Our Weekly Awards Season News & Variety Show
Featuring All the Rumors, Buzz, Stats, & Speculation You'd Want.

Including
...Complete Coverage of all the Precursor Award Shows.
...Snubbabble vs Unsnubbable
...Top 5 Golden Questions
...Make the Case & Other Movie Review Segments
...Film Festival Previews & Reviews
...Oscar Trailer Reactions
...Look Backs To Oscar History

& we're adding new segments all the time.

Oscar Race Checkpoint: Our Weekly Show On All Things Awards Season

What is This Episode- Top of Show
.
WILL SMITH APOLOGIZES ON SOCIAL MEDIA - 2:32
.
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON PUSHED TO 2023:
What’s Happened So Far - 10:55
So It’s Just Never Happening, Right? - 13:33
Marty and Leo Greenlight Their Next Project - 20:24
.
THE HFPA SELLS ITSELF - 21:53
.
VENICE 2022 IS SET:
The Jury - 27:25
In Competitition Films - 28:07
(White Noise, Banshees of Inisherin, Blonde, Bones & All, The Eternal Daughter, No Bears, The Son, Tar, The Whale)
Out of Competition Films - 45:43
(Dead for a Dollar, Don’t Worry Darling [+ trailer and drama!], Master Gardener, Pearl, The Hanging Sun)
Venice’s Equality Issues - 56:03
TIFF/Venice Crossovers - 58:10
.
COMIC CON TRAILERS AND NEWS:
Wakanda Forever Trailer Shakes the Internet - 59:00
Phase 4/5/6 Films - 1:04:20
An XMen Explanation? - 1:07:08
Shazam Fury of the Gods Trailer Worries Us - 1:08:25
Black Adam Beckons for Superman - 1:09:38
First Look at John Wick 4 - 1:12:44
.
A MIKE1 UNFORGIVABLE SIN - 1:14:09
.
.
Contact Us/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:18:19
Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:19:10

Will Apologizes, HFPA Sells, Venice is Set, and Mike1 Sins Unforgivably - ORC 7/30/22

What Is This Episode - Top of Show
.
SUPERBOWL 58 RECAP:
Best Commercial - 2:24
Usher Rocked - 4:12
.
OSCARS UPDATES:
The Oscars Commercial is Out - 8:03
Anatomy’s Dog Ran the Oscars Luncheon - 10:57
Nolan, Song Win Big at DGAs - 14:10
Poor Things Upsets Barbie at ADGs - 20:24
.
Casting Category Being Added Next Year - 26:55
MMO Picks the Past 5 Retroactive Casting Winners - 28:01
.
SUPERBOWL TRAILER REVIEWS:
No Maxxxine. Because, duh - 38:28
Deadpool and Wolverine - 39:27
Twisters - 43:53
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes - 47:33
A Quiet Place Day One - 49:18
Wicked - 52:10
Despicable Me 4 Quickie - 54:53
Kung Fu Panda 4 Quickie - 56:07
The Fall Guy Quickie - 56:33
Monkey Man 4 Min Trailer - 58:01
If Quickie (and an AlsoMike Revelation) - 58:51
Inside Out 2 Quickie - 1:00:56
Longlegs Full Trailer - 1:01:55
Sasquatch Sunset Trailer - 1:05:42
.
QUICK REVIEWS:
Mike1 on American Fiction - 1:07:58
AlsoMike on Lisa Frankentstein - 1:11:16
AM on The Teacher’s Lounge - 1:14:08
.
.
Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:16:05
Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:17:24

Who Would've Won the Past 5 Best Casting Categories? - ORC 2/14/24

What Is This Episode - Top of Show
Mike1 Has Become Death
.
BAFTA (AND OTHERS) 2024 RESULTS AND REACTIONS:
Oppenheimer is Inevitable - 2:55
Cillian Murphy With a Big Win - 7:03
Forthcoming Oscars Litmus Test - 9:03
Poor Things vs Barbie and the Lead Actress Latest- 14:02
The Holdovers Would Probably Win Casting This Year - 18:17
Anatomy Sustains its Original Screenplay Momentum - 20:43
American Fiction Surprises w/ Adapted Win - 22:44
We Seem to Have the Doc Feature Frontrunner - 26:33
Zone of Interest Having Its Moment - 29:05
Animated Feature is a RACE - 32:24
.
Dune 2 Hype Thoughts - 35:04
.
.
Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 37:26
Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 38:23

