What is this episode - Top of Show
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MMO Is Finally Back! - 1:12
The Mikes Fight About Recaps and Spoilers - 3:42
Defending the Jimmy Kimmel Host Pick - 6:35
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THE 2022 SCARIES:
Best 2022 Horror Setting for Podding - 9:38
Worst/Best ’22 Horror Movie Food - 14:56
Cringiest Horror Dance Scene/Angering Doctor Who Fans - 20:42
Worst or Best Entertainment Stage Act - 28:05
Best AlsoMike Inappropriate Laughter - 29:40
Most Cursed Characters of 2022 - 31:11
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Worst Kids in 2022 Horror - 35:38
Best Young Actor in 2022 Horror - 37:48
Best 2022 Thriller Lead Actress - 39:44
Best 2022 Slow Burn Lead Actress - 42:00
2022 Horror Protagonist You Most Trust w/ Your Life - 47:12
Best Supporting Actress in 2022 Horror - 48:52
Unexpectedly Great Supporting Actor in 2022 Horror - 53:05
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Which 2022 Aging Horror Monster Do You Fight? -  54:15
Best Actor in a Villainous Performance/AM’s Speak No Evil Thoughts - 56:33
Best Actress in a Villainous Performance - 1:00:19
Best Male Performance Kind of a Villain - 1:01:23
2022 Scary Good Directors To Watch List - 1:03:58
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Best Animated Horror Feature of 2022 - 1:09:55
Best International Horror Feature of 2022 - 1:11:30
Differently Abled Horror Highlights - 1:13:53
Best Score/Music in 2022 Horror - 1:17:42
Best Jump Scare/Production Value of 2022 Horror - 1:19:04
Scariest Horror Sex Scene/Best Bloody Massacre - 1:23:10
Funniest Horror Movie of 2022 - 1:26:33
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2022 Horror IP w/ Best Legacy in 10 Years - 1:29:17
MMO 2022 Horror Razzie - 1:30:55
Best 2022 Indie Horror - 1:34:00
Best 2022 Box Office Horror - 1:35:48
Best 2022 Horror Picture - 1:37:19
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Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:43:10

The 2022 Scaries - Our Annual Horror Awards Show - Ep 420

What is This Episode? - Top of Show
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DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE REVIEW:
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Spoiler-Free Review:
Reception/Scores/Viewings/Box Office - 2:15
Shawn Levy and Ryan Reynolds and What Was MCU Plan B?? - 10:20
NOMINATE. HUGH. DAMMIT… - 23:38
…And an Academy Question - 26:00
Technical Categories - 30:51
How Many Noms? - 34:17
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SPOILER WARNING - 39:20
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Spoiler-Filled Review:
Slow-Mowin’ Em Down - 40:17
Sad Pool - 44:15
Dear Cassandra - 49:42
Gang’s All Here - 56:00
Closure. Or Closure? - 59:40
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FINAL GRADES - 1:07:11
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What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 1:13:30

Deadpool & Wolverine - Like An MCU Prayer - ep 465

Make sure to read & listen to all of Clayton's work here:
https://variety.com/author/clayton-davis/
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/variety-awards-circuit/id1536666553

What Is This Episode - Top of Show
Introducing Clayton Davis of Variety!
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The Oscars Hosting…Scene - 3:08
The Oscars/Emmys/Tonys Awards Web of Crossovers - 13:10
How the Emmys Vote; and FYC Differences Between Emmys and Oscars - 16:20
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THE OSCARS, FESTIVALS, and PREDICTIONS:
Why is Vegas So High on Dune 2’s Chances? - 23:44
Deadpool and Wolverine: Box Office Savior + The MCU Future - 29:30
Early Oscars Frontrunner Syndrome + Winding Narratives - 37:07
The Oscars Butterfly Effects + How Clayton Predicts Through the Year - 44:50
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Why TIFF’s People’s Choice May Be Different This Year - 55:24
What Clayton’s Heard of Joker 2 and Its Possible Oscar Shocker Within - 1:02:00
The Early Word on Upcoming Contenders or Pretenders - 1:05:12
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When Clayton Expects To See an Oscars Stunt Category - 1:09:24
And He Predicts Netflix Will Do WHAT?! - 1:14:56
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THE DROPOUT QUESTIONS:
How Clayton Got to Spend Time w/ Dropout - 1:22:28
GET. SAM. AN EMMY. NOM. - 1:28:03
Walking the Line Between Advocacy and Journalism - 1:30:00
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WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 1:40:00

Clayton Davis on a Joker 2/Gaga Shocker, Awards Predicting, and Dropout's Amazingness

INTRO - This will be quite the passionate finale of Mike, Mike, and Alien.

NON-SPOILER REVIEW OF ALIEN: ROMULUS

2:00 - Development Backstory post Fox & Hulu + some creative viral marketing
4:50 - Strong reception numbers & early box office, yet some polarizing tweets & scores
7:37 - Our Theatrical Moviegoing Experience was a Mike, Dan, Mike & Alien Popcorn Bucket.
11:25 - Non Spoiler Script thoughts outlines many pros & cons, potholes, yet no plot holes
16:38 - Praiseworthy performances & characters that differentiate this from other Alien films

22:14 - In Space, No One Can Hear You Set A Scene: some high highs & low lows for the production values and the first of three Mike1 speeches on what makes this franchise great.

30:37 - SPOILER WARNING FOR OUR SPOILER FILLED REVIEW OF ALIEN: ROMULUS

31:24 - The Requiem, or why this film will be remembered has to be the ending, and Mike1 delivers his second big speech on what is otherwise working great in this film.

41:12 - The Most & Least Mike Like Moves pays homage to Dora The Explorer.

45:50 - The Game Over Man (where you knew a fatal error was made) is a segment that showcases Mike's third speech on how we’d never survive a horror movie.

48:06 - Themes we’d rather not dwell on, I mean we could, but we’re not gonna: invokes several good discussions on fan service and the tech of the film.

53:14 - Underrated Smart Moves includes praise for some great character work, expansions on the mythology, and a burning question about how they’ll handle the sequel, if there is one.

