Mike, Mike, and Oscar

BirdMike: An Inarritu Rewatch begins with our film study of Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s feature film debut, the Oscar nominated Amores Perros, starring Gael Garcia Bernal, Emilio Echevarria and Goya Toledo. NON-SPOILER REVIEW OF AMORES PERROS: Digger’s First Full Trailer Thoughts - 1:35 Production Profile / Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s Biography - 5:21 General Non-Spoiler Review Thoughts - 12:27 Performances - 18:59 Production Values - 21:49 Oscar Lens - 26:45 SPOILER FILLED REVIEW OF AMORES PERROS: 31:29 Explanation of the BirdMike Fly-In and the Bear Attack! - 32:12 Immediate Carryovers: Toxic Nice Guys 2000 Ed. - 34:04 The Themes: What Is Love? Baby Don’t Hurt Me - 40:14 Key Plot Devices: The Dogs - 47:11 That Ending - 54:17 Worsts - 59:17 Final Thoughts & Grades - 1:03:35 OUTRO: Stay tuned to our feed for more BirdMike: An Inarritu Rewatch as we’ll continue this series with the Oscar nominated 21 Grams next. Plus, you can now subscribe to us on Letterboxd at MikeMikeOscarAM (for “AlsoMike” written reviews and movie lists). https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

Jazz Tangcay of Variety joins us to discuss The Odyssey. We talk through the box office and enjoy her review for about 25 minutes more of Non-Spoilers before we dive into each of the film’s major set pieces in our Spoiler Section. Make sure to follow Jazz Tangcay on social media, on Rotten Tomatoes, and of course, enjoy all of her work at Variety. https://variety.com/author/jazz-tangcay/ And if you want to listen to a much longer Non-Spoiler section, then go back to Part 1 of our Film Study on The Odyssey where we go a full 75 minutes of Non-Spoilers and Oscars Lens discussions. NON-SPOILER REVIEW SECTION: Rewatch Experiences - 2:26 Updated Reception Scores - 6:16 Box Office - 9:12 Jazz Tangcay’s Review - 16:38 What’s the early Oscar buzz? - 19:04 Her process and plans to cover the film this season - 22:41 SPOILER FILLED REVIEW: The Prologue - 26:33 Cyclops Puppets & The Practice Effects Imperative - 31:08 Troy & Popcorn Buckets & Production Design - 36:56 Laestrygonians, Dolphins & Hot Tickets - 42:05 Circe, Dolby Sound Mix Scares & Samantha Morton Hype - 47:36 Hades & His Stylistic Statement - 51:37 The Sirens, Damon Superlatives & A Tom Holland Defense - 54:50 Charbydis & Scylla and Understanding VFX - 58:18 Modern Day Themes & Smart Decisions - 1:01:08 Filming Techniques Used In That Finale - 1:08:21 OUTRO: Two nitpicks - 1:11:26 Re-Ranking The Acting Performances on Rewatch - 1:13:10 The last few nitpicks - 1:15:20 Final Grades - 1:22:19 The Words of Wisdom today are to follow Jazz Tangcay on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jazzt21/ Follow her on X/Twitter: https://x.com/jazzt And make sure to subscribe to her podcast alongside Clayton Davis & Co at Variety’s Awards Circuit. https://variety.com/t/awards-circuit-podcast/ Also please follow us on Letterboxd. We just joined Letterboxd, but we already have 2 reviews and 5 lists posted with a whole lot more coming. https://letterboxd.com/MikeMikeOscarAM/

Non-Spoilers for nearly 75 Mins, we discussed Oscars potential in all categories for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, before we dive into about 20 minutes on the film’s final act. This is Part I of our coverage of The Odyssey, followed by Part II with a very special guest in Variety’s Jazz Tangcay. NON-SPOILER REVIEW OF THE ODYSSEY: Critical & Audience Reception Numbers & Box Office Projections - 2:40 Exceeded Expectations and the Plot Premise - 7:36 Best Picture & Discussing Producers Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan - 8:12 Is Best Director over? - 11:44 Adapted Screenplay Thoughts & Should AlsoMom come see this - 17:14 Jennifer Lame’s Film Editing - 24:31 Matt Damon’s Lead Actor Candidacy - 28:34 Anne Hathaway, Casting, Other Supporting Possibilities & Ensemble Awards - 30:46 Sound Design - 42:55 Ludwig Goransson’s Original Score - 44:49 Then Original Song: When I’m Home - 50:03 VFX - 51:52 Ellen Mirojnick’s Costume Design & The MUAH - 54:20 Hoyt van Hoytema’s Cinematography - 1:00:06 Production Design - 1:03:08 The Final Oscar Lens Assessments & Over / Under - 1:07:38 A SHORT SPOILER SECTION ON THE ENDING OF THE ODYSSEY - 1:16:42 OUTRO: Stay tuned for Part II of our coverage of The Odyssey next week when we are joined by a very special guest for a larger spoiler filled discussion. In the meantime, you can read Jazz Tangcay’s coverage at Variety here: https://variety.com/author/jazz-tangcay/ We’ll also be LIVE on Chaz and AJ in the Morning on Monday 7/20 around 8:20am EST to discuss our reactions to the film. Listen here: https://www.wplr.com/listen-live And finally, you can find links to all our other episodes and social media here: https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

Olivia Wilde’s not afraid of Virgina Woolf. That’s for sure. She used the Mike Nichols’ film as her “North Star” in making this film, and it’s very apparent to us as we discuss all of the Oscars implications and awards season possibilities for The Invite, starring Wilde, Seth Rogen, Penelope Cruz and Edward Norton. NON-SPOILER REVIEW OF THE INVITE: The Production Backstory - 2:01 Reception Scores & Box Office - 6:13 More Reasons Why We’re Rooting For This - 8:30 The Way Too Early Awards Profile - 12:55 The Premise & Our Watch Stories - 13:47 Non-Spoiler Script Thoughts & the Mike Nichols’ Influence - 17:25 Reviewing These Stellar Performances & Why It’s a Gothams Movie - 21:49 The Production Values - 27:24 An Oscars Lens + The Actor Awards speculation - 32:49 SPOILER WARNING // SPOILER FILLED REVIEW OF THE INVITE - 40:23 A SHOCKING CLAYTON DAVIS THEORY CONFIRMED? - 41:01 The Set-Up & Bone Chilling Resemblances to a Mike’s Family - 45:34 Verbal Jousts & The Family Guy joke that’ll be OUR north star for this episode - 47:24 More Superlatives for Olivia Wilde - 49:26 The Most Memorable Scenes & Commentary on Male Thinking - 51:01 A Series of Clever Moves By These Filmmakers - 56:28 Central Conflict & How Our Podcast Is Basically A Marriage - 1:00:35 That Ending - 1:07:28 Final Grades / Final Thoughts - 1:10:22 OUTRO: Stay tuned for upcoming Oscar Profile Reviews for huge new movies like The Odyssey, etc. Stay tuned for upcoming Oscar Race Checkpoints and upcoming special episodes discussing the ever-evolving Oscars Race. And stay tuned to our feed for our upcoming rewatch series on the films of Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu. But when you get all these, we have no idea and don’t want to jinx it - maybe soon, maybe never. Until then, we thank you for supporting our show with positive ratings, reviews and of course, by telling your friends about us. Thank you. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

We discuss awards from the Midseason Astra’s & Annecy Film Festival + Odyssey first reactions, TIFF first film premieres, the July 4th Box Office downturn and a host of trailers & reviews, including our Top 10 Films of the Year & Top 5 Most Anticipated. HEADLINES: The Odyssey first reactions - 0:55 The 9th Midseason Astra Movie Awards - 4:09 OUR BEST OF THE YEAR THUS FAR & MOST ANTICIPATED LISTS: AlsoMike’s Top 10 Best Films of the Year Thus Far - 6:28 Mike1’s Top 10 Best Films of the Year Thus Far - 11:00 Our Most Anticipated Films still to come + Tarantino Talk - 13:06 OSCAR NEWS: Chief Oscars Officer resigns - 23:50 TIFF NEWS: Being Heumann, Prima Facie & The Assassins announced - 27:01 ANNECY FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: including the Gatto Teaser & Awards - 29:44 BOX OFFICE UPDATE: Minions & Monsters struggles as July 4th sees a downturn - 36:36 Obsession still progresses well, but did it go to PVOD too soon? - 40:23 The Rest of the Top 13 including AM’s Review of Leviticus - 43:28 TRAILER THOUGHTS: Werwulf, our worries & way too early Oscar guesses for Eggers - 47:50 Late Fame & M1’s heel turn on one of his favorite filmmakers - 51:16 The Weight, starring Ethan Hawke & Russell Crowe - 55:06 Super Troopers 3 is hopefully better than ST2 - 57:04 Wildwood (Featurette) has us dazzled - 58:42 OUTRO: We try not to jinx what’s coming next, but tell you anyway. Then we blabber on another few minutes about how we were efficient during the recording. Plus, we discuss our excitement for Evil Dead Burn, or lack thereof. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

