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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

Hard Eight is a gambler's gambling movie, a riveting neo-noir and the first episode in our PTA rewatch series, Boogie Mikes. Hard Eight stars John C. Reilly, Gwyneth Paltrow, Samuel L. Jackson and Philip Baker Hall, and it premiered at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival from director Paul Thomas Anderson. NON-SPOILER FILM STUDY OF HARD EIGHT: PTA Bio + Movie Intro - 1:58 Expectations, Historical Significance & Non-Spoiler Story Thoughts - 10:37 Review of the Performances - 13:32 Review of the Production Values - 18:54 “Courage, Bob. Courage.” Final Sales Pitch - 23:50 SPOILER WARNING - 26:02 SPOILER FILLED REVIEW SECTIONS: Carryovers re: Gambling - 26:50 Why This Plot Is So PTA - 29:10 The Themes of the Film - 33:59 That Ending - 38:28 Worst Scenes - 41:54 More Best Scenes - 49:35 Final Thoughts & Grades - 57:40 OUTRO: Boogie Nights will be the next episode in this series, and we'll release these Boogie Mikes episodes every few weeks before One Battle After Another. We have a Superman (1978) Retrospective film study for you soon. Plus, there are more Oscar Race Checkpoints and Oscar Profile Movie Reviews yet to come. As for the words of wisdom, we have one final debate in the outro about one final famous quote from Hard Eight in “Never ignore a man's courtesy.” Well, should you?? https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

This Oscar Race Checkpoint includes Tribeca stories, takes on the Tonys & WB news + Reviews of Materialists, Ballerina, Final Destination & Phoenician Schemes & Trailers for Lost Bus, Eddington, Oh Hi & The Naked Gun. TRIBECA STORIES: Corner Bistro and the Burger People - 1:28 Josh Gad in A Tree Fell in the Woods - 4:16 Hal & Harper + Smashed - 6:32 Trouble en route to Gotham Burger Social Club, Minetta Tavern + Down the Hatch - 9:55 Gonzo Girl from Patricia Arquette, Camilla Morrone & Friends - 15:55 Eddie Vedder's Acoustic Set for the Matter of Time Doc & Call To Action (Below) - 21:18 INDUSTRY & AWARDS NEWS: Warners Re-Organization - 25:35 Takes on the 2025 Tony Awards - 30:15 TRAILER BREAKDOWNS: The Lost Bus from Paul Greengrass & Matthew McConnaughey - 35:44 Eddington from Ari Aster & Joaquin Phoenix - 37:48 Oh, Hi! Starring Logan Lerman & Molly Gordon - 41:17 The Naked Gun from Lonely Island's Akiva Schaffer & Liam Neesons - 42:25 BOX OFFICE REPORT + WHAT WE'RE WATCHING MOVIE REVIEWS: How To Train Your Dragon's winner weekend - 45:18 Materialists from Celine Song + Dakota, Pedro & Cap - 47:03 Ballerina starring Ana De Armas & Keanu Reeves as John Wick - 51:30 Final Destination: Bloodlines - 53:57 The Phoenician Scheme - 55:32 Plus, Mike's Lost Weekend + The Mortician - 1:00:08 OUTRO: It's wise to go to the Tribeca Film Festival, and you can look forward to future episodes of Oscar Race Checkpoint + other film studies like 28 Years Later, Superman 1978, and our upcoming series Boogie Mikes on the films of Paul Thomas Anderson. Plus, don't forget to look into the following websites and if you can, please get involved in support of EB Research and Matter of Time, the documentary here: EBresearch.org

What Is This Episode - Top of Show Introducing The Duke of Bettingham David Long! . SUMMER OSCAR BETS, PART II: Explaining Odds in Gambling (featuring Kalshi Odds) - 4:05 . Lead Actor: Who The Duke Claims Offers the Best ROI- 7:40 Lead Actress: A Conversation of Many “No” Bets - 20:06 Supp Actor: The First Lines of the Season - 28:24 Supp Actress: Maybe the Most Wide Open Category - 37:36 Director: A Universally Agreed to Nom, and Then… - 45:02 . Documenatry Feature: Or Where Dave and Mike Threaten AlsoMike's Life - 53:25 . . Support Dave!/What's Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 57:43

What Is This Episode - Top of Show Introducing The Duke of Bettingham David Long! . SUMMER BEST PICTURE BETS: Explaining Odds in Gambling - 5:01 . After the Hunt, Sentimental Value - 8:51 Hamnet, Marty Supreme, Small Player - 18:29 Avatar 3, Highest to Lowest, Sinners - 29:00 Frankenstein, The Lost Bus, One Battle, Life of Chuck, Sorry Baby - 35:23 . Bugonia, Pressure - 44:40 BBB Journey, Springsteen, Smashing Machine - 48:00 Die My Love, Roofman, Wicked 2 - 52:24 Anemone, History of Sound, F1, Mother Mary - 1:00:20 Train Dreams, Jay Kelly, Phoenician Scheme, Jay Kelly - 1:08:00 MI8, Wake Up Dead Man, Eddington, Zootopia 2, Others - 1:11:45 . Bets We're Making With $100 - 1:14:02 . . Support Dave!/What's Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 1:18:00

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

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 https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

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

What Is This Episode - Top of Show “IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT” WINS THE PALME D'OR . MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: THE FINAL RECKONING: OSCARS PROFILE: . Spoiler-Free Review: Scores, Box Office, and the Cruise-ness of It All - 3:21 Why Paramount Doesn't Need This to Break the Bank - 12:13 Script Thoughts - 14:18 Chaotic, Boring, Mishandled…Amazing - 19:00 . Tom Cruise - 21:42 Ensemble - 24:34 Production Values - 26:55 . SPOILER WARNING - 30:12 . Spoiler-Filled Review: The Mike1 School of Film Marketing - 31:08 “Hey, Why Not…” for A Few, Minor, Basically Invisible, Tiny Plot Holes - 33:26 Gabriel's Dead End + Fan Service - 42:01 Star Wars-ing - 44:32 Parts of This Movie That'd Kill the Mikes - 47:32 . FINAL GRADES - 53:58 . . MMO What's Next/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 57:10

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.

What is This Episode? - Top of Show . CANNES IS UNDERWAY: DeNiro Hints at Trump Tariff Unrest - 2:24 Mission Impossible Meh - 11:23 . A “Febrile” Reviewing the Reviewers of the In Competition Films - 16:24 The Best Review of 2025, and What's with These Pushes? - 28:11 . GOLDEN GLOBES ADD BEST PODCAST - 38:23 . CONTENDER TRAILERS: The Smashing Machine - 45:47 Weapons - 49:51 Highest 2 Lowest Teaser - 54:31 F1 - 57:44 Materialists - 59:28 Superman Trailer #8000 - 1:01:50 Conjuring Last Rites - 1:06:59 . . WHAT'S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 1:09:19

It's the second half of our 100% Accurate Way Too Early Oscars Predictions for 2025/26. In this episode, we discuss the Supportings, Casting, Director, Picture and 12 categories in all! Cinematography - 2:16 Film Editing - 5:07 Animated 9:38 International - 13:09 Documentary - 17:51 Costume Design - 20:24 Production Design - 23:24 Supporting Actor - 29:00 Supporting Actress - 37:24 Casting - 41:17 Director - 45:00 Picture - 52:00 OUTRO - Go back and enjoy our entire Oscars Year In Preview Series as we discussed the calendar, reviewed Sundance, and previewed Cannes. Do look forward to our continuation of our Oscar Profile Movie Reviews series as we'll do film study episodes on upcoming contenders. But first, we cannot wait to review the reviewers and time the standing ovations from the 2025 Cannes Film Festival later this week. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