1:00:41 - Least Scary, Scary Moment re: facehuggers, but we have more praise for the writing
1:02:28 - Get Away From Them, You Bitch (or most goosebump inducing moments).
1:05:11 - Nagging Questions We Can’t Stop Thinking About
1:10:39 - Quantifying the Goo for Alien: Romulus might just be our masterpiece.
1:19:44 - Final Grades & Our Top Films of the Franchise

1:21:25 - THE OUTRO: includes our socials, your homework, and how to contact us. We also give a requiem for this Mike, Mike, and Alien series and go back through our episode library to recall all of our previous rewatch series. Then we discuss what’s coming next from us including upcoming Oscar Race Checkpoints, film festival coverage and film study review episodes.

Alien: Romulus - The Mike, Mike and Alien Series Finale p.7 - ep 467

INTRO - Professor M1, Adjunct Prof M2 and why we’re not doing Emmy Bets.

SUMMER MONTH BY MONTH BOX OFFICE RECAPS
2:31 - June Recap of how we did with our picks on Bad Boys, Inside Out 2, and A Quiet Place
4:46 - July’s huge wins for Minions, Longlegs + Deadpool & Wolverine. But Twisters was weird
6:26 - August’s Alien: Romulus victory + a surprise smash hit with It Ends With Us

SUMMER BOX OFFICE REPORT CARDS BY STUDIO
9:18 - Disney is back! And deserving of the highest grade.
10:43 - Neon gets its smash hit in Longlegs and another terrific grade from us.
11:20 - Sony’s strong grade comes with franchise plays new & old.
13:18 - Universal’s grade is propped up by the Minions
14:51 - Warner Bros hopes for a massive fall after a disappointing summer. 
16:25 - A24 doesn’t do much with Sing Sing YET, and MaXXXine was a letdown.
20:06 - Lionsgate had its worst case scenario, but at least it got jammed into 1 fiscal quarter

FALL & WINTER OVER/UNDERS
22:48 - Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Venice reception & some debate on its projections.
29:49 - Transformers One is one of the trickier Over / Unders for us to set
33:40 - The Wild Robot could suffer from robot fatigue?
35:47 - Joker: Folie À Deux 
38:00 - Sleeper Hit potential for Saturday Night, Terrifier 3, & Piece by Piece 
39:42 - Smile 2 is hoping for big Halloween box office & we’re rooting hard for Anora
44:10 - Venom: The Last Dance has two Mikes on opposite sides of the goo here
46:27 - Nickel Boys, Here, Conclave, Blitz & A Real Pain cook up some Oscars intrigue.
48:26 - Gladiator II & Wicked both worry us a lot
51:39 - Moana 2 is another tricky O/U to set
52:54 - Early December’s Oscar Plays like Nightbitch & Hard Truths 
52:37 - Kraven The Hunter and who is jacked up to see this one
54:50 - The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim and how families are back
56:53 - Sonic The Hedgehog 3 could hit a new level with the holiday corridor
58:14 - Mufasa: The Lion King is gonna be us being hilariously wrong
1:00:25 - Nosferatu is another highly anticipated one for the film people
1:03:52 - A Complete Unknown could resurrect Walk The Line numbers… or not.

1:08:31 OUTRO RECAP: MMO Socials, Your Homework, and how to contact us. Plus, we discuss what’s coming next with the fall festival Oscar Race Checkpoints and some words of wisdom about betting on the Emmys.

Summer Box Office Report Cards + Future Projections & Over / Unders - ORC 8/29/24

INTRO of us excited about a lot of these festival reactions and eventual travel plans of our own. 

AWARDS NEWS: 
2:35 - Nikki Glaser will host the 82nd Golden Globes
4:44 - The Apprentice finds a distributor and pre-election release date

VENICE FIRST REACTIONS: 
8:21 - Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and does 3 mins in Italy equal 5 mins in France?
11:42 - Maria and how Angelina’s Venice reception resembles a recent Oscar winner.
15:22 - September 5 and a potential new contender enters the Oscars landscape
17:23 - Babygirl is the steamy thriller that’s been scored very high on first blush.

TELLURIDE FIRST REACTIONS: 
19:00 - A Quick Lineup Summary to start.
20:04 - Piece By Piece enters the best animated feature race with mostly good reviews.
21:05 - Conclave is getting strong Oscar signals, but has a few red flags.
24:43 - Nickel Boys might be building a major campaign with these great first reactions
26:49 - The Piano Lesson’s strong debut & teasing Ryan McQuade’s reactions on the next ep

TRAILER REVIEWS: 
28:07 - Emilia Perez and does a lousy trailer song drown out all of the great sounding buzz?
33:25 - Six Triple Eight should be slotted into the Original Score teases a powerful story.
35:24 - Memoir of a Snail might win an Oscar, and AlsoMike is very angry after this trailer.
39:09 - Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story documentary might make us all too emotional
40:29 - Sonic The Hedgehog 3 could be saved by Jim Carry and SNL promotions.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: 
42:05 - Shoresy is the best sports show ever. We both love it so much.
45:15 - Slingshot gives M2 his psychological thriller fix.
46:35 - Stress Positions hits him as very funny
48:13 - The Supremes at Earl’s All You Can Eat didn’t have enough food
49:24 - Find Me Falling actually showed a lot of food
50:48 - Marmalade had fun characters in a meh heist film + Docuseries Reviews for American Murder: Laci Peterson, Charlie Hustle & The Matter of Pete Rose, & The Jinx Season 2.

54:32 - OUTRO: Where you can find us, M1’s spiel goes off the rails and then back on them again, + M2 talks about our film festival coverage / upcoming adventures.

Venice & Telluride First Reactions Kick Off Our Festival Coverage - ORC 8/31/24

Make sure to follow, read and listen to all of Ryan McQuade’s work here: https://awardswatch.com/author/ryan-mcquade/

INTRO: AlsoMike welcomes back Ryan McQuade to talk through his experience at Telluride. We discuss how Ryan’s 10th guest hosting gig should be commemorated, Texas weather, and somehow, Glenn Close in The Deliverance. 

NON-SPOILER REVIEWS & OSCAR INFO:  

4:55 - Conclave: the audacity of Pope, if it’s a Dad movie, stellar performances & intrusive audio 
15:27 - Telluride Festival Info Part I: the layout of the town and the theaters.
18:47 - Nickel Boys: it’s innovative style, important POV, & breakthrough cinematographer
26:09 - The Piano Lesson: if it’s Samuel L. Jackson time, + great Deadwyler & Hawkins turns.
32:26 - The End: Michael Shannon’s singing voice & why it’s a surprise McQuade favorite.
38:14 - Saturday Night: a pitch perfect comedy & return to form for Jason Reitman.
43:37 - Telluride Festival Info Part II: The Food
48:55 - Anora: the undeniable Mikey Madison and Best Picture vibes.
54:08 - Emilia Perez: the likelihood of an original song and several acting contenders
58:05 - Maria: Jolie’s best, Ryan’s Larrain rankings & how EP is the Netflix BP play
1:02:50 - Telluride Festival Info Part II: Tips for having the best experience.
1:05:34 - A Real Pain and a sleeper contender in some MAJOR categories for Ryan

1:09:10 - OUTRO: where to follow Ryan and his upcoming work, a call for support, and what’s coming next from MMO.

Telluride '24 w/ Ryan McQuade: A Full Recap + Oscars Buzz - ORC 9/5/24

What Is This Episode - Top of Show
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JOKER 2: NOT GREAT! APPARENTLY!
Critic Takes - 2:14
Officially Oscars Worried - 7:20
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VENICE AWARDED THEIR WINNERS:
The Room Next Door’s Standing Ovation is Still Happening - 8:53
A Surprise 2nd Place Winner - 14:02
April Seems Wildly Present - 15:51
The Brutalist Wins Best Director; Heals The Sick - 17:13
Nicole Kidman Upsets Angelina Jolie for Best Actress - 24:23
These Festivals Still LOVE Vincent Lindon - 26:47
Screenplay, Breakthrough Actor, More - 28:40
Queer Has Its First Look, Reactions - 32:06
The Cannes vs Venice Ovation Split - 35:20
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FINCHER’S NEXT FILM IS RUMORED - 39:23
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CONTENDER TRAILERS:
Nightbitch Trailer #1 - 41:12
The Nickelboys Trailer #1 - 43:49
Hard Truths Trailer #1 - 45:37
Will and Harper Trailer #1 - 47:07
Wicked Trailer #2 - 52:21
The Apprentice Clip - 54:00
A Minecraft Movie/Smile 2 Trailers - 56:52
The Wolfman Trailer #1 - 59:43
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WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 1:05:50

Venice Awards Itself With a Standing Ovation That's Still Going Right Now - ORC 9/8/24

INTRO - where we say Beetlejuice 3 times and curse us all.

BOX OFFICE UPDATE / WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
1:55 - Beetlejuice 2 makes good money stateside & M1 doesn’t believe M2’s good review.
6:41 - Deadpool & Wolverine, Reagan, Alien: Romulus, and It Ends With Us round out the top 5.
8:18 - AM likes Rebel Ridge on Netflix, and he also likes him some Taco Bell

TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL REACTIONS PART I
11:59 - The Wild Robot and how M1 won’t let M2 walk back the Snail slander.
13:51 - Hard Truths and how M2 won’t let M1 walk back all the Oscar predictions.
17:49 - Nightbitch and how M2 probably won’t hit on this prediction, but here’s hoping
20:39 - We Live In Time and the furtive glances of a carousel horse.
23:44 - The Last Showgirl and hopes for some Pam Anderson Oscars buzz to help ratings
26:22 - Unstoppable, AlsoMike’s dumb transitions and Mike1’s fantasy dinner parties.
28:49 - Eden and Ron Howard’s apparently an odd fit for this.
31:10 - The Life of Chuck and how much we read full reviews vs Rotten Tomatoes
33:46 - Nutcrackers and why Mike1 is usually in the bag for David Gordon Green
35:16 - Heretic, how Hugh Grant should do well in horror and why M1 is old old old
38:33 - The Fire Inside and why we need films like this to be really good.
40:13 - The Friend and why we’re a little scared to see this but shouldn’t be.
41:39 - Memoir of a Snail, burning down Hot Topic, and if has seashells with shoes on.

TRAILER REVIEWS
44:36 - The Apprentice and how it harkens us back to Rob Zombie’s Halloween.
47:40 - Saturday Night and llamas and cocaine and Great Expectations: a novel.
50:35 - House of Spoils and how dare they turn such beautiful food into mold and goo!
53:49 - It’s What’s Inside, double contractions and why Netflix really bought this one.

57:08 - OUTRO: why we’re worried about Gen Z and technology. Plus, we talk about how you can contact us, your homework before the next episode, and what’s coming next from us.

Toronto Reactions, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice & The Apprentice Trailer - ORC 9/12/24

What Is This Episode - Top of Show
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TIFF ENDS:
The Life of Chuck Stuns in a People’s Choice Win - 1:35
Reviewing the Reviewers, With a Twist! - 5:00
Post Festival Movie Scores - 22:14
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FESTIVAL NEWS:
Sundance is Down to 3 Finalist Cities - 24:08
Juror #2 Playing AFI Fest - 25:30
Joker 2 Tracks a $70M Domestic Opening - 26:16
Studio Acquisition Recap - 30:24
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CONTENDER TRAILERS:
The Fire Inside Trailer #1 - 33:19
Your Monster Trailer #1 - 36:53
Venom The Last Dance Trailer #8,000,000 = 39:27
Salem’s Lot, Finally - 42:08
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WHAT WE’RE WATCHING:
AlsoMike on The Killer’s Game - 48:18
Mike1 on The Strangers - 49:40
AM on Knox Goes Away - 50:34
AM on Parallel - 51:23
M1 on David Chase Doc - 52:33
AM on Out of Darkness - 54:52
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WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 55:40

Martha Feeg of Always Clapping Called This The Best Podcast Ever - ORC 9/16/24

INTRO - Emmys, Oscars and Zipline stories are all incoming this episode.

AWARDS NEWS: 
1:22 - Feinberg’s Post Festival Oscars Forecast on THR with a shocking new lead contender, Dune 2’s drift and other surprise strong showings.

5:35 - Emilia Perez selected by France for Best International Feature. 
8:16 - The Life of Chuck is still without a distributor. 
10:36 - Emilia Perez campaign strategies per Variety & some Lead Actress talk.

MIKE, MIKE, & EMMY: 
12:28 - Our glowing review of the broadcast: we’re happy with the Levy boys & presenters. 
16:04 - Hacks beating The Bear and the REAL reason why it happened.
19:37 - Winner Tallies by Network and where we could have made the most money betting. 
21:50 - Shogun has a historic season in the Drama Series categories.
23:03 - Baby Reindeer wins a bevy + LaMorne Morris makes us New Girl fans very happy.
25:57 - Other AlsoMike highlights like Kimmel’s joke & another loss for the Oscars writing team. 
27:18 - Other Mike1 highlights like the progression on great TV reunions. 

