Which of the four kaiju here came out on top: the giant gorilla, alligator, wolf, or the Rock? 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 Hunter: https://monstermash.transistor.fm/ Or the smaller, Pokemon kind: https://lukelovespkmn.transistor.fm/ Matt has...
Sep 15, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 106
A notorious belly-flop upon its released, how has the last of the old-school Trek films aged? We bring in prolific Trek novelist Dayton Ward to work it all out. You'll find plenty of Dayton's books on Amazon (including a "24" novel which Luke digs), but how about visiting his digital home: http://www.daytonward.com/ 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 ext...
Sep 07, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 105
An episode of sister podcast Monster Mash about the Netflix movie Monster Hunter: Legends of the Guild Jay, Jas and Luke share their thoughts on the Legends of the Guild Netflix animated feature. Spoiler-free for the first half, then we go all in for the second half. Get in touch: https://twitter.com/MonsterMashPod https://facebook.com/MonsterMashPod Support the show: https://patreon.com/PodcastioPodcastius
Sep 02, 2021•39 min
Matt and Luke try to use, like, 100% of their brains, man. Even though that's not really a thing. 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 Hunter: https://monstermash.transistor.fm/ Or the smaller, Pokemon kind: https://lukelovespkmn.transistor.fm/ Matt ...
Sep 01, 2021•50 min•Season 1Ep. 104
After endless delays (especially in Japan), we finally take a look at this current iteration of the epic tussle. 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 Hunter: https://monstermash.transistor.fm/ Or the smaller, Pokemon kind: https://lukelovespkmn.trans...
Aug 25, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 103
The year is 1962, and these two titans have their first meeting on the isle of Honshu. We're gonna need a singing gorilla for this one. Sass Parilla fights monsters on his own at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOAUZqRVsVA&list=PL224A64D6D2FDA209 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 he...
Aug 18, 2021•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 102
Matt and Luke, a couple of solid "C" math students, get schooled by proper mathematicians. Turns out none of us were actually familiar with this Spanish, math-based thriller beforehand, but it turned out to be a good 'un. Matt normally does this on his other podcast, but you can watch this one for freezies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76lA3TiRrME Please do like, subscribe, and rate on all the things like Facebook, Twitter, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Wherever you happen to be hearing us, re...
Aug 10, 2021•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 101
It's episode 100! TIme for Luke to bask in the glow of his childhood home and obsessions. Matt responds with one of the worst stories that came out of World War II. 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 Hunter: https://monstermash.transistor.fm/ Or th...
Aug 03, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 100
Gordon White is back along with almost 40 of his premium 'Rune Soup' members who were texting us webinar-style while recording. We delve into this monster of a space opera and then let 'er rip into ancient aliens, faeries, and !BIZARRO! Sealab 2021. Gordon White doesn't just podcast. He's got a head for magic, and has written some fantastic books such as "Star.Ships." Dive into that pool here: https://runesoup.com/ Please do like, subscribe, and rate on all the things like Facebook, Twitter, App...
Jul 27, 2021•1 hr 26 min
Join us in our search for Gonzo's search to find out what kind of Muppet he is. Not in the British sense of the word. Today's guest is a regular, Andrew Shearer. You can see what he's up to with his filmmaking over at Gonzoriffic: https://www.instagram.com/gonzoriffic/ 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 monsters big and small at Luke Loves Pokemon, and the Monster Hunter loving Monster Mash. ...
Jul 20, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 99
This week we stare into the insectoid eyes of a sci-fi Hammer flick that doesn't shy on the occult. Electrical Satan in the sky. Ken Ammi joins us again. He's written a truly impressive number of books and gives presentations on topics such as religion, pop culture, and the occult. Themes that obviously tie pretty well in this one. Have a deep dive into his worldview at his website: http://truefreethinker.com/ Please do rate, review, and subscribe us on Apple Podcasts, YouTube or whatever you us...
Jul 13, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 98
Nothing is more 1997 cool than Will and Tommy bopping around with weird aliens. Is it still cool now? Of course. 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 Hunter: https://monstermash.transistor.fm/ Or the smaller, Pokemon kind: https://lukelovespkmn.trans...
Jul 06, 2021•57 min•Season 1Ep. 97
Some hard sci-fi that has been woefully neglected. If you don't already know this one, now you have no excuse but to groove into it. 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 Hunter: https://monstermash.transistor.fm/ Or the smaller, Pokemon kind: https:/...
Jun 29, 2021•56 min•Season 1Ep. 96
If you're not sure what genre of film you want to watch, there's always "Cloud Atlas." Gordon White joins us from the Rune Soup podcast to peer into the magical depths of this flick. Gordon White doesn't just podcast. He's got a head for magic, and has written some fantastic books such as "Star.Ships." Dive into that pool here: https://runesoup.com/ Please do like, subscribe, and rate on all the things like Facebook, Twitter, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Wherever you happen to be hearing us, rea...
Jun 22, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 95
This week we get into a very underrated Trek with returning guest Eric Stillwell, who was producer Michael Piller's right-hand man through the filmmaking process on this one. Get into Eric's blog, where he's voyaging through the French countryside here: https://boldlygoing.blog 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. If you wanna be a do-groover, why not drop us a Patreon tip? https:/...
