Three Geeky Dads

May the 4th was a few weeks ago, and it's a day that Star Wars fans everywhere celebrate the franchise that they love! We here at 3GD celebrate the 4th too, but we do it all month long for we have always used the month of May to look at the usually bad 4th entries in a film franchise. And, this week is no exce, becuase we're kicking off May the 4th month with a look at Jurassic World, the 2015 film that just happens to be the 4th film in the popular dinosaur film series...it also happens to be not all that great as it's pretty much more of the exact same stuff we've already seen in the very first movie in the series, Jurassic Park! So, tune in and find out what we all thought!

This week, we wrap up our month long April Fool's series with a "Drink 'Til It's Good" look at a movie with one wild-card cop who doesn't play by the rules and his no-nonsense African American partner...you'd think we'd be talking about Lethal Weapon but, you couldn't be more wrong for, in this episode, we're actually going to put our spin on Samurai Cop!

April Fool's month trudges on and this week, we're looking at a film that is as epic in scope as it is confusing to watch. For this week, the Spice will indeed flow as we take a look at DUNE...or, do we???  

April Fool's month continues as we take a look at James Bond in Live and Let Die...or are we? This week's movie certainly has a Bond connection and this movie also has a beautiful and dangerous love interest and this movie also has a very dynamic and captivating villain but, it's not very good! However, despite all that, it's still a lot of fun! What movie did we actually see and discuss? Well, you're just going to have to tune in and find out.

Daredevil is back! Disney+ has dropped Daredevil: Reborn. It's the follow-up to the hit NETFLIX series. We here at 3GD want to take a look at Daredevil, but...it's April and (if you're a long time listener, you know what that means), things may not be what they seem as April Fools Day runs all month long around here. 

We conclude our "In The March of Madness" month with a look at the 2008 M Night Shayamalan film The Happening. In this film a science teacher (Mark Wahlberg), his wife (Zoey Deschanel), and a young girl struggle to survive a sudden plague that causes those infected to commit suicide. This one was a tough one because, while the movie does not necessarily deal with anyone going insane, the movie will certainly drive you nuts trying to make sense of it all which means, it's a perfect candidate for one of our "Drink 'til it's good" episodes as well. This time, we will not just break down the film for you...we're gonna act it out...the 3GD way!

As we continue our "In the March of Madness" series with a month-long look at films about madness and insanity, this week, we tak a look at the 1993 film, Falling Down. Michael Douglas plays an ordinary man who is frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society and he begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them. Listen in and find out what we thought.

This week we continue our decent into madness as our annual "In the March of Madness" month continues. This week, we're looking at the 2013 sci-fi thriller, Coherence. Written and Directed by James Ward Brykit, Coherence tells the story of 8 friends who get together for a dinner party but strange things begin to happen when, on that same evening, a comet is passing overhead and as that astronomical anomaly passes by, everyone begins to experience a troubling chain of reality bending events. Who is real and who may be from different reality are just a few of the questions that arise in this trippy tale. Listen in and find out what we thought.

Our "In The March Of Madness" month continues as, this week, we're going to be talking about Terry Gilliam's 1991 film, The Fisher King. Jeff Bridges plays Jack Lucas who was once a rich, famous and egotistical New York City shock jock. Jack goes on a downward spiral, both personally and professionally, after a glib comment he makes to one of his regular callers results in that caller going on a murder spree at a trendy downtown bar. Three years later, when Jack hits rock bottom and is close to suicide, he is saved by a seemingly crazy and homeless man named Parry (Robin WIlliams). Parry does have mental health issues, namely hallucinations centered around the story of the Fisher King, and an obsession with obtaining the Holy Grail. After Jack learns of Parry's own background and the reason he got to where he is, Jack feels the need to be part of Parry's salvation. Listen in and hear what we thought of it.

This week we wrap up Fantasy February and our look at pulp heroes with a look at a film that has it's roots in (and centers around) pulpy romance fiction novels. From 1984, Romancing The Stone. Kathleen Turner plays Joan Wilder, a meek and mousy romance novelist, who receives a treasure map in the mail from her recently murdered brother-in-law. At the same time, her sister Elaine is kidnapped in Colombia and the two criminals responsible, demand that she travel to Colombia to exchange the map for her sister. Joan does, but she quickly becomes lost in the jungle after being waylaid by Zolo, a corrupt Colombian cop who will stop at nothing to obtain the map for himself. While there, she meets, and is helped by, an irreverent, laid-back adventurer of sorts, named Jack Colton (Michael Douglas) who agrees (for a price) to bring her back to civilization. Together, they embark upon an adventure that could be straight out of one of Joan's pulpy romance novels!