Minions & Monsters is the movie we Mikes NEED right now, and therefore, we are proud to do a film study, especially because of how fun this movie was and what a terrific homage it was to film history. NON-SPOILER REVIEW: Reception & Box Office Discussions - 3:11 WHY WE NEED THIS MOVIE SO DESPERATELY - 8:38 A Pierre Coffin & Co-Filmmakers Profile - 10:22 General Thoughts & Rave Reviews - 13:21 Performance Notes & More General Thoughts - 17:50 A Review of the Production Values - 22:17 An Oscar Lens & Overview of the Animated Feature Race - 24:23 SPOILER WARNING - 26:30 SPOILER FILLED REVIEW: A Tribute To Hollywood History ONLY the Minions could pull off - 27:15 The only legitimate complaint Mike1 has - 30:19 The Framing Device & Why these A & B Storylines work so well together - 32:17 Mike1’s Screenwriting Lesson - 39:25 That Ending & Stinger Scenes - 41:14 What’s Next for the Minions & Despicable Me Franchises? - 47:13 Disney vs Illumination Round 2 - 48:53 Box Office Over/Unders for Moana + Minions & Monsters - 50:24 OUTRO: Stay tuned for more 2026 Film Study Episodes on The Invite, The Odyssey, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, etc. We’re also going to enjoy more episodes of Oscar Race Checkpoint including our Top 10 Films of the Year Thus Far + Fall Festival Lineup Announcements. Plus, we’ll soon be diving into to our Summer Series including our Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Rewatch Series and Mid-Year Oscars Report. Aaaand we discuss Obsession and oh by the way our final grades. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

What Is This Episode - Top of Show + SPOILER WARNING at 40:15 . MMO INTERVIEWS JEFF BARKER OF OBSESSION! . A Fellow Cinephile and his Mental Health Background - 3:25 Jeff’s Upcoming Short Films: Good Tape + Medium Rare - 9:59 Similarities in Writing Between Jeff and Curry - 13:11 Professor of Chill + Screenplays - 16:32 . Script Consulting on Obsession + Anything But Ghosts - 21:05 Hansel, Gretal, and Jeff - 24:45 A Special Moment for A Special Family - 29:05 . Jeff’s Feelings on an Obsession Oscars - 33:00 Curry an Immediate Horror Comedy Maestro + Hollywood Royalty - 38:07 Texas Chainsaw Talk - 42:55 . Curry as a Storyteller Forever + Dad Advice - 45:12 . SPOILER WARNING at 40:15. Not really, but almost. . Find Jeff Online/What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 52:05 - https://jeff-barker.com/ - https://x.com/JB_JeffBarker - https://www.instagram.com/p/DYYFnNPD1D8/?img_index=9 - https://www.youtube.com/@Jeff-Barker

New Academy Member: Jacob Elordi - can M1 deal with this? Then we discuss Venice Film Festival rumors and another Obsession centric Box Office Report before we dive into reviews for Supergirl, Voicemails for Isabelle and a bunch of other films old & new. And if that’s not enough, you get a Trailer Thoughts segment with our thoughts on ALL of the new trailers. NEWS: New Academy Members Invited including Elordi, so we discuss 007 casting - 1:20 The Knicks are Champions / Life of Pi Metaphor - 7:15 The Venice Film Festival selects its Jury President, Maggie Gyllenhaal - 8:32 Venice Film Festival Rumors including known and unknown (to us) contenders - 10:43 Anything Emmy’s? Sure. We hint at our favorite races incoming + Doc thoughts - 24:37 BOX OFFICE REPORT: Toy Story 5’s second week - 28:14 We remain Obsession Obsessed - 28:58 A word on the early buzz for The Invite - 36:02 Supergirl’s Flop & AlsoMike’s Review - 37:44 MORE WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: Voicemails From Isabelle was great. WTF - 48:19 M1’s regularly scheduled watching of previous noms: The Grifters & Prizzi’s Honor - 54:02 M2’s regularly scheduled addiction to new films: Power Ballad, Pressure, I Love Boosters, The Furious, Nirvana The Band The Show The Movie & Scary Movie - 58:15 TRAILER REVIEWS: Digger (Teaser 2): The Tom Cruise Oscars Campaign Has Begun - 1:08:45 The Debut: Which Mike liked Magnolia and which did not REVEALED! - 1:14:37 Sense & Sensibility: The Finest Fee Fee Film of our Time - 1:20:08 I Want Your Sex: Olivia Wilde’s statement film - 1:22:42 Spider-Man: Brand New Day: Just release it. We’re ready - 1:25:28 Rapid Fire Takes for Primetime, Whalefall, Klara and the Sun, Shrek 5 & Hexed - 1:27:17 OUTRO: stay tuned to our feed for upcoming Oscar Race Checkpoints on the Fall Film Festival Lineup announcements amidst all our coverage of the rest of this big movie summer we’re about to start. Plus, did we just come up with the name for our Inarritu Rewatch Series??? https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar #mmo

Toy Story 5 is a smash hit at the box office. But will it be nominated at the Oscars? We break it all down in this Oscars Profile review episode. NON-SPOILER REVIEW SECTION FOR TOY STORY 5: Reception, Scores & Box Office Projections - 3:14 The Premis & Our Movie Watching Stories - 5:41 Non-Spoiler Story Thoughts - 8:03 Voice Performance Reviews - 13:53 Music & VFX Reviews - 16:08 Animation Innovations - 19:23 Oscar Lens: How many noms are we predicting? - 23:12 SPOILER WARNING: 24:42 Using Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling: Rule No. 1 - What we admire in these characters - 25:34 Rules No. 6 & 13 - How To challenge and equip your protagonist - 31:02 Rule No. 16. - Raising the stakes - 34:44 Themes - 37:30 That Ending - 40:12 More Best Scenes - 43:22 Toy Story 6 speculation - 45:39 Final Grades & looking forward to more animated features this year - 48:42 OUTRO: Stay tuned to our feed for more Oscar Profiles in the Animated Feature category this year. We have several that we’re anticipating in the coming months. Plus, we’ll be diving into more Summer Movies set for release like Supergirl, The Odyssey, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, etc. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

Scott Yager of Challenge Mania joins us for a 30th Anniversary celebration & retrospective of The Rock (1996), starring Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage & Ed Harris. NON-SPOILER REVIEW OF THE ROCK (1996): Great Action Film Scores - 3:55 Scott’s 1st Viewing Experience - 6:10 The Mikes’ 1st watches - 13:30 Its Legacy Holds Without A Sequel - 17:48 The James Bond Theory - 20:04 30th Anniversary - 24:11 Do we want a sequel or a remake? - 26:40 If we cast the remake - 31:45 Best San Francisco movie ever - 37:35 What Action Movies Still Have The Same Effect Today? - 41:02 SPOILER WARNING - 46:33 What Tarantino and Sorkin wrote (?) - 47:33 That Hans Zimmer Score - 55:04 Act I Discussions on Fun Character Intro’s & Plots Ahead of Their Time - 56:40 The Suite at the Fairmont Hotel & Running Amok in San Francisco - 1:10:45 Into the Alcatraz Scenes w/ a stacked crew - 1:17:13 Mid Movie Action Sequences & Must Have Merch - 1:26:18 Barreling to the End - 1:32:22 That Ending, A Fun Epilogue & More Sequel Thoughts - 1:34:40 Final Thoughts & Grades - 1:38:39 OUTRO: Follow Scott Yager’s work: https://challengemania.live/ https://x.com/SHOTOFYAGER https://www.patreon.com/ChallengeMania https://www.instagram.com/challengemaniapodcast/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/ChallengeManiaPodcast/ And enjoy Mike, Mike, and Oscar here: https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

