It's our weekly variety show!

Including Segments like...
- Audience Interaction - where we play #SixDegreesOfMMO, etc...etc...
- What We're Watching - rapid fire reviews of movies & television
- Trailer Thoughts as we talk about coming attractions
- Box Office Updates
- News of the Week where we cover the biggest breaking news of that week
- Do You Care? About a smattering of other fun stories, Hollywood News & Upcoming Films!

- & occasionally, Oscar Race Updates - breakdowns of noms, precursors, & film fests. Though for more comprehensive overviews go to our other weekly show, Oscar Race Checkpoint, where we dedicate the entirety to awards season.

MMO Weekly Episodes

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!

News on the Academy, Marvel, DC, Netflix, Sinemia + a GREAT new SixDegreesOfMMO

***This is a Non-Spoiler Episode***
We also refuse to discuss Avengers: Endgame & Infinity War spoilers from that trailer. I am proud of us.

Reviewing the MMO Week - Top of Show 

What We’re Watching:
Also Mike - 3:25
(Black Monday, Bumblebee, Glass, GoT s7)
See, Buy, Skip/Best Thing He Saw This Week - 10:18

Mike1 - 12:24
(Total Forgiveness on Dropout, Wrestlemania Season, Truth or Dare, My Friend Dahmer)
See, Buy, Skip/Best Thing He Saw This Week - 17:35

SixDegreesOfMMO:
Recap + Runners Up - 18:41
Winner - 24:34
New Challenge - 28:33

Box Office Update - 29:54

Do You Care (About):
This Week’s Releases - 36:25
Avengers’ Online Lines - 39:17
And Its Presale Numbers - 40:49
Cinemia’s Familiar Issues - 42:30
Terminator Dark Fate’s Set Photos - 44:33
The DOJ’s Anger at Netflix - 45:40
The WWE Hall of Fame Mayhem - 47:50

Trailer Thoughts:
Joker Trailer 1 - 50:15
Endgame’s “Special Look Preview” - 56:47
Annabelle Comes Home Trailer 1 - 57:38
JT Leroy Trailer 1 - 59:09
The Dead Don’t Die Trailer 1 - 1:01:41

Your Homework/Social Media/Words of Wisdom - 1:05:25


What a week it was for us at Mike, Mike, & Oscar. We had another MMO Interview, this one with Schmoedown Star Wars expert & champion Ken Napzok. Our first guest host joined us when we reviewed the new Pet Sematary with Ryan L. Terry. We also launched our Pixar series re-watch with our Toy Story episode, giving you the origin story of the company, breaking down the first rule of 22 in Pixar’s Rules of Storytelling, and all the heartbreaks & happiness we experienced along the way. These series will continue in the weeks to come with more guest hosts coming to our show, more MMO Interviews, and plenty more Pixar.

We also had a tremendous week of Hollywood, Hollyweird, and Wrestlemania infused craziness to react to with the week that was. New trailers for Joker, Avengers: End Game, JT Leroy, Annabelle Comes Home, & The Dead Don’t Die dropped on our heads. The Avengers presales broke the internet, the Academy squared off with both Netflix AND the federal government, & there’s this fun event called Wrestlemania dominating the life of at least one of us.

On the audience interaction front, we had some great questions for you again on Twitter, but we decided to feature perhaps your strongest responses yet to our latest SixDegreesOfMMO. It was easily the most difficult week to choose a winner, and we hope you can match or beat the enthusiasm with our new challenge. 

We shared some personal stories & had plenty of fire in this ep. Also Mike shared his pizza eating experience at Sally’s of New Haven, Mike 1 recapped what happened at the WWE Hall of Fame ceremonies, & we had a lot of rage over the new development between Netflix and the Academy, especially when big brother arrived.

As always, we also share a lot of info with our usual segments. The Mikes reviewed Bumblebee, Glass, Black Monday, Game of Thrones, E.T., CollegeHumor & Dropout’s Total Forgiveness, Arrested Development Season 5, Truth or Dare, My Friend Dahmer, & all the WWE Wrestlemania festivities including NXT’s big night. Of course, Mike 1 will weigh in on everything WWE on next week’s MMOW. So do stay tuned. Then we also previewed the massive number of releases coming to theaters featuring the Hellboy remake, & we recapped the Shazam! Fueled box office.

