Infinite Canvas Ultra

This week's episode of Infinite Canvas Ultra introduces our first guest, Ethan, who joins us to share his own favorite pieces of media from 2020 thus far, before joining us in a new installment of Panel Discussions, our comic-based book club.

We're halfway through the year, so the Infinite Canvas Ultra boys are recapping the year's best movies, video games, television, comics, and, most importantly, music.

On this week's episode of Infinite Canvas Ultra, Dan and Michael recount the recent PlayStation 5 reveal showcase, and cap off the show with a retrospective review of one of the best games of the last decade, The Last of Us.

In this week's episode of Infinite Canvas Ultra, Dan and Michael reflect on the passing of George Floyd and speak to the importance of this time in America. After that, we touch upon Dan's experience with HBO Max, Michael's thoughts on Lady Gaga's Chromatica, and finish the show off with a review of Run The Jewels 4.

In this week's episode of Infinite Canvas Ultra, Dan and Michael share some of the week's biggest (and most ridiculous) entertainment news, before running down some recent major album releases and giving our thoughts on Josh Trank's new film, Capone.

It's been two months, but the Infinite Canvas Ultra boys have returned to talk all things pop culture. This week's episode includes two mystery reviews centered on releases from the last two months we've been under lockdown, before we focus in on the pieces of media that helped us survive our boredom since March.

On this week's episode of Infinite Canvas Ultra, we look back on our time at this year's Chicago Comic-Con, C2E2. We also delve into Tom King's latest maxiseries for DC, Strange Adventures, touch upon the HBO show Barry, and cap-off the episode with a full-length review of Leigh Whannell's The Invisible Man.

It was in our first few episodes that Dan and I were introduced to Fred Durst and John Travolta's 2019 film, The Fanatic. Finally, after months and months, Dan and Michael have seen the horrendous film and have lived to tell the tale. On top of a full-length review of The Fanatic, this week's episode features two reviews of new albums, Tame Impala's The Slow Rush and Grimes' Miss Anthropocene.

On this week's episode of Infinite Canvas Ultra, we highlight the latest entry in the DCEU, Birds of Prey, and also recount the 2020 Oscar winners. Yes, we're very excited about some of the winners.

On the 23rd episode of Infinite Canvas Ultra, we review Guy Ritchie's well-reviewed comeback, The Gentlemen. We also run down some of the past week's biggest news, including a recap of the new Fast 9 trailer and reactions to this year's big Grammy's winners.

Would Sam Mendes' World War I film 1917 have broken into our Top 10 Films of 2019? Find out with our review on the latest episode of Infinite Canvas Ultra! Outside of a full-length review of 1917, Dan and Michael go over the 2020 Oscar nominations and disclose what they think will bring home the night's big prizes.

It's the last day of our weeklong retrospective on 2019, and we're running down Dan's Top 10 Comics of the Year, Michael's Top 10 Video Games of the Year, and even talking about some of your favorites of the past 365 days!

For the fourth day of our weeklong retrospective on the year that was 2019, we're covering our 10 favorite films of the year!

For the second day of our week-long 2019 retrospective series, we're covering our favorite albums of the past year!

On the 20th episode of Infinite Canvas Ultra, it's finally time to review the Safdie Brothers' highly-anticipated new film, Uncut Gems! But first, we dive into a few pieces of media we never got the opportunity to review earlier in the year because, well, we didn't have a show at that time. Strap in for a great, anxiety-inducing episode of Infinite Canvas Ultra!

The biggest release of the year is upon us, and of course, we have a lot to say about it. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is the main focus in today's episode, but we also talk about HBO's Watchmen, as well as a couple of other Star Wars properties, including thoughts on The Mandalorian and Jedi: Fallen Order. If you like Star Wars, then this is the episode for you!

On this week's episode of Infinite Canvas Ultra, Dan and Michael recount their experience seeing Brockhampton's latest Chicago show before moving onto some video game talk, finishing with a review of Noah Baumbach and Netflix's Marriage Story.

