Category Archives: Marvel

Silver Linings Playback 216 – X-Men: Apocalypse

July 15, 2024Bryan Singer, comic books, comics, Featured, James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, Marvel, MCU, Michael Fassbender, Nicholas Hoult, Oscar Isaac, Podcasts, Rose Byrne, Silver Linings Playback, Sophie Turner, X-menSilver Linings Playback

Joel Murphy and Andy McIntyre watch maligned movies and find their silver linings. For the month of July, they are preparing for Deadpool & Wolverine by watching maligned X-Men films.

This week, Joel and Andy watch X-Men: Apocalypse, a very silly movie that makes the very silly mistake of burying Oscar Isaac’s face under 10 pounds of make up and prosthetics.

X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) 
Directed by: Bryan Singer 
Written by: Simon Kinberg (screenplay by), Bryan Singer & 
Simon Kinberg & Michael Dougherty & Dan Harris (story by) 
Starring: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, 
Oscar Isaac, Nicholas Hoult, Rose Byrne, Sophie Turner

Theme Song: “Bankin’” by Bronson Scott

Silver Linings Playback recently launched a Patreon, which you can sign up for here.

Silver Linings Playback is is presented by HoboTrashcan.com and is a part of the Peak Sloth Podcast Network. Hear more shows at PeakSloth.com.

Silver Linings Playback 215 – X-Men Origins: Wolverine

July 8, 2024comic books, comics, Deadpool, Featured, Hugh Jackman, Marvel, MCU, Podcasts, Silver Linings Playback, Wolverine, X-menSilver Linings Playback

Joel Murphy and Andy McIntyre watch maligned movies and find their silver linings. For the month of July, they are preparing for Deadpool & Wolverine by watching maligned X-Men films.

This week, Joel and Andy watch X-Men Origins: Wolverine, which features the first on-screen meeting of Deadpool and Wolverine … though it’s one Marvel is hoping you’ll forget.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2000) 
Directed by: Gavin Hood 
Written by: David Benioff and Skip Woods 
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Danny Huston, Will.I.am, 
Lynn Collins, Dominic Monaghan, Taylor Kitsch, Ryan Reynolds

Theme Song: “Bankin’” by Bronson Scott

Silver Linings Playback recently launched a Patreon, which you can sign up for here.

Silver Linings Playback is is presented by HoboTrashcan.com and is a part of the Peak Sloth Podcast Network. Hear more shows at PeakSloth.com.

Silver Linings Playback 214 – X-Men: The Last Stand

July 1, 2024Anna Paquin, comic books, Deadpool, Featured, Halle Berry, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Kelsey Grammer, Marvel, Patrick Stewart, Podcasts, Silver Linings Playback, Wolverine, X-menSilver Linings Playback

Joel Murphy and Andy McIntyre watch maligned movies and find their silver linings. For the month of July, they are preparing for Deadpool & Wolverine by watching maligned X-Men films.

Joel and Andy kick off the month with X-Men: The Last Stand, which — contrary to its title — was only the beginning of this franchise’s troubles.

X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) 
Directed by: Brett Ratner 
Written by: Simon Kinberg & Zak Penn 
Starring: Famke Janssen, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Ian McKellen,
Patrick Stewart, Anna Paquin, Kelsey Grammer, James Marsden

Theme Song: “Bankin’” by Bronson Scott

Silver Linings Playback recently launched a Patreon, which you can sign up for here.

Silver Linings Playback is is presented by HoboTrashcan.com and is a part of the Peak Sloth Podcast Network. Hear more shows at PeakSloth.com.

Silver Linings Playback 189 – Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

January 8, 2024Ant-Man, comic books, comics, Featured, Marvel, Paul Rudd, Podcasts, Silver Linings PlaybackSilver Linings Playback

Joel Murphy and Andy McIntyre watch maligned movies and find their silver linings. To kick off the new year, they are watching the most maligned movies of 2023.

This week, Joel and Andy watch Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, which felt like a turning point for Marvel fans support of the MCU.

[This episode was recorded in December, before Jonathan Majors was found guilty of assault and harassment and fired by Disney.]

Theme Song: “Bankin’” by Bronson Scott

Silver Linings Playback is is presented by HoboTrashcan.com and is a part of the Peak Sloth Podcast Network. Hear more shows at PeakSloth.com.