What Is This Episode - Top of Show . YEAR IN PREVIEW, PART III: . QUICK REVIEW OF DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS - 1:51 . SONY: Their Summer Slate of Blockbusters - 5:11 . Saoirse’s and Nora’s The Outrun - 7:52 Spider-Verse 2 - 9:50 Jeymes Samuels’ The Book of Clarence - 14:20 Dumb Money Could be Big Short 2 - 17:12 . SONY PICTURES CLASSIC: Carmen. No Sandiego + Frued’s Last Session w/ Anthony Hopkins - 20:09 A Little Prayer, Shayda, Shortcomings, Crunchyroll’s Suzume - 22:37 . STX: Ferrari from Michael M...
Apr 01, 2023•59 min
What Is This Episode - Top of Show . YEAR IN PREVIEW, PART II: . QUICK REVIEW OF JOHN WICK 4 - 2:12 . AMAZON/MGM: Creed III - 6:19 Jonathan Majors Arrest - 7:11 . Dave Franco’s Somebody I Used to Know - 13:30 Reggie - 14:42 Air - 16:33 Luca’s + Zendaya’s Challengers - 21:07 . Foe - 24:18 Saltburn aka The Plot to Kill Barry K - 27:26 Flint Strong - 28:57 . PARAMOUNT AND PARAMOUNT’S AWARDS HISTORY - 31:10 . APPLE/PARAMOUNT: Tetris - 36:20 Ghosted/Argyle - 39:40 . The Big Killers or the Flower Moon...
Mar 30, 2023•1 hr 9 min
What Is This Episode - Top of Show . YEAR IN PREVIEW, PART I: . A24 UPCOMING MOVIES w/ RELEASE DATES: Close, Sharper, Sowing Up, Beau is Afraid, - 3:24 You Hurt My Feelings, Past Lives, Talk To Me - 11:30 . Undated Upcoming A24 Movies: All Dirt Roads, Civil War, Dream Scenario, The Iron Claw - 14:51 Love Lies Bleeding, Priscilla, Problemista, Tuesday - 21:01 Earth Mama, Maxxxine, The Front Room, I Saw the TV Glow - 26:05 . DISNEY AND ITS STUDIOS: 3 Big Tentpole Films: Mermaid, Indiana Jones 5, H...
Mar 25, 2023•1 hr 18 min
What Is This Episode - Top of Show Introducing Scott Feinberg of The Hollywood Reporter! . PUTTING A BOW ON OSCARS 2022/23 Scott, The Movie Fan, On The 95th Oscars - 2:45 Janet Yang, Bill Kramer’s Ability to Win Back Academy Members - 5:00 Nielsen Ratings in a Modern Day - 9:15 The Future of Oscars Rules - 11:58 A24’s Strategy Campaign Game - 15:12 Does History Register With Academy Voters? - 17:57 The Changing Academy is Finally Bearing Fruit - 20:30 BAFTA Needs Fixing + The Future of Precursor...
Mar 20, 2023•45 min
What Is This Episode - Top of Show . Thank You for 2022! - 1:28 . THE 95TH ACADEMY AWARDS REVIEW SHOW: . THE PRELIM STUFF: EEAAO is THE Oscars Film - 2:31 SAG vs BAFTA - 5:52 Our Predix Were Bad - 8:52 The ABC Red Carpet Special = Not Great - 13:21 . THE SHOW: Kimmel Played it Relatively Safe - 16:30 GDT Started Hot After a Last Second Switch - 21:18 Mike1 Takes Issue w/ Disney’s Business Side - 22:58 Ke Huy Quan and Jamie Lee Curtis Had MOMENTS - 25:30 Dianne Warren Performs, Again, Again - 29:...
Mar 14, 2023•1 hr 41 min
What Is This Episode - Top of Show . LAST SECOND AWARDS NEWS: Oscars/ABC Advertising Going Well; SAG Ratings Too - 1:42 Indie Spirits Not As Much - 4:24 How The Mikes Are Watching Oscar Sunday - 6:25 . LINE CHANGES AND PREDICTION SWITCHES: Overall Movements, Who’s Gaining Strength? - 8:13 Original Screenplay: Does AlsoMike Change His Pick? - 12:16 The Lone Prediction Change for Either Mike - 17:07 Supporting Actress is Even Tighter Now - 18:17 Our Predicted Tallies - 24:22 . SCREAM 6 NONSPOILER ...
