Superheroes Every Day

Act 2 of Suicide Squad is an insane slog to nowhere, involving a cast of characters that keeps growing long after you think they've stopped adding new people. There's also a ton of whirlybird drama, like, way more than you think there would be. Check out the thrilling conclusion in Act 3, later this week!

Danny and guest Evan Brady discuss the 2016 festival of self-sabotage Suicide Squad! It's a tale of two trailers, as we watch a movie studio lose confidence in their movie, panic, and rewrite it on the fly. Look out for Act 2 and Act 3 coming later this week!

It's one Disney death after another as Danny and Anthony trudge their way through the squelching knife-fight finale of Venom! Come back next week for episode #15 — Suicide Squad!

So many snacks, so little time! Venom finally makes an appearance in his own movie, and in Act 2, we experience movie medicine, several action sequences of varying quality, and a new challenger arriving from East Malaysia. Anthony does a lot of Venom impressions and therefore it is a worthwhile episode. Look out for the thrilling conclusion in Act 3, coming later this week!

Anthony returns to talk about the 2018 boy-meets-goo film Venom! We discuss how the movie establishes the coolness of the lead character, who shows up late to his first scene. Plus: lots of squelching! Come back later in the week for Act 2 and Act 3 of Venom!

The conclusion of our X-Men episode! It is a festival of tryacting as the X-Men and the other guys scramble around on the top of the Statue of Liberty, and then all of the world's leaders turn into goopy mutant space monsters. Come back next week for episode #14 — Venom!

Danny and Trevor try to keep up with the latest gossip from Charles Xavier's School for Doomed Runaways. How does Mystique know who Rogue's been spending time with? How does Magneto know what train she's on? And why doesn't the school have any staff? Look out for the thrilling conclusion in Act 3, later this week!

Danny and guest Trevor Bolliger address the uncanny giant-size mutant masterpiece X-Men! The question is: are mutants dangerous? And the answer is: obviously yes! Enjoy a big slice of Wolverine body worship as evolution takes another giant leap. Look out for Act 2 and Act 3 coming out later this week!

Breathe it in — that's fear! In the thrilling conclusion of our Batman v Superman episode, Danny and Stephen discover that the world doesn't make sense unless we force it to. We decide not to bother; it's fine this way. Come back next week for episode #13: X-Men!

Danny and Stephen try to figure out what Ma Kent is talking about. Lex Luthor implicates himself in several more crimes. Lois figures everything out, because of groceries. This has no effect on the film. Look out for the thrilling conclusion in Act 3, coming later this week!

Danny and guest Stephen Robinson take on the 2016 high-flying failure, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice! We ask the crucial questions: Why do we need a new machine gun bullet? Why doesn't Superman talk about his feelings? and Why does Batman brand people with his logo, instead of just selling them a T-shirt like everyone else? Look out for Act 2 and Act 3 coming later this week!

The conclusion of our shocking Ghost Rider episode! We saddle up and head into the crappy town of San Venganza for the final battle between evil and a different kind of evil. Blackheart changes his name. We are unsatisfied with Hasbro's quality control. Come back next week for episode #12 — Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice!

Johnny turns into the Ghost Rider, and starts collecting plot tokens. Along the way, he punishes the worst possible person in the tri-county area, gets arrested based on no evidence at all, and acquires a mentor who is made entirely of folksy exposition. Look out for the thrilling conclusion in Act 3, coming later this week!

Danny and guest Sloane discuss the 2007 crypt-kickin' spectacular, Ghost Rider! Johnny Blaze makes a deal with a slow-talking Devil, with predictably disastrous results. Nicolas Cage watches monkey videos. Wes Bentley plays a soap opera demon, who kills people and talks even slower than his dad. He summons three male models to be his new friends. Look out for Act 2 and Act 3 coming later this...

The conclusion to our Green Lantern episode! When the chips are down, the Green Lantern Corps chooses to ignore a cataclysmic threat and stay at home like little cowards, while a hapless rookie takes care of the situation. You see what I've been saying about Science Councils? They're terrible. Come back next week for Episode #11 — Ghost Rider!

Hal meets his new friend and temporary mentor, a top-heavy traveling rooster. Danny, Joe and every living creature are resentful of the Green Lantern will-sucking system. Danny identifies the worst shot in this or possibly any movie, featuring a crowd of stunned superhero film bystanders. Look out for the thrilling conclusion in Act 3!

Danny and guest Joe Hennes of ToughPigs discuss the 2016 high-flying trash fire Green Lantern! We use the emerald energy of willpower to try to get through the opening of this movie. Hal's coolness is overdetermined. There are three characters named Carol in this film, all played by the same actress. Hector and Hal are both kidnapped, and given terrible jobs. Stay tuned for Act 2 and Act 3, co...

Cry pretty, Jessica! This is the conclusion of our cosmic journey through Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. Once again, we are detained in, escape from, and participate in the destruction of a government facility. The Silver Surfer bonds with a human woman. Johnny has all the powers. Hasbro hallucinates a different movie. Come back next week for episode #10 — Green Lantern!

The gods play Calvinball with the universe. Sue has lady concerns, Reed has bad news about Altair 7, and Chris Evans has a destiny. Look out for the thrilling conclusion in Act 3, coming later this week!

Danny and guest Becca Petunia of The Daily Fantastic discuss the 2007 sequel foisted on the world without our consent, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer! Act 1 is the wedding spectacular, including a terrible bachelor party, a demanding bride and absolutely no surprising dialogue. Meanwhile, a mysteriously tight-lipped silver figure heralds the coming of Galactus, by digging holes and not...

The conclusion of our Ant-Man: Quantumania episode! Kang doesn't have a constituency. Jeff Loveness doesn't understand conquerors, socialism or story structure. It all ends in a big dumb fistfight. Come back next week for episode #9 — Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer!

Janet fixes Kang's car, and feels bad about it. Kang talks really slowly. It turns out there's more down. Danny destroys Ryan's enjoyment of the probability storm. Look out for the thrilling conclusion in Act 3, coming later this week!

Danny and Ryan Steans discuss the 2023 Phase Five fizzle, Ant-Man & the Wasp: Quantumania! In Act 1: We get sucked down to the Quantum Realm, where the sky looks terrible and we don't know where anything is. We visit a Star Wars desert and a Star Wars cantina. We drink the ooze. We wait for someone to explain what's going on. Look out for Act 2 and Act 3 coming later this week!

The conclusion of our Morbius episode! Michael breaks the stinky little pinky. There's a sudden subplot about Martine's cat. Michael calls all of his woodland friends to help him end the film. Danny tries to comfort Joe with limited success. Come back next week for Episode #8 - Ant-Man & the Wasp: Quantumania!

Initiate lockdown! With evidence piling up in heaps all over town, the FBI agents find the crucial clue: an origami bat. Somebody kills Nurse Sutton, single mother of twin girls. Sony violates the white tanktop rule. Come back for the thrilling conclusion in Act 3, coming later this week!