What Is This Episode - Top of Show . GLADIATOR II OSCARS PROFILE REVIEW: . Spoiler-Free Review: Review Scores, Our Gladiator I Memories - 2:15 Viewing Experiences - 9:33 That Guy Looks Familiar - 14:02 Performances - 16:40 The Denzel Debate - 18:33 . Production Values - 24:28 The VFX Issue - 28:45 Over/Under: 8 Noms - 30:46 . SPOILER WARNING - 33:55 . Spoiler-Filled Review: Tyson vs Paul II - 34:48 Caesar’s Palace - 38:45 Ups and Downs - 41:06 JUST SHOOT EM! - 47:02 He IS an Orator - 51:38 . FINAL GRADES - 56:50 . . WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 1:01:52

INTRO - lots of Oscar Race Precursor Checkpointing for us today. AWARDS NEWS: The 15th Governors Awards - 1:20 A Documentary Feature Race Checkpoint - 6:53 The Camerimage Noms for Cinematography & Controversy - 13:34 THR’s Festival Standing Ovation Crossover Study - 16:12 FUTURE MOVIE NEWS: Spielberg’s upcoming UFO film is casting - 20:59 Christopher Nolan’s upcoming (werewolf) film is also casting - 23:34 BOX OFFICE REPORT: Catching Up on 2 Weeks Ago - 25:09 Red One confuses us - 25:39 The Final Gladiator II & Wicked Primer - 31:25 TRAILERS: Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning - 37:17 The Last Showgirl - 41:40 I’m Still Here - 43:50 Babygirl (Trailer 2) - 46:54 The Room Next Door (Trailer 2) - 48:21 How To Train Your Dragon - 49:33 WHAT WE’RE WATCHING - 51:41 A massive list of films that we’ve been watching, and there’s a whole lotta fun detours in the conversation. Your Monster, True Grit, Fear Street Part One, Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point, Terms of Endearment, Sweet Smell of Success, Rumours, Challengers, Boy Kills World, Close To You, WNUF Halloween Special, My Old Ass, Carville: Winning is Everything, Stupid. Dickweed. Manhunter, Charlie Wilson’s War, Shock and Awe, Vice, Shrinking Season 2, Letterkenny Seasons 1-8, Blue Ruin, and Mystic River. OUTRO - 1:13:55. How to contact us, your homework, words of wisdom as we prepare for Thanksgiving, and what’s coming next from us includes Gladiator II and Wicked film studies.

What Is This Episode - Top of Show . STUDIOS MAKE THEIR CATEGORY PICKS FOR THE GLOBES: Comedy or Musical Category - 1:25 Drama Category - 6:38 What May Be This Year’s BoRhap? - 11:49 . TRAILER-PALOOZA: Pedro Paramo Trailer 1 aka Look! Hats! - 18:10 Joy Trailer 1 - 21:55 Bird Trailer 1 - 23:52 The Order Trailer 1 - 26:36 The Six Triple Eight Teaser 2 - 28:29 Wallace and Gromit Vengeance Most Fowl Trailer 1 - 30:36 The Monkey Teaser 1 - 34:32 The Electric State Trailer 1 aka An Exploitation of Oasis’ Reunion - 36:38 The Legend of Ochi Trailer 1 - 39:58 . REVIEWS: AlsoMike on Smile 2 - 42:22 AM on The Outrun + Rez Ball - 47:02 AM on Crossing - 49:30 MMO on Salem’s Lot - 51:02 Mike1 on Cuckoo - 55:01 . . WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 58:31

What Is This Episode - Top of Show . THE HOLDOVERS OSCARS PROFILE REVIEW: . Nonspoiler Review: Scores/Box Office/Watching Experiences - 2:18 Allegations Against Payne - 5:42 Director/Screenplay Thoughts - 10:07 Giamatti + Lead Actor - 15:51 Da’Vine Joy, Tessa + The Supporting Categories - 18:28 Production Values - 25:24 How Many Noms? - 28:22 . SPOILER WARNING - 35:20 . Spoiler-Filled Review: Dead Something Society - 36:17 The Holdovers Defined - 40:31 Christmas w/ the Kranks - 46:15 Shipping up to Boston - 52:19 Globe Hopping - 55:33 Time to Make a Choice - 1:00:01 . FINAL GRADES - 1:03:44 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:04:33 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:07:36

What Is This Episode - Top of Show . THE KILLER OSCARS PROFILE REVIEW: . Nonspoiler Review: Background/Specs/Scores - 3:00 Composition Thoughts - 6:55 Is Fassbender Iconic Here?/Performances - 11:41 Fincher Fun w/ Music/Production Values - 15:00 How Many Noms? - 18:36 . SPOILER WARNING - . Spoiler-Filled Review: Franchise Fair? - 23:07 Mike1’s Full Farce Theory - 25:52 Nihilism to Self Fulfillment Through BS - 31:46 Cat and Mouse Paranoia - 34:52 The Law Office - 44:38 Funny and Brutal - 47:42 The Florida Fight Project - 50:34 Dinner with Friends - 52:25 Claybourne Mine/The Smiths - 55:38 Ranking the Fincher Filmography - 58:17 . FINAL GRADES - 1:02:55 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:06:04

