Tiffany Haddish as a potential Oscars host.
It’s a jam-packed Oscar Race Checkpoint that we drove through the snow day to record for you all, and if you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to leave us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts. Just click on our logo, scroll down a few seconds, and click that fifth star.
And as always, please let us know your thoughts on any of these winners & noms in this O.R.C. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
We chat about all the post Thanksgiving viewing options including the Frozen 2 & Knives Out box office & streaming reviews for The Irishman, I Lost My Body, Atlantics, & The Report. Plus, you give us another hilarious SixDegreesOfMMO & we preview more movies for 2020.
What is This Show - 1:55
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: AlsoMike - 2:20 (Netflix - I Lost My Body; Atlantics) (Amazon Prime - The Report; Brittany Runs a Marathon) (TV - Mandalorian eps 3-4; Baby Yoda; His Dark Materials; Watchmen; Dublin Murders) See, Buy, Skip - 12:28
An Irishman See, Buy, Skip for Mike1 - 15:21
SIXDEGREESOFMMO: An AlsoMike Apology - 17:00 Recap and Awards - 18:09 Winner + New Challenge - 25:11
BOX OFFICE UPDATE: Last Week’s Top 5 Recap - 30:22 This Weekend’s Projections - 34:06 Box Office YTD - 36:18
TRAILER THOUGHTS: The Last Full Measure Trailer 1 - 37:40 The Call of the Wild Trailer 1 - 40:11 Emma Teaser Trailer- 42:18 Antebellum Trailer 1 - 44:46
DO YOU CARE (About…): This Week’s New Releases - 47:55 And Next Week’s Releases/VOD Releases - 49:25 An Authorized Michael Jackson Biopic/Musical - 50:59 Noah Hawley to Direct Star Trek 4 w/ Original Crew - 57:15 Bong Joon-Ho’s Next Movie Being Action-Horror - 58:52 Charlie Kaufman’s New Movie/Premise - 1:00:28
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:02:49 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:03:41
There’s a lot of great stuff to watch post Thanksgiving. The box office is booming again with Frozen II, Knives Out, Queen & Slim, & holdovers like Ford v Ferrari & A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood. We chime in about what we’ve already done, what we will cover, and then we also discuss some of the great streaming options. Netflix showcases The Irishman, I Lost My Body, and Atlantics. Amazon Prime has The Report and Brittany Runs A Marathon. Disney + released two more episodes of The Mandalorian since we last reviewed it, and Also Mike watched His Dark Materials, Watchmen, and Dublin Murders on premium tv as well. Mike 1 weighs in on his first reactions to The Irishman & we play some fun see, buy, skips before our audience interaction.
Now we did screw up the booster posts on your new SixDegreesOfMMO. But you saved the day as usual by submitting some terrific, hilarious, and insightful chains. Then we try to redeem ourselves with a new challenge.
You get a dual box office update and recap of the latest projections for the thanksgiving earnings. Then we review a host of new trailers including The Last Full Measure, The Call of the Wild, Emma, & Antebellum before we discuss all of the recent theatrical, streaming, and VOD movie releases to start off our DYC. To finish, we preview a bunch more 2020 films including the news on the authorized Michael Jackson biopic, the next non-Tarantino Star Trek from Noah Hawley, what Bong Joon-Ho is working on, and the return of Charlie Kaufman.
It’s another loaded MMOW & if you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts. Just click on our logo in your app, scroll down a few seconds, and click that fifth star.
Make sure to send us your next wave of submissions for SixDegreesOfMMO and feel free to chat with us about anything we covered in this or any episode. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
MMO Interviews actress Hayley Griffith of Satanic Panic, The Loudest Voice, and the upcoming Martin Eden. Hayley takes Mike 1 on set & behind the scenes of one of his favorite horror movies of the year. She also teaches his old ass about tik tok.
Who is Hayley Griffith? - Top of Show
MMO INTERVIEWS HAYLEY GRIFFITH: Getting into Acting - 1:58 Finding Satanic Panic - 4:54 Bringing Hayley To Sam - 10:14 Kill-doe + Face Licks - 19:10 In Scene Improvisation - 24:14 On Set Chemistry + Learning - 30:01
A BUDDING INFLUENCER CAREER: What’s Next + Why Isn’t It More Youtube? - 34:23 Favorite Creators - 37:15
TIKTOK: Hayley’s Experience w/ It, Whatever It Is - 39:14 WHAT. IS. TIKTOK. - 39:38
WALLY: A Star is Guinea Pig - 41:42 (“Cats Hate Me” - 42:18)
THE WORST MOVE EVER ACCORDING TO HAYLEY GRIFFITH - 45:10
Hayley’s Socials - 47:50 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 48:20 Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 49:35
So during our latest Halloween horror movie watch-a-thon, Mike 1 raved about Hayley’s lead performance in this year’s Satanic Panic. He loved the movie, he loved her character, and he got the chance to ask her all about it in our latest episode of MMO Interviews!
Hayley Griffith broke into the business with roles in Law & Order, All My Children, and The Mysteries Of Laura. So she begins with some of her origin story before recapping her love of the horror genre, how she got cast in Satanic Panic, and the preparations she made with Chelsea Stardust to get ready for Sam Craft. Hayley then takes us all on set & behind the scenes with some wild stories about Jerry O’Connell improvs, her instant friendship with Ruby Modine, and yes, there is talk of Kill-Doe’s ...because... even though the episode is mostly non-spoilers, of course there must be talk of Kill-Doe’s. OMFG, whatta movie!
Hayley has also been crushing it with whatever one does on tik tok. Since both of us Mikes are shamefully old and ignorant of this new phenomenon, she has the grace & patience to explain WTF tik tok even is. If that’s not enough, she’s also made her Peruvian guinea pig an online sensation. This is a marvelous & marvelously talented woman, and we were so lucky to have her on MMO.
Mike 1 was solo for this one, as I, Also Mike had the horrible luck of having to work the night we we booked Hayley. Picture me screaming like Logan in Wolverine: Origins, and that’s how I felt missing out. But I couldn’t be prouder of my co-host.
Make sure you check out the horror comedy spectacular that is Satanic Panic, follow her at hayl_griffith on twitter & instagram, click on her website, be ready for her role in the upcoming Martin Eden in 2020, and seek out her tik toks or whatever the kids are calling those. (God, we’re old.)
If you liked this episode, do please rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts, and chat with us about anything in this extraordinary MMO Interview of Hayley Griffith. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
We finish with our Frozen II review, begin with the Hollywood Critics Association Awards, and in between, we also discuss the first reactions to 1917, the PGA Doc Award Noms, the Clio winners, a new Honeyboy trailer, Where’d You Go Bernadette, & our first reaction to Knives Out!
WHAT IS THIS SHOW/TURKEY TALK - Top of Show Flipping MMOW and ORC Announcement - 1:30
HOLLYWOOD CRITIC ASSOCIATION NOMS/ANALYSIS - 2:50 Oscar Crossover Stats - 10:51
OTHER AWARDS NEWS: Graham Norton To Host BAFTAs - 13:50 1917 Gets Its First Reactions - 14:51 (As Does Roger Deakins Work - 16:42) PGA Doc Noms - 18:45 CLIO Marketing Awards - 20:13
CONTENDER TRAILER REACTIONS: Honey Boy Trailer 2 - 21:45
MAKE THE CASE: Where’d You Go Bernadette - 23:00 Knives Out Tease - 24:15
FROZEN 2 REVIEW: Make the Case/Our Review - 25:47 Snubbable vs Unsnubbalbe for Frozen 2 - 34:20
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 40:56 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 43:00
The Hollywood Critics Association Awards nominations dropped this weekend, and after discussing the standouts, surprises & snubs, we do a statistical breakdown of how closely this awards show aligns with the Oscars. Hint hint, it’s more than you’d think, and if you thought the Indie Spirits gave us one group of indie film darlings, this show represented another.
Graham Norton was announced as the new host for this year’s BAFTA’s, and we reminisce over the MI: Fallout promotional campaign. Then we react to the first reactions to 1917, as it enters the Oscar Race as a possible contender for one of the technical categories, and we quote some friends of the show for their superlatives.
We continue to get conflicting information on the Feature Documentary category. Soooo…. what else is new? The Documentary Award nominations from the Producers Guild of America give us some of the usual nominees, and then a few surprises. We take a moment to enjoy the Clio Entertainment Awards winners to celebrate the best marketing campaigns on the year, and then we discuss the second trailer for Honey Boy.
To close the episode, we’re all about our Make The Case segment. We confirm a case against Where’d You Go Bernadette, which dropped on VOD this past week. Mike 1 drags a few first reactions from Also Mike regarding Knives Out, and then we dive into Frozen II.
We talk about the fandom, the themes, and some other heart warming implications this new blockbuster has had on the Thanksgiving box office. Then we each make the case for & against the film as a potential Oscars nominee, even though we both know it’s gonna be there. To complete the segment, we do a quick Snubbable vs Unsnubbable about the candidacy of “Into The Unknown,” and how polarized people are about the new song from Adele Dazeem herself.
Let us know what you think about Frozen II or anything we talked about in this episode. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
We review A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood with Kate from Ignorance Was Bliss. She’s a psychologist with a wealth of experience & expertise, we asked her to explain the human mind to us, and she accomplishes that impossible task & much more by also sharing some of her story.
NONSPOILER SECTION: Production Profile (Cast/Crew/Specs) - :55 Oscars Lens - 5:38 INTRODUCING GUEST REVIEWER KATE FROM IWB! - 9:45 Expectations - 11:40 Production Values - 13:38 Performances: Tom Hanks - 20:33 Matthew Rhys - 23:00 Ensemble - 28:10 Script Thoughts - 32:27 Spectrum Talking - 39:34 Watch or Not? - 43:50
SPOILER WARNING DANCE PARTY - 44:08
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Mental Health Themes + Accuracy - 45:28 (Lowlights Worked In) Lowlights/Issues Cont’d - 55:05 Best Scenes - 1:04:25
FINAL GRADES - 1:17:11
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:21:48 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:23:05
Kate from Ignorance Was Bliss joined us for this review of A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood, and we could not have booked a better guest. Kate is a forensic psychologist, former crisis clinician, and she’s a wife & mother. Her podcast is both an outreach to those in need of help and an outlet for her guests to tell their stories. She is a living example of the tagline for her show, “trying to figure out how we become who we are,” and she applies her wealth of professional expertise and experience to the IWB pod and lucky for us, to this review.
Please make sure to seek her out on the Himalya Podcast App for early access and bonus features. The Ignorance Was Bliss podcast is also available on Apple Podcasts, Podbean, Stitcher, and just about everywhere you can listen. Do add her show to your regular listening. You’ll be glad you did.
This Oscars Sprint Profile movie review of A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood does fit our normal cadence of a non-spoiler section first. Here, we give you a brief production profile to lead things off, followed by an Oscar Lens discussing the awards season chances for Hanks, Heller, Rhys, and company. Then we give you non-spoiler reviews of the production values, performances, and script that leads into a discussion on the state of modern psychology.
Our chat continues to delve into the workings of this plot in our spoiler section, and again, Kate adds a ton of expertise to this review. Here, we discuss how & why Fred Rogers formed a synthesis between a faith based ministry and effective psychological methodology. Kate also blessed our discussion further by sharing some of her personal experience with us and how this movie hit home for her.
Kate is amazing, and we cannot recommend her show enough. If you enjoyed this episode, this synthesis between our two podcasts, do please leave us both some 5 star ratings on Apple Podcasts. Just click on our icons in your app, scroll down a few seconds, and please click those fifth stars.
Finally, do feel free to chat with us on social media about anything we discussed in this or any episode. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
We breakdown the Independent Spirit Awards & Grammy Nominations and what they might mean to the Oscar Race. The Banker is pulled from the AFI Fest, The Irishman & Weathering With You dazzle us with new trailers, we review Honeyland, & Joker gets a sequel?
INDY SPIRIT FILM NOMS: Rules and Regulations/Altman Award Exclusion - :30 Quick Stats and Trends - 1:38 Specialty Awards - 4:24 Main Card Nominations + Analysis- 6:40 People’s Choice Award Winners Recap - 15:28
OTHER AWARDS NEWS: Grammy Noms Movie Categories - 23:25
CONTENDER NEWS: Apple Pulls The Banker From AFI Debut - 30:10 Joker Wins Golden Frog (Cinematog Award) - 33:40 Joker 2 Is Happening…Unless It Isn’t - 35:22 The Irishman Will Win @ Capri FF - 43:30
CONTENDER TRAILER REACTIONS: The Irishman Trailer 3 - 44:14 Weathering With You Trailer 1 - 47:23
MAKE THE CASE: Honeyland - 51:52
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 56:24 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 57:25
Oscar Race Checkpoint covers the Independent Spirit Award & Grammy nominations up top. Which independent films fared the best? What movie music could get a boost in its Oscar chances? Who was snubbed and who might get one of many moments this awards season? We have substantial noms to break down and review for the first third of the episode.
Then as we love to do, we report on the film festivals and all the awards season news that could impact red carpets to come. Joker wins the Golden Frog at the Cameraimage Film Fest, & there are conflicting stories on whether or not Joker will get a sequel and what that might mean for the DCEU and/or the DC’s Dark Universe.
The Favourite continues to win awards a year after it’s Oscar campaigns. Meanwhile, The Banker gets pulled from the AFI Film Festival, and we wonder if it was a smart play by Apple to do so. The Irishman also wins a screenplay award at the Capri Festival and debuts one more trailer. Then one of us works through his emotions after the new Weathering With You trailer, becoming obsessed with a new song, and we hope Toy Story 4 and Frozen II gain some competition in Best Animated Feature. Finally, we finish with a Make The Case segment reviewing Honeyland.
It’s another crowded Oscar Race Checkpoint for your weekend listening. If you’re enjoying our show, please take a few moments to leave us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts. Just click on our icon, scroll down a few seconds, and do click that 5th star. We’ll have another MMO Interviews, OSP’s on A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood & Frozen II, and we’ll certainly continue our weekly MMOW’s and ORC’s in the coming week plus.
Do let us know your thoughts on the Indie Spirit & Grammy noms, or anything we covered in this Oscar Race Checkpoint. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
We review the new Cats trailer, the first week of Disney +, & one of the most creative weeks of SixDegreesOfMMO ever. There’s also a major preview segment with news about films from Eddie Murphy, Nicholas Cage, PTA, Spike Lee, Damien Chazelle, and Taika Waititi!
What is This Show - 1:16
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: AlsoMike - 1:55 (Disney+ - The Madalorian ep 1; Lady and the Tramp; Float; Pixar in Real Life; Forky’s Short; Imagineering; Star Wars/Marvel Talk) (Netflix - The End of the F’ing World; Klaus; Earthquake Bird; Big Mouth s3) (Books - I Heard You Paint Houses; Caging Skies) Best Thing He Saw This Week - 8:21 (Teasing Our Review of The Irishman)
Mike1 - 11:04 (Survivor’s Black Marks; AotS Clips; Cultaholic)
SIXDEGREESOFMMO: Reiterating the Rules - 15:32 Recap and Awards - 17:01 Winner + New Challenge - 24:22
BOX OFFICE UPDATE: Joker Makes $1B - 28:37 And Todd Phillips Is Open To a Sequel - 30:07 Weekend Box Office Top 5 - 30:32
TRAILER THOUGHTS: Cats Trailer 2 - 35:37 Sonic Trailer 2 - 37:39 SpongeBob Sponge on the Run Trailer 1 - 39:55 Scoob Trailer 1 - 41:21 Fantasy Island Trailer 1 - 43:07 The Way Back Trailer 1 - 45:24 Six Underground Trailer 2 - 48:07
DO YOU CARE (About…): This Week’s New Releases - 50:08 Beverly Hills Cop Sequel Going To Netflix - 52:15 Upcoming Movie News From A BUNCH of Heavy Hitters - 53:23
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 58:16 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 59:34
What We’re Watching begins with a recap of the first offerings of Disney + like The Mandalorian & Lady and the Tramp, and Netflix seems to be upset at our wandering eyes because they dropped some fun stuff too. So we also review The End of the F*cking World, Klaus, & Earthquake Bird. Then Also Mike gives his first reaction to The Irishman, which of course, Netflix debuted in theaters. To round out the segment, Mike1 has some thoughts about a rare controversy on Survivor, and we both have to talk about hashtag Fartgate.
You created one of the very best Audience Interaction segments we’ve ever had. There are efficiency awards, entries that cut with some super deep references, a new theme of the week, entries we couldn’t deny, and a new novel that took home the big prize.
There’s a box office update as Joker passed a major threshold, Ford v Ferrari and Midway became successful dad movies, and we learn of a John Cena movie that we weren’t even aware of previously.
In Trailer Thoughts, our mask of sanity is lifted, and we giggle through a ton of kids movies and that weird ass second movie for Cats. Then in Do You Care, we preview all kinds of upcoming new movies starting with next week’s releases in theaters and for home viewing. There’s also new movies from Eddie Murphy, Taika Waititi, Damien Chazelle, Paul Thomas Anderson, Spike Lee, & Nicholas Cage, and we play a little game with those.
If you enjoyed this mid-week episode of MMOW, please take a few moments to leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts. Just click on our show icon, scroll down a second or three, and click that fifth star. Then please stay tuned for our upcoming schedule. We’ll have a special Oscar Race Checkpoint after the Independent Spirit noms drop, a new MMO Interviews with an actress we’ve been praising on previous MMOW’s, and many more Oscar Sprint Profile movie reviews.
Do send us your next wave of SixDegreesOfMMO submissions, and feel free to chat with us about any of the topics we covered in this episode. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
We reviewed Ford v Ferrari with Kolby Mac of The Kolby Told Me Podcast, Minorities Report Film, & the upcoming Stream Team. Non-Spoilers come first as we build up to an Oscars Lens & then we breakdown all the bests & worsts of the plot in spoilers.
NONSPOILER SECTION: Production Profile (Cast/Crew/Specs) - :36 INTRODUCING GUEST REVIEWER KOLBY MAC! - 3:54 Expectations - 5:10 Production Values: Sound - 7:53 Sight - 11:45 Performances: Christian Bale - 16:09 Matt Damon - 19:46 Ensemble - 24:08 Script Issues via Performances - 25:37 Script Thoughts - 27:36 (Lack of Le Mans - 30:25) Oscar Lens - 31:15 Watch or Not? - 35:47
SPOILER WARNING DANCE PARTY - 36:20
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Mike1’s Script Issues Rant/Finale Analysis - 38:10 AlsoMike’s Personal Sports Movie - 47:20 Best Scenes - 51:55 Test Driving w/ Tracy - 56:27 Lowlights - 1:00:21
FINAL GRADES - 1:04:07
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:09:22 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:10:10
This very special Oscar Sprint Profile features Kolby Mac of KolbyToldMe.com, The Kolby Told Me Podcast, Minorities Report Film, and the upcoming Stream Team Podcast. As you will hear first hand, Kolby is an insightful film critic, an entertaining co-host, and lucky for us, a real friend of our show. So please enjoy this review of Ford v Ferrari, make sure to put his shows into your regular rotation, favorite his website, and support everything Kolby Mac. We really appreciate his work and thank him for joining us for this episode.
Per usual, you’ll get a non-spoiler section first as we avoid plot details and yet, still review all of the production values, performances, and script. Then we discuss all potential nominees from Ford v Ferrari with our Oscar Lens segment before you get that spoiler warning dance music.
Mike 1 opens up our spoiler section with the rant that was promised, Kolby swerves against Also Mike, and we breakdown the major plotlines before accelerating into all of our bests and worsts. The size of this episode is a Le Mans like effort, and we hope you have half as much fun listening as we did recording.
If you’re upset we didn’t drop an MMO Weekly episode today, don’t you worry. You’ll probably get your fix on Wednesday or Thursday. We’ll also have a new Oscar Race Checkpoint, MMO Interviews show, and another OSP coming for you soon. Then if you enjoy our show, please take a moment to rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts. We really appreciate your support.
Let us know what you thought of Ford v Ferrari. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
We breakdown news from the Golden Globes, People’s Choice, Critics Choice, Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild, & the European Film Awards. Cats might be out, Iron Man might be in, & we review One Child Nation and new trailers for Seberg & A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.
WHAT IS THIS EPISODE? - Top of Show
AWARDS NEWS: Ricky Gervais Hosting Globes Again - 1:40 Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards - 6:02 Makeup Artist + Hairstylist Guild Noms Announced - 9:44 European Film Award Noms - 13:57 People’s Choice Award Winners Recap - 15:28
CONTENDER NEWS: Cats Presumed To Be Missing Awards Deadlines - 20:32 Disney Campaigns RDJ As a Supporting Actor - 27:32 International Feature Joy is DQ’d - 32:49
CONTENDER TRAILER REACTIONS: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Trailer 2 - 36:04 Seberg Trailer 1 - 39:29
MAKE THE CASE: One Child Nation - 43:14 Burning Cane - 46:21 Netflix Shorts - 48:44 Float, a Pixar Animated Short - 51:41
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 53:24 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 54:30
Awards Season news is dropping every day, and luckily, we have the Oscar Race Checkpoint show to discuss it all. The Golden Globes have a new / old host, the Critics Choice Documentary Awards announced their winners, the Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild as well as the European Film Awards announced their winners, and we hit on the big stories from the People’s Choice Awards.
We discuss the strange journey of CATS from a prestigious & legendary Broadway adaptation to the trailer that became a national joke. Then there’s another Best International Film disqualification to debate.
Disney also released their plans for Oscar campaigns, and guess who?!, Robert Downey Jr. will be pushed in supporting after all. We also propose how we might actually NEED an annual Mr. Rogers movie to help mend our society, and we feel guilty about our first impressions of Kristen Stewart’s early career as we breakdown the trailers for A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood and Seberg.
Then in a Make The Case segment, Mike 1 presses Also Mike for his reviews of potential Oscar feature contenders like One Child Nation & Burning Cane, as well as some now streaming shorts like Fire In Paradise, Little Miss Sumo, and Pixar’s Float.
If you enjoy our show, please take a few seconds to leave us a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts. Just click on our icon, scroll down a moment, and then please click that fifth star. Our weekly movie news and variety shows will continue, and thank you for supporting them as you have. MMOW & Oscar Race Checkpoint will continue to help you begin & end your every week. We’ll also continue to review all the contenders, whether it’s on an ORC, MMOW, or in an OSP. Check out recent reviews like Jojo Rabbit, Parasite, and Dolemite Is My Name. Ford v Ferrari, Frozen II, A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood, The Irishman, Knives Out, and Marriage Story are all in the works, and we also have our re-watch series, move events, and MMO Interviews to enjoy in that catalog.
So let us know how you’re enjoying awards season thus far, and feel free to chat with us about anything we covered here today. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
We review Doctor Sleep as a movie event! If you’ve seen it, great. If not, we urge to do so by the end of our non-spoiler section. But in either case, enjoy our movie event awards show for the sequel to the Shining as we make up all kinds of fake awards to give this movie.
Format of This Review - 1:42
NONSPOILER REVIEW: (& FYI, Some Semi-Vague Gerald's Game Spoilers) Specs, Premise, Scores Awards - 2:45 Cast and Performance Awards - 9:40 Production Awards - 14:37 The Biggest Nonspoiler Awards - 17:20 Watch or Not? - 20:49
SPOILER WARNING DANCE BREAK - 22:50
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Fan Service + Flanagan Fingerprints - 24:10 A Quick Disagreement On Child Murder - 28:35 Best Scenes Awards- 33:30 Oscar Caliber Scene - 40:12 Lowlights Awards - 42:50 Misc. Awards- 48:58
FINAL GRADE - 53:54
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 56:55 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 58:00
Our Movie Event Review format is simple. Yes, there is still a non-spoiler section followed by spoilers, and there’s a dance music interlude to warn you. Yes, we still go through many of the same beats, bests, and worsts. But in essence, a movie event episode consists of this academy of two making up awards. For Doctor Sleep, we certainly came up with some weird ones.
So yes, that non-spoiler section deals with the cast & crew, the premise of the plot, and general reviews of the production values, performances, and script. Then in spoilers, we go over all our best & worst scenes after discussing some of the major plotlines.
Did Doctor Sleep spark our nostalghia for The Shining? For Stephen King novels? Did Rose The Hat become an iconic villain deserving of her own Halloween costume? Was it worthy of a 2 and a half hour runtime? Do we dare suggest enhancements to the plot? Which cast members should vie for future Oscars, and which are the most memorable scenes? - We discuss these questions and many more in this review. Plus, we make up a ton of weird ass awards along the way.
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Let us know your thoughts on Doctor Sleep, answer our non-spoiler audience question at the center of this episode, and let’s chat. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
We learned a lot in this MMOW. Scream is coming back, Motherless Brooklyn was actually good, SixDegreesOfMMO can be won with the right music video reference, the box office can be unpredictable, and Mike 1 is one Peter Pan trailer away from having a nervous breakdown.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: AlsoMike - 2:25 (Motherless Brooklyn; Peanut Butter Falcon; Angry Birds 2; Unicorn Store; Good Boys; Dolemite; BOOKS: A Little Hatred, Catch and Kill) See, Buy, Skip - 11:53
Mike1 - 13:22 (Polygon; House on Haunted Hill; Dracula; Searching for SugarMan)
SIXDEGREESOFMMO: Recap and Awards - 17:28 Winner + New Challenge - 24:50
BOX OFFICE UPDATE - 28:30
TRAILER THOUGHTS: The Invisible Man Trailer 1 - 32:32 Wendy Trailer 1 - 35:18 Bad Boys For Life Trailer 2 - 40:00
DO YOU CARE (About…): This Week’s New Releases - 43:06 The Batman’s Castings and Plans - 45:02 Crawl Being Tarantino’s Favorite Movie - 49:23 James Dean Being CGI’d In Finding Jack - 51:05 Carrie Fisher’s Original Ep IX Role - 54:40 Spyglass Doing a Scream Movie - 57:38
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:02:50 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:04:23
A SPECIAL COMMERCIAL OF THE IRISHMAN FROM OUR FRIEND @ THE NOMCAST! - 1:06:24
Things start off innocently enough. We reviews some movies like Motherless Brooklyn, The Peanut Butter Falcon, House on Haunted Hill, and Dracula. Then your SixDegreesOfMMO is as hilarious, entertaining, and somehow, as efficient as ever. There was an upset at the weekend box office with Midway defeating Doctor Sleep, but once the Trailer Thoughts segment hits, our facade of good sane fun falls down like a drunk on a trampoline.
Who knew we were only one Wendy trailer away from Mike 1 having a nervous breakdown? Wait,... you… you all did? We don’t hide our emotions well, you say?
Alright fine, it still makes for some good radio. So enjoy another jam-packed episode of MMO Weekly. If you put our outbursts aside, there are also some major entertainment news stories to enjoy. Scream is coming back, and James Dean is coming back from the dead to star in a movie? The Batman casts its Alfred, and we debate how many villains is too many villains. Then we also wonder if Star Wars is gonna botch the Leia storyline in The Rise Of Skywalker.
To our Connecticut residents, please stay tuned at the end of the episode for a quick promo from Andrew Morgan at The Nomcast (Netflix Original Movie Podcast) who’s inviting you all to the CT premiere of The Irishman at Wallingford’s Holiday Cinemas 14 this Friday, 11/15.
And as always, if you enjoy our show. Please remember to leave us a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts. Just click on our show icon in the app, scroll down a few seconds, and click that 5th star.
Let us know your thoughts on anything we discussed in this MMOW, and do send us your next wave of SixDegreesOfMMO submissions. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
We review Harriet, break down the Cinema Eye Honors, rant & rave about the latest Martin Scorsese interviews, discuss the Academy’s new streaming platform, chronicle the controversy over Lionheart, & react to trailers for Soul, The Banker, The Two Popes, & Citizen K.
WHAT IS THIS EPISODE? - Top of Show
HARRIET REVIEW: Failing Expectations - 1:20 Mike1’s Theater Going Omen - 4:47 Biggest Problems - 5:55 Agency vs Deus Ex Machina - 11:00 Highlights, Lessons, Regrets, + Final Grades - 15:33
AWARDS SEASON NEWS: Cinema Eye Honors Announce Noms - 19:58 Scorsese NYT Write Up - 23:01 International Feature Goes Academy Wide - 32:36 Nigeria’s “Lionheart” Gets DQ’d - 37:33
CONTENDER TRAILER REACTIONS: The Banker Trailer 1 - 42:11 The Two Popes Trailer 2 - 44:10 Citizen K Trailer 1 - 49:25 Soul Teaser Trailer - 54:03
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 57:47 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 59:35
Another week comes to a close, and we have a new slate of Awards Season news to discuss. But first, we must review Harriet & discuss the Oscar chances for Cynthia Erivo, her tremendous Best Original Song candidate, “Stand Up,” and all the terrific production values. Unfortuntely, the movie didn’t live up to the hype for us. Though we did take away many positives.
After going 12 rounds on Harriet, we break down the nominees for the Cinema Eye Honors, which held some precedent for last year’s Best Documentary Feature Oscars category in previous years. Martin Scorsese can’t stop talking about Marvel movies. It’s almost as if he planned this, and we can’t stop talking about how he can’t stop talking about it. Soooo, well, yeah.
The Academy also made some news this week by revealing enhancements to its new streaming service, which should have a tangible effect on this year’s voting. Unfortunately, the Academy also left common sense at the door with their disqualification of the Nigerian submission to Best International Film, Lionheart.
We also got 4 terrific new trailers for potential Oscar nominees of the next two ceremonies. The Banker is gonna be first real candidate from the Apple Plus streaming service, and boy, does it hit all of the beats we crave in awards season films. Then The Two Popes trailer two adds to our excitement over this film, one of the bigger surprises of the Oscars 2020 thus far. Citizen K intrigued us with its trailer from renowned documentarian Alex Gibney, and we also marvel over the first look at Pixar’s Soul.
Another week, another crowded Oscar Race Checkpoint to recap - the race is heating up, folks! If you’re enjoying our show, please take a few seconds to leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts. Just go into your app, click on our show icon, scroll down a few moments, and please click that fifth star. We cannot thank you enough! (which is why we thank you every time.)
Otherwise, do send us your thoughts on any of the controversies and candidates discuss in this Checkpoint. We had a lot of fire in this episode, and we don’t mind chatting with you on social media. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
We’re joined by Chris Gore of Film Threat to discuss Attack of the Doc, his new retrospective documentary about G4 and Attack of the Show.
Who is Chris Gore? - Top of Show
MMO INTERVIEWS CHRIS GORE: Getting to AotS - 2:18 What was the AotS Secret Sauce? - 14:30 And Could it Work Today? - 18:20 The Kevin/Olivia Chemistry - 20:43 The Goal of Doing Attack of the Doc - 23:45
PERSONAL HISTORY: Relationship w/ The Documentary Genre + Educational Background - 24:44 Chris Gore’s “How to Write Any Book” - 27:37
THE ATTACK OF THE DOC DOCUMENTARY: Personal Motivation - 30:47 Has He Found Answers About What Happened? - 33:31 The Ends He’ll Go To For Documentary Information + Background - 37:20 (Including the Single Greatest Analogy for Cancel Culture - 40:38) HOW YOU CAN LITERALLY MOLD THIS DOCUMENTARY - 41:56 (All the Kickstarter Perks You Can Handle)
Does He Want Attack to Come Back? - 49:52
Chris Gore Gives Us Our Very Own DVDuesday Segment - 52:20
The Worst Possible Film According to Chris Gore - 58:55
Chris’ Social Medias + Kickstarter - 1:03:19 And a Patreon is Coming Too! - 1:05:30
What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:06:30 Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:07:57
Chris Gore was an amazing interview. If we asked him about his origin story, he’d also teach us how to be on TV. If we asked him about his career, he’d also teach us how to write books. And when we asked him about his time on G4 & Attack of the Show, Chris Gore spent over an hour taking us behind the scenes of his upcoming documentary, Attack of the Doc! Thank the gods we asked.
Chris Gore has been an inspiration to us, and to be frank, our show owes a huge debt of gratitude to his work in print, on Film Threat, and of course, Attack of the Show. So it was an absolute thrill to chat with Chris about what inspired him to attack this doc. The conversation may begin with his origin story and focus on his new filmmaking endeavor. But we also hit on a ton of fascinating topics like the state of social media to when nerd culture went mainstream to Marvel to Star Wars to indie film, all the way to a new DVDuesday!
Attack of the Doc, the kickstarter & upcoming patreon campaigns put into practice what Chris Gore preaches. He’s truly incorporating the audience & “reassembling the fans from Attack of the Show” to make this movie as special as its subject. Please consider supporting Mr. Gore on this adventure. With all the podcasts, videos, and extras included by donating even a single dollar, you won’t regret it.
For more information, please visit the websites or any of Chris Gore’s social media via Attack of the Doc, Film Threat, or follow him everywhere at ThatChrisGore. If you’re late to the kickstarter, that’s ok. He’ll be starting a patreon with all of the same perks, and you can join in on the fun.
Do let us know if you become a patron of Attack of the Doc! We’ll happily shout you out on our social media and on MMO. If you’re enjoying our show, then you’re certainly in for a treat if you seek out Chris Gore via the marvelous Film Threat website and his Film Threat Podcast. Please rate & review both our shows on Apple Podcasts. Just click on our show icons, scroll down a few seconds in your App, and please click that fifth star.
And stay tuned to MMO as we hope to follow up with Chris on his production on Attack of the Doc. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Star Wars, Game Of Thrones, & news from Halloween Kills gets our nerd flags flying. We also rewatch the Scream franchise & review the new Terminator & Timothee Chalamet films. Plus, your SixDegreesOfMMO sparks a whole new improv from us.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: AlsoMike - 1:50 (Terminator: Dark Fate; The King; Pavarotti; American Woman; The Perfection; Echo in the Canyon; We Have Always Lived in the Castle; The Weekend; Family) See, Buy, Skip - 16:22 Best Thing He Saw This Week - 17:00
Mike1 - 18:09 (Scream 1-4; A SCREAM 2 RANT; A SCREAM 3 RANT; Still Screaming/Behind the Mask; The Omen ’76) Best Thing He Watched This Week - 21:47
SixDegreesOfMMO: NEW THRONE TO BUILD! Recap and Awards - 23:00 Winner + New Challenge - 28:01
RIP ROBERT EVANS + JOHN WITHERSPOON - 30:58
BOX OFFICE UPDATE: Sony Makes Bank - 33:48 Frozen II To Open Big - 35:57 Dark Fate Disappoints - 36:40 (AND A BOX OFFICE MOJO RANT) Harriet Does Well - 38:48 Other News and Notes - 39:30
TRAILER THOUGHTS: Jumanji Final Trailer - 40:18 The Mandalorian Trailer 2 - 41:57 The Photograph 1 - 43:40
DO YOU CARE (About…): This Week’s New Releases - 45:49 Benioff and Weiss Walking Away From Star Wars - 47:46 HBO Canceling The Long Night + Announcing GoT Spin Offs - 53:00 South Park Going to HBO Max for $500M - 56:02 Last Jedi Hate Feeling Rian Johnson’s Knives Out - 58:04 Hayden Christensen’s Episode IX Rumors?!?! - 59:03 Delta Restoring Same Sex Love Scenes Into In-Flight Films - 1:00:46 The First Looks From Halloween Kills - 1:03:29
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:06:52 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:08:04
We love having MMO Weekly because we can break from the Oscars race & cover a ton of movie world news. This 11/4 episode is a perfect example. We rant & rave, we geek the heck out about Westeros, Haddonfield, and galaxies far, far away, and we also review the box office, new trailers, and a ton of new movies along the way. But most of all, we have a place for some terrific audience interaction.
For What We’re Watching, Also Mike reviews a bunch of 2019 films like Terminator: Dark Fate, The King, Pavarotti, & American Woman. While Mike 1 re-watches his Scream Blu Ray boxed set, spurring some epic rants on both Scream 2, and yes, Scream 3.
SixDegreesOfMMO has some super efficient submissions, and you also break our brains with your creativity. So… just another typical week of audience interaction cuz you’re awesome at this game. For our part, we must begin a new improv about this month’s throne.
Unfortunately, we have some sad news to report. But we do try and pay some tribute to Robert Evans and John Witherspoon. We also dive into the box office as Frozen II tracking numbers get released and Sony posts some eye popping quarterly profits.
For Trailer Thoughts, we laugh hard at some more jokes from Jumanji: The Next Level, one of us is super high on The Mandalorian, and we get a pleasant surprise with The Photograph. Then for DYC, we talk about yet another loaded week of films to watch, and from there, it’s nerd out time. We discuss & debate, we rant & we rave, and we dive into stories about Star Wars, Game Of Thrones, South Park, & Halloween Kills.
It’s another Monday, and that means another loaded MMOW to kick off your week. If you’re enjoying our show, please take a few seconds to leave us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts. Just click on our show icon, scroll down a few moments, and click that fifth star in your app. Please realize, this helps us out so very much, and we greatly appreciate your support.
Otherwise, let us know your thoughts on anything in this episode. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Will Jojo Rabbit surprise us come Oscar time? Does the tone of the movie work? How biting is the satire? And most importantly, how many nominations should Jojo Rabbit get from the Academy? We discuss & debate it all in our Oscars Sprint Profile Movie Review.
What is an Oscar Sprint Profile? - 1:12
NONSPOILER SECTION: Production Profile (Cast/Crew/Specs) - 1:58 Plot Premise/Expectations - 4:56 Production Values: Sight - 7:49 Sound - 11:31 Performances - 13:35 (Is Taika Waititi The Best At Making Movie About Children? - 19:30) Script Thoughts - 20:42 (What Is and Isn’t Offensive to One… - 23:41) (Does This Movie Work Tonally? - 27:43) Oscars Lens Throughout, And Finishes - 29:12
SPOILER WARNING DANCE PARTY - 33:01
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Plot Walkthrough - 34:15 Big Question No. 1: Captain K, Good Guy? - 36:15 Bests/Big Question No. 2: Tonal Tightrope - 40:13 (Unfulfilled Expectations? - 43:38) The Dead Relative Cop Out - 46:03 Lowlights/Comedy Which Missed - 50:32
FINAL GRADES - 53:48
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 55:58 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 57:11
Jojo Rabbit is the 20th episode in our Oscars Sprint Profile series of 2019, and it won’t be the last. We love to review all of the major contenders & future nominations, and after Taika Waititi shocked us all at TIFF, we had to give this movie the full OSP treatment.
Do check out our 2019/20 Oscar Sprint Profile playlist in our soundcloud feed for all our these episodes. Dolemite Is My Name, Parasite, Joker, Ad Astra, and Hustlers are our more recent additions to this list. But we’ve been at this list since the beginning of the year with reviews of Apollo 11, Us, Avengers: Endgame, Rocketman, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and more. You can also find our Movie Event reviews of other terrific films from this year like Good Boys, Midsommar, Spider-Man: Far From Home, Ready or Not, and then some. In any case, we’ve been all over the film year with our reviews.
And as we always do in this OSP, you get two reviews for the price of one. There’s a non-spoiler section with our impressions of the production values, performances & script, and we build this section up to a guess-timation of how many nominations Jojo Rabbit will get at the Oscars. Then after a spoiler warning dance music interlude, we dive into the major plotlines and discuss all our bests, worsts, and burning questions in the spoiler section.
We ask some burning questions throughout both non-spoilers and spoilers. How many noms will this movie get? Did Waititi find a tonal balance? How do we view the early backlash to this movie? And does it pull off all its lofty ambitions? There’s a ton of good discussion & debate, and as always, we want to know what you think. Please tell us.
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Nominations for the Gothams & British Independent Film Awards, buzz for Little Women, trailers for Les Miserables & Waves, Governors Awards for a most deserving 3, and everything is compared to Once Upon A Time In Hollywood on this Oscar Race Checkpoint.
WHAT IS THIS EPISODE? - Top of Show
GOTHAM AWARDS NOMS: Movie Requirements - 1:36 Best Picture Noms - 2:44 Best Documentary - 6:18 Acting Categories - 8:05 Screenplay Noms - 14:48 Breakthrough Categories - 16:04
BRITISH INDY FILM NOMS - 18:34 EUROPEAN FILM AWARD FINALISTS - COMEDY - 20:39
AWARDS SEASON NEWS: Governor’s Award Oscars Given Out - 21:34 Little Women Gets Legit Oscars Buzz - 26:55 PGA Awarding Netflix Boss - 29:51
FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: 2019 is “The Best Year in Cinema” for the 2000s - 32:53 Rome FF Has an Upset - 35:11
CONTENDER TRAILER REACTIONS: Les Mis Trailer 1 - 36:23 The King Trailer 2 - 37:57 The Aeronauts Trailer 2 - 40:10 Waves Trailer 2 - 40:50
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 42:10 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 43:35
Awards Season is fast approaching, and if we’re gonna continue the racing metaphors, the starter pistol fires in Gotham. So it’s with great anticipation that we breakdown the nominations for the 2019 Gotham Awards to begin the show. Will Hustlers, The Farewell & Waves gain momentum? Or will Marriage Story start to build its resume? Should we just be happy to enjoy the moment for some of these films? Or do we start to notice some early storylines to this season?
But the Gotham’s aren’t the only noms to discuss. We cover the British Independent Film Awards, & there are best comedy finalists for the European Film Awards with a few Oscar connections to be made. Then we discuss how the campaign trails all seem to stop at the Governors Awards, pay tribute to the worthy recipients, and then we enjoy the early buzz from first screenings of Little Women.
Mike1 doubles down on his takes regarding the Middleburg Film Festival, where they called the 2019 year in film the very best of the century. Rome picks an unlikely winner for its audience award, and the Producers Guild could be signifying a major change in perception regarding Netflix. Then we cover 4 Oscar Trailers for Les Miserables, The King, The Aeronauts, and Waves.
It’s another crowded field of topics for this Oscar Race Checkpoint, and we look both forward & backward to many of the films, filmmakers, and stars in contention. We can’t help but compare everything to Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, and we look forward to doing so for well, EVER.
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Then don’t forget to join in on the conversation. Let us know your thoughts on any of the nominations we discussed here. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
It’s The Scaries! - our 2nd Annual Horror Movie Awards Show. In a bonus episode for AllTheHorror, we discuss 2019, look forward to 2020, and then focus on the zombie genre before enjoying a few more categories inspired by Joker, Annabelle, & Midsommar.
All Our Horror Goodies - Top of Show Episode Format - 2:17
CONTEMPORARY HORROR AWARDS - 4:48 (Most Anticipated Upcoming Horror Movie; Top 3 Most Anticipated 2020 Horror Movies; Best Horror Movie of 2019 Thus Far; Horror Movie Most Ashamed of Missing; 2019 Kids Movie That Works Better As a Horror Movie; Best 2019 Oscar Contender That Should Turn Into a Zombie Movie)
ALL ZOMBIE MOVIE AWARDS - 23:30 (Funniest Zombie Movie; Best Zombie Movie of the Past 10 Years; Zombie Movie Character Who Deserves a TWD Surprise Death; Oscar Movie Character You Most Want to See Zombies Get; Best Romero Zombie Movie; Best New Zombie Series; Best Acting Career Since Starring in a Recent Zombie Movie; Best International Zombie Film; Best Fast Zombie Movie; Zombie Movie You Think You Could Actually Survive; Best Zombie Movie Ever)
DOMESTIC MONSTER/SERIAL KILLER AWARDS - 50:45 (Best Acting Performance in a Domestic Monster Movie; Bad Guy You’re the Most Dead Against; Killer You’re Most Confident in Evading; Who Wins a Killer Battle Royale)
MONSTERS OF BIBLICAL PROPORTIONS - 1:00:53 (Most Believable Unbelievable Possession Story; Which Possession Could You Ignore Longest; Which Haunting Movie Kills You Quickest; Oscar Winner Was Most Likely Actually Possessed)
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:11:06 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:12:17
One of the most fun things we do here at MMO is create our own award shows. They’re fun to prepare, they’re fun to record, and whether we’re completing a re-watch series or celebrating a season, Mike & I jump at the chance to do episodes like The Scaries. So if you enjoyed this one, do scroll down a few moments on our Soundcloud playlists tab to find all 12 episodes in our “MMO-Made Award Shows.”
In another fun twist of fate, we were invited to include this as a bonus episode of #AllTheHorror. Do make sure to follow at AllTheHorror18 on Twitter, join the facebook group, visit the website, and consume all of the great content. Daily podcasts, a bevvy of written content, and some terrific artwork highlight these 31 days of horror content in this month long celebration. You can buy some awesome tee shirts with 100% of the proceeds headed to the Scares That Care charity, and you can find our 4 contributions to the annual ATH events in our podcast playlist entitled “AllTheHorror: Everything MMO Horror Related.” This year’s featured episode was a clip show where our friends told us how they would spend the zombie apocalypse, in honor of Zombieland: Double Tap.
So of course, the centerpiece of our 2nd Annual Scaries is all about zombies. Listen to find out all our winners of 13 categories including Funniest Zombie Movie, Best Remake, Best International Z-Film, all the way to which Oscar character we’d most like to see be ripped apart by the undead.
As promised, we also dabble in two more sub-genres. Last year at the first Scaries, we focused on Slashers with additional categories on Creature Features, Horror Comedies, and Hauntings. This year, we did a few awards on Serial Killer films in honor of Joker & finished the show with a few more categories on Possession / Exorcism / Hauntings of Biblical Proportions.
Finally, and like we encouraged on the show, do send us your picks & rationale for any of these categories. We’ll gladly read them on an upcoming MMO Weekly broadcast. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Golden Globe submissions are in. Then we review over 15 horror movies old & new, including The Lighthouse and a bunch of deep cuts on VOD & streaming. You gave us another great SixDegreesOfMMO, & we have trailers for The Grudge, Bloodshot & Antlers.
NEWS OF THE WEEK - 1:51 Golden Globe Preferences Are Out
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: OUR REVIEW OF THE LIGHTHOUSE - 8:48
AlsoMike - 14:03 (Texas Chainsaw ’74; Creature From the Black Lagoon; The Wolfman; Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark; The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then Bigfoot; The Banana Splits Movie; See, Buy, Skip 1 - 18:02 See, Buy, Skip 2 - 22:19 Best Thing He Saw This Week - 22:50
Mike1 - 23:34 (A Bunch of Michael Myers Movies; Fright Night; A Haunting in CT; Hell House LLC; The Exorcist III; Happy Death Day 2 U; Satanic Panic; Before I Wake; Berberian Sound Studio; The Void) Best Thing He Watched This Week - 29:07 See, Buy, Skip - 30:50
SixDegreesOfMMO: Recap and Awards - 32:23 Winner + New Challenge - 42:!6
BOX OFFICE UPDATE: Box Office Mojo Overhaul - 45:14 HBO Has a Hit - 45:52 Box Office Top 10 - 47:11 Specialty Theaters - 49:39
TRAILER THOUGHTS: The Grudge Trailer 1 - 52:10 Bloodshot Trailer 1 - 53:37 Antlers Trailer 2 - 55:11
DO YOU CARE (About…): This Week’s New Releases - 57:20 Harvey Weinstein’s Hitting the Town - 58:33 The LotR Series’ Baddie - 1:02:22 Rise of Skywalker’s Low Box Office - 1:03:28
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:06:12 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:07:07
And we’re back(!) with a special spooky season MMO Weekly. Yes, of course, we begin with an Awards Season story regarding the submissions to the Golden Globes. Which contenders are going drama? Who’s going for comedy or musical? Which films have a track to gain Best Picture momentum with some wins from the HFPA? We discuss all.
Then we did as we promised. We watched a ton of horror movies on streaming, VOD, and at the movies to give you some recommendations for the Halloween week to come. Also Mike describes how The Lighthouse is a metaphor for our podcast before reviewing a trio of classics and another few 2019 horror films. Then Mike 1 re-watched some of his favorites, while also scouring VOD & streaming for some indie recommendations. Trust his horror loving tastes with these takes.
You gave us one of your better & more thorough efforts for SixDegreesOfMMO. Side conversations abound as we’re forced to present far more winners than normal. Thank you for all of the great feedback this past week, and if you didn’t get presented, there’s always the next challenge. Do please keep submitting.
We have a lot of stats & milestones to discuss with our box office update as we cover the top 5, platform releases, and analyze some money losers. Then we review 3 new trailers for The Grudge, Bloodshot, and Antlers. And we close things out in DYC by discussing the upcoming releases in theaters, on VOD, and streaming to reveal our plans for future ORC’s and OSP’s. There’s some serious news about Harvey Weinstein before we finish with a few more fun stories about The Lord of the Rings TV series and The Rise of Skywalker.
It’s another week, and you get another loaded MMOW from us. If you’re enjoying our show, please take a few seconds to leave us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts. Just click on our icon, scroll down a moment or two, and click that fifth star. We greatly appreciate your support.
Otherwise, please let us know your thoughts on anything we covered today, and do send us your next wave of submissions for Six Degrees. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
We break down the final trailer for The Rise of Skywalker, ask 5 Golden Questions about some November Oscar contenders, review Monos & The Laundromat, plus stories about Ford V Ferrari, Rocketman, Waves, Netflix, and of course, Scorsese & Marvel.
WHAT IS THIS EPISODE? - 2:00
OSCAR TRAILER REVIEW: Star Wars Episode IX Trailer 2 - 2:32
DEBUT OF 5 GOLDEN QUESTIONS explanation - 8:38 Question 1: Cynthia Erivo - 9:41 Question 2: Best Director - 11:46 Question 3: HoneyBoy - 15:13 Question 4: McKellan, Eddie, + Ferrari Boys - 16:45 Question 5: Jojo Rabbit - 18:48
CONTENDER NEWS: Ford vs Ferrari’s Dueling Leading Men - 21:37 Marvel vs Movie is Still a Thing - 25:23 World Soundtrack Awards Happened - 31:53 Waves Debut is Delicious - 33:45 Rocketman Pulling Out The Campaign Stops - 36:51 Marriage Story Playing Paris Theater NYC via Netflix - 40:05 Lina Wertmuller Getting Governor’s Oscar - 41:31
FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: The Two Popes Does Well - 43:18 (And What That Means for it and Other Contenders) News Tidbits - 48:52
MAKE THE CASE: The Laundromat - 50:20 Monos - 53:21
INDUSTRY NEWS: Oscar Screeners Are Later Than Ever - 56:26 Netflix May Have Serious Issues - 58:54
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:08:10 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:09:25
Just one Oscar Trailer in this checkpoint, but it’s a big one. We recap the recent Oscar success of the Star Wars saga and break down the final trailer for the final chapter of the Skywalker’s. Will Rey go to the dark side? Or will plot be secondary to our happiness of seeing all our friends together one last time?
Then we’re excited to debut a new segment. We melded our MMO Weekly DYC theatrical release preview section with our Top 5 Burning Question shows to come up with 5 Golden Questions. Here, we wonder about the upcoming Oscar contending theatrical releases like Jojo Rabbit, Harriet, Honey Boy, The Good Liar, Waves, etc. It’s so much fun to speculate, and we do want to know your thoughts. So hit us up on social media with your theories.
To continue this episode, we analyze all kinds of awards season news. Christian Bale AND Matt Damon will be campaigned as leads. The old hollywood cadre of directors have come to Scorsese’s back about Marvel. The World Soundtrack Awards may give us hints to who’s gaining momentum in this year’s Original Score category. Screenings for Waves, Rocketman, and Marriage Story all get increased buzz. The Two Popes, Just Mercy, Shindisi, and Uncut Gems also made gains at the “regional” film festivals. Oscar Screeners are circulating later than usual this year, and we try to wrap our heads around the Netflix debt sheet heading into the upcoming streaming wars. All of that, plus we review The Laundromat & Monos.
Another week, and it’s another loaded Oscar Race Checkpoint from MMO. If you’re enjoying our show, please take a few seconds to leave us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts. Just click on our show’s icon, scroll down a few moments, and click that 5th star in your iTunes. We greatly appreciate your support.
Otherwise, please do send us your takes on anything we covered here. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
How good is Zombieland 2? How bad is Dolittle? Is Snowpiercer a sequel to Willy Wonka? Is Venom 2 a sequel to a Super Nintendo game? Is The Batman gonna work? And WTF is Daniel Kaluuya doing in a Barney the Dinosaur movie?! These questions & more on MMOW.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: AlsoMike - 1:53 (Zombieland Double Tap; Candyman; Little Shop of Horrors; Succession Finale; What’s My Name Muhammad Ali; Death of Dick Long; See, Buy, Skip - 11:12 Best Thing He Saw This Week - 12:40
Mike1 - 13:13 (You’ll See)
SIXDEGREESOFMMO: Recap and Awards - 15:31 Winner + New Challenge - 22:04
BOX OFFICE UPDATE - 27:19 (El Camino numbers, Maleficent News, Top 5, Joker)
TRAILER THOUGHTS: Doolittle Trailer 1 - 34:31 Lady and the Tramp Trailer 1 - 39:13 Terminator Dark Fate TRAILER 1 BILLION WHY?!? - 41:45
DO YOU CARE (About…): This Week’s New Releases - 43:29 Our New Catwoman and Riddler - 44:58 The Galaxy Quest Doc - 48:24 Venom 2 Going Maximum Carnage - 49:28 Kevin Feige Becoming Marvel CEO - 50:53 Endgame Getting a Blockbuster Award - 52:31 South Park’s Streaming Value - 54:35 Daniel Kaluuya’s Barney Movie - 55:55 MoviePass Still Charging Ex-Customers - 58:36 Jared Leto’s Attempt to Kill Joker - 59:45
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:01:55 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:02:50
Our What We’re Watching segment reviews new horror films like Zombieland: Double Tap, classics like Candyman, cult favorites like Little Shop of Horrors, bad horror like Silver Bullet, and whatever the F(!) “The Death of Dick Long” was supposed to be. Plus, we talk about some baseball and tv like Succession and South Park.
In Audience Interaction, your SixDegreesOfMMO sparks some unique debate, like Snowpiercer being a secret sequel to Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. WWWWhat??!!! And you push our improv skills to their very limits.
We recap the resurgent box office with analysis of the Maleficent & Zombieland sequels, the Netflix numbers for El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, and some great specialty action for The Lighthouse, Jojo Rabbit, and Parasite. Then in trailer thoughts, we HATE the Dolittle preview, but “love” is not a strong enough word for our joy at the newest look at the live action Lady and the Tramp.
Finally in DYC, we cover all kinds of entertainment world stories like the casting news for The Batman, Venom 2, and Barney… the um… the Dinosaur. Yyyyup, there’s a Barney the Dinosaur movie, and you won’t believe which MMO favorite thespian has agreed or been coerced to do it. Then we somehow recover our equilibrium to also talk about the South Park streaming rights, Feige’s new oligarchy at Marvel, Moviepass stealing from people, and how Jared Leto tried to stop another Joker from jokering.
This was a variety show in the truest sense of the word. We hope you enjoy, and if so, please take a few seconds to give us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts. Just click on our show icon in your iTunes, scroll down a few moments, and then click that 5th star. Thank you for your cooperation and support.
Do send us those submissions for our next SixDegreesOfMMO challenge, and let us know your thoughts on anything we covered in this episode. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Tarantino & Scorsese make more news, Robbie & Theron enter the race, Animated & Documentary feature require major updates, smaller film festivals give out awards, & we discuss 5 new contender trailers + 3 movie reviews including Pain and Glory.
WHAT IS THIS EPISODE? - 1:05
OSCAR CATEGORY ROUND-UPS: 32 Animated Films Submitted for Oscars Consideration - 1:40 Critics Choice Documentary Noms Handed Out - 6:25
INDUSTRY NEWS: AMC Goes Streaming - 14:21 OUaTiH Cancels China Debut - 18:00 (And a Post Production Story Update - 23:45) NYFF Week 2 Wraps Up - 25:12 Other Film Festival Wins - 28:51 A Parasite Plea From Mike1 - 31:22 More AFI Fest Preview - 33:10
CONTENDER NEWS: Bombshell Debuts, Gets Raves - 35:01 (And Trailer 2 Review) Scorsese Takes Aim At Marvel…Again - 39:12
OSCAR TRAILER REVIEW: Marriage StoryTrailer 2 - 44:18 The Report Trailer 1 - 46:11 Frozen Int’l Trailer - 48:56 Beanpole Trailer 1 - 50:39
MAKE THE CASE: Making the Case Abominable - 52:21 Making the Case Furie - 54:37 Making the Case Pain and Glory - 55:57
FUTURE OSCARS NEWS - 1:00:42
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:03:29 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:04:37
We needed this Oscar Race Checkpoint more than ever because a whole lotta news broke. The animated feature category announced the 32 films under consideration for Academy voters, and the Critics Choice Documentary Awards announced their nominations. So we opened the show with long looks at those two categories.
AMC announced a “new” streaming service, where we weigh the pros & cons. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood has been banned from Chinese theaters, Sony wants to recut the film, but Tarantino won’t do it. Of course, we cannot help but dive into a large Quentin convo here. Then we canvas some film festival updates from New York, London, Miami, 919, and AFI. We’re more than happy to profile films we’ve yet to preview, and Mike 1 offers a plea to you, our movie loving audience.
Bombshell earns rave reviews, and both Margot Robbie & Charlize Theron enter the race after it’s LA premiere. Then we analyze Bombshell’s new trailer, as well as those for the emotional roller coaster of Marriage Story, the legal nightmare of The Report, a cuteness overload in Frozen II, & the intentionally awkward in Beanpole.
Then to finish, we make the case & review Abominable, Furie, + Pain and Glory before discussing a fun story and a potential new rewatch series (or 2) with a look ahead to a contender for Oscars 2021. Enjoy yet another jam-packed Oscar Race Checkpoint for your weekend.
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In honor of Zombieland: Double Tap, we asked our friends how they would spend the zombie apocalypse. 2 Girls on a Bench, The Cabinet Podcast, The Cinema Guys, The Film Flamers, Invasion of the Remake, Penance RPG, & Ryan L. Terry join us for All The Horror 2019.
What is All The Horror/This Episode? - Top of Show RLTerry Entry + Analysis - 3:46 Cinema Guys Entry + Analysis - 8:30 2 Girls On a Bench Entry + Analysis - 14:35 Penance RPG Entry + Analysis - 23:20 Film Flamers Entry + Analysis - 30:04 Invasion of the Remake Entry + Analysis - 32:32 Cabinet Pod Entry + Analysis - 39:15 Our Feeble Answers - 42:46
Tell Us Your Plan/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 45:01 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 46:15
Ryan L. Terry - at RLTerry1, rlterryreelview.com
The Cinema Guys - at thecinemaguys, wearethecinemaguys.com
2 Girls On A Bench - at 2GirlsOnABench, podfixnetwork.com
Penance RPG - at penancerpg, penancerpg.com
The Film Flamers - at TheFilmFlamers, FilmFlamers.com
Invasion of the Remake - at InvasionRemake, invasionoftheremake.libsyn.com
The Cabinet Podcast - at thecabinetcast, thecabinetpodcast.com
This is our second year and third entry into the All The Horror podcast series. Last October, we did a show on slasher movies, and then for February’s Women In Horror Month, we reviewed Mary Harron’s American Psycho. You can find those episodes in our back catalog, and you can follow this tremendous collaborative event at AllTheHorr18 on Twitter, where you can link to their website, buy some great merchandise (with all proceeds going to charity) and find the 31 days of horror podcasts, writings, and artwork from this and past October(s).
For this year’s entry to the ATH podcast series, we wanted to do something in honor of Zombieland: Double Tap. The sequel releases this weekend, and we plan to review it in full next week as a movie event. But for today, we had 7 shows or podcast personalities send us clips on how THEY would spend the zombie apocalypse. The results are hilarious & entertaining, terrifying & soul shaking, sincere & sincerely troubling, and most importantly, everything we hoped for when we came up with the idea.
Thanks to all who collaborated on this episode with us. 6 of them are podcasters including The Cinema Guys, 2 Girls On A Bench, Penance RPG, The Film Flamers, Invasion Of The Remake, and The Cabinet Podcast, and Ryan L. Terry is a blogger / film critic. Do please make sure to seek out all of their great work via the twitter handles & websites above, and do please rate all our shows 5 stars on Apple Podcasts if you have a few moments. A sincere thanks for your support.
Finally, and most of all, have some fun sending us YOUR plan for how YOU would spend the zombie apocalypse. We’ll gladly read some of your responses on the show. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Dolemite Is My Name gets the full Oscar Sprint Profile movie review treatment here with a non-spoiler section first as we discuss it through our Oscar Lens & debate it’s chances before we warn you of spoilers and jump into the plot.
What is an Oscar Sprint Profile? - 1:09
NONSPOILER SECTION: Production Profile (Cast/Crew/Specs) - 1:49 Plot Premise/Expectations - 5:27 Production Values: Sound - 6:55 Sight - 9:14 Performances - 12:41 (Eddie Murphy Best Actor Oscar Lens - 14:23) Script Thoughts/Issues - 18:05 (Mike1 Reveals an AlsoMike Factoid - 18:55) Oscars Lens - 22:38 Watch or Not? - 27:00
SPOILER WARNING DANCE PARTY - 29:10
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Carryovers - 30:18 Running Through the Movie Acts - 32:34 Bests/Highlights - 35:52 (Choosing Your Proper Lens - 40:00) (Introducing Some Worsts - 40:59) Worsts/Lowlights - 42:26 Finale Analysis - 47:57
FINAL GRADES - 49:18
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 50:33 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 51:42
There’s been some good buzz for Dolemite Is My Name throughout the fall film festivals. The critics also love it, and everybody is raving about how much fun it is (and it was!). Where do we rank it’s Oscar chances? Well, you’ll have to click play on this non-spoiler review to hear as much. We do talk about how we and other great pundits rank the costumes, make-up & hairstyling, production design, and music in our review of the production values. Then we have a blast talking about it’s performances, especially those of Eddie Murphy, DaVine Joy Randolph, and Wesley Snipes before weighing in on the script and our predictions for its Oscar chances at large.
Then you get some spoiler warning dance music to tip you off that we’re gonna spoil the plot for the latter half of our review. Here, we discuss the original Dolemite film from afar to open the section before diving into the major plotlines and all the bests & worsts. As an added bonus, there are some ripple effects from our schism over Parasite, our last OSP, and we have fun digging our trenches on that movie as well.
This is our 19th episode in the ongoing Oscar Sprint Profile movie review series. Make sure you click playlists in our Soundcloud feed to find these, and do enjoy our shows on Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, The Farewell, Parasite, Hustlers, Ad Astra, Rocketman, Joker, Toy Story 4, Avengers: Endgame, Us, Luce, etc… Of course, we’re in the middle of seeing all the upcoming contenders, and we’ll have many more coming like Jojo Rabbit, The Lighthouse, Harriet, Ford V Ferrari, Frozen II, etc.
If you enjoy this episode, make sure to check out our weekly news & variety shows like MMOW, and Oscar Race Checkpoint, where we keep you up to date on awards season and further debate who’s winning & losing all these races. And if you enjoy our show in general, please take a few moments to leave us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts. Just click on our show icon, scroll down a few seconds, and click that fifth star. Thank you so very much for your support.
Let us know what you think of Dolemite Is My Name. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
A Breaking Bad Movie gets reviewed, SixDegreesOfMMO gets dirty, the Box Office gets crowded, trailers get us excited (in all kinds of ways), Halloween II gets a hospital, and Okja gets a live action remake IN REAL LIFE. We cover all that & more on MMOW!
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: AlsoMike - 2:33 (El Camino; Little Monsters; Big Mouth s3; Biggest Little Farm) RIP ROBERT FORSTER - 3:35 See, Buy, Skip - 12:16
Mike1 - 13:02 (Haunt; Freddy vs Jason; Always Sunny)
SIXDEGREESOFMMO: Recap and Awards - 19:11 Winner + New Challenge - 24:54
BOX OFFICE UPDATE - 28:20 (Joker news, Female Filmmaker news, and the Weekend top 10, Parasite debut)
TRAILER THOUGHTS: Jungle Cruise Trailer 1 - 36:00 Charlie’s Angels Trailer 2 - 37:47 Zombieland 2 Redband Trailer - 39:28 Onward Trailer 2 - 41:20 The Turning Trailer 1 - 43:00 Earthquake Bird Trailer 1 - 45:36
DO YOU CARE (About…): This Week’s New Releases - 47:10 Halloween Kills Returning To Haddonfield Memorial- 48:49 Ed Norton’s Hulk Headlines - 51:05 China’s Okja Pigs - 52:57 Daveed Diggs’ Little Mermaid Potential - 54:37
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 57:03 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 58:10
We take you through the Hollywood week that was and the holly-weird week to come in yet another loaded MMO Weekly. Of course, we must start by covering El Camino: A Breaking Bad movie, and we pay tribute to the great career of Robert Forster. Then we also review some new movies like Haunt, Little Monsters, and The Biggest Little Farm, while also weighing in on some television like the week in wrestling, sports, Big Mouth, Succession, South Park, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and the kick-off of AMC’s fear fest with a Mike 1 review of Freddy vs Jason.
You outdid yourselves once again with last week’s submissions of SixDegreesOfMMO. So as usual, we give out some customary awards while also inventing some new ones before handing out our winner, improving our improv skills, and assigning you the challenge for next week.
The box office update includes to week day records, a wide angle lens on women directors, and we break down the booming numbers for Joker, The Addams Family, Downton Abbey, and Parasite. Then we have perhaps too much fun discussing the week in trailers with Disney’s Jungle Cruise, Charlie’s Angels, Zombieland: Double Tap, Onward, The Turning, and Earthquake Bird.
And in DYC, we discuss next week’s theatrical releases both wide and at the specialty box office. Plus, we’re probably gonna watch some streaming or VOD premieres as well. Mike 1 has some trepidations about Halloween Kills, Ed Norton can’t help but talk about his Hulk movie, China is bringing Okja to life, and the cast of The Little Mermaid’s live action remake adds another star.
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One Mike’s trash is another Mike’s ram-don. We put the Oscar Lens on Joon-ho Bong’s Parasite and have wildly different takes. This is perhaps the most divided we’ve ever been on a film, and yet somehow, we didn’t murder one another.
A Warning - 1:17 What is an Oscar Sprint Profile? - 2:11 A Question for Mike1 - 2:51
NONSPOILER SECTION: Production Profile (Cast/Crew/Specs) - 4:02 Plot Premise/Expectations - 7:52 Production Values: Sight - 9:25 Sound - 14:20 Performances - 15:06 Script Thoughts - 17:38 Oscars Lens - 21:10 (Mike1 Pitches an Oscars Conspiracy Theory - 23:53) Watch or Not? - 26:16
SPOILER WARNING DANCE PARTY - 26:44
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Nonspoiler Carryovers - 27:59 Morality vs Misleading - 30:09 Working Through Mike1’s Disdain - 32:35 Arguing Over the Epilogue - 36:59 The Dimensions of the Parks - 44:14 Pro Wrestling Sums Up Mike1….As Always - 48:03 The Main Disagreement(s) - 49:49 Bests/Highlights - 53:23 Surprisingly, The Only Yelling In This Episode - 58:52 Worsts/Lowlights - 1:03:27
FINAL GRADES - 1:08:44
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:11:49 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:14:05
Parasite makes the 18th episode in our Oscar Sprint Profile series including Joker, Ad Astra, Hustlers, The Farewell, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Toy Story 4, Avengers: Endgame, etc. Since Parasite won awards from Cannes to Fantastic Fest, we felt compelled to give this review the full OSP treatment. That means the first half is non-spoilers, where we only discuss general thoughts on the film’s history, production values, performances, and script before rating it’s awards season chances in our Oscar Lens. Then after a dance music warning, we dive into the full plot, and all the bests & worsts in our spoiler section.
Look, we’re very proud of ourselves after recording this episode. One of us loved the film. The other despised it. And yet, I still think we managed to have a lot of fun with the debate of it all without yelling and screaming and fighting, or for the most part. Judging by the critical reception numbers out there, we’re also proud of this unique look at the movie, where there is some actual discourse. And as you learn about what professional & life experiences turned one Mike against this film, hopefully all that discourse will make sense. If not, then hopefully you’re still entertained.
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As for what’s coming next, do stay tuned for our two weekly movie news & variety shows. Oscar Race Checkpoint is dedicated wholly to awards season, and although we often hit upon many Oscar adjacent stories in the other show too, MMO Weekly is more about the rest of the entertainment world, allowing us to spread our wings a bit. As for the OSP’s, we’re doing Dolemite Is My Name next with many more yet to come.
Let us know what you thought of Parasite. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
We discuss the Best Actor category, more Joker fallout, the Hollywood Film Awards, Best International Film, festivals in NY / Rome / Middleburg / & AFI, and a bunch more Oscar contending trailers including 1st looks at Richard Jewell, Atlantics + Mickey and the Bear.
NEW FEINBERG FORECAST - 1:10
JOKER FALLOUT: Academy Reception - 2:00 Best Picture Chances? - 3:50 Scorsese’s Comic Book Movie Comments - 7:16 Joker Sequel Talk - 8:50
RDJ’s non-Oscars Campaign - 11:30 The Lighthouse Makes RobPat a Lead - 15:49 (Plus a Look at a Potentially Historic Best Actor Field - 17:43)
Hollywood Film Awards Announced - 20:45 The Irishman to Screen on Broadway - 25:21
FILM FESTIVAL ROUND UP NYFF Scores - 28:15 Big Festivals on October 17th - 30:40 Previewing The AFI Fest - 33:08
OSCAR TRAILER REVIEWS: 1917 Trailer 2 - 36:50 Richard Jewell Trailer 1- 40:28 The Good Liar Trailer 2 - 44:15 Parasite Trailer 2 - 48:35 Mickey and the Bear Trailer 1 - 50:10 AtlanticsTrailer 1 - 53:19
ACADEMY STORIES: Academy To Allow Members to Stream Screeners - 55:28 Highlighting More International Feature Selections - 56:21 Analyzing the International Feature Category and Breakdown - 58:46
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:06:09 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:07:13
And we’re back on Oscar Race Checkpoint with a more traditional episode filled with film festival & awards season news stories + a whole bunch of new Oscar Trailers. We also dedicated full segments to Joker’s Oscar chances, Best Actor, International Film, and the Hollywood Film Awards. There are also some fun discussions about Mr. Scorsese, how cuckoo the Lighthouse might actually be, how Marvel might campaign or NOT campaign it’s contenders, and how Netflix is getting even more creative with its distribution.
Then we do a survey of the film festival landscape, highlighting what we know about Rome, Middleburg, and AFI, and we cover some reactions from NYFF. As usual, we discuss a bunch of Oscar contending trailers like 1917, The Good Liar, and Parasite, and we also weigh in for the first time on movies like Richard Jewell, Mickey and the Bear, & Atlantics.
We spend yet another 10 minutes or so discussing all of the recent Best International Film Selections, and then do a survey of the notable films in the category at large. And if that’s not enough Oscar reasons to tune into this checkpoint episode, Mike1 bears his soul, his sense of humor, and so many of his grudges over past snubs.
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Finally, let us know your thoughts on anything we covered here or in any episode. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
The final episode of The Joker Character Study manages to recap, celebrate, and even recontextualize this entire series with our Joker Awards Show. From the best hair, laugh, & most iconic look to the most memorable quotes, actions, & films - we rank everything Joker related.
What is This Episode/Series? - 2:01
Our Personal Favorite Joker Episodes - 6:26
NONSPOILER JOKER AWARDS: Best Joker Hair - 9:06 Best Joker Makeup - 10:20 Most Iconic Overall Joker Look - 12:34 Most Innovative Joker Look - 13:30 Best Joker Laugh - 15:07 Most Surprising Getting Into Character Story - 19:10 Best Acting Performance - 24:05 RANK YOUR FAVORITE ALL TIME JOKERS - 27:13
SPOILER WARNING - 33:01
SPOILER JOKER AWARDS: Most Memorable Quote - 34:21 Most Memorable Action - 37:18 Best Joker Joke - 41:52 Most Evil Deed - 46:16 RANKING THE JOKER MOVIES - 49:37
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 53:10 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 55:38
So we begin the episode with a recap of everything we’ve covered thus far in The Joker Character Study. We’ve dedicated individual episodes to performances by Cesar Romero, Jack Nicholson, Mark Hamill, Heath Ledger, Jared Leto, and of course, Joaquin Phoenix & the new Joker film from WB. To begin, we did a full episode on the origins, history, and timeline of the Joker Character. Then we also did an It Chapter Two crossover show, including a history of evil clowns in entertainment & in real life, and our pitch for the (hopefully) upcoming Joker vs Pennywise film in 2035.
Today’s Award Show is a culmination of those 8 Joker Character Study episodes, which is what we have done for all of our series thus far. Last year at this time, we were completing our Halloween / Michael Myers re-watch. This past summer, we completed The Films of Pixar and our Tarantino Series, and we’ve also done the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Mission Impossibles, and Conjuring CU. So as we’ve done before, this awards show is equal parts nonsense & serious categories. Though for a welcome change, this episode seemed to format itself with how we conducted The Joker Character Study.
There’s a non-spoiler section first that covers best hair, make-up, most iconic look, most innovative look, best laugh, most surprising behind the scenes revelation about how they got into character, and best acting performance before we rank our favorite Jokers. Then in spoilers, we dive into the most memorable quotes, actions, best Joker joker, most evil deed, and we finish the episode with our favorite Joker films. Hopefully you have half as much fun listening as we had recording.
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How would you choose the winners of these categories? Would you make up any categories of your own? And do please send us ideas for the next major re-watch series you want us to do. Let us know your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Joker wins the weekend box office, SixDegreesOfMMO gets a new winner, ALL the action movie trailers dropped, AlsoMike reviews documentaries, Mike1 talks wrestling, & Hollywood news really sucks again.
BOX OFFICE UPDATE: Joker Sets Records - 1:25 Critical/Audience Receptions - 4:45 Downton, Hustlers, Lucy in the Sky, Judy, and More! - 7:09 A SURPRISE PLEA TO YOU! - 11:18
SIXDEGREESOFMMO: Recap and Awards - 13:50 Winner + New Challenge - 19:26
TRAILER THOUGHTS: Terminator Dark Fate Trailer 4 - 25:18 The Gentleman Trailer 1 - 26:40 6 Underground Trailer 1 - 29:56 The King’s Man Teaser 3 - 33:56 Arctic Dogs Trailer 1 - 36:11 Personal History of David Copperfield Trailer 1 - 37:09 Zombieland Double Tap - 39:42
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: AlsoMike - 40:44 (Maiden; Diego Maradona; Memory: Origin of Alien; Stuber; In the Shadow of the Moon; Birders; The Queen) See, Buy, Skip - 47:08 Best Thing He Saw This Week - 48:20
Mike1 - 48:58 (Raw, AEW Dynamite, NXT, SmackDown on Fox, Dropout on College Humor, Dimension 20: The Unsleeping City) See, Buy, Skip - 54:09
DO YOU CARE (About…): This Week’s New Releases - 56:00 James Franco’s Gross Allegations- 57:36 Robert DeNiro’s Being Countersued - 1:01:46 Stranger Things’ 4th Season and New Checkbook - 1:08:14
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:10:20 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:11:08
Joker breaks records, and the Mikes break bad in this MMO Weekly. What does that mean? Welp. There’s a lot of good stuff to talk about early in the episode. Then we have to address some heavy hollywood news stories, some lousy trailers, and we review some boring movies. So yeah, the episode goes to the dark side, but we had to do it.
Our big news story is the Joker movie fallout, and we spend the opening segment on the box office update, citing all of the new records, how mid-budget movies are seeing a comeback, and we also break for another gush fest about how good 50 year old actors can still look. (Cough! JLO)
Your SixDegreesOfMMO submissions continue to transcend the genre of this ongoing game. There are some terrific efficiency award winners, super creative themed content for our special awards, and we crown a new winner before giving you a weird ass challenge for next week.
Soooo many trailers dropped, and many of them were of the action variety, including Terminator: Dark Fate, 6 Underground, The King’s Man, and The Gentleman. Also Mike reviews 4 relatively boring documentaries & a few lousy movies while Mike1 talks about the state of wrestling and D&D. Then in DYC, we cover next week’s movie releases on streaming, VOD, & in theaters before having to discuss the news on James Franco & Robert De Niro.
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Part Joker Character Study, part Oscars Sprint Profile - we have double the movie review for you here. Will this performance get nominated? Should Joker be nominated? We debate it all in our Oscar Lens. Plus, we compare this Joker to all the rest.
(Usual Joker Character Study Sections in ALL CAPS)
What is an Oscar Sprint Profile? - 1:00
NONSPOILER SECTION: Production Profile (Cast/Crew/Specs) - 1:27 GETTING INTO CHARACTER - 6:14 Plot Premise/Expectations - 13:43 Production Values: Sound - 19:36 Sight - 20:55 Performances: Ensemble - 23:55 Joaquin/HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE - 26:56 Script Thoughts - 33:52 An Oscars Lens YOU CAN NOT MISS- 40:28
SPOILER WARNING DANCE PARTY - 50:56
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: HOW EVIL WERE THE DEEDS/Plot Rundown - 52:04 (WB Lies? - 59:54) Lowlights/Issues - 1:01:40 (Analyzing the Ending/Uncle Murray Issues - 1:07:58) (And What May Be The Best Scene of 2019 - 1:15:44) MOST MEMORABLE QUOTES OR ACTIONS/Bests - 1:11:52
WRAPPING UP: ON A SCALE OF 1 TO JOKER… - 1:17:35 How Will We Feel About This in 10 Years? - 1:20:40 Compass Talk + A Last Second Revelation - 1:21:53
FINAL GRADES - 1:23:05
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:24:44 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:25:41
The Joker Character Study has been built up to this with 7 previous episodes including those dedicated to Cesar Romero, Jack Nicholson, Mark Hamill, Heath Ledger, and Jared Leto. We also enjoyed shows on the origins, history & timelines of the character and evil clowns (with a fun crossover with It Chapter Two). Our 2019/20 Oscar Sprint Profile playlist continues to build as well. We’ve already covered everything from Apollo 11 to Us to Endgame, Rocketman, The Farewell, Toy Story 4, and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, etc.
So the format for this episode needed to be large, & you get a lengthy discussion as a result. As always though, there’s a full non-spoiler section first. Here we go behind the scenes for a production profile & describe how Joaquin Phoenix got into character before reviewing the production values, performances, & script. We can’t help but compare this Joker to all the rest and discuss the historical significance in this litany of clown princes. Then to wrap up non-spoilers, we view this movie through that Oscar Lens.
In spoilers, we dive into the plot straight away with a look at How Evil Were His Deeds then get into the other Worsts and Bests before ranking this character on a scale of 1 to Joker and giving this our final letter grades. But most importantly, and we do it in both sections, we must debate the film’s cultural impact in these trying times. So the discourse does get heavy at times.
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Let us know your thoughts on Joker. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
The Joker stories are the centerpiece. But first, we review Judy & play Snubbable or Unsnubbable with Renee Zellweger, and then we end with some Oscar Trailers & a round up of reactions from Fantastic Fest 2019.
Programming Announcement/Episode Layout - Top of Show
JUDY ORC REVIEW - 2:38
SNUBBABLE OR UNSNUBBALBE: Introduction - 10:07 Unsnubbable Opener - 10:45 Snubbable Argument - 13:02 Unsnubbable Rebuttal and Closing - 22:26 Closing Arguments - 31:05 YOUR JUDGMENT? - 32:40
JOKER PREVIEW STORIES: Joaquin Gets Mad, Media Overreacts - 33:12 Aurora Families Have Concerns, WB Responds - 34:17 Toss Phillips’ John Wick 3 Comparison - 36:32 Tears of a Clown( Movies' Marketing) - 38:05
AWARDS NEWS: Tom Hanks, Laura Dern Getting Separate Honors - 47:11
OSCAR TRAILER REVIEW: 1917 Extended Look - 48:10 Frozen 2 Trailer 2- 49:51 Clemency Trailer 1 - 52:41 Uncut Gems Trailer 1 - 55:02 Ordinary Love Trailer 1 - 57:36 Burning Cane Trailer 1 - 58:20
CONTENDER NEWS: Fantastic Fest Wrapped Up - 1:00:12 Richard Jewell Gets 2019 Release - 1:03:50 Jordan Peele’s First Look Deal w/ Universal - 1:04:43
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:06:46 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:08:17
So as we stated in the intro, we hope to review movies in Oscar Race Checkpoint episodes too. Today, we begin with our initial non-spoiler thoughts on Judy before getting into a debate of Snubbable or Unsnubbable over Renee Zellweger. She is the front runner. But is it warranted? And will she go the distance come red carpet time? Make sure you let us know what you think.
We then discuss all of the stories surrounding the new Joker movie. From an on set “altercation” to the more serious letter from Aurora & the increased police presence in theaters across the country this weekend, from the lack of press at the premiere to the strange comments from director Todd Phillips, we are now worried for this movie. There’s certainly a debate to be had about the moral accountability of films, and we’ll wait to see it before diving into that one. But we certainly frame things. So do stay tuned for our next episode where we’ll be reviewing Joker in an OSP / Joker Character Study episode.
We chat about the Golden Globes & Tom Hanks, the Gotham Awards & Laura Dern, and then we review a bunch of Oscar trailers. 1917 released a making of featurette, where we discuss the merits of real-time films. The new Frozen 2 trailer wows us, & we compare the new song to those of the first film. Then we discuss Clemency, Uncut Gems, Ordinary Love, & Burning Cane.
Fantastic Fest just wrapped up last weekend, and we profile a bunch of the Oscar contending films that took part in Austin’s awesome film festival (that we need to go to in coming years). Jojo Rabbit, The Lighthouse, Dolemite Is My Name, Parasite, & Knives Out all get updated profiles from us here. Then we close with a few more stories about Clint Eastwood’s Richard Jewell, and the new deal between Jordan Peele & Universal.
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Let us know your thoughts about Judy, Joker, or anything we talked about in this episode. Send us your takes on whether or not Renee Zellwegger is Snubbable or Unsnubbable. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
We review the new Birds of Prey trailer up top before we dive into Suicide Squad & Jared Leto’s Joker. This is our final re-watch episode in the Joker Character Study before the big event of Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker!
What is This Episode/Series? - 1:31
Movie Background - 2:51
REVIEWING THE NEW BIRDS OF PREY TRAILER - 5:58
NONSPOILER JOKER ANALYSIS: Getting Into Character - 10:54 Historical Significance - 16:31
SPOILER WARNING - 25:24
SPOILER JOKER ANALYSIS: Most Memorable Quote/Action - 26:17 Secret Spice/What Made It Work - 30:05 How Evil Was the Evil Deed? - 34:09
On a Scale of 1 - Joker… - 45:41
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 48:48 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 49:32
This has been quite the study thus far. In episode 1, we outlined the history & timeline of the Joker character from his birth in the 1940 comics with profiles of ALL of the actors to play, voice, or put on the face paint. Ep 2 covered Cesar Romero’s performance in 1966’s Batman: The Moive, and then we had another fun history episode with our It Chapter Two crossover show, fantasizing over the hypothetical battle between Pennywise & the Joker, and discussing the history of evil clowns in entertainment & real life. Ep 4 focused on Jack Nicholson’s performance in 1989’s Batman, ep 5 reviewed Mark Hamill’s voice-acting career, highlighting 3 of our favorite episodes of Batman: The Animated Series, and ep 6 celebrated Heath Ledger’s Joker in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight.
So in ep 6, we discuss all 13 minutes of Jared Leto’s rendition of the clown prince of crime in 2016’s Suicide Squad. We discuss some specs on that movie in the intro, along with a quick review of the Birds of Prey trailer and what the DCEU is actually doing with their um, U. Then we get into all of your favorite Joker Character Study segments. We discuss how Jared Leto got into character by going behind the scenes, and then discuss the historical significance of both the performance and the film to finish our non-spoiler section.
We give you a spoiler warning, and then we dive into the plot, starting with a segment on the Most Memorable Quotes or Actions to talk about the best scenes. We build on that with a segment called Secret Spice or What Made It Work, to highlight how Leto pulled off this version of the Joker. Then we dive into How Evil Were His Deeds to break down the weird antagonism of the film & how Jared Leto’s Joker factored into the plot. Finally, we rank Jared Leto on a scale of 1 to Joker.
It’s a rousing discussion with many highs & lows, and we hope all of these episodes in The Joker Character Study get you ready for the new movie and that they live on long after Joaquin Phoenix wears the face paint on movie screens across the globe. Of course, we’ll have an OSP / Joker Character Study installment for the Todd Phillips’ movie this weekend.
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Where do you rank Jared Leto on a scale of 1 to Joker? Let us know. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
The Irishman debuts to rave reviews, Spider-Man is back in the MCU, & Kevin Feige is making Star Wars movies now. We lead with those 3 stories, put in reviews for Fleabag & Survivor, we get a full trailer for El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, + SixDegreesOfMMO.
Joker To Harvey in the Hospital Voice Hi- Top of Show
NEWS OF THE WEEK: The Irishman Dazzles @ NYFF - 2:19 (The Irishman Trailer 2 Breakdown - 5:25) Sony + Marvel Strike a New Spidey Deal - 9:12 Kevin Feige Goes to a Galaxy Far, Far, Away - 15:09
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: AlsoMike - 18:45 (Fleabag; Succession; Bill Burr: Paper Tiger; Some More News; Moneyball, Aladdin) Best Thing He Saw This Week - 26:20
Mike1 - 26:27 (Survivor; Big Brother Finale; Superstore; The Good Place; Perfect Harmony; Sunnyside; SNL) See, Buy, Skip - 30:24
SIXDEGREESOFMMO: Recap and Awards - 31:25 Winner + New Challenge - 36:18
BOX OFFICE UPDATE - 39:45
TRAILER THOUGHTS: El Camino Trailer 1 - 43:40 Spies in Disguise Trailer 3 - 45:08 Wounds Trailer 1 - 46:22 Sweetheart Teaser 1 - 48:10 Primal Trailer 1 - 49:39
RIP SID HAIG - 50:38
DO YOU CARE (About…): This Week’s New Releases - 52:31 Jonah Hill’s PatMan Potential - 54:37 Seinfeld Making Bank- 56:40 The Jurassic World 3 Returners - 58:05 Rambo: Last Blood’s Embarrassing-ness - 59:20 Uncharted Movie’s Progress - 1:00:17 Jason Bateman’s Clue Remake - 1:03:05
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:07:15 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:08:22
Here’s another jam-packed MMO Weekly! There are THREE major stories to cover for News of the Week including The Irishman’s premiere at the NYFF, Spider-Man’s return to the MCU, and Kevin Feige’s trip to a galaxy far, far, away. We have theories on why old people can succeed, why white people can suck, and why Kevin Feige can fix everything in this first segment.
Then we enjoy a “What We’re Watching” segment. Also Mike binged both seasons of Fleabag, while Mike 1 reviews the Big Brother finale, the Survivor premiere, and SNL’s Downton Abbey spoof. We also review Succession, Bill Burr: Paper Tiger, Some More News, Moneyball, Aladdin, Superstore, The Good Place, Perfect Harmony, and Sunnyside.
Your SixDegreesOfMMO submissions were brilliant as usual, and we had a blast riffing on all our winners before laying out the challenge for next week. Abominable won the domestic box office while Downton Abbey is poised for a sequel & It: Chapter 2 continues to put up big numbers. In Trailer Thoughts, we cover the first full trailer for El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, another fun look at Spies In Disguise, + Wounds, Sweetheart, and Nic Cage fights animals on a boat in Primal.
We talk about the illustrious career of Sid Haig. Then we discuss next week’s theatrical releases + the onslaught of VOD & streaming movies. Jonah Hill might be the Riddler or Penguin in the next Patman movie, Seinfeld is making even more $$$, Jurassic World 3 is happening, the new Rambo is apparently an embarrassment, the Uncharted movie is back on track(?), and there’s gonna be a remake of CLUE.
What a week! There’s like fifty different topics discussed in this MMOW, and we hope you enjoy. If you do, please take a few moments to give us a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts. Just click on our icon in your iTunes, scroll down a few seconds and you’ll be able to click that 5th star. We thank you for the support. Please know it helps a great deal.
Send us your new SixDegreesOfMMO submissions for next week’s challenge & let us know your thoughts on anything we covered in this, or any episode. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
What a performance! What a movie!! Heath Ledger’s Oscar winning Joker changed the movie industry, the superhero genre, & awards season. We discuss how he got into character, the historical significance, his evil deeds, & all the most memorable Joker scenes.
