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

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

What Is This Episode - Top of Show
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BOOGIE MIKES P.10: ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
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Nonspoiler Review:
A Lifelong Pursuit - 2:20
Money, and the Many Ways it Matters - 5:13
Expectations/Script Thoughts - 15:47
Performances/Casting: Leo’s/Penn/s Best Ever? - 22:04
Production Values - 31:07
How Many Noms? - 35:30
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SPOILER WARNING - 38:19
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Spoiler Review:
Who Would Phillip Have Played?/Daddy Daughter Day - 39:24
Sex, Bay Bee - 44:14
PTA: Crime Boss - 48:02
Saint Nick - 50:34
Finale - 58:06
What Does Leo Know? - 1:02:12
More Highs and Lows - 1:04:45
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FINAL GRADES - 1:10:25
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What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 1:11:46

One Battle After Another - Anywhere From 8 to 197 Noms - Boogie Mikes p.10 - ep 496

Part 11 and the finale of Boogie Mikes, our Paul Thomas Anderson rewatch series leading up to and reviewing One Battle After Another is here. And like we do with all our series, we wanted to celebrate it with one of our Homemade Awards shows, where we enjoy a slew of fun categories. 

NON-SPOILER SECTION: Though to be fair, we do allude to some often memed about scenes that are fully in the zeitgeist these days. So… it’s light spoilers and we do suggest watching ALL of these films regardless. 

Wildest Anecdote from a PTA Production - 3:05 
Match the unofficial premise to the PTA film - 6:52 
Most / Least Californian Stories - 9:08 
Characters You’d Most Like To Hangout With - 11:30 
Performance by a Non-Actor - 14:05 
Cameo Sized Actress Performance - 15:22 
Cameo Sized Actor Performance - 17:00 
The Overacting Oscar - 18:16 
Mr. Congeniality - 18:55 
Miss. Congeniality - 20:29 
Supporting Actor - 21:50 
Supporting Actress - 25:03 
Best Duo - 26:44 
Lead Actor Categories - 28:08 
Lead Actress - 29:50 
Best Costumes, Editing, VFX, Sound Design & Best Cinemagraphy- 31:19 - 
Production Design + Best Makeup and Hairstyling - 33:36 
Best Soundtrack & Original Score - 35:05 
Our Top 10 Rankings of PTA Films - 38:42 

SPOILER WARNING - 46:42 

SPOILER SECTION: all 10 movies including One Battle After Another are fair game.

Some Informal Processing - 47:27 
Best & Worst Parent Character Awards - 51:26 
Theme Declarations Sections - 53:58 
PTA Characters You’d Least Like To Party With - 55:25 
Best / Worst PTA Movie Scene At A Restaurant - 59:26 
Most Evil AND Funny Scene - 1:03:15 
Hardest We’ve Laughed At a PTA Movie - 1:06:15 
Most Badass Scene - 1:09:24 
Most Thrilling Sequence - 1:12:11 
Craziest and 2nd Craziest Final Acts - 1:15:22 
Wildest Final Shots and Weirdest Epilogues - 1:17:31 
What are PTA’s Trademark Scenes? And what is our PTA Movie cinematic bliss?? - 1:19:10 

OUTRO: If you’ve enjoyed this episode, make sure to click on our entire playlist for Boogie Mikes, our PTA Rewatch Series. And maybe check out one of our other Rewatch Series. We’ve done Halloween/Michael Myers, MMO Screams, Mike Mike and Alien, the Conjuring Universe, 2 Mike 2 Furious, the Mission Impossible Films, the MCU, Quentin Tarantino, David Fincher, the Joker Character Study, the James Bond Character Study and more. You can find all of these playlists under that tab in our Soundcloud RSS Home feed. Otherwise, if you’ve enjoyed our work, please rate & review us positively, like & subscribe and most of all, please tell your friends and relatives about our show. We truly appreciate everybody who have been tuning in and we hope to bring you more rewatch series in the future. If you have an idea for our next series, also let us know! https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar 



The Boogie Mikes Award Show - One Great PTA Movie After Another - Ep 497

What Is This Episode - Top of Show
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THE SMASHING MACHINE OSCARS PROFILE
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Nonspoiler Review:
Rock and Safdie Passing Ships in the Night - 2:42
Expectations - 8:36
The Highs and Lows of the Script - 10:07
(And The Rock Becoming The Boulder - 13:33)
Performances: It Goes to 11 - 16:47
How Many Noms?, p.1 - 21:43
Production Values - 22:50
How Many Noms?, p.2 - 27:34

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SPOILER WARNING - 29:05
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Spoiler Review:
Mike1 Heel Turns on Rocky - 29:51
Your Toxic Lungs Filling Under - 39:30
Baseketball Shoutout - 42:33
More Highs and Lows - 46:02
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FINAL GRADES - 48:49
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What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 49:52

The Smashing Machine - An Invulnerable Rock - Ep 498

Ryan McQuade returns to discuss his film festival journeys, his love for One Battle After Another, and the state of the Oscars Race, especially as it pertains to OBAA, The Smashing Machine and other October films. 

