EP 162 | March Movie Madness: We Rank The Top 16 MCU Films, Josh Blaylock Interview
PODCAST | Winter Soldier or Black Panther? Iron Man or Captain Marvel? It's March Movie Madness as we rank the top 16 MCU films bracket style! PLUS: Devils Due Publisher Josh Blaylock goes DEEP in a candid interview about his companies past present and future. Burgeoning publishers and creators do NOT want to miss this!
Ep 161 | Captain Marvel Review [SPOILERS], Madonna & the Breakfast Club
PODCAST | Captain Marvel Soars At the Box Office... But Is It Any Good? We review the latest Marvel Studios chapter and give you the skinny on the feminist driven film. PLUS: We welcome “Madonna And the Breakfast Club’s” Paul Castro On To Chat About The Film. AND: Newsarama’s Chris Arrant goes Spinning the Racks
Ep 160 | Captain Marvel: Fans, Gender, Politics and Shazam w/Starlight Runner’s Jeff Gomez
PODCAST | We preview Captain Marvel alongside transmedia guru Jeff Gomez from Starlight Runner Entertainment. PLUS: Are the trolls trying to trash the film?
Ep 159 | Inside the Creation of Deadpool w/co-creator Fabian Nicieza, Oscars Reactions
PODCAST | Deadpool co-creator Fabian Nicieza on and he dished on the making of the one of the most iconic characters in Movies today! How did he and Rob Liefeld create the Merc with a mouth? And what was the one X-men story he wrote that he wishes he could do over? PLUS: It’s our Post-Oscars Hangover Spectacular! Into The Spider-Verse broke new ground with it’s Oscar win. But was costume design enough to satisfy Black Panther fans?
Ep 158 | Black Panther, Into The Spider-Verse Oscar Predictions Sure To Go Wrong
PODCAST | The Oscar race is HEATING UP! Into The Spider Verse is tracking WAY up, but the real question is whether Black Panther can go where no Comicbook movie has gone before? We tell you why it CAN! PLUS: The Captain Marvel trolls are trying to derail the movie… or are they? We talk CONTROVERSY with Destiny NY creator Pat Shand.
Ep 157: The Matrix Retro Review, Macy Gray Interview
Party like it’s 1999! We celebrate with two of the most influential pop culture movies of all time as we RetroReview The Matrix – 20 years later! PLUS: Is it more influential than Star Wars? And: Our interview with Macy Gray: She talks new album, filming Spider-Man and her pop culture obsessions!
Ep 156: Avengers EndGame Trailer: Was a Character Edited Out? Captain Marvel, Alita: Battle Angel
We want YOUR thoughts! Click the links to YouTube and share your comments below! PODCAST | Super BOWL? More like Super BORING (amirite???) But we did get some cool trailers! We review Avengers Endgame, Captain Marvel, Battle Angel Alita and more! PLUS: Did the Avengers: Endgame Super Bowl Trailer Edit Out a Character? And did Bud Light win the weekend with their killer Game of Thrones crossover? egment 1 Michael and Hassan begin the show discussing their reactions to this [...]
Ep 155: Black Panther Oscar Chances, Punisher S2 Review & Bill Maher Doubles Down On Stan Lee
We want YOUR thoughts! Click the links to YouTube and share your comments below! Can Black Panther win the Oscar? Is Punisher Season 2 worth the binge? And is Bill Maher right?? Subscribe to our channel - new shows every week! PODCAST | Wakanda For...Best Picture? What the SAG win means for their chances of taking home the Oscar (Take That Bill Maher!) PLUS: Our Brutally Honest Punisher Season 2 Review: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly. With Tia [...]
Ep 154: Netflix’s Brainchild In Studio, Glass Movie Review, Black Panther Oscar Nom & More | Ep 154
PODCAST | Killer show featuring Wailing Blade's Joe Mulvey! We break down the Spider-Man: Far From Home Trailer Featuring Jake Gyllenhaal's Mysterio. We preview the 2019 TV landscape and break it down to four shows: Game of Thrones, Punisher S2, Star Trek S2 and Stranger Things PLUS: We welcome Newsarama's Chris ArrantArrant as he gives us the 2019 Must-Read Comic Books and MCU Movie Tie-ins AND: We ain't afraid of no sequel! We're all over the news of a new [...]
Ep 153: Spider-Man Far From Home Trailer Reactions, 2019 TV & Comic Book Preview | Ep
PODCAST | Killer show featuring Wailing Blade's Joe Mulvey! We break down the Spider-Man: Far From Home Trailer Featuring Jake Gyllenhaal's Mysterio. We preview the 2019 TV landscape and break it down to four shows: Game of Thrones, Punisher S2, Star Trek S2 and Stranger Things PLUS: We welcome Newsarama's Chris ArrantArrant as he gives us the 2019 Must-Read Comic Books and MCU Movie Tie-ins AND: We ain't afraid of no sequel! We're all over the news of a new [...]
Ep 152: Captain Marvel Trailer 3 Reactions, 2019 Movie Preview
PODCAST | Are you excited for Captain Marvel yet? We run down the latest trailer and tell you why you SHOULD be. PLUS: It’s our fantabulous 2019 Preview Special! We run down the heavy hitters, predict our sleepers, snoozers and more! Segment 1: CAPTAIN MARVEL Trailer 3 (2019) Reactions Did we finally get a trailer that gets us excited to see this movie? Hassan and Mike give their reactions. Segment 2: The Most Anticipated Movies of 2019 We look ahead [...]
Ep 151: VADER: Shards of the Past Review, Aquaman vs Bumblebee vs Spider-Verse
PODCAST | Was a new #StarWars movie secretly released over the holidays? We give you the lowdown on the must-see VADER: SHARDS OF THE PAST and what it means for Disney Star Wars a year after Last Jedi PLUS: Who Won The Winter? Between #Aquaman, #BumbleBee & #IntoTheSpiderVerse we crown the winner of the holiday box office season. Segment 1: Vader: Shards of the Past: The Best Star Wars Film Of The Past 5 Years? We give you the skinny [...]
Ep 150: Aquaman Movie Review, Celebrity Jeopardy With Valiant’s Lysa Hawkins
PODCAST | Our 150th episode spectacular LIVE from Funny Business in Nyack NY! We review Aquaman using as many Fish puns as we can. We welcome Valiant Comics’ editor Lysa Hawkins to talk BREAKTHROUGH and we play Celebrity Pop Culture Jeopardy with our LIVE audience. Segment #1: Aquaman Movie Review With As Many Fish Puns As We Can Think of Michael and Hassan talk Aquaman! Was it any good? Who was the film's MVP? And the one key scene Aquaman [...]
Ep 149: Spider-Man: Into The SpiderVerse Review, All Spider-Man Films Ranked, Young The Giant Interview
PODCAST | Is Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse the BEST SPIDER- MAN FILM EVER? We debate! PLUS: We rank EVERY Spider-Man movie in the canon. Where will Tobey's franchise land? AND: My interview featuring drummer Francois Comtois. YOU get to hear all about the new album, the new single and their pop culture guilty pleasures! Segment #1: Is Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse the BEST SPIDER-MAN FILM EVER? We debate! Michael and Hassan debate where it ranks among all Spidey flicks. Michael [...]
Ep 148: Avengers: EndGame, Aquaman Reviews, Brian Volk-Weiss Interview
PODCAST | Jam packed show! TalkRadio.nyc host Kai Cole joins us in studio as we play “Choose Your Own Adventure” with the Avengers: Endgame trailer and help break down the so-so reviews for Aquaman. PLUS: We welcome Brian Volk-Weiss of "The Toys That Made Us" fame on to talk about his new CW series Discontinued Segment #1: Avengers: EndGame: 10 Things That Are Still A Mystery After The Avengers: Endgame Trailer Michael and Hassan are joined in studio this week [...]
Chris Cornell Album Review & Interview | Spotlight Ep 06
New Spotlight with a celebrity guest every Monday 3pm ET. Subscribe to our channel or support us on Patreon.com/secretsofthesire PODCAST: On this edition of Sire Spotlight, I give you my take on the new Chris Cornell retrosepctive review followed by my 2015 interview with the late great artist himself. He talks Black Hole Sun, Mad Season and Temple of the Dog. About Spotlight: Each week we'll spotlight one of our tremendous celebrity guests in a stand alone video and podcast. [...]