What is This Episode/Series? - Top of Show Episode Layout/Index - 1:29
NONSPOILER JOKER ANALYSIS: Movie Background - 2:47 Getting Into Character - 4:51 Historical Significance - 17:34
SPOILER WARNING - 25:35
SPOILER JOKER ANALYSIS: Secret Spice/What Made It Work - 26:40 How Evil Was the Evil Deed? - 34:45 Most Memorable Quote/Action - 47:53 On a Scale of 1 - Joker… - 1:01:01
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:02:57 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:04:48
The Dark Knight was a momentous movie going experience for us both, and although this episode is focused on Heath Ledger’s turn as the Joker, we can’t help but gush about what a masterpiece this movie was. So we begin with some specs about the film & a short bibliography about our research. Then we dive into our usual segments of The Joker Character Study.
As we’ve done throughout this series, we go behind the scenes & into hollywood lore to discover how the actor got into the character of the Joker. This is a particularly loaded backstory, full of urban legends, method & improv, expert collaboration between cast & crew, and most unfortunately, terrible tragedy. We do our best to outline several perspectives on how the role of the Joker affected Heath Ledger, but we also choose to celebrate him as much as possible.
The other major segment of our non-spoiler segment is the Historical Significance of the performance. Here, we break down how the character had evolved in the Joker’s history, the decisions Ledger & Nolan made to distinguish this iteration of the clown prince, and the effects this role & this movie had upon the industry at large.
After a spoiler warning, we dive into the plot & the particulars of this most peculiar take on the Joker. We begin a bit out of order in this episode to transition upon the previous segment as we open spoilers with a discussion on the secret spice(s) or what made it work so damned well. The answer is of course, everything. Then we break down the Joker’s many evil plans in How Evil Were My Deeds, where we cannot help but conclude that the Joker kinda won this movie, and not in the ways you’d expect. Further research and film study has opened up our eyes on many new takes we didn’t think we’d have, and this is certainly a film worth revisiting.
To finish the episode, we recap all of our favorite quotes or actions the Joker took in this harrowing plot. Of course, we could have gone on and on forever, (and maybe we will, if we ever get to do The Batman Character Study before the upcoming Robert Pattinson film), but we certainly had a blast with reliving all of the many highlights. Finally, we rank Heath Ledger’s take on the character on a scale of 1 to Joker.
Stay tuned as we’ll finish this rewatch series with our look at Jared Leto’s Joker before we take in the new Joaquin Phoenix version in our penultimate episode in The Joker Character Study. Then as we do, we’ll eventually culminate the series with a Joker centric awards show and rank all our favorites.
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How do you rank Heath Ledger’s role on a scale of 1 to Joker? Let us know! We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Perhaps our MOST mixed review ever - we genuinely loved the production values & performance. But we also had some major story issues. Even still, Ad Astra may contend in several categories that we discuss in our Oscar Lens.
What is an Oscar Sprint Profile? - 1:41
NONSPOILER SECTION: Production Profile (Cast/Crew/Specs) - 2:33 Plot Premise/Expectations - 8:00 Production Values: Sight - 11:04 Sound - 13:42 Performances - 15:04 Script Thoughts - 18:16 Oscars Lens - 22:19 Watch or Not? - 24:35
SPOILER WARNING DANCE PARTY - 25:25
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Guessing At The Reshoots - 26:48 Script Issues and Plot Problems - 32:42 (The Ruth Negga Conundrum - 36:16) (Nonsense. Pure Nonsense. - 40:32) Highlights and Bests - 43:14 Theoretical Commentary + Its Handling - 49:26 Other Lowlights and Worsts - 50:51 Historically Unique - 53:05
FINAL GRADE - 54:23
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 56:13 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 57:21
One Last Wild Hypothetical - 58:40
Ad Astra faced a tumultuous journey to the big screen after a studio change, re-shoots, a new release date, and a bloated budget. But whatever the turmoil behind the camera, the talent, craft, and vision on screen is undeniable, and we can’t help but praise many of the jaw-dropping visuals, haunting audio, and one of the very best Brad Pitt performances in a stellar career. Our non-spoiler section separates these remarkable superlatives from some unforgivable story decisions. With one of us being a screenwriter & the other, a damned good writer in his own, um, right - we can’t help ourselves.
But don’t worry. We more than explain ourselves in spoilers after a dance musical interlude to warn you that we’re about to discuss everything in the plot. We begin with a fun discussion on what scenes we thought were re-shot, and it’s not as easy to pinpoint as you (we) might have thought. Then we discuss the faults (or black holes) in the major plotlines before commenting on many of the bests before closing with a few more worsts. It’s another deep dive type of movie review from MMO for another OSP. So if you love acronyms half as much as I do, we hope you enjoy.
This is already the 16th episode in our Oscar Sprint Profile movie review series of 2019. Here, we try to review all of the major contenders & eventual nominees like Hustlers, The Farewell, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Toy Story 4, Avengers: Endgame, Downton Abbey, & many more, currently in this playlist on our soundcloud. The fall will be jam packed with many more Oscar contending films, and we hope whatever you think of this film & our review, that you continue to click play on our takes.
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It’s Mike, Mike, and Emmy(!) for one day only. Though that’s not entirely true as we usually review some TV on MMOW every week - regardless, we had an absolute blast recapping & analyzing the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards.
What is This Show? - Top of Show
BIGGEST STORIES: Game Of Emmys - 1:26 Oscars vs Emmys Voting Patterns - 5:28 It’s Fleabag’s World - 7:12 JLD’s Rough Night - 8:18 Chernobyl vs When They See Us - 10:08 Big Tally + The Demise of Broadcast - 11:42
SHOW RUNDOWN: Opening Gag + Comedy - 15:29 Biggest Moment - 22:23 Break-Neck Speed + Memorable Moments - 24:47 More Mike1 GoT Outrage; Shocks + Upsets - 28:07
What Did The Show Make Us Want To Watch? - 32:10
Commenting on Some Emmys Fallout - 34:34
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 38:44 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 40:07
We have ventured into TV on several occasions. Our MMO Weekly variety show discusses entertainment news of all kinds, including some TV & streaming trailers & reviews. Game Of Thrones was also something we had to cover while it was finishing its run, and we dedicated a full episode to recap the finale. So we have dabbled in television. But it was refreshing to see many of our favorite storytellers & stars from the movie world, and as a bottom line, we also just loved to recap a major awards show.
The format for this episode was simple. We began with the big winners, going show by show & network by network first. Then we discussed some major takeaways about streaming vs cable vs network tv, while also adding some comparisons to the Oscars. As awards show enthusiasts, we broke down the entertainment value of the show itself, discussing all of the gags, performances, presenters, and star reactions before diving into some of the best moments of the night. Here, we had fun recapping the many highlights from all the biggest surprises, the shocking losses, and of course, we kept coming back to the narratives around Game of Thrones, Veep, Chernobyl, and Fleabag, the biggest winners on the night.
Hopefully you enjoyed our foray into the television world in this episode. If you like our show, please take a few moments to leave us a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts. Just click on our icon in your iTunes, scroll down a few seconds and click that 5th star when you can.
We want to know what you thought of the 71st Emmys, and feel free to enlighten us on what we missed as we always love to learn more about the awards season, whether it’s celebrating the film or television industries. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
We tab 3 Hollywood stars who don’t age, SixDegreesOfMMO sparks conversation, Mike1 compares movie studios to iconic horror slashers, Also Mike predicted Downton Abbey would charm the box office, & we’ll watch ALL the Netflix movies, won’t we.
CORRECTING AN EARLIER MISTAKE - 1:48
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: AlsoMike - 2:35 (Succession; Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin; Between Two Ferns: The Movie; Godzilla King of the Monsters; Tigers Are Not Afraid; Belgravia See, Buy, Skip - 11:47
Mike1 - 8:48 (Between Two Ferns: The Movie; Cyrus; Hot Ones [specifically their talent booker]) See, Buy, Skip - 12:23
SIXDEGREESOFMMO: Recap and Awards - 13:46 Winner + New Challenge - 18:38
BOX OFFICE UPDATE - 28:23
TRAILER THOUGHTS: The Rhythm Section Trailer 1 - 33:21 The Secret Garden Trailer 1 - 36:58 Countdown Trailer 1 - 39:04 In The Tall Grass Trailer 1 - 40:38 In The Shadow of the Moon Trailer 1 - 43:13 Radioactive Trailer 1 - 44:48
DO YOU CARE (About…): This Week’s New Releases - 47:50 The Streaming Wars’ Spending Big $$ - 49:33 The King Killer Chronicles Being Homeless- 52:33 The First Birds of Prey Poster - 54:49 Battlestar Galactica’s Esmail Remake - 56:26 MoviePass’ 9th Life - 57:39 LotR Show Filming in NZ - 59:26 Halloween Sequels’ Bringing Up Original Characters- 59:42 GLOW’s Final Season - 1:00:44 Julie Andrews’ AFI Lifetime Award - 1:01:07
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:01:29 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:02:47
Stay tuned for our Emmys coverage with a reaction show dropping tomorrow. Until then, listen to this loaded episode on all the news of the hollywood week.
In What We’re Watching, we both checked out the hilarious Between Two Ferns & The Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin. Also Mike also watched Tigers Are Not Afraid, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, and he read a happy book. As for Mike 1, he watched Cyrus, which sparks a convo about ageless Hollywood stars, and we want one of our icons in the Oscar business to go on Hot Ones from First We Feast.
Your SixDegreesOfMMO submissions were exceptional as usual. We invent many more awards, fail miserably at an improv exercise after you set us up too well, and we admit our continued love of action figures and umm, well, ourselves. Plus, there’s an impossible new challenge! Good luck - you’re gonna need it.
Downton Abbey was the “surprise” winner of the domestic box office, and we explain why prognostication isn't a science at all. The Rhythm Section has a wild plot with many derivatives, The Secret Garden has pretty plants, Countdown looks like a PSA, the Netflix algorithm works, and Mike 1 declares his love for on the nose song lyrics in Trailer Thoughts.
Then in DYC, we care about next week’s theatrical releases, talk about how Seinfeld is still making bank, lament about why Showtime dropped The Kingkiller Chronicles, compare the DC Universe to old WB cartoons, geek out about Battlestar Galactica, Halloween, Lord of the Rings, GLOW, Julie Andrews’ Lifetime Achievement, & Mike 1 compares media conglomerates to 1980 slasher movies.
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We play another game of Snubbable or Unsnubbable over Jennifer Lopez and her role in Hustlers. But first, there are 3 Oscar trailers to review on Dark Waters, Ford v Ferrari, & Knives Out, a strange story about Brad Pitt, & many more Best International Film selections.
OSCAR TRAILER REVIEW: Dark Waters Trailer 1 - 1:35 Ford vs Ferrari Trailer 2- 5:25 Knives Out Trailer 3 - 8:12
CONTENDER NEWS: Rome FF Highlights The Irishman - 11:05 HBO Buys Up Bad Education - 11:46 Latest Contender Release Date Movements - 16:50 Kent Jones Steps Down As NYFF Director - 19:28 Brad Pitt Abstains - 21:47
RECAPPING ALL THE INTERNATIONAL FILM SELECTIONS - 24:05 (CORRECTING THE RECORD INTERLUDE - 24:58)
Wes Anderson Goes to Fox Searchlight - 33:34
SNUBBABLE OR UNSNUBBALBE: Introduction - 34:38 Unsnubbable Opener - 35:41 Snubbable Argument - 40:28 Unsnubbable Rebuttal and Closing - 45:49 YOUR JUDGMENT? - 50:42
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 51:17 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 52:18
Some previous Oscar contenders are falling by the wayside after several of the fall film festivals. But that just opens up another opportunity to end with a game of Snubbable or Unsnubbable, where we have fun arguing for & against Jennifer Lopez and her new status as the frontrunner for Best Supporting Actress.
But we do need to build up to this closing game. So there were 3 Oscar trailers to analyze including a first look at Todd Haynes’ Dark Waters, a second look at Ford v Ferrari, and then a third preview for Knives Out. We breakdown some awards centric news stories from both the festivals & otherwise. The Irishman landed another centerpiece screening at the Rome Film Fest, Bad Education with Hugh Jackman might be going for Emmys instead of Oscars, the NY Film Festival reactions are due in shortly, and the Best International Film category may have 2, if not 3 frontrunners before they vote for their shortlist.
We do enjoy our game of Snubbable or Unsnubbable with a focus on Jennifer Lopez and her role as Ramona in Hustlers. Here we break down all the reasons working both for and against her candidacy for an Oscar nomination to end the episode.
Unfortunately, life finds a way to interrupt our best laid plans, and these 3 episodes will have to give you your MMO fix on the week. We do need to take the weekend off from podcasting, the first time this has happened since last October when we went to 4 sodes a week. Do please go back into our catalogue to catch up on what you’ve missed. We have several re-watch series on Tarantino, Pixar, the MCU, etc. Our OSP playlist has grown with Hustlers & Downton Abbey, and we’ll review Ad Astra next week. We’ll also continue Oscar Race Checkpoint & MMOW.
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Let us know what you think about JLO & her (un)snubbability. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Surprise! Hustlers is a major Oscars contender, & we give it the OSP treatment including an Oscar Lens for JLO, the screenplay, editing, cinematography, & more. We also have fun going back to the 2000’s with the soundtrack & the story.
Getting the Awkward Out - Top of Show What is an Oscar Sprint Profile? - 2:26
NONSPOILER SECTION: Production Profile (Cast/Crew/Specs) - 3:11 Plot Premise/Expectations - 11:43 Production Values - 13:54 Performances: (JLo, Oscar Nom? - 21:56) (Well Rounded Patrons - 25:47) (Constance Wu’s Career Decisions - 26:25) (Rest of Cast - 27:17) Script Thoughts - 28:57 (And The Job of the Music - 29:47) How Many Nominations Does This Get?/Watch or Not? - 33:32
SPOILER WARNING DANCE PARTY - 34:44
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Starting at the End - 35:55 The Intensity of Motherhood - 41:11 A Well Written Destiny - 46:34 Highlights and Best Scenes - 50:16 (Including Actual Praise for Narration! - 55:26) Disagreements, Worsts, Lowlights - 1:01:36
FINAL GRADE - 1:04:58
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:08:54 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:09:49
This is the 15th episode and 12th film covered in our Oscar Sprint Profile series. You can find that playlist including Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, The Farewell, Apollo 11, etc. We also just added to it last week with our review of Downton Abbey, and we will continue the playlist shortly with a review of Ad Astra for your weekend.
We give Hustlers the full deep dive movie review treatment with non-spoiler and spoiler sections in this episode. There’s a particularly wild opening for this one before we fuse all of the behind the scenes production nuggets, casting stories, and specs into one cohesive presentation. Then we review the production values, performances, & script through an Oscar Lens on how we think the movie will fare come awards season.
You get a spoiler warning dance interlude, and we dive into the plot including analysis on Jennifer’s Oscar reel scenes, the major themes & plotlines, and all the many bests & few worsts in Lorene Scafaria’s Hustlers. We conclude the non-spoiler segment with a recommendation to go out and watch this movie, and we finish our spoiler section with some final grades.
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Taika Waititi’s Jojo Rabbit wins the TIFF Audience Award, and we wonder if a Best Picture nom is in its future. We also review a bunch of movies, tv, video games, & pods before you blow our minds with another great SixDegreesOfMMO.
NEWS OF THE WEEK: TIFF’s SHOCKING GROLSCH AWARD WINNER - :52
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: AlsoMike - 8:04 (Tall Girl; Ma; Child’s Play ’19; Yesterday’ Blinded by the Light; DePalma; Holmes and Watson) Best Thing He Saw This Week: 18:35 Best Thing He Heard This Week: 19:40 See, Buy, Skip - 21:04
Mike1 - 21:45 (Scrubs; Penn and Teller; Chappelle Stand Up; On Becoming a God in Central Florida)
SIXDEGREESOFMMO: Recap and Awards - 30:35 Winner + New Challenge - 37:32
BOX OFFICE UPDATE - 41:38
TRAILER THOUGHTS: Doctor Sleep Trailer 2 - 47:12
RIP Eddie Money - 49:53
DO YOU CARE (About…): This Week’s New Releases - 51:16 MoviePass Being Dead. Finally. - 54:38 The 45th Saturn Awards - 57:22 Margot Robbie’s Tank Girl Remake - 59:12 The Creative Arts Emmys Day 1 - 1:00:36 Disney+’s Soft Rollout - 1:01:15 HBO’s GoT Prequel Series - 1:02:39 The Suicide Squad Cast - 1:04:23
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:06:25 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:07:46
What a loaded MMO Weekly episode this turned out to be! Of course, we begin with some awards season talk after the Toronto International Film Festival picked Jojo Rabbit as its Audience Award Winner. Since there’s a strong correlation between this Grolsch sponsored award & the Best Picture category, we must speculate here.
Then in What We’re Watching, Also Mike caught up on a bunch of new movies on VOD & Netflix like Tall Girl, Ma, Child’s Play, Yesterday, etc…, while Mike 1 re-lived his formative years with Scrubs, Final Fantasy VIII, and Penn & Teller.
You outdid yourselves once again with SixDegreesOfMMO, and we give you another challenge for next week. There’s a box office update both abroad with Downton Abbey’s early numbers and with the surprise hit Hustlers & the continued profitability of evil clowns with It Chapter Two. We review the new trailer for Doctor Sleep, and then we discuss a ton of news & awards beginning with next week’s theatrical releases. Make sure you check out our OSP of Downton Abbey and stay tuned for our episodes on Hustlers & Ad Astra. Moviepass finally died, we talk about the 45th Saturn Awards and the first night of the Creative Arts Emmys, and there were fun stories about Margot Robbie producing Tank Girl, Disney Plus, Game Of Thrones prequels, & the loaded cast of Suicide Squad 2!
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We recap the Toronto International Film Festival and analyze all of the critical reception scores & awards buzz before speculating on what it could all mean. There’s also new trailers for Waves, The Lighthouse, and Portrait of a Lady on Fire to breakdown & enjoy.
RECAPPING THE TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: TIFF Cancels Their Awards Show - 1:01 TIFF BUZZ (REVIEWS AND SCORES OF): Hustlers - 3:30 Knives Out - 6:10 Jojo Rabbit - 7:56 The Goldfinch - 10:15 A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood - 11:40 Blackbird - 14:14 Dolemite is My Name - 15:05 Just Mercy - 17:21 Harriet - 18:59 The Laundromat - 21:40 Joker - 23:13 Honeyboy - 28:02 The Aeronauts - 29:09 Motherless Brooklyn/Lucy in the Sky - 30:23 The Report - 32:45 Marriage Story/Judy - 33:45 Parasite - 35:16 Ford v Ferrari - 36:38 Portrait of a Lady on Fire - 38:19
TIFF ACQUISITION NEWS: Bleeker Street Acquires Military Wives - 39:30 Amazon Buys Sound of Metal - 40:04 IFC Buys True History of the Kelly Gang - 41:22
OTHER FF NEWS: Kristen Stewart to Receive Golden Eye Award from Zurich FF - 43:18 Final San Sebastian FF Preview - 44:14
OSCAR TRAILER REVIEW: Waves Trailer 1 - 45:48 The Lighthouse Trailer 2- 47:59 Portrait of a Lady on Fire Trailer 2 - 50:59
OTHER AWARDS NEWS: Ava DuVernay + Sam Rockwell To Be Honored @ Gothams - 53:47 Matthew Modine Loses It - 56:22 David Copperfield Will Be Released Next Year - 58:00
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 59:58 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:01:19
The Oscar Race needs a Checkpoint after all of the buzz, reviews, acquisitions, and news stories coming out of TIFF. So we break it all down with shoutouts to many of our favorite awards season & film world pundits like Scott Feinberg, Eric Kohn, Anne Thompson, Clayton Davis, Chris Evangelista, Matt Neglia & more. We thank them for all of the great work covering the festival these past two weeks, and they gave us so much to digest.
The opening segment goes film by Oscar contending film, we give you an overview of all the critical reception scores, highlight some of the overarching opinions, and speculate on what it could all mean for the upcoming Awards Season. There’s also news about the TIFF Awards that we’ll be covering on the next MMO Weekly episode, and a bunch of acquisitions to report.
The San Sebastian and New York Film Festivals are next, and we’ll continue to cover those on upcoming Checkpoints here, and we include some final preview info on those great events. Do go back to previous episodes of ORC (Oscar Race Checkpoint) to hear our more thorough overviews of those film fests. Finally, we discuss the new trailers for Waves, The Lighthouse, and Portrait of a Lady on Fire before wrapping up a few more awards season news stories to end the show.
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Stay tuned as we’ll continue our Oscar Sprint Profile movie review episodes. That playlist is growing, as it does each year, and we just covered Luce & Downton Abbey with Hustlers, Ad Astra, and Judy on the schedule.
What do you make of all the buzz coming out of TIFF? Tell us! We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Mike 1 and Also Mike took Mom 1 and Also Mom to the movies, & we did have a lot of fun. Hear about our unique viewing experience at a special preview of the movie version of Downton Abbey in this Oscar Sprint Profile.
The MMO Downton Viewing Experience - Top of Show What is an Oscar Sprint Profile? - 3:20
NONSPOILER SECTION: Cast and Crew/Performances - 6:42 Specs - 16:11 Expectations - 20:36 Production Values - 22:27 More Performances - 26:08 Script Thoughts - 28:33
SPOILER WARNING DANCE PARTY - 30:47
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: GAME! - Find The “A Story” - 32:07 Days Full of Nothing - 36:30 AlsoMom Approved/Columbo Abbey - 40:18 Slow Motion Service - 44:20 An Attempt Was Made/The Finale - 46:38 FINAL GRADES - 48:12
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 50:33 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 51:40
If our Moms are any indication, Downton Abbey will make fans of the TV series very happy. The Mikes took the Moms to the movies, and despite some worries going in, we had a grand old time. We chat about our theater going experience and give this the full OSP treatment featuring our Oscar Lens and our usual non-spoiler section first.
The Mom, Mom, & Oscar podcast may have been born tonight. Also Mom wore her best jewelry, Mike 1 wore his finest sweatshirt, and the movie version of Downton Abbey won our hearts, if not our minds in its big screen debut. We begin with a far too long Cast & Crew rundown to hopefully refresh show lovers & orient folks coming into this series for the first time, but if that doesn’t work for ya, then Mike 1 relished the chance to bust my balls.
Our non-spoiler section also comments upon our low expectations going in, and we review the production values, performances, & script with an Oscar Lens upon a few potential nominations before we dive into the plot in spoilers. And what a shocking plot it was...umm, because it wasn’t all that shocking at all. For lovers of the show, you’ll get a chance to visit Downton once again and catch up with all your favorite characters. Director Julian Fellowes gives one of the more fan servicey tributes to a TV turned movie that we’ve ever seen, and it makes for a good time at the cinema.
If you enjoyed this episode, then be sure to check out all our movie reviews via our playlist tab on our soundcloud account (or just scroll around our catalogue). We have playlists dedicated to the last 3 years of Oscar hopefuls and nominees with our OSP’s, and as the season heats up, we’ll be doing many more 2019 films. But right now, you can check out our coverage of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood to Rocketman to The Farewell and Luce, etc... in that playlist. You can also enjoy our Movie Event playlist with reviews on Good Boys, It Chapter Two, Midsommar, Spider-Man: Far From Home, etc. We’ve also dedicated months to several re-watch series this past year like The Films of Pixar, our Tarantino Re-Watch Series, and now, The Joker Character Study.
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Did you know Luke Skywalker played the Joker? He sure did. Mark Hamill has voiced the Joker 28 times in his filmography, and we chronicle his history with the character & love him for it. In fact, he might be the most recognizable Joker to at least one of us. Impersonations included.
What is This Episode/Series? - Top of Show Episode Layout/Index - 2:07
NON-SPOILER JOKER ANALYSIS: Getting Into Character - 2:57 Historical Significance - 9:35
SPOILER WARNING - 14:43
SPOILER JOKER ANALYSIS: Most Memorable Quote/Action - 16:02 Secret Spice/What Made It Work - 22:42 How Evil Was the Evil Deed? - 25:47 On a Scale of 1 - Joker… - 38:35
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 43:53 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 44:52
We’re really proud of how The Joker Character Study has gone thus far, and this episode on Mark Hamill’s many iterations of the Clown Prince of Crime was a definite highlight for us both. We re-live our childhoods by focusing on 3 episodes from Batman: The Animated Series from 1992-95. There are unplanned impersonations, plenty of analysis, and of course, all 5 of your favorite Joker Character Study segments including, Getting Into Character, Historical Significance, Most Memorable Scenes, The Secret Spice or What Made It Work, How Evil Were His Deeds, & On a Scale of 1 to Joker.
Getting Into Character is our bio segment, and we discuss how Mark Hamill aspired to be a voice actor before donning the robes of the Jedi & why Luke Skywalker kept coming back to the Joker, 28 times in fact! We give you an overview of that filmography in this section, and then discuss the historical significance of Batman: The Animated Series and all of the Hamill Joker performances.
Then to be polite, we give you a spoiler warning. Sure, if you’re determined to watch these episodes before you listen, then you can do that. Or you can just go along for the ride with us on this one. It was a blast to record, and we hope you enjoy how we break down the last 4 segments in that spoiler section.
This is part 5 of The Joker Character Study. In episode 1, we gave you an overview of the entire history of the Joker including his origins in the 1940 comic books. Then we discussed Cesar Romero’s Joker in the 1966 Adam West Batman, which was referenced several times here, and we moved into a crossover episode with Pennywise from Stephen King’s It to preview Chapter 2 that we just reviewed. In this wacky part 3, we also reviewed the latest Joaquin Phoenix Joker trailer, chronicled the entire history of evil clowns in entertainment and IRL, and did a Guess The Plot on Pennywise vs The Joker AKA, It Chapter Three. Then in part 4, we analyzed the iconic Jack Nicholson Joker in 1989’s Batman, and now we discuss Mark Hamill before we dive into Heath Ledger next.
Let us know what you thought of Mark Hamill’s Joker. Which of his 28 performances was your favorite? If you’re enjoying MMO, do please leave us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts. Click on our show, scroll down a few seconds, and then you’ll be able to rate us.
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Joker wins Venice, Bad Boys For Life & Black Christmas debut trailers, It Chapter Two wins the weekend box office, Hard Knocks needs a bonus episode, the People’s Choice Awards have noms, “for the moment” we have hope for Spider-Man, & a new SixDegreesOfMMO.
NEWS OF THE WEEK: THE VENICE FF AWARDS The Joker Wins The Golden Lion - 1:23 Other Award Winners - 7:48 A Convenient Narrative - 9:02
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: AlsoMike - 14:00 (Hard Knocks; Late Night; Secret Life of Pets 2; American Factory; Mistress America) Best Thing He Saw This Week: 22:30 An NFL See, Buy, Skip - 23:09
Mike1 - 26:10 (NCAA FB; The Happytime Murders)
SIXDEGREESOFMMO: Recap and Awards - 29:35 Winner + New Challenge - 34:50
BOX OFFICE UPDATE - 39:02
TRAILER THOUGHTS: Bad Boys For Life Trailer 1 - 41:33 Black Christmas Trailer 1 - 45:00 Between Two Ferns Trailer 1 - 47:32 Tall Girl Trailer 1 - 48:23 Gretel and Hansel Trailer 1 - 49:50 Other Surprises - 51:32
DO YOU CARE (About…): This Week’s New Releases - 52:35 People’s Choice Awards Noms - 54:06 Will Poulter’s Casting in Amazon’s LotR Show - 56:13 Adele Lim’s Dispute w/ WB Over CRA Pay - 57:52 The Gags the Clown Film Update - 1:00:36 Sony’s CEO Comments on Spider-Man - 1:02:21
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:05:14 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:06:23
Oscars & popular film world news come back together again in this MMO Weekly episode. For we discuss what Joker’s win at the Venice Film Festival could mean for its awards season & box office hopes. There’s also a new set of People’s Choice Awards nominations to break down, and The Goldfinch debuts in theaters along with a sneak preview of Downton Abbey. We discuss these awards season / hollywood news stories & much more in this MMOW.
And here’s that much more part. What We’re Watching reviews Hard Knocks: The Oakland Raiders (& somehow Deflategate) to fire you up for the return of the NFL. We also watched Late Night, The Secret Life of Pets 2, American Factory, Mistress America, Star Wars: Empire of Dreams, The Happytime Murders, & some painful backdoor covers in college football that we connect to the cinema of the 1970’s.
Your SixDegreesOfMMO submissions must pass a tough test, but you prevail nonetheless. It Chapter Two won the box office, but how did it do against projections? We also react to trailers of Bad Boys For Life, Black Christmas, Between Two Ferns, Tall Girl, and Gretel & Hansel. Then we dissect a bunch of news stories in DYC like our thoughts on Hustlers & The Goldfinch, the new lead for The Lord of the Rings tv series, the controversy over the pay gap on the sequel for Crazy Rich Asians, Gags the Clown & those 2016 Clown Sightings, & we follow up with some news on Spider-Man, Sony, & the MCU.
It’s another loaded weekly variety show for your Monday listening. If you’re enjoying MMO, do please leave us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts. Click on our show, scroll down a few seconds, and then you’ll be able to rate us.
Do send us your thoughts on anything we covered here. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
God, this movie pissed us off. Usually, this is a film appreciation podcast, and even here, we give It Chapter Two a lot of credit. But very few movies have fired us up as much as this one did in a negative review. In other words, we freak the hell out.
Format of This Review - 1:41
NONSPOILER REVIEW: Specs, Box Office Awards - 2:28 Cast and Performance Awards -9:02 Production Awards - 11:43 Is This a Movie Event? - 18:24
SPOILER WARNING DANCE BREAK - 21:48
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Nonspoiler Carryover Awards - 23:01 Our First Plot Awards- 24:32 The “Ending Sucks” Awards- 27:34 Reunited in Derry Awards - 32:49 One Mike Flips Out - 38:36 “Let’s Split Up” Awards - 41:37 The Other Mike Flips Out- 44:34 Finale Awards - 51:33 Horror Movies and Their Rules - 56:45
Superlative Awards - 58:25
FINAL GRADE - 1:00:47
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:02:13 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:03:08
It Chapter Two is our 6th Movie Event review of the year. We’ve also covered Ready Or Not, Good Boys, Spider-Man: Far From Home, Midsommar, and Annabelle Comes Homes, and this is the third review doing our new mock award show format, which is really just a fun way to frame our superlatives and hot takes that tends to spark conversation.
Don’t worry if you haven’t seen the movie yet. We open with a non-spoiler section first, before we dive into the plot, and you’ll have a spoiler warning to signal that off for you. As for a psychological difference between segments, the non-spoiler section is relatively analytical, if not deliberately a bit vague, and that spoiler section is where the yelling begins.
Normally, we don’t get this hyped up for a movie review and can keep our cool better than this. But we told you when we started, we’re gonna be honest with you. Was it our high expectations? Were the comparisons to the better first film unavoidable? Did this movie just suck? Or are we just a couple of snobs spoiled by all the Oscar movies we have to review? We consider all of this as well.
If you’re left wanting more from an evil clown movie or if you just can’t get enough of them, then definitely check out The Joker Character Study, our new re-watch series for the fall where we review all of the major Jokers in cinematic history. On next week’s installment, we’ll be dissecting the many iterations of Mark Hamill’s voice acting performance of the Clown Prince of Crime. So don’t miss that.
And if you’re enjoying our show, do please leave us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts. Click on our shows, scroll down a few seconds, and then you’ll be able to rate us. However you feel, we want to know. How did you like the movie? And were our tirades justified? Or did we miss something? We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Matt Neglia from Next Best Picture joins us to talk about his adventure to Telluride, recapping his all time favorite film festival experience & chatting with us about the upcoming Oscar Race. Then we react to 4 new trailers & give you one last preview of TIFF.
RECAPPING TELLURIDE W/ MATT NEGLIA OF NEXT BEST PICTURE: The Logistics - 1:57 The Ups: The Potential Awards Season Contenders - 14:34 The Downs - 23:30 Teasing a Marriage Story Review - 31:23
OSCAR TRAILER REVIEW: Jojo Rabbit Trailer 2 - 34:09 The Two Popes Trailer 1- 41:33 Just Mercy Trailer 1 - 44:32 Ema Trailer 1 - 48:19
FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: Terry Gilliam to be Honored @ Cairo FF - 52:27 Parts of TIFF Can Be Streamed - 55:18 More International Film Selections by Countries - 58:31 TIFF Debuts We’re Excited For - 1:02:37
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:03:46 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:05:11
Matt Neglia is our first honored guest here on Oscar Race Checkpoint. He talks about his adventure in Telluride, some of the festival do’s & don’ts, and his favorite performances, films, and stories from Colorado this past weekend. We hit on all the big movies like Ford V. Ferrari, Marriage Story, Waves, Uncut Gems, & The Two Popes, and have a few side conversations about the Oscars as well.
Make sure you check out Matt’s work at Next Best Picture, read his reviews on the website, and do listen to his podcast. You should also follow him at NextBestPicture on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook, and you can listen to that Next Best Picture Podcast on iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, and everywhere you hear podcasts. Our thanks go out to Matt & his entire team at NBP for their support of our show, and we had a blast with Matt on Oscar Race Checkpoint.
As for the rest of the episode, we did review the new trailers for Jojo Rabbit, The Two Popes, Just Mercy, Ema, and later, The Moneychanger. Mike and I also discussed the upcoming tribute to Terry Gilliam at the Cairo Film Fest and rundown our favorite films of Mr. Gilliam. We broke down the next 4 Best International Film selections including Parasite, Pain & Glory, and Those Who Remained. Then we gave you a final preview of the Toronto International Film Festival, how you can stream some of these movies, and what debuts we can look forward to at TIFF.
If you’re enjoying MMO or NBP, do please leave us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts. Click on our shows, scroll down a few seconds, and then you’ll be able to rate us. Please feel free to send us your thoughts on any of the films, trailers, or news we talked about in this episode or in any episode. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
How did Jack Nicholson get into character? We go behind the scenes & into the pre-production of Tim Burton’s Batman of 1989. What made this Joker so iconic? We break down the historical significance, most memorable scenes, and how evil & hilarious Jack’s Joker really was.
What is This Episode/Series? - Top of Show Episode Layout/Index - 4:29
NONSPOILER JOKER ANALYSIS: Getting Into Character - 5:07 Historical Significance - 11:54
SPOILER WARNING - 22:55
SPOILER JOKER ANALYSIS: Most Memorable Quote/Action - 24:12 Secret Spice/What Made It Work - 30:01 How Evil Was the Evil Deed? - 35:20 On a Scale of 1 - Joker… - 44:46
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 47:47 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 49:06
This is our 4th episode of The Joker Character Study. Episode 1 chronicled the history of the Joker character from his 1940 inception via the comics through all the movies, cartoons, & video games leading up to the Joaquin Phoenix portrayal coming this October 4th. Ep. 2 dove into Cesar Romero’s performance in Batman: The Movie of 1966, and for ep. 3, we did a crossover between the Joker & Pennywise, staging a fantasy fight and writing the plot for that dream crossover film. We also discussed the history of evil clowns in all of entertainment from Poltergeist to Rob Zombie & in real life with the 2016 Clown Sightings & John Wayne Gacy. Now we dive into 1989’s Batman and Jack Nicholson’s iconic turn as Jack Napier / the Joker.
Our format is fun & simple, and yes, there’s a non-spoiler section first before we dive into the plot in spoilers. To kick things off, we go behind the scenes to describe how Jack Nicholson got into character. Then we have perhaps too much fun with the historical significance of the performance and the movie at large.
In spoilers, we relive all of the most memorable quotes and actions before breaking down how evil was the deed, our section on the plots & traps & gags & laughs Jack’s Joker planned for Gotham & it’s Dark Knight. To finish, we debate on a scale of 1 to Joker, how Joker was Jack Nicholson?
If you’re enjoying the show, do please leave us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts. Click on our show, scroll down a few seconds, and then you’ll be able to rate us. Coming up next, we’ll have a guest on Oscar Race Checkpoint to break down the Telluride Film Festival & all the Oscar contenders debuting this fall. Then we’ll have a movie event review of It: Chapter 2 for the weekend. As for this series, we’re doing Mark Hamill’s many iterations of the Clown Prince next week.
Let us know what you think of Jack Nicholson’s Joker. Tell us where he ranks on that scale of 1 to Joker for you. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
We recap the Summer Box Office, review peak TV like Succession, argue about arguing about time travel with the new Terminator: Dark Fate trailer, & we’re also hyped for some upcoming films like Eva Longoria’s Flamin’ Hot (Cheetos) & Last Night In Soho from Edgar Wright.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: AlsoMike - 2:06 (The Amazing Jonathan Documentary; Succession; GLOW s3; The Legend of Cocaine Island; Frances Ha; Red Country by Joe Abercrombie) See, Buy, Skip - 9:09 Best Thing He Saw This Week: 9:40
Mike1 - 10:19 (The First Purge; All Elite Wrestling All Out; Big Brother) Best Thing He Saw This Week - 14:50 See, Buy, Skip - 15:18
SIXDEGREESOFMMO: Recap and Awards - 16:09 Winner + New Challenge - 19:23
BOX OFFICE UPDATE - 21:58
TRAILER THOUGHTS: Terminator Dark Fate Trailer 3 - 27:43
DO YOU CARE (About…): This Week’s New Releases - 32:21 Annapurna’s Financial Hardships Being Settled - 34:46 Richard Linklater’s 20 Year Film - 37:10 Eva Longoria’s Flamin’ Hot Cheeto Movie - 39:02 The First Image From The Last Night In SoHo- 42:20 Woody Harrelson’s Confirmation as Carnage - 43:35 Netflix’s Rhythm and Flow - 46:41 Halloween Kills Bringing Back/Casting Old Characters - 49:30 Eddie Murphy Returning to SNL - 53:17
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 55:24 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 57:11
MMOW has been a great place for us to branch out & nerd out with a variety of subjects. So we kick things off with a What We’re Watching segment covering some Emmy worthy TV like Succession, GLOW, Hard Knocks, and yes, Big Brother. We also review an eclectic bunch of films like The Amazing Jonathan Documentary, Transporter 2, and Frances Ha, as well as some wrestling and an epic fantasy book.
Your SixDegreesOfMMO submissions really made us think & laugh this past week, and there’s a celebrity cameo in the winner’s circle once again. Mike & I recap the Summer Box Office, chatting about what hit, what bombed, and what broke even. Then there’s a fun Terminator: Dark Fate trailer to break down, which we’ll come back to in our outro with some additional hot takes.
But if you can just make it to our DYC section, that’s where you’ll get our flamin’ hot takes. Next week is all about It: Chapter 2, & we tell you why we’re hyped, but also worried. Annapurna resolved it’s debt issue, Richard Linklater is planning a 20 year film production, and Eva Longoria is making history by directing a movie about the creation of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos! We also react to the first image from Edgar Wright’s Last Night In Soho, debate the casting of Woody Harrelson as Carnage in Venom 2, highlight Netflix’s new release strategy with their reality stage show Rhythm + Flow, speculate about who dies in Halloween Kills, & we get excited about Eddie Murphy’s return to the SNL stage this Christmas.
Stay tuned for our upcoming movie event review of It: Chapter 2, part 4 of The Joker Character Study on Jack Nicholson’s Joker, & our fall film festival coverage on the next Oscar Race Checkpoint. All that’s coming your way next week, & if you’re enjoying the show, do please leave us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts. Click on our show, scroll down a few seconds, and then you’ll be able to rate us.
Until then, let us know what you think about the myriad of subjects we covered in this MMO Weekly, and do send us your responses to our next SixDegreesOfMMO challenge. We’re also at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Adapted Screenplay, Watts, Roth, Harrison, & a Best Performance by an Octavia Spencer since an Octavia Spencer last performanced?! Whether or not this is an Oscars movie, we think it’s an awesome movie to talk about in front of microphones.
What is an Oscar Sprint Profile? - 1:51
NONSPOILER REVIEW: Cast and Crew - 2:28 Specs - 6:46 Premise/Expectations - 9:57 Production Values - 12:45 PERFORMANCES: (Kelvin Harrison Jr - 14:35) (Octavia Spencer - 16:20) (Rest of Ensemble - 20:19) Coach AlsoMike’s Track Issues - 23:08 Watch or Not? - 24:52
SPOILER WARNING DANCE BREAK - 27:00
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Paper Bag Problems - 28:36 Luce vs Harriett - 33:30 Highlighting Great B-Stories - 39:05 The 6PM Meeting - 42:54 Liar, Liar, School on Fire - 45:40 Showdown at the Harriet Corrale - 47:38 Analyzing the Finale - 50:17 Lowlights + Procedural Issues - 53:00
FINAL GRADE - 57:47
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 59:22 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:00:21
Luce will be the 13th episode in our 2019/20 Oscar Sprint Profiles movie review playlist, and there will be MANY more to come. For now, we had a blast chatting about a film that deserves conversation, more than its getting in fact. So we’re thrilled to find a hidden gem in Luce and hope you get the chance to check this movie out ASAFP. Until then, we have a non-spoiler review followed by that spoiler section for you all.
We begin with a look at the extraordinary cast & crew and dive into all the movie specs. Then we discuss our theater going & expectations before putting the movie under the Oscar Lens as we review the production values, performances, and script, comparing Octavia Spencer’s terrific role to her recent nominations.
The spoiler warning dance music plays, and we take on the plot in chronological fashion, highlighting all of our many bests and worsts along the way. One of us plays more of a devil’s advocate, while the other of us sings more praise, but we cannot stop once we get going. Do we have this movie down pat? Maybe not, and maybe we’re not meant to grasp this film in only one or two sittings with it. This conversation begs further study, but we’re glad to give you our initial reactions.
If you enjoyed this format, we have a ton of movie reviews in our back catalog. This past spring & summer featured two new re-watches including our Films of Pixar and Tarantino series, and now we’re in the midst of The Joker Character Study with weekly additions discussing the best Joker performances coming to our feed. We’ve also enjoyed some terrific Oscar contending films like The Farewell, Rocketman, Apollo 11, OUATIH, Us, Endgame, etc.
Let us know what you think? How did you feel about Luce? If you’re enjoying the show, do please leave us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts. Click on our show, scroll down a few seconds, and then you’ll be able to rate us. We’re also at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
We further preview the Telluride, Venice, & London film fests, and review trailers for The Laundromat & The King (etc). We overview the Best International Film selections by country, and we also detail the Netflix & Amazon award slate release dates.
BIG IMPORTANT ASSIGNMENT FOR YOU - 1:40
PREVIEWING THE TELLURIDE FILM FESTIVAL- 2:40
OSCAR TRAILER REVIEW: The Laundromat Trailer 1 - 9:02 The King Trailer 1- 12:06 Lucy in the Sky Trailer 2 - 15:55 Monos Trailer 1 - 18:56 Synonyms Trailer 1 - 21:20
MORE OSCARS NEWS: The Irishman Is Long and Not in Theaters - 23:05 Netflix Releases Dates of Contenders’ Debuts - 25:40 Dark Waters, Others, Get Release Dates - 27:54 What is Amazon Doing/The Aeronauts Trailer 1 - 29:28 Boots Riley Takes a Shot at QT; Banderas Defends - 32:10
MAKE THE CASE: Best Cinematography - 34:38 Best Actress - 36:02
FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: Venice FF Starts to Have Reactions - 38:11 London FF Gets Props From MMO - 40:17
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE CATEGORY RUNDOWN - 42:26
FUTURE OSCARS: WES ANDERSON GOING GRETA - 48:00
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 48:59 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 50:20
We begin with a quick preview of the Telluride Film Festival in Colorado, promising more coverage to come. But we have fun picking 3 sleepers each that might gain Oscar legs before discussing the obvious contenders. Then it’s Oscar Trailer time as we review The Laundromat, The King, Lucy in the Sky, Monos, Synonyms, & later, The Aeronauts.
Netflix & Amazon confirmed some theatrical release & streaming dates, and we were very surprised to learn that they’re all on top of one another this fall. We break down this strategy for each of these new powers in Hollywood, and then we have our obligatory Tarantino segment, highlighting another controversy and a response to it.
Also Mike makes the case for some fringe contenders like the cinematography in The Last Black Man In San Francisco and Jessie Buckley’s great performance in Wild Rose. Then we survey the rest of the film festival news from Venice, London, & Sarajevo, applauding some bold choices and lamenting others. There are also some early reactions to major contenders like Marriage Story & much maligned properties like Ad Astra, and we update our expectations.
In the latter portion of the episode, we do a deep dive into the Best International Film category, highlighting many of the selected films, giving you brief snapshots of these potential contenders and dig into how this branch has operated in the past. There’s also a labyrinth of turtles to reckon with here. Finally, we cover an Oscars 2021 story about Wes Anderson’s next film, The French Dispatch with Ronan, Chalamet, & many of Anderson’s former collaborators.
It’s another loaded Oscar Race Checkpoint episode as we break into this fall film festival viewing season. Stay tuned for our ongoing coverage of Telluride, Toronto, Venice, London, New York, etc. We hope to soon have some guest spots from experts attending these festivals, and we’ll certainly continue our Oscar Sprint Profile movie review series here stateside. This week’s film is Luce, which you’ll get this weekend.
As always, let us know what you think. Are you believing all the buzz? What films seem like true contenders? Who are the lame pretenders? We wanna know. If you’re enjoying the show, do please leave us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts. Click on our show, scroll down a few seconds, and then you’ll be able to rate us. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
We review the 2nd trailer for the Joaquin Phoenix Joker, preview It: Chapter 2, give you a history evil clowns including the 2016 sightings & John Wayne Gacy, and we have fun pitting Pennywise the clown against the Joker in a dream crossover movie ‘Guess The Plot.’
What is This Episode? - :50 WE NEED YOU! - 1:42
Reviewing The Final Trailer for “The Joker” - 2:05
The History of Evil Clowns - 9:57 (John Wayne Gacy - 11:31) (Post Jack Clown Movies - 15:10) (Post Heath Clown Movies - 17:24) (2016 Random Clown Sightings 18:20)
It Chapter 1’s Success - 22:30
Breaking Down Pennywise vs The Joker - 23:47 Projecting The Box Offices of Both Films - 30:24 Is It Chapter 2 Too Long? - 31:42
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 34:45 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 35:39
You cannot study the character of the Joker without mentioning Pennywise, especially when It: Chapter 2 makes its debut a month before Joker hits theaters. So we could not resist a crossover episode between evil clown franchises. This works as a preview of It: Chapter 2, which we’ll review next week with a movie event pod. The episode also works as another level of The Joker Character Study because we give you the history of evil clowns in ALL media before comparing these most famous movie villains.
The format is simple. Joker revealed a new trailer, and of course, we weigh in on that, it’s premiere at the Venice Film Festival, and some first reactions from test screenings. Then we dive into the history of evil clowns by chronicling coulrophobia throughout the past few centuries of Edgar Allan Poe stories, operas, films & tv - as well as some real life examples in the cases of the 2016 Clown Sightings & serial killer, John Wayne Gacy.
We then cannot help but stage a battle between the Joker & Pennywise, and in wondrous fashion, we turn the segment into a Guess The Plot for a dream crossover film pitch. Finally, we enjoy a preview segment of It: Chapter 2. There are some red flags, but after a strong chapter one, we also have reasons to be optimistic.
Stay tuned for our continued coverage of both evil clowns. We’ll review Jack Nicholson’s Joker on next week’s installment of this character study, and we’ll be doing a movie event review of It: Chapter 2. Oscar Race Checkpoint & MMOW will continue to drop on a weekly basis as well, and we thank you for listening to those news & variety shows as much as you are.
If you’re enjoying the show, do please leave us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts. Click on our show, scroll down a few seconds, and then you’ll be able to rate us.
As always, we want to know what you think about Pennywise vs Joker & this autumn of evil clowns. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
D23 revealed news, posters, & trailers for Disney, MCU, & Star Wars films. Spoilers Early & Often for Game Of Thrones & previous Star Wars movies.
NEWS OF THE WEEK: D23 EXPO Episode IX Teases a Rey Turn - 1:03 Marvel Gets News Too - 8:46 Upcoming Disney Slate En Masse - 12:54 Mandalorian/Lady and the Tramp Trailers - 17:50 What Are the Mikes Most Hyped For? - 20:23
SIXDEGREESOFMMO: Recap and Awards - 22:19 Winner + New Challenge - 26:16
BOX OFFICE UPDATE - 29:28
TRAILER THOUGHTS: El Camino Trailer 1 - 33:58 Underwater Trailer 1 - 36:18 Antlers Trailer 1 - 38:32 Villains Trailer 1 - 40:47
DO YOU CARE (About…): This Week’s New Releases - 43:16 Robert DeNiro’s Weird Friends Lawsuit - 44:51 Bond 25’s Official Title - 46:55 The Hunt’s Possible Release Anyway - 48:18 Matrix 4’s Happening - 50:23 Resident Evil’s Rebooting - 52:28 Hasbro Buying Entertainment 1 - 54:04 Annapurna Landing Somewhat on Their Feet - 55:34
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: AlsoMike - 59:40 (The Nightingale; Mindhunters, GLOW, All Is True, Five Feet Apart, While We’re Young) See, Buy, Skip - 1:05:31
Mike1 - 1:06:26 (Gamblin)
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:09:30 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:10:41
We lead the show with an overview of the D23 expo, which revealed news, posters, & trailers for the MCU, Star Wars, Pixar, & Disney Animation & Live Action films coming to theaters and streaming devices everywhere. There’s a big reveal, (or was there?) with the new footage for The Rise Of Skywalker, as well as a new poster and a trailer for The Mandalorian. The MCU announced a sequel for one of its most successful franchises, and Disney Animation & Pixar announced some original properties as well as a few more sequels, prequels, & remakes to enjoy.
Our audience interaction segment culminates another excellent SixDegreesOfMMO, and we send out a new challenge. We update you on the box office and continue to discuss the cluttered slate of films in movie theaters this summer. Then we discuss trailers for the new Breaking Bad movie surprise coming to Netflix, plus a few fun trailers for horror films like Underwater, Antlers, and Villains.
In DYC, we react to next week’s theatrical releases, the De Niro lawsuit against watching Friends at the office(?!), Bond 25’s high stakes title, The Hunt’s future on streaming & it’s premise revealed, the big announcement about The Matrix 4, a scarier Resident Evil reboot, Hasbro’s recent purchase, and the fate of Annapurna Pictures.
Then in What We’re Watching, Mike 1 tells a wild story about sports betting while Also Mike gives rapid fire reviews of The Nightingale from Jennifer Kent, Netflix TV like Mindhunter & GLOW, Shakespeare’s latter years in All Is True, the YA title Five Feet Apart, & the start of a new re-watch (on the sly) with Noah Baumbach’s While We’re Young.
What’d you think of D23? Is Rey turning heel? Should we have lost our minds? Do please hit those 5 stars on Apple Podcasts & enjoy the new SixDegreesOfMMO. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Big news for Spidey, more Oscar contender trailers, film festivals that intrigue us, and we debut a new segment, Snubbable or Unsnubbable as we talk about Leonardo DiCaprio’s performance of Rick Dalton in Once Upon A Time In Hollywood.
BIG IMPORTANT ASSIGNMENT FOR YOU - 1:02
BIGGEST OSCARS NEWS: Sony, Spider-Man, and Marvel - 1:30
OSCAR TRAILER REVIEW: Marriage Story Trailer 1&2 - 13:43 Bombshell Teaser 1 - 17:15 Ad Astra Trailer 3 - 20:43 Frankie Trailer 1 - 22:26 The Report Teaser 1 - 24:24 Motherless Brooklyn Trailer 1 - 28:20
MORE OSCARS NEWS: OUaTiH Does Well Overseas - 32:18
FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: San Sebastian FF Adds The Song of Names; Others - 34:13 Knives Out Gets FF Play - 39:12 Deauville FF Screens Woody Allen = 41:44
OTHER AWARDS NEWS: HBO Buys The Latest Soderbergh Film - 43:05 Woman in the Window is Pushed to 5/2020 - 43:54
SNUBBABLE OR UNSNUBBAABLE - 46:24
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 57:41 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 58:32
So Spider-Man is headed back to Sony. Did Disney overplay their hand? Is Sony gonna be OK with the web-slingers on their own? When are we getting Spider-Man vs Venom vs Morbius vs Carnage vs Spider-Pig? Or… will Sony come back to the negotiating table a little while from now? We break it down from both perspectives as Disney & Sony part ways.
A bunch of trailers dropped this past week, and literally, while we recorded this very episode. So we broke them all down including the unique marketing of Marriage Story, the Oscar worthy make-up on Charlize Theron in Bombshell, why Donald Sutherland shouldn’t be an astronaut in Ad Astra, who’s in love with Isabelle Huppert in Frankie, why we should have guessed the plot of The Report, and what in the sam heck is Ed Norton doing in Motherless Brooklyn?!
The fall film festivals continue to fill out their line-ups, and we try to read into some of the selections at San Sebastian, London, etc. We also discuss what the Once Upon A Time In Hollywood international box office numbers might mean before discussing some movies that might not be Oscar contending films after all.
Finally, we debut one of those new segments we’ve been hyping. It’s Snubbable or Unsnubbable, and we close the episode with a conversation about how sure we are that Leonardo DiCaprio will be nominated for Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. Is he Snubbable or Unsnubbable? Get it. This is another fun way to preview each of the major Oscar categories, but this time, we’re speculating about the nomination process.
Let us know what you think. Is Leo Snubbable? Will Sony & Disney make nice? WTF is Ed Norton doing? A ton of awards season news dropped on our heads once again this week, and there seems to be more questions than answers. So do let us know your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
A must see for horror comedy fans - Ready Or Not is another MMO movie event! We enjoy our new mock awards show format once again with a chance for some more legitimate nominations for this excellent horror film because Samara Weaving is a star!
WE NEED YOU, PLEEAASSEE - :50 Explaining the New “Movie Event” Format - 2:00
THE READY OR NOT, NON-SPOILER AWARDS!: Preliminary Awards - 2:57 Nonspoiler Performance Awards - 8:01 Production Value/Script Awards - 12:50 Serious Awards Talk - 17:20
SPOILER WARNING DANCE BREAK - 18:51
SPOILER AWARDS: Highlights/Bests Awards - 20:05 (Including Mike1 Losing It On Robert DeNiro - 23:06) Funniest/Scariest Scenes + Finale Analysis - 32:02 Lowlights Awards - 37:23 The Adam Brody Awards - 41:33 Other Miscellaneous Awards - 43:35
Final Thoughts/Final Grades - 45:10
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 46:30 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 47:21
Ready Or Not features a tight high concept horror comedy script that wins with satire as much as it does with blood & gore. We have a ton of fun breaking it all down in both our non-spoiler & spoiler reviews for this movie event.
If you’re looking for recommendations on whether or not to get your asses to the theater, do check out our movie event playlist on Soundcloud. Recent episodes include Good Boys, Midsommar, and Spider-Man: Far From Home. Now we’re thrilled to add Ready Or Not to the playlist.
Other reviewers compare the film to its influences, and Mike 1 can’t help, but lament the title that could have been, if, well, Robert De Niro didn’t make a bad movie 14 years ago. Non-spoilers also features our awards for the explosive performances & scene stealers, the mahogany glazed production values, our optimism over Fox Searchlight, and some serious nominations for once.
Then in spoilers, we break down the best scenes with a close look at the screenplay, as well as the funniest & scariest moments of the film. We do hit on some worsts, but get back to more bests rather quickly with our favorite characters & props.
If you enjoy our show, do please smash that 5 stars on Apple Podcasts. We’re hoping to complete an application for Rotten Tomatoes in the coming months to further our brand & validate our hopes & dreams. So no pressure, but PLEASE HELP!!! Seriously, all it takes is a few moments. Click on our show on Apple Podcasts, scroll down for a 5 count (cuz we have sooo many episodes) and then click those 5 stars. We thank you.
And let us know what you thought of Ready Or Not. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Batman: The Movie of 1966 is a campy classic from a bygone era, & it features Cesar Romero’s Joker. This episode includes segments on Romero’s bio & casting story, the historical significance to this Joker, & all the bests & worsts, bat-ladders & penguin gas in Batman (66’).
What is This Episode/Series? - Top of Show Episode Layout/Index - 1:55
NON-SPOILER JOKER ANALYSIS: Getting Into Character - 3:23 Historical Significance - 8:47
SPOILER WARNING - 17:30
SPOILER JOKER ANALYSIS: Most Memorable Quote/Action - 18:08 Secret Spice/What Made It Work - 20:46 How Evil Was the Evil Deed? - 27:04 On a Scale of 1 - Joker… - 37:29
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 40:14 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 40:53
We thoroughly enjoyed this study of Cesar Romero’s Joker and the Batman of 1966. It was well worth the $4 rental, and we spark fond memories from our childhoods while forming a bunch of fun new ones with this review.
The format of the episode is simple enough. Mike 1 turns into a DJ from a horror movie carnival with our new series theme music. Then we introduce the movie with some specs before discussing the bio & casting story of the man in the make-up, Cesar Romero. There’s a non-spoiler segment on the historical significance of all the iconic affectations of the performance and the greater film at large.
Yes, we go into a spoiler section on the movie if you do wanna (re-)watch it first. Here, we dive into the particulars of the performance, the Romero Joker plotline, and to lead off, our most memorable quotes or action in the film from the clown prince of crime. We then go into the secret spice or what made it work to discuss how Romero brought this character to life before discussing “how evil was the deed,” a segment on the plots foisted by the batman & boy wonder. We discuss both the Joker’s part to play in these insane plots, and we break off into some fun discussions of how the Penguin & Riddler & Catwoman fail in their plans of world domination. Finally, we rank Cesar Romero on a scale of 1 to Joker to complete the show.
We’ll continue The Joker Character Study in new weekly installments leading into our review of the Joaquin Phoenix / Todd Phillips Joker standalone film coming out on October 4th. There will be some bonus episodes along the way. But we’ll definitely be reviewing the performances from Jack Nicholson, Mark Hamill, Heath Ledger, and Jared Leto. So stay tuned!
Mike 1 outdid himself with new theme music and a bunch of fun new drops for each segment. What’d you think of this episode & this performance from Cesar Romero? Tell us your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
We debate if aliens exist after the new Netflix doc, we compare Good Boys to Booksmart, & we discuss what the CBS Viacom merger means for Star Trek & Mission Impossible. But YOU blow us away again with another GREAT SixDegreesOfMMO on a new Mike, Mike & Oscar Weekly!
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: AlsoMike - 1:44 (MindHunters s2; GLOW s3; Succession s2; Hard Knocks e2; All or Nothing; Teen Spirit; Mia and the White Lion; The Highwaymen; Bob Lazar: Area 51; Girl Fight; Best Movie Year Ever)
Alien Talk - 10:00
Mike1 - 16:24 (Booksmart; Batman: Under the Red Hood; Strangers Prey at Night; The Infiltrator; Halloween 6; Avengers: Endgame)
SIXDEGREESOFMMO: Recap and Awards - 22:36 Winner + New Challenge - 28:24
BOX OFFICE UPDATE - 32:25
NEWS OF THE WEEK: CBS and Viacom Merge Again - 35:22
TRAILER THOUGHTS: LAST CHRISTMAS - 41:11
DO YOU CARE (About…): This Week’s New Releases - 43:31 Atomic Monster’s “The Troop” - 44:35 Aladdin’s Rumored Sequel - 46:11 Harry Styles’ Passing on Prince Eric - 47:24 Searching 2 Being in the Works - 48:52 The Eternals First Poster - 49:33 Ewan McGregor Reprising his Obie Wan Role - 51:09 Olivia Wilde’s Auction - 51:48 GRRM’s Comments About the Books - 53:02 Birds of Prey Getting John Wick Guidance - 54:47
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 56:15 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 57:26
What We’re Watching starts out with a chat about some new tv like Succession, GLOW, Mindhunter & Hard Knocks. But of course, after we review the new Bob Lazar doc on Netflix, we cannot help but debate whether or not aliens exist for 10 minutes. And as it always happens on our MMOW variety show, the eclectic side conversations continue to happen. We compare Good Boys to Booksmart, discuss lion taming, great music in horror movies, what the audience of animated Batman movies want under their red hoods, and how Halloween 6 is still so gloriously & awesomely bad.
Then you absolutely outdid yourselves once again in SixDegreesOfMMO. There are a great bunch of efficiency award winners, a wonderfully weird group of David Lynch Award winners, and a ridiculously creative trio of well researched longer submissions amongst this week’s presentations before we give you a new challenge.
The box office has a comedy atop its domestic earners, and we celebrate that, while also lamenting some films that don’t seem to be getting the attention they deserve. The News of the Week is focused on the CBS / Viacom merger, & we discuss what that might mean for Star Trek, Mission Impossible, and Tarantino, of all people.
The Last Christmas trailer thoughts segment reveals our favorite George Michael songs, and we then breakdown a slough of news in DYC including next week’s theatrical releases like Ready or Not, the next James Wan horror movie, an Aladdin sequel, A Little Mermaid without Harry Styles, Searching 2, The Eternals first poster, Ewen McGregor coming back to Star Wars, Olivia Wilde getting the respect she deserves, George R.R. Martin not giving us what we want, & Birds of Prey.
It’s another loaded episode of MMO Weekly, and we wanna know what you think about any of these topics & of course, send us those next group of SixDegreesOfMMO submissions. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
It’s only August, & awards season is already rife with controversy & MMO debate. After we react to the Little Women trailer & review Martin Scorsese’s Bob Dylan doc, we analyze the Tarantino / Bruce Lee, Disney / Jojo Rabbit, & WGA / ATA showdowns in the trades this past week.
What is an Oscar Race Checkpoint? - 1:04
OSCAR TRAILER REVIEW: Little Women Trailer 1 - 1:34 Dolemite is My Name Trailer 1 - 7:17 Portrait of a Lady on Fire Trailer 1 - 10:33 Parasite Trailer 1 - 13:41 A Hidden Life Trailer 1 - 17:18 American Factory Trailer 1 - 19:55
MAKE THE CASE: DOC FEATURE CATEGORY - 21:51
RECAPPING A WEEK OF CONTROVERSIES: Tarantino’s Bruce Lee Controversy Will Not Die - 27:33 Disney Fears Jojo Rabbit - 40:22 Mike and Mike Fight About Disney, Part 2 - 43:12
FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: TIFF Adds More Movies - 55:47 Blackbird Opens San Sebastian FF - 57:39
BREAKING DOWN THE WGA/ATA NIGHTMARE - 58:26
RIP PETER FONDA - 1:05:40 AND RIP RICHARD WILLIAMS - 1:07:03
BLOW THE MAN DOWN GOES TO AMAZON - 1:08:20
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:10:55 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:11:37
These early Oscar Race Checkpoint episodes were supposed to be a testing ground for a bunch of new segments we wanted to try. But instead, we’ve had 3 weeks full of Oscar contender trailers, film festival news, and some controversies we could not ignore. So be it.
This series debuted in the nick of time. We’re finally getting some first looks at some of the most anticipated contenders of awards season. This week, we react to the trailers for Little Women, Dolemite Is My Name, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Parasite, A Hidden Life, and American Factory. In fact, we’re so impressed with one aspect of one of these trailers that we declared a new frontrunner. But what’s most fun about these trailer reviews is that we can have side conversations about our hopes & dreams for these films, including some speculation about campaign strategies.
There’s a Make The Case segment where we discuss Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese, now on Netflix. Does it feel like a Best Documentary Feature contender? And are we rooting for or against it?
Then let the controversies continue. Mike & I try to look at the Bruce Lee / Tarantino controversy from Once Upon a Time in Hollywood from multiple angles. Could Quentin have avoided it? Should he have avoided it? And will it derail some of OUATIH’s momentum?
The leaked Jojo Rabbit reactions & Bob Iger’s comments spark the biggest debate of the episode though. We get you up to speed on our ongoing argument, & then have round 3, or is it round 4 now in what’s becoming an epic MMO battle of wits & lungs. There’s also an Also Mike prophesy in here for good measure.
Finally, Mike 1 is able to shine some light on what’s happening between the Writers Guild & Talent Agency stalemate. Why has it come to this? And is there another storm on the horizon? Then of course, we must pay some tribute to Peter Fonda & Richard Williams before we finish with an updated look at Amazon’s Oscar hopefuls.
Where do you fall on all these hot button issues in the movie world? Let us know. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
We have a new Movie Event review format, & Good Boys is a fun way to debut it. This was a funny ass movie with a surprising amount of heart. If our you could say the same thing about our podcast at some point, we’ll have done our job. Here’s hoping.
Explaining the New “Movie Event” Format - 1:20
THE GOOD BOYS AWARDS SHOW!: Preliminary Awards - 4:16 Non-spoiler Performance Awards - 14:40 Secret Sauce Award - 18:33 Is This a “Movie Event?” - 19:49
SPOILER WARNING DANCE BREAK - 20:32
SPOILER AWARDS: Carryover Awards - 21:48 Highlights/Bests Awards - 23:29 Lowlights Awards - 30:45 The More Bizarre Awards - 34:09
Final Thoughts/Final Grades - 38:28
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 40:51 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 41:45
Obviously, as an Oscar themed podcast, when we review a movie, it usually has awards potential or an awards connection of some kind. But we also love to review great films PERIOD, and those come in all shapes, sizes, & marketing campaigns. Mike & I love to find the next cult classic or the next pleasant surprise that won’t get the awards attention they deserve. So when we feel compelled to review a film that’s not gonna contend for an Oscar or be a part of one of our Oscar related re-watch series, we proudly call that a movie event.
But how do we somehow stay on brand while reviewing “another” kind of film, a non-awards contender? Welp, we fixed all that with this new format because we turned our movie event episodes into mock awards shows. This is something we’ve done a half dozen times - usually to culminate one of our re-watch series & always to complete each year of movie watching with our Mike, Mike & Oscars. So it’s hopefully something in our wheelhouse. But in any case, it’s a whole lot of fun to prepare & record, and we hope you like it.
This is our fourth movie event on the year. We’ve done a deep dive into Midsommar, added to our Conjuring Universe series with a review of Annabelle Comes Home, and of course, we did a review of Spider-Man: Far From Home to stay on pace with our complete coverage of the MCU. There’s also 9 films & 12 episodes (with 3 two parters) in our 2019/20 Oscar Sprint Profiles playlist. The Farewell is our most recent entry into our OSP’s. So we’ve now covered 13 films in 2019 with many more to come. In fact, we’ll be reviewing Ready Or Not next week.
Do let us know what you think of Good Boys. How does it rank with other films in this genre like Booksmart, Superbad & Ferris Bueller’s Day Off? Give us your takes. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
The Joker has fought Batman since 1940. We discuss the clown prince of crime’s timeline from the page to the screen, from comic books to movies to TV to video games, from Caesar to Jack to Heath to Jared to Joaquin. This is our intro to The Joker Character Study on MMO.
What is This Episode/Series? - Top of Show
SETTING THE STAGE: Joker Origin Beginnings/The Man Who Laughs - 3:41 Batman Without The Joker - 8:02 The Comics Code - 10:18
EVERY JOKER EVER: 1970’s - 14:16 80’s - 17:18 Mark Hamill - 20:13 2000’s - Present - 25:03
Prepping for The Joker Movie - 37:17
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 39:54 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 40:50
Our next re-watch series is here! We are getting you ready for October 4th’s The Joker, we’re diving into some of our childhood favorites, and some Oscar worthy material as well. Joaquin Phoenix is getting Oscar Buzz heading into the fall film festivals, and we wonder if he can follow Heath Ledger back to the podium. But more than that, we love these stories, and the Joker is certainly one of the most, if not THE most intriguing villain EVER! So this is the perfect time to do a character study.
In this first episode, we felt compelled to go over the history of the Joker character. Sure, we hint at some comic book spoilers, but for the most part, we’re talking about how the creators thought of him, we’re talking about most of his appearances in film, television, video games, & of course, the comic books, and the many great thespians who’ve portrayed the clown prince of Gotham on screen. So we really had a blast recapping and commenting on a bunch of the animated series, tv movies, & video game Jokers that we’ve enjoyed throughout our lives to fill in the gaps between our upcoming Joker programming.
Looking ahead in the series, we’re gonna have full episodes on Cesar Romero from Batman: The Movie (1966), Jack Nicholson from Batman (1989), Mark Hamill & his 27 years voicing the Joker in Batman: The Animated Series (1992-95) / the Batman: Arkham series of video games, etc, Heath Ledger’s Oscar winning turn in The Dark Knight (2008), Jared Leto’s shirtless & tatted up version in Suicide Squad (2016), and we’ll add a few bonus episodes thrown in along the way.
“And here we GO!” Do let us know what you think, and send us your answers regarding your favorite Joker performance. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
We talk about The Hunt, Disney+, the Netflix deal with David & Dan, sequels for Venom, It, & Coming to America (!!!), & dive into trailers for Terminator & Addams Family. Plus, another great SixDegreesOfMMO & we announce a new re-watch series!
NEWS OF THE WEEK: Disney+ Announces an Amazing Deal - 2:38 Netflix Responds By Exclusively Signing Benioff and Weiss - 6:08 Commenting on the THE HUNT’s Fiasco - 9:42
DO YOU CARE (About…): This Week’s New Releases - 16:32 Venom 2 Hiring Andy Serkis - 18:23 Simon Pegg and Nick Frost’s Amazon Show - 22:39 It 2 Using De-Aging - 23:15 Coming to America 2’s Cast Additions - 24:41 Annapurna’s Potential Bankruptcy - 27:14 The LotR’s 20 Episode First Season on Amazon - 31:01 MoviePass’ Life of Crime - 32:57 Edgar Wright’s Next Movie’s Release Date - 34:30 Lady and the Tramp’s Dogs - 35:54
SIXDEGREESOFMMO: Recap and Awards - 37:30 Winner + New Challenge - 42:45
RIP TONI MORRISON - 46:14
BOX OFFICE UPDATE - 47:20
TRAILER THOUGHTS: Terminator Dark Fate BTS Trailer - 50:32 The Addams Family Trailer 2 - 53:04
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: AlsoMike - 55:24 (The Souvenir; Barry s2; Hard Knox s1e1; Avengers Endgame; Rocketman; The Favourite; Random Books) Mike1 - 1:02:40 (LongShot; I Spit On Your Grave 2; The Great Hack; The Informant!; Little Hours; Nick and Nora’s Infinite Playlist)
NEW SERIES ANNOUNCEMENT COMING THIS WEEK - 1:10:03
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:12:12 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:13:04
It’s Monday, and that still means MMO Weekly. Eventually, we’ll switch MMOW’s time slot with our Oscar Race Checkpoint show. You’ll want those awards show recaps, and we’ll eventually lead off our week’s programming with those. But for now, MMOW is in its rightful place, and we’re very glad to have it here. This was another loaded week for movie news stories, and we don’t bury the many leads.
News of the Week discusses the irresistible Disney+, ESPN+, & Hulu package deal, the enormous price tag for GoT creators David Benioff & DB Weiss to join up with Netflix, and of course, the huge news about The Hunt being pushed or scrapped after the political climate and current event disasters influenced Universal. It’s another debate here.
Because the rest of the big news stories were so juicy this past week, we continued with Do You Care(?) as we chat about Venom 2’s new director, Amazon’s Simon Pegg / Nick Frost series, how de-aging effects & deep fakes will likely cause WWIII, the announcement about Coming To America 2(!!!), Annapurna exploring chapter 11, The Lord of the Rings tv show, Moviepass, Edgar Wright’s next movie, & the re-make of The Lady and the Tramp.
Our audience interaction segment on last week’s SixDegreesOfMMO is another super strong one, and we also give you a new challenge. There’s a quicker box office update before we talk the trailers for Terminator: Dark Fate & The Addams Family, & we close with what we’re watching including reviews of The Great Hack and The Souvenir.
So another week passes, and there’s a ton to cover for another MMO Weekly. Let us know your thoughts, and do please send us those new submissions for SixDegreesOfMMO. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
There was an avalanche of awards season news this past week! We have a new Academy president, a new lineup for the NYFF, a new casting award at the BAFTAs, and an old new debate between us Mikes about Disney & Fox & Dark Phoenix.
What is an Oscar Race Checkpoint? - 1:16
OSCAR TRAILER REVIEW: Honey Boy Trailer 1 - 1:58
ACADEMY NEWS: A New President is Elected - 5:29 The Academy Museum Has Changes - 12:42 Oscars Commercials Will Cost More - 14:15 The Emmys Are Going Hostless - 15:06
OSCARS PRECURSOR NEWS: BAFTAs Add a Casting Category + Talk Streaming - 16:29 SAG-AFTRA Elections Get Nasty - 25:04 WGA Has Issues Too - 28:51
FALL FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: NYFF Has Its Whole Lineup - 30:04 The Irishman to Close London FF - 37:07 Joaquin Phoenix Gets a Special Award - 38:28 More Venice Controversy - 38:56
RANDOM NEWS STORIES: Lucy in the Sky Gets a Release (and a Disney Fight Between the Mikes Breaks Out) - 41:07
OSCARS FUTURES: Cate Blanchett to Star in a GDT Movie - 50:20 Tarantino Comments on His 10th Film - 51:57
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 54:46 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 56:32
So we’re having fun shaping this new show to what’s happening with Awards Season. Last week, we reviewed over a dozen Oscar contender trailers, and there was a smattering of news to cover amidst our preview of the Toronto and Venice Film Festivals. For this week, we had an onslaught of news about the Academy, including it’s newly elected president David Rubin. The guilds are all basically at war, we react to the New York Film Festival lineup, there’s a Honey Boy trailer, and we discuss other stories about the Emmys, the Academy Museum, Joaquin Phoenix, Guillermo Del Toro’s next star studded film, and Quentin Tarantino’s retirement.
It’s another loaded episode in our second installment in this new series. Yes, we are planning to debut a bunch of cool drops, production values, regular segments, and audience interaction. But like a comedian working out their routine in the early days or an awards contender honing their acceptance speech at the precursors or other wishful thinks, we are basically letting this show become what it needs to become. So we thank you for listening as much as you have, and we certainly promise some more regularly scheduled programming draws going forward in the Checkpoint weekly show. But we do feel fortunate to have the space & the place to talk about all these awards season topics in this episode and hope you agree.
As we’ve said, do please click the 5 stars on iTunes. It’s a quick process. Just go to your “shows” in iTunes, click on our logo, then scroll down to the bottom until you see the 5 stars. Of course, feel free to write us a few words of review. Those do help us as well, and we sincerely thank you for your cooperation and support. We’re hoping to submit an application to become Tomato-approved on Rotten Tomatoes, which would be a big step for our brand and a show.
As always, we want to know what you think about who’s right in the Disney / Fox debate and if you’re hopeful about the new administration at the Academy. Let us know. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Hug your Nai Nai tight. This is the best movie about grandparents maybe ever, and we really enjoyed this review. But questions remain. Can A24 mount an Oscars campaign for Lulu Wang, Awkwafina, and company? Or will we be upset like the Hereditary & Eighth Grade snubs?
HEY! YOU! REVIEW US! - :58 What is an Oscar Sprint Profile? - 1:45
NONSPOILER SECTION: Cast and Crew - 2:46 Specs - 7:00 Expectations/Theater Going Experience - 13:11 Production Values: Sight - 16:17 Sound - 19:34 Performances - 20:54 Oscars Lens - 24:42 Watch or Not? - 27:44
SPOILER WARNING DANCE PARTY - 29:12
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: What Would We Do? - 30:30 Ethical Debates and Culture Clashes - 35:40 Stylin’ the Scenes - 40:35 Worsts and Lowlights - 46:27 Bests and Highlights - 50:15 Finishing At The Wedding - 54:17 FINAL GRADES - 56:49
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 58:36 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 59:30
We’re back to our normal Oscars Sprint Profile movie review format for this one. There’s a non-spoiler section, where we debate it’s Oscar chances, review the production values, performances, and give some general thoughts about the script. We also enjoy a few great stories heard from Lulu and the cast during their promotional interviews. Then it’s all spoilers, and do trust our word here. For the biggest spoiler hits right after our warning.
The Farewell is our 9th OSP for this coming Awards Season. Make sure you check out that playlist (2019/20 Oscar Sprint Profiles) in our Soundcloud feed. We’ve also reviewed Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Toy Story 4, Rocketman, Avengers: Endgame, Us, Apollo 11, Fighting With My Family, and Captain Marvel in this series, and as we do, we’ll continue to review all of the eventual nominees in this playlist.
We’ve also started our second weekly variety show last week called Oscar Race Checkpoint. Here, we’ll keep you updated on all of the news, buzz, projections, trailers, etc… on the upcoming awards season. We’ll recap award shows and bump the series to our Monday/ Tuesday time slot once they start handing out hardware, and we’ve also been brainstorming a bunch of fun segments regarding audience interaction, a weekly look back to Oscar History, & much more.
There’s also our MMO Weekly show, where we spun off Oscar Race Checkpoint. Here you get all the rest of the movie & tv topics we can’t help but cover, because we love far more than just Oscar films. In that same vein, we also love to review popular films that we call Movie Events. This is where we include our favorite new film reviews like Spider-Man: Far From Home and cool genre films like Midsommar.
Finally, we’ve had the busiest of off-seasons with 2 huge retrospective series. This year we re-watched all of Pixar and Tarantino leading into Toy Story 4 and OUATIH. In years past, we’ve done the MCU, Mission Impossibles, Conjuring Universe, and Halloween franchise. All these can be found in the “Playlists” tab on our Soundcloud homepage. So no matter your taste, we have episodes for you.
Let us know what you think about The Farewell or have fun with our audience interaction games & twitter questions. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
It’s our Tarantino Re-Watch finale! Like we do, here’s an Awards Show for all the movies in this series. With non-spoiler categories first, we discuss the best soundtrack, all kinds of best scenes, our countdown of the best films & so much more.
What Is This Episode? - 1:05 IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU - 4:32 - 6:55
NON-SPOILER TARANTINO AWARD CATEGORIES: Best Achievement in Hair, Wig, or Beard - 7:16 Most Iconic Costume - 10:30 Best Achievement in Samuel L Jackson - 13:38 Best Acting in a QT Film - 15:17 Best Vehicle in a Tarantino Movie - 17:40 Best Soundtrack - 22:07 Best First Watch Experience - 26:05 Best ReWatch Experience - 26:58 Tarantino Parenting - 27:53 Most Egregious Oscars Snub - 29:56 Most Egregious Oscars Loss - 34:07 Most Egregious Feet - 36:34
SPOILER CATEGORIES FROM THIS POINT ON - 37:25
Most Fun MMO Tarantino Theater Performance - 38:00 The Last Place You’d Want To Be - 41:17 Character You Most Want To Party With - 44:40 Character You’d Most Want on a Podcast… - 47:18 Best Time Jump/Flashback Montage - 49:38 Most Improved Genre - 52:29 Funniest Tarantino Scene - 55:31 Most Shocking QT Scene - 57:42 Best Dialogue Scene - 59:52 Best Action Sequence - 1:02:16 Best “Mexican Standoff” - 1:04:00 Non Sharon Tate, Style Award - 1:06:35 Happiest Scene - 1:09:26
RANKING THE TARANTINO MOVIES 10 - 1 - 1:12:03
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:21:05 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:22:20
We’ve completed most of our re-watch series this way, and it’s always a good time behind the microphones. For the final episode in this journey through the filmography of Quentin Tarantino, this is our Awards Show and Countdown of all his best scenes, props, production values, performances, and of course, his best films.
For this episode, we decided to open things up with a Non-Spoiler Section first, and please note the timestamps above if you want to navigate spoilers. We realize that many of you might have seen most, but not all of QT’s films, and we don’t want to spoil you or force you away from this episode. So there’s something for everyone here.
The Non-Spoiler categories include Best Achievements in Hair, Wig, or Beard, Most Iconic Costume, Best Samuel L. Jackson, Soundtrack, Acting Performance, First-Watch, Re-Watch, Most Egregious Oscars Snub, Most Egregious Oscars Loss, & Most Egregious Feet. We also have some fun with questions like - if you became a multi-millionare, which Tarantino Transport Vehicle would we buy at an auction - and at what age would we show our children their first Tarantino film and which film would that be???
The Spoiler Section includes favorite MMO Theater Performance, the Last Place We’d Want To Be, Character You’d Most Want At Your Party, Character You’d Most Want On Your Podcast, and Best Time Jump or Flashback, Most Improved Genre, our Funniest and Most Shocking Scenes, the Best Dialogue Scene, Action Sequence, Mexican Stand-Off, the Style Award, and the Happiest Tarantino Scene. Then to finish the episode, we countdown our favorite films 10 to 1, and yes, we make an argument atop the show on why he’s made 10 and not 9 feature films (because he has!).
Let us know what you would pick for these categories or make up your own. We’ll be happy to share your thoughts on our next MMOW or Oscar Race Checkpoint episode. Or if you just wanna have some fun talking movies with us, we’re love to do that as well. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
And we’re back with a terrific SixDegreesOfMMO, reviews of a ton of new movies like Hobbs & Shaw, trailer reactions to Little Monsters, The Hunt, Mindhunter season 2, and hot takes on the box office & Hollywood news for the MCU, Elvis, Dune, and Dungeons & Dragons!
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: AlsoMike - 1:28 (Reviews of: Hobbs and Shaw; The Red Sea Diving Resort; Skin; Sword of Trust; Arctic; Greta; The Upside; Ugly Dolls; Barry s1; The Gambler ’74) See, Buy, Skip - 15:08 Best Thing He Saw - 15:46
Mike1 - 17:03 (Reviews of: The Frontrunner; John Wick; Escape Room; Big Brother; Billions) Best Thing He Saw This Week - 22:14 See, Buy, Skip - 22:57
SIXDEGREESOFMMO: Efficiency Awards - 24:17 David Lynch Awards - 27:05 The Special Schmoedown Section - 29:12 Red Room Awards - 32:16 Winner and Next Challenge - 35:07
BOX OFFICE REPORT - 37:58
TRAILER THOUGHTS: Little Monsters Trailer 1 - 46:06 The Hunt Trailer 1 - 47:21 Sextuplets Trailer 1 - 49:25 American Dreamers Trailer 1 - 51:57 Tigers Are Not Afraid Trailer 1 - 53:41 Mindhunters Season 2 Trailer - 55:47 After The Wedding Trailer 1 - 57:43
DO YOU CARE (About…): This Week’s New Releases - 1:01:20 I Know What You Did Last Summer Going TV - 1:02:25 All the New MCU Speculation - 1:03:43 Game Night Directors Adapting D&D - 1:06:24 Nic Cage Being Trapped on a Ship - 1:07:46 Dune Rumors - 1:08:00 Tex Playing Elvis - 1:08:56 Netflix’s Extended “Hollywood” - 1:10:26
Your Homework/LEAVE US A REVIEW! - 1:11:29 What’s Next On MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:12:40
MMO Weekly is back with a smattering of movie news, trailer & film reviews, and thanks to you, one of our better audience interaction segments yet. After a month of stops & starts with Six Degrees, you gave us an abundance of material to present & discuss with this past week’s submissions. From Linda Hamilton’s Beauty & the Beast to Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, from Steve Guttenberg to Maya Hawke, you truly outdid yourselves this week with all the fun references & connections we enjoyed in this segment. Great job as always, and there’s a new challenge for you to crush for next week.
We begin the episode with some current affairs though. There’s a new Fast & Furious film to review in Hobbs & Shaw. We also cover Skin, Ugly Dolls, and The Red Sea Diving Resort. Plus, Mike 1 finally sees John Wick, and we even give you a book recommendation in the process. Then it’s box office time as we discuss all of Disney’s success, analyze how Once Upon a Time in Hollywood held up in its second weekend, and we highlight the specialty box office of The Farewell & Luce.
There were new trailers for Little Monsters, The Hunt, American Dreamers, Tigers Are Not Afraid, Mindhunter, and After The Wedding. Plus, we share some more audience interaction to the poster for Sextuplets before we review that bizarre first look. Finally, we close with Do You Care(?) with lightning round responses to next week’s theatrical releases like The Kitchen & Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, and a range of stories including slasher films made into TV shows, the MCU / Comic Con fallout, the next stab at a Dungeons & Dragons movie, Nic Cage as the next king of camp, Dune, an Elvis Biopic, and of course, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
We covered a ton of stuff yet again, and we want to know your thoughts. Send us your comments, concerns, & for certain, your next wave of SixDegreesOfMMO submissions. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
This is the debut our Weekly Oscar Race Update! We review 13 Oscar Trailers, preview the Fall Film Festivals of NY, Toronto, & Venice, and cover a ton of Awards Season news for this year’s Oscar Race & those to come.
Introducing Our New Weekly Oscars Show - Top of Show
OSCAR TRAILER REVIEWS: The Irishman Trailer 1 - 3:47 1917 Trailer 1 - 9:24 The Lighthouse Trailer 1 - 12:28 Queen and Slim Trailer 2 - 16:58 Jojo Rabbit Trailer 1 - 21:27 Harriet Trailer 1 - 23:46 A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Trailer 1 - 27:48 The Goldfinch Trailer 2 - 32:30 Gemini Man Trailer 2 - 34:36 The Kitchen Trailer 2 - 39:28 Where’d You Go Bernadette Trailer 2 - 42:14 Light of My Life Trailer 1 - 44:38 21 Bridges Special ComcCon Trailer - 47:42
THIS WEEK’S OSCARS TOP 5 COUNTDOWN - 51:47
FILM FESTIVAL ROUND-UP: NYFF Looks Loaded - 54:40 But TIFF Is Even More Loaded - 55:35 Venice FF Though, Has Issues - 1:00:27 (Including Polanski Involvement - 1:03:16) (And a Battle Over Netflix - 1:04:00) Todd Phillips Loves The Joker’s Chances - 1:05:14
CRYSTAL BALLIN’ OSCARS OF THE FUTURE: JLaw Gets a Starring Role in Mob Girl - 1:10:32 Ridley Scott Will Reunite Damon and Affleck - 1:11:51 Luca Guadagnino Wants To Do Lord of the Flies - 1:14:13 Scorsese To Combine Muses Leo and DeNiro - 1:16:54 Academy Should Follow Emmys Lead - 1:18:45
MAKE THE CASE - 1:19:56 Contender 1 - 1:20:20 Contender 2 - 1:22:29
Your Homework/LEAVE US A REVIEW! - 1:25:36 Words of Wisdom/Coming Next From MMO - 1:26:38
As promised, we begin our weekly chat about the Oscar Race with this new format. In the intro, we map out how this series is gonna roll out in the coming weeks & months. For now, we have a ton of contemporary trailers, previews, & news to cover in this episode, and we plan to enjoy many more new segments in the future. But the bottom line - Mike & Mike are here to talk Oscars for you on a weekly basis.
This episode built into a whopper of a recording session. Per usual, we had way too much fun chatting up each topic, but we also had a ton of stuff to analyze, review, & preview. 13, count em, 13 Oscar Trailers premiered in the past two weeks since we held this segment on MMOW, and we had to react to them all. The Irishman failed to dazzle us with its VFX. Though we still hold out hope for Scorsese’s big budget Netflix contender. Then we rip off reviews of 12 more including new trailers like 1917 & the Lighthouse as well as major contenders like A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood & Harriet, and we can’t help but finish with a Top 5 of our favorite performances.
Then we have some hot takes previewing the upcoming Fall Film Festivals of New York, Toronto, and Venice. We discuss the competition lineups, some centerpiece and opening night films, and debate some seriously troubling news from overseas. There’s also some stats thrown in from previous festivals and how they related to previous Oscar Races for us to dissect.
Finally, we do a bit of a lightning round of reactions to a bunch of other Oscar-Related news stories and announcements. Many look ahead to Oscars 2021 & some compare the Emmy’s broadcast to what the Academy does. Then we also throw in a few movie reviews for good measure as Also Mike “Makes the Case” for why two movies he’s seen should be nominated for the Best Documentary and Best VFX categories respectively.
It’s a jam-packed episode of Oscar Race Update for you this 8/3. We hope you enjoy the new time slot of this MMOW segment into its own show. By the length of this one, you see why we felt compelled to spin it into its own presentation. But we want to know what you think. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
It’s our spoiler filled review of Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood. We break down the plot, analyze the script, debate the themes, and try to get inside the mind & the metaphors of one of cinema’s best filmmakers. This was a big one.
What is This Episode? - 1:14
MMO Theater’s Spoiler Warning Scene - 3:35
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: WHAT IS “TRADEMARK TARANTINO?” - 5:42 Our Tarantino/OUaTiH Backgrounds - 6:41
TRADEMARK TARANTINO - 8:55 (Starting at the Ending - 11:00) (Timestamps, Fairytales, and Old vs New H’Wood - 22:42) (Tangents During the Mundane - 25:55) (Kegs, Eggs, and Cranes - 28:56) (Rick on the Job - 32:28) (Disney Influences?! - 35:17) (Where Jackie Brown 2 Meets Kill Bill 3 Sans Dialogue - 37:00)
SNEAKY CLASSIC TARANTINO - 39:17 (Taking Aim at Marty - 40:50) (Recreating Television - 43:05) (Bring the Funny - 44:37) (Rounded Robbie + Trolling Via Feet - 48:05) (Who’s Out of Time? - 51:01)
UNTARANTINO - THE RESTRAINT - 53:08 (Horror Tarantino + Abrupt Cuts - 57:46) (Behind the Green Door - 1:01:27)
WORSTS/LOWLIGHTS - 1:02:12 (Perpetuating the Hollywood Grossness - 1:02:48) (Bad Guy Cliff - 1:10:00) (Backlash Coming? - 1:12:46) (Where Could We Cut Back? - 1:13:49) (Best - Sharon Tate: Acting Talent - 1:16:00) (Arguing Over Lancer - 1:18:07) (Un-Representation - 1:20:27)
THE FICKLENESS OF HISTORY’S AUTHORS- 1:21:04
TARANTINO’S SCREENWRITING ADVICE - 1:27:19
DOES RICK DALTON REACH SUPERSTARDOM? - 1:32:17
EASTER EGGS/TARANTINOVERSE BUILDING - 1:34:16
LIFE LESSONS + THE MYSTERY THAT STILL IS QT - 1:39:36
FINAL GRADES - 1:44:43
Your Homework/Our Social Medias/TALK TO US! - 1:47:20 Coming Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:48:55
Love him or hate him, Quentin Tarantino makes films that require a shit ton of study. He fills his movies with homages, easter eggs, and connections to what’s been called the Tarantino-Verse. His plots bend over backwards to keep the audience guessing, his characters seem to reveal an endless number of dimensions from their first moments on screen all the way through the mid-credit scenes, and he infuses personal touches throughout the film from the cars to the costumes. Tarantino films are dense, and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood was no exception.
So like the man himself, we also felt compelled to break it ALL down, run time be damned. This was a humongous episode of Mike, Mike, and Oscar. Consume it in one long sitting, or enjoy it in several. However you listen, we hope to give you your movie talk fix, and then some. After consuming the vast majority of other reviews, whether in written form, on youtube, or podcasted, we’re proud to bring you many takes you won’t find anywhere else.
The format is simple:, MMO Theater performs a scene, and then we discuss all our best scenes in the Trademark Tarantino segment, where we outline the classic, underrated, and the innovative. We have an animated presentation of the worst scenes, and then we close with segments unique to this series. There’s screenwriting advice from QT himself. We break down more homages we couldn’t talk about in non-spoilers, discover baskets worth of easter eggs, and we outline the many connections to the Tarantino-Verse.
If you enjoyed this episode, then you’re probably someone we’d want for a friend. (Call us. Let’s hang out.) But you’d also probably enjoy the rest of this series where we broke down each of Quentin’s previous films. We’ve also broken down all the Oscar chances for OUATIH in every category in Part 1 of this review.
We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
We debate the Oscar chances of Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood throughout part 1 of our review here. Yes, this is non-spoilers. But it’s still a full study of the making of, the production values, performances, & script of this major Oscar contender.
How Does This Episode Work? - :54
NON-SPOILER REVIEW Cast and Crew - 3:13 Specs - 8:49 Plot Premise - 18:20 First Watch Experience - 19:28
OSCARS LENSES ON: Production Values: (Sight - 24:57) Cinematography - 27:55 Editing - 29:18 Production Design - 34:54 Costume Design - 39:25 Stunts - 41:47
What Made Quentin Dance? - 43:17
Performances: Oscars Lens: Best Actor - 49:23 Oscars Lens: Supporting Actor - 53:21 Oscars Lens: Supporting Actress - 55:34
Script Thoughts - 1:01:46 (Including Oscars Lens: Screenplay) Homages - 1:04:09
Oscars Lens: Director and Picture - 1:09:57
Predicting How Many Nominations It Gets? - 1:16:59
Your Homework/LEAVE US A REVIEW! - 1:18:53 Words of Wisdom/Coming Next From MMO - 1:20:28
My god, did we get obsessed with this movie. We saw the movie 3 times apiece, watched Manson documentaries, researched all of the historical facts & fictions, and we scoured the web of every review we could get. Oh, and we reviewed each Tarantino film beforehand in a 10 part series with a bonus OUATIH preview episode thrown in for good measure. So we thank you for listening so damned much, and we hope this two part review, deep dive is well worth your wait. Here’s part 1!
This episode is a mixture of one of our normal Oscar Sprint Profiles and a Tarantino Series entry, meaning we incorporate segments of both of those formats. In OSP’s, we start off full production profile that takes you behind the scenes with making of stories & breaks down all of the numbers & pre-production facts you oughtta know. Then we do non-spoiler reviews of the production values like cinematography, production design, costumes, editing, etc. We also discuss the performances and the script and build up toward our Oscar projections for all the categories. As for the unique format akin to our Tarantino series, we include our first watch stories, what made Quentin dance - a segment to celebrate the soundtrack, and we also break down most of the homages QT makes to older films and to some true to life history.
Is Once Upon a Time in Hollywood more Oscar-y than other Tarantino films? How many nominations do we think it’ll take home come awards season? And could it take home some of the major prizes like Picture, Director, Actor, Screenplay, or one of the Supporting trophies? We break all that down & MORE!
Stay tuned for Part II where we’ll break down the plot in extreme detail. Could Tarantino have made the movie a little shorter? Or are we happy to hang out with these characters as long as possible? Does the nihilism argument prevail? Or will we land upon a major theme for what could be his magnum opus? And if that’s not enough of a selling point, we’ll do the rest of our Tarantino Series segments as well. You don’t wanna miss the next episode.
As always, we want to know your thoughts. Is this an Oscars movie? What’s your projection for awards season? Let us know. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
We discuss Marvel’s Phase 4 & speculate over phase 5. There’s a box office update, some fun horror movie news about Halloween & It, an exciting story about Star Wars, a strange story about Tarantino, we compare The Lion King to Aladdin, + reviews of Crawl, Big Little Lies & more!
A New Weekly Oscars Update Show + Details! - 1:33
Mike1’s Vacation From Hell - 4:45
NEWS OF THE WEEK: ALL MARVEL’S COMIC-CON NEWS A Fast Paced Phase 4 Announced - 6:26 Black Widow - 6:52 The Eternals - 11:34 Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings - 17:42 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness - 20:17 Thor Love and Thunder - 24:55 Blade Gets Rebooted - 29:45 Plus the Streaming Parts of Phase 4 - 33:25
SIXDEGREESOFMMO UPDATE - 36:13 BOX OFFICE UPDATE - 37:42 RIP RUTGER HAUER - 49:57
DO YOU CARE (About): This Week’s New Theatrical Releases - 52:07 Halloween Confirming Its Sequels - 53:11 The “Mind Melting” Star Wars Final Shot - 56:25 HBO Max Promising Live Sports - 59:23 Regal’s Unlimited Movie Plan - 1:02:01 OUaTiH’s Billboard Hijacking - 1:03:45 It Chapter 2’s Mega Runtime - 1:05:25
TRAILER THOUGHTS: Zombieland Double Tap Trailer 1 - 1:07:23 Don’t Let Go Trailer 1 - 1:08:01 Good Boys Final Trailer - 1:09:45 Hustlers Trailer 1 - 1:10:48
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: LIGHTNING ROUND: AlsoMike - 1:12:21 (Aladdin; The Art of Self-Defense; Crawl; Hellboy 2019; Long Shot; Under the Silver Lake; Masters of the Universe ’87; Veep s7; Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee Collection 6; Big Little Lies s2) Best Thing He Saw This Week - 1:18:27
Mike1 - 1:19:10 (The Lion King ’19) Best Thing He Saw This Week - 1:22:19
Your Homework/Leave Us A Review! - 1:22:56 Coming Next On MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:23:43
It’s been almost two weeks since we recorded an MMO Weekly despite the fact that we released a show last weekend. Mike 1 went on vacation, and we were able to record something in advance to not miss any releases. But time & the Hollywood machine stops for no man’s vacation. So we had a lot of extra stuff to cover, and it’s the perfect week to devote not just one, but two episodes to get after it all. This will be our normal MMOW episode, where we react to Comic Con & the Marvel Phase 4 announcements, and we’ll have an Oscar Race Update show for you on Friday, debuting a new format, and focusing on the fall film festivals and new Oscar movie trailers (for starters at least).
After nearly 40 episodes on the Marvel Cinematic Universe, we NEEDED to react to all the huge news on Phase 4 and the prospective Phase 5 to open the show. Even if we’re a little late to this party...
Our audience interaction required another week for reasons we discuss inside. So you get a new challenge (with a slight change) to enjoy. There’s a lot of big news surrounding the summer box office, including some apocalyptic talk about Disney, more billion dollar properties, and the reception of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. We stop to pay tribute to the life & career of Rutger Hauer, and then we dive into the many Hollywood news stories we missed.
Are we excited to see Hobbs & Shaw? How is Mike 1 gonna make it until October 2020, when the next Halloween movie debuts? How does slashfilm know exactly how to get Also Mike hyped for The Rise of Skywalker? Will we subscribe to HBO Max? To Regal Cinemas unlimited? Should billboards be hijacked, even if it’s for a good cause? And how long are we willing to sit in a movie theater for the new It movie? Hint: the answer is a long damned time.
As always, we want to know what you think. How hyped are you for Marvel’s Phase 4, and which movie would you choose to watch this minute if you could? Then don’t forget to submit your answers for the new SixDegreesOfMMO. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts.
Heading into awards season, the big mystery is once again, Netflix, and how they’re gonna push their films for Oscars. We discuss 7 of their upcoming movies, all the buzz & everything we know about them, including chats about The Irishman, Meryl Streep’s next film & much more!
What is This Episode? - 1:26
Netflix’s Oscars History - 3:12
THE NETFLIX MOVIES: The Untitled Noah Baumbach Project - 4:37 Dolemite is My Name - 8:47 The Last Thing He Wanted - 12:42 The King - 17:20 The Pope - 22:42 The Laundromat - 26:13 The Irishman - 30:52
Apple+ Promising Oscar Contenders - 38:40
Your Homework/Our Social Medias/TALK TO US! - 43:21 Coming Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 44:34
The format was simple. We discussed everything we know about the 7 films Netflix seems to be angling towards awards season. These films include the Untitled Noah Baumbach Project, Dolemite Is My Name, The Last Thing He Wanted, The King, The Pope, The Laundromat, and The Irishman. The casts & filmmakers involved are impressive & certainly, relevant to Oscar discussions, and the buzz is real. To finish, we also have a speculative chat about how Apple Plus is gonna factor into future awards seasons in the upcoming Streaming Wars, as our friend Ken Napzok put it.
For each film, we break down the cast & crew, discuss the filmmakers previous works & where they played into awards season’s past, and then we have fun discussing the plot / premises and all the buzz. The Untitled Noah Baumbach Project pits Scarlett Johansson against Adam Driver with Laura Dern getting serious buzz, and Dolemite is My Name has Ruth E. Carter costumes and comeback stories for Eddie Murphy, Wesley Snipes, and a host of comedians in the cast. Dee Rees is back with another possible contender with The Last Thing He Wanted, where Willem Dafoe tops certain Oscar projection lists. The King is Shakespeare by way of Game of Thrones with a stellar cast including Timothee Chalamet. City of God director, Fernando Mereilles has Anthony Hopkins & Jonathan Pryce playing TWO heads of the church in The Pope.
Then we have Meryl friggin’ Streep and Gary Oldman in Steven Soderberg’s The Laundromat. It’s about the Panama Papers, bringing the news to life, and we discuss how & when us Mikes consume current events, and why Meryl Streep chose to make this her streaming debut. In our final film synopsis, we break down everything we know about the production odyssey of Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, it’s old school cast, and their new school VFX.
Finally, we debate the high stakes of this awards season for Netflix because both Disney and Apple will be entering the streaming wards in a major way in the next year, and we cite an Indiewire article, projecting Apple’s Oscar aspirations. How does it undercut previous debates we’ve had about Steven Spielberg’s “love” for the cinematic experience? What are the possible Apple roll-outs for these films come Oscars 2021? We speculate and have a lot of fun doing it.
As always, we want to know what you think. Is Netflix gonna break through in the acting categories? Will some of our favorite thespians and filmmakers be thanking the streaming giant at the Oscars podium this year? Let us in on your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
We complete our 3 Part Mid-Year Oscars Report by overviewing 7 more categories including Best Picture, Director, Original Song, International Feature, VFX, Editing, and Production Design. And once more, there are debates over front runners, likely noms, & wildcards.
How the Midyear Oscars Report Works - Top of Show Structure of Category Breakdowns - 1:34
Production Design Category - 2:13 Visual Effects Category - 12:50 Original Song Category - 20:25 Film Editing Category - 27:41 International Feature Category - 36:00 Best Director Category - 42:25 Best Picture Category - 54:23
Your Homework/Our Socials - 1:03:35 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:04:49
Our Mid-Year Oscars Report finishes with our in-depth look at 7 more categories. You can listen to these 3 episodes in order or out of order. But in any case, you’ll get an overview of 21 categories as we’ve only ignored the shorts at this stage (though we review all shorts we do see on MMO Weekly’s FYI). We begin with a larger look at the race itself by discussing all the contenders & honorable mentions before we debate the front runners, likely nominations, and wildcards in these categories.
We also conclude with an overall discussion about front runners during this episode and how they’re normally overthrown as awards season continues. Are these front runners strong enough to go the distance? Or do we think something or somebody else will overtake them? But of course, we had to save the biggest category for last. Best Picture seems like a wide open race at this juncture, as do most of the races for the record. Though it’s a lot of fun to debate & discuss & do our overview thing here.
If you enjoyed these discussions, make sure you’re listening to our MMO Weekly variety shows. Those have played on Mondays or Tuesdays, hell, even some Saturdays and Sundays in our back catalog, and there, we have frequent Oscar Race Updates previewing & reviewing news about film festivals, key casting calls, and the developments at the Academy. And if you didn’t hear our recent announcement, we’ll be spinning off our Oscar Race Update into its own weekly show!
So awards season is heating up with releases like Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, The Farewell, and The Kitchen, all of which, we plan to review in the coming weeks as Oscar Sprint Profiles to add to that playlist we update throughout the movie-going year. But if you just want the race chatter, then we hope you’ll tune into our weekly Oscar Race Update show coming soon.
Speaking of OUATIH, we’ve just completed our Tarantino Series Re-Watch with reviews of The Hateful Eight & Django Unchained dropping this past week. We’ve reviewed all of Quentin’s canonical works, including a two part study on Pulp Fiction and a preview episode where we discuss our Top 5 Questions we need Once Upon a Time in Hollywood to answer leading into our review of it. We’ve also reviewed every single Pixar Film in this Oscar Off-Season, with series on the MCU, Mission Impossibles, Halloweens, Conjuring Universe, Christmas movies, & Best Original Song retrospectives in our off-seasons past. So we hope there are playlists for every movie watching taste in our back catalog whether we’re in awards season or not.
As always, we want to know your takes. What are your front runners, likely noms, & wildcards? Let us know. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
We did it! The Hateful Eight is our final Tarantino Series Re-Watch review before we get to see film number 9, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. As usual, there’s a non-spoiler section first and a not so hateful eight special segments unique to this series.
Layout of Our Tarantino Review Episodes - 2:47
NON-SPOILER REVIEW: Cast and Crew - 4:26 Specs - 7:39 Plot Premise/Where We First Saw It - 14:29 Production Values: Sight - 15:59 What Made Quentin Dance? - 22:30 Performances - 25:27 Script Thoughts/Homages - 27:48 Finishing the Oscars' Lens - 32:20
MMO Theater’s Spoiler Warning Scene - 32:13
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Nonspoiler Section Carryover - 33:36 Trademark Tarantino - 34:47 (Sneaky Classic Tarantino - 41:10) (New Tarantino + Un-Tarantino - 50:28) (Worsts, Lowlights, + Important Conversations - 57:30) Tarantino’s Screenwriting Advice - 1:03:27 Easter Eggs/TarantinoVerse Building - 1:07:29
Your Homework/Our Social Medias/TALK TO US! - 1:12:31 Coming Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:13:46
So this is our 11th episode in the Tarantino Series thus far, and yet this is considered the 8th Tarantino film, hence, the title. We explain this strange way to count up to Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and then fail to count properly ourselves in the next segment. But what we lack in kindergarten math skills, we hopefully redeem with our readings on this film, which many consider to be quite the puzzler.
The non-spoiler first half sets the stage by going behind the scenes, by analyzing the numbers, the cinematography, soundtrack, performances, and the homages to other movies in the script. Then we break down that plot, all our bests & worsts, Tarantino’s writing habits, the easter eggs, and connections to the Tarantino-verse in our spoiler section. It’s another massive movie review for one more Quentin re-watch before we see his new film.
If you enjoy this review, you can find the rest in our recent catalog, or in one handy playlist on that tab in our Soundcloud. We’ve reviewed the first 8 films of Tarantino, and we did a Top 5’s episode on the burning questions we need answered in Once Upon a Time. If you can’t get enough talk about QT, then you should also check out our recent MMO Weekly variety shows, where we’ve covered all of the trailers & side stories related to this massive release. Then be sure to listen to our Mid-Year Oscar Report, where we discuss all of the front runners, likely noms, and wildcards for each major race to the Academy Awards.
As always, we want to know what you think. Let us know your theories on the deeper meanings of The Hateful Eight. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Django Unchained is Tarantino’s most successful film at the Box Office. It’s also one of the more polarizing. We break it all down with our usual Oscar Lens, Non-Spoiler section first, and a not so hateful eight new segments unique to this Tarantino re-watch series.
Layout of Our Tarantino Review Episodes - 1:54
NON-SPOILER REVIEW: Cast and Crew - 3:44 Specs - 8:59 Plot Premise/Where We First Saw It - 12:43 Production Values: Sight - 15:01 What Made Quentin Dance? - 19:02 Performances - 23:01 Script Thoughts/Homages - 28:25 Finishing the Oscars' Lens - 32:26
MMO Theater’s Spoiler Warning Scene - 34:12
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Trademark Tarantino - 36:47 (Sneaky Classic Tarantino - 43:44) (New Tarantino + Un-Tarantino - 50:34) (Worsts, Lowlights, and An Important Discussion - 57:46) Tarantino’s Screenwriting Advice - 1:06:34 Easter Eggs/TarantinoVerse Building - 1:09:41
Your Homework/Our Social Medias/TALK TO US! - 1:15:06 Coming Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:16:04
Django Unchained broke new ground while also respecting the past. Of course, the horrific subject matter required some brutal scenes, perhaps some of the more grueling in cinematic history. But Tarantino used so many homages, narrative tricks, and action film spectacle that we don’t dwell in the powerless nightmare of the time period. On the emphatic contrary, Django Unchained stands as one of the most thrilling emotional roller coasters of the decade, soaring to heights the genre has perhaps never achieved, while reminding us of what so many American heroes have endured to get us here. We re-live it all in this movie review, our 10th episode in this Tarantino Re-Watch Series.
The format remains a blend of both our normal Oscar Sprint Profile / Movie Event Review format with a not so hateful eight new segments. That means, you’re gonna get a non-spoiler section first, where we’ll cover the production history of the film and go behind the scenes. We’ll also review the production values, performances, and script without talking plot specifics in this section, and all of it, we do through an Oscar Lens. Non-spoilers also features our first watch stories, what made Quentin dance (in the soundtrack), and a fun list of homages Tarantino makes to other films.
Then to warn you of spoilers, MMO theater performs a scene from the film, and we dive into Trademark Tarantino, where we discuss the classic, underrated, and innovative moments, scenes, & sequences in the movie. As we must, there is a segment for worst scenes, and we give the regrettable aspects of the film their due as well. But we remain mostly positive as we move into a screenwriting analysis from there with a look at Screenwriting Advice From Quentin Tarantino before enjoying a speculative discussion about all of the Easter Eggs & Connections to the Tarantino-verse.
As always, we want to know what you think. Did Quentin pull this off? We realize it’s a polarizing film, and we’re certainly open to the critical angles as much as the film appreciation. It’s kind of what we did here, and what we always try to do. But if you think the scales should have tipped more toward the former, do let us know. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
We review The Lion King, trailers from the new IT, Top Gun, & Cats as well as give you Oscar Race News surrounding TIFF & the London Film Fest. Plus, there’s a new SixDegreesOfMMO & our reactions to a new 007, Barbie, and an Eddie Murphy comeback.
OSCAR RACE UPDATE: Damien Chazelle’s Babylon Takes Shape - 1:42 Ianucci’s Copperfield Film to Open LFF - 3:48 Leaving Neverland + Surviving R Kelly Go for Emmys - 5:53 TIFF Opens w/ The Band - 7:15
NEWS OF THE WEEK: A New 007 - 10:25 Eddie Murphy May Return to Stand Up - 12:56
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: ALSOMIKE EDITION!: AlsoMike - 16:16 (The Lion King; Brightburn; The Inventor: Silicon Valley; Frankenstein’s Monster Monster, Frankenstein) See, Buy, Skip - 25:04
Mike1 - 25:32
SIXDEGREESOFMMO Recap - 26:42 Various Winners - 27:10 New Challenge - 31:47
BOX OFFICE UPDATE - 32:22
TRAILER THOUGHTS: It Chapter 2 Trailer 2 - 37:05 Cats Trailer 1 - 40:04 Top Gun: Maverick Trailer 1 - 43:21 Jay and Silent Bob Reboot RedBand Trailer - 45:44 Ad Astra Trailer 2 - 48:25 The Red Seas Diving Resort Trailer - 51:09 The King’s Man Trailer 1 - 53:04
DO YOU CARE (About…): This Week’s New Releases - 55:25 Barbie’s New Writing Team - 57:10 Netflix’s Growth Issues - 59:42 Terminator Dark Fate Bringing Back Furlong - 1:03:04 Tarantino Wanting to Make Fake TV Shows Real - 1:04:55
Your Homework/Our Social Medias/TALK TO US! - 1:07:22
A BIG PROGRAMMING ANNOUNCEMENT - 1:07:54 + A Special Thank You to You!
There’s so much going on right now with the movie world right now. Even though we needed to record this earlier than usual because of vacation plans, we were able to fill this show up to the brim with Hollywood news commentary, awards season speculation, reviews of movies & TV, audience interaction games, box office projections, and of course, a whole bunch of new trailers to discuss. Yes, that all sounds like just another MMOW to us too, but let’s be honest. With Comic Con going on, this news is flying fast, and this episode took shape pretty damned quick.
Full disclosure, we did record the episode on Friday. So anything happening after that, we can’t cover. But hopefully you get your movie talk fix nonetheless on what we did cover.
Our Oscar Race Update discussed Damien Chazelle’s next film with Emma Stone, Brad Pitt, and Ryan Gosling, openers for the London Film Festival & TIFF, and we learned an important fact about field for this year’s Best Documentary Feature. In News of the Week, we covered the major story of a new 007 in Captain Marvel’s Lashana Lynch, and Eddie Murphy’s comeback 2020 with Netflix. Then we reviewed The Lion King, and of course, that’s when things go off the rails.
MMO’ers, we’ve been recording so much. In fact, we recorded next week’s 4 episodes on top of the last two weeks previously released 8 already so that you don’t have an interruption in your MMO podcast feed while we’re on vacation. Now that being said, forgive us for how goofy and ludacris we get for the rest of this episode.
We have fun with another SixDegreesOfMMO, give out those awards, and offer you a new challenge. There’s a box office to update, and we have another discussion the state of Disney’s Live Action Remakes. Then in Trailer Thoughts, we cover new looks at It: Chapter 2, CATS, Top Gun: Maverick, Ad Astra, Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, The Red Sea Diving Resort, & The King’s Man before finishing with a DYC on next week’s theatrical releases, Barbie, Netflix’s dip at the stock market, Terminator: Dark Fate, and some more Tarantino spin-off ideas.
It’s another LOADED MMOW, and as always, we wanna know what you think. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
This is our preview show for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood! We discuss some of the non-spoiler casting, react to the critical reception & box office projections, and then, we each ask 5 questions we need answered in OUATIH.
Layout of This Episode - Top of Show
ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD PREVIEW: Production Profile - 2:33 Review Site Scores/Box Office Projections - 5:26
THE TOP 5 QUESTIONS WE NEED ANSWERED: 5s - 8:36 4s - 11:29 3s - 18:41 2s - 23:11 1s - 31:58
Why a Summer Release? - 38:24
Your Homework/Our Social Medias/TALK TO US! - 39:57 Coming Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 41:17
We have a unique perspective for this upcoming Oscar frontrunner as we’re completing our Tarantino Re-Watch series just in time for his 9th movie. So naturally, we break into many conversations based on all our research & based on our comprehensive study of Quentin’s work. But we also come at this episode from the angle of our role as Oscar pundits. Will this movie be the front runner we think it might be? Or will it be a disappointment? Is it more Inglourious Basterds or Jackie Brown, more Hateful Eight or Pulp Fiction in terms of its eventual nominations? There’s some serious discussion and plenty of speculation for you to get your movie talk fix before you head into the theater.
The format was simple. We begin with a look at the cast & crew, and we enjoy talking through some of the casting without clicking that full IMDB page so as to avoid the spoiler cameos. Then we break down some of the early critical reception numbers and box office projections. Please note: we recorded this episode on Tuesday and base our discussion on those numbers.
Then we have a blast posing 5 questions apiece that we think & hope & need Once Upon a Time in Hollywood to answer. Some are serious questions, where we talk about the pros & cons of Tarantino cinema leading up to this film. But some are fan questions, where we reveal our hopes & dreams for the work, and then we can’t help but speculate about the future of Tarantino’s career coming out of this 9th film.
Our reviews of Django Unchained and The Hateful Eight have been recorded, and we’ll release them tomorrow and Tuesday respectively. We’ll also be releasing part 3 of our Mid-Year Oscars Report next Thursday, which will again, include a bunch more analysis on the awards season to come for OUATIH. Then as a fourth episode next week, you’ll get our preview of the Netflix Oscar Films. We scoured the internet to find out every detail available to us about the 7 films the streaming giant is hoping should contend at this year’s Oscars. And yes, The Irishman is a major conversation in that episode.
As always, we want to know what you think. Tell us your burning questions heading into Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Then as we’ll likely review the film a few days later than we normally would (due to our vacation schedules), do tell us how you receive the film after you see it, and we’ll happily incorporate some of your reactions in our review. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
We profile 7 more categories including Original Screenplay, Supporting Actor, Costume Design, Animated Feature, Makeup & Hairstyling, Cinematography, and Lead Actress. Frozen vs Toy Story, Pitt vs Dafoe, Erivo vs Mirren - there’s some great races to preview here.
How the Midyear Oscars Report Works - Top of Show Structure of Category Breakdowns - 1:37
Original Screenplay Category - 2:15 Supporting Actor Category - 11:05 Costume Design Category - 20:26 Make-Up and Hairstyling Category - 26:14 Animated Feature Category - 32:14 Best Cinematography Category - 39:23 Best Actress Category - 48:59
Your Homework/Our Socials - 58:34 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 59:31
It’s part 2 of our Mid-Year Oscars Report! As we did in the first part, we break down another 7 categories at the Academy Awards, and we hit on all of the major contenders while doing so. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood remains center stage, but we also hype up some more contenders like Harriet, Ford v Ferrari, The Irishman, Little Women, 1917, Jojo Rabbit, The Last Thing He Wanted, The Laundromat, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, & many more. We also talk about some major stars along the way like Brad Pitt, our friend Willem Dafoe, Helen Mirren, Kristen Stewart, and of course, Quentin Tarantino.
The episode format leads to some fun discussions. Toy Story 4 seems like its in a two picture race for Animated Feature with Frozen 2. CATS probably has good make-up, Downton Abbey may have some pretty damned good costumes, and Sam Mendes movies like 1917 probably have incredible cinematography. But on the flipside, we also think John Litgow will wear a well-made fat suit, Little Women is one of many period pieces where the dresses will be sewn with impeccable taste, and the Harriet set photos are stunning. So again, we preview each of these races with points & counterpoints, and with our picks for frontrunners, likely nominations, and wildcards.
Stay tuned for Part 3, where we’ll finish the Mid-Year Report and build up to an overview of the Best Picture category. We’ll also have a major announcement about another new weekly show on the next MMOW. Hint, hint - it’s gonna be Oscar related. So we’ll have a lot to discuss in the coming months regarding this fast approaching awards season, and we’ll be doing a lot of what we do best - break down the Oscars!
On that note, we’ll be doing many more Oscar Sprint Profile movie reviews. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood hits theaters next week, and we also plan on covering The Farewell, The Kitchen, Luce, Where’d You Go Bernadette, and The Goldfinch. And those are just the next flurry of contenders coming out through early September. There’s a whole bunch more for us to cover throughout the fall and winter leading into red carpet season.
As always, we want to know how you see the race. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
This MMOW covers how The Woman In The Window got pushed, Fincher’s next film, reviews of I Love You, Now Die & Plus One, a new Judy trailer, Beyonce’s Best Original Song hope, & updates on the Box Office, Comic Con, Disney, Netflix, Lebowski 2(?) & Ghostbusters 2020.
OSCAR RACE UPDATE: The Woman in the Window Gets Pushed - 1:27 The Farewell Gets Love EVERYWHERE - 5:32 Fincher Takes on Citizen Kane, Sort Of - 7:54
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: AlsoMike - 11:38 (Plus One; The Kid Who Would Be King; Missing Link; Dumbo; Dark Phoenix; Three Billboards; Frost/Nixon; Anima) See, Buy, Skip/Best Thing This Week - 19:43
Mike1 - 20:46 (Aziz Ansari: Right Now; Schitt’s Creek; I Love You, Now Die See, Buy, Skip/Best Thing This Week - 28:38
A SIXDEGREES EDIT - 30:17
BOX OFFICE UPDATE - 31:55
TRAILER THOUGHTS: Judy Trailer 2 - 36:45 Madness in the Method Trailer 1 - 38:42
RIP RIP TORN - 41:13
DO YOU CARE (About): This Week’s New Releases - 42:45 THR’s Article on Disney Owning Prime Release Dates - 44:44 Beyonce’s New Lion King Single - 50:01 The Big Lebowski’s Spin Off - 50:57 Marvel’s Big Comic Con Announcement - 52:25 Dexter Fletcher’s Sherlock Holmes 3 - 53:57 Ghostbusters 2020 Castings - 55:01
Your Homework/Our Social Medias/TALK TO US! - 56:40 Coming Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 57:22
Our Oscar Race Update leads the episode with coverage of David Fincher’s next film, which former 2019 contender has been surprisingly pushed to 2020, & just how formidable Awkwafina’s The Farewell might be come awards season. Then we dive into a major What We’re Watching segment reviewing Plus One, Missing Link, Dumbo, Dark Phoenix, The Kid Who Would Be King, Anima, Aziz Ansari: Right Now, Schitt’s Creek, and I Love You, Now Die. We also discuss our plan for the next / last SixDegreesOfMMO, the Box Office, trailers for Judy and Madness in the Method, Rip Torn’s great career, next week’s release of The Lion King, Marvel’s plans for Comic Con, Disney, Beyonce, a Lebowski spinoff, Sherlock Holmes 3, and Ghostbusters 2020.
Per usual, we cover a ton of subjects in another episode of MMO Weekly. We theorize about big picture plans of Netflix, Disney, and Marvel. We compare and contrast the performance of original storytelling like Once Upon a Time in Hollywood & Midsommar and that of sequels, prequels, & reboots of established franchises like Spider-Man & Toy Story at the box office. Then we also react to hollywood news stories, trailers, & the upcoming release schedule. Plus, we do what we do best & project not just this awards season, but 2020’s as well.
Stay tuned for a full schedule of MMO audio entertainment over the next few weeks. We’ll continue our Tarantino Re-Watch Series with reviews of Django Unchained and The Hateful Eight. We’ll also be previewing Once Upon a Time in Hollywood before giving the contender our Oscar Sprint Profile review treatment. The Farewell is also in our OSP plans as we establish in this opening. Then we also have parts 2 & 3 of our Mid-Year Oscars Report coming your way over the next two weeks.
We’ve updated last week’s challenge for SixDegreesOfMMO, and we hope you have fun with it. Send us your responses, enjoy our twitter questions, and do feel free to send us comments or questions about anything you hear in this or any episode. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
This just might be his “masterpiece.” We review one of our favorites, if not THE favorite of Tarantino’s films with this deep dive into Inglourious Basterds. 8 (Not So) Hateful New Segments augment our normal non-spoiler & spoiler sections on this great movie.
Layout of Our Tarantino Review Episodes - 1:36
NON-SPOILER REVIEW: Cast and Crew - 3:02 Specs - 10:32 Plot Premise/Where We First Saw It - 15:33 Production Values: Sight - 18:36 What Made Quentin Dance? - 22:22 Performances - 25:04 Script Thoughts/Homages - 30:00 Half an Oscars' Lens - 33:32
MMO Theater’s Spoiler Warning Scene - 35:16
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Trademark Tarantino - 36:57 (Sneaky Classic Tarantino - 44:46) (New Tarantino + Un-Tarantino - 57:02) (w/ Worsts + Lowlights Including a Tarantino Choking Discussion - 1:04:00) Tarantino’s Screenwriting Advice - 1:07:18 Easter Eggs/TarantinoVerse Building - 1:11:16
Your Homework/Our Social Medias/TALK TO US! - 1:21:33 Coming Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:22:28
Our Tarantino Series Re-Watch continues. We’ve already reviewed Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction in a two parter, Jackie Brown, Kill Bill Vol. 1 and Vol 2, and Death Proof. Now it’s time to study one of our favorites, Inglourious Basterds. A non-spoiler section kicks off the episode as we chronicle many of the production backstories & go behind the scenes. The section builds into an Oscar Lens and looks at the 8 nominations and 1 win at 2010’s Academy Awards.
Then in our spoiler section, we enjoy a Trademark Tarantino segment, highlighting all our bests. Yes, we do touch upon some worsts. But the review also features much more. We relay screenwriting advice from Tarantino himself, and we also have fun with the Tarantino-verse. For after discussing all of the homages he makes to other movies in the non-spoiler section, we connect this movie to his other films and debate why he used real historical figures in this, his most ambitious storytelling to date.
The Oscars Off-Season has come to a close with the release of our Mid-Year Report. There, we’re going category by category, and we’re discussing all the contenders, frontrunners, likely nominations, and wildcards or lovable longshots. We’ve also gotten back to reviewing 2019 films of late. Our entire Pixar Series Re-Watch built up to our study of Toy Story 4. We continued our look at the Conjuring Universe with our review of Annabelle Comes Home, and we’ve always reviewed the newest Marvel films as Spider-Man: Far From Home became no exception. Then of course, we’ve continued to review the best new horror films with our study of Midsommar.
As always, we want to know what you think. Was Inglourious Basterds Tarantino’s masterpiece? We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
The X-Men are joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and we speculate how & when this will happen. We also have some fun reminiscing about our experiences with the X-Men franchise both at the movies and during our Saturday morning cartoons.
What is This Episode? - 1:30
The Origin: Comics - 2:35 The Movies - 4:13 The TV Shows - 16:00
THE RUMORS: The Questions Which Must Be Asked - 17:44 What’s Feige Said? - 21:54 Popular Fan Theories For Introducing Mutants - 27:17
Our Wish Lists For Incorporating the XMen - 37:24
Your Homework/Our Socials - 56:28 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 57:46
There are a ton of theories about how the X-Men will join the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We discuss many of them, and we analyze the MCU’s modus operandi thus far as well as their possible upcoming slate of films. Enjoy this episode as our follow-up speculation after our reviews Spider-Man: Far From Home and Avengers: Endgame. Enjoy this one as a preview to the upcoming Hall H presentation at late July’s Comic Con. However you take in this show, we hope you get your movie talk fix about the Uncanny X-Men.
The format for this episode was simple. First, we reminisced about our experience with the X-Men. There’s the famous Stan Lee creation point, all the Saturday morning cartoons, and then a ton of movies to discuss. Next, we canvas the internet for as many theories we could find, and we come up with a few in our own right on how Kevin Feige, Markus & McFeely, and the braintrust at Marvel will re-introduce the X-Men, Deadpool, and the Fantastic Four into their version of the Marvel superhero landscape.
Finally, we had a lot of fun creating a wishlist of hopes and dreams we have for the MCU in the coming years. We want certain costumes, certain music, and we air out our biases going into this transition. Hopefully, we contextualize it all well enough with our intro on the previous Fox films, our discussion of some of the comics, and our break down of how the MCU can tell a good story long term. In any event, we had a blast preparing and recording this one, and we hope you enjoy listening.
We want to know your wish list and what theory makes the most sense to you on how Marvel will accomplish this upcoming infusion of mutants into their cinematic universe. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
We cover seven categories in part 1 including Supporting Actress, Lead Actor, Documentary Feature, Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Sound Editing & Mixing. Who are our frontrunners? What are the likely nominations? And what are the wildcard picks? We discuss.
How the Midyear Oscars Report Works - Top of Show Structure of Category Breakdowns - 2:11
Adapted Screenplay Category - 3:08 Supporting Actress Category - 14:10 Original Score Category - 23:52 Sound Mixing/Editing Categories - 29:49 Documentary Feature Category - 37:42 Best Actor Category - 46:07
Your Homework/Our Socials - 56:33 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 57:39
The Oscar Off-Season is officially OVER. We’re breaking down Awards Season once again with part one of our Mid-Year Oscars Report. Each of our three parts will cover seven categories apiece. This episode covers Adapted Screenplay, Supporting Actress, Original Score, Sound Mixing & Editing, Documentary Feature, and Lead Actor.
Shout Outs to Clayton Davis at Awards Circuit, Matt Neglia at Next Best Picture, and Erick Weber at Awards Ace as we cite some of their early favorites in these categories. For we open each category discussion with a cursory list of some contenders before diving into our 3 highlights. Each of us picks a frontrunner, a likely nomination, and a wildcard pick that we’d love to see gain momentum. So you get an overview and some chatter about specific contenders.
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood could certainly get Leo another nod, and we pinpoint where some technical noms might come. Little Women will allow us to go to the movies with our mothers, and Meryl Streep might be at ALL the award shows of the next year (What else is new). Antonio Banderas, Jennifer Hudson, Annette Bening, and Eddie Murphy may all have Oscar runs, and we also talk about some of our favorite writers like Greta Gerwig & Tracy Letts. Plus, John Williams & Randy Newman might square off with newcomes Trent Reznor & Carter Burwell in that original score category.
Oh, it felt so good to talk about the Oscar Race again. We’re back in our element, and we want to know what you think of any & all of these categories. Let us know your frontrunners, likely noms, and wildcards. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
We begin with a Stranger Things 3 discussion & end with updates on Halloween 2020 & Chris Rock’s Saw franchise. In the middle, we talk Spider-Man & Midsommar box office, Knives Out & Jumanji trailers, Quentin Tarantino’s retirement, LOTR, & much much more.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING:
Stranger Things Season 3: Is It Worth It? - 1:00
AlsoMike - 8:47 (Booksmart; Bad Genius; The Loudest Voice; Beat Bobby Flay; NBA Summer League) See, Buy, Skip - 15:21 Stranger Things See, Buy, Skip - 15:53
Mike1 - 16:13 (Billions; Women’s World Cup) See, Buy, Skip - 18:46 Best Things He Saw - 19:04
BOX OFFICE UPDATE - 21:45
SIXDEGREESOFMMO: The Recap/Award Winners - 27:46 The Next Challenge - 34:06
TRAILER THOUGHTS: Knives Out Trailer 1 - 35:10 Jumanji 2 Trailer 1 - 38:43 Jacob’s Ladder 2019 Trailer 1 - 40:23 Mulan Trailer 1 - 42:16 Maleficent 2 Trailer 2 - 44:50
DO YOU CARE (About): This Week’s New Releases - 48:21 Quinten Tarantino’s Retirement - 52:01 J.A. Bayona Directing Amazon’s LotR Show - 57:45 Movie Pass Finally Dies(?) - 59:18 Haile Berry’s Ariel “Controversy” - 1:00:29 Chris Rock Saw’s Casting and Halloween 2020 x2?! - 1:04:21
Our Socials/Your Homework - 1:09:38 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 1:10:16
These variety shows are tremendously fun to record because of the smattering of topics we can cover in one sitting, and this week, it’s certainly one of our most varied variety shows yet. We enjoy some of our usual segments like What We’re Watching, Box Office Update, Audience Interaction, Trailer Thoughts, & Do You Care. But we discuss an unusual number of subjects such as Netflix binge watches, superhero box office, horror movie franchise rumors, musical & non-musical live action Disney Remakes, and of course, potential Oscar buzz surrounding some of the industry’s biggest names.
What We’re Watching asks some important questions about whether or not you should binge the series, if you could skip a certain season, and one Mike’s review. We also weigh in on Showtime’s Billions & The Loudest Voice, gush over reviews of Bad Genius & Booksmart, and yes, we talk a little sports after the great weekend of World Cup & NBA stories.
The Box Office rebounded with Spider-Man: Far From Home, and Mike 1 makes many comparisons to the performances of previous films in previous years so that we can better understand the degree of the sequel-itus contracted by the industry.
Our audience reaction segment recaps our winners from perhaps our most difficult SixDegreesOfMMO yet before we create yet another near impossible task for you with our new challenge.
In Trailer Thoughts, we gush over the first looks at Rian Johnson’s Knives Out and the serious remake of Mulan, and we’re insanely jealous over the high concepts of Jumanji: The Next Level. Then we’re a bit mixed and mixed up over the second trailer for Maleficent 2.
Finally, we end with Do You Care, where we discuss next week’s 4 intriguing theatrical releases including a story about alligators, and we also react to stories about Halloween 2020 & Chris Rock’s Saw, the new Little Mermaid, Movie Pass, Amazon Prime’s Lord of the Rings, and Quentin Tarantino’s impending retirement(?).
It’s another loaded week on MMOW, we want to hear your takes on anything we covered, and we hope you enjoy another fun SixDegreesOfMMO challenge. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
There’s a lot to be positive about during this review, but we critique Death Proof much more than Quentin’s previous films. It doesn’t actually age all that well, and the backstory really forces you to view the film in a new light. So we have some tough love for Tarantino in this one.
Layout of Our Tarantino Review Episodes - 1:33
NON-SPOILER REVIEW: Cast and Crew - 2:34 Specs - 7:48 Plot Premise/Where We First Saw It - 14:33 Production Values: Sight - 17:14 What Made Quentin Dance? - 23:34 Performances - 26:29 Script Thoughts/Homages - 28:58 Half an Oscars' Lens - 34:19
MMO Theater’s Spoiler Warning Scene - 36:28
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Trademark Tarantino - 38:20 (Sneaky Classic Tarantino - 43:58) (New Tarantino + Un-Tarantino - 49:09) (w/ Worsts + Lowlights Scattered Throughout and - 56:21) Tarantino’s Screenwriting Advice - 1:02:38 Easter Eggs/TarantinoVerse Building - 1:05:24 Final Thoughts - 1:09:26
Your Homework/Our Social Medias/TALK TO US! - 1:11:21 Coming Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:12:05
We continue to enjoy our not-so hateful eight new segments featured in this re-watch series. There’s a Year in Review, first watch stories, what makes Quentin dance, homages, Trademark Tarantino, QT’s Screenwriting Advice, and finally, Easter Eggs & Connections to the Tarantino-Verse. But we also continue to follow our basic movie review structure as well.
The non-spoiler section goes behind the scenes with casting & production stories, we break down all of the critical & audience numbers in specs, and we review the production values, performances, & script, which all build toward an Oscar Lens.
Then we perform one of our favorite scenes to get you into the spoiler review where we talk about all of the many best scenes in Trademark Tarantino. Yes, there are also a bunch of worsts thrown into the fray, perhaps more with this movie than in his previous films. We discuss some of the screenwriting advice Quentin has passed on over the years, and then we close the review by highlighting the easter eggs & connections to the Tarantino-Verse.
We both loved Inglorious Basterds, and we’re eager to review that Tarantino film next as this re-watch will continue leading into Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. MMO Weekly will also discuss the news on Tarantino’s comments about his impending retirement from the cinema, and if you’ve missed our speculation about his Star Trek film, make sure you go back to our recent MMOW’s.
But the next big project this coming week is our Mid-Year Oscar Report. There, we’ll be going category by category and discussing all of the lovable longshots, awards season possibilities and serious contenders. So do stay tuned.
Were we too harsh on Death Proof? Let us know. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
This was alotta movie. There’s a non-spoiler section first, where hopefully, we help you get ready. Then we do our best to explain & speculate & theorize about what it all means in our spoiler section. Finally, we ask - could there be Oscars?
AlsoMike’s Caveat - :54
NONSPOILER REVIEW: Cast and Crew - 2:48 Specs - 7:12 Plot Premise/Expectations - 10:07 Production Values: Sight - 12:50 Sound - 19:16 Performances - 20:34 Script Thoughts - 23:34 Oscars Lens - 27:30 (The Jordan Peele Career Comparison - 29:15) Watch or Not? - 31:23
SPOILER WARNING DANCE BREAK - 33:20
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Running Down the Plot: (Getting to the Title Card - 34:26) (Bests/Worsts/Speculation: mHow Deep Does It Go? - 37:11) (Cliff Diving - 48:03) (Josh in The Bad Place - 53:55) (Dancing and Doing - 56:11) Thinking the Worst, Hoping for the Best - 1:02:23
Sorting Through the Subtext - 1:03:46 Political and Cultural Subtext Too! - 1:08:31 (And Well as Shortcomings and Plot Frustrations)
Final Grades - 1:13:03
Your Homework/Our Social Medias - 1:14:52 Words of Wisdom/Coming Next On MMO - 1:15:19
The Non-Spoiler part of this Midsommar review does include a caveat. We will drop some clues to what this movie IS NOT. Hopefully, this is useful to you because we think that if you’re listening, you’ll want some reassurances where we can give them, and you’ll appreciate a clue or two. If you’re allergic to us leading you in that maypole dance, then maybe see the movie first. In any case, this was one hell of a deep dive from us.
We begin with a cast & crew profile, highlighting Ari Aster & Florence Pugh, and then we analyze all the numbers going into this via our specs section. Our expectations for the movie varied & we discuss our reviews of the exquisite production values, the horrified performances, and we dance around spoilers, but give you a feel with our non-spoiler script thoughts. There’s also an Oscar Lens, even though this is a movie event, where we forecast Midsommar’s chances come next mid-winter’s big award show. We also can’t help but compare & contrast this follow-up effort by Ari Aster to what we already enjoyed with Jordan Peele’s “Us.”
The spoiler section begins after a dance music warning, and we dive into the plot. There’s a ton of theorizing about some early Act I moments & how those reverberate & shape the rest of the plot. Then we proceed in a recap that goes off on several tangents, but sticks to our thorough discussion of the major scenes & sequences in the film. Finally, we end with some more speculation on what it all meant as we break down & debate our readings of the themes.
It’s another loaded movie review of a 2019 film, our 10th on the year thus far. Check out our Movie Event Reviews playlist or our recent catalog entries to hear Spider-Man: Far From Home & Annabelle Comes Home. Then make sure you listen to our 2019/20 Oscar Sprint Profiles in their own playlist. We’ve otherwise been reviewing a ton of movies this year from previous Oscar seasons with our Pixar & Tarantino re-watches. The former is now complete heading into Toy Story 4, and we’re continuing to build the latter toward Once Upon a Time In Hollywood that we’ll complete by the end of July.
This was a whopper of a review for Midsommar. What did you think? Did our clues help your experience? We want to know. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
It’s our movie event review of Spider-Man: Far From Home. We continue to cover the heck out of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as we break down this webslinger, & we can’t resist speculating about the future of the universe after the post credits roll on this one.
This Spoiler Section Discusses Homecoming, Endgame, Scream 4, The Dark Knight & Lost
Where’s The New Format? - Top of Show
NONSPOILER REVIEW: Cast and Crew - 2:15 Plot Premise/Expectations - 7:50 Production Values - 10:20 Performances - 12:50 Script Thoughts - 17:31 Oscars Lens - 18:54
SPOILER WARNING DANCE BREAK - 20:03
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Running Down the Plot - (A Fun Setup - 21:21) (Fun and Games - 24:52) (Smoke, Mirrors, and Mysterio - 27:06) (Turning Heel - 32:15) (Worsts: Questionable Sleuthing + Tech - 35:25)
Finale Talk - 41:15 (And Finale Worsts - 42:36)
Credit Scenes Discussion - 46:21 Speculating on Spider-Man’s MCU Send Off - 53:18
Final Grades - 57:46
Your Homework/Our Social Medias - 1:00:16 Words of Wisdom/Coming Next On MMO - 1:00:56
The MCU has given us some of the biggest movie events in the past 10 years, and although this film might not be the most consequential, it is one of the more fun entries into Marvel’s filmmaking. Of course, we have a blast talking about Spider-Man: Far From Home in both non-spoiler and spoiler filled discussions.
In non-spoilers, we tell you what you need to know about the film’s cast & crew, critical & audience receptions, as well as its box office projections and early returns from overseas. Then we chat about our varying expectations after Endgame, what films this one reminds us of from the Pixar Series & previous Spider-Man entries, and our favorite performance amongst the terrific ensemble cast. Then we play the spoiler warning dance music, and we dive into a recap of the plot, where we analyze all of the screenwriting tricks and build up to the film’s crazy finale. Here’s where those Homecoming, Endgame, Scream 4, The Dark Knight, and Lost comparisons come into play. Hopefully, all of those are essential viewing to the point.
Yes, this movie brings up major speculation for upcoming Marvel & Sony films, and we discuss both at the end of our spoiler section. Will the Disney Plus streaming service tie into any of this? Can we guess the plotline for the next phase of the MCU? We have to ask, and do feel free to send us your thoughts, as we admittedly don’t know as much as we might think we do. Regardless, it’s a lot of fun to discuss before we close the review with our final grades.
If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to check out our entire Marvel Cinematic Universe playlist on Soundcloud. We did a full re-watch heading into Avengers Infinity War, & we’ve reviewed every film since including a 6 show arc on Avengers: Endgame, and a full Oscars Profile on Captain Marvel. We’ve also reviewed several other new films now in theaters like Toy Story 4 (after a full Pixar Re-Watch), and Annabelle Comes Home (where we did a series on the Conjuring Universe last October). So do please dive into our playlist tab on our Soundcloud account to pick your MMO movie event coverage. We have so much fun with both Oscar & blockbuster films alike.
Do let us know what you think about Spider-Man: Far From Home and the overall direction of the MCU. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
The Directors Guild of America made Oscar News, the Toy Story 4 & Annabelle box office picked up some, new trailers dropped for Charlie’s Angels & awards possibility The Good Liar, and major stories hit via the WWE, Netflix, & Disney. Plus, we do another great SixDegreesOfMMO
OSCAR RACE UPDATE - 1:03 (DGA Takes Aim at Netflix, What’s It All Mean, Will Other Guilds Follow Suit, And Where May The Battle Lines Be Drawn?)
BOX OFFICE UPDATE: Endgame’s Re-Release + Potential Pitfalls - 15:51 Weekend Box Office Report - 19:56
TRAILER THOUGHTS: Charlie’s Angels 2019 Trailer 1 - 25:51 The Good Liar Trailer 1 - 27:51 Midway Trailer 1 - 30:50 Hobbs and Shaw Final Look - 33:13 The Current War Trailer 2 - 35:12 Bond 25 First Look - 37:04
SIXDEGREESOFMMO: Recapping the Changes and Awards - 38:33 Award Winners - 39:30 Next Week’s Challenge - 44:42
MMOASKS: CHUCKY VS ANNABELLE - 45:50
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: AlsoMike - 49:33 (The Mustang, Reversal of Fortune, Jo Koy: Comin in Hot, Always Be My Maybe, This is Spinal Tap) See, Buy, Skip - 54:27 Best Thing He Saw This Week - 54:55
Mike1 - 55:34 (Schmoedown Collision III, The Departed, A Bronx Tale See, Buy, Skip - 1:02:05 Best Thing He Saw This Week - 1:02:44
DO YOU CARE (About): This Week’s New Theatrical Releases - 1:05:05 WWE Shaking Up Raw and Smackdown - 1:06:28 Netflix Adapting Broadway’s “Prom” - 1:10:57 The Mueller Report’s Stage Debut? - 1:13:04 Melissa McCarthy’s Impending Ursula Role - 1:15:30
Your Homework/Our Social Medias - 1:17:20 Coming Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:17:52
We open the show with a long look at the news from the Directors Guild of America. They’ve certainly put a check on the power of Netflix as a force into the filmmaking world. Then we break down the box office, discuss a bunch of blockbuster and awards season movie trailers, highlight our audience interaction with a new SixDegreesOfMMO & a fun Twitter Question, run down what we’ve been watching, and finish with our reactions to next week’s theatrical releases and 4 more big news stories about the WWE, theater, and a big Disney casting announcement.
The Box Office Update finds silver linings in what Toy Story 4 and Annabelle Comes Home accomplished this week, and we also talk about AMC’s new Artisan Films. Then it’s time for Trailer Thoughts. We review previews for upcoming blockbusters like Bond 25, Hobbs & Shaw, and Charlie’s Angels, plus awards seasons possibilities like The Good Liar and The Current War.
Our audience interaction segment enjoys the second week of our new awards structure, and we give some very deserving imaginary hardware out to our most creative fans this week. Then we have a lot of fun recapping our Twitter Question about a battle between possessed toys, Annabelle and Chucky.
What We’re Watching runs down some intriguing re-watches like The Departed, A Bronx Tale, This Is Spinal Tap, and Always Be My Maybe. We also debut our reviews of the latest Schmoedown Spectacular as well as an awards season sleeper like The Mustang. Then we finish by asking each other if we care about 5 other big hollywood news stories including next week’s theatrical releases like Spider-Man & Midsommar, the new WWE Raw & Smackdown bosses, Netflix’s new big budget - Meryl Streep studded musical adaptation - The Prom, the Mueller Report hitting the theatrical stage, and the new Little Mermaid’s Ursula casting.
Let us know your thoughts & send us your SixDegreesOfMMO responses. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
This Kill Bill 2 pod was a monster. We broke down the film with non-spoiler & spoiler reviews, we discussed all the controversy, and we speculate on the kind of sequel we hope to eventually get with Volume 3. It’s our longest episode in a while and for good reason.
Layout of Our Tarantino Review Episodes - 1:14
NON-SPOILER REVIEW: Cast and Crew - 3:34 Specs - 10:00 (Covering MeToo, Weinstein, the On-Set Crash, and more) Plot Premise/Where We First Saw It - 32:20 Production Values: Sight - 35:08m What Made Quentin Dance? - 39:41 Performances - 42:30 (Including Oscars Lens) Script Thoughts/Homages - 46:22 (Including Screenplay Oscars Lens - 48:09)
MMO Theater’s Spoiler Warning Scene - 49:58
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Trademark Tarantino - 52:01 (Sneaky Classic Tarantino - 1:02:20) (New Tarantino + Un-Tarantino - 1:09:07) (w/ Worsts + Lowlights Scattered Throughout and - 1:17:09) Tarantino’s Screenwriting Advice - 1:22:51 Easter Eggs/TarantinoVerse Building - 1:24:56 Fantasy Casting Kill Bill Volume 3 - 1:30:33
Your Homework/Our Social Medias/TALK TO US! - 1:39:35 Coming Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:40:30
8 new segments are added to our normal movie review format. As always, our non-spoiler section begins with some casting couch stories and then the specs. But with this behind the scenes production story, we have a huge conversation about all of the bombshells dropped during 2017. Tarantino was under fire, and rightly so, it seemed, but we also ask some serious questions about the other powers behind this production.
After we attend to this pressing business, we dive into the film. Our non-spoiler section features an Oscar Lens on the acting and writing. We discuss our first watch stories and review the production values, performances, and script. There’s a fun conversation about the soundtrack as we figure out what made Quentin Dance, and we also highlight many of the homages Tarantino made throughout the film.
MMO Theater performs another scene to warn you of upcoming spoilers. Then we break down so many best scenes in our Trademark Tarantino segment. There’s the classic, under-rated, and innovative, and we analyze the dialogue, compare & contrast the spaghetti western & martial arts film genres, and we enjoy how QT had evolved his style up to this point in his career. We do have another discussion about the movie’s worst scenes before we dive into some screenwriting advice according to Tarantino. Then there’s a long look at the many easter eggs, and we finish some homages that we couldn’t do in non-spoilers before we wax poetic on the Tarantino-verse and build on our chat in the last episode about some major fan theories. Finally, we have a blast talking about what Volume 3 might become in the future.
We don’t normally go this long, but just like how the film was a massive undertaking, we felt compelled to give this myriad of subjects their due. If you liked our deep dive into this film, we hope you would check out our previous episodes on Reservoir Dogs, a two parter on Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, and of course, Kill Bill Vol. 1. We’ll continue the re-watch next week with a look at Death Proof, and we also have more reviews of new movies coming with Spider-Man: Far From Home and Midsommar. So stay tuned.
Let us know what you want out of Kill Bill Vol. 3, and do feel free to respond or comment on anything we discussed in this episode. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Is the 6th Conjuring Universe film worth your time? Is it truly a movie event? Or just for hard core horror nerds like us? In any case, we have a lot of fun with this review of Annabelle Comes Home. What’s good is good, and what’s bad is still kind of awesomely bad.
Making and Keeping Promises - Top of Show
NONSPOILER REVIEW Cast and Crew - 2:45 Specs - 6:55 Plot Premise/Expectations - 10:24 Production Values: Sight - 13:22 Sound - 17:48 Performances - 20:54 Script Thoughts - 24:12
Spoiler Warning - 29:03
SPOILER REVIEW Nonspoiler Carryovers - 30:11 Worsts: Motivation Such An Aggravation - 36:16 Bests: Setups, Payoffs, BIG Scares - 39:22 Bests: Foreshadowing/Mouth Barfing - 42:45 Worsts: …in London - 45:32 Bests/Worsts: Ancillary Demons - 48:15 Finale Analysis - 50:18
Final Grades - 53:32
Your Homework/Our Social Medias - 54:49 Words of Wisdom/Coming Next From Us - 55:12
Yes, we promise things, like a shiny new movie event format. But life gets in the way, and Mikes can’t always agree on things after the first few production meetings. Should we probably make our programming announcements AFTER we settle on something new? Yes. Did we? No. So we’re doing our old Movie Event format for one more encore in this review of Annabelle Comes Home. The good news? We’re making a ton of progress on a new format. So stay tuned.
As usual, there’s a non-spoiler section followed by a full spoiler review. We were pleasantly surprised by one of the core performances, and we were happy to report that even when there’s a sinkhole in the plot, or in the logic of that plot, we still have a fun time yelling at the screen. There’s a lot of bests & worsts to include as highlights and lowlights. But as movie event pods tend to do, we generate all kinds of fire in equal direction.
In any case, we do come out on the positive side for this review. You can definitely chalk some of that up to us being big fans of horror and of The Conjuring Universe. So if you enjoyed this episode, make sure you go back to our other conjuring film reviews. We did cover all 5 previous James Wan productions in a mini-series re-watch last fall, and we did summon demons in the process.
As always, we want to know what you think. Did this movie suck and we’re just too blinded by our fandom to see it? Or did you enjoy the film like we did, or in other ways than we did? Let us know. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
MMO puts a bow on our Pixar Series with this Award Show / Film Re-Rank. There are 12 (Non-Spoiler)Categories including Funniest, Scariest, & Best Scenes, etc... & we end with our countdown of Pixar's best films 21 to 1.
What Is This Episode? - 1:01
MULTIPLE CHOICE SUPERLATIVES: Best Hair or Fur - 3:25 Best Pixar Field Trip - 5:25 Best Villain - 7:38 You Can Only Save One - 9:37 Best Non-Ham Ratzenberger - 13:13 Funniest Character - 15:33 Scariest Moment - 18:05 Best Parody of a Randy Newman Song - 20:22 Who’s the Best CEO? - 21:42
OPEN ENDED SUPERLATIVES: Pixar Movie Which Grew On You Most - 24:32 Favorite Scene of the Entire ReWatch - 25:52
RANKING THE PIXAR MOVIES FROM #21 - #1: The Low Grades - 27:22 Positivity Here and Up - 30:23 The Top 10s Begin - 35:42 The Creme de la Pixar Creme - 40:13
Final Words on the Pixar ReWatch Series - 44:32
Your Homework/Our Social Medias - 45:18 Words of Wisdom/What’s Next On MMO - 46:45
We usually end with our pitch for audience interaction in this show notes, but today, we’ll lead with it. These award shows are a great way to finish up our series re-watches, and we always love to hear from our devoted fans. So here’s an advance for this week’s Twitter Question: What’s Your Favorite Pixar Film? AND What’s Your Best? But the big question is why? Explain yourself! We wanna know your thoughts & feel free to break our chops about our picks for any and all of these categories.
Our Marvel Cinematic Universe series kicked off these massive re-watch projects for us. We’ve also begun the self-made award shows with a Basketball Movies Two Parter. Of course, we complete every film year with our own Mike, Mike, and Oscars, AKA the MMO’s, and it’s a major highlight for us. So do check out that playlist of MMO Award Shows on our Soundcloud page. We also have episodes dedicated to Horror Movies (The Scaries!) after our Michael Myers / Halloween re-watch series, the Mission Impossible Franchise, and of course, the past two MMO’s.
In this episode, we enjoy some fun categories that actually bring about some serious debate, and we discuss some serious, more conventional categories that are also a ton of fun. Best Hair or Fur, Best Field Trip by the Pixar Production Staffs, Best Villain, You Can Only Save One, Best Non “Hamm” John Ratzenberger Voice Acting Performance, Funniest Character, Scariest Moment, Best MMO Performance of an Original Song Written By Randy Newman, Best CEO, what’s the Pixar movie you didn’t love before that you love now, and Best Scene. Those are the first 11 categories before we embark on our 21 film countdown of our favorites in Pixar.
If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to check out our entire Pixar Series Re-Watch. We reviewed all 21 films including Toy Story 4, and we also included two Best Original Song category halfisodes on “You’ve Got a Friend In Me” from Toy Story and Coco’s win for “Remember Me.”
So do get us your answers to the Twitter Question above, or feel free to comment on anything we chatted about in this Pixar Awards Show. We’re @MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
We freshen up the format on our weekly variety show for this MMOW. Halloween 2020 leads things off, we talk trailers for Stranger Things 3 & Oscar films like Queen & Slim, Pain & Glory, and Parasite + Toy Story Box Office, New Scorsese, & SixDegreesOfMMO.
This Episode’s Format - Top of Show
NEWS OF THE WEEK: Halloween Sequel is a Go - 1:36
TRAILER THOUGHTS: Queen and Slim - 12:20 Stranger Things s3 Final Trailer - 14:16 Midsommar Final Trailer - 16:30 Pain and Glory Trailer 1 - 18:12 Ready or Not Trailer 1 - 20:17 Parasite Trailer 1 - 22:30
SIXDEGREESOFMMO: New Rules/Categories for Six Degrees - 24:53 The David Lynch Award - 26:28 The Efficiency Award - 27:44 The Bragging Rights Award - 29:47 Next Challenge - 32:50
MMOAsks: Movie Sports Teams - 34:42
BOX OFFICE UPDATE - 38:17
DO YOU CARE (About): This week’s New Releases - 46:34 Bryan Singer Being Replaced on Red Sonja - 48:38 Paramount Purchases Scorsese’s Next Pic - 50:01
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: AlsoMike - 51:46 (The Beach Bum, Murder Mystery, Everybody Knows, The isle, My Dinner With Andre, All the Right Moves, Memories of Murder, NBA Draft) See, Buy, Skip - 59:41 Best Thing He Saw This Week - 1:00:19
Mike1 - 1:01:45 (NBA Draft, The State of YouTube, WWE/Stomping Ground, Halloween, The Good Place s2) Best Thing He Saw This Week - 1:07:41 See, Buy, Skip - 1:08:01
Talking Max Landis - 1:09:22
Your Homework/Our Social Medias - 1:16:04 Words of Wisdom/Coming Next From Us - 1:17:08
As usual, we cover a ton of subjects this week on MMOW. But to freshen things up, we have made some changes to the order of the segments. With all the upcoming movie news heading into awards season, we’re gonna have to make some tweaks. So in this episode, we open with our News of the Week on Halloween 2020, followed by Trailer Thoughts on Stranger Things + a bunch of Oscar films, and per usual, the Audience Interaction segment remains our centerpiece, where we give you another SixDegreesOfMMO & recap a fun Twitter Question. After that, we have a Box Office Update on Toy Story 4 and the summer sequel problem. Then we chat about next week’s theatrical releases and a few news stories in Do You Care before we continue with a loaded What We’re Watching segment. In closing, we need to weigh in the heavy news surrounding Max Landis, and we have some serious things to say there.
We’ve added some stakes and a higher degree of difficulty to our forthcoming SixDegreesOfMMO challenges, both for this week’s particular game and for the long haul. It does affect that winner’s circle. So we’re hoping you’re all thrown into the frenzy of competition.
The biggest story, for us at least, also surrounded a previous re-watch series from MMO. Halloween 2020 has been greenlit, and we’re all over it. We recap the 2018 film’s production story, discuss some hollywood dealmaking, and tell you everything we know thus far about the heralded sequel. Then since we had so many new Oscar movie trailers drop on our heads, plus the next look to the beloved Stranger Things and the terrifying Midsommar, we also decided to bump Trailer Thoughts to the early portion of the show.
As always, let us know what you think. Did you enjoy the new order of events? Do send us your feedback, and of course, do send us your responses to the new SixDegreesOfMMO. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
It’s the fourth and perhaps (?!) best film of our Tarantino Re-Watch, Kill Bill Vol. 1! We have been loving these retrospectives of late. Here’s another rave review for QT. We share the production backstory, explain the Tarantino-Verse, & analyze the screenwriting.
ASKMMO Listener Question - 1:07 Layout of Our Tarantino Review Episodes - 3:21
NON-SPOILER REVIEW: Cast and Crew - 5:00 Specs - 9:44 (Including a Year in Review - 13:19) Plot Premise/Where We First Saw It - 15:56 Production Values: Sight - 18:12 (Oscars Lens: Cinematography - 19:54) What Made Quentin Dance? - 23:59 Performances - 27:03 (Including Oscars Lens) Script Thoughts/Homages - 32:38
MMO Theater’s Spoiler Warning Scene - 35:33
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Trademark Tarantino - 37:42 (New Tarantino + Un-Tarantino 1.0 - 41:12) (Sneaky Classic Tarantino - 42:06) (Un-Tarantino 2.0: I Know Kung Fu - 49:26) Worsts + Lowlights - 58:26
Tarantino’s Screenwriting Advice - 1:01:46
Easter Eggs/TarantinoVerse Building - 1:04:35
Your Homework/Our Social Medias/TALK TO US! - 1:13:44 Coming Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:14:48
In another hyper real fusion between OSP Movie Review and Themed, Segmented Re-Watch, our Tarantino Series gives you a non-spoiler section first, followed by a spoiler half. The first half goes behind the scenes to chat about all of the making of stories famous to this production. We include a 2003 Film Year in Review to give you a context for our Oscar Lens and chat about our own first watch stories. Then we review the production values, performances, and script, including a special “What Made Quentin Dance” Segment focused on the soundtrack, and there’s also an homages section where we celebrate all QT’s influences & shout outs.
MMO Theater acts as the spoiler warning interlude, where we perform like the attention seeking fools we are. Then we discuss all of our best scenes in a section called Trademark Tarantino. Here, we analyze all of the classic, underrated, & innovative scenes that have made it so iconic. Yes, there’s a worst scenes segment, where we try to be fair. But we also get back into the appreciation fairly quick as we then dive into a segment called Screenwriting Advice From Quentin Tarantino, where we discuss how his writing process. Finally, we end the show with a look at the Tarantino-Verse, where we discuss some easter eggs and how fan theories connect all these terrific films.
We’re now 5 episodes and 4 films into this re-watch series, and of course, Kill Bill Vol. 2 is next. With our Pixar Series just concluded, we’ll be focusing more on current films for the month of July. Annabelle Comes Home, Midsommar, Yesterday, Spider-Man: Far From Home, The Farewell, The Lion King, and for certain, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood are all on our schedule. We’re also making some more big exciting plans for new platforms and ways you can get your MMO. So do please stay tuned.
As always, we want to know what you think, and we’re always happy to discuss your questions & comments on our weekly variety show MMO Weekly. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Toy Story 4 completes our Pixar Series movie watching AND acts as a 2019/2020 Oscar Sprint Profile. Whatta climax to this joyou re-watch to get a finale this good & this Oscar worthy - we feel very lucky, and this review is a RAVE.
What is a Pixar Re-Watch/OSP Episode? - 1:57
NON-SPOILER SECTION Cast and Crew - 4:10 How Pixar Got Here - 7:08 Production Nuggets - 11:51 Movie Specs - 12:49 Plot Premises/Expectations - 17:59 Oscar Lens: Animated Feature - 21:20 Production Values: Sight - 23:11 Sound - 28:54 Performances - 30:57 Script Thoughts - 33:44 (Oscars Lens: Screenplay + Best Picture - 36:09)
Spoiler Warning - 38:44
SPOILER-FILLED SECTION Pixar’s 22 Rules of Screenwriting No. 21 - 40:07 Pixar’s 22 Rules of Screenwriting No. 22 - 43:06 Scenes of Heartbreak + Heart Warming- 46:14 Happy Pills + Highlights - 54:56 (Including the Keanu-ssance - 57:17) (Horror Movie Central - 1:00:32) Issues and Lowlights (Sorta) - 1:02:40 Final Grades - 1:03:21
Our Socials/Your Homework - 1:04:11 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 1:05:27
You don’t always get Oscar Winners in the month of June, but we may have gotten one here with Toy Story 4. The Best Animated Feature category is shaping up to be a two movie race between this and Frozen II, and we certainly break down a full Oscar Lens regarding this & several more likely nominations heading Pixar’s way. But it’s not just another OSP. We also bring this series to a resounding conclusion.
As for the two big centerpieces, we finish our look at the History of the Pixar Company, which tracked the origin story all the way to this production story. Then we also conclude our analysis of the 22 Rules of Storytelling According to Pixar and how this company then built itself into such a success.
Now, yes, just like other Oscar Sprint Profiles, we do have a non-spoiler followed by a spoiler filled section with a dance music warning in the middle. There are reviews of the production values, performances, script, and that Oscar Lens to build upon all of the behind the scenes / making of information we lay out in the opening cast & crew, specs, and history segments for non-spoilers. Then we discuss the plot in all its glory, starting out with the screenwriting analysis and following through with our best scenes segment, Heartbreaks & Happiness, where we discuss all the highlights before we give our final thoughts & grades.
Boy, have we been spoiled with great movies of late, and our Pixar Series timed out perfectly. While Hollywood gave us all a bunch of sequels we mostly didn’t want and especially didn’t want to review, we delved into an exercise of film appreciation at its finest with these 21 Pixar Films. Then if that wasn’t enough, we’re already 3 films deep into our Tarantino Series Re-Watch, with our 4th film review coming out later this weekend on Kill Bill Volume 1. So we hope you’ve been watching movies with us this spring & early summer. We’ve truly been blessed with a ton of great films to analyze, and we hope you’ve enjoyed them half as much as we have.
We’ll have one more Pixar episode next week with our Awards Show / Re-Rank format, where we’ll discuss all of the superlatives of these 21 films. Do feel free to send us categories you want us to do, and we’ll happily include them in that celebration episode.
As always, we also want to know what you thought of Toy Story 4. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Toy Story 3 is our final episode in the re-watch portion of our Pixar Series. Now we’re officially ready to take in Toy Story 4, and we couldn’t ask for a better prequel to set us up. Woody, Buzz, & the gang have one of the most harrowing adventures EVER, never mind in an animated film.
A Special MMO Thank You - 2:00 What is a Pixar Re-Watch Episode? - 3:10
NON-SPOILER SECTION Cast and Crew - 4:55 How Pixar Got Here - 10:31 Production Nuggets - 14:10 Movie Specs - 15:17 Plot Premises/Expectations - 21:42 Production Values: Sight - 23:57 Sound - 28:20 Performances - 30:15 Script Thoughts/Oscars Discussion - 35:12
Spoiler Warning - 39:17
SPOILER-FILLED SECTION Pixar’s 22 Rules of Screenwriting No. 20 - 40:47 (Is it Sid? - 43:31) Scenes of Heartbreak + Heart Warming- 48:40 (Including the World’s Cruelest Prank - 51:40) Happy Pills + Highlights - 56:05 Issues and Lowlights (Sorta) - 59:46
Our Socials/Your Homework - 1:02:24 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 1:03:01
Toy Story 3 is one of the best films we’ve ever reviewed on the podcast. But we don’t just gush over it’s many strengths. This is a study, it’s a deep dive, and we break things down. There’s a History of the Pixar Company segment where we discuss how Pixar freed itself up to make the sequel it wanted. Then we also dissect the 22 Rules of Storytelling according to Pixar, and how the film embraced and triumphantly fulfilled so many structural fundamentals of screenwriting. The result? It was Quentin Tarantino’s favorite film of that year, as well as a 5 time Oscar Nominee & 2 time winner for Best Animated Feature & Original Song.
As usual, we have a ton of anecdotes on the making of the film worked into the review, even after we discuss some of the production backstory in the opening segments. In our non-spoiler section, we share our thoughts on the performances, script, & production values, and of course, we discuss them in terms of an Oscar Lens. Then in spoilers, we begin with an examination of Rule 20 of the 22 Rules of Pixar Storytelling, and we follow that up with a quick explanation on how the fits some of the hallmarks of the Hero’s Journey & other screenwriting paradigms. To finish up, we dive into the great many scenes of heartbreak & happiness, highlighting our many bests and so few worsts that proves Toy Story 3 to be one of our favorites in this or any franchise.
If you enjoyed this episode, it’s now our 18th episode posted in our The Films Of Pixar playlist on Soundcloud, and it’s technically our 15th installment in this new series. Though as a few bonus shows, we’ve also done two Best Original Song category reviews covering Coco’s win in 2017/18 for “Remember Me,” and Toy Story’s tough loss in 1995/96 for “You’ve Got A Friend In Me,” and we also included our Oscars Sprint Profile for The Incredibles 2 from last year. But we’re not done yet. The main event is almost here as we’ll have a Toy Story 4 review for you by this weekend, and we’ll also put a bow on the series with a re-rank episode of some kind. Heck, we might even do a Pixar Awards Show to highlight our favorite episodes of the series.
As always, we want to know what you think of Toy Story 3. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
We catch up on some must-watch Netflix & HBO, have fun with the new SixDegreesOfMMO, talk sequel saturation in our Box Office Update, & we discuss all the big upcoming films & movie news like Frozen II, Spider-Man, Scream, Halloween, Doctor Sleep, Black Christmas, & Star Trek!
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: AlsoMike - 1:01 (Always Be My Maybe, I Am Mother, NBA Finals, NBA Draft Prep, Dexter S4, Historical Roasts, Big Little Lies S2) See, Buy, Skip - 8:55 Best Thing He Saw This Week - 10:13
Mike1 - 11:35 (Chernobyl, The Chef Show, Something’s Burning, YouTube Documentaries) See, Buy, Skip - 17:16 Best Thing He Saw This Week - 18:45
SIXDEGREESOFMMO Recap and Runners Up - 20:11 Winner - 24:05 Next Week’s Challenge - 26:42
BOX OFFICE UPDATE - 27:35
DO YOU CARE (About): This Week’s New Releases - 36:17 Black Christmas’ Blumhouse Remake - 38:25 Tarantino’s Star Trek Updates - 40:36 Miramax and the Futures of Halloween + Scream - 43:02 The Hunger Games Prequels - 49:18
TRAILER THOUGHTS: Frozen 2 Full Trailer 1 - 51:21 Doctor Sleep Trailer 1 - 52:55 Spider Man New TV Spot - 55:42 Good Boys Trailer 2 - 57:08 The Art of Self Defense Trailer 1 - 58:05 Official Secrets Trailer 1 - 59:13 Glow Season 3 Trailer 1 - 1:00:41
Your Homework/Our Socials - 1:02:27 Words of Wisdom/What’s Next From MMO - 1:02:54
It’s another loaded week for MMOW, where we review movies, TV shows, trailers, and dish out some hot ass takes in response to the recent underwhelming sequel box office and Hollywood News.
Per usual, we begin with what we’re watching, and both us Mikes caught up on some Netflix with Always Be My Maybe, I Am Mother, and Chef: Season 1. Then we also caught up on some HBO with Chernobyl and Big Little Lies. We did do a few minutes on the NBA Finals and the recent Anthony Davis trade, but fit it into an Oscar Off-Season context that’ll hopefully let you into our strange little world a bit more.
Our audience outdid themselves once more with their responses to last week’s SixDegreesOfMMO, and we challenge you to unite our recent re-watch series with the next one. Then we have a lot to say about the state of the movie industry during our Box Office Update where sequels are underperforming over the past few weeks.
We react to next week’s theatrical releases, where of course, our interests are piqued by Toy Story 4. Then we discuss a lot of horror movie news with the upcoming Child’s Play, as well as news stories about the future of Black Christmas, Halloween, and Scream. Plus, we update a previous story about Quentin Tarantino’s heralded Star Trek, and we chat about the prequel to The Hunger Games.
Finally, we have a bunch of good trailers to review. There’s a likely Oscar contender in Frozen II, a nostalghia filled sequel to The Shining in Doctor Sleep, lots of new action adventure highlights in the new Spider-Man: Far From Home trailers, a hilarious new look at Good Boys, a strangely alluring The Art of Self Defense, a possible statement picture in Official Secrets, and a Mike favorite in Glow: Season 3.
As always, we want to know what you think. Send us hot takes of your own to anything we did or did not care about in this episode or that segment. Of course, we love to hear your responses to SixDegreesOfMMO, and this week poses a fun challenge your way. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
We did it! We reviewed 3 Cars movies in 1 episode. There’s an epic showdown between powerful CEO’s as Pixar threatens to leave the house of mouse for good, and we revel in telling the full behind the scenes story. Then we also breakdown all the bests & worsts of Cars 1-3.
What is a Pixar Re-Watch Episode? - 1:53
NON-SPOILER SECTION Cast and Crew - 3:55 Specs/Production Nuggets/Oscars Lens - 4:43 The Epic Clash: How Pixar Got Here - 9:30
NONSPOILER QUICK REVIEWS: Cars - 32:25 Cars 2 - 36:43 Cars 3 - 39:55
Spoiler Warning - 41:35
SPOILER-FILLED SECTION CARS: Pixar’s 22 Rules of Screenwriting No. 17 - 43:46 Scenes of Heartbreak + Heart Warming- 46:16 Happy Pills + Highlights - 48:14 Issues and Lowlights - 50:24
CARS 2 Pixar’s 22 Rules of Screenwriting No. 18 - 54:46 Happy Pills + Highlights - 56:27 Scenes of Heartbreak + Heart Warming- 57:15 Issues and Lowlights - 58:25
CARS 3 Pixar’s 22 Rules of Screenwriting No. 19 - 1:00:58 Scenes of Heartbreak + Heart Warming- 1:03:10 Happy Pills + Highlights - 1:04:33 Issues and Lowlights - 1:06:00
Final Thoughts - 1:09:28
Our Socials/Your Homework - 1:13:29 What’s Next/Coming Up On MMO - 1:14:16 Words of Wisdom - 1:16:11
They said it couldn’t be done. We said it shouldn’t be done. But we’re glad we accomplished this 3 movie review all in 1 single episode. It’s our 14th installment in this joyous Pixar re-watch, the show on Cars 1, 2, & 3.
After some rapid fire specs on all three films, where you’ll be shocked by the insane toy and merchandising profits, Mike 1 does his impersonation of Woodward & Bernstein. I mean, it’s basically the same thing as we not only go behind the scenes, but into the corporate boardrooms and chronicle all of the Macchiavellian politics that led to one CEO’s downfall and the other’s meteoric rise to power.
Then we attack the films in a shorthand version of what we normally do in these Pixar Series re-watches. The first half is non-spoilers, and we have a spoiler warning before we dive into the plots one by one. Do see the above time stamps if you’re worried about spoilers. Though we’ll be honest, if you’re worried about spoilers for Cars movies, you may have a problem.
Our spoiler sections feature 3 more rules of Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling. We apply them to these and other Pixar films, and we also talk about what genres fit this Cars universe best. Look, some of these plotlines make great sense. Others make us rage like we’ve never raged before in one of these. In fact, we want to see the prequel to these Cars movies, whether it’s called Judgement Day or War for the Planet of the Cars. Whatever the case, it’d be superior to any of these films, and we don’t hesitate to point this out and examine it.
What’d you think? Are we wrong? Tell us. We have a thick skin, and we love to enjoy some friendly debates on these or any of the many movies we review. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Another huge Tarantino Movie Review is here with our deep dive into Jackie Brown! We deliver a ton of behind the scenes nuggets from our research, give you the year in review & provide an Oscar Lens on 1997. Plus, there’s a MMO Theater performance that might just be our coup de grace (& yes, I looked up what that means, and I’m probably right.). So enjoy.
Layout of Our Tarantino Review Episodes - 2:01 NON-SPOILER REVIEW: Cast and Crew - 3:33 Specs - 12:02 (Including a Year in Review - 14:04) Plot Premise/Where We First Saw It - 18:43 Production Values: Sight - 22:18 What Made Quentin Dance? - 27:27 Performances - 29:05 (Including Oscars Lens) Script Thoughts/Homages - 32:33
MMO Theater’s Spoiler Warning Scene - 35:28
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Trademark Tarantino - 36:33 (Including Sneaky Classic Tarantino - 44:19) New Tarantino + Un-Tarantino - 45:58 Unnecessary Worsts + Lowlights - 49:36 A Wildly (Maybe Surprisingly) Progressive Film - 54:00 Tarantino’s Screenwriting Advice - 57:08 Easter Eggs/TarantinoVerse Building - 1:05:41 Final Thoughts - 1:09:57
Your Homework/Our Social Medias/TALK TO US! - 1:11:07 Coming Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:11:47
Jackie Brown is an underrated favorite for many. It has been an estranged entry in the Tarantino-verse that disappointed many other fans. Where does it fall for us? We certainly break it all down with our newly minted Movie Review format that we’ve invented for this series.
Our new theme music is followed by our old stand by cast & crew rundown with analysis of all the numbers and dates and behind the scenes business of the specs, and then we dive into some new segments like the Year in Review, this being 1997, where we’ll discuss our Oscar Lens on Robert Forster’s nomination, as well as snubs for Pam Grier and Samuel L. Jackson. We share our own First Watch stories before diving into our Non-Spoiler Reviews of the Production Values, including a long look at the smooth & magnificent soundtrack with What Made Quentin Dance, the Performances, where we complete our Oscar Lens debates on who had the best performance in the film, and of course, the Script, where we cite all of the homages Tarantino pays to other films from Jackie’s opening credits to the font of said credits to the Judge to the movies within the movie on the TV screens at Melanie’s pad.
In any event, we’re great, and we know it, and the spoiler section begins with our Trademark Tarantino segment discussing all the classic, underrated sneaky classic, and innovative scenes. There’s a ton, per usual, and we have a ton of fun enjoying them. Yes, there are some worst scenes, and we recap some of the feud between Spike Lee and Quentin before getting into some more bests, some worsts, and some screenwriting advice via QT, where we also discuss some of his comments on word usage. We close the episode by reviewing some of the Easter Eggs & connections in the Tarantino-verse. Though admittedly, there are less connections with this movie, and that’s done purposefully, we think. Perhaps?
We need your feedback? What did you think of our voice acting chops? Is this a favorite Tarantino film of yours? Were you underwhelmed? Or are you all kinds of meh? We wanna know all that, plus your connections and hair brained (how dare I!?) theories. We did enjoy it, but is it that masterpiece & that rare sequel better than the original? Let us know your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Here’s our review of Toy Story 2! There’s a wild & crazy backstory, the 22 Rules of Storytelling illuminates some bests & worsts, & we debate how effective Sarah McLachlan music is on our collective psyche.
What is a Pixar Re-Watch Episode? - 1:38
NON-SPOILER SECTION Cast and Crew - 2:40 How Pixar Got Here - 5:09 Production Nuggets - 17:51 Movie Specs - 19:10 Plot Premises/Expectations - 24:22 Production Values: 26:08 Performances - 31:17
Spoiler Warning - 33:25
SPOILER-FILLED SECTION Pixar’s 22 Rules of Screenwriting No. 16 - 34:28 Issues and Lowlights 1.0 - 39:45 Scenes of Heartbreak + Heart Warming- 41:20 Happy Pills + Highlights - 43:57 Issues and Lowlights 2.0 - 46:51 Issues and Lowlights, Grand Finale - 50:53 Final Thoughts - 55:53
Our Socials/Your Homework - 59:57 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 1:00:35
We Mikes continue to burn the candle at both ends amidst these two re-watches. Yes, we’re nearing the end of our Pixar Series Re-watch. Yes, we just started our Tarantino films playlist as well. But it’s been tough on our schedules, our brains, & certainly, on our free time to watch TV, etc. It’s been so worth it.
These are terrific films chuck full of great storytelling & filmmaking lessons, hilarious jokes, and shocking backstories. This episode on Toy Story 2 seems to include all those things. So us two (too) tired Mikes have a goofy, banter filled blast of nonsense chatting about the sequel to the film that started it all.
As usual, we do a full non-spoiler section before we break down the plot in spoilers. This time, we have a History of Pixar segment that goes deep into the both the production and the big business that is Disney and Pixar’s partnership. We go back in time in the series to discuss how far they’ve come in their animation innovations, but it’s definitely a palette cleanser in how we analyze some of the fundamentals. Then we break down some broader issues and triumphs of the film in its cast construction and it’s accelerated screenwriting both before and after our spoiler warning.
Finally, once we dive into spoiler territory, we have another fitting Rule of Pixar Storytelling to analyze, and we shout out some strong youtube coverage of the writing process. Then we discuss the heartbreaks & happiness moments, paying special attention to the effect of Sarah McLachlan music 20 years after its heyday. To round things out, we also recite a Ted Talk Andrew Stanton joke to encapsulate what the episode and the Toy Story 2 creation process seemed like to us from the outside looking into the frey.
It’s another joyous re-watch episode in this Pixar Series, and as always, we want to know what you think. Do we rate this movie highly enough? We did enjoy it, but is it that masterpiece & that rare sequel better than the original? Let us know your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Perhaps our most eclectic & weird episode yet. Yes, we review movies, TV, trailers, & react to the hollywood news. But we also cover the Tony’s, UFC 238, the NBA Finals, & argue whether or not “guilty pleasures” can exist. Plus, we debate the bad business behind Dark Phoenix.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: AlsoMike - :57 (The Dead Don’t Die, Gloria Bell, The Girl in the Spider’s Web, NBA Finals, UFC) See, Buy, Skip - 8:45 Best Thing He Saw This Week - 9:09
Mike1 - 10:28 (The Tonys) Best Thing He Saw This Week - 16:36
MMO Sports Talk - 18:21
SIXDEGREESOFMMO: Correcting the Record - 23:51 Recap + Runners Up - 24:56 Winner- 30:24 Next Week’s Challenge - 31:55
MMO ASKS: GUILTY MOVIE PLEASURES - 32:39
BOX OFFICE UPDATE - 39:42 (THAT YOU REALLY NEED TO HEAR)
DO YOU CARE (About): This Week’s Releases - 55:34 Black Adam’s Finding Its Director - 56:49 Ghostbusters Bringing Back the OG’s - 58:11 Jordan Peele’s Hyping Up MIdsommar - 59:40
TRAILER THOUGHTS: Ad Astra Trailer 1 - 1:01:42 Luce Trailer 1 - 1:06:08 Scary Stories Full Trailer 1 - 1:08:53
Homework/Socials/Words of Wisdom/What’s Next - 1:12:13
The fun of MMO Weekly is that you never know when we’re gonna burst into unexpected debates & egomaniacal rants. This episode certainly has both of those from each of us. We create so many hot takes covering so many topics on these weekly variety shows that it’s nearly impossible to avoid getting ourselves fired up. So what we may lack in overall talent, we sure make up for it with loudness and certainty. You’re welcome.
