Geeks Unleashed

10 years and 22 feature films have brought us to this moment. Avengers End Game is the culmination of a collective fandom! Pulling in a worldwide box office of over $2.7 Billion dollars, this film is the second highest grossing film of all time. As fans of the MCU, we truly felt like 10 years of fandom received a massive payoff by way of this movie. Emotional, funny, thought provoking, and let's not forget action packed -- Avengers End Game does NOT disappoint.   TRACKLIST: 1:17 - Quick catch up with the Geeks! 8:05 - Geek of the Week - Mark: Sinners (2025); Jasmin: The Residence (2025, Netflix) 25:31 - Film summary and 10 years of of the MCU 36:32 - Avengers: End Game Review   You can follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram or if you would like to support us you can donate to our KoFi.

It's all come to this!!! The beginning of the end has finally landed and let's not even beat around the bush - this film is just as great now as it was then.    TRACKLIST: 1:36 - Geek of the Week - Jasmin: Twisters (2024); Mark: Stolen Girl (2025, Disney+) 13:22 - Film summary and fun facts 28:19 - Avengers: Infinity War review   You can follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram or if you would like to support us you can donate to our KoFi.

We're doing something we've never done before on the pod, and replaying an old episode! We've got a new intro and a new outro for the episode, but we wanted to include Black Widow in the big guns run! So here it is!! We were joined by Erin of Girls Talk Comics back in 2021 on episode 59. And if you've been following our series so far, you'll know we've noticed a trend in how our ratings change as we rewatch these films.    TRACKLIST: 1:13 - Black Widow as a "big gun" of the MCU;  9:16 - Revisiting Black Widow in 2025 20.42 - Original Black Widow review from episode 59 with Erin of Girls Talk Comics 1:28:52 - We re-rate Black Widow now You can follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram or if you would like to support us you can donate to our KoFi.

Talk about a tonal shift! This third entry into the Thor franchise is not even in the same universe as the previous two films. It's bright, with an epic soundtrack, and Chris Hemsworth being used to great effect for his comedic timing! What do you think of this shift for Thor? TRACKLIST: 4:51 - Geek of the Week - Jasmin: G20 (Prime, 2025); Mark: Death of a Unicorn (2025) 12:41 - Film summary and fun facts 25:16 - Thor: Ragnarok (2017) Review   You can follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram or if you would like to support us you can donate to our KoFi.

It's getting real! We're getting closer and closer to the end of our big guns run here with the film that breaks up the family. By the way, whose side are you on? Let us know if you're Team Cap (anti-accords) or Team Stark (pro hero registration). Captain America: Civil War feels even more appropriate in this 2025 political climate.   TRACKLIST: 2:04 - Geek of the Week - Jasmin: Black Panther (2018); Mark: Absolute Green Lantern #1 9:26 - Film summary and fun facts 23:10 - Captain America: Civil War (2016) review   You can follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram or if you would like to support us you can donate to our KoFi.

And we're rolling right along here to tackle our second big team-up picture! Other than the over-use of CGI, we've got yet another film where the Geeks feel like their opinions changed a bit from first watch!   TRACKLIST: 1:41 - Geek of the Week - Jasmin: Venom (2018); Mark: PCP Movie Night - Double Dragon 13:50 - Film summary and fun facts 22:19 - Avengers: Age of Ultron review   You can follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram or if you would like to support us you can donate to our KoFi.

A longer episode, but we touch on just how connected season 1 of AOS is to Winter Soldier. Really great to see both arms of the MCU speaking the same language! It was Jasmin's first time to watch and of the episodes. But you'll have to listen in if you want to see whether or not the Geeks opinions on this film have changed in 11 years!   TRACKLIST: 1:10 - Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 1 Tie In to Captain America: The Winter Soldier 34:49 - Film summary and fun facts 44:38 - Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) review   You can follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram or if you would like to support us you can donate to our KoFi.

OK, this is getting troublesome. While this movie is still not great, it wasn't as bad as we remembered. Why does this keep happening to the Geeks? Are we caught in some kind of alternate reality as we rewatch the big guns of the MCU? TRACKLIST: 1:43 - Geek of the Week - Mark: Absolute Flash; Jasmin: Mass Effect 3 (12 year anniversary of 3rd game) 10:54 - Film summary and fun facts 22:32 - Thor: The Dark World review   You can follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram or if you would like to support us you can donate to our KoFi.

