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© Matt Roembke and David Thompson
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A weekly news recap and discussion about all things Marvel, DC and Star Wars Universes. Everything you need to know about the universes you love!
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David and Matt are joined by Richard Nebens and Klein Felt to draft the best film scores of all time. In a Fantasy-style draft, the categories are broken into Marvel, DC, Star Wars, Oscar-Winning, and Wild Card! Enjoy the show!
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David and Matt discuss the new synopsis for The Fantastic Four: First Steps, dive into the box office preview for Wicked and Gladiator II, & answer some listener mailbag questions!
TIMECODES:
10:56 - News
29:52 - What's In The Box?!
50:31 - Mailbag
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David and Matt discuss the new What If...? Season 3 Trailer, Denzel Washington joining Black Panther 3, the X-Men's future after Secret Wars, MCU's plans for Miles Morales, and Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning's first trailer.
TIMECODES:
19:48- News
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David and Matt discuss the new Captain America 4 & Thunderbolts trailers, then dive into the haunting finale of HBO's The Penguin.
TIMECODES:
3:42 - News
15:34 - Penguin Episode 8 Review
29:12 - SPOILERS
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Klein Felt joins David and Matt to disucuss the breaking Star Wars trilogy news & rank all nine upcoming 2025 MCU projects.
TIMECODES:
0:00 - Intro
3:22 - Star Wars Trilogy News
23:29 - 2025 MCU Hype Rankings
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David and Matt discuss the newly announced Disney+ Marvel Studios slate of 2025 TV series, rank the Disney+ MCU shows, and review the seventh episode of The Penguin.
TIMECODES:
9:38 - News
30:30 - Disney+ MCU Rankings
53:03 - Penguin Episode 7 Review
58:35 - SPOILERS
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Thomas Carter Rochester joins David Thompson and Matt Roembke to discuss the final two episodes of Marvel Studios’ latest spin-off series Agatha All Along.
TIMECODES:
0:00 - Intro
4:17 - Overall Thoughts
12:52 - SPOILERS
12:58 - MVP
39:39 - LVP
47:20 - Top Plays
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David and Matt discuss Tom Holland's busy 2026, review the finale Venom film, and dig into the latest Penguin episode.
TIMECODES:
2:44 - News
27:33 - Venom 3 Review
37:24 - SPOILERS
1:02:39 - Penguin Episode 6 Review
1:07:40 - SPOILERS
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David Thompson and Matt Roembke discuss the seventh episode of Marvel Studios’ latest spin-off series Agatha All Along.
TIMECODES:
0:00 - Intro
5:46 - Overall Thoughts
13:54 - SPOILERS
17:02 - MVP
30:09 - LVP
35:06 - Top Plays
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David and Matt discuss all the NYCC news from the universe you love, break down the projection Venom 3 box office, and review The Penguin Episode 5.
TIMECODES:
5:05 - News
41:46 - Venom 3 What's In The Box?!
54:57 - Penguin Episode 5 Review
1:00:18 - SPOILERS
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David Thompson and Matt Roembke discuss the sixth episode of Marvel Studios’ latest spin-off series Agatha All Along.
TIMECODES:
0:00 - Intro
1:20 - Overall Thoughts
11:10 - SPOILERS
11:18 - MVP
20:50 - LVP
26:40 - Top Plays
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David and Matt discuss lessons to be learned from Joker 2's box office failings, the first look at Krypto in James Gunn's Superman, and review The Penguin Episode 4.
TIMECODES:
9:39 - News
41:11 - Penguin Episode 4 Review
48:39 - SPOILERS
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David Thompson and Matt Roembke discuss the fifth episode of Marvel Studios’ latest spin-off series Agatha All Along.
TIMECODES:
0:00 - Intro
1:22 - Overall Thoughts
7:19 - SPOILERS
7:24 - MVP
16:18 - LVP
33:14 - Top Plays
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David and Matt dive into the much-maligned sequel to 2019’s Joker, Folie à Deux.
TIMECODES:
0:00 - Intro
3:42 - Overall Thoughts
17:51 - SPOILERS
31:07 - MVP
38:23 - LVP
55:16 - Top Plays
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David and Matt discuss Joker 2 flopping at the box office, a new animated Robin movie, and the making of Spider-Man Noir.
TIMECODES:
2:35 - News
43:24 - Penguin Episode 3 Review
49:12 - SPOILERS
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Russ Milheim joins David and Matt to discuss the fourth episode of Marvel Studios’ latest spin-off series Agatha All Along.
TIMECODES:
0:00 - Intro
1:44 - Overall Thoughts
6:35 - SPOILERS
6:40- MVP
16:13 - LVP
23:48 - Top Plays
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Klein Felt joins David and Matt to discuss the new Green Lantern casting news, Joker 2 box office tracking, The Penguin Episode 2, and the passing of Maggie Smith.
TIMECODES:
6:12 - News
47:03 - What's In the Box?! Joker 2
1:01:37 - Penguin Episode 2 Review
1:07:39 - SPOILERS
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Richard Nebens joins David and Matt to discuss the third episode of Marvel Studios’ latest spin-off series Agatha All Along. Then, stick around for Matt and David's reactions to the first Thunderbolts* trailer and Kyle Chandler being cast as Hal Jordan in Lanterns (previously only on The Direct Extras YouTube Page).
TIMECODES:
0:00 - Intro
3:05 - Overall Thoughts
9:26 - SPOILERS
9:32 - MVP
18:25 - LVP
26:04 - Top Plays
41:46 - Thunderbolts Trailer Reaction
1:03:46 - Green Lantern Casting News
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David and Matt break down Jon Watts' new first-look deal with Disney, the planned upgrades to movie theater chains, and the Gladiator 2 & Wicked "Barbernheimer" possibilities.
TIMECODES:
12:36 - News
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Liam Crowley joins David and Matt to discuss the first episode of DC Studios’ latest spin-off series The Penguin.
TIMECODES:
0:00 - Intro
14:03 - Overall Thoughts
22:59 - SPOILERS
23:04 - Winners
34:21 - Losers
40:53 - Top Plays
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