But Why Tho?

At Fantastic Fest 2019 I got the opportunity to see The Mortuary Collection ,  an anthology film by director Ryan Spindell that gave me the same feelings I got when I saw Michael Dougherty 's Trick 'r Treat for the first time. Set in a funeral home the film follows a young girl as she requests to be trained as an assistant to the home's mortician Montgomery Dark, played by the iconic Clancy Brown...

There are more superhero stories in the public consciousness than ever before. However, they tend to focus on extremely similar characters to one another. Fortunately, as the superhero world becomes more diverse, ever so slowly Dennis Lui is pushing it forward. Lui is the creator of Raising Dion , a comic-turned-Netflix Original series focused on a young boy discovering his power after the death o...

Memory: The Origins of Alien premiered at Fantastic Fest 2019 from director Alexandre Philippe, known for 78/52. In  Memory,  Philippe explores the origins of one science fiction's most iconic films, Ridley Scott's Alien.  But, this isn't just a production history, instead he discusses the myths and culture that formed the story of the film and how it could have only happened with the trio of Dan...

It's October, so we're getting creepy, cooky, and all together ooky in our first spooky month episode topic:  The Addams Family.  With the new animated film hitting theaters this weekend, we thought it was time to visit America's favorite family and break down their long history from 1930s cartoon strips to 1990s cult classics, and that MC Hammer song for good measure. We also go into how the Adda...

While at Fantastic Fest, I got the chance to sit down with the director of The Cleansing Hour Damien LeVeck. In this conversation, we dove discussed creature design and the use of practical effects for the vast majority of the film's most shocking moments. When explaining the choice to embrace practical, LeVeck explained that he wanted to avoid the trappings of other possession films, leaning on t...

Seis Manos  marks the first major adult animation centered on a Latinx story, specifically a Mexican story. Set in 1970s Mexico,  Seis Manos  revolves around three orphans trained in Chinese martial arts, Isabela ( Aislinn Derbez ), Jesus ( Jonny Cruz ), and Silencio. When their mentor is killed, they join forces with an American DEA agent, played by Mike Colter and a Mexican police officer ( Angé...

In honor of the long-awaited Borderlands 3 , we're heading to Pandora and exploring the  Borderlands  franchise. From humor, cell animation, and millions of guns to the dynamic co-op play it brought to the RPG scene in the 2000s we talk about why the franchise matters. And for some reason we even talk a little about Fable. So all you vault hunters and pyshcos strap in for a fun episode and a lot t...

With IT Chapter 2 in theaters, we decided to cover the King of Horror: Stephen King. With the help of Alex from Frightday.com , we dive into King's history in writing and how he's crafted stories that have landed at the most film and TV adapted author currently alive. We talk about his faults as a writer, his experiences, his advice, and ultimately why his stories continue to resonate with us. Wit...

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance  is now on Netflix and building out Kim Henson's lore and world of Thra that began in in 1982. Now, the Dallas-based developer Bonus XP, who also brought us Stranger Things: The Game, and publisher En Masse Entertainment are bringing that world to consoles, PC, and Mac with  The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics. At PAX West 2019, we got the chance to sit...

Blair Witch , the new psychological horror game from Polish developer Bloober Team , came out last week and made a large horror splash both in the fandom and on the sixth floor of PAX West 2019. Set in the Blair Witch  universe and lore , Bloober Team and Lionsgate's take on the world of the Blair Witch is detached from the film franchise while still bringing horror fans the things love from it. I...

This week we talk about the first Microsoft game to ever hit number one selling title spot outside of the US: Gears of War. With the fifth installment, we walk through the lore, the history of the game, and a look at why everyone is excited for Gears 5. Get ready for chainsaw noises, talk about the merits of co-op play and voice our opinions about what happens to franchises when they change their...

Astroneer  came out last year from System Era Softworks, and since it's official release in February of this year, has grown a loving community and win multiple awards at  SXSW Gaming 2019 and the Webby Award, as well as other showcases and conventions. At PAX West, we spoke with communications director Joe Tirado about the game's success and how it's continued focus on exploration and community....

Doomfist main, Slytherin, and the actor behind Walt Yoshida AMC's The Terror , Lee Shorten sits down to talk about his experience on the show and more. The Terror: Infamy, the second season of AMC's horror anthology, centers on a series of bizarre deaths that haunt a Japanese American community, and a young man's journey to understand and combat the malevolent entity responsible. In addition, the...

This week, I got the chance to sit down and speak with Heli Kennnedy, writer on the official continuation of the famed and loved BBC science fiction series, from SerialBox, a premium digital reading and audio platform that delivers ongoing stories to online and mobile platforms in digestible installments. The official  Having also written the IDW Publishing graphic novel tie-in to the series, Kenn...

This week, Matt drops a bomb on us, the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire matters well beyond the fact that it's been on the air for so long. As the first game show that we've covered Matt breaks down rotating hosts, absurd episode counts, and ultimately how it started a wave of imitations. 

Joss Whedon's world of  Buffy The Vampire Slayer  has been around since 1997 and like most Whedon creations has a solid base of fans who followed not only Buffy's slaying days in Sunnyvale but also followed the supernatural detective cases that Angel cracked starting in 1999. Now, 20 years, later, Angel is back as part of BOOM! Studio's reimagining of the Buffy-verse.  Going into its fourth issue,...

This week, the crew gets scary as they discuss the lasting impact of  Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark   from Alvin Schwartz and Stephen Gammell and what the stories continue to matter nearly 40 years after their release. Kate leads the team through the history, controversy in schools, and ultimately the importance of children's horror in relation to some of the world's darker moments. Oh, and Ka...

This week we're resisting the Fast & the Furious franchise to honor the recent release of Hobbs & Shaw. We talk about the absurdity of the franchise, the machismo, the fights off-screen, and ultimately about how it all wraps back to familia. And, we do it all with the help of Nikko, contributor for But Why Tho? A Geek Community. Have you ever wondered why everyone in the franchise are superheroes...

This week, we dive into the kawaii world of Hello Kitty with help from special guest Stefani from El Cucuy is My Neighbor. Find out how this Sanrio favorite made it to being one of the most iconic characters across the world and even the Japanese Tourism Ambassador to China. We cover Kitty White's history, her journey to the US and more.  Stefani Ruiz |  @stefanihearts From — El Cucuy is My Neighb...

This week, the crew talks about the caped crusader, the Dark Knight, the one and only Batman. With the help of our community website editor and Queen of Batprivilege Lizzy, we tackle the 80 years of the Bat. We cover his psychology, his identity as Bruce, his creators' history, and what he means to us. But here's your disclaimer: This episode isn't about the Batfamily or his rogues, there was a lo...

DeadTectives, the newest Shudder Original horror-comedy premiered last week. Funny, nostalgic, and filled to the brim with paranormal lore, the ghost hunting parody offers up more than just great humor, it also provides a supernatural world filled great practical effects and characters that pull you in. Over the weekend I also got a chance to speak with the film's director Tony West about the horr...

With the remake of  The Lion King   hitting theaters this weekend, the crew is going deep into why 1994 Disney animated film matters to pop culture and fans. Adrian leads us through its box office, it's EGOT status, and how Disney didn't originally think it would be hit - but it was! 

While at this year's Rooster Teeth Expo (RTX), Kate and Matt got the chance to sit down and talk with Josh Hofmann, the founder of Paws Your Game. In the interview above, the three discuss the importance of no-kill shelters, the differences between kill-shelters and no-kill shelters, and ultimately how gamers and general animal lovers can help Paws Your Game help give animals a voice.   If you wou...

At this year's Rooster Teeth Expo (RTX) we got the chance to sit down with Brennan Lee Mulligan and Ally Beardsley of CollegeHumor's Dimension 20.  The Dungeons & Dragons campaign web-series follows the adventures of the  Dimension 20 team in a world of magical realism and it had a big impact at RTX. Now in its third season, "The Unsleeping City," Dimension 20 is a wonderful and comedic world of m...

Wizard of the Coast's  Magic: The Gathering is more than just a card game. For over 25 years, the world of Magic  has vast lore that ranges from dark zombies and demons to the lightness of fairies. It is a world that has expanded into books, comics, video games, and in 2020, it's making it's way to Netflix as a new original series. Produced by the animation network and studio Octopie , and executi...