Marvel Movie Minute • Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Minute Thirty-Nine: From a Cigarette Lighter to an Escaping SpyJoining us on this episode, we have Krissy Lenz and Nathan Blackwell from the Most Excellent 80s Movies Podcast! In the thirty-ninth minute of Joe Johnston ’s 2011 film Captain America: The First Avenger...Turns out Fred Clemson from the State Department was actually a Hydra spy named Heinz Kruger! He blows up the observation booth, sh...

Minute Thirty-Eight: From Full-On Hotness to Full-On SuspiciousJoining us on this episode, we have Krissy Lenz and Nathan Blackwell from the Most Excellent 80s Movies Podcast! In the thirty-eighth minute of Joe Johnston ’s 2011 film Captain America: The First Avenger...It’s the movie’s hottest, thirstiest minute! As Nathan says, there’s Before Minute 38 in the MCU and After Minute 38. This is that...

Minute Thirty-Seven: From Some Random Doctor’s Appearance to Howard Stark’s Expectant Glasses RemovalJoining us on this episode, we have Krissy Lenz and Nathan Blackwell from the Most Excellent 80s Movies Podcast! In the thirty-seventh minute of Joe Johnston ’s 2011 film Captain America: The First Avenger...The experiment continues. We talk about side shields and eyewear, particularly about those...

Minute Thirty-Six: From Painful Injections to 40%!Joining us on this episode, we have Krissy Lenz and Nathan Blackwell from the Most Excellent 80s Movies Podcast! In the thirty-sixth minute of Joe Johnston ’s 2011 film Captain America: The First Avenger...Steve’s dosed up with super soldier serum. What’s up with that breaking the fourth wall as he opens his eyes in shock or pain or both? Turns out...

Minute Thirty-Five: From Another Step Towards Annihilation to Serum Injection! Joining us on the show today, we’re joined by Matthew Costello, author of ‘Secret Identity Crisis: Comic Books and the Unmasking of Cold War America’.In the thirty-fifth minute of Joe Johnston ’s 2011 film Captain America: The First Avenger...Needle-phobics beware! This is an injection-heavy minute. But first, we have E...

Minute Thirty-Four: From Climbing into the Rebirth Device to the Start of Erskine’s SpeechJoining us on the show today, we’re joined by Matthew Costello, author of ‘Secret Identity Crisis: Comic Books and the Unmasking of Cold War America’.In the thirty-fourth minute of Joe Johnston ’s 2011 film Captain America: The First Avenger...We kick this minute off with a discussion about accents. Whose wor...

Minute Thirty-Three: From a Glance Between Peggy and Steve to a Snarky Comment About a SandwichJoining us on the show today, we’re joined by Matthew Costello, author of ‘Secret Identity Crisis: Comic Books and the Unmasking of Cold War America’.In the thirty-third minute of Joe Johnston ’s 2011 film Captain America: The First Avenger...Steve and Peggy share a look, but what’s it about? They head d...

Minute Thirty-Two: From an Antique Entrance to a Secret Lab EntranceJoining us on the show today, we’re joined by Matthew Costello, author of ‘Secret Identity Crisis: Comic Books and the Unmasking of Cold War America’.In the thirty-second minute of Joe Johnston ’s 2011 film Captain America: The First Avenger...Is it an antique shop? Or shoppe? Or something else? How do they remember the secret con...

Minute Thirty-One: From Doors Shut in Faces to an Antique EntranceJoining us on the show today, we’re joined by Matthew Costello, author of ‘Secret Identity Crisis: Comic Books and the Unmasking of Cold War America’.In the thirty-first minute of Joe Johnston ’s 2011 film Captain America: The First Avenger...Peggy and Steve continue their drive to a mystery destination. Is this where the romance st...

Minute Thirty: From Schmidt’s Answer to Peggy Knowing a Little of What That’s LikeJoining us for the last time this week, it’s Dr. Arnold T. Blumberg from the Ghouls in the House podcast. In the thirtieth minute of Joe Johnston ’s 2011 film Captain America: The First Avenger...Schmidt reveals that he’s already given the order to find Dr. Erskine. Is that a hint of jealousy we see from Zola? Or is...

Minute Twenty-Nine: From Zola’s Entrance to Zola’s QuestionJoining us for this episode, we have Doctor Arnold T. Blumberg from ATL Publishing! In the twenty-ninth minute of Joe Johnston ’s 2011 film Captain America: The First Avenger...We talk opera in this minute. What’s going on with the opera edits here? Did opera fans complain? Regardless, it’s big and emphatic for the scene. Zola sees the por...

Minute Twenty-Eight: From Strength and Compassion to Wagner and ZolaJoining us again, we have Dr. Arnold T. Blumberg from the Ghouls in the House Podcast! In the twenty-eighth minute of Joe Johnston ’s 2011 film Captain America: The First Avenger...We finally get to the actual reasons Dr. Erskine picked Steve – he’ll understand the strength and compassion. Based on the drills we saw, were those th...

