Notorious by Chance

The first time the Avengers assembles on screen it was an event like no other. It was met with a lot of excitement and also a lot of skepticism. The movie we had been promised ever since the first Iron Man was here and the stakes had never been higher for both out heroes and the franchise as a whole. Of course, we know now the film was a massive success but given how the landscape of this franchise and superhero movies has evolved, does it still hold up? Craig Gaynier is here to talk about that with us

Another piece of the Avengers puzzle is found as Captain America is introduced to modern audiences. Arguably the MCU's most recognizable hero to this point, this film takes a very different approach than prior entries of this franchise. A modest hit when it came out, does the Star Spangled Man still have a plan?

It's once again time for our annual tradition of watching the Best Picture winner. One Battle After Another was hailed by many as the movie of the year. The film released to near universal acclaim, garnered 13 Oscar Nomination and had a leading 6 wins on the night. Is it truly the Movie of 2025? Let's talk about it

Our next trip into the MCU takes us to the realm of Asgard. This might've been Marvel's biggest gamble to date, trying to launch what would become a lynchpin character who is already a little more outlandish, played by an actor who was an unknown at the time. The gamble worked as Thor has become a household name. Let's talk about how that happened

One of the biggest news stories of the year was the tragic passing of Rob Reiner. The man had an extremely prolific career in Hollywood, cranking out several films that today are considered modern classics. That includes arguably the greatest 6 film run to start a career in the history of film. One of the films in that run was 1990''s Misery. The film was Reiner's second adaptation of a Stephen King film and not only showed his talent for pulling great work out of actors, but also his versatility as a director.

After the massive success that was 2008's Iron Man, we got the sequel 2 years later in 2010. Although it did see an uptick in the box office, critical reception was a little more mixed this time around. Is this a pale imitation of the first? Let's discuss

Last year we lost several legends of the silver screen. One of the biggest ones was Robert Redford. For over five decades the man dazzled audiences both in front of and behind the camera. Narrowing the selection down to one film was difficult, we could spend a whole year doing a deep dive of his filmography, but we settled on what is maybe his most iconic role in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. This film marked the first pairing of him and Paul Newman, as well as director George Roy Hill. Often cited as one of the greatest westerns of all time, how does this embody not only the genre, but Redford's career as a whole? Let's discuss.

Around the beginning of the year, we like to take a look at the performances that really moved us the year before. Join us as we discuss our Top 20 Best Performances of 2025

Our next entry in our MCU Retrospective takes us to what was (and in many ways still is) the black sheep of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, 2008's Incredible Hulk. This came out before we really got a clear idea of what the MCU even was and boy does that show with the box office. For a long time, this was the one movie Marvel just didn't even acknowledge to the point where a lot of people even forgot this was part of the franchise. There are several reasons for this, and we're here to talk about them.

After years of avoiding it, we've finally decided to take our first look into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. No matter what you think of the films no one can deny the influence these have had in the pop culture lexicon. And to think it all started with a little film called Iron Man. This film had so much going against it and somehow ended up being the launching point for something much bigger than any of us could've imagined. How does it hold up several dozen marvel projects later? Let's discuss.