This Oscar Race Checkpoint talks about the Academy’s New Invitees, the James Bond Franchises’ next director and casting rumors, upcoming TIFF World Premieres + release updates for potential contenders, and there’s some initial reactions to F1 and M3GAN 2.0 in a Box Office Report. 

ACADEMY NEWS: New Academy Members & Board of Governors - 1:33 

007 NEWS - A Deep Dive into all the News & Casting Rumors:
Denis Villeneuve hired as the next director of Bond 26 + Writer Possibilities - 6:38 
Casting Rumors on the Top of the List + Other Potential Candidates - 12:16 

FUTURE MOVIE NEWS: 
James Cameron’s Ghosts of Hiroshima & News on Avatars 4 & 5 - 38:49 
James Cameron’s The Devils + AlsoMike’s Love for Joe Abercrombie Books - 40:51 
TIFF World Premieres & Opening Night Film Announcements - 46:45 

RELEASE DATE UPDATES - 49:52 
Nouvelle Vague, It Was Just An Accident, Sentimental Value, The Mastermind and Train Dreams all get release dates. Plus, there’s a discussion on how NEON has done well with October and November releases in the past. 

BOX OFFICE UPDATE:
F1 Initial Reactions / Teaser Review + Discussion on Apple’s Theatrical Commitment - 54:31
M3GAN 2.0’s lackluster Debut + the rest of the Top 5 - 1:01:01 

OUTRO: We have exciting plans for the rest of this week and next. So stay tuned to the feed for future episodes. Plus, it is wise to enjoy your summer picnics and vacations. Hopefully you can still include us at MMO in your plans as you travel and kick back. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar 

007 Casting Rumors, James Cameron Future Films & F1 Reactions - ORC 7/2/25

For Episode 450, Lauren LaMagna, Josh Parham, Giovanni Lago, Tom O'Brien, and I are here to predict where each of the major upcoming Oscar contenders will premiere and screen at each of the fall film festivals (Venice, Telluride, TIFF & NYFF). For the release of "Eddington," this week's poll asks, "Which Is Your Favorite Film Set Against The Backdrop Of The COVID-19 Pandemic?" And for last week's poll, for the release of James Gunn's "Superman," we reveal your top 10 results for "Which is Your Favorite DC Comics Film?" We also share our reactions to the trailers for "She Rides Shotgun," "Went Up The Hill," answer your fan-submitted questions, and more! Please be sure to vote on the 2009 NBP Film Community Award Nominations if you have not done so already. Voting will be open until July 26th. Thank you all for listening, supporting, and subscribing. We look forward to seeing you all again next week!

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Episode 450 - 2025 Fall Film Festival Predictions, "She Rides Shotgun" & "Went Up The Hill" Trailers

For Episode 451, Megan Lachinski, Josh Parham, Will Mavity, and I are here to predict what films we specifically feel will be announced to have their world premieres at the 2025 Venice Film Festival this week on Tuesday and the Toronto International Film Festival throughout the week. For this week's poll, with the fall film festival announcements about to come in full force with expected announcements from the aforementioned Venice, TIFF, and NYFF, and Oscar season quickly approaching, we ask for the first time this year, "Which Film Do You Feel Will Be The Next Best Picture Oscar Winner?" And for last week's poll, for the release of "Eddington," we reveal your top 10 results for "Which Is Your Favorite Film Set Against The Backdrop Of The COVID-19 Pandemic?" We also share our reactions to the trailer for Luca Guadagnino's much-anticipated Oscar contender "After The Hunt," answer your fan-submitted questions, and more! Please be sure to vote on the 2009 NBP Film Community Award Nominations if you have not already done so. Voting ends this week before July 26th. Thank you all for listening, supporting, and subscribing. We look forward to seeing you all again next week!

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Episode 451 - Our 2025 Venice & Toronto International Film Festival Predictions & The "After The Hunt" Trailer

Mike 1 has returned for this Oscar Race Checkpoint, covering his Hollywood vacation stories, the TIFF Galas & Special Presentations announcements and a fun catch-up on a bunch of incredible trailers from After The Hunt & Bugonia to Project Hail Mary & Downton Abbey to Predator Badlands & Keeper. 

Top of the Show - Mike 1 Returns! He recaps his vacation, pneumonia & comeback.

THE TIFF LINEUP (+++ More Los Angeles Anecdotes from Mike1)
Hamnet (& Mike talks about Room Service in LA Hotels) - 9:07 
Our Lost Bus & Wake-Up Dead Man Oscar Bets - 11:00 
The Roofman will debut in Toronto & we review the trailer - 13:39 
Why Rental Family with Brendan Fraser could be a sleeper contender - 16:03 
Ralph Fiennes in The Choral & Agnieska Holland’s Franz - 19:26 
Sundance & Cannes Carryovers (+ M1 & Swell do The Grove) - 22:32 
Good Fortune, Ballad of a Small Player, Frankenstein, Hedda & Smashing Machine - 29:20 
Sydney Sweeny is Christie + the next from Angelina Jolie & Al Pacino - 33:28 
Unlikely genre choices for Miles Teller’s Eternity & Amanda Seyfried’s Anne Lee - 37:09 
Actors turn Directors w/ Alex Winter, James McAvoy, Brian Cox & Maude Apatow - 38:42 
Saoirse Ronan’s next, a Fuze lit in Hot Fuzz & Nuremberg will not be funny - 41:04 
Chris Evans in Sacrifice, Scarlet for Animated Feature & Swiped on Bumble - 44:21 