FILM INDUSTRY NEWS:
29:39 - Ziplines, PickleBall Courts & luxury recliner seats are coming to ALL the theaters near you as the 8 largest North American movie theater chains have plans to upgrade over 21k screens over the next 3 years for 2.2B. Plus, A24 picks up The Friendship starring Tim Robinson of the memes we just laughed about for 5 minutes.

TRAILERS:
35:04 - Blitz and some Dunkirk level potential after all. 
37:23 - Mickey 17 and the Mikes’ excitement more so than awards buzz.

40:47 - Woman of the Hour and Anna Kendrick killing it in this new phase of her career.
*POTENTIAL SPOILER ALERT ON WOMAN OF THE HOUR. where M1 talks about the result of what happened in the real life story.

43:21 - Small Things Like These and how Cillian Murphy is following up his Oscar win.
45:22 - Heretic and how everyone is criticizing religion in movies nowadays.
46:42 - Brothers and how we’re in the bag for this Dinklage, Brolin, Glenn Close comedy. 

OUTRO
49:42 - How AlsoMike has seen the same man in his last 3 AMC movie watches, and should he introduce himself the next time this happens? Or is he Tyler Durden now? 

51:59 - How to contact us, what’s coming next, and AlsoMike’s upcoming film festival plans.

Emmy Recaps, Post Festival Oscar Forecasts & Upcoming Theater Ziplines! - ORC 9/20/24

INTRO - this movie review bundle needs a renewal on our pledge regarding why we love film criticism and do what we do. 

NON-SPOILER REVIEWS IN THIS EPISODE: 

The Substance & Why It Needs To Be Oscar Nominated - 4:20. 
His Three Daughters & Another Rave Review for Azazel Jacobs - 13:45. 
Speak No Evil breaks up the love fest - 16:14. 
Robot Dreams’ review here has to be an outlier - 18:58. 
The Garfield Movie and I know how you all look at me - 21:44. 
Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos - 23:29. 
Adam Sandler: Love You is innovative Sand-Man w/ Schneider at his best - 25:16. 
Dandelion is Kiki Layne playing a starving artist in trouble - 27:50. 
Scrambled is very funny with some great performances by comedians - 29:34. 
Boy Kills World has fun fights & characters but a messy plot - 31:29. 
The Killer makes me much more cynical about remakes - 33:57. 
Jackpot! And how the action comedy should’ve been funnier - 35:06
The Union didn’t get Grosse Pointe Blank right - 36:17. 
The Final: Attack On Wembley felt like a sports Woodstock ‘99 - 38:33. 
The Devil’s Bath has historical wisdom but horror trigger warnings abound - 40:17. 

OUTRO - 42:10. Contact us with your thoughts please. We have an Oscar Race Checkpoint, NYFF episodes, and Film Studies coming up soon.

Read Kenzie Vanunu’s Interview w/ Coralie Fargeat as recommended in the episode: https://offscreencentral.com/2024/09/20/the-substance-interview-with-director-coralie-fargeat/

Read Anne Thompson’s piece on Indiewire as well please: 
https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/coralie-fargeat-feminist-body-horror-the-substance-1235048769/

Listen to Pop Culture Confidential w/ Christina Jeurling Birro & Ryan McQuade: https://www.popcultureconfidential.com/426-we-discuss-review-the-substance-from-writerdirector-coralie-fargeat-starring-demi-moore/

The Substance, His Three Daughters, Speak No Evil & 13 Films Reviewed - ORC 9/25/24

INTRO - This episode is the Zagat sketch from 1990’s SNL. “Ravioli, holy cannoli!”

FUTURE MOVIE NEWS: 
2:15 - The Life of Chuck has been acquired by NEON. 
4:26 - Conclave, Maria, Queer, The Brutalist, etc… all get release dates. 
10:01 - The Shrouds acquired by Janus Films. 
11:03 - Tarantino says he would like to make a horror movie. 
13:32 - Scorsese film delays & The Passion of the Christ 2 greenlit. 

AWARDS NEWS: 
15:37 - The Golden Globes might still be corrupt. 
24: 43 - Deadwyler, Ronan, Swinton & Moore, Reynolds & Jackman set their campaigns. 
27:56 - Best International Feature Selections & India’s pick causes a stir. 
31:32 - The Gotham Awards set The Piano Lesson for its ensemble tribute. 

BOX OFFICE UPDATE: 
33:13 - Catching you up on the last two weekends of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. 
36:34 - Projections for this weekend’s Wild Robot & Megalopolis debuts. 

TRAILERS:
38:52 - Maria gets its first pretty teaser. 
39:22 - Ballerina is from the world of John Wick. 
41:17 - Gladiator II trailer II has some bad CGI, but Denzel looks like he’s having fun. 
43:36 - Rumours w/ Cate Blanchett lead to some NYFF pizza plans + a M1 epiphany. 
45:17 - Thunderbolts is not allowed to continue the MCU’s Attitude Era. 
47:05 - Don’t Move and why this is an impossible premise that is somehow alluring. 
48:05 - Sinners gets a “we’ll see” from M1, which is better than his Rumours reaction. 
49:07 - A Real Pain

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING:
50:22 - Monsters: The Lyle & Erik Menendez Brothers Story & M1’s Ryan Murphy rabbit hole. 
53:32 - The Mr. McMahon doc series on Netflix about the WWE is pretty great. 
57:01 - His Three Daughters and the two ridiculous people here reviewing it. 
59:07 - How To Have Sex & the launch of two promising new careers w/ Bruce & Walker. 
1:00:20 - Humane on Shudder was also much better than expected. 
1:02:24 - Stop The Steal doesn’t salve or balm election worries. 

OUTRO- where we completely unravel after M1 reveals the real reason he didn’t love His Three Daughters. Please do contact us with your inevitable concerns after listening to this one. Otherwise, yes, we discuss what’s coming next after we see some upcoming movies in CT and NYC.

Awards Season Preparations & How Silliness Fights Off The September Slump - ORC 9/27/24

What Is This Episode - Top of Show
Introducing Amanda of Swell Entertainment!

