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Episode 488 - Aliens

There are some places in the universe you don't go alone. With that tag line, back in 1986, a continuing franchise was unleashed on the geek world. Join Carlos today on GeekFest Rants as he begins a multi part look at this James Cameron masterpiece. We'll look at the latest and greatest 4K release of the film and spot things we never noticed before. Stream Show Episode 488 - Aliens (55:33) To download file, right click on above bar and "Save link as..." to your desktop. Or to listen through our ...

May 12, 2025

Episode 487 - Star Wars Kenner Custom Figures with James - Pt. 2

It's been a while but we are back. Carlos and James once again can't stop talking about Kenner Star Wars figures. This time around we continue with Part 2 of our Star wars Custom Figures chat. Who are the big dogs selling the best quality figures? Listen to GeekFest Rants and find out. Stream Show Episode 487 - Star Wars Kenner Custom Figures with James - Pt. 2 (1:18:48) To download file, right click on above bar and "Save link as..." to your desktop. Or to listen through our channel 1980 The Em...

Feb 05, 2025

Episode 486 - Six Films to Watch Before the 2024 Presidential Election

Two days before the 2024 Presidential election, join Carlos today at GeekFest Rants as he recommends a number of films to prep you for the issues that dominate this historic election. The films included are, Joe, The Zone of Interest, Nazi Town USA, Civil War, Good Night and Good Luck, and Antebellum. Plus he recaps the films he suggested back in the 2016 and 2020 elections. WARNING: This is a very heavily opinionated political themed episode and the views expressed are solely the ones of Carlos...

Nov 03, 2024

Episode 485 - Animated Star Trek

Time to get animated....about Star Trek. Join Carlos and James today on GeekFest Rants as they discuss all the different animated Star Trek shows. From the original 70's Star Trek: The Animated Series to the current Lower Decks and Prodigy. Plus, we discover some other failed attempts at going the animation route. Stream Show Episode 485 - Animated Star Trek (54:49) To download file, right click on above bar and "Save link as..." to your desktop. Or to listen through our channel Celebrating 50 Y...

Oct 11, 2024

Episode 484 - Star Wars Kenner Custom Figures with James - Pt.1

Time to fall down another geek rabbit hole. Join Carlos and James today on GeekFest Rants as they explore James' latest obsession: Star Wars Kenner Custom Figures. This is the beginning of a discussion dealing with DIY customs, purchased customs and Hasbro's Retro line. There are many players out there producing some high quality figures. It looks like we'll finally get to own most of the Star Wars figures Kenner never made. Stream Show Episode 484 - Star Wars Kenner Custom Figures with James - ...

Sep 21, 2024

Episode 483 - New Horror Films Review

Time to stop trying those new yoga poses and sit back, relax and watch some horror films. Join Carlos today at GeekFest Rants for a quadruple horror feature review. The horror genre is alive and flurishing. So, let's take a look at Late Night with the Devil, In A Violent Nature, A Quiet Place: Day One, and Longlegs. PS: You'll get the yoga refernece after watching the second film. Stream Show Episode 483 - New Horror Films Review (1:09:36) To download file, right click on above bar and "Save lin...

Jul 27, 2024

Episode 482 - Universal Pictures For 1982

Today on GeekFest Rants, Carlos takes a look back at a promotional booklet from Universal Studios highlighting their 1982 movie slate. 1982 being the most genre packed movie year of our generation. Universal gave us such classics as E.T., Conan the Barberian, John Carpenter's The Thing, and many more. Stream Show Episode 482 - Universal Pictures For 1982 (1:04:57) To download file, right click on above bar and "Save link as..." to your desktop. Or to listen through our channel E.T. The Extra-Ter...

Jun 05, 2024

Episode 481 - The Thing - Assimilation Theory and Figures

Man is the warmest place to hide. That's the original tagline of John Carpenter's The Thing. Join Carlos taday on GeekFest Rants as he attempts to decipher the order of assimilation in John Carpenter's The Thing. We will definetly go down the nerd rabbit hole with this one. Then we look at some new NECA and old McFarlane The Thing figures. Stream Show Episode 481 - The Thing -Assimilation Theory and Figures (1:06:44) To download file, right click on above bar and "Save link as..." to your deskto...

Apr 29, 2024

Episode 480 - American Graffiti & More American Graffiti - Review

Today on GeekFest Rants we look at the pre-Star Wars George Lucas hit, America Graffiti and it's sequel, More American Graffiti. Join Carlos and James as they chime in on their views on these two films. Does the sequel live up to the original? What is the Happy Days connection to the original film. Is life today anything like it was in 1962? Stream Show Episode 480 - American Graffiti & More American Graffiti - Review (1:10:34) To download file, right click on above bar and "Save link as..."...

Mar 17, 2024

Episode 479 - 40th Ann Empire-Jedi Posters - Making of Books

Today on GeekFest Rants, join Carlos as he reviews two new Star Wars posters, the 40th Anniversary, Matt Ferguson, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi one sheets. Then we'll look at three, John Walsh, Making of.. books: Conan the Barbarian, Escape from New York, and Flash Gordon. It does not get any geekier than this. Stream Show Episode 479 - 40th Ann Empire-Jedi Posters - Making of Books (1:17:32) To download file, right click on above bar and "Save link as..." to your desktop. Or t...

Feb 02, 2024

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