Kneel Before Pod

The Road to Doomsday continues with 2011's Iron Man 2. The conversation covers flawed characters, figuring out the formula and death and alcoholism.

Featuring

• Craig McKenzie can be found on this very site and over on We Are Starfleet on the Trek Geeks Podcast Network
• Darren Mooney's words can be read on Second Wind Group or his website and his voice can be heard on The 250 podcast or Dublin’s Q102 radio station. He can also be found on Twitter and BlueSky.

Show Notes

TV Reviews

• Craig’s reviews of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Craig’s reviews of Ms. Marvel
• Craig’s reviews of She-Hulk: Attorney At Law
• Craig’s reviews of Secret Invasion

Movie Reviews

• Craig’s review of Avengers: Age of Ultron
• Craig’s review of Ant-Man
• Craig’s review of Captain America: Civil War
• Craig’s review of Doctor Strange
• Craig’s review of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
• Craig’s review of Spider-Man: Homecoming
• Craig’s review of Avengers: Infinity War
• Craig’s review of Captain Marvel
• Craig’s review of Avengers: Endgame
• Craig’s review of Spider-Man: Far From Home
• Craig’s review of Black Widow
• Craig’s review of Eternals
• Craig’s review of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
• Craig’s review of Deadpool & Wolverine
• Craig’s review of Captain America: Brave New World
• Craig’s review of Thunderbolts*
• Craig’s review of Spider-Man: Brand New Day
• Craig’s review of Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice
• Craig’s review of The Flash
• Craig’s review of Supergirl

Podcasts

• Our Road to Doomsday series
• The Avengers
• Captain America: Civil War
• Doctor Strange
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
• Avengers: Infinity War
• Captain Marvel
• Avengers: Endgame – first and second podcast
• Spider-Man: Far From Home
• Black Widow
• Eternals
• Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
• Ms. Marvel
• She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
• Secret Invasion
• Deadpool & Wolverine
• Captain America: Brave New World
• Thunderbolts*
• Spider-Man: Brand New Day
• Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice
• The Flash (Movie)
• Supergirl

Misc

• Emily Blunt talking about turning down the role of Black Widow

Music

• Niall Stenson’s cover of the “Marvel music” and his YouTube channel

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We continue our journey down the Road to Doomsday with the second MCU entry, The Incredible Hulk. The conversation covers building a franchise, compromised visions and the Hulk being close to God!

Featuring

• Craig McKenzie can be found on this very site and over on We Are Starfleet on the Trek Geeks Podcast Network
• Izaak Stoakes can be found on Twitter, BlueSky, Instagram and his writing Instagram
• Darren Mooney's words can be read on Second Wind Group or his website and his voice can be heard on The 250 podcast or Dublin’s Q102 radio station. He can also be found on Twitter and BlueSky.

Show Notes

TV Reviews

• Craig’s reviews of She-Hulk: Attorney At Law
• Craig’s reviews of Hawkeye

Movie Reviews

• Our Road to Doomsday series
• Craig’s review of Avengers: Age of Ultron
• Craig’s review of Thor: Ragnarok
• Craig’s review of Black Widow
• Craig’s review of Captain America: Brave New World
• Craig’s review of Thunderbolts*
• Craig’s review of Spider-Man: Brand New Day

• X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Podcasts

• Avengers: Age of Ultron
• Thor Ragnarok
• Black Widow
• Hawkeye
• She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
• Captain America: Brave New World
• Thunderbolts*
• Spider-Man: Brand New Day

Music

• Niall Stenson’s cover of the “Marvel music” and his YouTube channel

If you enjoyed what you heard here, please subscribe to Kneel Before Pod. If you have any feedback then we’d love to hear it. You can find us on Facebook ,Twitter and BlueSky. We can also be found on TikTok. You can also make yourself known in the comments section below or you can join us on Discord

Recently, Craig had the pleasure of talking to Lindsey Ryan, the writer and director of the movie Capsized, which premiered at this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival. The discussion covers challenging herself as a film maker, hoping for good weather and bittersweet reality.

Show Notes

• Craig's review of Capsized
• Lindsey's IMDb
• The Capsized website

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September has ended and we're awake to discuss the news and trailers. The conversation covers premature stories, vocal departures and franchises learning nothing.

Featuring

• Craig McKenzie can be found on this very site and over on We Are Starfleet on the Trek Geeks Podcast Network
• Andrew Marshall’s work can be found on this site and on the Starburst website

Show Notes

TV Reviews

• Craig's reviews of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 4
• Craig's reviews of Marvel's Inhumans

Movie Reviews

• Craig's review of Resident Evil (2026)
• Craig's review of Heart of the Beast
• Craig's review of Fall 2
• Craig's review of Skintown
• Craig's review of Capsized
• Craig's review of Masters of the Universe
• Craig’s review of Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves
• Craig's review of Solo: A Star Wars Story
• Craig's review of Star Trek: Section 31
• Craig's review of Alien: Covenant
• Craig's review of Alien: Romulus
• Craig's review of Cop Car
• Craig's review of World War Z
• Graeme's review of Kubo and the Two Strings

Podcasts

• Craig's interview with Ella Lucas
• Craig's interview with Kieron J. Walsh
• Craig's interview with Victor Cook
• Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 4
• Our Road to Doomsday series
• Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves
• Our Alien Day podcasts
• Solo: A Star Wars Story
• Marvel's Inhumans - First Podcast and Second Podcast
• Star Trek Into Darkness

Trailers

• Wildwood
• Remain
• Animals
• The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth
• Artificial
• Ink
• Madden
• Werwulf
• Day Drinker
• Clayface
• Ray Gunn
• Gremlins 3
• Godzilla Minus Zero
• The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
• Street Fighter

News

• Asa Germann cast as Angel in X-Men
• Marvel spy thriller TV series Zodiac greenlit
• Information on next Star Trek movie
• World War Z sequel is back on
• New Saw movie
• Meryl Streep to voice Aslan in Greta Gerwig’s Chronicles of Narnia
• Ridley Scott confirms plans for a new Alien movie
• Robert Eggers to direct Romeo & Juliet adaptation
• Margaret Qualley and Sabrina Carpenter to star in Fred Astaire biopic
• Playmates
• The Challenger cast
• Ryan Gosling developing live-action Flinstones movie about Bamm-Bamm
• Jon Watts to direct new Star Wars Skywalker saga movie

Misc

• Craig's recent appearance on ChuckyVision discussing SoulM8te
• Adam Driver's X-Men announcement
• Tom Holland's Lip Sync battle performance
• The Flintstones sketches on Family Guy

Music

• Niall Stenson’s cover of the “Marvel music”, the "Star Wars Cantina Theme" and his YouTube channel

If you enjoyed what you heard here, please subscribe to Kneel Before Pod. If you have any feedback then we’d love to hear it. You can find us on Facebook ,Twitter and BlueSky. We can also be found on TikTok. You can also make yourself known in the comments section below or you can join us on Discord

The next stop on the Road to Doomsday is the start of the Marvel Cinematic Universe; 2008's Iron Man. The conversation covers ambition, character growth and billionaires as protagonists.

Featuring

• Craig McKenzie can be found on this very site and over on We Are Starfleet on the Trek Geeks Podcast Network.
• Aaron Billingham can be found on this very site

Show Notes

TV Reviews

• Craig’s reviews of What If…?

Movie Reviews

• Craig’s review of Avengers: Age of Ultron
• Craig’s review of Spider-Man: Homecoming
• Craig’s review of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
• Craig’s review of Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania
• Craig’s review of Thunderbolts*
• Craig’s review of The Fantastic Four: First Steps
• Craig’s review of The Flash
• Craig’s review of Superman

Podcasts

• Our Road to Doomsday series
• Avengers: Age of Ultron
• Spider-Man: Homecoming
• What If…?
• Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
• Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
• Thunderbolts*
• The Fantastic Four: First Steps
• The Flash
• Superman

Misc

• The Onion video about the Iron Man trailer

Music

• Niall Stenson’s cover of the “Marvel music” and his YouTube channel

If you enjoyed what you heard here, please subscribe to Kneel Before Pod. If you have any feedback then we’d love to hear it. You can find us on Facebook ,Twitter and BlueSky. We can also be found on TikTok. You can also make yourself known in the comments section below or you can join us on Discord

Recently, Craig had the pleasure of talking to Kieron J. Walsh, the director of the movie Skintown, which premiered at this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival. The discussion covers treating difficult subjects sensitively, learning from history and making sequences look bigger than they actually are.

Show Notes

• Craig's review of Skintown
• Kieron's IMDb

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has completed its fourth season and Kneel Before Pod boldly goes into an extended conversation breaking down the season. We cover canon adherence, too many gimmicks and changing hairdos.

