The 602 Club: A Geekery Speakeasy

Morbius. Sony and Marvel Studios have been sharing the character of Spider-Man for a few years now, Marvel Studios has him in the MCU whereas Sony has him in his own Spider-Man Universe, utilizing all the characters they own to create a different franchise. In this episode of The 602 Club hosts Matthew Rushing and Christy Morris talk about Morbius. We discuss its development, the story, the cast,...

Spider-Man: Far From Home. Join Matthew Rushing and John Mills on their journey through the MCU as they finally make it to the end of Phase Three! Chapters The Theater (00:02:50) Endgame Fallout (00:04:56) Peter's Struggle (00:12:19) The Stinger (00:17:50) Mysterio (00:20:54) Deconstructing Tony (00:32:07) Teen Stuff (00:34:51) The Effects (00:35:33) The Other Stinger (00:41:48) The Music (00:45:4...

The Lost City. Sandra Bullock became a household name after her performance in Speed with Keanu Reeves but she won the hearts of the world in the romantic comedy, While You Were Sleeping, now she returns to her romantic roots in her latest movie. In this episode of The 602 Club hosts Matthew Rushing and Christy Morris talk about The Lost City. We discuss rom-coms, the story, fear of moving on, jud...

Avengers: Endgame. Join Matthew Rushing and John Mills on their journey through the MCU as they reach the penultimate film in Phase Three and the end of the line for some of the most beloved characters in Marvel. Chapters Theatrical Experience (00:02:14) More Screen Time (00:06:30) Structure (00:10:37) Hulk (00:20:24) Thor (00:23:17) Cap (00:28:09) Captain Marvel (00:34:26) Black Widow (00:37:34)...

The King's Man. In 2015 director Matthew Vaughn introduced the world to a new super-secret spy organization known as The Kingsman and it was successful enough to spawn a franchise, leading to a prequel of the series in 2021. In this episode of The 602 Club hosts Matthew Rushing and Christy Morris welcome back Amanda Pfeifer to help them talk about The King's Man. We discuss a prequel, the setting...

Captain Marvel. Join Matthew Rushing and John Mills on their journey through the MCU as we continue through Phase Three and a reach a new Captain. Chapters A Long Development (00:04:00) Structural Issues (00:16:55) Needle Drops (00:23:19) Shackles (00:29:51) The Visuals (00:36:38) What Works (00:38:30) Questions (00:42:00) The Score (00:48:49) Direction (00:53:18) Ratings (00:55:10) Rankings (00:5...

The Adam Project. Streaming has become a place for new films to drop without having a theatrical run and in 2022, Netflix has doubled down on this idea by releasing a new movie every week! In this episode of The 602 Club hosts Matthew Rushing and Christy Morris talk about The Adam Project. We discuss, a first try, time travel, multiple selves, Maya, the cast, the action and effects, the music, our...

Ant-Man and the Wasp. Join Matthew Rushing and John Mills on their journey through the MCU as they continue through Phase Three by returning to the quantum realm with Scott, the Van Dynes and the crew! Chapters Seeing if for the First Time (00:03:03) The Reception (00:08:14) Structural Things (00:13:30) Missing Story Points (00:18:34) Peyton Reed (00:27:23) Evangeline Lilly (00:30:44) Action Scene...

The Batman. There is one comic book character that has been reinvented more than any other since his first time on screen and yet the Dark Knight continues to be a box office draw no matter who is under the cowl. In this episode of The 602 Club hosts Matthew Rushing and Christy Morris welcome back Scott McClellan to talk about The Batman. We discuss more Batman, the Batman, the Riddler, the final...

Avengers: Infinity War. Join Matthew Rushing and John Mills on their journey through the MCU as they continue through Phase Three and reach a war of infinite proportions for the Avengers. Chapters Coming Into the Film (00:03:12) Picking Up From the Stinger (00:07:34) Controversy (00:09:51) Cheer Moments (00:15:30) Thanos Problems (00:20:03) Part Two is Coming (00:33:48) The Effects (00:41:28) The...

Enchanted. Disney put itself on the map by adapting some of the most famous fairy tales the world has know and in doing so, creating a who genre of films that live on to this day, which have been copied and spoofed many times. In this episode of The 602 Club hosts Matthew Rushing and Christy Morris welcome Amanda Pfeiffer to help them talk about Enchanted. We discuss a much different movie, the an...

Howard The Duck. Join Matthew Rushing and John Mills as their journey through the MCU is derailed, they've been pulled through the multi-verse on to an egg-shaped world populated by ducks. Chapters Why This Movie (00:02:55) The First Time (00:04:39) Should it Have Been Animated (00:06:16) Changes From the Source (00:11:05) The Vibe (00:14:15) The Story (00:19:00) Lea Thompson (00:23:01) Structural...

Uncharted. Video games as movies have had a very hard time becoming major hits, most have just not been able to translate well to the silver screen, for every mild success like Tomb Raider there are failures like Mortal Kombat (either version). In this episode of The 602 Club hosts Matthew Rushing and Christy Morris talk about Uncharted. We discuss the game, development hell, a prequel, an adventu...

