It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Morbius With James Cooray Smith

Morbius (2022) - James Cooray Smith joins Tim Worthington for a chat about Doctor Michael Morbius apparently being infected with nineties industrial-goth photoshoot energy in addition to vampirism in It's Good, Except It Sucks - a movie by movie – and television series by television series – hurtle through the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

It’s Good, Except It Sucks is a movie by movie – and television series by television series – hurtle through the Marvel Cinematic Universe, hosted by Tim Worthington with a series of superpowered guests.

This time we’re heading into the Multiverse for a look at Morbius, released in 2022, and joining Tim for a chat about Doctor Michael Morbius apparently being infected with nineties industrial-goth photoshoot energy in addition to vampirism is writer James Cooray Smith. What will they find to say about The Less Sinister Six, the least sexy vampire movie in cinematic history and the ongoing war between Dave Grohl Vampires and Jay Rayner Vampires, and what does any of this have to do with The Official Morbius Lunchbox? Get listening and find out!

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Further Listening

You can also find James on Madame Web here and there’s more from the Spider-Verse with Garreth Hirons on Venom here and Venom: Let There Be Carnage here, David Smith on Venom: The Last Dance here, Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse here and Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse here, Mic Wright on Kraven The Hunter here, Gabby Hutchinson Crouch on Spider-Man: Far From Home here and Spider-Man: No Way Home here, Sophie Davies on Spider-Man 2 here and Garry Abbott on Spider-Man 3 here. There’s more about The Vulture’s exploits in the actual Marvel Cinematic Universe with Anna Cale on Spider-Man: Homecoming here.