What is This Show? - Top of Episode
Introducing Amanda of Swell Entertainment!
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THE NIGHT HOUSE REVIEW:
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NONSPOILER REVIEW:
Cast, Crew, Reception - 4:40
Premise/Expectations/Watching Experiences - 10:09
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Writing/Directing - 13:40
Is It a Fulfilling Watch? - 19:55
Oscar Lens Conclusion - 21:27
Watch or Not? - 26:38
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SPOILER WARNING/EXPLANATION - 28:24
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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
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A TOTALLY FUN, LIGHT-HEARTED GAME! - 1:14:07

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FINAL GRADES - 1:20:02
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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)

The Night House Review w/ Amanda - The "What The Hell?!" With Swell - Ep 374

What Is This Episode - Top of Show
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CONTENDER TRAILERS:
Gladiator 2 Trailer #1 - 2:49
F1 Teaser #1 - 8:40
The Substance Teaser #1 - 11:42
Alien Romulus Feature - 14:44
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FESTIVAL NEWS:
Francis Ford Coppola Turns Motel Project Into Revenue - 18:00
Emilia Perez Gets Oscar-y Release on Netflix - 19:01
TIFF Announces 5 More World Premieres - 20:30
We Live in Time Trailer #1 - 22:50
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PARAMOUNT HAS A SALE DEAL TO SKYDANCE:
What Happened/How We Got Here - 26:33
Is This a Done Deal?/Why TV Is SO in the Crosshairs - 28:40
Movie Theaters, Paramount+, and the Inevitable “Ultimate Bundle” - 33:22
Shari Redstone’s Piece - 38:20
The New Men in Charge/The Market’s Reaction - 39:21
Licensing and the Future of Cable - 42:10
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AWARDS NEWS:
Astra Midseason Awards Given - 48:01
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BOX OFFICE UPDATES/REVIEWS:
Despicable Me 4 Review from AlsoMike - 52:41
Did Inside Out 2 Just Secure Itself a Best Picture Nom? - 55:00
AlsoMike on Maxxxine - 58:55
Horizon Part 2 Pulled From Theaters - 1:00:38
AlsoMike LOVED The Movie Kill - 1:04:36
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WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 1:07:38

So You've Agreed to Sell Paramount... + Despicable Me 4/Maxxine Reviews! - ORC 7/12/24

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.  

Short-Film-Watchin' Calm Before the Oscars Storm + I'm Still Here & SB Trailers - ORC 2/15/25

What Is This Episode - Top of Show
WELCOME THE DUKE, DAVID LONG!
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OSCARS PREDICTION + GAMBLING PREVIEW SHOW:
Explaining Odds + Welcoming Our Sponsor: Kalshi! - 2:02
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Sign Up kalshi.com/mmo and bet on the Oscars!
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Best Picture: Anora v Conclave - Literally, Place Your Bets - 8:47
(Predictions - 22:43)
Director: DGA All The Way? - 28:18
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Lead Actress: 
Odds + Any Love For Fernanda? - 33:36
Mikey vs Demi. Demi vs Mikey…And Glenn?! - 35:37
Predictions - 46:48
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Lead Actor: But You Can’t REALLY Pick Timmy… - 51:39
Supporting Actress/Actor  + Why Historic Upsets Are In Play - 1:04:40
Screenplays: A Fight and a Blowout - 1:11:56
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Editing - 1:24:52
Cinematography - 1:30:02
International Feature (You Need to Hear The Odds) - 1:35:33
Original Song (Dianne Warren?!?!) - 1:42:38
Original Score - 1:50:50
Best Sound - 1:53:03
VFX - 1:57:05
Animated Feature - 2:02:01
Doc Feature - 2:07:21
The Wicked Ones (Costumes/Production) - 2:17:23
MUAH - 2:20:30
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Live Action Short - 2:25:18
Documentary Short - 2:30:19
Animated Short - 2:33:51
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MMO’s Kalshi Info - 2:37:48
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Where to Find Dave’s Work - 2:39:23 
https://x.com/1DavidLong 
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WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 2:40:58
https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

2025 Oscars Predictions and Gambling Picks w/ David Long! - ORC 2/27/25

What Is This Episode - Top of Show
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OSCARS 2025 RECAP EPISODE:
Red Carpet Fashion Takes From 2 UnFashionable Mikes - 1:53
Pros/Cons of the Broadcast - 7:53
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Show Open/Conan’s Monologue - 15:46
Culkin Finishes His Supporting Actor Sweep - 20:51
Video Packages for BP Noms - 23:04
Flow Upsets in Animated Feature - 24:12
A 50:1 Winner in Animated Short!!! - 27:12
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Paul Tazewell Makes Costume Design History - 28:55
Catholics vs Convicts Foreshadowed After Screenplay, MUAH wins - 31:22
The Bond Tribute Miss & Conan Movie Theater Video Hit  - 33:51
Sean Baker wins his 2nd on the night for Editing - 36:29
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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 - 41:43
Docs make fools us & LA Firefighters get their due, but not enough applause  - 45:45
Dune Part Two + Live Action short wins secured by Mike1 & Radiohead - 52:38 
A moving, but oddly constructed in Memoriam - 55:53 
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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 
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Tallies, Stats, Our Predictions + a string of history making Best Pictures  - 1:15:07
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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.

