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TIFF 2: Put Your (Fake) Money Where Your Grolsch Is - ORC 9/16/23 Sep 16, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . BARBIE ANNOUNCES THEIR OSCARS STRATEGY - 1:48 . ACADEMY GOVERNOR’S AWARDS/STRIKE UPDATES - 5:48 . TRAILER REVIEWS: KotFM Trailer #2 - 10:47 Henry Sugar Trailer #1 - 18:06 Aquaman 2 Trailer #1 - 21:22 . TIFF, PART 2: Recapping Where We Are - 25:24 The Surprise Hits of TIFF - 27:47 (His Three Daughters, Sing Sing, DNEtMat End of the World, Woman of the Hour) Studio Acquisitions - 38:20 (Origin, End of the World, More) . RESETTING THE FESTIVAL OFFERINGS + RECEPTIONS - 40:01 . INTERNATIONAL FEATURE POSSIBILITIES - 43:50 (Copa ’71, Concrete Utopia, The Monk and the Gun) . PROP BET: WHICH MOVIE IS WINNING TIFF? - 52:55 . WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: Also Mike on Grand Tourismo - 1:03:25 Mike1 on…The Practice?! - 1:05:58 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:11:32 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:12:18

Yorgos Lion-Most as Venice Ends in Gold, and TIFF Rolls Merrily Along - ORC 9/14/23 Sep 14, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . VENICE AWARDS ROUND UP: Poor Things Wins the Golden Lion - 1:07 Volpi Cup Winners Come w/ Oscars Expectations - 3:16 More Venice Awards/Standing Ovations - 8:00 . PROP BET #1 - HOW MANY INTERNATIONAL FEATURE NOMS HAVE DEBUTED? - 11:14 . TIFF FOLLOW UP, PART 2: The Boy and the Heron is Going to be Great - 14:24 PROP BET #2 - JUST HOW DONE IS ANIMATED FEATURE ALREADY? - 16:44 . American Fiction Jumped Into the Oscars Race - 18:58 Dumb Money Has Been in the News All Week - 21:21 The Teacher’s Lounge is Germany’s Int’l Feature Pick - 27:30 The Royal Hotel Brings an Intriguing Trailer - 29:00 Reptile’s/Lee’s/One Life’s First Looks Are Surprising - 33:35 Next Goal Wins Proves Divisive - 40:45 Dream Scenario is a...Something - 44:36 . MAKE THE CASE/REVIEW ROUND UP: AlsoMike on Bottoms - 52:56 AM on Equalizer 3 - 57:47 Mike1 on You Are So Not Invited, The Blackening, The Adults, More - 1:00:36 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:09:20 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:10:18

That Time The Bikeriders Trailer Almost Ended MMO - ORC 9/8/23 Sep 08, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . VENICE IS WINDING DOWN: Updating the Review Scores - 1:20 Priscilla Reviewing the Reviewers - 3:09 The Killer Gets High Marks - 5:52 Maestro’s Reception is Confusing As Hell - 8:13 The Caine Mutiny Court-Marshall/Evil Does Not Exist Premiere Well - 12:09 Hit Man May Have Made the Most Fans - 15:08 Ava DuVernay’s Latest Covers a Ton of Ground - 16:52 . The Unofficial Official Standing Ovation Records - 20:42 PROP BET #1 - GUESSING THE GOLDEN LION BY GROUP - 25:47 . TELLURIDE HAS FINISHED: Fingernails is…Something - 29:00 Nyad Trailer Drops - 30:09 Wildcat is a Hawke Family Affair - 32:09 Tuesday Has Charm - 33:28 . TIFF STARTS TODAY: The Boy and the Herron/Pain Hustlers Trailers - 36:23 PROP BET #2: WHICH TIFF FILM LANDS MOST OSCAR NOMS? - 42:12 Sorry Not Sorry is Serious Stuff; Other Titles - 47:05 . PROP BET #3: ALSOMIKE’S HIGHEST RATED TIFF FILM - 49:29 . CONTENDER TRAILER REVIEWS: The Bikeriders Trailer #1 - 52:25 May December Teaser - 57:40 Chicken Run Dawn of the Nugget Trailer #1 - 1:00:05 The Exorcist Believer Trailer #2 - 1:02:06 . PROP BET #4: DEBUT RT SCORE FOR EXORCIST BELIEVER - 1:08:28 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:11:33 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:12:49

