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Hello and welcome to Bill vs the MCU! Each month your hosts⁠⁠ Pop Break Podcasting Director Alex Marcus⁠⁠ and⁠⁠ Pop Break Editor in Chief Bill Bodkin⁠⁠ are taking another step into the wider Marvel Multiverse as the MCU dives deeper into their Multiverse Saga.

Bill & Alex spent all of 2022 rewatching the first four phases of the MCU, and they just spent 2023 covering the first phase of Netflix’s The Defenders Saga and the first four seasons of ABC’s Agents of SHIELD. This season, they are journeying into Fox’s X-Verse with their X-Treme X-Watch as they prepare for Deadpool & Wolverine this July.

Last week, they took a break from X-Men to give you a sneak peak at all the Phase 5 and Phase 6 projects in the works for the MCU. Now, they are closing out their coverage of X-Team related films by shining a lot on those forgotten Fox films Disney reluctantly released post merger. That’s right, they will finally discuss 2019’s Dark Phoenix and 2020’s The New Mutants. Are these overlooked masterpieces? The worst of the X-Universe? Something in between? Tune in to find out!

Watch along with us! Next month's titles are X-Men Origins: Wolverine, The Wolverine, and Logan (available to stream on⁠ ⁠Disney+⁠⁠).

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Hello and welcome to Bill vs the MCU! Each month your hosts⁠⁠ Pop Break Podcasting Director Alex Marcus⁠⁠ and⁠⁠ Pop Break Editor in Chief Bill Bodkin⁠⁠ are taking another step into the wider Marvel Multiverse as the MCU dives deeper into their Multiverse Saga.

Bill & Alex spent all of 2022 rewatching the first four phases of the MCU, and they just spent 2023 covering the first phase of Netflix’s The Defenders Saga and the first four seasons of ABC’s Agents of SHIELD. This season, they are journeying into Fox’s X-Verse with their X-Treme X-Watch as they prepare for Deadpool & Wolverine this July.

HOWEVER, in this special bonus edition of Bill vs. The MCU, Podcasts Director Alex Marcus & Editor in Chief of ThePopBreak.com Bill Bodkin convene to run through the latest update on every single MCU property currently in development or production. Below, you will find the time codes for each project discussed, in case you'd like to hop around or refer back to a specific section later.

MCU News Updates:

3:17 - Deadpool & Wolverine (July 2024)

7:39 - Agatha (Fall 2024)

11:12 - Captain America: Brave New World (February 2025)

17:22 - Daredevil: Born Again (2025)

23:51 - Thunderbolts (May 2025)

30:54 - Fantastic Four (July 2025)

41:46 - Ironheart (TBD)

44:02 - Wonder Man (TBD)

47:28 - Blade (November 2025)

52:53 - Spider-Man 4 (TBD)

59:21 - Avengers 5 (May 2026)

1:04:03 - Shang Chi 2 (TBD)

1:08:02 - Young Avengers (TBD)

1:09:41 - Avengers: Secret Wars (May 2027)

1:10:26 - Canceled MCU Projects

1:20:25 - Most Anticipated Phase 5 or Phase 6 Project

Don't forget to tune back in this time next week for the second half of this two part episode, where Alex & Bill finally get around to Part III of their X-Treme X-Watch series, where they will review Dark Phoenix & The New Mutants!

It’s Every Pod You Cast, a podcast dedicated to the British rock band The Police! Justin Mancini of TheCineMaverick.com & Cinema Joes is joined by Chris Mancini and Randy Allain of Media/Lit as they delve into the discography of the postpunk power trio, from 1978 to 1983.

In the third official episode of the season, Justin, Chris, and Randy discuss The Police’s third album from 1980. They debate whether Don’t Stand So Close to Me is truly reprehensible, recall Sting’s sincere efforts to literally bury Andy’s music, and find common ground when discussing out-of-touch military figureheads. And of course, they find time to discuss other artists they’ve been listening to apart from The Police.