Jun 15, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 94
The best superhero films really are the ones that throw the book out of the window and get away with it. We've brought along animation aficionado and gaming guru, Sean Bell, to work it on out with us. Sean jams podcasts as a pro on the Computer Game Show. If you've got an iota of gaming love in you, it's time to head for: https://tcgs.co/ 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. If you...
Jun 08, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 93
We dive into the old school Dune with Craig Campobasso, who spent four years assisting David Lynch with this epic vision of an epic novel. Get into Craig and his books at this link: https://www.autobiographyofanet.com/ 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. If you wanna be a do-groover, why not drop us a Patreon tip? https://www.patreon.com/podcastiopodcastius Luke is getting back in...
Jun 01, 2021•1 hr 34 min•Season 1Ep. 92
Matt and Luke had to call up Tommy Chong to get a contact high because there's, like, no weed here in Japan. Our regular hype-man Mark Malek is also in on the call, though Matt fails to properly introduce him. It's the end of our non-sci-fi cheat month, but this one can be sci-fi if you get high enough. Also, we talk about a fair amount about Godzilla. I could just say type Tommy Chong's name into a search engine, and click on the first link, but I'll save you the five seconds: https://tommychon...
May 25, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 91
You'd think we would've done more Japanese films by now. Well, here's a massively good one for our cheat month. 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 Hunter: https://monstermash.transistor.fm/ Or the smaller, Pokemon kind: https://lukelovespkmn.transi...
May 18, 2021•56 min•Season 1Ep. 90
Bringing in Dee Flowered, the Doris Day of dropping trou, for our continuing month of films that are not sci-fi. Matt wanted to do this from, like, episode two, but found an excuse right abouts now. You can learn more about Dee by searching for our regular Gonzoriffic vibe, or by looking here: https://www.facebook.com/DeeFloweredComedicBurlesque https://www.instagram.com/deeflowered/ Please do like, subscribe, and rate on all the things like Facebook, Twitter, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Wherev...
May 11, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 89
Welcome to the Celluloid Sanctuary! For the month of May, we'll be covering a few films that are definitely NOT sci-fi. We're starting up the engine to cover the quintessential March-December romance film. To be honest, I'm not sure if there are others. Today's guest is a regular, Andrew Shearer. You can see what he's up to with his filmmaking over at Gonzoriffic: https://www.instagram.com/gonzoriffic/ Please do rate, review, and subscribe us on Apple Podcasts, YouTube or whatever you use to nab...
May 04, 2021•56 min•Season 1Ep. 88
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. If you're keen to listen to this podcast, Luke goes all Monster Hunter all the time at the Monster Mash: https://monstermash.transistor.fm/ Matt's music can be found here: https://rovingsagemedia.bandcamp.com/ Coming Soon to the Sci-fi, er, Celluloid Sanctuary: May 4 - Harold and Maude May 11 - Showgirls May 18 - Throne of Blood May 25 - Up in S...
Apr 27, 2021•56 min•Season 1Ep. 87
Ken Ammi joins us again. He's written a truly impressive number of books (three this year alone!) and gives presentations on topics such as religion, pop culture, and the occult. Themes that obviously tie pretty well in this one. Have a deep dive into his worldview at his website: http://truefreethinker.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 monsters big and small at Luke Loves Pokemon, and ...
Apr 20, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 86
While Matt has his temporal/attention span crisis, we've got Luke's old buddy Dominic Archer to make some sense out of things. He's also game to blast your eyeballs will comic images. Ready... set... link!! https://www.dominicarchercomics.com/ 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 - espe...
Apr 13, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 85
In the guest chair this week is Jonathan Liang, who spent many a car ride around the time of the millenium doing Matt and Jo-Na-Thon's Sci-Fi Sanctuary. None of that is on tape. But this is! 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 Hunter: https://monste...
Apr 06, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 84
If you'd like to see what Rod Roddenberry is up to these days, watch Star Trek. He's taken up the family business and is an executive producer on all of the modern series. He is also the ring-leader of a fantastic series of science fiction podcasts (with a heavy Trek focus) over at this link: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com/ 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 bac...
Mar 30, 2021•1 hr 30 min•Season 1Ep. 83
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's music can be found here: https://rovingsagemedia.bandcamp.com/...
Mar 23, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 82
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 cinema and he co-wrote a fantastic book called "National Security Cinema," which focuses on that very thing. Get into his work at his Spy Culture website: https://www.spyculture.com/ Please do like, subscribe, and rate on all the things like Facebook, Twitter, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Where...
Mar 16, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 81
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's music for this episode can be found here: https://rovingsagemedia.bandcamp.com/album/the-golden-konbanwa...
Mar 09, 2021•57 min•Season 1Ep. 80
We're using Noah as a springboard to get into all the bits and bobs that revolve around flood stories the world round. We are generally an audio podcast, but today's guest David Mathisen has some images to share with you, and you can get into it with the raw video here: https://youtu.be/ium9ArENjF0 Then, why not get into David Mathisen's work a bit deeper here: https://www.starmythworld.com/ Please do like, subscribe, and rate on all the things like Facebook, Twitter, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube...
Mar 02, 2021•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 79