But we also need to express our gratitude because once again, our audience interaction segment is outstanding. Your responses & creativity this past week blew us away, and we had a blast recapping the winners of our latest SixDegreesOfMMO before setting your next challenge. Then we have fun discussing your guiltiest movie pleasures, and how dare we call them such!
The episode begins per usual with What We’re Watching. This time, we branch out into a whole bunch of non-movie topics including sports, as we can’t help but chat about the NBA Finals and the league’s upcoming Free Agency. We talk UFC’s 238, which devolves into a conversation of how physically unfit we both are. Then we finally at least come around to some awards coverage as we chat about the Tony’s, and how the Oscars should learn from yesterday’s broadway broadcast.
The centerpiece of the episode sprung from the box office update of all places. What is usually a short burst of industry math became quite the massive debate over Disney’s handling of X-Men: Dark Phoenix. We ask some major questions about the industry’s business practices and whether or not we should be optimistic by Disney’s rise in power & industry control.
Men in Black, Ghostbusters, Black Adam, & Midsommar are some of the topics for our Do You Care section. Then we review the trailers & have a ridiculous amount of fire, both in praise of & to criticize) the trailers of Ad Astra, Luce, and Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark. We were caffeinated. We were hyped. This turned out to be quite the episode, and we hope you enjoyed it.
As always, send us your thoughts. Do submit your responses to our next SixDegreesOfMMO & stay ready for our Twitter Questions. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Perhaps our deepest deep dive yet - this is part two of our review of Pulp Fiction, the spoilers edition. We analyze all of the classic stuff in Trademark Tarantino, hit on some heavy worst scenes, dissect Tarantino’s writing advice, & discuss the easter eggs, & Tarantino-verse.
Recapping the Non-Spoiler Ep - Top of Show What’s in This Episode - 1:50
MMO Theater’s Spoiler Warning Scene - 3:41
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Trademark Tarantino - 4:55 (Underrated + Should-Be Classics - 12:00) New Tarantino - 18:42 (Including: Is The Wolf a Troll? - 22:15) Script Questions - 26:27 Unnecessary Worsts + Lowlights - 29:57 Tarantino’s Screenwriting Advice - 41:31 Easter Eggs/TarantinoVerse Building - 51:33 (The Contents of the Briefcase - 55:45) Coming Next From MMO - 1:00:11 Words of Wisdom/Forgiving Coincidences - 1:01:29 Your Homework/Our Socials/TALK TO US! - 1:02:49
After the intro, we begin the spoiler section with an MMO Theater Performance of one of our favorite scenes. Then we discuss all our best scenes in a new segment we’re calling Trademark Tarantino. Here, we break down all of the classic, underrated, & innovative moments that made this film so iconic. Our worst scenes segment follows, and we lay into some major issues that may plague the film as cinematic history ages into the future. Finally, we close with an analysis of the many easter eggs, how the film connects itself into the Tarantino-verse, and of course, we discuss what’s in the briefcase, or at least, what’s not. Stay tuned for future MMO content on this.
If you missed part one, we had a great time studying all of the casting stories, the making of the film, and we dropped our non-spoiler reviews of the production values, performances, and script while putting the Oscar Lens on all of it. We also stopped to chat about what made Quentin dance during this shoot to celebrate the soundtrack, and we even discussed the film year of 1994 at large.
Our Tarantino Re-Watch Series will continue next week with our episode on Jackie Brown. You’ll continue to get at least one episode a week, sometimes two focusing on these Tarantino films as we build our and hopefully, your excitement for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
We’ll also be finishing up our Pixar Series over the next few week’s with Toy Story 2, 3, and the Cars movies before we finally get the chance to review Toy Story 4. And don’t forget our weekly variety show. MMOW will drop this Tuesday with more rapid fire movie & trailer reviews. Plus, we’ll continue our audience interaction segment with another SixDegreesOfMMO challenge after we announce last week’s winners. All of that, and we’ll also react to all the biggest hollywood news stories circulating the web.
As always, we wanna know your thoughts on Pulp Fiction. What do you think is in the briefcase? We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
This Pulp Fiction review might be our deepest deep dive into a movie yet. So it’s gonna be a two parter, non-spoilers followed by spoilers. We’ve got 8 new segments including a Year in Review, Watch Stories, What Makes Quentin Dance, & the Homages from QT in this first half.
What Makes These Episodes Unique? - 1:40
NON-SPOILER REVIEW: Cast and Crew - 3:14 Specs - 17:33 (Including a Year in Review, Kind of - 23:24) Plot Premise/Where We First Saw It - 27:14 Production Values - Sight - 29:40 (Oscar Lens: Director, Editing - 35:18) What Made Quentin Dance? - 40:18 Performances - 42:50 (Along w/ Oscar Lens: Acting Categories) Script Thoughts/Homages - 47:49 (Oscars Lens: Screenplay - 53:24) Final Thoughts - 56:44
Your Homework/Our Socials - 57:22 Words of Wisdom - 57:57
Pulp Fiction offers one of the more entertaining production backstories that we’ve covered thus far. Of course the movie follows that same formula. So no surprise we had enough to fill two episodes.
In part one, we feature the Oscar Lens throughout our non-spoiler reviews of the production values, performances, and script as Pulp Fiction was nominated for Editing, Director, Picture, Supporting Actress, Supporting Actor, & Lead Actor, winning Best Original Screenplay. So we reminisce about all those nominees and how we thought Pulp should have fared.
Now there’s a ton of behind the scenes info to weave in throughout, and we scoured the web in order to comment on much of the analysis, rumors, & newfound myths surrounding what has become a legendary film. For instance, we discuss some bizarre casting stories for each of the principle characters, the 1994 Gump centric awards season highlights, and the unorthodox Oscar campaigns Miramax enacted in pursuit of their one win and seven noms. We also analyze all the box office and critical reception numbers in specs, and we discuss the many homages Tarantino made to his favorite films throughout Pulp Fiction as well as his mindset in creating such an unusual narrative structure.
Stay tuned for part two where we’ll dive into all the spoilers of Pulp Fiction. Yes, MMO Theater will perform one of our favorite scenes to kick off the episode. Then we’ll dive into our new best scenes segment called Trademark Tarantino, where we discuss all of the classic scenes, shots, & lines of dialogue that make these films so iconic. Obviously, there’s a flipside to the best, and we do breakdown our many worst scenes and discuss why these films have become the beacon for as much controversy any others. But we end in a positive light by studying some of Tarantino’s advice to screenwriters, his many easter eggs hidden throughout the movie, and we end with some fun speculative talk about the Tarantino-verse and the overarching mysteries surrounding the film.
As always, we want to know what you think of Pulp Fiction. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Coco was a worldwide blockbuster and won 2 Academy Awards. But if that wasn’t enough, the film also made a Mike cry and figured out the after life. We highlight all of its animation innovations and breakdown another principle in Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling.
What is a Pixar Re-Watch Episode? - 1:37
NON-SPOILER SECTION Cast and Crew - 3:55 How Pixar Got Here - 7:34 Production Nuggets - 15:15 Movie Specs - 19:25 Plot Premises/Expectations - 23:15 Production Values: Sight - 26:31 Sound - 32:33 Performances - 34:35 Final Non-spoiler Thoughts - 36:23
Spoiler Warning - 38:37
SPOILER-FILLED SECTION Pixar’s 22 Rules of Screenwriting No. 15 - 39:50 Issues and Lowlights - 43:55 Scenes of Heartbreak + Heart Warming- 47:59 Happy Pills + Highlights - 54:35 Dante’s Peak(s and Valleys) - 59:35
Special Words of Wisdom - 1:01:56 Coming Next From MMO/Our Socials/Your Homework - 1:03:22
There’s a lot to love about Pixar’s Coco. As always, we give it the full MMO movie review treatment, beginning with a non-spoiler segment that highlights everything we learned about the making of the film, including, yes, some controversy. We have fun chatting about how the production team took another dream field trip, and we also describe how Pixar built new technologies to handle the animation innovations necessary to bring Dia De Los Muertos to life. They also made a bunch of changes to the original script that unlocked the movie’s full potential.
Then in spoilers, we breakdown the 15th rule of Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling before we talk about all the incredible moments that broke our hearts and still managed to make us so happy. Yes, there are some worst scenes, and we have a weighty discussion on how to build a plot around such a willful young protagonist who risks his life for his music.
Speaking of that music, we reviewed the 2017/18 Best Original Song Category in its own episode last summer, and we’ll add that show to our current playlist. The song “Remember Me” has its own arc in the script, and we breakdown it’s brilliant usage once more.
The production backstory also surprised us, and we cover several controversies whirling around the film’s release that would have derailed a lesser movie. But luckily, the great far outweight the good & the bad, and we gush about a so many triumphs of Pixar storytelling throughout the show.
Stay tuned for the rest of our Pixar Rewatch series. We’ll likely cover Toy Story 2 next, and then we plan to FINALLY, dive into the Cars trilogy. But up next, we are reviewing the second film in our Tarantino rewatch as we change gears to analyze Pulp Fiction. We’re certainly trying to be versatile as a film appreciation podcast these days. So we hope you enjoy that variety and take these rides with us.
As always, let us know what you thought of Coco and do share your stories. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
So many great new future Oscar Movie Trailers to discuss in this episode including The Goldfinch, Onward, The Kitchen, & Ford V. Ferrari. Plus, we have a 3 part Audience Interaction segment including SixDegreesOfMMO & some fun MMOasks.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: AlsoMike - 2:32 (GoT: The Final Watch; Historical Roasts; Deadwood the Movie; Deep Red) See, Buy, Skip - 9:02 Best Thing He Saw This Week - 9:26
Mike1 - 9:58 (Worst Cooks in America; AEW: DoN; WWE; NXT; Porsalin Docs) See, Buy, Skip - 15:25
SIXDEGREESOFMMO: Recap + Runners Up - 16:07 Winner - 19:11 Next Week’s Challenge - 20:38
MMO ASKS: Your Casting of Your Inside Out - 21:33
MMO ASKS: Most Impressive Movie to You - 24:47
BOX OFFICE UPDATE - 29:11
DO YOU CARE (About): This Week’s New Releases - 37:43 The Governor Award Recipients - 39:37 Indiana Jones 5’s Production - 41:55 JLaw Playing Elizabeth Holmes in a McKay Movie - 43:42 Barry Jenkins’ New Project - 45:05 Kit Harrington’s Bettering Himself - 46:28
TRAILER THOUGHTS: Ford v. Ferrari Trailer 1 - 48:15 The Goldfinch Trailer 1 - 51:00 Pixar’s Onward Trailer 1 - 52:46 The Kitchen Trailer 1 - 54:15 Abominable Trailer 1 - 57:01 In Fabric Trailer 1 - 58:38 Annabelle Comes Home Trailer 2 - 1:01:02 Rambo Last Blood Trailer 1 - 1:03:11
Your Homework/Our Socials/Talk to Us! - 1:05:34 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 1:06:15
As we stated in the intro, do check out our guest appearances on Junk About Movies. Both of us Mikes chatted with John Mark Junkins about his King of the Monsters Tournament in honor of the new Godzilla film. It’s gonna be a two part celebration of the Monster & Horror movie genres, and we thank JMJ for having us on and hope you all enjoy his shows as well. You can find the show by searching Junk About Movies on iTunes, Soundcloud, Twitter, etc…
But we also have another loaded movie week to discuss here on MMOW. In What We’re Watching, we review HBO’s The Last Watch, the making of Game Of Thrones: Season 8, as well as Deadwood: The Movie, the big shake up in Pro Wrestling, the Worst Cooks in America finale, & much more.
There’s a 3 part Audience Interaction segment celebrating another awesome week of your responses to SixDegreesOfMMO and our Twitter Questions. We announce all our favorite posts for Six Degrees, your answers to who would voice your emotions ala Pixar’s Inside Out, and some of the many reactions you gave to what movie has impressed you most. Thank you for another fun week on Twitter, Instagram, etc.
We also have some great stories to discuss in Do You Care including updates on Indiana Jones 5, Jennifer Lawrence & Barry Jenkins’ next projects, as well as a Kit Harrington update, and what’s gonna be in movie theaters over the next few weeks. As always, we discuss a Box Office Update, next week’s theatrical releases, and as I wrote atop the show notes, we reviewed a ton of new movie trailers. Many of these films look like future Oscar contenders like Pixar’s Onward, Ford V. Ferrari, The Goldfinch, and The Kitchen. We also had fun reviewing Rambo: Last Blood, Annabelle Comes Home, In Fabric, and Abominable.
Do please send us your submissions for next week’s SixDegreesOfMMO challenge & look out for some more Twitter Questions. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
We begin our Tarantino Re-Watch Series with this review of Reservoir Dogs. Yes, you get the usual non-spoiler then spoiler sections. But you also get EIGHT new segments including a special performance of one of our favorite scenes from the movie!
***Now do beware. In our spoiler section, we also spoil some plot details from Pulp Fiction. Hopefully that’s not an issue for you all cuz we’re guessing that if you’ve seen one, you’ve seen the other. But do beware.
What Makes These Episodes Unique? - 1:48 Format to all MMO Reviews - 4:30
NON-SPOILER REVIEW: Cast and Crew - 7:00 Specs - 14:27 (Including a Year in Review - 17:42) Plot Premise/Where We First Saw It - 20:33 Production Values: Sight - 23:33 What Made Quentin Dance? - 25:20 Performances - 27:15 Script Thoughts/Homages - 33:09 Oscars Lens - 35:05
MMO Theater’s Spoiler Warning Scene - 41:03
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Trademark Tarantino - 42:39 Unnecessary Worsts + Lowlights - 57:32 Tarantino’s Screenwriting Advice - 1:05:40 Easter Eggs/TarantinoVerse Building - 1:10:35 Odds and (Tying Up Loose) Ends - 1:17:04
Your Homework/Our Social Medias/TALK TO US! - 1:22:07 Coming Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:22:37
We continue doing all your favorite segments, beginning with a production profile, where we discuss the Cast & Crew & then all the numbers and fun facts about the film in Specs. Then we pepper in almost a dozen behind the scenes anecdotes that have become legend since the movie’s debut. There is the usual non-spoiler reviews of the production values & performances before we discuss the plot with all its best & worst scenes after a spoiler warning. Of course, we also do a massive Oscar Lens, where we ponder how we’d rank this movie with other nominees from that year, & we discuss the effects on the industry at large.
But here’s all the new stuff. Mike 1 does a year in review for 1992, which gives you an amazing context for how innovative this story was. We tell you our first watch stories about how we took in the film in for the first time. Our production values review features a What Made Quentin Dance segment, where we highlight the best banger of the bangin’ soundtrack. Our non-spoiler script thoughts discuss all the homages Tarantino loves to make to previous films & how he put his unique spin on the genre.
Then instead of a spoiler warning dance breakdown, we get crazy & dare to perform one of our favorite scenes from the film! Yes, yes, you’re welcome, and also, we ham it up like the idiots we are. In the spoiler section, our first segment is called Trademark Tarantino. Here, we breakdown the iconic scenes that Tarantino has become known for & how he made his name. Of course, as we did with Pixar, we dive into the screenwriting principles on display & discuss Quentin Tarantino’s advice to screenwriters.
In the midst of all the newness though, we must also address the problems in our typical worst scenes segment, & this is a loaded one. Tarantino’s films are controversial for many reasons, and we certainly need to tackle how & why these films are much maligned. But then we also must add an 8th & final new segment, and that’s the Easter Eggs of the Tarantino-Verse. Here, we connect this film to all his others & describe some of the more clever clues he drops throughout the script, etc… to deepen his world. It’s a fully loaded review, and we hope you come back for many more as we build up to July’s release of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood!
What do you think of Reservoir Dogs? We wanna know. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Rocketman left Cannes with all kinds of applause & notoriety for director Dexter Fletcher & star Taron Egerton. On a medium sized budget, it’s looking like a money winner at the box office. But will it be an Oscars contender? We have a piping hot take.
What is an OSP? - 2:26
NONSPOILER REVIEW Cast and Crew - 3:35 Production Nuggets - 6:44 Specs - 7:26 Plot Premise/Expectations - 10:46 Production Values: Sight - 13:58 Sound - 17:53 Performances - 20:51 Oscars Lens - 26:59
Spoiler Warning Dance Break - 28:25
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW Nonspoiler Carryovers - 29:33 Issues, Lowlights, Bests + Worsts - 31:43 Artistic Liberties - 43:14 Final Thoughts - 49:48 Final Grades - 50:49
Your Homework/Our Socials - 51:16 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 52:03
So our expectations were super high. Maybe that’s ultimately the problem. Maybe not though. We pay Rocketman a whole bunch of credit that its due. It’s central performance from Egerton and the production values are incredible. But boy, do we have some things to say about the rest of it.
We told you all from Day 1. We’d be honest with you. Though we may have wanted to love this movie, we didn’t, and we explain why in this initial reactions version of an Oscars Sprint Profile. Perhaps further viewings will deepen our appreciation of the film. Perhaps not. But one thing is for sure, we did not come down favorably on much with this movie after our first look.
It’s our 7th Oscar Sprint Profile on the 2019 film year. We’ve also covered Captain Marvel, Fighting With My Family, Apollo 11, Us, and Avengers: Endgame. The month of June looks to be much more Oscar-y going forward as well. We have at least two more coming with Danny Boyle’s Beatles centric Yesterday and of course, Toy Story 4, which we’re building towards with an entire Pixar Re-Watch series. We’re 13 episodes deep into that, and we’ll finish before the big premiere of the fourth Toy Story at the end of the month. We’re also set to debut our Quentin Tarantino Re-Watch series soon, and as with Pixar, we’ll have a theme song and a set of unique segments to help with our study.
Let us know your thoughts on Rocketman. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
OK. So this is Pixar’s one money loser. But how bad could it be? It’s still Pixar. Well… we tell you. There’s ranting and raving in that spoiler section, but we also chronicle the many red flags in the production process, and we breakdown another of the 22 Rules of Pixar Storytelling. Hint: they don’t follow their own rule with this film.
What is a Pixar Re-Watch Episode? - 2:09
NON-SPOILER SECTION Cast and Crew - 3:22 How Pixar Got Here - 5:36 Production Nuggets - 8:49 Movie Specs - 9:45 Plot Premises/Expectations - 13:57 Production Values - 16:47 Performances - 19:03
Spoiler Warning - 23:21
SPOILER-FILLED SECTION Issues and Lowlights (And AlsoMike Loses It) - 24:25 Pixar’s 22 Rules of Screenwriting No. 14 - 32:20 Scenes of Heartbreak + Heart Warming- 38:53 Happy Pills + Highlights - 40:01 Final Thoughts - 42:26
Our Social Media/Your Homework - 43:39 Coming Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 44:12
So we’ve been on a string of one Pixar masterpiece after the next. We have loved this joyous rewatch series up until now, and with this film, you get our critical side a bit more than the film appreciation focus of our show. Then again, there are still a great many things to enjoy about The Good Dinosaur, and we pay it credit where credit is due.
Problems exist right off the bat with the production profile as Mike 1 highlights the History of the Pixar Company in that segment, and then Also Mike loses his mind for the first of several outbursts during his criticisms of the Plot / Premise.
Now we do praise the film for some animation innovations, and if this film is a mess, then it’s a beautiful one. But we cannot avoid more storytelling and filmmaking pitfalls inherent at the base levels of these performances and early script thoughts.
Then of course, we list our many grievances and have fun with how awesomely bad this movie is. We discuss rule number 14 of Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling, and yes, they break their own rule in spectacular fashion with this film. There are some bests after a litany of worst scenes, and we rundown some of our favorite moments. But we’re mostly shocked that Pixar put out a stinker. So hopefully, as we like to say, you can learn as much, if not more from a bad movie than you do from the good ones. Thankfully, Pixar has made so many great films before and after The Good Dinosaur, and we have several more episodes in this otherwise joyous rewatch.
Let us know what you think of The Good Dinosaur. Are we terribly wrong and do you see it differently? Or do you love to hate this movie as much as we did? We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Inside Out was an awesome movie to study. The production backstory is loaded with some strange twists, there are animation innovations, and some eye popping numbers involved in the specs. Plus, we could not have picked a more fitting Rule in the 22 Rules of Pixar Storytelling.
What is a Pixar Re-Watch Episode? - 2:12
NON-SPOILER SECTION Cast and Crew - 3:17 (Including Who Would Play Our Emotions - 8:41) How Pixar Got Here - 11:26 Production Nuggets - 17:32 Movie Specs - 22:13 Plot Premises/Expectations - 26:59 Production Values - 30:12 Performances - 36:38 Script Thoughts - 38:55
Spoiler Warning - 40:31
SPOILER-FILLED SECTION Pixar’s 22 Rules of Screenwriting No. 13 - 41:38 Scenes of Heartbreak (and Here, Anger)- 45:36 Happy Pills + Highlights - 51:37 Issues and Lowlights -57:28 Final Thoughts - 1:01:06
Our Social Media/Your Homework - 1:02:09 Coming Next From MMO, INCL. A NEW SERIES! - 1:02:58
Inside Out proved to be a loaded movie review. We do have some qualms with the film after having had unrealistically high expectations for the re-watch. But there’s so much to enjoy during the study of the film that we must appreciate both how high concept and how narratively and dramatically complex this story is. We also have a lot of fun pretending this film could take place in our own heads, and we ask you, our audience to share in that fun with what will become a bonkers Twitter Question we unveil here.
Mike and I will continue our Pixar re-watch with the other 2015 release The Good Dinosaur next. Then we’ll review Coco and the three Cars movies before we dive into the Toy Story sequels 2 & 3 before the release of 4 in late June.
We’re also debuting our Tarantino re-watch series, we hope, later this week, and we have a bonafide Oscars film coming out this Thursday with Rocketman from Dexter Fletcher and star, Taron Edgerton. So stay tuned. It’s another loaded Pixar series re-watch review for you here, and we have another loaded week of podcasts for you here at MMO.
Send us your responses to our question from the end of the Cast & Crew section. We’ll happily read your responses on our next MMO Weekly. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
We recap the Cannes Film Festival & do a full segment on Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. The reception for Aladdin surprises us, the Vanity Fair Star Wars article intrigues us, and new trailers delight us for Toy Story 4, Downton Abbey, The Nightingale, Terminator: Dark Fate, & Plus One
OSCAR RACE UPDATE:
Bong Joon-Ho Wins the Palme D’Or/Netflix vs Cannes - 1:27 Atlantics Wins the Grand Prix - 5:23 History of the Palme D’Or - 8:33 Cannes Buzz: Domestic vs International - 9:42 Other Cannes Awards - 11:41
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: Cannes Reception - 14:28 Tarantino SNAPS!, Right? - 15:36 Reviewing the 1st Full Trailer - 20:27
MMO ANNOUNCES A NEW SERIES RE-WATCH - 22:48
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: AlsoMike - 25:18 (At the Heart of Gold, Still Laugh In)
The UnAuthorized Bash Brothers Experience - 28:01
Mike1 - 30:43 (After Life, Bryan and Vinny, Paranoia)
SIXDEGREESOFMMO: Recap and Runners Up - 32:35 Winner - 37:53 Next Week’s Challenge - 38:50
BOX OFFICE UPDATE - 39:41
DO YOU CARE (ABOUT): This Week’s New Releases - 42:07 Jason Mitchell Headlines - 44:03 Vanity Fair’s New Star Wars Spread - 46:57 Nolan’s Tenet Film - 51:30
TRAILER THOUGHTS: Toy Story 4 Full Trailer 1 - 52:52 Downton Abbey Full Trailer 1 - 55:33 The Nightingale Full Trailer 1 - 58:05 Terminator: Dark Fate Full Trailer 1 - 59:04 Plus One Full Trailer 1 - 1:02:40
MMO ASKS: WHAT’S YOUR GOT FINALE? - 1:03:50 (Spoiler Warning - 1:04:47) (Your Entries - 1:05:09)
Your Homework/Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:12:44
The Oscar Race Update leads this special Sunday edition of MMO Weekly. Why Sunday? Well, the Cannes Film Festival announced their awards on Saturday. So we wanted to cover those ASAFP. Monday is also a picnic day for most of you, and now you can listen to MMOW en route to your R&R, but you also get a full day of listening to our weekly variety show a day early. Here’s a bonus 5th episode for the week. We said we’d make it up to ya, and here you go. It’s another loaded slate of Hollywood News, and we’re all over it.
One of our favorite filmmakers, Bong Joon-Ho won the Palm D’or at Cannes for his new film, Parasite. We discuss his career and what this selection might mean for its Oscar hopes. Then we run through all the other major winners from Antonio Banderas to Celine Sciamma. But we can’t discuss this year’s Cannes film fest without a huge segment on Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. We discuss “The Snap,” the new trailer, how long is a good standing ovation, and what, if anything comes from the film’s awards shut out.
Our audience interaction takes two parts in this episode. We discuss our winners from this week’s SixDegreesOfMMO and give you a new challenge. Then at the end of the episode, we breakdown all of your Game of Thrones Rewrites, where we dive into spoilers. Thanks once again for all your excellent submissions!
The week also offered a bunch of important news stories. We must address the Jason Mitchell story. But we also get into happier matters like a preview of next week’s theatrical releases, this past week’s box office projections, that awesome new article about The Rise of Skywalker in Vanity Fair, and the upcoming Christopher Nolan spy movie, Tenet. Then we review new trailers for Toy Story 4, Downton Abbey, The Nightingale, Terminator: Dark Fate, & Plus One.
As always, please submit your responses to SixDegreesOfMMO, and we’ll have more Twitter questions for you throughout the week. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
How is this Pixar’s first fairy tale? We don’t remember rushing to the theater when Brave came out, but this re-watch proves what idiots we used to be. Brave features some of our favorite characters in the entire series, a more serious backstory in our history segment for a change, & perhaps the most helpful rules in the 22 Rules of Pixar Storytelling.
What is a Pixar Re-Watch Episode? - 1:52
NON-SPOILER SECTION Cast and Crew - 3:19 How Pixar Got Here - 6:18 Production Nuggets - 15:09 Movie Specs - 16:36 Plot Premises/Expectations - 21:31 Production Values: Sight - 24:12 Sound - 27:47 Performances - 29:53 Script Thoughts - 35:18
Spoiler Warning - 37:23
SPOILER-FILLED SECTION Pixar’s 22 Rules of Screenwriting No. 12 - 38:39 Scenes of Heartbreak/HeartWarming - 41:36 Working Through the GIANT (Grizzly) Twist - 46:11 Happy Pills + Highlights - 49:19 Issues and Lowlights -57:01 Final Thoughts - 1:00:27
Our Social Media/Your Homework - 1:01:25
Coming Next From MMO - 1:02:17
This is our 9th installment in our Pixar Re-Watch series as we continue to build toward the late June release of likely Oscar nominee, Toy Story 4. Brave also marks our 12th film that we’ve covered thus far with 8 more to come. We’ll be reviewing Inside Out and The Good Dinosaur next (we think). Then we’ll have reviews of Coco, the Cars franchise, and finally, the sequels to Toy Story. So if you’re enjoying the re-watch thus far, please continue to tune in. We’ll also most likely do a Toy Story 4 Guess The Plot. Then of course, we’ll cover the Best Animated Feature race throughout awards season.
In this episode, we have fun with the cast & crew, and then we get a little serious for a few minutes as we have to discuss the gender inequality of the industry that unfortunately, exists within Pixar company as it seems to everywhere. It’s sad, but there are some progressive silver linings to be highlighted by the end of our chronicle.
But the fun picks up again soon after as we dive into the non-spoiler review. Per usual, Pixar delivered another unique visual experience, and we highlight some of their animation innovations, the great field trip they took during production, and how they distinguished these vivid and lovable characters.
Then we have a blast with a breakdown of the plot in spoilers with nearly too many favorite moments of heartbreaks that hurt so good and payoffs that make us so very happy. The animators outdo themselves with the degree of difficulty in the dramatic performances at the center of the film. But they also bring some of the funniest characters to life in this fairy tale.
As always, we want to know what you think. Tell us your moments of Heartbreak & Happiness. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Our review of Pixar’s Up is a rave, & we gush over this 5x Oscar Nominee from the 2009/10 Awards Season. Our behind the scenes coverage takes perhaps the most extravagant field trip with their production team, & the 22 Rules of Storytelling segment discusses the rewrite process.
What is a Pixar Re-Watch Episode? - 1:27
NON-SPOILER SECTION Cast and Crew - 2:46 How Pixar Got Here - 5:13 Production Nuggets - 9:15 Movie Specs - 11:28 Plot Premises/Expectations - 15:50 Production Values: Sound - 18:08 Sight - 19:51 Performances - 23:58 Script Thoughts - 26:11
Spoiler Warning - 28:16
SPOILER-FILLED SECTION Pixar’s 22 Rules of Screenwriting No. 11 - 29:18 Scenes of Heartbreak/HeartWarming - 35:18 Happy Pills + Highlights - 41:13 Issues and How They’re Forgivable -46:48 Final Thoughts - 51:39
Our Social Media/Your Homework/Words of Wisdom - 53:20
This episode on ‘Up” marks our 8th installment of this Pixar Re-Watch. We’ve also included a Toy Story 95/96’ Best Original Song category and our OSP of The Incredibles 2 in our Soundcloud playlist. But as for the main series, we’ve completed joyous episodes on Toy Story, Monsters Inc & Monsters University, A Bug’s Life, The Incredibles, Finding Nemo & Finding Dory, Ratatouille, and Wall-E. For one Mike, Up might be his favorite. For the other, he has a tough decision to make. But both of us are loving these films so much more after further study.
The History of the Pixar Company & Movie Specs segments chronicle how the company has hit its stride both in terms of Oscar recognition and box office gains. We share more fascinating animation stories from our behind the scenes studies throughout the episodes, and we also analyze perhaps the most influential of the 22 Rules of Pixar Storytelling to date in spoilers.
As the Oscars off-season nears its end, we continue to gain momentum with our MMO Weekly film festival updates and this massively rewarding Oscar Movie Re-Watch of the Pixar Franchise. We’re building this series up to the release of Toy Story 4, and we’ll have another major series rewatch announcement and our first episode in that series for you all next week.
As always, we want to know what you think of these Pixar films. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Mike, Mike, & Emmy? We complete our Game of Thrones mini-series of reviews after the last few MMOW’s by dishing out some hot takes you won’t hear anywhere else on the finale. Yes, this is a SPOILER FULL episode.
What is a DatA Episode? - Top of Show
AlsoMike’s Opening Statement - 2:15 (SPOILER WARNING - 4:53)
Episode Rundown: Jon vs GreyWorm - 9:42 A Fitting End for Jamie? - 10:26 Dany on the Deis - 12:01 Jon + Tyrion Pt 1 - 16:29 Jon and Dani Sittin in a Tree - 20:26 The REAL Time Travel Debate - 26:47 The Big Meeting - 29:12 Bran Has a Story, Apparently - 31:25 Jon + Tyrion Pt 2 - 36:52 Arya Goes West, Jon’s Sorry - 38:34 A Song of Are You Serious? - 41:05 Epiloguing - 42:10
How Would You Have Written It? TELL US! - 43:42 Social Media/Words of Wisdom - 44:04
Also Mike (The Broken) needs to work through some disappointments from this last episode of his all-time favorite show. Mike 1 is a professional lawyer AND an amateur devil as a recent show watcher of only this & the first season. This is the equivalent of what Heath Ledger said as the Joker in The Dark Knight. What happens when “an unstoppable force meets an immovable object?” Find out in this somehow good natured, but intense discussion of all the great & terrible from this latest and final season / episode of Game of Thrones.
It’s been a while since we’ve done a DaTA, also known as a Devil and the Advocate episode. Basically, we have structured them as a debate centric kind of format. One of us takes the position of the advocate, who must be passionate about a particular hot take or subject. Then, the other Mike assumes the role of the devil, who has the responsibility to oppose that particular argument.
This will mark the 5th DaTA in our catalog. We started it off with a look at Solo: A Star Wars Story, which one Mike hated with a passion. Then we switched places to talk about the first Halloween trailer leading into our Michael Myers franchise re-watch of that entire franchise. We both had strong feelings for the debut of the Nic Cage movie trailer for Mandy, and finally, Mike 1 loves wrestling, and we had a blast debating whether or not Paul Heyman, WWE’s greatest advocate (by actual title) was deserving of an Emmy for his performance on high drama that is professional wrestling.
So we had a lot of fun with this one. Thanks go out to our audience and Mike 1 from going along with this Mike, Mike, and Emmy product from the MM And Oscar product line. We’ll continue our Pixar Re-Watch with two more installments in that series later this week with Up and Brave reviews. Then we’ll continue MMOW, reacting to all your awesome SixDegreesOfMMO and Twitter Questions & Answers, with an update on the Cannes film festival thrown in there for good measure. We also plan on covering Rocketman after its Oscar buzz, and that Pixar re-watch will continue into next week with another major programming announcement coming soon.
As always, let us know what you thought of the finale of Game of Thrones. There’s a fun Twitter Question about this coming soon. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Our audience is full of the super talented & funny, and we LOVED this week’s interactions in our central & featured segment with SixDegreesOfMMO & a few twitter questions. Plus, we review John Wick 3, Detective Pikachu, Wine Country, the Maleficent trailer & the Battinson news!
How We’re Handling the GoT Finale Recap - Top of Show
What We’re Watching: AlsoMike - 2:16 (John Wick Chapter 3, Detective Pikachu, See You Yesterday, Burning, The Pixar Story, Wine Country, Deontay Wilder, Kawhi Leonard, UFC, Game of Thrones)
Best Thing He Saw This Week - 13:13
Mike1 - 13:42 (Last Week Tonight, Barry, Veep, Diane)
Best Thing He Saw This Week - 18:36
SixDegreesOfMMO: Recap and Runners Up - 21:25 Winner - 26:27 Next Week’s Challenge - 28:00
MMOAsks: Pixar/GoT - 29:12
MMOAsks: Wrong Answers Only - 30:36
Box Office Update - 32:10
Trailer Thoughts: Midsommar Trailer 1 - 35:12 Maleficent 2 Trailer 1 - 37:03 Aladdin, Prince Ali Trailer - 39:11
Do You Care (About): This Week’s New Releases - 44:08 Battinson Patman - 46:00 Benioff and Weiss Will Star Wars in 2022 - 48:38 Chris Rock’s Saw Adaptation - 52:25 The Back to the Future Musical - 54:03
Your Homework/Coming Next on MMO/Social Media - 55:35
Another week, and we have another loaded Mike, Mike, and Oscar Weekly episode. I know I’ve written this before, but I do think as an audience, you’ve outdone yourselves this week. We laugh a lot at your hilarious responses to our twitter questions, including SixDegreesOfMMO, your captions for the new Angel Has Fallen poster, and how you compared Pixar characters to the cast of Game of Thrones. Chef’s Kisses go out to you all. Wonderful job, and we had so much fun discussing the audience interaction segment at the center of this show.
Now we’re dedicating our next episode to wrapping up our recent MMOW review series of the final season of Game of Thrones. Life finds a way with interfering with our best plans, and we have to work all day Monday as of now. So we’ll be able to study the finale a bit longer before we record a reactions to the final episode of GoT this Tuesday, and we’ll get you that one ASAFP.
But this episode also has it’s fair shake of big news. We review some new movies atop the show including John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum, Pokemon: Detective Pikachu, Wine Country, Diane, See You Yesterday, and lots of terrific TV like Barry and Veep. There are trailer reviews of Midsommar, Maleficent 2, and Aladdin, and we react to all the big news stories.
Matt Reeves has picked his new Batman, Robert Pattinson, and we are the backlash to the backlash, but then we offer a counterpoint to that backlash as well… somehow. Star Wars has announced it’s upcoming release schedule of films and who’s directing the next major installment in the saga. Chris Rock has decided to reboot the Saw franchise, and we can’t help but start some Mike, Mike, and Tony discussion on how broadway wants to adapt some of our favorite films into stage plays and musicals.
Let’s see if you can best your GREAT responses from this past week via our new SixDegreesOfMMO challenge & upcoming twitter questions. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Make sure to donate to Livestream for the Cure and watch all the fun on twitch via the Epic Film Guys channel. We re-recorded our show from this tremendous event, because we didn’t have all the audio (whoops). But both our live performance & this episode work well together because we elaborate a bunch. So if you’re on the road & can’t watch LftC, then you have this.
DONATE TO FIGHT CANCER - Top of Show
Top 5 Films of 2019 Thus Far:
Number 5s: Mike1 - 3:22 AlsoMike - 6:52
No. 4s - 9:25
AlsoMike’s 2/Mike1’s 3 - 14:11
AlsoMike’s 3/Mike1’s 2 - 22:42
Number 1s - 28:23
Your Homework/Social Medias - 33:59 Coming Next From MMO - 34:25
You still have one day to donate towards cancer research with Livestream for the Cure. Do enjoy the rest of their Sunday programming and scroll down to hit that huge “Donate” button. You can find donation links all over our social media, or via anything and everything Epic Film Guys. Or you can just google it, and you’ll be there in a few clicks. They’re trying to reach $7,500, and they’re nearly there. So please help them make this happen.
As for our choice in programming, we wanted to give you a primer for our upcoming Mid-Year Oscar Race Report. That upcoming episode or 2 or 7 will do more looking forward than back. So we wanted to rank our Top 5s here for the early part of film year 2019. You can watch the replay of our part on Twitch after the event if you missed seeing these faces on the Livestream, AND you can hear how we elaborated on our answers here in this episode. (I actually think they’ll work really well together. So hopefully you enjoy either or both!) But if you're listening to this on Sunday, do go and enjoy Livestream for the Cure before it's done.
Apologies for only putting out 3 episodes this week. Life always finds a way of getting in the way of our best laid plans, but we’ll certainly make it up to you. Next week, we’ll have an MMOW, another episode dedicated solely to the finale of Game Of Thrones, and a review of Pixar’s Up. We may also review another movie or 2. In any case, we plan on getting back to our 4 per week average. But we’ll finalize that programming after/if & when we’re able to book another awesome guest host. Then we’ll also be making another major programming announcement soon. Can’t wait for you to hear what we have in store for you this summer with this upcoming series.
Let us know YOUR Top 5 movies of 2019. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Wall-E might be our favorite Pixar film, and this review is a rave. As we usually do with this Pixar series, we enjoy a few extra segments. We recap the History of the Pixar Company, breakdown their 22 Rules of Storytelling, and discuss our many Heartbreaks & Happiness moments.
How Our Pixar Shows Work - 3:02
NON-SPOILER SECTION Cast and Crew - 4:07 How Pixar Got Here - 7:15 Production Nuggets - 12:13 Movie Specs - 16:56 Plot Premises/Expectations - 22:30 Production Values: Sight - 23:50 Sound - 26:08 Performances - 29:35 Script Thoughts - 33:16 A Nonpolitical Political Commentary - 35:40
Spoiler Warning - 36:24
SPOILER-FILLED SECTION Pixar’s 22 Rules of Screenwriting No. 10 - 37:44 Scenes of Heartbreak/HeartWarming - 40:19 Happy Pills + Highlights - 45:09 The Role and Portrayal of Humans - 47:59 Lack of Worsts and Best Of Pixar -51:04 Your Homework/Words of Wisdom/Social Media - 52:18
You won’t believe the homages to 1960’s & 70’s cinematic history. Pixar proved once again that they’re unafraid of massive risks. After hit after hit, they made a 200 million dollar silent movie about a robot falling in love with another robot set in perhaps the darkest dystopian universe we’ve ever seen in a non-rated R film. Are you kidding me?
It’s also one of the most ambitious films from a production standpoint. We breakdown all of the behind the scenes animation innovations in non-spoilers, and then we have more insight into the storytelling principles on display with our analysis of Rule 10 of Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling. We close with a bunch of great scenes that both break our hearts and make us happy as we relive the plot, and it’s perhaps our most gushy review yet in this re-watch.
If you enjoyed this episode, do click on our other Pixar film reviews. We’re doing shows on all 20 movies in the lead up to Toy Story 4. Some episodes feature one film, some two, and we’ll even have an upcoming episode reviewing all three Cars movies. Thus far, we’ve reviewed Toy Story, Monsters Inc & Monsters University, A Bug’s Life, The Incredibles & The Incredibles 2, Finding Nemo & Finding Dory, and Ratatouille. Wall-E marks our 7th episode in the series, and we’ve also included our recent 1995/96’ Best Original Song category overview on Toy Story’s “You’ve Got a Friend in Me,” and our Oscar Sprint Profile review of Incredibles 2 in “The Films of Pixar” playlist now on Soundcloud. It’s been a joyous re-watch so far. We hope you enjoy.
Don’t forget to tune into our first live show this Saturday night at 6pm eastern time on Twitch. We’re doing an hour with the Livestream for a Cure 3 day event, hoping to raise funds towards cancer research. Enjoy constant programming from a bunch of our friends and podcasters including the Epic Film Guys. If you can donate a few bucks, we’d also greatly appreciate it.
As always, we want to know what you think of these Pixar films. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
A full 22 minutes of Game of Thrones Season 8 Episode 5 starts the show. Yes, it’s full of spoilers cuz there’s no other way to talk about it. And yes, we also discuss a lot more stuff like trailers for Judy, It 2, The Farewell, Big Little Lies + SixDegreesOfMMO & Constance Wu news.
What We’re Watching - All Game of Thrones Edition! Dany Breaking Bad - 1:23 Cersei’s Goodbye - 10:25 Jamie’s Last Stand - 11:37 Clegane-Bowl/Arya - 12:29 What Do You Hope/Want/Not Want Next? - 14:16 Dragons Being Dragons - 20:31
Trailer Thoughts: Judy Teaser 1 - 22:01 It Chapter 2 Trailer 1 - 26:36 The Farewell Trailer 1 - 29:26 Big Little Lies Season 2 Trailer 2 - 32:30 The Lodge Trailer 1 - 35:57 The Perfection Trailer 1 - 39:15
SixDegreesOfMMO Recap + Runners Up - 41:16 Winner - 46:23 Next Week’s Challenge - 47:42
MMO Asks: Dark Phoenix Tagline Edition - 48:55
Box Office Update - 51:58
RIP Doris Day - 55:55
Do You Care (About): This Week’s New Releases - 58:00 Avatar + Star Wars’ Future Release Dates - 1:01:26 Disney+’s Lady and the Tramp A List Remake - 1:04:40 Constance Wu’s Social Media Tantrum - 1:06:00
Your Homework/Social Media/Words of Wisdom - 1:09:52
Another Tuesday MMOW because Sundays have belonged to the Mother of Dragons, and this Mother’s Day Sunday is no exception. So we needed the Monday to record our inflamed reactions to the latest Game of Thrones episode, and as usual, we get carried away. Do skip ahead 22 minutes if you don’t want any of these spoilers, and that’s where we’ll begin our normal segments like Trailer Thoughts.
There were some terrific trailers dropped over the past week. We got potential Oscar films in Judy, based on the story of Judy Garland, and The Farewell with a likely breakout by Awkwafina. It Chapter 2 gave us far more than a teaser with the return of that silly ole Pennywise, and we also gushed over previews of Big Little Lies, where Nicole Kidman squares off with Meryl Streep, and two promising horror films like The Lodge and The Perfection.
Our audience interaction hit a few more high scores this past week with our MMOasks twitter question about taglining X-Men: Dark Phoenix, and we announce the winners of last week’s SixDegreesOfMMO via Zendaya to Wendell Pierce before we smack you in the face with the ultimate gauntlet, perhaps the most difficult challenge yet for next week.
We update you on the Avengers & Pokemon led box office, discuss the sad news of the passing of Doris Day, and then rundown next week’s theatrical releases along with a few of the bigger news stories in Do You Care.
Unfortunately, we will not be able review Pokemon: Detective Pikachu this week as life has interrupted our plans. Sorry about that. But we’ll have more fun pods including our Pixar Re-Watch, and our segment on LiveStream For the Cure this upcoming Saturday Night at 6pm on Twitch. Please donate a few bucks towards cancer research if & when you can. Just google “Livestream for the Cure” to find this noble cause. We thank you and hope you can join us for our first live performance.
As always, send us your responses to this week’s SixDegreesOfMMO and play along with our Twitter questions. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
We review Ratatouille with more fire & analysis than we ever thought possible. This is a loaded episode. There’s a History of the Pixar Company segment, a breakdown of Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling, and some debate surrounding the Heartbreaks & Happiness segment.
How This Show Works - 2:38
NON-SPOILER SECTION Cast and Crew - 4:42 How Pixar Got Here - 8:26 Production Nuggets - 15:18 Movie Specs - 16:30 Plot Premises/Expectations - 19:42; 24:00 Production Values: Animation/DELICIOUS, DELICIOUS FOOD- 22:47; 25:09 Sound - 29:38 Performances - 30:10
Spoiler Warning - 34:35
SPOILER-FILLED SECTION Pixar’s 22 Rules of Screenwriting No. 9 - 35:55 Failing on a Tightrope of Realism vs Absurdity - 39:31 (Lacking a Moral - 42:36) Scenes of Heartbreak - 45:00 Happy Pills + Highlights - 47:34 Disney and Grossness - 51:45 Ending on More Happiness/Final Thoughts - 55:16
Your Homework/Coming Next for MMO - 58:17 Words of Wisdom/Social Media - 1:00:11
Yes, Also Mike promised an unsolicited Bruce Springsteen impersonation, and he gives it atop the show. He’s sorry. But we have an animated intro & a highly charged episode. Who knew this Pixar film would be the one to divide us?! This is our review of Ratatouille, part 6 of our Pixar Re-Watch.
The History of the Pixar Company segment is basically the great summit at the dragon pits from last season of Game of Thrones. There’s a major stand-off between Pixar and Disney, and the strife carried over into the Pixar production team as well. It’s an interesting backstory, and we do think it had some effect on the finished film.
The non-spoiler section also dove into many of the animation innovations in what might be the best looking visuals to date in a Pixar film. We also have some debate throughout the script thoughts before we dive into spoilers.
So this review is much more mixed than we thought it would be. We can’t help it. Our hearts are hardened by (now) years of Oscar films studied, and we wonder why that might be, but also, there’s good reason for it. When in doubt, rely upon the 22 Rules of Pixar Storytelling to spark a good conversation on the script, and we certainly breakdown the many ups and downs of the plot. But of course, we love to love these movies, and this one is no exception.
Coming soon to MMO, we’ll have our usual variety show on Tuesday’s MMO Weekly. Yes, we’ll review the new trailers for It: Chapter 2 & Judy. Yes, we’ll review episode 5 of Game of Thrones. And YES, we’ll have tons of awesome audience interaction after another tremendous week of chatting with you all on twitter & via SixDegreesOfMMO. We’ll also have reviews of Detective Pikachu and Wall-E. Plus, we’re very happy to join the Epic Film Guys on Saturday 5/18 6pm for Livestream for the Cure. So do join us then if you can.
As always, let us know what you thought of Ratatouille. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
It's Pocahontas vs Toy Story in 1995's Best Original Song Category. We also have the Boss, Sting, Gloria Estefan, Vanessa Williams, Randy Newman, Lyle Lovett, & one, Bryan Adams. Go back to the mid 1990's with us.
How Do Halfisodes Work? - 2:10
THE 1995/96 BEST ORIGINAL SONG NOMINEES:
“Colors of the Wind” - Pocahontas Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz & Alan Menken - 4:10
“Dead Man Walkin” - Dead Man Walking Music & Lyrics by Bruce Springsteen - 12:57
“Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?” - Don Juan DeMarco Music & Lyrics by Bryan Adams, Michael Kamen, & Mutt Lange - 19:19
“Moonlight” - Sabrina Music by John Williams. Lyrics by Alan & Marilyn Bergman - 28:28
“You’ve Got a Friend In Me” - Toy Story Music & Lyrics by Randy Newman & Lyle Lovett - 36:21
Perfecting Perfection (Our Re-Ranking the Noms) - 39:18
Coming Next/Words of Wisdom/Social Media - 43:35
This is our 14th Best Original Song halfisode. We’ve covered previous winners & nominees like Titanic, Frozen, Dirty Dancing, Cinderella, Aladdin, Footloose, Flashdance, Mary Poppins, Top Gun, Coco, Spectre, The Lion King, and A Star Is Born. Now we cover some more iconic songs from major films like Pocahontas and Toy Story in this 95/96’ Best Original Song category overview!
Vanessa Williams, Sting, Bruce Springsteen, Randy Newman, Gloria Estefan, Lyle Lovett, and Bryan Adams are the featured artists in this category. One of us gets compared to Nathan Lane, and that same one of us short circuits & melts down about something from this past awards season that he’s repressed… until now!
It’s another example of how we love to do this as the word halfisode is stretched to mean a much longer episode. But it doesn’t matter, cuz it’s so much fun. We analyze the films Pocahontas, Dead Man Walking, Sabrina, Don Juan DeMarco, and Toy Story by way of this music, and we have a blast heckling the music videos and hilarious outfits of the mid 90’s.
So yes, Also Mike lost his mind about something bothering him for some time. This bomb drops towards the end of the episode, and it carries through to the words of wisdom. He’s not especially proud of himself for the timing of this rant, but he stands by it, and we’ll have to do an episode on this debate in the future. There’s a new proposal on how to fix the Oscars broadcast here, and we can have some fun with it in the future.
As always, we want to know what you think. Is Also Mike off his rocker? (Probably). Let us know! We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
We have some hot takes & comps for both Finding Nemo & Finding Dory in this episode. There’s a non-spoiler section first with a History of the Pixar Company segment, and in spoilers, we discuss Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling.
How This Show Works - 1:42
NON-SPOILER SECTION Cast and Crew - 3:25 How Pixar Got Here - 9:08 Production Nuggets - 16:07 Movie Specs - 17:32 Plot Premises/Expectations - 24:15 Production Values: Animation/Sight - 29:19 Sound - 34:34 Performances - 35:42 Script/Lens Thoughts - 38:21
Spoiler Warning - 43:47
SPOILER-FILLED SECTION Pixar’s 22 Rules of Screenwriting No. 7 - 45:45 Pixar’s 22 Rules of Screenwriting No. 8 - 49:49 Scenes of Heartbreak - 53:33 Happy Pills + Highlights - 56:55 More Bests + Worsts - 58:48 Final Thoughts - 1:03:42
Your Homework/Coming Next for MMO - 1:05:43 Words of Wisdom/Social Media - 1:06:51
Another episode of our Pixar Re-Watch for the catalog, and we continue to learn so much from the company that took Silicon Valley to Hollywood. We discuss 2003’s Finding Nemo and 2016’s Finding Dory in this jam packed episode, and I’m as surprised as you are, but there are some hot takes. Yes, we love & respect these films. Though they’re not quite as critic proof as the others. There’s some shocking comparables for these plots, and we discuss fairy tale storytelling at its core.
The backstory might be as perilous and fascinating as the story onscreen for these films. The production values of these Pixar films continue to amaze us, and we discuss some of the innovations and struggles they had behind the scenes. Pixar and Disney also came to quite the stand-off coming out of the recording breaking box office of Finding Nemo. So we also set the stage for a major negotiation between the unstoppable newcomer and the immovable corporate giant. There are Godfather comparisons here, and that’s only the start of it.
After we complete our non-spoiler reviews, we dive into 2 more rules of Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling. We’re up to numbers 7 & 8, and we love how the rules seem to jump back and forth from writing structure to writing process. Hopefully, the story junkies in our audience are enjoying this analysis half as much as we are.
Of course, there are plenty of heartbreaking scenes in both films, as well as payoffs that leave us so happy, and we enjoy the heck out of our Heartbreaks & Happiness segment in spoilers. We also extrapolate into more bests & worsts before we close out the review. This is the fifth installment in our Pixar Series Re-Watch, and we’re having an absolute blast reliving all the action, drama, & comedy of these terrific Oscar worthy and predominantly nominated films.
As always, let us know what these Pixar films have meant to you. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Game Of Thrones (with spoilers..FF 12 mins if you don’t want them), Spider-Man: Far From Home Trailer 2, Cannes & Tribeca Film Festival News, Avengers: Endgame box office, Zac Efron as Ted Bundy, & the Sonic the Hedgehog recall are all featured in this MMO Weekly!
SPOILER FULL GAME OF THRONES DISCUSSION FOR THE FIRST 12 MINUTES Look, we tried to stay non-spoilers with our Season 8, ep. 4 review, but it was impossible.
Game of Thrones Talk - 1:35
What We’re Watching: Mike1 - 12:41 (SNL, Barry, XMen Apocalypse, Steve Jobs, The Letter, Inside Man, and what happened to Clive Owen?) See, Buy, Skip - 20:49
AlsoMike - 21:44 (Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile; Netflix Stand-Ups [Amy Schumer, Anthony Jeselnick, Jimmy Carr, Kevin Hart, Nate Bargatzi]; Bosch; I Think You Should Leave; Lunatics; Serenity) See, Buy, Skip - 32:29
Trailer Thoughts: Spider-Man: Far From Home Trailer 2 - 34:46 Sonic Trailer 1 - 40:19 Gay Chorus Deep South - 44:15 House of Hummingbird - 45:40
SixDegreesOfMMO: Recap + Runners Up: 48:20 Winner - 56:28 Next Week’s Challenge - 57:03
Box Office Update - 58:13
John Singleton/Peter Mayhew Passings - 1:02:33
Do You Care (About): This Week’s Theatrical Releases - 1:05:00 Sonic’s Upcoming Changes - 1:08:37
Oscar Race Update: Once Upon a Time in Cannes - 1:11:14 And The Specials Will Close Cannes - 1:13:26 Burning Cane Won Tribeca - 1:15:28 Other Tribeca Awards - 1:17:48
Coming Next on MMO - 1:21:37
Your Homework/Social Medias/Words of Wisdom - 1:22:51
The new Tuesday MMOW schedule is working out well for us. So we're gonna stick with it. We reviewed Game of Thrones atop the show, and the big news Monday was the Spider-Man: Far From Home trailer 2.
Our first two segments also featured reviews of Barry and Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile, and Serenity, as well as some fun re-watches like Steve Jobs & Inside Man. Then we also review that Sonic trailer as well as a few of the award winners from the Tribeca film fest.
Our SixDegreesOfMMO challenge last week was a tough one. But as usual, you managed to make easy work of it, and we were very impressed. So we have too much fun talking about those submissions before giving you a Tribeca / Spider-Man themed challenge for next week.
The Avengers box office continued to Wow us, and we break down some of the updated numbers and records set by the movie event of the year. Unfortunately, there are some sad news stories to report with the passings of John Singleton and Peter Mayhew. We pay some tribute there of course.
Our DYC segment asks a bunch of questions about next week’s theatrical releases including some talk about Detective Pikachu, which we’ll review the following week. Then we discuss the Sonic fiasco more fully before jumping into a film festival news segment for our Oscar Race Update. Cannes added both a closer in The Specials and a major draw in Once Upon a Time In Hollywood. Tribeca announced it’s awards winners, and of course, we have now added a bunch of films to our watch lists.
As always, let us know what you think. Send those responses to SixDegreesOfMMO & have fun with our twitter questions. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
We relive ALL of our favorite moments from the Marvel Cinematic Universe in a homemade MMO Awards Show we’re calling, The MCU Awards! It’s the close of our Avengers: Endgame coverage, which includes 2 Previews, 2 Reviews & now, 2 Special Episodes.
This Is A Spoiler FULL Episode It’s impossible not to talk about some major spoilers for most of the MCU movies. So be forewarned. Though seriously, Watch These Movies. They’re awesome. Then click play here.
What is This Show? - Top of Show SPOILER WARNING - 2:25
Best Endgame Hair - 3:16 Best Few Person Fistfight - 4:40 Funniest Fight - 7:36 Best Large Scale Battle - 9:13 Best Exposition/Prologue - 13:02 Best Chase Scene - 15:01 Best Rescue Sequence - 16:36 Best Escape - 18:25 Best Visual FX Moment - 19:44 Shocking Hero Death -21:20 Best Character Intro - 24:10 Best Stand Up + Applaud Avengers Moment - 27:01 Best Twist - 28:40 Most Emotional non-Endgame Moment - 30:19 Best Epilogue - 32:03 Best (non-Thanos) Villain - 33:42 Most Underrated Supporting Character - 34:51 Smartest Hero Trick - 35:44 Best Thor’s Hammer Moment - 36:59 Best Music Moment - 38:30
YOUR HOMEWORK/Social Media/Words of Wisdom - 40:21
This recording just flew by for both of us Mikes. We didn’t have too many edits. Neither Mike really took a breath or broke eye contact. This episode was just meant to be. It’s the MCU Awards! May Stan Lee be praised. Excelsior, true believers!
We could probably do a solid 5 hours on this topic, just coming up with new categories in which to gush. MMO has lavished affections on the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the entirety of the life of our podcast for a reason. Marvel Studios makes great films that we love, and we love talking about them.
So this episode chooses 20 categories. Full disclosure, I couldn’t rewatch ALL of the movies yet again before preparing the show, & i’s quite possible I left some other moments out of this. But as we all know from covering awards seasons, this is nothing new or different for the Academy. So do let us know your snubs.
If you enjoyed this episode, you’re in luck. We have covered & reviewed every single MCU movie since Tony built that first suit. We did the first 18 films in 6 episodes leading into Infinity War. Then we did a full episode on the third Avengers before a Marvel Re-Rank episode, where we gave our top 19’s. Of course, we’ve reviewed each new Marvel film since including a two parter on Black Panther and OSP’s on Ant-Man and the Wasp, Captain Marvel, and a whole new series leading into Endgame.
We dedicated a full episode to the first Avengers 4 trailer, covered all the subsequent ones in MMO Weekly, and then we embarked on a two part preview. There’s our customary Guess The Plot, where we flex our writing muscles and beg Disney to hire us. Then we did a dead pool (no, not that one), where we guess who will live and die. We think these will play even after you’ve seen the film. In one of our best audience interactions to date, we asked our fans to tell us their most anticipated movie events, which we covered on MMOW. But before that interaction, we released our Top 5 Movie Events in its own episode, where we told some wacky true stories about why we love to see great popcorn movies. Finally, we just finished our two part review of Avengers: Endgame. Part 1 covered our first impressions & for part 2, we were lucky enough to land one of our favorite comedians from TBS’s Conan and IGN, Nick Mundy, and we had a blast breaking the film down with him.
Do tell us what you think of these categories and fill us in on all your snubs. We’ll happily include them on MMO Weekly. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Nick Mundy of IGN’s Watch Party: Game of Thrones & the Team Tiger Awesome pod joins us to review Avengers: Endgame. We enjoy our usual non-spoiler & spoiler formats with a musical interlude to warn you of the change. But we also pose a bunch of additional fun questions to Mr. Mundy along the way.
Introducing our Special Guest: Nick Mundy! - :36
Theater Experiences/Expectations - 4:14 Animal Noises - 7:36 Production Values - 9:07 Performances - 16:48 Oscars Lens - 20:58 What Food is Endgame? - 27:38
Spoiler Warning Dance Music - 30:03
Old Man Make-Up + Time Traveling - 31:45 Emotional Scenes/Impacts (and some Baseball) - 34:12 Avengers, Assemble - 38:02 PLOTLINES: Act I: Starting Dark - 39:07 Act II: Dealing w/ Death - 43:52 (And Where Nick Thought The Plot Was Headed - 46:50) Act III: Battle Royale - 52:03 (Awesome Women + How We Need More From Marvel - 56:40) Coping w/ Emotions - 58:06
What We Want to See Next From Marvel - 1:00:53
Nick’s Social Media/Words of Wisdom - 1:04:09
Nick Mundy’s appearances on Conan, his sketch comedy for CollegeHumor, and his great work in TV & Film has made him one of our favorite comedians. So it’s an absolute thrill to get him on the show to help us review Avengers: Endgame.
We follow some of our usual formatting. In the non-spoiler section, we discuss our theater going experiences, the production values, performances, the script, and how it all should result in red carpets for this movie in our Oscar Lens. But we also have a blast working in some fun extra questions. Instead of a teaser review, we ask Nick how he’d discuss Avengers using only animal noises. Rather than completing the non-spoiler section with final thoughts, we ask each other if the film is food, what kind of food would it be?
So when the spoiler section begins, we stick with our formula of equal parts analysis & ridiculousness. Bottom Line: we have fun talking to Nick Mundy about one of our favorite film going experiences in a long damn time. Yes, we discuss all our bests & worsts from the plot, and we break down some of the film’s coolest easter eggs along the way. But Mundy also admits whether or not he cried & how he ranks the thrills of the movie up with some of the best moments of his sports fandom.
We compare the Awards Season with the sports world & dive into a hypothetical discussion on how pundits should cover the Oscars in non-spoilers. Then we add more substance to the conversation as we refute some of the common criticisms of Endgame before we praise the themes & statements made during that incredible finale. As usual, it’s equal parts seriousness & silliness, and we’re thrilled to find a kindred spirit in one of OUR heroes in Nick Mundy.
Make sure to follow Nick at DickFundy on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook. Subscribe to his youtube channel, & be sure to tune into his podcast: The Team Tiger Awesome Show, available on iTunes, Stitcher, and wherever you may listen. Also don’t forget to join Nick before & after each episode of Game of Thrones on IGN’s Watch Party every Sunday!
As always, let us know what you think. Send us your responses to any of the wacky questions we asked in this episode. We’ll happily include your answers in our next MMO Weekly show this coming Tuesday. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Our Pixar Re-Watch continues, and yes, we timed The Incredibles for Avengers: Endgame. There’s the usual added segments on the History of the Pixar Company, their 22 Rules of Storytelling, and then of course, Heartbreaks & Happiness.
How This Show Works - 2:00
NON-SPOILER SECTION Cast and Crew - 3:36 How Pixar Got Here - 6:42 Production Nuggets - 15:15 Movie Specs - 17:18 Plot Premises/Expectations - 21:00 Script Thoughts - 23:44 Production Values - 26:00 (Character Design - 31:24) Oscars Lens - 34:06
Spoiler Warning - 35:50
SPOILER-FILLED SECTION Pixar’s 22 Rules of Screenwriting No. 5 - 37:13 Pixar’s 22 Rules of Screenwriting No. 6 - 39:51 Scenes of Heartbreak/Heart Warming Joy - 43:42 Happy Pills + Highlights - 45:38 Worsts + Issues - 51:06 Final Thoughts - 56:32
Words of Wisdom/Social Media - 58:44
We allude to The Incredibles 2 in this film, but we focus on the first movie. There’s an OSP in our back catalog on last year’s Best Animated Feature nominee, as well as lots of coverage & prognostication during that awards season analyzing Brad Bird’s chances for another Oscar. Do check out our “Films of Pixar” playlist on Soundcloud, where we’ll add both this episode & that Oscar Season review of the long awaited sequel.
The Incredibles marks our 4th installment in the Pixar Re-Watch ahead of June 21st’s Toy Story 4. We’ll dive back into the Buzz & Woody sequels closer to the movie event. But do go back and enjoy our first 3 shows in this series where we reviewed Toy Story, both Monsters Inc. & University, and then A Bug’s Life. Though we’re taking the films somewhat out of order, we are having an absolute blast with these reviews.
Brad Bird broke through with audiences, critics, and Academy members with his Pixar debut, a relationship that’ll become both frequent & profitable for both Bird & the company. We chronicle some of the connections between Lasseter & Bird before we discuss why the company brought in some outside help instead of continuing to lean on their founding fathers. That History of the Pixar Company segment is our non-spoiler review addition. Then in spoilers, we add two new segments including our ongoing analysis of the 22 Rules of Pixar Storytelling before we discuss our bests & other best scenes in Heartbreaks & Happiness. We also pose a ton of questions about the target audience, the genre, and why this film broke through at the Oscars.
It’s another loaded installment in our Pixar Re-Watch. Stay tuned for future episodes as we still have another 15 films to go, and do check out our OSP of The Incredibles 2, which turned out to be one of our more listened to episodes at that time. So we were & we’re still proud of that one.
As always, we want to know what you think of these Pixar films. Do tell us your heartbreak & happiness moments. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
We review Game of Thrones: The Battle of Winterfell, discuss the Endgame Box Office, update the Oscar Race after the Board of Governors meeting, and there’s a ton of great audience interaction via SixDegreesOfMMO & our twitter question via MMOasks.
What We’re Watching: AlsoMike - 2:00 (Conan Without Borders, Chris Reinacher, The Perfect Date, NFL Draft)
Mike1 - 6:13 (True Crime Documentaries, Sleepers, I Think You Should Leave)
THE MIKES REVIEW GAME OF THRONES: THE BATTLE OF WINTERFELL - 7:18 (Including AlsoMike Educating Mike1 - 16:04)
Box Office Update or How Endgame Broke Every Record Ever - 17:11
Teasing our Endgame Review w/ a Very Special Guest - 23:31
Oscar Race Update: Academy Won’t Prohibit Netflix from Eligibility - 24:11 New Academy Rules - 26:39 Analyzing the Netflix/Academy Non-Rule Change - 28:02 Arial Awards - 33:14
SixDegreesOfMMO: Recap +Runners Up - 33:44 Winner - 38:14 Next Week’s Challenge - 39:42
MMOAsks: Your Most Anticipated Movies Ever - 40:25
Do You Care (About): This Week’s New Releases - 49:50 Disney Axing Fox Movies - 51:12 GoT Death Pool Odds - 53:12 Peter Farrelly’s Next Movie - 53:51 The Alien High School Production Gets Awesom-er - 55:02
Trailer Thoughts: Gemini Man Trailer 1 - 56:32 Godzilla King of the Monsters Trailer 2 - 57:36 Brightburn Trailer 2 - 58:42 21 Bridges Trailer 1 - 1:00:10
YOUR HOMEWORK/Social Media - 1:02:30 Words of Wisdom - 1:03:15
This was perhaps the most loaded MMO Weekly episode since the Oscar Race was in full swing. We had the Battle of Winterfell to discuss, the Endgame box office to recap, an Oscar Race update concerning the decision on whether or not Netflix will be eligible for awards, and the usual shit-ton of news, trailers, & audience interaction to enjoy. We apologize for the day of tardiness. Unfortunately, life sometimes finds a way to complicate the recording schedule. But the silver lining is that we can chat about some more of the big news from Sunday Night than we otherwise could. Game Of Thrones, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Netflix, and the Academy all had major events this week, and we’re here to cover it all. It’s a special Tuesday edition of MMO Weekly!
Our “What We’re Watching” segment has been a fun staple of the show, and we build up to a review of The Battle of Winterfell after The Perfect Date, the NFL Draft, true crime, and I Think You Should Leave. The Box Office Update is then the News of the Week as we present you with all of the earth shattering numbers from Avengers: Endgame, and then we dissect the Academy vs Netflix results from the Board of Governors meetings, as well as some rule changes they made to the Animation, International Film, and Make-Up & Hairstyling categories.
The past week’s audience interaction was at an all time high in both volume & creativity. So we have a blast rehashing some of our favorite submissions from you. We announce the winners from last week’s SixDegreesOfMMO, give you a new challenge, and then have fun with many of your responses to our twitter question about your most anticipated movie events pre-Endgame.
Our news segment, Do You Care previews you on next week’s theatrical releases before we dive into a few more of the major Hollywood stories hitting the trades. Then we review a whole bunch of trailers in rapid fire succession to end this massive MMOW after an incredible week of TV & Film.
As always, let us know what you think. Send those responses to SixDegreesOfMMO & have fun with our twitter questions. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
It’s great, but is it an Oscars movie? We loved Avengers: Endgame like much of the known world, and before we study it further for one more special episode, we need to give you our first reactions with a non-spoiler section first.
What is This Show? - Top of Show All MMO Endgame Preview Shows - 1:37 A Record Set Already - 3:03
NONSPOILER QUESTIONS: Space Stone Question - 4:15 (Best Avengers Movie Yet?) Reality Stone Question - 8:01 (Any Issues?) Power Stone Question - 10:38 (Does it Have Oscar Legs?)
Spoiler Warning - 16:32
SPOILER-FILLED QUESTIONS: Mind Stone Question - 18:33 (Did the Film Make Sense?/Start of Bests) Time Stone Question - 23:29 (More Bests) (and an Absurd Arguement - 31:33) Soul Stone Question - 33:23
Coming Next/Social Media/Words of Wisdom - 37:36
If not the best, Avengers: Endgame is certainly the biggest movie event to date in our lives. The film is about to set as many records as there are superheroes in the story, and we do update you all atop this episode. Then we’ll have final tallies for you this Monday on MMOW. This is the first of what will be two review episodes on the movie. It’s our first reactions to Avengers: Endgame, and we couldn’t resist an Infinity Stone theme to the format.
We ask each other 6 questions, each inspired by one of the Infinity Stones. Three are in a non-spoiler section, and the other three dive into full spoilers of the plot. But don’t worry, you’ll have a spoiler warning interlude to make sure you don’t listen beyond the break. The questions tease out our first impressions before we break down the film in greater detail in another special episode for next week.
If you enjoyed this show, make sure you check out our recent back catalog. We just released a Top 5’s episode on the most anticipated movie events of our lives before Endgame. We also had two previews in as many weeks with our dead pool (No, Not that one.) where we debate who might live or die, and we did our damnedest in a Guess The Plot before that. There’s also coverage of Endgame in several trailer review shows, including several of the more recent MMO Weeklies.
We also have covered the entire rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (with a handy playlist on Soundcloud as well. You can hear our Oscar Sprint Profile & Movie Event reviews of Captain Marvel, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Black Panther, and Avengers: Infinity War. Then we reviewed the other 17 previous films in 6 shows plus a ranking episode.
What did you think of Endgame, and what outstanding questions do you still have coming out of it? Let us know. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
We begin with one more Avengers: Endgame update, including our reactions to the critical reception numbers, new box office projections, the record breaking theater count, & of course, how we guess the Academy could receive this film in a post Black Panther landscape.
Avengers Box Office/ Critical Reception / More Records - Top of Show (Including is This a Best Picture Contender - 2:17)
What is This Episode? - 9:32
The Mikes Have Some Fun Stories About The Top 5 Most Anticipated Movie Events of Their Young Heroic Sexy Lives:
5s: Mike1 - 11:41 AlsoMike - 15:14
4s: Mike1 - 19:20 AlsoMike - 22:04
3s: Mike1 - 27:13 AlsoMike - 30:58
2s: Mike1 - 34:56 AlsoMike - 37:46
1s: Mike1 - 45:05 AlsoMike - 48:14
What’s Next/MMO ASKS (YOUR HOMEWORK) - 53:48 Words of Wisdom/Social Media - 56:16
We’ve loved watching movies since we were young enough to remember loving anything. Both Mikes have shared stories about their film watching & film going lives in the past, but this is a very special Top 5’s episode. For we are counting down the Most Anticipated Movie EVENTS of our young film addicted lives. Yes, we’re dating ourselves in this episode, and we are subject to the films released during our formative years. But this episode does mean a great deal to us, and more importantly, it allows us the chance to ask YOU for your stories as well. So do please send us your top 5’s, top 3’s, top 1’s - tell us the stories that formed your love for film & for the theatrical experience, and we’ll happily share some of your responses on MMOW. There’s no better time for this than now, when we have such a great chance to celebrate the movies with perhaps the event of the year in Avengers: Endgame.
And that’s where we begin. This episode was planned for Endgame’s release day in lieu of our 2-3 part review. We had to react to the uproarious critical reception, the enhanced box office projections, eye popping theater count, and of course, we had to weigh in on the early Oscar buzz. That’s the first 8-9 minutes. If you’re just joining us, do check out our full coverage of the Endgame. We’ve already dropped 2 distinct preview episodes. First, we Guessed The Plot. Second, we completed our Dead Pool (no, not that one), where we debate who’ll live or die, and yes, we’ve reviewed ALL the films from the MCU in both a re-watch from last spring, and throughout our 2017-2018 Oscar Sprint Profile & Movie Event film review series.
After our beginning with Avengers, it’s storytelling time. We each share 5 pivotal movie going stories to our film fandom. We hit on some game-changing blockbusters, some childhood memories, and in the process, we hope you’ll learn as much about us as we just learned about ourselves. These are personal stories. These are stories that have shaped the film critics we are today, and with a few exceptions, these are truly and thoroughly, joy filled times in our film loving lives. So we hope you enjoy.
Stay tuned for our Avengers: Endgame coverage over the weekend & into next week. We’ll have a First Reactions episode for you planned for a Saturday release, and we’re debuting a new show format to do so. Then we’ll review Endgame with a deep dive episode like nothing you’ll be able to get anywhere else. We’ve booked a guest, and we’ve been hard at work to yet again give you a breakdown unique to us.
But as always, we want to hear your feedback. Tell us what you think of Endgame, & do please share your most anticipated movie event stories. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
No. Not that one. We guess who will live and who will die in the Endgame. There’s debate surrounding all your favorite Avengers. Should you say goodbye? How likely is it that they’ll survive?
This Episode Contains Spoilers for Other MCU films including Infinity War
How Does This Dead-Pool Work? - 1:46 Confirmed MCU Titles Post-Endgame - 3:37
ENDGAME DEAD-POOL The Original 6 - 5:52 (And a Plea WHERE WE NEED YOU! - 11:19)
The Guardians of the Galaxy Heroes - 31:16 Black Panther Heroes - 42:14 Ant-Man Heroes - 48:11 The Remaining Heroes + Villains - 50:55
Multiple Choice Theory Questions - 1:00:47
Mike and I have debuted several new formats for our episodes. The Guess The Plot gimmick, where yes - we are 100% accurate in our own unique way, - these episodes for Captain Marvel, Us, and for this movie, Avengers: Endgame have been released to a lot of fanfare. We’ve also been pumping out MMO Interviews, & we’ve chatted about the next humongous movie event that is Star Wars Episode IX with Ken Napzok and Chris Reinacher. You have a new massive series re-watch of the Pixar films, where we’re diving into their 22 Rules of Screenwriting and the history of the Pixar company. And now, we use a new episode format to preview what's perhaps the biggest movie event of the last several years as we debate who will live or die in our Endgame Dead Pool (No, not that one).
We ask questions of who will die, who should die, and what are the chances of them dying for each of your favorite marvel cinematic universe characters. Our predictions will surprise you, as we’re definitely not swimming with the current per usual. The result? This is one of our most thorough & lively conversations in the history of our podcast, and it’s a testament to the pull of this entire cinematic universe and the serialized storytelling that has brought us to this point. You won’t find something like this anywhere else on the web. Join us for our Avengers: Endgame dead pool, and yes, please tell your friends and send us your responses to what we outline here & what you think is gonna happen in this critical installment of the MCU.
Last spring, we reviewed the entire Marvel Studios film series in an 8 pod arc culminating in a review of Avengers: Infinity War and a re-rank of our favorite films of the franchise. We’ve since added many episodes to this playlist (now on Soundcloud) with Oscar Sprint Profile & Movie Event review shows on Ant-Man and The Wasp, Captain Marvel, and previously, a 2 part review of Black Panther. We’ve covered each and every trailer for Avengers: Endgame either in their own episodes or during our MMO weekly variety show.
Do stay tuned for our continuing coverage of Avengers: Endgame. We’ll go back in time in our movie watching lives to discuss the biggest Movie Events we’ve experienced in a Top 5’s episode. Then we’ll have some first reactions for you before the week is out as we debut yet another fun new format. Once the dust or the ash settles next week, we will do our deep dive(s). There’s at least 1 massive episode planned, and we may have to make it a 2 parter. Hopefully, there’s a guest host or at least a guest spot involved. We’ve tentatively booked one of our favorite comedians to join us. So yes, stay tuned. Everyone in the podiverse may be reviewing this film, but nobody is gonna cover it like MMO.
Tell us your predictions on who’ll live & die, and we’ll have some fun audience interaction posts on Twitter this week for you to enjoy. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Oscar Race Update inside where we discuss the Cannes film list. Plus, SixDegreesOfMMO, GoT, Child’s Play, Hobbs & Shaw, High Life reviews, & news on Moviepass & the box office.
Oscar Race Update: A Potential Streaming Service for The Academy - 1:12 Roman Polanski Is Suing To Get Back in The Academy - 5:03 Cannes Announced Their Full List: (But Lacks Tarantino’s - 9:43) (But With Some Intriguing Titles Regardless - 12:45)
What We’re Watching: Mike1 - 19:58 (Screams 1-4, Jordan Peele’s Scream 5?, Veep) See, Buy, Skip + Best Thing He Saw This Week - 24:35
AlsoMike - 27:25 (Emperor’s New Groove, Cookie’s Fortune, High Life [and InSession Film’s Podcast!]} See, Buy, Skip + Best Thing He Saw This Week - 36:13
SixDegreesOfMMO: Recap + Runners-Up - 38:21 Winner - 47:06 Next Week’s Challenge - 48:09
Box Office Update - 49:07
Do You Care (About): This Week’s New RelAVENGERS IS FINALLY HERE! - 51:08 MoviePass is Nearly Dead, For Real This Time - 51:53
Trailer Thoughts: Child’s Play Full Trailer 1 - 53:24 Hobbs and Shaw Trailer 2 - 54:41 Dark Phoenix Trailer 3 - 56:40 Skin Trailer 1 - 58:29
Words of Wisdom/Social Media - 1:00:14
Another MMO weekly, and this one has a large Oscar Race Update atop the show!
We discuss three Academy news stories at the beginning the the episode including the new Academy streaming service, Roman Polanski’s bizarre new lawsuit, & our takeaways from the new Cannes film list. Then we’re all about What We’re Watching where we review the Scream franchise, Game of Thrones, High Life, etc, and play a cruel & supremely difficult game of SeeBuySkip. There’s a new SixDegreesOfMMO after we discuss so many fantastic submissions from you, our wonderful audience after last week’s challenge. As usual, we have a box office update followed by a look ahead at next week’s releases & a news story on Moviepass in DYC before we review 4 new trailers including Child’s Play, Hobbs & Shaw, Dark Phoenix, and Skin.
It’s another loaded hollywood week gone. We have all the hot takes you can possibly want, and then we get you ready for the Hollyweird week to come. If it’s anything like last week, it’ll be just as jam packed as this one, and maybe moreso because Avengers: Endgame hit theaters!
Last week we guessed the plot in one of our more animated programs yet. Mike1 thinks the end game is literal & apocalyptic, while Also Mike runs with two of the more bizarre theories we’ve ever had. Show 2 will be more of a serious episode where we debate who will live or die. That’s right. We’re gonna give you an Avengers: Endgame dead pool (no, not that one). We bet on who will survive the most ominous subtitle ever! Show 3 will be another in our Top 5’s series where we discuss some of the most colossal, impactful movie events in our theater hopping lives, and then we’ll give you a brief first reaction show after we see the film next week.
Our Pixar movie re-watch will likely take a break next week, and we’ll be back at you the following weeks with many more to come (cuz we’re only 4 films into an eventual 21!). And if you haven’t yet, do listen to our MMO Interviews podcast series where we just released our chat with youtube star auteur, Chris Reinacher. We discuss his origins in Buzzfeed & Second City as well as his fun new podcast Wine & Weed and his groundbreaking new channel. Plus, he does reveal his favorite fried chicken, which blew our minds after the ChickenWatch series on Buzzfeed made our bellies growl for the last 4 years.
As always, let us know what you think. Send those responses to SixDegreesOfMMO & have fun with our twitter questions. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
We forgot how good this movie was. There’s a detailed update in our History of the Pixar Company segment, & we break down Rule 4 in Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling.
What is Our Pixar Re-Watch Series - 2:05
NON-SPOILER SECTION Cast and Crew - 4:01 How Pixar Got Here - 6:58 How the Monsters Movies Were Made - 15:41 Movie Specs - 18:47 Plot Premises/Expectations - 25:15 Production Values - 26:25 Script Thoughts/Performances - 30:51
Spoiler Warning - 33:08
SPOILER-FILLED SECTION Pixar’s 22 Rules of Screenwriting No. 4 - 34:09 Scenes of Heartbreak - 36:39 Swallowing Our Happy Pills, Kind Of - 39:49 A Sopranos Moment?! - 43:26 Highlights and Criticisms - 45:31 Issues w/ the Male Gaze - 48:46 Final Thoughts - 51:35
Words of Wisdom/Social Media - 52:24
A Bug’s Life is a bit of a forgotten film in Pixar’s anthology. We analyze why that might be, but for the record - we also loved re-watching this film more than we thought possible. It’s another episode in our Pixar Re-Watch series heading into Toy Story 4, and it’s a joy.
Like our normal movie review episodes, there’s a non-spoiler section followed by a musical interlude warning you of the spoilers to come. We discuss all the talent involved in the cast & crew, we break down all the numbers that matter in specs, and we tell you about some of the production backstory happening behind the scenes. But we also add another segment to our introductory profile on the film. You get a detailed History of the Pixar Company so you can track the highlights and low-lights of how silicon valley produced one of the greatest and most successful series in the annals of cinema. (Probably shouldn’t have used the word, “annals,” but I’m gonna stick with it.)
Our non-spoiler section continues with reviews of the production values & in this instance, the animation, and then we review the voice acting performances & some script thoughts before giving you the spoiler warning dance music. Then in spoilers, we open with our segment on the 22 Rules of Pixar Storytelling. This episode discusses rule 4, and we continue to drop our jaws at how tight and terrific these scripts turn out to be.
We’ve also added another fun segment in our spoiler section: Heartbreaks & Happiness, where we discuss how these cartoons both touch our hearts and then somehow make us so very very happy. You get an additional script breakdown as well as more of our bests & worsts, and in this episode, we actually drop some MMO grades. We’re loving this re-watch thus far. So do please tell your friends. It’s been a blast.
As always, let us know what you think. Which moments broke your heart & made you the most happy? We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
His origin story at Buzzfeed, rubric for great videos & FINALLY, his favorite chicken!!!
Introducing Chris Reinacher - Top of Show
Getting to Buzzfeed - 4:00 Early Buzzfeed Shooting Days - 9:01 Sneaking Into an Audition w/ Second City - 11:22 Collaborating While at Buzzfeed + Beyond - 15:07
All Things Fried Chicken + Chicken Watch - 17:16
Leaving BuzzFeed + The Aftermath - 21:19 Corporate Approval vs YouTube Freedom - 25:42 His Personal YouTube Success Secrets - 28:22
His SUBSCRIBE Series From Top to Bottom - 30:51
His Star Wars Re-Watch Series Currently Happening on His YouTube Channel - 35:10
Previewing His Programming for 4/20 - 42:34
Chris Reinacher Pitches Us The Worst Movie Possible - 45:42
Where to Find Chris Online - 49:32
Our Social Media/Words of Wisdom/Your Homework - 50:05
God, are we lucky. Chris Reinacher joined us for our latest MMO Interview!
We learned a lot from Chris as he spoke about his origin stories at Buzzfeed, Second City, & UCLA. The conversation moved to highlights from ChickenWatch with Keith Habersberger, including the answer to his best fried chicken on the planet (!!!), into Chris’s new life balancing a career in Hollywood development while he also develops some of the best new content on the web.
Chris did a 19 part series called SUBSCRIBE, which might be our favorite meta-narrative in a long ass while. The Charlie Kaufman / Spike Jonze / Nic Cage film, “Adaptation” is referenced at some point, and for good reason. This series was no doubt, a terrific showcase for his writing & performance chops, and his ability to compose some crazy high production values as a director / producer.
Of course, we can’t resist asking Chris about his new video series: Never Seen Star Wars - Adults Watch Star Wars for the First Time. He tells us how he avoided the saga for so long, & we get into some of the behind the scenes stories about how much fun they’re having watching the films now. (Plus, he announces his next video in the series, dropping TOMORROW!)
Also don’t miss the new Chris Reinacher podcast, Wine & Weed with Steelo Brim. We bookend our interview with some chatter about this hilarious new show, and Chris announces his next superstar guest! (OK, I can’t tease you anymore - it’s Machine Gun Kelly!!!!!)
Look, we had an absolute blast interviewing Chris, and bottom line: you don’t wanna miss this one.
Be sure to subscribe to the Chris Reinacher youtube channel, and you can follow him on social media at ChrisReinacher on Twitter, at ChrisReincher on Instagram, and add an “r” to his name to find his facebook page. Plus, you can listen to Wine & Weed on iTunes, Spotify, & everywhere you listen to podcasts.
As always, tell us what you thought of the episode, and for the love of God, what's your favorite fried chicken. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies & awesome youtube content with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Part 1 of our 2 Part Avengers: Endgame Previews.
This Episode Includes Spoilers for Previous MCU Films
What is This Show? - 2:55
Pre-Sale, Numbers, and Box Office Speculation on Endgame - 4:02
How Do Our Guess the Plot Episodes Work - 12:05
MMO’S 100% ACCURATE AVENGERS:ENDGAME GUESSES OF THE PLOT AlsoMike’s 100% Accurate Guess - 12:45 (and Analysis - 27:07) Mike1’s 100% Accurate Guess - 29:05 (and Analysis - 34:16)
Homework for You/Social Media/Words of Wisdom - 36:45
These are so much fun, perhaps TOO MUCH fun. Mike and I wanted to liven things up in the podcast studio a month or so ago when we decided to preview Captain Marvel. So we invented this game. Be 100% Accurate. Yield 0% Spoilers. It sounds impossible, but we unequivocally prove all of the skeptics wrong. We guessed the plot of Captain Marvel & “Us” already. Now since we have another major movie event, the biggest of this or maybe any year in fact, it’s time we preview & yes, Guess The Plot of Avengers: Endgame.
This episode features an intro covering the latest news and box office projections for Avengers: Endgame before we put on our writing caps and pitch you all how we would write the film in our guessing of that soon to be world famous plot.
This will be part 1 of 2.5 for our Avengers: Endgame preview mini-series. There will be another massive episode next week, where we debut yet another new episode format in our Avengers: Endgame dead pool (no, not that one). What we do in the dead pool is predict & debagte who will live, who will die, who should live or die, and what the betting odds are for life or death of the entire cast of the newest & biggest MCU property yet.
Do check out all our coverage of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. There’s a handy playlist on our Soundcloud account, and you can otherwise find our Marvel episodes all over our catalog. We cover breaking news & often review superhero movies on MMO Weekly, we did a 6 podcast arc on the first 18 films of the MCU last spring, we’ve reviewed all of the subsequent MCU releases like Infinity War, Ant Man and the Wasp, and Captain Marvel, and we’ve had fun ranking our favorite films. The half or .5 in that 2.5 miniseries from a paragraph ago also refers to another ranking episode we’ll drop next week in honor of this movie event, and then of course, we’ll review the film after digesting it over it’s opening weekend.
As always, we want to know what you think & how you would GTP. We’ll gladly read yours on our Monday variety show, MMO weekly, and you can always ask us questions via the AskMMO hashtag on social media. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
New SixDegreesOfMMO, Lion King Trailer, & GoT chatter
This is a Non-Spoiler Episode
Game of Thrones Chatter - Top of Show
What We’re Watching: AlsoMike - 1:32 (GoT s7, The Wind, Destroyer, Her Smell, Senior Bowl) See, Buy, Skip/Best Thing He Saw This Week - 8:14
Mike1 - 10:01 (Total Forgiveness/Dropout, Wrestlemania and Its Fallout, Schmoedown, Playoffs) See, Buy, Skip/Best Thing He Saw This Week - 16:39
SixDegreesOfMMO Audience Interaction: Recap and Runners Up - 18:52 Winner - 23:58 Your Next Challenge - 25:50
Box Office Update - 27:43
Do You Care (About): This Week’s Releases - 35:25 Netflix’s Buying The Egyptian Theater - 40:13 Disney+’s Rollout - 42:48 The WGA/ATA Stand Still - 48:43 The Biggest IMAX Screen Ever - 50:51 Elizabeth Moss Starring in the New Invisible Man - 52:48 The GoT Books Being Similar to the Show’s Endings - 55:26 (With a Sick, Twisted See, Buy, Skip Game - 57:14) Alicia Vikander Reprising Her Lara Croft Role - 59:38
Trailer Thoughts: Reminding You We Reviewed Star Wars Already - 1:01:04 Lion King Full Trailer 1 - 1:01:36 Avengers Endgame “All Together” Trailer - 1:05:12 Addams Family Teaser 1 - 1:06:15 Stuber Trailer 1 - 1:07:44 The Professor Trailer 1 - 1:08:51 Wine Country Trailer 1 - 1:10:11
Social Media/Words of Wisdom/TALK TO US! - 1:13:15
It’s Monday. So it’s time for another MMO Weekly! After another jam packed week of movie news, surprises at the box office, social media interactions, and a whole bunch of new trailers, you don’t want to miss how we recap the week that was & preview the week to come in MMOW.
