Comics & Cinema: Recent Episodes
Comics & Cinema
A podcast discussing and reviewing movies and cinema along with Marvel comics. Theme music by Scott Holmes.
Alex breaks down all the movies he has seen since last recording including
Talk to Me, Zone of Interest, Lisa Frankenstein, Monkey Man, Civil War, Driveaway Dolls, Blackberry, Phantom Menace, Tarot, Fall Guy, and Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Alex talks about some updates and movies he saw recently before diving full spoilers into Godzilla x Kong!
Alex dives into the latest Oscar race discussing the show, what went well, some upsets, and the results
Alex tries to talk positively about Madame Web before diving into Dune Pt 2! Some small spoilers ahead.
Alex and Harry talk about their top ten shows of 2023 and two honorable mentions. Spoilers at a few points!
Alex and Stevie dive into their top 10 films of the year and 5 honorable mentions! There are some spoilers.
Alex dives deep into Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom before talking about the end of the DCEU and ranking the films within that universe. Spoilers ahead!
Alex shares some reviews and thoughts on Holdovers, Exorcist: Believer, Godzilla Minus One, Past Lives, The Boy and the Heron, and No Hard Feelings.
Alex, and guest Maya, discuss the breaking news of Jonathan Majors and another wild box office headline before diving into a retrospective on Marvel Studios in 2023. Join us as we look back on Quantumania, Guardians Vol 3, Secret Invasion, Loki S2, and The Marvels and what lies ahead in the future. Spoilers throughout!
Alex gives a review and thoughts on Napoleon before jumping into the scalding waters of the Box Office trying to diagnose why The Marvels "underperformed" relative to other box office "flops" from Apple. Buckle up!
Alex dives into Killers of the Flower Moon for the first half of this episode and then a discussion around a few Variety articles aimed at Marvel Studios
Alex begins this episode with semi-spoilery thoughts on the first half of the new Star Wars show, Ahsoka (up till 16:26) before diving into Little Mermaid, The Pope's Exorcist, and The Nun 2.
Alex discusses some new movies he has seen on streaming such as Super Mario Brothers, Air, and Asteroid City before diving into Blue Beetle!
Alex opens with a quick box office discussion and some new thoughts on The Marvels and the MCU before diving into a non spoiler discussion of the new Turtles movie!
Alex discusses The Wolverine on it's 10th Anniversary and some Barbieverse news before diving into spoilers for Marvel's Secret Invasion!
Alex dives into the new Mission Impossible movie talking full spoilers (mostly towards the end).
Alex breaks down Deadpool 3, Ahsoka, and Wonka news along with some anniversary's and a review of Miss Americana and Flamin' Hot
Alex discusses the Marvel Comics Event Secret Invasion, and tie ins to the current show on Disney+. Spoilers for the comic series, and episodes 1-3 of Secret Invasion!
Alex talks full spoilers for the new Indiana Jones movie and also shares some news about the podcast!
Alex is back and moved in, ready to talk movies (and spoilers)!
Reviews for: Fast X, Shazam 2, Across the Spider-Verse, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, and Renfield.
Alex shares his overall non-spoiler thoughts of the movie before jumping into full spoilers of the end of this trilogy!
Alex discusses movies he has seen over the last month before diving into Evil Dead Rise and Sisu
Alex discusses the new Dungeons and Dragons film along with some recent movies he watched, and The Planet of the Apes on it's 55yr anniversary!
Alex discusses some recent shows and movies he has seen including a rewatch of the first three John Wick films prior to diving into John Wick 4, spoilers towards the end!
Alex discusses the new Creed film and also thoughts on the entire franchise after watching almost all of them this week for the first time, rankings included!
Full Spoilers for Alex's discussion and breakdown of Quantumania and predictions of what is to come!
Alex discusses the comic series Kang Only Myself Left to Conquer (Issues 1-5) in preparation for Quantumania!
Alex discusses all the Oscar nominees he has been watching over the last few weeks, both movies and shorts!
Alex and guest Kevin break down the DCU announcements today from James Gunn and Peter Safran as they lay out plans for DC movies and TV for the future!
Alex shares all of the nominees for the 2023 Oscars along with some commentary, snubs, and a discussion on them streaming on Disney+
Alex talks about the movies coming out in 2023 that excite him the most, along with some he saw recently!
Alex and guest Stephen talk about their Top 10 Movies of 2022 and three honorable mentions!
Alex and guest Harry break down their Top Ten TV Shows of 2022 along with three honorable mentions!
Alex discusses a slew of recent movies he has seen before excavating the film The Mummy, on it's 90's anniversary.
Alex talks full spoilers and reactions to the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special and then talks about some recent comments by Quentin Tarantino around there being "no more movie stars" and why that is a good thing!
