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Marvelous! Or, the Death of Cinema

Nicole Veneto, Tyrell James, and Cole

A critical, tongue-in-cheek look at the bleak landscape of the modern IP-driven Hollywood blockbuster. Hosted by Tyrell James (@DiscourseStwo), Nicole Veneto (RIP @kuntsuragi) and Cole (@Netscape_Black). Audio production by Miguel Tahni. Cover art by Zoe Woolley (@probablyademon). Banner by Johanna (@Why_I_Am_Art).Discord: https://discord.gg/7vRmbRJDgsPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/marvelousdeath

tv & film film reviews

All Episodes

10:00

TEASER: Raimi's Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2

Marvelous! Or, the Death of Cinema ·

2025/06/20

Not even ten minutes into our Raimi Spider-Man (maybe we'll do the third one eventually I don't know) double feature episode and Cole goes old head about sixties cartoons and an X-Men reference in a Wings song.If you like what you hear, subscribe to our Patreon for exclusive episodes, commentary tracks and Discord community events at patreon.com/marvelousdeath.

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03:49:55

The Batman, or The Big One

Marvelous! Or, the Death of Cinema ·

2025/06/13

It's finally here. A special bat-thanks to our $10 Executive Producers: Isaac, Porridge Fist, Walt Lewellyn of The Black Casebook, Tropical Doves, Jim, jprestonpoole, Sam, Lohik, bernventers, Owen2, and Ronnie Gardocki. If you can, please lend some support to these organizations: PCRF (Palestinian Children's Relief Fund) MAP (Medical Aid for Palestinians) National Networks of Abortion Funds Urgent Aid for LA Families of 14 Detained by ICE If you enjoy the show please consider: Subscribing

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02:17:20

Bloodshot, or Jim Shooters (feat. Graham)

Marvelous! Or, the Death of Cinema ·

2025/05/30

Today we tackle yet another incipient cinematic universe that never made it past one movie because half the character rights went to another studio before release and then had its opening weekend just as every theater in America was closing due to COVID. It's Bloodshot starring Vin Diesel (who's terrible in it by the way), the first and last entry in the Valiant Cinematic Universe and a movie that seemingly fell out of a portal from 2009 after your high school drug dealer tripped and fell while

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05:40

TEASER: Michael Mann's Collateral (Patreon Raffle #11)

Marvelous! Or, the Death of Cinema ·

2025/05/23

Thanks to Patron raffle winner Glenn Shook, the gang enjoys an opportunity to talk about the 2004 Michael Mann thriller 'Collateral'.Would you like the chance to select an episode? If you want to hear more, or get a chance to select an episode, subscribe at patreon.com/marvelousdeath! Active patrons are automatically entered for each raffle, which is drawn quarterly.

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02:20:10

Space Jam: A New Legacy, or Goo Filled Lebron

Marvelous! Or, the Death of Cinema ·

2025/05/16

Hell holds no surprises for us.A special thanks to our $10 Executive Producers: Isaac, Porridge Fist, Walt Lewellyn of The Black Casebook, Tropical Doves, Jim, jprestonpoole, Sam, Lohik, bernventers, Owen2, and Ronnie Gardocki. If you can, please lend some support to these organizations: Fundraisers related to Los Angeles 2025 fires PCRF (Palestinian Children's Relief Fund) MAP (Medical Aid for Palestinians) National Networks of Abortion Funds Thank you for listening! If you enjoy the

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08:15

[PREVIEW] Pitt-chat

Marvelous! Or, the Death of Cinema ·

2025/05/09

With Nicole away, Cole and Stu indulge themselves with a two and a half hour conversation about The Pitt, a popular new medical drama. It's just good TV. Would you like to hear more? Subscribe at patreon.com/marvelousdeath!

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02:42:37

Spider-Man: No Way Home, or "Dweeb Splooge"

Marvelous! Or, the Death of Cinema ·

2025/05/02

It's the movie that finally got people back into the theaters after a global pandemic, a billion-dollar hype machine/feat of emotional manipulation that successfully weaponized our collective nostalgia by retrofitting two previous iterations of Marvel's flagship character into a snake sucking its own dick. Everything you once loved and found heart-wrenching pathos in will be reduced to fan service or lamp shaded to death with aloof ironic detachment. Digitally de-aged villains whose internal

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09:56

[PREVIEW] Hi-Octane Action Double Feature: The Raid...

Marvelous! Or, the Death of Cinema ·

2025/04/25

This is a preview of our double feature episode on two films that help revitalize the action genre in the 2010s, The Raid (2011) and John Wick (2014). Would you like to hear more? Subscribe at patreon.com/marvelousdeath!

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02:15:41

The Matrix: Resurrections, or "Assigned Morpheus At...

Marvelous! Or, the Death of Cinema ·

2025/04/18

Divergent opinions on this episode as friend of the show Violet (@paradeofviolets) joins us to discuss this peculiar and belated fourth outing in the iconic turn of the millennium action sci-fi series. Whether or not you think it's good, it's certainly interesting and marks an artistically sincere change of pace from the usual franchise and 'legacy sequel' faire. Discussions include: Making art under threat, what it means to be sincere, gender identity & trans art, ideology & social control,

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09:40

TEASER: Nicole's Much Needed Vacation

Marvelous! Or, the Death of Cinema ·

2025/04/11

While Stu and Cole were talking about Star Trek Nicole was hanging out in a dive bar watching metalheads mosh to music medieval bards played. Anyways we're talking about Cecil B. Demented and John Waters.If you like what you hear, subscribe to our Patreon for exclusive episodes, commentary tracks and Discord community events at patreon.com/marvelousdeath.

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02:40:35

The Suicide Squad (2021), or "Project Starfish and...

Marvelous! Or, the Death of Cinema ·

2025/04/04

Nicole is still on vacation so enjoy a groundbreaking 'Marvelous!' first time event: A Stu and Cole solo episode. Free to hate-it up we talk about the enigma that is James Gunn, his Guardians rehash plot, the concept of 'rubber edge', bad casting, revisiting gen xcellence, the abuse and misuse of quality source material and classic silver age monsters. Bonus: Extended digressions about some new hospital show. Need a Nicole fix? She discussed this film on It's Giving Camp.A special thanks to our

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01:50:50

Ghostbusters: Afterlife, or "Ghost Dad"

Marvelous! Or, the Death of Cinema ·

2025/03/21

Hey there, do you remember the 80s? We don't. We weren't even alive then. But somebody does, and they want to make sure you remember it to, remember it the way they did, as babies. In this episode we pick apart the falsely imagined perpetual childhood of the GenX Movie Guy, trace the counters of the crassly commercial 'Legacy Sequel', ponder the pitfalls of nostalgia, ponder Jason Reitman's daddy issues, and ask the big question: How does an affable 80s screwball comedy become a sepia-toned coming

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09:48

PREVIEW: Science Fiction is Dead?

Marvelous! Or, the Death of Cinema ·

2025/03/14

A preview of our latest Patreon exclusive episode on the 2016 'romantic' 'science fiction' dud Passengers.If you like what you hear, subscribe to our Patreon for exclusive episodes, commentary tracks and Discord community events at patreon.com/marvelousdeath.

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02:30:07

Eternals, or "For Your Consideration"

Marvelous! Or, the Death of Cinema ·

2025/03/07

In which Marvel Studios proves they can one-up DC in the ponderous epics department by releasing a two hour and twenty minute movie that feels longer than the seven thousand year timespan of its vacuous, shambling plot. They thought they where going to win an Oscar for this? The gangs all here to discuss all your favorite memorable characters like... uh, 'kingo', and... droog? Also: Male body dysmorphia, the empty themes, dry and murk cinematography, a sleepy and wasted cast, awful pacing, woke

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08:23

TEASER: Screen Memories

Marvelous! Or, the Death of Cinema ·

2025/02/28

A preview of the first several minutes of our supporter exclusive Patron Raffle episode on James Wan's 'Malignant' (2021), selected by supporter It's Brunhilda!If you like what you hear, subscribe to our Patreon for exclusive episodes, commentary tracks and Discord community events at patreon.com/marvelousdeath.

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02:25:00

Dune: Part One, or Spice World

Marvelous! Or, the Death of Cinema ·

2025/02/21

Stu returns from exile in the desert of the real. Cole gets hype. Nicole is easily amused. Finally, a movie we like: Hints of oedipus, the corrupting nature of power, the difficulties of adaptation, flying above the storm and threading the needle, midcentury freakboys, representation and engaging with art, outer thoughtworlds, women in space, when 'realism' works, when the cgi doesn't suck, and oh how low the bar is in this fallen world.Thank you to our $10 Executive Producers: Isaac, Porridge

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09:46

TEASER: We're Sorry David :( (feat. Jake Tropila)

Marvelous! Or, the Death of Cinema ·

2025/02/14

[Extreme Gordon Cole voice] I'M NOT GONNA TALK ABOUT DUNE! IN FACT, WE'RE NOT GONNA TALK ABOUT DUNE AT ALL!If you like what you hear, subscribe to our Patreon for exclusive episodes, commentary tracks and Discord community events at patreon.com/marvelousdeath.

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01:44:40

Venom: Let There Be Carnage, or Out of the Hardy...

Marvelous! Or, the Death of Cinema ·

2025/02/07

They did it. They made this shit gayer.This week on Marvelous!, Nicole and Cole are joined by returning guests Andy (@Ex_AnarchoAnon) of TGOFV and Esther (@capybaroness) of Get Cynical/The Lost Broadcast to discuss Venom: Let There Be Carnage, an amazing film about gay couple Tom Hardy and the goop monster that lives in his ass fighting off against a San Francisco polycule comprised of Woody Harrelson in a wig, a woman who yells, and the red goop monster they bring in as their third. Thank you to

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09:58

TEASER: Fell For It Again Award

Marvelous! Or, the Death of Cinema ·

2025/01/31

Still have no idea what else Cole expected from the rest of WandaVision other than boredom, crushing disappointment, and Paul Bettany's cock outline apparently.If you like what you hear, subscribe to our Patreon for exclusive episodes, commentary tracks and Discord community events at patreon.com/marvelousdeath.

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01:57:35

WandaVision (Part 1), or I Dream of Feige

Marvelous! Or, the Death of Cinema ·

2025/01/24

Your three incredibly busy but dedicated hosts are finally taking the TV plunge with the only MCU miniseries we're going to cover until further notice. It's WandaVision, the critically acclaimed "change of pace" from the Marvel mines about two characters whose relationship we've never cared about getting some spotlight in a sitcom pastiche people with brain damage compare to David Lynch (RIP). Is it really as good as everyone made it out to be so far?(Subscribe to the Patreon for next week's

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