Films from the Phantom Zone: Failed & Forgotten Comic Book Movies

Send us Fan Mail It's week 2 of the best movie marathon we've ever embarked on, the Tom Cruise-a-thon.  Two weeks, two films, two Tom Cruises (to keep or cancel)!  This film also has a very tenuous comic book/superhero connection.  Let's talk about it!  Oblivion stars Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Olga Kurylenko, and Andrew Riseborough, and it's directed by Joseph Kosinski. On Ke...

Send us Fan Mail The most anticipated movie about everyone's favorite bat-themed comic book character is finally here:  Morbius!  Come with us as we honor this momentous occasion and review the film!  Morbius is directed by Daniel Espinoza and stars Jared Leto, Matt Smith, Adria Arjona, and Jared Harris. Time Stamps: 3:27  -  Background 16:05  -  Spoiler-free review  37:11  -  SPOILERS! Speci...

Send us Fan Mail We are kick starting what may be our most exciting marathon of films yet, the Tom Cruise-a-thon.  Two weeks, two films, two Tom Cruises (to keep or cancel)!  Each film has a very tenuous comic book/superhero connection, and we're totally okay with that.   Let's talk mech suits, giant aliens, D-Day, and the military-industrial complex with Edge of Tomorrow, sort of re-tit...

Send us Fan Mail He was a hero to some, a villain to others... and wherever he rode people spoke his name in whispers. He had no friends, this Jonah Hex, but he did have two companions: one was death itself... the other, the acrid smell of gunsmoke. Sounds great right?  Surely there's no way they could fuck that up right?  Let's get into Jonah Hex (2010) starring Josh Brolin, Megan Fox,...

Send us Fan Mail The Batman has arrived in theaters!  After being green-lit almost a decade ago as Ben Affleck's solo Batman film, this film has made its arduous journey through script rewrites a, new director, a new star, and a whole new universe.  Matt Reeves' film is being celebrated but we have some mixed opinions between the two of us!  The Batman (2021) is currently in theaters and...

Send us Fan Mail "Holy new iteration of Batman no one asked for but now everyone's super excited about because reviews are looking really good, Batman!"  In celebration of the newest Bat-Caper, The Batman hitting theaters today, we're watching the one and only Batman starring Adam West and Burt Ward! On Keep or Cancel , we'll be reviewing the illustrious career of Adam Wes...

Send us Fan Mail "The Batman" hits theaters soon and reunites our favorite couple, Batman and Catwoman!  So, we all knew this was coming.  We're watching Halle Berry in the super infamous Catwoman (2004).  My wife, Sabel from Sabel's Studio (on Twitch), is here also to provide her expert feminist opinions. On Keep or Cancel , obviously, let's talk about the one and only Ha...

Send us Fan Mail We are officially closing out Spider-Man talk for now with our first game, Marvel's Spider-Man (PS4/P5)!  We love this game so much and have played through it on stream ( Twitch.tv/FilmsfromPZ ) and are treating it like a bona fide film! Marvel's Spider-Man (2018) is available to buy anywhere to play on both PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5.  Many full play-throughs are a...

Send us Fan Mail We're back! After taking a month off, we're taking a trip on memory lane and recapping all the movies we've reviewed in our first year!  It's awards season so put on your tuxedo, pop champagne, and let's give out some Phantom Awards! To play along at home, click below for the full list of films, and for the awards/nominees! Movie List: Click here! Awards a...

Send us Fan Mail This. Is. A. Rant. I saw the movie The Matrix Resurrections because I am a huge Matrix fan.  It's one of those once-in-a-lifetime films that changes cinema forever.  So, obviously, that leaves huge shoes for a long awaited sequel to fill and oh boy does it not do that at all!  Let's rant about it! The Matrix Resurrections (2021) is in theaters and HBO Max for a few more...

Send us Fan Mail Merry Christmas!  We're back for another Christmastime special episode.  This time, Arnaldo, Berto, and our guest, Sabel, reunite to discuss as many things Christmas as possible.  It's Christmas categories and we're shot-gunning as  many as we can with the help of the live listener chat on Twitch!  Time stamps: 5:23  -  Christmas Categories! 1:45:12  -  Surprise Chr...

Send us Fan Mail The latest Spider-Man movie is taking the planet by storm and signaling a return to normality... maybe.  In this review, we'll talk how we got here, our non-spoiler thoughts, followed by full on spoilers!  So use the time stamps to stop listening if you haven't seen the movie, or jump to SPOILERS! Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) is only in theaters. Time Stamps: 2 :47  - ...