Minute Twenty-Seven: From a Superior Man to a Weak ManJoining us for the episode, it’s Doctor of the Dead himself, Dr. Arnold T. Blumberg! In the twenty-seventh minute of Joe Johnston ’s 2011 film Captain America: The First Avenger...It’s still the flashback montage about Schmidt. He and Erskine obviously knew each other and Schmidt wants Erskine to give him the super soldier serum. But it’s Erski...

Minute Twenty-Six: From Hitler Invading Germany to Power in the EarthJoining us on the show, we have Dr. Arnold T. Blumberg, Doctor of the Dead! In the twenty-sixth minute of Joe Johnston ’s 2011 film Captain America: The First Avenger...Why did they hide the Swastika in the film for the most part? What was Marvel afraid of? We do see it during the montage about Schmidt. There certainly are plenty...

Minute Twenty-Five: From a Dummy Grenade to a Bottle of SchnappsJoining us on the episode is Father David Mowry, chaplain of the movies-by-minutes community! In the twenty-fifth minute of Joe Johnston ’s 2011 film Captain America: The First Avenger...The Love Feud continues as Father Mowry debates Agent Carter’s feelings for Steve. Is it love? Or is it for science? There is a love dolly for sure w...

Minute Twenty-Four: From a Debate About Niceness Versus Guts to the Sacrificial SteveJoining us on the episode is Father David Mowry, chaplain of the movies-by-minutes community! In the twenty-fourth minute of Joe Johnston ’s 2011 film Captain America: The First Avenger...We learn that Camp Lehigh is Col. Phillips’ base. We also learn he thinks of Steve as a gerbil. But we love that there’s a real...

Minute Twenty-Three: From A Flagpole Fail to A Doubting ColonelJoining us on the episode is Father David Mowry, chaplain of the movies-by-minutes community! In the twenty-third minute of Joe Johnston ’s 2011 film Captain America: The First Avenger...We’re enamored with Sergeant Duffy. His throwaway lines always make us laugh. The flagpole challenge is presented and the soldiers fail wonderfully. B...

Minute Twenty-Two: From Training Montage to Flagpole ShenanigansJoining us on the episode is Father David Mowry, chaplain of the movies-by-minutes community! In the twenty-second minute of Joe Johnston ’s 2011 film Captain America: The First Avenger...We’re gonna need a montage! We continue that training montage that we started with Steve in the last minute. Col. Phillips continues monologuing ove...

Minute Twenty-One: From Breaking In Gilmore to Colonel Phillips’ MonologueJoining us on the episode is Father David Mowry, chaplain of the movies-by-minutes community! In the twenty-first minute of Joe Johnston ’s 2011 film Captain America: The First Avenger...It’s Agent Peggy Carter! And who is that talking back to her? It’s Gilmore Hodge, of course. Even this small character was pulled from the...

Minute Twenty: From Dancing Blue Energy to Agent CarterJoining us for the last time this season, we have Will Johnson and Don Shanahan from the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast. In the twentieth minute of Joe Johnston ’s 2011 film Captain America: The First Avenger...What’s with the screaming blue Tesseract energy? Are those sounds the throes of Norse passion from centuries ago? We talk about Hugo Weav...

Minute Nineteen: From Tesseract Glow to Tesseract ScreamsJoining us again, we have Will Johnson and Don Shanahan from the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast! In the nineteenth minute of Joe Johnston ’s 2011 film Captain America: The First Avenger...When Schmidt opens the drawer, we hear the sounds again. Is this proof that the Tesseract does in fact make these noises? It seems to be the case. And again,...

Minute Eighteen: From Brooklyn Actually to the Return of the Snake DrawerJoining us again, we have Will Johnson and Don Shanahan from the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast. In the eighteenth minute of Joe Johnston ’s 2011 film Captain America: The First Avenger...Erskine finds out Steve is actually from Brooklyn. Was this part of the test all along? Steve finally gets that 1A stamp he’s been waiting for...

Minute Seventeen: From Questions About His Tests to A ChanceJoining us again, we have Don Shanahan and Will Johnson from the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast! In the seventeenth minute of Joe Johnston ’s 2011 film Captain America: The First Avenger...Dr. Erskine has a folder about Steve. What’s in it? Should Steve be more concerned? Dr. Erskine seems very nice so maybe he’ll be okay? This is a big minu...

Minute Sixteen: From Caught! to GermanyJoining us on this episode, we have Don Shanahan and Will Johnson from the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast! In the sixteenth minute of Joe Johnston ’s 2011 film Captain America: The First Avenger...Steve’s busted! His criminal past has caught up with him. We talk about the nature of an ego crime in this case and why it’s deemed okay. To a certain extent, there’s...

Minute Fifteen: From A Goodbye Between Friends to Wrapping Up the ExamJoining us one last time, we have Rob Kubasko and Kyle Olson from seasons two and three. In the fifteenth minute of Joe Johnston ’s 2011 film Captain America: The First Avenger...Bucky and Steve are at odds. Again. This feels like a conversation they’ve had many times before, and likely are only having it again now for the benef...