Hollywood Already Did It

Blake and Terrence dive into The Suicide Squad, the semi-sequel to 2016's movie, and the continuation of the DCEU.  They give their overall reactions and review, why we love R-Rated villain stories, the mix of horror, action and comedy in this movie, and why the box office doesn't really matter.

Terrence and Blake sit down to discuss Jungle Cruise.  Their overall impressions of the movie, the challenges and advantages of adapting a theme park ride over other properties.  And why we adore movies like this, The Mummy, POTC, Indiana Jones and Romancing the Stone.

Blake and Terrence discuss the new Space Jam movie.  After 25 Years waiting for a sequel, we look back on the original and the new and compare what each one did it build its central character and its villains.

Blake, Terrence and Jamie assemble once again for the Loki finale!  This week we pair up Loki with Terminator, one of the greatest time travel franchises of all time, to discuss characters who are locked into roles based on their presumed futures.  Loki who has seen who he has to become and wrestles with the changes he has gone through, and John Connor who was told who he would be and had to spend his life preparing for what is believed to be inevitable.

Blake, Terrence and Jamie (Marvel Pair Up, Phase Zero, comicbook.com) circle up to discuss Black Widow, the long overdue solo film for Natasha, and how unlike other prequels they manage to add interesting stakes and make us want to know what happens next for several of the characters

Blake, Jamie and Terrence continue their mini-series about Loki and time travel movies with Looper.  Taking episode five "Glorious Purpose" and pairing with 2012's Looper to discuss finding your destiny through meeting yourself and how it pushes both protagonists.

The fifth and what feels like final installment of The Purge franchise is here!  Showing a world split down the middle with racial tensions driving some extremists to declare The Purge should last forever.  While it deals with themes and ideas that reflect what is happening in todays world, it does so very bluntly and doesn't offer any solutions beyond our downfall.  Which begs the question, what is left to explore in the world of The Purge?  Let us know what else you want to see in this franchise!

Episode Four of Loki is here, and with it another episode of Marvel Pair up, where Blake, Jamie and Terrence take each episode of Loki and pair it thematically with a time travel movie, to explore the themes and ideas of the genre as it pertains to the show.  This week we look at About Time and discuss romance with time travel and the importance of learning to love yourself.

Blake and Terrence discuss the absurd stunts and action in F9.  But despite unrealistic physics, they both still have a deep love and excitement for this family.  They talk why the movies have lasted the test of time and what else there is left to explore when it comes to family.

Blake, Terrence and Jamie are back to look at episode three of Loki: Lamentis.  We go over our reactions and review of the episode, why it is not a filler episode and pair it up with Star Trek to talk about the rules of time traveling, and what you can learn from yourself.  How meeting yourself changes the arc and motivation for both Loki and Star Trek's main characters. Let us know your thoughts of Lamentis!  Was this episode filler, or was it amazing?