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Cannes Coverage of Commonplace Controversy and Cinema - ORC 5/22/22 May 22, 2022

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What is This Episode- Top of Show . CANNES 2022 OPENING DAYS RECAP: . Reviews From The First Few Days: Final Cut Gets a Trailer, Mixed Reviews - 2:42 Top Gun Maverick Dazzles, Gets Standing O - 9:09 Armageddon Time Surprises and Buzzes - 12:56 Three Thousand Years of Surprising Positivity - 17:05 Tchaikovsky’s Wife Brings the Common Cannes Controversy - 24:55 God’s Creatures, One Fine Morning, The Eight Mountains - 28:26 EO, Boy From Heaven, Father and Soldier, Hunt - 33:48 . Acquisitions From Cannes - 36:30 (A24, Focus, Neon Clean Up. IFC, MGM, Mubi Make Noise.) . Recapping The Latest Oscars Rule Changes - 39:23 . ABC Open To Chris Rock Hosting Oscars- 45:50 . Jerry and Marge Go Large Trailer - 50:19 Hustle Trailer - 53:00 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 57:18 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 58:07

We Fix The Oscars (Again) - ORC 5/18/22 May 18, 2022

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What is This Episode- Top of Show Recapping the Last Time We Did This - 2:00 (aka Why The ASC is Mad at AlsoMike) Oscars 2023 Dates Set - 5:24 . HOW TO FIX THE OSCARS (AGAIN): Scott Feinberg’s Article - 8:47 . AlsoMike’s Plan - 10:42 (“Each Voting Body Would Have to Take Less Ownership Over Their Noms” - 17:01) (“They’d Both Get Automatic Oscar Noms, at the SAGs.” - 27:20) (“The Genius of it is That It Happens Anyway.” - 33:44) (“My Ultimate Goal for This…” - 36:05) . Mike1’s Plan - 39:30 (“It’s Basically What We Do in Podcasting…” - 46:55) (“It’s a Revenue Arm That’s Not Being Tapped Into At All by The Academy.” - 52:09) (“There Is Another Prong of This That Stays True to Your Legacy Audience.” - 54:28) (“Why Not Try Something Radical?” - 1:02:06) . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:04:59 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:06:11

Top Gun '86 Review - MM and 80's - Ep 408 May 15, 2022

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What is This Episode- Top of Show . TOP GUN ’86 Spoiler-Free Review: Scores, Box Office, Film Experiences, Plot Premise, etc - 1:18 Script/Composition Thoughts - 11:35 Performances - 20:21 Production Values - 25:48 . Spoiler Warning - 32:22 . Spoiler-Filled Review: Discipline, Sir? - 34:00 Fare Thee Well - 36:10 It’s a Love Story, Baby Just Say - 41:09 Hard To Cruise - 45:41 The Male Ga(y)ze - 47:09 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 51:58 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 53:00

SAGs Are Homeless and TV's Best in 2022 - ORC 5/12/22 May 12, 2022

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What is This Show? - Top of Episode . TBS/TNT DROP THE SAG AWARDS: Story - 3:46 Does WB Really Want The Show? - 5:02 How To Maximize the Reach of SAGs - 13:32 Where Do SAGs Go? - 16:50 Toxic Oscars? - 20:35 . BOX OFFICE UPDATE - 24:14 (Doctor Strange’s History, Sonic as THE Sign of the Pandemic, more) . RELEASE DATES MOVE: 3000 Years of Longing Gets an Uh Oh Date - 33:45 Oscar Films By Month: May - August - 34:43 (including Men, Top Gun: Maverick, Nope, Chastain, Dakota Johnson, Crawdads) Through End of Year - 39:29 (Will Smith, Woman King, Call Jane, Halloween Ends, Black Adam, Amsterdam) 3 Most Anticipated - 43:55 . WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: TV CATCH UP EDITION AlsoMike’s Top 5 TV Series This Year - 51:40 (The Gilded Age, Bridgerton, Yellowjackets, Peacemaker, Winning Time, Sunny, Reacher, More!) Mike1’s Old Season Catch Ups - 1:02:34 . TRAILERS AND BOX OFFICE REPORT: Avatar 2 Trailer Numbers - 1:05:55 Don’t Worry Darling - 1:08:04 Crimes of the Future - 1:10:03 Decision To Leave - 1:12:21 Bodies Bodies Bodies - 1:14:05 The Black Phone Trailer #2 - 1:15:45 . . Your Homework/Our Socials - 1:19:25 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:20:09

Doctor Strange 2 Review - Multiverse of Nothing Matters - Ep 407 May 07, 2022

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What is This Episode- Top of Show . DOCTOR STRANGE AND THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS: Spoiler-Free Review: Scores, Box Office, Theater Experiences, Plot Premise, etc - 2:52 Horror Talk and Trailer Troubles - 7:39 Script/Director Thoughts - 12:38 Performances - 18:43 VFX, Sound - 22:39 . Spoiler Warning - 26:52 . Spoiler-Filled Review: A Day at The Office - 27:28 Look What They’ve Done To My Boy - 31:18 Social Distortion - 39:28 Ah, Nevermind - 45:14 Dave Matthews’ First Single Off The Album Busted Stuff - 47:25 . FINAL GRADES - 51:07 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 56:15 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 57:07

