We update you studio by movie studio before we analyze the newly set Awards Season Calendar, recap the BAFTA initiatives, and decry the Box Office Apocalypse. Plus, Mike1 had a big idea on how to change the 2021 Oscars. What is This Episode? - Top of Show THE UPDATED AWARDS SCHEDULE - 2:11 BAFTA ANNOUNCES DIVERSITY CHANGES - 6:23 Category Changes - 7:50 Future Effect on Academy? - 11:23 MOVIE THEATERS ARE IN TROUBLE - 13:55 CONTENDER UPDATES BY STUDIO: WB/HBO Max - 22:02 (The Batman, Dune, Wonde...
Oct 06, 2020•1 hr 22 min
The James Bond Character Study has returned for Part 8 with this review of Skyfall! Non-spoilers come first as we go behind the scenes of the most successful Bond movie ever, and then we enjoy all of our favorite segments to break down the plot. DANIEL CRAIG’S JAMES BOND CHARACTER STUDY, CH.3 Skyfall aka James Bond in: Douche Bond Rumors in 2020 - :50 Episode Breakdown - 3:13 NONSPOILER SECTION: Getting Into Character - 3:41 (Mendes, Mr. Mendes) His Performance As Bond Overall - 14:12 (The Most ...
Oct 01, 2020•1 hr 31 min
It’s our NONspoiler review of Nomadland, Searchlight’s roving new Best Picture contender. Can Frances McDormand win her 3rd Oscar? Will this adaptation wow the writer’s branch? And does Chloe Zhao become a household name for a film about house-less people? What Is This Show? - Top of Show Chromecast vs Apple Air Play - 1:48 NOMADLAND NONSPOILER REVIEW: Critics’ Scores/Premise/FF Awards - 3:26 Relatability - 6:40 SCRIPT THOUGHTS/STRUCTURE - 11:00 Excitement for Zhao in the MCU/Use of Non-Actors -...
Sep 28, 2020•45 min
Will Bill Murray be nominated? How about Sofia Coppola’s script? We discuss all the Oscars possibilities for On The Rocks, A24’s Apple Original streaming October 23rd. But don’t worry, we’re entirely spoiler FREE in this Oscar Sprint Profile movie review. What Is This Show? - Top of Show How is NYFF Handling Debuts? - 1:50 ON THE ROCKS NONSPOILER REVIEW: Critics’ Scores/Premise/A24’s Moves - 3:46 SCRIPT THOUGHTS/PERFORMANCES - 9:01 Writing For Bill Murray as Felix - 11:58 Clarity of Coppola As S...
Sep 25, 2020•47 min
Nomadland wins TIFF, & we discuss the Oscars crossover with Toronto to open the show. Then we dive into the Emmys from the Creative Arts program to a review of the Sunday broadcast + all the winners & highlights before finishing this ORC with a box office update. What Is This Show? - Top of Show TIFF NEWS AND WRAP UP: Nomadland Wins The Grolsch - 2:12 Grolsch Crossover Oscars Stats - 5:06 Film Market Acquisitions - 8:08 (incl news on One Night in Miami; Amazon; Netflix; Pieces of a Woman...
Sep 22, 2020•1 hr 1 min
It’s time for a reckoning, MMO’ers. We knew the Tenet & Mulan box office numbers would change the game. Welp, the numbers came in, and they’re what we thought. But they’re not what we thought they’d think, and now they’re panicking. Sooo, what happens now? What Is This Show? No Seriously, You’ll Need This - Top of Show BOX OFFICE APOCALYPSE FREE FLOW: COVID in US vs Abroad - 2:00 Tenet Panic + “Plan A” Problems - 5:45 WHAT WAS WB’s GOAL/THOUGHT PROCESS - 9:39 What Was The Target Number? What...
Sep 19, 2020•55 min
Usually Trailer Thoughts Specials don’t get us this hot & bothered. But there’s a new Vegas / Film Twitter frontrunner for Best Picture, and we’re not happy about it. Sorry, Aaron Sorkin. But The Trial of the Chicago 7 may be the most untimely favorite in a long time. What Is This Show? - Top of Show THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 TRAILER 1 - 1:55 (Exploitation - 5:33) (Tripping Over The Low Equality Standards Bar - 7:10) (Disappointing on Its Movie Merits - 8:53) (The Punditry Parade Problem - ...
Sep 17, 2020•54 min
Rent-A-Pal is one of our favorite films of the year, and we were lucky to have Amy Rutledge take us behind the scenes. INTERVIEW W/ AMY RUTLEDGE FROM RENT-A-PAL! What is This Episode? - Top of Show INTRODUCING AMY RUTLEDGE! Non-spoiler Interview Questions: Getting To Lisa: Her First Script Impressions - 3:05 Serendipity 1.0: Colorado + Kidney Infections - 5:22 Finding Lisa + Amy’s Approach - 9:08 The Mikes Demands Acid Washed Answers - 16:17 Questions From Set: Overall Experience/Feel of Set - 1...
