Podcasts by Luke and Matts Sci-Fi Sanctuary
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Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (w/ James Farley) from 2021-01-12T14:46:12
Continuing our trek through Trek this week. Aging actors, creepy mind violations, and knee nuts are among our deep dives for this final voyage of the original cast. Joining us is James Farley, a ...
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The Highlander (w/ Jonathan Melville) from 2021-01-05T09:12
Full disclosure - this film is not our geek niche, though we give full and due respect to that niche (at least until the sequel). In fact - this turned out to be Matt's first viewing of the film. ...
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Le voyage dans la lune from 2020-12-31T12:51:28
"How about the space trip?" Space trip will be realized in the near future. As Apollo landed before for 30 years or more in the moon. you may do the mystical experience. We will offer a wonderful r...
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Starship Troopers (w/ Tom Secker) from 2020-12-29T10:15:01
Ending our monster month with a whole lot of them damn bugs. Gotta kill them all!! That or get into all the socio-facist implications of this under the radar satire, which is far more fun to do in ...
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"Yesterday's Enterprise" from Star Trek: TNG (w/ Eric Stillwell) from 2020-12-24T10:03
Christmas bonus for you!! It may be television, but it rates with any of the Trek films. And we can do this because it's chronologically before Star Trek VI. Even better, we've got one of the st...
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Jingle All the Way (w/ Mark Malek) from 2020-12-22T10:20
Gimmie your Christmas!! You can say it's not sci-fi, but let's not forget Turbo Man, jetpacks, and the fact that Arnold Schwarzenegger exists is pretty sci-fi. Matt used to bum around on Christma...
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Godzilla: King of the Monsters from 2020-12-15T10:59
While this is the most recent place to get your monster action - we're not sure it's the best. Nevertheless, there are quite a few monsters to discuss here. A bit of a weird one for us with Matt be...
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Son of Kong from 2020-12-08T14:56
We're continuing our plunge into the monstrous this month with this medium sized monster - a Diddy Kong if you will. It's a weird mismash of 30's film styles which is strangely also a direct sequel...
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The Valley of Gwangi from 2020-12-01T16:34
We're kicking of our monster month at the Sci-fi Sanctuary with this one. It features those weird, off-brand, pre-Jurassic Park dinosaurs, but at least they've been animated by the legendary Ray Ha...
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The Truman Show (w/ Miguel Conner) from 2020-11-24T13:11
Lots of "metas" to wade through with Jim Carrey's first notable foray into a more dramatic role. We think a few Deep Thoughts, consider what it takes to ma...
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When Worlds Collide from 2020-11-17T08:05
This one is a groundbreaking, early sci-fi feature - but it's also a mighty dry affair and serves up a heaping pile of 1950's weird racism. Matt and Luke try to unpack the ins and outs of this Geor...
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Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (w/ Scott Atkinson) from 2020-11-10T07:24
It's the Trek film so bad it's been effectively booted out of canon. But is it really that bad? Once we did our best to get past William Shatner's admittedly entertaining ego, we had a rollicking t...
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Terminator 2: Judgement Day from 2020-11-03T08:23
A year ago we watched Dark Fate, had a chat, and said we'd get back to it and T2 in a year's time. We stand by our word, homeslices. And here we are with T2 and the next major bullet point in our...
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The Thing (w/ Henrique Couto) from 2020-10-27T08:13
Here's the Thing. Like, literally - we're talking about the Thing. Y'know - for our spooky October. Luke has always seen it as a seminal sci-fi/horror, while Matt had been afraid to wat...
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Preview! Monster Mash Episode 89 from 2020-10-22T05:00
What’s this? Luke’s other podcast, Monster Mash, is making its triumphant return?
This is the comeback episode of Monster Mash, a podcast about the monsters from the ...
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Re-Animator (w/ Andrew Shearer) from 2020-10-20T08:37
The Sci-fi Sanctuary is getting a couple weeks spooky for this Octoberfest starting with "Re-Animator."
The Webster's Dictionary defines "re-animate" as to animate again....
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The Fountain (w/ Von Galt) from 2020-10-13T08:33
We've got a metaphysical, Hugh Jackman-sized puzzle box this week for you to solve with your interdimensional mind. All that, and some ruminations on Buddhism to get your thunker thinking - or bet...
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In Time (w/ Ricky Varandas) from 2020-10-06T08:08
Gettin' your sexyback with JT in this high-concept sci-fi set in a dystopian world where everyone's time to live is literally ticking down own their forearms. Luckly, Matt, Luke, and guest Ricky h...
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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (w/ Sue and Sarah from Women at Warp) from 2020-09-29T08:03
Wrapping up 80's sci-fi/comedy month with a film that is, of course, a full-on genre sci-fi that manages to deftly jump into those comedy waters. Yes, it is the Star Trek that bonk bonks you on th...
