Podcasts about Marvel Cinematic Universe

The road to Doomsday is here, so we are dropping our third episode on The Avengers of the Marvel Cinematic Universe! We love them 3,000 which makes it time to celebrate everything from Avengers Tower. Or Avengers Mansion - depending! No matter what, the home of the Avengers welcomes this Mega Episode! This week Jason and Ashley celebrate the big question mark hanging over our heads ahead of Doomsday's release - Tony Stark! Here's what's in store for this week's Iron Man-themed lineup:Iron Man Spotlight with Christopher Cantwell (GHL 330) - Learn from the man who wrote the suit what makes an Iron Man story?Analyzing the Avengers LIVE (GHL 255) - Marvel's Runaways star Ryan Sands and podcaster Mark Reilly join a live show about the history of the MCUIron Man parts 1 & 2 (GHL 212 & 213) - Explore the entire comic book history of the man who kicked off the MCU Avengers legacy!Whether you're already excited for Avengers: Doomsday or on the fence about how compelling the mystery behind the mask can possibly be, this mega episode on The Avengers is filled with epic moments, fascinating discussions, and nostalgic deep dives into the best Iron Man suits and the building of a superhero empir! Listen now and join us next week for even more Geek History Lesson adventures.Follow Ryan Sands on Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/theryansands/Follow Mark Reilly on Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/reillyaround/For more exclusive bonus podcasts like our Justice League Review show, our Teen Titans Podcast, and our GHL Exclusive Discord, join the Geek History Lesson Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/JawiinGHL RECOMMENDED READING from this episode► https://www.geekhistorylesson.com/recommendedreadingFOLLOW GHL►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geekhistorylessonThreads: https://www.threads.net/@geekhistorylessonFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/geekhistorylessonGet Your GHL Pin: https://geekhistorylesson.etsy.comYou can follow Ashley at https://www.threads.net/@ashleyvrobinson or https://www.ashleyvictoriarobinson.com/Follow Jason at https://www.threads.net/@jawiin or https://bsky.app/profile/jasoninman.bsky.socialThanks for showing up to class today. Class is dismissed!

Ahoy, Earbuds! Grab your eyepatch and prepare to set sail as we celebrate International Talk Like a Pirate Day with real-life pirates, pirate pop culture, and a voyage through one of Disney's most beloved attractions! We'll explore why pirates really became pirates, where that famous pirate voice came from, and how Pirates of the Caribbean went from a Disney ride to a favorite attraction and movie. Plus, we'll put some familiar quotes through a pirate translator and see what treasures wash ashore!   News Binge Browse Update: Binge Browse continues to add new features, including customizable colors, entrances and shelves, along with TV shows to browse, and fans can contact the administrator on Discord about becoming a beta tester. Mandalorian and Grogu: The Mandalorian and Grogu and LEGO The Mandalorian are now available on Disney+. Breakdown: 1975: Jonathan recommends the Netflix documentary for the way Hollywood changed in the 1970s Spider-Noir: Congratulations to the entire Spider-Noir team on five well-deserved Emmy Award wins!   Check out our TeePublic store for some enjoyable swag and all the latest fashion trends What we're Enjoying Shua has been enjoying the latest DC hero interpretation from James Gunn's universe, on Lanterns. He especially likes the direction of the mystery as the story unfolds and we learn more about two of the most famous Green Lanterns. Jay has been enjoying "Marvel Dimensions: A Graphic Novel by Alex Ross" This incredible graphic novel from legendary artist Alex Ross. The amazing artwork and high-quality presentation make it a real visual treat. MCU Location Scout MCULocationScout.com is Jay's ongoing project documenting and exploring real-world filming locations used throughout the Marvel Cinematic Universe and related Marvel television productions. Through detailed research, photos, and travel guides, fans can discover where their favorite Marvel moments were filmed. Jay has been continuing his work on Iron Fist Season 1, locating and adding more filming locations from the Netflix Marvel series to the interactive map. It's another chance to see the real-world places behind Danny Rand's adventures.You can explore the locations and see exactly where the MCU came to life at MCULocationScout.com. And don't forget to check out all of Jay's Sci-Fi Saturdays on RetroZap. You can also tune in to SHIELD: Case Files where Jay and Shua breakdown Marvel properties and Superhero Suite for news on comics, movies, TV and more.   Enjoy Piracy! Grab your cutlass and climb aboard as Enjoy Stuff celebrates International Talk Like a Pirate Day! Shua and Jay explore the real world behind the legends of piracy, including why people became pirates, how pirate crews operated, and why our modern idea of the pirate owes so much to popular culture.   Then it's time to set sail as the guys take a look at the history and evolution of Pirates of the Caribbean. From its beginnings at Disneyland to its appearances in Disney parks around the world, and its eventual transformation into a movie franchise. The attraction has quite a tale to tell. And naturally, no pirate episode would be complete without some ridiculous pirate translations and plenty of swashbuckling fun! Are ye talking like a pirate this week, Matey? Translate some movie quotes into pirate. Let us know! First person that emails me with the subject line, "villainy, larceny, skullduggery, and persnickety" will get a special mention on the show.  Let us know. Come talk to us in the Discord channel or send us an email to EnjoyStuff@RetroZap.com  

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Disney got seriously weird in the 1980s! From sinister carnivals to kids shrunk down to the size of insects, we're heading back to a decade when the Mouse House was trying just about everything. Jay and Shua revisit some of Disney's strangest, darkest, most ambitious, and most memorable live-action movies of the '80s. We'll talk about the movies that pushed technology forward, discovered future stars, scared an entire generation, and helped Disney find its way toward the blockbuster era.   News Atari Retro Collections Are Coming - Atari is bringing back classic gaming experiences with collections featuring RollerCoaster Tycoon, Barbie, Toy Story, and Godzilla. Atari and Activision Bring Back 39 Classic Games - Atari is re-releasing 39 working physical Activision cartridges, including classics like Pitfall!, River Raid, and Kaboom! The One Piece Anime Remake Is Coming to Netflix - The new WIT Studio adaptation will premiere globally in February 2027 with its first seven episodes covering the beginning of the manga through the Baratie arc. Star Trek Day Is Almost Here - September 8 marks Star Trek Day and the 60th anniversary of the original Star Trek television series.   Check out our TeePublic store for some enjoyable swag and all the latest fashion trends What we're Enjoying Jay has been enjoying the strangest and wildest season of Strange New Worlds yet. Even though the episodes have leaned heavily into some very bizarre genres, he's having a lot of fun with the show and is looking forward to its final season. Shua finally got to check out the much-discussed Coyote vs. Acme, the movie that was famously shelved before eventually finding a new home. Directed by Dave Green and written by Samy Burch with James Gunn and Jeremy Slater, the film has had quite the journey before finally making its way toward audiences. MCU Location Scout MCULocationScout.com is Jay's ongoing project documenting and exploring real-world filming locations used throughout the Marvel Cinematic Universe and related Marvel television productions. Through detailed research, photos, and travel guides, fans can discover where their favorite Marvel moments were filmed. Jay has been diving into Season 1 of Iron Fist, tracking down more of the locations used in the Netflix series, including some of its elusive New York City locations. You can explore the locations and see exactly where the MCU came to life at MCULocationScout.com. And don't forget to check out all of Jay's Sci-Fi Saturdays on RetroZap. You can also tune in to SHIELD: Case Files where Jay and Shua breakdown Marvel properties and Superhero Suite for news on comics, movies, TV and more.     Enjoy The Wonderful Weird of Disney! Disney's 1980s live-action movies were anything but predictable. Jay and Shua explore the decade when Disney was trying new things, taking bigger creative risks, and wandering into some surprisingly strange territory along the way.   Then it's time to visit the Planet of the Tapes and spend some imaginary cash on a 1980s Disney movie marathon. Grab your ten bucks and play along as we decide which movies deserve a spot in the VCR!   Do you have trauma from Disney movies in the 80s? What was the weirdest?  Let us know! First person that emails me with the subject line, "Disney goes bananas!" will get a special mention on the show.  Let us know. Come talk to us in the Discord channel or send us an email to EnjoyStuff@RetroZap.com   

In this week's episode, I take a look back at the movies and streaming shows I watched in Summer 2026 and rate them. This coupon code will get you 25% off the ebooks in the Ghost Armor series at my Payhip store: FALLARMOR The coupon code is valid through September 21, 2026. So if you need a new ebook this fall, we've got you covered! TRANSCRIPT 00:00:00 Introduction and Writing Updates Hello, everyone. Welcome to Episode 319 of The Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is September the 4th, 2026, and today I'm looking back at the movies and streaming shows I watched over Summer 2026. We will also have Coupon of the Week and an update on my current writing, publishing, and audiobook projects. So let's start off with Coupon of the Week. This week's coupon code will get you 25% off the ebooks in the Ghost Armor series at my Payhip store. That coupon code is FALLARMOR. As always, you can get the coupon code and the links to my Payhip store available in the show notes for this episode. This coupon code will be valid through September 21st, 2026, so if you need a new ebook for this fall, we have got you covered. Now an update on my current writing, publishing, and audiobook projects. I'm pleased to report that the rough draft of Blade of Visions is done. It came to 99,000 words. It'd be kind of cool if it came to 100,000, but as I've learned in the 15 years I've been doing this, it's not a good idea to pad things for length. Editing is underway. I'm about 15% through the first pass of edits. I'm working on the cover design, so I'm on good track to have the book out before the end of the month. I also wrote a tie-in short story called Winter Crown and don't forget that [newsletter] subscribers will get a free ebook copy of that short story when Blade of Visions comes out later this month. So this makes a very excellent time to subscribe to my new release newsletter. I am also 12,000 words into Elven-Warlock, which will be the seventh book in the Half-Elven Thief series. Hopefully that will be out in October, if all goes well. In audiobook news, I think Blade of Thieves (as narrated by Brad Wills) and Cloak of Worlds (as narrated by Hollis McCarthy) are now finally available at all the usual audiobook stores, which includes Audible, Apple, Amazon, Kobo, Google Play, Chirp, and all the others. So if you want to listen to those if you are going on a Labor Day road trip, you can check those out. A reminder that Stealth and Spells Online: The Complete LitRPG trilogy (narrated by C.J. McAllister) is also available on Audible, so check that out. That's 32 hours long and that would also cover all your Labor Day travels. So that is where I'm at with my current writing, publishing and audiobook projects. 00:02:22 Main Topic of the Week: Summer 2026 Movie Roundup So let's move on to our main topic this week. Our main topic this week is the Summer 2026 Movie Roundup and I always enjoy doing those. These episodes are a little less serious than some of the other episodes and it's fun to talk about things I enjoyed and that you might enjoy as well. And I did see a lot of new movies this summer. In fact, I went to the actual theater four times for Masters of the Universe, The Odyssey, Spider-Man, and Coyote vs. Acme, which is probably more than I've gone in a single season since before COVID times. So as usual, here are the movies I saw this summer (rated from least favorite to most favorite). The grades are totally subjective and based on nothing but my own thoughts and opinions. First up is The Breadwinner, which came out in 2026. This is basically standup comedian Nate Bargatze's act come to life as a movie. If you've seen Bargatze's standup, his usual routine is to portray himself as the dumb husband and bumbling Girl Dad, which is actually quite clever from a comedic standpoint since you're unlikely to have outraged mobs calling for your head if all you're doing is making fun of yourself. Anyway, Bargatze portrays Nate Wilcox, the best Toyota salesman in Nashville. (Don't worry, this is the first of only many product placement moments.) He lets his wife Kate manage the household and do the bulk of the work with their three daughters. When Kate's invention takes off on Shark Tank, she has to go to South Korea for two weeks to oversee manufacturing, leaving Nate in charge of the kids. Comedic chaos ensues. On the positive side of this movie, I did approve how this movie showed a married couple trying to work through a rough patch and do what's right for their kids and each other in a semi-productive way rather than blowing up their lives over nonsensical trivialities in the style of Eat, Pray, Love. On the downside, there was a lot of product placement, to the point where it at times felt like an extended commercial with bits of plot jammed in between product endorsement. No doubt most of the production budget came from product placement money. Will Forte was funny as an eccentric roofing contractor and Martin Herlihy as a shifty DoorDash employee. Kumail Nanjiani was funny as Nate's rival salesman at the car dealership. So overall, I would say this was blandly amusing and inoffensive with some funny slapstick moments. Overall grade: C- Next up is Supergirl, which came out in 2026. This movie really was sort of a strange combination of John Wick and the human trafficking subplot from 2020's Black Widow. The end result wasn't quite as good as Superman from 2025, alas. I did like this movie's interpretation of Supergirl. Kara Zor-El's departure from Krypton was way more traumatic than Superman's, so she's dealing with her unresolved emotional issues by traveling from planet to planet with red suns and getting hammered since the same yellow sun that gives Kryptonians their superpowers on Earth also keeps them from getting drunk because their bodies process alcohol too efficiently. However, Kara comes to a planet where a girl named Ruthye lives. Ruthye's family has been slaughtered by ruthless brigands yet led by Krem of the Yellow Hills and she's going on a quest for revenge. When Ruthye tries to recruit Kara for the quest, she's not interested, but then Krem steals Kara's spaceship and poisons her dog Krypto. Krem carries the antidote on his person, so now Kara and Ruthye team up to get vengeance on Krem and to heal Krypto. Krem is a nasty piece of work and he and his space gang travel from planet to planet abducting women to be their wives. I think the problem was that Krem was kind of a boring but nasty villain, but he was still boring. He was basically a space thug with too many piercings. Lex Luthor from 2025 Superman, by contrast, was a really interesting villain, this malignant narcissist who knows that his obsession with Superman is over the top, but he's going to act on it anyway. Additionally, I don't think this version of Supergirl is quite capable of being a lead character on her own. She'd make a superb secondary character, but I don't think she could quite carry a movie on her own. And Jason Momoa was pretty good as Lobo. Overall grade: C- Next up is Troy, which came out in 2004. I wanted to see this either before or after I watched The Odyssey this summer and ended up watching it the day before I went to see The Odyssey. I would say this movie was slow and ponderous, but I did enjoy watching it. This is an adaption of The Iliad and has the sort of slow stateliness of epic films from the '60s. It had good performances and good battle scenes. Brian Cox was enjoyable as a scenery chewing Agamemnon and Brad Pitt worked as Achilles. Interestingly, his version of Achilles reminded me of the interpretation of Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen from Dune 2 as sort of a violent psychopath with his own twisted sense of honor. Oddly, despite the fact that this was rather a long movie, the ending seems a bit rushed, like we needed to hurry up and get to the Trojan Horse. It was amusing how Achilles' relationship with Patroclus was changed to "cousin" for the modern audience, but Greek views on sexuality would definitely be unpalatable with both right-wing and left-wing versions of the modern mind, which is a good thing because while the Greeks contributed a great deal to the development of civilization, they were into a lot of unsavory stuff. So overall, I would say this was a fun, epic movie, but I think this walked so the 2026 version of The Odyssey could run. Amusing fact: Christopher Nolan was apparently supposed to direct this, but the deal fell through and he got Batman Begins as a consolation prize instead. Overall grade: B- Next up is The Dink, which came out in 2026. This is an Apple TV comedy movie about pickleball of all things. I feel like this was made because some Apple executive got made fun of by some tennis players for playing pickleball and then decided to take revenge through media. Jake Johnson plays Dustin Boyd, a washed up former child tennis star who now works at his father's tennis club. The club has difficulties because of a growing influx of pickleball players who the hardcore tennis players hate. Dustin's father decides to use the club's bylaws to force a duel match to decide the issue, in the grand tradition of wacky comedy stakes. Dustin really wants to play the duel match, but his wrist is injured in an accident. To get his wrist mobility back, the doctor suggested he play some pickleball and Dustin views this as beneath him, but he really wants to play again, so he signs up for pickleball. This ends up being a wacky sports company/buddy movie as Dustin gradually befriends an eccentric older pickleball player. Ed Harris should really do more comedic roles. He was great as Dustin's stern, yet unscrupulous father. I do admire Apple TV's dedication to making random stuff. Overall grade: B- Next up is Green and Gold, which came out in 2025, and this is a melodrama about a farmer and his granddaughter dealing with the grim economic realities of farming. This is set in 1992/1993 era Wisconsin. Buck refuses to modernize his dairy farm in Door County, Wisconsin. His granddaughter Jenny is a talented musician and also a skilled farmer, and Buck wants her to take over the farm one day, but Jenny's ambitions are looking elsewhere. Events come to a head when Jenny realizes that Buck is deeply in debt to the bank, which is about to foreclose on the farm. However, Buck and the chief banker have a personal animosity, so they settle on a bet. If the Green Bay Packers win a Super Bowl title in 1993, the banker will give Buck one more year to turn things around on the farm. Meanwhile, Jenny begins to wonder if her music ambitions might generate the money to save the farm. Of course, if you are familiar with the history of the Packers, you know that they won a Super Bowl in 1996, not 1993. The movie has carried on the back of the very strong performances of its actors. It also has an ambiguously happy ending, as is true with so many things in farming. I like this movie because I've spent a lot of my life in the American Midwest, [and] I did appreciate how it shows the difficulties of the farming life. Also, this is important: a fall from a ladder is a plot point. Ladder safety is important, people! If you are going up a ladder, for heaven's sake don't climb the ladder in high heels like the character in question does. Wear sensible, well-fitting shoes with good soles. A very long time ago, I used to work with a guy who would climb extension ladders in cowboy boots. It is nothing short of the mercy of God that he didn't fall off and shatter half the bones in his body. Overall grade: B Next up is Grumpy Old Men, which came out in 1993. Apparently this is set in Wabasha, Minnesota, which is amusing because filming actually took place in several areas in the Twin Cities in Eastern Minnesota, but not actually in Wabasha. I found that personally amusing because I'm quite familiar with the area and so I recognize several filming locations. Anyway, the movie is about two retirees, Max and John, who are enemies and have been enemies for years, but Max is lonely and wants to get married again, and John is about to lose his house to the IRS due to tax problems. Things come to a head when an attractive literature professor moves across the street and both Max and John take an interest in her and start competing for her affections. However, it turns out that Max and John are actually best friends whose love language happens to be hatred and practical jokes, kind of like Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner, but more on them below. This was a good character comedy/drama. It was interesting that the professor was an early version of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl trope, albeit several decades before someone came up with the term. This is worth watching both as a character and comedy drama and a time capsule of the 1990s. Sometimes a movie ages a bit badly (Airplane and the Thomas Crown Affair from the Spring Movie Roundup come to mind), but this didn't. The sequel Grumpier Old Men from 1995 is basically the same movie, but with the characters acting about 20% dumber so a sitcom style plot can happen. Still entertaining, but not as good as the first one, so Grumpier Old Men only gets a B-, but Grumpy Old Men gets a B+. Next up is Masters of the Universe, which came out in 2026. It was amusing to read reviews of this movie because people thought way too hard about a movie that is essentially about battling action figures. Anyway, this was pretty good. It was nice to see a movie about a science fiction property that doesn't actually hate the source material. Basically it's a live action version of the cartoons from the '80s, albeit with somewhat more thoughtful moments. I heard someone suggest that it was close in tone to Thor: Ragnarok, and that seems accurate. The plot is that Skeletor conquers Eternia and 10-year-old Prince Adam is sent with the Sword of Power through a magical portal to Earth to keep him and the sword out of Skeletor's reach. However, Adam loses the sword while passing through the gate and 15 years later is working in human resources. He's still seeking for the sword despite his therapist trying to convince him that it was a trauma-induced fantasy. However, his persistence pays off and he does find the sword. Teela, who is one of the resistance leaders against Skeletor's rule, comes to Earth to find him and bring him back, but Skeletor's minions arrive to claim the sword as well. Adam and Teela escape back to Eternia and it's up to Adam to find a way to use the Sword of Power to become the hero that Eternia needs. Dolph Lundgren's cameo was great. Overall, I would say this is a fun movie to watch, especially if you're a Millennial or Gen Xer who saw the cartoons or the live action movie back in the '80s. Jared Leto has something of an increasingly questionable reputation these days, but he did a good job as Skeletor, played him halfway between the solemn gravitas of the 1987 version and the malevolent comedic cornball of the cartoons. Of course, in my opinion, the Frank Langella version from 1987 is the best version of Skeletor since he placed it with all the seriousness of a Shakespearean villain monologue at the Royal Shakespeare Company. In hindsight, it wasn't terribly surprising that this underperformed at the box office. It felt like it was made for guys my age, not for kids. I would've been comfortable bringing an eight-year-old to see The Mandalorian and Grogu or Super Mario Galaxy, but I would've been less certain bringing a kid that age to see Masters of the Universe. Additionally, it seemed very Marvel in tone, and I think the overall mood of the US these days is less "Marvel Cinematic Universe quips and banter" and more sort of the grimness of The Odyssey, which we'll talk about shortly. Overall grade: B+ Next up is Young Washington, which came out in 2026, a biopic of the early life of George Washington, covering how he more or less accidentally started the French and Indian War and how he recovered his reputation at the Battle of Braddock's Field. To be fair, the international situation at the time meant that someone was going to start the French and Indian War. It just happened to be Washington, who was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Overall, I liked this. It was reasonably historically accurate, though some of the emotional and family dialogue at times was a bit clunky. Additionally, Washington was portrayed as having revolutionary leanings much earlier in life than he actually did, since when he was a young man, he had no thoughts of being anything but a British subject and officer. That said, some of the most implausible stuff in the movie actually happened in real life. Like if I were to write in a novel that the future president of the United States personally rallied the army's rear guard to save as many men as possible from an ambush, and in the process had two horses shot out from under him and ended up with bullet holes in his hat and coat (all while fighting continuously), you would probably find that a bit implausible, but it actually happened that way. Washington's daring actions during that battle were one of the reasons he was appointed commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, that and there weren't many other colonials with as much experience of military command as Washington. In that vein, the battle scenes were the best part of the movie. They captured the brutality and messiness of 18th Century warfare without being especially graphic. Anyway, I'm glad this is getting a sequel. Maybe we'll end up with a Young Washington Cinematic Universe. Overall grade: B+ Next up is Meet the Parents, which came out in 2000, and this is probably one of the apex forms of cringe comedy. Ben Stiller plays Greg Focker, a nurse who's in love with schoolteacher Pam Burns. Greg wants to marry Pam, but overhears a phone call with her sister where she says her fiancé asked permission of her traditional father first. Greg decides that he's going to ask Pam's father's permission first to get off on the right foot, and so accompanies Pam to her sister's wedding and her parents' house to, as the title says, Meet the Parents. However, Pam's father is the former CIA counterintelligence officer Jack, and he and Greg immediately get on each other's nerves. To make things worse, the airline has lost Greg's luggage. From these two starting premises follow a cascading series of hilarious disasters that accumulate in a septic tank fire on the lawn. I'm not sure, but I think I saw this one in the theaters when it came out in 2000, and I thought it was funny then. With 26 years of additional life experience under the belt, I still think it's pretty funny, though you could still tell that this movie was filmed before 9/11 because if Greg had his airport meltdown seen today, the consequences would've been much worse. Overall grade: B+ Next up is O Brother Where Art Thou, which came out in 2000. This is a very, very, very specific adaptation of The Odyssey directed by the Coen brothers. George Clooney plays Everett, a convict who escapes from a chain gang in Mississippi during the Great Depression. He wants to find a treasure and he recruits fellow convicts Delmar and Peter to assist him. Along the way, Everett and his team encountered 1930s era versions of the Sirens, the cyclops, the blind prophet Tiresias, and other characters and foes from the original Odyssey myth. Everett and his friends end up running a scam where they pretend to be a Christian music group, but as it turns out, they're actually pretty good at singing, so this leads to unexpected hilarity and opportunities. This was also a very funny movie. Imagine The Odyssey is a comedy with a lot of singing set in the Deep South during the Depression, and you're there. If you're a fan of bluegrass music, this is worth watching. If you've seen Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, it's worth watching this just to ponder how the same source material can produce such wildly divergent interpretations. If you don't care about The Odyssey, then this is still a fun movie to watch. Proof: I mentioned to someone that I had seen this and she responded that she both loved the movie and was surprised to learn that he had in fact been inspired by The Odyssey. Overall grade: A- Next up is Hoppers, which came out in 2026. Like most Pixar movies, this was very high concept. Unlike many recent Pixar movies, it wasn't too depressing and didn't disappear up its own tailpipe. In the city of Beaverton, hot tempered girl Mabel bonds with her grandmother in their favorite place, a woodland grove favored by beavers. Years later, Mabel is a biology student under Dr. Fairfax, but is neglecting her studies to face off against her nemesis, the popular yet sketchy Mayor Jerry of Beaverton. Mayor Jerry wants to build an expressway that will wipe out the woodland grove, and he's perfectly within his rights to do it since no animals have been found living there. Since Mabel's grandmother has died, she's unwilling to give up the grove. However, Dr. Fairfax's research might give her a way. Dr. Fairfax has worked out a way to temporarily transfer human consciousness to a robotic beaver capable of speaking to real beavers, much like the plot of Avatar. In a funny scene, Fairfax angrily denies that it's just like Avatar. Mabel gets the idea to use this to convince real beavers to settle in the grove, thereby thwarting Mayor Jerry's plans. This touches off both a wacky yet poignant adventure. The plot was very well structured and it followed the proper rules of story structure, which I've talked about before. Mabel definitely is a protagonist who takes action, but experiences setbacks and problems of her own creation. It was pretty good. I say it was a return to form for Pixar after some of their weaker movies in the 2020s. Overall grade: A Now it's time for my three favorite movies of summer 2026, all of which I actually saw in the theater. First up is Coyote versus Acme, which came out in 2026. This movie had an extra surge of popularity from the fact that Warner Brothers canceled it as a tax write-off, but distributor Ketchup Entertainment revived it. That makes it a plucky underdog since Warner Brothers senior executives are kind of like the apex version of soulless corporate bug men. Like if I wrote characters in my books who acted like Warner Brothers senior executives, people would think I was being didactic and heavy-handed. Anyway, after decades of failures in efforts to capture the Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote decides to sue Acme Corporation for its numerous defective products. Coyote teams up with a lazy strip mall lawyer named Kevin Avery, who specializes in getting small settlements from Acme. However, Avery and Coyote end up filing a massive lawsuit against Acme, which means they'll face the full wrath of Acme Corporation, including its ace lawyer Buddy Crane and its ruthless CEO, Foghorn Leghorn. What follows is a comedic courtroom battle as Coyote and Avery try to defeat Acme Corporation, defeat its sinister plans, and Coyote starts to realize that Road Runner might actually be his best friend. Both quite amusing and touching, and I'm glad this was rescued from the tax write-off vault. Overall grade: A Next up is The Odyssey, which came out in 2026. This wasn't quite as good as Oppenheimer in 2023 in my opinion, but it was still very good and very much worth seeing. It was weird that The Odyssey was briefly a football in the never-ending US culture war scrum because the movie isn't really political and doesn't really have a message beyond "war is destructive and bad", which every sensible person would agree with, and a lesser message of "violating the law of morality has unforeseen cascading bad consequences, including the destruction of civilization", which is also quite true and was one of the themes of Oppenheimer. Nolan himself dismissed the controversies as "irrelevant" and "part of the territory" since no one had actually seen the movie yet, and given that The Odyssey has made a billion and a half dollars as of this recording, I think that may have proved his point. I imagine the scrutiny from Batman fans back in the 2010s was way more intense since in the modern era, many people care more deeply about the accuracy of Batman than The Odyssey. I do think the debate over the historical accuracy in The Odyssey is pointless because the Odyssey is myth, not history. The Iliad and The Odyssey are a lot like Arthurian myth in terms of their actual historicity. Even when Arthurian legend was massively popular with English kings and nobles in the late medieval and early modern period (for example, Henry VIII's older brother was named Arthur in imitation of King Arthur), the version of Arthurian myth they celebrated and wished to emulate had virtually no connection to the reality of Britain in the 500s AD and was instead a sort of fantasy version of their own time in the 14th and 15th centuries. By the time The Odyssey was written down, no doubt a similar process was underway. Both The Iliad and The Odyssey and the Arthurian cycle probably have a kernel of historical truth buried underneath the tales of magic swords, sirens, cyclopses, and vengeful witches with magic islands. There likely was a Romano-British warlord who might have been named Arthur (or possibly Ambrosius Aurelianus) who held off the Saxons for a while before he was overwhelmed and killed. Likewise, Heinrich Schliemann was a highly eccentric and very sketchy crazy rich guy, but he did prove that there really was some version of the city of Troy that was destroyed at the end of the Bronze Age. But everything beyond those basic details came from thousands of years of embellishments and flourishes from later poets and writers. So arguing about the historical accuracy of The Odyssey is a bit like arguing if Star Wars portrays faster than light travel in an accurate way. That kind of argument is just missing the point entirely. It's also interesting to see how modern standards clashed with the ancient mindset. You know how I always say that everywhere in the United States is exactly the same right until it really, really isn't? I think ancient people are just like us until they really, really weren't. Like ancient people would have been superstitious to an extent that even the most credulous crystal and aura influencer on TikTok would find horrifying and frequently violent in a way that the most strident self-defense advocate would find shocking. The Odyssey's version of Odysseus feels guilt and remorse over his actions in a way an actual ancient Greek probably wouldn't have, but so what? This is The Odyssey viewed through the lens of the 21st century, just as those English nobles viewed the myth of King Arthur and his knights through the lens of their time. As I mentioned with Troy above, the ancient Greeks were often quite brutal and would celebrate sacking an enemy city. One side note before we get to the movie, I probably found it funnier than I should have how Nolan favorably cited classicist Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey as a source, and Wilson then had an extended and unintentionally comedic multi-article crashout about how much she hated the movie and of course how much she hated the commemorative Trojan Horse popcorn bucket. Apparently Wilson hated the movie so much she's going to do a new translation of The Odyssey, much to her publisher's baffled dismay. No one does offended huffy petulance quite like an academic. Anyway, back to the movie. It follows the familiar story of Odysseus through Christopher Nolan's preference for non-linear storytelling and practical effects. I did think it was interesting how in this interpretation, Odysseus explicitly connected the ruse of the Trojan Horse with the collapse of the Bronze Age and the rise of the Sea Peoples. It's also probably the most supernatural film Nolan has ever done with actual fantasy and supernatural elements as opposed to science fiction like Inception, Tenant, and Interstellar. Odysseus talks to Athena throughout the movie and it's left up to the viewer's interpretation whether or not he's actually talking to Athena or his own guilt-ridden hallucinations. That said, Odysseus encounters a witch with actual magic powers and travels to the underworld to speak with the shades of the dead, so it's entirely possible he's talking to the actual Athena. In this version, as I mentioned, Odysseus is guilt-ridden over the ruse of the Trojan Horse, which is shown as a violation of the sacred hospitality of Zeus's law and as great a crime as the creation of the atomic bomb in Oppenheimer, which of course is similar to Oppenheimer, where Oppenheimer's creation of the atomic bomb is treated similarly. There are also some genuinely scary sequences in the movie. The bit with the underworld is very spooky, the cyclops is actually quite frightening, and the character of Circe reaches the level of scary previously attained by Heath Ledger's version of The Joker in The Dark Knight. If Nolan ever decides he wants to do a horror movie, it will probably be one of the scariest ones ever made. To sum up, The Odyssey has great performances, great spectacle, great cinematography, and great action sequences. As an interesting interpretation of the original myth, definitely worth seeing. I think you can tell it was a great movie because of all the arguments on the Internet about "what does it really mean?" Great art often has that effect. Overall grade: A The final of my three favorite movies of [Summer] 2026 is Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which came out in 2026. There's a rumor, and I don't know if it's true or not, that Tom Holland found the experience of working with Christopher Nolan on The Odyssey so eye-opening that he insisted that if they made another Spider-Man movie, it had to have a reason for existing other than "make a lot of money". If this story is true, it clearly worked. Previously, I though the two best Spider-Man movies were Spider-Man 2 from 2004 and Spider-Man: No Way Home from 2021. I must now amend that opinion to say that there are three best Spider-Man movies and Spider-Man: Brand New Day is one of the three. It is pretty good. I would've trimmed it here and there, but I thoroughly enjoyed it and is an excellent Spider-Man story that totally captures the essence of the character within a good story. It takes place four years after the events of No Way Home erased everyone's memory that Peter Parker was Spider-Man. Peter has now been crime fighting full time, but it is taking a severe toll on his emotions and personal life that he's deliberately ignoring. Meanwhile, Spider-Man has become the beloved crime fighter of New York, trusted by both the NYPD and the Federal Department of Damage Control, which is a reoccurring frenemy for superheroes from other movies. When someone launches an attack on the headquarters of Damage Control, the director recruits Peter to fight their new enemy, a mysterious figure who uses telepathy to possess people from a distance. Peter is the only one who can sense it thanks to his spider sense, and he's also the only one able to resist the telepath's possession abilities. But despite his resistance to possession, fighting a telepath is a dangerous proposition for someone with as many emotional issues as Peter, and things start to spiral out of control when the telepath starts digging into his life. But there's another lesson Peter has to learn. People (and especially superheroes) who take the federal government at its word tend to regret it. For that matter, ignoring his emotional issues is causing Peter's spider powers to start acting in strange ways. But of course, at the end of the day, Spider-Man always follows his conscience, no matter how high the cost to him personally. Definitely an enjoyable movie. All the scenes with Spider-Man and Punisher were great, and the two of them had a great dynamic together. A few other Marvel Cinematic Universe people show up, but this is probably one of the most standalone movies the MCU has done in a while. Of course, the risk of MCU Continuity Lockout is always there (which is one of the reasons I started writing Half-Eleven Thief in 2023). Overall grade: A So I would say it was a pretty good summer for movies. It's also valuable lessons in not taking the Internet too seriously, which too many people do nowadays. There are all these dedicated analyses on X, Threads, and Reddit in June and May explaining why The Odyssey was going to fail for whatever reason, and instead it made $1.5 billion. So I think that's a good lesson in not taking everything you read on the internet a little too seriously. So that's it for this week. Thanks for listening to The Pulp Writer Show. I hope you found the show enjoyable. 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 and stay healthy, and we'll see you all next week.  

After T'Challa's electrifying debut in Captain America: Civil War (No. 6), Marvel turned to the young and exciting filmmaker, Ryan Coogler, to bring the character's debut solo film to the screen. Backed by Coogler's recurring collaborators and some of the most interesting black actors working, Black Panther was released to widespread acclaim, unending box office receipts, gold statues and a legacy that will stand the test of time. (3:30) - Why we love BLACK PANTHER(11:36) - The film's indelible music(23:13) - The duality of BLACK PANTHER's perspectives(1:08:00) - Categories(2:00:40) - Film-Specific Superlatives(2:08:10) - Hype for DOOMSDAYYou can support us hereAlso available on YouTubeHost: Bankole ImoukhuedeGuests: Ebuka, Steve & EmmanuelProduction by: Bankole Imoukhuede

In this episode, we do a live review on YouTube of the latest installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the Tom Holland led Spider-Man franchise, starring Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jon Bernthal, and Sadie Sink, titled Spider-Man: Brand New Day. We discuss whether the Marvel Cinematic Universe is using Tom Holland's Spider-Man in the right way, and we debate whether Peter Parker was trying to steal MJ away from her boyfriend throughout the film.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe with one of the biggest super hero movies ever made - the convergence of three iterations of Spiderman on one screen. But the movie challenges us to consider - how far and how much are you willing to sacrifice for the benefit of those you love...as well as those you don't even know!

