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. 18h ago

    Digger's Debut, La Bola Negra Wins TIFF & The Paramount Settlement Details - ORC 9/24/26

    Digger reactions are in, we talk about La Bola Negra’s big win at TIFF, Mike 1 discusses the Paramount Settlement, and we review a fresh bunch of Oscar Trailers for Cliff Booth, Wildwood, Ray Gunn and You Can See Everything. AWARDS NEWS: . DIGGER 1st Reactions & Tom Cruise’s Oscar Chances - 2:02 . La Bola Negra wins TIFF’s People’s Choice Award & the Best Picture Race - 17:18 . INDUSTRY NEWS - 28:55 The Paramount Settlement Details: Mike 1 answers questions on why certain details are favorable to Paramount, what leverage each side had in the negotiations and what the long term effects could be for the industry. TIFF: Reviewing The Reviewers Part II - 44:51 Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother starring Mahershala Ali - 45:31 River, a TIFF hit slasher acquisition by Blumhouse Universal - 47:25 The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd starring Amanda Seyfried - 50:12 Onwards and Sideways starring Laura Linney - 52:11 BOX OFFICE REPORT: Mike 1 is on a roll, predicts Resident Evil’s Box Office exactly - 53:17 The rest of the Top 5, more Odyssey superlatives & sneaky big hits - 56:46 OSCAR TRAILERS: The Further Misadventures of Cliff Booth from Fincher, Tarantino & Brad Pitt - 1:00:28 Wildwood from Travis Knight & Laika - 1:04:39 Ray Gunn from Brad Bird & Netflix - 1:11:57 You Can See Everything from A24, Nathan Fielder & Lance Oppenheim - 1:13:31 OUTRO: Make sure to check out our work on Tiktok, YouTube, Letterboxd, etc. Click this link to find us everywhere you are on social media or wherever you’d like to find your podcasts. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

    Digger's Debut, La Bola Negra Wins TIFF & The Paramount Settlement Details - ORC 9/24/26

  2. 6d ago

    Resident Evil - The Gatekeepers v. Zac Cregger 9/19/26

    What Is This Episode - Top of Show . RESIDENT EVIL OSCARS PROFILE: . Non-Spoiler Review: . Cregger Getting to RE - 1:36 The Fan-Made Controversy - 3:44 . Scores/Expectations/M1 is Film Twitter King - 20:18 Video Game Nods - 26:28 Performances - 31:03 Production Values - 35:38 . SPOLER WARNING - 41:36 . Spoiler-Filled Review: . Zombie Ladies on the Road - 44:19 Farm Scares - 49:52 PWH Thanks for Playing - 53:54 Garage and Going Up - 1:00:50 Austin A-Blob - 1:05:07 . . FINAL GRADES - 1:07:30 . . What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 1:09:25 https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

    Resident Evil - The Gatekeepers v. Zac Cregger 9/19/26

  3. Sep 16

    Emmys, Venice Awards & TIFF Takeaways - ORC 9/16/26

    We’re barely qualified to comment on the Emmys. But we forge onward. We were not in Venice or Toronto either. But we have Oscar Race takeaways nonetheless. You’re welcome. THE 78TH PRIMETIME EMMYS: Broadcast Highlights: Mariska & Brunson, Mulaney’s Moment & the last hour - 1:41 Widow’s Bay Wins Big in Comedy Series + The Gambling Odds Going - 7:16 The PItt & Pluribus each take 2 in the Drama Series Races - 8:55 Sally Field gets her big moment for Remarkably Bright Creatures - 12:38 And we discuss some Oscar Takes re: Kate O’Flynn, Zendaya & Mr. Isaac himself - 16:21 VENICE AWARDS 2026: Woman Unknown takes the Golden Lion & the Volpi Cup - 21:05 Possible Love wins the Grand Jury Prize - 25:00 John Malkovich wins Lead Actor from Wild Horse Nine - 26:04 Dau and what if the Mikes both did an NYC day together - 30:28 NAZA and a new standing ovation record - 34:45 The Rest of the Awards including Good Little Soldier - 38:22 Other Venice Notable Receptions for Bunker & Musk - 41:12 TIFF REVIEWS PART I: Being Heumann from Sian Heder, starring Ruth Madeley - 45:13 Misty Green from Chris Rock, starring Rosalind Eleazar - 48:22 I Play Rocky from Peter Farrelly, starring Anthony Ippolito - 50:26 Prima Facie starring Cynthia Erivo - 52:25 OUTRO: Listen to Mike1’s new and improved spiel to end the episode. Plus, we discuss the next 5 or 6 episodes on our calendar in far too much detail not to jinx them. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

    Emmys, Venice Awards & TIFF Takeaways - ORC 9/16/26

  4. Sep 10

    Hope Oscars Profile - One Mike Sings Rihanna and the Other Tells a HUGE Lie

    What Is This Episode - Top of Show . HOPE OSCARS PROFILE: . Non-Spoiler Review: . Na Hong-jin’s filmography and history/Film Numbers- 2:00 Expectations/Script Thoughts - 7:51 What Could’ve Been + Production Values - 12:12 Performances - 18:33 Production Values - 22:15 . Oscars Lens/A Quibi? - 28:37 . SPOLER WARNING - 30:55 . Spoiler-Filled Review: . Incongruence - 31:42 The End - 35:08 Funny Uh-Oh, Hero - 38:19 Arbitrary Bullet Time - 42:48 Legitimate Highs - 44:48 . FINAL GRADES - 51:52 . . What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 55:00

    Hope Oscars Profile - One Mike Sings Rihanna and the Other Tells a HUGE Lie

  5. Sep 9

    Telluride & Venice Open Up The Oscar Race - ORC 9/8/26

    The Oscars Race has exploded after Telluride and Venice. The Acting categories are much more formidable, the Best Picture 10 is all but impossible to predict, surprise documentaries have become headlines, and yet, the Standing Ovation times still don’t match. This is one of the wildest years we’ve ever covered, and the buzz isn’t getting any quieter. That’s for sure. TELLURIDE PREMIERES: The Debut from Jesse Eisenberg feat. Julianne Moore + Song Category Talk - 1:38 Elsinore starring Andrew Scott + Lead Actor Category Talk - 5:26 Tender Loving Care from Mike Leigh & starring Kate O’Flynn - 10:06 The Liberation starring Carrie Coon + More Lead Actress Talk - 14:18 A Long Winter from Andrew Haigh, starring Fred Hechinger & Caitriona Balfe - 15:53 You Can See Everything from Nathan Fielder + Best Picture Talk - 17:19 Berlin, Sundance & Cannes Film Updates + Turturro & Cruz Talk - 25:59 VENICE PREMIERES: Ink from Danny Boyle + Standing Ovation Talk - 29:05 Wild Horse Nine from Martin McDonagh + Malkovich Shirt Talk - 33:59 Primetime starring Robert Pattinson - 44:24 Possible Love from Lee Chang-dong - 48:05 Bucking Fastard from Werner Herzog, starring Kate & Rooney Mara - 49:54 Oasis: Don’t Look Back In Anger - OSCAR NEWS: Inde Navarrette goes Lead - 52:12 All Of A Sudden Actresses pick their categories - 54:58 OUTRO: We discuss our larger presence on social media, the links we never knew we had, and some future plans. Plus, we discuss recent films we’ve watched and loved or loved to hate. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

    Telluride & Venice Open Up The Oscar Race - ORC 9/8/26

  6. Sep 3

    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

  7. 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

  8. 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
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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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    MMO
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2026
  • Episodes
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