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In case you didn’t know, Tom King is currently writing the hell out of Batman over at DC. After turning in a stellar 12 issues on Vision of all characters over at Marvel, King got scooped up by DC to write Batman. He was taking over as writer for Scott Snyder who moved on to All-Star Batman. Snyder’s 52 issue run on Batman was an amazing run that set the bar high for King coming in (You can catch our Comic Book Book Clubs talking about Snyder’s run here, here, here and here). But King has knocked it out of the park.

Kriss and Dpalm discuss Tom King's run on Batman then talk about the crossover with The Flash, The Button and what it means for the future of DC in the Rebirth era.

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The ladies of MTR are joined by Joi of @BlackGirlNerds to discuss Wonder Woman, Themyscira and the joy of having a woman director on a big budget film. The Doctor and Shanna also give a quick reaction to the new Black Panther teaser trailer. 

Kriss & Dpalm put together a quick Super Tuesday Recap to talk about the Black Panther teaser trailer released by Marvel. The first black superhero of any major comic book publisher finally gets his own solo film and the first trailer looks amazing. We discuss the importance of this movie and why now is the perfect time for this movie to come out. 

We also talk about the importance of black women being in this movie in a significant way. It's been a long wait but because of that, we're getting the movie we deserve. Give the episode a listen and let us know how excited you are for this movie.

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Football has evolved in to the only true 12 month sport, evidenced by the number of topics we covered this wee with NFL Alum and SB Nation Analyst Stephen White. We talk about recruiting in 2017, making more people smarter about football, analyzing line play, and why quarterbacks aren't as smart as Y'ALL keep saying they are. Plus, we talk about the 17 Warriors playing ghosts, Ole Miss being real loose with their cheating, who asked for this Joe Paterno bio pic, Bob Stoops' shotgun retirement, and Colin Kaepernick's continued black balling by the NFL.

Topics:

• Bret Favre learned about nickel defense WHEN?
• Steve Kerr with wisdom about Warriors vs. Old Team Here.
• I mean..
• Ole Miss needs to get ready to pay ALL the money.
• JoePa movie, for who, for what?
• Old Man Snyder is dirty.
• Spencer Hall on Bob Stoops.
• Colin Kaepernick and the ever evolving lies about him.

Steve White – @sgw94 – SB Nation

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Season 3 of SyFy's 12 Monkeys is a mixed bag. This season has had some really great acting performances of the cast. Emily Hampshire as Jennifer Goines continues to be a standout on the series. James Callis also adds in a great performance as Athan the last 3 episodes. But the show has struggled with consistency and breaking its own rules the entire season. The writing, which used to be the strong suit of this show, has become it's greatest weakness. The writers seem to change or ignore established mythos and rules when it fits their needs. Also the reveal of the "True Witness" just doesn't stick the landing due to inadequate build up throughout this season.

Listen to HiroJa and The Doctor wrap up their Season 3 review of 12 Monkeys with the final three episodes:

• Episode 8 - Mask
• Episode 9 - Thief
• Episode 10 - Witness

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We have a lot to discuss this week and thankfully, we didn't touch on Donald Trump's fuckery at all. Kriss is joined by John from the Decepticomics and Non-Productive Comedy Show. We touch on a lot of hilarious topics but the big one is, Marvel dropped the teaser trailer for Black Panther during Game 4 of the NBA Finals.

Show Topics:

• Humans need natural predators to thin out traffic
• Remembering Adam West
  • West giving advice to other actors playing Batman at NYCC last year
    
• The Black Panther trailer is LIT!
• Why now is the perfect time for Black Panther
• Hoteps (fake Africans) are mad that Black Panther trailer has actual Africans/African culture
• Kriss gets irrationally upset at a Hotep for calling a jet a spaceship
• The perfect idea to keep sex robots from becoming a thing
• US Company is working to reanimate the dead
• Ice Cube confronts Bill Maher (Maher is still racist though)
• Great Moments In White Privilege
  • Woman gets flight canceled because she didn't want to give up her drink and isn't arrested
• Black Woman Shoutout
  • Shanita Hubbard - I want to partner with writers looking for assistance with finding their "voice". I provide one-on-one coaching to help scribes break down guards and develop a more intimate writing style.  I can also be booked for speaking events that center social justice, media or prison reform.

Guests: 

• John - @DonCoyote  - The G.E.E.K Show June 14th at The Creek and the Cave

It Comes At Night is a complicated film to review. The latest horror film produced by A24 is a technically sound film. Director Trey Edward Shults beautifully captures intense moments and suspense by using different lenses and playing with aspect ratios. Yet the actually story in the film leaves a lot to be desired.

