Avengers releases this upcoming week, so we’re wrapping up our pre-Avengers re-watch of recent Marvel flicks with 2011’s Captain America. We discuss Steve Rogers’ unsung true superpower and the movie’s interesting selection of rogues. And we run down the week in geek — plus some fun general geeking-out over The Guild and other awesome web […]

I’ve always considered the “original” Spider-Man movie to be essentially a reboot, though I suppose many would consider it simply the modern superhero movie formula: Draw liberally from the hero’s comic roots to create a cinematic story that works on the big screen–and in product marketing. But Batman Begins changed all that, taking us for […]

We dive into the sci-fi principle of non-interference with a run down of Star Trek’s prime directive and how it differs from other sci-fi series’ takes on the concept. And we run down the week in geek, including Sean’s first-hand (non-spoiler) review of Sucker Punch, more Captain America goodness (in the form of a 9-minute […]

We wrap up our artificial intelligence arc with listener calls and a Valentine’s Day-inspired round of the robot dating game. And we run down the week in geek, including lots of new movie trailers (X-Men First Class, Cowboys and Aliens, and Captain America), Comic Con’s instant badge sell-out, Activision’s shutdown of the Guitar Hero franchise, […]

We launch into our AI arc by asking the question: What is artificial intelligence? And we run down the week in geek, including Captain America’s not-so-American release name in some countries, some new news about a possible Black Panther movie, the life, times, and downfall of the Comics Code Authority, and Kate Mulgrew’s comments re: […]

I’ve been meaning to write and recommend Sunshine for ages now, and the Big Three’s discussion on the podcast about Chris Evan’s casting as Captain America has prompted me to action. Danny Boyle (director of Trainspotting and Slumdog Millionaire), doesn’t like to claim himself as a sci-fi director, but with 28 Days Later and Sunshine […]