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Monday, September 15, 2025 Utopian fiction (and is anybody buying in?)

Mark and John start of with the grandaddy of all Utopias (that would be "Utopia") and segue into a discussion of our utopian fiction, or just fiction ...

Monday, September 1, 2025 Our Favorite Fight Scenes

Mark and John review and compare their favorite fight scenes and discuss what it is that makes a fight scene really stick with you (hint: it's not jus...

Monday, August 18, 2025 Why does the Right hate Superman (the movie AND the character)?

With James Gunn's Superman still in theaters, Mark and John try to understand why the modern Right hates it so much - not just the movie, but the char...

Monday, August 4, 2025 20 Films to get you through the Trump Era

Mark and John go through a whopping and eclectic list of movies to help you deal with these dark times. They deliver catharsis, escape, inspiration, e...

Monday, July 21, 2025 The Sounds of the Movies

Mark and John are joined by Reinhard Denke, co-founder of RNDM ORDR and founder of award-winning commercial sound-design studio firm Stimmüng to disc...

Monday, July 7, 2025 Jim Shooter: Superhero or Supervillain?

On the passing of legendary writer and former Marvel Editor-in-Chief, John and Mark discuss his complicated legacy in the 70s, 80s, and beyond. While ...

Saturday, June 21, 2025 Identity in Sci Fi: Who Am I Really?

From the mindbending epiphany to the hero's journey, knowing or finding out who you really are (AI? Hero? Simulation?) has always been a big part of g...

Monday, June 9, 2025 The best bits from film soundtracks

Mark and John their personal favorite, if not the "best" per se, songs from film soundtracks and why. Lots of fun!!

Monday, May 26, 2025 Cursed productions: figuratively and..... literally?

Mark and John go through the disappointingly large list of films consigned to production hell (and maybe a couple where - so they say - Satan himself ...

Monday, May 12, 2025 The scariest moments in film and TV

Mark and John wander down the broad and deep history of horror in film and TV to pick out some of their favorite moments, from the more "objectively" ...

Monday, April 28, 2025 Hidden gems from legendary directors

In part 2 of our "directors" series, Mark and John look at great movies from legendary directors that have flown WAY under the radar, and should be vi...

Monday, April 14, 2025 The REAL masterpieces of legendary directors

Mark and John look at directors who are generally accepted as having a particular masterwork and explain why - no - a DIFFERENT movie is actually thei...

About The Show

John Odum is a sometimes-freelance writer whose work has appeared in Bleeding Cool, The Guardian (online), and Huffington Post.

Mark Card has a PhD in political science, specializing in international conflict theory and comparative politics. He's also a big wine guy.

Jim Dandeneau reports on comics, television, and film for Den of Geek.

Liane Allen is an IT nerd, with a passion for genre movies, progressive politics, and all things sci-fi.

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