Marvel Movie Minute

Minute Forty Four: From Cap Not Liking It to Cap Not Getting ItNathan Blackwell and Krissy Lenz, from Most Excellent 80s Movies Podcast, part of the TruStory FM Entertainment Podcast Network, join us in this episode!In the forty-fourth minute of The Avengers...It's quinjet time! Why is Loki so quiet? And why is Natasha acting like the group mom? We talk a bit about likely direction and mountain range we're flying over before we dig into the juicy part of this minute – relationship dynamics beween our heroes. Why is Tony acting like such a jerk? What does Steve think of him? And how well does Thor's arrival play? Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesNeighborhood Comedy TheatreMost Excellent 80s Movies PodcastFacebook and Instagram and the webSquishy StudiosFacebook, Twitter, and InstagramWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The Avengers

Minute Forty Five: From Thor's Arrival to Loki Saying He Missed His Brother.Nathan Blackwell and Krissy Lenz, from Most Excellent 80s Movies Podcast, part of the TruStory FM Entertainment Podcast Network, join us in this episode!In the forty-fifth minute of The Avengers...Thor takes Loki and runs. We've got more fun character dynamics as we dig into this minute. How does Tony's reaction to getting hit play? Is that why he's in attack mode? And nice to see Steve's still needing a parachute. Not for much longer! What's with him calling Natasha ma'am? That seems too old-fashioned, particularly for someone he knows. This minute also gives us a chance to dig into not only what God wears, but also the idea of God and gods. We explore this a bit. And then we travel to the cliff top with Thor and Loki as they begin their conversation. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesNeighborhood Comedy TheatreMost Excellent 80s Movies PodcastFacebook and Instagram and the webSquishy StudiosFacebook, Twitter, and InstagramWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The Avengers

Minute Forty Six: From Grumpy Thor to Laughing LokiNathan Blackwell and Krissy Lenz, from Most Excellent 80s Movies Podcast, part of the TruStory FM Entertainment Podcast Network, join us in this episode!In the forty-sixth minute of The Avengers...We get several full minutes to discuss the conversation between Thor and Loki on the side of a cliff, that looks remarkably like the spot where Captain America joined the Howling Commandos as they prepared to zipline down to the HYDRA train. Like the same set? Sure feels that way. We also talk about the idea of dark energy and how Odin got Thor here, along with many aspects of their broken relationship after Thor thought Loki was dead. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesNeighborhood Comedy TheatreMost Excellent 80s Movies PodcastFacebook and Instagram and the webSquishy StudiosFacebook, Twitter, and InstagramWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The Avengers

Minute Forty Seven: From A Compliment From Loki to Thor Summoning MjølnirNathan Blackwell and Krissy Lenz, from Most Excellent 80s Movies Podcast, part of the TruStory FM Entertainment Podcast Network, join us in this episode!In the forty-seventh minute of The Avengers...The conversation between Loki and Thor continues. Plus, it turns out Odin's tuning in as Huggin and Munnin, his two ravens, make an appearance. In this minute, the conversation turns toward Earth, Thor's ‘leadership,' the idea of ruling, the idea of humanity managing without gods, and more. Plus, we talk about the Tesseract, some expositional acting, and more. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesNeighborhood Comedy TheatreMost Excellent 80s Movies PodcastFacebook and Instagram and the webSquishy StudiosFacebook, Twitter, and InstagramWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The Avengers

Minute Forty Eight: From Thor Warning Loki to Iron Man Blasting ThorNathan Blackwell and Krissy Lenz, from Most Excellent 80s Movies Podcast, part of the TruStory FM Entertainment Podcast Network, join us in this episode!In the forty-eighth minute of The Avengers...Thor and Loki are mid-conversation and it's just getting good. We're just learning that Thor needed the Tesseract to get Loki home. But it's all interrupted when Tony finally shows up and decides to just start fighting. The break in conversation, as it turns out, is a very Notaro-esque thing to do. It's fun. But how does the fighting between heroes play? It certainly fulfills the comic book tropes, but what's it say about our heroes? Does it make sense in the story? We bicker about it and largely land on the idea that it helps, even if Andy's still a bit unsure of it. We do get some fun battling between Tony and Thor though! Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesNeighborhood Comedy TheatreMost Excellent 80s Movies PodcastFacebook and Instagram and the webSquishy StudiosFacebook, Twitter, and InstagramWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The Avengers

Minute Forty Nine: From A Kick to the Chest to A HeadbuttLester Clark and Kynan Dias from The Exorcist Minute join us in this episode!In the forty-ninth minute of The Avengers...There may be next to no dialogue, but there's plenty of pugilism this minute as Thor and Iron Man go head to head, or... suit to hammer? There's also plenty to discuss. Good guys fighting? How does that play? Is there a point they should worry that what they're doing might actually kill the other? Lest we forget Loki's sitting on a cliff watching below. Why doesn't he try to escape though? Oh yeah – bigger plan and all. Shouldn't the heroes wonder more about that though? And how does a suit get powered up to over 400%? Certainly a lot of questions as well as a fantastic conversation with Lester and Kynan in this episode. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesThe Exorcist Minute on the web, Instagram and FacebookThe Exorcist Minute's Facebook GroupKynan Dias on Letterboxd and InstagramLester on the web and InstagramWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The Avengers

Minute Fifty: From Another Headbutt to A Concussive StrikeEric Deutsch, co-host from Flash Gordon Minute and Escape From New York Minute, joins us in this episode!In the fiftieth minute of The Avengers...More fighting between our heroes. How much did we want to see this when we were kids on the playground? How often did we argue about who would beat who? This is that chance. Did we need it? Maybe not. But it plays well for the most part, right? We talk about some moments that work really well in this battle. We also talk about why Thor is so serious here, much different than later when he gets to fight Hulk. Andy even creates a wacky metaphor for the entire situation.And then we get to talk about the grown-up showing up as Captain America arrives, clocking them both with the pointy edge of his shield. But why did he decide to climb up to the top end of a broken tree? And how far did he have to run to get here? We debate a bit about the moment when Steve challenges Thor to put his hammer down, wondering if Thor only attacks Cap because Tony throws out a smarmy comment. And then we get the other great argument on playgrounds – which weapon's stronger. We get to see Thor's hammer pounding Cap's shield and lo and behold, it's a draw! Sure, it destroys an acre of forest, but it's worth it to see this, right? We dig into this and more. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesFlash Gordon MinuteFlash Gordon Minute's Facebook GroupEscape From New York MinuteEscape From New York Minute's Facebook GroupWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The Avengers

Minute Fifty One: From Iron Man Getting Up After the Fight to Locked-Up LokiJoining us on the show, we have Declan Craggs from Scream Movie Minute.In the fifty-first minute of The Avengers...The fight comes to an end. We sure hope there were no campers nearby as they may have just had all the flesh ripped from their bodies! We talk a bit more about the idea of good guys fighting, and that sense after something involving a lot of adrenaline when you calm down and look at what you've done. There's a sense of that here for sure.From there, we transition to the skies and specifically the helicarrier. Were they cloaked or not before we see them? Possibly? But how do our heroes get off the quinjet onto the helicarrier without getting blown immediately off the deck? And how do they breathe? Loki makes it into the hall with a team of SHIELD troops that look suspiciously like bad guys. Is this the start of HYDRA's infiltration? We ponder the strange white antennae spaced out across the ceiling. And we get to chat a bit about Bruce. What the heck is he working on? Should we know what this machine is or does? We assume it has to do with gamma, but does that mean this room's irradiated? Why is it blue? When he and Loki share a look, what causes that pinch he does to the bridge of his nose? Is he just tired or are we meant to assume there's some sort of thing Loki's doing to him? It's a strange moment, but plenty of great conversation. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The Avengers

Minute Fifty Two: From Fury Clearing Things Up to Fury's Lost CreaturesJoining us on the show, we have Declan Craggs from Scream Movie Minute.In the fifty-second minute of The Avengers...Loki makes it into his cell and Nick Fury joins him to show him his special prison. Nick is appropriately angry, but should he be opening the ship to demonstrate his jail cell setup? If he's 30,000 feet up, that would suck him out, right? At the very least, it'd create a strong wind and likely make it very cold on the ship. But what would happen to Hulk or Loki if it dropped with them in it? Would it kill them?How does Loki know the cameras are on when he turns to the security camera? Is it just his ego that he assumes everyone's tuning in? What's with his ‘lost creatures' shade? But wait... why didn't any of our superheroes escort him down here? Why did they go straight to the conference table to chill? We have a lot of questions this minute. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The Avengers

Minute Fifty Three: From A Very Desperate Fury to Loki Dragging Things OutJoining us on the show, we have Declan Craggs from Scream Movie Minute.In the fifty-third minute of The Avengers...We start where we left off last minute – a key trailer shot of the Avengers at the conference table looking very pensive. What's Thor thinking about? Why don't any of them ask why it was so easy to catch Loki or why he didn't try to escape earlier? The conversation between Loki and Fury is great. Fury's quick end does make us wonder about that cut to Agent Hill. It sure feels like this was a legacy cut from the original edit when Hill was angry at Fury for getting them into this situation. Now, it just feels weirdly placed, particularly as it's a line directed at Tony, who's not even listening. Regardless, this all makes for an interesting conversation. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The Avengers

Minute Fifty Four: From Steve Wondering About Loki's Play to A Weekend in PortlandRobin Burdge from Karate Kid Minute and Fright Night Minute joins us in this episode!In the fifty-fourth minute of The Avengers...It's team time! We're finally with (almost) all of our heroes in the same room. Sure, Tony doesn't show up until the end of this minute, but he is here! We talk about the characters and how they're each given some time so that it feels more cohesive. There are lines of dialogue that work, and Thor gets to shine a bit with comedy, even though he's largely looking pensive and menacing. What about Loki having killed 80 people? Should we all remember that more with this character when he gets his own TV show? And what do we think about Tony's entrance with Coulson talking about Portland? Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesFind all of Robin's podcasts hereRobin on Twitter and LetterboxdWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The Avengers

