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The world has forgotten Spiderman. A very grown-up Peter Parker must deal with a new threat and watch his old friends move on without him as he deals with a new powerful villain.

Hide your China, the boys are at it again with a drink and a discussion of 2011's “Warrior”. Gavin O'Connor's film found Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton at the perfect time, and he paired them with legend Nick Nolte for one of his best performances. Jeff also saw “Practical Magic 2” in the theaters on 9/11 and gives a mini-review. Two very different films! They both go well with drinks. Maybe wine or margaritas for the witch film, and whiskey and/or coffee (for our non-drinkers) for the MMA film. Grab a drink and join us! inktr.ee/theloveofcinema - Check out our YouTube page!  Our phone number is 646-484-9298. It accepts texts or voice messages.  0:00 Intro; 5:48 “Practical Magic 2” mini-review; 15:50 2011 Year in Review; 25:48 “Warrior”: Films of 2011; 1:13:50 What You Been Watching?; 1:21:11 Next Week's Episode Teaser.  Additional Cast/Crew: Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Stockard Channing, Diane Wiest, Maisie Williams, Joey King, Jennifer, Morrison, Frank Grillo, Kurt Angle, Sam Sheridan, Bryan Calln, Susanne Bier, Griffin Dunne. Hosts: Dave Green, Jeff Ostermueller, John Say Edited & Produced by Dave Green. Beer Sponsor: Carlos Barrozo Music Sponsor: Dasein Dasein on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/77H3GPgYigeKNlZKGx11KZ 
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Hola, Gerardo aquí en otro episodio de Simplemente Yo; La selección de esta semana es Spider-man: Brand New Day, es una película estadounidense de superhéroes de 2026 basada en el personaje de Marvel Comics Spider-Man. Producida por Columbia Pictures, Marvel Studios y Pascal Pictures, y distribuida por Sony Pictures Releasing, es la película #38 del Universo Cinematográfico de Marvel (UCM) y la cuarta entrega de la saga de Spider-Man dentro del UCM, tras Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021).   Plot: Un olvidado Peter Parker vive solo dedicado a tiempo completo a ser Spider-Man, hasta que una presión desencadena un cambio peligroso y surge un nuevo y poderoso enemigo.   Espero que lo disfruten ;) Información adicional del podcast: Enlace del sitio web oficial de Filmic Notion Podcast: https://filmicnotionpod.com/ Enlace a nuestra página de Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/446nl  

"Hi. My name is Peter Parker. You don't remember me, but we used to know each other."¡Ya es miércoles de Cine con Piquete! En este episodio de Cine con Piquete, Óscar Zueck (IG: @zueck), Cris Becerril (IG: @crisbecerril) y Sibis (IG: @arrobasibis) nos explican qué pedo con el IMAX, discuten sobre lo que les gustó, lo que no y califican esta entrega cinematográfica estelarizada por Matt Damon y mil personas más, y dirigida por Christopher Nolan.YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cine con Piquete⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @cine_con_piquete⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FB - ⁠⁠⁠Cine Con Piquete⁠⁠TikTok - ⁠⁠Cine con Piquete⁠⁠e-mail - conpiquetecine@gmail.com

Willkommen zu Folge 265 – wir haben für euch wieder ein vollgepacktes Kino- und Streaming-Paket geschnürt, das von Milliarden-Blockbustern bis hin zu blutigen B-Movie-Exzessen und echten Kult-Klassikern reicht. Den Anfang macht der vermutlich größte Film des Jahres: Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Trotz gigantischer Einspielergebnisse lässt uns Tom Hollands neuester Auftritt als Peter Parker ratlos zurück. Der Film versucht mit Stalker-Anleihen, dem Hulk als Gaststar, behördlichen Abgründen und Ninja-Truppen auf zu vielen Hochzeiten gleichzeitig zu tanzen, wirkt dabei aber seltsam plattgewalzt und ohne Gravitas. Wesentlich bunter, aber nicht minder chaotisch geht es in David Robert Mitchells The End of Oak Street zu. Anne Hathaway und Ewan McGregor finden sich plötzlich mit ihrer gesamten Vorstadt-Nachbarschaft in der prähistorischen Dino-Steinzeit wieder – ein wilder Ritt zwischen FSK-12-Slapstick, Allosauriern und harter Gewalt. Für die Gaming- und Indie-Fans haben wir die japanische Spielverfilmung Exit 8 im Gepäck. Der atmosphärische Loop-Horror entführt uns in eine sterile U-Bahn-Station voller Anomalien und Grusel-Männer im Anzug. Deutlich flacher und brutaler wird es bei Eli Roths Ice Cream Man. Wir klären, warum der B-Splatter um mörderische Eiscreme-Zombies wegen generativer KI im Abspann in der Kritik steht und ob sich der Trip lohnt. Auf Netflix haben wir uns durch das schleppende Öko-Kammerspiel The Last House mit Greta Lee gekämpft, in dem eine Familie von gigantischen Oktopus-Wesen im Haus eingesperrt wird. Als echtes Highlight entpuppte sich dafür unser Ausflug zur Retro-Horror-Vorstellung des 1979er Kult-Klassikers Phantasm (Das Böse) mit seinem unvergesslichen Tall Man und fliegenden Silberkugeln. Zum Ausklang blicken wir weit in die Zukunft der Galaxis mit der 8-teiligen Anime-Serie Star Wars: Visions – Die neunte Jedi. Viel Spaß beim Hören!

