Category Archives: Podcast

Film Studies 5-21: Star Trek Beyond

It’s the third installment of the J.J. Abrams Star Trek series sees the crew of the Enterprise stranded on a planet with an evil villain hunting them down. Simon Pegg writes this adventure and Fast & Furious director Justin Lin … Continue reading

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Or Is It? – Lake Placid

There’s a giant crocodile in a lake and it’s eating people. There you know this story. Oh wait, I forgot about the girly-girl museum “scientist” who likes to threaten to sue people, the back-woods Sheriff who forgets the “feminine napkins”, … Continue reading

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Film Studies 5-20: Ghostbusters

Our special guest and friend of the show, Nirvana, is the expert we brought on to help review this latest release. There are ghosts taking over New York City and it’s up to three scientists and one historian to save … Continue reading

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Or Is It? – Deep Blue Sea

It’s the middle of the summer so we thought we’d think we’d cool off with a nice dip the ocean. Uh-oh! There’s super smart sharks in the water! Quick! Get into the oven and grab an axe! We can’t count … Continue reading

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Or Is It? – North

Starring Elijah “Frodo” Wood and Bruce “John Mclane” Willis, North had the potential to be a giant success. But this was the 1990s and therefore, it was all thrown away for a ridiculous, over-the-top, and quasi-racist movie written good ol’ … Continue reading

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Film Studies 5-19: The Legend of Tarzan

Tarzan has been removed from his jungle home and now resides in London. But when controversy arises from a mining expedition, he’s brought back home. That’s when it all hits the fan. Alexander SkarsgĂ„rd, Christoph Waltz, Samuel L. Jackson, and … Continue reading

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Or Is It? – Con Air

Is there a better movie in the world than a 1990s Nick Cage movie? I submit that there isn’t. Cage teams up with the nearly equally over-the-top John Malkovich and John Cusack for a movie about convicts taking over a … Continue reading

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Film Studies 5-18: Indepedence Day – Resurgence

Independence Day: Resurgence happens 20 years after the Earth was first invaded by malicious aliens. We won the War of 1996 and now the aliens are back and they are pissed. Bigger ships, more explosions but the humans have adapted … Continue reading

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Or Is It? – Independence Day

Ah yes, the classic popcorn-stuffing, Sunday afternoon, time-waster of a movie! This is another guilty pleasure to be sure but you had to know this was coming sooner or later. It’s the story of aliens attacking Earth and it’s up … Continue reading

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Film Studies 5-17: Central Intelligence

Calvin (Kevin Hart) is in the middle of a mid-life crisis when an old high school friend searches him out. Turn out Robby (Dwyane Johnson) is now Bob Stone, a former member of the CIA. Bob needs Calvin’s help to … Continue reading

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