Supertangent

The then Fast and Furious movie has been released, following the franchise formats established in 2011's Fast Five and 2013's Fast & Furious 6. With the crew finally reunited with Han and having thwarted Jacob Toretto's previous threats, the crew gets unexpected news from an old enemy that the ghosts of Brazil are coming to haunt them. Jason Momoa's Dante is the son of Fast Five antagonist Reyes, seeking complete revenge for the death of his father. Despite the more stale elements of this action film, Dante exceeding steals every scene that he is in, making his the most memorable character in this franchise, and the best villain in the franchise. 

Phase 5 of the MCU is getting better with its second entry, the long-awaited Guardians of the Galaxy 3, which keeps the humor of the first two films intact while expanding the heart and aggressively drawing out the tears. Star-Lord and Drax maintain the same beats, while Nebula shines as the film's MVP and possibly the MCU's finest example of character development since its inception in 2008, but Gamora goes on a completely different and exciting path as a Ravager, showcasing a family full of old and new tricks that ultimate go on a mission to protect Rocket, who's past we finally get a detailed deep-dive into, from the latest villain, the High Evolutionary.   

Let's talk about Star Wars, their recent 2023 celebration, and what they've got going on for the near future. As the most prolific science fiction franchise in the world, Star Wars has both blessed and disappointed fans in recent years, and sure, you can't please everybody, but Disney certainly tries. Let's take a look at the good stuff.

On April 7th--today--my favorite anime, and one of the greatest dramas in Japanese history, Mobile Suit Gundam (1979). Although most Americans wouldn't get to enjoy and appreciate Gundam until around the time the franchise was celebratring its 20th anniversary as one of the most widely revered, influential, and iconic giant robot animes, largely in part Cartoon Network's March 2000 debut of the mega-hit Gundam Wing (which ironically always premiered in Japan on April 7th, 1995), Gundam is now 44 years old. Let's talk about my favorite anime ever that in part inspired the likes of Macross, Evangelion, Code Geass, Darling in the Franxxx, and more, and still continues to move.  

Video game consoles have been an insanely huge part of my life and childhood, and the evolution of home consoles from generation to generation have presented a plethora of ideas and mechanisms we now consider staples, easily taken for granted. With the emergence of always-on DRM gaming and disc-less home consoles, the future of home consoles will soon be at the mercy of other companies in the same niche, but rather its one true rival: the gaming computer. 

I have found so few film series that have succeeded that way that the John Wick series has succeeded. I would absolutely love to see James Gunn's new DC comics Universe on film succeed in the same way(s)....hear me out!

The MCU's Phase Four has been considered to be stand-alone, interim, weaker material for fans to have to suffer through before Marvel finally fully recovers from the Covid-theater crisis and get die-hands back to the movies. I strongly disagree, and I think I've discovered the true purpose of Phase Four: to redeem the characters that were dirty in the past. I have a hunch that Marvel Studios will continue this trend into Phase Five. 

WELCOME TO SEASON 4 of SUPERTANGENT! The Rocky franchise, starting in 1976, has grown to become one of this most iconic sports dramas in Hollywood history, focusing on the titular underdog boxer Rocky Balboa, and his rival-turned-best friend, Apollo Creed, the heavyweight champion. The series, having its ups and downs within the production and releases of the first five films, rediscovered nearly universal acclaim with the sixth chapter, Rocky Balboa (2006), which also served as a bridge into the spin-off series, Creed (2011), starring Michael B. Jordan as Apollo Creed's now-adult son Adonis following in his father's footsteps. With Creed III (2023) recently being released as the first film in the larger franchise that exlcudes Rocky altogether, the series may finally be ready to let Adonis take the helm.  We also take a look into the fifth phase of the MCU films, beginning with Ant-Man and the Wasp (2023)!   

Today we are getting into the television series Hawkeye on Disney+ as well some personal concerns of next week's Spider-Man No Way Home. It's going to be a multiversal ride, and if we are honoring some villains of the past, why not all of the villains of the past? 

I'm only here to brag today about the most beautiful Emulator for a video game console I've ever used. It's called REDREAM. And it perfectly allows its users to go back to the early 2000's and play all the classics of the sixth generation of home console gaming that current generations owes it's very existence too. Games using cel-shading? Dreamcast. Built-in modem for online gaming? Dreamcast. Internet Browser? Dreamcast. Perfect arcade ports? Dreamcast. Let's take a little dive...

In a spoiler-free review, we get into what makes Ghostbusters Afterlife such a successful and heartfelt entry, observe the history of a Ghostbusters 3, and what it personally meant to me from a variety of perspectives. 

Marvel Studio's Eternals is the center of this episode. A spoil-free review reveals just how bold director Chloe Zhao and her cast go in this latest MCU theatrical film that, after Black Widow and Shang-Chi, truly show that not only is the MCU back in theaters, but they're back for good. We also discuss the latest Spider-Man No Way Home trailer that reveals five-sixths of a possible Sinister Six, and Batman taking the DCEU back to awesome heights. 

So, WandaVision signals the beginning of the long-anticipated Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, starring the two beautiful weirdos who encompass the MCU's most endearing love story: Wanda Maximoff, and The Vision. It's complexity, staggering suspense, revelatory content, and comedic homage to generations of television sitcoms easily form the most unique series on Disney+. Now that all nine episodes have been released...hear are my thoughts. 

Investor Day at Disney has been incredible for fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Star Wars. The success of the Mandalorean is in full effect as the Ashoka spin-off has been announced, as well as official announcements for shows starring Lando Calrissean, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Cassian Andor, and more. On the MCU front, Ant-Man 3, Amor Wars, Secret Invasion, the FANTASTIC FOUR, and more have been officially announced. All the while, WB and HBO are scheming themselves... 

This is a pretty unstructured episode, but being that it's around Thanksgiving, I wanted to talk randomly on the things and people I'm grateful for in my life. I mean...that's really it. 

It's not everything it's cracked up to be, this year. Both good and bad. But I'm definitely getting a feeling that DC is stepping up, or rather about to step up. Fandome was a fun and impressive reveal party of films, games, and series about to wreck the world in the next couple of years. 

Today we have guest Briar Harvey, co-host of Latchkey Movies podcast, that focuses on adults rating, reviewing, and critiquing children's movies. We have a great discussion about so-called kids' films, parental supervision as film lovers who have kids, and touchy topics such as the American ratings system, queer content, representation in media, and why context matters. 

Okay, we are immediately back with an episode 51 for all you dorks out there foaming at the mouth for the #HBOMax release of Zack Snyder's Justice League, the long-rumored, long-awaited "truer" iteration of 2017's failed Avenger's rival. Troy joins me to pick up where we left off and see where the individual heroes, the most iconic, quintessential superheroes of all time, are going from here.

Thank you, true believers, for holding on.  We are rocking episode 50 with a very special guest, California's very own Troy Mangram, the biggest #batman fan I've ever had the pleasure of calling a brother. With deep insight, we are discussing the recent announcement of Zack Snyder's Justice League--why it's quite likely different than #TheSnyderCut--and what the future holds for the DCEU. 

In the second Gundam Month 2020 episode, I'm going to take you on a deep dive into my favorite anime of ALL time...GUNDAM WING. You've heard me rant and rave about it in the past, and now I get to celebrate it's 25th anniversary. Let's dig deep into why I love this epic space opera/sci-fi/war drama/mecha anime.