The Voices of Southern Honor Wrestling are back to recap another incredible night at SHW62! It was a night full of surprises including appearances by the legendary Tony Schiavone and the return of The Infantry, and we also saw our special guest match-maker Paul Walter Hauser competing inside the War Chamber alongisde The Hierarchy! Join along in the chat and let us know your favorite moments from the show!

Ep.172 - SHW62 Recap

This was the Facebook Live edition of "SHW: This Is Our Wrestling" featuring the Voices of Southern Honor Wrestling bringing us the LIVE SHW Still Here 6 Pre-Show from The Action Building in Canton, Georgia!

Ep.187 - LIVE SHW Still Here 6 Pre-Show

We review The Fantastic Four: First Steps in this Oscars Profile Film Study. The Non-Spoiler Section builds to an Oscars Lens, where we predict if this movie will get any nominations, and then we discuss the plot in its entirety in our 2nd Half Spoiler Section.

NON-SPOILER REVIEW:
Which of the Fantastic Four are we? - Top of the Show 
Place in the MCU Phase 6 and that Kevin Feige interview - 2:56 
No Homework - 4:28 
The Reception Thus Far + Early Box Office - 5:23 
Our Expectations & Common Problems People Have - 8:54 
What if James Gunn stayed? + Handling the Origin Story - 12:21 
Pacing Problems & We Wanted More Time To Hangout  - 15:17 
But we do get meaningful stakes + rounded, charming characters - 17:17 
Review of the Performances & Was Pascal Miscast? - 19:29 
Super Strong Production Values - 23:54 
The Oscar Lens on VFX, Original Score, Costumes & Production Design  - 26:57 

SPOILER WARNING - 34:22 

SPOILER FILLED REVIEW:
Talking Galactus - 35:13 
The biggest win for this movie - 37:40 
How The Movie Met or Did Not Meet Mike1’s Predictions - 38:57 
The Most Asinine Complaint about the middle action sequence - 41:51 
The biggest problem with the pacing, but we like the dilemmas in play - 43:06 
Leaving us wanting more - 47:52 
The Retro-Futuristic of it all & The Post Credit Scenes - 49:10 
Final Grades - 52:48 

OUTRO: Heavy breathing into the microphone distracts Mike1 while he’s trying to remember the Outro and belly drums as Mike2 hints at his NYC movie watching weekend. We continue to avoid discussing what’s coming next on the show so as not to jinx Mike1’s health. But do please follow us on our socials and rate & review our show: https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

And we do recommend our previous MCU Playlists on Soundcloud, which you can enjoy here. As always, thanks for listening. 

Marvel Cinematic Universe Series Review
https://soundcloud.com/mikemikeandoscar/sets/mcu-series-review-1

Avengers Endgame Coverage
https://soundcloud.com/mikemikeandoscar/sets/avengers-endgame-coverage


The Fantastic Four: First Steps Film Study - Yeah, You Eat Dat Planet - Ep 484

For this week's main podcast review, Katie Johnson, Josh Parham, Ema Sasic, Sara Clements & Joselyn Safadie join me to review the latest film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), "The Fantastic Four: First Steps," starring Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Joseph Quinn, Julia Garner, Ralph Ineson, Natasha Lyonne, Paul Walter Hauser & Sarah Niles. Directed by Matt Shakman, this is the second reboot of the "Fantastic Four" film series and the first time Marvel's first family has entered the MCU. What did we think of the 1960s-inspired retro-futuristic design, the score, casting, story, and the visual effects? Please tune in as we discuss these elements, its awards season changes, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening, and enjoy!

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"The Fantastic Four: First Steps"

We can’t help but enjoy a full episode on The Naked Gun (2025). In non-spoilers, we build up to countdown of the Top 10 Spoofs of all time. Then during the second half spoiler section, we Chris Farley Show recap and recite, literally the entire film beat for hilarious beat, and we are not sorry. It was too much fun.

