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Marvelous! Or, the Death of Cinema

Marvelous! Or, the Death of Cinema

By: Nicole Veneto Tyrell James and Cole
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The world’s premier and only ’anti cinematic-universe’ podcast. We take a critical and vulgarly comedic look at the MCU, the DCU, and other ultra-commercial modern blockbusters and chart the decline of Hollywood and the diseased, dying culture that it represents. Hosted by Discourse Stu (@Discourse_Stu), Nicole Veneto (RIP @kuntsuragi) and Cole (@aryanblackgirl). Audio production by Miguel Tahni. Cover art by Zoe Woolley (@probablyademon). Banner by Heartworme (@barfoid). Discord: https://discord.gg/7vRmbRJDgs Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/marvelousdeathCopyright 2022 Nicole Veneto and Tyrell James, all rights reserved. Art Social Sciences
Episodes
  • [TEASER] Mamoru Oshii's "The Red Spectacles"
    Jul 4 2025

    A sample from our discussion of Mamoru Oshii's (Ghost in the Shell, Patlabor) surreal first live action film, and the first entry in the multimedia alternate-history 'Kerberos' series. If you like what you hear, subscribe to our Patreon for exclusive episodes, commentary tracks and Discord community events at patreon.com/marvelousdeath.

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    7 mins
  • Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, or Gaping Orifices
    Jun 27 2025

    Finally, some fucking mid.

    Even late-period Sam Raimi (more the guy who made Oz the Great and Powerful than Evil Dead or Spider-Man 2) manages to pick the bar up from the depths of hell to make something we can at least trip and stumble on. We literally remember nothing about the first Doctor Strange, so this is a marked improvement even if it's marred by another bad screenplay from one of Dan Harmon's writers. And hey, Elizabeth Olsen is having fun for the first time in five movies? Was this movie worth its $500 million price tag? Probably not. Is it one of the better recent Marvel movies we've had to sit through? Despite everything, yes.

    Plus, we derail the episode for a live reaction to Zohran Mamdani winning the NYC democratic mayoral primary.

    A special thanks to our $10 Executive Producers: JetChiclete, Isaac, Porridge Fist, Walt Lewellyn of The Black Casebook, Tropical Doves, jprestonpoole, Sam, Lohik, bernventers, and Owen2.

    If you can, please lend some support to these organizations:

    • PCRF (Palestinian Children's Relief Fund)

    • MAP (Medical Aid for Palestinians)

    • National Networks of Abortion Funds

    • Urgent Aid for LA Families of 14 Detained by ICE

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    Production by Miguel Tahni. Main Art by Zoe Woolley. Follow @MarvelousDeath for updates.

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    2 hrs and 28 mins
  • TEASER: Raimi's Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2
    Jun 20 2025

    Not even ten minutes into our Raimi Spider-Man (maybe we'll do the third one eventually I don't know) double feature episode and Cole goes old head about sixties cartoons and an X-Men reference in a Wings song.

    If you like what you hear, subscribe to our Patreon for exclusive episodes, commentary tracks and Discord community events at patreon.com/marvelousdeath.

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    10 mins
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