Marvel Movie Minute

Minute 29: From Old Man to Unworthy We have a special Shakespearean expert joining us for this minute of royal family drama. Dr. Jeff Wilson from the Harvard College Writing Program talks with us about Thor’s Shakespearean connections and why it makes so much sense for Branagh to be directing. In the twenty-ninth minute of Kenneth Branagh ’s 2011 film Thor ... We dig into the Shakespearean element...

Minute Twenty-Eight: From War and Death to Pride and Vanity It’s a special week with a new guest each day! Today’s guest is Pete Wright from TruStory FM and The Next Reel film podcast. He joins us to talk about the departure from Jotunheim, the disappearance of Sleipnir, and the fight between Odin and Thor. In the twenty-eighth minute of Kenneth Branagh ’s 2011 film Thor ... Where the hell does Sl...

Minute Twenty-Seven: From Laufey’s Attack to Laufey’s Declaration It’s a special week with a new guest each day! Today’s guest is Steve Sarmento from TruStory FM’s Trailer Rewind podcast. He joins us to talk about the arrival of Odin on Sleipnir and Odin’s discussion with Laufey. In the twenty-seventh minute of Kenneth Branagh ’s 2011 film Thor ... We wonder what’s going through Sif’s and Loki’s h...

Minute Twenty-Six: From an Upside-Down Jotun Beast to a Right-Side Up Jotun Army It’s a special week with a new guest each day! Today’s guest is Will Freeland from the Hype is my Superpower podcast. He’s here to talk about the fate of the Jotun Beast with us as well as our first view of Thor’s flight. But how does he do a midair turn? In the twenty-sixth minute of Kenneth Branagh ’s 2011 film Thor...

Minute Twenty-Five: From Screaming Volstagg to Collapsing Utgard This week, we’re joined by Cass Fredrickson from Lord of the Rings Minute at Dueling Genre Productions. We’ve got Mjølnir bringing the lightning, a collapsing city, and a run from a Jotun Beast to chat about and Cass is with us every step of the way! In the twenty-fifth minute of Kenneth Branagh ’s 2011 film Thor ... Volstagg’s screa...

Minute Twenty-Four: From an Icy Arm to an Icy Foot This week, we’re joined by Cass Fredrickson from Lord of the Rings Minute at Dueling Genre Productions. We chat about Loki’s backstory and his blue arm, the attempt by the Asgardians to flee, Thor’s incredible toss of Mjølnir, and the release of the Jotun Beast. In the twenty-fourth minute of Kenneth Branagh ’s 2011 film Thor ... Loki and the Fros...

Minute Twenty-Three: From Headbutts to Arm Grabs This week, we’re joined by Cass Fredrickson from Lord of the Rings Minute at Dueling Genre Productions. Laufey ups the battle with Hailstrum and more frost giants and we see Loki's magic in action, so there’s plenty to discuss! In the twenty-third minute of Kenneth Branagh ’s 2011 film Thor ... Thor seriously is thumping his chest with his roar to m...

Minute Twenty-Two: From a Staring Contest to a Roaring Contest This week, we’re joined by Cass Fredrickson from Lord of the Rings Minute at Dueling Genre Productions. We dig into the start of the battle with the frost giants as Thor finally wields Mjølnir. In the twenty-second minute of Kenneth Branagh ’s 2011 film Thor ... Thor and the Frost Giant Sentry have a staring contest. Thor knows he need...

Minute Twenty-One: From Arguing About Odin to Accepting Laufey’s Offer This week, we’re joined by Cass Fredrickson from Lord of the Rings Minute at Dueling Genre Productions. Cass chats with us about all things Thor, Laufey, Loki, frost giants, and the Frost Giant Sentry in today’s episode. In the twenty-first minute of Kenneth Branagh ’s 2011 film Thor ... Laufey finally stands up and we can see...

Minute Twenty: From Walking in the Cold to Arguing With a King It’s a special week indeed with not one but two guests joining us as we try to figure out where Laufey’s throne sits – Krissy Lenz and Nathan Blackwell from the Most Excellent 80s Movies Podcast. In the twentieth minute of Kenneth Branagh ’s 2011 film Thor ... The Asgardians walk across the cracked and crumbling ground toward the centr...

Minute Nineteen: From Outskirts to In Town It’s a special week indeed with not one but two guests joining us as we take the long walk into downtown Utgard – Krissy Lenz and Nathan Blackwell from the Most Excellent 80s Movies Podcast. In the nineteenth minute of Kenneth Branagh ’s 2011 film Thor ... Hogun the Grim is, well, grim about their situation. Quite honestly, however, this plays much better...

Minute Eighteen: From Asgard to Jotunheim It’s a special week indeed with not one but two guests joining us on a trip through the Bifrost – Krissy Lenz and Nathan Blackwell from the Most Excellent 80s Movies Podcast. In the eighteenth minute of Kenneth Branagh ’s 2011 film Thor ... Heimdall finally finishes his warning in his stilted English. Volstagg delivers a silly line that does nothing for us...

