Episodes
Twenty-ninth episode of Gaggle of Geeks where Tali and Sophie discuss the beauty of Netflix rom-com To All The Boys I Loved Before and Kelly Marie Tran's powerful essay on why she quit Instagram after being racially trolled by "Star Wars fans". Plus we get excited on the prospect of a new Veronica Mars reboot and reminisce on great television soundtracks.
Published 08/23/18
Twenty-eighth episode of Gaggle of Geeks where Tali and Sophie speculate on whether Idris Elba truly will be 007 or is he just trolling us? Plus we chat the first look of the Mulan live-action film, Twitter trolls hit our Sh*tlist again for dragging Ruby Rose off the platform and get super-cultured and talk the pop culture phenomenon that is the Honey Badger on The Bachelor.
Published 08/17/18
Twenty-seventh episode of Gaggle of Geeks where Tali and Sophie discuss how awesome it is that Ruby Rose has been cast as Batwoman and that (gasp!) a queer person is playing a queer character on screen. Also we chat the Oscars new "category" and Tali rants about new series Insatiable that is offensive in every way.
Published 08/10/18
Twenty-sixth episode of Gaggle of Geeks where Sophie and Tali chat the amount of bad-assery in the first official look at the Terminator reboot. Plus Blake reviews Mission Impossible: Fallout and Tali and Sophie discuss whether it's okay to skip television intros .
Published 08/03/18
Twenty-fifth episode of Gaggle of Geeks where Sophie and Tali talk about their San Diego Comic Con highlights (Shazam!) and the lowlights (Johnny Depp). Plus we chat the perils of calling something a "reboot" (here's looking at you Buffy).
Published 07/27/18
Twenty-fourth episode of Gaggle of Geeks and Sophie and Tali gush over Taika Waititi and Jermaine Clements' brilliant new series Wellington Paranormal. Also the Gaggle chat the 10th anniversary of the Twilight film and discuss interesting/terrible TV and film merchandise.
Published 07/13/18
Twenty-third episode of Gaggle of Geeks where Sophie reviews Ant-Man & The Wasp and Tali chats RuPaul's Drag Race. Plus rants on spoilers and Scarlett Johansson hits our s**t list for continuing her problematic streak.
Published 07/06/18
Twenty-second episode of Gaggle of Geeks and Blake and Sophie introduce the newest member of the Gaggle - Tali Aualiitia! Of course we throw her into the deep end with a thorough discussion of "Big Dick Energy" and chat the What We Do In The Shadows spin-off, Wellington Paranormal!
Published 06/30/18
Twenty-first episode of Gaggle of Geeks and Blake and Sophie get pumped for the new Creed 2 trailer and chat Hannah Gadsby's new Netflix special Nanette. Plus Chris Hardwick hits our S**t List and bonus Blake rant on the stupid fanboys who are raising $200 million to remake The Last Jedi to "their standards".
Published 06/23/18
Twentieth episode of Gaggle of Geeks and Blake and Sophie discuss the return of Steve Trevor in Wonder Woman 1984. No rant this week but Blake gives us his top Sydney Film Festival picks and Sophie defends Christmas movies (a tad early in the season).Also if you're a keen girl in games, get in touch! We're looking for a regular contributor. Email
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Published 06/15/18
Nineteenth episode of Gaggle of Geeks and Blake and Sophie are joined by Madeleine Sami and Jackie Van Beek, the directors/writers/stars of the hilarious (and we mean hilarious) Kiwi comedy The Breaker Upperers. Plus certain Star Wars fans have hit our s**t list for driving Kelly Marie Tran off social media.
Published 06/08/18
Ninteenth episode of Gaggle of Geeks where Blake and Sophie do things a little differently and start with their rant/s**t list - Roseanne Barr. Plus we chat Taika Waititi's new film Jojo Rabbit and Jennifer Garner's return to bad-ass action roles in Peppermint.
Published 06/02/18
Seventeenth episode of Gaggle of Geeks and Blake and Sophie are keeping it short and sweet with their review of Solo: A Star Wars Story or as they like to call it, "Uno". No rant this week but plenty on the s**t list and their Solo review is probably a mini rant in itself...
Published 05/26/18
Sixteenth episode of Gaggle of Geeks and Blake and Sophie review the Merc With a Mouth's second outing, Deadpool 2. Plus mini Sophie rant on Women in Refrigerators and double Blake rant on queer pandering while equally erasing them on-screen.
Published 05/19/18
Fifteenth episode of Gaggle of Geeks and Blake and Sophie see which shows are on the chopping block as the TV networks shuffle their line-ups. Plus mini Blake rant on Lethal Weapon the series.
Published 05/12/18
Fourteenth episode of Gaggle of Geeks and Blake and Sophie rejoice in Geek Christmas with May the Fourth, Free Comic Book Day and the gift that keeps giving, Deadpool 2. Plus bonus Blake rant on the terrible new Robin Hood trailer.
Published 05/05/18
Thirteenth episode of Gaggle of Geeks and Blake and Sophie give a spoiler-free review of the biggest Marvel team-up movie to date Avengers: Infinity War. Plus bonus Blake rant on if you're gonna complain about Infinity War, don't complain about the MCU's continuity.
Published 04/27/18
Twelfth episode of Gaggle of Geeks where Blake and Sophie return from a brief hiatus and chat new Harley Quinn and Terminator movies and countdown to Infinity War. Plus bonus Blake rant on why Michael Mann's Heat is inimitable.
Published 04/20/18
Eleventh episode of Gaggle of Geeks where Blake reviews Ready Player One and Sophie chats Pacific Rim: Uprising. Alas no rant this week but there's a killer new trailer for Deadpool 2.
Published 03/23/18
Tenth episode of Gaggle of Geeks where Blake and Sophie review the new and rebooted Tomb Raider film. Plus bonus mini rant from Blake about the broken rating systems on IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes.
Published 03/16/18
Ninth episode of Gaggle of Geeks where Sophie and Blake give their hot takes on the Oscars and the amazing women in Hollywood. Plus no Blake rant this week but there's some crazy stuff brewing on the Solo Star Wars set.
Published 03/09/18
Eighth episode of Gaggle of Geeks and Blake and Sophie review Jennifer Lawrence's new spy-thriller Red Sparrow and discuss a potential Roxane Gay penned Batgirl film. Plus bonus mini-rant from Blake on the lack of 2018 films so far.
Published 03/02/18
Bonus episode of Gaggle of Geeks where Sophie and Blake caught up with the people behind 'The Tick' series - creator Ben Edlund and star Griffin Newman.
P.S - check out Griffin's Twitter game. You won't be disappointed.
Published 02/24/18
Seventh episode of Gaggle of Geeks, we nearly have a director locked in for Bond25 and Black Panther is making all the bucks. Plus bonus rant on what Australian genre films (if any) have changed the cultural conversation.
Published 02/23/18
If you're low on time but still want to know the Gaggle's thoughts on Black Panther, here's the bite-sized review!
Published 02/17/18