Host Picks:

Loved You Since I Knew You (A Song We Think Is Underrated or Just Really Like)

Chris – Voices Inside My Head

Justin – Canary in a Coalmine

Randy – Bombs Away

King of Pain (A Song We Don’t Like So Much)

Chris – Behind My Camel

Justin – Shadows in the Rain (the ending)

Randy – Don’t Stand So Close to Me

De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da (A Favorite Lyric)

Chris – Driven to Tears

Justin – Man in a Suitcase

Randy – De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da

A Little Thing They Did Was Magic (A Favorite Musical Moment)

Chris – Bombs Away

Justin – Don’t Stand So Close to Me

Randy – Behind My Camel

Other Artists We’ve Been Listening To:

Chris – Soundtrack for Doom Eternal

Justin – Edvard Grieg

Randy – OK Go

The sequel to Captain America: The First Avenger, the movie follows Steve Rogers AKA Captain America (Chris Evans) as he unravels a conspiracy involving an assassin known as the Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan). Aiding Cap are Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and Falcon (Anthony Mackie). Other characters include S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) and World Security Council Secretary Alexander Pierce (Robert Redford).

Winter Soldier opened to acclaim from critics and audiences. It grossed $714 million worldwide, almost double its predecessor’s gross. It earned one Oscar nomination for Best Visual Effects.

Aaron and Josh talk about their history with the movie before going into its plot, characters, themes, and action. The two also discuss the future of the Captain America franchise.

For more Robert Redford movies, you can listen to Josh’s guest appearance on Pop Break Goes to Washington covering The Candidate, as well as Aaron’s appearance discussing All the President’s Men.

Captain America: The Winter Soldier is streaming on Disney+

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Join host Daniel Cohen, Pop Break’s former Film Editor and Resident Bat-Maven, as he brings on several guests every month to share his passion for the one and only Dark Knight.  From Adam West to Robert Pattinson, no bat stone will be left unturned.  Bottom-line: If you’re a Batman fan, this is required listening.A HISTORIC episode this month on the Batman by the Numbers Podcast.  As has been discussed many times, director Christopher Nolan is one of the most important figures when it comes to Batman history, revitalizing the character to new heights back in 2005.  In 2008, he directed what almost everyone considers to be the greatest Batman movie ever made in The Dark Knight.With Christopher Nolan winning his first Academy Award just a few weeks ago, we decide to pay tribute to one of the greatest directors there is, as we embark on an Interstellar like journey of ranking every single Nolan movie!  From his humble beginnings with Following to the epic Best Picture winning Oppenheimer, no totem will be left unspun.

Daniel is joined per usual by Podcasting Director, Alex Marcus, and making his return to the Batman by the Numbers podcast where he was last heard on the epic trailer ranking episode is DJ Chapman of the Roses and Rejection podcast.  Also rounding out the panel, and making his debut on the podcast, is massive Nolan fan and host of It Pod to Be You, Manish Mathur.

These four Nolan scholars go down the rankings from worst to best, with each movie getting a lively discussion.  There are debates.  There are disagreements.  There are surprises.  Strap in, it’s a long one, but with 12 movies to cover, and one of the most impressive film resumes out there, did you expect anything less?

Is there a contentious Tenet debate?  How did fan favorites Memento and The Prestige fare?  How did the Batman movies do?  Will Interstellar get its due?  And most important of all, what Nolan movie finished #1?

If you’re a Christopher Nolan fan (and who isn’t?), this is required listening, as every Nolan theme imaginable is dissected and discussed in all these movies (FULL SPOILERS).

What are you waiting for?  Cue the Hans Zimmer BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG, and let the Nolan countdown begin!!

Hello and welcome to Bill vs the MCU! Each month your hosts⁠⁠ Pop Break Podcasting Director Alex Marcus⁠⁠ and⁠⁠ Pop Break Editor in Chief Bill Bodkin⁠⁠ are taking another step into the wider Marvel Multiverse as the MCU dives deeper into their Multiverse Saga.

Bill & Alex spent all of 2022 rewatching the first four phases of the MCU, and they just spent 2023 covering the first phase of Netflix’s The Defenders Saga and the first four seasons of ABC’s Agents of SHIELD. This season, they are journeying into Fox’s X-Verse with their X-Treme X-Watch as they prepare for Deadpool & Wolverine this July.

This month, they take a guided tour through an alternate universe of the 20th as they discuss the first three X-Men prequel films: and 2011’s X-Men: First Class, 2014’s X-Men: Days of Future Past, and 2016’s X-Men: Apocalypse. 

Watch along with us! Next month's titles are Dark Phoenix and The New Mutants (available to stream on⁠ ⁠Disney+⁠⁠).