As always, let us know what you think. Send those responses to SixDegreesOfMMO & have fun with our twitter questions. 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!

MMOW for 4/8/2019 - Talking About HOF, DOJ, DCEU, GoT, MCU, WWE, etc Make It a Big Week for Acronyms

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

Da 5 Bloods dropped a preview as The Last Dance gets a review, & theaters start to reopen as the release calendar continues to move to the fall. We also discuss all kinds of TV like Devs, Trial By Media, & Belgravia. Plus, WTF are Will Ferrell & Rachel McAdams doing?

TRAILER THOUGHTS:
Da 5 Bloods Trailer🩸 1 - 1:59
Eurovision Music…Video….Trailer…Thing? 1? - 8:01

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING:
🏀The Last Dance Finale eps - 10:32
(The Food Poisoning Game🍕)
(Our Favorite Parts - 14:28)
(Questions We’re Left With - 16:40)
(What Happened to No. 7?  - 20:17)
(Who’s Next? - 23:03)

AlsoMike - 24:38
Seberg
Devs s1 💻; Belgravia 🎩
👍: The Morning Show; Fosse/Verdon
👎: The Pale Horse; Defending Jacob
What We Do In The Shadows 🦇

Mike1 - 29:06
Community ✏️
📺 Trial By Media on Netflix

NEWS OF THE WEEK:
David Arquette is BACK for Scream 5 - 33:07
The Forever Purge 👺 is Moved + Why That Affects Tenet - 35:25
Last Night in SoHo Moved Too, For Different Reasons - 38:11

DO YOU CARE (About…):
📽This Week’s New VOD/Premium/Streaming Releases - 41:12
(LoveBirds, Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich, Trial By Fire, etc)
Luca Guadagnino Remaking Scarface?!- 43:04
Netflix Makes 🧗‍♀️The Rock/Blunt Reunion Official - 47:11

BOX OFFICE UPDATE:
A New No. 1 and 2 On The Charts - 48:03
Majority of Movie Goers WILL Return…Unless They Won’t - 49:10


AUDIENCE INTERACTION - VIEWER REVIEWS
Deerskin, The Other Lamb, One Cut of the Dead, Community - 55:36
18 Presents, Rico’s De Amour, Rope, Dangerous Lies -  56:31
Hannibal, After Life s2, Dispatches From Elsewhere - 58:02

Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 59:37
What Else Is Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:00:20

We kick off this MMOW with some Trailer Thoughts for the latest preview of Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods. Is the follow up to his first Oscar win another awards contender? Or more of an action heavy summer film? We’ll know soon enough, but a terrific first trailer is a good sign. Then 1 Mike is giddy over the Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga sneak peek from Netflix while Also Mike is just so confused. And how does Will Ferrell even sing like that?

Our What We’re Watching segment rejoices in the glory of The Last Dance as we complete our series coverage with a great conversation about the last two episodes of the epic Michael Jordan 10 part documentary. Also Mike then reviews Seberg, Devs, Belgravia, & What We Do In The Shadows: S1 before Mike1 covers Community & Trial By Media.

The News of the Week segment begins by discussing the breaking story that David Arquette will return for Scream 5, and we speculate about where they’ll go with the narrative. Then we discuss the recent & continued movement of the film release calendar as The Forever Purge & Last Night in Soho move off their dates, while Tenet hangs in the balance.

DYC is all over next week’s movie releases on streaming & VOD, and we make our picks for what we’re excited to view. Then we have a fun discussion on how Luca Guadagnino might adapt or reboot Scarface before discussing how studios are purchasing projects after Netflix bought the rights to Ball & Chain.

Of course, we’re all over the latest news about movie theaters reopening, if we’ll take our cars out to the drive-in, and what post coronavirus moviegoing may look like. And as promised, we read your submissions for our Audience Interaction segment before signing off until next time.

As always, we want to know what you think, and do pay attention to our Twitter Questions this week for the next Audience Interaction segment on MMOW. 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.

