2018/19 Oscar Sprint Profiles

What Is This Episode - Top of Show
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GOLDEN GLOBES NOMS REACAP/REAX:
General Thoughts -Show Start
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Best Picture Drama - 2:27
BP Comedy/Musical - 5:26
Cinematic Achievement + Oscar Crossover Stats - 8:02
Director - 12:05
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Lead Acting Categories - 16:09
Supporting Categories - 30:08
Screenplay - 36:41
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Animated Feature - 39:17
Music Categories - 42:31
Non English Language Film/European Film Awards - 50:21
Doc Feature - 53:02
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Nom Tallies by Movie - 55:32
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Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:04:38
Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:05:21

Golden Globes Noms Revealed, Ranked, Rancored! - ORC 12/12/23

What Is This Episode - Top of Show
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CRITICS CHOICE NOMINATIONS:
Best Picture Stays Continental/Nom Tallies - 1:40
Director - 9:32
Screenplay Categories Aren’t What They Once Seemed - 14:06
Lead Actress/Actor Have Their Established Pools - 20:37
Both Supporting Categories Have Whittled Down Too - 28:25
Best Ensemble/Young Actor or Actress - 34:26
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Musical Categories - 36:11
Foreign Language Film/Animated Film - 40:59
Cinematography/Film Editing - 44:44
Costume Design/Production Design - 47:42
MUAH/VFX - 51:26
Best Comedy - 55:31
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Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 57:38
Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 58:13

Critics Choice 2024 NomNomNomNom NomNomNoms - ORC 12/14/23

What Is This Episode - Top of Show
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GOLDEN GLOBES/OSCARS GAMBLING PREVIEW:
Explaining Betting Odds - 2:04
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BEST PICTURE:
Delusional Confidence in Barbie - 3:24
American Fiction Is a Mystery - 16:13
If You HAD to Bet $100 Right Now… - 20:37
Globes BP Drama: Oppy a Shockingly High Fave - 21:32
A Quick Case for Maestro - 30:02
GG BP C/M Lets You Gamble on Your Gamble - 32:00
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BEST DIRECTOR - A SAFE BET? - 43:02
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SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
The Oscars Odds - 50:52
How Much of a Threat is Emily Blunt? - 54:50
Randolph a Sneaky Nolan-esque Heavy Favorite - 56:56
Beware the BIG Awards Season Upset - 1:00:08
If You HAD to Bet $100… - 1:02:29
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SUPPORTING ACTOR:
The Oscars Odds - 1:03:48
RDJ in a Close One? - 1:08:30
Betting $100 on the Globes… - 1:12:28
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LEAD ACTRESS:
Oscars/Globe Drama Odds - 1:14:40
Gladstone vs Stone vs Margot - 1:17:35
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LEAD ACTOR:
Odds - 1:27:50
Murphy, and Jeffrey, and Giamatti, and Cooper, and… - 1:32:10
Dave is All In on Bradley - 1:38:09
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Dave’s Work/Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:45:04
Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:47:20

Pre-Globes Gambling Preview w/ David Long! - ORC 12/19/23

"Maestro" had its world premiere at the 2023 Venice International Film Festival, where it competed for the Golden Lion. It is the second film to be directed by Academy Award-nominee Bradley Cooper following "A Star Is Born" and features him and Academy Award-nominee Carey Mulligan transforming into Leonard Bernstein and his wife, Felicia Montealegre. The two were kind enough to spend a little bit of time talking with me about their work on the film, and I also got the chance to speak with the film's Costume Designer, Academy Award-winner Mark Bridges. Dan Bayer also interviewed Academy Award-winning Supervising Sound Editor Richard King. All three interviews can be listened to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now streaming on Netflix and is up for your consideration in all eligible categories at the 96th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Costume Design and Best Sound. Thank you, and enjoy!

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A Behind The Scenes Look At "Maestro"

"Flamin' Hot" premiered at the 2023 SXSW Film Festival, where it received positive reviews and was later released on Hulu and Disney+ over the summer. Academy Award-winner Diane Warren has been nominated at the Oscars 14 times in competitive categories. This year, she's shortlisted for writing the song for the film titled "The Fire Inside," performed by Becky G. Nominated already by the Society of Composers and Lyricists and Hollywood Music in Media, she could very well earn her 15th competitive nomination this year for the song which has over 2 million views on YouTube. Warren was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about her work on the song, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now available to stream and is up for your consideration at the 96th Academy Awards for Best Original Song. Thank you, and enjoy!

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Interview With "Flamin' Hot" Songwriter Diane Warren

Live reaction to the Oscar nominations with Alan Ng and Chris Gore. Will Barbenheimer dominate the nominations? Will we yet again be disappointed as Hollywood pats itself on the back? Be a part of this special event!

Oscar Nominations Special 2024

"The Teachers' Lounge" premiered at the 2023 Berlin International Film Festival, receiving critical acclaim for its direction, writing, and lead performance from Leonie Benesch. It went on to play many other film festivals throughout the year, ultimately receiving Germany's selection for Best International Feature Film at this year's Academy Awards. Director and co-writer İlker Çatak was kind enough to speak with us following the film's Oscar nomination for Best International Feature Film to discuss his experience making the film, what went into the film's screenplay, how the film's tension was influenced by "Uncut Gems" and more. Please be sure to check out the film, which is up for your consideration for Best International Feature Film. Thank you, and enjoy!