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It’s Every Pod You Cast, a podcast dedicated to the British rock band The Police! Justin Mancini of TheCineMaverick.com & Cinema Joes is joined by Chris Mancini and Randy Allain of Media/Lit as they delve into the discography of the postpunk power trio, from 1978 to 1983.

In the second official episode of the season, Justin, Chris, and Randy look at The Police’s sophomore effort from 1979. They debate the power of the “groove,” relish Andy’s virtuoso riffs, and deal with PTSD from high school dating. And of course, they find time to discuss other artists they’ve been listening to apart from The Police.

Host Picks:

Loved You Since I Knew You (A Song We Think Is Underrated or Just Really Like)

Chris – Bring on the Night

Justin – The Bed’s Too Big Without You

Randy – On Any Other Day

King of Pain (A Song We Don’t Like So Much)

Chris – No Time This Time

Justin – On Any Other Day

Randy – The Bed’s Too Big Without You

De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da (A Favorite Lyric)

Chris – Does Everyone Stare

Justin – Does Everyone Stare

Randy – Does Everyone Stare

A Little Thing They Did Was Magic (A Favorite Musical Moment)

Chris – Walking on the Moon

Justin – Walking on the Moon

Randy – Does Everyone Stare / Message in a Bottle

Other Artists We’ve Been Listening To:

Chris – Van Halen

Justin – Al Green

Randy – St. Vincent

Aaron and Josh Sarnecky are back to talk about another movie. This time they’re chatting about Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind for its 20th anniversary.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a sci-fi romance film directed by Michel Gondry, who co-wrote the film with Charlie Kaufman and Pierre Bismuth. It opened in theaters on March 19, 2004. 

In the movie, Joel (Jim Carrey) learns that his ex-girlfriend Clementine (Kate Winslet) had her memory of him erased through a medical procedure. Joel chooses to also undergo the operation before changing his mind midway through, fleeing into his other memories. Performing the procedure are Stan (Mark Ruffalo), Patrick (Elijah Wood), and Mary (Kirsten Dunst), led by Dr. Mierzwiak (Tom Wilkinson).

Eternal Sunshine grossed $73.3 million on an estimated $20 million budget. Kate Winslet earned an Oscar nomination for Best Actress while the film’s writers won Best Original Screenplay. Since then, critics have proclaimed the film as one of the greatest films of all time.

For another mind-bending movie, you can listed to Aaron and Josh’s Dark City retrospective.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is available on Peacock and Prime Video.

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Join host Daniel Cohen, Pop Break’s former Film Editor and Resident Bat-Maven, as he brings on several guests every month to share his passion for the one and only Dark Knight.  From Adam West to Robert Pattinson, no bat stone will be left unturned.  Bottom-line: If you’re a Batman fan, this is required listening.

This month, the bat crew stay in the animated world, but this time to cover the recent animated movie from earlier this year, part one of Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths, adapted from the famed comic series that ran in the mid-eighties, Crisis on Infinite Earths.  Does the streak continue of Daniel being underwhelmed by DC animated movies?

Daniel is joined once again by podcast editor of the pop break, Alex Marcus, as the two discuss their thoughts on the comic book series from the eighties, its influence on superhero culture, as well as other adaptations of this story, most notably the miniseries from the Arrowverse.

The two then move their thoughts to the animated movie, and discuss whether this was a better Flash movie than the live action one we got, compare it to other galaxy ending comic stories, and divulge into a big discussion on what works and doesn’t work in a multiverse story.

Daniel also goes on several tangents, including the old NBC show Heroes, and the X-Men 97 trailer.  Why do these tangents come up?  You’ll have to listen here to find out!

ALSO, Daniel and Alex tease a BIG EPISODE for next month’s podcast…

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Hello and welcome to Bill vs the MCU! Each month your hosts⁠⁠ Pop Break Podcasting Director Alex Marcus⁠⁠ and⁠⁠ Pop Break Editor in Chief Bill Bodkin⁠⁠ are taking another step into the wider Marvel Multiverse as the MCU dives deeper into their Multiverse Saga.

Bill & Alex spent all of 2022 rewatching the first four phases of the MCU, and they just spent 2023 covering the first phase of Netflix’s The Defenders Saga and the first four seasons of ABC’s Agents of SHIELD.

This month, they are hopping on over to Fox’s X-Verse as they begin their X-Treme X-Watch series, which will cover every Fox X-Men film, culminating in the release of Deadpool 3 this July.

