Episode 324: 'The Marvels' Brings Back Memory(s)

It’s the 33rd MCU movie and things have gotten complicated. But is all that complexity propping The Marvels up, or weighing it down? Our trio, who are surprisingly well-versed in Marveldom for a bunch of indie nerds, weighs in. Then, a Hotline letter about characters whose deaths still sting. 

What’s Good
Alonso - The Abyss theatrical reissue
Drea - the new artistic director of Bentonville Film Fest
Ify - “some of that good old powder”

ITIDIC

1. The Actors Strike is Over!
   1. the tweet thread Ify mentions
2. Warner Bros Shelved Another Finished Movie as a Tax Write-Off, This Time Wile E. Coyote
3. Darren Aronofsky is Developing an Elon Musk biopic at A24

Staff Picks
Drea - May December
Alonso - The Disappearance of Shere Hite
Ify - Candyman (2021)

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With
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde
Ify Nwadiwe

Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher

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With
Kevin Avery
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde

Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher