What is This Episode? - Top of Show Introducing NOMCast Andrew! . 2023 POTENTIAL OSCARS PICTURES, Pt 3 . ALL THINGS NETFLIX: Netflix’s 1 for 27 Oscars Showing- 1:28 Rustin, The Killer/Fincher, White Noise - 4:00 Knives Out 2, Blonde/De Armas, Spaceman- 12:49 The Grey Man, Shirley, The Wonder, More - 24:47 Grab, Stab, Nab - 33:45 . APPLE TV+: Killers of the Flower Moon - 43:45 Cha Cha, Luck, more - 49:40 Will Smith - 54:26 Bill Murray/Zac Efron, Raymond and Ray, more - 1:03:07 Grab, Stab, Nab - 1...
Apr 13, 2022•1 hr 22 min
What is This Episode? - Top of Show . 2023 POTENTIAL OSCARS PICTURES Explaining Oscars Grab, Stab, and Nab - 1:18 . . ALLLLLLLL DISNEY: 20th Century Pictures - 2:33 (David O Russell, Avatar 2, Deep Water, Bob’s Burger, more) . Searchlight - 9:50 (The Banshees of Inisherin, Poor Things, The Menu, . Marvel - 16:32 (Black Panther 2, Doctors Strange 2, Thor 3) . Pixar - 21:29 (Lightyear, Turning Red) . Grab, Stab, Nab - 29:!5 . A24: Start - 37:42 Grab,Stab,Nab- 52:00 (The Whale, Everything Everywher...
Apr 09, 2022•1 hr 9 min
What is This Episode? - Top of Show . 2023 POTENTIAL OSCARS PICTURES Explaining Oscars Grab, Stab, and Nab - 5:16 . WB/HBO MAX: Start - 6:02 Grab, Stab,Nab - 11:58 (Elvis, Don’t Worry Darling, The Batman, Black Adam, more) . UNIVERSAL/FOCUS/PEACOCK: Start - 17:55 Grab, Stab, Nab - 29:29 Stuhlbarg or Not - 39:12 (She Said, The Fablemans, Nope, Cocaine Bear, Armageddon Time, Tar, Downton Abbey 2, more!) . SONY.SONYPC: Start - 40:23 Grab, Stab,Nab - 48:16 (A Man Called Otto, I Wanna Dance w/ Somebo...
Apr 07, 2022•1 hr 9 min
BREAKING NEWS: WILL SMITH RESIGNS FROM ACADEMY - Top of Show Resignation vs Suspension vs Expulsion - 4:45 . OSCARS 2022 FALLOUT RECAP . SLAP-GATE, DAY 832: Recapping Sunday’s Mayhem - 19:17 Monday Will Forgives, The Academy Condemns - 26:53 Tuesday The Academy Strikes Back….With Mistruths - 29:15 Wednesday Brings an Emergency BoG Meeting + Rock’s Comments - 36:57 Thurs/Fri Packer Confirms Some Pieces- 41:40 Chris Rock’s Composure - 48:33 Where’s Waldo (Waldo is Dawn Hudson and Dave Rubin) - 59:...
Apr 02, 2022•1 hr 24 min
What Is This Episode?- Top of Show . THE 2022 OSCARS/THE SLAP REBOOT RECAP . THE SLAP HEARD ROUND THE WORLD: What Happened - 2:26 Rock/Jada History - 6:25 GET. WILL. GONE. - 9:25 Wins Best Actor - 12:09 Will The Academy Strip Will Smith? Does It Matter? - 15:13 The Slap Was 2nd Scariest - 17:58 The Host Angle - 20:00 Denzel Ascends to the Throne - 21:14 . THE OSCARS RED CARPET: Jessica Chastain Avoids The Wardrobe Curse - 25:26 (And AlsoMike is a PERFECT 20 for 20) Dune Dominates Pre-Show Awards...
Mar 29, 2022•1 hr 36 min
What Is This Episode?- Top of Show Introducing Scott Feinberg of The Hollywood Reporter! . Teasing Some Big News This Ep/Note About Show’s Audio - 4:28 . THE 2022 OSCARS FEINBERG FINAL: . THE CATEGORIES: It’s Tradition: Starting w/ What’s Going To Win Best Picture? - 6:44 Why It’s No Time to Sleep on Andrew Garfield or Penelope Cruz - 8:36 What Happened to the Stewart/Gaga Campaigns? - 13:42 The Minimized Reliability of Oscars Precursors - 17:02 . THE FILMS: The Curious Case of Dune - 23:18 Coul...