Alex, and guests Maya and Robert, share their thoughts on the newest MCU film! Spoilers to follow!
Alex discusses some Black Panther comics and how they might connect to the future of the franchise along with some recent movies and shows he has seen such as Tales of the Jedi, Moonfall, and Elvis!
On this episode, Alex and guest Maya give quick reactions to the new Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantum Mania trailer, and the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special trailer, both released today. They then dive into Black Adam and season one of She-Hulk. Spoilers ahead for both the movie and show!*This episode marks the final episode as part of the Nerd Life Network YouTube channel and weekly livestream. Alex discusses what that means, and for podcast listeners, that will only mean shows dropping at anytime (we love surprises) vs Tuesdays.
Alex and guests, Anthony & Jaylynn, discuss the final movie in the David Gordon Green trilogy, Halloween Ends. Full spoilers ahead!
Alex breaks down the new Marvel release date changes that happened today before diving into Werewolf By Night and then a lightning round of Halloween horror movies including Black Phone, Wolfman, Beast, and more!
Alex and guest Anthony talk about their love for physical media and why it is still important today and beyond. They also share some examples of physical media during this YouTube live stream!
Alex provides a review of the Paramount+ streaming service before diving into three exclusive films on there, Jackass Forever, Scream, and Orphan: First Kill! Spoilers ahead!
Alex and guest Kevin break down tons of announcements from the D23 Expo from Disney TV, Pixar, Lucas Film/Star Wars, and Marvel!
Alex dives into the first eight saw movies that he watched over the last week...hurry and listen before Jigsaw exacts his revenge!
Alex discusses some movies he recently saw including the newly released Day Shift on Netflix, Spin on Disney+, Fast and Furious 5 & 6, and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull!
Alex and guests Kevin & Sarah discuss the first episode of She-Hulk along with many comic book runs on the character (Byrne, Slott, David, Soule, Rowell) and how they might connect to the series!
Alex dives into Lightyear, Prey (along with a rewatch he did of Predator, Predator 2, and Predators) and Bullet Train! Heavy spoilers for Lightyear and Prey, light spoilers possible for Bullet Train.
Alex dives into multiple movies this week! In the Heat of the Night, Old, Where the Crawdads Sing, and Nope! Along with some comic recommendations!
Alex and guest Kevin dive into all the Marvel Studio's announcements from San Diego Comic Con including their Animation panel. Alex then talks through future release dates and speculation on where we might see other properties within all the movie dates Marvel has chosen. Check out the video version on YouTube for his very detailed excel sheet!
Alex and guest, Anthony, dive deep into spoilers to break down the newest MCU film, Thor: Love and Thunder!
Alex and guest Kevin talk spoilers for Obi-Wan Kenobi before diving into Jason Aaron's Thor comics and possible tie ins to the upcoming film
Issues: Thor: God of Thunder 1-12 and Thor 1-8
*Spoilers for Kenobi, Thor discussion starts at 12:57
Alex talks about his most anticipated films left in 2022 along with some others that are coming out (that he is less excited about)
Alex and guest Harry dive into full spoilers for Jurassic World: Dominion and if there is, or should be, a future for this franchise
Alex and guest Kevin dive into the first series of Ms. Marvel (2014) issues 1-19 breaking down characters, story lines and themes, and tie ins to the show!
This episode contains a prerecorded interview with Sarah and Alex for the Nerd Emporium Extravaganza available on YouTube. They get the opportunity to speak with acclaimed artist Joshua "Sway" Swaby.
Joshua can be found at https://www.instagram.com/sway_art/?hl=en
Alex and guest Maya talk about the new She Hulk Trailer before diving into the entire season of Moon Knight on Disney+
Alex and guest Ryan go FULL SPOILERS for the newest Marvel film breaking as much down as they can and talking about some predictions for the future!
Alex and guests Bryan and Kevin talk about all the characters we know in the upcoming Dr. Strange film In the Multiverse of Madness. Where everyone is at and what we think could happen in this movie. No actual spoilers for the film unless what we say ends up being right!
This episode contains a prerecorded interview with Sarah and Alex for the Nerd Emporium Extravaganza available on YouTube. They get the opportunity to speak with acclaimed writer Kelly Thompson (Black Widow, Captain Marvel, Hawkeye, Uncanny X-Men, The Amazing Spider-Man, & creator owned titles like Black Cloak and The Cull).
Kelly Thompson can be found at https://substack.com/profile/4350982-kelly-thompson
This week, Alex discusses the film The Northman before having guest Sarah on to talk about New Avengers: Illuminati and any possible ties to the Dr. Strange movie.
Alex and guest Jaylynn breakdown the new Fantastic Beasts film along with what they'd like to see in the future! Spoilers ahead!
Alex kicks off this episode with a story about No Way Home before doing an unboxing of comics and the first Marvel Unlimited Monday recommendations in ages! A quick celebration of the 65th anniversary of 12 Angry Men precludes discussions on Ted Lasso and Everything Everywhere All At Once!
Livestream available here: https://youtu.be/9647j7K5kh4
Alex's first livestream episode on Nerd Life Network! Talking about Morbius, Peacemaker, and some other random movies he saw recently!
Alex shares a huge announcement for the future of Comics & Cinema before diving into the 2022 Oscars including the shocking incident with Will Smith.
0:00 Big Announcement! 9:27 Oscar Thoughts 14:21 Will Smith Controversy 24:50 Oscar Awards Discussion
Link to Nerd Life Network: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMaPmGlnqrNOF7KgeE3mWCw
Link to Announcement Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWY7cMX4P38
Alex and long time brother Stevie dive into Oscar discussions and predictions. We talk about almost every category, the new awards format, and where you can stream most of these films. There may even be a Ray Liotta impersonation!
Alex and guest, Kevin, discuss the Marvel Netflix shows coming to Disney+ and the Ms. Marvel trailer before diving into multiple Moon Knight comic runs and what they thing will come to the live action show!
8:06 Ms. Marvel Trailer 15:29 Moon Knight
Comics are: Moon Knight (2010) 1-12 Moon Knight (2014) 1-17 Moon Knight (2016) 1-14, 188-200
Alex and guest, Bryan break down The Book of Boba Fett episode by episode along with overall thoughts on characters, story, what they liked and didn't, themes, and what the future might hold!
Alex and guest Anthony talk full spoilers for The Batman with character breakdowns and their favorite parts. Also, find out who would win in a fight between Batman and Leatherface!
Alex and guest Robert break down Jonathan Hickman's recent X-Men series Inferno, issues 1-4.
Alex talks about the Oscar Nominations released this week along with his reviews of Belfast and Death on the Nile
16:03 Belfast 27:19 Death on the Nile
Alex waxes on a topic in this episode around nostalgia in media and whether it is a good or bad thing for the future of film
Special guest Cameron Klein is back, going over a slew of new shows as we both discuss our top anime of 2021. Topics are listed below. In this episode, some adult content is discussed and some language may be used
Table of Contents
-2:17 Education on Identifying the Different Types of Female Anime characters
-16:13 Why Manga Titles are Getting So Long
-24:41 How We Rank Movies and Shows
-35:40 Alex's Anime for 2021
-1:02:58 Cam's Top Action Anime
-1:24:32 Cam's Top RomCom, Slice of Life & Feel Good Anime
-1:36:26 Cam's Top Anime of 2021
-1:50:59 Anime in 2022
Alex discusses the recent X-Men comic events of the Hellfire Gala and Trial of Magneto. Hellfire Gala is available on Marvel Unlimited and Trial of Magneto is slowly making its way there!
Alex and guest Harry talk about their top TV from 2021 which includes anything they saw for the first time last year!
Alex and Stevie share their five honorable mentions and top ten movies of 2021 along with a discussion on lore and the future of movies!
Alex and guest Maya talk about the Hawkeye series in its entirety before doing a review of the MCU in 2021!
Alex dives into some comic tie-in's for Spider-Man: No Way Home. Spoilers for the movie are discussed! These classics include
Happy Birthday: Amazing Spider-Man 57-500 One More Day: Amazing Spider-Man 544, Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man 24, Sensational Spider-Man 41, and Amazing Spider-Man 545 One Moment In Time: Amazing Spider-Man 638-641
Alex, and guest Sarah, talk full spoilers as they discuss the new Spider-Man: No Way Home. Alex also takes some time to celebrate the 200th episode of Comics & Cinema!
Alex, with guests Anthony and Bryan, talk about the highs and lows of the Spider-Man saga in preparation for No Way Home. Along with movie breakdowns, the group shares their rankings and a few predictions for the new film!
1:12 Spider-Man 42:55 Spider-Man 2 1:18:37 Spider-Man 3 1:38:46 Amazing Spider-Man 1:55:40 Amazing Spider-Man 2 2:38:59 Homecoming/Far From Home 2:54:57 Rankings 3:01:55 No Way Home Predictions
Alex, and guest Maya, discuss the new Netflix films Passing and The Harder They Fall (starting at 17:00)
Alex and guest Kevin break down the Disney+ Day announcements including those from Disney, Pixar, Star Wars, and Marvel.
Alex and guest Robert talk about the second half of Matt Fraction's Hawkeye comic and how it could connect to the upcoming MCU series! Discussing Hawkeye Annual 1 and Hawkeye #13-16, 18-22.
