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Venice/TIFF: The Good (Movies!), The Bad (Strikes!), and the SO MUCH UGLY (SOOOO MUCH) - ORC 8/2/23 Aug 02, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show Release Schedule Weirdness - 1:40 . THE STRIKES DELAY THE EMMYS, AFFECT FESTIVALS - 4:22 . VENICE/TIFF CONTROVERSIES AND NEWS: Antonio Barbera Defends Plans to Screen Allen, Polanski, Besson - 11:02 How Will Stars Handle Venice + The Strike? - 20:33 Miyazaki to Open TIFF - 24:19 Commandante Opens Venice - 26:40 Netflix’s Society of the Snow to Close Venice - 27:22 . FILMS PLAYING MULTIPLE FESTIVALS: The Beast Has an All Timer Premise - 31:50 Hitman from Linklater, Memory from Michel Franco - 33:05 . NOTABLE VENICE EXCLUSIVES - 34:55 (Ferrari, El Conde, The Killer, Maestro, More) AND OUT OF COMPETITION NOTABLES - 43:41 (Henry Sugar, Agro Drift, McCain Mutiny Court Marshall, More) TIFF GALAS - 48:31 (Dumb Money, The End We Start From, Lee, Next Goal Wins, More) TIFF SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS - 58:00 (American Fiction, The Burial, The Dead Don’t Hurt, Ezra, More) DOCUMENTARIES - 1:13:36 (Nickelback, Mountain Queen, Defiant, The Contestant, More) . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:17:49 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:18:40

Oscars Summer Gambling Guide w/ David Long - ORC 7/29/23 Jul 29, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show Introducing the Duke of Bettingham: David Long! . SUMMER OSCARS BETTING GUIDE: . Best Picture: The Current Big 3: Oppenheimer, Killers, Past Lives - 6:25 The Barbie Longshot - 16:10 The War Movie/Holdovers Problem - 19:54 The Longshots Beyond 10:1 - 23:18 Amazon’s FYP History - 26:32 The Strikes’ Impact on Oscars Season - 31:55 . Best Actor: Is It FINALLY Cooper Time? - 36:12 Leo vs Cillian at the Top - 40:00 Which Longshot Smells Best? - 43:58 . Best Actress: An Important Disclaimer - 46:16 MMO Clearly Runs Vegas - 47:13 The Longshots - 51:30 . Best Director: Why Nolan Now May Be Great Value - 53:35 AlsoMike Likes Coppola - 58:15 . Supporting Actor: MMO Runs Vegas, P. 2 - 1:00:50 The Robert DeNiro Conspiracy - 1:04:13 Gosling’s Ken Lane - 1:06:10 . Supporting Actress: Bookies Be Cheeky - 1:11:13 Someone Unnamed? - 1:15:09 . . Dave’s Work/Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:17:35 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:20:10

Oppenheimer Oscar Profile - Putting the "-enheimer" in Barbenheimer - Ep 444 Jul 26, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . OPPENHEIMER OSCAR PROFILE: . Non-Spoiler Review: Cast, Scores, Zabotage - 2:08 Does This Even Have A Box Office Comp? - 6:45 Script Thoughts/Directing/Editing - 16:20 Performances - 21:04 Production Values/Team - 34:35 How Many Noms? - 40:05 . SPOILER WARNING - 45:27 . Spoiler-Filled Review: The First 40 Minutes - 46:17 Oppenheimer’s Thoughts, P.1 - 53:20 Nolan At His Most - 55:53 Oppenheimer’s Thoughts P.2 - 1:02:17 Ego Joust: Male Fragility Edition - 1:09:04 Oppenheimer’s Thoughts P.3 - 1:16:23 . FINAL GRADE - 1:19:52 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:20:26 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:21:05

Barbie Oscar Profile - Putting The "Barb" in Barbenheimer - Ep 443 Jul 22, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . BARBIE OSCAR PROFILE: . Non-Spoiler Review: Cast, Zabatage, Box Office, Barbenheimer - 2:23 Script Thoughts/Directing - 12:18 Performances - 16:08 Production Values/Team - 24:42 How Many Noms? - 29:10 . SPOILER WARNING - 35:51 . Spoiler-Filled Review: Nonsense, Oscar Worthy Nonsense - 37:03 The Accountability Greatness - 42:31 Not Perfect, But Perfectly Imperfect - 49:30 God-ling - 52:18 . FINAL GRADE - 56:08 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:01:16 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:01:58

