Episode 389: The Flash

As the last remnants of the DC Cinematic Universe (or “Snyderverse”) as people have come to know it wind down, Erik Childress is joined by comic book expert Erik Laws to breakdown their latest standalone, semi-origin kiss-off tale. They address the controversy that arrives with it over the allegations of its star but then dig into the film’s multi-multiverses and where it goes wrong. Is the addition of Michael Keaton as Batman welcome or is it just another part of the nostalgia museum trying to signal your applause rather than earn it? Does the film earn any of its emotional beats or character turns? Are the action scenes memorable or is it all just more of the same? All these questions and more are discussed in the latest downward trend of the superhero genre.