Knicks superfan Timothee Chalamet referenced his Oscars loss in a viral moment after NY’s championship win. Will it hurt his chances? Glenn Close, Floyd Norman and Ridley Scott will receive Honorary Oscars at the Governors Awards. Plus, we have Tribeca Stories, Academy Initiatives, Box Office Reports & Contender Trailers all to discussion on this overdue episode of Oscar Race Checkpoint. THE KNICKS ARE THE 2025-26 NBA CHAMPIONS: Top of the Show But does Timothee’s viral moment haunt him? - 3:48 AWARD NEWS: Governors Awards Picks are in - Glenn Close, Floyd Norman & Ridley Scott - 11:52 Disclosure Day & Obsession Box Office could raise their Oscars Chances - 21:21 AMPAS to launch list of 50 Exceptional Indie Theaters after the 99th - 34:44 Elon Musk slams The Odyssey’s casting choices - 39:47 WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: Also Mike's Tribeca Festival Stories: Win Son Bakery + Doc Meets World - 45:31 Clean Hands w/ a special appearance by Robert De Niro - 49:33 The Lions Bar + In Memoriam starring Marc Maron, Lily Gladstone etc - 54:16 Mike1 Recommendations: M1 shouts out The Tony’s - 59:25 M1 reviews Nirvana the band the show the movie - 1:00:16 M1 reviews Omaha starring John Magaro - 1:02:06 CONTENDER TRAILERS: The Social Reckoning seems like appointment viewing, but politically pointed - 1:04:54 Wildwood looks like an Animated Feature frontrunner - 1:07:32 Heart of the Beast could be much more of a contender than we first thought - 1:08:52 How To Rob A Bank makes us rethink our September biases - 1:10:32 OUTRO: Thanks to Jalen Brunson, Leon Rose, Mike Brown and everybody at the New York Knicks for giving AlsoMike the greatest weekend of his life. Thanks to all of our listeners who allowed us to spin this into an Oscars story. And thanks to everybody at the Academy and the Tribeca Film Festival, etc… for giving us more than enough movie topics to discuss in addition to AM’s Knicks miracle. Thank you! The Knicks are the champions! The Knicks are the Champions of the basketball world!!! https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

In part 3 of our MMO UFO miniseries, we review Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day, starring Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, Coleman Domingo, Colin Firth and Eve Hewson (which we mispronounce as Hewitt for the entire film because ....Jennifer Love Hewitt?) NON-SPOILER REVIEW SECTION: Difference in Opinion? - 2:32 Production Profile - Inception - 3:49 Best Spielberg in the last 20 years? - 5:40 Critical Reception vs Audience Scores & Early Box Office - 6:55 Why Obsession is a Best Picture nominee side rant & Back to DD Reception - 12:51 Non-Spoiler Script Thoughts - 16:22 Does Emily Blunt Get Nominated? - 21:56 Glowing Reviews of the Score, Cinematography, Editing - 26:24 Oscar Lens: Our Over/Under to how many, if any noms it’ll get - 33:06 SPOILER WARNING - 37:25 SPOILER REVIEW SECTION: Mike 1 on why politics have ruined the ending & message - 38:23 AlsoMike psychoanalyzes Mike 1’s belief in aliens - 45:14 Updated Spielbergian Themes & Remaining Generic - 48:37 Abandoning Intriguing Possibilities & Emily Blunt’s worst scene - 50:11 Issues with the Sci-Fi - 54:21 Issues with the bad guy - 59:45 Even the beginning didn’t get a follow through - 1:02:11 Some Best Scenes & Strong Starts - 1:03:30 Final Grades - 1:06:19 OUTRO: Discussion on how we like to do film festivals after spending some time at Tribeca and hinting at what’s next. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

We study Steven Spielberg’s E.T. - The Extra Terrestrial for our MMO UFO (mini) series leading up to Disclosure Day. NON-SPOILER REVIEW - 4:53 M1’s 1st Watch Memory & Does it live up to our childhoods? - 7:07 Development Backstory - 10:07 Reception: Box Office, Critical, Audience, Oscars Profile, etc - 14:59 Tremendous Child Actors Made This Movie Work - 17:25 Little Green Men & Men In Black Tropes - 22:04 Other Performance Reviews including the voice of E.T. - 28:41 Production Values featuring the illustrious John Williams - 32:50 SPOILER FILLED REVIEW: 36:50 Bad Friends, but Relatable Families - 38:05 Adorable Meet Cutes, Language Barriers & Frogs - 48:56 Peter Pan Storytime & Halloween is a rough day for mom - 57:07 Gripes - 1:01:39 That Glorious Ending - 1:07:18 OUTRO: We continue to discuss our expectations for Disclosure Day. So yes, make sure to stay tuned to our feed for upcoming episodes on Disclosure Day, the Tribeca Film Festival, The Rock, Toy Story 5, Supergirl, Summer Oscar Bets, The Odyssey etc… etc..

What Is This Episode - Top of Show . MMO UFO: CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF A THIRD KIND . Spoiler-Free Review: Background, Spielberg’s Inspirations - 2:28 Spielberg: Good; Not an A-Hole - 7:15 Reception in the 70’s - 11:00 Script Thoughts - 16:31 Performances - 24:28 Do The VFX Hold Up After 50 Years? - 30:33 Other Production Values - 33:58 The 1977 Best Picture Conversation - 35:13 . SPOILER WARNING - 37:26 . Spoiler-Filled Review: Literally Though, What IS a Spoiler? - 38:34 Maybe WE are the Dumb Ones - 45:57 WOW to Meh - 48:50 Gone Roy: Bud Heavy as the Soundtrack to the Forgotten American Dream - 50:28 Working Through the Plot - 56:30 . How Would a Secret Sequel Work? - 1:06:43 . . FINAL GRADES - 1:10:15 (And New Spielberg vs the New YouTube Director Crews) . . What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 1:14:20

What Is This Episode - Top of Show . BACKROOMS OSCARS PROFILE . Spoiler-Free Review: The 4Chan Origins - 2:26 Scores, Projected Box Office, The YouTube of It All - 6:34 “He DiDn’T dIrEcT tHaT!” - 10:42 Script Thoughts - 15:34 Do You Go In? - 17:43 Do We Have Faith Answers Will Come Eventually? - 20:04 Performances - 25:21 Production Values (Backrooms’ Obsession Problem) - 28:23 . SPOILER WARNING - 36:18 . Spoiler-Filled Review: Best Guesses At Themes - 37:14 Is She Gone? What’s With Mom? ANSWER THESE! - 44:46 Dinner’s Ready. But Why is She? - 49:07 Rope Diving and a Theory of Evolution - 54:10 Ahoy Matey - 58:07 The Most Important Question - 1:02:10 . FINAL GRADES - 1:03:07 . . What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 1:09:32

Forastera opens this weekend. Make sure to check out the film at the Film Forum if you’re in NYC. Make sure to check it out in Santa Barbara, and seek out this film in the upcoming weeks and months as it expands theatrically. Information on the Film https://grasshopperfilm.com/film/forastera/ Tickets for Opening Weekend https://filmforum.org/film/forastera Watch The Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq1Mjl8Bni8

Fjord wins the Palme! All of a Sudden’s Virgine Efira & Tao Okamoto win Best Actress, the boys from Coward win Best Actor, and La Bola Negra and Fatherland tie in Director. The Cannes Awards are here, and we discuss them all. Plus, we continue to review the reviewers and tally the ovations in Part III of our coverage of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival. BOX OFFICE REPORT: The Mandalorian and Grogu Reviewed - 1:35 Obsession Rewatched - 4:36 CANNES COVERAGE PART III: Fjord wins the Palme and a bunch of independent awards - 9:44 Minotaur takes 2nd - 15:37 A tie in Director between La Bola Negra and Fatherland - 18:03 Netflix Acquisitions: La Bola Negra, Gentle Monster & In Waves - 20:31 Best Actress to Efira & Okamoto from All of a Sudden - 21:40 Best Actor to Macchia & Champagne of Coward & MUBI’s Acquisitions - 23:58 The Jury Prize to The Dreamed Adventure - 23:36 Best Screenplay to A Man of His Time - 27:54 Un Certain Regard’s FIPRESCI PRIZE & Camera D’or to Benimana - 29:43 Everytime and Elephants in the Fog take 2 other top prizes - 33:58 Past Un Certain Regard Film That Have Gone onto Oscar Noms - 37:47 The Queer Palme goes to Teenage Sex and Death - 38:43 A24’s Club Kid scores the largest acquisition price at Cannes - 39:23 Victorian Psycho isn’t set in the Middle Ages but has contemporary music - 41:59 Out of Competition Discussions - 46:51 John Travolta’s Propeller One Way Night Coach, South Korea’s Zombie Film - Colony, Nicholas Winding Refn’s Her Private Hell, Andy Garcia’s Diamond & Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s The Samurai and the Prisoner. The Final Standing Ovations Tally - 55:22 OUTRO: Make sure to follow us on social media as we comment on everything happening in the movie business. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

