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Mike, Mike, and Oscar
MMO is a podcast for movie fans with weekly awards news shows, reviews, previews, and special guests. We celebrate the Oscars by making awards season year round, without the stuffiness.
Episodes
Mike, Mike, and OscarOscar Nom Predictions '25: Surprises Incoming - Oscar Race Checkpoint 1/20/25
We make our final Oscar Nomination Predictions for the 97th Academy Awards, hear about Mike’s dream, and laugh with us or at us, we don’t care, as long as…
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BAFTA & WGA Noms + Full Hearts for Los Angeles - ORC 1/15/25
Via a Cold Open, we explain how BAFTA & WGA nominations will hopefully offer a distraction for listeners as we all have heavy hearts amidst the wildfires in…
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SAG Noms w/ Scott Yager + The DGA 5 & BAFTA Long Lists Shake Things Up - ORC 1/8/25
Scott Yager reacts to the SAG nominations, and then the Mikes discuss the DGA Noms and BAFTA Longlists. SAG NOMINATIONS: (& sorry for sirens. Though it's just…
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The 82nd Golden Globes: Recap & Reaction Show - Zoe, Demi, Nikki & Brady Triumph - ORC 1/6/25
We recap and review the 82nd Golden Globe Awards, and we not only react to the vibes, but we sensed them all along. Tallies, Headlines & Clap Backs - 1:19 Red…
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The Brutalist, Babygirl, A Real Pain +20 New Films Reviewed on Oscar Race Checkpoint 1/4/2025
The Holidays are a time for watching movies, and we need an entire episode to catch you all up on what we’ve caught up on… including The Brutalist, Babygirl, A…
Mike, Mike, and OscarNosferatu Oscars Profile w/ Kenzie Vanunu! - Madame Orlock to the Rescue! - Ep 475
What Is This Episode - Top of Show WELCOME KENZIE VANUNU! . NOSFERATU OSCARS PROFILE REVIEW: . Spoiler-Free Review: Review Scores, Box Office, Kenzie’s Nos…
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Golden Globes Gambling Preview + Predix w/ David Long, Part 2! - ORC 12/26/24
What Is This Episode - Top of Show WELCOME DAVID LONG! - :45 . HOLIDAY BETS W/ DAVID LONG, PART 2: GOLDEN GLOBES 2025: . GAMBLING TERMS, EXPLAINED - 2:32 …
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Betting on Best Picture at Oscars and Globes - Holiday Bets w/ David Long Part 1
What Is This Episode - Top of Show WELCOME DAVID LONG! - :45 . HOLIDAY BETS W/ DAVID LONG, PART 1: OSCARS AND GLOBES BP: . GAMBLING TERMS, EXPLAINED - 1:48 …
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Oscar Shortlists & How We're Not Wrong Yet - ORC 12/18/24
We discuss the 97th Shortlists for 11 Academy Awards categories including International and Doc Feature, Original Score and Song, Makeup and Hairstyling, Sound…
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Critics' Choice Noms Go Goo Goo for Goo, Goo - ORC 12/13/24
What Is This Episode - Top of Show . OSCARS TO STREAM ON HULU…FINALLY - 1:10 . THE CRITICS’ CHOICE NOMS ARE OUT: Nom Tallies - 2:48 Best Picture - 6:43 5…
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Golden Globe Noms & Oscar Power Rankings - ORC 12/9/2024
We’ve been preparing our entire lives for the 82nd Golden Globe Nominations. 1:24 - Who’s voting? It’s not Dad’s Golden Globes + Stats from last year. 4:34 -…
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Spirits, Wise Men, Sub/Doms & the NBR AFI IDA ORC - 12/6/2024
We discuss NBR, AFI, IDA, Indie Spirits, Saturns + the Seattle Critics, going category by category starting with Best Picture to discuss the rest of this…
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We're More Stuffing Than Humans In This One - ORC 11/30/24
What is This Episode? - Top of Show . ASTRA AWARD NOMS GIVEN OUT: List of Noms per Movie - 3:16 A Wicked Road - 5:05 . AWARDS NEWS: The Girl with the Needle…
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Gotham Awards & NYFCC Overreactions - 2024 edition - ORC 12/3/2024
INTRO - Is that guest host Nick Nolte or does Mike have a cold? Plus, we qualify the “everything and nothing” maxim. GOTHAM AWARDS + NYFCC OVERREACTIONS: Sing…
