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The Woman King, Pearl, Moonage Daydream All Reviewed - ORC 9/22/22 Sep 22, 2022

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What is this episode - Top of Show . CONFESS, FLETCH, EXISTS - 2:!7 . THE WOMAN KING REVIEW: Controversy. Because, Of Course - 4:02 Crowned The Weekend Box Office Champ - 11:52 Script Thoughts and Casual Contrivances - 14:52 Performances - 17:40 Costume, Production Design, Makeup/Hair - 22:48 How Many Noms? - 26:07 . MAKE THE CASE: See How They Run - 29:24 Pearl - 31:27 Moonage Daydream - 36:22 . BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE SELECTION UPDATES - 42:33 (Including India Snubs RRR) . CONTENDER TRAILER REVIEWS: Decision to Leave Trailer #2 - 44:00 Amsterdam TV Spots - 48:05 Close Trailer #1 - 51:24 Armageddon Time Trailer #1 - 52:52 Corsage Trailer #1 - 56:02 . . Where to Contact Us/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 58:27 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 59:19

TIFF, D23, and Our Dearest and Oldest Friend: David Tyree Henry - ORC 9/17/22 Sep 17, 2022

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What is this episode - Top of Show . TIFF 2022 ROUND UP: The Fabelmans Debuts + Drops Trailer - 3:01 Is The Son just The Frontrunner Redux? - 8:20 The Woman King - NOMINATE IT, THEN! - 12:23 The (Apparently Not) Greatest Beer Run Ever - 14:48 Glass Onion: Knives Out 2 - 17:06 (including could Netflix dabble in HBO Max waters? - 19:04) . A Jazzman’s Blues, The Inspection, The Lost King - 22:12 Wendell and Wild, All Quiet on the Western Front, My Policeman - 28:03 Chevalier, Bros, Causeway and our Dear, Longtime Friend, David Tyree Henry - 33:20 The Menu, Weird - 40:05 . CONTENDER TRAILER REVIEWS: I Wanna Dance With Somebody Trailer #1 - 42:57 Babylon Trailer #1 - 48:13 . INDUSTRY NEWS: Grammys Ratings Hit All Time Low - 54:26 D23 Had All Kinds of Casting/New Movie News - 59:01 . . Where to Contact Us/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:08:45 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:09:36

Mike Mike and Emmys and Lions and France, Oh My! - ORC 9/14/22 Sep 14, 2022

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Where Has MMO Been on Apple Podcasts?- Top of Show . MIKE, MIKE, AND EMMYS 2022: Show Opening/Overall Thoughts - 2:58 . Comedy Series Categories - 8:27 (Including the Latest Kimmel Controversy - 15:54) . Variety Series Categories - 20:16 . Limited Series Categories - 22:02 . Drama Series Categories - 27:10 (And All The History Which Was Made) , Tally Totals/Can This Be Fixed? - 31:07 . . VENICE 2022 AWARDS: All The Beauty and the Surprising Golden Lion - 39:48 . Colin Farrell Beats Brendan Fraser, Shakes Up Best Actor Race - 44:30 . Colin/Cate Wins May Have Kept Their Films From a Golden Lion, A History - 48:10 . Standing Ovation Record Stockholm Syndrome Sets In - 54:14 . Martin McDonagh’s Record Breaking Venice - 57:26 . Eat Those Kids - 59:26 . Other Awards - 1:02:36 . . Where to Contact Us/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:04:23 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:06:44

Barbarian Review - The Hills Have *REDACTED* - Ep 417 Sep 10, 2022

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What is This Episode- Top of Show . BARBARIAN REVIEW: . Non-Spoiler Review: Crew, Scores, Plot Premise - 2:48 Empty Theaters/Watching Experience - 4:00 How It Was Marketed/Script Thoughts - 7:16 Performances - 13:11 (Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgard, more) Production Values - 14:35 . SPOILER WARNING - 17:57 . Spoiler Review: The Hills Have *REDACTED* - 18:23 Production Design as a Spoiler - 21:31 Skars The Societal Sweetheart - 23:26 Big Hole #1 - 26:17 There Goes My Hero…And A****le - 27:22 Big Holes #2 - #4 - 32:30 More Highs - 38:02 . . FINAL GRADES - 39:39 . . Where to Contact Us/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 43:50 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 46:36

