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May December Oscars Profile Review - POVs As Opposite as the Weather in...Well, You Get It - Ep 450 Dec 06, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . MAY DECEMBER OSCARS PROFILE REVIEW: . Spoiler-Free Review: Cast, Background, Release, Reception - 2:30 Expectations - 5:45 Mike1 Isn’t Normal - 8:45 “The Love Guru” Parallel?!?! - 10:31 Script Thoughts - 13:35 The Charles Melton/Young Hollywood Debate - 15:27 Portman/Moore - 22:26 Ensemble/Production Values - 26:07 How Many Noms? - 28:28 . SPOILER WARNING - 33:52 . Spoiler-Filled Review: “Hollywood-ification” of Exploitation - 34:46 Two Sides of a Tight Rope - 39:20 Critics vs Movie Fans - 48:48 Parody vs Satire vs Melodrama - 55:30 . FINAL GRADES - 1:05:34 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:06:22 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:07:05

The Oscars Take a Step Towards Becoming a Big Game Copycat - ORC 12/2/23 Dec 02, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . THE OSCARS WILL START AN HOUR EARLIER - 1:34 . NYFCC AWARDS ARE OUT: Past Lives Wins Best First Film - 4:53 Anatomy of a Fall Keeps Winning for Int’l Feature - 5:27 Pleasure Menu Wins the Documentary Award - 9:09 Hoyt van Hoytema is a GOAT - 10:03 Boy and the Heron Upsets Spider Verse - 11:55 Melton, Randolph Win Supporting Categories - 13:26 The Lead Categories Overjoyed Some People - 15:32 Nolan and Marty Claim the 2 Biggest Prizes - 18:47 . EUROPEAN FILM (CRAFT) AWARDS ANNOUNCED - 20:53 . MOVIE NEWS: The Bikeriders Goes to Focus - 22:26 Aidy Bryant to Host Indy Spirits - 26:12 Flower Moon: Does Apple Need PVOD Money? - 29:58 . INDUSTRY NEWS: Melissa Barrera Responds - 36:15 . CONTENDER TRAILERS: Society of the Snow Trailer #1 - 42:11 Our Son Trailer #2 - 45:42 Memory Trailer #1 - 48:25 The End We Start From Trailer #1 - 50:26 About Dry Grasses Trailer #1 - 52:20 Dune Part II Trailer 2 - 54:57 Furiosa Trailer #1 - 57:35 . MAKE THE CASE: Dream Scenario Review - 1:00:28 American Symphony Review - 1:03:10 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:07:55 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:10:23

The Gothams, Wish, and Saltburn All Reviewed... Punk - ORC 11/29/23 Nov 29, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show MM AND CM PUNK - :26 . RECAPPING THE GOTHAM AWARDS: Broadcast Thoughts - 2:50 Big Night for Tributes + Anatomy of a Fall - 6:23 Doc Feature FINALLY Has a Front Runner…Right? - 12:20 Adam Driver Drives Fast, Talks Long - 14:23 Colman Domingo, The White House, Honor Bayard Rustin - 17:05 CM Punk Detour #2 - 18:32 . The TV Awards - 20:20 Brian Williams Brought Maestro, Rhetoric - 23:06 Breakthrough Director Goes to a Year Long Gem - 25:05 Charles Melton’s Oscars Campaign Officially Begins - 26:28 Robert DeNiro Has Some Things to Say - 29:38 Lilly Gladstone is an Awards Force - 34:10 Laura Dern Tributes Barbie - 38:14 Past Lives Wins Big When It Has To - 40:20 . MORE TRIBUTES ANNOUNCED FOR FESTIVAL SEASON - 43:12 . BOX OFFICE RECAP: Does Apple Care About Box Office Returns? - 44:40 AlsoMike’s Nonspoiler Review of Wish - 47:00 AlsoMike’s Nonspoiler Review of Saltburn - 55:10 Mike1’s Nonspoiler Review of Priscilla - 58:24 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:05:45 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:07:01

