Netflix Shopping Wishlist + Homemade Review ft. NOMCAST Andrew - Ep 307

Andrew Morgan of the Nomcast joined AlsoMike to discuss Netflix News on the streaming wars, Mank, & The Trial of the Chicago 7. Then they rundown their Netflix Shopping List Top 5’s before reviewing the short film collection, Homemade, from Kristen Stewart & company. NETFLIX NEWS: Netflix is No. 1…In a Few Ways - 2:33 Netflix Fall Movements + (Non) Festival Strategy - 8:10 “I’m Thinking of Ending Things” Speculation - 13:33 Netflix Buys Trial of the Chicago Seven; Other Purchases - 17:36 NETFLIX SHOPPING LIST: Explanation/Criteria - 22:15 5s - 24:13 4s - 26:35 3s - 29:50 2s - 32:00 1s - 33:30 REVIEWING HOMEMADE ON NETFLIX: Setup - 36:37 The “Kids Rant” - 41:46 Unexpected Gift - 46:32 Narrative Shorts vs Artistically Driven Shorts - 49:40 Bottom 3 Shorts - 52:33 Top 3 Shorts - 57:00 Quick Reviews of Every Short, Chronologically - 1:04:46 (Including Children Overload, Moms Being Moms, and a Grown Man’s Backside) Socials/Your Homework - 1:15:03 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:16:42 This episode includes 3 fun segments on everything Netflix with Andrew Morgan of the Nomcast, AKA, the Netflix Original Movie Podcast. First, AlsoMike picks Andrew’s brain on all the latest news from Netflix. Second, they rundown their Top 5’s for a Netflix Shopping List, and third, they review Homemade, the collection of 17 short films debuting this past week. Make sure to subscribe, like, & review The Nomcast wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow him on Facebook, Instagram, and on Twitter at nomcastpod & at jokesondrew. Then if you enjoyed this collaboration, do seek out our 7 other shows together, where our two pods have joined forces for episodes on The Laundromat, Okja, Marriage Story, a 2020 Netflix Year In Preview, Lost Girls, Crip Camp, & The Half Of It. In this show, we begin with a Netflix News segment, where AlsoMike interviews Andrew on the the streamer’s number 1 status, their profit margins, the streaming wars, release dates for I’m Thinking Of Ending Things & Mank, why Netflix won’t commit to the fall film festivals, and the recent purchase of The Trial Of The Chicago 7. Since Netflix purchased such a major Oscars contender in Aaron Sorkin’s latest, we had fun with a Netflix Shopping List and created two Top 5’s, and you get previews of a bunch of upcoming films for 2020 & beyond. Then we conclude the episode with a mostly non-spoiler review of the collection of short films, Homemade, where filmmakers like Ladj Ly, Paolo Sorrentino, Rachel Morrison, Pablo Larrain, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Kristen Stewart, Gurinder Chadha, Sebastian Lelio, etc… composed films in quarantine for a 17 part new series on Netflix. If you enjoyed this episode, do please support both of our shows by rating us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts. By clicking that fifth star, you help us out a great deal, and we thank you for it. Otherwise, and as always, we want to know what you think about the news, Top 5’s, and Homemade short film reviews in this episode. 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 Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.