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

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

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

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