Mike, Mike, and Oscar

What Is This Episode - Top of Show . WHAT THE WGA WON: Where All This Info Came From - 1:44 Bullish or Bearish on the New Deal? - 4:06 . Minimums and Feature Gains - 7:38 Appendix A (non narrative shows/movies) - 15:45 Episodic TV Writer Gains - 18:47 (Script Fees for Staffers + The Writer’s Room - 22:40) . Viewership Based Streaming Residuals: Streaming Fixed Residuals + Viewership Bonuses - 28:2...

What Is This Episode - Top of Show . FRANCE PICKS TASTE OF THINGS OVER ANATOMY OF A FALL: Our First Reactions - 2:25 Anatomy of a Fall’s Oscars Chances Now - 6:42 How Do You Fix This? - 8:57 Zone of Interest Now Category Frontrunner - 11:45 . SALTBURN/MAY DECEMBER GET THEIR OSCAR CATEGORIES - 15:07 . ALL OF US STRANGERS TRAILER #1 - 20:24 . EXPEND4BLES REVIEWING THE REVIEWERS - 23:14 . DUMB MONEY...

What Is This Episode - Top of Show . STRIKE UPDATES: AMPTP/WGA Meeting Wednesday/Talk Shows Reverse Course - 2:00 Marvel VFX Joins IATSE - 6:41 PROP BET #1: OVER/UNDER STRIKE ENDING PRE-HALLOWEEN - 9:31 . LILLY GLADSTONE TO CAMPAIGN AS LEAD ACTRESS - 12:04 PROP BET #2: GUESSING AT GLADSTONE’S VEGAS ODDS - 14:22 . AMERICAN FICTION WINS TIFF AUDIENCE AWARD: Its Best Picture Chances - 19:43 PROP BET...

What Is This Episode - Top of Show . BARBIE ANNOUNCES THEIR OSCARS STRATEGY - 1:48 . ACADEMY GOVERNOR’S AWARDS/STRIKE UPDATES - 5:48 . TRAILER REVIEWS: KotFM Trailer #2 - 10:47 Henry Sugar Trailer #1 - 18:06 Aquaman 2 Trailer #1 - 21:22 . TIFF, PART 2: Recapping Where We Are - 25:24 The Surprise Hits of TIFF - 27:47 (His Three Daughters, Sing Sing, DNEtMat End of the World, Woman of the Hour) Stud...

What Is This Episode - Top of Show . VENICE AWARDS ROUND UP: Poor Things Wins the Golden Lion - 1:07 Volpi Cup Winners Come w/ Oscars Expectations - 3:16 More Venice Awards/Standing Ovations - 8:00 . PROP BET #1 - HOW MANY INTERNATIONAL FEATURE NOMS HAVE DEBUTED? - 11:14 . TIFF FOLLOW UP, PART 2: The Boy and the Heron is Going to be Great - 14:24 PROP BET #2 - JUST HOW DONE IS ANIMATED FEATURE ALR...

What Is This Episode - Top of Show . VENICE IS WINDING DOWN: Updating the Review Scores - 1:20 Priscilla Reviewing the Reviewers - 3:09 The Killer Gets High Marks - 5:52 Maestro’s Reception is Confusing As Hell - 8:13 The Caine Mutiny Court-Marshall/Evil Does Not Exist Premiere Well - 12:09 Hit Man May Have Made the Most Fans - 15:08 Ava DuVernay’s Latest Covers a Ton of Ground - 16:52 . The Unoff...

What Is This Episode - Top of Show . TELLURIDE IS UNDER WAY: The Bikeriders MAY Actually Be Good Like Mike1 Said?! - 1:56 Saltburn Premieres, Polarizes Too (w/ Trailer) - 4:48 The Holdovers Premiere Gets Praise - 11:02 Colman Domingo is an Oscars Threat for Rustin - 13:01 All of Us Strangers Lit Up Night 1 - 21:56 . VENICE RECAP SO FAR: Commandante’s Standing Ovation is 90 Seconds!? - 27:04 Ferrar...

What Is This Episode - Top of Show . TOP 10 WISHES FOR THE REST OF THE 2023 FILM YEAR: . Top 2 Wishes: Fair Deals for SAG/WGA; Strike Updates - 1:29 . Wish #8:Hoping for SOME September Oscar Surprise - 16:10 . Wish #7: We Need This Year’s Indie Film Hit - 20:18 . Wish #6 - Mike1 Wants Pain for Himself - 27:14 . #5 - AlsoMike Wants The Year of Animation to Continue - 31:14 . #4 - That David Gordon...