Ryan McQuade’s favorite foods at Cannes, Telluride & AFI - 2:54 

ON THE CLOCK: PTI STYLE PRESENTATIONS BY RYAN: 7:55 
His 3 Minute Review of One Battle After Another - 8:28 
A discussion of Modelos and white Michaels - 11:35 
Review of The Smashing Machine: 3 Mins - 14:36 
Smashing Machine’s box office flop & likely huge door budget - 17:32 
How OBAA could lose Best Picture - 18:48 

What other films could win Best Picture. Ryan talks the full field - 24:36
Hamnet Acting Campaign Strategies + Buckley as the Actress Favorite - 29:40 


PERCENTAGE CHANCE: RYAN PREDICTS CHANCE OF NOM/WIN:
OBAA to win Best Picture - 30:14 
Leo to win Best Actor - 32:43 
Emily Blunt & Teyana Taylor (+Chase Infiniti Talk) in Supporting Actress - 36:28 
A quick Supporting Actor discussion re: Del Toro & Penn - 39:52
An official prediction on Chase Infiniti Nomination chances - 41:02 
Benny Safdie for Nomination & PTA to Win Best Director - 42:58 
A One Battle After Another Box Office Discussion - 46:01 
The Rock for Lead Actor - 50:57 
The Smashing Machine for MUAH - 55:27 

Ryan talks other October movies: Anemone, Roofman, Springsteen & Blue Moon - 57:23 

Ryan’s darkhorse Oscar Nom Predictions & Surefire Locks - 1:00:36 

OUTRO: Make sure to follow all of Ryan McQuade’s work including his film festival movie reviews and the AwardsWatch Podcast (including Director Watch for his PTA series and series on many more great filmmakers) https://awardswatch.com/author/ryan-mcquade/ 

Follow RyanMcQuade77 on X https://x.com/ryanmcquade77 

And you can also listen to him as a frequent guest on Pop Culture Confidential, where friend of the show - Christina Jeurling Birro is doing wonderful work. https://www.popcultureconfidential.com/

State of the Race with Ryan McQuade of AwardsWatch - OBAA vs the Field - ORC 10/8/25

What is This Episode? - Top of Show
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UPCOMING MOVIE NEWS:
Elordi, Bond Elordi?! - 4:14
Every Dude Bro Actor Will be in Heat 2 - 7:14
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AWARDS NEWS:
Chase Infinity to Run as Lead Actress - 10:51
Song Sung Blue is a Comedy for Globes - 15:07
Paul Mescal Goes Supporting for Hamnet - 16:33
Diego Luna/JLo Supporting, Tonatiuh Lead for Spider Woman - 17:58
(And AM Reviews Kiss of the Spider Woman, misremembers William Hurt)
If I Had Legs... a Comedy for Globes - 22:52
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WHAT WE’RE WATCHING:
AM on Anemone - 24:53
M1 on Wayward - 28:56
AM on Roofman - 30:33
AM on Bone Lake - 32:16
M1 has New Takes on Halloweens 4+5 - 34:30
AM on Steve - 35:20
M1 Stands by H20 - 37:42
AM on Ghost Trail - 38:46
AM is VERY High on Deaf President Now! - 39:51
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CONTENDER TRAILERS:
Wicked for Good and Original Song Tease - 42:30
No Other Choice Trailer #2 - 44:02
Die My Love Trailer #2 - 45:53
Nuremberg Trailer #2 - 47:48
The Bride! Trailer #1 - 48:40
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WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 51:03

Elordi, Bond Elordi. Plus Anemone, Steve, Chase Infinity, DudeBros + More! - ORC 10/11/25

This Oscar Race Checkpoint reviews Is This Thing On? At the NYFF +++ A House of Dynamite, The Mastermind, The Lost Bus, John Candy: I Like Me, Ozzy Osbourne: No Escape From Now, and My Father the BTK Killer. Plus, as always no spoilers. 

Upcoming coverage of the Woodstock Film Festival & NYFF Ticketing - Top of the Show 
Meeting a Celeb at random at the Angelika Film Center - 5:40 
A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE - 9:20 
Steam: dim sum in the West Village + The Owl’s Tail & Dive 75 drinks - 14:51 
IS THIS THING ON? - 20:49 

The Mastermind - 26:08
John Candy: I Like Me - 28:50 
Ozzy Osbourne: No Escape From Now - 31:24 
My Father, the BTK Killer - 33:58 
The Lost Bus - 35:20 

OUTRO: we hope you’re looking forward to the rest of the Woodstock Film Festival. We’ll have two interviews to release later this week… and perhaps a few more episodes next week. Otherwise, stay tuned for more Oscar Race Checkpoints, Oscar Profiles and special guests, and if you enjoy our work, please rate & review, like & subscribe and tell people about our show. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

At NYFF for Is This Thing On? + A House of Dynamite on Oscar Race Checkpoint - ORC 10/14/25

Delilah Napier & Lucy Powers are the filmmakers and stars of Floating Carousel, a new dark comedy about modern day dating in NYC, premiering this weekend at the 26th Woodstock Film Festival. 

