What Is This Episode - Top of Show
Welcome Ryan McQuade!
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TOP 10 WINNERS OF THE 2023 FILM YEAR:
Ryan on Christopher Nolan and Oppenheimer - 3:31
Mike1 on Film Marketing + Barbenheimer - 10:53
AlsoMike on Teacher Films - 20:54
Ryan on Sandra Huller and Anatomy of a Fall - 30:13
Mike1 on The Obvious: Barbie - 38:02
AlsoMike on Animation at Large - 40:25
Ryan on Marriage Films - 45:15
MIke1 on Brooding, Young Hollywood - 54:05
AlsoMike on Video Game IP - 58:50
Everyone on Unions - 1:08:10
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Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:18:24

Oscar Preview + 2023 Film Year Winners w/ Ryan McQuade! - ORC 2/8/24

What Is This Episode - Top of Show
Introducing The Duke of Bettingham - David Long!
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SUMMER GAMBLING PREVIEW - BEST PICTURE:
Which Movie Has The Most Money On It Currently? - 2:43
Define “Value Betting” - 4:55
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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) - 17:12
Blitz (+650) - 20:34
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The 10 to 1 and Longer Shots:
Joker 2 (+1200) - 25:22
Anora (+1400) - 31:33
A Real Pain (+1400) - 35:15
Conclave (+1400) - 36:56
Nickel Boys (+1600) - 41:34
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The 20 to 1 Group - 44:59
(Nosferatu, Kinds of Kindness, Bird, Here, The Long Game, Fancy Dance)
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The 25 to 1 Group - 48:47
(Megalopolis, Queer, The Piano Lesson, Gladiator 2, Will & Harper, The Apprentice, More)
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The Super Duper Long Shots - 1:05:44
(Furiosa, Hard Truths, Maria, Saturday Night, Wicked, Inside Out 2, More)
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What About the As Yet Unlisted Movies? - 1:17:33
(Emilia Perez, A Complete Unknown, The Room Next Door, Beetlejuice 2, More)
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WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 1:24:34

The Current Odds for the Best Picture Race w/ David Long! - ORC 8/14/24

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

Hard Eight: Part 1 of Boogie Mikes - Our Paul Thomas Anderson Rewatch - Ep 481

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 REPORT
How 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 


Tom Cruise's Oscar, Springsteen's Trailer + 28 Years Later - ORC 6/23/25

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 - 54:42
Other 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 



Superman (1978): Therapeutic Nostalgia in a Retrospective - Ep 482

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 - 54:31
M3GAN 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 

007 Casting Rumors, James Cameron Future Films & F1 Reactions - ORC 7/2/25

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 - 11:02
No. 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



Midyear Top 10 Film Lists with Luis Mendez + Our Most Anticipated - ORC 7/3/25

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 
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Superman '25 w/ Kolby Mac - Gunn's Big Gamble - Ep 483

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 - Top

BOX 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 - 21:21
The 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

Superman Box Office, Emmy Noms & That Odyssey Teaser - ORC 7/16/2025

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


TIFF's Lineup, After The Hunt's Trailer & Mike's Return from La La Land - ORC 7/22/25

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 UPDATE
AlsoMike’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 Watching

Newish 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/

Venice Lineup Implications & The Biggest Review Segment EVER - ORC 7/24/25

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/mikemikeandoscar

And we do recommend our previous MCU Playlists on Soundcloud, which you can enjoy here. As always, thanks for listening. 

Marvel Cinematic Universe Series Review
https://soundcloud.com/mikemikeandoscar/sets/mcu-series-review-1

Avengers Endgame Coverage
https://soundcloud.com/mikemikeandoscar/sets/avengers-endgame-coverage


The Fantastic Four: First Steps Film Study - Yeah, You Eat Dat Planet - Ep 484

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 Show

Production History and Reception for Boogie Nights -  6:08 
Our Watch Stories - 15:27 
Non-Spoiler Story Thoughts + Summary of its Awards Profile - 17:23
Quentin 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


Boogie Nights: A Literal Banger & PTA's Career Maker - Boogie Mikes Part 2 - Ep 485

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

The Naked Gun (2025) and the Top 10 Spoofs Ever Made - Ep 486

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





Magnolia and the Deus Ex Frogima - Boogie Mikes Part 3 - Ep 487

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 



Weapons and the Freaky Sicko Fun We Wanted and Got - Ep 488

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 LOVE

Production 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


Punch-Drunk Love: So Cute, We Just Wanna Squeeze It - Boogie Mikes Part 4 - Ep 489

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 - 34:05
Deducing 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

NYFF63 is STACKED, Brendan Fraser's Doing It Again & In Lynette We Trust - ORC 8/12/25

PTA REWATCH P. 5 - THERE WILL BE BLOOD REVIEW:

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Nonspoiler Review:

Production Story: How DDL Met Daniel Plainview - 4:17

Can You Tell a PTA Film? - 23:43 

DDL: The Last Dance - 29:01

Production Values and When a Horror Score Goes Drama - 39:50

What’s the Pitch to Make Someone Watch This? - 45:30

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SPOILER WARNING - 47:37

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Spoiler Review:

PTA Fusing Spielberg and Altman - 48:27

Does Plainview Love HIs Son? - 54:58

Capitalism: Get Consumed By It! - 57:35

Tick, Tick, Boom - 1:02:10

More Bests and Worsts - 1:10:07

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FINAL GRADES - 1:20:51

What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 1:22:45

There Will Be Blood, But No Milkshake - Boogie Mikes Part 5 - Ep 490

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 

Marty Supreme Enters The Race + YouTube's Oscar Play - ORC 8/20/25

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

The Master - Ethanol Margaritas For All - Boogie Mikes Part 6 - Ep 491

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. 

