Stan Lee was larger than life. What will we do without him?
It’s very clear, from the artistic and financial success of Black Panther, that Ryan Coogler was the right director for Black Panther, and that Black Panther was the right film for him to make at this stage of his career. However, that’s not always the case when it comes to talented young directors who are brought into high-profile franchise filmmaking.
We're back and we're talking about all of the recent developments going on with ourselves, the website, and our new team members, ready to bring you dope content week in and week out. We also talk about recent shows we've been checking out, who's a worse kid - Zach from The Strain or Tariq from Power, give our thoughts about Season 1 of The Defenders, and discuss our cautious optimism for the new IT adaptation. We close things out talking about the Mayweather/McGregor fight and the Jon Jones debacle.
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has ruled popular culture for the past 15 years, now we have its definitive book: 'MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios'.
We're finally back and we have some deep discussions regarding the 'Roseanne' situation and whether it was handled correctly, reactions to 'Venom' and other critically panned movies that we love, and whether or not diversity in film is in danger of becoming a gimmick - amongst other things.
DC and Marvel have truly become the Apple and Samsung of the movie world and seem to be exercising a duopoly on the rest of the movie industry, with no signs of slowing down.
On what would have been the Marvel Comics legend’s 100th birthday, Disney+ announced that it will air an original documentary on Stan Lee that will arrive sometime in 2023.
This week we're talking about the Emmys notable moments and winners, recently ended seasons of The Strain and Preacher, new trailers for The Punisher and the Tomb Raider reboot, and end with our thoughts on Apple's new product launches.
We have returned with the next episode of The Fearless Show and on this episode we give our reactions to this year's Oscars and we see who picked the most winners. We also talk about new shows and films we've been watching, in particular Marvel and Netflix's latest, Iron Fist. Then we close things out by discussing Dareece's recent exhibit opening in our hometown of Colorado Springs and any upcoming art shows he plans on checking out.
Superhero franchises have become increasingly popular with audiences worldwide, and in recent years, we've seen a gradual introduction of more LGBTQ characters into these franchises.
It's time for us art snobs to face facts: the MCU is better than we want to admit.
Season 1 of Luke Cage was another extremely well put together series from Marvel and Netflix. The character and world building really brought Harlem to life, and the acting was fantastic. However, a weak end villain and an, at times, too small scale of a story keep it from being exceptional. Very solid, but not exceptional.
Marvel writer Stephanie Williams and artist Whyt Manga are teaming up for the prequel manga Apple Black Origins: Spectrum and the Spectre.
What makes iconic antihero characters such as Travis Bickle, Severus Snape, Walter White, and Wanda Maximoff more appealing than traditional heroes?
Black Panther may not be perfect in the technical department but incredible roles by its cast, the MCU's greatest villain yet, an impossibly cool setting, and a super hero with real emotional bite more than make up for any of it's shortcomings. I couldn't help but walk out of the theater beaming with pride and optimism for the future - and at the end of the day isn't that what super heroes are all about?
Shit gets real in this episode as we speak to Marvin Touré about his upcoming art work, the influences of his West African heritage and being a first-generation immigrant, and his cautious optimism about Marvel's upcoming Black Panther film. We also dive deep into an artist's struggle to convey his own life and perspective while still leaving room for interpretation from a larger audience, untraining your mind after years of traditional schooling, the themes of the racial undertones of body perception, mental conditioning, and the mentality towards art in West Africa compared to the traditional Western context. Needless to say we dive deep.
We're back with the first new show of 2018 and we open things up by taking care of some housecleaning, discussing our holidays and resolutions for the new year, then movie into impressions of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the backlash Dave Chappelle is facing and whether we think society is too easily offended. Then we end things talking about shows and movies we've been watching over the holidays and if Oprah is a bit of a hypocrite.
We're back with special guest Aaron Pruner to talk about the Disney takeover of Fox becoming official, new shows on the horizon that are worth checking out, and whether there's too many streaming services out there to be sustainable.
Doctor Strange was yet another origin story with a weak villain, but the spectacular, trippy visuals and great acting keep it from being too formulaic. The future ramifications from introducing magic in the Marvel cinematic universe alone make this one worth watching.
The once great AV Club kicked off the never-ending and tired debate of Martin Scorsese vs Marvel movies, and it's time to give it a rest.
Episode 7: President Trump, the return of Chappelle shows how weak comedy is now, and Doctor Strange
In Episode 7 we discuss the recent victory of Donald Trump, Dave Chappelle's return to TV as a host for Saturday Night Live, and how pale in comparison current comedians are. We also go into full spoiler mode talking about Marvel's latest release, Doctor Strange. And lastly, we talk about upcoming films we're excited about; films like Ghost in the Shell, Trainspotting 2, and The Dark Tower. Check out the full episode and you can see the time-stamps for the various topics on the full post.
We're back talking about 'WandaVision', the Snyder cut, a never-before-seen Van Gogh, black Superman, the Grammys, and much more.
In this week's show we have a frank and open discussion about this seemingly never ending cycle of sexual assault accusations/revelations and what we think is driving these people in power to risk it all. Then we give our initial and spoiler-filled reactions to Season 1 of Netflix and Marvel's The Punisher, as well as our reactions to the brand new Avengers: Infinity War trailer and discuss the DC vs Marvel cinematic universes.
The denunciations of Scorsese have been pretty hilarious and what has followed is the ridiculous notion that if someone doesn't like Batman or Iron Man as much as you do, it's the equivalent of actual prejudice or discrimination.