20th Century Geek

Whether by myself or with one of my friends, each episode I will look at some aspect of pop culture in the 20th Century. This may be looking at the history involved or just reviewing a film, comic or book was important or we just like.

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Episodes

Shane Black Xmas pt2: The Long Kiss Bang Bang

Mike and I get stuck into our reviews of Long Kiss Goodnight and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. We also discuss our favorite Christmas movies.

Dec 23, 2016•1 hr 34 min

Bonus Episode: Spoilers review of Rogue One a Star Wars Story

Mike and I record our pre and post viewing thoughts about the new Star Wars film, Rogue One. We also go on several tangents sort of linked to the film.

Dec 20, 2016•1 hr 17 min

Black Christmas: Lethal Boy Scout

Man of Letters Mike and I kick off our Shane Black Christmas reviews with Lethal Weapon and The Last Boy Scout. We also discuss the top 5 alternate Christmas films

Dec 12, 2016•1 hr 29 min

90's Wrestling Part 3: Summary of a decade of destruction

In the final part of our 90's wrestling retrospective I consider the whole decade and summaries why the events took place and the legacy they have left.

Nov 26, 2016•33 min

90's Wrestling Pt2 : The attitude decade

Mad Mike and John Bull get stuck into what made the 90's such an interesting decade in Wrestling. The Monday night wars, ECW and the Attitude Era, we cover it all.

Nov 18, 2016•2 hr 6 min

90's Wrestling: Our time in the ring

Mike and I start talking wrestling. We start by discussing out time working as wrestlers on the British indie circuit as John Bull and Mad Mike.

Nov 11, 2016•54 min

Top 5 films - Halloween Part 3

Mike and I discuss out choices of top 5 films to get in the mood for Halloween

Oct 25, 2016•1 hr 28 min

Freddy vs Alien a review - Halloween part 2

Mike and I review the best of Freddy and possibly the worst of Italian sci-fi horror.

Oct 20, 2016•1 hr 38 min

Evil Dead and Poltergeist - Halloween Part 1

we discuss two horror greats

Oct 08, 2016•1 hr 29 min

Made and made again

Mike and Scott discuss movie remakes and if they are any good.

Sep 29, 2016•1 hr 2 min

The best film I ever read.

a look at film novelisations and what they can provide for fans

Sep 01, 2016•31 min

Adventurers, Swashbucklers and Mystery Men

A look at the heroes that came before Superman and how they were influenced by the events of the time. Quote from Batman Begins (2005) Warner Bros - Research book notes Superheroes: Capes, cowls and the creation of comic book culture – Laurence Maslon and Michael Kantor (2013) Crown Archetype A brief History of Superheroes – Brian J. Robb (2014) Robinson / Running Press The Shadow #1: The living shadow – Maxwell Grant (originally 1931 / reprinted 1977) New English Library The Avenger #2: The Yel...

Aug 12, 2016•34 min

Intro Episode

Hi and welcome to the intro episode of 20th Century Geek. This is my first episode and I wanted to give an overview of who I am and what you can expect. So pull up a bean bag and enjoy. Show Notes: information on Lore can be found at www.lorepodcast.com and more information about Imaginary Worlds can be found at www.imaginaryworldspodcast.org

Jul 26, 2016•12 min

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