Since 2002, there have been six live-action Spider-Man movies, with another on the way later this summer. Peter Parker has been played by three different actors, including the latest star, Tom Holland, who also appeared in Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War, bringing the total big-screen Spider-Man outings to an even eight. Add to this the dozen or so animated series, the live-action show from the ‘70s, twenty-odd video games, and the most expensive musical in Broadway history...
Mar 27, 2019•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 415
Captain Marvel, the twenty-first installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, arrived in theaters earlier this month on International Women's Day. The long-awaited film, starring Brie Larson, was the first MCU outing toplined by a female character. Set in the 1990s as a prequel to the main storyline, Captain Marvel featured a de-aged performance by Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, as well as references that flesh out the backstory of the cinematic universe. Despite a troll campaign to derail the...
Mar 20, 2019•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 414
For his sophomore effort, indie director Wes Anderson paired with his Bottle Rocket co-writer Owen Wilson to create Rushmore, a coming-of-age tale about a overachieving underachiever at an elite prep school, the wealthy alumnus he befriends, and the attractive teacher they both fall in love with. The film made the rounds on the festival circuit in 1998 and sold out showings at single theaters in New York and LA before going wide in ‘99 - okay, we’re cheating a little here, folks - winning the In...
Mar 14, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 413
After spending nearly two decades in development hell, Alita: Battle Angel finally hit movie theaters last month. Based on the hit manga Gunnm (“Gun Dream”), which also spawned the anime Battle Angel Alita, the film was directed by Robert Rodriguez, co-written and produced by James Cameron, and boasted three Oscar-winning actors in supporting roles. Despite the film’s pedigree, Alita opened to underwhelming numbers at the domestic box office. Overseas, however, the film has fared better, becomin...
Mar 08, 2019•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 412
Mike Judge ruled the ‘90s with his animated hits Beavis and Butt-Head and King of the Hill. For his first live-action project, Judge drew on his brief career at a Silicon Valley tech firm and his Milton animated shorts to create Office Space, a satire of white-collar workplace life. With an ensemble cast and a gangsta rap-infused soundtrack, Office Space spoke to Gen-Xers who found themselves caught up in the dot-com boom of the late nineties. Though the film, saddled with an odd promotional cam...
Feb 28, 2019•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 411
Director Steven Soderbergh became the poster boy for independent cinema in the early ‘90s with sex, lies, and videotape, which made him the youngest director to win the Palme d'Or at Cannes at 26. His career floundered through most of the decade, until 1998 when he released an adaptation of an Elmore Leonard novel with two little-known actors named Jennifer Lopez and George Clooney. Out of Sight was a massive hit and set Soderberg up as major studio director with future films like Ocean’s Eleven...
Feb 14, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 410
Troy Duffy’s script for The Boondock Saints set off a bidding war, with the ultimate price tag of $450,000, but a troubled production and studio unease following the Columbine school shooting led to the film’s release in five theaters for only seven days, grossing a mere $30K. However, the film found glory on home video, becoming a cult classic and earning a sequel a decade later. But does it deserve to be canonized alongside the rest of the great films from the Year of Our Lord 1999? Or should ...
Feb 08, 2019•47 min•Ep. 409
We’re back in the bathroom of the cinematic calendar - the month of January - and this year we’re hitting the bargain bins to dig up some turds from the comic book movie genre. Grab some TP and "goggles up!" because this show is not pretty - this is Canuary!After his low budget superpower flick Chronicle impressed audiences - and, more importantly, the brass at 20th Century Fox - director Josh Trank became the latest patsy - er, steward - to lead the Fantastic Four film franchise. Contractually ...
Jan 31, 2019•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 408
We’re back in the bathroom of the cinematic calendar - the month of January - and this year we’re hitting the bargain bins to dig up some turds from the comic book movie genre. Grab some TP and recite the oath - this is Canuary! The DCEU got off to an abortive start when Green Lantern failed to light up the box office in 2011. Starring Ryan Reynolds as a test pilot turned emerald space cop, the movie crashed and burned in theaters and didn’t bring in enough green to fund a sequel, let alone spin...
Jan 24, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 407
We’re back in the bathroom of the cinematic calendar - the month of January - and this year we’re hitting the bargain bins to dig up some turds from the comic book movie genre. Grab some TP (and some Band Aids) because the streets are extended gutters and the gutters are full of blood - this is Canuary!From “visionary director” Zack Snyder comes the long-awaited adaptation of the greatest graphic novel of all time: Watchmen. Released in 2009 and based on the 1987 work by Alan Moore and Dave Gibb...
