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Digging Into The WGA Strike + Do Live Action Remakes Work? - ORC 5/12/23 May 12, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . THE LITTLE MERMAID REMAKE DEBUTS: First Reactions - :57 A History of Disney’s Live Action Remakes - 2:30 . ADELE HAENEL LEAVES FILM INDUSTRY IN PROTEST OF POLANSKI, MORE- 11:10 . WGA STRIKE GOES ON: Where the Strike Stands As of Today: Writer/Producers Take Stand - 17:57 Other Guilds, Their Negotiations, + Their Support - 21:12 Streaming’s Lack of Profit + Studios Crying Poor - 24:20 Microcosm of America - 30:40 . THE MOVIE CALENDAR MOVEMENTS: Poor Things, The Book of Clarence Get Sept Releases - 34:04 Dumb Money, Pain Hustlers Due in Oct - 36:20 The Killer, The Holdovers Get November Premieres - 37:06 Why Is Evil Dead Rise Already on VOD? - 39:44 . CONTENDER TRAILERS: Meg 2 Trailer #1 - 45:18 Poor Things Teaser #1 - 49:06 Oppenheimer Trailer #2 - 51:16 . QUICK REVIEWS: Attack of the Doc - 57:22 The Lost King - 59:29 The Artifice Girl - 1:01:28 Queen Charlotte, Ted Lasso, Barry, Mrs Maisel - 1:03:28 Mike1 on the Celtics, Jack Nicholson, and…The Big Bang Theory? - 1:05:33 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:10:45 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:12:01

Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 Review - Maybe in the Meantime Make Em Laugh - Ep 434 May 08, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOLUME 3 REVIEW: . Non-Spoiler Review: ***HOWEVER, there's an Ant-Man 3 spoiler at the 11 minute mark. Sorry. Reception/Review Scores/Box Office - 1:44 Fitting This Into the Recent MCU + MCU’s Future - 5:44 Theater Reception + The Animal Rights Issues - 15:47 The Contrition of James Gunn - 18:39 Performances (including WHO Should Be An Oscar Nom?!?) - 20:01 Sounds + Killer Soundtrack - 24:32 VFX: Where Mike1 Almost Throws Up - 25:31 Production Values - 28:09 . SPOILER WARNING - 31:47 . Spoiler-Filled Review: But Did You Die? - 32:22 Blow It Up, Then Never Speak of It - 39:16 Emotional Stakes Via Animal Friends - 44:50 No Sleep - 46:22 Show Me Your Face/More Bests - 49:38 Lowlights - 53:13 . FINAL GRADES - 56:00 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 59:34 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:01:08

New Academy Rules + The Stakes of the Writers' Strike - ORC 5/4/23 May 04, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . ACADEMY ENACTS SEVERAL RULES CHANGES: The New Do’s and Don’ts - 1:29 (Crackdown on Talking to Media, Vote Sharing, Voting Preferences, No Social Media Lobbying, Home Screenings vs Presented Screenings, more) . What Do These Rules Mean for Oscar Journalists? - 7:50 Rulebreakin’ and Loophole Makin’ w/ Toothless Enforcin’ - 12:06 Riseborough Overcorrection? - 18:35 . THE WGA IS ON STRIKE: What’s Happened/What are the WGA’s Demands - 21:54 AMPTP’s (Laughable) Response Thus Far - 30:24 Dividing the Pie…Where’s the Pie?! - 36:25 The Looming AI Issue Of It All - 42:17 . TONY NOMS MAY PREVIEW OSCARS IN WAYS - 46:32 . CONTENDER TRAILERS: Dune 2 Trailer 1 - 49:25 Next Goal Wins Trailer 1 - 55:08 Wish Trailer 1 - 59:22 . RAPID FIRE REVIEWS: AlsoMike on the Odd Beau is Afraid - 1:01:33 AM on the Awesome Are You There God… - 1:08:42 AM on the Disappointing Polite Society - 1:12:30 Mike1 on the Duo of Missing/Leaving Las Vegas - 1:40:42 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:20:26 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:20:14