Make sure to subscribe to Amanda's new channel, Girl Pop Go!
https://www.youtube.com/@GirlyPopGo

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THE WILD ROBOT OSCARS PROFILE:
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Non-spoiler Review:
Viewing Experiences - 1:44
The Inevitable Inside Out 2 Head to Head - 7:00
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Oscars Lens:
Legitimate Best Picture Buzz? - 11:12
(Your Typical Mass Murdering Family Fare - 15:36)
Voice Performances - 17:58
Production ValWHAT MORE. DO THEY HAVE. TO DO?! - 21:51
How Many Noms? (aka Mike1’s Gambling Intervention) - 26:56
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SPOILER WARNING - 28:55
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Spoiler-Filled Review:
So Like…Did Skynet Write This? - 30:48
(Mike1’s Gambling Intervention, Redux - 33:49)
Not Enough Death, Bird v Ship, and Other World Building Issues - 37:03
Rudolph and Lasers, Bruh - 47:18
The Swell v Mike1 Clifford Chronicles, Volume 13 - 52:45
The Moral of the Story of the Story - 57:17
Disney, But Not (and Not The Iron Giant 2, Either!) - 1:02:28
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FINAL GRADES - 1:06:09
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Where to Find Amanda’s Work - 1:09:00
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WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 1:10:03
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The Wild Robot w/ Amanda of Swell Entertainment...Plus Clifford. Yes, Again. - ep 468

INTRO - Crazy, Crazier, Craziest. 

BOX OFFICE REPORT:
0:51 - Joker 2’s Flop. 
2:05 - Mike 1’s Lament. 
4:13 - How Bad Was This Flop? What’s a recent box office comp? 
6:28 - AlsoMike’s Review. 
11:46 - M1 predicts how industry may react long term after this and let’s say Smile 2. 
12:33 - Joker 2 Oscar Lens. 
15:38 - The Rest of the Top 10 Includes The Wild Robot, Beetlejuice & The Substance. 

IN OTHER NEWS:
17:26 - Daniel Day-Lewis unretires to return for Anemone, directed by his son. 
18:51 - Scream VII announces a 2026 February Release Date. 

TRAILER REVIEWS:
22:00 - Juror No. 2 and we’ll always have this trailer. 
27:03 - Baby Girl and getting lost in our own milk jokes. 
30:43 - Nosferatu and why M2 would like them all to shush. 
32:54 - Emilia Perez and why the drama is working better than the musical thus far. 
35:45 - Better Man and what’s with the monkey.
38:14 - A Complete Unknown and why we’re very angry to be liking this trailer so much. 
41:09 - The Seed of the Sacred Fig and why this trailer makes this a must see film.

MOVIE REVIEWS / WHAT WE’RE WATCHING:
44:39 - We Live In Time gets a rave review, but M2 is not a Wedding Crasher. 
49:06 - It’s What’s Inside was awesome, but not a background movie. 
50:12 - A Different Man has a terrific Sebastian Stan, but Adam Pearson steals the show. 
51:59 - My Old Ass was a happy place type of movie, but also proves are asses are old. 
54:18 - Red Rooms was scary as hell, but became one of M2’s favorite films of the year. 
57:13 - Will & Harper is a doc contender, but should get buzz for Picture per Mike1. 

1:01:09 - OUTRO: How to reach out, your homework, some words of wisdom about our mortality, and what’s coming next for us re: our next film study and some festival going. Plus, you can lickety split with us. Wait.

The Joker 2 Belly Flop + Reviewing We Live In Time & Juror No 2's Same Old Trailer - ORC 10/9/24

What Is This Episode - Top of Show
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SATURDAY NIGHT OSCARS PROFILE:
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Non-spoiler Review:
Premise, Being Raised by SNL - 2:00
AlsoMike’s Disastrous NYFF Screening - 5:58
Script Thoughts - 11:55
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Oscars Lens:
Picture/Screenplay/Editing - 16:04
Our Top 5 Performances - 21:30
How Many Noms? - 29:24

How Many Noms? (aka Mike1’s Gambling Intervention) - 26:56
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SPOILER WARNING - 38:28
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Spoiler-Filled Review:
High on Highs, and Overstuffed Lows - 39:19
Play Ball - 52:35
Deft Punk - 57:45
Skating Around - 1:00:23
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FINAL GRADES - 1:02:55
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WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 1:06:57

Saturday Night Oscars Profile - Insert Elton John Song Reference Here - Ep 469(nice)

INTRO - Lots of upcoming news, reviews, and trailers to make. Plus, sandwich & burger talk.

OSCARS NEWS:
1:55 - This Rotating Host idea sounds awfully familiar. Can it work w/ Deadpool & Wolverine? 

NYFF REVIEWS:
10:27 - Maria > Downton Abbey, which is high praise. 
14:51 - Blitz < Dunkirk, and no amount of margaritas could change my mind. 
17:20 - Food Adventures to Hamburger America and Emily w/ margaritas galore. 
21:46 - Dahomey is a surprise misfire for AM. 

OTHER NEWS:
26:35 - Christopher Nolan’s next film stars Matt Damon, and we reveal what it’s about!
29:33 - The Critics Choice Awards movie to E! Goodbye, CW. 

31:17 - Critics Choice Documentary Awards Nominations + reviews of Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story, Super/Man: A Christopher Reeve Story, and Piece By Piece.

BOX OFFICE UPDATES:
37:35 - Terrifier 3 wins the Box Office w/ The Wild Robot holding strong.
38:56 - Joker 2’s drop is a historically steep one while Terrifier 3 wins the weekend.
41:24 - Is Joker 2 one of the most disappointing sequels ever or is it still Rocky V?
44:09 - The Rest of the Top 10 and AM’s review of The Apprentice. 

CAMPAIGN NEWS: No, not those campaigns. 
48:02 - September 5 & Emilia Perez awards strategy reports + Screenplay Category overview. 

TRAILER REVIEWS:
50:25 - Conclave (Trailer 2) might be the best thriller ever rated PG. 
51:58 - Anora looks so great that it worries us as well. 
55:44 - All We Imagine As Light needs to get some early momentum. 

OUTRO - Talking werewolves, how to contact us, talking sandwiches and then some more talk about werewolves, what’s coming next, here’s the sandwich I just ate described in detail, and wise words of wisdom for all the sandwich eaters and werewolf enthusiasts around the podcasting world.

