The Citadel Cafe: A Sci-Fi and Fantasy Podcast

Joel, and Stephen give their full review of The Mandalorian And Grogu, and Masters Of The Universe. Plus, listener email about adapting, and casting books to the screen. Show notes for The Citadel Cafe are here: https://thecitadelcafe.com/2026/07/01/the-citadel-cafe-506-the-mandalorian-and-the-masters-of-the-universe/ Join The Citadel Cafe Discord community! http://Patreon.com/TheCitadelCafe The C...

Joel, and Stephen share their experience going along for the ride with Project Hail Mary, as well as Joel’s final thoughts on season one of Star Wars: Maul, Shadow Lord. Plus, a large new Lord Of The Rings LEGO set, and new trailer from LEIKA. Show notes for The Citadel Cafe are here: https://thecitadelcafe.com/2026/05/29/the-citadel-cafe-505-project-hail-mary/ Join The Citadel Cafe Discord commun...

Joel, and Stephen share their experience co-watching the completion of NASA’s Artemis II mission, their tension watching Daredevil Born Again Season 2, and their admiration of the artistic direction of Star Wars: Maul, Shadow Lord. Show notes for The Citadel Cafe are here: http://www.thecitadelcafe.com/2026/04/30/the-citadel-cafe-504-space-and-the-shadow-lord/ Join The Citadel Cafe Discord communi...

Joel, and Stephen chat about the challenges of new graphic software, and geek out over Light And Magic, a documentary series covering the history of Industrial Light And Magic at Lucasfilm. Plus two LEGO picks for artists, and speed demons. Show notes for The Citadel Cafe are here: http://www.thecitadelcafe.com/2026/03/27/the-citadel-cafe-503-lights-camera-magic/ Join The Citadel Cafe Discord comm...

Joel, and Stephen share in the nostalgia in watching the pilot return of The Muppet Show, and go along for the ride in Predator Badlands. Plus, Wonder Man, animatronics, and pencil mechanics. Show notes for The Citadel Cafe are here: http://www.thecitadelcafe.com/2026/02/28/the-citadel-cafe-502-its-the-badlands-show-yaaay/ Join The Citadel Cafe Discord community! http://Patreon.com/TheCitadelCafe...

Joel, and Stephen chat about the series finale of Stranger Things, and look ahead to the number of nerdy projects that had new trailers in the last few weeks including Masters Of The Universe, Avengers: Doomsday, and The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. Show notes for The Citadel Cafe are here: http://www.thecitadelcafe.com/2026/02/01/the-citadel-cafe-501-the-future-of-marvel-and-masters/ Join The Citade...

Joel celebrates the 500th episode milestone with Stephen, Alastair, Ryan, Lou, and Jonny all gathered around the Holiday Roundtable to share their top three films, shows, and games of 2025, as well as what films, and shows are at the top of their comfort watch list going into vacation around the holidays. Show notes for The Citadel Cafe are here: http://www.thecitadelcafe.com/2025/12/24/the-citade...

Joel, and Stephen compare notes on the live action release of How To Train Your Dragon, and the first season of Severance. Joel is building a new LEGO set, and the new superhero game Dispatch is on the wish list. Show notes for The Citadel Cafe are here: http://www.thecitadelcafe.com/2025/11/01/the-citadel-cafe-499-how-to-train-your-severance-package/ Join The Citadel Cafe Discord community! http:...

Joel, and Stephen review new trailers for The Mandalorian And Grogu, Avatar: Fire And Ash, and Wolverine from Insomniac Games. Plus, Stephen has been watching Gen V. Show notes for The Citadel Cafe are here: http://www.thecitadelcafe.com/2025/09/30/the-citadel-cafe-498-gen-v-and-grogu/ Join The Citadel Cafe Discord community! http://Patreon.com/TheCitadelCafe The Citadel Cafe YouTube: https://yout...

Joel, and Stephen review Fantastic Four: First Steps, and KPop Demon Hunters, share recommendations for anime, and some favourite Kdramas. Plus, bonus bully tail wags. Show notes for The Citadel Cafe are here: http://www.thecitadelcafe.com/2025/08/31/the-citadel-cafe-497-fantastic-kpop-demon-hunters/ Join The Citadel Cafe Discord community! http://Patreon.com/TheCitadelCafe The Citadel Cafe YouTub...

Joel, and Stephen dedicate the entire episode to their review of James Gunn’s Superman, then speculate on the future of the LEGO Icon’s Transformers lineup. Show notes for The Citadel Cafe are here: http://www.thecitadelcafe.com/2025/07/30/the-citadel-cafe-496-superman-a-james-gunn-film/ Join The Citadel Cafe Discord community! http://Patreon.com/TheCitadelCafe The Citadel Cafe YouTube: https://yo...

Joel, and Stephen talk live action dragons, Andor, Season 2, and Predator: Killer Of Killers, along with summer plans to see Superman, and The Fantastic 4 First Steps. Show notes for The Citadel Cafe are here: http://www.thecitadelcafe.com/2025/07/01/the-citadel-cafe-495-andor-killer-of-killers/ Join The Citadel Cafe Discord community! http://Patreon.com/TheCitadelCafe The Citadel Cafe YouTube: ht...

