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EPISODE · Nov 21, 2025 · 28 MIN

Episode 75: The League of Extraordinary Burnout

from Zumundo! · host Doolin and Keith

Superhero movies used to be the biggest event in pop culture. It was a cultural "you-had-to-be-there" cinematic holiday we all marked on our calendars. In the 2010s, getting your friends and heading off the see the latest MCU installment, sitting through the end credits was a vibe. But somewhere between the endless multiverses, the rotating Batmen, and the post-credit scenes that tease yet another Phase, the magic started to… fade.This week on Zumundo!, Doolin and Keith dive into the growing cultural burnout surrounding superhero films. Are we finally hitting the saturation point? Are studios recycling the same stories? Or have audiences simply changed?Together, this dynamic duo of cinema talk about what was great, and why it just isn't working anymore.

Superhero movies used to be the biggest event in pop culture. It was a cultural "you-had-to-be-there" cinematic holiday we all marked on our calendars. In the 2010s, getting your friends and heading off the see the latest MCU installment, sitting through the end credits was a vibe. But somewhere between the endless multiverses, the rotating Batmen, and the post-credit scenes that tease yet another Phase, the magic started to… fade.This week on Zumundo!, Doolin and Keith dive into the growing cultural burnout surrounding superhero films. Are we finally hitting the saturation point? Are studios recycling the same stories? Or have audiences simply changed?Together, this dynamic duo of cinema talk about what was great, and why it just isn't working anymore.

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