Ben & Matt's Marvellous Journey

It is with great displeasure that The Reel World presents Ben & Matt's review of Catwoman thanks to a wager about plot details of Avengers: Infinity War with The Superhero Pantheon. What did Ben & Matt do instead of watching it? How many interesting factoids could Matt be bothered to learn from a rudimentary internet search? How did they get 42 minutes of discussion out of it? You have to listen t...

Finally! Finally we've reached Infinity War. We're talking deaths. We're talking fights. We're talking villains. We're talking beards. We're talking biceps. We're not sure about our sexuality anymore.

To celebrate the tenth anniversary of Marvel Studios' first release, Iron Man, Ben & Matt take a look back at the rise of cinematic universes, superhero fatigue and the general ups and downs of the MCU over the last decade.

In the second version of this episode, Ben & Matt are STILL two middle class white guys talking about Afrocentricity in a superhero movie. Interested? Of course you are!

In a special bonus episode of Ben & Matt's Marvellous Journey, The Reel World crosses over with The Superhero Pantheon to preview Infinity War. 4 voices, 3 time zones, 2 podcasts, 1 high stakes bet. Let's do this.

In an episode of many minor errors and too much reciting of jokes, Ben & Matt do manage to find some time to discuss the themes, behind the scenes trivia and background behind one of Marvel's most wholly successful movies. Just.

Originally slated to be a 20 minute bonus episode, Matt Waters' concerning adoration for Spider-Man ballooned this by an hour and threatened to consume the entire world. Still, how good are Tom Holland and Michael Keaton?!

Just when you thought all the crazy colours were done for your pals Baby Groot and Trash Panda are heading to the darkest reaches of space. We also learn more about Drax's nipples than we might like and even meet Peter Quill's dad!

The Reel World presents 'Ben & Matt's Marvellous Journey', a weekly podcast chronicling the The game is afoot and Sherl... oh, sorry, wrong thing. The Doctor will see you now! Yes, Benadict Cumberbatch throws his hat into the magic circle as Stephen Strange, ushering in the age of psychedelia to the MCU,. Everybody turn on your blacklights and let's take a journey into mystery together.

It had all been building to this... The battle lines are drawn and one of the greatest superhero movies of all time ended up coming out the other side. Whose side are you on? Cap's obviously, because you're not an inhuman monster.

Ben & Matt tried their hardest to keep this one under an hour... but just about failed. Curse you, dramatic behind the scenes issues!

Marvel's messiest film of course led to Ben & Matt's messiest podcast, with talking points flying all over the place, from Joss Whedon's reported burnout to Thor playing in a cave to the controversial Hulk/Black Widow romance and much, much more, we've got it all here for you, folks. All hail Robert California.

Despite some audio issues and a format that really got away from them, your favourite duo were able to review one of the best received Marvel movies to date and even weigh in on the 'Who is the best Chris?' debate for good measure.

Yaaaawn. That's right, despite a few amazing isolated moments, this film is a bit of a drag, but Ben & Matt will do their best to keep you awake throughout. Featuring background on the tumultuous production, some fun musings and looks forward and back. Thor!

Prepare yourself for the greatest defence of this movie ever mounted. That's right, the two annoying Brits LIKED the third Iron Man. You know what else? They LOVED the Mandarin stuff! What a world.

What can be said about one of the highest grossing films of all time that hasn't been already? Let's all find out together shall we?

What more objective source to talk about a symbol of America than two young Brits? Ben & Matt are here with a tonne of notes about the tumultuous history of Captain America on film, a brief history lesson on the character's interesting background in comic books and a TONNE of praise for the cast as per usual. Cap is a sub.

Featuring notes and opinions on one of the more divisive films in the MCU. Matt has definitely chosen his bridge to die on. Also, full disclosure, there's a pretty poor edit in this episode inserting material recorded separately. If you spot it you win the no prize.

Featuring notes on Marvel's first sequel as well as their first major recasting. There's even a script this time! Ben & Matt wax lyrical about the MCU's first truly great villain... also Mickey Rourke is here. Last one to invent an element is a rotten egg!

Featuring background on Marvel's decision to reboot The Hulk, the Edward Norton drama, a brief history of The Hulk in comic books and of course a tonne of thoughts and info about the film itself. Plus Matt totally mistakes Black Widow and Scarlet Witch. What a fake geek boy.

Featuring background on Marvel's formation of its own film studio, the state of superhero movies in 2008, the history of Iron Man in comic books and of course a tonne of thoughts and info about the film itself. Plus niche quotes from beloved cancelled sitcoms!