Once more unto the breach, dear friends. Before our post-oscars week break, we need to review Project Hail Mary. A.) because we both loved it. And B.) it’s also probably gonna nab at least a few Oscar nominations next year, maybe more.

NON-SPOILER REVIEW OF PROJECT HAIL MARY:

Production Backstories, the Book’s Profile & Early Reception / Box Office - 4:20

General Story Thoughts + Interstellar Takes, Crash Dieting & Seeing It in NYC - 12:46

Performance Reviews: Does Gosling get in? How about other favorites - 20:50

Legends Contend in Score Next Year + Bang The Table for Techs & Crafts - 23:51

A Big Oscar Lens Debate - 30:05

Spoiler Warning - 41:02

SPOILER REVIEW OF PROJECTION HAIL MARY:

Strengths of the Screenplay - 42:03

Fun Science Lessons- 47:14

That Ending: Book vs Movie - 55:25

Warming to a Sign of the Times - 1:00:33

Recalibrating movie heroes - 1:05:42

Other Bests, Worsts & Final Grades - 1:10:21

Outro: We discuss why we do this show year round and dive into a bit of a study of last year’s nominees to prove it. Did eventual nominees release each month last year? The answer will not shock you. Plus, we reiterate our thanks for listening to us during our year’s worth of content, and knock on wood, we’ll return in a week or so with a whole lot more of it. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar