Top 7 Villainous Sidekicks in the X-Men Cinematic Universe

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After living through the greatest podcast mini-series in history on the subject of the X-Men cinematic universe and going to great effort to provide a definitive and objectively correct ranking of all the X-Men films, I was left with many thoughts on many important subjects. The issue of representation in cinema and popular culture. Appropriating stories of oppression for the sake of silly superhero stories. Today marks the first of many (or possibly none) listicles essays on such important issues permeating throughout the franchise…who were the best villainous sidekicks in the history of the franchise? Continue reading Top 7 Villainous Sidekicks in the X-Men Cinematic Universe

Watchmen  Podcast

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Long before Zack Snyder was sucking all the fun out of the DC Universe he was sucking all the fun out of the most acclaimed graphic novel of all time with his first foray into the world of superheroes. As the only person in the world who likes it, Matt is ready to step up top the plate and do his best to defend it against Mike’s onslaught of criticism. Continue reading Watchmen  Podcast

Mike & Matt’s X-Cellent Adventures: Episode #13 – Logan

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Wolverine might finally be ready to let go, but are Mike & Matt? Well, the only way to find out is to dust off X-Cellent Adventures and review a brand new X-Men film, with obvious major spoilers ahead. Is it as good as the critics are saying? Will X-23 be a breakout star? Is it racist? HIT PLAY AND HEAR FOR YOURSELF! Continue reading Mike & Matt’s X-Cellent Adventures: Episode #13 – Logan

Ranking the Batmen

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For fifteen podcast episodes over the course of five months, we here at The Reel World have gone deep down the Batman rabbit hole, from Adam West to Ben Affleck and pretty much every actor to play The Dark Knight along the way, passing out hot takes left and right. But what is the overall outcome of The Tape Crusaders? Which of these films is our consensus favourite? Which ones can’t we stand? It’s time to find out. (Mike would like to make clear that the white-bread af introduction you just read was written by Matt.) Continue reading Ranking the Batmen