For this episode of From Duck Till Dark: Outside the Marvel Studios, host and producer George Sirois takes us back to FanExpo STL, where he gave his second pop culture-based presentation at any convention. This was a topic he had been picking at for the past three years, one that is very near and dear to his heart. As a fan of the 20th Century Fox X-Men films, he had heard many fans objecting to the loose continuity compared to the tightly woven MCU, and he was finally able to address all the co...
Aug 13, 2022•47 min•Season 2Ep. 37
And we're back! To start Season 2 of From Duck Till Dark: Outside the Marvel Studios, host and producer George Sirois takes us to FanExpo STL, where he gave his first pop culture-based presentation at any convention. This became an open discussion about the hits and the misses that both Marvel and DC dealt with while forming their own cinematic universes. Make sure to download the Goodpods app to listen to each episode of Excelsior Journeys and From Duck Till Dark: Outside the Marvel Studios! Wa...
Jul 29, 2022•56 min•Season 2Ep. 36
In 2019, Disney completed the acquisition of 20th Century Fox's film and television assets - including the Marvel properties X-Men, Deadpool, and Fantastic Four. Therefore, the latest installment of Fox's X-Men films, Dark Phoenix, became the final one in the franchise. By the time it was released in June of that year, the Marvel Cinematic Universe had already given us Captain Marvel and Avengers: Endgame, with Spider-Man: Far from Home ready to go, and Dark Phoenix came and went from theaters w...
Dec 17, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Fans were likely a bit hesitant to try seeing Venom again on the big screen, especially since the previous time was Spider-Man 3. Thankfully, this time both the sympiote and Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) did their part to make you forget about the 2007 film. How successful was it? Listen and find out... For more information, please visit www.facebook.com/fromducktilldark
Dec 15, 2021•8 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Just when we were given a tearful farewell to Hugh Jackman's Wolverine, along comes Ryan Reynolds's Deadpool to get us laughing all over again with 2018's Deadpool 2. And this time, he got Josh Brolin loaned out from the MCU to play Cable! How was it? Just hit play to find out. For more information, please visit www.facebook.com/fromducktilldark
Dec 15, 2021•9 min•Season 1Ep. 33
The man had finally come around for Logan, and he goes down swinging, leaving an extremely gory mess in his wake, a mess that fans never thought they would get a chance to see. How did Hugh Jackman's final run as Wolverine go? Listen in and enjoy the latest "But Wait, There's More!" episode. For more information, please visit www.facebook.com/fromducktilldark .
Dec 14, 2021•12 min•Season 1Ep. 32
The National Podcast Post Month challenge may be complete, but this show isn't just yet. Welcome to Part 1 of the "But Wait, There's More!" section, and we're starting off with a look at X-Men: Apocalypse. With the runaway success of X-Men: Days of Future Past, did the team's first encounter with the first mutant Apocalypse match its predecessor? Listen in to find out. For more information, please visit www.facebook.com/fromducktilldark...
Dec 07, 2021•18 min•Season 1Ep. 31
The Merc with a Mouth finally gets his time to shine on the big screen. And the result is one of the most beloved of all comic book films either in or out of the MCU. Listen in for my thoughts... For more information, please go to www.facebook.com/fromducktilldark This completes the 30-episode National Podcast Post Month Challenge! Please join me for the final five movies I'll be covering and the Season Finale. Do you have a suggestion for Season 2? Please let me know. You can reach me via email...
Nov 30, 2021•10 min•Season 1Ep. 30
When a film’s director tweets about what the final product could have been, you know there are some problems. And there are plenty of problems to cover in this look at 2015’s Fantastic Four. For more information, please go to www.facebook.com/fromducktilldark
Nov 30, 2021•12 min•Season 1Ep. 29
The X-Men’s answer to The Avengers came 2 years later with their epic time travel adaptation of Days of Future Past. Did it live up to expectations? Find out what I had to say inside... For more information, please visit www.facebook.com/fromducktilldark
Nov 29, 2021•13 min•Season 1Ep. 28
This would be the last time Andrew Garfield would put on the spandex and go swinging around New York City... for now. Did he go out in style? Listen in for my thoughts... For more information, please visit www.facebook.com/fromducktilldark
Nov 26, 2021•11 min•Season 1Ep. 27
James Mangold stepped into the director’s chair for the first of two solo Wolverine films with Hugh Jackman. The first was 2013’s The Wolverine, which revived the timeline of X-Men, X2, and X-Men: The Last Stand and sent Logan on his long-awaited trip to Japan. How did it go? Listen in and find out. For more information, please visit www.facebook.com/fromducktilldark
Nov 26, 2021•13 min•Season 1Ep. 26
After trying to get a fourth Spider-Man film off the ground with Sam Raimi, Sony Pictures changed their strategy and gave us a reboot intended to launch a new shared universe with Peter Parker at the center. How did they do? Find out inside... For more information, please visit www.facebook.com/fromducktilldark
Nov 26, 2021•16 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Nicolas Cage returns as Johnny Blaze in the sequel Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, and with the directors of Crank and Crank: High Voltage behind the cameras, how did the film play? A little differently than expected, I would say. Listen in for more... For more information, please visit www.facebook.com/fromducktilldark
Nov 25, 2021•16 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Since X-Men Origins: Wolverine was such a critical disappointment, 20th Century Fox had no idea how their next installment in the X-Universe - X-Men: First Class - would go. It would become one of its most acclaimed chapters in the whole franchise. What did I think about it? Listen in to find out. For more information, please visit www.facebook.com/fromducktilldark
Nov 24, 2021•10 min•Season 1Ep. 23
After the trilogy wrapped up, 20th Century Fox decided to take the X-Universe back in time to tell Wolverine’s origin story. How did it go? Well, there’s a reason why there are no more Origins movies after this. Listen in for more... For more information, please visit www.facebook.com/fromducktilldark
Nov 24, 2021•14 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Director Lexi Alexander gives us a beautiful ballet of violence in the 2008 film Punisher: War Zone. In the year that changed everything for this genre, this sequel/reboot got left behind while the MCU started and The Dark Knight set box office records. Did it deserve to be forgotten? Let’s talk about it. For more information, please visit www.facebook.com/fromducktilldark
Nov 24, 2021•10 min•Season 1Ep. 21
The last Marvel movie before the year that changed everything! How did you enjoy the Rise of the Silver Surfer? How did I enjoy it? Let’s find out... For more information, please visit www.facebook.com/fromducktilldark
Nov 23, 2021•14 min•Season 1Ep. 20
This is the big one, one of the most discussion-inducing of all the Marvel movies. How did you like Spider-Man 3? What worked for you? What didn’t? I have my thoughts so please give it a listen... For more information, please visit www.facebook.com/fromducktilldark
Nov 21, 2021•19 min•Season 1Ep. 19
At long last, we finally have Nicolas Cage in a comic book film. How did he do? Let’s find out together... For more information, please visit www.facebook.com/fromducktilldark
Nov 20, 2021•10 min•Season 1Ep. 18
The finale of the X-Men trilogy didn’t have director Bryan Singer or his X2 writers. Instead, they had director Brett Ratner and writers Simon Kinberg & Zak Penn. How did they do? Find out my thoughts here... For more information, please visit www.facebook.com/fromducktilldark
Nov 18, 2021•18 min•Season 1Ep. 17
As Batman was swooping back to the big screen, Marvel’s first family made their long-awaited theatrical appearance. Did Fantastic Four live up to its name? Let’s find out. For more information, please visit www.facebook.com/fromducktilldark
Nov 18, 2021•12 min•Season 1Ep. 16
How do you make ninjas boring? It’s not as hard as you think. Listen up for more... For more information, please go to www.facebook.com/fromducktilldark
Nov 17, 2021•9 min•Season 1Ep. 15
The character that put Marvel movies officially on the map gets his big send-off in today’s episode. But was it a proper goodbye or just a “don’t let the door hit you on the way out?” Find out by listening here.... For more information, please visit www.facebook.com/fromducktilldark
Nov 15, 2021•12 min•Season 1Ep. 14
This first sequel to the blockbuster hit Spider-Man has been called a high watermark in the comic book genre. Over 15 years after its release, does it hold up? Let’s find out. For more information, please visit www.facebook.com/fromducktilldark .
Nov 14, 2021•17 min•Season 1Ep. 13
For the first time, but not the last, we have a movie that redoes what’s been done before, as Thomas Jane and John Travolta bring us the 2004 take on The Punisher. For more information, please visit www.facebook.com/fromducktilldark
Nov 13, 2021•15 min•Season 1Ep. 12
One of the most polarizing comic book films stomped into theaters in the summer of 2003: Ang Lee’s Hulk! While I acknowledge that it isn't a perfect film - I'm looking at you, Hulk poodles - it's a daring interpretation of the comic book and deserves another look. For more information, please visit www.facebook.com/fromducktilldark
Nov 12, 2021•20 min•Season 1Ep. 11
When moviegoers are applauding several times during the movie and hugging each other afterward, that’s when you know something was done right. And that’s what we got in 2003 with Bryan Singer’s X2! For more information, please visit www.facebook.com/fromducktilldark
Nov 11, 2021•17 min•Season 1Ep. 10
This is much less praise for the 2003 theatrical cut of this film than it is for the 2004 Director’s Cut. Please keep that in mind and enjoy my take on the Ben Affleck-led February blockbuster. For more information, please visit www.facebook.com/fromducktilldark .
Nov 10, 2021•20 min•Season 1Ep. 9
So much happened to get Spider-Man to the big screen, but it was definitely worth it. You’ll see what I mean when you listen. For more information, please visit www.facebook.com/fromducktilldark .
Nov 10, 2021•25 min•Season 1Ep. 8