Another one... Yet another film that wasn't as bad as when we saw it in 2013! What is happening to the Geeks??? What about you? Has your opinion changed on any of the films we've been covering in our GU Avengers Initiative?   TRACKLIST: 2:40 - Geek of the Week - Jasmin: Leverage (2008); Mark: Last Breath (2025) 13:51 - Film summary and fun facts 24:14 - Iron Man 3 review You can follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram or if you would like to support us you can donate to our KoFi.

And we've finally made it to our first big team up!! This is the 6th film in the MCU, 5 years after the debut of Iron Man. Four solo films and a sequel has brought us to The Avengers! What's your guess -- Do you think the Geeks enjoyed this film just as much 12 years later?   TRACKLIST: 1:10 - Geek of the week - Jasmin: Cross (Prime); Mark: Has officially joined Team Android! And also he watched The Substance (2024) 26:06 - Film summary and fun facts 38:20 - The Avengers (2012) review   You can follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram or if you would like to support us you can donate to our KoFi.

Let's take a trip back in time as we get our introduction to the guy who won the hearts of a nation. But first, we have a question for you, listener... Would you consider this an adventure film or a superhero film? TRACKLIST: 3:28 - MCU Trivia (so far) 18:45 - Film summary and fun facts 25:01 - Captain America: The First Avenger review   You can follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram or if you would like to support us you can donate to our KoFi.

Another! Yep, keeping our theme going, here we are taking a look at our first introduction to "aliens" in the MCU! Is this film as weird as we remembered it from 2011?   TRACKLIST: 2:33 - Geek of the Week: Jasmin - Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey (Netflix); Mark - Unforgotten Season 6 (iTV) 13:08 - film summary and fun facts 29:43 - Thor (2011) review   You can follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram or if you would like to support us you can donate to our KoFi.

And we're moving right along with our BIG GUNS series as we make our way (eventually) to Captain America: Brave New World! The second film from our anchor in this MCU, Mr. Tony Stark. With Iron Man 2, this film didn't do much to wow us back then and the same holds true now. We feel like this is just a filler film to move us deeper into the MCU. But what do YOU think?   TRACKLIST: 5:47 - Geek of the Week - Jasmin: American Manhunt: OJ Simpson; Mark: Big Little Lies, season 1 20:38 - Film summary and fun facts 31:37 - Iron Man 2 (2010) review   You can follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram or if you would like to support us you can donate to our KoFi.

Moving right along into the forgotten feature of the MCU, The Incredible Hulk! This "requel" (both a reboot and a sequel) was miles better than its predecessor from 2003, so how come it remains one of the poorest performing films of the MCU? TRACKLIST: 1:55 - Geek of the Week: Jasmin - Backlight (Lezhin); Mark - The Leftovers 16:14 - Film summary and fun facts 29:27 - The Incredible Hulk (2008) review   You can follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram or if you would like to support us you can donate to our KoFi.

It's is time... We're kicking off our next BIG run of adaptations with what we've dubbed Geeks Unleashed Presents: Avenger Initiative! Yes, that's right! Join us as we embark over the next several months through the MCU's big guns! We begin with the one film to rule them all (oops, wait, wrong franchise...) Iron Man!   TRACKLIST: 2:52 - Our BIG plan for 2025! 4:51 - Geek of the Week: Jasmin - Assassination Classroom; Mark - Severance 16:23 - Film summary and fun facts 26:44 - Iron Man (2008) review   You can follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram or if you would like to support us you can donate to our KoFi.

We are BACK, baby!!! Happy New Year! Your Geeks are back to talk about what they're looking forward to here in 2025.   TRACKLIST: 2:36 - What we've been up to over the holiday break 13:06 - Books/Comics/Manga 22:22 - Films 35:41 - TV 50:11 - Video Games 53:55 - Music 56:10 - Personal aspirations for the Geeks in 2025   You can follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram or if you would like to support us you can donate to our KoFi.