Telluride, Venice Begin Outlining The Oscars' Picture - ORC 9/2/23 Sep 02, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . TELLURIDE IS UNDER WAY: The Bikeriders MAY Actually Be Good Like Mike1 Said?! - 1:56 Saltburn Premieres, Polarizes Too (w/ Trailer) - 4:48 The Holdovers Premiere Gets Praise - 11:02 Colman Domingo is an Oscars Threat for Rustin - 13:01 All of Us Strangers Lit Up Night 1 - 21:56 . VENICE RECAP SO FAR: Commandante’s Standing Ovation is 90 Seconds!? - 27:04 Ferrari Reviews Well, But Cruz Stand Out - 28:19 El Conde Is Upset in Chile - 35:13 The Promised Land Has a Wild Trailer - 37:11 Early Poor Things Stuff Was GREAT/Sexy - 40:13 . BFI LONDON LINEUP ANNOUNCED; FEATURES KALUUYA DEBUT - 44:07 . TAYLOR SWIFT MAY HAVE IMPACTED FLOWER MOON - 46:37 . CONTENDER TRAILER REVIEWS: The Killer Trailer #1 - 52:50 The Book of Clarence Trailer #1 - 55.23 Invisible Beauty Trailer #1 - 57:25 Fingernails Clip #1 - 59:40 Society of the Snow Trailer #1 - 1:01:03 Rebel Moon Trailer #1 - 1:03:00 Flora and Son Trailer #1 - 1:06:14 Foe Trailer #1 - 1:09:42 Cat Person Trailer #1 - 1:12:14 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:15:21 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:16:55

Top 10 Wishes for the Rest of the 2023 Film Year + Strike Latest - Ep 445 Aug 26, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . TOP 10 WISHES FOR THE REST OF THE 2023 FILM YEAR: . Top 2 Wishes: Fair Deals for SAG/WGA; Strike Updates - 1:29 . Wish #8:Hoping for SOME September Oscar Surprise - 16:10 . Wish #7: We Need This Year’s Indie Film Hit - 20:18 . Wish #6 - Mike1 Wants Pain for Himself - 27:14 . #5 - AlsoMike Wants The Year of Animation to Continue - 31:14 . #4 - That David Gordon Green Delivers for Exorcist - 35:34 . #3 - A True Film Festival Champion - 44:05 . #2 - AFTER THE STRIKES GET RESOLVED PROPERLY: A Blockbuster vs Blockbuster (vs Blockbuster?) Oscars . #1 - The Next MMO Fawning Film - 58:50 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:02:10 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:03:23

A Breakdown of Copyright Protections for AI Generated Work + AlsoMike's NYFF Approach - ORC 8/23/23 Aug 23, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . NYFF ANNOUNCEMENTS: Maestro Gets a Gala Spot - 2:14 . PROP BET #1: BRADLEY COOPER’S MAESTRO SCREENTIME - 6:08 , The Rest of the NYFF Spotlight Slate - 9:48 AlsoMIke’s NYFF Movie Tier Plan of Attack - 15:08 . GOTHAM’S REMOVED THEIR BUDGET CAPS. BECOME FREE FOR ALL - 21:16 . CONTENDER TRAILERS: Reptile Trailer #1 - 28:55 PROP BET #2 - GUESS THE REPTILE METASCORE - 32:44 . Anatomy of a Fall US Trailer #1 - 35:00 PROP BET #3 - ALSOMIKE’S BROTHER OF A FALL - 37:14 . She Came to Me Trailer #1 - 40:38 Cassandro Trailer #1 - 45:52 Talking About Rebel Moon’s Trailer - 48:44 PROP BET #4 - HOW MANY OSCAR NOMS FOR NETFLIX THIS YEAR? - 50:22 . STRIKE UPDATES AND MORE WGA/AMPTP MEETINGS- 55:40 . A LEGAL LESSON IN AI COPYRIGHT PROTECTIONS - 59:45 . BOX OFFICE UPDATE: PROP BET #5 - WHAT’S BLUE BEETLE’S BOX OFFICE CEILING? - 1:09:00 Barbenheimer Keeps Making Money - 1:11:14 AM Reviews Strays - 1:14:55 Elemental Will Make Money - 1:17:07 AM Watched The Covenant/TV - 1:20:20 M1 Watched JFK/The Pope’s Exorcist - 1:22:16 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:25:21 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:26:12

75% Accurate, Still Too Early Oscar Predictions Show - ORC 8/18/23 Aug 18, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . 75% ACCURATE, STILL TOO EARLY OSCAR PREDICTIONS: . Craft Convictions: Revisiting Our Year in Preview Picks - 3:17 The Barbenheimer, Dune 2, + Maestro Craft Convos - 5:10 The Dune 1 Bitter Carryover - 10:42 The Maestro MUAH Controversy - 13:46 . Screenplay Categories: Original: Does Barbie and/or Napoleon Belong Here? - 17:32 Adapted: Dune 2’s Sci-fi Mountain - 22:11 . Acting Categories: Supp Actress: We May Only Have Seen 1 Nom Thus Far - 32:00 Supp Actor: 3 Noms Already Set in Stone - 37:58 Lead Actress: Is a Masterful Maestro Performance Coming? - 46:02 Lead Actor: Another Potential KotFM vs Oppenheimer Battle - 54:46 . Director: The Best of Times, The Worst of Times for Bradley Cooper - 1:04:17 Best Picture: The 10 Certain BP Noms (at least 75% of them) - 1:11:03 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:21:37 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:22:33

