The Basement Binge

Transformers: Dark of the Moon | Transformers Binge Dark of the Moon, a ridiculous title that is also accurate, this film is darker and one that I remember the least. In this generally poor regarded film, were we able to find anything worthy praising, or are well all just rotten? --- The Autobots learn of a Cybertronian spacecraft hidden on the moon, and race against the Decepticons to reach it an...

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Transformers Binge Transformers are back, and Revenge is coming. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, a movie that was without a doubt written during the writers' strike and then directed by the man child that is Michael Bay. All that junk aside, there is still a lot here to enjoy and Matt, Rob and Myself talk about it all, the junk and the enjoyment. What...

Transformers | Transformers Binge We continue our way with Transformers as we break into Michael Bay's live action Transformers. This is an absolutely wild blockbuster, and we had a ton of fun talking about it, the only question is, were we able to convince Rob of its greatness? --- An ancient struggle between two Cybertronian races, the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons, comes to Earth...

The Transformers: The Movie (1986) | Transformers Binge The Transformers, and important part of my childhood and falling in love with movies in many ways. When I was in film school, I felt my appreciation for Transformers and Michael Bay's filmmaking was invalid, as it was lacking in "artistic substance". That was how the Basement Binge started. So I am stoked to finally be binging Tra...

Where the Crawdads Sing, the adaptation of the wildly successful book. And it is a successful adaptation, enough so to get my wife - a big book fan - to love the movie enough to sit down and talk with me about it. --- A woman who raised herself in the marshes of the deep South becomes a suspect in the murder of a man she was once involved with. --- Show Notes Follow me on Social Media TikTok -  @t...

Ms. Marvel was a character I fell in love with from the first page of her first book. I've been looking forward to this series for a while, a new character with a different spirit than what we've seen in the MCU. While school took me away from a weekly review, I couldn't leave the series alone and loved it every week. --- Kamala is a superhero fan with an imagination, particularly when...

Marvel Minis - something new for The Basement Binge. As Marvel is seeking to find itself and its purpose, The Basement Binge is finding how to talk about these new entries - starting with the humorous Thor Love and Thunder. --- Thor enlists the help of Valkyrie, Korg and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster to fight Gorr the God Butcher, who intends to make the gods extinct. --- Show Notes Follow me on Socia...

Ms. Marvel was a character I fell in love with from the first page of her first book. I've been looking forward to this series for a while, a new character with a different spirit than what we've seen in the MCU. I'm excited to be covering this every week with a mini episode! --- Kamala Khan attends Avengercon only to discover that she herself might have superpowers. --- Show Notes Fol...

I have been waiting for Top Gun Maverick for years now! I can't wait to talk about it tomorrow, in the meantime, here are my quick thoughts on the original Top Gun. --- After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy's top aviators, Pete Mitchell is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. --- Sh...

I have been waiting for Top Gun Maverick for years now! I can't wait to talk about it tomorrow, in the meantime, here are my quick thoughts on the original Top Gun. --- As students at the United States Navy's elite fighter weapons school compete to be best in the class, one daring young pilot learns a few things from a civilian instructor that are not taught in the classroom. --- Show Note...

This was supposed to happen sooner, but that is just the story of my life with Homework right now. --- Doctor Strange teams up with a mysterious teenage girl from his dreams who can travel across multiverses, to battle multiple threats, including other-universe versions of himself, which threaten to wipe out millions across the multiverse. They seek help from Wanda the Scarlet Witch, Wong and othe...

This is an extremely delayed episode (school is crushing me), but either way I'm excited to talk about Sonic the Hedgehog 2 with Matt. --- When the manic Dr Robotnik returns to Earth with a new ally, Knuckles the Echidna, Sonic and his new friend Tails is all that stands in their way. --- Show Notes Check out Matt Goes to the Movies: Subscribe to Matt's Podcast - https://www.podpage.com/ma...

I guess purgatory was extended with me starting school... But finally releasing this episode on Sonic. I never thought that a movie based on Sonic the Hedgehog would be a thing, let alone this good. But here I stand corrected. Here is all that I love about Sonic the Hedgehog --- After discovering a small, blue, fast hedgehog, a small-town police officer must help him defeat an evil genius who want...

