MAJOR SPOILERS as we reviewed Spider-Man Brand New Day starring Tom Holland, Zendaya, John Bernthal, Sadie Sink, Jacob Batalon, Tramell Tillman, Mark Ruffalo, Liza Colon Zayas, Marissa Tomei, and Florence Pugh. We talked about the heater Tom Holland is on, why Spider-Man is more relatable than Batman and Superman, why the Punisher is so important to this movie, Peter’s cellular changes as a metaphor for growing up, how this is the most MCU movie in a long time and does Ned actually remember Peter at the end of the movie.

MAJOR SPOILERS when we reviewed, The Odyssey, starring Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattison, Himesh Patel, John Legizamo, Zendaya, Jon Bernthal, Charlize Theron, Benny Safdie, Corey Hawkins, Samantha Morton, Elliott Page, Travis Scott and Lupita Nyong’o. We discussed our love of Christopher Nolan films, the meta casting of the movie, the roles of gods and destiny in Greek mythology, controversy around the casting, how everyone is going to dress up like Agamemnon for Halloween and if The Odyssey is one of the top 5 Nolan films.

MAJOR SPOILERS as we reviewed Supergirl, starring Milly Alcock, Jason Mamoa, Eve Ridley, Matthias Schoenaerts, David Krumholtz, Emily Beecham, and David Corenswet. We talked (again) about the state of comic book movies, whether this movie helps or hurts the DC movie franchise, the imposed limitations on female superheroes and how that is hurting the overall product, the absence of Krypto in this movie, the changes in the costumes, and the controversial ending to this movie.

Major Spoilers for our review of The Furious starring Mo Tse, Joe Taslim, Brian Le, Joey Iwanaga, Yang Enyou, and Yayan Ruhian. We talked about how much fun it was to see the return to martial arts on the big screen, fighting styles that reminded us of Street Fighter characters, the twist at the mid-point that makes the movie better, and whether Ip Man can beat any of these guys.

MAJOR SPOILERS for our review of Disclosure Day starring Stars Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, Eve Hewson, Colin Firth, Wyatt Russell, and Coleman Domingo. We discussed the career of Steven Spielberg, his focus on the idea of the “alien” and how this may be a metaphor for his personal experience. We discussed the best scenes in the film, the throughline of truth in the film, the tension between religion and science, and why ET should have made an appearance.

MAJOR SPOILERS as we reviewed, Masters of the Universe starring Nicolas Galtizine, Camila Mendes, Idris Elba, Jared Leto, Allison Brie, and Kristen Wiig. We reviewed the history of He-Man in film and in cartoons, shared our fond memories of both from our childhood, talked about the epic scene where He-Man finally emerges, the issues with tone and messaging and give Adam a different origin story for his time on earth.

MAJOR SPOILERS as we reviewed The Mandalorian and Grogu starring Pedro Pascal, Sigourney Weaver, Jeremy Allen White, Johnny Coyne, and Martin Scorsese. We discussed the history of The Mandalorian show on Disney+, if this movie could have been a TV show, the future of Grogu and how his story ends, our favorite scenes, what it’s like to be the old guy at the Star Wars movie, and why there is no backstory on the origin of Yoda.

SPOILERS WARNING for our review of In the Grey starring Henry Cavil, Jake Gyllenhaal, Eiza Gonzalez, Carlos Bardem, and Rosamund Pike. We discussed the staples of a Guy Ritchie film, the witty dialogue, if the movie makes good on its promise of action, how it compares to Ocean’s Eleven and the A-Team and ideas for a prequel and sequel.

SPOILERS WARNING for our review of Mortal Kombat 2 starring Stars Karl Urban, Adeline Rudolph, Jessica McNamee, Martyn Ford, Hiroyuki Sonada, Tati Gabriel, Ludi Lin, Josh Lawson and Mechad Brooks. We discussed the history of the franchise, why there is so little love for the Cole Young character, the best fight scenes, the cheat code behavior of Shao Khan, if Raiden should be a little tougher, the future of the franchise and what a live action Contra movie could look like.

This week, we reviewed the 1991 gangster classic, New Jack City, starring Wesley Snipes, Ice T, Allen Payne, Chris Rock, Mario Van Peebles, Judd Nelson, Vanessa Williams and Bill Nunn. We talked about how this movie influenced so many movie and TV shows after it, the incredible two-year movie run of Wesley Snipes, why it’s never a good idea to have a crack head working in a crack house, the curious case of G. Money’s decline, and how I want to Sex You Up introduced our generation to baby making music.