Daniel Day-Lewis Returns + Summer Box Office Report Cards - ORC 8/25/25

What Is This Episode - Top of Show

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PTA REWATCH P. 7 - INHERENT VICE REVIEW:

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Nonspoiler Review:

Production Story: A Simple Favor  - 3:15

Expectations - 9:02

PTA’s Noir Troll - 11:04

Everybody’s In This - 16:33

Production Values Are Impossible On First Watch- 21:15

What’s the Pitch to Make Someone Watch This? - 24:21

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SPOILER WARNING - 28:03

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Spoiler Review:

PTA is LA - 29:02

Fight the Power - 37:38

The Finale and Dreams vs Nightmares - 43:50

More Worsts/Bests - 47:42

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FINAL GRADES - 56:17

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What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 58:14

Inherent Vice - We Get It Now - Boogie Mikes Part 7 - Ep 492

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 
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Supporting Actor Category Snapshot - 8:11 
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Bugonia + Our Trailer 2 & Poster Review - 12:02 
Hamnet, the Big 3 in Best Picture right now + Our Trailer Review - 16:48 
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Lead Actress Category Snapshot - 23:14 
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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 
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Lead Actor Category Snapshot - 1:02:51 
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Supporting Actress Snapshot - 1:06:17 
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The Testament of Ann Lee & suspicions re: unexpected musicals - 1:08:34 
Cover-Up & a new Doc Feature contender - 1:13:43 
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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 
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Venice & Cannes Standing Ovations Tally - 1:18:45 
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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 


Telluride & Venice '25: Big Moments for Hamnet, The Rock, Seyfried & Sandler - ORC 9/3/25

What Is This Episode - Top of Show
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THE CONJURING LAST RITES REVIEW:
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Nonspoiler Review:
Background and Skeptic AlsoMike - 2:11
Review Scores/Record Setting Box Office Start - 6:02
Is This REALLY The Last One? - 8:44
Script Thoughts - 11:33
Performances/Production Values - 19:16
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SPOILER WARNING - 27:51
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Spoiler Review:
Spin Off, Sequel, or Retcon? - 29:04
Landing the Plane - 32:00
Who’s The Boss? - 45:02
More Highs and Lows - 47:52
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FINAL GRADES - 51:22
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What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 53:04

The Conjuring Last Rites - When a Finale, Isn't - Ep 493

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 Reviewers
Brendan Fraser in Hikari’s Rental Family - 39:19 
Channing Tatum & Kiersten Dunst in Roofman from Derek Cianfrance - 40:41
Fraser & 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 

Venice Awards, TIFF Premieres & 1st Screenings for One Battle After Another - ORC 9/10/25

What Is This Episode - Top of Show
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BOOGIE MIKES P.8: PHANTOM THREAD REVIEW
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Nonspoiler Review:
PTA Goes Goth - 2:40
Review Scores/Awards Goods - 5:15
Script Thoughts - 9:29
Performances/Production Values - 15:16
PTA’s Best? - 24:05
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SPOILER WARNING - 26:27
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Spoiler Review:
Happiness is Punishment - 27:20
Alma’s Hand, Cyril’s House - 30:57
Mama - 39:55
That Girl is Poison - 42:10
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FINAL GRADES - 47:58
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What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 48:49

Phantom Thread - Ooo I Want You, IDK If I Need You - Boogie Mikes Part 8 - Ep 494

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 UP
Hamnet 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 




Hamnet Wins TIFF, '25 Emmys & International Feature Shaping Up - ORC 9/17/25

What Is This Episode - Top of Show
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BOOGIE MIKES P.9: LICORICE PIZZA REVIEW
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Nonspoiler Review:
PTA’s Real Life Evolved - 2:06
Review Scores/Awards Goods - 4:53
Script Thoughts - 9:03
Performances/Production Values - 15:52
Can This Be Recommended? - 30:15
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SPOILER WARNING - 34:01
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Spoiler Review:
May December Oh No - 35:00
Romeo and Juliet - 37:27
More Highs and Lows - 45:35
Why This Ending? - 54:37
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FINAL GRADES - 55:25
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What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 57:57

Licorice Pizza - Boogie Mikes pt. 9 - Romeo, Oh No - Ep 495

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 - 34:55
The 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

Kimmel Returns, September Movie Reviews, and Grogu - Oscar Race Checkpoint 9/23/25

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.

Mike, Mike, and Oscar

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