Geekfest Rants

Nov 03 2024 10 ep. 219

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Episode 486 - Six Films to Watch Before the 2024 Presidential Election

Two days before the 2024 Presidential election, join Carlos today at GeekFest Rants as he recommends a number of films to prep you for the issues that dominate this historic election. The films included are, Joe, The Zone of Interest, Nazi Town USA, Civil War, Good Night and Good Luck, and Antebellum. Plus he recaps the films he suggested back in the 2016 and 2020 ele

Episode 485 - Animated Star Trek

Time to get animated....about Star Trek. Join Carlos and James today on GeekFest Rants as they discuss all the different animated Star Trek shows. From the original 70's Star Trek: The Animated Series to the current Lower Decks and Prodigy. Plus, we discover some other failed attempts at going the animation route. Stream Show Episode 485 - Animated S

Episode 484 - Star Wars Kenner Custom Figures with James - Pt.1

Time to fall down another geek rabbit hole. Join Carlos and James today on GeekFest Rants as they explore James' latest obsession: Star Wars Kenner Custom Figures. This is the beginning of a discussion dealing with DIY customs, purchased customs and Hasbro's Retro line. There are many players out there producing some high quality figures. It look

Episode 483 - New Horror Films Review

Time to stop trying those new yoga poses and sit back, relax and watch some horror films. Join Carlos today at GeekFest Rants for a quadruple horror feature review. The horror genre is alive and flurishing. So, let's take a look at Late Night with the Devil, In A Violent Nature, A Quiet Place: Day One, and Longlegs. PS: You'll get the yoga refern

Episode 482 - Universal Pictures For 1982

Today on GeekFest Rants, Carlos takes a look back at a promotional booklet from Universal Studios highlighting their 1982 movie slate. 1982 being the most genre packed movie year of our generation. Universal gave us such classics as E.T., Conan the Barberian, John Carpenter's The Thing, and many more. Stream Show Episode 482 - Universal Pictures For 1982 (1

Episode 481 - The Thing - Assimilation Theory and Figures

Man is the warmest place to hide. That's the original tagline of John Carpenter's The Thing. Join Carlos taday on GeekFest Rants as he attempts to decipher the order of assimilation in John Carpenter's The Thing. We will definetly go down the nerd rabbit hole with this one. Then we look at some new NECA and old McFarlane The Thing figures. St

Episode 480 - American Graffiti & More American Graffiti - Review

Today on GeekFest Rants we look at the pre-Star Wars George Lucas hit, America Graffiti and it's sequel, More American Graffiti. Join Carlos and James as they chime in on their views on these two films. Does the sequel live up to the original? What is the Happy Days connection to the original film. Is life today anything like it was in 1962? Stream S

Episode 479 - 40th Ann Empire-Jedi Posters - Making of Books

Today on GeekFest Rants, join Carlos as he reviews two new Star Wars posters, the 40th Anniversary, Matt Ferguson, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi one sheets. Then we'll look at three, John Walsh, Making of.. books: Conan the Barbarian, Escape from New York, and Flash Gordon. It does not get any geekier than this. Stream Show Episode 4

Episode 478 - The Roddenberry Archive

Do you wish there was a place where we could access all sorts of Star Trek related media assets, data, and stories? Join Carlos and James today on GeekFest Rants as they explore a preview of the Roddenberry Archive. What exactly is this and where does the story inspirations comes from? We'll try our best to find out. Stream Show Episode 478 - The Rod

Episode 477 - Enhanced Movie Experiences - Terminator Figure

What comes after 3-D movies? What is the next innovation in the movie watching experience? Join Carlos on GeekFest Rants as he takes all the latest enhanced movie watching experiences for a test ride with formats such as: Screen X, D-Box, and 4DX. Plus we review another great NECA action figure, the Ultimate Terminator Tech Noir T800. Stream Show