WHINECAST - 'Thor - The Dark World' review

Hello!

Well, here at WHINECAST, things have been rather Marvel heavy at the moment and Lordy lord, things are getting heavier this week with the release of Thor 2, smashing its way into cinemas like the god of thunder himself!

Tune in as we have our regular twenty minutes of spoiler free chat telling you whether or not to take a punt on this latest Marvel offering and then revel in our spoilerific chat in which we discuss the surprising but welcome love scene between Loki and Selvik!

'Thor- The Dark World' Review

WARNING - Everything that you see in this film will be, in one way or another, very, very pretty.

'Superman II'

Hola!

Well, it's time for the plot of the mash-up to well and truly thicken (and possibly curdle) as we are leaping into the next phase of our look at the Crissy Reeve quartet, with the ambitious, sprawling, ridiculous, funny, disgracefully compromised 'Superman II'.

Partially filmed as part of one giant production with 78's 'Superman', 'II' is a film whose production is what some would describe as 'a bit troubled'. Others would call it 'an express elevator to hell'. Where lies the truth? The only way to find out is to listen to our damn commentary, but BEWARE, good listener - it's vital to recall that this instalment is recorded for the theatrical Richard Lester cut, known to contain at least 36% more dung!

'Superman II' Commentary

Goats in the Machine joins the Mash-up

We are proud to welcome on board Goats in the Machine to The Marvel Vs DC movie mash-up!!!

RJ Bayley (@RJBayley) and Niall Heseltine (@niallheseltine) will be joining in on the project with their own brand of witty and insightful banter.

So listen in as they try and decide what to make of 1951's 'Superman and the Mole-men'! '.

Superman and the Mole Men.

'Superman: The Trailer' by @proroan

So, we've got ourselves a little treat this week with a written contribution to the mash-up from fine blogger and stellar human @proroan ! Now, this cheeky devil might be a little bit behind us, but he's coming up fast (almost faster than a speeding bullet you might say...or you might not), so take a trip back to Month 1 with his look at 'Superman and the mole-men'!

'Superman: The Trailer'

I love B movie sci fi. All of it, from War of the Worlds to The Thing From Another World and The Blob. Give me Day of the Triffids and a bag of Maltesers and I'll pretty much do what you want. So Superman and the Mole Men should be great, yeah?

Read the rest here- 'Superman: The Trailer' by @proroan

'Superman'

The nights are getting darker, the wind is getting colder - so it must be October, a month internationally known as the one that kicks off the Christopher Reeve portion of our little Marvel Vs DC project!

Yep, we're jumping forward twelve years since last month to 1978, the year in which Dicky Donner delivered a film that was destined to be hugely influential in its sheer impact on the superhero movie genre.

There's earthquakes, wigs, lazy stars, amazing effects and a man who was possibly born to play the last son of Kryton - so let's get to it!

'Superman' Commentary

WARNING - This film may make you believe a man can fly

'Batman - The Movie'

Hello fellas! A little bit later than advertised, we're back for the second of our September entries in the shape of The Bat Man's first foray into the world of the cineple - with 1966's 'Batman - The Movie', a theatrically released, feature length edition of the Adam West fronted TV show which ran for three seasons and a staggering 120 episodes between 1966-68, not to mention defining a generation's perception of how the character could or should be presented in the process. High campery is the order of the day, so whip on your tights, turn a pirate into some pahder and reach for your Shark Repellent Bat-spray, 'cos it's on!

'Batman- The Movie' Commentary

'Superman and the Mole-men'

Well, it's time to kick off 'the Marvel Vs DC movie mash-up' project and what better way to do it than with the first film in the list! Yes, it's time to gaze longingly at George Reeve's hands on hip skills, not to mention his pre-cognitive abilities and his masterful moonlighting as an assistant surgeon!

Now, this commentary, as with all our commentaries, begins simultaneously with the very start of the film, so hit play on both at the same time for maximum sync-up!

Finally, given that 'Superman and the Mole-men' might not be in the possession of all that many listeners, we're happy to report that the entire 58-minute film can be found on YouTube at 'Superman and the Mole-Men' , however we've tried to make the commentary as self contained as possible, so that you shouldn't necessarily have to be watching the film to enjoy the podcast.

'Superman and the Mole-men' Commentary

We hope you guys are thrilled and chilled by our first instalment and we'll be back in a couple of weeks for our commentary for 'Batman the movie'! In the meantime, if you'd like to get involved with the project in anyway, tweet @billowl or @ChrisSykes108 and we'd be thrilled to have you on board!