Featuring

• Craig McKenzie can be found on this very site and over on We Are Starfleet on the Trek Geeks Podcast Network.
• Chris Mackrell can also be found on a Sunday between 12 and 2pm GMT live on Black Diamond FM and periodically on Lave Radio

Show Notes

TV Reviews

• Craig’s reviews of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 1
• Craig’s reviews of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2
• Craig’s reviews of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3
• Craig's reviews of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 4

Podcasts

• Our Star Trek 60th Anniversary special
• Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 1
• Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2
• Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3

Misc

• The referenced cookware

Music

• L’Orchestra Cinematique’s cover of the “Star Trek: The Original Series theme” and their YouTube channel

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Recently Craig had the pleasure of talking to Ella Lucas, star of the recently released Camp Rock 3. The conversation covers switching disciplines, meeting heroes and the Disney machine.

Show Notes

• Ella’s IMDb
• Ella’s Instagram
• Ella’s TikTok

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Avengers: Doomsday is coming and Kneel Before Pod begins its journey down the Road To Doomsday by looking back at the earliest introductions of the key players. The journey opens with 2000’s X‑Men, often seen as the start of the modern superhero era. The conversation covers adaptation choices, prejudice and the Punch Dimension.

Featuring

• Craig McKenzie can be found on this very site and over on We Are Starfleet on the Film Stories podcast network
• Izaak Stoakes can be found on Twitter, BlueSky, Instagram and his writing Instagram
• Andrew Marshall’s work can be found on this site and on the Starburst website
• Kat Kourbeti can be found here

Show Notes

Movie Reviews

• Craig's review of The Wolverine
• Craig's review of X-Men: Days of Future Past
• Craig's review of X-Men: Apocalypse
• Craig's review of Logan
• Craig's review of X-Men: Dark Phoenix
• Craig's review of The New Mutants
• Craig’s review of Supergirl
• Craig’s review of The Marvels

Podcasts

• Our Road to Doomsday series
• Logan
• Supergirl
• The Marvels

Misc

• Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen doing dramatic readings of Taylor Swift lyrics

Music

• Niall Stenson’s cover of the “X-Men Animated Series Theme” and his YouTube channel

If you enjoyed what you heard here, please subscribe to Kneel Before Pod. If you have any feedback then we’d love to hear it. You can find us on Facebook ,Twitter and BlueSky. We can also be found on TikTok. You can also make yourself known in the comments section below or you can join us on Discord

For Star Trek’s 60th, Kneel Before Pod teams up for a special crossover with We Are Starfleet, sharing what the franchise means to us before diving into a writers’ room challenge to create a new pilot from random elements.

Featuring

• Craig McKenzie can be found on this very site and over on We Are Starfleet on the Trek Geeks Podcast Network.
• Chris Mackrell can also be found on a Sunday between 12 and 2pm GMT live on Black Diamond FM and periodically on Lave Radio
• Mike Slamer, Ashley Thomas and Ian Buckley from We Are Starfleet on the Trek Geeks Podcast Network

Show Notes

TV Reviews

• Craig’s reviews of Star Trek: Discovery
• Craig’s reviews of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
• Craig’s reviews of Star Trek: Prodigy season 1
• Craig’s reviews of Star Trek: Picard
• Craig’s reviews of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy season 1

Movie Reviews

• Craig’s review of Star Trek: Beyond
• Craig’s review of Star Trek: Section 31

Podcasts

• Star Trek: The Motion Picture
• Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
• Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
• “Space Seed” and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
• Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
• Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
• Star Trek: Generations
• Star Trek: First Contact
• Star Trek: Insurrection
• Star Trek: Nemesis
• Star Trek (2009)
• Star Trek Into Darkness
• Star Trek Beyond
• Star Trek: Discovery first episodes
• Star Trek: Discovery season 1 – part 1 and part 2
• Star Trek: Discovery season 2 – part 1 and part 2
• Star Trek: Discovery season 3
• Star Trek: Discovery season 4
• Star Trek: Discovery first episodes
• Star Trek: Discovery season 1 – part 1 and part 2
• Star Trek: Discovery season 2 – part 1 and part 2
• Star Trek: Discovery season 3
• Star Trek: Discovery season 4
• Star Trek: Discovery season 5
• Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 1
• Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2
• Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3
• Star Trek: Picard season 1
• Star Trek: Picard season 2
• Star Trek: Picard season 3
• Star Trek: Starfleet Academy season 1

Music

• Captain_Meatshield’s cover of the “First Contact” and “Star Trek: The Next Generation“ theme and his YouTube channel

If you enjoyed what you heard here, please subscribe to Kneel Before Pod. If you have any feedback then we’d love to hear it. You can find us on Facebook ,Twitter and BlueSky. We can also be found on TikTok. You can also make yourself known in the comments section below or you can join us on Discord