December 2025 News Round-Up (312)

Update: 2026-01-05

Description

Another year is in the rear view mirror but the news doesn't sleep during the festive period. The conversation covers more toy movies, Marvel's desperation and ScarJo as franchise catnip.

Featuring

Craig McKenzie – here on Kneel Before Blog and on We Are Starfleet (Film Stories podcast network)

Chris Mackrell can also be found on a Sunday between 12 and 2pm GMT live on Black Diamond FM and periodically on Lave Radio

Show Notes

TV Reviews

Craig’s reviews of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3

Craig’s reviews of The Falcon and The Winter Soldier

Movie Reviews

Craig’s review of Superman

Craig’s review of The Batman

Craig’s review of Avengers: Infinity War

Craig’s review of Avengers: Endgame

Craig’s review of Deadpool & Wolverine

Craig's review of Captain America: Brave New World

Craig’s review of Thunderbolts*

Craig's review of The Fantastic Four: First Steps

Craig’s review of Venom: Let There Be Carnage

Craig’s review of The Long Walk

Craig’s review of Materialists

Craig’s review of Interstellar

Craig’s review of Avatar: The Way of Water

Craig’s review of The Martian

Craig’s review of Jurassic World

Craig’s review of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

Craig’s review of Jurassic World: Dominion

Craig’s review of Jurassic World: Rebirth

Craig’s review of Alien: Romulus

Craig's review of Steve Jobs

Craig's review of Cruella

Graeme’s review of Ghostbusters (2016)

Podcasts

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3

Superman

The Batman

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

Avengers: Infinity War

Avengers: Endgame – First and second podcast

Deadpool & Wolverine

Captain America: Brave New World

Thunderbolts*

The Fantastic Four: First Steps

Trailers

Digger

Normal

Dead Man’s Wire

The Drama

Wasteman

Mother Mary

The Moment

Animal Farm

The Sheep Detectives

How to Make a Killing

Disclosure Day

Kraken

Ready or Not 2: Here I Come

The Odyssey

Supergirl

Avengers: Doomsday - Steve Rogers teaser

Avengers: Doomsday - Thor teaser

News

Lars Eidinger cast as Brainiac in Man of Tomorrow

Scarlett Johansson in talks for The Batman II

Scarlet Johansson to star in new Exorcist movie

Thomas Jane cast as Dr. McCoy in final episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

Elizabeth Olsen’s Seven Sisters picked up to series

Lucy Hale and Ian Harding to star in The Twelve Dates of Christmas

Paul King to direct Labubu movie

Disney working on live action Gaston movie

New Men in Black movie in the works

Misc

Craig's appearance on MovieVersaries discussing Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: The Movie

Craig's appearance on the MovieVersaries Lightning Round

"Doctor Who Christmas Specials" at Candy Jar Books

Music

Niall Stenson’s cover of the “Marvel Music" and his YouTube channel.

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