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We head to theaters a ninth time to see an X-Men movie. Does X-Men: Apocalypse maintain the longstanding franchise's recent revival, or has it stalled out again? Featuring: Josh Porter, Liam Gonnason, Matt Hughes, Patrick Porter, Tyler Hanns. Spoilers: All X-Men movies, Alien, Star Wars: A New Hope, Legend, The Simpsons Episode 168, The Fifth Element, T2, Avengers: Age of Ultron, The Road, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Jaws, and the X-Men animated series.

Join us as we explore the most exciting and/or dumb movie news from May, 2016. Who will direct Godzilla 2? What is the new Transformers movie called? Does a studio executive know his butt from a door? The answers—as well as our expert opinions—await you, followed by a special Marvel Cinematic Universe round of Save or Kill? Featuring: Josh Porter, Matt Hughes, Patrick Porter, Peter Nikiforov, Tyler Hanns. Spoilers: Fantastic Four (2015), Creed, Thor, Thor 2, Man of Steel, Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Transformers: Age of Extinction, Guardians of the Galaxy, Deadpool, Iron Man 3, Jungle Book (1994), Hail, Caesar!, Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, Blues Brothers, Matrix Reloaded, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Ant-Man, and one major spoiler for Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Eight years and 12 movies after Marvel Studio’s Iron Man, we’ve arrived at Captain America: Civil War. Is the third installment in the Captain America trilogy Marvel’s most sophisticated outing yet, or has the studio powerhouse lost its touch? Featuring: Abi Porter, Bethany Allen, Josh Porter, Matt Hughes, Patrick Porter, Tyler Hanns. Spoilers: Captain America: Civil War, Inglourious Basterds, Batman v Superman, Star Wars, Deadpool, Coming to America, Alan Moore’s graphic novel Watchmen, just about all the marvel movies, and also sports that include fields and benches.

In this episode, we wrestle through one of cinema’s greatest debates: Which Tom Hanks loves Meg Ryan movie is better, Sleepless in Seattle or You’ve Got Mail? Before we settle the argument once and for all, we put our rom-com know-how to the test with a game of Sleepless in Seattle and You’ve Got Mail trivia. Featuring: Bethany Allen, Matt Hughes, Josh Porter, Patrick Porter, Sarah Hanns, Tyler Hanns. Spoilers: When Harry Met Sally, Pretty Woman, Runaway Bride, Joe Vs. The Volcano, The Shop Around the Corner, Batman v Superman, Sophie’s Choice, and American Psycho.

Every year, we make a wager on which movies will make the most money during the summer movie season. In this episode, we argue about who will be the big winners at the box office.  Featuring: Abi Porter, Matt Hughes, Josh Porter, Patrick Porter, Tyler Hanns. Spoilers: Star Trek, Star Trek: Into Darkness, Fight Club, Rush Hour, Avengers: Age of Ultron, The Lone Ranger, Neighbors, Bridesmaids.

Zack Snyder is one of the most divisive filmmakers in the world of genre-filmmaking. In this episode we rank his entire filmography from best to worst. Featuring: Josh Porter, Liam Gonnason, Matt Hughes, Patrick Porter, Tyler Hanns Spoilers: Every movie in Zack Snyder’s directorial filmography, George Romero’s Dawn of the Dead, 28 Days Later, World War Z, Troy, Love Actually, Immortals, The Cell, 300: Rise of an Empire, Lord of the Rings, Van Helsing, Mighty Ducks, A Series of Unfortunate Events, he Frank Miller graphic novel The Dark Knight Returns, I am Legend, and the Terminator soundtrack. 

Join us as we join the rest of the world and argue about Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Is it a disgrace to the legacy of the comic book titans, or one of the best adaptations of their collective mythology?  Featuring: Bethany Allen, Josh Porter, Liam Gonnason, Patrick Porter, Tyler Hanns.  Spoilers: Batman v. Superman, Man of Steel, Scrooged, the bad DC comics TV shows, the Adam West Batman television series, The Dark Knight, Watchmen, Goodwill Hunting, Spider-Man, The Social Network, Batman Forever, Matchstick Men, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Buried, Mallrats, and the Frank Miller graphic novel The Dark Knight Returns. 

Before there was Batman v. Superman, there was Man of Steel. Was the world right to be divided, or should they all just shut up and enjoy some Superman? Featuring: Bethany Allen, Josh Porter, Mike Jensen, Patrick Porter, Tyler Hanns. Spoilers: Man of Steel, Batman v. Superman, Superman Returns, Green Lantern, Godzilla (2014), The Fighter, Morning Glory, Interstellar, The Good Dinosaur, Transformers, Star Wars: The Force Awakens. 

10 Cloverfield Lane: A tense and scary claustrophobic thriller, or an hour and a half of being confused by the fact that the word Cloverfield is in the title? Featuring: Bethany Allen, Matt Hughes, Josh Porter, Patrick Porter, Tyler Hanns. Spoilers: Cloverfield, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Prometheus, Signs, The Hills Have Eyes, The Fly, District 9, Independence Day, Night of the Living Dead, Evil Dead, The Mist, the Richard Matheson novel I am legend, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Rossane, Breaking Bad season 1 episode 2, the Nine Inch Nails video for “Only,” and Cannibal Airlines.

In 2008 the world was shook by a mysterious ad campaign leading hordes of movie goers into theaters to experience the explosive found footage kaiju masterpiece; Matt Reeves’ Cloverfield. Or, is it a chaotic mess that should come with a complementary does of dramamine?  Featuring: Bethany Allen, Matt Hughes, Josh Porter, Patrick Porter, Tyler Hanns. Spoilers: That Thing You Do, Cannibal Holocaust, The Blair Witch Project, Hostel, A Serbian Film, Scary Movie, Paranormal Activity, Project X, Chronicle, [REC], the pilot episode of Lost, both the 1998 and 2014 American Godzilla films, Super 8, Pitch Black, Gremlins, Signs, Jaws, and Alien.