MORBIUS has arrived! Finally! Ben goes solo on a spoiler-free review . . . Sort of a preview of his thoughts on the movie, Ben told Samantha and Stewart they could take this movie off and didn't need to feel the urgency of an MCU movie (even though this is technically an MCU movie). This […]
Apr 07, 2022•21 min•Ep. 370
HAWKEYE ends here. And yet . . . perhaps this is just the beginning? All the threads get pulled together for a Christmas party. Bad guys show up, people fight, and in the end the question is finally answered: will Hawkeye get home in time for Christmas???
Apr 01, 2022•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 369
The past has a habit of creating problems for people. And if you're people who are also superhero people, the complications are even worse! So Clint and Kate are going to find out, anyway, as they move toward HAWKEYE's conclusion!
Mar 28, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 368
HAWKEYE's partnership with Kate continues to grow, even as Kate's mom disapproves. There are maguffins to find! And people getting in the way . . . including a Black Widow?!? (The most unsurprising surprise so far . . . but that doesn't mean it's not emotionally satisfying to see . . .) Will Clint be […]
Mar 02, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 367
We continue our coverage of WHAT IF…? with the SEASON FINALE . . . the Watcher is done watching! Now he's gathering a team, Avengers-style! Who does he gather? All the protagonists from the previous episodes! What are they going to do? Just take down a god-robot!
Feb 23, 2022•52 min•Ep. 366
We continue our coverage of WHAT IF…? with a commentary styled episode. Sync your Disney+ account to 33 seconds in and watch along with us! If you want. It's totally not necessary. So what if Ultron won? Well, if Ultron won it would set up a cliffhanger ending that would be concluded in the next […]
Jan 27, 2022•50 min•Ep. 365
HAWKEYE is here! And he brings with him . . . a new sidekick who wants to be him; Christmas cheer; fight scenes; a dog; a lot of looking back to the past; some hints to the future! Will Clint be home in time for Christmas? He'll need a Christmas miracle!
Jan 15, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 364
We've moved to new servers, and the move was fairly uneventful BUT we did lose on post in doing so… SO we are re-uploading our Spider-Man: No Way Home review. Sorry if this causes any problems for you! Spider-Man: No Way Home has COME and so has a host of new conversational topics! Things like […]
Dec 29, 2021•2 hr•Ep. 363
We moved to new servers for the website, which resulted in the lose of two posts. Sorry for the inconvenience if you get this episode twice! HAWKEYE is here! And he brings with him . . . a new sidekick who wants to be him; Christmas cheer; fight scenes; a dog; a lot of looking […]
Dec 09, 2021•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 362
Continuing our “WHAT IF” coverage, we take a look at an episode that's not our favorite. The “Party Thor” episode. It asks the question: “What if the MCU were a sitcom?”
Dec 01, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 360
THE ETERNALS are here!!! But is the vehicle they came in any good? No, not the Monolith inspired spaceship the characters use in the movie (that's so rad!!!) — we're talking about the movie that brought the characters into the MCU!!! Everyone seems to have an opinion about THE ETERNALS, and Samantha and Ben both […]
Nov 22, 2021•2 hr 24 min•Ep. 360
By now you probably know the answer to everyone's favorite Marvel related fake gameshow — “IS? IT? MCU!?!” — when it comes to VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE. If you don't know the answer, well, we spoil the ANSWER in the beginning of this episode, but we don't spoil the details. Not right away. This […]
Oct 27, 2021•53 min•Ep. 359
What if Killmonger got an earlier start with his plan to destroy the colonizers and take over Wakanda? Well, his plan would start with rescuing Tony Stark from the Ten Rings! Join Ben and Samantha as they talk about it!
Oct 03, 2021•Ep. 358
Ben rides solo again and explores the rules for putting a zombie apocalypse in your giant cinematic franchise. Ben makes some Star Trek connections, he doesn't sing the song by The Cranberries, he reads some listener feedback, and he waxes philosophical about horror movies and zombie tropes.
Oct 01, 2021•Ep. 357
Ben flies solo in a very STRANGE episode of Welcome to Level Seven. In a world where Dr. Strange seems to be a much nicer guy, he loses something more precious than his ability to perform delicate, difficult surgeries. And that sets him on a path that leads to some awful consequences. Ben, too, faces […]
Sep 22, 2021•Ep. 356
SHANG-CHI is here, and gives PHASE FOUR: the first theatrical only release the first story that moves things forward, not just referring or reacting to the past the first record breaking weekends the first Asian led cast and crew (not just for Phase Four, but for ALL of the MCU) the first new character origin […]
Sep 13, 2021•Ep. 355
This episode was a pleasant surprise! Made even more pleasant when Ben wasn't paying attention to the credits, so the cast wasn't spoiled! And that meant the characters weren't spoiled! And that meant the Agents of SHIELD connection wasn't spoiled. Post credit conversation is about SPIDER-MAN NO WAY HOME trailer.
Sep 01, 2021•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 354
Chadwick Boseman returns to the character of Black Panther one last time before his passing, and his final performance is a story that explores ideas of family and how a good man can make a difference. Join Ben and Samantha as they talk about this episode . . . AND the final ETERNALS trailer.
Aug 31, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 353
What if… we got a chance to see Hayley Atwell play Agent Carter again? She may not be continuing her TV show, but she is returning to the screens. Just, from a different universe. The newest TV series from Disney+ has arrived, bringing with it the fractured multiverse that seemed to be created in LOKI. […]
Aug 17, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 352
Season 1 of Loki has concluded! Season 2 has been promised! And now, the Welcome to Level Seven crew is here to talk about it. What does it all mean? Where is this thing going? Also, how does it fix Agents of SHIELD‘s place in the MCU? Or maybe the better question: does it help […]
Jul 29, 2021•1 hr 58 min•Ep. 351
Black Widow has her own movie. Did she need it? No. Did we like it? Oh. Yeah. Part one of the MOVIE side of Phase Four begins here, and it's a look backward before we move forward.
Jul 15, 2021•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 350
When life catches up with podcasters, podcasters sometimes have to make adjustments – like recording about two episodes at the same time. And so Ben and Samantha are here to talk about LOKI episodes 4 and 5, leading into the SEASON (series?) finale next week! NOTE: You can get pre-release access to the raw recordings […]
Jul 10, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 349
Ben and Samantha talk about Loki and Sylvie who also talk. Loki and Sylvie also walk as they talk, and fight, and reveal powers, and reveal exposition, and then fail to escape the armageddon of planet Lamentis. It's a road trip without a road, and a fun exploration of the two Loki Variants.
Jul 06, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 348
The time travel shenanigans continue! And the plot thickens! There seem to be stakes . . . although we're not quite sure what they are. Oh, and Loki and Mobius sit and talk! A lot. Like, a LOT. Good thing we like them! When two guys who you'd listen to reading the phone book have […]
Jun 21, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 347
Why did Disney call it LOKI? Why didn't they call it “everything that Ben Avery likes”? Mostly because it's easier to say Loki . . . and no one knows who Ben Avery is. But Ben, Stewart, and Samantha enjoyed the first episode in the series, and they talk about:Movies that inspired this show (including […]
Jun 14, 2021•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 346
The season finale — or is it the SERIES finale? — is here, and we get an action packed ending! SEE Sam Wilson take up the shield! HEAR Sam Wilson make a speech! WITNESS Sam Wilson become Captain America! It's a monster sized episode and there's a reason – there's a lot going on in […]
Jun 06, 2021•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 345
It's the penultimate episode of the season. The best episode of the season? We'll find out after the season finale. In the meantime, this episode gives us insight into Isaiah Bradley, the end of Zemo's story (for now), John Walker getting a discharge and the visitor, and some montages.
Apr 23, 2021•1 hr 40 min
If you didn't hate John Walker before, this is the episode that's supposed to push you over that edge . . . as John Walker gets pushed over an edge of his own. Also, Ben and Stewart make some predictions that probably don't come true. Probably.
Apr 22, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 343
As The Falcon and the Winter Soldier continues, the MCU's favorite odd couple continues their search for the flag smashers and some twists and turns come our way . . .
Apr 17, 2021•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 342
The new Captain America is here! And he's not Captain America . . . Meanwhile, the odd couple of the MCU, Sam and Bucky, are on the trail of the super soldier serum, and what they find is not what they expected! The question on people's minds seems to be, though, is this series what […]
Apr 09, 2021•1 hr 27 min