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Interview With "The Teachers' Lounge" Director & Co-Writer İlker Çatak

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The 96th Academy Awards are over. Another awards season is behind us, and it was indeed a night to remember with some tight races, deserved wins, and a respectful ceremony that honored the nominees and the art of cinema. We witnessed powerful, moving speeches, shocking wins, and memories that will last a lifetime. Daniel Howat, Ema Sasic, and Alyssa Christian reacted to the winners moments after the ceremony ended last night, while Will Mavity and Cody Dericks joined me the following day to discuss the show too. I combined both conversations together for your enjoyment. Join us as we go over our reactions to the winners, their speeches, and what we thought of the show overall, including Jimmy Kimmel's opening monologue, the musical performances, in memoriam, and more. Please listen to the podcast below or subscribe to it. We want to give a massive shoutout to everyone in the NBP Film Community who has supported us through another awards season. Thank you, and enjoy.

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Our Immediate Reactions To The 96th Academy Awards

"It's What's Inside" had its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for its twisted party-game concept, ensemble cast, and dark humor. Director and screenwriter Greg Jardin was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about his feature directorial debut, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the horror-comedy film, which is currently available to stream on Netflix. Thank you, and enjoy!

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Interview With "It's What's Inside" Director/Writer Greg Jardin

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Nadia Dalimonte, Josh Parham & Daniel Howat to review and discuss the latest film in the "Wallace & Gromit" franchise: "Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl" starring Ben Whitehead, Peter Kay, Lauren Patel & Reece Shearsmith. It is the sixth "Wallace & Gromit" film and the second feature-length film after the Oscar-winning "The Curse of the Were-Rabbit" (2005) with the return of the villainous penguin Feathers McGraw from "The Wrong Trousers" (1993), which takes revenge on Wallace and Gromit by reprogramming their robotic garden gnome Wallace has become so dependent on. What did we think of the story, the stop-motion animation, the comedy, and the continued adventures of everyone's favorite Aardman creations? Tune in as we discuss these topics, its awards season chances, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening, and enjoy!

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"Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl"

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

(Henry Cavill gif)

***This Oscar Sprint Profile of MI6 Has a Spoiler Section***

Also, we somehow give away a few Justice League plot details during this review. But if you listen to Oscar podcasts & haven’t seen a middling film like that, maybe don’t care about that fact? We obviously didn’t.

Mission: Impossible - Fallout NON-spoiler Review
Production Profile (Story Inception, Cast & Crew, Production Notes) - 3:10
Movie Specs (Critical Reception & Some More Big Numbers) - 13:47
Expectations - 19:27
Theater Going Experience - 21:32
Production Values Sight To Sound - 24:34
Performances - 29:10
Did We Choose to Accept the Script? (Yes) - 34:43
OSCAR LENS - 35:05

SPOILER WARNING DANCE PARTY - 39:33

SPOILER FILLED REVIEW
The Plot - 40:59
Best Scenes - 47:26
Worst Scenes - None.
So. Um…. Worst Lines - 57:04
Final Thoughts/Grades - 59:45
The Slow Curtain (Outro) - 1:00:59

What a night!  WHAT… A… MOVIE.  We had a blast seeing this film and even more fun reviewing it.  This is a legit Oscar Sprint Profile, and we gave it the full MMO OSP treatment here.  There’s a production profile featuring Also Mike’s final introduction of Tom Cruise, where we’ll reveal the man, the myth, the legend’s real name.  Mike 1 follows up with all the specs about the raucous applause coming from the critical world.

Look, we may not be at our most articulate in this episode.  The Fallout got to us, and our hands were still shaking during this review.  But the can-do spirit of Tom Cruise flowed through us, and we got it done.  We accomplished our review and dropped the OSP in the middle of the night for your listening pleasure not unlike how Tom dropped from the skies and gave us all this terrific performance.

We recapped our expectations & theater going experience, reviewed the production values & performances, waxed poetic on the strengths of the script, and gave you our trademark Oscar Lens on the sixth and the unequivocally BEST film of the franchise.  

The spoiler music plays, and Mike 1 does a fabulous job summarizing the brilliant plot line before we dive headlong into our best scenes.  This was a landmark action movie, and we hope, a legitimate Oscar worthy film.

Do you agree?  We are Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Reddit, Facebook, and Gmail.  We’re at MMandOscar on twitter, and MikemikeandOscar.com is coming soon.  Get at us however you’d like.  We’d love to hear your theater going stories and takeaways.

Check out our entire Mission: Impossible series of podcasts.  We did full non-spoiler and spoiler filled reviews of each of the preceding 5 films, and stay tuned for our rousing conclusion to the series with our re-rank episode coming out next week.  Our Oscar Off-Season is hereby over.  Do go back and listen to our entire review of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the rest of our halfisodes, which covered 9 Best Original Song categories before we dove into these Mission Impossibles.

When reality has sucked, you’ve been watching movies with us.  Thank you.  We’re having the time of our lives bringing you all of this content.  Enjoy.

MI6: Mission Impossible Fallout Review & Oscar Sprint Profile - Ep 86 - You Read That Right, An OSP

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!

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