We dive deep into analysis of new Oscar Contender Trailers like Wicked: For Good, Frankenstein, Wake Up Dead Man, Kiss of the Spider Woman, A Big Bold Beautiful Journey & more. Plus, we review The Life of Chuck, Dangerous Animals, Mountainhead, Karate Kid: Legends & lots more as well. 

TRAILER REVIEWS:
Wicked: For Good - 2:00 
Frankenstein - 8:22 
Wake Up, Dead Man - 15:39 
Happy Gilmore 2 - 19:27 
The Black Phone 2 (SPOILERS FOR BLACK PHONE 1) - 25:06 
Kiss of the Spider Woman - 28:13 
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey - 30:59 
Fantastic Four: First Steps - 37:01 
Alien: Earth - 47:23 
Dexter: Resurrection (SPOILERS FOR DEXTER: NEW BLOOD) - 52:47 

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING // BOX OFFICE REPORT
The Life of Chuck - 55:51 
Dangerous Animals - 1:01:00 
Mountainhead - 1:03:39 
A Box Office Update + Review of Karate Kid: Legends - 1:06:29 
Tornado - 1:13:39 
Pee Wee As Himself & The Rehearsal (1st 2 episodes) - 1:16:45 
Fear Street: Prom Queen - 1:20:37 
Presence - 1:21:11 

OUTRO: We’re not telling you what’s coming next. Here’s what is coming up next. Then we give you words of wisdom to start your next podcast. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar 

Wicked 2 Hype, Life of Chuck Love & TUDUM! - ORC 6/6/25

Is the Superman Box Office good enough? Who surprised and who got snubbed for Emmy Noms? How bad was Jurassic World: Rebirth? Plus, a review of The Odyssey trailer on this episode of Oscar Race Checkpoint.

INTRO: Status Report on M1, Programming Notes on M2’s Other Appearances - Top

BOX OFFICE REPORT:
Superman’s 220M Worldwide requires a harsh reassessment - 2:48 
AlsoMike’s review of Jurassic World: Rebirth - 10:19 
F1: The Movie’s Win for Sports Filmmaking + Netflix’s Drive To Survive Review - 13:27 
Dragon’s Millions, Lilo’s Billion, M3GAN’s flop & the rest of the Top 10 - 15:52 

NEWS:
Stories on the ACE Eddies, Knives Out Mysteries, Venice Film Fest & 1-2 Special - 21:21
The Odyssey Teaser Trailer Review + Way Too Early(?) Ticket Sales - 24:20 

EMMY NOMINATIONS: M2 goes series by series to tally up the snubs & surprises.
A new record for The Studio -  27:20 
The Bear Season 4 Review- 31:04 
Hacks Season 4 Review - 32:34 
Abbott Elementary & the rest The Comedy Series Categories - 34:40 
The Drama Section is a leveling up for Ben Stiller’s Severance - 40:34 
Limited/Anthology Series goes big for The Penguin & Adolescence - 46:23 
Best TV Movie & Final Tallies - 52:46 

OUTRO: 55:15 Stay tuned for more episodes of Oscar Race Checkpoint on the incoming Fall Film Festival Lineups, Comic Con, & whatever news hits Hollywood next. Look forward to our continuation of Boogie Mikes, our Paul Thomas Anderson rewatch series, and stay tuned for more Oscar Profile film study movie review episodes including The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Weapons, etc. Plus, you can always chat with us on social media. We hope you’re enjoying your summer, and we thank you again for listening. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

Superman Box Office, Emmy Noms & That Odyssey Teaser - ORC 7/16/2025

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 

OUTRO: More on fighting gophers (which are actually marmot groundhogs. Check our twitter for videos or google dancing marmot groundhogs). When you’re done with that, please support our show with a positive rating, review, like, & subscribe. Please spread the good word about MMO to your family and friends, and hopefully you continue to look forward to the huge slate of upcoming Oscar contenders this fall. Plus, we should all continue to enjoy Paul Thomas Anderson and these fall film festivals. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar 

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

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New tracks tagged #Wake Up, Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery