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 the Top 15 includes Coraline’s comeback & the Borderlands bomb MAKE THE CASE: QUICK NON-SPOILER REVIEWS 7:57 - Cuckoo had awesome style and nearly as much goo as an alien film 10:15 - This Woman and the Sea rave review has enraged everyone 11:50 - Strange Darling teases to be a possible film study from us AWARDS NEWS 12:50 - Joaquin Phoenix Leaves Todd Haynes Detective Romance Film 19:05 - Eugene & Dan Levy confirmed as Emmy Hosts. Do they have enough prep time? 20:20 - Gotham Awards add Best Director & Breakthrough Performer categories 22:12 - Latvia Selects Flow as its Best International Feature D23: FUTURE MOVIE NEWS 23:19 - Disney’s Body Swap Comedies + All The Sequel Announcements 25:19 - Mufasa Trailer 2 is still not winning us over 27:04 - Moana 2 is cuteness overload 28:04 - Snow White has one Mike in favor and the other against CASTING NEWS 29:20 - Nicholas Cage will play John Madden 32:42 - Dominic Sessa will play Anthony Bourdain FILM FESTIVAL NEWS 34:32 - NYFF Spotlight Section adds some targets to our watchlist 42:30 - The Venice Schedule has been released 45:21 - TIFF adds even more special presentations TRAILER REVIEWS 46:18 - Saturday Night’s alright for fighting 49:04 - The Outrun is gonna be Saoirse Ronan’s 5th nom 51:12 - Woman of the Hour is a freaky true story 52:39 - The Room Next Door causes a major debate over fake snow 54:08 - A Quickie Nightbitch Book Review 54:43 - The Substance throws AlsoMike once again, proving he has lost his mind 56:34 - Y2K looks very funny 58:50 - OUTRO: Our socials, how to contact us, if AlsoMike will go and party with the hippies and bigfoot, what’s coming next from us, extension chords and words of wisdom.