On this episode of Infinite Canvas Ultra, we're talking video games, y'all! We touch upon our Thanksgiving holidays, Black Friday pick-ups, and then go on and on about Breath of the Wild, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, and other great games we've been playing. To cap off this week's episode, we also review two big Thanksgiving film releases, Knives Out and The Irishman.

That's right! After a week-long hiatus, your favorite podcast has returned! So, on this week's episode of Infinite Canvas Ultra, we're back with the long-awaited return of Panel Discussions, our book club-like segment where we review a graphic novel we've recently read, and this time, we're talking about Chip Zdarsky and Mark Bagley's Spider-Man: Life Story. We also discuss Disney+, specifically The Mandalorian, and touch upon our thoughts on the season four opener of Rick and Morty. Finally, we finish off the show with our review of Taika Waititi's latest anti-hate satirical film, Jojo Rabbit.

This week on Infinite Canvas Ultra, we're once again stepping into our time machine and heading back 10 years to 2009, where we discuss the amazing year in video games and then review two interesting indie films from the year. First, we look back on the beloved (500) Days of Summer before re-assessing Jennifer's Body, which was divisive upon release before turning into a sort of cult classic in the decade since.  Has time been kind to these two films? Hit the play button and find out!

On this week's episode of Infinite Canvas Ultra, Dan recounts his experience in New York City before the boys talk about Kanye's new album, Jesus Is King. Later, we review two of the year's absolute best films, Parasite and The Lighthouse. Each of those two sections includes spoiler-free impressions as well as spoiler-filled sections, so be wary of that!

This week on Infinite Canvas Ultra, Dan and Michael yet again reminisce on the year 1999. This time, the introductory topics involve the Sega Dreamcast, best overall games of 1999, as well as Napster, all before the two co-hosts sit down to review two more of the year's most beloved films, Being John Malkovich and The Blair Witch Project. Take this trip down memory lane with us, won't you?

This week on Infinite Canvas Ultra, Dan and Michael review Zombieland: Double Tap, and even look back upon the film's 2009 predecessor. On top of that, Michael gives a video game update on the new console release of The Return of the Obra Dinn, and we also list our top 10 albums from New York artists to honor Dan's upcoming trip to the Big Apple.

This week on Infinite Canvas Ultra, we're going way back to 1999 and discussing our favorites episodes of Spongebob, and we also review The Iron Giant as well as The Matrix before taking some of your best questions. Join us for a super fun blast from the past!

On this week's episode of Infinite Canvas Ultra, we more or less only talk about Todd Phillips' new highly anticipated film, Joker.  So, does Joker live up to the hype, praise, and controversy it's received leading up to its monumental release? Listen in as we talk for nearly one and a half hours about the film, including 25 minutes at the top that are completely spoiler-free! 

This week on Infinite Canvas Ultra, join Dan and Michael as they do double-feature film reviews of Rambo: Last Blood and Ad Astra. They also discuss The Joker one last time before opening week, touch upon Death Stranding's very long TGS demo, and get hyped over the new trailers for the long-awaited Uncut Gems and The Last of Us: Part II.

This week on Infinite Canvas Ultra, we review Charli XCX's self-titled new album, Charli. We also dig into the newly released EP from disgraced ex-Brockhampton member, Ameer Vann, check in on Michael's time with Gears 5, and talk about some wild shows Dan went to in the past week.

This week on Infinite Canvas Ultra, we review the Amazon Prime Original series, The Boys. On top of that, we go over some of our most anticipated fall films and also touch upon the PG-13 surprise horror hit, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. We also discuss a future project of ours that we're pretty ecstatic about. Join us for another awesome episode of Infinite Canvas Ultra!

We review Brockhampton's new album, Ginger. We also discuss the recent Kanye West leak, Yandhi, talk about new video games like Control and Until Dawn, and answer some of YOUR questions.  Join us for a really fun episode six!

