It’s part II of our Cannes Film Festival coverage, and we have a lot of passionate thoughts. You get our reviewing the reviewing, and we keep you up to date on those ovations. Plus, we discuss a half dozen trailers and review a batch of new movies while we’re at it. 

CANNES PART DEUX: Reviewing the Reviewers 
Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme - 1:24 
Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague - 7:41 
Lynn Ramsay’s Die, My Love - 17:37 
Ari Aster’s Eddington - 23:49 
The Secret Agent starring Wagner Moura - 28:19 
A Magnificent Life from Sony Pictures Classics - 34:02 
Kristen Stewart’s The Chronology of Water - 35:24 
Harris Dickinson’s Urchin - 37:11 
Pillion starring Alexander Skarsgard - 38:41 
Christian Petzold’s Mirrors No. 3 - 41:15 
Other Notable Receptions & The Standing Ovations Tally Through Sunday - 42:18

TRAILER REVIEWS: 
Ballerina - 44:54 
Together - 47:34 
Bring Her Back - 52:55 
Predator: Badlands - 55:32 
Nobody 2 - 57:44 

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING:
The Accountant 2 - 58:38 
Clown in a Cornfield - 1:00:11
The Surfer - 1:01:50 
The Legend of Ochi - 1:03:55 
Streaming Movie Reviews: Summer of ‘69, Nonnas & Another Simple Favor - 1:06:33 

What Mike1 has been watching, including Dimension 20, Taskmaster, The Studio, The Last of Us, and The NBA Playoffs - 1:07:44 

OUTRO - We have another production meeting live on the air to discuss our next movie review film study. Plus, we talk more about how we’d handle the Cannes experience if we were made official timekeepers of the applause. 


Cannes '25 Part Deux: From Rapturous to Somewhat Muted - ORC 5/20/25

We continue with our summer movie series as we discuss the seminal teen hangout movie DAZED AND CONFUSED (1993)! We talk about the amazing cast and soundtrack, the poetic writer/director Richard Linklater, and the greatest hangout vibe ever created on film!

We also talk about Liquid Death Deathberry Inferno, Predator: Killer of Killers (2025), ‘Alright Alright Alright: The Oral History of Richard Linklater’s Dazed and Confused’ by Melissa Maerz, Richard Linklater’s 2005 remake Bad New Bears, the cartoon muscle car-loving Rat Fink, petting zoo animal upgrades, and the fact that we are now closer to year 2050 than 2000!

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PEOPLE DON’T ALWAYS BE TRUTHFUL.

411. Liquid Def Comedy Jam - DAZED AND CONFUSED (1993)

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

On today's show, we discuss the 2003 family-friendly comedy film, SCHOOL OF ROCK! We talk about Richard Linklater's approach in directing this movie, Jack Black's energetic performance, the amazing cast of kids, the music included in the movie, school uniforms, & so much more!

We also discuss Twisted Metal (Peacock TV Series), The Cleansing Hour (2019 Shudder Original film), & the startling phenomenon know only as The Gen-Z Stare!

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PELVIS ANTENNA.

419. Arm Chaps - SCHOOL OF ROCK (2003)

"Blue Moon" is an American biographical comedy-drama film directed by Richard Linklater and written by Robert Kaplow. The film follows songwriter Lorenz Hart (Ethan Hawke) as he reflects on himself and his work on the opening night of "Oklahoma!," the iconic musical by his former colleague Richard Rodgers (Andrew Scott). It also stars Margaret Qualley, Bobby Cannavale, and Jonah Lees. The film had its world premiere at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance for Scott and received positive reviews for Kaplow's writing, Linklater's focused direction, and Hawke's multi-layered performance, with many calling it one of the best of his career. Hawke was kind enough to spend some time speaking with us about his experience working on the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which will be released in theaters on October 17th from Sony Pictures Classics. Thank you, and enjoy!

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Interview With "Blue Moon" Star Ethan Hawke

On this episode, JD and Brendan discuss Richard Linklater's new film BLUE MOON, starring an incredible Ethan Hawke!

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Review: Blue Moon

Esta semana, Axel y Javier comentan Nouvelle Vague, la última de Richard Linklater, homenaje a Jean-Luc Godard.

En una hora de conversación, los cosmopoditas vuelven a preguntarse por la recurrencia de la mirada melacólica en la cultura e interrogan las etiqueta de “comfort movie” o de “cosy movie”. Y en la introducción, comentan los avances de la investigación sobre el golpe al Louvre, charlan sobre la fiesta de cierre del Pompidou y discuten la obra de Adèle Haenel en el teatro Les Bouffes du Nord inspirada en su lectura de la obra de Monique Wittig

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T08E03 - Consuelo de la cinefilia

For this week's third podcast review, Sara Clements, Dan Bayer, and Aaron Isenstein join me to review and discuss the latest film from Richard Linklater (and his second this year), "Nouvelle Vague," starring Guillaume Marbeck, Zoey Deutch, and Aubry Dullin. Marbeck plays Jean-Luc Godard as he shoots his feature debut film, "Breathless," one of the first feature films of the French New Wave in 1959, alongside American actress Jean Seberg (Deutch) and French star Jean-Paul Belmondo (Dullin). The film had its world premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for its witty screenplay, Linklater's direction, and uncanny performances from its principals (and many, many recognizable supporting characters). What did we think of it? Please tune in as we discuss those elements, its place in Linklater's filmography, the craftsmanship, its awards season chances, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening, and enjoy!

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"Nouvelle Vague"

"Nouvelle Vague" is a black and white comedy-drama film directed by Richard Linklater starring Guillaume Marbeck as Jean-Luc Godard, Zoey Deutch as Jean Seberg, and Aubry Dullin as Jean-Paul Belmondo. It follows the shooting of "Breathless," one of the first feature films of the Nouvelle Vague era of French cinema, in 1959. The film had its world premiere at the main competition of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for its casting, performances, writing, and direction from Linklater, who was working in the French language for the first time in his career. Linklater, Marbeck, Deutch, and Dullin were all kind enough to spend a few minutes speaking with us about their work and experiences making the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in limited release and will be available to stream on Netflix on November 14th. Thank you, and enjoy!

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Interviews With "Nouvelle Vague" Director Richard Linklater & Stars Guillaume Marbeck, Zoey Deutch & Aubry Dullin

On this episode, JD and Brendan discuss Richard Linklater's new film about the French New Wave in NOUVELLE VAUGE!

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Review: Nouvelle Vague

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