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Hello and welcome to Bill vs the MCU! Each month your hosts Pop Break Podcasts Editor Alex Marcus and Pop Break Editor in Chief Bill Bodkin take another step on their ten month journey to rewatch the ENTIRE Marvel Studios-produced Marvel Cinematic Universe, typically focusing on three or four films from the first four phases of the MCU per episode, reminiscing about their first watches, reflecting on their latest viewings, and considering the wider multiverse ahead!

The reason this podcast came into existence is that our Editor-in-Chief has never finished the Marvel Cinematic Universe. So Alex is guiding him on his journey to actually finish the MCU over the next 10 months.

This week the duo are taking a journey into mystery and history with Marvel’s pair of 2011 releases, Thor & Captain America: The First Avenger, before they close out Phase I with 2012’s The Avengers. You might be shocked to find out which of those three we loved the most…

Ever since Marshall Craig was taken from us on December 18, 2020, his mother Carla Craig has worked tirelessly with his friends and loved ones to ensure his memory lives on. So far, this has lead to his massive book collection being donated to the library at his Alumni, The California University Of Pennsylvania, a bench installed at a park where he loved to see the sunset, and the beginnings of a charity called Marshall’s Revolution.

This is a year long miniseries designed by The Pop Break Staff Writer Sam Niles to progress his memory by having some discussions about movies in Marshall’s collection. Marshall has an incredible collection and could talk for hours about film, so some of his friends got together and made a podcast to invite guests with both a passion and knowledge for film to discuss selections from his collection once a month.

This episode of Marshall’s Movies will focus on Kiki’s Delivery Service. This episode has been a long time coming, as it ranks in Marshall’s top 3 favorite films of all time. It also formed a particular connection with Sam after Marshall passed, as a series of coincidences involving Marshall’s childhood friend Hannah, a medium, black cats, and Phil Hartman, occurred.

This episode’s guest is Anastasia Pestroiu. She’s a great fan of the film, a great fan of film, and a great friend, and we’re grateful that she’s joined us.

The wrestling world was taken by surprise on February 15 as All Elite Wrestling stars, co-founders and executives Cody and Brandi Rhodes announced their departure from the company. Pop Break's editor-in-chief Bill Bodkin along with senior editor Michael Dworkis and his wife, Evi Dworkis put an impromptu podcast together to discuss this huge piece of wrestling news and its implications. In the pod they discuss how this move impacts AEW, if it's the right move for Cody Rhodes, is the move hypocritical, and how a potential signing to WWE would fare for "The American Nightmare."

Aaron and Josh Sarnecky are here for their latest movie podcast. This month they’re chatting about Wayne’s World for its 30th anniversary.

Wayne’s World is a comedy directed by Penelope Spheeris, based on the Saturday Night Live sketch of the same name. It opened in theaters on February 14, 1992.

The movie is about Wayne (Mike Myers) and Garth (Dana Carvey), two goofballs with a public access TV show. Scheming to steal the show is a sleazy producer named Benjamin (Robe Lowe), who also has his eyes on Wayne’s girlfriend, the rocker Cassandra (Tia Carrere).

Wayne’s World was well received and made $183 million on a $20 budget. It spawned a sequel the following year.

Josh and Aaron talk about the movie’s plot, characters, and comedy. They also talk about how it compares to other SNL movies.

Wayne’s World is available with ads on YouTube and streaming on Paramount+.

It’s Podwork Angels: The Rush Hour, a podcast dedicated to the Canadian rock band Rush! From the three gents who brought you Pod on the Rooftops (a podcast dedicated to the British rock band Genesis), Podwork Angels is a podcast series that delves into the discography of Canada’s favorite sons, from 1974 to 2012.

In the preliminary episode, Justin Mancini of TheCineMaverick.com & Cinema Joes is joined by fellow Cinema Joes podcast host Noah Franc of FrancNoir, as well as Luke Martin, host of Talking the Coda. They discuss the roadmap for subsequent episodes, how they discovered the band, why they love them, and the reasons the Toronto triad inspire such passion from devotees and detractors alike.

Subsequent episodes will involve discussions of all of Rush’s studio albums. For every studio release, each host will spotlight a track they really like, a track they don’t, a favorite lyric, and a favorite musical moment…this time titled with Rush-specific puns!

Whether you’re a superfan or totally new to the group, we hope this podcast will encourage you to discover the riches that await you in the Rush canon. Come and join the brotherhood of man…

Hello and welcome to Bill vs the MCU! Each month your hosts Pop Break Podcasts Editor Alex Marcus and Pop Break Editor in Chief Bill Bodkin take another step on their ten month journey to rewatch the ENTIRE Marvel Studios-produced Marvel Cinematic Universe, typically focusing on three or four films from the first four phases of the MCU per episode, reminiscing about their first watches, reflecting on their latest viewings, and considering the wider multiverse ahead!

This week the duo are pulling a Coldplay and going back to the start with the three films that started it all, Iron Man (2008), The Incredible Hulk (2008), & Iron Man 2 (2010). 

Ever since Marshall Craig was taken from us on December 18, 2020, his mother Carla Craig has worked tirelessly with his friends and loved ones to ensure his memory lives on. So far, this has lead to his massive book collection being donated to the library at his Alumni, The California University Of Pennsylvania, a bench installed at a park where he loved to see the sunset, and the beginnings of a charity called Marshall’s Revolution.

This is a year long miniseries designed by The Pop Break Staff Writer Sam Niles to progress his memory by having some discussions about movies in Marshall’s collection. Marshall has an incredible collection and could talk for hours about film, so some of his friends got together and made a podcast to invite guests with both a passion and knowledge for film to discuss selections from his collection once a month.

This episode of Marshall’s Movies welcomes guest Patrick O’Brien to celebrate a film that Marshall would have never expected to like on paper, and yet it came to be one of his favorite comedies. Hot Fuzz, written and directed by Edgar Wright and starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Olivia Coleman, and Timothy Dalton, walks the line between satire of action comedies and an excellent installment of the genre brilliantly, and Sam & Patrick dive into what makes the film such a success and why it meant so much to Marshall.

Aaron and Josh Sarnecky are here for their January movie podcast. The two are chatting about Snow Dogs, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary.

Snow Dogs is a family film directed by Brian Levant. It was inspired by Gary Paulsen’s book, Winterdance, and produced in part by Disney. It opened in theaters on January 18, 2002.

The film follows a Miami dentist named Ted Brooks (Cuba Gooding, Jr.), who journeys to Alaska after he learns he’s adopted. There he meets his birth father, Thunder Jack (James Coburn), who teaches the city slicker how to mush Huskies. Other characters include Ted’s love interest, Barb (Joanna Bacalso), and Ted’s adoptive mother, Amelia (Nichelle Nichols).

Snow Dogs received mostly negative reviews but did make $115 million on a $33 million budget.

The brothers talk about the movie’s plot, characters, and comedy. They also discuss its similarities to other dog movies.

You can listen to Josh and Aaron’s previous podcast on Cory in the House.

Snow Dogs is available to rent on Prime Video.

Ever since Marshall Craig was taken from us on December 18, 2020, his mother Carla Craig has worked tirelessly with his friends and loved ones to ensure his memory lives on. So far, this has lead to his massive book collection being donated to the library at his Alumni, The California University Of Pennsylvania, a bench installed at a park where he loved to see the sunset, and the beginnings of a charity called Marshall’s Revolution.

This is a year long miniseries designed by The Pop Break Staff Writer Sam Niles to progress his memory by having some discussions about movies in Marshall’s collection. Marshall has an incredible collection and could talk for hours about film, so some of his friends got together and made a podcast to invite guests with both a passion and knowledge for film to discuss selections from his collection once a month.

This episode of Marshall’s Movies captures the bittersweet essence of what our podcast is about. As it's Christmas time, guest Dylan Lindley and host Sam Niles discuss what may be Marshall’s favorite Christmas movie, 1940’s The Shop Around the Corner starring Jimmy Stewart & Margaret Sullavan. Modern day viewers may know it best as the basis for Nora Ephron’s 1998 film You’ve Got Mail, starring Tom Hanks & Meg Ryan. It's a delightful film, and we're grateful to have one of Marshall's best friends to talk about it.

This episode also comes at the first anniversary of Marshall’s passing. So on this episode, we take some time to discuss what that year has been like for us and those who loved him while forgetting what this show is about: honoring our loving, caring, and dearly missed friend.

Aaron and Josh Sarnecky are here for their final podcast of the year. This time they’re chatting about The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, which opened in theaters on December 19, 2001 and is celebrating its 20th anniversary.

The Fellowship of the Ring is an epic fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson, who co-wrote the screenplay with Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens. The movie adapts the first volume of The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien.

The film tells the story of Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood, Deep Impact), a Hobbit living in the idyllic countryside of the Shire. Frodo begins a dangerous journey after the wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen, X-Men) discovers the dark origins of Frodo’s magic ring. With the help of his friends, which include Sam (Sean Astin, The Goonies), Merry (Dominic Monaghan, Lost), Pippin (Billy Boyd, Outlander) and Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen, Eastern Promises), Frodo must cast the Ring into Mount Doom before the forces of evil take it.

Some other members of the ensemble cast are Christopher Lee (Hugo) as Saruman, Orlando Bloom (Troy) as Legolas, Jonathan Rhys-Davies (Aquaman) as Gimli, Sean Bean (Patriot Games) as Boromir, and Cate Blanchett (Nightmare Alley) as Galadriel.

The Fellowship of the Ring was the second highest grossing movie of 2001 and garnered widespread acclaim from both critics and moviegoers. The movie earned 14 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor for McKellen, and Best Adapted Screenplay. It won Best Score, Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects, and Best Makeup.

Podcast topics include the movie’s plot, characters, action, and effects. The brothers also discuss previous adaptations of Tolkien and Jackson’s choice to make The Lord of the Rings before The Hobbit.

To wrap things up, Josh and Aaron talk about the highs and lows of their 2021 podcasts.

You can also listen to Josh and Aaron’s podcast on the final Lord of the Rings film, The Return of the King.

The entire Lord of the Rings trilogy is streaming on HBO Max.