Entertainment From The 573

It's finally time! Ryan McDaniel is joined by Matt Mormann, Rebecca Gangemella, and Peter Lewis as they create and discuss the official 573 Podcasts Pixar tier list.

In Part 2 of a two-part podcast, Ryan McDaniel is once again joined by Peter Lewis as they take 'The Dark Knight' and put it up against its closest competitor, 2022's 'The Batman.' They debate the specifics of each film, including the story, action, who's the better Batman, and see which one ends up on top. If you wanna check out our review on 'The Batman,' the links are down below. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-batman-reactions-ep-103/id1372888502?i=1000553469013 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/13mNYeuCmGxXLkWaaUwUVw?si=c922fbb66a614a1a

In Part 1 of this two-part podcast, Ryan McDaniel and Peter Lewis are the heroes we need, but not the ones we deserve as they celebrate the 15th anniversary of 'The Dark Knight' and take a look back at one of the most iconic films of this century.

Let’s do this one more time! Peter Lewis joins Ryan McDaniel to briefly give his thoughts on ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ (2:47). Then, they discuss the newest Transformers film, ‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts,’ and what that ending means for possible future sequels (8:23). Next, after years of wondering, ‘The Flash’ finally hit theaters last weekend and they give their general thoughts (18:03, before diving deep into the film including Michael Keaton's return as Batman, the CGI and all the cameos (37:33). Finally, they close the door and remember the mess that was the DCEU (1:19:06).

Ryan McDaniel is joined by Charles Jones as they swing their way into the Spider-Verse one more time to discuss and react to 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.'

It's time to face the music as Ryan and Peter take a look at 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,' the last film in the franchise. Peter talks his perspective for the past year of Marvel (2:28) before discussing the long, winding journey for the characters and for the last six years since Vol. 2, as they dive into the story for our heroes, the soundtrack, and more for their non-spoiler thoughts (12:08). Then, they go into spoilers as they talk about how tragic Rocket's story is, the conclusion for all the characters, some of their favorite moments and lines and if this is the best MCU trilogy. (26:07). Finally, they dig into the current state of the MCU, from current delays in series to their recent run of shaky releases to surprising and unforeseen scandals (1:21:14).

May the 4th be with you everyone! Coming to you from a galaxy far, far away, Matt, Peter, Rebecca and Ryan get together to finally do something in the works for a while: a Star Wars draft! They tackle what the structure is, plus get into a conversation on how to pronounce AT-AT, before they start drafting everyone's favorite characters. Rounds 1-5: 16:36 Rounds 6-10: 1:19:05 Rounds 11-15: 2:00:34

Ryan is back to talk about all the news we got from Star Wars celebration, including news of three new movies coming (3:00). Then, he tackles all the trailers we got last week, including 'Secret Invasion,' 'Blue Beetle,' 'Barbie,' and 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' (18:24). Next, he recaps all the movies of March from 'Creed III' to 'John Wick Chapter Four' to looking at the big weekend from the new 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie' (31:16). Finally, on the heels of the announcement of the Mario movie heading to digital a month after release, discusses the quick turnaround movies now have from their theatrical release to digital release (51:43).

'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania' is here! Matt and Ryan get together to talk about the latest installment and first film of Phase 5. First up, general thoughts about the film overall and where the MCU is currently post-Endgame (2:34). Then, they go more in-depth as they talk spoilers, the introduction of Kang, the mid and post credit scenes, and wrap up by discussing a couple theories about the set-up for future MCU projects (36:12).

Sorry Disney and Marvel, it's a DC show! Ryan is joined by Peter Lewis as they discuss and speculate the first chapter of the new DCU laid out by James Gunn and Peter Safran.

We are back and drafting again! After selecting their favorite heroes last time, Ryan is joined by Matt, Peter and Rebecca to pick their favorites and their worst in a draft of comicbook movies.

As a new year begins, Ryan looks on the movies of 2022, including his top five of the year (4:23). Then, he looks ahead to some of the most anticipated shows and movies of 2023 (22:20).

Ryan discusses Bob Iger returning to Disney, what led to Chapek getting ousted, what are Iger's plans and more (4:19). Then, he tackles recent reports about the future of DC properties, including Wonder Woman 3 being dead, Man of Steel 2 up in the air, James Gunn's comments, if the DCU is headed for a full on reboot and more (20:36).

The 30th and final film of Phase 4, 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,' is now out! Ryan is back to discuss his overall thoughts on the film, how the film deals with grief, the introduction of Namor, what it possibly sets up in the Black Panther franchise and in the larger MCU, plus more.  Non-spoiler thoughts: 3:36 Spoiler thoughts: 14:54

Ryan is back to discuss thoughts on the recent addition to the DCEU, "Black Adam"(5:10), before diving into the present and future impact of THAT post credit scene happening (12:16). Then, he talks the latest with Marvel, with the first trailer for "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" being released (22:45) and how switching dates for future projects + special presentations like "Werewolf By Night" might really them out going forward (31:49).

Ryan recaps everything we saw and heard at D23, from Pixar to Lucasfilm to Marvel. Plus, he tackles whether this D23 was a disappointment and if not announcing exciting, new projects was a missed opportunity.

Ryan discusses what's going on with WarnerDiscovery since the merger (4:12). Then, with D23 only 10 days away, he makes some predictions on what announcements we might see coming from Lucasfilm (13:16) and from Marvel (25:47).

After the dust has settled from last week's Comic-Con, Ryan looks at what DC brought and wonders about what direction they have going forward (2:46). Then, looking to the MCU in Phase Five and Six, he offers up some ideas and theories about what each of the projects may be and how some might connect (8:58), before he lists his top five most anticipated projects (1:09:15).

This year's Comic-Con is officially in the books and Ryan gives his initial thoughts all the trailers, news and updates that we got from DC and Marvel.

With 'Ms. Marvel' (3:54) wrapped up and 'Thor: Love and Thunder' (27:20) out, Ryan, along with some notes from Peter, tackles some of the highs and lows of Marvel's latest entries. Then, with Marvel having some struggles as of late and some feeling lukewarm on this phase, discusses whether Marvel is having a crisis, what may be some contributing factors and should we remain patient (52:42).