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Bill and Ted Face the Music from 2020-09-23T08:26
Checking back in with Bill and Ted after a 30 year break. Guess they need to finally write that world unifying song... or do they? We're rolling along with an honest-to-Zeus sequel returning us t...
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Bill&Ted's Excellent Adventure and Bogus Journey from 2020-09-22T08:23
As our 80's comedy sci-fi month continues, Matt and Luke get deep behind the zen philosophy of Bill and Ted with this dive into their first few films. That, and we make jokes of questionable taste...
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Short Circuit and Short Circuit 2 from 2020-09-15T08:47
Rolling through our sci-fi comedy month is this duo of films that are as 80's as you can get. There may have been Wall-E, and 80's Robot, but Johnny Five was first - unless we count the NES's R.O....
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show (w/ Andrew Shearer) from 2020-09-02T08:14
It's astounding!! There's nothing more of a cult film than this one. It may have "horror" in the title, but it is far from lacking in science fiction double feature tropes. Matt may have made ...
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Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (w/ Larry Nemecek aka "Dr. Trek") from 2020-08-25T10:10
Star Trek III is that one hanging on back at the party. You probably wouldn't notice them much, but if you strike up a conversation, you may be in for a good time. I hope we managed that here. ...
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Minority Report (w/ Charlie Robinson) from 2020-08-18T10:39
In 2002, it all seemed so fantastically dystopian. But in 2020, it comes across more like reality spiced with a few gallows humor anachronisms. We get deep into the dark vibe that pulses from the...
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Magical Mystery Tour (w/ Dan Richter) from 2020-08-11T09:19
This Beatles flick is more bizarrely fantastical than science fiction, but today's guest certainly has some serious sci-fi cred. Dan Richter is at the center of a Venn diagram of the grooviest a...
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Batman Begins from 2020-08-04T10:48
SWEAR TO ME YOU WILL LISTEN TO THIS PODCAST!!! We will be getting to more Nolan films, but this is the last of our 2020 Nolan month, which ends without a new Nolan film. We get into militarized p...
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Inception (w/ Santiago Velasquez) from 2020-07-28T07:42
The original idea was so do a Nolan month that would be capped off by Christopher Nolan’s new sci-fi, “Tenant.” In our weird world, that one has been pushed back to mid-September or more, but we’r...
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Interstellar (w/ Dr. Erin MacDonald, Science Advisor for Star Trek) from 2020-07-21T14:56
This week we’ve decided to add some class to an intellectually superior sci-fi film, but Matt and Luke are not the ones up for that job. Fortunately, we do have Dr. Erin Macdonald on the microphon...
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Sonic the Hedgehog from 2020-07-14T12:16
Gotta Go Fast!!! - in this somewhat shorter episode of the Sci-Fi Sanctuary. How does the world of Sonic turn out in this film? Can Jim Carey still be properly wacky? We answer these qu...
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Detective Pikachu from 2020-07-14T12:04
Luke loves Pokemon and is an expert on the topic. Matt played a few minutes of HeartGold ten years ago. Thus, we enter the world of Detective Pikachu with wildly different perspectives....
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Total Recall from 2020-07-07T13:46
I think we’ve already made it clear that this is an Arnold positive podcast, and this one is about as Arnold as you can get. Director Paul Verhoven went as ultraviolent as possible (unl...
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Independence Day (w/ Mark Malek from "Quaranstein") from 2020-06-30T13:30
Luke is British and watches this every Independence Day. Mark is American, got sick in the theatre watching this, and would definitely not vote for Bill Pullman. Matt mostly just giggles like a l...
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Revolt in the Fifth Dimension from 2020-06-25T15:00:08
Matt decided to make Luke watch 1967’s “Revolt in the Fifth Dimension” without mentioning what it was. Several minutes of hijinks ensued. Please do like, subscribe, and rate on all the things lik...
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Transformers (w/ Stuart Webb from Podcast Maximus) from 2020-06-23T23:39
This week we chat about what is arguably the template for the 2010’s blockbuster. If our normal conversation isn’t geek enough for you, we’ve brought in Stuart Webb, who wrote “Transformation: A P...
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Space is the Place from 2020-06-16T12:30
We rolled tape on this Blaxploitation, Afro-Futurist jam on May 24th, not knowing that the next day the whole world was gonna straight up open that putrid can of worms called “racism,” that had bee...
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Back to the Future (w/ David Turner from "The Computer Game Show") from 2020-06-10T07:32
Everyone loves this one, right? It’s like a Platonic solid of a movie. Luke and Matt needed some heavy artillery to do this one justice, so we are joined by Dave Turner of “The Computer Game Show...
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Spider-Man 2 from 2020-06-02T07:51
Achtung! Das ist nicht ein Deutsches podcast! Wir sind nicht Deutsch sprechen auf Spider Man 2. Mattias und Lukas sind bose Deutsch sprechen. Please do like, subscribe, and rate on all the thin...