This week, as we continue our look at pulp-heroes as part of our annual "Fantasy February", we're taking a look at the pulp hero who arguably started it all. The character who influenced everyone from Superman to The Shadow. This week we're looking at Doc Savage! More to the point, we're looking at the 1975 movie, Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze! In the film, which takes in the 1930's, Doc Savage (played by Ron Ely) and his five adventuring companions are drawn into the mystery of Doc's father disappearing in the wilds of South America. The maniacal Captain Seas tries to thwart them at every turn as they travel to the country of Hidalgo to investigate Doc's father's death and uncover a vast horde of Incan gold.

This week's episode continues our month-long look at pulp heroes for "Fantasy February". From the pulp pages of the cult comic flies The Rocketeer! This 1991 film recreates 1930's Hollywood, complete with gangsters, Nazi spies, and the growth of the Age of Aviation. Young, hotshot pilot Cliff Secord (Billy Campbell) stumbles upon a top secret rocket-pack created by Howard Hughes and with the help of his mechanic/mentor, Peevy (Alan Arkin), he now attempts to save his girlfriend Jenny (Jennifer Connolly) and stop the Nazis as The Rocketeer!

Fantasy February is once again upon us and, this year we thought it would be fun to take a look at pulp heroes in a sort of urban-fantasy setting. So, to kick things off, we take a look at 1994's The Shadow. Starring Alec Baldwin, John Lone, Tim Curry, Ian McKellan, Johnathan Winters and Penelope Ann Miller the film, set in 1930s New York City, finds The Shadow (Alec Baldwin) as he battles his nemesis, Shiwan Khan (John Lone), who is building an atomic bomb. Listen in and find out what we thought!

This week, we conclude our month long look at buddy-cop movies with a the 1998 martial-arts action comedy RUSH HOUR. In the film, Hong Kong Detective Inspector Lee (Jackie Chan) and LAPD Detective James Carter (Chris Tucker) , a big-mouthed work-alone Los Angeles cop are from two vastly different worlds but they have one thing in common: they can't stand each other. However, with time running out, they must join forces to catch the criminals who kidnapped the eleven-year-old daughter of the Chinese consul. Listen in and find out what we thought!

This week, our look at buddy-cop movies all month long continues as we take a look at 1991's The Last Boy Scout! Bruce WIllis plays Joe Hallenbeck, a down and out cynical detective who teams up with Damon Wayans, a down and out ex-quarterback as they to try and solve a murder case involving a pro football team owner and a crooked politician. Listen in ind out what we thought.

This week, we're continuing our month of "buddy-cop" films and this week's pick is brought to us by Tito. We look at the 1985 Hong Kong martial arts - action film YES MADAM. It stars Michelle Yeoh as Senior Inspector Ng who teams up with Inspector Carrie Morris (Cynthia Rothrock) of Scotland Yard to get ahold of some microfilm which had been unknowingly stolen by some low level thieves. Listen in and find out what we all thought.

Six hosts, three podcasts, one sci-fi franchise! This week, Three Geeky Dads gets invaded by Michael and Stephen from 2 Geeks and a Microphone and Geoff and Zigee from Nerdery and Murdery as we all take a look at "V". In our first ever menage-a-pod, we all take a look at "V: The original mini-series" on our show. But, the fun continues as part 2 plays out over on 2 Geek and a Microphone and part 3 wraps things up over on Nerdery and Murdery!

Tonight, we are kicking off the new year with a month of films that were based on a suggestion by Tito, who wanted to do a month of buddy-cop movies. Tonight we're going to be looking at Men In Black, the Buddy-cop, scifi, action-comedy film starring Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones as Agent J and Agent K from the highly-funded government sanctioned organization, the Men In Black who monitor and police extraterrestrial activity on and near the Planet Earth.

