The Infinity Stone Podcast: Recent Episodes
Andy & Matt
The Infinity Stone Podcast is a fan podcast dedicated to examining every movie of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The goal of this show is to look at the movies from the perspective of fans of these movies, not necessarily comic book fans or movie critics. These are the most popular movies in the world, yet online discussions about them tend to be dominated either by specialized genre fans or people paid to review them. We're hoping to change that and most importantly, to have some fun along the way.
The hosts are Andy and Matt, two online friends who are also featured in the Purple Rock Survivor Podcast. They're hoping the experience they gained with that podcast will translate to discussions of some of their favorite movies.
We go full dork to bring The Infinity Stone Podcast to a close with duelling Top 10 lists of the best X-Men stories ever from the comics. Join us as we celebrate over 30 years of mutantdom. https://youtu.be/FpoZBt07Afw Watch along with Andy and Matt as they discuss: Andy's fairly conventional top ten X-Men stories. Matt's … Continue reading Finale part two: Top 10 X-Men Comic Stories of All-Time
It's time to bring The Infinity Stone Podcast to a close and what better way to shutter a podcast than to rank the films of a shuttered franchise? Join us as we rank every film in the FOX X-Men Cinematic Universe. https://youtu.be/XE_Y9tCzUxQ Watch along with Andy and Matt as they discuss: Christopher's top 4 X-Men … Continue reading Finale part one: Ranking the X-Men Cinematic Universe
It's the end of the road for Wolverine... and the end of the road for the podcast? Listen as The Infinity Stone Podcast discusses 2017's Logan. https://youtu.be/7f3lbTINZfE Watch along with Andy and Matt as they discuss: What we think of Logan. A superhero story with an end. The performances of Logan. How an R rating … Continue reading Episode 28: Logan
The Infinity Stone Podcast decides to start 2021 off... well, not "right" exactly. But with a podcast at least, as they cover the final film of the main X-Men franchise, 2019's Dark Phoenix. https://youtu.be/8d_uvegzuVo Watch along with Andy and Matt as they discuss: What we thought of Dark Phoenix. Its tortured route to existence and … Continue reading Episode 27: Dark Phoenix
Unable to bring ourselves to watch Dark Phoenix, we've decided to take a break from the main FOX X-Men universe and detour to the next release chronologically in the greater X-Men cinematic universe, 2016's Deadpool. Because it's better to watch movies that aren't awful. https://youtu.be/b5nYug45QSk Watch along with Andy and Matt as they discuss (timestamps … Continue reading Episode 26: Deadpool (2016)
"Everyone knows that the third movie is always the worst". You can't say X-Men: Apocalypse didn't call its own shot. Join The Infinity Stone Podcast as they complain about X-Men: Apocalypse while Matt's dog disagrees. https://youtu.be/re32QQI9des Watch along with Andy and Matt as they discuss: What we thought of X-Men: Apocalypse. What was its greater … Continue reading Episode 25: X-Men: Apocalypse
The second part of the second era of the FOX X-Men franchise, and fifth (or seventh?) film overall, The Infinity Stone Podcast discuses X-Men: Days of Future Past. https://youtu.be/CYSAcJhWkGc Watch along with Andy and Matt as they discuss: What we thought of X-Men: Days of Future Past. How the film overcomes the flaws of the … Continue reading Episode 24: X-Men: Days of Future Past
The Fox X-Men Cinematic Universe takes another crack at it with the not quite a prequel, not quite a reboot, X-Men: First Class. The Infinity Stone Podcast discusses how successful the effort was. https://youtu.be/DTxFcKqZrII Watch along with Andy and Matt as they discuss (timestamps for video. Audio might be off by a minute or … Continue reading Episode 23: X-Men: First Class
Each of the first two solo Wolverine movies only get half a podcast, which is fitting for two half-assed movies. This week, the podcast looks at 2009's X-Men Origins: Wolverine and 2013's The Wolverine. https://youtu.be/FCkC6gTG9Wc Watch along with Andy and Matt as they discuss (timestamps for video. Audio might be off by a minute or … Continue reading Episode 22: X-Men Origins: Wolverine and The Wolverine
We continue our visit through FOX's X-Men cinematic universe with a look at 2006's X-Men: The Last Stand, AKA the Franchise Killer. Well, maybe "The Franchise Maimer". Watch along with Andy and Matt as they discuss (timestamps for video. Audio might be off by a minute or so): Our feelings for this movie. Have they … Continue reading Episode 21: X-Men: The Last Stand
We continue our visit through FOX's X-Men cinematic universe with a look at 2003's X2: X-Men United. But first, Andy and Matt discuss recent happenings in MCU news, including super fun talk about mega-corporations sharing intellectual property. Watch along with Andy and Matt as they discuss (timestamps for video. Audio might be off by a … Continue reading Episode 20: X2: X-Men United
The MCU is taking a break, so either we do as well, or we do something else. Based on the title of this post and the image up top, you can guess what we decided to do. Join us for our first look at the second most successful superhero cinematic universe with 2000's X-Men. Watch … Continue reading Episode 19: X-Men (2000)
Matt and Andy finish off Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with their take on the recently released Spider-Man: Far From Home. Watch along with Andy and Matt as they discuss: Matt's tenuous grip on reality. If we liked the movie. The unspoken consequences of the film. How it compares to Homecoming. Possibly how … Continue reading Episode 18: Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
Just before the release of the MCU's latest film, Spider-Man: Far From Home, Andy and Matt dive into Sony's latest attempt to build a Spider-Man Cinematic Universe of their own, with 2018's Venom. Watch along with Andy and Matt as they discuss (time stamps for video. Audio might be off by a minute or so): … Continue reading Episode 17: Venom (2018)
Part of the journey is the end, and while this won't be the end of this middling podcast, it IS an end of some sorts to this epic saga of some heroes and a bunch of rocks. Join us for a spoiler-filled discussion of Avengers: Endgame. Watch along with Andy and Matt as they discuss … Continue reading Episode 16: Avengers: Endgame (2019)
