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  • Episode 76 - Eternals

    Back to the original duo! We haven't done an episode with just the two of us in about 6 weeks because we've been having so much fun talking with guest hosts! This week, we're back to chatting and catching up, recommendations, and discussing news of the week before we jump into our review of the 26th MCU film, Eternals.

     

    Tracklist:

    2:58 - Intro/catch up, just the two of us!

    5:02 - Recommendations
    10:48 - News of the week: The passing of actor Dean Stockwell; Disney+ Announcements we loved
    26:10 - PROMO: Go Figure
    27:08 - Eternals review

     

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    1 hr 41 min
  • Episode 75 - Army of Thieves

    We've got three continents represented on the podcast this week as we're joined by Matt from Talking Pop Culture, all the way from Australia! We had such a fun time getting to know Matt and then chopping it up about how much fun Army of Thieves is.

     

    Tracklist:

    2:25 - Matt's comic origin story

    4:01 - How did the Talking Pop Culture YouTube channel come about?
    10:53 - What Matt's learned from podcasting and YouTubing
    14:51 - How Matt gets comics shipped to Australia and what he buys locally
    20:23 - Any "essential" graphic novels recommendations
    22:48 - Top reads of 2021 so far
    25:26 - PROMO: Legends A Superhero Story
    26:20 - Army of Thieves review
    - 27:16 - Thoughts on the first film of the franchise, Army of The Dead
    - 35:38 - Summary of Army of Thieves
    - 39:02 - Overall thoughts on this film
    - 49:46 - Favorite characters
    - 57:40 - Structure of the film, favorite scenes, writing/dialogue
    - 1:09:20 - How does this prequel fit into the same universe as Army of The Dead
    - 1:14:13 - Is there a message in this film?
    - 1:18:20 - How does the ending of this prequel fit with Army of The Dead and setup the third film, Planet of the Dead
    - 1:25:03 - Army of Thieves Rating

     

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    1 hr 32 min
  • Episode 74 - Fear Street Trilogy

    The conclusion to our jam-packed spooky season series! We are joined by Verno from The Cerebros Podcast, Nick from Comic Culture, and Cookie from Just a Little Podcast as we tackle Netflix's Fear Street Trilogy!

     

    1:01 - Verno from The Cerebros Podcast

    1:20 - Nick from Comic Culture
    1:55 - Cookie from Just A Little Podcast
    2:54 - Horror film trivia / Q&A
    23:27 - Fear Street Part One: 1994 review
    - 25:58 - How well or how poorly does this first film live up to its genre decade?
    - 35:36 - Knowing that this is part one of a trilogy, how does this film stack up as a stand alone?
    - 42:06 - Best/Favorite killer?
    - 46:38 - Best/Favorite Teen?
    - 49:12 - Best Death Scene?
    - 51:52 - Thoughts on the ending/lead up into the second film and our combined rating
    58:47 - Fear Street Part Two: 1978 review
    - 1:00:22 - How well or how poorly does this first film live up to its genre decade? 
    - 1:05:00 - Knowing that this is part two of a trilogy, how does this film stack up as a stand alone?
    - 1:12:33 - Best/Favorite killer?
    - 1:18:28 - Best/Favorite Teen?
    - 1:20:25 - Best Death Scene?
    - 1:25:05 - Thoughts on the ending/lead up into the second film and our combined rating
    1:31:34 - Fear Street Part Three: 1666 review
    - 1:33:49 - How well or how poorly does this first film live up to its genre era? 
    - 1:43:26 - Knowing that this is the final entry of a trilogy, how does this film do when wrapping up the whole story?
    - 1:56:02 - Thoughts on the ending/lead up into the second film and our combined rating
    2:06:32 - Any music stand out throughout the trilogy?

     

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    2 hr 21 min
  • Episode 73 - Venom: Let There Be Carnage

    On this episode we're speaking with our buddy Tom, from the 2 Brothers at a Watercooler podcast about his publishing company and the comic he's got on Kickstarter at the moment! Hedge is about a deaf witch in New York City whose desire to learn more about magic lead to unintended consequences. Be sure to give this one a look as this all ages comic is a diverse and fun fantasy tale! The main event, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, is a lot of Mark trying to get Jasmin and Tom to say something (ANYTHING) positive.

