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A Film Festival Primer, D23, Romulus Box Office & Joaquin's Cold Feet - ORC 8/21/24 Aug 21, 2024

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INTRO - It's another fully loaded Oscar Race Checkpoint. BOX OFFICE UPDATE 1:02 - Romulus earnings are strong + Ryan and Blake’s shared success 6:41 - Rest of the Top 15 includes Coraline’s comeback & the Borderlands bomb MAKE THE CASE: QUICK NON-SPOILER REVIEWS 7:57 - Cuckoo had awesome style and nearly as much goo as an alien film 10:15 - This Woman and the Sea rave review has enraged everyone 11:50 - Strange Darling teases to be a possible film study from us AWARDS NEWS 12:50 - Joaquin Phoenix Leaves Todd Haynes Detective Romance Film 19:05 - Eugene & Dan Levy confirmed as Emmy Hosts. Do they have enough prep time? 20:20 - Gotham Awards add Best Director & Breakthrough Performer categories 22:12 - Latvia Selects Flow as its Best International Feature D23: FUTURE MOVIE NEWS 23:19 - Disney’s Body Swap Comedies + All The Sequel Announcements 25:19 - Mufasa Trailer 2 is still not winning us over 27:04 - Moana 2 is cuteness overload 28:04 - Snow White has one Mike in favor and the other against CASTING NEWS 29:20 - Nicholas Cage will play John Madden 32:42 - Dominic Sessa will play Anthony Bourdain FILM FESTIVAL NEWS 34:32 - NYFF Spotlight Section adds some targets to our watchlist 42:30 - The Venice Schedule has been released 45:21 - TIFF adds even more special presentations TRAILER REVIEWS 46:18 - Saturday Night’s alright for fighting 49:04 - The Outrun is gonna be Saoirse Ronan’s 5th nom 51:12 - Woman of the Hour is a freaky true story 52:39 - The Room Next Door causes a major debate over fake snow 54:08 - A Quickie Nightbitch Book Review 54:43 - The Substance throws AlsoMike once again, proving he has lost his mind 56:34 - Y2K looks very funny 58:50 - OUTRO: Our socials, how to contact us, if AlsoMike will go and party with the hippies and bigfoot, what’s coming next from us, extension chords and words of wisdom.

Alien: Romulus - The Mike, Mike and Alien Series Finale p.7 - ep 467 Aug 18, 2024

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INTRO - This will be quite the passionate finale of Mike, Mike, and Alien. NON-SPOILER REVIEW OF ALIEN: ROMULUS 2:00 - Development Backstory post Fox & Hulu + some creative viral marketing 4:50 - Strong reception numbers & early box office, yet some polarizing tweets & scores 7:37 - Our Theatrical Moviegoing Experience was a Mike, Dan, Mike & Alien Popcorn Bucket. 11:25 - Non Spoiler Script thoughts outlines many pros & cons, potholes, yet no plot holes 16:38 - Praiseworthy performances & characters that differentiate this from other Alien films 22:14 - In Space, No One Can Hear You Set A Scene: some high highs & low lows for the production values and the first of three Mike1 speeches on what makes this franchise great. 30:37 - SPOILER WARNING FOR OUR SPOILER FILLED REVIEW OF ALIEN: ROMULUS 31:24 - The Requiem, or why this film will be remembered has to be the ending, and Mike1 delivers his second big speech on what is otherwise working great in this film. 41:12 - The Most & Least Mike Like Moves pays homage to Dora The Explorer. 45:50 - The Game Over Man (where you knew a fatal error was made) is a segment that showcases Mike's third speech on how we’d never survive a horror movie. 48:06 - Themes we’d rather not dwell on, I mean we could, but we’re not gonna: invokes several good discussions on fan service and the tech of the film. 53:14 - Underrated Smart Moves includes praise for some great character work, expansions on the mythology, and a burning question about how they’ll handle the sequel, if there is one. 1:00:41 - Least Scary, Scary Moment re: facehuggers, but we have more praise for the writing 1:02:28 - Get Away From Them, You Bitch (or most goosebump inducing moments). 1:05:11 - Nagging Questions We Can’t Stop Thinking About 1:10:39 - Quantifying the Goo for Alien: Romulus might just be our masterpiece. 1:19:44 - Final Grades & Our Top Films of the Franchise 1:21:25 - THE OUTRO: includes our socials, your homework, and how to contact us. We also give a requiem for this Mike, Mike, and Alien series and go back through our episode library to recall all of our previous rewatch series. Then we discuss what’s coming next from us including upcoming Oscar Race Checkpoints, film festival coverage and film study review episodes.

