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How do you adapt a graphic novel to the film screen? Well, let us tell you about it! Starring 'Mad Men's Vincent Kartheiser, the indie film 'Ultrasound' is the story of Glen and Cyndi who, after a strange sexual encounter, become unwitting test-subjects in a mind control experiment. Their own memories become tools for manipulation as they search for answers. 'Ultrasound' director Rob Schroeder and...

'Oxenfree 2' voice actress Elizabeth Saydah joins Katie and I this week for a classic pop culture news and reviews round up! It's been a few weeks since we did this so I'm excited for Katie to tell us all about Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg in the 'Uncharted' film and her thoughts on 'Horizon Forbidden West'! Elizabeth will finally convince me to watch 'Yellowjackets' (I know... I know!) and tell...

The Geekscape 'Peacemaker' Season 1 Special! James Gunn's 'Peacemaker' starring John Cena just wrapped it's first season on HBO Max! So now it's time to sort through the bodies! Lucky enough for us, Ian Kerner is part of the team so we'll be delving through his DC comic book knowledge to talk about what we thought of the 8 part series! How did characters like Peacemaker, Judo Master and Vigilante...

It's time for a rock and roll education episode of Geekscape! Jamie Woolford and Rory Allen Phillips of The Stereo join me this week to talk about their upcoming album 'Thirteen'! The duo released their debut album 'Three Hundred' way back in the summer of 1999 on Fueled By Ramen (and also played my WXPN Philadelphia radio show so this will be another reunion of sorts)! Since then, artists like Ja...

The Geekscape 'The Book of Boba Fett' Season 1 Special! Well, you fans got what you wanted: a whole show all about your favorite childhood bounty hunter Boba Fett! So how was it? Did it meet all of your expectations? The internet seems to say... that it depends on who you ask! Luckily, Ian Kerner and I are here to dig through the remains of 'The Book of Boba Fett' Season One like a Jawa picking th...

Last year's Gamestop stock market phenomenon really surprised a lot of people. Within a few days, the stock that most people thought was completely dead skyrocketed to new heights and sent shockwaves through Wall Street. But how did it happen? Who were the players? And what were its repercussions? That is all explored in the new documentary 'Gamestop: Rise of the Players' and the film's director J...

It's a comic book heavy conversation on a brand new Geekscape when Jason Inman arrives on the show to talk about his second issue of Super Best Friend! Together we introduce Katie to the masterpiece that is Art Spiegelman's 'Maus' and double down on Nazis being terrible people! We also try to explain Marvel's 'The Sentry' and how he is not exactly Superman which leads us down quite the rabbit hole...

Vin Diesel said it best: it's all about family! And we've got an awesome, growing family right here at Geekscape! In fact, it's growing so quickly that maybe you haven't gotten a chance to meet everyone yet! Well, Katie and I are going to try and fix some of that this week as we introduce you to Donald and Leigh from Geekscape's 'Saturday Morning Showdown' podcast! That's right. We have a show all...

From 'The Book of Boba Fett' to James Gunn's 'Peacemaker' we're talking a lot about dudes in helmets this episode! And to help Katie and I with the heavy lifting, we've recruited Geekscape contributor Garrett Briones! We'll be talking the latest episodes of 'The Book of Boba Fett' and if Boba's new biker gang fits in the Star Wars universe! We'll also rave on the first 3 episodes of James Gunn's '...

Many of you are familiar with Werner Herzog's acclaimed documentary 'Grizzly Man', which tells the story of the late Timothy Treadwell. Treadwell was a bear enthusiast, environmentalist and documentary filmmaker who lost his life while living among and documenting coastal brown bears. But what happened to the film that Treadwell was making? That footage is now being released as 'Diary of The Grizz...

Geekscape is ready for a whole new year in 2022 and we prove it with a giant sized episode! To further celebrate our non-demise in 2021, Katie and I are joined by the amazing Kaitlin Cornell Krusoe to talk 'The Witcher Season' 2, The Matrix Resurrections and what we binge watched or played over the holiday break! We'll also be shaking out some of the nostalgia of yesteryear by talking about some o...

The Geekscape 'Hawkeye' Season 1 Special! 'Hawkeye', based on everyone's favorite bow-slinging member of Marvel's Avengers, wrapped up its first season on Disney+! And it was full of surprises, fun moments and MCU effecting revelations. So now that it's been a week, let's sit down with everyone's favorite human comic book encyclopedia Ian Kerner to discuss all six episodes! What were the highlight...

The Geekscape 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' Special! 'Spider-Man: No Way Home', the Marvel cinematic event of the year, has swung into theaters! So of course it's time to break it all down in a Geekscape Special with our friend Ian Kerner! And there is a LOT to talk about so there will be LOTS of Spoilers! How does No Way Home rank alongside past Spider-Man and MCU films? In what ways does No Way Home...

