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In this podcast, Adam, Josie, and Peter discuss and editorialize various entertainment headlines and review various media forms such movies, video games, and television!

Adam Taylor and Josie May


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    Why Doctor Who's Soft Reboot Fell Flat

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 26:41


    With the second season of Ncuti Gatwa's run as The Doctor at an end, Adam discusses what went wrong that could have led to the lower viewership numbers.

    Why The Delays Of Avengers: Doomsday And Avengers: Secret Wars Are So Weird

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 15:11


    Adam discusses the 7 month delays of both Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars, and what about these delays are so strange.

    Movie Review - Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 9:43


    Adam discusses the fourth movie in the Mission: Impossible franchise and how it regained its footing.Show your support for the show by donating at ko-fi.com/mwpnews

    The 2025 Road Map

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 22:49


    Adam gives an update about some of the new things coming in 2025 across all four podcasts and at Youtube.com/@MWPNewsIf you want to support the show and help hit some of our goals for 2025, feel free to donate at ko-fi.com/mwpnews!

    The CinemaCon Sneak Peek Showcase

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 23:44


    Adam discusses the first CinemaCon Sneak Peek Showcase and how a good idea could be such a misfire.

    Movie Review - Mission: Impossible 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 8:46


    Adam discusses the third Mission: Impossible movie.

    Movie Review - Mission: Impossible 2 (2000)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 8:27


    Adam discusses the 2000 film Mission Impossible II.

    Movie Review - Mission: Impossible (1996)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 17:42


    With a few weeks until Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, Adam looks back at the 1996 film that started the franchise (excluding the original tv show) Mission: Impossible.

    The 2025 CinemaCon Wrap Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 28:39


    With 2025's CinemaCon at an end, Adam discusses this year's big announcements.

    Should SAG Take Action Over The Fake AI Trailers

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 20:44


    With news breaking that a few studios have been making money on AI generated fake trailers for upcoming movies, Adam explores if the Screen Actors Guild should look into this further to protect the rights of their membership.

    Who's To Blame For Snow White?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 37:49


    Disney has decided to continue their trend of denying accountability by placing all the blame for the bombing of Snow White on Rachel Zegler. Adam discusses how this is absolutely insane.

    What's The Status Of Coyote Vs Acme And Live Action Remakes

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 24:43


    The success of The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie has opened up the possibility that Warner Brothers could try selling the distribution rights to Coyote Vs Acme. What does this mean if Warner Brothers talked about getting rid of it for a tax write-off?Plus, with Snow White falling flat with viewers, one has to wonder why Disney insists on making these movies. Adam speculates about what could be behind it and it's probably not just to maintain their copyrights.

    Rewatch: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 24:49


    With the live action remake arriving this week, Adam looks back at the 1937 animated classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

    The 2025 Oscar Results

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025 25:47


    Adam gives his thoughts on the big winners from the 2025 Academy Awards.

    The 2025 DC Slate Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025 24:32


    Adam discusses the updates to DC's upcoming release slate from Gunn's press conference.

    The 2025 Super Bowl Trailers

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 21:36


    Adam discusses the new trailers from the 2025 Super Bowl likeMission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, Jurassic World: Rebirth, M3gan 2.0, Lilo and Stitch,andThe Thunderbolts*and what was missing.

    The Fantastic Four: First Steps Teaser Is Here And Post-Credit Predictions

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 27:38


    Marvel finally released the first teaser for The Fantastic Four: First Steps so join in for a discussion of what we can figure out from the footage and what could be coming in the post-credit scenes for all three movies coming this year!

    Adam's (Somewhat Uninformed) 2025 Oscar Predictions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2025 22:31


    Despite having not seen a good amount of the movies up for awards this year, Adam nonetheless makes his prediction for who he thinks will win at the Academy Awards.

    The 2024 Year In Review!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2025 92:49


    Adam and Peter fight technical issues to celebrate the best in film and television from 2024.

    Rewatch: Captain America: Civil War

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025 18:38


    Adam continues his refresher course in advance of Captain America: Brave New World with the first movie of Phase 3: Captain America: Civil War.

    Rewatch: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Episodes 1 and 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2025 20:27


    With Captain America: Brave New World on the horizon, join Adam as he looks back at the first two episodes of the Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Solider!

    A Culture Of No Accountability

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2024 32:19


    The CEO of Sony attributed the failures of Madame Web, Morbius, and Kraven the Hunter to the film media's desire to see those movies fail. This speaks to a wider lack of accountability among the top brass at the major studios. Join Adam as he discusses the potential implications.

    The Superman Teaser Is Here!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 23:42


    Adam discusses his thoughts on the first trailer for Superman and where the new DC Universe could be going under James Gunn.

    Rewatch: Sonic The Hedgehog (2020)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2024 18:25


    With Shadow slated to make his cinematic debut this week, Adam looks back at 2020's Sonic the Hedgehog.

    Rewatch: The Incredible Hulk (2008)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 20:26


    Join Adam as he revisits the movies important to Captain America: Brave New World with Marvel Studios' second outing: The Incredible Hulk.

    Rewatch: Captain America: The Winter Soldier

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 23:29


    With Captain America: Brave New World a few weeks away, Adam revisits Sam Wilson's first appearance in Captain America: The Winter Soldier and explores why the movie holds up so well after a decade.

    The 2024 Holiday Gift Guide

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024 13:26


    Looking for gifts this holiday season? Adam breaks down some of the more economical choices available in video games, home entertainment, and small appliances.