It's Part One of our Way Too Early 2025-26 Oscars Predictions Special, or Guarantees Special as we should have called it. Screenplays, VFX, Sound, Score, Song, the Shorts, yes - The Shorts, Make-up & Hairstyling, plus Lead Actor and Actress are all discussed. Original Screenplay reveals films where we're heavy + where Vegas leans - 3:07 Adapted Screenplay includes former winners, noms + a UFC champ - 11:37 VFX w/ Avatar & F1 + sentimental favorites & trailers that look good to us - 18:00 Sound Design w/ F1 as the favorite + other blockbusters - 23:00 Original Score has a murderers row of legendary contenders - 25:22 Original Song includes multiples by two films + the Diane Warren rule - 28:48 Documentary Short included the most research ever - 31:48 Animated Short included the least research ever - 35:09 Live Action Short is as clear a vision into the future as we've ever had - 36:44 Make-up & Hairstyling where we share 4 noms, but talk honorable mentions more - 39:26 Lead Actor has huge stars and irrational confidence levels from us in our picks - 41:05 Lead Actress - 47:07 OUTRO - 55:00 - Make sure to go back to the rest of our Oscars Year In Preview Series. We have specials to preview each section of the calendar, plus a Sundance review and a Cannes preview. Also stay locked on our feed for Part Two, where we'll predict the Supportings, Director, Casting, Best Picture and the rest of the 24 Oscar categories. And as always, let us know your thoughts, comments, questions, concerns, and your predictions via our socials. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

We very much enjoyed Thunderbolts*, and here's our full film study review treatment. Non-spoilers begins with big discussions on the MCU and its box office trends, and as always, we build to an Oscars Lens. Then we go beat by beat and discuss the plot in the spoiler filled second half. NON-SPOILER REVIEW SECTION: A big discussion of the recent phases of the MCU and their box office - 2:08 The Reception is very strong thus far - 9:01 Our different MCU intakes of late - 11:50 The Marvel Mental Health Awareness Movie - 15:54 Falling in love with these characters & these performances 20:20 Production Values including the unforgettable score that M1 forgot - 26:49 Spoiler Warning - 32:07 SPOILER REVIEW SECTION: Is Florence Pugh the next do your own stunts daredevil like Tom Cruise? - 33:32 Major MCU developments - 35:54 Superhero meet cutes - 37:24 The Bucky Barnes subplot with Bunk and Elaine - 40:42 Keeping this new ragtag group together… somehow - 41:41 Probably the most fun part of the movie - 45:28 The Un-Marvel Like - 49:10 Clear Themes and Messaging - 55:17 The Final Scene + the Mid & Post Credit Scenes - 56:17 We speculate about Fantastic Four & Doomsday movies - 58:53 Final Grades & Final Thoughts on how this fits into Modern Times - 1:03:21 OUTRO: We have a quickie production meeting live on air as we discuss how we're approaching our 100% Accurate Way Too Early Predictions. Plus, M2 actually praises recap videos on Youtube for helping him with this episode. Otherwise, please follow us on our socials and feel free to reach out. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

What Is This Episode - Top of Show . SINNERS OSCARS PROFILE: . Spoiler-Free Review: Historic Box Office/Review Scores and WB Redemption - 2:06 Coogler's “Studio Ruining” Deal - 11:52 The Fumbling of Marketing Black Helmed Films Internationally - 15:00 Expectations/What is an Oscars Movie? - 18:43 . Michael B Jordan - 23:11 Casting/Supporting Performances - 25:37 Ludwig Göransson and Music - 28:06 Cinematography/Prod Design/Costume/MUAH/VFX - 29:50 How Many Noms? - 35:14 . SPOILER WARNING - 40:46 . Spoiler-Filled Review: A Blues Movie or a Vampire Movie? - 42:00 The Conflict Isn't What You Think - 48:42 THE Scene - 51:42 The Dilemma - 54:06 In Too Deep and Over Our Heads - 1:01:45 More Highs and Lows - 1:08:00 . FINAL GRADES - 1:15:27 . . MMO What's Next/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 1:16:48

What is This Episode? - Top of Show Mike1 Almost Died . NEW RULES FOR ACADEMY VOTING: New “Must Watch” Rule - 4:00 Academy Widows Can Go to Screenings - 12:08 Casting Gets a “Bake-Off” Shortlist - 14:13 The “Dianne Warren” Rule - 18:07 PGA Deadlines Moved - 22:15 AI Finally Gets Rules That Aren't Rules - 23:55 Oscars/Awards Schedule Finalized - 27:27 . MIKE1'S TAKE ON THE STUNTS OSCAR - 30:42 BARGATZE TO HOST EMMYS, JLO TO HOST AMAs - 33:10 . FESTIVAL NEWS/FUTURE MOVIE NEWS: Cannes Adds More Potential Contenders - 36:12 Hamnet Gets a Not Really Oscar-y, Oscar-y Release - 41:01 . CONTENDER TRAILERS: Eddington Trailer #1 - 46:36 Fantastic 4 First Steps Trailer #2 - 49:20 28 Years Later Trailer #2 - 53:16 The Life of Chuck Trailer #1 - 56:05 The Roses Trailer #1 - 59:06 Him Teaser #1 - 1:02:34 Weapons Teaser #1 - 1:05:58 I Know What You Did Last Summer Trailer #1 - 1:08:35 Bring Her Back Trailer #1 - 1:11:52 . What Mike1's Watched - 1:13:38 . . WHAT'S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 1:19:28

April's box office bounce back is driven by A Minecraft Movie, and creatively, we have seen an upswing in the quality of 2025 films as well with Sinners, The Ballad of Wallis Island, Warfare, etc. In fact, AlsoMike delivers a baker's dozen of new movie reviews in this episode. 3:10 - A Minecraft Movie: discussing the blockbuster box office, social media frenzy, and history of video game adaptations. 23:41 - Hell of a Summer: discussing the benefit of a smaller budget by NEON here for Finn Wolfhard's directorial debut. 28:28 - Drop: discussing Blumhouse's smart budgeting and Christopher Landon's tight thriller script. 30:43 - The Amateur: discussing it's throwback charms and strong ensemble led by Rami Malek 33:04 - Warfare: discussing why it's true story is so impactful 38:07 - The Friend: discussing this dramedy and why it's one of the better doggy parent movies in a while. 41:10 - The Ballad of Wallis Island: discussing the highest graded AlsoMike film of the year 47:35 - Eephus: discussing one of the best baseball movies in recent years 50:20 - Other Streaming Movie Reviews including Revelations, The Rule of Jenny Penn, Holland & Let's Start A Cult. 53:32 - TV Series Reviews including The White Lotus, Gone Girls, The Studio, Abbott Elementary, Hacks, and The Last of Us. 56:01 - Sinners: discussing some first reactions after seeing the film and some box office projections. OUTRO: Here's hoping Mike1 is back soon. In the meantime, please rate & review our show in a positive way if you're enjoying what we do. We thank you for that as always. Plus, you hear about how we're going to set a ridiculous new standard for Oscar Podcasts in an upcoming episode. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

Christina Jeurling Birro of the outstanding podcast, Pop Culture Confidential joins us to discuss the Cannes Film Festival and the films announced in the lineup for its 78th edition. Plus, we happily begin with some talk about the new Oscars Category… Stunts! Finally, we are getting a Stunts Design Academy Award - 2:09 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL COVERAGE Christina's history attending & covering the Cannes Film Festival - 4:13 Eating on the run & the tight festival schedule - 6:51 What's the deal with all the clapping? - 10:03 The Recent Oscar Streak & Last Year's Incredible Cannes Slate - 13:51 IN COMPETITION LINEUP HIGHLIGHTS FOR CANNES 2025: Julia Ducournau's Alpha, a 1980's Aids Crisis Drama from Neon - 17:44 Ari Aster's Eddington w/ Joaquin vs Pedro + Austin Butler & Emma Stone - 19:55 The History of Sound from Oliver Hermanus, Josh O'Connor & Paul Mescal - 21:23 Kelly Reichardt's The Mastermind, a Vietnam War art heist story - 22:44 Richard Linklater's New Wave on the making of Godard's Breathless - 24:30 Wes Anderson's The Phoenician Scheme featuring Kate Winslet's daughter - 25:58 Sentimental Value from Neon, Joachim Trier & Renate Reinsve - 29:01 Other Targets & Potential Discoveries In Competition for Christina - 30:44 Palme D'or Statistics and Our Way Too Early Palme Predictions - 33:19 Female Filmmaker Stats Improve, But Still Need More Improvement - 35:13 Un Certain Regard Recent Oscars Crossover History, Debuts from Scarlett Johansson & Harris Dickinson + Pillion & Other Films we are targeting in this year's section - 36:16 OUT OF COMPETITION LINEUP HIGHLIGHTS: Spike Lee's Highest 2 Lowest is the most recent big name to enter Out of Competition following Marty & Baz films in recent years - 39:16 Jodie Foster in a Murder Mystery & Other Special Screenings of interest - 41:26 Tom Cruise returns with Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning - 43:28 Our Reactions to the Star Studded Cannes Premieres Section - 44:20 What films are NOT here that we thought would be? What films could be added later? And which films might be opting for a Fall Festival launch instead? - 46:02 What Christina is most looking forward to showing first time Cannes festival goer, Ryan McQuade at this year's festival - 50:07 OUTRO: 51:48 - Our words of Wisdom today are to follow Christina Juerling Birro on her socials and to enjoy her work on the internet, (see the links below). Plus, we talk about her upcoming coverage of Cannes and what's coming next for both our podcasts, Pop Culture Confidential and Mike, Mike and Oscar. So do please support our shows with positive ratings & reviews, and we thank you for doing so. Pop Culture Confidential: Pop culture conversations with today's innovators, entertainers and newsmakers - podcast hosted by Christina Jeurling Birro https://www.popcultureconfidential.com/ Where To Follow Christina Jeurling Birro on Social Media: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/christinabirro/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/christina.jeurling Threads https://www.threads.net/@christinabirro Twitter https://x.com/ChristinaBirro MMO https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

From A24 through Warner Bros, we go studio by film studio and discuss their known film slates and focus on the undated films that could vie for Film Festival love. A24: Eddington, Highest 2 Lowest, The Entertainment System Is Down, etc - 2:21 Amazon/MGM: After the Hunt, Madden, Hedda - 16:12 Apple Original Films: The Lost Bus, F1 - 18:11 Bleecker Street & Briarcliff: The Wedding Banquet, Sneaks, etc - 20:26 Disney: Deliver Me From Nowhere, The Roses, Is This Thing On? Etc - 21:38 Greenwich Entertainment & Janus: Diane Warren: Relentless, Peter Hujar's Day, etc - 32:18 IFC, Lionsgate, Magnolia: The Luckiest Man In America, Good Fortune, 40 Acres - 33:45 MUBI: Father Mother Sister Brother from Jim Jarmusch - 36:28 Neon: Sentimental Value from Joachim Trier, Alpha from Julia Ducournau, etc - 38:25 Netflix: Wake Up Dead Man, GDT's Frankenstein, Baumbach's Jay Kelly, Edward Berger's The Ballad of a Small Player, Train Dreams, etc - 41:02 Paramount: What's their top priority? Plus, some recent history - 53:34 Sony: Blue Moon, Eleanor the Great, East of Wall, etc - 56:07 Universal: The Phoenician Scheme details, Hamnet, Anemone, etc - 1:02:09 WB: The Bride! + Sinners first reax and Superman Cinemacon reactions - 1:08:17 NO DISTRIBUTION YET: Sundance Hits like Kiss of the Spider Woman, SXSW hits like The Rivals of Amziah King, Rosemead w/ Lucy Liu, At The Sea w/ Amy Adams, Sydney Sweeny as Christie Martin, The History of Sound + Greta Lee, Willem Dafoe, & Brendan Fraser vehicles - 1:11:34 OUTRO: We'll end our Year In Preview Series with the Cannes Lineup reactions and then our 100% Accurate Predictions coming up next! https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

With Cinemacon in the rearview, we look ahead at the Fall & Winter Film Release Calendar and discuss the Oscars chances from September's A Big Bold Beautiful Journey and One Battle After Another all the way to December's Avatar: Fire & Ash. Once Upon A Time In Hollywood 2 - 1:03 September's A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, One Battle After Another, etc - 7:41 October's The Smashing Machine, After The Hunt, Good Fortune, etc - 18:04 November's Bugonia, Wicked: For Good, Zootopia 2, etc - 32:01 December's Avatar: Fire & Ash, Marty Supreme, The Housemaid, etc - 39:15 OUTRO - We discuss the next two episodes in the Year In Preview Series, and then we have some big picture thoughts about Cinemacon, Las Vegas, Film Festivals, and why not, going to the bathroom while traveling. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

It's a spring news catch-up episode! Conan & Nikki return as show hosts, Will Smith raps about the slap, and the Academy apologizes for their statement re: Hamdan Ballal. Plus, we dive into lots of Emmys, Sundance, studio shake-ups, and early takeaways from Cinemacon. Otherwise, sorry… the Once Upon A Time In Hollywood news dropped after we stopped recording on Tuesday night. So that'll be discussed next episode. ACADEMY NEWS: Conan O'Brien returns as host for the 98th Oscars - 1:30 Will Smith raps about ‘The Slap' - 6:29 The Academy apologizes for its statement after violence against Hamdan Ballal - 8:49 OTHER AWARDS NEWS: Nikki Glaser returns as host for the 83rd Golden Globes - 13:47 The ACE EDDIE Award Winners - 15:16 The 2025 Emmys set a date + we look at the TV Awards “Season” - 18:05 INDUSTRY NEWS: Sundance moves to Boulder, Colorado - 21:23 MGM ousts Jennifer Salke + a James Bond update & the state of streaming films - 24:47 Zazlav looks to replace WB studio heads - 32:54 WB sells Coyote vs Acme to Ketchup Entertainment - 35:47 AMC to expand Dolby & IMAX locations, Mike1 quotes Seth Rogen to give us hope - 38:21 FUTURE MOVIE NEWS: The Beatles film series sets its cast - 42:35 The Legend of Zelda sets its release date - 47:02 Kendrick Lamar & Trey Parker's film gets pushed to 2026 - 49:00 WHAT WE'RE WATCHING: One New Film: Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna - 50:06 Plus, a bunch of films we watched from previous years including Touch of Evil, The Killing, Chungking Express, Joint Security Area, Midnight Run, Shiva Baby, & Clue - 52:18 Adolescence - 55:38 Plus, a bunch of other TV Series watches we did including American Manhunt: O.J. Simpson, A Body in the Snow: The Trial of Karen Read, Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Frankie, Reacher, Invincible, The White Lotus, Abbott Elementary, and Shoresy - 58:38 OUTRO: Our Oscars Year in Preview Series continues next. Then we'll return with an Oscar Race Checkpoints on Cinemacon & the Cannes lineup announcement. We'll also be announcing upcoming series and new MMO endeavors. So stay tuned. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

Mike1 returns to break down the Spring & Summer release calendar as we speculate which films could have Oscar chances, which films could have a chance to be hits for their studios, and which films the Mikes will enjoy watching most/least. Recent Oscar Noms from the Spring & Summer - 1:57 THE SPRING & SUMMER FILM CALENDAR: March Meltdown at the Box Office and a Death of a Unicorn Review - 4:22 April's Warfare, Sinners & The Wedding Banquet give us hope - 7:48 May enters some marquis players like Tom Cruise & Wes Anderson - 18:09 June has serious potential with The Life of Chuck, Materialists, and F1 - 31:58 July put pressure on Superman, the MCU & Adam Sandler, yes, Adam Sandler - 47:45 August's Together & Caught Stealing intrigue us. But even though it's been moved to September, we cannot help discussing One Battle After Another and it's awesome trailer from WB, PTA & Leo - 57:58 OUTRO: https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar Please follow us on social media and leave us some good reviews and 5 star ratings if you enjoy what we do here. We also discuss upcoming episodes, including News Catchup Shows on Cinemacon, upcoming Cannes film festival coverage, and the rest of this Year In Preview Series. Plus, you get some hints at what our next rewatch series might be.

Andrew Morgan of Recent Activity & What's On Netflix returns to MMO for this Best (& Worst) of the 2025 Film Year Special Episode. We begin with how we handled our Oscars Hangovers, and then dive into some preliminary talk about how critics got onto their high horses after watching The Electric State. NOTE: All reviews in this episode will be spoiler free, only getting into some plot premise information. . OUR TOP 10 BEST FILMS OF THE YEAR THUS FAR: 10's: Good parenting by Andrew & a good doc for Mike - 6:47 9's: We lose credibility & try not to barf - 11:23 8's: We both enjoyed this year's winter horror corridor - 17:54 7's: Andrew as Daddington & Mike's indie pick - 22:10 6's: Andrew's indie pick & Mike's fun comedy + our talk on the state of Comedies - 27:40 5's: The 1 Big Budget Film, where we have very different opinions - 34:34 4's: We rejoin forces on this indie hit + Mike's 2nd doc - 40:20 3's: Fee Fee Men Are We - 49:44 2's: We're united on this genre bending thriller - 55:42 1's: James Bond Auditions & Casting Predictions Included - 58:50 . OUR BOTTOM 5 MOVIES OF THE YEAR THUS FAR: 5's: When Big Budget Sci-Fi Goes Wrong - 1:06:51 4's: When Streamo Comedies Give Us Nothing Funny - 1:07:43 3's: When we really start to fear for the Marvel Cinematic Universe - 1:10:14 2's: Streaming Curiosities Don't Land For Either Of Us - 1:16:04 1's: Our Worst Films of the Year - 1:18:00 . Comparing 2025 to Previous Years & Looking Forward to the Spring - 1:22:34 . OUTRO: Make sure to follow Andrew Morgan & MMO at the links below. Plus, we also discuss the Oscars Year In Preview Series to come. Andrew Morgan: https://x.com/jokesondrew https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/author/andrew-morgan/ Recent Activity: https://x.com/recentactpod https://recent-activity.captivate.fm/listen MMO: https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

Izzy of BeKindRewind returns to MMO to give her Oscars thoughts and, most importantly, take Mike1 to school! Be Kind Rewind Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@bkrewind Be Kind Rewind Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/bkrewind/posts Mike, Mike, and Oscar Linktree https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

Variety's Chief Awards Editor Clayton Davis rejoins MMO to put a final bow on Oscars 2025...and cast the Awards Circuit Off-Broadway Conclave Play?! ***Spoiler Warning for Conclave at the end during the final question***

What Is This Episode - Top of Show . OSCARS 2025 RECAP EPISODE: Red Carpet Fashion Takes From 2 UnFashionable Mikes - 1:53 Pros/Cons of the Broadcast - 7:53 . Show Open/Conan's Monologue - 15:46 Culkin Finishes His Supporting Actor Sweep - 20:51 Video Packages for BP Noms - 23:04 Flow Upsets in Animated Feature - 24:12 A 50:1 Winner in Animated Short!!! - 27:12 . Paul Tazewell Makes Costume Design History - 28:55 Catholics vs Convicts Foreshadowed After Screenplay, MUAH wins - 31:22 The Bond Tribute Miss & Conan Movie Theater Video Hit  - 33:51 Sean Baker wins his 2nd on the night for Editing - 36:29 . Zoe Saldana wins & we put the Emilia Perez controversies to rest - 38:59  Ben Stiller & Mick Jagger both kill for PD & Score + Diane loses again - 41:43 Docs make fools us & LA Firefighters get their due, but not enough applause  - 45:45 Dune Part Two + Live Action short wins secured by Mike1 & Radiohead - 52:38  A moving, but oddly constructed in Memoriam - 55:53  . Everything Brutalist was long, but Cinematography Fab 5 was great - 57:09  Broadcast Speeds Up for Brazil's big moment, Brutalist Score & The Whiz! - 58:45  Adrien Brody big times the play-off music - 1:02:08  Sean Baker wins Director & AM echoes his pro indie theater speech - 1:05:40  Mikey Madison over Demi Moore in Lead Actress - 1:10:12  Anora wins Best Picture! - 1:12:56  . Tallies, Stats, Our Predictions + a string of history making Best Pictures  - 1:15:07 . . OUTRO: 1:18:57 - What's coming next includes lots of great guests and potential early 2026 contending films that come out this spring.  Our Oscars thank you speech includes our heartfelt gratitude to all of our guests, our sponsors, and most of all, all of our listeners.

What Is This Episode - Top of Show WELCOME THE DUKE, DAVID LONG! . OSCARS PREDICTION + GAMBLING PREVIEW SHOW: Explaining Odds + Welcoming Our Sponsor: Kalshi! - 2:02 . Sign Up kalshi.com/mmo and bet on the Oscars! . Best Picture: Anora v Conclave - Literally, Place Your Bets - 8:47 (Predictions - 22:43) Director: DGA All The Way? - 28:18 . Lead Actress: Odds + Any Love For Fernanda? - 33:36 Mikey vs Demi. Demi vs Mikey…And Glenn?! - 35:37 Predictions - 46:48 . Lead Actor: But You Can't REALLY Pick Timmy… - 51:39 Supporting Actress/Actor + Why Historic Upsets Are In Play - 1:04:40 Screenplays: A Fight and a Blowout - 1:11:56 . Editing - 1:24:52 Cinematography - 1:30:02 International Feature (You Need to Hear The Odds) - 1:35:33 Original Song (Dianne Warren?!?!) - 1:42:38 Original Score - 1:50:50 Best Sound - 1:53:03 VFX - 1:57:05 Animated Feature - 2:02:01 Doc Feature - 2:07:21 The Wicked Ones (Costumes/Production) - 2:17:23 MUAH - 2:20:30 . Live Action Short - 2:25:18 Documentary Short - 2:30:19 Animated Short - 2:33:51 . MMO's Kalshi Info - 2:37:48 . Where to Find Dave's Work - 2:39:23 https://x.com/1DavidLong . . WHAT'S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 2:40:58 https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

What Is This Episode - Top of Show WELCOME SCOTT FEINBERG OF THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER! . THE FEINBERG FINAL W/ SCOTT FEINBERG!: Who's Scott's Best Picture Winner? - 3:11 How Scott Forecasts in Feinberg + The Role of SAG This Year - 10:40 So Lead Actress Will Be…?? - 16:40 . What Happened at DGA, and The Brutalist's Burden - 20:43 Why This Year's Ratings Will Dive - 24:40 . How Netflix Didn't Guard Against The Emilia Perez Debacle - 27:08 And Gascon's Plans to Attend Sunday - 31:50 . Post Fires, The “Weirdness” of Hollywood- 34:35 Controversy-less Conan - 38:10 So Just How Much Did The Brutalist's Controversy Matter? - 41:31 . Awards Chatter's Format + Working in the Music - 44:40 Story vs Run Time - 51:47 . Did Dune 2 Hurt Its Awards Chances by Announcing Dune 3? - 54:36 Why Aren't More Animated Movies In Best Picture? - 56:13 Which Win or Loss is the Biggest Indicator For BP Sunday? - 57:32 Can This Year's Show Be Without Controversy? - 1:01:15 . Where to Find Jazz's Work - 1:03:22 . . WHAT'S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 1:05:20

What Is This Episode - Top of Show WELCOME JAZZ TANGCAY OF VARIETY! . ANNUAL ARTISANS CHAT WITH JAZZ TANGCAY!: Checking in on Jazz/Talking LA Post Fires - 1:17 Jazz Interviewing at the SBIFF - 4:29 The Emilia Perez Controversy in the Tech Categories - 9:10 The Brutalist's AI Use and AI Going Forward - 10:40 . Dianne Warren - Now?! Finally?! - 13:25 The Makeup Artists as Part Genius, Part Therapist, All Amazing - 17:28 Production Design's Perpetual Surprises - 22:30 Jazz's Defining Shots of 2024 - 31:07 Live Action Techniques in Animated Features - 34:47 The Widespread Knowledge of VFX Use - 38:42 Jazz Explains Robbie Williams to the Mikes - 41:00 . Who's Winning Best Picture? - 44:55 . Where to Find Jazz's Work - 46:38 . . WHAT'S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 48:13

Here's our instant reactions to the BAFTA winners including some potential Oscar Race shakeups in MAJOR categories, and we open with the stats to both prove & disprove that statement. BAFTA recent Oscar crossovers & this year has been drunk - 2:20 Conclave wins 4: Was it just a British thing? Will SAG clarify anything? - 4:26 The Brutalist wins 4: we guess lines & what British frogs are called - 8:12 Anora wins a big one for Mikey - 11:30 But Anora's loss to A Real Pain is a headscratcher - 15:09 Emilia Perez, Wicked hold onto certain wins & we wonder about future upsets - 21:14 Other Hot Mess Categories shook up by Wallace & Gromit, Dune & Super/Man - 23:47 Kneecap, David Jonsson & Wander to Wonder pickup BAFTAs as well - 27:48 OUTRO - Let us know your thoughts on these winners and make sure to stay tuned to our feed for some upcoming special guest interviews. We also discuss some SNL 50 lead in stuff that we've enjoyed including the Docuseries and Homecoming Concert. Anyway, seek us out via our socials here: https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

We review most of the Oscar Nominated Shorts, I'm Still Here & The Girl with the Needle, update some of the experts predictions heading into BAFTA, react to VES, SCL & Artios + we recap all of the Super Bowl Movie Trailers and more! Updated Predictions from Experts, Our Feel + M1's Ted Talk on Oscars History - 1:29 OSCAR NOMINATED SHORTS REVIEWED: Live Action Betting Odds + Anuja on Netflix - 8:30 I'm Not A Robot + Radiohead covers - 12:42 A Lien + Horror Realism - 14:31 Doc Short Betting Odds + The Only Girl in the Orchestra on Netflix - 15:53 I Am Ready, Warden on Paramount Plus - 19:34 Instruments of a Beating Heart + Pandemic Kids - 23:41 Incident + A Lawyer's Perspective - 28:37 Animated Short Betting Odds + Wander To Wonder - 31:11 Beautiful Men + More Claymation Penis - 34:12 I'm Still Here - 35:22 The Girl With The Needle - 38:55 VES: Visual Effects Society Winners - 42:19 SCL: Society of Composers & Lyricists Winners - 44:13 Artios Awards from the Casting Society - 46:37 Super Bowl Trailer Reviews include Novacaine, Thunderbolts*, Lilo & Stitch, Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, How To Train Your Dragon, F1, Megan 2.0, Smurfs, The Fantastic Four: First Steps - 48:26 More What We're Watching: M1's Twin Peaks: The Return rewatch, Tom Green's New Doc + Stand-Up Special, You're Cordially Invited, Goodrich, + The Before Trilogy & Anora rewatches - 59:27 OUTRO: What'd you think of the Oscar Nominated Shorts? Or what have you caught up with in terms of the nominees that you liked or disliked? Let us know. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar This is the calm before the Oscars storm as we enjoy one final Oscar Race Checkpoint before BAFTA.

Anora's huge weekend at PGA, DGA, & CCA brings out the best and worst in all of the Oscars punditry (including us), and we must reckon with an entirely different race than we thought we'd be at heading into BAFTA and SAG. How Anora made honest men of us both - 1:34 Burning Questions on Anora's Lead Actress & It's Path To BP - 9:41 Stats on the Anora wins at CCA, PGA & DGA - 15:48 Jon M. Chu's shocking win + Wicked musical medley rumors - 20:28 3 Strikes Against Emilia Perez - 23:12 CCA Screenplays + Other DGA Winners - 30:01 A True Oscars Puzzle Year? - 33:02 Kieran Culkin's no show - 35:26 Lead Actress may actually NOT be over - 38:35 Adrien Brody vs Robots, Dylans & Popes - 44:38 Animated Feature & Wild Robots - 52:00 Critics Choice Techs & Crafts & VES Wubbers - 54:13 Final Thoughts on the Critics Choice Broadcast - 58:13 OUTRO: Make sure to let us know your thoughts and stay tuned to our feed for more Oscar Race Checkpoints & returning guests. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

The Gascon Emilia Perez controversies have some fallout, we have to review some trailers for Fantastic Four & Jurassic World + review some new movies like Companion & One of Them Days before we dive into a massive Sundance 2025 segment with Reviewing The Reviewers, Guess Which RT Pull Quote is fake and Mike1's new sick and twisted stipulation on all of AlsoMike's Reviews. AWARDS SEASON NEWS: Gascon Tweets Fallout - 2:07 Fab 5 Presentation - 4:41 Updated Feinberg Forecast Picks - 6:18 Grammy Ratings - 8:08 TRAILER REVIEWS: The Fantastic Four: First Steps - 9:23 News Interjection: Jonathan Majors Could Be Brought Back to the MCU? - 11:52 Final Destination: Bloodlines - 14:26 Jurassic World: Rebirth & An Epic Mike1 Rant - 15:39 WHAT WE'RE WATCHING: Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me - 20:26 One of Them Days - 20:55 Companion - 21:55 SUNDANCE 2025: Guess The Fake RT Pull Quote + Shot Clock Buzzer Reviews - 25:36 Kiss of the Spider Woman - 26:36 Omaha - 28:57 Peter Hujar's Day - 31:41 Sorry, Baby - 33:31 Train Dreams - 35:36 Twinless & Piracy Problems for Sundance Online - 37:31 The Ballad of Wallis Island + Trailer Review - 41:05 Bubble & Squeak - 43:27 The Wedding Banquet + Trailer Review - 45:27 Sundance Award Winners Lightning Round: Atropia, Andre Is An Idiot, If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, East of Wall, DJ Ahmet - 47:59 Cutting Through Rocks - 51:27 Predators, The “To Catch A Predator” Doc - 52:46 The Perfect Neighbor - 54:20 The Things You Kill - 55:48 Sukkwan Island, Luz, and Where The Wind Comes From - 57:31 Midnight Section: The Thing with the Feathers, Rabbit Trap, Didn't Die, and Together - 1:00:27 OUTRO: Let us know your thoughts about anything you saw at Sundance. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar We'll otherwise enjoy upcoming Oscar Race Checkpoint episodes on the Critics Choice Awards, PGA & DGA Winners, and the Super Bowl Trailers + we're busy booking some guests and Mike1 gives AlsoMike one final shot clock for the Outro.

The Gascon Tweets controversy has been a horrible new development in this awards season. Although we will not re-read any of these tweets, we feel it's very necessary to cover this issue from all angles. Brief Discussion on the Grammys - 1:17 KARLA SOFIA GASCON TWEETS CAUSE TERRIBLE CONTROVERSY: We don't re-read Gascon's Tweets. But here's the overall timeline - 3:01 Fallout including Statements, Interviews & Missed Opportunities to Move Forward - 8:58 Oscar Chances for Emilia Perez in several categories could be upended - 17:12 THE BRUTALIST A.I. UNDER SCRUTINY - 25:17 Original Songs petitioned to be re-incorporated into the Broadcast by SCL - 37:08 THE LATEST SCREAM 7 CASTING NEWS SEGMENT - 42:11 WHAT WE'RE WATCHING: Non Spoiler Reviews Segment Presence - 43:52 Twin Peaks Rewatch - 46:08 Jack Lemmon Trio of Films Rewatching + Tampopo - 46:59 Shoutout to The Awards Gambit for researching Acting Category Stats - 48:41 OUTRO: With a Sundance episode incoming next and lots more Oscar Race Checkpoints as well, make sure you contact us with your thoughts. Mike1 discusses his stipulations for this next episode. Plus, we're in awe of the movie watching prowesses of the Matt Neglia's and Sean Fennessey's of the world. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