Mar 12, 2023•46 min
What Is This Episode - Top of Show Introducing The Duke of Bettingham David Long! . An Introduction To Gambling Odds - 2:09 . 2023 OSCARS GAMBLING PREVIEW AND PREDICTIONS: Best Picture: The Heaviest Favorite in a Decade - 4:40 Director: A Fox in The Daniels’ House? - 18:46 Lead Actor: The Ballad of David’s Wallet in Brendan’s Hands - 26:53 Lead Actress: The Two Queens Battle - 37:23 Supporting Actress: Campaign vs Credentials vs Conviction - 45:33 Supporting Actor: One Final Dig at BAFTA’s BAFTA...
Mar 09, 2023•2 hr 8 min
What Is This Episode - Top of Show Introducing THR’s Scott Feinberg! . THE FEINBERG FINAL, 2023: Who’s Winning Best Picture - 2:41 (And Legitimate Reason for EEAAO to Worry) Netflix’s Unique/Lack Of All Quiet Play - 4:51 How To Weigh BAFTA Results - 8:25 The Live Chapman U Podcasts - 12:00 . Is The Academy Ready for The Looming Chris Rock Questions? - 14:00 The Wide Range of Precursor Acting Category Winners - 19:10 A Possible Marvel Bias + The EEAAO Worry, Pt 2 - - 26:05 Was Tom Cruise Underuti...
Mar 06, 2023•45 min
What Is This Episode - Top of Show Introducing Variety’s Jazz Tangcay! . THE ARTISAN CATEGORIES W/ JAZZ TANGCAY: Variety’s Artisan Awards + Her Prep - 3:00 On New Academy CEO Bill Kramer Presenting All 23 This Year - 8:36 Academy’s Recognition of Hair + Makeup Mastery - 13:38 Jazz’s Hair and Makeup Prediction - 19:16 , COSTUME DESIGN: Catherine Martin is a Genius - 21:56 What Happened to Ruth Carter @ BAFTA? - 23:16 Jazz’s Pick - 25:51 . CINEMATOGRAPHY: The Curious Case of Top Gun’s Cinematograp...
Mar 04, 2023•55 min
What Is This Episode - Top of Show . RUNNING DOWN THE SAG AWARDS: Netflix as the New SAG Home - 2:53 Show Opening, Chastain Stays Winning - 9:25 Jenna Ortega and Aubrey Plaza Need to Do More Together - 12:11 Commercials Mean Montage Time - 13:08 Jamie Lee Curtis Shakes Up Supporting Actress - 18:10 Clearing Up Our BAFTA Comments 1 - 25:32 All Quiet’s Weird Campaign Year - 31:02 Ke Huy Quan Wins Again, BAFTA Comments 2 - 32:30 Sally Field is Still Amazing - 41:11 Why Are Awards Shows Spoiling The...
Feb 28, 2023•1 hr 12 min
What Is This Episode - Top of Show Introducing Izzy of Be Kind Rewind! . SUPPORTING ACTRESS, AND OTHER, WITH IZZY: Izzy’s New “No Noise” Podcast - 4:55 The Immediate Future of BKR, Her Process and Inspirations - 6:30 . Izzy Sizes Up the Supporting Actress Field - 10:42 The Process of Processing Emotions in Punditry - 12:42 The Academy’s Reluctance To Go Beyond The BP 10 - 15:15 Kerry Condon’s Banshees Turn + The Evolution of the Awarded Character - 17:40 Jamie Lee Curtis, Stephanie Hsu, and Lega...
Feb 22, 2023•1 hr
What Is This Episode - Top of Show . BAFTA + DGA RESULTS: BAFTA Gonna BAFTA - 1:00 Banshees’ Strange Day - 6:11 All Quiet, Loud Picture Contender - 10:07 The Daniels Win DGA; The Fabelmans Is Hurting - 16:41 Score, Cinematography Are Coin Flips - 19:38 Blanchett Continues to Roll - 21:35 The Rest of the BAFTA Winners - 23:30 . BAFTA, In Summation - 27:50 Other Than BAFTA Itself, Who Had The Worst Day? - 32:50 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 36:19 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 37:05
Feb 20, 2023•39 min
What Is This Episode - Top of Show . THE ANNUAL OSCARS LUNCHEON: Janet Yang Apologized On Behalf of the Last Regime - 2:29 Tom Cruise was THE Guy - 5:02 Jamie Lee and Angela - 8:20 . MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING GUILD AWARDS: MUAHs Go To… - 10:52 What Did We Learn? - 12:42 . MIKE1 RECAPS THE GRAMMYS VS THE OSCARS: Grammys 2023 Ratings - 13:12 Why Was This Broadcast a Success? - 14:48 The Oscars Pacing Problem - 21:06 What Are the Oscars For? - 26:08 Viola EGOTs - 31:06 . HOLLYWOOD MARKETED AT THE SUPE...
