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Joe Dante made some of our favorite films, from Gremlins to Innerspace to Matinee! And now he's back, curating Scream Factory's Saturday matinee stream! We talk about getting a chance to make Gremlins 2, his love of monster movies, making the original X-Files in 'Eerie, Indiana' and if Die Hard really is the best Christmas movie ever! Enjoy! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Apple...

Comic book creator, animator and musician James Kochalka is on Geekscape today! I've been a fan of James' work since discovering 'Monkey vs Robot' years ago and now he's back with the third book in his Eisner Award winning kids book series 'Dragon Puncher'! We talk about making indie comic books, breaking into the business, growing up with his art and putting his family into his art and a ton more...

Actor Jeff Fahey has appeared in some of our favorite films and TV shows! From 'Lost' to 'The Lawnmower Man' to 'Silverado', he always imbues his roles with an extra-dimensional charm. Now we talk about his appearance in the new killer shark film 'Maneater' and along the way take some of your questions and talk about what he learned from Lawrence Kasdan as a young actor, how the film industry is e...

Musician Matthew Milligan might be best known as the bassist of Wheatus (currently going viral on TikTok for their song “Teenage Dirtbag”) but he's also a part of the Geekscape family! He hosts the “Weird Al-Gorithm” podcast on the Geekscape Network alongside our very own Matthew Kelly! And now he's my guest on the Geekscape podcast! Join me as I talk to Matt about collaborating with Geekscape fri...

For early internet movie fans there was no bigger source for movie news and rumors than Aint It Cool News. Started by Austin film fanatic Harry Knowles in the late 90s and lasting for over 20 years, the heyday of the website saw them involved with and influencing everything from Peter Jackson's 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy to the launch of the Alamo Drafthouse to the downfall of Joel Schumacher's '...

Wow! Thanks to the Comic-Con surge, it's been weeks since we've done an actual, proper Geekscape episode! So there's a ton to catch up on! 'Batgirl' has been shelved by the new regime at Warner Bros.! Neil Gaiman's 'Sandman' has finally been released on Netflix! And why is nobody talking about Amazon's fantastic 'Paper Girls' adaptation? Katie catches Brad Pitt's 'Bullet Train'! And everyone says...

A few years ago, Netflix released an updated adaptation of the classic TV show 'Lost in Space'! Led by writers and creators Matt Sazama and Burke Sharpless, this new version sported sleeker ships, more dangerous stakes a more diverse cast and a robotic alien inspired Robby the Robot! It also brought some fantastic stories that pleased long time fans and surprised new ones! And at SDCC 2022 I was a...

Australian suspense director Andrew Traucki has a new film out: 'The Reef: Stalked', about a group of women fighting for their survival against a killer shark! So of course Andrew is on Geekscape talking to me about crafting suspense films, why the natural world is scarier to him than the supernatural and the difficulties of shooting 23 days on the water! Along the way we talk about filming the mo...

The final day of San Diego Comic Con is upon us: Day 5! And it's time to hear from the Geekscape team! Geekscape Alumni Eric Francisco comes by to discuss everything he's been experiencing! Ian Kerner brings his comics expertise to break down the Marvel Hall H Phase 5 and Phase 6 announcements! Geekscape Games' Josh Jackson tells us about Street Fighter 6 and the other video games he's been playin...

Day 4 of San Diego Comic Con is even bigger than day 3! Brian O'Halloran from Clerks drops by to talk 'Clerks 3'! We make friends with 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles '89' writer Erik Burnham to talk writing comics! Gary Green himself Adam Tsekhman from 'DC's Legends of Tomorrow' and John Bucher, Creative Director for the Joseph Campbell Foundation, team up to talk multiverses with me! And Geekscape...

Day 3 of San Diego Comic Con 2022! This was the best day yet as Morbius co-writer Burke Sharpless talks to us about some other 70s Marvel comics like Killraven, Bloodstone and what happens sometimes when you try adapting them into a studio film! Longtime friend Yehudio Mercado has been through some recent controversy with his What If? Miles Morales book so we try to clear the air on that and also...

Day 2 of SDCC 2022 is upon us! And what do we have to show for it? Author S.G,. Browne drops by to talk about the writer's life! Casper Van Dien and the cast of 'Salvage Marines' hold a signing at the booth and are enlisted to talk to you! Marilyn Ghigliotti shares some stories about the long road to 'Clerks 3'! And Derek catches us up on all of the Comic Con installations... including the incredi...

