What's up, folks! While we all wait for the next MCU film, Spiderman: Far From Home-remember to check out our latest installment of Afronerd Radio's Grindhouse podcast airing every Sunday at 6pm eastern.  The topics on our blerd board list are: back to back spoiler free reviews for Octavia Spencer's horror flick, Ma and WB/Legendary Pictures' Godzilla: King of the Monsters; on the TV streaming front, DC Universe's Swamp Thing also premiered this weekend with impressive graphics and hopeful reviews;  a recent Variety.com piece attempts to compare the legacies and social/cultural impact of Michael Jackson and Beyonce as black artists; the latest issue Doomsday Clock introduces the notion of a "metaverse"; is anyone going to see X-Men: Dark Phoenix next week? Is it for morbid curiosity or legitimate excitement?; actress, Viola Davis discusses race, skin tone and maturing women's roles in Hollywood (again); we forgot to address the infamous CW Batwoman trailer; Mister Miracle writer, Tom King joins director, Ava Duvernay ro help co-write her forthcoming New Gods film and how will it contrast  from Marvel's Eternals?;  And lastly, our impressions of Gilette's second ad tackling alleged toxic masculinity in which a transgender teen learns how to shave for the first time.  Call LIVE at 646-915-9620.