Oscars 2025 Recap - This is the Way the Film Year Ends - ep 477

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 question***

Make sure to check out Clayton's work at Variety!
https://variety.com/author/clayton-davis/
https://variety.com/t/awards-circuit-podcast/

Variety's Clayton Davis Ends Oscars Week Being Asked the Impossible; and the Insane - ORC 3/7/25

Izzy of Be Kind Rewind returns to MMO to give her Oscars thoughts and, most importantly, take Mike1 to school!

Be Kind Rewind Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/@bkrewind

Be Kind Rewind Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/c/bkrewind/posts

Mike, Mike, and Oscar Linktree
https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

Izzy of Be Kind Rewind Returns to End the Oscar Season and School Mike1 - ORC 3/13/25

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.
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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 
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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 
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Comparing 2025 to Previous Years & Looking Forward to the Spring - 1:22:34 
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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/jokesondrew
https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/author/andrew-morgan/

Recent Activity: 
https://x.com/recentactpod
https://recent-activity.captivate.fm/listen

MMO: https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

The Best & Worst Films of 2025 So Far with Andrew Morgan - ORC 3/20/2025

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 - 18:09
June 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. 

The Spring & Summer Release Calendar: An Oscars Year In Preview Series (YIP) Part I - ORC 3/28/25

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


A Spring News Catch-Up From Conan to Zelda, Emmys to Beatles - ORC 4/2/2025

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

Fall & Winter Look Ahead: Wicked, Avatar + Leo, Julia & Rocky in Play - YIP 2, ORC 4/4/25

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 - 41:02

Paramount: 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 - 1:02:09
WB: 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 - 1:11:34

OUTRO: 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

Studio by Studio Film Slates From A24 To WB, Chloe, Denzel & Sandler in play -  YIP3, ORC 4/8/2025

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 - 2:09

CANNES FILM FESTIVAL COVERAGE
Christina’s history attending & covering the Cannes Film Festival - 4:13
Eating 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 - 17:44
Ari Aster’s Eddington w/ Joaquin vs Pedro + Austin Butler & Emma Stone - 19:55
The History of Sound from Oliver Hermanus, Josh O’Connor & Paul Mescal - 21:23
Kelly 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/
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Threads 
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The Cannes Lineup with Christina Jeurling Birro: An Oscars Year In Preview Part 4 - ORC 4/12/25

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 Malek

33:04 - Warfare: discussing why it’s true story is so impactful

38:07 - 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 year

47:35 - Eephus: discussing one of the best baseball movies in recent years

50:20 - 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

An April Bounce Back with A Minecraft Movie & Sinners - 13 New Movies Reviewed! - ORC 4/18/2025

What is This Episode? - Top of Show
Mike1 Almost Died
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NEW RULES FOR ACADEMY VOTING:
New “Must Watch” Rule - 4:00
Academy Widows Can Go to Screenings - 12:08
Casting Gets a “Bake-Off” Shortlist - 14:13
The “Diane Warren” Rule - 18:07
PGA Deadlines Moved - 22:15
AI Finally Gets Rules That Aren’t Rules - 23:55
Oscars/Awards Schedule Finalized - 27:27
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MIKE1’S TAKE ON THE STUNTS OSCAR - 30:42
BARGATZE TO HOST EMMYS, JLO TO HOST AMAs - 33:10
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FESTIVAL NEWS/FUTURE MOVIE NEWS:
Cannes Adds More Potential Contenders - 36:12
Hamnet Gets a Not Really Oscar-y, Oscar-y Release - 41:01
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CONTENDER TRAILERS:
Eddington Trailer #1 - 46:36
Fantastic 4 First Steps Trailer #2 - 49:20
28 Years Later Trailer #2 - 53:16
The Life of Chuck Trailer #1 - 56:05
The Roses Trailer #1 - 59:06
Him Teaser #1 - 1:02:34
Weapons Teaser #1 - 1:05:58
I Know What You Did Last Summer Trailer #1 - 1:08:35
Bring Her Back Trailer #1 - 1:11:52
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What Mike1’s Watched - 1:13:38
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WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 1:19:28

New Academy Rules aka "Wonderful Job, Jerks!" - ORC 4/26/25

What Is This Episode - Top of Show
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SINNERS OSCARS PROFILE:
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Spoiler-Free Review:
Historic Box Office/Review Scores and WB Redemption - 2:06
Coogler’s “Studio Ruining” Deal - 11:52
The Fumbling of Marketing Black Helmed Films Internationally - 15:00
Expectations/What is an Oscars Movie? - 18:43
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Michael B Jordan - 23:11
Casting/Supporting Performances - 25:37
Ludwig Göransson and Music - 28:06
Cinematography/Prod Design/Costume/MUAH/VFX - 29:50
How Many Noms? - 35:14
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SPOILER WARNING - 40:46
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Spoiler-Filled Review:
A Blues Movie or a Vampire Movie? - 42:00
The Conflict Isn’t What You Think - 48:42
THE Scene - 51:42
The Dilemma - 54:06
In Too Deep and Over Our Heads - 1:01:45
More Highs and Lows - 1:08:00
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FINAL GRADES - 1:15:27
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MMO What’s Next/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 1:16:48