Existe uma linha invisível entre curtir um filme e fazer tatuagem dele. Entre torcer para a franquia dar certo e mandar mensagem de ódio para quem discordou de você nas redes sociais. Este episódio vai direto ao ponto que pouca gente para para pensar: em qual desses estágios você está?Rafael Arinelli e Wesley Fernandes falam de três níveis de envolvimento do público, do espectador casual ao fanático irracional, usando o futebol como espelho perfeito para entender por que torcer com paixão não é o mesmo que perder a capacidade crítica. A conversa passa pela psicologia por trás dessa conexão, com conceitos como transporte narrativo e relação parassocial explicando por que Peter Parker, herói pobre e sufocado com boletos, conquistou gerações inteiras.Tem também um mergulho delicioso na história dos filmes cult, de Rocky Horror Picture Show virando ritual de meia noite até Blade Runner sendo redescoberto décadas depois do fracasso nas bilheterias. E claro, o lado sombrio: como os algoritmos criaram bolhas que radicalizam fandoms, do caso Star Wars ao ataque a atores que só queriam fazer seu trabalho.Amar a arte com intensidade é lindo. Perder o respeito pelo próximo no caminho, nem tanto.• 04m17: Pauta Principal• 1h00m46: Plano Detalhe• 1h09m01: EncerramentoOuça nosso Podcast também no:• Spotify: https://cinemacao.short.gy/spotify• Apple Podcast: https://cinemacao.short.gy/apple• Android: https://cinemacao.short.gy/android• Deezer: https://cinemacao.short.gy/deezer• Amazon Music: https://cinemacao.short.gy/amazonAgradecimentos aos padrinhos: • André Marinho Moreira• Bruna Mercer• Charles Calisto Souza• Daniel Barbosa da Silva Feijó• Diego Alves Lima• Eloi Xavier• Guilherme S. Arinelli• Thiago Custodio Coquelet• Wilmar Arinelli Jr• William SaitoFale Conosco:• Email: contato@cinemacao.com• X: https://cinemacao.short.gy/x-cinemacao• BlueSky: https://cinemacao.short.gy/bsky-cinemacao• Facebook: https://cinemacao.short.gy/face-cinemacao• Instagram: https://cinemacao.short.gy/insta-cinemacao• Tiktok: https://cinemacao.short.gy/tiktok-cinemacao• Youtube: https://cinemacao.short.gy/yt-cinemacaoApoie o Cinem(ação)!Apoie o Cinem(ação) e faça parte de um seleto clube de ouvintes privilegiados, desfrutando de inúmeros benefícios! Com uma assinatura a partir de R$30,00, você terá acesso a conteúdo exclusivo e muito mais! Não perca mais tempo, torne-se um apoiador especial do nosso canal! Junte-se a nós para uma experiência cinematográfica única!Plano Detalhe:• (Wesley): Álbum: Fluxo Natural• (Rafa): Podcast: O Assunto• (Rafa): Podcast: Foro de TeresinaEdição: ISSOaí

A Spider-Man movie can be huge without feeling bloated, and Brand New Day is the proof. We walk through why this film lands so hard by doing something simple: it pulls Peter Parker back down to the street, takes away the safety net of Stark tech, and forces him to survive on grit, instincts, and choices that actually hurt. Tom Holland delivers one of his strongest physical and emotional performances, and we dig into the parts that make this version of Spider-Man feel fully grown up.We also unpack the story mechanics that keep the pace moving without drowning the lead character. The movie packs in comic book Easter eggs, Damage Control chaos, and cameos like Yelena Belova as Black Widow, but the heart stays with Peter. Then the wild card hits: Jean Grey arrives as a telepath who body-hops, can't crack Peter's mind, and spirals after learning what VentMax really means. We argue about whether she's truly the antagonist, and how the movie quietly uses her to open the door for the X-Men in the MCU.From there, we get into the messiest emotional threads: Punisher's chaotic “crazy uncle” energy, the MJ mind-game sequence that weaponizes hope, and the real debate about agency when Peter withholds the truth for years. We also spotlight the scenes that surprised us, like the Ned reunion moment and Aunt May's memory becoming the thing that saves the day. Finally, we talk about the universal inhibitor Peter builds and why it might become a massive mutant problem later, plus our ratings and what we think Marvel is setting up on the road to Doomsday and Secret Wars.If you're into Spider-Man reviews, MCU breakdowns, and X-Men setup speculation, hit play, subscribe, share this with a fellow webhead, and leave a review. What rating do you give Brand New Day?Text us for feedback and recommendations for future episodes!Support the showWe thank everyone for listening to our podcast! We hope to grow even bigger to make great things happen, such as new equipment for higher-quality podcasts, a merch store & more! If you're interested in supporting us, giving us feedback and staying in the loop with updates, then follow our ZONE Social Media Portal to access our website, our Discord server, our Patreon page, and other social media platforms!DISCLAIMER: The thoughts and opinions shared within are those of the speaker. We encourage everyone to do their own research and to experience the content mentioned at your own volition. We try not to reveal spoilers to those who are not up to speed, but in case some slips out, please be sure to check out the source material before you continue listening!Stay nerdy and stay faithful,- J.B.Subscribe to "Content for Creators" on YouTube to listen to some of the music used for these episodes!

This week the boys head to 1988 to discuss “Rain Man”, the Barry Levinson film that makes you wonder: is Tom Cruise a better actor than Dustin freaking Hoffman? Is he??? John also discusses “The End of Oak Street” and “Grab a beer, grab your card counter, and let's head to Vegas!  inktr.ee/theloveofcinema - Check out our YouTube page!  Our phone number is 646-484-9298. It accepts texts or voice messages.  0:00 Intro; 7:02 “End of Oak Street” mini-review; 13:07 “By Any Means” mini-review; 18:08 1988 Year in Review; 34:43 “Rain Man”: Films of 1988; 1:15:48 What You Been Watching?; 1:25:44 Next Week's Episode Teaser Additional Cast/Crew: Tom Cruise, Dustin Hoffman, Bonnie Hunt, Mark Wahlberg, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, David Strathairn, Josh Lucas, Giancarlo Esposito, Ethan Embry, LaChanze, Elegance Bratton, Sascha Penn, David Robert Mitchell, Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor, Maisy Stella, Christian Convery, P.J. Byrne. Hosts: Dave Green, Jeff Ostermueller, John Say Edited & Produced by Dave Green. Beer Sponsor: Carlos Barrozo Music Sponsor: Dasein Dasein on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/77H3GPgYigeKNlZKGx11KZ 
Dasein on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/dasein/1637517407 Recommendations: The Rip, Lorne, Ted Lasso, Michael, Sisu: Road to Revenge, 28 Years Later, The Death of the Pastor's Wife, Silo, Lanterns, Strange New Worlds, Yellowjackets, DCU, The Bear, Frasier, The Rip, Lorne, Ted Lasso, Michael, Sisu: Road to Revenge, 28 Years Later, The Three Musketeers, The Man in the Iron Mask, Titanic, The Dark Knight, Batman begins, The Fast and the Furious, Undertone, Fraser. Additional Tags: Dolly Parton, Tim Curry, AMC A-List, Dolby Cinemas, Peter Parker, Stanley Kubrick, Argentina, Spain, England, France, The Odyssey, Christopher Nolan, Moana, Toy Story 5, Focus Features, A24, Curry Barker, The Tenant, Rosemary's Baby, The Pianist, Cul-de-Sac, AI, The New York City Marathon, Apartments, Tenants, AMC, IMAX Issues, Tron, The Dallas Cowboys, Short-term memory loss, Warner Brothers, Paramount, Netflix, AMC Times Square, Academy Awards, BFI, BAFTA, BAFTAS, Adelaide, Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Melbourne, The British, England, The SEC, HBO Max, Amazon Prime, casket maker, Seven Samurai, Roshomon, Sergio Leone, Clint Eastwood, Stellan Skarsgard, the matt and mark movie show, The Southern District's Waratah Championship, Night of a Thousand Stars, The Pan Pacific Grand Prix (The Pan Pacifics), Jeff Bezos, Rupert Murdoch, Larry Ellison, David Ellison, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg. 