What Is This Episode - Top of Show . NETFLIX IS PUTTING CLIFF BOOTH IN IMAX - 1:43 . CANNES 2026, PART 2: The Black Ball Gets a TWENTY MINUTE* Ovation - 8:53 Fjord is a Palme Threat - 14:31 The Man I Love Brings Malek Back to Oscars Fringe - 23:36 Sheep in the Box/Bitter Christmas Are Middling - 28:00 Minotaur Makes 4 - 34:28 The Unknown’s Review Leads to a Mike Fight - 36:51 . Overall Ovation Standings So Far - 42:15 What Films Can Win the Palme? - 43:50 . . What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 52:36

Conan returns as the Oscars Host, and we discuss the advantages of this. Then we dive into the Cannes Film Festival in part I of our coverage episodes, including an early Palme D’or and Best Picture favorite that one of us already predicted!!! CONAN RETURNS AS OSCARS HOST - 2:10 CANNES COVERAGE 2026 Part I - 10:20 Paper Tiger and the Mikes have separate rants about the applause timers - 10:42 All of a Sudden and AlsoMike rants against Mike1’s prediction powers - 19:03 Fatherland, the 5 Minute Rule & Multiple Acting Noms in the same category? - 26:55 Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma finally makes us happy - 34:52 Why Parallel Tales is considered the worst film ever made? - 38:10 Gentle Monster & Lead Actress Campaign for Lea Seydoux - 41:04 Clarissa and the stellar cast that makes an awards run possible - 47:03 The Beloved is not Sentimental Value, nor does it seem sentimental - 48:39 Hope seems cool - 50:48 Tallying the Ovations - 56:37 John Travolta’s Outfit - 58:36 OUTRO: Stay tuned for more coverage episodes on the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, where we will continue to Review The Reviewers & Tally The Standing Ovations. You’re welcome. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandosc

It’s our film study of Curry Barker’s film - Obsession, and yes, we debate some Oscar / other Awards chances here for this new horror smash hit. NON-SPOILER REVIEW OF OBSESSION: Production Profile + Reception & Scores - 2:22 Theater Going Stories + Composition Thoughts - 8:46 Performance Reviews - 17:15 More Writing Thoughts + Original Screenplay Oscar Category Forecast - 21:48 Production Value Reviews & Why Comedians Make Good Horror - 27:51 Final Oscar Lens Debate - 32:52 Spoiler Warning - 38:16 SPOILER REVIEW OF OBSESSION: A Fun Love Square - 38:28 MMO Love Advice for all Humanity - 46:45 Who is Wish Nikki? Real Nikki?? - 49:41 Escalations & Curiosities & Objections - 53:39 That Ending, Elevated Horror? & Drawing From The Classic Romances - 59:33 What’s next for Barker, this “franchise?” - 1:05:10 Final Grades - 1:06:19 OUTRO: This may indeed be an Oscars contender. Irregardless, we love covering the best in horror year round, building to our Scaries: Horror Movie Awards Show on Halloween. So stay tuned to our feed for more horror movie reviews incoming. Otherwise, we’ll be covering the Cannes Film Festival from our perch here in Hollywood East. So you should also stay tuned for all of the Reviewing the Reviewers and Timing the Ovations that we love to hate to love every spring in upcoming Cannes episodes of Oscar Race Checkpoint! https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

What Is This Episode - Top of Show . SUMMER BOX OFFICE OVER/UNDERS: . Comparing January - March of the Last Few Years - 2:19 Project Hail Mary: O/U $700M? - 8:08 April Box Office/Super Mario Bros O/U $1B? - 10:11 Michael O/U $800M - 12:55 . May/Devil Wears Prada 2 O/U $750M? - 16:53 AM Reviews Mortal Kombat II/The Sheep Detective - 21:57 Mandalorian and Grogu O/U $700M? - 26:00 Rest of May’s Slate (Obsession, Is God Is, etc) - 32:27 . Masters of the Universe/Scary Movie - 37:07 Disclosure Day O/U $525M? - 40:20 Toy Story 5 O/U $925M? - 46:12 Supergirl O/U $455M? - 52:00 . Minions and Monsters O/U $1B? - 59:25 Moana O/U $1B? - 1:01:25 The Odyssey O/U $1.2B? - 1:04:18 Spider Man O/U $1.2B? - 1:09:42 . The Troubling August Layout - 1:11:08 . . What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 1:19:41

It’s Part 2 of our 100% Accurate Way Too Early Oscar Predictions, where we discuss the Best Picture, Screenplays, Director and many of the other craft categories. Plus, you get our Nomination Tallies for our overall leaders and Winner Picks! Post Narnia-Move Prediction Changes - 1:54 Original Screenplay - 4:45 Adapted Screenplay - 9:28 Makeup and Hairstyling - 12:55 Costume Design - 17:33 Production Design - 22:24 Cinematography - 25:21 Film Editing - 27:33 Casting - 30:05 Director - 34:10 Going Back To Pick Winners - 39:27 Best Picture + Nomination Tallies - 43:55 OUTRO: Stay tuned to our podcast feed for more Oscar Race Checkpoints covering the upcoming Cannes Film Festival, and many more Oscar Profile Reviews covering the releases of this year. We’ll also continue to have special episodes and interviews with great guests. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

New Academy Rules add significance to the Film Festival Circuit, and they add intrigue to the acting categories amongst many others. Then we discuss the Narnia calendar change, a Box Office Report on Devil Wears Prada 2 & Michael +++ new trailer reviews for The Odyssey, Tony, Resident Evil, etc. NEW ACADEMY RULES: Re: A.I. - 1:46 International Feature Shake-Up - 9:15 Acting Category Changes - 25:25 Miscellaneous rule additions - 33:01 FUTURE MOVIE NEWS: Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew moves to February - 39:09 An aside non-spoiler review of Apex on Netflix - 41:47 Cut Off loses its release date - 42:23 BOX OFFICE REPORT: Top 5 of heavy hitters like Devil Wears Prada 2 & Michael - 43:01 The Michael sequel idea - 44:30 Hokum Non-Spoiler Review - 47:16 The Rest of the Top 10 from The Mummy through The Drama - 49:44 NEW TRAILERS: The Odyssey Trailer 2 - 51:16 Tony - 54:39 Resident Evil - 56:34 One Night Only - 58:42 Jackass: Best and Last - 1:02:35 Verity - 1:05:03 OUTRO: Stay tuned to our feed for our part II of our 100% Accurate Way Too Early Predictions, upcoming film studies, and future Oscar Race Checkpoints on the Cannes Film Festival, etc. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

Variety’s Jazz Tangcay joins the show for the central 40 minutes of the episode to discuss The Devil Wears Prada 2’s production values, including work by some rather famous artisans in Costume Design, Music, etc. Plus, she stays with us in our Spoiler Section to dish on those fitting ends and the future for this film and the franchise. NON-SPOILER REVIEW SECTION: The Production Backstory, Timeline - 2:27 Reception Numbers, our expectations vs our theatrical experiences - 8:41 General Thoughts vs Some Prevailing Reviews - 10:04 Reviewing the Performances - 12:59 JAZZ TANGCAY JOINS THE SHOW!!! - 17:00 Jazz Tangcay returns to discuss her general thoughts - 17:45 Her favorite costume designs / looks of the film - 18:21 Will the Costume Design get nominated - 23:27 Lady Gaga’s Best Original Song potential - 26:06 Spoiler Warning - 31:10 SPOILER FILLED REVIEW SECTION: Our favorite cameo amongst so many great cameos - 32:16 Substance as well as style - 35:49 That Ending - 41:46 Will this be a water cooler type film?- 44:29 NY vs LA love & what that could mean for the Oscars - 47:21 Should there be a third film? - 49:51 What Jazz has coming up at Variety - 51:46 The Mikes stay on to talk Worst Scenes That Are Still Charming, Dammit - 54:52 THE KAT scene - 1:01:14 Final Grades, Final Thoughts - 1:03:40 OUTRO: Our Words of Wisdom Today are to follow Jazz Tangcay’s work on Variety: https://variety.com/author/jazz-tangcay/ Follow her on Twitter/X: https://x.com/jazzt And listen to her on Variety’s Awards Circuit Podcast: https://variety.com/t/awards-circuit-podcast/ Otherwise, we hope you look forward to the end of our Oscars Year In Preview Series with Part II of our 100% Accurate Oscars Predictions for next year. Plus, we have future film study episodes on many highly anticipated films coming out this spring, as well as some potential special episodes and more special guests. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

