Films from the Phantom Zone: Failed & Forgotten Comic Book Movies
A podcast where we deep dive into a failed comic book movie! What's a failed comic book movie, you ask? Well, anything that was cancelled. Tune in and see why we think they're underrated or deserving of its failed status!
Episodes
This is a bonus free episode from our Patreon exclusive podcast, "Where's Mephisto?" where we scour streaming television in search of the ultimate puppet-master, Mephisto! But Arnaldo, have you not seen Iron Heart? Yes, we have. Check that episode out!
If you like it, you can find more on our Patreon: FilmsfromPZ
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We're back for Halloween! And this year, we've assigned each other some horror favorites to watch for the first time! Join us as we discuss John Carpenter's The Thing, and Mike Flanagan's Gerald's Game and Oculus.
The Thing (1982) is available Peacock.
Gerald's Game (2017) is available on Netflix
Oculus (2013) is available on Prime Video.
Time Stamps:
14:23 - The Thing
Covering the newest Blu-Ray releases (lol) Superman and The Fantastic Four: First Steps! Directed by James Gunn and Matt Shakman, respectively.
Time Stamps:
3:26 - Superman - No Spoiler Review
47:08 - Superman SPOILERS
1:10:40 - Fantastic Four No Spoiler Review
1:34:26 - Fantastic Four SPOILERS
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Special thanks to That Piano Dude for our intro theme!
S...
We've been putting this off for years! But now that Superman (2025) is both in theaters and available on digital, no time better than about a month ago!
On Keep or Cancel , we're talking about the talented and problematic Marlon Brando.
Superman (1978) is available HBO Max.
Time Stamps:
7:28 - Background
25:37 - Plot
1:34:18 - Analysis
1:48:14 - Keep or ...
Daredevil: Born Again was released MONTHS ago. So naturally, it's time to talk about one of the two main heroes, the Punisher! But you're very unlikely to have seen this version, the 80s Dolph Lundgren Frank Castle.
On Keep or Cancel , we're judging the Rocky IV villain and mister Thundergun himself, Dolph Lundgren
The Punisher (1989) is available YouTube and the Internet Archives....
Thunderbolts*
*The New Avengers! Directed by Jake Schreier (which I mispronounced the entire episode) and starring Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, Wyatt Russell, David Harbour, Hannah John-Kamen, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Thunderbolts* is in theaters!
Time Stamps:
6:25 - No Spoiler Review
33:15 - Background
37:56 - SPOILERS
Mentioned Links:
Trey Parker "But, There...
This is a bonus free episode from our Patreon exclusive podcast, "Where's Mephisto?" where we scour streaming television in search of the ultimate puppet-master, Mephisto! If you like it, you can find more on our Patreon: FilmsfromPZ
Discord: Join our public Discord!
Instagram: @Films_From_The_Phantom_Zone
Twitter: @FilmsfromPZ
YouTube: Films from the Phantom Zone
Twitc...
Sam Wilson is Captain America! Thunderbolt Ross has been recast! The shield flies now! Directed by Julius Onah and starring Anthony Mackie, Danny Ramirez, Giancarlo Esposito, Tim Blake Nelson, and Harrison Ford.
Captain America: Brave New World is in theaters!
Time Stamps:
4:48 - Background
11:45 - No Spoiler Review
14:27 - SPOILERS
Mentioned Links:
Special thank...
It's been two years since we DIDN'T FINISH this movie series so here we are! Back at it! It's Bill Bixby and Lou Ferrigno's last hurrah!
On Keep or Cancel , we're talking about Elizabeth Gracen!
The Death of the Incredible Hulk (1990) is available on the Internet Archives.
Time Stamps:
5:03 - Background
8:23 - Plot
47:44 - Analysis
53:32 - K...
Merry Christmas! This year, we're reviewing Berto's favorite Christmas movie, Jingle All The Way starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sinbad, and Jake Lloyd!
Special thanks to That Piano Dude for our intro theme!
Social Links:
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Twitter: @FilmsfromPZ
Take a listen at a very special edition of News from the Phantom Zone, our Patreon show where we go through the latest movie news (in video) as a warm up before each of our streams! This time, we invited Chris from Assembly Required to join us!
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Special thanks to That Piano Dude for our intro theme!
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Support the show...
The Venom trilogy reaches an end! What was it all for? No idea. Let's talk about it! This third outing is directed by Kelly Marcel and stars Tom Hardy, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Juno Temple, Rhys Ifans, and Andy Serkis.
Venom: The Last Dance is in theaters!
Time Stamps:
3:26 - Background
14:27 - SPOILERS
Mentioned Links:
Special thanks to That Piano Dude for our intro them...
Bit late to the Transformers One party but we're doing it anyway! Let's get through what may be in several opinions, the worst Transformers to date!
On Keep or Cancel, we're talking John Turturro and Deep Roy.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) is directed by Michael Bay and stars Shais LaBeouf, Megan Fox, and Josh Duhamel. It is streaming on Paramount+.
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We're still doing Deadpool?! Well yeah. Life gets busy over here at Films from the Phantom Zone. Let's send off the summer of Deadpool with one last look at Deadpool 2!
On Keep or Cancel, we're judging the perpetual sidekick, T.J. Miller.
Deadpool 2 (2018) directed by David Leitch and starring Ryan Reynolds and Josh Brolin is available on Disney+.
Time Stamps:
7:18 - Bac...
Take a listen at a very special edition of News from the Phantom Zone, our Patreon show where we go through the latest movie news (in video) as a warm up before each of our streams! This time, we invited Blake from DuckTakes to join us!
Time Stamps:
2:31 - Blake goes to SDCC!
31:59 - NEWS!
Mentioned Links:
Special thanks to That Piano Dude for our intro theme!
Look. I know. This movie came out two weeks ago. I do what I can but stuff happens. In either case, we love this film and are excited to talk about it anyway!
Deadpool & Wolverine is in theaters!
Time Stamps:
6:05 - No-Spoiler Review
31:53 - SPOILERS
Mentioned Links:
Special thanks to That Piano Dude for our intro theme!
Social Links:
Sup...
This is a bonus free episode from our Patreon exclusive podcast, "Where's Mephisto?" where we scour streaming television in search of the ultimate puppet-master, Mephisto! If you like it, you can find more on our Patreon: FilmsfromPZ
Discord: Join our public Discord!
Instagram: @Films_From_The_Phantom_Zone
Twitter: @FilmsfromPZ
YouTube: Films from the Phantom Zone
Twitch: Twi...
What the ASS?! After years of development, it took leaked test footage to get one of the most successful R-rated films of all time. And while still actively canon to the MCU, Deadpool also represents the now defunct Fox X-Men franchise which is eligible for our review!
On Keep or Cancel, we're judging actor and entrepreneur Ryan Reynolds!
Logan (2017) directed by Tim Miller and starring Ryan Re...
What have I become my sweetest friend? Everyone I know goes away in the end. And you could have it all, my empire of dirt. I will let you down. I will make you hurt.
Those lyrics are all you need to know going into Logan, directed by James Mangold.
On Keep or Cancel, we're finally discussing the merits of Hugh Jackman!
Logan (2017) directed by James Mangold and starring Hugh Jackman, ...
We're back for more Wolverine! This time the much improved James Mangold (Logan precurser) The Wolverine Goes to Japan!
On Keep or Cancel, we're judging Hiroyuki Sanada!
The Wolverine (2013), directed by James Mangold and starring Hugh Jackman, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tao Okamoto, and Rila Fukushima is available on Disney+.
Time Stamps:
5:34 - Background
13:23 - Plot
1:22...
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