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AlsoMike Flys Solo Through The Gotham Noms - ORC 10/27/22 Oct 27, 2022

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What is this episode - Top of Show . GOTHAM 2022 NOMS: Eligibility Requirements - 1:55 Breakthrough Director/Peformer Predicts Future Superstars - 3:00 Best International Feature is Loaded - 8:41 Best Screenplay May Be Tar vs Women Talking - 12:40 Supporting Performance Marks Mark - 16:22 Lead Performance Gives Fraser vs Michelle vs Cate - 18:40 Best Feature Has Some Glaring Omissions - 21:56 . GOTHAM DOC FEATURE/CINEMA EYE HONORS/IDA LONG SHORTLISTS: All That Breathes + All the Beauty Carry All Accolades - 24:32 I Didn’t See You There, The Territory, What We Leave Behind Premises - 27:00 Doc NYC Shortlist Rundown - 30:01 . ODDS AND ENDS: Quick Hit Thoughts on the Big DC Hires - 34:29 The Good Nurse Review - 37:13 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 39:34 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 40:08

Black Adam From Bleak WB - ORC 10/23/22 Oct 23, 2022

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What is this episode - Top of Show . NETFLIX NEWS: Their Regression Stopped - 2:49 AMC, Regal, Cinemark Aren’t Happy Over Glass Onion - 6:14 Dame Judy Gets a Disclaimer for the Crown - 11:43 . WB NEWS: Stage 13 Writing Program Shut Down, Then Revived - 14:04 Walter Hamada Finalizes Payout, DCEU Still All Over - 17:39 AlsoMike Reviews Black Adam - 20:55 The Spoiled Spoiler-Free Spoiler Warning - 24:50 . BOX OFFICE REPORT: The Rock is Box Office Gold - 26:40 Halloween Ends, Isn’t - 28:58 Teasing Our 4th Annual The Scaries Awards Show - 31:35 . CRITICS CHOICE DOCUMENTARY AWARD NOMS SNUB GOLDEN LION - 32:58 . GOLDEN TRAILER AWARDS ANNOUNCED - 37:44 . ACTOR FYC UPDATE/RELEASE DATE CHANGES - 41:38 . CONTENDER TRAILER REVIEWS: A Man Called Otto Trailer #1 - 47:43 Creed III Trailer #1 - 49:41 Super Mario Brothers Trailer #1 - 53:00 . RAYMOND AND RAY QUICK REVIEW - 51:47 . SACHEEN LITTLEFEATHER CONTROVERSY - 55:01 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 57:50 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 58:47

A NY Finale & Netflix Oscars with Andrew Morgan on Oscar Race Checkpoint - ORC 10/20/22 Oct 20, 2022

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A NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL FINALE + A NETFLIX OSCARS SLATE DISCUSSION: - Also Mike welcomes back guest host, Andrew Morgan - Top of the Show. Learn about his new writing job for What’s On Netflix… …AND his new podcast, Recent Activity. - Now please note: there are LIGHT SPOILERS for all reviews in this episode. By that, we mean plot structure information similar to that of the films’ marketing. - WHITE NOISE REVIEW: - Critics should NOT be meh on this movie - 4:53 When Elvis & Hitler studies convey the same theme - 7:37 Breaking down all the Oscar Chances For White Noise - 13:06 Our Grades - 23:15 THE NETFLIX OSCARS SLATE DISCUSSION: - Will Glass Onion’s Thanksgiving Theatrical Play Help Its Best Picture Chances? - 24:49 Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio could be a MAJOR CONTENDER - 33:02 All Quiet on the Western Front still has momentum - 37:42 How we think the field is open as long as Top Gun doesn't win everything - 41:25 DESCENDANT REVIEW: - 43:56 - Andrew’s powerful NYFF Screening - 45:23 Critics Choice Doc Award Nominations - 49:51 - A Final Summary of Some Key Current Predictions for Netflix Oscars - 53:07 - 5 MORE NYFF REVIEWS: TILL and some tough Oscar questions - 58:59 SHE SAID and an important category maneuver - 1:04:43 TRIANGLE OF SADNESS and the weird mixture - 1:10:01 CORSAGE and the gorgeous Vicky Krieps - 1:13:05 PJ CLARKE’S and the perfect post movie meal - 1:19:00 Outro - 1:23:00 Listen to Andrew via the Recent Activity Podcast https://www.forgottenentertainment.com/recent-activity Read Andrew’s work on What’s On Netflix https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/author/andrew-morgan/