What Is This Episode - Top of Show . NYFF ANNOUNCEMENTS: Maestro Gets a Gala Spot - 2:14 . PROP BET #1: BRADLEY COOPER’S MAESTRO SCREENTIME - 6:08 , The Rest of the NYFF Spotlight Slate - 9:48 AlsoMIke’s NYFF Movie Tier Plan of Attack - 15:08 . GOTHAM’S REMOVED THEIR BUDGET CAPS. BECOME FREE FOR ALL - 21:16 . CONTENDER TRAILERS: Reptile Trailer #1 - 28:55 PROP BET #2 - GUESS THE REPTILE METASCORE...

What Is This Episode - Top of Show . 75% ACCURATE, STILL TOO EARLY OSCAR PREDICTIONS: . Craft Convictions: Revisiting Our Year in Preview Picks - 3:17 The Barbenheimer, Dune 2, + Maestro Craft Convos - 5:10 The Dune 1 Bitter Carryover - 10:42 The Maestro MUAH Controversy - 13:46 . Screenplay Categories: Original: Does Barbie and/or Napoleon Belong Here? - 17:32 Adapted: Dune 2’s Sci-fi Mountain -...

What Is This Episode - Top of Show . THE 2023 MMO MIDYEAR OSCARS: Supporting Actress - 3:37 Supporting Actor - 8:45 Animated Feature - 13:48 International Feature - 17:04 VFX - 19:12 Sound - 22:44 Original Song - 24:13 Original Score - 29:25 Cinematography - 31:35 Screenplays - 34:40 MUAH - 39:23 Costume Design - 41:36 Production Design - 43:05 Documentary Feature - 44:30 Editing - 47:05 Director...

What Is This Episode - Top of Show . TV AWARDS NEWS: Emmys Announce New Date 1/15/24 - 1:05 TV Critics Awards Announced - 2:22 . INTERNATIONAL FEATURE NEWS - 8:22 (Sweden’s Selection; Pablo Larraíne’s Trailer) . NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL UPDATES: SAG’s IA Stance/NYFF Announces Main Slate - 10:30 . PROP BET #1: NYFF 3 SHOWCASE FILMS’ OSCAR NOM CHANCES - 14:45 . All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt Preview/Tra...

What Is This Episode - Top of Show . ORC PROP BETS EXPLAINATION - 1:41 . PROP BET #1: BARBIE’S BOX OFFICE CLIMB - 3:56 . BOX OFFICE UPDATE: Barbenhaimer Makes AMC History - 10:55 Sound of Uh Oh - 14:22 What Happened to MI7? - 16:30 AlsoMike Reviews Talk 2 Me - 18:48 Rest of the Top 10 - 21:57 AM Reviews TMNT Mutant Mayhem + Its Funky Box Office - 26:17 . PROP BET #2: TURTLES ON THE OSCARS PATH - 3...

What Is This Episode - Top of Show Release Schedule Weirdness - 1:40 . THE STRIKES DELAY THE EMMYS, AFFECT FESTIVALS - 4:22 . VENICE/TIFF CONTROVERSIES AND NEWS: Antonio Barbera Defends Plans to Screen Allen, Polanski, Besson - 11:02 How Will Stars Handle Venice + The Strike? - 20:33 Miyazaki to Open TIFF - 24:19 Commandante Opens Venice - 26:40 Netflix’s Society of the Snow to Close Venice - 27:2...

What Is This Episode - Top of Show Introducing the Duke of Bettingham: David Long! . SUMMER OSCARS BETTING GUIDE: . Best Picture: The Current Big 3: Oppenheimer, Killers, Past Lives - 6:25 The Barbie Longshot - 16:10 The War Movie/Holdovers Problem - 19:54 The Longshots Beyond 10:1 - 23:18 Amazon’s FYP History - 26:32 The Strikes’ Impact on Oscars Season - 31:55 . Best Actor: Is It FINALLY Cooper...

What Is This Episode - Top of Show . OPPENHEIMER OSCAR PROFILE: . Non-Spoiler Review: Cast, Scores, Zabotage - 2:08 Does This Even Have A Box Office Comp? - 6:45 Script Thoughts/Directing/Editing - 16:20 Performances - 21:04 Production Values/Team - 34:35 How Many Noms? - 40:05 . SPOILER WARNING - 45:27 . Spoiler-Filled Review: The First 40 Minutes - 46:17 Oppenheimer’s Thoughts, P.1 - 53:20 Nolan...

