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X-MEN '97: "Dead Man's Hand" Aug 07, 2026

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As the animated series barrels towards its season finale, Gambit is back from the dead and causing all sorts of trouble. The X-Men and X-Force team up to take him down, but is everyone really on the same page? Scott and Jean try to have a tender moment with Cable, Professor X does battle on the psychic plane and Nightcrawler proves that when good guys go bad they really kick some ass.

Before that: live action X-Men news as the MCU's Cyclops has been cast! Is James Gunn's DCU in series trouble, and are there too many Superman Family projects? Will we ever see Batman doing the dirty deed on screen? And is Robert Pattinson headed for an Oscar with Primetime? If you don't care about any of that skip right to 1:12:33.

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X-MEN '97: Savage Land, Savage Heart Jul 31, 2026

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This episode is late because I was in the hospital! Don't worry, I'm okay now and I talk all about at the start. But there isn't much time to dilly dally because we have a packed show. Colossus shows up with the terrorist Acolytes, Bishop and Polaris continue their slow burn, and Nightcrawler gets to be a lawyer with the life of a truly awful man on the line.

Before that: Marvel and DC are just canceling shit left and right! There are a bunch of trailers, including ones where Michael B Jordan is handsome, Olivia Colman gets railed by a wicker Alexander Skarsgård, Carrie White is still not fat and Spider-Man: Brand New Day is already a blockbuster hit. If you don't care about any of that, skip right to 1:12:32.

Speaking of Spidey, we'll be talking about Brand New Day on the next episode of Watch Men, which should be up Sunday. That's available at the $7 and above levels at our patreon - www.patreon.com/cinemasangha - so this is a good time to come join us!

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Emergency Pod: GHOST RIDER & BLACK PANTHER III News! Jul 25, 2026

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Marvel's presentation at this year's San Diego Comic-Con gave us two big pieces of news about the studio's post-Secret Wars plans, and we now know the two movies coming in 2028 - Ghost Rider starring Ryan Gosling and Black Panther III with David Jonsson stepping into the role of T'Challa Jr. Plus: a surprise appearance by Ryan Reynolds!

We're back to our regularly scheduled shenanigans after this!

Emergency Pod: LANTERNS Trailer Jul 24, 2026

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With San Diego Comic-Con happening we can expect some news to be hitting our feeds, and if that news is big enough we'll put out an emergency pod to talk about it! Today we have the trailer for HBO's Lanterns, the Green Lantern TV show set in James Gunn's DCU. Is this trailer an improvement on what came before? And what might the show do that will make Derek quit it immediately? Listen to find out!

X-MEN '97: "Danger.exe" Jul 24, 2026

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Polaris gets canned from X-Factor and comes to hang out with the X-Men, where Professor Xavier is not squashing the rumors that he was straight up in love with Magneto. When the Danger Room becomes sentient - and a slinky lady robot! - the next phase of Xavier's dream for mutantkind is born, and it involves operating an LLC.

Before that: a ton of news. A bunch of trailers, including Resident Evil, The Other Mommy, The End of Oak Street and Clayface. Casting news, including Kenneth Branagh playing a goblin. And scuttlebutt and rumors coming from the early days of SDCC, including what Marvel may or may not be bringing to Hall H. Also: did Sam the Eagle vote for Trump? And is Gollum a serial killer? If you don't care about any of that skip right to 1:30:00 (I told you it was a lot of news).

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Emergency Pod: AVENGERS DOOMSDAY Trailer Jul 20, 2026

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One of the most anticipated trailers of the year has hit and it's... okay? We talk about the two and a half minutes of Avengers: Doomsday Marvel has shown us, and we discuss the fact that Marvel is actually pretty good as sleight of hand when it comes to making us think some things in a trailer are real when they are in fact cunningly edited or even CGIed out. And: is anyone else sick of the Fox X-Men?

Our regular show will return Thursday!

X-MEN '97: Weapon X, Lies and DVDs Jul 17, 2026

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How violent should a superhero cartoon be, and does this episode of X-Men '97 cross that line? Wolverine and Morph team up with enemies and expendable characters from the 90s to break into Weapon X and shut it down for good, but what they find inside is bad, bad news. Plus, the Morph loves Wolverine story hits a big turning point.

Before that: it's a newsy-ass week. First look at The Batman Part II! An R-rated X-Files movie! Danny McBride is becoming a Real American Hero! More trailers than you can shake a stick at! Plus: I snitch on a bad theater patron. If you don't care about any of that skip right to 1:05:52.

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X-MEN '97: Rise of Apocalypse Part II Jul 10, 2026

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Don't try to change the past! You only end up making the future you're trying to change come true! Nobody told this to Magneto and Professor X, though, and they their darndest to stop Apocalypse from becoming Apocalypse. Guess how well that goes. This episode has a doozy of an ending - and a mid-credits scene!

Before that: Do we have a Gorilla Grodd cast, and is he the one who spray painted all the dicks? Is Fast Forever actually happening? And what's the worst place your humble hosts have ever lived? All this and more! If you don't care about any of that, skip right to 1:02:39.

Heads up: we talk a bunch about DC's Absolute Comics line after the recap and review is over!

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X-MEN '97 Season 2 Episodes 1-3 Jul 03, 2026

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It's time to dive back into the 1990s as the second season of X-Men '97 kicks off with a three parter picking up after last season's time-traveling cliffhanger. Some of the X-Men are in a distant future where Apocalypse has taken over the world, some are in the distant past where Apocalypse is having his origin, and some of them are in the present and getting grim n' gritty with Apocalypse's horsemen. Can this season match the excellence of the first, especially with one of the main creatives gone?

Before that: Werwulf trailer, Supergirl box office fallout, the long-awaited Sirenhead movie and the mystery of Tom Rothman. Don't care about any of that? Skip right to 37:55.

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Is Jack Klugman Getting a Sex Change on THE LOVE BOAT?!? Jun 25, 2026

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This week we wrap up the two-parter that seemed so promising when we chose it. After all, Telly Savalas built a robot of Isaac the bartender in order to pull off a robbery. This should be a good story! What the heck happened with this episode? We have our own answers.

Before that: The Dynamic Duo plot is revealed! A first look at Tombstone in Spider-Man: Brand New Day! I answer whether or not Jesus Christ had to pee, and I reveal my own Christ-adjacent urination spot! This one has it all. If you don't care about any of that, skip right to 41:14.

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