What Is This Episode - Top of Show
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MIKE, MIKE, AND ALIEN, PART 1: ALIEN ’79:
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Non-spoiler Review:
How This Script Was Made: ft. Jon Carpenter, Lynch’s Dune, and Total Recall?! - 1:48
Bringing in Ridley - 6:21
Critical/Audience/Our Reception - 9:45
Great Horror, Great SciFi - 15:41
The Famous Cast - 20:10
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SPOILER WARNING - 24:10
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Spoiler-Filled Review:
The Requiem (or What This Movie Is Best Known for and Its Impact) - 25:04
Most Mike-Like Move/Un-Mike Like Move - 29:24
The Game Over Man (The Point in Which You KNEW A Fatal Error Was Made) - 33:34
Themes We’d Rather Not Dwell On - 38:13
Underrated Smart Move - 41:00
The Least Scary, Scary Moment - 42:50
In Space, No One Can Hear You Set a Scene (Best Production Values) - 46:11
Get Away From Them, You Bitch (or The Most Goosebump Inducing Moment) - 51:30
The Nagging Question You Can’t Stop Thinking About - 55:52
Quantifying the Goo - 58:03
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Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:03:38
Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:04:20

Alien '79 Rewatch - Mike, Mike, and Alien ReWatch Series p.1 - Ep 458

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

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

We very much enjoyed Thunderbolts*, and here’s our full film study review treatment. Non-spoilers begins with big discussions on the MCU and its box office trends, and as always, we build to an Oscars Lens. Then we go beat by beat and discuss the plot in the spoiler filled second half. 

NON-SPOILER REVIEW SECTION:
A big discussion of the recent phases of the MCU and their box office - 2:08 
The Reception is very strong thus far - 9:01 
Our different MCU intakes of late - 11:50 
The Marvel Mental Health Awareness Movie - 15:54 
Falling in love with these characters & these performances 20:20 
Production Values including the unforgettable score that M1 forgot - 26:49 

Spoiler Warning - 32:07 

SPOILER REVIEW SECTION: 
Is Florence Pugh the next do your own stunts daredevil like Tom Cruise? - 33:32 
Major MCU developments - 35:54 
Superhero meet cutes - 37:24 
The Bucky Barnes subplot with Bunk and Elaine - 40:42 
Keeping this new ragtag group together… somehow - 41:41 
Probably the most fun part of the movie - 45:28 
The Un-Marvel Like - 49:10 
Clear Themes and Messaging - 55:17 
The Final Scene + the Mid & Post Credit Scenes - 56:17 
We speculate about Fantastic Four & Doomsday movies - 58:53 
Final Grades & Final Thoughts on how this fits into Modern Times - 1:03:21 

OUTRO: We have a quickie production meeting live on air as we discuss how we’re approaching our 100% Accurate Way Too Early Predictions. Plus, M2 actually praises recap videos on Youtube for helping him with this episode. Otherwise, please follow us on our socials and feel free to reach out. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

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

It’s Part One of our Way Too Early 2025-26 Oscars Predictions Special, or Guarantees Special as we should have called it. Screenplays, VFX, Sound, Score, Song, the Shorts, yes - The Shorts, Make-up & Hairstyling, plus Lead Actor and Actress are all discussed.

Original Screenplay reveals films where we’re heavy + where Vegas leans - 3:07 
Adapted Screenplay includes former winners, noms + a UFC champ - 11:37 
VFX w/ Avatar & F1 + sentimental favorites & trailers that look good to us - 18:00 
Sound Design w/ F1 as the favorite + other blockbusters - 23:00 
Original Score has a murderers row of legendary contenders - 25:22 
Original Song includes multiples by two films + the Diane Warren rule - 28:48 
Documentary Short included the most research ever - 31:48 
Animated Short included the least research ever - 35:09 
Live Action Short is as clear a vision into the future as we’ve ever had - 36:44 
Make-up & Hairstyling where we share 4 noms, but talk honorable mentions more - 39:26 
Lead Actor has huge stars and irrational confidence levels from us in our picks - 41:05 
Lead Actress - 47:07

OUTRO - 55:00 - Make sure to go back to the rest of our Oscars Year In Preview Series. We have specials to preview each section of the calendar, plus a Sundance review and a Cannes preview. Also stay locked on our feed for Part Two, where we’ll predict the Supportings, Director, Casting, Best Picture and the rest of the 24 Oscar categories. And as always, let us know your thoughts, comments, questions, concerns, and your predictions via our socials. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar



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

It’s the second half of our 100% Accurate Way Too Early Oscars Predictions for 2025/26. In this episode, we discuss the Supportings, Casting, Director, Picture and 12 categories in all!

Cinematography - 2:16 
Film Editing - 5:07 
Animated 9:38 
International - 13:09 
Documentary - 17:51 
Costume Design - 20:24 
Production Design - 23:24 
Supporting Actor - 29:00 
Supporting Actress - 37:24 
Casting - 41:17 
Director - 45:00 
Picture - 52:00 

OUTRO - Go back and enjoy our entire Oscars Year In Preview Series as we discussed the calendar, reviewed Sundance, and previewed Cannes. Do look forward to our continuation of our Oscar Profile Movie Reviews series as we’ll do film study episodes on upcoming contenders. But first, we cannot wait to review the reviewers and time the standing ovations from the 2025 Cannes Film Festival later this week. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar


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

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

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

It’s part II of our Cannes Film Festival coverage, and we have a lot of passionate thoughts. You get our reviewing the reviewing, and we keep you up to date on those ovations. Plus, we discuss a half dozen trailers and review a batch of new movies while we’re at it. 

