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X-Men: Days of Future Past

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This week, we round up the whole team for  X-Men: Days of Future Past! And like the movie, past and present collide with current We Eat Film writers Alex Bowman and Jesse Gelinas meeting original co-founder Shawn Lotte. We discuss the latest X-Men film, how it connects with the rest of the series, and time travel. Also, Alex reveals his dad’s Twilight/X-Men theory, Shawn proposes a post-credits scene for Godzilla, and we all reveal our love of Hugh Jackman butt through puns. (Spoilers for the entire film, and plot points of the rest of the X-Men film franchise.)

Guests:
Alex Bowman – Reviewer for We Eat Films
Jesse Gelinas – Senior Editor of Movie Reviews for We Eat Films
Shawn Lotte – “The younger they get, the more Wolverine stays the same”

Supplementary Notes:
I’m the Juggernaut

Audio notes: (1hr. 8min. runtime)
00:00 – The cold open
02:45 – Thoughts on the film, directors, Hercules, and time travel
11:30 – Streamlining, Magneto, JFK, Beast, and the magic serum
21:50 – Action sequences, Quicksilver & Scarlet Witch, frame rates, the ending, and the Twilight/X-Men Theory
33:35 – Wolverine, Ian McKellen, the post-credits scene, Gambit & Channing Tatum, and the franchise’s future
43:50 – Villains, random Godzilla talk, X-Men & Spider-man cartoons, and “I’m the Juggernaut”
58:10 – Comparing to comics, the value of Wolverine, and guest recommendations

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Godzilla, Kaiju, & Giant Monsters

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This week, resident expert Van Ching smashes through the podcast to talk about Godzilla, kaiju, and giant monsters! We discuss the latest film, some of its recurring themes and issues, Gareth Edwards, and other monster movies. We also end up talking about Ultraman, the Destroy All Monsters Melee video game, the new merchandise, and why we think Godzilla 2000 has the silliest ending in the franchise.

Guests:
Van Ching – “A little Godzilla in all of us”

Supplementary Notes:
Monsters – Trailer
Godzilla Destroy All Monsters Melee – Video Game
Godzilla 2000 Ending

Audio notes: (1hr. 3min. runtime)
04:05 – Thoughts on film, getting schooled on Godzilla lore, being a force of nature, and Fukushima
13:20 – Perspective, the cast, Monarch, Jurassic Park & Spielberg, building tension, and Godzilla’s new look
26:25 – Disaster porn, “Marvels”, the military, technology v. nature, and doors opening/closing
38:45 – Cloverfield, Pacific Rim, archetypal characters, Monsters, creature behaviours, and powerlessness
50:35 – Destroy All Monsters, War of the Monsters, kaiju video games, merchandise, and Godzilla 2000

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Star Wars, Canon, Remakes, & Retcons

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This week, Shawn Lotte and Spencer Sterritt return to tackle the recent news on the Star Wars Expanded Universe being non-canon and discuss continuity, remakes, and retcons! We also delve into Star Trek’s reboot films, the Evil Dead, X-Men, Shadow of the Colossus, and Better Call Saul. And somehow, they establish Mortal Kombat as the benchmark of storytelling.

Guests:
Shawn Lotte – “And then I move on”
Spencer Sterritt – Editor-in-chief for We Eat Films

Supplementary notes:
Shadow of the Colossus: Connections to Ico
Dark Souls II Lore and Speculation
Zelda Timeline

Audio notes: (1hr. 1min. runtime)
01:35 – Star Wars, the Expanded Universe, and defining what is canon
08:35 – Star Trek, time travel, Enterprise, and returning to Star Wars
13:50 – Superman, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Predator, Living Dead, and Evil Dead series
28:00 – X-Men, shoehorning all the films, Sentinels, and Wolverine
34:10 – Mortal Kombat, branching storylines, Bioshock series, and canonizing Bioshock 2
46:30 – Shadow of the Colossus & Ico, Dark Souls series, and sorting out Legend of Zelda
54:40 – Remaking films to shows: Bates Motel, Hannibal, Fargo, From Dusk til Dawn, and Better Call Saul

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The Web of The Amazing Spider-Man

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Today, Shawn Lotte swings by to talk about your friendly neighborhood Spider-man! We discuss the latest film on the webhead, Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield, our spec scripts for the third film, and how it feels most like a comic-book movie. We also dive into the characters’ cartoons, games, and comics, like the recent run of Superior Spider-man. And somehow, we get into a tangent on Power Rangers and Animorphs. (Movie spoilers till 45min. mark)

Guests:
Shawn Lotte – “Made by a committee”

Supplementary notes:
Collateral aka Electro’s Origin Story
Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends

Audio notes: (1hr. 20min. runtime)
0:01:40 – Thoughts on film, Emma Stone, Harry Osborn, by-the-numbers filmmaking, and Spidey
0:16:30 – Villains, sound mixing, Max from Collateral 10 years later, and webswinging
0:31:35 – Music, comic-book movies, rehiring actors, Aunt May, and final thoughts
0:44:45 – Getting into Spider-man, videogames, and cartoons
0:56:35 – Ultimate Spider-man, Miles Morales, and reimagining film reboot
1:08:20 – Superior Spider-man, Doc Ock, Brand New Day, symbiotes, Power Rangers, and Animorphs

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Captain America, Agents of SHIELD, & Shared Universes

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On this week’s episode, we suit up to discuss Captain America, Agents of SHIELD, and shared film universes! Earl brings in Alex Bowman from We Eat Films to talk about The Winter Soldier and the TV series, how they’re connected, and their thoughts on the studios all building their multi-franchises. They also recommend some interesting webcomics on superheroes, analyze some of Joss Whedon’s recurring themes in TV, and somehow go off on a tangent about Ben Affleck. (Spoilers past the 16min. mark for the film and TV show.)

Guests:
Alex Bowman – Reviewer for We Eat Films

Supplementary notes:
Steve Rogers’ American Captain – A Diary Comic
JL8 – Webcomic
Mystery Men – Trailer

Audio notes: (1hr. 16min. runtime)
0:01:45 – Thoughts on The Winter Soldier, Captain America’s character, and superhero webcomics
0:10:25 – Comparing Thor and Cap films, superhero spy thriller, fight choreography, and disaster porn
0:22:45 – Contemporary issues in film, and Marvel films working as standalone and serialized parts of a whole
0:32:55 – Thoughts on Agents of SHIELD, connecting TV with film, and expanding the Cinematic Universe
0:46:20 – SHIELD’s status, outcasts vs. the system, and not being beholden to the original material
0:54:15 – Comparing Marvel to DC films, grimdark Nolan Batman, and Ben Affleck
1:05:45 – Comparing Marvel properties, Amazing Spider-man, and X-Men: Days of Future Past

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