2023/24 100% Accurate Way Too Early Oscars Predictions - Year in Preview Finale - Ep 433 Apr 30, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . MMO’S 100% ACCURATE WAY TOO EARLY OSCARS PICKS: . How We Did Last Year - 2:33 New Announced 2023 Movies - 5:53 Craft Category Convictions - 9:20 (Including Which Movie Will Win Production Design) . Animated Feature Noms + Winner - 16:37 Original Screenplay - 23:12 Adapted Screenplay - 30:34 Supporting Actress - 35:26 Supporting Actor - 40:37 . Lead Actress - 47:23 (Takes on Fantasia, Saltburn, Soairse Ronan, Zendaya, Alicia Vikander, and more!) Lead Actor - 55:13 (Takes on Bradley Cooper, The Killer, Colmon Domingo, Unrecognizable Leo, more!) . Best Director - 1:00:29 (Fincher, Marty, Nolan, Celine Song, Emerald Fennell, more!) . Best Picture - 1:05:05 Recap - 1:11:40 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:12:52 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:14:04

Previewing the Tribecca Offerings, Reviewing the Theatrical Slate - ORC 4/26/23 Apr 26, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . THE OSCARS ANNOUNCED SOME 2024 DATES - :50 . PREVIEWING TRIBECCA 2023: Tribecca Stats and Dates - 4:38 . Documentaries - 6:06 (Docs on Stan Lee from the MCU; Dan Rather; Biz Markie, Gloria Gaynor, more) . Actors-Directing Movies - 10:21 (Including Bucky F’ing Dent from David Duchovny; Eric LaRue from Michael Shannon; First Time Female Director from Chelsea Peretti; Downtown Own from Lily Rabe and Hamish Linklater; John Slattery and Jon Hamm’s Maggie Moore(s); The Ingenious Way Jennifer Esposito is Funding Her Movie; and TONS More!) . Other Narrative Features - 26:03 (Michael Cera as a Poker Player in The Adults; Paula Beer and Christian Petzold Reuniting in Afire; The Blackening’s Horror Comedic Goods; The Best Looking Cast Ever in Blood for Dust; a Jacob Elordi Argument; and Way More!) . Other Notable Tribeca Plays Over the Years - 44:34 . MAKE THE CASE: AM on Evil Dead Rise - 48:55 …How to Blow Up a Pipeline + Somewhere in Queens - 53:13 …Ghosted - 57:20 Both Mikes Review Judy Blume Forever - 59:07 AM on Chevalier - 1:01:50 M1 on Handmaiden and Lost in Translation - 1:07:56 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:13:03 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:13:58

Top 10 2023 Film Fears w/ Amanda Swell - Year in Preview p. 7 - Ep 432 Apr 23, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show Introducing Amanda Swell! . TOP 10 2023 FEARED FILMS W/ SWELL ENTERTAINMENT: Our Track Record of Film Fear - 1:09 . AlsoMike’s Chocolate Factory Fear - 7:19 Swell WANTS To Believe In TMNT - 17:33 Mike1 Has Questions for A Haunting in Next Goal Wins…What? - 32:30 . AM Is Disappointed Elemental Won’t Be X-Rated? - 38:50 Swell Worries of Irrational Mermaid Backlash - 45:30 Mike1 Has Horse/Other Concerns for Jacob Elordi - 56:28 David Gordon Green Has to Earn AM’s Trust Back - 1:06:42 . . Amanda’s Work/Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:15:24 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:16:22

Cannes Lineup, MAX Rebrand, and Why, Potter, Why? - ORC 4/19/23 Apr 19, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . CANNES 2023 LINEUP: THE PALME D’OR CONTENDERS: The Women Directed Ratios - 1:16 US Movies: Asteroid City + May December - 3:15 UK Movies: Firebrand, The Old Oak, Zone of Interest - 6:43 Italy Films: La Chimera, Beloccio’s Kidnapped, The Sun of the Future - 9:17 French Films: Last Summer, Anatomy of a Fall, The Pot on Fire - 12:22 Japan Films: Kore-eda’s Monster, Perfect Days, Youth (Spring) - 14:51 Club Zero from Austria - 20:11 . Out of Competition Films Include Killers and Indy 5 - 21:43 I Saw The Devil, but Funny! - 24:28 Johnny Depp in a Period Piece - 26:33 The New Boy w/ Cate Blanchett is Mesmeric - 29:13 . HBO MAX BECOMES MAX: The Details - 34:50 The Harry Potter Remake; and Why? - 36:22 True Detective, The Regime, The Sympathizer All Are…Interesting- 40:30 . ALL THE NEW STAR WARS SHOWS AND MOVIES ANNOUNCED - 48:26 . ALSOMIKE EATS HIS WAY THROUGH NEW DIRECTORS NEW FILMS: Leila’s Brothers (and Its Horrible Controversy) + Shrimp Tacos - 52:55 Showing Up and World Famous Banana Pudding - 57:41 Autobiography + Suzume May Have Oscars Legs - 1:01:56 . MIKE1 RUNS DOWN A SMATTERING OF RECENT WATCHES - 1:08:57 (Rye Lane, Vengeance ’22, No Way Out ’87, Escape Room 2, Don’t Breathe 2) . . Erick’s Work/Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:17:27 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:18:16