Send us Fan Mail Happy Spider-season!  Spider-Man: No Way Home is right around the corner and we're continuing our reviews for the Marc Webb Spider-Man films with The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jaime Foxx, Dane DeHaan, Paul Giamatti, and Sally Field. On Keep or Cancel , "She can take my money when I'm in need!"  It's the multitalented...

Send us Fan Mail Spider-Man is here!  Happiness and cheer!  Fun for all that children call their favorite time of the year.  Happy Spider Season everyone!  We're celebrating all month by reviewing the Marc Webb Spider-Man films, starting with The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Martin Sheen, and Sally Field. On Keep or Cancel , we'...

Send us Fan Mail The very anticipated and much maligned finale of the original X-Men trilogy came on time after a very turbulent production, from losing director Bryan Singer and Cyclops actor, James Marsden, to going through several directors before landing on the infamous Brett Ratner. On Keep or Cancel , we're doing a Lightning Round on all the remaining cast and crew for the X-Men trilogy...

Send us Fan Mail This is our first ever trailer reaction for the second trailer of Spider-Man: No Way Home.  We're doing some speculation based on some behind the scenes leaks so if you don't want to listen to potential spoilers, the time to stop listening is below: Spider-Man: No Way Home is in theaters on December 17 and the trailer we're discussing can be watched HERE! Time Codes...

Send us Fan Mail Eternals is the lowest scoring MCU movie on Rotten Tomatoes! Is that important?! Let's talk about it! In this review, we'll barely discuss the background of the Eternals, then go through the character, our non-spoiler thoughts, followed by full on spoilers! Eternals (2021) is only in theaters, and probably on Disney+ in like two months. Time Codes: 1 :37  -  Background 1...

Send us Fan Mail For whatever reason this movie apparently had three different titles depending on where you were when you saw it, so moving on from X-Men, we're doing the sequel, X2, but also known as X2 X-Men United, but also known as X-Men 2! On Keep or Cancel , we're deciding to either keep or cancel international treasures, Sirs Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen! X2 (2003) is availab...

Send us Fan Mail Happy Halloween! This is by far my favorite holiday, so in the tradition we set last Christmas, we're doing a Halloween Spooktacular (It's Not Called That!) Special once again with special guest star, my wife, Sabel! Time Codes: 7:53  -  Segment 1: What If... Halloween Segment, do you get it? 16:55  -  Segment 2: Our Halloween picks (light, medium, and heavy) 1:08:38  - ...

Send us Fan Mail Tackling our next big series, we're breaking up 20th Century Fox's X-Men in groups: we'll do X-Men 1-3, the Wolverine films, and the prequels all separately.  X-Men (2000) might just be the film that ushered in the modern era of superhero movies! It's a major milestone in cinema, so it's appropriate for it to be a 1-year milestone for Films from the Phanto...

Send us Fan Mail Spooky Szn is still among us!  And so we're continuing our Hellboy films with the sequel, Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) written and directed by Guillermo del Torro and again starring Ron Pearlman, John Hurt, and Selma Blair. For  Keep or Cancel , we're talking the most famous actor you won't recognize, Doug Jones!  Why is he unrecognizable? Usually because he&a...

Send us Fan Mail They made a Venom 2! And due to the precedent we set by reviewing new movies, here we are reviewing Venom: Let There Be Carnage... I guess.  Scroll down for time codes, because we're talking first about the comic history of Venom, Carnage and their relationship to Spider-man, then the tumultuous history of Sony's Spider-Man film fights, before reviewing this film spoiler...

Send us Fan Mail Spooky Szn is among us!  And what a better spooky superhero to review than Hellboy?  This week, we're watching Guillermo del Toro's Hellboy (2004) starring Ron Pearlman, John Hurt, and Selma Blair. For Keep or Cancel , we're deep diving into the career of the recent Best Director Academy Award winner, Guillermo del Toro! Hellboy (2004) was recently available on Amaz...

Send us Fan Mail What if the alien invasion happened in the wild west?  Do we fight them with old timey rifles? Bows and arrows?  Also what if aliens tried to invade and steal our land for gold?  Surely, no one would do something so evil to a group of people who were here first! For Keep or Cancel , we're grabbing the low hanging fruit of the cast, Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford: the two most...

Send us Fan Mail New movie! It's full on MCU season again, and we're here reviewing the second film in Phase 4: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.  We're going through the problematic history of the Mandarin, Fu Manchu, Shang-Chi, and even a little bit of Iron Man 3 for good measure!  Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) is only in theaters for a shorter-than-usu...