CANNES PART DEUX: Reviewing the Reviewers 
Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme - 1:24 
Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague - 7:41 
Lynn Ramsay’s Die, My Love - 17:37 
Ari Aster’s Eddington - 23:49 
The Secret Agent starring Wagner Moura - 28:19 
A Magnificent Life from Sony Pictures Classics - 34:02 
Kristen Stewart’s The Chronology of Water - 35:24 
Harris Dickinson’s Urchin - 37:11 
Pillion starring Alexander Skarsgard - 38:41 
Christian Petzold’s Mirrors No. 3 - 41:15 
Other Notable Receptions & The Standing Ovations Tally Through Sunday - 42:18

TRAILER REVIEWS: 
Ballerina - 44:54 
Together - 47:34 
Bring Her Back - 52:55 
Predator: Badlands - 55:32 
Nobody 2 - 57:44 

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING:
The Accountant 2 - 58:38 
Clown in a Cornfield - 1:00:11
The Surfer - 1:01:50 
The Legend of Ochi - 1:03:55 
Streaming Movie Reviews: Summer of ‘69, Nonnas & Another Simple Favor - 1:06:33 

What Mike1 has been watching, including Dimension 20, Taskmaster, The Studio, The Last of Us, and The NBA Playoffs - 1:07:44 

OUTRO - We have another production meeting live on the air to discuss our next movie review film study. Plus, we talk more about how we’d handle the Cannes experience if we were made official timekeepers of the applause. 


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

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

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

It’s our 3rd episode on the 2025 Cannes Film Festival as we discuss award winners like It Was Just An Accident and Sentimental Value. Plus, we enjoy awards talk on Highest 2 Lowest, The History of Sound, etc. 

CANNES FILM FESTIVAL COVERAGE PART III: 
Palme D’or Winner - It Was Just An Accident - 1:47 
Sentimental Value gets a 19? Minute Standing Ovation - 8:06 
Recapping other winners like The Secret Agent - 16:30 
The Young Mother’s Home wins Best Screenplay for the Dardenne Bros - 18:15
Resurrection from Bi Gan - 19:23 
The Little Sister wins best Actress - 20:21 
Highest 2 Lowest Oscars Talk - 22:55 
A Private Life and Splitsville are comedies getting strong reviews - 29:58 
The Mastermind from Kelly Reichardt - 33:48 
Alpha from Julia Ducournau - 36:55 
The History of Sound from Oliver Hermanus - 39:35 
Eleanor The Great from Scarlett Johansson & June Squibb - 42:10 
Un Certain Regard Winner - The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo - 44:32 
Pillion + Urchin wins several + this year’s Palme Dog section - 45:35 
A Cannes Acquisitions Summary makes the Neon/Mubi rivalry a real thing - 47:31 
The Standing Ovations Tally from MMO - 50:20 
Best International Films Possibilities - 51:35 

OUTRO - What’s coming next from us includes more Oscar Race Checkpoints and Oscar Profile Reviews. Plus, we’ll be sending out the Bat Signal soon to a returning guest. Otherwise… and as always, we want to hear your thoughts on which films you’re most excited to see from Cannes. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

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

There’s Cannes Fallout, a new Box Office queen & king with Lilo & Stitch, plus major MCU news with the delay of Avengers: Doomsday. Plus, we review Friendship, The Rehearsal, Bring Her Back, Until Dawn, The Studio, new docs and many new trailers in this Oscar Race Checkpoint. 

CANNES FALLOUT: 
Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just An Accident Palme sparks international incident - 2:25 
Netflix buys Nouvelle Vague, a Bono Doc Review + the full Acquisitions Tally - 7:52 

FUTURE MOVIE NEWS: 
Avengers: Doomsday delayed and what it means for the MCU - 11:42 
Damien Chazelle’s next film with Daniel Craig & Cillian Murphy - 15:49 
Gears of War for Netflix gets a director + M1’s casting hopes - 18:26 

A MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE UPDATE: 
AM’s Lilo & Stitch Celebration & Review - 20:14 
Thoughts on Mission Impossible, Final Destination, Thunderbolts, & Sinners progress - 25:10 
Paul Rudd & Tim Robinson’s Friendship makes $$$ + AM’s Review - 32:40 
M1 breaks into a review of The Rehearsal: Season 2 - 36:08 
Minecraft, Accountant 2, and Hurry Up Tomorrow round out the top 10 - 38:34 

TRAILER REVIEWS:
Good Fortune is Dogma, starring Keanu Reeves, Seth Rogen, & Sherry Cola - 41:25 
Caught Stealing from Darren Aronofsky & a stacked August - 43:30 
Zootopia 2 knows how to teaser - 46:41 
Jurassic World: Rebirth if it works will end a certain way - 47:56 
Materialists if it works will end a certain way - 50:34 

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: 
Bring Her Back - 54:15 
Breaking into the Elio & Smurfs Trailers - 57:05 
Until Dawn - 58:10 
Santosh - 59:44 
Paddington In Peru - 1:01:42 
Breaking into the Sunset Boulevard Broadway Adaptation Rumors - 1:02:38 
Pee Wee As Himself - 1:04:54 
The Studio: Season 1 - 1:09:07 

OUTRO: 
Announcing our Upcoming Superman Rewatch Series - 1:13:09 
Announcing our Upcoming PTA Rewatch Series called “Boogie Mikes” - 1:14:23 
AM’s Upcoming Slate At Tribeca - 1:16:29 
https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar


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

We dive deep into analysis of new Oscar Contender Trailers like Wicked: For Good, Frankenstein, Wake Up Dead Man, Kiss of the Spider Woman, A Big Bold Beautiful Journey & more. Plus, we review The Life of Chuck, Dangerous Animals, Mountainhead, Karate Kid: Legends & lots more as well. 