Ep 147: Captain Marvel Trailer ‘Trash or Truth’ , Daredevil Cancelled, Mitch Hyman Interview
PODCAST | The new Captain Marvel trailer has HIT - we give you our immediate reactions and review and ask the question: Is this Film Getting The Wonder Woman Treatment? PLUS: Netflix has axed Daredevil! We sound off and run down the Worst TV Cancellations in history. AND: We welcome Mitch Hyman creator of cult horror hit Bubba The Redneck Werewolf to talk about his next horror project! Segment #1: Michael and Hassan begin the show reacting to the new [...]
Ep 146: Aquaman, Spider-Man and Bumblebee Movie Predictions
PODCAST | We look ahead to the final slate of Comic Book Movies in 2018 including Aquaman, is it sink or swim for DC’s hero? Spider-Man into the Spider-verse: Will this be the best Spider-Man Movie of them all? And Bumblebee - FINALLY these Transformers look like, well, TRANSFORMERS! But is the movie going to be any good? Segment 1: Michael and Hassan begin tonight’s show with the new Aquaman movie. They discuss the early reviews and expectations for DC’s [...]
Ed Kowalcyk Interview • LIVE Local 717 Review | Spotlight Ep 05
New Spotlight with a celebrity guest every Monday 1230 pm ET. Subscribe to our channel or support us on Patreon.com/secretsofthesire PODCAST: On this edition of Sire Spotlight, I give you my take on the new LIVE EP 'Local 717' followed by my 2013 interview with LIVE lead singer himself, Ed Kowalcyk during his press tour for The Flood and the Mercy solo album About Spotlight: Each week we'll spotlight one of our tremendous celebrity guests in a stand alone video [...]
Ep 145: Infinity War, Venom and the Best of 2018, William Ragsdale Interview
PODCAST | What are YOU thankful for in 2018. Who makes the cut in our Pop Culture Gravy List and who gets stuffed with a Turkey Leg? Join us for the best of 2018 special! PLUS: We welcome actor and star of "When We Dance the Music Dies” William Ragsdale alongside director Anthony de Lioncourt for an in-depth discussion on the new indie flick! Segment 1: Michael and Hassan run down their Pop Culture Gravy (ie: the BEST from [...]
SPOTLIGHT Ep 4: Smashing Pumpkins Billy Corgan: New Album Review & Interview
We review Smashing Pumpkins: Shiny and Oh So Bright Vol 1 and feature our interview with Billy Corgan from circa 2017. Overall, if you're looking for the Melon Collie vibe it's there in places on the new album. But it more or less follows the same output from Billy the past few years - which is not a bad thing if like me, you've dug all their 2000s stuff anyway. About Spotlight: Each week we'll spotlight one of our tremendous [...]
Ep 144: A Tribute to Stan Lee: His Life, Creations, Cameos & More
Ep 144: We look back at the epic career of the godfather of Marvel Comics. His history, his influence, the ups and downs of his career and YOUR stories about the man who touched us all with his creations. Join us for this celebration of Stan Lee – Excelsior! Segment 1 On tonight’s show, Michael and Hassan pay tribute to the legend Stan Lee. They discuss the tremendous impact Stan Lee had on the comic industry and how the world [...]
SPOTLIGHT Ep 3: NYCC 2018 Editors Panel: Jimmy Palmiotti, Lysa Hawkins, Joe Rybandt
PODCAST | Big thanks to Comic Book School and Buddy Scalera for allowing us the opportunity to broadcast their educational panels as podcasts and streams. This panel features former and future SoS guests Joe Rybandt (Dynamite Entertainment), Lysa Hawkins (Valiant Comics – on the show Nov 28th) and Jimmy Palmiotti. About Spotlight: Each week we'll spotlight one of our tremendous celebrity guests in a stand alone video and podcast. We'll also dig into the vault to bring you interviews with [...]
Ep 143: Rick Grimes, The Future of Walking Dead and The Top 5 Secretly Political Blockbusters
Ep 143: The Walking Dead has officially moved on from Rick Grimes (and Maggie too). Or has it...? We discuss the future of the show and characters. Has the zombie brand reached it’s peak? PLUS: Still got Election Fever??? Come vote on the most politically subversive Pop Culture Popcorn flicks of all time. AND: Super excited to welcome Travis McIntire from Source Point Press on to talk about their amazing line of comics Episode 5 - Photo Credit: Jackson [...]