Rotating Hosts, NYFF Stories, The Apprentice + Werewolves & Sandwiches - ORC 10/16/24

What Is This Episode - Top of Show
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STUDIOS MAKE THEIR CATEGORY PICKS FOR THE GLOBES:
Comedy or Musical Category - 1:25
Drama Category - 6:38
What May Be This Year’s BoRhap? - 11:49
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TRAILER-PALOOZA:
Pedro Paramo Trailer 1 aka Look! Hats! - 18:10
Joy Trailer 1 - 21:55
Bird Trailer 1 - 23:52
The Order Trailer 1 - 26:36
The Six Triple Eight Teaser 2 - 28:29
Wallace and Gromit Vengeance Most Fowl Trailer 1 - 30:36
The Monkey Teaser 1 - 34:32
The Electric State Trailer 1 aka An Exploitation of Oasis’ Reunion - 36:38
The Legend of Ochi Trailer 1 - 39:58
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REVIEWS:
AlsoMike on Smile 2 - 42:22
AM on The Outrun + Rez Ball - 47:02
AM on Crossing - 49:30
MMO on Salem’s Lot - 51:02
Mike1 on Cuckoo - 55:01
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WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 58:31

Studios Make Their Globes Pitches While The Mikes Google Live (On Tape)! - ORC 10/19/24

Intro - It’s peace, love, and cupcakes with our special guest host, Andrew Morgan of Recent Activity https://recent-activity.captivate.fm/listen and What’s On Netflix https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/author/andrew-morgan/ Make sure to listen to Andrew and Shane’s podcast and read all of Andrew’s work.

This episode will be about our terrific experience at the Woodstock Film Festival, including Non-Spoiler reviews of Anora, Emilia Perez, Flow, Oh Canada, Unstoppable, and Nightbitch. Plus, we have a deep conversation about the state of Netflix Original Movies in 2024 and look ahead to their Oscar chances.

Anora, Her Best Picture Aspirations & Why We Must Get a Rewatch - 2:00

THE BIG EMILIA PEREZ & NETFLIX AWARDS DISCUSSION: 
Emilia Perez & How She May Break The Golden Globes Model- 11:15
But How We Certainly See A Lot of Noms for Emilia Perez - 19:13
Why doesn’t Netflix go towards more theatrical? - 22:40
The Overall Netflix Awards Outlook for 2024 - 32:51

Our Woodstock Film Festival Travelogue full of food stories, barhopping, the festival vibes and deers on the sidewalks - 40:01 

Flow & Our Animated Feature Discussion - 47:04 
Oh Canada and the maestro of the Q&A, Paul Schrader - 55:28
Unstoppable and the State of Streaming Sports Movies in 2024 - 1:06:57
Amanda Seyfried, Aya Cash Panel Discussion - 1:11:16
Nightbitch features Amy Adams, but a bunch of other terrible characters - 1:17:45 

OUTRO - 1:20:00. Let’s pay our tolls. Andrew discusses what’s coming next on his podcast, Recent Activity and his busy writing schedule for What’s On Netflix. Make sure to leave both our shows 5 Star Ratings if you want to support what we do here, and as always, we thank you for doing so.

The Woodstock Film Festival w/ Andrew Morgan feat. Anora, Emilia Perez & Netflix Talk - ORC 10/24/24

What Is This Episode - Top of Show
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CONCLAVE OSCARS PROFILE:
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Spoiler-Free Review:
Background/Viewing Experiences/Review Scores - 2:26
Writer/Director/Producers and Book vs Film - 8:01
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Fiennes for Best Actor? - 12:33
Did Isabella Rossalini  Earn a Nom? - 14:26
Tucci, Lithgow, and the Rest of the Cast- 16:10
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Best Score So Far - 19:32
Production Design/Values - 21:48
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How Many Noms + The Official MMO Noms Total Over/Under - 24:32
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SPOILER WARNING- 32:30
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Spoiler-Filled Review: 
Conclave and Election Anxieties - 33:25
Welp, Let’s Talk About That Finale - 34:45
Benitez Speaks - 42:52
When Lawrence Went For John - 48:42
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FINAL GRADES - 1:01:30
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WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 1:05:53

Conclave Oscars Profile - When Lawrence Went For John - Ep 470

INTRO - It’s the 2024 Scaries, our 7th Annual Horror Movie Awards Show. There are light spoilers, meaning we have to give some context on a few films. 

THE RANDOM SECTION: 
Most Goo - 2:22 
Grossest Food - 4:04 
Worst Couple - 4:40 
Wackiest Monsters 6:54 
Best AND Worst Karaoke - 8:55 
Would Have Been Superior If Bigfoot - 11:01 
What Would You Say Yes To? - 12:00 
Apocalyptic Future We Most Deserve - 13:50 
Worst Marketing Campaign - 17:18 
Random Section Declarations including Most Drinking of Water - 18:44 

A QUICK BEST SCENES SECTION:
Best Jump Scare of 2024 - 19:25 
Kill That Belonged in a Terrifier Film - 21:54 
Best Scene Declarations including Ickiest Grossest Barfiest Yuck - 23:16 

PRODUCTION VALUES SECTION: 
Production Value Declarations including The Scary MUAH & Scariest Prop - 25:02 
The Scary Golden Frog - 26:23 
The Scary ACE Eddie - 27:31 
The Voided Bowels Award - 28:20 

PERFORMANCE SECTION: 
1 Declaration - 31:09 
Who Played It Better? Nun, Pop Star & Serial Killer (No Spoilers) - 31:55 
Actor We Always Knew Would Be Good In A Horror Film - 34:33 
Newcomer We Wanna See Do More Horror Films - 35:25 
The Most Perfect Casting - 37:41 
Who’s Amounted The Best Horror Resume? - 38:46
Harbinger of Most Doom - 42:24 
Best Child Performance - 43:35 
Best Supporting Performance - 44:54 
Best Lead Performance - 46:13 
Best Horror Ensemble - 48:56 

COMPOSITION CATEGORY SECTION: 
Best Horror Screenplay - 50:03 
Greatest Indictment on the Entertainment Industry - 50:34 
Sneakiest Horror Film - 52:11 
The Shudder Deep Cut Award - 52:47 
The MMO Scary Razzie for Worst Film Scary Poopy - 54:00 
Film We’ll Revere Most In 10 Years - 56:17 
Declaration on IP That Earned 10 More Years of Sequels - 58:00 
Directors To Watch List: 2024 Scaries Edition - 58:32 
Horror Subgenres: Stock Up or Stock Down After 2024 - 59:30 
Best Horror Film of the Year - 1:03:51 

OUTRO - 1:07:00. Our Socials, how to contact us, a request for 5 star reviews + what’s coming next from us and how to find all of our Horror Movie Podcast Series, including our Scaries Playlist via our Soundclound RSS home base. Enjoy… and Happy Halloween!

