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This is How We Geek Out: Interviews, Reviews & More
Episodes
July 20, 2024 • 24 mins
Actors Gwilym Lee and Carolyn Bracken stop by to chat about Oddity, the new horror thriller from IFC Films and Shudder, out in theaters July 19. Written & directed by Damian McCarthy, this tense, quiet suspense-horror feature may be the surprise movie of the summer season.
What appeals to you about tales of quiet horror? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!
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July 13, 2024 • 66 mins
Director Eugene John Bellida and producer Deborah Rickey are here to talk about their indie suspense-horror feature The Girl Who Cried Her Eyes Out. They both shared in the writing with Fabrizio Fante, and there were many questions!
What do you hope for most in a low budget film: story, character, acting or effects? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!
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June 29, 2024 • 47 mins
Author & teacher Maurice Broaddus stops by to talk about Black Panther: T'Challa Declassified: Notes, Interviews, and Files from the Avengers' Archives, the latest entry in the Declassified series from Smart Pop Books.
Which comics characters would you like to see a deep dive history and analysis for? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!
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June 22, 2024 • 41 mins
Second Sight Publishing's CEO Bradley Golden and COO Marcus H. Roberts are here to talk about Second Sight's horror projects, and how the graphic novel "SHOOK! A Black Horror Anthology" and the collaboration with Dark Horse Comics came about.
If you're suffering from superhero comics fatigue, do you actively seek out comics created by or telling stories about cultures and countries around the world? Let us know! Send Summer an ema...
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June 15, 2024 • 30 mins
Writer/Director James Croke and actors Sasha Luss and Alexis Ren stop by to chat about the new scifi-thriller LATENCY. We chat about brain technology and possibly how such tech could influence or be influenced by mental disorders.
Would you want to test out devices designed to be implanted in or directly connected to human brains for easier access to internet or virtual reality applications ? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or ...
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Professor Alessandra Seggi is here to talk about her book "Youth and Suicide in American Cinema: Context, Causes, and Consequences", an academic treastise on suicide and entertainment.
Do you think about any potential real-world influences from certain plot or story elements in movies? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!
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April 27, 2024 • 28 mins
Director Stefon Bristol stops by to talk about BREATHE, and getting into the family side of a survival story.
What do you look for in your dystopian or post-apocalyptic stories? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!
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April 21, 2024 • 51 mins
Writer-Director-Producer Hasraf "HaZ" Dulull is here to talk about his new animated feature MAX BEYOND, which was fully created with the Unreal Engine, and is just the first chapter in this new world of story possibilities.
What other uses for Unreal Engine would you be interested in seeing creatives try out? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!
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April 17, 2024 • 38 mins
Writer-Director Nathaniel Kahn stops by to talk about the new IMAX Original Documentary, DEEP SKY, chronicling the building, launch and deployment of the James Webb Space Telescope, as well as its evolving mission.
What space science breakthroughs would you like to see documentaries for? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!
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April 13, 2024 • 33 mins
Writer-director Kiah Roache-Turner is here to talk about his latest feature, STING, and how he wanted to make a fairy tale story... with unusually large spiders.
Which critters are your horror movie trigger? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!
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April 6, 2024 • 30 mins
International Horror & Sci-fi Film Festival Director Monte Yazzie returns to tell us all about the features and shorts being showcased in this year's festival (its 20th year!)
What film festivals did you like or would you like to attend? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!
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March 30, 2024 • 53 mins
Dr Emily Zarka, professor and host/creator of PBS Digital's creature feature series MONSTRUM, stops by to share details of their next episode, a look at the history and the future of King Kong.
What creatures of myth and legend would you like to see Monstrum feature in an episode? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!
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March 16, 2024 • 39 mins
Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival director Daniel Abella is here to tell us about this year's festival, the films, the shorts programs, the Q&A panels and more.
What film festivals did you like or would you like to attend? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!
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February 24, 2024 • 65 mins
Writer Ryan Cady stops by to talk about HAUNT YOU TO THE END, a limited series from Top Cow / Image Comics, and we dive deep into his fascination with ghosts and more.
What other types of near future horror tales would you like to see in graphic novels or short films? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!
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February 17, 2024 • 30 mins
Director Matt Vesely and actor Lily Sullivan are here to talk about MONOLITH, a new indie scifi-thriller, featuring a unique storytelling approach.
Is combining science fiction and thrillers the type of indie movie you'd want to see more of? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!
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February 10, 2024 • 29 mins
Director Andrew Cumming is here to talk about OUT OF DARKNESS, a new horror-thriller that not only takes a unique story set 45,000 years ago, but includes an entirely new language, Tola, designed specifically for the film.
Would more speculative history horror set in the distant past be something you'd want to see? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!
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February 3, 2024 • 32 mins
Monstrous Books publisher James Aquilone and artist Zac Atkinson have a new project, The Omega Eleven, a 5-issue series that's a mix of Doctor Who and Ocean's Eleven. Yes, a magical heist is in the works.
Are indie comics stories something you look for or look forward to? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!
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January 20, 2024 • 35 mins
The latest scifi-thriller from Bleecker Street is I.S.S., and director Gabriela Cowperthwaite stops by to talk about making this thriller about tensions affecting American and Russian scientists aboard the International Space Station during a breakdown of international relations on Earth.
Is combining science fiction and thrillers the type of indie movie you'd want to see more of? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a mess...
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December 16, 2023 • 53 mins
Professor Will Brooker's newest book, Never-Ending Watchmen, is a deep dive into the world of Watchmen, and all of the commentary, opinion, interpretation and analysis about it since it's publication.
What about Watchmen is special for you? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!
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November 25, 2023 • 27 mins
Writer-Director Javier Reyna stops by to talk about his latest feature, indie action-thriller DUE JUSTICE, starring Kellan Lutz, Jeff Fahey and Efren Ramirez.
DUE JUSTICE is an interesting story, touching on mental illnesses caused by severe head injuries, and some of the problems people suffering from those afflictions can endure.
What are the most important elements in an action-thriller for you? Let us know! Send Summer an em...
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