But is it an Oscar movie?

***This Review of Mary Poppins Returns Has a Spoiler Section***

Intro / What is an OSP - Top of the Show

Non-Spoiler Review of Mary Poppins Returns

Cast & Crew of Familiar Names & Faces- 2:44

Production Notes & the Longest Gap Between Sequels - 9:04

Movie Specs w/ a Metascore Breakdown & Box Office Projections - 14:18

Plot / Premise & the Reverse Psychology of Mikes - 17:45

Review of Oscar Worthy Production Values - 22:10

Performances & Script Thoughts - 33:33

Spoiler Warning Dance Music - 40:56

Spoiler-Filled Review:

Carryovers/Oscar Lens - 42:17

Best Actress - 43:10

Best Picture - 45:13

(Worsts: Sequel? - 48:26)

(Bests: Into the Bowl - 51:13)

(Worsts: Clock Strikes Nothing - 52:06)

(Bests: Imagine That - 1:00:09)

(Bests/Worsts: Final Song - 1:01:20)

Final Grades - 1:06:34

Outro / Social Media / Words of Wisdom - 1:07:40

54 years after the original Mary Poppins, the magical nanny returns with Emily Blunt, Lin Manuel Miranda, and Meryl Streep in the Disney sequel. Or was it a remake? We discuss the film’s classifications as well as its Oscar chances in our spoiler section, and until then, we’re focused on reviews of the production values & performances in our lengthy non-spoiler first half. So it’s two reviews for the price of one as we follow our Oscar Sprint Profile format for Mary Poppins Returns!

We research a host of tough questions in the production profile as well, like what took this sequel so long? How do the critical numbers stack up with other Oscar films? And why do so many of these names & places seem so familiar? For of course, there were many links to the original. But this film also shares a lot in common with other films we’ve reviewed recently, notably one involving muppets.

Our non-spoiler review goes a bit long as we debate some big picture story movements before we decide whether this is a best picture contender. Then we break down some of the most notable objections to the film in our spoiler section in less of a recap and more of an analysis of the bests and worsts on Cherry Tree Lane.

Although we did fight a lot during the review, we also fought for common ground by the end of the episode. If you enjoyed this feisty back & forth review, you’ll love the rest of our 2018 Oscar Sprint Profile Series, and there’s also a bunch of Movie Events and retrospectives to enjoy along the way. Then if you’re a fan of up to date Oscar Race coverage, hit play on our MMO Weekly episodes where we recap and analyse all of the precursor award shows, expert predictions, and industry buzz. We also manage to have a lot of fun playing movie trivia games like SixDegreesOfMMO, asking you to pitch us your movie ideas with Twitter questions, and of course, having you weigh in upon the race & our future programming with polls great and small.

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