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Punch-Drunk Love: So Cute, We Just Wanna Squeeze It - Boogie Mikes Part 4 - Ep 489 Aug 10, 2025

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Part 4 of Boogie Mikes is our film study of PTA’s Punch-Drunk Love, starring Adam Sandler, Emily Watson and Philip Seymour Hoffman, and we immediately have to reckon with the RomCom genre before even starting our conversation on this one. NON-SPOILER REVIEW OF PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE Production Story, A Mostly Positive Reception + Hard Pivots for Sandler & PTA - 3:18 The Historical Significance & Non-Spoiler Story Thoughts - 10:51 Review of the Performances - 20:21 The Production Values - 26:01 Final Non-Spoiler Sales Pitch - 28:05 SPOILER WARNING: 29:55 Why this plot is so PTA - 31:00 Themes of the Film - 41:46 That Ending - 48:45 More Worst Scenes - 51:20 More Best Scenes - 53:58 Final Grades - 57:01 OUTRO: We’re in trouble with Mike1's inevitable transformation into Daniel Plainview, and you have that to look forward to next. But as always and otherwise, if you’re enjoying this Boogie Mikes PTA rewatch series, then please like & subscribe, rate & review, and help us spread the word about our podcast in a positive way. You can also send us all your comments, questions and concerns via our socials, and here’s that linktree for all our stuff. Thank you! https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

Weapons and the Freaky Sicko Fun We Wanted and Got - Ep 488 Aug 08, 2025

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One of our most anticipated films of the year is finally here as we are thrilled to be reviewing Weapons in this film study episode. Don’t worry. No spoilers for the first half, not even any hints… and then you can enjoy our plot reactions in the 2nd half to discuss what it all means after our spoiler warning. NON-SPOILER REVIEW OF WEAPONS: Vowing to be extra careful about spoilers this episode - 2:17 Behind the Scenes, Critical Reception & Box Office Notes - 4:29 The Plot Premise, Our Theater Going Experiences & Non-Spoiler Script Thoughts - 9:09 Review of the Performances - 19:04 Review of the Production Values - 22:29 Oscar Lens - 25:39 SPOILER WARNING - 30:42 SPOILER FILLED REVIEW OF WEAPONS: First we gotta talk about that SNL Sketch w/ Neil Diamond and the Rock as Bigfoot - 31:21 Act I Thoughts - 34:43 How things ratchet up - 39:33 The Rules of the World - 41:57 Hurtling towards a showdown - 46:55 That Ending - 52:13 A discussion of the Themes - 1:00:26 A Few Worst Scenes - 1:06:14 Final Grades, Final Thoughts - 1:08:22 OUTRO: If you enjoyed our film study on Weapons, please make sure to Like & Subscribe, Rate & Review, and help us spread the word about our podcast in a positive way. As always, we thank you for doing so, and please let us know your thoughts, comments, questions or concerns re: Weapons. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

Magnolia and the Deus Ex Frogima - Boogie Mikes Part 3 - Ep 487 Aug 05, 2025

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Part 3 of Boogie Mikes tackles Paul Thomas Anderson’s Magnolia, his 3 hour epic drama starring Tom Cruise, Julianne Moore, Philip Seymour Hoffman, John C. Reilly, William H. Macy, Jason Robards, Melora Walters, Philip Baker Hall, and Jeremy Blackman. NON-SPOILER REVIEW OF MAGNOLIA: Production Stories, Reception, Awards & The Tom Cruise Career Checkpoint - 2:01 Roger Ebert’s Take + Non-Spoiler Script Thoughts - 11:07 Review of the Performances - 15:45 Review of the Production Values - 20:51 Final Non-Spoiler Sales Pitch - 26:26 SPOILER FILLED REVIEW OF MAGNOLIA: 28:52 Why this movie is so PTA: and yet, why does he use so many narrative devices? - 30:36 Asking some major questions - 36:39 The Big Themes - 40:10 That Ending: and what a mess we are trying to reckon with it - 44:31 More Bests & Worsts - 1:03:20 OUTRO: Please let us know your thoughts and explanations re: Magnolia. We’d love to read them. Here’s a linktree to all of our socials, and where else you can find our podcast. Please rate, review, like, and subscribe and help us spread the word about our show in a positive way. We thank you very much for doing so. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

The Naked Gun (2025) and the Top 10 Spoofs Ever Made - Ep 486 Aug 02, 2025

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We can’t help but enjoy a full episode on The Naked Gun (2025). In non-spoilers, we build up to countdown of the Top 10 Spoofs of all time. Then during the second half spoiler section, we Chris Farley Show recap and recite, literally the entire film beat for hilarious beat, and we are not sorry. It was too much fun. NON-SPOILER REVIEW SECTION OF THE NAKED GUN (2025) Our moviegoing experiences and Mike1’s moment - 3:06 Why the filmmakers were born for this & our story thoughts - 7:46 Review of the Performances and the Production Values - 12:20 Our Top 5 Spoof Movie Directors and Our Top 10 Movie Spoofs of All-Time - 16:15 SPOILER FILLED REVIEW: 26:23 And look, since there was nobody sitting in AlsoMike’s row during his rewatch of the film, he was able to literally transcribe the entire film, which we recite for you all in this spoiler filled section. It’s us giggling like fools for 30 minutes. It’s The Chris Farley Show, where we relive all of the best moments and everything in between… and this is perhaps not the best episode for us Mikes as serious pundits / critics. But we do not care. It was too much fun. The spoiler review starts at OUTRO: We’re still not saying what’s coming next so as not to jinx ourselves. But you can go back and listen to our Oscar Race Checkpoint episodes to listen to our commentary on the Fall Film Festival Lineups. You can listen to recent Film Study Movie Reviews to enjoy our reviews of new releases. You can go back and hear the first two episodes of Boogie Mikes, our PTA Rewatch Series, and you can listen back to some recent episodes with special guests. It’s available via all of the podcatchers via this linktree. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

Boogie Nights: A Literal Banger & PTA's Career Maker - Boogie Mikes Part 2 - Ep 485 Jul 29, 2025

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Part 2 of Boogie Mikes is here as we review Paul Thomas Anderson’s second film, Boogie Nights. INTRO - Mike1 demands we leave our pre-show conversation in as a cold open. Mike2 edits it into the episode another way. It’s absurd. - Top of the Show Production History and Reception for Boogie Nights - 6:08 Our Watch Stories - 15:27 Non-Spoiler Story Thoughts + Summary of its Awards Profile - 17:23 Quentin Tarantino’s lone beef with this movie - 23:42 Review of the Performances - 28:37 Review of the Production Values - 43:34 Our Final Non-Spoiler Sales Pitch on why you should watch Boogie Nights - 50:27 SPOILER WARNING - 52:30 Why This Plot Is So PTA - 52:33 Discussing The Themes - 57:24 Let’s Talk About That Ending - 1:05:38 Worst Scenes (Though there really are no worst scenes in this one) - 1:12:13 Other Best Scenes - 1:17:20 Final Grades & Final Thoughts - 1:23:21 OUTRO: We hope you continue to watch PTA’s filmography with us. It is wise for us to disagree on the words of wisdom in this episode to continue the banter throughout this Outro, and if you like our asinine silliness, we hope you like, follow, subscribe, rate & review us. Thank you. Also, we’re sorry. Here’s a link to all our stuff. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

The Fantastic Four: First Steps Film Study - Yeah, You Eat Dat Planet - Ep 484 Jul 25, 2025

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We review The Fantastic Four: First Steps in this Oscars Profile Film Study. The Non-Spoiler Section builds to an Oscars Lens, where we predict if this movie will get any nominations, and then we discuss the plot in its entirety in our 2nd Half Spoiler Section. NON-SPOILER REVIEW: Which of the Fantastic Four are we? - Top of the Show Place in the MCU Phase 6 and that Kevin Feige interview - 2:56 No Homework - 4:28 The Reception Thus Far + Early Box Office - 5:23 Our Expectations & Common Problems People Have - 8:54 What if James Gunn stayed? + Handling the Origin Story - 12:21 Pacing Problems & We Wanted More Time To Hangout - 15:17 But we do get meaningful stakes + rounded, charming characters - 17:17 Review of the Performances & Was Pascal Miscast? - 19:29 Super Strong Production Values - 23:54 The Oscar Lens on VFX, Original Score, Costumes & Production Design - 26:57 SPOILER WARNING - 34:22 SPOILER FILLED REVIEW: Talking Galactus - 35:13 The biggest win for this movie - 37:40 How The Movie Met or Did Not Meet Mike1’s Predictions - 38:57 The Most Asinine Complaint about the middle action sequence - 41:51 The biggest problem with the pacing, but we like the dilemmas in play - 43:06 Leaving us wanting more - 47:52 The Retro-Futuristic of it all & The Post Credit Scenes - 49:10 Final Grades - 52:48 OUTRO: Heavy breathing into the microphone distracts Mike1 while he’s trying to remember the Outro and belly drums as Mike2 hints at his NYC movie watching weekend. We continue to avoid discussing what’s coming next on the show so as not to jinx Mike1’s health. But do please follow us on our socials and rate & review our show: https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar And we do recommend our previous MCU Playlists on Soundcloud, which you can enjoy here. As always, thanks for listening. Marvel Cinematic Universe Series Review https://soundcloud.com/mikemikeandoscar/sets/mcu-series-review-1 Avengers Endgame Coverage https://soundcloud.com/mikemikeandoscar/sets/avengers-endgame-coverage

Venice Lineup Implications & The Biggest Review Segment EVER - ORC 7/24/25 Jul 24, 2025

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We discuss the Venice Lineup + our early guesses at who could win some awards. Then we dive into the most humongous What We’re Watching segment in the history of MMO. 54 Separate Films or Television Series are review from Eddington & I Still Know What You Did Last Summer to a Stanley Kubrick double feature to an Arnold triple feature to Final Destination: Bloodlines & Bring Her Back to Elio & Superman rewatches to Bird, starring another dancing Barry Keoghan. THE 2025 VENICE FILM FESTIVAL LINEUP: The Alexander Payne Jury & what films they might select - 3:14 In Competition Headliners - 6:36 Jay Kelly, A House of Dynamite, Frankenstein, The Testament of Ann Lee, Bugonia, The Smashing Machine & La Grazia. Other Notables In Competition - 12:30 The latest from directors of Personal Shopper, Four Daughters, Son of Saul and Only Lovers Left Alive. No Other Choice than to review the teaser for this Park Chan-wook movie with a thoughtful discussion on werewolves - 17:32 Why After The Hunt is playing Out of Competition + its NYFF Opening slot - 21:05 Other Out of Competition Films from Dead Man’s Wire to Late Fame - 25:04 What’s NOT Going To Venice - 29:04 BOX OFFICE UPDATE AlsoMike’s Superman rewatch & week 2 bobo - 33:15 I Know What You Did Last Summer reviewing grinds us to a halt - 38:19 Eddington makes us mad that it makes us mad - 41:16 M1’s Elio review and the rest of the Top 10 - 45:06 What We’re Watching Newish Horror Films - 47:34 Final Destination: Bloodlines, The Shrouds, Bring Her Back, The Ugly Stepsister, Opus. New Comedies, Docs & KPOP Demon Hunter Films - 55:19 Magic Farm, Friendship, Pavements, KPOP Demon Hunters, My Mom Jayne, The Luckiest Man in America, Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story, Apocalypse in the Tropics, Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything, Restless, Sally, and Surviving Ohio State. AM’s Blind Spots & M1 Goes Artsy Fartsy - 1:13:36 Black Coal Thin Ice, Sabrina, Hard Boiled, Invention & Bird. AM’s Rewatches - 1:20:31 Emma, Bull Durham, The Birdcage, Closer, I Saw The Devil, The Chaser. M1’s Quickies - 1:23:28 American Splendor, Smile 2, Heretic, Dream Scenario, A History of Violence, Prince of Darkness. The Start of AM’s TV Watching + M1’s Arnold-a-palooza + Tuesday - 1:26:12 Dept. Q, Fred & Rose: A British Horror Story, Trainwreck: Poop Cruise, True Lies, End of Days, Commando and Tuesday. M1’s Kubrick Double Feature + Past Contendres & The Rest of AM’s TV Watching - 1:31:48 Paths of Glory, 2001: A Space Odyssey, September 5, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Bad Thoughts, Mike Birbiglia: The Good Life, Untamed, Aftersun, Dexter: Resurrection. OUTRO: We attempt to avoid jinxing anything in the future. But stay tuned to more episodes, eventually or immediately, whatever happens. Oh, and go and listen to the Poop Cruise Jen Baxter interview from our friends at Chaz & AJ in the Morning https://www.wplr.com/2025/07/14/pod-pick-poop-cruise-director-jen-baxter/

TIFF's Lineup, After The Hunt's Trailer & Mike's Return from La La Land - ORC 7/22/25 Jul 22, 2025

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Mike 1 has returned for this Oscar Race Checkpoint, covering his Hollywood vacation stories, the TIFF Galas & Special Presentations announcements and a fun catch-up on a bunch of incredible trailers from After The Hunt & Bugonia to Project Hail Mary & Downton Abbey to Predator Badlands & Keeper. Top of the Show - Mike 1 Returns! He recaps his vacation, pneumonia & comeback. THE TIFF LINEUP (+++ More Los Angeles Anecdotes from Mike1) Hamnet (& Mike talks about Room Service in LA Hotels) - 9:07 Our Lost Bus & Wake-Up Dead Man Oscar Bets - 11:00 The Roofman will debut in Toronto & we review the trailer - 13:39 Why Rental Family with Brendan Fraser could be a sleeper contender - 16:03 Ralph Fiennes in The Choral & Agnieska Holland’s Franz - 19:26 Sundance & Cannes Carryovers (+ M1 & Swell do The Grove) - 22:32 Good Fortune, Ballad of a Small Player, Frankenstein, Hedda & Smashing Machine - 29:20 Sydney Sweeny is Christie + the next from Angelina Jolie & Al Pacino - 33:28 Unlikely genre choices for Miles Teller’s Eternity & Amanda Seyfried’s Anne Lee - 37:09 Actors turn Directors w/ Alex Winter, James McAvoy, Brian Cox & Maude Apatow - 38:42 Saoirse Ronan’s next, a Fuze lit in Hot Fuzz & Nuremberg will not be funny - 41:04 Chris Evans in Sacrifice, Scarlet for Animated Feature & Swiped on Bumble - 44:21 TRAILER BREAKDOWNS: Julia Roberts in Luca Guadagnino’s After The Hunt - 47:25 Bugonia stars Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons & Fish Eye Lens for Yorgos - 51:49 Dakota Johnson appears perfect & awesome again in Splitsville - 54:42 Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale launches its Best Picture campaign on MMO - 56:00 Ryan Gosling’s Project Hail Mary sets trailer viewing records - 58:34 Weapons is the one script that got away from Jordan Peele - 1:01:32 Glen Powell’s The Running Man feels very Purge-esque - 1:02:52 Mortal Kombat 2 is the ultimate middle aged white guy fantasy - 1:06:07 Predator: Badlands is a must see for Mike, Mike and Alien listeners - 1:07:50 Keeper puts Osgood Perkins in M. Night Shyamalan territory as a horror filmmaker - 1:10:20 OUTRO: M2 refuses to jinx future episodes. But of course, we do hope to be back soon with both Mikes on more episodes very very soon. There are a bunch of film studies, Oscar Race Checkpoints, and Boogie Mikes episodes that we want to record ASAFP, and God willing, we will do so. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

