Sean and Amanda are joined by Chris Ryan to review the utter mess that is ‘Captain America: Brave New World.’ They discuss its various rewrites, the ways the movie shows its seams, why Harrison Ford is even interested in taking roles like this, and what it means for the end of Phase 5 in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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Nov 17
The Top Five Ethan Hawke Movies and a Double Shot of Richard Linklater, With Ethan Hawke and Richard Linklater!
On today’s action-packed show, Sean and Amanda dive deep into the two newest films from one of their favorite filmmakers, Richard Linklater. Before diving in, they react to a handful of movie news headlines, including Tom Cruise’s honorary Oscar at the Governors Awards, the new t ... Show More
1h 49m
Feb 2025
Is Marvel Back? Plus, ‘Buffy’ Reboot News, and ‘The Pitt’ Episode 6
Chris and Andy talk about the trailers for ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ (11:57) and ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ (18:47) and discuss whether the MCU might be getting good again. Then, they discuss the news that Oscar-winning director Chloe Zhao is involved in a potenti ... Show More
58m 46s
Jul 2024
Robert Downey Jr. Rejoins the MCU and Other News From San Diego Comic-Con. Plus, ‘House of the Dragon’ Episode 7.
Chris and Andy talk about the news that Robert Downey Jr. will be coming back to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, this time to play the villain Doctor Doom (1:00). They also discuss whether Kevin Feige will step away from the MCU after this next run of films (14:12) before breaking ... Show More
1h 9m
Feb 2025
What Went Wrong With Captain America: Brave New World | The Midnight Boys
The Boys are back to give you their honest reactions to the long-awaited Captain America: Brave New World (06:12). They discuss the film’s ambitions and how they didn’t stick the landing on a lot of those goals.
Hosts: Van Lathan, Charles Holmes, Jomi Adeniran, and Steve Ahlman
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1h 41m
Aug 2024
'Deadpool & Wolverine,' Downey as Doctor Doom, and the State of the MCU | House of R
They're about to make a name for themselves, here! Mal and Jo put their claws on and dive into the success and fun of 'Deadpool & Wolverine'! They dive into their opening snapshot and issue their favorite things that came out of the summer's billion-dollar blockbuster (10:51). La ... Show More
1h 54m
Feb 2025
Harrison Ford; Renee Zellweger, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Leo Woodall; Danny Ramirez
It's a brave new world for the Empire Podcast this week, folks, as Chris Hewitt welcomes a quintet (not to be confused with a Quinjet, although a couple of them might have access to one) of amazing guests. From the latest MCU film, Captain America: Brave New World, Chris first ch ... Show More
1h 58m
Sep 2020
Going from Shorts to Marvel movies. Directors Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck on making Half Nelson, Mississippi Grind & Captain Marvel.
This week Giles interviews writing and directing team Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck to discuss their impressive career and body of work from the indie scene to working with Marvel.
Anna and Ryan first made an entrance with their indie hit Half Nelson, which picked up a best actor nom ... Show More
1h 6m
Mar 2025
‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Cast Revealed, ‘The White Lotus’ E7, and ‘MobLand’
Andy and Chris talk about some TV and movie news from the past week, including the announcement that Marvel stars like Chris Hemsworth, Paul Rudd, and Florence Pugh will appear in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ (11:56) and the latest on an executive shake-up at Amazon MGM (22:05). Then the ... Show More
1h 21m
Mar 2025
‘Daredevil’ and What We Want From Our Superheroes
Jo has put together a team. A team of Chris Ryan, Van Lathan, and Sean Fennessey to discuss the status of ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ in the wake of its latest episode. Also, they chat about the status of the superhero pop culture space at the present moment, as well as what they bel ... Show More
1h 36m