TRAILER REVIEWS:
Wicked: For Good - 2:00 
Frankenstein - 8:22 
Wake Up, Dead Man - 15:39 
Happy Gilmore 2 - 19:27 
The Black Phone 2 (SPOILERS FOR BLACK PHONE 1) - 25:06 
Kiss of the Spider Woman - 28:13 
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey - 30:59 
Fantastic Four: First Steps - 37:01 
Alien: Earth - 47:23 
Dexter: Resurrection (SPOILERS FOR DEXTER: NEW BLOOD) - 52:47 

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING // BOX OFFICE REPORT
The Life of Chuck - 55:51 
Dangerous Animals - 1:01:00 
Mountainhead - 1:03:39 
A Box Office Update + Review of Karate Kid: Legends - 1:06:29 
Tornado - 1:13:39 
Pee Wee As Himself & The Rehearsal (1st 2 episodes) - 1:16:45 
Fear Street: Prom Queen - 1:20:37 
Presence - 1:21:11 

OUTRO: We’re not telling you what’s coming next. Here’s what is coming up next. Then we give you words of wisdom to start your next podcast. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar 

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

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

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

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

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

This Oscar Race Checkpoint includes Tribeca stories, takes on the Tonys & WB news + Reviews of Materialists, Ballerina, Final Destination & Phoenician Schemes & Trailers for Lost Bus, Eddington, Oh Hi & The Naked Gun.

TRIBECA STORIES:
Corner Bistro and the Burger People - 1:28 
Josh Gad in A Tree Fell in the Woods - 4:16 
Hal & Harper + Smashed -  6:32 
Trouble en route to Gotham Burger Social Club, Minetta Tavern + Down the Hatch - 9:55 
Gonzo Girl from Patricia Arquette, Camilla Morrone & Friends - 15:55 
Eddie Vedder’s Acoustic Set for the Matter of Time Doc & Call To Action (Below) - 21:18 

INDUSTRY & AWARDS NEWS:
Warners Re-Organization - 25:35 
Takes on the 2025 Tony Awards - 30:15 

TRAILER BREAKDOWNS:
The Lost Bus from Paul Greengrass & Matthew McConnaughey - 35:44 
Eddington from Ari Aster & Joaquin Phoenix - 37:48 
Oh, Hi! Starring Logan Lerman & Molly Gordon - 41:17 
The Naked Gun from Lonely Island’s Akiva Schaffer & Liam Neesons - 42:25 

BOX OFFICE REPORT + WHAT WE’RE WATCHING MOVIE REVIEWS:
How To Train Your Dragon’s winner weekend - 45:18 
Materialists from Celine Song + Dakota, Pedro & Cap - 47:03 
Ballerina starring Ana De Armas & Keanu Reeves as John Wick - 51:30 
Final Destination: Bloodlines - 53:57 
The Phoenician Scheme - 55:32 
Plus, Mike’s Lost Weekend + The Mortician - 1:00:08  

OUTRO: It’s wise to go to the Tribeca Film Festival, and you can look forward to future episodes of Oscar Race Checkpoint + other film studies like 28 Years Later, Superman 1978, and our upcoming series Boogie Mikes on the films of Paul Thomas Anderson. Plus, don’t forget to look into the following websites and if you can, please get involved in support of EB Research and Matter of Time, the documentary here: EBresearch.org



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

Hard Eight is a gambler’s gambling movie, a riveting neo-noir and the first episode in our PTA rewatch series, Boogie Mikes. Hard Eight stars John C. Reilly, Gwyneth Paltrow, Samuel L. Jackson and Philip Baker Hall, and it premiered at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival from director Paul Thomas Anderson. 

NON-SPOILER FILM STUDY OF HARD EIGHT:
PTA Bio + Movie Intro - 1:58 
Expectations, Historical Significance & Non-Spoiler Story Thoughts - 10:37 
Review of the Performances - 13:32 
Review of the Production Values - 18:54 
“Courage, Bob. Courage.” Final Sales Pitch - 23:50 

SPOILER WARNING - 26:02 

SPOILER FILLED REVIEW SECTIONS:
Carryovers re: Gambling - 26:50 
Why This Plot Is So PTA - 29:10 
The Themes of the Film - 33:59 
That Ending - 38:28 
Worst Scenes - 41:54 
More Best Scenes - 49:35 
Final Thoughts & Grades - 57:40 

OUTRO: Boogie Nights will be the next episode in this series, and we’ll release these Boogie Mikes episodes every few weeks before One Battle After Another. We have a Superman (1978) Retrospective film study for you soon. Plus, there are more Oscar Race Checkpoints and Oscar Profile Movie Reviews yet to come. As for the words of wisdom, we have one final debate in the outro about one final famous quote from Hard Eight in “Never ignore a man’s courtesy.” Well, should you?? https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

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

We did it! Tom Cruise is getting an honorary Oscar alongside Dolly Parton, Debbie Allan, & Wynn Thomas at the Governors Awards. Plus, we talk Venice Bound Films, AI Rules, great trailers for Springsteen, IKWYDLS & Spaceballs 2 +++ reviews for 28 Years Later, How To Train Your Dragon, and Elio. 