TRAILER BREAKDOWNS:
Julia Roberts in Luca Guadagnino’s After The Hunt - 47:25 
Bugonia stars Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons & Fish Eye Lens for Yorgos - 51:49 
Dakota Johnson appears perfect & awesome again in Splitsville - 54:42 
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale launches its Best Picture campaign on MMO - 56:00 
Ryan Gosling’s Project Hail Mary sets trailer viewing records - 58:34 
Weapons is the one script that got away from Jordan Peele - 1:01:32 
Glen Powell’s The Running Man feels very Purge-esque - 1:02:52 
Mortal Kombat 2 is the ultimate middle aged white guy fantasy - 1:06:07 
Predator: Badlands is a must see for Mike, Mike and Alien listeners - 1:07:50 
Keeper puts Osgood Perkins in M. Night Shyamalan territory as a horror filmmaker - 1:10:20 

OUTRO: M2 refuses to jinx future episodes. But of course, we do hope to be back soon with both Mikes on more episodes very very soon. There are a bunch of film studies, Oscar Race Checkpoints, and Boogie Mikes episodes that we want to record ASAFP, and God willing, we will do so. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar


TIFF's Lineup, After The Hunt's Trailer & Mike's Return from La La Land - ORC 7/22/25

For Episode 452, Josh Parham, Dan Bayer, and I recap and break down this massive week of film festival announcements including the full lineup for the 2025 Venice Film Festival, a majority of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) lineup, the Opening and Centerpiece announcements for the New York Film Festival, and what this all means for the Telluride Film Festival. For this week's poll, for Venezia 82 (mainly because we at least have the full lineup for this one), we ask, "Which Film From The 2025 Venice Film Festival Are You Most Looking Forward To?" And for last week's poll, for the first time this season, we asked, "Which Film Do You Feel Will Be The Next Best Picture Oscar Winner?" and we reveal your top 10 early results for this almighty important question. We also share our reactions to the trailers for Park Chan-wook's much-anticipated "No Other Choice," Aziz Ansari's "Good Fortune," Clint Bentley's "Train Dreams," Oliver Hermanus' "The History Of Sound," Rob Reiner's "Spinal Tap II: The End Continues," the A24 English dubbed re-release of "Ne Zha 2," reveal the 2009 NBP Film Community Award Nominations, answer your fan-submitted questions, and more! We will post the 2009 NBP Film Community Award nominations on the site for you to vote on tomorrow. Thank you all for listening, supporting, subscribing, and voting. You're all the very best fans we could ever ask for, and we look forward to seeing you all again next week!

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Episode 452 - The 2025 Venice & Toronto International Film Festival Lineups, "No Other Choice," "Good Fortune," "Train Dreams" & "Ne Zha 2" Trailers

Part 4 of Boogie Mikes is our film study of PTA’s Punch-Drunk Love, starring Adam Sandler, Emily Watson and Philip Seymour Hoffman, and we immediately have to reckon with the RomCom genre before even starting our conversation on this one.

NON-SPOILER REVIEW OF PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE

Production Story, A Mostly Positive Reception + Hard Pivots for Sandler & PTA - 3:18 
The Historical Significance & Non-Spoiler Story Thoughts - 10:51 
Review of the Performances - 20:21 
The Production Values - 26:01 
Final Non-Spoiler Sales Pitch - 28:05 

SPOILER WARNING: 29:55 

Why this plot is so PTA - 31:00 
Themes of the Film - 41:46 
That Ending - 48:45 
More Worst Scenes - 51:20 
More Best Scenes - 53:58 
Final Grades - 57:01 

OUTRO: We’re in trouble with Mike1's inevitable transformation into Daniel Plainview, and you have that to look forward to next. But as always and otherwise, if you’re enjoying this Boogie Mikes PTA rewatch series, then please like & subscribe, rate & review, and help us spread the word about our podcast in a positive way. You can also send us all your comments, questions and concerns via our socials, and here’s that linktree for all our stuff. Thank you! https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar


Punch-Drunk Love: So Cute, We Just Wanna Squeeze It - Boogie Mikes Part 4 - Ep 489

We discuss the new AMPAS President before reacting to the full NYFF63 lineup, the TIFF additions and tributes, and by deduction, we work out some of the Telluride slate. Plus we review Cloud, Sorry Baby & Together while also discussing new trailers for Rental Family, One Battle After Another, etc. 

ACADEMY NEWS:
Lynette Howell Taylor is our new President - 1:29 
Will the Oscars remain on ABC after Disney makes moves? - 3:52 

FILM FESTIVAL NEWS:
The NYFF Closes with Bradley Cooper’s latest + a Jim Jarmusch Centerpiece - 8:50 
NYFF63 Main Slate is loaded + That Jay Kelly Trailer - 11:26 
NY Spotlights The Boss, DDL & double Linklater + Blue Moon Trailer - 17:15 
TIFF Tributes are discussed + that Rental Family trailer is working well, maybe too well - 29:30 
TIFF Lineup Additions + that Left-Handed Girl Trailer - 34:05
Deducing Likely Telluride Lineup - 41:02  

MORE TRAILER BREAKDOWNS:
One Battle After Another, starring Leonardo DiCaprio & Tom Cruise jokes - 43:24 
Highest 2 Lowest, starring Denzel Washington & Jeffrey Wright - 48:45 
Ella McCay is one Mike’s dream and another Mike’s nightmare - 52:15 
Train Dreams, starring Joel Edgerton is another huge schism betwixt us - 54:49 
The Choral, starring Ralph Fiennes would win every Oscar in 1994 - 57:53 
Shelby Oaks from Chris Stuckman could be just our speed - 1:0015 

NON-SPOILER REVIEWS:
Cloud & Folktales at IFC Center + AlsoMike’s Burger Day in NYC - 1:02:29 
M1 reviews Sorry, Baby, The General’s Daughter + Quickies on Together & Oh, Hi! - 1:08:01 

OUTRO: We try to avoid jinxing Mike1’s health and fail. But if he survives, you can enjoy more Oscar Race Checkpoints in the future. As always, we appreciate all your support. Please follow us on social media, like & subscribe, rate & review - all that good stuff… and you can find a tree of all our links here. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

NYFF63 is STACKED, Brendan Fraser's Doing It Again & In Lynette We Trust - ORC 8/12/25

For Episode 455, I am joined by Katie Johnson, Josh Parham & Tom O'Brien to discuss the 2025 New York Film Festival (NYFF) Spotlight announcement and the final additions to the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) lineup. We reveal the winner of last week's poll for NYFF63, where we asked, "Which Film From The 2025 New York Film Festival Main Slate Are You Most Looking Forward To Seeing?" For this week's poll, now that we know the full lineups for Venice, TIFF50 and NYFF63 (with Telluride to announce still, but with many of its titles already inferred), we're asking, "Which 2025 Fall Film Festival Films Are You Most Excited To See?" We also share our reactions to the trailers for "Marty Supreme," "It Was Just An Accident," "Eleanor The Great," "Steve," reveal the 2009 NBP Film Community Award Winners, answer your fan-submitted questions, and more! Thank you all for listening, supporting, subscribing, and voting. We will see you all again next week!

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Episode 455 - Final NYFF63 & TIFF50 Lineups, "Marty Supreme," "It Was Just An Accident," "Steve" & "Eleanor The Great" Trailers

Tiff turns 50.  The John Candy doc...who's chopping onions??
Home Clutter. Mistakes we make at work. Plus Science stuff & Randumb Facts

Sept 05/25 Craig & Lucky On Demand

One Battle After Another 1st reactions are in. Then we dive deep into the Venice Awards Winners & tally the ovations. Plus, we discuss the Toronto Film Festival Premieres including Knives Out 3, Brendan Fraser in Rental Family, Channing Tatum’s Roofman, and Sydney Sweeney’s Christy.

One Battle After Another 1st Reactions - 1:34 

VENICE AWARDS + More Venice 1st Reactions: 
Golden Lion to Father Mother Sister Brother - 6:37 
Silver Lion to Benny Safdie, The Smashing Machine - 10:21 
Volpi Cup Best Actress to Xin Zhilei, The Sun Rises On Us All - 12:03 
Volpi Cup Best Actor to Paul Servillo, La Grazia - 14:02 
Grand Jury Prize to The Voice of Hind Rajab + An Ovation Record? - 17:18 
Special Jury Prize to Below The Clouds - 21:53 
Best Screenplay to At Work - 22:46 
Silent Friend wins 2 Awards - 23: 50 
Kathyrn Bigelow’s A House of Dynamite, it’s Trailer & why M1 needs AMC A-List - 26:23 
Gus Van Sant’s Dead Man’s Wire - 32:19 
Julian Schnabel’s In The Hand of Dante - 34:47 
Mamoru Hosoda’s Scarlet - 37:19 
Venice Standing Ovations Tally - 38:23 

TIFF PREMIERES: Reviewing The Reviewers
Brendan Fraser in Hikari’s Rental Family - 39:19 
Channing Tatum & Kiersten Dunst in Roofman from Derek Cianfrance - 40:41
Fraser & Tatum’s Oscar Chances - 41:36 
Sydney Sweeney in David Michod’s Christy + Oscar Chances - 43:55 
Wake Up, Dead Man, it’s new trailer + the 25 Film Best Picture Category Field - 46:15 
John Candy: I Like Me Documentary + 1st Trailer - 51:13 
Matthew McConnaughey & America Ferreira in The Lost Bus - 53:22 
Russell Crowe gaining buzz from Nuremberg - 56:19 
Hedda, starring Tessa Thompson - 58:08 

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Venice Awards, TIFF Premieres & 1st Screenings for One Battle After Another - ORC 9/10/25

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