In Part I, they are taking it back to the dawn of the 21st Century and discussing 2000’s X-Men, 2003’s X2, and 2006’s X-Men: The Last Stand. 
Watch along with us! Next month's titles are X-Men: First Class (available to stream on ⁠Hulu⁠), X-Men: Days of Future Past (available to stream on ⁠MAX⁠) & X-Men: Apocalypse (available to stream on⁠ ⁠Disney+⁠⁠).

It’s Every Pod You Cast, a podcast dedicated to the British rock band The Police! Justin Mancini of TheCineMaverick.com & Cinema Joes is joined by Chris Mancini and Randy Allain of Media/Lit as they delve into the discography of the postpunk power trio, from 1978 to 1983.

In the first official episode of the season, Justin, Chris, and Randy examine The Police’s debut album from 1978. They talk Andy Summers’ power of poetry, Stewart Copeland’s big boy drum fills, and of course, Sting’s famous posterior piano playing. They also find time to discuss other artists they’ve been listening to apart from The Police.

Host Picks:

Loved You Since I Knew You (A Song We Think Is Underrated or Just Really Like)

Chris – Peanuts

Justin – Truth Hits Everybody

Randy – Hole in My Life

King of Pain (A Song We Don’t Like So Much)

Chris – Born in the 50s

Justin – Be My Girl - Sally

Randy – Masoko Tanga

De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da (A Favorite Lyric)

Chris – Be My Girl - Sally

Justin – Born in the 50s

Randy – Born in the 50s

A Little Thing They Did Was Magic (A Favorite Musical Moment)

Chris – Masoko Tanga

Justin – Roxanne

Randy – Can’t Stand Losing You

Other Artists We’ve Been Listening To:

Chris – Jinjer

Justin – Nirvana

Randy – Jonathan Richman

In the film, a construction worker named Emmet (Chris Pratt) teams up with Master Builders such as Wyldstyle (Elizabeth Banks), Virtruvius (Morgan Freeman), and Batman (Will Arnett) to prevent Lord Business (Will Ferrell) from gluing the Lego world in place with the Kragle. 

The Lego Movie grossed $468 million on a $65 million budget and earned a spot on the National Board of Review’s Top 10 Movies of 2014. It was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song, though was controversially snubbed in the Best Animated Feature category. The Lego Movie was followed by multiple spin-offs as well as a direct sequel.

Aaron and Josh talk about their history with the film, its characters, animation, and humor. They also discuss the Lego brand and what the film did for movies based on toys.

For another podcast on an animated film, you can listen to last month’s Prince of Egypt retrospective.

The Lego Movie is available on Prime Video.

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Join host Daniel Cohen, Pop Break’s former Film Editor and Resident Bat-Maven, as he brings on several guests every month to share his passion for the one and only Dark Knight.  From Adam West to Robert Pattinson, no bat stone will be left unturned.  Bottom-line: If you’re a Batman fan, this is required listening.

It's hard to believe this podcast has been going over a year, and we have NOT done an episode solely focused on the Animated Series.  In honor of the 25th Anniversary of the last episode of the Animated Series, we’re finally rectifying this error!If you love Batman villains, and the animated series in particular, this is the podcast episode you’ve been waiting your whole life for!  Yes, we’re ranking the Animated Series villains.  This will be the first episode in a long list of VILLAIN-centric episodes in 2024, as 2024 will be the year of the Batman Villains on the Batman by the Numbers podcast!

The heated debates begin as Daniel is joined per usual by Podcast Editor of the Pop Break, Alex Marcus, and while he was unfortunately not able to join the podcast due to being under the weather, Justin Mancini, co-host of the new rock podcast Every Pod You Cast, makes his presence known as his rankings were also counted to tabulate the final countdown.

This was a very difficult ranking, as the two hosts agree there were no real weak links.  Who did we include on the list???  You’ll have to listen to the episode!  Also, find out why Daniel is a little lukewarm on the last season of the series, which of Alex’s rankings made Daniel blow his top this time, and find out which villain Justin had very high that the two co-hosts did not agree with.

Aside from the villains, the duo get into why they love the animated series, why it stands the test of time, and throughout the rankings discussion, plenty of great episodes are discussed.You’ll also find out which episode is Daniel’s all time favorite…Batman.  The Animated Series.  Animated Series villain rankings.  WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT OUT OF A BATMAN PODCAST????!!?!??! 