It's Preview Night at San Diego Comic Con 2022! Before the doors open, Jonathan and Matt look forward to being back at SDCC after 3 long years! Geekscape friend and 'Netflix Lost In Space', 'Power Rangers' and 'Morbius' co-writer Matt Sazama talks about the audience response to 'Morbius' and previews the 'Lost in Space' panel! And Derek Kraneveldt tells us all about the pop up events for the Russo...

'Ms. Marvel', the newest teen superhero to join the MCU, just wrapped up her first season on Disney+! So of course it's time to break it down with our comic book expert Ian Kerner! How do Kamala Khan's powers in the show differ from the comic book version? And what about the origin of her powers? When's the next time we'll see her and what is this series building towards? Are we going to see a tee...

Kim F. Coates is a Canadian-American actor best known for the role of Alexander "Tig" Trager on TV's 'Sons of Anarchy'! But Kim also wears a producer hat in the new horror and psychological suspense film 'Neon Lights', out this week on VOD! We talk to Kim about taking on the role and why the film demands repeat viewings! Along the way we also discuss working with brothers Tony and Ridley Scott, hi...

'Thor: Love And Thunder' crashed into theaters this past weekend, delivering the latest chapter in Marvel's ongoing multipart epic! So obviously we have our own God of 4 Colored Funnies Ian Kerner on Geekscape to help sift (Sif?) through what we saw! Who is Gorr The God Butcher and how was his storyline and Christian Bale's portrayal different than it was in the comics? How about Taika Natalie Por...

Stranger Things Season 4.5 have wrapped up and we've got a long 2 year wait until Season 5 brings us the finale to the Stranger Things saga! To help sift through the ashes left in Vecna's wake, I'm joined by our crack Geekscape correspondent (and official member of The Hellfire Club) Kaitlin Cornell Krusoe! Kaitlin's got some theories that did and didn't pan out for the past two jumbo sized episod...

Here's a special filmmaker focused Geekscape for you! My grad school friend Brett Levner is making her next feature film: 'Riot in Bloom'! Her last feature film 'The Track' featured Missy Yager and Sam Trammell and told the story of a suburban woman developing a mother daughter relationship with a Vegas sex worker. 'Riot in Bloom' is also a story of a woman discovering the next phase in her life,...

Why, hello there! The first (and only?) season of Disney's 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' series has concluded so it's time for Ian Kerner and I to look back at all 6 episodes and break them down! What parts of the the expanded, post-Prequel story worked? And what parts did we wish we could bullseye out of history history like a womprat in Beggar's Canyon? Did Ewan McGregor bring the gravitas that carried the s...

Geekscape is blasting off again with lots to talk about! Pixar returns to theaters after 2 years away with this past weekend's 'Lightyear', starring Chris Evans! But did it escape the gravitational pull of box office and political controversy? And 'Game of Thrones' is returning to screens with SEVEN new projects, with the newly announced one being all about Jon Snow after the events in the last ep...

The Geekscape boys are back together for a classic news and reviews episode! We talk about 'Jurassic World: Dominion' and whether that really is the end of the franchise! We try to coax Derek into joining the Squid Game reality show! I explain the school yard game 'Butts Up'! And Shane and Derek walk us through Sony's June State of Play and if it's worth hoarding all of the Playstation Plus subscr...

'Gatlopp' is one hell of a drinking game... because it can literally send its players to hell! Luckily, we have the 'Gatlopp' filmmakers rolling onto Geekscape to talk about putting the Tim Burton-esque film together during the height of the pandemic! Writer, producer and lead actor Jim Mahoney describes the origins of the film and what pieces he took from real life! Director Alberto Belli discuss...

Jason Inman arrives back on Geekscape to help Katie and I discuss a whole lot of geek news and reviews! First off, why is 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' the best genre show on TV? And is the Star Wars 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' series on Disney+ holding up its end of the bargain? Did the first 7 episodes of the new Stranger Things season leave us wanting more? And Katie has a brand new podcast coming to th...

Longtime Geekscape friend Daniel Corey is back on Geekscape but this time it's not as "awesome comic book writer and digital artist Daniel Corey" (although he is still that)! It's as a musician as he gets set to release his new single "Nearsighted" this week! On top of catching up with Daniel and talking music, we'll discuss Tom Cruise's return to the cockpit in 'Top Gun: Maverick'! Daniel also wa...

Geekscape is back with a brand new News and Reviews episode! Of course we have to talk about the biggest multiversal crossover film of the year: 'Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers'! Katie and Derek join me to talk the over the top love letter to one of our favorite Saturday Morning cartoons! Derek finished both 'God of War' and 'Game of Thrones'! Katie tells us to watch 'Love Death + Robots' on Netflix...