Please do like, subscribe, and rate on all the things like Facebook, Twitter, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Wherever you happen to be hearing us, really. Luke is getting back into extensively talking about monsters, and you will want to hear him here - especially if you are into Monster https://monstermash.transistor.fm/ Matt has not yet released this album, but you are hearing music from it this week. It'll eventually be at this link, and there is no lack of sounds to explore in the meantime: ht...
Feb 23, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 78
Joining us is returning guest John Champion. He's well steeped in 70's sci-fi weirdness from here to Bond, and takes the deepest dive into all things Star Trek here: https://www.missionlogpodcast.com/ The role of Luke today is mostly played by Mark Malek. Matt screwed up the schedule, so Mark is pinch-hitting. Hopefully he's put some music of his own up here by now: https://stunrunner.bandcamp.com/ Please do like, subscribe, and rate on all the things like Facebook, Twitter, Apple Podcasts, and ...
Feb 16, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 77
It seems the older the movie, the more ribald our conversation gets. This one is from 1936 - you have been warned. Please do like, subscribe, and rate on all the things like Facebook, Twitter, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Wherever you happen to be hearing us, really. Luke is getting back into extensively talking about monsters, and you will want to hear him here - especially if you are into Monster https://monstermash.transistor.fm/ Matt has not yet released this album, but you are hearing music...
Feb 09, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 76
We done like us some monster flicks in the Sanctuary, and this is one of the better ones Hollywood has produced. Joining us is Jake Rockatasky, who looks into the cult-like nature of a movement so controversial I'm not going to put the name in the description. It's probably all for naught since it's in the link, though: https://www.qanonanonymous.com/ Please do rate, review, and subscribe us on Apple Podcasts, YouTube or whatever you use to nab those podcasts. Luke also talks to you about monste...
Feb 02, 2021•1 hr 36 min•Season 1Ep. 75
Don't be fooled by the smell of early 1960's sci-fi cheeze - if you dig in you'll find concepts that are not just ahead of its time, but even ahead of Philip K. Dick. You likely haven't seen this one, but through the magic of YouTube and public domain, you should first give this early taste of sci-fi A.I. at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVgldYEoSoA&t=2133s Matt learned about this film from today's guest, Ken Ammi. Ken is a Christian-Jewish mystic who is happy to take a...
Jan 26, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 74
We get into the next step of Marty McFly's time tripping - all those whiplash time currents that make up this pop culture bonanza. Hoverboards, Pepsi Perfects, and 1989 Trump impersonation fuel this time trip. Joining us is Taylor Morden. Last year, during the initial 2020 lockdown, he organized Project 88, wherein people in quarantine recreated the 88 scenes of Back to the Future Part II. Check that out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcUUjWbVc4I&t=3631s Even more impressive is his re...
Jan 19, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 73
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 co-host from the Computer Game Show Podcast. Actual the second of those guys to head into the Sanctuary. You’ll find that podcast here and do dig around on the site for Star Calls, which should certainly resonate with our audience: https://tcgs.co/show/the-computer-game-show/ Please do like, subscribe, a...
Jan 12, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 72
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. So, to balance the scales, we've got a guest, Jonathan Meville, who has fully immersed himself in the making of this cult classic. He recently published a fantastic book, "A Kind of Magic: The Making of the Original HIghlander," on that very topic and you should hit up this US Amazon link: https://www.a...
Jan 05, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 71
"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 reception then. "Have a good trip!" (transcribed from a Japanese mall travel agency many a year ago) Please do like, subscribe, and rate on all the things like Facebook, Twitter, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Wherever you happen to be hearing us, really. Luke is getting back into extensively talking abou...
Dec 31, 2020•27 min•Season 1Ep. 71
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 podcast form. To get all this rolling on the right track, we have today's guest, Tom Secker. Tom is a British journalist who has written for Atlantic Today, The Independent, Newsweek, The Mirror, and the list goes on. His focus is a objective look at the military-industrial complex's influence on cinem...
Dec 29, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 70
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 story writers, Eric Stilwell, on as a guest. Along with writing this, he served as a production assistant and script coordinator for TNG, so the man has some tales to tell. Some of them are at his blog: https://boldlygoing.blog Please do like, subscribe, and rate on all the things like Facebook, Twitter, Ap...
Dec 24, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 69
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 Christmas with guest Mark Malek while they both ignored their families, so he seemed like good fit here. See him bury himself or something in this year's Quaranstein: https://youtu.be/HZJzDgqZNOw Please do like, subscribe, and rate on all the things like Facebook, Twitter, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Wherever y...
Dec 22, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 68
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 beaming in his end of the audio from the day room of a Japanese hospital - I guess that's fitting for a Godzilla flick. Please do like, subscribe, and rate on all the things like Facebook, Twitter, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Wherever you happen to be hearing us, really. Luke is getting back into extens...
Dec 15, 2020•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 67
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 to King Kong. Please do like, subscribe, and rate on all the things like Facebook, Twitter, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Wherever you happen to be hearing us, really. Luke is getting back into extensively talking about monsters, and you will want to hear him here - especially if you are into Monster H...
