Hoptimus is joined by Duke to talk about the film Minority Report (2002) directed by Stephen Spielberg,starring Tom Cruise and based on the Phillip K. Dick short story. A story about free will, technology over reach, and what could go wrong?! Minority Report asserts that humans have free will—what do you think? #scifi #retrofuture #cinema #cyberpunk #filmnoir #phillipkdick #spielberg #tomcruise #totalrecall

Hoptimus is joined by Tim Eldred who was one of the pivotal early american comic book artists that had an anime background. Tim's work in comics include Robotech, Captain Harlock,Starblazers and Votoms! Tim Eldred is pretty much directly responsible for Armored Trooper Votoms coming from Japan to the USA via the now defunct Central Park Media. Hoptimus and Tim get into the story and themes of Votoms and the nuances of early anime fandom. Votoms is currently available on Blu Ray from...

Hoptimus has the pleasure of talking with Robert Woodhead the founder of Animeigo about their latest Anime release the classic Megazone 23. A Retro Future classic that has been studied and borrowed from by pop culture since 1985!

Hoptimus is joined by the 6ButtonSamurai and Mitch (host of Ruminations of the Red Room) to discuss the history,influence and fun of the classic SEGA Phantasy Star franchise. Tune in and find out why this is such a huge influence on Hoptimus and gamers everywhere!

Hoptimus is joined by the 6ButtonSamurai and Mitch (host of Ruminations from the Red Room) to discuss the history,influence and fun of the classic SEGA Phantasy Star franchise. Tune in and find out why this is such a huge influence on Hoptimus and gamers everywhere!

Hoptimus is joined by Charlie,Tony and Brando to discuss the 1993 Action Sci Fi film Demolition Man. Perfect utopia or cult with a few screws loose that requires 20th Century cop to stop the madness!

Hoptimus is joined by BDaddyK as they talk about the 1990 Sci Fi Film TOTAL RECALL starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Directed by Paul Verhoven. Was it all a dream or was there a crazy action adventure on Mars? Also why did the NES game suck? Tune in and find out!

Hoptimus is joined by Duke as they discuss the seminal anime film Ghost in the Shell. We explore the origins of the film and its influence on the genre and pop culture!

The Fifth Element- A journey into the story of the film the Fifth Element! Joined by the esteemed Mitch from Ruminations from the Red Room we go on a deep dive discussing the film and its themes.

Hoptimus and WarLokk chat about the future, the retro future. From Cyberpunk 2077 to Blade Runner and back, games, movies, music, it's all up for grabs in the debut episode.