The Bat-Jar Podcast

Today's episode is brought to you by childhood imagination, playing together, and construction toys. We reconnect with the master builder inside ourselves as we reflect on the first LEGO movie, the legacy it has created, and the sequel which just premiered in movie theatres. Does it live up to the standard set by the first film?

To avoid SPOILERS for "The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part" please skip over 55:36-1:11:19 of the episode.

Music and audio from "The LEGO Movie" is the property of Mark Mothersbaugh, Dan Lin, Roy Lee, Warner Animation Group, Village Roadshow Pictures, Lego System A/S, Vertigo Entertainment, and Lin Pictures.

Music and audio from "LEGO Dimensions" is the property of Anna Bailey, Toby Jennings, Traveller's Tales, and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.

Music and audio from "The LEGO Movie: The Second Part" is the property of Mark Mothersbaugh, Dan Lin, Roy Lee, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Jinko Gotoh, Warner Animation Group, Lego System A/S, Lord Miller Productions, Rideback, and Vertigo Entertainment.

The intro and outro music was created by Cackles and Jeremy Eckert. We thank them for their generous support of this podcast.

Check out our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/batjarpodcast. Invite your friends to like our page!

You can contact us at @thebatcookiejar on Twitter or you can send an e-mail to [email protected].

We reconnect with the master builder inside ourselves as we reflect on the first LEGO movie, the legacy it has created, and the sequel which just premiered in movie theatres. Does it live up to the standard set by the first film?

Our long awaited look back at the many comic book movies is finally here! How do these various films rank against the official Bat-Jar system? Who comes out on top?

Music and audio from "Avengers: Infinity War", "Ant-Man & The Wasp" and "Black Panther" are the property of Ludwig Goransson, Alan Silvestri, Christophe Beck, Kevin Feige, and Marvel Studios.

Music and audio from "Teen Titans Go! To The Movies" is the property of Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic, Peter Rida Michail, Peggy Regan, Will Arnett, and Warner Brothers Animation.

Music and audio from "Aquaman" is the property of Rupert Gregson-Williams, Peter Safran, Rob Cowan, Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Entertainment, The Safran Company, Cruel & Unusual Films, and Mad Ghost Productions.

Music and audio from "Venom" is the property of Ludwig Goransson, Avi Arad, Matt Tolmach, Amy Pascal, Columbia Pictures, Tencent Pictures, and Marvel Entertainment.

Music and audio from "Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse" is the property of Daniel Pemberton, Avi Arad, Amy Pascal, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Christina Steinberg, Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, Marvel Entertainment, Pascal Pictures, Arad Productions, and Lord Miller Productions.

Music and audio from "Incredibles 2" is the property of Michael Giacchino, Brad Bird, John Walker, Nicole Paradis-Grindle, Walt Disney Pictures, and Pixar Animation Studios.

Music and audio from "My Hero Academia: Two Heroes" is the property of Yuki Hayashi, Kenji Nagasaki, Bones, Toho, and Funimation Films.

Music and audio from "Deadpool 2" is the property of Tyler Bates, Simon Kinberg, Ryan Reynolds, Laura Shuler-Donner, Marvel Entertainment, Kinberg Genre, Maximum Effort, TSG Entertainment, and The Donners' Company.

The intro and outro music was created by Cackles and Jeremy Eckert. We thank them for their generous support of this podcast.

Check out our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/batjarpodcast. Invite your friends to like our page!

You can contact us at @thebatcookiejar on Twitter or you can send an e-mail to [email protected].

Our long awaited look back at the many comic book movies is finally here! How do these various films rank against the official Bat-Jar system? Who comes out on top?

Momma Poppins floats down into the Bat-Jar today to discuss the sequel to the Disney classic that inspired her codename, "Mary Poppins Returns".

Why did it take 50 years to make a sequel to the iconic "Mary Poppins?" How does the original film relate to the big budget superhero movies of today? Does the sequel live up to the expectations of super-fans like Momma Poppins? How is Average Joe able to connect this franchise to Star Wars, Guardians of the Galaxy and Batman?

To avoid SPOILERS for "Mary Poppins Returns", please skip over 55:27-1:18:31 of the episode.

Music and audio from "Mary Poppins" is the property of Richard & Robert Sherman, Walt Disney, and Walt Disney Productions.

Music and audio from "Saving Mr. Banks" is the property of Thomas Newman, Alison Owen, Ian Collie, Phillip Stuer, Walt Disney Pictures, Ruby Films, Essential Media and Entertainment, BBC Films, and Hopscotch Features.

Music and audio from "Mary Poppins Returns" is the property of Mark Shaiman, Rob Marshall, John DeLuca, Marc Platt, Walt Disney Pictures, Lucamar Productions, and Marc Platt Productions.

The intro and outro music was created by Cackles and Jeremy Eckert. We thank them for their generous support of this podcast.

Check out our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/batjarpodcast. Invite your friends to like our page!

You can contact us at @thebatcookiejar on Twitter or you can send an e-mail to [email protected].

Why did it take 50 years to make a sequel to the iconic "Mary Poppins?" How does the original film relate to the big budget superhero movies of today? Does the sequel live up to the expectations of super-fans like Momma Poppins? How is Average Joe able to connect this franchise to Star Wars, Guardians of the Galaxy and Batman?

Before you go out to the movies this weekend to see the new film "Glass", revisit the original film that began the shared universe between M. Night Shyamalan's different films, "Unbreakable".

Why did this film receive a lukewarm response when it was released in 2000? Why has it developed a cult following in the years since? What does Shyamalan have to say about comic books?

There are general spoilers for "Unbreakable" and "Split" in this episode. To avoid SPOILERS for specific events that happen in "Unbreakable" please skip over 35:09- 49:51 of the episode.

Music and audio from "Unbreakable" is the property of James Newton Howard, Barry Mendal, Sam Mercer, M. Night Shyamalan, Touchstone Pictures, Blinding Edge Pictures, Barry Mendal Productions, and Limited Edition Productions Inc.

The intro and outro music was created by Cackles and Jeremy Eckert. We thank them for their generous support of this podcast.

Check out our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/batjarpodcast. Invite your friends to like our page!

You can contact us at @thebatcookiejar on Twitter or you can send an e-mail to [email protected].

Why did this film receive a lukewarm response when it was released in 2000? Why has it developed a cult following in the years since? What does Shyamalan have to say about comic books?

We continue our journey of catching up on movies released in 2018 by driving down to 1987's California for a look at the Transformers spinoff film, "Bumblebee".

With Disney buying 20 Century Fox, a new rumour has emerged confirming that all Marvel films in development at Fox will be cancelled going forward. Is this a good idea of not?

After the major disappointment that was "Transformers: The Last Knight", it seemed as though all hope was lost for this Cybertronian franchise. However, with well defined characters, well shot action scenes, and some nostalgic storytelling, it seems the little Volkswagon Beetle that could has brought new life into this franchise.

To avoid SPOILERS for "Bumblebee", please skip over 33:18-48:26 of the episode.

Music and audio from "Bumblebee" is the property of Dario Marianelli, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Tom DeSanto, Don Murphy, Michael Bay, Mark Vahradian, Allspark Pictures, Tencent Pictures, di Bonaventura Pictures, and Bay Films.

The intro and outro music was created by Cackles and Jeremy Eckert. We thank them for their generous support of this podcast.

Check out our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/batjarpodcast. Invite your friends to like our page!

You can contact us at @thebatcookiejar on Twitter or you can send an e-mail to [email protected].

It seemed as though all hope was lost for the Transformers franchise. However, with well defined characters, well shot action scenes, and some nostalgic storytelling, it seems that "Bumblebee" could has brought new life into this franchise.