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Marvelous! or The Death of Cinema

Marvelous! or The Death of Cinema

By: Nicole Veneto Tyrell James and Cole Netscape
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Summary

A critical and comedic look at the bleak landscape of the modern IP-driven Hollywood franchise blockbuster. Hosted by Discourse Stu, Nicole Veneto, and Cole Netscape. Audio production by Miguel Tahni. Art by Kly, Zoey Woolley and Johanna Hermeer.

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Episodes
  • Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, or Mercifully Competent
    May 15 2026

    A long, long time ago, in a remote, wild and mystical land called Minnesota, a bunch of nerds with polyhedral dice decided to play-act Lord of the Rings using the rules and miniatures from a medieval war game. That game became a product, that product became a brand, and that brand became popular with women, so they made a pretty decent movie out of it. We watched that movie, and had a nice chat about what sets it a step above its IP franchise film peers.

    An extra special thanks to our $10 Executive Producers: JetChiclete, Isaac, squishward, Walt Lewellyn of The Black Casebook, Tropical Doves, jprestonpoole, Lohik, bernventers, and Owen2.

    If you can, please lend some support to these organizations:

    • Gaza Funds

    • PCRF (Palestinian Children's Relief Fund)

    • MAP (Medical Aid for Palestinians)

    • National Networks of Abortion Funds

    • Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota

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    2 hrs and 8 mins
  • [TEASER] Arthurian Hitlerism
    May 8 2026

    At the outset of a nearly 3 hour discussion about mythic cuckoldry and shit looking cool as hell in John Boorman's Excalibur, Cole teaches Nicole and Stu about an even stupider king of ethnonationalist beliefs.

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    6 mins
  • Shazam: Fury of the Gods, or Blunder the Dome
    May 1 2026

    We enter the home stretch of the pre-Gunn DCU with Shazam: Fury of the Gods, a confused and inert mess of glop, nonsense and awful dialogue anchored by the unbearable anti-charisma of future Jesuslop washup Zachary Levi. Helen Mirren and Lucy Liu are wasted. Rachel Zegler needs a new agent; Diedrich Bader gets killed and nobody seems to notice; and the barely-explored villain scheme is stolen, inexplicably, from The Simpsons Movie. Needless to say, none of the teasers for future 'Shazam' installments will be paying off. Ever.

    An extra special thanks to our $10 Executive Producers: JetChiclete, Isaac, squishward, Walt Lewellyn of The Black Casebook, Tropical Doves, jprestonpoole, Lohik, bernventers, and Owen2.

    If you can, please lend some support to these organizations:

    • Gaza Funds

    • PCRF (Palestinian Children's Relief Fund)

    • MAP (Medical Aid for Palestinians)

    • National Networks of Abortion Funds

    • Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota

    If you enjoy the show please consider:

    • Subscribing to our Patreon, where you can enjoy exclusive subscriber only episodes.

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    1 hr and 44 mins
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