This week: the genre gongs from AACTA, Dr Sean McMullen's climate change science fiction novel GENERATION NEMESIS, and we spy on Matthew Vaughan's new movie, ARGYLLE.
This time, we take a quick trip through the life 2024 has had within pop culture (up until now), before discussing the TV shows, movies and games we're anticipating this year.
With a flying kick to the chin, we take on British action kung fu comedy Polite Society; and follow some young Americans with Spielberg's latest: Masters of the Air.
We sign on for MARVEL'S ECHO (Streaming DISNEY+ Rated TV-MA) and stitch up Yorgos Lanthimos' new Science Fiction Horror Satire POOR THINGS (Limited Cinema Release Rated MA 15+)
We go head to head with the great glowing kaiju himself in GODZILLA: MINUS ONE; and dissect the unsettling second episode of the DOCTOR WHO 60th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL.
Megan's cosmic trip report from the Sydney concert, PROFESSOR BRIAN COX: SYMPHONICHORIZON, and more of DOCTOR WHO'S 60TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIALS with a deeper look at THE STAR BEAST.
We take a dive into the mysterious blue depths with the cozy game DAVE THE DIVER; before stomping through cities with TV show MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS, the latest in the Legendary kaiju…
Nick Cage, uncaged in Tom Gormican's 2022 movie THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT (NETFLIX) and also LOVE, DEATH & ROBOTS (NETFLIX) the animated Sci-Fi anthology series
Copping an Eiffel of THE WALKING DEAD: DARYL DIXON (STAN) and ghostwriting the Bard with Rob Lloyd and the theatrical production SHAKESPEARE GHOSTBUSTERS
Megan McKeough horripilates us with two sinister genre streamers to prep us for Halloween with 2023 movies TOTALLY KILLER (AMAZON PRIME) and BALLERINA (NETFLIX).
Into the totalitarian abyss with Albert Pinto's NETFLIX streaming oceanic thriller, NOWHERE, and the totally radical TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLE IDW Graphic Novel, THE LAST RONIN.
We catch up with IRON MAN in the comic Books and descend into the stop-animated hellscape of Phil Tippett's movie, MAD DOG (SHUDDER DVD, also Streaming For Rent on YOUTUBE).
We take a trip to shadowy, stormy Venice with the spooky Gothic horror A HAUNTING IN VENICE, the latest entry in Kenneth Branaugh's Hercule Poirot film series. Squawk!
It's a wonderful life with the WONDER WOMAN HISTORIA: THE AMAZONS graphic novel; and up from the sewers and ninja-kicking it's way through cinemas is animated adventure TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM.
We cast away and set sail with Luffy and the "crew" in the ONE PIECE live action adaptation; and it's a 70s retro-sensibility conspiracy with Blaxploitation sci-fi comedy THEY CLONED TYRONE.
We discover one last 2023 MIFF Film, Argentinian Director Lisandro Alonso's EUREKA, and ponder the symmetry of Wes Anderson's new movie, ASTEROID CITY.
We shuffle through the pages of the George Romero and Daniel Kraus novel THE LIVING DEAD (PENGUIN PAPERBACK) and stare into BLACK MIRROR SEASON 6 (NETFLIX).
We shift shapes alongside the animated science fantasy movie NIMONA (NETFLIX), continue to marvel at DEADLOCH (ABC iVIEW) and look at the 4-part documentary 10 YEARS WITH HAYAO MIYAZAKI (NHK JAPAN).
I spy with my little eyepatch, Nicholas J.Fury in Marvel's new DISNEY+ streaming spy-fi series, SECRET INVASION, plus we take another pass at DEADLOCH (ABC iVIEW)
We wade through the textually rich, boggy waters of Alan Moore (and a host of artists) and his iconic 1980's run on D.C/Vertigo's SWAP THING comic book.
It's bug-eating, fanged madness in the comedy horror flick about everyone's favourite lackey, RENFIELD; and we wrap up our look at THE MUPPETS MAYHEM (Disney+).
We dig deep into the troubles & trials of portraying historical true crime on screen, with a look at BOSTON STRANGLER (2023), THE BOSTON STRANGLER (1968) & NO WAY TO TREAT A LADY…