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Hello and welcome to Bill vs the MCU! Each month your hosts⁠⁠ Pop Break Podcasting Director Alex Marcus⁠⁠ and⁠⁠ Pop Break Editor in Chief Bill Bodkin⁠⁠ are taking another step into the wider Marvel Multiverse as the MCU dives deeper into their Multiverse Saga.

Bill & Alex spent all of 2022 rewatching the first four phases of the MCU, and they just spent 2023 covering the first phase of Netflix’s The Defenders Saga and the first four seasons of ABC’s Agents of SHIELD.

This month, with their rewatch concluded, Alex & Bill start off by announcing what Season 4 of Bill vs. The MCU will look like, before performing a brief joint reflection on our marvelous 2023 on the podcast.

After that, buckle up because Alex & Bill pass out 19 awards to help cap off their second year with Marvel. Find out what their seasons and films, the Marvel TV actor most in need of an invite to the MCU, which ensemble had a bad enough day to take the Karen Crown, which on screen couple had the most heat, t, the most exciting end credit scenes, and which scene won the Tom’s Tears Award for most emotional moment in the MCU, along with many many others. Then, keep listening for each of our 10-person dream avengers roster!

Watch along with us! Next month's titles are X-Men & X-Men: The Last Stand available to stream on ⁠Disney+⁠ and X2 is available on ⁠Starz⁠ and VOD.

For more DreamWorks, you can listen to Josh and Aaron’s podcasts on The Road to El Dorado and Shrek.

The Prince of Egypt is available on Peacock and Prime Video

Join host Daniel Cohen, Pop Break’s former Film Editor and Resident Bat-Maven, as he brings on several guests every month to share his passion for the one and only Dark Knight.  From Adam West to Robert Pattinson, no bat stone will be left unturned.  Bottom-line: If you’re a Batman fan, this is required listening.

As 2023 comes to an end, so does potentially the DCEU as we know it!  In what has been bookmarked as the last produced film of the DCEU/Snyderverse, Daniel and crew review and discuss the sequel to the highest grossing DC film of all time, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.  Spoiler Alert!Daniel is joined by podcast editor of the pop break, Alex Marcus, as well as co-host of the Not Couple Goals podcast, Allie Nelson, making her second appearance on pod!  The three delve deep into the ocean discussing all things Aquaman, including its underwhelming box office.  But despite that, did we like the film??  Well, it’s varying degrees of “eh,” but which of our panelists called it the worst movie in the DCEU?!?!?!  You’ll have to listen to find out!

Aside from the quality of the movie, the bat crew revisit what they thought about the first film from 2018, chat on where Patrick Wilson’s Orm ranks among other DCEU villains, and Jason Momoa’s legacy as Aquaman.But as this is the last Batman by the Numbers podcast of 2023, that’s not at all!  Moving beyond Aquaman, the crew discuss the future of DC on film, and whether Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is truly the last movie of the Snyderverse.  They chat on which actors have the best chance at making a return, if any, and determine just how much pressure there is on James Gunn’s Superman: Legacy in 2025. Are we optimistic?  Pessimistic?  Medium??

Listen right here for a jam-packed Aquaman/DC-centric episode!  If you love DC on film talk, you can’t miss this one!

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Hello and welcome to Bill vs the MCU! Each month your hosts⁠ Pop Break Podcasting Director Alex Marcus⁠ and⁠ Pop Break Editor in Chief Bill Bodkin⁠ are taking another step into the wider Marvel Multiverse as the MCU dives deeper into their Multiverse Saga.

Bill & Alex spent all of 2022 rewatching the first four phases of the MCU, and they spent most of 2023 covering Netflix’s The Defenders Saga, and the first four seasons of Marvel's Agents of SHIELD.

Now it is finally time again to check in with the MCU Phase V. That’s right, Bill & Alex are covering the Disney Plus original series Secret Invasion and Loki S2 and the theatrical film The Marvels. 

If you are looking for larger commentary on the “is the MCU over?” discourse that has been going viral online recently, you won’t find it here, as the guys focus their attentions exclusively to these three projects this month. However, if you would like to hear more on the bigger picture, past guest Derick McDuff had Alex on his podcast Infinity Stone & Dragon Bones last month talking about just that, and you can subscribe to Bill’s Socially Distanced podcast, where he has covered Marvel fatigue headlines and episode by episode deep dives with his co-hosts and special guests on a weekly basis.

