Superhero Cinema Club

The Punisher & Punisher: War Zone

Decades before his big return in 2026, The Punisher lit up the big screen in a pair of mostly forgotten films. With a grounded antihero and street-level stakes, these fil

Hulk

Our Junk Marvel season goes green with a look at 2003's Hulk, an ambitious, artful take on the Jade Giant. Despite total creative freedom for its 2x Oscar-winning directo

Elektra

Our Junk Marvel season continues with a look at one of the lowest-rated superhero films of all time, 2005's Elektra. With a rushed production and an awful script, there's

Daredevil with R. Alan Brooks

For our special "Junk Marvel" season premiere, Mark and Mike are joined by graphic novelist and writer R. Alan Brooks to discuss 2003's Daredevil. Is it better or worse t

Watchtower Ep. 1: Brand New Day Box Office, Doctor Doom's Accent & X-Men Casting

Watchtower: our first news bonus episode. Spider-Man Brand New Day smashed our $950 million dollar prediction...in 3 days. The Doomsday trailer broke the internet, and we

Spider-Man Brand New Day - First Reactions

First reactions to Spider-Man Brand New Day in a special emergency bonus episode (sorry for sound issues). No spoilers to start, then a deep dive into all of it. If you'v

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 + Spider-Man Supey Awards

The rebooted Spider-Man franchise falls to its death in a sequel with ugly villains and an empty, ill-conceived take on Spider-Man lore. Plus, the boys hand out coveted S

The Amazing Spider-Man

The first Spider-Man reboot smothers the charm and chemistry of its leads under feckless world-building and a rehashed origin story. For clips and more, be sure to foll

Spider-Man 3

The final installment of Sam Raimi's original Spider-Man trilogy is a colossal disappointment, simultaneously way too much and not nearly enough. For clips and more, be

Spider-Man 2

Upon release in 2004, the first Spidey sequel set a new standard for superhero filmmaking. Decades on, it remains a true marvel, a flawless fusion of dazzling visual effe

Spider-Man

Our Spider-Man season swings into action with a look at Sam Raimi's original blockbuster, which launched the second-biggest film franchise in history, yet still feels lik

The New Mutants + Season Finale Supey Awards

In our X-Men season finale, Mark and Mike discuss The New Mutants and why studio interference killed this spin-off in its crib. Then we hand out our coveted Supey Awards

Dark Phoenix

The final proper X-Men film resurrects a botched storyline but its bleak tone and bland villain drags the franchise to an anti-climactic conclusion. For clips and more,

X-Men: Apocalypse

The end of the X-Men saga draws close in this apocalyptic prethreequel that somehow squanders an amazing cast and one of the franchise's best villains. For clips and mor

X-Men: Days of Future Past

X-Men, young and old, team up in the past to save the future. With an incredible cast, stunning action sequences, and powerful themes, Mark and Mike break down how 2014's

X-Men: First Class

The X-Men are back...in time! James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, and Jennifer Lawrence headline this '60s-set prequel that resets the X-Men universe and charts a groovy ne

X-Men: The Last Stand

Spoiler Alert: It was NOT the X-Men's last stand. But is the oft-clowned threequel as bad as you remember? Mark and Mike render their verdict, ask some glaring questions,

X2

The first X-Men sequel is a masterclass on how to raise the stakes and elevate the franchise. Mark and Mike get into the classic action scenes, Brian Cox's amazing villai

X-Men

Our season-long examination of the X-Men film series begins with a discussion about the 2000 film that launched a sprawling and ongoing franchise. Mark and Mike go deep o

Interview: Eric & Julia Lewald of 'X-Men: The Animated Series'

Our X-Men season kicks off with a special interview with Eric & Julia Lewald of X-Men: The Animated Series. Eric, who developed the show, and his wife Julia, one of the s