100% Accurate Way Too Early 2026/27 Oscar Locks! - ep 528 by MMO

What Is This Episode - Top of Show . YEAR IN PREVIEW PART 36: CINEMACON + THE PICTURES, P.5 . CinemaCon Updates to YIP Studios: Amazon/MGM Has Spaceballs 2, 007 Updates, and a Potential Best Actor Contender - 1:17 Disney Has a Huge Slate, and Doomsday Questions, and Their Own IMAX?! - 5:42 Paramount’s Street Fighter Looks GREAT, and Brad Pitt Going Oscar Hunting - 21:44 Sony Drops Zelda First Looks - 28:07 Toho Teases Godzilla Minus Zero - 29:19 Universal - AM Reviews Lorne, and Some Audition Concerns - 31:32 IFC and an Over My Dead Body Review - 38:02 . FINISHING THE PICTURES: Warner Bros - 40:50 (MKII, Cut Off, Oak St, Practical Magic 2, Digger, The Great Beyond, Dune 3) Unsigned Movies - 1:11:34 (Werner Herzog’s latest, Cry to Heaven, The Sun Movie, Joel Coen’s, etc) . . What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 1:20:50

Our Oscars Year In Preview Series continues with deep dives into the slates at Sony and Universal. Plus, we review Exit 8, Normal, The Super Mario Bros Galaxy Movie, & more! NEWS UPDATES: Cannes Directors Fortnight Announcement Includes Clarissa - 1:59 Exit 8 and Normal reviews - 3:38 Paramount’s Big Oscars Contender Revealed! (?) - 8:00 Release Date & Acquisition Updates - 10:26 THE SONY SLATE: I Swear reviewed - 18:08 Resident Evil hype - 26:08 The Social Reckoning + Sundance/Cannes SPC films - 28:42 Spider-Man: Brand New Day - 34:22 The Metal Gear Solid Announcement - 36:11 Sumerian Pictures & Josephine - 40:25 Toho Pictures & Godzilla Minus Zero - 43:36 THE UNIVERSAL SLATE: Pressure starring Brendan Fraser as Dwight D. Eisenhower - 46:33 Sense & Sensibility could mean revenge of the fee fee - 50:50 Werwulf, THERE Wolf - 53:42 Universal Pushes Back Windows to 45 Days - 56:22 The Quarter 1 Box Office Discussion - 57:47 The Super Mario Bros. Galaxy Movie Review - 1:03:47 Disclosure Day worries - 1:05:39 The Odyssey pros / cons, ceiling & floor - 1:08:31 Forgotten Island & Musk - 1:15:14 OUTRO: Hear about Mike 1’s TV Watchings, AlsoMike’s diet and weekend watches and what’s coming next in this series and scheduled for the rest of the month as we can’t stop talking per usual. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

Our Oscars Year In Preview Series continues with Part III of “The Pictures!” In this episode, we discuss the 2026 Cannes Film Festival Lineup and the slates for NEON and Paramount. 2:24 - Cannes Carryovers discussed in last episode including Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, Fatherland starring Sandra Huller and a Russian filmmaker who might be a free agent for Best International Feature this year. 4:36 - Non-Neon Highlights In Competition including a musical starring Rami Malek, a much anticipated South Korean film, the latest from Almodovar and Farhadi and many a renowned French Actress like Lea Seydoux, Catherine Deneuve, Virginie Efira and Isabelle Huppert. 23:26 - NEON’s Cannes Slate: Fjord from Mungiu starring Reinsve & Sebastian Stan, the latest from Koreeda, Hirari, Hamaguchi and Winding Refn. 34:13 - The rest of the NEON 2026 Film Slate from Exit 8 through Hokum and I Love Boosters to a Clayton Davis pick in Clarissa and a Mike pick for a sight unseen Documentary Feature nom selection. 53:08 - More Cannes Lineup Highlights from various sections including directorial debuts from Andy Garcia and John Travolta, the latest from the next George A. Romero, more French film madness, and Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s latest. 1:01:33 - The Paramount film slate in lieu of the WB deal being finalized. What’s their big player? We’re not seeing it yet. Can we figure it out? OUTRO: As always, let us know your thoughts, comments, questions and concerns. Thank you for all continuing to listen to this series as we plod along many previews shows in a row, and please look forward to us reviewing films again as we have several potential Oscar contenders releasing later this spring. Plus, don’t forget our yearly Cannes Film Festival coverage that will include our reviewing of the reviewers and our tallying of the Standing Ovation in our unofficial, but let’s face it - official capacity as Film Festival Standing Ovation tally’ers. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

What Is This Episode - Top of Show Oscars 2027, ’28 Have Their Dates - 1:10 Movies We Missed Last Ep - 3:40 . YEAR IN PREVIEW PART 3: THE PICTURES, P.2 . Greenwich Entertainment - 8:15 IFC - 9:40 (Forbidden Fruits, Faces of Death, Britanick News, more) Ketchup Entertainment (aka Coyote vs Acme) - 14:13 Kino Lorber/Laika - 15:15 . Lionsgate - 20:00 (The “Michael” Issues, Hunger Games Prequel, Depp’s Return) Magenta Light/Magnolia Pictures - 29:00 Mubi - 37:00 (Camp Miasma, A Russian Int’l Feature Issue, Pawel’s Newest) Music Box - 48:05 . Netflix: Releases Thus Far - 49:00 Cliff Booth - 51:51 Narnia - 58:24 Whisper Man/11817/Good Sex/Here Comes the Flood/More - 1:01:19 Ray Gun/Step - 1:06:50 . . What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 1:14:21

Filmmakers Alex Mallis and Travis Wood discuss their film, The Travel Companion, opening in select cities this weekend on April 10th. The film has a high 92% RT score after strong showings at festivals like Tribeca, and it has certainly struck a chord with MMO as Dramedy set in NYC and the airports thereof. Scroll down for showtimes https://thetravelcompanionfilm.com/ Check out a Q&A this weekend at BAM Cinemas in Brooklyn https://www.bam.org/film/2026/the-travel-companion Watch the trailer here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vChuYQn9K00 And Watch This New Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjkiz5X3hr4 After an introduction, the interview begins at the (4:31) mark and spans a myriad of fun topics including the real life inspirations for the story, why this Mike loved the screenplay and how these talented filmmakers enjoyed their first feature film production with their cast & crew. As for us at Mike, Mike and Oscar, here are all our links: https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

What Is This Episode - Top of Show . YEAR IN PREVIEW PART 2: THE PICTURES, P.1 . 1-2 Special Studio - 2:21 A24 - 4:48 (incl The Drama, The Invite, Misty Green, Tony, The Entertainment System is Down, more) . Angel Studios - 32:55 Amazon/MGM - 34:48 (PHM’s Oscar Outlook, Balls Up, He-Man, I Play Rocky, etc) AMC Theaters - 44:34 . Apple - 45:03 (Keanu, Everest Movie, Crip Camp Based Feature, a Jason Segel Action Move?!, Scorsese/Leo) Blackbear - 56:55 (Tuner, I Want Your Sex, more) Bleeker St/Blumhouse - 1:02:40 (The Funniest Trailer of 2026 so far, Hadestown, The Mummy, Mike1’s Horror Movie Anticipation) . Disney - 1:08:00 (Hoppers Review, Spiderman/Doomsday Box Offices, Does Dune Move Dates?, Live Action Mona’s Look, Devil Wears Prada 2, Wild Horse Nine, much more!) . . What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 1:26:45

Kolby Mac returns to discuss our most anticipated films for the rest of the 2026 film year, including a lot of potential Oscars contenders. Make sure to subscribe & listen to both of Kolby’s podcasts… The Kolby Told Me Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3FodYSr3yWaIySSAjYrAtc Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kolby-told-me-podcast/id1449736187 TIMESTAMPS FOR THIS TOP 10 COUNTDOWN: (4:39) Number 10’s: A sequel to a 3-time Oscar Winner plus a Sundance Hit (12:28) No. 9’s: A 4th sequel to THE beloved pixar franchise ++ a SXSW hit (22:21) No. 8’s: Two follow ups to major recent Oscar contenders (28:42) No. 7’s: Geek Out Picks (37:05) Our No. 6’s & Kolby’s 5 are hopeful for the return of the Superhero CBM (49:19) AlsoMike’s No. 5 is a video game adaptation that may scare him to death (52:27) No. 4’s could be controversial, a musical origin story & a big budget sequel (1:04:39) No. 3’s: An epic conclusion to a trilogy and THE epic adaptation of a classic (1:19:17) No. 2’s: A Monster Horror and a Kubrickian Satire (1:26:22) No. 1’s: the movie event of the summer, and perhaps a fall festival favorite (1:35:13) Honorable Mentions Outro: Our Words of Wisdom today are to follow Kolby Mac and subscribe to his podcasts. He does Dolby, he talks Oscars, and he’s a go-to listen for us here at MMO. So you’re in for a treat if you’re a new subscriber. Also Follow Kolby on Social Media https://x.com/kolbytoldme https://www.instagram.com/kolbytoldme/ & Here’s a Linktree to everything… Minorities Report Film https://linktr.ee/mreportpod