Alex and guest Sarah dive deep into their thoughts on Marvel's latest epic, Eternals! Spoilers ahead!
Alex and guest Rob discuss the 2021 Eternals comic book series by Kieron Gillen and Esad Ribic (Issues 1-6) and the 2006 Neil Gaiman John Romita Jr Eternals comic series. The Eternals film is discussed but spoilers are avoided.
In a special half hour variety extravaganza, Alex talks about No Time to Die, The Boys, Midnight Mass, and Dune along with a preview of episodes for the rest of the year! (always subject to change)
Spoilers ahead as Alex and guests Anthony and Jaylynn dive into and discuss the new slasher film Halloween Kills!
Alex and guest Kevin talk about Marvel's newest series What If...? discussing each episode and the season as a whole before finishing up with their rankings!
Alex, along with guests Anthony and Bryan, dive into the mixed bag that is Venom: Let There Be Carnage. We talk about our high points and low points including dives into the comics and that wild mid credits scene. Spoilers ahead!
Alex and guest Robert talk about the first half of Matt Fraction's Hawkeye comic and how it could connect to the upcoming MCU series! Discussing Young Avengers Presents #6 and Hawkeye #1-12, 17.
Alex and guest Anthony dive into a three hour variety special. Starting with reactions to the new Hawkeye trailer, they then review and discuss James Wan's Malignant before getting into the meat of this episode: Bo Burnham's new Netflix special Inside breaking down each and every song and skit while commenting on Mental Health, Society, the Internet, and Philosophy.
Alex, and guests Cara, Jaylynn, and Maya roundtable their most "controversial" opinions on the Marvel Cinematic Universe before celebrating all their favorite moments.
*All parties involved reserve their right to change and modify their list as time goes on and more MCU content is released (or opinions change)!
On this months Comic Book episode, Alex and Robert break down the 2020 Shang-Chi mini series along with some other comics Alex read recently and a discussion on the new Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer!
Alex talks briefly about the Green Knight and the state of movie theaters before diving into James Gunn's latest hit!
Alex and guest Sarah dive into the 2016 12 issue series of Black Widow by Mark Waid and Chris Samnee along with some recs on more Black Widow series'
Alex and guest, Anthony, take a trip down Fear Street to talk about the Netflix trilogy of horror films, 1994, 1978, and 1666. Stick around and there may even be a talk on some favorite Jason kills!
Alex and guest Sarah take a deep dive discussing Marvel Studios' newest film, Black Widow!
Alex and guest Kevin touch on Episode 4 of Loki before diving deep into this incredible fifth episode, stay tuned through the end for all the easter eggs we caught and predictions for what is to come!
June's Comic Book Club finds our host and guest, Robert digging into Loki: Agent of Asgard issues 1-17 by Al Ewing and Lee Garbett
Alex and special guest, Maya, reminisce on their top ten Disney Channel Original Movies plus a few honorable mentions and more!
Alex and special guest Stephen talk about their favorite movie on its tenth anniversary
Alex and special guest Robert dive into Dark Avengers 1-6 and what it could mean for the MCU going forward.
It's Mummy May! To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of The Mummy Returns we are taking a look at the recent (not Tom Cruise) Mummy movies starting with the 1999 classic!
Time to talk about the winners and losers of the 2021 Oscars along with the new format!
Alex and special guests Harry and Stevie discuss and decide their Oscar ballots for 2021. All categories are covered in the hopes that you will be able to win your very own Oscar ballot against your family/friends.
Alex dives deep into the hollow earth to talk about all the things he loved and didn't like in Godzilla vs. Kong including some surprising connections to the MCU!
Alex dives into the modern day Godzilla movies he watched including: Godzilla vs. Destoroyah Godzilla 2000 Godzilla: Final Wars Godzilla (2014) Godzilla: King of the Monsters Kong: Skull Island
Alex dives into the second episode of Falcon and Winter Soldier, The Star Spangled Man talking full spoilers.
This month's comic book episode looks at the 2020 comic Falcon & Winter Soldier 1-5 by Derek Landy and Federico Vicentini
Alex and special guest Giuseppe release their own Snyder cut of an episode talking about Zack Snyder's Justice League film.
Alex continues his dive into the Showa Era Godzilla films in preparation for Godzilla vs Kong. He also recommends a few Godzilla comics! In this episode, the following films are discussed: Destroy All Monsters All Monsters Attack Godzilla vs Hedorah Godzilla vs Gigan Godzilla vs Megalon Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla Terror of Mechagodzilla
Alex dives into the Showa Era Godzilla films in preparation for Godzilla vs Kong. In this episode, the following films are discussed: Godzilla (1954) Godzilla Raids Again King Kong Vs Godzilla (1963) Mothra vs Godzilla Ghidorah, The Three-Headed Monster Invasion of Astro-Monster Ebirah, Horror of the Deep Son of Godzilla
Alex and special guest Robert tackle Vision Quest and how it could tie into WandaVision. Join us on the February Comic Book episode as we cover West Coast Avengers 42-45, 47-49, & 52 which includes White Vision, the Twins, Agatha Harkness, a very stylish She-Hulk, a mouse-hungry Tigra, and so much more!
