In which we discuss how things could change so dramatically when running it back with the same creative vision, the transparency of Marvel making things up as they go, the ongoing visual effects crisis, whether Christian Bale deserves an All-Marvel nod and the awkward fit of trying to tell two stories in one.
Continue reading Ben & Matt’s Marvellous Journey – Episode 38: Thor: Love & Thunder
Jerome and Brian discuss the fourth Thor movie. They discuss the mixed bag that is Love and Thunder. What worked? What didn’t? Was this the movie the trailers promised? Jerome even predicts who will eventually kill Thor.
Continue reading The Superhero Pantheon: Thor: Love & Thunder
Somehow, we have never ranked the Batman actors??? Well, our long international nightmare is over. We brought in the best minds in the biz to finally crack this conundrum.
To clarify, this is specifically looking at actors who have played Batman in a film that received a wide theatrical release. Sorry, Diedrich Bader.
Here are the voters:
Matt Waters
Jerome Cusson
Ben Phillips
Mike Thomas
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The Movie: The Prestige (2006)
One Sentence Plot Summary: Two obsessive magicians cannot help themselves but be caught up a rivalry that ends multiple lives (most notably two wives) and reveals the dangers of toxic masculinity. Continue reading Jerome’s 100 Favorite Movies Ever: The Prestige
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The Movie: The Dark Knight (2008)
One Sentence Plot Summary: Batman battles the Joker, and while they may be destined to “do this forever” in the comics and other media, it was not meant to be in Nolan’s version of Gotham. Continue reading Jerome’s 100 Favorite Movies Ever: The Dark Knight
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The Movie: Batman Begins (2005)
One Sentence Plot Summary: Christopher Nolan changes the comic book genre for ???and worse by telling a Batman origin story. Continue reading Jerome’s 100 Favorite Movies Ever: Batman Begins
A somewhat maligned sequel but Jerome and Brian still find a lot of positive to discuss here as Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy comes to an end. Continue reading The Superhero Pantheon Vol. 2 – Episode 24: The Dark Knight Rises
Christian Bale steps into the cape and cowl, and Christopher Nolan steps into the director’s chair in another Batman origin story. Jerome and Brian break down a franchise film that is very different from the predecessor franchise. The sequel to this film is the one that gets a lot of the praise, but is this good enough to be entered into the Pantheon? Continue reading The Superhero Pantheon Vol. 2 – Episode 22: Batman Begins
The Reel World 