The Last Dance Ends As Da 5 Bloods Oscars Hype Just Begins - MMOW 5/19/20

The Venice Film Festival is a GO, HBO Max is a launch, The Snyder readies his cut, & Sony Marvel rumors a secret Spider-Verse project. Then we check in on how movie theater reopenings are doing & what it all means for Tenet on July 17th. It’s MMO Weekly!

NEWS OF THE WEEK:
🚤Venice Film Festival To Run As “Normal” - 1:23
We Are One FF Announces Lineup + Schedule 🎬 - 7:00
HBO Max to 🦸‍♂️Release The Snyder Cut - 10:05
DJ Clarkson Working On Secret 🕸 Marvel Movie - 16:55
📚HBO Max Rolls Out w/ a Damn Impressive Library  - 21:40

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING:
The Match: ⛳️Champions For Charity- 26:17

Mike1 - 30:12
Community ✏️, Yes, Still
🔪That Chapter on YouTube

AlsoMike - 33:43
ESPN’s Lance pt. 1 🚴‍♀️
🌇The Morning Show s1
The Painter and The Thief 🎨
Military Wives 
👍: Black Narcissist; The Accused; Splendor in the Grass
👎: The Trip to Greece; True History of the Kelly Gang; Sonic

BOX OFFICE UPDATE:
Tenet Update As Zero Hour Nears - 46:00
AMC Apparently Avoids Bankruptcy - 51:30
37M+ Watched Netflix’s The Wiloughbys - 52:28

AUDIENCE INTERACTION - VIEWER REVIEWS
YOUR Biggest Film Letdowns - 54:08
What Is YOUR Hidden Gem Movie - 59:33

Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:03:32
What Else Is Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:04:21


We lead with the News of the Week with a conversation about the plans for Venice & We Are One. HBO Max launches with a larger library than expected, and the Snyder Cut is part of their plans. Rumors about a secret Sony Marvel project come to light, and there are implications for the Spider-Verse.

Then we dive into a huge What We’re Watching segment as we both watched some golf for once in our lives. Mike1 continues his balancing act of youtube true crime & happy Netflix shows like Community while Also Mike finished The Morning Show + a whole bunch of movies from Lance to The Painter and the Thief to Military Wives.

We recap everything to know about the Box Office & how movie theaters are struggling to re-open. But there are many positive stories about Tenet & why it may stick to its July 17th premiere date. Plus, AMC might be out of the woods for the time being while Netflix continues to announce huge numbers for its properties like The Willoughbys.

And we finish with some fun reactions to your responses to our Twitter Questions. You share with us some of your Biggest Film Letdowns and, then we rejoice in some of your Hidden Gems. So stay tuned for the next round of these questions, and we’ll continue to celebrate your responses and highlight our reactions during this Audience Interaction segment.

As always, we wanna know what you think about anything we covered in this MMOW. 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.

You Won't Believe WHERE The Venice Film Festival Will Be Held! - MMOW 5/28/20

The U.S. is in turmoil, and we must speak to the situation the best we know how. Our hearts go out to so many good people. We stand with Black Lives Matter. We hear you. We support you.

A Word From Mike1 - Top of Show 

Addressing the George Floyd Murder + BLM - 6:48

NEWS OF THE WEEK:
Netflix To Skip Festivals in 2020 - 18:33
Netflix Buys The Egyptian Theater in Hollywood - 24:43
Last Night in SoHo Gets Official Release Date - 31:22
Telluride is a Go - 32:56
How Is Bret Ratner An Academy Nominee? - 33:59
Palm Springs Gets Its Debut Info - 36:42
Some Good News Sells To CBS - 39:02

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING:
Space Force - 39:56

Mike1 - 41:59; 46:27
Epstein: Filthy Rich
“One of the Best Sitcom Episodes of All Time”

AlsoMike - 43:33; 48:19
ESPN’s Lance pt. 2
Unbelievable 
Defending Jacob
👍: Fosse/Verdon; The Wrong Missy
👎: Ordeal by Innocence 

BOX OFFICE UPDATE:
SF Isn’t Opening Theaters Until August - 56:14
(What It Means for LA, NY, and WB)

AUDIENCE INTERACTION - VIEWER REVIEWS
What Do You Consider Must Watch TV? - 1:02:56
What Films Have You Been Shocked To Love? - 1:06:21

Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:10:55
What Else Is Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:11:37

After our introduction, there's no way to transition. But we do believe a show must go on here. It's our role. It's our job. As film journalists, as entertainers, as podcasters trying to offer talk radio for movie fans, we do believe that if our show can offer some respite, then we want to put it out there. 