Dec 08, 2020•57 min•Season 1Ep. 66
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 Harryhausen. As an added side tangent, this is probably the closest we're going to get on covering "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood." Please do like, subscribe, and rate on all the things like Facebook, Twitter, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Wherever you happen to be hearing us, really. Luke is getting back...
Dec 01, 2020•52 min•Season 1Ep. 65
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 make a satisfying life. and hold the film up to the mirror of Gnosticism. And who better to join us on that journey than writer, podcaster, and deep diver into all things Gnostic, Miguel Conner. You can continue that dive with him over at his Aeon Byte Gnostic Radio, found at this link: https://thegodabovegod.com/ Luke is getting back into talki...
Nov 24, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 64
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 George Pal film about the end of the world. Please do like, subscribe, and rate on all the things like Facebook, Twitter, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Wherever you happen to be hearing us, really. Luke talks to you about those Monster Hunter monsters at the Monster Mash: https://gintendo-namer.squarespace....
Nov 17, 2020•54 min•Season 1Ep. 63
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 time and got into those deep questions about if we "need our pain," and "What does God need with a starship?" Joining us for the ride is Scott Atkinson, who you hear every week anyway on our intro. For more of his groove, check out this week's tunes from one of the many albums he's worked on with Matt: ...
Nov 10, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 62
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 ongoing cavalcade of Arnold. Please do like, subscribe, and rate on all the things like Facebook, Twitter, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Wherever you happen to be hearing us, really. Luke talks to you about true PokeLove at Luke Loves Pokemon: https://twitter.com/lukelovespkmn And Matt’s music for today’...
Nov 03, 2020•57 min•Season 1Ep. 61
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 watch it, but now he loves it. Then there is Henrique Couto - director of spooky movies and narrator of spooky podcasts. He's got a fair amount to say about "The Thing," and if you need more, go here: http://hen.storenvy.com/ Please do like, subscribe, and rate on all the things like Facebook, Twitter, Apple Podcasts...
Oct 27, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 61
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 Monster Hunter videogames. The podcast disappeared when Luke moved to Japan but it is back! It’s been slightly over two years but, energised by the announcement of Monster Hunter Rise we are podcasting about Hunting monsters again!This is a catch-up with the boys, their thoughts on Monster Hunter World two and a half years on and th...
Oct 22, 2020•43 min•Season 1Ep. 60
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. At least I assume it does - gI didn't actually check or anything. Also, Jeffery Combs. And Andrew Shearer. He basically replaces Luke in this one since Luke was busy trying to become bonafide in a Japanese gym when we recorded this. Anyway, Andrew likes this one enough to have commissioned a script read of it with an all-female...
Oct 20, 2020•59 min•Season 1Ep. 59
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 better yet, not thinking. Today, we will talk about the iconic movie, "The Fountain", with Buddhist author, Von Galt. Von's recently released book, "Buddhist Mandalas: Explore Parallel Realities with Sacred Geometry" goes over the science behind everyone's energy field, which she calls your "Merkabah" and ...
Oct 13, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 58
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 had plenty of time to get into the details of this one. Especially the classic car details. Ricky Varandas is the host of the Ripple Effect podcast, which features long-form conversations with social, political, and cultural minds of all persuasions. His handle everywhere social media-wise is rvtheory6, ...
Oct 06, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 57
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 the head about the whales and treats you to some colourful metaphors. Joining us for this romp is an away team from the fantastic Star Trek podcast Women at Warp. They take a look at Star Trek from a multitude of angles with a feminist perspective, and it is fantastic listening for all. Here is their Star...
Sep 29, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 56
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 to this excellent world.
Sep 23, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 55
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 which may or may not be funny (why not comment and review!). And yes - we will be following up with the new one in the soon-soon. Please do like, subscribe, and rate on all the things like Facebook, Twitter, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Wherever you happen to be hearing us, really. Luke talks to you ab...
Sep 22, 2020•53 min•Season 1Ep. 54
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.B. and some early industrial robotics. Please do like, subscribe, and rate on all the things like Facebook, Twitter, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Wherever you happen to be hearing us, really. Luke talks to you about true PokeLove at Luke Loves Pokemon: https://twitter.com/lukelovespkmn And Matt’s music ...
Sep 15, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 53
We've seemed to have stumbled a bit into a sci-fi comedy month - we'll be getting to Short Circuit and the Bill & Ted films (including the new one) later this month. This one doesn't seem so sci-fi on the surface, but once you consider the genetic experiment resulting in the twins, and that weird engine in the boot of the car, it gets a pass in the Sanctuary. To be fair, Schwarzenegger always gets a pass in the Sanctuary. Please do like, subscribe, and rate on all the things like Facebook, T...
Sep 08, 2020•53 min•Season 1Ep. 52
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 it to about 20 midnight screenings of this one, but returning guest Andrew Shearer went so many more times playing Riff Raff as part of the cast that would go wild in front of the screen. He's the Great Gonzo of microcinema, and you can get started at his Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gonzoriffic/ Th...
Sep 02, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 51
