Category: Podcast

  • A Don Bluth Retrospective – SA177

    A Don Bluth Retrospective – SA177

    Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen. Steve, and Evan talk about the career of animator Don Bluth, looking back on their favorite memories from Bluth’s body of work, and on some of their least favorite work from him, from his work at Disney to his arcade video games to Fievel and The Land…

  • Return of the X-Files (Pt. 2) – SA176

    Return of the X-Files (Pt. 2) – SA176

    Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThe X-Files has returned, and Steve and Ben WERE pretty excited…and now they are ready to wade through the final three episodes! A monster of the week, a supernatural FBI tale, and a mythology episode again give a pretty good sampling of what the X-Files was all about, but…

  • LABYRINTH (Retro Movie Mission 1) – SA175

    LABYRINTH (Retro Movie Mission 1) – SA175

    Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS In Retro Movie Missions the Retronauts fire the Retro-rockets on their Retro-starship to take a look back at some retro-movies! Will they discover something new? Will they retroactively change their opinion? Join Captain Ben, Sergeant Steve, and Ensign Evan as they explore Jim Henson’s classic movie LABYRINTH!

  • League of the Gray (Interview with Sandy Brownlee) – SA174

    League of the Gray (Interview with Sandy Brownlee) – SA174

    Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSA transmedia project about an secret group of multi-generational warriors in the never-ending battle against evil, League of the Gray is part Buffy the Vampire Slayer and part Golden Girls! Ben talks with Sandy Brownlee, the mastermind behind this web series, about the project’s origins, its future, and how people…

  • Return of the X-Files (Pt. 1) – SA173

    Return of the X-Files (Pt. 1) – SA173

    Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThe X-Files has returned, and Steve and Ben are pretty excited…although we have different reactions to SOME of these first three episodes of X-Files season 10. With a mythology episode, a mystery episode, and a humor episode, the first three episodes of this six episode series give a…

  • Anything But Star Wars – SA172

    Anything But Star Wars – SA172

    Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWhat do Labyrinth, Longmire, and The Faerie Queen have in common? They AREN’T Star Wars! And they ARE some things we’ve been reading and watching and enjoying. And they AREN’T Star Wars. Here’s a partial list of some of the things that AREN’T Star Wars that we talked…

  • The Force Awakens Revisited – SA171

    The Force Awakens Revisited – SA171

    Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWe return to Star Wars episode 7 for a longer, more focused discussion of the movie! What did they love? What did they hate? Also, Ben and Steve welcome Evan officially into the fold as the fourth “strange alien”!

  • THE GOBLINS WHO STOLE A SEXTON, a Charles Dickens Christmas Story – SA170

    THE GOBLINS WHO STOLE A SEXTON, a Charles Dickens Christmas Story – SA170

    Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSFor a holiday treat, we read Charles Dickens’ precursor to A Christmas Carol, The Goblins Who Stole a Sexton, a chapter from The Pickwick Papers. In this story are all the elements we appreciate about A Christmas Carol — a grumpy curmudgeon, Christmas, supernatural creatures that teach a…

  • STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS Road Trip Review – SA169

    STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS Road Trip Review – SA169

    Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS This episode SPOILS EVERYTHING! Listen AFTER you’ve seen it! Star Wars: The Force Awakens is here, and Ben, Ben’s son, Evan, and Evan’s wife jump into the mini-van to go see the new Star Wars movie. They are joined by Ben’s high school friend and a student from…

  • Star Wars Prequel Trilogy Family Review – SA168

    Star Wars Prequel Trilogy Family Review – SA168

    Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen is joined by four of his five kids to talk about their thoughts and reactions to the Star Wars prequel trilogy!

  • A Very Special Christmas Episode – SA167

    A Very Special Christmas Episode – SA167

    Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen and Steve are joined by Evan David to discuss some of their favorite “very special Christmas” episodes of TV shows, movies, and comics! This is a part of the Crossover Nexus’ Christmas Crossover Event! Links to the other podcasts mentioned can be found here: http://crossovernexus.com/christmas-crossover-promo/ Here are…

  • Listener Feedback Jamboree – SA166

    Listener Feedback Jamboree – SA166

    Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen and Steve open up the listener feedback mailbag and discuss a few responses to our recent episodes.

  • The Jaws Franchise: Jaws (1975)-Jaws 19 (2015) – SA165

    The Jaws Franchise: Jaws (1975)-Jaws 19 (2015) – SA165

    Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen and Steve take a look back at all 19 Jaws movies, from Jaws to Jaws 4: The Revenge, from Cyberjaws to Jaws in NY, from the prequels to the reboot to the return to the original continuity in this year’s Jaws 19!

  • Crimson Peak Review – SA164

    Crimson Peak Review – SA164

    Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen visits Crimson Peak, Guillermo del Toro’s follow up to Pacific Rim, and it couldn’t be more different. Atmospheric and elegant, is it a place worth visiting?

  • The Visit Review – SA163

    The Visit Review – SA163

    Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen visits M. Night’s latest film, which seems to be not just a return to form but a return to passion. In The Visit there’s some ickiness, some jump scares, some tension, and a big twist. But does it all work together?

  • Our Favorite Animated Superhero Series – SA162

    Our Favorite Animated Superhero Series – SA162

    Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSJoined by The Static Blade’s Evan David, Ben, Steve, and their guest talk about their top ten favorite animated series of all time.

  • Top Ten Biggest Blockbusters – SA161

    Top Ten Biggest Blockbusters – SA161

    Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThe three sci-fi guys are together again, taking a look at the top ten biggest money making movies of all time. Should they be on the list? What does it say that they ARE on the list? And how does this list compare to the top ten movies…

  • Fantasy Football and Other Sci-Fi Sports – SA160

    Fantasy Football and Other Sci-Fi Sports – SA160

    Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen and Steve talk about some of their favorite fictional sports, from futuristic racing to sci-fi fighting to fantastic competitions. Podracing, quidditch, hunger games, death races, and more!

  • Four Fantastic Movies to Watch Instead of Fantastic Four – SA159

    Four Fantastic Movies to Watch Instead of Fantastic Four – SA159

    Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIn a non-review, Ben recommends some movies that actually succeed at some of the things that 2015’s Fantastic Four was trying to be.

  • Two Tiny Movies: Ant-Man and Pixels (Summer Movie Series) – SA158

    Two Tiny Movies: Ant-Man and Pixels (Summer Movie Series) – SA158

    Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIt’s Ant-man vs. Pixels! two tiny themed movies! Two comedy action movies! Ben reviews them both! One is great fun! One is utter rubbish! Which is which? Want to see someone get angry about a movie? Ben has a pretty strong opinion here. He tries to hold it…