Movie Event Reviews

2018/19 Oscar Sprint Profiles

Here's all our horror related content in one place!

This playlist includes...
...Our 1st & 2nd annual Scaries, aHorror Movie Awards Shows
3 #AllTheHorror episodes on Slashers, Zombies & American Psycho
...The MMO Top 5's Episode on our All Time Horror Movie Experiences
MMO Does Halloween: Our Michael Myers Franchise Re-Watch
...A 4 part series on the Conjuring Universe
The Joker Character Study
...Two Part Mini-Series on Jordan Peele's Us, Ari Aster's Hereditary, both Suspiria's, both Pet Sematary's, and ALL of our other horror film reviews including favorites like Get Out, Midsommar, Ready Or Not, & It Chapter Two.

MMO Loves Horror

What is This Show? - Top of Episode
Introducing Amanda of Swell Entertainment!
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THE NIGHT HOUSE REVIEW:
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NONSPOILER REVIEW:
Cast, Crew, Reception - 4:40
Premise/Expectations/Watching Experiences - 10:09
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Writing/Directing - 13:40
Is It a Fulfilling Watch? - 19:55
Oscar Lens Conclusion - 21:27
Watch or Not? - 26:38
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SPOILER WARNING/EXPLANATION - 28:24
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SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW:
Sorry, Collider - 30:48
Happy or Bleak Ending? - 34:43
WTF is Nothing, pt 1 - 37:00
Demons Lie - 40:48
Reality - 46:40
WTF is Nothing, pt. 2 - 50:03
After School Activities - 56:35
WTF is Nothing, pt. 3 - 58:20
Talisman and Totems - 1:03:20
Gunshots and Dopplegangers and Demons - 1:08:43
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A TOTALLY FUN, LIGHT-HEARTED GAME! - 1:14:07

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FINAL GRADES - 1:20:02
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Your Homework/Our/Amanda’s Socials - 1:22:19
What’s Next For MMO - 1:24:17
(Bonus Candyman + Nosferatu Remake Talk - 1:24:53)

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

What is This Episode? - Top of Show
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HALLOWEEN KILLS REVIEW:
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SPOILER-FREE REVIEW:
Reception - 2:28
Expectations/Watching Experiences - 6:47
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Writing/Directing - 8:53
Performances - 11:56
Production Values - 15:15
Watch or Not? - 18:28
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SPOILER WARNING - 21:12
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SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW:
The Mike1 “Part 2” Trilogy Manifesto - 22:20
Learning On the Sidelines- 31:50
AMH+ We’re a Big, Unruly Mob 1 - 35:20
Best: Michael, The Artist + Laurie, The Bad Ass - 42:00
Best: Tell Me a Story - 46:01
Worst: We’re a Big, Unruly Mob 2 - 51:00
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PREDICTING HALLOWEEN ENDS - 57:38
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FINAL GRADES - 1:04:20
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Where to Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:06:20
What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 1:07:06

Halloween Kills Review - Halloween 12: Halloween 2 - Part H3 - MMO Does Halloween - Ep 380

What is This Episode? - Top of Show
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THE 2021 SCARIES AWARDS!
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THE NEW HORROR FILMS:
Recent Character You Don’t Want to Quarantine With - 3:00
Recent Setting You Don’t Want to Quarantine At - 5:30
Recent Setting You’d Most Welcome - 10:00
Character You Most Trust Your Life To - 13:28
Least/Most Stylish Clothing - 15:55
Scariest/Least Scary Prop - 20:50
Fastest To Kill Mike1 - 22:52
Best Production Value - 25:25
Best Supporting/Lead Performances - 27:10
Character You Wanted Dead - 31:26
Worst Horror Film of the Year - 35:30
People’s Choice Horror Movie - 36:45
Indy Spirit Horror Movie - 40:20
Best Achievement in Scary - 42:45
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JOHN CARPENTER HORROR MASTER AWARDS:
Like or Dislike? - 47:08
Who Wins a Carpenter Battle Royale? - 50:50
Best Character Name - 54:11
Best Carpenter Score - 57:28
Scariest Carpenter Film - 59:30
Worst Oscar Snub - 1:01:47
Best Film/Films By Star - 1:06:10
Power Ranking The Carpenter Filmography - 1:11:17
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MOVIES ABOUT CULTS AWARDS:
Creepiest Nudity Award - 1:16:23
Cult You Can’t Escape From - 1:18:38
Most Fun Cult to Join - 1:20:53
Best Looking Cult Food - 1:22:13
Would You Have The Devil’s Baby If… - 1:25:00
Most Humiliating Cult To Get You - 1:27:57
Most Charismatic Cult Leader - 1:31:35
Best Film About Cult Survivor Who May Not Be Out - 1:33:05
Best Cult Discovery Film - 1:35:16
Best Film About Fighting a Cult - 1:36:47
Funniest/Scariest Film About a Cult - 1:38:50
Best Non-Horror Cult Film - 1:41:15
Best Cult Movie Ever - 1:46:56
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Socials/Your Homework - 1:49:06
What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:50:50