Game of Thrones has transfixed one Mike while Wrestlemania has dominated the other’s life. We have takes enough to spare in the early banter. But we still manage to review & preview a bunch more movies & trailers. So our What We’re Watching segment includes Game of Thrones season 7 & everything Wrestling. Then we also discuss The Wind, Destroyer, Her Smell, CollegeHumor’s Total Forgiveness, & the Movie Trivia Schmoedown. Later in the episode, we’ll also review the trailers for The Lion King, The Addams Family, Avengers: Endgame, Stuber, The Professor, & Netflix’s Wine Country. Now we already dedicated an entire episode last week to recap & discuss the Star Wars Celebration panel and The Rise of Skywalker Episode IX trailer. Do be sure to check that episode out as well, but we also had another podcast recommendation for Star Wars fans as well.
The news of the week centered around the streaming wars. We have theories about how the Academy is playing it, and we compare & contrast the offerings of Netflix, Amazon Prime, Apple+, and Disney+. There’s a box office update after Shazam held on to the top spot for another week, and we also chat about next week’s theatrical releases in Do You Care. To round out DYC, we cover stories about a new Tomb Raider film, The Invisible (Wo)Man, why Mike & I want to go to Germany, George R.R. Martin’s interview on 60 minutes, and the WGA/ATA crisis. Of course, we also highlight the winners from this past week’s SixDegreesOfMMO and give you a new challenge.
Stay tuned for a pair of Avengers: Endgame previews & a review over the next two weeks, we’ll also continue our Pixar rewatch with A Bug’s Life and The Incredibles, and we have another MMO Interview booked for a recording at the end of this week. Plus, there are plenty more Oscar Race updates & special events in the works. The Oscars may be in an off-season, but MMO never slows down.
As always, let us know what you think. Send those responses to SixDegreesOfMMO & have fun with our twitter questions. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Feat. State of the Pixar Company, their 22 Rules of Storytelling + Heartbreaks & Happiness!
What is The Pixar Re-Watch Series? - Top of Show
NON-SPOILER SECTION Cast and Crew - 3:12 How Pixar Got Here - 8:47 How the Monsters Movies Were Made - 19:42 Movie(s’) Specs - 23:56 (WAS MONSTERS U. NECESSARY? - 30:12) Plot Premises/Expectations - 31:58 Production Values - 33:54 Performances - 37:18 (Including AlsoMike’s Amazing Billy Crystal Impression - 40:25) Oscars Lens - 41:41
Spoiler Warning - 44:05
SPOILER-FILLED SECTION Pixar’s 22 Rules of Screenwriting No. 2 - 45:25 Pixar’s 22 Rules of Screenwriting No. 3 - 50:01 Scenes of Heartbreak - 53:30 (Emotional Investment vs Emotionally Lacking - 57:00) (Relying on Tech vs Relying on Counter Convention - 59:31) Swallowing Our Happy Pills - 1:01:18 Highlights and Criticisms - 1:07:30
What’s Next? - 1:11:34
Words of Wisdom/Social Media - 1:13:10
Our Pixar rewatch continues, and we debut a new theme song! Mike 1 out does himself as he sings a parody of perhaps still the most recognizable song from the series at large, and boy, does he live large in this song. What a ham / gotta love him.
We had a blast once again reviewing 2 more Pixar films, Monsters Inc. & Monsters University. As advertised, we shall take on the pixar rewatch somewhat out of order so that we can discuss the separate franchises in one sitting, and then next major franchise of the series after the Toy Story films are these Monsters movies. So it’s fitting that we reboot our rewatch with these two thoroughly entertaining and heartwarming tales about monsters becoming and staying friends.
The format of these episodes sticks to our tried & true movie review structure that we’ve come to follow for all our Oscar Sprint Profiles, Movie Event, & Retrospective reviews. There’s a non-spoiler section complete with a production profile of cast & crew, movie specs, production nuggets, and spoiler free reviews of the production values, performances, and script. Then we have a spoiler warning dance musical interlude before we break down the plots in full during our spoiler section. But we also have added several important segments to this rewatch series. In the non-spoiler section, we dive into the state of the Pixar company and discuss the environment at the time of production going into the making-of these films. In the spoiler section, we discuss 2 more rules in the 22 Rules of Pixar Storytelling, and we also have a terrific chat about all of the moments that warmed our hearts by breaking them first and of course, all the moments that just made us super happy in segment we’re calling Heartbreaks & Happiness.
We finish with some more Best & Worst scenes in the spoiler section, and yes, we also talk about how both films played to the Academy in our non-spoiler Oscar Lens. Throughout the journey though, we also have a blast dissecting how Pixar tells their unique and uniquely entertaining stories. This rewatch has been a joy to prepare and record thus far, and we hope you have half as much fun as we are when you listen.
As always, let us know what you think. Which moments broke your heart & made you the most happy? We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Our reactions, guesses, hopes, and analysis of everything that just went down on the stage at Star Wars Celebration in Chicago!
What is This Halfisode? - Top of Show
Colbert, Abrams, and Kennedy - 1:35 Anthony Daniels Sells a Book, Gives a Laugh - 4:46 Billy Dee Williams Reminds Us It’s His World - 6:04 (And We’re Asked if Lando is a Daddy - 8:08) Oscar Issac is The Most Interesting Man - 9:23 Some Ep VI Inspiration? - 10:48 Colbert’s Hands Get Tied - 12:40 Chewbacca Homages Knocked Up - 14:09 The Highlight of the Deus - 15:12 Dio is Introduced - 16:16
THE FIRST EPISODE IX TEASER TRAILER Walking Through What Happened - 18:15 So What’s The Rise of Skywalker Mean?: AlsoMike - 21:46 Mike1 - 23:59
Our New Hopes for Ep IX - 24:55
How Our Interview w/ Ken Napzok Foreshadowed This - 28:07
WHAT DO YOU THINK/HOPE THE SUBTITLE MEANS? TELL US! - 30:00
At Mike, Mike, and Oscar, we love to love movies. So of course, we are fans of the galaxy far far away. Schmoedown Star Wars trivia champion, Ken Napzok just came on our show to talk about his new book - Why We Love Star Wars, his “responsible” fandom, & what he’s looking forward to with Episode IX. We covered The Last Jedi with a two part movie review, and we’ll create a Star Wars playlist for you this weekend with these four episodes in lieu of many more on our Soundcloud account.
But today is all about our reactions to the Star Wars Celebration Episode IX panel presentation. Stephen Colbert was the MC, Kathleen Kennedy & J.J. Abrams paid tribute to Carrie Fisher, and they interviewed many of the stars and droids in the film including Billy Dee Williams, Daisy Ridley, Oscar Isaac, John Boyega, Anthony Daniels, Kelly Marie Tran, Naomi Ackie, Joonas Suotamo, R2D2, BB8, and an intro to the adorable new droid, D/0.
Finally, we give you our instant reactions & analysis to the new Teaser Trailer and the subtitle. What do we think it means? How should this film build upon Rian Johnson’s Episode VIII? What kind of fight scenes do we want? And what inappropriate jokes can we make in the process? Listen here to find out, and please tell your friends. We definitely busted our butts to give you those instant reactions today, and yes, we will be covering the Saga much more in the coming year. It does look Oscar-y, at least in terms of those magnificent production values.
Our Pixar re-watch continues with part II tomorrow covering both Monsters Inc & Monsters University. Check out our first episode on Toy Story and stay tuned for many more. We have 5 Oscar sprint profile reviews on the year thus far, as well as early projections & predictions, and many updates on our weekly variety show. Then of course, do check out our MMO Interviews series. SNL & Britanick’s Nick Kocher and Schmoedown’s Ken Napzok are our latest with several more of our favorite entertainers already booked in the coming weeks. So do go back and enjoy our back catalog and stay tuned for what’s to come from MMO.
As always, let us know what you think. Please share your theories on what the subtitle means & how you view the trailer. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
We play our movie version of F, Marry, Kill for the new releases of April, May, & June!
What is This Show? - Top of Show How To Play See, Buy, Skip - 1:51
Movies Coming This Week - 4:16 (Missing Link, High Life, HellBoy) Movies Currently in Theaters - 7:06 (The Mustang, Gloria Bell, Amazing Grace) Spring Horror Movies - 11:12 (La Llarona, Child’s Play, Annabelle Comes Home) CGI Heavy Blockbusters - 14:21 (Pokemon: Detective Pikachu, Godzilla 2, MIB: International) Possible Oscar Contenders - Drama - 18:24 (Yesterday, Rocketman, Tolkien) Film Festival Indies - 22:58 (Late Night, Last Black Man in SF, The Souvenir) Film Festival Favorites - 26:11 (Long Shot, Brightburn, Booksmart) Potential Letdowns - 29:43 (Dark Phoenix, Aladdin, Ma) “Surefire” Animated Masterpieces - 32:55 (Ugly Dolls, Toy Story 4, Secret Life of Pets 2) Films Pushed to 2019 - 35:23 (Ad Astra, JT Leroy, Under the Silver Lake) Action Spectaculars - 39:38 (Endgame, John Wick 3, Shaft) “Weirdly Watchable” Films - 42:25 (Dead Don’t Die, Charles, Murder Mystery) Available Netflix Originals - 46:16 (The Dirt, Unicorn Store, The Highwaymen) Upcoming Netflix Films - 48:05 (Wine Country, Someone Great, The Perfect Date)
Coming Up/Your Homework/Social Media - 52:48 Words of Wisdom - 53:53
About a year ago, we debuted one of our first audience interaction movie games with you all called SeeBuySkip, and we played our version of F, Marry, Kill with many a trio of films. We had a lot of fun with it, you responded to us and had some fun, & then, we kinda forgot about the game until we revived it on the last few MMO Weekly episodes during our What We’re Watching segments to open those shows.
Since our weekly variety shows also preview the next week’s upcoming theatrical & streaming movie releases, and since we also discussed the entire year as an Oscars pod while making our 100% Accurate Academy Award Predictions, we did away with our monthly previews of the upcoming release schedules. This was also a mistake.
So we rectified two blunders in one incredibly fun episode where we play SeeBuySkip with all of the theatrical and streaming releases coming out this April, May, & June. This is both our Spring Movie Preview AND another outreach for you, our wonderful audience to join us in a fun movie game.
We broke down all of the upcoming releases into - some banter filled, movie schedule previewing - themed categories. You can now hear about all of the big movies coming soon to a theater & a Netflix streaming device near you, & we’re thrilled to wrap it all up into a interactive movie game that we invented called SeeBuySkip. Which movies will we plan to buy tickets for in theaters? Which will be decide to see when they come on VOD, premium movie channels, etc… when they become available for at home viewing? And which films will we skip entirely? This is the game, and it was a brisk, entertaining episode to prepare & record for these Mikes.
Now we want to know what you think. Please have fun sending us your responses to these SeeBuySkips or do send us some brain & heart busting trios of your own. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
News on the Academy, Marvel, DC, Netflix, Sinemia + a GREAT new SixDegreesOfMMO
This is a Non-Spoiler Episode We also refuse to discuss Avengers: Endgame & Infinity War spoilers from that trailer. I am proud of us.
Reviewing the MMO Week - Top of Show
What We’re Watching: Also Mike - 3:25 (Black Monday, Bumblebee, Glass, GoT s7) See, Buy, Skip/Best Thing He Saw This Week - 10:18
Mike1 - 12:24 (Total Forgiveness on Dropout, Wrestlemania Season, Truth or Dare, My Friend Dahmer) See, Buy, Skip/Best Thing He Saw This Week - 17:35
SixDegreesOfMMO: Recap + Runners Up - 18:41 Winner - 24:34 New Challenge - 28:33
Box Office Update - 29:54
Do You Care (About): This Week’s Releases - 36:25 Avengers’ Online Lines - 39:17 And Its Presale Numbers - 40:49 Cinemia’s Familiar Issues - 42:30 Terminator Dark Fate’s Set Photos - 44:33 The DOJ’s Anger at Netflix - 45:40 The WWE Hall of Fame Mayhem - 47:50
Trailer Thoughts: Joker Trailer 1 - 50:15 Endgame’s “Special Look Preview” - 56:47 Annabelle Comes Home Trailer 1 - 57:38 JT Leroy Trailer 1 - 59:09 The Dead Don’t Die Trailer 1 - 1:01:41
Your Homework/Social Media/Words of Wisdom - 1:05:25
What a week it was for us at Mike, Mike, & Oscar. We had another MMO Interview, this one with Schmoedown Star Wars expert & champion Ken Napzok. Our first guest host joined us when we reviewed the new Pet Sematary with Ryan L. Terry. We also launched our Pixar series re-watch with our Toy Story episode, giving you the origin story of the company, breaking down the first rule of 22 in Pixar’s Rules of Storytelling, and all the heartbreaks & happiness we experienced along the way. These series will continue in the weeks to come with more guest hosts coming to our show, more MMO Interviews, and plenty more Pixar.
We also had a tremendous week of Hollywood, Hollyweird, and Wrestlemania infused craziness to react to with the week that was. New trailers for Joker, Avengers: End Game, JT Leroy, Annabelle Comes Home, & The Dead Don’t Die dropped on our heads. The Avengers presales broke the internet, the Academy squared off with both Netflix AND the federal government, & there’s this fun event called Wrestlemania dominating the life of at least one of us.
On the audience interaction front, we had some great questions for you again on Twitter, but we decided to feature perhaps your strongest responses yet to our latest SixDegreesOfMMO. It was easily the most difficult week to choose a winner, and we hope you can match or beat the enthusiasm with our new challenge.
We shared some personal stories & had plenty of fire in this ep. Also Mike shared his pizza eating experience at Sally’s of New Haven, Mike 1 recapped what happened at the WWE Hall of Fame ceremonies, & we had a lot of rage over the new development between Netflix and the Academy, especially when big brother arrived.
As always, we also share a lot of info with our usual segments. The Mikes reviewed Bumblebee, Glass, Black Monday, Game of Thrones, E.T., CollegeHumor & Dropout’s Total Forgiveness, Arrested Development Season 5, Truth or Dare, My Friend Dahmer, & all the WWE Wrestlemania festivities including NXT’s big night. Of course, Mike 1 will weigh in on everything WWE on next week’s MMOW. So do stay tuned. Then we also previewed the massive number of releases coming to theaters featuring the Hellboy remake, & we recapped the Shazam! Fueled box office.
As always, let us know what you think. Send those responses to SixDegreesOfMMO & have fun with our twitter questions. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Schmoedown Star Wars champion answers all our Star Wars questions & much more!
This Is A Non-Spoiler Episode
The Man, The Book, + The Socials - Top of Show
Loving Star Wars and Writing for All Those Who Do Too - 4:10 Episode IX Predictions/Previews - 11:02 Do Star Wars Fans Care About Oscar Snubs - 18:11
Movies Ken Loved Growing Up - 20:04 The Formation of Ken Napzok: Podcast King - 21:32
Life Lessons From Being a Pro Wrestler - 31:02 (And His Time as a Booker - 37:50)
From Wrestling to Schmodown-ing - 39:21 (Ken’s Personal Schmoedown Highlights - 44:41) Schmoedown Behind the Scenes - 48:56
Life Lessons for Every Content Creator- 53:49
Ken Napzok Pitches the Worst Movie Possible - 1:02:25
Where to Find Ken + BUY HIS BOOK - 1:05:18
Words of Wisdom/Social Media - 1:08:43
They say you shouldn't meet your heroes. THEY ARE WRONG. We had an absolute blast talking to Ken Napzok. He’s had past lives in baseball, radio, film, comedy, wrestling, & as a working stiff like most of us. He’s been a regular on the Movie Trivia Schmoedown, performed for the Groundlings, & he’s been a wrestling manager working with some of the WWE’s current & former stars. Somehow, we hit all of these topics in one single episode.
Ken Napzok also wrote a Star Wars book, Why We Love Star Wars: The Great Moments That Built A Galaxy Far, Far Away. We lead off the interview with how this book came to be, the POV he takes, and we’re amazed by how he views his fandom. We discuss the upcoming Episode IX, and how his book will get probably get a sequel not unlike the saga itself. So after you listen, do please make sure to enjoy Ken’s book released on May 15th.
Ken is the host of 3 podcasts - The Napzok Files on (lol) Life, The Universe, & Everything, The Afternoons with Josh and Ken on News, Sports, & Pop Culture, and of course, the Force Center podcast on Star Wars. He’s also putting a ton of content on Youtube like our favorite, his Motivations with Ken series. Please make sure to follow / like / subscribe / & become a patron to all his shows. You can also find him on social media: at KenNapzok on Twitter, Ken Napzok Page on Facebook, & also at Ken Napzok on Instagram. Of all the deep dives, we’ve had the pleasure of jumping off the ledge for to study in our MMO Interviews series thus far, Ken is certainly the most prolific content creator we & perhaps the world has ever seen.
Finally, Ken coaches up us podcasters. He drops a ton of wisdom on his process, preparations, & he exemplifies the work ethic it takes. It was the pep talk we desperately needed, & he inspired us in both word & deed.
We’re so very proud of all our MMO Interviews thus far. The Mikes of Oscar have had the pleasure of talking to Nick Kocher of Britanick & SNL, CollegeHumor’s Brennan Lee Mulligan, Headgum’s Reilly Anspaugh & Geoffrey James, as well as Oscar Experts Scott Feinberg of The Hollywood Reporter & Clayton Davis of Awards Circuit. Don’t miss this or our other MMO Interviews!
As always, let us know your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Make sure you read RLTerryReelView.com!
This Review of Pet Sematary Has a Spoiler Section Though during that spoiler section, we do compare & contrast this remake with the 1989 original. So it’s a spoiler filled discussion for BOTH films. Please be advised.
We Have Guests - 2:00 What Is This Episode - 2:35
Cast and Crew - 3:16 Production Notes - 9:01 Specs - 11:48
INTRODUCING RYAN L. TERRY - 15:03
Plot Premise/Expectations/Theater Experience - 18:21 Production Values: Sight - 23:53 Sound - 28:21 Performances - 31:45 Script Thoughts/Oscar Lens - 37:10 Watch or Not? - 39:03
Spoiler Warning Dance Party - 39:39
The Same, But Different - 40:58 Pascow v Pascow - 46:04 Bests: Real vs Surreal - 48:18 Bests: Claustrophobia - 53:30 Bests of the Bests: Dancing, Stabbing, and Misdirection - 55:05
Worsts: “Theme Songs”, Bad Parents, + Ellie - 59:51 Worsts: Chasing Ellie - 1:03:08 Worsts: Abhorrent Dialogue - 1:05:58
Final Grades - 1:09:24
Ryan’s Parting Words - 1:12:51
Social Media/Words of Wisdom - 1:15:00
A big thanks to Ryan L. Terry for joining us in our review of the new Pet Sematary. Ryan is a bonafide horror movie expert as he’s proven time & again during the last two AllTheHorror month long collaborations this past October & February during WomenInHorrorMonth. By day, Ryan teaches screenwriting at the University of Tampa, and by night, he’s a film critic, logging all his reviews at rlterryreelview.com. He also happens to be a terrific guest host, moonlighting on some of our favorite shows, and we couldn’t resist asking Ryan to add MMO to his schedule.
On a personal note, we became daily readers of Ryan’s work because first & foremost & always, he’s about film APPRECIATION. He’s definitely a kindred spirit in that regard. But what’s even more amazing about Ryan is that since we’ve been lucky enough to become friends on social media (who knew that could really happen), Ryan L. Terry has been nothing - if not kind, supportive, and above all, always ready to talk movies. So we could not have picked a better first guest host on MMO, and we hope you have as much fun listening as we had chatting with Ryan on Pet Sematary.
Even with a guest, we follow our typical movie review format, and you get 2 reviews for the price of 1. We start with non-spoilers where the Mikes introduce the film with all of the preview information you’d want on the cast & crew, behind the scenes backstory, box office projections, and initial critical & audience reception numbers. Then we add Ryan for our non-spoiler reviews of the film’s production values, performances, and script before we play a spoiler warning musical interlude & dive into all of the plot details. Here, we discuss our bests, worsts, and final grades, and since Ryan’s a screenwriting professor, we’re able to get even more insight about the components of this terrifying story. We also can’t help but compare it to the original at each & every turn.
Follow Ryan L. Terry on social media. He’s at RLTerry1 on Twitter & RL_Terry on Instagram. Again, you can read all his work exploring film, theme parks, & television at rlterryreelview .com. Please join Ryan’s mailing list by entering your email to receive notifications of his new work.
Then of course, please let us know what you all thought of the episode! We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Featuring some History on the Pixar Company & their 22 Rules of Screenwriting.
This Review of Toy Story has a Spoiler Section
How These Episodes Will Work - 1:29
NON-SPOILER SECTION Cast and Crew - 3:11 How Pixar Got Here - 7:22 How Toy Story Got Made - 14:19 Movie Specs - 18:09 Plot Premise/Expectations - 22:30 Production Values - 25:31 Performances - 28:46 Oscars Lens - 31:22
Spoiler Warning - 32:30
SPOILER-FILLED SECTION Pixar’s 22 Rules of Screenwriting Number 1 - 33:48 Scenes of Heartbreak - 38:04 Swallowing Our Happy Pills - 39:33 Screenwriting, Story, Technical, and Settings Highlights - 47:21
Where This Film Fits in the Pixar Universe - 51:45 What’s Next? - 53:50
HOMEWORK FOR YOU and Thank You- 56:35
Words of Wisdom/Social Media - 57:32
By popular demand, with Toy Story 4 coming out at the end of June, and since as a film appreciation podcast, we couldn’t love a series of movies as much as these, Mike, Mike, and Oscar begins it’s Pixar re-watch. We did a full series on the entire Marvel Cinematic last spring. This year, we wanted to both hit our brand of Oscar films, while also staying current by previewing you for what will be a huge movie event with the next Toy Story. We also get to learn from both the Pixar business model & production story AND the 22 Rules of Pixar Storytelling, well known and studied by screenwriters around the world as a few added segments to these reviews.
In this episode, we begin where it all started for computer generated feature film animation, in Andy’s Room with 1995’s Toy Story. As promised, Mike 1 chronicles the early history of the Pixar brand, how it got off the ground at Lucasfilm, with steward Steve Jobs, and how they eventually found their home at Disney to make this inaugural Oscar winning film.
We otherwise follow some familiar formatting, as you’ve come to know & love with our Oscar Sprint Profile, Movie Event, & Retrospective film reviews. There’s a non-spoiler section filled with the background & behind the scenes information followed by a non-spoiler review of the production values, performances, script, & Oscar Lens before we dive into the plot in a spoiler section forewarned by some dance music.
Then once we begin that spoiler section, we debut our 22 Rules of Screenwriting segment and go over Rule No. 1, followed by two more unique additions of Heartbreaks and Happiness, AKA, where this cartoon film managed to tug on our heart-strings and then why it made us so happy. There’s still a look into some more of our bests and worsts, and we further break down why the screenplay is so very special before we complete the review & let you know what’s coming next in the series. Hint, we won’t always go in order. But don’t worry cuz there be monsters.
As always, let us know what you think. Which moments broke your heart & made you the most happy? We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Plus a new SixDegreesOfMMO & record breaking Audience Interaction from last week.
This is a Non-Spoiler Episode
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: Also Mike - 1:38 (Stan and Ollie, Peterloo, Last Man On the Moon) See, Buy, Skip/Best Thing He Saw This Week - 7:05
Mike1- 8:18 (OSW Review, Top Chef Season 16, Total Forgiveness, Miracle Workers) See, Buy, Skip/Best Thing He Saw This Week - 13:45
AUDIENCE INTERACTION SixDegreesOfMMO: Recap - 14:55 Winner - 20:39 New Challenge - 21:47
MMO Asks: Movie Character Best Equipped to Fight Thanos - 22:46 Listener Disney Top 5’s - 28:06 Most Underrated Horror Sequel - 33:48
And Then We Tease What’s Coming - 37:27
Box Office Update - 38:20
Do You Care (About): This Week’s New Releases? - 41:43 Netflix’s Latest - 43:14 Spielberg and Apple TV+ - 45:20 The Length of Endgame - 48:55 The High School Production of Alien - 50:29 Luke Skywalker Playing Chucky - 50:56 SNL’s Us Parody - 52:54
RIP Agnes Varda - 53:34
Trailer Thoughts: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Trailer 1 - 56:56 Godzilla Trailer 3 - 58:17
Words of Wisdom/Social Media/What’s Coming - 1:00:32
Since we reached new highs for audience interaction this past week, YOU managed to write the centerpiece for this show, and boy, are we glad you did. For Mike and I just had far too much fun discussing your responses. There’s another round of SixDegreesOfMMO, and not 1, but 3 twitter questions to discuss. Of course, we enjoy a few more of our regular MMOW segments like What We’re Watching, Box Office Update, Do You Care, and Trailer Thoughts. So after another crazy week, we have yet another loaded episode of MMO Weekly!
We begin with “What We’re Watching,” our regular segment filled with rapid fire film & tv reviews. This week features Stan & Ollie, Peterloo, CollegeHumor’s “Total Forgiveness,” and Top Chef. Then we dive into all of that wondrous audience interaction. Six Degrees recaps the winners for the previous challenge, & we set a new one. Our twitter question about which non-superhero character would create the best matchup for Thanos resulted in some bizarre answers & banter by us. You gave us some of your favorite Disney Animation Movies & Songs to challenge our own tastes from our previous episode. Finally, we also learn about some underrated horror sequels, and we tease a new MMO series of podcasts coming your way in the month of April.
Hollywood news flies fast & furious as we review last week’s Dumbo vs Us vs Captain Marvel Box Office before we preview next week’s theatrical releases like Pet Sematary & Shazam to begin our Do You Care segment. Here, we also rundown the early programming of Apple TV Plus, Avengers: End Game’s 3 hours in length, an Alien High School Musical, why Luke Skywalker will also become the next voice of Chucky, the latest “Us” parody on Saturday Night Live, and we review two new trailers for Godzilla: King of the Monsters and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark after paying tribute to the legendary Agnes Varda.
All of our recent MMO Weekly episodes have been building in both audience & audience interaction. We’ve been previewing & discussing many early Oscar contenders, we’ve been reviewing many of our favorite shows on tv & streaming as well as many more movies & trailers, and we’ve been reacting to all the latest & most talk-worthy Hollywood news. So if this is one of your first episodes of MMOW, hopefully you return every Monday for more. There’s a playlist on our soundcloud account, and you can find MMOW’s throughout our catalog.
As always, please keep up the great work with SixDegreesOfMMO & in responding to our Twitter Questions. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Childhood or all time classics? Anthems, ballads, or pop hits? God, this was fun.
This is a Non-Spoiler Episode
A BIG (but the "i" in "big" was crushed by a bouncing lamp) Announcement - 1:43
What is This Episode? - 7:31
The Mikes’ Top 5 Disney Animation Studios Movies: The Eras of Disney Animation + Stats - 8:22
Honorable Mentions - 19:05 Five - 21:01 Four - 23:25 Three - 25:58 Two - 27:58 One - 31:05
The Mikes Top 5 Disney Animation Movie Songs: Running Through the All-Timers - 33:53 Stats - 43:19
Honorable Mentions - 43:53 Five - 45:11 Four - 47:10 Three - 48:29 Two - 49:06 One - 49:43
Social Media/Your Homework/Words of Wisdom - 52:41
So this was supposed to be like a quickisode, which is our term for short 15-20 minute episodes. Then there were some MAJOR MMO developments. First, we decided upon a new series rewatch, and this episode became the obvious / perfect time to introduce you to what will become a new weekly show for us until the end of June (hint hint). We also turned back into children, foul mouthed manchildren to be sure, but the Disney Animated Studios took us back to better and simpler times.
After Mike 1 ascribes “eras” to the 5 distinct phases of the history of Disney animated films, and after we discuss some highlights, we dive into our top 5’s plus a few honorable mentions. Then of course, we cannot resist listing all of the notable Disney animation studio songs - that we could remember (or watch on youtube) before we count down our top 5’s there as well. How could we resist?
Again, don’t miss our huge announcement at the top of the show. It’s gonna be a big part of our spring programming every week. (Are you adequately teased yet?) But also enjoy our many anecdotes and self diagnosed psychoanalysis on our own childhoods, and better yet, as we heckle one another. This was definitely one of the most fun episodes we’ve EVER recorded. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
If you liked this episode, you’d probably also dig our Best Original Song halfisodes where we’ve reviewed many of these songs in their Oscar categories. There’s a playlist on our Soundcloud account, where you can find episodes on The Lion King, Aladdin, Cinderella, Frozen, & more! We’ve also been all over the recent Disney Animated Oscar Nominee in Wreck It Ralph 2: Ralph Breaks the Internet and several of the recent Pixar films as well reviews of Mary Poppins & the Returns.
As always, please tell us your favorites, whether you want to count down your own Top 5 or just give us your number 1’s. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Hellboy commits unforgivable sins.
This review of Hellboy has a Spoiler Section
A Far Too Long Discussion of Blade - 2:01 How Does This Retrospective Work? - 3:23
Cast and Crew - 4:00 Story Inception/Production Notes - 10:15 Specs - 10:50 Plot Synopsis/Expectations - 15:14 Production Design: Bests: Sight - 17:14 Sound - 20:06 Bests: Performances - 20:44 Script Thoughts - 22:54 Bests: Oscar Lens (Believe it or Not) - 23:57
Spoiler Warning Dance Break - 24:29
Worsts: John Meyers as a Whole - 25:57 Mentor Issues + GDT Issues - 28:01 Misplaced Conflicts - 30:38 It’s a Given - 36:07 Where Are the Stakes? - 37:33
GDT v. GDT; Comic Movie v. Comic Movie - 39:20
Is There Hope for Hellboy 2? - 43:08
HOMEWORK FOR YOU!/Words of Wisdom - 44:16
We scheduled these retrospective on the two Hellboy films after the excellent trailers for the remake. One Mike has never seen them. The other Mike recalled them fondly. But things changed. MMO forces us to watch hundreds of movies a year, and many of them (thankfully) are of the critically acclaimed variety. We LOVE to love movies, but unfortunately, we can’t love them all.
Now we do give 2004’s Hellboy credit where it’s due. From future Oscar winner, Guillermo Del Toro, the production values are mostly top notch and foreshadow so many nominations to come in the years ahead of GDT’s career. But we have severe issues with the script that we break down in the spoiler section, and we don’t apologize for it.
Bottom Line: we gotta call em’ like we see em,’ and like we told you in our very first episodes, we want to be honest with you, our wonderful listeners. If we don’t love a movie, then so be it. We tell you, and we still manage to have a boatload of fun doing it.
So this review of Hellboy is a bit of a rollercoaster. There’s the usual format including a non-spoiler review filled with cast & crew filmographies and background discussions before we complete spoiler free reviews of the production values, performances, and screenplay. Then we break down the plot with our carryovers, bests, worsts, and final grades. It’s another retrospective loaded with piping hot takes fitting the Dad joke I just could have made while writing these show notes, but didn’t - because I have some restraint.
If you still wanna listen to us after we trash this film, do enjoy many other retrospectives. They exist throughout our back catalog of episodes and grouped in many playlists. We have reviews of all the major nominees from the past two awards seasons called Oscar Sprint Profiles. We cover movie events such as blockbusters like Star Wars: The Last Jedi to genre films like Overlord. Then we’ve reviewed many of our favorite film series like the entire Halloween franchise, the MCU, Mission Impossibles, Conjuring Universe, and as you may know from our recent releases, we love to review original films headed for a remake like 1977’s Suspiria, 1964’s Mary Poppins, and 1989’s Pet Sematary. Of course, we have many former Oscar winners and nominees covered as well. So even if we may disagree on this film, do please keep watching other movies with us.
If you do think we got this one wrong, let us know. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
We ask questions, do impersonations, sing, dance, & discuss a GREAT bad film.
This Review of 89’s Pet Sematary has a Spoiler Section
What is an MMO Retrospective - 2:08
NON-SPOILER REVIEW Cast and Crew - 2:32 Story Inception/Production Notes - 7:13 Specs - 13:52 Plot Premise/Expectations - 17:43 Production Values - 20:55 Stephen King’s Affinity for History - 26:21 Performances - 28:45 Script Thoughts - 32:48
Spoiler Warning Dance Break - 34:08
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW Legitimately Impressive Bests - 35:26 The Awesomely Bad: An Undead History Lesson + Some non-Rules Rules - 40:26 Jud’s Bored - 44:53 Doc, Maybe a Fence? - 48:09 Zelda, Bad Parenting, and Worse Editing - 49:05 Sleep Tight - 54:58 The Last Scene - 56:25 And The Best Quote - 59:03
Final Grades - 59:59
Words of Wisdom/Social Media - 1:01:01
At MMO, we do retrospectives whenever we can & whenever it’s necessary. Heading into the remake of Stephen King’s Pet Sematary for a release the first week of April, we had to discuss the story that has scared millions (literally). One of us watched the film for the first time. The other hadn’t seen Pet Sematary in years. Neither Mike could have foreseen how much fun we’d have studying & talking about one of Stephen King’s biggest box office hits. Watch both the 1989 film & the accompanying making-of documentary both on Amazon Prime, & get ready for the Jason Clarke, John Lithgow, & Amy Seimetz led remake right here with us.
So let’s get this straight right off the bat. We enjoyed watching Pet Sematary. But as we make clear early in this episode, our review lands on the fact that this is a great bad film. If you’ve been with us throughout our coverage of the horror genre, especially during the Oscar “off-seasons,” if such a thing even exists, then you know we can have too much fun talking about non-awards movies. On the flip side, you also know we won’t hesitate to campaign for our favorite horror films & performances into the Oscar conversation. Get Out was our hope for Best Picture in our first year on the show. Hereditary’s Toni Collette was our Best Actress last year, and horror movie reviews are a constant for our show. Our track record for film appreciation in the horror genre is all over our catalog, & we enjoy talking films of all kinds and critical profiles.
We’ve reviewed the entire Halloween franchise, the Conjuring Universe, both Suspiria’s, American Psycho, Overlord, & many others. Since we’re psyched to see the new Pet Sematary, we knew the 1989 retrospective was gonna be a must, and this recording experience did not disappoint.
The episode follows our normal movie review format that we use for Oscar Sprint Profiles, Movie Events, & Retrospectives alike. There’s a non-spoiler section including a production profile filled with cast & crew filmographies, movie specs & all the numbers, and behind the scenes making-of commentary before we offer a non-spoiler overviews of the production values, performances, & script. Then we give you some spoiler warning dance music & dive deep into the plot of the film including all our bests & worsts, an analysis of the themes, & our final grades.
As always, let us know your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Shazam Review, Us Update, Tarantino & Toy Story Previews - What a week!
This is a Spoiler Free Episode
What We’re Watching: AlsoMike - 1:16 (Shazam, Catastrophe Season 4, Black Monday, Ferdinand) See, Buy, Skip - 8:24 The Best Thing AlsoMike Saw This Week - 9:13
Mike1 - 10:49 (Survivor, The Challenge, Us, The Inventor, Ministry of Evil) See, Buy, Skip - 18:35 The Best Thing Mike1 Saw This Week - 20:21
Audience Interaction: MMO Asks: Your Top Horror Moments - 22:41 MMO Asks: Work with Tarantino - 24:31 MMO Asks: Awkward Movie Watches - 31:29
Box Office Updates - 38:10 (+ a SixDegreesOfMMO Update - 43:12)
Do You Care (About): This Week’s New Releases - 45:40 Disney/Fox Deal is Done - 48:21 Dune Filming Having Begun - 50:55 Netflix is Blanking At Cannes - 53:43
Trailer Thoughts: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Trailer 1 - 57:30 Stranger Things Season 3 Trailer - 1:01:53 Lucy in the Sky - 1:03:37 Toy Story 4 Full Trailer 1 - 1:05:53 Yesterday Trailer 2 - 1:07:30 John Wick 3 Trailer 1 - 1:09:39 The Last Black Man in San Francisco Trailer 1 - 1:11:23 Dora and the Lost City of Gold Trailer 1 - 1:14:05
Words of Wisdom/Social Media/Questions for YOU - 1:16:00
Another Monday, another loaded MMO Weekly covering all of the latest trailers, film news, & all our favorite audience interactions & rapid fire film & tv series reviews. We recap the Hollywood week that was & get you ready for the Hollyweird week to come. That’s our weekly montra, and this is our weekly variety show.
Also Mike reviews Shazam!, Catastrophe: Season 4, Showtime’s Black Monday, and 2017’s Best Animated Feature nominee, Ferdinand. Then Mike 1 gives his rapid fire review treatment to Survivor, MTV’s The Challenge, HBO’s The Inventor, & Ministry of Evil, and we both do our customary SeeBuySkip before we talk about the best thing we watched this past week. Then we dive into conversations about several fun audience interactions. There’s one carryover from last week from our MMOasks about your top experiences with horror films, a fantasy casting question about who you’d want to see in upcoming Tarantino movies, and we talk about the most awkward films we’ve watched alongside our families.
The Box Office Update includes a big discussion on how Jordan Peele’s “Us” and Captain Marvel have outpaced expectations. Then we dive into next week’s theatrical releases like Dumbo & The Beach Bum, and we talk about the big news stories from the last seven days like the Fox/Disney deal, Villeneuve’s Dune, & Netflix avoiding the Cannes film fest. To close things out, we’re all over the latest & greatest trailers. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood dazzles us & then we worry about some of the story’s potential pitfalls, and we also cover Stranger Things: Season 3, Lucy in the Sky, Toy Story 4, Yesterday, John Wick: Parabellum, The Last Black Man in San Francisco, & Dora and the Lost City of Gold.
As always, we want to know what you think & stay tuned for next week’s MMOW, where we’ll announce the winners of our latest challenge of SixDegreesOfMMO, Haley Lu Richardson to Jordan Peele. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
More Non-Spoiler discussion & debate before our full spoiler section.
This Episode Has a Spoiler Section
What is This Episode? - Top of Show
Updates/Define “Allegory” - 4:30 Oscars Lens Power Rankings - 7:45
Spoiler Warning Dance Party - 16:26
Jeremiah 11:11 - 18:18 Dance Battle + Orchestras + MJ - 21:22
What the Script/Jordan Peele Demands of YOU - 23:44
Plot Overview: Merits and Meaning of THAT ENDING - 29:08 Red’s Background + (LITERAL) Come Up - 31:07
Value of the Twist - 33:23
Worsts: The Meaning of Staring - 38:03 (And Rumor-Squashing - 39:59) The Big Evil Speech - 42:18 Rules Need Not Apply - 43:33
Bests: Meet the Tylers and The Tylers - 45:11 (And Their Cinematography - 48:37)
Critiquing the Critics - 49:47
More Bests: Outfits and Easter Eggs - 52:40 More Tylers, Family Dynamics, + Kid Characterization - 54:00 Setups/Payoffs - 56:47 Not Wasting a Scene - 59:17
Shouting Out Den of Geek - 1:00:55
Check Yourself/Pleading to The Academy - 1:02:17
Final Grades - 1:05:15
Words of Wisdom/Questions for YOU - 1:05:51
What a great movie this is to talk about! We couldn’t resist another non-spoiler discussion. So there’s a full 17 minutes of non-spoiler prologue before we break down the film in a full spoiler review. There’s an Oscars Category Power Rankings segment, a ton of talk about the many themes & symbols in the film, and of course, we recap the plot of Jordan Peele’s “Us” in what turned out to be one of our more enjoyable discussions in awhile.
Normally, we wouldn’t do another non-spoiler section in a two part OSP. But we felt it relevant after taking the movie in for a second time. Plus, there’s a lot of fun updates on the numbers, critical & audience reception, and of course, the Oscar buzz.
Then we move onto our main event, the full spoiler discussion of one of the better mind-bending films in this or any year. Say what you want about the film, and we do have some negatives to share, but this film is nothing if not a CONVERSATION STARTER, and Mike & I cannot seem to stop. In fact, I’m sure we’ll continue to chat about the movie in our upcoming MMO Weekly next Monday as well as our countless previews & reviews & interviews come awards season.
If you enjoyed this episode, do go back and enjoy Part One as well as our Guess The Plot / Preview. In those episodes, we review the production values, performances, and go more in depth on the numbers. We have too much fun in a Guess The Plot segment, which of course, wouldn’t dare spoil you, and there’s always an Oscar Lens throughout.
MMO loves the horror genre. So we added a Top 5’s episode where we chronicle our favorite movie going experiences with Horror films. We’ve also reviewed Get Out on multiple occasions in our 2017/18 Oscars campaign, and last year, we reviewed all of the Halloween franchise, the Conjuring films, both Suspiria’s, Overlord, Hereditary, & we’ve done 4 AllTheHorror themed episodes including a horror news, horror movie awards show, & American Psycho retrospective.
As always, please tell us what you think & how you feel about “Us.” We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Episode Builds to an Early Oscar Lens & Compares to Other Horror Films.
This is a Non-Spoiler Review of Jordan Peele’s Us
Why a Two Part Review? - Top of Show
Cast and Crew - 3:32 Story Inception/Production Notes - 6:06 Specs - 7:47 Potential Audience Reception - 13:04
Plot Premise/Expectations/Comparisons: Mike1 - 14:28 AlsoMike - 15:59
Production Values - 18:07 Jordan Peele as Modern Hitch - 23:30 Performances - 27:30 (Lupita vs Toni - 31:00)
Oscars Lens - 32:17 Script Thoughts - 34:38 Watch/Don’t Watch - 39:06
Words of Wisdom/Questions for You - 39:42
“Us” merits a re-watch or several, and we’ll do that before recording & releasing our second part of this Oscars Sprint Profile for the first multi-category contender on the year. We have Lupita looking like a Best Actress nom, and yes, there’s a lot to be said for the rest of the cast. Then we have Peele’s script & direction, production design & several other technical categories, as well as a terrific orchestral score to possibly contend next awards season. Since all signs point to “Us” becoming a monster hit at the box office, we don’t have to look much further than the last two years and how Get Out & Black Panther & Bohemian Rhapsody all rode earlier release dates up to the Oscar stage.
So it’s our first MAJOR awards contender, and we’re now paying “Us” its due with a two part review. That allows us Mikes to stretch our legs a bit more with a few of our usual segments. We discuss some filmographies beginning first & foremost with how Jordan Peele has begun his filmmaking career & who it reminds us of. Then we discuss the rest of the cast, who they are, where they’re from, & why we love them. Since we’ve previewed “Us” already with a Preview / Guess the Plot halfisode, we didn’t dwell on this section for far too long, but there are a few production notes to chat up. To finish the prologue, Mike 1 also chronicles all of the early numbers for you on the critical & audience reception, budget, & box office projections, as well as what that means for the film, for Peele’s career, and we tease how this film might be received by a wider audience.
Our hallmarks to non-spoiler reviews follow. We describe our theater going experiences, chronicle our expectations and compare how we entered this film to other recent trips to the movies. Then we’re off & talking about the production values, performances, script thoughts, & all the while, we do it without spoiling much more than the premise & a few callbacks to the trailers. This builds to an Oscar Lens & our recommendation of Watch or Don’t before we leave you on the cliffhanger that is this two part movie review.
Stay tuned for the next episode of Mike, Mike, and Oscar when we will do our damnedest to explain & break down Jordan Peele’s second film how only we can. Though if you cannot get enough of us Mikes previewing the “Us” movie (you knew that wordplay was coming at some point in these show notes), then go back a few pods ago in our catalog to enjoy our “Us” Guess the Plot, where we preview the film more extensively AND have some fun guessing what might happen. (Of course, this is how we flex our creative muscles. We don’t actually spoil anything there in those shows). But also tune into the first 5 or 10 minutes of the next episode as we’ll be non-spoilers for that intro for a new segment and follow up on the Oscar Lens as well as an update on how it’s being received by the moviegoing public.
As always, please tell us what you think & how you feel about “Us.” We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
From YouTube stardom to Saturday Night Live!
This is a Non-Spoiler Episode
BACKGROUND: Getting Into Comedy - 2:47 Nick, Brian, and Destiny - 5:45 Don’t be an Individual - 8:55 Ain’t No Mountain High Enough - 14:02
BRITANICK: The Britanick Process - 16:22 Their Time at UCB - 21:52 (Along w/ Sketch Festivals and Opening for Robin Williams - 24:32) Early Work w/ Rachel Bloom - 31:52 Eagles Are Turning People Into Horses- 33:25 (DID YOU DRINK MY GINGER ALE?! - 38:00)
SUNNY/SNL: Working for Always Sunny - 40:27 Contrasting Sunny w/ the SNL Writer’s Room - 46:20
WORST MOVIE PITCH: Nick Kocher’s Worst Movie Possible - 50:06
Questions for You/Social Media/Words of Wisdom - 55:48
The latest episode in our new favorite series - MMO Interviews welcomed Nick Kocher to the show. Nick spent years writing for Saturday Night Live & It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. He’s acted for Joss Whedon & alongside Spider-Man. Nick’s sold out shows for the Upright Citizens Brigade, and even opened for Robin Williams. Us Mikes know & love him as one half the sketch comedy duo, Britanick, whose youtube streaming channel got one of the Mikes through law school & whose many more sketches & shorts for Funny or Die, Cracked, & CollegeHumor allowed the other Mike to somehow get up the courage to finish watching the most boring of Oscar Nominees. Nick Kocher joined our show, and we couldn’t have been more thrilled to chat with him.
Obsessed with how versatile a writer & performer he is, we wanted & more importantly, needed to learn of this man’s origin story. So we were lucky enough to hear of his comedy beginnings, and Nick rattled off one funny & inspiring story after the next. We couldn’t help but dive into questions about his schooling & early career writing & performing alongside comedy partner, Brian McElhaney. We checked off all the questions we were dying to ask him about one of our favorite streaming channels, & then we closed with a discussion on his times writing for Sunny & SNL, two of our all time favorite shows.
Chatting with Nick Kocher & our previous guests has been an absolute blast, and this new series of MMO Interviews ranks amongst our highest achievements on the show. Do please check out that playlist here on Soundcloud. The list now includes CollegeHumor’s Brennan Lee Mulligan, Headgum’s Reilly Anspaugh & Geoffrey James, Scott Feinberg of The Hollywood Reporter, & Clayton Davis of Awards Circuit. If you’re a movie fan, if you’re a comedy fan, if you’re a creative person in any way, shape or form, you don’t want to miss these interviews. And somehow, we have more bookings on the schedule! So also stay tuned.
But first, please go out & enjoy Nick Kocher’s work everywhere you can stream & more importantly, purchase it. Subscribe to his & Brian’s youtube channel, Britanick. Follow him at Nick Kocher on Instagram & Twitter, and do look out for all his future projects, stand-up dates, improv shows, etc...etc...
And if you’re new to our show, do please check out our back catalog of movie previews, reviews, interviews, retrospectives, & all the awards season coverage you could want. We love to love movies, we also love comedy, and we broadcast year round on our film appreciation podcast.
As always, please tell us what you think. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Plus the real Awkwafina plays SixDegreesOfMMO with us!
This is a Non-Spoiler Episode
Coming up on MMO - Top of Show
What We’re Watching: AlsoMike - 3:20 (Crashing, QB1, Triple Frontier, Lego Movie 2, Shyamalan’s The Visit, Mike1 - 10:58 (Crashing, Corporate, The Profit, Mad Men, Commitment Issues)
Audience Interaction: SixDegreesOfMMO Recap + A Special Winner - 15:24 Honorable Mentions - 17:02 New Challenge - 23:24
MMO Asks: Horror Experiences - 24:40
Box Office Update - 29:50
Do You Care (About): This Week’s Releases - 34:15 James Gunn Being Hired Back by Marvel - 36:03 Annapurna’s Continued Wallet Struggles - 41:52 The College Admissions Scandal - 45:52 Denzel Taking a Little Things Role - 48:39 The Soprano’s Movie - 49:30
Trailer Thoughts: Avengers: Endgame Trailer 2 - 51:47 Aladdin Trailer 3 - 54:32 Charlie Says Trailer 1 - 58:49 Good Boys - 1:01:07 Booksmart - 1:02:48
Social Media/Words of Wisdom - 1:05:27
MMO Weekly returns with a bunch of trailer reactions, scandalous news stories to dissect, some box office to update, a thoroughly creative audience to interact with, a bunch of movies and tv shows to review, & a very special announcement about our next MMO Interview. That’s the general format - back to front of this new episode of our weekly variety show that you’ve come to know & love. It’s another loaded episode of MMOW!
Triple Frontier, The Lego Movie 2, the series finale of Crashing, Corporate, etc - all get the What We’re Watching rapid fire review treatment. Then we dive into some fun audience interactions like the real friggin’ Awkwafina tweeting her response to our latest SixDegreesOfMMO. We also discuss your best answers to our MMOasks on your top 5 horror movie experiences & a GuessThePlot for Jordan Peele’s “Us,” and to finish, we hit on all our usual segments beginning with a Box Office Update.
Our Do You Care spends some valuable time discussing next week’s theatrical releases, James Gunn being re-hired for Guardians of the Galaxy 3, Annapurna’s money troubles, the college admissions scandal, Denzel’s new serial killer film, and the news on The Sopranos prequel hitting theaters in 2020. Finally, we end with some Trailer Thoughts on the latest previews of Avengers: End Game, Aladdin, Mary Harron’s Charlie Says, Good Boys, & Booksmart.
The next episode this week will be that much anticipated MMO Interview with Nick Kocher of Britanick, Saturday Night Live, & It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Check out our social media for what youtube binging you can do to prepare for our chat with him. Then we’re all over Jordan Peele’s “Us” at the end of the week. 2019 is kicking into high gear, & MMO is all over it!
As always, please tell us what you think & play along with our audience interaction games. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
From Blockbuster Video to Film Festivals, we tell stories & talk our favorite genre.
This is a Mostly Non-Spoiler Episode There’s some early Act 1 giveaways, and then some mentions of some big moments or big scares at certain points in other films. But of course, we don’t give anything away.
What is This Episode? - Top of Show The Mikes’ Horror History - 1:34 Honorable Mention - 4:11
THE MIKES TOP 5 HORROR MOVIE EXPERIENCES Our Shared No. 5 - 7:09 AlsoMike’s No. 4 - 11:49 AlsoMike’s No. 3 - 15:20 Mike1’s No. 4 + No. 3 - 18:07 AlsoMike’s No. 2 - 23:07 Mike1’s No. 2 - 27:13
AlsoMike’s No. 1 - 33:46 Mike1’s Number….uh….1 - 39:03
Why is Horror Universally Relatable - 46:24 What We’re Expecting From “Us” - 49:58
Questions for You/Social Media/Words of Wisdom - 54:11
Another way to get ready for Jordan Peele’s “Us” is to go back in time & talk about why we love horror movies. Sometimes they’re good & one memorable scare will scar us forever. Sometimes they’re great, and we never look at the world the same again. But other times they’re so bad, they’re perhaps the best experience of our film going year. We talk about our Top 5 Horror Movie Experiences in this special weekend episode!
This isn’t our first foray into the tried & true Top 5 world of podcasting & youtubing & John Cusack’ing. We’ve ranked our favorite scenes & films from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Mission Impossibles, & of course, we nominate 5’s in the Mike, Mike, and Oscars - OUR annual award show. But we also started a specific Top 5 series that began with our Top 5 Music Movie Performances, & you can find our Top 5s playlist of episodes on Soundcloud.
Regardless of whether you’re addicted to Top 5 shows & videos like we are, this turned into quite the fun conversation about the horror genre, & of course, we tell some of our favorite moviegoing stories. From trips to Blockbuster to fancy film festivals, we thought it the perfect time to recap all our greatest horror movie experiences.
The Mikes of Oscar are committed to covering horror films year round, & if you’ve listened before, you know we’ve been campaigning hard for some of the best horror films & performances come awards season. The Academy is slowly, but surely coming around to acknowledging the genre, but not enough. So we’ve made it a mission of our show to be all over our favorite horror films.
Last year, we reviewed the entire Halloween franchise, the Conjuring Universe, both Suspiria films, Hereditary, & Overlord. In 2017, we championed Jordan Peele’s “Get Out” from the first episode through the Oscars. We’ve also contributed to the AllTheHorror podcast collaboration on two occasions with an American Psycho retrospective this past WomenInHorrorMonth & last October with a fun chat about the best slashers our ATH friends could invent.
Of course, we want to know your favorite experiences with horror films. Send us your responses, & we’ll read some on the show! We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
As magicians of the critical world, we guess the plot of “Us,” & it’s spoiler FREE!
This is a Spoiler FREE episode We have not seen the film “Us” yet. But we preview it & therefore hype ourselves up to see it.
Trailer/Music Breakdown - 2:08 The Meaning of “Us” + Peele’s Track Record - 5:24 Specs - 9:11 Cast and Crew - 12:48
THE 100% ACCURATE PLOT GUESSES FOR “US”: Mike1’s - 17:55 AlsoMike’s - 24:38
Words of Wisdom/Pitch us Your Plot! - 39:51
By all accounts, Jordan Peele’s “Us” is going to be one of the first major multi-category Oscar contenders in the 2019 film year. Sure, Captain Marvel can go at VFX. Yes, How To Train Your Dragon 3 should get animated feature. And why not? Apollo 11 wowed us to the point where it could contend for Best Documentary. But “Us” has the most pronounced buzz yet. Audiences from SXSW & critics alike seem to be in favor of the film, and if Get Out is any indication, Peele could be nominated all over despite it’s spring release date.
So we want to traverse some more of the possibilities & inevitabilities going into this film. What exactly does the title mean? Has Jordan Peele joined some rare air with a second hit / oscar film in as many tries? Will Lupita N’yongo contend in the Best Actress category? And can we read into any of the early numbers? These are just a few questions raised before we head into the main event, the Mikes guess the plot.
You read that right. It’s a non-spoiler episode, and yet, we have guessed the plot of the movie. Well, we have reached a treacherous agreement with evil forces. The aim is simple: predict the plots exactly while also not spoiling you in the least. Proudly, I can say with 100% certainty, that we have done so.
In our next episode, Mike and I have a special presentation as we unveil our Top 5 Horror Movie Experiences. This ranges from blockbuster rentals to overhyped disappointments to horror movies proved unintentional comedies to film festivals, and we have a blast chatting about what the genre means to us & how it fits into the fabric of every year’s storytelling achievements. So stay tuned for that.
Obviously, we want to hear your pitches & guesses of the plot for “Us.” We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Best Feature Documentary Oscar Contender?
This Review of Apollo 11 has a Spoiler Section
What is an OSP? - 2:39
Cast and Crew - 3:54 Story Inception/Production Profile - 4:35 Specs - 8:24 Expectations/Plot Premise - 12:42 Production Values - 14:08 Script Thoughts - 19:35 Oscar Lens - 20:36 Final Non-spoiler Thoughts/Watch or Not - 22:49
Spoiler Warning Dance Break - 23:52
Immediate Carryovers - 25:27 Bests - 30:35 Did the Astronauts Need Writers? - 36:57 Worsts: Terrifying Bolt Fastening - 38:05
Final Grades - 43:35
Words of Wisdom/Social Media - 46:32
We’ve got several early Oscar contenders this winter. How To Train Your Dragon 3 looks like a Best Animated Feature nom & we just reviewed it in our last MMOW. Captain Marvel may transcend more than 1 category. But if it’s gonna get 1, Best Visual Effects makes a lot of sense. Now we have Apollo 11 taking a strong early lead amongst the Best Documentary Features. Sundance included 4 of the eventual 5 noms in that category, & this was the doc with the most buzz, and boy, do we understand it now. This was one hell of a movie going experience. Here’s our Oscar Sprint Profile of Apollo 11.
The production profile doesn’t last all that long, but we have some important numbers to discuss along the way. There was a 70mm film, previously lost to the public in the NASA vaults. There were 11,000 hours of audio to sort out. Hell, there’s a Rotten Tomato score of a perfect 100% with one of the highest metascores we’ve ever covered. Indeed, the numbers are staggering, and they don’t stop wowing us after the movie starts either.
Our non-spoiler review breaks down the film experience in some of the broad strokes & builds to an Oscar Lens discussion on whether or not it’ll contend at next February’s red carpets. Then we do discuss the movie in more detail in the spoiler section, which actually might be the rare spoiler section that you might want to listen to even if you haven’t seen the film yet. Because, well, you do know what’s gonna happen, and perhaps you’ll just enjoy it more after listening to the details we caught. In any case, we do highly recommend Apollo 11 for both the hardcore space flight enthusiasts & the casual fans alike. This was a historic achievement in cinema, and much like how we viewed last year’s First Man, our review here is a rave.
This is the third OSP in our young 2019 film year as we’ve already covered Captain Marvel & Fighting With My Family. Of course, we’ll have many more to come. But don’t forget to enjoy our 100% Accurate Way Too Early Oscar Predictions series. The first episode profiles all the contending films, and the second shares our picks in all of the big categories.
We’ve also been trying some new formats this year. In fact, we just debuted it in our Captain Marvel preview episode where we guessed the plot! Well, sort of. What we really did was flex our creative muscles and just have some fun telling our own Captain Marvel stories that will hopefully make you smile. So don’t worry about them spoilers. It’s all in fun, and we’ll be doing the same for Jordan Peele’s Us next.
As always, let us know what you think. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Oscar Contenders Emerging Left & Right.
This is a 1-Spoiler Episode For Captain Marvel during the Captive State Guess The Plot segment at 48 minutes, we let one slip. Be warned.
What We’re Watching: AlsoMike - 1:50 (Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, Isn’t it Romantic, Vox Lux, The Dawn Wall + Free Solo, The Killing Fields, Emelie, The War for Late Night
Mike1 - 14:04 (Jupiter Ascending, And a Sad, Sad Binge)
Ask MMO: Death Becomes Her Remake - 20:15
MMO Asks: Best Film Year Since 2000 - 25:46
Box Office Update - 37:04
Luke Perry’s Death is the News of the Week - 43:23
Do You Care (About): This Week’s New Releases - 48:18 Triple Frontier - 51:11 Stan Lee’s Captain Marvel Cameo - 53:31 Crashing Being Cancelled - 54:09 Game of Thrones Is Coming - 55:23 Us’ Great SXSW Debut - 58:48
Trailer Thoughts: Midsommar - 1:01:42 The Beach Bum - 1:03:23 Long Shot - 1:05:51 Tolkien - 1:07:14
Words of Wisdom/Upcoming Goodies/Social Media - 1:09:53
The 2019/20 Awards Season is indeed taking shape with our survey of the Hollywood week that was and the Hollyweird week to come. We reviewed Best Animated Feature contender, How To Train Your Dragon 3, we covered the early buzz from SXSW over Jordan Peele’s Us, & we discuss the trailer for Ari Aster’s Mid Sommar. Could all 3 movies contend for nominations come February? Listen for our thoughts & more in this week’s Mike, Mike, and Oscar Weekly!
What makes this such a fun episode though is that we also get plenty of YOUR thoughts. Our audience interaction is essentially a three parter. We were asked if Death Becomes Her deserves a remake, & this sparks a great convo. MMOasks another twitter question - what’s the best film year since 2000?, & you gave us a ton of great responses. Then we also incorporated a Guess The Plot from one of you for the upcoming movie, Captive State in our Do You Care segment. So thank you for all the great work this past week, and don’t forget last SixDegreesOfMMO challenge, Martin Scorsese to Awkwafina, which we’ll carry over until next Monday.
What We’re Watching turned out to be a larger segment than usual, but you do get a ton of rapid fire movie, tv series, VOD, and even a book review in there. That audience interaction led to a ton of fun anecdotes & side conversations, and then we discuss all of the latest & greatest & unfortunately, saddest hollywood news stories from the past week, including of course, a filmography for the stellar & often underrated Luke Perry. We finish with some more news reactions & movie previews in DYC, & we review several of the latest movie trailers like The Beach Bum, Long Shot, & Tolkien in our final segment. It’s another loaded episode of MMOW to kick off you week.
Do stay tuned as we’ll have our third 2019 OSP, this one for Apollo 11, & then we’ll get an earlier jump on previewing Us before we have another fun surprise for you. As you know, MMO never sleeps.
As always, let us know what you think. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
MMO does WWE!
This Movie Review has a Spoiler Section The first part of the episode is spoiler free, there’s some warning dance music, and then we head into the spoiler section of the pod.
A Quick Pro Wrestling History Lesson - Top of Show What is an OSP? - 2:27
NON-SPOILER REVIEW: Cast and Crew - 5:30 Story Inception/Production Notes - 10:39 Specs - 12:55 Plot Premise/Expectations - 17:31 Production Values - 20:36 Performances - 25:28 Script Thoughts - 30:30 Oscar Lens - 32:01
Spoiler Warning Dance Break - 35:06
Worsts: Omissions - 36:33 (Issues with the Finale - 39:52) (The Divas Promo ChalBleh - 41:16) (Quick Best - Effort of the Leads - 43:29) (Best: AlsoMike Swoons Over Dramatic Poetry - 46:19) More Worsts: Too Unrealistic - 47:37 (Mike1’s CM Punk Ramble - 49:17) Best Scenes: (Meet the Wrestlers, Rocky Scenes, + Wrestling - 51:35) (Brothers and Sisters - 54:14)
Final Grades - 58:22
Social Media/Talk to Us/Words of Wisdom - 59:17
Fighting With My Family is one of the best reviewed movies of the young 2019 film year. It’s a major accomplishment for WWE Studios who’ve been grinding it out mostly in the direct to home video markets since 2002. But as he usually does, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has the magic touch as co-star and one of the driving forces behind this production. He also gets a lot of quality help. There’s a stellar cast headed by rising star Florence Pugh and seasoned comedians Nick Frost & Vince Vaughn, and then you have an unlikely turn from Game of Thrones’ Lena Headey. Stephen Merchant brings it all together in a well composed, already celebrated film that the Mikes of Oscar could not ignore, especially since one of us is a diehard, lifelong wrestling fan.
So we have fun alluding to the real story of Saraya “Paige” Knight in the non-spoiler section, and then we dive into both the onscreen & offscreen versions of her early life stories once we break down the entire plot in our spoiler section. A spoiler warning musical interlude warns you of the latter, and as Mike 1 likes to say, our OSP’s give you two movie reviews for the price of one. We’re only two weeks out from the Oscars, and this is now our second OSP of the 2019 film year.
Captain Marvel was our first in this new series, and you can listen to that in our previous episode. Also feel free to go back to any of our 5 preview shows on Captain Marvel that we made throughout the year. You can find both of these in our MCU series playlist on Soundcloud. The Marvel Cinematic Universe was the first of several franchise re-watches. We’ve also covered the Michael Myers / Halloween films, the Mission Impossibles, The Conjuring / Warren CU, and several of our favorite Christmas films in their own series of podcasts.
Also don’t miss our kickoff episodes to the 2019/20 film year with our Way Too Early Oscar Predictions that we completed in two episodes. So we don’t just cover the hell out of the awards season. This is a year round preview, review, interview & film appreciation podcast, and if you’re just coming to us with this show, welcome.
As always, let us know what you think. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
We discuss MCU implications, go at other critics, & play off our many previews.
This Review of Captain Marvel has a Spoiler Section We also steer clear of Infinity War spoilers for the entirety of the episode.
What is an OSP? - 1:10
NON-SPOILER REVIEW:
Cast and Crew/Production Notes/Story Inception - 3:16 Specs - 7:15 Plot Premise/Expectations - 12:16 Production Values: Sight - 14:26 Sound - 16:37 Performances - 17:54 Script Thoughts - 25:21 Oscars Lens - 29:30 Final Thoughts - 30:59
Spoiler Warning Dance Music - 32:54
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW:
Worst Scenes - 34:26 (While Sneaking in a Best - 38:07) (Back to Worsts: On the Nose-ness - 39:22) (The Power is in You - 43:45)
Best Scenes - 45:41 (All Goose, All the Time - 52:03) (Post Credit Scene 1 - 54:06) (Post Credit Scene 2 - 56:04) (Stan Lee Homage - 57:16)
Final Grades - 1:00:10
Social Media/Words of Wisdom - 1:02:45
After previewing Captain Marvel on 5 separate shows, we were thrilled to finally see the movie and kick off our 2019 film year, and yes, there’s certainly an Oscar Lens for this one. This episode is the first of our 2019/2020 Oscars Sprint Profiles.
This episode’s non-spoiler section goes a bit lighter on the production profile since we’ve talked about this film so many times previous. But we do update you on some key numbers before we get into our non-spoiler reviews of the production values, performances, & script.
Then the spoiler warning dance music plays, and for the first time in awhile, we discuss the worst scenes first that somehow also make us talk about all our favorite & best scenes on top of those. So it’s a strange circular path for our plot breakdown in the spoiler section, but something we think fits well to this particular movie. We chat about the post credit scenes & cameos, and we dive into some of the ramifications Captain Marvel has on the series at large, but we do steer clear of Infinity War spoilers as well.
We’re only two weeks from the Oscars, but our coverage of the 2019 film year is already off to a strong start. Our interview with Awards Circuit’s Clayton Davis discussed how some of the fallout from the Academy Awards could affect this year & seasons to come as a way to set the stage. Then our two part, 100% Accurate Way Too Early Oscar Predictions series kicked things off with quick previews of all of the likely contending films before we debated our way through what to select as our predictions. So now we get back doing what we do best, review movies.
Fighting With My Family, Apollo 11, and Jordan Peele’s Us are all in our upcoming plans, and we’ll continue our usual programming slate of reviews, previews, & interviews throughout spring. Also be sure to tune in to our monday variety show, MMO Weekly, where we have a rotation of segments ranging from the rapid fire reviews of film, TV, youtube & streaming content in What We’re Watching to our audience interactions with our ongoing games of SixDegreesOfMMO, SeeBuySkip & our new Q&A with you called MMOasks.
Finally, stay tuned for our many retrospectives. If they’re remaking something special, we’ll often review the original first. Then like we did with the entire MCU, 20 films before Captain Marvel here, we’ll just review the entire franchise. Halloween, Mission Impossible, & The Conjuring series retrospectives also fill our back catalog. Bottom Line… With 4+ new episodes a week, if you’re a movie lover, welcome home.
As always, let us know what you think. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
All the previewing you could ever need.
This Episode Discusses Other MCU Movies We don’t get into all the details of Avengers: Infinity War, but you can certainly take what we say into spoiler territory pretty quickly. So our allusions kinda spoil things. Also, without seeing Captain Marvel or without reading the comics, we guess its plot.
Where Captain Marvel Seems to Fit in the MCU/2019 - 1:25 Cast and Crew - 3:47 Our Biggest Concern - 6:17
The Mikes’ 100% Accurate Plot Guesses of Captain Marvel: AlsoMike’s Take - 9:15 Mike1’s Take - 16:51
A More Serious Discussion - 20:59
WE NEED YOUR FEEDBACK AND THIS WILL TELL YOU HOW - 25:19
Captain Marvel is easily the biggest movie event of the new year, and might be the most important film in the last 6 to 8 to 10 months. It’s a huge moment for the MCU and for blockbuster filmmaking in general. We’re certainly cheering it on, but we also have concerns with the marketing campaigns. There are definitely some red flags in the trailers, and we also recognize the high degree of difficulty that the film must take on itself. Captain Marvel has to launch a new hero and franchise while also satisfying audiences after the Infinity War. So of course, we needed one more substantive discussion on what we could and should expect with this new MCU film debuting this week.
On the heels of the Oscars, the new HBO docs, and since the stakes are so high for this movie, the Mikes needed to unwind a little bit and flex their creative muscles. Therefore, we decided to spend the latter half of the preview guessing the plot of Captain Marvel. It was a fun exercise, and we hope it’s a fun listen.
Stay tuned for our full movie review of Captain Marvel, which we’ll drop ASAP after we see it this Thursday. It’ll be the first Oscars Sprint Profile or Movie Event of 2019, and there’s a lot more coming. Last year, we put up near 50 episodes of this kind, and if we continue to build on our totals, we’ll probably top that number this year.
The 2019 film year is in full swing after those Oscars. We just previewed all of the likely contenders for red carpets come next February with our two part series of the Way Too Early 2020 Oscar Predictions. Then we reviewed several new Netflix films on our last MMOW including The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind and Paddleton.
As always, let us know what you think. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Plus SixDegreesOfMMO, Pikachu, Hellboy, X-Men, Bond & new Netflix films!
This is a Non-Spoiler Episode
What We’re Watching: AlsoMike - 2:14 (The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, Instant Family, Border, West Side Story, Meru, Brexit, Paddleton, Ken Jeong, Bert Kreischer, Sebastian Maniscalco, Dinosaur 13, True Detective S3)
See, Buy, Skip of AlsoMike’s Watch List - 12:28
Mike1 - 13:00 (Survivor, The Challenge, The NES Pursuit, The Bits of Yesterday, Nintendo Quest)
See, Buy, Skip of Mike1’s Watch List - 18:05
SixDegreesOfMMO: Last Week’s Submissions/Recap - 19:16 Winner - 23:48 New Challenge - 25:49
MMO Asks: Best Acting-Winning Duos: Actresses - 26:30 Actors - 30:07
Box Office Update - 34:33 (How to Train Your Dragon, Madea’s Family Funeral, Alita, Lego Movie 2, Fighting with My Family)
Do You Care (About): Next Week’s Releases - 40:31 Glenn Close’s Sunset Boulevard - 42:17 Netflix Putting the Irishman in Theaters - 45:31 Steven Spielberg’s Streaming Disdain - 47:45 Another New (Old) Ghostbusters - 53:54 GDT’s Ninja Picture - 57:53 HBO’s Michael Jackson Doc - 58:28 Malek’s Bond Baddie Possibility - 59:25
Trailer Thoughts: Detective Pikachu Trailer 2 - 1:01:01 Dark Phoenix Trailer 2 - 1:02:28 Hellboy Trailer 2 - 1:04:38
See, Buy, Skip These Trailers - 1:06:03
Words of Wisdom/Social Media - 1:06:50
We thought there might be a lull after the Oscars. We thought wrong. This is yet another LOADED episode of Mike, Mike, and Oscar Weekly filled with tons of cool things to review, great audience interactions to report, a fascinating box office to recap, and a week filled with major hollywood news & new trailers to debate & analyze.
One Mike went back to watching movies, while the other watched a ton of cable TV. So we cover just about everything from everywhere you can watch stuff at home this week from The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind to Survivor, from West Side Story to MTV’s The Challenge, from True Detective Season 3 to Amazon Prime documentaries about Nintendo.
Then we continue our movie trivia game, SixDegreesOfMMO, and we announced the winners from Florence Pugh to Kendrick Lamar before your next challenge. We also answered an audience question about Academy history concerning the best tandem of Supporting/Lead Thespians since 2000.
The box office update forces us to ask some intriguing questions about pre- & post Oscars movie going. Then we discuss a series of hollywood news topics reported upon over the past week. Captain Marvel isn’t he only potential Oscar film coming out next week, Glenn Close wants another chance at that trophy after agreeing to Sunset Boulevard, Netflix may try out a new release strategy with The Irishman, we have opposing views on the Steven Spielberg comments & the new Ghostbusters reboot, there’s a new Michael Jackson documentary, & Rami Malek wants to be a Bond villain! What a week of news, and we’re all over it. Detective Pikachu, Dark Phoenix, and the new Hellboy also debuted trailers for us to give you thoughts.
Yes, we covered the hell out of those Oscars, & we’re very proud of how we previewed the big event from our OSPs to our Scott Feinberg interview to our Category Reviews to OUR own award show, the MMO’s. Yes, we recapped that big show with our reactions & then a fascinating interview with Awards Circuit’s Clayton Davis to discuss the fallout. But once again, yes, we’ve also transitioned nicely to this year with our 2 part series on the 2020 Oscar Predictions to this episode of MMOW to our Captain Marvel preview & review episodes coming soon.
As always, let us know what you think. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
These are 100% accurate, and we are 100% certain of this.
This is a Non-Spoiler Episode Unless you consider us predicting the 2019/2020 Oscars perfectly, then this is a spoiler filled episode.
2019 Movies We Didn’t Cover Last Episode - 1:43 (JoJo Rabbit, Fair and Balanced, Lucy and Desi, I Almost Forgot About You, Fonzo, Benedetta, Animated Films, The Joker)
How We’re Doing This - 9:50
Animated Feature Predictions - 10:31 Supporting Actress Nom Predictions - 12:36 Supporting Actor Nom Predictions - 16:25 Lead Actress Nom Predictions - 20:56 Lead Actor Nom Predictions - 28:20 Best Director Nom Predictions - 35:34 Best Picture Nom Predictions - 41:34
Recapping Our 100% Accurate 2018/19 Picks - 46:41
Our 100% Accurate Picks - 51:30
Words of Wisdom/Talk to Us/Social Media - 56:04
Part one of our 100% Accurate 2020 Oscar Predictions profiled each of the Pictures, and we add a few movies to that list early in this episode. Then as we follow our 100% accurate process of predicting the future, we make our Picks here in part two.
Perhaps we slept on Joaquin Phoenix as the next Joker. Taika Watiti has a new comedy-drama coming out about WWII with Sam Rockwell and Scarlett Johanssen. There’s a Roger Ailes biopic with a tremendous cast of actresses like Charlize Theron & Margot Robbie squaring off against John Lithgow as Ailes. Then we’re getting a Lucille Ball movie with Cate Blanchette and written by Aaron Sorkin at some point over the next two years. We profile those movies before we dive into a big 7 categories.
Last year, we predicted the 4 acting and director categories. So we added Picture and Animated Feature to that list this year. We give you our top 3 likely nominees and mention some of the other contenders to refresh you on what that field will look like. Then after we go over our picks from last year at this time before deciding upon our final picks this year.
This series kicks off our 2019 film year, and we’ll be diving into that headlong next week with two episodes on Captain Marvel & one OSP on the holdover, Fighting With My Family. Jordan Peele’s Us makes its theatrical run soon after, and as you now know, after we just profiled all the likely Oscar contenders, 2019 will keep the great films coming fast & furious.
MMO Weekly will cover our latest SixDegreesOfMMO Challenge of Florence Pugh to Kendrick Lamar, we’ll also discuss some audience questions, and then we’ll have a hefty What We’re Watching segment followed by an even heftier News segment with all the Oscars fallout and newly announced films & newly released trailers.
As always, let us know what you think. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
All The Movies With A Chance At Oscar!
This is a spoiler-free episode
What This Two-Part Preview Is - Top of Show
Recapping MMO’s Oscar Week - 3:50
The Coming Soon-ers - 6:01 (Captain Marvel, Us, The Beach Bum, Missing Link, Avengers: Endgame, Dumbo, Shazam, High Life, Climax)
The Sundancers: Sundance’s Recent Award Season Players - 15:40 Apollo 11/The Report/The Farewell - 17:13 Late Night/Clemency/Honey Boy - 22:15 Luce/The Last Black Man in SF/The Souvenir - 27:03 Documentary Possibilities - 29:39 Big Tim Adolescents
Long Time Coming Big Names: The irishman - 34:40 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood - 38:32 The Goldfinch - 42:04
Recently Nominated Academy Darlings: Little Women/A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood - 43:44 The Last Thing He Wanted/Gemini Man - 47:17 The Woman in the Window/Ford vs Ferrari - 51:12 The Lighthouse/Yesterday/Queen and Slim/The Laundromat - 54:08 Lightning Round Finish - 58:52
Potential Oscar Breakouts: Harriett/The Rhythm Section/Midsommar - 1:01:04 David Copperfield/Knives Out/Passing/Lucy in the Sky - 1:06:18 The Truth/The King/Ted Bundy/Bergman Island - 1:10:48
Other Blockbusters: Cats/Rocketman/Downton Abbey/Star Wars - 1:11:58 Ad Astra/Disney’s Goodies/Addams’ Family/Sopranos Prequel - 1:13:51
What’s Next/Social Media/Words of Wisdom - 1:16:17
We turn the page toward the 2019/20 Awards Season by previewing all of the buzzed about, way too early contenders for next year’s Oscars. It’s step 1 and part 1 of our Way Too Early Oscar Predictions series, and it’s the necessary step before we can actually make those picks in our next episode. We NEVER stop. It’s all about Oscars 2020 now!
This show has quickly become a highlight on our calendar. It’s a blast to look ahead at the calendar at large and locate all of the potential Oscar movies in the slate, and we broke the films down into 6 groups. First, we talked about the movies we got on our schedule over the next two months of March & April with Captain Marvel (next week’s first OSP / Movie Event) and March 22nd’s Us from Jordan Peele.
Then we took a dive into the offerings from this winter’s Sundance Film Festival with most of the major players now owned by Amazon Prime, certainly envious of how Netflix emerged as a major player on red carpets this past season. Group 3 is the long anticipated, Long Time Coming’s like Scorsese’s The Irishman & Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. The fourth group discusses all the films from recently nominated people from Greta Gerwig’s Little Women to Daniel Kaluuya’s buzzed about performance in Queen & Slim. Group 5 discusses the potential Oscar breakouts like Cynthia Erivo in Harriet and Rian Johnson’s Knives Out. Then we cannot help ourselves when we discuss Group 6, the Blockbusters. This past year had a popular film imperative. We wonder if next year could have some crossover hits amongst the potential nominees.
MMO doesn’t stop. We’re a year round film preview, review, interview & appreciation pod, and this 100% scientifically accurate process of predicting next year’s Oscars began with this episode. Stay tuned for part 2 where we’ll reveal our selections. Then we’ll have another fun MMO Weekly episode for you Monday before we preview & review Captain Marvel next week, along with (we hope) another early 2019 movie review. “This is the business we’ve chosen.”
As always, let us know what you think. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Clayton Davis is the Godfather of Our Show, & so many others.
This is a Non-Spoiler Episode
Introduction/Did He Survive Oscar Week - 3:26 Biggest Cheer of the Night - 7:13
The Latino Entertainment Journalists Association - 8:47 (Along with the Creation of Awards Circuit - 13:06)
What Made This Awards Season So Unknown? - 18:36 Which Unknown Did He Solve Early? - 22:50 (And The History Made By Best Picture - 26:17) The Best Actress Shock - 28:18 And What Glenn Close Does Next - 31:32 Spike Lee’s Big Night - 34:43 (And His Reaction to Green Book - 35:31) Release the Voting?! - 37:45 Previewing His Year in Advance Column/Picks - 39:37 Circuit Hub + Circuit Center - 42:21
THEN Clayton Pitches Us the Worst Movie Ever - 43:52
Thank YOU/Social Media/Words of Wisdom - 48:25
Clayton Davis is the Editor & Owner of Awards Circuit, and we’ve often referenced his picks & projections at The Circuit Hub during our OSPs & Oscar Race Updates throughout the year. He’s certainly one of our Go-To experts to read at AC and listen to at his Circuit Breaker Podcast. We recommend all our MMO’ers join the wonderful community of film lovers at Awards Circuit. You’ll be happy you did.
Clayton is also the Founder & President of the newly formed Latino Entertainment Journalists Association, and we were lucky enough to ask him about both of these terrific groups of movie people atop our show. He’s truly one of the pioneers in this business, & in our opinion, one of the most knowledgeable and entertaining interviews we could possibly get. A sincere thanks, once again to Clayton and Awards Circuit for chatting with us.
Of course, we asked Clayton to analyze some of the bigger moments at Sunday’s Academy Awards. We also made sure to talk to him about his career & origins int he business. Here, he told some of his story about the formations of both Awards Circuit and LEJA, as well as some fun tidbits about how he spends his Oscar Night and some of his favorite traditions.
Then prepare to have your minds blown because Clayton lays out some analysis on the new academy, and he breaks down the history of our favorite awards show like only he could. His knowledge & recall for stats, trends, and as we call it, inside baseball is second to none, and we were thrilled to give our listeners some time with as we said, one of the best minds in the business.
If you’re just joining us at MMO, we thank you for listening & encourage you to click on more episodes in our catalog. Clayton Davis is the latest in our new series of MMO Interviews that also includes Scott Feinberg of The Hollywood Reporter, Headgum’s Reilly Anspaugh & Geoffrey James, and Brennan Lee Mulligan of CollegeHumor.
We also have literally hundreds of movie reviews of current & past film favorites with our Oscar Sprint Profile, Movie Event, & Retrospective series. This is also our 10th episode in as many days covering the Oscars, and we could think of no better way to close out our 2018 film year coverage than by talking with Clayton Davis. So please follow him on Twitter & Instagram at AwardsCircuit & seek out his work as mentioned above.
As always, let us know what you think. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Glenn Close loses. Green Book wins. Conspiracy Mike comes to his senses.
This is a Non-Spoiler Episode It’s all about the recap & the instant reactions. We steer clear from plot spoilers.
Most Oscars Won Tonight- 1:25
THE SHOW: No Host/Opening Thoughts - 5:35 Supporting Actress Gets Its Answer - 9:14 Doc Feature Lives on the Edge - 11:36 Commercial Fun - 13:31 Best Picture Vignettes - 14:07 Vice’s Lone Win + A Talk About Accepting- 16:15 McCarthy + Henry Present/Steal Show - 18:38 Production Design Suggests a Favorite - 20:52 Roma’s First Win - 21:39 I’ll Fight by JHud - 22:23 More Vignette Venting - 24:07 BoRhap Starts Running - 24:44 Best Foreign Language Film - 25:54 Bette Midler is Amazing - 27:18 Editing Officially Worries Mike1 - 28:25 Ali Supports Gold x2 - 30:57 Animated Feature Proves No Conspiracy - 32:34 The irishman Teases - 34:29 When a Cowboy Performs “Pleasurable Guilt” - 35:57 John Mulaney + Awkwafina Get Weird - 37:14 American Idol Everywhere - 40:21 Visual Effects Needs Multiple Categories - 40:46 BRADLEY COOPER AND LADY GAGA ARE SEX - 42:02 Live Action Issues - 46:03 Samuel L Talks Knicks/Original Screenplay - 47:05 SPIKE. F’ING. LEE. - 48:52 Music Means More Gaga - 50:34 Academy Plays it Proper - 51:17 Babe Makes Everything Better - 52:09 Queen Gets Kinged - 53:09 Close But No Oscar Gold - 54:15 GDT Hands the Torch to Cuaron - 1:02:07 Breaking Down the Best Picture Win - 1:03:13
Overall Thoughts About Oscars 2019 - 1:08:55 Final Thoughts on Film Year 2018 - 1:10:34
Outro/Words of Wisdom/Social Media - 1:16:31
After one of the most tumultuous awards seasons in recent memory, the Academy set our expectations mighty low. The lack of a host & a program that seemed to be pulled together at the last minute worried the hell out of us. The Academy gave many a mixed message, taking a radical stance one day & reversing course the next. We were left with one of the more puzzling precursor awards seasons in recent memory, and predicting the winners became a much more difficult task than in previous years. When you add some unprecedentedly low rated nominees, we braced for a long & as Bette Davis said, “bumpy night.”
So as we readied for the worst, we sighed with relief at the positives. There were some funny comedy bits, some fun musical numbers, and exciting upset winners. What we thought could be an overall disaster might have been avoided, if only the Academy could stick the landing. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen, and like many of the coulda / woulda / shoulda been great movies on the year, the disappointments of the night stuck out all the more.
We’re left with another Oscar Night rollercoaster with major highs & lows, but with plenty to analyze. Our loaded Oscar Week of 8 pods finally comes to a rousing conclusion with our Recap & Instant Reaction show as only MMO could do. It’s raw & it’s off the cuff & hot takes come at ya fast & furious.
Now that the big night has come and gone, here’s what you can expect from MMO post Oscar Week. We’ll have one more chance to discuss the fallout from the Oscars after some more introspection, and dare we say - sleep. That’ll come your way mid-week. Then we’ll take an early look ahead to next year’s release schedule & potential Oscar noms with our Way Too Early Predictions.
As we said, we hope our catalog plays long after any awards ceremony. We are a year round review / preview / interview & film appreciation podcast. Our MMO Weekly variety hours will return to their usually scheduled Monday releases, where we’ll recap the Hollywood week that was and get you ready for the Hollyweird week to come.
Say what you want about the night, it was super entertaining, and we want to know what you think. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail.
Plus SixDegreesOfMMO & More Made Up Oscar Categories.
This is 1 Spoiler Episode We talk about the A Quiet Place sequel, & it’s impossible not to allude to a spoiler about that movie while talking about a second movie with certain casting information. Otherwise, we stay pretty much spoiler free.
Oscar Race Update: Indy Spirit Recap - 2:19 (Barry Jenkins is an Amazing Man - 16:03) (Beale Street’s Big Night Cap - 21:05) Costume Designer Guild Awards - 23:15
SixDegreesOfMMO: Recap and Responses - 26:42 Winner - 31:45 New Challenge - 33:31
More Mike, Mike, and Oscars 2019 Awards Categories: 35:33 Best Anachronism(?!?) - 36:29 Best Worst Tattoo - 39:48 Best Car/Vehicle - 42:13 Best Use of Nic Cage - 43:28 Best Consolation Award - 44:17 Best Backtracked Decision - 46:32 Most Out of Place Actor - 48:23
What We’re Watching: AlsoMike - 50:53 (Big Legend, Struggle, Ben is Back, Studio 54, Dave, Frozen) Mike1 - 56:49 (Crashing, Friends From College, Mom1’s Review of The Favourite, Other Oscar Films)
Box Office Update - 1:02:12
Do You Care?: About This Week’s Releases - 1:05:57 About Captain Marvel’s Positive Buzz - 1:06:57 About A Quiet Place 2 is a Go - 1:08:50 About Thor-a-Mania Running Wild - 1:10:08
Finalizing Oscars Predictions: AlsoMike - 1:13:58 Mike1 - 1:15:43
Talk to us During the Oscars! - 1:19:01 Outro/Words of Wisdom/Social Media - 1:20:05
It’s our last episode before the big night, and we do have some last minute Oscar Prediction changes as well as some hopes & dreams for the Academy Awards. But we hope this episode plays well beyond the Oscars because of the rest of the program.
The Indie Spirits might have been our favorite precursor awards show thus far, and no matter what happens on the 24th, this show will stand on its own merits. Catch the replay, watch the youtube clips, and attach the gifs. This was a fun show, and we had more fun recapping it.
We had a blast with the audience interaction this week, doing both some SixDegreesOfMMO & responding to more of your made-up Oscar categories, which we certainly got a kick out of once again. Then we had a long ass What We’re Watching segment, reviewing Ben Is Back, Studio 54, Frozen, Crashing, Friends From College, & more. Then we close things out with box office commentary and Hollywood new movie news like the Captain Marvel early buzz, A Quiet Place 2 green light, and the recent announcement of the Hulk Hogan biopic.
This was our 7th day in a row where we recorded and put out an episode. It’s Oscar Week, and MMO has been working overtime. We concluded our category overview series this week, which included 9 pods on the 10 major categories: Song, Animated Film, Director, Picture, Screenplays, and the 4 Acting. Of course, we dropped our Oscar picks this past Thursday with analyses of the betting odds, and we concluded the awards season with two major centerpieces of the week.
First, there was our interview with The Hollywood Reporter’s Scott Feinberg. Here we spoke to him about a bunch of big picture Academy topics, how he does his forecast, why he does his interviews of all the nominees, and just who he was, is, & will be - basically we got him to tell some of his origin story, chronicle his career path, and teach us how to be like him.
Then finally, we did the Mike, Mike, and Oscars - our award show for the film year 2018. This year, we had you come up with many of the categories, and you did not disappoint.
As always, let us know what you think. Who would you nominate & pick? Let us know! We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
When Only 1 Mike Is Caffeinated.
This Is The Non-Spoiler Review of Cold War
What is an OSP? - 1:21
An All Too Real OSP Based on Our Current Mindset - 2:09 An Explanation/Recap - 4:13
Cast and Crew - 6:39 Story Inception - 8:01 Specs - 10:09 Plot Overview/Expectations - 15:17 Production Values - 19:35 Performances - 23:56 Script Thoughts - 25:18 Oscar Lens - 26:34 Final Thoughts - 28:05
Spoiler Warning Dance Music - 30:06
Spoiler Review - 31:15
Outro/Social Media/Upcoming/Words of Wisdom - 32:22
It’s our 6th episode in as many days. Just yesterday we released our year end celebration on 2018’s best & worst moments in films with the 2018/19 Mike, Mike, & Oscars. On Wednesday, we drew our Category Overview series to a close with our podcast on the Best Adapted & Original Screenplays, we’ve consulted with the Oscar Oracle himself - Scott Feinberg of The Hollywood Reporter, made our picks in our betting odds analyzing Oscar Picks episode, and now we can finally bring our longest ending series of the year to a rousing conclusion. The Cold War Oscar Sprint Profile will be our last of the 2018/19 Awards Season, and along with the movie events, we have (insert tallied # here) episodes. So for the finale, we wanted to try something different, and hopefully, you find it as entertaining as we did. In any event, maybe don’t judge all our OSP / Movie Events / Movie Reviews based on this show alone.