An Introduction to the Filmmakers - Top of the Show
Synopsis & Cast for Floating Carousel - 1:27
This is based on a wild true story - 2:37 
Their Writing Process - 7:26 
Giving Their Actors Freedom to Roll - 9:23 
Wanting the Anti-RomCom - 11:10 
Putting together a great ensemble - 13:22 
Writing their scenes into shape - 15:26 
Wearing many hats - 16:32 
Delilah Napier on her character of Olivia - 17:35 
Lucy Powers on her character of Ruby - 19:34 
Premiering at the Woodstock Film Festival - 21:08 

For Tickets to Floating Carousel at the 26th Woodstock Film Festival 
https://woodstockfilmfestival.org/2025-film-guide?filmId=687e4450e65ffc8913359594

Watch the Trailer!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wF7ep7g2ap0&t=1s

And learn more about the film: 
https://bestdressedfilms.com/floating-carousel
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32023816/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_1_nm_0_in_0_q_Floating%2520Carousel

As for MMO, here’s how to contact us. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

Interview w/ Delilah Napier & Lucy Powers of Floating Carousel - Ep 499

What Is This Episode - Top of Show
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MMO INTERVIEWS ADULT CHILDREN STAR/PRODUCER THOMAS SADOSKI!
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How Adult Children Came to Exist - 3:43
HOF TV vs Indy Movie Prep - 6:32
A Purposefully Nostalgic Drama - 10:55
When Tom Found Josh - 16:19
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The Meaning and Importance of Woodstock FF - 19:38
Hollywood’s “Bottom Line-ism” + The Genre w/ Most Freedom - 26:40
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What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 34:05 
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Film Website: 
https://www.521films.com/adultchildren
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Watch the Trailer: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrwWPER90zA&t=1s 
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Thomas Sadoski on his New Film Adult Children Before Its CA Premiere! - Ep 500

Hamnet, Rental Family, Is This Thing On?, The Voice of Hind Rajab, Sentimental Value, Hedda, The Secret Agent and more films, restaurants and travel all reviewed LIVE! from the 26th Woodstock Film Festival. More shownotes coming soon (after I settle back in from a long trip).

For Part 2 of our Woodstock Festival Reviews, make sure to subscribe to the Recent Activity podcast. https://recent-activity.captivate.fm/listen 

We will be reviewing Wake Up, Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, Jay Kelly, Train Dreams, Cover-Up, The Perfect Neighbor, A House of Dynamite, and the Netflix Oscars Slate in this upcoming episode. 

Otherwise, stay tuned for part 3 of our Woodstock Coverage later this week on MMO for another Oscar Race Checkpoint covering the Woodstock Awards and Indie Film Discoveries we loved and would like to feature... including The Ark, Floating Carousel, Adult Children, On The End, Park Avenue, and Eloise and the Dress.

LIVE! from Woodstock w/ Andrew Morgan! - Reviewing Hamnet, Rental Family, etc - ORC 10/19/25

It’s part 3 of our Woodstock Film Festival movie reviews as we discuss the 26th Awards Ceremony and some must see movies that won hardware. Plus, we review The Black Phone 2 & Shelby Oaks before diving into a non-spoiler AND spoiler review segment on After the Hunt.

26th WOODSTOCK FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS: 
An Audience Awards Winner getting its “second wind” in the Oscars race? - 3:52 
The Plague w/ Joel Edgerton wins Best Narrative Feature competition - 7:05 

Steal This Story, Please! Wins Documentary Audience Award + Our Review - 8:35 
https://woodstockfilmfestival.org/2025-film-guide?filmId=689656bde56d04276a7b8bb5 

Floating Carousel wins the Ultra Indie Award + Our Review - 11:24 
https://bestdressedfilms.com/floating-carousel 

The Floaters wins Excellence in Directing Award + Review - 15:05 
https://floatersmovie.com/ 

OTHER WOODSTOCK FILM FESTIVAL RECOMMENDATIONS / REVIEWS: 
The Ark: a doc on an animal refuge in the Ukraine - 19:30 
https://woodstockfilmfestival.org/2025-features?filmId=6888d194890a9096ccbc5cce 

River of Grass: a doc on the alarming state of the Everglades in Florida - 23:31 
https://www.riverofgrassfilm.com/