NON-SPOILER REVIEW SECTION OF THE NAKED GUN (2025)
Our moviegoing experiences and Mike1’s moment - 3:06 
Why the filmmakers were born for this & our story thoughts - 7:46 
Review of the Performances and the Production Values - 12:20 
Our Top 5 Spoof Movie Directors and Our Top 10 Movie Spoofs of All-Time - 16:15 

SPOILER FILLED REVIEW: 26:23 
And look, since there was nobody sitting in AlsoMike’s row during his rewatch of the film, he was able to literally transcribe the entire film, which we recite for you all in this spoiler filled section. It’s us giggling like fools for 30 minutes. It’s The Chris Farley Show, where we relive all of the best moments and everything in between… and this is perhaps not the best episode for us Mikes as serious pundits / critics. But we do not care. It was too much fun. The spoiler review starts at 

OUTRO: We’re still not saying what’s coming next so as not to jinx ourselves. But you can go back and listen to our Oscar Race Checkpoint episodes to listen to our commentary on the Fall Film Festival Lineups. You can listen to recent Film Study Movie Reviews to enjoy our reviews of new releases. You can go back and hear the first two episodes of Boogie Mikes, our PTA Rewatch Series, and you can listen back to some recent episodes with special guests. It’s available via all of the podcatchers via this linktree. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

The Naked Gun (2025) and the Top 10 Spoofs Ever Made - Ep 486

For this week's main podcast review, Josh Parham, Joselyn Safadie & Giovanni Lago join me to review the latest film from Lonely Island member Akiva Schaffer, "The Naked Gun," starring Liam Neeson, Pamela Anderson, Paul Walter Hauser, Kevin Durand & Danny Huston. The fourth film in the "The Naked Gun" franchise, the outrageously silly comedy, produced by Seth MacFarlane, is a legacy sequel to "Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult" (1994). What did we think of the comedy, performances, writing, and direction? Please tune in as we discuss these elements, its awards season chances, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening, and enjoy!

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"The Naked Gun"

"Americana" is an American crime thriller film written and directed by Tony Tost that premiered at South by Southwest in 2023 and stars Sydney Sweeney, Paul Walter Hauser, Halsey, Eric Dane, Zahn McClarnon, and Simon Rex. The film received positive reviews from critics for its story and depiction of the modern West through the lens of the Neo-noir western. Tost and Hauser were both kind enough to speak with us about their work and experience making the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which will be released in theaters on August 15th by Lionsgate. Thank you, and enjoy!

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Interview With "Americana" Star Paul Walter Hauser & Filmmaker Tony Tost

Join Andrew Dunn and Chris Triebel as they discuss The Naked Gun!

Then stick around for a review of DC The New Frontier. Not The New BACKtier.... I'm so sorry, that's the best joke I could think of.

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THE NAKED GUN!! And DC The New Frontier! WHAT YEAR IS IT?? - 173.2

For this week's main podcast review, Ema Sasic, Katie Johnson, and Tom O'Brien join me to discuss the latest film from Scott Cooper, "Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere," starring Jeremy Allen White, Jeremy Strong, Paul Walter Hauser, Stephen Graham, Odessa Young, Gaby Hoffmann, Marc Maron & David Krumholtz. Written and directed by Scott Cooper and based on the 2023 book "Deliver Me from Nowhere" by Warren Zanes, as well as some elements from Bruce Springsteen's autobiography "Born to Run," it chronicles Springsteen's personal and professional struggles during the conception of his 1982 album "Nebraska." The film had its world premiere at the 2025 Telluride Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for its performances, emotional honesty, and character-driven story of confronting depression and turning pain into art. What did we think of it? Please tune in as we discuss the performances, writing, direction, tone, its awards season chances, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening, and enjoy!

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"Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere"

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Then stick around for a review of Salvation Run from DC Comics. Salvation Run sounds like the name of a 5K that the Salvation Army puts on every year. RING THAT BELL.

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SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE! Plus a review of Salvation Run from DC Comics - 179.2

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