All of our coverage of the Cannes Film Festival over the years in one playlist.

MMO Does Cannes

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CANNES 2023 LINEUP:
THE PALME D’OR CONTENDERS:
The Women Directed Ratios - 1:16
US Movies: Asteroid City + May December - 3:15
UK Movies: Firebrand, The Old Oak, Zone of Interest - 6:43
Italy Films: La Chimera, Beloccio’s Kidnapped, The Sun of the Future - 9:17
French Films: Last Summer, Anatomy of a Fall, The Pot on Fire - 12:22
Japan Films: Kore-eda’s Monster, Perfect Days, Youth (Spring) - 14:51
Club Zero from Austria - 20:11
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Out of Competition Films Include Killers and Indy 5 - 21:43
I Saw The Devil, but Funny! - 24:28
Johnny Depp in a Period Piece - 26:33
The New Boy w/ Cate Blanchett is Mesmeric - 29:13
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HBO MAX BECOMES MAX:
The Details - 34:50
The Harry Potter Remake; and Why? - 36:22
True Detective, The Regime, The Sympathizer All Are…Interesting- 40:30
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ALL THE NEW STAR WARS SHOWS AND MOVIES ANNOUNCED - 48:26
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ALSOMIKE EATS HIS WAY THROUGH NEW DIRECTORS NEW FILMS:
Leila’s Brothers (and Its Horrible Controversy) + Shrimp Tacos - 52:55
Showing Up and World Famous Banana Pudding - 57:41
Autobiography + Suzume May Have Oscars Legs - 1:01:56
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MIKE1 RUNS DOWN A SMATTERING OF RECENT WATCHES - 1:08:57
(Rye Lane, Vengeance ’22, No Way Out ’87, Escape Room 2, Don’t Breathe 2)
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Erick’s Work/Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:17:27
Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:18:16

Cannes Lineup, MAX Rebrand, and Why, Potter, Why? - ORC 4/19/23

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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

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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

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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

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ODDS N’ ENDS:
Joker 2 Trailer Beats Barbie’s Viewership - 2:03
We’re Very Wrong About Maxxxine - 5:23
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THE 2024 CANNES LINEUP IS ANNOUNCED:
Recent Cannes/Oscars Crossover - 8:19
The “Extended Looks” Irk Mikes - 10:45
WHO GETS MEGALOPOLIS? ANYBODY?! - 13:53
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Anora, The Apprentice, and Bird - 18:31
Kinds of Kindness, Oh Canada, Parthenope - 26:04
The Shrouds, The Substance, Rumors - 30:52
Emilia Perez, Limonov, The Balconettes - 36:30
The Girl w/ the Needle, The Second Act - 41:45
“Very White, and Very Male” - 45:12
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GOTHAMS WILL HAVE SOLO TV AWARDS SHOW - 46:27
WHY DID THE SPEAK NO EVIL REMAKE…?! - 48:35
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REVIEWS:
The First Omen - 52:45
Civl War - 56:34
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Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:06:17
Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:07:02

Cannes' Lineup and some Civil War for Dessert - ORC 4/13/24

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RECAPPING THE FESTIVAL OVATION LENGTH MEANINGS - 1:10
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CANNES 2024 BEGINS:
Meryl ONLY Gets a 2 Minute Ovation, The Failure - 2:02
Furiosa Proves Why Cannes Needs MMO - 4:15
The Second Act Basically Gets Boo’d or Whatever - 9:06
Some Early Cannes Surprises: Wild Diamond; Girl w/ the Needle - 11:00
Bird Proves Why Cannes Needs MMO - 13:28
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CANNES TRAILERS:
Megalopolis Trailer and Controversy/Guardian Article - 18:16
The Shrouds - 25:17
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CONTENER TRAILERS (NON-CANNES):
Wicked’s 74 Minute Pre-Movie Movie Trailer - 28:00
Didi Trailer #1 - 32:00
National Anthem Trailer #1 - 34:32
Never Let Go Trailer #1 - 37:18
It Ends With Us Trailer #1 - 38:22
You’re Cordially Invited - 39:55
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ALSOMIKE REVIEWS BACK TO BLACK - 42:02
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GREENLIGHT NEWS:
Happy Gilmore 2 Officially a Go - 45:21
Peter Jackson Blesses a Gollum Movie - 47:05
VENU Sports is a Coming Sports Bundle - 49:14
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Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 51:12
Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 51:46