Park Avenue: an NYC drama featuring a stupendous Fiona Shaw - 26:04 
On The End featuring Tim Blake Nelson in his best role since Buster Scruggs - 28:11 
https://woodstockfilmfestival.org/2025-film-guide?filmId=68a721e699412b9ef7b6ba8b 

Eloise and the Dress: a hilarious short film in need of the feature film treatment - 31:14 
https://woodstockfilmfestival.org/2025-film-guide?filmId=68bede7a397fa68e1fb335a0 

Whale 52: an emotional and adorable animated short feat the voice of Bruce Villanch - 32:45 
https://whale52themovie.com/ 

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: 
The Black Phone 2 - 34:53 
Shelby Oaks - 36:29 

After The Hunt Non-Spoiler Section - 39:28 
Spoiler Section for After The Hunt - 45:47 

OUTRO: There’s a big musical biopic hitting theaters soon called Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere. There’s a horror holiday, which we like to cover. Plus, we have Gotham Awards Nominations next week. Otherwise, we’re planning more reviews, previews, and interviews that we hope you’ll continue to enjoy. So please follow, like, subscribe, rate and review us via our socials or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, thank you for doing so. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

Woodstock Award Winners, After The Hunt + Indie Gems & New Horror - ORC 10/22/25

Amy Herdy - documentary film producer of the Oscar Nominated The Hunting Ground, the 7x Emmy nominated Allen v Farrow + other award winning films & series like The Bleeding Edge, On The Record, Harry & Meghan, etc - Amy is now making her directorial debut with Parrot Kindergarten, available in select theaters on November 3rd. 

Synopsis for Parrot Kindergarten & Career Bio for our guest, Amy Herdy - Top of the Show 

The film’s origin story - 4:44 
How her perceptions were changed - 6:53 
Did Ellie get along with the film crew? - 8:07 
The size & scope of the production + advice from Doug Liman - 9:40 
Why she needed to direct  - 12:09 
The hard earned payoffs in this type of storytelling - 13:53 
How her past career as an investigative journalist drives her work - 16:12 
Being inspired by My Octopus Teacher, Errol Morris, etc - 19:12 

Watch the Full Trailer for Parrot Kindergarten: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT_sY-2eOIM 

OUTRO: Thanks to Amy Herdy and to the team at Parrot Kindergarten for coming on Mike, Mike, and Oscar. If you’re new to the show, enjoy our lengthy back catalog of reviews, interviews and series, including our ongoing Hollywood News and Awards Analysis show called Oscar Race Checkpoint, also available on the same feed. You can help support us by leaving a like, hitting that subscribe button or as always, leaving a strong rating or review. Here’s our linktree where you can do so. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

Amy Herdy, Director of Parrot Kindergarten - MMO Interviews - Ep 502

What Is This Episode - Top of Show
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SPRINGSTEEN OSCARS PROFILE
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Spoiler-Free Review:
Background: The Pundit Parade, Box Office, Scores - 2:22
Plot Premise, Expectations - 7:11
3 Movies Too Many?/Who is This For?/BioDoc Issues - 9:27
Performances - 13:49
The Odd State of the Actor Categories - 18:18
Production Values - 25:17
WILL WHITE BE NOMINATED? - 26:44
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SPOILER WARNING - 28:31
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Spoiler-Filled Review:
We’re Waiting… - 29:12
It Ain’t Easy Having Green - 33:14
What Could’ve Been - 38:13
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FINAL GRADES: 43:05
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What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 46:31
https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

Springsteen Oscars Profile - Born to Bum - Ep 501

Our 8th Annual Horror Movie Awards Show is here as we celebrate the very best, the very worst, and very weird of everything horror since last Halloween. Nosferatu, Sinners, 28 Years Later, Weapons are all eligible for awards. Plus we find some hidden gems. It was another loaded year in horror, and we’re here for it all. And as always, all MMO Award Shows are light to no spoilers. 

Random Stuff Section featuring M1’s Haiku writing, Most Goo, Terrible singer/songwriter impersonations, and the Best Marketing Campaigns, etc - 2:14 

Best Scenes Section featuring The Ickiest Grossest Barfiest Yuck, The M1 Squealer + Best & Worst Endings, etc - 14:59 

Production Values Sections featuring The Yelly, The Scary ACE Eddie, Worst Teeth, Scariest Prop, Craziest Face MUAH & Worst New Halloween Costumes, etc - 19:50 

Performance Section featuring Most/Least Annoying Couples, Harbinger of Most Doom, Best Karaoke Partners + Best Supporting & Lead Performances, etc - 28:30 

Composition Section featuring - New Directors To Watch, Spookiest Fee Fee, Horror IP That Will Be Remembered Best in 10 Years, The Shudder Deep Cut Award, The MMO Razzie & Best Horror Film of the Year, etc - 38:44 

OUTRO: Make sure to send Netflix a message this weekend re: theatrical viewing. Plus, we discuss what’s coming next on MMO, including some more coverage of the horror genre and other upcoming episodes. If you enjoy what we’re doing here, please rate & review, like & subscribe, and above all, please tell your friends about our podcast. We really appreciate it. Happy Halloween, everybody! https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar 



The Scaries 2025 - Our 8th Annual Horror Movie Awards Show - Ep 503

Gotham Nominations show particular strength for One Battle After Another. Plus, we discuss potential winners in each category and review a few of the nominees like Blue Moon & Familiar Touch.