Once more unto the breach, dear friends. Before our post-oscars week break, we need to review Project Hail Mary. A.) because we both loved it. And B.) it’s also probably gonna nab at least a few Oscar nominations next year, maybe more. NON-SPOILER REVIEW OF PROJECT HAIL MARY: Production Backstories, the Book’s Profile & Early Reception / Box Office - 4:20 General Story Thoughts + Interstellar Takes, Crash Dieting & Seeing It in NYC - 12:46 Performance Reviews: Does Gosling get in? How about other favorites - 20:50 Legends Contend in Score Next Year + Bang The Table for Techs & Crafts - 23:51 A Big Oscar Lens Debate - 30:05 Spoiler Warning - 41:02 SPOILER REVIEW OF PROJECTION HAIL MARY: Strengths of the Screenplay - 42:03 Fun Science Lessons- 47:14 That Ending: Book vs Movie - 55:25 Warming to a Sign of the Times - 1:00:33 Recalibrating movie heroes - 1:05:42 Other Bests, Worsts & Final Grades - 1:10:21 Outro: We discuss why we do this show year round and dive into a bit of a study of last year’s nominees to prove it. Did eventual nominees release each month last year? The answer will not shock you. Plus, we reiterate our thanks for listening to us during our year’s worth of content, and knock on wood, we’ll return in a week or so with a whole lot more of it. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

It’s our Post-Oscars Wrap-Up episode featuring Variety’s Awards Editor, Clayton Davis! Make sure to read all of his work at Variety’s Awards Circuit: https://variety.com/e/contenders/ And enjoy Variety’s Awards Circuit Podcast: https://variety.com/t/awards-circuit-podcast/ ***This Track has been re-uploaded, correcting a previous audio issue that we discovered during the first hours of our Wednesday release. Apologies if you heard the previous version. We thank you for your patience and understanding. You guys are the best. Wait, WHAT HAPPENED!!!! - 3:25 Why he predicted Sinners - 7:32 Feeling the race in the room and just how close it was - 12:22 Highs like the moments for MBJ & Autumn. Lows like the Social Media Discourse- 16:28 Breaking down the Lead Actor Race - 29:19 Amy Madigan & Michael B. Jordan wins are the coolest Oscars ever - 33:01 Are we heading towards more influencers at the Oscars? - 37:45 What’s Clayton Davis’ Oscar Day like? - 40:13 OUTRO: Another thanks to Clayton Davis, our many other guests this season, our listeners, and to each other. Make sure to stay subscribed to our feed for our upcoming Oscars Year In Preview Series. We’ll start our next set of Oscars Profile Reviews with Project Hail Mary, which we already saw and enjoyed. Then stay tuned later in the year for our Alejandro González Iñárritu Rewatch, amongst many other Oscar Race Checkpoints, Film Festival Coverage and so much more. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

What Is This Episode - Top of Show . THE 2025/26 OSCARS RECAP + REACTIONS SHOW: . A Damn Fine TV Presentation - 1:18 . Please, GOD, SOMEONE Save the Red Carpet PreShow - 4:12 . Conan’s Vignette/Monologue - 11:35 Amy Madigan’s Historic Moment - 17:06 AlsoMike Dislikes the Animated Short Winner - 22:36 I Lied to You was a MOMENT - 24:35 Conan’s Bits and The Ending Pretape Meaning - 26:55 . Sinners vs OBAA upsets, Part 1: Casting - 31:40 A Tie Actually Happened, But Not the One Mike1 Needed - 36:50 Sean Penn Still Can’t be Bothered - 39:41 Avengers Reunion was Meh During Screenplays - 41:16 . The In Memorium Had Highs and Lows - 44:00 Avatar Does Win Again - 52:26 The Mikes Guarantee They Have Doc Feature Figured Out - 55:15 Cinematography Gives Arkapaw History, Gives Sinners BP Life - 1:00:30 The Performance of Golden Got the Crowd Involved - 1:04:14 . We Are Evil as Golden Wins Original Song - 1:08:14 PTA Wins Director, But MBJ Win Looms - 1:10:50 MBJ’s Win was the Moment of the Night - 1:14:38 . Jessie Buckley Finally Crushed Her Speech - 1:17:48 OBAA Wins Best Picture + A Truly Historic Night - 1:19:10 . . THANK YOU LISTENERS, GUESTS, AND What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 1:28:17

Sign Up on Kalshi with Promo Code MMO and you’ll receive a free $10 with a $10 trade https://kalshi.com/sign-up?referral=mmo Then check out Kalshi’s Oscars Dashboard to dive into all their markets. https://kalshi.com/hub/oscars-2026 And on today’s episode, we do just that. We are looking at the Oscar Markets to see where the late movement is happening and where the money is going. This typically tells us about the eventual winners, and we want you to be able to profit from it all with us. CATEGORIES WITH THE MOST MOVEMENT: Cinematography - 3:11 Best Actor - 5:56 Supporting Actress - 10:31 ONE BATTLE IS FAVORED IN THESE OTHER CATEGORIES: Adapted Screenplay, Director & Film Editing - 15:00 Best Picture - 22;07 Supporting Actor - 25:35 Which Film Wins The Most Oscars? - 29:44 SINNERS IS FAVORED IN THESE OTHER CATEGORIES: Original Screenplay & Original Score - 30:47 Casting - 33:22 Plus, you can trade on How many Oscars Sinners will win? - 36:24 MISCELLANEOUS CATEGORIES: Frankenstein is favored in Costumes, Production Design and Makeup & Hair - 38:28 KPop Demon Hunters is favored in Original Song & Animated Feature - 42:59 Best Actress - 47:14 Visual Effects - 48:22 Sound - 49:35 Documentary Feature - 51:28 International Feature - 55:36 The Short Film Categories - 58:10 OUTRO: Please support us by using Promo Code “MMO” on Kalshi. Get a free $10 when you trade $10. Plus, you can also enjoy this episode while you trade. Otherwise, we have several episodes next week. We’ll recap the Oscars on Monday March 16th… both on Chaz and AJ in the Morning on WPLR.com at 8:20am Eastern Standard Time … and then back here on our feed with our recap episode. Then make sure you stay tuned to our feed for another very special interview, and our upcoming coverage of the next film years, starting with Project Hail Mary and going into our Oscars Year In Preview series, etc.

What Is This Episode - Top of Show . THE FEINBERG FINAL W/ THR’S SCOTT FEINBERG! . The Annual “Who’s Winning Best Picture?” Start - 3:14 (And How Big of an Upset Would a Sinners Win Be?) WB’s Sinners/OBAA FYCs + The Mike/Pam Paramount Future - 8:20 . The Evolution of Awards Chatter and Professor Scott - 12:53 . Academy Voters “MUST” Watch Before Voting - 22:47 What IS an Average Academy Voter? - 28:50 . What are the True Bellwether Categories? - 32:50 A Rundown of All 4 INSANE Acting Categories - 36:47 The Frustration with the Casting Category - 49:37 . The Hopes for YouTube’s Oscars Era - 54:08 Conan as Host for 366 Days + The New “Oscars Bump” - 1:00:55 What an Oscars Campaign Was, and What it Is in 2026 - 1:06:45 . Scott and THR’s Upcoming Oscars Work! - 1:10:21 . . What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 1:15:11

David Long returns to predict and bet the 98th Academy Awards as we break down the gambling lines / betting odds for each of the 24 categories at the Oscars. MAKE AN ACCOUNT ON KALSHI USING https://kalshi.com/sign-up?referral=mmo OR SIGNUP CODE "MMO" FOR A FREE $10 WAGER! Mike 1 explains betting to AlsoMom - 6:18 CATEGORIES WITH HEAVY FAVORITES: Lead Actress - 11:31 Original Score - 15:36 Director - 16:51 Original Screenplay - 20:47 Adapted Screenplay - 23:33 VFX - 23:08 Costumes - 25:17 Makeup & Hairstyling - 29:43 Animated Feature - 31:38 Original Song - 33:46 Production Designer - 41:23 Sound - 42:20 BET OR DON’T BET: Film Editing - 45:25 Best Picture - 50:14 Casting - 1:00:17 Supporting Actor - 1:05:18 THE BATTLEGROUND CATEGORIES: International Feature - 1:14:24 Cinematography - 1:19:56 Documentary Feature - 1:25:33 Lead Actor - 1:30:53 Supporting Actress - 1:37:00 The Shorts - 1:48:36 OUTRO: The Words of Wisdom today are to follow David Long. https://x.com/1DavidLong Otherwise, go back and enjoy all our guests from this season, including David Long’s last episodes with us for Holiday Bets. Plus, you can follow us on social media and support our show AND our habits by rating and reviewing, following, liking and subscribing… and as always, by telling your friends about our shows. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