Josh, Trent, and Joseph have swung into action ready to talk about the latest installment in the Spider-Man Saga. They talk everything from why this may be Tom Holland's finest outing yet as Peter Parker, how this film uses its many characters, and how it sets up future MCU entries. Later the guys update their official Spider-Man Rankings to include Brand New Day (58:25).Co-hosts: Josh Gann & Trent Neely & Joseph Snead Music: John BattistonTwitter: https://twitter.com/thestingerpod   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thestingerpod/   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFSC5LKRJlgq3IEkSE6dwvw   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thestingerpod

Welcome to Issue 344 of Critical Encounters, a podcast about Marvel Champions, a Living Card Game by Fantasy Flight Games. Here we take a good look at that most critical piece of the game, the Encounter Sets. We'll discuss those poorly understood characters, unfairly labeled Villains, and their various plans to shape humanity and benefit the planet, as well as those so-called heroes intent on thwarting them. In this Civil War Issue, we look at the the Resistance Modular Set, Spider-Man. You can find us on Discord as: Vardaen, bigfomlof, Lexicon and Maka Email us at: criticalencounterspod@gmail.com Follow us on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/criticalencounterspod/ Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg-r6-EooHoJGa1RRsH7i3w Find our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/criticalencounterspodcast Find our Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/vardaen You can also find our Discord Channel on the Marvel Champions Monthly Discord Server. "My name is Peter Parker, and I've been Spider-Man since I was 15 years old. Any questions?" - Peter Parker

How did Spider-Man, Firestar, and Iceman become best friends and also a superhero team? And how did they afford that massive super-computer in their secret lair, when they're also broke college students who can barely afford to pay their rent to Aunt May? "The Origin of the Spider-Friends" tries to answer these questions, although after watching this episode, we really don't know why Peter Parker is friends with these two. Bobby and Angelica relentlessly bully Peter at school, although it's not entirely clear if they even know they're doing that. Also, Tony Stark is in this episode, because he turns out to be the reason the Spider-Friends have that super-computer. This episode's plot doesn't make very much sense, but we all found it to be a delight to watch... that's classic Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends! We repeatedly refer to the GENO pilot in this episode (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcOGmOX79nw), which was a pilot for a TV show that Ryan and Maddy made in 2016. We never made any other episodes of the show, though. Also, Todd refers at one point to this amazing clip from the Wonder Woman TV show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCJsCM_4BNI Next episode: "Spidey Meets the Girl From Tomorrow," Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends E-mail us questions and feedback at themutantages@gmail.com, or follow us on social media at TheMutantAges. If you like what you hear, please consider supporting us via patreon.com/themutantages. Thanks!

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.  

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In 2012, Marvel shocked fans by ending a 50-year, 700-issue run of The Amazing Spider-Man to let Otto Octavius take over Peter Parker's body. In this episode, we break down Superior Spider-Man (The Complete Collection Vol. 1): How Doc Ock pulled off the body swap and battled "Ghost Peter" for control Otto's brutal methods: surveillance Spider-Bots, private armies, and executing villains Fixing Peter's life: earning his Ph.D., cutting ties with MJ, and falling for Anna Maria Marconi Was Otto truly "Superior," or was his massive ego his downfall? Drop your thoughts in the comments! #2geeksmic #SpiderMan #SuperiorSpiderMan #MarvelComics #DocOck #PeterParker #ComicBooks #Podcast  

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.

DP Brett Pawlak on grounding Spider-Man: Brand New Day in natural light, practical suit design, and 17 years collaborating with Destin Cretton. Podcast highlights include: -How Pawlak and Cretton's input about the suit design kept Peter Parker feeling human. The mask allowed Tom Holland's jaw to move, and his real eyes were visible through the mesh so the audience never forgets there's a human under the mask. -Pawlak's approach to lighting a tentpole movie. Using as much natural light as possible. -Solving the Jean Grey telekinesis sequence with a simple method. Capturing a choreographed "wave" through the cast with both whip pans and lock-offs. -How fundamentals of story and composition don't change when scaling up from TV's Wonder Man to a Spider-Man tentpole. Find Brett Pawlak: https://www.brettpawlak.com/ Instagram: @brettsbo Spider-Man: Brand New Day is still playing in theaters and conquering the box office. SHOW RUNDOWN: 01:50 Close Focus 13:07-01:14:46 Brett Pawlak Interview 01:15:25 Short Ends 01:26:10 Credits The Cinematography Podcast website: www.camnoir.com YouTube: @TheCinematographyPodcast Facebook: @cinepod Instagram: @thecinepod Blue Sky: @thecinepod.bsky.social

Brand New Day is by far the biggest film of the year making over $2 Billion and counting and we brought back our Marvel expert, Reilly Zamber, to break it down with us. Reilly is awesome and always love hearing his takes. Enjoy!

Absolute potato! This week, TWIFH is delighted to bring you a special preview of Femme & Furious, a new pod-friend and great listen for fans of fandom, and especially for listeners who liked our old behind-the-scenes pop culture rundown episodes for Patreon. In this episode, our friend Julia Portela looks with a feminist lens at five (secretly six) pieces of extremely current media: Obsession, The Drama, Odyssey, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Sterling Point, and the novel Girl's Girl by Sonia Feldman. Julia is funny, smart, and definitely a fangirl. Listen to our #Gamergate episode over on her feed, too!---This week on Femme & Furious, we're breaking our own format because while it's technically a "Fast 5," we've got six properties on deck, because there was too much good pop culture to cover this month. Spoiler-free pitches up top for each one, then we go all the way in with spoilers, feminist analysis, and a few unhinged theories. What I'm covering: Obsession — the viral horror hit that outran Supergirl in theaters, the "man or the bear" discourse hiding in plain sight, and why Bear is absolutely a dog guy. The Drama — Zendaya and Robert Pattinson's wedding-week-gone-wrong dark comedy from Kristoffer Borgli, and the racial double standard baked into who gets forgiven for what. Odyssey — Christopher Nolan's mythic epic, the Emily Wilson feud, and a full breakdown of Circe, Calypso, Helen, Clytemnestra, and a theory about who Athena really is. Spider-Man: Brand New Day — Tom Holland's loneliest Peter Parker yet, the Frank Castle friendship that's carrying the movie, and a hard pass on that Little Caesars order. Sterling Point — Amazon's CW-coded YA drama, a love triangle the writing doesn't quite earn, and the most joyful period scene we've seen on TV ever. Girl's Girl by Sonia Feldman — one of my favorite books of the year, a queer coming-of-age story about girlhood, friendship, and phones as a silent second language. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

