Tony Stark: Marvel’s Most Developed Character

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It all began with Tony Stark. Literally. On May 2nd 2008, Iron Man premiered and the Marvel Cinematic Universe was born, reigniting the career of Robert Downey Jr. in the process. A decade later, with the 10 Year Anniversary of the MCU on the horizon, let’s look back on the Journey of Tony Stark.

Disclaimer: This piece was written before the release of Avengers: Infinity War and contains no spoilers… except for the ones for previous films. There are a tonne of those.

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Ben & Matt Rank the MCU: 9 – 1

Ranking Part Two

After revisiting every single film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Ben Phillips & Matt Waters finally feel qualified to rank every single (pre-Infinity War) entry in the franchise, continuing with films 9 – 1. Continue reading Ben & Matt Rank the MCU: 9 – 1

Ben & Matt’s Marvellous Journey Episode 18: Black Panther

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Would you believe these two chumps actually recorded this episode twice? And they’re STILL no less awkward when discussing race in one of the biggest movies of all time. If you’ve been listening for the last 17 episodes, then the answer is probably: Yes. Continue reading Ben & Matt’s Marvellous Journey Episode 18: Black Panther

Ben & Matt’s Big List of MCU Lists

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The Reel World’s long-standing tradition of listicles discussing the latest superhero movies continues… with a twist. Ben & Matt couldn’t quite settle on a singular list so instead decided to bombard you with lots of them! A list of lists, if you will, ranging from Top Musical Cues to Best Villains, from Biggest Continuity Issues to the low-hanging fruit of the best Avenger, Hawkeye’s Best Moments. Continue reading Ben & Matt’s Big List of MCU Lists

From Broadcast Depth Episode 15: ‘… And Found’ & ‘Abandoned’

From Broadcast Depth

The bond between the Tailies and raft survivors grows more strongly as Michael looks for Walt and Sawyer’s gunshot wound worsens. In our flashbacks, the Korean class system can’t stop a meet cute, and Shannon’s step Mom totally sucks. We also deal with our second Island death which makes things on the Island very awkward as our two groups grow closer to meeting. Continue reading From Broadcast Depth Episode 15: ‘… And Found’ & ‘Abandoned’

Ben & Matt’s Marvellous Journey: Infinity War Preview (feat. Superhero Pantheon)

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4 hosts, 3 time zones, 2 podcasts and 1 extremely high stakes wager. Let’s preview Avengers: Infinity War. Continue reading Ben & Matt’s Marvellous Journey: Infinity War Preview (feat. Superhero Pantheon)