Amanda of Swell Entertainment returns to review Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride! We discuss Lead Actress favorite, Jessie Buckley and whether she will Norbit her Oscar chances, and we also dive into the Frankenstein lore and what this film adds to the legacy. NON-SPOILER REVIEW OF THE BRIDE! Our Frankenstein Fandom & Expectations - 2:37 Our Thoughts on Maggie Gyllenhaal & Her Influences - 10:30 Review of the performances - 20:42 Review of the production values - 26:09 Oscar Lens - 31:08 SPOILER REVIEW OF THE BRIDE! - 31:48 The Spirit of Shelley - 32:36 Views on Sex, Gangsters & Oscar Voting - 40:21 Let’s Talk About Frank - 48:55 Let’s Talk About Frankie & The Bride - 54:54 Superfluous Plots, But Themes That Land - 59:25 Finale & Mid-Credits Scene Thoughts - 1:06:00 Grades - 1:11:25 OUTRO: We discuss her upcoming coverage of Formula 1 and her next trip to Japan to visit the Miyazaki Museum! So make sure to follow Amanda on YouTube and social media. Swell Entertainment on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@SwellEntertainment https://beacons.ai/swellentertainment Girly Pop Go for all her F1 Coverage https://www.youtube.com/@GirlyPopGo https://www.tiktok.com/@girlypopgoxo And here’s all our links at Mike, Mike and Oscar https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

What Is This Episode - Top of Show . THE ACTOR/SAG AWARDS HAPPENED: The Netflix Broadcast/Highlights/Stunts Disrespected - 1:17 . Penn Leads Supporting Actor, But Is Lindo Alive? - 10:25 Madigan Makes Supporting Actress is a 3-Way MESS - 16:46 Buckley is the Only Acting Certainty - 22:34 What the Hell Just Happened to Lead Actor?! - 24:25 Sinners Wins Ensemble, OBAA PGA…So…Who Wins Best Picture? - 33:21 . Recapping the Other Guilds - 45:15 (Ace Eddies, VES/VFX; ADG/Prod Design; Artios/Casting; etc) . Sinners vs. OBAA Resumé Match Up - 51:06 MMO’s Best Picture Prediction History - 55:21 . . What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 1:02:40

What Is This Episode - Top of Show . SCREAM 7 REVIEW . Spoiler-Free Review: . A Timeline Recap of Getting to Scream 7 - 2:07 Dismal Critical Reception - 7:04 . The Paramount/WB/Melissa/Neve of it All - 10:11 Plot/Viewing Experience/Popcorn Pass Rage - 15:26 . Critics’ Complaint 1: “Not Cinematic Enough.” - 21:48 Neve’s Performance - 27:57 Critics’ Complaint 2: “These Characters Only Exist to be Offed.” - 32:01 Production Values - 35:25 Watch or Not - 37:44 . SPOILER WARNING - 39:38 . Spoiler-Filled Review: . The Big Reveal - 40:25 The Macher Marketing - 49:31 The Opening Kill - 52:37 The Kills - 54:47 There Are Certain Rules (Meta Narratives) - 1:06:00 Critics’ Complaint 3: “Only Nostalgia Bait.” - 1:08:17 Hai! - 1:13:00 The Lowlights - 1:17:19 The Bests - 1:21:00 . FINAL GRADES - 1:25:03 . . What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 1:25:45

The 79th BAFTA’s have been hit with controversy after the Avatar: Fire & Ash Special VFX presentation. We discuss all the fallout and clear mishandings at this awards show. Plus, and on a happier note, we do dive into the various race shifts after the BAFTA & Independent Spirit Awards winners of the past two weekends. BAFTA WINNERS 2026: One BAFTA After Another - 1:13 Another solid Sinners’ showing - 8:45 Mike 1 leads a rundown of the latest BAFTA Controversy - 17:42 Grace from Sinners,Failures To Edit and Late Apologies - 19:37 Sadness for I Swear personnel & the Lack of Real Leadership - 25:20 The Lead Actor Category Upset - 32:53 Other BAFTA winners and Our Favorite Speeches - 38:03 INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS - 42:38 WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: How To Make A Killing, Crime 101, Good Luck Have Fun Don’t Die - 45:55 M1 Talks Scream 7 Box Office Projections & His Scream Rewatch - 49:31 The Mikes are watching lots of Anime: Death Note, Your Name, Perfect Blue - 52:21 OUTRO: Stay tuned for future Oscar Race Checkpoints, interviews and guests, and movie reviews of upcoming films like Scream 7, which we talk more about our theories of which new cast members could be the next Ghostface. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

What Is This Episode - Top of Show . THE 2025/26 MIKE, MIKE, AND OSCARS! . RANDOM STUFF SECTION - 4:06 (Misleading Title, Title One Mike Says to Another, Movie Meme of the Year, etc) . THE ANIMAL SECTION - 25:20 (Pet of the Year, Movie Where Horses Were Men, Most Horse, etc) . THE PERFORMANCE SECTION - 29:11 (Most Acting in 2025, Best Child Acting, Best Comeback, etc) . PRODUCTION VALUES SECTION - 37:38 (Movie You Could Smell, Costumes You’d Most Borrow For YouTube Live, etc) . BEST SCENES - 44:15 (Movie Happy Place, Wildest Dinner Scene, Craziest Party, etc) . SCREENPLAY SECTION - 48:55 . DIRECTORS TO WATCH LIST - 1:02:09 . MIKES TOP 10 MOVIES OF THE YEAR - 1:04:37 . . What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 1:08:37 Song via Background Music for Videos on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuJhhVZfoHSRvkcjyB7TwYA

Scott Yager of Challenge Mania returns to discuss the Acting Categories at SAG’s The Actor Awards. Plus, we also discuss potential scenarios involving the upcoming BAFTA’s and Oscars as well in the acting and Best Picture categories. Introducing Scott Yager and our fast paced PTI-themed format - Top of the Show INTERVIEW WITH SCOTT YAGER: HEADLINES: The SAG Ensemble Category of Sinners vs One Battle After Another - 3:40 Supporting Actor thoughts & Scott’s longshot bet for Oscar - 7:11 SUBJECT RUNDOWNS: Why no International Feature Noms at SAG? - 12:46 Back To Supporting Actor, forecasting BAFTA and SAG - 17:11 Who’s Number 2 in Lead Actor if Chalamet is Number 1? - 20:16 How much of a favorite is Jessie Buckley in Lead Actress? - 23:17 Independent Spirit Awards ripple effects, Noms as Wins & Oscar Bumps - 24:48 THE MINI-GAME: How The Netflix SAG stream is doing & which upset will most affect Oscars - 38:12 The SAG betting favorite we least understand - 42:12 The biggest snub at The Actor Awards - 45:10 The Actor Awards should add these categories - 46:00 Most wanna see their “I am an Actor” story - 49:14 The odds we get an upset in the Lead Acting Categories + Supp Actress Predictions - 50:04 What would most improve The Actor Awards - 53:50 THE BIG FINISH: Other than The Odyssey, what’s our most anticipated 2026 film? - 55:25 Clayton Davis’ Sinners for Best Picture pick, was it a good move? - 56:03 Should Wicked 3 be greenlit? - 57:06 What’s worse, Netflix or Paramount buying Warner Bros? - 57:17 Thoughts on Scream 7 - 58:31 How Scott sees the voting in these SAG categories - 59:21 OUTRO: The Words of Wisdom today are to follow Scott Yager’s work on Challenge Mania. Website: https://challengemania.live/ Podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/user/challenge-mania--10626464 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ChallengeMania X: https://x.com/SHOTOFYAGER Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scottofyager/?hl=en And here are links to us at Mike, Mike and Oscar https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

