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Cinematic Universe
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Cinematic Universe is a podcast all about superhero and comic book movies and TV. Each episode, we look at one movie or show and find out more about the comics behind the screen. Along the way we run through the latest news across the genre, recommend related reading to explore, and pitch our not-always-entirely-serious ideas for future superhero films. From Iron Man to The Dark Knight, from Scott Pilgrim to Spider-Man, from The Incredibles to Howard the Duck, everything across the entire cinematic universe is in our sights.
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Episode #180: My Dinner With Andre (1981)
Mar 1002:00:00Tap to summarizeJames, Joe and Rhys take a look at Louis Malle's 1981 movie MY DINNER WITH ANDRE - as well as thoughts on the likes of The Secret Agent, the new Game of Thrones show, Iron Lung and Small Prophets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Episode #179: The Cuppies 2025
Jan 2702:23:33Tap to summarizeJoe, James and Rhys return for our annual look back over everything we covered (and watched more broadly) in 2025. Which of us somehow chose three horror movies as their top three of the year despite not being a horror fan? Will William Shakespeare make it into the Hall of Fame? And is anything this year actually enjoyably bad enough to award this year's Howard T. Duck? All that and more, plus (at the very end) our pick for next month's episode. See if you can guess what it's going to be! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Episode #178: Hamlet (1990)
Dec 2002:11:09Tap to summarizeJoe, James and Rhys take a look at Franco Zeffirelli's 1990 movie, HAMLET, based on the Shakespeare play of the same name and starring, er, Mel Gibson. ALSO: Pluribus, Murderbot, Radiohead (!?) and more!You can get this episode ad-free by signing up at http://patreon.com/cinematicuniverseNOTE: We recorded this before the shocking death of Rob Reiner. Suffice to say we're all horrified, and expect to talk about his work and our collective love of it on a future episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Episode #177: Near Dark (1987)
Nov 1502:00:46Tap to summarizeRhys, James and Joe return to look at the latest movie news and catch up with Kathryn Bigelow's vampire western, Near Dark - is it the best vampire movie from 1987?We'll be back in a couple of weeks with our next movie (revealed in this episode, and let me tell you: it is an ODD shout even by Joe's standards) before we're back for our regular roundup of the year! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Episode #176: Battle Royale (2000)
Sep 2802:03:44Tap to summarizeJames, Rhys and Joe return to look at the genre-defining murder-game satire, BATTLE ROYALE. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Episode #175: Night of the Living Dead (1968) & 28 Years Later (2025)
Jul 1302:15:49Tap to summarizeJoe, James & Rhys take a deep(ish) dive on both extreme ends of the zombie franchise - George A Romero's originator of the genre, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, and Danny Boyle's post-Brexit zombie sequel, 28 YEARS LATER. All this, plus: Ironheart, The Phoenician Scheme, The Rehearsal, and more!Our next movie on the Patreon ( http://patreon.com/cinematicuniverse ) will be - of course - James Gunn's SUPERMAN, which we are expecting to record tomorrow, so you should hear it in just a few days. We'll also be doing FANTASTIC FOUR after that, and our next main episode is going to be BATTLE ROYALE. So plenty to look forward to!If you've seen Night of the Living Dead or 28 Years Later, let us know what you thought in the comments! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Episode #174: Sinners (2025)
May 22, 202501:56:54Tap to summarizeRhys, James and Joe take a look at Ryan Coogler's 2025 movie, SINNERS. As soon as we can agree who's hosing the episode. This is an all-Sinners episode because it was recorded soon after our Ghost Dog chat AND there's a lot in this movie to think about. That said, to be completely honest if you don't like talk about spitting I would probably skip this one.You can hear this and many other episodes ad-free on our Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Episode #173: Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai (1999)
May 17, 202501:35:35Tap to summarizeRhys, James and Joe take a look at Jim Jarmusch's 1999 fusion of crime & samurai genres, Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Episode #172: Star Trek VI - The Undiscovered Country (1991)
Mar 26, 202502:19:42Tap to summarizeJames, Rhys & Joe return with one of James's favourite movies, Star Trek VI. But what did the others make of it?We also cover Daredevil: Born Again (a little - recording a catch-up of eps 3-6 at the weekend), Severance S2, Dogman, Common Side Effects, Mickey 17 AND the latest Bond news. Enjoy!Catch on Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/cinematicuniverse Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Episode #171: Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
Feb 8, 202502:12:29Tap to summarizeJoe, James & Rhys look at the 2013 Coen Brothers movie starring Oscar Isaac: Inside Llewyn Davis. We also talk Companion (mild spoilers though nothing that isn't in the trailer), Severance S2, and much more!We'll be back in a few weeks with James's movie choice: Nicholas Meyer's Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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