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In this week's episode, I take a look at the movies and streaming shows I watched in Winter and Spring 2025. This week's coupon code will get you 25% off the ebook versions of my anthologies at my Payhip store: JUNE25 The coupon code is valid through June 17, 2025. So if you need a new ebook this summer, we've got you covered! TRANSCRIPT 00:00:00 Introduction and Writing Updates   Hello, everyone. Welcome to Episode 252 of The Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is May 23rd, 2025, and today we are looking at the movies and streaming shows I watched in Winter and Spring 2025. We missed doing an episode last week for the simple reason that the day before I wanted to record, we had a bad thunderstorm that knocked down large portions of my fence, so my recording time was instead spent on emergency fence repair. However, the situation is under control, so hopefully we'll be back to weekly episodes for the immediate future. And now before we get to our main topics, let's have Coupon of the Week and then a progress update on my current writing projects.   So first up, Coupon of the Week. This week's coupon code will get you 25% off the ebook version of all my short story anthologies at my Payhip store and that is JUNE25. As always, the coupon code and links will be available in the show notes. This coupon code is valid through June the 17th, 2025, so if you need a new ebook for this summer, we have got you covered.   And now an update on my current writing projects. Ghost in the Corruption is finished. It is publishing right now. In fact, I paused the publishing process to record this and so by the time this episode goes live, hopefully Ghost in the Corruption should be available at all ebook stores. My next main project now that Ghost in the Corruption is done will be Shield of Power and as of this recording I am 15,000 words into it. My secondary projects will be Stealth and Spells Online: Final Quest and I'm 97,000 words into that, so hopefully that will come out very shortly after Shield of Power and I'll also be starting Ghost in the Siege, the final book in the Ghost Armor series as another secondary project and I'm currently zero words into that. So that is where I'm at with my current writing projects.   In audiobook news, Ghost in the Assembly (as excellently narrated by Hollis McCarthy) is now out and should be available at all the usual audiobook stores so you can listen to that if you are traveling for the summer. Recording of Shield of Battle (as excellently narrated by Brad Wills) is underway soon. I believe he's starting it this week, so hopefully we will have another audiobook in the Shield War series for you before too much longer. So that's where I'm at with my current writing projects.   00:02:17 Main Topic: Winter/Spring 2025 Movie Roundup   And now let's move on, without any further ado, to our main topic. Summer is almost upon us, which means it's time for my Winter/Spring 2025 Movie Roundup. As usual, the movies and streaming shows are listed in order for my least favorite to my most favorite. The grades are based upon my own thoughts and opinions and are therefore wholly subjective. With all of that said, let's get to the movies and our first entry is MacGruber, which came out in 2010 and in all honesty, this might be objectively the worst movie I have ever seen. The Saturday Night Live MacGruber sketches are a parody of the old MacGyver action show from the ‘80s. And so the movie is essentially the sketch stretched out to make a parody of an ‘80s action movie. It is aggressively dumb and crude. Its only redeeming feature is that the movie knows it's quite stupid and so leans into the stupidity hard. I'll say this in its favor, MacGruber has no pretensions that is a good movie and does not take itself seriously and then runs away hard with that fact. For that he gets a plus, but nothing else. Overall grade: F+   Next up is Down Periscope, which came out in 1996. Now the fundamental question of any movie is the one Russell Crowe shouted at the audience in Gladiator: “Are you not entertained?” Sadly, I was not entertained with Down Periscope. This wanted to be a parody of Cold War era submarine thrillers like The Hunt for Red October, I say wanted because it didn't really succeed. Kelsey Grammer plays Lieutenant Commander Thomas Dodge, an unorthodox US Navy officer who wants command of his own nuclear sub, but he's alienated a few admirals, which is not traditionally a path to career advancement in the military. Dodge gets his chance in a Navy wargame where he has to command a diesel sub against nuclear subs. Sometimes parodies are so good that they become an example of the thing they are parodying (Hot Fuzz and Star Trek: Lower Decks are excellent examples of this phenomenon). The trouble is that the movie takes itself too seriously and just isn't all that funny. A few funny bits, true, but not enough of them. In the end, this was dumb funny but didn't resonate with me the way other dumb funny movies like Dodgeball and Tropic Thunder did. Overall grade: D   Next up is Deadpool and Wolverine, which came out in 2024. Unlike Down Periscope, I was entertained with this movie, though both movies reside on the dumb funny spectrum. Deadpool and Wolverine is basically one long meta in-joke/love letter for the last 30 years of superhero movies. If you've seen enough of those movies, you'll find those movies funny, if occasionally rather tasteless. If you haven't seen enough of those movies, Deadpool and Wolverine will just be incomprehensible. The plot is that Wade Wilson AKA Deadpool gets pulled into some Marvel style multiverse nonsense. To save his universe from destruction, he needs to recruit a Wolverine since in his universe, Wolverine died heroically.   In the process, Deadpool stumbles across the worst Wolverine in the multiverse. Together they have to overcome their mutual dislike and attempt to save Deadpool's universe from destruction at the hands of a rogue branch of the Time Variance Authority. This means the movie can bring in a lot of cameos from past Marvel films. Hugh Jackman's performance really carries the movie on its back. Like I said, this movie is essentially one very long Marvel in-joke. I thought it was funny. I definitely think it can't stand on its own without having seen a sufficient number of the other Marvel movies. Overall grade: C   Our next movie is the Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, which came out in 2024. This is very loosely (with an emphasis on “very”) based on Operation Postmaster during World War II, when British Special Forces seized some Italian ships that had been supplying parts for German U-boats. It was entertaining to watch but it couldn't quite make up its mind tonally if it was a war thriller or a heist movie about Western desperados recruited into a crew. It kind of tried to do both at the same time, which killed the momentum. Like, the first parts of the movie where the protagonists take out a Nazi patrol boat and then free a prisoner from a base were good thriller stuff, but then the plot fused with the heist stuff and really slowed down through the middle forty percent or so. It was also oddly stylized with a lot of spaghetti western-style music that seemed out of place and some stuff just didn't make sense, like at the end after pulling off the mission, the protagonists were all arrested. That just seems bizarre since if anything, Winston Churchill and a lot of the British wartime leadership were enthusiastic about special operations and probably had too much confidence in the effectiveness of covert operations. So I did enjoy watching this, but I can see why it didn't make a lot of money at the box office. Overall Grade: C   Next up is The Gorge, which came out in 2025. This was a peculiar mix of science fiction, romance, and horror. For the romance part, perhaps shooting zombies together is a good idea for a first date. Before I dig into the movie, a brief rant. In one scene, a character is using a chainsaw with no protective gear whatsoever and she's not fighting zombies or anything in a situation where she has to pick up a chainsaw without preparing first. She's trimming branches to pass time. If you're using a chainsaw, at a minimum you want protective eyewear and headphones. Ideally you'd want chainsaw pants as well to reduce the chance of serious injury if you slip and swing the saw into your leg. Since I became a homeowner, I've used a chainsaw a number of times and believe me, you definitely want good eye and ear protection. This has been your public safety announcement for this movie review.   Anyway, loner former sniper Levi is approached by a high ranking intelligence officer giving him a mysterious job. He needs to guard a tower overlooking a mysterious mist-filled gorge for one year. On the other side of the gorge is another tower, guarded by an elite Lithuanian sniper named Drasa. Like Levi, Drasa has a fair bit of emotional damage and they're officially forbidden to communicate. However, they're both lonely and they soon start communicating over the gorge using telescopes and whiteboard messages. Eventually Levi gets emotionally close enough to Drasa to rig a zipline to cross the gorge and speak with her in person.   Unfortunately, it turns out the gorge is full of twisted creatures that storm out and attack and the job of the two snipers is to keep them contained. If Levi and Drasa want to save their lives, they'll need to unravel the dark secret within the gorge. This movie was interesting and I enjoyed watching it, but it falls apart if you think about it too much (or at all). Like the chainsaw thing I ranted about above. The entire movie runs on that sort of logic. That said, I appreciate how the filmmakers were trying something new instead of something like Deadpool and Wolverine. Additionally, this was an Apple+ movie and it's interesting how Apple's approach to streaming is to just make a whole bunch of random stuff that's totally distinct, from Ted Lasso to Mythic Quest to Severance to The Gorge. It's like, “we have more money than most countries, so we're going to make Ted Lasso because we feel like it.” Then again, Apple+ is apparently losing a billion dollars every year, so maybe they'll eventually change their minds about that approach. Overall Grade: B-   Next up is Click, which came out in 2006. Cross It's a Wonderful Life with A Christmas Carol and the comedic style of Adam Sandler and you end up with Click. Basically Sandler plays Michael Newman, a workaholic architect with a demanding boss and increasingly strained relationship with his wife and children due to his workload. In a fit of exasperation with his situation, he goes to Bed Bath and Beyond, where he encounters an eccentric employee named Morty (played entertainingly by Christopher Walken). Morty gives him a remote control that lets him fast forward through time, which Michael then uses to skip the boring and tedious parts of his life, but he overuses the remote and goes too far into the future and sees the disastrous results of his current life choices. Definitely a story used in A Christmas Carol and It's a Wonderful Life but effectively told and I was entertained (rather on the crude side, though). Overall Grade: B- Next up is Mr. Deeds, which came out in 2002. This was actually one of Adam Sandler's better movies, in my opinion. It was a remake of the ‘30s movie Mr. Deeds Goes To Town. In this new version, Sandler plays Longfellow Deeds, a popular pizzeria owner in a small New Hampshire town. Unbeknownst to Deeds, his uncle is the owner of a major media mega corporation and when he dies, Deeds is his legal heir. When the company's CEO and chief lawyer arrive at the pizzeria to inform him of this fact, Deeds goes to New York and soon finds himself involved in the CEO's sinister machinations. Yet he happens to rescue an attractive woman from a mugger, but there is more to her than meets the eye. The movie was funny and not as crude, well, not quite as crude as some of Sandler's other stuff. It had good story structure and several great lines, my favorite of which was “he was weak and cowardly and wore far too much cologne.”   Sandler's movies, in a strange way, are often very medieval. Like various medieval fables had a savvy peasant outwitting pompous lords, greedy merchants, and corrupt clergymen. The best Adam Sandler protagonist tends to be a good natured everyman who defeats the modern equivalent of medieval authority figures- evil CEOs, arrogant star athletes, sinister bureaucrats and so forth. Overall Grade: B     Next up is House of David, which came out in 2025 and this is basically the story of King David from the Bible told in the format of an epic fantasy TV series. Like if someone wanted to do an epic fantasy series about Conan the Barbarian, it could follow the same stylistic format as this show. And of course Conan and David followed a similar path from adventurer to king. Anyway, if one were to pick a part of the Bible from which to make a movie or TV series, the story of David would be an excellent choice because David's life was so dramatic that it would hardly require any embellishments in the adaptation. The story is in the Books of First and Second Samuel. King Saul is ruling over the Israelites around 1000 BC or so, but has grown arrogant. Consequently, God instructs the prophet Samuel to inform Saul that the kingdom will be taken away from him and given to another. God then dispatches Samuel to anoint David as the new king of Israel. David is a humble shepherd but then enters Saul's service and undertakes feats of daring, starting with defeating the giant Goliath and leading Saul's troops to victory and battle against Israel's numerous enemies. (The Iron Age Middle East was even less peaceful than it is now.) Eventually, Saul's paranoia and madness gets the best of him and he turns on David, who flees into exile. After Saul and his sons are killed in battle with the Philistines. David returns and becomes the acknowledged king after a short civil war with Saul's surviving sons and followers.   If Saul's fatal flaw was his arrogance of pride, David's seems to have been women. While the story of David and Bathsheba is well known, David nonetheless had eight wives (most of them at the same time) and an unknown but undoubtedly large number of concubines. Naturally David's children from his various wives and concubines did not get along and David was almost deposed due to the conflicts between his children. Unlike Saul and later David's son Solomon, David was willing to repent when a prophet of God informed him of wrongdoing and to be fair to David, monogamy was generally not practiced among Early Iron Age Middle Eastern monarchies and dynastic struggles between brothers from different mothers to seize their father's kingdoms were quite common, but enough historical digression.   Back to the show, which covered David's life up to the death of Goliath. I thought it was quite well done. Good performances, good cinematography, excellent battles, good set design and costuming, and a strong soundtrack. All the actors were good, but I really think the standout performances were Stephen Lang as Samuel, Ali Sulaman is King Saul, Ayelet Zurer as Saul's wife Queen Ahinoam, and Davood Ghadami as David's jerkish (but exasperated and well-intentioned) eldest brother Eliab. Martyn Ford just looks extremely formidable as Goliath. You definitely believe no one in their right mind want to fight this guy.   Making fiction of any kind based on sacred religious texts is often tricky because no matter what you do, someone's going to get mad at you. The show has an extensive disclaimer at the beginning of each episode saying that it is fiction inspired by the Bible. That said, House of David doesn't really alter or deviate from the Biblical account, though it expands upon some things for the sake of storytelling. Queen Ahinoam is only mentioned once in the Bible as the wife of Saul, but she has an expanded role in the show and is shown as the one who essentially introduces Saul to the Witch of Endor. Goliath also gets backstory as one of the “Anakim,” a race of giants that lived in Canaan in ancient times, which is something that is only mentioned in passing in the Old Testament. Overall, I enjoyed the show and I hope it gets a second season.   What's interesting, from a larger perspective, is to see how the wheel of history keeps turning. In the 1950s and the 1960s, Biblical epics were a major film genre. The 10 Commandments and Ben Hur with Charlton Heston are probably the ones best remembered today. Eventually, the genre just sort of ran out of gas, much the way superhero movies were in vogue for about 20 years and began running out of steam around 2023 or so. Like, I enjoyed Thunderbolts (which we're going to talk about in a little bit), but it's not going to make a billion dollars the way Marvel stuff often did in the 2010s. The wheel just keeps turning and perhaps has come back around to the popularity of Biblical epics once more. Overall Grade: A   Next up is Chef, which came out in 2014. I actually saw this back in 2021, but I watched it again recently to refresh my memory and here are my thoughts. I quite liked it. It's about a chef named Carl Casper, who's increasingly unhappy with his work after he gets fired over a Twitter war with a writer who criticized his cooking. Carl is out of options and so he starts a food truck and has to both rediscover his love of cooking and reconnect with his ex-wife and 10-year-old son. In Storytelling: How to Write a Novel (my book about writing), I talked about different kinds of conflict. Carl's conflict is an excellent example of an entirely internal conflict. The critic is an external enemy, but he's basically the inciting incident.   Carl's real enemy is his own internal conflict about art versus commerce and a strained relationship with his son. I recommend the movie. It was rated R for bad language, but there's no nudity or explicit sexual content and honestly, if you've ever worked in a restaurant kitchen or a warehouse, you've heard much worse in terms of language. The movie also has an extremely valuable lesson: stay off social media when you're angry. Overall Grade: A     Next up is Thunderbolts, which came out in 2025 and I thought this was pretty good, both very dark and yet with quite a lot of humor to balance the darkness. Former assassin Yelena Belova has been working as a mercenary for the sinister director of the CIA, Valentina de Fontaine (now there's a villain name if there ever was one). Yelena has grown disillusioned with her life and career and is suffering from increasing depression since she never really dealt with the death of her sister. Valentina promises her one last job, only for Yelena to realize that Valentina decided to dispose of all her freelance contractors at once, which includes US Agent and Ghost (previously seen in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and Antman and the Wasp). In the process of escaping Valentina's trap, Yelena stumbles across a mysterious man who identifies himself as Bob, who has no memory of how he got there, but shows increasingly unusual abilities. Yelena wants to deal with Valentina's betrayal, but it turns out one of Valentina's science projects has gotten out of control and is threatening the world. The movie was well constructed enough that it didn't rely too heavily on previous Marvel continuity. It was there, but you probably wouldn't be lost without it. It almost feels like Marvel looked at the stuff they did the last couple of years and said, okay, a lot of this didn't work, but makes great raw material for new things. It helped that the central conflict was in the end, very human and about the characters, not stopping a generic villain from getting a generic doomsday device. Overall Grade: A   Next up is The Hound of the Baskervilles, which came out in 1988. This is a movie length episode of The Return of Sherlock Holmes television series, which had Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes and Edward Hardwicke as Dr. Watson. The plot deals with Sir Henry Baskerville, the American heir to an English manor set in the Windswept moors of Dartmoor. Apparently there's an ancestral curse laid over the Baskerville estate that manifests in the form of a spectral hound. Local rumors hold that the previous holder of the manor, Sir Charles Baskerville, was killed by the ghostly hound and many of the local people fear it. The local physician, Dr. Mortimer, is so worried about the hound that he comes to Sherlock Holmes for help. Holmes, of course, is skeptical of any supernatural explanation and soon becomes worried that an extremely subtle and sinister murderer is stalking Sir Henry.   Jeremy Brett's version of Holmes is, in my opinion, the best portrayal of the character and Edward Hardwicke's version of Watson is a calm, reliable man of action who sensibly takes a very large revolver with him when going into danger. Definitely worth watching, Overall grade: A   Next up is Sonic the Hedgehog 3, which came out in 2024. The 2020s have been a downer of a decade in many ways, but on the plus side, between Super Mario Brothers and Sonic the Hedgehog, people have finally figured out how to make good video game movies, so we've got that going for us. Sonic 3 was an excellent kids movie, as were the first two in the trilogy. In this one Sonic is living with Knuckles and Tails under the care of their human friends Tom and Maddy, but then a dark secret emerges. The government has been keeping a Superpowered hedgehog named Shadow in stasis and Shadow has broken out. It's up to Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails to save the day.   Meanwhile, Dr. Robotnik is in a funk after his defeat at Sonic's hands in the last movie, but then his long lost grandfather, Gerald Robotnik returns seeking the younger Dr. Robotnik's help in his own sinister plans. Keanu Reeves was great as Shadow (think John Wick if he was a superpowered space hedgehog in a kid's movie). Jim Carrey famously said he would retire from acting unless a golden script came along and apparently that golden script was playing Dr. Ivo Robotnik and his evil grandfather Gerald. To be fair, both the Robotniks were hilarious.   It is amusing that Sonic only exists because in the 1990s, Sega wanted a flagship video game character that won't get them sued by either Nintendo or Disney. It is also amusing that the overall message of the Sonic movies seems to be not to trust the government. Overall Grade: A   Next up is Paddington in Peru, which came out in 2024. This is also an excellent kids' movie. In this installment, Paddington has settled into London with the Brown family and officially become a UK citizen. However, he receives a letter from Peru that his Aunt Lucy has mysteriously disappeared into the jungle. Distraught, Paddington and the Browns set off for Peru at once. Adventures ensue involving mysterious lost treasure, a crazy boat captain, and an order of singing nuns who might not quite be what they appear. Anyway, it's a good kids' movie. I think Paddington 2 was only slightly better because Hugh Grant as the chief villain, crazy actor Phoenix Buchanan, was one of those lightning in the bottle things like Heath Ledger as the Joker in the Dark Knight. Overall Grade: A   Now for the two best things I saw in Winter/Spring 2025. The first of them is Andor Season Two, which came out in 2025. Star Wars kind of has an age range the way Marvel stuff does now. What do I mean by that? In the Marvel comics and some of the TV series like Jessica Jones, they get into some really dark and heavy stuff, very mature themes. The MCU movies can have some darkness to them, but not as much because they're aiming at sort of escapist adventures for the general audience. Then there are kid shows like Spidey and Friends that a relative of mine just loved when he was three. You wouldn't at all feel comfortable showing a 3-year-old Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, but Spidey and Friends is just fine.   Star Wars now kind of has that age range to its stuff and there's nothing wrong with that. Sometimes you want to see a dark meditation upon human nature. Sometimes you need something kid friendly to occupy the kids you're babysitting and sometimes you just want to relax and watch Mando and Baby Yoda mow down some space pirates or something. All that said, Andor Season Two is some of the darkest and the best stuff that Star Wars has ever done. It successfully shifts genres from Escapist Pulp Space Fantasy to a gritty Political/Espionage Thriller. We in the audience know that the emperor is a Sith Lord who can use Evil Space Magic and wants to make himself immortal, but that fact is totally irrelevant to the characters. Even though some of the characters are high ranking in their respective organizations, this is essentially a “ground's eye” view of the Rebellion and life under the Empire.   In some ways, this is like Star Wars' version of Wolf Hall (which we're going to talk about shortly), in that we know how it ends already, but the dramatic tension comes from the harrowing emotional journey the characters undertake on the way to their inevitable destinations. Cassian Andor is now working for the nascent Rebellion under the direction of ruthless spymaster Luthen Rael. Mon Mothma is in the Imperial Senate, covertly funneling money to the Rebellion and realizing just how much the Rebellion will require of her before the end. Syril Karn, the ineffective corporate cop from Season One, has fallen in love with the ruthless secret police supervisor Dedra Meero, but he's unaware that Director Krennic has ordered Meero to manufacture a false flag incident on the planet Gorman so the planet can be strip-mined for resources to build the Death Star and Dedra has decided to use Syril to help accomplish it. All the actors do amazing jobs with their roles. Seriously, this series as actors really should get at least one Emmy. Speaking of Director Krennic, Ben Mendelson returns as Orson Krennic, who is one of my favorite least favorite characters, if you get my drift. Krennic is the oily, treacherous middle manager we've all had to deal with or work for at some point in our lives, and Mendelson plays him excellently. He's a great villain, the sort who is ruthless to his underlings and thinks he can manipulate his superiors right up until Darth Vader starts telekinetically choking him. By contrast, the villain Major Partagaz (played by Anton Lesser) is the middle manager we wish we all had - stern but entirely fair, reasonable, and prizes efficiency and good work while despising office drama. Unfortunately, he works for the Empire's secret police, so all those good qualities are in the service of evil and therefore come to naught. Finally, Episode Eight is one of the most astonishing episodes of TV I've ever seen. It successfully captures the horror of an episode of mass violence and simultaneously has several character arcs reach their tumultuous climax and manages to be shockingly graphic without showing in a lot of actual blood. Andor was originally supposed to be five seasons, but then Peak Streaming collapsed, and so the remaining four seasons were compressed down to one. I think that was actually to the show's benefit because it generates some amazing tension and there's not a wasted moment. Overall Grade: A+   Now for the second of my two favorite things I saw, and that would be Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, which came out in 2024, but I actually saw it in 2025. This is a dramatization of Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall novels about the rise and fall of Thomas Cromwell, who is King Henry VIII's chief lieutenant during the key years of the English Reformation. The first series came out in 2015, but the nine year gap between this and between the second series and the first series actually works quite well since Thomas Cromwell looks like he ages nine years in a single year (which may be what actually happened given how stressful working for someone like Henry VIII must have been). Anyway, in The Mirror and the Light, Cromwell has successfully arranged the downfall and execution of Anne Boleyn, Henry's previous queen. Though Cromwell is haunted by his actions, Henry still needs a queen to give him a male heir, so he marries Jane Seymour. Cromwell must navigate the deadly politics of the Tudor Court while trying to push his Protestant views of religion, serve his capricious master Henry, fend off rivals for the King's favor, and keep his own head attached to his shoulders in the process. Since Cromwell's mental state is deteriorating due to guilt over Anne's death and the downfall of his former master Cardinal Wolsey and Henry's a fickle and dangerous master at the best of times, this is an enterprise that is doomed to fail. Of course, if you're at all familiar with the history of Henry's reign and the English reformation, you know that Cromwell's story does not have a happy ending. Rather, Wolf Hall is a tragedy about a talented man who didn't walk away from his power until it was too late and he was trapped. Anyway, in my opinion, Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light was just excellent. All the performances were superb. Mark Rylance is great as Cromwell and has some excellent “WTF/I'm SO screwed” expressions as Cromwell's situation grows worse and worse. Bernard Hill played the Duke of Norfolk in the first series, but sadly died before Series Two, so Timothy Spall steps in and he does an excellent job of channeling Hill's portrayal of the Duke as an ambitious, crude-humored thug.   Damien Lewis is amazing as Henry VIII and his performance captures Henry's mixture of charisma, extreme vindictiveness, and astonishing self-absorption. The real Henry was known for being extremely charming even to the end of his life, but the charm was mixed with a volcanic temper that worsened as Henry aged and may have been exacerbated by a severe head injury. Lewis's performance can shift from that charm to the deadly fury in a heartbeat. The show rather cleverly portrays Henry's growing obesity and deteriorating health by having Lewis wear a lot of big puffy coats and limp with an impressively regal walking stick.   Overall, I would say this and Andor were the best thing I saw in Winter/Spring 2025. I wouldn't say that Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light is an accurate historical reputation. In real life, Cromwell was rather more thuggish and grasping (though far more competent than his rivals and his master) and of necessity the plot simplifies historical events, but it's just a superb historical drama. Overall Grade: A+ As a final note, I should say that of all the 2024 and 2025 movies mentioned here, the only one that actually saw in the theater was Thunderbolts, and I hadn't actually planned to see it in theaters, but a family member unexpectedly bought tickets for it, so I went along. Which I suppose is the movie industry's biggest problem right now. The home viewing experience is often vastly superior to going to the theater. The theater has the big screen and snacks, but at home you can have a pretty nice setup and you can pause whatever you want, go to the bathroom, and you can get snacks for much more cheaply. That's just much more comfortable than the movie theater.   Additionally, going to the theater has the same serious problem as booking a flight in that you're an enclosed space with complete strangers for several hours, which means you're potentially in a trust fall with idiots. All it takes is one person behaving badly or trying to bring their fake service dog to ruin or even cancel a flight, and the theater experience has much of the same problem, especially since the standards for acceptable public behavior have dropped so much from a combination of widespread smartphone adoption and COVID. The difference between the movie industry and the airline industry is that if you absolutely have to get from New York to Los Angeles in a single day, you have no choice but to book a flight and hope for the best. But if you want to see a movie and are willing to exercise some patience, you just have to wait a few months for it to turn up on streaming. I'm not sure how the movie industry can battle that, but sadly, it is much easier to identify problems than to solve them.   So that is it for this week. Thank you for listening to The Pulp Writer Show. I hope you found the show useful. A reminder that you can listen to all the back episodes at https://thepulpwritershow.com. If you enjoyed the podcast, please leave a review on your podcasting platform of choice. Stay safe, stay healthy, and see you all next week.