Sinners Oscars Profile - When Coogler Went God Mode - Ep 478

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

Thunderbolts* - Save us, Florence Pugh. You're our only hope - Ep. 479

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 - 47:07

OUTRO - 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



100% Accurate Oscar Predictions Part 1 for 2025/26 - Guarantees Really - YIP 5, ORC 5/10/25

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


Part 2 of our 100% Accurate Oscars Predictions for 2025/26 - ORC 5/13/25

What is This Episode? - Top of Show
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CANNES IS UNDERWAY:
DeNiro Hints at Trump Tariff Unrest - 2:24
Mission Impossible Meh - 11:23
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A “Febrile” Reviewing the Reviewers of the In Competition Films - 16:24
The Best Review of 2025, and What’s with These Pushes? - 28:11
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GOLDEN GLOBES ADD BEST PODCAST - 38:23
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CONTENDER TRAILERS:
The Smashing Machine - 45:47
Weapons - 49:51
Highest 2 Lowest Teaser - 54:31
F1 - 57:44
Materialists - 59:28
Superman Trailer #8000 - 1:01:50
Conjuring Last Rites - 1:06:59
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WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 1:09:19

A "Febrile" Cannes Opening - ORC 5/17/25

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 - 42:18

TRAILER 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 - 1:00:11
The 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. 


Cannes '25 Part Deux: From Rapturous to Somewhat Muted - ORC 5/20/25

What Is This Episode - Top of Show
“IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT” WINS THE PALME D’OR
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MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: THE FINAL RECKONING: OSCARS PROFILE:
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Spoiler-Free Review:
Scores, Box Office, and the Cruise-ness of It All - 3:21
Why Paramount Doesn’t Need This to Break the Bank - 12:13
Script Thoughts - 14:18
Chaotic, Boring, Mishandled…Amazing - 19:00
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Tom Cruise - 21:42
Ensemble - 24:34
Production Values - 26:55
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SPOILER WARNING - 30:12
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Spoiler-Filled Review:
The Mike1 School of Film Marketing - 31:08
“Hey, Why Not…” for A Few, Minor, Basically Invisible, Tiny Plot Holes - 33:26
Gabriel’s Dead End + Fan Service - 42:01
Star Wars-ing - 44:32
Parts of This Movie That’d Kill the Mikes - 47:32
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FINAL GRADES - 53:58
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MMO What’s Next/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 57:10

Mission Impossible 8 The Final Reckoning Oscar Profile - RUN, TOM! AGAIN! - Ep 480

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 - 18:15
Resurrection 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

Cannes Awards '25, Emerging Oscar Contenders & The New Goulet - ORC 5/26/25

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


Lilo & Stitch Hits, Doomsday Delayed & Boogie Mikes - ORC 5/30/25

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 REPORT
The 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 

Wicked 2 Hype, Life of Chuck Love & TUDUM! - ORC 6/6/25

What Is This Episode - Top of Show
Introducing The Duke of Bettingham David Long!
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SUMMER BEST PICTURE BETS:
Explaining Odds in Gambling - 5:01
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After the Hunt, Sentimental Value - 8:51
Hamnet, Marty Supreme, Small Player - 18:29
Avatar 3, Highest to Lowest, Sinners - 29:00
Frankenstein, The Lost Bus, One Battle, Life of Chuck, Sorry Baby - 35:23
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Bugonia, Pressure - 44:40
BBB Journey, Springsteen, Smashing Machine - 48:00
Die My Love, Roofman, Wicked 2 - 52:24
Anemone, History of Sound, F1, Mother Mary - 1:00:20
Train Dreams, Jay Kelly, Phoenician Scheme, Jay Kelly - 1:08:00
MI8, Wake Up Dead Man, Eddington, Zootopia 2, Others - 1:11:45
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Bets We’re Making With $100 - 1:14:02
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Support Dave!/What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 1:18:00

Summer Best Picture Bets w/ David Long! - ORC 6/12/25

What Is This Episode - Top of Show
Introducing The Duke of Bettingham David Long!
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SUMMER OSCAR BETS, PART II:
Explaining Odds in Gambling (featuring Kalshi Odds) - 4:05
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Lead Actor: Who The Duke Claims Offers the Best ROI- 7:40
Lead Actress: A Conversation of Many “No” Bets - 20:06
Supp Actor: The First Lines of the Season - 28:24
Supp Actress: Maybe the Most Wide Open Category - 37:36
Director: A Universally Agreed to Nom, and Then… - 45:02
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Documenatry Feature: Or Where Dave and Mike Threaten AlsoMike’s Life - 53:25
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Support Dave!/What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 57:43

Summer Oscar Bets p.2 w/ David Long - AlsoMike's Life is in Danger! - ORC 6/15/25

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



Tribeca Stories, Tony Awards, Materialists & The Burger People - ORC 6/17/25

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

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