Mike, Mike, and Oscar

Conan returns as the Oscars Host, and we discuss the advantages of this. Then we dive into the Cannes Film Festival in part I of our coverage episodes, including an early Palme D’or and Best Picture favorite that one of us already predicted!!!

CONAN RETURNS AS OSCARS HOST - 2:10

CANNES COVERAGE 2026 Part I - 10:20
Paper Tiger and the Mikes have separate rants about the applause timers - 10:42
All of a Sudden and AlsoMike rants against Mike1’s prediction powers - 19:03
Fatherland, the 5 Minute Rule & Multiple Acting Noms in the same category? - 26:55
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma finally makes us happy - 34:52
Why Parallel Tales is considered the worst film ever made? - 38:10
Gentle Monster & Lead Actress Campaign for Lea Seydoux - 41:04
Clarissa and the stellar cast that makes an awards run possible - 47:03
The Beloved is not Sentimental Value, nor does it seem sentimental - 48:39
Hope seems cool - 50:48

Tallying the Ovations - 56:37
John Travolta’s Outfit - 58:36

OUTRO: Stay tuned for more coverage episodes on the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, where we will continue to Review The Reviewers & Tally The Standing Ovations. You’re welcome. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandosc

It’s our film study of Curry Barker’s film - Obsession, and yes, we debate some Oscar / other Awards chances here for this new horror smash hit.

NON-SPOILER REVIEW OF OBSESSION:
Production Profile + Reception & Scores - 2:22
Theater Going Stories + Composition Thoughts - 8:46
Performance Reviews - 17:15
More Writing Thoughts + Original Screenplay Oscar Category Forecast - 21:48
Production Value Reviews & Why Comedians Make Good Horror - 27:51
Final Oscar Lens Debate - 32:52

Spoiler Warning - 38:16

SPOILER REVIEW OF OBSESSION:
A Fun Love Square - 38:28
MMO Love Advice for all Humanity - 46:45
Who is Wish Nikki? Real Nikki?? - 49:41
Escalations & Curiosities & Objections - 53:39
That Ending, Elevated Horror? & Drawing From The Classic Romances - 59:33
What’s next for Barker, this “franchise?” - 1:05:10
Final Grades - 1:06:19

OUTRO: This may indeed be an Oscars contender. Irregardless, we love covering the best in horror year round, building to our Scaries: Horror Movie Awards Show on Halloween. So stay tuned to our feed for more horror movie reviews incoming. Otherwise, we’ll be covering the Cannes Film Festival from our perch here in Hollywood East. So you should also stay tuned for all of the Reviewing the Reviewers and Timing the Ovations that we love to hate to love every spring in upcoming Cannes episodes of Oscar Race Checkpoint!

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show
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SUMMER BOX OFFICE OVER/UNDERS:
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Comparing January - March of the Last Few Years - 2:19
Project Hail Mary: O/U $700M? - 8:08
April Box Office/Super Mario Bros O/U $1B? - 10:11
Michael O/U $800M - 12:55
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May/Devil Wears Prada 2 O/U $750M? - 16:53
AM Reviews Mortal Kombat II/The Sheep Detective - 21:57
Mandalorian and Grogu O/U $700M? - 26:00
Rest of May’s Slate (Obsession, Is God Is, etc) - 32:27
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Masters of the Universe/Scary Movie - 37:07
Disclosure Day O/U $525M? - 40:20
Toy Story 5 O/U $925M? - 46:12
Supergirl O/U $455M? - 52:00
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Minions and Monsters O/U $1B? - 59:25
Moana O/U $1B? - 1:01:25
The Odyssey O/U $1.2B? - 1:04:18
Spider Man O/U $1.2B? - 1:09:42
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The Troubling August Layout - 1:11:08
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What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 1:19:41

It’s Part 2 of our 100% Accurate Way Too Early Oscar Predictions, where we discuss the Best Picture, Screenplays, Director and many of the other craft categories. Plus, you get our Nomination Tallies for our overall leaders and Winner Picks!

Post Narnia-Move Prediction Changes - 1:54

Original Screenplay - 4:45
Adapted Screenplay - 9:28
Makeup and Hairstyling - 12:55
Costume Design - 17:33
Production Design - 22:24
Cinematography - 25:21
Film Editing - 27:33
Casting - 30:05
Director - 34:10

Going Back To Pick Winners - 39:27

Best Picture + Nomination Tallies - 43:55

OUTRO: Stay tuned to our podcast feed for more Oscar Race Checkpoints covering the upcoming Cannes Film Festival, and many more Oscar Profile Reviews covering the releases of this year. We’ll also continue to have special episodes and interviews with great guests. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

New Academy Rules add significance to the Film Festival Circuit, and they add intrigue to the acting categories amongst many others. Then we discuss the Narnia calendar change, a Box Office Report on Devil Wears Prada 2 & Michael +++ new trailer reviews for The Odyssey, Tony, Resident Evil, etc.

NEW ACADEMY RULES:
Re: A.I. - 1:46
International Feature Shake-Up - 9:15
Acting Category Changes - 25:25
Miscellaneous rule additions - 33:01

FUTURE MOVIE NEWS:
Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew moves to February - 39:09
An aside non-spoiler review of Apex on Netflix - 41:47
Cut Off loses its release date - 42:23

BOX OFFICE REPORT:
Top 5 of heavy hitters like Devil Wears Prada 2 & Michael - 43:01
The Michael sequel idea - 44:30
Hokum Non-Spoiler Review - 47:16
The Rest of the Top 10 from The Mummy through The Drama - 49:44

NEW TRAILERS:
The Odyssey Trailer 2 - 51:16
Tony - 54:39
Resident Evil - 56:34
One Night Only - 58:42
Jackass: Best and Last - 1:02:35
Verity - 1:05:03

OUTRO: Stay tuned to our feed for our part II of our 100% Accurate Way Too Early Predictions, upcoming film studies, and future Oscar Race Checkpoints on the Cannes Film Festival, etc. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar