Legends Podcast

We're heading back to high school for a Legend of '99 - that's 25 years ago! When a prank goes wrong leaving the most popular girl in school dead in the trunk of a car, her clique will stop at nothing to cover up their crime. Starring Rose McGowan, Rebecca Gayheart, Julie Benz, and Judy Greer, this film written and directed by Darren Stein didn't take a huge bite out of the box office, with many c...

Director Francis Ford Coppola is widely regarded as one of the greatest directors of the twentieth century, the visionary force behind The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, and dozens of other films. For decades, Coppola had sought to make a film drawing parallels between the fall of the Roman Republic and the future of the United States by retelling the Catilinarian conspiracy in modern New York, but wa...

We're continuing our journey on the open road this month with a classic Disney movie released three decades ago. In this film, a father and son come to terms with the circle of life while realizing the importance of being prepared to face the challenges of a road trip. Far from meaning "no worries" for the son (who wants to feel the love tonight with his crush), the efforts of the father (who just...

We're heading out for a road trip with two ladies who are doing it for themselves! Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon star as the titular leads in this 1991 road trip crime drama from director Ridley Scott. When a girls' weekend getaway goes awry, a waitress and housewife must dodge the law and would-be lovers to make a true getaway. But when their luck runs out, they must take a leap of faith. Co-sta...

It's Tax Day, and we're celebrating the fiscal cycle with a movie that gets physical. A film that puts the "internal" from "internal injuries" in the Internal Revenue Service. The flick that proves pocket protectors can be cool and no one will make fun of you for wearing them if you also carry a really big gun. Ben Affleck stars, the same year he donned the Bat-Mantle in Batman V Superman, alongsi...

We're back from ITHACON, but we mustn't dwell, no, not today! We can't! Not on Rex Manning Day! We're rewinding to 1995 at the height of the record store boom. Directed by Allan Moyle and written by Carol Heikkinen, with an ensemble cast including Anthony LaPaglia, Maxwell Caulfield, Debi Mazar, Rory Cochrane, Johnny Whitworth, Robin Tunney, Renée Zellweger, and Liv Tyler, this comedy follows a gr...

Legends Podcast is proud to present a special exclusive look at ITHACON 48. Held this past weekend (April 5-6, 2025) at Ithaca College, ITHACON 48 is the latest installment of the second-longest-running comic book convention in the nation. Hosted by the Comic Book Club of Ithaca and students in MGMT 29800: Promoting and Managing Conventions at Ithaca College School of Business, ITHACON harkens bac...

We're indulging our sweet tooths (or sweet teeth?) with the origin story of everyone's favorite candy man! Join Timothée Chalamet as young Willy Wonka for the tale of chocolate, conspiracy, and creepy little orange men, along with a cast of assorted oddballs and character actors. Directed by Paddington and Paddington 2 helmer Paul King and produced by David Heyman, who just took over co-producing...

Beaver Fever continues to hold sway over Legends Podcast as we visit the wintry woods of Northern Wisconsin for an ultra-indie throwback movie about an applejack brewer turned trapper who contends with the forces of nature. Directed by Mike Cheslik and starring Ryland Tews, the film draws inspiration from a myriad of sources, including the works of Abbott and Costello, Buster Keaton, Charlie Chapl...

We're all back on the 'cast for an indie horror comedy about a bunch of horny college kids who do battle with an undead colony of beavers that have been altered by toxic waste. And while that premise may sound stupid, the film is also stupid. But that doesn't mean it can't also be fun! Or does it? We're dam sure going to find out in this episode! And we're all just as eager to hear Lobster's full...

In 2024, just last year, several animated films from all over the world found their way to Oscar nominations.  Tonight we wonder if robots would survive better in the wild than we would. We're talking about the animated adaptation of Peter Brown's beloved novel. Directed and Co-Written by Chris Sanders The writer/Director behind The Croods, How to Train Your Dragon, and everything Lilo & Stitch, a...

(UPDATED AUDIO) sorry for the last file, the tracking was off.. beef made a mistake. here is the updated file, we hope you enjoy!   We're venturing to Garfagnana, Italy, in the Year of Our Lord 1347, for a raunchy comedy based on The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio. In the film, three medieval nuns lead a simple life in their convent until a virile young servant who's been forced into hiding by hi...

