Mike, Mike, and Oscar

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Emmy Noms, Twisters, Trailers, and Our Very Own Tyler Durden - ORC 7/18/24 Jul 19, 2024

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INTRO: Let’s talk about how Mike is becoming Tyler Durden. MIKE, MIKE, AND EMMY: - We go show by show to recap and tally up all of the 76th Primetime Emmy Nominations, ending each section with some conversation on the snubs, the Vegas betting lines, plus a smattering of predictions, bets, and over/unders. 3:49 - Tallies by Network 5:55 - Comedy Series Categories 20:09 - Drama Series Categories 31:38 - Limited or Anthology Series Categories + Best TV Movie. OSCAR TRAILERS: 39:11 - Anora and why they should start engraving Mikey Madison’s Oscar now please. 41:47 - Conclave and why it's not Lithgow, but probably Tucci. 45:51 - A Different Man and why we’re rooting for him. 48:21 - Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and why another Jenna Ortega dance should go viral. 50:20 - Captain America: Brave New World and why it’s good he’s no Steve Rogers. 53:25 - The Deliverance and why our deaths would end up in the tabloids. 58:19 - Alien: Romulus and why there’s gonna be lunch for the aliens. WHAT ELSE WE’RE WATCHING: Non-Spoiler Reviews. 1:03:28 - Sing Sing and how M2 will tease an eventual Oscars Profile film study 1:05:47 - Twisters and how M2 basically became Glen Powell on the drive home. 1:10:38 - Dropout’s Game Changer and how Sam Reich got snubbed at the Emmys. OUTRO: Socials, the best Going-To-Sleep-Movies, and what’s coming next.

Longlegs Review - How to say "I Get It" for 100 Minutes - Ep 463 Jul 15, 2024

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show LONGLEGS REVIEW . Non-spoiler Review: Specs/Review Scores - 2:20 Critics and the Job of Overhyping - 7:16 “The Scariest Film of the Decade?!” - 9:41 The Weight of Innovation + A Procedural Plea - 16:00 Performances - 20:57 Production Values - 25:57 Oscars? - 28:12 . SPOILER WARNING - 29:48 . Spoiler-Filled Review: Nicky Legs - 30:34 Super Duper - 36:04 Meanings, Subtext, and General WTF - 39:26 More Worsts and Bests - 47:51 . FINAL GRADES - 57:50 . . WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 58:27

So You've Agreed to Sell Paramount... + Despicable Me 4/Maxxine Reviews! - ORC 7/12/24 Jul 12, 2024

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . CONTENDER TRAILERS: Gladiator 2 Trailer #1 - 2:49 F1 Teaser #1 - 8:40 The Substance Teaser #1 - 11:42 Alien Romulus Feature - 14:44 . FESTIVAL NEWS: Francis Ford Coppola Turns Motel Project Into Revenue - 18:00 Emilia Perez Gets Oscar-y Release on Netflix - 19:01 TIFF Announces 5 More World Premieres - 20:30 We Live in Time Trailer #1 - 22:50 . PARAMOUNT HAS A SALE DEAL TO SKYDANCE: What Happened/How We Got Here - 26:33 Is This a Done Deal?/Why TV Is SO in the Crosshairs - 28:40 Movie Theaters, Paramount+, and the Inevitable “Ultimate Bundle” - 33:22 Shari Redstone’s Piece - 38:20 The New Men in Charge/The Market’s Reaction - 39:21 Licensing and the Future of Cable - 42:10 . AWARDS NEWS: Astra Midseason Awards Given - 48:01 . BOX OFFICE UPDATES/REVIEWS: Despicable Me 4 Review from AlsoMike - 52:41 Did Inside Out 2 Just Secure Itself a Best Picture Nom? - 55:00 AlsoMike on Maxxxine - 58:55 Horizon Part 2 Pulled From Theaters - 1:00:38 AlsoMike LOVED The Movie Kill - 1:04:36 . . WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 1:07:38

Kinds of Kindness Review - Oscars Profile - When Piaget Met God - Ep 462 Jul 09, 2024