Mar 24, 2022•59 min
What Is This Episode?- Top of Show . OSCARS 2022 GAMBLING PREVIEW/PREDICTIONS SHOW: Explaining The Odds - 3:59 . THE INTERTWINED MAYHEM CATEGORIES: Best Picture - 5:20 Best Director - 13:33 Adapted Screenplay - 17:14 Original Screenplay - 26:57 Film Editing - 35:25 Cinematography - 42:13 . THE ACTING CATEGORIES: Parleying the Favorites - 45:41 Lead/Supporting Actor- 46:23 Lead/Supporting Actress - 50:03 . THE DUNE SIX: MakeUp and Hair - 57:22 Costume Design - 1:01:56 Production Design - 1:03:00 ...
Mar 22, 2022•1 hr 38 min
Apologies for some audio isssues! . What is This Episode? - Top of Show Introducing Erick Weber of AwardsAce.com! . THE BEST PICTURE CATEGORY REVIEW: What Films Finished in 11th, 12th Place? - 2:45 Ranking the BP Field - 4:45 The Preferential Ballot Domino Effect - 7:10 How Badly Does CODA Need a PGA Win… - 10:35 (…And How Much Stock Will Academy Members Put Into It?) Power of the Dog Controversy + “Netflix Bias” - 16:04 Is The Academy Still an “Old Man’s Game?” - 22:17 Adapted Screenplay and It...
Mar 17, 2022•56 min
What Is This Episode?- Top of Show . RECAPPING PRECURSOR SUNDAY: The Critics Choice Broadcast Needs an Overhaul - 2:18 BAFTA Was a Better Watch - 12:20 . BAFTA/CRITICS’ CHOICE RECAP STORYLINES: Power of the Dog Seems Inevitable - 14:55 Screenplays Could Be Fun - 21:30 How Editing May Help Paint Best Picture - 24:21 Are All The Performance Categories Spoken For? - 26:42 Encanto Slips, Will Flee Win Anything? - 33:09 Dune Is a Production Values Monster - 37:27 Billie Eilish Is About to GO - 41:04 ...
Mar 15, 2022•57 min
What Is This Episode?- Top of Show SPOILER WARNING FOR Lamb, No Time To Die, The Matrix Resurrections, Old Henry, & Army of the Dead. . THE 2021-22 MIKE, MIKE, AND OSCARS: . Best In Theater Experience in 2021 - 2:35 Best AM Food Experience - 5:25 Cinema’s Biggest Question - 8:40 Worst Achievement in Dramatic Irony - 9:26 . THE FAMILY CATEGORIES - 11:22 (Best Daughtering, Worst Cinema Son, Worst Couple, etc) . The Paolo Gucci Re-Writes This Movie Category - 31:24 Absurdity, Including How Mike...
Mar 12, 2022•1 hr 40 min
What is This Episode? - Top of Show Introducing The Newly Promoted Amy Smith! . GLASGOW FILM FESTIVAL RECAP - 2:22 . BIG OSCARS QUESTIONS: Best Picture/Director- 5:25 The Lost Daughter Does Well @ Indys, Is Adapted Screenplay Next? - 15:08 What About Original? - 21:57 What The Hell is Going on in Lead Actress? - 25:20 Supporting Actor is Down to Two…If That - 34:11 DeBose, Will Smith, Can’t Be Stopped…Right? - 38:30 Indy Spirits Serve Their Usual Important Purpose - 42:26 . MORE GUILD WINNERS: A...
Mar 08, 2022•1 hr 12 min
What Is This Episode?- Top of Show . THE BATMAN REVIEW . SPOILER-FREE REVIEW: Financials/Viewing Experience/Plot Premise - 3:02 Script Thoughts/Direction - 11:00 Performances: Pat-Bat - 19:25 Serkis/Wright - 23:03 Kravitz-Cat - 27:19 Penguin Farrel - 31:15 Dano Riddler - 34:38 Production Values - 36:25 . SPOILER WARNING - 44:02 . SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: What a Joke - 45:35 Surprise!!…Where Ya Going?! - 47:30 Hey…Why? - 53:16 Terrifying Realism/Other Bests - 58:19 I Feel Love or Something Like It ...
Mar 05, 2022•1 hr 33 min
What is This Episode? - Top of Show Introducing The Newly Promoted Ryan McQuade! . SAG AWARDS RECAP: Kotsur Snags His SAG - 5:07 No Stopping DeBose - 16:40 Jessica Chastain Wins in an “Upset” - 24:40 Will Smith Kept Cruising - 33:15 CODA Wins The Big Ensemble Prize - 47:50 . Stunt, TV, and Wrap Up - 1:03:22 . . Where to Find Ryan’s/Our Work/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:13:28 What’s Next/Words of Wisdom - 1:15:30
Mar 01, 2022•1 hr 17 min
What Is This Episode?/Real World Stuff - Top of Show . THE ACADEMY WON’T AIR 8 AWARDS: The Excluded Eight - 4:18 Not Opposed, BUT… - 8:42 Experts and Academy Members Weigh In - 10:33 What Message Does This Send? - 15:35 Is The 2021 Show Blamed TOO Much? - 19:18 Oscars/Awards Shows Ratings Slide This Decade - 22:00 . 💥**THIS IS THE STRETCH YOU CAME TO HEAR - 29:40**💥 (The Academy’s Biggest Problem, Is The Academy + More) . FAN FAVORITE OSCAR - 55:45 . SET DECORATORS SOCIETY OF AMERICA AWRDS - 1...
Feb 26, 2022•1 hr 26 min
What is This Episode? - Top of Show Introducing Amanda of Swell Entertainment! . These Oscars Hosts Doing Anything for the 18-34 Demo? - 4:00 . TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE ’22 REVIEW: SPOILER-FREE REIEW: Box Office/Legacy/How Did We Get Here? - 10:30 Side Character Face - 17:25 Netflix Numbers - 21:04 Plot Premise/Expectations/Script Thoughts - 24:14 Hacked Off Chunks + Made for Memes - 37:42 . SPOILER WARNING - 43:35 . SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: The Bubba Life Story…We Think? - 44:52 A Disconnected Leg...
Feb 22, 2022•1 hr 25 min
What is This Episode? - Top of Show Introducing Jazz Tangcay of Variety! . BELOW THE LINES W/ JAZZ TANGCAY: ALL CRAFTS: Does Dune Need Its Broom? - 3:45 What Happened to Denis? - 8:02 MGM’s Cyrano Play - 12:15 HAIR AND MAKEUP: Coming 2 Oscar Noms - 15:21 ALL CRAFTS: Give Us The House of Gucci/Gaga Stuff Straight - 19:00 COSTUME: West Side Comebacks - 24:35 Screener Pile vs Streamer Clicks - 26:45 PROD DESIGN: The Difficulties of Being On Location - 29:50 ORIGINAL SONG: How Do Insiders View The T...
Feb 19, 2022•49 min
What is This Episode? - Top of Show Introducing Scott Yager of Challenge Mania! . SAG-MANIA W/ SCOTT YAGER!: How Scott Became SAG Certified - 7:00 Lessons From SAG 2021 - 10:35 Going More Mainstream…or Not? - 19:25 Quick Host Thoughts - 28:48 . SAG LEAD ACTRESS - 31:05 (Where’s Oscars Gaga? Where’s SAG Stew? Who Wins? Why?) Predictions - 41:15 . SAG SUPPORTING ACTOR - 45:10 (Is Smit-McPhee a runaway? Does a Wildcard surprise?) . SAG LEAD ACTOR - 1:00:14 (The Inevitable Will Smith Coronation, Whe...
Feb 17, 2022•2 hr 4 min
What Is This Episode? - Top of Show Introducing David Long! Where to Find His Work - 3:21 . OSCARS ’22 GAMBLING PICKS 1.0: What Does Flee Win? - 3:49 (Covering Animated, Doc, and Int’l Feature) . Dune Is an Undercard Darling - 7:50 (Cinematog, VFX, Score, Sound, Production Design, Editing, Make Up and Hair, Costume) . Original Song - 34:24 The Screenplay Categories - 37:06 Supporting Actor/Actress - 46:45 Lead Actress/Actor - 51:53 . Best Director - 1:00:12 Best Picture - 1:03:03 . . Where To Fi...