100% Accurate Way Too Early Oscars Picks - Year In Preview Finale - Ep 406 May 05, 2022

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What is This Episode- Top of Show . Updates - 3:58 (Avatar 2, Amsterdam Get Titles; Netflix Buys; Decision To Leave Finds a Home) . 100% ACCURATE WAY TOO EARLY OSCAR PREDICTIONS: Craft Convictions - 7:19 (Our Predictions on VFX, Original Song, Cinematography, and more!) . Original Screenplay - 18:06 Adapted Screenplay - 21:43 Animated Feature - 27:10 Supporting Actress - 30:45 Supporting Actor - 38:25 Lead Actor - 45:55 Lead Actress - 56:35 Best Director - 1:05:11 Best Picture - 1:12:57 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:26:28 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:27:41

Top 10 Feared Films of '22 w/ Amanda - Down The Well w/ Swell - Ep 405 Apr 30, 2022

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What is This Episode- Top of Show Introducing Amanda Swell of Swell Entertainment! . How Does This Work? - 3:59 . TOP 10 FEARED FILMS OF 2022: Swell’s #3 Movie: Where Amanda Hates Adorable Joy - 6:03 Mike1’s #3 Movie: Will He Feel The Heat? - 12:59 AlsoMike’s #3 Movie: It’s Out of This World, With Spiders - 20:48 . Swell’s #2: A Touch of Gray - 30:50 Mike1’s #2: A Story of The Smoke Monster’s Home - 45:21 AM’s #2: An A24 Play for Awards? - 53:34 . Swell’s #1: Don’t Worry, AlsoMike - 1:00:06 Mike1’s #1: Do You REALLY Care About This Movie? REALLY?! - 1:16:07 AM’s #1: 3000 Years of Worry - 1:30:12 . Everyone’s 10th Pick: Shake, Rattle, and Uh Oh - 1:38:31 . . Where To Find Our/Swell’s Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:44:10 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:45:50

The Northman Oscar Profile w/ Kenzie Vanunu of Oscars_Central.com - Easter Eggers Final - Ep 404 Apr 26, 2022

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What is This Episode/Miniseries? - Top of Show Introducing Kenzie Vanunu of Oscars Central! . THE NORTHMAN: Nonspoiler Section: Buying the Candy (Film Specs + Background) - 2:25 Filling the Eggs (Script Thoughts) - 10:41 Painting The Eggs (Production Values) - 19:53 Hiding the Eggs (Performance Reviews) - 35:10 . SPOILER WARNING - 41:38 . Spoiler Section: Reese’s Eggs (Best/Worsts) - 42:10; 1:06:06 Hand Painted (Prettiest Shots) - 48:10 A Bunny for Your Sins (Why This Animal?) - 1:14:30 . FINAL GRADES - 1:19:38 . . Where To Find Our/Kenzie’s Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:23:13 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:25:14

The Streaming Sky is Falling As April Showers Bring Cannes Criticisms - ORC 4/23/22 Apr 23, 2022

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What is This Show? - Top of Episode . NETFLIX SUBS DECREASE, STOCK CRASHES: The Facts - 1:56 Adding Ads? Password Crackdowns? - 3:31 HBO Max Gained 3M Subs Though - 8:00 Streamers Float Towards Filling Niches - 13:16 Netflix is Acting Like They’ll Be Here, Will Their Indy Cinema? - 18:33 . SPRING FILM FESTIVALS: New Directors/New Films in NY Has Some Biggies - 26:47 . Tribecca is Wonderful and Wonderfully Diverse - 30:38 (Lena Waithe, Ray Romano, Official Competition, more) . Cannes Lineup is Announced - 38:00 (Koreda, Song Kang-Ho, Triangle of Sadness, Large Furry Animals, more) But Diversity Still an Issue - 46:36 . TRAILERS AND BOX OFFICE REPORT: Thor Love and Thunder Teaser - 52:46 Box Office Report/Previewing The Northman Review - 57:00 Sony Moves Some Big Dates - 1:05:51 . . Your Homework/Our Socials - 1:07:27 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:08:09

The Lighthouse Review - Gull Mental Jack It - Easter Eggers pt. 2 - Ep 403 Apr 19, 2022

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What is This Episode/Miniseries? - Top of Show . THE LIGHTHOUSE: Nonspoiler Section: Buying the Candy (Film Specs + Background) - 3:27 Filling the Eggs (Script Thoughts) - 10:41 Painting The Eggs (Production Values) - 13:07 Hiding the Eggs (Performance Reviews) - 17:16 . SPOILER WARNING - 20:37 . Spoiler Section: Hard Boiling The Eggs (Theorizing the Subtext) - 21:11 Reese’s Eggs (Best/Worsts) - 40:45 Hand Painted (Prettiest Shots) - 48:10 A Bunny for Your Sins (Why This Animal?) - 53:20 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 59:41 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:00:28

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