Minute Seventeen: From Thor’s Demand to Heimdall’s Warning It’s a special week indeed with not one but two guests joining us as we tour Heimdall’s Observatory – Krissy Lenz and Nathan Blackwell from the Most Excellent 80s Movies Podcast. In the Observatory-heavy seventeenth minute of Kenneth Branagh ’s 2011 film Thor ... Thor is a bit pushy with his demands to get into Heimdall’s Observatory. Well...

Minute Sixteen: From Horse Riding to Heimdall’s Wish It’s a special week indeed with not one but two guests joining us as we get to meet Heimdall – Krissy Lenz and Nathan Blackwell from the Most Excellent 80s Movies Podcast. In the sixteenth minute of Kenneth Branagh ’s 2011 film Thor ... We talk about the physics of Asgard. It’s pretty clear it’s flat, so do they have #round truthers? Does it fli...

Minute Fifteen: From Team-Building to Bridge-Crossing Ashley Coffin from the MCU Podcast is joining us this week to invade Jotunheim. Check her and her shows out at the links below! In the fifteenth minute of Kenneth Branagh ’s 2011 film Thor ... Thor reminds the Warriors Three and lady Sif what his father Odin went through to defeat Laufey and bring the casket back last time. He says they would j...

Minute Fourteen: From Manipulation to Madness Ashley Coffin from the MCU Podcast is joining us this week as the Warriors Three and Lady Sif join Thor and Loki. Check her and her shows out at the links below! In the fourteenth minute of Kenneth Branagh ’s 2011 film Thor ... Loki sits and listens to Thor. Eventually, he finally speaks. He tells Thor he’s right and that Daddy’s wrong. He’s also conce...

Minute Thirteen: From a Broken Truce to a Creeping Brother Ashley Coffin from the MCU Podcast is joining us this week to talk war with Jotunheim. Check her and her shows out at the links below! In the thirteenth minute of Kenneth Branagh ’s 2011 film Thor ... Thor complains about Laufey breaking the truce and he wants war. Odin believes the guilty party – these three frost giants – paid for their...

Minute Twelve: From Odin's Destroyer to Odin’s Truce Ashley Coffin from the MCU Podcast is joining us this week to take on the Destroyer. Check her and her shows out at the links below! In the twelfth minute of Kenneth Branagh ’s 2011 film Thor ... Odin unleashes the Destroyer from behind his magical bars in the vault. He does it by again striking gungnir on the floor of the throne room. Why does...

Minute Eleven: From a Warlock’s Eye to a Frost Giant’s Fists Ashley Coffin from the MCU Podcast is joining us this week to talk about Loki and Thor (if we can just get past his eyebrows). Check her and her shows out at the links below! In the eleventh minute of Kenneth Branagh ’s 2011 film Thor ... The Einherjar guards should be suspicious in Odin’s vault. After all, the Warlock’s Eye is watching...

Minute Ten: From One King’s Speech to Two Guards’ Patrol We have our first guest! We’re joined by Ryanne Bennett from the Black Girl Nerds podcast joining us in the throne room to hear Odin's speech this week. Check her and her shows out at the links below! In the tenth minute of Kenneth Branagh ’s 2011 film Thor ... Odin continues his speech and Loki doesn’t look too happy about it. What’s up wit...

Minute Nine: From Odin’s Look to Odin’s Speech We have our first guest! We’re joined by Ryanne Bennett for Thor's Coronation from the Black Girl Nerds podcast this week. Check her and her shows out at the links below! In the ninth minute of Kenneth Branagh ’s 2011 film Thor ... Odin looks on with a stone face as Thor continues his walk through the Asgardian crowd and the rows of Einherjar Honor Gu...

Minute Eight: From Rival Brothers to Regal Parents We have our first guest! We’re joined by Ryanne Bennett from the Black Girl Nerds podcast this week, swinging Mjolnir around because she's clearly worthy. Check her and her shows out at the links below! In the eighth minute of Kenneth Branagh ’s 2011 film Thor ... Odin lays out to young Thor and Loki that a good king can’t be war hungry but has to...

Minute Seven: From Soaring Sights to Storytime We have our first guest for our trip to Asgard! We’re joined by Ryanne Bennett from the Black Girl Nerds podcast this week. Check her and her shows out at the links below. Ah, Asgard! In the seventh minute of Kenneth Branagh’s 2011 film Thor ... We continue our flight through Asgard – quite the city. We talk about the general look of it, what producti...

Minute Six: From Ice Attack to Asgard We have our first guest! We’re joined by Ryanne Bennett from the Black Girl Nerds podcast this week. Check her and her shows out at the links below. In the sixth minute of Kenneth Branagh’s 2011 film Thor ... Laufey smashes one of the Einherjar soldiers that he just froze. Not a fun way to go. Meanwhile, the battle rages on. Branagh continues putting us in the...

Minute Five: From Frost Giants to Frozen The Casket of Ancient Winters! In the fifth minute of Kenneth Branagh’s 2011 film Thor ... The frost giants land in Norway. They’re on the wrong side of the fjord, but that doesn’t stop Laufey from releasing the power of the casket of ancient winters to not only freeze the water but also everything in its path, including our viking mother and child, who we...