OSPs / Movie Events on Captain Marvel, Ant Man and the Wasp, Avengers: Infinity War, & Black Panther.

+ 6 Episodes reviewing the first 18 films in the MCU. 3 spoiler reviews per ep leading up to Infinity War.

+ Previews of recent releases like Captain Marvel & a Ranking Episode of our favorites.

Marvel Cinematic Universe Series Review

Guess The Plot - 100% Accurate, 100% Spoiler Free Movie Previews

Here's Our Avengers: Endgame Coverage!

Yes, we also have a 20+ episode playlist covering all our shows on the MCU. But this is specifically for the Avengers Infinity War/ Endgame Saga.

This Playlist Includes:

-2 Episode Preview: Guess The Plot & The Dead Pool (No, not that one.)
Here we have fun guessing how it'll go & breakdown who will live & who will die.

-We Review The First Endgame Trailer In It's Own Episode
-In our MMO Weekly Variety Shows, we react to the subsequent trailers.
-Then we put our Ultimate Infinity War film review in here as well.

Get Ready for the Endgame with us!

Avengers: Endgame Coverage!

***THIS IS A SPOILER FILLED EPISODE***
In our MCU Review 1, we discuss Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, & Iron Man 2 with full spoilers in play.  Although there may be foreshadowing, we avoid spoilers for future MCU films.


MCU Review Format - 2:50

Iron Man:
Specs - 4:55
Story Recap - 9:21
Movie’s Fit in the MCU - 14:17
Yinsen Issues - 22:50
Screenwriting Going Against Convention - 24:10
The Oscars Lens on Iron Man - 26:35
Best Scene/Worst Scene - 28:35

The Incredible Hulk:
Specs - 31:27
Story Recap - 37:16
Movie’s Fit in the MCU - 40:57
The Oscar Lens on The Incredible Hulk - 45:25
Worst Scenes/Best Scenes - 46:22

Iron Man 2:
Specs - 50:49
Story Recap - 53:26
Movie’s Fit in the MCU - 55:24
Best Scene/Oscar Lens on Iron Man 2 - 1:01:42
Worst Scenes - 1:05:27

Episode Recap/Final Thoughts - 1:11:13

You wanted it, Mike needed it, and the other Mike is happily along for the ride.  We at MMO are continuing the diverse programming of the Oscar Off-Season by diving into a 6 Part Series on the Marvel Cinematic Universe.  We’ll take the 18 films and review them in order, 3 films per episode in the lead up to The Avengers: Infinity War, premiering April 27th.  

Today’s episode covers Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, and Iron Man 2.  The format for each review includes a Specs segment that recaps the Box Office, Critical Reception, Awards, and a production note or two.  Then we zip through a plot summary and analyze the highs & lows from our usual best scene / worst scene segment before completing these reviews with an Oscar Lens, where we compare the elements of the MCU film with those nominated at that year’s Academy Awards.

Iron Man launches the Robert Downey Jr led franchise as well as it grounds the MCU with star power.  Showcasing one of the better executed origin stories in the superhero genre, the film also admits some weakness regarding the series wide villain problem and attempts to make up for it with trickery, and one might say, a scary tone of voice.  Did they succeed?  We also fight over the wigs AND bald caps in this film.

The Incredible Hulk begs questions about whether it’s a sequel or a reboot or a seboot or a requel.  All we really know is that it’s Edward Norton’s first & only turn as Bruce Banner, and sadly his last starring role as the protagonist in a big budget Hollywood film.  As we get into our review, that villain problem isn’t exactly solved in this film either.  But there are some fun moments & callbacks to Hulk lore, and we wonder if the box office failure might have been a blessing in disguise.

Iron Man 2 both manages to elevate it’s star and round out the ensemble.  We get more agency for Pepper Potts, more screen time for Nick Fury, a lot more Rhodie, and we’re introduced to Scarlett Johansson as The Black Widow.  So this money making sequel had many highlights going for it.  But we also debate how and why it missed the high marks set by the original and how the MCU missed the great opportunities for other films that demanded their own stories.

Our MCU Review Part 2 will review the rest of Phase One including Thor, Captain America: The First Avenger, and Marvel’s The Avengers.  So stay tuned.

Other programming will include another Hollywood News episode, some upcoming movie reviews of new releases about to hit theaters, a Netflix Quarterly with an overview of all the Netflix Original Movies released since we our last 2017 review of the streaming service, and we’ll get back to our retrospectives on former Oscar races.

As always, thanks for listening.  We’re on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, and Gmail.  Do chat with us on social media, and if you can, please help us spread the word about our show with a few clicks, a positive review, or simply by telling some people to tune into MMO.

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MCU Review #1 - Iron Man, Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 2 - Ep 56 - Avengers: Infinity War Leadup

***This is a Spoiler Filled Episode***
We discuss the plots of Thor, Captain America, and The Avengers.  Although we may foreshadow things, we do steer clear of spoilers for future MCU films.

