Hello, and welcome back to Multiverse Monologues! It’s a brand-new year, and today, we’re jumping into the best and worst projects of 2024. From the highs to the lows (and everything in between), nothing is off-limits. But don’t worry—we’re not dwelling on the past for long. We’ll also be sharing our most anticipated projects for 2025. Buckle up; it’s going to be a packed episode, and we’ve got plenty to say! We hope you enjoy the ride!

• Time Codes
• 00:00 - Intro
• 02:50 - Today’s Draft Rules
• 04:45 - Best Performance of the Year
• 13:35 - Most Disappointing Projects
• 24:05 - Best Movie Not From 2024
• 33:30 - Best Soundtrack/Score of 2024
• 41:30 - Best Theater Experience of 2024
• 50:50 - Worst Project of 2024
• 1:01:55 - Our Draft Order Based on Last Year’s Picks
• 1:10:20 - Best of 2024 Draft
• 2:03:45 - Most Anticipated Projects of 2025

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A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, we embarked on an epic journey to watch, review, and most importantly, rank every single STAR WARS film as part of our Star Wars Marathon. Today, the wait is over—our much-anticipated Star Wars Wrap-Up Podcast is here! We hope you find it worth the wait! #starwars #starwarspodcast #GalacticDiscussion #anakinskywalker

• Time Codes
• 00:00 - INTRO
• 8:10 - Star Wars Awards
• 9:40 - Favorite Star Wars Character
• 16:03 - Least Favorite Star Wars Character
• 22:55 - Favorite Star Wars performance
• 27:53 - Worst Performance in Star Wars
• 36:00 - Favorite Lightsaber Duel
• 43:33 - Favorite Star Wars Scene
• 50:50 - Cringiest Scene in Star Wars
• 56:30 - Scene that hit different THIS TIME
• 1:01:33 - Favorite Gulp Shitto
• 1:10:05 - Best Musical Score
• 1:14:30 - The Holiday Special - Micah’s Review
• 1:23:20 - OUR RANKING
• 1:29:30 - Trilogies Ranked
• 1:31:40 - Marvel VS Star Wars
• 1:33:15 - The Future of Star Wars
• 1:38:05 - Our Personal RANKING
• 1:45:00 - WHAT’s NEXT?!?
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• Join us as we close out are Star Wars Marathon with our final Star wars film! In this movie it's discovered that the evil Emperor Palpatine did not die at the hands of Darth Vader, the rebels must race against the clock to find out his whereabouts. Finn and Poe lead the Resistance to put a stop to the First Order's plans to form a new Empire, while Rey anticipates her inevitable confrontation with Kylo Ren. Warning: Some flashing-lights scenes in this film may affect photosensitive viewers.

• Time Codes
• 00:00 - Intro
• 6:34 - The Opening Crawl
• 10:47 - Initial thoughts and our history with this movie
• 25:50 - The origins of THIS podcast
• 28:20 - Movie Talk
• 1:26:30 - Rey Skywalker’s future
• 1:29:45 - Kathleen Kennedy
• 1:31:13 - Lightsaber Duels Ranked
• 1:36:40 - Academy Awards
• 1:39:44 - Favorite Character
• 1:41:15 - Favorite Scene
• 1:43:55 - Critic Scores
• 1:44:50 - OUR SCORES
• 1:57:50 - Where it falls
• 1:59:00 - Next Week is our Star Wars wrap up
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• Join Ethan, Micah and Ben as they revisit SOLO: A Star Wars Story. This movie is about Han Solo before he crossed paths with The Rebellion, as he was a former Imperial Militant who became a space pirate cruising around the Outer Rim alongside his fellow outlaw: the mighty Wookiee, Chewbacca. This is the story of how he came to be known as the galaxy's most notorious smuggler, and how the man became a legend.