Film by Film Nomination Tallies: One Battle After Another stays super strong - 1:10 
Blue Moon Review Part 1, underperformers + The Tribute Effect - 4:47 
The Gotham Best Feature 10 and the categories Oscars Crossover History - 7:19 
Review of Familiar Touch - 12:06 
Best Director and more Obaa BOBO talk - 13:35 
Breakthrough Director - 17:24 
Original and Adapted Screenplay - 19:04 
International Feature and an odd omission of Sentimental Value - 22:27 
The Lead Performance winner could be chalk - 24:30 
Blue Moon Review Part 2 - 27:41 
The Supporting Performance Category is loaded with contenders - 28:42 
Best Breakthrough Performer - 32:01 
(Snubs? or) Contenders NOT Nominated / Submitted at the Gothams - 34:14 

DOC NYC Shortlist & Gotham’s Best Doc Feature Category - 36:00 

OUTRO: If you enjoy what we’re doing here, please leave us a kind rating and review, please like and subscribe, and please tell your friends about our show. Otherwise, stay tuned to our feed for more reviews like Bugonia and Frankenstein, interviews with special guests like more documentarians we have scheduled, and of course, stay tuned for more previews of all the big awards shows with us and our friends on Oscar Race Checkpoint. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar 




Gotham Noms '25: Does One Battle Start Sweeping Already? - ORC 10/30/25

What Is This Episode - Top of Show
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BUGONIA OSCARS PROFILE
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Spoiler-Free Review:
Background: Box Office, Scores - 1:11
An Early Oscars Lens; Because…Wtf? - 4:24
Script Thoughts - 7:51
Performances - 10:33
Silverstone-assance - 15:10
Production Values - 17:20
OVER/UNDER HOW MANY NOMS? - 19:21
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SPOILER WARNING - 23:11
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Spoiler-Filled Review:
So…Did You Know? - 24:14
Unreliable or Not - 27:37
Fearing the Laughter - 30:00
More Highs and Lows - 35:45
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FINAL GRADES: 39:28
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What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 42:43

Bugonia Oscars Profile - Do You Know Your Enemy? - Ep 504

The Director/Producer of Class Action Park & How To Rob A Bank - Seth Porges joins our show to discuss his new film, SANTACON, which uncovers a treasure trove of footage of the group that started this red menace, the same people who launched Burning Man & the inspiration for Fight Club’s Project Mayhem, the Cacophony Society. 

You can check out Seth’s film at DOC NYC, including its World Premiere on November 13th at 6:45pm at the Village East Theater by Angelika with a 2nd screening on Saturday the 15th at 9:30pm: https://www.docnyc.net/film/santacon/ 

And SANTACON will also be available via the Online Screenings at DOC NYC here: https://tickets.docnyc.net/websales/pages/ticketsearchcriteria.aspx?evtinfo=522060~bd725d56-8b11-414c-8cda-9ccb2ad3128d&_ga=2.65030766.1307042446.1762432735-1258641791.1760054829

On today’s show, Seth Porges discusses SANTACON from all angles past & present, including how the film fits with his filmography and films/TV that influence his style. Plus, we have fun discussing the Fight Club angle, the Michael Moore cameo, and much more! 

If you enjoy our show, please follow, like, subscribe, rate & review Mike, Mike, and Oscar wherever you get your podcasts, and stay tuned for more filmmaker interviews like these, more Oscar Profile movie reviews like Frankenstein, more special guest hosted shows like an upcoming Oscar Bets Special w/ the Duke of Bettingham himself - David Long, and of course, more episodes of our Hollywood and Awards News Coverage on Oscar Race Checkpoint with both of us Mikes via this same feed. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar 

SANTACON Website and Trailer: https://www.santacondoc.com/ 

Seth Porges - Director of SANTACON, Class Action Park & How To Rob A Bank - Ep 505

What Is This Episode - Top of Show
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FRANKENSTEIN OSCARS PROFILE
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Spoiler-Free Review:
Background, Scores - 4:30
Script Thoughts - 7:51
Performances - 10:55
(Elordi Makes M1 Hate Himself - 11:43)
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The Oscars Lens - 16:05
MUAH is Done - 18:49
Production Design/VFX/Cinematography - 20:21
Score - 24:02
Total Noms - 27:00
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SPOILER WARNING - 28:26
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Spoiler-Filled Review:
Is It Alive? - 29:35
Oscar Get Your Gun - 32:06
The Details of My Life Are Quite Inconsequential - 34:48
Expos - 37:10
Bro-mancing The Bones - 39:40
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FINAL GRADES: 47:20
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What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 49:04

https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

Frankenstein - The Four Brothers of the Oscars Race - Ep 507

Alex Schmider is a producer of award winning films like Changing The Game, Disclosure and Chasing Chasing Amy, and his next film - KICK - will chronicle the amazing journey of 1500m distance runner Nikki Hiltz to the 2024 Olympics. 

Alex is also the Senior Director of Entertainment at GLAAD, where he oversees consultation and advising on TV, film and digital media that feature LGBTQ characters and storylines. Fresh off his inclusion on the OUT100 list, we are thrilled to have Alex Schmider join the show to discuss his incredible career & filmography. 

Read up on Alex’s latest honor of being included in the OUT100 List https://www.out.com/out100/2025/educators/alex-schmider 

Check out Alex Schmider’s filmography 
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9559142/?ref_=ttfc_fcr_4_15

Learn more and support Alex Schmider’s good work at GLAAD https://glaad.org/ 

And if you’d like to support KICK - about Nikki Hiltz - here’s an opportunity to do that as well. https://seedandspark.com/fund/kick-1#story

As for us at MMO, please follow us on social media and support our podcast via positive ratings and reviews wherever you may listen. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

Alex Schmider - Producer of KICK, Changing The Game & Chasing Chasing Amy - Ep 508

Oscar Race Checkpoint returns with a big Awards News segment covering the EFA & BIFA noms, changes from SAG & Critics Choice, an added Gotham Tribute that we called +++ Governor’s Awards and campaign talk. Then we enjoyed a big What We’re Watching segment covering Nouvelle Vague, Ballad of a Small Player, House of Dynamite, Die My Love, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, Christy, Nuremberg, Are We Good?, and I’m Not Everything I Want To Be. Finally, we close with a few trailer reviews including Scream 7, Michael, The Testament of Ann Lee, and Marty Supreme. 

AWARDS NEWS: 
EFA Noms: The European Film Awards could be a big day for Sentimental Value - 1:54 
BIFA Noms: British Independent Film Awards & where we’re looking for crossover - 5:26 
The Governors Awards & Tom Cruise’s Big Speech - 15:27 
The Critics Choice Awards add 4 categories on E! - 20:09 
The Gotham Awards add a tribute for Jeremy Allan White + Wicked/campaign talk - 22:44 
The Actor Awards are the new SAG’s - 28:06 

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING:
Nouvelle Vague - 30:32 
Ballad of a Small Player - 34:47 
Die My Love - 37:43 
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You - 40:40 
A House of Dynamite - 42:56 
Christy and the latest Sydney Sweeney drama - 45:07 
Nuremberg - 49:31 
Are We Good? - 52:14 
I’m Not Everything I Want To Be - 58:50 

TRAILER REVIEWS:
Scream 7 - 1:03:56 
Michael - 1:07:42 
The Testament of Ann Lee - 1:09:30 
Marty Supreme - 1:12:04 

OUTRO: We discuss where you can find us on social media and the big green and pink movie that we may or may not be reviewing next. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar We also reminisce about our lost loved ones after AlsoMike lost his grandmother this week. R.I.P., Grammy. We love you. 

Gov Awards, EFA & BIFA, Nouvelle Vague + Wicked & Marty Supreme Buzz - ORC 11/19/25

What Is This Episode - Top of Show
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WICKED FOR GOOD OSCARS PROFILE
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Spoiler-Free Review:
Reception, Scores, $$ - :55
Script Thoughts, 1.0 - 5:57
The Song Problems - 7:25
Script Thoughts, 2.0 - 10:33
Production Values, JK, Performances - 14:02
Production Design, For Real - 21:12
How Many Noms? - 26:08
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SPOILER WARNING - 33:28
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Spoiler-Filled Review:
Get Physical - 34:24
Just…Listen - 37:17
Glinda the Boss - 42:26
Bad People and Oz - 45:24
The Roses - 48:55
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FINAL GRADES: 50:37
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What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 53:44
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https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