Black Panther. Join Matthew Rushing and John Mills on their journey through the MCU as we continue through Phase Three and reach the continuation of T'Challa's story after the events of Civil War. Chapters Development Hell (00:02:39) Ryan Coogler (00:05:29) It's Own Thing (00:09:13) Where it Belongs (00:14:54) Creating Wakanda (00:18:06) The Cast (00:24:58) An Important Journey (00:31:44) Things T...

Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett. At the end of The Mandalorian: Season Two fans were treated to a stinger, MCU style that teased the return of Boba Fett in his own series! In this episode of The 602 Club hosts Matthew Rushing and Christy Morris welcome John Mills to talk about The Book of Boba Fett. We discuss the structure, directors, Boba, a new family, the competition, Mando's return, Grogu an...

Thor: Ragnarok. Join Matthew Rushing and John Mills on their journey through the MCU as they continue in Phase Three with the third adventure for the God of Thunder. Chapters Ten Ideas (00:01:59) Boxed In (00:04:47) Very Different (00:07:16) A Lack of Weight (00:09:02) Art Direction (00:12:22) Humor vs Seriousness (00:15:38) Casting (00:17:26) All the Love (00:21:33) Hulk in the Room (00:25:30) Ma...

Stardust. Writer Neil Gaiman made a name for himself in geek circles with his take on Sandman for DC Comic's Vertigo line as well has his work on Swamp Thing and his first novel Good Omens. In this episode of The 602 Club hosts Matthew Rushing and Christy Morris talk about the adaptation of Neil Gaiman's Stardust by director Matthew Vaughn. We discuss the source material, changes, the cast, becomi...

Spider-Man: Homecoming. Join Matthew Rushing and John Mills on their journey through the MCU as they continue to work their way through Phase Three and reach Spider-Man's first solo outing in the series. Chapters More Spider-Man (00:02:39) First Reaction (00:05:59) No Origin (00:06:48) A John Hughes Film (00:11:13) Iron Man Show (00:17:17) On His Own (00:25:29) Michael Keaton (00:31:32) Ned (00:35...

Rocky IV: Rocky vs. Drago. Over the years there have been many director's cuts of movies that have come out from Star Wars to Batman v Superman to Terminator 2 to Apocalypse Now, each one's reception unique with the public. In this episode of The 602 Club hosts Matthew Rushing and Christy Morris welcome back John Mills to talk about Sylvester Stallone's director's Cut, Rocky IV: Rocky vs. Drago. W...

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. Join Matthew Rushing and John Mills on their journey through the MCU as we continue through Phase Three and reach the second adventure of the Guardians of the Galaxy. Chapters Its Own Thing (00:01:44) Adam Warlock (00:07:22) Nebula (00:09:32) Yondu (00:11:29) Drax (00:16:43) Rocket's Mirror (00:20:37) The Look of the Movie (00:25:15) The Villains (00:28:13) Where Do...

The Witcher: Season 2. The first season of The Witcher ended in fire, leaving fans eager for the second season so they would know who lived and who didn't make it. In this episode of The 602 Club hosts Matthew Rushing and Christy Morris talk about The Witcher: Season 2. We discuss a question, Gerald, Ciri, Yennifer, the Continent, the end of the show, its richness, our ratings and recommendations....

Doctor Strange. Join Matthew Rushing and John Mills on their journey through the MCU as they continue in Phase Three with a mind-bending adventure into different dimensions through the eyes of a wounded doctor. Chapters Development Hell (00:02:58) In the Theater? (00:09:21) Feelings About the Character (00:10:46) Shortcuts (00:17:50) The Ancient One (00:19:59) Comedy (00:28:51) Themes and the End...

Hawkeye. The MCU shows on Disney Plus have mainly been about the fallout from Endgame for our characters and the world at large, as people try to figure out how to move on now that "The Blip" has been reversed. In this episode of The 602 Club Matthew Rushing welcomes back Amanda Pfeifer to talk about Hawkeye. We discuss the previous shows, introducing Kate, Jack, Clint, his wife, hero worship, dea...

Captain America: Civil War. Join Matthew Rushing and John Mills on their journey through the MCU as they begin Phase Three with the third Captain America film. Chapters A Big Year (00:02:27) Starting Phase 3 (00:05:06) Similar Stories (00:12:18) Team Cap vs Team Iron Man (00:17:43) Spider-Man (00:25:31) Handing Them Out Like Candy (00:32:39) Black Panther (00:35:40) The Score (00:38:47) A Breather...

Thrawn Ascendancy: Lesser Evil. Everything that Timothy Zahn has been doing with the character of Thrawn in his five previous canon novels has been building up to this moment and he swings for the fences in the longest Star Wars book in years! In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing welcomes John Mills to talk about the final book in the Thrawn Ascendancy trilogy, Lesser Evil. We disc...