The Scaries Vol 4 - Cults, Carpenter, and One Crazy Killer Year in Horror - Ep 381

Black Panther Review - Part 1 - Non-Spoilers

***Part One of Our Two Pod Review of Black Panther which is Spoiler FREE***

When reality sucks: An Intro - Episode Start

Black Panther Review Part 1 of 2

Cast & Crew Bio/ Filmographies:
Coogler, Boseman, Jordan, N’yongo, Gurira, etc… - 2:50
Production Profile - 18:50
Movie Specs - 28:03
Review of Production Values - 34:18
Performances - 42:53
Spoiler Episode Previews/Tease - 45:14
Cultural Touchstones - 46:10
Watch/Don’t Watch - 48:47


Spoiler Filled Review Coming Soon in Part 2.

“And we’re back!”  It was so good to podcast again alongside my pal, Mike No 1.  He had a tough week, and we explain why we haven’t posted since last weekend.  Just know we’re thrilled to dive back into things here with a two part Black Panther Movie Event Pod, which for the record, may also turn out to be an Early Bird 2018-19 Oscar Profile.  

We go off on tangents early and often, leave some bloopers in the episode cuz we think it's more amusing that way, and if it's possible, I think the few days away from recording leave us all the weirder.

Part One is jam packed.  We begin with the Cast & Crew bios and filmographies of Ryan Coogler, Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita N’yongo, and Danai Gurira.  Then we gush over the rest of the dream cast including Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Andy Serkis, Sterling K. Brown, and break-out stars, Letitia Wright and Winston Duke.

Our Production Notes cover some of the highlights from the promotional tour interviews from Coogler and the cast.  Then we chronicle the long brewing development of the film from its early Wesley Snipes inception days to Ava Duvernay all the way to the launch of the Wakanda plotline in Captain America: Civil War and Ryan Coogler’s courtship with Marvel going into this film.

No 1 has all the movie specs, including the eye popping box office and critical / audience reviews of the film, and we then dive into our review of the production values.  We praise Rachel Morrison’s cinematography, the trademark Disney Marvel visual effects, Kendrick Lamar’s soundtrack, the rich tapestry of cultural influences affecting the costume and production designs, and  then we do a non-spoiler analysis of the screenwriting.  We have some quibbles throughout, but we’re mostly in awe of this landmark accomplishment.  The rest of the review teases some of our best / worst scenes and comments on the film’s impact on our culture and the industry at large.  

Part 2 of our Black Panther review will be a spoiler filled look at the plot, and we’ll discuss the reverberations this movie event has had upon Hollywood and upon the zeitgeist at large.  In retrospect, having the chance to digest the film for a bit longer has given us a greater perspective of this movie event, and we’re proud of the substantive discussion we have coming soon in Part 2.  So do stay tuned.

Our Best Original Screenplay, Director, and Picture category review pods are coming as soon as we can record, edit, and release.  We’ll be grinding through the weekend and sending them out ASAFP for you all over the next week as we continue to sprint through this Oscar Season.  We’ll have an Oscar Prediction pod, as well as the Mike Mike & Oscars, where we’ll give you our best films and performances on the year.

As always, thank you for all your support throughout our first Award Season in the life of this podcast.  We’re having a blast recording all these episodes, and if you can help us spread the word through social media or with some old school -tell a friend - word of mouth, then please do.  We truly appreciate the help.  When reality sucks, do watch movies with us.  We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!

Black Panther Part 1 - The spoiler FREE Review - Ep 42

***This Review of Hereditary is Spoiler Free***

We give some premise and allusions to early plot details in here, but we’re tactful.  So see the film, and realize how hard that must’ve been and was and just how great we are at this non-spoiling thing.

“The Scariest Movie Ever” - 2:48
Sundance Hype / Our Expectations - 4:04
The Mikes Saw The Movie Together - 7:40
Cast & Crew - 10:54
Movie Specs - 14:43
Review of Production Values - 18:25
Acting Performances - 27:01
Best Scenes - 32:57
Worst Scenes - 35:11
Final Thoughts / RATE AND COMMENT US ON ITUNES! - 38:20

We couldn’t wait to review Hereditary.  It’s getting legit Oscar buzz, Sundance critics gushed, Rotten Tomatoes and Metascore offer up some eye popping numbers and the trailers, the premise, the genre, and the cast all piqued our interest to the point where we couldn’t resist a day-of early review.  

Don’t worry, we do steer clear of spoilers, and after you see the movie, that statement becomes 100x more impressive.  There’s a brief profile of the movie specs, and we help you get your bearings regarding the cast & crew.  Then we share some of our expectations and overshare much of our theater going experience.

The substantive part of the episode kicks in with our review of the production values and performances.  Then per usual, we reference some of our favorite scenes without giving up any context about them.  We’re artists, but I think we’ve got this down to a science at this point, folks.  (Pats himself on the back.)  

Still, this is a brain twister, and we have a lot of rewatches and research in our future before we give you a fuller spoiler filled review.  So in the meantime, please do get at us on social media.  We’re on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Reddit, and Gmail.  Share your theories and your reactions with us when you see Hereditary this weekend.  By all means, direct message us on Twitter if you want to have a spoiler filled convo.  We do have to work/family time planned, but we’re happy to engage.  Then we’ll try to pull it all together for our upcoming spoiler review of the film.  Who knows, you may unlock the secrets of this movie for us, and we’ll be happy to credit you in the next episode of this Hereditary review.

One thing we must pitch in the coming weeks is our iTunes reviews.  Our numbers, our listens don’t match up with the few reviews we currently have on iTunes.  So you’d help us a great deal if you can click a 5-star review, and if you have the time and keyboard power to drop us a few lines of a review, we certainly thank you.  Again, they do help us a great deal on iTunes, where most of you are listening.

Stay tuned for upcoming episodes.  We’ll finish our 1991 Best Actress retrospective.  Mike no 1 will reverse roles with Also Mike in another Devil and the Advocate quickisode where we’ll be discussing the Halloween trailer debuting on Friday (today… while I write this).  

Do please go back and enjoy our massive catalog of episodes.  We covered the shit out of last award season, and all those Oscar nominees are currently on VOD for you to watch at home.  There’s also a full review of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Netflix offerings, more retrospectives including six Best Original Song Oscar halfisodes, and all the Hollywood News, film festival updates, and 2018-19 Oscar previews you could want.  Check them out!

As always, when reality sucks, watch movies with us.  We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!!!

Hereditary NONSPOILER Review - Faces Only A Mother Could Make - Ep 75

Rami Malek can act.

***This review of Rami- I mean, Bohemian Rhapsody has a Spoiler Section***

Intro / What’s an OSP? - Top of the Show
Cast featuring Mr. Robot & the kid from Jurassic Park - 2:00
Production Notes & the Saga of the behind the scenes backstory - 8:00
Movie Specs & Some Crazy Ass Numbers - 22:13
A Roller Coaster of Expectations - 26:44
Oscar Lens, which is focused on 1 Nom/Production Values - 31:17
Final Thoughts/Watch or Don’t - 40:42

Spoiler Music - 41:49


Immediate Carryovers + David Bowie/Worst Scenes - 43:31
Rami as Freddie - 54:18
Best Scenes/Live Aid/More Issues - 55:40
Screenwriting Class - 1:01:24
Final Grades - 1:03:20

Outro / A Bunch More OSPs to come - 1:04:15

Well, they sure played the hits, and I’m listening to the soundtrack as I write these show notes. So if one thing is for sure, the music did not disappoint. We had both praise and critique to throw around on this loaded movie review of Bohemian Rhapsody in this Oscars Sprint Profile.  

Go back and listen to our Filmography of Queen episode where we discuss and rank all the best Queen songs in movies. That’s halfisode 23.  We’ll also have a Music Movies special for you early next week where we breakdown our top 5 performances in biopics both fictional and true to life, plus all the great roles from chart toppers turned thespians.

Bohemian Rhapsody is also making some chart topping box office this weekend, and we’re all over it’s success with 3 episodes dedicated to the genre, the film, and the great band on which this blockbuster is based. So enjoy the soundtrack and then our review, or vice versa. MMO is all over this Rami Malek / Freddie Mercury movie event.

Our non-spoiler portion of the show opens up with a discussion of the loaded cast, headlined by the terrific performance by Rami Malek. Then we chronicle the saga about the director(s) of the film before giving you the lowdown on the production backstory.  We then gush over the production values as we get some serious movie goods delivered through more than just the visual sense from this movie.

The spoiler warning dance music plays, we riff on David Bowie opportunities missed, and then we dive into our analysis of the plot. There’s a lot of worst scenes mixed into the highs of this movie. Rami Malek is undeniably good as the epic frontman, but the script may commit some unforgivable sins.  Do you agree?

Let us know on social media. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, where we’re most active, and do send us those Six Degrees Of MMO responses for challenge number 4: Jamie Lee Curtis to Mike Myers. See if you can work in Bohemian Rhapsody as Mr. Myers is in it, and we’ll read our winners on the pod in a coming episode. Last, but not least, do remember our slogan. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us! We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar.

Bohemian Rhapsody Oscar Sprint Profile - Mr. Robot Turns Mr. Mercury - 2018 OSP - Ep 123

Mahershala, here’s another Oscar.

***This Review of Green Book has a Spoiler Section***
Although for the record, we spoil the ever living shit out of Hidalgo pretty early on in this podcast, if that means anything to ya. 

What is an OSP? - 1:14

Non-Spoiler Review of Green Book

Cast & Crew & Viggo / Mahershala Filmographies - 2:05
Movie Specs & Our Theories on the Critical Numbers - 11:54
Plot Premise / Expectations - 19:10
Best Picture / Director Oscar Lens & Our Teaser Review - 22:27
Review of the Production Values - 26:45
THESE Performances. Wow. - 29:42
Final Thoughts & Screenplay Criticisms - 34:12

Spoiler Warning Dance Music - 37:04

The Plot Overview - 38:55
Worst Scenes - 43:03
Best Scenes - 51:03
Final Final Thoughts & Grades - 1:00:43

Outro / Social Media / Words of Wisdom? - 1:01:43

Green Book is a MAJOR Oscars contender, worthy of an opening night review from us. The performances certainly lived up to the hype, but can the movie live up to pre-season expectations? Can it knock off A Star Is Born, & what is it’s path to victory? We dive into these questions & many more in this Oscar Sprint Profile.