What Is This Episode - Top of Show . BARBIE OSCAR PROFILE: . Non-Spoiler Review: Cast, Zabatage, Box Office, Barbenheimer - 2:23 Script Thoughts/Directing - 12:18 Performances - 16:08 Production Values/Team - 24:42 How Many Noms? - 29:10 . SPOILER WARNING - 35:51 . Spoiler-Filled Review: Nonsense, Oscar Worthy Nonsense - 37:03 The Accountability Greatness - 42:31 Not Perfect, But Perfectly Imperfe...

What Is This Episode - Top of Show . MIKE, MIKE,AND EMMY NOM ANALYSIS: Will the Strikes Move the Emmys Date? - 1:44 Nomination Tallies - 4:31 . Best Drama Series - 7:18 Lead Actor Drama - 13:47 Lead Actress Drama - 19:21 Supporting Actor Drama - 23:14 Supporting Actress Drama - 27:51 . Best Comedy Series - 30:01 Lead Actor Comedy - 41:42 Lead Actress Comedy - 44:13 Supporting Actor Comedy - 50:12...

What Is This Episode - Top of Show . SAG AFTRA OFFICIALLY IS ON STRIKE, TOO: What Happened? - 2:27 Movie Executives are Detached - 6:55 Studios Don’t Want Money, They Want All of It - 20:00 Influencer Scabs, Strike Innovations, Etc - 22:37 Why Was There a 12 Day Delay? - 25:49 . BARBIE AND OPPENHEIMER FIRST REACTIONS: Oppenheimer - 29:42 Barbie - 32:44 . AWARDS NEWS: Fall Film Festivals May Be Eff...

What Is This Episode - Top of Show . MISSION IMPOSSIBLE DEAD RECKONING P1 OSCARS PROFILE: . Non-Spoiler Review: Cast, Reviews Scores, and Box Office - 3:11 The Tom Cruise Conundrum - 8:27 Script Thoughts - 17:13 Performances - 24:33 AlsoMike Reads The Oscar Tea Leaves for Tom Cruise - 30:47 Making the Case for Sound + Cinematography - 34:23 Over/Under Noms - 38:58 . SPOILER WARNING - 41:47 . Spoil...

What Is This Episode - Top of Show . PAST LIVES OSCARS PROFILE: . Non-Spoiler Review: Cast, Crew, Reviews Scores, and Watching Experience - 2:08 Celine Song Earned All the Flowers - 9:33 3 Performances Up There for Best of ’23 - 15:20 Oscars Momentum - 22:04 Cinematography, Score, + Seoul vs NYC - 26:35 How Many Noms? - 32:04 . SPOILER WARNING - 38:09 . Spoiler-Filled Review: What Did You Want? -...

WHAT’S IN THIS OSCAR RACE CHECKPOINT - Top of the Show. AlsoMike explains why he needed to add this intro before Part II of his recording with Mike 1. KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON TRAILER 2 Review - 2:05 Even avoiding trailer spoilers, M2 realizes why this was such a Scorsese passion project. There are also obvious Oscar contending performances and production values showcased here, and find out who...

What Is This Episode - Top of Show . ACADEMY NEWS AND CHANGES: New Best Picture Requirements Set - 1:46 Board of Governors Take Their Seats - 8:32 And Welcome 398 New Members - 11:28 Governor Award Honorees Announced - 13:00 Next Goal Wins @ TIFF; Four Daughters Wins Munich - 15:02 . POTENTIAL SAG/AFTRA STRIKE LOOMS: Most Studios Avoiding SDCC - 18:48 SAG/AMPTP Extend Negotiation Window 12 Days -...

What Is This Episode - Top of Show . ASTEROID CITY OSCARS PROFILE: . Non-Spoiler Review: Specs, Scores, Money, Expectations - 3:24 Wes Referencing Wes - 6:33 Performances - 11:18 How Many Noms? - 16:37 . SPOILER WARNING - 23:42 . Spoiler-Filled Review: What…Is….This? - 24:40 Sky High Comedy on Covid - 29:40 Wake Up - 35:20 Post Modern to Post Meta - 39:38 . FINAL GRADES - 45:31 . . Your Homework/L...

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