French Friday leaves the world of politics and theology behind to join David French and fellow nerd Skye Jethani for a journey through the pop-culture countryside of geekdom in a special episode. They begin with a breakdown of Dune, the film adaptation of Frank Herbert’s classic sci-fi novel. Was it too faithful to the book? The dorky duo then debate why the Disney-era Star Wars sequel trilogy was a failure, but The Mandalorian series works brilliantly. They discuss the best movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and whether the future of the MCU is doomed. Then things heat up when French and Jethani cross streams as French argues that DC’s recent movies—including Justice League—are masterpieces, and Jethani disagrees. Which nerd will triumph? Listen to find out.
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0:00 Intro
1:21 Dune
12:54 Star Wars
28:32 Marvel
43:17 DC
This felt like a Movie Proposal podcast, not a French Friday podcast.
Thanks for a very fun change of pace.
Yes, Guardians of the Galaxy was proof of concept for Disney's absorption of Marvel. Won me over!