Zero G

Rob Jan and Megan McKeough delve deep into a variety of recent films: small town monster movie ‘Blackout;’ absurdist adult fantasy movie ‘Sasquatch Sunset;’ black comedy ‘The Organist;’ listening café documentary ‘A Century in Sound;’ and personal documentary ‘Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger.’

Join hosts Megan and Rob as they claw into the much anticipated, DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE! (*No Spoilers*)

Join Megan and Rob as they begin a Cageathon in this week's episode, delving into a few of the many films Nicholas Cage has been in over the years. This includes action horror film Arcadian directed by Benjamin Brewer, comedic fantasy Dream Scenario by Kristoffer Borgli, and the newest mystery horror movie hitting cinemas now directed by Oz Perkins, Longlegs.

Join your Zero G hosts as they pay tribute to comedian tour de force Bob Newhart, and discuss Melbourne's upcoming International Film Festival. They also delve into Ti West's newest 80's nostalgic slasher MAXXXINE, the third film in the X trilogy.

On Today's show we "Get Smart" with an early overview of genre movie selections so you don't "MIFF out" on booking tickets for this year's Melbourne International Film Festival, and we farewell actress Shannon Doherty.

Celebrating Episode 1500 of Zero G! On today's show, an overview of Indian Science Fiction movies, focusing upon Director Nah Ashwin Reddy's S.F and Fantasy movie KALKI 2898 AD, plus a look inside the contents page of the superb new Young Adult Australian Speculative Fiction Anthology BORDERLANDS: RIDING THE SLIPSTREAM edited by Paul Collins (Ford St Press 2024)

We pay tribute to Phillip Adams long watch hosting ABC R.N's Late Night Live, sneak up on A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE, and reverse the polarity of Death itself in the Doctor Who Season finale EMPIRE OF DEATH.

Host Rob Jan pays tribute to Canadian actor Donald Sutherland, who recently died after a long illness. He delves into Sutherland’s career, focusing on his filmography and his acting style.

We farewell a legendary Lancelot, William Russell; check in with the latest episode of Doctor Who, The Legend of Ruby Sunday; and kick on with the space monks *ahem* I mean Jedi with The Acolyte.

Going rogue with ROGUE, the latest in DOCTOR WHO (Disney+); and who will survive the wasteland in FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA. We also catch up on the latest in space exploration; and what genre scores made the ABC Classics' Feel Good 100 countdown.

Rob Jan runs the show today and targets a name known worldwide, JLo! Jennifer Lopez has enough genre screen credits to her name to attract special attention from Zero-G in today's episode. We look at her back catalogue of movies plus THE MOTHER (NETFLIX) and THIS IS ME NOW + THE GREATEST LOVE STORY NEVER TOLD (AMAZON PRIME)

A wrap-up of what's on screens, including the latest DOCTOR WHO ep "Boom" (Disney+); a jump through the pixellated puzzle platformer ANIMAL WELL (Steam, PS5, Switch); and farewell to ROGER CORMAN. King Con! 2024: https://www.rrr.org.au/events/kingcon All Austrek meeting: http://www.austrek.org/austrek-events.html

Dr. Who's most recent season continues its run, and Rob Jan gets into the details, as well as looking back on the show's long history up to this point.

Rob Jan & Megan McKeough head to Tudor England with SHARDLAKE, an adaptation of C. J. Sansom's historical mystery book series (Disney+). Then over to Korea with MARRY MY HUSBAND, a time-travel revenge romance kdrama (Amazon Prime).

Rob and Megan dive into the recently announced reboot of the DC Universe films and anticipate details on the yet-to-release MARVEL blockbuster: DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE. They also speculate on a potential guest appearance from Taylor Swift within the film.

Rob and Megan ascend to the surface Wasteland from Vault 3RRR FM in quest of the videogame inspired AMAZON PRIME television series, FALLOUT, and more. Note: music has been removed due to copyright.

Rob and Megan discuss cinema and music with Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire , and more!

We chat about more midwest nice-noir with FARGO SEASON 5 on SBS. We also discuss Disney's animated series X-MEN 97, a continuation of the iconic 1997 TV series on Disney+. Note: the music referenced in this podcast has been extracted.

Innes Lloyd (David Innes & Rob Lloyd) talk to the Zero G team in detail about their Melbourne Comedy Festival shows Mina vs The Martians, a Dracula spin-off starring Dracula's paramour Mina Harker, and The Ghostlight League: Shakespeare Ghostbusters. Hosted by Rob Jan

Rob Jan and Megan McKeough discuss the recent release of Netflix’s ‘3 Body Problem,’ an American science fiction TV series based on Liu Cixin’s Hugo Award winning Chinese novel. They provide commentary on the show’s casting, characters and themes and draw comparisons between the show and the novel.

Rob and Megan discuss takeaways from the new South Korean's comedy mystery TV series "Chicken Nugget" (NETFLIX) and fantasy movie "Damsel". (NETFLIX)

Megan McKeough and Rob Jan focus on the recent release of ‘Dune: Part 2,’ the next instalment in Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of Frank Herbert’s famous Sci-Fi novel. They provide extensive insight into the key features of the film, including the casting, the characters, the screenplay, and the themes.

Rob and Megan farewell prolific genre author David Drake, who leaves behind a rich legacy of genre work. Then the team get the chills with the Alaskan season 4 of TRUE DETECTIVE: NIGHT COUNTRY (Binge).

Rob and Megan welcome DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE to the MCU (trailer has finally dropped!); give their 2c on THE FANTASTIC FOUR casting (hint: they love it); and get entangled in MADAME WEB (didn't quite reel them into its web, sadly).

Rob Jan and Megan McKeough breakdown of Dr Sean McMullen's novel Generation Nemesis . A dark satirical look at a post apocalyptic world where people are punished for carbon based crimes. Spotlighting Argyle directed by Matthew Vaughn and written by Jason Fuchs is a spy action comedy with homage to 80s action films. Plus, the genre gongs from the 2024 AACTA Awards.