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_outlineLaunching into Man of Steel we compare Christopher Reeve to Henry Cavill, consider the messianic Christ allegory, Kryptonian design, superpower development and Hans Zimmer. As we move to Batman v Superman we highlight the brilliant casting choices of rounding out the trinity with Batfleck himself Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, as well as the Wonder Woman unaired pilot, and Martha, Martha, Martha.
Margot Robbie excels in her Harley Quinn debut in Suicide Squad, Jared Leto as Joker not so much. Joel Kinnaman’s Rick Flagg and the gross texture of Killer Croc also get a mention. Then, Wonder Woman finally receives a solo live-action film complete with a bombastic score, wartime feminism, and a lacklustre romance?
The original 2017 release of Justice League was a rapid-fire mess that mishandles Flash, sidelines Cyborg, mangles Superman’s face and bathes the end of the world in a red filter. After that, cheesy underwater melodrama abounds in Aquaman, so we talk primarily about Jason Momoa in the titlular role.
Zachary Levi shines as kid turned superhero Billy Batson in Shazam. A movie with some odd lore, stranger villains, a Black Adam connection and its own upcoming sequel too. For something completely different, Birds of Prey with breakout star; Harley’s Perfect Egg Sandwich not to mention a completely colourful look and introductions for Black Canary and Huntress.
Sequel Wonder Woman 1984 suffers pandemic release woes as well as criticisms over Steve Trevor’s “return”. Diana gains some new abilities in this excessive sequel, and we gain a perfect Pedro Pascal performance as Maxwell Lord.
In the practically fan-demanded redux of Zack Snyder’s Justice League; Steppenwolf gets a more imposing appearance, Cyborg becomes the heart of the movie, Flash demonstrates the extent of his powers, Snyder indulges (especially with the slow-mo), Batman is redeemed, Martian Manhunter is introduced and a future with both Darkseid and the Knightmare reality is teased.
Finally, we look to the future with Harley Quinn and Peacemaker on HBO Max plus The Suicide Squad, Aquaman 2, Shazam Fury of the Gods and Black Adam all on the horizon.
Topic Timestamps:
- Introductions to DC & Superman (00:20)
- Man of Steel (2013) (13:24)
- Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) (32:20)
- Suicide Squad (2016) (46:34)
- Wonder Woman (2017) (57:57)
- Justice League (2017) (1:05:36)
- Aquaman (2018) (1:12:25)
- Shazam! (2019) (1:20:20)
- Birds of Prey (2020) (1:26:16)
- Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) (1:34:37)
- Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) (1:44:30)
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