We're closing out the year with our BEST OF episode! We're joined by our friends Stephen Fox, DeVaughn, and Big Herm to help us wrap up the year in true geek fashion. Thanks to YOU, dear listener, for following us along this Internet journey for yet another year. Be sure to tag us on socials and tell us what were a few of your favorite things this year!   TRACKLIST: 1:20 - Our guests: Stephen Fox, DeVaughn, Big Herm Collectibles 2:26 - Best reads (comics, manga, novels) of 2024 27:36 - Best films of 2024 54:19 - Best series (Network or Streaming) of 2024 1:15:13 - Best music of 2024 1:32:50 - Best games (console or PC) of 2024 1:44:44 - Our Personal Best Accomplishments of 2024!   You can follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram or if you would like to support us you can donate to our KoFi.

We are BACK with our annual holiday special! Yes, that's right. In 2020, we decided we were going to make our Scott Pilgrim reviews a Christmas tradition. So here we are, with vol 5 in the series, Scott Pilgrim: Scott Pilgrim vs The Universe. And we are once again joined by our PCP Bad Batch brother in arms, Rockin' Robbie Billups!   Tracklist: 0:29 - Intro with Rockin' Robbie of Pop Culture Philosophers! 10:01 - A small tribute to our friend Jennifer, of Comic Books Will Break Your Heart, who recently lost her battle with cancer 18:44 - Intro to Scott Pilgrim vol 5 characters 20:51 - Summary of vol 5 and fun facts 25:50 - How did we read it - Jasmin was digital, Mark and Robbie were hard cover -- everyone read it in color 29:03 - Overall thoughts on vol 5 and thoughts on artwork and progression from vol 1 42:55 - Themes in this volume? 1:04:03 - Final thoughts on Scott Pilgrim Vol 5   You can follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram or if you would like to support us you can donate to our KoFi.

And thus concludes our 2024 season of "normal" Geeks Unleashed episodes! What a fun, witchy run we've had the past several weeks. We wrap it all up with a surprise favorite from recent TV as we cover the entire Agatha All Along series. With this direct sequel to WandaVision and notes from the fallout of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, where does this latest Marvel Television series leave us?   TRACKLIST: 2:43 - Geek of the Week - Jasmin: Natsume's Book of Friends; Mark - Wicked (2024) 17:55 - Series summary and fun facts 29:54 - Agatha All Along (2024) series review   You can follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram or if you would like to support us you can donate to our KoFi.

Back to the witches as wizards as we follow up WandaVision with what feels like a direct sequel. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is truly a visual treat as we traverse through all kinds of different universes! But what did the geeks think of the film? Give us a listen to find out!   TRACKLIST: 1:17 - Geek of the Week: Mark - Silo Season 2; Jasmin - Yakuza Fiance (2024 Crunchyroll) 11:24 - Film summary and fun facts 22:51 - Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness review   You can follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram or if you would like to support us you can donate to our KoFi.

We're keeping it witchy/wizardy as we move from Doctor Strange to WandaVision! Do you remember how talked about this series was when it dropped in 2021? Nerds were suffering from a content drought due to a global pandemic, and this was the first piece of MCU content we'd received in over a year! But how does it hold up now that we've had three years of other Marvel stories? You've got to listen to find out what the Geeks think!   TRACKLIST: 1:17 - Geek of the Week: Mark - Strange Darling (2023); Jasmin - To The Stars and Back (Webtoon) 12:08 - Series summary and fun facts 27:27 - WandaVision (2021) series review   You can follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram or if you would like to support us you can donate to our KoFi.

Now it's time to kick off our MCU magic arc! We're starting with Doctor Strange, or as Kaecilius calls him, Mr. Doctor. Have our feelings on this film changed since we first saw it in 2016? You've got to listen to find out!   TRACKLIST: 1:19 - Catching up on life! 9:58 - Geek of the Week - Mark: Fresh (2022); Jasmin: The Mafia Nanny (Webtoon) 16:06 - Film fun facts and summary 28:30 - Doctor Strange (2016) Review   You can follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram or if you would like to support us you can donate to our KoFi.

And we're finally (maybe??) closing out our Skrulls arc! We wrap it up with The Marvels! The fanbros really did what they could to kill our chances of seeing these three together on screen again. But your Geeks didn't think the hate this film received was at all warranted. What did you think when you saw it?   TRACKLIST: 1:20 - Geek of the Week - Jasmin: Hell's Paradise (2023); Mark - Detective Comics All In #1090, Absolute Wonder Woman 13:39 - Film summary and fun facts 22:59 - The Marvels (2023) review   You can follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram or if you would like to support us you can donate to our KoFi.

In keeping with our Captain Marvel/Skrulls theme, we're sneaking this Secret Invasion review before we cover the final film in this series (so far)! What did you think about this series and how it fits into the MCU?   TRACKLIST: 1:17 - Geek of the Week - Jasmin: Officer Black Belt (Netflix 2024); Mark - Sweet Pea (Sky/Starz) 14:10 - Series summary and fun facts 22:27 - Secret Invasion series review   You can follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram or if you would like to support us you can donate to our KoFi.

Staying with our previous episode, we've come now to cover Carol Danvers' biggest fan: Kamala Khan! Yes, we're tackling Ms. Marvel from 2022 -- and boy oh boy are we glad we waited to cover this one. One of the Geeks did a complete 180 in their opinion from the first time they watched the series two years ago. Can you guess who changed their mind?   TRACKLIST: 1:27 - Geek of the Week - Jasmin: Romantic Killer (Netflix); Mark: Absolute Batman #1 16:54 - Series summary and fun facts 30:01 - Ms. Marvel season 1 review   You can follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram or if you would like to support us you can donate to our KoFi.

It's time to jump into our Skrulls MCU run! We kick it off with Captain Marvel -- which we both agreed that this film got a bunch of hate it absolutely did NOT deserve. Before we get into the film review, the Geeks both talked about falling down the true crime rabbit hole on Netflix. So let's go higher, further, faster by giving this episode a listen! TRACKLIST: 1:24 - Geek of the Week: Jasmin - American Murder: Laci Peterson (2024, Netflix); Mark - Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (2024, Netflix) 15:45 - Film summary and fun facts 29:39 - Captain Marvel (2019) review   You can follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram or if you would like to support us you can donate to our KoFi.

After an extended hiatus, your Geeks have returned!! Where were we? Totally unbeknownst to us, we both went on cruises! Mark went to France and Jasmin, like the characters in Sweet Tooth, made her way up to Alaska! Don't worry, she didn't see any Hybrids, nor does she have The Sick. ;) But we are back to wrap up this series that we began covering back in 2021!  We first dove into the world of Sweet Tooth with the first volume of the original graphic novel by Jeff Lemire. Check out episode 53 if you need a refresher. Then we talked about season 1 in episode 54 and season 2 in episode 131. So how does the series we've been following for the past three years end, and were we satisfied? You'll have to listen to find out! TRACKLIST: 2:11 - What we've been up to over our podcast break! 12:04 - Geek of the Week: Jasmin - Twilight Out of Focus (2024 Crunchyroll); Mark - Uglies (2024 Netflix) 21:14 - Sweet Tooth Season 3 (final season) review You can follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram or if you would like to support us you can donate to our KoFi.

We started our adventure into this branch of Marvel allllllllllll the way back in March of this year! And here we are now, 21 episodes later! Thank you so much for taking this ride with us. This block has been in the works for nearly two years over here at Geeks Unleashed, and it's a little bittersweet that it's come to a close. Our "Summer of X" has lasted almost half the year and we couldn't be more thrilled to truly end on a bang with the BILLION DOLLAR film, Deadpool & Wolverine. Not only did we take it back to Generation X, we also threw some Daredevil: Director's Cut and Elektra in for good measure. From Patrick Stewart to James McAvoy and every character in between, we've had a blast. Now here's the first film of 2024 that BOTH Geeks saw in theaters! TRACKLIST: 1:20 - Geek of the Week: Jasmin - Revenger (2023, Crunchyroll); Mark - Twisters (2024) 9:20 - A small 2024 podcast recap! 12:09 - Film summary and fun facts 24:50 - Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) review 1:24:57 - Mark and Jasmin have an announcement!   You can follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram or if you would like to support us you can donate to our KoFi.