Here now is the first 10-ish minutes of our super-sized Too Old For This Shit special episode on Daredevil: Born Again. To access the full show, head over to our Patreon and sign up today. Instantly unlock this full ep and previous TOFTS series on The Penguin and X-Men '97, along with countless hours of exclusive shows and commentary tracks you can't get anywhere else! On this special Too Old For This Shit, Steve and Andrew are gaga for the latest MCU TV show, the most excellent Daredevil: Born Again! How great of a call was it to re-tool and make this show more like the incredible Netflix show? How absolutely fantastic is this cast, especially D'Onofrio and Cox back together again? Isn't it wild that this was allowed to air at all? And jeez, we gotta wait a whole year for season two? PLUS: Bernthal! Bernthal! Bernthal! Bernthal! Daredevil: Born Again stars Charlie Cox, Vincent D'Onofrio, Margarita Levieva, Genneya Walton, Wilson Bethel, Deborah Ann Woll, Arty Froushan, Nikki M. James, Ayelet Zurer, Michael Gandolfini, Zabryna Guevara, Clark Johnson, Michael Gaston, Ruibo Qian, Hamish Allan-Headley, Hunter Doohan, and Jon Bernthal as Frank Castle. Directed by David Boyd, Michael Cuesta, Jeffrey Nachmanoff, Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead. Cover art by the incomparable Felipe Sobreiro.

DJ Nik and Charles Skaggs discuss "Isle of Joy", the eighth episode of Daredevil: Born Again Season 1, featuring Charlie Cox as Daredevil/Matt Murdock, Vincent D'Onofrio as The Kingpin/Wilson Fisk, Ayelet Zurer as Vanessa Fisk, and the return of Wilson Bethel as Bullseye! Find us here:Facebook: Facebook.com/FandomZonePodcast Instagram: @FandomZonePodcast Bluesky: @CharlesSkaggs.bsky.social, @goldstandardoscars.bsky.social Email: FandomZoneCast@gmail.com  Listen and subscribe to us in Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!

Zach gives a spoiler review of the season finale of the new Disney Plus original Marvel series Daredevil Born Again starring Charlie Cox, Vincent D'Onofrio, Margarita Levieva, Deborah Ann Woll, Genneya Walton, Wilson Bethel, Jon Bernthal, Eldon Hanson, Nikki James, Michael Gandolfini, Ayelet Zurer, Michael Gaston, and Clark Johnson.

As Kingpin's chaos reigns over New York, Daredevil and the Punisher team up to save the city in this explosive season finale. Join The Watchers as we break down “Straight to Hell,” the ninth episode of the Disney+ series Daredevil: Born Again. #daredevilbornagain Daredevil: Born Again (2025) is a Marvel Television series on Disney+ starring Charlie Cox, Vincent D'Onofrio, Deborah Ann Woll, Michael Gandolfini, Margarita Levieva, Elden Henson, Wilson Bethel, Zabryna Guevara, Nikki M. James, Genneya Walton, Arty Froushan, Clark Johnson, Ayelet Zurer and Jon Bernthal. Subscribe, rate and review! Follow The Watchers in the Basement on social media! Use #WatchersBasement to comment about the show!facebook.com/watchersbasementtwitter.com/WatchBasement instagram.com/watchersbasementthreads.net/@watchersbasementanchor.fm/watchersbasement

Jus catches up with Ayelet Zurer who plays the role of Vanessa Fisk in Daredevil: Born Again and she sneaks him and ever so slight hint about what's coming up in the next season of the Marvel show! Subscribe and follow Justin on TikTok @jus_hill for more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Ashley and Dylan as they discuss the season finale of Daredevil Born Again: "Straight to Hell". "Straight to Hell" Directed by: Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead Written by: Heather Bellson, Dario Scardapane Starring: Charlie Cox, Vincent D'Onofrio, Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Henson, Michael Gandolfini. Margarita Levieva, Wilson Bethel, Zabryna Guevara, Nikki M. James, Genneya Walton, Arty Froushan, Clark Johnson, Ayelet Zurer, Kamar de los Reyes, Jon Bernthal Hosts: Ashley Hobley: https://bsky.app/profile/ashleyhobley.bsky.social  Dylan Blight: https://bsky.app/profile/dylan.explosionnetwork.com  All-New Marvel Cast Credits: Original music: Savfk (www.youtube.com/savfkmusic www.facebook.com/savfkmusic) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Additional sounds and edit by Dylan Blight Art by: Dylan Blight (images from Marvel films) All Episodes: https://all-newmarvelcast.podbean.com  Support Us: http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion 

Zach gives a spoiler review of episode 8 of the new Disney Plus original Marvel series Daredevil Born Again starring Charlie Cox, Vincent D'Onofrio, Margarita Levieva, Deborah Ann Woll, Genneya Walton, Wilson Bethel, Jon Bernthal, Eldon Hanson, Nikki James, Michael Gandolfini, Ayelet Zurer, Michael Gaston, and Clark Johnson.

Matt Murdock and Wilson Fisk meet again in the shocking final moments of this penultimate episode. Join The Watchers as we discuss “Isle of Joy,” the eighth episode of the Disney+ series Daredevil: Born Again. #daredevilbornagain Daredevil: Born Again (2025) is a Marvel Television series on Disney+ starring Charlie Cox, Vincent D'Onofrio, Deborah Ann Woll, Michael Gandolfini, Margarita Levieva, Elden Henson, Wilson Bethel, Zabryna Guevara, Nikki M. James, Genneya Walton, Arty Froushan, Clark Johnson, Ayelet Zurer and Jon Bernthal. Subscribe, rate and review! Follow The Watchers in the Basement on social media! Use #WatchersBasement to comment about the show!facebook.com/watchersbasementtwitter.com/WatchBasement instagram.com/watchersbasementthreads.net/@watchersbasementanchor.fm/watchersbasement

Join Ashley and Dylan as they discuss episode 8 of Daredevil Born Again: "Isle of Joy". "Isle of Joy" Directed by: Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead Written by: Jesse Wigutow, Dario Scardapane Starring: Charlie Cox, Vincent D'Onofrio, Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Henson, Michael Gandolfini. Margarita Levieva, Wilson Bethel, Zabryna Guevara, Nikki M. James, Genneya Walton, Arty Froushan, Clark Johnson, Ayelet Zurer, Kamar de los Reyes, Jon Bernthal Hosts: Ashley Hobley: https://bsky.app/profile/ashleyhobley.bsky.social  Dylan Blight: https://bsky.app/profile/dylan.explosionnetwork.com  All-New Marvel Cast Credits: Original music: Savfk (www.youtube.com/savfkmusic www.facebook.com/savfkmusic) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Additional sounds and edit by Dylan Blight Art by: Dylan Blight (images from Marvel films) All Episodes: https://all-newmarvelcast.podbean.com/  Support Us: http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion 

Zach gives a spoiler review of episode 7 of the new Disney Plus original Marvel series Daredevil Born Again starring Charlie Cox, Vincent D'Onofrio, Margarita Levieva, Deborah Ann Woll, Genneya Walton, Wilson Bethel, Jon Bernthal, Eldon Hanson, Nikki James, Michael Gandolfini, Ayelet Zurer, Michael Gaston, and Clark Johnson.

The Devil of Hell's Kitchen returns and races against the mayor's task force to find a serial killer who has his sights set on his next victim. Join The Watchers as we break down “Art for Art's Sake,” the seventh episode of the Disney+ series Daredevil: Born Again. Also, we discuss some news from CinemaCon, including the announcement of the title of the new live-action Tom Holland Spider-Man movie: Spider-Man: Brand New Day #daredevilbornagain Daredevil: Born Again (2025) is a Marvel Television series on Disney+ starring Charlie Cox, Vincent D'Onofrio, Deborah Ann Woll, Michael Gandolfini, Margarita Levieva, Elden Henson, Wilson Bethel, Zabryna Guevara, Nikki M. James, Genneya Walton, Arty Froushan, Clark Johnson, Ayelet Zurer and Jon Bernthal. Subscribe, rate and review! Follow The Watchers in the Basement on social media! Use #WatchersBasement to comment about the show!facebook.com/watchersbasementtwitter.com/WatchBasement instagram.com/watchersbasementthreads.net/@watchersbasementanchor.fm/watchersbasement

Join Ashley and Dylan as they discuss episode 7 of Daredevil Born Again: "Art for Art's Sake". "Art for Art's Sake" Directed by: David Boyd Written by: Jesse Wigutow, Dario Scardapane Starring: Charlie Cox, Vincent D'Onofrio, Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Henson, Michael Gandolfini. Margarita Levieva, Wilson Bethel, Zabryna Guevara, Nikki M. James, Genneya Walton, Arty Froushan, Clark Johnson, Ayelet Zurer, Kamar de los Reyes, Jon Bernthal Hosts: Ashley Hobley: https://bsky.app/profile/ashleyhobley.bsky.social Dylan Blight: https://bsky.app/profile/dylan.explosionnetwork.com All-New Marvel Cast Credits: Original music: Savfk (www.youtube.com/savfkmusic www.facebook.com/savfkmusic) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Additional sounds and edit by Dylan Blight Art by: Dylan Blight (images from Marvel films) All Episodes: https://all-newmarvelcast.podbean.com/ Support Us: http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion

Zach gives a spoiler review of episode 5 and 6 of the new Disney Plus original Marvel series Daredevil Born Again starring Charlie Cox, Vincent D'Onofrio, Margarita Levieva, Deborah Ann Woll, Genneya Walton, Wilson Bethel, Jon Bernthal, Eldon Hanson, Nikki James, Michael Gandolfini, Ayelet Zurer, Michael Gaston, and Clark Johnson.

Movie director Jon Erwinis someone who has had great success over the years. From October Baby way back in 2011 to Jesus Revolution and back to I Can Only Imagine, the Birmingham, Alabama native has always had a knack for finding and telling stories that resonate with people deeply for their foundational family values told through the lens of faith.Erwin is also someone who is a collector and keeper of past memories that have developed into projects he is passionate about. One needs to look no further than his 2023 releaseJesus Revolution starring Kelsey Grammer and Jonathan Roumie. Intrigued by a 1966 Time Magazine cover stating “Is God Dead?”, Erwin carried around the magazine in his computer bag for nearly a decade before turning that base idea into the aforementioned movie that generated $54 million at the box office.His latest passion project is a new 8-episode limited series currently airing on Amazon Prime called House of David. Stemming from a vivid memory he had visiting Israel with his father at age 16, Erwin thought that one day he could make a sweeping, visually spectacular recreation on the life of King David from the Old Testament.Starring Broadway actor Michael Iskander, Ali Suliman, Ayelet Zurer, and Stephen Lang, House of David tells the story of the ascent of the aforementioned beloved Biblical figure, who eventually becomes the most renowned and celebrated king of Israel.Erwin and Iskander join us on the podcast to discuss the critical importance of Biblical accuracy in retelling David's story, why this popular figure of the Old Testament is considered the first superhero in human history, and how this project humbled each of them.

As the season reaches its midway point, Matt Murdock and Wilson Fisk come full circle as they return to their divergent forms. Join The Watchers as we discuss the fifth and sixth episodes – “With Interest" and "Excessive Force" – of the Disney+ series Daredevil: Born Again. And we also break down Marvel Studios' casting announcement about Avengers: Doomsday. #daredevilbornagain Daredevil: Born Again (2025) is a Marvel Television series on Disney+ starring Charlie Cox, Vincent D'Onofrio, Deborah Ann Woll, Michael Gandolfini, Margarita Levieva, Elden Henson, Wilson Bethel, Zabryna Guevara, Nikki M. James, Genneya Walton, Arty Froushan, Clark Johnson, Ayelet Zurer and Jon Bernthal. Subscribe, rate and review! Follow The Watchers in the Basement on social media! Use #WatchersBasement to comment about the show!facebook.com/watchersbasementtwitter.com/WatchBasement instagram.com/watchersbasementthreads.net/@watchersbasementanchor.fm/watchersbasement

Join Ashley and Dylan as they discuss episodes 5 and 6 of Daredevil Born Again: "With Interest" & "Excessive Force". "With Interest" Directed by: Jeffrey Nachmanoff Written by: Grainne Godfree "Excessive Force" Directed by: David Boyd Written by: Thomas Wong Starring: Charlie Cox, Vincent D'Onofrio, Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Henson, Michael Gandolfini. Margarita Levieva, Wilson Bethel, Zabryna Guevara, Nikki M. James, Genneya Walton, Arty Froushan, Clark Johnson, Ayelet Zurer, Kamar de los Reyes, Jon Bernthal Hosts: Ashley Hobley: https://bsky.app/profile/ashleyhobley.bsky.social  Dylan Blight: https://bsky.app/profile/dylan.explosionnetwork.com  All-New Marvel Cast Credits: Original music: Savfk (www.youtube.com/savfkmusic www.facebook.com/savfkmusic) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Additional sounds and edit by Dylan Blight Art by: Dylan Blight (images from Marvel films) All Episodes: https://all-newmarvelcast.podbean.com/  Support Us: http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion 

Matt Murdock pays a visit to an old acquaintance while Wilson Fisk faces challenges in his mayorship and marriage. Join The Watchers as we break down “Sic Semper Systema,” the fourth episode of the Disney+ series Daredevil: Born Again. #daredevilbornagain Daredevil: Born Again (2025) is a Marvel Television series on Disney+ starring Charlie Cox, Vincent D'Onofrio, Deborah Ann Woll, Michael Gandolfini, Margarita Levieva, Elden Henson, Wilson Bethel, Zabryna Guevara, Nikki M. James, Genneya Walton, Arty Froushan, Clark Johnson, Ayelet Zurer and Jon Bernthal.Subscribe, rate and review! Follow The Watchers in the Basement on social media! Use #WatchersBasement to comment about the show!facebook.com/watchersbasementtwitter.com/WatchBasement instagram.com/watchersbasementthreads.net/@watchersbasementanchor.fm/watchersbasement

Zach gives a spoiler review of episode 4 of the new Disney Plus original Marvel series Daredevil Born Again starring Charlie Cox, Vincent D'Onofrio, Margarita Levieva, Deborah Ann Woll, Genneya Walton, Wilson Bethel, Jon Bernthal, Eldon Hanson, Nikki James, Michael Gandolfini, Ayelet Zurer, Michael Gaston, and Clark Johnson.

Join Ashley and Dylan as they discuss episode 4 of Daredevil Born Again: "Sic Semper Systema". "Sic Semper Systema" Directed by: Jeffrey Nachmanoff Written by: David Feige, Jesse Wigutow Starring: Charlie Cox, Vincent D'Onofrio, Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Henson, Michael Gandolfini. Margarita Levieva, Wilson Bethel, Zabryna Guevara, Nikki M. James, Genneya Walton, Arty Froushan, Clark Johnson, Ayelet Zurer, Kamar de los Reyes, Jon Bernthal Hosts: Ashley Hobley: https://bsky.app/profile/ashleyhobley.bsky.social  Dylan Blight: https://bsky.app/profile/dylan.explosionnetwork.com  All-New Marvel Cast Credits: Original music: Savfk (www.youtube.com/savfkmusic www.facebook.com/savfkmusic) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Additional sounds and edit by Dylan Blight Art by: Dylan Blight (images from Marvel films) All Episodes: https://all-newmarvelcast.podbean.com/ Support Us: http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion

The trial of Hector Ayala begins as Matt Murdock seeks to save his client from the wrath of corrupt New York City cops. Join The Watchers as we discuss “The Hollow of His Hand,” the third episode of the Disney+ series Daredevil: Born Again. #daredevilbornagain Daredevil: Born Again (2025) is a Marvel Television series on Disney+ starring Charlie Cox, Vincent D'Onofrio, Deborah Ann Woll, Michael Gandolfini, Margarita Levieva, Elden Henson, Wilson Bethel, Zabryna Guevara, Nikki M. James, Genneya Walton, Arty Froushan, Clark Johnson, Ayelet Zurer and Jon Bernthal.Subscribe, rate and review! Follow The Watchers in the Basement on social media! Use #WatchersBasement to comment about the show!facebook.com/watchersbasementtwitter.com/WatchBasement instagram.com/watchersbasementthreads.net/@watchersbasementanchor.fm/watchersbasement

Zach gives a spoiler review of episode 3 of the new Disney Plus original Marvel series Daredevil Born Again starring Charlie Cox, Vincent D'Onofrio, Margarita Levieva, Deborah Ann Woll, Genneya Walton, Wilson Bethel, Jon Bernthal, Eldon Hanson, Nikki James, Michael Gandolfini, Ayelet Zurer, Michael Gaston, and Clark Johnson.

Join Ashley and Dylan as they discuss episode 3 of Daredevil Born Again: "The Hollow of His Hand". "The Hollow of His Hand" Directed by: Michael Cuesta Written by: Jill Blankenship Starring: Charlie Cox, Vincent D'Onofrio, Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Henson, Michael Gandolfini. Margarita Levieva, Wilson Bethel, Zabryna Guevara, Nikki M. James, Genneya Walton, Arty Froushan, Clark Johnson, Ayelet Zurer, Kamar de los Reyes, Jon Bernthal Hosts: Ashley Hobley: https://bsky.app/profile/ashleyhobley.bsky.social  Dylan Blight: https://bsky.app/profile/dylan.explosionnetwork.com  All-New Marvel Cast Credits: Original music: Savfk (www.youtube.com/savfkmusic www.facebook.com/savfkmusic) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Additional sounds and edit by Dylan Blight Art by: Dylan Blight (images from Marvel films) All Episodes: https://all-newmarvelcast.podbean.com/  Support Us: http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion 

Interviews with Arty Froushan, Ayelet Zurer, executive producerBrad Winderbaum,Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Henson, Genneya Walton, Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead executive producers, Margarita Levieva ,Mohan Kapoor ,Nikki M. James, Tony Dalton ,and Wilson Bethel. Thanks to Marvel and Disney Plus for the interviews.  Start Your Free One Year Trial At Sci-Fi Talk Plus

Join Ashley and Dylan as they discuss the first two episodes of Daredevil Born Again: "Heaven's Half Hour" and "Optics" "Heaven's Half Hour" Directed by: Aaron Moorhead, Justin Benson Written by: Peter Cameron "Optics" Directed by: Michael Cuesta Written by: Matt Corman, Chris Ord Starring: Charlie Cox, Vincent D'Onofrio, Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Henson, Michael Gandolfini. Margarita Levieva, Wilson Bethel, Zabryna Guevara, Nikki M. James, Genneya Walton, Arty Froushan, Clark Johnson, Ayelet Zurer, Kamar de los Reyes, Jon Bernthal Hosts: Ashley Hobley: https://bsky.app/profile/ashleyhobley.bsky.social  Dylan Blight: https://bsky.app/profile/dylan.explosionnetwork.com  All-New Marvel Cast Credits: Original music: Savfk (www.youtube.com/savfkmusic www.facebook.com/savfkmusic) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Additional sounds and edit by Dylan Blight Art by: Dylan Blight (images from Marvel films) All Episodes: https://all-newmarvelcast.podbean.com/  Support Us: http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion 

The Devil of Hell's Kitchen returns in a new series that picks up years after the Netflix series ended. Join The Watchers as we break down the first two episodes – "Heaven's Half Hour" and "Optics" – of the Disney+ series Daredevil: Born Again. #daredevilbornagainDaredevil: Born Again (2025) is a Marvel Television series on Disney+ starring Charlie Cox, Vincent D'Onofrio, Deborah Ann Woll, Michael Gandolfini, Margarita Levieva, Elden Henson, Wilson Bethel, Zabryna Guevara, Nikki M. James, Genneya Walton, Arty Froushan, Clark Johnson, Ayelet Zurer and Jon Bernthal.Subscribe, rate and review! Follow The Watchers in the Basement on social media! Use #WatchersBasement to comment about the show!facebook.com/watchersbasementtwitter.com/WatchBasement instagram.com/watchersbasementthreads.net/@watchersbasementanchor.fm/watchersbasement

Zach gives a spoiler review of the premier of the new Disney Plus original Marvel series Daredevil Born Again starring Charlie Cox, Vincent D'Onofrio, Margarita Levieva, Deborah Ann Woll, Genneya Walton, Wilson Bethel, Jon Bernthal, Eldon Hanson, Nikki James, Michael Gandolfini, Ayelet Zurer, Michael Gaston, and Clark Johnson.

Join us as we prepare for Matthew Murdocks's return in Daredevil: Born Again by discussing the character's various film and TV appearances. In 2015, a new version of Daredevil dropped on Netflix with the show running for three seasons and the character portrayed by Charlie Cox also featured in the team-up miniseries The Defenders. Listen as Ashley and Dylan discuss the series, share their thoughts on the various cast members and ponder why it wasn't considered MCU cannon earlier. Daredevil (2015) Created by: Drew Goddard Based on Daredevil by: Stan Lee, Bill Everett Showrunners: Steven S. DeKnight, Douglas Petrie, Marco Ramirez, Erik Oleson Starring: Charlie Cox, Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Henson, Toby Leonard Moore, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Bob Gunton, Ayelet Zurer, Rosario Dawson, Vincent D'Onofrio, Jon Bernthal, Élodie Yung, Stephen Rider, Joanne Whalley, Jay Ali, Wilson Bethel The Defenders (2017) Created by: Douglas Petrie, Marco Ramirez Based on Daredevil by: Stan Lee, Bill Everett Based on Jessica Jones by: Brian Michael Bendis, Michael Gaydos Based on Luke Cage by: Archie Goodwin, George Tuska, Roy Thomas, John Romita Sr. Based on Iron Fist by: Roy Thomas, Gil Kane Showrunner: Marco Ramirez Starring: Charlie Cox, Krysten Ritter, Mike Colter, Finn Jones, Eka Darville, Elden Henson, Jessica Henwick, Simone Missick, Ramón Rodríguez, Rachael Taylor, Deborah Ann Woll, Élodie Yung, Rosario Dawson, Scott Glenn, Sigourney Weaver Hosts: Ashley Hobley: https://bsky.app/profile/ashleyhobley.bsky.social  Dylan Blight: https://bsky.app/profile/dylan.explosionnetwork.com  All-New Marvel Cast Credits: Original music: Savfk (www.youtube.com/savfkmusic www.facebook.com/savfkmusic) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Additional sounds and edit by Dylan Blight Art by: Dylan Blight (images from Marvel films) All Episodes: https://all-newmarvelcast.podbean.com/  Support Us: http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion 

An introduction to Marvel's Daredevil: Television show:  Charlie Cox as Matt Murdoch and Daredevil, Vincent D' Onofrio as Kingpin, Jon Bernthal as Frank Castle the Punisher, Elden Henson as Foggy Nelson, Deborah Ann Woll as Karen Page, Elodie Yung as Elektra, Rosario Dawson as Claire Temple, Toby Leonard as Wesley, Ayelet Zurer as Venessa Fisk, Wilson Bethel as Bullseye. Marvel's Comic book: Daredevil #155. (9th) installment of Blackened Armor.  Heroes of Science Fiction and Fantasy covers heroes of movies, television, comics, and books, interviews, and commentary. Sci-Fi Talk. doc@heroesofsciencefictionandfantasy.com. Text 510-610-8944. www.heroesofsciencefictionandfantasy.com   Podcast cover art by Rodney Holmes with Vecteezy Website: Michael Combs Music-February Mumblemix. Creative Common Attribution-Non Commercial 3.0 Unported License https://blocsonic.com/releases/track/bscomp0007-disc-1-6-calendar-girl-february-mumblemix http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/    

As The Flash hits theaters this week and likely resets the DC Universe, we venture back to where the current film universe began and celebrate the 10th anniversary of Zack Snyder's Superman movie Man of Steel. Let us know your thoughts in our live chat! #ManOfSteel #Superman #HenryCavill #ZackSnyder Man of Steel (2013) is a superhero movie starring Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Christopher Meloni, Antje Traue, Ayelet Zurer, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne and Russell Crowe. Subscribe, rate and review! Follow The Watchers in the Basement on social media! Use #WatchersBasement to comment about the show! facebook.com/watchersbasement twitter.com/WatchBasement instagram.com/watchersbasement anchor.fm/watchersbasement

SHOW NOTESWho's ready for another round of Daredevil: Born Again updates? Phyllis and Shelby reunite for a one-on-one conversation about everything that's come out in the past few weeks regarding DD:BA, including a primer regarding the WGA strike and how it could affect the series' production schedule. 00:00 - Introduction01:10 - Kicking off with a discussion about the current WGA strike; what is the strike about?07:35 - Gaming out a few scenarios re: how the WGA strike might affect production on Daredevil: Born Again13:00 - The latest casting news since our first installment of “What we know about DD:BA” updates17:46 - The latest on-record quotes from DD:BA cast members 20:21 - Public comments from Ayelet Zurer regarding Vanessa Fisk recasting22:00 - More from Vincent D'Onofrio, the best cheerleader for DD:BA on the internet!26:40 - A potential stunt/fight coordinator + another director for DD:BA!31:32 - Discussing a few intriguing tidbits from the rumor mill: potential characters from the comics + canon DD moments to come in Echo?39:00 - Final thoughtsHave some thoughts or questions you'd like to hear us discuss in an upcoming episode? Send us an email at contact@talkdaredevil.com. And if you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing and leaving us a rating + review on your podcast platform of choice!LINKS:Latest news about Daredevil: Born Again‘Daredevil: Born Again': Arty Froushan Has Joined Disney+ SeriesNew "Daredevil: Born Again" set pictures shows that Harris Yulin has joined the cast'Daredevil: Born Again': Michael Gandolfini Discusses His Mysterious Character‘Daredevil' Actress Reacts to Vanessa Fisk Recasting in ‘Born Again'Exclusive: Vincent D'Onofrio Reveals 'Daredevil: Born Again' Season 2 Already PlannedVincent D'Onofrio Apr 15 Tweet‘Daredevil' First Report: Jeffrey Nachmanoff Directing Some EpisodesOfficial #SavedDaredevil Ko-Fi #SavedDaredevil FAQ page#SavedDaredevil Twitter (@SavedDaredevil)#SavedDaredevil YouTube Channel#SavedDaredevil IG#SavedDaredevil FB#SavedDaredevil TikTok

Legends Of S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Fumbles, Agent Dribbles, Agent Chris, and Producer of the show Director SP discuss and review the 2023 Marvel Studios film Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania. The Agents also discuss the weekly Marvel Studio news including Disney CEO Bob Iger gives a few Marvel sized updates, Daredevil Born Again confirms its first recasting, and Hasbro to Pause Marvel Legends 3-3/4 Retro Action Figures. Stay tuned after the credits for a few minutes of Legends Of S.H.I.E.L.D. bonus audio.   THIS TIME ON LEGENDS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.:   ·          The 2023 Marvel Studios film Ant-Man And The Wasp Quantumania ·          Marvel Studio Weekly News: o    Disney Boss Confirms an All-New Avengers Team Is Coming to the MCU o    Bob Iger: Disney Will Reduce Costs on Films, TV Shows to Focus on Quality, Not Volume o    Daredevil: Born Again Reveals First Recast Role From the Netflix Series o    Jon Bernthal Returning as the Punisher for ‘Daredevil: Born Again o    Hasbro to Pause Marvel Legends 3-3/4 Retro Action Figures   ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA [4:27]   Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania premiered February 17, 2023   Directed By: Peyton Reed https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0715636/?ref_=ttfc_fc_dr1  30 directing credits starting in 1988 Bring It On Ant-Man Ant-Man and the Wasp 2x The Mandalorian Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania   Written by: Jeff Loveness https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3278218/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr1     14 Writing Credits starting in 2008 238x Jimmy Kimmel Live! 6x Rick and Morty Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Avengers: The Kang Dynasty (pre-production. Let's see if he remains the writer)   Major Cast: Paul Rudd                                              ...         Scott Lang / Ant-Man Evangeline Lilly                          ...         Hope Van Dyne / The Wasp Michael Douglas                         ...         Dr. Hank Pym Michelle Pfeiffer                         ...         Janet Van Dyne Jonathan Majors                         ...         Kang The Conqueror Kathryn Newton                         ...         Cassie Lang Corey Stoll                                             ...         Darren Cross / MODOK Bill Murray                                             ...         Lord Krylar Katy M. O'Brian                          ...         Jentorra (as Katy O'Brian) William Jackson Harper               ...         Quaz Jamie Andrew Cutler                   ...         Xolum (as James Cutler) David Dastmalchian                                ..          Veb Randall Park                                          ...         Jimmy Woo Grahame Fox                             ...         Broccoli Man   WEEKLY MARVEL STUDIO NEWS [1:01:24]   MCU – MARVEL STUDIOS   Disney Boss Confirms an All-New Avengers Team Is Coming to the MCU https://www.cbr.com/new-avengers-movie-team-confirmed/ Disney CEO Bob Iger has confirmed that a new roster for the Avengers is coming to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.   Iger mentioned this change to Earth's Mightiest Heroes while speaking at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conference, beginning by saying that there's nothing wrong regarding the Marvel brand, but Disney "just [has] to look at what characters and stories [it's] mining" for future projects. "If you look at the trajectory of Marvel in the next five years, there will be a lot of newness," he continued. "We're going to turn back to the Avengers franchise with a whole new set of Avengers, for example." Iger did not name any characters who would be on the new roster.   Bob Iger: Disney Will Reduce Costs on Films, TV Shows to Focus on Quality, Not Volume https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/disney-content-marvel-star-wars-bob-iger-1235346999/ Disney CEO Bob Iger discussed the organization's plan to reduce the amount of content it produces in a bid to improve its quality. Per The Hollywood Reporter, during a Morgan Stanley press conference Iger touched upon Disney's focus on cutting down costs and "understanding how much volume we need, reducing how much we make." Iger noted, "I'm really pleased that the support that I'm getting from the content creators of the company is significant and real, and it comes in the form of reducing the expense per content, whether it's a TV series or a film, where costs have just skyrocketed in a huge way and not a supportable way in my opinion. They all agree to that." He continued, "So it's how much we spend on what we make and how much we make."   Disney+   Daredevil: Born Again Reveals First Recast Role From the Netflix Series ‘Daredevil: Born Again' Lands ‘Dexter' Director Michael Cuesta (Exclusive) https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/daredevil-born-again-lands-director-1235346034/ https://www.cbr.com/daredevil-born-again-vanessa-fisk-recast-sandrine-holt/ In Marvel Studios' Disney+ original series Daredevil: Born Again, Vincent D'Onofrio will reprise his role as Wilson Fisk/Kingpin from the Netflix original series Marvel's Daredevil. The villain's wife, on the other hand, has been recast for the upcoming reboot. Back in December, it was revealed that Sandrine Holt (Hostages, Better Call Saul) had joined the cast of Born Again as a romantic interest for one of the show's two lead characters. The Hollywood Reporter now reports that Holt will, in fact, be portraying Vanessa Fisk (née Marianna), the wife of D'Onofrio's Wilson Fisk. Vanessa was previously portrayed by Ayelet Zurer in Seasons 1 and 3 of Netflix's Daredevil. This marks the first confirmed instance of Born Again recasting one of the Netflix show's roles. Holt's role being revealed coincides with the news that Born Again's pilot episode will be helmed by Michael Cuesta, of Dexter fame.   Jon Bernthal Returning as the Punisher for ‘Daredevil: Born Again https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/daredevil-born-again-casts-jon-bernthal-punisher-1235342229/   COMIC BOOK NEWS GENREAL   Hasbro to Pause Marvel Legends 3-3/4 Retro Action Figures https://www.superherohype.com/geek-culture/528332-hasbro-to-pause-marvel-legends-3-3-4-retro-action-figures   Even as Hasbro expands their offerings of 3-3/4 inch retro Star Wars figures, they're putting the Marvel version on hold. Though fans joyfully greeted the addition of a vehicle with Ghost Rider (above), the Marvel Legends retro figures will go on indefinite hiatus for now. Hasbro's quick to note, however, that they aren't canceled, but “resting.” There's a chance for a return at some point in the future, but not any time soon.   Fans of smaller scale figures need not worry, as Marvel's launching a 4-inch line aimed at kids (and their budgets) called Epic Heroes. It's not considered a replacement for retro, which was aimed more at the inner children of older collectors. But if size and more toyetic design are the appeal, they may work to scratch that figure itch.   OUTRO AND BONUS AUDIO [1:16:39]   We would love to hear back from you! Call the voicemail line at 1-844-THE-BUS1 or 844-843-2871.                    Join Legends Of S.H.I.E.L.D. next time as the hosts discuss the premiere episodes of Moon Girl And Devil Dinaoaur. You can usually listen in live when we record Saturday Mornings at 10:00 AM Eastern Time at on YouTube or Twitch. 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Starring - Eric Bana, Daniel Craig, Ciarán Hinds, Mathieu Kassovitz, Hanns Zischler, Ayelet Zurer, Geoffrey Rush; Directed By - Steven Spielberg; Written By - Tony Kushner and Eric Roth;  Music - John Williams;  Cinematography - Janusz Kaminski; Editing -  Michael KahnWebsite: https://amoviepodcast.com/Twitter: @ItsaFilmPodcastInstagram: @toomanycaptainsproductions

In today's episode, your tour guides discuss Rodrigo Garcia's Last Days in the Desert (2015).Follow us on Twitter @MammonburgpodFollow the hosts on Twitter: Jackal, Finch, Josiah, and Phil.Audio CreditsDowntown Café - Homie Cat

#moonhaven #ayeletzurer #amc+ Actress Ayelet Zurer joins Brett to talk about her latest project "MOONHAVEN" streaming now on AMC+. We also chat about some of the other amazing projects she has been a part of. "Man of Steel", "HALO", Daredevil and so many more. Such a great conversation! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FukiAAip5bk&t=355s Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ayelet Zurer plays the enigmatic Maite Voss on the new scifi series Moonhaven, and she stops by to tell what she can about this mysterious and compelling new show on AMC+ Are you a fan of mysteries in your scifi? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

Harlly, Jeaun and Lawson were under the impression that that last episode hadn't exactly endeared them to the Vatican.ALSO DISCUSSED* Blacklight (2022)* Cyrano (2021)* The Da Vinci Code (2006)* The Descent (2005)* The Descent Part 2 (2009)* Don't Look Up (2021)* Jungle Cruise (2021)* The King's Man (2021)* Marry Me (2022)* Pulse (2006)* Pulse 2: Afterlife (2008)* Pulse 3 (2008)* The Ron Clark Story (2006)* Silent Hill: Revelation (2012)* Uncharted (2022)* World Trade Center (2006)Reach us on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/IDontKnowWhyWe1Read Harlly and Jeaun's Blog at https://onthebrightsidemedia.home.blog/Read Lawson's Blog athttps://exitthroughthecandycounter.wordpress.com/

Sam joins Henry minutes after watching Episode 2 for an immediate reaction! The Pals spend time talking about how the Kryptonian AI in the Fortress of Solitude should be, have some signature tangents on the Donner films, Snyder films and Apple TV's Foundation. They also wonder if football is the only thing to do at Smallville High. S02E02 - “The Ties That Bind”Directed by David Ramsey (Diggle)Writing Credits:Kristi Korzec and Michael Narducci“Clark opens up to Lois about his ongoing struggle with visions and admits that there is only one person who might be able to help; tensions begin to rise with Lois and Chrissy; Sarah breaks plans with Jordan to spend time with Natalie.”Lana: I can't believe that already in the SECOND episode you called what they were going to do with Lana. Like I'm both happy about it but also kinda disappointed you called it so easily. This is the first canonical mention of Steel, John Irons' superhero alias.Loving the friendship of Natalie and Sara. Kinda shipping them if that's appropriate?Jonathan kind of has an interesting sub-plot. Maybe he's got his mom's investigative powers.Lois being discredited from a podcast/blog seems totally real, however SHE'S THE MOST FAMOUS REPORTER ON THE PLANET. I mean I guess this sort of thing does happen. Brian Williams lied about stolen valor and was discredited. I am excited for Lucy's return though. I don't really remember what she did on Supergirl. Christy is too hard on her, she would be nowhere without Lois Lane. New Lara Lor Van - Mariana Klaveno. Joins the ranks of great actresses like Susannah York, Ayelet Zurer, etc. This was really playing fast and loose with the Super Kryptonian AI. I mean, Lara is crying? How would Jor-El know to program that? Also, she's way out of Holo-gramps' league. TAL-RO returns - OBVIOUSLY HE WAS FAKING NOT HAVING POWERS! But, Superman's trust is what makes him great. Superman of America - first appeared Supermen of America #1 (March 1999) - Luthor's team, then Superman reforms them with the Super-family. Dr. Faulkner! As in, Kitty Faulkner aka Rampage?Doomsday - Invasive Cosmological event inter-dimensional kinesthesis - some other being is causing it. This tracks with Doomsday connection to Superman. They were both Kryptonian. Random - Loving how Superman's costume looks. It looked great in the Red prison. 

Jeff Goldblum takes on a rare leading performance in Paul Schrader's provocative Holocaust drama, ADAM RESURRECTED - it's a fascinating movie that walks a fine line between artfulness and tastelessness, and has often been compared to the infamous Jerry Lewis movie THE DAY THE CLOWN CRIED. Also starring Willem Dafoe, Derek Jacobi, and Ayelet Zurer. This is a strange one, folks.

The Madames are on a season break, so they stole a Tempad from the TVA to bring you their full commentary series on Season 1 of Daredevil. As far as they're concerned, it's one of the few good reasons to head back to 2020. And it's a great refresher just in case Matt Murdock pops up in Spider-Man: No Way Home.   Matt Murdock & Foggy Nelson agree to a truce to take down Wilson Fisk. Along with Karen Page & Brett Mahoney, they find Detective Hoffman & use his testimony against Fisk. Meanwhile, Leland Owsley admits to Fisk that the accountant & Madame Gao poisoned Vanessa. Fisk immediately murders Owlsley, then finds himself scrambling as the FBI rounds up his associates. In a last ditch show of commitment, Fisk proposes to Vanessa, who accepts without reservation. Fisk is arrested, but escapes the prison transport. Matt, in his new suit of body armor, hunts down Fisk. The two have a bloody showdown, which ends with Matt leaving a beaten Fisk in Mahoney's custody. “Daredevil” is touted as a hero in the papers as Fisk is incarcerated. Karen, Foggy, & Matt return to Nelson & Murdock for what appears to be a fresh start, but Matt & Karen are still carrying major secrets.    Daredevil is the launch point for the Netflix universe of Marvel shows. It stars Charlie Cox, Elden Henson, Deborah Ann Woll, Vincent D'onofrio, Toby Leonard Moore, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Ayelet Zurer, Bob Gunton, & Rosario Dawson.   For more details on the film/TV references that spill out of Kris's (and occasionally Amy's) brain, as well as links to other podcasts, visit the episode page on our website: Episode page link Email us at themarvelousmadames@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter  Instagram  Tumblr 

The Madames are on a season break, so they stole a Tempad from the TVA to bring you their full commentary series on Season 1 of Daredevil. As far as they're concerned, it's one of the few good reasons to head back to 2020. And it's a great refresher just in case Matt Murdock pops up in Spider-Man: No Way Home.   Things get sloppy in Hell's Kitchen as our heroes & villains really throw caution to the wind. While keeping Wesley's murder to herself, Karen Page is caught in the middle of Matt Murdock & Foggy Nelson's silent treatment. Wilson Fisk is losing control as stressors converge: Wesley is dead, Vanessa is alive but still in danger, and now his mother is in someone's crosshairs. On a tip from Ben Urich, Matt discovers the headquarters of Madame Gao's drug operation & burns it down, but Gao escapes to flee the country. Meanwhile, Fisk gets more suspicious of his accountant, Leland Owlsley. A broken & defeated Matt finally realizes that he can't take down Fisk alone & bands together with Karen. But Matt's epiphany is too late to save Ben Urich, who is brutally murdered by Wilson Fisk in retribution for visiting Fisk's mother. In a last heroic act, Ben claims to have acted alone, taking Karen's involvement to his grave.    Daredevil is the launch point for the Netflix universe of Marvel shows. It stars Charlie Cox, Elden Henson, Deborah Ann Woll, Vincent D'onofrio, Toby Leonard Moore, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Ayelet Zurer, Bob Gunton, & Rosario Dawson.   For more details on the film/TV references that spill out of Kris's (and occasionally Amy's) brain, as well as links to other podcasts, visit the episode page on our website: Episode page link Email us at themarvelousmadames@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter  Instagram  Tumblr 

The Madames are on a season break, so they stole a Tempad from the TVA to bring you their full commentary series on Season 1 of Daredevil. As far as they're concerned, it's one of the few good reasons to head back to 2020. And it's a great refresher just in case Matt Murdock pops up in Spider-Man: No Way Home.   Following the revelations of his best friend's double life, Foggy Nelson is not speaking to Matt Murdock. However, they are united in their mutual stonewalling of Karen Page, whose frustration has reached its peak. She tries to repair her now frayed relationship with Ben Urich, who does not appreciate Karen's recklessness & manipulations. Meanwhile, Wilson Fisk stands vigil over Vanessa at the hospital while Wesley tends to the empire & deals with Leland Owlsley. At the suggestion of Claire Temple, a recovering Matt tracks down Fisk's tailor, who agrees to make the devil of Hell's Kitchen his own body armor. Wesley discovers that Karen visited Fisk's mother, but keeps the information to himself. He drugs & abducts Karen & tries to threaten her into working for Fisk. But a momentary distraction gives Karen the upper hand. She shoots Wesley & flees the scene.    Daredevil is the launch point for the Netflix universe of Marvel shows. It stars Charlie Cox, Elden Henson, Deborah Ann Woll, Vincent D'onofrio, Toby Leonard Moore, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Ayelet Zurer, Bob Gunton, & Rosario Dawson.   For more details on the film/TV references that spill out of Kris's (and occasionally Amy's) brain, as well as links to other podcasts, visit the episode page on our website: Episode page link Email us at themarvelousmadames@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter  Instagram  Tumblr 

The Madames are on a season break, so they stole a Tempad from the TVA to bring you their full commentary series on Season 1 of Daredevil. As far as they're concerned, it's one of the few good reasons to head back to 2020. And it's a great refresher just in case Matt Murdock pops up in Spider-Man: No Way Home.   Foggy Nelson discovers his injured partner's secret identity as the devil of Hell's Kitchen, while Matt Murdock impersonates Frankenstein's monster. The two launch into a day-long therapy session as a very angry & confused Foggy demands the absolute truth out of Matt. Karen Page turns to Ben Urich for help in exploiting a major chink in Wilson Fisk's armor: his elderly mother. Meanwhile, Madame Gao is increasing the pressure on Wilson Fisk, who continues to make public appearances with Vanessa. At Fisk's charity fundraiser, a number of people are poisoned, including Vanessa, by an unknown party. And after a day of spilling secrets, Matt & Foggy's partnership & friendship are in serious jeopardy.    Daredevil is the launch point for the Netflix universe of Marvel shows. It stars Charlie Cox, Elden Henson, Deborah Ann Woll, Vincent D'onofrio, Toby Leonard Moore, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Ayelet Zurer, Bob Gunton, & Rosario Dawson.   For more details on the film/TV references that spill out of Kris's (and occasionally Amy's) brain, as well as links to other podcasts, visit the episode page on our website: Episode page link Email us at themarvelousmadames@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter  Instagram  Tumblr

The Madames are on a season break, so they stole a Tempad from the TVA to bring you their full commentary series on Season 1 of Daredevil. As far as they're concerned, it's one of the few good reasons to head back to 2020. And it's a great refresher just in case Matt Murdock pops up in Spider-Man: No Way Home.   Matt Murdock, Karen Page, & Foggy Nelson fully join forces with reporter Ben Urich to take down Wilson Fisk. But unbeknownst to Matt, Fisk is laying a trap for the devil of Hell's Kitchen. In a bold move, Matt visits the art gallery where a now publicly known Vanessa works. But his reconnaissance plan is cut short when Fisk himself shows up. After a brief but tense first encounter, a furious, terrified Matt flees the gallery. And the tension only increases after Fisk has Mrs. Cardenas killed. Racked with guilt, Matt falls into Fisk's trap while pursuing the killer, as Foggy & Karen drown their own guilt at the bar. Matt is sliced to ribbons by Nobu before managing to set the warrior ablaze. But Fisk & his men are waiting in the shadows, and a showdown ensues between Kingpin & the devil. Matt manages to escape before Fisk's goons can shoot him. He somehow makes it back to his apartment, where he is discovered by his very confused partner.    Daredevil is the launch point for the Netflix universe of Marvel shows. It stars Charlie Cox, Elden Henson, Deborah Ann Woll, Vincent D'onofrio, Toby Leonard Moore, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Ayelet Zurer, Bob Gunton, & Rosario Dawson.   For more details on the film/TV references that spill out of Kris's (and occasionally Amy's) brain, as well as links to other podcasts, visit the episode page on our website: Episode page link Email us at themarvelousmadames@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter  Instagram  Tumblr

The Madames are on a season break, so they stole a Tempad from the TVA to bring you their full commentary series on Season 1 of Daredevil. As far as they're concerned, it's one of the few good reasons to head back to 2020. And it's a great refresher just in case Matt Murdock pops up in Spider-Man: No Way Home.   We take a walk down memory lane with Wilson Fisk as his childhood trauma is revealed. Fisk's old wounds are opening up as tensions increase with both Madame Gao & Leland Owlsley. Meanwhile, a masked Matt Murdock works with Ben Urich on a story to take Fisk & Union Allied down for good. Foggy Nelson & Karen Page are pursuing the same angle, but they're in the dark about Matt's scheme. With pressure increasing from all sides, Fisk starts to lose control of himself. In a touching gesture, Wesley calls in Vanessa, who calms Fisk down & helps him make a new gameplan. With his boldest move yet, Fisk comes out of the shadows. He holds a press conference to introduce himself as the savior of Hell's Kitchen, torpedoing Ben's story & sending Matt into a defeated rage.      Daredevil is the launch point for the Netflix universe of Marvel shows. It stars Charlie Cox, Elden Henson, Deborah Ann Woll, Vincent D'onofrio, Toby Leonard Moore, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Ayelet Zurer, Bob Gunton, & Rosario Dawson.   For more details on the film/TV references that spill out of Kris's (and occasionally Amy's) brain, as well as links to other podcasts, visit the episode page on our website: Episode page link Email us at themarvelousmadames@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter  Instagram  Tumblr 

The Madames are on a season break, so they stole a Tempad from the TVA to bring you their full commentary series on Season 1 of Daredevil. As far as they're concerned, it's one of the few good reasons to head back to 2020. And it's a great refresher just in case Matt Murdock pops up in Spider-Man: No Way Home.   Matt Murdock's former mentor, Stick, returns to Hell's Kitchen after abandoning Matt 20 years before. They sing Kumbaya around a fire & discuss their feelings. Just kidding. Stick manipulates Matt into pursuing his own agenda, which involves the only man Wilson Fisk fears - or so Stick claims. Against Matt's wishes, Stick kills a special child. This leads to an epic fight in which the two destroy Matt's apartment & Matt orders Stick out of New York. Meanwhile, Karen Page & Ben Urich are still pursuing the Union Allied story. And after saving Karen from a goon attack, Foggy is finally made a member of their secret crusader club. The episode concludes with Matt drowning in a pool of guilt, analyzing his relationship with the man he both owes & resents so much.    Daredevil is the launch point for the Netflix universe of Marvel shows. It stars Charlie Cox, Elden Henson, Deborah Ann Woll, Vincent D'onofrio, Toby Leonard Moore, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Ayelet Zurer, Bob Gunton, & Rosario Dawson.   For more details on the film/TV references that spill out of Kris's (and occasionally Amy's) brain, as well as links to other podcasts, visit the episode page on our website: Episode page link Email us at themarvelousmadames@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter  Instagram  Tumblr 

The Madames are on a season break, so they stole a Tempad from the TVA to bring you their full commentary series on Season 1 of Daredevil. As far as they're concerned, it's one of the few good reasons to head back to 2020. And it's a great refresher just in case Matt Murdock pops up in Spider-Man: No Way Home.   Matt Murdock is on the run from Wilson Fisk's personal goon squad. With Vladimir in tow, Matt holes up in an abandoned warehouse to formulate an escape plan & get information out of the Russian. Meanwhile, Foggy remains in the hospital with Karen, where he's being treated for a serious shrapnel wound. And outside the warehouse now surrounded by cops, Ben Urich is digging further into the bombings around Hell's Kitchen. With a little virtual assistance from Claire Temple, Matt keeps Vladimir alive long enough to get the name of Wilson Fisk's money man, Leland Owlsley. Via walkie-talkie, Matt has his first conversation with the Kingpin himself, at which point Matt finally understands how overmatched he is in the fight for the soul of Hell's Kitchen. Making a last stand, Vladimir facilitates Matt's escape through the tunnels, but he is in more trouble than when the standoff began. Thanks to Wilson Fisk's media influence, the masked vigilante is now wanted for the murder of several police officers.    Daredevil is the launch point for the Netflix universe of Marvel shows. It stars Charlie Cox, Elden Henson, Deborah Ann Woll, Vincent D'onofrio, Toby Leonard Moore, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Ayelet Zurer, Bob Gunton, & Rosario Dawson.   For more details on the film/TV references that spill out of Kris's (and occasionally Amy's) brain, as well as links to other podcasts, visit the episode page on our website: Episode page link Email us at themarvelousmadames@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter  Instagram  Tumblr 

The Madames are on a season break, so they stole a Tempad from the TVA to bring you their full commentary series on Season 1 of Daredevil. As far as they're concerned, it's one of the few good reasons to head back to 2020. And it's a great refresher just in case Matt Murdock pops up in Spider-Man: No Way Home.   Wilson Fisk escalates the gang war in Hell's Kitchen as Matt's double life gets even more complicated. Foggy & Karen get involved in a housing dispute that leads them to help an elderly woman, Elena Cardenas. Matt identifies several dirty cops that Fisk has on his payroll & elicits a series of addresses from one of them. Meanwhile, Fisk and Vanessa are having a second try at a first date. While those two are getting closer, Matt & Claire go their separate ways. And Matt's way leads him straight into a trap Fisk has laid to take out the Russians and the masked vigilante making his life difficult. Bombs explode throughout Hell's Kitchen, with Foggy, Karen, and Mrs. Cardenas caught in the crossfire. A masked Matt ends up surrounded by police, seemingly with no way out.    Daredevil is the launch point for the Netflix universe of Marvel shows. It stars Charlie Cox, Elden Henson, Deborah Ann Woll, Vincent D'onofrio, Toby Leonard Moore, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Ayelet Zurer, Bob Gunton, & Rosario Dawson.   For more details on the film/TV references that spill out of Kris's (and occasionally Amy's) brain, as well as links to other podcasts, visit the episode page on our website: Episode page link Email us at themarvelousmadames@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter  Instagram  Tumblr 

The Madames are on a season break, so they stole a Tempad from the TVA to bring you their full commentary series on Season 1 of Daredevil. As far as they're concerned, it's one of the few good reasons to head back to 2020. And it's a great refresher just in case Matt Murdock pops up in Spider-Man: No Way Home.    Things get bloodier in Hell's Kitchen when Matt Murdock continues his assault on the Russian gangsters working with Wilson Fisk. In retaliation, the Russians track down and kidnap Claire Temple, drawing Matt into a trap. While Matt is racing through Manhattan, Karen Page & Ben Urich are digging deeper into Union Allied. Meanwhile, Fisk & Vanessa are having their first date. Matt rescues Claire and they escape, leaving the Russians empty-handed again. Fisk is furious at the failure & the interruption of his romantic evening, prompting him to brutally murder Vladimir's brother and start a gang war.    Daredevil is the launch point for the Netflix universe of Marvel shows. It stars Charlie Cox, Elden Henson, Deborah Ann Woll, Vincent D'onofrio, Toby Leonard Moore, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Ayelet Zurer, Bob Gunton, & Rosario Dawson.   For more details on the film/TV references that spill out of Kris's (and occasionally Amy's) brain, as well as links to other podcasts, visit the episode page on our website: Episode page link Email us at themarvelousmadames@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter  Instagram  Tumblr 

The Madames are on a season break, so they stole a Tempad from the TVA to bring you their full commentary series on Season 1 of Daredevil. As far as they're concerned, it's one of the few good reasons to head back to 2020. And it's a great refresher just in case Matt Murdock pops up in Spider-Man: No Way Home.    Wilson Fisk launches a plan to strengthen his grip on the underworld of Hell's Kitchen. He tasks henchman John Healy to publicly murder a rival mobster & endure a sham trial. Under Fisk's orders, Wesley recruits Nelson & Murdock to represent Healy, giving Matt the opportunity to learn more about Fisk's plans. A scared & frustrated Karen is being pressured to sign another non-disclosure agreement by Union Allied attorneys, while reporter Ben Urich is digging deeper into the company. Despite Matt's best efforts, Fisk successfully taints the jury to secure a mistrial for Healy. Matt later finds & tortures Healy, who reluctantly divulges Fisk's name to the masked vigilante. But out of fear of retribution from Fisk, Healy kills himself in a brutal fashion. While Matt stares at the dead man in disbelief, Wilson Fisk is meeting Vanessa Marianna for the first time.    Daredevil is the launch point for the Netflix universe of Marvel shows. It stars Charlie Cox, Elden Henson, Deborah Ann Woll, Vincent D'onofrio, Toby Leonard Moore, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Ayelet Zurer, Bob Gunton, & Rosario Dawson.   For more details on the film/TV references that spill out of Kris's (and occasionally Amy's) brain, as well as links to other podcasts, visit the episode page on our website: Episode page link Email us at themarvelousmadames@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter  Instagram  Tumblr 

The Madames are on a season break, so they stole a Tempad from the TVA to bring you their full commentary series on Season 1 of Daredevil. As far as they're concerned, it's one of the few good reasons to head back to 2020. And it's a great refresher just in case Matt Murdock pops up in Spider-Man: No Way Home.    Foggy takes Karen out for a night in Hell's Kitchen as she continues to struggle with the aftermath of her near frame-job and attempted murder. While they're drinking, Matt's busy dying in a dumpster. He's found by ER nurse and good Samaritan Claire Temple, who patches up the masked vigilante in her apartment. Matt was beaten after falling into a trap laid by the Russians, who are in cahoots with Union Allied. The Russians had kidnapped a young boy to lure Matt in and kill him. Matt fell for the gambit, but escaped alive. Unfortunately, the Russians tracked him back to Claire's apartment. Matt manages to incapacitate the goon, and with Claire's invaluable assistance, tortures him for information while Foggy & Karen enjoy their drunken revelry practically right next door.  Matt rescues the boy in the most epic manner possible, and the Russians scramble to appease a very annoyed Wilson Fisk.    Daredevil is the launch point for the Netflix universe of Marvel shows. It stars Charlie Cox, Elden Henson, Deborah Ann Woll, Vincent D'onofrio, Toby Leonard Moore, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Ayelet Zurer, Bob Gunton, & Rosario Dawson.   For more details on the film/TV references that spill out of Kris's (and occasionally Amy's) brain, as well as links to other podcasts, visit the episode page on our website: Episode page link Email us at themarvelousmadames@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter  Instagram  Tumblr 

The Madames are on a season break, so they stole a Tempad from the TVA to bring you their full commentary series on Season 1 of Daredevil. As far as they're concerned, it's one of the few good reasons to head back to 2020. And it's a great refresher just in case Matt Murdock pops up in Spider-Man: No Way Home.    Following the Battle of New York in The Avengers, we enter the dark, seedy world of Hell's Kitchen. Matt Murdock is a freshly sworn lawyer by day and a masked vigilante by night. He also happens to be blind - kind of. Matt & his long-suffering legal partner, Foggy Nelson, get embroiled in a fishy murder case involving Karen Page. She's being targeted by her employer, Union Allied, the corporate big bad of this season. Several attempts are made on Karen's life, but the “devil of Hell's Kitchen” saves her, and Karen exposes a major Union Allied scandal. Matt & Foggy hire a very grateful Karen as the secretary at their fledgling law firm, Nelson & Murdock. For now, Foggy and Karen are both unaware of Matt's part-time ninja job and superish sensory powers.   Daredevil is the launch point for the Netflix universe of Marvel shows. It stars Charlie Cox, Elden Henson, Deborah Ann Woll, Vincent D'onofrio, Toby Leonard Moore, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Ayelet Zurer, Bob Gunton, & Rosario Dawson.   For more details on the film/TV references that spill out of Kris's (and occasionally Amy's) brain, as well as links to other podcasts, visit the episode page on our website: Episode page link Email us at themarvelousmadames@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter  Instagram  Tumblr 

Andrew Thomas Hunt is a writer, director and producer of genre films. His past work includes Borealis, Todd and the Book of Pure Evil, James Vs. His Future Self, The Hitman Never Dies, Psycho Goreman. His latest film as director is Spare Parts, which follows an all-girl punk band who are kidnapped, fitted with mechanical limbs and forced to fight gladiator style. It is out June 1st. Lynn Roth is a writer, director and producer who has found success in television, documentary and feature filmmaking. Her last feature, 2007's The Little Traitor, was adapted from the novel Panther in the Basement by Amos Oz and starred Alfred Molina. Her newest is Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish Dog, based on the book of the same name by Asher Kravitz. It stars August Maturo and Ayelet Zurer and will be released May 28th. Subscribe to Endeavours on Apple, Spotify, Google, Deezer, Pandora Social @EndeavoursRadio --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dan-mcpeake/message

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Throw on a smock and get a Mr. Nasty-style haircut, because it's time for more Da Vinci Code, y'all! The boys watch 2009's Angels & Demons, starring Tom Hanks, Ewan McGregor, and Ayelet Zurer. Jokes include: The Parachutin' Pope, a string of inconsistencies, LHC-infused humor and one very mythical quest for completion.

In preparation for the release of Zack Snyder’s Justice League, Ashley and Dylan revisit the first entry in the Snyderverse: Man of Steel. Listen to hear their discussion of Henry Cavill’s debut appearance as Superman.MAN OF STEEL (2013)Directed by: Zack SnyderScreenplay by: David S. GoyerStory by: David S. Goyer, Christopher NolanBased on Superman by: Jerry Siegel, Joe ShusterStarring: Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Antje Traue, Ayelet Zurer, Christopher Meloni, Russell CroweEMBEDDED SCRIPTSThis block contains embedded scripts. Embedded scripts are disabled while you're logged in and editing your site.Hosts:Ashley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobleyDylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladilFollow our Trakt:Ashley - https://trakt.tv/users/ashleyhobleyDylan - https://trakt.tv/users/vivaladilAll Episodes:https://explosionnetwork.com/what-do-you-wanna-watchSupport Us:http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion

This week The TV Boys sit down to discuss Henry Cavill and the Snyder Cutstone. He is both a super man as well as a Superman and he always gives a heroic performance.

This week on Unorthodox, Charles Barkley does the hora. Our Jewish guest is Israeli actress Ayelet Zurer, who stars in the new Apple TV+ psychological thriller Losing Alice, Israel’s latest international TV export. Zurer tells us about being part of that other hit Israeli show, Shtisel, and about the unlikely acting role that got her cast by Steven Spielberg in his 2005 film, Munich. Our Gentile of the Week, Father James Martin, joins us again on the show, this time to tell us about his latest book, Learning to Pray: A Guide for Everyone. Our favorite Jesuit priest and America Magazine editor at large comes bearing simple and universal tips for understanding prayer and incorporating it into our lives, whatever they look like. (You can also listen to Father Jim live with Judy Gold in 2018, and, more recently, helping us ring in the Jewish New Year in 2020.) We’re taking votes for our Jewish Name of the Year bracket! Join our. Facebook group to submit your votes. Get the Tablet Haggadah in time for Passover. Click here for information. Join us for our virtual events! Thursday, March 11: Stephanie and Mark will be discussing The Newish Jewish Encyclopedia as part of the Mandel JCC of the Palm Beaches' Book Festival at 7:30 p.m. EST. Register here. Thursday, March 25: Stephanie Butnick will be interviewing Menachem Kaiser about his new book, Plunder: A Memoir of Family Property and Nazi Treasure, at the Museum of Jewish Heritage: A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, at 7 p.m. EDT. Register here. Thursday, April 29 — Stephanie Butnick will be moderating Rachel Bloom and Tovah Feldshuh in ‘A Conversation Between a (Television) Daughter and Mother,’ presented by The Jewish Museum and the Jewish Book Council, 7 p.m. EDT. Register here. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to get new episodes, photos, and more. Join our. Facebook group, and follow Unorthodox on Twitter and Instagram. Get a behind-the-scenes look at our recording sessions on our YouTube channel! Join our Get your Unorthodox T-shirts, mugs, and baby onesies at bit.ly/unorthoshirt. Want to book us for a live show? Email producer Josh Kross at jkross@tabletmag.com. Check out all of Tablet’s podcasts at tabletmag.com/podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ayelet Zurer, actriz; Lihi Kornowski, actriz; y Sigal Avin, escritora y directora de la serie

Q&A with Losing Alice creator, writer and director Sigal Avin, and actor Ayelet Zurer. Moderated by Mara Webster, In Creative Company. Forty-eight-year-old film director Alice becomes obsessed with a 24-year-old screenwriter femme fatale, Sophie, and eventually surrenders her moral integrity in order to achieve power, relevance and success.

#Director #SigalAvin and cast #AyeletZurer, #LihiKornowski & #GalToren chat about their new #AppleTVPlus series #LosingAlice.

Matt Murdock & Foggy Nelson agree to a truce to take down Wilson Fisk. Along with Karen Page & Brett Mahoney, they find Detective Hoffman & use his testimony against Fisk. Meanwhile, Leland Owsley admits to Fisk that the accountant & Madame Gao poisoned Vanessa. Fisk immediately murders Owlsley, then finds himself scrambling as the FBI rounds up his associates. In a last ditch show of commitment, Fisk proposes to Vanessa, who accepts without reservation. Fisk is arrested, but escapes the prison transport. Matt, in his new suit of body armor, hunts down Fisk. The two have a bloody showdown, which ends with Matt leaving a beaten Fisk in Mahoney’s custody. “Daredevil” is touted as a hero in the papers as Fisk is incarcerated. Karen, Foggy, & Matt return to Nelson & Murdock for what appears to be a fresh start, but Matt & Karen are still carrying major secrets.    Daredevil is the launch point for the Netflix universe of Marvel shows. It stars Charlie Cox, Elden Henson, Deborah Ann Woll, Vincent D’onofrio, Toby Leonard Moore, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Ayelet Zurer, Bob Gunton, & Rosario Dawson.   For more details on the film/TV references that spill out of Kris’s (and occasionally Amy’s) brain, as well as links to other podcasts, visit the episode page on our website: Episode page link Email us at themarvelousmadames@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter & Instagram

Things get sloppy in Hell’s Kitchen as our heroes & villains really throw caution to the wind. While keeping Wesley’s murder to herself, Karen Page is caught in the middle of Matt Murdock & Foggy Nelson’s silent treatment. Wilson Fisk is losing control as stressors converge: Wesley is dead, Vanessa is alive but still in danger, and now his mother is in someone’s crosshairs. On a tip from Ben Urich, Matt discovers the headquarters of Madame Gao’s drug operation & burns it down, but Gao escapes to flee the country. Meanwhile, Fisk gets more suspicious of his accountant, Leland Owlsley. A broken & defeated Matt finally realizes that he can’t take down Fisk alone & bands together with Karen. But Matt’s epiphany is too late to save Ben Urich, who is brutally murdered by Wilson Fisk in retribution for visiting Fisk’s mother. In a last heroic act, Ben claims to have acted alone, taking Karen’s involvement to his grave.  Daredevil is the launch point for the Netflix universe of Marvel shows. It stars Charlie Cox, Elden Henson, Deborah Ann Woll, Vincent D’onofrio, Toby Leonard Moore, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Ayelet Zurer, Bob Gunton, & Rosario Dawson. For more details on the film/TV references that spill out of Kris’s (and occasionally Amy’s) brain, as well as links to other podcasts, visit the episode page on our website: Episode page link Email us at themarvelousmadames@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter & Instagram

Following the revelations of his best friend’s double life, Foggy Nelson is not speaking to Matt Murdock. However, they are united in their mutual stonewalling of Karen Page, whose frustration has reached its peak. She tries to repair her now frayed relationship with Ben Urich, who does not appreciate Karen’s recklessness & manipulations. Meanwhile, Wilson Fisk stands vigil over Vanessa at the hospital while Wesley tends to the empire & deals with Leland Owlsley. At the suggestion of Claire Temple, a recovering Matt tracks down Fisk’s tailor, who agrees to make the devil of Hell’s Kitchen his own body armor. Wesley discovers that Karen visited Fisk’s mother, but keeps the information to himself. He drugs & abducts Karen & tries to threaten her into working for Fisk. But a momentary distraction gives Karen the upper hand. She shoots Wesley & flees the scene.  Daredevil is the launch point for the Netflix universe of Marvel shows. It stars Charlie Cox, Elden Henson, Deborah Ann Woll, Vincent D’onofrio, Toby Leonard Moore, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Ayelet Zurer, Bob Gunton, & Rosario Dawson. For more details on the film/TV references that spill out of Kris’s (and occasionally Amy’s) brain, as well as links to other podcasts, visit the episode page on our website: Episode page link Email us at themarvelousmadames@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter & Instagram

Foggy Nelson discovers his injured partner’s secret identity as the devil of Hell’s Kitchen, while Matt Murdock impersonates Frankenstein’s monster. The two launch into a day-long therapy session as a very angry & confused Foggy demands the absolute truth out of Matt. Karen Page turns to Ben Urich for help in exploiting a major chink in Wilson Fisk’s armor: his elderly mother. Meanwhile, Madame Gao is increasing the pressure on Wilson Fisk, who continues to make public appearances with Vanessa. At Fisk’s charity fundraiser, a number of people are poisoned, including Vanessa, by an unknown party. And after a day of spilling secrets, Matt & Foggy’s partnership & friendship are in serious jeopardy.    Daredevil is the launch point for the Netflix universe of Marvel shows. It stars Charlie Cox, Elden Henson, Deborah Ann Woll, Vincent D’onofrio, Toby Leonard Moore, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Ayelet Zurer, Bob Gunton, & Rosario Dawson.   For more details on the film/TV references that spill out of Kris’s (and occasionally Amy’s) brain, as well as links to other podcasts, visit the episode page on our website: Episode page link: Email us at themarvelousmadames@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter & Instagram

Matt Murdock, Karen Page, & Foggy Nelson fully join forces with reporter Ben Urich to take down Wilson Fisk. But unbeknownst to Matt, Fisk is laying a trap for the devil of Hell’s Kitchen. In a bold move, Matt visits the art gallery where a now publicly known Vanessa works. But his reconnaissance plan is cut short when Fisk himself shows up. After a brief but tense first encounter, a furious, terrified Matt flees the gallery. And the tension only increases after Fisk has Mrs. Cardenas killed. Racked with guilt, Matt falls into Fisk’s trap while pursuing the killer, as Foggy & Karen drown their own guilt at the bar. Matt is sliced to ribbons by Nobu before managing to set the warrior ablaze. But Fisk & his men are waiting in the shadows, and a showdown ensues between Kingpin & the devil. Matt manages to escape before Fisk’s goons can shoot him. He somehow makes it back to his apartment, where he is discovered by his very confused partner.    Daredevil is the launch point for the Netflix universe of Marvel shows. It stars Charlie Cox, Elden Henson, Deborah Ann Woll, Vincent D’onofrio, Toby Leonard Moore, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Ayelet Zurer, Bob Gunton, & Rosario Dawson.   For more details on the film/TV references that spill out of Kris’s (and occasionally Amy’s) brain, as well as links to other podcasts, visit the episode page on our website: Episode page: Email us at themarvelousmadames@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter & Instagram

We take a walk down memory lane with Wilson Fisk as his childhood trauma is revealed. Fisk’s old wounds are opening up as tensions increase with both Madame Gao & Leland Owlsley. Meanwhile, a masked Matt Murdock works with Ben Urich on a story to take Fisk & Union Allied down for good. Foggy Nelson & Karen Page are pursuing the same angle, but they’re in the dark about Matt’s scheme. With pressure increasing from all sides, Fisk starts to lose control of himself. In a touching gesture, Wesley calls in Vanessa, who calms Fisk down & helps him make a new gameplan. With his boldest move yet, Fisk comes out of the shadows. He holds a press conference to introduce himself as the savior of Hell’s Kitchen, torpedoing Ben’s story & sending Matt into a defeated rage.      Daredevil is the launch point for the Netflix universe of Marvel shows. It stars Charlie Cox, Elden Henson, Deborah Ann Woll, Vincent D’onofrio, Toby Leonard Moore, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Ayelet Zurer, Bob Gunton, & Rosario Dawson.   For more details on the film/TV references that spill out of Kris’s (and occasionally Amy’s) brain, as well as links to other podcasts, visit the episode page on our website: Episode page Email us at themarvelousmadames@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter & Instagram

IN THIS EPISODE:  We talk with Kristina Valcarce of the #SaveDaredevil campaign. Kristina gives us a rundown on how she & her team launched this major effort to bring back the show we all know & love. During our chat, we dissect the psyches of all our favorite characters: Matt Murdock, Foggy Nelson, Karen Page, Wilson Fisk, Claire Temple, & more.  For more information on the #SaveDaredevil campaign, as well as links to their social media & petition, visit https://www.savedaredevil.com/. Listen to their new podcast, #TalkDaredevil, on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talkdaredevil-a-daredevil-podcast/id1531377961 Daredevil is the launch point for the Netflix universe of Marvel shows. It stars Charlie Cox, Elden Henson, Deborah Ann Woll, Vincent D’onofrio, Toby Leonard Moore, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Ayelet Zurer, Bob Gunton, & Rosario Dawson. Email us at themarvelousmadames@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter & Instagram

Matt Murdock’s former mentor, Stick, returns to Hell’s Kitchen after abandoning Matt 20 years before. They sing Kumbaya around a fire & discuss their feelings. Just kidding. Stick manipulates Matt into pursuing his own agenda, which involves the only man Wilson Fisk fears - or so Stick claims. Against Matt’s wishes, Stick kills a special child. This leads to an epic fight in which the two destroy Matt’s apartment & Matt orders Stick out of New York. Meanwhile, Karen Page & Ben Urich are still pursuing the Union Allied story. And after saving Karen from a goon attack, Foggy is finally made a member of their secret crusader club. The episode concludes with Matt drowning in a pool of guilt, analyzing his relationship with the man he both owes & resents so much.    Daredevil is the launch point for the Netflix universe of Marvel shows. It stars Charlie Cox, Elden Henson, Deborah Ann Woll, Vincent D’onofrio, Toby Leonard Moore, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Ayelet Zurer, Bob Gunton, & Rosario Dawson.   For more details on the film/TV references that spill out of Kris’s (and occasionally Amy’s) brain, as well as links to other podcasts, visit the episode page on our website: Episode page Email us at themarvelousmadames@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter & Instagram

Matt Murdock is on the run from Wilson Fisk’s personal goon squad. With Vladimir in tow, Matt holes up in an abandoned warehouse to formulate an escape plan & get information out of the Russian. Meanwhile, Foggy remains in the hospital with Karen, where he’s being treated for a serious shrapnel wound. And outside the warehouse now surrounded by cops, Ben Urich is digging further into the bombings around Hell’s Kitchen. With a little virtual assistance from Claire Temple, Matt keeps Vladimir alive long enough to get the name of Wilson Fisk’s money man, Leland Owlsley. Via walkie-talkie, Matt has his first conversation with the Kingpin himself, at which point Matt finally understands how overmatched he is in the fight for the soul of Hell’s Kitchen. Making a last stand, Vladimir facilitates Matt’s escape through the tunnels, but he is in more trouble than when the standoff began. Thanks to Wilson Fisk’s media influence, the masked vigilante is now wanted for the murder of several police officers.    Daredevil is the launch point for the Netflix universe of Marvel shows. It stars Charlie Cox, Elden Henson, Deborah Ann Woll, Vincent D’onofrio, Toby Leonard Moore, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Ayelet Zurer, Bob Gunton, & Rosario Dawson.   For more details on the film/TV references that spill out of Kris’s (and occasionally Amy’s) brain, as well as links to other podcasts, visit the episode page on our website: Episode page Email us at themarvelousmadames@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter & Instagram

Wilson Fisk escalates the gang war in Hell’s Kitchen as Matt’s double life gets even more complicated. Foggy & Karen get involved in a housing dispute that leads them to help an elderly woman, Elena Cardenas. Matt identifies several dirty cops that Fisk has on his payroll & elicits a series of addresses from one of them. Meanwhile, Fisk and Vanessa are having a second try at a first date. While those two are getting closer, Matt & Claire go their separate ways. And Matt’s way leads him straight into a trap Fisk has laid to take out the Russians and the masked vigilante making his life difficult. Bombs explode throughout Hell’s Kitchen, with Foggy, Karen, and Mrs. Cardenas caught in the crossfire. A masked Matt ends up surrounded by police, seemingly with no way out.    Daredevil is the launch point for the Netflix universe of Marvel shows. It stars Charlie Cox, Elden Henson, Deborah Ann Woll, Vincent D’onofrio, Toby Leonard Moore, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Ayelet Zurer, Bob Gunton, & Rosario Dawson.   For more details on the film/TV references that spill out of Kris’s (and occasionally Amy’s) brain, as well as links to other podcasts, visit the episode page on our website: Episode page link Email us at themarvelousmadames@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter & Instagram

Things get bloodier in Hell’s Kitchen when Matt Murdock continues his assault on the Russian gangsters working with Wilson Fisk. In retaliation, the Russians track down and kidnap Claire Temple, drawing Matt into a trap. While Matt is racing through Manhattan, Karen Page & Ben Urich are digging deeper into Union Allied. Meanwhile, Fisk & Vanessa are having their first date. Matt rescues Claire and they escape, leaving the Russians empty-handed again. Fisk is furious at the failure & the interruption of his romantic evening, prompting him to brutally murder Vladimir’s brother and start a gang war.    Daredevil is the launch point for the Netflix universe of Marvel shows. It stars Charlie Cox, Elden Henson, Deborah Ann Woll, Vincent D’onofrio, Toby Leonard Moore, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Ayelet Zurer, Bob Gunton, & Rosario Dawson. For more details on the film/TV references that spill out of Kris’s (and occasionally Amy’s) brain, as well as links to other podcasts, visit the episode page on our website: Episode page Email us at themarvelousmadames@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter & Instagram

Wilson Fisk launches a plan to strengthen his grip on the underworld of Hell’s Kitchen. He tasks henchman John Healy to publicly murder a rival mobster & endure a sham trial. Under Fisk’s orders, Wesley recruits Nelson & Murdock to represent Healy, giving Matt the opportunity to learn more about Fisk’s plans. A scared & frustrated Karen is being pressured to sign another non-disclosure agreement by Union Allied attorneys, while reporter Ben Urich is digging deeper into the company. Despite Matt’s best efforts, Fisk successfully taints the jury to secure a mistrial for Healy. Matt later finds & tortures Healy, who reluctantly divulges Fisk’s name to the masked vigilante. But out of fear of retribution from Fisk, Healy kills himself in a brutal fashion. While Matt stares at the dead man in disbelief, Wilson Fisk is meeting Vanessa Marianna for the first time.  Daredevil is the launch point for the Netflix universe of Marvel shows. It stars Charlie Cox, Elden Henson, Deborah Ann Woll, Vincent D’onofrio, Toby Leonard Moore, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Ayelet Zurer, Bob Gunton, & Rosario Dawson. For more details on the film/TV references that spill out of Kris’s (and occasionally Amy’s) brain, as well as links to other podcasts, visit the episode page on our website Episode page link Email us at themarvelousmadames@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter & Instagram

Foggy takes Karen out for a night in Hell’s Kitchen as she continues to struggle with the aftermath of her near frame-job and attempted murder. While they’re drinking, Matt’s busy dying in a dumpster. He’s found by ER nurse and good Samaritan Claire Temple, who patches up the masked vigilante in her apartment. Matt was beaten after falling into a trap laid by the Russians, who are in cahoots with Union Allied. The Russians had kidnapped a young boy to lure Matt in and kill him. Matt fell for the gambit, but escaped alive. Unfortunately, the Russians tracked him back to Claire’s apartment. Matt manages to incapacitate the goon, and with Claire’s invaluable assistance, tortures him for information while Foggy & Karen enjoy their drunken revelry practically right next door.  Matt rescues the boy in the most epic manner possible, and the Russians scramble to appease a very annoyed Wilson Fisk.  Daredevil is the launch point for the Netflix universe of Marvel shows. It stars Charlie Cox, Elden Henson, Deborah Ann Woll, Vincent D’onofrio, Toby Leonard Moore, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Ayelet Zurer, Bob Gunton, & Rosario Dawson. For more details on the film/TV references that spill out of Kris’s (and occasionally Amy’s) brain, as well as links to other podcasts, visit the episode page on our website: Episode page  Email us at themarvelousmadames@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter & Instagram

Following the Battle of New York in The Avengers, we enter the dark, seedy world of Hell’s Kitchen. Matt Murdock is a freshly sworn lawyer by day and a masked vigilante by night. He also happens to be blind - kind of. Matt & his long-suffering legal partner, Foggy Nelson, get embroiled in a fishy murder case involving Karen Page. She’s being targeted by her employer, Union Allied, the corporate big bad of this season. Several attempts are made on Karen’s life, but the “devil of Hell’s Kitchen” saves her, and Karen exposes a major Union Allied scandal. Matt & Foggy hire a very grateful Karen as the secretary at their fledgling law firm, Nelson & Murdock. For now, Foggy and Karen are both unaware of Matt’s part-time ninja job and superish sensory powers.   Daredevil is the launch point for the Netflix universe of Marvel shows. It stars Charlie Cox, Elden Henson, Deborah Ann Woll, Vincent D’onofrio, Toby Leonard Moore, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Ayelet Zurer, Bob Gunton, & Rosario Dawson.   For more details on the film/TV references that spill out of Kris’s (and occasionally Amy’s) brain, as well as links to other podcasts, visit the episode page on our website: Episode show notes Email us at themarvelousmadames@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter & Instagram

Intrigue and conspiracy abound as Dan and Tyler dig into 2009's historical thriller Angels & Demons!  Ron Howard's follow-up adaptation of the sequel/prequel Dan Brown novel of the same name, it tracks Tom Hanks trying to foil an Illuminati plot to disrupt the selection of a new pope. Dan and Tyler dig into the translation of these novels to screen, Tom Hanks' Robert Langdon as an "action lead", secret societies, and practical tips for contract killers!  And as always, they pepper in everything they learned from watching. If you enjoyed the show, please give a rating/review wherever you listened and check out some of the back catalog!  Feel free to follow us on social media at: Twitter: Tyler - @MisterSiye Dan - @aDapperDanMan Letterboxd: Dan - aDapperDanMan See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Award-winning Israeli Actress Ayelet Zurer discusses her feelings about acting and creating art, and describes portraying the Haredi widow "Elisheva" on the hit Israeli series on Netflix, Shtisel.

In this episode, we sit down with Ayelet Zurer, an accomplished Israeli actress who has had several iconic roles in Hollywood US, like that of Vanessa Marianna in "Daredevil."

Actress Neta Riskin, who plays Giti Weiss on “Shtisel,” talks about the hit Israeli show.   Join the cast and writer of the hit Israeli television show “Shtisel” for a sneak peak into the creation of the series and view clips to learn how the show has impacted them, the Charedi community and Israel as a whole. Over two consecutive evenings organized by Gesher, “Shtisel” stars Dov Glickman, Ayelet Zurer, Michael Aloni and Neta Riskin plus show creator and writer Ori Elon appear in conversation. On June 4, Larry Tanz, vice president of international original series at Netflix, moderates; on June 5, Sinai Temple Senior Rabbi David Wolpe does. 7 p.m. both evenings. $54 general admission, $100 premium, $250 VIP. Buy your tickets before they sell out!   Follow David Suissa on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. 

Marvel's Daredevil, or simply Daredevil, is an American web television series created for Netflix by Drew Goddard, based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), sharing continuity with the films of the franchise, and is the first in a series of shows that lead to The Defenders crossover miniseries. The series is produced by Marvel Television in association with ABC Studios. Charlie Cox stars as Matt Murdock / Daredevil, a blind lawyer-by-day who fights crime as a masked vigilante by night. Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Henson, Rosario Dawson, and Vincent D'Onofrio also star, with Toby Leonard Moore, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Bob Gunton, and Ayelet Zurer joining them for the first season, Jon Bernthal, Élodie Yung, and Stephen Rider joining the cast for season two, and Wilson Bethel and Jay Ali joining in the third season. Daredevil entered development in late 2013, a year after the film rights to the character reverted to Marvel, with Goddard initially hired in December 2013. DeKnight replaced him as showrunner and Cox was hired to star in May 2014. Filming takes place in New York City, in areas that still look like the old Hell's Kitchen. All episodes of the first season were released on Netflix on April 10, 2015, while the second season was released in its entirety on March 18, 2016. They were met with positive reviews. In July 2016, the series was renewed for a third season, which was released on October 19, 2018. A spin-off series, centered on Bernthal's character Frank Castle / Punisher and titled Marvel's The Punisher, was ordered by Netflix in April 2016, and released in November 2017. On November 29, 2018, Netflix canceled the series after three seasons. Thanks to Wikipedia  Hosted by Chris, Tim, and Drew Follow us on Twitter  @JamesCSherry1 @Dtharaldson @CreativeHNDL

Ayelet Zurer plays Vanessa on Marvels Daredevil on Netflix. She talks with me about coming from Israel, having a mom that was on the run from Nazis and had to hide and live in a convent, working with Vincent D'Onofrio on Daredevil, getting to work for Steven Spielberg on Munich, working with Eric Bana, Working on Angles and Demons with Ron Howard and Tom Hanks, being in the Israeli armed forces, being a mom and wife and so much more!! Please Listen! Please Share! Please Enjoy! Twitter @ejscott @EJPodcast Instagram @ejscott1106 My website www.ejscott.com Choroideremia Research Foundation www.curechm.org RUNNING BLIND documentary available on iTunes, Google Play, Amazon