***This is a Spoiler Free Episode***

1974 Year in Review - 3:45

Jack Nicholson in Chinatown - 15:31

Dustin Hoffman in Lenny - 39:36

Albert Finney in Murder on the Orient Express - Coming Soon in Part 2!

Al Pacino in The Godfather Part II - Coming Soon in Part 2!

Art Carney in Harry & Tonto - Coming Soon in Part 2!

Re-Rank / AKA Perfecting Perfection - Coming Soon in Part 2!

Before we immerse ourselves into the upcoming award season, The Mikes launch into a study of one of the crazier upsets in the history of the Academy. Art Carney defeated Jack Nicholson, Dustin Hoffman, Albert Finney, and none other than Al Pacino in the 1974 Best Actor category. We lead the podcast with some teaser theories on the how and why people may have voted for an old white former TV celeb, and then we talk about Art Carney. (!!!...c’mon, now that’s a joke!... anybody?... No?...too soon. It’s too soon.)

Jack Nicholson’s eyebrow raising biography might be the best pure story in this entire retrospective. Mike #1 somehow keeps the premise of Chinatown under 30 minutes. We also say words like neo-noir, femme fatale, and mise en scene. So we sound smart for once and gosh darnit, learn you good.

Dustin Hoffman’s bio/filmography spans both coasts and even takes a stop in North Dakota before Simon & Garfunkle ever score one of his performances. Also Mike does reveal his shameless gap in movie watching history, and we take a substantive look at why this film is such a hot mess.

Stay tuned for Part Two where we compare the old and new Murder on the Orient Express, discussing Albert Finney’s Inspector Clouseau, or is it Poirot? Despite our reservations, we do throw some takes that are hot into the lexicon of Godfather film appreciation. Then we take off the gloves and debate the winning performance of Art Carney in Harry & Tonto. It’s cats vs dogs. It’s TV vs film. It’s Mike vs Mike.

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