A Review of Napoleon, Trailer Bracketology Finale, and The Globes are Back... - ORC 11/25/23 Nov 25, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . CBS WILL AIR THE 2024 GOLDEN GLOBES - 1:35 . AWARDS UPDATES: CC Doc Feature Awards Announced - 5:41 Cinema Eye Honors Have a Doc Feature Crossover Worth Noting - 7:36 International Doc Association Also Has Noms - 9:42 BIFA Announced Their Craft Winners as a BIFA Appetizer - 12:38 Who’s Getting What Film Festival Tribute? - 13:47 . TRAILERS WE NEED TO CATCH UP ON BRACKET, PART 2: M1 on #2 Poor Things vs #31 Imaginary - 19:06 M1 on #15 Eileen vs #18 Rebel Moon - 20:35 M1 on #10 Ferrari vs #23 Occupied City - 22:40 M1 on #7 Napoleon Trailer 2 vs #26 Lisa Frankenstein - 23:53 The M1 Bracket Side Winner - 25:08 AM on #3 Maestro Trailer 2 vs #30 Damsel - 26:28 AM on #14 Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire vs #19 Kraven - 28:12 AM on #11 American Symphony vs #22 Garfield - 29:20 AM on #6 The Boy and the Heron vs #27 Wicked Little Letters - 31:00 The AM Bracket Side Winner - 31:39 The Overall Bracket Side Winner - 33:11 THE BRACKET WINNER - 34:12 . WHAT WE’RE WATCHING REVIEWS: AlsoMike’s Nonspoiler Napoleon Review - 36:37 MMO on Please Don’t Destroy Movie - 43:13 AM on Leo - 45:49 MMO on Albert Brooks: Defending My Life - 47:12 AM on Maxine’s Baby: A Tyler Perry Story - 48:41 AM on The LadyBird Diaries/David Holmes The Boy Who Lived - 51:54 . MMO on Night of the Hunted/Monica - 53:40 M1 on Fool’s Paradise/The Royal Hotel - 55:52 M1 on Matt Rife - 58:36 M1 on Spider-Man 2: The Video Game - 1:01:30 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:03:58 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:04:36

A Rustin Review, Trailer Bracketology, and The Whole Scream Debacle - ORC 11/23/23 Nov 23, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . JIMMY KIMMEL GETS OSCARS HOSTING GIG - 1:34 . NONSPOILER REVIEW OF RUSTIN - 7:25 . BOX OFFICE REPORT - 14:02 (Next Goal Wins Review - 16:21) . iMAN VELLANI IS THE BEST OF US - 20:32 THE FANTASTIC FOUR MAY HAVE ITS CAST - 27:31 . THE SCREAM/PARAMOUNT/MELISSA BARRERA CONTROVERSY - 33:58 . TRAILERS WE NEED TO CATCH UP ON BRACKET: Explanation - 43:20 M1 on #1 American Fiction Trailer vs #32 Pokemon Concierge Trailer - 45:25 M1 on #16 The Boys in the Boat vs #17 The Teacher’s Lounge - 46:16 M1 on #9 Inside Out 2 vs #24 Drift - 47:26 M1 on #8 Kingdom of… vs #25 The Sweet East - 48:45 The M1 Bracket Side Winner - 49:44 AM on #4 Zone of Interest vs #29 Mean Girls: The Musical - 52:22 AM on #13 Perfect Days vs #20 Madame Web - 53:14 AM on #12 Saltburn vs #21 The Fall Guy - 54:48 AM on #5 Dune II vs #28 Anyone But You - 56:03 The AM Bracket Side Winner - 57:23 The Overall Bracket Side Winner - 57:45 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 59:03 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 59:50 A Random Mike1 Rant - 1:00:51

The Holdovers Oscars Profile - Lessons in Life Lessons - Ep 449 Nov 17, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . THE HOLDOVERS OSCARS PROFILE REVIEW: . Nonspoiler Review: Scores/Box Office/Watching Experiences - 2:18 Allegations Against Payne - 5:42 Director/Screenplay Thoughts - 10:07 Giamatti + Lead Actor - 15:51 Da’Vine Joy, Tessa + The Supporting Categories - 18:28 Production Values - 25:24 How Many Noms? - 28:22 . SPOILER WARNING - 35:20 . Spoiler-Filled Review: Dead Something Society - 36:17 The Holdovers Defined - 40:31 Christmas w/ the Kranks - 46:15 Shipping up to Boston - 52:19 Globe Hopping - 55:33 Time to Make a Choice - 1:00:01 . FINAL GRADES - 1:03:44 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:04:33 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:07:36

