The Middle of Culture

Comic book movies have come a long way in the last few decades. Before the turn of the century, they were often not very good, nor taken seriously. There were exceptions, of course. But X-Men is often included in that group of comic book movies that made great strides to legitimize the genre. Does it hold up though? We decide to jump back in time and see if it does.

There are over 30 entries in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We bracket them, stack them, let them duke it out, and end up with a singular victor. And the winner just might surprise you. I know it did me.

A discussion of the music so far in 2022 that has impressed, moved and impacted us.

Braeden loves it, Peter has never seen it. We discuss the classic 1995 film "Ghost in the Shell".

We run through a list of FPS games and draft our 5 favorite each.

We pit all Rush live and studio albums against each other to find the final victor.

We discuss the Hugo award winning novella The Emperor's Soul, by Brandon Sanderson.

A conversation on comics, The Incal in particular. We discuss the characters, the art, and even some of the tradition of French comics.

Thoughts about the 2021 version of sci-fi classic Dune

A discussion of our favorite music from this past year.

Introducing The Middle of Culture