Stephen Talks

Adam Driver recently was forced to leave an interview before it completed. I have a *lot* of thoughts about this.

Black Christmas and Jumanji: The Next Level are both the third installments in their franchises. How well do they stack up against what came before?

I could subscribe to five different streaming services and I'd have more shows and movies to watch than I could ever watch in my life. So why would I need cable?

Elizabeth Banks, director of the new Charlie's Angels movie, thinks that men don't like female-led action movies. Is she right?

Happy Thanksgiving to all, and to all a good meal!

Two popular franchises that have struggled at times are both back in theaters.

It's been two years since the Justice League movie was released in theaters. It is well past time for Warner Bros. to release the Snyder Cut.

It's Batman's 80th anniversary this weekend, and I'm ranking all the Batman movies we've seen on the big screen.

DragonCon is an annual fan convention in Atlanta. Fans of what? Everything.

A lot of movies have come out this summer. Which have I seen, and which do I recommend?

Spider-Man has always been the victim of executive meddling, whether in the comics or cartoons or cinema. Here are my feelings about the franchise and my rankings for each of the solo movies to date.

It seems that most of the movies produced these days are remakes or sequels or adaptations. But is that really a bad thing? Can they still be called "original"?

Summer is still the biggest season for movies, and critics are still the biggest factor in how well a movie will do. But should you really listen to their opinions?

Two movies about toys coming to life when their owners aren't around and having adventures (but very different types of adventures).

The Men In Black franchise has always had Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones at the core. But that doesn't mean they'll always need to be.

The X-Men movie franchise has had it's ups and downs, but I really feel it deserves more appreciation than it gets, especially now.

Critics have been giving the X-Men movies grief for a long time, especially the latest one; but there are really only two X-Men movies I don't recommend. Which ones are they? Just listen.

The most important part of any story, even more so than the plot itself, is the characters. We need to be able to empathize with them if we're going to continue reading about and watching them. But do the characters need to be humans for us to care what happens to them? Remember to check out my website: http://stephens.website/

Critics don't like "Godzilla: King of the Monsters". Audiences love it. How do *I* feel about it? Listen and find out. Don't forget to visit my website to find links to my social media and all my writing: https://stephens.website/

In a lot of cases, the "twist" is the most famous and popular part of a story. For me, though, it's my least favorite part. My Twitter account: https://twitter.com/ThePapermage

This is the first installment of my "Movie Recommendations" feature. I won't be reviewing movies or criticizing them, just telling you whether or not I recommend seeing them.

A lot of people have a cynical attitude about Disney remaking their older animated movies in live-action. It's really just part of the larger cynical attitude against remakes in general. I give my thoughts about them in this episode.

A lot of people care a lot about movies and TV shows. Do they care too much, though? When do you cross the line between "fan" and "fanatic"? I mention an article about spoilers in this podcast. You can read it here: http://nerdbastards.com/2019/04/29/nerdom-and-the-bizarre-culture-around-being-spoiler-free/

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is over 20 movies long with a dozen TV shows and miniseries to its name. It's about to finish its third "phase" and move into a new one. But Phase One still is and probably will remain my favorite phase.

We got our first official teaser trailer for "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" last week. In this podcast, I'm going to talk about why I'm the least-interested I've ever been in seeing a new Star Wars movie.