Here we are, nearing the end of the world we've been talking about for most of 2024! In this conversation episode, we're joined by the Geeks Unleashed OG Stephen Fox and our good friend and fellow Bad Batch buddy, Phable from One Collection Down! We're talking all things X-Men -- from the books that started it all to the the 1992 cartoon to our favorite (and least favorite) films in the franchise. Join us! TRACKLIST: 2:36 - Were we fans of the comics before the 2000 X-Men film 8:06 - Did any of these films make you want to go back and pick up comics? 14:58 - Best translation of characters from comic to screen 18:10 - Which character was poorly translated 24:10 - Favorite film in the whole franchise 29:46 - Most underrated film in the franchise 35:27 - Worst film in the franchise (no, we didn't all have the same answer) 42:19 - What kind of impact did the 2000 film have on the superhero genre 50:21 - Parallels between X-Men and real world events 57:14 - Cultural impact of X-Men in other forms of Pop Culture 1:01:00 - X-Men reads we recommend 1:11:47 - Final thoughts on the whole franchise   You can follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram or if you would like to support us you can donate to our KoFi.

We continue on with the follow up to last week's film, Deadpool 2! Both Geeks had the same beef with this one -- can you guess what it was?   TRACKLIST: 1:16 - Geek of the Week: Mark - Happy Valley; Jasmin - The Heroine Runs the Show 12:25 - Film summary and fun facts 19:40 - Deadpool 2 review   You can follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram or if you would like to support us you can donate to our KoFi.

We're in the endgame now! Here we are at the final franchise in our Summer of X series. We're closing out this series with a bang, starting with Deadpool!   TRACKLIST: 1:30 - Geek of the Week: Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F  13:07 - Film summary and fun facts 26:46 - Deadpool (2016) review   You can follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram or if you would like to support us you can donate to our KoFi.

To completely wrap up our stint with our favorite adamantium clad anti-hero, we read Wolverine Origin (2001). This mini series was a nice change of pace from the other X-Men collections we've read during our Summer of X series. Both Geeks really enjoyed going all the way back to the late 1800s to learn more about James Howlett. TRACKLIST: 1:55 - Characters - First Appearances 3:07 - Summary and How We Read it 9:56 - Thoughts on the artwork 15:27 - Thoughts on the story/structure, and accessibility 24:41 - Legacy of this Mini Series and Themes   You can follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram or if you would like to support us you can donate to our KoFi.

We're at the last entry in the Wolverine stand alone films! Can you believe this is Mark's first time watching the film?! Do you think it holds up well 7 years later? TRACKLIST: 1:43 - Geek of the Week: Jasmin - Road House (2024); Mark - A Quiet Place Day One 14:04 - Film summary and fun facts 30:15 - Logan (2017) review   You can follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram or if you would like to support us you can donate to our KoFi.

We are joined this week by our good friend DeVaughn, from The Good Game Guys podcast! Everyone had seen this film before, but we all had wildly different experiences! Tune in as we keep working our way through our Summer of X series!   TRACKLIST: 1:25 - Geek of the Year (so far!) - DeVaughn: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes; Jasmin: Tadaima, Okaeri (anime); Mark: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Ultimate Spider-Man, and Dark Matter (AppleTV) 13:39 - Film summary and fun facts! 22:02 - The Wolverine (2013) Review   You can follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram or if you would like to support us you can donate to our KoFi.

We've finished all the team driven films and are embarking on the individual characters now. We're kicking it off with the first of the Wolverine trilogy. Jasmin has seen this film more times than she can count, but this is only Mark's second viewing. Will this have any bearing on the Geek's rating?   TRACKLIST: 1:16 - Geek of the Week: Jasmin - A Condition Called Love (Crunchyroll); Mark - House of X (Marvel Comics) 12:19 - Film summary and fun facts 26:50 - X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) Review   You can follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram or if you would like to support us you can donate to our KoFi.

Between reshoots, a merger, and COVID, how much sympathy are the Geeks willing to give to the circumstances surrounding this film? Can The New Mutants surprise us in spite of its doomed production?   TRACKLIST: 1:45 - Geek of the Week: Mark - Dark Matter (AppleTV); Jasmin - Windbreaker (Crunchyroll) 17:15 - Film summary and fun facts 25:30 - The New Mutants (2020) Review   You can follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram or if you would like to support us you can donate to our KoFi.

Call it a casualty of the merger if you'd like, but Dark Phoenix is the second to last film in this age of X-Men as lead by Fox. We definitely dig into some of the behind the scenes drama with this one, but where does it fall on our ranking of X-films so far? You've got to tune in to find out!   TRACKLIST: 1:17 - Geek of the Week: Jasmin - A Sign of Affection (Crunchyroll); Mark - Yellowface (2023) 22:23 - Movie summary and fun facts 35:39 - X-Men: Dark Phoenix review     You can follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram or if you would like to support us you can donate to our KoFi.