If you've ever argued with friends about “how many sequels” a franchise really has, you already know the problem: counting is easy, defining is hard. We start with movie math and quickly realize the only way to make the question interesting is to set rules. No reboots, no recasts that reset the timeline, and no loosely connected “brand” entries. We're chasing direct sequels with continuity, where one story actually leads into the next.That sends us through the sequel jungle: the Marvel Cinematic Universe as a sheer volume benchmark, Fast and Furious as the forever engine of family, Rocky as proof you can stretch a simple premise for years, and Land Before Time as the surprising heavyweight in pure sequel count. We also hit a fun piece of film trivia that genuinely surprised us, connecting a never made Total Recall sequel to the eventual creation of Minority Report. If you like franchise debates, narrative continuity, and pop culture rabbit holes, this one stays busy.Then the tone shifts in a way that feels very “us”: we talk about how the podcast has evolved from more structured fitness and nutrition into something that also makes room for jokes, stories, and community. The serious takeaway is real though: sustainable weight loss and a healthy lifestyle get harder when your identity becomes nothing but the goal. We get into why hobbies, creative outlets, and low pressure “friend slop” co-op games can keep you sane and consistent.Subscribe for more, share this with the friend who always wins the sequel argument, and leave a review with your pick for the longest true sequel series. Support the showYou can find us on social media here:Rob TiktokRob InstagramLiam TiktokLiam Instagram

Loki may be one of the most important stories in the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe — especially as Marvel moves toward Avengers: Doomsday. In this Mostly Superheroes recap, Logan Janis breaks down Loki Seasons 1 and 2, including the TVA, Kang the Conqueror, the Sacred Timeline, branching realities, Sylvie, Mobius, the Time Loom and Loki's ultimate transformation into the God of Stories. We also discuss how Marvel handled the Jonathan Majors situation, why Loki's story became so important to the MCU's multiverse saga, and what the Season 2 finale could mean for the future of Marvel. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 – Welcome to Mostly Superheroes 00:47 – Why Loki is so good 01:34 – Loki and Avengers: Endgame 02:19 – Loki steals the Tesseract 02:33 – Enter the TVA 02:51 – Kang the Conqueror enters the MCU 03:37 – Loki and the Road to Avengers: Doomsday 04:03 – Jonathan Majors and Marvel's massive pivot 05:19 – How Loki Season 2 handled the changes 06:25 – Loki becomes a hero 07:15 – The importance of Kang 08:11 – Loki's time slipping explained 09:00 – The multiverse, branches and incursions 09:43 – Kang and the Sacred Timeline 10:24 – What pruning really means 11:01 – The Void and Alioth 11:29 – Sylvie kills He Who Remains 12:17 – Loki's struggle with Sylvie 13:00 – Loki asks: who gets to live and die? 13:29 – Mobius and his family 14:23 – Loki's centuries-long mission 15:22 – The Loki Season 2 finale 15:42 – "Glorious Purpose" 16:01 – Loki's journey through time 16:41 – Loki breaks the Time Loom 17:22 – The incredible Marvel music and imagery 17:44 – Loki takes control of the timelines 18:25 – Loki becomes the God of Stories 19:22 – The new TVA 19:43 – The ramifications for the MCU 20:14 – Loki and the Road to Avengers: Doomsday 20:51 – Support Mostly Superheroes Watch, listen, subscribe, support at mostlysuperheroes.com/support ©2026 Carrogan Studios

As the sun sets on another spectacular summer, we look back at the Hollywood blockbusters of olde! Big stars, bigger spectacles, long lines, popcorn, and movies that became events. We're heading to the theater for a trip through the history of the summer blockbuster! From Jaws and Star Wars to superheroes, animated adventures, and the biggest movies of the '80s and '90s, we're guessing which films ruled the summer box office. Plus, Jay and Shua talk about what made going to the movies such a memorable experience and whether the true summer blockbuster can still happen today.   News Follow Up: It's Working! Some Pizza Hut Locations Are Finding Success by Embracing the Past.   Golden Axe to Be an Animated TV Show  Artist Trevor Burbage brings the colorful characters of Dungeon Crawler Carl to life in a new video. An Illinois Man Built All Six Magic Kingdom Lands Out of LEGO in His Basement  A new landmark collection celebrates John Williams conducting some of his most iconic film scores. Many beloved entertainers have left us. We remember several legendary performers we've lost recently   Check out our TeePublic store for some enjoyable swag and all the latest fashion trends What we're Enjoying Shua checks out The End of Oak Street, the new sci-fi adventure starring Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor. When an entire suburban neighborhood is mysteriously transported somewhere unknown, one family has to stick together to survive their bizarre new surroundings. Jay revisits the hilarious 2018 comedy Game Night, where what begins as a friendly evening of competitive fun turns into a surprisingly dangerous real-life mystery. A totally fun rewatch with Jason Bateman. MCU Location Scout MCULocationScout.com is Jay's ongoing project documenting and exploring real-world filming locations used throughout the Marvel Cinematic Universe and related Marvel television productions. Through detailed research, photos, and travel guides, fans can discover where their favorite Marvel moments were filmed. This time Jay has been adding locations from Season 1 of Luke Cage, including Genghis Connie's Chinese Restaurant, a Harlem location that appears in the series. You can explore the locations and see exactly where the MCU came to life at MCULocationScout.com. And don't forget to check out all of Jay's Sci-Fi Saturdays on RetroZap. You can also tune in to SHIELD: Case Files where Jay and Shua breakdown Marvel properties and Superhero Suite for news on comics, movies, TV and more.   Enjoy Blockbusting! The summer blockbuster wasn't always the centerpiece of the moviegoing calendar. We head back to 1975 and Jaws to explore how Hollywood transformed summer into the season of giant movies, huge audiences, massive marketing campaigns, memorable merchandise, and lines that seemed to stretch around the block.   Then we take a trip through decades of summer movie history as Jay challenges Shua to identify the biggest movies of each year. Along the way, we'll revisit some beloved sci-fi adventures, superhero spectacles, animated classics, comedies, action movies, and plenty of films that made summer feel like the greatest time of year to go to the movies. So grab some popcorn, save your seat, and whatever you do, don't forget to turn off your phone! What are your favorite blockbusters? Do you have stories about standing in long lines?  Let us know! First person that emails me with the subject line, "Save me a seat!" will get a special mention on the show.  Let us know. Come talk to us in the Discord channel or send us an email to EnjoyStuff@RetroZap.com 

On our first Comic Book Bears livestream for August 2026, the CBB boys (Steve, Caleb and Billy Z) spoke about Spider-Man: Brand New Day soon after it was released to cinemas. Here we are at the end of the month and it is still dominating the global box office, and now that livestream is here in audio form! The movie is the 38th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the fourth film in the MCU Spider-Man film series. Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, Spider-Man: Brand New Day stars Tom Holland as Peter Parker/Spider-Man alongside Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Jon Bernthal, Florence Pugh, Marisa Tomei, and Mark Ruffalo with Sadie Sink as a major Marvel Comics character making her MCU debut. In the film, Peter Parker is on his own and dedicated to protecting New York City as Spider-Man, just as personal struggles and an evolutionary development to his superpowers complicate matters while contending with a new threat. As is the tradition when we have a film-based episode, we offer up what we thought of the movie (be forewarned, in a very spoileriffic manner) and then we each make a suggestion regarding a collected edition featuring characters from the film. After that we even get in a little bit of roundtable time to talk about some recent comics - in this case, Terminal #1 by Robert Kirkman, Joe Casey and Adam Kubert (Image Comics), the final installment of Heartstopper by Alice Oseman (Graphix) and the latest installments of Silence (#5: Dream and #6: Nightmare), the queer themed wordless project from Łukasz Majcher's Moom Comics! So hit play for all this and more! 

Never enough! This week, V and Emily travel back to TWIFH's oldest historical event thus far: opera singer Jenny Lind's landmark 1850 tour in the United States and its accompanying “Lindmania.” Did you know that the fangirls of 1850 were Just Like Us? They sobbed, they squeed, they schemed to meet their faves, and they spent way, WAY too much on concert tickets. The quotes from antebellum Lind fans reacting to hearing secular music for the first time give us the chills. Come wait outside the stage doors with us for a glimpse at the Swedish Nightingale.SourcesListening & Longing: Music Lovers in the Age of Barnum by Daniel Cavicchi"Fandom Before 'Fan'" by Daniel CavicchiWikipediaMassachusetts Historical SocietyPromoSuper Sorry - Have you ever watched a Marvel movie and thought, "Wow, somebody really owes somebody an apology?" Like Tony Stark and Steve Rogers in Civil War. Or Thor and Loki about... well, everything. That's the question at the heart of SUPER SORRY, a podcast that revisits the Marvel Cinematic Universe one movie at a time through the lens of apologies, accountability, and unintended consequences. Revisiting one MCU movie at a time, Super Sorry hosts Amber and Todd break down who should have apologized, who deserved an apology, and imagine the conversations that could have happened. They also explore the emotional, physical, and financial fallout of superhero action, from damaged relationships to city-wide destruction and billion-dollar cleanup efforts. Whether you're a longtime MCU fan or just enjoy thoughtful pop culture discussions, SUPER SORRY offers a fresh perspective on movies you thought you knew inside and out. You can find SUPER SORRY wherever you listen to podcasts.Re: Dracula - Re: Dracula takes the famous horror tale, breaks it up chronologically (every entry of this epistolary novel has a date), and sends the story directly to your podcatcher as it happens. Every time something happens to the characters, Re: Dracula publishes an episode, in as close to real time as it happens. Some episodes are short (less than a minute), and others are lengthy (over half an hour). Re: Dracula is a faithful, text-accurate adaptation, featuring a full cast to tug on your heartstrings and sound design to keep you on the edge of your seat.Two Thousand and Late - TWO THOUSAND AND LATE is a new fiction podcast from the creator of ​​The Bright Sessions - a dark comedy that grapples with the havoc of our current moment and tries to find the hope inside of it. In the 10-episode first season, we follow Harper, a thirty-six year old nihilist whose life is upended when she's possessed by a demon hell-bent on bringing about the apocalypse. Harper doesn't want to end the world, but the demon gives her more power than she's had in her life in a long time. In a world where so many people abuse their power, will Harper be any different? Blending sharp satire with genre flair and wickedly lovable antiheroes, Two Thousand and Late is ideal for fans of Fleabag, Killing Eve, The Craft, Jennifer's Body, Yellowjackets, True Blood, and Venom. It's a potent cocktail of feminist rage, queer power, and supernatural mischief. It's unapologetically angry, surprisingly tender, and deeply entertaining. For more information, visit http://www.harperandhavoc.com.Aim High Brooch Designs - For 25% off any order on Aim High Brooch Designs on Etsy, including a custom brooch, bag charm, keychain, or magnet design, use the promo code TWIFH.This Week In Fandom History is a fandom-centric podcast that tells you… what happened this week in fandom history!Follow This Week in Fandom History on Tumblr at @thisweekinfandomhistoryWe're now on Instagram! @thisweekinfandomhistorySign up for our newsletter on our website, http://www.thisweekinfandomhistory.com!Check out our Fandom Primer playlist via linktr.ee/twifhYou can support the show via our Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/thisweekinfandomhistoryPlease remember to rate the show 5 stars on your listening platform of choice!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is back! In this episode, we discuss Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We break down the story, characters, action, surprises, and what Peter Parker's newest adventure means for both his future and the MCU as a whole. From emotional moments to comic book connections, join us as we share our thoughts on where Spider-Man's journey goes next after the events that changed everything. Our Linktree: https://linktr.ee/FiveishFangirls #FiveishFam    TIME STAMPS 00:00:24 Intro 00:02:19 News 00:23:39 Feedback 00:32:50 Spider-Man: Brand New Day 01:43:59 Closing Thoughts 01:46:45 Outro Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

Reel Therapy has RETURNED. And this time, we're talking Dan and Don's bread and butter, Spider-Man. Now one of the highest grossing films of all time (and still climbing), "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" has shattered expectations across the globe. But the question still begs, "Is it any good? And most importantly, what does Daniel and Donavon think about it?" Well you're in luck because that's exactly what this podcast is about!TABLE OF CONTENTS --00:00:00 - About the Episode00:00:35 - Greetings00:01:37 - Spider-Man: Brand New Day00:58:35 - Before We GoABOUT THE MOVIE -- Spider-Man: Brand New DaySpider-Man: Brand New Day begins a new chapter for Peter Parker following the life-changing events of Spider-Man: No Way Home. With the world no longer remembering Peter Parker, he has devoted himself fully to being Spider-Man and protecting New York City. But the isolation of watching his former friends move on without him—and the mounting pressures of life behind the mask—begin to take their toll. As Peter undergoes a mysterious transformation, a powerful new threat emerges that could endanger both the city and the people he still loves. Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, the film stars Tom Holland alongside Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Sadie Sink, Jon Bernthal, Mark Ruffalo, Michael Mando, and Tramell Tillman.FIND US --For everything Reel Therapy and 241 Studios, check out our website:LINK: https://www.241studios.com/Follow us on:Instagram: @reeltherapy_podcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/reeltherapypod

