How can a movie that makes two movies disappear and retconn previous actions be good? Somehow, Days of Future Past was able to accomplish a miracle. This week, Jerome and Brian discuss an ambitious crossover that took place in 2023 before Avengers: Endgame. Will this prequel/sequel/reboot be good enough to cross over into the Pantheon?
Continue reading The Superhero Pantheon Vol. 2 – Episode 14: X-Men: Days of Future Past
Jerome and Brian discussed X-Men Origins: Wolverine about a year ago as part of a Ryan Reynolds month. Listen to this throwback before getting to the regular episode this week. The Wolverine is a much maligned film, but Jerome and Brian have different feelings. Continue reading The Superhero Pantheon Vol. 2 – Episode 13: X-Men Origins: Wolverine & The Wolverine
Having conquered the medium of film, Mike & Matt return to podcasting about television with the cultural juggernaut that is Game of Thrones one season at a time. *Enormous spoilers* Obviously.
Now that the oh-so-controversial final season of the show is in the books Mike and Matt are able to discuss if they feel some of the pitfalls of recent seasons paid off in the end, as well as their thoughts on The Long Night, The Bells and of course the finale itself. Continue reading The Wheel Breakers – A Game of Thrones Podcast: Episode 8
You may have forgotten about the 2011 X-Men team-up movie, but Jerome and Brian did not. They go back to 1963 and take a look at when the team first started. Who cares about timelines when groovy powers are being showcased and out of this world costuming is seen on every corner. The acting is stellar (minus a certain very specific actor), and maybe this will be good enough to be the second X-Men film put into the Superhero Pantheon. Continue reading The Superhero Pantheon Vol. 2 – Episode 12: X-Men: First Class
Jerome and Brian examine one of the most controversial and disappointing superhero movies of all-time, the climax of the first Marvel superhero trilogy as Brett Ratner takes over for Bryan Singer and nearly tanks an entire franchise. Is it bad enough to qualify for the pile of shame? Continue reading The Superhero Pantheon Vol. 2 – Episode 11: X-Men: The Last Stand
Jerome and Brian reviewed the first X-Men movie about a year ago, so this felt like a good time to repost that episode onto the Reel World feed (Apologies for the audio quality.)
Then it’s fresh content and the duo discuss the second X-Men film, generally regarded as one of the best superhero films ever made. Will it make the Pantheon?!
(Editor’s Note: The X2 review starts around the 55:00 mark). Continue reading The Superhero Pantheon Vol. 2 – Episode 10: X-Men & X-Men 2
Watching “The Long Night” live led to a lot of emotions as the episode unfolded. While I was tempted to write about something that night, I recognized that a little of time and a fresher re-watch a few days later would my writing more justice. With that in mind, after two watches, here are The Good, The Bad, and The Really Fucking Stupid of the most expensive episode of television ever.
THE GOOD Continue reading “The Long Night” – The Good, The Bad, and The Very Fucking Stupid
The Reel World’s second podcast reviewing the biggest movie of all time is here, and it is 100% more British, so is thus smarter but more evil. You win some, you lose some.
Continue reading Ben & Matt’s Marvellous Journey Episode 23: Avengers: Endgame
Jerome and Brian are back for a very spoiler filled discussion of what will likely be the biggest movie ever. They discuss who lived and who died, draft their favorite moments and favorite Avengers. Of course, this was going to be the longest episode ever. Continue reading The Superhero Pantheon Vol. 2 – Episode 9: Avengers: Endgame (2019) (Theatrical Review)
**HERE BE SPOILERS** Continue reading 4 Cynical Aspects of Avengers: Endgame
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