Thor
Specs - 3:16
Also Mike’s Super Long Plot Recap 1 - 7:18
Overall Film Impressions - 17:26
GoT in the MCU?? - 19:16
SHIELD Building + Bright Blue Squares - 20:20
Plot Issues- 21:17
Best Scenes - 22:58
Worst Scenes - 24:18
Oscar Lens of Thor - 26:46
Stan Lee Cameo/Post Credits Scene - 28:53

Captain America: The First Avenger
Specs - 29:42
Also Mike’s Super Long Plot Recap 2 - 33:59
Best Scene/Worst Scene - 49:31
Oscar Lens of Captain America - 53:06
Stan Lee Cameo/Post Credits Scene - 54:35

Marvel’s The Avengers
Specs - 55:23
Also Mike’s Super Long Plot Recap 3 - 59:04
Film Impressions - 1:09:47
Best Scenes - 1:14:02
Worst Scenes/Plot Issues - 1:15:25
Oscar Lens of The Avengers - 1:17:49

Overall Thoughts of These 3 Films - 1:21:26

Final Thoughts - 1:22:53


Our review of the Marvel Cinematic Universe continues through the end of Phase One with films 3 through 6: Thor, Captain America, and The Avengers.  The ambitiousness of all 3 films impressed the hell out of us, but there are certainly strengths and weaknesses for us to react and to of course, overreact to in patented MMO fashion.

For some insane reason, we decided to flip jobs for this episode as Mike No 1 handled the specs including each of the film’s premiere & release, box office & critical reception, cast, crew, & production nuggets.  While Also Mike, the ever so long winded of the two of us was tasked with the plot summaries.  The result is a MUCH longer synopsis and breakdown of each plot.  So the bad news is that if you loved our breezy synopses of MCU 1, this is not that.  But the good news might be - you get a deeper dive into the plot, and Mike No 1 banters into it with a whole lot of wonderful nonsense, including multiple references to Taylor Swift lyrics, which also might be worth the price of admission (Wait, we’re a free podcast?  Mooving on.).

The second MCU trio unleashes the movie critics in both of us.  We gush over what we love, which is a whole helipad of a lot, and we snark like we’ve never snarked before over the plot holes and other lows, MOSTLY involved in the first two films.  Then we have a love fest over the culmination of the phase that was the box office triumph, The Avengers.  
It was another fun episode to record, & we hope our enthusiasm for the MCU comes across the WiFi as you listen.  Go back & listen to MCU 1 where we reviewed Iron Man 1 + 2 along with The Incredible Hulk, and stay tuned for our next installment in the MCU review series covering Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, and Captain America: The Winter Soldier.  

The next two weeks of programming will include the MCU part 3, another Hollywood Hot Takes, some movie reviews of current releases, our introduction of a fun new game we wanna play with all of you (just wait for that), and as long promised, our Netflix Quarterly covering the last 3+ months of Netflix Original programming on our favorite streaming service.

Chat with us on social media.  We’re on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Reddit, and Gmail.  As always, do please help us spread the word about our show.  We’re having way too much fun not to spread it around to more people.  So we hope the feeling’s mutual, and we thank you for all the clicks, likes, reviews, and referrals in advance.  When reality’s sucked, you’ve been watching movies with us, and we thank you for it.  It’s the Oscar Off-Season, and we’re having a blast with our spring programming.  Join us.  We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!

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MCU Review #2 - Thor, Captain America, Marvel's The Avengers - - Ep 58 - Fun Films Turned Phenomena

***This is a Spoiler Filled Review***
It’s a full spoiler filled review for Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, & Captain America: The Winter Soldier, as well as a spoiler warning for the previous films in the MCU.

Iron Man 3
Specs - 2:28
Story Recap - 7:19
Where It Fits in the MCU - 10:02
Best Scenes - 15:55
Worst Scenes - 18:43
Oscar Lens - 23:28

Thor: The Dark World
Specs - 27:31
Story Recap - 31:18
Where It Fits in the MCU - 33:57
Best Scenes - 42:37
Worst Scenes - 44:06
Oscar Lens - 46:50

Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Specs - 48:48
Story Recap - 54:59
Where It Fits in the MCU - 57:20
Best Scenes - 1:03:33
Worst Scenes - 1:10:28
Oscar Lens - 1:13:05

Closing Thoughts - 1:17:57


Avengers: Infinity War is a few weeks away, and we’re here to catch you up on all 18 films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.  This is our review of films 7 through 9, including Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, & Captain America: The Winter Soldier.  You can go back to our first two MCU pods to hear our reviews of Phase One, but it’s time to genre hop into the Kevin Feige’s second phase of his favorite childhood stories with these three sequels.

