Mike, Mike, and Oscar

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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.

  1. 1d ago

    The Revenant - We Are Not Real Men - BirdMike p.6 - ep. 550

    Another awesome movie, part 6 of our Inarritu Rewatch Series studies The Revenant, a 3x Oscar Winner for Best Director, Cinematography and Lead Actor, Leonardo DiCaprio. NON-SPOILER REVIEW FOR THE REVENANT: The Development Backstory involving Park Chan-Wook - 2:01 Inarritu’s Crazy Plans - 6:11 Critical, Audience & Box Office Reception Numbers - 8:55 Non-Spoiler Script Thoughts - 11:21 Performance Reviews including what Leo survived - 14:57 Production Values including what the crew survived - 24:16 An Oscar Lens and an Awards Season Revue - 32:55 Spoiler Warning - 36:59 SPOILER FILLED REVIEW OF THE REVENANT: Immediate Carryovers involving bears - 38:29 Man vs Nature - 42:05 The Revenge Narrative - 47:20 That Ending & The Real Story of Hugh Glass - 53:26 A Film Set From Hell - 1:02:10 Final Thoughts & Grades - 1:08:50 OUTRO: Coming up next is our coverage of the Fall Film Festivals and September movie slate. We’re also planning some fun guests and film studies in September. So stay tuned to our feed for everything MMO. Plus, you should also subscribe to our YouTube Channel, Tiktok and Letterboxd for exclusive content. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

    The Revenant - We Are Not Real Men - BirdMike p.6 - ep. 550

  2. Aug 28

    BirdMan - or To Be an Artist is To Be a Botonist - BirdMike p.5 - ep549

    What Is This Episode - Top of Show + SPOILER WARNING . BIRDMIKE IÑÁRRITU REWATCH P.5 - BIRDMAN . Non-Spoiler Review: . “What I’ve been through…” - 4:00 A Sleeper Best Picture Breakthrough - 7:14 (And Ethan Hawke is Still Bitter About It - 9:40) Script Thoughts - 10:21 Was Birdman an Inflection Point to Cinema’s History? - 16:37 Ed Norton Playing Himself to 11 - 19:20 Oscar Winning Cinematography - 24:12 Oscars Lens - 28:01 . SPOILER WARNING - 31:18 . Spoiler-Filled Review: . Starting with a Bear Attack - 33:12 To Be an Artist, Is to Be… - 36:33 Curtains Close - 44:44 The Original Ending - 49:21 . FINAL GRADES - 53:22 . . Find Jeff Online/What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 55:55 https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

    BirdMan - or To Be an Artist is To Be a Botonist - BirdMike p.5 - ep549

  3. Aug 26

    Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma: A Lovefest - Ep 548

    Jane Schoenbrun’s latest film is an innovative Horror Comedy, an incisive commentary on the slasher genre and a showcase for Hanna Einbinder and Gillian Anderson. It’s already one of our favorite films of the year, and this is our film study episode. NON-SPOILER REVIEW OF CAMP MIASMA: Production Profile, Cannes & Early Reception Scores - 3:46 Our issues with modern day platform releases - 4:32 The Premise & Non-Spoiler Script Thoughts - 12:45 Performance Reviews - 17:10 Production Values featuring some of our favorite music in film this year - 20:53 Our Oscar Lens, including Gothams & Spirits talk - 28:31 Spoiler Warning - 32:59 SPOILER REVIEW OF TEENAGE SEX & DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA: A joyous film about sex - 34:02 Meta, requel, and allegory takes - 39:52 The Russian Doll of it all - 41:53 Analyzing the title - 47:40 Profound casting - 48:34 That Oner - 49:26 More Best Scenes re: Slasher Genre & The Candy - 52:53 A few nitpicks - 57:25 Final Thoughts & Grades - 58:47 OUTRO: We’ve just launched our YouTube channel. So please subscribe and like our videos. There’s already a first video posted, plus you can listen to a selection of our podcasts, and we will be posting many more exclusive videos in the near future as well as live webcasts and video versions of our podcast. https://www.youtube.com/@MikeMikeandOscar And here’s our linktree: https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

    Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma: A Lovefest - Ep 548

  4. Aug 21

    Emmy Hope, Netflix Worry + Oak Street, Amziah & Tony w/ Andrew Morgan! - ORC 8/21/26

