In Keen Cast's thirteenth episode, David, Sean, and Tim analyze Martin Scorsese's recent comments regarding superhero movies and determine whether or not the genre can ever be considered cinema. 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, and the Writers Guild's decision to remove video game writing from its award categories. 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:

Red Dead Redemption 2 officially announced for PC - with exclusive pre-order bonuses on Rockstar Games Launcher (00:27:05)
EA leaks personal information of FIFA customers (00:37:07)
Valve introduces x-rays for loot boxes in France (00:45:43)
Writers Guild will no longer award video game writing until more games are made by Guild members (00:53:40)

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