MMO's Midyear(+) Oscars Show - The Best of ALL of the '23 First Half - ORC 8/14/23 Aug 14, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . THE 2023 MMO MIDYEAR OSCARS: Supporting Actress - 3:37 Supporting Actor - 8:45 Animated Feature - 13:48 International Feature - 17:04 VFX - 19:12 Sound - 22:44 Original Song - 24:13 Original Score - 29:25 Cinematography - 31:35 Screenplays - 34:40 MUAH - 39:23 Costume Design - 41:36 Production Design - 43:05 Documentary Feature - 44:30 Editing - 47:05 Director - 49:07 Lead Actor - 53:05 Lead Actress - 55:08 Best Picture - 58:16 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:03:06 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:04:10

Dicks: The NYFF Pundits! Plus: Strike Updates, TIFF News, + More Bets! - ORC 8/11/23 Aug 11, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . TV AWARDS NEWS: Emmys Announce New Date 1/15/24 - 1:05 TV Critics Awards Announced - 2:22 . INTERNATIONAL FEATURE NEWS - 8:22 (Sweden’s Selection; Pablo Larraíne’s Trailer) . NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL UPDATES: SAG’s IA Stance/NYFF Announces Main Slate - 10:30 . PROP BET #1: NYFF 3 SHOWCASE FILMS’ OSCAR NOM CHANCES - 14:45 . All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt Preview/Trailer - 21:17 Rest of Slate - 23:55 Possibly the Most Boring Premise in History - 33:39 . TIFF UPDATES: Midnight Madness Selections Unveiled - 37:54 Almodôvar, Spike to get TIFF Awards - 43:24 “Sly” Stallone Doc to Close TIFF - 45:16 . SAG/WGA STRIKE UPDATES: WGA/AMPTP Meeting Goes Poorly… - 48:51 Netflix Won’t Pay South Korean Unions Residuals - 50:23 . BET #2 - WILL STREAMERS RELEASE NUMBERS W/IN 10 YRS? - 52:58 . BET #3 - STREAMERS COMBINING IN THE NEXT 2 YEARS - 57:04 . TRAILER REVIEWS: Fair Play Trailer #1 - 1:05:50 BET #4 - WILL FAIR PLAY BE A TOP 10 NETFLIX MOVIE? - 1:07:15 . Mother’s Instinct Trailer #1 - 1:10:30 Dicks: The Musical Trailer #1 - 1:12:14 . BET #5: DICKS THE OSCAR NOM?! - 1:13:30 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:16:22 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:17:16

The Debut of ORC Prop Bets w/ a Side of Turtles - ORC 8/5/23 Aug 05, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . ORC PROP BETS EXPLAINATION - 1:41 . PROP BET #1: BARBIE’S BOX OFFICE CLIMB - 3:56 . BOX OFFICE UPDATE: Barbenhaimer Makes AMC History - 10:55 Sound of Uh Oh - 14:22 What Happened to MI7? - 16:30 AlsoMike Reviews Talk 2 Me - 18:48 Rest of the Top 10 - 21:57 AM Reviews TMNT Mutant Mayhem + Its Funky Box Office - 26:17 . PROP BET #2: TURTLES ON THE OSCARS PATH - 30:07 . ACADEMY/STRIKE NEWS: Janet Yang Re-Elected - 35:22 Sony Moves Their Slate - 36:41 SAG Fund Gets Big Gifts - 38:22 . PROP BET #3: OVER/UNDER STRIKE END DATES - 40:07 . TRAINER REVIEWS: Radical Trailer #1 - 47:46 Dune 2 Final Trailer - 50:36 Golda Trailer #1 - 54:20 . PROP BET #4: HELEN MIRREN NOMS DURING AWARDS SEASON - 56:20 . The Marvels Trailer #2 - 59:40 Saw X Trailer #1 - 1:03:37 . MAKING THE CASE: AM on Steph Curry Underrated - 1:10:25 AM on The Deepest Breath/Wham! - 1:11:33 AM on Nimona - 1:12:34 AM on The Perfect Find - 1:13:30 AM on They Cloned Tyrone/Alice Darling/Emily - 1:14:45 AM on The Beanie Bubble - 1:18:38 . PROP BET #5 - THE $1000 BET - 1:19:48 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:26:01 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:26:54

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