BAFTA Reactions + The Mike1 Flu Game - ORC 2/20/24

What Is This Episode - Top of Show
Introducing Scott Yager of Challenge Mania!
.
SAG MANIA W/ SCOTT YAGER:
Scott’s Disney Trip + SAG Theme Park Residual Questions - 1:48
Netflix Going Live May Correlate to Password Sharing Crackdown - 7:47
.
THE FIRST AWARDS SHOW ON A MEGA STREAMER:
Netflix’s Red Carpet - 11:40
The Good and the Bad of the Netflix Presentation - 15:46
Idris Elba Should Host Things - 30:22
We Pitch Ideas for Netflix to Present the Stunt Ensemble Award - 33:14
.
Supporting Actress/Actor: DJR, RDJ About to Complete Their Sweeps - 42:50
(WHAT IF: Gladstone Ran as a Supporting Actress? - 50:48)
Lead Actress: Gladstone Wins and the Race is On - 57:28
Lead Actor: Cillian Seems to Have Taken Control - 1:09:04
Ensemble Cast: Oppy is Inevitable + The SAG Ensemble Issue - 1:19:55
.
.
Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:37:04

SAG MANIA 2024 W/ SCOTT YAGER OF CHALLENGE MANIA! - ORC 2/27/24

What Is This Episode - Top of Show
Introducing Scott Feinberg, Awards Editor of THR!
.
THE FEINBERG FINAL OSCARS PREVIEW 2024:
What’s the Oppenheimer Secret Sauce? - 2:54
(and What Even Is 2nd Place?)
Lead Actress: Lilly vs Emma (vs Sandra Still?!) - 6:10
(and Why 2 Oscars Matters More in the Acting Categories to Voters)
Supporting Actor: Why Was Everyone SURE About RDJ? - 12:25
What Oppenheimer Wins - 15:47
Barbie vs Poor Things in the Tech Categories - 19:46
Bradley Cooper - WTF - 23:34
Dianne Warren - WTF - 26:38
.
Ratings Expectations w/ A Huge Oppenheimer Night Coming - 29:52
(and What if the Ratings DON’T Jump Up?)
Forecasting Potential Issues for This Years’ Show - 35:29
.
Documentary Feature: Why Is This Primed for an Upset? - 44:10
Short Categories Double Standards + Their Future on the Main Show - 47:36
.
THR and Campaigning During and After the Strikes - 53:34
How Scott’s Oral History of Schindler’s List Came Together - 58:38
.
.
Where to Find Dave/Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:09:02
Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:10:00

The Feinberg Final Oscars Preview w/ THR's Scott Feinberg! - ORC 3/8/24

What Is This Episode - Top of Show
.
THE 2023-24 OSCARS RECAP SHOW:
Red Carpet Report: Really Good! - 3:22
Kimmel’s Monologue: Ok! - 10:20
.
Supporting Actress’ Hall of Heroes Accented Da’Vine’s Moment - 15:17
Animated Categories Gave Our First Surprise - 21:16
Screenplays Got 2 Worthy, Grateful Winners - 25:43
Billie and Finneas Perform w/ Pure Class - 32:56
Makeup and Hair + Production Design Were a Harbinger - 36:06
John Cena May Have Stolen the Show w/ Costume Design - 40:31
Whazhezhe Ruled - 45:07
Zone of Interest Won International Feature, Had an Important Speech - 46:04
A Necessary Surprise Stunt Homage - 49:04
.
Downey is the King, and Finally Got His Crown - 51:03
Danny DeVito, Arnold Had a GREAT Bit - 53:16
Then Presented VFX and Editing to Audience Darlings - 54:04
John Baptiste Performs, American Symphony Should’ve Been Nom’d - 56:57
McKinnon, Ferrera, and…Spielberg?! Were Hilarious?! - 58:48
20 Days in Mariupol Had a Moving Speech - 1:00:51
Hoyte! Wes! - 1:02:29
Becky G Does Diane Justice - 1:05:37
Mulaney is Definitely Our Future Host. Gives Zone a Big Win for Sound. - 1:06:23
It’s Ryan Gosling’s World. I’m Just Ken Ruled - 1:08:52
Score, Song, Go Exactly As They Should’ve - 1:11:28
Navalny’s Video Began Bocelli-Lead In Memorium - 1:14:21
.
Cillian Murphy, a Reluctant, Enthusiastic Champ - 1:16:37
Spielberg Adorns Nolan - 1:19:40
Emma Stone Upsets Lilly, Wins Her 2nd - 1:20:51
Kimmel Shouts Out Trump’s Real Time Insults - 1:25:50
Oppenheimer Wins Best Picture, Despite Pacino’s Confusing Presentation - 1:28:06
.
Final Words - 1:30:27
.
.
Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:32:44
Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:33:50

MMO's 96th Oscars Recap - This is the Way the Film Year Ends. - Ep 454

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.

Will Apologizes, HFPA Sells, Venice is Set, and Mike1 Sins Unforgivably - ORC 7/30/22

Mike, Mike, and Oscar