Legends Podcast

The dog days of summer are here and that can only mean one thing: it’s Aug-Heist! We kick off the month with Sidney Lumet’s ripped-from-the-headlines bank robbery film starring Al Pacino.    For more geeky podcasts visit GonnaGeek.com   You can find us on iTunes under ''Legends Podcast''. Please subscribe and give us a positive review. You can also follow us on Twitter @LegendsPodcast or even better, send us an e-mail: LegendsPodcastS@gmail.com You can find all our contact information here on the Network page of GonnaGeek.com Our complete archive is always available at www.legendspodcast.com, www.legendspodcast.libsyn.com

On August 1st, Two Thousand and Ten, a Legend was born. Legends Podcast, that is. We’re celebrating our 10th Anniversary with past Legends co-hosts Sean and The Operator, reminiscing about our podcasting journeys, talking about our favorite movies, and running down the news!    For more geeky podcasts visit GonnaGeek.com   You can find us on iTunes under ''Legends Podcast''. Please subscribe and give us a positive review. You can also follow us on Twitter @LegendsPodcast or even better, send us an e-mail: LegendsPodcastS@gmail.com You can find all our contact information here on the Network page of GonnaGeek.com Our complete archive is always available at www.legendspodcast.com, www.legendspodcast.libsyn.com

The man who started it all joins us for a bonus episode. Wing was under the weather, but he rallied and join us for a quick chat about the past decade of Legends Podcast.   For more geeky podcasts visit GonnaGeek.com   You can find us on iTunes under ''Legends Podcast''. Please subscribe and give us a positive review. You can also follow us on Twitter @LegendsPodcast or even better, send us an e-mail: LegendsPodcastS@gmail.com You can find all our contact information here on the Network page of GonnaGeek.com Our complete archive is always available at www.legendspodcast.com, www.legendspodcast.libsyn.com

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World is a great example of a story that works on paper (as a graphic novel by Bryan Lee O’Malley, specifically) but could never work on the big screen. Not unless Edgar Wright directed it, that is. But since it flopped at the box office ten years ago, has this meta mash-up leveled up in the past decade?   For more geeky podcasts visit GonnaGeek.com   You can find us on iTunes under ''Legends Podcast''. Please subscribe and give us a positive review. You can also follow us on Twitter @LegendsPodcast or even better, send us an e-mail: LegendsPodcastS@gmail.com You can find all our contact information here on the Network page of GonnaGeek.com Our complete archive is always available at www.legendspodcast.com, www.legendspodcast.libsyn.com

Alejandro Iñárritu won back-to-back Best Director Oscars for his 2014 and 2015 films Birdman and The Revenant. While both films were technically complex, both were box office hits, and both films won Oscars for their lead actors and for cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki, only Birdman won the Oscar for Best Picture.   For more geeky podcasts visit GonnaGeek.com   You can find us on iTunes under ''Legends Podcast''. Please subscribe and give us a positive review. You can also follow us on Twitter @LegendsPodcast or even better, send us an e-mail: LegendsPodcastS@gmail.com You can find all our contact information here on the Network page of GonnaGeek.com Our complete archive is always available at www.legendspodcast.com, www.legendspodcast.libsyn.com

Twenty years ago this week, Marvel Comics’ mutant heroes hit the big screen in the first blockbuster comic book movie of the modern era. X-Men set the tone for twenty years of comic book movies and gave Kevin Feige his first job producing a Marvel film. Two decades and twelve movies later, we look back at the first time we all saw Hugh Jackman with his shirt off. For more geeky podcasts visit GonnaGeek.com   You can find us on iTunes under ''Legends Podcast''. Please subscribe and give us a positive review. You can also follow us on Twitter @LegendsPodcast or even better, send us an e-mail: LegendsPodcastS@gmail.com You can find all our contact information here on the Network page of GonnaGeek.com Our complete archive is always available at www.legendspodcast.com, www.legendspodcast.libsyn.com

