Posts Tagged ‘Marvel Cinematic Universe’
Film Review – Stan Lee
I knew his name before I knew who he was. For many fans, Stan Lee is as synonymous with comic books as the very superheroes he helped create. I grew up in the late 1980s and throughout the ‘90s reading X-Men and Spider-Man comics. “Stan Lee” was a constant presence…
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Film Review – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
There is an air of finality all throughout Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023). Sure, when it comes to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, is anything really over? I wouldn’t be surprised to see any one of these misfits show up again in some form or another down the road.…
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Film Review – Ghosted
Ghosted (2023) has the kind of glossy artificiality of an amusement park stage show. There are plenty of explosions, shoot outs, and death-defying stunts, but there’s never a moment we are not aware that everything is a simulation. There is no tension because we don’t believe…
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Episode 132 – Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania
For this week’s episode, we review Marvel‘s latest science fiction epic, Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania. We also discuss the prospect of a new Lord of the Rings movie franchise. For the streaming homework, we look back at John Singleton‘s 1993 film, Poetic Justice, starring…
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Episode 105 – Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
For this week’s podcast, we review Marvel‘s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Keith reviews the new Nicholas Cage meta-comedy, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. We also talk about the history of the American rating system and debate the merits of the…
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Film Review – Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
The idea of a “Multiverse” is all the rage now. From Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018), Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), to Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022), stories featuring multiple dimensions with multiple versions of the same characters is the hot new trend for movies. When it comes to superhero…
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Episode 93 – Spider-Man: No Way Home & The Matrix Resurrections
The first episode of 2022 features reviews for Spider-Man: No Way Home and The Matrix Resurrections. We also think of a couple of pitches for buddies movies starring actors of our choice. For our streaming homework, we review the 1995 cyber-punk action movie, Johnny Mnemonic, which also stars Keanu…
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Episode 88 – Eternals and Titane
For this podcast episode, we review Marvel‘s new team-up adventure, Eternals. We also catch up with this year’s much-buzzed-about Palme d’Or winner, Titane. For our streaming homework, we review the 1955 Frank Sinatra drama, The Man with the Golden Arm. Download the episode here.
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