In this episode award-winning filmmakers Sean Mannion and Nicole Solomon discuss James Gunn's 2025 Superman film and Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather.

The show starts with an overview of the films and the hosts' personal opinions of the films before diving into the broader discussion of what they reflect about each other and our culture.

Episode Links:

Pauline Kael Review of The Godfather: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1972/03/18/the-godfather-movie-review-pauline-kael

Dvid Sims Review of Superman: https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2025/07/superman-movie-2025-review/683462/

James Gun and David Corenswet Debating the Speech about being Human: https://youtube.com/shorts/auz1txQ5WVc?si=1tPeOz6Py9QnNAgQ

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Correction: Sean misremembered Justice League International artist's name Kevin Maguire as Kevin Nolan (probably because of Kevin Nealon?). He meant Kevin Maguire.

Episode Segments

0:00 - Start

0:52 - Introduction to the Show

5:18 - Introduction to the Films

6:40 - Our Response to the Films

12:28 - A Word from Our Sponsor

19:00 - Reflections of the Films

41:10 - Discussion on Fredric Wertham's Impact on Superhero Comics

1:02:10 - Critics and Letterboxd Users Response to the Films

1:28:15 - Discussion of Watchmen and the Shared Era James Gunn is Drawing From

1:39:57 - Wrap Up

Music

"Twisted" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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