As always, you get two reviews for the price of one. Our non-spoiler section discusses some of essential filmographies of the key cast & crew including Peter Farrelly, Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, and Linda Cardellini. We break down how and why that 70 metascore number has come to be, theorizing on some past trends in recent Best Picture votes. Then we view the rest of our non-spoiler review of the production values, performances, and script through an Oscar Lens before we dance.

In the spoiler section, we cover the essential plotline, but take the time to analyze several of the best & worst scenes & sequences. Since there’s a lot to like and dislike about the movie, we have substantive discussions on this genre and how it’s played to the Academy in year’s past. Plus, you get several anecdotes about Italian family dinners past, present, and future.

We’re burning the candle at both ends to cover as many of these Oscar films and movie events as we possibly can. Do check out our massive catalog of previous episodes and scroll down for our playlists on our Soundcloud account. As we did last year, we’ll cover all of the major nominees later if not sooner, but we will get to them all. Though we have had a ton of fun with these premiere night viewing / recording sessions, and Green Book was certainly another wild late night behind the microphones.

Did you see Green Book? Do you agree or disagree with our stances? Let us know on social media. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and our website mikemikeandoscar.com is under construction and nearing a launch date. 

Please have fun with our most recent SixDegreesOfMMO movie trivia challenge number 6. You can hear our round 5 winners on our most recent MMO Weekly episode that also featured our most recent Oscar Race update, & we’ll read our next set of winners on MMOW 3!

When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!

Green Book Review - 2018 Oscar Sprint Profile - A New Leader in a Major Category - Ep 132

But will Roma win Best Picture?

***This Episode Has a Spoiler Section***

Intro / What’s an OSP? Our Experiences with Roma - Top of the Show

Non-Spoiler Review of Roma

Cast & Crew & Pre-School Teachers - 2:35
Production Notes of Robberies & Brawls On Set - 5:48
Movie Specs with some of the Highest Critical Numbers Ever - 9:20
Plot / Premise, Expectations, & Teaser Reviews - 11:32
Review of Production Values/Oscar Lens pt 1 - 17:32
Performances - 25:16
Script Thoughts - 32:06
Oscar Lens, pt 2 - 33:41
Final Nonspoiler Thoughts/Watch or Not - 39:34

Spoiler Warning Dance Music - 40:21

Immediate Carryovers/We Have to Talk About It - 41:52
Plot Walkthrough - 45:51
(Daddy’s Home - 48:02)
(Cleo’s Drama - 52:04)
(Bests + Worsts Throughout: Holidays - 54:57)
(Cleo’s Relationships - 59:53)
(Bests: Shopping for Cribs - 1:02:08)
(Worsts: More Fermin + CPR - 1:04:08)
(Bests: Far From Shore - 1:09:50)
Final Grades - 1:13:52

Outro / Social Media / Words of Wisdom - 1:15:09


Some films bowl us over upon first watch. Others must take several watches to affect us. As one of the major contenders of this awards season, Alfonso Cuaron’s Roma seemed to create each of these reactions from the Mikes, and we cannot wait to see how it affects both the Academy and the movie watching public at large. So be sure to let us know.

We follow our usual OSP format of non-spoiler and then spoiler filled reviews with a musical breakdown in between sections. There’s an Oscar Lens in between where we breakdown what the film has already accomplished and how it may fare after future red carpets. Our projections may surprise you.

This episode also proves to be one of our more technically focused reviews. Cuaron is a master of camerawork, and we compare his filmography with that of our other favorite directors. But this was not a film where style ruled over substance. We discuss how Cuaron’s childhood and how the women of his upbringing found their way here. Then we ask one of the biggest questions of awards season. Could the role of the streaming giant, Netflix help or hurt it’s ultimate chances at the major trophies?

This is our 27th Oscars Sprint Profile of the year, and as we did in 2017, we’re well on our way to reviewing all of the major nominees. In fact, perhaps we will have reviewed ALL of the nominees by the time it’s Oscars are handed out. Between our OSP series and our new MMO Weekly show, we’re working overtime to review and preview all of the best films of 2018. Keep watching those movies with us.

We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. We are at MMandOscar on Twitter, and you can find our show just about everywhere you might listen to podcasts: iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, and Spotify, to name a few. Please like, share, & review us when and where able. We certainly appreciate any help spreading the word about our show. Thank you once again, and happy holidays!