NEWS:
Governors Awards Recipients Announced for Tom Cruise & Dolly Parton - 1:14 
Jafar Panahi calls for end to Iran/Israel Conflict - 6:18 
MPSE Golden Reel Awards bans AI Noms - 11:50 
Blumhouse acquires the Saw franchise - 15:40 
Kathyrn Bigelow’s House of Dynamite gets a release date - 18:36 
Variety reports on 9 Venice Bound Films + MPAA Ratings for other Contenders - 21:32 

TRAILERS:
Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere - 26:23 
I Know What You Did Last Summer - 32:27 
The Toxic Avenger - 38:59 
Him - 42:43 
Spaceballs 2 - 47:51 

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING // BOX OFFICE REPORT
How To Train Your Dragon Review - 50:36 
28 Years Later Review - 52:47 
Elio Review - 58:26 
Rest of the Top 10 + What To Watch On Streaming + Naked Gun Rewatches - 1:05:52 

OUTRO: M2 breaks M1’s chops about watching much more TV than Film. We own our hypocrisies and High School nicknames. Then you should leave us a 5 Star Review if you’re enjoying the show. Thank you for that. Plus, we discuss Mike 1’s upcoming vacation. But you shouldn’t get any interruption in your MMO because we banked some episodes. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar 


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

This is our film study on Superman from 1978 starring Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder and Marlon Brando. We invent some fun segments for this retrospective, and we end with some speculation on the upcoming James Gunn film.

SUPERMAN (1978) RETROSPECTIVE: NON-SPOILER REVIEW 
The Production Story - 3:11 
Reading the Plot/Premise as a 1940’s Newsman - 8:26 
The Marlon Brando Award for Most Monologuing - 9:30 
The Director, Richard Donner + Non-Spoiler Script Thoughts - 14:27 
Finding the Right Cleft: Casting Christopher Reeve as Superman - 17:32 
Reviewing the Performances & Comparing to 2025 Castings - 23:27 
An “S” on his Chest: Best / Worst Production Values - 26:09 
The Awards Profile including more BAFTAs than Oscars + a VFX History  - 30:52 

SPOILER SECTION: 35:56 
Left vs Right News Headline - 36:55 
Describe the Conflict as a Checked Out, Overpaid Marlon Brando - 38:57 
Dealing with “The Superman Problem” - 45:23 
Lois & Clark - 47:23 
Music So Good, even ________ looked cool - 51:40 
Film Kryptonite aka The Worst Scenes Section - 54:42
Other Best Scenes & Why we did this episode as a One Off - 57:35 
Final Grades & We speculate on the 2025 James Gunn film - 1:02:33 

OUTRO - 1:04:30 Let us know your thoughts. You can contact us on all our social medias, and wherever you get your podcasts. We recorded this episode and banked it a few weeks ago. So forgive us for some old news in regards to this outro. But we do discuss Boogie Mikes and why it’s wise to brainstorm. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar 



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

This Oscar Race Checkpoint talks about the Academy’s New Invitees, the James Bond Franchises’ next director and casting rumors, upcoming TIFF World Premieres + release updates for potential contenders, and there’s some initial reactions to F1 and M3GAN 2.0 in a Box Office Report. 

ACADEMY NEWS: New Academy Members & Board of Governors - 1:33 

007 NEWS - A Deep Dive into all the News & Casting Rumors:
Denis Villeneuve hired as the next director of Bond 26 + Writer Possibilities - 6:38 
Casting Rumors on the Top of the List + Other Potential Candidates - 12:16 

FUTURE MOVIE NEWS: 
James Cameron’s Ghosts of Hiroshima & News on Avatars 4 & 5 - 38:49 
James Cameron’s The Devils + AlsoMike’s Love for Joe Abercrombie Books - 40:51 
TIFF World Premieres & Opening Night Film Announcements - 46:45 

RELEASE DATE UPDATES - 49:52 
Nouvelle Vague, It Was Just An Accident, Sentimental Value, The Mastermind and Train Dreams all get release dates. Plus, there’s a discussion on how NEON has done well with October and November releases in the past. 

BOX OFFICE UPDATE:
F1 Initial Reactions / Teaser Review + Discussion on Apple’s Theatrical Commitment - 54:31
M3GAN 2.0’s lackluster Debut + the rest of the Top 5 - 1:01:01 

OUTRO: We have exciting plans for the rest of this week and next. So stay tuned to the feed for future episodes. Plus, it is wise to enjoy your summer picnics and vacations. Hopefully you can still include us at MMO in your plans as you travel and kick back. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar 

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

We introduce Luis Mendez of The Reel Lounge Podcast and The Mendez Movie Report. Luis and AlsoMike count down their Top 10 Films of the Year (so far). Plus, they discuss their 3 most anticipated films yet to come in 2025, a Midyear Special! 

Getting to know Luis Mendez - 
Luis talks about the life of a film critic, the NY Times Top 100 and gives an endorsement for letterboxd.

