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The portal to the multiverse has opened, and gigantic Liev Schreiber is coming for us all! This week we're joined by the incomparable Geordan Tilley (@GeordanATilley) in our very first guest episode. Together we tackle Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) in all its glory, from the animation to the score to the characters to everything that makes it great. Spoiler alert: we love this movie a lot!! We go beyond the movie and chat about its place within the superhero genre, why it didn't perform as well as it might've, and what it is about this film and others like it that bring us (and Geordan) so close to this art form. 

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Raya and the Last Dragon dropped this past Friday (March 7th) on Disney+ and in theaters around the world where they are open! Eric and Shaleila review the movie for you and tackle the beautiful animation, cultural depiction, issues with pacing, wishes for Disney World, the game Journey, the traditional nitpicks, and how it's absolutely for the lesbians. 

Some wonderful words from Kelly Marie Tran, the voice of Raya, and more on the fight for good WLW representation in animated children's media: Raya and the Last Dragon’s Kelly Marie Tran Thinks Her Disney Princess Is Gay (Vanity Fair)

Martin Scorsese's been in the news recently for speaking about Marvel movies and other blockbusters films not being "cinema", and for critiquing algorithmically-driven streaming services for treating film as "content". We think he's got a point! But what do his words really mean? What made everyone so upset? What does it take to be a "real" film fan? Do you need to watch old movies and foreign films to qualify? We go deep.

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An investigation into the beauty of Joe Cornish's slept on movie. This might just be our best episode so far, so you're not gonna want to miss this, or the movie it's about. We talk sincerity, myths, groundedness, writing good characters, and the importance of letting kids be kids. Please, more movies like this!

The first major Hollywood release made during and about the pandemic is here, and it's the Doug Liman-directed, Steven Knight-written LOCKED DOWN! We think it's...not great, but it did remind us one of Shaleila's faves, the also Steven Knight-penned insane masterpiece SERENITY (2019). We cover a quick update on the state of movies these days (0:14), then LOCKED DOWN (3:07), and finally, SERENITY (31:26)!

In which we cover the first two episode of Marvel's WandaVision, which dropped on Disney+ on January 15th. Spoiler alert: they're very strange and very captivating! We've got a rundown of all the sitcom and Marvel references in the episodes, as well as some explanations and theories as to what's going on and what to expect ahead. Whether you're a an MCU stan or a newcomer to the world of Wanda and Vision, this one's for you. Also, are S.H.I.E.L.D. and S.W.O.R.D. just Doctor Who and Torchwood??? Who's to say!

Disney hosted Disney Investor Day (DID) on December 10th, 2020, and you can bet Disney Superfan Eric caught the entire thing live! Since Disney owns just about everything related to The Culture and The Media, we're here to quickly recap for you the movies and tv shows that will be the talk of the town for the next few that were announced, and highlight the bits you really need to pay attention to. We're doing so in a series of episodes - this one focuses on all things Pixar, a podcast favorite. Also, is the upcoming film LUCA just Call Me By Your Shape of Water? Who's to say! (Us!)

Disney hosted Disney Investor Day (DID) on December 10th, 2020, and you can bet Disney Superfan Eric caught the entire thing live! Since Disney owns just about everything related to The Culture and The Media, we're here to quickly recap for you the movies and tv shows that will be the talk of the town for the next few that were announced, and highlight the bits you really need to pay attention to. We're doing so in a series of episodes - this one focuses on their Original movies and television products, excluding Pixar which we will cover in the next episode. Plus, we talk basketball! Wouldn't have called that on this podcast, would you!

Disney hosted Disney Investor Day (DID) on December 10th, 2020, and you can bet Disney Superfan Eric caught the entire thing live! Since Disney owns just about everything related to The Culture and The Media, we're here to quickly recap for you the movies and tv shows that will be the talk of the town for the next few that were announced, and highlight the bits you really need to pay attention to. We're doing so in a series of episodes - this one focuses on Marvel. Also included: Shaleila going off about how Tatiana Maslany is God. It's true!!

Disney hosted Disney Investor Day (DID) on December 10th, 2020, and you can bet Disney Superfan Eric caught the entire thing live! Since Disney owns just about everything related to The Culture and The Media, we're here to quickly recap for you the movies and tv shows that will be the talk of the town for the next few that were announced, and highlight the bits you really need to pay attention to. We're doing so in a series of episodes - this one focuses on Lucasfilm (Mainly Star Wars, Indiana Jones). If you're overwhelmed by the amount of canon Star Wars content about to be out in the world, we break down how to deal with that as well. Let us know what you think of the announcements!