Why Cannes Needs MMO - ORC 5/17/24

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CANNES 2024, PART 2:
Megalopolis is a Partial Pundit Parade - 1:33
Kinds of Kindness is Yorgos Being Yorgos - 6:38
Emilia Perez May Be The Big Breakout - 12:13
Oh Canada Disappoints - 16:02
Horizon Brings the Mikes to Their Breaking Point - 17:34
The Substance is a Dark Horse Palme Contender - 23:10
Rumours is for the Political Junkies - 26:50
The Apprentice is Level Headed - 28:40
The Surfer/On Becoming a Guinea Fowl - 30:58
Caught By The Tides/When The Light Breaks - 32:26
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#UnofficialOfficialFestivalOvationOfficials + Palme Race Check In - 34:08
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LONGLEGS TRAILER 2 REACTIONS - 40:10
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BOX OFFICE REPORT/REVIEWS:
IF Has a Confusing Week at #1 - 44:08
AlsoMike Reviews The Strangers ’08 - 46:41
AM on I Saw the TV Glow - 49:40
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Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 53:35
Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 54:27

Cannes Rolls On, But The Mikes Are Livid - ORC 5/21/24

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FOUR DAY OLD CANNES REVIEW + WRAP-UP:
Anora Wins Palme, Oscars Next? - 2:09
All We Imagine As Light Wins 2nd Place - 8:57
Emilia Perez’s Best Actress Award(S) May Have Backfired - 11:40
The Substance, Seed of the Sacred Fig Win Screenplays - 16:57
Grand Tour Has the Best Director - 23:31
Jesse Plemons Wins Best Actor and Highlights New K of K Teaser - 24:40
Black Dog Comes w/ a Warning - 28:51
A Trio of Awards w/ Serious Gravitas - 30:53
Palme Dog Winner + Best First Film Winner - 34:44
Shockingly Low Scores for 2 Big Name Movies - 38:35
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Acquisitions Tally - 40:45
Unofficial Official Festival Ovation Officials Rundown - 45:23
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Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 50:44
Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 51:54

Four Day Late Cannes 2024 Recap Spectacular! - ORC 5/30/24

"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"

It’s our 3rd episode on the 2025 Cannes Film Festival as we discuss award winners like It Was Just An Accident and Sentimental Value. Plus, we enjoy awards talk on Highest 2 Lowest, The History of Sound, etc. 

CANNES FILM FESTIVAL COVERAGE PART III: 
Palme D’or Winner - It Was Just An Accident - 1:47 
Sentimental Value gets a 19? Minute Standing Ovation - 8:06 
Recapping other winners like The Secret Agent - 16:30 
The Young Mother’s Home wins Best Screenplay for the Dardenne Bros - 18:15
Resurrection from Bi Gan - 19:23 
The Little Sister wins best Actress - 20:21 
Highest 2 Lowest Oscars Talk - 22:55 
A Private Life and Splitsville are comedies getting strong reviews - 29:58 
The Mastermind from Kelly Reichardt - 33:48 
Alpha from Julia Ducournau - 36:55 
The History of Sound from Oliver Hermanus - 39:35 
Eleanor The Great from Scarlett Johansson & June Squibb - 42:10 
Un Certain Regard Winner - The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo - 44:32 
Pillion + Urchin wins several + this year’s Palme Dog section - 45:35 
A Cannes Acquisitions Summary makes the Neon/Mubi rivalry a real thing - 47:31 
The Standing Ovations Tally from MMO - 50:20 
Best International Films Possibilities - 51:35 

OUTRO - What’s coming next from us includes more Oscar Race Checkpoints and Oscar Profile Reviews. Plus, we’ll be sending out the Bat Signal soon to a returning guest. Otherwise… and as always, we want to hear your thoughts on which films you’re most excited to see from Cannes. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

Cannes Awards '25, Emerging Oscar Contenders & The New Goulet - ORC 5/26/25

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Cannes Awards '25, Emerging Oscar Contenders & The New Goulet - ORC 5/26/25

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