Minute Fifty Five: From Keeping the Love Alive to 120 Million KelvinEric Deutsch, co-host from Flash Gordon Minute and Escape From New York Minute, joins us in this episode!In the fifty-fifth minute of The Avengers...Tony and Coulson arrive on the helicarrier bridge talking about the cellist, which leads us into a lengthy chat about “Agents of SHIELD” and the challenges of connecting TV properties at the time to the movies. We also talk about the writer's penchant for seemingly throwaway conversations like this at the starts or ends of scenes that sometimes end up carrying import down the road.Tony dives into problem-solving here, and we get a sense that he's one of the smart scientists in the room. He's also cheeky and arrogant, which leads to a debate about RDJ's acting skills when he's playing pirate at the captain's post (or is it the directing? The writing?). Regardless of that particular line, we all love the Galaga bit and talk a bit about the game as well as the actor playing Galaga Guy, even though we don't get to meet him yet.Why isn't Fury here? Why does Coulson leave? Why is Maria Hill so irritated? Is it Tony? Or is this a hang-on from the deleted scenes featuring her angry with Fury for involving the Avengers at all? It's interesting to see how the scene plays without those deleted scenes. Plus, we get Tony and Bruce and Natasha and Steve and Thor – 5/6 of our team – in one place! And how great is it seeing our nerdy scientists starting to get really nerdy scientific with each other? Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesFlash Gordon MinuteFlash Gordon Minute's Facebook GroupEscape From New York MinuteEscape From New York Minute's Facebook GroupWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The Avengers

Minute Fifty Six: From Big Science Talk to The Helicarrier at NightBubbawheat from the time loop podcast It's Time to Rewind joins us in this episode!In the fifty-sixth minute of The Avengers...The scientists get their meet cute and we're here for it. Tony and Bruce start talking WAY over everyone's heads, but in fact, the science does make sense. We talk about that a bit and try to break down what it all means. We also talk about Fury's entrance and realize where he was, even though earlier we were complaining about the fact that he's not here. We get to talk about Loki's big stick, flying monkeys, and references that Steve gets. Plus, Galaga Guy! It's a fun minute. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesBubbawheat's podcasts on the web and in FacebookBubbawheat on TwitterBubbawheat's Filmwhys podcastCoulomb Barrier? Quantum Tunneling Effect? Here are some answers!Watch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The Avengers

Minute Fifty Seven: From Night Flight to Bruce Reassuring Steve That He Doesn't Take OffenseBubbawheat from the time loop podcast It's Time to Rewind joins us in this episode!In the fifty-seventh minute of The Avengers...We start by wondering about the un-cloaked helicarrier and why, perhaps, it's not cloaked right now. We also wonder about the huge opening in the back and how logical that is for a vehicle that sits in the water part of the time. But really, our conversation focuses on Tony and Bruce as they nerd out on their science. We try to figure out what some of their tech is, and then we get to talk about Tony and his incessant (scientific?) need to poke (literally) at Bruce. We get to talk about the comic book origins of HOMER, debate the potential gamma radiation poisoning everyone should be dealing with, FLOPs, scepter stands, and more. Plus, Steve pops in to start arguing with Tony. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesBubbawheat's podcasts on the web and in FacebookBubbawheat on TwitterBubbawheat's Filmwhys podcastWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The Avengers

Minute Fifty Eight: From Pointy Things to Tony's PrototypeBubbawheat from the time loop podcast It's Time to Rewind joins us in this episode!In the fifty-eighth minute of The Avengers...The argument continues, and it says so much about each of these characters. Bruce demonstrates that he always is working to avoid conflict, even in conversation. Tony constantly pushes and doesn't worry about consequences. Steve still trusts those leading him. The idea of questioning Fury and his motivations is new to Steve, and allows for us to wonder what would've happened if everything went Fury's way? It's not pretty. We laugh a bit about Steve's comment regarding Stark Tower, particularly because he was sketching it earlier in a deleted scene. And we get to talk about dried blueberries. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesBubbawheat's podcasts on the web and in FacebookBubbawheat on TwitterBubbawheat's Filmwhys podcastWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The Avengers

Minute Fifty Nine: From The Only Name in Clean Energy Right Now to Cap Storming OutBubbawheat from the time loop podcast It's Time to Rewind joins us in this episode!In the fifty-ninth minute of The Avengers...We wrap up the tension-filled conversation between Tony, Bruce and Steve. Tony and Bruce have some valid points. Bruce makes them better than Tony, who seems more interested in provoking Steve than anything. Or maybe Steve's just mad that he didn't get offered a dried blueberry before now? Regardless, the two of them do a great job of planting the seed of doubt in Steve's head. Great conversation in this minute! Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesBubbawheat's podcasts on the web and in FacebookBubbawheat on TwitterBubbawheat's Filmwhys podcastWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The Avengers

Minute Sixty: From The Seed Planted to A Terrible PrivilegeRyan Dalton, author of the Time Shift trilogy and This Last Adventure, joins us in this episode!In the sixtieth minute of The Avengers...It's all about our heroes talking in this minute, even though Tony doesn't necessarily see himself (or the others?) as heroes at this point in time. He certainly has opinions about Steve. What's great about the little bits of dialogue and confrontation in the last minute is that it was enough to push Steve to want to dig a little deeper into what SHIELD's up to. We get to see that pivotal shift in his character at the start of this minute, which may be the moment that finally brings Steve up to the 2010s. There's a lot going on in the conversation between Tony and Bruce. Two like-minded scientists, both dealing with their own issues that Tony sees as a ‘terrible privelege.' We get a read on who they are from the dialogue as well, not to mention some really cool tech play. Plus, we get to talk about the ACME Corporation. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesFind Ryan Dalton's books hereRyan on the web, Facebook, Twitter, and InstagramSee the Portal ads that J.K. Simmons did here, here, here, and hereUltron California by Red Letter MediaWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The Avengers

Minute Sixty One: From Bruce Telling Tony He Can Control It to Steve's Stealthy LeapJames Anderson and Colin Parker from the Timeline Scavengers podcast join us in this episode!In the sixty-first minute of The Avengers...Bruce and Tony are still taking about their powers. Why is Tony pushing Bruce to join up and be part of the team? Or is it that he sees a brother scientist in need here? This is a fascinating scene of character-building and we're all thrilled with how it plays out. Plus, it's shot through the glass panel, so there's a strange mirror element to it. The reflections of these heroes in each other? And did they CG the reflections? Bruce's has a bit of a... look to it.We also talk (finally) about Tony's Iron Maiden shirt, and get a bit of time chatting about Steve prowling around to see what he can find. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesJames on TwitterColin on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTokFind Timeline Scavengers Podcast and other projects involving James and Colin on Scavengers NetworkWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The Avengers

Minute Sixty Two: From Steve Snooping to Coulson and Thor Talking About ErikTravis Bow from the Reel Comic Heroes podcast and Marvel Events Timeline podcast joins us in this episode!In the sixty-second minute of The Avengers...Steve continues his snooping. What will he find? While he's doing that, we see a mysterious truck driving through a tunnel. Weirdly, the storage room and then the tunnel give a weird sense when cut together that the helicarrier is much bigger than we thought.But no, the truck has Erik Selvig busy working on the iridium in soup can form. We chat about Erik looking crazier and crazier. We also discuss the not one but two men in the back of the box truck with him, and the fact that the insides of this box truck seem much larger than the exterior should hold. We also come up with a new measuring term! After that, we get to transition into a conversation about Coulson and Thor talking about Jane and Norway, not to mention why Natalie Portman isn't in this movie. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesReel Comic Heroes podcastMinute of Thieves on InstagramInstagram for Reel Comic HeroesWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The Avengers

Minute Sixty Three: From Thor Changing Erik's Life to Thor's Thoughts on Loki's MindTravis Bow from the Reel Comic Heroes podcast and Marvel Events Timeline podcast joins us in this episode!In the sixty-third minute of The Avengers...It's all about the walk-and-talk with Coulson and Thor. This is a fantastic scene of character building. It's got humor, thoughts on war, Bilgesnipes – everything that makes a scene play well. And then Fury interrupts, and the beautiful character scene shifts to plot and, well, it feels a bit clunky. It's not bad, and we love Fury, but it just feels a bit more written. Still, we're getting a lot out of these characters as the scene builds to some darker places in tomorrow's minute. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesReel Comic Heroes podcastMinute of Thieves on InstagramInstagram for Reel Comic HeroesWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The Avengers

Minute Sixty Four: From Loki Craving Power and Vengeance to Loki Expanding Agent Barton's MindTravis Bow from the Reel Comic Heroes podcast and Marvel Events Timeline podcast joins us in this episode!In the sixty-fourth minute of The Avengers...Thor and Fury wrap up their conversation, and Fury takes it dark. Is he saying he wants Thor to torture his brother? Yikes! Meanwhile, Thor is making it all about him. That's so Thor. What's interesting is that Loki likely would be trying to take over Midgard because it was Thor's regardless of whether Thor knew or not, but Thor turning the entire plot into one of vengeance on him does feel like maybe he's forgetting some of all those valuable lessons he'd learned before.We jump from there to find Loki in his cell, and lo and behold, Natasha's managed to sneak up on him. How? And why? We decide it didn't matter how, but it's awfully funny as a potential character trait that she has to sneak in everywhere she goes because she's just so good at it. As for why, it's clearly part of her plot to get info from him. What's interesting about the scene, though, is that both of them are tricksters and employ this sort of approach, plus Clint likely told Loki everything about her, so he should know she does this sort of thing. That puts her in a place where she's proving here that she's much better at it than Loki.It's a great minute, even if we do have some questions about the logistics and reasons. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesReel Comic Heroes podcastMinute of Thieves on InstagramInstagram for Reel Comic HeroesWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The Avengers

Minute Sixty Five: From Agent Romanoff Questioning Loki About Barton's Mind to Loki Asking Her What She'd Do If He Vowed to Spare HimTravis Bow from the Reel Comic Heroes podcast and Marvel Events Timeline podcast joins us in this episode!In the sixty-fifth minute of The Avengers...We continue our counseling session – I mean interrogation – between Loki and Natasha. Okay, so it's really neither as she's covertly made her way here to find out what Loki's plans are with Agent Barton. All of this plays both of their strengths and make for an interesting scene between two people who love deception. Loki, for some reason, feels he's got the upper hand as he starts asking her to open up, and finding that she will. It's an interesting moment because she's the one who now has the upper hand. He just can't see it yet. We have a great conversation about this minute, and bid adieu to Travis after joining us for his last minute this season. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesReel Comic Heroes podcastMinute of Thieves on InstagramInstagram for Reel Comic HeroesWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The Avengers

Visit the WGA's site to learn more and find out how you can support the writers of your favorite properties.Minute Sixty Six: From No Way Natasha Will Let Loki Out to Loki Lashing OutMatthew Costello, author of several works on politics and superheroes including Secret Identity Crisis: Comic books and the Unmasking of Cold War America, joins us in this episode!In the sixty-sixth minute of The Avengers...We're in the middle of the conversation/interrogation/manipulation match between Loki and Natasha. It's a strong conversation and great minute in the film. Loki clearly got a lot of info out of Clint to use against Natasha, but would it have made sense for Clint to also have told Loki that she'd be expecting that? And that perhaps she'd be using that knowledge against Loki? We decide that it's likely Loki's hubris meant he never even asked Clint any more details beyond what he'd given already. The construction of the scene is great, particularly the reflection of Loki as he walks toward the glass to confront her. The performers are nailing their roles here. Its certainly gives us a lot to discuss. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesGet your copy of Matthew's book ‘Secret Identity Crisis: Comic books and the Unmasking of Cold War America'Watch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The Avengers

Visit the WGA's site to learn more and find out how you can support the writers of your favorite properties.Minute Sixty Seven: From Lying and Killing to Figuring It OutRobin Burdge from Karate Kid Minute and Fright Night Minute joins us in this episode!In the sixty-seventh minute of The Avengers...Loki continues his monologue to Natasha, and unfortunately says one of the most disgusting things ever said in a Marvel film. It really feels like the writer/director's hand at work here, and it's just gross. That aside, Loki's full-on malicious to Natasha as he works to break her down, destroying her hope that Clint will be saved. But it's all okay because it's just another of her fake-outs! Right? Well, it does play effectively, as gross as the insult is. It's just a shame that Natasha isn't given other ways to trick villains. There's also talk about what we're seeing in the montage and how all of our heroes are uncovering unsavory truths about SHIELD and showing that no one is to be trusted. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesFind all of Robin's podcasts hereRobin on Twitter and LetterboxdWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The Avengers

Visit the WGA's site to learn more and find out how you can support the writers of your favorite properties.Minute Sixty Eight: From Natasha in Action to Loki Manipulating BannerKyle Olson from Marvel Movie Minute seasons 2 and 3 joins us in this episode!In the sixty-eighth minute of The Avengers...Natasha's figured things out. We love how she's played Loki here. Her ‘thank you' to him is particularly gratifying. The shots of her looking at Loki followed by Loki looking at her – though from a profile shot – do look a bit funky though. We talk a bit about the interior workings of the Helicarrier shot that gets us from the prison to the lab, even if it is a strange space that's hard to make much sense of. But it does get us into the lab, and into the conversation that Kyle's here for. It's his favorite scene in the film, and we understand why. We get to discuss the teaming up of Tony and Bruce against Fury, and how that soon includes Steve. Considering how Steve stormed out earlier, it's nice to see he's now on their side, albeit not for long. Phase Two is introduced. Not the films, but the weapons, and we complain about the fact that they couldn't come up with a different name. We also ponder Hydra's and Zola's involvement in continuing the development of Tesseract weaponry. There's a lot going on in this minute and we're here for it. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesListen to Season 2 and Season 3 of Marvel Movie Minute with Rob and KyleCheck out Kyle's other shows:Cool Time Dice HourThe Curiosity CodexSitting in the DarkThe Swashbuckling Ladies Debate SocietyWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The Avengers

Minute Sixty Nine: From Bruce Wondering About Natasha's Manipulations to Steve Wondering About Tony's WeaponsKyle Olson from Marvel Movie Minute seasons 2 and 3 joins us in this episode!In the sixty-ninth minute of The Avengers...The argument continues! Tony and Bruce and Steve gang up on Nick. Bruce and Natasha are also arguing. We get Mark Ruffalo bringing up WMDs. And Nick blames everything on Thor! So who's right in this argument? Why are they fighting? Does it feel like Fury's flailing a bit to regain control? We may have issues with the writer/director but this dialogue and scene construction is fantastic. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesListen to Season 2 and Season 3 of Marvel Movie Minute with Rob and KyleCheck out Kyle's other shows:Cool Time Dice HourThe Curiosity CodexSitting in the DarkThe Swashbuckling Ladies Debate SocietyWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The Avengers

Minute Seventy: From Tony Wondering Why It's About Him to A Chemical MixtureKyle Olson from Marvel Movie Minute seasons 2 and 3 joins us in this episode!In the seventieth minute of The Avengers...More fighting, but now Steve's getting some feelings out about Tony. Pretty soon, everyone's arguing with everyone and we get a wonderfully magical shot as the camera pushes in on the scepter then goes up and over it, returning to the group now upside down. It's a great way to demonstrate what's happening here and why. Plus, it allows us to cut to Clint Barton, now in his very own quinjet with his very own troop as they approach the Helicarrier in preparation for battle. And it's the scepter they seem to be using to find their way, but is that why it's glowing? Or is it that it's using its own powers to influence people, and by doing so is releasing the gamma Clint needs to find it? Or is it Loki somehow controlling it? Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesListen to Season 2 and Season 3 of Marvel Movie Minute with Rob and KyleCheck out Kyle's other shows:Cool Time Dice HourThe Curiosity CodexSitting in the DarkThe Swashbuckling Ladies Debate SocietyWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The Avengers

Minute Seventy One: From Team Time Bomb to Clint Preparing HimselfKyle Olson from Marvel Movie Minute seasons 2 and 3 joins us in this episode!In the seventy-first minute of The Avengers...Now Fury's getting concerned that Bruce may hulk out. Why isn't Natasha involved in the conversation any more? All she does in this minute is have a cutesy smirk after one of Tony's quippy lines. Should she be given more here? Why is Tony so intent on getting Bruce to hulk out? Does it make sense here in the Helicarrier? The comments he and Steve throw at each other are not only great, they're very accurate. This scene plays incredibly well. So why does Loki send a guy with a bow and arrow to attack instead of, you know, a missile or something? Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesListen to Season 2 and Season 3 of Marvel Movie Minute with Rob and KyleCheck out Kyle's other shows:Cool Time Dice HourThe Curiosity CodexSitting in the DarkThe Swashbuckling Ladies Debate SocietyWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The Avengers

Minute Seventy Two: From Clint Drawing His Bow to Bruce Asking If They Want to Know His Secret to Staying CalmKyle Olson from Marvel Movie Minute seasons 2 and 3 joins us in this episode!In the seventy-second minute of The Avengers...This minute clearly shows that the scepter is somehow influencing the group as we see several of them shaking their heads as if in a fog. But why is this the direction they chose to take? Does it make sense? Is it masterful storytelling or just confusing? We get a break in the tension as Bruce reveals an attempted suicide, which surprisingly is a moment that essentially canonizes a deleted scene from The Incredible Hulk. It's a great moment, and allows the argument to stop, even if it's Bruce who now uses it as a chance to start getting angry. Meanwhile, Clint shoots an arrow at the helicarrier. But it's a cute arrow! Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesListen to Season 2 and Season 3 of Marvel Movie Minute with Rob and KyleCheck out Kyle's other shows:Cool Time Dice HourThe Curiosity CodexSitting in the DarkThe Swashbuckling Ladies Debate SocietyWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The Avengers

Minute Seventy Three: From Fury Readying His Sidearm to Fury Shaking His HeadJames Anderson and Colin Parker from the Timeline Scavengers podcast join us in this episode!In the seventy-third minute of The Avengers...It's a tension-filled minute! We start with Fury reaching for his gun because, as it turns out, Bruce has picked up the scepter. But... why? Is the scepter behaving? Is Loki in control of it in some capacity? There are questions we ask that we're not even sure the filmmakers at the time had answers to, which is frustrating. Still, knowing down the road it's the mind stone makes it make more sense, right?The gamma readings trigger the system and Bruce runs to check, but why is the latitude/longitude giving a reading somewhere over the wilds of Quebec? And why is the helicarrier's reading showing that it's over Bermuda? Are these Easter eggs for someone in the crew? Was it intentional? Or were they goofs? We may never know.But now the helicarrier's blowing up like an 80s TV scifi show. Explosions out of the floor. Shaky cams equating a ship under attack. People flying through windows. It plays fine, but certainly gives us plenty to question. Regardless, Barton's on the attack and our team is separated. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesJames on TwitterColin on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTokFind Timeline Scavengers Podcast and other projects involving James and Colin on Scavengers NetworkJamie Benning's FilmumentariesWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The Avengers

Minute Seventy Four: From A Shaken Nick Calling for Hill to Tony Telling Steve He'll Meet Him at Engine ThreeKurtis Findlay from the Epic Marvel Podcast joins us in this episode!In the seventy-fourth minute of The Avengers...The helicarrier's under attack and Nick gets everyone to work. We talk about the team building going on here, even if it's not under the guise of the Avengers as the team. It's great to see them all working hard to save the helicarrier. We talk about how much of this film takes place on the helicarrier. We also discuss Warren Cole a bit more, correcting our earlier conversation that pegged him as Galaga Guy. So now the question is... who is Galaga Guy? We chat a bit about the motives of Clint and Loki, and we get to chat a bit about Natasha and Bruce lost down in the equipment room. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesThe Epic Marvel Podcast on the web, Facebook, Twitter, and InstagramChuck Jones: The Dream That Never Was (edited by Kurtis Findlay)Watch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The Avengers