Roma 2018 Oscar Sprint Profile - One Big Package (of a Movie) - Ep 141

***This OSP of The Favourite has a Spoiler Section***

Intro / What’s an OSP? - Top of the Show

Non-Spoiler Review of The Favourite
Cast & Crew & Thomas the Tank Engine - 2:19
Production Notes & Why Churchill should get a writing credit - 9:18
Movie Specs - 17:48
An Excellent Premise & Our Expectations or lack thereof - 24:46
Production Values - 28:13
Performances & Script Thoughts - 36:16
Watch or Don’t - 37:24
Oscars Lens - 42:28

Spoiler Warning Dance Music - 44:53


SPOILER - FILLED REVIEW 
Plot Overview/Starting at the End - 46:55
Best Scenes - 54:43
Worst Scene - 56:42
(Who Sarah Really Is - 57:22)
More Bests - 58:29

Final Thoughts & Grades - 1:07:41

Outro/ Social Media / Words of Wisdom - 1:10:15


From the critical reception to the precursors to the film itself, the Favourite feels like one of the most Oscar-y movies of the year and one of the safest bets come nomination time. Perhaps that’s why this was one of the easier and smoothest recording sessions in our history. Or maybe we just took our cue from great screenplay of The Favourite. In any case, we thoroughly enjoyed this conversation about one of the year’s best.

Our non-spoiler review covers a lot of ground as we offer filmographies of Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, and Olivia Coleman, who all seem to be contenders. Then we dive into our reviews of the production values, which if they aren’t yet contenders, we think they probably should be. There’s also a ton of history to analyze both in terms of the production notes and the production process as Yorgos Lanthimos distinguishes himself from his previous films to deliver perhaps his most palatable, if not most polished film to date.

The spoiler section kicks off with an awkward joke, as they tend to do. Then we dive into many of our best scenes, the one we shared as our worst, and of course, we break down the final scenes. Now if you’re keeping score at home, we actually failed to mention one of our Best Scenes of the Year that we mentioned on Wednesday’s halfisode. So go back and enjoy that discussion as we kick ourselves now. But it just goes to show you how many great scenes we wanted to talk about in the episode.

It’s our 30th Oscars Sprint Profile on the year, and do go back to our massive catalog in order to plan your next movie night, or nights as you prepare to bone up on all your Oscar contenders before Hollywood’s big night now less than two months away.  We also have a ton of preview episodes and award season updates and primers, not the least of which, we bring to you on a weekly basis with our new variety show MMOW. 

Although we love everything Oscar related, our podcast does enjoy taking a detour whenever the mood strikes. We cover plenty of blockbusters in our Movie Event series as well as some of our favorite movie series like the MCU, Mission Impossibles, Conjuring films, Halloween Franchise, and we just finished reviewing 3 of our beloved childhood Christmas films this past month as we led you through the holidays by way of memory lane.

Bottom Line: we’re having a ton of fun, and we thank you for listening. Let us know what you think of this movie or any of the many others. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and our show is available wherever you may listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, watch movies with us!

The Favourite 2018 Oscar Sprint Profile - All About Abigail - Ep 145

From Blockbuster Video to Film Festivals, we tell stories & talk our favorite genre.

***This is a Mostly Non-Spoiler Episode***
There’s some early Act 1 giveaways, and then some mentions of some big moments or big scares at certain points in other films. But of course, we don’t give anything away.

What is This Episode? - Top of Show 
The Mikes’ Horror History - 1:34
Honorable Mention - 4:11

THE MIKES TOP 5 HORROR MOVIE EXPERIENCES
Our Shared No. 5 - 7:09
AlsoMike’s No. 4 - 11:49
AlsoMike’s  No. 3 - 15:20
Mike1’s No. 4 + No. 3 - 18:07
AlsoMike’s No. 2 - 23:07
Mike1’s No. 2 - 27:13

AlsoMike’s No. 1 - 33:46
Mike1’s Number….uh….1 - 39:03

Why is Horror Universally Relatable - 46:24
What We’re Expecting From “Us” - 49:58

Questions for You/Social Media/Words of Wisdom - 54:11




Another way to get ready for Jordan Peele’s “Us” is to go back in time & talk about why we love horror movies. Sometimes they’re good & one memorable scare will scar us forever. Sometimes they’re great, and we never look at the world the same again. But other times they’re so bad, they’re perhaps the best experience of our film going year. We talk about our Top 5 Horror Movie Experiences in this special weekend episode!

This isn’t our first foray into the tried & true Top 5 world of podcasting & youtubing & John Cusack’ing. We’ve ranked our favorite scenes & films from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Mission Impossibles, & of course, we nominate 5’s in the Mike, Mike, and Oscars - OUR annual award show. But we also started a specific Top 5 series that began with our Top 5 Music Movie Performances, & you can find our Top 5s playlist of episodes on Soundcloud.

Regardless of whether you’re addicted to Top 5 shows & videos like we are, this turned into quite the fun conversation about the horror genre, & of course, we tell some of our favorite moviegoing stories. From trips to Blockbuster to fancy film festivals, we thought it the perfect time to recap all our greatest horror movie experiences.

The Mikes of Oscar are committed to covering horror films year round, & if you’ve listened before, you know we’ve been campaigning hard for some of the best horror films & performances come awards season. The Academy is slowly, but surely coming around to acknowledging the genre, but not enough. So we’ve made it a mission of our show to be all over our favorite horror films.