The Geekscape 15th Anniversary Live Celebration! This is it! The biggest Geekscape of the year! Filmed before a live theater audience in Los Angeles, the Geekscape 15th Anniversary Live Celebration is the final, 15th hour of the Dec. 17th 15 hour charity live stream for Big Brothers Big Sisters that ran across the entire Geekscape network! Featuring surprise guests from Geekscape's past (and futur...

Geekscape LACC 2021: The Worst Marvel Characters NOT In The MCU (Yet) We all love the MCU! And we all love Marvel Comics! But not all of the Marvel Comics characters deserve to show up in the MCU! Who are some of the lamest Marvel characters that have yet to make it to the big time? To help answer that question, the Los Angeles Comic Con panel of myself, Katie Elsaesser, Ed Greer and Ron Swallow a...

Geekscape LACC 2021: Giancarlo Esposito 'The Mandalorian' and 'Breaking Bad' actor Giancarlo Esposito joins me on stage at LA Comic Con to talk about his approach to acting, what he learned from Michael Mann and the line Vince Gilligan gave him that unlocked Gus Fring! Along the way we talk about building a creative life for yourself, being courageous and going big! And then I surprise everyone (i...

Geekscape is LIVE at Los Angeles Comic Con 2021 and we're bringing you with us! I celebrate my birthday on stage! We talk about the BIG news of the weekend featuring 'The Mandalorian's Giancarlo Esposito (and Heidi Cox)! Josh breaks down Tommy Wiseau's really weird booth for The Room and someone snoring through the Mortal Kombat cast panel! Carlos Lopez gives away some free videogames to the audie...

Los Angeles Comic Con is upon us this weekend! Join Matt and I to discuss some of the upcoming highlights! We'll probably talk some 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife', the insanity of scoring Spider-Man tickets and preview the Geekscape 15 hour Live Stream on Dec. 17th! We'll also discuss the first two episodes of the 'Hawkeye' series and whether or not Clifford the Big Red Dog is a Kaiju! Come and get it!...

7 years ago, writer Kevin Jakubowski came on Geekscape to talk about his book '8-Bit Christmas'! Now Kevin returns to the podcast to talk about the HBO Max film based on that same book starring Neil Patrick Harris and Steve Zahn! We'll get the full story of seeing the book to screen, get ya'll prepped for the holiday spirit and talk about the power of nostalgia! Get excited! Subscribe to Geekscape...

As fans of Jean Claude Van Damme's 'Kickboxer' and 'Bloodsport' martial arts classics, we're excited to welcome 'Kickboxer' Writer/Director and 'Bloodsport' producer Mark DiSalle onto the Geekscape podcast! We'll talk about making the original films, their passionate fanbase and helping to shepherd both franchises for over 30 years. We'll also talk filmmaking, working with Jean Claude Van Damme an...

Chloé Zhao's Marvel superhero epic 'Eternals' is finally out and the origins of the MCU have been revealed... so everything is totally cleared up, right? Well, maybe not so much. Luckily, our very own Uatu, Ian Kerner, is here to help us navigate the ideas, plotlines and ramifications of the film! What worked and what didn't? Is the Marvel formula inescapable? What Eternals will we probably see in...

Katie is back... and just in time! I had a blast at Edgar Wright's 'Last Night In Soho'! Katie and I fight our way through Metroid Dread! I try and walk my Pikmin to death in the new mobile game 'Pikmin Bloom'! And 'The Book of Boba Fett' gets its first trailer! Oh yeah... and I teach Katie all about Pikmin and wonder why she hasn't played it before! This is a good one, Geekscapists! Subscribe to...

Denis Villeneuve's epic 'Dune' has finally hit theaters... so why are some people upset about it? Matt Kelly is planning a Halloween Livestream this week! And Jonathan is planning Roomba Armageddon! It's all here and more on a brand new Geekscape! Subscribe to Geekscape on iTunes! Follow Jonathan on Twitter and Instagram! Join the Geekscape Forever Facebook Group! Visit Geekscape.net for more Geek...

It's been weeks since our last Geekscape news roundtable so it's time to get to work! Warner Brothers heaped a whole lot of new trailers and announcements on us at this past weekend's DC Fandome event, from a new look at 'The Batman' to a brand new Rocksteady Studios video game... so we gotta talk about it! Nintendo is also luring us all back to our Animal Crossing islands but do we really want to...

Filmmaker Chris White has directed one of my favorite films of the year: the Christian Metal dramedy 'Electric Jesus'! The film stars 'The Office's Brian Baumgartner and a cast of fantastic up and comers and is filled with equal parts music, comedy and coming of age charm. We'll talk to Chris on a brand new Geekscape podcast about the autobiographical origins of the film, discovering the unknown c...