Wicked: For Good Oscars Profile - It May: Be Bad - Ep 509

What is This Episode? - Top of Show
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BOX OFFICE UPDATE: 
Wicked 2 is Making Money, Despite Reviews Dropping - 2:19
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WHAT WE’RE WATCHING:
Train Dreams Review - 5:34
AM Reviews The Running Man - 13:00
AM Reviews Predator: Badlands - 16:30
aaaaaand Being Eddie for Good Measure - 19:55
M1 Reviews The History of Sound - 23:10
AM Reviews In Waves In War - 27:17
Death By Lightning Review - 30:11
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MUSIC CATEGORY CATCH UP:
Clayton’s, Scott’s Current Predix - 32:31
HMMA Winners Include Sinners, Warren - 35:31
KPop Makes a HUGE Grammys Splash - 37:39
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DOCUMENTARY CATEGORY CATCH UP:
The Perfect Neighbor is the Front Runner…So It Will Miss Oscars - 40:49
Cinema Eye Honor Doc Noms - 46:12
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INDUSTRY NEWS:
Amy Pascal to Get PGA Selznick Award - 48:27
Sarah Jessica Parker Getting Globes’ Burnett Award - 49:45
The Globes Doing What the Oscars Should - 52:08
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CONTENDER TRAILERS:
Project Hail Mary Trailer #2 - 54:37
Hunger Games: Reoping Trailer #1 - 58:08
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WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 1:03:10
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https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

Doc Feature Has a Leader, Which Means We Know What Won't Be Nominated - ORC 11/26/25

Sentimental Value should contend for big nominations at the Golden Globes, Critics Choice Awards and many upcoming precursors as well as major Oscar Nominations, and we have to study it in this loaded film study Oscars Profile review show.

NON-SPOILER REVIEW OF SENTIMENTAL VALUE:
Reception Thus Far. Critical, Audience & Box Office - 2:55 
Our Theater-Going Experience - 4:50 
The Awards Profile Thus Far + Golden Globes Predictions - 7:58 
Enjoying the film much more on 2nd viewing, more so than at the festivals - 11:04 
A Huge Stellan Skarsgard Discussion and a Dissection of Supporting Actor - 13:23 
Having Fun with a Film about Filmmakers - 22:41 
Trier makes personal films hiding behind fictions, much like Gustav in this story - 25:10 
Renate Reinsve and THREE! Tremendous Supporting Actress Performances - 27:32 
Review of the Production Values including praise for the Score & Cinematography - 32:21 
Our Oscar Nom Predictions, a Lead Actress Breakdown & Over/Under - 35:23 

SPOILER WARNING - 40:39 

SPOILER SECTION FOR SENTIMENTAL VALUE:
Two Big Nitpicks - 41:29 
Big Performance Moments for Renate Reinsve - 45:00 
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas Big Performance Takeaways - 49:33 
Stellan Skarsgard’s Gustav Motivations & Performance Takes - 55:03 
The Themes Played Out in the Ending - 1:03:43 
How A Worst Scene Becomes A Best Scene on Rethink - 1:08:06 
Final Grades - 1:11:01 

OUTRO: We have more Oscar Race Checkpoints and Oscar Profile film studies coming soon, maybe, kinda, sorta… or not. We won’t say. But thank you as always for listening. Please follow us on social media and rate/review our show to pledge your support. And thanks again for doing that as well. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

Sentimental Value - Hey, kid. Watch these DVDs - An Oscar Profile - Ep  510

We are not mature enough to ignore that she said Jafar Punani, and we promise never to act mature enough to ignore that she said Jufar Punani. You’re welcome. Nor will we ever underreact to the first big winners of awards season at the Gotham and NYFCC Awards + BIFA’s. They mean everything (and nothing at all) AS ALWAYS! Plus, we react to the Thanksgiving week box office, and we review new films from DOC NYC and our nearby movie theaters and discuss the AMC Popcorn Pass in the final moments of the episode as well.

AWARD NEWS: 
Half of the NYFCC Winners - 1:48 
The 2025 Gotham Awards from all angles - 3:54 
Reviewing 2000 Meters to Andriivka - 32:22 
BIFA Winner Tallies - 37:22 

Thanksgiving Week Box Office + how right was M1 about Wicked: For Good? - 41:04 

MORE REVIEWS: 
Mr. Nobody Against Putin - 48:00 
There Was, There Was Not - 50:46 
Fackham Hall - 54:26 
Rental Family - 58:17 

The Rest of the NYFCC Winners including One Battle After Another wins - 1:00:25 

OUTRO TALK: we discuss where you can follow us on social media and how you can support us with 5 star ratings and likes wherever you get your podcasts. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar 
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Plus, we discuss which one of us went in for the AMC Popcorn Pass and whether or not its actually a good deal. 


Gotham, NYFCC & BIFA Winner OverReactions! One Battle, Panahi & Pillion start Hot - ORC 12/2/25

News of Netflix buying WB & Critics Choice Noms opens the show, and then we dive into a full film study review of Chloe Zhao’s Hamnet, the sad story of how Shakespeare came to write Hamlet.