The ninth film by Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, is a meditation on the Hollywood machine. It’s also a very un-Tarantino-esque film - you’ll notice that we just used the word “meditation” to describe it.   For more geeky podcasts visit GonnaGeek.com   You can find us on iTunes under ''Legends Podcast''. Please subscribe and give us a positive review. You can also follow us on Twitter @LegendsPodcast or even better, send us an e-mail: LegendsPodcastS@gmail.com You can find all our contact information here on the Network page of GonnaGeek.com Our complete archive is always available at www.legendspodcast.com, www.legendspodcast.libsyn.com

The coronavirus quarantine has been a boon to streaming, but our favorite film of the lockdown is a low-budget, retro, Twilight Zone-esque meditation on the power of storytelling in film. You are entering Legends Podcast. Tonight’s episode: The Vast of Night.   For more geeky podcasts visit GonnaGeek.com   You can find us on iTunes under ''Legends Podcast''. Please subscribe and give us a positive review. You can also follow us on Twitter @LegendsPodcast or even better, send us an e-mail: LegendsPodcastS@gmail.com You can find all our contact information here on the Network page of GonnaGeek.com Our complete archive is always available at www.legendspodcast.com, www.legendspodcast.libsyn.com

Midsommar, directed by Ari Aster, was described by Jordan Peele as “the most idyllic horror film of all time.” But is this overstuffed feast of a horror flick as inscrutable as a set of IKEA instructions?   For more geeky podcasts visit GonnaGeek.com   You can find us on iTunes under ''Legends Podcast''. Please subscribe and give us a positive review. You can also follow us on Twitter @LegendsPodcast or even better, send us an e-mail: LegendsPodcastS@gmail.com   You can find all our contact information here on the Network page of GonnaGeek.com Our complete archive is always available at www.legendspodcast.com, www.legendspodcast.libsyn.com

Uncut Gems dug up $50 million at the box office and scored heaps of praise for Adam Sandler, but is it a diamond in the rough of the SNL alum’s career? Or, like a great-looking but fake Rolex, is this film just a knock-off of a better movie?   For more geeky podcasts visit GonnaGeek.com   You can find us on iTunes under ''Legends Podcast''. Please subscribe and give us a positive review. You can also follow us on Twitter @LegendsPodcast or even better, send us an e-mail: LegendsPodcastS@gmail.com   You can find all our contact information here on the Network page of GonnaGeek.com Our complete archive is always available at www.legendspodcast.com, www.legendspodcast.libsyn.com

Twenty years after Galaxy Quest’s release, Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary takes a look back at the film that Wil Wheaton called “the best Star Trek movie.” We review the historical documents with MovieDude Eric from Arthouse Legends.   For more geeky podcasts visit GonnaGeek.com   You can find us on iTunes under ''Legends Podcast''. Please subscribe and give us a positive review. You can also follow us on Twitter @LegendsPodcast or even better, send us an e-mail: LegendsPodcastS@gmail.com You can find all our contact information here on the Network page of GonnaGeek.com Our complete archive is always available at www.legendspodcast.com, www.legendspodcast.libsyn.com

Joaquin Phoenix’s turn as “Joker” swept like wildfire through the award shows and looted the box office. As widespread protests over systemic injustice spark riots and civil unrest, we ask the question: who’s laughing now?   For more geeky podcasts visit GonnaGeek.com   You can find us on iTunes under ''Legends Podcast''. Please subscribe and give us a positive review. You can also follow us on Twitter @LegendsPodcast or even better, send us an e-mail: LegendsPodcastS@gmail.com You can find all our contact information here on the Network page of GonnaGeek.com Our complete archive is always available at www.legendspodcast.com, www.legendspodcast.libsyn.com

David Lynch’s Dune was an adaptation of the world’s best-selling science fiction novel, an incredibly ambitious production, and a colossal failure at the box office. Denis Villeneuve's remake is on its way, but can the original Dune movie awaken the sleeper?     For more geeky podcasts visit GonnaGeek.com   You can find us on iTunes under ''Legends Podcast''. Please subscribe and give us a positive review. You can also follow us on Twitter @LegendsPodcast or even better, send us an e-mail: LegendsPodcastS@gmail.com You can find all our contact information here on the Network page of GonnaGeek.com Our complete archive is always available at www.legendspodcast.com, www.legendspodcast.libsyn.com

