Episodes
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is here and we dig into the plot, the characters, the themes, the movies, and what the anthology movies mean for the saga and Star Wars in general!
Published 01/30/17
Published 01/30/17
The Force Awakens is the first proper Star Wars movie in decades, so Georgia, Matt, Guy, Don, and Rene dive into the new JJ Abrams film with full 80s show gusto!
Published 01/18/16
Georgia, Don, and Rene talk Marvel’s Jessica Jones, the Netflix series by Melissa Rosenberg, based on the comic by Brian Michael Bendis, starring Krysten Ritter, David Tennant, and a cast of brutally messed up non-Super heroes.
Published 12/23/15
We go back in time to talk about 1985, and 1955, and a little about 2015, as seen through the lens and adventures of Marty McFly and Doc Brown Robert Zemeckis' Back to the Future movie and trilogy. With Don Melton, Matt Drance, Guy English, Rene Ritchie.
Published 10/18/15
Star Wars and what it means to us, from the original movie to the sequels, through the dark times of the prequels, and looking ahead to what awakens next. With Serenity Cadlwell, Matt Drance, Guy English, Don Melton, Rene Ritchie
Published 07/27/15
Avengers: Age of Ultron is here and we've assembled the summer blockbuster panel to — Georgia Dow, Guy English, Clayton Morris, Rene Ritchie, and Dave Wiskus — to review it. Got no strings on us!
Published 05/09/15
Legend is Ridley Scott's 1985 fantasy adventure starring Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, and Tim Curry. So gather round as a bunch of nerds who require the solace of the night get together to talk about it, and it's much better Director's Cut. With Don Melton, Matt Drance, Guy English, and Rene Ritchie.
Published 02/08/15
We could talk about men's fashions and industrialization all day, but sadly Christmas must intrude. And by that we mean the best 80s Christmas movie of them all — Die Hard! In other words: Ho. Ho. Ho. Now we have a podcast! With Don Melton, Matt Drance, Guy English, and Rene Ritchie.
Published 12/26/14
Wolfgang Petersen's The NeverEnding Story, based on the book by Michael Ende, involves quests to save the world, flights on Luck Dragons, and shouting Moonchild! at the top of your lungs. 30 years later, how does it hold up? Don Meltion, Guy English, Matt Drance, and Rene Ritchie discuss!
Published 11/09/14
Castle manages to escape cliffhanger hell, and not just the character, SHIELD is actually… not bad again? (Though cautious pessimism remains.) More on Arrow, Flash, and Gotham, and catching up on Doctor Who. With Dave Wiskus and Rene Ritchie.
Published 11/02/14
From the Arrow premiere and Flash premieres, to Gotham and SHIELD, we’re talking comic book TV shows — and how they’re getting… better?! With Dave Wiskus, Guy English, Rene Ritchie, Dan Moren, Jay Torres
Published 10/23/14
If there’s something strange in your neighborhood, who you gonna call? Chances are everyone knows that answer, because in the 30 years since it debuted Ghostbusters can become one of the most iconic movies of the 80s. And Don, Matt, Guy, and Rene are crossing the streams to talk all about it!
Published 09/29/14
With the new TV season starting, this’ll be our last top-to-bottom Who show, so we go out on a… what do you call a mix of weird and often maddening new Doctor episodes exactly? From demented Daleks (again!) to golden arrows to childhood terrors, we try to figure out what’s going on… and why!
Published 09/20/14
The Day of the Doctor brings together Ten and Eleven, and introduces War. How do they handle rubber He-Man monsters? Time of the Doctor has Matt Smith's last stand. Can Moffat payoff on The Silence and Question? And Peter Capaldi's run as Twelve starts off with a giant t-rex in London and a new big bad. Does the latest Doctor get off to a good start? With Dave Wiskus and Rene Ritchie.
Published 09/05/14
WE ARE GROOT! Also Star Lord, Gamora, Drax the Destroyer, and, of course, Rocket Raccoon. They're the Guardians of the Galaxy, directed by James Gunn, and the first truly different cast of characters Marvel has brought to the big screen. So, does it work? Go get us that guy's mechanical leg and we'll tell you. What? We need it!
Published 08/25/14
The TV Show has merged with Review and we're kicking off the new, combined show with Doctor Who series 7! Remy Ferber joins Dave and Rene to talk about So-sorrying Amy Pond, the Impossible Girl, failures of Silence, and the oldest question.
Published 08/18/14
Jason Snell of The Incomparable joins Dave and Rene to talk Doctor Who season 6, the inconstancies of time travel, messing with show titles, paying off setups, and the oldest questions.
Published 08/13/14
Don, Matt, Guy, and Rene were born ready to talk John Carpenter's Big Trouble in Little China. So get your Kurt Russell trucks in gear and relax, we're here to podcast. And if the story, direction, acting, and themes are clear to you by dawn… call the president!
Published 08/10/14
Dave and Rene talk about Doctor Who season 5, cracks in time, the girl who waited, angel rules, Vincent, and Big Bang theories.
Published 08/04/14
Dave and Rene talk Doctor Who season 4, marrying the Doctor’s daughter, thinking through your anti-life plans, the end of the beginning of River Song, bionic companions, Time Lord bonds, and non-ginger regenerations.
Published 07/29/14
Dave, Georgia, and Rene are joined by Peter Cohen and Anthony Casella to talk Kaiju — giant Japanese monster movies! From Godzilla to Jurassic Park to Godzilla Cloverfield to Pacific Rim to… Godzilla!
Published 07/26/14
Dave and Rene are joined by Dave's ex-girlfriend, Ashley Williams to talk 24 finale, Fascape season 1, and — sorry, really, so sorry! — Doctor Who season 3, including the brilliantly terrifying Blink.
Published 07/23/14
Dave and Rene try to figure out what the hell happened in the penultimate 24, what the hell's happening in The Leftovers, if anything at all, and talk Doctor Who season 2: Tennant begins!
Published 07/15/14
Don, Matt, Guy, and Rene visit Pacific Tech to talk Real Genius. While they don’t hammer any six inch-spikes, they do get into Martha Coolidge’s directing, Val Kilmer’s acting, and how the idea of the military exploiting science back in 1983 plays in 2013. This one’s for Jason!
Published 07/12/14