    Catching Up With Marvel's News

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024 25:01


    Adam's back so let's break down the reveals that Marvel Studios has made in the last few weeks including: Blade has been removed from the release slate entirely and why this is likely a good sign. All the 2025 Disney+ releases have been dated or at least been given release windows, does this show confidence in their upcoming slate? New trailers were released for Thunderbolts* and Captain America: Brave New World at D23 Brazil. How do these trailers impact hype?

    Review: La La Land and Arrival

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 80:43


    (Originally Recorded On February 19th, 2017) Adam and Peter discuss the DCEU, Star Wars, Arrival, La La Land, and Jerry McGuire.

    The Thirty Minute Reviews/Beware of Spoilers/Unofficial Commentary by the Unqualified Mega Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 118:56


    (Originally Recorded on December 30th, 2016) Adam, Peter, and Josie cover lost ground in this special New Year's Episode of all three podcasts. Thirty Minute Reviews: Adam, Peter, and Josie discuss the deaths of George Michael, Carrie Fisher, and Debbie Reynolds and review the movies A Nightmare Before Christmas and Home Alone. Beware of Spoilers: Adam, Peter, and Josie give a full review of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Unofficial Commentary by the Unqualified: Adam and Peter discuss the NFL Playoffs. Also, join in as they rank the movies that came out this year (2016).

    Revisiting Venom

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 17:14


    Adam looks back on 2018's Venom.

    Sky Sues Warner Brothers Over The Harry Potter Reboot

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 11:07


    Last Friday, Sky filed a lawsuit in federal court against Warner Brothers over their planned reboot of Harry Potter on Max. Adam breaks down why this is important.

    Marvel Releases The First Teaser For Thunderbolts

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2024 21:35


    Adam discusses the first official teaser for Thunderbolts* and what the movie could possibly be about.

    Rewatch: The Batman

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024 19:28


    With The Penguin launching this week, Adam looks back at Matt Reeves' The Batman from 2022 starring Robert Pattinson, Zoe Kravitz, Paul Dano, and Andy Serkis.

    Rewatch: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 27:22


    With one week until Agatha: All Along, Adam finishes his Scarlet Witch rewatch with Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

    Could Spider-Man 4 Be Young Avengers Or Marvel Knights

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 22:31


    Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings director (who was also supposed to direct Avengers: The Kang Dynasty) Destin Daniel Cretton will be directing the fourth Marvel Cinematic Universe Spider-Man movie. Could this be a major crossover? Adam speculates.

    Rewatch: WandaVision Episode 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2024 17:21


    Adam discusses the finale of WandaVision on Disney+

    Episode 400: Beetlejuice (1988)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2024 12:00


    With the sequel hitting theaters this week, Adam looks back at 1988's Beetlejuice.

    Rewatch: WandaVision Episode 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 19:02


    With Agatha All Along on the way from Marvel Studios/Marvel Television, Adam discusses the penultimate episode of WandaVision starring Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, and Kathryn Hahn and how the handoff to Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness could have been better handled.

    Rewatch: WandaVision Episode 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2024 6:48


    With Agatha All Along on the way from Marvel Studios/Marvel Television, Adam discusses the seventh episode of WandaVision starring Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, and Kathryn Hahn.

    Movie Review: Punch-Drunk Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 12:27


    Adam discusses Paul Thomas Anderson's Punch-Drunk Love.

    Rewatch: WandaVision Episode 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2024 9:18


    With Agatha All Along on the way from Marvel Studios/Marvel Television, Adam discusses the sixth episode of WandaVision starring Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, and Kathryn Hahn.

    A D23 News Round-Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024 36:11


    Adam discusses the biggest news out of D23 including a new Disney park, the first looks at The Mandalorian and Grogu, Skeleton Crew, Andor Season 2, and Daredevil: Born Again, what was included, and what was missing from this year's marquee presentation.

    Our Top 10 Games Of All Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2024 105:16


    Adam and Peter celebrate the 9th anniversary of the podcast by crowning the 2020 and 2021 films of the year before discussing their top 10 games of all time.

    Rewatch: WandaVision Episode 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2024 12:24


    With Agatha All Along on the way from Marvel Studios/Marvel Television, Adam discusses the fifth episode of WandaVision starring Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, and Kathryn Hahn.

    Recap: WandaVision Episodes 3 and 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2024 17:05


    Adam discusses the third and fourth episodes of WandaVision as we careen towards the release of Agatha on Disney+.

    Robert Downey Jr. Rejoins The MCU As Doctor Doom And More From Marvel's Hall H Panel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2024 24:20


    Marvel made Adam look like a fool yet again so join in as he breaks down the big announcements about Fantastic Four: First Steps, Thunderbolts*, Captain America: Brave New World, Avengers: Doomsday, and Avengers: Secret Wars.

    Does Warner Brothers Not Have Faith In The DC Brand?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2024 20:49


    Adam discusses DC Studios skipping San Diego Comic-Con the year before Superman is slated to hit theaters and whether this bodes well for DC Studios going forward.

    Ranking the Fox X-Men Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2024 29:47


    Josie couldn't join in so Adam ranks all the X-Men movies from X-Men through The New Mutants.

    Has Doctor Who Taken The CW's Place In Pop Culture Discourse?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2024 21:18


    Disney did not have Doctor Who front and center at the upfronts this year so Adam discusses the ratings, could the show come back after the second season, and if they need to retool going forward.

    Rewatch: WandaVision Episode 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024 21:43


    Adam discusses the second episode of WandaVision and the systemic issues that plague the show with the benefit of hindsight.

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