Last year, we reviewed the entire Halloween franchise, the Conjuring Universe, both Suspiria films, Hereditary, & Overlord. In 2017, we championed Jordan Peele’s “Get Out” from the first episode through the Oscars. We’ve also contributed to the AllTheHorror podcast collaboration on two occasions with an American Psycho retrospective this past WomenInHorrorMonth & last October with a fun chat about the best slashers our ATH friends could invent.

Of course, we want to know your favorite experiences with horror films. Send us your responses, & we’ll read some on the show! We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!

Top 5 Horror Movie Experiences - The Scares, Screams, + Shyamalans That Formed A Genre Love - Ep 177

As we both hoped & feared, cats is a glorious failure. We award it points for ambition, but there’s also a lot to learn from what didn’t work here. Bottom line though, this was such a miscalculation. Who thought this was funny? Why are they trying to be sexy? & Why is she always crying?!

What is This Episode? - Top of Show
A Letter - 1:59

NONSPOILER REVIEW:
Cast, Specs, Box Office, Scores - 4:05
A Nightmarish Hellscape Wrought With Vengeance Upon Us All - 8:00
Theater Going Experiences - 11:44
Who Is This For?/Inception - 13:59
Songs/Production Values - 17:01
Cats In Heat - 20:09
Honest To Goodness Positives…Kinda - 22:00
Just Get It Out/VFX/Prod Design -24:23

SPOILER WARNING DANCE BREAK - 28:19

SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW:
The Greatest Ending in Movie History- 29:30
“The Weirdest Scene in the Movie” - 35:44

FINAL GRADE - 37:45

Your Homework/What Drugs Work Best Here? - 40:06
What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 41:38


After the rage we had for Star Wars Episode IX, we wondered if we might take pity on Cats. Perhaps the lower than expected scores would even push us away from this review entirely. But trust us. There was no way we could see this film, physically experience it, and not talk about it for a full episode.

As usual, we give you a full non-spoiler review first. So if you’re wondering whether or not to go see it, wonder no more. We flat out tell you in the early goings. Then we do a spoiler section where we must break down a few of the craziest scenes of this or any year.

If you enjoyed this episode, please remember to give us a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts. Just click on our show, scroll down a few moments, and then click that fifth star. We thank you for your support.

Otherwise, do stay tuned for more Oscar Sprint Profile & Movie Event reviews. We still have Little Women and 1917 coming up in terms of definite OSP’s. Then we’ll also be covering The Two Popes and Bombshell either on their own, or in conjunction with an Oscar Race Checkpoint episode, which is where we discuss all the recent happenings in awards season.

What did you think of Cats? Let us know. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!

Cats The Movie Review - All Crotch - Ep 263

Netflix released a surprise Michelle Obama documentary, and hell yes, we can review it. What does it teach us about politics and celebrity? Is this a forerunner to an eventual campaign? And can she inspire us all to hope for change once again?

What Is This Show? An ORC? An MRE? - Top of Show

BECOMING REVIEW

NONSPOILER REVIEW:
Production Profile - 4:31
Plot Premise/Expectations - 7:07
Production Values - 12:06
(And The Cynicism Built Into This Project Itself)
Performances of the Subjects - 16:15
(And Some How Getting To Mike1 Wearing Clothing That’s Too Tight?)
Watch or Not? - 20:42

SPOILER WARNING - 22:19

SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW:
Worst: Guiding Resentment - 23:40
Worst: Defending? Fox News? - 28:44
Best: Turn The Criticism and Questions - 33:24
Best: Being Blunt and Honest - 37:41
(With a Reality Check)

FINAL THOUGHTS AND GRADES - 43:33

Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 *’S - 47:48
What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 48:37


Is this an Oscars Sprint Profile? Or is this a Movie Event Review? We open with a discussion on the purposes of this documentary, and how they might be aiming higher than a few trophies. But whatever you’d call this, we still follow our normal review format from spoiler free sections on the film’s production specs, our expectations, it’s production values, the script, and subjects. Then we give you a spoiler warning before discussing all the best & worst scenes, plus our final grades.

Now Mike & I have been honest with you about our politics. Although our show doesn’t usually focus on them, we still cannot avoid the subject because movies don’t avoid the subject. And we review movies. Maybe other critics could walk that tightrope of reviewing political films without talking politics, but we are not those critics. So beware - we do talk a little red vs blue in this episode, and we are team blue.

Whatever your allegiance, Becoming offers a rare glimpse into the life of our former First Lady, and although the film’s format follows Michelle during her 34 city book tour, we also spend a lot of time getting to know her support team, some of her less famous family members, and we get a lot of her biography as well. How does Michelle Obama recount recent history? What is she accomplishing on her present course? And where does she see her future headed? We can’t help but discuss it all in this review.

As always, we wanna know your thoughts, political or not. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.

