The Big Picture · Review
April 12, 2019/ 65 min/ Sean Fennessey · David Shoemaker
Sean Fennessey and David Shoemaker open Marvel Month on the film they call the MCU's best, getting into James Gunn's needle-drops, the odd cast, and the math of a good MacGuffin.
1 films across 1 segment.
AI-generated This episode was transcribed and analyzed with AI models. The matches aren't perfect — expect the occasional misheard title or a link to the wrong film.
'Guardians of the Galaxy'Marvel Month
The hosts call it the point where Marvel's tone clicked. It's a straight sci-fi movie that plays its silliness earnest, launched Chris Pratt and Dave Bautista, and set up the whole Infinity War saga without saying so. Gunn co-wrote it with Nicole Perlman off her Marvel Writing Academy draft.
Also mentioned raised along the way
Elsewhere in the MCU Iron ManThe AvengersCaptain America: The Winter SoldierCaptain MarvelAvengers: EndgameGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
The James Gunn filmography SlitherSuperTromeo and JulietThe SpecialsScooby-DooScooby-Doo 2: Monsters UnleashedDawn of the DeadBrightburnSuicide Squad
The cast, before and after MoneyballZero Dark ThirtyThe Lego MoviePassengersThe Scorpion King 3: Battle for RedemptionThe Man with the Iron FistsRiddickBlade Runner 2049StuberMy SpyAvatarAquamanShazam!
The influences and homages Raiders of the Lost ArkThe Maltese FalconThe Usual SuspectsBack to the FutureStar WarsSingin' in the RainPulp FictionDazed and ConfusedReservoir Dogs
In passing Mortal EnginesHoward the Duck
Not films filtered out: TV, games, ads
TV Game of ThronesParks and RecreationBoardwalk EmpireThe Big Bang TheoryThe NewsroomPushing DaisiesMax HeadroomStar Trek: The Next Generation
Podcasts Binge ModeTalk the ThronesThe Rewatchables
Comics Secret WarsGreen Lantern
Ads Old Spice