“HULK SMASH!” - JACKIE & PAIGE MEET THE GREEN GOLIATH FOR THE FIRST TIME! Jackie Bonsignore & Paige Kimsey continue their first-time MCU reaction journey with The Incredible Hulk (2008) as they build toward Tom Holland's Spider-Man movies and Spider-Man: Homecoming. Edward Norton stars as Bruce Banner, a scientist hiding in Brazil while desperately searching for a cure to the gamma radiation that transforms him into the Hulk. From the bottling-factory chase and General Ross' sonic-cannon attack to Hulk versus Abomination in Harlem, the “Hulk Smash!” moment, Martin Starr's appearance years before playing Peter Parker's teacher, and Robert Downey Jr.'s Tony Stark ending cameo, Jackie & Paige experience the MCU's often-overlooked second movie! The Incredible Hulk (2008) Full Movie Reaction Watch Along:   / thereelrejects   Directed by Louis Leterrier (The Transporter, Now You See Me), The Incredible Hulk stars Edward Norton as Bruce Banner / Hulk (Fight Club, Primal Fear), Liv Tyler as Betty Ross (The Lord of the Rings, Armageddon), Tim Roth as Emil Blonsky / Abomination (Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs), William Hurt as General Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross (Broadcast News, A History of Violence), Tim Blake Nelson as Dr. Samuel Sterns (O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Watchmen), and Ty Burrell as Dr. Leonard Samson (Modern Family, Dawn of the Dead). Martin Starr (Silicon Valley, Freaks and Geeks) appears as a computer lab student before later joining the Spider-Man films as Mr. Harrington. Jackie & Paige discuss Edward Norton's version of Bruce Banner, Hulk and Betty's relationship, Tim Roth's transformation into Abomination, General Ross' obsession with capturing Banner, the university campus battle, the Harlem showdown, the Samuel Sterns tease, Tony Stark connecting the movie to Iron Man and The Avengers, and how these characters continue throughout the larger MCU. Follow Jackie Bonsignore: https://www.instagram.com/jackiebonsignore/ Follow Paige Kimsey https://www.instagram.com/paige.popcorn?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D Intense Suspense by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Support The Channel By Getting Some REEL REJECTS Apparel! https://www.rejectnationshop.com/ Follow Us On Socials:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/  Tik-Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@reelrejects?lang=en Twitter: https://x.com/reelrejects Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ Music Used In Ad:  Hat the Jazz by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Happy Alley by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... POWERED BY @GFUEL Visit https://gfuel.ly/3wD5Ygo and use code REJECTNATION for 20% off select tubs!! Head Editor: https://www.instagram.com/praperhq/?hl=en Co-Editor: Greg Alba Co-Editor: John Humphrey Music In Video: Airport Lounge - Disco Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Ask Us A QUESTION On CAMEO: https://www.cameo.com/thereelrejects Follow TheReelRejects On FACEBOOK, TWITTER, & INSTAGRAM:  FB:  https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/ TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/thereelrejects Follow GREG ON INSTAGRAM & TWITTER: INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/thegregalba/ TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/thegregalba Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Discerning Geeks Portal finally went to the movie theater this summer (one of us twice, for the same movie). We went to see the same movie that $2 billion worth of other people also went to see..."Spider-Man: Brand New Day." - Why is the good stuff section of this review called, "Flowers, Legos, and Russian Baths"? - In what ways did the co-hosts differ in their opinions of Frank Castle / Punisher, and how he fit (or didn't fit) in a Spider-Man movie? - In which ways was this movie similar to...and different from...the Tobey Maguire Spider-Man movies? - One criticism of the movie is wondering how Peter Parker affords his high tech gadgets when he's Spider-Man full-time. What were the co-hosts' theories of how Peter might be staying self-sufficient? - Did the co-hosts like the inclusion of Detective Jean DeWolff as an ally to Spider-Man? - Were there any strong feelings about the sets and/or practical effects in the movie? - How well does the movie portray Peter, Ned, and M.J., as the trio they used to be and could potentially be again? - Did the Geeks have any strong opinions about mechanical webshooters vs. organic webshooters? Are they open-minded to a possible mythical version of Spider-Man powers, as explored in the comics during J. Michael Straczynski's run as writer? - How many ways does one of the Geeks feel this movie sets up the X-Men? - Why is the bad stuff section of this review called "Bullets, Cuss Words, and Green Rage Monsters"? - Is this less fun and/or less humorous than previous "Spider-Man" movies, and is that good, bad, or a little of both? - How did one co-host contradict himself about the good & bad of this movie's pacing? - What were the good & bad things about the closing credits? - What did the Geeks save for spoiler section? - What was one Geek's biggest problem with the movie, too spoilery to talk about in the non-spoiler section, but which reminds him of the way Wanda Maximoff (Scarlet Witch) was handled in "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness"? Why did that Geek dislike this part badly enough that he'd be okay with one of the next two "Avengers" movies undoing it all? - And, what do the Geeks think about Spider-Man's place in the MCU, past, present, and future?Listen now for the answers to these and other web-slinging questions as we have a brand new review for..."Spider-Man: Brand New Day."Please rate us or review us wherever you listen to podcasts. You can leave comments on individual episodes via the Spotify & GoodPods apps. Our email address is discerninggeeks@gmail.com.Royalty-free music used in this episode came from Pixabay.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! 

Send us Fan MailThis week on Fabulous Film & Friends we still have a touch of spider mania after reviewing Brand New Day, so we're swinging full-time into what I consider the best Spider-Man films, we're talking 2012's The Amazing Spider-Man and the 2014 sequel The Amazing Spider-Man 2, both directed by Marc Webb and starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Sally Field, and Denis Leary, with Martin Sheen and Rhys Ifans rounding out the cast in the first movie with the addition of Jamie Foxx, Dane DeHaan, and Paul Giamatti in the second. Before I begin, I have a bit of a super villain-ish monlogue to rant at y'all.As a lifelong Spidey fan, I hated the Raimi /Maguire films, while the rest of the world flocked to them and gushed, so I felt alone in preferring the second film.When I first saw ASM 2 in 2014 I argued it was the best representation of the character to date, then I bought the blue ray disc and noticed every awkward story beat and flaw on the rewatch, and quietly forgot about it… until I put it on again recently and was inspired all over again because of Garfield, Stone and Field's human and believable takes, as well as with that red-hot swinging web action. Turns out there's a vocal chunk of fans online feel the same way, so let's dig into both movies and figure out why this version still has such a fierce little cult.My guest today is the always dependable Professor Joe Fields, a reminder, Joe's not only a college teacher, author and deep thinker, he's the nephew of the owner of one of the flagship comic book shops in the San Francisco Bay area and country at large. So he knows his comic book crap. Before we take a three-story leap up towards the heights of Spidey-dom, the synopes:In the  The Amazing Spider-Man, loner, skateboarding smart kid and high-schooler Peter Parker investigates the mysterious disappearance of his parents and ends up bitten by a genetically altered spider at Oscorp, gaining superhuman abilities. As he learns to control his new powers he becomes Spider-Man, then must stop his father's former partner, a one-armed scientist Dr. Curtis Connors, aka The Lizard, from unleashing a serum that threatens to turn the entire Big Apple into a city of lizards. Along the way Pete falls for classmate Gwen Stacy, the daughter of Police Captain George Stacey,  while grappling with the cost of responsibility.Two years later, in the Amazing Spider-Man 2 Peter has just graduated high school and is operating full-time as Spider-Man, who has now become as big a NY institution as the Naked Cowboy, balancing daily street-level heroics with his on-again, off-again relationship with Gwen Stacy. Oscorp's secrets continue to surface as a series of accidents creates new threats: Electro, a former employee who gains electrical powers; Harry Osborn, Peter's childhood friend whose search for a cure turns him into the Green Goblin; as well as the armored Rhino. As Peter confronts these villains a larger conspiracy surrounding his parents and Oscorp grows increasingly clear.Are these the best Spider-Man adventures to be put on the silver screen? Find out!Watch the video podcast on Youtube:https://youtu.be/aqr8Nmpmiqs

Peter Parker has practically put all us people into a perfect presentation of Spiderman then plenty of other persons. 