Number 10’s: Great Action and a pleasant surprise - 6:46 
No. 9’s: Funny chatter and a sequence we can’t stop thinking about - 11:02
No. 8’s: Tight storytelling and speaking to the modern day - 17:49 
No. 7’s: An emotional pick and a great physical comedian - 24:52 
No. 6’s: We agree on this genre bender - 29:08 
No. 5’s: The perfect date night film and an underrated selection - 34:38 
No. 4’s: An awesome thriller and a film good for the soul - 39:11 
No. 3’s: We agree on THE Dad movie of the year - 43:51 
No. 2’s: We also agree on a new horror classic - 49:55 
No. 1’s: Rewatchable crowd pleasers that deserve your attention - 58:32 
Honorable Mentions - 1:04:42 

Our Top 3 Most Anticipated Movies for the rest of 2025 - 1:07:43 

OUTRO: The words of wisdom today are to follow Luis Mendez, subscribe to The Reel Lounge Podcast, The Mendez Movie Report and to read all his movie reviews, Oscars projections and Best Of lists on his substack, website and Letterboxd. Plus, we talk about what’s coming next on both our feeds, our upcoming 4th of July plans for picnics and for movie watching, and we even have a brief outro conversation on the importance of the upcoming Fall Film Festival Lineup announcements that’ll be incoming soon.

Linktree for Luis Mendez: https://linktr.ee/MendezMovieRPT 
Website: https://www.mendezmoviereport.com/ 
Podcast: https://www.mendezmoviereport.com/podcast 
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@MendezMovieRPT



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

Kolby Mac returns to review James Gunn’s Superman. It’s a massive film study, a pointed Oscars Profile, and we have the perfect guest for the occasion. 

NON-SPOILER REVIEW SECTION FOR SUPERMAN:
Reception, Box Office, & Our Movie Watching Experiences - 2:37 
General Thoughts + Comparing to other James Gunn Films - 10:16 
Why “superhero fatigue” is a premise for this story - 15:50 
Rewatchability, The Superman Problem & Worldbuilding - 19:11 
How the Politics are benign - 24:48 
An Ensemble of Strong Performances - 31:39 
Production Values and Oscar Lens - 40:57 

Spoiler Warning - 50:55 

SPOILER REVIEW SECTION: 
Changing the canon for good and for ill - 52:18 
Making character scenes count because it’s such an ensemble piece - 58:11 
Where James Gunn is ambitious - 1:02:05 
How a strong evil plan brings about a more rounded hero - 1:08:33 
Combating superhero fatigue & why it’s polarizing - 1:11:01 
More Bests & Worst Scenes - 1:14:29 
What’s coming next for the DCU & Our Grades - 1:20:32 

OUTRO: What’s coming next on The Kolby Told Me Podcast and where you can find all of Kolby’s work on the internet. Make sure you guys follow him on social media and like, subscribe and review & rate him 5 stars. He goes back with us, and we love having him on the show. As for what’s coming next from us, we’ll hopefully do some Mike, Mike and Emmy work with the Emmy Noms incoming this week. Plus, we will continue to follow the Superman Box Office and root for it in theaters. 

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

Is the Superman Box Office good enough? Who surprised and who got snubbed for Emmy Noms? How bad was Jurassic World: Rebirth? Plus, a review of The Odyssey trailer on this episode of Oscar Race Checkpoint.

INTRO: Status Report on M1, Programming Notes on M2’s Other Appearances - Top

BOX OFFICE REPORT:
Superman’s 220M Worldwide requires a harsh reassessment - 2:48 
AlsoMike’s review of Jurassic World: Rebirth - 10:19 
F1: The Movie’s Win for Sports Filmmaking + Netflix’s Drive To Survive Review - 13:27 
Dragon’s Millions, Lilo’s Billion, M3GAN’s flop & the rest of the Top 10 - 15:52 

NEWS:
Stories on the ACE Eddies, Knives Out Mysteries, Venice Film Fest & 1-2 Special - 21:21
The Odyssey Teaser Trailer Review + Way Too Early(?) Ticket Sales - 24:20 

EMMY NOMINATIONS: M2 goes series by series to tally up the snubs & surprises.
A new record for The Studio -  27:20 
The Bear Season 4 Review- 31:04 
Hacks Season 4 Review - 32:34 
Abbott Elementary & the rest The Comedy Series Categories - 34:40 
The Drama Section is a leveling up for Ben Stiller’s Severance - 40:34 
Limited/Anthology Series goes big for The Penguin & Adolescence - 46:23 
Best TV Movie & Final Tallies - 52:46 

OUTRO: 55:15 Stay tuned for more episodes of Oscar Race Checkpoint on the incoming Fall Film Festival Lineups, Comic Con, & whatever news hits Hollywood next. Look forward to our continuation of Boogie Mikes, our Paul Thomas Anderson rewatch series, and stay tuned for more Oscar Profile film study movie review episodes including The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Weapons, etc. Plus, you can always chat with us on social media. We hope you’re enjoying your summer, and we thank you again for listening. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

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

Mike 1 has returned for this Oscar Race Checkpoint, covering his Hollywood vacation stories, the TIFF Galas & Special Presentations announcements and a fun catch-up on a bunch of incredible trailers from After The Hunt & Bugonia to Project Hail Mary & Downton Abbey to Predator Badlands & Keeper. 

Top of the Show - Mike 1 Returns! He recaps his vacation, pneumonia & comeback.