Minute Seventy Five: From Tony Preparing His Suit to Natasha Pulling Herself FreeKurtis Findlay from the Epic Marvel Podcast joins us in this episode!In the seventy-fifth minute of The Avengers...We get to talk a bit about Tony and his bespoke traveling closet for his Mark VI suit, as well as the fact that it powers up, presumably to warm it up for him and his arc reactor. But really, this minute is about the impending, hulking conflict between Natasha and Bruce. Natasha's pinned down and Bruce is, well, losing control. Is it Natasha that finally pushes him over the edge? Or was he going there anyway? We get to talk a bit about these early stages of his transformation, what works, and what doesn't. We also get to discuss our maintenance guys who come running in only to be shooed out by Natasha. It's a great minute and our first chance to see any of Bruce losing control and becoming Hulk! Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesThe Epic Marvel Podcast on the web, Facebook, Twitter, and InstagramChuck Jones: The Dream That Never Was (edited by Kurtis Findlay)Watch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The Avengers

Minute Seventy Six: From Black Widow's Trigger for the Hulk to Iron Man Arriving at the Scene of the Damaged EngineJason Dittmer, Professor of Political Geography at University College London and author of ‘Captain America and the Nationalist Superhero', joins us in this episode!In the seventy-sixth minute of The Avengers...Natasha breaks free from the pipe, which causes Hulk to turn and see her. The chase begins! We talk a bit about this pursuit, which takes place over the next few minutes. We see Loki smiling in his cell as he hears Hulk roar, which leads us to discuss the cage in the first place – why did they put Loki here instead of a different non-Hulk related cell? How do they get Hulk into it? It doesn't make a lot of sense.From there, we head to the bridge where Nick Fury works to get his crew moving the helicarrier out to sea to protect the people on land below them. That, of course, leads us to discussing the reasons a flying aircraft carrier would ever exist in the first place. We also get to meet Jesse Garcia, our Carrier Bridge Tech, who learns to navigate with the sun. The minute ends with Steve heading out to the damaged engine where he meets up with Tony, now in his Iron Man suit. It's a busy minute of action. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesJason Dittmer on the web and TwitterCheck out ‘Captain America and the Nationalist Superhero' by Jason DittmerWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The Avengers

Minute Seventy Seven: From Tony's Engine Analysis to Hulk Doing What He Does BestJason Dittmer, Professor of Political Geography at University College London and author of ‘Captain America and the Nationalist Superhero', joins us in this episode!In the seventy-seventh minute of The Avengers...Tony and Steve continue their work on repairing the engine. We're not sure about Steve's decision to perform gymnastic feats on this damaged part of the aircraft, but he seems to be a monkey without fear of gravity, and we're okay with it. Chris Evans delivers his line well here. Tony does his usual thing.Back with Natasha, she's now hiding from Hulk, who seems to have learned the art of tiptoeing. Why is he so quiet? And why has he decided to specifically single her out as his target? Wouldn't he normally forget about her shortly after losing sight of her? We also get to talk about a deleted scene and the start of the hallway run. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesJason Dittmer on the web and TwitterCheck out ‘Captain America and the Nationalist Superhero' by Jason DittmerWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The AvengersThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5556848/advertisement

Minute Seventy Eight: From The Hallway Chase to Steve Warning Tony About That Thing Getting Up To SpeedJason Dittmer, Professor of Political Geography at University College London and author of ‘Captain America and the Nationalist Superhero', joins us in this episode!In the seventy-eighth minute of The Avengers...The hallway run as Hulk chases Black Widow is a fantastic shot and something that's perfect for the trailer. What about the logic of designing a ship like this? Does the space make sense? We also run into some issues talking about the writer/director's decision to have Hulk backhand Natasha, then shortly after prepare to do it again. It feels a bit... gross.But Thor arrives to save the day. Why not with Mjølnir? Oh yeah – we need to save that moment for a cool entry later. But can Thor really move this fast otherwise? He and Hulk end up in the lower docking area where we'll see them fight for a few minutes. Why did it take Thor so long to join the fray though? And at what point did he learn that Bruce turns into this green monster? Does it matter that that's never set up? Regardless, Hulk smashes him a bit more.We end the minute back with Tony and Steve as Tony talks super conductors and kick-starting the engine, things that don't make much sense. But it's fun, right? Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesJason Dittmer on the web and TwitterCheck out ‘Captain America and the Nationalist Superhero' by Jason DittmerWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The AvengersThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5556848/advertisement

Minute Seventy Nine: From Tony's Tech Jargon to Hulk Failing to Pick Up MjølnirJason Dittmer, Professor of Political Geography at University College London and author of ‘Captain America and the Nationalist Superhero', joins us in this episode!In the seventy-ninth minute of The Avengers...So much of Tony-science in this minute! We get to talk about magnetic levitation, or mag-lev. We also get to discuss stators and the potential logic behind what Tony's trying to do. It somewhat makes sense. Is that good enough? There's also some serious discussion about the red lever and how it plays into Tony's dumbing down the conversation.From there, we return to Thor and Hulk. We get a nice dutch angle of Thor – a nice nod to Kenneth Branagh's style. We also get the surprising return of tiptoeing Hulk. Why is he so quiet in his approach to Thor? There's also the calling of Mjølnir which elicits some concerns. That being said, we do get some fantastic beats of the fight through the rest of the minute – Thor undercutting Hulk with Mjølnir, hurling him into a harrier jet in a speed-ramped shot shines. Thor dropping and sliding on his knees while leaning back to dodge the harrier wing is another. And Hulk grabbing Mjølnir, only to get pinned by it is a third. We struggle through some of this minute, but still genuinely enjoy it, and have a great conversation about all of it. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesJason Dittmer on the web and TwitterCheck out ‘Captain America and the Nationalist Superhero' by Jason DittmerWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The AvengersThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5556848/advertisement

Minute Eighty: From Thor Trying a Choke Hold on Hulk to The Young SHIELD Pilot Dropping into PositionJason Dittmer, Professor of Political Geography at University College London and author of ‘Captain America and the Nationalist Superhero', joins us in this episode!In the Eightieth minute of The Avengers...We start this minute with some awkward shots of Thor and Hulk fighting. Is that because of the shot construction trying to make room for the CG Hulk? We're not sure, but it certainly stands out.From there, we go to the bridge, just in time for a grenade to land, throwing Agent Hill back. Fury takes out two of Barton's mercenaries, which sets us off on our tracking of the various operatives to see if there truly are just seven. We also debate if Nick is truly the best super spy as well as the best helicarrier pilot, or if he's actually quite mediocre at both, but happens to know how to do both so comes in handy.We get a bit of Coulson as he sets out to retrieve something from a secured locker, we get Thor and Hulk landing in the Wishbone lab, and we get Hill giving orders to one of the nearby Lightnings – real planes! – to take on Hulk. It's a full minute! Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesJason Dittmer on the web and TwitterCheck out ‘Captain America and the Nationalist Superhero' by Jason DittmerWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The AvengersThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5556848/advertisement

Minute Eighty One: From Moving Into Position to Massive Falling DebrisRyanne Bennett from Black Girl Nerds joins us in this episode!In the eighty-first minute of The Avengers...It's our SHIELD pilot up against Hulk. Who will win? Well, we all know how this is going to play out. Hulk stomps everyone. He's stomping Thor (the puny god). He stomps the aircraft our pilot's flying, and let's be honest – he's now thoroughly stomped the helicarrier, which certainly won't be able to land in the ocean now that it's got this giant hole in the lab windows. How do they fix it anyway? We talk about Hulk taking out the aircraft, and the horror of 1) having to use an ejection seat then 2) being caught and thrown by Hulk in the process. At least his chute still opens! Hulk manages to blow the aircraft up before falling to New Jersey. Iron Man's also irresponsibly knocking pieces down to New Jersey. So much for anyone below! But it's a great minute and we have a great chat about everything going on in it. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesBlack Girl Nerds podcastFind Ryanne on Instagram and TwitterWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The AvengersThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5556848/advertisement

Minute Eighty Two: From Barton's Mercenaries Approaching Engine Three to Engine One in Shut-DownMike Gravagno from The Superhero Show Show and Movie of the Year joins us in this episode!In the eighty-second minute of The Avengers...Barton's and Loki's mercenaries finally make it to engine three where they prepare to sabotage it further with a grenade, but Steve sees them and does a wild move to block the grenade, then parkour his way to the merc to take him down. It's a pretty cool bit, and we're here for it. Plus, Steve and grenades... they have a history. We talk a bit about Steve's crazy move to kick the gun out of the second merc's hands UP to the catwalk by the red lever. It's as if he knew he'd need it... Hrm... We also get to talk about Steve's penchant for tossing people off of planes. Perhaps he prefers that to shooting them? He certainly never hits the guys with his shots. It's like two Stormtroopers here.We go from here to the bridge where Fury takes down the fifth mercenary trying to get in. What's up with the ever-multiplying mercenaries? Did Barton have some planted on the ship? Regardless, why is Fury so confused about the fact that they just keep coming?He's interrupted in his thinkining, though, because Barton finally pops up – in a vent – and starts shooting arrows. Why doesn't he take Fury out? It does give us a chance to talk about his data arrow though. Yeah, that's a thing. The arrow shuts down engine one, along with the computers on the bridge – well, select computers, at least – and everyone starts listing. Even Agent Sitwell! Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesThe Superhero Show ShowMovie of the YearPopFilter on the web, Twitter, and InstagramWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The AvengersThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5556848/advertisement

Minute Eighty Three: From The Helicarrier Tipping to Thor BellowingMike Gravagno from The Superhero Show Show and Movie of the Year joins us in this episode!In the eighty-third minute of The Avengers...We're really listing now, but what's important is that only the bridge lists. The rest of the ship doesn't. Actually, we realize that even on the bridge, only some people list. One person who doesn't is Agent Sitwell. He remains in his seat working on his computer. (Wait, didn't it shut down?) Some may say that Agent Sitwell sits well... Yeah...We find Natasha still in shock and likely injured after getting backhanded by Hulk. We debate the nature of her character in this beat in relation to the writer/director's handling of female characters, and think this is likely okay, but maybe that's just because Scarlett Johansson is performing so well here. It's a tough bit, but what's great about it is that she's triggered back into the fight because of her connection to Barton. Her pursuit of him, or really of snapping him out of whatever spell he's under, plays well.We spend a bit of time with Iron Man making the terrible decision to get into the fan and spin it manually, and we see Steve slip and fall off the helicarrier, luckily grabbing onto a loose cable. And the minute ends with Thor seeing his brother stepping out of his cell. Lots to talk about in this one! Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesThe Superhero Show ShowMovie of the YearPopFilter on the web, Twitter, and InstagramWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The AvengersThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5556848/advertisement