The 2024 Scaries - Our 7th Annual Horror Movie Awards Show - Ep 471

What Is This Episode - Top of Show
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GOTHAMS NOMS:
Gothams: Oscars Indicators - 2:02
41 Films Nominated in 9 Categories - 5:31
MMO Gotham Predictions - 11:10
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MORE AWARDS NEWS:
Disney Buys Grammy Rights for $500M; How Screwed Are the Oscars? - 20:45
The Substance to go Comedy/Musical for Globes - 24:30
Hans Zimmer’s Dune 2 Score Ineligible for Oscars - 26:56
WTF is Happening with Juror #2? - 28:24
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FILM FESTIVAL BEST PICTURE TALLY - 34:50
(Including AlsoMike’s Review of Memoir of a Snail - 37:47)
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FUTURE MOVIE NEWS - 42:00
(A Romulus Sequel; Wuthering Heights w/ Elordi, Luca’s American Psycho Remake)
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BOX OFFICE UPDATE:
Smile 2 and Terrifier 3 Win Big the Last 2 Weeks - 46:32
Venom The “Last” Dance - 48:17
The Everlong Battle of PVOD vs Staying in Theaters - 51:10
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WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 1:01:20

Gotham Noms/Predix, and Disney Threatening The Oscars with the Grammys - ORC 11/2/24

INTRO - Setting the stage for our positivity re: this Anora review + what you can expect from an Oscars Profile.

NON-SPOILER REVIEW SECTION: 
Anora’s Reception thus far - 2:19 
Box Office Study of potential Best Picture Nom/Winner comparables - 4:29 
Composition Thoughts - 10:24 
Where do we give Sean Baker more credit? As a director, editor, writer? - 13:03 
The Mikey Madison love fest & 3 tiers in Lead Actress - 14:36 
Favorite Supporting Performance - 19:59 
Heartstopping Production Values - 21:38 
The Oscar Lens + Our Nomination Over/Under - 27:38 

SPOILER FILLED REVIEW SECTION: 

Does any election result help or hurt the film? We’re recording on Monday night before the election takes place btw - 30:30

Why this is one of the best coming of age stories in a long time - 32:36 
Pretty Woman Meets Uncut Gems Meets Midnight Cowboy - 34:50 
The importance of rounding the characters & interpretations of that key fight scene - 36:22 
The Ivan & Igor Conversation leads to a part 1 of the discussion on the ending - 40:15 
Hilarious scenes & great NYC movie moments - 45:26 
A nuanced back and forth over a red scarf & we finish our talk on the end scene - 47:08 
How family dynamics underlie the film’s true sadness - 50:05 
Final Grades & if we can see it winning Best Picture - 53:50 

OUTRO - How Mike 1’s film year has turned around dramatically. You can reach out to us, and we tell you how. We also talk about what’s coming next from us including an incoming predictions special, more film studies, and especially, more episodes of Oscar Race Checkpoint. Plus, many naughty words from Anora herself to fittingly end the episode. 

Follow Us On X https://x.com/MMandOscar

The Anora Oscars Profile Review - Pretty Woman Meets Midnight Cowboy - Ep 472

What Is This Episode - Top of Show
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BIFA NOM ARE OUT:
Overall Nom Tallies - 2:26
(and Big Orkney Talk)
Best BIFA/International BIFA May Shape the Oscars - 6:17
Director and First Time Director - 10:23
Performing BIFAs - 12:35
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EUROPEAN FILM AWARD NOMS TOO:
History and Nom Tallies - 17:32
Director and Screenwriter - 20:40
Performances - 22:30
What is Bye, Bye Tiberius? Mike1 Tells Us - 25:16
The Rest - 28:00
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HOLLYWOOD MUSIC AND MEDIA AWARD NOMS:
History and Tallies - 32:11
Predictions and Categories - 34:06
Original Score Convo - 41:55
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TRAILER REVIEWS:
September 5 - 46:22
The Brutalist Teaser - 48:32
Queer - 52:42
Maria + Unstoppable - 55:25
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WHAT WE’RE WATCHING:
M1 on The Substance - 1:00:08
The Mikes Cope-Watches - 1:03:00
M1 on Daughters - 1:04:28
AlsoMike on Heretic - 1:06:19
and Other Docs, Daddio, We Grown Now, and more - 1:07:40
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WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 1:12:50

BIFA, EFA, Leave a Sleeve for Whiz Khalifa - ORC 11/9/24

INTRO - Why we are exactly 75% accurate.

Cinematography before that Golden Frog - 1:57 
Costume Design & why the goths will not accept us - 4:13 
Film Editing and a Mike 1 finally tells us how he really feels about Dune - 6:30 
Makeup and Hairstyling and evil Donald Duck - 11:03 
Production Design and the catacombs of what could have been - 13:39
Original Score and which makes the chores go the fastest - 16:15 
Original Song and how Diane Warren gets in again - 19:15 
Sound Design and how Dylan Goes Electric could be melodious - 21:18 
Visual Effects and we shall divide the baby in twain - 22:36 
International Feature and wishcasting for Ireland - 24:48 
Documentary Feature and oops, we almost did it again - 29:30 
Animated Feature and why it sucks that so many of these films are too good - 32:46 
Supporting Actress and how our pandering to the Irish isn’t working at all - 35:21 
Supporting Actor and how this is the key to several other categories - 38:32 
Original Screenplay and how this category is all over the place - 42:46 
Adapted Screenplay and what the popcorn bucket loving world thinks - 45:08 
Lead Actor and Mike 2’s burger plan to watch The Brutalist- 47:40 
Lead Actress and how we both believing a lot of hype right now - 53:58 
Director and how drastically things have changed in this category - 59:53 
Picture and the post election effect of it all - 1:04:58 
Tallies to make us at least look like we can fake it as real pundits - 1:09:19

OUTRO - Let us know your thoughts & predictions, and if you like our show, please leave us some positive ratings and reviews. What’s Coming Next from us is a bunch of Film Study Reviews, and some words of wisdom that’ll makes your everyday life much better. 

Updated Oscar Predictions - Fall Picks with a 75% Accuracy Guarantee - ORC 11/13/2024

What Is This Episode - Top of Show
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CONAN O’BRIEN TABBED AS OSCARS HOST - :48
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EMILIA PEREZ OSCARS PROFILE REVIEW:
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Spoiler-Free Review:
Emilia’s Purchase, Awards History, + Scores - 5:56
What...Is…This? - 10:53
Zoe Saldaña v Category Fraud - 13:39
Script/Song Thoughts + Production Values - 16:39
How Many Noms? - 22:19
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SPOILER WARNING - 26:36
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Spoiler-Filled Review:
Yelling at Children - 27:31
Doctor, Doctor - 31:52
Not Forgetting the Top Tier Positives - 33:21
Emilia y Jessi - 36:18
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FINAL GRADES - 45:24
And the Folie of Relying on End of Year Studio Movies- 50:49
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WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 53:46

Emilia Perez Review: Now With Less Singing! (and yes, MMO on Conan, Too) - ep 473

INTRO - lots of Oscar Race Precursor Checkpointing for us today.

AWARDS NEWS: 
The 15th Governors Awards - 1:20 
A Documentary Feature Race Checkpoint - 6:53 
The Camerimage Noms for Cinematography & Controversy - 13:34 
THR’s Festival Standing Ovation Crossover Study - 16:12 

FUTURE MOVIE NEWS: 
Spielberg’s upcoming UFO film is casting - 20:59 
Christopher Nolan’s upcoming (werewolf) film is also casting - 23:34 

BOX OFFICE REPORT:
Catching Up on 2 Weeks Ago - 25:09
Red One confuses us - 25:39 
The Final Gladiator II & Wicked Primer - 31:25 

TRAILERS:
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning - 37:17 
The Last Showgirl - 41:40 
I’m Still Here - 43:50 
Babygirl (Trailer 2) - 46:54 
The Room Next Door (Trailer 2) - 48:21 
How To Train Your Dragon - 49:33 

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING - 51:41 
A massive list of films that we’ve been watching, and there’s a whole lotta fun detours in the conversation. Your Monster, True Grit, Fear Street Part One, Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point, Terms of Endearment, Sweet Smell of Success, Rumours, Challengers, Boy Kills World, Close To You, WNUF Halloween Special, My Old Ass, Carville: Winning is Everything, Stupid. Dickweed. Manhunter, Charlie Wilson’s War, Shock and Awe, Vice, Shrinking Season 2, Letterkenny Seasons 1-8, Blue Ruin, and Mystic River. 

OUTRO - 1:13:55. How to contact us, your homework, words of wisdom as we prepare for Thanksgiving, and what’s coming next from us includes Gladiator II and Wicked film studies.


Glicked, Gov & Doc Awards, Ovation Studies, Final Reckonings + 20 Movie Reviews - ORC 11/21/24

What Is This Episode - Top of Show
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GLADIATOR II OSCARS PROFILE REVIEW:
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Spoiler-Free Review:
Review Scores, Our Gladiator I Memories - 2:15
Viewing Experiences - 9:33
That Guy Looks Familiar - 14:02
Performances - 16:40
The Denzel Debate - 18:33
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Production Values - 24:28
The VFX Issue - 28:45
Over/Under: 8 Noms - 30:46
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SPOILER WARNING - 33:55
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Spoiler-Filled Review:
Tyson vs Paul II - 34:48
Caesar’s Palace - 38:45
Ups and Downs - 41:06
JUST SHOOT EM! - 47:02
He IS an Orator - 51:38
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FINAL GRADES - 56:50
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WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 1:01:52

Gladiator 2 Oscars Profile Review - aka Tyson/Paul II - ep 473

INTRO - Why we unexpectedly enjoyed this movie.

NON-SPOILER REVIEW SECTION: 
Critical, Box Office and Awards Receptions Thus Far - 2:11 
Does It’s Part Oneness Disqualify Wicked for Best Picture? - 5:53
Our Expectations and Experiences at the Movie Theaters - 7:19 
General Story Thoughts + Our Relationship to the Musical / Book - 11:13 
Review of the Performances, a Best Actress Convo & a Supporting Surprise - 18:14 
Review of the Stupendous (Steampunk?) Production Values - 28:05 
The Oscar Lens, including our Over/Under on the number of Oscar Noms - 32:12 

Spoiler Warning - 39:46 

SPOILER FILLED REVIEW SECTION: 
No One Mourns the Wicked - 40:31 
Dear Old Shiz - 45:55 
The Wizard and I + What Is This Feeling?- 47:54 
Something Bad - 49:28
Dancing Through Life - 52:17 
Popular + I’m Not That Girl - 55:11
One Short Day + I’m A Sentimental Man - 56:19 
Defying Gravity - 57:56 

Final Takes / Grades - 1:04:17 

OUTRO - 1:05. Tell us your thoughts. We have a linktree now https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar and we have a makeshift production meeting to discuss our next episode, which will probably be an Oscar Race Checkpoint. Plus, we discuss our upcoming Thanksgiving plans. 

The Wicked Oscars Profile - Mikes Gonna Elbow Dance - ep 474

What is This Episode? - Top of Show
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ASTRA AWARD NOMS GIVEN OUT:
List of Noms per Movie - 3:16
A Wicked Road - 5:05
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AWARDS NEWS:
The Girl with the Needle Wins the Golden Frog - 11:11
BIFA Gives Their Crafts - 13:32
AARP Awards Their Noms - 16:43
AAFCA Select Their Tributes - 20:05
Chalamet and Mangold Get Gothams Tributes Too - 22:16
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BOX OFFICE REPORT:
Wicked and Gladiator 2 Are Having Great Weekends - 24:44
But Not as Great as Moana 2 - 27:45
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TRAILERS:
Lily and Stitch Live Action Teaser - 30:21
Snow White Live Action Trailer - 31:52
Elio - 35:47
The Six Triple Eight Trailer #2 - 37:15
Queer Trailer #2 - 40:08
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WHAT WE’RE WATCHING:
MMO on The Piano Lesson - 43:14
AM on Lee, Parachute, The Good Half, Joy, Casa Bonita Mi Amor, Witches
M1 on Satan Wants You!, The Killing, Snack Shack, Places in the Heart, The Last Picture Show, Paper Moon
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WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 1:05:10

We're More Stuffing Than Humans In This One - ORC 11/30/24

MMO is talk radio for movie fans with weekly news shows, reviews, previews, and special guests. We celebrate the Oscars by making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. If you love cinema, if you love showbiz, welcome home.

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