Partially Qualified Emmy Nom Analysis - Mike, Mike, and Emmys 2023 - Ep 442 Jul 19, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . MIKE, MIKE,AND EMMY NOM ANALYSIS: Will the Strikes Move the Emmys Date? - 1:44 Nomination Tallies - 4:31 . Best Drama Series - 7:18 Lead Actor Drama - 13:47 Lead Actress Drama - 19:21 Supporting Actor Drama - 23:14 Supporting Actress Drama - 27:51 . Best Comedy Series - 30:01 Lead Actor Comedy - 41:42 Lead Actress Comedy - 44:13 Supporting Actor Comedy - 50:12 Supporting Actress Comedy - 52:44 . Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series - 56:26 Lead Actor Limited or Anthology or Movie - 1:00:33 Lead Actress Limited or Anthology or Movie - 1:02:38 Supportings - 1:03:50 . Outstanding Reality Program - 1:07:27 Talk Series/Variety Show - 1:08:24 Outstanding TV Movie - 1:11:06 Documentary/Variety Special - 1:13:01 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:17:15 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:18:54

All The Strike Things - ORC 7/15/23 Jul 15, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . SAG AFTRA OFFICIALLY IS ON STRIKE, TOO: What Happened? - 2:27 Movie Executives are Detached - 6:55 Studios Don’t Want Money, They Want All of It - 20:00 Influencer Scabs, Strike Innovations, Etc - 22:37 Why Was There a 12 Day Delay? - 25:49 . BARBIE AND OPPENHEIMER FIRST REACTIONS: Oppenheimer - 29:42 Barbie - 32:44 . AWARDS NEWS: Fall Film Festivals May Be Effed - 39:06 Ferrari is Due Out Christmas - 43:34 May December to Open NYFF - 45:43 . CONTENDER TRAILERS: Anatomy of a Fall Trailer #1 - 49:11 Wonka Trailer #1 - 53:50 Napoleon Trailer #1 - 58:23 Bob Marley: One Love Trailer #1 - 1:03:14 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:07:28 ;28Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:09:00

Mission Impossible 7: Dead Reckoning Part 1 Oscar Profile - Ep 441 Jul 13, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . MISSION IMPOSSIBLE DEAD RECKONING P1 OSCARS PROFILE: . Non-Spoiler Review: Cast, Reviews Scores, and Box Office - 3:11 The Tom Cruise Conundrum - 8:27 Script Thoughts - 17:13 Performances - 24:33 AlsoMike Reads The Oscar Tea Leaves for Tom Cruise - 30:47 Making the Case for Sound + Cinematography - 34:23 Over/Under Noms - 38:58 . SPOILER WARNING - 41:47 . Spoiler-Filled Review: MI’s Leading Lady Issues - 42:46 What Are You Doing, Ethan? - 48:33 (Also, Who Are You, Gabe?) Part 2’s Plot? - 57:24 What’s Kittridge’s Deal? - 59:55 The Rest of the Plot - 1:02:50 Grace is Gone - 1:09:12 . FINAL GRADES - 1:13:56 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:16:45 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:17:40

Past Lives Oscar Profile - The Inyeon of it All - Ep 440 Jul 08, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . PAST LIVES OSCARS PROFILE: . Non-Spoiler Review: Cast, Crew, Reviews Scores, and Watching Experience - 2:08 Celine Song Earned All the Flowers - 9:33 3 Performances Up There for Best of ’23 - 15:20 Oscars Momentum - 22:04 Cinematography, Score, + Seoul vs NYC - 26:35 How Many Noms? - 32:04 . SPOILER WARNING - 38:09 . Spoiler-Filled Review: What Did You Want? - 39:06 Being Human - 49:08 Why is How I Met Your Mother Here? - 54:50 Strength Can Be Subjective - 59:44 . FINAL GRADES - 1:04:10 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:06:08 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:07:07

Midseason Awards, TCM Saved, and Trailer Palooza! - Oscar Race Checkpoint 7/6/23 Jul 06, 2023

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WHAT’S IN THIS OSCAR RACE CHECKPOINT - Top of the Show. AlsoMike explains why he needed to add this intro before Part II of his recording with Mike 1. KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON TRAILER 2 Review - 2:05 Even avoiding trailer spoilers, M2 realizes why this was such a Scorsese passion project. There are also obvious Oscar contending performances and production values showcased here, and find out who stole the entire trailer. SANCTUARY REVIEW - 8:32 Also Mike does a quickie non-spoiler review of Margaret Qualley & Christopher Abbott’s great work in the steamy thriller, Sanctuary, now on VOD. ALSO MIKE’S TOP 10 FILMS OF THE YEAR SO FAR - 12:00 (PS... I AM A DOPE BECAUSE I FORGOT PAST LIVES IN HERE. SO PUT THAT IN MY TOP 5 AND THEN YOU ACTUALLY GOT A TOP 11.) OUR HCA MIDSEASON AWARD WINNERS RECAP - 13:51 We edit back into the Mikes' conversation about the Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Awards including their recent 5 year track record, where we agree and disagree with the winners, and whether or not we think some of them can go the distance. MARVEL RELEASE DATE SHIFTS - 18:55 We speculate about whether or not the MCU can rebound as Disney has shuffled some dates. M1 proposes a Kang recasting, we question Blade on Valentine’s day, and there are more Fantastic 4 rumors. OTHER DISNEY RELEASE DATE SHIFTS - 25:50 Avatar sequels scheduled through 2031 make Mike a dull boy. Plus, Moana and yes, a Taika Waititi Star Wars are still on the schedule. NETFLIX RELEASE DATE ADDITIONS - 28:03 We discuss why Wikipedia is lying about Adam Sandler's Spaceman, and we debate whether or not Chicken Run 2: Dawn of the Nugget should go bleep itself. SONY RELEASE DATE CHANGES - 30:03 Queue the ominous organ as Dumb Money moved into September, The Book of Clarence moves out of 2023, and then Eileen will kick off Anne Hathaway’s next Oscar campaign this December. THE TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES DRAMA - 31:42 Mike1 chronicles the heroic story about how 3 great directors saved TCM from a mean old baddie who wanted to fire everybody. NEW DCU SUPERMAN & LOIS LANE CASTINGS - 36:26 Why we’re hopeful but a little skeptical that James Gunn is making the right decisions here with his castings for Superman: Legacy. TRAILER-PALOOZA - Summer '23 Edition. DUNE PART TWO: Trailer 2 - 39:33 Dope fight scenes, egg Elvis, and political intrigue have us hopeful. But we still worry about if we'll engage with what we didn’t enjoy part 1. CHALLENGERS: Trailer 1 - 43:38 Will this movie be too steamy for us? What if Rihanna soundtracked everything? Plus, we wonder about the invention of the sauna. DUMB MONEY: Trailer 1 - 47:24 We debate if the trailer gives us Oscary vibes. Plus, we shout out our love for this cast, how they went against type, and why we love Craig Gillespie with one caveat. DRIVE AWAY DOLLS: Trailer 1 - 51:30 We talk about why Pedro Pascal is in trouble and what other films this makes us remember. Plus, we reveal our crack research on why the Coen Brothers broke-up. PRISCILLA: Teaser - 54:42 Why Mike 1 is willing to overlook how Hollywood is trying to force Jacob Elordi’s stardom on him because he’s obsessed with this teaser. PIXAR’S ELIO: Teaser - 57:11 Why this cute premise could give Pixar a much needed win after Elemental. KRAVEN THE HUNTER: Trailer 1 - 59:14 Does this look sick? Or disgusting? Or what’s the difference? THE BEANIE BUBBLE: Trailer 1 - 1:01:27 Why we’re excited to watch this cast but skeptical of branding rights in this Apple adaptation of the book about the Beanie Baby craze. FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S: Trailer 1 - 1:04:02 Why we are proponents of scaring young children to keep them in line, and some insight into AlsoMike’s Funko Pop collection. OUTRO - 1:08:00 Our Socials, your homework, what’s coming next, words of wisdom, and a shocking debate about hot dogs.

The Problem and the Cure for SAG Strike, Blockbuster Blues, and Indiana Jones 5 - ORC 7/4/23 Jul 04, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . ACADEMY NEWS AND CHANGES: New Best Picture Requirements Set - 1:46 Board of Governors Take Their Seats - 8:32 And Welcome 398 New Members - 11:28 Governor Award Honorees Announced - 13:00 Next Goal Wins @ TIFF; Four Daughters Wins Munich - 15:02 . POTENTIAL SAG/AFTRA STRIKE LOOMS: Most Studios Avoiding SDCC - 18:48 SAG/AMPTP Extend Negotiation Window 12 Days - 23:53 DGA Officially Ratifies Their AMPTP Deal - 29:40 . BOX OFFICE REPORT/MOVIE REVIEWS: Indiana Jones Leads Box Office, AlsoMike’s Review - 31:28 No Hard Feelings Finishes 4th, AM Reviews - 38:55 Blockbusters are Struggling/The Flash Review - 46:12 Why Aren’t Big Budget Films Making Profit? - 50:53 Finishing The Top 20 - 55:22 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 58:26 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 59:22

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