The Grund

We cover two episodes this week, including the game changing 5th episode in which we appear to say goodbye to many characters. Enjoy!

X-Men 8-Bit Theme by Bulby. Linked below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCJSuC3LlOQ

Won’t you please join us for our second episode of our X-Men '97 discussion, where we review the third episode of X-Men '97. Hope that made sense. Enjoy!

X-Men 8-Bit Theme by Bulby. Linked below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCJSuC3LlOQ

As promised, we are discussing the first two episodes of X-Men '97. This is the beginning of a regular sub-series where we’ll dive into new episodes of the show on a mostly weekly basis. Enjoy!

Opening X-Men 8-Bit Theme by Bulby. See the below link for the full theme.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCJSuC3LlOQ

From “Long live the fighters” to “To me, my X-Men”. There is a lot to discuss on today’s episode. We talk about several new films and media, discuss the last films to watch before the Oscars this weekend, and then dive into some superhero talk with new trailers, announcements and an absolutely terrible film from Sony. Enjoy!

Timestamps:

- (00:00:00) Kirk’s dislike of The Departed’s poster;

- (00:03:48) Drive Away Dolls;

- (00:10:20) Impromptu talk about Forrest Gump;

- (00:12:35) Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger;

- (00:17:25) Dune Part Two;

- (00:19:54) Tenet IMAX re-release;

- (00:23:37) The Zone of Interest;

- (00:28:36) Night Fever;

- (00:31:06) Robot Dreams;

- (00:34:12) Madame Web;

- (00:44:39) Venom/MCU are to blame;

- (00:50:07) Deadpool & Wolverine trailer;

- (00:52:10) future of X-Men in the MCU;

- (00:55:03) X-Men ’97 trailer;

- (01:05:45) Fantastic Four teaser poster;

- (01:07:29) James Gunn’s Superman news.

This week, we give our predictions for the upcoming Oscars ceremony, as well as giving our opinions on some other recent films and… comic books. Enjoy!

(00:00:00) Intro to Oscars talk;

(00:02:11) American Fiction;

(00:10:32) Poor Things;

(00:10:47) Force of Nature: The Dry 2;

(00:18:01) Cobweb;

(00:20:11) Geiger;

(00:25:48) Where The Body Was;

(00:28:48) Society of the Snow;

(00:30:21) Academy Awards predictions.

This week, we discuss several recent releases as well as dip our toes into the begins of the 2024 awards season. Enjoy!

(00:00:42) Golden Globes 2024;

(00:05:49) Anthony’s “near movie experience”;

(00:11:18) Anyone But You;

(00:16:20) The Royal Hotel;

(00:19:43) Maestro;

(00:27:06) May December;

(00:29:46) Poor Things;

(00:33:43) Ferrari;

(00:39:14) All of Us Strangers;

(00:42:46) Monster;

(00:44:36) The Iron Claw.

In the final episode of 2023, we discuss Christmas season films and a bunch of new films with smaller mainstream attention than the new Hunger Game. This episode features a cameo from Orson Welles. Enjoy!

(00:03:40) Looking back at How The Grinch Stole Christmas;

(00:10:49) Kirk’s first time viewings of The Holdovers, Home Alone 2 and Gremlins;

(00:15:34) Dream Scenario;

(00:23:56) Anatomy of a Fall;

(00:27:39) The Boy and the Heron;

(00:33:11) Shin Kamen Rider;

(00:37:08) Godzilla Minus One;

(00:51:41) Wrapping up 2023 and looking ahead to 2024.