Minute Eighty Four: From Thor Running at Loki to Another Downed Mercenary... But From Whom?Mike Gravagno from The Superhero Show Show and Movie of the Year joins us in this episode!In the eighty-fourth minute of The Avengers...We're really focused on the filial bond that's broken in this minute. Once again, Loki manages to trick Thor, this time with his illusion to get Thor into the cell. It plays well, but why doesn't Loki actually cause more mischief? Wear funny outfits, play funny tricks, etc.? He doesn't really get to do much of that ever throughout the series, barring a few bits in Thor: The Dark World as Gravagno points out. We also talk about how dark of a character he is here, and how it's interesting how easy it is for audiences to forgive this genocidal maniac just because Tom Hiddleston's so charming and the character's fun. It's in line with characters like Hannibal Lecter. We get more fighting between Barton and Romanoff. Where is everyone though? Why is this part of the ship so barren? It's a shame their fight isn't very exciting. It does have cool moves though, and it gives us a chance to talk about Barton's dagger.The minute ends back in the cell as Thor hits the glass. Why doesn't he keep hitting it though? Surely, he'd get out before Loki had a chance to open the door and drop him, and even if he didn't, he'd be closer to out of the cell and have an easier time stopping Loki. But Loki decides to play dirty and is about to drop him when a mysterious figure knocks out the mercenary. But who? We won't find out today, but Gravagno does get to talk about his love of Coulson. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesThe Superhero Show ShowMovie of the YearPopFilter on the web, Twitter, and InstagramWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The AvengersThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5556848/advertisement

Minute Eighty Five: From Coulson Taking Charge to The Cage Plummeting Toward the EarthPlaywright Dean O'Carroll joins us in this episode!In the eighty-fifth minute of The Avengers...It's a heavy minute! First, Agent Coulson takes charge of things in the detention area, but then Loki surprises him and Thor by appearing behind him and driving the scepter into his back. This is the moment the writer/director has been building toward with all of our growing sympathies for Coulson. It's a mean writing trick but an incredibly effective one. This does lead to some questions from us though. At what point did Loki actually start his magic? And how did he get the scepter? Did the mercenary here grab it for him at some point? We kinda lose track of it after the helicarrier attack starts. Regardless, the minute's effective, and the fact that Loki and Thor don't speak but only share looks before Loki hits the plunger says volumes. It's a powerful minute. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesFind Dean on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok, or on the web, where you can find his plays as wellDean's play Marvelous SquadWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The AvengersThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5556848/advertisement

Minute Eighty Six: From Black Widow Nailing Hawkeye to Thor Bouncing Along the New Jersey ShorePlaywright Dean O'Carroll joins us in this episode!In the eighty-sixth minute of The Avengers...While Thor falls from the helicarrier, we cut to Natasha and Clint mid-fight. Again, why is the helicarrier so seemingly unpopulated? Where is everyone? Sure, this is a narrow corridor in the engine room, but with thousands of people on board, surely someone is here? Regarding the fight, why does this one seem so lackluster? Is it the direction? The cinematography? The fight choreography? The performances? Hard to say. It just doesn't grab us. But then again, perhaps for a fight between two non-supers, that was the intention? It's just disappointing because it really feels like they could deliver a bit more. The fight ends with Natasha clocking Clint after he seems to possibly be coming out of his mind control. And that sends us back to the skies over New Jersey with Thor, still trapped in the cell as he works to gain some leverage so he can use Mjølnir to break free. Luckily, he does just as it's about to smash on the shore, and Thor skips across the field like a stone in a pond. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesFind Dean on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok, or on the web, where you can find his plays as wellDean's play Marvelous SquadWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The AvengersThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5556848/advertisement

Minute Eighty Seven: From A Somewhat Peaceful New Jersey Field to Iron Man Spinning the TurbinePlaywright Dean O'Carroll joins us in this episode!In the eighty-seventh minute of The Avengers...We leave Thor in the field and return to Loki, happy to have rid himself of his brother again. It turns out Coulson's not dead though, and he's got some things to say to Loki. It may be things he needs to get off his chest, it may be a distraction to ready his weapon. Either way, they work and it seems he gets just enough under Loki's skin by calling him out as someone who lacks conviction. Loki voices a few reasons as to perhaps his motivations for letting himself get caught as well – he's divided the team and damaged the helicarrier. But that's when Coulson gets a shot off with his Destroyer Armor Prototype Gun, aka the Bambino, and it's a doozy of a shot, blasting Loki through an iron wall. Too bad he's relatively unfazed. On the bridge, everyone's in panic mode as two engines are now down. So why is everyone on the bridge listing with the ship, but no one else in the ship seems to be reacting? Story convenience is our answer. Fury's watching the altimeter drop, and so is Tony as he gets ready to start spinning the turbine for engine three. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesFind Dean on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok, or on the web, where you can find his plays as wellDean's play Marvelous SquadWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The AvengersThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5556848/advertisement

Minute Eighty Eight: From Tony Spinning Engine Three to Loki Making His EscapeKurtis Findlay from the Epic Marvel Podcast joins us in this episode!In the eighty-eighth minute of The Avengers...Tony gets the engine going, and in his HUD we can finally read the altitude. They're much lower than we would've thought. Apparently, that's why it's been okay for Clint to be hanging out on the deck. Regardless, we also look at some other HUD readings, and it doesn't look good for Tony. Is the 312% referencing how overtaxed his suit is as it tries to keep up with the spinning engine? He loses control and then gets bounced around under the fan blades. Is that logical? Should his suit be a bit more... damaged? Meanwhile, Steve's managed to pull himself back up and pulls the red lever finally, all while having to dodge shots from the utility stunt player as one of Clint's men. This is the last one. So how many did they take down exactly? Apparently, Loki and the pilot don't care if anyone's still alive as they take off. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesThe Epic Marvel Podcast on the web, Facebook, Twitter, and InstagramChuck Jones: The Dream That Never Was (edited by Kurtis Findlay)Watch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The AvengersThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5556848/advertisement

Minute Eighty Nine: From Fury Finding Coulson Dying to Natasha Hearing the News About CoulsonKurtis Findlay from the Epic Marvel Podcast joins us in this episode!In the eighty-ninth minute of The Avengers...Loki gives a last smile as the quinjet flies off. Is he upset at all that at least Clint didn't make it back? But the real bulk of this minute isn't about Loki. It's about the damage he's done. We get to spend Agent Phil Coulson's last moments with him here as Nick finds him and tries to keep him alive. We talk about the importance of Coulson to the film and the franchise, as well as how he and this Fury ended up in 616. We also discuss how bringing people back – sometimes more than once – can diminish heavy moments like this.Hill and Natasha react as well, even if Natasha's likely also upset about Clint and wondering if he'll be the same when he wakes up. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesThe Epic Marvel Podcast on the web, Facebook, Twitter, and InstagramChuck Jones: The Dream That Never Was (edited by Kurtis Findlay)Watch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The AvengersThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5556848/advertisement

Minute Ninety: From An Unconscious Clint Being Dragged Away to Fury Starting to Come Clean About Phase 2.Lachlan Thiele from the Quiet on Set podcast joins us in this episode!In the ninetieth minute of The Avengers...Aside from Clint getting dragged away to the infirmary, this minute is the start of Fury's pitch to Tony and Steve for the Avengers Initiative. But why isn't Natasha here? Is it designed strictly as a pitch to the two team leaders who aren't quite bought in yet? It just hits us as odd that Natasha's not here. As for Maria, she's here but relegated to lingering in the background. It's unfortunate. But Fury makes a great pitch and even tosses Coulson's bloody cards onto the table. As for his methodologies to get them bloody? We're not so sure we want to know. But would they increase in value now? The pitch with the trading cards seems very deliberately targeted at Steve. Why is it Fury's comment about losing his one good eye that seems to perk Tony up? It's a great start to a heavy moment at the bottom of act two, and it makes for a great conversation. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesFind Lachlan on Twitter, Instagram, and LetterboxdTune in to the Quiet on Set podcastWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The AvengersThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5556848/advertisement

Minute Ninety One: From Fury Pitching the Avengers Initiative to Tony Starting to Walk OutLachlan Thiele from the Quiet on Set podcast joins us in this episode!In the ninety-first minute of The Avengers...Fury continues his pitch to Steve and Tony, and really seems to have singled Tony out for this particular minute. Coulson's cards were really the extent of his pitch for Steve, after all. So how well does it work? What we do get here in this minute is a great example of shot construction to help tell the story. First, we get the second longest shot in the film as the camera trucks around the table, keeping Tony in the foreground as Fury walks around the backside of it to land at the chair between Tony and Steve. It's a great moment that keeps us focused on Robert Downey Jr.'s performance the entire time. After a few other shots, we get a great shot of Tony as he stands. It's a low shot that tilts up to keep him in frame, pushing Fury out of frame entirely. Again, another great way to cinematically tell the story without the characters having to speak.Fury comes near the end of his monologue and Tony walks out. How did Tony react to the pitch? How about Steve? We'll find out soon enough. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesFind Lachlan on Twitter, Instagram, and LetterboxdTune in to the Quiet on Set podcastThe Avengers on CinemetricsWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The AvengersThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5556848/advertisement