We really haven't talked about any Christmas movies all month so, when the subject was brought up, Geek Dad Brien suggested one he recently saw...the other Dads (mostly) said "sounds good" and we all sat down and watched Santa's Slay, a film from 2005 that none of us had heard of, despite some big name actors (James Caan anyone?) popping up in the opening scenes! In this film Santa Claus is actually a demon who lost a bet with an angel, so, for 1000 years, he becomes the giver of toys and happiness. But when those thousand years are up and the bet is off, he returns to his evil ways! Starring ex-wrestler, Bill Goldberg as the rampaging Santa and Robert Culp as the grandpa/angel. Listen in and find out what we thought of it!

Well the holiday season is upon us once again and, if you're a long-time listener, you know what that means...we get to perform our own twisted version of a holiday classic and, if you're a new listener...we're sorry that you've joined us now...you're not exactly hearing us at our best! Anyway...without any further ado...here, for your listening pleasure (we hope) is our version of Doctor Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas...we bring you, How The Emperor Stole Life Day!!!

This week, we're going to take a look at Alien: Romulus, the new sequel in the long-running ALIEN franchise. In this film, while scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonists come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe...the xenomorph! Listen in and find out what we thought!

This week, we're gonna enter the 'suck zone' as we take a look at TWISTERS, the hit sequel to the 1996 summer blockbuster, Twister. Starring Daisy Edgar-Jones as Kate Carter, a retired tornado-chaser, she is persuaded to return to Oklahoma to work with a new team, led by her old friend Javi, played by Anthony Ramos. As storm season intensifies, their paths collide with reckless social-media superstar Tyler Owens (played by Glen Powell). The pair, and their competing teams, find themselves in the paths of multiple storm systems converging over central Oklahoma! Listen in and find out what we thought.

We here at Three Geeky Dads hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and to honor that holiday, we are doing something we haven't done in a while...a watch-along. For tonight, we want you all to join us in a screening of Eli Roth's holiday slasher, Thanksgiving! Put the movie on, and listen along with us as we watch, and discuss this holiday horror!

This week, we're going to be taking a look at HBO's hit mini-series, The Penguin. Starring Colin Ferrell, the series picks up immediately after the events of The Batman (2022), as Oz Cobb, a.k.a. the Penguin, makes a play to take control of Gotham City's criminal underworld. Listen in and find out what we thought!

This week, the Geeky Dads travel down, down, down the road...down the witches' road as we take a look at Marvel's Agatha All Along. In the Disney+ series, the infamous Agatha Harkness finds herself without her powers when a suspicious goth teen begs her to take him on the legendary Witches' Road, a magical gauntlet of trials that, if survived, rewards a witch with what they're missing. Together, Agatha and this mysterious teen pull together a desperate coven, and set off to discover hidden answers and unlimited power! Listen in and out what we thought of the new Disney+ series!

This week, we wrap up our Halloween season of comparing original/remake horror films with a look at Salem's Lot, both the original 1979 TV mini-series and the new version that Warner Brothers just dropped, recently on HBO Max. Listen in, and find out what we thought.

Last week, we were not only fortunate enough to be in New York City for Comic Con but we were joined by our podcast brothers-in-arms, Christopher and Tristan Ham of the Get Your Shinebox  podcast! While we were all together, we thought it would be a good idea to record an episode and that's just what we did. So, after a few long days at Comic Con and in between pub-crawls and searching for the perfect New York City slice of pizza, we all got behind the mic back at Chris and Tristan's hotel to talk about the horrific cinematic masterpiece, Rawhead Rex (which we had just watched). Listen in and find out what we all thought!

Tonight, we're going to be looking in the mirror and saying "Candyman" 5 times because, this week we're looking at Candyman. The 1992 horror classic starring Tony Todd and also the 2021 remake/reboot/sequel starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen. Listen in and find out what we thought.

Beware of The Blob, it creeps And leaps and glides and slides Across the floor Right through the door And all around the wall A splotch, a blotch Be careful of The Blob! So warns the theme song to the 1958 original film, The Blob, starring Steve McQueen...and the same can be said of the 1988 remake starring Shawnee Smith and Kevin Dillon. Tonight, we're going to be taking a look at both films where terror has no shape!  Listen in and find out what we thought!

Tonight, it's the battle royale no one asked for as we pit Killer Tomatoes against Killer Klowns to see which cult horror comedy comes out on top!

This week, we're taking a look at Longlegs. FBI Agent Lee Harker is a gifted new recruit assigned to the unsolved case of an elusive serial killer who calls himself "Longlegs" (played by Nicholas Cage). As the case takes many complex turns, unearthing evidence of the occult, Harker discovers a personal connection to the merciless killer and now she must race against time to stop him before he claims the lives of another innocent family. This new hit horror movie is equal parts, police procedural, serial killer, satan worship, cults, sinister nuns and creepy dolls but, does it all work or is it just an overstuffed mess? Listen in and find out what we thought.

HAMMER has a brand new film out and as it just so happens, we love us some HAMMER so we decided to check out 2024's Doctor Jekyll, starring Eddie Izzard as the titular tortured doctor with a dark secret. Tune in and find out what we all thought of it.

It's September and Halloween is one month away so, it's the perfect time to start looking back at some of our favorite HAMMER films. This week, we're taking a look at Dracula Has Risen from the Grave. This 1968 Hammer Dracula sequel again stars Christopher Lee as Dracula, Rupert Davies as the Monsignor, Veronica Carlson as his niece, Maria. In the film, Davies' Monsignor performs an exorcism on Dracula's castle, and in doing so, unwittingly (and unknowingly) resurrects the Count back from the dead. Dracula then vows revenge on whoever was responsible for keeping him from his castle. Tune in and find out what we all thought!

So last week, we had the pleasure of being invited back, by friend of the show Josh Dahlin, to record at his 2nd annual Dark Arts Festival. We had a blast there, talking to, and interviewing Nick and Matt, the creative team behind the independent horror film, Curse of the Were-beard. We also talked again with our friend Harley Bean of Rhode Island's RKO Army and we had the pleasure to chat with Bryce who was there to show off his film, Robotic Circus among many others. It was quite a full day and you can listen on on some of the fun right now!!!

This week, we bring you our look at the hit MCU movie, Deadpool & Wolverine! Yes, you read that correctly, Deadpool and Wolverine are now part of the Disney/MCU family. And while you may think that this movie takes a big old dump all over their former FOX masters, you're mistaken...it's actually a love-letter to the FOX films of the past while making us look forward to an MCU filled with marvelous mutants!

Hey dear listeners, we're back from our summer break and we had a lot to talk about. We get caught up on what we've been doing while away from the mics this past month, where we've been and what we've watched. Most importantly, we're also joined by our good friend, Josh Dahlin who brought to us the latest independent horror film he had a hand in making...Graveyard Shark. Josh was also here with us to talk about his second annual Dark Arts Festival, which we had a blast at last year and are looking forward to being a part of again next week.

This week (by request) we will be taking a look at Uncle Buck, the John Hughes directed comedy from 1989 is about a laid back, unemployed bachelor named Buck who is forced to babysit his brother's 3 kids after a family emergency pulls their parents out of town. He wasn't their first choice to watch over the kids but, with a little bit of luck and a lot of tough love, he manages to win over everyone in this heartwarming family comedy!

Listen up, Bub! This week, we're taking a look at the new Disney+ animated series, X-Men '97. It is a revival of X-Men: The Animated Series (1992–1997), continuing the story of Marvel's mutant X-Men who face new challenges following the loss of their leader, Professor X. What did we all think? You won't need Cerebro to read out minds...just tune in and find out! 

This week we take a look at the hit film, Godzilla Minus One. The movie is set in the waning days of WWII and tells the story of Shikishima, a surviving Kamikaze pilot, who was attacked on Odo Island, along with a company of fighter plane mechanics, by a gargantuan monster. After the mechanics die because of Shikishima failing to shoot the monster, an overwhelming amount of guilt weighs on him, especially when he returns to a ravaged post-war Japan and a homeless woman and the orphaned baby she cares for, moves into his home. Shikishima, now on a personal mission, teams up with a large group of war veterans to finally take down the monster known as Godzilla. Listen in and find out what we all thought!

This week we have a new episode where we take a look at the new hit horror film, Late Night With The Devil! The movie is shot documentary style and tells the story of Jack Delroy (David Dastmalchian) who hosts a syndicated talk show 'Night Owls' that has been perpetually trailing Johnny Carson's 'Tonight Show' in the ratings. A year after the tragic death of Jack's wife, ratings have plummeted. So, on October 31, 1977 a desperate Jack decides to try to turn his fortunes around by airing a Halloween special like no other, unaware he is about to unleash evil into the living rooms of America! What did we all think of it? Listen in to the conversation, and fund out!!!