In 2002, Robin Williams was in his era of playing against type with roles in the Christopher Nolan thriller Insomnia, and in this film about a lonely photo minilab employee who becomes obsessed with a young family. Co-starring Connie Nielsen, Michael Vartan, and Gary Cole, this pic written and directed by Mark Romanek succeeded critically and commercially, and it was also the only film that Robin...

And this is Studio Ghibli's 2001 classic from famed writer-director Hayao Miyazaki. When 10-year-old Chihiro moves with her family to a new neighborhood, a wrong turn sees her trapped in the world of kami, the spirits of Japanese Shinto folklore. Raking in almost $400 million in coin, the film stood as the highest-grossing film in Japan for almost 20 years. Widely regarded as one of the best films...

In space, no one can hear you scream. In sequels that are also prequels that tell standalone stories while respecting the original and tying together diverse material from comics to video games, no one can hear you scream about continuity. Return to the Alien franchise in this 2024 installment directed by Fede Álvarez (who helmed Don't Breathe) and set in-between the first two films. While the out...

We're journeying from the jungles of Darkest Peru to Jolly Ol' London Town in this adaptation of the beloved children's stories by Michael Bond. The Bond is strong with Q actor Ben Whishaw who voices the precocious titular bear. The cast is stacked with talent, including Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi, and Nicole Kidman in key roles, with Michael Gambon...

In the mid-aughts, America became obsessed with high fashion for some reason. Maybe it was Project Runway's silver-haired imp Tim Gunn whispering in our ears to "make it work." Maybe we were all bewitched by the well-dressed ladies of Sex and the City. But Manolo Blahnik and Jimmy Choo were suddenly household names. Enter Meryl Streep as the boss from Hell: Miranda Priestly, the editor-in-chief of...

In March 2019, The Walt Disney Company officially completed its $71.3 billion purchase of 21st Century Fox and gained the film rights to several Marvel Comics characters for Marvel Studios, including Deadpool and the X-Men. After a long development period, Marvel Studios finally announced plans to incorporate the R-rated Deadpool franchise into the relatively family-friendly Marvel Cinematic Unive...

Here we go, back to reviewing movies! It's been a month since we've done this, hopefully we still remember where to put things. We're jumping into 2025 with a review of a classic romantic comedy written by Nora Ephron and directed by Rob Reiner from 1989. Starring Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan as two opposites-attracts acquaintances who become friends who become lovers, this rom-com was named the G.O...

Welcome to 2025! We're excited to bring you an all-new slate of movies to review this year, including recent releases and classic films - but we're going to shake things up a bit by holding our first-ever Movie Draft. That's right, we're taking turns picking the movies we want to review this year. What will make the cut? And what's up with theme months like Aug-Heist and Chronovember? Don't worry...

It's almost New Year's, so we're looking back over the past year and counting down our Top Ten Anything of 2024! We also take some listener messages, catch up on news and trailers, share what we've been into over our holidays, and preview what's ahead in 2025. It's a great time to be a Legend!   For more geeky podcasts visit GonnaGeek.com   You can find us on iTunes under ''Legends Podcast''. Plea...

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! And nothing says Christmas like classic TV holiday specials! Over the next two weeks, we'll be toasting and roasting two of the most famous from the duo of Rankin and Bass. Which of them belongs on the Nice List and which one deserves a shiny lump of coal in its stocking. This is Legends of Christmas! Airing fifty years ago this month, based on the book...

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! And nothing says Christmas like classic TV holiday specials! Over the next two weeks, we'll be toasting and roasting two of the most famous from the duo of Rankin and Bass. Which of them belongs on the Nice List and which one deserves a shiny lump of coal in its stocking. This is Legends of Christmas! Airing sixty years ago this month, the first Rankin...

We're visiting the Kingdom of Arendelle for a Disney Animated movie based on Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale "The Snow Queen." This icy tale makes for perfect pre-holiday viewing, and audiences agreed when they spent over a billion dollars at the box office to see it, making it the highest-grossing film of 2013 and the highest-grossing animated film of all time, at that time. And it wasn't ju...

We're toasting the twentieth anniversary of a film about wine, friendship, and love among the vineyards of the Santa Ynez Valley, California. Directed by Alexander Payne and based on the novel by Rex Pickett, this 2004 hangout/road comedy from Fox Searchlight became a critic's darling, sweeping the "Big Four" critics' awards and winning the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar, Golden Globe, BAFTA, WGA,...