By 2 Dog Lovers.

***This OSP review of Isle of Dogs has a SPOILER SECTION***

There’s a non-spoiler section, a techno dance music spoiler warning, and then we break down the plot in spoilers.

Our NON-SPOILER Review of Isle of Dogs:

A Wes Anderson & Friends Cast & Crew Segment - 2:13

Production Notes - 5:42

Movie Specs - 11:45

Expectations - 15:04

Review of Production Values - 18:49

Oscar Lens - 24:35

Review of the Performances - 26:53

Some Final Non-Spoiler Thoughts on the Script - 28:40

Spoiler Music Warning to Make You Dance - 30:55

SPOILER-FILLED Review of Isle of Dogs

Mike 1’s Plot Breakdown - 32:01

Addressing Common Script Complaints - 39:07

Best Scene - 40:50

Worst Scene/Grades - 41:35

Social Media Outro - 43:36

It’s the pod that was promised, and then promised again and again and again. Perhaps we should have just kept stringing you along until you eventually realized it would never come. Find out which one of us wanted this. But ce la vie, the other one of us won this benign debate because he bottom line is, we have another probable Oscar nominee to discuss - Isle of Dogs.

Our production profile breaks down the family friends and industry connections of Wes Anderson, and we realize that none other than Bob Balaban might be one of the most important. The box office was weirdly symmetrical, and we ask questions about who actually saw the film as a means to understand the script. There’s also a major cultural debate during the production notes segment that we can resolve later on in spoilers. So it’s a weirdly cohesive piece of podcasting on our part.

Then of course, we discuss Isle of Dogs Oscars chances throughout our non-spoiler review before we break down the entire plot in spoilers. Do check out our other OSPs from the past few months. We’ve reviewed The Incredibles 2 as the other likely Best Animated Feature, but we’ve also covered Black Panther, A Quiet Place, Deadpool 2, Avengers: Infinity War, Hereditary, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Sorry to Bother You, Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Eighth Grade, and BlacKkKlansman.

We’ve also previewed and profiled the upcoming Oscars contender releases in our Mid-year Oscar Race Update (81) and two episodes on the most promising award season trailers (80 & 88 p2). Then you can go way back into our catalog to re-live how last year played out with our full coverage and recap of the 2017 year in film, including our recent halfisode 15 recapping the Best Original Song category of Coco vs The Greatest Showman. Finally, don’t forget how our spring and summer programming showcased series on some of our more popcorn movie favorites like a 12 part series on the Marvel Cinematic Universe and a 7 parter on the Mission Impossibles.

When reality sucks, you’ve been watching movies with us. You’ve also been chatting us up on social media. Thanks for all your help spreading the word about our new show, and we do enjoy talking film with you on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, Gmail, and Twitter. As always, thanks for listening.