The money really starts to pour into the bank accounts of the Walt Disney corporation as they are now teamed up with Marvel Studios, and our production profiles cover the stars of the Cast & Crew, each film’s box office & critical reception, their awards big & small, and a production nugget or two (because I can’t resist).  Then our review portion breaks down the plots of each film with brisk synopses from Mike No 1 (& yes, Also Mike hereby retires from this task), and we rant & rave about our best & worst scenes.  Then we discuss how the films coulda / shoulda fit into the Academy Awards of that year, if they could have been considered in the Big 7 categories that we like to cover most on this pod, or if they did or should have factored into the other 17 Oscars.

The highs and lows of Iron Man 3 is a roller coaster ride of film appreciation and criticism, where one of us Mike’s loves to hate a child, and the other Mike goes off on a tangent about John Wick and that cinematic universe involving gun-fu.  Thor: The Dark World shortens it’s prologue, but falls into some plot holes just the same.  Still, there are some strong performances and progress to be made with this film, especially when another infinity stone is uncovered from the planet earth.  Then we gush over the action spectacular that is Captain America: The Winter Soldier, while also lamenting it’s continuation of the Hydra storyline.  We roar, and we rage throughout these 3 reviews.  You don’t wanna miss em.’  

Stay tuned for the next 3 MCU reviews, the fourth installment including Guardians of the Galaxy, Ant-Man, and Avengers: Age of Ultron is scheduled for the end of this week with the following two coming soon afterward.  We’ll mix in a few smaller pods including a review of Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs.  Then we’ll review April’s mega-movie event, Avengers: Infinity War.  

Do please mix it up with us on social media.  We’re @MMandOscar on twitter.  Send us your #SeeBuySkip ‘s as we’ll be happy to include those on forthcoming episodes.  We’re also on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail.  Mikemikeandoscar.com is further down the road of development.  It is now out of development hell so to speak, and we hope to launch it in the foreseeable future.  Then of course, do please help us spread the word about MMO.  We sincerely appreciate all your listens, likes, and feedback.  We’re very pleased to have kept our audience growing past the Oscars.  So from the bottom of our movie loving hearts, we thank you.  When reality has sucked, you’ve been watching movies with us.  We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!

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MCU Review #3 - Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier - Ep 63

***This Episode is Spoiler Filled***
We break down Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Age of Ultron, and Ant-Man with full plot details & debate.

Guardians of the Galaxy:
Cast and Crew - 1:58
Box Office/Reception - 5:09
Plot Overview - 11:53
Where it Fits in the MCU - 13:45
Best Scenes - 22:06
Worst Scenes - 27:41
Oscar Lens - 29:59

Avengers: Age of Ultron:
Cast and Crew - 34:22
Box Office/Reception - 35:19
Plot Overview - 39:20
Where it Fits in the MCU - 42:25
Best Scenes - 50:56
Breaking Down the Finale - 57:01
Worst Scenes - 58:47
Oscar Lens - 1:03:42

The Best 3 MCU Movie Stretch? - 1:05:10
See, Buy, Skip - 1:05:33

Ant Man:
Cast and Crew - 1:06:56
Box Office/Reception - 1:08:27
Plot Overview - 1:11:50
Where it Fits in the MCU - 1:13:31
Best Scenes - 1:18:30
Worst Scenes - 1:22:33
Oscar Lens - 1:25:00

Final Thoughts/Social Medias - 1:26:34


So we felt like a lot of Sponge-Bob gif’s where we’re about to overflow with happiness during this recording.  Both of us reserve a special place in our hearts for the Guardians of the Galaxy, we’re huge fans of Joss Whedon, and from Evangeline Lilly to Edgar Wright’s screenplay, there’s a lot of fun to be had with Ant-Man.  As jam packed with content & criticism as we’ve ever been here on MMO, this is MCU Review No 4 for Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Age of Ultron, and Ant-Man.

Guardians of the Galaxy feels like another pay-off for Disney & Marvel’s strategy to make expertly crafted genre films out of their properties.  We love many moments big & small, we gush, we rave, & we turn into fanboys for much of this first review because if nothing else, these characters of Peter Quill, Gamora, Drax, Rocket, and Groot are a great hang.  

Avengers: Age of Ultron is also quite the movie, epic in his scale and humongous in its ambition, if not it’s casting.  We theorize about the blockbuster bias of the Academy with the strange snubbing of the film in all of the technical categories, there’s a seriously large plot to break down and fit into the MCU, and then we talk some story structure by review’s end.  It’s a substantive discussion that of course rants and raves and digresses as only we can.  

Be on the lookout for our See, Buy, Skip around this point in the pod.  As Mike1 hands AlsoMike a nearly impossible choice to decide between 3 of his MCU favorites.

Then, Ant-Man is a slow starter, but we come to praise it all the same.  The story production backstory might be more interesting than the first act, and we chronicle some of the Edgar Wright film that could have been.  Then we have rage for some of the movie’s failings before we’re won over by the charms of Disney, Marvel, Rudd, Lilly, Pena, and jokes about size.  There is catharsis in our review and break down of this plot.  How many movie critics can give you somma that??!!  

As always, we have too much fun, and there’s more on the way.  We have an ambitious recording & release schedule coming up over the next few weeks as we’ll cover the MCU and Avengers: Infinity War from Iron Man to Black Panther, from Phase 1 to 3, and from blockbuster popcorn to serious Oscar talk.  

MMO is all over social media.  We’re on Twitter (@MMandOscar), Instagram (@MikeMikeAndOscar), Facebook (Mike, Mike, and Oscar), Reddit (MikeMikeAndOscar), and Gmail (Mikemikeandoscar@gmail.com).  Get at us, chat with us, and if you can, please help us spread the word about our show.  But whatever you do, stick to the plan.  When reality sucks, watch movies with us.  Escape and take a break with two goofy idiots in their basement as we continue to have a ton of fun chatting up the movie world.  We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!

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MCU Review #4 - Guardians 1, Avengers 2, and Ant Man's Debut - Ep 64

***This Episode is Spoiler Filled***
We break down Civil War, Dr. Strange, & Guardians 2 with full plot details.

Captain America: Civil War:
Cast and Crew - 1:40
Box Office/Reception - 2:45
Plot Overview - 7:23
Where it Fits in MCU - 10:12
Best Scenes - 22:09
Worst Scenes - 29:20
Oscar Lens - 33:42

Doctor Strange:
Cast and Crew - 37:47
Box Office/Reception - 38:35
Plot Overview - 41:30
Where it Fits in MCU - 43:56
Best Scenes - 48:36
Worst Scenes - 50:51
Oscar Lens - 54:38

Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2:
Cast and Crew - 58:24
Box Office/Reception - 59:21
Plot Overview - 1:02:20
Where it Fits in MCU - 1:04:50
Best Scenes - 1:11:26
Worst Scenes - 1:18:22
Oscar Lens - 1:21:28

MCU See, Buy, Skips - 1:25:41
Social Media/Final Thoughts - 1:27:06


It’s Avengers week!!!  Our affinity for the Infinity War should be obvious at this point as this episode marks the 5th in our review of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.  Check out MCU 1 through 4, where we cover Iron Man through Ant Man, MCU films 1 through 12.  In this episode no. 5, we review the action spectacular that is Captain America: Civil War, the visual spectacular that is Doctor Strange, and the comic spectacular that is Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.  Yes, there were a lot of spectaculars, and yes, I really enjoy that word.

Do stay tuned for our 6th episode of the series, which we’ll release later this week covering Spider-Man: Homecoming, Thor: Ragnarok, and Black Panther.  For a fuller review of Black Panther, also check out episodes 42 & 43.  We’ll update you on the news surrounding this year’s biggest blockbuster and first Oscar contender as well as fully bridge the gap to The Infinity War.

Civil War was a magnificent achievement and somehow accomplished by a pair of comedy nerds.  But enough about our review, the Russo brothers are also pretty talented.  We gush about Marvel’s magic touch, compare it to those jabronies over at DC, and then we gush all the more.  We kinda liked this one.

Doctor Strange earns a more balanced and mixed review.  But there are plenty of moments to relish and visual effects to admire.  It’s one of the stronger origin stories to be sure, and we try to give it credit where it’s due.  As for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, we’re often reduced to a Chris Farley Show from SNL like simplicity.  “You remember when….you remember that?...that was awesome.”  But we also have some quibbles with this movie too because we can’t silence our inner movie critic, which if we were schizophrenic, may have completely taken us both over at this stage in our podcasting lives.  Regardless, we hope it’s a fun listen.

It’s the Oscar off-season, and we’re having an absolute blast covering some different topics.  Check out our Netflix Quarterly episode (61) where we reviewed over 37 new titles from the streaming giant.  We invented a movie game called SeeBuySkip in ep. 59 and reviewed the movie event that was A Quiet Place (62).  We also did a mock award show for all of the Basketball Movies ever made in a two part mini-series (54 & 55).  But our Oscars clock keeps ticking.  We previewed next year’s show with an episode (53), gave you a history lesson on the winningest films (60), and we’ll have not one but two quick hitters on Best Original Song categories from 1997 and 2013 to be released over the next two weeks.  So stay tuned.

Feel free to contact us on social media.  We’re on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, and Gmail.  Please help us spread the word about our show where & when you can, and of course, we thank you for listening.  When reality sucks, watch movies with us.  We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!

MCU Review #5 - Civil War, Dr. Strange, Guardians Volume 2 - Legitimate Oscar Contenders - Ep 65

All the previewing you could ever need.