Fatigue set in days ago. I wish fatigue was merely what we were dealing with at this stage. At the moment, complete & utter physical collapse is a more accurate summary. But we’re doing daily Oscar pods this Oscar Week because despite the tax we might pay in lack of sleep, we gain in listeners & the new friends we’re making on a daily basis. This has unquestionably been the most successful week of our history, and we have you to thank.
Stay tuned as we somehow finish the week up with two more shows. For Sunday Morning, we’ll have an MMOW. We’ll recap the Indie Spirit Awards and cover your latest responses to SixDegreesOfMMO as well as any leftover submissions from the MMO’s. Then we’ll do our customary check-ins with whatever’s happening in the film world like Box Office Reactions, Trailer Thoughts, News of the Week, etc.
Finally, we’ll have a Post Oscar Show recap ASAFP for you all on Monday as we’ll be recording it after the show Sunday Night. Though we may be dragging ourselves across the finish line, at least, the sprinting & the profiling is now behind us. That is, until we begin our 2019/2020 OSP’s next month! (God, I can feel Mike 1 trying to sneer me to death from wherever he’s reading this).
As always, let us know what you think. Who would you nominate & pick? Let us know! We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
And YOU picked a bunch of the categories!
This is a Mostly, Kinda Sorta a Spoiler Free Episode Look, we make stronger allusions to things that happen in these films than we do in the typically non-spoiler segments of our podcast. You can certainly follow some things we say into some spoilers. But then again, you’ve come this far. Listen to our year end celebration. Listen to the Mike, Mike, and Oscars!
Explanation/Show Layout - Top of Show
THE CATEGORIES (Actual Oscar Categories in CAPS): Best Fall - 3:55 BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - 6:01 Best Facial Hair/Hair Combo - 7:41 BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING - 10:36 Best Wig or Hair - 11:12 BEST COSTUME DESIGN - 12:54 Best Scene Stealing Prop - 13:56 BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE - 16:03 Film That Needed Tom Hanks the Most - 16:41 BEST SOUND EDITING/MIXING - 20:33 Scariest/Funniest Sound Effect of the Year - 21:13 BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN - 22:24 Scariest Setting - 22:56 BEST FOREIGN FILM - 24:51 Best “Liquid” Scene - 25:01 Actor Most Out of Place in a Movie - 26:28 BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - 27:59 The Babysitter Categories - 29:24 Best Screaming Scene - 33:29 BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM - 34:55 Most Appetizing Animated Food - 35:20 BEST ANIMATED FEATURE - 36:26 Best Performance by a Pet or Animal - 36:54 BEST VISUAL EFFECTS - 39:06 Stunt Categories - 40:08 BEST FILM EDITING - 41:55 Best Crying Scene - 42:39 BEST DOCUMENTARY/LIVE-ACTION SHORT - 44:38 Best Product Placement - 46:44 BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY - 49:14 The Jordan Peele Question - 50:52 BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY - 51:50 Best Unintentional Hilarity - 53:14 BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - 55:45 Best Food Cinematography - 55:55 BEST ORIGINAL SCORE - 57:31 BEST ORIGINAL SONG - 58:50 BEST DIRECTOR - 1:00:24 Best Life Directing - 1:01:52 Unrecognized Performance of the Year - 1:02:35 BEST ACTOR - 1:04:49 Best Superhero - 1:06:59 Best Child Performance - 1:09:12 The Amy Adams Award - 1:10:36 BEST ACTRESS - 1:12:32 The Bigger Budget Award - 1:15:45
BEST PICTURE: Set up - 1:17:22 10 - 6s - 1:18:35 5 - 2s - 1:21:40 1s - 1:25:57
Rest of Oscar Week Plans - 1:28:18 Words of Wisdom/Thank You/Social Media - 1:29:46
It’d be impossible for us to have a better time watching the actual Oscars. That’s probably the best I can sell this, since, as you know, I am someone who dedicates most of his life to analyzing, predicting, & watching those Academy Awards. Mike & I started laughing the minute we began on this MMO Award show, and we haven’t stopped yet (lol). (Ok, sorry. Even that joke is too cute for my taste, but I’m leaving it in cuz it’s the best I can think of now). This has been a joyous, yet grueling week where we Mikes are burning the candle at both ends & then lighting ourselves on fire to bring you daily episodes. In that mixture of love & hate, joy & terror, the highest of adrenaline highs & the lowest of exhausted lows, we’ve been so happy to escape into the MMO’s.
Now a lot of that love, joy, & adrenaline is due to your participation. We did something a little different this year and incorporated a bunch of your submissions for category questions, and you did not disappoint.
As is the case with much of our catalog, the MMO’s can have a shelf life long after these Oscars on February 24th. Hopefully, you’ll put that notion to the test and seek out some of our past programming. We nearly tripled our production in the episode count this year, and we think the reps have paid off because we’ve more than tripled our audience. So if you’re just coming to our show now, please do check out that catalog.
As always, let us know what you think. Who would you nominate & pick? Let us know! We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
The Angel & Devil on Your Shoulders.
This is a Non-Spoiler Episode
Explanation of What Odds Exactly Mean - 1:52
This Awards Season is Insane - 9:15
THE CATEGORIES, THE ODDS, AND OUR PICKS: Best Picture - 10:45 Best Director - 14:36 Best Actor - 17:42 Best Actress - 21:14 Supporting Actress - 24:01 Supporting Actor - 28:00 Adapted Screenplay - 30:48 Original Screenplay - 32:51 Animated Feature - 34:43 Documentary Feature - 37:06 Foreign Film - 40:41 Cinematography- 42:30 Film Editing - 43:49 Production Design - 46:35 Costume Design - 48:29 Makeup and Hairstyling - 50:40 Original Score - 51:23 Original Song - 52:40 Sound Editing - 53:55 Sound Mixing - 56:12 Visual Effects - 56:40 Animated Short - 57:46 Documentary Short - 58:47 Live Action Short - 1:00:00
Coming Up This Week - 1:03:44
Outro/Words of Wisdom/Social Media - 1:07:59
Oscar Week is hitting its sweet spot as we analyze the betting odds and FINALLY make our picks. It’s our Oscar Predictions episode, and we’re here to help you with your office pool and if you’re so inclined, to help value some bets over others in Vegas, etc. One of us will be the angel on your shoulder, the other the devil, but who the hell knows what’s gonna happen at this year’s Oscars because who the hell could have predicted this awards season?
Mike, Mike, and Oscar loves to love movies year round. But if you’re programming into our podcast for the first time this week, we hope you enjoy the daily episodes. Monday was our weekly variety show, MMOW, where we reviewed the Oscar Short Films, WGA’s, and had one of the most fun #SixDegreesOfMMO, which is our interactive movie trivia game. Tuesday featured our interview with The Hollywood Reporter’s Scott Feinberg of Awards Chatter & the Feinberg Forecast. Yesterday finalized our Oscar Category Overview series with our Best Adapted & Original Screenplay pod, the 9th in that series including Original Song, Animated Feature, Director, Picture, and the 4 Acting categories.
We’ll continue to drop daily episodes on you to and through the big program Sunday Night. Tomorrow will be our special MMO’s Award Show, where you’ve already sent us most of the categories & where we’ll also pick our noms & winners for Academy’s slate as well. Saturday will conclude our Oscar Sprint Profile series with a review of Cold War. Sunday will showcase another MMOW, where we’ll review the Indie Spirits and weigh any last minute breaking news. Finally, we’ll have our Oscar Show Recap recording late into the night for your monday morning commute.
As always, let us know what you think. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Mike, Mike, & Oscar Daily Continues, and we’re losing our minds.
This is a Non-Spoiler Episode
MMO This Week/WGA Award Fallout - Top of Show What is a Category Review? - 4:06
Adapted Screenplay Category Review: Snubs - 4:56
The Coen Brothers, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs What It Will Win - 11:15 Why It Won’t - 13:18
Spike Lee, Blackkklansman What It Will Win - 14:48 Why It Won’t - 19:19
Can You Ever Forgive Me? What It Will Win - 21:20 Why It Won’t - 23:48
If Beale Street Could Talk What It Will Win - 26:10 Why It Won’t - 28:38
A Star is Born What It Will Win - 31:11 Why It Won’t - 33:51
Perfecting Perfection for the Adapted Screenplay Category - 35:07
Original Screenplay Category Review: Snubs - 37:58
The Favourite What It Will Win - 45:35 Why It Won’t - 48:46
First Reformed What It Will Win - 49:22 Why It Won’t - 52:20
Green Book What It Will Win - 54:05 Why It Won’t - 56:09
Roma What It Will Win - 57:59 Why It Won’t - 1:01:17
Vice What It Will Win - 1:02:20 Why It Won’t - 1:04:06
Perfecting Perfection for Original Screenplay Category - 1:05:58
Outro/Words of Wisdom/Social Media - 1:10:20
OK, so Mike 1 had to make a power move & write the timestamps down into the bowels of this page. I hope your finger didn’t go numb from scrolling this low. But as you now know, we have covered both Screenplay categories in 1 episode. One is copied from books, well - usually books, and the other is supposedly conceived in the glory of the hollywood production process. In either case, Mike and I just watched the movies. We didn’t actually read anything.
Now the Writers Guild Awards were supposed to bring clarity to these categories. That’s why we waited until our final overview to cover the scribes. But of course, the Writers Guild went drunk with the power of the pen and completely threw these races into a tizzy. Per usual, Mike and I hone in upon a collective nervous breakdown the later we go in the episode. Though that’s the result of putting out shows every single goddamn day of Oscar Week, (which was a crazy idea of mine that I’m regretting immediately).
Still, what we overpay in therapy, you gain in free entertainment value. This brings our Oscar Category Overviews to a rousing conclusion, and you can find all the previous episodes in our back catalog including Best Original Song, Supporting Actor, Lead Actress, Lead Actor, Supporting Actress, Animated Feature, Director, Picture, and now, this highly caffeinated look at the year in screenplays.
We’re only 3 days into Oscar Week, and we’re already running on fumes. MMOW and our wonderful interview with THR’s Scott Feinberg kicked things off. Next up - we’ll have our Oscar Predictions episode where we’ll discuss the betting odds & make our picks. Then we’ll finally review Cold War to close out our series of 2018 Movie Reviews we call OSPs, and we’ll somehow record 3 more episodes this weekend. The MMO’s will be our own award show, where you have picked at least half of the categories, and where we’ll also select our noms and winners for all that you’ll see Sunday Night. Then on Sunday - day, we’ll release one final Oscar preview with another MMOW, and finally & insanely, we’ll limp to the finish line and record a recap of the big event late into Sunday night for your Monday morning commute. Picture the Blair Witch right now when I say, “I’m so scared right now.” If we’re this loopy on an f’ing Wednesday, what are we gonna be like come Oscar time?
As always, let us know what you think. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you enjoy podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
Scott talks a crazy awards season, how to do a great interview, his bio & more!
MMO Interviews: Scott Feinberg
Intro / Awards Chatter, Feinberg Forecast, & The Resume of an Oscar-ologist
Who’s Winning Best Picture? - 3:26 A Familiar Question / The Scott Feinberg Backstory- 5:54 Separating Film Fan from Oscar Prognosticator - 13:20 Interview Techniques & Does He Still Get Star Struck? - 15:53 Feinberg’s Infamous Forecast / How He Does It - 18:15
This Awards Season: 2018/19’s Overall Theme - 21:44 Can “Popular Film” Survive THIS Best Picture Race? - 23:23 Does Netflix Loom Large Over the Season? - 26:22 Has Academy Expansion Changed Things? - 29:34
Specifics for 2018/19: What the Hell Happened to A Star Is Born? - 35:40 Supporting Actress is Anyone’s Guess - 41:20
What’s Next for Scott Feinberg? - 46:41
Scott Feinberg Pitches the Worst Possible Movie - 49:25
Outro/Words of Wisdom/Social Media - 54:14
Scott Feinberg of The Hollywood Reporter is a name to trust during awards season. He’s the host of the Awards Chatter podcast, the oracle behind the Feinberg Forecast, and moderator of Q&A’s around the film world. His track record as a prognosticator is the best in the business, and through his many interviews, we can get to know the industry’s most award worthy filmmakers & stars. We’ve read & listened to Scott for years, well before our show began, and we’ve long hoped for the chance to talk to him about his life & career, and to pick his brain about the latest twists & turns of the next Oscar Race. We did just that last Friday.
We begin with the Best Picture race, and Scott breaks down many of the Oscar categories throughout the episode. But what makes this interview extra special for us is Scott’s origin story. He began his love & study of film like many of us, with a movie list & a library. Listening to Scott talk about how he got started in this business was certainly one of the highlights of this or any show, and we left this interview as encouraged & inspired as ever. We hope the same for you.
Scott is kind enough to chat with us for nearly an hour. We dive into his career path from the Connecticut local news & blogosphere to the LA Times & THR, and we ask him about his interview techniques & what kind of work process goes into his forecasting.
This awards season has certainly left an impression on Mr. Feinberg, and he talks about the Popular Film category, Netflix, & the new Academy membership while also taking us back through Oscar history and citing many examples of what this voting body has stood for & championed since Scott began walking red carpets and brushing shoulders with the business. We also question Scott about the illustrious rise & fall of A Star Is Born and the unprecedented situation in the Best Supporting Actress category.
Whether tuning in before or after Oscar’s big night, do not miss this episode. It is most definitely, one of our finest hours, and to Scott Feinberg, we thank him on behalf of our show.
Do make sure to follow him on social media: at ScottFeinberg on Twitter, scott_feinberg on Instagram, and you can read & listen to his work on THR.
As always, let us know what you think. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you enjoy podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!
SixDegreesOfMMO + A New Audience Interaction This Week!
This is a Non-Spoiler Episode
Intro / It’s Oscar Week! - Top of the Show Upcoming Schedule - Top of Show
Oscar Race Update: PresentAll24 is a Go - 6:46 Bette Midler is Singing Poppins - 10:40 Best Picture Noms Presented by Celebrities - 12:09 Oscar Voting Closing Tuesday - 13:18
WGA Awards Original + Adapted Screenplay Winners - 13:47 Cinema Audio Society Awards - 18:21 MUAHS Guild Awards - 19:17 Motion Picture Sound Editors Awards - 22:42 Quick Grammys Recap - 24:50
Audience Interaction Segment: SixDegreesOfMMO Recap - 28:15 WE NEED YOUR OSCAR CATEGORIES - 35:35 Latest SixDegrees Challenge - 37:58
What We’re Watching: AlsoMike - 39:19 Mike1 - 42:28
Recapping Oscar Nominated Shorts: Endgame, Black Sheep, Period End of Sentence - 45:50 A Night at the Garden, Lifeboat, - 47:30 Fauve - 49:50 All Animated Short Film Nominees - 50:35 (Bar, Weekends, Animal Behaviour, Late Afternoon, One Small Step)
Trailer Thoughts: Aladdin’s 2nd Trailer - 53:58 Frozen 2 Trailer 1 - 56:25 Tolkien - 57:37 Ma - 58:15
Box Office Update - 58:44
Do You Care?: This Week’s Releases - 1:03:10 Aquaman’s Spinoff - 1:04:36 Bond and Fast and Furious Reportedly Roll On - 1:05:25 Oscar Campaigns Spend Serious Cash - 1:06:44 NBA All Star Saturday Night - 1:08:59
Outro/REMINDERS FOR YOU/Words of Wisdom/Social Media - 1:10:30
Oscar Week kicks off the only way it should, with MMO Weekly. We update that Oscar Race with a recap of all the big new developments about next Sunday’s broadcast. Our audience interaction raises the stakes with a new challenge regarding the MMO’s Award Show, and of course, there’s SixDegreesOfMMO. Then we review most the Oscar Nominated Short Films in What We’re Watching, and enjoy our recurring segments Trailer Thoughts, Box Office Recap, & Do You Care. We’re only 1 week away from the Academy Awards, and we have another loaded MMO Weekly to get you ready.
This week’s Oscar Race Update recaps all the recent award shows like those from the Writers Guild the Cinema Audio Society, the Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists and the Sound Editors Guild, as well as the Grammys. There were also some major developments to discuss like the fact that the Academy will now PresentAll24. All 5 Original Songs will be performed, celebrity presenters will tell us how much they love the Best Picture nominees, and we discuss what final impressions the Academy reveals with their last few days of Oscar voting.
SixDegreesOfMMO gets a new set of winners, we lay out a new challenge, and then we raise the stakes with a new ask for the MMO’s awards show, where we need you to write some of our categories. Our What We’re Watching segment reviews Fahrenheit 11/9, Perfect Bid, Scott and the Secret of Hollywood, and we discuss most the the Oscar Nominated Shorts including all of the Documentary & Animated varieties.
As we’ve been promoting for a few shows now, our next episode will be an interview with The Hollywood Reporter’s Scott Feinberg of The Awards Chatter Podcast and of course, our obsession, the Feinberg Forecast. It’s a great discussion with rewards for both pre & post Oscar listening.
We also map out the rest of that Oscar Week schedule for you atop the show. After MMO Interviews Scott Feinberg, we’ll have a pod on the Best Adapted & Original Screenplay categories, our annual Oscar Predictions including your betting guide to this year’s Academy Awards, our MMO’s, a review of Cold War, and of course, one more MMOW before we recap the big night for you next Monday.
As always, let us know what you think. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us!
Can anyone beat Cuaron?!
This is a Non-Spoiler Episode
Big Things Coming This Oscars Week - Top of Show
What is a Category Review? - 3:30
Best Director Snubs - 4:30
Alfonso Cuaron, Roma Why It Will Win - 14:15 Why It Won’t Win - 16:30
Yorgos Lanthimos, The Favourite Why It Will Win - 18:17 Why It Won’t Win - 19:56
Spike Lee, BlackKklansman Why It Will Win - 21:01 Why It Won’t Win - 22:32
Adam McKay, Vice Why It Will Win - 24:19, 27:01 Why It Won’t Win - 25:39, 27:45
Pawel Pawlikowski, Cold War Why It Will Win - 28:17 Why It Won’t Win - 30:00
Perfecting Perfection - 30:50
Outro/Social Media/Words of Wisdom - 38:03
It’s time for our Best Director Category Overview. Though the winner seems like a certainty, we do love a bunch of these movies, and it’s a fun ranking episode to be sure. There’s also some fascinating narratives to indulge and perhaps some of the most intriguing personalities we’ve had to analyze in awhile. If you told us a few years ago that we’d get Yorgos friggin’ Lanthimos, Adam funnyman McKay, AND Spike “Critic No 1 of the Academy” Lee in the same set of nominations with two foreign filmmakers who directed black & white foreign language passion projects about their parents!?, we’d have never believed you. So it’s another fun & loaded episode for you all.
We still have one more category overview episode to close out this series, and you’ll get two categories for the price of one as we’ll dissect both the Adapted & Original Screenplays this week. If you enjoy these episodes, do go back to our catalog for the Best Picture, Animated Feature, Actor, Actress, the two Supportings, and Original Song.
MMO has also reviewed the vast majority of the nominated films with over fifty Oscar Sprint Profile or Movie Event reviews. There’s award show preview, prediction, and recap episodes, many of which are featured in our Oscar Race Update segments on our weekly variety show, MMOW. Then do enjoy all our retrospectives, special movie franchise review series, and of course, our 2018 year in review episodes. We’ve already covered the Best Scenes of the Film Year, and we’ll have our MMO’s (The Mike, Mike, & Oscars still to come), as well as our final predictions, and of course, we’ll be recording after next Sunday’s Academy Awards for a full recap.
We’re also very proud to bring you a new series called MMO Interviews. Brennan Lee Mulligan of College Humor chatted us up about the MCU, his own screenplays, & how he views the Oscars. Reilly Anspaugh & Geoffrey James of Headgum came spoke to us about Timothee Chalamet films, Bond Villains, & their recent trip to Sundance. Then we have another major get in MMO Interviews episode 3. The Mikes sat down with Scott Feinberg of the Hollywood Reporter, foremost Oscarologist, Awards Chatter Podcast Host, and oracle behind the beloved Feinberg Forecast. All of our guests thus far have been kind enough to tell us their origin stories & how they’ve navigated their careers to date. Scott certainly did as much,, and he also broke down many of the Oscar categories, the year’s biggest stories like that Best Popular Film category, filled us in on some late breaking buzz, and much much more. This new series has been our favorite endeavor yet. Do not miss these MMO Interviews!
As always, let us know what you think. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, where we’re our most active, and we are also on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. Subscribe / like / comment / rate / review / share & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, & just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, do keep watching those movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!
Plus a Snubs Discussion & Our Rankings
This is a Non-Spoiler Episode We discuss the plots in some sweeping & general terms, with maybe one content advisory about Roma because we are both silly immature man-babies. Otherwise, we steer clear of spoilers.
Intro: Who We Are / What We Do / What We’ve Done / What’s Next - Top of the Show
What is a Category Review? - 2:12 Snubs - 3:46
Black Panther: Why It Will Win - 10:54 Why It Won’t Win - 15:34
BlackKklansman: Why It Will Win - 22:09 Why It Won’t Win - 26:39
Bohemian Rhapsody: Why It Will Win - 28:40 Why It Won’t Win - 32:23
The Favourite: Why It Will Win - 36:20 Why It Won’t Win - 39:23
Green Book: Why It Will Win - 43:41 Why It Won’t Win - 48:15
Roma: Why It Will Win - 56:49 Why It Won’t Win - 1:00:21
A Star Is Born: Why It Will Win - 1:03:01 Why It Won’t Win - 1:04:45
Vice: Why It Will Win - 1:08:24 Why It Won’t Win - 1:11:18
Perfecting Perfection - 1:15:41
Outro/Social Medias/Words of Wisdom - 1:22:17
With two more of these episodes still to come, this Best Picture Review is the Act Two Climax of our Category Series. There’s a ton of intrigue, it’s probably gonna go the opposite way from how things will end, and it’s long & loud. If you enjoyed that joke, please continue reading, but also, be my friend.
Although the Oscars are the focus of our programming, the past week has also allowed us to spread our wings. There’s a retrospective on Mary Harron’s American Psycho, which is a collaboration with hashtag AllTheHorror’s WomenInHorrorMonth, and then we got the chance to chat with two of our favorite comedians, Reilly Anspaugh and Geoffrey James of Headgum on another episode of MMO Interviews. Stay tuned as we’ll continue both of these series throughout the calendar year and don’t miss these two episodes.
But this here Best Picture Category Overview was a massive undertaking for us, and since so many things have been building towards it, we decided to release it a bit earlier than expected so that you have ample enough time to listen before February 24th.
If you haven’t been with us on a category review, the format is simple. Mike and I discuss all the snubs after our intro. Then we go through each of the nominees and argue for and against why they will or will not win the Oscar. This all culminates nicely in a segment where we rank all the nominees, which we have humbly termed, Perfecting Perfection.
Stay tuned for MUCH more awards season coverage this coming week. We plan to release episodes almost daily, and if we’re feeling squirrely, you may in fact just get new MMO each and every day until those Oscars. Then we’ll bring things to a triumphant close (for at least one day) with our Recap Show to be aired very very very late after the Oscar broadcast.
To close, we’d like to make a huge announcement. WE INTERVIEWED SCOTT FEINBERG of the Hollywood Reporter, and that’ll be dropping Tuesday. He’s one of our idols, as you can trust all the MMO guests will be, and he does not disappoint. So stay tuned.
As always, let us know what you think. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, where we’re most active. MMO is also on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / like / rate / review / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, & just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us.
There’s a Timothee Chalamet debate +Sundance, Carnegie Hall Stories & more!
This Episode Has a Few Spoilers Call Me By Your Name plot details get discussed. But there’s a debate to shake the fabric of the delicate balance between film appreciation & criticism, and that debate centers around Timothee Chalamet. So watch CMBYN, and don’t miss it.
Intro Of Us Teasing You About This Great Interview - Top of the Show
How Reilly & Geoff Got to HeadGum - 3:56 Who is Geoffrey the Dumbass? - 10:40 Their Writing Process - 15:06 Taking it From Page to Screen - 20:07 Reilly’s Hollywood Background - 21:11 Slowly Living the Movie “A Star is Born” - 23:36 Geoffrey James: Yo-Yo Sensei - 26:33 Our Lord and Savior, Chalamet - 28:48 (With More Chalamet Talk Disguised as Oscars Talk - 32:56) They’re Sundance Takes & Side Stories - 36:29 Involvement with Dropout’s Lonely and Horny - 44:15 Reilly’s Recent Acting + Solo-ing CARNEGIE FREAKING HALL - 46:13 Some Absurd Questions MMO is Dying to Know - 51:13
Reilly and Geoff Take Turns Pitching The Worst Movie Ever - 1:00:11
Outro/Social Media/Thank You - 1:08:43
Reilly Anspaugh and Geoffrey James are stars of the addictive & hilarious Headgum video series “Off Days” & “Geoffrey the Dumbass” on Youtube and at headgum.com. These videos have consumed us in the recent years and months, and we were so lucky to have them both on our show for another MMO Interview.
We ask them about their origin stories where they both made the impossible leap from intern to on-air & on-screen talent. Then we dive into their writing and production processes, their many hidden talents, and a range of increasingly fun topics from their recent trip to the Sundance Film Festival to their ongoing debate over Timothee Chalamet to Reilly’s recent appearance on The Today Show & Carnegie Hall all the way to Geoff’s competitive yoyo’ing.
They discuss how Jake & Amir run their company while wearing basketball shorts. Geoff dishes out his theory about the real life existence of Peter Salsbury. There are fist bumps done wrong, and they tease what’s coming next from Headgum videos. Finally, we ask them to pitch us their worst movies in an improvisational exercise we love to ambush upon all our guests. They do not disappoint.
Geoffrey James can be found at dontplaynojames on Twitter & iamgeoffreyjames on Instagram. Reilly Anspaugh is at reilecoyote on Twitter & reillyanspaugh on Insta. Make sure to subscribe to the Headgum channel on Youtube, visit headgum .com & enjoy the headgum podcast network wherever you can consume your audio comedy content. Do also keep a lookout for them both on screens large & small alike as their talents cannot be stopped.
If you enjoyed this episode, please check out our talk with CollegeHumor’s Brennan Lee Mulligan from Dropout’s Fantasy High / Dimension 20. If you enjoyed our movie talk here, please listen to our massive back catalog of episodes. Mike, Mike, and Oscar is on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Tune In, Google Play, Spotify and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. And if you want to chat with us, we’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and MMO is also on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail.
Our website mikemikeandoscar dot com is nearing a launch date (present day HAH!) and of course, we’ll continue to cover the entertainment world with our year round podcast focused on the Academy Awards, but flexible enough to also chat with our favorite comedians, especially when those favorite comedians wanna talk about Timothee Chalamet & Oscar movies. When reality sucks, keep watching those movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!
Hashtags AllTheHorror WiHMx BloodDrive RedCross
This Retrospective on American Psycho has a Spoiler Section
Show Intro and Who We Are - Top of Show Why American Psycho? - 4:45 What is an MMO Movie Event Episode? - 6:31
NON-SPOILER REVIEW: Cast and Crew and Why We Love Mary Harron So Much - 7:17 Story Inception & If Leo Mania Got Too Powerful- 17:01 Specs / How Audiences Influence Critics Who Influence Audiences - 25:27 Original & Re-Watch Expectations - 30:21 Production Values - 32:57 Performances/Oscars Lens - 36:13 Final Script Thoughts - 41:13 Social Media Reminders - 42:24
Spoiler Warning Dance Break - 41:13
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW The Mikes’ Working Paradigms - 44:35 90’s/00’s Serial Killer Genre - 47:14 Best Scenes: (Business Card Exchange - 49:08) (Frat Bros’ Universe - 50:46) (Paul Allen & The News - 54:07) (The Genius and Joy of Mary Harron - 55:43) Touching On Worsts, Questions, and Act 3 - 1:03:21 Should Any of it Matter? - 1:07:23
Final Grades - 1:10:57
Outro/Social Media Redux/Words of Wisdom - 1:13:28
We’re not just an Oscars pod. MMO has and will continue to be a year round film appreciation podcast, and we love to love all kinds of movies, especially those we wish could be Oscar films like this long time favorite, American Psycho. Since it’s Women In Horror Month, and since we had such a great time with our first collaboration with the AllTheHorror brand, we’re thrilled to join such an awesome group of podcasts, blogs, and horror genre lovers once again with this new celebration.
Throughout the history of our show, we’ve covered movie news whether we react to breaking stories, do a monthly Hollywood Hot Takes episode, or as we’ve done lately, kept you up to date on a more regular basis with our DYC / Story of the Week segments on MMO Weekly. We’ve been shocked and saddened by the lack of awarded female filmmakers, in particular with last year’s Golden Globes and certainly, with this entire award seasons’ “all male nominees.” Then as Jason Blum exacerbated the problem by speaking out of his ass a few months back about women not wanting to direct horror films, Mary Harron’s American Psycho stood out as the most obvious and excellent of rebuttals. So WiHMx seemed like the perfect time to tackle this retrospective.
On MMO, we love our movie review format whether it be an OSP (Oscar Sprint Profile), Movie Event, or retrospective. In any case, the structure of each episode offers two reviews for the price of one. We do an entire non-spoiler presentation including segments on the Cast & Crew bios & filmographies, the behind the scenes production stories, all of the numbers / awards / premiere dates, etc. in our Specs, and then we discuss the film’s production values, performances, & script without any plot details. You then get some spoiler warning dance music, and we break down the plot in all of its glorious, or in this case, in all of its gory detail in our spoiler section. Here, we discuss all our best & worst scenes, how they told the story in a technical sense, and then culminate the section with some final grades.
As always, let us know what you think. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / follow / rate / review / share & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Tune In, Google Play, Spotify & just about wherever you enjoy podcasts. And don’t forget to enjoy the rest of AllTheHorror & the WiHMx lineup here: https://twitter.com/AllTheHorror18
& here: http://promotehorror.com/2019/01/30/all-the-horror-presents-women-in-horror-month/
When reality sucks, watch movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!
Plus SixDegreesOfMMO, What We’re Watching, Box Office, & Do You Care?
This is a Non Spoiler Episode We discuss some movies in broad strokes as we chat about their awards chances, but it’s pretty far from explicit spoilers of any kind.
Intro / What’s Mike, Mike, & Oscar Weekly - Top of the Show
Oscar Race Update: BAFTA 2019 Cynthia Erivo Won the Red Carpet - 2:15 Production Design - 2:45 Animated Film - 3:35 Best British Film - 4:46 Best Sound - 7:43 Best Editing - 8:35 Best Documentary - 10:29 Best Makeup/Hair - 12:39 Supporting Actress - 13:01 Rising Star Award - 17:37 Best Adapted Screenplay - 18:45 Best Original Screenplay - 22:07 Best Original Music - 26:38 Supporting Actor - 28:11 Best Cinematography - 29:26 Best British Debut - 30:52 Best Visual Effects - 31:33 Best Foreign Language Film - 33:23 Best Costume Design - 34:15 Best Director - 35:19 Lead Actor - 36:40 Lead Actress - 39:45 Best Film - 42:41
SixDegreesOfMMO: Bruce Willis to Lady Gaga Honorable Mentions - 49:23 Winner - 56:47 Next Round’s Challenge - 58:20
What We’re Watching: AlsoMike - 1:00:01 Mike1 - 1:05:23
Box Office Update - 1:07:03
Do You Care: About This Week’s New Releases - 1:09:19 About JLaw’s Engagement - 1:11:58 About Sean Penn Losing His Mind - 1:12:37 About the Child’s Play Trailer - 1:13:47
Outro/Social Media/Words of Wisdom - 1:14:45
It’s our BAFTA reactions MMO Weekly episode! That means, you get a mammoth Oscar Race Update atop our usual variety show with a category by category sweep through the British Academy’s big night. Then you also get some trademark MMOW segments like Audience Interaction & SixDegreesOfMMO, What We’re Watching, Box Office, and Do You Care. So it’s another loaded weekly update of all things Hollywood on MMOW.
We’ll discuss some Grammy reax, as well as the WGA’s on next week’s MMOW as this one is all about the BAFTA’s. The Favourite finally has its moment, or 7 of them. We then breakdown if Bohemian Rhapsody won enough to stay alive for the major awards. Mike 1’s conspiracy theory about animated film remains chillingly alive in his mind, and Also Mike says Documentary film is smelling a little less stinky after this win. Then we breakdown how editing, the Outstanding British Film, Best Sound, and the two screenplay categories could fit into the final Oscar puzzle. But around these undercard theories, we have some major Oscar Race updates in the Supporting Actress, and both the Lead Actor and Actress categories. Many others went chalk (AKA to the likely winner), but we do have some wrenches thrown into some of the larger races, and it all builds to the biggest question of this night and the night of February 24th, which is of course, who will win Best Film / Best Picture?!
So you more than get your money’s worth with our Oscar Race Update, but MMO Weekly is much more. We have a terrific array of audience generated entries to our last SixDegreesOfMMO: Bruce Willis to Lady Gaga. You make us look silly, we make us look sillier, and you’ve outdone yourselves with these responses. Thank you, as always, and we try to read a few more than usual since they’re all so good. We leave you a weird challenge for next week, and we hope you have half as much fun with this one as you just did.
Then we do give you some of our other typical MMOW segments of What We’re Watching including reviews of The Front Runner, McQueen, Generation Wealth, Into The Okavango, Big Mouth: My Furry Valentine, High Flying Bird, Ray Romano’s new comedy special, Alt Right, a preview to our upcoming American Psycho retrospective for All The Horror, and Friend From College: Season 2.
As always, let us know what you think. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. Please subscribe / like / rate / review / share & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Tune In, Google Play, Spotify, and just about wherever you enjoy podcasts.
An Unprecedented Situation.
This is a Non-Spoiler Episode As we must do, we make some general allusions to plot movements throughout these films. But we do try our very best and succeed in avoiding full spoilers. Though investigations can be made by some of our clues to what happens. So beware if you’re allergic to that.
Intro / What’s a Category Review - Top of the Show Snubs - 1:44
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS CATEGORY OVERVIEW Amy Adams, Vice Why She’ll Win - 12:13 Why She Won’t - 17:15
Marina de Tavira, Roma Why She’ll Win - 21:00 Why She Won’t - 25:15
Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk Why She’ll Win - 26:16 Why She Won’t - 30:15
Emma Stone, The Favourite Why She’ll Win - 33:15 Why She Won’t - 38:48
Rachel Weisz, The Favourite Why She’ll Win - 43:09 Why She Won’t - 47:14
Perfecting Perfection Re-Rank - 49:00
Outro/Words of Wisdom/Social Media - 54:45
We conclude our reviews of the 4 acting categories with this episode on Best Supporting Actress. This show also works as one final preview of the BAFTA’s, which will happen this Sunday, and which we’ll recap for you on Monday with MMO Weekly. The supporting actress category has been and continues to be one of the most intriguing of the Oscars Race. There’s a strange and unlikely fact of Regina King winning the Critics Associations, Globe, and Choice awards before somehow not getting nominated for the SAG or BAFTA. Then of course, we have 5 of the better performances of the year to debate. It’s a loaded year, and quite the category, and MMO is all over it.
The format is simple, tried, & true. We discuss the snubs after our intro, and then we breakdown each nominee’s chances with arguments for and against them winning. Amy Adams has the narrative and the Academy politics on her side. Marina De Tavira will probably be in the most awarded film of the night and has a performance on the rise in people’s perceptions (including ours). Regina King has narratives in her favor, as well as stats. But her unprecedented situation draws worries from us both, before we calm ourselves with a discussion of her tremendous performance. Then again, Regina may not win because of both those roles in The Favourite. Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz acted the hell out of their parts in one of our best films and one of the Academy’s most nominated on the year. We offer new takes on why these performances might rival King’s at both the BAFTA’s and back across the pond at the Oscars.
If you enjoy this category review, we’ve already released many others including Best Original Song, Supporting Actor, Lead Actress, Animated Feature, and Lead Actor. We’ll also weigh in upon the Screenplays, Director, and Picture before Oscar night. We’ve also reviewed nearly all of the films in these categories in our OSP’s, and we now have nearly fifty 2018 movie reviews in our Oscar Sprint Profile and Movie Event series. Our MMO Weekly episodes give you a race update and recap all of the big award show precursors on our regularly scheduled variety show. Then we also have many special presentations including retrospectives, interviews, MMO made up Award Shows, and many Oscar off-season episodes reviewing and dissecting all our favorite series of films.
As always, let us know what you think. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we’re on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / share & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you enjoy podcasts. Then as awards season comes to a climactic finale, don’t forget our slogan. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re a year round movie appreciation and review podcast, and we thank you for listening.
The Best Race of all the Categories Perhaps.
This is a Non-Spoiler Episode In the sense of a story teller, we may do some winks and nods and foreshadowing of the plot twists from these movies with what we talk about, but I don’t think we explicitly state any spoilers.
Best Lead Actor Category Review:
Intro / What’s a Category Review - Top of the Show Snubs - 1:50
Christian Bale, Vice Why He’ll Win - 15:24 Why He Won’t - 19:39
Bradley Cooper, A Star is Born Why He’ll Win - 25:17 Why He Won’t - 31:58
Willem Dafoe, At Eternity’s Gate Why He’ll Win - 38:14 Why He Won’t - 40:46
Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody Why He’ll Win - 44:07 Why He Won’t - 50:10
Viggo Mortensen, Green Book Why He’ll Win - 52:58 Why He Won’t - 55:57
Perfecting Perfection Re-Rank - 59:12
Outro/Words of Wisdom/Social Media - 1:02:32
This is our Best Lead Actor Category Review, and usually, this rhetorical exercise requires we stretch our imaginations to argue for some of the contenders and nominees. But we do have quite the race at the center of this category between Bohemian Rhapsody’s Rami Malek and Christian Bale from Vice. Then we have one of our collective favorite performances of the year with Bradley Cooper from A Star Is Born also in the field here. So it’s a loaded review from the Mikes of Oscar on the Lead Actor nominees.
We’ve come to love and flourish in this format, which is pretty simple. There’s an intro followed by a list of who we think are the snubs of the nomination process. Then we breakdown each actor’s chances of why they will and will not win the Oscar. It’s a rhetorical exercise only for the mightiest or kookiest of awards season pundits, and we happily expand our minds for your audible pleasure.
This is the 5th Oscar Category review of 9 eventual episodes (we think / we hope) that we’ll release before the Academy Awards. You can go back and listen to our Best Original Song, Supporting Actor, Lead Actress, and Animated Feature shows to enjoy more of this format. We’ve also reviewed near 50 (now) films with our Oscar Sprint Profile and Movie Event film review series. MMO Weekly is our regularly scheduled variety show that allows us to cover every weekend’s awards show results, and there’s an Oscar Race segment in each of those episodes. Then we also have some MMO special presentations of retrospectives, interviews, and of course, other reviews and previews of the biggest moments of this Awards Season for you to enjoy in that massive back catalog of yours.
Still, we enjoy reviewing and appreciating movies year round. Our show has done full series on the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Conjuring Films, Mission Impossibles, and the entire Halloween Franchise thus far. We’re planning long looks at Fast & Furious and the films of Pixar to name a few in the year to come, and we’ll certainly continue our focus on new releases in the MCU with the upcoming Captain Marvel, Avengers: End Game, and Spider-Man: Far From Home releases from Disney in the coming spring.
Then if you like how we cover horror films, we will be diving into another new classic for the All The Horror & their Women In Horror Month special event this February with a review of Mary Harron’s American Psycho starring Oscar favorite, Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman. So do stay tuned for that.
Let us know what you think. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and you can find us on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. Please subscribe / rate / review / share & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you can enjoy podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching these movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!
Plus Avengers, A New Batman? SixDegreesOfMMO, DGAs, & Super Bowl Reax!
This is a Spoiler Free Episode Though we do break down all of the Super Bowl Movie Trailers & TV Spots. So we will be discussing those scenes & potential plot details including some light Infinity War allusions.
Intro / Why a Humpday Version of MMO Weekly/Super Sunday Thoughts - Top of the Show
Trailer Thoughts: Avengers: Endgame - 6:37 Hobbs and Shaw - 9:38 Captain Marvel - 13:25 Us - 15:23 Toy Story 4 - 15:59
What We’re Watching : AlsoMike - 17:14 Mike1 - 23:54
SixDegreesOfMMO: Last Round Recap - 26:10 New Challenge - 30:08
Box Office Update - 31:48
Do You Care: (About the Potential New Batman - 34:39) (About Movies Coming Out Next Week - 38:34) (About High Flying Bird - 41:36)
Oscar Race Update: No Oscars Host - 44:09 DGA Awards - 46:08 Annie Awards - 52:38 ACE Eddie Awards - 54:04 Art Directors Guild - 56:12
Outro/Social Media/Words of Wisdom - 59:05
Scheduling conflicts forced us to record your MMO Weekly for a humpday release, but it’s still a loaded episode full of trailer thoughts, tv & movie reviews, SixDegreesOfMMO, box office analysis, hollywood hot takes, and of course, that Oscar Race Update. We begin the show with all kinds of coverage of the Super Bowl, from the game to the commercials, from the half-time show to the movie trailers, and then we close out the episode with reactions to the latest awards shows including the DGAs. When the work week sucks, enjoy this MMOW humpday edition with us. It’s Mike, Mike, and Oscar Weekly!
After dishing our professional opinions on the game itself, we wonder if the downfall of TV is inevitable after those lackluster commercials and that bizarre halftime show. Then we cover all the biggest movie trailers & TV spots in Trailer thoughts. Avengers: End Game, Hobbs & Shaw, Captain Marvel, Jordan Peele’s Us, and Toy Story 4 debuted new previews for us to break down, and without plot spoilers from previous films, we discuss how we’re feeling about next year’s slate of upcoming blockbusters.
In audience interaction, we were amazed by your latest responses for SixDegreesOfMMO. The Box Office was an all time flop, but Hollywood News about a new Batman and the Netflix schedule of a new Steven Soderbergh film has us caring in DYC. Then we update you on the Oscar Race with our reactions to the DGAs, Annie’s, ACE Eddies, & ADG Awards, which could affect the Best Director, Animated Feature, Editing, Production Design, and YES, the Best Picture race come red carpet time.
There’s plenty more fun upcoming on the schedule as well. We have more interviews, Oscar category reviews, one more OSP, a fun diversion back into the horror genre with a retrospective, and of course, plenty more previews of the Academy’s big night all on the way. Do go back and enjoy our catalog of episodes to catch up on all the coverage thus far. We now have well over forty movie review episodes in our Oscar Sprint Profile & Movie Event series. We’ve done overviews of the Best Animated Feature, Lead Actress, Supporting Actor, and Original Song categories with 5 more shows to come in that series. Our interview with Brennan Lee Mulligan of College Humor is still a major highlight of our show’s history, and we urge you to check that one out. We’ve recently done horror film retrospectives on The Conjuring Universe, both Suspiria films, and the entire Halloween franchise, and much more. When reality sucks, you’ve been watching so many movies with us, and we thank you for making January our best month in the history of our show.
As always, let us know what you think. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, & you can chat with us on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. Please subscribe / rate / review / like & share us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and wherever you listen to podcasts. The Oscars are fast approaching. Get ready for February 24th and the rest of your movie year with us. Thanks for listening.
Get Your Conspiracy Theory Hats On.
This Category Overview is Spoiler FREE
Intro / What’s a Category Overview? - 1:31
Snubs That Might Also Be Velvet Buzzsaw - 2:02
The Incredibles 2: Why It’ll Win / Mike 1’s Ultimate Conspiracy Theory - 6:36 Why It Won’t - 16:41
Isle of Dogs: Why It’ll Win - 18:51 Why It Won’t - 21:28
Mirai: Why It’ll Win - 22:56 Why It Won’t - 24:49
Ralph Breaks the Internet: Why It’ll Win - 26:14 Why It Won’t - 28:15
Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse: Why It’ll Win - 29:27 Why It Won’t - 33:30
Perfecting Perfection AKA Our Re-Rank of the Nominees - 36:37
Outro - 40:08
FYI… our regularly scheduled MMO Weekly will have to wait. Apologies, but we’ll get you our Super Bowl Trailer reactions and that Oscar Race Update after the DGAs, ACE Eddies, Annie’s, and ADGs in an upcoming pod, perhaps of the old school MMO Hollywood Hot Takes variety. So stay tuned for that. Until then, he’s a category overview of Best Animated Feature.
This breakdown of Best Animated Feature makes our 4th of probably 9 category reviews we’ll do before the final curtain falls on Oscar night. We’ve already looked at Best Original Song, Best Supporting Actor, & Best Lead Actress, and the two other acting categories, director, and of course, Best Picture are still on our to do list. In any event, it’ll be hard to believe another category unearths more intrigue than Best Animated Feature.
Mike 1 has been peddling a conspiracy theory around the MMO streets like the world’s about to end and only he knows it. So today is the day, we finally let him step up to that soapbox and preach his apocalyptic nightmare to the masses. Will you hear him out? Or like Me (Also Mike), just laugh him out of the room? The choice is yours.
As usual, we continue our discussion of the snubs of Oscar, and we lead off the episode with some possible snubs of this category. Then we argue for and against the chances of victory for each before giving our own top 5 ranking to finish the episode. It’s an oratorical exercise meant only for the strange. But we aren’t exactly normal, if you haven’t noticed, and if you have, then hopefully that’s why you continue to tune into the show.
We hope you’ve been enjoying all our coverage of the final weeks of awards season. MMO Weekly will continue to keep you up to date, our interviews will help you pick the minds of entertainment pros, and as usual, we’ll try to preview & review whatever movies you watch or might ever wanna watch.
Let us know what you think. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook Reddit, and Gmail. You can rate / review / comment / like / share / subscribe & listen to our show on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Tune In, Google Play, Spotify, and just about wherever you find podcasts. When reality sucks, watch movies with us.
We love to love movies, just not this one.
This Review of At Eternity’s Gate Has a Spoiler Section The first half is non-spoilers. Then after some spoiler warning dance music, we dive into the plot.
What is an OSP - 1:49
At Eternity’s Gate Non-Spoiler Review:
Cast and Crew - 2:42 Story Inception - 6:47 Specs - 8:56 Plot Premise/Expectations - 11:47 Production Values - 13:44 Performances - 20:29 Script Thoughts - 27:02 Watch/Don’t - 29:05
Spoiler Warning Dance Party - 29:39
Mike1’s Disdain/Worst Scenes - 31:22 (On the Nose Doesn’t Describe It - 32:35) (VG Unhinged - 35:11) Best Scenes - 37:48 (Positive Reviews - 41:08)
Final Grades - 44:28
Outro / Social Media / Words of Wisdom - 45:46
We love to love movies, but not this one. For the vast majority of our Oscar Sprint Profiling / Movie Reviewing lives, we get to be positive about the films we review. That was not the case with this one. What can we say? We call em’ like we see em.’ Though in all its tough lovin,’ film critical glory, here’s our eviscerating video of Willem Dafoe’s Oscar Nominated turn as Vincent Van Gogh in At Eternity’s Gate.
As usual, we begin with some early banter surrounding the cast & crew, production backstory, movie specs, and plot / premise to begin our non-spoiler review. Then we dive into our plot-less look at the production values, performances, and script before the spoiler warning dance music plays. Then it’s a full blown discussion of all story details including our best & worst scenes of the film.
There are over forty other 2018 movies reviewed thus far in either our Oscar Sprint Profile or Movie Event playlists now on Soundcloud. A final OSP on Cold War will complete this year’s set on major award nominees. We’ve also reviewed 3 of the major categories at the Academy Awards with more to come as we plan to cover at least 9 of these in their own episodes before the big night.
Let us know what you thought. Did you happen to enjoy At Eternity’s Gate? We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can review / like / comment / share / subscribe & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you can listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us! We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!
Plus a Snubs Named Toni & Not Named Toni Discussion.
This is a Spoiler Free Episode We talk about some Oscar Reel Scenes in broad strokes. So if you’re allergic to hints and generalizations, then perhaps beware. Otherwise, we avoid any plot spoilers.
Intro / The Knicks Trade KP / You Don’t Care - Top of the Show
Best Actress Snubs - 1:53
Glenn Close, The Wife: Why She’ll Win - 12:41 Why She Won’t - 18:15
Yalitza Aparicio, Roma: Why She’ll Win - 21:10 Why She Won’t - 23:11
Olivia Colman, The Favourite: Why She’ll Win - 26:25 Why She Won’t - 32:07
Lady Gaga, A Star Is Born: Why She’ll Win - 36:05 Why She Won’t - 40:57
Melissa McCarthy, Can You Ever Forgive Me?: Why She’ll Win - 46:12 Why She Won’t - 48:55
Perfecting Perfection AKA Our Re-Rank of the Nominees - 52:36 (W/ More Intriguing Questions)
Outro / Social Media / Words of Wisdom - 59:08
It’s our Best Actress Category Overview! Glenn Close is finally having HER year, or is she? Lady Gaga turned in one of the best musical performances of the decade, but will she win? Olivia Colman delivers as much range and intrigue as any actress in the past several years, but she’s not showing up to award shows? Yalitza was teaching pre-school, and now she’s nominated for a Best Actress Oscar. Then if Melissa McCarthy got an Oscar Nom for enthusiastically shitting into a sink, she’s gonna win an honorary EGOT for forging literary letters, right??!!
We breakdown each of these nominees, making the case for and against their chances of winning. It’s a rhetorical exercise only the greatest minds could make plausible, and we’re are far from said heads. So what you’re left with… is another batshit episode of Mike, Mike, and Oscar. And of course - YES, we have a major discussion on the snubs of this category, both those named Toni and those not named Collette.
Check out our previous category overviews on Lady Gaga’s Best Original Song and Mahershala’s Best Supporting Actor nominees. We also have Oscar Sprint Profiles for the films of each of this Best Lead Actresses, and you can check out over forty 2018 movie reviews in both our OSP & Movie Event playlists on Soundcloud.
Do let us know what you think of this category or comment about any of the many recent MMO episodes we’ve been releasing fast & furious in the recent weeks leading up to Oscar’s big night. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can like / share / review / subscribe & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and wherever you find podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us.
Timothee Chalamet should be pissed.
This is a Non-Spoiler Episode Look, we refer to some of the key Oscar Reel scenes & basic plot lines, but overall, we do avoid spoilers in these discussions.
Intro / What’s a Category Overview? - Top of the Show
Snubs of the Best Supporting Actor Category - 1:15
Mahershala Ali, Green Book: Why He’ll Win - 10:46 Why He Won’t - 12:29
Adam Driver, BlacKkKlansman Why He’ll Win - 15:29 Why He Won’t - 18:18
Sam Elliott, A Star Is Born Why He’ll Win - 19:45 Why He Won’t - 23:48
Richard E. Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me?: Why He’ll Win - 25:35 Why He Won’t - 28:26
Sam Rockwell, Vice: Why He’ll Win - 30:13 Why He Won’t - 31:59
Perfecting Perfection AKA Our Ranking Of These Nominees - 36:11
Outro / Upcoming Schedule / Social Media / Words of Wisdom - 39:45
Our 2018/19 Best Supporting Actor Oscar Category Overview is here. We begin by listing off all of the major snubs, and we’ll compare one or two of them to a few of these nominees later in the episode. Then we follow a very simple format. We embark on the oratorical exercise of arguing for and against each nominee. Why will each nom win? Why will each nominee lose? And we finish it all up by ranking them in a segment we’ve humbly entitled, Perfecting Perfection. Mahershala Ali from Green Book, Adam Driver from BlacKkKlansman, Sam Elliott from A Star Is Born, Richard E. Grant from Can You Ever Forgive Me(?), and Sam Rockwell from Vice - we break down all their performances & their chances at Oscar gold in this episode.
It’s a non-spoiler exercise, and this was more difficult than it appeared. But we were able to avoid spoiling any of these films. So you can click play without any remorse. Just understand we may frame a few scenes or movements of the films with a brief reference here or there.
We’ve recorded 3 days in a row thus far this week. There’s a snowstorm coming our way, and we’re afraid of nature coming between the Mikes. So we’re glad we could get a few episodes out sooner than later. Though weather permitting, we do have an aggressive release schedule in mind for the next 25 days leading up to Oscar Night.
Our MMO Weekly variety show drops every Monday. We’ve covered the Globes, Critics Choice, PGA’s, and SAG’s in the MMOW’s of our last month. This Monday will discuss the fallout from the Super Bowl, where last year we got a bunch of new trailers & a Netflix movie event. So we’ll wait and see what Super Monday has in store for us.
These Category Overviews will continue until we’ve broken down & previewed you on all of the major nominees. We have 3 more acting categories, best director, the screenplays, animated feature, and Best Picture all on the schedule still. We started things off with an episode on Lady Gaga’s Best Original Song category, and there’s much more fun to be had with these.
There are two more Oscar Sprint Profiles on our schedule with At Eternity’s Gate and Cold War, and we’ve already reviewed over 40 films of 2018 with this format. We’ve been booking more guests that we’re crossing our fingers will be able to record with us in the coming weeks and months, and we’re still swooning after our thoroughly fun experience speaking with CollegeHumor’s Brennan Lee Mulligan. And finally, we will wrap up your 2018 year in movies in two major ways: by covering Oscar’s big night with a final preview & review / recap. Then of course, our stay tuned for our Mike, Mike, and Oscars award show as we’ll pick our own top 10’s, 5’s, and bests of the year.
As always, let us know what you think of these categories. Who’s your pick for Best Supporting Actor? Did we forget any notable snubs? We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can find us just about everywhere you listen to podcasts, and don’t forget the slogan. When reality sucks, watch movies with us!
Can You EVER Forgive Us for this Review?
This Episode kinda / sorta / probably spoils Hereditary… & for THIS movie, there is a SPOILER SECTION
Intro / Who’d You Rather Have As a Podcast Guest? - Top of Show What is an OSP? - 1:40
Can You Ever Forgive Me? Non-Spoiler (Except Hereditary) Review Cast & Crew & Dad Jokes Galore - 3:00 Production Notes We Cannot Finish - 11:43 Specs & The Divide Between Critical Scores & Box Office - 15:16 Plot / Premise & Our Expectations / Watch Stories - 18:47 Was It Snubbed For Best Picture & Director? - 22:46 Best Actress vs Ultimate Snub (Hereditary Spoilers HERE) - 27:35 Supporting Actor / Richard E. Grant is charming - 30:42 Script Thoughts - 32:40 Production Values - 35:17 Final Thoughts, & Watch or Don’t - 36:25
Spoiler Warning Dance Music - 39:32
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW Worst Scenes - 41:00 (The Courtroom Scene - 42:29) (Characterization Issues - 46:19) (Is It Us? - 49:12)
Best Scenes - 52:43 Final Grades - 55:44
Outro / Social Media / Words of Wisdom / What’s Coming Next? - 56:40
Can You Ever Forgive us for this review? We didn’t love this movie. We are sorry, and we try to figure out why we didn’t love it. The film is nominated for 3 Oscars in major categories including Melissa McCarthy for Best Actress, Richard E. Grant for Best Supporting Actor, and for it’s Best Adapted Screenplay. Critics loved this movie as well, and we try to figure out if we should begrudge ourselves this opinion or stick to our guns. Bottom Line: it’s another deep dive into the collective MMO psyche, and you don’t wanna miss our hot takes.
As usual, we follow the tried & tested MMO OSP format, but with a catch. We kinda, sorta, definitely spoil Hereditary in the NON-spoiler section. SO BEWARE of that spoilerish discussion. We couldn’t help ourselves, and it seemed necessary at the time.
Otherwise, we embark upon a non-spoiler review including our takes on the nominated and possibly snubbed elements of the film, the production values, and some thoughts on the script. We conduct this non-spoiler review after we break down the cast & crew, some production notes, and the movie’s many critical & box office numbers in our specs segment.
After our recommendation on “watch or don’t,” we play some spoiler warning dance music, and then we dive into what we didn’t like about the plot before discussing some of the better scenes of the film to try and end on a higher note. We fail of course, to stay positive and turn into cantankerous characters in our own right.
We have two more OSP’s for you in the coming weeks: Cold War & At Eternity’s Gate. Then we’ll have reviewed pretty much all of the major nominees in at least, the major categories. MMO will also cover all of these major categories each in overview episodes to review the nominees and preview you for the Academy Awards. There are more interviews on the schedule, as well as another dive into the horror genre for a fun upcoming retrospective, and we’ll have a bunch more on the Oscar Race front leading into the end of February and that big night.
Let us know what you think. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter. We are Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can like / review / comment / subscribe & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Tune In, Google Play, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, watch movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!
SAG Award Reactions, a NEW SixDegreesOfMMO, & MORE!
This is a Spoiler Free Episode Though we do discuss some of the elements of Mission: Impossible - Fallout and Black Panther in terms of the kind of action & stunt sequences involved.
Intro / Why We’re So Happy (For a Change) - Top of Show
Oscar Race Update / SAG Award Reactions!:
Black Panther’s Ensemble Success - 3:48 Glenn Closes In - 10:52 The Best Actor Race Shakes Up - 16:18 Supporting Actress and the Narrative That Wasn’t - 20:11 Supporting Actor Seems Over - 25:54 Stunt Ensemble Enrages AlsoMike - 27:58
Audience Interaction Section: SixDegreesOfMMO Latest Round Winners - 35:54 New Challenge - 38:30
What We’re Watching: AlsoMike - 40:12 (Including the Fyre Docs - 48:30) Mike1 - 50:24
Box Office Update - 53:28
Do You Care: (About Never Look Away Coming - 58:26) (About Next Week’s Releases - 59:06)
News of the Week: Bryan Singer Article & Michael Jackson HBO Doc - 1:00:36
Outro / Social Media / Impossible Words of Wisdom - 1:05:06
And we’re both back! Also Mike rejoins Mike 1 for this MMO Weekly episode after getting snowed or iced into his house without Skype for last Monday’s MMOW. So we’re happy to both be back for this episode. We’re happy after the SAG Awards, and we’re still on cloud 9 after our great interview experience with CollegeHumor’s Brennan Lee Mulligan (which you NEED to check out if you haven’t yet). We begin with a lot of happiness, and it continues into our Oscar Race update as we react to the Screen Actors Guild Awards!
We go category by film category and discuss a bunch of stats, film theories, and speeches regarding the SAGs. Black Panther won Best Ensemble, and we hope this reopens it’s Best Picture chances. There are stats to back up this hope. Glenn Close confused us with her speech, but she emerges as the clear front runner now. Then we have a surprise with Rami Malek winning the Lead Actor category, and we discuss the likelihood of a real race between Malek and Christian Bale. Emily Blunt surprises us again by winning Best Supporting Actress, Mahershala Ali cements himself as the favorite for Best Supporting Actor, and we have A LOT to say about Stunt Ensemble winner Black Panther, taking the award over Mission: Impossible - Fallout.
You also get your weekly follow-up on SixDegreesOfMMO, as well as a new SAG Award themed challenge. We have our long overdue “What We’re Watching” segment with a self made drop by Also Mike, and then we catch you up on the last few weeks of January Box Office results, theatrical releases in our Do You Care (?) segment, and the disturbing News of the Week with our takes on the Bryan Singer and Michael Jackson Doc stories hitting Hollywood.
It’s another loaded episode, and we’re dying to hear your thoughts. You can send them to us on social media. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can rate / review / share / comment & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Tune In, Google Play, Spotify, and just about everywhere you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!
College Humor Star & Dropout’s Fantasy High Dungeon Master is here with us!
This is a Braveheart first 20 minutes / 1 Spoiler Only Episode We’re interviewing one of our favorite comedians, podcasters, youtubers, and we can confirm now, one of our favorite people in the world. So please enjoy Brennan’s story & don’t worry about the early Act I story of 1994’s Best Picture Winner, Braveheart, which is probably over-rated anyway.
Intro - Top of Show
Our Interview with Brennan Lee Mulligan:
Brennan as a Performer - 2:32 Upbringing + The Wayfinder Experience - 6:12 First Exposure to Writing - 12:48 The MCU, The Academy, and “Super Gods” - 18:22 Comedy Wasn’t the Primary + His Top 3 Movies - 27:00 The Road to UCB NY - 33:12 (and When He Knew He Could Comedy - 39:07) Getting to and Being at College Humor - 47:58 (and the CH Sketch Writing Process - 51:33) Dimension 20, Fantasy High, and CH’s Dropout Work - 53:53 (The Interplays of Being a Dungeon Master - 57:57) Where is the BLM Train Headed - 1:06:03
The Single Greatest Story Ever Told - 1:08:10 And Oh Yea, He Was On Millionaire Too - 1:11:36
Brennan Pitches Us THE WORST MOVIE EVER - 1:16:02
Outro/Social Media/Words of Wisdom - 1:19:11
The Mikes have been fans of College Humor & Brennan Lee Mulligan for years. We cited his Moviepass CEO sketch back when we did that saga episode on the subscription service. Our MMO Weekly “What We’re Watching” segments have often featured reviews of his show - Fantasy High on Dimension 20, College Humor’s Dropout streaming service on youtube. For fans of our show, know that we swear by this comedian, actor, writer, satirist, & podcaster, who just so happens to be one of the nicest & coolest people going. So please enjoy and share this episode with your friends. We had an absolute blast.
Brennan’s success story is as inspiring & encouraging as they come. From Bartender to the Upright Citizens Brigade, from Law & Order to Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, and from NYC bachelor pads to LA writers rooms - he shares an incredible journey of years & years & years of work that eventually made him an overnight hit.
As a film school grad, Brennan also drops a ton of knowledge about the movie world. We chat about storytelling & Star Wars, the movie industry in the age of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Oscars and the recent selections of the Academy, and he dishes out some hot takes on Braveheart. We of course, beg him to host the Oscars and for more crazy stories from his improv days, early film scripts, how he moved to LA, and brought his enduring love of D&D from his childhood into the studios of Los Angeles with his new show on College Humor. He gives us everything we want & more.
Our Oscar Race coverage continues on Monday with another episode of MMO Weekly as we’ll be recapping & reacting to the Screen Actors Guild Awards. We’ll finish up our movie reviews of all of the nominees with Cold War, Can You Ever Forgive Me, and At Eternity’s Gate in our Oscar Sprint Profile Series. Then after we covered all the Best Original Songs of the year, we’ll complete our category reviews before they roll out the Academy red carpet. But before you tune in with us on any of that, do make sure you subscribe to Dropout on College Humor and Youtube. Listen to Brennan’s podcast, watch Brennan’s show Fantasy High, and do follow him at BrennanLM on Twitter, at BrennanLeeMulligan on Instagram, and on Facebook.
Feel free to tell us your crazy stories from your 20’s. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can find & subscribe to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Tune In, Google Play, Spotify, and just about everywhere you listen to podcasts. If you enjoyed today’s episode, do please leave us a review, and as always, remember the slogan. When reality sucks, watch movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!
Do you want a WAR with the Gaga Monsters?!
This is somehow still a Spoiler Free-Ish Episode Though if you’re in sleuth mode, you can certainly follow a few clues to some plot points in these movies. Most of said plot points involve the scenes where the songs are sung, but if you’re deathly allergic to “all” spoilers, then be advised.
Intro/Latest Best Original Song News - Top of Show
Shallow From “A Star Is Born” - 6:22 (Why It Will Win - 12:34) (Why It Won’t Win - 16:11
When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings From “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs” - 18:09 (Why It Will Win - 20:48) (Why It Won’t Win - 23:15)
All the Stars From “Black Panther” - 23:25 (Why It Will Win - 29:09) (Why It Won’t Win - 31:34)
The Place Where All the Lost Things Go From “Mary Poppins Returns” - 33:45 (Why It Will Win - 37:56) (Why It Won’t Win - 38:31)
I’ll Fight From “RBG” - 40:55 (Why It Will Win - 44:20) (Why It Won’t Win - 46:04)
Perfecting Perfection - 47:20
Outro/Words of Wisdom/Social Medias - 52:39
We begin our category reviews in our comfort zone, Best Original Song. Our list of nominees is star studded with Lady Gaga, Kendrick Lamar & SZA, Jennifer Hudson, Emily Blunt, and Tim Blake Nelson(?!). We have a group of films, all multi-nominated by the Academy & Oscar Sprint Profiled by us including A Star Is Born, Black Panther, RBG, Mary Poppins Returns, and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. So there’s a ton to chat about with the songs themselves. Those chats then go on tangents into how these 5 films might fare overall, & you’ll get some race coverage here as well.
The basic format of the episode is a mish-mosh of two go-to types of MMO shows: the Oscar category overview & Best Original Song Retrospective. In all of those song halfisodes (there’s 12 in that series), we have always loved the break from film criticism as we do our best impersonations of Beavis & Butthead heckling / marveling over the music videos & all of the awesome & awesomely bad on display. We discuss the upcoming Oscar Night performances and what we hope to see, even though all 5 won’t get their time. Then as we do in our category overviews, we discuss why the nominee will win and why they won’t in an oratorical exercise only one of us is any good at, while the other just makes snide comments.
We’ll introduce each song with a snippet and if available, some quick specs. Then to wrap it all up, we do a final countdown of our top 5’s. This segment is humbly called Perfecting Perfection, and here, we fit in some of the many snubs we’ve mentioned along the way. It’s a fun format, and it brings out the best & worst in us, all of which we hope plays for good radio.
Do stay tuned for many more category overviews. Last year, we covered Picture, Director, the 4 acting, and Best Original Screenplay categories. We do plan to hit on all of those again & perhaps a few more before Oscar Night. We’ll also be continuing our MMO Weekly series throughout the rest of awards season. Here you’ll get our Oscar Race Updates & our reactions to the weekend’s latest awards show. This Monday, we’ll be releasing a late day reaction to the Screen Actors Guild Awards, and we’ll also follow up on our audience interactions, the much delayed “What We’re Watching” segment that has been built dangerously large for Also Mike, and our usual banter on the box office & what’s been happening in hollywood news. OSP’s are coming on Cold War, Can You Ever Forgive Me, & At Eternity’s Gate, and we may have a fun interview or two or seven for you in the coming months. Yes, these wallflowers are about to bloom. So keep clicking play.
We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, & we are Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Instagram. You can comment / like / share / review & 5 star us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about everywhere you can listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!
What a morning!
Intros and Explanations - Top of Show
The 2018/19 Academy Award Nominations:
Best Picture - 2:17 Best Director - 15:47 Lead Actress - 25:34 Lead Actor - 32:08 Supporting Actress - 35:27 Supporting Actor - 40:54 Costume Design - 44:34 Sound Editing - 45:55 Sound Mixing - 47:20 Animated Short - 48:15 Live-Action Short - 48:47 Film Editing - 49:47 Original Score - 52:09 Documentary Feature - 53:53 Documentary Short Subject - 58:47 Foreign Language Film - 1:00:16 Production Design - 1:01:44 Visual Effects - 1:03:27 Cinematography - 1:05:25 Makeup and Hairstyling - 1:08:00 Animated Feature - 1:09:05 Adapted Screenplay - 1:09:36 Original Screenplay - 1:11:25 Original Song - 1:13:54
Nomination Leaders - 1:17:02
Outro, Words of Wisdom, Social Medias - 1:19:20
In our most important Oscar Race update of the year this far, both Mikes are here to discuss the Academy Award nominations in all their glory and splendor and horror and insanity. However you land on the decisions made by the academy, we’ve got the hot takes, crazy theories, & dorky analysis you know you crave in your movie talk, as well as all the fire & ice & emotional instability you tolerate /enable by listening to us. It’s Oscar Nominations morning! And does MMO have a show for you!
We predicted the big 13 categories in Episode 152, but today we’re analyzing ALL of the official nominees! From Best Picture through Makeup and Hairstyling, the Mikes give all sorts of stats and (mostly) hot takes highlighting what’s worth celebrating, and what The Academy snubbed; as well as what they should feel shame over.
The sprint is nearing its end! Be sure to keep tuning in as we have Category Reviews coming up in the next 6 weeks leading up to Hollywood’s biggest night, as well as more Oscar Sprint Profiles and all the news and information you need in order to make this the most memorable Academy Awards for you yet!
Check us out across all social media platforms. FaceBook (Mike, Mike, and Oscar), Twitter (MMandOscar), and Instagram (mikemikeandoscar) especially; where we want to hear from YOU about YOUR THOUGHTS AND TAKES on all these nominations that were dumped on us all today! Remember: when reality sucks, keep watching movies (and talking about the Oscar Nominations) with us! We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar, hashtag MMO!
- PGA Awards Reactions (!!!)
This is a Non-Spoiler Episode
Why No Full MMO? - Top of Show
What to Expect from MMO Going Forward - 3:35
SixDegreesOfMMO: Last Round - 6:36 NEW CHALLENGE! - 7:11
Oscar Race Update: PGA Awards Prior to Best Picture - 9:34 Best Picture Award - 12:24 Devil’s Advocate - 18:58 What’s The Academy’s Role? - 20:15
Outro/Social Media/Words of Wisdom - 22:25
Also Mike here, I was not on today’s episode of MMOW with Mike 1. He heroically recorded this quickisode solo as I couldn’t risk driving through the ice storm that we had this weekend. Apologies for my absence, but glad I still have internet & power to write these show notes for you all. As an added bonus, I can heckle Mike from afar because this will undoubtedly be the WORST EPISODE OF MMO EVER!!!! (Cuz I’m not in it.)
Just kidding. I’m really proud of my co-host for holding down the fort to bring you your Monday movie talk fix, and if you listen, you’ll realize exactly what I just did, that he does not need me at all.
That being said, let the heckling begin. Mike 1 starts the episode off like everyone’s awkward neighbor - with a chat about the weather. But don’t you worry, as I did. For when the microphone is turned on after that MMOW music plays, no topic is safe from a hot take, even when it’s just an MOW. MIke 1 kicks things off extra hot by condemning all meteorologists throughout our state for their utter incompetence in predicting this weekend’s weather (which I will gladly co-sign here), and within mere minutes, we are entertained.
Mike updates you on our upcoming schedule with the Oscar Nom Reaction show coming to you on Tuesday. Then he previews our remaining Oscar Race coverage before diving into a few of our regular segments.
SixDegreesOfMMO gets a new challenge, and this will finally stump even the best of you. I’m sure of it. (Somewhere nebisben is doing a Rocky montage of clicking on IMDB). Then Mike waxes poetic on the Oscar Race Update, which demands some commentary after those insane PGA Awards.
So Mike drops a bunch of scary Producers Guild Award stats and discusses the recent history Best Picture winners in common with the PGA’s. He chats about the overall strength of the motion picture category and builds to the unlikely winner, Green Book. Where’s the backlash? Is it still yet to come? Or will the PGA’s be prophetic once again? Mike does a marvelous job of outlining the overall controversy, something we’ll continue to dive into throughout the rest of this Oscar Sprint. Then in a feat of oratorical prowess, he plays devil’s advocate against himself!
Like I said, I’m very proud of Mike 1 for holding down the fort, and I’m excited to talk to him again soon in our next recording session, which we hope will be Tuesday after the nominations. Stay tuned for a whole lot of MMO coming your way over the next 6 weeks leading up to Oscar Sunday.
Let us know what you think of Green Book’s big win. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, & Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. We’re available just about everywhere you can listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us.
Mikes speak now, but Oscar will have the last word.
This is a Non-Spoiler Episode
Intro / WTF’s Preferential Balloting - Top of the Show
Best Picture - 5:35 Best Director - 13:17 Best Actor - 18:26 Best Actress - 23:48 Best Supporting Actor - 27:19 Best Supporting Actress - 31:05 Best Original Screenplay - 35:19 Best Adapted Screenplay - 41:26 Best Animated Feature - 45:25 Best Foreign Language Film - 46:36 Best Documentary Feature - 49:41 Best Original Score - 52:36 Best Original Song - 54:02
Outro / Social Media / Words of Wisdom - 57:55
There have been countless MMO Oscar Race Updates, awards show previews & reviews, tons of OSPs, and now, it’s FINALLY the time to make our picks for who’s getting nominated at this year’s Academy Awards!
We focus on a big 13 categories in this episode: picture, director, the 4 acting, 2 screenplay, animated, foreign, & documentary features, plus original score & song. For all the rest, do go back to our many recaps, previews, reviews, & MMOW updates, and we’ll be giving you overviews & reactions on those categories soon as well.
As usual, we have a ton of stats and callbacks to the rest of awards season as we discuss these races. We also make our predictions, cite our favorite pundit - Scott Feinberg of The Hollywood Reporter, and then we break down who we think are the safe picks, the probables, possibles, and long shots. Of course, the fun part of all this is how we analyze the voting body that is the Academy. What backlashes will come into play? Who has the late momentum? And what may surprise us come Tuesday morning? It’s all here in this episode.
Our prediction track record is better than some and lesser than others. You can go back and enjoy our previews of this year’s Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards to see how we’ve done, and we’ll continue to predict and react to the rest of the big award shows. The next MMO Weekly will react to the PGA’s and the latest on the Oscar hosting situation. Then we’ll have a fun reaction show to the Academy Award Nominations for you all on Tuesday.
Let us know your predictions. Should Mike 1 put his money elsewhere &/or, do you know something we don’t?? We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and you can rate / review / comment upon / & listen to our show on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, etc… As always, thanks for your support, and we do appreciate your help in spreading the word about our podcast.
When reality sucks, keep watching those movies and award shows with us. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!
Should the Red Carpet roll out on Beale Street?
This review of If Beale Street Could Talk has a Spoiler Section.
Non-Spoiler Review of If Beale Street Could Talk: Cast and Crew and Anger at the Screen Actors Guild - 2:15 Story Inception: A Most Productive Summer- 7:50 Movie Specs: If Box Office Could Talk, Listen Instead to the Critics - 8:06 Differences of Mikes - 10:40 Plot Premise/Expectations - 13:29 Production Values: Sight - 15:01 (With some Performance Review - 21:42) Production Value: Sound - 23:17 More on the Performances - 25:44
Spoiler Music - 31:35
Carry-Overs: THE Scene - 32:58 (And Allllllll It Holds Within) Regina Goes to Puerto Rico - 46:32 (w/ Mike1’s Issues - 51:49) The Societal Conversation - 53:49 (The Speech at Dinner - 55:58) Fonny’s “Criminal Act” - 57:38 Tish + Fonny as the A-Story - 59:09
Final Grades - 1:04:13
Outro - 1:05:55
We’re finishing up our movie reviews - AKA our Oscar Sprint Profiles of all the contenders for the Academy Awards. Our count of 2018 review episodes nears 40 now, and you can certainly hit up our playlists on Soundcloud to prepare yourselves for the rest of Awards Season. All OSPs feature a similar format of two reviews for the price of one. We spend the first half of each episode in non-spoilers, and then we break down all of the plot details after some spoiler warning dance music. So we hope you enjoy this week’s review of Barry Jenkins’ If Beale Street Could Talk.
Our non-spoiler review discusses the cast & crew filmographies, Barry Jenkins’ summer of writing two Oscar films, movie specs & all the impressive numbers associated with this movie, and then we chat about our different experiences and expectations going into Beale Street. Of course, we have full non-spoiler reviews of the production values, performances, & script, where we shine an Oscar Lens on all their awards season successes & snubs. Now full disclosure, we do give you more of an outline of this plot here, at least in a structural sense. But even still, we do avoid spoilers.
The spoiler warning dance music plays, and then we open up our spoiler section with a long and detailed breakdown of Mike 1’s best scene. The bookend sequence to this at the end of the second act is what we breakdown next. Then we discuss more best scenes and fascinating story choices from Barry Jenkins.
We’re gonna get back to the Oscar Race with our next episode as we’ll preview & predict the nominations for the Academy Awards, which is set to be announced next Tuesday, January 22nd. There will be an MMO Weekly on Monday for you all before our coverage of those Oscar announcements. We’ve been watching a lot of movies, and there’s definitely some last minute Oscar Race updates and a look at the hosting situation you won’t want to miss. Then yes, we’ll have an episode for you reacting to the Oscar Nominations ASAP on Tuesday. Our OSPs will continue until we review all of the major contenders and nominees, and then we’ll begin our category previews or overview episodes. As you wish, do go back to how we covered last awards season if you want a sampling of how those episodes will work.
Let us know what you thought of Beale Street and/or any of our other reviews. We are Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and you can rate / share / review / comment & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, etc… When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!
So many fun questions arise from this trailer.
This is a Spoiler Filled Episode We talk about Avengers: Infinity War & Iron Man spoilers in this trailer, and of course, we break down the trailers themselves.
Intro / Upcoming Marvel Movie Schedule - Top of the Show
Spider-Man: Far From Home Trailer: Spoiler Warnings About the Trailer - 1:51 Our Takes on What Makes Spidey “Far From Home” - 3:14
Trailer Breakdown: Aunt May is Feelin Happy - 4:28 Sedate Me, NYC - 6:59 Zendaya is Great - 8:40 Fury-Out Avengers Possibilities - 10:35 Introducing… - 12:10 Takes, Nuggets, and Callbacks - 16:47 The Business Side of it All - 18:21
Captain Marvel Trailer 3: Improvements - 23:50 But Worries Remain - 25:40
Outro, Words of Wisdom, Social Media - 32:10
Spider-Man: Far From Home gave us a hilarious, action packed, nerd-tastic, AMAZING trailer this morning! So we could not resist giving you a day-of review, and as a bonus, we also give out high grades to the latest Captain Marvel trailer 3 to end the show.
As usual, the Mikes of Oscar demonstrate that we have a year-round podcast for a reason. Yes, Oscar films get released throughout the entire calendar. But more importantly, and much more fun, we use the entire calendar to review some of our other favorite movies like those of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. So do check out our entire series of MCU reviews, OSPs, and trailer breakdowns, and there’s a playlist on our Soundcloud account to give you all of these episodes in one spot.
We give you a few specs on Spider-Man: Far From Home in this episode, and they all act as good omens for the success of this film. There’s some business talk by the end of the sode about what Sony & Marvel’s timeshare could mean for the future of Spider-Man, especially after the success of the Spider-Verse with the help of Amy Pascal. But for the bulk of this fun halfisode, we just have a blast talking about these superhero movie trailers.
Spider-Man: Far From Home is the centerpiece for this episode, and we spend the majority of time talking about all of the best moments and easter eggs from this trailer. You’ll also get your fix of overall MCU talk as we discuss what may happen in the Avengers: End Game, and we even play those theories and possibilities out through the unannounced future of Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe as well as what Sony will do with the Spider-Verse. Then we finish up with some complimentary analysis on the improvement of the Captain Marvel trailer 3 over what they showed us in 2. Though cards on the table, we do still worry about this film.
It’s a surprisingly loaded halfisode of MCU talk. Do stay tuned for more Oscar Movie Reviews as we’ll have an If Beale Street Could Talk OSP for you later in the week, and we’ll also be diving back into our analysis of the awards season races with an Academy Award Nomination preview & prediction special before next Tuesday’s announcement. MMO Weekly will still come your way for Monday Morning as we tie up a bunch of loose ends and update you on what’s happening with movie news, the box office, what we’ve been watching, and of course, we’ll read some of our audience interactions of the past few weeks like SixDegreesOfMMO.
On that note, let us know what you think of these trailers. We are Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, and Gmail. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and you can enjoy our show just about wherever you listen to podcasts. If you can leave us an iTunes 5 star rating and/or review, we’d much appreciate it. But as always, we thank you for listening & ask you remember that slogan. When reality sucks, keep watching those movies and movie trailers with us. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!
And the Critics Choice is a tie?
This is a Non-Spoiler Episode
Intro / Best Picture Instant Reaction - Top of the Show
What We’re Watching AKA What We Just Watched: How did Host Taye Diggs Do? - 4:55 Reviews of the overall Broadcast - 5:33 Some Real Awkward Moments - 7:08
News of the Week AKA News of the Night! No Toni? Phoney Bal-(just starts to cry) - 12:31 Tie in the Best Actress Category: Close & Gaga - 14:23 Best Actor Takes Shape & That Shape is? Thin, again. For now. - 19:11
Do You Care? (About Shallow’s Dominance - 23:15) (About MI:Fallout’s Action Win - 24:14) (About Elsie’s Big Win - 27:07) (About Mahershala’s Win - 30:08) (About A Quiet Place Making Noise - 32:35) (About Hashtag SeeHer Going to Claire Foy - 33:34) (About Spider-Verse Rolling - 35:45) (About Black Panther’s Night - 36:57) (About What First Man Left With - 39:59) (About Vice’s Makeup 41:37)
Oscar Race Update
If Oscar History Could Talk, Regina King should become a frontrunner now - 43:15 The Favourite Might Still Have It’s Moment - 45:29 The Screenplay Categories - 46:42
Roma’s Big Night: Best Director may not be locked in yet? - 50:25 Oscar Puzzle Theories - 54:32
Outro / Social Media / Words of Wisdom - 1:01:30
Another weekend, another major Oscar Precursor Awards Show takes the stage, and of course, the Mikes are here to cover it for you on a Monday Morning. We dish out hot takes like Joey’s Burgers. We research plenty of telling Oscar stats and may share too much information as we breakdown some of our theories. It’s MMO Weekly, and boy, do we have some reactions to the Critics Choice Awards!
Our format is simple. As we always do on our MMOW weekly variety show, we include some of your favorite drops, signaling our usual talking point segments, and as we did with the Globe reactions last Monday, we taper those segments to this Sunday night’s award show.
The intro reacts to the biggest story of the night as Roma won Best Picture, Director, Foreign Film & Cinematography to cement it’s status as a Best Picture contender at the Oscars. But stay tuned until the end of the show & our featured Oscar Race section to see if we now think it’s moved beyond “contender” status and has become even more formidable as the “frontrunner.”
In between the Roma talk though, What We’re Watching becomes a section on what we just watched. So this is where we comment on how we felt about the broadcast, Taye Diggs’ hosting prowess, the special presentations, and highlights / lowlights from the night’s entertainment values.
News of the Week becomes a segment on some of the biggest wins of the night. The Best Actress race just got much more interesting with a tie, and we breakdown how the winners, Glenn Close and Lady Gaga campaigned to the Academy in their acceptance speeches. Then we discuss how the Best Actor race has finally taken shape before diving back into that Oscar Race Update where we have a ton of crossover stats and link you to what the Critics Choice Awards have meant to the Academy in years past.
Let us know what you think. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. We are at MMandOscar on Twitter, and you can listen to our other MMOW’s including that Globes show just about wherever you might listen to podcasts: iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, etc… Please rate & review us to help us spread the word about our show, and do remember that slogan. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us!
Also, Jennifer Hudson can SING!
This Review of RBG has a Spoiler Section
Intro / Why we’re reviewing this now / What’s an OSP? - Top of the Show.
Cast & Crew & Liberal Arousal - 4:24 Production Notes & The Busiest of Schedules - 5:56 Movie Specs & All Time Great Box Office Numbers - 9:40 Plot / Premise & Our Expectations - 13:16 Production Values featuring THAT Editing & Music - 18:21 Performances / The Most Compelling Subjects - 20:11 Script Thoughts / Won’t You Be My Nominee? - 21:49 Oscar Lens / Breaking Down Best Documentary - 24:08 Final Non-Spoiler Thoughts & Watch or Don’t - 28:08
Spoiler Warning Dance Music - 29:28
RBT1000 - 30:43 Worsts: Filmmaking Flaws - 33:08 (Ironically, a Dissent About Scalia - 36:00) Best Scenes - 42:30 Summing Up - 45:05 Final Grades - 49:03
Outro / Social Media / Words or Lyrics of Wisdom - 49:38
The BAFTA’s just nominated RBG over Won’t You Be My Neighbor, the narrative biopic of Ruth Bader Ginsburg - On the Basis of Sex just expanded nationwide, and RBG herself survived yet another cancer scare. So we felt this opened another window for us to give the Oscar Sprint Profile to the shortlisted documentary feature, RBG.
If you enjoyed our other OSP’s on this year’s docs, then we do a great deal of non-spoilery comparison of RBG to Won’t You Be My Neighbor, Three Identical Strangers, and Free Solo. But even if you’re just now diving into this category, we do hope to offer a measured, yet complimentary movie review that even Justice Ginsburg herself would be proud of. That being written, we must offer some dissent to the film’s narrative structure. Though we also give credit where credit is due. If there was ever a living legend deserving of a feature length documentary paying tribute to her life & career, Ruth Bader Ginsburg is that legend.
So we follow our usual Oscar Sprint Profile format here. That means you get a full non-spoiler section followed by more of a breakdown of the plot including our best and worst scenes after a spoiler warning musical interlude. We discuss some of the production backstory, all of the movie’s eye popping numbers and awards in specs, and shine an Oscar Lens on how this film stands up to the other potential nominees in the Best Documentary Category in non-spoilers. Then we have several good debates and break down some of the missed opportunities and where the movie succeeds most in our spoiler breakdown.
It’s another loaded OSP from MMO about RBG, and acronym fans may rejoice with this sentence! (Go ahead and rejoice… I’ll wait.)
Stay tuned for more of our OSP reviews of Oscar Contenders in the coming weeks. We’ve already reviewed near forty 2018 films that have been involved with this awards season in one way or another, and we’ll continue to try and hit all of the eventual nominees for the Academy Awards.
We’ve also been having a ton of fun with our weekly variety show, MMOW. After we covered the Globes this past Monday, as well as the Guild Nominations and BAFTAs this past week, we plan to have our reactions episode to the Critics Choice Awards posted ASAP after Sunday’s broadcast 7-10pm EST on The CW. Check out our Critics Choice Awards Preview in that BAFTA show to get ready, and stay tuned.
As always, let us know what you think of RBG. We are Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and you can find us just about everywhere you listen to podcasts. Feel free to review, 5 star, comment, like &/or share us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Tune In, Google Play, Spotify, etc… We do thank you once again for all your cooperation and support as we’re experiencing yet another great week of hits that may reset some MMO high scores, and we certainly appreciate anything you can do to help us spread the word about our show. When reality sucks, you’ve been watching movies with us.
Bohemian Rhapsody Freak-Out Inside.
This is a Non-Spoiler Episode Though we do talk about a few movies in some broad strokes like A Star Is Born, Widows, and Bad Times at the El Royale.
Intro / What A Week We’ve Had in the Oscar Race - Top of the Show
Critics Choice & BAFTA Broadcast Info - 2:21 (Complete With Weird Debate About Oscar Years & the Metric System)
Best Picture Categories & Who’s a Real Contender Now - 6:30 Director: Cuaron Versus - 17:18 Lead Actress and that 5th Spot Will Go To? - 19:24 Lead Actor and a Big 2 or a Big 3? - 26:25 Supporting and Some Unlikely Likely Noms - 30:12 Ensemble, British Debut & Much Needed Attention for Excellent Films - 34:55 Cinematography - Cuaron Versus: Part Deux - 37:13 Foreign Film & A Strange Mix - 38:17 Screenplay: One of our Favourite Categories - 39:19 Animated Film & Mike 1’s Theory of an Oscar Switcherooo - 44:38 Production Design: The Crimes of Grindelwald - 45:22 Editing & Also Mike’s Freak-Out Over Bohemian Rhapsody - 47:29 Costume, Hair & Make-Up & is Vice Better Than Darkest Hour - 50:08 Score, Sound, VFX, Song & Auctioneer Voices to Finish - 52:47
Outro / What’s Coming from MMO / Social Media / Words of Wisdom - 57:17
What a week this has been for the Oscar Race. We could not ignore this deluge of new nominations and felt that we needed to focus all 3 weekday episodes on these developments. So we covered the hell out of the Golden Globes in 2 previews, a monster recap episode, and another mid-week look at the fallout. To be honest, we’re also still reacting to the shocks to our system from the HFP in this show as well. But we also covered the many Guild nominations in that mid-week show, and now we’re all over the BAFTA slate in conjunction with a Critics Choice Awards Preview.
We chose to go category by category and grouped the many nominations from both award shows accordingly. There are some well timed stats from Mike 1, some callbacks to critics association scoreboard from Also Mike, and both of us make our picks, go on epic rants, and banter like only we could throughout the episode. It’ll be a fast paced show, but we also hope a fun one for your listening pleasure.