    Andrew Morgan of Recent Activity and Whats-On-Netflix returns to review August Films, the state of Netflix, our Emmy hopes & all our recent activity on TV & Streaming. AUGUST MOVIES - The End of Oak Street - 1:30 The Rivals of Amziah King - 9:18 Tony & How To Transfer Letter Grades into Stars on Letterboxd - 12:48 Don’t Say Good Luck - 17:58 The Last House - 22:34 72 Hours - 25:24 THE STATE OF NETFLIX ORIGINAL FILM - 28:52 What is the Netflix Brand and what’s been good so far in 2026? What’s the Netflix Awards Slate and what’s in their pipeline for 2027 & beyond!? THE 78TH PRIMETIME EMMYS: Who are we rooting for in the Drama Series Categories? - 53:12 In the Comedy sections? - 58:47 And in the Limited Series / Anthology or TV Movie categories? - 1:04:39 NEW TV RECOMMENDATIONS - 1:07:55 We discuss Tires, Sterling Point, Ted Lasso, Reacher, Lanterns and more! OUTRO: Words of Wisdom today are to consume all of Andrew Morgan’s work at Recent Activity and Whats-On-Netflix. Please follow, like and subscribe to his work, and we discuss what we both have coming up next and our film festival plans to end the episode. Read Andrew’s Movie Reviews at Whats-On-Netflix: https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/author/andrew-morgan/ Listen to Recent Activity wherever you get your podcasts: https://recent-activity.captivate.fm/listen Follow Andrew Morgan on X: https://x.com/jokesondrew https://x.com/recentactpod And now you can watch Recent Activity on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@RecentActPod As for Mike, Mike, and Oscar, here’s our Linktree: https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

    Emmy Hope, Netflix Worry + Oak Street, Amziah & Tony w/ Andrew Morgan! - ORC 8/21/26

  5. Aug 18

    X-MEN 2028, NYFF64 Spotlight & Why Serious Yodeling Should Not Exist - ORC 8/18/26

    The new X-Men cast has been revealed, amongst other big movies announced at the D23 expo. Plus, we discuss additions to NYFF64 & TIFF, some more info on the box office boom, and we also review a dozen new Oscar contender trailers on this latest episode of Oscar Race Checkpoint. D23: The Marvel Cinematic Universe X-MEN are revealed! - 2:33 …Including Inde Navarrette as Rogue, Kit Connor as Cyclops, Maya Boyd as Storm, Samara Weaving as Emma Frost, Adam Driver as Mister Sinister and Christopher Abbott as Prof X. Other D23 Announcements - 19:02 …Including The Incredibles 3, Coco 2, Ghost Market, The Bluey Movie, Lilo & Stitch 2, Zootopia 3, Frozen 3, Romy & Michelle 2, Ice Age: Boiling Point, & Star Wars: Starfighter. The Avengers: Doomsday Special Look Trailer Review - 24:31 BOX OFFICE REPORT: Spider-Man’s 3rd weekend + Oak Street & Odyssey - 35:32 FILM FESTIVAL NEWS NYFF64 Spotlight Additions including Fjord, Club Kid and A Statement - 39:44 The Only Living Pickpocket in NY Trailer Review - 46:11 TIFF Additions including Bucking Fastard, Wild Horse Nine & A Liberation - 48:12 Midnight Madness adds Na Hong-jin’s Hope + Trailer Review - 49:40 MORE OSCAR TRAILERS: Primetime starring Robert Pattinson as Chris Hansen of To Catch A Predator - 54:04 Paper Tiger from James Gray, Driver, Scarjo & Miles Teller - 57:52 Gentle Monster starring Lea Seydoux - 59:34 Josephine starring Channing Tatum & Gemma Chan - 1:01:49 The Thomas Crowne Affair starring Oscar Winner, Michael B. Jordan - 1:04:25 OUTRO: Mike and I discuss his upcoming vacation, pending summer cold and our next guest hosted episode on our recent activity watching august movies, netflix and emmy nominees. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

    X-MEN 2028, NYFF64 Spotlight & Why Serious Yodeling Should Not Exist - ORC 8/18/26

  6. Aug 13

    Biutiful - The Saddest Movie Ever - BirdMike pt. 4 - Ep 547

    BirdMike: An Inarritu Rewatch Series continues with Part IV on the Oscar Nominated Biutiful starring Lead Actor Nom Javier Bardem. NON-SPOILER REVIEW OF BIUTIFUL: Production Profile - 2:50 Expectations & Non-Spoiler Script Thoughts - 11:11 Performance Reviews - 17:28 Production Values - 20:28 Oscar Lens - 23:25 Spoiler Warning - 27:13 SPOILER FILLED REVIEW: Immediate Carryovers - 28:38 That Ending - 36:04 The Themes - 42:19 Plot Elements That Deserve Further Study & Addiction Addressed - 47:42 Final Thoughts / Final Grades - 59:16 OUTRO: Stay tuned for upcoming BirdMike episodes on Birdman: Or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance, The Revenant, Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths, and Digger. We also have many more Oscar Race Checkpoints, covering everything from D23 through the Fall Film Festivals through some early season awards on the horizon, and we’ll continue to do film studies on contemporary films like Teenage Sex & Death at Camp Miasma, etc. For all our videos and written reviews, please also make sure you’re following us on TikTok, Instagram, Letterboxd, X, etc. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

    Biutiful - The Saddest Movie Ever - BirdMike pt. 4 - Ep 547

  7. Aug 11

    Babel - Where's Uncle Buck When You Need Him? - BirdMike pt. 3 - Ep 546

    Part 3 of BirdMike, our Alejandro G. Inarritu rewatch series is here, and this is the third of seven Oscar Nominated Films of his that we’ll cover in this series. Babel stars Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchette, Gael Garcia Bernal, Adriana Barraza, Elle Fanning, Rinko Kikuchi, Koji Yakusho, Mohamed Akhzam, Clifton Collins and Michael Pena, and it was nominated for 7 Academy Awards. NON-SPOILER REVIEW OF BABEL: Production Profile - 1:40 Non-Spoiler Composition Thoughts - 8:56 Performance Reviews - 14:54 Production Values - 19:39 Oscar Lens - 22:48 Spoiler Warning - 24:45 SPOILER FILLED REVIEW OF BABEL: Diving into the Inciting Incident & the story in Japan - 26:28 Sins of the Father - 32:49 The Main Themes - 36:28 That Ending - 41:34 Any more worsts - 46:50 Final Thoughts / Final Grades - 49:07 OUTRO: Stay tuned for upcoming episodes on Biutiful, Birdman, The Revenant, Bardo and Digger. We will also be returning shortly with a few episodes of Oscar Race Checkpoint and some fun new announcements. In the meantime, make sure you’re following us on Tiktok and Letterboxd, where we’ve been the most active in recent weeks and enjoy our all our new video and written content. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

    Babel - Where's Uncle Buck When You Need Him? - BirdMike pt. 3 - Ep 546

  8. Aug 8

    21 Grams - So Emotional, You Need BirdMike - Inarritu Rewatch pt. 2 - Ep 545

    We review 21 Grams, the second film of Alejandro G. Inarritu and the second episode of BirdMike: Our Inarritu Rewatch Series. The film stars Sean Penn, Naomi Watts and Benicio Del Toro and features the cinematography of Rodrigo Prieto and the music of Gustavo Santaolalla. NON-SPOILER REVIEW OF 21 GRAMS: Production Profile - 2:29 Non-Spoiler Script Thoughts - 6:56 Performance Reviews - 13:06 Production Values - 18:02 Oscar Lens - 24:27 SPOILER WARNING - 28:44 SPOILER FILLED REVIEW OF 21 GRAMS: Carryovers: Why & how did he structure the film this way? - 31:09 Discussing The Themes - 40:46 These characters have their vices - 43:54 That Ending - 48:22 The Sean Penn Character Study - 52:22 Final Thoughts & Final Grades - 56:37 OUTRO: Hopefully you continue to tune into future episodes of this series, despite our early wrestling matches with these films. We do want to combat the rest of them, continuing with Babel and Biutiful in the coming weeks. Obviously, we’re leading up to Digger starring Tom Cruise in the fall. Otherwise, you can stay tuned for future episodes of Oscar Race Checkpoint and Oscar Profile Movie Reviews, as well as more specials, interviews, etc… as we head into yet another awards season here on MMO. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

    21 Grams - So Emotional, You Need BirdMike - Inarritu Rewatch pt. 2 - Ep 545
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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.

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    2017 - 2026
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