And we're back! We kick off a new season of the Brainwaves podcast taking a look at movies ahead of the Academy Awards. We'll look at the environmental toll of filmmaking, ways movies can inspire us to be better, and we'll take another look at a longstanding debate: Is the Marvel franchise a hero or villian to American movie culture?

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Transcript available here: www.colorado.edu/today/node/37149/Music tracks:“Singin’ in the Rain” MGM“Avatar” 20th Century Fox“Titanic” Paramount Pictures“Avengers Suite” Disney/Marvel Studios