Legends Podcast

We’re back in the bathroom of the cinematic calendar - the month of January - and this year we’re hitting the bargain bins to dig up some turds from the comic book movie genre. Grab some TP and recite the oath - this is Canuary!   The DCEU got off to an abortive start when Green Lantern failed to light up the box office in 2011. Starring Ryan Reynolds as a test pilot turned emerald space cop, the movie crashed and burned in theaters and didn’t bring in enough green to fund a sequel, let alone spin off a cinematic universe. However, the movie wasn’t a complete loss: the original screenwriters went on to create their own DC Universe - on TV! Co-stars Angela Bassett and Taika Waititi went on to join the MCU, Temuera Morrison showed up in Aquaman, Mark Strong will get another shot at DC glory in Shazam!, and even CGI costumes are back in fashion. Everyone’s wearing them now! In fact, the only person who hasn’t made a comeback is Ryan Reynolds, right? That guy just isn’t cut out for playing the snarky bad boy lead

We’re back in the bathroom of the cinematic calendar - the month of January - and this year we’re hitting the bargain bins to dig up some turds from the comic book movie genre. Grab some TP (and some Band Aids) because the streets are extended gutters and the gutters are full of blood - this is Canuary!From “visionary director” Zack Snyder comes the long-awaited adaptation of the greatest graphic novel of all time: Watchmen. Released in 2009 and based on the 1987 work by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, Snyder’s Watchmen instantly divided fans and critics. Was it too long, too dark, and too violent, or was it simply being faithful to the source material? Or did it stick to the letter of the source too slavishly, while failing to capture the spirit of the groundbreaking book, once called unfilmable by Moore, who refused to be named in the credits? Regardless, the end result was a moderate box office success. Now our hosts will seek to answer the age-old question: who watches Watchmen - if they can help it? Spoile

We’re back in the bathroom of the cinematic calendar - the month of January - and this year we’re hitting the bargain bins to dig up some turds from the comic book movie genre. Grab some TP and take a seat - this is Canuary!This week, we’re getting in touch with our feline side and watching one of the worst movies ever made, according to Wikipedia. Released in 2004, starring Halle Berry, directed by Pitof, and loosely based on the DC Comics character - meow is time to talk about Catwoman.

We’re wrapping up 2018 with last year’s Academy Award winning film The Shape of Water. Starring Sally Hawkins, Richard Jenkins, Michael Shannon, Octavia Spencer, and Doug Jones, the film earned thirteen Oscar nominations and won four, including Best Picture and Best Director for Guillermo del Toro. The Shape of Water delighted audiences and Academy voters with a modern fairy tale set in 1962 Baltimore. But does this story of interspecies romance hold water with our hosts, or does it stink like the office microwave after Yolanda nukes her three-day-old tuna casserole? Stay tuned to the end as we rank our favorite films of 2018 and discuss what we’re looking forward to in 2019. Spoiler Alert! Spoiler Alert! These discussions will be spoiler filled and may explicit language, so consider yourself warned.   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 bette

Legends is celebrating the Christmas season with two modern classics that celebrate their 15th anniversary this year! This week we’re talking about 2003’s Love Actually, written and directed by Richard Curtis, which spawned a number of holiday themed knock-offs with interconnected characters (Mother’s Day, anyone?) and boasted numerous actors in smaller parts who have now achieved mega-stardom. It’s now a staple of holiday viewing, but is it a Christmas Legend? Or does this movie “Actually” stink? Spoiler Alert! Spoiler Alert! These discussions will be spoiler filled and may explicit language, so consider yourself warned.   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. You can find all our contact informations here on the Network page of GonnaGeek.com Our complete archive is always available at www.legendspodcast.com

Legends is celebrating the Christmas season with two modern classics that celebrate their 15th anniversary this year! First up is 2003’s Elf, directed by Jon Favreau, which spawned a Broadway musical and a TV holiday special, and launched Favreau’s career as a blockbuster director. It’s now a staple of holiday viewing, but is it a Christmas Legend? Or should this “Elf” stay on the shelf?   Spoiler Alert! Spoiler Alert! These discussions will be spoiler filled and may explicit language, so consider yourself warned.   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. You can find all our contact informations here on the Network page of GonnaGeek.com Our complete archive is always available at www.legendspodcast.com

