We break down the final trailer for The Rise of Skywalker, ask 5 Golden Questions about some November Oscar contenders, review Monos & The Laundromat, plus stories about Ford V Ferrari, Rocketman, Waves, Netflix, and of course, Scorsese & Marvel. WHAT IS THIS EPISODE? - 2:00 OSCAR TRAILER REVIEW: Star Wars Episode IX Trailer 2 - 2:32 DEBUT OF 5 GOLDEN QUESTIONS explanation - 8:38 Question 1: Cynthia Erivo - 9:41 Question 2: Best Director - 11:46 Question 3: HoneyBoy - 15:13 Question 4: McKellan, Eddie, + Ferrari Boys - 16:45 Question 5: Jojo Rabbit - 18:48 CONTENDER NEWS: Ford vs Ferrari’s Dueling Leading Men - 21:37 Marvel vs Movie is Still a Thing - 25:23 World Soundtrack Awards Happened - 31:53 Waves Debut is Delicious - 33:45 Rocketman Pulling Out The Campaign Stops - 36:51 Marriage Story Playing Paris Theater NYC via Netflix - 40:05 Lina Wertmuller Getting Governor’s Oscar - 41:31 FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: The Two Popes Does Well - 43:18 (And What That Means for it and Other Contenders) News Tidbits - 48:52 MAKE THE CASE: The Laundromat - 50:20 Monos - 53:21 INDUSTRY NEWS: Oscar Screeners Are Later Than Ever - 56:26 Netflix May Have Serious Issues - 58:54 Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:08:10 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:09:25 Just one Oscar Trailer in this checkpoint, but it’s a big one. We recap the recent Oscar success of the Star Wars saga and break down the final trailer for the final chapter of the Skywalker’s. Will Rey go to the dark side? Or will plot be secondary to our happiness of seeing all our friends together one last time? Then we’re excited to debut a new segment. We melded our MMO Weekly DYC theatrical release preview section with our Top 5 Burning Question shows to come up with 5 Golden Questions. Here, we wonder about the upcoming Oscar contending theatrical releases like Jojo Rabbit, Harriet, Honey Boy, The Good Liar, Waves, etc. It’s so much fun to speculate, and we do want to know your thoughts. So hit us up on social media with your theories. To continue this episode, we analyze all kinds of awards season news. Christian Bale AND Matt Damon will be campaigned as leads. The old hollywood cadre of directors have come to Scorsese’s back about Marvel. The World Soundtrack Awards may give us hints to who’s gaining momentum in this year’s Original Score category. Screenings for Waves, Rocketman, and Marriage Story all get increased buzz. The Two Popes, Just Mercy, Shindisi, and Uncut Gems also made gains at the “regional” film festivals. Oscar Screeners are circulating later than usual this year, and we try to wrap our heads around the Netflix debt sheet heading into the upcoming streaming wars. All of that, plus we review The Laundromat & Monos. Another week, and it’s another loaded Oscar Race Checkpoint from MMO. If you’re enjoying our show, please take a few seconds to leave us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts. Just click on our show’s icon, scroll down a few moments, and click that 5th star in your iTunes. We greatly appreciate your support. Otherwise, please do send us your takes on anything we covered here. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!