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March 4, 2019March 4, 2019

Cultwatch! John Carpenter’s The Thing

Posted By: tomk74 0 Comment Airplane!, Alien, Cultwatch!, Dark Horse Comics, Doctor Who, E.T., E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Ellen Ripley, Gunsmoke, Halloween, James Arness, Jenny, John Carpenter, John Carpenter's The Thing, Kareem Abdul-Jabar, Keith David, Kurt Russell, Ms. Impossible, Peter Graves, Pixar, Predator, Rick Baker, Ryan, Stan Winston, Star Trek, Star Trek The Next Generation, Terminator, The Hound, The Thing, The Thing From Another World, The X-Files, Tom Savini, Watson, Wilford Brimley, Wisecrack, Yay Canada

It looks like Jimmy and Tom are on a bit of John Carpenter streak in Cultwatch! That’s the only explanation possible for why they

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February 27, 2019February 27, 2019

Top 10 Sci Fi/Fantasy Movie Composers

Posted By: Halbrook 0 Comment Alan Silvestri, Alien, Aliens, Avatar, Avengers, Back to the Future, Basil Poledouris, batman, Beetlejuice, Blade Runner 2049, Conan The Barbarian, Contact, Danny Elfman, Dark Knight, David Arnold, E.T., Gremlins, Hans Zimmer, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Howard Shore, Inception, Indiana Jones, James Horner, Jerry Goldsmith, John Carter, John Williams, Jupiter Ascending, Jurassic Park, Justice League, Krull, Lord of the Rings, Michael Giacchino, Narnia, Planet of the Apes, Predator, Spiderman, Star Trek, Stargate, Superman, The Abyss, Tim Burton, Total Recall, Twilight Zone, Wrath of Khan, zemeckis

The composer is the unsung hero of genre films. An excellent symphonic score can make a bad film tolerable (see, e.g. Conan the Barbarian),

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February 8, 2019January 18, 2019

Doctor Who “Spearhead From Space Part 1”

Posted By: tomk74 0 Comment Doctor Who, James Bond, Jon Pertwee, Liz Shaw, Star Trek, TARDIS, The Brigadier, The Third Doctor

The Third Doctor. “Spearhead from Space,” Episode One.

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January 1, 2019December 31, 2018

2019: Year Of Anticipation

Posted By: tomk74 0 Comment 6 Underground, A Series of Unfortunate Events, A Song of Ice and Fire, Ad Astra, Al Pacino, Aladdin, Alan Moore, Alita: Battle Angel, AMC, Ang Lee, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Arrow, Arrowverse, Artemis Fowl, Ava DuVernay, Avengers 4, Avengers Endgame, Avengers: Infinity War, batman, Big Mouth, bill murray, Blake Crouch, Boba Fett, Bobby Cannavale, bohemian rhapsody, Brad Pitt, Brandon Sanderson, Brian K Vaughn, Brie Larson, Brightburn, Captain Marvel, Carmen Sandiego, CBS All Access, Charlize Theron, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworthj, City of Stairs, Coco, Cold Pursuit, Dark Age, Dark Matter, Dave Gibbons, David Harbour, David Tennant, DC Comics, DC Universe, DCAU, DCEU, Deadly Class, Detective Pikacu, Disney, Dumbo, Ellen Page, elmer fudd, Elton John, Eric Carter, Evan Goldberg, Fighting with my Family, Fire Season, Flarsky, Founders Trilogy, Frozen, frozen 2, G. Willow Wilson, Game of Thrones, Garth Ennis, Gemini Man, George RR Martin, Gerard Way, Get Out, Ghidorah, Gillian Anderson, Gina Rodriguez, Glass, Godzilla, Godzilla King of Monsters, Good Omens, Goodfellas, Greg Rucka, Guy Ritchie, Harry Potter, Harvey Keitel, HBO, Hellboy, Henry Cavill, Hierophant, How to Train Your Dragon 3, Image Comics, It, IT Chapter 1, It Chapter 2, iZombie, Jack Ryan, James Gunn, Jean-Luc Picard, Jemaine Clement, JJ Abrams, Joe Pesci, John Wick, John Wick 3, Jon Favreau, Jordan Peele, Judd Apatow, Jude Law, Jumanji, Jumanji 2, Jurassic Park, Karl Urban, Keanu Reeves, Kingsman, Kingsman 3, Kite Man, Kristin Chenoweth, Legends of Tomorrow, Liam Neeson, Linda Hamilton, Lion King, Lovecraft Country, M. Night Shyamalan, Mads Mikkelsen, Man Eaters, Margaret Atwood, Martin Scorsese, Marvel Comics, Matt Ruff, MCU, Meagan Spooner, Men In Black, Men in Black 4, Men in Black International, Michael Bay, Michael Sheen, Mike Mignola, mothra, Neil Patrick Harris, Netflix, Nick Kroll, Outcast, Outsiders, Paper Girls, Patrick Stewart, Pennywise, percy jackson, Pet Sematary, Pierce Brown, Pixar, Pokemon, Polar, preacher, PS4, Rat Queens, Recursion, Red Rising, Redneck, rian johnson, Rick Remender, Robert De Niro, Robert Jackson Bennet, Robert Jordan, Robert Kirkman, Robert Rodriguez, Robin Williams, rocketeer, Rocketman, Rodan, Ron Perlman, Ryan Reynolds, Saga, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy X, sarah connor, Seth Rogen, Shazam, Sherwood, Simon Pegg, Sin City, Snowpiercer, Spider-Man, spider-man 2, Spider-Man Far from Home, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Split, Star Trek, Star Wars, Star Wars Episode IX, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Stephen Blackamore, Stephen King, Stephen Merchant, stranger things, Super Drag, Super Mario Brother Super Show, Supergirl, Taika Waititi, Taron Egerton, Terminator, Terminator 6, Terry Pratchett, Tessa Thompson, Thanos, The Boys, The Central Park Five, The Flash, The Good Place, The Handmaid's Tale, The Last Jedi, The Lego Movie, The Lego Movie 2, The Lord of the Rings, The Lost City of Z, The Mandalorian, The New Pope, The Walking Dead, The Wheel of Time, The Winds of Winter, The Witcher, The Young Pope, This is Us, Tim Burton, Tom Holland, Tom King, tommy lee jones, Toy Story, toy story 4, Umbrella Academy, Unbreakable, Us, Vikings, Watchmen, Wayward Pines, what we do in the shadows, Wheel of Time, Will Smith, Wonder Woman, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Year of Anticipation, Young Justice, Zach Snyder, Zombieland, Zombieland 2

It’s our annual appraisal of the coming year in Geek Entertainment. What are we looking forward to in 2019?

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October 12, 2018October 6, 2018

Cultwatch! Re-Animator

Posted By: tomk74 0 Comment Barbara Crampton, Bride of the Re-Animator, Cultwatch!, Dean Cain, enterprise, Flash Gordon, From Beyond, H.P. Lovecraft, Harry Potter, Herbert West, James Potter, Jeffrey Combs, Jenny, Justice League Unlimited, Lily Potter, Mighty Mayhem, Ms. Impossible, Re-Animator, Severus Snape, Star Trek, Stuart Gordon, Voldemort, Watson, YouTube

Herbert West wants to revive the dead. Jimmy and Tom have something to say about that.

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August 6, 2018August 6, 2018

AFI Countdown Challenge #27: Bonnie And Clyde

Posted By: tomk74 0 Comment AFI, AFI Challenge, AFI Countdown, Bonnie and Clyde, Bullworth, Dr Strangelove, Dukes of Hazard, Estelle Parsons, Faye Dunaway, Gene Hackman, Gene Wilder, Michael J Pollard, Stanley Kubrick, Star Trek, Warren Beatty

Two outlaws find love and infamy in this alternately light and horrifying violent film.

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May 29, 2018May 29, 2018

Going Through The DCAU Part Fifty-Eight

Posted By: tomk74 0 Comment alias, Anna Maria, Armin Zola, Aunt May, batman, Batman Beyond, Betty Brant, black panther, Boy Meets World, Bruce Timm, Bruce Wayne, Carl Lumbly, Cheech and Chong, Cree Summer, Dana Tan, Daredevil, DCAU, Felicia Hardy, Flash Thompson, Google, Gotham City, Green Goblin, Green Lantern, Inspector Gadget, J Jonah Jameson, Jackal, Jason Todd, Jean DeWolfe, jessica jones, John Stewart, Jokerz, jon stewart, Justice League, Karen Page, Kraven The Hunter, Kraven's Last Hunt, Lauren Tom, Lex Luthor, Mad Max, Martian Manhunter, Matt McGinnis, Max Gibson, Mel Gibson, Menace, Michael Rosenbaum, Miles Warren, Nick Fury, Norman Osborn, Penguin, Reservoir Dogs, Rider Strong, Robert Vance, Robin, Ryan, Silk, Silver Sable, Slipknot, Smallville, Spider-Man, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Splicers, Stacy Keach, Stalker, Stan Lee, Star Trek, Steve Buscemi, Steve Ditko, Suicide Squad, Summer Gleason, Supergirl, Superior Spider-man, Superman The Animated Series, Terminal, Terry McGinnis, The CW, The Daily Show, The Flash, Tim Drake, Watson, wile e coyote, Will Friedle, wizard of oz, Wolverine

Jimmy and Tom have some more thoughts on Batman Beyond, specifically the episodes “Lost Soul,” “Hidden Agenda” and “Bloodsport”.

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May 23, 2018May 22, 2018

Another Westeros Watch Hiatus And A Dilemna

Posted By: tomk74 0 Comment AFI Countdown, Babylon 5, CBS, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Doctor Who, Farscape, Game of Thrones, Jenny, Jimmy Impossible, MCU Rewatch, Ryan, Seinfeld, Star Trek, Star Trek: Discovery, The Simpsons, Watson

Season seven of the Game of Thrones rewatch discussion will have to wait.

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April 2, 2018April 2, 2018

On Geek Superficiality

Posted By: tomk74 0 Comment Aragorn, Armada, Back to the Future, Bilbo Baggins, Buckaroo Banzai, Ernie Cline, Frodo Baggins, G.I. Joe, John Scalzi, JRR Tolkien, KITT, Lord of the Rings, marty mcfly, Middle Earth, Mjlonir, Peter Jackson, Ready Player One, Red Shirts, Star Trek, Steven Spielberg, Sting, Superman, The Hobbit, The Shining, Voltron

Ready Player One purports to be a work celebrating pop culture. In many ways, it does a poor job of it.

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February 23, 2018February 21, 2018

MCU Rewatch Issue #8: Thor: The Dark World

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The Geeks don’t have a lot to say about Thor: The Dark World.