• Time Codes
• 00:00 - Intro
• 4:30 - The Blue Milk
• 8:21 - Opening Crawl
• 9:35 - Changing Directors
• 11:43 - Our thoughts and history with SOLO
• 24:00 - Movie Talk
• 59:07 - Lightsaber Duels Ranked
• 1:01:50 - Favorite Character
• 1:07:35 - Profit/Box office
• 1:11:35 - Favorite Scenes
• 1:16:15 - Academy Award
• 1:21:17 - Critic Scores
• 1:25:50 - Our Scores
• 1:36:50 - Our Ranking
• 1:39:30 - Next week is The Rise of Skywalker

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Join Ethan, Micah and Ben as they discuss one of the most divisive films of all-time, The Last Jedi. In this movie Luke Skywalker's peaceful and solitary existence gets upended when he encounters Rey, a young woman who shows strong signs of the Force. Her desire to learn the ways of the Jedi forces Luke to make a decision that changes their lives forever. Meanwhile, Kylo Ren and General Hux lead the First Order in an all-out assault against Leia and the Resistance for supremacy of the galaxy.

• Time Codes
• 00:00 - Intro
• 5:53 - Opening crawl
• 6:21 - Most divisive movie ever?
• 9:00 - Initial thoughts
• 25:50 - Luke Skywalker’s Character
• 48:00 - Leia’s Character
• 55:00 - Holdo’s Character
• 58:00 - Movie Talk
• 1:28:00 - Lightsaber Duels Ranked
• 1:34:24 - Academy Awards
• 1:37:14 - Box Office/ Budget $
• 1:38:30 - Critic Scores
• 1:40:45 - Favorite Character
• 1:46:45 - Favorite Scene
• 1:52:50 - Least Favorite Scene
• 1:59:30 - Our Scores
• 2:15:00 - Our Ranking/Where it falls
• 2:20:18 - Next week is SOLO
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• Join us as we watch, review, and rank Rogue One is the context of every other Star Wars Film. In this movie former scientist Galen Erso lives on a farm with his wife and young daughter, Jyn. His peaceful existence comes crashing down when the evil Orson Krennic takes him away from his beloved family. Many years later, Galen becomes the Empire's lead engineer for the most powerful weapon in the galaxy, the Death Star. Knowing that her father holds the key to its destruction, Jyn joins forces with a spy and other resistance fighters to steal the space station's plans for the Rebel Alliance.

• Time Codes
• 00:00 - Intro
• 4:55 - Opening Crawl
• 7:15 - Initial Thoughts
• 19:45 - Movie Talk
• 1:02:50 - Academy Awards
• 1:07:05 - Favorite Character
• 1:16:50 - Box Office/ Profit
• 1:20:35 - Favorite Scenes
• 1:21: 37 - Angry Ben
• 1:24:00 - Favorite Scenes Continued
• 1:26:07 - Critic Scores
• 1:28:00 - Our Scores
• 1:40:07 - OUR RANKING/Where Rogue One Sits
• 1:42:26 - Next week is The Last Jedi

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In this episode, Ben, Ethan, and Micah dive into "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," the seventh installment in the iconic saga. From the thrilling return of beloved characters like Han Solo and Princess Leia to the introduction of new heroes like Rey and Finn, this film has it all. Stick around as we compare it to the original trilogy and the prequels, and see where it ranks in our ongoing Star Wars movie Rankings. Don't miss out on the excitement and nostalgia as we revisit this modern classic and share our thoughts, critiques, and rankings. May the Force be with you as we journey through the galaxy far, far away!

• Times Codes
• 00:00 - Intro
• 05:10 - Opening crawl
• 07:00 - The hype
• 15:20 - Initial thoughts
• 25:00 - JJ Abram’s and the Mystery Box
• 28:50 - Movie Talk
• 1:01:25 - Lightsaber Duels Ranked
• 1:13:43 - Favorite Character
• 1:23:40 - Favorite Scene
• 1:29:45 - Academy Awards
• 1:32:20 - Box Office/ Budget $
• 1:33:37 - Critic Scores
• 1:34:50 - Our Scores
• 1:52:20 - Our Ranking
• 1:54:20 - Next week is Rogue One

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• This week Ethan and Micah kick off their vintage Marvel reviews with Doctor Strange 1978. In this movie psychiatrist Dr Stephen Strange becomes the new Sorcerer Supreme of the Earth in order to battle Morgan le Fay. The evil sorceress from the past possesses a young woman and uses her as a weapon.

• This podcast was originally released on April 1st 2024. We were in the middle of our Star Wars Marathon and were scheduled to start the sequel trilogy. In a twist we said “April fools” and actually kicked off our vintage Marvel collection instead.
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