Michelle Obama's Becoming Review - Becoming...Hopeful - Ep 295

Capone is much better than we thought. HOWEVER, we are much less mature than we hoped. So in one of our goofier recording sessions, we break down Tom Hardy’s unmissable performance in this bizarro gangster thriller in both non-spoiler & spoiler filled segments.

Alternate CAPONE Movie Titles - 1:36

CAPONE REVIEW:

NONSPOILER SECTION:
Production Profile - 4:06
Plot Premise/Expectations - 10:10
(And What Does This Movie THINK It Is?)
Production Values:
The Appearance of Capone - 13:30
(Make-Up, Hair, And…Script Thoughts Too?)
Editing - 18:06
Performances - 19:32
(Including a Desecration of a 2019 Oscar Winner)
Watch or Not? - 28:00

SPOILER WARNING - 28:47

SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW:
An Opening By Any Other Name - 30:06
Just a Figment of Your Imagination - 33:30
The Overlook Hotel Montage - 38:12
Suddenly A Horror Movie - 41:58
The Gold Plated Finish - 43:53

😳😳😳😳😳
***SHOCKING*** FINAL GRADES - 48:05
😳😳😳😳😳

Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 50:23
What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 51:19

FYI… we do idiotically spoil Entourage during the Expectations segment. So beware.

But as two Oscars movie critics in their off-season and as two men children with quarantine cabin fever, of course, we begin the episode with fart noises and dirty jokes. But as the episode moves along, we do build up a profound respect for the ambitions of Josh Trank’s Capone, and it’s many successes. What’s the final product? Well, you will be the judge, but we hope it’s one of our more entertaining episodes.

Per usual, we do follow our normal movie review format. The first half of the show is spoiler-free, with one obvious exception, that to be honest, every other film critic in America has also spoiled. You get a production profile to introduce the film, reviews of the polarizing production values, and a big debate on that Tom Hardy performance. Then in the second half, we recap the plot of the film and break down all our best & worst scenes in one of our wackier, livelier conversations to date.

As we pitched in the last MMOW, we are planning to read and react to some of your movie & television reviews. So don’t forget to send those to us via email or social media, and as always, here’s another friendly reminder that if you haven’t yet, we could really use your help on Apple Podcasts. Do please take a few seconds and leave us a 5 star rating, and if you have a bit more time, then we’d really appreciate a positive written review. Thank you so much!

Finally, let us know your thoughts on Capone & Tom Hardy’s unforgettable performance. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.

Capone aka "Fonzo" Review - This...This Is My Shocked Face... - Ep 297

Palm Springs makes us laugh early & often, and that’s reason enough to click play. But we each have baggage when it comes to romcoms. So when it’s time to slam this plot for being as lazy as one of its characters, we don’t hold back.

PALM SPRINGS OSP(?) REVIEW

NONSPOILER REVIEW:
Production Profile - 1:48
Plot Premise/Expectations - 5:41
Production Values - 7:25
Performances - 8:46
Script Thoughts - 11:02
Watch or Not? - 17:20

SPOILER WARNING - 18:10

SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW:
DQ Worst 1: He’s Not Worthy - 19:34
DQ Worst 2: Forgot About Roy - 25:15
DQ Worst 3: Ends and Means - 29:07
(Including…Darkness Falls)
Bests - 34:15

FINAL THOUGHTS AND GRADES - 39:47

Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 *’S - 41:25
What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 42:22


Another streaming premiere, and you get another mixed review from MMO. We’d rather that NOT be the case, since of all the July 10th new releases, we wanted to enjoy Palm Springs first. But we’ve gotta call them like we see them, and it’s not the first time an MMO review has gone against critical consensus. Some of the biggest movies in our history (cough! Parasite) have surprised our listeners with surprising takes from us Mikes.

So the stakes for this one are higher than you’d think. That means your feedback is as important as ever. Where did we go wrong on this one? Or do you think we’re in the right headspace? Do send us your thoughts. But as always, our movie review episodes have two sections. Non-spoilers come first, followed by a deconstruction of the plot after a spoiler warning. 

Should this have been more sci-fi or romance? Which worked better? Then who’s the funniest cast member? Who’s our favorite character? Does love really exist, and is time, in fact, a flat circle? This film may not have answered all those questions, but our review sure does.

Stay tuned for more movie reviews in our near future as First Cow is next up in our plans with The Old Guard and Greyhound as other possibilities. Otherwise, MMO Weekly will come back soon, and we’re always looking for more opportunities to do Oscar Race Checkpoint or Top 5 shows. 

Though the world may repeat the same boring days over and over, you won’t get an infinite time loop of shows from us. As we stated in our last episode, we have many ideas on upcoming new series, and we want to hear your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.

Palm Springs Review - How I Met Your Multiverse - Ep 309

Amanda of Youtube’s Swell Entertainment comes back for our review of The New Mutants. Our 40 minute non-spoiler section chronicles the production backstory of another film set from hell before we talk acting, writing, directing, and not one, but two bears.

