A+Z Movie Review Podcast · Alex Long and Zach Cavanagh

Episode 24 - Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

·1 hr 3 min·4 clips

Kang says, “I don’t have to win. We just both have to lose,” as Scott faces the final fight.

1. A+Z Movie Review Podcast covers Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania as the MCU’s first 2023 release. 2. Alex and Zach host the episode, and their roles matter because Alex gives the main reactions while Zach pushes the franchise and visual-effects angle. 3. The episode asks whether Quantumania works as a movie on its own or mainly as a setup for Marvel’s Phase 5 and Phase 6. 4. Alex says the movie is “a little clunky in the middle,” but still a good time and a different kind of Ant-Man story. 5. Zach says the film is “a departure” from other MCU movies because “the vast majority” takes place in the quantum realm. 6. Both hosts note that the first two Ant-Man films felt like smaller heist stories, while this one leans into bigger stakes and a bigger villain. 7. The hosts say Jonathan Majors’ Kang gets a full introduction here after being teased in Loki season one. 8. Alex says the film spends time explaining who Kang is, but not so much that it overwhelms a viewer. 9. Zach calls Kang’s introduction “extremely effective” and says the character feels like “a real deal.” 10. They connect Kang to future Marvel projects and compare his rollout to the long build for Thanos. 11. Zach says Kang may be involved in “70% of the things we see from here on out,” and Alex says that kind of multiverse story is exactly what he likes. 12. Alex says he wants a “stupid, like Sam Wilson fights the government type movie” to balance the multiverse material. 13. The hosts discuss how much of the film appears to be “98%” green screen and say the credits felt longer because of the VFX workload. 14. Alex compares the movie’s look to Star Wars and says the film mixes practical and visual effects better than some volume-shot projects. 15. Zach says the movie keeps things digestible even when the science and timeline material could have gone off the rails. 16. They also praise the post-credit scenes and tell theatergoers not to leave early, because both scenes matter to Marvel viewers. 17. The episode has a conversational, spoiler-light first half and then a more detailed spoiler segment once the hosts say “Quantum Realm diving in.” 18. The energy stays casual and reactive, with jokes about “Luis in the van,” “Paul Rudd has holes,” and MODOK’s design. 19. Marvel viewers who want a practical spoiler discussion should listen. 20. Casual MCU viewers who dislike multiverse setup may skip.

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A loose MCU check-in that likes Quantumania more than it questions it.

The episode treats Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania as a bigger, weirder swing than the smaller, heistier Ant-Man films that came before it. Alex and Zach say they liked it, even if the middle gets a little clunky, and the discussion gives enough time to Janet, Scott, Cassie,…

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