Minute Ninety Two: From An Old-Fashioned Notion to The Old Security GuardMatthew Fox from the Superhero Ethics Podcast and season 4 joins us in this episode!In the ninety-second minute of The Avengers...We start this minute off with the final moments of Nick Fury as he watches Tony walk out of the room. His pitch failed, at least so it seems. We talk a bit about Fury and his approach, not to mention perhaps his fascist position. From there, we try to figure out exactly what the storytellers are wanting us to get out of this brief moment with Thor. Is he concerned he's lost his ability to wield Mjølnir and is no longer worthy? Why would he think that? And why is this scene so forgettable?It also interestingly plays with some audio from the next scene of the security guard – an always delightful Harry Dean Stanton – as he tells Bruce he fell from the sky. We do the IMDb game with Stanton and start our discussion about this interesting scene. Plus, a chat about conveniently placed rubble. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesSuperhero EthicsStar Wars Universe PodcastThe Ethical PandaWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The AvengersThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5556848/advertisement

Minute Ninety Three: From Big and Green and Buck Ass Nude to Clint Needing to Level OutMatthew Fox from the Superhero Ethics Podcast and season 4 joins us in this episode!In the ninety-third minute of The Avengers...Bruce continues his conversation with Harry Dean Stanton, the old security guard. We debate exactly what happened to Hulk/Bruce if Stanton saw him big and green and buck ass nude. Does that mean Hulk's clothes ripped off in his descent? Pete tries making the case that he became Bruce midair, then Hulked out again before impact before going unconscious and turning to Bruce yet again. It doesn't make a lot of sense no matter how you slice it, but it makes for fun dialogue to come out of Stanton's mouth. Perhaps that's the only reason it's there? We also chat about the extended content of this scene, because it gives a great extra bit of conflict for Bruce. Why did they cut it? And does it reveal that they're actually on the north end of Jersey right across from Manhattan? Does that make sense?From there, we enter pop-art Warhol-esque Barton as he struggles to break free from the mind stone's power. But why this crazy color treatment? It's not even Clint's POV. Does Erik go through this same thing all alone on the top of Stark Tower? Natasha's trying to help him, and this is really our chance to bring Clint into the heroes' side of the story. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesSuperhero EthicsStar Wars Universe PodcastThe Ethical PandaWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The AvengersThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5556848/advertisement

Minute Ninety Four: From Brain Play to Loki Got AwayMatthew Fox from the Superhero Ethics Podcast and season 4 joins us in this episode!In the ninety-fourth minute of The Avengers...Natasha and Clint continue their conversation as Clint works through the dregs of Loki's mind control. The bg question, of course, is why does she pour him water then never give it to him? But seriously, this minute does give us a chance to discuss Barton's mansplaining the trauma of being under mind control to someone who's been-there-done-that. And she gently reminds him of that. But shouldn't he know that? We also ponder his question about why he's here, giving it several different interpretations. There's the debate about who's responsible for the deaths at their hands when under mind control. Is writing it out as the mind stone too easy an out? And, of course, there's the ever technical cognitive recalibration. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesSuperhero EthicsStar Wars Universe PodcastThe Ethical PandaWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The AvengersThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5556848/advertisement

Minute Ninety Five: From Clint Unsure of Loki's Whereabouts to Natasha CompromisedMatthew Fox from the Superhero Ethics Podcast and season 4 joins us in this episode!In the ninety-fifth minute of The Avengers...We're nearing the end of the conversation in the sick bay between Natasha and Clint. This minute, their dialogue leads to several issues we have. One, didn't Clint know more of the plan? It seems to be convenient for the plot for him to not know now as we need Tony to make the discovery shortly, but it doesn't make a lot of sense. Two, Natasha's a spy, not a soldier? Since when? Three, are we now meant to believe that Loki's comments to Natasha earlier really did have an impact on her? We do like that this minute shows Natasha as someone willing to take on Loki by herself if that's what it takes. Plus, Clint finally drinks the water! Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesSuperhero EthicsStar Wars Universe PodcastThe Ethical PandaWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The AvengersThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5556848/advertisement

Minute Ninety Six: From ‘Red in My Ledger' to ‘We Are Not Soldiers'Matthew Fox from the Superhero Ethics Podcast and season 4 joins us in this episode!In the ninety-sixth minute of The Avengers...We wrap up our conversation about Clint and Natasha as she, once again, brings up the red in her ledger. Does this play? We certainly have thoughts. We also talk about Steve finding Tony in the detention area as they talk about the loss of Coulson. The scene plays well and brings interesting dynamics into their relationship and this moment. When did Steve make the decision to get back in the fight and try bringing them together? Off screen, we suppose. The idea of soldiers/non-soldiers and why they fight is a big point of discussion for sure. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesSuperhero EthicsStar Wars Universe PodcastThe Ethical PandaWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The AvengersThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5556848/advertisement

Minute Ninety Seven: From Tony's Thoughts on Fury's Fifing to Selvig Busy on the Top of Stark TowerPlaywright Dean O'Carroll joins us in this episode!In the ninety-seventh minute of The Avengers...We wrap up our conversation about Tony and Steve dealing with the aftermath of Coulson's death. While Tony comes to terms with losing him, Steve tries to get them back on track and focused on Loki's search for a power source. Tony seems stuck on Coulson, and realizes that Loki made it personal. We debate Tony's logic through this conversation as he goes from this to Loki's power source being his own tower in the heart of Manhattan. How does he logically make these leaps? We're not entirely sure, but they do start using theatre references and we're here for it. Plus, we get a bit of crazy Erik Selvig on the top of Stark Tower. How did he get there though? Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesFind Dean on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok, or on the web, where you can find his plays as wellDean's play Marvelous SquadWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The AvengersThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5556848/advertisement

Minute Ninety Eight: From Steve Entering the Sick Bay to Hill Revealing the Actual Location of Coulson's CardsPlaywright Dean O'Carroll joins us in this episode!In the ninety-eighth minute of The Avengers...Steve finds Natasha in the sick bay and seems to have forgotten that she flew him to Stuttgart and back in a quinjet as he asks her if she knows how to fly one. Okay, so the line is really only there to get Clint in the room where he and Steve meet, but it's an awkward line. But Clint is better and seems to be ready for action! That means it's been over an hour and a half before we actually get to have Hawkeye be a hero in the film. Phew.That leads us to our let's-kick-off-act-three-with-a-heroes-getting-ready-montage montage! Thor's in the field in New Jersey (actually Ohio) whipping up a storm and calling the lightning. Tony fixes his mask and dons it. Hawkeye, Black Widow, and Captain America all grab their weapons and head to a quinjet. It's exciting stuff! We get to chat a bit about Black Widow's Bite as we see Natasha test it. We also get to ponder Steve ever calling anyone ‘son' and why it doesn't quite work for us. We also ponder how Thor actually figures out where he's going.As the minute draws to a close, we see Maria Hill join Nick Fury in the bridge. Fury's looking at the bloody trading cards, and Hill reveals that she knows they'd been in Phil's locker, not his pocket. We're setting up Fury's response. Should be a good one. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesFind Dean on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok, or on the web, where you can find his plays as wellDean's play Marvelous SquadWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The AvengersThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5556848/advertisement

Minute Ninety-Nine: From Fury Looking at Coulson's Cards to Tony Blown Back by the Tesseract Barrier's EnergyLachlan Thiele from the Quiet on Set podcast joins us in this episode!In the ninety-ninth minute of The Avengers...Fury responds to Maria Hill's comment about where Coulson had his cards, letting us in on his big lie. Knowing what we know about the deleted scenes with her, this moment actually feels like a point where the character makes a shift, starting to see what he sees. It's a great moment, and is weighed heavily by Fury's comment about them needing a push, which feels very much on par with Coulson's dying words. It still leaves us thinking gross thoughts about how Fury got the blood on the cards.From there, however, we shift to the start of act three as Tony, Natasha, Steve, and Clint head out of the helicarrier to find the Tesseract and stop Loki. We're still left with some helicarrier departure questions, like is it safe to actually fly under the helicarrier at this point? Yeah... we didn't think so.Tony heads to Stark Tower, though the shots seem to suggest he did a few zigzags to get there, perhaps to get a better reaction from Erik? May not have mattered, because Erik's in crazy town, too excited about what the Tesseract is up to. He's an interesting character, and we debate what he'd be doing with the Tesseract if Loki hadn't taken over his mind. We think he'd likely be doing these experiments anyway. But Tony blasts the Tesseract and is thrown back. Selvig's also hit and knocked unconscious, but why didn't that blast rip his clothes apart or anything? He was awfully close to ground zero. Regardless, we do get a glimpse of our waitress again! Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesFind Lachlan on Twitter, Instagram, and LetterboxdTune in to the Quiet on Set podcastWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The AvengersThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5556848/advertisement

Minute One Hundred: From A Barrier of Pure Energy to Tony Pouring Himself a DrinkTwitchTV's MarvelousTay joins us in this episode!In the one-hundredth minute of The Avengers...JARVIS tells Tony that the Tesseract's barrier is pure energy. So... should Tony have maybe realized something like that and not blasted at it? And meanwhile, was Loki just standing below giggling as he watched Tony's attempt? What this leads to – plan B – is Tony landing on his platform and letting the car wash take the Mark VI off. This may be the last time we get to see the outfit except maybe on display. But it's a chance for Tony and Loki to head inside and confront one another.Tony's great at this sort of scene. It's all about his ulterior motives – getting his Mark VII bracelets on – which will happen in tomorrow's minute, but today, he gets things set up. He tells Loki he's threatening him and offers him a drink. He also runs down the list of heroes that he has to stop Loki, even going so far as to call them The Avengers. That's right, we get the title of the film called out in this minute. It only too 100 minutes of screen time to get here! We love Loki's reaction to hearing his brother brought up, and it's clearly no accident that Tony mentions him first. Plus, Tony pokes fun at Loki's scepter by giving it its own nickname, earning it its spot in our Tony Nickname Tracker! (It's #6 from this film, for those wondering.) All in all, it's a great conversation between two characters with massive egos, and a great conversation with our guest. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesMarvelousTay on TwitchTV, Instagram, and TwitterWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The AvengersThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5556848/advertisement

