In 2019, the podcast From Duck Till Dark: Outside the Marvel Studios was born. Now, two years later, for the latest National Podcast Post Month Challenge, host & producer George Sirois (Excelsior Journeys) has been given the chance to reboot this show and give it better production values, more ma...

In the beginning, there was.... a box office bomb that gave a sour start to Marvel Comics' foray into Hollywood. Host & producer George Sirois gives his thoughts and some behind-the-scenes information about the 1986 film Howard the Duck.

Today, we take a brief look at the 1989 Dolph Lundgren film The Punisher! Who knew it was so similar to Howard the Duck? No, really. Listen in and you'll see what I mean.

Cannon Films tried for years to get Captain America on the big screen, and once Menahem Golan broke away and formed his own production company - 21st Century Film Corporation - he could finally make it a reality.

However, it was shelved for two years after production ended and, after an interna...

Who knew the one movie that was meant for the trash can wound up having the most heart? Host & producer George Sirois discusses the unreleased 1994 film The Fantastic Four!

In 1997, the comic book movie was left for dead, so of course, someone fighting the undead had to be the one to resurrect the genre in the summer of 1998. Today, we’re talking about Blade, the movie that proved Marvel could have a successful theatrical run.

Blade’s success proved to Hollywood that Marvel movies could be successful and X-Men was the true beginning of the comic book movie’s first golden age. Today’s episode looks back on that historic first chapter in the X-Universe on the big screen.

We're seven episodes in, and we have our first sequel in this series of podcasts. We’re discussing Blade II, the return of Wesley Snipes to the role that gave Marvel their first big-screen success.

So much happened to get Spider-Man to the big screen, but it was definitely worth it. You’ll see what I mean when you listen.

This is much less praise for the 2003 theatrical cut of this film than it is for the 2004 Director’s Cut. Please keep that in mind and enjoy my take on the Ben Affleck-led February blockbuster.

When moviegoers are applauding several times during the movie and hugging each other afterward, that’s when you know something was done right. And that’s what we got in 2003 with Bryan Singer’s X2!

One of the most polarizing comic book films stomped into theaters in the summer of 2003: Ang Lee’s Hulk! While I acknowledge that it isn't a perfect film - I'm looking at you, Hulk poodles - it's a daring interpretation of the comic book and deserves another look.

For the first time, but not the last, we have a movie that redoes what’s been done before, as Thomas Jane and John Travolta bring us the 2004 take on The Punisher.

This first sequel to the blockbuster hit Spider-Man has been called a high watermark in the comic book genre. Over 15 years after its release, does it hold up? Let’s find out.

The character that put Marvel movies officially on the map gets his big send-off in today’s episode. But was it a proper goodbye or just a “don’t let the door hit you on the way out?” Find out by listening here....

How do you make ninjas boring? It’s not as hard as you think. Listen up for more...

As Batman was swooping back to the big screen, Marvel’s first family made their long-awaited theatrical appearance. Did Fantastic Four live up to its name? Let’s find out.

The finale of the X-Men trilogy didn’t have director Bryan Singer or his X2 writers. Instead, they had director Brett Ratner and writers Simon Kinberg & Zak Penn. How did they do? Find out my thoughts here...

At long last, we finally have Nicolas Cage in a comic book film. How did he do? Let’s find out together...

This is the big one, one of the most discussion-inducing of all the Marvel movies. How did you like Spider-Man 3? What worked for you? What didn’t? I have my thoughts so please give it a listen...

The last Marvel movie before the year that changed everything! How did you enjoy the Rise of the Silver Surfer? How did I enjoy it? Let’s find out...

Director Lexi Alexander gives us a beautiful ballet of violence in the 2008 film Punisher: War Zone. In the year that changed everything for this genre, this sequel/reboot got left behind while the MCU started and The Dark Knight set box office records. Did it deserve to be forgotten? Let’s talk ...

After the trilogy wrapped up, 20th Century Fox decided to take the X-Universe back in time to tell Wolverine’s origin story. How did it go? Well, there’s a reason why there are no more Origins movies after this. Listen in for more...

Since X-Men Origins: Wolverine was such a critical disappointment, 20th Century Fox had no idea how their next installment in the X-Universe - X-Men: First Class - would go. It would become one of its most acclaimed chapters in the whole franchise. What did I think about it? Listen in to find out.