S2E09 - EMERGENCY PODCAST: Justice League & The Snyder Cut

It’s an emergency, time for a podcast! This week, we’re discussing the sordid tale of the DC comics behemoth blockbuster Justice League. Initially released in 2017 to much disappointment after extensive Joss Whedon-helmed reshoots, it’s taken on a new life after a movement around releasing original director Zack Snyder’s preferred cut formed. What has ensued is a confusing stream of contradictory information, and we’re here to sort it out! In this episode, we discuss: The mysteries surrounding the mythical “Snyder Cut”: did it ever really exist? Why does the story keep changing? Aspect ratio revisionism and open matte versions of films. Brian Wilsom’s sMiLe and the impossibility of truly non-revisionist reconstructions of never-completed works. The “Black and Chrome” trend. Devan’s controversial Letterboxd review of Rise of Skywalker. What IS art, anyways? If you’d like to support the show, here’s a link to our Patreon. Additional Resources: Will’s Snyder Cut tweetstorm. Works discussed during this episode: Sully Blade Runner 2049 Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice The Mist Mad Max: Fury Road (Black and Chrome Edition) Star Trek: The Motion Picture Parasite Son of Saul Brian Wilson’s sMiLe