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Blake and Terrence finally get to see Dune!  Discussing their reactions and feeling about the movie they also get into how it influenced almost every facet of modern Sci-Fi, and why the themes in the story are as relevant today as they were when the book itself was first written.  Let us know your thoughts, if the movie needs to be seen in IMAX or can be done at home, and don't forget to...

Blake and Terrence check out Halloween Kills and give their overall thoughts on the next entry in the franchise, ask what a proper send off for a classic slasher hero and villain would look like. Then examining the movie wonder if we are doing anything new here or just treading old water, and what we could possibly be setting up for.

Blake and Terrence circle up this week for No Time to Die, the final Daniel Craig outing as James Bond.  They give their overall reactions, and discuss how this movie does at concluding Craig's tenure as Bond.  Also the similarities and differences it has with other Bond films, and the seemingly new trend we are seeing across several movies. Don't forget to like and subscribe!

Blake Jamie and Terrence are here for the final episode of our mini-series.  This week they cover the What If finale and how they felt the series went over, then go back to 1984 when the seeds of the Fantastic Four movie started, through the unreleased Roger Corman movie, to the 20th Century Fox productions we discuss all the movies of Marvel's first family and what we hope to see when they c...

Blake and Terrence circle up to discuss the follow up to Venom.  How the movie has won us over, for the most part, by improving on the first movie, ironically by falling back on tropes we have seen many times.  And getting to see a villain who is not redeemable feels like a fun change of pace, and lets not forget that post credit scene.

Blake, Jamie and Terrence continue their look at Marvel's cinematic past with the live action adaptations of The Punisher.  First their reactions to What If Ultron Won, the penultimate What If episode, and how it is culminating to something larger, then the history of The Punisher on film and if Disney will ever bring back the popular character.

Blake, Jamie and Terrence discuss the latest in the What If series, the great comedic moments, fun cameos and nice change from the usual dark stories that this has been telling.  They also discuss if there is a team being created based on the ending of the episode.  Then they continue their look at Marvel's history with 2002's Spider-Man how it, X-Men and Blade together formed the road w...

Blake, Jamie and Terrence circle up to discuss the newest episode of What If: What If Killmonger Saved Tony Stark?  We discuss the episode, what makes Killmonger such a good character, and the history of the X-Men franchise and why the 2000 movie set up the types of themes and conversations we continue having in Marvel movies and this very episode. Like and subscribe!

Blake, Terrence and Jamie are back this week to talk What If...Zombies!  And we continue our look at Marvel's history in cinema with 2003's Hulk and TV's Spider-Man looking at these entries in each characters history and why they have had the impact they have on modern movies.

Blake and Terrence discuss Shang-Chi its impact on audiences and the MCU, why it feels like a breath of fresh air, and its incredible box office debut.

Blake, Jamie and Terrence dive into the newest episode of Marvel's What If? and get into the history of Marvel's first box office smash with Blade.  How Blade influenced not just Marvel, but movies in general in the late 90s and 00s.  The questions it answered and how we have come full circle to R-rated super hero movies, and darker themes in the MCU years later

Blake and Terrence look at Candyman, how they made a great, impactful and scary sequel to the 90s classic.  What makes the story scary and innovative and creative things that are in the movie, and why it is an example of an important story to retell.

Blake, Jamie and Terrence continue their What If mini-series looking at Marvel's cinematic history.  This week they pair up What If Episode Three with The Return of The Incredible Hulk, one of the first cross over attempts in their TV and movie catalog, and Nick Fury Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D one of the last attempts at a pilot for a series.  And how these two projects set the stage for thing...

Blake, Jamie and Terrence are back to continue their look at Marvel's history on film and TV along with Marvel What If?  This week they give their reaction to the latest episode of What If and take a dive into Howard the Duck.  The development, production and reaction from the movie, why it didn't connect and what it can teach us about understanding your audience and caring bout the sour...

Blake, Jamie and Terrence are BACK!  Welcome back to Marvel Pair Up, where we take a Disney+ Marvel show and pair it up with movies that match the genre.  This time we take What If? And look back at the long history Marvel on the screens big and small.  This week we give our reaction to Captain Carter and look at the history of Captain America, as far back the first appearance in 19...

Blake and Terrence dive into The Suicide Squad, the semi-sequel to 2016's movie, and the continuation of the DCEU.  They give their overall reactions and review, why we love R-Rated villain stories, the mix of horror, action and comedy in this movie, and why the box office doesn't really matter.

Terrence and Blake sit down to discuss Jungle Cruise.  Their overall impressions of the movie, the challenges and advantages of adapting a theme park ride over other properties.  And why we adore movies like this, The Mummy, POTC, Indiana Jones and Romancing the Stone.

Blake and Terrence discuss the new Space Jam movie.  After 25 Years waiting for a sequel, we look back on the original and the new and compare what each one did it build its central character and its villains.

Blake, Terrence and Jamie assemble once again for the Loki finale!  This week we pair up Loki with Terminator, one of the greatest time travel franchises of all time, to discuss characters who are locked into roles based on their presumed futures.  Loki who has seen who he has to become and wrestles with the changes he has gone through, and John Connor who was told who he would be and ha...

Blake, Terrence and Jamie (Marvel Pair Up, Phase Zero, comicbook.com) circle up to discuss Black Widow, the long overdue solo film for Natasha, and how unlike other prequels they manage to add interesting stakes and make us want to know what happens next for several of the characters

Blake, Jamie and Terrence continue their mini-series about Loki and time travel movies with Looper.  Taking episode five "Glorious Purpose" and pairing with 2012's Looper to discuss finding your destiny through meeting yourself and how it pushes both protagonists.

The fifth and what feels like final installment of The Purge franchise is here!  Showing a world split down the middle with racial tensions driving some extremists to declare The Purge should last forever.  While it deals with themes and ideas that reflect what is happening in todays world, it does so very bluntly and doesn't offer any solutions beyond our downfall.  Which begs the...

Episode Four of Loki is here, and with it another episode of Marvel Pair up, where Blake, Jamie and Terrence take each episode of Loki and pair it thematically with a time travel movie, to explore the themes and ideas of the genre as it pertains to the show.  This week we look at About Time and discuss romance with time travel and the importance of learning to love yourself.

Blake and Terrence discuss the absurd stunts and action in F9.  But despite unrealistic physics, they both still have a deep love and excitement for this family.  They talk why the movies have lasted the test of time and what else there is left to explore when it comes to family.

Blake, Terrence and Jamie are back to look at episode three of Loki: Lamentis.  We go over our reactions and review of the episode, why it is not a filler episode and pair it up with Star Trek to talk about the rules of time traveling, and what you can learn from yourself.  How meeting yourself changes the arc and motivation for both Loki and Star Trek's main characters. Let us know your...