Welcome to Multiverse News, your source for information about all your favorite fictional universes.Marvel left D23 with a full X-Men cast, a Doomsday sizzle reel, and a VisionQuest trailer, but not one new Disney+ series. In the August 20 edition of What I'm Hearing, Puck's Julia Alexander wrote that multiple live-action Marvel series are quietly in development with announcements expected soon, which cuts directly against the last few weeks of reporting that had Marvel retreating from live-action TV entirely after VisionQuest lands October 14. Worth stressing that this is a single paywalled item with no titles, no dates, and no talent attached, and Variety, Deadline, and THR have all left it alone while the aggregators and fan sites ran wild with it, loudly, with everything from a Heroes for Hire spinoff to a Defenders reunion getting floated ahead of Marvel Television's New York Comic Con panel on October 8. While Marvel's TV plans stay stuck in rumor, DC just made one official. The Jimmy Olsen project we've been tracking for the better part of a year finally has a title, and it's The People v. Gorilla Grodd, now an eight-episode straight-to-series order at HBO Max. Jimmy Tatro is officially Grodd after months of being merely attached in reports, but the bigger get is how much of the Daily Planet came along, with Skyler Gisondo, Beck Bennett, Mikaela Hoover, and Wendell Pierce all reprising from Superman for a “true” crime docuseries reinvestigating Grodd's murder conviction. To close out our all-TV episode, here's the one DC show that actually made it to air, and it's doing numbers. Per Deadline, Lanterns pulled 9.3 million global viewers in its first three days across HBO and HBO Max, 6.6 million of them stateside, making it the biggest DC Studios premiere in HBO Max history and a top five series debut on the platform overall. That's a stronger opening than The Penguin and IT: Welcome to Derry, and the premiere has held the number one spot on HBO Max's daily top ten every day since Sunday, with Chris Mundy already sketching season two despite no official renewal yet. Kit Harington will play Gilderoy Lockhart in season 2 of HBO's Harry Potter series. Harington replaces Nicholas Hoult, who was originally cast in the role but left over scheduling issues.Spider-Man: Brand New Day continued its dominant run at the global box office and currently stands at $2.2 billion worldwide. The Odyssey opened in a few more territories and sits at $1.44 billion in its sixth weekend, while newcomer Insidious: Out of the Further opened to $60.3 million worldwide.In an interview at the For the Love of Fantasy & Sci-Fi convention in London, Hayley Atwell told attendees that she was frustrated by Captain Carter's storyline in 2022's Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness saying “If I'm really like brutally honest, I was so disappointed with how they positioned her and what happened to her in that scene. It's so small, and she gets frisbeed to death. I tried on set to kind of go, ‘Can I just add? Can I just suggest?' And they were like, ‘Sure, but no.'”FX has ordered Legends, a meta-thriller limited series spinoff of Sons of Anarchy that reunites the majority of the original cast, including Charlie Hunnam, only this time playing fictionalized versions of themselves. The logline has the cast reuniting at a fan convention after more than a decade, where the line between life and art blurs as the fractured brotherhood faces a real-world threat more dangerous than anything from the show.NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal in an interview with EW revealed that he attempted to get cast in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in a role but was told no. He said “I wanted to be in the ‘Avengers' and they were like, ‘Shaq, we fuckin' love you and we'd love to put you in, but if your face pops up on screen people are going to go, ‘Hey, that's Shaq!' He said it truthfully, and I was like, alright… I guess my face is too bigtime.”

We can't escape the MCU on this week's Moviecast. Spider-Man: Brand New Day continues to set box office records. We predict what the new edition of Avengers: Endgame will do at the box office, and also wonder what Avengers: Doomsday will rake in. In other news, The People v. Gorrilla Grodd is coming to HBO Max, Kit Harrington is joining the Harry Potter series, and National Treasure 3 is set to bring back the original cast. #⁠avengersendgame #spidermanbrandnewday #nationaltreasure3 #hbomax #mcu #dcu #gorillagrodd #harrypotter #streaming #tv #film #podcast #aycg #allyoucangeek

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With Avengers: Endgame returning to theaters in late September and with the debut of Avengers: Doomsday just under four months away, Earth's Mightiest Heroes are SO back! Join The Watchers as we break down all the latest news from the Marvel Cinematic Universe – from the Endgame Encore trailer and a Special Look at Doomsday to the new X-Men cast and the first teaser for VisionQuest! #AvengersEndgameEncore #avengersdoomsday #avengers #marvel #mcu #doctordoom #xmen #visionquestAvengers Endgame Encore (2026) is the re-release of Avengers: Endgame (2019), a a superhero epic directed by Anthony and Joe Russo and starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Paul Rudd, Brie Larson, Karen Gillan, Danai Gurira, Benedict Wong, Jon Favreau, Bradley Cooper, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Josh Brolin. Avengers: Doomsday (2026) is a superhero movie directed by Anthony and Joe Russo and starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Vanessa Kirby, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Hayley Atwell, Letitia Wright, Paul Rudd, Wyatt Russell, Tenoch Huerta Mejía, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Simu Liu, Florence Pugh, Kelsey Grammer, Lewis Pullman, Danny Ramirez, Joseph Quinn, David Harbour, Winston Duke, Hannah John-Kamen, Tom Hiddleston, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Alan Cumming, Rebecca Romijn, James Marsden, Channing Tatum and Pedro Pascal.Avengers: Doomsday Special Look trailer: https://youtu.be/X1aFkAkFASk?si=AnpCxYRsWv9HuT7AAvengers: Doomsday official trailerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irVNGjRFZGkAvengers: Doomsday Clockhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f17J3AXVK5wAvengers: Doomsday teaser trailersSteve Rogers: https://youtu.be/UiMg566PREA?si=Dw9AvoSav0PuheI0Thor: https://youtu.be/1clWprLC5Ak?si=d9r-ixmgy-05nUwwX-Men: https://youtu.be/kH1XlwHQv9o?si=mux29uqXG4ew_LkoWakandans & Fantastic Four: https://youtu.be/399Ez7WHK5s?si=sUFwF4_E97hlpSyOAvengers Endgame: Encore trailer: https://youtu.be/L2NAh3CIdig?si=BG_CnkwYvtGN9jVDWatchers Assemble! Check out our previous coverage of Earth's Mightiest Heroes!Avengers: Endgame May 2019 review: https://youtu.be/UFAG19oNCyITop 5 moments from Avengers: Endgame: https://youtube.com/live/iGVy42mKzNEAvengers: Age of Ultron 10-year anniversary celebration: https://youtube.com/live/GWmvIjh20Subscribe, 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 #avengers #avengersendgame #avengersendgameencore #avengersdoomsday #avengers #rdj #doctordoom #ironman #tonystark #victorvondoom #robertdowneyjr #chrisevans #steverogers #captainamericamovie #avengersendgame #peggycarter #hayleyatwell #thor #chrishemsworth #loki #mcu #marvel #marvelcinematicuniverse #marvelstudios #xmen #fantasticfour #thunderbolts #newavengers #avengersassemble #antman #falcon #blackpanther #shangchi #spiderman #spidermanbrandnewday #watchersbasement #avengersdoomsdaytrailer #professorxavier #professorxavier #magneto #charlesxavier #eriklehnsherr #patrickstewart #ianmckellen #cyclops #jamesmarsden #scottsummers #blackpanther #shuri #thanos #joshbrolin #blackwidow #scarlettjohansson #hawkeye #jeremyrenner #markruffalo #hulk #hulksmash #incrediblehulk #therussobrothers

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This week on the Season 11 finale (why? we don't know why), Ryan and Brian explore the nuances of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, compare the legacy of Fill Me In to that of classic 1980s television, and mention a few places for puzzles, including Lollapuzzoola, Scott Weiss's Squonkland (plus the results of his latest Anti-Match Quiz), and a new game called Long Story Short. If you get bored (how could you?!), write something for the Fill Me In wiki. And if you're feeling philanthropic, donate to our Patreon. Do you enjoy our show? Actually, it doesn't matter! Please consider leaving us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. This will help new listeners find our show, and you'll be inducted into the Quintuple Decker Turkey Club. Drop us a note or a DM or a postcard or a phone call — we'd love to hear from you. Email (fmi@bemoresmarter.com) / Facebook / Instagram / Bluesky Listen to us on Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Audible | Pocket Casts | RSS feed  

In this episode, Chris Cochrane guest-hosts for his brother Ray and devotes the whole show to one event: Disney’s D23 2026 fan convention in Anaheim. Friday night delivered Marvel’s new X-Men cast, Adam Driver as Mister Sinister, a fresh Avengers: Doomsday trailer, and a release date for Frozen 3. Saturday turned to the parks, with Villains Land, an Indiana Jones dark ride, the long-awaited Expedition Everest yeti repair, and a Monsters Inc land opening in 2027. – Want to start a podcast? It’s easy to get started! Sign up at Blubrry – Thinking of buying a Starlink? Use my link to support the show. Subscribe to the Newsletter. Email Chris if you want to get in touch! Like and Follow Geek News Central’s Facebook Page. Support my Show Sponsor: Best Godaddy Promo Codes Get 1Password Full Summary Chris Cochrane opens the show and explains why this episode breaks the usual format. Instead of six or eight unrelated stories, the entire episode covers Disney’s D23 convention, which he compares to Apple’s WWDC. For newcomers, he notes that D23 is Disney’s official fan club, named for the company’s founding year of 1923. This year’s event ran two nights at the Honda Center: Friday for movies and television, Saturday for the theme parks. Marvel Finally Casts the X-Men Friday’s headline was the X-Men. The Associated Press put the crowd near 12,000, and Marvel Studios used that stage to name its rebooted team. Christopher Abbott plays Professor Charles Xavier, Inde Navarrette plays Rogue, and Maya Boyd plays Storm. Adam Driver rounds out the group as the villain Mister Sinister. Meanwhile, Samara Weaving, Kit Connor, and Sadie Sink were already known as Emma Frost, Cyclops, and Jean Grey. Jake Schreier directs, and the film arrives May 5, 2028. Chris calls the lineup spot-on casting. He singles out Weaving as a perfect match for the comics, and he points out that Sink already appeared as Jean Grey in Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Navarrette is the least established name, coming off a breakout role in an indie horror film. Boyd, meanwhile, was the name he knew least, with what he believes is a Broadway background. Above all, Chris hopes Marvel does the team justice, and he recommends the animated revival X-Men ’97 on Disney+ as the best place to start. Frozen 3 Gets a Date and a Chaotic Reveal Frozen 3 lands November 24, 2027. That is the Wednesday of Thanksgiving week, the same slot the first two films used. The story centers on Anna and Kristoff’s wedding, which a new villain, an evil Ice Queen, disrupts. Jennifer Lee returns to direct with Trent Correy, and the full voice cast is back. However, the reveal itself fell apart. Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel performed a darker arrangement of “Frozen Heart.” Meanwhile, the audio failed, the video failed, and a set of doors never opened. Menzel asked the crowd whether they should try it again, and Bell simply narrated everything that was supposed to happen. Afterward, Josh Gad sang “Oooh, Samantha,” a new love song for Olaf. Chris is here for it, since Olaf is one of the franchise’s best comic characters. Pixar, Disney Animation, and the Rest of Friday Night Pixar chief Pete Docter laid out a packed slate. Incredibles 3 hits summer 2028 and follows Violet and Dash sneaking out at night to fight crime. Chris hopes that finally shows a grown-up Jack-Jack. Coco 2 follows in November 2029 with Benjamin Bratt returning as Ernesto de la Cruz. That has fans puzzling over how a villain already in the Land of the Dead comes back. Additionally, Pixar showed an original called Ghost Market and a Venice-set cat film called Gatto. On the Disney Animation side, Zootopia 3 is confirmed. The live-action Tangled arrives March 31, 2028 with Kathryn Hahn as Mother Gothel. Chris considers that casting perfect after her turn in Agatha All Along. A live-action Lilo & Stitch sequel, a new Simpsons movie, a Bluey movie, and a Kingdom Hearts anime series round out the list. For Star Wars fans, Ahsoka returns January 20, 2027. Chris also offers a hot take: he prefers Rogue One to the entire sequel trilogy. Consequently, he welcomes original stories like Ryan Gosling’s upcoming Starfighter. Adam Driver Is Mister Sinister Driver appeared by video rather than in person. He told the crowd that he and Kevin Feige had talked for years about joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Then he announced he would play Magneto. After a long pause, he corrected himself to Nathaniel Milbury, which is Mister Sinister’s human alias. The gag landed because fans had floated Driver for Magneto for years. For anyone new to the comics, Chris explains that Mister Sinister is a geneticist obsessed with mutant DNA, a manipulator rather than a brawler. The cast met backstage only minutes earlier, so Chris is curious how their chemistry develops. Notably, Christopher Abbott previously worked with Driver on HBO’s Girls. The script comes from Beef creator Lee Sung Jin and The Bear co-showrunner Joanna Calo, two prestige-television names that have Chris excited. Why the X-Men Took Thirty Years to Reach the MCU A business story underlies the casting. In the 1990s, a financially struggling Marvel sold film rights to raise cash. Fox ended up with the X-Men and the Fantastic Four, and Sony took Spider-Man. As a result, Marvel Studios built its connected universe from 2008 onward without some of its most famous characters. The Hugh Jackman era of X-Men films belonged to Fox, with a separate continuity and no crossovers. That changed in 2019, when Disney closed its $71 billion purchase of 21st Century Fox’s film and television studio. Most coverage framed the deal as a streaming play, but it also brought the X-Men home. Chris sums it up neatly: Disney signed the paperwork in 2019, cast the film in 2026, and audiences see it in 2028. Ryan Gosling’s Starfighter, Ghost Rider, and VisionQuest Lucasfilm dated Star Wars: Starfighter for May 28, 2027. Gosling plays Kade Auberon, a pilot from the wrong side of the galaxy tied to the fastest starfighter ever built. Before he walked out, Disney played clips of him as a kid on The Mickey Mouse Club. Gosling said the company changed his life then and is changing it again now. He is also playing Ghost Rider in the Marvel universe. That thrills Chris, since Nicolas Cage last carried the character on the big screen. Meanwhile, the Disney+ series VisionQuest arrives October 14. Paul Bettany returns as Vision and James Spader as Ultron, and the trailer drops the two androids into oddly mundane human situations. Bettany joked that Vision has “rather inconveniently died several times.” Chris agrees the character has been through the wringer since WandaVision. The Avengers: Doomsday Trailer Avengers: Doomsday opens December 18, with Joe and Anthony Russo directing. Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, and Hayley Atwell introduced the new footage. It offers the clearest look yet at Downey as Doctor Doom, who fights off Thor and takes his hammer. Evans appears as Captain America holding a baby, and Ian McKellen shows up as a haggard, long-haired Magneto. One quieter shot has Doom staring at a portrait of a lost wife and child. That frames him as a grieving avenger rather than a world-ender. He also commands an army of comic-accurate Sentinels. The cast pulls from the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, and the legacy Fox X-Men, including Patrick Stewart. Hugh Jackman also appeared on screen to say he is willing to return as Wolverine, though that was not a confirmation. Chris, a self-described Marvel nerd, closes with a theory. He suspects the MCU’s Tony Stark was actually Victor von Doom, adopted by the Starks, which would explain the Downey casting. He also predicts the Fox-era X-Men die off in this film and that Thor may be the major casualty. If it happens, he wants credit for calling it. Sponsor: GoDaddy Economy hosting $6.99/month, WordPress hosting $12.99/month, domains $11.99. Website builder trial available. Use codes at geeknewscentral.com/godaddy to support the show. Disney Parks Around the World Saturday’s Disney Experiences showcase covered parks, resorts, and cruise ships, with Neil Patrick Harris hosting. Hong Kong Disneyland gets an Avengers pavilion that reshapes its Stark Expo skyline. Shanghai Disneyland is building the first land devoted entirely to Spider-Man, complete with a new coaster. Since Spider-Man is his favorite hero, Chris hopes to visit once it opens. Closer to home, Avengers Campus at Disney California Adventure is doubling in size with two rides opening in 2028. Avengers: Infinity Defense brings back Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Chris Hemsworth, and Downey, while Stark Flight Lab adds Brie Larson. A Coco boat ride into the Land of the Dead is also coming, with no height requirement. Chris admits he prefers California Adventure to Disneyland because the rides are better. Overseas, Disneyland Paris will retire its Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain overlay at the end of 2027 and restore the original Jules Verne theme. Paris also gets the first ride ever based on The Lion King. Tokyo Disneyland adds Sugar Rush: Sweet Rescue, the first Wreck-It Ralph ride, plus a Space Mountain launch sequence designed with YouTuber Mark Rober. Finally, Disney Cruise Line announced three more ships, including the Disney Believe in 2027 and an entirely new class in 2029. Back in Anaheim, Tomorrowland is getting reimagined, which Chris welcomes because the land badly needs an update. The Magic Happens parade and the Remember Dreams Come True fireworks are both returning. For the tech crowd, Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run now has a Fortnite crossover, where in-game missions unlock content on the real ride. Every New Walt Disney World Ride and Land Chris ranks the Florida parks Hollywood Studios first, then Epcot, Animal Kingdom, and Magic Kingdom. Magic Kingdom leads the announcements with Villains Land, now the official name. It features a Maleficent coaster through an enchanted briar and a boat ride through the Evil Queen’s catacombs. Reporting puts its scale near Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, and Glenn Close appeared in character as Cruella to announce it. Piston Peak, the Cars area replacing Tom Sawyer Island, adds two more rides, though their exact names remain unsettled. Additionally, the Carousel of Progress gets new scenes and a recast. Jamie Lee Curtis and Bryan Cranston will voice Mom and Dad starting late spring 2027. Chris, invoking Heisenberg, calls Cranston the GOAT. At Animal Kingdom, the Indiana Jones ride now has a name: Indiana Jones and the Myth of the Jade Serpent. It tells an original 1950 story inside a Maya temple, and Harrison Ford personally served as the physical model for the animatronic. Nearby, the Tropical Americas land brings Antonio’s Fiesta de Encanto, with more than fifty animal animatronics and no height requirement. Then comes the fix park regulars have wanted for years. The Expedition Everest yeti broke soon after the ride opened. Rather than fix it, Disney lit it with a strobe for over a decade, earning the nickname disco yeti. Now it is being repaired and returned to full motion. Chris rates Everest among his top five rides anywhere, and he suggests riding it before the fix so you can compare. Over at Epcot, Spaceship Earth gets its first major story rewrite in nearly twenty years, shifting from communication history to human connection. Dreamfinder also returns to Journey Into Imagination, and Disney Experiences chairman Thomas Mazloum introduced that news with two words: “we heard you.” Mazloum added that Disney has more projects underway than at any point in its history. After this rundown, Chris believes him. Monsters Inc Land Opens in 2027 Monstropolis begins opening at Hollywood Studios in early 2027, but in stages. The headline door coaster will not be ready on day one. It is the first suspended coaster in any Disney park. It also uses Disney’s first vertical lift, hauling riders about forty feet straight up before launching them into the door vault. Instead, the land opens with the Glob Theater’s “Welcome to Monstropolis” show and Harryhausen’s, a working sushi restaurant lifted from the first film. The stage show features an original song by Randy Newman, his first ever written for a theme park attraction. Chris also notes that the restaurant name honors stop-motion legend Ray Harryhausen. Wrapping up, Chris names the X-Men casting and the Doomsday trailer as his favorite moments of the weekend. He hopes to cover more movie news on future shows, and he plugs Dune: Part Three, which also opens December 18. Chris signs off with the usual mentions: GNC Insider at geeknewscentral.com/insider, email at geeknews@gmail.com, the newsletter, and modern podcast apps at podcastapps.com. He also thanks GoDaddy for over twenty years of support. The post Huge Announcements From D23!! #1873 appeared first on Geek News Central.

They skipped a month. The Marvel universe did not. This month on Puny Pod, the MCU rewatch podcast that covers the Marvel Cinematic Universe in release order, Ryan and David are back with the August 2026 Bugle — and after a month off, there is a lot to get through. This is the Thanksgiving episode. You have been fasting. There is food on the table. The headliner is a full review of Spider-Man: Brand New Day. They go spoiler-free first — box office numbers, reception, a basic lay of the land — and then the guardrails come off. Four years after No Way Home, Peter Parker is alone, anonymous, and quietly mutating. Ryan and David dig into what that means for the character, what Sadie Sink is actually doing in this movie, why the Punisher and Spider-Man dynamic worked, what the Hulk showing up meant for the story, and why this might be the best MJ has ever been on screen. Plus: the Department of Damage Control, Ned's conspiracy board, and the most aggressive product placement in recent Marvel memory. Then it's on to San Diego Comic-Con. Ryan Coogler is returning for Black Panther 3, and the new Black Panther has been cast. Ryan Gosling is officially Ghost Rider, directed by Sean Levy, and fans are already doing the math on a potential Midnight Suns lineup. Kevin Feige confirmed there will be no Marvel movies between Doomsday and Secret Wars. Avengers: Endgame is getting a re-release on September 25th to go back after Avatar's box office record. And Ryan Reynolds spent Comic-Con cosplaying on the convention floor as Deadpool, because of course he did. Ryan closes things out with a full Avengers: Doomsday prep guide: which movies to watch, which ones you can skip if you're short on time, and what TV shows are actually worth adding to the rotation before the film hits. X-Men '97 is being saved for September. The Spokane wildfires are briefly addressed — if you can donate, inovia.org is one place to do it. Next up on Puny Pod: Mystery Men. Themes by J.R. Trimpe: https://trimpe.org/ ---------------- Support the show! Check out our super secret spoiler show on the EarzUp! Patreon Visit us on Etsy for the official Puny Pod Merch Check out Ryan's new Etsy shop for DCL-themed 3D printed gifts: BuccanEARs Outpost Come say hi on Discord! Subscribe on iTunes Start your own podcast with Zencastr Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

College football is officially BACK, and Chris Stanley and Chris Faga are locking in! On this episode of High Society Radio, the guys celebrate the return of gridiron Saturday, break down touch vs. flag football mechanics, and dissect Pat McAfee's massive impact on sports media and music culture.The crew also dives into the spiraling cost of living in NYC, debating whether $20 burritos should be outlawed, analyzing local bodega staples, and questioning if the NYC chopped cheese phenomenon is an elaborate internet psyop.On the cinematic front, Producer Dom breaks down the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe for Chris & Chris, prepping for Avengers: Doomsday by analyzing comic book history, the evolution of Shang-Chi, and Namor's role in Wakanda. Plus, the guys react to unhinged rage bait tweets, unpack the sudden shift in pop-hip-hop toward country music, and review the latest internet streamer drama between Kick creators and Sneako.Are $20 burritos officially out of hand in NYC? Let us know in the comments below! Don't forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell for more weekly episodes from the GaS Digital Network!Air Date 8/20/26DON'T FORGET TO WATCH FAGA'S NEW SPECIAL "BURN AFTER SAYING" ON THE HSR YOUTUBE PAGE!⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxIHJU2LotU⁠⁠Support Our Sponsors!Body Brain Coffee: https://bodybraincoffee.com/ - Grab A Bag of Body Brain Coffee with Promo Code HSR20 to get 20% off!YoKratom: https://yokratom.com/3rd Mic Harrington: https://3rdmicharrington.com/High Society Radio is 2 native New Yorkers who started from the bottom and didn't raise up much. That's not the point, if you enjoy a sideways view on technology, current events, or just an in depth analysis of action movies from 2006 this is the show for you.Chris Stanley is the on air producer for Bennington on Sirius XM.Chris Faga is a lifelong street urchin, a former head chef, county comitteman and supposed comedian. Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChrisFromBklynInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrisfrombklynEngineer: DomExecutive Producer: JorgeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/themharrington/Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheMHarringtonSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Howard the Duck has been waddling around the Marvel Universe for more than 50 years, but 40 years ago he made his big-screen debut in one of the strangest movies ever to come out of Hollywood. We're getting our feathers ruffled and taking a look back at the movie that proved sometimes you just have to wing it! Was Howard the Duck really as bad as everyone said? We're looking at the history, the weirdness, the practical effects, the critics, and the legacy of this infamous 80s cult classic.    News BingeBuster Becomes BingeBrowse - After receiving a cease and desist from Blockbuster, BingeBuster has rebranded as BingeBrowse. Kevin Smith Writes Star Wars/Marvel Crossover - Kevin Smith is writing Star Wars/Marvel: Hope Assembles, a five-issue crossover coming in January 2027. D23 Announcements - Disney revealed news about Ahsoka Season 2, Star Wars: Starfighter, Incredibles 3, Percy Jackson, Marvel projects, and several new theme-park attractions and updates. More Avengers Campus - Disney announced that Avengers Campus will double in size with Avengers: Infinity Defense and Flight Lab. Indiana Jones Gets a New Adventure - Disney announced Indiana Jones & The Myth Of The Jade Serpent for Animal Kingdom. Check out our TeePublic store for some enjoyable swag and all the latest fashion trends What we're Enjoying Jay is enjoying his time exploring the East Coast, including a visit to Acadia National Park, Cadillac Mountain, hiking Champlain Mountain, and biking the Carriage Road loop. It's been a pretty fantastic adventure filled with beautiful scenery and plenty of opportunities to get out and explore. Shua is enjoying Reacher Season 4, with Alan Ritchson back as Jack Reacher. He's once again bringing the character's particular brand of justice to people who are being horrible, and Shua appreciates Reacher's dedication to doing the right thing and helping people who need it. MCU Location Scout MCULocationScout.com is Jay's ongoing project documenting and exploring real-world filming locations used throughout the Marvel Cinematic Universe and related Marvel television productions. Through detailed research, photos, and travel guides, fans can discover where their favorite Marvel moments were filmed. This time Jay has been adding locations from Season 1 of Luke Cage, including Genghis Connie's Chinese Restaurant, a Harlem location that appears in the series. You can explore the locations and see exactly where the MCU came to life at MCULocationScout.com. And don't forget to check out all of Jay's Sci-Fi Saturdays on RetroZap. You can also tune in to SHIELD: Case Files where Jay and Shua breakdown Marvel properties and Superhero Suite for news on comics, movies, TV and more.   Enjoy Ducks! We're celebrating the 40th anniversary of the movie that brought Marvel's cigar-chomping, wisecracking waterfowl to the big screen. We look back at Howard's comic-book origins, George Lucas' involvement, the enormous production, the practical effects, and the movie's spectacular journey from box-office bomb to cult classic.   Then it's time for "What the Duck?", where we try to figure out which critics wrote some of the movie's most memorable reviews. We'll also debate whether Howard was really as bad as his reputation suggests, look at how the character could work today, and explore his eventual return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.   Can you tell a real 1980s movie from something we completely made up? We're putting our knowledge of bizarre 80s cinema to the test with plots involving killer mall robots, time-traveling cyborgs, zombies, tiny demons, alternate dimensions, and murderous machines. Some of these movies are completely ridiculous. The problem is... they're real! Can you Enjoy Howard the Duck? What are some of the fun qualities of the movie? Let us know! First person that emails me with the subject line, "Put it on my bill?" will get a special mention on the show.  Let us know. Come talk to us in the Discord channel or send us an email to EnjoyStuff@RetroZap.com 