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show KINDS OF KINDNESS OSCARS PROFILE . Non-spoiler Review: Background/Reception/Review Scores - 2:08 AlsoMike is Seeing Signs Everywhere/Viewing Experiences - 4:46 Ranking the Anthology Stories - 9:30 Performances - 13:28 Sweet Dreams Have Meanings, See? - 20:00 . SPOILER WARNING - 22:25 . Spoiler-Filled Review: Speaking Biblically - 23:51 Development Angle - 35:25 The Philosopher Take (or We’re Way Out of Our Depths Here) - 42:05 . FINAL GRADES/SUMMARY - 46:09 . . LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 47:50

Alien Resurrection '97: The Circuit City Iceberg Goo Pile - Mike, Mike, and Alien p. 4 - ep 461 Jul 06, 2024

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . MIKE, MIKE, AND ALIEN, PART 4: ALIEN RESURRECTION ’97: . Non-spoiler Review: Joss Whedon, Danny Boyle, and How We Got Here - 1:30 (Including the Near On Set Death of Ron Pearlman) Reception/Box Office/Awards/Viewing Experiences - 8:04 Script Thoughts - 11:06 Performances - 14:20 Production Values - 17:13 . SPOILER WARNING - 19:42 . Spoiler-Filled Review: The Requiem (or What This Movie Is Best Known for and Its Impact) - 20:22 In Space, No One Can Hear You Set a Scene (Best Production Values) - 25:01 Most Mike-Like Move/Un-Mike Like Move - 29:12 The Game Over Man (The Point in Which You KNEW A Fatal Error Was Made) - 35:12 Themes We’d Rather Not Dwell On - 39:19 . Get Away From Them, You Bitch (or The Most Goosebump Inducing Moment) - 46:06 The Nagging Question You Can’t Stop Thinking About - 48:25 Quantifying the Goo - 53:35 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:02:20

How Mikes Avoid The Apocalypse: Day One - ORC 7/3/24 Jul 03, 2024

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A Happy Final 4th of July to us all - Top of the Show BOX OFFICE UPDATE + 2 AlsoMike Non-Spoiler Reviews Inside Out 2 vs Minions - 1:39 A Quiet Place: Day One performs well, gets a solid Mike2 Review - 5:50 Kevin Costner has been punished for his sins - 10:51 Why Kinds of Kindness is M2’s New Obsession, A Teaser Review - 13:39 INDUSTRY NEWS: Mike1 Breaks It All Down Paramount and Skydance Resume Talks, Reach Merger Agreement - 17:30 IATSE and the AMPTP Reach Deal to Avoid Another Type of Apocalypse - 22:36 ACADEMY NEWS: 487 New Members + A New Deal for the CEO - 28:34 FESTIVAL NEWS: Venice Announces its Sigourney Tribute, Beetlejuice 2 for Opening Night - 30:17 London Announces Blitz as Opener, Further Details About Plot Arise - 32:15 Tribeca Awards: Griffin In Summer & Casa Bonita Win Big - 35:19 TRAILER REVIEWS: Here looks like its gonna win Best Picture, the trailer is so good - 41:18 Emmanuelle is Fifty Shades of French - 43:14 My Old Ass is more our speed, and Aubrey Plaza rules - 44:59 Heretic is another A24 Horror with a religious slant - 47:31 Longlegs is something we want ASAFP - 48:43 Trap didn’t need a 2nd trailer, we’re seeing it - 51:24 Circling back to Longlegs Over/Under at the Box Office - 53:42 OUTRO: Our Socials, What’s Coming Next, Words of Wisdom - 53:13

Alien3 '92 ReWatch...WHAT. HAPPENED?! - Mike, Mike, and Alien p.3 - ep 460 Jun 30, 2024

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . MIKE, MIKE, AND ALIEN, PART 3: ALIEN3 ’92: . Non-spoiler Review: The Mess Which Was Film Production - 2:30 “Alien3 is Rocky V”/Reception - 15:06 Viewing Experience - 17:28 The Professional Fallout of Those Involved - 19:30 . Performances - 22:19 In Space, No One Can Hear You Set a Scene (Best Production Values) - 25:19 . SPOILER WARNING - 28:52 . Spoiler-Filled Review: The Requiem (or What This Movie Is Best Known for and Its Impact) - 29:53 Most Mike-Like Move/Un-Mike Like Move - 35:04 The Game Over Man (The Point in Which You KNEW A Fatal Error Was Made) - 38:30 Themes We’d Rather Not Dwell On - 41:06 Underrated Smart Move/ The Least Scary, Scary Moment - 45:42 . Get Away From Them, You Bitch (or The Most Goosebump Inducing Moment) - 48:58 The Nagging Question You Can’t Stop Thinking About - 51:17 Quantifying the Goo - 53:23 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 57:08 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 58:38

