Under The Lens with Byron Lafayette

What are the best Christmas movies? One thinks of Diehard, It's a Wonderful Life, the Santa Clause, Jingle All The Way, Christmas in Connecticut, Reindeer Games (well maybe not that one), and A Christmas Carol, but are there more to consider? In today's episode of Under The Lens, Byron Lafayette is joined by Curry Morris of the Curry Review, and JB Huffman of Manly Movies to talk about the Top 10...

In this episode, I am joined by J.B Huffman of The Manly Movies Podcast, we dig deep into the many themes of Back To The Future and why it has stood the test of time as a masterpiece of filmmaking. 

Sacheen Littlefeather made headlines worldwide when in 1973 she took the stage at The Oscars and gave a speech about the plight of Native Americans. For the next 50 years, Sacheen Littlefeather was an activist giving hundreds of interviews and becoming a household name. However, Sacheen Littlefeather had a dark secret, a secret that few knew and that she fought to keep hidden. In today's episode o...

In today's episode, I am joined by Aaron White of the Feelin' Film Podcast to discuss the 2002 film The Count of Monte Cristo. Its a fun and swashbuckling talk as we dive into all aspects of this underrated film!  The Count of Monte Cristo is a 2002 American historical adventure film, which is an adaptation of the 1844 novel of the same name by Alexandre Dumas , produced by Roger Birnbaum , G...

Discover the new take on Don Quixote and War of the Worlds. What would have happened if aliens invaded medieval Spain? Well, now Humanity has an unlikely defender in Don Quixote in this action-packed tale of Aliens vs. Knights. This is the premise behind writer Tom Pinchuk’s exciting new comic Class of the Classics Tom has worked on Cartoon Network’s Ben 10 and Mattel’s Max Steel while also crafti...

A  KAIJU CHRISTMAS  is a children's book for All Ages based on The Night Before Christmas, but instead of a Santa flying down to drop off presents a giant monster snowman appears through an extra-dimensional portal to ruin the holidays! And it's up to a group of brave children to save Christmas and the world! Check out the Kickstarter campaign here: A Kaiju Christmas — Kickstarter Bios:...

Today I had the pleasure of speaking with Director Polaris Castillo and Producer Dan Marcus about their film El Luchador, which was chosen to be screened at the 2022 San Diago Comic Con. The film follows a professional wrestler who goes into seclusion after his undefeated streak comes to an end. In this raw and unfiltered conversation, we chat about representation, how fiction is inherently cultur...

2016 saw the big-budget reboot of the Tarzan franchise in theaters, directed by David Yates (Harry Potter, Fantastic Beasts, and Where to Find Them), and starring Alexander Skarsgård , Christoph Waltz , Margot Robbie , Samuel L. Jackson , Djimon Hounsou . In this episode of Under The Lens, I am joined by Manly Movies Podcast host J.B Huffman as we discuss the themes of The Legend of Tarzan and if...

Today I had the pleasure of sitting down with Curtis Clow,  Curtis is an American Indie Comic book Author/writer/co-creator best known for his books THE WILD COSMOS, BEASTLANDS, SLIGHTLY EXAGGERATED, and MAJESTIC which he self-published through his own imprint TO INFINITY STUDIOS using crowdfunding. Thanks to an ever-increasing fanbase, he has had 13 fully funded KICKSTARTER campaigns. His wo...

Today I had the pleasure to sit down with Game developer David Szymanski, you may know him from such hit games as DUSK, IRON LUNG, and the upcoming stealth horror FPS Gloomwood. In this sprawling conversation, David and I discuss many things, such as what horror films still scare him, his love of classical music, and what it takes to be an indie game developer. I hope you enjoy this conversation a...

In this episode, Byron Lafayette discusses the claims over COVID by such as John Campea and Nerd-O-Rama's Mo'Kelly that theaters were dead and gone. Are theaters back for good? Byron looks at box office numbers and various films such as Top Gun"Maverick, Doctor Strange: In The Multiverse of Madness, and Downton Abbey: A New Era while giving his opinion on this topic. 

In 2016, Dr. Maha Hosain Aziz, an NYU professor, World Economic Forum risk expert, and author in global politics drew the crowdfunded political comic book, The Global Kid , which stars the superhero character of 14-year-old Sami. Sami lived in different countries with his family (much like Dr. Aziz did – 7 countries by age 14) and observed political problems (much like Dr. Aziz does in her day job...

