The Review at the End of the Universe
As a vague excuse to chat about the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the run up to Endgame Chris hosts this special edition of Kneel Before Pod in which we reveal the teams official MCU Top Ten following a secret ballot (which was not influenced by H.Y.D.R.A.). Craig (our glorious leader and just all round great…
Marvel’s latest cinematic event Avengers: Infinity War is right around the corner so we took the opportunity to talk about the first film that brought the Avengers together as well as the universe it lives in. The discussion was so long that it had to be split into two parts but the team have a…
Since the last time I did this list there have been more films set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe so I saw fit to update that list ahead of the imminent release of the long awaited Avengers: Infinity War. I’ve altered some of the text on the entries that belonged to the previous list where…
I’ve given you my worst of the year list so I’ll end the year on a positive note with the best. 2017 was another year of change for Kneel Before Blog. The biggest change was that we switched to a star rating system for film around halfway through the year. TV will continue to be…
A new Marvel Cinematic Universe movie is upon us in the form of Thor: Ragnarok and Kneel Before Pod is ready to cover it. Craig, Angus, Aaron, Chris -complete with a brief appearance from Natalie- don their Asgardian armour and talk through the highs, lows and laughs of the film. Join them as they talk…
The God of Thunder goes on a cosmic adventure in an attempt to save Asgard from an Apocalyptic threat in Taika Waititi’s Thor: Ragnarok. There’s a recurring criticism that comes out when people talk about Marvel Movies. It is often said that the films all follow a slavish house style that doesn’t allow the individual…
“Hulk Hot” The experimental “Trailer Chat” feature continues on with a discussion about the recently released Thor: Ragnarok trailer. Much of it became about how many Thor puns can be crammed into a relatively short discussion and there is a liberal amount of conversational tangent but everyone gets across their thoughts on the first footage…
David Lowery brings the Disney classic Pete’s Dragon to a new generation in this modern re-imagining that blazes it’s own trail. I have very little memory for the original Pete’s Dragon but I do know that I have seen it at some point. For me it’s one of those mainstays that doesn’t really stick in…
The bridge crew consisting of myself (Craig), Sandy, Angus and Natalie reassembled to complete our discussions of the rebooted Star Trek films by talking about Star Trek Beyond. The review of the film can be found here. Please be advised that there are significant spoilers for the film but the audio does forewarn you of…
Justin Lin takes the director’s chair from J.J. Abrams to deliver Star Trek Beyond; the third in the alternate reality reboot of Star Trek. Three years ago I walked out of the midnight screening of Star Trek Into Darkness as an angry man. Nobody should be as angry as I was at 2am and I…