***This Episode Discusses Other MCU Movies***
We don’t get into all the details of Avengers: Infinity War, but you can certainly take what we say into spoiler territory pretty quickly. So our allusions kinda spoil things. Also, without seeing Captain Marvel or without reading the comics, we guess its plot. 

Where Captain Marvel Seems to Fit in the MCU/2019 - 1:25
Cast and Crew - 3:47
Our Biggest Concern - 6:17

The Mikes’ 100% Accurate Plot Guesses of Captain Marvel:
AlsoMike’s Take - 9:15
Mike1’s Take - 16:51

A More Serious Discussion - 20:59

WE NEED YOUR FEEDBACK AND THIS WILL TELL YOU HOW - 25:19


Captain Marvel is easily the biggest movie event of the new year, and might be the most important film in the last 6 to 8 to 10 months. It’s a huge moment for the MCU and for blockbuster filmmaking in general. We’re certainly cheering it on, but we also have concerns with the marketing campaigns. There are definitely some red flags in the trailers, and we also recognize the high degree of difficulty that the film must take on itself. Captain Marvel has to launch a new hero and franchise while also satisfying audiences after the Infinity War. So of course, we needed one more substantive discussion on what we could and should expect with this new MCU film debuting this week.

On the heels of the Oscars, the new HBO docs, and since the stakes are so high for this movie, the Mikes needed to unwind a little bit and flex their creative muscles. Therefore, we decided to spend the latter half of the preview guessing the plot of Captain Marvel. It was a fun exercise, and we hope it’s a fun listen.

Stay tuned for our full movie review of Captain Marvel, which we’ll drop ASAP after we see it this Thursday. It’ll be the first Oscars Sprint Profile or Movie Event of 2019, and there’s a lot more coming. Last year, we put up near 50 episodes of this kind, and if we continue to build on our totals, we’ll probably top that number this year.

The 2019 film year is in full swing after those Oscars. We just previewed all of the likely contenders for red carpets come next February with our two part series of the Way Too Early 2020 Oscar Predictions. Then we reviewed several new Netflix films on our last MMOW including The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind and Paddleton.

As always, let us know what you think. 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!

Captain Marvel Preview as MMO Introduces 100% Accurate Guess of the Plot - Halfisode

As magicians of the critical world, we guess the plot of “Us,” & it’s spoiler FREE!

***This is a Spoiler FREE episode***
We have not seen the film “Us” yet. But we preview it & therefore hype ourselves up to see it.

Trailer/Music Breakdown - 2:08
The Meaning of “Us” + Peele’s Track Record -  5:24
Specs - 9:11
Cast and Crew - 12:48
 
THE 100% ACCURATE PLOT GUESSES FOR “US”:
Mike1’s - 17:55
AlsoMike’s - 24:38
 
Words of Wisdom/Pitch us Your Plot! - 39:51


By all accounts, Jordan Peele’s “Us” is going to be one of the first major multi-category Oscar contenders in the 2019 film year. Sure, Captain Marvel can go at VFX. Yes, How To Train Your Dragon 3 should get animated feature. And why not? Apollo 11 wowed us to the point where it could contend for Best Documentary. But “Us” has the most pronounced buzz yet. Audiences from SXSW & critics alike seem to be in favor of the film, and if Get Out is any indication, Peele could be nominated all over despite it’s spring release date.

So we want to traverse some more of the possibilities & inevitabilities going into this film. What exactly does the title mean? Has Jordan Peele joined some rare air with a second hit / oscar film in as many tries? Will Lupita N’yongo contend in the Best Actress category? And can we read into any of the early numbers? These are just a few questions raised before we head into the main event, the Mikes guess the plot.

You read that right. It’s a non-spoiler episode, and yet, we have guessed the plot of the movie. Well, we have reached a treacherous agreement with evil forces. The aim is simple: predict the plots exactly while also not spoiling you in the least. Proudly, I can say with 100% certainty, that we have done so.

In our next episode, Mike and I have a special presentation as we unveil our Top 5 Horror Movie Experiences. This ranges from blockbuster rentals to overhyped disappointments to horror movies proved unintentional comedies to film festivals, and we have a blast chatting about what the genre means to us & how it fits into the fabric of every year’s storytelling achievements. So stay tuned for that.

Obviously, we want to hear your pitches & guesses of the plot for “Us.” 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!

"Us" - Guess The Plot - We Got Two (100% Accurate Pitches) On It - Ep 176

Part 1 of our 2 Part Avengers: Endgame Previews.

***This Episode Includes Spoilers for Previous MCU Films***

What is This Show? - 2:55

Pre-Sale, Numbers, and Box Office Speculation on Endgame - 4:02

How Do Our Guess the Plot Episodes Work - 12:05

MMO’S 100% ACCURATE AVENGERS:ENDGAME GUESSES OF THE PLOT
AlsoMike’s 100% Accurate Guess - 12:45
(and Analysis - 27:07)
Mike1’s 100% Accurate Guess - 29:05
(and Analysis - 34:16)

Homework for You/Social Media/Words of Wisdom - 36:45



These are so much fun, perhaps TOO MUCH fun. Mike and I wanted to liven things up in the podcast studio a month or so ago when we decided to preview Captain Marvel. So we invented this game. Be 100% Accurate. Yield 0% Spoilers. It sounds impossible, but we unequivocally prove all of the skeptics wrong. We guessed the plot of Captain Marvel & “Us” already. Now since we have another major movie event, the biggest of this or maybe any year in fact, it’s time we preview & yes, Guess The Plot of Avengers: Endgame.

This episode features an intro covering the latest news and box office projections for Avengers: Endgame before we put on our writing caps and pitch you all how we would write the film in our guessing of that soon to be world famous plot.

This will be part 1 of 2.5 for our Avengers: Endgame preview mini-series. There will be another massive episode next week, where we debut yet another new episode format in our Avengers: Endgame dead pool (no, not that one). What we do in the dead pool is predict & debagte who will live, who will die, who should live or die, and what the betting odds are for life or death of the entire cast of the newest & biggest MCU property yet.

Do check out all our coverage of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. There’s a handy playlist on our Soundcloud account, and you can otherwise find our Marvel episodes all over our catalog. We cover breaking news & often review superhero movies on MMO Weekly, we did a 6 podcast arc on the first 18 films of the MCU last spring, we’ve reviewed all of the subsequent MCU releases like Infinity War, Ant Man and the Wasp, and Captain Marvel, and we’ve had fun ranking our favorite films. The half or .5 in that 2.5 miniseries from a paragraph ago also refers to another ranking episode we’ll drop next week in honor of this movie event, and then of course, we’ll review the film after digesting it over it’s opening weekend.

As always, we want to know what you think & how you would GTP. We’ll gladly read yours on our Monday variety show, MMO weekly, and you can always ask us questions via the AskMMO hashtag on social media. 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!

Avengers Endgame 100% Accurate Guess the Plot Predictions - MMO Endgame Preview Series Part I

No. Not that one. We guess who will live and who will die in the Endgame. There’s debate surrounding all your favorite Avengers. Should you say goodbye? How likely is it that they’ll survive?

***This Episode Contains Spoilers for Other MCU films including Infinity War***

How Does This Dead-Pool Work? - 1:46
Confirmed MCU Titles Post-Endgame - 3:37
 
ENDGAME DEAD-POOL
The Original 6 - 5:52
(And a Plea WHERE WE NEED YOU!  - 11:19)
 
The Guardians of the Galaxy Heroes - 31:16
Black Panther Heroes - 42:14
Ant-Man Heroes - 48:11
The Remaining Heroes + Villains - 50:55
 
Multiple Choice Theory Questions - 1:00:47


Mike and I have debuted several new formats for our episodes. The Guess The Plot gimmick, where yes - we are 100% accurate in our own unique way, - these episodes for Captain Marvel, Us, and for this movie, Avengers: Endgame have been released to a lot of fanfare. We’ve also been pumping out MMO Interviews, & we’ve chatted about the next humongous movie event that is Star Wars Episode IX with Ken Napzok and Chris Reinacher. You have a new massive series re-watch of the Pixar films, where we’re diving into their 22 Rules of Screenwriting and the history of the Pixar company. And now, we use a new episode format to preview what's perhaps the biggest movie event of the last several years as we debate who will live or die in our Endgame Dead Pool (No, not that one). 

We ask questions of who will die, who should die, and what are the chances of them dying for each of your favorite marvel cinematic universe characters. Our predictions will surprise you, as we’re definitely not swimming with the current per usual. The result? This is one of our most thorough & lively conversations in the history of our podcast, and it’s a testament to the pull of this entire cinematic universe and the serialized storytelling that has brought us to this point. You won’t find something like this anywhere else on the web. Join us for our Avengers: Endgame dead pool, and yes, please tell your friends and send us your responses to what we outline here & what you think is gonna happen in this critical installment of the MCU.

Last spring, we reviewed the entire Marvel Studios film series in an 8 pod arc culminating in a review of Avengers: Infinity War and a re-rank of our favorite films of the franchise. We’ve since added many episodes to this playlist (now on Soundcloud) with Oscar Sprint Profile & Movie Event review shows on Ant-Man and The Wasp, Captain Marvel, and previously, a 2 part review of Black Panther. We’ve covered each and every trailer for Avengers: Endgame either in their own episodes or during our MMO weekly variety show.

