Films in Black and White

Doug Wagner, Marcus Destin, and Bryan Roush

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Films in Black and White treats film and pop culture as a group argument with jokes already in motion. Recent episodes swing from comic book sales and Daredevil ads to Mario drafts, Pixar brackets, Black movie essentials, and comedy sidebars.

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About Films in Black and White

Films in Black and White is film criticism with the doors open and the chairs already pulled into a circle. It is not neat. That is part of the point. Recent episodes move through comic book sales, streaming ads, Daredevil, Superman, Batman, Super Mario Galaxy, Mario drafts, Pixar brackets, Oscars, Black movie essentials, Monty Python, trailers, and Sinners with the speed of people who trust the conversation to find its own shape. The panel can start with a disclaimer about inclusion and independent opinions, then ricochet into a joke, a game, a complaint about software, or a sharp read on why certain comics feel freer than their movie counterparts. It likes the long riff. It likes the interruption. It likes the moment when somebody says the strange thing plainly and everyone has to react. Under the noise, though, there is a consistent editorial spine: movies and pop culture matter because they reflect taste, identity, community, memory, and the world people are trying to live in. The Black movie list episode brings that into focus through color, culture, and consciousness. The Monty Python episode frames comedy as something with rhythm and limits. The comic book conversation wonders what happens when superhero stories stop serving the revenue machine and start responding to the moment. The Mario episodes are sillier, but still grounded in deep pop-culture memory. The show also has recurring rituals, from games and drafts to the repeated 90-Minute Monster framing and closing reminders that turn practical hygiene into a running bit. Its humor can be blunt and adult. Its warmth is just as obvious. Films in Black and White suits listeners who want movie talk that sounds lived-in, opinionated, funny, culturally aware, and willing to get gloriously sidetracked before landing the point.

Made for: For film, comics, and pop-culture fans who like panel chemistry, sharp opinions, and messy conversational momentum. It especially fits listeners who want socially aware movie talk without polished-media stiffness.

What sets it apart: The show blends cultural perspective, chaotic comedy, brackets, games, and movie analysis in the same breath. Its best moments turn tiny details into big, funny arguments without losing the sense of community underneath.

In their own words

Deep dive into the movie news of the week, featuring reviews and analysis for the more socially conscious moviegoer. Join Doug, Marcus and Bryan as they share their honest, in-depth, and hilarious perspectives on today's biggest movies, comics, and pop culture.

As heard by us

Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026

Films in Black and White connects movie criticism to franchise strategy, cultural politics and the lively friction of three distinct reactions.

Films in Black and White turns screen culture into a lively three-way conversation, with Doug, Marcus and Bryan testing one another's reactions instead of settling for a single verdict.

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Avengers nostalgia bait gets picked apart; your parting advice is to wash your ass.

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your excitement for a superhero trailer challenged by people who understand its pull
comic-book talk that asks what stories gain when movies stop calling the shots

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Ads, Comic Book Sales, and Games aka "Platinum Pete"Apr 15, 2026

A loose, funny panel that turns ad weirdness into sharper comic book talk.

The episode opens in a loose, overlapping rhythm and moves fast from ads to comic books to listener comments, which keeps it pointed rather than tidy.

Super Mario GalaxyReview aka "A Fan, Serviced"Apr 8, 2026

A loose, funny space-themed hangout that uses Super Mario Galaxy as the starting point.

Super Mario Galaxy is the doorway here, but the conversation keeps opening onto other things: space, pop culture, jokes, and a fair amount of personal riffing. The episode works best when it keeps moving.

Episode 201 - Tron: Ares aka "Who's Tron?"Feb 4, 2026

A lively hangout that turns a clunky education module into a real argument.

Films in Black and White starts with family thanks and Black History Year banter, then turns to a sharp, funny argument about a Microsoft/Xbox civil rights education module.

Rob Reiner, Doomsday Leak, and Wake Up Deadman aka "Oops All Slowpokes"Dec 17, 2025

A messy, lively hangout that turns Avengers nostalgia and Wake Up Dead Man chatter into one franchise argument.

Films in Black and White takes the leaked Avengers Doomsday trailer and Wake Up Dead Man as a launch point, then lets the conversation wander into nostalgia, franchise fatigue, and the strange way Disney keeps trying to sell familiar faces back to fans.

WWE, Xbox vs. PS5, & Tulsa Kings aka "Daddy Bryan"Sep 10, 2025

A loose hangout that moves from early Christmas complaints to football and celebrity-name riffs.

This one opens as a loose hangout about Brian's fatherhood, with the room settling into Daddy Brian as the running joke. It soon drifts into an early Christmas gripe, and the best stretch comes from the pushback against holiday music after September has just begun.

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Episodes

Clayface Review aka "Big Daylight"

Horror Movie Tier List Pt. 2 aka " Horror Movie Inflation"

Horror Movie Tier List, Collecting Cards, and Smallville aka "Mr. Wan-of-Wan"

FiBW Classics: Street Fighter aka "Dick van Damme"

Marvel Deaths, Digger, and Dragons aka "Snip Snap the Vasectomy Dragon"

Lanterns & Green Lantern Movie Rewind aka "Black Ass Green Lantern"

Resident Evil, Nicholas Sparks, and Video Game Movies aka "Cody Rhodes"

Fast and Furious Corona's, Wicker, and Catching Up aka "Where Does the K Go?"

