Yakking about Seijun Suzuki's Yakuza films as well as some classic Japanese Horror films with guest programmers from two mini-festivals: Guests - Adrian Danks (President and Co-Curator, Melbourne Cinematheque) Alex Williams (Film and Annotations Coordinator, Melbourne Cinematheque) APPETITE FOR DECONSTRUCTION: SEIJUN SUZUKI (MELBOURNE CINEMATHEQUE- 16 July to 30 July, ACMI at Federation Square, Melbourne) and Guests - Spiro Economopoulos (Guest Curator for ACMI) FOCUS ON JAPANESE HORROR (ACMI 12...
Jul 07, 2025•52 min•Season 1Ep. 1548
On today's show we chat with Meena Shamaly, host of ABC Classic's Game Show, about the art of composing Video Game soundtracks and VICTORIA ORCHESTRA'S INDIE SYMPHONY II game music concert, which he's also hosting. (Thursday 3 July & Friday 4 July 2025, 8pm Hamer Hall, Melbourne)
Jun 30, 2025•50 min•Season 1Ep. 1547
Today we warm to Tim Winton's Australian Climate Science Fiction novel JUICE (PENGUIN- HAMISH HAMILTON hardback) and scream at Matt Palmer's new entry in the FEAR STREET movie franchise, PROM QUEEN (NETFLIX)
Jun 23, 2025•41 min•Season 1Ep. 1546
We hunt PREDATOR: KILLER OF KILLERS (DISNEY +) and FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH (APPLE T.V+)We hunt Daniel Trachtenberg's new animated Science Fiction/Horror movie PREDATOR: KILLER OR KILLERS (DISNEY+) and seek Guy Ritchie's new Fantasy movie FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH (APPLE TV+)
Jun 16, 2025•43 min•Season 1Ep. 1545
Today we're having a yarn with U.S American film, t.v and video game score composer Bear McCreary, who will be here in Australia in July in concert, touring his iconic genre music alongside his Science Fiction concept album, THE SINGULARITY.
Jun 09, 2025•28 min•Season 1Ep. 1544
We vworp by Ncuti Gatwa's second season in the TARDIS with DOCTOR WHO (DISNEY + STREAMING), flip a mansion in the video game BLUE PRINCE (Published by RAW FURY), and farewell U.S American "Writer Of Genre Stuff" Peter David
Jun 02, 2025•51 min•Season 1Ep. 1543
Has Marvel caught lightning in a battle with director Jacob Schreier's new movie, THUNDERBOLTS*?
May 26, 2025•46 min•Season 1Ep. 1542
Eurovision, (SBS ON DEMAND), DR WHO: INTERSTELLAR SONG CONTEST (DISNEY+), and POKER FACE: SEASON 2 (IRONHEART TRAILER (DISNEY+)
May 19, 2025•47 min•Season 1Ep. 1541
This week we sink our fangs into Ryan Coogler's new movie SINNERS, and vworp over the latest DOCTOR WHO episodes (DISNEY+).
May 12, 2025•42 min•Season 1Ep. 1540
Piloting MECHAFEST: AN ANIME CELEBRATION at the Australian Centre for The Moving Image (8th to May, Federation Square) with ACMI Programmer Arieh Offman, and STAR WARS: ANDOR - SEASON 2 (DISNEY+)
May 06, 2025•41 min•Season 1Ep. 1539
Returning to THE WELL with the latest Doctor Who episode (DIsney+), marvel at Season One of DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN (Disney +) and briefly fly-by STAR WARS: ANDOR Season Two (Disney+)
Apr 28, 2025•47 min•Season 1Ep. 1538
We clock the final season of MYTHIC QUEST and its spin-off anthology series SIDE QUEST (Apple + TV), screen DOCTOR WHO: LUX (DISNEY +) and farewell British actress/producer/writer Jean Marsh.
Apr 21, 2025•48 min•Season 1Ep. 1537
Inneslloyd (David Innes & Rob Lloyd) vworp in with their Melbourne International Comedy Festival Whovian improv show TIME LORD, plus we review the new Doctor Who episode THE ROBOT REVOLUTION (DISNEY +) and farewell MISS FISHER author Kerry Greenwood.
Apr 14, 2025•49 min•Season 1Ep. 1536
Megan orchestrates a musical riff through genre gems out, about and coming soon!
Apr 07, 2025•17 min•Season 1Ep. 1535
This week, Melbourne International Comedy Festival picks, catwalk with the animated movie FLOW, play the video game EXPELLED!, and we farewell actor Richard Chamberlain.
Mar 31, 2025•41 min•Season 1Ep. 1534
Today we take a shift on THE RIG: SEASON 2 (Streaming PRIME VIDEO), dig the classic 1950s Science Fiction movie, THE MONOLITH MONSTERS (Streaming TUBI), and chill out post-ap with EARTH ABIDES (Streaming STAN).
Mar 24, 2025•46 min•Season 1Ep. 1533
We clone around with Bong Joon Ho's latest Science Fiction movie, MICKEY 17, and row, row, robot gently down the Streaming with the Russo Brothers VERY expensive NETFLIX feature, THE ELECTRIC STATE.
Mar 17, 2025•44 min•Season 1Ep. 1532
We check out the genre Oscars, go clubbing with DAREDEVIL: REBORN (DISNEY+) and farewell actor Gene Hackman.
Mar 10, 2025•47 min•Season 1Ep. 1531
We visit the Chris O'Dowd/Christina Hendricks Sci-Fi sitcom SMALL TOWN, BIG STORY (Streaming BINGE), get post apocalyptic with STATION ELEVEN (Streaming STAN and APPLE TV+), and farewell actress Michelle Trachtenberg.
Mar 03, 2025•44 min•Season 1Ep. 1530
So much genre! Today's helping of it: ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM #1 (MARVEL COMICS), GRAND THEFT HAMLET (Streaming MUBI), THE GORGE (Streaming Apple TV+) and STAR WARS: SKELETON CREW (Streaming Disney+)
Feb 24, 2025•46 min•Season 1Ep. 1529
We get the swoop on the first new Marvel movie of the year, CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD, the 35th big screen entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Feb 17, 2025•47 min•Season 1Ep. 1528
Today we look at what's coming to screens this month, review the role playing video game CITIZEN SLEEPER 2: STARWARD VECTOR, and huzzah Season 4 of MYTHIC QUEST (Streaming APPLE T.V+)
Feb 10, 2025•42 min•Season 1Ep. 1527
On today's show we chat with Adrian Danks (Co-curator and President) and Alex Williams (Committee Member) from The Melbourne Cinematheque, about the upcoming film festival, BALLETIC SWORDFIGHTS, FLYING HEROINES AND BAMBOO FORESTS: KING HU, MASTER OF WUXIA, screening at the ACMI, February 1th to 25th. https://www.melbournecinematheque.org
Feb 03, 2025•49 min•Season 1Ep. 1526
The second part of our musical tribute to David Lynch and his works, and we beam up the latest entry in the Trekverse, STAR TREK: SECTION 31 (Streaming on PARAMOUNT+)
Jan 27, 2025•32 min•Season 1Ep. 1525
We check out gardening SIM / oddball horror indie game GRUNN (PC and Mac); and Part One of a musical tribute through the surreal, unparalleled filmography of the late, great DAVID LYNCH.
Jan 20, 2025•40 min•Season 1Ep. 1524
Under the guise of opening the lid on Robert Egger's new adaptation of NOSEFERATU we disinter previous versions, including F.W Murnau's 'original' 1922 classic movie.
Jan 13, 2025•43 min•Season 1Ep. 1523
Marking the Starship Zero-G's 30th Anniversary year since launch, we're still defying 'Mavity' as we get WICKED, the hit movie based on the hit stage-show based on the hit novel spun off from another hit-movie based on another hit novel....whew!
Dec 09, 2024•53 min•Season 1Ep. 1522
Rob's feeling a wee bit under the weather today, so it's Netflix and chill time with three movies from the Streamer....
Dec 02, 2024•40 min•Season 1Ep. 1521
Rob Jan and Megan McKeough dissect ‘Gladiator II’, a 2024 historical action film directed by Ridley Scott that serves as a sequel to ‘Gladiator’ (2000). They provide a critical examination of the core aspects of the movie, including the casting, acting, plot and themes.
Nov 25, 2024•50 min•Season 1Ep. 1520
Hosts Rob Jan and Megan McKeough explore multiple recent pieces of visual media: a narrative podcast called ‘Marvel’s Squirrel Girl: The Unbeatable Radio Show’, a detective game titled ‘The Rise of the Golden Idol’, and an animated science fiction miniseries named ‘Carol and the End of the World’.
Nov 18, 2024•48 min•Season 1Ep. 1519
