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Don't Take the Soylent Factory Tour
Episode 694
50 years later, “Soylent Green” is still made of people—and its futuristic setting of 2022 is shockingly relevant! But having given this film a full …
2 years, 6 months ago
Short-Selling Magic Crystals
Episode 693
Almost 100 episodes later, we reconvene (most of) our original panel to discuss season two of “The Wheel of Time.” How does it fit into the current s…
2 years, 7 months ago
The Penultimate Weapon
Episode 692
We don’t care what the box office says! We saw “The Marvels” and thought it was a lot of fun. And we worry that Marvel may take the wrong lessons fro…
2 years, 7 months ago
You See... They're Ducks
Episode 691
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! For the holiday, we give you a turkey of a movie about a duck. It’s 1986’s “Howard the Duck.” (No way to conceal it.)
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2 years, 7 months ago
Some Possibly Shady Goings-On
Episode 690
Dan Moren’s new novel ‘All Souls Lost’ is a departure from his previously published work, but not as much as you might think. Antony talks to him abo…
2 years, 7 months ago
Have Phaser, Will Travel
Episode 689
We have some suggestions for the next round of “Star Trek” TV series.
"Star Trek" pitch draft
Jason Snell with Monty Ashley, Moisés Chiullán, Jo…
2 years, 8 months ago
Max Von Sydow Was 44
Episode 666
A mother seeks help for her troubled daughter from a medical profession that’s unable to find an answer it can believe. A priest questions his faith,…
2 years, 8 months ago
They're All Messed Up
Episode 688
Grab some kindling and prepare to board up a window! Old Movie Club gets in the spirit of the spooky season with the 1969 movie that started it all—a…
2 years, 8 months ago
Resurrected Corpse
Episode 687
The Book Club closes the door on this year’s awards shortlist with some lively book ranking and a tour of the nominated short fiction.
Awards novel w…
2 years, 8 months ago
Selective Sequel
Episode 686
You will believe a man can fly… a seaplane! We take on the curious 2006 film “Superman Returns,” which is a sequel (sort of) to “Superman” and “Super…
2 years, 8 months ago