Director Jon Favreau followed up his Iron Man films with this high-concept flop. But with the alien-populated western motifs of The Mandalorian in mind, does this movie overcome its MST3K-ready premise?    For more geeky podcasts visit GonnaGeek.com   You can find us on iTunes under ''Legends Podcast''. Please subscribe and give us a positive review. You can also follow us on Twitter @LegendsPodcast or even better, send us an e-mail: LegendsPodcastS@gmail.com   You can find all our contact information here on the Network page of GonnaGeek.com Our complete archive is always available at www.legendspodcast.com, www.legendspodcast.libsyn.com

Ten years ago, Christopher Nolan’s Inception brought dreams to life and its ending inspired plenty of audience debate. But is it still tops?    For more geeky podcasts visit GonnaGeek.com   You can find us on iTunes under ''Legends Podcast''. Please subscribe and give us a positive review. You can also follow us on Twitter @LegendsPodcast or even better, send us an e-mail: LegendsPodcastS@gmail.com You can find all our contact information here on the Network page of GonnaGeek.com Our complete archive is always available at www.legendspodcast.com, www.legendspodcast.libsyn.com

Rian Johnson’s surprise 2019 hit whodunnit, Knives Out, was a rare instance of a movie based on an original idea hitting it big at the box office. Naturally, the studio immediately greenlit a sequel.    For more geeky podcasts visit GonnaGeek.com   You can find us on iTunes under ''Legends Podcast''. Please subscribe and give us a positive review. You can also follow us on Twitter @LegendsPodcast or even better, send us an e-mail: LegendsPodcastS@gmail.com You can find all our contact information here on the Network page of GonnaGeek.com Our complete archive is always available at www.legendspodcast.com, www.legendspodcast.libsyn.com

Parasite was a history-making and record-breaking film for South Korea and director Bong Joon-ho. But does it translate into Legendary material?    For more geeky podcasts visit GonnaGeek.com   You can find us on iTunes under ''Legends Podcast''. Please subscribe and give us a positive review. You can also follow us on Twitter @LegendsPodcast or even better, send us an e-mail: LegendsPodcastS@gmail.com   You can find all our contact information here on the Network page of GonnaGeek.com Our complete archive is always available at www.legendspodcast.com, www.legendspodcast.libsyn.com

It’s 4/20 of 4/2020. You knew we had to do a weed movie, right?   Kevin Smith holds a special place in the heart of movie geeks. He’s a divisive figure, sure, just as often on the wrong side of a controversy as on the right side of it. And his fans will probably attack me for saying that he was ever wrong. But he’s proven that he’s capable of admitting that he was wrong, learning from it, and coming out all the better for it, both creatively and - in the case of his recent on-stage heart attack - healthier, too.    So what to make of his iconic characters, Jay and Silent Bob, returning to stop a remake - ahem, reboot - of their 2001 film Bluntman and Chronic, as seen in 2001 film Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. To add to the metatextual nature, the reboot is being directed by Kevin Smith, and everyone knows he’s a hack. And one character is reuniting with his daughter - who’s played by Kevin Smith’s real-life daughter - but it’s not the character you think. Meta! Snoochie boochies! You can find us on iTunes u

Onward was the last Number One movie in the country, and now it’s on Disney+. But is it a critical hit?   For more geeky podcasts visit GonnaGeek.com   You can find us on iTunes under ''Legends Podcast''. Please subscribe and give us a positive review. You can also follow us on Twitter @LegendsPodcast or even better, send us an e-mail: LegendsPodcastS@gmail.com   You can find all our contact information here on the Network page of GonnaGeek.com Our complete archive is always available at www.legendspodcast.com, www.legendspodcast.libsyn.com

Now that the actual apocalypse is upon us - along with rumblings of a long-promised Furiosa prequel in development - we’re revisiting this mayhem-and-motor oil pyro-technical knock-out of a film. But does it still have enough guzzoline in the tank to go the distance?   For more geeky podcasts visit GonnaGeek.com   You can find us on iTunes under ''Legends Podcast''. Please subscribe and give us a positive review. You can also follow us on Twitter @LegendsPodcast or even better, send us an e-mail: LegendsPodcastS@gmail.com You can find all our contact information here on the Network page of GonnaGeek.com Our complete archive is always available at www.legendspodcast.com, www.legendspodcast.libsyn.com