The Killer Oscars Profile Review - Fincher Walks a Fine Line - Ep 448 Nov 14, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . THE KILLER OSCARS PROFILE REVIEW: . Nonspoiler Review: Background/Specs/Scores - 3:00 Composition Thoughts - 6:55 Is Fassbender Iconic Here?/Performances - 11:41 Fincher Fun w/ Music/Production Values - 15:00 How Many Noms? - 18:36 . SPOILER WARNING - . Spoiler-Filled Review: Franchise Fair? - 23:07 Mike1’s Full Farce Theory - 25:52 Nihilism to Self Fulfillment Through BS - 31:46 Cat and Mouse Paranoia - 34:52 The Law Office - 44:38 Funny and Brutal - 47:42 The Florida Fight Project - 50:34 Dinner with Friends - 52:25 Claybourne Mine/The Smiths - 55:38 Ranking the Fincher Filmography - 58:17 . FINAL GRADES - 1:02:55 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:06:04

SAG Strike Ends, Marvel's Striking Out - ORC 11/11/23 Nov 10, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . THE SAG AFTRA STRIKE IS OVER: Strike Stats and Deal Points Generally - 1:26 The AI Protections - 3:46 Pay Raises; What SAG Didn’t Get - 8:10 Did SAG Win? And What This Means for Awards Season - 11:51 . AWARDS NEWS AND NOMS: European Film Award Noms Have Anatomy vs Green Zone - 14:26 British Ind Film Awards Honor Rye Lane as Nom Leader - 19:17 Hollywood Music and Media Noms - 22:13 Barbie Dominates the Movie Grammy Noms - 26:58 . FILM REVIEWS/WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: AlsoMike Reviews The Marvels - 29:11 MMO on Nyad - 35:38 MMO on Quiz Lady - 39:17 MMO on Fingernails - 41:30 AM on Sly - 43:55 AM on Squaring the Circle - 45:52 AM on Lakota Nation vs the US; The League - 46:37 AM on Priscilla - 48:45 Mike1 Runs Down His Quarantine Watch List - 54:13 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:02:00

The 2023 Scaries...Finally - Better Late Than Dead - Ep 447 Nov 07, 2023

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What is This Episode? - Top of Show . THE 2023 SCARIES AWARDS! (Some Spoilers for There's Something Wrong With The Children, Unwelcome, and Cobweb. We couldn't help it.) . RANDOM STUFF SECTION: Dumbest Kids Award - 1:59 Grossest Food - 6:20 Scariest Prop - 6:20 Horror Declarations - 9:37 Least Trustworthy Goat - 11:57 Frankenstein or Fronkenstein - 12:48 . New Mom Scream Queen of 2023 - 14:52 Monster Survival Ratio Question 1 - 16:38 Monster Survival Ratio Question 2 - 20:59 . BEST SCENES: Yuckiest Scenes - 23:17 Most Shocking Scare of 2023 - 26:04 More Declarations - 27:30 . PERFORMANCES: Best New Horror Action Star - 31:54 Best Sidekick Performances - 34:28 Harbinger of Most Doom - 38:00 Best Performance by a Horror Hero - 40:18 Declarations Part 3 - 42:30 Best Performance by Questionable Character - 43:17 Best Evil Performance - 44:15 . PRODUCTION VALUES CATEGORIES - - 46:44 . COMPOSITION CATEGORIES: Best New Horror Directors - 51:46 Shudder Deep Cut Award - 53:44 Most Innovative New Slasher - 56:28 Worst Film Poopy - 57:38 Which New Horror IP Has Longest Legacy - 59:19 . Best Indie Spirit/Popular Horror Movie - 1:07:07 Best Picture - 1:10:52 . Ranking The Horror of the Last Decade - 1:12:00 . . Socials/Your Homework - 1:22:27 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:23:14

The Killer, Five Nights At Freddy's, AFI Fest & The Doc Feature Dive - ORC 11/2/23 Nov 02, 2023

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Reviews start the show, including The Killer, Five Nights At Freddy's and its Box Office, The Exorcist: Believer, Dicks: The Musical, and a list of horror movies. Then it's a awards news from the Gothams and AFI Fest before a Documentary Feature deep dive after 4 sets of nominations or shortlists.

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