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

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Is the Superman Box Office good enough? Who surprised and who got snubbed for Emmy Noms? How bad was Jurassic World: Rebirth? Plus, a review of The Odyssey trailer on this episode of Oscar Race Checkpoint. INTRO: Status Report on M1, Programming Notes on M2’s Other Appearances - Top BOX OFFICE REPORT: Superman’s 220M Worldwide requires a harsh reassessment - 2:48 AlsoMike’s review of Jurassic World: Rebirth - 10:19 F1: The Movie’s Win for Sports Filmmaking + Netflix’s Drive To Survive Review - 13:27 Dragon’s Millions, Lilo’s Billion, M3GAN’s flop & the rest of the Top 10 - 15:52 NEWS: Stories on the ACE Eddies, Knives Out Mysteries, Venice Film Fest & 1-2 Special - 21:21 The Odyssey Teaser Trailer Review + Way Too Early(?) Ticket Sales - 24:20 EMMY NOMINATIONS: M2 goes series by series to tally up the snubs & surprises. A new record for The Studio - 27:20 The Bear Season 4 Review- 31:04 Hacks Season 4 Review - 32:34 Abbott Elementary & the rest The Comedy Series Categories - 34:40 The Drama Section is a leveling up for Ben Stiller’s Severance - 40:34 Limited/Anthology Series goes big for The Penguin & Adolescence - 46:23 Best TV Movie & Final Tallies - 52:46 OUTRO: 55:15 Stay tuned for more episodes of Oscar Race Checkpoint on the incoming Fall Film Festival Lineups, Comic Con, & whatever news hits Hollywood next. Look forward to our continuation of Boogie Mikes, our Paul Thomas Anderson rewatch series, and stay tuned for more Oscar Profile film study movie review episodes including The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Weapons, etc. Plus, you can always chat with us on social media. We hope you’re enjoying your summer, and we thank you again for listening. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

Superman '25 w/ Kolby Mac - Gunn's Big Gamble - Ep 483 Jul 13, 2025

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Kolby Mac returns to review James Gunn’s Superman. It’s a massive film study, a pointed Oscars Profile, and we have the perfect guest for the occasion. NON-SPOILER REVIEW SECTION FOR SUPERMAN: Reception, Box Office, & Our Movie Watching Experiences - 2:37 General Thoughts + Comparing to other James Gunn Films - 10:16 Why “superhero fatigue” is a premise for this story - 15:50 Rewatchability, The Superman Problem & Worldbuilding - 19:11 How the Politics are benign - 24:48 An Ensemble of Strong Performances - 31:39 Production Values and Oscar Lens - 40:57 Spoiler Warning - 50:55 SPOILER REVIEW SECTION: Changing the canon for good and for ill - 52:18 Making character scenes count because it’s such an ensemble piece - 58:11 Where James Gunn is ambitious - 1:02:05 How a strong evil plan brings about a more rounded hero - 1:08:33 Combating superhero fatigue & why it’s polarizing - 1:11:01 More Bests & Worst Scenes - 1:14:29 What’s coming next for the DCU & Our Grades - 1:20:32 OUTRO: What’s coming next on The Kolby Told Me Podcast and where you can find all of Kolby’s work on the internet. Make sure you guys follow him on social media and like, subscribe and review & rate him 5 stars. He goes back with us, and we love having him on the show. As for what’s coming next from us, we’ll hopefully do some Mike, Mike and Emmy work with the Emmy Noms incoming this week. Plus, we will continue to follow the Superman Box Office and root for it in theaters. Kolby Told Me on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/3FodYSr3yWaIySSAjYrAtc Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kolby-told-me-podcast/id1449736187 Follow him on X https://x.com/kolbytoldme Follow him on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kolbytoldme/?hl=en

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