Alex discusses Nomadland, Chloé Zhao, and the amazing cast. While not mentioned in the episode, most of the music is by an amazing pianist, Ludovico Einaudi. Literally the one thing I wanted to mention since I have loved his music for years.
Alex discusses both the English and Spanish 1931 Dracula movies as 2021 marks their 90th anniversary
Alex and special guest Robert discuss House of M 1-8 and how it may tie into WandaVision.
Alex and Stevie discuss the Bruce Lee collection which includes The Big Boss, Fist of Fury, The Way of the Dragon, Enter the Dragon, and Game of Death.
Alex and Stephen Klein discuss their top movies of 2020, top movies they watched in 2020 (that didn't come out in 2020), and worst movies.
Special guest Cameron Klein goes over a cornucopia of anime titles he watched in 2020 along with why we love anime and some recommendations for new-comers!
Table of Contents: -Why We Love Anime
-29:00 Action/Adventure/Fantasy Overlord, Goblin Slayer, Sword Art Online, Fate Stay Night Unlimited Blade Works & Heavens Feel
-53:00 Ecchi/Harem High School DxD, Testament of Sister New Devil
-1:10:30 Comedy Konosuba: Gods Blessing On this Wonderful World
-1:17:00 Romance Aochan Can't Study, My Little Monster, Nisekoi, Maid Sama, My Teen Romantic Comedy Snafu, Toradora
-1:48:15 Shounen Blue Exorcist, God of High School, Inuyasha, Jujutsu Kaisen
-2:07:45 Questions and Recommendations Subbed or Dubbed, Funimation vs Crunchyroll, Demon Slayer, Fire Force, One Punch Man, Dragon Ball Super, Naruto Shippuden, Mob Psycho 100, My Hero Academia
*Episode contains language and some adult content
Alex, along with special guest Paul Hermann, dive into not just The Rise of Kylo Ren comic but the Skywalker Saga and the Mandalorian (and future for Lucasfilm)
Episode was recorded 12/08/20
Alex discusses Annihilation: Scourge Alpha, Fantastic Four, Nova, Silver Surfer, Beta Ray Bill, and Omega
Alex provides audio commentary to Chapter 13 of the Mandalorian, The Jedi along with discussion!
Alex discusses Season 1 of Lovecraft Country with special guests Maya Caine and Robert Klauser.
Alex discusses the 2020 Election as it is happening along with The Purge, The Purge: Anarchy, The Purge: Election Year, and The First Purge.
For October's Comic Book Club, Alex discusses Ruins of Ravencroft: Carnage, Sabretooth, and Dracula & Ravencroft 1-5 all available on Marvel Unlimited!
Alex discusses some scary (relative term) movies he has been watching along with discussing My Hero Academia: Two Heroes
Alex discusses the news of Doctor Strange being in the new Spider-Man film before diving into Justice League: War!
September's Comic Book episode spinning out of the pages of Captain Marvel, Alex discusses Star 1-5!
It's the 65th anniversary of Diabolique and Alex dives right into the history of this film and how it is a masterclass in suspense
Alex talks about watching all three Cheetah Girls in a very short span of time and thoughts on the "original" Disney+
Alex remembers Chadwick Boseman and discusses this month's comic Rise of the Black Panther
Alex provides a non spoiler review of the film, talks about the precautions AMC is taking in their theaters, and then gives a spoiler discussion on the film.
Alex talks about some life updates, Black is King, Ip Man 4, The House that Jack Built before the main feature of Sunset Boulevard
Alex discusses the story of the first black Captain America in Truth: Red, White, & Black on this months comic book episode.
Alex discusses the film X-Men on its 20th Anniversary along with some of the themes of the X-Men and how they can be translated into the MCU!
Alex discusses Cinema Paradiso along with a discussion on the power of movies and theaters.
For June's comic book club Alex dives into and discusses the 2006 Marvel Comics Event Civil War. The comic's to read are: New Avengers: Illuminati (One-Shot), Fantastic Four 536-537, Amazing Spider-Man 529-531, and Civil War 1-7.
Alex discusses the new format for the podcast going forward along with Do The Right Thing
On the 100th episode of the podcast, I am dedicating it to all of the black lives lost over the years to police brutality. In this episode I discuss how to have discussions with others regarding the current events along with some discussion on unconscious bias and what we can do to start change.