Halloween Ends Review - It's Over, But For Who? - MMO Does Halloween p.12 - Ep 419 Oct 15, 2022

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What is this episode - Top of Show . HALLOWEEN ENDS REVIEW: . Spoiler-Free Review: Halloween Historical Highs and Lows - 2:00 DGG’s Vision, Part 1 - 4:39 Early Film Reception, Scores, Theater Experience - 6:16 Final Girl Bechdel Tests/Script Thoughts - 12:09 DGG’s Vision, Part 2 - 17:54 . Production Values: Score - 19:41 Set Design, More - 21:25 . Performances - 23:33 . SPOILER WARNING - 30:24 . Spoiler-Filled Review: DGG’s Vision, Part 3 - 31:30 If Ambition Falls in the Forest… - 36:48 Gory Spectacles - 40:22 Universal Issues - 43:10 A Pivotal Series Re-Write - 47:13 DGG’s Vision, Part 4 - 50:01 . FINAL GRADES - 56:20 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:01:04 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:01:58

The AlsoMike NYFF Erotica Extravaganza (Now With 100% Less Wolves!) - ORC 10/13/22 Oct 13, 2022

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What is this episode - Top of Show . ALSOMIKE SPOILER-FREE NYFF REVIEWS: Apple Pie French Toast and Chill, Erotica Edition - 2:12 . Aftersun: Scores + Review - 7:47 Awards Chances - 11:50 . Bones and All: Scores + Review - 16:28 The Rylance of it All - 22:03 Awards Chances - 26:19 . One Fine Morning: Scores + Reviews - 29:10 Grade and Festival Day Fatigue - 34:04 . Decision To Leave: Scores, Reviews, and Werewolves - 35:57 Tale of Two Stories - 40:55 . Scarlett - 42:00 RMN - 49:14 Enys Men - 53:25 . BOX OFFICE QUICK HITS: Halloween Ends Tracking for $50M Open - 57:27 Other Notes From the Box Office - 58:58 Amsterdam, WTF Happened? - 59:58 Avatar is STILL Profitable - 1:02:15 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:05:42 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:06:46

Tar From NYFF, and a HUGE Halloween Ends Preview w/ DeadPool (Not That One) - ORC 10/11/22 Oct 11, 2022

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What is this episode - Top of Show . ALSOMIKE REVIEWS TAR FROM NYFF: Apple Pie French Toast and Chill - 1:31 AlsoMike is Man vs Food - 5:01 Cate Blanchett…Decent! - 7:08 What Ambiguity? - 8:16 Early Gold Derby Rankings - 14:14 Questioning the Tone of the Love - 16:37 . CONTENDER TRAILERS: Women Talking Debut Trailer - 20:02 Till Trailer #2 - 26:14 The Wonder Trailer #1 - 32:37 Causeway - 36:01 Knock at the Cabin Trailer #1 - 39:22 . THE HALLOWEEN ENDS PREVIEW: Final Trailer Review, John Carpenter, Jamie Lee Curtis - 44:58 DeadPool (Not That One) - 49:06 (Including Red Flags, Worries, and Spin Offs? - 57:23) . ADDRESSING THE BRAD PITT ALLEGATIONS - 1:02:51 . NETFLIX’S GLASS ONION IS HITTING THEATERS FIRST: The Plan - 1:08:08 So Why Are They Trying This? - 1:10:10 Potential Financials - 1:14:29 . GO CATCH UP ON OUR MMO DOES HALLOWEEN SERIES - 1:20:33 . . Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:21:35 Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:22:50

Will Smith Won't Get Nominated...BUT... + NYFF Review Pt. 1 - ORC 10/5/22 Oct 05, 2022