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.

You're Not Who You Think You Are Who the f*ck am I? That was the question that dropped into my head while I was sitting with my puzzle book. And what started as a bit of quiet thinking took me somewhere I didn't expect. We often confuse who we are with what we do. I'm a therapist. I'm a parent. I'm a partner. I'm successful. I'm anxious. I'm confident. But those are roles, behaviours and experiences. They aren't necessarily our identity. So who are we underneath all of that? I started thinking about Superman, Spider-Man, Batman and Wonder Woman. They all have different identities, different roles and different ways of showing up in the world, but underneath the costume there's something deeper: values, purpose, a calling and a direction. And perhaps that's true for us too. In this episode, I explore identity, self-discovery, personal growth, purpose and finding your North Star, along with a simple process for meeting the different versions of yourself and asking one rather interesting question: Which one is pretending to be you? I also share how my puzzle book has become a surprisingly powerful tool for thinking, asking better questions, exploring the unconscious mind and finding my way through change. This isn't me teaching you who you are. It's me sharing what I'm discovering about myself and inviting you to explore alongside me. Because maybe we're not here to find ourselves once and for all. Maybe we're here to keep discovering who we're becoming. Enjoy every heartbeat. What You'll Explore Why we can confuse our roles and behaviours with our identity The difference between what you do and who you are How self-discovery can reveal parts of ourselves we've overlooked Why values and purpose may matter more than rigid goals Finding your calling and personal direction My North Star approach to personal development A simple process for exploring the different versions of yourself How a puzzle book can help uncover thoughts, ideas and unconscious insights Why leaving a question unfinished can sometimes be surprisingly useful How to use curiosity and reflection for personal growth A Question For You Which version of you is pretending to be you? And perhaps the more interesting question: Who's noticing them all? Don't forget to share or should I say REMEMBER to share this episode https://personaldevelopmentunplugged.com/488-youre-not-who-you-think-you-are And if you want to me recording this episode https://youtu.be/B1Ci7953cME Shine Brightly

Crime rates are down and Marvel is back UP with Spider-man swinging through town. New York City's favorite web-head is here to give us everything we want in a Spider-man film. From Destin Daniel Cretton comes the box office (HULK) smash hit, Spider-man: Brand New Day. We find Spidey living with the results of his ultimate sacrifice from No Way Home. Peter Parker deals with a Punishing, and to be quite Frank, Castle-sized consequence from his multiversal mishap. But don't worry, because James & Nick are here to give Peter a brand new review and a friendly neighborhood dap up. Please remove your grey jeans when entering the sauna, because this film is already off to a HOT start.Thanks for tuning in. For more, follow us on Instagram & YouTube @justplayitpodcast & X (fka Twitter) @justplayitpod

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

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Spidey is back! August has proven to be web-tastic following the successful release of Spider-Man: Brand New Day. We will share our thoughts and what it might mean for the future of the MCU. There's also a lot of places you can get even more Spider-Man. Plus, we'll share all the big Marvel news from this year's D23. Jay and Josh do way more than a spider can on Superhero Suite.

A unique audio experience. Episode Guide:  0:00 Final Summer Bucket List Update 21:02 Ariana Grande's current state 28:24 Jax + Brittany's Publicist = ? 30:44 Upcoming season of DWTS cast rumors 36:57 The Challenge Cutthroat 2 Episodes 1-4 38:43 Upcoming ACOTAR book 39:22 Professional Female Athletes vs Regular Men 40:35 Worrying 43:21 The Backstreet Boys 44:09 Tom Holland's Peter Parker aka Spiderman 44:42 Having Grit 46:19 Single Girl Skill: Untangling a necklace We vow to do better in Thotumn 

Hva så?! - Youssef Wayne Hvidtfeld Youssef Wayne Hvidtfeld er skuespiller og aktuel i Julie R. Ølgaards thrillerdrama Dobbeltspil. Vi snakker om skuespillerlivet og om følelsen af at leve på en lottokupon. Man ved aldrig helt, hvad det næste job bliver: I teorien kan man ende som den næste Batman, men man kan også stå og skulle søge arbejde i Netto. Apropos Batman er Youssef mindst lige så stor en superheltenørd som mig. Vi tager pulsen på den nye Spider-Man-film og forsøger at afgøre, hvem der var den bedste Spider-Man – og hvem der egentlig var den bedste Peter Parker. Youssef fortæller også, hvor hans “mellemnavn” Wayne kommer fra. Det er nemlig ikke noget, han er blevet døbt, men noget han selv har taget fra Batman. Youssef er halvt marokkansk, men er ikke vokset op i et særligt religiøst hjem. Vi snakker om, hvad religion betyder for ham, og bevæger os videre ud i de metafysiske tanker, man kan gå rundt med alene. Hvad stiller man op med dem, og hvilket tomrum er det egentlig, de forsøger at udfylde? Gå fornøjelse, Christian. Vil du høre resten? Så find hele episoden eksklusivt på Podimo: http://podimo.dk/christian Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

