Two years ago, when Monica first joined the show, we celebrated the release of the ninth Fast & Furious movie by devoting a whole episode to discussing the the cultural appeal of the Fast franchise and explaining how it made an important cultural statement about the breakdown of the distinction of high and low culture.…
Month: May 2023
e267. Ages of Superhero Movies!
On previous episodes we have discussed the ages of comic book superheroes and the ages of Disney movies, but recently we started questioning if perhaps movie superheroes followed different structures than comic book superheroes… even if that’s where they are adapted from. This seemed like the kind of thing that we might want to discuss…
Excalibur #96: “Fireback”
Excalibur #96 “Fireback” Writer: Warren Ellis Pencils: Carlos Pacheco Inks: Bob Wiacek Colours: Ariane Lenshoek and Malibu’s Hues Letters: Richard Starkings and Comicraft Editor: Suzanne Gaffney Original publication date: April 1996 Mav’s lost in the multiverse this week but we’re holding down the fort in his absence with the able assistance of podcaster extraordinaire Matt Lazorwitz, hyping…
e266. Everybody’s A.I. Critic?
A couple weeks ago, our friends over at Wisecrack made a video about “the purpose of snobbery” which was a catchy title and all, but really the point they were making was more about why criticism continues to exist and what it’s purpose is. However, what really got Mav was a point they made towards…
Excalibur #95: “Amplified Heart”
Excalibur #95 “Amplified Heart” Writer: Warren Ellis Pencils: Carlos Pacheco Inks: Bob Wiacek Colours: Joe Rosas Letters: Richard Starkings & Comicraft Editor: Suzanne Gaffney Original publication date: March 1996 All that simmering tension had to come to a head sometime, and what better time than this time, in a comic about the most emo Omega…
Age of X-Man: The Amazing Nightcrawler
Age of X-Man The Amazing Nightcrawler Writer: Seanan McGuire Pencils and inks: Juan Frigeri Colours: Dono Sánchez-Almara Letters: Travis Lanham Editors: Chris Robinson and Jordan D. White Original publication date: 2019 We promised we’d be talking about X-Man this week, and we didn’t lie because we are talking about that time Nate Grey created a…
Call For Comments: Can AI be a movie critic?
From Mav: There’s been a lot of talk in the press and academia and just general chatter online about AI. Is it theft? Is it plagiarism? Is it ethical? Is it creative? Is it copyrightable? Is it the latest greatest thing that will change the world? Will it bring about the downfall of civilization? Is…
e264. Do You Remember Nostalgia? Do You Want To?
We’ve talked about nostalgia on the show before. In fact, we did it all the way back on our second ever episode. Remember that? The thing is, when we usually talk about nostalgia, we’re usually talking about media that is aimed at tickling our appreciation for the familiar and giving us more of something we’ve…