Our MMO Weekly this coming Monday will feature our reactions to this Sunday’s Critics Choice Awards. So stay tuned for that. We’ll also have a few Oscar Sprint Profile movie reviews for you coming soon. RBG and If Beale Street Could Talk are the next two on our schedule. Then looking ahead (as we did in the past two episodes) at the schedule, we’ll make sure you stay updated and get your awards talk fix with reactions to the Oscar Nominations in 2 weeks, the SAGs, other Guild Awards and BAFTAs throughout the next month. Finally, we’ll begin to infuse our category reviews once we get those Oscar Nominations, and there will be a few interesting diversions along the way with potential interviews, horror films, and early 2019 film releases. The Awards Season programming is jam packed, and we hope to become one of your go-to podcasts during the next month, as well as year round.
Let us know what you think about our takes. We are Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, and Gmail. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and you can comment, share, like, and listen to us just about wherever you get your podcasts. If you please, do leave us a review & 5 star rating on iTunes. Those go a long way in helping us spread the word organically about our show, and lastly, remember our slogan. The world can be a dark place. But when reality sucks, watch movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!
Inside jokes get started in this one.
This is a Non-Spoiler Episode Though again, there’s a veiled reference to Hereditary, & you can eventually follow the breadcrumbs to some spoilers.
Intro / It’s Horse-Race Time - Top of the Show
Globes Fallout:
Bohemian Backlash - 2:03 Elsie Fisher Improperly Targeted - 9:02 (And the Bryan Singer Outcry - 10:29 What to make of the Ratings? - 18:57
The Guild Nominations:
Cinema Audio Society (Sound Mixing) - 22:31 Writer’s Guild (Adapted & Original Screenplay) - 26:10 Society of Cinematographers - 31:22 Art Directors Guild (Production Design) - 35:55 The ACE Eddies (Film Editing) - 38:12 Directors Guild - 41:50 Producers Guild - 46:17
Upcoming Award Shows Schedule - 50:57
Outro / Social Media / Words of Wisdom - 53:15
One minute we’re joking around. The next, we’re asking deep questions, and in between all that, we’re dissecting all the latest award season winners and noms. So it’s pretty much just another episode of MMO, right? Well yes, but we also haven’t had this many Oscar Race developments in such a short amount of time yet this season. Therefore, we’re devoting several pods this week to the race, and we’ll be back with our usual formats, our MMOW’s and OSP’s as we finish out the week. The BAFTA’s & Critics Choice episode will be next. In the meantime, here’s our massive recap of all the Guild noms and Globes fallout.
We do begin where we last left off on MMO. The Golden Globes shook up awards season, and there’s just too much fallout to ignore. There could be a major backlash coming BoRhap’s way, if we and our best friend we’ve never met, Scott Feinberg of The Hollywood Reporter have this story pegged. Then we dive into the Elsie Fisher Tweet-pocalypse on Sunday night and all the major questions that arose from such a firestorm, and we finish with an analysis of the Golden Globes TV ratings.
The Guilds have spoken now, and we rundown all of the major nominees, compare them to the Oscar favorites, and update the race accordingly. Which guilds seem to translate to the eventual Academy picks? Which guilds do not have much of a historic connection to Oscar winners? Were you aware of all these documentaries getting nominations as we were not? We break it all down and hope for your feedback in this segment.
We finish up with a look at the long term awards season schedule. So stay tuned as we’ll have that Critics Choice Preview / BAFTA nomination reaction episode coming to you all next. Then we’ll continue our Oscar Sprint Profile series as we aim to review all of the major contenders. We are nearing forty 2018 films covered on the year, and of course, we’ll have reactions to all the big award shows to come. The Golden Globes officially kicked off the start of the red carpets, and we’re wearing our tuxes on our logo. As Mike 1 said at the top of the show, it’s race time.
As always, let us know what you think. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Reddit, Facebook, and Gmail. We are at MMandOscar on Twitter, and you can find us just about wherever you may listen to podcasts. If you can leave us a 5-star rating or write us a review on iTunes, we’d also greatly appreciate it. In any event, thank you for listening. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!
Wait, who won?! & what does it mean?!!!
This is a Non-Spoiler Episode Though we do talk about some allusions to Hereditary during the end of our Oscar Race Update at the end of the episode.
Intro / OMG / OMFG / OMFG? - Top of the Show
News of the Week/Twitter Takes - 1:54 Our Takes - 5:50 Glenn Close, YAY! - 11:10 Olivia Colman, YAY! - 13:26 The Actor Winners - 15:45 Cuaron’s Big Day - 18:36
“What We’re Watching” - 20:55 Lowlights - 26:27
Do You Care: Spider-Verse Wins - 31:22 Justin Hurwitz Spurs On More BoRhap Talk - 32:14 Lady Gaga Didn’t Get Shut Out - 33:20 Roma Wins Foreign Film - 33:32 Carol Burnett Gets Her Own Award - 34:00 Regina King Wins and Proclaims - 37:00
Trailer Thoughts - 38:19
Oscar Race Update: Supporting Actress Seems Set - 40:21 Supporting Actor May Be, Now - 42:57 Best Screenplay is Interesting - 46:12
Wrapping Up: Who Auditioned to Host Tonight? - 48:31 Is Bohemian Rhapsody for Real? - 53:04 Is GreenBook for Real? - 53:25
Outro - 55:48
Wow. Just wow. Kudos to you, FilmTwitter. Many people were actually predicting these series of improbable & dare I say, unfortunate events to end the Golden Globes, and you were right. Bohemian Rhapsody beat out If Beale Street Could Talk, Black Panther, BlacKkKlansman, and A Star Is Born for Best Picture Drama. So of course, we do not bury the lead, include some shout outs to you smart & funny pundits out there in our critic circles, and we break this one down at the top of the show.
Our News of the Week segment finally moves on from the shock & awe of the Bohemian Rhapsody win into our analysis of some of the other big categories of the night including Best Actresses Glenn Close & Olivia Coleman, Best Actors Christian Bale & Rami Malek, and Best Director - Alfonso Cuaron. Things were going as predicted for awhile UNTIL THEY DIDN’T! Though one of these did make us pretty damned happy, we must say.
The Golden Globes offered a lot more than just some winners & loses. There were a ton of memorable moments, and we had fun recapping all of the bests and worsts from the hosts, the speeches, the comedy, and the overall broadcast in our “What We’re Watching” segment in the middle of the show here.
Our hot takes don’t stop as we dive into our “Do You Care” section. This is where we typically dive into a smorgasbord of Hollywood News stories, and of course, these are all Globes related. From some of the under card movie awards like Animated Feature, Foreign Film, Original Score & Song to the Carol Burnett Award and the Regina King proclamation, we discuss just how much we care about some more of the Globes many subplots.
We have some more fun with some Trailer Thoughts as we weigh in on the many advertisements made throughout the show of coming attractions. Then we wrap things up with our weekly Oscar Race update & how the decisions of the HFP could impact the Academy. This is where we break down the two Supporting categories, Best Screenplay, who auditioned best for the Oscar hosting job, and of course, if the Globes just opened up the race in Best Picture.
Do let us know your reactions to this insane and insanely fun Golden Globes. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. We are at MMandOscar on Twitter, and you can comment on our feeds wherever you may listen to podcasts. Stay tuned for more movie reviews of award contenders that we call Oscar Sprint Profiles, and we’ll have a Critics Choice Awards preview coming soon as well. When reality sucks, keep watching movies and these award shows with us. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!
What a beard.
This Review of Beautiful Boy has a Spoiler Section
Intro / What’s an OSP? - Top of the Show
Cast & Crew & Those Who Need No Introduction - 2:35 Production Notes, Premise, Rain Machines & Timee- 4:29 Movie Specs & the Critical Reception Rollercoaster - 9:08 Expectations & A Personal Connection - 18:14 Production Values & Debate Over The Soundtrack - 21:02 The Performances by a Terrific Ensemble - 26:27 Script Thoughts - 30:56 Oscars Lens/Watch or Don’t - 32:54
Spoiler Warning Dance Music - 33:45
Immediate Carryovers Where are the Sheff’s now? - 35:07 Best Scenes - 37:43 (Layers Upon Layers - 41:03) (Little Things Build the Authenticity - 44:30) Worst Scenes - 49:47 (“I Can’t Help Him”: Effective? - 52:02) (Hauntingly, Necessarily, Evil - 54:04)
Final Thoughts & Grades - 56:31
Outro / Upcoming Programming / Social Media / Words of Wisdom - 57:51
Timothee Chalamet has been nominated at all of the big precursor award shows and with the release of Beautiful Boy on Amazon Prime in advance of all the final voting pushes, he could be poised to dive back into contention for the Oscar. So we thought it the right time for this Oscar Sprint Profile on Beautiful Boy.
We follow our normal OSP format with two reviews for the price of one. There’s a non-spoiler section including rundowns of the cast & crew, production notes, and movie specs before we dive into our reviews of the production values, performances, and script. Then we play some spoiler warning dance music and break down all of the big plot moments in our spoiler section.
This marks our 32nd episode in the Oscar Sprint Profile playlist with a few two parters in there, and then with another 9 movie event reviews, we’re nearing 40 film reviewed in this format on the year (& counting). We’ll continue to cover all of the major contenders as they’re released for public consumption over the next two months leading to and through the red carpet walks. So do click around our back catalog to help you plan your binge watch of Oscar movies and plan that next movie night with us.
Let us know what you think on social media. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. We are at MMandOscar on Twitter, and you can find us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you may be listening to podcasts. If you can leave us a review, a five star rating, and like, retweet, & share our stuff, we’d also greatly appreciate it. Whatever you do to help us spread the word about our show is a huge help, and we thank you.
Stay tuned for a lot more OSPs like If Beale Street Could Talk and awards season coverage like our upcoming Golden Globes recap on next Monday’s MMOW. We hope to become one of your go-to podcasts for movie talk, and if you haven’t noticed, we’re doing it year round with tons of fun series & retrospectives thrown in for good measure. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!
How Globes Will Impact Oscar Races.
This is a Non-Spoiler Episode
Intro / How Gambling Works / Fractions 101 - Top of the Show
Best Picture Drama - 2:20 Best Picture Musical or Comedy - 5:12 Best Director - 8:15 Best Actress Drama - 10:10 … Comedy or Musical - 12:56 Best Actor Drama - 14:44 … Comedy or Musical - 18:05 Best Supporting Actress - 21:52 Best Supporting Actor - 25:39 Best Screenplay - 27:55
Lightning Round of Remaining Categories: Original Score - 33:37 Original Song - 34:42 Foreign Language Feature - 35:22 Best Animated Feature - 36:45
How MMO is Handling the Upcoming Awards Shows - 40:20
Outro / Upcoming Programming / Social Media / Words of Wisdom - 42:57
The Golden Globes are one of the highlights of every awards season, and we’ve now got you thoroughly previewed for the Hollywood Foreign Press’ big night. Do go back to our Golden Globe Nomination Reactions episode as well, where we gave you our initial thoughts on the nominees. On this show, we focus on three central questions facing all of the major film categories. First, where’s our rooting interest as fans? Second, what win will impact the Oscar Race most? And third, who do we pick to win?
The episode features the Vegas betting odds for most of the nominees, including a Mike 1 “how to gamble” preamble (which might be the pinnacle of my show note writing life, having now put those two words in the same sentence). So you’ll get a unique look at the slate of nominees by factoring in those betting odds.
Then as MMO usually does, we also pepper in some historical stats from the last 10 years regarding what a Globe win could mean for that Oscar Race. We go category by category in this jam packed episode. Be sure to get your fix!
Of course, we will have a Golden Globes reaction pod coming your way at some point next Monday after Sunday Night’s ceremony. We plan to structure our Globes pod in the format of our MMO Weekly series to stay true to our regularly scheduled Monday programming standards you’ve come to enjoy, and do continue to tune into MMOW at the beginning of your every week because we’ll have similarly structured shows on the Critics Choice Awards the second Monday of January, the SAGs at the end of the month, and of course, with the Oscar Nomination announcements on January 21st.
We at MMO may have a bone to pick with all those Christmas Carols because we argue that awards season is the “most wonderful time of the year,” and we aim to prove it to you via every show. With all our Oscar Profile movie reviews, MMOW’s, and upcoming category previews, the Mikes are in a full on sprint to that red carpet and the Academy’s big night come February 24th.
What do you think of our Golden Globe picks? What do you think of those betting odds? Do you know a guy or gal who has a tip for us? Let us know on social media. We are Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we’re on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Tune In, Spotify, Google Play, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, watch movies and award shows with us. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!
What Must Change
This is a Non-Spoiler Episode Though we talk about some broad-strokes of “Vice.”
Intro / Failed New Year’s Resolutions / Big Things - Top of the Show
Our Shared Resolutions For Hollywood At Large: Number 1 - 3:11 Numero B - 5:28 Resolution III: A Dragon Tattoo Story - 8:25
The Mikes Present Each of Their 5 Film Industry Resolutions for 2019:
What Mike 1 wants for Halloween in 2019 - 11:45 The Movie Talk Underground & Also Mike - 13:57 Mike 1 Gets All Intellectual On Us - 16:16 Make Also Mike’s Movie Subscription Service Great Again - 18:34 The DCEU & Mike 1 want to like each other again - 22:09 What We Always Say - Said Slightly Faster by Also Mike - 25:19 Mike 1 Doesn’t Want Much, Just The Best Movies Ever in 2019 - 27:25 Also Mike Asks “Why Can’t We All Just Get Along?” - 29:44 And Thinks Ava DuVernay & Yorgos Lanthimos Tell Us How - 32:38 Finally, Just Fucking Do What Mike 1 Says NOW!!! - 37:35
Outro / Upcoming Programming / Social Media & Words of Wisdom - 38:20
It’s 2019. It’s a new year and a fresh start. So we wanted to share our hopes & dreams with you all regarding the industry we love to love & hate to hate, the Hollywood Film Business. Here’s our Film Industry New Year’s Resolutions all in one handy dandy podcast! (Yes, I just referenced Blues Clues, and I’m not sorry.)
At times, however, we must be serious, and we do offer up some honest to goodness hopes for social justice movements in Hollywood and around the world. We’ve supported them throughout our history, and we’ve covered many of these stories on previous MMO Weeklies & Hollywood Hot Take episodes in our back catalog. Therefore, it’s more than appropriate that we drive these imperatives home at the top of the episode in our Shared Resolutions segment.
Then we dish out an entire kitchen’s worth of 10 hot takes as we each offer 5 film industry resolutions for your listening pleasure. We’re our usual goofy and talkative selves, and although some of these might be familiar, we also prepare some unique dishes here. (& yes, I must be hungry while writing this.)
The Mikes weigh in on some of their favorite movie franchises, the Oscar voting process, how to enhance the theater-going business, and we get big picture about film criticism, movie talk podcasting, politics, and screenwriting throughout these resolutions. If ever an episode characterized our mission statement as a podcast, this is that episode. So you don’t wanna miss it.
There’s much more awards season chatter to come. We’ll have Golden Globes predictions for you next, and we’ll cover the red carpet affair on next week’s MMOW. Our Oscar Sprint Profile series will continue with If Beale Street Could Talk and Beautiful Boy, and you can check out 31 episodes on 29 films from 2018 to get your fix on all of the contenders. Then if you’re craving some lighter chit chat, don’t let the Christmas spirit die and listen to our Very Merry MMO Holiday Movie Review series.
As always, let us know what you think. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. We’re @MMandOscar on Twitter, and you can find us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Tune In, Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify, and just about everywhere you can listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching those movies with us.
Us Trailer, Aquaman, Bird Box, & Black Mirror.
This is a Non-Spoiler-ish Episode So we discuss some audience picks for Best Scenes of the Year, & we give some hints about a plot spoiler or 2. If you're allergic to any clues that might lead to a spoiler of any kind, beware.
Intro / Saying Goodbye to 2018 / Resolutions Forthcoming - Top of the Show
What We’re Watching - 1:58
MMO Asks: Best Scenes of 2018 - 12:35 MMO Asks: Emergency SDoMMO - 16:52
Box Office Report - 20:09
Do You Care? - 23:26 (Holmes & Watson is Bad - 23:54) (Upcoming Releases - 25:48) (A BUNCH of People Watched Bird Box - 26:57) (Black Mirror: Bandersnatch - 30:02)
Trailer Thoughts for Jordan Peele’s "Us" - 33:00
Oscar Race Update: (Scoreboard - 38:04) (Still No Host - 41:01) (Final Feinberg Forecast of 2018 - 42:49)
Outro - 45:40
It’s our last MMO Weekly of 2018! We say goodbye to the year that was with a whole bunch of movie reviews, audience interactions, trailer thoughts, and updates on the Oscar Race, Christmas Box Office, and Hollywood News.
What we feared could have been a light episode turned into a loaded endeavor as we started things off by reviewing all of the biggest films to watch at home or out at the movie theaters. Aquaman dominated once again at the box office, and we reviewed it. Venom is also one of the year’s highest earners, it’s now on VOD as the Schmave's favorite film maybe ever, and we reviewed it. Then Netflix boasted some inconceivably high viewing numbers for Bird Box, and we reviewed that one as well.
So as an art-house driven Oscar pod, I’m not gonna lie: we felt pretty cool reviewing all these popular movies for once, and we kept the momentum going by reading a bunch of your responses to not one, but two fun Twitter questions from our account at MMandOscar. We shared some of your Best Scenes of the Year after our recent halfisode where we told you ours, and we swooped in upon the Fox Searchlight ad campaign and put our SixDegreesOfMMO’ers to work on their most recent challenge of Lupita N’Yongo to Emma Stone, which of course, you crushed.
The Box Office numbers skyrocketed over the Christmas Break, and we looked at some of the other big news stories of the week including Black Mirror, Holmes & Watson, those Bird Box numbers, and what we’re looking forward to at next week’s movie theater in our Do You Care segment. Finally, we capped off the episode with back to back bangers: a trailer review of Jordan Peele’s “Us,” including a dumb white guy’s interpretation of the Luniz song “I’ve Got 5 On It,” and an Oscar Race update with a whole bunch of love for the cast of “Vice,” which we also just reviewed this past week in an OSP.
MMOW has become a highlight of our every week’s recording schedule, our audience & our industry gives us another fantastic week of interactive movie talk, and if you thought this week was fun, we’ll have a special Golden Globe themed MMOW for you next Monday, Critics Choice reactions the following week, all leading up to the big one, our Oscar Nomination reactions on the third week of January. So whatever you do, make sure you tune into Mike, Mike, and Oscar every Monday.
To join in on the fun with SixDegreesOfMMO and our other interactive polls, pitches, & twitter questions, we’re at MMandOscar on that Twitter machine as well as Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us.
This OSP of The Favourite has a Spoiler Section
Intro / What’s an OSP? - Top of the Show
Non-Spoiler Review of The Favourite Cast & Crew & Thomas the Tank Engine - 2:19 Production Notes & Why Churchill should get a writing credit - 9:18 Movie Specs - 17:48 An Excellent Premise & Our Expectations or lack thereof - 24:46 Production Values - 28:13 Performances & Script Thoughts - 36:16 Watch or Don’t - 37:24 Oscars Lens - 42:28
Spoiler Warning Dance Music - 44:53
SPOILER - FILLED REVIEW Plot Overview/Starting at the End - 46:55 Best Scenes - 54:43 Worst Scene - 56:42 (Who Sarah Really Is - 57:22) More Bests - 58:29
Final Thoughts & Grades - 1:07:41
Outro/ Social Media / Words of Wisdom - 1:10:15
From the critical reception to the precursors to the film itself, the Favourite feels like one of the most Oscar-y movies of the year and one of the safest bets come nomination time. Perhaps that’s why this was one of the easier and smoothest recording sessions in our history. Or maybe we just took our cue from great screenplay of The Favourite. In any case, we thoroughly enjoyed this conversation about one of the year’s best.
Our non-spoiler review covers a lot of ground as we offer filmographies of Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, and Olivia Coleman, who all seem to be contenders. Then we dive into our reviews of the production values, which if they aren’t yet contenders, we think they probably should be. There’s also a ton of history to analyze both in terms of the production notes and the production process as Yorgos Lanthimos distinguishes himself from his previous films to deliver perhaps his most palatable, if not most polished film to date.
The spoiler section kicks off with an awkward joke, as they tend to do. Then we dive into many of our best scenes, the one we shared as our worst, and of course, we break down the final scenes. Now if you’re keeping score at home, we actually failed to mention one of our Best Scenes of the Year that we mentioned on Wednesday’s halfisode. So go back and enjoy that discussion as we kick ourselves now. But it just goes to show you how many great scenes we wanted to talk about in the episode.
It’s our 30th Oscars Sprint Profile on the year, and do go back to our massive catalog in order to plan your next movie night, or nights as you prepare to bone up on all your Oscar contenders before Hollywood’s big night now less than two months away. We also have a ton of preview episodes and award season updates and primers, not the least of which, we bring to you on a weekly basis with our new variety show MMOW.
Although we love everything Oscar related, our podcast does enjoy taking a detour whenever the mood strikes. We cover plenty of blockbusters in our Movie Event series as well as some of our favorite movie series like the MCU, Mission Impossibles, Conjuring films, Halloween Franchise, and we just finished reviewing 3 of our beloved childhood Christmas films this past month as we led you through the holidays by way of memory lane.
Bottom Line: we’re having a ton of fun, and we thank you for listening. Let us know what you think of this movie or any of the many others. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and our show is available wherever you may listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, watch movies with us!
Some big picture Best Picture Oscar theories.
This Oscar Sprint Profile on Vice has a Spoiler Section
Intro / What’s an OSP? / How We Prepared For This One - Top of the Show
Cast & Crew & Inside Christian Bale’s Living Room - 2:23 Story Inception & Production Notes & Flu Inspired Stories - 9:38 Movie Specs & Some Best Picture Numbers That Don’t Make Sense - 13:07 Plot / Premise & The Curious Case of Dick Cheney - 16:35
Oscar Lens Magnified Throughout Non-Spoiler Review: Some big picture Best Picture Oscar theories - 21:02 Best Director, Liberal Hero Adam McKay - 25:28 Review of Performances led by Bale & Adams - 29:23 The Rest of the Categories & the rest of the Critics - 32:26
Spoiler Warning Dance Music - 36:25
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW Watch or Don’t Watch Carryover - 37:34 Best Scenes - 51:56 Worst Scenes Recap - 56:51 Final Grades - 59:24
Outro / Social Media / Words of Wisdom - 1:01:55
Adam McKay’s Vice has become the most polarizing film of the season. Most Oscar experts predict the film will be nominated for a bunch of awards. The Golden Globes, Critics Choice, and SAG’s then affirmed those predictions by including Vice in their field of nominees. Now in a shocking turn of events, the rest of the movie critic community weighed in upon this film, and all the scores plummeted. WTF happened?
We may begin this normal Oscar Sprint Profile the same way with cast & crew filmographies, story production notes, and movie specs. But we dive into several rabbit holes of substantive conversation including some politics, film theory, and of course, Oscar prognostication. If ever there was an opportunity, if ever there was a year, if ever there was a podcast to dive into these weighty topics, it was this episode of MMO, and we did our best to approach these topics with as much honesty and integrity as we could bring to the podcast table. Hot takes flew fast & furious from our admittedly partisan lips, but we also tried to think big picture about this Best Picture contender. The result - we didn’t necessarily break this movie down in as much detail as we have done in other OSPs. Though we tried to make up for any lack in film criticism by addressing these incredibly important topics.
This is our 29th OSP. Go to our Soundcloud account for a handy playlist where we have grouped them all together. There’s also a 2018 Movie Event playlist, and we review another half dozen films or so every Monday on MMO Weekly. Of course, we also have several fun series of reviews including our coverage of the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe, Halloween Franchise, Conjuring films, Mission Impossible movies, and most recently, our Very Merry MMO Holiday Movie Reviews where we reviewed 3 childhood Christmas favorites. So if you’ve seen & loved or have loved to hate a film in 2018, or if you’re deciding whether or not to watch one of these awards season contenders, or if you’re just planning your next movie night, do check out our massive catalog.
Let us know what you think. We are Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, where we’ve loving all our recent audience interactions. There are several pending Twitter Questions and our usual movie trivia game, SixDegreesOfMMO. Do send us your responses, and we’ll read our favorites on the podcast every MMOW.
Check us out wherever you may listen to podcasts: on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, etc… And do remember our slogan: when reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!
The Best of the Best.
OK, So it’s like Spoiler-ish.* We don’t give away ALL or even MOST of what’s happening in these scenes, but we do outline some of what happens in a few of them. Impossible not to do that.
Intro / Holiday Wishes / MMOs On the Horizon - Top of the Show
Honorable Mentions - 2:20 Mike1’s 3rd Best Scene - 12:54 The Mikes Have the Same No. 2/Act 2 Best Scene - 14:09 AlsoMike’s Best Act 1 Scene - 15:24 Mike1’s Best Scene of 2018 - 16:54 AlsoMike’s Best Scene of 2018 - 18:48
TELL US YOURS! - 20:29
Outro / Upcoming Programming / Social Media / Words of Wisdom - 22:37
The year end summaries of 2018 are flying all over the interweb, and MMO wanted give you something a little different than the usual top 10 lists. Oh, we’ll certainly weigh in with our favorite everything on the year, and boy, do we have a ton of categories, some being serious and some fun. In 2017, we called it our Year In Review series, and we included our superlatives pod AKA the Best Of’s episode, and in our humble opinion, it’s one of our better self made award shows. Then we dove into our top 10s as well what we would nominate and pick to win all of the Oscar categories in our 2017 MMOs. Will we follow the same exact format this year? We don’t quite know yet. But we will have another Year in Review Series in the weeks leading up to the Oscars. So do stay tuned.
This episode is a teaser toward those eventual shows, but also, it’s a fun and relatively quick way to give you some mid-week entertainment over the holiday break when very few other pods are dropping new content. So you’re welcome, we love you, and Happy Holidays. These scene recommendations should hopefully encourage you to watch some awesome movies, and it’s our little gift to you this Christmas.
Stay tuned for the rest of our Awards Season coverage. We’ll continue our Oscar Sprint Profiles as we review all of the contenders for the red carpet one movie at a time. We’re up to 28 movies in that series thus far, and we also have a bunch of 2018 movie events to compliment our awards taste with a more popular slant. Speaking of popular films, we did 3 separate episodes on the Breaking News odyssey of the Best Popular Film category. The centerpiece of those shows was our Perfect Oscar Fix on how we’d make the Academy Awards great again. Laugh at our way too early predictions and our 2 part mid-year report, and of course, we’ve been previewing Oscar films with our 6 part Oscar Trailers series and on a weekly basis with MMOW.
You can find all of these episodes in our back catalog, and on Soundcloud, we made the “2018/19 Awards Season + Oscars” playlist so that you can find them easily. The “Breaking News Episodes/ Random Episodes also contains a few from that long list, and there’s yet another playlist entitled “MMO Weekly Episodes” to listen to our new hit series there.
We’ll also cover the hell out of the Golden Globes. There’s a reaction episode to those nominations already up on our feed. We plan to record a Globe predictions episode next week, and we’ll certainly have a reaction show to the Hollywood Foreign Press’ main event coming to you a monday from now. Following that, we’ll have reactions to the Critics Choice Awards, SAG’s, and of course, to the Oscar Nominations later in the month. So when reality kinda sucks in the middle of winter, watch movies and stay updated on the Oscar Race with us.
Finally, let us know what your favorite or best scenes of 2018 are, and we’ll be reading some of your selections on the next MMO Weekly. You can send those to us on social media at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail, as well as at MMandOscar on Twitter. Once again, we wish you the happiest of holidays, and thank you for listening.
Plus Our Oscar Shortlist Reactions.
This is a Non-Spoiler Episode
Intro, What’s MMOW?, & Also Mike’s Holiday Blues - Top of the Show
What We’re Watching: 1:35 The Happy Prince, Dumplin,’ The Guilty, The Sentence, Mary Queen Of Scots, Survivor: Season 37, & The Schmoedown Spectacular.
SixDegreesOfMMO : Bette Davis to Toni Collette (Deserves An Oscar) Winners - 15:47 Your Next Christmas-y Challenge! - 23:53
Box Office Reactions: Aquaman Murders Mary Poppins - 24:30
Do You Care? Next Week’s Theatrical Releases (Vice, Holmes & Watson, etc…) - 31:34 Should we watch Birdbox? - 34:52 Marwen Troubles - 35:50
MMOW Trailer Reviews: Hellboy - 38:38 Men In Black: International - 42:45 Godzilla: King of the Monsters Trailer 2 - 45:36
Oscar Race Update: Our Reactions to the Oscar Shortlists - 48:03 Documentary Feature - 48:52 Foreign Feature - 51:24 Best Makeup + Hairstyling - 54:02 Original Score - 55:44 Original Song - 57:22 Animated Short/Visual Effects - 1:01:51
Outro / Social Media / Words of Wisdom - 1:03:56
It’s time for another MMO Weekly, and this is another loaded episode. We react to the Oscar Shortlists, trailers for Hellboy, Men In Black, and Godzilla, and some puzzling Box Office numbers from the showdown between Aquaman and Mary Poppins. Then we also have some fun recounting the winners of our latest SixDegreesOfMMO where we continue our Toni Collette Oscar campaign.
More importantly though, one of the Mikes has the holiday blues in this episode, and in a heartwarming display of the Christmas spirit, the other Mike manages to cheer him up throughout. I’m not saying Mike 1 should be nominated for ALL the Podcast Awards, but most of them would be warranted here. Irregardless of critical acclaim, we did create character arcs for ourselves in this episode, and as we began the month with a Very Merry MMO Holiday Movie Review of The Muppet Christmas Carol, a humbugging character finds the Christmas spirit, and we get to enjoy a bunch of goofy jokes along the way.
MMOW begins as we often do with another jam packed list of rapid fire reviews, and we chat a lot about films like Mary Queen of Scots and other shows we love like The Schmoedown Spectacular during this segment. Our audience interaction segment of SixDegreesOfMMO follows with a familiar winner, but NOT the one you’d think!
We then dive into some of our usual segments like Box Office Reaction, Do You Care?, and another huge Oscar Race Update reacting to the Shortlists. But there’s a new segment and another ridiculous drop from Mike 1 as a centerpiece in this episode where we react to the new trailers for Hellboy, Men In Black, and Godzilla: King of the Monsters.
Let us know what you think about this myriad of movie subjects. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. We are at MMandOscar on Twitter, and you can play along with all our audience interactions including Six Degrees there.
Have the happiest of holidays, and as always, thanks for listening! When reality sucks, keep watching those movies with us.
Kevin!
This Review of Home Alone 2 has a Spoiler Section And for the record, we somehow spoil Martin Scorsese’s Casino in the first half. Sorry, but it happened.
Intro / Why We Chose Home Alone 2: Lost in New York - Top of the Show
Non-Spoiler Review of Home Alone 2 Cast & Crew & Future Presidents - 3:26 Production Notes & Dumb Product Placements? - 15:17 Movie Specs About Happy Audiences & Angry Critics - 18:32 Plot / Premise & Our Expectations - 21:35 Oscar Lens = we love the music - 23:58 Final Non-Spoiler Script Thoughts - 25:51
Spoiler Warning Dance Music - 28:35
Carryovers: We Want to Play a Game - 29:34 (Family Martyr - 31:54) (Bests: Setting it Up - 36:13) (Bests/Worsts: Bad Adults - 38:45) (Curry and Hijinks - 42:22) (Duncan’s Toy Chest - 45:20) (What a Lovely Room of Death - 47:55) (Deaths of Bandits - 50:26) (Epilogue - 56:45)
Outro / Social Media / Upcoming Programming / Words of Wisdom - 59:26
At the onset of the month, we promised a Very Merry MMO Holiday Movie Review per week leading into your Christmas holiday, and here’s that third December review of one of our childhood favorites. Though we didn’t expect to take all 3 trips down memory lane all the way back to our much younger selves, it happened. So when the holiday reality of how busy and crazy you are kind of sucks, watch some of our favorite Christmas movies with us. This has been a fun series to give us a break from awards season, and Home Alone 2: Lost In New York was one of our most fun recording sessions.
We can’t help but review this film as adults, and the results are not what you might expect. Where would Kevin McCallister be now? We answer this question with connections to other movie franchises. Who are the standout performers? How is this a different kind of sequel than what we’ve been reviewing in previous OSPs like Mary Poppins Returns? And is there an actual Oscar Lens for this movie? The answers should surprise you, as they surprised both of us.
The format is similar to our previous Christmas movie reviews as we tend to dive into more of the plot scene for scene in the spoiler section. But we include some of our trademark segments in the non-spoiler section like a rowdy Production Profile, an analysis of the numbers and the business side of this blockbuster, and of course, some analysis of the setups and payoffs in the script.
As we are prone to do, we get the giggles and quote happy as we’re having fun with this review experience. But we also riff about a ton of fun theories on just who these characters are both in this story and how they could come back in a modern day Home Alone installment. Someone should definitely write that movie. Not saying it should be us, but we’re open to collaboration.
If you enjoyed this episode, tune into our other two Very Merry MMO Holiday Movie Reviews of National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation and The Muppet Christmas Carol. We also went all out for the month of October with multiple horror themed review series like a two part series on both Dario Argento & Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria films, the Conjuring Universe, and of course, the Michael Myers / MMO Does Halloweens where we reviewed that entire franchise. Stay tuned for more MMO Weekly episodes covering the Oscar Race as well as updates on all the big award shows. We’ll finish our 2018 Oscar Sprint Profiles before heading into our full time Oscar coverage with predictions and category overviews after those nominations drop.
Chat with us on social media. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook Reddit, and Gmail. We are at MMandOscar on Twitter, and you can find our show just about wherever you may listen to podcasts. Leave us a review when & where you can, especially iTunes, and as always, thanks for listening!
But is it an Oscar movie?
This Review of Mary Poppins Returns Has a Spoiler Section
Intro / What is an OSP - Top of the Show
Non-Spoiler Review of Mary Poppins Returns Cast & Crew of Familiar Names & Faces- 2:44 Production Notes & the Longest Gap Between Sequels - 9:04 Movie Specs w/ a Metascore Breakdown & Box Office Projections - 14:18 Plot / Premise & the Reverse Psychology of Mikes - 17:45 Review of Oscar Worthy Production Values - 22:10 Performances & Script Thoughts - 33:33
Spoiler Warning Dance Music - 40:56
Spoiler-Filled Review: Carryovers/Oscar Lens - 42:17 Best Actress - 43:10 Best Picture - 45:13 (Worsts: Sequel? - 48:26) (Bests: Into the Bowl - 51:13) (Worsts: Clock Strikes Nothing - 52:06) (Bests: Imagine That - 1:00:09) (Bests/Worsts: Final Song - 1:01:20) Final Grades - 1:06:34
Outro / Social Media / Words of Wisdom - 1:07:40
54 years after the original Mary Poppins, the magical nanny returns with Emily Blunt, Lin Manuel Miranda, and Meryl Streep in the Disney sequel. Or was it a remake? We discuss the film’s classifications as well as its Oscar chances in our spoiler section, and until then, we’re focused on reviews of the production values & performances in our lengthy non-spoiler first half. So it’s two reviews for the price of one as we follow our Oscar Sprint Profile format for Mary Poppins Returns!
We research a host of tough questions in the production profile as well, like what took this sequel so long? How do the critical numbers stack up with other Oscar films? And why do so many of these names & places seem so familiar? For of course, there were many links to the original. But this film also shares a lot in common with other films we’ve reviewed recently, notably one involving muppets.
Our non-spoiler review goes a bit long as we debate some big picture story movements before we decide whether this is a best picture contender. Then we break down some of the most notable objections to the film in our spoiler section in less of a recap and more of an analysis of the bests and worsts on Cherry Tree Lane.
Although we did fight a lot during the review, we also fought for common ground by the end of the episode. If you enjoyed this feisty back & forth review, you’ll love the rest of our 2018 Oscar Sprint Profile Series, and there’s also a bunch of Movie Events and retrospectives to enjoy along the way. Then if you’re a fan of up to date Oscar Race coverage, hit play on our MMO Weekly episodes where we recap and analyse all of the precursor award shows, expert predictions, and industry buzz. We also manage to have a lot of fun playing movie trivia games like SixDegreesOfMMO, asking you to pitch us your movie ideas with Twitter questions, and of course, having you weigh in upon the race & our future programming with polls great and small.
Join in on the fun as we’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. We are at MMandOscar on Twitter, where we’re our most active, and we’re available just about everywhere you can listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!
But will Roma win Best Picture?
This Episode Has a Spoiler Section
Intro / What’s an OSP? Our Experiences with Roma - Top of the Show
Non-Spoiler Review of Roma
Cast & Crew & Pre-School Teachers - 2:35 Production Notes of Robberies & Brawls On Set - 5:48 Movie Specs with some of the Highest Critical Numbers Ever - 9:20 Plot / Premise, Expectations, & Teaser Reviews - 11:32 Review of Production Values/Oscar Lens pt 1 - 17:32 Performances - 25:16 Script Thoughts - 32:06 Oscar Lens, pt 2 - 33:41 Final Nonspoiler Thoughts/Watch or Not - 39:34
Spoiler Warning Dance Music - 40:21
Immediate Carryovers/We Have to Talk About It - 41:52 Plot Walkthrough - 45:51 (Daddy’s Home - 48:02) (Cleo’s Drama - 52:04) (Bests + Worsts Throughout: Holidays - 54:57) (Cleo’s Relationships - 59:53) (Bests: Shopping for Cribs - 1:02:08) (Worsts: More Fermin + CPR - 1:04:08) (Bests: Far From Shore - 1:09:50) Final Grades - 1:13:52
Outro / Social Media / Words of Wisdom - 1:15:09
Some films bowl us over upon first watch. Others must take several watches to affect us. As one of the major contenders of this awards season, Alfonso Cuaron’s Roma seemed to create each of these reactions from the Mikes, and we cannot wait to see how it affects both the Academy and the movie watching public at large. So be sure to let us know.
We follow our usual OSP format of non-spoiler and then spoiler filled reviews with a musical breakdown in between sections. There’s an Oscar Lens in between where we breakdown what the film has already accomplished and how it may fare after future red carpets. Our projections may surprise you.
This episode also proves to be one of our more technically focused reviews. Cuaron is a master of camerawork, and we compare his filmography with that of our other favorite directors. But this was not a film where style ruled over substance. We discuss how Cuaron’s childhood and how the women of his upbringing found their way here. Then we ask one of the biggest questions of awards season. Could the role of the streaming giant, Netflix help or hurt it’s ultimate chances at the major trophies?
This is our 27th Oscars Sprint Profile of the year, and as we did in 2017, we’re well on our way to reviewing all of the major nominees. In fact, perhaps we will have reviewed ALL of the nominees by the time it’s Oscars are handed out. Between our OSP series and our new MMO Weekly show, we’re working overtime to review and preview all of the best films of 2018. Keep watching those movies with us.
We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. We are at MMandOscar on Twitter, and you can find our show just about everywhere you might listen to podcasts: iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, and Spotify, to name a few. Please like, share, & review us when and where able. We certainly appreciate any help spreading the word about our show. Thank you once again, and happy holidays!
A Hugh Oscar Race Update in this Episode.
This is a spoiler FREE episode
Intro / What is MMO Weekly? - Top of the Show
What We’re Watching - 1:19 Smallfoot, Assassination Nation, Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle, A Simple Favor, Anna and the Apocalypse, The Favourite, Free Solo, Shoplifters, Roma, and The Innocent Man.
Fun & Games With Our Audience: SixDegreesOfMMO Push for Toni Collette w/ Bette Davis - 16:27 Twitter Question Responses to All Time Oscar Snub Question - 18:01
Box Office Update - 28:00 Spider-Verse, The Mule, The Grinch, Ralph, Mortal Engines, & The Favourite.
Do You Care? Next Week’s Theatrical Releases feat. Mary Poppins Returning - 34:05 Pitbull covers Toto’s “Africa” - 36:22 Aquaman crushing it at the Worldwide Box Office - 38:04 Spider-Man: Far From Home Trailer Pushed Again - 39:12 What if the Oscars Have No Host? - 40:45
Oscar Race Update: 45:01 Featuring our Reactions to the SAG & Critics Choice Nominations + more critic associations.
Best Picture & What If Roma Wins? - 45:48 Director & The All Male Nominees - 51:38 Lead Actor Starts a War Between Critics & Thespians - 55:38 Actress & our Toni Collette Campaign - 59:09 Supporting Actor & the Chalk of it all - 1:02:15 Supp. Actress Rekindles the Great War Btw Critics & Thesps - 1:04:55 Screenplay Categories & How Beale St, First Reformed, & 8th Grade NEED this - 1:07:11
The Technical Category Lightning Round - 1:09:41 Cinematography, Costumes, Hair & Makeup, Editing, Score, Song, Production Design, & VFX.
Outro / Next Week’s Schedule / Social Media / Words of Wisdom - 1:15:31
It’s that time again. MMO Weekly dishes out all kinds of piping hot takes on recent home video releases, the present & future box office, hollywood news, and of course, the Oscar race in this Monday’s episode. We also continue our hashtag ToniColletteDeservesAnOscar campaign and as always, we shout out some recent fun audience interactions with our Oscar Snubs Twitter Question. Another week, and you get another loaded MMOW.
We have another massive Oscar race update featuring our reactions to the Critics Choice and Screen Actors Guild nominations. The Mortal Engines city vs city, critics vs critics scoreboard offers up a bunch of strong recommendations to the Academy, and we have money talking at the box office to factor into our category by category analysis. We also offer some more statistics regarding how recent Oscar nominees relate to the SAG awards.
Our December programming continues to offer podcasts for both the Oscar and all around movie enthusiasts. The Very Merry MMO Holiday Movie Review series jingles onward with our recent releases of The Muppet Christmas Carol and National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. We also released Oscar Sprint Profiled on contenders like Green Book, Ralph Breaks The Internet, and Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse, and we will continue that trend with our upcoming week. We’ll have Roma, Mary Poppins Returns, & Home Alone 2: Lost in New York coming soon. So let us help you plan that next movie night!
Chat with us on social media and play some fun trivia games along the way with SixDegreesOfMMO. Send us your responses on social media as we’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, & Gmail. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, where we’re most active, and we’re just about everywhere you listen to podcasts: iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, and now Spotify. So when reality sucks, keep watching those movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!
That’s all part of the experience, honey.
This Review of National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation Has a Spoiler Section
Intro / Part Two of our MMO Christmas Specials - Top of the show
Non Spoiler Review of Christmas Vacation Cast & Crew & Oscar Level Actors - 1:56 Production Profile & Origins at the National Lampoon - 10:43 Movie Specs & Typical Critical Scores for an MMO Fave Comedy - 11:51 Plot / Premise & Our Expectations for the Rewatch - 15:04 Production Values & We Review “Holiday Road” Just For Fun - 15:50 Performances & Where Is Chevy Chase Now - 18:51 Final Thoughts on the Script & Oscar Lens - 23:56
Spoiler Warning Dance Music - 24:46
The Plot - 25:49 (Worst: Best Neighbors Ever - 28:47) (Clark Griswold: Everyman - 31:50) (Best: Family’s Here - 33:37) (Christmas Lights - 34:50) (The Attic - 37:00) (Best: Oh Come All Ye Faithful - 39:08) (Cousin Eddie - 41:01) (Worst: Sledding - 42:57) (Is Santa Coming? - 45:11) (We’re All in for a Real Treat - 46:51) (The Bonus, is A Mental Breakdown- 50:01) (But What To My Wandering Eyes May Appear - 54:15)
Outro / Social Media / Words of Wisdom - 58:35
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation is one of the Mike’s all time favorite holiday films, and the other Mike really enjoys it as well. So we knew this was a must review. We just didn’t realize we were gonna have THIS MUCH FUN.
Our podcast devolves into the Chris Farley Show, but if that was a classic, perhaps our fandom over this movie and the terrific comedy cast involved will shine through & result in your audio pleasure. In fact, Also Mike revealed that one of his Spotify playlists is called “Pleasurable Guilt,” and that might be the category for this film. (We’re on Spotify now BTW. So check us out.)
Per usual, we attack this review via our tried and true Oscar Sprint Profile format. There’s a full non-spoiler section including cast & crew filmographies, production stories, movie specs, & reviews of the production values, performances, and script. Then we dive into nearly every beat of the plot during our spoiler section and turn into Chris Farley, Chris Farley, and Oscar to reference that great SNL sketch one final time.
Adulthood changes our views on this movie, and we do have a lot of fun poking holes in the script logic and the cartoon realism of all the hijinx. But we also gush over the comedic talents on display, quote WAYYYY too many of our favorite lines, and praise the film for how it satirizes all of the lovable bloopers in the Vacation universe. This is part 2 in our Very Merry Holiday Movie Reviews, and do go back to listen to our look at The Muppet Christmas Carol. We’ll continue to review a Christmas movie per week leading you into the big holiday on December 25th.
We’re also continuing to conquer awards season coverage both as movie critics and Oscar pundits. Our MMO Weekly episodes give you timely updates on all of the precursor award show winners and nominations, and we just did a full breaking news episode on the Golden Globe noms. Now if you’re getting your Oscar watchlist ready, check out all of our 6 part Oscar Trailer series and our monthly previews to get learn about all of the contenders for red carpets. Then of course, we’ve reviewed 25 films in our Oscar Sprint Profile series and 10 more 2018 movie events to help you get ready for all the big award shows. And we’re not done yet, not by a long shot.
We’ve done a ton of Oscar retrospectives, reviewing many full categories of our favorite races from film history, an entire series of halfisodes on Best Original Songs, and of course, directed preview retrospectives like we’ve done with Dario Argento’s Suspiria and Julie Andrews’ Mary Poppins before we review the remake or sequel respectively.
JOOOOYYYYY TOOOO THE WORLLLLLD!!! We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!
Get ready for Mary Poppins Returns!
This Retrospective on Mary Poppins Has a Spoiler Section
Intro / Mike 1 Sets the Tone - Top of the Show
AlsoMike’s (Alleged) Mary Poppins HIstory - 1:54
Cast & Crew & a Julie Andrews Filmography - 4:34 Production Profile as we relive Saving Mr. Banks - 11:57 Outstanding Movie Specs for any year, especially 1964 - 16:26 Plot/Premise & Unreasonable Expectations - 21:29 Production Values Worth The Price of Admission - 23:38 Performances Worth Oscars - 27:59 A Script Inspired by Hard Drugs - 33:06
Spoiler Warning Dance Music - 35:11
AlsoMike’s Thesis Statement - 36:33
Plot Walkthrough (The Journey of a Thousand Miles…) - 37:03 (AlsoMike’s 2nd Thesis Statement - 38:03) (What Unruly Children? - 39:28) (Bests: Strong Writing. Honest. - 41:18) (Bests: Enter: The Poppins - 44:14) (Bests/Worsts: Life Lessons and Mary’s Magic - 46:53) (Bertception - 50:08) (Worsts: Fantasy’s Still Reality - 53:55) (Supercalifr…You Get It - 56:27) (Worst: The Most Unnecessary - 58:15) (Tricking Mr. Banks + Bank Mayhem - 1:00:51) (Chim-Che-What? - 1:05:05) (Babysitter Bert: Lord of the Rooftop Dance - 1:07:03) (Saving Mr. Banks - 1:09:48)
Outro/Social Media/Words of Wisdom - 1:14:16
Was our childhood all a great big lie? Or did the movies that helped raise us actually matter? Did they matter then? Do they matter now? And therefore, do we matter? There’s a lot on the line with this review of the 1964 (classic?) Mary Poppins. It’s a retrospective we’ve both long dreaded, but with Mary Poppins Returns a week away, it’s a necessary evil. The Mikes get rowdy in this one.
Our review follows the usual format of our Oscar Sprint Profiles, meaning there’s a full non-spoiler review that precedes the spoiler warning dance music to highlight when those will be coming. Though the spoiler section is also when the shit will hit the fan. So if ever you’re gonna make sure and watch a film that you haven’t seen just so you can listen to our show, this might be the one.
We often dive back into Movie History with retrospectives. Our month of Christmas Movie reviews began with The Muppet Christmas Carol, and we’ll get you National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation soon enough. November had us go back to the original Suspiria before we reviewed the Luca Guadagnino remake. And if you’re new to MMO, perhaps our crowning achievement on the podcast, we reviewed the entire Halloween slasher franchise leading up to the 2018 Blumhouse film. We’ve also reviewed the Mission: Impossible movies, Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Conjuring films, and a plethora of Oscar categories from the Titanic’s 97’ Best Picture to the Godfather’s 74’ Best Actor to thirteen Best Original Song halfisodes, one of which covered the Oscar win from “Chim chim cheree” from the Sherman Brothers in this film, Mary Poppins! So yeah, we retrospect.
What did you think of this episode? Should you dare rewatch it yourself? Or will you trust us? DID WE GO TOO FAR THIS TIME? We want to know your thoughts. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. We are at MMandOscar on Twitter, and do send us your SixDegreesOfMMO responses to our latest challenge. You’ve already landed some great ones. Do please keep them coming, and we’ll read a bunch on next Monday’s MMO Weekly.
We’ve been covering a bunch of the breaking news lately with the Golden Globes, Marvel Trailers, & Kevin Hart debacle. So do stay tuned for a bunch of movie reviews. Our schedule is loaded with more awards season contenders, and we’ll keep them coming your way through the holidays. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!
Some Toni! Holy Cannoli!!
This MMO Weekly is a Non-Spoiler Episode
What We’re Watching - :51 Bodied, We The Animals, The Price of Everything, Boy Erased & Lizzie.
SixDegreesOfMMO: Round 7: Barry Jenkins to Larry Bird Winners - 11:33 Winner - 15:09 Challenge 8 - 16:44
News of the Week: Kevin Hart, Not the Oscars Host - 19:01 Who We’d Like to See Get The Job - 24:52
Spider-Man: Still Far From YouTube as of this recording - 30:36
Box Office Report - 31:47
Do You Care?: Next Week’s Theatrical Releases - 34:54 Kurt Russell’s Christmas Chronicles - 37:17 Aquaman 2 & The Future of DC - 39:15
Congratulations to Clayton Davis & The Latino Entertainment Journalists Association - 41:26
Oscar Race Update - 42:57 AFI, British Indies, Atlanta, Detroit, DC, LA, Philly, & Chicago!
Best Picture - 43:59 Director - 46:51 Lead Actress & Actor - 47:41 Supportings - 49:27 Screenplays, Score, Cinematography, Animated, Foreign, & Doc - 50:27
Outro / What’s Coming Soon to MMO / Social Media / Words of Wisdom - 52:55
MMO Weekly is back & powering you through your holiday season as we react to the Hollywood week that was, discuss the current state of the business, and preview the future yet to come. Essentially, we’re like a Oscars pod version of all three ghosts from A Christmas Carol rolled into one variety show.
In our What We’re Watching segment, we review the rap battle Youtube Original movie Bodied, an intense coming of age story now on VOD in We The Animals, a depressing documentary about the excesses of modern art in HBO’s The Price of Everything, a confusing horror film in Lizzie, and then weigh in on the Globe nominated Boy Erased. Then we crown our first 3 time winner of SixDegreesOfMMO by announcing our winners to the challenge of Barry Jenkins to Larry Bird. We thought we finally stumped you all. We thought wrong.
Our News of the Week segment yields a serious discussion on Kevin Hart’s removal as newly signed Oscar Host. Then we give our thoughts on who should get the opportunity. The Box Office numbers looks familiar, and our Do You Care segments hits on next week’s new releases, the DCEU and it’s future film slate, Netflix’s surprise mega-hit The Christmas Chronicles, and we end with a shout-out to a congratulations to Clayton Davis of Awards Circuit for his formation of The Latino Entertainment Journalists Association.
Finally, we recap all of the recent precursor awards in our Oscar Race Update. Some of our favorite films & performances like that of Toni Collette’s in Hereditary get some much needed momentum after snubs from the Hollywood Foreign Press & the Golden Globes. We also share the AFI’s top 10 films of the year & talk about some Chicago nominees that made friends with much of FilmTwitter this past week.
What do you think of the Oscar Race so far? Chat with us on social media. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. We are at MMandOscar on Twitter, and do send us those SixDegreesOfMMO round 8 submissions to have some fun.
As always, we thank you for listening. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!
Marvel, why so serious? Oh, yeah. I remember now.
These MCU Trailer Reviews are SPOILER FILLED We have no choice but to go full spoilers for these two trailer reviews. Avengers: Infinity War & Ant-Man and the Wasp are most notably spoiled in this episode & in these trailers.
Intro / Spider-Man: Coming Soon to MMOW - Top of the Show
Avengers: End Game Trailer Analysis + Review - 1:58 (Theories of Where We’re Going - 7:55) (What Are We REALLY Being Shown? - 9:22) (Who’s Missing? - 11:51) (Antagonist Free - 13:04) (YouTube and Movie Specs - 15:02)
Captain Marvel Trailer 2 Analysis + Review - 16:24 (Back to Old Lady Punching - 19:43) (Why So Serious? - 21:28) (That Good Good - 23:29) (Villain Problems and Origin Stories - 26:33)
Outro: A Look at our Upcoming MMO Programming Schedule - 30:15 Social Media / Words of Wisdom - 32:50
Lots of breaking news this week - we just covered the Golden Globe Nominations, and now we break down the sizeable new Avengers: End Game & Captain Marvel trailers for you. We’ve been chronicling the Captain Marvel marketing for awhile now, this being our third preview after our commentaries on the San Diego Comic Con & CM Trailer 1. We also reviewed the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe from a two part Oscars Sprint Profile on Black Panther, a full series on the entire MCU where we reviewed 3 films per episode, movie event reviews of Avengers: Infinity War & Ant-Man and the Wasp, and a fun Marvel re-rank. So we love to love this superhero mega-franchise & cinematic universe and pay the films & trailers their rightful due.
And we thankfully have a lot to digest and comment upon with these two new Avengers and Captain Marvel previews. Of course, we have to go full spoilers after Infinity War, there’s a ton of cool stuff to theorize about here, and the Mikes do not hold back. The production values remain a highlight for us, and we gush over how awesome everything looks. But we do have many questions.
Let us know what you think. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. We are at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we’re dying to know your reactions to these internet breaking trailers.
Do stay tuned for our upcoming MMO Weekly episode where we will hopefully have another Marvel sneak preview of the sequel Spider-Man: Far From Home. We’ll also get back to the Oscar Race with a massive update for you on all of the recent precursor award nominations and winners from the past week. Then there’s a huge topic of the Oscar Host that’ll be one of the main stories to break down, and finally, we’ll announce the winners for SixDegreesOfMMO round 7. So get your responses to us if you want to vie for a shout out in our next episode.
As always, thanks for listening. If you do have a free moment, please leave us a review & 5 star on iTunes. We certainly appreciate anything you can do on our podcast listening or social media platforms to help us spread the word about our show. When reality sucks, you’ve been watching movies & trailers with us. Thanks again. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!
NO Toni Collette??!!
This is a Non Spoiler Episode We’re reacting to the Golden Globe nominees for 2018/19, & though we may allude to a scene here or a name there, we’re spoiler free.
TV Categories Overview - 1:34
How We’re Approaching the Movie Categories - 4:25
Best Picture - Drama - 5:15 (Stats - 9:19) Best Picture - Comedy/Musical - 11:02 (Stats - 12:43) Best Director - 14:51 (Stats - 18:19) Best Actress - Drama - 19:45 (Stats - 23:23) Best Actress - Comedy/Musical - 27:21 (Stats - 28:04) Best Actor - Drama - 30:42 (Stats - 33:20) Best Actor - Comedy/Musical - 34:40 (Stats - 36:09) Best Supporting Actress - 38:53 (Stats - 40:37) Best Supporting Actor - 42:02 (Stats - 46:45) Best Screenplay - 47:08 (Stats - 51:02) Best Original Score - 52:10 (Stats - 53:31) Best Original Song - 54:14 (Stats - 56:54) Best Foreign Language Feature - 57:53 (Stats - 58:42) Best Animated Feature - 59:28 (Stats - 1:00:09)
Outro/Social Media/Words of Wisdom - 1:02:20
We stayed up all hours of last night to prepare Oscar/ Globe crossover stats for ya, we planned our whole day around this recording, and we caffeinated ourselves to dangerous levels of hyperactivity - all so that we could bring you our immediate reactions to the 2018/19 Golden Globe Nominations. Our show may make awards season a year round, but we’re sprinting toward those Oscars now, folks. It’s go time!
Our reactions are raw, unhinged, and uncensored. Mike 1 yells a lot, and Also Mike then enjoys when Mike 1 yells a lot because I get to heckle him. But we will forever have something in common, a mutual bond from whence this podcast was so lovingly conceived - we both love to dive deep into award season nomination announcements.
There’s all kinds of cool stats & theories to share with you in this presentation. We compared Oscar / Globe winners & nominees from the past 10 years, and we offered some all time superlatives and exceptions to rules in awards history. The result is that nearly each & every Golden Globe category will undoubtedly yield insights about the upcoming Academy Awards.
This pod is one of many Oscar Race Updates now available in our catalog. We’ve reviewed 25 Oscar contenders thus far in our OSPs, done monthly overviews, 6 Trailer round ups, a number of movie event pods & retrospectives, and our new MMO Weekly pods will continue to dish out hot takes on all the latest & greatest Hollywood news. So do go back & examine our past episodes to catch up & get your fix after today’s nominations.
Do also let us know what you think. What are your snubs? Where are you most happy? We’re all over social media: Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, and Gmail. We are at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we’re available just about everywhere you can listen to podcasts. If you have a moment, do please leave us a review or 5 star rating on iTunes to help us grow the brand. In any event, whether it be the Golden Globes, Oscars, or if you just love to watch Christmas Movies, do please jump on the MMO bandwagon. We’re having so much fun, and as always, we thank you for listening.
Come in and know me better, man.
This Review of The Muppet Christmas Carol has a Spoiler Section
Non-Spoiler Review of The Muppet Christmas Carol Cast & Crew & Bad Michael Caine Jokes - 2:15 Production Stories & Good Miss Piggy Jokes - 5:58 Movie Specs & Jokes About Sad Chicago Film Critics - 11:53 Plot / Premise & Expectations - 14:48 Review of Production Values - 15:57 Performances - 23:08 Script Thoughts - 27:06 Oscar Lens - 28:05 Watch or Not? - 30:38
Spoiler Warning Dance Music - 31:14
Plot Overview - 32:33 (Kermit Singing and Acting - 36:43) (Legitimate Horror - 38:06) (Christmases Past - 39:24) (Christmas Present - 41:10) (God Bless the Cratchets - 42:10) (Christmases to Come - 43:24) (Christmas Day - 44:57) Final Grades - 45:46
Outro/Social Media/Words of Wisdom/Future MMO Shows - 48:59
MMO did Halloween. Now we’re doing Christmas. Although the Oscars remain our focus, we do plan on reviewing several of our holiday favorites, and first up, it’s The Muppets Christmas Carol!
OK, so maybe you didn’t expect that. Honestly, neither did we. But when we canvassed all the holiday movies out there and made a shortlist, this new muppet classic kept climbing to the top like Rizzo & Gonzo into 2nd floor windows. Perhaps we wanted to relive our ghosts of Christmas past or perhaps we’re both a pair of self-aware Scrooges who know they need to catch the Christmas spirit. Either way, we loved this friggin’ movie!
Following our usual review format, we discuss the cast & crew, research the production stories from behind the scenes, break down all the numbers in specs, and give a non-spoiler review of the production values, performances, & script before we compare the film to the Oscar nominees of that year. Then it’s a full plot breakdown in spoilers.
One Mike never seen it. The other had seen it a hundred thousand times. In any event, we both had fun reviewing this film. There’s a surprising amount to learn from its success. That Disney musical has worked for nearly three quarters of a century for very good reason(s), and we break down how they pull off a kids version of the creepy & heavy source material, Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.
Follow & respond to our polls on Twitter at MMandOscar to vote on what holiday movie you’d like us to review next. We’ll also have more Marvel pods coming, as we cannot resist commenting upon the new Captain Marvel & Avengers 4 previews. Our show will be all over the Golden Globes with a day-of release on those nomination reactions, and we’ll have many more Oscar Sprint Profiles for Roma, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse, The Favourite, etc… as well as plenty more retrospectives on both Oscar & Christmas films alike. Hint hint, one of the Oscar ones will rhyme with Schmarry Schmoppins.
Our course, chat us up on social media & send us your responses to SixDegreesOfMMO that you can learn about on the last two of our recent MMO Weekly pods (that drop every Monday). We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. Note that Twitter handle up above one more time, and don’t forget our slogan. When reality sucks, watch movies with us!
A major Oscar Race Update + Creed II, Amanda Bynes, & Wilder/Fury.
This is a Non-Spoiler Episode
Intro / Some New Segments Coming - Top of the Show
What We’re Watching: AlsoMike: VOD Report: Skyscraper / Puzzle / The Little Stranger - 1:21 Creed II - 3:35 Wilder / Fury Thoughts - 6:54 Mike1: Making A Murderer: Season 2 - 9:28 Mike 1 Needs a New Show! - 10:43
Six Degrees Reminder - 13:33 A New Game: Pick n’ Pitch Recap - 13:50
Pop Culture Corner: Paper’s Story on Amanda Bynes - 22:40
Box Office Recap - 28:40
Do You Care? Next Week’s Theatrical Releases - 32:58 The House That Jack Built is Gross - 34:36 Aquaman’s $$$ Projections for Christmas... - 37:23 ...and its Great Early Reviews - 39:44
Oscar Race Update: The Gotham Awards - 41:14 National Board of Review - 46:08 New York Film Critics Circle - 53:06
Outro / Social Media / Words of Wisdom - 1:00:44
Another week, another loaded Oscar Race Update, and we build up to it like the main event. But first, we review & preview, we cover all the latest hollywood news & dish out tons of hot takes, and we even talk boxing after the latest Wilder / Fury fight and post up on a pop culture corner where we react to the new Paper magazine story on Amanda Bynes. It’s another loaded MMO Weekly episode for you all breaking down the Hollywood week that was & the Holly-weird week to come. It’s MMO Weekly!
We begin with our customary What We’re Watching segment where we review movies & television that we’ve been taking in just for fun & on the side of our MMO empire. This week we covered The Rock’s Skyscraper, Puzzle, The Little Stranger, Creed II, the Wilder / Fury fight, and Mike 1 finished his review of Making a Murderer: Season 2 as well as making a plea to our audience on what TV he should binge next.
Our movie trivia game playing this week kicks Six Degrees Round 7 up another week in favor of a new game we had fun with you all on Twitter that we need a name for but are currently using the working title of Oscar Film Premise Creator 2000. Shout outs to RLterryreelview.com, And The Runner Up Is, Film Inquiry, & Awards Circuit & kudos to their creativity. We’ll get back to our SixDegreesOfMMO again next week. So do send us your submissions for round 7: Barry Jenkins to Larry Bird. OMFG, did we finally stump you all?!
We then debut our Pop Culture Corner segment where we dive into the new story on the life & trying times of Amanda Bynes in Paper magazine, and we continue to rundown our other MMO Weekly playlist of Box Office, Movie News, and Oscar Race updates. Hot takes fly like superheroes after an alien invasion, and we’re proud to unveil a whole bunch of new Oscar theories & statistical research for you to close out the show.
Chat with us on social media. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, & Gmail. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, where we’re playing all these interactive new games with you all. Then as always, we’re so thankful you’re listening. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!
Best Film at the Gotham Awards.
This Review of The Rider has a Spoiler Section
Intro / we discuss Mike 1’s previous hatred for horse movies - Top of the Show What’s an OSP? - 1:23 What’s next for MMO? - 2:33
Non-Spoiler Review of The Rider
Production Profile & the Amazing True Story - 5:34 Cast & Crew & Real Life Cowboys - 11:21 Movie Specs with Sky High Critical Reception Numbers - 13:09 Plot Premise & Expectations - 17:00 Review of the Production Values - 19:21 Review of the Performances - 27:40 Non-Spoiler Script Analysis - 33:00 Oscar Lens - 35:03
Spoiler Warning Dance Music - 39:57
SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Non-Spoiler Carryovers - 41:16 Plot Overview - 43:17 (Worst Scenes: The Awkwardness of Friendly Empathy - 45:57) (Best Scenes: Lane Scott’s Story - 49:35) (Done with Rodeo - 52:56) (Apollo and Back to “Normal?” - 53:46) (Best Scenes: Brady Can Act - 56:03) (Best Scenes: The Apollo Parallel - 59:35) (I’m Going to the Rodeo - 1:01:53) (The Final Scene and Answers? - 1:03:53) Final Grades/More Worsts - 1:05:44
Outro/Social Media/Words of Wisdom - 1:07:32
The Gotham Awards chose Chloe Zhao’s The Rider as it’s best film this past Sunday, beating out likely Best Picture nominees If Beale Street Could Talk and The Favourite. So it got our attention, and since it’s newly been released on Starz on Demand, we felt compelled to offer it the full Oscars Sprint Profile treatment.
Not gonna lie, both Mike and I were worried about this choice of episode because Mike 1 has come out as vehemently against Horse Movies. It’s a rare prejudice, which he’s admitted is a bizarre and irrational prejudice, but he has refused to change his mind, and these were the stakes. After all the War Horses and Black Stallions, would The Rider finally change the heart of Mike 1? Or would he double down on his hatred for everything horse related entertainment?
The format for the episode gives you two reviews for the price of one listen as we do a loaded non-spoiler segment before breaking down the entire plot after some spoiler warning dance music. This film fits our template especially well as we have quite the backstory to tell in the non-spoiler section, and we build on that with specs, the premise, our expectations, reviews of both the production values and performances, and an Oscar Lens, where we cover all the buzz The Rider is getting this awards season. Then we dance, give you a full segment on what the lead actor Brady Jandreau is doing these days as an actual cowboy himself, and then we break down the entire plot and it’s many strong uplifting themes, integrating all our bests and worsts along the way.
If you enjoyed this episode, don’t forget to click on our other OSPs. We reviewed all of the major nominees of last year’s Oscar ramp up & there’s a playlist to hear all of those, but we’ve also just created a playlist for all our 2018 OSPs (and there are many), as well as another playlist for all our 2018 movie event reviews. In any case, scroll down our Soundcloud account to catch up on all our reviews & dive into our back catalog for the rest of our comprehensive & caffeinated coverage of the movie world.
Chat with us on social media & tell us how you received The Rider. We are Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, & Gmail. We’re also at MMandOscar on Twitter, and don’t forget to play along with our movie trivia game SixDegreesOfMMO. Tune into our MMO Weekly episodes to hear our winners and the next challenge. Come for the Six Degrees game & come back for our weekly coverage of all the latest & greatest news on the film world in MMOW. When reality sucks, watch movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!
When I was a young warthog!
We’re talking music here, but we do review the scenes where these songs are used So technically, there are some spoilers. Though we do steer clear of the main plot.
Intro / What’s a Best Original Song Halfisode? - Episode Start
“Can You Feel The Love Tonight?” from The Lion King - 2:16 Performed by Elton John
“Look What Love Has Done” from Junior - 10:25 Performed by Patty Smyth
“Circle of Life” from The Lion King - 13:26 Performed by Carmen Twillie
“Make Up Your Mind” from The Paper - 22:59 Performed by Randy Newman
“Hakuna Matata” from The Lion King - 24:55 Performed by Ernie Sabella & Nathan Lane
Our Re-Rank / Perfecting Perfection - 28:34
Outro / Social Media / Words of Wisdom - 30:55
The new Lion King remake trailer shook up the film world this past thanksgiving. So we thought it appropriate to do a retrospective on the 1994/95 Best Original Song category where the original film had not one, not two, but three nominees in the same category, including the winner in Elton John’s “Can You Feel The Love Tonight?” All things being considered, this was one of our more rewarding re-watches / re-listening deep dives on youtube.
Our format for these episodes is simple. We analyze the songs only as two Oscar film critics should. We break down the scenes the songs score in the nominated films, dish out hot takes on the performances on the Oscar stage, and act as a modern day Beavis & Butthead when we get the chance to review a music video or 5.
In this episode, we thoroughly enjoyed revisiting The Lion King as we anticipate the Jon Favreau “live action” (or is it?) remake coming out this summer, and rightfully so, our scene analysis tends to focus much more on those three Disney songs than the other two. Though it wouldn’t be a halfisode from MMO without spot on impersonations of the voices of other nominees and vivid descriptions of the mental pictures these tunes create in our brains. Then of course, we can’t resist a reranking segment we pompously entitle “Perfecting Perfection.” If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to check out our other 11 Best Original Song Oscar Retrospective halfisodes. Do hit play on our playlist of them all in our Soundcloud account, where we review some of the more loaded categories in Academy history from Titanic to Stevie Wonder, from Cinderella to Frozen, and from Top Gun to The Greatest Showman. These are some of our favorite recording sessions, and we hope it you’ll agree with the results.
Let us know what your favorite song is from The Lion King and how you’re feeling about the eventual remake. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, and Gmail. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and don’t forget to join in on the fun with our SixDegreesOfMMO movie trivia game we’ve been playing every seven days on MMO Weekly. When reality sucks, keep watching movies and listening to Oscar music with us. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!
This monthly preview for new movies debuting in December is NON-Spoiler
First Week of December Releases: Tyrel - 1:38 Ben Is Back - 3:39 Central Park - 7:18 Divide and Conquer - 8:01 Great, Great, Great and The Invisibles - 9:42 Mary, Queen of Scots - 10:12 Vox Lux - 12:34
2nd Week of December: Once Upon a Deadpool - 14:55 Mortal Engines - 15:46 The Mule - 18:16 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse - 20:32 Capernaum - 21:55 If Beale Street Could Talk - 23:36 The Wedding - 26:03
3rd Week of December: Mary Poppins Returns - 26:47 They Shall Not Grow Old - 29:50 Aquaman - 31:13 Bumblebee - 35:28 Second Act - 38:16 Welcome to Marwen - 38:59 Cold War - 42:08 Zero - 43:38
4th Week of December: Holmes and Watson - 44:16 Vice - 45:25 Destroyer - 47:25 On the Basis of Sex - 48:50 Stan and Ollie - 51:55
Notable Netflix Movies in December: Dumplin - 54:35 Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle - 55:14 Roma - 56:55 Birdbox - 58:25
Outro/Social Media/Words of Wisdom - 1:01:08
It’s that time of month again - the monthly new movie preview! Mike, Mike, and Oscar dive head-first into the final month of 2018 by looking through the weeks and telling you what you can expect to see in theaters as yet another year draws towards a close.
Oscars Contenders save their best for last as numerous Academy Award hopefuls finally make their debuts this month, including Ben Is Back, Mary Queen of Scots, Vice, Roma…the list goes on and on. If you’ve been with us at all in 2018, this is the month we will finally see many of the movies we’ve been discussing and anticipating!
But it’s not just more of the same. We also go into other studio offerings that aren’t looking for Academy gold such as Mortal Engines, Bumblebee, Stan and Ollie, and even a run down of some upcoming Netflix properties that you can watch at home! If it’s on film and debuting this month, we’re previewing it in this episode!
Be sure to stay tuned all through the race as MMO makes awards season a year round pursuit for you. If you need to review last week in Hollywood then check out our MMO Weekly episode that dropped this and every Monday; which includes our latest challenge to you of SixDegreesOfMMO where we ask you to flex your creative movie muscles! When reality sucks, watch movies with us! We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!
New Lion King Trailer & SixDegreesOfMMO
This is a 1 Spoiler Episode One of the Mikes spoils Act 1 of The Lion King. Visualize my eyes roll like a moody teenager as I write this, but to be honest, that’s what happened. Be forewarned if it matters to ya.
What We’re Watching: Also Mike Re-Watched Crazy Rich Asians & A Star Is Born w/ the family- 1:27 Mike 1 watched Making a Murderer: Season 2 by himself, brooding, sad, & angry - 5:51
SixDegreesOfMMO: Round 6 Winners for John Candy to Tessa Thompson - 11:08 Challenge No. 7: It’s absurd & impossible & you’ll love to hate us - 18:30
Stories of the Week: The Most Important Lion King Remake Trailer Review Since A Minute Ago - 22:39 Dumbo Trailer Review - 33:28 Nicolas Roeg R.I.P. - 36:53
Box Office Update: (Ralph, Creed, and You Break Records - 38:53) (Green Book Disappoints, Bohemian Rhapsody Rolls - 41:54) (A Star Is Profitable - 44:25) (No Money in Nottingham - 45:17)
Do You Care?: (Hannah Grace - 47:21) (Limited Releases This Week - 48:00) (Julie Andrews Does Whatever the DCEU is Called Now - 49:19)
Oscar Race Update: Vice with Christian Bale getting positive buzz - 52:06 Another Green Book Controversy - 56:17
Outro / Social Media / Words of Wisdom - 1:03:01
The Mikes of Oscar return for yet another installment of your favorite new podcast series, MMO Weekly, and to re-introduce what this new podcast format is all about, I ought to go no further than the Mike 1’s tagline. We review the Hollywood week that was and preview the Hollyweird week that will be.
In reviewing the Hollywood week that was, we started that off with a What We’re Watching segment that usually covers what else we’ve been taking in just for fun as moviegoers, TV watchers, or youtube addicted millennials. This week, Also Mike re-watched Crazy Rich Asians and A Star Is Born while Mike 1 took in Making a Murderer: Season 2. We continue our movie trivia game SixDegreesOfMMO, read the winners of round 6, and officially designate our first two time winner and championship belt holder for this Six Degrees Of Kevin Bacon inspired game. Then for our Stories of the Week segment, we review the trailer of The Lion King that broke FilmTwitter this past Turkey Day as well as the newest look at Tim Burton’s Dumbo before reviewing the illustrious filmography of Nicholas Roeg. And of course, we update you on the record breaking Thanksgiving week box office and the two big stories most recently affecting this year’s Oscar Race involving Vice and Green Book.
We also do a helluva lot to preview that Hollyweird week to come. Our Do You Care segment looks forward to next week’s box office as we weigh in on the upcoming theatrical releases: The Possession of Hannah Grace, Anna and the Apocalypse, and Mirai. We lay down the next SixDegreesOfMMO challenge no. 7, which will baffle / delight / enrage / arouse ALL of your movie trivia powers, and we dare you to solve this Gordian knot in only a few moves. Finally, our Oscar Race update does as much to review the big stories as it does to preview the upcoming Vice movie coming out in late December before we follow up on our recent Oscar Sprint Profile of Green Book by handicapping its chances at receiving love at the podium after yet another controversial story hit in the Hollywood trades.
Let us know your thoughts on social media. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, and Gmail. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter. Do send us those SixDegreesOfMMO responses to round 7.
Thanks for listening, and if you’re enjoying our programming, please do review us on iTunes with a 5 star and/or review. Or just tell a friend about the show. Either way, we thank your for all your cooperation and support. Here’s that new MMOW slogan one more time. We review the Hollywood week that was and preview the Hollyweird week to come. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar, and this is MMO Weekly!
Our pod is not for kids.
This Review of Ralph Breaks The Internet has a Spoiler Section
What is an OSP? - 2:40
Non-Spoiler Review of Ralph Breaks The Internet
Intro Story About Grown Men Going to Kids Movies - Start of Episode Cast & Crew & Disney’s Deep Bench - 3:32 Movie Specs & What This Box Office Could Mean - 8:40 Plot / Premise & Expectations - 11:39 Oscar Lens & How It Stacks Up to The Incredibles 2 - 14:23 Review of the Production Values & Also Mike’s Cinematic Vertigo - 16:37 Performances & Screenplay Thoughts - 20:12 Watch or Don’t - 22:15
Spoiler Warning Dance Music - 23:20
Carry Overs - 24:47 Plot Breakdown - 26:23 Final Thoughts - 39:30 Final Grades - 41:29
Outro / Social Media / Words of Wisdom - 43:07
Ralph Breaks the Internet is a children’s movie, but I wouldn’t listen to this podcast with your kids. We look at this movie a little differently, try to get to the bottom of WTF happened & how exactly Disney is trying to rule the world. Both of us had strange theater going experiences. Both of us are strange men, and both of us are exhausted, punchy, and extra trollish after a super busy week of recording and preparing nearly 6 pods in under a week to give you a ton of Thanksgiving Break listening. So you’re in for a weird one if you click play here.
Ralph Breaks the Internet showcases a lot of what Disney does best, and we gush over the cast & writing talent on display here. Then we cannot help but theorize about the box office projections (recording this on a Wednesday) and what they’ll mean for the company’s bottom line. Finally, we stack up the movie with the other animated super smash hit of the year, The Incredibles 2.
We danced the dance of spoiler warning music. Then we dove straight into the plot & contextualize a great many things that include moments from The Secret Life of Pets 2 trailer as well as some scenes in this film. Our brains were fried, we were hanging on by a thread of sanity, and we still recorded yet another Oscar podcast to help you survive Thanksgiving. You’re welcome (we think, we hope).
If you enjoy yourself an animated movie as we do, check out our other Oscar Sprint Profiles including those on The Isle of Dogs and The Incredibles 2. We’ve also released recent OSPs & movie events on Three Identical Strangers, Suspiria, Overlord, The Kindergarten Teacher, A Star Is Born, First Man, Halloween, and Won’t You Be My Neighbor. Don’t forget to binge that playlist we now have showcased for you on Soundcloud.
Finally, do chat with us on social media and tell us what you thought of Ralph Breaks the Internet. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, and Gmail, and we are at MMandOscar on Twitter. Send us those SixDegreesOfMMO responses to our latest round 6 that you can hear in our most recent MMO Weekly. We hope you had a happy Thanksgiving. When reality sucks and you argued about politics with your family, watch movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!
Mahershala, here’s another Oscar.
This Review of Green Book has a Spoiler Section Although for the record, we spoil the ever living shit out of Hidalgo pretty early on in this podcast, if that means anything to ya.
What is an OSP? - 1:14
Non-Spoiler Review of Green Book
Cast & Crew & Viggo / Mahershala Filmographies - 2:05 Movie Specs & Our Theories on the Critical Numbers - 11:54 Plot Premise / Expectations - 19:10 Best Picture / Director Oscar Lens & Our Teaser Review - 22:27 Review of the Production Values - 26:45 THESE Performances. Wow. - 29:42 Final Thoughts & Screenplay Criticisms - 34:12
Spoiler Warning Dance Music - 37:04
The Plot Overview - 38:55 Worst Scenes - 43:03 Best Scenes - 51:03 Final Final Thoughts & Grades - 1:00:43
Outro / Social Media / Words of Wisdom? - 1:01:43
Green Book is a MAJOR Oscars contender, worthy of an opening night review from us. The performances certainly lived up to the hype, but can the movie live up to pre-season expectations? Can it knock off A Star Is Born, & what is it’s path to victory? We dive into these questions & many more in this Oscar Sprint Profile.
As always, you get two reviews for the price of one. Our non-spoiler section discusses some of essential filmographies of the key cast & crew including Peter Farrelly, Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, and Linda Cardellini. We break down how and why that 70 metascore number has come to be, theorizing on some past trends in recent Best Picture votes. Then we view the rest of our non-spoiler review of the production values, performances, and script through an Oscar Lens before we dance.
In the spoiler section, we cover the essential plotline, but take the time to analyze several of the best & worst scenes & sequences. Since there’s a lot to like and dislike about the movie, we have substantive discussions on this genre and how it’s played to the Academy in year’s past. Plus, you get several anecdotes about Italian family dinners past, present, and future.
We’re burning the candle at both ends to cover as many of these Oscar films and movie events as we possibly can. Do check out our massive catalog of previous episodes and scroll down for our playlists on our Soundcloud account. As we did last year, we’ll cover all of the major nominees later if not sooner, but we will get to them all. Though we have had a ton of fun with these premiere night viewing / recording sessions, and Green Book was certainly another wild late night behind the microphones.
Did you see Green Book? Do you agree or disagree with our stances? Let us know on social media. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and our website mikemikeandoscar.com is under construction and nearing a launch date.
Please have fun with our most recent SixDegreesOfMMO movie trivia challenge number 6. You can hear our round 5 winners on our most recent MMO Weekly episode that also featured our most recent Oscar Race update, & we’ll read our next set of winners on MMOW 3!
When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!
Yippee-Ki-Yi-Yay, Netflix.
This Review of The Ballad of Buster Scruggs has a Spoiler Section
What is an OSP? - 1:52
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs NON-Spoiler Review
Cast & Crew & The Coen Bros Full Filmography - 2:31 Production Notes & 25 Years of Writing These Stories - 8:20 The Movie Specs read like Oscar Numbers - 10:43 Premise / Expectations Yield to a Pleasant Surprise for Mike 1 - 12:43
With Our Oscar Lens Worked In Throughout: Production Values That Made Us Happy - 16:32 Performances That Made Us Giddy - 24:55 A Screenplay That Made Need a HUGE ASS Spoiler Section - 29:15 Final Non-Spoiler Thoughts - 29:58
Spoiler Warning Dance Music - 31:13
Immediate Carryover on Why Anthology Films May Work in the Youtube era - 32:41 (Story 6: Beginning at the End w/ Mortal Remains - 35:41) (Also How the Coen’s made one of the better metta jokes in awhile - 37:43) 1: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (Who are we rooting fer?) - 39:03 2: Near Algodones (Stephen Root is a National Treasure) - 48:33 (Also did James Franco just apologize?- 54:14) 3: Meal Ticket Mesmerizes & The Mikes Who Got Rattled - 55:08 4: All Gold Canyon & How Tom Waits Represents All of Mankind - 59:02 5: The Gal Who Got Rattled & the crinkled forehead of Zoe Kazan deserves an Oscar - 1:02:49
Ranking The Sections - 1:11:31 Final Thoughts / Final Grades - 1:13:24 Outro / Social Media / Words of Wisdom - 1:14:11
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is an anthology film with a puncher’s chance in many an Oscar Category, and it’s now streaming on Netflix for your viewing “pleasure?” We answer that question and many many more with these two reviews for the price of one in our OSP here. Our non-spoiler section weaves an Oscar Lens into all of our complimentary reviews of production values, performances, and Coen touches great & small, written & filmed, shown & told, paced & spaced - bottom Line: we break it all down for ya TWICE in this episode as we’ll also dive headlong into the plot in our spoiler section.
To begin, our non-spoiler review also lays the groundwork for your viewing of the film as we cover the entire Coen Brothers filmography, mentioning our favorites, the brothers’ many red carpet walks for Oscar, and their 25 year odyssey of a production backstory leading into this film. Mike 1 discusses some specs where the Academy should take notice to some high numbers as rich in dramatic irony as this plot. In other words, we are fans, and so are many critics.
Then after a spoiler warning dance music interlude, we discuss one hell of a carryover question from our first section by asking if the Youtube era will be more conducive for anthology films before diving into each of these 6 stories. We begin with the end, story number 6, and we breakdown the possible metaphors at play, including one of our favorite metta jokes in recent memory. Then we go from story 1 through story 5 and dive deep to find our friend, the golden thematic center at the core of this film that we’ll call, Mr. Pocket. If you think that’s a possible euphemism, just you wait til you listen to Also Mike’s ramblings here.
We’re burning the candle at both ends heading into your travels over the Thanksgiving holiday as our programming has & will continue to pump out movie event and Oscar Sprint Profile reviews. Widows, Bohemian Rhapsody, Overlord, Suspiria, The Kindergarten Teacher, Halloween, and A Star Is born have been some of our most recent episodes, and we’ll have Green Book and many more OSPs coming soon.
Chat with us on social media and do send us those SixDegreesOfMMO responses to round 6 that you can find here in our latest MMO Weekly released yesterday. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail as well as at MMandOscar on Twitter. When reality sucks, when the family discusses politics over dinner, wind down & watch movies with us. Thanks for listening.
- SixDegreesOfMMO Round 5 Winners.
This is a Non-Spoiler Episode Except we kinda, maybe let you know a Terminator 2: Judgement Day Trailer / Plot - Premise Spoiler if that matters for you.
What We’re Watching - 1:56 Never Goin' Back, Madeline's Madeline, Big Mouth: Season 2, What Culture, Watch Mojo, & College Humor's Dropout part deux.
SixDegreesOfMMO: Round 5 Winner + Runners-Up - 10:18 Challenge 6 - 19:12
Last Week’s Box Office Breakdown - 21:06
Do You Care? - 24:42 (New Releases This Week - 25:16) (Mickey is 90 - 28:16) (Most Important Carb - 29:33)
News of the Week - 32:30 (William Goldman Death - 32:40) (FilmStruck is….Still Gone? - 34:17) (More CA Wildfire News - 39:02) (Vanity Fair Academy Article - 41:22)
Oscar Race Update - 50:40 (2018 European Film Awards - 51:02) (Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards - 52:24) (The Hollywood Music and Media Awards - 53:20) (Film Independent Spirit Award Noms - 54:58)
Outro / Our Plans for Next Week - 57:53 Social Media / Words of Wisdom - 58:30
This is a loaded MMO Weekly episode! It’s loaded with new drops and theme music. Mike 1 has outdone himself with his impersonation as Dr. Dre in the music studio to prepare our new format for primetime, and we cover a huge array of subjects leading into your Thanksgiving week.
Building some continuity on last week, we cover what we’re watching & Six Degrees Of MMO to start off the episode. Then we discuss last week’s Grindelwaldian Box Office before diving into a preview segment of this week’s theatrical releases called “Do You Care.” Of course, there’s a question about thanksgiving day food intake, and you don’t want to miss how Also Mike gets as spirited as he’s ever been in an argument against Mike 1 about when to and when not to gravy.
The show hits on several of the major news stories of the past week including follow ups on the Best Popular Film Oscars category anbd the effect the wildfires is having on the business. We also update you on the fate of Filmstruck & the streaming deals newly minted for the Criterion Collection. Then we cannot help but lament the passing of another legend in William Goldman.
Our Oscar Race Update catches you up on most of the precursor award show nominations and winners from the Critics Choice Documentary Awards ceremony through the newly announced nods for the Indie Spirits.
It’s a jam packed episode, one worthy of four, count em,’ four opening paragraphs of show notes to summarize. So chat with us on social media and send in your hot takes about what we’ve covered or the opinions we shared. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and please do send us your submissions for SixDegreesOfMMO round 6, which we announced about a third of the way into this pod.
When reality sucks, keep watching those movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar! Thanks for listening.
But is it an Oscar movie?
This OSP of Widows has a SPOILER SECTION
What is an OSP? - 1:23
Non-Spoiler Review of Widows:
Cast & Crew & Lots of Good Reps - 2:16 Production Notes & From TV to the Movies - 8:38 Specs That Look Like Oscar Numbers - 12:27 Plot Premise/Expectations That’ll Determine Everything - 14:46 Oscars Lens + A Beaten Down Mike1 - 19:32 Reviews of the Production Values & Performances via an Oscar Lens - 29:02 Watch or Don’t - 32:55
Spoiler Warning Dance Music - 34:27
Spoiler-Filled Review:
Mike1’s Concession Speech - 35:42 Plot Point Breakdown - 37:25 (Ocean Wide, River Deep - 38:25) (Someone Needs a Financial Planner/Life Coach - 40:37) (Coincidence? Yea, Probably. - 44:13) (Belle’s Coincidence? Yea, Again. - 46:55) (AlsoMike Wants a Procedural - 49:10) (Heist Night - 52:54) (The “Crescendo” - 55:33) (Not Enough Information - 59:05) Final Grades - 1:02:40 Some Bright Spots/Bests - 1:03:07
Leave an iTunes Review PLEASE/Words of Wisdom - 1:05:48
We usually don’t see these movies before we decide to review them on the podcast. This means that we’ll be high on some, well most because we focus on reviewing Oscar films. But every once in awhile, we suffer a huge disappointment. Unfortunately, this was the case with Widows.
If you’ve heard any of our previews since last year’s Academy Awards, this was the movie we had been anticipating the most. This was Also Mike’s early pick for best picture, just based on the cast & crew involved. This was a hallmark Mike 1 prediction over the past month that it could be and should be considered as a quote / unquote Oscar movie and shouldn’t be disqualified because of its genre or commercial appeals.
So we were shocked when we didn’t love it. Plain and simple. The result is one of our more emotional & admittedly, biased reviews. Though one of us didn’t dislike the film as much as the other, it still fell short of expectations, and who knows, maybe you’ll see the film differently and if you’re reading these show notes, maybe our show will set your expectations much much lower than ours were so that you’ll be more forgivable. In any event, we love to love movies. We just didn’t love this one.
