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Fantastic Fouray – Episode 5: The Fantastic Four: First Steps

Kevin Ford is a Fantastic Four superfan who had never seen any of the theatrically released F4 Movies… until now! Each week Matt Waters guides him through uncharted territory as they rate the movies and try to build an all-star cast.

And so we’ve come… to the eeeeend oooof the roooaaad….

Ahem. Sorry. Yes, the podcast is over already as we have completed the journey of Fantastic 4 films that currently exist. Do we finally have our first ‘Reed’? How uncomfortable can Matt make everyone with oversharing? How have Mel Gibson and Jon Voight come up??? Come find out!

Fantastic Fouray – Episode 1: The Fantastic Four (Unreleased) & Doomed! Documentary

Starting with the only Fantastic Four Kevin had actually seen, we talk about the infamous low-budget production to figure out what works in spite of the difficulties, and what was dead on arrival. Plus some discussion of the ‘Doomed!’ documentary.

Ranking the Ryan Coogler Films

Ryan Coogler has pretty much always had the reputation as a talented (if not great) filmmaker despite some of the shortcomings of his films. The one unquestionably disappointing part of his career is that he has been stuck in IP hell. The first film that can be considered a truly original film (depending on how you classify Fruitvale) from Coogler was his fifth film. Hopefully its success means he will no longer be caught up in the shenanigans of Hollywood nonsense.

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Mike & Matt’s X-Cellent Adventures – Episode 20: Deadpool & Wolverine

Hey remember when we brought our regular podcasting to a close 6 months ago by returning to the original X-Men movie? Well Disney decided to mine nostalgia for engagement too so we felt compelled to review their work.

Wolverine is back! Deadpool is in the MCU now! Cameos galore! A tribute to the Fox Marvel continuity! And yes, FULL SPOILERS on all of it.

Marvel Mondays: Echo Series Review

Marvel’s first ‘Spotlight’ series is confused about what it’s trying to be, feeling like it has a hand tied behind its back despite there definitely being a good show in there somewhere.

Marvel Mondays: Ranking the ‘What If…?’ Season 2 Episodes

The first season of What If…? was one of the worst things Marvel have produced for the MCU, but they were already committed to this second season so here we are. Some people will tell you it’s Actually Good this time. I disagree!

Ben & Matt’s Marvellous Journey – Episode 43: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (aka The End)

Hey wait a minute, Guardians 3 wasn’t the first MCU project of 2023, and it’s not 2024 yet! Why is there a new episode of Marvellous Journey?

Well imaginary listener who is unrealistically invested on our sporadic podcast, the answer is we’re kiiiind of bringing the show to an end and decided to go out on a high note. We did still discuss the rest of the 2023 films and shows but in a lightning-round fashion.

So for probably the last time lets discuss the villains, the ending and who the final entries on the All-Marvel List are as our beloved space-faring scumbags wave farewell and James Gunn heads over to DC.

The Superhero Pantheon: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (and The Holiday Special)

For the last five years, Jerome and Brian have been hooked on a feeling… that being reviewing and discussing a long list of superhero movies to determine the very best (and worst) for the Superhero Pantheon (or pile of shame).

This week, they discuss one last movie, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. While there will be a series finale and two more episodes of Pantheon Plus, this is a rather significant episode. There is even a ten minute preamble as Jerome and Brian discuss the holiday special.

The Superhero Pantheon: Iron Man 3 (2023 Rewatch)

A movie that is already in the Superhero Pantheon, Iron Man 3 has been a debated film all across this website. It’s only fitting that Jerome and Brian finally review the movie, even though they lost the deadpool bet and put it into the Pantheon by way of gambling with fictional people’s lives.

Marvel Mondays – Loki: Season 2 Review

Even one of Marvel’s most successful projects wasn’t safe from their downward trajectory, with Loki suffering from a sophomore slump. But worse Loki is still better than most of their stuff and they definitely stuck the landing to salvage the show’s reputation.