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Falcon & Winter Soldier Ep1 Review, Kari Skogland Interview Mar 21, 2021

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After a blink-and-you'll-miss-it buffer week in content, the MCU back.The highly-anticipated The Falcon and the Winter Soldier premiered with a bang, and we break down everything from Anthony Mackie's pilot episode. What did we learn about Sam and Bucky? What's the big conflict? Where are we going next?Before the review, Liam sits down with director Kari Skogland to chat all things about star-spangled series in The Direct Podcast's FIRST EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW!As always, we kick things off with ...

Avatar Passes Endgame, DC Reveals Upcoming Slate, Best MCU Chris? (The Direct Debates) Mar 14, 2021

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We take a slight break from reviewing new content introduce a brand new segment! THE DIRECT DEBATE! We welcome The Direct's Jack Pues and David Thompson to help us discuss who is the best Chris in the MCU?We also break down the best way to watch The Snyder Cut as we gear up for the much-anticipated director's cut. And finally, we vent our feelings about James Cameron and Avatar surpassing Avengers: Endgame as the highest-grossing movie of all time. And for EVERYTHING you need to know about Th...

BONUS: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Primer (w/ Brandon Davis) Mar 13, 2021

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The MCU is really spoiling us this year.After just one week off, the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Phase 4 continues next Friday when The Falcon and the Winter Soldier premieres on Disney+. Before we dive into that star-spangled series, we have a lot to catch up on.We walk through everything this show has been through, from production delays to casting rumors, and answer YOUR FAN QUESTIONS with special guest Brandon Davis of ComicBook.com. How did our titular heroes get here? What effect will t...

WandaVision Finale Review, Snyder Cut, MCU’s Mutants Mar 07, 2021

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Well... WandaVision has come and gone. And while we will cherish every moment we have had the last two months, we are also excited to look ahead at the future of the MCU, DCU, and Star Wars universes. Thank you WandaVision!We break down everything from the series finale and WandaVision as a whole. Matt and Liam also perform the thankless task of ranking WandaVision within the MCU live on air. Snyder Cut promotion is in full swing and we talk about how we feel about the character promos a...

WandaVision Ep8 Review, Spider-Man Title Reveal, Sariah Wilson Interview Feb 28, 2021

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On top of one of the biggest weeks of news we have ever covered, we also dive into one of the most in-depth episodes of WandaVision to date!We break down everything we learned from WandaVision Episode 8 and how this sets up the season finale. With the final pieces on the board, how does this show wrap up? We do what we do best, speculate wildly, with some help from The Direct's very own John Ross Bradford.We also talk about what will be forever known as the Spider-Man title saga as we finally...

WandaVision Ep7 Review, Rian Johnson's Star Wars Trilogy, New Falcon / Winter Soldier Footage Feb 21, 2021

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It seems like every single week the podcast content gets bigger and bigger. This week's episode of The Direct Podcast is packed with news, including Rian Johnson's return to Star Wars and a new look at The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, before we dive deep into WandaVision Episode 7.With the remaining two episodes of WandaVision set to be massive, we recap and review what the latest episode set up for the final stretch. What questions do we still need answered before the season finale? What d...

WandaVision Ep6 Review, New Snyder Cut Trailer, MCU Payoffs List (w/ Kinda Funny's Tim Gettys) Feb 14, 2021

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We go all over the place in this week's episode of The Direct Podcast! It's a long one, but there is a LOT to cover.We recap and review everything that went down in Episode 6 of WandaVision. What's the deal with Pietro? What can we expect moving forward? How many more times can we see Vision suffer? We also give our official live reactions to Zack Snyder's Justice League official trailer! Did it raise anticipation? Lower excitement? Or are we at about the same level?Kinda Funny's Tim Get...

BONUS: The Falcon and The Winter Soldier Trailer Breakdown Feb 08, 2021

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We got our first full trailer from The Falcon and The Winter Soldier!We break down everything we learned about the story, the characters and the overall vibe of this highly anticipated show!

WandaVision Ep5 Review, Snyder Cut's Joker, Best Spider-Man Moments Draft (w/ Supes) Feb 07, 2021

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Another week, another PACKED episode of The Direct Podcast. We do our best to cover everything that happened in WandaVision Episode 5. Who can we trust within this deep cast of characters? How did Wanda get to where she is? And what can we make of that big surprise ending? We talk about all of it!We also welcome on Supes to talk about all things comic book movies. You have to hear the amazing story of one of the biggest up-and-comers in the superhero news business. Supes joins us in...

WandaVision Episode 4 Review, Snyder Cut Release Date, #DirectDraft (w/ Barstool's Robbie Fox) Jan 31, 2021

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That latest WandaVision episode sure was something, right?On this week's edition of The Direct Podcast, we get deep into the analytics about what went down this week in Westview and what it means for the future of the MCU. From nods to past Marvel flicks to hints at future big characters, Kevin Feige and company left us a lot to unpack in their latest chapter.Aside from all the Marvel chatter, we bring yet another packed sizzle reel of top news, including the massive implications of the Snyde...

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