WB sells to Netflix - 1:01 

NON-SPOILER REVIEW:
Reception & Awards Profiles - 7:01 
Awards Profile Thus Far including Critics Choice Award Noms - 12:01 
Movie Watching Stories & Non-Spoiler Script Thoughts - 13:46 
Performance Reviews - 18:32 
Production Values - 25:07 
Oscar Lens & Over/Under for Nominations - 31:29 

Spoiler Warning - 38:17 

SPOILER FILLED REVIEW:
The big emotional scene - 39:05 
That Ending & Arguments Against Tragedy Porn - 48:15 
7 Stages - 56:55 
More Bests and a Few Worsts - 1:01:29 
Final Grades - 1:08:19 

OUTRO: Please subscribe to our show wherever you get your podcasts and rate, review, like our show to help us grow. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar Otherwise, stay tuned for more Oscar Profiles, Oscar Race Checkpoints and gambling specials in the near future as we kick awards season into high gear. 

Hamnet: The Wrong Kid Died - An Oscar Profile Review - Ep 511

We review Jay Kelly starring George Clooney, Adam Sandler, Laura Dern, Billy Crudup and many more recognizable Hollywood stalwarts for Noah Baumbach’s latest feature, now playing on Netflix (crowd boos and we cringe.) Will there be a Netflix bias in the upcoming awards season months? Or will Jay Kelly stay in contention for certain categories? 

NON-SPOILER REVIEW OF JAY KELLY:
Reception, Award Profile & Initial Thoughts - 2:17 
A Christmas Carol Vibes & 1st Watch Stories - 6:01 
Review of the Performances & Casting Category - 12:22 
Production Values - 24:23 
Oscar Lens - 27:45 

Spoiler Warning - 33:31 

SPOILER FILLED REVIEW OF JAY KELLY:
The Josh Hartnett connection - 34:04 
The Jay & Ron (Clooney & Sandler) Relationship is the heart of the film - 36:17 
A Christmas Carol with no ghosts? - 40:29 
That Ending - 43:52 
More Bests and Worsts - 49:46 
Final Grades & One Final Awards Discussion - 52:22 

OUTRO: If you’re enjoying what we do here, please like & subscribe, rate & review and tell your people about our show. Thank you for doing so. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar Stay tuned for more Oscar Race Checkpoints, Oscar Profiles, and special episodes in the near future. 

Jay Kelly: All My Memories Are Movies - An Oscar Profile - Ep 512

We power rank the contenders, specifically the Best Picture Category and go film by film to discuss how all the contenders performed with this past wave of news including the Golden Globe, Critics Choice & Indie Spirit Nominations +++ wins at NBR, AFI and the LAFCA. 

One Battle After Another is definitely the frontrunner - 2:36 
Sinners and how it stacks up w/ Hamnet - 7:50 
Hamnet, Mescal’s chances in Supporting Actor & NYFCC/LAFCA Stats - 11:09 
Frankenstein + the Cinematic or Box Office Achievement Globe + YouTube plans - 19:30 
Sentimental Value & the potential double nom in Supporting Actress - 25:23 
Marty Supreme & Timothee’s supreme confidence - 29:16 
Wicked: For Good and the glut in the midfield for that Best Picture 10 - 33:57 
Train Dreams & Bugonia + stumping for Film Independent membership - 40:08 
It Was Just An Accident - 48:25 
Jay Kelly & Discussing the Casting Category - 53:00 
No Other Choice + AlsoMike’s Review of the Film - 56:34 
Avatar Fire & Ash & The Secret Agent - 58:48 
Other International Contenders like Nouvelle Vague, Sirat, etc - 1:03:45 
Other Domestic Players like F1, Weapons, Blue Moon, Die My Love, etc - 1:07:38 

OUTRO: If you are able, please donate to the Chaz and AJ Toy Crabtree Chevrolet Toy Drive https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/L8CTKDGN4MZZ6 Thank you, and have yourself some happy holidays! 


Globes, Critics Choice & Spirit Noms + NBR/AFI/LAFCA: We Rank The Contenders! - ORC 12/10/25

We breakdown the snubs & surprises from the 98th Oscar Shortlists in all the feature film categories including Best International Feature, Documentary, Score, Song, Makeup and Hairstyling, Sound, VFX, Cinematography and Casting. Which films had the best day? Which struggled? Which held serve??

International Feature - 2:19 
Documentary Feature - 6:54 
Original Score - 12:40 
Original Song - 15:40 
Makeup and Hairstyling - 18:39 
Sound - 23:16 
Visual Effects - 24:35 
Cinematography - 27:03 
Casting & then we close with the Tallies - 28:53 

OUTRO: We discuss the Spielberg movie - Disclosure Day trailer a bit during the Outro, and we mention a few potential upcoming episodes. So if you enjoy our work, please support our show by liking, subscribing, rating, reviewing and by telling people about our show. We appreciate it. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

The 98th Oscar Shortlists - Sinners, Wicked 2 & Sirat Have Big Days -  ORC 12/17/25

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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