Alex discusses the death and subsequent protests of George Floyd along with the Netflix documiniseries Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich before diving deep into the comic series Original Sin.
Alex discusses fixing his soundbar along with The Exam, Captain Marvel, some new plans for the show and a peek at Original Sin
Alex spends the first half of this episode talking about Quarantine and the pandemic along with sharing a Calvin and Hobbs strip. He then talks about the new Netflix movie Extraction and a last minute (literally) review of Disney Gallery
On May the 4th, Alex talks about the few movies he has seen including Sword of Doom along with TV shows Ghost Adventures and Kim's Convenience. He then gives a Coronavirus update before diving into everything Star Wars including the final arc of Clone Wars!
Alex discusses all the movies he has seen since he went into Quarantine two weeks ago. There are a lot...and also a lot of bad jokes. Buckle Up, stay six feet away, and enjoy!
For March's comic book club, Alex discusses Thor: Ages of Thunder which encompasses Matt Fraction's story of one-shots
Ages of Thunder, Reign of Blood, Man of War, and God-Sized Special
Happy International Women's Day! On this episode, Alex briefly discusses I Am Not Okay With This, The Princess and the Frog, Pokemon: Mewtwo Strikes Back - Evolution and Midsommar before diving into spoiler and non spoiler reviews of
My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising The Invisible Man Onward
For February's Comic Book Club, Alex discusses the Avengers vs X-Men epic of 2012.
Readings: Avengers vs X-Men 0-12 Avengers vs X-Men Infinite Comics 1.5, 6.5, and 10.5 AvX: VS 1-6
Alex discusses seeing Birds of Prey or the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn & Harriet (The Incredible Emancipation of One Harriet Tubman and also 70 other people)
Alex along with guests Harry Pankow and Stephen Klein discuss their 5 worst movies of the year, five honorable mentions and then top ten films. They then discuss some Oscar predictions and Alex wraps up with an After Oscars talk.
*Some language
In this months comics podcast Alex discusses the following new comics
Excalibur 6 Fallen Angels 6 Marauders 6 New Mutants 6 X-Force 6 X-Men 5 Captain Marvel 14 Star 1 Thor 1 Web of Venom: The Good Son
Alex then has a dedication for John Bierly who passed away recently before moving into the Comic Book Read for the month: Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi - Captain Phasma 1-4 Star Wars: Age of Resistance - Captain Phasma and a full reading of Darth Vader 25
Ending with next months read, Avengers vs X-Men 0-12
Alex discusses his top TV shows he saw in 2019 along with movies he is looking forward to in 2020. He also discussing the following movies
Y Tu Mama Tambien Jupiter Ascending The Killing Dreams Adventure Land The Murder of Laci Peterson The Wages of Fear
Alex discusses his reactions to the new Morbius trailer and then goes into detail on every category of the 2020 Oscar Nominations along with his corrected nominations list!
Alex spends some time discussing and explaining the different ways to get into reading comics and some issues people reading comics face along with the new issues he read: Venom 21 & 22 X-Men 4 Marauders, Excalibur, Fallen Angels, New Mutants, and X-Force 5 Agents of Atlas 5 Captain Marvel 13 History of the Marvel Universe 6 Symbiote Spider-Man Alien Reality 1 Star Wars: Empire Ascendant King Thor #4
Alex concludes his Infinity Saga & Me storyline with tales from Black Panther to Spider-Man: Far From Home
Alex discusses the following movies before tackling the Top TV Shows of 2019 and Top Films of 2019 (that didn't come out in 2019):
Bombshell, A Hidden Life, Uncut Gems, Good Morning, Good Boys, In the Mood for Love, The Two Popes, Jumanji: The Next Level, 6 Underground, & Little Women
Alex switches things up this month by discussing this year on the podcast in regards to comics along with a look ahead for next year. Alex discusses Power Man and Iron Fist: Sweet Christmas and Zombies Christmas Carol.
Alex and special guest Stephen discuss their top 50 Movies of the Decade with a run time fitting for all of the amazing films from the last ten years
Alex, along with a special guest, discuss all 9 movies in the Skywalker Saga along with Solo and Rogue One.
