Category Archives: All UR Movies Are Belong To Us! (Series Reviews)

“THE MATRIX: RESURRECTIONS” Theories and Predictions

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With the upcoming release of the first new Matrix movie in nearly 20 years – “The Matrix: Resurrections” (in theaters and on HBO Max, December 22nd, 2021), we recently decided to do a deep dive into the Matrix series on the latest “season” of Podcasters Assemble, and it really got me thinking about what might be in store for the future of the franchise…

Warning: there will be spoilers for “The Matrix” (1999), “The Animatrix”, “The Matrix: Reloaded”, “The Matrix: Revolutions”, and potentially “The Matrix: Resurrections” (2021) if I’m at all right about my crazy fan theories!

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A “Brief” Recap of the MCU Timeline (Part Two: The Infinity Saga)

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Click here for Part One of our MCU breakdown!

Phase Two picks up after the events of ‘The Avengers’ and re-focus back on their individual adventures before they reform in ‘Age of Ultron’. We also get introduced to some new characters as the cosmic side of things starts to take center stage. The timeline also gets a little nebulous here as these events take place roughly around the same time in different corners of the universe.

We also decided to include the Netflix Marvel shows on our list since they are tangentially related and according to rumors may still end up impacting upcoming MCU films and shows. Before we jump in though, we need to give a massive *spoiler warning* for anyone new to the MCU because most of these movies have some pretty big twists, so proceed with caution…

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What’s next for the Ghostbusters post-Afterlife?

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The latest film in the long running Ghostbusters franchise, “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” recently hit theaters, and it left some of us with a lot of questions about where the series is going next. (Spoilers ahead for “Ghostbusters: Afterlife”!)

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“DUNE” (2021) Movie Review

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2021’s “DUNE“ (directed by Denis Villeneuve) is in no uncertain terms a cinematic masterpiece. It succeeds where the 1984 David Lynch film falters, and it manages to capture the essence of Frank Herbert’s Nebula award-winning sci-fi epic, a book that until now was considered ‘unadaptable’. This movie pushes the genre forward for film in much the same way the original novel did nearly 60 years ago!

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A “Brief” Recap of the MCU Timeline (Part One: Avengers Assemble!)

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The Marvel Cinematic Universe has been going strong for over a decade, and has already become the biggest, most-expansive franchise in movie history! First starting in 2008, with Jon Favreau’s “Iron Man”, starring Robert Downey Jr., whose story eventually culminated with 2019’s “Avengers: Endgame” – the 22nd movie in the series. All of which was orchestrated behind the scenes by the one and only Kevin Feige!

The MCU continues with ‘the Multiverse Saga’ (including several new shows now streaming on Disney+). Most of these titles are intrinsically tied to the overarching narrative of the MCU as a whole, so where does everything fit in? If you’re not already a hardcore fan (like us), it can probably feel like A LOT to catch up on, so if you want to dive in and follow along in (mostly?) chronological order, the following is a *quick* guide to the MCU Timeline (so far), from Captain America: The First Avenger to Avengers: Secret Wars… probably!

Also, be sure to check out The Best X-Men Movie Watch Order and Every Spider-man Movie Explained for more!

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10 Bond Movies You *Need* To Watch Before “NO TIME TO DIE”!

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“No Time to Die”, the latest film in the long-running Bond franchise, is finally(?) coming out on October 8th, 2021! – but if you’re a little out of the loop on the current series, need a refresher course, or have never seen a 007 movie before, hopefully this guide will help! So without further ado, here’s 10 Bond movies you *need* to see before Bond 25!

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“THE SUICIDE SQUAD” 101: Who You Need to Know (Part 2 of 2)

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James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad is the upcoming sequel to the somewhat divisive 2016 film simply titled Suicide Squad. Acclaimed Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn is taking a very different approach this time around, though. The movie boasts an even bigger cast of random, throwaway characters from the DC Comics universe with the tagline “Don’t get too attached.”

In Part 1, we did a rundown of every confirmed character from the new movie, this time we’re taking a look back at some of the Suicide Squad’s heroic villains/villainous heroes that didn’t make the cut…

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“THE SUICIDE SQUAD” 101: Who You Need to Know (Part 1 of 2)

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James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad is the upcoming sequel to the somewhat divisive 2016 film simply titled Suicide Squad. Acclaimed Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn is taking a very different approach this time around, though. The movie boasts an even bigger cast of random, throwaway characters from the DC Comics universe with the tagline “Don’t get too attached.”

So before the new movie comes out, we figured a quick rundown of every confirmed character from the new movie might help you get to know who you shouldn’t get attached to. (A follow-up post will re-introduce some Suicide Squad heroic villains/villainous heroes you should know about but will absolutely not be in Gunn’s new no-strings-attached popcorn muncher.)

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Erik’s “Daniel Craig / James Bond Grief Theory” (Spoiler Alert)

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Theory originally posted on the James Bond sub-reddit in 2020.

So I was re-watching “Casino Royale” and “Skyfall” recently (as you do) and it occurred to me that this whole run (the Daniel Craig Bond films specifically) might actually represent the Five Stages of Grief!?

At first, I shrugged it off as ridiculous, but then I started to notice things. For starters, there’s now *5 films* with the new one (“No Time to Die” which was delayed until October, 2021) – which is set to be Craig’s last. Something that sets these new films apart from the first 20 Bond movies, is that each one is tied together by an overarching narrative. What’s more is that the first movie was an origin story and the new one appears to be the character’s swan song before they inevitably reboot the franchise once again. Now I should point out that no one involved with the franchise has never come out and publicly said that this is what they intended all along, this is just my personal head cannon after watching and re-watching these movies dozens of times.

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MORTAL KOMBAT: Who’s who? (Bonus Round)

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With the release of “MORTAL KOMBAT” (2021) – now on Blu Ray and 4K and an all new animated movie (“Mortal Kombat: Battle of the Realms” – debuting on August 31st), we figured what better way to prep than *another* deep dive into the rich mythology and ever-evolving backstories of this epic video game franchise?

MK11: Ultimate Edition

In Round 1, we covered the fighters from the original game (Liu Kang, Sonya Blade, Johnny Cage, Raiden, Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Goro, and Kano). For Round 2, we broke down the roster introduced in MKII (Shang Tsung, Jax, Kitana, Mileena, Baraka, Reptile, Kung Lao, and Shao Kahn). Then in Round 3, we delved into some of the fighters introduced in MK3 and MK: Deadly Alliance, while Round 4 focused on some of the newer characters from Mortal Kombat X and MK11. In our “Final Round” we took a look at basically everyone else that we couldn’t fit into the first four.

In this *Bonus Round* we’re covering all the third-party characters that have appeared in the MK franchise! (Not including DC vs Mortal Kombat)

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