This week on Infinite Canvas Ultra, Dan and Michael review It: Chapter Two, talk about the Sony vs. Marvel beef over Spider-Man, and touch upon the newly-released Netflix specials for Rocko's Modern Life and Invader Zim.

This week on Infinite Canvas Ultra, our co-hosts delve into Chance The Rapper's studio album debut, The Big Day. On top of that, this episode features the introduction of a new feature called "Panel Discussions," where Daniel and Michael will be reviewing older comic series, with the inaugural episode being focused on Tom King and Mitch Gerads' The Sheriff of Babylon. They also talk about Brockhampton, Nathan Fielder, and touch upon the new album by Marika Hackman.

This week on Infinite Canvas Ultra, co-hosts Daniel Fiorio and Michael Lane list off their Top Five Albums and Films of 2019 thus far! Michael also does a short interlude recounting his five favorite video games released up to this point in 2019, and the duo speak to some of their biggest disappoints to start the show off right! So, join us as we discuss the absolute best media we've digested up to the year's mid-point (and don't worry, there are NO SPOILERS in our discourses about our favorite films!). As always, you can skip through if you want to hear us talk to a specific topic: Introduction and Year's Biggest Disappointments: 0:00:00 - 0:18:46 | Our Top Five Albums of 2019 Thus Far: 0:18:46 - 1:05:57 | Michael's Top Five Video Games of 2019 Thus Far: 1:05:57 - 1:22:13 | Our Top Five Films of 2019 Thus Far: 1:22:13 - 2:11:59 | Q&A, Shout-Outs, and Outro: 2:12:00 - 2:30:27 | As always, follow us on Twitter @ICUltraPod as well as Instagram at Infinite Canvas Ultra, and send us your emails and hate mail to infintecanvasult@gmail.com

On the second episode of Infinite Canvas Ultra, courtesy of Daniel Fiorio and Michael Lane, the Ultra co-hosts discuss the new "Fast & Furious" spin-off film, "Hobbs & Shaw." Other than that, our hosts recount their time at 2019's Chicago Pitchfork Music Festival, and Dan does a short-and-sweet review of the new Ty Segall album, "First Taste." As always, if some of the topics don't interest you, you can always skip through the episode thanks to our handy timestamps listed below: Introduction and Pitchfork 2K19 Discussion: 0:00:00 - 0:29:00 | Review of Ty Segall's "First Taste": 0:29:00 - 0:30:40 | Discussion of "Hobbs & Shaw" (Non-Spoiler): 0:30:40 - 0:48:38 | Discussion of "Hobbs & Shaw" (Spoiler Section): 0:48:38 - 1:05:36 | Q&A, Shout-Outs, and Outro: 1:05:36 - 1:24:11 | Follow us on Twitter @ICUltraPod as well as Instagram at Infinite Canvas Ultra, and send us your emails to infintecanvasult@gmail.com

On the inaugural episode of the newly rebooted Infinite Canvas Ultra podcast, which is co-hosted by best buds and pop culture nerds Daniel Fiorio and Michael Lane, we pick right up where we left off three years ago with further discussion about comics, movies, music, and video games. Join us as we do a deep dive into Quentin Tarantino's ninth film, "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood," and quickly touch upon this week's biggest comic releases as well as the Barnes and Noble Criterion Collection sale. And, if you want to skip through the comic book and Criterion talk and get right to our thoughts on Tarantino's latest, adhere to the timestamps below: Intro and Comic Talk: 0:00:00 - 0:24:00 | Criterion Collection Discussion: 0:24:00 - 0:35:00 | Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood: 0:35:00-0:50:00 (non-spoiler) & 0:50:00 - 1:05:00 (spoiler) | Follow us on Twitter @ICUltraPod as well as Instagram at Infinite Canvas Ultra, and send us your emails to infintecanvasult@gmail.com