In this episode of the Off the Mats Nerdcast, I'm joined by Maryland Phil to break down Spider-Man: Brand New Day and share our full thoughts on the latest chapter in Tom Holland's Spider-Man story. We give our score of the film out of 10, we talk about what worked, what didn't, our favorite moments, the movie's biggest weaknesses, and give our official Good, Bad & Ugly before revealing our official Good, Bad & Ugly. We also dive into the latest Marvel X-Men reboot casting news, sharing our reactions to the actors stepping into some of the most iconic mutant roles in Marvel history and discussing what we hope to see when the X-Men officially make their mark on the MCU. Whether you're a longtime Spider-Man fan, an X-Men reader, or just trying to keep up with everything happening in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, join us for another nerd-filled conversation on the Off the Mats Nerdcast. Topics include: Spider-Man: Brand New Day review, Tom Holland's Spider-Man, Marvel Studios, MCU, X-Men reboot, Marvel X-Men cast, Spider-Man movie ranking, Good Bad & Ugly review, comic book movies, and Marvel news.

There was an idea...to bring together some of Earth's mightiest podcast guests so that they could podcast on the movies Bankole couldn't do alone. So, grab your shield, hammers and bloody baseball cards, and let's go back to 2012, when the limits of our fanboy imagination were comprehensively surpassed. Bankole, Ebuka, Steve & Gil have a Hulk and are eager to discuss the 2012 smash-hit and cultural redefiner, 'The Avengers'. Shawarma after.(5:20) - Why we love THE AVENGERS(13:05) - The Joss Whedon Elephant in the Room(21:12) - The Film's Legacy in 2026(30:45) - Loki's Role (48:00) - Categories(1:26:10) - Film-Specific Superlatives(1:31:55) - Hype for AVENGERS: DOOMSDAYYou can support us hereAlso available on YouTubeYou can find Gil here or here (for the horror fans). His infamous 'Hack the Movies' episode can be enjoyed here.Host: Bankole ImoukhuedeGuests: Ebuka, Steve & GilProduction by: Bankole Imoukhuede

BUSY WEEK IN REAL LIFE! Eating up the dog days of summer with a trip through the MCU. Originally recorded in 2019, these podcasts track the growth of the MCU as it headed towards Endgame. As Doomsday looms, we’re going backwards to go forwards. Excelsior! Guest: SPalm MTR and UDPod are proud to present a very unique walk through the Marvel Cinematic Universe. As a lead into this April and Avengers: Endgame, DPalm and his much better half SPalm are rewatching the entire MCU. Over 10 years of movies have led to Endgame, and we kick things off with a brief recap of Iron Man 1 and 2, Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger. We talk themes, evolution, and which movie stands head and shoulders above the others as the road to Avengers starts here! Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don’t miss an episode! Follow us on Twitter: @Dpalm66 @UDPod @TheMTRNetwork Want more podcast greatness? Sign up for a MTR Premium Account! Check out our Sponsors! TweakedAudio.com using the code ‘reviews' to get 33% off & free shipping. Shop at our Amazon Store to support the site

The Nerdpocalypse breaks down Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey officially becoming the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time. Amazon accidentally leaked Jason Statham's new movie, Mutiny, ahead of its official release and discuss why that's not as much of a huge deal as it might appear.Lanterns hits HBO as its Sunday night 9pm slot and we discuss how the new series takes on the classic comic book characters and why its working so damn well so far.Some of the cast for the X-Men reboot entering the MCU has finally been revealed; we dig into who's confirmed, who's rumored, and how this new iteration will differ from the Fox-era films that came before it. Plus: six trailers to break down this episode Golden Axe, the video game adaptation that knows exactly what it is; A Different World's revival; Slow Horses Season 6 continuing one of TV's most reliably great spy dramas; Ahsoka Season 2 expanding the Star Wars universe; VisionQuest; and that Doomsday trailer that has caused the massive resurgence of Marvel Cinematic Universe hype.All your franchise news, box office milestones, and trailer reactions in one episode!The Nerdpocalypse is a weekly podcast covering the latest movie news, TV show news, trailer reactions, and pop culture commentary. We break down Marvel MCU updates, DC Universe news, Star Wars, superhero movies, sci-fi, horror, streaming wars, box office results, casting announcements, and everything happening in Hollywood and the entertainment industry. Hosted by Jay, Micah, and Terrence. A TNP Studios production since 2011. New episodes weekly on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and all major platforms. Premium content at TheNerdpocalypse.com/premium. For more TNP Studios content, check out Black on Black Cinema (Black film reviews), Dense Pixels (video game news), and Look Forward (progressive politics).

Welcome back to Off Day Tomorrow! @kevin27wrld is back in the studio with another late-night pop culture breakdown. We are diving heavy into the Marvel Cinematic Universe today because the landscape is shifting fast on the road to Avengers: Doomsday.​Here is what is on the schedule for today's show:​Disney+ Road to Doomsday Watchlist: The absolute required viewing on Disney+ you need to stream right now to catch up on the multiversal incursions, key character setups, and Doctor Doom teases before the main event hits.​No Wolverine in the MCU X-Men?! Marvel Studios gave us major updates on the new X-Men lineup, but the biggest talking point is who is not on the roster. We break down why keeping Logan out of the initial squad might actually be a genius play for the mutant reboot.​Doomsday vs. Spider-Man: Brand New Day: Spidey's latest theatrical run set the tone, but how does Brand New Day stack up against the massive, universe-shattering hype of Doomsday? We contrast the street-level narrative against the multiversal stakes.​Tap in, leave a rating on Spotify, and drop your takes in the comments!​

As female soldiers get elevated from object to equal, they become both the army's greatest PR asset, and greatest PR liability.  — A production of BRINK, a narrative studio Website: thisispropaganda.show Instagram: instagram.com/thisispropagandashow Email: propaganda@brink.com — CREDITS  Written, Produced, and Hosted by Malcolm Critcher and Joshua Belhumeur  Co-Producer: Reed Chandler __  Some dialogue and quotations have been condensed, paraphrased, or reconstructed based on contemporaneous accounts, interviews, and other source material. All archival clips from film and television used under fair use, for educational purposes only.

The boys discuss our thoughts about the current state of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the potential future from casting announcements from this past weekends D23! We do go into spoilers for Spider-Man: Brand New Day so you have been warned! Spoilers begin at 15 minute mark and end at 58:22!    Discord link for #Discorner: https://discord.gg/wKhWN9gQC   Thank you to Erick Skiff for the use of our intro and outro songs! If you want to hear what else he's made, head on over to https://www.ericskiff.com!

Today we cover, discuss, and review the latest Marvel Cinematic Movie: Spider-Man Brand New Day. We break down what we liked, loved, and disliked about the film, and what we are looking forward to the most in the next phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.Fury's Finest is a podcast and resource devoted to the discussion of the tabletop game ⁠⁠Marvel Crisis Protocol⁠⁠.___________________________________Fury's Finest is supported by our wonderful patrons on Patreon. If you would like to help the show go to ⁠⁠patreon.com/furysfinest⁠⁠ and pledge your support. Fury's Finest Patrons directly support the show and its growth by helping pay our monthly and annual fees, while contributing to future projects and endeavors.Fury's Finest is sponsored by Discount Games Inc, go to ⁠⁠discountgamesinc.com⁠⁠ for all of your Marvel: Crisis Protocol and miniature gaming needs.Check out our Fury's Finest apparel and merchandise on ⁠⁠TeePublic⁠⁠.___________________________________Twitch I ⁠⁠twitch.tv/furysfinest⁠⁠Twitter I ⁠⁠@FurysFinestCast⁠⁠Instagram I ⁠⁠@FurysFinest⁠⁠Facebook I ⁠⁠Fury's Finest⁠⁠YouTube I  ⁠⁠Fury's Finest⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠ l⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠ l⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Google Podcasts⁠⁠___________________________________Thanks to ⁠⁠Approaching Nirvana⁠⁠ for our music.Help spread the word of our show.  Subscribe, rate, and review!Send feedback, Marvel thoughts, and show inquires to ⁠⁠FurysFinest@gmail.com⁠⁠Fury's Finest is hosted by ⁠⁠Jesse Eakin⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Chris Bruffett⁠⁠.Excelsior!

Robert De Niro turns 83, so we're celebrating one of the greatest and most versatile actors of his generation! From gangsters and boxers to comedians and intimidating fathers-in-law, De Niro has given us an incredible collection of unforgettable characters on Enjoy Stuff. Long before the Disney Renaissance, the Mouse House was taking some surprisingly bold chances with family entertainment. Join Jay and Shua as they revisit forgotten classics, share behind-the-scenes trivia, play a brand-new game, and discover why these quirky adventures deserve another look.   News Indiana Jones returns in 2026 with "Indiana Jones and the Sword of Pandemonium" - Marvel Comics is bringing Indy back for a five-issue adventure written by Jason Aaron and illustrated by Aaron Kuder. BingeBuster turns streaming into a virtual video store - The website lets you browse your streaming services with the nostalgic feel of walking through a classic Blockbuster. A giant 11-foot Star Trek: The Original Series Enterprise print is coming - The massive 60th Anniversary cutaway print measures 132 inches long and recreates the scale of the original Smithsonian model. Seth MacFarlane is singing The Muppets - His new album features 14 classic songs from The Muppet Movie, The Great Muppet Caper, The Muppets Take Manhattan, Sesame Street, and The Muppet Show. Coyote vs. ACME is finally coming to theaters - After its long and winding road to release, the Will Forte, John Cena, and Lana Condor comedy is scheduled for a theatrical release on August 28. Check out our TeePublic store for some enjoyable swag and all the latest fashion trends What we're Enjoying Shua has been enjoying this eight-episode Amazon Prime series Ride or Die, starring Hannah Waddingham and Octavia Spencer. It mixes espionage and action with strong characters and some thought-provoking storytelling, proving it's more than just another collection of silly spy scenarios. While traveling through Bar Harbor, Maine, Jay stopped at the beautifully restored 1923 Criterion Cinema movie house to see the legendary vampire movie The Lost Boys. The historic theater combines classic Hollywood screenings with live performances and multimedia events, making the experience even more memorable. MCU Location Scout MCULocationScout.com is Jay's ongoing project documenting and exploring real-world filming locations used throughout the Marvel Cinematic Universe and related Marvel television productions. Through detailed research, photos, and travel guides, fans can discover where their favorite Marvel moments were filmed. Lately, Jay has been adding locations from Luke Cage Season 1, while also keeping an eye on locations already appearing on the map from the upcoming Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Luke Cage follows Marvel's super-powered Harlem hero as he attempts to protect his neighborhood while confronting criminals from his past. And don't forget to check out all of Jay's Sci-Fi Saturdays on RetroZap. You can also tune in to SHIELD: Case Files where Jay and Shua breakdown Marvel properties and Superhero Suite for news on comics, movies, TV and more.   Enjoy Movies Robert De Niro turns 83, and we're celebrating the incredible career of an actor who has somehow managed to be terrifying, hilarious, dramatic, intense, and occasionally completely ridiculous. We look back at the roles that made him a legend, from his early dramatic performances and collaborations with Martin Scorsese to his transformation into one of Hollywood's most recognizable comedy stars.   We'll debate our favorite De Niro performances and imagine him playing some famous roles he never actually played. So grab a cannoli, keep your mouth shut, and get ready for a whole lotta De Niro! What do you think is De Niro's best performance? Which classic character would you like to see De Niro play? Let us know! First person that emails me with the subject line, "Are you talkin' to me?" will get a special mention on the show.  Let us know. Come talk to us in the Discord channel or send us an email to EnjoyStuff@RetroZap.com 