**DEAR LISTENER** There was an issue with one of our mics this episode. It created a rubbing sound that is heard on and off throughout the episode which we weren’t able to figure out until very late in the recording process. Our apologies. Episode is still chock full of great info though, as Jazz always is! What Is This Episode - Top of Show . JAZZ TANGCAY, VARIETY ARTISANS EXPERT! . Who Stunned at the CDG Awards? - 3:37 Jazz <3 Frankenstein’s Techs - 5:06 Why the Technical Snubs for Wicked 2? - 7:33 FYC Showcases + Studio Campaigning via Costumes - 11:34 Withering Heights’ ’27 Oscars Legs - 17:29 . Which Film is This Years’ “Cool Kids?” - 20:11 What Tech Categories Indicate a “Sinners Night” - 23:51 Jazz’s Prep for an Autumn-Type Interview - 26:10 What. Does Claudio. Have. To Do?! - 29:21 . All Things Dianne Warren - 31:55 How Can Golden Lose? - 36:03 Reasons for Excitement/Optimism for Casting - 39:10 . Why No Guild/Precursor Oscars Coherence? - 44:44 The Best Artisan Story of Jazz’s Year - 48:05 YouTube Oscars - 50:45 . Where to Find Jazzs Work - 56:20 . . What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 59:19

We analyze the Sinners surge vs the One Battle After Another sweeps and how the DGA, BSC and SCL might change the races. Then we discuss Super Sunday including our many thoughts on the Bad Bunny Halftime Show, commercials and the many new movie trailers including Project Hail Mary, The Mandalorian & Grogu, Scream 7, Minions & Monsters, The Adventures of Cliff Booth, etc. Awards News: No more Post-Nomination Academy Screenings per Scott Feinberg - 3:35 PTA wins DGA, which leads to another huge Sinners vs OBAA convo - 6:14 Other DGA Winners - 22:16 British Society of Cinematographers Winners - 27:16 Society of Composers and Lyricists Winners - 30:33 Super Bowl Coverage & Trailers: Reviewing the Commercials & The Bad Bunny Halftime Show Review - 35:21 Project Hail Mary - 46:45 Disclosure Day from Steven Spielberg - 49:02 Supergirl - 53:47 Hoppers from Pixar - 55:50 The Mandalorian and Grogu - 58:57 The Super Mario Brothers Galaxy Movie - 1:00:08 Minions & Monsters - 1:01:01 Scream 7 - 1:03:36 The Adventures of Cliff Booth: Once Upon A Time In Hollywood 2 - 1:11:00 OUTRO: Our socials, our upcoming plans and our words of wisdom all include teasers for the awards season weeks to come. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

What Is This Episode - Top of Show . CHRISTOPHER ROSEN AND KATEY RICH OF THE ANKLER! . How They Reunited at The Ankler - 3:05 How Campaigning Has Changed From Then To Now - 4:36 Does The Academy ACTUALLY Watch The Movies? - 8:38 “The $$ ISSSSS The Award” - 13:05 . The Pulse of the Best Picture Two - 14:22 Ryan Coogler’s Sinners Deal + Academy Impact - 17:10 The “Brazilian Block” - 19:25 . Timmy’s Awards Season Approaches - 24:35 Where Does Supporting Actor Land? - 28:40 The Wicked 2 Autopsy/Sequel Fatigue vs Ballot Fatigue - 30:46 Nominating “Laziness” - 35:22 The Changing and Earlier-ing of the Awards Calendar - 38:17 . What Will YouTube’s Oscars Access Really Show Us? - 46:26 How to Improve The Oscars as a TV Show - 49:27 . Where to Find Chris and Katey’s Work - 56:40 . . What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 57:39

Andrew Morgan of What’s On Netflix & Recent Activity returns to review Sundance 2026 including big name films like Josephine starring Channing Tatum, Sony Pictures Classics acquisition Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!, Hanging By a Wire from Universal, Iliza Schlesinger’s Chasing Summer and a bunch of other notable upcoming 2026 films. US DRAMATIC SECTION: Josephine, starring Channing Tatum & Gemma Chan, 2x Award Winner - 3:13 Carousel, starring Chris Pine & Jenny Slate - 14:23 Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! Acquired by Sony Pictures Classics - 21:38 Union County, starring Will Poulter & Noah Centineo - 27:09 Bedford Park, also acquired by Sony - 33:35 The Musical, starring Will Brill, Gillian Jacobs & Rob Lowe - 36:05 WORLD CINEMA: Shame and Money, Grand Jury Prize Winner - 43:28 Extra Geography, a funny coming of age movie from the UK - 45:57 The Huntress, a Mexican revenge thriller starring Adriana Paz - 52:13 Hold Onto Me, the Audience Award Winner - 54:33 To Hold A Mountain wins the Doc prize - 55:44 Hanging By A Wire is a major crowd pleaser - 57:47 US DOCS, NEXT & MIDNIGHT SECTIONS: Nuisance Bear expands on the Oscar Nominated short + Soul Patrol - 1:04:11 American Doctor is AlsoMike’s highest rated film of the fest - 1:06:48 The Incomer, starring Domhnall Gleeson & Gayle Rankin - 1:10:07 Rock Springs, starring Kelly Marie Tran & Benedict Wong - 1:12:33 Leviticus, Saccharine & undertone: reviewing the reviewers - 1:14:32 PREMIERES SECTION: Chasing Summer, starring Iliza Schlesinger was a favorite for us - 1:16:07 & a rapid fire look at the rest of the Premieres Section - 1:18:49 This Segment includes our thoughts on receptions for The Only Living Pickpocket in NY, The Weight, The Invite, I Want Your Sex, Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass, The Shitheads, The Moment & The Gallerist. OUTRO: The Words of Wisdom today are to follow Andrew Morgan online. Andrew is a film critic for What’s On Netflix: https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/author/andrew-morgan/ Andrew co-hosts Recent Activity: https://recent-activity.captivate.fm/listen And Recent Activity is now on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@RecentActPod Otherwise, you can follow us at MMO here: https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

It’s a deep dive into the Best Picture Race with One Battle After Another, Sinners, Hamnet and Marty Supreme leading the BAFTA nomination field. Plus, we discuss the rest of the snubs & surprises from both across the pond at BAFTA and the latest Hollywood guilds like the WGA and ACE Eddies. Plus, we review new Film & TV like Send Help +++ His & Hers, and discuss what one Mike has been watching in the Indie Spirit screener portal and what the other’s Mike’s latest happy-place film binge has been. BAFTA NOMINATIONS: One Battle After Another and Sinners Top the Field - 1:33 Current Oscar Best Picture Betting Odds - 5:41 The Oscars Best Picture and BAFTA Best Film High Nom Getter Study - 10:43 Hamnet’s chances at BAFTA - 14:01 How Sinners could win Best Picture - 16:50 Who has the edge with the preferential ballot? - 21:06 The Rest of the Tallies including some fun British Picks - 22:38 Is BAFTA’s new voting system working? - 28:58 WGA Nominations - 35:07 ACE EDDIE Nominations - 39:50 WHAT WE’RE WATCHING Send Help - 43:11 The Rip - 46:31 All That’s Left Of You - 48:25 His & Hers - 52:12 A Poet - 53:31 Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man - 56:00 Mike 1’s Latest Film Binge Watching Obsession - 57:25 OUTRO: Do please send us YOUR submissions to the MMO’s. We will be happy to read them on the podcast or debate our picks for winners (if you’d like to invent/present a category for us to discuss). Send these submissions to our socials or via email. Otherwise, we’d love some more 5 Star Ratings, positive reviews, likes and subscriptions… and as always, we thank you for your support. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

What Is This Episode - Top of Show . OSCAR NOM DAY 2026: . ALL HAIL KING MIKE1 - :50 . Overall Tallies: Sinners Makes History - 4:41 Best Picture: Mike1 is Insufferable - 11:22 Director: No, Seriously, Insufferable - 13:25 Actor: We’re Almost Over - 15:50 Actress: The King is Dead - 18:34 . Supporting Actress: The Wicked Blanking - 21:15 Supporting Actor: Delroy! - 23:04 Original Screenplay - 26:17 Adapted Screenplay - 28:16 Casting - 29:04 Editing - 32:07 Animated Feature - 34:13 International Feature: AlsoMike is THE Pundit - 35:16 Doc Feature: Did It Again - 36:53 . Music Categories - 38:47 Cinematography - 44:54 Production Design - 47:14 Sound (ft. Counting Crows ft Vanessa Carlton) - 49:14 MUAH: The Academy Cool Kids - 50:23 Costume Design - 54:08 VFX - 55:41 . Listing the Shorts - 57:12 AlsoMike Guesses the Plot of Shorts - 58:00 . . What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 59:33