WITNESSING THE ICONIC ROBERT DOWNEY JR after the Spider-Man Film Journey! Limited Time Offer – Make healthy eating simple. Get Huel today with my exclusive offer of 15% OFF online with my code REJECTS at huel.com/REJECTS. New Customers Only. Thank you to Huel for partnering and supporting our show! Jackie Bonsignore & Paige Kimsey begin their first-time MCU reaction journey with Iron Man (2008), the Marvel Studios movie that introduced Robert Downey Jr.'s Tony Stark and launched the Marvel Cinematic Universe. They're watching the MCU to understand the complete backstory behind Tom Holland's Spider-Man movies, including Tony Stark's future role in Peter Parker's life before Spider-Man: Homecoming. From the Mark I cave escape and Tony's chaotic first flight test to the Mark III suit reveal, Iron Monger battle, Nick Fury's Avengers Initiative tease, and the iconic “I am Iron Man” press conference, Jackie & Paige experience the movie that changed superhero cinema! Follow Jackie Bonsignore: https://www.instagram.com/jackiebonsignore/ Follow Paige Kimsey https://www.instagram.com/paige.popcorn?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D Intense Suspense by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Support The Channel By Getting Some REEL REJECTS Apparel! https://www.rejectnationshop.com/ Follow Us On Socials:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/  Tik-Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@reelrejects?lang=en Twitter: https://x.com/reelrejects Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ Music Used In Ad:  Hat the Jazz by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Happy Alley by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... POWERED BY @GFUEL Visit https://gfuel.ly/3wD5Ygo and use code REJECTNATION for 20% off select tubs!! Head Editor: https://www.instagram.com/praperhq/?hl=en Co-Editor: Greg Alba Co-Editor: John Humphrey Music In Video: Airport Lounge - Disco Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Ask Us A QUESTION On CAMEO: https://www.cameo.com/thereelrejects Follow TheReelRejects On FACEBOOK, TWITTER, & INSTAGRAM:  FB:  https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/ TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/thereelrejects Follow GREG ON INSTAGRAM & TWITTER: INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/thegregalba/ TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/thegregalba Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Welcome to Super Hero Speak Episode 695! Hollywood has mined decades of comic book history for the MCU, the DCU, and countless animated shows, but they haven't touched everything. Tonight, we are diving deep into the comic book stories we absolutely love that have NEVER been adapted into film or television. In this episode, we are spotlighting two massive Marvel events that deserve their time to shine on the screen: * Fear Itself: We discuss the epic 2011 crossover event where the God of Fear shatters Captain America's shield, unleashes the Worthy, and pushes the Avengers to their absolute breaking point. How would this massive Asgardian war translate to live-action? * The Clone Saga: It's infamous, it's sprawling, and we love it. We are breaking down the wild 90s Spider-Man epic of Peter Parker, Ben Reilly, and the Jackal. Could a cinematic universe handle the beautiful chaos of the ultimate identity crisis? Plus #nerdnews like Marvel has a new E.I.C., The Batman 2 delayed again, Marvel is moving to Hollywood and much more! Join the conversation in the live chat! What is your favorite comic book storyline that has never been adapted? Let us know, and we might read your pick on the air! Make sure to LIKE the stream, SUBSCRIBE to the channel, and hit the bell so you never miss an episode. Our website: https://superherospeak.com/wp/ follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SuperHeroSpeak Like us and leave feedback on Facebook: https://facebook.com/SuperHeroSpeak join our discord to continue the conversation: https://discord.gg/XRxwjPMhEu Merch. store: https://superherospeak.dashery.com/ #ComicBooks #MarvelComics #FearItself #CloneSaga #SpiderMan #Avengers #ComicBookMovies #LiveStream

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

Today we talk about Randy Robertson, civil rights activist, friend and roommate to Peter Parker, son of Robbie Robertson, and one half of a beautiful Romeo and Juliet story. What we were up to this week: Briar shifted out of Check Please mode to read Project Hail Mary, then immediately shifted back into Check Please mode by re-reading Check Please Olivia had a great time at FlameCon and purchased several comics while there, went to Shakespeare in the Park, and saw Jeremy Jordan on Broadway. Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

"Attack of the Arachnoid" gives us an evil version of Spider-Man in the form of a villain named Zoltan. We can't help but feel bad for his girlfriend Monica, who wears a yellow jumpsuit just like April O'Neill and seems to have a more brilliant scientific mind than her evil boyfriend. Anyway, Zoltan managed to replicate the circumstances that created Peter Parker's version of Spider-Man (bite from a radioactive spider), but his version just doesn't work as well, and it results in some true body horror and also one of the better episodes we've seen in a while. We all liked this one! Next episode: "The Origin of the Spider-Friends," Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends E-mail us questions and feedback at themutantages@gmail.com, or follow us on social media at TheMutantAges. If you like what you hear, please consider supporting us via patreon.com/themutantages. Thanks!

We turn our attention to movies and the new Spider-Man: Brand New Day—and use it as an excuse to talk about all things Spider-Man, Peter Parker, and Marvel.What makes Spider-Man so unique—and perhaps the most relatable superhero of them all?  We dig into the character of Peter Parker, the ordinary guy behind the mask, and why his struggles with family, responsibility, relationships, failure, and doing the right thing have connected with audiences for generations.We also look back at the many actors who have brought Peter Parker to life, rank our favorite performances, debate the best villains from across the films, and discuss past and future Marvel movies.

Marvel's Midnight Universe is getting ready to open its doors, and this week we're going straight to two of the writers helping build it. Benjamin Percy and Phillip Kennedy Johnson join the AIPT Comics Podcast for an extended conversation about Midnight Fantastic Four and Midnight Spider-Man, two of the three series launching Marvel's new horror-infused universe on October 7. Along with Jonathan Hickman on Midnight X-Men, Percy and Johnson are helping to establish a world in which familiar Marvel characters are being rebuilt through body horror, cosmic terror, and some seriously disturbing new origins. Percy digs into the Lovecraftian nightmare behind his Fantastic Four, why their familiar powers are closer to curses, the influence of California's strange scientific and occult history, and just how grotesque Reed Richards' elasticity can become. Johnson takes us inside his radically different Peter Parker, the role Oscorp plays in his transformation, ScieTronc's horrifying designs, and why calling this version of Peter "Man-Spider" barely scratches the surface. The conversation also gets into the larger Midnight Universe, including how Percy, Johnson, and Hickman are coordinating their books, how carefully they're approaching other Marvel characters, plans for the universe to eventually expand, and yes, whether Hickman's beloved data pages are coming along for the ride. Visit our Patreon page to see the various tiers you can sign up for today to get in on the ground floor of AIPT Patreon. We hope to see you chatting with us on our Discord soon! NEWS Marvel November solicitations! Jean Grey returns! Marvel's ‘Incursions' one-shots revisit the road to ‘Secret Wars' this November Marvel teases ‘Origin III': Is Wolverine's untold past about to be revealed? Official press release Marvel's November 2026 solicitations reveal the post -‘ Avengers: Armageddon' era Marvel retells Venom's origin from the symbiote's perspective in ‘Venom: POV' Marvel's free ‘Midnight Universe' ashcan reveals creepy new details Marvel Comics sheds light on November 2026 variant series Momo-Tone covers Exclusive: Benjamin Percy and Raúl Fernández launch sci-fi horror series ‘Egg Hunt' Exclusive: Brain Poison launches with three new sci-fi comics in shared universe Garth Ennis and John McCrea get weird with psychedelic horror tale ‘The Snail' DC Comics Solicitations for November Our Top Books of the Week: Dave: Punisher Vs. Spider-Man #2 (Dan Abnett, Matteo Della Fonte) Thor #800 Chris:​​ Nights #20 (Wyatt Kennedy, Luigi Formisano) The Last Driver #1 (Sean Murphy, Simon Gough) Standout KAPOW moment of the week: Chris: Nights #20 (Wyatt Kennedy, Luigi Formisano)  Dave: Destination Kill #4 (Joe Palmer) TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK Chris: Minotaur #2 (Si Spurrier, Michael Dowling) Dave: Batman: Bad Seeds – Sunset #1 (Matt Fraction, G. Willow Wilson, Giuseppe) JUDGING BY THE COVER JR. Dave: Tomb of Apocalypse #1 (Pablo Villalobos) Chris: Next Level: One Shot #1 (Fernando Blanco Main Cover) Interview: Midnight Universe - Ben Percy (Midnight FF) and Phillip Kennedy Johnson (Midnight Spider-Man) - Out October 7, FOC Aug 31 You're both taking characters whose origins are among the most familiar in comics and rebuilding them through horror. What was the first thing each of you identified in the classic Fantastic Four and Spider-Man origins that could become genuinely frightening in the Midnight Universe? Since this is horror, are you inverting who is the hero? I.e. is Spider-Man the villain and hsi rogues the bad guys, same for FF, or is that giving too much away? Ben, the Fantastic Four have always been explorers pushing into the unknown, but here that curiosity seems potentially catastrophic. How much of Midnight Fantastic Four is about Reed Richards being unable to leave certain doors unopened, even when every instinct should tell him to stop? Phillip, you've described wanting Peter Parker's transformation to feel like something conceived by H.R. Giger and directed by David Cronenberg. Once Peter becomes this grotesque spider hybrid, how do you preserve the humanity and responsibility that make him recognizably Spider-Man? Both books seem fascinated with science going somewhere it absolutely should not go. How differently do Reed and Peter respond to the realization that scientific progress has created something horrifying, and do you see them as cautionary reflections of each other? The solicit for Midnight Fantastic Four #2 mentions revisiting and redefining the perils of the atomic age. Ben, what interested you about connecting the Fantastic Four to that particular period of scientific optimism, anxiety, and destruction? Phillip, Oscorp isn't simply responsible for Peter's transformation. They're apparently using what they learn from him to create more human-animal hybrids. Does that give this version of Spider-Man a different relationship with his rogues gallery, especially characters like the Lizard and Doctor Octopus? Kev Walker and ScieTronc have incredibly distinct visual identities. Were there moments when their designs or pages came back and actually changed your understanding of this universe, or pushed the horror further than what you'd originally scripted? Horror can become less frightening once readers understand its rules. With both of you planning potentially very long runs, how do you keep the Midnight Universe mysterious and unsettling after readers have spent 20, 30, or even 50 issues living inside it? I know your books haven't launched just yet, but it's hard not to be excited for your books to somehow connect, given Spidey and the FF are thoroughly linked in the 616. Have you dreamed up crossovers yet? Finally, the important Midnight Universe question: if Midnight Spider-Man and the Midnight Fantastic Four were trapped together in a horror movie, who dies first, who somehow survives, and who makes the catastrophically bad decision to say, “Let's split up”?

Heed the Call's Dan Hanzus brings the view from New York! He explains why the Jets' Outlook at MetLife isn't as grim as advertised, truth-squads the biggest training camp storylines, and helps us figure out which sports teams fictional New Yorkers like Peter Parker would actually support. Stick around to the end when Tony Calatayud stops by to drop the spiciest take of the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our Season 9 recap covers all of these issues, more or less: Amazing Adventures#32-39, Amazing Spider-Man #147-178 and Annual #10-11, Astonishing Tales#31-36, Avengers#138-169 and Annual #6-7, Black Goliath#1-5, Black Panther#1-8, Captain America #188-219 and Annual #3-4, Captain Marvel#40-55, Champions #1-17, Daredevil #124-151 and Annual #4, Defenders #26-57 and Annual #1, Doctor Strange (vol. 2) #9-27 and Annual #1, Eternals #1-19 and Annual #1, Fantastic Four #161-192 and Annual #11-12, Howard the Duck #1-22 and Annual #1, Incredible Hulk #190-221 and Annual #5-6, Inhumans #1-26, Invaders #1-26 and Annual #1, Iron Man #77-108 and Annual #3-4, Jungle Action #17-24, Ka-Zar #11-20, Marvel Comics Super Special #1, Marvel Premiere #24-40, Marvel Presents #1-12, Marvel Preview #4 and 8-12, Marvel Spotlight #23-33, Marvel Super-Action #1, Marvel Team-Up #36-67 and Annual #1, Marvel Treasury: Captain America's Bicentennial Battles, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and Howard the Duck, Marvel Two-In-One #11-37 and Annual #1-2, Ms. Marvel #1-15, Nova #1-18, , Omega the Unknown #1-10, Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #1-16, Power Man #26-49, Strange Tales #181, Super-Villain Team-Up #1-14, Thor #238-269 and Annual #5-6, X-Men #94-109, Warlock #9-15, What If...? #1-7, Creatures on the Loose #37, Adventure Into Fear #29-31, Dead of Night #11, Ghost Rider #13-28, Man-Thing #20-22, Frankenstein #18, Tomb of Dracula #35-63, Werewolf by Night #32-43, Marvel Chillers #1-7, Son of Satan #1-8, Adventures on the Planet of the Apes #1-6, Master of Kung Fu #17-51, War Is Hell #9-15, Skull the Slayer #1-8, and Star Wars #1. All ©1975-1977 Marvel Comics. Phew! Support us on Patreon! Patreon supporters at the M.M.B.T.M.M.S. level get access to our subscriber-only feed, which contains over 200 extended versions of our regular episodes and exclusive bonus episodes that can't be heard anywhere else. Patrons at the Insider level get to choose the comics that we talk about each week and get a shout-out by name at the end of every episode. "Marvel by the Month" theme v. 3.0 by Robb Milne. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com and follow us on Bluesky at @marvelbythemonth.com and on Instagram at @marvelbythemonth. Much of our historical context information comes from Wikipedia. Please join us in supporting them at wikimediafoundation.org. And many thanks to Mike's Amazing World of Comics, an invaluable resource for release dates and issue information. (RIP Mike.)

