Put yourself in the mind of a moviegoer in 1969. At the time, it seemed like Hollywood was dying, struggling to compete with new, disruptive home-entertainment innovations. Even if they didn’t exist, though, the industry would be in trouble. Studios were ruinously focused on spectacle-driven tentpole films that were often […]
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S16E08 – Cronenberging Your Tamagotchi
After establishing our status as award-winning swimmers (25 metres), The Geek Show returns for another dip in the shallower end of science and technology news, and kicking things off this week is the backlash against the poorly-written final season of Game of Thrones, which has culminated in a petition for […]
Anna and the Apocalypse: equal parts toe-tapping and head-smashing (Review)
For many unsuspecting viewers, the first shock in Anna and the Apocalypse will come before a single zombie has turned up: five minutes in, the characters start singing. Despite horror arguably having a stronger relationship with original music than any other genre – go ahead, imagine Halloween or Suspiria without […]
Literary Loitering 48 – Redneck Avengers
There’s never a dull moment when you have judo books for kids by Vladimir Putin, 9-year-old journalists scooping major networks and a set of rejected Disney dwarves. Our featured books are Escapology by Ren Warom, New Pompeii by Daniel Godfrey and The Definitive Visual Guide to Musicals. Tune in to […]