Posts tagged MCU
PODCAST: Episodes 247 of "The Cinephile Hissy Fit" Podcast
PODCAST: Episodes 247 of "The Cinephile Hissy Fit" Podcast

For their 246th episode, two dancing film critics, two proud dads, and two regret-filled school teachers, Will Johnson and Don Shanahan, embark on something they've never done on the show: Revisit and re-grade a movie from a previous episode. Early in their run together, Will and Don couldn't be farther apart on Damien Chazelle's La La Land. In honor of its 10th anniversary and adding the new experience of bringing their respective teen daughters to the film's recent return to the big screen, our boys reflect on previous loves and old wounds.

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Cinephile Hissy Fit, Podcast, Media Appearance, 2023, 2025Don ShanahanCinephile Hissy Fit, Podcast, Will Johnson, Film Obsessive, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, MCUComment
MOVIE REVIEW: Deadpool & Wolverine
MOVIE REVIEW: Deadpool & Wolverine

But, here’s the craziest part with that Hollywood hubris and wounded pride. Marvel addresses their overall commercial arrogance and vanity by–get this–using the most arrogant and vain character in their library as a means to go against just about everything they’ve ever done with their branded image. Miraculously, they found their jolt with the gloriously gaudy Deadpool & Wolverine.

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2024, ADVANCE MOVIE REVIEW, MOVIE REVIEW, 4 STARSDon ShanahanDeadpool, Wolverine, Marvel Cinematic Universe, MCU, Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Deadpool & Wolverine, Shawn Levy, MarvelComment
COLUMN: New Year's Resolutions for the Movie Industry in 2018
COLUMN: New Year's Resolutions for the Movie Industry in 2018

Plenty of regular everyday people make New Year's Resolutions, but I think bigger entities, namely movie makers and movie moguls, need to make them too.  Annually, including this seventh edition, this is my absolute favorite editorial to write every year.  I have fun taking the movie industry to task for things they need to change.  You would hope Hollywood would learn from those lessons going forward.  Alas, here we go again!  Enjoy!

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2018, Column, Editorial, LIST, SPECIALDon ShanahanNew Year's Resolutions, New Year's Resolutions for the Movie Industry, New Year's Day, 2018, Star Wars, Disney, Wonderstruck, Wonder, Beauty and the Beast, Batman, MCU, Logan, Wonder Woman, Justice League, 21st Century Fox, Disney/Marvel, Walt Disney Pictures, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Avengers: Infinity War, A Ghost Story, mother!, Call Me By Your Name, #OscarsSoWhite, Patty Jenkins, Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird, Dee Rees, Mudbound, Sofia Coppola, The Beguiled, Moonlight, Year of the Woman, Feelin' Film, Feelin' Film Podcast, What We Learned This Week, soapboxComment
MEDIA APPEARANCE: Guest on Eman's Movie Reviews audio podcast for "Spider-Man: Homecoming"
MEDIA APPEARANCE: Guest on Eman's Movie Reviews audio podcast for "Spider-Man: Homecoming"

Friend-of-the-page Emmanuel Noisette of Eman's Movie Reviews invited me to record the beginnings of a new podcast for his brand.  Because his YouTube reviews tend to be spoiler-free, these new chats will be spoiler-filled reactions and discussions.  As always, we have a fun back-and-forth as two guys free of "fanlexia" to praise Spider-Man: Homecoming.  Enjoy!

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