One-hundred and fifteen episodes ago, Wing, Beef, and Shark Taco decreed that Highlander was one of the worst movies they’d ever seen. It joined Spring Breakers at the bottom of the ratings chart, where it has remained until this day. This has stuck in Lobster’s craw since he joined the podcast two years ago. Now is the time of The Gathering, when an elderly Spaniard will join Lobster in the fray to defend Highlander’s honor. The Prize, if they win: the film will be redeemed. If they lose, it will live forever as the worst of the worst. In the end, this is Legends Four Hundred and (There Can Be Only) One! Spoiler Alert! Spoiler Alert! These discussions will be spoiler filled and may explicit language, so consider yourself warned.   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. You can find all our contact informations here on

It’s the timeless tale of a little boy who lies sick in bed one wintery Chicago day. He plays a video game called "Hardball," produced by Accolade, Inc., in 1985, for the Commodore 64 computer system. It’s the bottom of the third inning, and Allen steps up to the plate...What kind of story is this? Is this a trick? I thought we were doing something epic for our Four Hundredth Episode.Keep your shirt on, and let me read! Now, where was I? Right, this movie has everything: fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles… It’s The Princess Bride, and this is Legends 400! Spoiler Alert! Spoiler Alert! These discussions will be spoiler filled and may explicit language, so consider yourself warned.   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. You can find all our contact informations he

Fall back in time with Legends Podcast! All month long, we’re talking about time travel, paradoxes, and receiving whalesong. When a mysterious probe threatens Earth, the erstwhile crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise must travel back in time to the ‘80s to find the only creature that can answer its call - the humpback whale. Wrapping up the trilogy that began with The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home quickly became a fan-favorite with its light tone and colorful metaphors. But does the movie stand the test of time? This is Chronovember! Spoiler Alert! Spoiler Alert! These discussions will be spoiler filled and may explicit language, so consider yourself warned.   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. You can find all our contact informations here on the Network page of GonnaGeek.com Our complete archive is always

Fall back in time with Legends Podcast! All month long, we’re talking about time travel, paradoxes, and being the same forwards as you are backwards. When twelve alien ships arrive on Earth, a linguist must uncover the secrets of their language to discern their true purpose. But the more she learns, the more she remembers... about her future. Director Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi hit, starring Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner, earned multiple awards and nominations, including Oscar nods for Best Picture and Best Director. But does the movie stand the test of time? This is Chronovember! Spoiler Alert! Spoiler Alert! These discussions will be spoiler filled and may explicit language, so consider yourself warned.   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. You can find all our contact informations here on the Network page of GonnaGee

Fall back in time with Legends Podcast! All month long, we’re talking about time travel, paradoxes, and giving yourself the perfect day. Director Richard Curtis helms a quintessentially British time travel movie about love, fatherhood, and family.  About Time stars Domhnall Gleeson as the latest in the line of a family of time-travelers - and all he wants to do is get a girlfriend. With a quirky set of time travel rules and a charming cast, About Time proved to be a modest hit. But does the movie stand the test of time? This is Chronovember! Spoiler Alert! Spoiler Alert! These discussions will be spoiler filled and may explicit language, so consider yourself warned.   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. You can find all our contact informations here on the Network page of GonnaGeek.com Our complete archive is always

Fall back in time with Legends Podcast! All month long, we’re talking about time travel, paradoxes, and beating yourself up. Before he helmed The Last Jedi, Rian Johnson directed his first sci-fi feature, Looper. Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis as a hitman’s present and future self, this time travel thriller was a breakout hit that solidified Johnson’s status as an ace movie director. But does the movie stand the test of time? This is Chronovember! Spoiler Alert! Spoiler Alert! These discussions will be spoiler filled and may explicit language, so consider yourself warned.   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. You can find all our contact informations here on the Network page of GonnaGeek.com Our complete archive is always available at www.legendspodcast.com

Stephen King’s classic novel of childhood terror got an update last year courtesy of director Andy Muschietti, after the project spent years in development hell. Twenty-seven years after Tim Curry’s Pennywise haunted our childhoods, “It” returned once again, this time in the form of Bill Skarsgard. 2017’s IT managed to float away with the box office and became the highest-grossing horror film of all time. But do clowns still scare the pants off our three hosts? Join us and find out… This is Legends of Halloween!   Spoiler Alert! Spoiler Alert! These discussions will be spoiler filled and may explicit language, so consider yourself warned.   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. You can find all our contact informations here on the Network page of GonnaGeek.com Our complete archive is always available at www.legendspodca

Panos Cosmatos took film festivals by storm this year with Mandy, a gruesome, neon-tinted revenge film that showcased Nicolas Cage at his most, well, Nicolas Cagey. After the brutal murder of his wife at the hands of religious cult, Cage goes on a killing spree to take down the cult leader and his biker gang henchmen. Guest host Ian Scott Todd from Primal Scenes joins us to delve into what  he called “one of the only horror films of this decade that’s truly effective.” This is Legends of Halloween!   For more of Ian’s complete review of Mandy, check out: http://primalscenes.blogspot.com/2018/09/the-films-of-2018-mandy.html   Spoiler Alert! Spoiler Alert! These discussions will be spoiler filled and may explicit language, so consider yourself warned.   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. You can find all our contact in

