The Oscars 2021 Live Commentary
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Live! We watch the Oscars and comment on the 93rd Annual Academy Awards as they air. It’s a time for celebrating the films of 2020, because after the year that was, we all need something to celebrate. Hit play on our podcast as you watch on Hulu (US) or 7Plus (Australia) and we should be in sync.
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Star Wars Sith Day Special
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May the 4th be with you! Our Star Wars special debuts on Sith Day; we discuss the prequel trilogy with a focus on Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Plus the animated debuts of Boba Fett and General Grievous!
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Godzilla vs Kong: What's a King to a God?
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The King has returned! Kong battles Godzilla in a fun, colourful MonsterVerse mash-up with a not-so-surprising third contender.
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Monsterverse: King Kong & Godzilla
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A tale of two titans. We delve into Legendary’s Monsterverse, up to 2019’s King of the Monsters, and its renditions of the giant ape and atomic lizard on the big screen as well as Kong’s journey to get there.
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DC Retrospective: Ultimate Edition
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Our massive 2.5hr look back through the DC Extended Universe movies culminating with Zack Snyder's Justice League.
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Assorted Superhero Sequels
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An Easter egg from the vault as we discuss a slew of then-recent Superhero sequels; Incredibles 2, Deadpool 2, Avengers: Infinity War and Ant-Man and the Wasp, as well as theorising on the future of Marvel and DC fare.
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Passion & Purpose
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Soul and Sound of Metal: A pair of films now Oscar-nominated, both centring on protagonists searching for purpose and meaning in their lives, linked also by their passion for music.
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Black Leads
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A belated Black History Month celebration of recent titles starring Black leads, covering a mix of documentary, drama and horror films.
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Animated Assortment
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We talk anime, adaptation and artistic direction for a trio of odd animated features from around the globe.
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The Story of Film: 10th Anniversary
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We return for 2021 with a 10th anniversary celebration of Mark Cousins’ The Story of Film; as Luke and guest Harry discuss insights from, and viewing choices inspired by the first five episodes.
info_outlineAn Easter egg from the vault as we discuss a slew of then-recent Superhero sequels; Incredibles 2, Deadpool 2, Avengers: Infinity War and Ant-Man and the Wasp, as well as theorising on the future of Marvel and DC fare.
Serge joins us as our first guest on the show. We discuss The Incredibles movies and how the sequel differs, its focus on superhero teamwork, villain misdirect, the levels of humour for a young and adult audience and the ever-popular Jack-Jack.
For Deadpool 2 we talk about the charm of Ryan Reynolds, the marketing mislead around X-Force, the tonal shifts throughout, Vanessa being fridged, Cable dropping the C-bomb, and the future of the franchise under Disney.
It's been over 20 movies of build-up, does Avengers: Infinity War live up to the hype? We talk about the connective tissue of Age of Ultron and Civil War especially, superhero fatigue, the various team up pairings, our thoughts on Avengers 4 (we still didn't know the Endgame title back then!) and how many of the character deaths may be permanent.
Still in the MCU we talk about Ant-Man and the Wasp. The nature of the quantum realm and its narrative importance, the charm of Paul Rudd, Antz vs A Bug's Life, the comedic success of this series, villains and the introduction of The Wasp.
Finally, we discuss a number of trailers for upcoming superhero/comic book fare from Marvel, DC and others. As well as a brief discussion on the surprise sequel reveal from the end of Split and what that means for Glass.
Titles & topics this episode:
- Incredibles 2 (2018) (1:30) [ DVD | Blu-ray | UHD | Disney+ | Amazon | Google Play | Youtube | Microsoft | Apple TV | Fetch | FandangoNOW | VUDU | DirecTV | AMC On Demand ]
- Deadpool 2 (2018) (23:43)
[ DVD | Blu-Ray | UHD | Disney+Star (AU) | Amazon | Google Play | Youtube | Apple TV | Microsoft | Fetch | Hulu | VUDU | DirecTV | RedBox | Sling | Spectrum On Demand ]
- Avengers: Infinity War (2018) (39:53)
[ DVD | Blu-Ray | UHD | Disney+ | Amazon | Google Play | Youtube | Apple TV | Fetch | VUDU | FandangoNOW | DirecTV | AMC On Demand | SlingTV | TNT | TBS | Tru TV ]
- Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) (1:00:10)
[ DVD | Blu-Ray | UHD | Disney+ | Amazon | Google Play | Youtube | Apple TV | Microsoft | Fetch | VUDU | FandangoNOW | DirecTV | AMC On Demand | SlingTV | TNT | TBS | Tru TV ]
- Future of Superhero movies (1:26:10)
We discuss trailers and theories for Avengers 4, Captain Marvel, M. Night Shyamalan's Glass, Shazam, Aquaman, Birds of Prey and Wonder Woman 2
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