Stephen Talks

In a lot of cases, the "twist" is the most famous and popular part of a story. For me, though, it's my least favorite part.

My Twitter account: https://twitter.com/ThePapermage

This is the first installment of my "Movie Recommendations" feature. I won't be reviewing movies or criticizing them, just telling you whether or not I recommend seeing them.

A lot of people have a cynical attitude about Disney remaking their older animated movies in live-action. It's really just part of the larger cynical attitude against remakes in general. I give my thoughts about them in this episode.

A lot of people care a lot about movies and TV shows. Do they care too much, though? When do you cross the line between "fan" and "fanatic"?

I mention an article about spoilers in this podcast. You can read it here: http://nerdbastards.com/2019/04/29/nerdom-and-the-bizarre-culture-around-being-spoiler-free/

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is over 20 movies long with a dozen TV shows and miniseries to its name. It's about to finish its third "phase" and move into a new one. But Phase One still is and probably will remain my favorite phase.

We got our first official teaser trailer for "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" last week. In this podcast, I'm going to talk about why I'm the least-interested I've ever been in seeing a new Star Wars movie.

Characters are the most important part of any story, and the origin story is the most important part of any character.

There are a lot of reasons to be concerned about Disney's recent acquisition of 20th Century Fox. But, there are reasons to be hopeful, as well.

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Movies based on DC Comics have always had trouble finding their own identity; figuring out what movies to make and with whom. Here are my ideas for the franchise.

An adult is merely a kid who has reached a certain age, and a kid is merely an adult who hasn't reached that age. I've always liked cartoons and comics and even dressing up as characters from them. The fact that I'm about to turn 38 doesn't change that at all. No adult should feel bad about enjoying things that are "meant for kids".

(In this podcast, I referenced a Twitter thread from author Catherynne Valente. You can find it here: https://twitter.com/catvalente/status/1089293175360028674 )