It Comes At Night suffers from a few things. First, it is being marketed as a monster/horror film and it isn't. The title of the film suggests some creature or manifestation showing up. This type of false marketing is frustrating for audiences as they will spend most of the film with an expectation that is never fulfilled. But worse than false advertising, this film falls into the same problem that many "Art House" films do: It's completely unfulfilling as a form of entertainment.

Director Trey Shults admits to purposely leaving the audience without answers and while that can sometimes be acceptable for some films, it doesn't work here. The film drops us into a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by some mysterious illness. We aren't given many details in terms of time, place or even the specifics of the virus. All of that is fine for this film. But when it comes to the interactions of the two families in this film and the rules the film establishes up front, everything breaks down.

Joel Edgerton, Christopher Abbott and Kelvin Harrison Jr. all put in pretty solid performances. Harrison is particularly a standout as the 17 year old Travis, who seems to be the focus of much of this film. But their acting plus the suspense and tense brought on by the camera work and music, just aren't enough to overcome a pretty awful script. This leaves the film as being an enjoy film to admire for its technical aspects but pretty frustrating to watch as a form of entertainment.

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Hiroja and the Doctor continue their review of Season 3 of 12 Monkeys with the next 6 episodes:

• Episode 2 - Guardians
• Episode 3 - Enemy
• Episode 4 - Brothers
• Episode 5 -  Causality
• Episode 6 - Nature
• Episode 7 -  Nurture

The Good

The heist portion of Nature was the highlight of these 6 episodes. Once again Jennifer Goines uplifts the show and the season in general. Causality with Christopher Lloyd is the creepiest episode due to a very Children of The Corn vibe throughout. Todd Stashwick (Deacon) is also a standout acting-wise. The acting in general has been very good this season with everyone bringing their A game to the show. 

The Bad

The biggest problem with the show is the lazy writing and changing the rules as they go along. That becomes very apparent in this series of episodes. This shift in writing is dragging the entire season down and is losing all of the good will the show built up with the audience previously. We don't like that Cassie and Cole are keeping the secret of The Witness from the group since it causes more unnecessary problems.

Ramsey Death seems really convenient and the lack of effort on Cole's part to not try to save his " Brother " again speaks to the change in quality writing on the show.

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We're back with a new episode of the Insanity Check. Joining Kriss this time is Latoya (Winter Reign) host of Secret Sauce on the MTR Network.

Show Topics:

• Wonder Woman hits theaters and it's good...
  • But some dudes are salty
• Bill Maher back at it again
• The DNC is ignoring Black Women and its a HUGE mistake
  • Joy Reid's panel with L Joy
• This Week in Trump
  • To 'Covfefe' or not to 'Covfefe' 
  • Trump pulls out of Paris Climate Deal
  • Happy Pride Month: Trump might roll back Transgender integration in the Military
  • Ivanka Trump is pure white woman nonsense
• Great Moments In White Privilege
  • 16 year old white girl kills uber driver and doesn't get shot by the police
• Black Woman Shoutout
  • Styles of Imagination - Diane Linston is a Fashion Designer from Cleveland Ohio. Maple Heights very own Fashion Designer, Diane Linston steps out as one of the most talented fashion designers in the state of Ohio. Linston, has been featured in more than 20 magazines; nationally and internationally. She was featured in Today’s Black Women September 2013 issues. Madame Noire Magazine, December 2013, issues Ohio Cleveland.com 2013 issue and a host of others. Linsotn has participated in New York and Washington DC Fashion-week. Linston’s NGU Collections garnered national attention and caused her to work with local and national celebrities. Her credits allowed her to work with Actress Jazmin Lewis, Dwight Eubank of the Atlanta Housewives, and the mother of Singer John Legend. Recently, Linston modeled for Maple Heights Mayor Elect Annette M. Blackwell, Blackwell is the First African American Woman to be elected to serve as mayor.  

Guests: 

• Winter Reign  - @IamWinterReign 

Kriss and Phenom are back to review Wonder Woman, the latest film in the DC Cinematic Universe. DC has had some struggles getting their Cinematic Universe up and running. Man of Steel split fans, Batman v Superman was universally panned and even Suicide Squad left a lot to desire. Beyond just getting the DCEU back on track, Wonder Woman also represents a 40 year wait to bring the most popular female superhero to live action. So does this film step up to the plate? Short answer: Absolutely.

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Before she was Wonder Woman she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained warrior. When a pilot crashes and tells of conflict in the outside world, she leaves home to fight a war to end all wars, discovering her full powers and true destiny.

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