Cinema Excelsior

Well, we couldn't skip it. Elektra is notable for being the only Marvel film with a singular female protagonist, and for nothing else. Nonetheless, the Cinema Excelsior crew gives it as thorough a dissection as we're able, and illuminate the SHOCKING SECRETS it holds. With Nick Bestor, Stefan Claypool, Lillian DeRitter, Laura Felschow, and Daniel Watson-Jones.

All right, let's get this over with. The Cinema Excelsior crew finishes its teardown of Blade: Trinity with a stirring discussion of the worst X-Files episodes ever made. Featuring Nick Bestor, Stefan Claypool, Derek Long, and Daniel Watson-Jones.

HANNIBAL KIIIIING! Our takedown of Blade Trinity continues! This week, we fall out of love with Ryan Reynolds all over again.

Get it? Because there's three of them. Blade: Trinity is the final film (to date) in the Blade series. Does everyone's favorite Daywalker go out with a bang, or is this franchise getting a little long in the tooth? (God, I hate myself for that pun.) With Nick Bestor, Stefan Claypool, Derek Long, and Daniel Watson-Jones.

Closing time! We wrap up our discussion of Spider-Man 2 with a breakdown of the cyclical nature of depth and complexity in the comics medium and try to figure out what we've learned.

Our roundtable returns for part 3 of our Spider-Man 2 discussion! Featuring Nick Bestor, Stefan Claypool, Derek Long, Patrick Regan, and Daniel Watson-Jones.

Join the Cinema Excelsior crew for the second part of our analysis of Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 2. Featuring Nick Bestor, Stefan Claypool, Derek Long, Patrick Regan, and Daniel Watson-Jones.

The Cinema Excelsior team takes another glimpse into the secret life of Peter Parker in part one of our Spider-Man 2 analysis. Still viewed fondly as a modern classic, Sam Raimi's 2004 film was perfectly tuned to appeal to the tastes of the moment upon its release. How does it hold up a decade later? Well, about that...