Sep 15, 2020•58 min
Nomadland wins Venice, and we recap all the fall film festival buzz. Then we dive into a serious and heated discussion on the well intentioned, but underwhelming new Academy standards for representation and inclusion. Obviously, they didn’t go far enough. Did they go far at all? Mike1’s Back! - Top of Show VENICE FILM FESTIVAL WINNERS + RESULTS: Setting The Scene - 1:55 The Disciple Wins Best Screenplay - 3:56 (+ NYFF Talk) Vanessa Kirby is Best Actress; Home Team Wins Actor - 5:54 Wife of a Spy...
Sep 13, 2020•1 hr 6 min
Raul & Shama join our show from the Minorities Report Film podcast to review of 2020’s Mulan, now on Disney Plus, and we do NOT follow the critical consensus on this one. Regardless, it’s a ton of fun as we do a full non-spoiler first half followed by a breakdown of the plot. MULAN REVIEW W/ RAUL AND MO OF MINORITIES REPORT POD! Introducing The Guys - Top of Show MULAN NONSPOILER REVIEW: Thoughts on $30/Will It Make Profit? - 4:00 Is This Progress? - 9:01 Expectations - 16:43 (incl. Has Any ...
Sep 08, 2020•1 hr 11 min
Kolby Mac & Also Mike go deep on Christopher Nolan’s Tenet. A huge non-spoiler section comes first and builds to some Oscar talk. Then we ask & analyze all the burning questions in our spoiler filled second half. What is This Episode?/Where’s Mike1? - Top of Show TENET 2020 OSP W/ THE GRAND RETURNING KOLBY MAC! NONSPOILER REVIEW: Expectations/Nolanisms - 4:52 Growing Up Nolan- 10:15 Movie Going Experience/First Watches - 13:46 Box Office Projections/Critic Scores - 19:02 Performances: Jo...
Sep 04, 2020•1 hr 32 min
A huge non-spoiler section comes first for Charlie Kaufman’s I’m Thinking Of Ending Things, and then you can come back for a massive “what does it all mean” spoiler section after you watch the film. The NOMcast’s Andrew Morgan is our MC for bizarre film review OSP. What is This Episode? - Top of Show I’M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS 2020 OSP W/ NOMCAST ANDREW! NONSPOILER REVIEW: Our Kaufman Histories - 5:40 Expectations - 7:48 Performances: The Jesse/Jessies - 9:15 Supporting Cast - 16:04 Kaufman T...
Sep 02, 2020•1 hr 26 min
Amanda of Youtube’s Swell Entertainment comes back for our review of The New Mutants. Our 40 minute non-spoiler section chronicles the production backstory of another film set from hell before we talk acting, writing, directing, and not one, but two bears. SAYING GOODBYE TO CHADWICK BOSEMAN - Top of Show RE-INTRODUCING AMANDA OF SWELL ENTERTAINMENT! - 6:38 NEW MUTANTS NONSPOILER REVIEW ft. AMANDA SWELL!: Amanda’s Attachment to All Things XMen - 9:23 Josh Boone+ Knate Lee - 11:40 The Production/D...
Aug 31, 2020•1 hr 23 min
Quantum of Solace might not be the most memorable Bond. But it’s a fun & fascinating study, furthering genre trends and righting franchise wrongs. Join us for Part 7 of this 007 series as we enjoy so many great segments from Live And Let Dad (Joke) though License To Bill. DANIEL CRAIG’S JAMES BOND CHARACTER STUDY, CH.2 Lots of Hugs aka Quantum of Solace: NONSPOILER SECTION: Getting Into Character - 2:05 (A License to Screenplay) His Performance As Bond Overall - 7:00 (Feels Like The First Ti...
Aug 27, 2020•1 hr 2 min
The Batman, WW84, Black Adam, The Suicide Squad, & Justice League: Snyder Cut all released previews at this weekend’s DC Fandome. Plus, we get our first looks at On The Rocks, Death On The Nile, Judas and the Black Messiah, The Devil All The Time, & more. What is This Episode? - Top of Show DC FANDOME TRAILERS: The Batman Teaser 2 - 2:16 Wonder Woman Trailer 3 - 16:45 Black Adam Concept Trailer - 22:12 (ft. Shazam 2 Follow Up) Justice League: The Snyder Cut Trailer 1 - 27:16 The Suicide ...
Aug 24, 2020•1 hr 2 min
Erick Weber of Awards Ace joins us for The Midyear Oscars Report as we discuss the best of 2020 thus far & as we ask the burning questions from that Mulan / Tenet $$$ to the Netflix rise to & through all the movies we hope could capitalize on a weird season. INTRODUCING ERICK WEBER OF AWARDSACE.COM - Top of Show What is This Show?/What’s Coming Soon - 2:30 MIDYEAR OSCARS REPORT W/ ERICK WEBER: How Has Film Handled The Pandemic - 2:54 CONTENDER OR PRETENDER: Da 5 Bloods - 4:55 King of Sta...
Aug 21, 2020•1 hr 8 min
The Paramount Decrees have been reversed in Federal Court, and although some say it’s symbolic or political, others fear it as a harbinger of doom for movie theaters. Luckily for us, we have an attorney present, and Mike1 leads our legal breakdown of what it all means. What Is This Episode? - Top of Show PARAMOUNT DECREES: THE END OF THE GOLDEN AGE Original Paramount Case/FTC Case - 3:48 (What is Vertical Integration? - 5:21) (What is BlockBooking? - 6:08) FALLOUT FROM US V. PARAMOUNT ’48 Gettin...
Aug 19, 2020•1 hr 26 min
Do Not miss Swell’s production story about Titanic. It is a showstopper, literally. Until then, we discuss all the bloated budgets, feuding talent, & acts of god that’ve plagued these Film Sets From Hell. INTRODUCING AMANDA FROM SWELL ENTERTAINMENT - Top of Show What is This Show?/What’s Coming Soon - 2:30 FILM SETS FROM HELL WITH AMANDA OF SWELL ENTERTAINMENT Amanda: Empires of the Deep - 4:52 AlsoMike: The Island of Dr Moreau - 15:00 MIke1: Waterworld - 22:38 Amanda: Chaos Walking - 28:36 ...
Aug 14, 2020•1 hr 17 min
And we’re back!!! ...FINALLY!!!!... the power outage is over, society still hangs by a thread, and we didn’t resort to cannibalism. So we get back behind the microphones & talk about 48(!) casting & production announcements by way of our game of See Buy Skip. WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN, MMO?! - Top of Show What is This Episode? - 5:37 SEE, BUY, SKIP NEWS ROUNDUP: 3 Big Trailers - 7:37 Tron Sequel/Shia XMen/Affleck Chinatown Movie - 12:37 Viola/Blythwood, PTA/BCooper; Peele/Issa - 16:18 McQuarri...
Aug 12, 2020•1 hr 10 min
AMC & Universal make history. Are movie theaters now doomed? ...Meanwhile, the Venice & Toronto Film Festivals announced their lineups, and Netflix added another awards hopeful in Rebecca to their fall slate. Oscar Race Checkpoint is back! UNIVERSAL AND AMC MAKE A LANDMARK DEAL: Terms of the Deal?…Kinda… - 1:43 AMC’s “Leverage” - 4:02 Wanted: Other Studios - 7:34 The Comcast Sense + Money Cents - 9:05 What Type of Movie May Benefit? - 13:05 New Marketings, New Timelines - 17:17 The Littl...
Aug 03, 2020•52 min
So many close races in this one, & do send us your medalists on Twitter. But we do our best to parse through all these tight categories, 19 in all once again. Gravity takes on Mad Max: Fury Road in the undercard, Adele vs Adele Kazeem, Ang Lee vs 2 of the 3 Amigos. It’s tough. User Submitted Picks For ’16-’19 Olympics - 1:56 THE OSCAR OLYMPICS ’12-15: 1. Best Visual FX - 4:03 2. Film Editing - 7:10 3. Costume Design - 12:15 4. Makeup and Hairstyling - 17:38 5. Cinematography - 21:52 6. Produ...
Jul 31, 2020•1 hr 23 min
The Mics Turned Against Mike1 - Top of Show (Audio Issues Explanation/Apology) Nom Presentation + Episode Setup - 4:40 EMMY NOMINATIONS 2020 RECAP + ANALYSIS-ish….: Best Actor in a Comedy Series - 5:48 Best Actress in a Comedy Series - 9:54 Best Variety Talk Series - 13:51 Best Actor in a Drama Series - 19:50 Best Actress in a Drama Series - 25:21 Best Competition Series - 29:33 Best Actor in Limited Series/TV Movie - 32:22 Best Actress in Limited Series/TV Movie - 34:54 Best Limited Series - 37...
Jul 28, 2020•57 min
Non-Spoiler reviews include Greyhound, Some Like It Hot, The Old Guard, Double Indemnity, Relic, The Apartment, John Lewis: Good Trouble, Dr. Strangelove, The Rental, Shadow of a Doubt, Corpus Christi, The Player & many more. New films, old films: it’s what we’re watching. WHAT WE’RE WATCHING REVIEW: NEW FILMS + CLASSICS: John Lewis: Good Trouble - 3:40 Double Indemnity ’44 - 6:42 Greyhound - 9:30 Homicide ’49 - 12:10 The Old Guard - 13:49 Some Like It Hot ’59 - 17:00 Relic - 19:44 The Playe...
Jul 25, 2020•1 hr 3 min
Tenet News begins the show. Then we ask the questions… What films should Christopher Nolan make in the future? What films do we wish he made in his past? Let’s just call it a wishlist for this time traveling Top 5 episode. TENET DELAYS + ANNOUNCES ROLLOUT PLANS Tenet Officially Moves Part 3- 1:05 (Including Mike1 Gloats, Bill + Ted, What a Premiere Could Look Like, etc) TOP 5 CHRISTOPHER NOLAN WISHLIST: Explaining This Top 5 List - 8:42 5s - 11:00 (“I put it at number 5 because I’m embarrassed…”...
Jul 24, 2020•58 min
Andrew of the Nomcast is fired up about the latest Netflix viewership numbers for their Top 10 Most Popular Original Movies. We also breakdown the Netflix acquisitions of the Gosling vs Evans blockbuster, the next Linklater film, & perhaps another contender in Animated feature. What is This Show/Our/Nomcast’s Socials - Top of Show NETFLIX NEWS UPDATE W/ NOMCAST ANDREW: Netflix’s Top 10 Most Popular Movies List Discussion- 3:45 How Releasing More Numbers Could Lead To Bigger Business - 14:21 ...
Jul 21, 2020•1 hr
We hand out gold, silver, & bronze medals to the last 4 years of Oscar winners, and we did 19 categories all in one show! It’s a tournament of champions, it’s a wide angle lens look back, & we get matchups like Frances vs Olivia, Coco vs Spider-Verse, & Parasite vs Moonlight! What Are The Oscar Olympics? - Top of Show The Rules - 2:10 (***HOW YOU CAN PLAY ALONG - 2:48***) THE OSCAR OLYMPICS ’16-19: 1. Best Visual FX - 3:39 2. Film Editing - 6:25 3. Costume Design - 9:19 4. Makeup and...
Jul 18, 2020•1 hr 13 min
We love animal movies! So in honor of First Cow (sorta), we decided to have some quarantine fun & rate all our favorite animal films as an Academy of two in this homemade awards show. From An American Tail to Jaws, from dogs to cats to mythical beasts, we have trophies for all. QUICK NONSPOILER FIRST COW REVIEW - 1:45 Watch or Not? - 3:44 MMO’S ANIMAL MOVIE AWARDS SHOW: Caveats/Explanations - 5:00 Best Cow - 🐮 7:11 Best Movie ft. Too Many Animals - 9:20 Best WORST Movie ft. “” - 10:54 Worst...
Jul 14, 2020•1 hr 4 min
Palm Springs makes us laugh early & often, and that’s reason enough to click play. But we each have baggage when it comes to romcoms. So when it’s time to slam this plot for being as lazy as one of its characters, we don’t hold back. PALM SPRINGS OSP(?) REVIEW NONSPOILER REVIEW: Production Profile - 1:48 Plot Premise/Expectations - 5:41 Production Values - 7:25 Performances - 8:46 Script Thoughts - 11:02 Watch or Not? - 17:20 SPOILER WARNING - 18:10 SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: DQ Worst 1: He’s No...
Jul 11, 2020•43 min
If we could force the other Mike to review something, what would it be? That was the basis for this Top 5’s episode. Are we kind & generous with our review suggestions? Or do our wish lists aim to cause maximum pain? Plus, we start with news on Halloween Kills. HALLOWEEN KILLS TEASER/ANNOUNCEMENT: Schedule Movements - :34 Teaser Recap - 1:34 What’s Possible With This? - 3:23 TOP 5 OTHER MIKE REVIEW WISHLIST: Explaining This Top 5 List - 4:56 Criteria - 6:16 5s - 8:31 (Something Nice) 4s - 16...
Jul 09, 2020•52 min
Should Hamilton be eligible for the Oscars, & what would have happened if it was? We also talk about Broadway & its cinematic future, the new Academy members, how to save ALL the film festivals, & some refreshing industry sales & production news. It’s an Oscar Race Checkpoint! Hamilton NOT Oscars Eligible - Top of Show HAMILTON DEBUTS ON DISNEY+: Quick Review - 5:29 (Spoiler: IT’S GOOD) What It’s NOT Eligible For - 9:38 What Will The Academy Actually Treat It As? - 14:10 What Sho...
Jul 07, 2020•1 hr 8 min
