Thor: Love and Thunder – The Cinematic Schematic Review The Cinematic Schematic

The Cinematic Schematic returns this week on a mission to kill god…the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s most beloved god, Thor Odinson, in our review of Thor: Love and Thunder.







First-time guest Chad Parizman, a podcast host/producer and principal/founder of Ader communications, joins us for the review journey. Also returning to the show are Nathan Poppe of Oklahoma’s Curbside Chronicle fame, and longtime co-host and award-winning filmmaker Laron Chapman. We kick things off with our ice-breaker question, “Between The Batman using Nirvana, and now Thor: Love and Thunder using Guns and Roses, what superhero+pop music match-up would you like to see,” before giving our spoiler-free reviews. We close out the thunderous conversation with a spoiler-filled discussion about how the film examines the nature of gods in our culture and the state of Marvel in phase IV.







Thor: Love and Thunder is the twenty-ninth film in the MCU, and features the only character to have a standalone fourth chapter to their story. Additionally, following his Oscar win for Jojo Rabbit‘s screenplay, and the widely loved soft franchise reboot, Thor: Ragnorok, writer/director Taika Waititi returns to Thor, this time with an outstanding supporting cast including Christian Bale(Gorr the God Butcher), Natalie Portman (the Mighty Thor), Russell Crowe (Zeus), and the entire Guardians of the Galaxy among many others. Lastly, the film has drawn lots of attention to its use of the VFX technology developed for The Mandalorian, “the Volume.” The ingredients for greatness all appear to be there, and yet, Love and Thunder has also proven divisive among fans and critics, coming in at a near-series low Rotten Tomatoes score of 67%.







Does Thor: Love and Thunder keep up the franchise momentum for our favorite Norse god, or is it time to send this series straight to Valhalla?







Listen to our full review to get the verdict!















Guests















Nathan Poppe







Curbside Chronicle editor and concert photographer







“Oklahoma’s Favorite Son”







Follow Nathan on Twitter and Instagram @NathanPoppe























Chad Parizman







Podcast host/producer, principal, and founder at Ader Communications







Disney Fan







Follow Chad on Twitter @CParizman























Laron Chapman







Award-winning Oklahoma filmmaker







Follow Laron on Instagram @blackmoviemagic















About Thor: Love and Thunder







According to IMDB,