EP125: Masters of the Universe – The Nostalgia Play

EP128: Supergirl – Is This the New Krypton?

MAJOR SPOILERS as we reviewed Supergirl, starring Milly Alcock, Jason Mamoa, Eve Ridley, Matthias Schoenaerts, David Krumholtz, Emily Beecham, and David Corenswet. We talked (again) about the state of comic book movies, whether this movie helps or hurts the DC movie franchise, the imposed limitations on female superheroes and how that is hurting the overall product, the absence of Krypto in this movie, the changes in the costumes, and the controversial ending to this movie.

EP127: The Furious – Dad Strength on Display

Major Spoilers for our review of The Furious starring Mo Tse, Joe Taslim, Brian Le, Joey Iwanaga, Yang Enyou, and Yayan Ruhian. We talked about how much fun it was to see the return to martial arts on the big screen, fighting styles that reminded us of Street Fighter characters, the twist at the mid-point that makes the movie better, and whether Ip Man can beat any of these guys.

EP126 – Disclosure Day – The Meteorologist, The Mathematician, and The Alien

MAJOR SPOILERS for our review of Disclosure Day starring Stars Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, Eve Hewson, Colin Firth, Wyatt Russell, and Coleman Domingo. We discussed the career of Steven Spielberg, his focus on the idea of the “alien” and how this may be a metaphor for his personal experience. We discussed the best scenes in the film, the throughline of truth in the film, the tension between religion and science, and why ET should have made an appearance.

EP125: Masters of the Universe – The Nostalgia Play

MAJOR SPOILERS as we reviewed, Masters of the Universe starring Nicolas Galtizine, Camila Mendes, Idris Elba, Jared Leto, Allison Brie, and Kristen Wiig. We reviewed the history of He-Man in film and in cartoons, shared our fond memories of both from our childhood, talked about the epic scene where He-Man finally emerges, the issues with tone and messaging and give Adam a different origin story for his time on earth.

EP124: The Mandalorian & Grogu – Disney Profit Play

MAJOR SPOILERS as we reviewed The Mandalorian and Grogu starring Pedro Pascal, Sigourney Weaver, Jeremy Allen White, Johnny Coyne, and Martin Scorsese. We discussed the history of The Mandalorian show on Disney+, if this movie could have been a TV show, the future of Grogu and how his story ends, our favorite scenes, what it’s like to be the old guy at the Star Wars movie, and why there is no backstory on the origin of Yoda.