The Current Odds for the Best Picture Race w/ David Long! - ORC 8/14/24 Aug 14, 2024

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show Introducing The Duke of Bettingham - David Long! . SUMMER GAMBLING PREVIEW - BEST PICTURE: Which Movie Has The Most Money On It Currently? - 2:43 Define “Value Betting” - 4:55 . The Current Betting Favorites: Dune 2 (+250) - 8:40 (and a History Lesson in Just How Bizarre Dune’s Odds Are - 10:56) Sing Sing (+400) - 17:12 Blitz (+650) - 20:34 . The 10 to 1 and Longer Shots: Joker 2 (+1200) - 25:22 Anora (+1400) - 31:33 A Real Pain (+1400) - 35:15 Conclave (+1400) - 36:56 Nickel Boys (+1600) - 41:34 . The 20 to 1 Group - 44:59 (Nosferatu, Kinds of Kindness, Bird, Here, The Long Game, Fancy Dance) . The 25 to 1 Group - 48:47 (Megalopolis, Queer, The Piano Lesson, Gladiator 2, Will & Harper, The Apprentice, More) . The Super Duper Long Shots - 1:05:44 (Furiosa, Hard Truths, Maria, Saturday Night, Wicked, Inside Out 2, More) . What About the As Yet Unlisted Movies? - 1:17:33 (Emilia Perez, A Complete Unknown, The Room Next Door, Beetlejuice 2, More) . . WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 1:24:34

Clayton Davis on a Joker 2/Gaga Shocker, Awards Predicting, and Dropout's Amazingness Aug 10, 2024

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Make sure to read & listen to all of Clayton's work here: https://variety.com/author/clayton-davis/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/variety-awards-circuit/id1536666553 What Is This Episode - Top of Show Introducing Clayton Davis of Variety! . The Oscars Hosting…Scene - 3:08 The Oscars/Emmys/Tonys Awards Web of Crossovers - 13:10 How the Emmys Vote; and FYC Differences Between Emmys and Oscars - 16:20 . THE OSCARS, FESTIVALS, and PREDICTIONS: Why is Vegas So High on Dune 2’s Chances? - 23:44 Deadpool and Wolverine: Box Office Savior + The MCU Future - 29:30 Early Oscars Frontrunner Syndrome + Winding Narratives - 37:07 The Oscars Butterfly Effects + How Clayton Predicts Through the Year - 44:50 . Why TIFF’s People’s Choice May Be Different This Year - 55:24 What Clayton’s Heard of Joker 2 and Its Possible Oscar Shocker Within - 1:02:00 The Early Word on Upcoming Contenders or Pretenders - 1:05:12 . When Clayton Expects To See an Oscars Stunt Category - 1:09:24 And He Predicts Netflix Will Do WHAT?! - 1:14:56 . THE DROPOUT QUESTIONS: How Clayton Got to Spend Time w/ Dropout - 1:22:28 GET. SAM. AN EMMY. NOM. - 1:28:03 Walking the Line Between Advocacy and Journalism - 1:30:00 . . WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 1:40:00

NYFF62 Lineup Reactions, Affleck Hulkamania + a Trap Review HodgePodge - ORC 8/7/24 Aug 08, 2024

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INTRO - Why this episode is most definitely a hodgepodge. AWARDS NEWS: Eugene & Dan Levy may host the Emmys with their Canadian Americana - 2:11 Oscars Host Questions Continue as we bring up a 2nd Week’s worth of names - 4:11 Janet Yang has earned her re-election, but has much work yet to do - 8:52 BAFTAs New Kids Award + Rule Changes have us all constantly tinkering - 11:08 Kneecap & The Devil’s Bath begin that International Feature selections list - 19:52 FESTIVAL NEWS: Our NYFF Main Slate Targets / Oscars Scouting - 22:52 Horizon Chapter 2 still playing Venice - 37:26 Mike Leigh, Emilia Perez composers to receive TIFF awards - 39:20 Telluride Lineup via Others’ Deductions & Reports - 41:20 FUTURE MOVIE NEWS: Britney Spears Biopic Greenlit at Universal - 44:03 Ben Affleck to play Hulk Hogan in Killing Gawker movie - 46:57 BOX OFFICE REPORT / WHAT WE’RE WATCHING REVIEWS: Deadpool & Wolverine has a great 2nd week - 52:14 Trap does ok box office and is big cheesy goofy fun per AM’s Review - 55:31 58:50 - The Mikes catch up on a full lightning round of non-spoiler reviews and grades for Oddity, Touch, + lots of Documentaries including I Am Celine Dion, Remembering Gene Wilder, Giannis: The Marvelous Journey, Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution, Sue Bird in the Clutch, Federer: Twelve Final Days, Faye, The Beach Boys, Bratz, Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple, Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa, The Blue Angels, Black Barbie, MoviePass MovieCrash, + docuseries Charlie Rose & The Matter of Pete Rose and Hard Knocks: An Offseason with the New York Giants. OUTRO - Our socials, how to contact us, what’s coming next, and we look up the definition for hodgepodge. We were right all along, sadly.

Alien Covenant 2017 Review - Mike, Mike, and Alien ReWatch p.6 - ep 466 Aug 02, 2024

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . MIKE, MIKE, AND ALIEN, PART 6: COVENANT 2017: . Non-spoiler Review: Creating Creation - 2:27 Bizarre Writing Backgrounds - 5:55 Reception/Our Viewing Experiences - 9:47 The Big Budget Horror Curse - 15:03 “If Everything Splatters, Nothing Matters”/Performances - 19:34 In Space, No One Can Hear You Set a Scene (Best Production Values) - 22:16 . SPOILER WARNING - 26:03 . Spoiler-Filled Review: The Requiem (or What This Movie Is Best Known for and Its Impact) - 26:42 Most Mike-Like Move/Un-Mike Like Move - 32:11 The Game Over Man (The Point in Which You KNEW A Fatal Error Was Made) - 40:50 Themes We’d Rather Not Dwell On - 44:13 . Underrated Smart Move/The Least Scary, Scary Moment - 46:25 Get Away From Them, You Bitch (or The Most Goosebump Inducing Moment) - 50:01 The Nagging Question You Can’t Stop Thinking About - 53:14 Quantifying the Goo - 57:49 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:06:11

A Comic-Con Stunner as Marvel Brings Back RDJ + The Oscars Host Vacancy - ORC 7/30/24 Jul 31, 2024

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INTRO - At least our schedules were open for THIS CRAZY BARRAGE OF MOVIE NEWS! OSCARS HOST NEWS: 1:20 - Jimmy Kimmel then John Mulaney both turn down the job, and we wonder why. 4:33 - So who hosts??!! And it’s a huge list of names in play to go over. SAN DIEGO COMIC CON ‘24: Hall H Marvel Presentations 17:39 - Robert Downey Jr’s return as Doctor Doom, and we have some conditions 27:05 - Why the Russo’s return makes sense and talking ourselves into RDJ some more. 31:30 - The Fantastic Four: First Steps and potential comic storylines including RDJ. 35:02 - Captain America: Brave New World and Harrison Ford’s mocap monster. 37:25 - Other SDCC Highlights including the Vice President’s Simpson Quotation, Ryan & Hugh’s surprise screening, some Alien Romulus viral marketing, In A Violent Nature’s sequel, Terminator 7 with John Cena, the BioShock movie, and trailers for films like Transformers One & Hellboy: The Crooked Man + The Penguin and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. BOX OFFICE UPDATE: 41:45 - Deadpool & Wolverine sets many records, and we start the Cool Uncles Pod. 46:25 - Twisters has done terrible overseas as Mike 1 foreseen’d. 50:17 - Despicable Me 4, Inside Out 2, Longlegs and the rest of the top 10. FUTURE MOVIE NEWS 54:28 - The Megalopolis production scandal worsens 56:44 - TIFF released Midnight Section films including Friendship & The Substance. 58:04 - NYFF picks Blitz for its Closing Night, and we get new premise details OSCAR TRAILERS 1:00:40 - A Complete Unknown has a hype parade, but do we buy it? 1:06:21 - His Three Daughters seems like our kind of September movie 1:09:41 - OUR EPISODE OUTRO and where we discuss how you can reach us, conditional love for millionaires, and feeling the itch to gamble.

Deadpool & Wolverine - Like An MCU Prayer - ep 465 Jul 27, 2024

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What is This Episode? - Top of Show . DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE REVIEW: . Spoiler-Free Review: Reception/Scores/Viewings/Box Office - 2:15 Shawn Levy and Ryan Reynolds and What Was MCU Plan B?? - 10:20 NOMINATE. HUGH. DAMMIT… - 23:38 …And an Academy Question - 26:00 Technical Categories - 30:51 How Many Noms? - 34:17 . SPOILER WARNING - 39:20 . Spoiler-Filled Review: Slow-Mowin’ Em Down - 40:17 Sad Pool - 44:15 Dear Cassandra - 49:42 Gang’s All Here - 56:00 Closure. Or Closure? - 59:40 . FINAL GRADES - 1:07:11 . . What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 1:13:30

TIFF & Venice Lineups Expand The Oscars Landscape - ORC 7/23/24 Jul 24, 2024

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A TIFF 2024 RUNDOWN: 1:47 - Previously Announced TIFF Premieres: We get the obligatory Family Guy reference out of the way. Then we discuss how Eden is about hot people on an island, why we need to be right about Nightbitch, and whether We Live In Time is more Brooklyn or Goldfinch. TIFF GALAS & SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS: 4:01 - Opening Night with Nutcrackers from David Gordon Green and that stupid Adam Sandler movie that one of us thinks is great. 6:25 - Closing Night with Rebel Wilson’s The Deb 7:48 - From Cannes to TIFF: Anora, Bird, Emilia Perez, Oh Canada, Rumours, & The Shrouds. 9:40 - Better Man via Robbie Williams starts a whole Pearl Jam riff 11:20 - A cryptic Conclave book report. 12:07 - Other big name films we’ve been following forever like Hard Truths from Mike Leigh, Heretic from A24, Piece by Piece from Lego, The End from the artist formerly known as Michael Shannon, The Fire Inside from MGM, The Return from a ripped Ralph + Will & Harper from Sundance. 15:25 - The Piano Lesson announces the Washington family takeover of Hollywood. NEW TIFF ARRIVALS INTO THE OSCARS LANDSCAPE: 18:07 - 40 Acres has Danielle Deadwyler vs Canadian Cannibals! 19:04 - Familiar stories modernized with Brett Goldstein in All Of You, banshee Barry vs Christopher in Bring Them Down, Sandra Oh in Can I Get a Witness?, a jacked Orlando Bloom in The Cut, plus The Motorcycle Diaries director is ironically back in I’m Still Here. 21:48 - The Last Showgirl has us hoping for a Pam Anderson Oscars campaign 22:58 - Millers in Marriage is the next from Edward Burns that’s better than The Family Stone. 24:32 - Relay seems like Hell or High Water or The Accountant. 25:09 - Riff Raff seems funny with Jennifer Coolidge, Bill Murray and Pete Davidson 26:10 - Sharp Corner stars Ben Foster who may or may not walk off into the woods. 27:22 - The Order intrigues us with Hoult, Law, Smollett, Maron, Baylin, etc. 29:10 - The Penguin Lessons is probably not Mr. Popper’s Penguins. 29:44 - Pedro Paramo and why his bonafides make it a potential contender 31:13 - Sketch seems like a funny Harold and the Purple Crayon w/ D’Arcy Carden & Tony Hale. 32:27 - Unstoppable and how we hope Jlo gets some good press with this one. 34:14 - Without Blood is the next from Angelina Jolie and Cinecitta Studios. THE 81ST VENICE FILM FESTIVAL: 35:18 - A Recap of the News on the Jury, Tributes, and Opening Night Film 36:19 - Maria and why Angelina Jolie could be a favorite for the Volpi Cup. 37:01 - Queer and why Luca Guadagnino’s work promises a high floor 38:15 - Pedro’s Room Next Door and how we get sidetracked re: premise writing. 39:43 - Joker Folie à Deux and our mixed review of the second trailer. 43:44 - April and how M2 has faith in this director. 44:38 - The Brutalist and the allure of the mysterious and wealthy client 46:34 - Babygirl and when we momentarily lose our morality. 47:58 - Harvest and the intrigue of good young actors. 48:45 - Wolfs and the callback that also includes your obligatory Tarantino reference. 49:28 - Baby Invasion and why it has to be Harmony Korine. 50:12 - Intriguing Venice Docs and why M2 owes you some doc reviews. THE NYFF OPENING NIGHT FILM ANNOUNCEMENT - NICKEL BOYS 51:00 - Aunjanue Ellis as a Supporting Actress play, the history of previous Opening Nighters from NYFF at the Oscars, and another major contender centered on a child protagonist. (Plus, we get a quick happy story from Uncle Mike). 55:25 - OUR OUTRO and how to contact us. Plus, you hear about a handful of upcoming episodes, get some Austin Powers quotes, and a discussion on how we would do Telluride if we ever go.

Prometheus 2012: JUST. PICK. A SIDE. - Mike, Mike, and Alien ReWatch p.5 - ep 464 Jul 21, 2024

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . MIKE, MIKE, AND ALIEN, PART 5: PROMETHEUS 2012: . Non-spoiler Review: Ridley is Ready for a Prequel - 2:09 BladeRunner Type Prequel - 6:46 Our Viewing Experiences - 11:45 Script Thoughts - 16:10 Performances - 18:05 In Space, No One Can Hear You Set a Scene (Best Production Values) - 21:42 . SPOILER WARNING - 26:25 . Spoiler-Filled Review: The Requiem (or What This Movie Is Best Known for and Its Impact) - 27:08 Most Mike-Like Move/Un-Mike Like Move - 33:15 The Game Over Man (The Point in Which You KNEW A Fatal Error Was Made) - 38:17 Themes We’d Rather Not Dwell On - 41:26 . Underrated Smart Move/ The Least Scary, Scary Moment - 43:53 Get Away From Them, You Bitch (or The Most Goosebump Inducing Moment) - 47:18 The Nagging Question You Can’t Stop Thinking About - 48:25 Quantifying the Goo - 51:50 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 59:45

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