A lively discussion about comics, television, film and everything else making waves this week inside fan culture.
Episodes
Tuesday Jun 20, 2017
Tuesday Jun 20, 2017
This episode is all about chicks, man, as we suddenly get woke to that feminine mystique and mansplain just how important a film "Wonder Woman" was to the future of nerd culture. Listen to four cisgender bros check our privilege to congratulate Patty Jenkins and Gal Gadot for smashing the on-screen superhero patriarchy and set our male gaze on reviewing the record-setting, crowd-pleasing blockbuster.
Length - 01:52:22
Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)
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0:02:58 - COMIC BOOK NEWS
Celebrating Wonder Woman Day in comic shops and the character's growing importance to little girls, Bruce Wayne proposes to Catwoman in the pages of "Batman" and the first issue of "Darth Vader" reveals why Sith sabres are red.
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0:23:29 - TV RECAPS & REVIEWS
The gone-but-not-forgotten "Vinyl," "Gotham" season finale hints at a big new villain for next year, a satisfying end to "The Leftovers," binging on "The Americans," a new season of "House of Cards," "Snowpiercer" coming to TV, the offbeat "Room 104" headed to HBO, the second season of "Ash vs. Evil Dead" surpasses the first and getting hooked on "American Gods."
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0:49:05 - MOVIE NEWS
Big thumbs up for Jordan Peele's "Get Out" and the extended cut of "Suicide Squad" doesn't fix its flaws.
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0:55:39 - WONDER WOMAN
The biggest female-fronted superhero film in history is setting box office records and receiving universal praise. We break down the film in a SPOILER-filled review, laying out exactly where it met - or surpassed - our high expectations and what we hope its success could mean for a more feminist-minded pop culture future.
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