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

There’s Cannes Fallout, a new Box Office queen & king with Lilo & Stitch, plus major MCU news with the delay of Avengers: Doomsday. Plus, we review Friendship, The Rehearsal, Bring Her Back, Until Dawn, The Studio, new docs and many new trailers in this Oscar Race Checkpoint. 

CANNES FALLOUT: 
Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just An Accident Palme sparks international incident - 2:25 
Netflix buys Nouvelle Vague, a Bono Doc Review + the full Acquisitions Tally - 7:52 

FUTURE MOVIE NEWS: 
Avengers: Doomsday delayed and what it means for the MCU - 11:42 
Damien Chazelle’s next film with Daniel Craig & Cillian Murphy - 15:49 
Gears of War for Netflix gets a director + M1’s casting hopes - 18:26 

A MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE UPDATE: 
AM’s Lilo & Stitch Celebration & Review - 20:14 
Thoughts on Mission Impossible, Final Destination, Thunderbolts, & Sinners progress - 25:10 
Paul Rudd & Tim Robinson’s Friendship makes $$$ + AM’s Review - 32:40 
M1 breaks into a review of The Rehearsal: Season 2 - 36:08 
Minecraft, Accountant 2, and Hurry Up Tomorrow round out the top 10 - 38:34 

TRAILER REVIEWS:
Good Fortune is Dogma, starring Keanu Reeves, Seth Rogen, & Sherry Cola - 41:25 
Caught Stealing from Darren Aronofsky & a stacked August - 43:30 
Zootopia 2 knows how to teaser - 46:41 
Jurassic World: Rebirth if it works will end a certain way - 47:56 
Materialists if it works will end a certain way - 50:34 

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: 
Bring Her Back - 54:15 
Breaking into the Elio & Smurfs Trailers - 57:05 
Until Dawn - 58:10 
Santosh - 59:44 
Paddington In Peru - 1:01:42 
Breaking into the Sunset Boulevard Broadway Adaptation Rumors - 1:02:38 
Pee Wee As Himself - 1:04:54 
The Studio: Season 1 - 1:09:07 

OUTRO: 
Announcing our Upcoming Superman Rewatch Series - 1:13:09 
Announcing our Upcoming PTA Rewatch Series called “Boogie Mikes” - 1:14:23 
AM’s Upcoming Slate At Tribeca - 1:16:29 
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Lilo & Stitch Hits, Doomsday Delayed & Boogie Mikes - ORC 5/30/25

Das Licht wirft Schatten, Yin braucht sein Yang, damit geht es in dieser Folge um Captain America 4 und Cannes. 

Das Filmfestival in Südfrankreich ist über die Bühne gegangen und so haben sich Tobit und Lucas die kommenden Filme mal genauer angesehen. Brave New World ist mittlerweile auf der Streaming Plattform Disney Plus gelandet und wurde von den beiden ebenfalls nachgeholt. Zudem schleichen sich die neue Oslo Trilogie von Dag Johan Haugerud sowie der Kultfilm Only Lovers Left Alive von Jim Jarmusch unauffällig in das Hörvergnügen.

218: Captain Cannes

We did it! Tom Cruise is getting an honorary Oscar alongside Dolly Parton, Debbie Allan, & Wynn Thomas at the Governors Awards. Plus, we talk Venice Bound Films, AI Rules, great trailers for Springsteen, IKWYDLS & Spaceballs 2 +++ reviews for 28 Years Later, How To Train Your Dragon, and Elio. 

NEWS:
Governors Awards Recipients Announced for Tom Cruise & Dolly Parton - 1:14 
Jafar Panahi calls for end to Iran/Israel Conflict - 6:18 
MPSE Golden Reel Awards bans AI Noms - 11:50 
Blumhouse acquires the Saw franchise - 15:40 
Kathyrn Bigelow’s House of Dynamite gets a release date - 18:36 
Variety reports on 9 Venice Bound Films + MPAA Ratings for other Contenders - 21:32 

TRAILERS:
Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere - 26:23 
I Know What You Did Last Summer - 32:27 
The Toxic Avenger - 38:59 
Him - 42:43 
Spaceballs 2 - 47:51 

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING // BOX OFFICE REPORT
How To Train Your Dragon Review - 50:36 
28 Years Later Review - 52:47 
Elio Review - 58:26 
Rest of the Top 10 + What To Watch On Streaming + Naked Gun Rewatches - 1:05:52 

OUTRO: M2 breaks M1’s chops about watching much more TV than Film. We own our hypocrisies and High School nicknames. Then you should leave us a 5 Star Review if you’re enjoying the show. Thank you for that. Plus, we discuss Mike 1’s upcoming vacation. But you shouldn’t get any interruption in your MMO because we banked some episodes. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar 


Tom Cruise's Oscar, Springsteen's Trailer + 28 Years Later - ORC 6/23/25

Mitte September - Das Jahr ist schon zu drei Vierteln an uns vorbeigezogen. Dennis und Tobit befinden sich deswegen in Alarmbereitschaft! Nicht nur diskutieren sie die Dystopie-Idee THE LONG WALK, das Chaos am Filmset in COBWEB oder außerirdische Tagesreisen in ELIO, sondern  wagen einen Blick in die Zukunft... und wir haben gelernt: Das Restjahr hat noch so einige Filmperlen parat.

227: Trailer-Bilanz, des is leiwand

"It Was Just An Accident" is a thriller film written and directed by legendary Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi. The film is a co-production between Iran, Luxembourg, and France, the latter selecting it as the country's official submission for Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards. The film explores political repression in Iran and morality as a group of former political prisoners kidnap their torturer and decide what to do with him. Panahi, who is critical of the Iranian government and has been imprisoned several times, made the film without official filming permission from the Iranian authorities. The film had its world premiere at the main competition of the 78th Cannes Film Festival, where it received universal acclaim and won the prestigious Palme d'Or. Panahi and editor Amir Etminan were kind enough to spend some time speaking 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 is now playing in theaters from NEON. Thank you, and enjoy!

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Interview With "It Was Just An Accident" Filmmaker Jafar Panahi & Editor Amir Etminan

Gotham Nominations show particular strength for One Battle After Another. Plus, we discuss potential winners in each category and review a few of the nominees like Blue Moon & Familiar Touch.

Film by Film Nomination Tallies: One Battle After Another stays super strong - 1:10 
Blue Moon Review Part 1, underperformers + The Tribute Effect - 4:47 
The Gotham Best Feature 10 and the categories Oscars Crossover History - 7:19 
Review of Familiar Touch - 12:06 
Best Director and more Obaa BOBO talk - 13:35 
Breakthrough Director - 17:24 
Original and Adapted Screenplay - 19:04 
International Feature and an odd omission of Sentimental Value - 22:27 
The Lead Performance winner could be chalk - 24:30 
Blue Moon Review Part 2 - 27:41 
The Supporting Performance Category is loaded with contenders - 28:42 
Best Breakthrough Performer - 32:01 
(Snubs? or) Contenders NOT Nominated / Submitted at the Gothams - 34:14 

DOC NYC Shortlist & Gotham’s Best Doc Feature Category - 36:00 

OUTRO: If you enjoy what we’re doing here, please leave us a kind rating and review, please like and subscribe, and please tell your friends about our show. Otherwise, stay tuned to our feed for more reviews like Bugonia and Frankenstein, interviews with special guests like more documentarians we have scheduled, and of course, stay tuned for more previews of all the big awards shows with us and our friends on Oscar Race Checkpoint. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar 




Gotham Noms '25: Does One Battle Start Sweeping Already? - ORC 10/30/25

Dennis und Tobit haben die große Viennale 2025 hinter sich: Und heuer jagte ein Jahreshighlight das nächste! Uns bleibt keine andere Wahl, darüber zu reden, mal mit sentimentalem Gemüt, mal in farbfroher Lust! Es war nur ein kleiner Unfall, wenn wir durch die Kinosäle gestolpert sind, auf der Jagd, ein Screening nach dem anderen, und jedes ist wie eine kleine Wiedergeburt. Wir entschuldigen uns, hören auf einen hochpolitischen Hilfeschrei und weniger auf zwei Verschwörungstheoretiker. Ach ja, und Dennis hat auch nen Anime gesehen, der ganz gut ist!

234: Rache, Mord, Tränen | Viennale 2025

THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST. NOT THE FULL REVIEW. Please check out the full podcast review on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture

For this week's second podcast review, Josh Parham, Megan Lachinski, Dan Bayer, and Giovanni Lago join me to review and discuss the latest film from master Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, "It Was Just An Accident," starring Vahid Mobasseri, Mariam Afshari, Ebrahim Azizi, Hadis Pakbaten, Majid Panahi, Mohamad Ali Elyasmehr, Delnaz Najafi, Afssaneh Najmabadi, and Georges Hashemzadeh. The film had its world premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the coveted Palme d'Or and received rave reviews for its writing, direction, and performances. It has been selected as the French entry for Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards. What did we think of this thrilling drama (with a touch of comedy) from Panahi? Please tune in as we discuss Panahi's screenplay and direction, the performances from the ensemble, the haunting, memorable ending, its awards season chances, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening, and enjoy!

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"It Was Just An Accident"

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