Justice for Taskmaster – A Review of Thunderbolts pt.2

Welcome back to Part 2 of our Thunderbolts movie review! Kareem, Ken, and Pat are joined by special guest Mayday to dive even deeper into the MCU’s latest team-up. But as you know, nothing with this crew stays on topic for long.

Today, we double down on tangents you didn’t know you needed: pitching dream cast replacements (because, yes, we have strong opinions on who should and shouldn’t be in this movie).

We’ll be running the MCU’s new Super-Soldier Staffing Office, flipping the Thunderbolts from freelance mercenaries into A-List government troopers. Picture each team member filing into HR for clearance, who’s green-lit for full Avenger status, who’s reassigned to Wakandan R&D, and who lands a cubicle in Department H’s covert task force?

Show Notes

This week, the conversation goes completely off the rails as they get into:

Why the MCU seems obsessed with constantly reminding us that the Avengers are gone. We get it, you miss them too!
The tragic, wasted potential of Taskmaster. Could this movie have been saved if they hadn’t, you know, done that?
A heated debate about the Eternals and why they feel so… insignificant. Are they even real?
Plus, a whole lot of other tangents you never knew you needed.

Tune in to hear their unfiltered thoughts, wild theories, and a healthy dose of exasperation with the current state of the cinematic universe.

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EP.122 – Wait, You Know Kung Fu Too? – A Review of The State of Martial Arts Films pt.2 – Tangential Giants Podcast

Kareem, Ken, Pat, and returning chaos agent JPG dive into the second half of their martial arts saga, tracing how the genre went from the clean, wide‑shot choreography of the 80s and 90s to the hyper‑edited, camera‑trick chaos that took over in the 2000s.They unpack how The Matrix rewired Hollywood’s brain, how 9‑11 reshaped action aesthetics, and how Jackie Chan’s beautifully reckless stunt work got replaced by gunkata, tactical reloads, and enough quick cuts to make a film editor sweat. Along the way, the crew debates whether modern action is evolution or just caffeine with a budget.If you enjoy martial arts history, pop culture detours, and a guest who refuses to stay on topic, this episode delivers.#tangentialgiants #martialartsmovies #actioncinema #Gunkata #jackiechan #thematrix #filmpodcast #popculturepodcast #moviediscussions