Captain America: Brave New World – Clipped Wings

Captain America: Brave New World carries on the distressing trend of underachieving and subpar MCU movies. Worse, like much of Phase 4 and 5, there still seems to be no clear direction for what is coming next or why. Brave New World is not a terrible film, but it is one that is clearly stitched together. Plagued by behind-the-scenes drama and frequent reshoots, the whole is clearly made from disparate parts. Thus, despite game efforts from Anthony Mackie as the titular Captain and Harrison Ford, replacing William Hurt, as Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross, it can never overcome its issues. That said, there is fun to be had. The height of which never should have been spoiled in the film's trailers. Now, sit back, enrage your soul with a Pogzilla Double IPA from Scofflaw Brewing, and don't think you're Steve Rodgers! The Thunderous Wizard, Chumpzilla, and Bling Blake are sneaking onto Celestial Island to steal all that sweet adamantium! This Week’s Segments: Introduction/Plot Breakdown – The future favors the brave. Enter a brave new world! (0:00) Lingering Questions – Did this course correct the MCU enough to get us excited for Doomsday? (28:55) The "Plausible Deniability" Trivia Challenge – Chumpzilla challenges the field to trivia about the movie. (58:28) Recommendations – We offer our picks for the week and next up: We kick off our Wretched Remakes series with Point Break! (1:07:51) And, as always, hit us up on Threads, X, Facebook, or Instagram to check out all the interesting factoids from this week’s episode!