This week, we return to the wastelands with a look at the new film, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga! Again, written and directed by visual genius, George Miller, it tells the back story of young Furiosa and how she was snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers and fell into the hands of the Biker Horde led by the Warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the Wasteland they came across the Citadel presided over by Immortan Joe. While the two Tyrants battled for dominance, Furiosa fights to survive as she puts together the means to find her way home. Listen in and find out what we all thought!

This week, we conclude our series of 4's (where we take a look at the, usually bad, 4th entry in a film franchise!) However, this week we bring you another good one! This week, we brave the post-apocalyptic wastelands as we venture through 2015's Mad Max: Fury Road! This film, directed by the genius, George Miller, tells the tale of Imperitor Furiosa as she rebels against the tyrannical Imortan Joe, in search for her homeland with the aid of a group of female prisoners, a psychotic war-boy and a drifter named Max!

This week we have a new episode, the latest in our annual series where we take a look at the (usually bad) 4th entry in a film franchise! This week, however, is different, for this time we're looking at John Wick: Chapter 4!

Hey now, we have a new episode coming your way, this week we are going to take a look at Expendables 4...it's the latest movie in the franchise that features half of the original cast, half the action and (apparently) half the effects budget as well. It also asks the question, "Why the hell didn't they stop after the 3rd one?"

We have a special Escape Pod episode for you all...it also happens to be our 250th episode!!! Quinn, geek-dad Brien's daughter, really wanted to get behind the mic and talk all about her new, favorite movie, Lisa Frankenstein! It's the story of a misunderstood teenager (Kathryn Newton) and a reanimated corpse (Cole Sprouse) as they embark on a murderous journey to find love, happiness and a few missing body parts! Written by Diablo Cody and directed by Robin Williams' daughter, Zelda Williams, it's an entertaining horror rom-com with a silly sense of humor and heavy '80s vibes!

This week, we're kicking off our annual "series of 4s" where, in honor of May the 4th, we take a look at the (usually bad) 4th entry in a film franchise. This week, we're looking at yet another of SONY's abysmal attempts to hang on to their Spider-Man rights by giving us, yet another Spider-Man villain film that does not feature Spider-Man (after Venoms 1 & 2, and Morbius)! It's boring, it makes no sense and no one asked for it (hey that could be the title of OUR autobigraphy!) so, here is our look at Madame Web!!!

Ok...this week, we wrap up the month of April (and our April fools series of episodes) with a look at a film that features Captain America and Spider-man on opposing sides...if you're thinking of Marvel's Civil War, you're mistaken because, this week, we have a real treat! Friend of the show, Josh Gravel, brings to us a film we've only heard rumors about, a film that exists only to be remembered in the same breath as "Turkish Star Wars"...this week, we're looking at 3 Dev Adam (AKA: 3 Mighty Men...AKA: Turkish Spider-man)!!! Spider-man is the bad guy in this film, stealing antiquities and murdering those who possessed them and it seems only the fluent Turkish speaking duo of Captain America and the masked Mexican wrestler, Santo can stop him! Listen in and find out what we thought!

It's another week in April so that means that we may or may not be looking at Romancing the Stone. What we can tell you is that it's a movie about a couple of people trying to track down an ancient treasure. What did we really watch? Listen in and find out!!!

OK...April Fool's month continues as we take a look at Bruce Lee's Enter The Dragon...or do we? By now, you should know the drill. Tune in to find out what movie we're REALLY talking about!

This week we're taking a look at a classic movie where a man has to make some tough life choices. The fact is, in order to be truly happy, he resorts to dressing as a woman...secrets and lies keep piling up and his life begins to spin out of control...when his secret is revealed at the end, will the people he loves still accept him? Find out what we all thought by listening in on the conversation!

We have a new ESCAP3 POD episode for you to enjoy! Marc and Dean return (after a long absence) to the screening room to bring you another double-feature of horror highlights! This time they're talking up werewolves as they bring you In the Company of Wolves and Late Phases! Listen in and find out what they thought of these two hair-raising howlers!!!