Jan 16, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 406
We’re back in the bathroom of the cinematic calendar - the month of January - and this year we’re hitting the bargain bins to dig up some turds from the comic book movie genre. Grab some TP and take a seat - this is Canuary!This week, we’re getting in touch with our feline side and watching one of the worst movies ever made, according to Wikipedia. Released in 2004, starring Halle Berry, directed by Pitof, and loosely based on the DC Comics character - meow is time to talk about Catwoman.
Jan 10, 2019•1 hr•Ep. 405
We’re wrapping up 2018 with last year’s Academy Award winning film The Shape of Water. Starring Sally Hawkins, Richard Jenkins, Michael Shannon, Octavia Spencer, and Doug Jones, the film earned thirteen Oscar nominations and won four, including Best Picture and Best Director for Guillermo del Toro. The Shape of Water delighted audiences and Academy voters with a modern fairy tale set in 1962 Baltimore. But does this story of interspecies romance hold water with our hosts, or does it stink like t...
Jan 04, 2019•1 hr•Ep. 404
Legends is celebrating the Christmas season with two modern classics that celebrate their 15th anniversary this year! This week we’re talking about 2003’s Love Actually, written and directed by Richard Curtis, which spawned a number of holiday themed knock-offs with interconnected characters (Mother’s Day, anyone?) and boasted numerous actors in smaller parts who have now achieved mega-stardom. It’s now a staple of holiday viewing, but is it a Christmas Legend? Or does this movie “Actually” stin...
Dec 24, 2018•49 min•Ep. 403
Legends is celebrating the Christmas season with two modern classics that celebrate their 15th anniversary this year! First up is 2003’s Elf, directed by Jon Favreau, which spawned a Broadway musical and a TV holiday special, and launched Favreau’s career as a blockbuster director. It’s now a staple of holiday viewing, but is it a Christmas Legend? Or should this “Elf” stay on the shelf? Spoiler Alert! Spoiler Alert! These discussions will be spoiler filled and may explicit language, so consider...
Dec 20, 2018•53 min•Ep. 402
One-hundred and fifteen episodes ago, Wing, Beef, and Shark Taco decreed that Highlander was one of the worst movies they’d ever seen. It joined Spring Breakers at the bottom of the ratings chart, where it has remained until this day. This has stuck in Lobster’s craw since he joined the podcast two years ago. Now is the time of The Gathering, when an elderly Spaniard will join Lobster in the fray to defend Highlander’s honor. The Prize, if they win: the film will be redeemed. If they lose, it wi...
Dec 17, 2018•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 401
It’s the timeless tale of a little boy who lies sick in bed one wintery Chicago day. He plays a video game called "Hardball," produced by Accolade, Inc., in 1985, for the Commodore 64 computer system. It’s the bottom of the third inning, and Allen steps up to the plate...What kind of story is this? Is this a trick? I thought we were doing something epic for our Four Hundredth Episode.Keep your shirt on, and let me read! Now, where was I? Right, this movie has everything: fencing, fighting, tortu...
Dec 08, 2018•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 400
Fall back in time with Legends Podcast! All month long, we’re talking about time travel, paradoxes, and receiving whalesong. When a mysterious probe threatens Earth, the erstwhile crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise must travel back in time to the ‘80s to find the only creature that can answer its call - the humpback whale. Wrapping up the trilogy that began with The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home quickly became a fan-favorite with its light tone and colorful metaphors. But does the movi...
Nov 28, 2018•55 min•Ep. 399
Fall back in time with Legends Podcast! All month long, we’re talking about time travel, paradoxes, and being the same forwards as you are backwards. When twelve alien ships arrive on Earth, a linguist must uncover the secrets of their language to discern their true purpose. But the more she learns, the more she remembers... about her future. Director Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi hit, starring Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner, earned multiple awards and nominations, including Oscar nods for Best Picture...
Nov 26, 2018•52 min•Ep. 398
Fall back in time with Legends Podcast! All month long, we’re talking about time travel, paradoxes, and giving yourself the perfect day. Director Richard Curtis helms a quintessentially British time travel movie about love, fatherhood, and family. About Time stars Domhnall Gleeson as the latest in the line of a family of time-travelers - and all he wants to do is get a girlfriend. With a quirky set of time travel rules and a charming cast, About Time proved to be a modest hit. But does the movie...
Nov 19, 2018•54 min•Ep. 397
Fall back in time with Legends Podcast! All month long, we’re talking about time travel, paradoxes, and beating yourself up. Before he helmed The Last Jedi, Rian Johnson directed his first sci-fi feature, Looper. Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis as a hitman’s present and future self, this time travel thriller was a breakout hit that solidified Johnson’s status as an ace movie director. But does the movie stand the test of time? This is Chronovember! Spoiler Alert! Spoiler Alert! Th...
