What a glorious day!!!  It is our review of the first Marvel Cinematic Universe film of the year, Captain Marvel!  We hope you are as excited as your two hosts’.  The boys stay on point for most of the double sized pod.  Bonus topics include Matt has more movie going issues, Mike really is a hardcore movie nerd, and a bit of comic book history about Captain Marvel including Kelly Sue DeConnick’s infamous run from 2012-2015 that the movie Carol Danvers is mostly based on.  There is no MCU tie because duh this movie is in the MCU!  A heads up though our spoiler section of the podcast starts at the 17 minute mark for those of you that have not seen the film yet.

No big surprise here but both the gents enjoyed Captain Marvel very much.  Mike enjoyed it just a touch more.  The acting was great, at times, the soundtrack was great especially if you are a child of the 90’s, and the sets looked pretty dang good too.  The story was decent but the telling of Danvers’ origin story through flashbacks worked at times but not great.  It is especially confusing at the start of the film.  It was great to see the Skrull- Kree war finally brought to the big screen and surely this is only the beginning of a much larger story involving the two species.  Mike really enjoyed Captain Marvel especially the soundtrack and the 90’s references.  He gives the film 4 out of 5 Reels.  Matt also enjoyed the movie but not nearly as much as Mike.  He is not a huge fan of Brie Larson and her acting.  He also was probably too nitpicky for his own good.  Damn nerds can’t please them all!  He gives Captain Marvel 3.5 out of 5 Reels.

Thursday we hope to talk about a little Same Elliot film that flew under the radar, The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then The Bigfoot.  Matt is very busy with the NAZ Suns basketball season winding down with a very long home stand.  Mike, well he is Mike and the day light savings time change makes recording a bit more challenging being on the east coast.  We will do our best to get it done but if not don’t fret we will talk about the film next week.  Enjoy our double sized pod of Captain Marvel and thanks again for stopping by and listening to two nerd’s geek out about films.  Chat at you maybe Thursday.

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Captain Marvel

Directors: Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck

Writers: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck, Geneva Robertson-Dworet, Nicole Perlman, and Meg LeFauve

Stars: Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Jude Law, and Annette Bening

Release Date: March 8, 2019

Storyline from IMDB

Carol Danvers becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races.

Watch the Captain Marvel trailer below.

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Happy National Pistachio Day!  Just digging trying to say something different than happy Tuesday again.  It’s new podcast movie review day too.  Today Matt and Mike review a heartwarming film about wrestling, Fighting with My Family.  Off topics include Mike Talent’s 2020 bid for President, the Academy Awards, and Arizona’s Snowpocalypse 2019.

Fighting with My Family is a fun and emotional comedy perfect for a night out with friends.  You don’t have to be a fan of wrestling or even sports to enjoy this movie.  Vince Vaughn and Nick Frost both known for their comedic roles knocked it out of the park with dramatic roles in this film.  The Rock pops in twice adding a bit of levity during very serious moments.  Matt would like to see more wrestling in the film including Paige’s rise through the ranks of NXT eventually winning the NXT Women’s Championship belt.  Mike Talent gives Fighting with My Family 3 out of 5 Reels.  He really enjoyed the story especially how different it was.  You do not see many movies about wrestling let alone wrestling families.  Matt enjoyed the film as well but felt it was just a little bit above average.  He gives it 3.5 out of 5 Reels.  The acting was great, the story was great, he just felt it needed more wrestling.

Coming up on Thursday Matt and Mike review a mystery horror film that lit up Sundance this year, Velvet Buzzsaw by Dan Gilroy writer and director of Nightcrawler.  Review the film with us, Velvet Buzzsaw is currently streaming on Netflix.  Chat at you on Thursday.

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Fighting with My Family

Director: Stephen Merchant

Writer: Stephen Merchant

Stars: Florence Pugh, Nick Frost, Lena Headey, Vince Vaughn, and Dwayne Johnson

Release Date: February 22, 2019

Storyline from IMDB

A former wrestler and his family make a living performing at small venues around the country while his kids dream of joining World Wrestling Entertainment.

Watch the Fighting with My Family trailer below.

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