Minute One Hundred One: From Loki's Periodic Reminder About the Chitauri to Tony Acknowledging Loki's Army Might Come.TwitchTV's MarvelousTay joins us in this episode!In the one-hundred-first minute of The Avengers...It's been just enough time that we needed to have the Chitauri mentioned again. Tony doesn't seem to care because as he says, “We have a Hulk.” It's a fun line, but he doesn't say “the Hulk” or just “Hulk”... is he implying he knows more about where these gamma experiments are going to go? Or it is just how it's written? It's more of the fun confrontational conversation between these two. It's a battle of the egos, truly. But this is where we really get to see what Tony's trying to do. Aside from pour himself some whiskey and drink it, he also manages to get his bracelets on without Loki noticing. Sure, there's an illogical reply from Tony at one point, but just chalk it up to his grandstanding. It all plays really well. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesMarvelousTay on TwitchTV, Instagram, and TwitterWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Read Thanos: Titan ConsumedJoin the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The AvengersThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5556848/advertisement

Minute One Hundred Two: From Everything on Loki to The Mark VII Attaching to TonyFilm Critic Ewan Graf from the Quiet on Set podcast joins us in this episode!In the one-hundred-second minute of The Avengers...Tony's finishing his response to Loki, and this is where he gets close to calling out the name of the film again in this scene. It plays, but it might be too clever by half. The real issue comes immediately afterward when Loki decides to try his mind control scepter tap on Tony's chest, only to hit the arc reactor. While this is a funny gag, and certainly in the director's style, it does lead to a question we have about what they're trying to do with Loki by this point in the film. As the antagonist, it certainly seems like they're diminishing him so they can build up the Chitauri army. Is that fair to him? Perhaps that's why the end of this film feels a bit like it's got an antagonist problem. Still, it is a funny line.From there, we get to talk about Stark tech and how it perpetually seems to be ready at the very last possible second. First, why isn't Tony more injured by the two times Loki tosses him? And how does Loki feel after that Mark VII blow to the face? This begins our conversation about the Mark VII, the way it emerges, and the start of it attaching itself to Tony. It's pretty cool. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesListen to the Quiet on Set podcastQuiet on Set podcast on Instagram, YouTube, and the webEwan on TwitterWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The AvengersThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5556848/advertisement

Minute One Hundred Three: From Tony Incinerating a Few Pedestrians to Tony Incinerating a Few ChitauriFilm Critic Ewan Graf from the Quiet on Set podcast joins us in this episode!In the one-hundred-third minute of The Avengers...More Mark VII talk! We love the way Tony's new suit attaches itself to him. But the pedestrians... wouldn't they be incinerated? Or at least have their eyes filled with dust particles? That's a fairly brutal spraying they get from Tony. At the very least, they'd be blown over. There's chat about the POV shot we get through the mask then the HUD as it closes over Tony's face, not to mention chat about the way the shot construction in these moments never quite lines up as well as it should.Is Andy the only person who thinks of Robert Paulson when Tony brings up Phil? Perhaps...This minute is the start of the blue beam! It's quite a trope, and certainly does its job here. It also means we finally get to talk a LOT about the Chitauri as they start their journey through the hole into the skies over Manhattan. Is it disorienting for them to come out and essentially be flying straight down? Seems like it may be confusing. Tony's got some cool mini-missiles in his shoulder, and there are lots of amazing shots in this minute. Too bad the enemy is so... bland. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesListen to the Quiet on Set podcastQuiet on Set podcast on Instagram, YouTube, and the webEwan on TwitterWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The AvengersThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5556848/advertisement

Minute One Hundred Four: From The Blue Beam to Thor Confronting His BrotherFilm Critic Ewan Graf from the Quiet on Set podcast joins us in this episode!In the one-hundred-fourth minute of The Avengers...Tony fights on, but only in a wide shot. This minute focuses on the people of New York as the Chitauri fly down (rather quickly) and begin raining down on them with blasts from their chariots and forearm guns. It's quite a mess. But this is also where we get to really meet our waitress Beth! That's right, we land in Pershing Square Cafe where we see her and some customers fleeing the shots, eventually taking shelter in the Cafe. That means we get to do the IMDb game for Ashley Johnson, and Pete realizes he's seen her a bunch on Critical Role. We have a great locked-off shot from within a car as it flips over, but we also have a lot of shots that feel like sets, full of artifice. Or perhaps just full of Cleveland-ites as that's where it was filmed. We have a small deleted scene between Loki and The Other that doesn't work at all, and that brings us to the point where Thor makes it to New York to confront his brother. But how did he know where to go? Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesListen to the Quiet on Set podcastQuiet on Set podcast on Instagram, YouTube, and the webEwan on TwitterWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The AvengersThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5556848/advertisement

Minute One Hundred Five: From The Brother Tussle to Hawkeye and Black Widow spotting them.Film Critic Ewan Graf from the Quiet on Set podcast joins us in this episode!In the one-hundred-fifth minute of The Avengers...This minute does a great job of cross-cutting between the heroes as they each work to stop Loki and the Chitauri invasion. We start with Loki and Thor, then drop down to the streets to see the people of New York dealing with the attack, then up to Iron Man as he flies past, distracting the Chitauri. He's contacted by Natasha, and then they coordinate to take down some Chitauri. From there, we follow the quinjet back to the top of Stark Tower where we once again see Thor and Loki. It all works really well. We also get to talk about Thor and his brother always fighting and why this works, not to mention agree with Tony in his questioning Natasha as to why they took so long to get here. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesListen to the Quiet on Set podcastQuiet on Set podcast on Instagram, YouTube, and the webEwan on TwitterWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The AvengersThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5556848/advertisement

Minute One Hundred Six: From The Quinjet Taking Aim to Ominous Rumblings From the Space HoleRyanne Bennett from Black Girl Nerds joins us in this episode!In the one-hundred-sixth minute of The Avengers...Nat and Clint use the quinjet to take on Loki, but why just bullets? Don't they have missiles or something? And if they did shoot a missile at Stark Tower and knocked it over, would the Tesseract still be emitting the blue beam, just pointing in a different direction from wherever it fell? Or would it stop? Regardless, we learn that Clint doesn't know how to maneuver the quinjet like Nat did in Stuttgart because he gets hit by Loki's blue pew-pew scepter blast, and down they go. We talk a bit about the buildings in the area to get a lay of the land, even going so far as to try to figure out which company the two dressed-for-business extras work for. We do wonder a bit why Steve stayed in the back the entire time instead of parkouring out. Regardless, Clint does manage to put the quinjet down in the perfect spot, and that gives them a great vantage point on Park Ave to see the attack. We end the minute with strange rumblings from the space hole. What could be coming through in tomorrow's minute? Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesBlack Girl Nerds podcastFind Ryanne on Instagram and TwitterWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The AvengersThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5556848/advertisement

Minute One Hundred Seven: From The Arrival of the Leviathan to Thor Confronting LokiRyanne Bennett from Black Girl Nerds joins us in this episode!In the one-hundred-seventh minute of The Avengers...The leviathan arrives! But... what is it? Is it actually related to the Chitauri? When they're popping out the sides, is that Chitauri babies being born? It seems that way because of the cords they shoot out with that then seem to retract back in. It's very strange. These things look cool, but how are they floating? We laugh a bit about the Chitauri that bursts into the office and starts shooting at what seem to be accountants. Just seems like a weird power move. Iron Man chases the leviathan up 5th Ave and we get some fantastic shots of him doing so. Plus, why is he asking about Hulk? Does he know something we don't know? Meanwhile, Thor tries pleading with Loki and from Loki's face, it seems like it might be working. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesBlack Girl Nerds podcastFind Ryanne on Instagram and TwitterWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The AvengersThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5556848/advertisement

Minute One Hundred Eight: From A Resigned Loki to Fireball! Fireball! Fireball!Ryanne Bennett from Black Girl Nerds joins us in this episode!In the one-hundred-eighth minute of The Avengers...Loki proves himself yet again to be ever malicious toward his brother as he stabs Thor and – after Thor's surprising body slam power move – rolls himself off the tower. But... did he know a chariot was coming? It seems far too lucky for that to happen. That brings us back to street level with Clint and Natasha. Steve comes running up. Where was he? Turns out he had a whole deleted scene where he ran off to save a family under attack from a very persistent Chitauri. Now Cap's back, but is it his super vision that sees Loki flying by? Or his super sniffer? Maybe we're just missing Loki's maniacal laugh. He sure does prove that he likes blowing stuff up! Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesBlack Girl Nerds podcastFind Ryanne on Instagram and TwitterWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The AvengersThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5556848/advertisement

Minute One Hundred Nine: From Fish in a Barrel to More Fish in a BarrelRyanne Bennett from Black Girl Nerds joins us in this episode!In the one-hundred-ninth minute of The Avengers...Is Chris Evans putting on his best Batman voice with his line here? It sure seems that way. This minute gives us a chance to celebrate the power of the non-supers as we really get to see Natasha and Clint doing their best to stop as many Chitauri as they can. We get a bit confused about bus placement, but eventually we figure it out. It doesn't really answer our questions as to why Clint starts by taking people out the bus window before prying the door open. Judging by the fire blast on the bus door, we think there may have been some deleted material in here that was excised. Clint also gets to use his arrows, and we get to talk about the fancy quiver he has paired with his bow and the many arrow heads – specifically the burst shot here. Nat shoots a Chitauri in the face, and behind it we see how limber these Chitauri are. All through this, we also get great video game running and jumping beats from Steve. He sure seems super after this minute. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesBlack Girl Nerds podcastFind Ryanne on Instagram and TwitterWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The AvengersThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5556848/advertisement

Minute One Hundred Ten: From The NYPD Taking Aim to The End of the Sabrett Hot Dog CartIn the one-hundred-tenth minute of The Avengers...NYPD REPRESENT! That's right, we get to talk about the NYPD taking on the Chitauri, even after finding out the National Guard isn't coming. It does give us a chance to talk about the nature of these military organizations and why, perhaps, it makes sense to not feature them in these superhero films. After all, if all the USA's military might was also here, wouldn't it seem to diminish the power of our heroes a bit? And make this feel like Independence Day? We get to talk about two more actors entering the MCU – Robert Clohessy and Enver Gjokaj. Turns out Gjokaj will actually be returning to the MCU but in the past as someone in Agent Carter. And we get to talk about their reaction to what's ostensibly some guy in a Halloween costume hopping onto the top of a car and giving them orders. That leads us to Tony and the leviathan he blasts with chaff, leading to massive destruction to not only 3 Park Ave, but also the Sabrett Hot Dog cart. It's a sad day for NYC. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The AvengersThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5556848/advertisement