The Infinity Stone Podcast is back to cover the #1 movie in theaters right now - how topical? What did we think of Captain Marvel and should you go see it? (Note: if you're spoiler-averse, you should have ALREADY seen it before listening). Watch along with Andy and Matt as they discuss (time stamps for … Continue reading Episode 15: Captain Marvel (2019)
Long after everyone stopped caring, the Infinity Stone Podcast is finally covering Ant-Man and the Wasp. Let's see if we still like it as much as we thought we did last summer. Watch along with Andy and Matt as they discuss (time stamps for video. Audio might be off by a minute or so): A … Continue reading Episode 14: Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
The Infinity Stone Podcast returns for a couple of firsts: the first animated film in the podcast's history and the first non-MCU film. But hopefully, not the last for either. But until then, let's do this one last time, yeah? Watch along with Andy and Matt as they discuss (time stamps for video. Audio might … Continue reading Episode 13: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Not only do we rank each of the films Marvel Studios has released in their first ten years, but we also summarize what you may have already heard us say about them before... but in order of preference! And longer! So much longer. Watch along with Andy and Matt as they discuss (time stamps for … Continue reading Bonus Episode – The Infinity Stone Podcast Ranks the First 20 MCU Films
The Infinity Stone Podcast comes to the end of its run (for now) with the movie that gave us our name. That's right, it's time for Avengers: Infinity War. Dread it, run from it, the podcast arrives all the same. Watch along with Andy and Matt as they discuss (time stamps for video. Audio might be … Continue reading Episode 12: Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
The Infinity Stone Podcast has another great week with two great movies in Thor: Ragnarok and Black Panther. So why waste time writing a preamble when we could just start the show already. Watch along with Andy and Matt as they discuss (time stamps for video. Audio might be off by a minute or so): Trivia How … Continue reading Episode 11: Thor: Ragnarok (2017) and Black Panther (2018)
It's a Spectacular Cinematic Spider-Man Extravangza as The Infinity Stone Podcast talks, talks, and talks some more about Spider-Man: Homecoming, Marvel's first Spider-Man movie where they had creative control. In addition, we discuss it's cinematic forebears from Raimi and Webb, Toby and Garfield. And judging from the rather unseemly length of this episode, we clearly … Continue reading Episode 10: Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
Things take a turn for the odd this week, unusual even, as we look at the MCU's deep dive into magic with Doctor Strange and the continuing oddball adventures of Star-Lord, Gamora, Rocket, Drax, and Baby Groot with Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2. Watch along with Andy and Matt as they discuss: Intro and … Continue reading Episode 9: Doctor Strange (2016) and Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 (2017)
The Infinity Stone Podcast finishes up Phase Two of the MCU with 2015's Ant-Man then begins Phase Three with Captain America: Civil War. And judging by the excessive length of this show, we apparently had a lot to say. Note: We apologize for the excessive length this week. The issue is that Civil War always felt like … Continue reading Episode 8: Ant-Man (2015) and Captain America: Civil War (2016)
The Infinity Stone Podcast continues its journey through the Marvel Cinematic Universe with the second big team-up film Avengers: Age of Ultron. Watch or listen along to find out if we think they nailed it or bit off more than they could chew. NOTE: We again suffered some technical difficulties in recording the final 15 minutes … Continue reading Episode 7: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Did you have fun watching the Marvel movies this week? Because we sure did! Watch and/or listen along while we discuss all the things we loved about Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Guardians of the Galaxy, and discuss Marvel's Third Act Problem. Watch along with Andy and Matt as they discuss (time stamps for … Continue reading Episode 6: Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) and Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
The Infinity Stone Podcast continues its journey through the Marvel Cinematic Universe with the beginning of Phase Two, 2013's Iron Man 3 and Thor: The Dark World. Watch or listen along as we debate whether Iron Man 3 is a Lethal Weapon movie and just where Thor: The Dark World went wrong. Watch along with Andy … Continue reading Episode 5: Iron Man 3 (2013) and Thor: The Dark World (2013)
The Infinity Stone Podcast continues its journey through the Marvel Cinematic Universe with the end of Phase One, 2012's The Avengers. Watch or listen along to our discussion of the biggest movie team of... that time Watch along with Andy and Matt as they discuss (time stamps for video. Audio might be off by a minute … Continue reading Episode 4: The Avengers (2012)
The Infinity Stone Podcast continues its journey through the Marvel Cinematic Universe with the fourth and fifth installments of the series Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger. Follow along with us to Asgard, Jotenheim, and WWII Europe. Watch along with Andy and Matt as they discuss: If our opinions of these films have changed as … Continue reading Episode 3: Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger
The Infinity Stone Podcast continues its journey through the Marvel Cinematic Universe with the second and third installments of the series The Incredible Hulk and Iron Man 2. Because it's good to show that beginnings can be difficult. Watch along with Andy and Matt as they discuss: How The Incredible Hulk holds up now that our … Continue reading Episode 2: The Incredible Hulk and Iron Man 2
The Infinity Stone Podcast begins its journey through the Marvel Cinematic Universe with the film that began it all: 2008's Iron Man. Watch along with Andy and Matt as they discuss: Why this podcast exists. Why we're the ones doing it. What we hope to achieve with this project (answer: fame and fortune, of course). … Continue reading Episode 1: Iron Man (2008)