Finally back from purgatory, and what a strange movie to come back with - Morbius I've been saying for a while now that this would make a fantastic January movie, and while it does fit that boot perfectly, it's probably a good thing this has distanced itself from Spider-Man. --- Biochemist Michael Morbius tries to cure himself of a rare blood disease, but he inadvertently infects himself w...

Animation Hall of Fave Volume 2 - Episode 7 Atlantis has been a favorite ever since I was a young child rewatching this over and over on DVD. THe love and passion for creating a unique adventure film spill over everything and the film is rewarding to come back to even all these years later. --- A young linguist named Milo Thatch joins an intrepid group of explorers to find the mysterious lost cont...

Animation Hall of Fave Volume 2 - Episode 6 The Emperor's New Groove, is a movie that you already know, and for all the right reasons. Classic 2000s Disney full of humor, memorable characters, and great heart. Couldn't have an Animation Hall of Fav without including this favorite! --- Emperor Kuzco is turned into a llama by his ex-administrator Yzma, and must now regain his throne with the...

Animation Hall of Fave Volume 2 - Episode 5 Lupin III, you either know who that is and why this is a fun film, or you have no idea. Kind of like the Japanese James Bond, since his inception by Monkey Punch in 1967 by Monkey Punch, Lupin III has had a world of adventures in all his animated adaptations. But never in 3DCG. Lupin III: The First as it is appropriately named is his first adventure in n...

Animation Hall of Fave Volume 2 - Bonus Episode Belle has completely rocked my world. I almost missed the film not knowing about it at all. But once I walked out of the theater I knew this needed to be a part of 'Animation Hall of Fav.' Films like this only come around so often and I'm so glad I didn't miss it. It's one you definitely shouldn't miss either - let me tell you...

Animation Hall of Fave Volume 2 - Episode 4 Kung Fu Panda 3 is the conclusion of a fantastic trilogy and I'm going to be missing Po. --- Continuing his "legendary adventures of awesomeness", Po must face two hugely epic, but different threats: one supernatural and the other a little closer to home. --- Show Notes Leave a Review on Podchaser for a Spider-Man: Homecoming digital copy giv...

Animation Hall of Fave Volume 2 - Episode 3 Kung Fu Panda 2! The first one blew me away and I couldn't wait to get to the next part of Po's adventure, especially with all the positive things I had heard about this film. I'll let you in on a secret, Kung Fu Panda 2 continues the legacy of the first perfectly. --- Po and his friends fight to stop a peacock villain from conquering China w...

Animation Hall of Fave Volume 2 - Episode 2 Kung Fu Panda, I was not expecting to have this much to say. But when a film is this visually stunning and thematically rich there is a lot worth mentioning. It's funny, has a great voice cast, is stuffed with saturated sunsets, and tells a heartfelt story - Kung Fu Panda, in the words of Po "IS AWESOME!" --- To everyone's surprise, inclu...

Animation Hall of Fave 2 - episode 1 Interstella 5555:The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem - the first film of 2022 and the start of "Animation Hall of FAV #2" or Animation Season 2. I can not think of a better way to start this year. The animated House Musical for Daft Punk's second album Discovery and created in collaboration with legendary Animation Director/Writer Leiji Matsumoto. A...

Spider-ManNo Way Home. Already becoming the cinematic event of the year! Can this really be the ultimate Spider-Man movie? (I think in a way - yes) --- Peter Parker is unmasked and no longer able to separate his normal life from the high-stakes of being a Super Hero. When he asks for help from Doctor Strange the stakes become even more dangerous, forcing him to discover what it truly means to be S...

Spider-Man Far From Home. The least rewarding to rewatch??? --- Peter Parker and his friends go on a summer trip to Europe. However, they will hardly be able to rest - Peter will have to agree to help Nick Fury uncover the mystery of creatures that cause natural disasters and destruction throughout the continent. --- Show Notes Leave a Review on Podchaser for a Spider-Man: Homecoming digital copy...

Spider-Man Homecoming, finally the start of something new for Spider-Man with his entry into the MCU. This used to be my favorite, did Spider-Man week change that? --- Following the events of Captain America: Civil War, Peter Parker, with the help of his mentor Tony Stark, tries to balance his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens, New York City, with fighting crime as his superhero al...