Mike, Mike, and Oscar

Oscar Race Checkpoint returns with a look at how the NYFF64 Premieres like Godzilla Minus Zero, Artificial, A Statement and Behemoth may affect Best Picture. We also discuss some official developments like the Skydance voltron assembled and the Digger Box Office flop. Plus, we dive into the Golden Globes category strategies, the Best International Feature selections, and reviews for Sense & Sensibility, Heart of the Beast, and a whole bunch of contender trailers. The WB & Paramount merger is official, DC bosses stay - Top of the Show NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL PREMIERES: Artificial from Luca Guadagnino + Davis Exclusive on Garfield Campaign - 5:53 Godzilla Minus Zero gets rave reviews + Spielberg & Bay on next Transformers - 8:48 Behemoth! From Tony Gilroy, starring Pedro Pascal - 12:06 A Statement from Tom McCarthy - 15:53 CHECKPOINT: The Best Picture Race Right Now - 19:49 Box Office Report: The Top 4 of Verity through Primetime + Heart of the Beast Review - 24:46 Our Eulogy for Digger + Influencer Issues - 27:29 The rest of the Top 12, including The Odyssey and Spider-Man - 36:01 AWARDS NEWS: A Golden Globes Category Preview - 39:31 Including Scott Feinberg & Clayton Davis Exclusives. Obsession & Tender Loving Care go Comedy or Musical + Speculation on other Films + Early Predictions for Drama and Comedy or Musical at large ++ Cinematic or Box Office Achievement. Best International Feature Selections + A Golden Globes Puzzle Theory - 46:09 WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: Sense & Sensibility from Georgia Oakley, starring Daisy Edgar-Jones - 48:01 Stop! That! Train! Is full of laughs - 52:40 M1 has been watching the Friday the 13th films - 53:36 TRAILER THOUGHTS: Elsinore, starring Andrew Scott - 55:45 Clarissa and why isn’t this getting more Oscars Buzz - 58:48 Rose starring Sandra Huller - 1:02:00 Remain is the next great M. Night film? - 1:03:44 OUTRO: Please stay tuned to our feeds for upcoming coverage of the fall film festivals, including our coverage from Woodstock. You can also find our videos on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube + written reviews on Letterboxd. Here’s our linktree. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

What Is This Episode - Top of Show . DIGGER OSCARS PROFILE, BIRDMIKE FINALE: . Non-Spoiler Review: BirdMike Ends with a Thud - Top of Show Pam and Mike Leave WB - 2:53 . Digging a Box Office Bomb - 6:29 Tom as a Nom - 10:23 Political Satire is Dead - 13:54 Where is Cruise in the Oscars Puzzle Now? - 18:34 Does Anything Get Nominated if Tommy Isn’t? - 22:50 Production Values - 26:21 . List of Most Unprofitable Oscar Movies - 31:07 . SPOLER WARNING - 35:52 . Spoiler-Filled Review: . The Big Spoiler - 36:43 Why Does This Movie Exist? - 41:17 Did Bardo Break Iñárritu? - 46:00 Dump the B Line? - 55:10 . . FINAL GRADES - 1:05:04 . . Mikes Fight/What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 1:06:05

David Long returns to the show for a Fall Oscars Betting Special Episode, and we discuss the gambling lines and markets for Best Picture, the four acting categories and Best Director. Should you pay the vig on these favorites? Should you bet more longshots? And will The Odyssey reign supreme on the 99th Oscars Sunday or will challengers rise up? INTRO: David Long’s Walk Hard Moment - Top of the Show Mike explains how the betting lines and +/- numbers work - 3:23 BEST PICTURE: Why did the lines come out so late this year? Did The Odyssey cause this? - 5:30 The Odyssey vs La Bola Negra - 16:10 Dune Part III is looming. Could it contend? - 20:39 Wild Horse Nine’s candidacy & when to sprinkle - 26:01 Digger’s drift & the rest of the Best Picture field - 28:52 LEAD ACTOR - 40:45 Michael B. Jordan was 40/1 at Christmas last year. So will there be another longshot victory here in Lead Actor? Or will Scott, Malkovich or Damon likely take it? LEAD ACTRESS - 53:24 Is this a coronation for Julianne Moore once again SUPPORTING ACTRESS - 1:00:10 Do we buy Anne Hathaway as the favorite or are we tempted to maybe more than sprinkle? SUPPORTING ACTOR - 1:08:02 Where’s the value here? Do we see Giammatti taking it all the way? Do we get another repeat winner? Or are there some unknown powerhouse performances laying in wait? DIRECTOR - 1:15:11 Best Director cases for and against Nolan, Villeneuve and the Javier’s - SPECIALS - 1:22:02 Odyssey Betting Specials Galore, including wins and nominations tallies to bet on. OUTRO: The Words of Wisdom today are to follow David Long on X and Instagram for all his coverage of Awards Season betting. https://x.com/1DavidLong https://www.instagram.com/davidlong1385?stkn=dXF3bG10dmhkdHhh&utm_source=qr And stay tuned for all our upcoming coverage of new releases like Digger, upcoming film festivals, etc. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

What Is This Episode - Top of Show . PRIMETIME OSCARS PROFILE: . Non-Spoiler Review: . Lance Oppenheimer: NOT OBAMA - Top of Show “Not Interested in a Biopic” - 3:25 Chris Hansen, The Man: UnThrilled - 5:03 . Scores/Viewing Experience/Expectations - 9:38 A Cold Movie - 14:40 . Insane Casting - 18:49 Pattinson to the Oscars? - 22:22 It’s GizONdo - 26:27 . Production Values - 30:08 How Many Noms? - 34:00 . SPOLER WARNING - 35:23 . Spoiler-Filled Review: . RPat IS Gen Z - 36:27 Comeuppance - 40:52 Law and Order - 47:28 License and Order - 51:16 Necessary Critical Convo - 55:25 . . FINAL GRADES - 59:36 . . Mikes Fight/What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 1:03:11

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