Three Geeky Dads

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!!!

In this episode, we wrap up our In The March Of Madness series with a look at Donnie Darko, the 2001 film starring Jake Gyllenhall as the troubled Donnie who has visions of a large hideous bunny rabbit named Frank who informs him that the world will end in 28 days. When an engine falls off a plane and destroys Donnie’s bedroom, the accident seems to have set supernatural events in motion that effect everyone’s lives. What did we all think? Listen in and find out!!!

This week, we continue our In The March Of Madness series with a look at the 2000 horror/comedy film, American Psycho. It tells the story of Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale), a young, wealthy, New York investment banking executive who tries to hide his murderous, psychopathic tendencies from his friends and co-workers. What did we all think? Tune in and find out!!!

In the March of Madness month continues as, this week, we take a look at 1989's The Burbs. It tells the story of Ray (Tom Hanks) who just wants to spend his week off from work just hanging around the house, doing nothing. However, after one of his neighbors goes missing, the other neighbors on the street begin to suspect the Klopeks, a strange family who had just recently moved next door to Ray. As suspicion turns to paranoia, everyone gets hysterical about what weird goings-on could be going on in the strange house next door. Egged on by his friends, Ray's grip on his own sanity becomes more and more strained as the entire neighborhood plots to investigate what's really going on over at the Klopek's house. What did we think? Listen in and find out!

In the March of Madness continues as, this week, we're taking a look at Universal Studio's malevolent, maniacal monster...The Invisible Man. After Dr. Jack Griffin discovers a way to turn himself invisible, he runs off to a small isolated English village to find a quiet place to conduct his research into finding a way back to normal. But, he soon finds that the overly curious townsfolk, with their constant prying and interruptions, are infuriating him and push him further and further into an insane, murderous rage. On the run again, he goes on an invisible rampage, leaving the police baffled as to how to capture a murderer that they cannot see. Directed by James (Frankenstein. Bride of Frankenstein) Whale and starring Claude Raines as Dr. Jack Griffin/The Invisible Man, the film is based on HG Wells' sci-fi story of the same name and is filled with (for the time) ground-breaking special effects! What did we think? Listen in and find out!

"We all go a little mad sometimes..." Truer words were never spoken and with that chilling line, delivered with icy coolness by Norman Bates, we kick off this year's IN THE MARCH OF MADNESS series with, non other than, Alfred Hitchcock's masterpiece, PSYCHO!

This week, we're taking a look at Ridley Scott's groundbreaking, visually striking 1982 movie, Blade Runner. It tells the story of a retired cop, Rick Deckerd, who happens to be a former BLADE RUNNER, a specially trained breed of cop whose sole duty is to hunt down “replicants”, artificial beings created for hard labor off-world. Replicants are not allowed back on their home planet under pain of death, and that’s where Deckerd comes in, he’s pulled out of retirement for the purpose of hunting down 4 of these escaped replicants who have returned to Earth to question their creator, Elden Tyrell. While investigating the Tyrell Corporation, Deckerd learns that there is a 5th replicant on Earth, Tyrell’s assistant, Rachel, however, she is unaware that she is a replicant because she has been implanted with the memories of Tyrell’s niece. Now Deckerd not only has the problem of hunting down the original 4 replicants, he seems to be developing feelings for Rachel who, herself, isn’t human. What did we think of this neo-noir/cyber-punk/sci-fi classic? Listen in to the conversation and find out!

Tonight, we bring your the next episode in our Futuristic February series where we take a look at Terry Gilliam's 1984 film, Brazil. The film tells the story of Sam Lowry, an overworked technocrat in a futuristic society that is needlessly convoluted and inefficient. Sam dreams of a life where he can fly away from technology and overpowering bureaucracy, and spend eternity with the woman of his dreams. While trying to rectify the wrongful arrest of one Harry Buttle, Sam meets the woman from his dreams. However, the bureaucracy has labeled him as responsible for a rash of terrorist bombings, and Sam and Jill's lives are put in danger. What did we think of it? Listen in and find out!

The next in our Futuristic February series is here. This time we take a look at the 1999 film, The Thirteenth Floor. In the film, Douglas Hall awakens to discover a bloody shirt in his house and that his boss, friend and mentor was murdered the night before. Did he do it? Why can't he remember? The Thirteenth Floor is a sci-fi thriller that explores the ominous possibility of computer-simulated universes, where reality is questioned and nothing is what it seems. What did we think? Listen in and find out!

To kick off sci-fi February, we're taking a look at Alex Proyas' 1998 neo-noir/sci-fi/detective film, Dark City. Starring Rufus Sewell, Jennifer Connolly, William Hurt, Kiefer Sutherland and Richard O'Brien, the movie follows John Murdoch as he awakens to find he is wanted for a series of brutal murders. The only problem is that he can't remember anything and as he tries to unravel the mystery of his identity, he stumbles upon the truth that the city is not what it seems as it and everything in it are controlled by mysterious otherworldly beings knows as the Strangers. What did we think of it? Listen in and find out!

The year is 2024... That opening statement is pretty much the only thing that the film, Highland 2 got right. For, what happens when a sequel totally ignores the rules the first film established? What happens when the film's backers get rid of the director and edit the film without his input? What happens when pretty much everyone involved, including the film's lead actors want out but can't escape due to contractural obligations? What happens when the finished film is such a mess because of interference by the producers and studio that the director releases his "Renegade Cut" of the film to correct those mistakes (but only just barely)? The year is 2024...and we're doing our first "Drink 'Til It's Good" of the year with a look at Highlander 2: The Quickening!

This week, we're taking on the new Disney+ series, ECHO. The first of the new Marvel Spotlight shows to air on the streaming service, Echo continues the story of Maya Lopez, that began in 2022's Hawkeye series, as she reconnects with her Native American roots while making tough choices about leaving her past with the Kingpin behind and moving forward with her family and community. What did we think? Listen in on the conversation and find out!

Zack Snyder is back with his latest movie made exclusively for NETFLIX. The story goes that, back in the day, ol' Zack wanted to play in Lucasfilm's sandbox but they said "No!" so, Zack picked up his action figures (characters with names like Bloodaxe and Nemesis), went home and said "I'm gonna make my own Star Wars but with hookers and blackjack!" Ok, that's only sort of true but, nonetheless, we have Rebel Moon part one: A Child Of Fire, loosely based on Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai. What did we all think? Tune in and find out!

What a year this week has been! We're now a full week into 2024...yes, a new year is, once again upon us and that means it's time for looking back at the year that was...the good, the bad and everything in-between! We're dedicating our first episode of the new year to talk about what we liked and what we didn't like about what 2023 gave us the form of movies, streaming TV, comics, music and more!

We have a new holiday special! It's our own version of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer! Written by our own Marc Macrina (Marc also performs the role of Donner and Jack-Nicholson-in-the box) and starring Derek R as Rudolph and Christopher Walken, Brien R as Santa and Yukon Cornelius, Tito R as Fireball and Corey Feldman (NOT starring Chris R, despite all of the references to the movie THE ROOM...go figure!) and, friend of the show, Dean "R" Calusdian as King Moonracer!

This week, as Christmas fast approaches, we bring you a new ESCAPE POD episode. Marc & Dean invite Brien to tag along as they take a look at some of their favorite Christmas horror movies!