This is OUR home-made awards show for the 2024-25 Awards Season, the 8th annual Mike, Mike and Oscars! And we've completely lost our minds this year. Enjoy. Though FYI there will be some lightly gooey mild spoilers about The Substance & Dune 2. THE RANDOM STUFF SECTION: Most Misleading Title - 2:42 Pervert Categories including Sex That Most Changed The World - 3:52 Movie We're Most Upset We Didn't Watch Yet - 8:22 Worst Film w/ a Great Trailer & Best Film / Bad Trailer - 9:13 The Substance, Love Lies Bleeding, Tampopo Declarations - 10:53 Prequel & Sequel Categories - 12:06 The Learned Nothing Award - 14:48 Dog Declarations + Horse - 15:24 Craziest & Most Satisfying Endings Categories - 17:32 THE ANIMATED FEATURE SECTION - 19:13 PRODUCTION VALUES SECTION: Craft Declarations & Best Onscreen Costume Party - 20:25 Tech Declarations, Best Non-Ape VFX & Best MUAH Special Effects - 23:28 The Goo Section including Gooiest Goo - 27:54 The Audio Section, including Mike 1's Best Song, Score Declarations, & Most Sung - 30:56 PERFORMANCE SECTION: Heliocentric Actor/Actress + Best & Worst White Mentor - 34:50 Young Actors, Best Duos + Woulda Been Most Embarrassing Oscar Win - 40:24 Best Trios + Key & Peele themed declarations - 47:18 Best Quattro + Action & Drama Ensembles + Most Eccentric Villain - 50:20 Most Nun + Best Comedy & Musical Ensemble - 58:59 FIGHT SECTION + Best Stunts - 1:04:50 NEW DIRECTORS TO WATCH - 1:07:44 Finest Fee Fee Film - 1:09:46 Best New Films Set in the 1950's, 60's, 70's, etc - 1:11:02 Worst Film Poopy - 1:12:47 Each Mike's Top 25 Films of the Year: Countdown - 1:15:52 OUTRO: If you enjoyed this episode, make sure to go back to our Horror Movie Awards Show, The Scaries. Coming up next, we'll have Oscar Race Checkpoints on Sundance & upcoming awards, and we'll have some fun upcoming guests as well. As always, send us your thoughts. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

The Oscar Noms Fallout might include a backlash to a major contender. Plus, we examine some nominee box office returns and catch up on many new trailers in this Oscar Race Checkpoint. OSCAR NOMS FALLOUT: Is there a backlash brewing against Emilia Perez? - 1:41 Other Nomination Firsts - 9:00 Feinberg's First Winner Forecast - 11:12 BOX OFFICE REPORT: The Holiday Corridor, PVOD Projections & Oscar Bumps - 17:10 NEWS: Does the Timothee Chalamet SNL performance(s) help his chances? - 32:07 Scream officially brings back 2 of the Core 4 - 34:56 TRAILER REVIEWS: Superman - 38:16 28 Years Later - 42:36 Warfare - 45:35 Black Bag - 49:27 Happy Gilmore 2 - 51:48 Karate Kid Legends - 53:02 Death of a Unicorn - 55:35 Concerns for Alto Knights - 57:50 Opus - 59:41 Mickey 17 - 1:00:31 Concerns for Drop & The Amateur Trailers - 1:02:30 But we love the second trailer for The Monkey - 1:04:45 OUTRO - MMO's might be next, or soon. Oscar Race Checkpoints are coming. Guests are coming. Feel free to reach out to us on social media here: https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar … plus, we talk about Christopher Nolan and Robert Eggers next movies in the outro. Enjoy watching all the Oscar movies.

This is OUR home-made awards show for the 2024-25 Awards Season, the 8th annual Mike, Mike and Oscars! And we've completely lost our minds this year. Enjoy. Though there will be some lightly gooey mild spoilers about The Substance & Dune 2. THE RANDOM STUFF SECTION: Most Misleading Title - 2:42 Pervert Categories including Sex That Most Changed The World - 3:52 Movie We're Most Upset We Didn't Watch Yet - 8:22 Worst Film w/ a Great Trailer & Best Film / Bad Trailer - 9:13 The Substance, Love Lies Bleeding, Tampopo Declarations - 10:53 Prequel & Sequel Categories - 12:06 The Learned Nothing Award - 14:48 Dog Declarations + Horse - 15:24 Craziest & Most Satisfying Endings Categories - 17:32 THE ANIMATED FEATURE SECTION - 19:13 PRODUCTION VALUES SECTION: Craft Declarations & Best Onscreen Costume Party - 20:25 Tech Declarations, Best Non-Ape VFX & Best MUAH Special Effects - 23:28 The Goo Section including Gooiest Goo - 27:54 The Audio Section, including Mike 1's Best Song, Score Declarations, & Most Sung - 30:56 PERFORMANCE SECTION: Heliocentric Actor/Actress + Best & Worst White Mentor - 34:50 Young Actors, Best Duos + Woulda Been Most Embarrassing Oscar Win - 40:24 Best Trios + Key & Peele themed declarations - 47:18 Best Quattro + Action & Drama Ensembles + Most Eccentric Villain - 50:20 Most Nun + Best Comedy & Musical Ensemble - 58:59 FIGHT SECTION + Best Stunts - 1:04:50 NEW DIRECTORS TO WATCH - 1:07:44 Finest Fee Fee Film - 1:09:46 Best New Films Set in the 1950's, 60's, 70's, etc - 1:11:02 Worst Film Poopy - 1:12:47 Each Mike's Top 25 Films of the Year: Countdown - 1:15:52 OUTRO: If you enjoyed this episode, make sure to go back to our Horror Movie Awards Show, The Scaries. Coming up next, we'll have Oscar Race Checkpoints on Sundance & upcoming awards, and we'll have some fun upcoming guests as well. As always, send us your thoughts. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

What is This Episode? - Top of Show AlsoMike Crushed His Predictions! . OSCAR NOM REACTIONS: Best Picture May Be Down to the Final Four - 2:48 I'm Still Here and Nickel Boys Fill in Spots 9 + 10 - 8:27 . No Bergers in Director - 19:15 Actress Finally Clears Itself Up - 22:35 Actors Have Some Apprentice Surprises - 25:31 Supporting Actress Shows Strength for ACU - 29:25 . Screenplay Categories Focus on Wicked - 31:22 Cinematography and Editing Are…Interesting - 35:47 Costume Design, MUAH, Prod Design - - 41:52 Musical Categories: Dianne, Finally?!? - 46:35 Sound, VFX - 50:24 . Doc Feature Was Somewhat Predictable for Once! - 54:00 International Feature- 59:53 . . WHAT'S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 1:02:21

We make our final Oscar Nomination Predictions for the 97th Academy Awards, hear about Mike's dream, and laugh with us or at us, we don't care, as long as we're all laughing. Tallies & Changing Philosophies - 4:15 Best Picture & A Surprise in the 10 - 6:36 Director & Chalk Picks We Hope Happen - 24:57 Actor & Separate Surprises We Like - 27:10 Actress & A Lot of Serious Contenders In Play - 29:47 Supporting Actor & Some Vulnerable Predictions - 40:52 Supporting Actress & How We Cannot Be Surprised - 46:04 Adapted & Original Screenplay - 51:24 Cinematography & Film Editing - 57:11 Costume Design + What If The Mikes Had More Access?- 1:02:46 Make-up & Hairstyling & what looked yucky - 1:07:24 Production Design & black goo planets - 1:10:52 Original Score & worse scores you could have sex to - 1:17:38 Original Song & dance to what makes you happy - 1:19:25 Sound Design & Mike's favorite scene of the year - 1:23:25 VFX & what if they released a visual fx xenomorph into the dolby theater - 1:25:22 Documentary & how this category is cursed - 1:30:06 Animated & how it better be this 5 - 1:37:36 International Feature & frolicking arm in arm towards certain destruction - 1:39:11 OUTRO - Let us know your picks. We'll have Nomination Reactions next. Otherwise, you can hear us on WPLR 99.1 in Connecticut to discuss more about the Oscar Nominations on Wednesday morning. https://www.wplr.com/ https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

Via a Cold Open, we explain how BAFTA & WGA nominations will hopefully offer a distraction for listeners as we all have heavy hearts amidst the wildfires in the Los Angeles area. Heavy hearts, but we're grateful friends of our show are safe - 2:38 An update on the scope of the natural disaster - 3:38 Awards Season Delays thus far & good people stepping up to help - 5:53 BAFTA NOMINATIONS (+ WGA) Best Film & Overall Tallies - 13:42 Director - 16:45 Actor - 20:44 Actress - 23:10 Supporting Actor - 32:45 Supporting Actress - 36:00 Casting - 41:27 Adapted Screenplay + WGA - 42:34 Original Screenplay + WGA - 46:29 Cinematography - 49:57 Editing - 52:29 Costume Design - 55:18 Makeup & Hair - 58:51 Production Design - 1:02:46 Original Score - 1:05:18 Sound - 1:08:18 VFX - 1:10:22 Documentary - 1:13:01 Animated - 1:15:20 Film Not in the English Language - 1:17:40 OUTRO: do please support CA wildfire relief funds if you are able. Here's a link to the California Community Fund https://www.calfund.org/ … Oscar Nomination Predictions are coming next from us, maybe with some PGA Nominations to help us. So as always, thank you for listening.

Scott Yager reacts to the SAG nominations, and then the Mikes discuss the DGA Noms and BAFTA Longlists. SAG NOMINATIONS: (& sorry for sirens. Though it's just for 10 secs) Scott talks voting, campaigning and his membership - 2:11 Great Days for Last Showgirl, Wicked, Emilia Perez & A Complete Unknown - 4:56 Scott's pick in Ensemble - 14:33 Supporting Actress - 16:40 Supporting Actor - 19:43 Lead Actor - 27:18 Lead Actress - 35:06 Mike 1 rejoins for his SAG thoughts & how it affects our previous theories - 44:57 BEST DIRECTOR TALK: (& more Best Picture discussions) DGA Nomination Reactions, More on Picture + DGA Snubs - 50:54 The First Time Director DGA Category & BAFTA Long List for Director- 59:07 BAFTA LONG LISTS & THE BEST FILM CONTENDER RESUMES: Emilia Perez, Conclave, & The Brutalist - 1:00:32 The Substance & how it ultimately could play with both Academies - 1:04:45 A Complete Unknown & Wicked = stock up? - 1:08:02 Anora & Dune: Part Two = stock down? - 1:10:34 Kneecap & The Apprentice surprise in the BAFTA Long List Tallies - 1:14:22 The rest of the BAFTA Long List Film By Film Tallies - 1:16:47 OUTRO - We discuss our crazy upcoming recording schedule. Though here's an important scheduling note. The Academy announced a 2 day extension on the Oscar Nomination Voting AFTER we stopped recording tonight. So Oscar Nominations will be announced next Sunday. Of course, our hearts go out to those in Los Angeles, and we hope we can offer a distraction with our show to those in need. Scott and the Mikes all wish everyone health and safety during these terrible fires. Otherwise, make sure to follow Scott Yager and enjoy Challenge Mania. https://x.com/SHOTOFYAGER https://challengemania.live/ And follow us here: https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

We recap and review the 82nd Golden Globe Awards, and we not only react to the vibes, but we sensed them all along. Tallies, Headlines & Clap Backs - 1:19 Red Carpet Highlights - 7:45 Host Nikki Glaser's Triumph & Show Innovations - 10:19 Zoe Saldana & Kieran Culkin win the Supporting Actor Categories - 17:38 Margaret Qualley & Demi Moore Present + Scary Commercials - 22:07 Pope-U-Lar nearly bombs until it kills + Bates, Gunning & Coolidge hit - 24:08 Conclave wins Screenplay, Emilia Perez wins International - 27:07 Colin Farrell, Jodie Foster, Seth Rogen, Catherine O'Hara & Sophia Vergara all hit - 30:00 The big Demi Moore moment of the night - 31:51 Sebastian Stan wins for A Different Man + Gambling Line Movement - 35:32 The Scoreboard Bits & Flow's Longshot Victory in Animated Feature - 37:36 Brady Corbet wins Director & who could possibly challenge him - 40:08 Score is a cool win for Challengers & Song means vigorous dancing - 42:39 Vin Diesel says “Hey, Dwayne.” - 46:12 Wicked wins Best Cinematic and Box Office Achievement - 47:53 Baby Reindeer, Hacks & Shogun win the TV Series Categories - 49:26 No Tributes on Stage, but Fernanda Torres pays homage to mother - 52:19 Adrien Brody wins & our Connecticut Queen gets huge, proper applause - 54:31 The Brutalist wins Best Drama, and Brady laughs in our faces - 56:54 Emilia Perez wins big & we project future vibes before we sign off - 59:42 OUTRO - 1:03:18 - Programming Note. The BAFTA Long Lists will be covered in our next episode, not in the upcoming Critics Choice Awards Show. Due to all of our Globes coverage, we missed those Long Lists from across the pond. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

What Is This Episode - Top of Show WELCOME KENZIE VANUNU! . NOSFERATU OSCARS PROFILE REVIEW: . Spoiler-Free Review: Review Scores, Box Office, Kenzie's Nos Hype - 4:08 Vampires are Back, Baby! - 7:59 . Billy Skars and Willem Dafoe as Possible Noms - 13:17 An Adapted Screenplay Push? - 18:08 The Best Picture Path for Nosferatu - 22:50 Lilly Rose Depp for Lead Actress - 30:14 The Cinematography and PD Standard - 38:33 Other Technical Categories - 43:51 Will it Crash the Oscars Party? - 46:28 . SPOILER WARNING - 51:23 . Spoiler-Filled Review: Women Talking - 52:31 In the Bedroom - 59:29 Demolition Man - 1:03:57 Prisoners - 1:13:17 House of Gucci - 1:19:27 . FINAL GRADES - 1:26:12 . Where to Find Kenzie Online - 1:28:42 . . WHAT'S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 1:30:15

The Holidays are a time for watching movies, and we need an entire episode to catch you all up on what we've caught up on… including The Brutalist, Babygirl, A Real Pain & over 40 movies. These reviews are mostly Spoiler Free. HOWEVER, we do discuss some mid-Act II events for a few movies like The Brutalist, Y2K and Juror No. 2. NEW FILMS REVIEWED: The Brutalist - 1:26 Oscars & Globes Betting Odds Updated For The Brutalist, etc - 14:36 All We Imagine As Light then reviewing (September 5) Nowon East Village - 24:05 Babygirl - 28:47 The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, La Cocina & Y2K - 34:40 The People's Joker - 39:15 A Real Pain - 41:32 Bird - 45:18 The Six Triple Eight - 47:14 Small Things Like These - 49:21 Out Of My Mind- 51:13 Juror No. 2 - 54:17 Red One, Sweethearts, Late Bloomers, Coup!, Lonely Planet - 59:03 Rewatches of Will & Harper, My Old Ass, Conclave, etc - 1:03:11 OLDER FILMS: Family Movie Nights: Hombre, The Shootist, The Crimson Pirate - 1:05:46 Christmas Movies: The Feast of the Seven Fishes, It's A Wonderful Life, A Christmas Vacation, A Christmas Story, The Holdovers - 1:07:12 Mike's Tour of the film year of 1967 continues: In The Heat of the Night & Guess Who's Coming For Dinner, The Graduate, In Cold Blood, Bonnie & Clyde, Cool Hand Luke, Wait Until Dark, The Producers, The Dirty Dozen, Point Blank - 1:08:08 OUTRO: Let us know your thoughts (especially with all the opinions we have to lay down in this episode). Plus, what's coming next might involve some radio time and words of wisdom.

What Is This Episode - Top of Show WELCOME DAVID LONG! - :45 . HOLIDAY BETS W/ DAVID LONG, PART 2: GOLDEN GLOBES 2025: . GAMBLING TERMS, EXPLAINED - 2:32 . GOLDEN GLOBES GAMBLING PICKS AND PREDICTIONS: David is Serving Berger's - 4:34 Emilia Perez Needs to Win This Globe - 17:32 And Original Song, Too/Cinematic Achievement Trophy- 20:15 . Best Actor Drama: Everything Fiennes…Right? -24:35 Best Actor C/M: In A Word, A Mess - 32:10 Lead Actress Drama: A Mike and an Upset - 36:37 Lead Actress C/M: A Preview - 45:52 Supporting Actor - 50:11 Supporting Actress - 56:22 Animated Featire - 1:01:56 . . WHAT'S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 1:06:50

What Is This Episode - Top of Show WELCOME DAVID LONG! - :45 . HOLIDAY BETS W/ DAVID LONG, PART 1: OSCARS AND GLOBES BP: . GAMBLING TERMS, EXPLAINED - 1:48 . CURRENT OSCARS BEST PICTURE ODDS: The Field, and Anora - 4:22 The Brutalist is…Long - 7:16 Splitting Season and a Possible BAFTA Preview - 11:28 Placing Bets on Oscars BP Right now - 16:40 . Globes Best Picture Drama - 30:51 Best Picture Comedy or Musical - 37:10 . . WHAT'S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 50:37

We discuss the 97th Shortlists for 11 Academy Awards categories including International and Doc Feature, Original Score and Song, Makeup and Hairstyling, Sound & VFX + the 3 Short Films. International Feature: Gringmar Bergman & cute college stories about Italians - 1:30 Documentary Feature: the NBR could be anyone & next oscar year's resolution - 13:30 Original Score: liar youtubers & Mike hits the speorg note - 23:48 Original Song: performing vigorously & the correct snubs - 30:24 Makeup & Hair: smooching heinie & two dolts getting it right- 39:01 Sound Design: the Everything/Nothing & the NBR illuminati - 41:41 VFX: our wholeness & Droop Goo McBoob - 44:00 The Tallies: Good Days, Bad Days & the D.E.D. Dead - 46:20 OUTRO - CDG & how everything's coming up Mike. Da money is mine, and you can leave us your thoughts. What's coming next is scratching an itch amongst friends, and wayyy too much information about AM's upcoming NYC trip to see movies.

What Is This Episode - Top of Show . OSCARS TO STREAM ON HULU…FINALLY - 1:10 . THE CRITICS' CHOICE NOMS ARE OUT: Nom Tallies - 2:48 Best Picture - 6:43 5 Locks? Or 7? - 10:04 BP Comedy/Intl Feature - 14:00 . Best Director Lets Them All In - 17:30 Screenplays Give SOME Clarity - 19:13 . Lead Categories Have Shortlists Narrowed - 23:50 One Supporting Category is Clear…The Other… - 33:38 Best Young Actor/Actress + Ensemble Award - 40:03 . TECH CATEGORIES: Editing - 42:19 Doc Feature is Trollier Than Ever - 43:46 MUAH Noms, Original Score/Song, Cinematography - 45:49 Production Design, Costumes, VFX - 51:51 https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar . . WHAT'S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 56:45

We've been preparing our entire lives for the 82nd Golden Globe Nominations. 1:24 - Who's voting? It's not Dad's Golden Globes + Stats from last year. 4:34 - Talking tallies: Emilia Perez has a big surge + Substance leads fun surprises. 7:21 - Director category talk + power rankings of who's safest. 11:08 - Picture Drama + unique lone nominations in this category. 14:45 - Musical or Comedy having more heft this year + our hopes for the BP race. 19:03 - The Cinematic or Box Office Achievement Award is getting dumber. 24:49 - The Lead Actress Conversation with shocking snubs and a deep field. 32:07 - Lead Actor seems Drama side heavy. 34:58 - Supporting Actor, and we debate which are the leading two in the race. 37:58 - Supporting Actress, and all how our worries are solved. 42:30 - International Feature sparks fun side convos on BIFA's, Books, & BP. 46:28 - Animated Feature ends up in a Lord of the Rings conversation. 50:05 - Original Score becomes a rave. 52:43 - Original Song is a category without a frontrunner. OUTRO - Athletic comps for this episode. Make sure to send us your thoughts on these nominations by clicking on the linktree for our socials. Plus, we discuss what's coming next from us including more Oscar Race Checkpoints, some upcoming betting specials and many reverse jinx and/or reverse jinxes.

We discuss NBR, AFI, IDA, Indie Spirits, Saturns + the Seattle Critics and go category by category starting with Best Picture to discuss the rest of this week's many Oscar Race Checkpoints. The Big Best Picture Conversation - 1:44 - We discuss the Best Picture category in light of how this week's NBR & AFI confirmed strong starts for Wicked, Sing Sing & several other films. On the flipside, we doubt the Gladiator and Dune sequels. Then we breakdown what the Indie Spirit Feature, First Feature, and Cassavettes categories tell us about the year in film at large. Best International Feature - 18:43 - The Girl with the Needle and The Seed of the Sacred Fig are on the rise. Plus, we further discuss whether or not All We Imagine As Light can sustain momentum towards a Picture nom. Best Director & Jon M. Chu's good week - 22:10 The Best Screenplays & the Hard Truths bit lives anew - 25:11 Lead Acting Category Questions including Mikey & Coleman hopes - 28:51 Supporting Categories leads to talk on Kieran's strength and Elle's surprise win - 35:59 Some early tech talk on Cinematography & Editing + More on the Docs with IDA - 43:19 Animated Feature: Flow's surge + reviews of That Christmas & Spellbound - 47:09 A Quick Thing on the Saturn Awards + a review of Fly Me To The Moon - 50:05 A Quick Thing on the Seattle Critics Society - 55:41 WHAT WE'RE WATCHING: The Order - 57:03 The Hustler & The Color of Money - 58:09 The Great Lillian Hall - 1:00:04 A Woman Under The Influence - 1:01:51 OUTRO - Send us your thoughts via social media. A reminder that we're now on Blue Sky. Please rate and review us. Also, please make sure to stay ready for upcoming Oscar Race Checkpoints on the upcoming Golden Globes and Critics Choice Noms + the Oscar Shortlists and then get ready for some fun guests for Oscar Bets and Nosferatu.

INTRO - Is that guest host Nick Nolte or does Mike have a cold? Plus, we qualify the “everything and nothing” maxim. GOTHAM AWARDS + NYFCC OVERREACTIONS: Sing Sing wins Lead & Supporting - 2:00 Nickel Boys wins 2 Best Director Awards + Breakthrough Performer - 7:17 A Different Man wins Best Film at Gotham & The Brutalist wins NYFCC - 9:26 International Feature goes twice to All We Imagine As Light - 14:13 Documentary goes twice to No Other Land - 17:22 Breakthrough Director goes to Vera Drew of the People's Joker - 19:39 Gotham Screenplay to Azazel Jacobs, NYFCC to Anora - 21:34 Thoughts on the Gothams Livestream / Broadcast - 24:03 Gotham Tribute commentary featuring Sing Sing's big moment - 30:02 A Few More NYFCC Awards to Cover - 37:50 BOX OFFICE REPORT: Further breakdowns of the Record Setting Weekend for Moana 2 & Wicked - 41:32 WHAT WE'RE WATCHING: Juror No 2 - 47:16 Nutcrackers - 49:44 Beatles ‘64, Yacht Rock, The Last of the Sea Women - 50:43 Five Easy Pieces - 52:53 Rio Bravo, The Searchers, Unforgiven - 53:57 Network - 58:21 Through A Glass Darkly, Superman, Madden Docuseries - 1:00:17 OUTRO - How to contact and follow us, more Oscar Race Checkpoints to come, and some words of wisdom to live by this (and every) awards season.