Therefore, we do head into a second segment. So it’s here that we begin with a story about Netflix, as they did not submit any of their upcoming films to the fall film festivals, and we speculate about why they might be making such a complete reversal from previous years. Does it have anything to do with their recent purchase of Hollywood’s Egyptian Theater? Does Netflix think Oscars 2021 will postpone? Or is this some combination of strategy & logistics?

In What We’re Watching, we continue to review a bunch of stuff from Netflix like Spaceforce, Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich, Unbelievable, Community, and The Wrong Missy. But we also discuss Defending Jacob, Fosse/Verdon, and ESPN’s Lance.

During a box office update, we dissect the latest news about Tenet’s release date. Does the closure of the San Francisco market prohibit the Christopher Nolan film from opening on time? Can bigger cities like LA & NY hope to reopen if Frisco can’t? Or is WB dependent on non-traditional markets to make up the slack?

Finally, we end with a fun rundown of some of your responses to our Twitter Questions. What did you consider Must Watch TV for movie lovers? What films have you been shocked to love? Thank you for all the responses, and do continue to look out for more of our questions for a chance to get onto the next episode of MMOW.

As always, we want to 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 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.

MMOW 6/3/20 - MMO Stands With BLM

We discuss the allegations against D’Elia, Elgort, & Masterson. Gone With The Wind causes a major controversy, theater chains set their reopenings, & there’s a bunch of production & casting announcements from a new Evil Dead to Kristin Stewart as Princess Diana.

Episode Trigger Warning - :55

NEWS OF THE WEEK:
Chris D’Elia Accused of Sexual Misconduct - 1:45
(D’Elia Denies Allegations - 3:21)
(Whitney Cummings Speaks Out - 7:00)

Ansel Elgort Accused of Sexual Assault - 9:06

Danny Masterson Charged w/ 3 Counts of Rape - 12:24

Legal Questions + Analysis - 13:22

Industry Response + Evolving Mindsets - 17:10

BOX OFFICE UPDATE:
Bowtie Cinemas Are Open - 28:25
HBO Max Disclaimers After Returning Gone With The Wind - 29:24
(And The Place of Retroactively Judging Art)
Sky Canada Joins in on Adding Disclaimers, Too - 32:41
Biggest Theater Chains + Mask Requirements - 35:09

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING:
Mike1 - 41:00
The Dead Zone; Tyrel
Seven Stages To Achieve Eternal Bliss 

AlsoMike - 44:48
Luther; Maniac
UFC 250
Clemency
Every AlsoMom Period Piece Film Recommendation Ever 👗

DO YOU CARE (About…):
This Week’s New VOD/Premium/Streaming Releases - 53:30
Horror/Thriller New Movies - 55:26
(Evil Dead Reboot; BigFoot; etc…)
Casting Announcements - 58:40
(Elizabeth Moss Stays in Horror; Pete Davidson; Trump; more…)
2 Surefire Oscar Contenders Get Casted/Announced - 1:01:15

WTF Hollywood, Part 7,000,000,000 - 1:05:00


Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:06:41
What Else Is Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:07:42



MMO Weekly is our weekly news & variety show designed to cover the news of Hollywood, and it’s usually a fast paced, fun time in terms of preparation, recording, & we hope, listening. But when we have serious news to cover, it’s unfortunately a much more serious show. So there is a trigger warning in effect for the first segment here as we cover the horrible stories around the allegations of sexual misconduct against Chris D’Elia, those of sexual assault against Ansel Elgort, and the charges of rape against Danny Masterson. How has Hollywood reacted? How should they treat these accused individuals moving forward? & how should we cover it? We’re always looking for ways to grow & educate ourselves. So as always, do please speak your truths to us.