Underworld, Green Lantern, and Idiots aka "Thick Jackets"

D23 Announcements, Avengers Movies, and Racing Stripes aka "Hard as a Rock"

X-Men Casting, Movie Bracket, and Best Duo's aka "Very Chocolate"

Spider-Man: Brand New Day Review aka "It's Been a While"

San Diego Comic Con Reaction and Spider-Man Tier List aka "The Movie You Love to Hate"

The Odyssey Review aka "Belts, Hoses, and Fluids"

Box Office Follow Up and Trailer-Palooza aka "Lenny Kravitz Fan Club"

DC's Supergirl Review

Tiering the DCEU, Thundercats & SWAT Kats aka "Jizz and Jatz”

Marcus' Rank 'Em aka "Bag of Fries"

Double Movies, Anime Lists, and Ice Cream Man aka "Where's the Sherrif?"

The Mandolorian and Grogu Review aka "Lisa Frank Tuxedo"

Affection Review, Power Rangers, and One Billion Over/Under aka "I'm Devil"

Star Wars, Fast and Furious, and Kraken aka "Ms. Snooty if You're Nasty"

The Devil Wears Prada 2 Review aka "Bryan's Horror Movie Dragon"

The Devil Wears Prada Review aka "Robot Prostate Exam"

Summer Movie Preview aka "Caw Caw"

Ads, Comic Book Sales, and Games aka "Platinum Pete"

Super Mario GalaxyReview aka "A Fan, Serviced"

Super Mario Draft aka "New Donk City"

Patty Family Picks: Split Infinity aka "Divine Concussive Force"

The Oscars & Pixar Bracket Busting aka " Tim Apple"

Trailers, Sinners, and Pixar Films aka "Ass, Grass, and Hobbies"

The Must-Watch Black Movie List aka "The Three Cs"

Monty Python and the Holy Grail aka "The Breaks of Comedy"

Episode 204 - Goldeneye aka "Frizzle Files"

Episode 203 - Build a Rom-Com aka "J Lopez Riot"

Episode 201 - Tron: Ares aka "Who's Tron?"

Episode 201 - Season 7 Premiere aka "My Favorite BDB"

EPISODE 200 - The Films in Black and White Christmas Party

Rob Reiner, Doomsday Leak, and Wake Up Deadman aka "Oops All Slowpokes"

WB/Netflix Merge and Christmas Games aka "Birthday Ass"

Zootopia 2, Paramount Releases, Fortnite, & more aka " Movie Hole"

Thanksgiving Special: Turkey Hollow aka "Rush Hour 4"

Moana Reaction, DC Updates, and 40k aka "Blayor Blift"

I Know What You Did Last Summer aka "Press A to Guwht Dade"

Aliens Bracket and Start Wars aka "NYE 2007"

Tron, MCU Showdown, and Peacemaker Review aka "Respectfully"

Elio Review aka " Bry Guy & Marc Man"

Movie Tarrifs, EA Announcement and Scream aka "Roll for Accent

The Mandolorian and Grogu, Fall Tropes, and Jimmy Kimmel aka "Chapek Me"

Burger Battle, Summer Box Office, and Vertical Dramas aka "Animal Style"

WWE, Xbox vs. PS5, & Tulsa Kings aka "Daddy Bryan"

Fall Movie Preview, Doomsday, and Nic Cage aka "Finger that Guy"

Games, Power Rangers, and a "Reboot" aka " Spicy Mayo"

Anime, WWE, and the NFL aka "Anime Bait and Switch"

A Relaxed Night with FiBW aka "Rat Casino"

Fantastic Four: First Steps Review aka "That's a Stretching"

Superman-ia Month Finale "James Gunn's Superman" aka "A-Type Chud"

Superman-ia Month: Man of Steel aka "Denzel Rex"

NYT Top Movies, Elio/Ironheart, and Superman Returns aka "The Bad Boys of YouTube"

Superman and Fantastic Four aka "Superman-ia Part 1"

Bonus Episode: Fantastic Four - 2005

Tudum Recap and Streaming is Dead? aka "50 Burgers and 10 Grand"

Lilo and Stitch, and Mission Impossible aka "Venus"

Mission Impossible Recap aka "The Guy Who Poofs"

AMC, Superman, and the Best Movie Franchise aka "Filth Slop"

Marvel's Thunderbolts* Review aka "Fun House Avengers"

Best MCU Fight Scene aka "Highway Pounding"

Universal's Epic Universe and Wrestlemania aka "Two Finger Solution"

Minecraft, Video Game Movies, and Superman aka "90s Dad Villian"

Avengers: Doomsday and Daredevil aka "Marvelous Monday"

Apple TV+, Snow White, and a Soda Bracket aka "2nd String Fun Time"