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Color Out of Space from 2020-05-20T07:44
It’s like the color, maaannn. And the space. And crazy Nic Cage having a go with Lovecraftian sci-fi horror. The movie pretty much came out of nowhere, but Matt and Luke find it a great jumping ...
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Silent Running from 2020-05-05T05:02:02
Bruce Dern pulls off the greatest social distancing, self-isolating hat trick ever as he murders his crewmates on the cargo ship Valley Forge, and heads off into deep space with only a couple of cu...
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Dragonball: Evolution from 2020-04-28T15:04:03
We is getting ballz deep in these Dragonballz!! Should I have used those Z's? You'll find that our view is that a few rectified mistakes might have made this a charming film, but those few mistak...
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Planet of the Apes (2001) from 2020-04-22T00:34
Maybe this bit of Monkey Magic isn't so much bad, but horribly misguided. It's like a puzzle where none of the pieces fit together, but a few of them are still quite pretty on their own. Is it en...
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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (w/ Norman Lao and John Champion from "Mission Log") from 2020-04-18T10:51
Taking a break from our bad movie month to do a really good movie - with really good guests. The sci-fi geek who would besmirch the name of Khan is a rare breed indeed, and none of the four feller...
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Ready Player One from 2020-04-15T10:03
Are you to live free, or not? Matt doesn't like this reference heavy dystopian fantasy. Luke sees the bet, raises, and profanely rages against this movie with his fist in the air. Now, this mont...
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Batman&Robin from 2020-04-08T13:09
This week, our latex-rubber nipple firm up for a discussion about Joel Schumacher's magnum opus. Matt is still pissed about his opening night impressions, while Luke is blinded by the Schwartz. B...
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Ghostbusters (2016) (w/ Andrew Shearer from Gonzoriffic) from 2020-03-31T15:33:12
Matt and Luke, joined by Andrew Shearer from GOnZoRiFFiC, bop this train wreck of a film over the head with a shovel, toss it in the boot of a ‘79 Oldsmobile named “Bitch,” and sink it in the cold...
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Bonus - Star Trek: Picard ("Et in Arcadia Ego Parts 1&2") from 2020-03-30T13:43:45
Did “Star Trek: Picard” land with our intrepid podcasters? Listen and find out. We take a deep dive into this synthetic future and Matt romantically serenades Luke, and you, dear listener, with t...
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Pacific Rim from 2020-03-24T08:13
Guillermo del Toro's 2012 film shows us a 2020 where the world must unite to fight monsters. Idris Elba plays a supporting role. So pop open a Corona Beer, sit back, and see if Matt and Luke can ...
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Bonus - Star Trek: Picard ("Nepenthe" and "Broken Pieces") from 2020-03-16T13:05:24
The existential dread of “Star Trek: Picard” meets the warm fuzzies of TNG. How does that all work out? You most likely have your own answer to that question, but feel free to listen to us and he...
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The Matrix from 2020-03-10T15:11:32
You can't really have a Sci-Fi Sanctuary if you're not gonna invite Morpheus into it. We may not take the red pills in said Sanctuary, though. Yet, in light of this movie, Matt goes headfirst int...
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Dr. Who and the Daleks from 2020-03-04T21:48
Doctor Who mania quickly stoked this feature film, now on the big screen in colour and starring classic actor Peter Cushing as a man named, uh, Dr. Who. What could go wrong? What could go right?...
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Star Trek: Picard ("Stardust City Rag" and "The Impossible Box") from 2020-03-02T14:07:45
Getting onto the next few episodes of Picard. How do Luke and Matt feel about unnecessary eye surgery and MK Ultra triggering. Have a listen and find out. Then search us out and spread the love ...
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Flash Gordon from 2020-02-25T07:36
This one is still a bit of a thing in the UK, and it's certainly a bit of a cult classic in the US. Matt and Luke take a bite into this eight course cheese dinner and try to Queen as hard as we ca...
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Star Trek : Picard ("The End of the Beginning" and "Absolute Candor") from 2020-02-19T16:02:35
A little more of that Picard you dig so much. Episodes 3 and 4 may move at a relaxed pace, but we've got plenty to say about the philosophy behind the show. If you dig the cello interlude, you ca...
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Forbidden Planet from 2020-02-18T14:27
It's one of those sci-fi chestnuts we've just got to address. It may be serious, but don't call it Shirley. We get into the whitest crew ever to grace the cosmos, the electronic tonalities, and t...
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Fast&Furious Presents: Hobbs&Shaw from 2020-02-11T15:03:59
In this very special episode, Luke teaches Matt to pronounce both "Jason Statham" and "zeitgeist," as Matt keeps mumbling the former and deranges the latter We also cover this spinoff of the Fast ...
