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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.