The 602 Club: A Geekery Speakeasy

The Patriot. The historical epic has been as mainstay in Hollywood since almost the inception of film and the late 20th century saw a resurgence in the genre.  In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing welcomes Ry Paulson to celebrate America 250 by talking about The Patriot. We discuss first revolutions, another actor, Mel Gibson, atrocities of war, a time for war, a time for peace, Ja...

Austria 1917. The 602 Club proudly presents this bonus show, The Indy Files. In this episode hosts Matthew Rushing & Yancy Evans continue our discussion of Indy's adventures during World War I in Austria. Hosts Matthew Rushing & Yancy Evans Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer)  Social Twitter: @The602Club Instagram...

The Rip. The world of movies and entertainment has been changing ever Netflix hit the scene, now people no longer have to travel to their local cinema to see a new movie, they can get big stars from the comfort of their couch, while folding their laundry or scrolling Instagram. In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing welcomes Ry Paulson to talk about The Rip. We discuss streaming movi...

German East Africa, December 1916 & Congo, January 1917. The 602 Club proudly presents this bonus show, The Indy Files. In this episode hosts Matthew Rushing & Yancy Evans continue our discussion of Indy's adventures during World War I in East Africa and the Congo. Hosts Matthew Rushing & Yancy Evans Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushin...

Stranger Things 5: Volume 2. They say that all good things must come to an end and after ten years since it began, Stranger Things closed the door on Hawkins, finishing the storylines for all the characters fans grew to love.  In this episode of The 602 Club Hosts Matthew Rushing and Christy Morris celebrated the 500th episode of the show by talking about Stranger Things 5: Volume 2 (including the...

Avatar: Fire and Ash. In 2009 James Cameron introduced movie goers to a whole new world in Pandora that on the back of incredible visuals, 3D wizardry and a completely immersive experience, spawned a new franchise.  In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing welcome back Ry Paulsen to talk about Avatar: Fire and Ash. We discuss back to Pandora, a part 2 of 2?, loss, a dark mirror, the pr...

Stranger Things 5: Volume 1. Netflix pioneered a new form of television for its streaming service by releasing series all at one time instead of the traditional model of going week by week and Stranger Things cemented this formula for them as well as the audience.  In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing welcomes back Christy Morris to talk about the beginning of the end of Stranger T...

Verdun, September 1916. The 602 Club proudly presents this bonus show, The Indy Files. In this episode hosts Matthew Rushing & Yancy Evans discuss Indy's adventures at the Battle of Verdun in World War I. Hosts Matthew Rushing & Yancy Evans Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer)  Social Twitter: @The602Club Instagram...

The Running Man.  Hollywood loves to recycle ideas by remaking movies from the past, especially films from the 80s and Arnold Schwarzenegger's "The Running Man" is the latest victim of this trend. In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing welcomes Network contestant Scott McClellan to talk about 2025's The Running Man. We discuss our history with the series, the movie's message the show...

Predator: Badlands. The Predator franchise started thirty-eight years ago as Arnold Schwarzenegger and his elite group of warriors are hunted down by an alien in the jungles of Central America. Since then, the franchise has had quite a downs as well as a couple ups.  In this episode of The 602 Club episode host Matthew Rushing is joined by Ry Paulson to talk about Predator: Badlands. We discuss ou...

British East Africa, September 1909. The 602 Club proudly presents this bonus show, The Indy Files. In this episode hosts Matthew Rushing & Yancy Evans discuss Indy's adventures in British East Africa where he meets former president Teddy Roosevelt. Hosts Matthew Rushing & Yancy Evans Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Pro...

Tron: Ares. There are some movie whose release in the theater is not what captures the hearts of people but it is the aftermarket where the movie becomes a cult classic and the Tron film was one such film.  In this this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing is joined by Scott McClellan on the gird to talk about Tron: Ares. We discuss the franchise, not following up, the real world, searchin...

London 1916. The 602 Club proudly presents this bonus show, The Indy Files. In this week's episode hosts Matthew Rushing & Yancy Evans discuss Indy's adventures in London before he ships off to war with the Belgium army. Hosts Matthew Rushing & Yancy Evans Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer)  Social X: @The602Club...

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. Movie franchises can be a tricky thing. Trying to revive one that was thought to be past its prime is even harder and following a successful reboot might just be the hardest thing to do.  In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing welcomes Scott McClellan to talk about Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. We discuss Scott's ape history, continuing the ser...

Young Indiana Jones and the Curse of the Jackal. If adventure had a name it would be Indiana Jones! In this special bonus show of The 602 Club hosts Matthew Rushing and Yancy Evans are looking back at the show that helped audiences understand history behind the fedora. So join us as we discuss the first episode of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles that first aired on ABC on March 4th, 1992!

The Fantastic Four: First Steps. It is 1961, two comic creators join forces to make a comic that is free of some of the restrictions they've felt, to tell a story about characters they think they'd enjoy reading about, birthing a fantastic family.  In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing is joined by Yancy Evans to talk about Fantastic Four: First Steps. We discuss coming into the mov...

Superman. 87 years ago the world was changed when 2 friends published the first superhero comic. 47 years ago the first big budget iteration of that character would win the hearts of movie goers. 6 days ago, the character returned to big screen for a reboot. In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing is joined John Mills to talk about James Gunn's launch of the DCU with Superman. We disc...

Jurassic World Rebirth. In 1990, author Michael Crichton released a novel that took the world by storm, which by 1993 had sold more that nine million copies and also in that year was released on the silver screen as a film directed by none other than Steven Spielberg, spawning seven sequels. In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing is joined by Scott McClellan to talk about Jurassic Wo...

Star Wars: Andor: Season 2. When Rogue One was released it introduced Star Wars fans to a whole new group of characters who were pivotal to the destruction of the first Death Star, yet they all perish in the mission leaving fans to wonder, where did all these people come from and who were they before? In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing welcomes John Mills and Darren Moser to talk...

Ballerina: From the World of John Wick. In 2014 a small action movie was released into theaters, directed by two legendary stunt men which would help redefine what action movies would be and spawn a whole new franchise universe.  In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing welcomes back Scott McClellan to talk about Ballerina. We discuss continuing the universe, adding to the universe, th...

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning. It has been 30 years since Tom Cruise excepted his first impossible mission and every mission has gotten bigger than the last, but all good things must come to an end. In this episode of The 602 Club hosts Matthew Rushing and Christy Morris talk about Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning. We discuss waiting, picking up where we left off, the sum of o...

Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld. Since its inception, Star Wars animation has given fans some of the best storytelling that the saga has to offer, which continues in the latest anthology series that was released on May the 4th this year.  In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing welcomes John Mills for another crossover episode with Aggressive Negotiations to talk about Tales of the...

Thunderbolts*. Between Phases 4 and 5 of the MCU there have been thirty different series or films that have been released which has created a quantity of content but not necessarily the quality fans became use to in the first three Phases.  In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing welcomes Yancy Evans to talk about Marvel's Thunderbolts*. We discuss where are we?, a Suicide Squad, no s...

The Punisher: Season Two. The sophomore season of any show can be difficult, either the show had found its stride but stumbles or it can still be trying to figure out exactly what it wants to be. In this episode of The 602 Club hosts Matthew Rushing and Christy Morris talk about The Punisher: Season Two. We discuss when we saw the show, almost happy, where he ends up, two too many plots, muddled m...

Twisters. The late 1990s witnessed studios experimenting with the new storytelling capabilities provided by computer-generated effects, resulting in movies like Twister, which eventually became cult classics.  In this episode of The 602 Club hosts Matthew Rushing and Christy Morris talk about Twisters. We discuss more twisters, the leads, the romance, a group of oddballs, the villains and their pl...