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Gladiator II Oscars Profile Review - aka Tyson/Paul II - ep 473
What Is This Episode - Top of Show . GLADIATOR II OSCARS PROFILE REVIEW: . Spoiler-Free Review: Review Scores, Our Gladiator I Memories - 2:15 Viewing…
Mike, Mike, and OscarThe Wicked Oscars Profile - Mikes Gonna Elbow Dance - ep 474
INTRO - Why we unexpectedly enjoyed this movie. NON-SPOILER REVIEW SECTION: Critical, Box Office and Awards Receptions Thus Far - 2:11 Does It’s Part Oneness…
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Emilia Perez Review: Now With Less Singing! (and yes, MMO on Conan, Too) - ep 473
What Is This Episode - Top of Show . CONAN O’BRIEN TABBED AS OSCARS HOST - :48 . . EMILIA PEREZ OSCARS PROFILE REVIEW: . Spoiler-Free Review: Emilia’s…
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Glicked, Gov & Doc Awards, Ovation Studies, Final Reckonings + 20 Movie Reviews - ORC 11/21/24
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…
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BIFA, EFA, Leave a Sleeve for Whiz Khalifa - ORC 11/9/24
What Is This Episode - Top of Show . BIFA NOM ARE OUT: Overall Nom Tallies - 2:26 (and Big Orkney Talk) Best BIFA/International BIFA May Shape the Oscars -…
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Updated Oscar Predictions - Fall Picks with a 75% Accuracy Guarantee - ORC 11/13/2024
INTRO - Why we are exactly 75% accurate. Cinematography before that Golden Frog - 1:57 Costume Design & why the goths will not accept us - 4:13 Film Editing…
Mike, Mike, and OscarThe Anora Oscars Profile Review - Pretty Woman Meets Midnight Cowboy - Ep 472
INTRO - Setting the stage for our positivity re: this Anora review + what you can expect from an Oscars Profile. NON-SPOILER REVIEW SECTION: Anora’s Reception…
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Gotham Noms/Predix, and Disney Threatening The Oscars with the Grammys - ORC 11/2/24
What Is This Episode - Top of Show . GOTHAMS NOMS: Gothams: Oscars Indicators - 2:02 41 Films Nominated in 9 Categories - 5:31 MMO Gotham Predictions - 11:10 …
Mike, Mike, and OscarThe 2024 Scaries - Our 7th Annual Horror Movie Awards Show - Ep 471
INTRO - It’s the 2024 Scaries, our 7th Annual Horror Movie Awards Show. There are light spoilers, meaning we have to give some context on a few films. THE…
Mike, Mike, and OscarConclave Oscars Profile - When Lawrence Went For John - Ep 470
What Is This Episode - Top of Show . CONCLAVE OSCARS PROFILE: . Spoiler-Free Review: Background/Viewing Experiences/Review Scores - 2:26…
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The Woodstock Film Festival w/ Andrew Morgan feat. Anora, Emilia Perez & Netflix Talk - ORC 10/24/24
Intro - It’s peace, love, and cupcakes with our special guest host, Andrew Morgan of Recent Activity https://recent-activity.captivate.fm/listen and What’s On…
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Studios Make Their Globes Pitches While The Mikes Google Live (On Tape)! - ORC 10/19/24
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…
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Rotating Hosts, NYFF Stories, The Apprentice + Werewolves & Sandwiches - ORC 10/16/24
INTRO - Lots of upcoming news, reviews, and trailers to make. Plus, sandwich & burger talk. OSCARS NEWS: 1:55 - This Rotating Host idea sounds awfully…
Mike, Mike, and OscarSaturday Night Oscars Profile - Insert Elton John Song Reference Here - Ep 469(nice)
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…
Mike, Mike, and OscarThe Joker 2 Belly Flop + Reviewing We Live In Time & Juror No 2's Same Old Trailer - ORC 10/9/24
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…
Mike, Mike, and OscarThe Wild Robot w/ Amanda of Swell Entertainment...Plus Clifford. Yes, Again. - ep 468
What Is This Episode - Top of Show Introducing Amanda of Swell Entertainment! Make sure to subscribe to Amanda's new channel, Girl Pop Go!…
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Awards Season Preparations & How Silliness Fights Off The September Slump - ORC 9/27/24
INTRO - This episode is the Zagat sketch from 1990’s SNL. “Ravioli, holy cannoli!” FUTURE MOVIE NEWS: 2:15 - The Life of Chuck has been acquired by NEON. 4:26…
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The Substance, His Three Daughters, Speak No Evil & 13 Films Reviewed - ORC 9/25/24
INTRO - this movie review bundle needs a renewal on our pledge regarding why we love film criticism and do what we do. NON-SPOILER REVIEWS IN THIS EPISODE: The…
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Emmy Recaps, Post Festival Oscar Forecasts & Upcoming Theater Ziplines! - ORC 9/20/24
INTRO - Emmys, Oscars and Zipline stories are all incoming this episode. AWARDS NEWS: 1:22 - Feinberg’s Post Festival Oscars Forecast on THR with a shocking…
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Martha Feeg of Always Clapping Called This The Best Podcast Ever - ORC 9/16/24
What Is This Episode - Top of Show . TIFF ENDS: The Life of Chuck Stuns in a People’s Choice Win - 1:35 Reviewing the Reviewers, With a Twist! - 5:00 Post…
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Toronto Reactions, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice & The Apprentice Trailer - ORC 9/12/24
INTRO - where we say Beetlejuice 3 times and curse us all. BOX OFFICE UPDATE / WHAT WE’RE WATCHING 1:55 - Beetlejuice 2 makes good money stateside & M1 doesn’t…
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Venice Awards Itself With a Standing Ovation That's Still Going Right Now - ORC 9/8/24
What Is This Episode - Top of Show . JOKER 2: NOT GREAT! APPARENTLY! Critic Takes - 2:14 Officially Oscars Worried - 7:20 . VENICE AWARDED THEIR WINNERS: The…
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Telluride '24 w/ Ryan McQuade: A Full Recap + Oscars Buzz - ORC 9/5/24
Make sure to follow, read and listen to all of Ryan McQuade’s work here: https://awardswatch.com/author/ryan-mcquade/ INTRO: AlsoMike welcomes back Ryan…
Mike, Mike, and OscarVenice & Telluride First Reactions Kick Off Our Festival Coverage - ORC 8/31/24
INTRO of us excited about a lot of these festival reactions and eventual travel plans of our own. AWARDS NEWS: 2:35 - Nikki Glaser will host the 82nd Golden…
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Summer Box Office Report Cards + Future Projections & Over / Unders - ORC 8/29/24
INTRO - Professor M1, Adjunct Prof M2 and why we’re not doing Emmy Bets. SUMMER MONTH BY MONTH BOX OFFICE RECAPS 2:31 - June Recap of how we did with our picks…
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Joker 2 Buzz, Stream-Fil-A, That Megalopolis Trailer + Love for Strange Darling - ORC 8/24/25
AWARDS NEWS Top of the Show - We immediately dive into the building buzz for Joker 2 and what it means. 9:04 - The Seed of the Sacred Fig is a surprise pick by…
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A Film Festival Primer, D23, Romulus Box Office & Joaquin's Cold Feet - ORC 8/21/24
INTRO - It's another fully loaded Oscar Race Checkpoint. BOX OFFICE UPDATE 1:02 - Romulus earnings are strong + Ryan and Blake’s shared success 6:41 - Rest of…
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Alien: Romulus - The Mike, Mike and Alien Series Finale p.7 - ep 467
INTRO - This will be quite the passionate finale of Mike, Mike, and Alien. NON-SPOILER REVIEW OF ALIEN: ROMULUS 2:00 - Development Backstory post Fox & Hulu +…
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The Current Odds for the Best Picture Race w/ David Long! - ORC 8/14/24
What Is This Episode - Top of Show Introducing The Duke of Bettingham - David Long! . SUMMER GAMBLING PREVIEW - BEST PICTURE: Which Movie Has The Most Money On…
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Clayton Davis on a Joker 2/Gaga Shocker, Awards Predicting, and Dropout's Amazingness
Make sure to read & listen to all of Clayton's work here: https://variety.com/author/clayton-davis/…
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NYFF62 Lineup Reactions, Affleck Hulkamania + a Trap Review HodgePodge - ORC 8/7/24
INTRO - Why this episode is most definitely a hodgepodge. AWARDS NEWS: Eugene & Dan Levy may host the Emmys with their Canadian Americana - 2:11 Oscars Host…
Mike, Mike, and OscarAlien Covenant 2017 Review - Mike, Mike, and Alien ReWatch p.6 - ep 466
What Is This Episode - Top of Show . MIKE, MIKE, AND ALIEN, PART 6: COVENANT 2017: . Non-spoiler Review: Creating Creation - 2:27 Bizarre Writing Backgrounds -…
Mike, Mike, and OscarA Comic-Con Stunner as Marvel Brings Back RDJ + The Oscars Host Vacancy - ORC 7/30/24
INTRO - At least our schedules were open for THIS CRAZY BARRAGE OF MOVIE NEWS! OSCARS HOST NEWS: 1:20 - Jimmy Kimmel then John Mulaney both turn down the job…
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Deadpool & Wolverine - Like An MCU Prayer - ep 465
What is This Episode? - Top of Show . DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE REVIEW: . Spoiler-Free Review: Reception/Scores/Viewings/Box Office - 2:15 Shawn Levy and Ryan…
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TIFF & Venice Lineups Expand The Oscars Landscape - ORC 7/23/24
A TIFF 2024 RUNDOWN: 1:47 - Previously Announced TIFF Premieres: We get the obligatory Family Guy reference out of the way. Then we discuss how Eden is about…
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Prometheus 2012: JUST. PICK. A SIDE. - Mike, Mike, and Alien ReWatch p.5 - ep 464
What Is This Episode - Top of Show . MIKE, MIKE, AND ALIEN, PART 5: PROMETHEUS 2012: . Non-spoiler Review: Ridley is Ready for a Prequel - 2:09 BladeRunner…
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Emmy Noms, Twisters, Trailers, and Our Very Own Tyler Durden - ORC 7/18/24
INTRO: Let’s talk about how Mike is becoming Tyler Durden. MIKE, MIKE, AND EMMY: - We go show by show to recap and tally up all of the 76th Primetime Emmy…
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Longlegs Review - How to say "I Get It" for 100 Minutes - Ep 463
What Is This Episode - Top of Show LONGLEGS REVIEW . Non-spoiler Review: Specs/Review Scores - 2:20 Critics and the Job of Overhyping - 7:16 “The Scariest Film…
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So You've Agreed to Sell Paramount... + Despicable Me 4/Maxxine Reviews! - ORC 7/12/24
What Is This Episode - Top of Show . CONTENDER TRAILERS: Gladiator 2 Trailer #1 - 2:49 F1 Teaser #1 - 8:40 The Substance Teaser #1 - 11:42 Alien Romulus…
Mike, Mike, and OscarKinds of Kindness Review - Oscars Profile - When Piaget Met God - Ep 462
What Is This Episode - Top of Show KINDS OF KINDNESS OSCARS PROFILE . Non-spoiler Review: Background/Reception/Review Scores - 2:08 AlsoMike is Seeing Signs…
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Alien Resurrection '97: The Circuit City Iceberg Goo Pile - Mike, Mike, and Alien p. 4 - ep 461
What Is This Episode - Top of Show . MIKE, MIKE, AND ALIEN, PART 4: ALIEN RESURRECTION ’97: . Non-spoiler Review: Joss Whedon, Danny Boyle, and How We Got Here…
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How Mikes Avoid The Apocalypse: Day One - ORC 7/3/24
A Happy Final 4th of July to us all - Top of the Show BOX OFFICE UPDATE + 2 AlsoMike Non-Spoiler Reviews Inside Out 2 vs Minions - 1:39 A Quiet Place: Day One…
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Alien3 '92 ReWatch...WHAT. HAPPENED?! - Mike, Mike, and Alien p.3 - ep 460
What Is This Episode - Top of Show . MIKE, MIKE, AND ALIEN, PART 3: ALIEN3 ’92: . Non-spoiler Review: The Mess Which Was Film Production - 2:30 “Alien3 is…
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Clayton Gets The Academy CEO Talking; + The Bikeriders, Nosferatu, more! - ORC 6/25/24
What Is This Episode - Top of Show . BOX OFFICE REPORT/REVIEWS: Inside Out 2 Makes Second Weekend DBO History - 1:14 AlsoMike Reviews The Bikeriders - 7:16 AM…
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Aliens '86 Rewatch - Mike, Mike, and Alien ReWatch Series p.2 - ep 459
What Is This Episode - Top of Show . MIKE, MIKE, AND ALIEN, PART 2: ALIENS ’86: . Non-spoiler Review: Production Notes- 3:28 The 80’s Sequels Shaped Culture -…
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Inside Out 2, AI Takeover Propaganda, and Challenging Children - ORC 6/19/24
What Is This Episode - Top of Show . BOX OFFICE REPORT: Inside Out 2 Review/Box Office Records - 2:12 Are Theaters Ok? Bad Boys May Hold the Answer - 8:13…