Korean animation director Yeon Sang-ho’s first live-action film, Train to Busan, quickly became a breakout hit. Yeon paired intense action with class conflict in the claustrophobic setting of high-speed commuter rail. With an inevitable English-language remake on the way, Legends Podcast jumps aboard the KTX 101 to find out if this zombie flick is worth the trip or if it goes off the rails. This is Legends of Halloween!   Spoiler Alert! Spoiler Alert! These discussions will be spoiler filled and may explicit language, so consider yourself warned.   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. You can find all our contact informations here on the Network page of GonnaGeek.com Our complete archive is always available at www.legendspodcast.com

Director Tim Burton is known for his gothic eccentricity and distinctive visual style. Nowhere is this more evident than in his second feature film, Beetlejuice. A tale of death and dismemberment that somehow plays as a family film, Beetlejuice helped propel Burton to Legendary status, as well as cementing the movie star status of Michael Keaton (who would don the cape and cowl for Burton the following year) and Winona Ryder (who would return to the decade that made her famous in Stranger Things.) But thirty years later, is Beetlejuice still the Ghost with the Most. Oh, crap I said his name three times! This is Legends of Halloween!   Spoiler Alert! Spoiler Alert! These discussions will be spoiler filled and may explicit language, so consider yourself warned.   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. You can find all our

Before he took the reins of the Batman franchise in the ‘90s, director Joel Schumacher helmed a youthful ‘80s take on the other iconic creatures of the night: vampires. The Lost Boys was an instant classic, but does it still pack a bite after thirty years? We decide to mullet over. This is Legends of Halloween!   Spoiler Alert! Spoiler Alert! These discussions will be spoiler filled and may explicit language, so consider yourself warned.   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. You can find all our contact informations here on the Network page of GonnaGeek.com Our complete archive is always available at www.legendspodcast.com

Earlier this year, the Mister Rogers documentary Won’t You Be My Neighbor? became the highest-grossing biographical documentary of all time. The film was part of the current trend toward docs featuring serious examination of entertainment properties, driven in part by crowdfunding on sites like Kickstarter. This week, we’re taking a look at a documentary on another important children’s television program, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. The doc Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History delves into the origins of the franchise from humble toy line to pop culture phenomenon. But does the film earn the right to wield the Sword of Power, or does it feel like a cheap store-brand knock-off? (That’s right, we’re looking at you, Arak: Son of Thunder.)   Spoiler Alert! Spoiler Alert! These discussions will be spoiler filled and may explicit language, so consider yourself warned.   For more geeky podcasts visit GonnaGeek.com You can find us on iTunes under ''Legends Podcast''. Please subscribe and give us a p

This week we’re paying homage to the late, great Burt Reynolds, who passed away earlier this month, with one of his most famous roles. But we’re also celebrating the start of football season with a gridiron classic. When a disgraced quarterback runs afoul of the law, he must field a team of hardened convicts to take on the abusive guards in a game behind bars and on the gridiron. The Longest Yard, directed by Hollywood legend Robert Aldrich, further cemented Burt Reynolds’ movie star status while making a killing at the box office. But does the movie, which also spawned a mega-successful remake in 2005, score a touchdown with our hosts, or should it be sent to the swamp?   Spoiler Alert! Spoiler Alert! These discussions will be spoiler filled and may explicit language, so consider yourself warned.   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, s

This week we’re back to general movie legends after a month of heists and capers, and what better place to start then with a revival of one of the most legendary movie franchises - Rocky. A decade after Rocky Balboa purportedly ended the franchise, and forty years after the original title bout, director Ryan Coogler brings Rocky’s rival’s son into the ring in Creed. Frequent Coogler collaborator Michael B. Jordan plays Adonis Creed, while Sly Stallone himself steps back into the role that made him famous, and garnered his second Oscar nomination for playing the titular pugilist. Though the film artfully blends the hero worship of Rocky the fictional boxer with that of Rocky the real-life movie star, does Creed stand toe-to-toe with the original or does it pull its punches? Let’s get ready to rumble!   Spoiler Alert! Spoiler Alert! These discussions will be spoiler filled and may explicit language, so consider yourself warned.   For more geeky podcasts visit GonnaGeek.com You can find us on iTunes under ''Leg