There are many more films on our 2018/19 Oscar Sprint Profile playlist, 23 other movies in fact. Like I wrote earlier, most of those will land on the positive end and exist as movie appreciation podcasts. Do check out that playlist on Soundcloud, and if you have more commercial taste, especially if you love horror films like we do, then also check out our 12 track playlist of 2017-2018 movie events. All in all, we’ve covered the vast majority of hits & awards contenders released so far this year, and we’ll certainly try and complete that task for you all before the big award shows.
Did we get this one all wrong? Did you love Widows? Are we idiots & do you want to tell us exactly why we are idiots? Then please feel free to do so. We are Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we’ll be launching our website soon. When reality sucks, when the first snows fall & when winter is come, keep watching those movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!
Best Picture Contenders Galore!
This is a Non-Spoiler Episode Unless of course, you consider trailer moments as spoilers. Even though we’re classy in how we discuss these moments, this episode is full of those moments.
Intro / Our 6th & we think FINAL? Oscar Trailers Episode Perhaps? - Top of the Show
The Oscar Section: Roma & Alfonso Cuaron’s Bonafide Contender for Netflix - 1:05 Destroyer & Nicole Kidman’s Bad Wigs, but Great Performance - 6:39 Vox Lux & our puzzlement over this trailer - 10:53 Green Book & it’s contendership for ALL of the Oscars - 16:08 Mary Queen of Scots & it’s Oscar Designs - 19:50 The Front Runner puts out another awesome preview - 23:24 If Beale Street Could Talk, it would QUACK like an Oscar Duck!!! - 29:02 Welcome to Marwen seems like an odd mixture of story elements - 33:39 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse makes us & all kids happy - 36:36 Ruben Brandt, Collector might be a surprise contender - 39:23 Love, Gilda seems like an MMO must watch - 41:15 The Ballad of Buster Scruggs seems impossibly epic for a collection of shorts - 42:13 Birds of Passage perplexes us, but delights critics - 43:54
The Cuz We Must Cover Them Section: Detective Pikachu Weirds Us Out, will make a Bajillion Dollars - 45:27 The Secret Life of Pets 2 makes us laugh, is commendable - 47:20
Oscars 2020: Toy Story 4 may not be necessary, but it’s also gonna make Bajillions - 48:51
Outro / Social Media / Words of Wisdom - 52:01
If you thought we couldn’t milk this Oscar Trailers Cow anymore than we have, think again. Here’s Oscar Trailers 6! Even to our astonishment, it turned out to be a loaded episode. We update you on all of the Oscar movie previews that acts both as a trailer round-up AND another Oscar Race update since we cover many of the main contenders.
We include a lot of stats & numbers on all of our favorite critical reception marks including Rotten Tomatoes and IMDB audience & metascore. We also summarize and chronicle the Oscar Race & shout out our favorite prediction pundits and websites like Clayton Davis & Awards Circuit, Anne Thompson, Peter Travers, and all of the predictors included on Goldderby, and of course, the grand poobah himself, Scott Feinberg at The Hollywood Reporter. Thank you for doing such great work, friends. We wanna-be you, and imitation ought to be the greatest form of flattery to be sure. We also give a shout out to our friends at Next Best Picture and their recent review of The Front Runner. So do go and read / listen to all of these awesome Oscar pundits, and we take all their words as gospel as we weigh in ourselves.
As Mike 1 loves to reference our Oscar Mural metaphor, the painting of said Mural is now about complete. We have 5 previous Oscar Trailer episodes for you to enjoy, and our Soundcloud feed now features a playlist of all our Oscars 2018/19 awards season buzz and updates that includes this series as one of our go-to previews that we hope has become one of your go-to’s for your Oscar pod listening pleasure, even if it’s a guilty pleasure at that.
We do not spare the banter in this one, and do please let us both know what you’re thinking. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and our website is progressing toward an awards season launch date.
Do send us your SixDegreesOfMMO responses to Challenge number 5, which you can hear on our debut of MMO Weekly, where we focused on A Star Is Born that of course, we followed up on in this episode with some Green Book talk here. When reality has sucked, you’ve been watching Oscar movies and Oscar Trailers with us. As always, thanks for listening!
Excelsior!
We celebrate the life of Stan Lee So we do have some MCU cameo spoilers at the end of this podcast. Look below to see when those happen if you’re allergic to spoilers of any kind.
Intro / What Stan Lee Meant To Us? - Top of the Show
Growing Up - 5:39 Professional Writer/Marvel Timeline - 10:48 Bringing the Properties to Visual Mediums - 20:49 Lee the Father/Husband - 24:53 Career Specs, Awards, Titles - 26:39 Death and Coverage Of - 30:16 Dirtman Lives and Other Tributes - 33:13 His Famous Marvel Cameos: Discussed and Ranked - 39:10
Outro/Social Media - 51:22
WORD of Wisdom (as if it can be anything else) - 53:17
We needed to celebrate the life & career of Stan Lee. The news of his death saddened us this week, but the tributes to his life & his life’s work encouraged us so much that we knew we must weigh in and pay tribute where we could, and where we could is this podcast episode.
His was a full and happy and extraordinary life, and the size & scope of Stan Lee’s bio/ filmography is a testament to his staggering legacy. If there was any doubt, then we also list off his credits, awards, and both his comics & prose bibliography. There’s a lot to look back upon fondly. There’s a lot to laugh about & plenty of banter throughout these opening segments, so much so that we didn’t want them to end.
We follow up our thanks with some of the highlights and quotes from some of those who knew him best. Both Marvel & DC Comics have released their own acknowledgments to Lee, and we also can’t resist some hot takes on the rest of the media’s eclectic coverage. To end the episode, we recap near every single Stan Lee cameo in a Marvel movie or TV series and discuss our favorites. Yes, one of us tries a Stan Lee impersonation. No, it could never do him justice. But darnit, we are true believers and do our very best to honor this great man. He was truly legendary.
What’s your favorite Stan Lee movie cameo? What’s your favorite Stan Lee character, quote, or contribution? How has his career affected your lives? We hope this episode helps you all mourn & celebrate this wonderful life & career. In other words, we hope you’re true believers too.
Chat with us on social media. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, and Gmail. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and our website launch is forthcoming. When legends pass on and reality sucks, do keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar. Excelsior, MMO’ers. Excelsior!
It’s Late September and I Really Should be Back at School.
This review of The Kindergarten Teacher has a Spoiler Section
Intro / Remembering Our School Days Isn’t Hard - Top of the Show
What Is An Oscar Sprint Profile - :52
Non-Spoiler Review of The Kindergarten Teacher: Story Inception/Production Notes - 2:41 Cast - 3:49 Specs - 7:37 Plot Premise/Expectations - 9:33 Production Values - 11:20 Performances - 12:46 Script Thoughts - 16:44 Oscars Lens - 18:58 Final Nonspoiler Thoughts - 21:25
Spoiler Warning Dance Break - 22:56
Immediate Carryover: Where Do You Think You Are, Maggie? - 24:14 Walking Through The Plot - 25:22 (Profiling Maggie’s Character - 25:22) (Jimmy’s Father - 32:50) (Manipulation and Overstepping Boundaries - 33:52) (Unethical Power Dynamics - 37:22) (The Poetry Slam - 39:18) (She Learned Her Lesson…Right? - 42:33) (Jimmy’s Makes His Move - 45:39)
Best Scenes/Worst Scenes - 49:13 Final Grades - 55:05
Outro/Words of Wisdom - 55:36
We love to find hidden movie gems out there and tell you about them. Since the Kindergarten Teacher is certainly one of those well made films that not enough people are watching or reviewing, we’re determined to help rectify that situation with a full Oscars Sprint Profile here. Maggie Gyllenhaal is certainly awards worthy. Writer / Director Sara Colangelo is becoming a name to watch out for come awards season, and this film does still have some of the biggest Oscar pundits in its corner. So we were thrilled to squeeze it into our loaded schedule and give it the full OSP treatment.
As usual, we dedicate the first half of the episode to a non-spoiler review with production notes, cast & crew bios, movie specs, and non-spoiler reviews of the production values, performances, and script. Then we dive headlong into the plot after some spoiler warning dance music. The movie shook free some memories from our school days and earned quite loud reaction from us during our watch, and we don’t hold back in either segment.
If you enjoy our coverage of Netflix and VOD properties, you have to go no further than our previous episode. We debuted MMO Weekly, which to mention a few of the many subjects we’ll cover, will give you regular updates on movie news, box office, previews, our interactive trivia games, and of course, MMOW will include reviews of what else we’re watching. This first episode showcased several Netflix properties like Outlaw King, They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead, The Other Side of the Wind, and Filmworker, and we’ll certainly be keeping you well reviewed on the streaming giant in the coming months with films like Buster Scruggs, Birdbox, and Roma on the near horizon. Otherwise, go back to our Yearly and 2 Quarterly Netflix reviews to bring yourself current.
The Kindergarten Teacher is also the 23rd film reviewed in our OSP series from 2018. We covered all of the major nominees from last year’s Academy Awards, and now we’re doing the same and then some. With our year round coverage, we’ve been able to expand our field of reviews to not only all the eventual nominees, but also the major contenders, eventual snubs, and our sentimental favorites with our complimentary movie event series of reviews. In any case, we’ve now covered near 30 films of 2018 with full episodes dedicated to their respective reviews, and you can find full playlists on our Soundcloud account to binge listen at you leisure.
Chat with us on social media and play along with our weekly movie trivia game, SixDegreesOfMMO. You can hear our round 4 winners in MMOW 1 and listen to our challenge number 5. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, & Gmail. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and please rate / review us on your favorite podcast listening app or device. As always, thanks for listening. When reality sucks, you’ve been watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!
Six Degrees Of MMO round 4 winners & challenge 5!
This is a Spoiler Free Episode
Intro / What is MMO Weekly? - Top of the Show
What Else We’re Watching
Also Mike - 4:17 They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead, The Other Side of the Wind, Outlaw King, & Filmworker.
Mike 1 / College Humor’s Drop Out - 12:32
Big News Story of the Week / The California Wildfires - 16:04 Donate at http://www.cafirefoundation.org/support-us/
SixDegreesOfMMO: Round 4 Recap/Winners: Jamie Lee Curtis to Mike Myers - 20:34 Challenge Number 5 Announced - 24:31 More Round 4 Honorable Mentions - 26:29
Box Office Stats of the Week - 28:14 Analysis of The Grinch, Bohemian Rhapsody, Overlord, & The Girl in the Spider’s Web.
Do You Care?: About Next Wk’s Wide Releases: Grindelwald, Instant Family, & Widows? - 37:04 About Specialty Box Office Limited Release: At Eternity’s Gate? - 38:51 How Much Do You Care About What Viggo Mortensen Said? - 40:04 About The Ballad of Buster Scruggs coming to Netflix? - 42:21 Deadpool 2 Re-Release as a PG-13 movie? - 43:24
Oscar Race Update: Will A Star Is Born Win Everything? - 45:45
Outro / Social Media / Words of Wisdom - 53:50
It’s our debut of MMO Weekly! We discuss all our grand plans for you at the top of the episode, and why we hope this will become a fun addition to your regular listening. The new format will be a great way for us to keep you updated on awards season, SixDegreesOfMMO finds a home, and we’ll also get the chance to stay more timely with all the latest movie news, box office, and upcoming releases.
The best thing about this format is that we’ll have some regular segments and some that’ll rotate from week to week. In other words, our show can adapt to whatever’s trending. We can review & preview other TV shows & movies, whether they’re playing on the silver screen or you’re binge watching them on your favorite streaming device. We can cook up the hot takes more regularly and react faster to the latest news in the film trades, your new pop culture obsession, or the leading story on CNN. Finally and most important, we’ll give a home to SixDegreesOfMMO and all the other games, polls, questions, and contests we have in store for you. Our audience interaction has been a highlight of our first year of MMO, and we want a chance to check in with you all on a more consistent basis.
So here are the segments in this episode & a brief explanation.
What are we watching? The Mikes do enjoy watching stuff just for fun, and we discuss our favorite streaming options on Netflix & College Humor. What’s the Big News Story of the Week? We update you on the California Wildfires and share how we all can help in this crisis. We turn back into some happier topics and finally announce our SixDegreesOfMMO round 4 winners before laying down challenge 5. Then we discuss the latest results at the box office, and why The Grinch is capitalizing on yet another holiday craze. We ask each other about what we’re most looking forward to in the upcoming release schedule and react to a few more news stories in a segment we’ve called, “Do You Care. And in conclusion, we culminate the show with a deep dive into an Oscar Race Update for A Star Is Born. Will it dominate awards season, or will the race tighten up and how?
You get it all in one fast moving episode of MMO, and we hope you’ll tune in next week. In the meantime, chat & enjoy SixDegreesOfMMO with us on social media. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram Facebook, Reddit, Gmail, and we’re at MMandOscar on Twitter. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. See ya next week!
Natzi zombies. Let’s go!!
This Review of Overlord has a Spoiler Section
Non-Spoiler Review of Overlord: Cast & Crew & Sons of the Rich & Famous - 1:54 Production Notes & Potential Cloverfield Sequels That Never Were - 7:06 Movie Specs & our theory on the numbers - 9:14 Plot / Premise & Expectations - 12:52 High on the Production Values - 15:21 Low on the Performances - 19:24 Mixed on some Script Thoughts - 21:17 And a rare mixture for Watch or Don’t - 24:25
Spoiler Warning Music - 25:07
Spoiler-Filled Review: Plot Review/Worst Scenes - 26:13 (Oh That Dialogue, Part 1 - 29:44) (Podunk Pot-Shots + Remaining Crew - 30:48) (Chloe’s House - 33:56) (Boyce Goes to Church - 37:01) (Wafner’s Revenge + Our Problems - 39:29) (BEST SCENE ALERT: A Plan - 43:04) (Through Church Again - 43:50) (WORST OF WORSTS: Oh, THAT Dialogue, Part 2 - 46:10) (Missed Opportunity Finale - 48:56) Some More Bests - 50:46 Final Grades - 53:00
SixDegrees Of MMO /Review Us on iTunes/Words of Wisdom - 55:34
The recent Overlord trailer and all the awesome buzz surrounding this new release forced us into the theater for another movie event horror film review from MMO. The result is something that hasn’t happened in awhile. We were mixed on this movie. One Mike really enjoyed it while the other is pretty harsh towards it. So there will be film appreciation AND criticism in this one in a more literal sense. That, plus there’s all the usual growling antics and nonsense amplified by the wolfing hour of when we recorded this sucker. In any event, we hope it’s a fun movie review for your listening pleasure as that’s the bottom line.
You get your money’s worth in both segments. We get weird and debate one another and then get weird some more during our non-spoiler presentation, and then we ratchet all that weirdness up to another level during our spoiler filled plot breakdown. The reason is, well, we ARE weird. There are disturbing voice impersonations, awkward analogies, cutting edge satirical humor, or two of those three things in this movie review, and we hope, that’s why you keep clicking play on all these episodes.
Whether you’re a regular listener to our show or you’ve stepped on this landmine of an MMO episode for the first time, know that we’re fairly versatile with our programming. We’ve covered the elite Oscar Contenders like A Star Is Born, BlacKkKlansman, and First Man in recent weeks, but we’ve also reviewed a sleugh of horror films during spooky season like the entire Halloween series and both Suspiria films. Sometimes we apply all of our cunning wiles, then at others times, we may devolve into a (pick your favorite SNL) Chris Farley or Will Ferrell parody of a talk show host. Either way, our reviews don’t always go off the rails like this one, but it is cool when they do. We hope you have half as much fun listening as we did recording.
What do you think of Overlord? Or did we convince you to avoid it after our mixed review? Chat with us on social media. We are Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, and Gmail. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter. We have a blast mixing it up with our friends and fans, and we’d love to talk movies, especially this movie with you.
Also, do join in on our latest movie trivia game craze that is Six Degrees Of MMO. Our round 4 winners will be read in an upcoming pod for Jamie Lee Curtis to Mike Myers. We’ve had fun with this. You’ve had fun with this. Do get any last minute submissions into us soon and get ready for challenge 5. When reality has sucked (ala this aggravating post election coverage), maybe take an hour or two and just watch movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!
We tell all. Some vintage MMO theorizing in this episode.
This OSP of Suspiria has a Spoiler Section
Intro / What’s an OSP? / Also Mike Does More Voices - Top of the Show
Our Non-Spoiler Review of Suspiria
Cast & Crew Make An Even Bigger Splash - 2:00 Production Notes & The Same Old Luca Tricks - 5:48 Movie Specs with some scary low numbers - 12:31 Plot / Premise + Our Expectations & a Mike 1 Mind Mapping Session - 16:32 Reviewing the Exquisite Production Values - 20:54 The Surprise Performances - 27:01 Script Thoughts (non-spoiler segment) - 34:33 Oscar Lens w/ Shout Outs to Awards Circuit & Next Best Picture - 36:05 Final Non-Spoiler Thoughts - 38:00
Spoiler Music - 39:23
Spoiler-Filled Review
A Cameo Surprise - 40:52 Plot Recap and AlsoMike’s One of a Kind Allegorical Breakdown - 42:57 (Body Horror - 53:50) (Even Witches Have Politics - 57:50) (Mindset of Madame Blanc - 1:00:12) (Susie and Sara and Zombie Sara and Susie - 1:01:40) (Dance for Me - 1:04:16) (Celebratory Dinner and….Wrestlemania 13?! - 1:07:29) (AlsoMike Sets Mike1 Straight on Klemperer - 1:09:41) (Some Finale - 1:11:40) Other Themes Throughout The Movie - 1:16:23 Election Day + Final Grades - 1:24:13
Social Media/Words of Wisdom - 1:26:17
Suspiria is far from a timeless story back in its original form of the 1977 Dario Argento film. But it’s definitely a cult classic, a visual masterpiece, and a trendsetter in terms of its score. So in light of our review on the original, we modernize our look at this story as does Luca Guadagnino with this 2018 “remake,” a term we’ll apply loosely. In any event, this is one of our more loaded reviews. We have thorough, unique, and heavily researched presentations in both our non-spoiler and spoiler segments of this episode. If you’re a fan of our show, and if you enjoyed the way we broke down similar mind bending films like Mulholland Drive, Annihilation, or Hereditary in previous episodes, then you do not want to miss this detailed Oscars Sprint Profile of Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria.
We begin as we always do, with some weird banter, and then again, as we always do, with some cast & crew, production notes, and movie specs. Our presentation compares this remake to its original on many levels, but also to other films of its ilk, and the intense filming conditions and it’s mixed numbers also seem to parallel it’s critical and audience receptions, never mind it’s actual narrative at its black and pulsing heart. We then review the production values, performances, and the strengths and weaknesses of the script, and we’re much more positive than negative.
After we dance to some spoiler music, our show hits overdrive as we go beat by horrifying beat of this script. Also Mike gives a unique read on the story, on what it might mean on a symbolic, and dare I say, allegorical level, while Mike 1 focuses on his visceral reactions fresh off his recent filmgoing experience. As we often do, we research the hell out of what other critics are saying, and we cannot find most of these takes anywhere else. So just like our non-spoiler review, hopefully you give us some points for ambition on this one. Are we right? Are we way off base? Do let us know.
We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. Send us your responses to this film. Do you agree with some of our other theme analyses, one more than another, or did we strike out? We’re also at MMandOscar on Twitter, where we’re at our most active and would give you a more instantaneous reply. So definitely let us know what you think here. We are dying to know. Thank you, thank you, thank you. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!
Dewey Cox is mentioned a lot.
This is a Non-Spoiler Episode We’ll allude to a joke or a early plot movement for some of these movies, but for the most part, we are SPOILER FREE.
Rundown of Musical Biopic Performances - 1:47 Top 5 Rankings - 7:55
Rundown of Fictitious Musical Biopic Performances - 14:46 Top 5 Rankings - 18:07 Favorite Movies of This Group - 24:40
Rundown of Movies w/ Great Acting Turns By Female Singers - 28:45 Top 5 Rankings - 33:29
Rundown of Movies w/ Great Acting Turns by Male Singers - 37:40 Top 5 Rankings - 42:19
Social Media/Words of Wisdom - 46:18
With the release of Bohemian Rhapsody, we now have not 1, but 2 music movie blockbusters at the fall box office. Rami Malek, Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper, and Sam Elliott are all said to be contenders for major acting nominations and perhaps Oscar wins. So we wanted to celebrate the history of this genre by ranking all our favorite performances, and it’s a top 5 extravaganza.
Much like the John Cusack character in High Fidelity, we’re both Rob Gordon’s at heart and love to make top 5 lists. This episode features both our favorite films and our rankings of what we think are the best performances by and of musicians on the silver screen. We therefore categorize the genre into two main parts, fiction and non-fiction. For the latter, we begin by ranking our favorite true to life performances in biopics about musicians. Then we breakdown their fictional counterparts, and we end with both a best actress and actor for the best performances ever by musicians turned thespians. Of course, we cannot resist identifying our favorite films in the genre as well.
But as always, the best part is how detailed and weird our discussion gets. In a surprise twist, our minimal amount of production notes somehow becomes a grand conversation about the genre and all its highlights. So we hope you enjoy the rowdy discussion. We sure did.
This is the third episode on the same topic of music movies, fourth if you count our OSP of A Star Is Born. So go back and listen to our review of Bohemian Rhapsody and Queen’s Filmography in the previous two episodes. We’ve also covered another 25+ 2018 films including recent episodes like the Halloween movie event, First Man, Leave No Trace, and documentaries like Three Identical Strangers. MMO could certainly become one of your go-to film review podcasts if you love to stay up to date on the Oscar Race, but don’t forget about our series like the Halloween franchise, Conjuring Universe, MCU, and the Mission Impossible films. We even released 11 halfisodes on the Best Original Song categories of Oscars’ past if you enjoy how we talk about music in film. In any event, there’s something for everyone in our massive back catalog of episodes.
Feel free to chat with us on social media. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and our website is nearing it’s launch date. Finally, do remember to send us your responses to our round 4 of Six Degrees Of MMO: Jamie Lee Curtis to Mike Myers, and we’ll soon read those winners on the podcast.
Once again, thank you for giving us our best month of listen numbers ever this past October. When reality has sucked, you’ve been watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!
Rami Malek can act.
This review of Rami- I mean, Bohemian Rhapsody has a Spoiler Section
Intro / What’s an OSP? - Top of the Show Cast featuring Mr. Robot & the kid from Jurassic Park - 2:00 Production Notes & the Saga of the behind the scenes backstory - 8:00 Movie Specs & Some Crazy Ass Numbers - 22:13 A Roller Coaster of Expectations - 26:44 Oscar Lens, which is focused on 1 Nom/Production Values - 31:17 Final Thoughts/Watch or Don’t - 40:42
Spoiler Music - 41:49
Immediate Carryovers + David Bowie/Worst Scenes - 43:31 Rami as Freddie - 54:18 Best Scenes/Live Aid/More Issues - 55:40 Screenwriting Class - 1:01:24 Final Grades - 1:03:20
Outro / A Bunch More OSPs to come - 1:04:15
Well, they sure played the hits, and I’m listening to the soundtrack as I write these show notes. So if one thing is for sure, the music did not disappoint. We had both praise and critique to throw around on this loaded movie review of Bohemian Rhapsody in this Oscars Sprint Profile.
Go back and listen to our Filmography of Queen episode where we discuss and rank all the best Queen songs in movies. That’s halfisode 23. We’ll also have a Music Movies special for you early next week where we breakdown our top 5 performances in biopics both fictional and true to life, plus all the great roles from chart toppers turned thespians.
Bohemian Rhapsody is also making some chart topping box office this weekend, and we’re all over it’s success with 3 episodes dedicated to the genre, the film, and the great band on which this blockbuster is based. So enjoy the soundtrack and then our review, or vice versa. MMO is all over this Rami Malek / Freddie Mercury movie event.
Our non-spoiler portion of the show opens up with a discussion of the loaded cast, headlined by the terrific performance by Rami Malek. Then we chronicle the saga about the director(s) of the film before giving you the lowdown on the production backstory. We then gush over the production values as we get some serious movie goods delivered through more than just the visual sense from this movie.
The spoiler warning dance music plays, we riff on David Bowie opportunities missed, and then we dive into our analysis of the plot. There’s a lot of worst scenes mixed into the highs of this movie. Rami Malek is undeniably good as the epic frontman, but the script may commit some unforgivable sins. Do you agree?
Let us know on social media. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, where we’re most active, and do send us those Six Degrees Of MMO responses for challenge number 4: Jamie Lee Curtis to Mike Myers. See if you can work in Bohemian Rhapsody as Mr. Myers is in it, and we’ll read our winners on the pod in a coming episode. Last, but not least, do remember our slogan. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us! We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar.
Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?
This is a Non-Spoiler Episode
Our Research on Each Queen Song in a Movie or TV Show - 1:24 Top 5s - 14:52
We love Freddie Mercury and the band, Queen - always have, always will. So the format for this quickisode. We chat about all the times a Queen song showed up in a TV Show or Movie. Then we rank them. Therefore, it is in the spirit of Rami Malek’s turn as the legendary frontman in the film Bohemian Rhapsody that we rank our Top 5 All-Time Favorite Queen Song Scenes in Movies. Since they’re up there in our favorite use of any band in any film, this conversation has some major implications on MMO movie watching history, and hence, in our own warped minds, on history itself.
Bottom Line: this was so much fun, you should try it sometime. These are great songs in great scenes in great movies. So there’s plenty to talk about in this loaded quickisode to brighten up your Friday. Since there’s a major storm coming to Connecticut, and our work schedules have been thrown in flux, we needed to bump our review of Bohemian Rhapsody a day or few, depending on how hard the storm does hit us. Therefore, we just recorded two pods that’ll be very listener friendly with the release of the Rami Malek Oscar contender including another Top 5’s episode ranking all kinds of great performances in Music Movies. In any case, we’ll have these two fun episodes plus a Bohemian Rhapsody episode for you soon.
After our hard rock musical interlude of these 3 pods, we’re gonna attack the re-make of the Dario Argento cult classic, Suspiria, by Luca Guadagnino as we just had a blast reviewing the original back in episode 119. Then we’ll have a host of OSPs for you after that with films like Can You Ever Forgive Me, Beautiful Boy, Widows, The Kindergarten Teacher, etc… as possibilities for your next few weeks.
If you enjoy these episodes, do go back and listen to our 11 Oscar Music halfisodes covering some of our favorite Best Original Song categories in the history of the Academy Awards. These make up some of our most enjoyable recordings in the history of our podcast, and thus, it’s saying a lot when I write that these two Queen / Bohemian Rhapsody episodes belong amongst some of our most fun sit downs.
Chat with us on social media. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. Our website has big plans in the near future, as does our podcast, and we’ll be launching several big new changes to our programming during this upcoming awards season. But in the meantime, we’re most active off the air on Twitter at MMandOscar, and do send us your Six Degrees Of MMO challenge 4 responses to the IMDB - Kevin Bacon trivia game for Jamie Lee Curtis to Mike Myers. Finally, don’t forget our slogan. When reality sucks, keep watching those movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!
Our Horror Movie Award Show! Some spooky fun!
This Award Show is a Non-Spoiler Episode
Intro / Our Year of Horror Movie Coverage - Top of the Show
The 2018 MMO Scaries
New & Upcoming Horror Movies - 2:39 The Slasher Section - 9:52 Creature Features - 24:08 Ghosts and Hauntings - 35:55 Horror Comedy - 44:51 Fun Nonsense - 49:21
Outro / Social Media & Words of Wisdom - 1:02:30
We at Mike, Mike, and Oscar are proud to bring to you, our loyal legion of fantastic & undeniably sexy fans, the 2018 MMO Scaries! This is a Horror Movie Award show of epic proportions. We had far too much fun in the recording & preparation of this episode, and yes, we put a ridiculous amount of work into this. The glorious result is perhaps we reached our wit’s end. But as usual, an overworked and overtired Michael of Oscar is the best kind of Michael of Oscar. Because when caffeinated, your Mikes tend to be at their best when we’re burning that candle at both ends.
So again, we’re very pleased to bring you this tribute to our favorite horror films. This installment in The Scaries will focus on several relevant topics. We just released episode 120: the Horror Hot Takes, which covered all the latest and greatest horror movie news. Here, we recapped our year in horror film coverage, we updated you on the Oscar campaigns of some of our favorite horror episodes like A Quiet Place and Hereditary, and we followed up on our series reviews of The Conjuring Universe and the Michael Myers / Halloween franchise. Therefore, we began with a New Movies Section in this year’s Scaries to discuss all the films we’ve loved and hope to love in the coming months and year.
Then we dove headlong into a section on Slasher Films. With our Halloween franchise re-watch now in the catalog, we’ve built our confidence in analyzing the entire genre of blood. Since we’ve often loved to keep you updated on creature features, we then included a section on those movies from the old school hallmarks of the Universal monster golden age to today’s bests. Our Conjuring Universe review sparked our interest in a Haunting / Ghost section after that, and we fittingly decided to cover Horror-Comedy since we dedicated last awards season to an appreciation of Jordan Peele’s Get Out.
We finish with a bunch of funny nonsense and what-if categories. If you’ve listened to our show before, you know this is the most necessary evil. However serious we may get, we just cannot help ourselves. So we hope you enjoy this loaded episode of MMO.
Chat with us on social media. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and our website is finally nearing a launch date. Do have fun with our Six Degrees Of MMO challenge number 4: Jamie Lee Curtis to Mike Myers and send us those responses. We’ll soon be reading those on an upcoming podcast.
We’ve had yet another record breaking month of listens in growing our audience. So from the bottom of our hearts, thank you for your support. When reality has sucked, you’ve been watching all kinds of movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!
Still 100% on the Tomato-Meter
This Review of Leave No Trace has a Spoiler Section
Non-Spoiler Review of Leave No Trace:
Cast & Crew featuring Debra Granik & Ben Foster filmographies - 1:35 Production Stories as Will & Tom Learn To Survive the Woods Life - 11:48 Movie Specs & Some Incredible Critical Numbers - 14:50 Plot / Premise + Expectations / Teaser Review - 20:15 Performances - 23:13 Oscar Lens - 24:39 Rest of the Production Values - 28:54 Script & Final Non-Spoiler Thoughts - 34:23
Spoiler Music - 36:17
Spoiler-Filled Review:
We Run Through The Plot - 37:32 Want or Need?: Lots of Best Scenes - 48:08 Worst Scenes - 58:22 Many Final Thoughts + Watch or Don’t? - 1:00:26 Final Grades - 1:02:17
Outro / Social Media / Words of Wisdom - 1:03:50
We’re a bit late to the party on this one, but the call to the wild coupled with the consistent calls of Oscar critics everywhere forced us back into the woods of the pacific northwest. So we felt it very necessary to give Leave No Trace the full Oscar Sprint Profile to discuss the great work of Debra Granik, Ben Foster, Thomasin Hardcourt McKenzie, and company.
The conversation is a fun one. We talk about Also Mike’s recent trips to the connecticut woods with his puppy. We play a what if this was a horror movie game, and there’s a ton of non-spoiler production backstory information to gush over as Debra Granik and Ben Foster leave us with plenty of wisdom and craft to study. The Oscar chances for this film also intrigue us as we discuss what many great pundits from The Hollywood Reporter, Goldderby, and Awards Circuit predict will happen before we give our takes.
Spoiler warning dance music plays and for our encore, we dive into the plot of this film and breakdown many a best scene. This film is worthy of a lot of critical respect. There’s no doubt about that, but we can’t help but struggle with the choices of the characters, not that they’re out of character, just heartbreaking to wrestle with without a doubt.
We’ve also given the Oscar Sprint Profile treatment to Three Identical Strangers, First Man, A Star Is Born, The Wife, First Reformed, Won’t You Be My Neighbor, Searching, Crazy Rich Asians, BlacKkKlansman, Isle of Dogs, Eighth Grade, Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Sorry To Bother You, The Incredibles 2, Hereditary, Avengers: Infinity War, A Quiet Place, and Black Panther. We’ve covered movie events like 2018’s Halloween, The Nun, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Deadpool 2, and The Cloverfield Paradox. So this marks our 24th 2018 film to receive at least one full episode’s worth of the MMO review focus, and there’s many more to come throughout awards season. So stay tuned.
Chat with us on social media. We are Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, and Gmail. Our website is nearing a launch date, and we are ever active on film twitter at MMandOscar. Send us your Six Degrees Of MMO responses to our latest challenge 4: Jamie Lee Curtis to Mike Myers and enjoy clicking around on IMDB. We’ll be reading those winners on the pod soon. If you have some time, we’d also really appreciate you leaving us a review on iTunes. That’ll help us grow our audience organically for certain. Otherwise, we thank you once again for our best month ever! When reality has sucked, you’ve been watching all those movies, Oscar worthy, movie event, horror themed,etc… with us. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!
Horror Movie News
This is a Non-Spoiler Episode
Halloween’s Box Office and Future - 2:23 Suspiria Prequel? - 9:55 A Quiet Place and Oscar - 13:47 Hereditary’s Oscar Outlook - 21:13 (Including Ari Aster’s Next Move - 24:00) The Joker Has Its Young Bruce Wayne - 26:12 It Chapter 2 Updates - 29:12 Night of the Comet vs Blumhouse - 32:50 Freddy vs LeBron Ja(son)mes - 33:47 Killer Klowns and Critters - 37:24 Netflix’s Bird Box - 38:19 Horror Trailers: Escape Room/Happy Death Day 2 U- 41:13 Hollywood Bloodlist - 43:26 Rapid Fire Wrap Up - 45:42
This was so much fun. We love horror movies. Our year round coverage of the movie world does have a focus on the Oscar films of yesteryear, today, and tomorrow. But from our very first episode through our first year of programming, we’ve often strayed into the haunted houses and abandoned tool sheds and occult tree houses and monster ridden dystopian futures of the horror genre. It’s why we joined the All The Horror podcast anthology of 31 days of October halloween holiday themed content. It’s why we’ve done full series reviews on The Conjuring Universe, Halloween franchise, and now, the two Suspiria films. Therefore, we are so pleased to give you a few more spooky episodes in time for All Hallow’s Eve.
So we’ve used our Hollywood Hot Take format and applied it to all the horror movie news we could get our metaphorically blood stained hands upon in time to get your holiday weekend off to a fun and scary start. Of course, we just did a retrospective on 1977’s Dario Argento cult classic, Suspiria. Go back and listen to that, and we’ll have another fun MMO award show for you next week that we’re gonna call The Scaries.
In this episode, we update you on all the news surrounding the current Michael Myers blockbuster, Halloween. We’ve done Oscar Watches on this year’s contending horror films A Quiet Place and Hereditary. Then to round out the episode, we’ve also chronicled all the latest and scariest horror movie news from Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria, the next Annabelle film, The Joker, It: Chapter 2, Night of the Comet, the next Friday the 13th film, the next Freddy Kreuger movie, Killer Clowns from Outer Space, Critters, Night of the Comet, Bird Box, Escape Room, Happy Death Day 2U, and updates on your favorite horror film producing studios from Blumhouse to A24 to Lebron James in a Jason mask. It’s another loaded episode from MMO, and if you love the genre like we do, this is a must listen.
Chat with us on social media. We are Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. Our website is nearing a launch date, and we’re still super active on at MMandOscar on Twitter. Do send us your responses to our latest challenge 4 on Six Degrees Of MMO: Jamie Lee Curtis to Mike Myers. Then if you can, please leave us a review on iTunes to help us spread the word about our show. It’s been yet another record setting month for us at MMO, and we thank you for listening in droves. When reality sucks, keep watching those movies, especially the scary ones with us. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!
A Band Called Goblin.
This Review of Suspiria Has a Spoiler Section
Intro / Connection to John Carpenter’s Halloween - Top of the Show
Non-Spoiler Review of Dario Argento’s Suspiria: Cast & Crew & Some Great Italian Names - 2:54 Production Notes & some European Satanic Panic - 9:39 Movie Specs & Ports of Interest for 1970s Box Office - 15:59 Plot / Premise + Expectations - 20:55 Production Values: Prog rock & Primary Colors - 23:56 Performances & the Mikes’ Night Terrors - 27:31 Script Thoughts & the Beauty of Giallo Murder - 31:16 Oscar Lens & The Year of Star Wars - 33:03 Final Thoughts / Watch or Don’t - 34:54
Spoiler Music - 37:13
Spoiler-Filled Review: Immediate Carryovers & a Rich Girl at an Airport - 38:29 (Even Though AlsoMike Can’t Help Starting Worst Scenes - 39:41) The Twist - 44:56 Best Scenes - 48:39 (Including Finale Highs - 49:01) Worst Scenes - 50:24 The Man (AlsoMike) Comes Around (Somewhat) - 53:06 Finale Lows - 54:46 Looking Towards Luca - 55.:53
Important Information You Need to Hear/Wisdom - 59:04
By way of previewing Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria, we dove in upon a retrospective movie review of the 1977 Dario Argento cult classic. The original Suspiria was a visual masterpiece, which influenced many of our favorite horror and thriller filmmakers ever since. So we wanted to break down some of these derivatives and explore why the film has become such a cult classic that it would warrant a re-make.
We give you your money’s worth in the non-spoiler section with a full profile of cast & crew, production back stories, and movie specs. Like it or not, you will get to know your hosts a bit more throughout this profile as we discuss some of our recurring nightmares, critical slants and musical limitations. Then we embark upon a full non-spoiler review of the trend setting production values, performances, and the script.
Our spoiler music interlude isn’t Prog Rock, but it’s still fun. After that, we give a spoiler review full of many a best and worst scene as we discuss the highlights of the film’s plot. There’s banter here for sure.
If you enjoy our October Horror Movie retrospectives, do go back and listen to our entire reviews of the Halloween Series and The Conjuring Universe. We culminated both series in the 2018 movie events for Halloween and The Nun. Then we had a blast contributing to the hashtag AllTheHorror month long podcast anthology, and we’ll continue to cover the genre year round as we did this past year with The Cloverfield Paradox, A Quiet Place, and Hereditary in our massive back catalog of episodes.
Chat with us on social media and send us your Six Degrees Of MMO submissions for challenge 4: Jaimie Lee Curtis to Mike Myers. We’ll be reading your responses on an upcoming podcast, and you can submit your IMDB journey’s (shout out to our friends on the pod of the same name). We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter. Please leave us a review on iTunes to help us spread the word about our show and remember our slogan. When reality sucks, watch movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!
A rare documentary.
This Review of Three Identical Strangers has a Spoiler Section
What is an OSP? - 1:13
Non-Spoiler Review of Three Identical Strangers:
Intro to Director Tim Wardle: A Really Nice Guy - 2:32 Movie Specs: Big Numbers. Bigger than just 3 (as in triplets… get it?) - 4:40 Premise: And those 4 words at the end of it - 5:45 Oscar Lens - What the Predictors Are Saying - 6:25 Expectations / Teaser Review - 8:01 Production Values - 9:16 Performances / How Compelling Are The Subjects - 13:50 Non-Spoiler Review of the Script - 15:48 Final Thoughts/Watch or Not? - 19:37
Spoiler Music - 20:05
Spoiler-Filled Review:
The Hyped Up Twist - 21:14 The Highs - 24:25 The Deceit - 25:50 The (Lawrence) Wright Stuff - 28:37 2066 and Interview Objectivity - 31:08 Gut-punches and Questions Both Raised - 32:34 So What’s the Conclusion? - 34:46 The Oscars Field - 36:26 Final Grades - 37:45
The Most Important Info Ever/Words of Wisdom - 40:13
One of our favorite movie watching experiences of the year, we’ve been telling our family and friends about Three Identical Strangers, and now we make our case to you. This film is impactful. On your emotions, on your assumptions of the forces at work in the world or in our own brains, Tim Wardle and company unravel quite the yarn with this story. We hope you’ll enjoy our breakdown half as much as you like the film.
Our Oscar Sprint Profile begins with a detailed and thorough presentation on all of the movie specs including the cast & crew, the awards it’s already won at film festivals and those it’s been nominated for during the early stretch of awards season, and we gush over the big numbers Three Identical Strangers has made at the box office and in its critical scores.
Then we embark upon quite a journey as we review this film in full non-spoiler and spoiler segments. Let us preview on the movie if you haven’t seen it. Then see this baby, and we’ll have a meaty discussion of the plot with our spoiler section, after a spoiler warning dance musical interlude as we do.
Three Identical Strangers is the second major contender for the Best Documentary Feature Oscar that we’ve reviewed thus far in 2018. We also gushed over the Mr. Rogers doc, Won’t You Be My Neighbor in episode 101. Since we’re a year round Oscar pod, we have the freedom to check out and turn the mics on for you with all of the eventual nominees in this category and all the other major ones. We’re well over 20 reviews of 2018 awards season contenders and movie events thus far. Our programming has also enjoyed full series on the Halloween franchise, Marvel Cinematic Universe and the films of Mission Impossible and The Conjuring CU. So whatever kind of movie fan you may be, we’re reviewing everything we like here at MMO.
Chat with us on social media. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. We’re MMandOscar on Twitter, and mikemikeandoscar.com will finally get a launch date soon. Send us your SixDegreesOfMMO challenge 4 responses for Jaimie Lee Curtis to Mike Myers. We’ll be reading those winners on the pod soon, and when you get the chance, do please leave us a review on iTunes to help us spread the word about our show. When reality sucks, watch movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!
It’s an Oscar Month.
This is a Spoiler Free Episode Cuz we’re previewing movies, ya see. But seriously, we don’t even get into many trailer details in this episode either if you’re against those.
SixDegreesOfMMO Reminder - 1:38
A Lot of stuff on Bohemian Rhapsody including this awful pun... Fat Bottom Mikes Make the Rockin’ World Go Round (True statement) - 2:28
The Rest of Week 1: 11/2 Theatrical Releases - 8:05 Tyler Perry’s Nobody’s Fool, The Nutcracker and the 4 Realms, Bodied, Boy Erased, In Search of Greatness (the MMO story), Maria By Callas, A Private War, Rampant, Searching for Ingmar Bergman.
Week 2 11/9 - 20:31 Dr. Seuss’s The Grinch, The Girl in the Spider’s Web, Overlord, El Angel, Postcards from London, River Runs Red, The Front Runner (11/7), Narcissister Organ Player, Burning.
Week 3 11/16 - 35:01 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, Instant Family, Widows, At Eternity’s Gate, Jonathan, The Last Race, The World Before Your Feet.
Week 4 11/21 & 11/23 - 46:38 Creed II, Green Book, Ralph Breaks The Internet, Robin Hood, Becoming Astrid, The Favourite, Shoplifters.
Week 5 11/30 - 58:27 The Possession of Hannah Grace, Anna and the Apocalypse, Head Full of Honey, If Beale Street Could Talk, Sicilian Ghost Story, Happy as Lazzaro.
Netflix in November - 1:03:41 House of Cards, The Other Side of the Wind, They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead, Outlaw King, Ballad of Buster Scruggs.
Words of Wisdom/Outro - 1:05:59
We’re ahead of schedule! This is the November preview of theatrical releases circling your turkey day, and it’s a loaded month for Oscar films. We start off with Bohemian Rhapsody, and we end with some potential Netflix nominees like the newest Coen Brothers film, Ballad of Buster Scruggs. In between, we update you and further of preview happy podcasts on The Grinch, Boy Erased, Widows, At Eternity’s Gate, The Favourite, Shoplifters, If Beale Street Could Talk, and Orson Welles stuff. All those films could contend for red carpet walks according to the punditry ou there. We also discuss some potential blockbusters and fan favorites like The Girl in the Spider’s Web, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, Creed II, Anna and the Apocalypse, and House of Cards. It is a loaded month, and we cover it from Queen concerts to Beale Street.
There will be a ton of Oscar movie reviews from us over the next month plus. Do go back and search our massive catalog of episodes to get caught up on our 20+ OSPs from Black Panther to A Star Is Born and First Man, with all of the Hereditary’s and Eighth Grade’s and The Wife’s, and Won’t You Be My Neighbor’s mixed in there for good measure.
We just finished our Halloween frachise re-watch culminating in our movie event review of this year’s David Gordon Green installment that just hit theaters. There are 10 episodes devoted to the Michael Myers slasher series including reviews of each film and both trailers for the film throughout our episode list. Then if you enjoyed those, do go and listen to our other series including The Conjuring Universe, MCU, Mission Impossibles, and many Oscar retrospectives on categories past from Best Picture years like 97’s Titanic vs LA Confidential to Best Original Songs.
Chat with us on social media. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, and Gmail. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter. Send us your responses to our latest round 4 challenge of SixDegreesOfMMO to solve the IMDB riddle that is Jaimie Lee Curtis to Mike Myers. We’ll be reading those winners on the pod in an upcoming episode. Finally, if you’ve been enjoying our stuff, please review us on iTunes to help us spread the word about our show. We’re growing at a fast rate this month, our best ever by far, and we thank you for listening. When reality sucks, you’ve been watching those movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!
Laurie is ready. Are you?
This episode has a spoiler section. Our non-spoiler section could work as one final preview before seeing the film as we dive into cast & crew bios and the production stories behind the scenes. Then we break down the plot in the spoiler review.
Non- Spoiler Review of 2018’s Halloween
Cast & Crew & How JLC Loves Anniversaries - 2:17 Production Backstory & How Kenny Powers Made the Pitch Of His Life - 10:17 Movie Specs & How Michael Myers Fared in Toronto - 18:34 Expectations/Experience & How One Mike Had (LOUD) Faith - 22:34 Our Review of the Production Values - 25:03 Review of the Performances - 28:23 Final Non-Spoiler Thoughts - 31:19
Spoiler Warning Dance Music - 33:30
We Getting A Sequel? - 34:46 Over/Unders + How We Handle Bests/Worsts - 36:57 The Plot Breakdown + Discussion - 40:44 (Michael Murdering - 48:00) (Tracking Shot Goodies - 49:46) (Vickey, Vickey - 52:03) (When Allison Met Mikey - 55:30) (The Dr. Is Sin - 56:54) (The Night He Came To Laurie’s Home - 59:03) All the Homages We Saw - 1:04:51
Outro Spooky Episodes Still to Come - 1:08:46 Social Media/Words of Wisdom - 1:10:05
Final Grades - 1:10:56
We did it. MMO has now reviewed every single movie of the Halloween franchise. After building up with 10 captain kirk masked slasher film reviews over 7 episodes, our 8th installment in MMO Does Halloween covers the movie event that is 2018’s David Gordon Green / Danny McBride blockbuster hitting theaters TODAY, October 19th.
It was well worth it. That’s our thesis statement in this episode as we give the newest Halloween our full review treatment. We give you full filmographies of the cast & crew including longer looks at the director, David Gordon Green and his queen of screaming, Jaimie Lee Curtis. Our favorite characters are back and better than ever, and we also tell you the story of how it all came to be as we chronicle the story inception journey from Dimension to Blumhouse, from Zombie to DGG, and back where it all started, a Haddonfield October 31st with the original Laurie Strode running and fighting the masked man himself. Oh, and the Master of Horror not only gave his blessing, but he got his genius ass back behind the synthesizer to producer and help score the film. The production values and performances both lived up to caliber of filmmakers and cast members attached, and we applaud both of these central elements throughout our non-spoiler review. Then we dance with you during our spoiler warning interlude before diving into the full plot breakdown of the film. We preface our beat by beat recap and analysis with some more intel on the potential for a sequel, and our epilogue covers many of the easter eggs we noticed throughout this film that paid proper tribute and homage to the other movies in the franchise.
If you need some spooky listens throughout your Halloween season, we’ve now devoted 10 full episodes to this movie event including 2 trailer episodes dedicated to our preview of the film as well as the 8 episode arc of MMO Does Halloween. Also don’t miss our All The Horror anthology episode, which was closely linked in theme and tone to our slasher film pod series here, and if you enjoyed these podcasts, then surely check out our reviews of The Conjuring Universe, The Cloverfield Paradox, A Quiet Place, and Hereditary amongst all our year round Oscar coverage.
Chat with us on social media. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, Gmail, and at MMandOscar on Twitter. When reality sucks, you’ve been watching so many of these movies with us, and we sincerely thank you for it. In the history of our show, this has been our best month by far. Thanks for all the iTunes reviews and for helping us spread the word about MMO. We really appreciate it.
I am the Astro-Creep, a demolition style, hell American freak yeah!
This is a Spoiler Filled Episode
2007’s Halloween 1 Cast and Crew - 2:15 Specs - 7:46 Production Profile - 9:33 Plot Premise and Discussion - 11:11 Worst Scenes - 15:01 Best Scenes - 23:02 The Extra Ending 26:19
Rob Zombie’s Halloween II (‘09) Cast and Crew/Specs - 29:40 Production Profile - 32:13 Plot Premise + Discussion - Intro - 36:09 What SHOULD Have Been The Sequel - 37:04 AlsoMike’s What COULD Have Been The Sequel - 40:26 Worst Scenes - 42:39 Different Endings? - 48:49 Best Scenes - 51:33 (Pizza is a Metaphor - 56:07) (Tact In Death - 58:14)
Important Information For Only You + Words of Wisdom - 1:05:16
The re-watch portion of MMO Does Halloween comes to a bloody end in this episode as we review the two most recent installments in the franchise via Rob Zombie. 2007’s Halloween is part remake, re-imagining, prequel, and oddly enough, sequel to the first John Carpenter film. Some of it does in fact work fairly well. Mr. Zombie demonstrates quite a visual talent for the aesthetic of the franchise, and yet, the storytelling and the gratuitous murder realism seems to turn audience members against him. This will become even more apparent in his sequel.
But we do have many moments of praise for Zombie’s work (quite to our surprise really), and we can give his films credit where they are due. However, we cannot resist the need to rewrite some of the missteps of the sequel and dive headlong into some what-ifs on the plotline. So even if you dislike these films, there’s plenty of new MMO material to enjoy here. You may have to listen to us exercise some demons en route to these epiphanies, but it’s all there.
Plus, Mike 1 freaks Also Mike the hell out for at least MOST of this episode, which if it’s not funny, at least it should entertain you all to listen to the fainter heart of our duo audibly squirm his way through this recording.
Go back and listen to the rest of our re-watch of the Halloween series. We’ve now covered everything but the main movie event. Stay tuned as we plan to drop that episode for you all this weekend as it’ll make well over 20 films reviewed in our OSP / Movie Events of 2018. We’ve also reviewed other horror films like The Cloverfield Paradox, A Quiet Place, and Hereditary to quench your thirst for seasonal blood, and of course, we just banded together with 6 other podcasts in our entry to the month long pod Anthology series, All The Horror.
We haven’t neglected the Oscar Race either. MMO covered the fall film festivals in a September Hollywood Hot Takes, released another Oscar Trailer round up with OT5, and we also gave the full review treatment to major contenders, A Star Is Born and First Man. Whatever your taste, do go back and search our massive catalog of movie talk episodes.
Feel free to chat with us on social media. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and our website is FINALLY nearing a launch date during awards season. Also don’t forget our Six Degrees Of MMO challenge 4: Jamie Lee Curtis to Mike Myers as we plan to read those winners on the air in an upcoming episode.
The final collage of the Oscar Mural?
This is a Non-Spoiler Episode Unless you consider trailer breakdowns as spoilers, then it’s full of those.
THE TRAILERS OF THE CONTENDERS Vice: Christian Bale as the Penguin - 2:02 Stan & Ollie: John C. Reilly with Oscar Mo - 8:11 Mary Poppins Returns: To Make Also Mike’s Dreams Come True - 12:47 Ben is Back has polarizing buzz - 21:13 Free Solo: More Like Free Ballin’ right? Pppffftt - 25:05 Beautiful Boy: Bad Numbers, Good Performances - 28:34
TRAILERS OF THOSE WITH A PUNCHER’S CHANCE The Mule is a 90 year old man - 34:05 What They Had was a terrible trailer soundtrack - 37:42 Mirai is a reality check on us as critics - 40:29 Hal (Ashby) will be seen by us - 41:59 A Filmworker (of Stanley Kubrick) tells all - 43:17 Border is probably about wolves - 46:41 The Price of Everything makes fun of rich people - 48:48
Trailers for Movies Available Now Segment - 50:38 Crime + Punishment, Science Fair, Quincy, Private Life, & The Hate U Give.
Trailers for Movies One of Us Really Wants to See - 56:04 Blaze, High Life, Anna and the Apocalypse,
Aladdin Teaser Trailer - 58:21
Outro LEAVE US A REVIEW ON SOCIAL MEDIA/Words of Wisdom - 1:01:50
Unlike Rocky V, unlike Halloween 5, and more like Star Wars: Episode V, the Mike empire strikes back at you with more trailers for awards season. It’s Oscar Trailers 5!!!
We had some major contenders debut first looks since our last Oscar Trailers round-up including that banger of a Vice preview featuring Christian Bale as Dick Cheney. Then Also Mike felt feelings from his childhood with the moments of Stan & Ollie and Mary Poppins Returns. While Mike 1 suppresses all his emotions with a razor sharp analytical fury as he breaks down Ben Is Back and Beautiful Boy in order to stem the tide of the likely award winning tsunamis that are , A Star Is Born and Free Solo.
As for the possible nominees, we discuss a whole new batch potential bracket busters from the Swedish foreign film romantic fairy tale thriller that might be Border to the ultimate ratings boost that would be The Mule to another slate of intriguing outsider candidates for Best Documentary like Hal, Filmworker, or The Price of Everything.
We finish with a few rapid fire segments. First, we scan over some trailers for films available now like Hulu’s Crime + Punishment, Netflix’s Quincy & Private Life and limited releases Science Fair & The Hate U Give. Then we discuss some Also Mike new favorite trailers like Blaze, High Life, & Anna and the Apocalypse. Another trailer round up complete and 21 movie commercials later, we touch upon the teaser for next year’s live action remake of Aladdin.
Go back & listen to our other Oscar Trailer episodes, our prediction episodes, and our film festival round up to refresh yourselves on all of the awards season contenders. We’ve also been reviewing the films already released to you with legit chances at the red carpet with our 20+ Oscar Sprint Profiles. If you want a sampling of those, do try out our recent reviews of A Star Is Born & First Man now in theaters, and Eighth Grade and Won’t You Be My Neighbor recently released on VOD.
We’ll finish our Halloween franchise re-watch next with our reviews of the two Michael Myers / Rob Zombie films. Then we’ll review the movie event that is David Gordon Green’s Halloween for this weekend.
Chat with us on social media. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. Our website will launch in the coming weeks, and do send us those Six Degrees Of MMO submissions for challenge 4: Jaimie Lee Curtis to Mike Myers via any of those social media connections or where we’re most active, our twitter handle at MMandOscar. When reality sucks, watch those movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!
These. Are. Rough..
This is a spoiler FILLED episode. We lose our shit in this one. The plots are incomprehensible, & we both stalk and kill them dead. Spoilers abound, but you shouldn’t care. Don’t watch these movies. Just have fun listening to us after watching these movies.
HALLOWEEN 6 - THE CURSE OF MICHAEL MYERS REVIEW Intro-ing the Mess of H6’s Background - 1:28 Cast and Crew - 3:58 Specs - 8:53 WTF Happened/Production Story - 10:24
Plot Premise + Recap: One Mike + A Baby - 19:27 Our…Protagonists?! - 22:31 Bye Jamie - 27:47 More Loomis Impressions - 28:40 Michael Comes Home Again - 29:32 We Too, Feel Like We’ve Been Drugged - 31:29 Theatrical Cut’s Ending - 33:21 Differences Seen in The Producer’s Cut - 36:53
WTF Did We Just Review? - 39:55
HALLOWEEN RESURRECTION REVIEW Intro/Cast and Crew - 41:56 Specs/Production - 46:16 (Including the Ridiculous Ret-Con - 47:52)
Plot Premise + Recap + WTFs: Synopsis - 50:29 The Ups + Downs of Jamie and Michael - 51:40 Breaking Busta - 54:46 A Simple Plot - 56:05 The Awesomely Bad…Emphasis on Bad - 57:18 (Including Protagonist Problem Part Deux - 59:41) Legitimate Positives…Honest! - 1:02:47 (Followed Incredibly Quickly By More Bad - 1:03:04) The Merciful Finale - 1:03:45
The Moral of These Movies (Involves Jane Fonda?!?!) - 1:05:48
Important Words for You + Your Words of Wisdom - 1:07:43
MMO is primarily a film appreciation podcast. We LOVE movies, and we love to love movies. Every once in awhile though, we rip some bad movies for wasting our time and for ruining stories we love. This is one of those times. Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers is a literal title. This film nearly cursed the entire franchise, and things went from bad to worse with Halloween: Resurrection.
Still, we do our jobs and profile both production stories for these films. One might argue that the behind the scenes drama was more compelling that put onto the screen. WE would argue this and do argue it. So please enjoy how we unravel like Dr. Loomis and pontificate about all of the unforgivable sins of Halloween 6 and 8. Thank the gods for H20.
We train ourselves like Olympians to bring you the Oscar Sprint. First Man & A Star Is Born our the latest OSPs we’ve dropped on the film world, and we thank you for listening to them as much as you have. But this Halloween re-watch is beginning to break us down & turn us to the critical dark side. We cannot lie to you, and therefore, we refuse to speak kindly about these two god awful terrible films.
Thankfully, the rest of our Halloween series re-watch has been fun for us. We hope even this episode will be fun for YOU. In any case, it’s a podcasting dream come true for these two Mikes to be able to review this entire franchise. So do go back and enjoy the rest of our catalog including series re-watches of Halloween, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Mission Impossibles, and Conjuring Films.
Chat with us on social media. Do you find more awesome badness in these two Halloweens than we did? Let us know. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter. Send us your responses to our latest round of Six Degrees Of MMO, Jaimie Lee Curtis to Mike Myers, and we’ll be reading our winners on the air shortly. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. Thank you for another week high score of listens. We’re growing, and it’s because of all of you great people helping us to spread the word. Thank you.
Laurie Strode has a daughter who needs to survive Michael in these ones.
THESE REVIEWS OF HALLOWEENS 4 + 5 ARE FULL SPOILERS
HALLOWEEN 4: THE RETURN OF MICHAEL MYERS REVIEW Cast and Crew - 2:03 Specs - 10:15 Production Notes - 14:27 Plot Synopsis - 22:58 Best Scenes - 29:14
Worst Scenes and Diet Tips - 36:26 (Including We Need To Talk About Jamie - 39:04) (And We Need To Talk About Pacing - 40:34)
HALLOWEEN 5: THE REVENGE OF MICHAEL MYERS REVIEW Intro - 44:51 Cast and Crew - 45:10 Specs - 45:55 Production Notes - 47:55 (We Need To Talk About Jamie, Again - 48:40) A Terrible Plot, Recapped - 53:52 Best Scenes - 1:02:26
The Mikes Get LOUD Over The Worst Of This Movie - 1:05:29 Party On Mike - 1:09:45 Painful Act 3 Breakdown - 1:12:43 Where H5 Fits in the Franchise - 1:15:49
Social Media/Words of Wisdom - 1:17:05
Mike, Mike, and Oscar take the trip to Haddonfield once again for Halloweens 4 & 5. It may be 10 years later & a whole new cast of characters, but we get the return of the same old Michael Myers and his nemesis, the still unhinged and monologue happy doctor, Sam Loomis. The Return is an excellent bad movie while The Revenge is perhaps an epically bad one. In either case, we have some fun breaking it all down in Part V of MMO does Halloween.
The anthology or potential cinematic universe of Halloween III: Season of the Witch was an epic fail. We give you the full backstory on why & how they gave us these next two sequels in our production profile segments. Then we dive as deep into the plots as our collective sanity might allow. Though neither film would ever get a glimpse of a red carpet unless it was one stained in blood, these are both loaded movie reviews for us to savor.
Be sure to keep up to date with the entire series of Michael Myers film reviews as we lead up to the NEW 2018 Halloween movie event on October 19th! Whether you’re a die hard fan or just need your fix for some movie talk, these episodes should fill that void. Because if Michael teaches us anything, do not let the rage build up and have to fill said voids with carnage and dog meat and long walks and long slow walks and really long slow walks especially when a girl is trying to get inside of a building that you are walking toward really slow.
Also, we’re in the dead middle of the race towards the 2019 Academy Awards that we like to call The Oscars Sprint. And thus, we’re profiling contending movies and breaking down their chances in reviews we call our Oscar Sprint Profiles. Be sure to check out our OSPs of recent releases A Star is Born (ep 107) and Damien Chazelle’s First Man (ep 111). Then don’t forget to get into the scary movie spirit by answering our Six Degrees Of MMO Round 4 question, where we want to see your best chains connecting Jamie Lee Curtis, to Canadian actor and SNL alum Mike Myers. See what we did there?!
Reality sucks, keep watching all sorts of movies, whether scary, Oscar-y, or other-y; with us!
Damien Chazelle is good at making movies.
This First Man Review Has a Spoiler Section We give you your $$$’s worth in the non-spoiler review. Then we break down the plot in a spoiler filled section after a musical interlude.
Intro / Our Theater Going Story - :50 What Is An Oscar Sprint Profile - 2:08
The Sausage Fest that is this Cast & Crew - 3:30 Production Notes & The American Flag Controversy - 12:12 Movie Specs & What’s with the scores? - 17:13 Plot Synopsis/Expectations - 22:52
Our Non-Spoiler Review Complete With a Full Oscar Lens Best Picture & Director - 25:58
Production Values - 31:08 Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Film Editing, Production Design, Sound Mixing & Editing, Visual Effects, and Original Score.
Best Actor / Ryan Gosling - 38:14 Best Supporting Actress / Claire Foy - 39:39
Final Thoughts / Watch or Don’t - 41:32
Spoiler Music - 45:46
Spoiler-Filled Review Immediate Carryovers + Our Immediate Emotional Involvement into this Story - 47:11 THAT Opening Sequence - 50:38 Best Non-Flight Scenes - 53:02 Dueling Interpretations of a Mutual Favorite - 55:55 A Racial Divide - 1:00:43 The Gemini Mission + Chazelle’s Crazy Cameras - 1:04:05 Ending Drama - 1:06:02 Grades - 1:09:05
Social Media and Important Information for Your Ears - 1:11:50
This felt like watching history on screen. Those were the words of Mike 1 during our episode, and it’s our main takeaway after seeing First Man. We got goosebumps from the historic implications of the events on several occasions, and the unexpected emotional wallop of story blew us away. We discuss how and why that happened in this Oscars Sprint Profile.
The cast & crew segment is quite the sausage fest. But these dudes can act, and so, for the record, can Claire Foy. The movie specs include some critical reception numbers and box office projections that are not trending upward, but we theorize as to why. Then we chronicle the timeline of the American Flag controversy, discussing quotes from astronauts, senators and sitting presidents.
We also give you your money’s worth in the rest of our non-spoiler review by covering the highlights of each and every Oscar category where this film is getting buzz. From Best Picture & Director through 7 other production values all the way to the Oscar chances of Gosling & Foye, we update you on what all the experts are saying and drop our non-spoiler reviews before the dance music.
In the spoiler section, we break down why this plot works so well, a plot which we ironically can’t spoil all that much because of the historic nature of the events. But where the film does surprise us, where we can discuss spoilers, that’s where some of the greatness lies, and we breakdown both the dramatic and set-piece driven pay-offs in the script.
First Man marks our 20th Oscars Sprint Profile / Movie Event review of 2018. Go back, catch up, & check out all the following full episode film reviews including other major contenders like A Star Is Born & BlacKkKlansman to crossover hits like Hereditary & Mission: Impossible - Fallout to feel good films like Eighth Grade & Won’t You Be My Neighbor. There’s 20 reviews in all plus Netflix, Oscar previews and updates, and a litany of retrospectives and MMO series on Best Original Songs, the MCU, Mission: Impossible, The Conjuring Universe, & most recently, the Halloween Franchise. Do go back and scour that catalog cuz it’s all there.
Feel free to chat us up on social media. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, and Gmail. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and our website is finally nearing a launch date. Send us your Six Degrees Of MMO movie trivia game submissions, and of course, remember our slogan. When reality sucks, watch movies with us. Thanks for listening.
All The Horror
Intro: What’s hashtag AllTheHorror? - 2:20 Our Project / If You Were a Horror Movie Slasher - 3:19
Sir Kills Alot from the In Poor Taste Podcast- 5:09 https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/in-poor-taste/id967695198?mt=2
Evil Otto from The Cabinet Podcast - 10:13 https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cabinet-podcast/id1354277138?mt=2
The Ski Pole of Death from Invasion of the Remake Podcast - 17:13 https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/invasion-of-the-remake-podcast/id1033745504?mt=2
Tina Tyranny from the Movie Geek & Proud Podcast - 23:38 https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/movie-geek-proud-a-movie-podcast/id1376962157?mt=2
Peacock and The Pool Shark from Besotted Geek Podcast - 27:52 https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-besotted-geek/id1134664669?mt=2
The Snackster from 2 Girls On a Bench Podcast - 38:00 https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/2-girls-on-a-bench-the-podcast/id1350600309?mt=2
Outro / State of the Pod - 44:07
We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar, and we’re here to do what we do best, comment on the ingenious entertainment given to us by the tremendously talented. This is why we structure our year long movie podcast around the Academy Awards. It’s also why we love to review our favorite series like the MCU, Mission Impossibles, Conjuring Universe, and the Halloween Franchise. Finally, it is exactly why we planned this episode around the creative submissions from our fellow podcasters. We asked them each to invent a slasher movie persona, and they did not disappoint.
All The Horror is 31 days of Halloween themed podcasts, and we’re thrilled to share our feed and our show with such a fantastic group. Big thanks to... In Poor Taste, The Cabinet Podcast, Invasion of the Remake, Besotted Geek, Movie Geek and Proud, and 2 Girls on a Bench. They made us laugh, made us think, & made us think twice about ever messing with any of them.
If you’re coming over to us from another All The Horror podcast, then we hope this is a fun way to introduce ourselves. If you’re one of our fans, and we just introduced you to these other 6 podcasts, then we recommend you begin clicking on their feeds to further enrich your pod listening lives. We certainly have and will continue to do so. Bottom Line: this episode proved we’re all kindred spirits here, and we had a blast doing a combined show for such an awesome project like All The Horror.
You can find all our shows on iTunes. Do please review & 5 star us on there when you get the chance. These ratings will help us all grow our audiences organically, and we certainly appreciate it.
As for us at MMO, you can also find the show on Soundcloud, Stitcher, Tune In, Google Play, and nearly everywhere you can listen to podcasts. We are Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and at Gmail. We are at MMandOscar on Twitter, where we’re most active. Finally, do get ready for our website, mikemikeandoscar .com. We are nearing a launch date.
Thanks for another record breaking month. When reality has sucked, you’ve been watching movies with us. We couldn’t ask for a better audience. Thank you.
A Legitimately Good Movie.
This Review of H2O is a Spoiler Filled Episode See this movie. There’s enough analysis to enjoy our review either way, but we are full spoilers from the jump here. Do beware & ready yourself for an epic confrontation or SEVEN.
Intro Halloween Has Made Us Daily?/Where’s the Water? - 1:19
Cast and Crew - 3:25 Specs - 15:44 Production Notes - 19:59 (Including the First of Many Homages to H1 - 24:46)
Plot Synopsis/Profiling 1998 Laurie - 25:19 Biggest Script Issues/Worsts - 29:43
Bests Throughout the Film: Opening Credits - 38:33 Michael’s New Constitution - 41:26 Laurie, PTSD, and Coping - 43:09 Michelle Williams: A Gem - 48:14 Jamie, Janet, Homages, and Callbacks - 50:38 Halloween Night Reveals - 54:03 Let the Bodies Hit the Floor - 56:22 Haunting Settings + Time to Fight - 59:19
The Franchise’s Most Iconic Shot - 1:01:54
Wrong Place, Wrong Time - 1:04:14 Laurie Strode Fights Her Monster - 1:07:27 Laurie Changes the Ending - 1:11:09
Shared Family Traits - 1:15:20 Creed?! - 1:16:09
Halloween Universe Fit - 1:17:12
What’s Next/Social Media/Words of Wisdom - 1:20:37
H2O is a legitimately good movie, and we researched the hell out of this presentation. There’s a ton of factoids about the cast & crew, movie specs, production notes, and behind the scenes deep cuts to relish and enjoy. If you’re a fan of horror films, and of course, if you’re a fan of this franchise, do give this movie a watch or a re-watch, sit back, and enjoy.
Our film analysis pulls out all the chairs and all the stops here for you. We dive into so many great tricks of the screenwriting trade that elevate this film from what has often been the awesomely bad into the just awesome. This movie delivers goods for viewers of all tastes and for horror fans, it’s a must watch.
Go back to our massive catalog to enjoy the rest of our Halloween series re-watch. We’ve already covered the first three films in the franchise including the non-Michael Myers film, Halloween III: Season of the Witch and then the first two films in 78’ & 81’ (eps 106, 108, & 109). This episode continues our coverage of the Laurie Strode storyline to a logical conclusion here. Then we’ll finish the series out with shows on The Return & The Revenge of Michael Myers, H6 & Resurrection, and then the two Rob Zombie remakes.
If you enjoy our Halloween series rewatch, do check out our 2018 Halloween Trailer Reviews in DatA 2 and Halfisode 19. We also covered the entire James Wan / Ed & Lorraine Warren / Conjuring Universe films, the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the Mission Impossibles. We also have year round, wall to wall coverage of the Academy Award contenders from last year’s 2017 Oscar Sprint through 19 separate movie events in this current year. We’ll have another OSP on First Man starring Ryan Gosling and of course, we’re building this Halloween series to a crescendo for the movie event of the season on October 19th.
Chat with us on social media. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and do send us your Six Degrees Of MMO submissions to play some Kevin Bacon themed movie trivia games with us. We’ll read the winners for challenge four on air as we’ve done for the previous 3 rounds. Then as always, remember our slogan. When reality sucks, watch movies with us. Thanks for listening!
“O’ Mr. Sandman”.... You know the rest.
This Review of Halloween II is Spoiler Filled Watch H2 & enjoy this one. Bottom line: we hope you have half as much fun listening as we did recording. So if you don’t like spoilers, see the film first. If you’ve seen the film or don’t mind, then do we have something cool for you.
Episode Preview/What Happened to Covering Two Movies? - 1:59 Film Inception - 4:12 Who Wants to Die? - 12:29 Specs - 13:34 Production Notes - 16:44
Plot Premise/Starting at the End - 18:15 Loomis Unhinged (Now with Impersonations!) - 19:37 Michael on the Loose - 20:44 Loomis on the Loose - 22:42 Homages and Omissions - 24:47 Misdirections at Haddonfield Memorial - 27:04 Idiot Jimmy - 31:01 Loomis the Felon - 34:51 All in the Family - 38:51 Everyone at the Hospital - 41:22 Surgical Room Finale - 43:39
Unaddressed Best/Worst Scenes - 46:45 Where This Fits in Halloween CU - 49:36
Words of Wisdom and Social Media - 54:34
Halloween II is beloved by true fans, and we try to do it justice in our full review here. Though we hoped to cover both H2 & H2O in the same episode, best laid plans were thwarted by Michael Myers once again. So we dedicated a full show to Halloween II and only Halloween II. It was well worth the trouble.
We researched the heck out of this presentation as well. So there are a ton of behind the scenes nuggets, quotes from interviews, and internet easter eggs to explore. We also can’t stop ourselves from diving into ALL the ins & outs of the various plotlines. We revel in the awesomely bad, the awesomely awesome, and the plain old bad alike. However you take it, there’s a ton of entertainment and fun to be had during this re-watch and during our review. The “King Kong” that is the Ringer “ain’t got shit on” us (stick my chest out).
Go back & enjoy the first two installments in this Halloween series rewatch. We covered the non-Michael storyline of Halloween III: Season of the Witch (or Which?) in episode 106. Then we covered the classic genre creating greatness of the 1978 original John Carpenter masterpiece in episode 108. So when reality is sucking with SCOTUS hearings, etc, keep watching these Halloween movies with us. We have many more of these episodes still to come, and H2O will be our next full review coming soon.
We’ve also been covering Oscar movies throughout our recent catalog with all the previews and reviews you could want. Our A Star Is Born review is our most recent in the Oscar Sprint Profile series of awards season contenders. It’s also our 19th film reviewed in its own episode in 2018. So if you like your coverage of the current year in movies, we’re your one stop shop for everything in the film world.
Chat with us on social media. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and do send us those Six Degrees Of MMO submissions for our latest round 4 challenge before we announce the winners on air. We’re having way too much fun this month, and we hope our enjoyment is infectious. Probably not something I should write as we get into flu season, but I’m keeping it in there. Stay tuned. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!
As a matter of fact, it was.
This review of John Carpenter’s Halloween is Spoiler Filled The movie is 30 years old. If you haven’t seen it by now, you MUST. Then you truly need to listen to this Halloween franchise rewatch series from MMO.
Intro Quick History of Horror Movies - 4:10
John Carpenter’s Halloween Full Review Cast & Crew - 7:15 Jaimie Lee Curtis - 14:00 Specs / All The Staggering Numbers - 20:45 The Infamous Budget Backstory - 25:49 Production Notes / Unbelievable Fun Facts - 28:13 (Including How The Mask Came to Be + Mike1’s Mask Story - 29:22)
The Movie Plot Review - 35:02 Opening Single Take Scene - 37:07 Michael Breaks Out and Comes Home - 40:17 The Stalk Begins - 44:19
The Evolution of Horror Tropes - 48:13
The Dr. Is In/Loomis On the Hunt - 51:11
Halloween Night Begins - 54:58 Michael Myers Babysitter Stalker - 56:34 Michael Myers: Babysitter Killer - 58:32 The Implied Plot Points - 1:02:29 Cat Chases Mouse To A Legendary Score - 1:04:44 The Outtro Dread - 1:10:31 Halloween Universe Fit/Why This Episode Matters to Halloween 2018 - 1:12:43
Social Media and Words of Wisdom - 1:16:17
Mike 1 has hailed this film as one of his all time favorites, and we produced perhaps one of our more researched and detailed episodes to date. We have all kinds of behind the scenes nuggets from multiple sources on the web, DVD commentaries & special features, and the documentary ‘Halloween 1978: The Inside Story.’ There are anecdotes from our childhoods, mask making endeavors not unlike what happened on the actual set in 78.’ We also break this movie down more thoroughly than we’ve tackled any other film as we go scene by horrifying scene to analyze both the artistic flare & technique that only a John Carpenter could showcase, but also the storytelling fundamentals on display.
If you’re new to MMO, want to refer a friend to our show and you’ve seen this film (since we are full spoilers from the jump), then this is an episode we’d highly recommend you try. We already reviewed Halloween III: Season of the Witch in episode 106, and after covering the awesomely bad spectacle perhaps one of our crazier deep dives, we’re now fully on the hunt and in the terrifying POV of the franchise stars, Michael Myers and Laurie Strode. Our next show will cover Halloween II and H20 to continue this Laurie & Michael storyline. Then we’ll charge onward through the series taking 2 films per episode until we build up to this year’s Halloween 2018 movie event on October 19th.
If you’re enjoying our series re-watch on Halloween, do check out our reviews of the first two trailers for this year’s entry (DatA 2 & Halfisode 19). We’ve also reviewed this year’s Oscar contending horror films like A Quiet Place (62) and Hereditary (75 & 77) plus a bonus movie event on the schlock fest that was The Cloverfield Paradox (37). Then don’t forget our James Wan / Warrens series on The Conjuring Universe (eps 96, 98, & 99).
Chat with us on social media. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, and Gmail. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and do send us your Six Degrees Of MMO round 4 challenge submissions to us. When reality sucks, watch movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!
I’m off the deep end, watch as I dive in
This Review of A Star Is Born Has a Spoiler Section We give you your $$$’s worth in the non-spoiler review. Then we give you an abundance of riches by breaking down the plot in our spoiler section. We’re too good to you all. We know.
Non-Spoiler Review of A Star Is Born
Intro / I’m Off The Deep End - Top of the Show Story Inception / Watch As I Dive In - 2:27 Cast & Crew / I’ll Never Meet The GRRRROUND - 3:32 Movie Specs / Crash Through The Surface - 14:42 Premise + Expectations / Where They Can’t Hurt Us - 18:54 Oscar Lens: Best Picture & Director / We’re Far From The Shallow Now - 22:06
(It’s so amazing how those lyrics sync up with those segments!!!) Reviews & Oscar Lens for Production Values - 27:18 Reviews & Oscar Lens for the Performances - 32:18
Spoiler Warning Dance Music - 36:51
Spoiler-Filled Review
A Worst Scene & A Debate Without A Cake Fight - 38:07 Lots of Best Scenes - 53:17 Final Grades - 59:25
Fun Stuff You Need to Hear - 1:01:36 Social + Words of Wisdom - 1:03:36
We’ve been listening to the surefire Best Original Song contender “Shallow” all week, we can’t stop singing, and we even put the lyrics into our show notes. That’s how much we’re obsessed with this song.
MMO has been previewing A Star Is Born at every stage of it’s Oscar buzz from early March, through our review of its first trailer & the Mid-Year Oscar Race Update, through the fall film festivals, and we also featured it atop our October monthly look see. It’s amazing how we’ve found new things to talk about on every occasion, & this show’s production profile adds a whole new world (to quote a previous Best Original Song winner) of fun & film appreciation.
Was A Star Is Born an all timer? Can it contend in ALL categories, like its buzz seems to project? We break down each aspect & survey what experts are saying. As an added bonus, we also weigh in on where we think it stands. Then we break down THAT ending and what it all means in our spoiler section.
This Oscar Sprint Profile kicks awards season into high gear. Yes, we’ve released all kinds of previews of the Awards Mural from our Oscar Trailer pods (x4 episodes & counting), those early predictions, a mid-year report, & all the monthly overviews. We’ve also covered 19 OSPs or Movie Events in 2018 including The Cloverfield Paradox, Black Panther, A Quiet Place, Avengers: Infinity War, Deadpool 2, Hereditary, The Incredibles 2, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Sorry To Bother You, Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Eighth Grade, Isle of Dogs, BlacKkKlansman, Crazy Rich Asians, The Nun, Won’t You Be My Neighbor(?), First Reformed, & The Wife.
We’ve also released 12 Best Original Song retrospectives plus other category look backs, as well as full series on the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Mission Impossible films, The Conjuring Universe, and we’ve started a Halloween Franchise rewatch. All of that, plus we’ve dropped breaking news episodes, HHTs, special trailer reviews, & debate centric DatAs. Our catalog is loaded!
Chat us up on social media & play along with our new game Six Degrees Of MMO. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, and Gmail. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter. When reality sucks, watch movies with us. We’re far from the shallow now.
& Six Degrees Of MMO
This Episode Should Be Listened To No Matter Your Likes or Dislikes of Spoilers We do Six Degrees Of MMO followed by a beefy production profile & then a full plot breakdown. So sans warning music, this episode has a spoiler section.
Six Degrees Of MMO Challenge 3 Recap/Winner - 1:05 Our Answers - 4:55 Round 4 Challenge - 8:55
MMO Does Halloween Introduction - 12:00
Halloween III: Season of the Witch Review
Non-Spoilers Cast & Crew & Surprise Cameos - 15:08 Movie Specs (who is Dino De Laurentis?) - 19:32 Production Notes (why is Dino De Laurentis?) - 23:40
Spoilers Plot / Premise - 27:11 Worst Scenes - 30:12 Best Scene Disguising As A Worst Scene - 43:48 Actual Best Scenes - 45:37 Where H3 Fits in the Halloween CU - 53:01 Serious Cinematic Subtext That Actually Exists in This Movie - 55:50
Outro / Longview of our Halloween Rewatch Series - 58:13
Great job with the Six Degrees Of MMO round 3 submissions. We had a difficult time choosing a winner because of all the fun you had with them and of course, all the fun we had reading them. This episode begins as we pick the winner of the round followed by our own Six Degree answers, and then we choose a “Halloween” inspired round 4 challenge.
The bulk of this episode kick starts our re-watch of the Halloween franchise, a series of films sacred to Mike 1 and irresistibly critique-able AND appreciate-able for Also Mike. We’ve had some fun recordings over the last year plus. Though let it be known!!...this goes down as one of our instant favorites.
Although we don’t have a spoiler warning dance music interlude in this episode, you can easily parse between spoilers and non-spoilers if you’re allergic to the former. Though we do encourage you overcome your allergy and just keep listening because this is one of our better discussions.
Our format for these Halloween franchise movie reviews opens with a production profile of cast & crew, specs, & behind-the-scenes information. We enjoy comparisons to The Conjuring Universe pods (episodes 96, 98 & 99), mention the high school days of John Carpenter, and differentiate between the narrative through lines of the series at large as only an authority like Mike 1 could give.
The plot is simple on the surface, but as we break it down via a marvelous litany of worst then best scenes (most of which could be described as best worst), there’s a ton of ambition and complexity on display from the powers that be. Legendary producer Dino De Laurentis, legendary stewards of the franchise like John Carpenter & Debra Hill, and of course, the filmmakers both credited and uncredited all have an impact on the story, and we relish every minute of this discussion.
If this episode is any indication, we shall thoroughly enjoy this rewatch series on the Michael Myers slasher films to come. So stay tuned as we’ll work our butts off to get you reviews of all these movies building up to the movie event that is 2018’s Halloween coming out on October 19th.
We’ll also be interweaving Oscar coverage. Go back to our previous episode (105) for a preview of all the terrific films coming out in this loaded month of October, and do listen to our massive back catalog of episodes for our full coverage of the Oscar Sprint. We feature OSPs (16 & counting thus far in this year after total coverage of last year’s awards season), retrospectives on seasons past, and plenty of wonderful divergences into the realms of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Mission Impossible films, and of course, The Conjuring Universe.
Oscar Contenders Everywhere!
10/5 Releases A Star Is Born: Our Final Preview + It’s Remake History - 1:40 Venom: Into the Spider-Verse We Go - 5:27
The Rest of a Loaded Week 1 - 8:40 The Hate U Give, Loving Pablo, Private Life, & VOD releases Mamma Mia Here We Go Again, Eighth Grade, and Sorry To Bother You.
10/10 Releases The Happy Prince… of bad wigs - 12:43 22 July: A Paul Greengrass film - 14:05
10/12 Releases: We Want These NOW. Bad Times at the El Royale - 17:34 First Man: - 19:15 Goosebumps 2: We Want This NEVER - 20:35
The Rest of Week 2 - 23:40 Beautiful Boy, The Oath, Apostle, Boundaries, & Generation Wealth.
10/19 Releases & a Big MMO Programming Announcement. Halloween: Mike 1 Requires Your Attention - 27:54 Serenity & the Possible Mind Bender of the Year - 31:09 Can You Ever Forgive Me? & the film starring Melissa McCarthy - 33:16
The Rest of Week 3 - 36:23 Mid 90s, What They Had, The Guilty, & My Dinner With Herve.
10/26 Releases Hunter Killer, Indivisible, & Johnny English 3 go wide, but not deep - 41:28 Suspiria & Tilda Swinton’s Halloween Costume - 43:48
The Rest of Week 4: Viper Club, Burning, & Mile 22 - 45:28
Outro Last call for Six Degrees Of MMO Round 3: George C. Scott to Michelle Yeoh.
Social Media - 50:58
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Another month, another monthly preview, and this one is special. We have MAJOR Oscar Contenders filling up our theaters, streaming services, & Video On Demand catalogs. We also get Mike 1’s favorite movie event of the century during he & Michael Myers’ preferred time of year (Everything about this sentence scares me. Yes.). There’s also big MMO programming announcement mixed in as we chronicle all the highlights from the upcoming release schedule.
Go back to our previous bi-monthly & monthly previews in our back catalog to catch up on everything you’ve missed in theaters. We’ve also put out Mid-Year Oscar & HBO on Demand reports, Netflix quarterlies, and 4 (& counting) Oscar Trailer Round-Ups. With 5 recent news episodes on the Best Popular Film, Moviepass, and fall film festivals mixed into our regularly scheduled Oscar Sprint Profile movie reviews, special series, and retrospectives, we want to become one of your go-to film podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching those movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!
Gaga vs Sam Smith vs The Weeknd (vs 2 More Extremely Talented Ppl But Why Give Them A Stage, Right Academy?)
This is a Non-Spoiler Episode We review the songs, music videos, Oscar performances, a trailer, and one of the boring scenes from Fifty Shades of Grey where they take a long clothed car ride.
“Writings On The Wall” from Spectre - 2:30 Performed by Sam Smith
“Earned It” from Fifty Shades of Grey - 14:42 Performed by The Weekend
“Manta Ray” from Racing Extinction - 21:10 Performed by Anohni
“Simple Song No 3” from Youth - 26:00 Performed by Sumi Jo
“Til It Happens To You” from The Hunting Ground - 30:25 Performed by Lady Gaga
Re-Rank / AKA Perfecting Perfection - 38:06
Outro / Social Media / Words of Wisdom - 42:33
Perhaps the most substantive halfisode we’ve done thus far, this is our retrospective on the 2015-16 Best Original Song category featuring Lady Gaga vs Sam Smith, The Weekend, Anohni, and Sumi Jo with a majestic orchestra conducted by Michael Caine. Youth, Racing Extinction, Fifty Shades of Grey, Spectre, and The Hunting Ground are the films i our discussion. As usual, we focus on the music videos, Oscar performances, and where the song plays in the film, and we’ve got all kinds of specs, stats, production notes, and observations for you here.
Both film & music critics were outraged after Sam Smith took the award, and in the year of hashtag OscarsSoWhite, the Academy furthered a season of utter discontent when they failed to invite a pair of these nominees to perform at the ceremony. It was worse than bad PR, and you’ll be shocked to know how low they could go in hopes of a few ratings points that never came their way.
Go back & listen to our other Best Original Song Halfisodes throughout our catalog. From 1950’s Cinderella through the Dirty Dancing, Footloose, Flashdance, and Top Gun 1980s into the Aladdin / Whitney Houston / Celine Dion 90s, these are always some of our favorite episodes to prepare, record, and release to you all.
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As always, thanks for listening. When reality sucks, watch movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!
Is it Glenn’s year?
This Review of The Wife Has a Spoiler Section
The Wife Non-Spoiler Section
Cast & Crew & Glenn’s Missed Calling - 2:20 Production Notes & The Ultimate Dad Joke - 14:27 Movie Specs & the Difference a Year Makes - 16:04 Expectations & Teaser Reviews - 20:26 Production Values: Just Make Sure the Camera Works - 21:56 Our Oscar Lens Has a Clear Focus - 25:32 The Rest of the Performances - 26:56 Other Script Thoughts & Final Non-Spoiler Thoughts - 31:50
Spoiler Music - 35:30
The Wife Spoiler Section
A Few Worst Scenes - 36:48 A Women’s Empowerment Role? - 41:53 Lots of Best Scenes - 43:26 Plot vs Performance Criticisms - 54:14 Final Grades - 56:57
Outro / Words of Wisdom - 58:51
We’re nearly three quarters into 2018, and Glenn Close stands atop many lists as the leader in the Best Actress Category. Our review of The Wife is why.
The production profile lays the groundwork for our review as usual. Could this finally be the year for Glenn Close to win her first Oscar? We recap all of her Awards history during the cast & crew, share what was definitely her missed calling, and then we cover perhaps the best / worst Dad Joke maybe ever. Our breakdown of the numbers, reviews of the production values and the script - it all orbits around the remarkable performance at the center of this film.
After we give you your money’s worth in the non-spoiler section, there’s a musical interlude to warn you of spoilers, and it’s go-time. We give you the full plot details, mentioning a few worst scenes before harkening back to many more of the better ones. Where will this film rank in our year at large? Will this performance fight off all the oncoming Best Actress hopefuls? There’s certainly a lot to talk through between Mikes.
This is our 16th Oscar Sprint Profile or Movie Event in 2018. We’ve also previewed the rest of the Oscar Contenders in our recent Hollywood Hot Takes episode recapping the buzz coming out of the Fall Film Festivals. We’ve also released 4 episodes covering the Oscar Contender Trailers. Then don’t forget our monthly overviews of theatrical releases, with our October episode coming soon. Our Oscar coverage breaks for some fun diversions into The Conjuring Universe, MCU, and Mission Impossible films. We’ve also enjoyed many an Oscar Retrospective, looking back at movie history from Best Pictures to Original Songs. So if you’ve liked our other programming tendencies thus far, you may love what we have in store for the rest of the month, including a Halloween themed Oscar Retrospective.
Do chat with us on social media. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, and Gmail. We are at MMandOscar on Twitter. Share your responses to our Six Degrees Of MMO challenge no. 3, George C. Scott to Michelle Yeoh. We’ll continue to read those winners on the air in upcoming episodes, and please don’t forget to leave us a review on iTunes when you can. When reality sucks, keep watching those movies with us.