We enjoy a new trailer review segment, “Or, As Mike Puts It” to discuss the latest previews for Happiest Season, Wild Mountain Thyme, The Midnight Sky, The White Tiger, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, The Prom, Mank, and more. What Is This Episode/AM May Have Covid - Top of Show NEWS ROUNDUP ON UPCOMING RELEASES - 2:25 (Death on the Nile, Free Guy, Respect, Ammonite) Minari Expanded Release Early - 7:41 News of the World Goes Netflix Internationally - 9:25 Pieces of a Woman To Netflix In January - 11:25 “OR, AS MIKE PUTS IT…”: Explanation - 12:15 Happiest Season Trailer 1 - 14:48 Wild Mountain Thyme Trailer 1 - 18:25 The Midnight Sky Trailer 1 - 22:20 The White Tiger Trailer 1 - 25:21 NEW CONTENDER TRAILER REACTIONS: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Trailer 1 - 28:33 The Prom Full Trailer 1 - 34:22 Everybody’s Talking About Jamie Trailer 1 - 37:52 Raya and the Last Dragon Full Trailer 1 - 40:45 QUICK HIT TRAILERS: Mank Trailer 2 - 43:15 News of the World Trailer 2 - 44:26 The Life Ahead Trailer 1 - 46:06 Your Homework/Our Socials - 48:26 What’s Next For MMO - 49:25 Our trailer thoughts specials have been an MMO pastime, and we’ve always enjoyed a talk radio styled segment or two. So it was time to merge the style with the substance with a goofy new way to talk about these trailers with “or, as Mike puts it.” One Mike does a quick synopsis, the other Mike pretends he just watched it in a theater and reacts. It’s a weird and fun way to introduce our thoughts on the first few of these trailers Before we dive into all the trailers, we catch you up on some release date changes. Films have moved off the calendar as expected, while others solidified plans for PVOD or streaming to assure us they’ll be a part of this awards season. Then we dive into our trailer reviews on Happiest Season, Wild Mountain Thyme, The Midnight Sky, The White Tiger, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, The Prom, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Raya and the Last Dragon, Mank, News of the World, & The Life Ahead. So if you enjoyed this episode, please take a few moments to leave us a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts. Otherwise, we have many more episodes of Oscar Race Checkpoint in our recent catalog, including a two part Fall Oscars Special with Ryan McQuade, a Film Festival Variety Show reviewing NYFF, Middleburg, & AFI, and in our very last recording session, a recap and analysis of all nominations for the Gotham & European Film Awards, plus a review of the shortlist at DOC NYC. Of course, these episodes are the first of many as we embark on the longest awards season in Academy history this fall, winter, and yes, spring. As always, we want to know what you think about these trailers or anything we discussed in this or any episode. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.