Feb 15, 2023•1 hr 11 min
What Is This Episode - Top of Show . THE 2022/23 MIKE, MIKE, AND OSCARS AWARDS SHOW: 2022 Was a Great Year For… - 2:08 Best Achievement in Wig/Hair/Extensions - 4:25 Costume of the Year - 7:00 Declaration #1 - 9:24 Best 2022 for What Type of Character? - 9:49 The Most Achievement in British - 12:23 Worst Film Poopy - 15:37 Best AND Worst Movie Vacation - 17:29 Declaration #2 - 19:35 Worst/Friendship of the Year - 20:50 Declarations #3 - 24:35 Best Heliocentric Performance - 25:51 Best Performanc...
Feb 11, 2023•1 hr 9 min
What Is This Episode - Top of Show Introducing Ryan McQuade of AwardsWatch.com! . THE TODD FIELD STUFF: Settling the TÁR Debate - 1:41 Kosinski vs Field @ DGA - 7:50 Screenplay vs Direction - 10:00 . DGA PREVIEW: Is It Spielberg’s Day? - 15:10 How Strong a Favorite is EEAAO? - 21:26 Our Predictions - 28:09 . SAG PREVIEW: SAG Ensemble, Spreading of Love, and Cate @ Critics’ Choice - 30:32 Ensemble + Lead Actress Predictions - 41:28 Ryan’s Sleeper Pick + EEAAO’s Vulnerability - 43:18 . PGA PREVIEW...
Feb 08, 2023•1 hr 32 min
What Is This Episode - Top of Show . ACADEMY RESPONDS TO RISEBOROUGH CAMPAIGN: CEO Bill Kramer’s Findings - 1:42 Laughing Over “Spirits” - 4:35 Rules Made to be Unenforced - 11:53 . WGA NOMS ANNOUNCED - 16:20 . ACE EDDIE AWARD NOMS TOO: Stats - 25:49 Eddie Categories - 26:41 A History of Editing + Best Picture @ Oscars - 27:30 . HASAN MINAJ TO HOST INDY SPIRITS - 30:01 . JAMES GUNN REVEALS CHAPTER 1 OF THE “NEW” DCU: “New” May Be a Stretch to Start - 32:58 “Elseworld Projects” Seem Awfully Famil...
Feb 04, 2023•1 hr 4 min
What Is This Episode - Top of Show . ALSOMIKE’S SUNDANCE 2023 REVIEW: Sundance Online Dips in Quality - 1:53 Grade Breakdown of AM’s 32 Sundance Films - 6:28 . Beloved Sundance Films AM Didn’t Love - 8:22 (The Persian Version, Fair Play) Oscars-Level Production Values - 13:02 (incl Mami Wata; A Little Prayer; Going to Mars) Possible Oscar-y Performances - 15:24 (incl Zar Amir Ibrahimi; Teyana Taylor, Jonathan Majors) . Infinity Pool Review - 22:44 . ALSOMIKE’S SUNDANCE TOP 10: #10 - #7 - 27:07 #...
Feb 02, 2023•1 hr 12 min
What Is This Episode - Top of Show Introducing Variety’s Clayton Davis! . CLAYTON DAVIS’ OSCAR NOM REACTIONS: Transitioning From Column to On Screen - 2:26 Latina Entertainment Journalist Association’s Future - 3:54 Shaping LEJA in the Vision of What the Oscars Should Be - 5:08 Adding Oscar Categories/Pacing Issues - 6:52 Academy Members Transferring Branches for Representation’s Sake - 8:42 . The Andrea Riseborough Campaign: Outlier or Harbinger of What’s to Come? - 12:55 The Academy’s Watching...
Jan 27, 2023•1 hr 9 min
What Is This Episode - Top of Show . OSCAR NOM REACTIONS: Best Picture - 3:16 Best Director - 9:14 Lead AcANDREA RISEBOROUGH/VIOLA DAVIS/DANIELLE DEADWYLER WTF?! - 14:10 Lead Actor - 22:30 Supporting Actress - 28:05 Supporting Actor - 31:04 Screenplays - 38:33 Animated Feature - 45:05 International Feature - 48:52 Documentary Feature - 51:24 Original Score + Song - 55:50 Film Editing - 1:02:39 Sound Design - 1:06:55 Production Design - 1:08:45 Cinematography - 1:10:54 Makeup + Hair/Costume Desig...
Jan 25, 2023•1 hr 31 min
What Is This Episode - Top of Show . BAFTA NOMS/OSCARS 2023 NOM PREDICTIONS: Best Picture Has 7 Secured, 3 Wild Cards - 5:28 Director May Have One Slot Open - 24:22 Is SAG Going 5 for 5 in Lead Actress? - 30:05 (and How Real is The Andrea Riseborough News?) Lead Actor: Spin The Wheel, Find Your 5th - 38:06 Michelle Williams: Supporting Actress? - 44:45 Supporting Actor Contains The #1 Category God - 49:52 . Original Screenplay May be a BP Precursor - 54:50 Adapted Screenplay May Not Have Any Nom...
Jan 21, 2023•1 hr 51 min
What is this episode - Top of Show . THE 28TH ANNUAL CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD RECAP: The Mikes Argue Over the Critics’ Choice, Chapter 1 - 2:33 Show Pacing, Structure, and 2-for-1 Presentation Thoughts - 4:48 . Janelle Monae Is Amazing - 9:06 Jeff Bridges is More Routine - 11:17 . EVERY AWARD, EVERYWHERE, ALL NIGHT: EEAAO Had the Biggest Night w/ 5 Wins - 13:32 Including a Directing Award Upset for The Daniels - 17:17 Banshees Gets Shutout in EEAAO’s Success - 20:08 Does Winning Best Picture Make E...
Jan 17, 2023•1 hr 15 min
What is this episode - Top of Show Introducing Scott Yager of Challenge Mania! . SCOTT AS A SGA NOMINATION COMMITTEE MEMBER: HIs Movie Watching for 2022 - 2:00 How SAG Gets Screeners to Nom Com Members - 4:41 The Brand New Netflix/SAG Alliance - 7:16 . SAG-MANIA 2 (ft. PGA NOMS TOO): . SAG Ensemble/Best Picture: SAG Ensemble and the Case for Babylon - 20:06 Power Ranking the Best Picture 3 - 27:30 Do We Have a Universal Top 6? Top 8? - 34:56 Stunt Ensemble Rules, Regs, and Noms - 42:20 . SAG Sup...
Jan 14, 2023•2 hr 12 min
What is this episode - Top of Show . GOLDEN GLOBES, SGA/DGA NOM RECAPS: Jerrod Carmichael As Host Killed the Mikes - 1:38 The Tributes Worked - 8:12 A Long Night, Filled with Funny - 10:18 THAT Scientology Joke - 13:50 . Best Picture Field Post Globe Winners - 15:39 SAG Ensemble Noms Are Clear…And Confusing - 22:28 Globes’ International Feature Strays From the Path - 24:30 . Spielberg Wins Globes Director, Makes DGA 5 - 27:40 But Where Are ANY Women?… - 30:48 …The DGA Best First Feature 5 Featur...
Jan 12, 2023•1 hr 27 min
What is this episode - Top of Show . BAFTA LONGLISTS + MMO GLOBES PREDICTIONS: BAFTA Longlist Voting Changes - 2:38 Best Picture Gives a Top 5 - 4:18 Best Director and the Most Shocking Snubs - 18:55 Lead Actress Has Few Surprises - 24:46 Lead Actor Helps Mescal, Cruise - 29:26 Supporting Actress is a Bloodbath - 34:53 Supporting Actor - Still Chalk - 44:20 . Film Not in English Language - 48:16 Animated Feature - 51:14 Documentary Feature - 53:13 Screenplay Categories - 54:35 Tech Categories - ...
Jan 08, 2023•1 hr 12 min
What is this episode - Top of Show Introducing Amanda Swell! . THE NEW JAMES BOND TABBED? - 2:14 . BOX OFFICE REPORT: Mike1’s Avatar 2 Conspiracy - 7:56 Rest of the Top 10 = 15:55 . REVIEWS, REVIEWS, REVIEWS: Women Talking - 18:34 Glass Onion - 26:00 The Whale - 29:40 Decision to Leave - 35:40 I Wanna Dance With Somebody - 41:31 Smile - 49:45 Broker/EO - 52:10 Soft and Quiet/Meet Me in the Bathroom - 57:47 Marcel the Shell with Shoes On - 1:00:40 Bad Axe - 1:02:50 The Inspection - 1:05:44 . SUND...
Jan 05, 2023•1 hr 29 min
What is this episode - Top of Show Introducing Amanda Swell! . BABYLON OSCARS PROFILE REVIEW: . Spoiler-Free Review: Reception/Box Office/Scores - 2:22 Marketing/The GenZ Movie Problem 1.0- 4:11 Babylon Reception vs Avatar 2 Reception - 11:35 (The Brad Pitt Problem - 15:37) Performances - 19:40 GenZ Movie Problem 2.0 - 27:45 Production Values - 30:23 GenZ Movie Problem 3.0: Marketing to the Young - 40:02 How Many Noms? - 47:02 . SPOILER WARNING - 48:54 . Spoiler-Filled Review: Everybody Orgy Now...
Dec 30, 2022•1 hr 47 min
What is this episode - Top of Show . OSCARS SHORTLIST DISCUSSION: International Feature - 2:14 (Prelude to All Quiet’s Big Day) . Original Song - 13:07 (Once Again, Ratings Could Await The Academy Here) . Original Score - 19:03 (No Batman, But A Potentially Historic Category) . Hair and Makeup - 24:10 (The First Red Flag for EEAAO) . VFX - 28:45 (And Why This May Not Be an Avatar Runaway Win) . Documentary Feature - 34:40 (AlsoMike Dives Deep Into Every Entry) . Sound - 42:36 . Animated/Doc/Live...
Dec 22, 2022•1 hr 14 min
What is this episode - Top of Show . CRITICS’ CHOICE NOMS TALLY - 2:31 . AVATAR 2 REVIEW: MoCap/VFX Anger - 12:40 Final Fantasy Cameron - 14:57 AlsoMike Tears Down the Story Issues - 19:32 We’re All Hypocrites - 24:22 Mike Rage vs Mike Rage - 27:49 The Unfairness of Avatar 2 vs Top Gun 2’s Oscars Road - 31:51 ThiccBoy Problems - 35:06 Wrapping Up, Settling the Rage - 38:22 . CRITICS CHOICE NOM ANALYSIS: Best Picture Crossover - 40:38 Best Actress May Have 3 Safe Oscar Noms; May Have 1 - 42:24 Be...
Dec 17, 2022•1 hr 21 min
What is this episode - Top of Show HFPA Disclaimer #1 - :54 . THE 2023 GOLDEN GLOBE NOMS: Nom Tallies By Movie - 2:35 Best Picture - 4:13 Lead Actress - 21:00 Lead Actor - 31:32 The Wild World of Supporting Actress - 41:22 Supporting Actor Seems More Clean - 50:10 HFPA Drops The Ball w/ Director - 55:02 . Best Screenplay Proves the HFPA is Drunk - 1:00:35 Original Score - 1:04:04 Original Song - 1:05:30 Animated Feature Features the Two Biggies - 1:08:11 Best International Feature - 1:10:13 . HF...
Dec 14, 2022•1 hr 25 min
What is this episode - Top of Show . NBR TOP 10 RELEASED: Top Gun Maverick is #1 Atop The Top 10 - 2:00 Stats and Oscars/NBR Crossover - 5:14 Other NBR Awards - 9:45 . AFI TOP 10: The List - 15:28 Stats and Oscars/AFI Crossover - 17:36 . AAFCA TOP 10: The Woman King is #1, Nope is Nowhere - 23:25 List Omissions - 27:00 . HFPA MAKES SOME BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS: Tab Jerod Carmichael As Host - 28:04 Helen Hoene Lays Out Changes During First Interview in Year+ - 29:40 . WTF DC, PART 2: THE WRATH OF JENKI...
Dec 11, 2022•1 hr 12 min
