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Movie - "Plant of the Apes (1968)"
Matt and Rachel discuss the movie adaptation of Pierre Boulle's classic novel. What did they get right? What didn't they? Do we think this is a rare case of the movie...
Book - "Planet of the Apes" by Pierre Boulle
On this month's Book episode:"Planet of the Apes" by Pierre Boulle is a science fiction novel that tells the story of a group of astronauts who land on a distant plane...
Monthly Book Club - "Godkiller" by Hanah Kaner
Matt and Rachel discuss the short(ish) but awesome fantasy epic, "Godkiller" by Hanah Kaner. Refreshing change from 900 page mega-epics that are half filler with a nov...
"Anguish (1987)" - There's mommy issues and then there's MOMMY ISSUES
"Anguish" is a 1987 horror film directed by Bigas Luna. The movie revolves around a mentally unstable mother, who hypnotizes her son John to commit murder and harvest ...
Spoiler Free Book Review - "The Day Tripper (2024)" - Character growth done to perfection
I absolutely adored this book. I thought the concept was interesting, the execution was flawless, and the journey that Alex goes on was heart-breaking, inspiring, and ...
"Solaris (2002)" - George Clooney shows off his acting and his ass-ets
The 2002 film "Solaris" is a psychological science fiction drama directed by Steven Soderbergh, based on the novel of the same name by Stanisław Lem. The movie stars G...
Dune DEEP CUT - "Dune: Part 2 (2024)" - Out of the theater reaction
We finally did it. After over a dozen episodes of Dune content, we made it to the epic release of Denis's Dune: Part 2! What did we think? Did we like it? Was it worth...
"Solaris (1972)" - Less about the planet, more about the hot wife.
"Solaris" is a 1972 Soviet science fiction film directed by Andrei Tarkovsky, based on the novel of the same name by Stanisław Lem. The film follows psychologist Kris ...
Bonus - "The Unknown Best: Book 1" by Matt Wilkening
A book recommendation from Rachel and Matt! The Unknown Best: Book 1 by Matt Wilkening! Get it here!Do you have problems? Good. Michael Malbon doesn’t, and he hates it...
Monthly Book Club: "Solaris" by Stanisław Lem
Rachel and Matt discuss the novel "Solaris" by Stanislaw Lem which has been adapted into film twice (episodes incoming!) was it an easier read than Star Maker? Did we ...
"Radius (2017)" - Neat Sweet Indie Suspense Thriller
Rachel and Matt mostly talk about "Radius" from 2017 but also sort of talk about a lot of unrelated stuff too. From Wikipedia: Radius is a 2017 Canadian science fictio...
Dune DEEP CUT - "Denis Villeneuve's Dune - Part 1 (2021)" - When you finally have money!
"Dune - Part 1" directed by Denis Villeneuve is an epic science fiction film based on the novel of the same name by Frank Herbert. Set in a distant future where noble ...
"Warm Bodies (2013)" - Unabashedly Romantic Zombies
The first in our informally themed February episodes where we talk about love and monsters and how sometimes, enjoying a movie that isn't afraid to be wholly romantic ...
Dune DEEP CUT - "Frank Herbert's Children of Dune (2003) - Part 3 of 3" - Syfy Miniseries
Another installment in our Dune Deep Dive series. We chat about the third episode of the 2003 Children of Dune miniseries which covers the events of Dune Messiah and C...
Monthly Book Club: "Star Maker" by Olaf Stapledon
May we all one day experience whatever chemically induced metaphysical journey Olaf went on in preparation for writing this book. Possibly while writing this book (as ...
Dune DEEP CUT - "Frank Herbert's Children of Dune (2003) - Part 2 of 3" - Syfy Miniseries
Another installment in our Dune Deep Dive series. We chat about the second episode of the 2003 Children of Dune miniseries which covers the events of Dune Messiah and ...
Dune DEEP CUT - "Frank Herbert's Children of Dune (2003) - Part 1 of 3" - Syfy Miniseries
Another installment in our Dune Deep Dive series. We chat about the first episode of the 2003 Children of Dune miniseries which covers the events of Dune Messiah and C...
Dune DEEP CUT - "Dune: Children of Dune" by Frank Herbert
The next installment in our long form Dune series. In this episode we discuss the sequel to Dune Messiah, Dune: Children of Dune. If you've heard it's no bueno and to ...
"Vlad Tepes (1979) - Vampires of 1979 - Part 8 of 8
The last and driest movie in our vampire tour of 1979, Vlad Tepes. The Communist propaganda version of the Vlad Dracula story. Also a little red thread moment as Rache...
Monthly Book Club: "The Unfinished World" by Amber Sparks
We discuss the short story collection by Amber Sparks entitled: "The Unfinished World" Did Matt learn to love short stories? Listen to find out!
Author Chat - Dr. George Paxinos - "A River Divided"
We had a lovely chat with Dr. George Paxinos about his one (and only) fiction novel after a career of writing for scientific publication. Professor George Paxinos is t...
"Salem's Lot (1979)" - Vampires of 1979 - Part 7 of 8
Arguably one of the most popular vampire offerings of 1979. We discuss the Stephen King miniseries adaptation of Salem's Lot that was released in 1979.
"Thirst (1979)" - Vampires of 1979 - Part 6 of 8
"The descendant of Elizabeth Bathory is abducted by a cult of blood-drinking, self-proclaimed supermen who want her to join them."We review the 1979 "Ozploitation" fil...
"Dracula Blows His Cool (1979)" - Vampires of 1979 - Part 5 of 8
Another week, another Dracula adaptation. This time with nudity! So. Much. Nudity.A descendant of the famous vampire gets a job as a photographer shooting beautiful fa...
"Nocturna (1979)" - The Vampires of 1979 - Part 4 of 8
We chat about this movie (?), Nocturna (1979) and the truly 70's nature of ubiquitous nudity and how survivorship bias affects how we view movies from decades long pas...
Author Chat - Haldane B. Doyle - "Our Vitreous Womb"
We have an awesome chat with Author/Biologist/Experimental Agriculturalist - Haldane B. Doyle about biology based scifi novel (Collection of 4 novellas) - "Our Vitreou...
Monthly Book Club: "The Thousand Deaths of Ardor Benn" by Tyler Whitesides
Matt and I chat about the "High Fantasy Heist" book - "The Thousand Deaths of Ardor Benn" by Tyler Whitesides. Did we love it or feel underwhelmed? Did we find ourselv...
Nosferatu: The Vampyre (1979) - The Vampires of 1979 - Part 3 of 8
Werner Herzog's 1979 remake of the original silent film classic, Nosferatu. Honestly, 11,000 rats. 11,000 rats were used in making this movie and I don't think any oth...
Love At First Bite (1979) - The Vampires of 1979 - Part 2 of 8
The second of 8 vampire movies released in 1979 which I'm going to tentatively call the "year of the disco vampire". This movie was fun, punchy, packed with pop cultur...
Dracula (1979) - The Vampires of 1979 - Part 1 of 8
The first in our Anniversary exploration of the vampire movies of 1979 (all 8 of them). First up is the 1979 adaptation of the Dracula theater play staring Frank Lange...