Alex continues the Infinity Saga & Me with discussion on Captain America: Civil War Doctor Strange Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 Spider-Man: Homecoming Thor: Ragnarok
Alex discusses the March 2020 Marvel Comic solicitations along with the following new comics Guardians of the Galaxy 12 Excalibur 4 Marauders 4 New Mutants 4 X-Force 4 Fallen Angels 4
Alex goes into detail about the Marvel movies of Phase 2 which include Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Age of Ultron, and Ant Man
Alex discusses the new comics this week on the app including Age of X-Man: Apocalypse and the X-Tracts 4 Age of X-Man: Marvelous X-Men 5 Spider-Man Life Story 4 Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man 7 The Punisher 12 Immortal Hulk 19 Amazing Spider-Man 23
Alex has some thoughts on Marvel Studios adapting the Agents of Atlas along with reviews and discussion on Marriage Story Ford v Ferrari Richard Jewell Waves
Alex discusses all the third issues of X-Men, Excalibur, Marauders, Fallen Angels, New Mutants, and X-Force along with a discussion on hyping up comic books
In what is now a multiple part series, Alex discusses the entire Phase One of the Infinity Saga which includes Iron Man The Incredible Hulk Iron Man 2 Thor Captain America: The First Avenger The Avengers
Alex discusses the following comics on Marvel Unlimited this week Star Wars: Age of the Rebellion: Luke Skywalker Black Cat 1 Marvel Team Up 3 Age of X-Man: Prisoner X 4 Meet the Skrulls 5 Old Man Quill 6 Dead Man Logan 8 Uncanny X-Men 19
Alex discusses the Trailers for Black Widow, No Time To Die, Wonder Woman 84 along with the Golden Globe Nominations for Movies. He then talks about the new Mandalorian and Watchmen Episodes and the following films The Report El Camino Earthquake Bird The Irishman Noelle Let It Snow Holiday in the Wild Tangled Little Mermaid
Alex reviews and discusses the following comics History of the Marvel Universe 5 King Thor 3 Captain Marvel 12 New Mutants 2 X-Force 2 Fallen Angels 2 & the Future Fight: White Fox, Luna Snow & Crescent and Io issues
Alex discusses and reviews Frozen II and shares in detail the unused concept art from the Art of Avengers: Endgame book that talks about movies concepts from multiple Marvel films and what could have been!
Alex discusses his first trip to Casa Bonita along with Absolute Carnage 5 Excalibur 2 Marauders 2
Alex discusses the new comics on the Marvel Unlimited App Star Wars Age of Rebellion: Lando Calrissian War of the Realms: Giant Man 1 War of the Realms Strike Force War Avengers 1 War of the Realms Spider-Man & The League of Realms 1 Spider-Man Life Story 3 Marvelous X-Men 4 Nextgen 4 Uncanny X-Men 18 Daredevil 5 Black Widow 5 Old Man Quill 5 Ironheart 6 Immortal Hulk 17
Alex discusses the movies he saw this week along with his initial thoughts on Disney+. Movies and shows on this episode are
Harry Brown Dolemite True Grit Doctor Sleep The Mandalorian Life According to Jeff Goldbum
Alex discusses the following comics combining Marvel Unlimited Monday, Midtown Comics and this weeks comics as a make up episode
King Thor 2 History of the Marvel Universe 4 Fearless 4 Aero 4 Agents of Atlas 3 Avengers 25 Harleen 2 DCeased 6 Guardians of the Galaxy 11 Fallen Angels 1 X-Men 2
Alex discusses the following films Parasite Jojo Rabbit Dolemite Is My Name Triple Frontier Along with a discussion on people not going to the movies and how film twitter is a misguided place
Alex discusses X-Force 1 and New Mutants 1 along with announcing the November Comic Book Club Issues
Alex discusses the following issues that came out this week on Marvel Unlimited Star Wars Age of the Republic: Han Solo War of the Realms Strike Force The Dark Elf Realm Marvel Team Up 2 Age of X-Man: Prisoner X 3 Meet the Skrulls 4 Champions 5 Dead Man Logan 7 The Punisher 11 Uncanny X-Men 17
Alex discusses the following movies in order Van Helsing The Nightmare Before Christmas Halloween (2018) Tales from the Crypt Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein Halloween (2007) Easy A The Current War The Lighthouse (Along with monologue)
On this months comic book club the theme is Halloween! Alex discusses Tomb of Dracula 1 Werewolf By Night 1 Spider-Man: The Short Halloween Marvel Zombies Halloween Marvel Zombie Avengers Halloween Special
Alex discusses the following new comics on the Marvel Unlimited App Thanos 1 War of the Realms: Uncanny X-Men 1 Age of X-Man: X-Tremists 3 Star Wars: Vader - Dark Visions 3 Black Widow 4 Marvel Comics Presents 4 Superior Spider-Man 5 Fantastic Four 9 Doctor Strange 13
On this weeks round up, Alex reviews Demon Slayer, Personal Shopper, Late Night, Stuber, Watchmen, and Trick R' Treat
On this 50th Episode, Alex takes some time to thank the people who inspired him on his podcast journey, reviews Marauders 1, Spider-Man Full Circle, and Immortal Hulk 25. Then, reads essays he wrote back in the day about Spider-Man, Sentry, Dr Strange, Nightcrawler, Black Bolt, and Galactus.