Joel, and Stephen talk Thunderbolts*, some punches landed, some missed the mark. Stephen also went to see Sinners, and Joel completed the LEGO Retro Radio set. Show notes for The Citadel Cafe are here: http://www.thecitadelcafe.com/2025/06/08/the-citadel-cafe-494-thunderbolts/ Join The Citadel Cafe Discord community! http://Patreon.com/TheCitadelCafe The Citadel Cafe YouTube: https://youtube.com/t...

Joel, and Stephen talk about playing around with ChatGPT, then share their thoughts on A Minecraft Movie, and Dare Devil: Born Again. Plus, some Transformer LEGO on an unpredictable scale. Show notes for The Citadel Cafe are here: http://www.thecitadelcafe.com/2025/04/20/the-citadel-cafe-493-the-devil-likes-tension/ Join The Citadel Cafe Discord community! http://Patreon.com/TheCitadelCafe The Cit...

Joel, and Brocket chat about sharing nerdy interests with kids, LEGO announcing a brand partnership with Pokémon, and being cautiously “optimistic” on the new summer Superman film from DC. Show notes for The Citadel Cafe are here: http://www.thecitadelcafe.com/2025/03/30/the-citadel-cafe-492-which-way-will-superman-fly/ Join The Citadel Cafe Discord community! http://Patreon.com/TheCitadelCafe The...

Joel, and Stephen share their thoughts on Captain America: Brave New World, and the season premiere of Daredevil: Born Again. Plus, Stephen is learning Korean, and Joel is digging fossilized LEGO bricks. Show notes for The Citadel Cafe are here: http://www.thecitadelcafe.com/2025/03/14/the-citadel-cafe-491-born-again-in-a-brave-new-world/ Join The Citadel Cafe Discord community! http://Patreon.com...

Joel, and Stephen talk about their latest nerdy pastimes, and break down some of the latest blockbuster movie trailers released this month, from How To Train Your Dragon, to Jurassic World Rebirth, Captain America: Brave New World, and the first look at MARVEL’s Fantastic 4. Show notes for The Citadel Cafe are here: http://www.thecitadelcafe.com/2025/02/14/the-citadel-cafe-490-a-brave-new-jurassic...

Joel, and Stephen take a trip down memory lane with The Story Of Super Mario Bros. 3 documentary, and quench their gaming platformer thirst with Nine Sols from Red Candle Games. Plus, Blacktron LEGO is back! Show notes for The Citadel Cafe are here: http://www.thecitadelcafe.com/2025/01/22/the-citadel-cafe-489-the-nine-sols-of-super-mario-bros/ Join The Citadel Cafe Discord community! http://Patre...

Joel, is joined by Stephen, James, Lou, and Ryan for the Holiday Roundtable to talk about the films, shows, specials, and video games that they’ll be indulging in over the holidays. From Secret Level, to Superman, to indie games, and Indiana Jones, and The Great Circle. Show notes for The Citadel Cafe are here: http://www.thecitadelcafe.com/2024/12/24/the-citadel-cafe-488-secret-levels-and-great-c...

Joel, and Stephen discuss Act II, and Act III, the final episodes of Arcane. Joel has been playing around in the FICS*MAS holiday event in Satisfactory, and Stephen has some handy, productive apps to share. Show notes for The Citadel Cafe are here: http://www.thecitadelcafe.com/2024/12/10/the-citadel-cafe-487-arcane-season-2-finale/ Join The Citadel Cafe Discord community! http://Patreon.com/TheCi...

Joel, and Stephen discuss the premiere episodes of Arcane as the series returns to Netflix for its second, and final season. Plus, Joel has been digging into some League of Legends lore, and Stephen has a behind the scenes recommendation for Arcane fans. Show notes for The Citadel Cafe are here: http://www.thecitadelcafe.com/2024/11/24/the-citadel-cafe-486-arcane-season-2-premiere/ Join The Citade...

Joel has been modelling factory floors after Transformers in Satisfactory, and Jonny is back to talk about monkeying around in Mörk Borg, as well as the second half, and season finale of The Rings Of Power, Season 2. Show notes for The Citadel Cafe are here: http://www.thecitadelcafe.com/2024/10/31/the-citadel-cafe-485-the-long-game/ Join The Citadel Cafe Discord community! http://Patreon.com/TheC...

Joel, and Jonny talk about fantasy RPGs on screen, and on table top, before returning to Middle Earth to share their thoughts on the triple premiere episodes of The Rings Of Power, Season 2. Show notes for The Citadel Cafe are here: http://www.thecitadelcafe.com/2024/09/05/the-citadel-cafe-484-the-return-of-the-rings/ Join The Citadel Cafe Discord community! http://Patreon.com/TheCitadelCafe The C...

Joel, and Stephen went to the movies! A spoiler filled discussion (You’ve been warned!) about Deadpool & Wolverine, reactions to some of the MARVEL news out of ComicCon, and an unexpected nostalgic LEGO Lamborghini. Show notes for The Citadel Cafe are here: http://www.thecitadelcafe.com/2024/08/14/the-citadel-cafe-483-deadpool-wolverine/ Join The Citadel Cafe Discord community! http://Patreon....

Joel, and Stephen talk about acquiring new skills on the fretboard, and on the keyboard. Stephen was pleasantly surprised by the recent Tetris film, while Joel continues to wait to be surprised by The Acolyte. Plus, buzz about a LEGO set that’s more than meets the eye. Show notes for this episode of TCC are here: http://www.thecitadelcafe.com/2024/07/06/the-citadel-cafe-482-does-the-acolyte-stack-...