Ep 45: Dark Phoenix

Is Dark Phoenix a complete failure? Well The Movie Defenders sure don't think so! This movie is being trashed left and right all over the place... but is it fair? Is the narrative of this movie's reception based on what's in the film, or on the internet? We take a deep dive into the final chapter of 21st Century Fox's X-Men franchise and do so by playing many scenes right from the film. We have BOTH NON-SPOILER and SPOILER reviews so if you haven't seen it yet, don't worry you can still listen. Before we talk about the film we discuss the latest in Batman and DC news and then reveal our picks for the top 5 non-MCU Marvel films to date. So fire your optic-blasts, don't read minds without permission, and get in your X-Jets... it's time for Dark Phoenix! 00:00:00 Introduction and Announcements 00:15:40 The Buzz 00:28:55 Top 5 Non-MCU Marvel Films 00:55:50 Dark Phoenix Non-Spoiler Discussion Begins 01:19:28 Hanz Zimmer's Score 01:23:52 Spoiler Discussion Begins 01:26:23 Charles takes in Jean 01:36:40 Shuttle Mission 01:54:35 A hero's welcome & Raven argues with Charles 02:07:55 Charles uses Cerebro to see inside Jean's mind 02:17:15 The X-Men confront Jean & the tragedy 02:32:00 Jean finds Magnito & the military 02:53:05 The D'Bari explain the Phoenix Force to Jean 03:00:05 X-Men vs. Magnito vs. Jean 03:09:05 Charles shows Jean hope 03:16:45 The amazing train sequence! 03:30:45 Jean fights for her family 03:40:25 A game of chess 03:47:10 Donald's Final Thoughts 03:54:50 Scott's Open Letter Plea to Marvel Studios about the X-Men