Alex discusses his thoughts on the first episode of Watchmen along with the new comics on the Marvel Unlimited App
Alex discusses the two movies he saw this weekend along with talking about Night Gallery
Alex discusses his monthly Midtown Comics haul which includes: History of the Marvel Universe 3, Avengers 24, Aero 3, Marvel Comics 1001, Fearless 3, King Thor 1, DCeased 5, and Harleen 1
Alex reviews the new comics he picked up this week: X-Men 1, Absolute Carnage 4, and Guardians of the Galaxy 10
Alex discusses a new interview Jonathan Hickman did for Dawn of X and then discusses the new comics that came to the Marvel Unlimited App for October 14th 2019
Alex discusses some comments he has seen about Joker and Star Wars, going into a discussion on how social media affects the movie experience. Then he live reacts to the new Jungle Cruise and Dolittle Trailers and reviews Mister America and Halloween (1978).
Alex has a full spoiler discussion on the series of House and Powers of X along with a preview of what is to come in the Dawn of X.
Alex discusses Powers of X 6 along with an announcement for the new monthly comic book club!
Alex and Stephen review Joker along with a discussion on comments made by Martin Scorsese and a review of Sinister
Alex has a special guest on this episode...his brother, Stephen Klein! They discuss Rosemary's Baby, The Night of the Hunter, The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, and Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
Alex discusses the new issue of House of X along with Spider-Man by JJ Abrams and Anyone by Charles Soule
Alex discusses the new comics on the Marvel Unlimited App for the week of September 30th 2019
Alex discusses the Sony/Disney Spider-Man news along with reviews of Between Two Ferns: The Movie, Rosemary's Baby, Next, and Satan's Little Helper. Alex also talks briefly about some thoughts on Joker next weekend.
Alex discusses the new comics on the Marvel Unlimited App for the week of September 23rd 2019
Alex discusses the new comics this week Guardians of the Galaxy 9, Absolute Carnage 3 and House of X 5
Alex discusses the new comics on the Marvel Unlimited App for the week of September 16th, 2019
Alex reviews The Dead Don't Die and Ma along with some movie news, discussion on some Halloween movies, and honors Friday the 13th
Alex discusses the new comics this week, Powers of X 4, Venom 18, and Silver Surfer: Black 4 along with a special message on this 25th episode (even though he thinks it's episode 24)
Alex discusses the movies he saw this week including It Chapter Two, Ready Or Not, Rocketman, and Batman vs. Robin
Alex discusses seeing the extended cut of Spider-Man Far From Home along with Brightburn
Alex discusses the new Joker trailer along with his thoughts on DC's movies. He also reviews Invader ZIM: Enter the Florpus and The Hustle.
Alex discusses the new comics that came out this week including Venom 17, Absolute Carnage 2, Thor 16, and House of X 3
Alex discusses the new comics on the Marvel Unlimited app for this week
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Alex discusses the weekend box office along with three films he saw: Inglourious Basterds, The Peanut Butter Falcon, and Angel Has Fallen
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Alex discusses the news from D23 regarding Marvel's Disney + Shows, the movies coming out this weekend, and three films he saw this week: Dora and the Lost City of Gold, Dunston Checks In, and My Hero Academia: Two Heroes
Monthly episode where Alex discusses the new comic solicitations from Marvel for November 2019
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Alex discusses the new comics of the week including Powers of X 3, Guardians of the Galaxy 8, and Magnificent Ms. Marvel 6 along with the Sony/Spider-Man news.
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Alex reviews and discusses the new comics that came out this week on the Marvel Unlimited App
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Alex discusses this weekends box office performance along with a discussion on the current state of cinema
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Alex discusses the comics he received in his monthly shipment from Midtown Comics including some DC titles!
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Alex discusses this weekends movies along with reviews for The Curse of La Llorona, The Wicker Man, and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Alex discusses this weeks new comics Powers of X #2, Silver Surfer: Black #3, & Symbiote Spider-Man #5
Alex reviews and discusses the new comics that came out this week on the Marvel Unlimited App
Alex discusses this weekends box office along with reviews of Alita: Battle Angel & The Farewell
Alex discusses some trailers he saw along with the upcoming movies this weekend and some movies he saw this week:
Monty Python & The Holy Grail A Silent Voice The Wandering Earth
Alex discusses the new issues Agents of Atlas 1, Absolute Carnage 1, and House of X 2. There are some spoilers but I make sure to point that out. Theme Music by Scott Holmes.
Alex discusses the new releases on the Marvel Unlimited App for August 5th 2019. Theme Music by Scott Holmes.
Alex discusses the first episode along with Once Upon a Time in...Hollywood, House of X #1, Powers of X #1, and the possible future of the show. Theme music by Scott Holmes.