Feb 12, 2022•1 hr 14 min
What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . OSCARS ’22 NOM REACTION SHOW: Best Picture/Total Nom Tallies - 2:00 Lead Actress - 12:40 Lead Actor - 16:57 Best Director - 23:47 Film Editing - 27:55 Supporting Actor - 32:50 Supporting Actress - 35:26 Original Screenplay - 38:50 Adapted Screenplay - 43:58 . Cinematography - 48:38 Animated Feature - 50:13 Shorts, Doc Feature - 52:35 International Feature - 59:25 Song, Score - 1:02:00 Sound Design - 1:06:44 VFX, Costume Design - 1:09:03 Production Design, Ma...
Feb 08, 2022•1 hr 17 min
What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . BAFTA NOM RECAP/2022 OSCAR NOM PREDICTION SHOW: BAFTA Nom Leaders - 2:58 . Supporting Actor - 6:43 Supporting Actress - 16:02 Original Screenplay - 24:50 Adapted Screenplay - 27:40 Doc/International Feature - 32:00 Animated Feature - 43:37 Best Sound - 48:35 VFX/Cinematography - 52:50 . Lead Actress - 59:03 Lead Actor - 1:06:30 Makeup + Hair - 1:13:27 Costume Design/Production Design - 1:16:55 Score/Song - 1:22:31 Film Editing - 1:29:18 Best Director - 1:31:...
Feb 05, 2022•1 hr 55 min
What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . SUNDANCE 2022 RECAP . DOCUMENTARY FEATURES The Exiles (US Grand Jury Doc Winner) - 7:10 Fire of Love, Second Chance - 10:36 The Princess, Lucy and Desi, Navalny - 16:08 . ENGLISH LANGUAGE FILMS: Nanny (US Jury Prize Winner) - 22:32 Watcher (Stalker Movie AlsoMike Disagrees w/ Critics About) - 25:20 892 (The John Boyega Oscars Vehicle) - 27:50 Resurrection (The Next Rebecca Hall Will Break You Movie) - 31:41 After Yang, Emergency, Master, Dual, Alice - 33:17 ...
Feb 01, 2022•1 hr 18 min
What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . PGA/ACE EDDIE NOM REACTIONS AND ALALYSIS: Noms and the BP Race - 2:08 What’s Nom #10? - 15:51 Animated Feature - 24:30 . DGA NOMS: Noms + Do We Have Our 5 Noms? - 26:30 . WGA NOMS: Original Screenplay - 35:43 Adapted Screenplay - 42:30 . OTHER CATEGORIES: Cinematography (ASC) - 50:13 Costume Design (CDG) - 53:20 Sound (MPSE + CAS) - 56:45 Production Design (ADG) - 1:00:34 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 1:04:20 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming...
Jan 29, 2022•1 hr 9 min
What is This Episode? - Top of Show Introducing Amanda of Swell Entertainment! . WHO WOULD HOST WELL? FT. SWELL: The Cable Cutting Conundrum - 4:40 Recent Oscars Hosts - 8:34 Viral Stunts + Activism - 12:28 . POTENTIAL HOSTS: The Rumored List - 17:19 (incl. Pete Davidson, Tom Holland, Zendaya, more!) . The Possibilities - 22:50 (TikTok Stars, Kevin Hart, Quinta Brunson, Miley Cyrus, Cardi B) . The Universally Beloved - 31:55 (Jennifer Aniston, Denzel, Tom Hanks, Awkwafina, John Cena, more!) . Ou...
Jan 23, 2022•1 hr 16 min
What is This Episode? - Top of Show . SCREAM 2022 REVIEW: . NONSPOILER REVIEW: Reception - 2:47 Watching Experiencers - 8:02 Script Thoughts/Direction - 12:20 Performances - 21:06 Production Values - 23:48 Ranking The Screams - 26:16 . SPOILER WARNING - 29:19 . SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW: Who’s There - 29:35 (The Innovative Act I Set Ups) . I Want To Play A Game - 39:45 (Who Killed Who? Play With Us!) What Could Scream 6 - 7 Do? - 1:02:08 . There Are Certain Rules - 1:05:41 (The Meta Narratives and P...
