Nobody is free or innocent of the stan-like impulse to defend the things they like or dislike against any sort of criticism or dissenting point. It’s exhausting and unfortunately built into the very nature of having any kind of discussion about movies on fucking apps.

So all that OBAA discourse on Twitter was over a (valid) point questioning the effectiveness of painting fascists in a comedic light at a moment when fascism is disappearing and brutalizing people with impunity, and somehow it got twisted into “you’re laughing at all the wrong things”?

Marvelous or the rebirth of freakiness

We’ve met before, haven’t we? This Thursday on the Patreon, another edition of Nicole on Cole to talk about the darkest exploration into the hearts (and split minds) of evil men waged by the dearly departed David Lynch. LOST HIGHWAY

Take a shot every time I say ancient Egypt

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS! Nicole is helping to program the 2026 Boston Underground Film Festival, which is currently accepting submissions for features and shorts! Late deadline is December 31st, and the extended final deadline in January 20th, 2026. bostonunderground.org/submit/

On our latest free episode, the gang learns the secret and terrible truth about Black Adam, Dwayne the Rock the Brand Johnson, and comicdom's most forbidden character: Egg Fu www.marvelousdeath.com/e/black-adam...

“Nabu, make her fatter”

Remember what they took from you

POV: Nicole during the black Adam episode after I explain that Hawkman is like 1500 different characters

The hierarchy of power changes forever this week on Marvelous!

Now live on the Patreon, we try desperately to have a thoughtful and informative discussion on Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Emphasis on try. www.patreon.com/posts/143016...

No Dante, no thank you!

Why would you show me this.

Cole wrote a video game.

The third act of book of Henry:

This week on the Marvelous! Patreon, our Games on Film subseries returns. Here’s some excerpts from Nicole’s notes. Guess the slog she had to sit through.

Happy Halloween! On our new episode, we’re joined by our pal Thomsen to discuss Andrew Getty’s meth-induced outsider art masterpiece(?) The Evil Within. marvelousdeath.com/e/halloween-...

Friend of the show Taro O’Halloran’s short film and @kuntsuragi.bsky.social’s official Nope WST pick Humanzee is now available to watch on YouTube! Featuring a score by Dan Wool, composer of Alex Cox’s Sid and Nancy and Phil Tippett’s Mad God. youtu.be/atS2CL-sMSs

On tomorrow’s special Halloween episode, we’re taking another capeshit/IP detour to talk about a tragically fascinating vanity project fueled by so much fucking meth it ultimately killed the writer/director, Andrew Getty (yes, of THAT Getty family). THE EVIL WITHIN

NEW NICOLE REVIEW 🔥🚨🎥

Coming Thursday to @marvelousdeath.com!

New spooky season Patreon raffle episode and a rare occasion where we talk about a recent release, which just so happens to be one of the best films of the year and not something that makes us want to [REDACTED]. SINNERS link below ⬇️

HEADS UP ⬇️

You guys really need to calm down. It’s mid at best, blatant consent manufacturing for the Military Industrial Complex at worst. It’s really both. Our episode on TOP GUN: MAVERICK is out now. LINK BELOW ⬇️

Chris Pratt claims another beloved character.

Windowless van ass facial hair.

It terrifies me to know that several human beings are going to look at their Friday Night, one of a finite amount of Friday nights you will ever experience, and decide to go see Tron: Ares

Next week’s bonus episode is a horror Patreon raffle pick courtesy of FAS Survivor, who wanted us to talk about a recent blank check movie from a Marvel alumni that’s also one of the best films of the year: Ryan Coogler’s SINNERS.

You guys really need to calm down. It’s mid at best, blatant consent manufacturing for the Military Industrial Complex at worst. It’s really both. Our episode on TOP GUN: MAVERICK is out now. LINK BELOW ⬇️

i'll be introducing a mega rare screening of Rob Zombie's Halloween II on 35mm at the Roxy on 10/23! be there be there be there! www.roxycinemanewyork.com/screenings/h...

Curated list of some underseen and under discussed horror movies you should check out this season.

Ok apparently some of this is ai lol

Now live on the Patreon, an exclusive commentary/live react track on Jurassic World: Dominion from Nicole and Stu where you can hear us getting progressively exhausted over the course of 161 minutes because Stu downloaded the extended edition. Fuck you Stu. LINK BELOW

Next week on Marvelous!, they hated her because she told them the truth.

Latest episode of da pod on another big pile of dino shit with an exclusive, OG Marvelous! Nicole and Stu classic commentary coming tomorrow to the Patreon where Colon Trevorrow drains all my energy over the course of nearly three hours with his stupid fucking locust movie.

Another big pile of dino crap from Colon Trevorrow. We talk poop from a T-rex’s butt with returning friend of the pod @jaketropila.bsky.social about JURASSIC WORLD: DOMINION, a movie about bugs and wasting Laura Dern’s time. marvelousdeath.podbean.com/e/jurassic-w...

New supporters-only pod is live! In this breezy tangent-heavy episode, Cole and guest @animeserbia expose Stu to nuclear levels of zoomer autism with a made for TV CGI Hot Wheels movie. Also: A deep dive into the Tom Hanks dynasty. www.patreon.com/posts/hot-wh...

What if Charlie Kirk was Jamaican and he was like “Dey shot me pon di neck”

Back on the grind as we return to the MCU with Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, an origin film for Ironheart and Namor: The Sub-Mariner. We had a great discussion ranging from murkovision to the film's soft, contradictory politics. Please give it a listen! marvelousdeath.podbean.com/e/black-pant...

New on Patreon: To commemorate it's 15th anniversary, and recent revival, Stu and Nicole discuss shared personal favorite anime Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt. Tune in for sex, comedy, moe, unruly women, vulgar feminism and more! www.patreon.com/posts/138698...

Last entry in our Pulp Month series on Dick Tracy (plus Dick Tracy Special and Dick Tracy Special: Tracy Zooms In), wherein aging Hollywood actor Warren Beatty thinks he IS Dick Tracy. marvelousdeath.podbean.com/e/dick-tracy...

New Patreon Exclusive episode on 1996's 'The Phantom' is now live. Come for the Billy Zane, stay for the history: www.patreon.com/posts/136516...

Coming up Thursday, exclusively on patreon.com/marvelousdeath

Our episode on the breakthrough Indian blockbuster 'RRR' is now live! Listen as three hapless (North) Americans try their best to understand the film, culture and politics one of the biggest and most diverse countries on the planet. Listen here: marvelousdeath.podbean.com/e/rrr-or-the...

Multiverse of Midness! Our discussion on the Sam Raimi helmed MCU sequel is now live. marvelousdeath.podbean.com/e/doctor-str...