THE TIFF LINEUP (+++ More Los Angeles Anecdotes from Mike1)
Hamnet (& Mike talks about Room Service in LA Hotels) - 9:07 
Our Lost Bus & Wake-Up Dead Man Oscar Bets - 11:00 
The Roofman will debut in Toronto & we review the trailer - 13:39 
Why Rental Family with Brendan Fraser could be a sleeper contender - 16:03 
Ralph Fiennes in The Choral & Agnieska Holland’s Franz - 19:26 
Sundance & Cannes Carryovers (+ M1 & Swell do The Grove) - 22:32 
Good Fortune, Ballad of a Small Player, Frankenstein, Hedda & Smashing Machine - 29:20 
Sydney Sweeny is Christie + the next from Angelina Jolie & Al Pacino - 33:28 
Unlikely genre choices for Miles Teller’s Eternity & Amanda Seyfried’s Anne Lee - 37:09 
Actors turn Directors w/ Alex Winter, James McAvoy, Brian Cox & Maude Apatow - 38:42 
Saoirse Ronan’s next, a Fuze lit in Hot Fuzz & Nuremberg will not be funny - 41:04 
Chris Evans in Sacrifice, Scarlet for Animated Feature & Swiped on Bumble - 44:21 

TRAILER BREAKDOWNS:
Julia Roberts in Luca Guadagnino’s After The Hunt - 47:25 
Bugonia stars Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons & Fish Eye Lens for Yorgos - 51:49 
Dakota Johnson appears perfect & awesome again in Splitsville - 54:42 
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale launches its Best Picture campaign on MMO - 56:00 
Ryan Gosling’s Project Hail Mary sets trailer viewing records - 58:34 
Weapons is the one script that got away from Jordan Peele - 1:01:32 
Glen Powell’s The Running Man feels very Purge-esque - 1:02:52 
Mortal Kombat 2 is the ultimate middle aged white guy fantasy - 1:06:07 
Predator: Badlands is a must see for Mike, Mike and Alien listeners - 1:07:50 
Keeper puts Osgood Perkins in M. Night Shyamalan territory as a horror filmmaker - 1:10:20 

OUTRO: M2 refuses to jinx future episodes. But of course, we do hope to be back soon with both Mikes on more episodes very very soon. There are a bunch of film studies, Oscar Race Checkpoints, and Boogie Mikes episodes that we want to record ASAFP, and God willing, we will do so. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar


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

We discuss the Venice Lineup + our early guesses at who could win some awards. Then we dive into the most humongous What We’re Watching segment in the history of MMO. 54 Separate Films or Television Series are review from Eddington & I Still Know What You Did Last Summer to a Stanley Kubrick double feature to an Arnold triple feature to Final Destination: Bloodlines & Bring Her Back to Elio & Superman rewatches to Bird, starring another dancing Barry Keoghan. 

THE 2025 VENICE FILM FESTIVAL LINEUP:
The Alexander Payne Jury & what films they might select  - 3:14 

In Competition Headliners - 6:36 
Jay Kelly, A House of Dynamite, Frankenstein, The Testament of Ann Lee, Bugonia, The Smashing Machine & La Grazia.

Other Notables In Competition - 12:30 
The latest from directors of Personal Shopper, Four Daughters, Son of Saul and Only Lovers Left Alive.

No Other Choice than to review the teaser for this Park Chan-wook movie with a thoughtful discussion on werewolves - 17:32 

Why After The Hunt is playing Out of Competition + its NYFF Opening slot - 21:05 
Other Out of Competition Films from Dead Man’s Wire to Late Fame - 25:04 
What’s NOT Going To Venice - 29:04 

BOX OFFICE UPDATE
AlsoMike’s Superman rewatch & week 2 bobo - 33:15 
I Know What You Did Last Summer reviewing grinds us to a halt - 38:19 
Eddington makes us mad that it makes us mad - 41:16 
M1’s Elio review and the rest of the Top 10 - 45:06 

What We’re Watching

Newish Horror Films - 47:34 
Final Destination: Bloodlines, The Shrouds, Bring Her Back, The Ugly Stepsister, Opus. 

New Comedies, Docs & KPOP Demon Hunter Films - 55:19 
Magic Farm, Friendship, Pavements, KPOP Demon Hunters, My Mom Jayne, The Luckiest Man in America, Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story, Apocalypse in the Tropics, Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything, Restless, Sally, and Surviving Ohio State.

AM’s Blind Spots & M1 Goes Artsy Fartsy - 1:13:36 
Black Coal Thin Ice, Sabrina, Hard Boiled, Invention & Bird.

AM’s Rewatches - 1:20:31 
Emma, Bull Durham, The Birdcage, Closer, I Saw The Devil, The Chaser.

M1’s Quickies - 1:23:28 
American Splendor, Smile 2, Heretic, Dream Scenario, A History of Violence, Prince of Darkness.

The Start of AM’s TV Watching + M1’s Arnold-a-palooza + Tuesday - 1:26:12 
Dept. Q, Fred & Rose: A British Horror Story, Trainwreck: Poop Cruise, True Lies, End of Days, Commando and Tuesday.

M1’s Kubrick Double Feature + Past Contendres & The Rest of AM’s TV Watching - 1:31:48  
Paths of Glory, 2001: A Space Odyssey, September 5, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Bad Thoughts, Mike Birbiglia: The Good Life, Untamed, Aftersun, Dexter: Resurrection.

OUTRO: We attempt to avoid jinxing anything in the future. But stay tuned to more episodes, eventually or immediately, whatever happens. Oh, and go and listen to the Poop Cruise Jen Baxter interview from our friends at Chaz & AJ in the Morning https://www.wplr.com/2025/07/14/pod-pick-poop-cruise-director-jen-baxter/

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

We review The Fantastic Four: First Steps in this Oscars Profile Film Study. The Non-Spoiler Section builds to an Oscars Lens, where we predict if this movie will get any nominations, and then we discuss the plot in its entirety in our 2nd Half Spoiler Section.

NON-SPOILER REVIEW:
Which of the Fantastic Four are we? - Top of the Show 
Place in the MCU Phase 6 and that Kevin Feige interview - 2:56 
No Homework - 4:28 
The Reception Thus Far + Early Box Office - 5:23 
Our Expectations & Common Problems People Have - 8:54 
What if James Gunn stayed? + Handling the Origin Story - 12:21 
Pacing Problems & We Wanted More Time To Hangout  - 15:17 
But we do get meaningful stakes + rounded, charming characters - 17:17 
Review of the Performances & Was Pascal Miscast? - 19:29 
Super Strong Production Values - 23:54 
The Oscar Lens on VFX, Original Score, Costumes & Production Design  - 26:57 

SPOILER WARNING - 34:22 

SPOILER FILLED REVIEW:
Talking Galactus - 35:13 
The biggest win for this movie - 37:40 
How The Movie Met or Did Not Meet Mike1’s Predictions - 38:57 
The Most Asinine Complaint about the middle action sequence - 41:51 
The biggest problem with the pacing, but we like the dilemmas in play - 43:06 
Leaving us wanting more - 47:52 
The Retro-Futuristic of it all & The Post Credit Scenes - 49:10 
Final Grades - 52:48 

OUTRO: Heavy breathing into the microphone distracts Mike1 while he’s trying to remember the Outro and belly drums as Mike2 hints at his NYC movie watching weekend. We continue to avoid discussing what’s coming next on the show so as not to jinx Mike1’s health. But do please follow us on our socials and rate & review our show: https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

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

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

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


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

Part 2 of Boogie Mikes is here as we review Paul Thomas Anderson’s second film, Boogie Nights. 

INTRO - Mike1 demands we leave our pre-show conversation in as a cold open. Mike2 edits it into the episode another way. It’s absurd. - Top of the Show

Production History and Reception for Boogie Nights -  6:08 
Our Watch Stories - 15:27 
Non-Spoiler Story Thoughts + Summary of its Awards Profile - 17:23
Quentin Tarantino’s lone beef with this movie - 23:42 
Review of the Performances - 28:37 
Review of the Production Values - 43:34 
Our Final Non-Spoiler Sales Pitch on why you should watch Boogie Nights - 50:27 

SPOILER WARNING - 52:30 

Why This Plot Is So PTA - 52:33 
Discussing The Themes - 57:24 
Let’s Talk About That Ending - 1:05:38 
Worst Scenes (Though there really are no worst scenes in this one) - 1:12:13 
Other Best Scenes - 1:17:20 
Final Grades & Final Thoughts - 1:23:21 

OUTRO: We hope you continue to watch PTA’s filmography with us. It is wise for us to disagree on the words of wisdom in this episode to continue the banter throughout this Outro, and if you like our asinine silliness, we hope you like, follow, subscribe, rate & review us. Thank you. Also, we’re sorry. Here’s a link to all our stuff. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar


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

We can’t help but enjoy a full episode on The Naked Gun (2025). In non-spoilers, we build up to countdown of the Top 10 Spoofs of all time. Then during the second half spoiler section, we Chris Farley Show recap and recite, literally the entire film beat for hilarious beat, and we are not sorry. It was too much fun.

NON-SPOILER REVIEW SECTION OF THE NAKED GUN (2025)
Our moviegoing experiences and Mike1’s moment - 3:06 
Why the filmmakers were born for this & our story thoughts - 7:46 
Review of the Performances and the Production Values - 12:20 
Our Top 5 Spoof Movie Directors and Our Top 10 Movie Spoofs of All-Time - 16:15 

SPOILER FILLED REVIEW: 26:23 
And look, since there was nobody sitting in AlsoMike’s row during his rewatch of the film, he was able to literally transcribe the entire film, which we recite for you all in this spoiler filled section. It’s us giggling like fools for 30 minutes. It’s The Chris Farley Show, where we relive all of the best moments and everything in between… and this is perhaps not the best episode for us Mikes as serious pundits / critics. But we do not care. It was too much fun. The spoiler review starts at 

OUTRO: We’re still not saying what’s coming next so as not to jinx ourselves. But you can go back and listen to our Oscar Race Checkpoint episodes to listen to our commentary on the Fall Film Festival Lineups. You can listen to recent Film Study Movie Reviews to enjoy our reviews of new releases. You can go back and hear the first two episodes of Boogie Mikes, our PTA Rewatch Series, and you can listen back to some recent episodes with special guests. It’s available via all of the podcatchers via this linktree. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

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

Part 3 of Boogie Mikes tackles Paul Thomas Anderson’s Magnolia, his 3 hour epic drama starring Tom Cruise, Julianne Moore, Philip Seymour Hoffman, John C. Reilly, William H. Macy, Jason Robards, Melora Walters, Philip Baker Hall, and Jeremy Blackman. 