Spit Gate and Spit Takes Way Up High, At the End of the Worry - ORC 9/8/22 Sep 08, 2022

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What is This Episode- Top of Show . DON’T WORRY DRAMA: Recap - 2:18 Pine and Pugh Ride High - 3:10 Spit Gate - 6:16 Weep for Nick - 12:14 Reviews Aren’t Great - 14:44 Oscars Chances/Controversial Property Awards Histories- 18:31 . VENICE/TELLURIDE FIRST REVIEWS: Up: Women Talking - 22:36 Up: The Whale - 26:23 Down: Bardo - 36:42 Up: Banshees of Inisherin - 41:51 Down(ish): Empire of Light - 45:06 Up and Delicious: Bones and All - 47:51 . STOCK UP/STOCK DIVISIVE: Stock Ups - 51:01 (A Handful of Docs, Lady Chatterly’s Lover, Argentina 1985, Godland, More) Stock Divisive - 54:31 (The Wonder, Master Gardener, more) . SHOUTING OUT THE NEW NBP SITE! - 57:25 (and Going Over Matt’s Takes on Aftersun and Close) . . Where to Contact Us/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:00:24 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next- 1:01:30

Film Festival Funny and Some Serious Worry, Darling - ORC 9/2/22 Sep 02, 2022

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What is This Episode- Top of Show . CONTENDER TRAILERS: The Son Trailer 1 - 2:58 The Swimmers Trailer 1 - 6:17 Wendell and Wild Clips - 9:24 Weird Trailer 1 - 11:57 . VENICE FILM FESTIVAL, DAY ONE: White Noise First Reactions - 15:00 (and an Official Update from the Unofficial Official Festival Standing Ovation Record Keepers) Tar Positions Cate Blanchett for Oscar 3 - 18:00 Academy President Praises International Cinema - 27:19 . THE DOUBLE STANDARD OF DON’T WORRY DARLING’S DRAMA - 31:19 . TELLURIDE RELEASES THEIR (LAST MINUTE SCHEDULE) - 39:35 . MOVIEPASS IS MAKING SENSE? - 43:22 . BFI LONDON FF ANNOUNCES LINEUP TOO - 45:41 (And a classic Mike1 HorseMovie Freak Out) . OSCARS NEWS: Netflix Sets 35/42 Day Theater Windows - 50:17 Netflix Release Date Catch Up - 52:17 (including Blonde, The Good Nurse, Florence Pugh, Fincher’s Next, and more) Chris Rock Turns Down Oscars Hosting Gig - 58:23 . HOUSE OF THE DRAGON UP, BOX OFFICE IN GENERAL DOWN - 1:00:42 . MAKE THE CASE: Three Thousand Years of Longing - 1:06:33 Samaritan - 1:10:25 Mike1 Fears AlsoMom - 1:12:20 . . Where to Find Kolby/Contact Us/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:14:15 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next/Furry Talk…You Heard Me - 1:15:37

Michael Myers + David Zaslav: Two Slashers w/ Streaming Issues - ORC 8/26/22 Aug 26, 2022

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What is This Episode- Top of Show . INDY SPIRITS GO GENDER NEUTRAL - 1:35 . ACADEMY APOLOGIZES TO SACHEEN LITTLEFEATHER - 4:50 . INDUSTRY NEWS: Halloween Ends Goes Day and Date on Peacock - 7:33 Zas Keeps Butchering, DC Dates Keep Shifting - 11:45 Batgirl “Funeral Screenings” on the WB Lot - 16:54 House of the Dragon is HBO’s Biggest Premiere Ever - 20:56 . FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: Venice Has Special Protests Planned - 25:26 White Noise Teaser + Tar Trailer 2 Reviews - 26:42 TIFF Announces Some Special Awards (and Why They Matter) - 32:35 . CONTENDER TRAILER REVIEWS: Empire of Light Teaser - 33:50 Pinocchio Disney + Trailer - 36:48. (Quick Review of The Rehearsal - 41:25) Barbarian Trailer #1 - 43:03 The Menu Trailer #2 - 44:34 God’s Creatures Trailer #1 - 46:06 , BOX OFFICE REIVEW - 48:34 . Reviews of Emily the Criminal, Delicious, The Bear, Thirteen Lives, Manti Te’o - 50:50 . . Where to Find Kolby/Contact Us/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 56:30 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 57:22

AlSommelier Mike Perfectly Pairs Your NYFF Entrees - ORC 8/23/22 Aug 23, 2022

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What is This Episode- Top of Show . INDUSTRY NEWS: Cineworld is About to File Chapter 11 - 1:36 MoviePass is Back, Tell Your Friends - 5:20 HBO’s House of the Dragon Marketing Pays Off - 8:45 The Golden Globes Are Back on NBC* - 13:09 . CONTENDER NEWS: Amsterdam Will Skip Festivals, Debut a Month Early - 18:27 South Korea, Ireland, Others Make Their International Film Selections - 21:26 Leo Grande Gets Academy COVID Exception - 24:23 Knives Out 2 Gets a Release Date - 27:22 . NYFF PREVIEWS + MENU PAIRINGS: Ground Rules - 30:17 White Noise + Filet Mignon - 31:28 The Inspection + Guinness(es) - 34:17 Cannes Selections w/ Roasted Turkey, Cheeseburgers, and Vomit Lobster - 36:20 Triangle of Sadness Trailer Review - 41:21 Tar + Chicken - 45:09 Bones and All + Truffle Fries - 47:31 She Said/Women Talking + Stiff Drinks - 48:55 Scarlett + Mac n Cheese - 52:30 . THE GREATEST BEER RUN EVER TRAILER REVIEW - 55:05 . . Where to Find & Contact Us/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:00:34 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:01:44

WTF, WB?! (and Other Scary Stories of "Zas the Butcher") - ORC 8/18/22 Aug 18, 2022

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A Spoiler Warning for Joker (2019) What is This Episode- Top of Show . WTF, WB?!: Zaslav’s Big Cutting Moves - 3:06 (Killing CNN+, Axing BatGirl, and All The Other Killed DC Properties, saving $825M So Far) . Confirmed DC Properties Going Forward - 16:20 (Including an Ezra Miller Update) , The DCEU 2.0 “Reset” Theory - 28:40 . The New HBOMax/Discover App Will Be… - 35:21 (And How Zaslav Seemingly Values the Streamer) . Translating Zaslav’s Shareholder Meeting Quotes - 49:28 (And What Ted Lasso Has To Do With All of This?) . Is Zaslav Meeting the Moment? - 1:04:23 Other Burning Questions - 1:18:18 (Including Equality Issues, The “10 Year Plan”, Oscars Questions, and Michael Keaton) . . Where to Find/Contact Us/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:27:36 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:28:42

Bodies Bodies Bodies w/ Kolby Mac - Bridging the Generational Gap...Through Murder - Ep 416 Aug 13, 2022

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What is This Episode- Top of Show Introducing Kolby Mac! . BODIES BODIES BODIES REVIEW: . Spoiler Free Review: Kolby Does Bodies @ SXSW - 1:40 Review Scores, Box Office, and Review Polarization - 6:32 Script/Director Thoughts - 11:15 Performances…Oscars Level Performances?! - 17:43 Every Body, Everywhere, All at Bodies - 25:30 Production Values - 27:00 . SPOILER WARNING: LIVE! - 30:35 . Spoiler-Filled Review: The Twist - 32:00 Bridging the Generational Gap For Some… - 35:30 …But Not Others - 43:59 Symbolism/Casting Hits - 46:58 Plot Misses - 49:20 Stick the Landing - 54:45 . FINAL GRADES - 1:04:33 . . Where to Find Kolby/Contact Us/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:06:48 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:11:15

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