     

    Tracklist:

    1:26 - Director of Photography, Halyna Hutchins, was killed on the set of Rust due to a prop gun having a live round

    5:39 - Tom's comic origin story
    17:38 - How did 2 Brothers At A Watercooler come to be as a podcast?
    20:23 - When did you create Crow Hill Comics?
    23:35 - Tom's original comic, Hedge, on Kickstarter
    32:24 - PROMO: Comic Book Keepers
    32:57 - Venom: Let There Be Carnage Review
    - 34:03 - Our viewing experience
    - 37:40 - Overall thoughts on the first Venom film
    - 39:36 - Summary of Venom: Let There Be Carnage
    - 41:38 - Overall thoughts on Venom: Let There Be Carnage
    - 50:52 - Favorite characters
    - 55:44 - Structure and writing
    - 1:05:42 - Favorite scenes and what we would have cut
    - 1:12:34 - Too much CGI or just right?
    - 1:18:51 - Ending and mid-credits overall MCU impact/connections
    - 1:35:08 - Venom: Let There Be Carnage rating

     

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    1 hr 39 min
  • Late to the Party Book Club - Episode 11 - Batman: The Long Halloween

    We wanted to cover something seasonal since it's officially spooky season, and what could be more perfect than one of the most quintessential Batman stories, Batman: The Long Halloween. This month, we are joined by Chris Hacker of The Oblivion Bar Podcast as he helps us break down what makes this a MUST read for any Batman fans.

     

    Tracklist:

    1:27 - Getting to Know Chris from The Oblivion Bar podcast
    3:33 - Summary of Batman: The Long Halloween
    6:12 - Overall reading experience
    15:50 - Gotham as a character
    18:56 - Character highlights
    29:13 - Thoughts on the writing and structure of this book
    41:59 - Tim Sale's artwork throughout the book
    50:52 - The Holiday reveal
    1:06:08 - Batman: The Long Halloween film
    1:16:31 - Batman: The Long Halloween Special, set for release 26 October 2021 -- a direct follow-up comic to the original book

     

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    1 hr 26 min
  • Episode 72 - DC Fandome and Something is Killing the Children
    Guess what... VS is back! Who do you think wins in a battle between Ghostface (from a Scream of your choosing) and The Fisherman (from the first I Know What You Did Last Summer film)?! We cover a LOT this week as we go through some our favorite moments from DC Fandome Day 1 and we cover all 20 issues of Something is Killing the Children.
    1 hr 55 min
  • Episode 69 - GU Conversations - Martin ”Biff” Averre of ACE Comics
    For our September conversation, we speak with Martin ”Biff” Averre, founder and owner of ACE Comics, a retailer in the UK! Biff‘s been in the industry for 40 years and he was generous with his time, allowing us to pick his brain about all things comics! Not in the UK? No worries, you can still order from ACE and have it shipped to you!
    1 hr 19 min
  • Episode 68 - Jujutsu Kaisen Season 1
    We secretly took some time off, but we are back after almost two week of not recording! We're doing another trailer reaction with Hawkeye, talking about new books coming next year from DC and Marvel, and then we go deep into the first season of Jujutsu Kaisen.
     
    Tracklist:
    0:54 - Catch up, Jasmin took a week off and Mark went moonlighting on other podcasts (BlamePhable and The Cerebros)!5:18 - Hawkeye series trailer reaction11:39 - New comics next year from the Big 2 - Batgirls from DC and Ben Reilly: Spider-Man from Marvel18:33 - Promo: Good Game Guys Podcast19:32 - Jujutsu Kaisen season 1 review- 24:48 - Overall series summary- 31:09 - Breakdown of the 5 major categories of anime- 33:48 - Overall thoughts on the first season as a whole- 41:17 - Favorite and/or most compelling characters- 57:55 - Thoughts on the structure and arcs of the first season and favorite episodes- 1:12:27 - Anything we'd change?- 1:15:44 - Thoughts on the animation style- 1:19:04 - Discussing Intro 1- 1:22:10 - Discussing Intro 2- 1:25:36 - Discussing the Ending song- 1:28:52 - The end of season 1, hopes for season 2- 1:35:59 - How we'd rate Jujutsu Kaisen
     
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    1 hr 39 min

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