445 - Black Widow (feat. Tanya Cochran)

After a two-year absence--thanks, global pandemic!--the Marvel Cinematic Universe makes its return to the big screen with the long-awaited Black Widow. And we do mean long-awaited: it’s been 11 years since Scarlett Johansson made her debut as Natasha Romanoff, and only now, after we’ve seen Nat die in Avengers: Endgame, does Black Widow get a solo movie. Paul and Arlo are joined by pop culture fan and academic Tanya Cochran to discuss whether or not Cate Shortland’s film was worth the wait. There’s talk of trauma, family dramedy, falling debris, and how much Arlo absolutely loves David Harbour as Red Guardian.

 

NEXT: Sweet Tooth returns, again, in Sweet Tooth: The Return for our next Four-Color Flashback.

 

 

BREAKDOWN

00:00:50  -  Intro / Guest

00:05:50  -  Black Widow

00:26:48  -  SPOILERS

02:04:47  -  Outro / Next

 

 

MUSIC

• “Smells Like Teen Spirit” by Think Up Anger (feat. Malia J) (2015)
• “American Pie” by Don McLean, American Pie (1971)

 

 

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