Super Movie Studies

Another Super Episode of the Superhero Movie Club Podcast has Arrived! One of the more musically inclined episodes.Michael sings his opinions on Thor the Dark World before diving into the origins of comic book characters Malekith and KurseSchuyler keeps it jamming with thunderous excerpts from the Dark World's original soundtrack.And both these idiots tackle some movie science while trying not to sound like fools (Spoiler alert: It didn't work) Hey, beautiful fans! Please go to that iTunes link on

Our final podcast for SHMC's Season One: The Movies of 2014, but don't think that'll slow us down. We'll still be churning out episodes every week for you beautiful listeners.In this episode:Michael discusses the Winter Soldier's correlation with Ed Brubaker's Cap comic book relaunch in 2006Schuyler as always gives us and inside look on the Winter Soldier's soundtrack.And special guest XIMOU SONG joins us to discuss some movie physics!

Say hello to our new Music Segment! Where Swinging Schuyler plays and discusses some of the film's score.Michael tackles the 2-issue story arc that birthed this movie's plot.And all that other stuff we talk about is in here too so tune in!

Grab hold of your Gwen Stacy's ladies and gents!Episode 2 of the 2014 season has arrived and we are getting better at this shtick podcast by podcast. Listen to us dissect where the many plot lines of ASM2 came from as well as a little bit of science from renowned superhero lecturer James Kakalios!

Welcome to the first episode of the Superhero Movie Club! Your hosts Michael Maurer and James Schuyler Houtsma discuss comic book movies like no one before!A show for the movie nerd, comic book nerd, music nerd and science nerd all wrapped into one spectacular show!This first episode is our take on the Guardians of the Galaxy (2014).   Join us as we combat ideas on what made the movie such a hit instead of a flop.Where did these characters originate?How does the audience connect with them?What does