NON-SPOILER REVIEW OF MAGNOLIA:
Production Stories, Reception, Awards & The Tom Cruise Career Checkpoint - 2:01 
Roger Ebert’s Take + Non-Spoiler Script Thoughts - 11:07 
Review of the Performances - 15:45 
Review of the Production Values - 20:51 
Final Non-Spoiler Sales Pitch - 26:26 

SPOILER FILLED REVIEW OF MAGNOLIA: 28:52 
Why this movie is so PTA: and yet, why does he use so many narrative devices? - 30:36 
Asking some major questions - 36:39 
The Big Themes - 40:10 
That Ending: and what a mess we are trying to reckon with it - 44:31 
More Bests & Worsts - 1:03:20 

OUTRO: Please let us know your thoughts and explanations re: Magnolia. We’d love to read them. Here’s a linktree to all of our socials, and where else you can find our podcast. Please rate, review, like, and subscribe and help us spread the word about our show in a positive way. We thank you very much for doing so. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar





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

One of our most anticipated films of the year is finally here as we are thrilled to be reviewing Weapons in this film study episode. Don’t worry. No spoilers for the first half, not even any hints… and then you can enjoy our plot reactions in the 2nd half to discuss what it all means after our spoiler warning.

NON-SPOILER REVIEW OF WEAPONS:
Vowing to be extra careful about spoilers this episode - 2:17 
Behind the Scenes, Critical Reception & Box Office Notes - 4:29 
The Plot Premise, Our Theater Going Experiences & Non-Spoiler Script Thoughts - 9:09 
Review of the Performances - 19:04 
Review of the Production Values - 22:29 
Oscar Lens - 25:39 

SPOILER WARNING - 30:42 

SPOILER FILLED REVIEW OF WEAPONS:
First we gotta talk about that SNL Sketch w/ Neil Diamond and the Rock as Bigfoot - 31:21 
Act I Thoughts - 34:43 
How things ratchet up - 39:33 
The Rules of the World - 41:57 
Hurtling towards a showdown - 46:55 
That Ending - 52:13 
A discussion of the Themes - 1:00:26 
A Few Worst Scenes - 1:06:14  
Final Grades, Final Thoughts - 1:08:22 

OUTRO: If you enjoyed our film study on Weapons, please make sure to Like & Subscribe, Rate & Review, and help us spread the word about our podcast in a positive way. As always, we thank you for doing so, and please let us know your thoughts, comments, questions or concerns re: Weapons. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar 



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

Part 4 of Boogie Mikes is our film study of PTA’s Punch-Drunk Love, starring Adam Sandler, Emily Watson and Philip Seymour Hoffman, and we immediately have to reckon with the RomCom genre before even starting our conversation on this one.

NON-SPOILER REVIEW OF PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE

Production Story, A Mostly Positive Reception + Hard Pivots for Sandler & PTA - 3:18 
The Historical Significance & Non-Spoiler Story Thoughts - 10:51 
Review of the Performances - 20:21 
The Production Values - 26:01 
Final Non-Spoiler Sales Pitch - 28:05 

SPOILER WARNING: 29:55 

Why this plot is so PTA - 31:00 
Themes of the Film - 41:46 
That Ending - 48:45 
More Worst Scenes - 51:20 
More Best Scenes - 53:58 
Final Grades - 57:01 

OUTRO: We’re in trouble with Mike1's inevitable transformation into Daniel Plainview, and you have that to look forward to next. But as always and otherwise, if you’re enjoying this Boogie Mikes PTA rewatch series, then please like & subscribe, rate & review, and help us spread the word about our podcast in a positive way. You can also send us all your comments, questions and concerns via our socials, and here’s that linktree for all our stuff. Thank you! https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar


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

We discuss the new AMPAS President before reacting to the full NYFF63 lineup, the TIFF additions and tributes, and by deduction, we work out some of the Telluride slate. Plus we review Cloud, Sorry Baby & Together while also discussing new trailers for Rental Family, One Battle After Another, etc. 

ACADEMY NEWS:
Lynette Howell Taylor is our new President - 1:29 
Will the Oscars remain on ABC after Disney makes moves? - 3:52 

FILM FESTIVAL NEWS:
The NYFF Closes with Bradley Cooper’s latest + a Jim Jarmusch Centerpiece - 8:50 
NYFF63 Main Slate is loaded + That Jay Kelly Trailer - 11:26 
NY Spotlights The Boss, DDL & double Linklater + Blue Moon Trailer - 17:15 
TIFF Tributes are discussed + that Rental Family trailer is working well, maybe too well - 29:30 
TIFF Lineup Additions + that Left-Handed Girl Trailer - 34:05
Deducing Likely Telluride Lineup - 41:02  

MORE TRAILER BREAKDOWNS:
One Battle After Another, starring Leonardo DiCaprio & Tom Cruise jokes - 43:24 
Highest 2 Lowest, starring Denzel Washington & Jeffrey Wright - 48:45 
Ella McCay is one Mike’s dream and another Mike’s nightmare - 52:15 
Train Dreams, starring Joel Edgerton is another huge schism betwixt us - 54:49 
The Choral, starring Ralph Fiennes would win every Oscar in 1994 - 57:53 
Shelby Oaks from Chris Stuckman could be just our speed - 1:0015 

NON-SPOILER REVIEWS:
Cloud & Folktales at IFC Center + AlsoMike’s Burger Day in NYC - 1:02:29 
M1 reviews Sorry, Baby, The General’s Daughter + Quickies on Together & Oh, Hi! - 1:08:01 

OUTRO: We try to avoid jinxing Mike1’s health and fail. But if he survives, you can enjoy more Oscar Race Checkpoints in the future. As always, we appreciate all your support. Please follow us on social media, like & subscribe, rate & review - all that good stuff… and you can find a tree of all our links here. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

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

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