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"A Quiet Place: Day One" (1:18) has hit theaters with its third installment in the franchise. Plus, director Yorgos Lanthimos has released another film "Kinds of Kindness" (15:12), an anthology film with three separate stories starring Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons. We also do our weekly discussion of "The Boys" (S4 E5) (29:22), and "House of the Dragon"(S2 E3) (1:18:41).

News of the Week (2:01:46): Dune 3, Green Lantern, Harry Potter

(Song: BANDIT x Don Toliver)

This is our 3rd entry to our special series "Marvel's 20th Century Fox Era". In this episode, we discuss "Fantastic Four" (2005) and "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer" (2007). (We're definitely not talking about "Fan4stic"). But before we get into it we also discuss some news about Marvel's return to Hall H at SDCC this year.

Happy Juneteenth once again! Kendrick Lamar decided to live-stream a concert on Juneteenth from Inglewood, CA in conjunction with Amazon Music and Twitch called "The Pop Out: Ken & Friends" (1:09), a cultural and historic moment in Hip-Hop history. Jordan also got the chance to check out "The Bikeriders" (24:17) and we get back to our normal weekly discussions of the latest episodes of "House of the Dragon"-S2E2 (34:11) and "The Boys" - S4E4 (1:08:45).

As we continue our series on Marvel's 20th Century Fox Era, in this episode we discuss "Daredevil" (2003) and "Elektra" (2005). But first, we have another discussion about Blade's development, which again does not have a director.

(Song: Bring Me To Life x Evanescence)

The boys are back in town! We have returned from the 2024 American Black Film Festival (1:17) and have a ton to report on, from the films and panels to the music performances and red carpet. Also, the latest film from Pixar has arrived with "Inside Out 2" (25:58), can this movie bring Pixar back to life? On the TV side, two of our major shows are back on the airwaves, "The Boys" (45:18) season 4 with the first three episodes, and the season 2 premiere of "House of the Dragon" (1:55:56).

(Song: Never Too Much x Luther Vandross)

The Bad Boys, Will Smith, and Martin Lawrence are back with another entry into the franchise "Bad Boys: Ride or Die" (1:22), how does it hold up against the others? Ishana Night Shyamalan (the daughter of M.) has made her directorial debut with "The Watchers" (20:51) and Glen Powell and Richard Linklater team up in the new movie on Netflix "Hit Man" (30:08). Also last week we got the first 2 episodes of "The Acolyte" (43:59). Did Star Wars finally give us a good show? Or is it mid like some of their other attempts?

News of the Week (1:04:29): Avengers 5, Jordan Peele meets with Marvel

(Song: Bad Boyz x Shyne ft. Barrington Levy)

In anticipation of the release of "Deadpool & Wolverine" later this summer, we’ll be revisiting 16 Marvel movies released by 20th Century Fox, from the original X-Men trilogy to the most recent Deadpool films, unpacking moments of an era that helped shape modern comic book cinema. In this first episode of the series, we discuss the original X-Men Trilogy, it's significance, our personal experience with the films, and of course some of our favorite moments of the movies.

After the opening dicussion about our relationship with the trilogy, we kick things off with 2000's 'X-Men' (31:15) to recap its significance in the context of modern day superhero films. We then transition to 'X2: X-Men United' (1:09:43), which was widely regarded as one of the greatest comic book films of all time when it was released. After that, we wrap up the discussion with the disappointing conclusion of 'X-Men: The Last Stand' (1:58:36)

(Song: Thong Song x Sisqo)

This week we return with an all-new season! Starting the summer with the high-octane blockbuster, "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga" (1:29) and the latest entry into the Planet of the Apes franchise, "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes" (19:06). We also take the time to do some catchup (35:31) with movies like "Back to Black", "In A Violent Nature", "Haikyuu: The Dumpster Battle", and "Black Twitter: A People's History". We also have an in-depth discussion about the recent low numbers at the box office (1:38:25) following "Furiosa" and "The Fall Guy".

(Song: BUNKER/PREROLL x mynameisntjack, Tommy Richman)

The first season of X-Men '97 has concluded and there's a ton to discuss. We review both the penultimate episode and the finale, along with our thoughts on the season. But first we start this episode with some news about Marvel and their upcoming release dates and projects.

Happy belated Star Wars Day! May the 4th was this past weekend and Disney+ released a follow-up to "Tales of the Jedi" with "Tales of the Empire"(17:19). Also Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt star in "The Fall Guy" (1:28), the action/rom-com film about stunts in Hollywood. Jordan also checked out the new take on "The Talented Mr. Ripley" with "Ripley" (27:07) on Netflix. Also in this episode, we do our 2024 Summer Box Office Predictions (37:33), ordering our top 5 movies that will make the most money this summer and an exercise guessing the over and under of the summer blockbusters.

News of the Week (1:44:36): Trailers (Mufasa, The Boysd), Cobra Kai, Giancarlo in the MCU, Superman

(Song: They Not Like Us x Kendrick Lamar)