In a Box Office Update, we discuss two major stories as well. First of all, why the hell was Gone With The Wind atop recent VOD sales charts? & how should we discuss the historical context of “classic” films? Then we break down the stories regarding how major movie theater chains plan to reopen in July.

The last two segments play much more like typical MMOW ones as we dive into a What We’re Watching segment that reviews everything from The Dead Zone to Clemency to BBC’s Luther to Dan Harmon movies. Then we enjoy a DYC segment where we recap a ton of film production & casting announcements from new Evil Dead & Children of the Corn movies to Viggo’s next project with Peter Farrelly to Kristen Stewart’s casting as Princess Dianna.

As we wrote up top, do send us your thoughts on anything or everything we discussed in this episode. 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.

Hollywood Made Itself Gross Again - MMOW 6/23/20

There’s trailers for Respect, Soul, & Over The Moon, reviews for Irresistible, Eurovision Song Contest, & Eric Andre: Legalize Everything, reactions to Lebron & Ava’s new projects, & discussions on Mulan, Batman, The Princess Bride, and the next Pirates of the Caribbean.

TRAILER THOUGHTS:
Respect Teaser 2 - 2:24
Over The Moon Trailer 1 - 7:10
Soul Trailer 2 - 11:39
Ava Trailer 1 - 14:15
Greenland Trailer 1 - 17:01
Bill and Ted Face The Music Trailer 1 - 19:24
Peninsula Trailer 2 - 22:29

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING - 24:40
REVIEWS OF:
Irresistible on Netflix
Jon Stewart Daily Show Clips - YouTube
Michael Che’s Life Matters - Netflix
Eurovision Song Contest - Netflix
Eric Andre: Legalize Everything - Netflix
Athlete A - Netflix
The Defiant Ones - VOD
Ozark s2 - Netflix
Dead to Me - Netflix
A DEEP Zodiac Killer Rabbit Hole

DO YOU CARE (About…):
This Week’s New VOD/Premium/Streaming Releases - 44:56
(Including This Episode’s Mike1 Political Tangent)
LeBron To Produce Black Wall St Doc - 49:28
Ava Takes Kaepernick’s Life Story to Netflix - 51:31
Margot To Revive Pirates of the Caribbean - 52:49
Twister Reboot is a Go - 54:34
Quibi Messes w/ Princess Bride - 55:27
Michael Keaton is Batman…Again - 57:30

BOX OFFICE UPDATE:
Latest Premiere Date Delays - 1:00:17
GB Cinemas Are ReOpening July 4th - 1:01:10

Audience Thoughts on Tenet - 1:05:05

Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:06:44
What Else Is Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:08:17


MMO Weekly is back with a fun episode on everything new & newsworthy in Hollywood and beyond. There’s been a lot of serious stuff going on in the word, and we’ll refer to it at times. But this MMOW is much more like the good old days of non-stop movie news & commentary.

We begin with a Trailer Thoughts segment, celebrating the great new trailers for Respect, Soul, & Over The Moon. Then we have some fun with Ava, Greenland, Bill & Ted Face The Music, and Peninsula.

What We’re Watching tackles some of the latest movies like Irresistible and Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga. But we also review some stand-up comedy specials like Eric Andre: Legalize Everything & Michael Che Matters, youtube Daily Show deep dives about media coverage, research rabbit holes about Zodiac Killer, docs like Athlete A & The Most Dangerous Animal Of All, Netflix binge watches like Dead To Me to Ozark, & we even review a classic Oscar winner like The Defiant Ones.

DYC reboots our news coverage as we preview next week’s offerings from Broadway’s Hamilton to docs like John Lewis: Good Trouble to a short film collection we’re gonna review with the Nomcast called Homemade. Then we analyze all the latest production & casting announcements including Lebron & Ava’s next projects, Michael Keaton’s return as Batman, Margot Robbie’s Pirates of the Caribbean, & a new Twister and The Princess Bride.

Then we breeze through a brief box office update on how the movie calendar keeps bumping back, and we recap some twitter polls about Tenet in Audience Interaction to close out the show.

As always, we want to 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 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.

What You Want? Baby I Got It (It Being Relevant Trailers Again, Finally!) - MMOW 6/30/20

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