Rolling right along, here we are at 2016's offering of X-Men: Apocalypse. Mark originally saw this one in theaters while this was Jasmin's first time watching the film. Are the Geeks on the same page with this one? Give us a listen to find out!   TRACKLIST: 1:16 - Geek of the Week: Jasmin - Atlas (Netflix); Mark - Baby Reindeer (Netflix) 13:42 - Film intro and fun facts 25:44 - X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) review   You can follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram or if you would like to support us you can donate to our KoFi.

Another Late to the Party Book Club episode in the middle of our "Summer of X!" Since we just covered Days of Future Past last week, we're now on the two issue run that started it all! Once again, we're joined by our brother Lynk to deep dive into the legacy of this 1980s classic.   TRACKLIST: 3:17 - Familiarity with this story 9:56 - The legacy of this story 11:43 - Do writers know when their work will be iconic? 17:45 - What is this story really about? 22:25 - How did we read it? 26:26 - What were your thoughts when you first read this vs now? 39:27 - How does this story fit into the current MCU? 45:24 - Accessibility of this book 50:26 - Story structure 56:47 - Thoughts on the artwork You can follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram or if you would like to support us you can donate to our KoFi.

We are joined once again by our homie, Lynk to help us get through this -- dare we say -- underrated film? That's right, our "Summer of X" continues as we tackle The Rogue Cut of X-Men Days of Future Past. And when we say this is an underrated film, you'll understand why when we talk about the absolute POWERHOUSE year for blockbuster films that was 2014.   TRACKLIST: 1:20 - Geek of the Week: Lynk - X-Men 97 and Superman Blue; Jasmin - Tadaima, Okaeri!; Mark - The Fall Guy 10:24 - Film summary and fun facts 19:52 - How we got this film 24:59 - How did we watch this film the first time vs now 31:48 - Theatrical Cut vs The Rogue Cut 40:11 - Overall thoughts on this film 48:57 - Our favorite characters 52:59 - Thoughts on the plot 1:02:50 - Favorite scenes 1:08:09 - What we would have changed or cut 1:11:22 - Other films that came out this same year 1:21:45 - Where to find us online   You can follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram or if you would like to support us you can donate to our KoFi.

Although neither of the Geeks saw this film in theaters, they were united in their thoughts on this entry that restarts a struggling franchise. Also, can you guess whose powers each of us would have chosen for ourselves?   TRACKLIST: 1:43 - Geek of the Week: Jasmin - The Killer (Netflix); Mark - Civil War (2024) 9:40 - Summary and fun facts 22:06 - X-Men First Class (2011) review   You can follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram or if you would like to support us you can donate to our KoFi.

After last week's anti-climactic end to the original X-Men trilogy, we decided to go back to the source material. We're reading The Dark Phoenix Saga to see what could have been. But be warned, this saga is not so easily digestible for comic novices.   TRACKLIST: 1:27 - How familiar are we with these characters? 4:06 - Summary and our thoughts on this story/arc 11:01 - How would this story have been told now, 40+ years later? 18:10 - How did we read it and our thoughts on the artwork 26:35 - Legacy of this graphic novel   You can follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram or if you would like to support us you can donate to our KoFi.

And here we are... The movie in this series we like to pretend doesn't exist. Now in 2024, is this film as bad as it was back in 2006? Listen in to hear what we think!   TRACKLIST: 1:35 - Geek of the Week: Mark - Godzilla X Kong; Jasmin - My Hero Academia rewatch 9:30 - Film summary and fun facts 20:22 - X-Men: The Last Stand review   You can follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram or if you would like to support us you can donate to our KoFi.

A rare occasion in film where the sequel is better than the original? We certainly think X2 fits the bill. We did get a bit sidetracked at the beginning of the episode with our discussion on Quiet On Set. Trigger warning, we do briefly mention some of the abuse that the documentary covers.    TRACKLIST: 1:21 - Geek of the Week: Jasmin - Quiet on Set; Mark - Unforgotten 31:49 - Summary and fun facts 43:40 - X2: X-Men United (2003) review   You can follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram or if you would like to support us you can donate to our KoFi.