Do stay tuned for our continuing coverage of Avengers: Endgame. We’ll go back in time in our movie watching lives to discuss the biggest Movie Events we’ve experienced in a Top 5’s episode. Then we’ll have some first reactions for you before the week is out as we debut yet another fun new format. Once the dust or the ash settles next week, we will do our deep dive(s). There’s at least 1 massive episode planned, and we may have to make it a 2 parter. Hopefully, there’s a guest host or at least a guest spot involved. We’ve tentatively booked one of our favorite comedians to join us. So yes, stay tuned. Everyone in the podiverse may be reviewing this film, but nobody is gonna cover it like MMO.

Tell us your predictions on who’ll live & die, and we’ll have some fun audience interaction posts on Twitter this week for you to enjoy. 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!

Endgame Dead-Pool (Not That One) Predictions - MMO Avengers Endgame Preview Series Part II - Ep 191

We begin with one more Avengers: Endgame update, including our reactions to the critical reception numbers, new box office projections, the record breaking theater count, & of course, how we guess the Academy could receive this film in a post Black Panther landscape.

Avengers Box Office/ Critical Reception / More Records - Top of Show
(Including is This a Best Picture Contender - 2:17)

What is This Episode? - 9:32

The Mikes Have Some Fun Stories About The Top 5 Most Anticipated Movie Events of Their Young Heroic Sexy Lives:

5s:
Mike1 - 11:41
AlsoMike - 15:14

4s:
Mike1 - 19:20
AlsoMike - 22:04

3s:
Mike1 - 27:13
AlsoMike - 30:58

2s:
Mike1 - 34:56
AlsoMike - 37:46

1s:
Mike1 - 45:05
AlsoMike - 48:14

What’s Next/MMO ASKS (YOUR HOMEWORK) - 53:48
Words of Wisdom/Social Media - 56:16



We’ve loved watching movies since we were young enough to remember loving anything. Both Mikes have shared stories about their film watching & film going lives in the past, but this is a very special Top 5’s episode. For we are counting down the Most Anticipated Movie EVENTS of our young film addicted lives. Yes, we’re dating ourselves in this episode, and we are subject to the films released during our formative years. But this episode does mean a great deal to us, and more importantly, it allows us the chance to ask YOU for your stories as well. So do please send us your top 5’s, top 3’s, top 1’s - tell us the stories that formed your love for film & for the theatrical experience, and we’ll happily share some of your responses on MMOW. There’s no better time for this than now, when we have such a great chance to celebrate the movies with perhaps the event of the year in Avengers: Endgame.

And that’s where we begin. This episode was planned for Endgame’s release day in lieu of our 2-3 part review. We had to react to the uproarious critical reception, the enhanced box office projections, eye popping theater count, and of course, we had to weigh in on the early Oscar buzz. That’s the first 8-9 minutes. If you’re just joining us, do check out our full coverage of the Endgame. We’ve already dropped 2 distinct preview episodes. First, we Guessed The Plot. Second, we completed our Dead Pool (no, not that one), where we debate who’ll live or die, and yes, we’ve reviewed ALL the films from the MCU in both a re-watch from last spring, and throughout our 2017-2018 Oscar Sprint Profile & Movie Event film review series.

After our beginning with Avengers, it’s storytelling time. We each share 5 pivotal movie going stories to our film fandom. We hit on some game-changing blockbusters, some childhood memories, and in the process, we hope you’ll learn as much about us as we just learned about ourselves. These are personal stories. These are stories that have shaped the film critics we are today, and with a few exceptions, these are truly and thoroughly, joy filled times in our film loving lives. So we hope you enjoy.

Stay tuned for our Avengers: Endgame coverage over the weekend & into next week. We’ll have a First Reactions episode for you planned for a Saturday release, and we’re debuting a new show format to do so. Then we’ll review Endgame with a deep dive episode like nothing you’ll be able to get anywhere else. We’ve booked a guest, and we’ve been hard at work to yet again give you a breakdown unique to us.

But as always, we want to hear your feedback. Tell us what you think of Endgame, & do please share your most anticipated movie event stories. 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 Most Anticipated Movie Events - MMO Avengers Endgame Preview Part 2.5 - Ep 192

It’s great, but is it an Oscars movie? We loved Avengers: Endgame like much of the known world, and before we study it further for one more special episode, we need to give you our first reactions with a non-spoiler section first.

What is This Show? - Top of Show
All MMO Endgame Preview Shows - 1:37
A Record Set Already - 3:03
 
NONSPOILER QUESTIONS:
Space Stone Question - 4:15
(Best Avengers Movie Yet?)
Reality Stone Question - 8:01
(Any Issues?)
Power Stone Question - 10:38
(Does it Have Oscar Legs?)
 
Spoiler Warning - 16:32
 
SPOILER-FILLED QUESTIONS:
Mind Stone Question - 18:33
(Did the Film Make Sense?/Start of Bests)
Time Stone Question - 23:29
(More Bests)
(and an Absurd Arguement - 31:33)
Soul Stone Question - 33:23
 
Coming Next/Social Media/Words of Wisdom - 37:36


If not the best, Avengers: Endgame is certainly the biggest movie event to date in our lives. The film is about to set as many records as there are superheroes in the story, and we do update you all atop this episode. Then we’ll have final tallies for you this Monday on MMOW. This is the first of what will be two review episodes on the movie. It’s our first reactions to Avengers: Endgame, and we couldn’t resist an Infinity Stone theme to the format.

We ask each other 6 questions, each inspired by one of the Infinity Stones. Three are in a non-spoiler section, and the other three dive into full spoilers of the plot. But don’t worry, you’ll have a spoiler warning interlude to make sure you don’t listen beyond the break. The questions tease out our first impressions before we break down the film in greater detail in another special episode for next week.

If you enjoyed this show, make sure you check out our recent back catalog. We just released a Top 5’s episode on the most anticipated movie events of our lives before Endgame. We also had two previews in as many weeks with our dead pool (No, Not that one.) where we debate who might live or die, and we did our damnedest in a Guess The Plot before that. There’s also coverage of Endgame in several trailer review shows, including several of the more recent MMO Weeklies.

We also have covered the entire rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (with a handy playlist on Soundcloud as well. You can hear our Oscar Sprint Profile & Movie Event reviews of Captain Marvel, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Black Panther, and Avengers: Infinity War. Then we reviewed the other 17 previous films in 6 shows plus a ranking episode.

What did you think of Endgame, and what outstanding questions do you still have coming out of it? 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!

Endgame First Impressions Review - Six Questions for Six Infinity Stones - Halfisode

Nick Mundy of IGN’s Watch Party: Game of Thrones & the Team Tiger Awesome pod joins us to review Avengers: Endgame. We enjoy our usual non-spoiler & spoiler formats with a musical interlude to warn you of the change. But we also pose a bunch of additional fun questions to Mr. Mundy along the way.

Introducing our Special Guest: Nick Mundy!  - :36


Theater Experiences/Expectations - 4:14
Animal Noises - 7:36
Production Values - 9:07
Performances - 16:48
Oscars Lens - 20:58
What Food is Endgame? - 27:38

Spoiler Warning Dance Music - 30:03

Old Man Make-Up + Time Traveling - 31:45
Emotional Scenes/Impacts (and some Baseball) - 34:12
Avengers, Assemble - 38:02
PLOTLINES:
Act I: Starting Dark - 39:07
Act II: Dealing w/ Death - 43:52
(And Where Nick Thought The Plot Was Headed - 46:50)
Act III: Battle Royale - 52:03
(Awesome Women + How We Need More From Marvel - 56:40)
Coping w/ Emotions - 58:06

What We Want to See Next From Marvel - 1:00:53


Nick’s Social Media/Words of Wisdom - 1:04:09


Nick Mundy’s appearances on Conan, his sketch comedy for CollegeHumor, and his great work in TV & Film has made him one of our favorite comedians. So it’s an absolute thrill to get him on the show to help us review Avengers: Endgame.

We follow some of our usual formatting. In the non-spoiler section, we discuss our theater going experiences, the production values, performances, the script, and how it all should result in red carpets for this movie in our Oscar Lens. But we also have a blast working in some fun extra questions. Instead of a teaser review, we ask Nick how he’d discuss Avengers using only animal noises. Rather than completing the non-spoiler section with final thoughts, we ask each other if the film is food, what kind of food would it be?

So when the spoiler section begins, we stick with our formula of equal parts analysis & ridiculousness. Bottom Line: we have fun talking to Nick Mundy about one of our favorite film going experiences in a long damn time. Yes, we discuss all our bests & worsts from the plot, and we break down some of the film’s coolest easter eggs along the way. But Mundy also admits whether or not he cried & how he ranks the thrills of the movie up with some of the best moments of his sports fandom.

We compare the Awards Season with the sports world & dive into a hypothetical discussion on how pundits should cover the Oscars in non-spoilers. Then we add more substance to the conversation as we refute some of the common criticisms of Endgame before we praise the themes & statements made during that incredible finale. As usual, it’s equal parts seriousness & silliness, and we’re thrilled to find a kindred spirit in one of OUR heroes in Nick Mundy.

Make sure to follow Nick at DickFundy on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook. Subscribe to his youtube channel, & be sure to tune into his podcast: The Team Tiger Awesome Show, available on iTunes, Stitcher, and wherever you may listen. Also don’t forget to join Nick before & after each episode of Game of Thrones on IGN’s Watch Party every Sunday!

As always, let us know what you think. Send us your responses to any of the wacky questions we asked in this episode. We’ll happily include your answers in our next MMO Weekly show this coming Tuesday. 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!

Reviewing Endgame w/ Nick Mundy! - Avengers Endgame Full Review - Ep 194

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.