Are Marvel Movies “Cinema”? – Keen Cast Ep. 13

In Keen Cast's thirteenth episode, David, Sean, and Tim determine whether or not superhero movies can ever be considered cinema. We also talk about our impressions of Marvel's Avengers, My Hero: One's Justice 2, and more from New York Comic Con 2019, EA leaking the personal information of FIFA customers, and a lot more!

David Lozada 2019-10-08

Welcome to Keen Cast, KeenGamer’s official podcast! Join David Lozada, Sean Rehbein, and Tim Ronan as they talk about the week’s hottest news stories and dissect the latest controversy shaking up the video game industry. In our thirteenth episode, we analyze Martin Scorsese’s recent comments regarding superhero movies and determine whether or not the genre can ever be considered cinema. The episode isn’t only about movies, as we discuss our impressions of the games we played at this year’s New York Comic Con (Marvel’s Avengers and My Hero: One Justice!) and our progress with Borderlands 3, too!

We also talk about Rockstar Games’ announcement of Red Dead Redemption 2 on PC, EA leaking the personal information of FIFA customers, Valve’s interesting new approach to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive‘s loot boxes in France, the Writers Guild’s decision to remove video game writing from its award categories, and the start of our Halloween movie marathon. Check out links and timestamps to all of our topics below:

New York Comic Con 2019 Coverage: Impressions on Marvel‘s Avengers, My Hero: One’s Justice 2, and Disintegration – 00:12:10

News Stories:

Topic of the Show:

Are Marvel movies “cinema”? (01:02:19)

Director Martin Scorsese says, “The closest I can think of them… is theme parks.”

Actor Samuel L. Jackson responds

Nail in the Coffin – Our official consensus – 01:13:38

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David Lozada

David is a New York City-based writer whose passions include music, anime, cosplay, movies, bike riding, and just being an all-around nerd. He’s always out and about, going to anime and gaming conventions alike across America and posting all of his shenanigans on social media for the world to see. If you bump into him, wherever he may be, don’t be shy to say hello!