Nov 08, 2018•57 min•Ep. 396
Stephen King’s classic novel of childhood terror got an update last year courtesy of director Andy Muschietti, after the project spent years in development hell. Twenty-seven years after Tim Curry’s Pennywise haunted our childhoods, “It” returned once again, this time in the form of Bill Skarsgard. 2017’s IT managed to float away with the box office and became the highest-grossing horror film of all time. But do clowns still scare the pants off our three hosts? Join us and find out… This is Lege...
Oct 30, 2018•51 min•Ep. 395
Panos Cosmatos took film festivals by storm this year with Mandy, a gruesome, neon-tinted revenge film that showcased Nicolas Cage at his most, well, Nicolas Cagey. After the brutal murder of his wife at the hands of religious cult, Cage goes on a killing spree to take down the cult leader and his biker gang henchmen. Guest host Ian Scott Todd from Primal Scenes joins us to delve into what he called “one of the only horror films of this decade that’s truly effective.” This is Legends of Hallowee...
Oct 25, 2018•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 394
Korean animation director Yeon Sang-ho’s first live-action film, Train to Busan, quickly became a breakout hit. Yeon paired intense action with class conflict in the claustrophobic setting of high-speed commuter rail. With an inevitable English-language remake on the way, Legends Podcast jumps aboard the KTX 101 to find out if this zombie flick is worth the trip or if it goes off the rails. This is Legends of Halloween! Spoiler Alert! Spoiler Alert! These discussions will be spoiler filled and m...
Oct 18, 2018•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 393
Director Tim Burton is known for his gothic eccentricity and distinctive visual style. Nowhere is this more evident than in his second feature film, Beetlejuice. A tale of death and dismemberment that somehow plays as a family film, Beetlejuice helped propel Burton to Legendary status, as well as cementing the movie star status of Michael Keaton (who would don the cape and cowl for Burton the following year) and Winona Ryder (who would return to the decade that made her famous in Stranger Things...
Oct 10, 2018•56 min•Ep. 392
Before he took the reins of the Batman franchise in the ‘90s, director Joel Schumacher helmed a youthful ‘80s take on the other iconic creatures of the night: vampires. The Lost Boys was an instant classic, but does it still pack a bite after thirty years? We decide to mullet over. This is Legends of Halloween! Spoiler Alert! Spoiler Alert! These discussions will be spoiler filled and may explicit language, so consider yourself warned. For more geeky podcasts visit GonnaGeek.com You can find us ...
Oct 03, 2018•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 391
Earlier this year, the Mister Rogers documentary Won’t You Be My Neighbor? became the highest-grossing biographical documentary of all time. The film was part of the current trend toward docs featuring serious examination of entertainment properties, driven in part by crowdfunding on sites like Kickstarter. This week, we’re taking a look at a documentary on another important children’s television program, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. The doc Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History ...
Sep 25, 2018•59 min•Ep. 390
This week we’re paying homage to the late, great Burt Reynolds, who passed away earlier this month, with one of his most famous roles. But we’re also celebrating the start of football season with a gridiron classic. When a disgraced quarterback runs afoul of the law, he must field a team of hardened convicts to take on the abusive guards in a game behind bars and on the gridiron. The Longest Yard, directed by Hollywood legend Robert Aldrich, further cemented Burt Reynolds’ movie star status whil...
Sep 20, 2018•53 min•Ep. 389
This week we’re back to general movie legends after a month of heists and capers, and what better place to start then with a revival of one of the most legendary movie franchises - Rocky. A decade after Rocky Balboa purportedly ended the franchise, and forty years after the original title bout, director Ryan Coogler brings Rocky’s rival’s son into the ring in Creed. Frequent Coogler collaborator Michael B. Jordan plays Adonis Creed, while Sly Stallone himself steps back into the role that made h...
Sep 12, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 388
Legends Podcast is cracking open the cinematic vault and bringing you a whole month of cons, capers, and car chases! Whether you’re a grifter, a hacker, a freelance spy, a bank robber, or a wheelman, you’ll find the big score right here on our podcast. This is Aug-Heist! This week we’re talking about Baby Driver from 2017. This film marked the first big-screen outing for director Edgar Wright after he wrapped up his Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy, and Baby Driver tells the story of the titular ...
Sep 06, 2018•56 min•Ep. 387
Legends Podcast is cracking open the cinematic vault and bringing you a whole month of cons, capers, and car chases! Whether you’re a grifter, a hacker, a freelance spy, a bank robber, or a wheelman, you’ll find the big score right here on our podcast. This is Aug-Heist! This week we’re talking about Inside Man from 2006. This film marked the fourth collaboration between acclaimed director Spike Lee and actor Denzel Washington, and it proved to be a winning game plan as the movie boosted Lee’s b...
Aug 29, 2018•54 min•Ep. 386
