Van Lathan

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1,134 appearances 2 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 31 Jul

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The Big Picture · ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ and the Spider-Man Movie Rankings · 31 Jul 2026 podcast

It's more grounded in the character of Doom himself, which the first one is not at all, even though Doom is a central character. matched

And he does something at the end of the trailer that is so fucking cool and so badass that you want to go watch him for two and a half hours on screen. matched

So I have no clue why they did it. matched

Well, you know what you said earlier about Thomas Crown Affair? matched

Like, there are some of these movies that are nearing masterpiece status, right? matched

There are some of these movies that are perfect emotional rides and perfect storytelling, and we've had a couple of those highs in the comic book era. matched

Dark Knight, obviously, is a very self-serious... matched

kind of examination of the morality of people, what you're willing to do, how far you're willing to go. matched

So Nolan obviously is on a different level with being able to craft narrative in the human condition. matched

But then you also have perfect comic book movies like Guardians of the Galaxy or, which I think is a phenomenal film, Captain America Winter Soldier. matched

And then even to a point, the combination of Infinity War and Endgame, which offer a perfect arc for matched

two or three different characters. matched

For Thanos, for Captain America, for Iron Man, right? matched

But the main thing is having fun at the movies. matched

And you can't have fun at the movies when you're insulted by how bad and cynical something is. matched

I get it. matched

I understand. matched

And there have been some of these movies that are bad and cynical, and it breaks the deal that the audience makes with the film. matched

But if you go and you have fun at the movies with people flying around, you probably won't. matched

Totally agree. matched

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