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What is this episode - Top of Show . CONTENDER TRAILERS AND NEWS: Wakanda Forever and the $1000 Bet - 2:13 Emancipation Looks Great, BUT… - 8:39 Bones and All Looks Gross, Delicious - 19:10 Bardo’s Trailer Looks Suspiciously Great - 25:45 . INTERNATIONAL FEATURE CATEGORY UPDATE - 30:16 . BREAKING DOWN THE FIRST FEINBERG FORECAST: Top Gun, Elvis, Knives Out 2 Alive for Best Picture - 34:50 The Volatile Director Half Dozen - 42:07 Lead Actor: Look, Will Smith Won’t Be Nominated…BUT - 44:27 Lead Actress is Dominated by Michelles - 49:28 The Supporting Categories Aren’t Spread Out Yet - 52:34 Screenplay, Doc Feature Categories Could Be Fun/Infuriating - 57:38 . ALSOMIKE’S NYFF EXPERIENCE, PART 1: Beerhalls and Sting Covers - 1:00:46 Triangle of Drunkenness - 1:04:42 Stamford Train Station Stories - 1:07:55 Turning 40 - 1:15:03 Unofficial Official Festival Ovation Record Keeping Update - 1:19:10 . . Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:21:08 Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:22:45

Bros, Smile, Blonde, and Many More Films Reviewed in this Oscar Race Checkpoint - ORC 9/30/22 Sep 30, 2022

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Also Mike reviews Bros, Smile, Blonde, Sidney, Facing Nolan, Do Revenge, DC League of Super-Pets, A Love Song, Meet Cute, I Came By, Brian and Charles, A Jazzman's Blues, Abbott Elementary, House of the Dragon, The Rings of Power, Andor, She-Hulk, and Welcome to Wrexham.

Don't Worry Darling Review w/ Amanda Swell - A Very Harry Watch - Ep 418 Sep 27, 2022

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What is this episode - Top of Show Introducing Amanda of Swell Entertainment! . DON’T WORRY DARLING REVIEW . Spoiler-Free Review: Swell’s Take on the Rumors Heading Into Her Watch - 2:04 Was This All One Big Marketing Scheme? - 7:55 Review Scores, WB/Zaslav, Opening Weekend Financials - 10:38 Direction/Storytelling - 17:42 Performances - 20:12 (A tear for Harry-ites and why it doesn’t matter anyway) Oscars Lens (WHAT!?!) - 23:50 Bring Your Friends? - 26:00 . SPOILER WARNING - 28:17 . Spoiler-Filled Review: Conflict Summary + Swell Comes for Throats - 28:23 Breadcrumbs, Emphasis on Crumbs - 31:32 It’s Electric - 36:33 Deja View - 38:55 Where Ya From?/Original Script Ending- 41:03 Better Than What’s Here - 46:00 Does WB Care What Anyone Actually Thinks? - 53:44 Twisting the Knife - 57:25 The Societal Impacts of Dashing Cruelty + Disrupted Potential - 1:00:27 . FINAL GRADES - 1:05:30 . Unanswered Questions, Chapter 800 - 1:08:09 . . Where to Contact Amanda - 1:12:46 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:13:56

The Academy's Got an Eight Point Plan. What is it, Don't Die? - ORC 9/24/22 Sep 24, 2022

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What is this episode - Top of Show . TIFF AWARDS: The Fabelmans Wins, Become Best Picture Front Runners - 1:23 (and the Oscars Chances of it, Glass Onion, Women Talking, and more) Al Yankovic Wins Too! - 7:20 TIFF x Oscars Success - 8:32 . THE GOLDEN GLOBES ARE BACK…SORTA: Back on NBC, for 1 Year - 11:36 . ACADEMY MEETS: Unveil 8 Point Plan for Success - 15:22 Weiss and Kirshner to Produce and Direct - 19:58 Honorary Oscars Given to Dianne Warren, Others - 28:00 . SACHEEN LITTLEFEATHER GETS ACADEMY APOLOGY - 29:46 . . Where to Contact Us/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 36:48 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 37:48

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