What Is This Episode - Top of Show . THE SAG AFTRA STRIKE IS OVER: Strike Stats and Deal Points Generally - 1:26 The AI Protections - 3:46 Pay Raises; What SAG Didn’t Get - 8:10 Did SAG Win? And What This Means for Awards Season - 11:51 . AWARDS NEWS AND NOMS: European Film Award Noms Have Anatomy vs Green Zone - 14:26 British Ind Film Awards Honor Rye Lane as Nom Leader - 19:17 Hollywood Music and Media Noms - 22:13 Barbie Dominates the Movie Grammy Noms - 26:58 . FILM REVIEWS/WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: AlsoMike Reviews The Marvels - 29:11 MMO on Nyad - 35:38 MMO on Quiz Lady - 39:17 MMO on Fingernails - 41:30 AM on Sly - 43:55 AM on Squaring the Circle - 45:52 AM on Lakota Nation vs the US; The League - 46:37 AM on Priscilla - 48:45 Mike1 Runs Down His Quarantine Watch List - 54:13 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:02:00

What is This Episode? - Top of Show . THE 2023 SCARIES AWARDS! (Some Spoilers for There's Something Wrong With The Children, Unwelcome, and Cobweb. We couldn't help it.) . RANDOM STUFF SECTION: Dumbest Kids Award - 1:59 Grossest Food - 6:20 Scariest Prop - 6:20 Horror Declarations - 9:37 Least Trustworthy Goat - 11:57 Frankenstein or Fronkenstein - 12:48 . New Mom Scream Queen of 2023 - 14:52 Monster Survival Ratio Question 1 - 16:38 Monster Survival Ratio Question 2 - 20:59 . BEST SCENES: Yuckiest Scenes - 23:17 Most Shocking Scare of 2023 - 26:04 More Declarations - 27:30 . PERFORMANCES: Best New Horror Action Star - 31:54 Best Sidekick Performances - 34:28 Harbinger of Most Doom - 38:00 Best Performance by a Horror Hero - 40:18 Declarations Part 3 - 42:30 Best Performance by Questionable Character - 43:17 Best Evil Performance - 44:15 . PRODUCTION VALUES CATEGORIES - - 46:44 . COMPOSITION CATEGORIES: Best New Horror Directors - 51:46 Shudder Deep Cut Award - 53:44 Most Innovative New Slasher - 56:28 Worst Film Poopy - 57:38 Which New Horror IP Has Longest Legacy - 59:19 . Best Indie Spirit/Popular Horror Movie - 1:07:07 Best Picture - 1:10:52 . Ranking The Horror of the Last Decade - 1:12:00 . . Socials/Your Homework - 1:22:27 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:23:14

Reviews start the show, including The Killer, Five Nights At Freddy's and its Box Office, The Exorcist: Believer, Dicks: The Musical, and a list of horror movies. Then it's a awards news from the Gothams and AFI Fest before a Documentary Feature deep dive after 4 sets of nominations or shortlists.

What Is This Episode - Top of Show . GOTHAM NOMS 2023 ARE HERE: All Budgets Welcome; Barbie Submitted; Tributes Listed - 2:30 Nomination Tallies - 5:02 . Best Feature: Great Race Highlighted by Snubs/Omissions - 9:02 Best Screenplay: No BP Crossover. Huh? - 17:23 International Feature: Poor Things the Juggernaut? - 20:50 Performance Categories Have Oscar Royalties w/ Inspired Picks - 23:09 . Predictions - 40:35 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 42:26

Killers of the Flower Moon first reactions are followed by stories from AlsoMike's final day at the 61st New York Film Festival, including reviews and Oscar analysis for Maestro and May December. It's all Non-Spoilers in this short & snappy episode of Oscar Race Checkpoint.

Pat and Clayton of the B.O. Boys join Also Mike for a very special Fall Box Office Report. We discuss Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour receipts and how she may have changed Hollywood forever. We discuss Barbenheimer Oscar Nom projections and whether or not they can go the distance to Oscar wins. We breakdown all of the upcoming Best Picture possibilities yet to come, while looking back at the last 12 years of BP nominations in another trademark Also Mike statistical study. And we can't help but enjoy some gambling over/unders as we bet on what contenders will be hits or misses at the Box Office. Make sure you follow, like, and subscribe to The B.O. Boys on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/@theboboyspodcast And seek them out wherever you get your podcasts. https://linktr.ee/theboboyspodcast

What Is This Episode - Top of Show We Have No Clue Who Veruca Salt is - 1:50 . AMPTP WALKS AWAY FROM SAG NEGOTIATIONS - 4:10 . TAYLOR SWIFT’S MOVIE OPENS ODDLY - 13:02 PROP BET #1: THE TAYLOR MOVIE WWBO OPENING - 17:04 . MIRAMAX, NOT A24, GETS HALLOWEEN RIGHTS - 20:16 . CONTENDER TRAILERS: The Iron Claw Trailer #1 - 26:34 PROP BET #2 - TOTAL OSCAR NOMS FOR THE IRON CLAW - 33:04 . Wonka Trailer #2 - 35:50 How to Have Sex Teaser - 39:11 Fallen Leaves Teaser - 41:19 Monster Trailer #1 - 43:57 The Old Oak Trailer #1 - 46:18 Leo Trailer #1 - 49:12 . WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: AlsoMike on When Evil Lurks - 52:15 AM on Saw X - 56:20 M1 on Run Rabbit Run and Pet Semetary Bloodlines - 1:02:32 M1 on Beckham and Search Party s1+2 - 1:05:01 . TEASING THE UPCOMING 2023 SCARIES AWARDS - 1:08:03 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:09:32 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:10:21

What Is This Episode - Top of Show . ALSOMIKE EATS THE NYFF, PART 2: Strange Way of Life Review - 2:17 The Taste of Things Plays on AM’s Palate - 5:41 The Big Mac Big Matt and Controversial Bacon Takes - 9:52 . Evil Does Not Exist is a Chore - 12:44 Magnolia Bakery Does it Again - 16:01 Anatomy of a Fall is as Good as Advertised - 20:21 Hit Man Isn’t an A, But is A LOT of Fun - 26:10 La Chimera Sneaks Up on AM - 30:20 Sirloin Tacos and No Guac Left Behind - 33:38 . Zone of Interest is Harrowing - 37:20 Janet Planet Displeases One NYFF Watcher Heavily - 41:55 Sushi Crave, Chapter 2 - 46:07 The Beast Was the Last of 11 Films - 47:18 . THE COLOR PURPLE TRAILER #2 - 54:36 . SAG/AMPTP COTINUE NEGOTIATIONS; PUT OUT JOINT STATEMENT - 58:23 . BOX OFFICE UPDATE: Exorcist Believer is a Flop Full of Questions - 59:50 . WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: Mike1 on Fair Play - 1:04:32 M1 on Reptile and The Boogeyman - 1:05:30 Both Mikes on Bottoms - 1:08:46 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:11:26 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:12:11

INTRO - Lots of upcoming news, reviews, and trailers to make. Plus, sandwich & burger talk. OSCARS NEWS: 1:55 - This Rotating Host idea sounds awfully familiar. Can it work w/ Deadpool & Wolverine? NYFF REVIEWS: 10:27 - Maria > Downton Abbey, which is high praise. 14:51 - Blitz < Dunkirk, and no amount of margaritas could change my mind. 17:20 - Food Adventures to Hamburger America and Emily w/ margaritas galore. 21:46 - Dahomey is a surprise misfire for AM. OTHER NEWS: 26:35 - Christopher Nolan’s next film stars Matt Damon, and we reveal what it’s about! 29:33 - The Critics Choice Awards movie to E! Goodbye, CW. 31:17 - Critics Choice Documentary Awards Nominations + reviews of Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story, Super/Man: A Christopher Reeve Story, and Piece By Piece. BOX OFFICE UPDATES: 37:35 - Terrifier 3 wins the Box Office w/ The Wild Robot holding strong. 38:56 - Joker 2’s drop is a historically steep one while Terrifier 3 wins the weekend. 41:24 - Is Joker 2 one of the most disappointing sequels ever or is it still Rocky V? 44:09 - The Rest of the Top 10 and AM’s review of The Apprentice. CAMPAIGN NEWS: No, not those campaigns. 48:02 - September 5 & Emilia Perez awards strategy reports + Screenplay Category overview. TRAILER REVIEWS: 50:25 - Conclave (Trailer 2) might be the best thriller ever rated PG. 51:58 - Anora looks so great that it worries us as well. 55:44 - All We Imagine As Light needs to get some early momentum. OUTRO - Talking werewolves, how to contact us, talking sandwiches and then some more talk about werewolves, what’s coming next, here’s the sandwich I just ate described in detail, and wise words of wisdom for all the sandwich eaters and werewolf enthusiasts around the podcasting world.

What Is This Episode - Top of Show . ALSOMIKE EATS THE NYFF: Magnolia Bakery in Grand Central - 2:22 Pizza, Hot Honey, and “The Very Best Burger in NYC” - 3:32 . AlsoMike’s Nonspoiler Review of Poor Things: Pros/Awards Storylines - 11:02 Cons - 18:05 Summary/Final Grade - 20:45 PROP BET #1 - Lead Actress Fist Fight - 23:50 . Second Dinner: Wings, Squid, + Key Lime Pie - 25:04 . AM Reviews All of Us Strangers: First, Sushi - 29:18 No AM Emotions/Final Grade - 32:47 A Strong Score in a Let Down - 34:34 . Maestro’s Premiere Starts to Shape the Oscars Races - 36:33 . GOLDEN GLOBES DELIVER DIVERSE IDENTITY STATE, WANT TO BE PICKED UP - 39:18 (PROP BET #2: WILL THE GLOBES BE PICKED UP BY CABLE?) . NETFLIX ACQUIRES MORE; TOO MUCH? - 41:24 . SAG AFTRA STRIKE UPDATE/SAG AWARDS CAMPAIGNING RULES - 45:27 . CONTENDER TRAILER REVIEWS: Leave the World Behind Trailer #1 - 49:15 Priscilla Full Trailer #1 - 51:25 The Taste of Things Trailer #1 - 56:03 Evil Does Not Exist Teaser #1 - 1:00:55 The Boys in the Boat Featurette - 1:02:28 Silent Night Trailer #1 - 1:05:31 . BOX OFFICE UPDATE: Mike1 Reviews Saw X - 1:07:35 The Top 10 - 1:11:39 The Exorcist Is In Trouble - 1:14:08 . WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: AlsoMike on Reptile - 1:15:48 Mike1 on Talk To Me - 1:17:55 AM on BS High - 1:20:06 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:22:05 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:23:16

What Is This Episode - Top of Show . THE GOLDEN GLOBES ADD 2 CATEGORIES: Best Popular Film, Basically - 2:22 Best Stand Up Special, Basically - 10:43 . POLAND SELECTS THE PEASANTS OVER GREEN BORDER - 13:13 . THE BIKERIDERS TO CAMPAIGN AS ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY - 19:08 HATTIE MACDANIEL’S OSCAR TO BE REPLACED, GIVEN TO HOWARD U - 20:48 . BOX OFFICE UPDATE: September Finished ROUGH…w/ a Chance for Saw X - 22:02 Miramax is Shopping the Halloween IP - 30:14 Looking at October’s Weekly Offerings - 33:20 . CONTENDER TRAILER REVIEWS: Nonsense/John Cena Looks Like Ernest - 38:06 May December Trailer #2 - 40:35 Wish Full Trailer #1 - 42:55 Fingernails Trailer #1 - 46:18 Fair Play Trailer #2 - 47:44 Argylle Trailer #1 - 51:49 True Detective Night Country Trailer #2 - 54:13 . RECENT RELEASES REVIEWS: It Lives Inside (C-) - 55:35 The Creator (C+) - 56:34 Cassandro (B-, n/a) - 59:18 Flora and Son (C+) - 1:01:18 No One Will Save You (B, B-) - 1:02:21 A Million Miles Away (B) - 1:04:00 The Saint of Second Chances (B+) - 1:05:30 Henry Sugar + Other Shorts (B+) - 1:06:54 Sex Education s4 (B+) - 1:08:21 Reservation Dog s3 (A) - 1:10:22 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:12:13 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:13:10

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 - 28:21 What’s a “View” and What “20%” Actually Means - 31:02 …Also, What’s a “Sub?” - 39:48 . Protections Against AI - 44:44 . WGA Members and Other Guild Picket Lines - 47:46 When Will the SAG Strike End? - 50:00 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 55:26 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 55:26

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 SPOILER-FREE REVIEW: Why the Big Budget? - 27:10 Good, But…Who is This For? - 29:40 The Future of Gen Z Cienema - 32:52 Dano Don’t Miss/Covid Context - 38:06 Separate From Other Movies - 42:35 Shalene Woodley Deserves More - 45:41 FINAL GRADES - 51:03 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 51:57 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 52:52

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 #3: BIG 8 NOMS AMERICAN FICTION VS ANATOMY OF A FALL - 21:45 . Sly, Hell of a Summer, American Symphony First Reviews - 30:14 Fall Festival Studio Purchase Round-Up - 33:03 . AFI FEST ANNOUNCES MAXINE’S BABY, MAESTRO - 36:22 . DREAM SCENARIO TRAILER REVIEW - 37:43 . BOX OFFICE UPDATE/FILM REVIEWS: AlsoMike on The Nun II - 41:50 PROP BET #4: SEQUELS FOR THE NUN - 45:40 AM on A Haunting in Venice - 47:48 AM on El Conde, Destination NBA, Winning Time - 52:07 AM on Love at First Sight - 56:04 Mike1 on Theater Camp, Beanie Bubble - 58:28 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:06:01 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:06:43

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) Studio Acquisitions - 38:20 (Origin, End of the World, More) . RESETTING THE FESTIVAL OFFERINGS + RECEPTIONS - 40:01 . INTERNATIONAL FEATURE POSSIBILITIES - 43:50 (Copa ’71, Concrete Utopia, The Monk and the Gun) . PROP BET: WHICH MOVIE IS WINNING TIFF? - 52:55 . WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: Also Mike on Grand Tourismo - 1:03:25 Mike1 on…The Practice?! - 1:05:58 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:11:32 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:12:18

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 ALREADY? - 16:44 . American Fiction Jumped Into the Oscars Race - 18:58 Dumb Money Has Been in the News All Week - 21:21 The Teacher’s Lounge is Germany’s Int’l Feature Pick - 27:30 The Royal Hotel Brings an Intriguing Trailer - 29:00 Reptile’s/Lee’s/One Life’s First Looks Are Surprising - 33:35 Next Goal Wins Proves Divisive - 40:45 Dream Scenario is a...Something - 44:36 . MAKE THE CASE/REVIEW ROUND UP: AlsoMike on Bottoms - 52:56 AM on Equalizer 3 - 57:47 Mike1 on You Are So Not Invited, The Blackening, The Adults, More - 1:00:36 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:09:20 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:10:18

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 Unofficial Official Standing Ovation Records - 20:42 PROP BET #1 - GUESSING THE GOLDEN LION BY GROUP - 25:47 . TELLURIDE HAS FINISHED: Fingernails is…Something - 29:00 Nyad Trailer Drops - 30:09 Wildcat is a Hawke Family Affair - 32:09 Tuesday Has Charm - 33:28 . TIFF STARTS TODAY: The Boy and the Herron/Pain Hustlers Trailers - 36:23 PROP BET #2: WHICH TIFF FILM LANDS MOST OSCAR NOMS? - 42:12 Sorry Not Sorry is Serious Stuff; Other Titles - 47:05 . PROP BET #3: ALSOMIKE’S HIGHEST RATED TIFF FILM - 49:29 . CONTENDER TRAILER REVIEWS: The Bikeriders Trailer #1 - 52:25 May December Teaser - 57:40 Chicken Run Dawn of the Nugget Trailer #1 - 1:00:05 The Exorcist Believer Trailer #2 - 1:02:06 . PROP BET #4: DEBUT RT SCORE FOR EXORCIST BELIEVER - 1:08:28 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:11:33 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:12:49

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 Ferrari Reviews Well, But Cruz Stand Out - 28:19 El Conde Is Upset in Chile - 35:13 The Promised Land Has a Wild Trailer - 37:11 Early Poor Things Stuff Was GREAT/Sexy - 40:13 . BFI LONDON LINEUP ANNOUNCED; FEATURES KALUUYA DEBUT - 44:07 . TAYLOR SWIFT MAY HAVE IMPACTED FLOWER MOON - 46:37 . CONTENDER TRAILER REVIEWS: The Killer Trailer #1 - 52:50 The Book of Clarence Trailer #1 - 55.23 Invisible Beauty Trailer #1 - 57:25 Fingernails Clip #1 - 59:40 Society of the Snow Trailer #1 - 1:01:03 Rebel Moon Trailer #1 - 1:03:00 Flora and Son Trailer #1 - 1:06:14 Foe Trailer #1 - 1:09:42 Cat Person Trailer #1 - 1:12:14 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:15:21 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:16:55

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 Green Delivers for Exorcist - 35:34 . #3 - A True Film Festival Champion - 44:05 . #2 - AFTER THE STRIKES GET RESOLVED PROPERLY: A Blockbuster vs Blockbuster (vs Blockbuster?) Oscars . #1 - The Next MMO Fawning Film - 58:50 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:02:10 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:03:23

What Is This Episode - Top of Show . SATURDAY NIGHT OSCARS PROFILE: . Non-spoiler Review: Premise, Being Raised by SNL - 2:00 AlsoMike’s Disastrous NYFF Screening - 5:58 Script Thoughts - 11:55 . Oscars Lens: Picture/Screenplay/Editing - 16:04 Our Top 5 Performances - 21:30 How Many Noms? - 29:24 How Many Noms? (aka Mike1’s Gambling Intervention) - 26:56 . SPOILER WARNING - 38:28 . Spoiler-Filled Review: High on Highs, and Overstuffed Lows - 39:19 Play Ball - 52:35 Deft Punk - 57:45 Skating Around - 1:00:23 . FINAL GRADES - 1:02:55 . . WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 1:06:57

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 - 32:44 . Anatomy of a Fall US Trailer #1 - 35:00 PROP BET #3 - ALSOMIKE’S BROTHER OF A FALL - 37:14 . She Came to Me Trailer #1 - 40:38 Cassandro Trailer #1 - 45:52 Talking About Rebel Moon’s Trailer - 48:44 PROP BET #4 - HOW MANY OSCAR NOMS FOR NETFLIX THIS YEAR? - 50:22 . STRIKE UPDATES AND MORE WGA/AMPTP MEETINGS- 55:40 . A LEGAL LESSON IN AI COPYRIGHT PROTECTIONS - 59:45 . BOX OFFICE UPDATE: PROP BET #5 - WHAT’S BLUE BEETLE’S BOX OFFICE CEILING? - 1:09:00 Barbenheimer Keeps Making Money - 1:11:14 AM Reviews Strays - 1:14:55 Elemental Will Make Money - 1:17:07 AM Watched The Covenant/TV - 1:20:20 M1 Watched JFK/The Pope’s Exorcist - 1:22:16 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:25:21 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:26:12

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 - 22:11 . Acting Categories: Supp Actress: We May Only Have Seen 1 Nom Thus Far - 32:00 Supp Actor: 3 Noms Already Set in Stone - 37:58 Lead Actress: Is a Masterful Maestro Performance Coming? - 46:02 Lead Actor: Another Potential KotFM vs Oppenheimer Battle - 54:46 . Director: The Best of Times, The Worst of Times for Bradley Cooper - 1:04:17 Best Picture: The 10 Certain BP Noms (at least 75% of them) - 1:11:03 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:21:37 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:22:33

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 - 49:07 Lead Actor - 53:05 Lead Actress - 55:08 Best Picture - 58:16 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:03:06 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:04:10

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/Trailer - 21:17 Rest of Slate - 23:55 Possibly the Most Boring Premise in History - 33:39 . TIFF UPDATES: Midnight Madness Selections Unveiled - 37:54 Almodôvar, Spike to get TIFF Awards - 43:24 “Sly” Stallone Doc to Close TIFF - 45:16 . SAG/WGA STRIKE UPDATES: WGA/AMPTP Meeting Goes Poorly… - 48:51 Netflix Won’t Pay South Korean Unions Residuals - 50:23 . BET #2 - WILL STREAMERS RELEASE NUMBERS W/IN 10 YRS? - 52:58 . BET #3 - STREAMERS COMBINING IN THE NEXT 2 YEARS - 57:04 . TRAILER REVIEWS: Fair Play Trailer #1 - 1:05:50 BET #4 - WILL FAIR PLAY BE A TOP 10 NETFLIX MOVIE? - 1:07:15 . Mother’s Instinct Trailer #1 - 1:10:30 Dicks: The Musical Trailer #1 - 1:12:14 . BET #5: DICKS THE OSCAR NOM?! - 1:13:30 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:16:22 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:17:16

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 - 30:07 . ACADEMY/STRIKE NEWS: Janet Yang Re-Elected - 35:22 Sony Moves Their Slate - 36:41 SAG Fund Gets Big Gifts - 38:22 . PROP BET #3: OVER/UNDER STRIKE END DATES - 40:07 . TRAINER REVIEWS: Radical Trailer #1 - 47:46 Dune 2 Final Trailer - 50:36 Golda Trailer #1 - 54:20 . PROP BET #4: HELEN MIRREN NOMS DURING AWARDS SEASON - 56:20 . The Marvels Trailer #2 - 59:40 Saw X Trailer #1 - 1:03:37 . MAKING THE CASE: AM on Steph Curry Underrated - 1:10:25 AM on The Deepest Breath/Wham! - 1:11:33 AM on Nimona - 1:12:34 AM on The Perfect Find - 1:13:30 AM on They Cloned Tyrone/Alice Darling/Emily - 1:14:45 AM on The Beanie Bubble - 1:18:38 . PROP BET #5 - THE $1000 BET - 1:19:48 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:26:01 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:26:54

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 - 27:22 . FILMS PLAYING MULTIPLE FESTIVALS: The Beast Has an All Timer Premise - 31:50 Hitman from Linklater, Memory from Michel Franco - 33:05 . NOTABLE VENICE EXCLUSIVES - 34:55 (Ferrari, El Conde, The Killer, Maestro, More) AND OUT OF COMPETITION NOTABLES - 43:41 (Henry Sugar, Agro Drift, McCain Mutiny Court Marshall, More) TIFF GALAS - 48:31 (Dumb Money, The End We Start From, Lee, Next Goal Wins, More) TIFF SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS - 58:00 (American Fiction, The Burial, The Dead Don’t Hurt, Ezra, More) DOCUMENTARIES - 1:13:36 (Nickelback, Mountain Queen, Defiant, The Contestant, More) . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:17:49 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:18:40

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 Time? - 36:12 Leo vs Cillian at the Top - 40:00 Which Longshot Smells Best? - 43:58 . Best Actress: An Important Disclaimer - 46:16 MMO Clearly Runs Vegas - 47:13 The Longshots - 51:30 . Best Director: Why Nolan Now May Be Great Value - 53:35 AlsoMike Likes Coppola - 58:15 . Supporting Actor: MMO Runs Vegas, P. 2 - 1:00:50 The Robert DeNiro Conspiracy - 1:04:13 Gosling’s Ken Lane - 1:06:10 . Supporting Actress: Bookies Be Cheeky - 1:11:13 Someone Unnamed? - 1:15:09 . . Dave’s Work/Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:17:35 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:20:10

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 At His Most - 55:53 Oppenheimer’s Thoughts P.2 - 1:02:17 Ego Joust: Male Fragility Edition - 1:09:04 Oppenheimer’s Thoughts P.3 - 1:16:23 . FINAL GRADE - 1:19:52 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:20:26 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:21:05

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 Imperfect - 49:30 God-ling - 52:18 . FINAL GRADE - 56:08 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:01:16 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:01:58

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 Supporting Actress Comedy - 52:44 . Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series - 56:26 Lead Actor Limited or Anthology or Movie - 1:00:33 Lead Actress Limited or Anthology or Movie - 1:02:38 Supportings - 1:03:50 . Outstanding Reality Program - 1:07:27 Talk Series/Variety Show - 1:08:24 Outstanding TV Movie - 1:11:06 Documentary/Variety Special - 1:13:01 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:17:15 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:18:54

INTRO - Crazy, Crazier, Craziest. BOX OFFICE REPORT: 0:51 - Joker 2’s Flop. 2:05 - Mike 1’s Lament. 4:13 - How Bad Was This Flop? What’s a recent box office comp? 6:28 - AlsoMike’s Review. 11:46 - M1 predicts how industry may react long term after this and let’s say Smile 2. 12:33 - Joker 2 Oscar Lens. 15:38 - The Rest of the Top 10 Includes The Wild Robot, Beetlejuice & The Substance. IN OTHER NEWS: 17:26 - Daniel Day-Lewis unretires to return for Anemone, directed by his son. 18:51 - Scream VII announces a 2026 February Release Date. TRAILER REVIEWS: 22:00 - Juror No. 2 and we’ll always have this trailer. 27:03 - Baby Girl and getting lost in our own milk jokes. 30:43 - Nosferatu and why M2 would like them all to shush. 32:54 - Emilia Perez and why the drama is working better than the musical thus far. 35:45 - Better Man and what’s with the monkey. 38:14 - A Complete Unknown and why we’re very angry to be liking this trailer so much. 41:09 - The Seed of the Sacred Fig and why this trailer makes this a must see film. MOVIE REVIEWS / WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: 44:39 - We Live In Time gets a rave review, but M2 is not a Wedding Crasher. 49:06 - It’s What’s Inside was awesome, but not a background movie. 50:12 - A Different Man has a terrific Sebastian Stan, but Adam Pearson steals the show. 51:59 - My Old Ass was a happy place type of movie, but also proves are asses are old. 54:18 - Red Rooms was scary as hell, but became one of M2’s favorite films of the year. 57:13 - Will & Harper is a doc contender, but should get buzz for Picture per Mike1. 1:01:09 - OUTRO: How to reach out, your homework, some words of wisdom about our mortality, and what’s coming next for us re: our next film study and some festival going. Plus, you can lickety split with us. Wait.

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 Effed - 39:06 Ferrari is Due Out Christmas - 43:34 May December to Open NYFF - 45:43 . CONTENDER TRAILERS: Anatomy of a Fall Trailer #1 - 49:11 Wonka Trailer #1 - 53:50 Napoleon Trailer #1 - 58:23 Bob Marley: One Love Trailer #1 - 1:03:14 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:07:28 ;28Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:09:00

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 . Spoiler-Filled Review: MI’s Leading Lady Issues - 42:46 What Are You Doing, Ethan? - 48:33 (Also, Who Are You, Gabe?) Part 2’s Plot? - 57:24 What’s Kittridge’s Deal? - 59:55 The Rest of the Plot - 1:02:50 Grace is Gone - 1:09:12 . FINAL GRADES - 1:13:56 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:16:45 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:17:40

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? - 39:06 Being Human - 49:08 Why is How I Met Your Mother Here? - 54:50 Strength Can Be Subjective - 59:44 . FINAL GRADES - 1:04:10 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:06:08 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:07:07

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 stole the entire trailer. SANCTUARY REVIEW - 8:32 Also Mike does a quickie non-spoiler review of Margaret Qualley & Christopher Abbott’s great work in the steamy thriller, Sanctuary, now on VOD. ALSO MIKE’S TOP 10 FILMS OF THE YEAR SO FAR - 12:00 (PS... I AM A DOPE BECAUSE I FORGOT PAST LIVES IN HERE. SO PUT THAT IN MY TOP 5 AND THEN YOU ACTUALLY GOT A TOP 11.) OUR HCA MIDSEASON AWARD WINNERS RECAP - 13:51 We edit back into the Mikes' conversation about the Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Awards including their recent 5 year track record, where we agree and disagree with the winners, and whether or not we think some of them can go the distance. MARVEL RELEASE DATE SHIFTS - 18:55 We speculate about whether or not the MCU can rebound as Disney has shuffled some dates. M1 proposes a Kang recasting, we question Blade on Valentine’s day, and there are more Fantastic 4 rumors. OTHER DISNEY RELEASE DATE SHIFTS - 25:50 Avatar sequels scheduled through 2031 make Mike a dull boy. Plus, Moana and yes, a Taika Waititi Star Wars are still on the schedule. NETFLIX RELEASE DATE ADDITIONS - 28:03 We discuss why Wikipedia is lying about Adam Sandler's Spaceman, and we debate whether or not Chicken Run 2: Dawn of the Nugget should go bleep itself. SONY RELEASE DATE CHANGES - 30:03 Queue the ominous organ as Dumb Money moved into September, The Book of Clarence moves out of 2023, and then Eileen will kick off Anne Hathaway’s next Oscar campaign this December. THE TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES DRAMA - 31:42 Mike1 chronicles the heroic story about how 3 great directors saved TCM from a mean old baddie who wanted to fire everybody. NEW DCU SUPERMAN & LOIS LANE CASTINGS - 36:26 Why we’re hopeful but a little skeptical that James Gunn is making the right decisions here with his castings for Superman: Legacy. TRAILER-PALOOZA - Summer '23 Edition. DUNE PART TWO: Trailer 2 - 39:33 Dope fight scenes, egg Elvis, and political intrigue have us hopeful. But we still worry about if we'll engage with what we didn’t enjoy part 1. CHALLENGERS: Trailer 1 - 43:38 Will this movie be too steamy for us? What if Rihanna soundtracked everything? Plus, we wonder about the invention of the sauna. DUMB MONEY: Trailer 1 - 47:24 We debate if the trailer gives us Oscary vibes. Plus, we shout out our love for this cast, how they went against type, and why we love Craig Gillespie with one caveat. DRIVE AWAY DOLLS: Trailer 1 - 51:30 We talk about why Pedro Pascal is in trouble and what other films this makes us remember. Plus, we reveal our crack research on why the Coen Brothers broke-up. PRISCILLA: Teaser - 54:42 Why Mike 1 is willing to overlook how Hollywood is trying to force Jacob Elordi’s stardom on him because he’s obsessed with this teaser. PIXAR’S ELIO: Teaser - 57:11 Why this cute premise could give Pixar a much needed win after Elemental. KRAVEN THE HUNTER: Trailer 1 - 59:14 Does this look sick? Or disgusting? Or what’s the difference? THE BEANIE BUBBLE: Trailer 1 - 1:01:27 Why we’re excited to watch this cast but skeptical of branding rights in this Apple adaptation of the book about the Beanie Baby craze. FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S: Trailer 1 - 1:04:02 Why we are proponents of scaring young children to keep them in line, and some insight into AlsoMike’s Funko Pop collection. OUTRO - 1:08:00 Our Socials, your homework, what’s coming next, words of wisdom, and a shocking debate about hot dogs.

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 - 23:53 DGA Officially Ratifies Their AMPTP Deal - 29:40 . BOX OFFICE REPORT/MOVIE REVIEWS: Indiana Jones Leads Box Office, AlsoMike’s Review - 31:28 No Hard Feelings Finishes 4th, AM Reviews - 38:55 Blockbusters are Struggling/The Flash Review - 46:12 Why Aren’t Big Budget Films Making Profit? - 50:53 Finishing The Top 20 - 55:22 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 58:26 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 59:22

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/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 47:54 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 48:35

We review 15 films including Elemental & The Blackening in theaters now, docs on Stan Lee, Biz Markie, Cyndi Lauper, plus premieres to upcoming films from Ariana DeBose, Kit Harrington, Tessa Thompson, Henry Goulding, Jon Hamm & more.

In part 1 of 2, Scott Yager joins to discuss how we like to do the Tribeca Festival, including our food and drink adventures, tips on how to get the best film tickets and premiere screenings, and two of our movie reviews on Michael Cera in The Adults and Chelsea Peretti's First Time Female Director.

What Is This Episode - Top of Show . DICK CLARK PRODUCTIONS BUY THE GOLDEN GLOBES - 2:11 . MAKE THE CASE: AlsoMIke on Past Lives - 9:24 AM on Elemental - 12:31 Mike1 on Blackberry - 16:22 Transformers Rise of the Beast/Box Office Report - 18:02 AM on The Boogeyman - 22:18 AM on Flamin Hot - 24:54 AM on There Amazing Maurice/Queenmaker - 26:21 HBO Max’s Reality - 29:32 Mike1 on Rio Bravo ’59 - 32:38 M1 on Detective Story ’51- 35:21 . TENOCH HUERTA ACCUSED OF SEX ASSAULT, DENIES ALLEGATIONS - 37:55 . THE DGA DEAL SPECIFICS - 44:14 (and a Mini Trump Rant) . MIKE1 WARNS OF THE UPCOMING NEW ZELDA MOVIE - 1:00:02 . MMO QUICK RECAPS TONYS 2023 - 1:02:37 . POOR THINGS TRAILER #2 - 1:09:24 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:15:55 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:16:32

What Is This Episode - Top of Show . THE DGA WON’T STRIKE, SAG AFTRA MAY - 3:00 . TRAILER REVIEWS: TMNT Trailer #2 - 20:01 Bottoms Trailer #1 - 23:38 Talk to Me Trailer #2 - 26:21 . BOX OFFICE UPDATE: Spider Verse Smashes Its Predecessor; Mermaid Falls Overseas - 30:42 Is FastX in Trouble? - 37:20 . REVIEWING THE REVIEWERS: Early Takes on Transformers Rise of the Beasts - 41:01 And The Flash - 43:20 . BAFTA SETS THEIR DATE/AWARDS CALENDAR UPDATE - 48:25 . A CHAT ABOUT SUCCESSION’S FINALE: Non-Spoiler (Where Does it Rank Amongst All Time Shows?) - 51:40 Spoiler-Filled (Why is Mike1 Freaking Out?) - 57:17 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:09:30 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:10:27

What Is This Episode - Top of Show Introducing Amanda of Swell Entertainment! Make sure to subscribe to Amanda's new channel, Girl Pop Go! https://www.youtube.com/@GirlyPopGo . THE WILD ROBOT OSCARS PROFILE: . Non-spoiler Review: Viewing Experiences - 1:44 The Inevitable Inside Out 2 Head to Head - 7:00 . Oscars Lens: Legitimate Best Picture Buzz? - 11:12 (Your Typical Mass Murdering Family Fare - 15:36) Voice Performances - 17:58 Production ValWHAT MORE. DO THEY HAVE. TO DO?! - 21:51 How Many Noms? (aka Mike1’s Gambling Intervention) - 26:56 . SPOILER WARNING - 28:55 . Spoiler-Filled Review: So Like…Did Skynet Write This? - 30:48 (Mike1’s Gambling Intervention, Redux - 33:49) Not Enough Death, Bird v Ship, and Other World Building Issues - 37:03 Rudolph and Lasers, Bruh - 47:18 The Swell v Mike1 Clifford Chronicles, Volume 13 - 52:45 The Moral of the Story of the Story - 57:17 Disney, But Not (and Not The Iron Giant 2, Either!) - 1:02:28 . FINAL GRADES - 1:06:09 . Where to Find Amanda’s Work - 1:09:00 . . WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 1:10:03 - And as always, it is wise to Subscribe to Swell Entertainment! https://www.youtube.com/@SwellEntertainment

What Is This Episode - Top of Show . ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE REVIEW: . Spoiler-Free Review: Reception, Scores, Box Office, Premise - 3:00 Expectations/Viewing Experience - 7:50 Composition/Script Thoughts - 10:32 A Marvel Fantasy Story? - 16:16 Voice Performances/Oscars Lens - 18:19 SETTING THE OSCAR NOM OVER/UNDER - 25:25 . SPOILER WARNING - 27:27 . Spoiler-Filled Review: Parents Sometimes Do Understand - 28:23 Trolley Problem: The Movie! - 34:14 Emotional Investment - 39:28 Pounding Out the Rest of the Plot - 44:04 The Ending - 50:13 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 57:44 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 58:35

What Is This Episode - Top of Show . PUTTING A BOW ON CANNES 2023: Journalists Weigh in On Cannes Offerings - 2:58 Pixar’s Elemental Early Reviews - 7:00 Cobweb (I Saw the Devil Director Je-woon Kim’s Latest) Early Reviews - 13:47 Studio Acqs @ Cannes - 15:34 . THE NFL MAY BE THE THING TO REDEFINE CABLE VS STREAMING - 18:44 . BOX OFFICE REPORT: The Little Mermaid Is Great…Domestically - 29:54 Fast X Fell Off a Cliff, Couldn’t Drive - 33:04 Mario Movie Explains Some PVOD Movements Too - 36:33 . TRAILER THOUGHTS: Dead Reckoning Part 1, Trailer 2 - 43:15 The Creator Trailer 1 - 45:27 Problemista Trailer 1 - 48:30 Earth Mama Trailer 1 - 50:23 Nimona Teaser - 51:24 The Flash Final Trailer - 53:09 (And a Chat About the Max Rebrand) . MAKE THE EMMY CASE: AlsoMike on Barry s4, Maisel s4, I Think You Should Leave - 58:24 MMO on Succession and the State of TV - 1:00:22 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:08:09 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:08:50

What Is This Episode - Top of Show . CANNES AWARDS: Anatomy of a Fall Wins the Palme - 3:03 Zone of Interest Wins the Grand Prix 2nd Place - 7:28 (And the Future of the International Feature Submission Process) Fallen Leaves Wins Jury Prize, Reviews - 13:24 The Rest of the Awards (Director, Actor, Actress, etc) - 14:32 The Hotly Contested Palme Dog Award - 23:21 . CONTENDER TRAILERS: Barbie Trailer #1 - 26:26 The Color Purple Trailer #1 - 30:28 . REVIEWS AND RECAPS: AlsoMike’s The Little Mermaid ’23 Review - 33:20 Mike1’s Renfield Review - 38:25 AM’s The Machine, Blackberry Reviews - 40:10 M1’s Evil Dead Rise Review - 45:17 MMO Reviews Sisu - 46:30 AM’s You Hurt My Feelings Review - 49:10 M1’s Treasure of the Sierra Madre Review - 50:55 AM’s Mother Review - 53:32 M1’s On the Waterfront/East of Eden Reviews - 56:11 AM’s 2023 Documentary Trio Reviews - 59:30 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:03:35 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:05:23