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The Fifth Element from 2020-02-05T11:07
This pansexual, fabulous, candy-coated sci-fi romp could have only happened at the time that it did. The Willis and Chris Tucker are in their prime, and Milla Jovovich definitely makes herself kno...
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Star Trek: Picard ("Remembrance" and "Maps and Legends") from 2020-02-03T14:39:15
How many podcasts are going on about Picard? Probably quite a few. Still, here’s our fun-sized take on the first two episodes of the series. That’s only like 20% of the candy bar - and that’s al...
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The Black Hole (w/ Andrew Shearer from Gonzoriffic) from 2020-01-29T06:00
This is an oft forgotten, psychedelic colour blast of science fiction featuring some heavy hitters in the cast and some wild design. It is a good movie? That's up for debate, but it is undoubtedl...
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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns from 2020-01-21T15:22:20
We’re digging the film, but let’s be real, we’re going for the jugular of the comic book mythos. Still, Luke was blindsided by the quality of the DC Animated Universe, and Matt thinks there is not...
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2001: A Space Odyssey from 2020-01-15T13:51
Matt and Luke get deep into the underpinnings of this very slow, but transcendental sci-fi classic by Stanley Kubrick. Do we let Dave in the pod doors, or just spin Pink Floyd on vinyl? Listen an...
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King Kong (1933) from 2020-01-07T12:16
It’s the big daddy of the (non-Japanese) monster movies and Luke has been chomping at the bit to chat about it. Meanwhile, Matt watched it long ago in film school. Hear us beat our ches...
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Galaxy Quest from 2019-12-24T16:58:17
Matt thinks this is not only a solid sci-fi, but one of the best (defacto) Trek films. Luke thought this was just a comedy to quote, but now he's looking at geek fan culture then and now. Could y...
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Star Wars - The Rise of Skywalker from 2019-12-24T14:53:15
We hit up the theatre for the newest galactic sampling from Jar-Jar Abrams. Don’t doubt that we bring on the full Palpatine for the occasion.
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Star Wars - The Last Jedi from 2019-12-18T14:31
Star Wars Month Continues!
We’re gonna get controversial in this one because we’re getting properly stuck into Episode VIII: The Last Jedi. Guess what: we bloody ...
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Star Wars - The Phantom Menace from 2019-12-12T02:18:14
Okay, we covered a shit film for Star Wars month but now we’re getting stuck into some legit, canonical, George Lucas Star Wars. This should be good, right? Right?
Star Wars- The Holiday Special from 2019-12-04T01:46:02
We’re having a bit of a Star Wars month here in the Sci-Fi Sanctuary, preparing ourselves for the end of the saga when the Rise of Skywalker hits us at the end of the month. For now we’...
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Metropolis from 2019-11-27T06:20
Here’s quite possibly the very first science fiction feature film. It’s a classic, a masterpiece, a touchstone and lots of other words that mean it’s very old and very important, but ho...
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Terminator: Dark Fate from 2019-11-21T02:16:53
Our newest film yet! We recorded this one right after leaving the cinema, so it’s something a little new and different for us. The episode is divided into three parts: first, there’s to...
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X-Men: Dark Phoenix from 2019-11-12T23:11:03
Hey look! We’re talking about a film released this year. We can occasionally be relevant when we put our minds to it. This one was pretty unanimously derided when it came out, ...
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The Terminator from 2019-11-06T23:26:04
This week, we’re talking about legitimately one of the greatest films ever made, and a personal favorite of both Matt and Luke. Plus, it stars the greatest actor of all time: Arnold Sch...
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Transformers (1986) from 2019-10-30T13:07:48
21 Years before Megan Fox and Shia Lebouf starred in Transformers, Leonard Nimoy and Orson Welles starred in . . . Transformers. Matt was alive in the 80s and Luke bloody loves Transfor...
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Bonus Episode: Firefly Episode 01: Serenity from 2019-10-09T12:56
Hello friends! Here’s a little bonus to keep you amused between episodes.
This was originally recorded as the first in our Firefly podcast, Brown Pants. Unfortunately we lost the rec...
Logan's Run from 2019-10-02T00:16
Here’s the film our podcast is kind of named after. Matt’s watched it hundreds of times, but doesn’t know what Tinder is. Luke watches it for the first time but has been rejected on Tin...
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Spider-Man (2002) from 2019-09-18T16:50
This was recorded a while before even the first hints of the Marvel/ Sony news, so don’t expect any discussion of that. Instead, you get some Spidey fanboying from Luke, some unexpected Sam Raimi...
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Star Trek: The Motion Picture from 2019-09-04T03:55
Here’s something novel - a podcast where two white guys talk about science fiction movies!
Matt and Luke start at the beginning with a little bit of good old fashioned St...
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