It’s finally here. Avengers: Infinity War. The culmination of 10 years of Marvel Studios movies and 18 superhero films. In our last podcast for a while Gavin and Iain grab a glass of whiskey and review the film, avoiding spoilers, before diving into a spoiler filled section after the 26th minute.

If you’ve not yet sen the film yet you can catch up with all our previous Avengers related content at in our Avengers Archive.

We won’t be podcasting for a while because Gavin is heading of to New York for a month to appear in “Thicker Than Water” at Joe’s Pub, The Public Theater, on May 18th, 19th, and 20th.

If you happen to be in New York you can buy tickets here.

To let us know what you thought of Avengers: Infinity War ( or Gavin’s acting)  tweet us at @mcnastyprime, @gavyap or @mcyapandfries or email us at podcast@mcyapandfries.com,

Don’t forget to check out our Instagram feed here @mcyapandfries and please do drop by our sponsor’s website, Greenroom136.com; makers of handmade urban carry gear, from backpacks to wallets, sidekeeps and more, made right here in Malaysia.  Get 10% of your next purchase at Greenroom136.com using the offer code we read out on the podcast!

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At last, they're coming together

Once again San Diego Comic Con has come and gone leaving behind lots of juicy hints of what’s to come in the cinema over the next few years. On this week’s show we discuss some of the the most exiting news items that came out of the con, we review The Wolverine and World War Z, and Gavin gives his thoughts on Pacific Rim and the current state of blockbuster cinema.

• Gavin’s ToyS(plural) of the week
  • (Part 1) Kick-Ass 2 Ax Handle Replica
  • (Part 2) Retro Alien toys
  • (Part 3) TMNT Bebop and Rocksteady Toys
• San Diego Ccomic Con links
  • Videos of Andrew Garfield on stage in costume and in-character as Spider-man
  • Tom Hiddleston takes to the stage in-character and in costume as Loki from Thor/The Avengers
  • Martin Freeman and Benedict Cumberbatches Sherlock video messages to Comic Con
• A pair of terrifying trailers for Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity( it’s best to watch these in order)
  • Trailer 1
  • Trailer 2
• Trailer for Out of the Furnace starring Christian Bale, Casey Affleck, Woody Harrelson, Forest Whitaker, Zoe Saldana, Sam Shepard and Willem Dafoe.
• Trailer for 47 Ronin starring Keanu Reeves
• Trailer for 12 years a Slave , another film with a stellar cast; Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano and  Paul Giamatti amongst others
• Red Band trailer for the new Riddick movie
• And finally Dennis Farina’s Fuck-Fest. RIP

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Yes, yes  we’re a little late this week, apologies if we messed up your schedule,  hopefully this week’s review heavy, comic-con rounding up show will make it up to you.

“You’ve gotta be kiddin me with this happy horse “late” bullshit….verily”

In the cast this week Gav and I review “Captain America“,”Rise of the Planet of the Apes”, modern horror “Insidious”, 80’s nostalgia-fest “Take me Home Tonight”, “Hanna” with Saoirse Ronan, Eric Bana and Cate Blanchett and finally (in all senses of the word) “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2”.

As well as all this, we roundup everything that’s worth checking out from San Diego Comic Con this year, most of which you can check out yourselves below

Show Notes/links:

• NEW Clips from Beavis and Butt-head’s return! CORNHOLIO!
• First Trailer for “The Amazing Spider-man”
• Andrew Garfields cute speech at “The Amazing Spider-man” panel at San Diego Comic-Con
• What the F**K is going  on in the “Battleship” trailer?
• A tale of Two Harrisons: Slow talking “Stoned” Harrison Ford on Letterman and smooth Han Harrison Ford on Jimmy Kimmel
• “Sushi Girl” Trailer with an almost unrecognizable Mark Hamill!
• Very Cool Teaser for “Drive” plus the full Red Band Trailer.
• Latest Videoblogisode from “The Hobbit” Squeee!!!!
• Trailer for intriguing thriller “In Time” Starring Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried
• New Stills of Karl Urban’s get up in Judge Dredd
• For “Fringe” Fans: Pater Bishop Audition Video’s from Comic-Con 2011
• “Pacey-Con” footage from Comic-Con 2010

And finally, I’ll leave you with a lucky snapshot of Justin Timberlake looking dumber than a bag of hammers in the trailer for “In Time”:

The video player just presented me with this image! I couldn’t resist a screen grab. Look at his FACE!

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Once again Gavin and Iain are back, and this time it (should) be for keeps.
Returning to our regular schedule this week gets you reviews of Iron Man 2 and Shutter Island, Gavin’s thoughts on the first 2 Twilight movies, a quick instant retrospective on Kick Ass, and Iain’s reports on the showings of Hunter, Prey and Drones at the Sci Fi London Film Festival.

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