I, Tonya Oscar Sprint Profile - Figure Skating & Classic Rock - 2017 OSP - Ep 23

Mike, Mike, and Oscar

***This Episode Has a Spoiler Section*** The first (53) mins of the I, Tonya Oscar Sprint Profile are spoiler-FREE, the final (27) mins spoil you rotten. MMO Social Media Shout Outs - 2:00 I, Tonya OSP NON-SPOILER SECTION Production Profile - 6:48 Margot Robbie Bio - 15:09 Allison Janney Bio - 20:33 Specs (Critics, B.O. Release Awards, Projections) - 28:28 (hey look! The same number twice!) Expectations/Production Values/Performance Reviews - 35:59 Freestyle skate/Spoiler Warning Music - 53:01 SPOILER FILLED SECTION Best/Worst Scenes - 54:08 Major Plotlines - 1:02:12 Final Grades - 1:17:55 TELL YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT US AND WE’LL BAKE YOU COOKIES - 1:19:53 The Mikes of Oscar begin the episode with some MMO Social Media Shout Outs, where we read a few of your messages and tweets. Thank you for those, and as always, feel free to chat with us online. It’s always fun to talk movies and we will always do our best to respond timely. Speaking of... this is our Oscar Sprint Profile for the Margot Robbie/ Tonya Harding (anti?) bio-pic: I, Tonya. The story is based on true events, which are still shadowed in mystery and scandal even 24 years later. So of course, the backstory of how the film got made is a weird one in its own right. The profile includes bio/filmographies of Margot Robbie and Allison Janney. Then we fill you in on all of the other essential specs on the film including premiere and release info, early box office, critical and audience reception, an award season update, and of course, Mike No. 1 sings like Scott Stapp. (You haven’t heard that name in awhile either, huh? Tonya Harding and now, yes, Scott Stapp.) Metta is the word of the pod, and we discuss all of the stories within the story about the story for you throughout this review. We dive right into the Oscar race and can’t help but talk about the performances of Robbie and Janney and how they stack up with the rest of the field to bookend this non-spoiler review. The robust classic rock soundtrack, ultra 80s and 90s costumes and production design, the visual effects, and fast action editing are all highlights of our review of the production values. Then we do a non-spoiler review of the performances by the leads and supporting cast. We finish with a debate on whether or not the movie is too metta. Our spoiler filled review hits on the best, worst, and some more of the oscar reel scenes, we review the major plotlines and sequences in the film, and we add some addendum information about where Tonya Harding is now. We wrestle with the scenes of domestic violence, tout the change in Point of View throughout the film as a unique storytelling device, discuss the unreliable narration, and we analyze the character study as Mike No 1 points out the blame game aspect to the subjective storytelling as a possible negative. We finish with our takes on what we believe and question about the true story. The movie has a muddied take on it, but we do our research and try to read between the lines for you all. Please tell a few friends about our podcast. Follow, subscribe, review, retweet, and like us with a few clicks or a few moments online if you can. We do appreciate all your feedback and support. Do stay tuned to our show for the next few months. We’re gonna continue our series of Oscar Sprint Profiles as we review and preview all of the major contenders for the Academy Awards. We’re having a blast recording and releasing these episodes. So as we always say… when reality sucks, watch movies with us.