This week, the boys head to Aussie Dave's native Australian Outback (& Adelaide) to discuss 1971's “Walkabout”. The film shows you how easy it is to die in the Australian desert, and we drink while discussing the artistic achievement, even if we didn't all feel the same way about our viewing experiences. John also got us started with a mini-review of “Tony”. Grab a beer and join us! inktr.ee/theloveofcinema - Check out our YouTube page!  Our phone number is 646-484-9298. It accepts texts or voice messages.  0:00 Intro; 4:35 “Tony” mini-review; 11:41 1971 Year in Review; 30:29 “Walkabout”: Films of 1971; 1:10:30 What You Been Watching?; 1:17:34 Next Week's Episode Teaser Additional Cast/Crew: Nicholas Roeg, Jenny Agutter, Edward Bond, John Meillon, Luc Roeg, David Gulpilil, Dominic Sessa, Antonio Banderas, Emilia Jones, Matt Johnson, Todd Bartels, Lou Howe, Leo Woodall, Stavros Halkias, Michael Jibrin, Monica Raymund, Dagmara Dominczyk. Hosts: Dave Green, Jeff Ostermueller, John Say Edited & Produced by Dave Green. Beer Sponsor: Carlos Barrozo Music Sponsor: Dasein Dasein on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/77H3GPgYigeKNlZKGx11KZ 
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Two of our longest listening members of DLG community and homies join Amanda to talk about the many games we've been playing and the games we are preppin' ourselves to play for the large releases coming out this fall! Need to try to keep up with these absurd MTG release windows? Check out the founder's online store... but there's no shipping if you're in Canada :( https://www.tcgplayer.com/sellers/Loco-Game-Store/ ADD THESE TO YOUR BACKLOG Spider-Man 2 , Lies of P, Big Walk OTHER TOPICS GTA V, Red Dead Redemption 2, Metal Gear Solid Collection Vol. 2, Necesse To connect with us, visit dlgaming.net! Next episode Taylor is back and we have DLGCon coming up! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

Cretton grew up in Hawaii, and says movies expanded his perspective: “That is how I traveled. That is how I was exposed to other cultures. That's how I understand how kids grew up in high school on the mainland,” he tells co-host Tonya Mosley. He explains how his job at a group home for at-risk teens inspired his film Short Term 12, how he relates to Peter Parker's loneliness, and how his difficult relationship with his father helps him with directing.Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter Follow us on Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel Check out the Fresh Air ArchivesSupport public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show's perks include bonus episodes and curated playlists of archive interviews. Learn more at plus.npr.org.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy

After a five-year hiatus, Tom Holland’s Peter Parker is back on the big screen with Spider-Man: Brand New Day, this time battling anonymity, a host of nemeses, and some arachnid-related changes. Adam and Josh have a review. Plus thoughts on the new doc Everybody to Kenmure Street and the latest from Pulse and Cloud director Kiyoshi Kurosawa, The Samurai and the Prisoner. This episode is presented by⁠ Regal Unlimited⁠⁠, the all-you-can-watch movie subscription pass that pays for itself in just two visits. Use code FILMSPOT26 to take 15% off. Filmspotting Podcast (Timecodes will not be precise with ads.) Intro (00:00:00-00:02:22) Spider-Man: Brand New Day (00:02:23-00:44:22) Filmspotting Family (00:44:23-00:48:35) Everybody to Kenmure Street (00:48:36-01:08:32) The Samurai and the Prisoner (01:08:33-01:12:39) Massacre Theatre (01:12:40-01:20:03) Credits / Releases (01:20:04-01:24:02) Feedback: -Email us at feedback@filmspotting.net⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠-⁠Ask Us Anything⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and we might answer your question in bonus content. Support: -Join the Filmspotting Family for bonus episodes and complete archive access. http://filmspottingfamily.com -Filmspotting Shop for T-shirts and more.⁠ ⁠ ⁠https://www.filmspotting.net/shop⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow: -Watch Filmspotting on YouTube: ⁠https://youtube.com/filmspotting⁠ -Adam/Filmspotting: ⁠Letterboxd⁠ |⁠ Instagram⁠ |⁠ Facebook⁠ | ⁠Bluesky⁠ -Josh/LarsenOnFilm: ⁠Letterboxd⁠ | ⁠Instagram⁠ |⁠ Facebook⁠ | ⁠BlueskySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After a five-year hiatus, Tom Holland’s Peter Parker is back on the big screen with Spider-Man: Brand New Day, this time battling anonymity, a host of nemeses, and some arachnid-related changes. Adam and Josh have a review. Plus thoughts on the new doc Everybody to Kenmure Street and the latest from Pulse and Cloud director Kiyoshi Kurosawa, The Samurai and the Prisoner. This episode is presented by⁠ Regal Unlimited⁠⁠, the all-you-can-watch movie subscription pass that pays for itself in just two visits. Use code FILMSPOT26 to take 15% off. (Timecodes will not be precise with ads.) Intro (00:00:00-00:02:22) Spider-Man: Brand New Day (00:02:23-00:44:22) Filmspotting Family (00:44:23-00:48:35) Everybody to Kenmure Street (00:48:36-01:08:32) The Samurai and the Prisoner (01:08:33-01:12:39) Massacre Theatre (01:12:40-01:20:03) Credits / Releases (01:20:04-01:24:02) Feedback: -Email us at feedback@filmspotting.net⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠-⁠Ask Us Anything⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and we might answer your question in bonus content. Support: -Join the Filmspotting Family for bonus episodes and complete archive access. http://filmspottingfamily.com -Filmspotting Shop for T-shirts and more.⁠ ⁠ ⁠https://www.filmspotting.net/shop⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow: -Watch Filmspotting on YouTube: ⁠https://youtube.com/filmspotting⁠ -Adam/Filmspotting: ⁠Letterboxd⁠ |⁠ Instagram⁠ |⁠ Facebook⁠ | ⁠Bluesky⁠ -Josh/LarsenOnFilm: ⁠Letterboxd⁠ | ⁠Instagram⁠ |⁠ Facebook⁠ | ⁠BlueskySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

David, Devindra, and Jeff explore the dark side of desire in Leviticus, hunt for serial killers in Furious, and prepare for battle with the second season of Beef. Then they open a new chapter in Peter Parker's story with Spider-Man: Brand New Day.We're making video versions of our reviews! Be sure to follow us on the following platforms: YouTube Tiktok Instagram Threads Thanks to our SPONSOR: BETTERHELP: This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. See the reviews, see what stands out, and see if BetterHelp is right for you. Visit BetterHelp.com/filmcast.Weekly PlugsDavid - Decoding Everything: Siddhant Adlakha's review of The Odyssey in 4DX Devindra - Watch out for Apple Upgrade's fine printJeff - Jeff's Cameo PageShownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   What we've been watching (~00:07:26)David - Leviticus, FuzeDevindra - Furious, The Vampire LestatJeff - Beef S2, Explorers (1985)Featured Review (~00:49:13)    Spider-Man: Brand New DaySPOILERS (~01:13:50)Support David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon and subscribe to his free newsletter Decoding Everything. Check out Jeff Cannata's podcasts DLC and We Have Concerns. Listen to Devindra's podcast with Engadget on all things tech. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com.Credits: Our theme song is by Tim McEwan from The Midnight. This episode was edited by Noah Ross who also created our weekly plugs and spoiler bumper music. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from Simon Harris. If you'd like to advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail slashfilmcast@gmail.com. You can support the podcast by going to patreon.com/filmpodcast or by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts.