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Alien '79 Rewatch - Mike, Mike, and Alien ReWatch Series p.1 - Ep 458 Jun 14, 2024

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . MIKE, MIKE, AND ALIEN, PART 1: ALIEN ’79: . Non-spoiler Review: How This Script Was Made: ft. Jon Carpenter, Lynch’s Dune, and Total Recall?! - 1:48 Bringing in Ridley - 6:21 Critical/Audience/Our Reception - 9:45 Great Horror, Great SciFi - 15:41 The Famous Cast - 20:10 . SPOILER WARNING - 24:10 . Spoiler-Filled Review: The Requiem (or What This Movie Is Best Known for and Its Impact) - 25:04 Most Mike-Like Move/Un-Mike Like Move - 29:24 The Game Over Man (The Point in Which You KNEW A Fatal Error Was Made) - 33:34 Themes We’d Rather Not Dwell On - 38:13 Underrated Smart Move - 41:00 The Least Scary, Scary Moment - 42:50 In Space, No One Can Hear You Set a Scene (Best Production Values) - 46:11 Get Away From Them, You Bitch (or The Most Goosebump Inducing Moment) - 51:30 The Nagging Question You Can’t Stop Thinking About - 55:52 Quantifying the Goo - 58:03 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:03:38 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:04:20

Define "Watching" + Bad Boys Review/Stunts @ The Oscars - ORC 6/9/24 Jun 09, 2024

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . ACADEMY OFFICIALLY CONSIDERING A STUNT CATEGORY - 1:49 . FUTURE MOVIE/CONTENDER NEWS: Next Avengers Movie May Have Its Director…and SIXTY Heroes - 5:44 Jordan Peele Met w/ Marvel - 10:09 The Four Beatles Are Rumored to be Found for Mendes’ Movies - 14:09 Spielberg Eyes May 2026 Film Date - 20:26 Sydney Sweeney Wants a Barbarella Remake - 26:10 Mike Flanagan Takes the Helm of Next Exorcist - 27:35 Paul Giamatti is Doing a Hostel TV Show?! - 30:27 Knives Out 3 Books Renner, Lohan, and Definite Killer Glenn Close - 31:41 Jurassic Why? is Happening - 34:30 Fire Inside, Anora, Others Move/Get Release Dates - 35:38 Joker 2, Maria, Queer All Reportedly to Premiere @ Venice - 40:24 . CONTENDER TRAILERS: Alien Romulus Trailer #1 - 41:38 Venom The Last Dance Trailer #1 - 45:40 Maxxxine Trailer #2 - 47:52 Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice Trailer #2 - 49:33 Moana 2 Teaser/Wolfs Trailer #1 - 52:31 The Outrun Trailer #1 - 54:46 . QUICK REVIEWS: AlsoMike on Bad Boys Ride or Die - 55:58 MMO on In a Violent Nature - 58:14 AM on The Watchers - 1:00:39 M1 on Civl War - 1:02:21 M1 on Abigail - 1:04:21 AM on Babes - 1:06:04 The Great First Omen Battle of 2024 - 1:08:00 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:15:44 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:17:03

Kolby Mac Helps Us Preview the Summer Box Office - ORC 6/5/24 Jun 05, 2024

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show Introducing Kolby Mac! . SUMMER BOX OFFICE PREVIEW W/ KOLBY MAC: June Week 1: What Happened in May? What to Expect from Bad Boys Ride or Die? - 2:24 June Week 2: Can Inside Out 2 Reach 1’s Heights? - 11:10 June Week 3: Quick Bike Ride to Chicago - 14:49 (with a quick In a Violent Nature Tease) June Week 4: The Horizon Question - 24:23 . July Week 1: MINIONS! - 32:30 July Week 2: A Mixed Bag w/ Longlegs’ Curiosity - 40:35 July Week 3: Everybody Do the Twist(s) - 45:33 July Week 4: The Deadpool Weekend - 49:18 . August Week 1: Nothing to End Wolverine’s Run - 52:12 August Week 2: What Will Borderlands Do? - 55:18 August Week 3: The Crow Leads the Way - 1:02:06 August Week 4: Not…Much - 1:05:30 . MORE HOPE FOR SUMMER OR FALL? - 1:07:49 . . Where To Find Kolby/Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:13:57 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:15:02

Dune Part 2, Finally. Or: The People vs Mike1, Again - Oscars Profile - Ep 457 Jun 02, 2024

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . DUNE PART TWO OSCARS PROFILE: . Nonspoiler Review: . Mike1’s Got Issues - 2:20 Picture/Director Chances - 6:30 World Building Pros and Cons - 10:44 Performances - 15:05 Production Values - 23:50 How Many Noms? - 26:27 . SPOILER WARNING - 29:08 . Spoiler-Filled Review: What’s Paul Got To Do With It? - 31:18 “So Why Am I Watching At All?” - 42:01 Worm Holes - 44:43 Egghead Buffoonery - 47:00 Why Do I Care, pt 2 - 52:15 Stress and Pull - 53:46 . FINAL GRADES - 54:51 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 57:18 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 58:14

Four Day Late Cannes 2024 Recap Spectacular! - ORC 5/30/24 May 30, 2024

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . FOUR DAY OLD CANNES REVIEW + WRAP-UP: Anora Wins Palme, Oscars Next? - 2:09 All We Imagine As Light Wins 2nd Place - 8:57 Emilia Perez’s Best Actress Award(S) May Have Backfired - 11:40 The Substance, Seed of the Sacred Fig Win Screenplays - 16:57 Grand Tour Has the Best Director - 23:31 Jesse Plemons Wins Best Actor and Highlights New K of K Teaser - 24:40 Black Dog Comes w/ a Warning - 28:51 A Trio of Awards w/ Serious Gravitas - 30:53 Palme Dog Winner + Best First Film Winner - 34:44 Shockingly Low Scores for 2 Big Name Movies - 38:35 . Acquisitions Tally - 40:45 Unofficial Official Festival Ovation Officials Rundown - 45:23 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 50:44 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 51:54

Furiosa Oscars Profile - A Yay and Yuck Prequel Hit - Ep 456 May 25, 2024

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . FURIOSA OSCARS PROFILE: . Nonspoiler Section: Critics’ Scores/Box Office/Debut/Expectations - 2:10 The Crazy Miller Filmography - 5:22 . Performances: ATJ -8:50 Hemsworth - 10:28 Rest of Cast - 11:58 . Oscars Lens: Casting - 15:13 Costumes/MUAH - 18:13 Sound - 20:41 Cinematography/VFX - 23:24 How Many Noms? - 28:01 . SPOILER WARNING - 31:43 . Spoiler Section: Anya-less Start - 33:28 Political Leanings - 35:14 Thor vs Joe - 38:00 Town by Town, Piece by Piece - 40:14 Connect the Dots, Connect to Fury Road - 42:53 “It’s What We Paid for When we Bought a Ticket…” - 45:00 The Finale - 52:05 . FINAL GRADES - 55:28 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 58:00 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 58:46

Cannes Rolls On, But The Mikes Are Livid - ORC 5/21/24 May 21, 2024

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . CANNES 2024, PART 2: Megalopolis is a Partial Pundit Parade - 1:33 Kinds of Kindness is Yorgos Being Yorgos - 6:38 Emilia Perez May Be The Big Breakout - 12:13 Oh Canada Disappoints - 16:02 Horizon Brings the Mikes to Their Breaking Point - 17:34 The Substance is a Dark Horse Palme Contender - 23:10 Rumours is for the Political Junkies - 26:50 The Apprentice is Level Headed - 28:40 The Surfer/On Becoming a Guinea Fowl - 30:58 Caught By The Tides/When The Light Breaks - 32:26 . #UnofficialOfficialFestivalOvationOfficials + Palme Race Check In - 34:08 . LONGLEGS TRAILER 2 REACTIONS - 40:10 . BOX OFFICE REPORT/REVIEWS: IF Has a Confusing Week at #1 - 44:08 AlsoMike Reviews The Strangers ’08 - 46:41 AM on I Saw the TV Glow - 49:40 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 53:35 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 54:27

Why Cannes Needs MMO - ORC 5/17/24 May 17, 2024

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . RECAPPING THE FESTIVAL OVATION LENGTH MEANINGS - 1:10 . CANNES 2024 BEGINS: Meryl ONLY Gets a 2 Minute Ovation, The Failure - 2:02 Furiosa Proves Why Cannes Needs MMO - 4:15 The Second Act Basically Gets Boo’d or Whatever - 9:06 Some Early Cannes Surprises: Wild Diamond; Girl w/ the Needle - 11:00 Bird Proves Why Cannes Needs MMO - 13:28 . CANNES TRAILERS: Megalopolis Trailer and Controversy/Guardian Article - 18:16 The Shrouds - 25:17 . CONTENER TRAILERS (NON-CANNES): Wicked’s 74 Minute Pre-Movie Movie Trailer - 28:00 Didi Trailer #1 - 32:00 National Anthem Trailer #1 - 34:32 Never Let Go Trailer #1 - 37:18 It Ends With Us Trailer #1 - 38:22 You’re Cordially Invited - 39:55 . ALSOMIKE REVIEWS BACK TO BLACK - 42:02 . GREENLIGHT NEWS: Happy Gilmore 2 Officially a Go - 45:21 Peter Jackson Blesses a Gollum Movie - 47:05 VENU Sports is a Coming Sports Bundle - 49:14 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 51:12 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 51:46

Academy100: Good Thing, or Giant Deadly Robot Here to Kill Us All? We Discuss - ORC 5/15/24 May 15, 2024

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . ACADEMY ANNOUNCES ACADEMY100 INITIATIVE: What Is It? - 2:42 The Good - 5:00 The Cynical - 9:23 . INDUSTRY NEWS: Disney/Hulu/Max and Apple/Netflix/Peacock Go Bundling - 11:05 Brad Pitt’s F1 Movie Gets $300M Budget - 15:46 WB’s LotR Anime is Revealing a Preview in June - 20:00 The Supremes @ Earl’s Debuting in August on Hulu - 21:42 . CONTENDER TRAILERS: Wicked BTS Package - 23:57 A Quiet Place Day One Trailer #2 - 26:45 Furiosa Final Trailer - 29:21 Firebrand Trailer #1 - 32:43 Mother, Couch Trailer #1 - 35:10 Fancy Dance - 37:19 Good One - 40:00 Handling the Undead - 43:04 Thelma - 45:08 . BOX OFFICE/REVIEWS: AlsoMIke Reviews Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes - 46:48 Rest of the Weekend Top 5 + Theater Discussion - 51:02 AM Reviews Mother of the Bride; M1 on The Beekeeper - 56:35 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:00:48 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:01:32

Tom Brueggemann of Indiewire Takes the Mikes to School - ep 455 May 11, 2024

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show Introducing Tom Brueggemann of Indiewire! . TOM BRUEGGEMANN OF INDIEWIRE: How Tom Got Into the Industry - 3:21 Film Buying Then vs Now - 8:04 The Pandemic’s Lasting Effect, PVOD Economics, and Theatrical Windows - 16:28 Marketing Movies w/ PVOD + New Box Office Calculus - 37:03 The Fall Guy’s Shortfall + Theater Futures - 43:19 How Should Oscars Outlets Cover Box Office Returns? - 50:25 . . Where to FindTom’s Work/Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 58:05 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:03:05 Tom on X: @TomBrueggemann https://twitter.com/TomBrueggemann Tom on Indiewire: https://www.indiewire.com/author/tom-brueggemann/

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