This week we welcome frequent guest Robert Fekkes to talk about the positives and negatives of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, discuss the fan v critics battle surrounding the movie, and debate the merits of Zack Snyder’s style and overall career. This episode also includes a special clip from Mike giving his immediate thoughts on the movie. For Potpourri, we talk about the Ghostbusters trailer, Zootopia, and the Mustang documentary A Faster Horse.

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Timestamps

• Show Start - 00:17
• Introducing our Guest: Robert Fekkes - 00:41
• Revisiting Zack Snyder - 02:57 

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

• Man of Steel - 21:06
• Overall Thoughts on Batman v Superman - 32:49
• Spoiler Free Review - 41:18
• Our Feelings About the Future DC Universe - 1:06:00 

• Mike Calls in With His Thoughts - 1:16:40
• SPOILER Review - 1:23:02
• Fans v Critics - 1:49:08 

Potpourri - 1:53:41

• Fekkes: Ghostbusters (2016) Trailer - 1:54:36
• Tiny: A Faster Horse (2015) - 1:58:23
• Matt: Zootopia (2016) - 2:01:02

• Next Week’s Topic - 2:08:48
• Stinger: Pizza Ruins a Take - 2:09:51
• Pre-Recorded Outro - 2:10:30

Show Notes 

Related Episodes and Links:

• OV7 - Man of Steel, Batman vs. Superman & Marvel vs. DC
• Fekkes’ Past Appearances on the Podcast

• /Filmcast Ep. 360 – Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (GUEST: Drew McWeeny from HitFix)
• Batman v Superman’s Success Isn’t “Devastating” to Critics. That’s Not How Criticism Works. - Slate.com
• What does this 'Batman v Superman' controversy teach us about fan-trums? - HitFix.com
• Review: 'Batman v Superman' throws lots of punches, but with no impact at all - HitFix.com
• Mad About Movies Podcast - Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

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