The #BookSquad crash lands on planet C-53, aka Earth in the mid-90s, to talk about "Captain Marvel," the newest origin story movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We discuss where this movie fits in the MCU, how it works as trauma narrative, the film's feminist themes, how it compares to other superhero origin stories, and — of course — Goose the cat! Plus, we give you a rundown of what's on the #BookSquadBlog (it's a lot of recaps!) and what's up next on the pod. Read along with us for our next #bookpisode on "Fruit of the Drunken Tree" by Ingrid Rojas Contreras. Our next #othersode will be on the remake of "Pet Sematary," coming to theaters soon! Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe to the podcast, and send any listener feedback to us at [email protected]. We want to hear from you!

0:30 – Welcome to our weird voices/what’s your fave MCU movie?
11:50 – Let’s get into the movie—a digression on race and aliens, and a history lesson!
19:50 – Captain Marvel as a trauma story
26:40 – Feminism themes
29:45 – Nick Fury and young people make up
33:02 – The 90s setting
37:37 – Sweet Goose (and Emily’s Australia corner)
44:20 – Captain Marvel v. other origin stories
54:35 – Representation matters!
1:03:30 – Reviews
1:07:00 – Sleepy Ben Opinions
1:10:15 – What’s on the blog? What’s up next?

Articles referenced:

Dana Stevens' review: https://slate.com/culture/2019/03/captain-marvel-review-brie-larson-movie.html
Internet trolls & Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.avclub.com/the-fight-against-trolls-goes-beyond-captain-marvel-yo-1833165390
Friend-of-the-pod Gabriella's review for Express: https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/1095785/Captain-Marvel-review-Brie-Larson-Carol-Danvers-feminism-marvel-movie