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?
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.
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.
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're back talking about Donald Glover's Adidas collaboration, the message/non-message in Jordan Peele's 'Us', the Notre Dame fire, spoilercasting 'Avengers: Endgame', and much more.
Jessica Jones is vastly different than any other super hero property out there so if you go into it with that mindset there a fairly interesting dramatic, pseudo-noir story being told here; along with answers to long running questions about her past and potential for future highly personal conflicts.
This week's show is all about Stephen King and his recent resurgence in film & TV adaptations. We rank our Top 5 King adaptations and going full on spoiler talk about IT and The Dark Tower. We also touch on the impossible to avoid Harvey Weinstein situation, go on a Dragon Ball tangent, and take a look at Marvel's rising presence in TV.
Season 2 of The Punisher is still full of the satisfying action sequences we've all come to expect from a good Punisher tale but spends far too much time rehashing some of the same beats from the first season - and not the best parts. Still too much Castle and not enough Punisher.
Check out some of this past weeks most talked about and interesting film trailers like Ant-Man and the Wasp, The Predator, Luke Cage Season 2, Arrested Development Season 5, Eating Animals, and more.
Check out some of this past weeks most talked about and interesting film trailers like Avengers: Endgame, Artemis Fowl, Mary Queen of Scots, Captain Marvel, Brightburn, and more.
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.
It's time for us art snobs to face facts: the MCU is better than we want to admit.
Check out some of this past weeks most talked about and interesting film trailers like The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, The Happytime Murders, Widows, Studio 54: The Documentary, Iron Fist Season 2, and more.
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.
Not only has comic book content dramatically changed over the last 20 years but so has the average comic fan. This 3 part series aims to expose societies outdated image of comic culture while exploring modern comic genres as art forms which encompass hip hop, feminism, civil rights, LGBT, and politics.
Marvin Touré joins us again to go full on spoilercast about Marvel's Black Panther and go on a deeper analytical dive about its many themes. We finish things off by talking about the recent presidential portraits and possible deeper meanings.
We're back and we're talking about the biggest movie of the year, Avengers: Infinity War. But before we dive all in, we talk about Michelle Wolf's brutal roast at the White House Correspondents' Dinner and subsequent backlash and give our spoiler-free reactions to the movie. Then we hold back nothing talking about all the scenes of Infinity War, analyzing potential meanings, and theories for the future.
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.
Season 1 of The Defenders should have been a fun, hard-hitting romp that delivered on years of build up in a big way that would shape the Marvel/Netflix cinematic universe for years to come. Unfortunately what we got was a soulless, plodding season that under delivered in just about every way possible. Time to bring on The Punisher.
Superheroes are sweeping the mainstream and dominating the box office, but why now? Is this a sign of a shift to an altruistic majority?
Check out some of this past weeks most talked about and interesting film trailers like Creed II, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Captain Marvel, Bumblebee, Holmes And Watson, and more.
Season 1 of The Gifted was a seriously flawed first season that still showed a lot of flashes of promise, especially in the back third. If they can build off of those great moments, add more levity, and ease off the caricatures then it can truly grow into something special, a la Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
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.
Season 1 was all about foundation building and they did a fantastic job of that and giving me a real reason to care about the characters and the story unfolding. I would like to see a bit more action in the next season but Season 1's incredible balance, great character development, and compelling story make this one of TV's most promising super hero shows yet.