SAYING GOODBYE TO CHADWICK BOSEMAN - Top of Show


RE-INTRODUCING AMANDA OF SWELL ENTERTAINMENT! - 6:38

NEW MUTANTS NONSPOILER REVIEW ft. AMANDA SWELL!:
Amanda’s Attachment to All Things XMen - 9:23
Josh Boone+ Knate Lee - 11:40
The Production/Distribution Story From Hell - 13:40
So First Cut: Are We Interested? - 20:40
Feelings on the First Trailer - 23:00
Mike1 + Amanda vs Josh Boone - 25:08
A NEW, New Mutant? - 26:40
Is This Watchable?/Theater Experiences - 30:00
Can It Be a Guilty Pleasure?/Is It Horror?/Does It F*!@? - 34:12
Casting Issues With Race - 37:31
Performances - 38:56
Production Values/VFX - 42:52

SPOILER WARNING - 44:40

NEW MUTANTS SPOILER REVIEW:
Super Bears - 46:04
What Are We All Doing Here?- 48:28
How We’d Re-Write/Save The Script - 51:23
Everybody (Anybody?) In The Pool! - 55:46
Best/Worst: Bear Fighting - 57:40
Best/Worst:Reyes Says Let’s Twist Again - 1:01:31
BUT BOY ARE THERE METAPHORS, HUH?! - 1:04:45
Failures As a Genre Movie - 1:08:26

Who Should’ve Been Added? - 1:09:37
What Would We Have As An End Credit Scene - 1:11:36
Arguably The Biggest Mistake of All - 1:14:26
Saying Goodbye - 1:17:39


Amanda’s Work and Socials - 1:18:33

Your Homework/Our Socials/Coming Soon From Amanda - 1:20:05
What’s Next For MMO - 1:21:16

Of course, we must start off this episode with an initial goodbye & preliminary tribute to Chadwick Boseman. We will have much more to say about the heroic spirit of this great man as the year & as the awards seasons go along. But before we can get into some of the fun of this episode, we try to put our heartache into words.

Luckily, we did have an incredibly fun episode to tackle on The New Mutants with Amanda of Swell Entertainment. So do make sure to follow her on Twitter, Instagram & Snapchat at luvu2golka, and if you’re a fan of ours, you have no excuse not to follow her Youtube channel at Swell Entertainment. We click on each of her videos & so should you.

Our 40+ minute non-spoiler section calls back to our previous episode with Amanda, Film Sets From Hell w/ Swell (where she told THE BEST Titanic story btw), and we go behind the scenes of the tumultuous journey these new mutants had to finally get this movie into theaters. Then we talk about our triumphant return to the movies before our discussions on acting, writing, directing, evil monologuing, overt sexual metaphors, dragon puppets, drugs, & bears.

If you enjoyed this episode, check out our near 500 episode catalog for ALL the movie talk radio you could ever want. Then if you want to support our show at MMO, do please click that 5th star on Apple Podcasts.

Otherwise, and as always, we want to hear your thoughts on The New Mutants. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for clicking play.

New Mutants ft Amanda of Swell Entertainment! - And Goodbye Chadwick - Ep 321

We nominate horror bests in 9 Oscar Categories for the years of 2016 through 2020 and then give out Gold, Silver, & Bronze medals. It’s simple, it’s fun, and we celebrate so many great horror movies in the process. These are The Horror Oscar Olympics.

What Is This Episode/Happy Horror Days! - Top of Show

THE ’16-20 HORROR OSCAR OLYMPICS:
VFX - 2:26
Supporting Actor - 7:24
Supporting Actress - 13:06
Adapted Screenplay - 17:20
Original Screenplay - 23:41
Lead Actor - 29:34
Lead Actress - 33:40
Best Director - 41:40
Best Picture - 45:55

Your Homework/Our Socials - 52:44
What’s Next For MMO/Words of Wisdom - 53:26

Now why did we do 5 years in one Olympiad? Well, we rationalized it because the next Olympics, Tokyo 2021 will transpire 5 years after Rio 2016. But the main reason we wanted to include 2016 was because 2016 was so loaded with great horror films. So we figured that would just add to the fun, and we were right.

As for the format, it’s pretty simple. We cover 9 Oscar categories including Visual FX, Original & Adapted Screenplay, all 4 lead and supporting performances, best director, and picture. Then we each declare a Best of the Year as we hand out Gold, Silver, & Bronze medals to our top 3’s, which means two of those bests “Do Not Medal.”

Which Stephen King adaptation will win gold in screenplay? How in the hell do we choose a best actress? What MMO favorite will win the most hardware? And what 2020 films will shock their way to the podium? Find out in this fast paced hour and get ready for your Halloween Holiday with us.

If you enjoyed this episode, check out these related playlists on our Soundcloud - “The Oscar Olympics,” “MMO Does Halloween,” and “#AllTheHorror.” Then do stay tuned for our annual Halloween tradition of The Scaries, an MMO Homemade Awards Show, where this year, we’ll be featuring the subgenre of alien movies. 

As always, we want to hear your thoughts. So send us your medal winners for any or all of these 9 Horror Oscar categories. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for clicking play.

Horror Oscar Olympics - This Episode's Number Is Half of 666 So That's Scary, Right? - Ep 333

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.