SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY Review | SEATED Podcast | Ep. 43

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Hosts Tre'vell Anderson and Ray Love Jr. are grabbing their web-shooters and swinging back onto the New York streets for their review of Destin Daniel Cretton's highly anticipated Marvel chapter, SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY.

Starring Tom Holland as a lone-wolf Peter Parker starting from zero, alongside Zendaya, Mark Ruffalo, and Sadie Sink, the film tackles the gritty reality of adulthood, the heavy cost of sacrifice, and what happens when your friendly neighborhood hero gets pushed to the edge.

Ray and Tre'vell get into the nitty-gritty of the film's execution, unpacking how this grown-up, emotional superhero story holds up through the Black gaze and whether the blockbuster actually gives what it's supposed to give or if it just gets tangled in its own web. Tune in for their hella honest verdict: is this cinematic reset a "Seated," "Stream It," or a "Skip It?"

The duo also steps into The Listener Lounge, checking in with an update from a past listener letter before dishing out some much-needed advice to a new Instigator in the inbox.

Plus, the hosts play a special "Canon Cousin" edition of the Black Cinema Games, highlighting iconic films across five decades (from the '80s to today) that were filmed across the boroughs of NYC. Finally, they close the show with Good Vibes Only, sharing what's bringing them joy this week.

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:40 - Listener Lounge: Self-Care Susie Update

00:8:18 - Listener Lounge: Dinner and A Movie?

00:19:10 - Spider-Man: Brand New Day Spoiler-Free Chat

00:52:28 - Spider-Man: Brand New Day Spoiler-Filled Review

01:23:58 - Seated, Skip It, Stream It Verdict

01:24:50 - Rotten Tomatoes Critic Score, Letterboxd Rating

01:26:58 - Black Critic Spotlight: Kit Stone, HueWatchedIt.com

01:27:37 - Black Cinema Games: Canon Cousins - Five Decades in the Big Apple

01:39:31 - Good Vibes Only: Chaka Khan - Through The Fire | A COLORS SHOW, Elle on Prime

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CREDITS

Hosts: Tre'vell Anderson and Ray Love Jr.

Produced by: Slayzhon and FiftyLeven Media

Editor: Ray Love Jr.

Theme Music: Buckroll

Animation: Agung Adhi

Location Partner: The WalkGood Yard ( @WalkGoodLA )

Creative Consultant: Jade Fox ( ⁨@iamjadefox⁩ )

Publicity: House of Heralds

TITLES DISCUSSED

• Brown Sugar starring Taye Diggs, Sanaa Lathan, Mos Def, Nicole Ari Parker (Directed by Rick Famuyiwa)

• Crooklyn starring Alfre Woodard, Delroy Lindo, David Patrick Kelly, Zelda Harris (Directed by Spike Lee)

• Just Mercy starring Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx, Brie Larson, Rob Morgan (Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton)

• Just Wright starring Queen Latifah, Common, Paula Patton, James Pickens Jr. (Directed by Sanaa Hamri)

• The Last Dragon starring Taimak, Vanity, Christopher Murney, Julius Carry (Directed by Michael Schultz)

• Legally Blonde starring Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson, Selma Blair, Matthew Davis (Directed by Robert Luketic)

• Love, Brooklyn starring André Holland, Nicole Beharie, DeWanda Wise, Roy Wood Jr. (Directed by Rachael Abigail Holder)

• Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings starring Simu Liu, Awkwafina, Meng'er Zhang, Fala Chen (Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton)

• Short Term 12 starring Brie Larson, John Gallagher Jr., Kaitlyn Dever, Rami Malek (Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton)

• Spider-Man: Brand New Day starring Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Jon Bernthal (Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton)

• Wonder Man starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Ben Kingsley, X Mayo, Zlatko Burić (Created by Destin Daniel Cretton, Andrew Guest)

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