A Lost Plot

Do all Michael Bay movies suck? In this Michael Bay classic, Maverick and Nicholas discuss the iconic Transformers original movie. With Optimus Prime, Megatron, and Shia LaBeouf, this plot has a lot of potential - and a lot to fall short by. Do the Autobots have what it takes to create a movie franchise worth watching? Or did this movie earn its Razzie Awards for a reason?

Why do you hate modern movies? They create characters that aren't believable, you can't sympathize with, or simply don't make sense. In this episode, Maverick outlines some of the basic principles of a great protagonist, and discusses how marvel, James Cameron, and many other directors fail to follow these basic tenets to create heroes that you can root for. 

Is Phase 5 of the Marvel Universe doomed? In the second installment of phase 5, Scott Lang returns with Hope Van Dyne and Cassie to enter the quantum realm and face off against the new Thanos: Kang the Conqueror. But does the third ant man installment really get us excited for what's to come, or does it just prove that modern Disney movies and plots suck? In this episode, Maverick and Avalon discuss the heroes and villains of the quantum realm, and how the plot line always matters.

In this concept episode, Maverick discusses the idea of suffering and sacrifice, and why modern movies suck at creating compelling forms of suffering. Is the suffering reversible? Is it tied to the story goal? What kind of suffering is compelling? All these questions and more are answered in this brief concept episode.

Paul Rudd made a classic superhero movie once. But can he make a great plot again? In this episode, Maverick and his guest Avalon discuss Ant Man's return, his new enemies, and how sometimes the greatest treasure of all... is the plot lines we learn from along the way.

When Scott Lang is released from prison, he's gotta find a way to make some money to pay child support. Like, you know, become a superhero. In this episode, Maverick and his guest Avalon discuss the plot lines of Ant Man, and how good movies like Ant Man could have been great movies. 

Pulling a classic science fiction book into the 21st century, Denis Villenueve's Dune is a space flight of epic proportions. Does Paul, Leto, and the entire Atreides line stand a chance against the Harkonnen as they try to wrestle control of the spice of Arrakis? In this episode, Maverick and his guest Arundell discuss this adaptation of a classic book, and how Denis succeeds - and fails - to pull viewers into his plot.

Jake Sully has a second chance to redeem his character. In this episode, Maverick and Jennaline took the opportunity to compare the latest edition to the Avatar franchise, and determine if it is worthy of continuing James Cameron's epic universe.

In the war between nature and technology, an injured veteran Jake Sully is enlisted to help befriend an alien world. In this episode, Maverick and Nicholas discuss the great effort James Cameron put into this movie... and the critical pieces of storyline he missed in the process.

Thor has a love interest with a woman and a hammer. A guy gets a sword and steals kids. In this episode, Maverick is joined by two guests, Andrew and Juan, who together analyze what Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman bring to this fourth installment of the Thor franchise.