Following the intended run order, Mike & Matt hop aboard ‘The Train Job’ and then find themselves stranded in ‘Bushwhacked’. How much conversation can they get out of Calvinball? Will Mike make a comment at all? These are the big questions. Continue reading Firefly Now, Serenity Later: Episode #2 – The Train Job & Bushwhacked
Attention people who are aware of this website; We are talking about something that isn’t X-Men, Batmen or any comic book based property! That’s right, it’s time for Mike & Matt to get into one of the most beloved television shows of all time, Firefly, starting with the two-part pilot episode, Serenity. Continue reading Firefly Now, Serenity Later: Episode #1 – Serenity
Noah Hawley has decided he can have it all, apparently. Yes, even with Fargo Season 3 on the horizon, Haw-Dogg still found the time to bring us a brand new X-Men live action television show, and Mike & Matt are back to talk about it. What did they like? What did they hate? Why did Mike think it would be a good idea to record outdoors? Find out the answers to two of these questions now. Continue reading Mike & Matt’s X-Cellent Adventures: Episode #14 – Legion
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 have decided to kill a little time between major projects by taking a look at some less prominent comic book movies, starting with the Hellboy franchise. Continue reading Hellboy & Hellboy II: The Golden Army
In the last seventeen years, the world has seen ten films in the X-Men film universe. Mike and Matt have discussed them all individually and now have ranked them all in order to get some extra hits because that is the logical and honorable thing to do. (This was written by Mike.) Continue reading Ranking the X-Men
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
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
Seventeen years ago, X-Men entered the cinema, and the world of film was changed forever. Batman and Superman defined comic book movies for the twenty previous years, but now there was a new kind of superhero film.
The film’s financial and critical success helped pave the way for a more serious tone to be adopted for superhero films (for better and worse) and encourage the industry to go all in on superhero films.
For me though, the arrival of X-Men meant so much more on a personal level. Continue reading Logan Review aka Goodbye, X-Men
With four years of Donald Trump the President of the United States on the horizon, we are all going to have to find some ways to cope. My way is certainly just about the least productive possible. I will be searching for movies that provide some sort of catharsis for myself. It’s self-indulgent to the last degree, but we all need a little something.
Re-watching Fury Road recently for the first time since I saw it in the theater was a fascinating experience. Everything I enjoyed about my first experience seemed even better on a second viewing. Beyond its quality, this film will easily go down as one of the most notable pictures of the 21st century when it’s all said and done. Everything about it was so bold that you can just tell right away that it will stand the test of time. Continue reading The Trump Era Films: Mad Max: Fury Road
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