Mike, Mike, and Oscar (MMO)

The 2021 Critics Choice Awards get an MMO review & recap. Plus, we react to the nominations from the Producers Guild of America. So to get it all done, we group our takes going movie by movie to discuss what they’ve won, lost, and how they all may do come Oscar Noms Monday. What is This Episode? - Top of Show . CRITICS’ CHOICE TV PRESENTATION: Highs - 2:00 Lows/WTFs - 6:09 TV Round Up - 10:00 . CRITICS CHOICE RESULTS/PRODUCERS GUILD NOM REACTIONS: PGA Best Picture Stats/Noms - 11:40 Nomadland - 14:30 Borat 2 - 21:13 (And a WIDE OPEN Supp Actress Race) Soul - 30:25 (incl PGA Animated Feature Noms - 31:25) Trial of the Chicago 7 - 32:33 Sound of Metal - 35:36 Minari - 37:14 Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom - 43:20 Promising Young Woman - 45:36 One Night in Miami - 49:11 Mank - 51:28 Judas and the Black Messiah - 55:57 Snubs - 57:30 . PGA Documentary Noms - 1:02:20 . Where To Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:03:35 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:04:21 We begin with a review of the Critics Choice 2021 Awards broadcast on The CW. There’s some highlights, lowlights, and corny-ass dad joke catastrophes to lament / celebrate(?). But we also genuinely rejoice in some of the winners as we begin the episode with our thoughts on the TV side of things. Then to discuss all the film awards, we actually decided on a unique organizational format for this particular recap show, and it’s all because we got the odd pairing of the Critics Choice Awards Show AND the Producers Guild of America nominations. Now if you know our stuff, then you’re familiar with how the PGA noms usually lead us into a film by film power ranking discussion on the Best Picture category. So we have some stats that back up this traditional MMO programming decision before using the PGA noms to group our thoughts. In other words, we structure this episode much better than how I’m writing about it right now. We go movie by movie, reciting all of the win/loss tallies and many highlights from the Critics Choice Awards. This mirrors and becomes quite the companion piece to our last episode, where we followed a similar structure to preview the Choice, but more so, to look ahead to the Oscar Noms and contending prowess of all these films. What do we make of Nomadland’s piping hot start? Are the Soul Best Picture dreams dying while the Borat 2 dreams awaken back from the dead? Is Minari holding serve? Will the industry return to The Trial of the Chicago 7? And how do we view the races in all of the categories as we head into nomination Monday? Yes, it’s an awards show recap. But hopefully, the format & structure will play for weeks to come. As always, we want to hear your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.

We got noms for the DGA’s and the BAFTA Independent Spirit Awards... Look, we’re actually happy with some of these nominations, happier in fact, than with what we’ve otherwise been getting at other award shows. But this was certainly a major correction at BAFTA. What is This Episode?/W.T.F?! - Top of Show How These Noms Happened - 2:41 . BEST DIRECTOR (BAFTA + DGA) CATEGORIES: Various Categories + Noms - 8:50 Analysis - 11:15 BAFTA Noms +Snubs - 15:01 . ASSESSING THE REST OF THE BAFTA FIELD: Best Film - 17:31 Best Animated Feature - 22:58 Best Actress - 24:22 Best Actor - 29:58 Supporting Actor - 34:44 Supporting Actress - 39:32 Original Screenplay - 47:27 Adapted Screenplay - 50:36 Cinematography - 53:14 Original Score - 55:06 Editing - 58:12 Production Design - 59:38 Costume Design/Makeup + Hair - 1:01:25 Best Sound - 1:04:50 Visual Effects - 1:06:15 Casting, Best British Film, Best British Debut - 1:07:56 . Where To Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:13:05 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:13:51 Our show begins with a cursory discussion on the new BAFTA voting procedures and how for most categories, they opted for juries instead of widespread branch voting. Then we begin the nom conversations with the Director categories at both the DGA and the BAFTAs. From there, we do focus on the BAFTAs, and yes, there’s a lot of fun nominations in here to celebrate and enjoy and seek out to view after these noms. But there’s also a lot of weird inside jokes to make about our Mike and Mike movie takes, and we would not be who we are without overindulging in said jokes. As for the format though, we do go category by category and discuss all of the BAFTA noms with eyes forward to the Oscars. Which noms and snubs will affect the Oscar Noms? Which surprises could potentially impact the eventual Oscar races? We break it all down in this thorough overview. As always, we want to hear your thoughts on any/ all of these races. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.

We correctly predicted over 80% of the eventual Oscar Noms in this episode. Could we have done better? Did we make some dumb mistakes? Can we talk ourselves out of wiser picks? Of course. But we had a huge amount of fun with this humongous conversation. What is This Episode? - Top of Show . BEST PICTURE NOM PREDICTIONS: The Big Question - 5:00 4 Safe Bets, 2 Questionables - 10:15 …Then What? - 15:10 Nom number 8 vs Nom number 9 - 21:28 Those Who Fall Short - 26:38 . THE BIG 7 + STORYLINES: Director: A Big Name Misses Out - 29:15 Actor: SAG 5 Redux? - 36:55 Actress: You’d Have To Go FAR Outside For An Outsider - 42:41 Supp Actor: From Wrong Pick to Right Way to Honor - 46:55 Supp Actress: Does Anybody Have a Clue? - 54:42 Adapted Screenplay: Nomad, and Then… - 59:36 Original Screenplay: So. Many. Options. - 1:03:08 . THE UNDERCARD CATEGORIES: Cinematography: Follow the ASC Road - 1:07:38 Costume Design: Incredibly Important - 1:10:37 Editing: Zhao On Deck For Oscars History - 1:14:06 Makeup and Hair: History, Hair, and Painted Faces - 1:17:00 Original Score: A Mike, A Mission, A Brand, A Song - 1:19:16 Original Song: The Land of No Frontrunner - 1:21:!2 Production Design: Somehow, Always Foreboding - 1:25:01 Best Sound: A Shocking Omission From a Mike - 1:27:26 VFX: The One and Only I-Vin - 1:30:07 Doc Feature: AlsoMadman - 1:32:50 International Feature: Trend-keepers - 1:35:48 Animated Feature: The ONE Category We Nail!* (*=possibly) - 1:40:30 . AlsoMike’s Shots Categories Demands - 1:41:44 . . Where To Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:44:58 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:46:11 It’s our annual Oscar Nom predictions show as we discuss 20 of the eventual 23 categories. Yes, we’re proud of doing fairly well this year, only a few percentage points behind some of our favorite pundits and forecasters. But could we’ve done better? Of course. What’s important though, is the conversation, and my god, did we ever have a conversation here. One Mike leans heavily on the precursor resumes for each potential nominee. So this episode should actually be useful to you and play beyond its typical nomination expiration date. Meanwhile, the other Mike enjoys a variety of strategies including some deep dives into Oscars history, references to Vegas, and his mind is certainly much more open to all the scuttlebutt we’ve been hearing for months. One might even say, he’s put on a tinfoil hat or two. But regardless of who’s making the picks, we cannot help but succumb to the powers of many an Oscars narrative and certainly, to our own movie reviews. This is perhaps the most researched show of the year, it’s probably our most thorough, and it’s certainly one of our absolute favorites to record. So whether you’re tuning in before or after the nominations or hell, even after the actual awards themselves - relive this awards season with our annual Oscar Nom predictions special. As always, we want to hear your thoughts and predictions for Oscars Sunday. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.

It’s our annual Oscar Noms morning reaction show, and we break down all of the tallies, surprises, and snubs for the 93rd Academy Awards. What is This Episode?- Top of Show Recapping MMO’s 2020 Coverage - 1:51 HELP US! - 4:10 . NOM TALLIES BY MOVIE + SNUBS STORYLINES: 3+ Nom Movies: Mank, The Father, Judas, Minari, Nomadland, Sound of Metal - 5:20 Chicago 7, Ma Rainey, Promising Young Woman - 11:20 News of the World, One Night in Miami, Soul - 15:10 . 2 Nom Movies - 18:19 1 Nom Movies + Big Snubs - 19:20 . REACTING TO NOMS BY CATEGORY: Best Picture - 24:03 Best Director - 30:27 Lead Actor - 34:09 Lead Actress - 38:40 Supp Actor - 41:44 (LaKeith!) Supp Actress - 46:10 Adapted Screenplay - 50:32 Original Screenplay - 53:12 Cinematography - 56:19 Costume Design - 58:25 Editing - 59:46 Makeup and Hair - 1:02:10 Original Score/Song - 1:04:16 Production Design - 1:08:00 Sound - 1:09:55 VFX - 1:12:21 Doc/International Feature - 1:14:00 Animated Feature - 1:18:03 The 3 Shorts - 1:19:37 . Studio Nom Tallies - 1:21:44 . . Where To Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:22:52 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:24:23 In what has become an annual tradition, we got comfortable behind the microphones on nomination morning and recorded a massive Oscar Nom reaction show. Yes, it’s a bit raw. Yes, we’re more emotions than statistics in this one. But since we were able to enjoy many more pleasant surprises than painful snubs, it’s perhaps our most celebratory morning of this whole gosh darned pandemic, never mind one of our happier Oscar nom mornings in a long while. We start with the overall and discuss the film by film tallies. A few favorites overperformed while a few others did not. But we because we spent the past few weeks following this movie by movie format, it was much easier to reference how films did. So that’s your first 20 or so minutes. Then, as we always do, we go category by category and break down who’s in, who’s out, and who could be winning each of these Oscar races. We spend about 30 minutes with the big 8 categories, and then we spend another half hour with the undercard. But whatever the category, we’re able to reference our predictions and their precursor resumes to give you as full a picture as we can. Check out our next episode with the Emmy winning Adnan Virk, who helps us dive even deeper into these nominations and how they’ve been received both inside and outside of the industry. Then we’ll have additional guests to analyze all of the best races before Oscars Sunday on April 25th. As always, we want to hear your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.

Adnan Virk of Cinephile joins the show to discuss Oscar Nom fallout and why we’re still so pleasantly surprised with these Academy selections. Introducing Adnan Virk! - Top of Show . OSCAR NOM FALLOUT W/ ADNAN VIRK: Demanding Praise From MMO - 3:31 Why Did The Academy Get Noms Right This Year? - 4:30 Olivia Over Glenn, Again?! - 7:38 Are These Movies Too Niche?/Stacking Up This Awards Year Historically - 9:30 Should Fincher Have Just Gone Full FINCHER! ? - 16:15 Who Can Upset Nomadland? - 18:06 Movies as a Team Game + Fan Toxicity - 20:30 . THE NOMS MAKING HISTORY: Records By Age - 26:00 Preparing for a Chadwick Moment - 29:27 Female History Made Across The Card - 30:40 Racial Equality Representation Records - 33:10 . . Where To Find Adnan’s Work/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 35:25 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 38:13 Adnan Virk’s had more radio & television jobs than Ryan Seacrest. Currently, he’s the host of two of our favorite pods including Cinephile: The Adnan Virk Movie Podcast and The GM Shuffle with Michael Lombardi. He’s on the airwaves via The MLB Network Show on Sirius XM radio, and he’s all over your tv screens for DA ZN, and the MLB & NHL Networks. We’ve been huge fans of his for years, and it was an absolute thrill to have him on the show. Make sure you all follow at AdnanSVirk and CinephilePod on Twitter, and please subscribe, rate & review his shows on Apple Podcasts or wherever you may listen. As for this episode, we needed an Oscar Nom fallout show, and our guest has literally won an Emmy for his coverage Oscars fallout. So we don’t hold back any tough questions, whether we’re asking about these nominations or this film year or the industry at large, and Adnan certainly delivers one insightful response after the next. After our interview, we enjoy one final segment celebrating just how historic and refreshing these nominations truly were, and our thanks go out to the staff at The Hollywood Reporter for summarizing all these stats and milestones in one place. Otherwise, and as always, we want to hear your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.

PGA & WGA winners impact the Oscars race, and David Long lends his gambling expertise to help us break down the new betting lines for 5 major categories including Best Picture, Original & Adapted Screenplay, + Animated & Documentary Feature. What is This Episode? - Top of Show Welcoming David Long of the Is It Worth It Pod! PGAs IN REVIEW: The PGA Best Picture + What It Means for Oscars - 3:38 All Things Hedging - 10:54 Changing BP Odds After PGAs - 13:23 BAFTA/SAG Odds- 15:48 . Animated Feature - 20:46 Doc Feature - 22:25 . WGAs IN REVIEW: Emerald Fennell Has a Day/OS Crossover Stats - 28:31 David Ranks His Faves - 31:00 Original Screenplay Odds Movements - 33:48 . Adapted Screenplay: Borat Means Business? - 37:36 Adapted Betting Odds - 41:07 Is This Still Nomad’s to Lose? - 43:22 BAFTA Baby Betting Odds, What? + David’s Thoughts - 44:30 What If Nomadland Was WGA Eligible? - 47:50 . Place Your Bets - 49:46 . Where To Find David’s Work/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 51:23 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 54:05 Make sure you guys check out Is It Worth It? The Film Review Podcast, where today’s guest host, David Long and next episode’s guest, Craig Fields partner up with a team of wonderful podcasters and film critics to help listeners decide what’s worth watching in any given week. You can find them isitworthitpodcast.com, and you can follow them at FilmIsWorthIt, 1DavidLong, and IamCrag on Twitter. David is also the host of their Is It Worth It side series, Road to the Oscars, where I, Also Mike, was their most recent guest for an incredibly fun and in-depth Oscars Nomination reaction show special. Then stay tuned for our next episode, where Craig and I review the massive movie event on HBO MAX, Zach Snyder’s Justice League. As for this latest episode of Oscar Race Checkpoint, David and I tag teamed a humongous google document of research, stats, and betting odds, all of which we present and discuss in reaction to the recent winners at the Producers and Writers Guilds of America Awards. Nomadland is looking like a runaway in Best Picture. But we do offer some devil’s advocacy before becoming devils on your shoulders as we analyze the betting. The animated and documentary feature markets will move in opposite directions after Soul and My Octopus Teacher took home PGAs. Then we dissect two intriguing screenplay races, where one newly declared frontrunner gains speed as another may be looking over its shoulder at an unlikely challenger. Look, we certainly missed Mike 1 during this recording, and we’ll get back into our flow again soon. But both Mike and I are thrilled we could share our feed with David and Craig in what amounted to a glorious dual episode recording. So do be on the lookout for our next episode on The Snyder Cut, and please, check out their show, Is It Worth It?, wherever you get your podcasts. Otherwise, and as always, we want to hear your thoughts, betting stories, and hunches about these Oscar Races. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.

Craig Fields of Is It Worth It? The Film Review Podcast joins Also Mike for a massive movie review of The Snyder Cut, aka, Zach Snyder’s Justice League. This is NOT the review you’ve been hearing from most critics. What is This Episode? - Top of Show Welcoming Craig of the Is It Worth It Pod! . THE SNYDER CUT NONSPOILER REVIEW: Critical Reception/Teasing Reviews - 4:37 Personal Histories w/ the Source Material - 8:29 Why Snyder Left- 12:12 #ReleaseTheSnyderCut Bullying - 16:10 How Much Does This Help MAX? - 18:14 The Making Of Documentary - 24:23 How To Watch A 4 Hour Film - 28:24 Spoiler-Free Highlights - 31:40 …and Lowlights - 35:00 Where to Find Is It Worth It? - 37:07 . SPOILER WARNING - 37:46 . THE SNYDER CUT SPOILER REVIEW: Polarizing Epilogue - 39:30 Layered Conflict - 43:33 Weaving the Tapestry…Or Not - 45:06 Waking Up On The Wrong Side of a Super Bed - 50:40 Always Leave Them Wanting… - 57:05 Slow Ride - 59:15 Running Down The Low-Lows - 1:02:14 Track Lessons w/ The Flash - 1:05:00 And The Beat Goes On - 1:08:10 Bests; Amazingly - 1:12:09 . Craig’s Summary - 1:19:53 . Where To Find Craig’s Work/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:20:52 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:21:18 Make sure you guys check out Is It Worth It? The Film Review Podcast, where today’s guest host, Craig Fields and last episode’s guest, David Long partner up with a team of wonderful podcasters and film critics to help listeners decide what’s worth watching in any given week. You can find them isitworthitpodcast.com, and you can follow them at FilmIsWorthIt, IamCrag, and 1DavidLong on Twitter. David is also the host of their Is It Worth It side series, Road to the Oscars, where I, Also Mike, was their most recent guest for an incredibly fun and in-depth Oscars Nomination reaction show special. Plus, you can also go back to our previous episode where we react to the consequential PGA and WGA awards and analyze their effects on the betting odds. As for this episode, Craig and Also Mike take the dive into Zach Snyder’s Justice League. We may slow play the harsh criticism and save most of that until our spoiler section, and much of the reason for that is how many of our friends, relatives, and fellow film critics love this movie. We love and respect and will continue to value their opinions. HOWEVER… we cannot roll with any of them on this film. Sorry. But we are not sorry. Hopefully, our points are made… eventually. Hopefully, our relationships are strong enough to survive polarized opinions… on this one movie. And hopefully, all our listeners subscribe to Is It Worth It? The Film Review Podcast after loving… or maybe even loving to hate this a Mike’s opinion in this episode. We’re not trying to be talk radio for movie fans, in a podcast, just so we can share the same opinions with everybody else. That would be disingenuous of us, and it’s certainly not within our DNA at MMO or ISWI. But here’s hoping we can all keep the discussion going. Feel free to let us know your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.

We must declare some Oscar winning locks before discussing all of the closer races. So what does Vegas have to say? Can we weaponize their gamlbing odds in our arguments? Who is on the sweep? And do you even agree with us? It’s an Oscar Locks special for 2021. What is This Episode? - Top of Show . BEST DIRECTOR: Zhao Is Running Away - 2:40 The Odds + The Resume - 4:16 Strength in Other Categories - 8:14 Nitpicks - 13:56 Who Could Possibly? - 17:16 . LEAD ACTOR: Boseman’s Odds - 20:24 And He’s Streaking - 21:04 History Backs Him - 22:48 Moment Meets Narrative - 25:14 Who Could Possibly? - 29:19 . LOCKS, NOTS, AND UPDATES: Animated Feature - 33:20 Original Score - 34:54 BP, Acting Cats, + Something About Sacha - 38:02 Screenplay, Sound Categories - 43:29 International Feature - 46:08 The Rest - 47:30 . Where To Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 49:18 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 50:04 Our annual Oscar Category series is about to begin. But before we bring in all our guests, we must analyze which winners may already be locked into being “sure things.” So we use the updated gambling odds, we recap how awards season has built consensus, and unlike the past, we have declared some early Oscar winning locks. Best Director has been dominated all season by Chloe Zhao. We discuss her resume, analyze the betting, poll the punditry, quote some stats, and we dive into another big discussion on why Nomadland seems to be an awards juggernaut this season, much of it coming from the fact that Chloe Zhao has a lock on Best Director. Then we must pivot to Lead Actor. It’s certainly one of the better 5’s in a while. But atop the field, there’s been one undeniable performance. So again, we analyze the numbers coming from Vegas, we discuss how the season has deservedly paid tribute to Chadwick Boseman. Finally, we cannot finish this episode without looking at the rest of the card. So from Best Picture through to Best Sound, we discuss all of the betting favorites and whether or not we’re comfortable declaring them as locks or not. The Mikes will disagree a bit in this segment. But yes, there are a few spots where we pull out our keys. As always, we wanna know what you think. Do you agree with the categories we’ve locked? Would you lock others? Let us know. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.

We break down the Supporting Actress category with Amanda of Swell Entertainment. We have Close vs Colman II, Maria Bakalova’s comedic genius, Amanda Seydfried memorable Mank moments, and Youn Yuh-jung’s momentum to talk about and celebrate in this category review. What is This Episode? - Top of Show Introducing Amanda of Swell Entertainment! . SUPPORTING ACTRESS W/ AMANDA SWELL: She Ended Armie’s Career - 4:20 . Maria Bakalova Why She’ll Win - 5:25 Why She’ll Lose - 15:30 . Glenn Close: Why She’ll Win - 23:40 Why She’ll Lose - 34:44 (aka Where the Wheels Totally Fall Off) . Olivia Colman: Why She’ll Win - 43:28 Why She’ll Lose - 50:25 . Amanda Seyfried: Why She’ll Win - 54:22 Why She’ll Lose - 1:00:06 . Yuh-Jung Yoon: Why She’ll Win - 1:08:10 Why She’ll Lose - 1:14:45 ***MID MOVIE MINARI SPOILERS AT 1:13-1:15 . Ranking the Noms - 1:19:37 , Quick Look At Snubs - 1:29:00 . . Where To Find Amanda’s Work/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:32:13 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:33:19 Make sure you follow Amanda at luvu2golka on Instagram and Twitter, and if for some crazy reason you’re not, do subscribe to her channel at Swell Entertainment on Youtube. She’s got reviews of streaming services, films, tv series, products, live events, and many of which, so we don’t have to. She’s a check on influencers, she’s an honest voice in this dishonest internet world, and she’s our hero. So as usual, we had a blast talking with Amanda of Swell Entertainment. She returns to the show for a fourth time after reviews of Rebecca & The New Mutants, and after our special Top 5 episode, Film Sets From Hell with Swell, where we discussed all our favorite production stories from Hollywood lore. You can now check out all 4 of these shows on our Soundcloud feed under The Swell Playlist. As for this episode, we begin our 2021 Oscar Category Overview Series with a deep dive into one of the tighter races, Supporting Actress, and the format is simple. We make arguments for and against each of the nominees - why they should win, and how they could lose. This format shouldn’t necessarily lead to a full on Mike 1 meltdown. But then again, if you’ve been listening of late, you’re also not surprised. Glenn Close vs Olivia Colman has once again brought out the absolute best of the worst in both Mikes. Though luckily for us, Amanda is here to keep us in check. Don’t forget to let us know what you think. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.

We recap the SAG Happy Hour Awards Show, and then we review the documentary short subject nominated films. It’s a major Oscar Race Checkpoint for the first 40 minutes before we’re surprised by how much we liked the first set of shorts. What is This Episode? - Top of Show . SAG AWARDS 2021 RECAP + REACTIONS: Stars! They’re Just Like, Bleh - 2:40 One Hour vs Zoom Show - 6:55 TV and Stunt Winners - 9:01 . Kaluuya Locks Up Supporting Actor - 11:03 A Favorite Forms in Supporting Actress - 16:30 Chadwick Wins Lead Again - 22:23 Viola Wins, Puts Category Into Mayhem - 25:12 (The Worst Ma Rainey’s Will Do @ Oscars Is… - 38:00) Chicago 7 Wins Ensemble, Does It Matter for BP? - 39:13 . REVIEWING THE DOC SHORT NOMINEES: A Love Song for Latasha - 49:14 Do Not Split - 52:45 Hunger Ward - 57:12 Colette - 59:16 A Concerto is a Conversation - 1:02:12 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:06:11 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:07:21 The Screen Actors Guild opted for an hour long Awards Show overstuffed with celebrity “actOR” interviews about uh… well… nothing. Dame Helen Mirren saw a bear in the woods. Yay. So we reviewed the actual SAG broadcast and summarized the TV and Stunt award sections for the first 10 minutes. Then we dive into the 5 big categories that’ll potentially affect the Oscars. Should we lock the supporting actor trophy after Daniel Kaluuya continued his sweep? How formidable did Yuh-jung Youn become after winning supporting actress? And how many words will we need to eat (sigh) about the lead categories? Relive this pivotal step in how we’ll project these acting categories before we dive into another big chat about Best Picture with how the SAG Ensemble Award has factored in statistically and historically, especially in recent years. Before we finish this Oscar Race Checkpoint, we need to begin our reviews of the Short Subjects, and today, we tackle the Documentary Shorts. It’s an unusually rewarding field of 5 films, and we do have a lot of praise to give. So do check them out. Otherwise, and as always, we want to hear your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.

Izzy of Be Kind Rewind returns to break down the battle royale that is Best Actress. Has she ever seen a race this close? Who delivered her favorite performances? This race has been our favorite all year, and we’re thrilled to have Isabel C back on MMO to discuss. What Is This Episode? - Top of Show Introducing Izzy of Be Kind Rewind! . 2021 LEAD ACTRESS CATEGORY REVIEW W/ IZZY: Where Do You Start To Approach This Category? - 4:22 Why The Viola Sagging Off Of SAGs? - 8:07 Izzy Schools Everyone on “Category Fraud” - 10:30 Izzy’s Bettin’ Corner - 14:26 Which BAFTA Outcomes Make The Most Noise? - 16:55 What Happened to Andra Day’s Momentum? - 20:40 Lone Noms Carrying Their Films - 23:55 Who’s Izzy’s Number 1 - 27:00 . HOLLYWOOD AND THE ACTRESS CATEGORIES AT LARGE W/ IZZY: The Academy as Gatekeepers for Awarding Actress Roles - 28:46 Crystallizing the Good of Promising Young Woman - 31:58 The Big Awards and Equality Question - 37:25 . THE MIKES RANK THE FIELD: Snubs - 45:55 The Rank - 48:38 . . Where To Find Izzy’s Work/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 58:22 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 59:41 Make sure you all subscribe to Be Kind Rewind on Youtube. It’s certainly one of our favorite channels, and turn on her notifications because her videos are appointment viewing for all film fans. Of course, you can follow her on Twitter and Instagram, and you should also support her work on Patreon. If anyone deserves our support, it’s Izzy. Bottom line: for the second year in a row, Izzy delivered one of our absolute favorite episodes of MMO. She has an encyclopedic knowledge of the Oscars and this Best Actress category in particular. She may preface the episode with the fact that she’s not as locked in as usual, but don’t let her modesty fool you. Izzy knocks us out once again with all her takes, and if you’re listening after the Oscars (spoiler alert), she winds up being right. Now we truly dive into the twists and turns of this unprecedentedly tight race. But we also bookend the episode with questions about how and why she creates content for Be Kind Rewind and where she sees the industry trending and turning. The answers, as always, may surprise you. We otherwise finish the episode with our snubs and top 5’s in the Lead Actress category of 2020/21. This is our annual tradition, and we’ve certainly built up to it for long enough. So after changing our rankings for what seems like a thousand times throughout this closest of races, we finalize our performance 5’s in this final countdown. As always, we want to hear your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.

We recap the surprisingly enjoyable 2021 BAFTAs for the first 45 minutes and then review the Animated Shorts in this latest episode Oscar Race Checkpoint. What is This Episode? - Top of Show . BAFTAs 2021 RECAP + REACTIONS: The Best TV Awards Show Yet - 1:50 . Kaluuya Finishes the Precursor Sweep - 10:40 Hopkins Upsets Boseman, and It Means… - 11:40 Lead Actress is Officially a Many Headed Beast - 19:19 Yoon Takes Hold of Supporting Actress - 25:33 Other “Upsets” + Close Races - 28:48 . Overall Tallies + Nomadland’s Strength - 36:45 Trial Having Tribulations - 46:05 . ANIMATED SHORTS RECAP: Burrow - 48:07 Genius Loci - 49:09 Opera - 51:10 If Anything Happens, I Love You - 52:48 Yes People - 54:50 . . More After Outro! - 56:36 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 57:27 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 58:04 . ADAPTED SCREENPLAY BREAKDOWN - 59:30 . The Rank: 5s - 1:08:30 4s - 1:12:11 3s - 1:13:20 2s - 1:14:30 1s - 1:18:30 The 2021 BAFTAs put on the best precursor awards show of the season thus far, and we open with some positive thoughts on the broadcast. Then we dive into the acting categories before rolling up and down the card to bring you all up to date on which races are heating up. Our recap certainly breaks for all the highs and lows. But as we’ve become accustomed to do, we also update you on gambling lines, include crossover stats, and as always, we tally up all the wins and losses film by film. Since it’s the last precursor of the season, it’s a big one, and if you’re coming back to this episode after the Oscars (it proved to be quite predictive). Otherwise, we finish with a review of the Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts, and what a collection of films this is. You have artsy films that we have tweeted about snarkily in recent days. You have an adorable film on Disney Plus, a terribly sad film on Netflix, a rewarding think piece from South Korea, and a sweet and funny short from Iceland. So we hope you enjoy the mix as much as we did, and we encourage you to check them out. As always, we want to hear your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.

What is This Episode? - Top of Show Introducing Erick Weber of AwardsAce.com! . BEST PICTURE CATEGORY REVIEW W/ ERICK WEBER: When AwardsAce Starts Oscars ’22 - 4:15 Sunset Circle Awards + What Movie Started It - 6:37 (Pus: The Oscars Predictive Element of Sunset) . The Leader: Can Nomadland’s Resume Be Minimalized? - 10:04 The Amazon Scandal - 12:25 Making Sense of Nomadland’s Imperfect Resume - 16:30 Why Has Nomadland Resonated w/ So Many? - 19:30 Does This Get to Preferential Ballots? - 23:08 (and Did Parasite?) , The Competition: The Trial of the Chicago Problems - 26:30 Erick’s Awards Advice for Netflix - 30:25 Erick’s Upset Pick Between PYW + Minari - 36:24 What’s Judas’ Best Night? - 39:23 Spreading The Wins All Over - 42:40 . THE MIKES RANK THE BP NOMS: The Trial of Both Mikes’ #8 - 48:43 #7s - #4s - 52:35 Top 3s - 1:01:45 . . Where To Find Erick’s Work/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:06:40 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:0:13

What is This Episode? - Top of Show Introducing Jazz Tangcay of Variety! . JAZZ’S ORIGINS: Working at Variety in a Pandemic Awards Year - 4:22 The Hardest Working Woman in Showbiz - 7:00 Starting in the Trades + Jazz’s Interviewing Acumen - 9:26 . DESIGN CATEGORIES W/ JAZZ: Set Photos As Oscars Hype Bait - 16:17 The Drastic Improvement of Make Up and Hair - 20:30 Racial Representation in the Design Categories - 24:17 Is Ma Rainey’s Design Sweep Inevitable? - 28:15 How Did Ma Rainey’s Miss Best Picture? - 35:00 Mank’s Production Design/VFX Credit Splie - 37:00 Who Wins VFX? - 40:20 ORIGINAL SONG PERFORMANCES BRAKING NEWS - 41:30 Netflix As a Below the Line Champion - 44:40 . . . Where To Find Jazz’s Work/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 48:55 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 50:12

What is This Show? - Top of Episode . OFFICIAL MMO OSCAR PREDICTIONS: . The Big 8: Best Picture - 2:35 Best Director - 10:16 Lead Actor - 12:55 Lead Actress - 16:30 Supporting Actor - 31:45 Supporting Actress - 34:28 Original Screenplay - 42:32 Adapted Screenplay - 46:49 . The Rest of the Field: Animated + International Features - 54:08 Doc Feature - 57:12 The Shorts - 1:01:15 Musical Categories - 1:07:28 Sound + Production Design - 1:13:45 Cinematography - 1:17:57 Hair and Makeup + Costume Design - 1:22:10 Film Editing - 1:26:10 VFX - 1:30:27 . Your Homework/Our Socials - 1:33:07 What’s Next For MMO - 1:34:05

What is This Episode? - Top of Show Introducing Scott Feinberg of The Hollywood Reporter! . THE FEINBERG FINAL OSCARS PREVIEW: . Best Picture Questions: Who’s Winning Best Picture? - 4:55 Adapting the Forecast in COVID - 8:00 Why Nomadland Looks So Good All Over - 10:45 Which Category Could Indicate A BP Shock? - 13:50 , The Awards Industry at Large: A New Normal For FYCs - 17:45 Awesome Interviewing 101 - 20:09 . The Big Stuff: BAFTAs, HFPA, and Systemic Oppression - 23:50 What Awards Season’s Future Could Look Like - 32:15 This Year’s Oscars: Masks, Format, Vaccines, and More - 37:30 . Category Questions: Breaking Down Lead Actress - 41:04 Documentary Features - WTF? - 45:40 . . . Where To Find Scott’s Work/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 51:40 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 52:26

What is This Show? - Top of Episode . INDY SPIRIT AWARDS RECAP: As a Show…Wow… - 2:50 Special Presentations + Speeches - 11:06 Nomadland Keeps Rolling/Oscar Crossovers - 14:20 Any Worry for Chadwick? - 17:53 Carrie to the Finish? - 21:17 Crip Camp Claims Doc - 25:57 . BETTING LINE MOVEMENT: Favorites Getting Heavier - 28:00 Favorites Getting Lighter - 31:32 Editing is a Dead Heat - 35:40 Is Nomadland Slipping in Cinematog? - 37:43 A Changed AlsoMike Pick? - 38:35 WTF is w/ The Best Picture Movement? - 41:55 Are We Even Rooting for Upsets? - 45:15 . REVIEWING THE LIVE ACTION SHORT NOMS: The Present - 49:00 Feeling Through - 51:03 Two Distant Strangers - 53:22 White Eye - 56:01 The Letter Room - 57:17 . OFFICIAL PREDICTION PICK CHANGES - 59:11 . Your Homework/Our Socials - 1:00:48 What’s Next For MMO - 1:02:00

My god, we gotta talk about that ending. So yes, we begin with the end and break it down from all angles. Then we can go back to our usual recapping of all the highs & lows, wins & snubs, and do what we love to do - react to the Academy Awards. WTF HAPPENED!?!? - Top of Show . THE GUT PUNCH AND CRUELTY: No Seriously, WTF Happened? - 2:40 A Film Twitter Awards Show - 7:44 “An Unmitigated Disaster” - 12:05 . OSCARS 2021 SHOW RECAP + REACTIONS: Red Carpet/Pre Show or Doom Wears Gold - 25:15 Theaters? Anyone? Theaters? - 30:00 Regina Owns the Show Opening - 31:50 Kaluuya and Vinterberg Have Great Speeches - 36:50 West Side Worry - 40:51 Ceilings Getting Shattered All Night Long - 42:15 Humanitarian Award Presentation #1 - 44:34 Directing is Inevitable, and a Red Flag - 46:08 We Are Dumb - 48:40 Doc Categories Have Surprises - 53:11 Tenet Wins an Oscar - 56:56 Youn: My Grandmother - 58:40 Mank Surprises w/ 2 Wins - 1:01:10 Pazuzu + The Trial of the Chicago 0 - 1:02:40 Tyler Perry is an Actual Angel - 1:06:03 Musical Categories Have Gargoyles + Shocks - 1:08:08 Glenn Close Moves Da Butt - 1:11:11 In Memoriam Starts an Outrage Train w/ No End - 1:15:08 . FINAL TALLY BY STUDIO AND FILM - 1:19:55 . . THANK YOU!!!!!/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:23:30 Film-Year-Ending Words of Wisdom - 1:26:35 The 2020 Awards Season has finally ended. We’ve reviewed all the contenders, covered all the news, interviewed a host of talented guests, and we even enjoyed a few side series or 7. But never, in a million years could we have guessed that the year we just lived would end like THIS. It’s truly an unprecedented Oscars, and we break down that finale for the first 25 minutes before we can get back to our regularly scheduled programming. The task of parsing through what they intended and what we all experienced is not something new to us film critics. But we certainly never felt this conflicted after an Oscars broadcast, and we must work through the roller coaster of emotions we all felt from this ceremony. Afterwards, we can get back to doing what we do here at MMO, and that’s a recap of all the highs, lows, wins, and losses from the 93rd Academy Awards. Otherwise, we need to thank YOU for making this such a special year and awards season here at MMO. We could not have gotten through this pandemic with our sanity intact without all of you, and we hope you’ll join us for another awards season that’ll begin, well, almost immediately. We’ll bring this year to a final close after our next two episodes - Oscars Fallout w/ Ryan McQuade and The 2020 Mike, Mike, and Oscars: our annual homemade year end awards show. We promise to ask all of our burning questions to our returning guest in Mr. McQuade, and then as promised, we’ll get very very weird with this year’s MMO’s to celebrate all our favorite things about the apocalypse we just survived. As always, we want to know your thoughts and reactions to this year’s Oscars. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.

Ryan McQuade gets the spotlight as we interview him about the 2020/21 Oscar Fallout, and all the stories that have lingered beyond the clunky ending to our film year. What is This Show? - Top of Episode Introducing Ryan McQuade of InSession Film! . OSCARS FALLOUT QUESTIONS: Ryan Wants a Host Next Year - 3:16 …But Whom? - 8:40 Ryan Ranks His 2020 BP Films - 11:13 Hopkins Deserves Better - 20:51 Did Nomadland Hit 50%? - 30:54 Power Ranking 2020’s BP Race - 36:20 Ryan Gives Us Theatrical Hope for the Future - 44:24 . . Your Homework/Our/Ryan’s Socials - 49:32 What’s Next For MMO - 51:37 Follow Ryan McQuade at ryanmcquade77 on Twitter. Listen to him on the InSession Film Podcast feed where he hosts Chasing The Gold and Extra Film and as one of the cohosts at Busting The Block, covering the most expensive films ever made with Kevin L. Lee. Then you can read his work at InSession Film, Awards Watch, Awards Radar, and Film Speak. Ryan is certainly one of the most prolific Oscar pundits in the business, we featured him on both our Quarter 1 and Fall Oscar specials, and we certainly enjoyed our latest crossover with him after the 93rd Academy Awards, where we also made our 3rd appearance on Chasing The Gold at InSession Film. In fact, we completed our conversation that we started on CTG with this episode. Ryan discusses what he teased in terms of an Oscars host, who could handle the job, and why a host would have improved this past broadcast. We also read into the voting and power rank how we think the Best Pictures were ultimately viewed by the Academy before we close with some burning questions about Anthony Hopkins, Nomadland, and the future of movie theaters. We thank Ryan once again, and we thank all of you for what was yet another terrific season for MMO. As always we want to hear your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.

It’s our annual film year awards show - The Mike, Mike, And Oscars! (We’re not good at naming things). Look, this year was lonnngggg. So we refused to follow the usual MMO’s format and just had as much fun with this homemade awards show as possible. What Is This Episode? - Top of Show And Why This is a Different MMO Awards Show . THE ’20/21 MIKE MIKE AND OSCARS: 2020 Film That Hailed The Covid Times - 3:20 2020 Title to Make the Most Jokes Off - 5:17 2020 Film Malcom and Marie Should Argue About - 7:20 Best/Worst 2020 Movie Title - 9:23 FILM FOOD CATEGORIES - 11:18 . FILM FRIENDS CATEGORIES - 16:00 . Serious Question 1 - 19:23 . PARTY CATEGORIES - 22:!5 . 2020 FILM MYSTERY DETECTIVE - 27:27 . Place Most/Least Like to Visit - 28:49 Best RoadTrip Character - 30:10 Categories Where AlsoMike Does Accents - 32:35 Kids You Least Want In Class - 37:18 Scariest IRL - 39:04 Schkeeviest Thing From a 2020 Film - 41:38 . MORE SERIOUS CATEGORIES: Best Body Of Work In 2020 (Other Than Chadwick) - 45:33 Biggest Awards Season Breakout - 50:02 Who Deserved More Awards This Season - 53:15 Horse. Movies. - 59:05 The Movie Most Better Than Its Critic Reviews - 1:00:00 Guiltiest Pleasure - 1:01:07 Some AlsoMike Specials - 1:03:21 Best Ending of 2020 - 1:07:14 Film Twitter Champion - 1:09:06 Film You’ll Remember Being “of 2020” - 1:10:01 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:14:15 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:15:20 Like I said, we got weird with this. To prove it, here are some of the categories - Film That Hailed The Apocalypse, Movie Title We’d Like To Make Inappropriate Jokes About Most, Film We’d Like Malcolm & Marie To Argue About Next, and those are just the first 3. This is not and could not be the usual MMOs format of us picking the Oscar categories ourselves. That is fun in most years, but doing it AFTER the actual 93rd’s was a total non-starter. We also didn’t want to force our audience to write the show for similar reasons. So this was something we had to tackle ourselves, and if the non-stop laugh riot giggle fit of a recording session is any indication, it went about as well as we could have hoped. Bottom Line: we had a lot of fun, and these 2020/21 Mike, Mike, and Oscars were a therapeutic way to FINALLY bring the past film year to a close. If you enjoyed this episode, do check out our “MMO-Made Awards Shows” playlist on Soundcloud. There, you can find all 18 of our homemade award show podcasts including the MMOs, The Scaries, and themed shows for each of our series from the MCU to David Fincher films. We’re also very proud of this past awards season of MMO. We welcomed new guests like Jazz Tangcay, Adnan Virk, and the guys from Is It Worth It, and we welcomed back returning guests like Amanda of Swell Entertainment, Izzy of Be Kind Rewind, Erick Weber of Awards Ace, Ryan McQuade of InSession Film, and Scott Feinberg of THR. We also kept up our Mike and Mike solo show reps from tons of Oscar Race Checkpoints, OSP Movie Reviews, and so many other series and themed episodes. Last but not least, we cannot bring the 2020/21 film year to a close without thanking you. As we said at the end of the past few shows, we’re so very grateful to have your ears a few times every week to talk movies. 2020 may have sucked, but the podcast, as ever, has been a joy, and we couldn’t and wouldn’t do it without all of you. So thanks again. Otherwise, and as always, we want to know what you think. Tell us about your 2020/21 Film Year Awards. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.

After opening with an unsympathetic eulogy for the HFPA, we begin our three part Year In Preview miniseries with a long look at the entire 2021 film slate of potential awards contenders. What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . THE GOLDEN GLOBES ARE DEAD - :52 . 2021 YEAR IN PREVIEW PART 1: THE PICTURES Netflix - 6:12 (Don’t Look Up; The Guilty; The Power of the Dog; Judd Apatow; More!) . Amazon Prime - 20:36 (Being the Ricardos; Clooney; Affleck; Shoshanna; Cinderella; etc) . Apple TV+ - 30:48 (Coda; Glenn Close w/ Mahershala + Naomie Harris; Scorsese + Leo; Tetris…yes….Tetris.) . WB/HBO Max - 38:20 (In the Heights; King Richard; Dune; Clint Eastwood; Florence Pugh; etc) . DISNEY: 20th Century - 49:05 (David O Russell; The Last Duel; Ana De Armas) Pixar/Disney Animated - 55:17 (Raya; Luca; Encanto) MCU - 56:24 Searchlight - 57:03 (French Dispatch; Jessica Chastain; Nightmare Alley; Whodunnits; etc) . Columbia/Paramount - 1:00:12 (Denzel; Seyfried + Giamatti; Quiet Place 2; Tom Cruise; Jackass 4; etc) . Universal + Focus - 1:04:54 (Halloween Kills; Dear Evan Hansen; Wicked; COVID Movie; Last Night in SoHo; Robert Eggers) . MGM/UA - 1:18:36 (House of Gucci; Bond; PTA; 3000 Years of Longing; etc) . Lionsgate/A24/Neon - 1:23:46 (Olivia Colman; The Green Knight; Joaquin; Tilda Swinton; Nic Cage: Oregonian Truffle Hunter; AlsoMike’s number 1 Film of 2021 Thus Far) , IFC/Others - 1:28:21 (Funny Face; Blonkamp; Beta Test; Christopher Guest’s Descendants) . . Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:30:33 Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:32:10 We begin with an unsympathetic, unsurprised look at the recent demise of the HFPA and at how the Golden Globes might not kick off this upcoming 2021-22 awards season. But even though there’s uncertainty in what’s to come, we rejoice in how this organization is finally being held accountable. The rest of the episode is a celebration of how many movies we should all get excited about for the next 6-8 months. We got studio by studio, slate by slate, and yes, film by film to discuss all of the potential awards level movies for next year’s Oscar race. For the last 3 years at least, we’ve incorporated 2 episodes in each new Year In Preview Series, what Mike and I call “The Pictures” and “The Picks.” This, of course, is our episode on “The Pictures,” where we enjoy around a hundred snapshot previews of all the potential contenders for the upcoming films 94th Academy Awards. It’s a way to get familiar with a lot of upcoming films, and it’s a crash course along with our next two installments in this Year In Preview series. As always, we want to hear your thoughts on which studio boasts the strongest awards slate. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.

We go down the well with Swell to discuss the films we’re worried about in 2021. These films could still be great, and throughout this chat, we often mention how we’re holding out hope for them all. But we cannot help but air our concerns. What Is This Episode? - Top of Show Introducing Amanda of Swell Entertainment! . DOWN THE WELL WITH SWELL: 10 2021 MOVIES THAT WORRY US: Cruella - 3:38 Three Thousand Years of Longing - 13:04 The Last Duel - 22:04 Old - 30:01 Being The Ricardos 39:20 Luca - 47:38 Clifford The Big Red Dog - 56:10 Spencer - 1:08:40 The Many Saints of Newark - 1:16:25 West Side Story - 1:24:00 . . Where To Find Amanda’s/Our Work/LEAVE US ALL 5* REVIEW! - 1:33:50 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:34:55 Make sure to follow Amanda at luvu2golka on Twitter and Instagram, and if you’re somehow not watching all her videos, do subscribe to Swell Entertainment on Youtube. She reviews everything from film & television to pillows and coffee, and she covers the controversies and production backstories of many of the biggest entertainments of the year. All that, plus a bunch of stuff about tiktok that neither of us pretends to understand, but follow anyway. The 2021 film slate is robust with buzzy titles, and they’ll be released throughout the calendar year. But as connoisseurs of all qualities of cinema, great and terrible, we cannot help but wonder which films will disappoint and which others will pleasantly surprise. There are discussions of spring and summer properties like Disney’s Cruella, Pixar’s Luca, and M. Night Shyamalan’s Old. We discuss potential Oscar films like Three Thousand Years of Longing, The Last Duel, Spencer, Being The Ricardos, The Many Saints of Newark, and West Side Story. Plus, Swell finally brings the hammer of logic down on those tall tales of a humongous red dog. Whoever’s not presenting a film has the option to play devil’s advocate, and we often make strong arguments in favor of these films as well. But if one thing’s for sure, regardless of the quality of film, they’ll all be must-see viewing experiences this year. As always, we want to hear your thoughts and whether or not you’re worried or stoked for these films. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.

We predict the 2022 Oscars in 7 of the major categories including Picture, Director, the 4 acting, and Animated Feature, and yes, indeed, we’re 100% accurate yet again. What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . THE 100% ACCURATE 2022 OSCAR PREDICTIONS: Animated Feature: The Field - 3:03 The Noms + Winner - 6:10 . Supporting Actress: The Field - 14:29 The Noms + Winner - 24:30 . Supporting Actor: The Field - 36:07 The Noms + Winner - 44:09 . Lead Actor: The Field - 51:25 The Noms + Winner - 56:30 . Lead Actress: The Field - 1:02:35 The Noms + Winner - 1:07:37 . Best Director: The Field - 1:14:13 The Noms + Winner - .1:15:18 . Best Picture - 1:21:14 . .. Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:34:25 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:35:34 One of the highlights of our every year is turning the page with this Year In Preview miniseries. This year, we dove into 3 large episodes over 2 weeks of programming, and once again, we are rejuvenated and reinvigorated by this new slate. In episode 1, we researched all of the potential awards worthy films from all of the studios and streamers. Then we brought in a familiar guest in Amanda of Swell Entertainment to talk about the top 10 films we’re worried about in 2021 before making our picks here. Look, much like the kids at Professor Xavier’s school, we don’t really know how our powers work. Are we 100% accurate in combination? Is it like a prophecy from myth and legend? Or do we just be 100% accurate in our predictions each film year as long as nobody goes back to check our work from the previous one? This is for scholars to debate, and for you to ignore. Just sit back, relax, and get yourself previewed for this next slate of new films. After a year like the last one, we all could use a bunch of boisterous buzzy titles to enjoy. As always, we want to hear your thoughts on the upcoming awards season, and we’d love to know all your way too early picks. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.

The NOMcast’s Andrew Morgan and Also Mike discuss where we’re at with the Streaming Wars after several mergers, acquisitions, and content deals amongst entertainment industry giants. In this Streaming Wars MMO / NOMcast crossover special, we begin with our analysis of all the latest news. MGM sold to Amazon, Time Warner spun off from AT&T with Discovery, and Sony made pacts with both Disney and Netflix this spring. So as we break down how these deals could change the landscape, we further the conversation by comparing the current offerings and numbers of all the streamers. Then it’s time for the speculation. Should Netflix merge with a media conglomerate or acquire a Hollywood movie studio? And if so, which studios might be available? And which studio should they buy? We cite several pieces from The Entertainment Strategy Guy at the website, What’s On Netflix, and we also do some further research to discuss and decide what we’d do and when / if we’d do it for the last 45 minutes of this episode. As always, do make sure you all subscribe to The NOMcast, the Netflix Original Movie podcast and follow Andrew on all social media. He’s at nomcastpod at his website, and on Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram. You can also follow Andrew Morgan on Twitter at jokesondrew. Otherwise, make sure to tell us at MMO what you speculate will happen in the streaming wars. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.

2 Mike 2 Furious begins with our reviews of the first three movies in the Fast and Furious franchise. It’s all spoiler filled, because it should be, and it’s all done through a fun format including our takes on who’s fastest and most furious. What Is This Episode/Series? - Top of Show . 2 MIKE, 2 FURIOUS: . Fast 1 (2001): Describe the Plot Poorly - 5:13 Who’s Fastest/Most Furious? - 7:46 Rate the Ridiculousness - 16:37 Add Someone To Improve This - 20:36 Highest Unintentional Comedy - 23:15 Legitimate Highlight/What Merits a Sequel - 26:00 If This Actually Happened IRL… - 28:16 . 2 Fast, 2 Furious (2003): Describe the Plot Poorly - 32:20 Who’s Fastest/Most Furious? - 34:10 Rate the Ridiculousness - 40:40 Add Someone To Improve This - 43:45 Highest Unintentional Comedy - 45:06 Legitimate Highlight/What Merits a Sequel - 48:40 If This Actually Happened IRL… - 52:20 . Tokyo Drift (2006): Describe the Plot Poorly - 53:30 Who’s Fastest/Most Furious? - 55:30 Rate the Ridiculousness - 1:02:54 Add Someone To Improve This - 1:04:02 Highest Unintentional Comedy - 1:08:00 Legitimate Highlight/What Merits a Sequel - 1:11:16 If This Actually Happened IRL… - 1:12:08 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:14:30 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:15:52 We make each other laugh early and often in this debut episode of our newest miniseries, 2 Mike 2 Furious, and as promised, this is our long awaited indulgence in what will be a very short Oscars offseason. But my god, was it necessary. Mike 1 is welcomed back after a short hiatus, and without missing a beat, we return to all our usual, glorious nonsense. We describe each plot poorly, ask ourselves who’s fastest and most furious, we rate the ridiculousness, add hypothetical characters, and we rejoice in all of the legitimate and illegitimate highlights of each Fast and Furious movie. Oh, and we end each spoiler filled review with questions about what if this plot actually happened and all the cool things that merited so many sequels. If you enjoyed this series, do check out previous playlists covering James Bond, Joker & Batman, Pixar, the Halloween franchise, the Conjuring films, and of course, our very first Oscars offseason series on the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This Oscars offseason won’t last long as In The Heights hits theaters soon for what will be our first Oscars Profile Movie Review of the new year. Otherwise, we’ll be covering all of the buzz from the spring film festivals. So if you’re ready to turn the page to the next awards season, check out our latest 3 episode 2021 Oscars Year In Preview series featuring Amanda of Swell Entertainment, listen to our last show covering the Streaming Wars w/ Andrew of The NOMcast, and do stay tuned for plenty of Oscar Race Checkpoints to come. As always, we want to hear your thoughts on anything fast or furious. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.

We do a massive 45 minute preview of Cannes 2021 before trailer reactions for Last Night In Soho, Dear Evan Hansen, Eternals etc. and movie reviews for Cruella, A Quiet Place Part II, and The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It. What Is This Episode? - Top of Show Mike1 REALLY LIKES Bo Burnham’s Inside - 1:27 . PREVIEWING CANNES: Fast 9 Will Screen @ Cannes - 3:23 Anne Thompson Worries About Momentum - 4:50 What ISSS The French Dispatch? - 10:50 Cannes Opening Night’s Oscars’ History + Annette - 14:17 AlsoMike’s 3 Cannes Standouts + Un Certain Regard Players - 20:12 Buzzy New + Lesser Known Cannes Additions - 25:42 Big Name Documentaries Too - 34:23 . Diversity is Still an Issue - 36:00 Movies Cannes DID NOT Pick + No Netflix - 38:40 . OSCAR TRAILERS: Last Night in SoHo - 45:04 The Eternals, Dear Evan Hansen, No Sudden Move - 48:00 Reminscence + Demonic - 52:27 . Can Jessica Chastain Get People to Care About Tammy Faye? - 55:30 . MAKE THE CASE: Cruella - 59:07 A Quiet Place 2 - 1:02:21 . BOX OFFICE UPDATE/CONJURING 3 REVIEW - 1:06:16 . ACADEMY NEWS: Oscars Moved to 3/27/22 - 1:13:33 Academy Rolling Back on Invitations - 1:18:16 . . THANK YOU!!!!!/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:21:23 Film-Year-Ending Words of Wisdom - 1:22:21 Our year in preview series is technically over. But we cannot avoid another massive preview episode here as we speculate about everything heading to the south of france for the the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. Will there be another Parasite or Pulp? We profile all of the filmmakers and stars and buzzy titles headed to the 74th Cannes Film Fest, react to which films are in and out of competition, and we discuss how the festival is meeting standards of inclusion and diversity, or not. Our previewing continues with an accelerated Oscar Trailers segment as we recap the highs and lows from trailers for Last Night In Soho, Dear Evan Hansen, No Sudden Move, Reminiscence, and Demonic. Then we enjoy a Make The Case movie review segment for Cruella, A Quiet Place Part II, and The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It. Can Cruella compete in the artisan categories? Will A Quiet Place Part II be nominated in VFX? Where in Connecticut didn’t the Warrens visit in The Conjuring 3? It’s all here in this massive catch up ORC. As always, we want to hear your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.

This In The Heights episode marks our first Oscars Profile of the 2021/22 awards year, and we deliver quite the rounded take on how this movie may fare next March. As always, you get a non-spoiler first half followed by a warning before we discuss the plot. What Is This Episode? - Top of Show No More OSP - 1:10 . IN THE HEIGHTS OSCARS PROFILE: NONSPOILER REVIEW: Plot Premise/Expectations - 3:38 Oscars Lens - 6:45 Watching Experience - 11:25 Script Thoughts/Direction - 13:33 Performances - 19:12 Production Values - 25:40 . SPOILER WARNING - 32:27 . SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: The Ending/Storyline Mashup - 33:46 What’s Real? - 42:12 Gravitas - 46:00 More Highlights - 50:18 . Final Grades - 56:07 . . Where to Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:04:54 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 1:05:33 We may have changed the name of these movie review episodes, but the format remains consistent. You get a non-spoiler first half where we talk about the film’s Oscar chances in all categories. Then we dive into the plot and all the film’s specific highs and lows. In The Heights also offers up quite a unique challenge for us because of the huge expectations we had for it. So as usual, you get a varied perspective and a surprisingly mixed set of reviews from us Mikes. Please note: that we cover the controversy re: the casting of In The Heights in our next Oscar Race Checkpoint episode entitled “Why Aren’t You More Worried?.” Otherwise, we want to hear / read your thoughts on In The Heights and all of its competitors this Oscars season. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.

We joyously review Fast & Furious (4), Fast Five, and Fast & Furious 6 in our second episode of this 2 Mike 2 Furious miniseries. What Is This Episode/Series? - Top of Show . 2 MIKE, 2 FURIOUS: . Fast and Furious (2009): Describe the Plot Poorly - 2:44 Who’s Fastest/Most Furious? - 4:58 Rate the Ridiculousness - 11:10 Add Someone To Improve This - 17:00 Highest Unintentional Comedy - 20:34 Legitimate Highlight/What Merits a Sequel - 24:09 If This Actually Happened IRL… - 25:31 . Fast Five (2011): Describe the Plot Poorly - 28:30 Who’s Fastest/Most Furious? - 30:18 Rate the Ridiculousness - 37:01 Add Someone To Improve This - 39:54 Highest Unintentional Comedy - 40:31 Legitimate Highlight/What Merits a Sequel - 43:01 If This Actually Happened IRL… - 44:45 . Furious 6 (2013): Describe the Plot Poorly - 48:21 Who’s Fastest/Most Furious? - 49:30 Rate the Ridiculousness - 54:28 Add Someone To Improve This - 1:00:54 Highest Unintentional Comedy - 1:03:30 Legitimate Highlight/What Merits a Sequel - 1:06:06 If This Actually Happened IRL… - 1:09:10 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:14:25 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:16:06 The fourth Fast & Furious brings the original cast back together in Cali with the return of Dom, Bryan, Letty, and Mia. It’s a soap opera and an action spectacular, full of brooding Vin Diesel’s and yelling Paul Walker’s that we welcome back to the franchise. Fast Five heads to Brazil with a Dom team that’s way more than 5 members with the additions of Han & Gisele + Ludacris & Tyrese, and it’s a good thing too because The Rock has a world police badge and impunity and he knows it. Then in Fast & Furious 6, one super team of international criminals faces off against another in a globe-trotting, James Bond styled adventure that ends with various 1 on 1 fight scenes on a giant plane that requires 20 minutes of runway to lift off. So we resume our patented series format for each of these 3 reviews, and yes, it’s spoiler filled. (Though c’mon, even if you haven’t seen one or two of these movies, your enjoyment of the films and our show should NOT be mutually exclusive.) We describe the plot poorly, discuss who’s fastest and most furious, rate the ridiculousness, add someone to make it better, celebrate the highest unintentional comedy and the legitimate highlights, and we do a license to bill styled “what if” this actually happened. As always, we want to hear your thoughts on all of these Fast Saga films. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.

Luca disappoints, the mid-June box office self destructs, and In The Heights suffers a controversy. But after a serious first half, we do find reasons for optimism with film festival news from Venice, Telluride, and Cannes before we end with some trailer thoughts. What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . . MAKE THE CASE: Against Pixar’s Luca - 1:03 AlsoMike Takes on ALL Critics .. BOX OFFICE UPDATE: Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard Is Doing…Ok? - 11:40 In The Heights Is A Letdown for WB… - 14:25 …and It’s Controversy is Damning - 19:56 . HEY, THEATERS ARE IN A LOTTTTT OF TROUBLE: No, Like….A. LOT. - 23:33 And SHOCKING Amounts of People Don’t Seem to Mind - 28:19 How Dune Being at Venice Plays a MAJOR Part - 31:13 (and How All Roads Lead Back to Our Ep on The Paramount Accords) . HAPPIER STORIES: We Know More About The Power of the Dog - 43:22 Barry Jenkins to be Guest Director at Telluride - 45:55 Vortex Will Melt Our Brains at Cannes - 50:04 Cannes Film Market Is Trippy - 52:22 . CONTENDER TRAILERS: Tick, Tick, Boom - 55:32 The Eyes of Tammy Faye - 59:41 Pig - 1:03:09 Gunpowder Milkshake - 1:06:20 . . Where to Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:12:20 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 1:13:40 You get a raw, emotional review of Pixar’s Luca from a very Italian Also Mike for the first 10 minutes that even if you disagree, brings up a substantive offshoot of the conversation about one of our most relied upon forms of film appreciation, the Tomato-meter. Then it’s finally time to really dive into the spring box office, and suffice it to say, we’re very worried. We talk about some historical June numbers, discuss some of the mitigating factors, have several rants about various release strategies, and yeah, we cannot help but wonder why more film pros aren’t concerned. So it’s us being worry warts (we hope) in the first half before we can find some reasons for more optimism in the second. That’s where film festivals enter the conversation as we have some exciting news from Venice with Dune, Telluride re: Barry Jenkins, and then with Cannes and a certain french wild man making another wild ass movie. Finally, as if the tension / relief and the mood swings of the episode finally take their toll, we get especially weird and goofy during the trailer thoughts portion of the show. Some of that is due to the fact that Nicolas Cage is starring in a movie called “Pig.” But other reasons include Andrew Garfield, more Andrew Garfield, great & terrible face make-up, and the fact that neither of us knows enough about action movie history. So what do you think of all these intense swings of feeling? Do you agree, and are you panicking with us? Should we be talked down? Let us know. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.

We discuss Spielberg & Netflix, BAFTA and AMPAS’ new board, encouraging box office projections for F9, & some discouraging bankruptcy research for Pacific Theaters. But we end with an extremely optimistic second half, previewing TIFF and reviewing Tribeca. What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . . INDUSTRY NEWS: Netflix beds Spielberg - 1:31 BAFTAs Date Set - 7:24 Academy Board of Govs Majority Female for First Time - 8:28 . .. BOX OFFICE UPDATE: Latest Numbers/Projections - 10:24 THR Tries To Ease Our Theatrical Nerves… - 13:55 …It Doesn’t Work - 16:28 Pacific Theaters Files Bankruptcy…Meaning What? - 20:50 . FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: TIFF Announces Its First Selections - 26:36 Joining An Already Loaded Slate - 28:02 . . ALSOMIKE’S TRIBECA FESTIVAL AWARDS!: Honorary Scarie Award: SEE FOR ME - 32:32 Best Actresses: THE JUSTICE OF BUNNY KING - 36:00 AlsoMike’s Audience Award: WEREWOLVES WITHIN - 38:35 Best Screenplay: MARK, MARY, AND SOME OTHER PEOPLE - 41:55 BreakThrough Performance: CATCH THE FAIR ONE - 44:02 Hidden Gem: POSER - 47:11 Best Director: THE NOVICE - 50:23 . BEST DOCUMENTARY IS SHAPED AT TRIBECA: Road Runner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain - 54:30 The Kids - 56:30 The First Step - 58:26 All These Sons - 1:01:10 The Lost Leonardo - 1:04:00 . . Where to Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:07:55 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 1:09:03 On this special episode of Oscar Race Checkpoint, we discuss all kinds of awards-centric and industry news research in the first half and end with a special homemade awards show celebrating the 12 best films we saw at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival. Steven Spielberg has been outspoken about streaming services in the past, especially when it’s pertained to the awards shows we cover, and now he’s teaming up with who? For what? And with what movies?!?! We also discuss the awards season calendar as the BAFTAs have set their date, and we celebrate news from The Academy as they’ve selected a new Board of Governors. We then dive back into our ongoing analysis of the movie going industry as Mike 1 used his legal background and researched bankruptcies after the news about Pacific Theaters and Arclight Cinemas. There’s also some encouraging summer projections and a fun set of early Toronto film fest selections. For our last 35 minutes, Also Mike makes 12 film recommendations from the Tribeca Film Festival, and to do this, we present another MMO Homemade Awards Show format. There’s a best documentary category with bonafide Oscar contenders, we give out some performance awards to both some Oscar hopefuls and breakthrough artists, and there’s also some must see genre films that we want you to discover. So as always, do please let us know your thoughts. What are some otherwise hidden gems you want us to know about and review? Which of these movies did you seek out and what’s been your experience with them? We wanna know. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.

We review Furious 7, The Fate of the Furious, + Hobbs & Shaw while these movies and this miniseries just get better and better and better. What Is This Episode/Series? - Top of Show . 2 MIKE, 2 FURIOUS: . Furious Seven (2015): Describe the Plot Poorly - 1:48 Who’s Fastest/Most Furious? - 3:45 Rate the Ridiculousness - 8:25 Add Someone To Improve This - 13:01 Highest Unintentional Comedy - 15:19 Legitimate Highlight/What Merits a Sequel - 20:17 If This Actually Happened IRL… - 23:33 . Fate of the Furious (2017): Describe the Plot Poorly - 24:50 Who’s Fastest/Most Furious? - 27:15 Rate the Ridiculousness - 32:08 Add Someone To Improve This - 34:44 Highest Unintentional Comedy - 38:00 Legitimate Highlight/What Merits a Sequel - 40:42 If This Actually Happened IRL… - 44:45 . Hobbs and Shaw (2019): Describe the Plot Poorly - 44:35 Who’s Fastest/Most Furious? - 45:49 Rate the Ridiculousness - 50:55 Add Someone To Improve This - 1:00:14 Highest Unintentional Comedy - 1:02:00 Legitimate Highlight/What Merits a Sequel - 1:04:40 If This Actually Happened IRL… - 1:07:30 . The Voice - 1:10:00 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:12:30 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:14:21 This miniseries has been a joy and we can’t stop laughing and having fun in these recordings. So there’s no pretending to be serious or our typical awards pundit snobbish selves. This is the cleansing of the palette, the balancing of the movie diet, and after a year of indie film Oscar contenders, this 2 Mike 2 Furious series could not have come at a better time. We continue with our spoiler filled format of describing the plot poorly, which we spice up via some alternate titles and taglines. Then we talk characters with our gloriously inventive prompts of who’s fastest and most furious. We rate the ridiculousness to discuss some of our bests of the worst, we speculate about the franchises’ future and talk tone by asking who we’d add to make these better, and we have fits of laughter in discussing our highest unintentional comedy. Finally, we end with some legit cinematic highlights before ending with our fun License to Bill styled segment of What If This Really Happened. This series also continues to shock and surprise us with how it delivers some incredible cinematic goods. Furious 7 contains some of the most heartwarming and emotional moments of the saga, The Fate of the Furious goes bigger and crazier with its most melodramatic plot yet, but also some of its best and worst performances. Then in Hobbs & Shaw, we gush over the production values and the comedy writing as we get to know a host of new characters surrounding our favorite meathead spinoffs. As always, we want to hear your thoughts on all of these Fast Saga films. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.

Garrick Bernard instantly became one of our all time favorite guests with this episode. So if you thought the critics could stop the unstoppable momentum of 2 Mike 2 Furious, think again. This was one of our most fun recordings ever. Don’t miss it. What Is This Episode/Series? - Top of Show and Introducing Garrick Bernard! Garrick Socials - 4:40 . 2 MIKE, 2 FURIOUS: F9 (2021) REVIEW . Spoiler-Free Review: Welcoming Garrick + His Appreciation of Justin Lin - 6:00 “I Think That It Is A Perfect Film” - 9:10 Garrick @ The F9 Critics Premiere in Hollywood - 12:45 A True Love for the F+F Cars - 16:17 (incl. Which Fast Car is Literally Illegal in the US?) , Spoiler Warning - 19:48 , Spoiler-Filled Review: Describe the Plot Poorly - 20:15 Who’s Fastest - 28:50 Most Furious - 35:35 (Hey Academy, STUNT CATEGORY, PLZ - 37:40) Rate The Ridiculousness - 43:21 (**Shatner Voice*** Haaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnn!!!!! - 46:08 Add Someone To Make This Better - 48:41 (What Garrick Sees As The Inevitable Franchise Reboot - 50:10) Highest Unintentional Comedy - 52:30 WWMartyD? - 1:00:30 . . Where To Find Garrick - 1:05:48 Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:06:50 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:07:38 Garrick was an awesome guest on our show. So if you enjoyed this episode half as much as we did, do make sure you seek out more of Garrick’s work. Watch Hulu’s Solar Opposites and Star Trek: Lower Decks on Paramount +, subscribe to Guilty Pleasures on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you might listen, and follow Garrick Bernard (at his name) via his website, Twitter, and Instagram. If you are spoiler phobic, there’s about 20 minutes of non-spoilers to kick off this episode. Garrick discusses what the franchise has meant to him, why Justin Lin both tapped into and elevated an entire car culture with Tokyo Drift, and how Lin & F9 still deliver so much, despite polarizing reviews from critics. He also talks about the joys of attending the Hollywood Chinese Theater press screening and how the cars of F9 stack up with those that you can find in the rest of the series and with what’s allowed on American streets. You then get your spoiler warning, and we dive into the plot breakdown in the same format that we’ve enjoyed for each of the 9 previous films. We describe the plot poorly, discuss the fastest and most furious characters, rate the action movie ridiculousness, and speculate about what’s next for the famiglia. There’s also a shockingly wise and serious discussion about the Oscars before Garrick gets us laughing again with side convos on everyone from Tom Cruise to Martin Scorsese. As always, we hope you enjoyed this episode as much as we did, and we want to hear your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.

Trailers breakdowns, Academy news, and a Zola review headline this big magical red dog of an early July episode of Oscar Race Checkpoint, including our return to Haddonfield with the first full trailer of Halloween Kills. The Big Industry News Sucks Right Now - Top of Show . . TRAILER ANALYSIS: Don’t Breathe 2 - 4:50 The Many Saints of Newark - 9:10 Clifford The Big Red Dog - 16:45 Shang Chi Trailer #2 - 20:40 The Harder They Fall - 26:50 Coda - 33:00 Halloween Kills + News - 36:00 . . AWARDS NEWS: DGA Requires Theatrical First Run - 50:08 Academy Changes Some Categories + Requirements - 54:40 Would Universal Shortlists Be Better for Oscars Growth? - 58:42 , CONTENDERS MOVE ALL AROUND THE CALENDAR - 1:03:27 . ZOLA REVIEW - 1:07:05 . . Where to Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:12:20 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 1:13:12 We react to all sorts of movie trailers to begin this episode. Don’t Breathe 2 disturbs us with several unwanted mysteries. The Many Saints of Newark brings out our nostalghia for one of the greats. Amanda of Swell Entertainment relays some of her thoughts on the trailer of Clifford The Big Red Dog. Shang Chi’s second preview worries each of us in different ways. The Harder They Fall looks like a hit and therefore, less like a nom (?), and the first trailer for Coda delivers a theme worthy of all acclaim. So after a rough night of entertainment world news that we do lament atop the episode, we are able to pivot into a bunch of fun film previews, and we save our favorite for the centerpiece of this episode. Halloween Kills released its first full trailer, and we must react. There’s also news about the film’s premiere in Venice, about the achievements of Jamie Lee Curtis, and of course, we speculate about how Haddonfield will combat pure evil in the sequel to one of our absolute favorite films of 2018. If you enjoyed this centerpiece, then do check out our “MMO Does Halloween” series, and stay tuned for more Michael Myers centric content as we head into scary season this fall. But this ORC does not end there. We deliver our immediate reactions to the changes made by The Academy. There’s a continuation of some pandemic year legislation, we can confirm several big rules like the flat 10 Best Picture Nominations and the March thru December eligibility window, and then we discuss some of the expanded shortlists, and the tweaks to how music and sound branches will operate in the future. To close things out, we react to how Warner Bros shuffled around their fall release dates, which brings up a conversation about the loaded fall calendar at large. Last Night In Soho moved back a week, and we also wonder if there’s gonna be more movement still to come. Finally, we leave you with a quick non-spoiler review of A24’s Zola. As always, we want to hear your thoughts on any of these previews, reviews, or Oscar discussion points. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.

Cannes opens, and we react to some 1st reactions to Annette & Val. The Academy has a new class of members including Janet Jackson, & we celebrate them. Then we talk 4th of July movie watching from the box office to Fear Street & No Sudden Move to a recap of AFI DOCS. What is This Episode? - Top of Show . . CANNES HAS STARTED: Annette’s Taco Tenor - 2:08 VAL Trailer and Reaction - 8:52 $75M Deal @ Cannes Market - 14:25 Florian Zeller + a Loaded Cast Ready The Son - 16:32 . ACADEMY NEWS: 395 New Invitees Join The Academy - 17:35 SAG AFTRA Presidential Election News - 21:10 . BOX OFFICE REPORT: Good News For The Top 10 - 24:50 Black Widow + Hope for DBO - 26:05 . FILM REVIEWS: LFG; Sisters On Track; The Courier; Dream Horse - 30:30 AQP2; Fear Street 1994; Werewolves Within - 31:34 No Sudden Move - 36:22 . ALSOMIKE’S RECAP OF AFI DOCS: The Neutral Ground - 41:25 Storm Lake - 43:45 Pray Away - 46:06 Luchadoras; The One and Only Dick Gregory; No Straight Lines - 51:15 . . Where to Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 55:58 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 56:48 Cannes has begun with some worthy tributes of Spike Lee and Jodie Foster. Then we celebrate how Adam Driver pays tribute with our reactions to Cannes opening night and Day 1, highlighted by Annette and Val. We move into some Academy and Guild news as AMPAS welcomes in a big new class of members and SAG AFTRA may be ushering in a new era of leadership. M1 has hot takes and pizzazz to spare, which is good, because Also Mike barely knows what is happening when they’re not talking about movies. Lucky for us both though, we have a new slate of 4th of July movies. So you get an optimistic box office update after the US and Europe saw one of its better weekends since covid began, and go figure, there’s even more hype to come with the Black Widow projections. Did somebody impersonate us, or have our worries for movie theaters begun to subside? Then we enjoy another huge Make The Case / What We’re Watching movie review segment to continue to cover the overall slate of our late June, early July viewing. We weigh in on LFG, Sisters On Track, The Courier, and Dream Horse. Then AM peppers M1 with some questions on A Quiet Place Part II, Fear Street Part I: 1994, and Werewolves Within before we both get salty over No Sudden Move. Finally, as promised, Also Mike makes his recommendations from AFI DOCS, including the Daily Show’s CJ Hunt film The Neutral Ground, audience award winner Storm Lake, the upcoming Ryan Murphy Netflix film Pray Away, and several rewarding film watches like Luchadoras, The One And Only Dick Gregory, and No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics. Check them out, and go back to our 12 Tribeca Gems episode for more of our film festival reviews. So as always, we want to hear your thoughts on any reviews, previews, or news coverage in this Oscar Race Checkpoint. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.

We do get some franchise bests from the MCU’s Black Widow. But we also get a messy script. So find out where we ultimately land in this movie event review. What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . BLACK WIDOW REVIEW: . Spoiler-Free Review: Box Office + Moving Along Through Phase 4 - 2:30 Plot Premise + Expectations - 5:05 Theater vs VOD - 8:00 Script Thoughts - 10:25 Production Values + Performances - 15:40 , Spoiler Warning - 22:51 , Spoiler-Filled Review: Marvel’s The Americans - 23:35 Deus Ex Hand Waving - 29:35 Bests - 36:16 Post Credit Scene + Lowlights - 40:13 (INCL FALCON AND WINTER SOLDIER SPOILERS) . FINAL GRADES - 51:12 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 53:50 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 54:40 As we do with most of our movie review episodes, the first part is spoiler free, and in this case, that accounts for the first 23 minutes. So click play for our general thoughts on the story, the performances, & production of Black Widow. Does it have any Oscars possibilities? And how does it rank amongst other MCU films? Then we give you a spoiler warning and dive right into the plot. You get our immediate thoughts on the very very beginning and the finale, and we dissect all our best and worst scenes from there. The highs are indeed high, and the lows are quite aggravating. So do check out the show to see where we land. If you enjoyed this episode, do seek out our 26 track “Marvel Cinematic Universe Series Review” playlist on spotify. It was our very first rewatch series, and we tackled 3 MCU films at a time in those episodes. Then we’ve enjoyed full review shows on each subsequent Marvel CU release ever since. Hell, we’ve also done a bunch of two part reviews, full sets of previews, and a few specials and homemade awards shows with featured guests. And as always, we want to hear what you think on Black Widow or any of these MCU episodes. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.

Hey. It still sounds close to normal. But Mike1’s mic just plain decided not to work. Our apologies. The last time this happened was, ironically, during our Emmy Noms Reaction Show last year. Otherwise, there’s also a ton of movie news & Oscars stuff for the first 50 mins. What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . A24 MAY BE SNIFFING FOR A SALE - 2:20 . BOX OFFICE UPDATE: Black Widow Does GREAT…for Disney - 11:38 And Still Hurt Theaters - 13:10 . OSCAR TRAILERS: Flee - 20:43 Dune Trailer 2 - 23:53 Encanto - 28:50 The Lost Leonardo - 31:27 Turning Red - 34:35 . OSCAR HEADLINE ROUNDUP - 36:46 (News on Guillermo Del Toro, Don’t Look Up, Princess Di, Venice, Mass, More) . UNQUALIFIED EMMY NOM REACTIONS: Stats - 49:50 Drama Categories - 52:22 Comedy Categories - 57:22 Limited/Anthology Series. - 1:00:38 We Fix the Entire Emmys - 1:03:20 Misc - 1:04:18 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:07:25 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:08:01 We end with 20 minutes of unqualified Emmy Nomination analysis, including some of the races we’re most hyped about AND how we’d improve the show forever if we were in charge. As always, we’ll let you be the judge if we should be in charge. But this is still an episode of Oscar Race Checkpoint for many good reasons. There are industry news discussions on A24 being possibly up for sale and what the Black Widow box office and Disney Plus PVOD numbers mean for the entertainment business at large. There are some very Oscar(y) trailers for what may be some future trophy winners in Flee, Dune, Encanto, The Lost Leonardo, and Pixar’s Turning Red. Then we move into some Oscar headlines regarding Guillermo Del Toro’s Nightmare Alley, Leo’s bearded Don’t Look Up from Netflix, Kristen Stewart as Lady Di in Spencer, and some way too early supporting actor posturing for the ensemble of Bleecker’s Sundance film, Mass. Finally, as promised, we talk about the Emmy nominations, and for whatever they’re worth, you get our takeaways. So let us know what you think. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.

We react to Cannes 2021! The awards and their presentation, the red carpets and their memes, the films and their receptions, ovations, reviews, clips & trailers - my god, do we react to Cannes. What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . CANNES GIVES OUT ITS AWARDS: Spike Screwed Up - 1:36 Titane Wins Palme d’Or - 3:13 Cannes to Oscars Stats - 10:38 A Hero Wins the Grand Prix - 13:25 Tilda Swinton Gets Gold - 16:47 Leos Carax Best Director - 20:44 Other Big Wins - 23:28 . PITCHING OURSELVES TO THE CANNES POWERS - 32:22 (aka Make MMO The Official Standing Ovation Time-Keepers) . CANNES FILMS W/ POSITIVE RECEPTIONS: The French Dispatch - 38:10 Red Rocket - 42:02 Bergman Island, Compartment No 6; Mothering Sunday - 47:00 Where Is Anne Frank; After Yang - 51:01 . “” “” W/ TEPID RECEPTIONS: Blue Bayou - 54:20 Flag Day; Stillwater; Benedetta - 55:28 . NEW RELEASE ROUNDUP: Space Jam 2 - 56:20 Pig - 59:20 . CANNES HISTORY - 1:01:00 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:02:57 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:04:00 We discuss the awards, Spike Lee’s gaffe, and we go through most of the winners one by one. Then we reveal some light research on the Oscar history of the Palme d’Or, standing ovations throughout this and previous festivals, and some cool facts from the internet about this year’s Cannes slate. Then we react to the receptions of 11 more Cannes films of interest to us and our search for future Oscar winners. This particular episode is a shameless act of aggregation as we did not attend the festival. But it’s still a lot of fun to gather all of the critical and audience reception numbers and quotes and tweets and red carpet memes and acquisition news and then react to it all through an Oscars lens. Soooo… sorry, we’re not sorry, especially when we can trust a few friends of the show throughout this presentation. Sorry for some audio tics in this episode. AM’s microphone reverted to an older setting, and we have to fix it, hopefully for the next show. But other than a few little dips & raises in volume, hopefully it doesn’t mess with you too much. Otherwise, we did end the episode with a few quickie reviews to Space Jam: A New Legacy and Pig. We’ll be returning to our own movie reviewing again soon as we head into late July and August, including some upcoming releases stateside from the Cannes film festival. So do stay tuned for more Oscar Profiles. We’ll also be on the lookout for the fall film festival announcements from Venice, TIFF, and New York, the latter of which we attend regularly each year. So go back to our reviews from the spring festivals of Tribeca and AFI DOCS and look forward to our coverage of NY, etc this fall on upcoming episodes of Oscar Race Checkpoint. As always, we want to hear your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.

5 trailer reviews include The Last Duel, 13 TIFF movie previews including Penelope Cruz in Official Competition, Riz Ahmed’s Encounter, and The Survivor from Barry Levinson, and we dive into some early Best Picture and Best Actor Vegas betting odds in this O.R.C.. What Is This Episode?/Talking Clifford - Top of Show . OSCAR CONTENDER(?) TRAILERS: Vivo - 2:35 The Last Duel - 7:40 Malignant - 12:25 Jackass Forever - 17:06 Blue Bayou - 19:03 . TIFF ANNOUNCES SPECIAL PRESENTATION + GALA FILMS: Info; Highs/Lows; Where Are the Women Directors?! - 21:54 Dear Evan Hansen; One Second - 24:50 Netflix, Focus Each Send Some Biggies - 30:41 The Eyes of Tammy Faye Will Debut - 33:48 . Official Competition; Louis Wain; Mad Woman’s Ball- 36:58 All My Puny Sorrows; Benediction; Encounter - 41:07 I’m Your Man; Lakewood; Night Raiders - 44:15 The Survivor; Violet; Various Documentaries - 47:39 . EARLY OSCARS BETTING ODDS: Best Picture - 55:00 Best Actor - 59:30 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:02:28 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:03:32 Netflix re-enters the Animated Feature Oscar conversation with another Sony collaboration in Vivo with music by Lin Manuel Miranda, and we got a teaser AND a full song release to review. Then we can finally further the conversation on Ridley Scott’s The Last Duel, a film we were very worried about during our Year In Preview series. There’s hope to be had with this first trailer, as well as a few lingering red flags. We’re able to dive into a couple of popular film in Malignant from James Wan and Jackass Forever with Steve-O and Johnny Knoxville. So we’re able to revisit WB’s horror library and our goofy high school / college days of watching Jackass in these discussions, and then we end this trailer segment with another Oscar contender as we finally get a trailer for Blue Bayou, the polarizing Un Certain Regard Cannes entry that some respected pundits and predictors believe should contender come March. This Oscar Race Checkpoint furthers what has become quite the preview season as we cover the first wave of Toronto Film Festival announcements. We begin by refreshing you on 5 films that we previewed back in the spring including Last Night In Soho, Dear Evan Hansen, Belfast, The Guilty, and The Starling. Then we introduce you to another 13+ notable gala and special presentations at TIFF that caught our attention. These films include the closing night gala for One Second from China, Official Competition starring Penelope Cruz and Antonio Banderas, a long anticipated The Electrical Life of Louis Wain about a cat painting artiste played by Benedict Cumberbatch, The Madwoman’s Ball from Melanie Laurent, All Your Puny Sorrows featuring Alison Pill, Jack Lowden’s Benediction, Riz Ahmed’s Encounter, Dan Stevens in I’m Your Man, Naomi Watts in Lakewood, Night Raiders from Danis Goulet, Ben Foster in Barry Levinson’s boxing drama The Survivor, and what we hope will be a star showcase for Olivia Munn in Violet. Finally, and as promised, we check in with some early Vegas betting odds for Best Picture and Best Actor. We discuss which lines have value, and which ones definitely do not. We talk about which lines are offered, and which are conspicuously left out of the betting. Plus, we talk about some recent history of what these lines might mean to our futures and our wallets. Do let us know what you think about any of the films we previewed or any of the lines we’ve discussed in this Oscar Race Checkpoint. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.

We review Old & Val, react to trailers for Dune, Official Competition, & Language Lessons, there’s news for A24, HBO MAX, Netflix, The Green Knight, The Tragedy of Macbeth, Titane, The Exorcist, and a big conversation about the poster for Jordan Peele’s Nope. What is This Episode? - Top of Show . . SHAMYLAN’S “OLD” REVIEW: Just Good Enough for a Bad Time - 1:33 Schlock-less - 6:20 . BOX OFFICE REPORT - 9:10 . VAL REVIEW - 10:58 . PLAYING WITH SHARKS REVIEW - 14:38 . CONTENDER TRAILER REVIEWS: Dune Trailer #2a - 16:05 (And Dune is Star Wars - 17:07) Official Competition - 22:32 Language Lessons - 24:01 . CONTENDER NEWS: The Green Knight Delayed in Europe via COVID - 26:20 HBO Max, Netflix Both Still Growing - 28:25 Is Someone Buying A24? = 34:31 Tragedy of Macbeth to Open NYFF - 36:47 Titane Gets October Release - 39:33 Indy Spirits Date Gets Moved - 40:35 NOPE Is Announced - 43:44 DGG Tackles Exorcist….Something - 47:36 CODA Director’s Next Project - 50:45 . . Where to Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 54:56 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 55:31 We each went back to the movies and began this Oscar Race Checkpoint by validating our concerns for M. Night Shyamalan’s Old. Some strong performances save it from complete condemnation, but it’s not something we’ll make the cast for in terms of the Oscars conversation. On the flipside, Also Mike does tout a new film for our hallowed trophy, and it’s in the documentary category as he reviews Val, heading to Amazon Prime on 8/6. After our reviews, we enter back into some more previews and react to the new trailers for Dune, Official Competition, and Language Lessons. Here, we discuss Dune’s relationship to a certain galaxy far, far away. Penelope Cruz and Antonio Banderas make us laugh, while Natalie Morales may have a tougher time getting us to break up after Mark Duplass has become an M1 horror phobia since the Creep films. As for our news segment, we begin with a brief discussion on A24 and its merger talks before covering some impactful covid news on The Green Knight. We then discuss some viewership and subscription reports from HBO MAX and Netflix before diving into the New York Film Festival announcement about it’s opening night film, The Tragedy of Macbeth. Finally, we end our ORC with a fun speculation and horror movie segment about the poster for Jordan Peele’s Nope and the potential new Exorcist reboot from David Gordon Green. Do let us know your thoughts on any of the topics we discussed in this episode. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.

We react to the Scarjo vs Disney lawsuit to open the show before reacting to HUGE new trailers for House of Gucci and King Richard. There’s a Venice Film Festival lineup to dissect, TIFF additions, and we update you on the film release and awards season calendars. What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . SCARJO SUES DISNEY OVER BLACK WIDOW - :42 . OSCAR CONTENDER(?) TRAILERS: House of Gucci - 6:48 King Richard - 13:40 The Card Counter - 18:05 Lamb - 21:47 The Night House - 26:00 Ghostbusters Afterlife - 29:30 Vivo - 35:37 . FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: The Big Name Debuts - 37:53 Bennifer, Holofcener, and The Last Duel - 41:11 Venice is a Female Filmmaker “Setback” - 44:57 Parallel Mothers is…Something…Maybe - 51:40 Power of the Dog Making Moves - 53:15 AlsoMike’s Spencer Feelings Currently - 58:15 “The Lost Daughter”, “Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon”, and “Sundown” - 59:10 TIFF Field Taking Shape - 1:01:42 . CONTENDERS NOT AT TIFF OR VENICE - 1:05:44 CONTENDERS MOVING TO 2022 RELEASES - 1:08:40 . UNIVERSAL PAYS $400M FOR DGG’S EXORCIST TRILOGY - 1:11:44 . AWARDS CALENDAR UPDATE - 1:16:45 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:19:22 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:20:08 We react to the breaking news about a lawsuit between Scarlett Johansson & Disney over her backend Black Widow money. Then we dive into some huge Oscar trailer for House of Gucci and King Richard. Are we getting our first looks at some future Oscar winners? Or will these films be overstuffed and overwrought? Then we continue to break down some intriguing new trailers for The Card Counter, Lamb, The Night House, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, and Vivo. Who does Oscar Isaac remind us of with his haircut in Paul Schrader’s latest? How inappropriate and crude are we willing to get in our speculation over Lamb? What is a giallo? Is Night House a giallo? And how did a Ghostbusters: Afterlife trailer review start Rudd War I? It’s perhaps our most fun trailer thoughts segment of the summer, and you don’t want to miss it. We otherwise dive into the lineup for the Venice Film Festival. Unfortunately, history repeats itself with some Venezia demographics, and we must criticize them once again because their recent history has been so impactful to the Oscars, etc. With that being said, we’re able to dissect their lineup and update you on some films we’ve already introduced like The Power of the Dog from Jane Campion, Pedro Almodovar’s Madres Paralelas, Official Competition, The Card Counter, and Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana in Spencer. Then we introduce you to a host of new entries to the season like Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Lost Daughter, Kate Hudson in Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon, and Tim Roth in Sundown. The TIFF announcements continue as we further our previews of A24’s The Humans with Steven Yeun, we introduce The Good House with Sigourney Weaver and Kevin Kline, and Wolf with a shirtless George MacKay. Then we talk about the overall film release and awards season calendars. Clayton Davis and company reported on some films that will not be hitting screens until 2022, and we begrudgingly must take them off our oscar lists. We continue our story from the last episode about the new Exorcist trilogy that’ll begin in 2022 from Universal, and we update you on the awards season schedule. As always, we want to hear your thoughts on anything we discussed in this episode. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.

Amanda of Swell Entertainment returns as an impromptu guest host because M1 per usual, provoked her. So Swell is back with a vengeance, and she’s able to bring years of academic study against our morning of youtube research as we break down The Green Knight. What is This Show? - Top of Episode Introducing Amanda of Swell Entertainment! . THE GREEN KNIGHT OSCAR PROFILE: . NONSPOILER REVIEW: MIke1’s Fighting Words - 2:35 Come in Prepared - 3:30 History of The Green Knight/Gawain - 7:11 Best of Time, Worst of Times - 12:45 Oscar Chances? - 15:20 . SPOILER WARNING - 17:07 .; SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Film Strays From Source Material - 18:20 Sexual Tension - 23:35 Homework - 25:34 Ending Explained - 32:20 The Point of the Green Knight - 41:07 Highlights - 46:30 Anonymous Satire - 50:45 . FINAL GRADES - 1:01:40 . . Your Homework/Our/Amanda’s Socials - 1:02:50 What’s Next For MMO - 1:04:05 Amanda of Swell Entertainment returns to defend the honor of Dev Patel in The Green Knight, and lucky for us, her english major is finally put to good use. Because let’s face it. We, like many of you, have a great many questions about medieval literature and why in the fuck, Dev Patel’s character does what he does in this story. The answers may frighten us, but we do come to some conclusions in this episode that are unlike anything else we’ve seen or read about this movie. As always, make sure to seek out Amanda’s channel, Swell Entertainment on Youtube, and enjoy her new podcast: Swell Shenanigans. You can also follow her at luvu2golka on Twitter and Instagram. She’s one of our favorite guests for a reason, and although we don’t make many demands of you, this is one. Do support her work, and yes please, help her pay off that English Major if you can via her Patreon at Swell Entertainment. This is an Oscars Profile movie review episode on The Green Knight, which means we begin with a non-spoiler section to introduce the film, discuss our movie watching experiences, and give you our spoiler free reviews of the performances, production values, and yes, some overall thoughts on the story, which to be fair, are shorter thoughts than usual because we desperately need to get into spoilers on this one ASAFP. So after minute 17, and our spoiler warning, we jump into a spoiler filled discussion on what in the actual fuck happened in The Green Knight, both in its literary and cinematic forms. Amanda helps us out in the former, and we wonder which version of the story would have better served the film. We also thoroughly breakdown the Dev Patel character, the baffling decisions made by and for him, and then dive into a what it all means conversation that gets down and dirty. In other words, this is most definitely a NSFW episode that you should keep from your kids until they are much much older. Regardless of our differing opinions, we unite in an immature sense of humor and laugh like fools. So as always, we’re open to your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.

What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . OSCAR CONTENDER(?) TRAILERS: Cinderella - 1:50 Don’t Look Up - 4:03 Kate - 11:00 Mogul Mowgli - 14:14 Venom 2 - 19:00 . MOVIE NEWS: COVID Causing Delays Again - 24:20 (Clifford; COVID; Sundance; Tribecca; More) . FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: NYFF, Venice, London Catch Ups - 32:02 TIFF Fills Out Its Card - 35:15 And May Impact Doc Feature Most of All - 37:05 Is Titane Being Taken Seriously? - 41:13 . BOX OFFICE UPDATE: Jungle Cruise Review - 44:10 Stillwater Review - 48:48 Suicide Squad’s Low Debut Projections - 55:20 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 57:40 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 58:27

What is This Episode? - Top of Show . . THE SUICIDE SQUAD 2021 REVIEW: . SPOILER-FREE REVIEW: Cast, Crew, Reception - 1:40 Max Box Office Issues - 2:55 Premise/Expectations/Watching Experiences - 7:30 . Writing/Directing - 15:00 Performances - 18:33 Production Values - 24:13 . SPOILER WARNING - 28:57 . SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Hilarity in Subverting - 29:40 Derivative Diversions - 34:55 Stallone = Oscar - 38:40 Gunn Playing Chess; Cena Playing Myers - 40:01 Wandering Antagonism - 43:00 . FINAL GRADES - 47:15 . . Where to Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 49:10 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 50:00

What is This Episode? - Top of Show . . ANNETTE REVIEW: . SPOILER-FREE REVIEW: Cast, Crew, Reception - 2:37 Premise/Expectations/Watching Experiences - 6:52 . Writing/Directing - 9:55 Performances - 21:20 Production Values - 25:51 Watch or Not? - 32:40 . SPOILER WARNING - 33:25 . SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: AlsoMike’s Operatic Theory - 35:06 Post Facto Funny - 38:38 Master of… - 43:45 Lows - 49:50 . FINAL GRADES - 54:13 . . Where to Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 57:57 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 58:40

What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . BIGGEST QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK: Venom Moves a Month…Why? - 2:20 Why Is Disney Being Adamant w/ Shang Chi? - 7:03 How Does The WB/AMC Deal Help Those 2? - 17:35 (And How Does WB View HBO Max in its Revenue Stream?) Has Supply Caught Demand in Streaming? - 29:46 . AWARDS SEASON NEWS: HFPA Passes Sweeping Changes - 36:19 Gothams Eliminate Gendered Categories - 44:00 . FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: NYFF Announces Full Slate - 51:00 TIFF, AFI Add More Cool Screenings - 53:36 . CONTENDER TRAILER THOUGHTS: A Journal for Jordan - 57:43 Cry Macho - 1:02:31 . MAKE THE CASE REVIEWS: Respect - 1:06:07 Vivo - 1:11:26 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:14:15 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:15:35

What is This Episode? - Top of Show . . CODA REVIEW: . SPOILER-FREE REVIEW: Cast, Crew, Reception - 2:20 Premise/Expectations/Watching Experiences - 4:52 . Writing/Directing - 8:40 Performances - 17:17 (Emilia Jones - 24:49) Production Values - 28:23 Oscar Lens Conclusion - 31:30 . SPOILER WARNING - 34:42 . SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Low: O, Brother - 36:00 Low: And You Are…? - 39:16 Emotional Climax - 41:33 Awkwaaaaard - 44:48 High: Hilarious + Heart Wrenching - 46:26 AlsoMike’s Alternate Movie Theory - 51:23 . FINAL GRADES - 54:34 . . Where to Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 55:55 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 57:00

What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . CONTENDER TRAILER THOUGHTS: Eternals Final Trailer - 1:25 The Hand of God - 11:25 Worth - 14:12 . INDUSTRY REACTS TO COVID-DELTA: COVID-Delta Is Getting Worse - 19:38 (and The Concern Around Sony’s HT4 Sale to Amazon - 22:46) . UPDATING THE INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT STREAMING SLATE: NEON’s Princess Di Story Gets a Theatrical Release Date - 31:55 Netflix - 34:35 Warner Bros/HBO Max - 38:34 Apple TV+ - 40:15 Amazon/MGM/Bond/Gumbo - 40:46 . NYFF ADDS 6 BIG CONTENDERS - 47:27 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 50:24 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 51:13

What is This Show? - Top of Episode Introducing Amanda of Swell Entertainment! . THE NIGHT HOUSE REVIEW: . NONSPOILER REVIEW: Cast, Crew, Reception - 4:40 Premise/Expectations/Watching Experiences - 10:09 . Writing/Directing - 13:40 Is It a Fulfilling Watch? - 19:55 Oscar Lens Conclusion - 21:27 Watch or Not? - 26:38 . SPOILER WARNING/EXPLANATION - 28:24 . SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Sorry, Collider - 30:48 Happy or Bleak Ending? - 34:43 WTF is Nothing, pt 1 - 37:00 Demons Lie - 40:48 Reality - 46:40 WTF is Nothing, pt. 2 - 50:03 After School Activities - 56:35 WTF is Nothing, pt. 3 - 58:20 Talisman and Totems - 1:03:20 Gunshots and Dopplegangers and Demons - 1:08:43 . A TOTALLY FUN, LIGHT-HEARTED GAME! - 1:14:07 . FINAL GRADES - 1:20:02 . . Your Homework/Our/Amanda’s Socials - 1:22:19 What’s Next For MMO - 1:24:17 (Bonus Candyman + Nosferatu Remake Talk - 1:24:53)

Cinemacon fallout leads into a discussion on Venom 2 & Bond 25. Then we break down the rest of the Netflix calendar year before a Free Guy box office update and trailers for Spencer, The Starling, The Power of the Dog, and a spoiler filled trailer review of Spidey in No Way Home. What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . INDUSTRY NEWS: Venom 2 and Halloween Kills Head to Head…Right? - 1:40 The No Time to Die Case Study - 8:00 . NETFLIX FALL AND WINTER RELEASE DATES: What is Tudum? - 16:36 The Biggies Added - 19:02 Ecuador Picks Submersible for Int’l Feature - 24:30 , BOX OFFICE UPDATE - 26:50 . CONTENDER TRAILER THOUGHTS: Spencer - 32:05 The Power of the Dog - 35:12 The Starling - 39:20 . SPIDER-MAN NO WAY HOME HYPE: Did WandaVision Tease Spidey’s Trailer? - 43:30 Sony Introduces The Spider-Man Universe - 45:50 Breaks YouTube Records - 47:40 No Way Home Trailer Review - 50:00 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:00:25 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:01:30 We open the show with some discussion of the release date rumors coming out of Cinemacon, and ya know, our concerns and our hopes for the box office. There’s talk on Venom: Let There Be Carnage, No Time To Die, and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, and we’ll have a box office update a segment later in the show. In between, we break down the Netflix schedule release calendar. Do their presumed contenders fall off? Can some festival titles rise up? What do the release dates tell us about Netflix and their Oscar slate? Plus, we talk about how the streaming giant has begun their own convention before ending the segment with a look at the first Best International Film selection, Submersible out of Ecuador. Now I wish our trailer review segments could be as dignified as the films we preview. But you probably wouldn’t listen to us if they were. So we end the episode with many a laugh riot and a giggle fit concerning the otherwise serious trailers for Spencer, The Power of the Dog, and The Starling. Then we must dive into a longer break down of the loaded first trailer for Spider-Man: No Way Home, including a spoiler section to end the episode. As always, we want to hear your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.

A Candyman review ends the episode. But to begin, we react to 7 new trailers including Mass & Parallel Mothers, there’s a final preview for Venice and Telluride, & we cover news on Netflix, the Golden Globes, and the box office. What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . CONTENDER TRAILER THOUGHTS: Parallel Mothers - 1:51 Mass - 5:55 Malignant Trailer 2 - 10:01 DC FanDome Hints at Big Reveals - 14:30 No Time to Die Final Trailer - 16:55 The Guilty Teaser - 20:16 The Velvet Underground - 21:41 . REAL TIME REACTIONS TO PARALLEL MOTHERS PREMIERE - 23:54 . FESTIVAL NEWS: Reviewing the Venice Schedule - 25:36 Telluride Announces Its Lineup - 29:00 . HFPA UPDATES - 34:45 . OSCARS 2023 STORIES: Coppola May Spend $100M For Megalopolis - 36:50 Paul Schrader’s Next Film Shapes Up - 41:05 . NETFLIX PURCHASES: Netflix Buys Elsie Fisher’s Texas Chainsaw - 43:00 And The Summit of the Gods - 45:56 , BOX OFFICE UPDATE - 47:34 (“The streaming money is driving production.”) . CANDYMAN REVIEW: Non Spoiler Analysis - 56:40 Small Spoilers + Analysis - 1:07:12 Final Grades - 1:17:16 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:22:15 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:23:00 We end the episode with a 25 minute review of Candyman, and we break halfway for a spoiler section. So let’s all agree not to summon anything. Otherwise, we have a fully loaded Oscar Race Checkpoint for the first hour of the show, beginning with 7 trailer reviews including our hopes for Penelope Cruz in Parallel Mothers, our reverence for Ann Dowd and Mass, our eyesight problems regarding Malignant, the hints from DC Fandome, the final look at No Time To Die, a tease for The Guilty, and a musical education via The Velvet Underground. Some real time reactions to the premiere of Almodovar’s Parallel Mothers pop up just in the nick of time as we transition to a few final previews of Venice & Telluride. The former released its schedule while the latter finally released its lineup. So we’ll continue to cover the fall festivals in forthcoming shows. There’s a progress report from the HFPA, and we all should be skeptical. The 2022-23 Oscars get some familiar auteurs back in the ring with Francis Ford Coppola and another project from Paul Schrader. Netflix acquired another huge horror IP with Elsie Fisher’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre and another potential animated feature contender. Then we cover the box office before our review of Candyman. As always, we want to hear your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.

It’s our film study of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings! There’s a non-spoiler first half where we discuss the opening box office success and if we’re allowed any Oscar hopes, and then we break down our favorite scenes in the spoiler-filled second half. What is This Episode? - Top of Show . . SHANG-CHI REVIEW: . SPOILER-FREE REVIEW: Cast, Crew, Reception - 2:04 Premise/Expectations/Watching Experiences - 9:00 . Writing/Directing - 14:24 Performances - 20:08 Production Values - 26:30 Oscar Lens Conclusion - 31:40 . SPOILER WARNING - 34:09 . SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Starting at the Finish - 35:20 Dance, Dance and Fight, Fight - 41:47 Air Bender - 46:07 True True Love - 49:30 . . FINAL GRADES - 52:03 . . Where to Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 53:40 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 54:28 We build our non-spoiler first half towards an Oscars Lens segment before our spoiler section celebrates all our favorite scenes. So you could consider this film study episode on Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings as both a Movie Event AND an Oscars Profile movie review. There are also some high stakes for the upcoming theatrical release schedule that we foreshadow in the opening discussion, and we have fun speculating and contextualizing where this film fits in with the rest of the MCU in our back half. So do make sure to check out all of our Marvel film reviews via a scroll downward on the Playlist tab in our Soundcloud feed. We’ve kept up with reviews of all movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and we plan to continue to do so. Otherwise, and as always, we want to hear your thoughts on this film. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.

Telluride & Venice buzz dominates our second half of the show. We otherwise discuss potential changes to the Oscars broadcast and the ever changing release date calendar in the first half. It’s an Oscar Race Checkpoint full of Oscar rumors and most of all, Oscar hype! What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . OSCAR NEWS: Significant Oscar Changes Could Come Soon - 1:46 Lunacy - 9:00 . RELEASE DATE UPDATES: Paramount Leaves 2021 - 18:19 Sony Pulls a WTF w/ Venom 2 & Ghostbusters - 19:30 Full Release Date Calendar Rundown - 23:30 Don’t Look Up Trailer Reax - 27:17 . FILM FESTIVAL REACTIONS: Kristen Stewart and a Grandma Complex - 30:47 This Segment Gets “Divisive” - 34:21 AlsoMike’s Power of the Dog Book Report - 41:39 Oscar Issac and Jessica Chastain Are Both Married - 43:21 Dune’s Red Carpet Was Fun - 46:22 King Richard/Belfast May Be Big - 48:54 Belfast Trailer Review - 52:08 Cmon Cmon Reviews and Trailer = 54:34 Stock Up, Stock Divisive - 57:20 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:01:30 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:02:28 The Academy Board of Governors are rumored to discuss potential changes to their broadcast next month, including the presentation of several categories during commercial breaks and new points of emphasis that will aim to celebrate the year of film. So we cannot help but speculate about what these rumors mean, our diagnosis of the issues, and we even evolve some of our remedies for how we would improve the broadcast. Then we continue to discuss the Fall Film Release Calendar and complete the first half with a rundown of the rest of 2021’s movie schedule, including both theatrical and streaming. But first, we must dive into why Paramount shifted their slate of Top Gun, Mission Impossible 7, and Jackass Forever towards 2022, and why Sony shifted Venom back up to the first week of October and Ghostbusters: Afterlife further into November. A Don’t Look Up trailer review transitions us into another huge preview segment as we react to the Telluride and Venice Film Festivals. So as the episode title indicates, this will be divisive. Kristen Stewart, Oscar Isaac & Jessica Chastain, and the cast of Dune light the red carpets of Venice on fire, film Critics attending the festivals got as hyped up as we’ve ever seen them, and we review some first looks at Belfast and C’mon C’mon. So find out how we’re taking in all the buzz as we react to all the proclaimed frontrunners like Stewart and Smith and Dune, and as we compile it all for you in a quick hitting half hour. When are we too bullish? Where are we too skeptical? Let us know your read on the fall festival season. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.

What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . CHRISTOPHER NOLAN TAKES TALENTS TO UNIVERSAL - 1:15 . FESTIVAL NEWS: Venice Announces The Golden Lion Winner… - 11:30 …And More Upsets Amongst Its Other Awards - 15:47 TIFF Stock Up, Stock “Divisive” - 18:07 (The Last Duel, Dear Evan Hansen, The Forgiven, + more!) The Eyes of Tammy Faye - 25:29 Critics Come for Halloween Kills… - 29:14 …Which Is Going Day and Date on Peacock - 32:00 Disney Announces Their Upcoming Theatrical Windows - 34:23 London FF Shows Progress Towards Exposure Equality - 37:01 . AWARDS NEWS: BAFTA Changes Some Nom Rules - 38:56 Updated Awards Season Calendar - 42:15 . CONTENDER TRAILER REACTIONS: Matrix 4 - 45:56 Red Notice - 51:25 Mothering Sunday - 54:52 The Guilty - 57:25 . MALIGNANT REVIEW: Non-Spoiler - 59:20 Spoiler-Filled Review - 1:04:15 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:11:30 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:12:23

What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . MIKE, MIKE, AND EMMY: Show, Good - 1:51 #EmmysSoWhite, Other Stuff, Bad - 5:34 . FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: Belfast Wins @ TIFF - 13:25 Runners Up Are Known, and Not - 16:18 The Rescue Review - 18:00 Titane Primer - 23:08 . CRY MACHO REVIEW - 24:34 . THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE REVIEW - 30:15 . 4 DOC FEATURE QUICK REVIEWS - 39:45 (Citizen Ashe, Becoming Cousteau, The Real Charlie Chaplin, Torn) . CONTENDER TRAILER REACTIONS: Uhhh…Where’s The Final Halloween Kills Trailer? - 47:25 The Tragedy of Macbeth - 47:45 Finch - 51:40 The Humans - 54:18 . Nightmare Alley ’47 + Trailer Review - 57:45 West Side Story - 1:02:23 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:07:55 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:08:40

What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . REVISITING HALLOWENN ’18: Does It Hold Up? - 3:00 Damn the Doc - 9:34 . FINAL TRAILER REACTIONS - 14:00 . CRITIQUING THE CRITICS - 22:20 . DAY AND DATE RELEASE: HK Hides From Peacock’s Socials - 33:10 Using Mikey to Bump Peacock Subs? - 34:40 How Halloween Can Make Box Office $ - 38:21 . FINAL PREDICTIONS - 50:02 . WILL LAURIE DIE? THE EVIDENCE - 52:42 , THE DEAD POOL: WHO LIVES? WHO DIES? - 1:01:33 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:05:55 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:06:51

What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . CONTENDER TRAILER REACTIONS: Licorice Pizza - 2:06 Spencer - 10:30 Tudum Reiviews - 14:40 (Red Notice, Don’t Look Up, The Harder They Fall) . IATSE MAY STRIKE, AND MAY DESERVE TO - 20:11 . DGA ALLOWS DAY AND DATE FILMS FOR THEIR AWARDS - 28:43 . BOX OFFICE REPORT - 30:50 . ALSOMIKE’S NYFF EXPERIENCE: Return to NY - 35:00 Belle - 40:30 Bergman Islane - 45:12 The Worst Person in the World - 50:00 Looney Porn - 53:30 The Souvenir Part II - 56:04 Titane - 1:00:10 What’s to Come - 1:07:27 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:08:30 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:09:25

What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . NO TIME TO DIE PREPISODE: PRODUCTION PROFILE/GETTING INTO CHARACTER - 2:55 . CRITIQUING THE CRITICS/FIRST REACTIONS - 13:30 . BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS - 25:16 . HOW DO WE WANT CRAIG TO GO OUT? - 33:51 . THE NEXT BOND IN 2022 - 38:02 PREDICTING THE NEXT BOND - 47:38 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 58:30 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 59:22

What is This Episode? - Top of Show . . TITANE REVIEW: . SPOILER-FREE REVIEW: Nobody Understands - 4:00 Reception - 8:18 Premise/Expectations/Watching Experiences - 10:22 . Writing/Directing - 15:45 Performances - 18:49 Production Values - 24:44 Oscar Lens Conclusion - 29:00 Watch or Not? - 35:08 . SPOILER WARNING - 37:29 . SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Theme Guesses From Others Then Us - 38:40 Go Green - 43:58 Singin’ in the Grave - 45:15 Who Can It Be Now? - 49:00 THIS We Understand…We Think - 50:20 House 4 - 58:05 . . FINAL GRADES - 1:05:32 . . Where to Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:05:50 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 1:06:42

What is This Episode? - Top of Show Introducing David Long of Is It Worth It Film Podcast! . DAVID’S THOUGHTS ON SPENCER - 1:05 , NO TIME TO DIE REVIEW: . NONSPOILER SECTION: Movie Watching Experience/Expectations - 5:15 Pacing - 11:33 . Performances - 14:10 Spin Offs? - 22:56 . Cinematography - 25:00 Original Song/Sound - 28:02 . How Many Noms? - 31:02 . . SPOILER WARNING - 33:05 . . SPOILER-FILLED SECTION: Historical Significance - 34:06 Ranking the Craig Bond Movies - 38:30 . The Spy Who’s Not Me - 42:48 (Why We Want To, But Never Could Be, This James Bond) Live and Let Dad Joke - 47:30 (This Bond’s Best [Worst?] One Liners) Always Say Never Again - 52:15 (Moral Issues Through 2020 Eyes) Dr. Please God No - 56:12 (Problematic Interactions w/ Women Through 2020 Eyes) Q Only Lives Once - 59:08 (The Cars, Gadgets, and Tech of Bond) They’re Why Tomorrow Never Dies/Goldfingers - 1:02:40 (The Struggles of These Bond Baddies) combined with… Goldfingers (We Fix The Bond Baddies) License To Bill - 1:12:00 (Totaling Up Bond’s Civic Damage) . . Where to Find David Online - 1:18:05 Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:19:10 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:20:14

What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . ENCANTO TRAILER REVIEW - 3:17 . ALSOMIKE REVIEWING NYFF SELECTIONS: Benedetta - 11:15 Red Rocket - 18:40 . AlsoMike’s NYC Cuisine Cruise - 27:13 . The French Dispatch - 30:15 The Electrical Life of Louis Wain - 36:00 What Do We See When We Look At The Sky? - 38:40 Cmon Cmon - 42:25 Drive My Car - 51:38 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 58:20 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:01:01

Andrew Morgan of The NOMcast joins ORC for a box office study, lots of talk about the year of Netflix, and we recap our New York Film Festival experiences for The Power of the Dog, The Lost Daughter, Dune, Parallel Mothers, and The Tragedy of Macbeth. What Is This Episode? - Top of the Show - A BOX OFFICE + FALL STREAMING CONVO: - Box Office Ups & Downs: Venom 2 thru Bond - 2:47 How Are Small To Mid Budget Films Doing?: Respect thru Green Knight - 5:15 What Should Go Theatrical? What Should Stream? Candyman thru Paw Patrol - 12:11 The Netflix Business Strategies vs Other Streamers - 18:03 Streamers vs Cable: Should You Cut The Cord? - 27:20 - Reviewing The Netflix Fall & Winter Movie Slates - 35:11 How The Rest of The Netflix 2021 Stacks Up To Other Streamers - 40:11 The Truth To What Patty Jenkins Said About Memorable Films - 42:33 Andrew’s Review of The Netflix TUDUM Fan Event - 46:54 - A NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL WRAP UP: - How Film Festival’s Are Fan Events - 53:55 The Power of the Dog & Our Unique New York Screening Experiences - 57:13 The Lost Daughter & A New Netflix Big 3 Oscar Contenders - 1:08:09 - (A Quickie Review of The Starling While We’re At It - 1:13:25) (+ Another Aside On Don’t Look Up & Some Mysterious Netflix Oscar Potential -1:15:30) - Dune & More Surefire Oscar Noms - 1:16:53 Parallel Mothers & the Almodoverse - 1:26:22 The Tragedy of Macbeth - 1:31:26 - We Start The Outro: Subscribe to The NOMcast w/ Andrew Morgan - 1:37:28 But Wait - BREAKING NEWS: BOND BOX OFFICE NUMBERS - 1:39:26 Back To The Outro: What’s Coming Next On MMO - 1:43:09

What is This Episode? - Top of Show . . HALLOWEEN KILLS REVIEW: . SPOILER-FREE REVIEW: Reception - 2:28 Expectations/Watching Experiences - 6:47 . Writing/Directing - 8:53 Performances - 11:56 Production Values - 15:15 Watch or Not? - 18:28 . SPOILER WARNING - 21:12 . SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: The Mike1 “Part 2” Trilogy Manifesto - 22:20 Learning On the Sidelines- 31:50 AMH+ We’re a Big, Unruly Mob 1 - 35:20 Best: Michael, The Artist + Laurie, The Bad Ass - 42:00 Best: Tell Me a Story - 46:01 Worst: We’re a Big, Unruly Mob 2 - 51:00 . PREDICTING HALLOWEEN ENDS - 57:38 . FINAL GRADES - 1:04:20 . . Where to Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:06:20 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 1:07:06

What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . DUNE REVIEW - 1:45 . THE HARDER THEY FALL REVIEW - 15:50 . 2021 GOTHAM AWARD NOMS ANNOUNCED: Women Dominate The Card - 24:40 Passing, The Lost Daughter Lead The Field - 28:25 Breakthrough Performers/Directors - 31:40 Screenplay, Lead/Supporting Performances - 34:03 Best Feature - 39:18 , BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: Gotham Doc Noms/Critics’ Choice Doc Noms - 40:38 AlsoMike Campaigns for The First Wave - 45:20 . INTERNATIONAL FEATURE CATEGORY: Gotham Int’l Feature Noms - 46:40 . DISNEY MOVED THEIR BIGGIES - 51:40 . TRAILER REACTIONS: Being the Ricardos - 54:30 The Batman - 57:30 Scream - 1:06:14 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:09:54 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:10:53

What is This Episode? - Top of Show . THE 2021 SCARIES AWARDS! . THE NEW HORROR FILMS: Recent Character You Don’t Want to Quarantine With - 3:00 Recent Setting You Don’t Want to Quarantine At - 5:30 Recent Setting You’d Most Welcome - 10:00 Character You Most Trust Your Life To - 13:28 Least/Most Stylish Clothing - 15:55 Scariest/Least Scary Prop - 20:50 Fastest To Kill Mike1 - 22:52 Best Production Value - 25:25 Best Supporting/Lead Performances - 27:10 Character You Wanted Dead - 31:26 Worst Horror Film of the Year - 35:30 People’s Choice Horror Movie - 36:45 Indy Spirit Horror Movie - 40:20 Best Achievement in Scary - 42:45 . JOHN CARPENTER HORROR MASTER AWARDS: Like or Dislike? - 47:08 Who Wins a Carpenter Battle Royale? - 50:50 Best Character Name - 54:11 Best Carpenter Score - 57:28 Scariest Carpenter Film - 59:30 Worst Oscar Snub - 1:01:47 Best Film/Films By Star - 1:06:10 Power Ranking The Carpenter Filmography - 1:11:17 . MOVIES ABOUT CULTS AWARDS: Creepiest Nudity Award - 1:16:23 Cult You Can’t Escape From - 1:18:38 Most Fun Cult to Join - 1:20:53 Best Looking Cult Food - 1:22:13 Would You Have The Devil’s Baby If… - 1:25:00 Most Humiliating Cult To Get You - 1:27:57 Most Charismatic Cult Leader - 1:31:35 Best Film About Cult Survivor Who May Not Be Out - 1:33:05 Best Cult Discovery Film - 1:35:16 Best Film About Fighting a Cult - 1:36:47 Funniest/Scariest Film About a Cult - 1:38:50 Best Non-Horror Cult Film - 1:41:15 Best Cult Movie Ever - 1:46:56 . . Socials/Your Homework - 1:49:06 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:50:50

What is This Show? - Top of Episode Introducing Amanda of Swell Entertainment! . LAMB + ANTLERS REVIEW: . NONSPOILER REVIEW: Cast, Crew, Reception - 2:07 Watching Experiences - 4:04 . Writing/Directing - 9:26 Performances - 12:06 Production Values - 16:50 Oscar Lens Conclusion - 24:10 Watch or Not? - 27:05 . SPOILER WARNING - 27:55 . SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Lamb: Just…You Just…Have To Hear This - 28:55 Daddy Wasn’t There - 35:22 I Wanna Hold Your Hand - 47:19 . Antlers: When To Go - 52:22 Play By The Rules - 58:00 Homage…Or Nomage and Fleet On Foot - 59:55 Final Thoughts - 1:07:40 . . Your Homework/Our/Amanda’s Socials - 1:14:23 What’s Next For MMO - 1:16:49

What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . OSCARS FALL GAMBLING PREVIEW: Best Picture - 3:52 (Where we discuss and give you the odds and analysis on Belfast, Nightmare Alley, Coda, Licorice Pizza, Being The Ricardos, and more!) , Best Director - 17:48 (A surprising current frontrunner leads a field that has tons of questions, and we get to asking all of them.) . Acting Categories - 27:37 (Why betting Kristen Stewart makes more sense on Oscars Sunday than it would today; Leo vs Meryl; and what the hell is happening in Supporting Actor?!) . Rest of the Categories - 39:40 . . BOX OFFICE UPDATE - 43:00 . . LAST NIGHT IN SOHO REVIEW - 50:30 . . TRAILER REACTIONS: The Unforgivable - 55:15 The Tender Bar - 58:38 Lightyear - 1:01:40 Morbius - 1:03:48 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:07:05 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:08:01

What is This Episode? - Top of Show . . SPENCER REVIEW: . SPOILER-FREE REVIEW: Reception/AlsoMike is a Pro - 1:55 Expectations/Watching Experiences - 7:50 . Writing/Directing - 14:45 Performances - 23:25 Production Values - 33:35 How Many Total Noms? - 42:18 . SPOILER WARNING - 48:25 . SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: The Slippery Mental Slope, Pt.1 - 49:45 When Are We? - 51:33 The Slippery Mental Slops, Pt.2 - 59:25 Miracles - 1:06:10 Other Highlights - 1:12:52 Don’t Be Late - 1:14:08 . FINAL GRADES - 1:18:00 . . Where to Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:19:16 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 1:20:13

What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . MAKE THE CASE: Finch - 1:13 The Guilty - 2:26 , ETERNALS NONSPOILER REVIEW: Reception/Cast - 4:20 Direction/Story - 6:05 VFX/Cinematog/Performances - 17:23 . BOX OFFICE REPORT - 21:30 (More on Spencer, Tammy Faye, Bond 25, Eternals, Last Night in SoHo) . AWARDS UPDATES: European Film Awards Announce Noms - 23:50 BIFA Noms Too - 26:42 HMMA Tries to Clear Up the Music Categories - 31:40 NYC Doc Brings Clarity to a Muddled Field - 36:42 . TRAILER REACTIONS: Swan Song - 43:00 Power of the Dog Trailer #2 - 45:30 House of Gucci Trailer #2 - 48:50 . SPOILER WARNING - 53:20 ETERNALS SPOILER QUESTIONS/CONVO - 53:40 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:03:45 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:04:14

Clifford Review w/ Amanda Swell - The Dog From Hell w/ Swell - Ep 384 by MMO

What is This Episode? - Top of Show . . BELFAST REVIEW: . SPOILER-FREE REVIEW: Awards Resume/Box Office - 3:07 Premise/Expectations/Watching Experiences - 5:38 . Writing/Directing - 10:55 . Performances: Jude Hill - 20:01 Caitriona Balfe - 21:55 Judi Dench/Ciaran Hinds - 24:23 Jamie Dornan - 28:35 Rest of Cast - 31:36 . Production Values - 33:00 How Many Total Noms? - 39:38 . SPOILER WARNING - 44:46 . SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: A History Lesson - 45:56 Tension Talk - 49:19 The Parasite Problem - 56:34 High Noon - 1:03:55 Pitch a Fit = 1:11:10 . FINAL GRADES - 1:13:45 . . Where to Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:21:05 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 1:21:51

What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . TRAILER REACTIONS: Being The Ricardos Final Trailer - 1:24 Don’t Look Up Trailer #2 - 5:23 Nightmare Alley Final Trailer - 11:40 Spider Man No Way Home - 17:45 . HMMA (SCORE/SONG) WINNERS ANNOUNCED - 25:24 . CRITICS’ CHOICE DOCUMENTARY AWARDS - 29:41 Queen of Basketball/Introducing Selma Blair Reviews - 32:07 . MORE DOC PRECURSOR AWARDS - 36:52 Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Start Worrying . MAKE THE CASE: Tick Tick Boom Review - 42:11 Passing Review - 56:56 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:02:30 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:03:51

What is This Episode? - Top of Show . . KING RICHARD REVIEW: . SPOILER-FREE REVIEW: Reception/Awards Resume/Box Office - 1:40 Premise/Expectations/Watching Experiences - 11:00 Addressing the Controversy - 18:14 . Performances: Aunjanue Ellis - 26:52 Will Smith - 31:20 Jon Bernthal - 36:16 Rest of Cast - 40:00 . Production Values - 43:41 How Many Total Noms? - 46:38 . SPOILER WARNING - 48:30 . SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Mentor-Hero-Complicated - 49:50 Address It At The End - 53:33 I’m The King Now - 58:42 Back 2 Back and Parents For All - 1:02:55 . . FINAL GRADES - 1:13:00 . . Where to Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:16:18 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 1:17:03

What is This Episode? - Top of Show . . HOUSE OF A GUCCI REVIEW: . SPOILER-FREE REVIEW: Reception/Awards Resume/Box Office - 1:42 Premise/Script/Direction - 5:52 . Oscar Categories: Editing/Picture - 13:15 . Lady Gaga- 16:04 Jared Leto - 18:22 Adam Driver/Rest of Cast - 24:05 . Production Values - 29:34 How Many Total Noms? - 35:00 . SPOILER WARNING - 37:00 . SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Freak Gasoline Fight - 38:10 Tonal Shifts - 40:17 (or It’s Always Sunny in Florence, Italy) Fighting + Reconciling - 46:04 We’re Bad Critics - 51:07 . . FINAL GRADES - 53:00 . . Where to Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 55:38 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 56:33

What is This Show? - Top of Episode Introducing NOMCast Andrew! THE POWER OF THE DOG REVIEW: . SPOILER-FREE REVIEW: Story Origin/NYFF Experience - 2:24 Awards Resume/Reception/Expectations/Premise - 5:03 . Performances: Benebick Cumbrodeo/Plemons/Smit-McPhee - 14:52 . Production Values: Cinematography - 19:32 Music - 22:15 Costume - 24:47 . Oscars Lens: Adapted Screenplay- 29:50 Supp Actress - 32:27 Director/Actor - 35:32 How Many Noms - 38:31 . . SPOILER WARNING - 50:41 . . SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Watch 1 vs Watch 2 - 51:47 Premeditation - 59:40 Sorry, Phil - 1:05:00 Rest of the Bests - 1:10:33 Lowlights - 1:14:55 . FINAL GRADES - 1:18:50; 1:22:56 . . Your Homework/Our/Andrew’s Socials - 1:20:50 . . . Need more? Want to hear an EXCLUSIVE part of this episode that dissects all of the Netflix Movies Awards chances? Then be sure to go listen to this episode over on NOMCast Andrew's feed at this link for content you can only hear there!: . https://the-nomcast-netflix-o.captivate.fm/listen

What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . WEST SIDE STORY SHAKES UP THE OSCARS RACE: Sondheim Approved and RIP - 1:12 First Reactions From Critics - 3:30 Feinberg Forecasts Greatness - 5:33 The Historic Rita Moreno - 9:50 . NIGHTMARE ALLEY FIRST REVIEWS - 13:58 . GOTHAM AWARDS: The Lost Daughter Cleans Up - 19:32 Troy Kotsur Is a Treasure - 23:35 Other Winners/Highlights - 25:44 . SUNSET FILM CIRCLE AWARD NOMS ANNOUNCED - 31:43 . SATELLITE AWARDS TOO - 35:50 . BOX OFFICE UPDATE - 43:34 . GUCCI FAMILY MAY SUE - 46:25 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 48:15 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 49:19

What is This Show? - Top of Episode Introducing Amy Smith! . AFI TOP 10 LIST, STATS, AND SNUBS - 3:35 . PARSING THROUGH THE NBR + PRECURSOR RESUMES: Licorice Pizza + NBR Top 10 Stats - 7:25 Macbeth/West Side Story/Cyrano - 11:33 Being The Ricardos/Don’t Look Up/Nightmare Alley - 17:25 Red Rocket/Cmon Cmon/Parallel Mothers - 22:50 Belfast and the BIFA 0-fer - 27:45 . AMY REVIEWS AFTER LOVE - 33:32 . BAFTA 2020 BAFTA 2021 - 37:00 . WHAT CAN FLEE/DRIVE MY CAR, BE? - 39:23 . ANIMATED FEATURE: Why Is It So Wide Open Still? - 47:17 And What’s The Doc/Int’l Feature Cats Have To Do w/ It? - 51:00 . RESETTING THE FIELD, BY FILM - 54:16 The Tick, Tick, Boom TikTok Problem - 1:02:40 House of Oscars? - 1:08:10 Any Outside Lane Surprises? - 1:13:30 . . Your Homework/Our/Amy’s Socials - 1:17:00

What Is This Episode? - Top of Show And a Word of Warning . WEST SIDE STORY REVIEW: . NON-SPOILER REVIEW: How Did We Get Here? - 4:10 Reception/Box Office - 8:43 Expectations - 14:10 . Awards Profile: Lay of the Awards Landscape - 18:28 Editing - 23:37 Performances - 25:18 Production Values - 34:13 How Many Noms? - 35:12 . SPOILER WARNING - 40:44 . SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Catastrophe #1 - 42:31 Who Framed Roger West Side? - 46:25 Melodrama - 48:48 I Feel Awkward - 52:28 Catastrophe #2 - 55:25 Catastrophe #3? #4? Another One - 1:02:21 More Highlights - 1:08:22 . FINAL GRADES - 1:11:30 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:17:20 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:18:28

What is This Show? - Top of Episode Introducing David Long! . GLOBES, CHOICE, AND GAMBLING ODDS + UPDATES: Best Picture (Drama) - 4:15 Best Picture (Comedy/Musical) - 12:10 BP Long Shots - 22:01 . Best Director - 29:09 Lead Actress - 41:40 Lead Actor - 53:04 Supporting Actress - 1:05:04 Supporting Actor - 1:12:44 . . Your Homework/Our/David’s Socials - 1:22:30 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:25:00

What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . SPIDER-MAN NO WAY HOME REVIEW: . NON-SPOILER REVIEW: Trailer Talk - 1:48 Reception/Box Office/Box Office History - 2:57 Expectations/Watching Experience - 8:40 . Directing/Script - 10:12 . Performances - 16:20 Production Values - 19:18 . SPOILER WARNING - 24:22 . SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Gettin Strange - 25:00 Hangin Out, Down the Street - 27:07 Id, Ego, Super Ego - 30:05 Let It Breathe - 33:27 Tha Foe - 40:00 Lowlight: Where Are We? - 44:03 Other Highs and Lows - 46:52 . FINAL GRADES - 50:35 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 54:15 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 55:20

What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . THE OSCARS SHORTLIST DISCUSSION + ANALYSIS: International Film - 2:!4 (and Titane’s Snubbing - 5:14) (AlsoMike Reviews The Hand of God - 11:48) . Original Song - 16:04 Original Score - 21:26 . Best Documentary - 24:57 . Makeup and Hair - 33:35 Best Sound - 37:47 VFX - 39:44 The Rest - 42:33 . REVIEWS: Encanto - 44:11 Nightmare Alley - 53:27 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:02:47 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:03:35

What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . SPIDER MAN, THEATERS, AND TOM HOLLAND: No Way Home Makes History - 3:00 But Everything Else Doesn’t - 6:44 A Spider-Man Best Picture Push? - 11:42 Tom Holland: Oscars Host? - 18:44 . CRITICS CHOICE POSTPONES SHOW - 26:26 . TRAILER REVIEWS: The Batman Trailer #3 - 29:58 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness - 36:04 . REVIEWS: Don’t Look Up - 38:32 Being The Ricardos/Matrix Resurrections - 52:35 Licorice Pizza - 1:00:55 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:25:15 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:25:55

What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . THE TOP 10 MOVIES OF 2021 Honorable Mentions - 4:45 . #10s - #8s - 8:15 . #7s - #5s - 20:08 . #4s - #3s - 34:08 . #2s - #1s - 41:25 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 54:00 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 54:00

What is This Episode?/Miniseries - Top of Show . . SCREAM 1 + 2 REVIEW: . Our Relationship to Scream/Release + Reception - 5:40 The Mikes’ Obsessions - 13:24 . SPOILER WARNING - 18:40 . Who’s There? - 19:45 (The Innovative Act I Setups aka Drewnet BerryLeigh) . There Are Certain Rules! - 30:40 (Scream Meta-narratives and Plot Lines) . I’m Sidney Prescott, Of Course I Have A Gun - 50:40 (All Things Bad Ass Horror Queen) . Shouldn’t The Killer Have Been _____ Instead? - 1:00:05 . I Have Some Oozing To Do: Dewey + Gale - 1:02:40 . I Want To Play A Game: Who Killed Who? - 1:14:14 . It Was Jennifer Aniston’s Body! - 1:23:00 (How You KNOW These Are 90’s Movies) . I’m Getting a Little Woozy Here - 1:30:22 (The Lowlights) . He Was Stabbed - 1:41:16 (Other Bests) . . Where to Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:48:00 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 1:49:08

What is This Episode?/Miniseries - Top of Show . . SCREAM 3 + 4 REVIEW: . SPOILER WARNING - 4:23 . Reception/Production Backstory - 5:21 . Who’s There? - 17:45 (The Innovative Act I Setups) . There Are Certain Rules! - 23:28 (Scream Meta-narratives and Plot Lines) . I’m Sidney Prescott, Of Course I Have A Gun - 42:08 (All Things Bad Ass Horror Queen) . I Have Some Oozing To Do: Dewey + Gale - 48:28 . It Was Jennifer Aniston’s Body! - 57:05 (How You KNOW These Are 00’s/2010’s Movies) . I’m Getting a Little Woozy Here - 1:05:40 (The Lowlights; Scream 3’s “Other Killer Theory”) . He Was Stabbed - 1:14:45 (Other Bests) . . Where to Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:20:43 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 1:21:50

What is This Episode?- Top of Show . . 2022 GOLDEN GLOBES RECAP: Globes Are On MMO Probation/What Do They Mean in 2022 - 2:25 Power of the Dog’s Big Night - 8:04 Globes Puzzle Theory? - 13:33 West Side Story, Zegler, DuBose Score Big Too - 17:01 Kidman Shocks Stewart - 26:30 Will Smith, Andrew Garfield Get Crowned - 29:54 A Screenplay Surprise - 34:11 Drive My Car, Encanto, Other Winners - 35:04 TV Winners - 39:08 . SUNDANCE 2022 PREVIEW - 41:20 (Movies Previewed Include 892, After Yang, Am I Ok?, Call Jane, Cha Cha Real Smooth, Dual, Fire of Love, Fresh, Emergency, Lucy and Desi, Master, God’s Country, Resurrection, When You Finish Saving the World, Utama, Klondike, Alice, more!) . MMO SCREAMS EPISODE 2.5: Cast and Crew - 57:45 Early Critical Praise - 1:00:33 AlsoMike’s Demands - 1:02:40 OG 3: Who Dies? - 1:08:13 Who Comes Back? - 1:12:47 How Many Kills? - 1:15:20 Who Dunnit? - 1:16:54 . . Where to Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:22:39 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 1:23:33

What is This Episode?/Scream 5 Set Up - Top of Show . . OSCARS WILL HAVE A HOST - 2:40 CRITICS’ CHOICE MOVES TO BAFTA SUNDAY - 640 . SAG NOMS: Best Ensemble Has 2 Huge Snubs - 10:30 House of Gucci, Ricardos Lead SAG Nom Tallies - 15:10 BAFTA BP Long List - 17:33 . LEAD ACTRESS: We Need To Talk About Kristen - 19:54 BAFTA Long List - 26:26 , LEAD ACTOR: Less Controversy - 28:42 . SUPPORTING ACTRESS - 33:46 SUPPORTING ACTOR - 39:15 STUNT ENSEMBLE - 45:51 . TV QUICKIES - 47:18 . FILMS NOT IN ENGLISH - 48:12 ANIMATED FEATURES - 50:48 DOCUMENTARY FEATURES - 52:48 . . Where to Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 55:34 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 58:20

What is This Episode? - Top of Show . SCREAM 2022 REVIEW: . NONSPOILER REVIEW: Reception - 2:47 Watching Experiencers - 8:02 Script Thoughts/Direction - 12:20 Performances - 21:06 Production Values - 23:48 Ranking The Screams - 26:16 . SPOILER WARNING - 29:19 . SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Who’s There - 29:35 (The Innovative Act I Set Ups) . I Want To Play A Game - 39:45 (Who Killed Who? Play With Us!) What Could Scream 6 - 7 Do? - 1:02:08 . There Are Certain Rules - 1:05:41 (The Meta Narratives and Plotlines) . I’m Sidney Prescott, Of Course I Have a Gun - 1:19:35 (All About Sid) What Could Scream 6 - 7 Do, Part II - 1:23:53 . Some Oozing To Do - 1:28:30 (Gale and Dewey) . It Was Jennifer Aniston’s Body - 1:35:18 (Homages and Easter Eggs of 2022) , More Highs and Lows - 1:38:20 . . Where to Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:46:38 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 1:47:40

What is This Episode? - Top of Show Introducing Amanda of Swell Entertainment! . WHO WOULD HOST WELL? FT. SWELL: The Cable Cutting Conundrum - 4:40 Recent Oscars Hosts - 8:34 Viral Stunts + Activism - 12:28 . POTENTIAL HOSTS: The Rumored List - 17:19 (incl. Pete Davidson, Tom Holland, Zendaya, more!) . The Possibilities - 22:50 (TikTok Stars, Kevin Hart, Quinta Brunson, Miley Cyrus, Cardi B) . The Universally Beloved - 31:55 (Jennifer Aniston, Denzel, Tom Hanks, Awkwafina, John Cena, more!) . Out There Ones - 38:00 (Kim/Pete/Kanye, Key and Peele, Bo Burnham, Bezos/Musk, more!) . What Hosts Swell Says Would Do Most Well - 44:20 . Where to find Swell - 49:03 . . USC SCRIPTER NOMS - 50:00 And an Overall Look @ Adapted Screenplay - 53:20 . VES AWARD NOMS (VFX) - 58:20 . TRAILER RECTIONS: X - 1:01:24 The Northman - 1:05:20 . . Where to Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:11:42 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 1:12:35

What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . PGA/ACE EDDIE NOM REACTIONS AND ALALYSIS: Noms and the BP Race - 2:08 What’s Nom #10? - 15:51 Animated Feature - 24:30 . DGA NOMS: Noms + Do We Have Our 5 Noms? - 26:30 . WGA NOMS: Original Screenplay - 35:43 Adapted Screenplay - 42:30 . OTHER CATEGORIES: Cinematography (ASC) - 50:13 Costume Design (CDG) - 53:20 Sound (MPSE + CAS) - 56:45 Production Design (ADG) - 1:00:34 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:04:20 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:05:13

What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . SUNDANCE 2022 RECAP . DOCUMENTARY FEATURES The Exiles (US Grand Jury Doc Winner) - 7:10 Fire of Love, Second Chance - 10:36 The Princess, Lucy and Desi, Navalny - 16:08 . ENGLISH LANGUAGE FILMS: Nanny (US Jury Prize Winner) - 22:32 Watcher (Stalker Movie AlsoMike Disagrees w/ Critics About) - 25:20 892 (The John Boyega Oscars Vehicle) - 27:50 Resurrection (The Next Rebecca Hall Will Break You Movie) - 31:41 After Yang, Emergency, Master, Dual, Alice - 33:17 God’s Country, Call Jane, Living - 42:32 Fresh, Palm Trees and Power Lines - 48:53 When You Finish Saving the World, Something in the Dirt - 52:02 Cha Cha Real Smooth - 56:06 . INTERNATIONAL FILMS: You Won’t Be Alone, Klondike, Utama - 1:00:17 Girl Picture - 1:04:08 . THINGS AM MISSED - 1:06:34 ALSOMIKE’S SUNDANCE GRADES - 1:10:18 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:14:38 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:17:12

What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . BAFTA NOM RECAP/2022 OSCAR NOM PREDICTION SHOW: BAFTA Nom Leaders - 2:58 . Supporting Actor - 6:43 Supporting Actress - 16:02 Original Screenplay - 24:50 Adapted Screenplay - 27:40 Doc/International Feature - 32:00 Animated Feature - 43:37 Best Sound - 48:35 VFX/Cinematography - 52:50 . Lead Actress - 59:03 Lead Actor - 1:06:30 Makeup + Hair - 1:13:27 Costume Design/Production Design - 1:16:55 Score/Song - 1:22:31 Film Editing - 1:29:18 Best Director - 1:31:55 Best Picture/Film - 1:39:35 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:51:35 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:52:48

What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . OSCARS ’22 NOM REACTION SHOW: Best Picture/Total Nom Tallies - 2:00 Lead Actress - 12:40 Lead Actor - 16:57 Best Director - 23:47 Film Editing - 27:55 Supporting Actor - 32:50 Supporting Actress - 35:26 Original Screenplay - 38:50 Adapted Screenplay - 43:58 . Cinematography - 48:38 Animated Feature - 50:13 Shorts, Doc Feature - 52:35 International Feature - 59:25 Song, Score - 1:02:00 Sound Design - 1:06:44 VFX, Costume Design - 1:09:03 Production Design, Make Up and Hair - 1:11:07 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:14:15 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:15:10

What Is This Episode? - Top of Show Introducing David Long! Where to Find His Work - 3:21 . OSCARS ’22 GAMBLING PICKS 1.0: What Does Flee Win? - 3:49 (Covering Animated, Doc, and Int’l Feature) . Dune Is an Undercard Darling - 7:50 (Cinematog, VFX, Score, Sound, Production Design, Editing, Make Up and Hair, Costume) . Original Song - 34:24 The Screenplay Categories - 37:06 Supporting Actor/Actress - 46:45 Lead Actress/Actor - 51:53 . Best Director - 1:00:12 Best Picture - 1:03:03 . . Where To Find Our Work/David’s Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:11:07 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:12:50

What is This Episode? - Top of Show Introducing Scott Yager of Challenge Mania! . SAG-MANIA W/ SCOTT YAGER!: How Scott Became SAG Certified - 7:00 Lessons From SAG 2021 - 10:35 Going More Mainstream…or Not? - 19:25 Quick Host Thoughts - 28:48 . SAG LEAD ACTRESS - 31:05 (Where’s Oscars Gaga? Where’s SAG Stew? Who Wins? Why?) Predictions - 41:15 . SAG SUPPORTING ACTOR - 45:10 (Is Smit-McPhee a runaway? Does a Wildcard surprise?) . SAG LEAD ACTOR - 1:00:14 (The Inevitable Will Smith Coronation, Where We At With That? And What’s That Smell?) . SAG SUPPORTING ACTRESS - 1:07:56 (Can Anybody Stop The DeBose Train?) . SAG ENSEMBLE/BEST FILM - 1:21:21 (How SHOULD This Category Be Critiqued, and Which Film Wins?) . SAG STUNT ENSEMBLE - 1:42:55 (And When The Hell Will The Academy Adopt This?!) . QUICK SAG TV RUNDOWN - 1:50:11 (And Some Pro Wrestling Too!) . . Where to Find Scott’s/Our Work/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:59:35 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 2:02:30

What is This Episode? - Top of Show Introducing Jazz Tangcay of Variety! . BELOW THE LINES W/ JAZZ TANGCAY: ALL CRAFTS: Does Dune Need Its Broom? - 3:45 What Happened to Denis? - 8:02 MGM’s Cyrano Play - 12:15 HAIR AND MAKEUP: Coming 2 Oscar Noms - 15:21 ALL CRAFTS: Give Us The House of Gucci/Gaga Stuff Straight - 19:00 COSTUME: West Side Comebacks - 24:35 Screener Pile vs Streamer Clicks - 26:45 PROD DESIGN: The Difficulties of Being On Location - 29:50 ORIGINAL SONG: How Do Insiders View The TikTok Impact? - 34:00 HAIR AND MAKEUP: Body Suits Galore for 2022 - 38:00 JLo and the 95lb Wedding Dress - 41:55 . . Where to Find Jazz’s/Our Work/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 43:21 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 45:55

What is This Episode? - Top of Show Introducing Amanda of Swell Entertainment! . These Oscars Hosts Doing Anything for the 18-34 Demo? - 4:00 . TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE ’22 REVIEW: SPOILER-FREE REIEW: Box Office/Legacy/How Did We Get Here? - 10:30 Side Character Face - 17:25 Netflix Numbers - 21:04 Plot Premise/Expectations/Script Thoughts - 24:14 Hacked Off Chunks + Made for Memes - 37:42 . SPOILER WARNING - 43:35 . SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: The Bubba Life Story…We Think? - 44:52 A Disconnected Legacy - 52:06 Why THAT Mask? - 57:10 Just…Nonsense - 1:02:22 “I Just Feel Gross” - 1:08:23 Last Scenes and Stingers - 1:13:00 Does a Sequel Happen? - 1:19:25 . . Where to Find Swell’s/Our Work/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:20:59 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 1:23:50

What Is This Episode?/Real World Stuff - Top of Show . THE ACADEMY WON’T AIR 8 AWARDS: The Excluded Eight - 4:18 Not Opposed, BUT… - 8:42 Experts and Academy Members Weigh In - 10:33 What Message Does This Send? - 15:35 Is The 2021 Show Blamed TOO Much? - 19:18 Oscars/Awards Shows Ratings Slide This Decade - 22:00 . 💥**THIS IS THE STRETCH YOU CAME TO HEAR - 29:40**💥 (The Academy’s Biggest Problem, Is The Academy + More) . FAN FAVORITE OSCAR - 55:45 . SET DECORATORS SOCIETY OF AMERICA AWRDS - 1:00:45 . MAKE THE CASE - 1:02:45 (Kimi, Being The Ricardos, Studio 666, Cyrano) . CONTENDER TRAILER REVIEWS: Downton Abbey: A New Era - 1:11:33 Elvis - 1:14:43 Nope - 1:19:30 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:22:49 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:23:42

What is This Episode? - Top of Show Introducing The Newly Promoted Ryan McQuade! . SAG AWARDS RECAP: Kotsur Snags His SAG - 5:07 No Stopping DeBose - 16:40 Jessica Chastain Wins in an “Upset” - 24:40 Will Smith Kept Cruising - 33:15 CODA Wins The Big Ensemble Prize - 47:50 . Stunt, TV, and Wrap Up - 1:03:22 . . Where to Find Ryan’s/Our Work/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:13:28 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 1:15:30

What Is This Episode?- Top of Show . THE BATMAN REVIEW . SPOILER-FREE REVIEW: Financials/Viewing Experience/Plot Premise - 3:02 Script Thoughts/Direction - 11:00 Performances: Pat-Bat - 19:25 Serkis/Wright - 23:03 Kravitz-Cat - 27:19 Penguin Farrel - 31:15 Dano Riddler - 34:38 Production Values - 36:25 . SPOILER WARNING - 44:02 . SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: What a Joke - 45:35 Surprise!!…Where Ya Going?! - 47:30 Hey…Why? - 53:16 Terrifying Realism/Other Bests - 58:19 I Feel Love or Something Like It - 1:03:10 THEY WERE RIGHT THERE - 1:11:48 Baddie Follies - 1:16:26 . FINAL GRADES - 1:22:11 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:28:17 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:29:02

What is This Episode? - Top of Show Introducing The Newly Promoted Amy Smith! . GLASGOW FILM FESTIVAL RECAP - 2:22 . BIG OSCARS QUESTIONS: Best Picture/Director- 5:25 The Lost Daughter Does Well @ Indys, Is Adapted Screenplay Next? - 15:08 What About Original? - 21:57 What The Hell is Going on in Lead Actress? - 25:20 Supporting Actor is Down to Two…If That - 34:11 DeBose, Will Smith, Can’t Be Stopped…Right? - 38:30 Indy Spirits Serve Their Usual Important Purpose - 42:26 . MORE GUILD WINNERS: ADGs (Prod Design) Awards Alley + Dune - 45:45 IDA, Cinema Eye Awards Flee. Will The Academy? - 49:39 The Surprise Shot @ Int’l Feature - 52:35 Is Editing the MOST Open Tech? - 54:45 . Wrapping Up Our Indy Spirits Thoughts - 1:03:10 . . Where to Find Amy’s/Our Work/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:08:35 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 1:09:40