Finally, we jump into Phase 3 and discuss another heater, Captain America: Civil War. Marvel is certainly at the height of its powers here and there is a lot to discuss here! Don't miss this discussion!

Updated Stan-Lee Tier List from this episode:

https://imgur.com/a/Rv73CP3

If you have any thoughts or would like to continue the conversation, please reach out to us at [email protected].

Chapters:

(00:00:00) - Intro, Overall Thoughts, and Act 1

(00:27:09) - Trivia

(00:41:11) - Act 2

(01:00:44) - Act 3

(01:21:45) - Stan Lee Cameo Ranking and Final Thoughts

Continuining Superhero July, we are back once again for the latest MCU film, Fantastic Four: First Steps. 'Marvel's First Family' finally joins the MCU after 3 outings in the Fox-Marvel Universe, and comes at a very interesting time in the franchise as they are looking to set up Avengers: Doomsday while also remedy their own brand problems from the past five years since Endgame.

While we certainly don't answer all these burning questions, we do indeed have an engaging discussion on our thoughts about this movie. where this movie sits among the superhero films this year and where we go from here through the rest of phase 6!

We hope you join us!

If you are interested in continuing the conversation and have any thoughts you would like to leave us, please reach out at [email protected] and we may share your thoughts on a future episode!

Chapters:

(00:00:00) - Intro and Spoiler-Free Thoughts;

(00:18:58) - Spoiler Discussion;

Two uploads in one week??

In a bit of a shift from our typical Marvel fare, we have to commemorate the launch of the brand new DC Cinematic Universe (DCU) by bringing you a mini-episode on Superman!

This is certainly one of the most anticipated movies of 2025 and arguably one of the most fascinating movies of the modern superhero genre with a surprising amount to say and a lot of unique ideas.

We hope you will join us for this discussion!

Chapters:

(00:00:00) - Intro and Spoiler Free Thoughts;

(00:22:17) - Spoiler Discussion;

Aaaaand we're back! After a lengthy hiatus, we have returned to close out phase 2 with our Ant-Man episode! Definitely a nice palate cleanser after Avengers: Age of Ultron and introduces the charming and funny Scott Lang into the world of Marvel.

We hope you're excited to hop back in and join us for this fun new episode!

We have also linked our Stan-Lee Tier List here:

https://imgur.com/a/5C9UAnq

All future updates to the tier lists will be included in the show notes.

If you have any thoughts or would like to continue the conversation, please reach out to us at [email protected].

Chapters:

(00:00:00) - Intro and Overall Thoughts

(00:05:52) - Act 1

(00:20:18) - Trivia

(00:36:35) - Act 2

(00:48:13) - Stan Lee Cameo Ranking

(00:59:37) - Act 3 and Final Thoughts

Did you miss us?

After a veeery long hiatus, we are back to discuss the latest MCU outing, Thunderbolts* (don't forget the asterisk)! We came out of this movie with a LOT of thoughts and figured it was finally time to break our silence and share our thoughts with you! For our listeners who both have and haven't seen this movie, we have both a spoiler-free and spoiler-filled section of our discussion.

We do hope you join us for this fun little episode and go check out the movie for yourselves! We will be back real soon with our next full length episode before you know it!

Chapters:

(00:00:00) - Intro Thoughts Going into the Film;

(00:04:34) - Spoiler Free Thoughts;

(00:19:04) - Spoiler Discussion;

We've finally made it to the end of Phase 2, with the Age of Ultron! Certainly a more divisive film than the first Avengers, but not without its many merits and continuation of Marvel's hot streak through Phase 2, leading into Phase 3. Too much to discuss so we've dropped another supersized episode for you all to enjoy!

Chapters:

(00:00:00) - Intro and Overall Thoughts

(00:07:46) - Act 1

(00:38:09) - Stan Lee Cameo Ranking

(00:41:09) - Act 2

(01:02:18) - Trivia and Name that Quote Rounds

(01:18:01) - Act 3

(01:32:31) - Rating the Movie and Final Thoughts

(01:34:05) - Phase 2 Retrospective

Did you miss us? After a bit of a summer break, we are back with a brand new episode to celebrate a (belated) 10-year anniversary of Guardians of the Galaxy! Directed by James Gunn, this movie was truly one of the big swings Marvel took that really cemented its dominance in the cinematic landscape at the time by introducing us to heroes that not even comic book fans were very familiar with.

But we all certainly know them now! Certainly like the movie, this is not an episode to miss!

Have any thoughts or comments or opinions? Feel free to reach out to us at our email address: [email protected].

Chapters:

(00:00:00) - Intro and Overall Thoughts;

(00:02:50) - Act 1;

(00:16:56) - Stan Lee Cameo Ranking;

(00:19:55) - Act 2;

(00:40:55) - Trivia Round;

(00:48:05) - Act 3;

(00:57:32) - Rating and Closing Thoughts

Surprise! As a bonus for our long break, we also wanted to share our brief thoughts on one of the biggest movies of the year, Deadpool & Wolverine! Particularly as the only MCU movie releasing this year, we couldn't pass up the opportunity to dive in to the latest escapades of the Merc with a Mouth. And for our listeners who both have and haven't seen this movie, we have a little something for everyone, with both a spoiler-free, and spoiler-filled section of our discussion, along with a slightly different scorecard, where we discuss our guesses about things that would happen in the movie.

We do hope you join us for this fun bonus episode!

Chapters:

(00:00:00) - Intro and Spoiler Free Thoughts;

(00:11:43) - Spoiler Filled Discussion;

(00:27:40) - Scorecard Discussion / Scoring and Closing Thoughts

Pretty wild that we've already been at this for one year! We couldn't skip posting today, and are bringing you a discussion on, arguably one of the best MCU films period, Captain America: The Winter Solider. Truly, a level-up for the MCU in terms of tone and genre story-telling that fires on all cylinders and fists pumping.

Certainly, it's one of our favorite MCU films coming into this rewatch, and we hope you join us for this exciting discussion on this fantastic movie!

And to anyone and everyone who has listened to and supported our podcast over the past year, thank you so much! We appreciate that you decided to join us for this ride and join our conversation about a movie series we genuinely enjoy discussing! Here's to another great year ahead!

Chapters:

(00:00:00) - Intro and Overall Thoughts;

(00:02:30) - Act 1;

(00:18:09) - Trivia Round;

(00:26:28 ) - Act 2;

(00:43:05 ) - Stan Lee Cameo Ranking;

(00:45:15) - Act 3;

(00:53:19) - Rating and Closing Thoughts

Hope you're ready for the sequel to end all sequels, truly one of the movies of all time, Thor: The Dark World, with Chris Hemsworth back as the titular Thor as he takes on Malekith the dark elf. Truly an iconic movie within the MCU filmography and Phase 2 overall. Ok, enough sarcasm, but seriously we do think this one is an interesting discussion where we dive into everything Thor 2, good and bad, for a movie that does play some role in the larger MCU.

We hope on this blessed Thors-day, you join us for another episode!

Chapters:

(00:00:00) - Intro and Overall Thoughts;

(00:06:45) - Act 1;

(00:27:23) - Trivia Round;

(00:34:12 ) - Act 2;

(00:40:29) - Stan Lee Cameo Ranking;

(00:42:16) - Act 3;

(00:55:02) - Rating and Closing Thoughts