2023 Box Office Futures w/ Erick Weber of AwardsAce.com! - Oscars Year In Preview 6 - Ep 431 Apr 17, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show Introducing Erick Weber of AwardsAce.com! . YEAR IN PREVIEW 6: THE BOX OFFICES OF 2023 . How High Can Mario’s Box Office Climb? - 2:32 Why Amazon Is OK w/ Air Losing Money - 5:06 Does A Theatrical Oversaturation Issue Exist? - 11:35 Box Office Support vs Unmet Expectations - 18:05 John Wick 4’s Legitimate Oscars Chances - 23:25 . BOX OFFICE FUTURES OVER/UNDER: O/U $1B: GotG 3, Fast X, Little Mermaid, Marvels - 27:11 O/U $800M: MI: DR, Dune 2, Barbie, Aquaman 2 - 32:09 O/U $600M: The Flash, Transformers, Indy 5 - 43:21 O/U $500M: Spider-Verse 2, Oppenheimer - 49:13 O/U $350M: KotFM, The Exorcist, Elemental - 50:33 A 2023 Box Office Surprise - 53:38 . Going Through 2022’s Best Picture Box Office Divide - 57:50 . . Erick’s Work/Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:04:40 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:08:07

Air Oscars Profile - Mike1 Sings The Alan Parsons Project - Ep 430 Apr 11, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . AIR OSCARS PROFILE: . Spoiler-Free Review: Box Office Reception/The New BO Math - 3:50 Plot Premise/Expectations/Viewing Experiences - 14:53 Ranking Air vs 2022 Films - 18:31 Direction/Script Thoughts/Editing - 22:04 Performances - 29:15 Production Values - 34:02 How Many Noms? - 39:46 The Looming Backlash - 43:10 . SPOILER WARNING - 45:39 . Spoiler-Filled Review: I Got a Feeling - 47:29 Save the Institutionalized Cat - 54:31 The Big Pitch - 56:01 Mother Knows Best - 59:20 Just Messina Round - 1:02:06 Who Gets Credit? - 1:05:14 More Highs and Lows - 1:08:00 . FINAL GRADES - 1:12:27 . . Andrew’s Work/Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:15:21 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:16:10

Netflix's 2023 Slate Brings Back Recent Activity Andrew! - Oscars Year in Preview 5 - ep 429 Apr 09, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show Introducing Recent Activity Andrew! . YEAR IN PREVIEW, PART V: NETFLIX YEAR IN PREVIEW: . THE NEWS: Andrew’s Thoughts on Netflix’s 2022/23 Oscars Plays - 3:30 Amazon/Apple’s Theatrical Dedication + Netflix Effects - 7:07 Academy’s Rumored New Distribution Rules - 12:10 Netflix’s Recent Creatives Shakeup - 17:04 . THE MOVIES w/ CONFIRMED DATES: Reviews of Q1 Releases - 20:10 (Luther, Murder Mystery 2, Furies, Magician’s Elephant) Chloe Domont’s Fair Play - 26:08 Pain Hustlers + Chicken Run Are Contemporary - 27:56 Fincher’s Highly Anticipated The Killer - 33:40 Adam Sandler’s Elderly Lizard Movie Leo - 37:02 Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, and More in Leave the World Behind - 39:06 Rebel Moon Brings Us Zack Snyder’s “Star Wars” - 42:14 . What’s With Netflix’s Announced Scheduled Slate? - 44:12 . THE UNDATED, BUT EXPECTED: Maestro Is Bradley Cooper’s Oscar Play - 46:30 Nyad Has a Documentary Powerhouse Behind It - 50:12 Shirley and the Potential Biopic/Bummer Backlash - 54:30 Spaceman is THE Most Confusing Setup, Ever - 58:13 The Piano Lesson Features Some A List Talents - 1:02:18 The Long Awaited Rustin - 1:05:03 . Other Upcoming Animated Netflix Slate - 1:09:50 (Escape From Hat, Nimona) The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar - 1:12:01 High in the Clouds May Not be Released This year - 1:14:05 . Rounding Up The Blockbusters - 1:15:00 (The Mother, Heart of Stone, Extraction 2, Damsel, The Deliverance, etc) . PICKING THE NETFLIX “BIG 3” OSCAR CHANCES - 1:22:37 . . Andrew’s Work/Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:27:27 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:31:42

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