I had the great pleasure of speaking with legendary artist and writer Rob Liefeld, his work has spanned decades and such iconic characters like Deadpool and Cable among others! In this sprawling interview, we chat about Rob’s series “G.I Joe Snake Eyes: Deadgame”  The fifth issue finale of G.I Joe Snake Eyes: Deadgame features an All-Star list of comic book legends providing inks and finishes...

In today's episode, I am joined by Feelin Films' own Caless Davis, who comes on the show to discuss The Matrix Revolutions, the much-maligned conclusion to the Matrix Trilogy. Is the film as bad as people say? Or is it misunderstood? It's a conversation not to be missed as we discuss this much talked about film and discover there may be more to it than meets the eye!  Summery In a dystopia ov...

In today's episode, we are discussing the controversial sequel to the iconic film The Matrix! The Matrix Reloaded is loaded (Pun intended) with theological and philosophical ideas concerning love, action, free will, and what it means to be human. It's a wild and exciting conversation that will see us chatting about everything from the Architect, Neo, Smith and Trinity to the Merovingian and his sp...

I was thrilled to have as my guest today Emmanuel Noisette; he is a film critic and creator of E-Man's Movie Reviews, and is also a member of the Critics Choice Association. He is also the founder and creator of the #RecastTChalla movement that has been featured on all the major news channels and has been exploding into the public zeitgeist. Emmanuel Noisette makes a case that by not recasting, it...

I recently had the pleasure of speaking with the authors of UNIKORN, a recently released graphic novel that is soon to be a major motion picture. Don Handfield is the co-creator of History Channel's drama series Knightfall and produced The Founder, starring Michael Keaton, and Kill The Messenger, starring two-time Academy-Award nominated actor Jeremy Renner. Don also wrote and directed the Saturn...

It was my pleasure to sit down with stage and film actor Yurel Echezarreta. Yurel is a Broadway veteran having spent 12 years in NYC making his Broadway debut when he was cast in the 2008 revival of WEST SIDE STORY as Tio and went on to appear in, La Cage Aux Folles, Matilda!, Disney's Aladdin, Head Over Heels, and most recently Tony-Winning Moulin Rouge!. Yurel and I spoke about his experience wo...

I sit down with author Daryn Kirscht to talk about his latest book "The Snyderverse Saga: The Culture-Shattering Phenomena Behind Zack Snyder's DC Film Universe" where he details the entire history of the so-called "Snyderverse" that is the DC films that Zack Snyder directed or was influential in helping craft. In this sprawling interview, we discuss Zack Snyder's Justice League, Batman V Superman...

SLOW CITY BLUES is an ongoing series following Detective John Loris, who gets trapped inside his imagination after a horrible accident causes him to try and take his own life. John instead ends up in Slow City, a construct of his mind’s eye, a place where anything is possible – except a way out. There, he must battle his deeply-rooted inner demons and examine who he truly was before entering...

Thanks for joining us today  I had the pleasure of sitting down with film star Tyrese Gibson. Tyrese is best known for his work in the Fast and Furious and Transformers franchise, as well as films like Flight of the Phoenix, Death Race, and my personal favorite of his Four Brothers. If you have not seen that one, check it out! In my conversation today, we chatted about his new picture, 'Dange...

I had the pleasure recently of speaking with the wonderful David Hackl, film director of such pictures as, Saw V, Daughter of the Wolf, Life on the Line , and the upcoming action thriller Dangerous . David Hackl is an industry veteran with over 30 years of experience in filmmaking. I was very happy to sit down with him and talk about his newest project Dangerous , which stars Scott Eastwood, Famke...

I was very privileged to sit down with celebrated author and writer Mark Seal, to chat about his latest book Leave The Gun, Take The Cannoli , which is all about the incredible story behind the making of the picture, The Godfather. Featuring in-depth interviews with the director, producer, cast, and crew,  Leave The Gun, Take The Cannoli  offers some truly unbelievably true stories into...

I had the privilege of speaking to author and paranormal researcher Jason Offutt. Jason is the author of Chasing American Monsters, a book that details over 250 Creatures, Cryptids & Hairy Beasts. Among them The Black Dog of Hanging Hills, the Tommyknockers of Pennsylvania, the Banshee of the Badlands, and hundreds of others. Jason Offutt is also the author of What Lurks Beyond: The Paranormal...

Awesome powers? Adventures all over the world?! Andy Xenon was the boy hero every kid wished they could be! But then he turned 18 and those powers suddenly vanished. No more adventures. What happened? This is the premise behind writer Tom Pinchuk’s exciting new one-shot comic Remember Andy Xenon , releasing on the new publishing platform ZOOP! Tom has written about the adventures of world-famous k...