Boulder Punch Watchparty

WOW, LOOK! NOTHING! In the very, VERY early days of the MCU, Kevin was trying to get the various studios that had the rights to Marvel's biggest characters to cooperate with him and Marvel Studios in building his interconnected universe. One that seemed to join him at the start was Universal, as the two worked together to create a new Hulk movie. While nothing seemed to really go wrong, one could...

"MY TURN." The next Avengers film is about a year out. We have over thirty films to sift through. Let's get started. Back in the day, it was inconceivable to make a franchise connecting a bunch of different solo characters on the big screen the way they were in comics. Back in the day, Tony Stark and Robert Downey Jr. were seen as box office bombs waiting to happen. Little did we all know this was...

"TAKE ME HOME." One of 2025's most anticipated and successful movies of the year has finally come out on digital, and it's time for the gang to take a looksie. The Big Blue Boy Scout's first solo movie in twelve years has been a massive hit, but has proven somewhat divisive amongst fans. So, with a menagerie of different viewpoints looking at it, what do we think this time around? Come join Brian,...

HERO OR SIDEKICK? As we all know, the 2000's were something of a renaissance when it came to superhero adaptations, all culminating with the golden age that started with The Avengers in 2012. What many people didn't often discuss were the myriad of satires and pastiches that appeared around then that had no clue how ahead of their time they would be. From Kirkman's Invincible to Mazin's Superhero...

IT'S WORSE THAN YOU THINK. 2020 was a strange time. We all stayed in our homes. Brian and Alec were doing a different show. And movies were struggling to find new ways to get made. One blooming subgenre, Screenlife, was poised by producer Timur Bekmambetov over the years as the evolution of found footage. With lockdown seemingly indefinite, he was tasked by Universal to prove that this subgenre ha...

"THIS IS WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE!" Time and again in recent years, Sony Animation has proven to be the bright spot at Sony Pictures. Ever since Into the Spider-Verse , they've taken bold risks and received great reward in turn, and this film has been no exception. Ever since its release nearly two months ago, the story of HUNTR/X has had a chokehold on people, quickly becoming one of Netflix's most-wa...

"THAT'S WHAT MAKES ME STRONG." After James Gunn took control of DC and after The Flash basically killed it it for everyone, a few stragglers trailed behind that were in between cinematic universes. One of these was a silver screen adaptation of Blue Beetle, and many didn't know what to think of it when going in. While the film has had its fiar share of detractors, it has proven to be one of the ve...

DANCE WITH THE DEVIL. Ryan Coogler has been one of the hottest names in the directing world for the past decade, and for the first time since his freshman outing, he has released a wholly original film. Sinners has been hailed as an instant-classic since its release in April, and it's time for us to dive in. So, come join Alec and Brian as they take a look at what many consider to be the best film...

"SAY THAT AGAIN..." After Rise of the Silver Surfer failed to captivate audiences, future plans with the 00's iteration of Marvel's First Family fizzled out. Thus, Josh Trank was brought on board to reboot the franchise with a more modern and serious edge. What resulted was what many consider to be one of the worst comic book films of all time. Oh, boy. Before you see First Steps this weekend, com...

"I'M GONNA NEED THERAPY." Kevin Feige's full attempt at making the first good movie about Marvel's First Family releases in one week, so it's time to look back at prior attempts. The 00's were not kind to most comic book characters when it came to movies, and the F4 were no exception. While many remain nostalgic for these films, even going as far as saying nothing can top their cast, they boast a...

THIS MOVIE IS OUR KRYPTONITE. For many years after Superman IV , WB had struggled to get a new take on the Man of Steel off the ground. From Tim Burton's Superman Lives to J.J. Abrams' Superman: Flyby , nothing seemed to stick. It was only at the tail-end of the latter's existence that they decided to make a "direct" sequel to Superman II , with everyone recast and still taking place in modern day...

AKA CAVEMAN SUPERMAN: ORIGINS . After the ludicrously underwhelming Superman III , Christopher Reeve swore off the tights forever. However, a script for a fourth installment, one that would touch on topics he was passionate about, convinced him to give it another shot. What resulted was one of the most poorly-made and maligned comic book movies of all time. But we'd like to ask -- is it truly that...

THE BEGINNING OF BAD COMIC BOOK MOVIES! The troubled production of Superman II would only herald a beginning of wrong choices made with the character. Despite the success of the first two and what made them work, this film decided to shift gears and focus on the aspects not many people cared for. You know what they (Brian) say about bad DC movies. If you don't, come join Brian and Alec to find out...

THE MOVIE SPIDER-MAN 2 OWED EVERYTHING TO! Superman: The Movie was generational. So much so that Donner and the Salkinds saw it preemptively and had a sequel made in tandem with the first! Unfortunately, despite the promise of a release the year after, the highly-anticipated sequel was delayed to 1980 in light of Donner being fired and a lot of the movie being reshot. After many years and public d...

YOU'LL BELIEVE A MAN CAN FLY! We are five weeks out from the next iteration of the man of tomorrow, which means it's time to go back to where it all began -- not only for him, but for comic book movies as a whole! This classic that introduced Christopher Reeve to the world changed the landscape of blockbuster filmmaking forever, but does it still hold up? Join Brian and Alec to find out as they be...

LIVE AND LEARN! After the massive success of Sonic 2 -- and with the promise of Shadow in the next one -- fans were eagerly awaiting to see what Fowler and co. would cook up next. The answer was a banger. Yeah, that's it. What, you want another long rambling backstory on the film? Shut up and join Brian and Alec as they revisit what might be the best Sonic film yet -- SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3 !

LET'S. GET. BRICKED. For the past fifteen years, Minecraft has risen to being and has remained as one of the most popular games in the world. As Hollywood does, a film adaptation was soon commissioned, and was passed around between different directors before finally landing at the feet of Jared Hess -- director of Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre . You'd think this would allow him to flex his com...

THE END OF THE IMPOSSIBLE! As we gear up for the (supposed) end of this saga, thus do we reach the end of our marathon. After Fallout , Cruise and McQuarrie sought to top the double whammy they previously released with an all-new one -- a two-parter to close out the nearly-thirty-year franchise. However, a worldwide pandemic, numerous delays, a whole lot of money over the initial budget, and a bad...

"WHAT'S DONE IS DONE, WHEN WE SAY IT'S DONE." After the success of Rogue Nation proved that the franchise had long enough legs to keep going, Christopher McQuarrie signed on to direct the next film -- a first for the franchise. What resulted was what many consider to be not only the best Mission: Impossible film, but one of the best action films in recent memory overall. Time to lock in. Come join...

"DESPERATE TIMES, DESPERATE MEASURES." After the massive success of Ghost Protocol , Tom Cruise and the world regained their love for impossible missions, and a sequel was greenlit not long after. However, many were skeptical as it turned out that Brad Bird wouldn't be returning -- and that the director's chair would be taken by Christopher McQuarrie. Nobody could've seen it coming that not only w...

THUS BEGIN THE CRUISE DEATH WISHES! Despite M:I3 feeling like a pretty definitive end, Tom Cruise and co. decided to go ahead with a fourth film over five years later. Going into it, no one expected really much of anything -- especially when sequels after an initial trilogy rarely ever succeeded. What followed was a pop cultural milestone that not only revitalized the franchise, but Cruise's place...

NOW THE FRANCHISE BEGINS. The first two films in the Mission: Impossible franchise felt like polar opposites when it came to tone, style, and so on. While many people like to accredit the franchise's flourishing with the fourth entry, it was the third that truly set the stage for the series, not only in terms of the above factors, but in terms of Ethan Hunt as a character. This is arguably the mos...

SPY KIDS IF IT WAS BAD. After the first film reveled in its high-tension spy-thriller identity, one would assume Tom Cruise's next impossible mission would delve further into that. Instead, he created the most Divorced Dad movie to ever exist. Oh boy. Come join Brian and Alec as they continue Marathon: Impossible with the surprisingly bad and even more surprisingly boring MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE II !

WELCOME TO MARATHON: IMPOSSIBLE! We've had a good stretch of time these past several months without an extensive marathon, so it was high time to dive into a new one. The Mission: Impossible franchise has been a favorite among moviegoers for the past thirty years, with its final entry set for later next month. And with seven films to go through, it's time for us to look back and see how this franc...

WILDCATS, GETCHA HEAD IN THE GAME! It is our last track before we hunker down into a few marathons from now until the end of July, and we're going out in a big way. Any kid who grew up at any age in the mid-late 00's vividly remembers the three Disney Channel films that made a big splash in pop culture, launched the careers of several newcomers, and sought to teach a new generation to not embrace...