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Send us Fan MailSpider-Man is supposed to be the friendly neighborhood guy, so why does his newest movie feel like Marvel's biggest piece on the chessboard? We come at this one as fans who still want the comic book itch scratched, but we also can't ignore the pattern: the MCU keeps loading Spider-Man up with extra “important” characters and plot threads so it can steer everything toward Doomsday.We talk through what works and what doesn't, from the fun bits with Punisher to the odd use of Hulk, and the way Peter Parker's identity reset still leaves him painfully lonely. Then we get into the real headline: mutants. Jean Grey showing up as a major force is exciting, and it finally makes the X-Men conversation feel real inside the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But it also raises the awkward questions Marvel can't dodge forever: where were mutants, and where are all the other New York heroes when a city scale disaster hits?From there we zoom out into the business and craft of superhero movies. We debate franchise fatigue, nostalgia casting, and why “fix it in post” plus nonstop CGI crunch can make these huge movies feel oddly weightless. We also react to the bigger Disney slate, including Ryan Gosling as Ghost Rider, Star Wars updates like Ahsoka Season 2, and the constant flood of sequels, remakes, and new shows. We end with what we're playing and what we're excited to watch next.If you've been wondering whether Marvel still knows how to tell a standalone story, you'll have opinions here. Subscribe, share this with a friend who loves Spider-Man, and leave a review with your take: are you still all in on the MCU, or ready for something new?Support the show

"DTF St. Louis" is an American dark comedy television miniseries created by Steven Conrad for HBO that follows a love triangle among three adults played by Jason Bateman, Linda Cardellini, and David Harbour, as they experience middle-aged malaise that leads to one of them dying. The limited series premiered earlier this year to great acclaim and has received 13 nominations at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, including for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series, as well as acting nominations for Bateman, Cardellini, Harbour, Richard Jenkins, and Joy Sunday. Harbour was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about his work and experience making the show, among other topics including the differences between working in film and television, his work on "Stranger Things" and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which new filmmakers he wants to work with, who he wants to re-team with, what he has coming out next, and more, which you can watch or listen to below. Please be sure to check out the show, which is available to watch in full on HBO Max and is up for consideration for this year's Emmy Awards in all eligible categories, including Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited or Anthology Series for David Harbour. Thank you, and enjoy! https://youtu.be/QHTZHoXoBpg Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode Kieran, Mark and I get into a detailed chat about the recent Marvel film, 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day'. Listeners to be advised, there are spoilers for this film from the outset.

This episode is sponsored by Better Help – Go to https://betterhelp.com/super and see if Better Help is right for you. Spider-Man: Brand New Day leaves us with one HUGE question: Does Ned actually remember Peter Parker? In the movie's final moments, Peter finally reintroduces himself to his old best friend — and their secret handshake seems to unlock something in Ned's memory. But is he actually remembering Peter, or has he simply figured out that Peter is Spider-Man? Today J is diving into the Marvel Cinematic Universe and breaking down all the clues, from Ned's suspiciously familiar knowledge of Spider-Man to his history with magic, MJ's lingering instincts, and one VERY important encounter with the Hulk that may prove Doctor Strange's spell has some major loopholes. Because if Ned can remember Peter... maybe MJ can too. #SpiderMan #Marvel #MCU

This past week, our co-host Dapper Dan Gvozden was invited on the Friends From Work podcast to discuss his thoughts on “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” including an interesting exploration of how violence is portrayed across the entire Spider-Man movie series. The Friends From Work podcast is an unofficial Marvel Cinematic Universe show that discusses the latest films, news, behind-the-scenes content, and reviews. Listen to and watch their shows here: https://www.theffwpodcast.com/ Watch the Amazing Spider-Talk show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOPCnjzQZNViyEnoOuckaVQ We would also love to see you join our Amazing Spider-Slack community board. If you'd like to join in on our amazing conversations, click this link to get started: https://join.slack.com/t/amazingspider/shared_invite/zt-42tsfhs2-yBaH6KkRmOWiW_8gCf9SmQ This week's Patreon podcasts include a review of Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 7) #34, our discussion of the two Spider-Man/Superman comics, and two episodes of the Whatever a Spider Can Diaries, which document Dan’s process of writing a book about Spider-Man. If you'd like to follow along with our reviews as they are released, please check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/superiorspidertalk Read our B-Title reviews, collecting memories, and more in the Amazing Spider-Talk Substack! http://www.amazingspider.substack.com You can email questions to our show at amazingspidertalk@gmail.com or by clicking here. You can also BUY MARK'S BOOK, 100 Things Spider-Man Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die. The post “Choosing Violence”: Brand New Day appeared first on Amazing Spider-Talk.

Isaac and Juzo review the latest in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, in a partly spoiler filled discussion. Will director Destin Daniel Cretton rekindle the magic he had in the days of Short Term 12? Will Tom Holland top his performance in The Odyssey? Will Juzo remain a Grinch about the MCU, or will his heart swell three times bigger (that is what happens in that book, right?)? Listen to find out!   Cinema Spectator is a movie podcast hosted by Isaac Ransom, Juzo Greenwood, and Cameron Tuttle. The show is executive-produced by Darrin O'Neill and recorded and produced in the San Francisco Bay Area, CA. You can support the show at patreon.com/ecfsproductions. Follow us on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @cinemaspectatorpodcast. Isaac and Cameron began recording podcasts with their first project, Everything Comes from Something (2018), and are now focusing on new weekly content for Cinema Spectator. Cameron Tuttle is a full-time professional cinematographer who majored in film at SFSU and collaborates on corporate, private, and creative productions. Cameron is the expert. Isaac Ransom works full-time as a marketing leader with creative experience in brand, advertising, product, music, and film. Isaac is the casual. Juzo is a producer, director, and avid film enthusiast who knows everything about cinema. The podcast is a passion project by three longtime friends; we hope you enjoy it! Thank you for your time, generosity, and support.

Jose Youngs joins the Basement Boys to give his thoughts on #SpiderManBrandNewDay and what may come next in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and then they break down #XMen97 Season 2 Episode 8 featuring the return of Gambit! Follow Jose on X: https://x.com/JoseYoungs **************************************** My Mom's Basement is a weekly podcast hosted by Robbie Fox, started in March 2019, to discuss movies, music, comic books, wrestling, and more with his friends and idols alike!   Subscribe to My Mom's Basement on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIeZ96PqdsJYQ7DFLRx6MHw Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/basement-noise/1499013757?i=1499013968 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/3Aq9W9BBCjsFOQqcYyO6IA?si=d9d0f74cf54a48deYou can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/mymomsbasement

The ComicBook Nation crew looks at the record-breaking success of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, and what its game-changing reveal means for the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.  PLUS: A deep dive into Batman: Caped Crusader Season 2, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As TransLash embarks on our summer break, we're re-listening to this feel-good conversation with drag star extraordinaire Shea Couleé. Imara chats with Shea about their groundbreaking experience as a Black trans drag queen, including their time performing on Drag Race All-Stars. Shea also talks about their contributions to the Marvel Cinematic Universe and what lies on the horizon.Send your Trans Joy recommendations to translash_podcast @ translash [dot] org Follow TransLash Media @translashmedia on TikTok, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, and Facebook.Follow Imara Jones on Instagram (@Imara_jones_), Threads (@imara_jones_), Bluesky (@imarajones.bsky.social), X (@ImaraJones)Follow Shea Couleé on Instagram (@sheacoulee) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kevin Smith and Marc Bernardin return to the Virtual Scum & Villainy Cantina for a Spider-sized edition of Fat Man Beyond devoted to Marvel Studios' Spider-Man: Brand New Day! Kev and Marc break down Tom Holland's latest adventure as Peter Parker, the movie's biggest swings, its surprises, its place in Spider-Man history, and what it could mean for the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Did Brand New Day give the MCU's Spider-Man the fresh start he needed? Where does Peter Parker go from here? And what did Kevin and Marc make of everything the movie sets in motion? All this, inevitable tangents, and audience Q&A in a special Spider-centric episode of Fat Man Beyond!! ►►Get 10% Off your entire order & take advantage of Ridge's Annual Sweepstakes by going to https://www.Ridge.com/FATMAN #ridgepod

Today's episode of The Kristian Harloff Show is all about Spider-Man: Brand New Day! After the film's record-breaking opening weekend, Kristian dives into a FULL SPOILER DISCUSSION, breaking down the biggest moments, shocking surprises, major MCU implications, post-credit scenes, character reveals, and what it all means for the future of Spider-Man and the Marvel Cinematic Universe. ⚠️ SPOILER WARNING! ⚠️ If you haven't seen Spider-Man: Brand New Day, be sure to watch the movie first before joining the conversation. In addition to the spoiler discussion, Kristian also covers the latest box office news as Spider-Man: Brand New Day heads to IMAX following its massive debut, along with new details from the Wonder Man showrunner about why the Disney+ series was canceled despite positive reviews. With Spider-Man: Brand New Day dominating the global box office, Kristian spends today's show taking a deep dive into everything that happened in the film. From the biggest twists and emotional moments to the future of the MCU, this is a complete spoiler-filled discussion for Marvel fans. The episode also covers the movie's incredible box office performance, its IMAX expansion, and the latest update on Wonder Man following its surprising cancellation. ⚠️ SPOILERS THROUGHOUT THE SHOW ⚠️ If you're a fan of Spider-Man, Marvel Studios, Tom Holland, the MCU, or the latest movie news, this episode is for you. #SpiderManBrandNewDay #SpiderMan #Marvel #MarvelStudios #MCU #TomHolland #SpiderManSpoilers #BrandNewDay #BoxOffice #WonderMan #IMAX #KristianHarloff #KristianHarloffShow #MovieNews #EntertainmentNews 00:00 Intro & Opening Banter 4:35 Spider-Man Brand New Day  Beats Avengers: Endgame - DESTROYS THE BOX OFFICE!  25:57 Factor & Rugiet 29:00 John Rocha Luchadore Commercial #1 32:19 Brand New Day Spoilers 53:15 Rocha Post-Credit Rant 57:54 Barbie Sequel Stalled? 1:07:21 Q&A SPONSORS: FACTOR: Let's eat real. Head to https://www.FACTORMEALS.com/kristian50off and use code kristian50off to get 50 percent off and 1 free breakfast item per box for 1 year, while supplies last until 10/31/2026. RUGIET: Head to https://www.Rugiet.com/KRISTIAN and get 15% off your ED treatment. Performance medicine for men.

With great power comes great responsibility. That's why we brought in Van Lathan to discuss the fourth installment in the Tom Holland–era Spidey series: ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day.' They break down what worked for them and what didn't work and sort through what it could all mean for the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Later, they debate how it stacks up against the rest of the franchise and rank all 11 Spider-Man movies. (0:00) Intro (1:08) We are returning to American Cinematheque's Friend of the Fest! (2:16) ‘The Thomas Crown Affair' trailer reaction (8:14) ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day' (SPOILER WARNING) (1:03:56) The future of the MCU and box office predictions (1:30:07) How our taste informs our relationship to different genres (1:41:28) The Spider-Man Movie Rankings Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins Guest: Van Lathan Producer: Jack Sanders Production Support: Lucas Cavanagh It's on Prime. A State Farm agent can help you choose the coverage you need. Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there.®️ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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