Jan 19, 2022•1 hr 50 min
What is This Episode?/Scream 5 Set Up - Top of Show . . OSCARS WILL HAVE A HOST - 2:40 CRITICS’ CHOICE MOVES TO BAFTA SUNDAY - 640 . SAG NOMS: Best Ensemble Has 2 Huge Snubs - 10:30 House of Gucci, Ricardos Lead SAG Nom Tallies - 15:10 BAFTA BP Long List - 17:33 . LEAD ACTRESS: We Need To Talk About Kristen - 19:54 BAFTA Long List - 26:26 , LEAD ACTOR: Less Controversy - 28:42 . SUPPORTING ACTRESS - 33:46 SUPPORTING ACTOR - 39:15 STUNT ENSEMBLE - 45:51 . TV QUICKIES - 47:18 . FILMS NOT IN ENGLIS...
Jan 15, 2022•1 hr
What is This Episode?- Top of Show . . 2022 GOLDEN GLOBES RECAP: Globes Are On MMO Probation/What Do They Mean in 2022 - 2:25 Power of the Dog’s Big Night - 8:04 Globes Puzzle Theory? - 13:33 West Side Story, Zegler, DuBose Score Big Too - 17:01 Kidman Shocks Stewart - 26:30 Will Smith, Andrew Garfield Get Crowned - 29:54 A Screenplay Surprise - 34:11 Drive My Car, Encanto, Other Winners - 35:04 TV Winners - 39:08 . SUNDANCE 2022 PREVIEW - 41:20 (Movies Previewed Include 892, After Yang, Am I Ok...
Jan 11, 2022•1 hr 26 min
What is This Episode?/Miniseries - Top of Show . . SCREAM 3 + 4 REVIEW: . SPOILER WARNING - 4:23 . Reception/Production Backstory - 5:21 . Who’s There? - 17:45 (The Innovative Act I Setups) . There Are Certain Rules! - 23:28 (Scream Meta-narratives and Plot Lines) . I’m Sidney Prescott, Of Course I Have A Gun - 42:08 (All Things Bad Ass Horror Queen) . I Have Some Oozing To Do: Dewey + Gale - 48:28 . It Was Jennifer Aniston’s Body! - 57:05 (How You KNOW These Are 00’s/2010’s Movies) . I’m Gettin...
Jan 09, 2022•1 hr 23 min
What is This Episode?/Miniseries - Top of Show . . SCREAM 1 + 2 REVIEW: . Our Relationship to Scream/Release + Reception - 5:40 The Mikes’ Obsessions - 13:24 . SPOILER WARNING - 18:40 . Who’s There? - 19:45 (The Innovative Act I Setups aka Drewnet BerryLeigh) . There Are Certain Rules! - 30:40 (Scream Meta-narratives and Plot Lines) . I’m Sidney Prescott, Of Course I Have A Gun - 50:40 (All Things Bad Ass Horror Queen) . Shouldn’t The Killer Have Been _____ Instead? - 1:00:05 . I Have Some Oozin...
Jan 06, 2022•1 hr 51 min
What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . THE TOP 10 MOVIES OF 2021 Honorable Mentions - 4:45 . #10s - #8s - 8:15 . #7s - #5s - 20:08 . #4s - #3s - 34:08 . #2s - #1s - 41:25 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE US 5* REVIEWS! - 54:00 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 54:00
Jan 02, 2022•57 min
What Is This Episode? - Top of Show . SPIDER MAN, THEATERS, AND TOM HOLLAND: No Way Home Makes History - 3:00 But Everything Else Doesn’t - 6:44 A Spider-Man Best Picture Push? - 11:42 Tom Holland: Oscars Host? - 18:44 . CRITICS CHOICE POSTPONES SHOW - 26:26 . TRAILER REVIEWS: The Batman Trailer #3 - 29:58 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness - 36:04 . REVIEWS: Don’t Look Up - 38:32 Being The Ricardos/Matrix Resurrections - 52:35 Licorice Pizza - 1:00:55 . . Where To Find Our Work/LEAVE U...
Dec 30, 2021•1 hr 28 min
