Stefan, Nick, Derek, and Dan go to war with Mark Goldblatt's 1989 adaptation of "The Punisher", starring Dolph Lundgren and debate the relationship between a successful adaptation and its loyalty to the source material.

Episode 2: The Punisher (1989)

<p>Cinema Excelsior is an exploration of films based on Marvel Comics. We analyze the good, the bad, and the really, really bad movies that make up the Marvel canon and try to understand what makes each one succeed or fail as adaptation, as production, and as art.</p>

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Cinema Excelsior is an exploration of films based on Marvel Comics. We analyze the good, the bad, and the really, really bad movies that make up the Marvel canon and try to understand what makes each one succeed or fail as adaptation, as production, and as art.

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Episode 2: The Punisher (1989)

Episode 2: The Punisher (1989)