Clayton Gets The Academy CEO Talking; + The Bikeriders, Nosferatu, more! - ORC 6/25/24 Jun 25, 2024

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . BOX OFFICE REPORT/REVIEWS: Inside Out 2 Makes Second Weekend DBO History - 1:14 AlsoMike Reviews The Bikeriders - 7:16 AM Reviews Ghostlight - 12:31 Mike1 Reviews I Saw the TV Glow - 17:14 M1 Reviews I Used to be Funny - 19:50 M1 Reviews We Grown Now - 22:48 AM Reviews Exhuma - 24:34 . CLAYTON DAVIS INTERVIEWS ACADEMY CEO BILL KRAMER: On Fundraising; Future ABC Negotiations - 26:16 On POC Leadership Exodus; Best Picture Pre-Reqs; Nonprofit-ism - 28:44 On Voting Numbers Becoming Public; Stunt Oscar; Gender Neutrality - 32:53 . GOTHAMS SET DATE/HIS THREE DAUGHTERS GETS RELEASE - 39:58 . CONTENDER TRAILERS: Nosferatu Teaser #1 - 44:05 The Front Room Trailer #1 - 47:35 Emilia Perez Trailer #1 - 50:44 The Killer’s Game Trailer #1 - 52:35 . WHAT IS FILM CRITICISM OBJECTIVITY? - 55:55 . . LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 1:00:04

Aliens '86 Rewatch - Mike, Mike, and Alien ReWatch Series p.2 - ep 459 Jun 22, 2024

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . MIKE, MIKE, AND ALIEN, PART 2: ALIENS ’86: . Non-spoiler Review: Production Notes- 3:28 The 80’s Sequels Shaped Culture - 6:09 Cameron vs The Studio - 8:44 Critical Reception and Action Not Horror - 12:30 . Script Thoughts - 17:40 Performances - 22:21 In Space, No One Can Hear You Set a Scene (Best Production Values) - 28:39 (or James Cameron vs Tea Time) . SPOILER WARNING - 34:10 . Spoiler-Filled Review: The Requiem (or What This Movie Is Best Known for and Its Impact) - 39:11 Most Mike-Like Move/Un-Mike Like Move - 44:02 The Game Over Man (The Point in Which You KNEW A Fatal Error Was Made) - 53:04 Themes We’d Rather Not Dwell On - 56:59 Underrated Smart Move - 1:00:11 The Least Scary, Scary Moment - 1:02:25 Get Away From Them, You Bitch (or The Most Goosebump Inducing Moment) - 1:06:45 The Nagging Question You Can’t Stop Thinking About - 1:08:54 Quantifying the Goo - 1:12:56 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:19:45 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:20:31

Inside Out 2, AI Takeover Propaganda, and Challenging Children - ORC 6/19/24 Jun 19, 2024

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . BOX OFFICE REPORT: Inside Out 2 Review/Box Office Records - 2:12 Are Theaters Ok? Bad Boys May Hold the Answer - 8:13 Tuesday Review by AlsoMike - 14:28 . INDUSTRY NEWS: Sony Buys Alamo Drafthouse. First Studio to Own Theater Chain - 17:37 Paramount SkyDance Deal is Dead. What Now? - 23:30 Megalopolis Picked Up. Finally. By LionsGate - 30:33 The Deliverance Has a Great Cast, Bad Release Date - 34:15 WB and Bong Joon-Ho are Being Weird - 36:35 Brad Pitt’s F1 Movie to be Released by WB - 39:00 Jordan Peele is Cryptic - 41:37 Quick Tonys/TIFF Rundown - 43:22 . CONTENDER TRAILERS: Piece by Piece Trailer #1 - 49:38 The Wild Robot Trailer #2 - 52:23 The Imaginary Trailer #1 - 54:21 Paddington in Peru Trailer #1 - 56:56 Smile 2 Trailer #1 - 58:44 (and Mike1 vs a Pack of Children) A Real Pain Teaser - 1:01:53 . . LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 1:04:08

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