Minute One Hundred Eleven: From Tony Forgetting Step Two to Bruce's Arrival on an Old MotorbikeEric Deutsch, co-host from Flash Gordon Minute and Escape From New York Minute, joins us in this episode!In the one-hundred-eleventh minute of The Avengers...Tony got the leviathan's attention and it pursues him, but when we cut to Clint and Natasha, we don't see him overhead. Weird, but not really bothersome. This minute focuses on the fight that our non-supers – Clint and Natasha – have with the Chitauri army in front of Grand Central Terminal. They're tough and they each have some great moves! Sure, they're less than super but they still hold their own!It does make us wonder why Cap shows up then. Did he think they needed help? Or does the fact that immediately after he arrives we get Thor and Bruce showing up too, that perhaps everyone thought he was calling for a team meeting? Perhaps. It does lead to a great moment of comedy in the eye of this Chitauri hurricane when Bruce arrives on that old motorcycle. So great. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesFlash Gordon MinuteFlash Gordon Minute's Facebook GroupEscape From New York MinuteEscape From New York Minute's Facebook GroupWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The AvengersThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5556848/advertisement

Minute One Hundred Twelve: From This All Seeming Horrible to An Important Lesson in ‘Duck and Cover'Eric Deutsch, co-host from Flash Gordon Minute and Escape From New York Minute, joins us in this episode!In the one-hundred-twelfth minute of The Avengers...We finally get to find out Bruce's secret! But first, we get to enjoy Mark Ruffalo at his rumpliest with his perfect reaction to everything going on. We talk about Natasha's comments, Bruce's apology, how that plays based on what happened, and the fact that Thor didn't get an apology when he really took more hits than Natasha.It leads us to a moment of confusion as we try to sort out why Tony always seemed to expect Bruce to arrive. Was it aspirational? Was he tracking him? Is it just the scientist rom-com meet-cute connection they have? Hard to tell. Regardless, he decides to bring the party, aka. the sweet sea cow of a leviathan that Hulk decides to destroy. It's terrible. It's beautiful. And miraculously, our heroes get nary a scratch. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesFlash Gordon MinuteFlash Gordon Minute's Facebook GroupEscape From New York MinuteEscape From New York Minute's Facebook GroupWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The AvengersThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5556848/advertisement

Minute One Hundred Thirteen: From Bringing Down the Leviathan to Cap's Plan for ThorJames Anderson and Colin Parker from the Timeline Scavengers podcast join us in this episode!In the one-hundred-thirteenth minute of The Avengers...It's a big one! We've got the death of the leviathan but really, we're here for the hero moment with the camera revolving around all six of our heroes, now finally THE AVENGERS. It's a great moment.Before we get there, we do talk a bit more about the demise of the leviathan and debate if its death should include more goo and grossness all over the streets. We also draw some comarisons to the graboids in Tremors that go nowhere because James has never seen it. There's talk about the nature of viscera on the lens, not to mention potentially steamy leviathan breath fogging the lens as it crashes off the viaduct. There's a documentary feel to it all for sure that the director loves, but it might be riding the line. The death of their mother (we've already proven that the leviathan is the Chitauri mama) fills all the Chitauri with rage to the point where one seemingly rips its own face off. Oh wait, that's a mask. So does that help them breathe in space then? Too many questions...The hero shot is the response to the screaming Chitauri. Hulk screams. Clint nocks. Thor wields. Natasha... loads. Steve readies. Iron Man... stands. They all get into their pose and it works well. Plus, it plays into the nature of the comic book origins with something that really feels like it could've been a splash page. From this, we get more leviathans which triggers Tony to essentially put Steve in charge finally, and the team goes to work. It's a minute full of fantastic moments. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesJames on TwitterColin on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTokFind Timeline Scavengers Podcast and other projects involving James and Colin on Scavengers NetworkJamie Benning's FilmumentariesWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The AvengersThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5556848/advertisement

Minute One Hundred Fourteen: From Thor Taking Flight to A Lightning-Induced Explosion at the PortalIn the one-hundred-fourteenth minute of The Avengers...Thor's off and away! Natasha's looking tough! That's right, Steve's been busy giving orders and everyone's following as he's now proven himself to be team leader. Even Hulk listens to him! We do ponder the journey the character of Hulk takes through this franchise and acknowledge that this was a necessary bit of character development for him as they couldn't just have a giant, green, uncontrollable monster rampaging every time he hulked out. But we do miss scary Hulk.Hulk's smashing does give us a chance to talk about the buildings in the area and exactly how many Chitauri he takes out (hint: it's not many). We also get to marvel at his ability to take out Chitauri chariots midair. As for Thor? It seems he took a lap or something because yet again, he doesn't seem to be coming from where he just left on his journey to the top of the Chrysler building. But it does put him in a place to do some cool lightning work. Too bad some of the shots look fake. And it's actually the closeups that bother us, not the wider shots. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The AvengersThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5556848/advertisement

Minute One Hundred Fifteen: From Fury Watching the News to Tony Praising HawkeyeFilm Critic Ewan Graf from the Quiet on Set podcast joins us in this episode!In the one-hundred-fifteenth minute of The Avengers...After a run through the various news feeds Fury's tapped in to, we get to chat a bit with Ewan about Samuel L. Jackson's Nick Fury and why we like him so much. We also get to touch on the potential conflict in the deleted scenes between Fury and Hill, and how this connection to the World Security Council certainly plays more prominently there. We then head to Manhattan and find Hawkeye directing traffic (or at least Tony) from the top of a nearby skyscraper. He's doing what Cap told him to do, but how does that work? We're a bit mixed on if we like Hawkeye being used in this way, because it really feels like they were trying to write more ways for him to make sense as an Avenger. At least they could've given him more cool arrows!We also chat about Iron Man's trajectory and how Andy traced it on Google Maps, finding that it works and deciding he doesn't need to go to New York City now that he's done this bit on Google Maps. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesListen to the Quiet on Set podcastQuiet on Set podcast on Instagram, YouTube, and the webEwan on TwitterWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The AvengersThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5556848/advertisement

Minute One Hundred Sixteen: From Tony Complaining About the Lack of Invitation From Thor to Nat Asking for a BoostMike Gravagno from The Superhero Show Show and Movie of the Year joins us in this episode!In the one-hundred-sixteenth minute of The Avengers...Tony's upset that Thor didn't invite him to play, but why isn't Tony more concerned about, you know, helping non-supers, like Natasha and Clint, or perhaps actual New York citizens? Well, we all really know that he's in it for the great stories he'll be able to tell later, right? We also get to deal with the leviathan, which for some reason now decides it's going to fly through a building. But is it? We ponder the existence of these creatures, wondering if they're really gentle giants like whale sharks forced to do the bidding of the Chitauri, perhaps even controlled by someone on board their mother ship. Perhaps all it's wanting is for someone to help it. Unfortunately, Hulk doesn't care. (He also doesn't care about anyone working in this building or who will have to repair it.) He leaps onto the leviathan and then... somehow pulls it off course. We try to figure out how this happens. Can Hulk change mass? We end the conversation talking about Natasha taking on the Chitauri on her own and being exhausted from it, yet still pushing forward. We love that about her. We're not as much fans of her Black Widow's Bite, wishing she were given more opportunities to do interesting things with it. Still, she does get to end the minute with the decision to get boosted up by Steve – pretty badass. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesThe Superhero Show ShowMovie of the YearPopFilter on the web, Twitter, and InstagramWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The AvengersThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5556848/advertisement

Minute One Hundred Seventeen: From Nat Being Sure to Clint Pointing an Arrow... Right at UsJames Anderson and Colin Parker from the Timeline Scavengers podcast join us in this episode!In the one-hundred-seventeenth minute of The Avengers...Steve gives Nat a boost and it's quite the maneuver. It leads us to bring up the wonderful Heidi Moneymaker yet again as she does amazing work as Scarlett Johansson's stunt double. Is this her? Is it Scarlett? No idea, but we celebrate Heidi all the same. She goes on to take down the Chitauri on the chariot, and she ends up piloting it via blades sunk into the back of the Chitauri pilot. Ouch! It's intense.This leads us to yet another fantastic shot in the film. It's a oner that starts with Natasha on the chariot, brings Tony in to help her and then Cap, takes us up to Clint battling from the rooftops, and goes on from there. That's all we get in this minute, though. Regardless, it's fantastic. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesJames on TwitterColin on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTokFind Timeline Scavengers Podcast and other projects involving James and Colin on Scavengers NetworkJamie Benning's FilmumentariesWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The AvengersThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5556848/advertisement

Minute One Hundred Eighteen: From A Game of Follow-the-Arrow to Our Second Odd Mirror Shot of the FilmIn the one-hundred-eighteenth minute of The Avengers...It's the second half of our fantastic single shot traveling from hero to hero, and we're here for it. In this minute, we follow Hawkeye's arrow to the Chitauri it hits to the leviathan it crashes into to Hulk and Thor on the back of the beast. It's quite a ride! Unfortunately, this does lead to more devastating treatment of our dear sea cows of the skies – the leviathan. Hulk and Thor team up to take this poor beast down, and sadly, it crashes into Grand Central Terminal where it not only dies but its eyeball explodes. Who thought that was a good idea to depict? This film already had its fill of eyeball trauma with the ocular extraction instrument, but now this? It's just awful. It does lead to a great punch as Hulk pounds Thor. Before this, they seemed a bit antagonistic but this might just be the start of their love/hate relationship as they both learn they're comfortable beating on each other. Erik, on the other hand, is by himself and comes to on the roof of Stark Tower. We try to deduce why he doesn't go through the same pop art Warhol color trip that Clint went through and think we landed on something that works. We end the minute with a bit of Cap taking out a Chitauri and another funky mirror shot that may not be as cool as the filmmakers thought it was. Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The AvengersThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5556848/advertisement