Secret Invasion & Loki S2 are available to stream on⁠ Disney+⁠. The Marvels is available in theaters now.

You’ve Got Mail is a loose remake of The Shop Around the Corner. It centers on a feud between Kathleen Kelly (Ryan), a small bookstore owner, and Joe Fox (Hanks), whose family owns a large bookstore chain. Unbeknownst to them, they are anonymous pen pals online. The film opened in theaters on December 18, 1998.

Both films were financial successes, grossing 227.9 million and $250 million, respectively. Sleepless in Seattle earned Oscar nominations for Best Original Screenplay and Best Original Song. You’ve Got Mail, while not as beloved, was generally well-received.

Aaron and Josh talk about their familiarity with romantic comedies, how they came across each film, plus the plots and performances. They also discuss the chances of Hanks and Ryan teaming up again.

For more Tom Hanks movies, listen to Josh and Aaron’s podcasts on Saving Private Ryan and Cloud Atlas.

Sleepless in Seattle is available on Prime Video. You’ve Got Mail is available on Tubi.

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Join host Daniel Cohen, Pop Break’s former Film Editor and Resident Bat-Maven, as he brings on several guests every month to share his passion for the one and only Dark Knight.  From Adam West to Robert Pattinson, no bat stone will be left unturned.  Bottom-line: If you’re a Batman fan, this is required listening.

We’re back with another rankings episode!  Last year, the panel ranked the Bat allies we’ve seen in movies, but now the crew rank who they want to see join Batman in his fight against crime that we have NOT seen yet in a live action film.  We’ve got all the iconic Robins on the table, but that’s not all!  If you’re a diehard comic book fan, this is the episode you’ve been waiting for.  We go deep into the Batman rolodex on this one.  Daniel had to do a lot of Wikipedia reading for this one.

To help Daniel out, he brought in a couple comic book experts.  We’ve got frequent contributor and podcast editor of the popbreak.com, Alex Marcus, and making his triumphant return, not seen since Episode 2 of this podcast, it’s co-host of the Blerd Watchers Podcast, Marshall Stevensen!

This is a lively discussion as the panel jump around all corners of Batman’s history, discussing who they most want to see in a film, debating all the Robins, how much they value Batman Beyond, and discuss the pros and cons of such characters as Stephanie Brown, Kate Kane, Jean Paul Valley, and Luke Fox.  Like I said, we got some deep cuts on this one!

Also, if you ever wanted to get the definitive HARVEY BULLOCK discussion in a podcast, this is it.  We promise, this is the most in-depth Harvey Bullock debate you will ever hear on the internet, as Daniel nearly loses his mind on this episode.  Who will stand tall as the #1 ranked Batman ally we most want to see on film, find out who got last (it’s a shocker, trust us), find out why Ace the Dog was sadly excluded from the list, and listen to Marshall and Alex absolutely pile on Daniel’s pitch for a gritty Nightwing movie.

It's a jam-packed, comics filled rankings episode.  You DO NOT want to miss this one!

For our third episode, Allison and Noah Franc discuss Servant of the People. Noah is an American expat who now lives and works near Darmstadt, Germany. By day he's a public-sector social worker for refugees, but by night he moonlights as a film blogger and podcaster. He co-hosts the Cinema Joes film podcast with Justin Mancini and Alex Marcus as well as a series of musical podcasts covering the discography of progressive rock bands like Genesis and Rush. His written works can be found on francnoir.blogspot.com. 

Allison and Noah explore the themes of Servant of the People, the show and movie's relevance, and the circumstances that led to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s presidency. While the TV series ran from November 16, 2015 to March 28, 2019, this podcast focuses on the movie which was released on December 23, 2016 between the first and second season. 

Join Allison and Noah as they look to Servant of the People for information about President Zelenskyy’s past and the show's relationship with the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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Hello and welcome to Bill vs the MCU! Each month your hosts⁠⁠⁠ Pop Break Podcasts Editor Alex Marcus⁠⁠⁠ and⁠⁠⁠ Pop Break Editor in Chief Bill Bodkin⁠⁠⁠ take another step into the wider Marvel Multiverse, with reviews and interviews on the film and television series that may be drawn upon as the MCU dives deeper and deeper into its Multiverse Saga.

In this episode, the sky is green, the grass is red, and the world is controlled by Nazis. No, they are not talking about Olivia Rodrigo, they are talking about the Agents of Hydra, the concluding arc of Agents of SHIELD S4, covering S4E16-S4E22, when the team must fight their way out of the simulation and defeat Aida, aka Ophelia aka Madame Hydra! 

To help cap off their coverage of the first half of Agents of SHIELD’s seven season run, they are joined by Marvel News Desk’s Caleb Borchers. He will be discussing his seven year long run covering The MCU on his podcast, and giving the inside story as to why it is coming to an end later this year.

Alex and Bill also return to Marvel news this month in Miss Minutes Marvel Memo where they breakdown all the details of Borys Kit’s October 11th piece for the The Hollywood Reporter titled Daredevil Hits Reset Button as Marvel Overhauls Its TV Business and Tatiana Siegel’s November 1st piece for Variety titled Crisis at Marvel: Jonathan Majors Back Up Plans, The Marvels Reshoots, Reviving Original Avengers, and More Issues Revealed.

They also briefly discuss the fantastic new book by The Ringer’s Joanna Robinson and Dave Gonzalez and cowriter Gavin Edwards MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios.

Don’t forget to come back next month when they’ll be reviewing Secret Invasion, Loki 2, & The Marvels.

Secret Invasion & Loki 2 are available to stream on⁠⁠ ⁠Disney+⁠⁠⁠ and you can check out The Marvels in a theater near you beginning this week!

The film was a modest box office success but has since garnered a strong following, making it one of Disney’s most recognizable properties. It was nominated at the Oscars for Best Visual Effects but lost to Jurassic Park.

Aaron and Josh talk about the movie’s plot, characters, animation, and songs. They also discuss if a sequel or prequel could work.

For more podcasts on stop-motion animation, you can listen Josh and Aaron’s podcasts on James and the Giant Peach and Corpse Bride.

The Nightmare Before Christmas is streaming on Disney+

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Join host Daniel Cohen, Pop Break’s former Film Editor and Resident Bat-Maven, as he brings on several guests every month to share his passion for the one and only Dark Knight.  From Adam West to Robert Pattinson, no bat stone will be left unturned.  Bottom-line: If you’re a Batman fan, this is required listening.

We go back to the animated well once again, but this time, it’s one Daniel enthusiastically likes!  Finally.  In honor of Halloween, we discuss the 2021 two-part adaptation of one of the most heralded Batman comics of all-time – Batman: The Long Halloween.

As this is a significant Batman story, Daniel is joined by a very special guest; making his Batman-by-the-Numbers debut, Perry Constantine, host of the Superhero Cinephiles podcast, comes on to chat some Batman.  Perry also has a new comics project, Paragons of Earth, which he discusses in more depth at the end of the show, so stay tuned for that!

Perry and Daniel discuss all topics and themes Long Halloween, focusing on the two-part movie, but they also talk about the comic’s place in Batman history, and the influence it’s had on modern day Batman movies.Do they agree if the film was a worthy adaptation?  Did they like the changes made from the original comic?  Does Daniel get bent out of shape about a certain villain who gets the shaft yet again??  (Probably)

If this is one of your favorite Batman stories, you’re in for a fantastic conversation! HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

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Hello and welcome to Bill vs the MCU! Each month your hosts⁠⁠ Pop Break Podcasts Editor Alex Marcus⁠⁠ and⁠⁠ Pop Break Editor in Chief Bill Bodkin⁠⁠ take another step into the wider Marvel Multiverse, with reviews and interviews on the film and television series that may be drawn upon as the MCU dives deeper and deeper into its Multiverse Saga.

In this episode, the androids are on the loose and Alex & Bill are grabbing the nearest shotgun ax as they review Agents of SHIELD S4E9-S4E15 aka the LMD arc. 

To help fight off the new robot overlords, Alex is joined by an Agents of SHIELD podcasting legend, SP Rupert, host of the long running Marvel podcast Legends of SHIELD.

Alex also grills Bill on a special Phase 5 main character pop quiz during this month’s Miss Minutes Marvel Memo!

Don’t forget to come back next month when they’ll be reviewing Agents of SHIELD S4E17-22, aka Agents of Hydra!

Agents of SHIELD S1-7 are available to stream on⁠ ⁠Disney+⁠⁠.