We are back this week with, arguably, the film that kicked off our higher expectations in the Superhero film genre. (2008 took that to new heights, but that's another conversation for another day...) X-Men, or as Mark calls it, The Wolverine Show, really raised the bar for comic book films! All this and more as we continue our run of all the mutant films!   TRACKLIST: 1:19 - Geek of the Week: Jasmin - Dangerous Convenience Store Vol 2; Mark - Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire 10:08 - Summary and fun facts 25:54 - X-Men (2002) review   You can follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram or if you would like to support us you can donate to our KoFi.

And here we go! Kicking off our BIGGEST themed run EVER -- the Geeks are tackling every single X-Men film. And yes, we mean EVERY one of them. Starting with Fox's failed attempt at getting a live action series going back in the late 90s. We're starting with Generation X and we've got some friends to help us out. This week, we're joined by Phable and Lynk! TRACKLIST: 1:05 - Introducing our guests! Phable of Blame Phable and his Amazing Friends; and Lynk of Supreme Clientele 4:04 - Generation X summary and trivia! 14:51 - Our previous knowledge of Generation X characters 24:16 - Summary of our thoughts on the film and if we'd seen it back in the 90s 38:33 - Favorite characters 49:42 - Thoughts on the plot, favorite scenes, what we would have changed   You can follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram or if you would like to support us you can donate to our KoFi.

To close out our Daredevil and Elektra reviews, we decided to the throw in the definitive Daredevil book as well! We are joined on this Book Club by our good buddy, Lynk. Join us as we dive into Daredevil: The Man Without Fear.   TRACKLIST: 1:13 - First Appearances 2:05 - Our familiarity with the character of Daredevil 6:13 - Overall thoughts on this book 15:05 - How did we read the book? Jasmin - Digital; Mark - Trade Graphic Novel; Lynk - Floppies 21:51 - Thoughts on the artwork 31:13 - Story and structure of the 5 collected issues 51:04 - How has this book influenced Daredevil as a character   You can follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram or if you would like to support us you can donate to our KoFi.

Finishing up our time on Earth-701306, and we're grateful there weren't anymore sequels here. The year was 2005, the soundtrack is blah (compared to Daredevil two years prior), and a lot people phoned it on for this one.   TRACKLIST: 1:21 - Geek of the Week: Jasmin - Buchigiri; Mark - Kin Season 2 10:11 - Elektra summary and fun facts 19:27 - Elektra (2005) review   You can follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram or if you would like to support us you can donate to our KoFi.

Another film in a string of poor choices... This week, we're going back to 2003 -- The Nickelback and Evanescence Renaissance! This version has 30 more minutes of footage than the theatrical release -- but does it do anything to help the story? You've got to listen to find out!   TRACKLIST: 1:17 - Geek of the Week - Mark: Ultimate Spider-Man #2; Jasmin - Haikyu!! rewatch 9:29 - Film summary and fun facts 18:48 - Daredevil - Director's Cut (2003) review   You can follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram or if you would like to support us you can donate to our KoFi.

For the final entry in our current block of fighting game adaptations, we're joined by DeVaughn of the Good Game Guys podcast! It was his first time to see the film while Mark and Jasmin were on their second watch. We also rank all four of game films in this episode -- where does this film fall? Tune in to find out!   TRACKLIST: 2:05 - Geek of the Week: DeVaughn - Helldivers 2; Jasmin - Apothecary Diaries; Mark - Quantum Leap season 2 22:02 - Film Summary and Fun Facts 28:29 - Street Fighter: Legend of Chun Li (2009) review   You can follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram or if you would like to support us you can donate to our KoFi.

Spoiler alert: this film is spectacularly bad. Jasmin saw it upon release in 1997 while Mark watched for this first time this week. Is Mortal Kombat Annihilation bad enough to take the crown from Man-Thing? You've got to tune in to find out!   TRACKLIST: 1:37 - Geek of the Week: Jasmin - Skip and Loafer; Mark - Ultimate Black Panther #1 10:25 - Mortal Kombat Annihilation summary and fun facts 21:17 - Mortal Kombat Annihilation review   You can follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram or if you would like to support us you can donate to our KoFi.