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Merry Christmas! This year, we're reviewing Berto's favorite Christmas movie, Jingle All The Way starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sinbad, and Jake Lloyd!

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Take a listen at a very special edition of News from the Phantom Zone, our Patreon show where we go through the latest movie news (in video) as a warm up before each of our streams! This time, we invited Chris from Assembly Required to join us!

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We're back for more Wolverine!  This time the much improved James Mangold (Logan precurser) The Wolverine Goes to Japan!

On Keep or Cancel, we're judging Hiroyuki Sanada!

The Wolverine (2013), directed by James Mangold and starring Hugh Jackman, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tao Okamoto, and Rila Fukushima is available on Disney+.

Time Stamps:
5:34  -  Background
13:23  -  Plot
1:22:03  -  Analysis
1:31:21  -  Keep or Cancel
1:46:17  -  Into the Phantom Zone?

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Nakagin Capsule Tower

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Captain America is back!  To wrap up our Steve Rodgers "trilogy", we're watching the little-known Captain America movie from 1990, a very low budget film made in  former Yugoslavia.  This movie stars some people you may know but probably don't.   

No Keep or Cancel this week because we don't find any of these actors particularly interesting.

Captain America (1990) is available on YouTube for free!  Watch it here!


Time Codes:

6:03  -  Initial Expectations

7:54  -  Plot

1:03:56  -  Analysis

1:17:17  -  Into the Phantom Zone?

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New costume!

Captain America's fake ears

Captain America's comic appearance

Piano on the ledge


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Yield to the shield!  It's sequel time on Films from the Phantom Zone.  On this episode, Arnaldo and Berto watched the 1979 TV movie sequel, Captain America 2: Death Too Soon (but for some reason not Death 2 Soon).  Listen to us review this old cheap thing and decide if it belongs in the Phantom Zone, or watched every Fourth of July!

On Keep or Cancel this week, we're recapping the accomplishments of Sir Christopher Lee, the surprise star villain in this movie.  

Captain America 2: Death Too Soon is very difficult to find for rent or stream.  It is available on DVD for $6 on Amazon as a combo back with the first film, Captain America.  Quite the steal! 

Correction:  Next week's film: Captain America (1990) is available on YouTube for free.  Just search it!

Time Codes:

3:06  -  Initial Expectations

4:18  -  Plot

51:59  -  Analysis

58:51 -  Keep or Cancel: Sir Christopher Lee

1:15:05  -  Into the Phantom Zone?

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Captain America's first costume

Captain America costume

Captain America's comic appearance


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It's Films from the Phantom Zone, and we're starting a new thing: Captain America.  On this episode, Arnaldo and Berto watched the 1979 TV movie, Captain America and are feeling quite patriotic about it!  Yes, this is the one with dork in the motorcycle helmet!

We're skipping Keep or Cancel this week because there's no one famous in this movie. 

Captain America is available to rent anywhere.  But be warned, the sequel isn't available anywhere other than a $6 DVD on Amazon.

Time Codes:

0:44  -  Rules

3:36  -  Initial Expectations

4:54  -  Plot

45:20  -  Analysis

48:27 -  Captain America (the character)

1:01:04  -  Into the Phantom Zone?

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Captain America costume

Steve's father's Captain America costume

Captain America's comic appearance

Steve Rodgers beach outfit!


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Today on Films from the Phantom Zone, we're wrapping up our DC universe talk with the theatrical much maligned Justice League (2017).  The infamous Frankenstein's monster was mostly "shadow directed" by Joss Whedon after the tragic exit of Zack Snyder.  Listen as we tear this movie apart and get down to how much quick editing and reshot quips you can make before ruining a perfectly good movie.  

On this Keep or Cancel, we're talking Zack Snyder and Joss Whedon.  Might be obvious which way we go on these.

Justice League (2017) aka Josstice League is available on HBO Max.

Time Codes:

2:23  -  Initial Expectations

8:59  -  Plot

1:35:45  -  Analysis

1:47:32 -  Keep or Cancel

2:06:50  -  Into the Phantom Zone?

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Justice League vs. The Snyder Cut - Filmmaking Comparison

Hollywood Reporter: "Ray Fisher Opens Up About 'Justice League'..."

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It's been a week and we're here reviewing Zack Snyder's Justice League!  In this very comprehensive review, we talk:  what this is and #ReleasetheSnyderCut, non-spoiler thoughts, spoiler thoughts for each chapter, and what would've been the future for Zack Snyder's Justice Leagues 2 and 3. 

Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) is available on HBO Max.

Time Codes:

01:31  -  #ReleasetheSnyderCut

15:09  -  Initial Expectations

20:12  -  Non-Spoilers


Spoilers:

31:26  -  Part 1:  "Don't Count on it, Batman"

37:39  -  Part 2:  The Age of Heroes

42:38  -  Part 3:  Beloved Mother, Beloved Son

1:01:26  -  Part 4:  "Change Machine"

1:12:42  -  Part 5:  All the King's Horses

1:18:33  -  Part 6:  "Something Darker"

1:35:28  -  Epilogue

1:44:18  -  Analysis

1:56:53  -  Justice Leagues 2 & 3

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Vanity Fair article:  "Justice League:  The Shocking, Exhilarating, Heartbreaking True Story of #TheSnyderCut"

Superman Suits:
Man of Steel
Batman v Superman
Justice League
Zack Snyder's Justice League


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Bonus episode!  In continued preparation for Zack Snyder's Justice League, we are now revisiting  Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), directed by Zack Snyder and starring Ben Affleck as Batman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, and Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman.

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (Ultimate Edition) is available on HBO Max.

Time Codes:

10:16  -  Initial Expectations

13:04  -  Plot

1:45:20  -  Analysis

1:58:00  -  Final Thoughts

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Doomsday

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Welcome to the first bonus episode at Films from the Phantom Zone.  In preparation for Zack Snyder's Justice League, we'd like to revisit the films leading up to it with Man of Steel and Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice. 

And this wouldn't be much of a bonus without a bonus guest: Chris from Assembly Required podcast!

Man of Steel is available on HBO Max

Time Codes:

8:11  -  Initial Expectations

16:54  -  Plot

1:40:18  -  Analysis

1:54:00  -  Final Thoughts

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Assembly Required Podcast

"Michael Shannon Reads the Insane Sorority Letter"

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