Three Geeky Dads

Tonight we're looking at the movie that tells the story of a young white kid who can rhyme like no other, a kid just trying to make his way in this cold, unfeeling world, a kid just looking for someone to love him for who he really is and for a chance to prove himself. Is it the movie you're thinking of? Think again!!!

They say Idle Hands are the devil's playground, it's also the name of 1999 horror comedy film! Listen in as we talk about it in our latest episode...or do we? "The Master will not approve. It'll be dark soon, there's no way out of here!"  

Once upon a time, a movie was released that touched the hearts of many. It was the tale of a lonely being from another world who, when separated from his his own kind, is befriended by a young boy who takes him in, introduces him to his family and ultimately has to protect him from those who wish to harm him all while trying to return him to his own kind!

This week, we're joined by our good friend (and friend of the show) Josh Dahlin who asked us to take a look at these two movies as part of our "VERSUS" series! Both films were produced from the same studio with a VERY limited budget. The acting is questionable, the special effects are anything but special and the scripts were probably pounded out in one booze-fueled Saturday afternoon. Both films...

This week, we're looking at John Carpenter's In The Mouth Of Madness...the perfect movie to wrap up our In The March Of Madness series! This film sees insurance investigator, John Trent (played by Sam Neil) as he investigates the disappearance of horror author Sutter Caine...a writer who has the ability to bring what he writes about to life...as the lines between truth and fiction, fantasy and rea...

In The March Of Madness month continues as, this week, we're taking a looking into the sillier side of insanity as we talk about the 1996 Ben Still directed film, The Cable Guy. Starring Jim Carrey and Matthew Broderick, it follows the story of Carrey's titular cable installer as he becomes obsessed with Broderick's character, nearly driving him to the brink of insanity!

This week, we continue to look at movies to drive you mad as our "In The March Of Madness" series continues with Session 9. This film from 2001 follows the story of a crew of asbestos remediators who agree to clean up an abandoned asylum but discover more than they bargained for.

The Shining, directed by Stanley Kubrick and based on Stephen King's novel of the same name, follows the story of Jack and his family as they find themselves in a large Colorado hotel for the winter as Jack has recently taken on the job of caretaker for the off-season. Jack thinks it'll give him time to write the great American novel but, otherworldly forces seem to be at play in the hotel and Jac...

Army Of Darkness, Medieval Dead, Evil Dead III, whatever you call it, it's still an amazing wrap-up to our Fantasy February series and Sam Raimi's Evil Dead trilogy. A mash-up of horror, slap-stick comedy and medieval mayhem, this film finds our hero, Ash William (perfectly played by the incomparable Bruce Campbell) transported to the past (the year 1300 to be exact) where he is determined to be t...

In this episode, we're brining you the latest in our Fantasy February series...this week is a special week for, not only are we looking at a classic mythological movie with fantastic stop-motion FX by Ray Harryhausen, we're pitting it agains it's 2010 CGI remake! It's our latest in our VS series as well, as we bring you The Clash of The Clash OF The Titans!!!

Fantasy February continues as, this week, we take a look at the 1988 film Willow. Directed by Ron Howard and produced by George Lucas and based on his story, it tells the tale of Willow who, after his family finds an abandoned baby, he is charged with bringing her back to her people. Along the way, he discovers that the child is the chosen one who is destined by birth to bring an end to the evil q...

Fantasy February begins with the king of the sword and sorcery movies...1982's Conan The Barbarian. This fantasy epic stars Arnold Schwartzenegger in the role he seemed destined to play! After being orphaned by an invading hoard, Conan becomes a slave who, once freed, seeks revenge against James Earl Jones' Thulsa Doom and his snake worshiping cult!

Tito wraps up his month of great movies for us to talk about by picking the 2010 film, UNSTOPPABLE. Expertly directed by Tony Scott and starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pine as a veteran and rookie train operators who find themselves the only ones able to stop an unmanned runaway train hauling dangerous chemicals through densely populated western Pennsylvania!

Tito brings to us yet another cinematic knock-out. This week, he has us go toe to toe with 1992's Gladiator. Do not confuse this film with the Russell Crow movie of the same name. Instead, starring Cuba Gooding Jr, James Marshall, Robert Logia and Brian Dennehy, this film is about a high school student who has to fight to survive on the mean streets of the south side of Chicago and then has to fig...

This week we also have a new ESCAPE POD episode where our own Marc Macrina along with friend of the show, Dean Calusdian have put together another double-feature of fantastic, futuristic films for you all! This time, on the marquee, it's Dark Star and Galaxy of Terror!!!

Tito has another good one for us to talk about and this time, it's Strange Days, the 1995 sci-fi action thriller starring Ralph Feins, Angela Bassett and Juliette Lewis. Co-written and produced by, non other than, James Cameron and Directed by Kathryn Bigelow, the film is set in the last two days of 1999 and follows the story of Lenny, a black marketeer of recordings that allow a user to experienc...

Tito continues to wow us with his picks for movies for us to talk about this month as, this week, he has us look at the 2011 Indonesian action film, The Raid: Redemption!

Happy New Year everyone! It's January and that marks one whole year since we brought Tito on board to join us full-time on the podcast! To honor that fact, we're letting Tito curate what we talk about for the whole month! This week, to kick it all off, Tito has chosen for us one of his very favorite movies since he was a kid, Berry Gordy's The Last Dragon an urban, hip-hop, action-comedy martial a...

It's Christmas and that means it's time for our annual Drink 'Til It's Good holiday episode. We were thinking of doing a Christmas horror movie (like we usually do) but, as it was pointed out, we've done a LOT of horror episodes lately so, jokingly, we thought, why not tackle a cheesy holiday TV special. Hence, this year's offering is the most recent Dolly Parton Holiday Special, Dolly Parton's Mo...

It's a very special Three Geeky Dads Holiday Special!!! When Geek Dad, Derek is having a hard time getting into the Christmas Spirit, he finds himself visited by three sprits who try to show him what the holidays are all about...but, will they succeed?!? Featuring (the bad impressions of) Michael Caine, Wilford Brimley and Sean Connery, this special episode is sure to put even the Scroogiest of Sc...

Tonight, by request, we will be looking at the 1995 horror anthology Tales From The Hood! Writer/actor/director Rusty Cundieff delivers four short horror stories based on problems that affect the African-American community such as police corruption, domestic abuse, racism, and gang violence, all told to three drug dealers trying to buy some drugs from a very eccentric funeral director!

This week, we also have a new ESCAPE POD episode for you! This time, on Marc and Dean's Double Feature, they talk all about the 1970's made-for-TV movies Don't Be Afraid of the Dark and Kolchak: The Night Stalker! Listen in to find out what Marc and Dean thought of these two TV horror classics!

This week, by request, we're going to be talking about the 1982 horror classic, Poltergeist. Directed by Tobe Hooper and written and produced by Stephen Spielberg, this movie had just as many scary things going on behind the scenes as ended up on the screen!

Thanksgiving may be over for another year but, we're still in the mood for giving thanks to all of our great listeners who've made requests for episodes! For this week's episode, we were asked by our good friend (and fellow podcaster) Marco Mazzola from the Entertainment Rants Podcast. Marco has asked us to look at one of his favorite movies...Time Bandits, the 1981 Terry Gilliam fantasy adventure...

We're getting closer to Thanksgiving and we're still giving back to you, the fans who've made requests for episodes that we Geeky Dads can talk about. This week, we've been given the task of watching and talking about the 1978 made-for-TV-movie, KISS Meets The Phantom Of the Park! Listen in to find out what we thought about it!